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(DISCLAIMER: I take no responsibility for anything that goes wrong with anything by using this tutorial! Period. Use this tutorial at your own risk)
1) X2lite Chip
2) X2lite programmer
3) PC with DB-25 printer port
4) DB-25 parallel cable male to female (shorter is better), or using my simple no cable mod. (See Fig.D)
5) Knowing how to create directories, unzip files and copy files basic stuff
6) A 1MB BIOS called bios.bin that you wish to flash the X2lite with. (I do not cover how to create the BIOS)
7) 9v 500mA DC power supply, or 9v alkaline battery, or open USB port on your PC
8) Software for the X2lite programmer (x2cable.zip). Get it here. or here
The first step is to make the connections of the various components as follows:
1) Connect the ground wire (Fig.A step 1) from the programmer to the X2lite chip. It has a little plastic connector and should fit into the slot on the X2lite chip. Do not force it, as it has a grooved connector that should fit only one way.
2) Connect the X2lite to the programmer (Fig.A step 2 and Fig.B ). There is a female socket on the X2lite, and a male header pin on the programmer. Flip the X2lite upside down and gently push the X2lite onto the header. Be careful not to yank the ground wire off of the programmer.
3) Remove the flash protection jumper (Fig.A step 3 and Fig.B )
4) Connect the parallel cable to the programmer (Fig.A step 4 ), or do the no cable mod (Fig.D ) and connect to the parallel port on your PC. (Note: if you are doing the no-cable mod and are using a 9v battery, you may want to insert it now because it will be more difficult to insert the battery when the programmer is attached to the PC)
Picture of the parallel cable
Picture of the 9v power adapter
5) Set the power switch according to the power source you are using. (Fig.C) If don't have a 9v power adapter, then just use a 9v battery by placing it in the battery cradle on the programmer. You can also use the supplied USB connection to plug into an open USB port on your PC. Just make sure to set the power switch according to your power source (Fig.C)
The no cable Mod
If you dont have a parallel cable, you can connect the programmer directly to your PCs parallel port by slightly modifying the connector plate that is screwed on to the X2lite programmer. The port on my computer had connector standoffs, and the programmer also has them, thus not allowing me to connect it directly to the PCs parallel port.
a) Use some needle nose pliers to remove (un-skrew) the two standoffs on the X2lite programmer connector plate. (Fig.D)
b ) Remove the connector plate. (Fig.D)
c) Apply two small dabs of superglue to two inside corners of the connector plate. (Fig.D) (Test the fitting BEFORE you apply the superglue so that you can get a feel for seating it correctly back in place)
d) Seat the connector plate back on the face and let set for a minute.
e) Done!
6) Connect the other end of the parallel cable to your PC. (Fig.E step 5)
7) Connect the power to the programmer. (Fig.F step 7)
Connections finished.
The next steps are to set up the x2cable software and program your X2lite.
1) Create a directory on your C:\ drive called x2
2) Unzip/extract the x2cable.zip to the folder you created in the previous step
3) Copy your bios.bin file into the x2 folder that also contains the extracted files from the previous step
4) Now open a DOS command prompt by selecting: Start>Programs>Accessories>Command Prompt (See Fig.G)
5) In the command prompt you just opened, type:
cd C:\x2 (See Fig.H)
Then type: dir and it will list all the files. (This should match Fig.H)
6) Now test the programmer by reading the BIOS first before writing (Fig.J). (if your X2lite came pre-flashed with Cromwell 1.8) Type the following:
x2cable r crom19.bin
(This will take approx. a minute and a half to complete)
If you are getting SYNC=variable here, then there is a power or connection problem, or the parallel cable is too long.
7) Now it is time to flash the new BIOS onto the X2lite (Fig.I). Type the following:
x2cable w bios.bin
(It will then erase and begin writing the BIOS to your X2lite. This process will take approx. eleven minutes, and will then verify the write for another minute and a half.)
8) Done!
EDIT: I have more pictures, but I'm at the limit.
EDIT: Picture sizes smaller, typos
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Are we ready for rule by 'the party of global governance'?
Jan 23, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 18 • By JAMES W. CEASER
In the face of this plan for a gentle despotism of humaneness, it concedes too much to say that its main problem lies in its mistaken means to a good end. It is the end itself that is flawed. The progressive conception of humanity lacks an appreciation of both human greatness and humility. The party of global governance is not one I would ever join, even if it could win a majority. Nor, I suspect, would John Fonte.
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FRANKFORT, Ky (WKYT)- John Lowrey says he spends nearly every waking moment caring for his physically and mentally handicapped son.
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Lowrey says his trust in Baxter was destroyed when he was arrested Friday and charged with stealing his son's identity.
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SPARTANBURG, SC-- Mrs. Hattie Frances Worthy Young of 164 Lincoln Drive, entered eternal rest Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Hood C. Worthy and Mrs. Evelyn Foster Worthy. She was a Custodial Superintendent at the Southside Baptist Church. She was a member of the Southside Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Mr. James F. Young and his wife, Jenny of Spartanburg; two daughters, Mrs. Lesay Y. Meadows and her husband Randy of Spartanburg, Mrs. Kim Y. Woods and her husband Torrey of Fort Mills, SC; two brothers, Mr. Jimmy Worthy and Mr. Jackie Worthy, both of Spartanburg; two sisters, Ms. Elaine Thompson and Ms. Evelyn Worthy of Spartanburg; and four grandchildren.
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PROVINCETOWN — Last year, author James Frey was given a tongue-lashing on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" over the lack of truthfulness in his memoir, "A Million Little Pieces."
Provincetown author and public official Bill Schneider may be next in line to get a piece of Oprah's ire.
The town's administrative director of tourism apparently has taken his own liberties with his latest novel, "Crossed Paths," a story of one man's love for another man who takes his own life, and how that connection is relived through a chance meeting with a family member.
In a recent version of his Web site that has since been removed, Schneider falsely claimed "Crossed Paths," self-published in March, was selected for Oprah's Book Club. On the Web site, the town tourism official claimed he appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in May. He also posted a five-page transcript — on what appears to be Oprah Winfrey Show letterhead — of him allegedly being interviewed by Winfrey.
To have a book selected for Oprah's Book Club and featured on the Oprah television show can be a very important boost — part exposure, part financial — for an author, according to two literary agents who represent writers chosen for the book club.
For author Andre Dubus III, whose novel "House of Sand and Fog" was chosen for Oprah's Book Club in 2000, increased demand led Random House Inc. to reprint at least 800,000 copies of his book, according to literary agent Philip Spitzer. An average reprint for novels usually runs in the neighborhood of 10,000 to 20,000, he said.
"It's incredibly significant, obviously with the level of exposure given the fact that the Oprah show has the highest ratings," literary agent Jillian Manus said. "But also she has the sensibility about literature and about current topics, and she is able to bring the book to people with integrity, rather than just throwing it out there."
Being named to Oprah's Book Club is also an important way to help land a book on The New York Times best-seller list, the ultimate goal for many authors, Manus said.
Schneider admitted yesterday that his claims about Winfrey were false.
"I acknowledge an error in judgment, in my attempt to memorialize (in my book) someone very special who didn't get a chance to finish his life," Schneider said. "It's so important, besides giving recognition, for people to never miss the opportunity to reach out to someone who feels that they're different. His father would have disowned him for being gay."
Schneider has not appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in connection with "Crossed Path" and the book is not and never has been on Oprah's Book Club list, a spokeswoman for Harpo Inc. said.
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Questions were first raised about Schneider�s claims of association with Oprah�s Book Club by Boston�s Weekly Dig.
Schneider moved to Provincetown from the West Coast in the early 2000s. He was hired by the town of Provincetown in 2004 and promoted to a director�s position in the tourism office in mid-2005.
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
TMM's polite "front of house" way of reporting the event is -
The FOMC is now on the record that they are unhappy with 10y yields at these levels given the current backdrop, at least for now and that a 7% UER rate no longer means no more QE. These dovish shifts were surprising because the data appears to have come in inline with the Fed's own projections, and Bernanke said so. The Fed seems most worried about the rise in mortgage rates and potentially the fiscal issues ahead, and it appears they want to take out some insurance against that. It's not clear exactly what will ease their concerns, so until the Fed signals otherwise, yields may be range bound.
Positioning suggests that the rates move could move further. But we note that relative to the FOMC's own projections, the front end now looks fully priced. The median FF projections for YE 2015 and 2016 are 1% and 2%, respectively. EDZ5 and EDZ6 are trading at ~1.3% and ~2.4%. Adjusting for the historical 15bp spread between 3m Libor and Fed Funds, that leaves a risk premium of 15bps and 25bps, respectively in those contracts.
And the impolite behind the scenes TMM response is - WTF?
This has lifted the phrase "Don't fight the FED" to a completely over the top "Don't f**k with me you m*fkr" response. But there is a paradox here. If forward guidance is meant to be taken seriously then how come the derivative of forward guidance, namely forward guidance of forward guidance can be so totally and utterly shot down in flames. How can you, Mr B., expect us to believe we will end up where you guide us if you let us go so far off the path of expectation in the case of QE. You had the chance in August and early September to guide expectations of QE but no. You watched us all the way to the cliff edge and then nudged us over. A backlash against the assumption of the Hilsenrath leakage days?
So well done Mr Moderation. You may well just be trying to say "3% is too much in UST10y" but you are going to have to pull off some particularly wordy magic in your statement to abate the headlong spew in markets back into everything that has drifted off since May's first mention of tapering.
TMM are prepared for carnage, or rather Bernankage (that's going in the glossary together with Carneyage) as the world lights celebratory cigarettes in the global credit crisis room that has just had another 300psi of gasoline vapour pumped in, by buying the ying-yang out of yen, buying the cahoonies out of carry, buying the 'eck out of equities and the 'emming hell out of EM. And as for Gold - We can hear the roars of "toldjasos" echoing from the cabins in the woods. Staunch that, Florence Nightingale.
Ben's parting gift to central bank history is to go down as the FED chair that made Greenspan look not so much a hawk, but more a velociraptor.
Fed guidance -
45 comments:
- Hotairmail said...
Back with a bang. Great post.
- September 18, 2013 at 10:21 PM
- Polemic said...
hotair ,,when are you going to give me permission to see your blog?
- September 18, 2013 at 10:41 PM
- Hotairmail said...
How do you know I have a blog?
- September 18, 2013 at 11:42 PM
Anyone suspicious this plays out exactly like last September? Market took until XMas to truly rally after selling the news.
- September 19, 2013 at 2:41 AM
C Says
For a start I think the problem is this was not expected 'news' it was a definite surprise and that is different. Second the moneyflow indicates that money ran to the sidelines in the last couple of months waiting so there is fuel to burn by people who will be benchmarking.
For clarity I am firmly in the camp the future is unknown. Opinions ,or "suspicions" are just that and may turn out right or wrong,but don't disprove the simple issue that we collectively are shit are crystal ball reading.
- September 19, 2013 at 10:15 AM
Pol with the NSA IP-reading skills? ;)
Anyway, very good day for Detapering Partners yesterday after a looooooong and painful bleeding summer.
We thought they would taper but bonds would rally, as event priced in (or at least that's the way we rationalized the red July/August on our screens), so obviously no taper felt a bit like Christmas.
The reaction function of housing figures to this bout of (market) tightening scared them off, and we shall say, understandably so.
Equity and carry monkeys gonna chase...
... and call us crazy, but we are going to start harvesting vol here, because as much as we like our early Kevlar fixed income picks to come back to life, what this does in our view is creating a more violent reaction to when the Fed actually takes the foot off down the road.
- September 19, 2013 at 10:46 AM
"when the fed Actually takes the foot off.,," Dunno with ff futs saying 2016 and bernanke talking about 2018 yesterday I think it's way to soon to even really think about the fed being anything but a sell-side table pounder.
- September 19, 2013 at 11:47 AM
I understand--we're bad at crystal ball reading.
That said I remember distinctly the sentiment last September and it was very similar.
A lot of 'the market just can't trade down again' talk.
"Money on the sidelines" waiting to get in can be mistaken for sheep jumping off a bridge, no?
- September 19, 2013 at 4:21 PM
C Says
The thing I try to avoid are market catechisms such as "sheep" and other similar stuff. Usually I find them coming out when people ,me included, don't have much to hang our conviction on.
Regardless of the above all I can say is there was widespread survey info telling us that many people chose to increase their cash positions in the months running into this period. Against that equity held firm in the broadest sense. Hence, I repeat there is sufficient fuel still out there. Whether or not it opts to get back in I cannot say ,but the potential remains for that to happen.
- September 19, 2013 at 5:23 PM
Understood and not trying to start something but there was just as much cash on the sidelines pre-Fed last September as well. Managers have been "under invested" for quite some time. Seems awfully convenient for Mr. Market to take pity on them now of all times.
- September 19, 2013 at 5:58 PM
- abee crombie said...
Bb was worried about the leveraged trades in June. ( em and mbs specifically, imo) he speaks and they get crushed. but then so did the 30yr which is the all important # for conventional housing. (Why not 5 year resets like in Canada) it starts to worry him so bb backs off in order to save the marginal homebuyer. But he's only adding fuel to an over extended stock market, which is probably gonna march straight up from here. China and Japan were dumping tsy s in the pre period. Not sure they are gonna jump back so quick. I honestly think he is diggng a deeper hole. But that's yellens problem now. Can we not get a bigger bounce in mReits?
- September 20, 2013 at 1:19 AM
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"when the fed Actually takes the foot off.,," Dunno with ff futs saying 2016 and bernanke talking about 2018 yesterday I think it's way to soon to even really think about the fed being anything but a sell-side table pounder.
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- September 20, 2013 at 5:24 PM
Detapering partners shaking their damn head.
That is all.
Good weekend.
- September 20, 2013 at 8:11 PM
On the US still... This guy does seem to make some strong points on inflation and corporate profits.
Profits growth has been driven mainly by the federal budget deficit after 2008 with profit advance beginning to correlate with the lagging net investments much more loosely, and now it looks as though the deficit might actually start shrinking. The only thing that will try to keep profits from falling (as deficit increase becomes absent) is the declining consumer savings level. But I would suspect it will be only a very small road bump to halt profit decline compared to the deficit effects.
Also on inflation, the CPI doesn't show the housing price data but rather "owner equivalent rent". Housing price has been frontrunning the OER by a wide margin, which doesn't show in the headline inflation. Rents otoh have been sluggish.
When rents and housing start diverging by such a manner, shouldn't that be a point of worry, as rents are by far a better indicator of the economies health? The investing thesis for housing is shrinking, if we believe that the asset price must somehow be tied to the yearly rental income. Equivalent as in stocks (earnings yield).
Finally the situation in equities:
So maybe the next big imminent question will be, is the corporate profit decline and its effect on SP equities going to spill over to the "rest of the world"? Or will we just start seeing US vs "ROW" diverging.
- September 22, 2013 at 5:12 PM
Another interesting thing noticed...
Is the current sized QE running out of juice? The reactions on the initial "status quo" day seemed positive on SP, EM's and REITs (no surprise there given the huge counter-expectations), but more importantly the few subsequent days showed complete lack of enthusiasm.
QE wow-factor in need of an upgrade.
- September 22, 2013 at 5:52 PM
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- September 23, 2013 at 2:02 PM
Was Ben our chief of Theory?
After watching Ben last week give traders a good old fashion Chinese burn of the synapses, one question burns within me , did he bring back in time from the future the " Cosmopolis " traders of 2050 during his yennish term as Fed chief?
We've witnessed during his term an abundance of so called weight for age campaigners in the hedge fund club class drop out of the industry with some claiming the fundamentals don't align with the price action being a significant cause for the lack of alpha.
It kind of reminds me of the debate ( still going ) about which is suitable for rating horses, weights or times..the general view was that when the yanks came out to Australia with their stopwatches they found out the hard way, (is there any other?) that the grass tracks didn't seem to be conducive the USA technique of time based ratings which are applied to Americas dirt tracks.
So this had me thinking , every country has been affected by the Yennish Put and we've seen more than a few scramble to the decks once there currency broke through a " equilibrium trade threshold " but nonetheless the USA technique has been bullish for global stockmarkets.
The one question I have is when Ben decided to turn dovish at the last meet , did he also give a no confidence in his stopwatch?...we know he may want to pass a neutral baton to Yellen at the end of Year..though when she steps in to take control what type of traders is she going to face after Ben sublimely conditioned the market with a BTFD mentality....yep, you guessed it...last week was a prime setup if you ever saw one!
But I put this to you Ben, how long can you keep clocking on grass tracks?
ps..when do I start?
- September 23, 2013 at 2:54 PM
- Shannon Baker said...
This article is mind blowing. When I read this article, I enjoyed.
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- September 23, 2013 at 7:40 PM
- Essan Soobratty said...
Great post, but I actually like the idea that the Fed has dimmed the lights in the bedroom and now we have to fumble around in the dark.
Forward guidance with hard edges is fine if you are managing hedging programs or need to implement longer term investment strategies, but if you are more tactically oriented and seek disequalibria then this turn of events is a good thing. my 2c -and it's worth no more than that...
- September 23, 2013 at 10:02 PM
market looks FUGLY. October lows, just like last year, followed by 1800 by the New Year.
- September 25, 2013 at 12:49 AM
C Says
I like to let a few days g by after and event such as last week.
I am not "suspicious" about the data which now shows record high moneyflow into equity ETF's which comes hard on the back of record outflows from govt bonds.
I might be wrong ,but I as an enthusiast of Mean Reversion I personally would not ignore that sort of extreme of readings. I am always "suspicious" of "records".
- September 25, 2013 at 12:50 PM
Haven't made a trade in ten days. Choppy action on rubbish volume.
It's Panto Season again, with The Cliff being replaced this year by The Ceiling...... hit it, Lionel:
Dancing on the (Debt) Ceiling
(Caution, there are some really bad haircuts in this video...)
- September 27, 2013 at 1:35 PM
Absolutely uncanny how we're following the same script as last year's September post-Fed, when optimism was high and managers were still "under invested" and looking to piggyback the BB put.
- September 27, 2013 at 3:06 PM
Quite so. We are expecting a dribble downwards while the Fools On The Hill continue their kabuki theatre, then a relief rally that begins from the moment of maximal apparent congressional ineptitude.
Things are looking a lot better at Low Rate World asset management after we have had a couple of weeks for the Detapering Partners trading thesis to sink in. Like many others here, we were positioned for a modest rally in bonds and REITs post-taper, so the Non Taper was a gift, really.
We think that US equity markets are now discounting some seriously lousy fixed income trading results soon to be revealed by the big boys, and that those earnings disappointments will probably coincide with the worst excesses of the Washington Clown Show. October's options expiration occurs at a convenient time of the month, and should a DC debt fudge emerge next week, it will enable Vol Sellers to engage in another ritual slaughter of the shorts.......
All in all, it's a great time to be watching, while receiving rates and dividends.
- September 27, 2013 at 5:12 PM
Senate passes bill to avert shutdown.
But of course it's the House where the real loonies are. So today's vote doesn't mean much.
- September 27, 2013 at 7:29 PM
It's a slow news day, so LB thought he would highlight a couple of stories on the bear side:
1) Spreads have been widening, JNK weakening:
Junk Bonds Weak
2) Increasing whispers out there of another imminent downgrade of Italy by S&P. Can't find a respectable outlet with this story yet but Ambrose will be all over it, you can bet.
Everyone knows Europe doesn't want EUR to stay up here so don't be surprised if it doesn't. Mini-crisis, anyone?
- September 27, 2013 at 8:16 PM
I think they might have a clue there LB. If someone thought all is finally well and stable in Italy, think again. America doesn't have a monopoly for clown shows:
This might well mark a beginning for next seasons EZ soap opera, plunging things to chaos and bond rates upwards in Club Med.
Meanwhile the Mangler will be busy with her own governance so no support expected from that direction.
All speculation for now thou....
- September 27, 2013 at 8:49 PM
Yes, it is looking distinctly pear-shaped on this Sunday night, after a quiet beautiful weekend here. EURUSD down and Spoos plunging, which according to the media is mainly on Italy news and the possible US government shutdown.
- September 30, 2013 at 3:42 AM
C says,
I was intrigued by this.
"The U.S. Census Bureau says the median American household's income was 1.3 percent lower in 2012 than in 1989 after adjusting for inflation"
I suspect the UK would be not substantially different.
My very long term is this. Post '70's we have two main drivers of wealth distribution. The first was the New Management Theory ethos which saw Income push upwards radically changing the long term multiples between income groups. The second was the Post Volker central bank approach to monetary policy which in my view rewards holders of capital first and reinforces wealth distribution away from the median.
Note that the transmission effect of such policy appear to have diminished over that period. After each recession the recovery appears slower than the one before.
Note that the % consumption between income groups also differs. The poorer you are the more of your income you tend to consume. The richer you are the less you consume.
As jigsaw puzzles go I get the sense that monetary policy has become the problem and not the solution. By exacerbating trickle up in wealth it is creating an issue with consumption in the sense that our economies after each recession leave a larger and larger segment of our population further behind the median.
The above was camouflaged I suspect twofold. First by Asian growth creating a deflationary effect which was beneficial to the purchasing power of Western incomes. Secondly by the deluge of easy credit which at least supported incomes diminishing purchasing power by allowing greater and greater levels of liability to be attached to future incomes. Not bad ,but if those incomes are on aggregate either going nowhere ,or even diminishing then we have a problem.
I think the obvious conclusion here is we may have reached a tipping point on the benefits that can accrue from easy monetary policy practices as it is. The answer to future sustainable growth as opposed to simple repetitions of bust must lie with fiscal policy correcting the distribution of wealth.
That at first blush probably reads as socialist in nature ,but it isn't. The point I am making here is it appears to me that even the top income groups will start to suffer from diminishing returns on investment if income distribution remains as it is.
- September 30, 2013 at 11:46 AM
C, great summary of where we are.
LB passed by Cheltenham in one of Sir Richard's tube like trains last week, while on a secret mission to do nothing slowly for five days. Weather was perfect.
US Panto Season has arrived early this year. A twin bill this time, Shutdown followed by Ceiling. Not exactly classics, a bit like listening to Cav and Pag.
- September 30, 2013 at 1:20 PM
Sterling in Wonderland, closing in on $1,6300. Should one prepare to bash Betty, TMM?
- October 1, 2013 at 3:09 PM
Mr. Market reaction to the shutdown is like the age old pondering:
"If a tree falls down in the forest, but no one is around to hear it... does it make a noise?"
- October 1, 2013 at 5:36 PM
C Says
I thought "Mr Markets reaction" was actually period of the month automatic reinvestment moneyflows offsetting what I still expect to resolve downwards.
- October 2, 2013 at 10:24 AM
Yes, indeed. Q4 fund flows duly absorbed.
Today's ADP number does rather support LB's tepid US economy ("faux growth") model. Fixed income looking healthy and rate-sensitive assets percolating nicely. We may get a brief burp in the Treasury market if the Fools on The Hill are still dithering when next week's auctions arise, or alternatively if there is a "risk on relief rally" (RORR) and we are hedging against this possibility. If it happens it would surely be a buying opportunity in bonds, based on today's underwhelming jobs data.
- October 2, 2013 at 7:36 PM
The US economy explained in two charts:
Declining real median household income and a declining workforce:
No work, no income, no problem.
Solution: Higher levels of personal current transfers (i.e. SS, Medicare, SSI, DI, SNAP, etc) fueling consumer spending.
- October 2, 2013 at 8:13 PM
The US economy explained in two charts:
Declining real median household income and a declining workforce:
No work, no income, no problem.
Solution: Higher levels of personal current transfers (i.e. SS, Medicare, SSI, DI, SNAP, etc) fueling consumer spending.
- October 2, 2013 at 8:14 PM
C Says
There's not much out there I want as it stands. When the US get's out of deadlock it is going to get very messy very quickly in some stuff. Thinking Rupees ,Yen etc etc. What that might then do over in metals etc as well emerging mkts in general. What hath been giveth the good lord taketh away.
- October 3, 2013 at 12:55 PM
In complete agreement with the last two comments. Starting to position for the inevitable dollar rally. We are already short some Euros, bashing Betty, hedging US fixed income exposure and lightening up on EM equities in anticipation of new buying opportunities ahead.
After the inevitable post-Panto monster relief rally, who knows? The US remains weak and playing 1-2% growth outcomes will be the way to go. But the next big thing will undoubtedly be US equity and USD shorts getting fried.
- October 3, 2013 at 3:48 PM
Panto in full swing this afternoon:
LEW: "Look out, Boner, Default is behind you."
BONER: "Oh no it isn't!"
BONER: "OH no it isn't!"
{The Spoos plunge, BIG EARS enters, smirking}
BIG EARS: "Hey, Boner, Default is behind you."
BONER: "Oh no it isn't!"
BONER: "OH no it isn't!"
Repeat until curtain....
- October 3, 2013 at 5:10 PM
C says
I wonder when someone is going to mention the possibility of a treble top DOW. Oh I just have !
- October 3, 2013 at 10:50 PM
Dollar rally in effect, even as the politicians dither. We will see more of that, and higher US rates, when agreement is reached. Markets are really yawning at the debt ceiling debate and the shutdown, both of which they have seen before (2011 and many times).
Have been short Betty until this morning. Will look to bash her repeatedly on renewed bouts of dollar weakness. Euro also too high here.
Vol sellers are going to have their way in this market sooner or later. After the inevitable equity bounce, we will go back to dancing the Taper Tango....
This is a good time to lighten up on those EM credit and equity trades people have had on. There will be another opportunity before too long, after the USD bounce has run its course.
- October 4, 2013 at 3:42 PM
where's all that sideline money rushing to get in?
- October 8, 2013 at 4:38 PM
question for the fx crowd
usdjpy make or break here, technically, right?
with fxvol somewhat low (vs equity), best bang for your buck (see what I did there) in US fiscal shenanigans trades?
or are we reading this wrong
- October 10, 2013 at 2:49 PM
MacroMan is dead. Long live MacroMan.
- October 11, 2013 at 5:39 AM
- abee crombie said...
Everyone loves EU banks!
Its the new biotech, FB and Tesla
The 'S&P is going to trade within a range for the rest of the year' crowd must be feeling it as 1700 is now within shooting distance.
- October 11, 2013 at 5:01 PM


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"Norman, the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race is in Anchorage, and the actual start is in Wasilla the following day. If you show up in Seward expecting cheers and howls, you'll be disappointed. The railroad carried the life-saving diptheria serum from Seward to Nenana, and then mushers and their dogs relayed it to Nome. It was a race only to safe lives, not to compete for money. The Iditarod Sled Dog Race commemorates the courage and selflessness of those mushers who saved the town of Nome in 1925."
Thanks Susan for the info :)))
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Just why wouldn't you have a dog jumping up on you in the cover pic? It must be some nice place to visit and the scenery fantastic.
The Idatarod does not start in Seward... The Seavy Family lives there and they run a tour with the dogs. where you can get on a modified sled and take a guided ride. The Iditarod starts in Anchorage and Willow.
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It would be exciting to be there for the Dog Race!
The dog race must be impressive, when there are dozens of slides, eachh with a dozen of hounds, wow! Excellent photo of sea lions!
Some real cool stuff here Norman - Glacier & Wildlife Boat Cruise - Iditerod dog sled racing - Salmon & Steak dinner!!
I made it to Alaska in the middle of winter right after my Antarctica cruise. It was so darn cold that I haven't gotten back again since. It must be a great experience driving that new lexus. My dad got his in Canada about 14 years ago, great car!
Nice tips. Maybe some day... But I really enjoyed your videos. Pity one can't give ratings on those too.
Dog sled races and killer whales...sounds like my kind of place! Thanks for sharing your adventure!
You seem to be posting better and better tips - Seaward is no exception! Monument, museum, boat cruise and Alaska Sea Life Center seem interesting. Thanks for sharing. ~ho & pang
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Delaney Willette is headed to Atlanta.
Willette will represent the Rockdale Riptides swim team at the Georgia Senior Short Course Championships this weekend at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center this weekend.
She qualified in the 100-backstroke, 200-backstroke and 200-individual medley.
Willette, who is 13-years old but has been swimming competitively since the age of four, will be competing against a number of older swimmers as the senior age group in USA Swimming is defined as 15 years or older.
"Delaney has worked very hard to get to this point," said Riptides coach Sean Willette. "She started swimming competitively in the summer at four-years old and committed full time to the sport at eight-years old. She has increased her time in the water over the years and now trains six days a week at Johnson Park. She is an excellent all around swimmer as noted by her qualification in the 200 (individual medley)."
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Got to say well done in getting rid of SJack, though not a whole lot came back in return for him, it was a huge move just to get rid of him. Bell is a good player that plays defense, a huge thing as well. I like him and though he is at his best with a real PG beside him, he is still capable of being a godd contributor.
Crawford and SJack gone, next player should be Monta, yes I mean that, as now he is looking pretty much a bad attitude, but maybe he would be alright with the following changes, and that's new coach, president and owner.
Nelson is a bad attitude coach, he has to go and if that is accomplished, this current roster of players can be settled. Rowell and Cohan are the creators of the mess, they have to go for a similar mess not to happen again.
As for players, after what I've said above, Maggette has to go, though he can be productive, he is paid too much and is not a player that is involved in a winner, as his career has shown. Everyone else is keepable, besides maybe Bell and definately Radman. Curry can stay if Monta leaves, whether as PG or SG.
My ideal situation would be to trade Monta and Maggette for a resigned and wanting to be here Amare. Radman is an expirer so trade him for a god role player that can contribute, someone like Chris Anderson
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Bristol Airport is located in the heart of North Somerset and is the largest in South West England. There are curerntly over 120 scheduled and chartered services operating from the airport to a wide range of European, domestic and international destinations. These include several key business destinations:
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"You know if we come to Kentucky there are going to be surprises," grinned The Academy Is… frontman William Beckett a half dozen songs into the band's set Sunday night at Club Oasis. The band had just finished their 2008 single "About a Girl" that included a sudden and unannounced background vocal cameo from Travis Clark, front man for Florida pop band – and former The Academy Is… tour mates – We The Kings (Remember that song "Check Yes Juliet"?)
And that was the feel Sunday night – bands having fun in front of two hundred people on their day off from entertaining ten times that number of folks by opening for KISS.
The Academy Is… emerged onto the national music scene in 2004, sharing a hometown, record label, and most of a sound with their friends in a band called Fall Out Boy. In 2007, the group took the courageous move of exploring a different sound in their music. Santi, their sophomore release showcased a more expansive, creative, glam-rock side of the band that found the group exploring T-Rex swagger and Motley Crue chant-alongs inside their pop-punk framework. A year later, The Academy Is… returned with Fast Times at Barrington High, a record full of more nineteen-eighties pop culture references than even the title and accompanying tour t-shirts might imply, and returned to a straight-forward hook-laden pop form.
But now it is two years later and with the task of a summer of opening for KISS at hand, Santi seems like the right record to rest on. So that is what the band did Sunday night. The group smashed through fifteen songs – 7 from Santi - in their 70-minute set that blew past the club's 11pm curfew.
"If we don't quit, we are going to end up in Kentucky jail," Beckett joked with drummer Andy "The Butcher" Mrotek. "And you know what they say about Kentucky jail... It's just like jail in any other state."
The crowd laugh and Beckett smiled. "I'd have a boyfriend quick, "a possibly unintentional allusion to Beckett's boyish good looks and effeminate performance style.
At the center of the Academy Is… rests the friendship of Beckett and bass player Adam Siska who started the group together close to a decade ago. The camaraderie shows on stage as Beckett handles the front acre with his swinging hips and amiable presence and Siska swings back and forth from the edge of the stage to the drum set with a goofy grin on his face – especially when Beckett throws an arm around his shoulder while singing a hook or messes up his hair as he runs by.
Guitarists Michael Guy Chislett and Mike Carden adequately anchor the right and left sides of the stage with their chops and energy, but Beckett is clearly the star of the show.
The evening ended with Beckett hanging most of the way off of the stage and over the crowd (see photo) while he and the band blew aggressively through the last song and title track from their 2004 debut album "Almost Here".
Playing before The Academy Is..., fellow Kiss-openers The Envy from Toronto (playing only their 12th US date ever) rocked through a set obviously designed to be played to thousands. Full of powerful vocals and veteran stage command, the band almost outshined The Academy Is… just in full performance power.
Photo by: Brian Eichenberger