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Both an audio player and a video player are present on the SL-C700. They are completed by a picture viewer and an audio recorder. The audio player plays MP3 files perfectly, keeping a playlist for the user. The sound output is excellent, and the user interface for the audio player is intuitive. A volume control and a randomize function allow the SL-C700 to be used as a digital jukebox. The audio player is completed by a clever display-off button that turns off the whole screen, saving battery usage to prolong the musical experience.
In the case of the picture viewer, a list of the digital pictures I had on my CompactFlash card was presented with thumbnails. I could then click on each thumbnail to see the pictures individually or start a slideshow to use the SL-C700 as a digital picture viewer. My fiancée was impressed by the quality of the pictures we took on New Year's Eve on such a small display. They were crisp and bright, with such beautiful colors it was hard to believe we were viewing them on a PDA.
I do not like carrying a laptop with me when I am traveling, which can be annoying when the on-flight movie is bad. But next time I take a long flight, I will not envy the big, portable DVD player the person sitting next to me has. Saving a DivX file to a 256MB CompactFlash disk, then watching it on my PDA, however, certainly will make my flight neighbor jealous. Thanks to the Doctor Z video player, it is possible to enjoy a high-quality playback without frame drop if the movie has been recoded with some settings regarding the supported DivX codec, the SL-C700 screen and supported frame rate.
Another interesting feature of the SL-C700 is the complete Java support. I always am looking for more knowledge of the sky and galaxies, so sky maps are the first applications I install. I went to the Solun web site at www.piecafe.demon.co.uk and downloaded the Java version, designed for the SL-5500. It worked like a charm on the SL-C700, after some minor tweaks to use the 640 × 480 resolution. The high resolution allows comfortable use, even if the lack of memory quickly reminds you the SL-C700 is not perfect.
After the honeymoon with the new toy, I realized the SL-C700 was not without fault. The first problem is the resolution tweaking. Although using a different processor from the one the SL-5x00 uses, every SL-5x00 application should work fine on the SL-C700. However, some have been coded using fixed-screen sizes, which cause them not to scale well on a bigger display. To avoid this problem, Sharp introduced a low resolution (240 × 320) portrait mode to emulate the SL-5x00 screen better. It is active by default, however, and the transition between high resolution and low resolution takes four seconds, which seems like forever if you need the application at that moment.
The Doctor Z video player works fine and officially is SL-C700-compatible. The SL-C700 also comes with excellent e-mail support. I tried the free SL-5x00 applications, and most of them work fine even if the high resolution mode is selected. It takes only a long click on the application icon then selecting/deselecting the run-in compatibility mode icon to give it a try.
Another annoying problem is the lack of memory. 64MB of Flash means 64MB of storage space, where 30MB are left for the user. Although 32MB may seem a lot for a PDA, Qtopia is memory hungry, which does not leave a lot for the user. When I run the audio player and a command line, only 600K are left. Even worse, only 4MB of memory are free after a clean boot up, which means there is little room left for the applications to run. I had many errors due to the lack of available memory when using Java applications. The device became sluggish until a screen suddenly appeared and asked me to stop some applications.
A serious problem my unit had was the SD port; for some reason, inserting an SD card resulted in a complete lock until the card was removed, when the traditional four-minute reboot takes over. I had to send it back to Dynamism.com.
I also could not find any cases or accessories for the SL-C700. In Japan, some accessories are starting to be made available, but it is hard to order them on-line when you do not speak Japanese.
I must admit that even with these problems, I miss my SL-C700. The default PIM suite is not really usable, but the multimedia suite, the office suite and the internet suite were more than what I needed to be happy with my PDA. Most of the problems I experienced are explained easily by the lack of official support in English. The lack of XML support and SL-5x00 backward compatibility in the PIM is a bigger issue, because it certainly cannot be solved by official support.
With some help found on the SL-C700 forums on externe.net/zaurus/forum, I will start using the SL-C700 on a daily basis when it comes back. It will completely replace my former PDA, the Zaurus SL-5500, when I can run a good PIM suite that syncs to the desktop computer.
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Guylhem Aznar is the coordinator of the LDP (www.tldp.org). In real life, he is a consultant, a sixth-year medical student and is preparing a PhD in Computer Science. With the little time left, he enjoys playing with his Zaurus.
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Lake Muskegon
Most years, Miller is still ice-fishing in March. Anglers who want to catch trophy-class walleyes should follow his lead.
"There are plenty of places to catch 8- to 9-pound walleyes in Michigan through the ice but my favorite is Muskegon Lake in Muskegon County. There are many walleyes here and many big fish. We often access the lake at the Conservation Club near the mouth of the Muskegon River. The large pre-spawn walleyes are often staging in a flat not far from the river mouth. I typically catch a fair number of walleyes in a short time on ice that is still safe. There is nothing like catching a large walleye through a small hole in the ice, and Muskegon Lake is the place to do it in March."
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Balog prefers using the Goby Replica bait he markets himself. "The large goby swimbait attracts the large smallmouth bass, and so anglers looking to catch large fish should consider trying the Goby Replica."
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May is when the fishing starts to heat up in Michigan. "The water starts warming up on inland lakes and Lake Michigan," said Balog. "One of my favorite places to fish is out in front of the Bil-Mar Restaurant in Grand Haven on Lake Michigan. I typically fish in about 50 feet of water in an area known as the clay banks.
"The clay in this area tends to hold structure and there are open pockets in the clay that the yellowbelly perch tend to hang out in. During May, this is a great area to fish. Catching many fish in a short time is possible if an angler has a good boat and a graph of some type."
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Bachelor of Music
The Bachelor's degree is the first professional qualification and opens up a whole range of professional perspectives. This course aims to prepare students for careers as stage/orchestral musicians and/or music teachers, as no distinction is made between artistic and teacher training.
The course focuses on the acquisition of advanced skills in your main subject and in ensemble work as well as teaching skills in music theory and musicology. It also trains general professional skills such as management and project planning, and also prepares would-be teachers to teach at music schools.
The Bachelor's courses are based around a central artistic core comprising your main subject. The courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Music are listed below further information/in the service menu on the right.
This is a full-time course which usually lasts eight semesters; completion of the course entitles graduates to 240 credits.
The various Bachelor's courses mainly target young people in Germany and abroad who have already received musical training relevant to their desired course, i.e. in the corresponding main subject.
Master of Music and Master of Arts
The Master's course is for students wishing to specialise in a certain area. The Master of Music course aims to expand the student's skills and knowledge of his/her main subject, with proficiency as a soloist being highlighted for students training as singers or instrumentalists. The course also teaches general skills enabling students to direct music schools or festivals or work in ensembles.
The Master of Arts course focuses on the acquisition of an additional qualification in the area of musicology or theatre education.
Depending on your professional perspective, you may choose between the artistic, artistic/educational or scientific courses listed below further information/on the right, all of which lead to the degree of Master of Music or Master of Arts.
These are full-time courses which usually last four semesters; completion of the course entitles graduates to 120 credits.
The Master's courses are mainly aimed at graduates with good Bachelor's degrees who studied either at our college or at other colleges in Germany and abroad. All prospective students should have achieved above-average grades on their undergraduate course and have a clear professional focus.
As an advanced training course, the theatre education degree is open to graduates of a wide variety of academic and professional courses connected with theatre studies. Applicants to the Master's course in musicology must have a relevant professional qualification and prove that they are able to work scientifically.
Music education
This training course is for teachers at all levels. If you want to train as a teacher, you can therefore choose between courses for teachers at primary, secondary modern, intermediate and grammar schools and a course for special needs teachers.
As music always has to be combined with another school subject, students undergoing teacher training in Rostock study at both the music college and at Rostock University. Various combinations of subject are possible. Students first matriculate at Rostock University of Music and Drama.
The course usually lasts 9 or 10 semesters. Six months of this are spent preparing the first state examination. Final qualification: state examination.
This course gives actors and actresses a thorough theoretical foundation and trains them to practise their profession and art independently in full awareness of their social responsibility, enabling them to meet the requirements imposed by constant changes in professional practice.
The course usually lasts 8 semesters. Final qualification: diploma.
Requirements and application
Requirements for the aptitude tests
You will find detailed information about requirements for the aptitude tests under the respective courses or subjects below further information/in the service column on the right.
If you want to apply for admission to one of the courses at hmt Rostock please click on "Application".
Language competence
Knowledge of German is essential for all courses. As a foreign student applying for a Master's degree course, you will have to take a language test along with the artistic aptitude test. Please check the level of linguistic ability required for your course.
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Since 2013, I have been licencing music for use on a royalty free basis through Audio Jungle. I compose music mainly within the cinematic and electronic categories, separating my portfolio into areas such as Royalty Free Trailer Music, Royalty Free Cinematic Music, Tension Beds and Underscore (music that would work great in tense game show type projects), Royalty Free Sentimental and Emotional music (music with a emotional sound using soft orchestra and piano) and Royalty Free Electronic Music (this music collection normally has a mix of upbeat, inspirational music and darker electronic tracks).


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This page provides information about OECD work on innovation surveys and indicators. The OECD has played a key role in the development of international guidelines for surveys of business innovation (Oslo Manual) and the design of indicators constructed with data from such surveys. In addition to developing methodological guidance, the OECD also carries out analytical studies using innovation-related indicators and microdata. This work is guided by the OECD Working Party of National Experts on Science & Technology Indicators (NESTI). The OECD/Eurostat Oslo Manual is currently in the process of undergoing its third revision.
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Mixed modes of innovation
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Firms engaged in international collaboration for innovation, by firm size, 2010-12
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Galindo-Rueda, F. and V. Millot (2015), "Measuring Design and its Role in Innovation", OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers, No. 2015/01, OECD Publishing, Paris. Innovation in services: INNOSERV project (2011-12)
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Everyone feels stressed at some point in their lives. In small doses, stress can be positive, making us more alert and improving our performance. But long periods of stress can contribute to high blood pressure and mental health problems such as anxiety and depression.
Does stress affect cancer risk?
Stressful events can alter the levels of hormones in the body and affect the immune system. But there is no evidence that these changes could lead to cancer.
Some people believe that stress can cause cancer, particularly breast cancer. But the evidence for this has been poor. While a few studies have found a link, they have often only looked at a small number of participants or asked women to recall if they were stressed before they developed the disease.
Most scientific studies have found that stress does not increase the risk of cancer. Research that combines the results from many different studies, called meta-analyses, can often provide the most reliable indication of cancer risk. A recent meta-analysis, including over 100,000 people, found no link between stress and bowel, lung, breast or prostate cancers.
One study even found that high stress levels can actually reduce the risk of breast cancer, by lowering oestrogen levels. And even in the event that stress and cancer are linked, the effects would be very small compared to other factors such as lifestyle, age or family history.
Does stress affect how likely we are to make healthy choices?
Stressful situations can sometimes encourage less healthy choices, such as smoking, overeating or heavy drinking. We know that these activities can lead to cancer, so in this way, stress could indirectly increase your cancer risk.
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Interstate 84: Reputation Vs. Reality
By Jayson Jacoby
The best way to get around in Oregon's northeast corner is on a route that's prone to some of the region's worst weather.
This paradox of Interstate 84 has earned the four-lane freeway — the most direct route between Portland, Boise and Salt Lake City — a widespread reputation for difficult driving conditions and frequent weather - related closures between Halloween and, occasionally, Memorial Day.
The section most notorious for inclement weather is the 168 miles through the Blue Mountains between Pendleton, in the Columbia River Basin, and Ontario, beside the Snake River on the Oregon-Idaho border.
This part of I-84, which roughly parallels the route of the historic Oregon Trail, passes La Grande and Baker City, the two largest cities between Pendleton and Ontario.
It also includes perhaps the most misleadingly named place in the whole region, said Rachelle Lemmon, who drives buses for the Baker School District.
That's Pleasant Valley.
The area, about eight miles south of Baker City, has neither steep grades nor sharp curves.
But its microclimate makes it prone to snow and, especially, ice, when the freeway on either side is clear.
"There's nothing pleasant about it, at least during the winter," Lemmon said.
Interstate 84, in addition to its importance for local residents, is a vital commercial pike, with trucks making up about 43 percent of the traffic, a much higher percentage than for other sections of interstate highway in Oregon.
It's also one of the more scenic pieces of interstate in Oregon, passing through the pine and fir forests of the Blue Mountains. The area's recreational opportunities, which include hunting, fishing and the nearby Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon's largest backcountry area, attract visitors from across the nation.
And many of those drivers live in places where gentle terrain and temperate weather predominate.
"There are a lot of people from out of state who don't know whatthese mountains are about," said Wendee Morrissey, who has driven buses for the Baker School District for 27 years. "We only do 55 mph. People see that big yellow bus and think they just have to get around that."
The route through the Blues is infamous not only for its weather but also for its topography, which posed some of the more daunting challenges for 19th century pioneers in the ox-drawn covered wagons.
In contrast to the generally flat terrain which the freeway, and the Oregon Trail before it, traverses in the 200 miles between Portland and Pendleton, the section through the Blues includes:
• Four grades of 5 percent or 6 percent, among them Cabbage Hill just east of Pendleton, where the westbound lanes plunge almost 3,000 vertical feet from the mountains into the Columbia Basin in a series of corners.
This is one of a handful of highways in Oregon where the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) built emergency "escape ramps" — uphill lanes carved into the slope beside the highway where truck drivers can stop should their brakes fail on the five-mile descent.
The heaviest commercial trucks are urged, by a series of signs, to not exceed about 18 mph, lest their beleaguered brakes overheat.
In summertime, ODOT fills 50-gallon metal barrels with water for drivers to use to refill radiators that have boiled over on the eastbound ascent.
"You always have to be prepared for those steep hills," said Sandi Fuller, who commutes two or three times per week from her home in Weiser, Idaho, to Marvin Wood Products in Baker City, a 65-mile route that includes about 50 miles of I-84 between Farewell Bend and Baker City.
Fuller also drove the Cabbage Hill section frequently when she was living in Milton-Freewater and attending Eastern Oregon University.
• The second-highest pass of any freeway in Oregon — 4,193-foot Blue Mountain summit near Meacham, between Pendleton and La Grande.
• Ladd Canyon, a breach in the basalt mountains between Baker City and La Grande that acts as a natural wind tunnel, creating occasional whiteouts that can constrict travelers' visibility to a couple of car lengths.
"I don't think Ladd Canyon's reputation is overrated," said Lemmon, who frequently hauls Baker High School sports teams to La Grande via I-84.
The north side of the canyon, where eastbound traffic climbs a 6-percent grade, so often became a bottleneck when a single truck spun out while beginning the ascent that ODOT, for the first time in Eastern Oregon, buried heating coils in the right lane several years ago to try to prevent ice and snow from accumulating.
The potential dangers of the freeway, the most heavily traveled thoroughfare in the area, were subject to considerable scrutiny earlier this winter when the driver of a Canadian tour bus lost control near Pendleton and careened down a 200-foot embankment.
Nine passengers died and 38 were hurt in the Dec. 30, 2012, crash. It's the highest death toll in a single accident on an Oregon highway since 1971.
Oregon State Police are still investigating the crash and have not released an official cause.
Witnesses said the freeway was icy at the time. And some said the bus was traveling as fast as 70 mph, 5 mph above the posted speed limit.
Based on Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) statistics for the 10-year period from Jan. 1, 2002, through Dec. 31, 2011, a case could be made that Interstate 84 deserves its notoriety.
"It's a challenging area at all times of the year, particularly during the winter," said Tom Strandberg, a spokesman for ODOT's Eastern Region office in La Grande.
Adjusted for differences in traffic volumes, the Pendleton-to-Ontario stretch has a higher rate of accidents, and of fatal crashes, than Oregon's other mountainous section of freeway, the 125 miles of Interstate 5 between the California border and Roseburg, which carries about three times more vehicles.
Yet the ODOT data also reveal that Interstate 84, although it's feared mainly for its nasty winter weather, actually is more dangerous during the warmer months.
Of the 51 fatal crashes during the 10-year period, 39 of them — 76 percent — happened when the pavement was dry.
A majority of fatal accidents — 30 of 51, or 59 percent — happened during the warmer half of the year, April through September.
There is, however, more traffic on the freeway during that six-month period, with approximately 2,000 more vehicles per day — about 20 percent more than during the October-through-March period.
The most common contributing factor to fatal accidents — attributed to 27 of the 51 crashes — was excessive speed.
ODOT crash data also show that accidents, including fatal crashes, aren't confined to the hilly, sinuous sections such as Ladd Canyon and Cabbage Hill.
The ODOT statistics corroborate the experiences of people who frequently drive on Interstate 84, including commuters as well as snowplow drivers and Oregon State Police troopers.
They say the vast majority of travelers they see drive more slowly when freezing fog glazes the pavement with black ice, or winds send snow skimming across all four lanes.
"We don't see that many fatalities in the winter," said Brad Payton, who manages ODOT's maintenance station in Baker City, whose employees are responsible for the 50-mile section of I-84 between North Powder and Weatherby.
"People are slowing down enough that they're somewhat prepared for the conditions," said Payton, a 30-year ODOT employee.
Yet away from the steep grades, the expanses of flat, straight freeway can instill a sense of complacency in some drivers that's often not warranted.
The deadly bus crash on Dec. 30 happened at just such a place.
The 25 miles between Baker City and Ladd Canyon has but one minor hill, a 3-percent grade just north of the Baker Valley Rest Area.
But Payton said that stretch can be just as slippery as the passes.
"I think people get lulled to sleep," he said — sometimes literally.
Almost as bad, Payton said, the expanses of straight, flat freeway entice some drivers to set their cruise control, which can quickly turn a car into an uncontrollable missile if it rolls over a patch of ice.
ODOT officials have strived over the years to ensure that drivers aren't surprised by dangerous conditions, by means of a series of warning signs and remote cameras, the latter being available on computers, smartphones and tablets.
Morrissey, who has in her 27-year career hauled hundreds of athletes to sporting events from Ontario to Pendleton, said she never leaves for a trip without checking ODOT's Tripcheck website — www.tripcheck.com.
The agency also has tried to mitigate dangerous driving conditions by installing fences that block snow, by widening the freeway to give truck drivers a safer place to put on chains, and even by burying heated wires beneath one lane on a steep two-mile stretch in Ladd Canyon to prevent snow and ice from accumulating.
Payton said this safety campaign has worked.
He points in particular to the Burnt River Canyon, through which the freeway runs for about a dozen miles between Baker City and Huntington.
Before ODOT installed an electronic warning sign near Durkee, where the freeway enters the canyon and a series of curves with posted speed limits of 50 mph or 55 mph, accidents, usually involving trucks, were a regular occurrence there, Payton said.
The first corner that eastbound traffic encounters, at Milepost 332.5 near the Ash Grove Cement plant, was the site most prone to crashes, he said.
"Now if we get one down there a year I'm surprised," Payton said.
According to ODOT statistics, there were 11 accidents at that corner between 2002 and 2011 — but just two since the sign, which warns of the curves and displays drivers' current speed, was installed about four years ago.


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This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Depeche Mode article.
Album and Song titles
Personally, I find altered song and album titles funny, given that we know the original DM ones. However, some recent changes were made that just weren't funny.
Case in point:
Real Album name: A Broken Frame. What's funnier? "Dispatch on Your Face" or "A Bakers Fame"? Uh, one is closer but certainly not humorous.
Real Album name: Some Great Reward. What's funnier? "For Deaf Mothers Who Can't Hear" or "Same Goat Retard". Seems clear.
Real Album name: 101. Funnier? "I've Tasted 101 Weiners" or "Muzak From Da 101 Mastas!"? Ok.
Remember, the page's theme is that they're gay. Or were gay. Or are straight but are obliviously gay. Changing the titles to more accurate reflections of the real titles would be fine, if the results were funny...but these changes are not. So they're being undone. Don't cry.
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Hi 188.8.131.52. I think changing names is not exactly helping this article to improve. I was going to revert everything you had done but as the article is in need of genuine improvement, leave a message on my talk page. --RomArtus*Imperator ITRA (Orate) ® 18:03, January 18, 2013 (UTC)


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Vulcan legend states that Surak crossed the Plain when the hot blood of battle still flowed green, and with logic he cooled it. (ENT: "The Forge")
Jonathan Archer and T'Pol, led by Syrran, came across the Plain of Blood while searching for the Syrrannites in 2154. Syrran conveyed the history of the region to the others. (ENT: "The Forge")


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The following two charts represent the equity market performance of two rather well known nations in the last 6 months or so. One is a country on the verge of cataclysmic currency devaluation and the other is in the middle of a catalcysmic currency devaluation. Of course, both would be at the top of every CNBC talking head's list of buys since performance has been so great - so which would you prefer? As we celebrate USDJPY 100, Nikkei 14,500, and whatever else it is that we should be celebrating about the surging input costs for Japanese businesses - the lesson is clear for those who want to send their market soaring - crash your economy.
P.S. based on Bloomberg's latest data, the Nikkei is opening at a P/E around 29x - that is all.
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The Omega Markets.
We can eliminate the gold market to start. The Greek Bond markets?
In both cases, fraud driven markets.
The first is Japan, and the second is us the united states of shitheads. No? Is this rhetorical? Today has been such a long day
And ehm... name this 'market' as well: http://www.stubbornmule.net/blog/wp-content/btc2.png without cheating.
Nation 1 is Argentina (Merval index).
Nation 2 is Japan.
Did I win the free lunch with Kurgman?
Aliens are coming in September. No-one important gives a fuck anymore.
Hope the aliens bring their swimsuits, the global coastal event starts before the end of the month....
Nation 2 is Japan.. but nation 1 is not argentina nor Slovenia nor cyprus nor Britain.
still searching
Any market except PM's and Miners.
Buying USDJPY is so addictive. Feels like QE, oh wait.....
Unfortunately one can't trade ARS/USD, except by carrying a wad of fresh hundreds to Buenos Aires.
But here's the chart of the peso's collapse, under Argentina's Peronist flake government:
Lastly, JGB's, bah!
Tyler: Please plot the Nikkei on P/B or EV/EBITDA. Its among the cheapest in the world. P/E looks high only becuase corporations are loaded with cash. But, if you want to promote only a specific agenda feel free to data mine to find the numbers that help your case.
i can tell u what both of these markets have in common.
they are both fucking ponzi schemes, yet they are allowed to continue. fucking criminal
FUBAR1 and FUBAR2...
Since the financial crash of 2008 the western economies (US, Euro zone and Japan) have been using quantitative easing (QE). QE is not new. It was also used extensively in the 1930's. Japan has been using forms of QE for over a decade. But when one looks at the velocity of money and the money multiplier the money is not getting into the broader economy. But it is getting into the stock markets largely through the large money center banks that are the major beneficiaries of QE. Rising stock market valuations help the money center banks balance sheets. It is believed for the US at least that QE is primarily to help prop up the banking systems in the US, the Euro zone and Japan. The banking system remains saddled with huge amounts of debt that is either toxic or uncollectable.


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Forget Europe... This is a REAL Crisis to Be Afraid Of
We need to address a MAJOR situation that is developing: the drought in the US and its impact on US crops.
The US is experiencing its worst drought since 1956. Altogether 63% of the lower US 48 states are experiencing a drought. As a result of this, the USDA has said that 50% of the US's corn crop will be in poor to very poor condition.
What does this mean? That the US will have a very VERY low corn crop. This in of itself is bad. But when you consider that corn supplies are at their lowest levels in 17 years, you've got a recipe for a serious corn shortage.
Few people understand how large a part of the US industrial food chain is tied to corn.
Corn feeds the chickens, pigs, cows, turkeys, and lambs that are the primary sources of meat in the US. It also now feeds the most common fish in the US diet (catfish, tilapia, and salmon), all of which have been genetically engineered to eat the vegetable.
Corn feeds the chickens that provide us with eggs. It also feeds the cows that provide us with dairy products (butter, yogurt, milk, cheese). Even if you avoid milk and drink soda or beer, you're still drinking corn in one form or another: virtually all sodas contain high fructose corn syrup, while the alcohol in beer is fermented from glucose that originated in corn.
Corn is in margarine, coffee sweetener, icing, gravy, hot sauce, mayonnaise, soups, cake mixes, snacks foods, salad dressings, frozen waffles, and on and on. If you eat produce in any form, it's likely got corn in or on it: corn was in the pesticide, the cardboard in which it was shipped, even the wax applied to its surface to give it a sheen.
Step away from the food section in a supermarket and you're still surrounded by corn. Corn is in toothpaste, disposable diapers, matches, trash bags, disposable batteries, make up, even magazines covers (again the sheen).
According to Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma, corn is in roughly 25% of all items located in your average grocery store. So a corn shortage means BIG TROUBLE for the US when it comes to food.
The situation is equally gloomy for soybeans, the second largest produced crop in the US: today inventories are at their lowest levels in 32 years. And the current drought has resulted in 39% of this year's soybean crop being in poor to very poor condition.
What does this all mean? That we're likely heading into a food crisis in the US regarding corn and soybeans.
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According to your many detailed predictions, Graham, the Eurozone is supposed to have collapsed by the end of next week.
You bashed us mercilessly with your predictions for the inevitable death of the eurozone by the end of this Summer.
It would be best if you just came out and admitted that you're really, really crap at analysis and prediction.
And quit peddling fear all the time you pathetic fucking retard!
It's a drought, they happen, get over it.
Now that he's "forgotten Europe" it may be an indicator that something is finally going to happen. Probably not though. When I see his first article stating that the ECB can kick the can indefinitely, then the jig is up.
And one of the reasons the US fatties are so grossly obese is directly down to corporations peddling maize high fructose syrup.. and got the US people hooked on it... it is far cheaper to produce than proper food that would create a healty population that didn't need so many medical props to keep them alive
Less than 15% of the corn is used in human food stuffs. Most goes into animal feed and ethanol. So when your ribeye goes to $35, does that count as inflation or will the govt find a way to pull that out of the number too. How could the fed print in that type of environment? They will be checkmated.....so then they'll just change the game to chinese checkers.
They've already figured out how to scew this number. It's called Substitution. When you can't afford steak, you'll swith to dog food which is cheaper. Tada - deflation!
Chapter 16 (Fuzzy Numbers - Part 1 of 2):
Dr. Martenson explores how inflation and GDP are measured, how their measurement has changed over years, and what that means concerning the integrity of these government statistics. Substitution, Weighting, Imputations, and Hedonics and their effects on calculating inflation and GDP are each examined. Dr. Martenson traces the social impact of these shady statistics, and finishes by showing how a dishonest determination of inflation further deforms an already flawed GDP calculation.
Bernie sez the cost of that rib eye is, "transitory"... along with your paycheck.
Butter on corn....to soothe the hemi's
What will i do without it?
Rip Van Winkle just woke up and realized there is a crop failure? Must have fallen asleep waiting for Europe to melt down in June as predicted. Oh? It's August now?
We export a lot of food. If we don't have a surplus the rest of the world starves. I would avoid visiting those places around the globe where people make $4/day and spend $3 of it on food.
Which makes one wonder why the US sold one of the largest corn shippments in US history to Mexico - given the shortage that we may have. It also makes you wonder why the USDA is purchasing up all the beef and sending it to food banks... hmmmm, buy low, while farmers dump beef on the markets... causing a spike and shortage later on????
What? FIAT doesn't feed people? Can we not just print some more to supplement the loss of corn and corn related products?
FUCK THEM! They will find out the hard way!
Food is a tiny percentage of US consumption. The Feds can easily hand out enough food stamps to give everyone subsistence food.
I'd be more worried about energy prices and the unsustainable cost of global military empire.
Thank God he found a new crisis. I was worried I hadn't heard from his Royal Doomerness.
The other big crisis if this drought continues is Mississipi barge transport running aground. Already causing issues:
Let them eat Federal Reserve Notes (FRNs).
Bumper crops of both in Brazil.
No doubt food prices are rising but the shelves won't be empty. Smaller choices and much more expensive, to be sure but not empty.
Bernanke will print to keep the big boys profiting in those commodities because the bonuses have been lean lately.
You just won't see it in the NYTimes.
Shit on toast, is this joker for real ?
aAnd you know our Marxist Boss won't hesitate to jam on price controls. which means no food outside of black market and riots by the Free Shit Army.
His crash indicator has caught every crash in the last 25 years...i wonder does it predict mental breakdowns too?
No more corn syrup? Watch Americans live longer and healthier lives as result.
Monsatan can eat the dirt they contaminated and may they be drowning in all the shit from pigs and cows which are raised on Monsatan GMO products.
The drought is God's way of setting the farmer's straight and shooting Monsatan's lab rats into their kneecaps.
Sugar is sugar, whether it be from beet, cane, or corn.
... and sugar kills.
Agreed. Those who panic over GMO Ag need a refresher in biology. Or simple microeconomics.
They need to send this genetically modified "corn" back to Hell from whence it came, along with that Corporation from Hell.
Maybe this draught is a sign.
Draught? What's on tap??!!? Hopefully none of that shytty corn beer mentioned.
It's all too corny.
lol, summer blues for graham, euro doesn't catch on so change tack!
Less corn on the cob; but more goes to energy and too bad for the food segment...
Without corn flakes and soybeans how do we eat breakfast and dinner? That beef on my steak ate soybean.
This is very interesting, is there some in depth report I could buy to tell me how to protect myself from these events?
Corn in your beer?!?! Bahh!!!! What kind o' Crrrrrraaaaap you drinkin' there, mate?
My beers' fermented sugars are proper malts, ye bastard, you.
Not even Bud or Miller have corn in them. They at least opt for rice to "augment" their barley. But you are right. The major reason the micro and medium breweries are killing the majors is that they all brew all barley. corn is used for lightenin' or squeeze, but never beer.
and when an author states as fact something widely known to be false, then I auto-delete everything else they say
Corn syrup is a wide spread filler. Wouldn't be surprised to find it used in the industrial production of beers.
But that's besides the point. The author refers to "The Omnivore's Dilemma" which claims that 25% of products in your grocery store contain corn or soy in one form or another.
The drought is a big deal.
A lot of DDG's go into beer, an ethanol byproduct. Problem: DDG's have an increased concentration of Aflatoxin which is showing up with the corn being harvested now.
Yes, Graham, forget Europe ... you have not been doing that well at describing it
Nobody has nailed Europe.
We're all delusional to think the status quo is in any way, shape or form either sustainable or reasonable.
Alas, we can all pretend that pigs do fly and money grows on trees. Living in Lalaland is so much more fun than facing reality.
Cattle Farmers are liquidating their herds because of the high corn costs. BTFD on Beef and ride that bitch up for the next three years.


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Mayim Bialik and her husband of nine years, Michael Stone, are to divorce.
In a blog post on Wednesday, the Big Bang Theory star wrote: "After much consideration and soul-searching, Michael and I have arrived at the decision to divorce due to 'irreconcilable differences'."
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The couple – who married in August 2003 – have two sons together: seven-year-old Milkes and four-year-old Frederick.
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Westbrook's Take: Birds still believing in Kelly?
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Chip Kelly looks on during the Eagles' 15-7 loss to the Giants on Sunday. (AP)
Since his arrival in Philadelphia, Chip Kelly's been a proclaimed genius, mastermind, guru and much more.
But after some questionable play-calling in the Eagles' 15-7 loss to the Giants (see story), Kelly is looking more and more like a rookie coach to not only fans, but also his players.
"When you have Andy Reid, who's been in the NFL before, the guys in Kansas City, they're believing in [Reid] -- that's not what you have with Chip Kelly," Brian Westbrook said Monday on Comcast SportsNet's "Eagles Extra." "[Players are] saying, 'Hey, he's been at Oregon.' The guys in the locker room are saying the exact same thing that we're (the media) saying: He's never been in this situation, so my belief in you that was really, really high at the beginning of the season -- a lot of guys say he's a genius and things like that -- it's starting to get lower and lower and lower by all these decisions that he's making."
One decision on Sunday: Onside kicking after trimming the Giants' lead to 15-7 with 4:11 left in the fourth quarter.
"I just thought giving them that field position, when you miss it right there, was the wrong call, especially with 4:11 [left], a timeout in your pocket and the two-minute warning," Brian Baldinger said. "I just don't know how you could make that decision at that point."
"We were taking a shot so we could recover the ball and give ourselves an opportunity to capitalize and see if we could get something," Kelly said on Monday. "Felt confident in our ability to execute it. That's what went into my decision to doing that. It didn't work out, so you're going to get second-guessed."
Another decision: Rolling Matt Barkley out of the pocket on a 1st-and-goal on the Giants' 2-yard line instead of giving the NFL's leading rusher LeSean McCoy at least one chance to punch it in. Instead, Barkley was strip-sacked on the play, handing the ball back over to the Giants.
So are players becoming concerned over Kelly adapting to the pro level?
"Well you know, as a player, you want to say the coach is going to make the right decisions, and you want to believe in the guy, but that's when you have an experienced coach in the NFL," Westbrook said. "And right now, that's not what you have.
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Thank you, Mr. Secretary General, Jaap, for that kind introduction.
And my thanks to Giles Merritt and the Security and Defense Agenda for the opportunity to speak here today. This is Day 11 of an 11-day international trip so you can understand why I am very much looking forward to getting home. But I am glad - at this time, in this venue - to share some thoughts with you this morning about the transatlantic security relationship in what will be my last policy speech as U.S. defense secretary.
The security of this continent - with NATO as the main instrument for protecting that security - has been the consuming interest of much of my professional life.
In many ways, today's event brings me full circle. The first major speech I delivered after taking this post nearly four-and-a-half years ago was also on the Continent, at the Munich Security Conference. The subject was the state of the Atlantic Alliance, which was then being tested with the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Today, I would like to share some parting thoughts about the state of the now 60-plus year old transatlantic security project, to include:
* Where the alliance mission stands in Afghanistan as we enter a critical transition phase;
* NATO's serious capability gaps and other institutional shortcomings laid bare by the Libya operation;
* The military - and political - necessity of fixing these shortcomings if the transatlantic security alliance is going to be viable going forward;
* And more broadly, the growing difficulty for the U.S. to sustain current support for NATO if the American taxpayer continues to carry most of the burden in the Alliance.
I share these views in the spirit of solidarity and friendship, with the understanding that true friends occasionally must speak bluntly with one another for the sake of those greater interests and values that bind us together.
First, a few words on Afghanistan. I have just returned from three days of visits and meetings with our troops and commanders there, and come away impressed and inspired by the changes that have taken place on the ground in recent months. It is no secret that for too long, the international military effort in Afghanistan suffered from a lack of focus, resources, and attention, a situation exacerbated by America's primary focus on Iraq for most of the past decade.
When NATO agreed at Riga in 2006 to take the lead for security across the country, I suspect many allies assumed that the mission would be primarily peacekeeping, reconstruction, and development assistance - more akin to the Balkans. Instead, NATO found itself in a tough fight against a determined and resurgent Taliban returning in force from its sanctuaries in Pakistan.
Soon, the challenges inherent to any coalition operation came to the surface - national caveats that tied the hands of allied commanders in sometimes infuriating ways, the inability of many allies to meet agreed upon commitments and, in some cases, wildly disparate contributions from different member states. Frustrations with these obstacles sometimes boiled into public view. I had some choice words to say on this topic during my first year in office, unfavorably characterized at the time by one of my NATO ministerial colleagues as "megaphone diplomacy."
Yet, through it all, NATO - as an alliance collectively - has for the most part come through for the mission in Afghanistan. Consider that when I became Secretary of Defense in 2006 there were about 20,000 non-U.S. troops from NATO nations in Afghanistan. Today, that figure is approximately 40,000. More than 850 troops from non-U.S. NATO members have made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan. For many allied nations these were the first military casualties they have taken since the end of the Second World War.
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Prospect Guru's such as Jess Rubenstein of The Prospect Park and Russ Cohen host of XM's Radio Hockey Prospect Show say that McDonagh is about 2-3 years away from actually playing for the Broadway Blues depending on whether he decides to finish out college or not.
The acquisition of McDonagh by Sather is baffling, just because it's such a shrewd move which as we know is something of a rare occurrence in the Slats era akin to the appearance of Halley's Comet.
The impetuous of McDonagh being added to the deal may have been that Bob Gainey was just looking to clean house of all traces from the old regime and Sather was just there at the right time or as the Mouth suspects Glen Sather may have actually found someone worse at talent evaluation than himself in Gainey this time around.
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