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Issue #73 • January/February, 2002
This article was written immediately after 9-11 and before passage of the USA-PATRIOT Act.
How can we keep our freedom in this time of catastrophe? The short answer is: We can't. Crises, real or concocted, are the best friends big government has. "Emergency measures," always broader than necessary to begin with, become permanent fixtures. (How do you like that payroll withholding tax you're still paying each week to help win World War II?)
A few of the most blatant austerity policies or constitutional abuses are rolled back at the end of a crisis; but the 90 percent of new laws, regulations, and agencies that people have learned to tolerate remain...and remain. And let's not talk about "sunset clauses" that can be revoked in an instant. I'll laugh so hard I'll fry my keyboard spitting tea into it.
The catastrophe that struck us on September 11, 2001 was horrifyingly, undeniably real. The rubble has barely quit smoking. Anthrax in our mailboxes hasn't improved our sense of security. So a nation that had been on the verge of realizing that government was the problem now heralds government as The Solution.
Willingly, we rally 'round our politicians. And yes, compared with Osama, or Saddam, or whoever else might be lurking behind those hijackings and funny envelopes, even Gary Condit looks like a good guy. Protecting our nation and striking back take priority.
But in rallying 'round, we lose freedom. Not because the terrorists took it. Not because it's necessary to give up freedom to attain security. Far from it. But because every cynical pol and bureaucrat from city hall to the Capitol dome knows exactly how to use our patriotic sentiments and our fears to further his agenda. So we end up with unconstitutional sneak-and-peak warrants, Internet surveillance without a court order, wiretaps on the innocent, criminalization of dissent, ad infinitum.
It's an old story. It's happened in every crisis since the War Between the States. Government promises to protect us. We say, "Take anything, do anything For The Cause." Then when those measures fail to make us safe, we say, "Take more, do more. Just make us feel better." (Does anybody recall how much freedom we gave up merely five years ago when we allowed Congress to pass The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 after the Oklahoma City bombing? That law, which politicians swore would protect us against mass destruction, has been used to lock innocent foreign nationals up literally for years without charges. In one case the U.S. Forest Service slyly used it to deprive a Colorado woman, Dianna Luppi, of her home. But how many acts of terrorism did it prevent on 9-11 or thereafter? How safe did it make you or your nation?)
Thing is, it truly isn't necessary to give up freedom to combat terrorism. On the contrary, some of the most effective ways we could fight terrorism would be with more, not less freedom. For starters, forget about taking away our nail clippers at the airport; let us carry .45s loaded with Glaser Safety Slugs and see how many terrorists dare cross entire planeloads of armed-and-ready passengers.
We could return to being a limited, constitutional republic, dealing peacefully with all nations and not routinely playing policeman or bossy mother to any.
As Rep. Ron Paul suggested, Congress could even use its constitutional authority to issue letters of marque and reprisal. That would turn privateers loose, under strict rules of conduct, to hunt down and deal with terrorists. Which is not as farfetched as it sounds. Ross Perot did it when he snatched hostage employees out of Iran, and privateers routinely played a part in early U.S. wars. That might be an effective way of striking directly at the evildoers (a thing that righteously needs doing) without murdering already long-suffering civilians, destroying their cities, opening the U.S. to further attacks from enraged people, and saddling ourselves with an ever-more expensive standing army.
But these things aren't likely to happen.
So what do we do? Well, at this moment we can hope to shout down some of the most oppressive (and ineffective) plans of power seekerslike the one Larry "Mr. National ID" Ellison has been peddling to Dianne Feinstein, John Ashcroft, and the media. The CEO of the giant database maker Oracle Corporation wantsfor purely altruistic reasons, you can be sureto impose upon us biometric smart cards linked to a database containing our "places of work, amounts and sources of income, assets, purchases, travel destinations, and more." Those are his own words. (Can you tell me how the feds can "make America safer" by having instant access to your purchases of duck decoys, cell phones, or Preparation H? Or by knowing that you make $29,934.56 per yearnot counting the undeclared $100 your grandma gave you for Christmas and the $213.25 you made at that unlicensed garage sale?)
Maybe, if we're really lucky and our legislators are fearful enough of our wrathas they should bewe can forestall the very worst that they and their corporate panderers can do.
But face it, we're losers. Freedom's a loser. At least for the time being. Nobody but the usual handful of nuts wants it, and even some of freedom's erstwhile pals have backpedaled, compromised, and started sounding like the people they hated three months ago.
Still, we can't give up the fight. Those of us who value freedomtruly value itmust go on making noise, demanding serious reductions in government reach and power, reminding politicians and everyone else that an America without freedom isn't really America. And above all, we'll go on living our lives like people who expect and deserve freedom.
We may not be able to keep freedom now, let alone win back in our lifetimes any that we lost during the late, unlamented Century of Government. But we can lay the groundwork for winning it back in the future. Even if that means our children's or our grandchildren's future, not our own.
Here's how:
1. Understand it's not going to be easy. We're not going to win freedom back by sending in a handful of contributions to the ACLU, the NRA, or the Free Congress Foundation, raging at our representatives, or waving a picket sign a couple of times a year. This is life. This is something we do to the marrow of our bones or not at all. Pledge yourself to it or get out of the way.
2. Stay alive for a starter. Prepare to take care of yourself and family in an emergency. I'll leave the specifics of food storage, water, medicines, and such to other Backwoods Home writers, in this issue and in BHM's Emergency Preparedness and Survival Guide. But the main thing is, you can't fight effectively for freedom if you're scrambling for groceries and water. And you can't legitimately call yourself a freedom fighter if you're begging the government for the basics you need to stay alive. (I think, and I hope, that most BHM readers are way ahead of me on this one.)
3. Know the Bill of Rights. For Americans, the distilled essence of individual liberty and national freedom is found in 10 brief articles. Those articles certainly don't say all there is to say about liberty. But the Bill of Rights gives us a set of fundamental "talking points" and lines in the sand. It gives us a memean "idea gene"to plant in the American culture. We must promoteand promote, and promotewhat Aaron Zelman of Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) calls A Bill of Rights Culture.
This means, among other things, that we need to understand the historic and contemporary relevance of the Bill of Rights and convey them to others. Fortunately, that doesn't have to be hard. Although there are scholarly books on the subject (a good one is Akhil Reed Amar's The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction), there's also one simple booklet that contains more education and supporting facts in one tiny handful than anything else I know. The booklet is called It's Common Sense to Use Our Bill of Rights by attorney Richard W. Stevens. An illustrated dialog, it's aimed at intelligent children or adults, and it's cheap enough to buy by the bushel and hand out at town meetings, churches, gun stores, schools, or wherever. You can get it here or by calling (800) 869-1884 or (262) 673-9745.
Everything else that follows is another way of creating a true Bill of Rights Cultureone that's not just on paper but in real life.
4. Defend for others the rights you want to keep. If we want the U.S. to be a land committed to individual rights, we have to be willing to extend to everyone the rights and freedoms we want for ourselves. When we shrug at injustice delivered to some inner-city kid, some "rag-head," or some "enviro-whacko" (or some "gun nut" if we happen to be in a different quadrant of the political spectrum), we're consenting to tyranny. Tyranny nearly always starts by targeting a group of political opponents or social "undesirables" (often in the name of "a war on X" or "the crisis of Y"). Once accepted by the public, it engulfs whole populations.
5. Resist the appeal of sweeping political "solutions." If a political solution to a problem appeals to your gut, run it through your head first. Ask yourself: Is this the most targeted possible approach to the problem? Does this have a greater effect on the innocent and law-abiding than on the guilty? What are the long-term consequences of doing this?
It's always easy for us to see the unjust, catastrophic nature of policies our political opponents promote. We may perceive instantly that banning guns won't stop criminals from getting them. We may understand that allowing the FBI to surveil the entire Internet without a warrant is a suspiciously sloppy way to conduct an investigation of suspected criminals. But then we'll turn around and advocate something equally broad brush and not see the disaster our own policy wish list would bring.
For instance, a lot of people, claiming defense of freedom, would like to see the U.S. military close the borders to all unauthorized entry. (Never mind the Posse Comitatus Act or the fact that most of the 9-11 terrorists were apparently here with the approval of the INS.) Emotionally, that's understandable. But for freedom, it's as bad a "bright idea" as gun bans or mass surveillance of the innocent. It wouldn't work. The border's too vast to be "interdicted." But the effort would inflict on the U.S. a standing army or other corps of enforcers so unimaginably huge and dangerous we might never be free of it. (For proof, read Joseph Miranda, War on Drugs: Military Perspectives and Problems (Although this article specifically addresses drug interdiction, any border-closing problem is similar.)
We can fight terror, or regular old crime, without vast new governmental powers and without further limitations on individual freedom. If new laws are needed (and that's always a dubious proposition), let them be legal lasers, micro-aimed at the guilty, not legal nukes, blasting everyone.
6. Resist bad laws. The ultimate responsibility of anyone who truly values freedom is to resist tyrannypersonally. If the government succeeds in imposing a national ID card to monitor and control your activities, you should not only speak against the card, you should refuse to get oneeven though the risk (in both legal trouble and denial of services) may be high. If facial-recognition cameras glare at us in every public placetracking ordinary folks while criminals and terrorists practice easy means to spoof or evade themit's going to be up to freedom lovers to monkeywrench the snoop systems if legislatures and courts won't rid us of them. That may mean anything from wearing Groucho glasses to painting over the camera lenses to shooting the camera's little eyes out.
And you'll need to make those same kinds of decisions and commitments about anything else that bids to steal your, or your children's, freedom.
Individual resistance takes great courage, puts freedom lovers at great risk, and may have no useful impact if large numbers of people don't join in.
Amid the urge to pull together for the survival of the American tribe, country, and culture, the idea of resisting government currently seems unfashionable, unpatriotic, and to some, unthinkable. That's understandable in this dangerous moment. But in the long run, resistance to injustice and police-state policies is necessary.
7. Don't destroy the Bill of Rights in your daily work. If you're employed by a government agency that regularly exceeds its constitutional authority to the detriment of freedom, quit. If you work for a corporation whose products or government contracts are routinely used to destroy individual freedom, quit or transfer to a division that does something beneficial. Or, if you're in a position to do it, lobby bosses and board members for corporate-cultural change. This isn't easy. But withdrawing your labor from freedom-killing institutions is one of the most effective ways to halt the erosion of freedom. It's also a good way to maintain personal integrity. Don't close your eyes to the impact of your own daily decisions. Don't someday shrug and tell your grandchildren that, when their freedom disappeared with your paid assistance, you were "only doing my job."
8. Go armed. Get a handgun if you don't have one. Learn to use it safely and well. Refuse to go where you can't go armed. Those who don't trust you with arms are saying they don't trust you with freedom.
Will you ever be in a position to foil an act of terrorism or tyranny? Probably not. But you will be showing, in the most meaningful way, that you understand that self-defense, by definition, can't be delegated to government. You'll be showing that you understand that freedom and its defense are personal responsibilities.
9. Check in with yourself every day. Ask yourself often: What did I do today to preserve the Bill of Rights? What did I do to make the government less intrusive on the lives of innocent people? What did I do to promote or practice self-reliance? What did I do to lay the groundwork for a freer future, even if the moment looks hopeless?
Only with this kind to total, totally honest, and totally unflinching commitment do we have a chance of bequeathing freedom to our children and grandchildren.
Ben Franklin observed that people who trade security for freedom end up with neither. Those may be the truestand most ignoredwords ever spoken. If we unresistingly surrender our rights for the comforting illusion that national ID chips, airport tweezer-seizures, military border closures, total electronic surveillance of the population or any other mass expansion of government power we'll deserve exactly what we get in the end.
Even if we're doomed to end up unfree, thanks to the unthinking trust and inertia of our fellow citizens, don't you at least want to be able to tell your grandchildren that you did everything within your power to prevent it, for their sakes? Don't you want, at least, to be able to pass the embers of resistanceif not a burning torch of freedomon to them?
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Remarks of Commission Jessica Rosenworcel at IEEE Globecom 2013
Download OptionsReleased: December 12, 2013
DECEMBER 11, 2013Good morning. Thank you Professor Zajic for having me here today. It is a treat to be
able to join you because the IEEE Communications Society is an important force in the
innovation economy. You are working on some of the most cutting-edge issues in
communications—from the development of LTE and dynamic spectrum access to the coming
Internet of Things.
Plus, the work you do supports our work at the Federal Communications Commission.
But it has been too long since a Commissioner has visited with you for this conference. So I
decided it was time and made the trek to Atlanta today.
Of course, speaking before a group of engineers can intimidate. Your papers for this
conference are impressive. I will not tell you that I understand every detail. But I can clearly see
how your work today lays the foundation for the networks of tomorrow.
As we head into this brave new world, the work of the engineers at the FCC will only
grow more important. That is why we are so fortunate at the FCC to have Julie Knapp at the
helm of our Office of Engineering and Technology. He is a national treasure. And he is here
today. So I hope you get the opportunity to meet him.
As I look ahead to what the FCC will be working on in the future, I know that Julie and
all of our engineers will be an important part of everything we do. I also know that as
communications technologies evolve and grow more complex, so do our regulatory challenges.
We will need new ways of thinking and new ideas to help us navigate these challenges.
So I thought it would be useful to share a few new ideas—three, actually—about how to
address the communications challenges ahead. After all, standing before a group of engineers
sounds like a pretty good place to talk about thinking outside of the proverbial box.
So first idea: To get outside the box, government needs to do more work in thesandbox.
Now just from the sound of it, my children might find that one intriguing, so let me
As many of you know, software developers often code "sandboxes" into their programs.
This code allows others access to a portion of a program without harming the host platform.
Think of third-party applets that display on a section of the webpage without touching the rest of
the site. Outside developers can experiment within the four corners of this virtual sandbox,
without risking damage at large scale.
The technology industry has been extending the sandbox concept to all sorts of
development. It means that innovators no longer have to perfect new concepts in obscurity only
to bet the farm on launches of large yet unproven ideas. Instead, they can set up small
experiments—sandboxes—to tinker with their projects and expose them to real world conditions.
This way they can apply the scientific method to creativity: develop a new idea, experiment,
examine the result. If the data looks promising . . . find a way to build on it.
Sandboxes encourage creative thinking—and they limit risk. No wonder this concept has
gained traction among innovators. It has been incorporated into the thinking of entrepreneurs in
high-tech centers from across the country in Silicon Valley to across town at the Advanced
Technology Development Center at Georgia Tech.
I think we need to build more sandboxes in Washington—and at the FCC. Because back
at home, our big policy initiatives follow the traditional approach to innovation. We toil in
isolation, generate ideas from deep within large federal buildings, and refine them with some
outside input, a series of summits, panels, and the occasional Blue Ribbon commission. Then,
without the benefit of having tested our thoughts in the real world, we unveil a finished product,
cross our fingers, hold our breath, and hope everything turns out for the best.
But what if instead of always relying on the big reveal, we set up small-scale policy
experiments? What if we examined the effects of new rules before unleashing them all at once?
Could our efforts in Washington improve if we made more space for policy sandboxes?
I think the answer is yes.
I think there are definitely places in communications policy where small sandboxes could
have big impact.
Here's one example—our experimental spectrum licensing process.
At the FCC, we understand that new technologies do not arrive on the scene without
exhaustive study. Experimentation is important and necessary.
So just a few months ago we updated our rules to allow more flexible licensing for
wireless experimentation. We created a new program license that reduces regulatory burdens
and helps innovators test new ideas using our airwaves. These licenses mean more power to
explore at research laboratories and universities, more ability to play with power levels, and
more opportunity to dream big and create. In the past, experimental licenses have produced
systems to support rocket launches, patient monitoring equipment, and robotic technology for the
armed forces. Pretty neat. Going forward our new sandbox policies for experimental licensing
could lead to even more innovation.
Still, I believe we can do more to make these sandboxes more powerful. Because for the
first time in over a decade, the FCC is also taking a serious look at how new radio equipment is
approved. We are looking at ways to expedite the equipment authorization process. Right now,
new devices can sometimes take months to make it through our certification process. Because
the number of devices in this process is expanding, our systems deserve an update to meet this
demand. By moving new devices through our approval process more quickly we can move them
from sandbox to market much faster.
But ultimately our sandboxes do not need to be limited to wireless policy.
Right now, the FCC is considering steps to foster the nationwide transition to next-
generation Internet Protocol—or IP—networks.
To explain this effort, let me start with some FCC numbers. This is a time of
extraordinary change in communications networks. At the turn of the millennium, we had
roughly 200 million switched access lines—or traditional phone lines. By the start of this year,
we had only 96 million. On top of that, we had 42 million VoIP lines—an increase of nearly 80
percent since 2008. Add to this that according to the Centers for Disease Control right here in
Atlanta—more than one in three households has cut the cord entirely and uses only a wireless
What is clear from these numbers is that our networks are evolving—at breathtaking
speed. In Washington, the effort to think about these network changes is sometimes called the
"IP Transition." Simply put, this is an effort to understand how FCC rules can be built for the
networks of the future—and not just the past.
For my part, I think the IP Transition must be informed by the four enduring values that
have always informed communications law—public safety, universal access, competition, and
consumer protection.
So far, so good. But after you get past these principles, what is the best way to facilitate
the IP transition? How do you deal with the thorny technical issues? How do you navigate the
complexities of federal, state, and local authority? How do you simply make it all work?
Again, I think the answer starts with the sandbox. We can kick-start this policy initiative
with targeted experiments. We can test our ideas in a limited way before unleashing them at
large. After all, big issues are at stake—how to foster deployment, how to spur investment, and
how to best serve consumers. Trying them out on a small scale just makes sense. So I am
hopeful that the FCC can work with carriers and come up with location-specific and service-
specific IP trials to better understand the consequences of our policy choices. Actually, I am
more than hopeful—because tomorrow the team at the FCC working on these issues is sharing a
presentation on how they intend to proceed. It sets the stage for sandbox experimentation—and I
think that's a good thing.
But enough about sandboxes.
I want to move from the ground to the sky and talkabout a second idea—the more efficient use of spectrum.
Again, the numbers are a good place to start. There are already more wireless phones in
this country than there are people. Roughly half of these are smartphones, which generate 35
times the traffic of traditional wireless phones. One in three adults now uses a tablet computer,
which generates 121 times the traffic of traditional wireless phones. But we are only getting
started. Worldwide, mobile data traffic is expected to increase by 13 times in the next five years.
Yikes. Spectrum is the consummate scarce resource. We are not making more. So we
have to use what we have more efficiently—to help manage this great escalating demand.
The good news is that at the FCC we already have efforts underway. We have on deck a
variety of spectrum auctions to support new mobile broadband use. And we are looking at new
topologies like small cells—especially in the 3.5 GHz band.
But to meet this escalating demand we need to do more. We need to create incentives for
all users to be more efficient with their spectrum. We need to support technologies—from
dynamic spectrum access to frequency agile radios to smart antenna systems—that make this
So I want to offer an idea building on the thoughts of a wireless legend—Marty Cooper.
Forty years ago Marty Cooper took to the street in New York City with a clunky, 10-inch brick
costing $4000—the first wireless phone. He spoke and he made history. Fast forward four
decades and consider the wireless world that his one call wrought.
This past Summer, the father of the cell phone himself visited the FCC and spoke about
the experience. He also threw around some ideas about making our airwaves more efficient. I
want to seize on one of them.
What if we issued a challenge? Think of it as Race to the Top, the Spectrum Edition.
Imagine that we decided that the first person who finds a way to make spectrum use below 5
GHz 50 times more efficient over the next decade will be rewarded with 10 megahertz of
spectrum suitable for mobile broadband. This is no small prize. Because if the winner can truly
use spectrum 50 times more efficiently, they can make their 10 megahertz do the work of 500
Think of the power of this kind of prize. We can all benefit from the winning idea when
it is introduced at scale. But for that one winner, there will be any number of near misses. And
we could see across the board, throughout the wireless economy, the multiplied benefits of all of
these efforts together.
This contest could generate some real interest. Maybe even a few of you here might
make a go of it.
I think it sounds cool. But I will admit it is not something that the FCC can do on its
own. Still, I think this is one of those think big, bold, and strange ideas that is worth a look.
Third and final idea. Sandboxes and spectrum efficiency have something incommon—they benefit from engineers.
Engineers are deployed throughout the FCC. All in all, we have more than 250 of them.
They are at work on the experimental licensing issues we just discussed.
They are an integral part of our deliberations on the IP transition.
They are also a formidable part of our upcoming work on spectrum auctions.
To get all of this work done we need lawyers, economists—and engineers. In fact, I
think the work ahead would really benefit from an increase in our FCC engineering ranks.
So here's an idea. Over the past several years, the FCC has been able to recruit talented,
young legal professionals through an honors attorney program. In fact, one of the alumni of this
program is a young lawyer named David Goldman. He is on my staff and here with me today.
He is legal spectrum guru of the first order and just the kind of professional we want to recruit to
public service.
I think the program that brought David to the FCC needs an engineering counterpart. So
I think we should create an honors program for young engineers. It would bring new vigor to the
ranks of our technical experts. By mixing young men—and women—with experienced
engineers already on staff, the FCC could be better prepared to face the challenges of next-
generation communications networks.
So there you have it. Three ideas for the road ahead. Three ideas for making sure the
policies we develop in Washington keep pace with the technology you are developing around the
world. I think more sandboxes on the ground, more spectrum efficiency in the sky, and more
engineers all around are ideas worth pursuing. But here's another one. I think going forward,
the FCC and the IEEE can work together more. Because I think with your technical expertise we
can bring better communications to more places and do more big things.
Thank you.
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An article about the benefits of heater hire and it's uses in the cold weather when planning and holding an outdoor event
If there is one thing that can never be relied upon, it's the great British weather. Unfortunately when planning an outdoor event, the weather is a key factor to consider, so it is worthwhile thinking about ways to overcome any surprises that the weather may bring which could be detrimental to the success of your event.
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When a black employee alleged a promotion went to a less-qualified white candidate at the Delaware River Port Authority, an authority executive testified racial bias had nothing to do with it.
Instead, John Matheussen, the agency's CEO until early this year, said the decision was based on a personal connection to the white officer and the officer's father, a former South Jersey mayor.
That admission helped the DRPA defeat a lawsuit by Andre Brown, an authority police sergeant denied promotion to lieutenant in spring 2010, according to court records. ...


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By Niccole Haslam and Amanda Christensen
On Saturday, June 1 4-H and FFA members from around the county and surrounding areas gathered at the Morgan County Fairgrounds for the June Livestock Show. Students from grades 3 to 12 presented show steers and lambs to be judged in market and showmanship classes. In the market classes, the animals were put into groups based on their weight and were judged on their build and the quality of the animal. In the showmanship classes, students were divided by grade into senior, intermediate and junior showmanship groups. The students were then judged on their knowledge and ability to handle their animal and their animal's appearance and behavior.
Each student has to put in countless hours of work to prepare themselves and their animals for show day. Each animal is washed and groomed to look its best for the show. Many hours are spent in training the animals for the show ring. Students will gather again in August at the Morgan County Fair to show and sell their animals at the livestock sale on Saturday, August 3. Although hogs were not brought to the show due to illness, they will be shown and sold at the fair.
Congratulations to our winners! Lambs- Grand Champion Exhibitor- Daniel Orgill, Reserve Champion Exhibitor- Kaitlyn Rowser. Steers- Grand Champion Exhibitor- Taylee Velasquez, Reserve Champion Exhibitor- Eli Porter.


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Hendersonville hammered Mt. Juliet 8-1 in District 9-AAA soccer Tuesday night.
The Lady Commandos led 4-0 at halftime before Savanah Collins averted a shutout on a penalty kick in the 26th minute of the second half.
Riley Wendling posted 18 saves for the Lady Bears, who dropped to 1-2 for the season in the district.
"We were not ready to play tonight and is showed," Mt. Juliet coach Ryan Hill said. "Hendersonville took advantage of our mistakes."
Mt. Juliet will play host to Macon County at 6 p.m. Thursday in a non-district match.


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I sit here wondering how, over the years, I've changed
Angers all but consumed me, now its bottle rage
Lust has twisted my brain and clouded my perception
The mask and reality fused, my lifelong deception
The way I used to care is floating away from me. I'm seemingly
A man without emotions or cares, living dreamingly
Girls, drugs, alcohol, all whipped me. I was a slave to intoxications
My mind still shines through, but the dark still battles. Self-altercations
In my head. My head now a reel for the world's movie
I am stuck at this…fork in the road, desperate for something to move me
My strength increases, and I must catalyze the reaction
Start a movement, a revolution, be the main attraction
But first and foremost I must establish reality
Life's not a game, but we still suffer Fatalities
So to the world, I'll hold my unorthodox shroud
I'll be my own drummer to march to, hell a whole band. Loud
Louder than all the ignorant
We see
See how I've grown? I've concocted my own destiny.
After a year's time, I've decided to be myself
But I still slip and tumble through delusions of grandeur and wealth
I still need to discover just who I am before I continue
I need something new, maybe a change in venue
Ready to matriculate and show the world my face
Get passed all this, shock them, and see if they keep pace
I'm prepared to change the world, every action a necessity
So I implore you to come, join, and bask in success with me…
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Like it or not, you're a designer. Everything about your company's look -- whether reflected in your products or your billing statements -- sends a message to customers, employees, and suppliers alike. Is it the one you want them to hear?* * *
Consumption is out these days. Now that we're exhausted from the consumer revelry of the past decade, burdened by excessive personal debt, it's conservation we favor. When catalogs laden with expensive apparel feature lectures about the perniciousness of excess production and consumption, as did a recent offering from Patagonia, you don't need Faith Popcorn to interpret the mood of the nation. So, at the risk of sounding downright unfashionable, let me make a confession: I love to shop.
An incurable consumer, ever vigilant for opportunities to part with my money, I nonetheless buy very little. A car fanatic, I'm still driving the Audi Coupe I bought 180,000 miles ago, in 1985. An avid photographer, I still travel with the Rollei 35SE I purchased used, years ago, in Manhattan. And although I like a well-tailored suit as much as the next person, there is no greater pleasure for me in the morning than to slip into my three-year-old Levi 501 jeans, arguably the best-designed product in the history of American commerce.
And therein lies the key to getting me to open my wallet: design. I am addicted to good design, which elicits in me a response bordering on the irrational. As does haphazard design. For I am convinced that in examining a company's approach to design in all its manifestations, I can divine everything I need to know as a consumer about the character of the people I am about to do business with.
I have never visited Audi's headquarters, in Ingolstadt, Germany, but of this much I'm certain: the men and women who created and produced my car love to drive. They announce their passion in the design not only of the car itself but of their sales literature, the owner's manual, and -- until recently, at any rate -- their advertising. We're not talking about beauty contests here, about grand design for its own sake, or even aesthetics. We're talking about communication, the transmission of vital information about a company's purpose -- its values, its passions, its basic character -- to all of its various constituencies, including customers, employees, investors, distributors, and suppliers.
That sense of purpose is something not even the hottest design boutique or copywriter can fabricate for you. Which is why I as a consumer can be so certain that the information Audi communicates to me is not merely the product of some fiendishly clever creative people on Madison Avenue. You cannot design character into everything your business does if your business doesn't have character in the first place.
Of course, the reverse is also true: if the design of everything you do doesn't reflect a clear and consistent character, your company may be suspected of not having any. The simple truth is that every company, no matter how small, uses design as a business tool. The most mundane by-products of day-to-day business life -- stationery, logos, promotional materials, purchase orders, the appearance of office, manufacturing, or warehousing space, as well as the products themselves -- all convey powerful messages to the world at large, regardless of our intent. In fact, sensitivity to the impact of design is more important, not less, for those of us in small companies. After all, opportunities to let the world know we exist and show how we're different are infinitely more limited, and the savviest companies learn quickly not to squander them. What's more, unlike large companies, we can't compensate for the effects of haphazard, inconsistent design with "market presence" created by the sheer volume of our advertising and promotion.
Fortunately, a company doesn't need the resources of an Audi to proclaim what it's all about. Good design is a question of attitude, not budget. Anyone skeptical about that has only to read "The Medium Is the Message" ( [Article link]) to observe how a tiny company by the name of Syndesis Inc. is enjoying the enormous competitive advantage that a little creative imagination and a lot of attention to design detail will buy you. That's why we've created the Inc. Design Awards program, and why you'll be seeing more about the subject in our pages in the coming year: to heighten awareness of design as a crucial competitive tool for small companies, and to explore the benefits that accrue to a company when it takes as much care with design as with any other area of management.
In the process of communicating purpose, good design evokes something else -- a sense of belonging. In fact, the folks from Ingolstadt have succeeded in making me feel part of a community, whose members -- Audi owners, employees, dealers, and suppliers -- share a passion for innovative engineering, automotive safety, and just plain getting behind the wheel, if only to go around the corner to pick up a quart of milk. That sense of belonging is no mere warm, fuzzy feeling, but a tangible business asset that enables a company to attract and keep key people, build a stable and committed distribution network, and transform car buyers into educated and loyal customers. From that perspective, an investment in design looks like one of the great management bargains of the 1990s.
On the evening of Sunday, June 7, a group of leading CEOs, designers, and architects from around the country converged in Boston to begin the judging for Growing by Design, the first small-company design awards in the country. The program is sponsored jointly by Inc. and the Corporate Design Foundation, a Boston-based nonprofit devoted to increasing the design literacy of future business leaders.
While the judges were impressed with the work of top-award winner Syndesis (see [Article link]) and the five other award recipients (see [Article link]), they expressed some disappointment in the 200 submissions overall. "The sheer number of applications in the first year is a testament to the growing awareness of design as a business tool," one designer noted. "But the lack of rigor and consistency in too many of the submissions reveals a significant gap between intent and execution -- underscoring the need for this program in the first place."
We couldn't agree more. And while we support the judges' adoption of rigorous standards, we trust that won't inhibit companies from participating in Inc.'s coverage of this crucial management topic in the future. We want to hear what you're doing about design in your business. Did we say hear? We want to see it. Send your company's materials to us, here in Boston, to my attention. -- George Gendron
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Mad Men – Season Five, Blu-Ray/3 Discs (2012)
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Mad Men – Season Five, Blu-Ray/3 Discs (2012)
Cast: Jon Hamm; Elizabeth Moss; Christina Hendricks; Vincent Kartheiser; John Slattery; Jessica Pare; Robert Morse
Studio: Lions Gate Entertainment [10/16/2012]
Video: 2.35:1 anamorphic/enhanced for 16×9 1080p HD Color
Audio: 5.1 DTS-HD MA; 5.1 Dolby Digital (DVD)
Languages: English, English SDH
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Extras: : "Mad Men Say The Darndest Things"; "The Uniform Time Act Of 1966"; "What Shall I Love If Not The Enigma"; "The Party Of The Century"; "Scoring Mad Men; Inside A Season"; "Newsweek Magazine Digital Gallery"; Mad Men Season 5 Commentaries" – behind-the-scenes feature length audio commentary for all 13 episodes.
Length: 611 minutes total
Rating: Audio: **** Video: ****1/2
Mad Men had an undeniable impact on audiences. American culture of the early sixties was examined through the eyes of a Madison Avenue advertising agency. The protagonist, Don Draper, was a slick fast-talking purveyor of the public's commercial appetites. With a seemingly perfect marriage and financial potential, the future was bright. But Don had a very dark past that haunted his soul. This conflicted hero (or anti-hero) became a symbol of early sixties (or maybe present-day) corporate America. Don is ruthlessly focused on business and the toast of advertising.
The agency (Sterling Cooper Draper, Price) includes his mentor/partner Roger (a sardonic John Slattery), a young ambitious executive, Peter Campbell Vincent Kartheiser), a voluptuous office manager, Joan (Christina Handricks), and a spaced-out older partner (Robert Morse). Giving the story some depth, Don takes on a female protégé, Peggy (Elizabeth Moss) who underscores the changing social environment of the time. On paper, all of this would sound like a daytime soap opera, but Mad Men is much more. These pretexts are developed in unexpected and fresh patterns. Also, it should be noted that this show is on AMC. Unlike series on premium cable networks (HBO, Showtime), the language and situations are subject to restrictions.
After a seventeen-month hiatus, Mad Men returned for its fifth season. It is now 1966. Don Draper, who had proposed to his secretary (Jessica Pare), is now happily married. The cultural turbulence of this era is reflected by a civil rights march. Joan, bored on maternity leave, is restless. And of course Peter is angling to acquire power in the agency. Despite these conventional plot lines, the characters evolve and so does the plot. Peggy, who continues to flourish as a copywriter, arrives at a crossroads in her career. Lane Price (played with great feeling by Jared Harris) provides dramatic punch as he deals with a life that is spinning out of control. This is a nice touch—having the most staid character becoming unraveled. Don's wife, Megan who wants to be an actress, shows great flair for advertising which adds some angst to the existing tension. Their marital interaction is portrayed with incisive, brilliant writing. Hamm is a versatile actor. He is able to maintain the essence of his character in uncharacteristic settings.
There are some developments that are somewhat uninspired. Draper's ex-wife Betty (played by a pregnant January Jones) battles her weight and attends Weight Watchers. Roger the cynical womanizer has remarried again. After a trip on LSD (remember…it is 1966!), he reverts to stereotype. Occasionally, topical references are clumsy. However, as it has been since its inception, Mad Men is built on extended scenes of dialogue that are crisp and have a hip vibe.
The audio quality of the Blu-ray is balanced and precise. As much of the sound is in the form of conversations, every word and vocal inflection is pristine in clarity. Background noise is mixed to not interfere with the front-dominant mix. When there is some music (theme song) or sudden bursts of sound (Hare Krishna chanting, bustling office activity) the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 is very dynamic. This series has always been known for the luxurious filming. In high definition, the sets and costumes are more vibrant. Close ups are very sharp, and more distant shots remain in complete focus. There is a bonus feature with audio commentary of all 13 episodes (for those who like "inside" takes).
Mad Men – Season Five is further evidence that this is an iconic television series.
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When Harvey Weinstein flies in to Sundance things usually happen and so it proved to be as The Weinstein Comapny (TWC) made the first play of the festival, paying low six figures for all international rights to Marina Zenovich's documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired.The deal excludes North American rights and UK television and was sealed before the end of the world premiere screening at 6.15 on Friday evening [Jan 18]. A number ...
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(Can you imagine if we really did have a quiz to see who was paying attention during these blog sessions? By the way, what were we just talking about? I was distracted by something shiny. OH! It's the internet. So, what was I doing?)
We heard from a Rock-A-Holic named Greg, who is frustrated with his son's college work ethic, or lack thereof. The kid goes to school in Phoenix, but he stays in touch with Greg.
Recently, Greg jumped in and helped his kid with a paper about the Beatles (who are celebrating The 50
Anniversary of their American Arrival.)…but dear old Dad's enthusiasm took over, and Greg ended up writing most of the paper for his son. You can argue the merits of that situation until the sun comes up, but another problem soon reared its head:
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Greg is fully aware that the situation is wrong at the base level, but he feels like a confession would only make things worse. His standpoint is simple: as long as the kid learns a lesson and doesn't repeat the mistake, this matter can just stay in the past, and no one's reputation or academic standing has to be affected by it.
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The Beatles music catalog may be coming to iTunes and other online music services in early 2008 according to Olivia Harrison, the widow of late guitarist/singer/songwriter George Harrison. Despite the landmark settlement of a trademark dispute that dates back to Apple Inc. (then Apple Computer Inc.'s) inception, Harrison told Reuters "We just have a few things to work out elsewhere" before the music will be available for digital download and purchase.
One factor holding back the release is a complete re-mastering of all Beatles CDs. Harrison added "I think we're a little bit behind. We (the band's members and widows) all agree. It's been done. It's just trying to now get it out there."
Meanwhile, as reported last month, band member Paul McCartney says that a deal allowing the Beatles catalog to make the digital move was "virtually settled," while refraining from providing a specific time-frame.
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With that said... these should surprise no one: the last of my discontinued Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Superchunky Traditional Granny Square [Rav] by Leonie Morgan; crocheted with 50yds of Caron Simply Soft Paints in colorway Harlequin The headband is improvised to teach myself the Cypriennehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-75979218349487003.post-37170252492551859572014-12-26T21:47:00.000-05:002014-12-26T21:47:45.511-05:00FO: to L, from MomNow that the gigantimous secret project has been received by its owner, I can share with all of you! Such is the nature of presents, Christmas or otherwise... Last year I received a yarn mega-inheritance from the estate of Alice, a wonderful lady who is much missed. This overwhelming gift had one natural conclusion: a very large one-of-a-kind blanket for Alice's daughter, my amazing aunt. Cypriennehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-75979218349487003.post-20694916063208025512014-12-11T17:16:00.002-05:002014-12-11T17:16:52.162-05:00New Stuff, Future StuffThe OMG I'M DONE-ness of the major secret gigantimous project left a quiet hole in my autumn and that has been more than okay. I've been bopping along with the blue round-type cape shawl and the eight pattern repeats of the body before edging are finished: Poor thing can't look any more squooshed, can it. Hopefully I can start doing the edging soon and slowly liberate it, stitch by stitch, Cypriennehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-75979218349487003.post-7167018590906761852014-11-27T07:00:00.000-05:002014-11-27T07:00:06.565-05:00I can has Thanxgivin?The country has been full of upheaval, so I'm extra relieved to try to take a day to be grateful for the good things we have. I'm thankful for... festive bunting! Increasing and Decreasing Bunting [Rav] by Michelle Moyle; knit and crocheted using 180 yards of miscellaneous stash yarn! The sweet potato casserole is in the works, so I'm going to finish that up and go eat... blessings to Cypriennehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-75979218349487003.post-49737024261469130792014-11-11T07:00:00.000-05:002014-11-11T07:00:13.281-05:00FO: Camping at the CourthouseMy friend got married! I made her a shawl! Campside [Rav] by Alicia Plummer; knit with a skein and a half of Malabrigo Sock in colorway 856 Azules They are very happy with their shared shawl. Exeunt. p.s. thank you, military and civilian veterans, for your service. p.p.s. today is an anniversary for me, so I want to tell my parents that I love them.Cypriennehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-75979218349487003.post-43829143420365212932014-11-10T20:04:00.000-05:002014-11-10T20:04:07.832-05:00Frozen Fractals and Feeling FriedLike all procrastinators, I ruminate for a while over something before committing it to paper. And like all flaky people, I think I've already done a thing, when in actual fact, very often, I have not done that thing. Not even close. What I mean to say is: there has been SO MUCH BLOGGING in my head, you guys! It just hasn't made it to your computer screen, or even to my fingers. My Cypriennehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-75979218349487003.post-56386863290201883362014-10-27T00:52:00.001-04:002014-10-27T00:53:00.680-04:00Mot-less Monday: Never Say Never Cypriennehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-75979218349487003.post-66923836170944077822014-10-04T18:52:00.002-04:002014-10-04T18:52:58.991-04:00How Blue Can You Get?I've bitten off more than I can chew and still I continue to nosh. Wanna see some knitting? I can show you some, but not all... And the stuff I can show you... is BLUE. Look at this tiny blue stuff with a drinking theme. The deep-stash yarn is discontinued: Cheers! [Rav] by Cheryl Niamath; knit with just a little bit of Debbie Bliss Aran Tweed in colorway Teal How bout a Nightcap? 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Rittel is right on when she says that the time may come when pastors and Christians who express the Biblical view of homosexuality will be criminalized. Those who scoff at this need only to look to our neighbors in the north, Canada, to see what our future holds here in the "good old USA."
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 09:30 PM
Hi, lol what does clarkson know about driving economically? On a turbo I've found that it is better to keep the revs below that when the turbo kicks in, common sense says that on a forced induction petrol engine. My car will waft along at 30mph on the flat in 5th quite easily, I've seen the figures, in 4th, mpg is greater, not by much but every little counts. Engines are different, cars are different,after only 200 miles the OP has yet to become adjusted to the driving characteristics of the Focus...
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 09:32 PM
Hi, lol what does clarkson know about driving economically?
He said it on one of the shows, key to driving economically is to not stop or not touch the brakes. He said it in his usual jokey way, but it is quite true.
Posted 31 January 2013 - 09:40 PM
The old saying that the right pedal uses fuel whilst the middle one wastes it always holds true. Anticipation and smoothness is the key I've found.
Some fellow owners of Mk2 Focus STs like mine report about 20mpg whereas I do a good 75 mile run daily to work and back and still average over 30mpg after 15 months of ownership.
Some fellow owners of Mk2 Focus STs like mine report about 20mpg whereas I do a good 75 mile run daily to work and back and still average over 30mpg after 15 months of ownership.
Posted 31 January 2013 - 09:48 PM
i have the same engine, it started at 37 when i first had it and then slowly crept up to 40mpg. it hovers around 39.7 for most of the time +/- 1 depending on weather, mood over a week, or whether paps has nicked it!
I agree I'm getting these same figures running tesco 99 if I go on a long motorway run it will do mid 40s. All comes down to what journey your doing as I'm doing 250mils a week and its mainly A roads and a few B roads
Posted 31 January 2013 - 10:17 PM
Lol don't worry about the MPG , mines 29.2 , i do very short distance for one , 2nd i drive it like it should be driven , yes that MPG i have is rubbish , but the turbo is there to be used , so i make use of it
Posted 01 February 2013 - 10:58 AM
Morning All - amazing response, what a great forum! OK, so I'm a little less worried (thanks @Loz Cheung especially) and to be honest, I love driving it and the extras that they "threw-in" would make it hard to give back anyway.... although i'm not sure id even have the choice to give it back. So I'll take it all in and see how I get on over the next few months.
Posted 01 February 2013 - 11:00 AM
One last thing... Remapping... on turbo diesel it seems to always help with the fuel efficiency? Is that the case with these engines as well?
Posted 01 February 2013 - 01:28 PM
My mpg only really went up after i moved from stage 1 to stage 2 with a larger intercooler. Counter-acted by playing with the extra power though unfortunately!
Posted 01 February 2013 - 05:20 PM
Hi, I think he was referring to the ecoboost engine that has the direct injection, similar to a diesel, that your doesn't. I don't think there is much difference in a petrol turbo between it being mapped or not, certainly it doesn't get any worse.I also drive mine for fun and don't care too much for fuel consumption as the engine makes such a lovely noise, with 32mpg as my minimum who's complaining...
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Return of the Gold Standard Imminent
January 27, 2012
The gold standard will precipitate a massive deflation. The ensuing chaos will help usher in their coveted New World Order and World Currency.
by Anthony Migchels
What has been in the cards for decades is now fully on the agenda: the return of the Gold Standard. Gold as currency is a weapon. It is a wealth transfer to those holding Gold, which is not the 99%, and will precipitate a massive deflation. The ensuing chaos will help usher in their coveted New World Order and World Currency.
Numerous stories pertaining to Gold as currency have appeared recently. Last week alone, it was reported that India will pay Iran in gold for their oil imports. In another development, China, Japan, Russia, France and a number of Arab states will pay each other with a basket of currencies, including Gold.
Yet another story was about World Bank President Robert Zoellick, who has been promoting a Gold Standard for years, 'admitting' the demise of the dollar reflects 'a changing balance of power' in the world. Even Newt Gingrich has jumped aboard the gold train.
These stories are framed as resistance against the dollar hegemony and of course that is only a part of the story. Another dialectic, US against the Rest of the World.
But were these Nations really acting independently, they would barter amongst each other, based on current account bookkeeping and basically crossing off all mutually outstanding debt. That would save them massive sums of currency and associated capital costs. They would need 'hard currency' only to settle negative balances.
Of course, when these developments run their course it could have a devastating effect on the dollar, as it would mean trillions of dollars would be repatriated from overseas as they are no longer used to finance international trade.
It helps the Money Power in its plan to bring the US down a few notches, which is indispensable to World Government.
But the decline of the dollar is only part of the story. The dollar is only the current vehicle the Money Power uses to rule international finance. It doesn't care for the vehicle itself, as long as it has a suitable successor and that will be Gold.
And in the US itself there also is a strong drive towards Gold as currency.
The onslaught by Austrian Economics in the Alternative Media comes to mind. And Ron Paul of course. He openly calls for Gold as currency. In this respect, he clearly is the ultimate internationalist candidate. This contrasts sharply with his patriotic 'constitutionalism'.
But when he must chose between constitution and the monetary, it is clear what his priorities are. Ron Paul lies about 'constitutional money', saying the constitution says we should have Gold as currency. But it doesn't, it says we may have Gold as currency. But other units are also allowed.
This 'little detail' is really very telling. It is typical of a Money Power change agent. They hide behind a sympathetic and credible theme, meanwhile sabotaging or actually actively supporting the implementation of a worse and more important agenda.
And control of the money supply is all important. To the Money Power, anyway.
It also reminds us of how internationally the Money Power operates. We must not allow our national priorities to obscure the international context.
Austerity and Deflation
A Gold Standard would be an unmitigated disaster. It will lead to an excruciating deflation. Deflation is a horror for debtors, who see their debts and the interest they pay over them grow worse in real terms. And since everybody is complaining of debt, we might reconsider making it worse with deflation.
Winston Churchill, who was involved in the reinstatement of the Gold Standard in Britain in the twenties told the House of Commons in 1935, when the deflation of the Great Depression had made Gold untenable:
"Look at the enormously increased volume of commodities which have to be created in order to pay off the same mortgage debt or loan. Minor fluctuation might well be ignored, but I say quite seriously that this monetary convulsion has now reached a pitch where I am persuaded that the producers of new wealth will not tolerate indefinitely so hideous an oppression. . . . I therefore point to this evil, and to the search for the method's of remedying it as the first, second and third of all the problems which should command and rivet our thoughts."
Deflation destroys the economy, because people have an incentive to hoard cash, instead of using it for production and consumption.
The Banking Fraternity is well aware of the disastrous deflation that Gold promotes. For instance, the Protocols say in their financial program (Protocol 20): 'You are aware that the gold standard has been the ruin of the States which adopted it, for it has not been able to satisfy the demands for money, the more so that we have removed gold from circulation as far as possible.'
This quote also confirms that they are able, willing and known to withhold vast amounts of Gold from the market. So the idea that Gold is a safe bet because 'it cannot be printed' does not stand: the volume can be manipulated, because most of it is in the hand of the Money Power, who can inflate and deflate at will.
The social and economic havoc it created through the Great Depression led to the rise of fascism. It is quite likely that weaponized Gold is being used for similar purposes this time.
And of course we should also consider the one off wealth transfer that reinstating Gold as currency brings: it's price would have to go up maybe 10 or 20 fold to replace all the fiat currency in the world. The 99% having no Gold will as usually be holding the bag.
Far from a 'solution', the coming Gold Standard is the logical next step in the Money Power plan of destabilization and order out of chaos. We will have a long and painful depression.
Although it is not certain that Gold will completely replace paper, it is obvious that we will know scarce money and contraction for years to come.
The austerity and deflation that the Money Power's agents in the IMF, Bank of International Settlements and (Central) Banks are promoting will set the stage for major upheaval and the usual problem-reaction-solution, dialectically driven march to World Government.
Our answer must be to have the Government reclaim the monopoly it has surrendered to a private Central Banking Cartel. But the goal is not to 'end the Fed'. The goal is better money.
Government must print debt free money, preferably Social Credit. Since this is not going to happen any time soon, we should build free market currencies, which can actively compete with national currencies. Ellen Brown's Public Banking is another approach in the Populist spirit.
And we should take our money out the banks of course. Why would we patronize a business that is enslaving us with credit by bookkeeping, slapping interest on it, creating booms and busts and taking trillions of bail outs?
Anthony Migchels is an Interest-Free Currency activist and founder of the Gelre, the first Regional Currency in the Netherlands. You can read all of his articles on his blog Real Currencies
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Comments for "Return of the Gold Standard Imminent"
Tony Blizzard said (January 31, 2012):
Anthony has it figured out, unlike most of his generation. Each generation is less able to think properly than the last. "Mady" de Shishmareff used to call it "planned ignorance." It comes from government schooling, entertainment media, etc.
Paul said (January 30, 2012):
Fiat currency is built merely on a perception of value. Once the perception starts to give way to cold hard reality, the house of cards comes down. As Anthony Migchels says, the elite now have most of the world's gold.
In my view he condemns himself with his own words. They have spent generations looting the gold of the nations of the world because THEY know it has real value, unlike the Monopoly funny money they force us to play with.
But a commodity standard doesn't mean it only has to be gold. It could be a combination of precious metals or a market basket of goods, etc. Even if it's not a panacea, in my opinion it would be far superior to the status quo. You say that you fear that it will lead us into a depression. We already are in a depression.
Seriously, you can't tell me you believe the economic numbers the government puts out. Real unemployment is closer to 18% than 8%. We already see how they work to deceive us by the way they changed the CPI to not include food and fuel!
I repeat, if the elites wanted us on a gold standard, they never would have orchestrated our removal from it.
Robert said (January 29, 2012):
Tony's experience of Libertarians accords with my own: they are totalitarians in spirit, with an ideological sieve based on arrogance and superiority through which they pass information
to produce an automatic and facile answer to any issue. In this respect they tend to function in the same way as doctrinaire Marxists.
This explains Herbreck's repugnant demand [below] that you suppress this article. To the brainwashed ideological purist any alternative point of view is unworthy of consideration and ought to be
erased from discussion and memory.
It's impressive to see the enthusiasm of youth involved with Ron Paul's campaign. Too bad
they are being led down the garden path to support policies that would simply collapse the American
Tony said (January 29, 2012):
Henry, it's laughable how every time you post a truthful article about money, such as Anthony Migchels latest, some "long time satisfied reader BUT" pops up with an Austrian Idiot "refutation." The gold bugs just refuse to learn about money, spouting their false conclusions to their even more false beliefs (theories). That damned gold is a drug, there is no doubt about it. And none know that better than the criminal bankers of issue for whom the gold bugs are their best possible backup, sure to sabotage every honest attempt at monetary reform by turning it into a debating circus sans reason. That's the basic reason for the existence of the Libertarian Party.
I don't agree with Anthony on every last detail (Ellen Brown's push for state, now county, banks for instance does NOTHING to correct the real problem of money creation as debt at interest) but he is a young man who studies the real problems and acts on knowledge gained, unlike the unthinking parrots of Mises, etc. who call themselves Libertarians.
It's also very telling that those obstructors are not satisfied just to offer their counter reply, as most others are, but they want the "offending" article removed from your site. A sure sign that they do not have confidence in the persuasion of truth in their own agenda. Because they don't really know if it is true or not since they never think through what the "Austrians" are actually advocating, they just leap to that agenda, Pavlovian like. Here's a broad hint for them - The "Austrian" theories are definitely not able to pass a truth test. Which gives few outs for Ron Paul, none of which is complimentary. He is either not very smart or not very honest. Or both.
Anthony Migchels said (January 28, 2012):
In reply to Herbreck below
Just for your info: I've written extensively on Austrian Economics's 'free market for currencies', which is a total hoax:
Just google:
What Gary North is not saying about Interest
Discussing Gold and Interest with the Daily Bell
Top Ten Lies and Mistakes of Austrian Economics (see point 7)
Paul may have called for broader Gold ownership, the fact remains that a pathetically small percentage of Gold reserves is in the hands of the common man. So it's quite clear who will be winning with a new Gold Standard.
My statements are well considered and I stand by them fully, but is of course impossible to cover everything in a thousand words.
However, the 'free market' thing is quite often used by Austrians: they are suggesting the free market would see Gold rule.
This is complete and utter rubbish, as I've proved without a doubt in the above articles. However, because many libertarians believe Gold would win out in a free market anyway, they'll settle for a Gold Standard by decree as second best.
Herbreck said (January 28, 2012):
I'm a longtime reader and generally enjoy your articles and agree with most of the viewpoints. Unfortunately, the new article by Anthony Migchels "Return of the Gold Standard Imminent" contains many factual errors, obvious contradictions and serious omissions that amount to a cheap smear against Ron Paul.
On the one hand Migchels indicts Paul as for his support of Austrian school economics ( without mentioning to readers that Austrian economics have proven very accurate in the last 10 years ) and a gold standard ( without telling readers that Dr. Paul advocates "broader base of gold ownership" ). Migchels calls for "competing currencies" as one solution yet fails to mention Dr. Paul's bill "Free Competition in Currencies Act of 2011".
Migchels also seems to be willing to give the FED a "pass" on their numerous crimes against the American people, while Dr. Paul sponsored bills to fully audit the FED. Migchels calls for "government monopoly" on money creation, while Paul calls for "free competition" in currency.
It's clearly Anthony Migchels who is shilling for the elite while Dr. Ron Paul represents the common man as he always has.
"In this one detail — the critical importance of the gold coinage — I believe lies the key to establishing a new gold standard.
We should make no mistake about it: the more progress we make toward reestablishing the gold standard, the more aggressive our opposition will become. Some vested interests, as you know, have a lot to lose if we succeed in getting the monetary system reconstructed on a gold basis. The first political step is, therefore, to get the coinage into circulation.
One objective might be to aim for every American to become a gold owner. We must encourage a broader base of political support for gold ownership and the availability of gold for personal economic objectives. Certainly a broader base of gold ownership in the country would help to reduce the threats of discriminatory taxation or regulation of gold ownership and gold coin transactions, which are seriously favored in Congress today."
- Ron Paul
I ask you to remove this obvious smear and simply give Dr. Ron Paul fair and accurate coverage on your site.
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