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Jake Long is the key to what probably amounts as the biggest matchup in Thursday night's matchup between Miami and Chicago (although Andy earlier made a compelling case that Cameron Wake is actually the biggest factor), because without one of the top tackles in the game, the Dolphins will have their hands full with Julius Peppers.
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Miami should have it's hands full running against a Bears defense that's been second best in the league against the run so far this year as it is (with Tyler Thigpen taking his first start with the 'Fins, surely Chicago will be looking to stack the box anyway).
So the news that Long will play is great for the Dolphins, at least right now. As Andy and I discussed on the preview podcast, however, a shoulder injury is nothing to play around with, and even though this game is vital for the 2010 season, there has to be a little concern about the long-term effects that playing with the injury could have.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
What do these four countries have in common:
Brazil, Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan
a) They all have trade surpluses, according to the last monthly data
b) They all saw the value of their FX reserve holdings rise by at least 1.5% in the last monthly reserve data
c) In the last month, they have all announced either the contemplation or imposition of capital controls or punitive taxes/restrictions on foreign access to domestic asset markets.
d) All of the above.
The answer, of course, is (d). Macro Man has been murmuring darkly about protectionism for most of the three-plus years of this blog's existence, and the drumbeat is growing louder.
Here are the stories on Brazil (which also closed an ADR loophole yesterday), Indonesia, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Now clearly, this is a) taking the piss, and b) not good news in the long run for global trade and risky assets. As yet more countries adopt a "we want you to buy our trinkets, and we want to buy your financial assets, but we don't want you to buy our financial assets" policy, the risk of a pushback must be rising.
Sadly, the Obama administration has resembled its predecessor in lacking the backbone to tell Voldy, et al to "shove it", and now the Europeans have even joined the Yanks in making an annual pilgrimmage to kow-tow to the Dragon Throne.
Maybe this will end well.....but Macro Man struggles to see how.
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you should be watching greece bund spreads and cds....could be the harbinger of pain
- November 19, 2009 at 11:06 AM
If I'm not mistaken they all have fixed or semi fixed exchange rates, right?
I actually don't see why the US would be adverse to these fools applying capital controls etc as it will mean the mullah flows the US's way on balance.
Are they dumb for doing this? Sure. I think it's just a pathetic way of them trying to control short term capital flows that could be inflationary under a fixed exchange rate system.
- November 19, 2009 at 12:35 PM
In a larger sense, the policy response to the depression is to do more of what created the leveraged boom: savings-and-export countries want more savings-and-exports, while borrow-and-import countries like the US are trying to promote borrowing.
Even if these policies work temporarily, they're just delaying the inevitable bust when everything unwinds. But it shows how powerful the groups that benefit from the established trade-and-capital flows are.
- November 19, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Wait until we get another leg down. Wen? Hu? I don't know, but I'm looking for an ultra long protectionism ETF.
- November 19, 2009 at 1:21 PM
Anon 1:21, the problem of contrarian or independent thinking is that there are only rarely suitable ETFs you can invest in.
There is some consolation in the fact that there is little point in investing in a contrarian idea, because the real money is made only after it has become mainstream.
- November 19, 2009 at 1:29 PM
I agree with any trades that would benefit from more protectionism. As long as China refuses to let its currency appreciate, the heat is going to get turned higher and higher...and for good reason.
I don't see how US manufacturers can compete with China's state subsidies, cheap labor, lax environmmental laws, and an artifically cheap currency on top of it?? (Not to mention human rights or any lack of intellectual property rights). I believe in free trade but this is not free trade as the system is now. I think all countries (not just the US) should put a 50% tariff on Chinese imports so as to punish their fx policy. Then, they might be happier to let the yuan appreciate 30% like it should.
Everyone knows what happens when you articially interfere with the free market for an extended time...it always ends in tears.
- November 19, 2009 at 1:49 PM
Global trade among a few regional autarky's will be fascinating to watch.
- November 19, 2009 at 2:10 PM
"In Manhattan, they have vacancy rates of 10-15 per cent and they feel like the sky is falling, but in Pudong [the central business district in Shanghai] vacancy rates are as high as 50 per cent and they are still building new skyscrapers," she said.
"If you look at GDP growth, then China looks like a new engine driving the global economy, but if you look at how growth is being created here by so much wasteful investment you wouldn't be so optimistic."
Zhang Xin, chief executive of Soho China, one of the country's most successful privately-owned property developers, told the Financial Times the asset bubble was leading to rampant wasteful investment in the sector, undermining the country's long-term growth prospects.
- November 19, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Hope you're feeling more lively, MM. Take a gander at today's action in T-bills, my friend. Certain people are parking large sums and getting zero return.... The game is afoot, Watson!
- November 20, 2009 at 1:50 AM
- Nemo Incognito said...
Nemo notes that all his long standing shorts well, stand. On the (s)hitlist:
China property developer debt
Fortescue (all that rebar is going into Pudong these days)
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Act One
Commander Jesse Kincaid touched the door panel leading into the captain's mess and waited patiently. Within moments, the hatch opened and he joined Captain Krystine Leone and Lieutenant Commander Ariel Elannis, who were already seated at the four-person table within. A pair of stewards wearing their special serving uniforms stood nearby.
"Good morning, sir," he said after stepping inside. Kincaid nodded to Ariel, "Commander."
"Good morning, Jesse," replied Leone. She had a near-full teacup in front of her. "You got here just in time. We haven't even ordered, yet."
Kincaid smiled at the captain's personal steward, an older petty officer first class named Handel. "Good morning," he said to him.
"Good morning, Commander," replied Handel. "Coffee?"
"Yes, please," the executive officer nearly pleaded.
While Handel moved away, Ariel kept her silence. Her eyes carried the look of someone who had not yet been to sleep. She nursed her coffee mug as though it were the only source of warmth amidst a blizzard.
Handel set a mug of black coffee down on the table as Kincaid took a seat. He shot an amused expression at Ariel and her apparent fatigue. "Late night, Commander?"
"Mrgh," Ariel muttered. She shot him a deep frown before returning to her coffee.
Leone tilted her head toward Kincaid. "Something going on?"
"I received the commander's Mast approvals at oh-four-hundred. No doubt after a full night of reviewing them," he informed her matter-of-factly. "Perhaps, in the future, Commander Elannis will find that procrastination is not the best method in the execution of her duties."
As Ariel took on a sour expression, the captain changed the subject. "Oh, boy... another Captain's Mast," she said.
Kincaid nodded. "I'm awaiting some last-minute changes from some of the department heads." He checked his PADD and smiled at Ariel when he read her Mast recommendations, but continued to speak to Leone, "Master Chief Thornton is getting everything set up on one of the holodecks."
Leone peered at her teacup and sighed. "I loathe the Mast, to be honest."
"I know of no captain who enjoys it, sir," agreed Kincaid.
She took a sip of her tea and added, "You know, I actually ran the Masts aboard
as T'Cirya's Exec. She made it one of my collateral duties."
Ariel groaned slightly at that, placing her cheek on the table with her nose close enough to graze the side of her coffee mug.
Though Kincaid turned to give her an annoyed glance, Leone ignored her and continued. "Though we tend to pride ourselves as an evolved species, we can get ourselves into some very dumb situations. After a while, it kind of chips away at your humanity. I'm not looking forward to running the Mast, again."
He straightened in his seat. "Sir, I'd be happy to volunteer for that duty, if you'd like."
Ariel's eyes shifted toward Kincaid, but she continued to maintain her silence.
Leone brightened considerably. "Are you sure? I'm certain you have personnel in your department who're being charged."
"Captain Gleason tended to like to run his own Masts, but I know how to conduct them and I'm sure that the local JAG officer would be of assistance," he assured her. "If you'd prefer to simply review our findings, I'll handle the duty and bring you the final reports when we conclude at the end of the week."
"I'll take you up on that, Jesse. Thank you." Leone then raised a hand to Handel, who was standing by to retrieve breakfast for the three senior officers. "I'll just have two eggs and some bacon."
Kincaid ordered his breakfast, and Ariel chose to continue to drink hers. "I checked in with the bridge. Looks like we're on time to arrive at Starbase Forty-Seven."
Ariel cleared her throat, but her tone held its rough edge. "Slow patrols of the border are like that. I hope it stays uneventful while we're out here."
"The less traveled portions of the sector tend to be quieter, yes," Kincaid replied blandly. He turned back to Leone. "But, it does provide us with time to drill the crew and keep their response times in accordance with regulation."
Leone gave an approving expression. "Ariel, what's on your docket for today?"
She cleared her throat once more, and her tone sounded closer to normal. "Willie and I will be working with Lieutenant Bartlet on tracking down some minor replicator malfunctions we've been seeing from time to time."
Kincaid added, "I read her report, but she didn't have a theory as to why it was happening."
"That's why we're meeting today."
The captain moved her teacup to the outer edge of the table and it was refilled very quickly by Handel. Leone spoke as he filled up her cup, "If it's a malfunction, why is Wilson getting involved?" He added the appropriate amount of sugar to the cup before withdrawing to the galley.
"It was actually Wilson's department that tracked the malfunction. One of his ensigns was performing a security drill with her team on deck twenty-two, and they found the industrial replicator spitting out a large number of tricorders. It had already created four crates by the time the team found it," explained Ariel. With every word, she became more animated than she had before.
Leone blinked. "That's odd." She sipped at her cup and said, "Let me know what you all find," just as Handel and his assistant arrived with breakfast.
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Lieutenant Abigail Atherton had been aboard
for only a few months but had already gained a reputation as one of the ship's most prodigious eaters. She usually ordered extremely large meals and today's breakfast in the wardroom was no exception. Scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon, toast and an array of berries were all laid out before her, including a cup of English breakfast tea.
Her attention diverted to the door of the wardroom when it opened to admit Greg. He exchanged glances with her, then blushed hard as he broke eye contact and moved to the replicators to order a mug of coffee. When he sat down next to her, instead of across from her like usual, she shot him a curious glance.
"Good morning," he said with a toothy grin. "Looking forward to the day?"
"Not really. There's a Captain's Mast today and I have to finish my list of people who I'm not just dealing with myself. I take it your list is already in to the XO?" Abbie asked, cutting into her eggs with her fork.
Greg shrugged. "I usually just sign off on Chief Amdal's recommendations. He's one of the good NCOs."
"I'm sure he's enjoying his promotion then since you're giving him all the responsibility," Abbie responded with a shake of her head.
"C'mon, Abbie," he replied, keeping his smile in place. "The NCOs usually have a much better perspective on what's going on in the ranks. That's their job. They get the first reports from the supervisors, anyway. I don't see them until the day before Mast begins."
"If you're the one in charge, you're the one who should be making the final decision." Abbie sipped at her tea, adding, "That's how your boss does it."
"Technically, I am making the final decision. It can't go to the Mast until it has the approval of the department officer," he remarked. Greg took sipped gingerly from his mug. "Is that what has your panties in a twist this morning?"
"Well, since I take my job responsibilities seriously, I'm just mulling over my decisions, to make sure I'm comfortable with them. I thought about it last night and before I hand in the list this morning, I just want to make sure I'm still okay with whom I've chosen for the Mast."
Again, Greg offered nothing more than a shrug. "I trust the chief knows best, I suppose. I don't need to micromanage him to get the job done." He leaned forward conspiratorially. "Besides, my time last night was much better invested than double-checking Mast reports."
"What did you do?" She immediately regretted asking the question when she saw his expression.
He grinned. "Let me begin by saying that I had a hell of a good time last night."
"I have a feeling I really don't want to know about it," Abbie quickly amended her stated interest.
Greg continued to grin widely. "Victoria..."
He did not have to say another word. Abbie knew what happened. She shook her head and cut him off. "I suppose you came straight from her quarters this morning." The edge in her tone peeked out on the word "straight."
"Not exactly. I mean, I woke up there."
," Abbie replied sharply as she pointedly returned her attention her meal.
"And then I had to go back to my place, get a clean uniform."
"I get the picture."
Greg continued, undaunted, "And so then I changed, and came here for breakfast."
Abbie oozed sarcasm. "Great. I'm all caught up, now. Thank you for sharing. Next time, just send your personal log so I can ignore it."
He leaned in and lowered his voice. "But let me tell you, she is an amazing woman. She did things that I'd only read about in-"
"Okay!" she said, suddenly. "Story time is over. Let us contemplate the events of the previous night in mutually pleasing silence and then later, I will forget that we even had this conversation."
Greg was enjoying this reaction too much to stop. "She was just... so..."
"I don't need to hear any more about your embellished sexcapdes, Lieutenant."
As if seeing her for the first time, Greg peered at her. "What crawled up your pant leg and died?"
She rolled her eyes. "I long for the days when I served on a ship in Starfleet."
"Uh, where do you think you are now?"
"Right now? I think I'm a secondary supporting character in a sex-comedy written by a teenaged boy." Abbie gathered her things for a hasty departure.
"Well, you could have a major role if you just loosened up a bit," Greg muttered to himself as she left the wardroom.
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Abbie had only managed to eat about half her breakfast in the wardroom before she fled, so her first task upon entering Ten-Forward was to order a second meal at the bar. Only once it was placed did she look around for a place to sit and spied Isira and Petra speaking quietly at a table near the window. She wound her way towards them and then asked politely, "Would you two mind a third?"
Lieutenant Petra Bartlet peered up at Abbie through her dark brown bangs. "Not at all..." she said with a smile. "I don't usually see you in Ten-Forward this early, er... lieutenant?"
"You can call me Abbie," the science officer replied easily after Isira just gave her a smile and motioned to an empty seat. Once she sat, she nodded towards the PADD beside the engineer. "Is that your list for Kincaid, Lieutenant Bartlet?"
"Please, you can call me Petra. Or Pet, for short."
"I think I'll use Petra," Abbie answered, giving the engineer a smile.
"I was just helping the lieutenant go through her list, to help provide some counsel for her decisions. It's quite the responsibility," Isira confirmed for Petra.
Petra explained, "This is actually my first time as a starship division officer. I've read the manuals and passed the certifications, but it's daunting to actually have to do it, sometimes."
Isira asked, "Is your own list complete, Abbie?"
"Yes, my list is done, but I'm giving it one last review to make sure it's what I want to submit. Like the lieutenant said, the first time you do something like this, you want to make sure you get it right," Abbie agreed. She smiled and thanked the waiter when he delivered her food.
"W-Well, of course," replied Petra earnestly. "I guess I'm feeling guilty about sending my personnel for punishment. They're good people."
Isira reached out to place a reassuring hand on Petra's shoulder. "It's alright to feel that way. However, try to find the confidence in your ability to make these kinds of decisions. Your team will respect your leadership."
"That's the way I feel about it," Abbie noted, nodding her agreement with Isira. "I know I have pretty good judgment, so I'm actually glad that I'm the one making the decisions this time. I don't think I'm going to be unnecessarily hard on anyone."
Isira gave Abbie a bemused look. "You're 'glad'?" she questioned. "You relish the ability to make the decision yourself. You love being the one to make the call."
Abbie chuckled and wrinkled her nose at Isira in self-mockery. "Yeah, you're right. It's awesome. But it's still not something I take lightly."
"I would hope not," Petra said. She dropped her eyes to her PADD once more. "Only six more names to go on mine before I can send it in. And I only have an hour before Commander Kincaid comes calling."
Abbie glanced at Isira, who gave her a subtle nod, before mentioning, "When I'm having trouble coming to a decision for my section, I sometimes write out a schematic for how it could go. You know, like a flow chart? Sometimes, seeing all the different possibilities side by side helps clarify what I really want to accomplish."
"Sounds like it might be easier than reading through the gory details of each report and then wondering how the Mast will respond if they're found guilty," Petra said with a heavy sigh. "Perhaps next time, you could show me?"
"Sure thing. And if you just want to talk to someone about the annoyances of being a section chief, I'm here too," Abbie offered.
Petra offered a warm smile. "I will certainly take advantage of your offer."
"Please do. I've already fallen into a rut on this ship. Breakfast, work, lunch with Greg," Abbie explained, adding a note of pique when she mentioned the chief helmsmen. "Work, then work out, then dinner with either Isira or Kincaid."
"I, uh... I mean, that sounds pretty good to me," Petra replied as she leaned back in her chair. "I haven't had a chance to really socialize with too many people since reporting aboard. Outside of work, I mean. Like now."
Abbie shared another look with Isira, then smiled at the engineer. "Well, you're more than welcome to join us for dinner some nights. We were even thinking of starting a movie night, you know, the old style ones."
"Oh, yes. Ensign O'Day and Lieutenant Aspinall once invited me to watch movies once," Petra replied. "But, the one invitation was extended on a night when I had the watch in engineering." She sighed. "I regret not taking them up on it, considering recent events..."
"We'll make sure to schedule one when you're not otherwise occupied, then," Isira immediately offered.
The chief engineering officer smiled widely. "Thank you. I appreciate that."
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Following the lead set by Ethan Miller in the Long Jump on Thursday, three more Central College Track and Field multi-athletes earned All-America honors yesterday at the NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Track and Field Championships. For the second straight year, Kurtis Brondyke finished in 5th place in the Decathlon, while Miller was behind him in eighth. On the women's side, Jill Ziskovsky took fifth in the Heptathlon. All three athletes hit career-best scores. Fellow heptathlete Carissa Bentz just missed All-America honors with a ninth-place finish.
Thrower Matt Graber was able to advance to the finals in the Shot Put, but couldn't improve upon his score, and finished in ninth place. Today is the final day of the three-day meet in Berea, Ohio, as the Central men sit in a four-way tie for seventh place in the team standings, while the women are in the 28th slot. Today's events include the men's 4×100 and 4×400 Meter Relays.
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ALBANY — Chick-fil-A of Albany is partnering with Sherwood Baptist Church in sponsoring "Turning Stress into Strategy During Times of Change," the first of a planned series of quarterly lunch seminars aimed at business and city leaders.
According to Anna Wari, who with her husband owns Chick-fil-A restaurants on Dawson Road and at the Albany Mall, the Lunch and Learn session will be held 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Monday at Sherwood Baptist Church, 2201 Whispering Pines Road. Conducting the session will be psychologist and author Charles Lowery.
"We're always looking for a chance to share opportunities with business, nonprofits and community leaders," Wari said. "We knew Dr. Lowery would be in town for a family conference at Sherwood and so it worked out very well."
Lowery's website, www.charleslowery.com, states that Lowery uses humor and his experience as a psychologist to provide entertainment, education and encouragement for keynote addresses, seminars, corporate speaking and training, business coaching and banquets.
"Dr. Lowery will offer those at the session some sound advice to keep stressful situations from leading to strained relationships," Wari said.
Tickets for the event are $10 for each attendee and includes a Chick-fil-A box meal. To register for the event go to www.cfaalbanylunchlearn.eventbrite.com.
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PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has appealed to the people of Luuka District in Busoga Region to concentrate on household income generating activities that, he observed, will uplift their standard of living in this era of money economy.
The President was over the just ended week-end addressing a public rally at Luuka district headquarters after performing the ceremony of ground breaking for the construction of Luuka District Administration block.
Museveni noted that families that have not heeded the advice recommended in the 1996 National Resistance Movement (NRM) Manifesto of adopting intensive commercial agriculture on a 4-acre piece of land are endangering their families in this era of money economy.
He called on the people of Luuka district to emulate the example set by Mr. Kasone, a progressive farmer in the area, so that they are able to graduate out of household poverty.
President Museveni told the gathering that the National Agricultural and Advisory Services (NAADS) programme, is to be restructured so that the money that is saved is injected into the purchase of seedlings and breeding materials that will be distributed to farmers.
The President informed the wananchi in Luuka that after experimenting modern commercial farming in his home area of Kiruhuura district, he discovered that it was possible to eradicate poverty in rural areas of Uganda.
The President's address that was interrupted by heavy rain pledged Shs.50 million each to Luuka Women Group SACCO and to the youth group respectively.
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LAZ To Revoke Prominent Lusaka Lawyer Nicolas Chanda's Practicing License
The Law Association of Zambian LAZ Has hinted its intention to suspend prominent Lusaka Lawyer Nicolas Chanda's Practicing licence due to his unsound state of mind.
LAZ president George Chisanga says, the association has already written to the legal practitioners committee to consider suspending Mr. Chanda's licence.
Mr. Chanda was recently sent to prison for 10 days by the Lusaka Magistrate Court after the bench warrant was executed for failure to appear in court in a matter he is alleged to have obtained money by false pretenses.
He was, however, pardoned after spending one night in prison as lawyers from LAZ who represented him in court argued that Mr. Chanda was of unsound mind.
Mr. Chanda is alleged to have obtained K42, 000 by false pretenses and had not been appearing in court to represent his clients.
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Streetcar vote today, sewer project compromise reached, "megadeals" fail expectations
The federal government is committing another $5 million to Cincinnati's streetcar project, but the city must first close the budget gap that has recently put the project in danger. The U.S. Department of Transportation is also asking the city to restore certain aspects of the project, including a passenger information system and a screen or wall that would block power substations from public view. City Council's Budget and Finance Committee is expected to vote on the project's $17.4 million budget gap today. The latest proposed fixes from the city manager would pull funding from multiple capital projects, including improvements around the Horseshoe Casino, and issue more debt. Cincinnati and Hamilton County announced a compromise Friday that will end the county's funding hold on sewer projects. As a result, the city will be required to rework its "responsible bidder" ordinance and repeal the "local hire" and "local preference" laws that incited county commissioners into passing the funding hold in the first place. The city says its responsible bidder law creates local jobs and encourages job training, but the county argues that law's rules favor unions and push up costs on Metropolitan Sewer District projects. CityBeat covered the city-county conflict in further detail here. Ohio is No. 3 in the nation for "megadeals" — massive government subsidies to corporations that are meant to encourage in-state job creation — but a new report found many of the deals rarely produce the kind of jobs initially touted by public officials. For Cincinnati, the risks of megadeals are nothing new: In 2011, the city's $196.4 million megadeal with Convergys collapsed when the company failed to keep downtown employment at or above 1,450, and the company agreed to pay a $14 million reimbursement to the city. As of Friday, Cincinnati is officially leasing its parking meters, lots and garages to the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority. The Port announced it had signed the lease Friday, putting an end to a four-day controversy over whether the agency was going to sign the lease at all. The city will get a $92 million lump sum and at least $3 million a year from the deal, according to city estimates. Current plans call for using the money to help balance city budgets and fund economic development projects, including the I-71/MLK Interchange. The prison company that owns and operates a northeastern Ohio prison lost four contracts around the nation in June, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). In May, CityBeat released an in-depth report looking at the Corrections Corporation of America's handling of the Lake Erie Correctional Institution, finding evidence of rising violence and unsanitary conditions. About one in three Ohio children live in a home where neither parent has a full-time, year-round job, and a quarter now live in poverty. Although Ohio's overall ranking improved in Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual report card on the well-being of children, the state worsened in three out of four economic indicators. President Barack Obama will make a speech tomorrow unveiling sweeping plans for climate change. The president is expected to impose a series of regulations, particularly on power plants, with executive powers, which means the plans won't require congressional action. Ohio gas prices are still coming down this week. Plants apparently do math to get through the night. Some diseases, including some types of cancer, are now being diagnosed by smell.Got questions for CityBeat about anything related to Cincinnati? Today is the last day to submit your questions here. We'll try to get back to you in our first Answers Issue. CityBeat is looking to talk to convicted drug offenders from Ohio for an upcoming cover story. If you'd like to participate or know anyone willing to participate, email email@example.com.
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Local Leaders Collaborate to Combat Infant Mortality
Cincinnati infants are dying at an alarmingly high rate
Some parts of Cincinnati suffer from higher infant mortality rates than third-world countries. In the city as a whole, infants die at rates more than twice the national average. We've been asking, "Why?" for a long time; this mysterious plague wiping out our infants hasn't been solved even as our hospitals are recognized worldwide and as it continues to be at the forefront of our public health discussions. Local politicians, hospitals, health experts and advocates are hoping the answer is one that's been lying in front of them the whole time: collaboration. Today marked the official conjoining of local politicians, health experts, advocates and Cincinnati's top hospitals providing birthing services in hopes of working together to reduce the areas' infant mortality rate to below that of the national average within the next five years. The new partnership is comprised of Hamilton Country Commissioners Todd Portune and Chris Monzel, who co-chair the effort; the Center for Closing the Health Gap; Mayor Mark Mallory; Councilmember Wendell Young; and hospitals including Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Christ Hospital, Mercy Health, TriHealth, UC Health and the UC College of Nursing. While the hospitals are typically competitors, the disturbing, long-standing statistics Monzel described as an "embarrassment" have fueled area health providers to set aside competition and unite Cincinnati's top health experts to bring Cincinnati's infant mortality levels below the national average within the next five years. "We're checking egos and names and brands at the door," said Commissioner Portune. "Enough is enough." Efforts to reduce infant mortality, Portune explained, have been active for years; however, because they've been fragmented — disconnected from one another — establishing best practices just hasn't been possible. Initial funding comes from an agreement that County Commissioners Portune and Monzel made with Jim Kingsbury, UC Health president and CEO, as part of the county's sale of Drake Hospital. Representatives plan to meet on a regular basis to share best practices, exchange ideas and report data. In February, Mayor Mark Mallory entered the city into the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge, a national competition to inspire city leaders to solve urban problems. His proposal involved the creation of the Infant Vitality Surveillance Network, which would have followed new mothers in high-risk areas through pregnancy, creating a database of new mothers and monitoring pregnancies. In Mallory's submission, he put the problem into perspective: "In Cincinnati, we have had more infant deaths in recent years than victims of homicide. Our community, justifiably, invests millions of dollars, immense political capital, and large amounts of media attention in reducing our homicide rate. It's time to start doing the same for our infant mortality rate."Although Cincinnati was named one of the top 20 finalists out of more than 305 cities, it was not selected as one of the five to receive up to $5 million in funding to jump-start the initiative. Infant mortality rates are measured by the number of deaths of babies less than one year old per 1,000 live births. In Cincinnati, infant mortality rates are at 13.6; the national average is 6. Cincinnati's black community is especially afflicted by infant mortality. In Ohio, black infants die at more than twice the rate of white infants. To look at a map of infant mortality rates in Greater Cincinnati by zip code or to read about some of the leading causes of infant mortality, visit the Cincinnati Health Department's website.
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Got questions for CityBeat about, well, anything? Submit them here, and we'll try to get back to you in our first Answers Issue.Also, take our texting while driving survey here.The Ohio Senate proposed a budget amendment yesterday that would ban abortion providers from transferring patients to public hospitals. The rule continues a series of conservative pushes on social issues in the ongoing budget process that began in the Ohio House. The Ohio House budget bill effectively defunded Planned Parenthood and funded anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers, while the Ohio Senate accepted those measures and added another rule that potentially allows the health director to shut down abortion clinics. Republican Gov. John Kasich signed a bill that will prevent a full public audit of JobsOhio, the private nonprofit entity established by Kasich and Republican legislators to replace the Ohio Department of Development. The bill defines liquor profits, which were public funds before JobsOhio, and private funds in a way that bars the state auditor from looking into any funding sources that aren't owed to the state. Last week, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald called on Kasich to veto the bill, claiming, "The people's money is the people's business, and this bill, which slams shut the door on accountability, is simply unacceptable." The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) says the $4 million going to the streetcar is a done deal. Republican county commissioners Chris Monzel and Greg Hartmann tried to get OKI to pull the funds, but there now seems to be a general consensus that the money is contractually tied to the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) and, therefore, the streetcar project. City Council is likely to consider a plan to plug the streetcar project's budget gap later this month. Libertarian mayoral candidate Jim Berns is handing out marijuana plants at a campaign event today, even though the event may run foul of state law. Democratic candidates John Cranley and Roxanne Qualls are generally considered the top contenders in this year's mayoral race, but Berns has differentiated himself by putting marijuana legalization in his platform. While drug prohibition policies are generally dictated at state and federal levels, cities can decriminalize or legalize certain drugs and force police departments to give prohibition enforcement lower priority. Ohio State University President Gordon Gee is retiring July 1 following controversial remarks about "those damn Catholics," the University of Notre Dame and others. Gee, a Mormon, says he has regrets, but the gaffes didn't compel him to retire. In a statement, OSU credited Gee with helping the school build an academic profile of a "highly selective, top-tier public research institution." Local officials cut the ribbon yesterday for the Roebling Bridge, the latest piece of infrastructure to debut at The Banks. Fort Hamilton Hospital has a new president. Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank has loaned more than any other big bank in the country, according to a new study. How do mosquitoes survive storms? Popular Science has the answer. Researchers unveiled a drone that can be controlled by thoughts. Next stop: the Iron Man suit.
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Cincinnati's biggest sewer project in history is being threatened by a city-county conflict over how contracts should be awarded and whether job training is part of the government's role.
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Ohio Democrats are moving to sue the state if it continues blocking access to texts from State Board of Education President Debe Terhar, a Republican from Cincinnati. The school board leader has been facing criticism for making a Facebook post that compared President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. The post was a picture with the caption, "Never forget what this tyrant said: 'To conquer a nation, first disarm its citizens.' — Adolf Hitler." There is no historical evidence Hitler made that quote. Despite ongoing litigation questioning its constitutionality, JobsOhio intends to move ahead with plans to sell liquor-backed bonds. The Supreme Court agreed to take up ProgressOhio's challenge of JobsOhio last week. JobsOhio is a nonprofit private agency set up by Gov. John Kasich to drive economic growth, but bipartisan questions have surrounded its legality and constitutionality since its conception. Hamilton County Board of Commissioners President Chris Monzel wants to change the county's mission statement. His proposed changes would remove references to equity and add conservative language about the county government living within its means. The county is already required to balance its budget. Ohio State University expects to save nearly $1 million a year due to wind power. The university signed a 20-year agreement in October to buy 50 megawatts annually from Blue Creek Wind Farm, the state's largest commercial wind farm. The city of Cincinnati is tearing down hundreds of blighted houses. The demolitions, which are being funded by a grant, are meant to make neighborhoods safer. A Cleveland man was the first to benefit from a law that expedites payouts to those who were wrongfully imprisoned. After being imprisoned for 16 years, Darrell Houston will receive a partial judgment of nearly $380,000. The Ohio Department of Transportation is looking at removing 34 positions. One of the potentially affected jobs is a counselor position that helped apprehend a man suspected of kidnapping two teenaged girls. Ohio may soon require the replacement of old license plates. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority is assisting eleven companies in investing more than $51 million across Ohio. In Hamilton County, Jedson Engineering will spend an additional $2.8 million to create 30 full-time jobs. StateImpact Ohio has an in-depth look at Nate DeRolph, one of the leaders in school funding equality. A new gun shoots criminals with DNA tags, which lets cops return to a suspect during less confrontational times. The guns will be particularly useful during riots, when attempting an arrest can result in injuries.
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State budget will reform taxes, Monzel takes charge of county, freestanding restroom vote
Gov. John Kasich's 2014-2015 budget plan is on the horizon, and it contains "sweeping tax reform," according to Tim Keen, budget director for Kasich. Keen said the new plan will "result in a significant competitive improvement in our tax structure," but it's not sure how large tax cuts would be paid for. Some are already calling the plan the "re-election budget." Expectations are Kasich's administration will cut less than the previous budget, which greatly cut funding to local governments and education. Chris Monzel is now in charge of the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners. Monzel will serve as president, while former president Greg Hartmann has stepped down to vice president. Monzel says public safety will be his No. 1 concern.City Council may vote today on a plan to build the first freestanding public restroom, and it may be coming at a lower cost. City Manager Milton Dohoney said last week that the restroom could cost $130,000 with $90,000 going to the actual restroom facility, but Councilman Seelbach says the city might be able to secure the facility for about $40,000. Tomorrow, county commissioners may vote on policy regarding the Metropolitan Sewer District. Commissioners have been looking into ending a responsible bidder policy, which they say is bad for businesses. But Councilman Seelbach argues the policy ensures job training is part of multi-billion dollar sewer programs. Board President Monzel and Seelbach are working on a compromise the city and county can agree on. The Hamilton County Board of Elections is prepared to refer five cases of potential voter fraud from the Nov. 6 election. The board is also investigating about two dozen more voters' actions for potential criminal charges. King's Island is taking job applications for 4,000 full- and part-time positions. Ohio may soon link teacher pay to quality. Gov. John Kasich says his funding plan for schools will "empower," not require, schools to attach teacher compensation to student success. A previous study suggested the scheme, also known as "merit pay," might be a good idea. An economist says Ohio's home sales will soon be soaring. Debe Terhar will continue as the Board of Education president, with Tom Gunlock staying as vice president. Equal rights for women everywhere could save the world, say two Stanford biologists. Apparently, giving women more rights makes it so they have less children, which biologists Paul R. and Anne Ehrlich say will stop humanity from overpopulating the world. Ever wanted to eat like a caveman? I'm sure someone out there does. Well, here is how.
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County Commissioners Reduce Property Tax Rollback
Two-to-one vote cuts rollback in half for two years to make up stadium fund deficit
Hamilton County homeowners can expect a larger bill come tax time. The Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday voted to halve the property tax rollback promised to voters as part of the package to build the two downtown sports stadiums. The rollback saves property owners $70 in taxes for every $100,000 of valuation. For the next two years they will be paying an extra $35 per $100,000 of their home's value. The money will be used to balance the stadium fund, which faces a $7 million deficit. The rollback reduction is expected to raise about $10 million. The board voted 2-1 for the proposal, with sole Democrat Todd Portune dissenting. "The property tax rollback measure that has been advanced so far buys us only one year, and next year we will be doing the same thing we are doing today," Portune said. Portune favored raising the sales tax by 0.25 cents — to 6.75 — per dollar, which would have raised more than $30 million over 10 years. His proposal, which failed to receive any support, would have expired after the 10 years and gone up for review annually after the first five. Portune said his proposal was more equitable. He said reducing the property tax rollback was going to affect only Hamilton County residential property owners, whereas a sales tax increase would affect everyone who spends money in the county, including visitors from neighboring Kentucky and Indiana. Portune billed the tax increase as a long-term solution that would raise more than was needed currently but would keep the fund stable in years to come. Board President Greg Hartmann, who authored the rollback reduction proposal, called Portune's plan "a bridge too far." He said it was too large of a tax increase and not a targeted approach to solve the deficit problem. He said he didn't trust future commissions to allow the tax increase to expire. Hartmann called the property tax rollback reduction flexible, scalable, clean, immediate and certain. Commissioner Chris Monzel, who provided the deciding vote, said he didn't like either and had to go against his principles with either choice. "No way I walk out of this without breaking a promise. No way I walk out of this winning," he said. Monzel said he hopes that savings from the Affordable Care Act would allow the county to lower its property tax rates to make up for the rollback reduction. Monzel also introduced a successful proposal that will include an annual review of the tax budget to make sure property taxes don't change, a provision requiring parking revenue from The Banks to be used to develop The Banks and a directive for the county administrator to work with Cincinnati's professional sports teams on concessions they can make to help out with the stadium funding burden.
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Hartmann Considers Reducing Property Tax Rollback
Board president still unsure of how he'll vote; Portune's sales tax increase still on the table
The Hamilton County Board of Commissioners held a public meeting today to discuss options for balancing the stadium fund. Commissioner Todd Portune, the lone Democrat on the board, on Nov. 28 proposed a 0.25-percent sales tax hike. At the meeting, Board President Greg Hartmann, a Republican, suggested reducing the property tax rollback by 50 percent for two years, but he said he was unsure which way he would vote. Portune also gave ideas for possible adjustments to his sales tax proposal. He said commissioners could "sunset" the sales tax hike, essentially putting an expiration date on the tax increase. He also would like to see the sales tax hike reviewed on a regular basis to ensure taxpayers aren't being burdened longer than necessary. The idea behind possible time limits for both proposals is new revenues, perhaps from an improving economy or Cincinnati's new casino, could make changes unnecessary in the long term.If anything came from the meeting, it's that none of the commissioners like the position they're in. Commissioner Chris Monzel, a Republican, said he had been placed "between a rock and a hard place." Hartmann echoed Monzel, saying it was an "unenviable position." Despite being the one to propose the hike, Portune said, "We're left with two options that none of us like at all." Commissioners mostly repeated previous arguments during most of the meeting. Hartmann continued saying he was unsure how he would vote, but he said the two options presented are the only options left. He called Portune's plan "bold." Portune claimed the sales tax hike was more equitable because it spreads out the tax burden to anyone who spends money in Hamilton County, including visitors from around the Tristate area. In contrast, eliminating or reducing the property tax rollback would place the burden of the stadium fund exclusively on residential property owners in Hamilton County.The property tax rebate and sales taxes are both regressive, meaning they favor the wealthy more than the poor. In simple terms, as income goes down, spending on goods and services take bigger bites out of a person's income. A sales tax makes that disproportionate burden even larger. One analysis from The Cincinnati Enquirer found the wealthy made more money from the property tax rebate than they were taxed by the half-cent sales tax raise that was originally meant to support the stadium fund. For a previous story covering the stadium fund, Neil DeMause, a journalist who chronicled his 15-year investigation of stadium deals in his book Field of Schemes, told CityBeat the stadium fund's problems stem from the county government making a "terrible deal" with the Reds and Bengals. Monzel said he will continue to try to find alternatives to raising taxes. On Nov. 28, Monzel told CityBeat he would rather keep the stadium fund balanced for one year with short-term cuts, including a cut on further investments in The Banks development, before raising taxes. In the long term, Monzel says commissioners could see if revenue from the new Horseshoe Casino and a possible deal involving the University of Cincinnati using Paul Brown Stadium would be enough to sustain the stadium fund. The commissioners will vote on the proposals on Dec. 5.
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County Commissioners Approve 2013 Budget
Lone Democrat dissents on $14.4 million in cuts
For the sixth year in a row, Hamilton County's budget will be getting some cuts. The Hamilton County Board of Commissioners today approved $14.4 million in across-the-board cuts in a 2-1 vote, with Democrat Todd Portune voting no and Republicans Greg Hartmann and Chris Monzel voting yes. The budget's cuts will affect every county department, but they will not raise taxes. The plan will likely result in layoffs, according to the county budget office. The sheriff's office is the least affected by cuts. With a few revisions and tweaks, the plan is basically what Board President Hartmann originally proposed. Previously, Hartmann touted the budget plan by praising its "austerity" — a word that has lost popularity in Europe as budget cuts and tax hikes have thrown the continent into a double-dip recession. Portune suggested an alternative plan that made fewer cuts and instead borrowed money against delinquent taxes. By law, the county is required to balance its budget.
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County Commission President Lays Out Budget Plan
"Austerity budget" rejects tax increases
The Republican head of Hamilton County's governing board outlined his own alternative for a 2013 budget on Monday, proposing an austere path forward after rejecting other budgets that would raise some taxes. Board of County Commissioners President Greg Hartmann said his proposed budget would reduce the size of county government by 30 percent, compared to five years ago. He said he wants the board to approve a budget before the Thanksgiving holiday. "It is a budget of austerity and investment in growth," Hartmann said. He added, "It is a structurally-balanced budget," that doesn't use one-time sources of cash to make up for shortfalls. Hartmann's proposed budget would cut the Sheriff's Department by about $57,000 or 0.01 percent from 2012 levels; reduce the coroner's appropriation by 3 percent or $99,000; cut economic development by 5 percent; cut 5 percent from adult criminal courts; and reduce subsidies to the Communications Center and Sheriff's Department. Hartmann stressed that it is important to fund public safety as fully as allowable in these tough economic times, as economic development is not possible without it. Hartmann's budget comes after commissioners rejected three proposals from County Administrator Christian Sigman. Sigman proposed $18.7 million in cuts, which Hartmann's budget maintained in addition to his own reductions. Two of Sigman's proposals involved increasing the sales tax to balance the budget. Fellow Republican Commissioner Chris Monzel said he supports Hartmann's efforts at austerity, but is working on his own budget proposal as well. "An austerity budget is the way we're going to go, and it's going to be hard," he said. The board's sole Democrat, Todd Portune, said he too is working on his own proposal that he had hoped to have prepared for the Nov. 5 meeting, but was still making tweaks and hoped to present it by the following week. He hinted that the results of Election Day might impact how he crafts his budget proposal. "Tomorrow's results may have an impact as well on the budget that I present as it relates as well to those who are running for county seats," Portune said. "We have in some cases two very different visions in terms of solutions." Both he and Hartmann are up for re-election. Portune is running against Libertarian Bob Frey. Neither candidate has a major party challenger. Hartmann, who has actively campaigned for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, had a joke in response to Portune's waiting for the election results. "I thought you were predicting Romney's win would make the economy go on the right track," Hartmann cracked. "I was thinking that's what you were going to go with."
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Canadian pet resort to feature radiant heating
An Ontario, Canada couple has created a haven for pets that rivals the comfort that humans are used to. The husband and wife team are hoping to provide all of the amenities that they feel that people should have in their homes, according to the Windsor Star.
Matt and Ivona Huzevka pulled out all of the stops in designing their palace for animals. The pet rooms feature the latest technology that humans are accustomed to, including televisions and comfortable heated floors, the news source reported.
"There are more and more dog owners who realize the value of socialization for their pets and pet resorts typically would provide more of those opportunities than a standard kennel," Coulter told the Star. "It's also important that dogs get exercise and that they're not simply sitting in a cage."
The amenities that are offered may seem outlandish to some, but the Ontario couple feel that animals should have all of the modern comforts that humans have, reported the news source.
Radiant heated floors are comfortable due to the warm surface that is provided by the technology, making the winter months more tolerable for humans and pets alike.


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Fruita city council members last night approved controversial changes in the 20–year growth plan for the fast–growing city.
During a meeting that lasted past midnight the council endorsed a change in the 2020 plan to include a new land–use category.
Developers of 150 acres or more will be allowed to submit plans every year for consideration by the planning commission in November.
The change is in response to a request from a developer to build a 300–acre golf course community ¼ mile north of the city limits. Fruita city planner Chris Brubaker says despite the changes the development is not a sure thing. He says the company must submit a request to the city for the plan and face four public hearings before the plan is approved.
He says the land must be annexed into the city, but there currently is no process for annexing the property into the city, nor has the city been asked by the developer to look into such a procedure.
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Chicken Korma
This is one of those stick to your ribs kind of dishes that is perfect for cold weather. It's a take on the Indian cream based curry called korma.
In addition to being a hearty meal, it's easy to prepare with minimal clean up, which means more time for sitting in front of the fire daydreaming about spring!
In addition to being a hearty meal, it's easy to prepare with minimal clean up, which means more time for sitting in front of the fire daydreaming about spring!
- 4 chicken breast, skinless, boneless
- 1 cup yogurt, plain
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1/4 tsp. cardamom, ground
- 1/8 tsp. cloves, ground
- 1 tsp. cumin, ground
- 1 tsp. tumeric
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbsp. cilantro
Wash and pat dry the chicken breasts. Slice into 2-inch pieces.
Place the chicken, 1 clove of garlic, half the onion, salt, cayenne pepper and yogurt in a bowl. Cover and place in the refrigerator to marinate for an hour.
Heat the oil in a large, deep skillet. Add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, cumin and tumeric. Cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant – about 2 minutes.
Add minced garlic and remaining onion. Cook for a few minutes or until the onions are soft.
Pour the chicken and marinade into the skillet.
Add water and tomato sauce.
Simmer for 45 minutes or until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
Remove the cinnamon sticks and serve over rice with a garnish of chopped cilantro.
Time to prepare: 55 minutes.
ydmud says:
Can greek yogurt be used?
May 16, 2015 04:47pm
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2012 apocalypse
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The 2012 apocalypse was the belief that civilization as we know it would come to an end in 2012. This bizarre idea was inspired by the Mayan Long Count calendar,[1] which completed a cycle on the day corresponding to our Gregorian calendar date of December 21st 2012 CE.
The belief that this was a prediction of the world ending is something akin to believing the world is going to end on December 31st 1999 because the year 2000 starts with a 2 instead of a 1. An even more apt description is that it is the equivalent of believing the world will end on December 31 because you have to throw away this year's calendar, and go out and buy a new one for next year. Modern-day Maya found this all utterly ridiculous, furthering the irony of anyone who submits to noble savage crap anymore.
A number of pop culture books and websites tried to give this idea some scientific support,[2] but as per normal with pseudoscience, only the evidence that fit the belief was cited.
The idea was taken very seriously in China, where elderly people were persuaded to part with their life savings.[3] It was also responsible for at least one suicide, a 16-year-old from the UK.[4]
[edit] Before we begin...
Predictions of the end of the world happen, quite literally, all the time. No single one has ever come true[citation NOT needed], and no single one has ever been based on more evidence than the other. The date that was "predicted" by the Mayan calendar (though see below for why this isn't really right, either) was simply shoehorned into pre-existing doomsday scenarios — from killer comets to apocalyptic planetary alignments. None of this was new — it had been said before and will undoubtedly be said again about another date which will also not come true.
[edit] The Mayan calendars
To calculate the date of the supposed "end of the world," proponents "consulted" three Mayan calendars:
- The 260 day long calendar called Tzolk'in, which is used for religious ceremonies and is divided into 20 weeks of 13 days.
- The 365 day long calendar called Haab', which is used for planting crops.
- The Long Count calendar.
There is a fourth calendar based on Venus, but that calendar isn't important to the apocalypse.
Once every 52 Haab' cycles, the Haab' cycle and Tzolk'in cycle begin on the same day. This is known as a "calendar round." As a result the Maya could only record dates for 18,980 days (about 52 years),[5] one for each day in the round, which should have seen the average Mayan through most of his or her life. However, being extremely pedantic people, this wasn't enough days for the Maya, so they created the Long Count calendar.
The Long Count calendar counts the number of days since Creation (described by Maya mythology as August 11, 3114 BCE) in base twenty, with two exceptions:
- August 11, 3114 BCE is 22.214.171.124.0 on the Long Count.
- August 12, 3114 BCE is 188.8.131.52.1
- August 30, 3114 BCE is 220.127.116.11.19
- August 31, 3114 BCE is 184.108.40.206.0
The second number from the right, the uinal, only goes to 18. As 18 times 20 is 360 days, 0.0.1.0.0 or 1 tun represents approximately one year.[6] The fifth number or baktun, 126.96.36.199.0, is numbered 1 - 13 for no clearly obvious reason. Upon reaching 22.214.171.124.19, the calendar then ticks back over to 22.214.171.124.0. This would've last happened on November 13th, 2720 BCE.
The official use of this calendar began at 22.214.171.124.0 (September 12, 98 BCE). December 20, 2012 CE was 126.96.36.199.19, and December 21st 2012 CE was (shock horror) 22.214.171.124.0 — the completion of one "Grand Cycle."
According to the Mayan creation myths, we are living in the "fourth world."[7] The third is said to have ended on 126.96.36.199.19, and likewise, according to the apocalyptomaniacs, would the fourth. This is the origin of the notion that something would end on this date.
The Maya themselves thought it was important enough to record events, such as eclipses, that would occur after December 21st 2012 CE, so they didn't seem worried. In fact, the Maya had a unit of time, the alautun, which corresponds to about 63 million years, or 188.8.131.52.0.0.0.0 on the Long Count (told you they were pedantic). Other temple markings seem to indicate that this may be a short-hand version of the calendar, as at least one temple puts August 31, 3114 BCE as 188.8.131.52.18.104.22.168.188.8.131.52.220.127.116.11.18.104.22.168.0.0.0.0. If this number is days since the universe began, the Maya had a much higher estimate than what is currently agreed upon. (In case you haven't noticed yet, the Maya were dead keen on the numbers 13 and 20.[8]) They definitely did not expect the world to end in 2012.[9]
Interestingly, although not coincidentally,[10] 11:11 December 21, 2012 UTC was also when the winter (or if you don't live on the Mayan side of the equator, summer) solstice occurred.
[edit] Modern Maya
Modern Maya — the descendants of the people who made the calendar in question — never believed this whole story about a doomsday; they simply considered the year to be the beginning of a new era in a manner comparable to the new millennium in 2000. Like rational people from other cultures, they had lots of parties[11] and a general lack of planes falling out of the sky. They thought the advocates were scammers and are probably always going to be quite pissed off at them.[12]
Maya scholars, who actually specialise in Mayan culture, considered the woo merchants to be a little funny in the head as well, and are now enjoying post-2012, where they have stopped answering bloody stupid questions from idiots.
[edit] The apocalypse claim
[edit] Origins in proper anthropology
In 1966, Michael D. Coe, an anthropologist, "ambitiously"[13] stated in his book The Maya[14] that:
""There is a suggestion...that Armageddon would overtake the degenerate peoples of the world and all creation on the final day of the thirteenth [b'ak'tun]. Thus...our present universe [would] be annihilated when the Great Cycle of the Long Count reaches completion.
Coe's date was December 24, 2011. He revised it to "11 January AD 2013" in the 1980 second edition of The Maya, settling on December 23, 2012 in the 1984 third edition. The first person to match 188.8.131.52.0 to December 21, 2012 was Robert J. Sharer in his 1983 revision of The Ancient Maya by Sylvanus Morley.
Coe's assertion that the end of the Maya calendar was a prophesy of the end of the world was accepted by other Maya scholars through to the early 1990s. However, other researchers (e.g. Linda Schele and David Freidel in 1990) came to the conclusion that while the end of the 13th cycle would perhaps be a cause for partying like it's the Maya 1999, it did not prophesize the end of the world. The former notion passed from scholarly acceptance. And that's where it should have ended.
[edit] Adoption by the New Age
Unfortunately, the psychedelic end of the hippie culture had already picked up on it. Terence McKenna wrote about it in The Invisible Landscape: Mind Hallucinogens and The I Ching (1975), a book about the stupendous quantities of drugs he and his brother were taking at the time. Frank Waters, in Mexico Mystique: The Coming Sixth Age of Consciousness, tied Coe's 2011 date to Hopi prophecies and astrology. José Argüelles (who later originated Earth Day) wrote of it in The Transformative Vision and listed the currently popular date, 2012-12-21, in his 1987 book The Mayan Factor: Path Beyond Technology. He claimed that, on this date, Earth would pass through a great "beam" (of some sort) from the centre of the galaxy, and that the Maya had aligned their calendar to predict this event.
The 2012 notion was visible in the fringes of New Age[15] and anyone who could get a coherent sentence out of McKenna for many years. It went more mainstream with Daniel Pinchbeck pushing the idea as hard as possible since 2003, culminating in his 2006 bilge 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, tying the earlier theorists' work into crop circles,[16] alien abduction, and channelling entities whilst on drugs. The History Channel also cemented its reputation for hard-headed factual exposition with a 2006 show on the subject.
Once it had gained some momentum by the mid-2000s, it was all-in. Even Dan Brown used it (in The Lost Symbol), the truly objective measure of a conspiracy theory having jumped the shark.
[edit] Mechanism
Various unlikely, if not completely impossible, geological and astronomical events were put forth as possible causes of the apocalypse, such as: the return of aliens who supposedly made the pyramids;[17] magnetic pole reversal;[18] near miss by hidden planet;[19] or astrological alignment with the galactic center.[20] The only common threads were scientific ignorance and wishful thinking.
The "Planet X" hypothesis may be the most laughable. Any blurry, slightly round object in an astronomical photo was claimed to be an image of the elusive world. Apparently, the near-miss of Planet X would cause the Earth to stop rotating for several hours, then re-start. Gravity (and angular momentum, for that matter) can do whatever you want it to... when you're batshit insane.
The pole reversal hypothesis was loosely based on very real evidence of magnetic pole reversal in the past. Volcanic rocks are regularly observed to have magnetic field lines not pointing in the direction they should if the north magnetic pole had been where it is at the time of their formation. By dating rocks, it's been determined that the poles have reversed numerous times in the past. This process is poorly understood, but it's generally assumed to take hundreds to thousands of years for a reversal, not overnight. Doomsayers, however, predicted that the reversal would have been sudden, and that various ill effects would have taken place, such as increased influx of solar radiation or, once again, that the earth will stop rotating for several hours, then re-start in the opposite direction (another violation of the law of the conservation of angular momentum).
The galactic center thing was pure
bullshit astrology. Something about the earth, the sun, and the galactic core making a straight line at the solstice. "Planetary alignments" such as these are not terribly uncommon events on the cosmological timescale (in fact, many are inevitable due to orbital resonance[wp]), and the solar system has never collapsed in on itself because of them.[21]
NASA scientist Dr. Tony Philips predicted large solar storms in 2012.[22] However, the world was not destroyed last time these occurred in 1859, nor did Philips suggest that it would be this time. (He actually turned out to be very close.[23])
McKenna suggested that the key to understanding 2012 is "timewave zero," a numerological formula for "novelty," defined as increase in the universe's organised complexity over time. Apparently, the universe has a teleological attractor at the end of time that increases interconnectedness, eventually reaching a singularity of infinite complexity in 2012, at which point anything and everything imaginable will occur simultaneously.[24] He achieved this insight over several years' consumption of psilocybin and DMT in the 1970s.
[edit] Scientific proof
Unlike most pseudoscientific beliefs, the 2012 apocalypse contained a falsifiable prediction that could be tested by the scientific method. This prediction can be tested right now:
- Are you alive? Is the world in any way unusual?
If you are alive and things are normal, the theory was complete and utter bullshit.
[edit] Outside science
[edit] Pop culture
""On December 22nd 2012, 2012 will be officially changed to the genre "comedy."
A major film was released by Columbia Pictures in November 2009, imaginatively titled 2012.[26] Unfortunately, it was quite successful. It was directed by Roland Emmerich (known for also directing Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow), so it is an understated, character-driven romance against the backdrop of a well researched and realistic scenario of political intrigue and upheaval... well, maybe not.
The viral marketing for the film was deservedly criticized for lending too much weight to crackpot conspiracies about the end of the world.[27] The reason behind the apocalypse (according to the film's "science") was that neutrinos coming from the sun had somehow mutated,[28] although curiously this sort of explanation was absent from how most predictions about the 2012 end of the world would occur. Now, the fact that this "mutating neutrino" stuff is total bullshit[29] — or, at least, "mutation" with respect to neutrinos certainly isn't as depicted — is beside the point; the film depicts neutrinos managing to heat up the Earth's core and boil underground water reserves, much like microwaves do, yet the human bodies standing around it (which are mostly made of water) don't seem to be adversely affected. Don't worry, the finale of Batman Begins makes pretty much the same mistake.
"Mockbuster" film studio The Asylum — most famous for its films Mega Shark and Sharknado and its horrific knock-offs of popular movies including The Day The Earth Stopped and Transmorphers — did not just one, but three knock-offs of 2012 for your bad movie night-viewing pleasure. 2012: Ice Age ripped off The Day After Tomorrow, 2012: Supernova seemed to tear apart (actually decent sci-fi) Sunshine and 2012: Doomsday was a straight up Mayan apocalypse of epic-but-low-budget proportions. There's a good case to be made that these three films are the very worst thing that the 2012 apocalypse phenomenon has caused.[30]
The film The X-Files notes 12/22/12 as the day aliens return to Earth, foreshadowing an unknown doom. This did not prevent producers from releasing a not-nearly-as-good sequel.
Occultist/comic book writer Grant Morrison regularly referenced the possibility of a 2012 apocalypse in his work, although usually in an Age of Aquarius-style paradigm shift rather than a literal end of the world scenario — it was the major plot device used in The Invisibles, appears in his work on Batman and is at least referenced in nearly everything else he writes. In interviews, Morrison admitted that he found the idea of anything at all happening unlikely, but found it compelling from a creative standpoint.[31]
The role-playing game Shadowrun is set in the Sixth World, where the end of the Mayan Long Count (which actually came a year early, but who cares) brought magic back to the world.
The conspiracy-theory-based MMORPG The Secret World has a special "End of Days" event around December 21st, 2012, which has re-occurred every year since.
[edit] Politics
A much more dire apocalypse would've been triggered by the election of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin or Minnesota congressthing Michelle Bachmann to the White House in 2012. Luckily, that didn't happen.
Some idiot, who claims he is a "trend forecaster," predicted an economic Obamageddon would occur in 2012.[32]
[edit] Televangelism
Jack Van Impe, fresh from his success predicting the rapture in Y2K, said the Great Tribulation would start in 2012.[33] Why a Christian fundamentalist would give any credence to what a bunch of those godless devil-worshiping pagans said is a mystery for the ages.
[edit] Pleiadians
The Pleiadians, a purportedly friendly bunch of aliens with an intense interest in the planet Earth, were set to arrive and their mission was to help us. All this evil disaster stuff is the type of nonsense that frightens children.[34] Referring to Edgar Cayce's opinion, the Pleiadian interest in Earth stems from the following:
|Cayce is informing us that in a previous time cycle, humanity had a level of consciousness and relationship with the Creative Forces that allowed us to live at higher levels of material, mental, and spiritual activity in the Earth and beyond. Unfortunately, we misused this consciousness and the power that came with the close relationship to the Forces. This misuse brought on the destruction of our great cultures and a long, karmic soul journey through the pain and confusion that resulted from our selfishness and self-centered focus on our will without regard for the will of the Creator and others. Now, as the cycles come around again, we are nearing a time when the level of consciousness and relationship with the Creative Forces will allow us once again to regain these powers.
Other aliens were said to be arriving at various places throughout Europe, including France, Turkey and many, many others. Which all sounds very impressive, but the plot of Battlestar Galactica is much better.
[edit] Ragnarok
Prophecies, such as the prediction of a coming apocalypse, generally have no place in Odinism — but swap a few vowels around and apparently they can place a central part of Wodenism.[35] According to Woden's Folk — a border-line racist, English neopagan sect — 2012 would see Ragnarok and the coming of the Hooded Man and Heimdall, with the brave going to Valhalla.[36] One 2009 posting on the Woden's Folk spin-off forum The Heathen Wolves was pretty adamant that the apocalypse would have a very Anglo-Saxon-cum-Norse flavour:[37]
|Ragnarok comes in three years... We prepare for the coming of the Hooded Man and Heimdall, reject the 'hobbyist' Odinist/Asatru groups who want to 'dress up' as Vikings.
It looked to be a very crowded apocalypse.
[edit] What really happened
The Olympics were held in London, and the worst thing that happened were a few empty seats after some sponsors didn't bother using their tickets. There was an election in November, again uneventful. Economic basket-case Greece didn't blow up. "Snooki" — whatever one of those is — apparently reproduced.[38] The Hobbit movie was released, no impending doom there either, and the last Twilight "film" that hopefully will ever be spawned finally came to pass. All-in-all, 2012 was a bit shitty, but we're still here. The transformation of the current world into hell is still ongoing, albeit slowly. The Earth will definitely and definitively end sometime within the next 7.5 billion years.
A major side-effect of the doomsday predictions had little to do with what external forces could actually destroy the planet, and everything to do with the very human and naturalistic reaction to such panic. Some scientists, most notably NASA's David Morrison, predicted that the 2012 apocalypse predictions may lead some people to get so worked up that they may contemplate killing themselves — and so the suicide rate will increase as a self-fulfilling prophecy.[39] This isn't entirely unprecedented, as it was seen with the switching on of the Large Hadron Collider,[40] the May 21st rapture prediction,[41] and there was one case of a man killing himself and his entire family allegedly over the fear that Barack Obama would be re-elected.[42] Primarily, the issue is that fear-mongering preys on people who are most vulnerable, possibly triggering them to do things that normally they may not — predictions of the world ending on December 21st, 2012 were more widespread and well-publicised than any of these previous events, so the concern about increased suicides was warranted.
The only positive to take from this is that the death toll could have been much higher.[43]
[edit] The future
Once December 21 passed, the crazies have begun to worry about The End coming in 2013 instead.[44] With 2013 uneventfully having closed, it remains unknown if they will reevaluate their predictions for 2014 or just throw in the towel and go home. But what remains inevitable, there will be another end-of-the-world paranoia coming, and that is something everyone should really be prepared for. September 23 2015 is the new doomsday date.[45] Oddly enough, the world was still here on September 24th, 2015.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Cosmophobia.org (formerly 2012hoax.org), a wiki dedicated to debunking the miscellaneous weird ideas people had about 2012.
- 2012: The End of the World?, an Information is Beautiful infographic offering some light discussion and rebuttal of some of the more insane ideas.
- End of the Earth Postponed?, LiveScience (maybe the calculation is based on a mistake)
- 3 Myths About the Maya, SciShow
- They had to waste their time that could have otherwise been used for general awesomeness, to address your stupidity. Don't let them have to do it again.
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ Does Maya calendar predict 2012 apocalypse?, USA Today
- ↑ "Apocalypse 2012: An Investigation Into Civilization's End"
- ↑ China fears end of the world is nigh, The Telegraph
- ↑ Suicide teen feared end of world, AFP
- ↑ 18,980 days being the lowest common multiple of 365 days (ignoring the more modern concept of leap years) and 260 days. 52 Haabs (analogous to years) and 72 Tzolk'ins.
- ↑ Mayan long count explained at WebExhibits
- ↑ No, not that one, unfortunately.
- ↑ And the year after the Mayan apocalypse is 2013! OMG!!!1!
- ↑ End of the World Averted: New Archeological Find Proves Mayan Calendar Doesn't End, Universe Today
- ↑ Neil deGrasse Tyson explains here.
- ↑ The perfect party theme too. Dance like it's global annihilation!
- ↑ Maya demand an end to doomsday myth, AFP
- ↑ That's the word Wikipedia uses, and we're sure they know their stuff.
- ↑ Coe, Michael D. (1966). The Maya. Ancient peoples and places series, no. 52 (1st ed.). London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0500050619
- ↑ And fear not, dear reader: If the phrase fringes of New Age fills you with a kind of horrified awe at the whackadoo potential of the fringe of something already as whackadoo as New Age, you're in good company.
- ↑ Thus, the 2012 apocalypse will be brought about by two drunk pranksters with ropes and planks stashed in the back of their Skoda.
- ↑ "The Aliens Who Made The Pyramids Will Return In 2012" thread on Above Top Secret
- ↑ "2012 Magnetic Pole Reversal"
- ↑ "Surviving 2012 and Planet X"
- ↑ "Aligment 2012 - John Major Jenkins" (This guy remains one of the few who hasn't deleted his page out of sheer embarrassment yet.)
- ↑ Planetary Alignments: Fact or Fiction?, East Tennessee State University
- ↑ Solar Storm Warning, NASA
- ↑ The 2012 Solar Disaster That Almost Was, Slate
- ↑ We couldn't beat the Wikipedia phrasing, again.
- ↑ 2012 & The End of the World, CGP Grey
- ↑ 2012: a cautionary tale about marketing, The Guardian
- ↑ "2012" –– The movie, the physics, UT Austin
- ↑ Or the best thing, if you're in it for the "so bad it's good" laughs.
- ↑ As quoted in Callahan, T. (2011) Grant Morrison: The Early Years.
- ↑ YouTube video of said idiot.
- ↑ "Jack Van Impe: Tribulations starting in 2012"
- ↑ "The Pleiadians & The Year 2012: the Mayan Year of Destiny, not Destruction"
- ↑ "Wodenic Prophecy"
- ↑ Captured for eternity on RationalWiki.
- ↑ This too.
- ↑ It's yet to be seen whether this causes a problem.
- ↑ NASA Scientist Says Many Young People Contemplating Suicide Over 2012 Doomsday Rumors, Gawker
- ↑ Large Hadron Collider fears 'prompted Indian suicide', The Telegraph
- ↑ Fear of May 21 Causes Woman to Kill her Kids and Other Stories, The Christian Post
- ↑ Virginia man kills family and himself over fear Obama would be re-elected, The Raw Story
- ↑ See the Wikipedia article on Public reaction to the 2012 phenomenon.
- ↑ "End of the world in 2013? New book recalculates Newton's endtimes clock"
- ↑ https://www.intellihub.com/the-mystery-of-september-23-why-does-923-keep-popping-up-all-over-the-place/


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John Paul II Remembered Mother's Suffering
Health Care Dicastery Prepares Its 25th Birthday
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VATICAN CITY, JUNE 18, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry says he remembers hearing personally from John Paul II that one of the Pope's only memories of his mother was her suffering.
Polish Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski recalled the Pontiff's words this week during an interview with Vatican Radio about the upcoming 18th World Day of the Sick, celebrated Feb. 11.
The world day will coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Pontifical Council that focuses on pastoral ministry in the field of health care. It will also recall John Paul II's apostolic letter "Salvifici Doloris," published in 1984.
Archbishop Zimowski spoke about a June 9 meeting that discussed preparations for the anniversary. "We should prepare it well," he said, "also remembering the letter 'Salvifici Doloris,' which speaks of the meaning of human life and suffering."
"I think that is the first letter of its type in the history of the Church," he added. "That document came from the heart of John Paul II."
The archbishop said he'll never forget hearing John Paul II say: "I have few memories of my mother, but I do remember that she suffered a lot."
The 60-year-old prelate, who has served as president of the health care dicastery only since April, said he believes John Paul II's mother helped him through suffering and watched over him from heaven, and her absence in his life was the reason for his deep Marian devotion.
All aboard
Regarding the next World Day of the Sick, Archbishop Zimowski announced his intention to "involve the whole world, especially Rome, the diocese of the Holy Father."
He noted plans to invite Benedict XVI to celebrate Mass for the world day at St. Peter's. And he wants to involve "so many people who suffer, so many needy and abandoned people and the people who want to offer their suffering for the Church and for the Holy Father, who is very attacked today in the world -- and these attacks are not just."
Archbishop Zimowski also spoke with L'Osservatore Romano about suffering, saying he believes in its "redemptive value."
He cited another document from John Paul II, "Evangelium Vitae," which affirms that human life comes from God and therefore man cannot dispose of it as he pleases.
"To promote an authentic culture of health," the prelate said in that context, "a correct anthropology must be developed, one that is not reduced to the wellness and the health of the body, but rather asks itself about the human person in his integrity and in his somatic-spiritual unity."


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Asheville is a frequent stop for former Indigo Girl Amy Ray. She plays another show at the Isis in West Asheville on Jan. 24.
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Asheville has become a second home of sorts for Amy Ray. The Indigo Girl and her partner often drive from their North Georgia home to eat at Tupelo Honey Cafe or The Laughing Seed and she's increasingly turned to Echo Mountain Recording for her solo albums.
"I love that studio," Ray said in a phone interview. "They have an analog recording setup that's really, really amazing. Their vintage gear always works and Matthew Sherwood is there to fix things when they don't."
It was in that space last spring where Ray laid down tracks for "Goodnight Tender," digitally released this past Tuesday. Her ...