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*'''Headings'''. Hide or Show column headings above the fields in the web links list.
*'''Headings'''. Hide or Show column headings above the fields in the web links list.
*'''Web Links Numbers'''. Hide or Show web links numbers.
*'''Web Links Numbers'''. Hide or Show web links numbers.
*'''Reports'''. Hide or Show the 'Report Bad Link' option.
*'''Reports'''. Hide or Show the 'Report Bad Link' option.
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- 1 Overview
- 2 How to Access
- 3 Description
- 4 Screenshot
- 5 Toolbar
- 6 "Web Links" / "Categories" Links
- 7 Options
- 8 Displaying Links on your Site
- 9 Letting Visitors Submit Links
- 10 Quick Tips
- 11 Related Information
The Web Links Manager allows you to manage links to other web sites and organize them into categories.
How to Access
Select Components → Weblinks → Links from the drop-down menu of the Joomla! Administrator Panel, or select the "Links" link on the Web Links Category Manager screen.
The Web Links Manager allows you to add, edit and remove links to other web sites on your Joomla! web site, and organize them into categories. You can then display these links on your site, and optionally let visitors add new links.
Column Headers
- Checkbox. Check this box to select one or more items. To select all items, check the box in the column heading. After one or more boxes are checked, click a toolbar button to take an action on the selected item or items. Many toolbar actions, such as Publish and Unpublish, can work with multiple items. Others, such as Edit, only work on one item at a time. If multiple items are checked and you press Edit, the first item will be opened for editing.
- Title. The name of the item. For a Menu Item, the Title will display in the Menu. For an Article, Section, or Category, the Title may optionally be displayed on the web page. This entry is required. You can open the item for editing by clicking on the Title.
- Published. Whether the item has been published or not. You can change the Published state by clicking on the icon in this column.
- Category. The Category this item belongs to. See Web Links Category Manager - Edit.
- Ordering. The order in which to display items. If the list is sorted by this column, you can change the order by clicking the arrows or by entering the sequential order and clicking the 'Save Order' icon.
- Access. Who can view this item. You can change an item's Access in its edit screen. See User Access Levels for more information.
- Hits. The number of times an item has been viewed.
- Language. Item language.
- ID. This is a unique identification number for this item assigned automatically by Joomla!. It is used to identify the item internally, and you cannot change this number. When creating a new item, this field displays 0 until you save the new entry, at which point a new ID is assigned to it.
List Settings
Filter by Partial Title
You can filter the list of items by typing in part of the Title or the ID number.
Filter. In the upper left corner just above the column headings are a Filter field and two buttons, as shown below:
If you have a large number of items in the list, you can use this filter to find the desired item(s) quickly. Enter either part of the title or an ID number and press 'Search' to display the matching items. You can type in whole words or part of a word. For example, "ooml" will match all titles with the word "Joomla!" in them. Click 'Clear' to reset filtering.
Filter by Access, State, Category and Language
In the upper right area, above the column headings, are 4 drop-down list boxes as shown below:
The selections may be combined. Only items matching all selections will be displayed in the list.
- Select Access. Use the drop-down list box to select the desired Access Level. Only items with the specified Access Level will be displayed in the list.
- Select State. Use the drop-down list box to only show items matching a certain state: Published, Unpublished, Archived, Trash or All (available options may vary depending on item type).
- Select Category. Use the drop-down list box to select the desired Category. Only items in this Category will be displayed in the list.
- Select Language. Use the drop-down list box to select the desired Language. Only items for the specified language will be displayed in the list.
Number of Items to Display
Below the list you'll find:
- Display #. The number of items to display on one page. If there are more items than this number, you can use the page navigation buttons (Start, Prev, Next, End, and page numbers) to navigate between pages. Note that if you have a large number of items, it may be helpful to use the Filter options, located above the column headings, to limit which items display (where applicable).
At the top right you will see the toolbar:
- New. Creates a new item and opens the editing screen for this item.
- Edit. Opens the editing screen for the selected item. If more than one item is selected (where applicable), only the first item will be opened. An item can also be opened for editing by clicking on its Title or Name.
- Publish. Publishes selected items. Works with one or multiple items selected.
- Unpublish. Unpublishes selected items. Works with one or multiple items selected.
- Archive. Archives selected items. Works with one or multiple items selected.
- Check In. Checks-in selected items. Works with one or multiple items selected.
- Trash. Sends selected items to the trash. Works with one or multiple items selected.
- Options. Opens the Options window where settings such as default parameters can be edited. See Options.
- Help. Opens this Help Screen.
"Web Links" / "Categories" Links
At the top left, above the Filter, you will see two links as shown below:
- Web Links. This link is disabled, since we are already in the Web Links page.
- Categories. Click this link to go to the Web Links Category Manager page.
Click the Options button to open the Web Links Manager Options window which lets you configure this component.
Save / Cancel
- Save. Saves changes and keeps the Options window open.
- Cancel. Closes the Options window without applying changes.
Display Tab
The first tab, shown below, contains display options for Weblinks front-end pages that are displayed by Web Links menu items. You can override some of these options, and specify more options, for each List All Web Link Categories and List Web Links in a Category menu items.
- Description Hide or Show the Introduction (below).
- Introduction. Optional text to display at the top of the page.
- Hits. Hide or Show the number of hits for each Web Link.
- Links Description. Hide or Show the Link Description for each Web Link.
- Other Categories. Hide or Show other categories. Note: there must be at least one item assigned in the other category/categories to show it!
- Headings. Hide or Show column headings above the fields in the web links list.
- Web Links Numbers. Hide or Show web links numbers.
- Reports. Hide or Show the 'Report Bad Link' option. Currently not implemented, see [Issue 21665 in the tracker]
- Count Clicks. Whether or not to keep track of the number of times each link has been clicked ('Hits').
- Target. How to open the link. This option can be overridden in each link's Basic Options. Options are:
- Open in parent window. Open the link in the current browser window.
- Open in new window. Open the link in a new browser window/tab.
- Open in popup. Open the link in a popup window (browser without navigation controls).
- Modal. Open the link in a modal popup window. (Doesn't seem to work right now...)
- Icon. The Icon to be displayed to the left of the Web Links URL. Select an image file from the drop-down list box. The images are listed from the 'images/M_images' folder.
Permissions Tab
The "Permissions" tab, shown below, lets you specify who can perform each type of action on this component:
The tree on the left shows the hierarchy of user groups that are available on your Joomla! site. To view or modify permissions, click on a group in the tree.
The table on the right side of the window contains 3 columns:
- Actions. The various actions for which you can specify permissions for the currently selected user group.
- Component Settings. The permission option set at the component level, which can be changed with the dropdown control. Options are:
- Inherited. The permission for this group/action is inherited from the site's Global Configuration.
- Allowed. Allows this action for this user group and for child groups.
- Locked. Denies this action for this users group and for child groups.
- Calculated Settings. The effective permission, based on current options in the site's Global Configuration. Note: After making changes, Save options and open them again to view updated Calculated Settings.
Actions available in this component are:
- Configure. Grants users the right to edit this component's Options.
- Access Component. Grants users the right to open this component's main screen ("Manager" screen).
- Create. Grants users the right to create new objects (for example: users, menu items, articles, weblinks, and so on).
- Delete. Grants users the right to delete existing objects.
- Edit. Grants users the right to edit existing objects.
- Edit State. Grants users the right to change existing objects state (Publish, Unpublish, Archive, Check In and Trash).
For more information, please refer to:
Displaying Links on your Site
One way of displaying links on your site is to use the Weblinks module to list links from a specific category. Another method is to create a menu item of type Weblinks - List All Web Link Categories or Weblinks - List Web Links in a Category to have a page display all Web Links categories, or all links within one Web Links category.
Letting Visitors Submit Links
You might also wish to let visitors submit new Web Links. To do so, simply add a Submit a Web Link menu item to one of your menus.
Quick Tips
- You need to add at least one Category for Web Links before you can add your first Web Link. Categories are added using the Web Link Category Manager.
Related Information
- To add or edit Web Links: Web Link Manager - New/Edit
- To work with Web Links Categories: Web Link Category Manager
- Web Links-related menu items: List All Web Link Categories, List Web Links in a Category, Submit a Web Link.
- Weblinks module: Weblinks module


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May 5, 2016
Talk about a vacation that turned into a nightmare.
An 8 year-old Florida boy was attacked by a black bear while hiking in the Smoky Mountains in neighboring Tennessee. Luckily, he and his family fought the bear off and the boy only suffered cuts that required stitches.
While scary, what happened in the Great Smokies straddling the Tennessee-North Carolina border, is actually rare.
Park officials say black bears have injured eight people there in the past decade. They say that's a relatively low number considering 9 million people visit the park every year.
Regardless, you can only imagine the fright that must have been going through that boy's mind as he was being attacked. Thank goodness he's alright.
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An Interview With Jimmy Chiang Of Way Basics
Posted by Emily | Filed under Musings, Sustainability
Modular storage cubes and shelves are nothing new, but there's something special about these ones: they're made from recycled paper! I recently encountered some of this paper furniture from Way Basics and discovered that in addition to being fun and affordable, it's also surprisingly strong. The self-assembled cubes, bookcases, and other pieces are made from post-consumer recycled paper, water-based glue, and no formaldehyde or VOCs. Curious to learn more about these eco-friendly products, I interviewed Jimmy Chiang, CEO of Way Basics.
How did you come up with the idea for making furniture out of recycled paper?
Furniture made from recycled paper isn't new. For years people have been constructing furniture, structural pieces from cardboard. Famous designers like Frank Gehry have created recycled paper masterpieces. Most of the offerings in the marketplace are high-end design pieces or temporary solutions made from cheap cardboard. At Way Basics our material is zBoard, which is also made from recycled paper, but constructed in a way that feels just like a wood engineered board, yet it's up to 70% lighter and just as strong.
Tags: eco-furnishings, paper furniture, recycled paper, sustainable design, Way Basics


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Volunteers are critical to making sure that MADD Maryland's efforts are successful across the state. The compassion and determination of our volunteers drives the organization and it is through their tireless efforts that we have accomplished so much.
MADD Maryland offers many volunteer opportunities whether you're interested in volunteering a couple of times a year or a couple of times a week, there is a place for you at MADD. All volunteers receive training and serve an important role in making a difference in our community.
MADD's ongoing, one-time and event specific volunteer opportunities include:
- Walk Like MADD: Join us in this annual event held in May. Walk Like MADD is a fun, community-driven 5K fundraiser that also helps raise community awareness of drunk driving in order to help save lives. Volunteers are needed to serve as Planning Committee Members and Team Captains to help grow this signature MADD event Volunteers are needed on the day of the event to help assure that walkers have the best experience possible. To register to Walk Like MADD with us visit www.walklikemadd.org/baltimore
- Cookies for Cops: To say "thank you" for their life-saving work, MADD Maryland is launching its 7th annual Cookies for Cops campaign this holiday season. With the help of community partners and volunteers such as you, we intend to deliver well-deserved holiday cheer to each and every law enforcement agency in the state. Our campaign will run Thanksgiving Eve through New Year's Eve. We ask that you join us in our efforts to thank these heroes by partnering or volunteering to purchase baking supplies, bake cookies, pack and decorate boxes, and/or deliver packages to local law enforcement agencies.
- Victim Impact Panels: Help with registration or become a volunteer speaker for a Victim Impact Panel (VIP) through which MADD volunteers share with DUI and DWI offenders how their lives have been impacted by drunk driving.
Victim Services: Become a trained MADD Volunteer Victim Advocate for victims of drunk driving crashes. Support our work across the state to offer support and guidance to victims and their families.
- Power of Parents, It's Your Influence™: Become a trained facilitator MADD's Power of Parents, It's Your Influence™ program and hold free 30-minute workshops that give parents and caregivers helpful information and a parent handbook in order to equip them with conversational tools to talk to their teens about alcohol use.
- Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving: Support local law enforcement by attending sobriety checkpoints or role-call briefings and let the officers know about MADD and our appreciation of their efforts.
To apply to be a MADD Volunteer please complete the Volunteer Application by clicking here and return via mail, fax, or email. For more information or to speak with someone directly, please feel free to call us at 410-964-5757 or 1-800-446-6233 or e-mail email@example.com.


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The Gilded Dish: A Rienzi Blog
Rienzi is the house museum and collection of European paintings and decorative arts at the MFAH. Our articles highlight elements of the collection, discuss additions and changes to the house or gardens, and review events held at Rienzi for those of you not able to be here in person. Feel free to e-mail email@example.com with questions, comments, and suggestions. Welcome!
19 JunTue / 2012Throughout this inaugural year, the Rienzi and Bayou Bend book club has covered an array of topics inspired by the collections of the two house museums. July's book takes us back to 18th-century France, for a peek into the life of one of Rienzi's most famous residents. "Madame du Barry: The Wages of Beauty" chronicles the life of Louis XV's last maîtress en titre . . .
06 JunWed / 2012You may not have seen the Kenwood House exhibition at the MFAH yet, but you will be surprised to find out who already has . . .
30 MayWed / 2012How do you take your mocha latte? Nonfat soy, no whip? Such options were hardly offered at the tables of 18th century Europeans, nor was the combination of coffee and chocolate that is now referred to mocha . . .
03 MayThu / 2012This coming Saturday and Sunday, Houston Grand Opera Studio Artists will present the last of the 2011 – 2012 Rienzi Recital series. They will perform pieces by both Gerald Finzi and Richard Wagner in Rienzi's intimate Gallery. Rienzi has a special connection to Wagner...
01 MayTue / 2012Bedrooms at Rienzi are nothing to yawn at. We've been re-awakened this year by the addition of a new gallery at the house museum, in what was once a bedroom of the original Masterson home. . . .
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And wouldn't you know it, Velma gets a gusher of a 'monster'al period the night Gary was coming over. My ex-old man, Kermit--we went out (not too often, believe me) for almost a month, two Sabres seasons ago, when The Dominator was still here--used to say about my periods, "I'm afraid of anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die." But, I really liked Kermit. He could be really sweet. Except he had this thing called CVS, or Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome, and I had saved up some money from working over to the plant and took us on a vacation cruise to the Bermudas. It was real nice and not even weird. Everybody talked English and had heard of all the same music from here and the TV shows and everything. So when we got to Bermuda and went to the hotel, Kermit starts throwing up like he had drunk twenty pitchers of peach schnapps or whatever. I mean he was fine on the boat and everything, when I all's I wanted to do was puke, but he got really sick in the hotel room. I was like "Hey, I didn't pay for all this shit to watch you curled up on the fucking bathroom floor like Rod Stewart or some fucking faggot who just had 20 guys jizz into his gullet or whatever." And he was like, "Velma, I'm really sick. It's this condition I've had since..." Then he'd go back to heaving again, making these animal sounds from way down in his guts, and all's I was thinking was, wussy, pussy, sissy. I mean I could see if he had eaten some old, warm oysters or drank like two bottles of pure grain or something but "condition" and "syndrome." Cut me a little for real time, loser. Do you want your mommy to come over and give you a hot water enema and wash your little pea pod nut sack off with a silk napkin?
I went out anyway and danced all night with this really cute guy from Tampa, Florida or somewhere who said he sometimes, in Florida, danced in girl's clothes for money or whatever. I thought, whatever blows the gas outta your ass, fella. Fucking freak, if you ask Velma.
So now, Gary is on his way over and I was going to wear these really tight Lycra, crotch-hugger shorts but I had this huge pussy mop taped to my bloomers. So I had to put on this slinky black dress that I haven't worn since I used to go to Bisons' games cause everybody said that some of those ballplayers were going to get rich one day and they were from out of town and were all from the country someplace and were supposed to be married and have like five kids by now, to cover up the Kotex, but it still showed. And this dress has those, like, thin bra straps, so you can't wear a bra--unless it's black and then you look like a tramp--and don't leave much to the imagination in the juggy region. But nine o'clock came and went and then ten o'clock went by and he didn't answer his phone so I thought I would go over to The Tralf, which is where he said we were going to go cause, he said, it was a real classy joint, and see if his bald ass was down there.
So when I got there the cover was like twelve fucking dollars for this band I never heard of called Ike Turner (I mean, I could see it if it was Tina Turner or whatever) but these guys that I did know about, Willie & the Reinhardts, were playing too and I thought maybe they might remember me from when they played at The Mohawk Place after Pat Benetar at Thursday In The Square, so I tried talking to the door guy for a minute but this prissy little twit with an ass as flat as a used rubber kept butting in. So, I just paid so I could get away from them.
Big surprise, I don't see Gary anywhere. And I'm drinking these Jaegermeister and vodka shooters and I see this guy I remember from high school, Paul Kosmk. And I says, "Hey, Mr. K. bet you don't remember me." And he looks at me like "Huh?" It was real funny. Then I said, "we made out together," (I don't think we ever did, but I always wanted to). "Don't you remember me?" And this hoggy bitch on the barstool behind him rears up and says to Paul "Who's your friend?" And now Paul gets squirmy, stammering and shit and says, "Uh, this is, um..." I says "Velma, honey" And all she says is "Oh" and looks away. Paul is friendly though and we talk and then he remembers me and I buy him a drink and the whole time Miss Piggy is pouting and acting all catty. Then, when Paul walked back to look at t-shirts by the front door, I went back and talked to him a little more and we were standing in the hallway by the restrooms and I was leaning against the wall and he reached out to touch my arm and Bertha Butt came rumbling down the hall and gets all bitchy with Paul and pulls him into the ladies' john and I wait like five minutes and then Paul comes out and won't even look at me.
So I push in the door of the john and Fatsack is in the mirror doing damage control and I say, "Hey, cuntscab, what's your problem with me?" And she's just like, "Oh, whatever do you mean?" So I just shove her into one of the stalls and grab her by the back of her bleached-out straw mop and push her over the toilet and turn her head toward me and say "I hate twats like you. You're gonna lick my wad, you fucking cow." And she's all terrified and shit like some snively little cheerleader. But I just don't give a fuck. I'm so fucking sick of these blimps running around spreading it for any guy drunk enough to pump them. And I pushed the heifer's face down between my legs and pulled up my dress and ...
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Mike Titlebaum, who currently serves as director of Jazz Studies at the Ithaca College School of Music, recently presented a clinic entitled "Developing Your Band's Groove: The Inner Game of Rhythm" at TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association) in San Antonio.
The clinic, which was attended by many Texas music teachers and students, focuses on innovative ways of using a metronome in a group context, which enables students to improve their sense of ensemble rhythm and groove. The clinic has previously been presented at the Jazz Education Network in Dallas and at the New York State School Music Association winter conference in Rochester, NY.
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Oahu is filled with excellent breakfast choices. Some are well known, others are more "local favorites," but they all have one thing in common; they all deliver amazing and unique breakfast options to their customers. If you have some time one morning, then get up, get dressed, and go try one of these breakfast places on Oahu. Choosing any one of the following places will be one of the best breakfast decisions you ever make.
Boot's N' Kimos
This little breakfast place in Kailua is known for their long lines and there fantastic food. You can expect a wait no matter what day you go, however, the wait is well worth it, as you will be treated to some local favorites along with the basic breakfast delights. What makes Boot's N' Kimo's so special? They have a macadamia nut pancake sauce that is considered by many to be the very best pancake sauce in the world, definitely on Oahu.
Wailana Pancake House
Wailana Pancake House has been serving up island breakfast favorites for years. They are very popular with the local crowd, so if you have a chance during your visit, make you way over there. You won't be disappointed.
Duke's Breakfast Buffet
Duke's in Waikiki offers an eclectic menu throughout the day that is sure to please any appetite. However, it is there famous breakfast/brunch buffet that takes the cake. The buffet is filled with every breakfast lovers food imaginable. There are also some other appetizing delights that are thrown in to make it more of a breakfast/lunch buffet, or a brunch. Either way, the buffet is sure to please.
Anna Miller's in Aiea
Right down the road a bit from Pearlridge Center is a unique breakfast place called Anna Miller's. Anna Miller's is open 24-hours, 7 days a week. You can get breakfast anytime. They have everything form the traditional omelet, to all the local favorites we have come to love. You are also on the second level of the building, which means you can enjoy breakfast with a nice view.
Cinnamon's in Kailua
Arguably the very best breakfast place on the Windward side (although the folks at Boot's N Kimos may say otherwise), Cinnamon's is a unique breakfast establishment that serves up unique flavors. This is definitely a place to eat breakfast of you are in Kailua. Try the Guava Chiffon pancakes, they are the most unique thing on the menu. Another favorite is the eggs benedict, which you can have made just about anyway you want.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Why not enjoy some of the best breakfasts' that Oahu has to offer by visiting one of these highly recommended breakfast establishments? If you are staying in the Waikiki area, then check out this great list of the best breakfast places in Waikiki.


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Deputy Secretary
Thank you Avis. Welcome everyone. It's a pleasure to once again host the American Academy of Diplomacy at the State Department. It's a pleasure to see so many people who have done so much to advance America's interests around the world, and whose professional achievements inspire those of us who follow in your footsteps. And it's a pleasure to join you today in honoring a few singularly outstanding men and women for their enduring contributions to American diplomacy.
The year since we last met in this room has not exactly been dull for U.S. diplomacy. Millions of people around the Middle East have risen up to demand the freedom and opportunity and dignity that for too long has been denied to too many in that very complicated part of the world. The United States and Russia concluded and entered into force the most comprehensive arms control agreement in decades. As wars wind down and we begin to shift to civilian-led operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, we face the challenge of anchoring security gains in political progress and greater economic opportunity. There are important new opportunities to refocus American strategic priorities in Asia and the Pacific, where the rise of China and India is reshaping the face of the international system. Our work is constantly evolving, frequently unpredictable, and always demanding. But it is also deeply rewarding.
In the new century unfolding before us, diplomacy, development, and defense are more inter-connected than ever before. Today we recognize them as part of a single, integrated set of tools that bring the full weight of America's strength to bear on our foreign policy.
That's why it is so fitting that this year's winner of the Annenberg Award for Excellence in Diplomacy goes to a man who has never held an ambassadorship or worked in this building. Yet, he has been one of the most effective advocates for diplomacy in the 21st century, and one of the finest public servants I have ever known: former Secretary of Defense Bob Gates.
Secretary Gates has been a model of judgment, patriotism, decency, integrity and straight talk throughout his career.
I have enormous personal admiration for him as a leader, as a thinker, and as a strategist. In a town where big egos have never lacked for company, and pretension is often the norm, Bob Gates has always been a rare combination of skill and humility. Earlier this year President Obama awarded Secretary Gates our nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for his work reshaping our national security policy. And today he joins some true State Department icons -- including Richard Holbrooke, Thomas Pickering, and George Kennan -- for his commitment and contributions to American diplomacy.
Unfortunately, Secretary Gates could not join us today, but we are very fortunate that Ambassador Eric Edelman is accepting on his behalf. Eric is a wonderful friend and colleague, and a deeply accomplished diplomat in his own right, and it's great to see you back in the Department to which you have contributed so much.
Let me also offer my personal congratulations to our other honorees --
My colleague and friend in the Bureau of Near East Affairs for many years, Ambassador Edmund Hull was at the forefront of U.S. efforts to reverse Al Qaeda's reach in the Arabian Peninsula in the aftermath of September 11 and remains an influential voice on U.S. policy toward Yemen at an historic juncture. Thank you, Edmund, for demonstrating how effective embassy leadership is vital to protecting America's interests overseas and American lives at home.
David A. Nichols' depiction of President Eisenhower's remarkable leadership at home and abroad is itself a remarkable contribution to the field of American diplomatic history.
NPR's Sylvia Poggioli and the Financial Times' Borzou Daragahi are recognized today for exceptional coverage of foreign affairs, helping American audiences understand world events, and why our presence around the world matters more than ever.
And finally I'd like to recognize Shelly Ranii for her very promising work on international financial markets and cyber policy at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
In this year like few others, and in a fast changing-world, your work in the American Academy of Diplomacy is more important than ever – from facilitating fellowships and discussions to all the outreach you do to promote the role of diplomacy. So on behalf of Secretary Clinton and the entire State Department, on behalf of all of us who try to carry on the lifetime of service each of you has contributed, thank you for your support. And congratulations once again to all our honorees. Thank you.
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I'm thinking about doing some investments soon. I don't know what, bonds, stocks, whatever, but I'll talk to my financial adviser soon and figure it out.
Have you invested in any stocks or other investments?
I have 150 shares in Vodafone.
The last time I was in the stock market was about the time the Palm Pre came out on sprint. I told my dad that if I could invest in that now(about 3 mo prior to release), I'd make a boat load. Well, they came out, Sprint's stock tripled and Palm's Pentupled(5x). I was like, "See dad? You should've let me invest!" So he invested for me, right about as they returned to their normal levels and I lost hundreds.
I took my remaining money and placed it in activision-blizzard before COD came out. The game made $50million, but A-B lost about $0.70 per stock. I bid the stock market adue and now have my small starving savings in a CD, like a smart man.
Well bonds are typically seen as the safest form of investment. You put money in, make maybe 3-7% interest depending on the bond. Not crazy money, but its something if you got cash laying around doing nothing. You need lots of money to make lots of money....The game is rigged.
I thought about doing this around 3 years ago, I would have only been able to put in around £500 which means I'd only even have, like, approx £1200 by now if I was good at it. But that's a wild estimate but I still wish I started when I wanted to.
Financial issues must be among top 5 things not to ask for advice in on an online guitar forum.
OT: I never had enough money to seriously invest in anything. But even if I had the money I would always keep it safe and go for security instead of profit.
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I've never actually invested, but I've played around on a lot of different simulators that use the real time prices. Through these I've learned that futures are a great way at making a bit of money, and making them fast, provided you don't make blind investments. If you don't look into the futures that you will buy, you can easily lose more money than you imagined possible, but if you look into stuff a bit they can make you money. (Well, this has worked for me a lot, but I'm not a pro or anything either).
I've got stocks. On one occasion I did very good profit-wise. Currently mine aren't doing too bad, they're long term so it's hard to judge.
I'm thinking of buying some 5 or 10 year bonds sometimes soon.
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The stock market doesn't make any sense to me.
I bought Intel at $6 and sold in early 2001. I'm very wealthy.
I have, and I've done quite well. But I don't do it very often, and I feel like if I started to do it more I'd probably lose a ton. I just get into things that I'm interested in, was quite successful with RIM recently.
It depends on how much money you have, really. Speculation can help you or hurt you. Right now, Apple stocks are the lowest that they have been in a while and I think they will bounce up again. You may be able to make a quick dollar on that, but they are still expensive as far as stocks go.(something like 442 usd) Be sure to talk to your financial adviser before investing if you don't know what you are doing.
I always prefer cheap stocks to huge ones like that. I get the idea that "it's the percentage it moves, not the size of the stock", but the smaller ones always have larger ups or downs, percentage wise. Obviously, they're more speculative, but I'm in a position where that interests me more. Can't imagine buying one of those stocks, or Google, at like $700/share.
A few years ago I was day-trading OTC & pink sheet stocks. It was alot of fun, but very stressful. The pink sheets are crazy; stocks that sell as low as $.0001 a share, stocks that are constantly getting pumped-and-dumped (go up 50%-500% in a day, then fall just as hard), and companies disappear just as fast as they appear. Would make a couple grand one week, then lose it the next.
The pink sheets are not for the faint of heart, but can be pretty lucrative with only a couple hundred dollars invested. If you're going to be investing in Blue Chips, your gains aren't going to be shit unless you're investing AT LEAST a few grand.
I have not technically invested, but I do have money in my name that was invested (for my college fund) in Coca-Cola.
I just wish I actually know how much they invested. I have looked up a couple different stock calculators and if they invested $10,000 (a number my grandparents could have easily come up with) in Coca-Cola on the day I was born it would be worth about $135,000 now.
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Looks like it's coincidentally cookbook week here at Alphamom. Who would have thunk it? We go from nuthin' on food to two posts in one week!
Whereas Amalah is sharing her family's favorite cookbooks, I'm professing my love for Everyday Food.
Don't hate me, but I was invited to a Mother's Day Brunch– torn from the magazine pages of their May issue and prepared– at Everyday Food's real test kitchen within the Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia offices. Yes, I consider this an early Mother's Day gift. Because really? It was a divine and rare treat.
There was fabulous company, like my friend Betsy who writes for Cool Mom Picks, and I made new friends like Jennifer from In Jennie's Kitchen, Olga from Sassy Radish and Karen and Lizzy from Sunday Suppers (OMG- I LOVE their logo).
I was able to meet Anna Last, the Editor-In-Chief and the wonderful team that makes Everyday Food my favorite food and cooking magazine. I was also able to GUSH to them about why I love it so much: lots of recipes with few ingredients and limited steps. I also love meals that can be prepared in one-pot or on a baking sheet and then shoved into the oven.
So, when I saw how simple it is to make a Croque Madame (essentially a Croque Monsieur with a fried egg on top), I knew that it is one more for my repetoire. Other than the fried egg, all the cooking is done in the oven on a baking sheet. Me and my baking sheet are besties, LIKETHIS. Also, I'm an egg slut. Feed me a runny egg and I'm yours.
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P.S. Bonus Mother's Day treat. I was able to tour the prop room at the Martha Stewart offices. This is where they keep all their needs to make the pictures in the magazines and television shows look so beautiful. Oh my, so many cake stands!
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That must have been amazing! I would have LOVED to tour the prop room at Martha Stewart's offices! That food doesn't look too bad either 😉 Happy Mother's Day!
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Pace: 92 possessions (medium-slow)
Offensive Efficiency: 114 points/100 possessions (league-leading)
Defensive Efficiency: 124 points allowed/100 possessions (off the charts bad)
One note about this: Take it with a grain of salt when you hear and read today that the C's can't deal with running teams. The Pacers game last night featured a number of possessions (92 by my math, 94 at Statsheet.com) that is closer to what the C's average (91) than what Indy averages (somewhere between 98 and 100, depending on which stat system you use).
That doesn't necessarily mean that running teams don't present problems for an older, slow-paced team like the C's. Maybe running teams take better advantage of Boston's (always plentiful) turnovers. Maybe they push harder to get the ball across midcourt, forcing the C's to sprint to put their halfcourt defense in place and force the Pacers to eventually use more shot clock.
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The other improvement is that the weight of the mouse has been increased to 78 grammes here. This is still light in comparison to the Ikari laser, or the 116 to 150 grammes of the Logitech G500 that we like so much. It's no doubt a question of taste but we prefer our mice with a bit of substance that you can feel when you're moving them around.
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Jonathan Casper, associate professor of parks, recreation and tourism management at North Carolina State University, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 in room 204A, Gorecki Center, College of Saint Benedict.
The topic of Casper's speech is "Environmental Sustainability in Collegiate Athletics: Coordination and Integration." Following Casper's speech, a panel discussion will be held on the topic. The event is free and open to the public.
Casper's study reviewing the relationship between institutional sustainability commitments and sustainability efforts by athletic departments at Division I schools was published in 2012 by the Journal of Sport Management. He recently completed a similar study involving Division III schools.
In both studies, Casper surveyed athletic directors and asked them their awareness of sustainability efforts at their institutions, as well as their power to make changes and choices related to sustainability within the athletic department. Those changes deal with a variety of issues, including travel for games and events, uniforms and concession sales.
The panel will speak on sustainability efforts within the athletic departments at both CSB and SJU. Panelists include Derek Larson, professor of environmental studies and history at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University; Tom Stock, director of athletics at SJU; Carol Howe-Veenstra, director of athletics at CSB; and Brad Sinn, executive director of facilities at CSB. Casper will answer questions from both the panel and the audience.
Casper received his bachelor's degree from Pitzer College, and his master's and doctorate degrees from the University of Northern Colorado.
Casper's research interests focus on the role of sport and recreation related to active living and the quality of life, and sport and the environment.
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DaVinci Resolve is used by EC3 dailies colorist Adrian DeLude for near-set dailies grading on the Twentieth Century Fox blockbuster 'X-Men: Days of Future Past.'
Fremont, CA -- Blackmagic Design announced that DaVinci Resolve was used by EC3 dailies colorist Adrian DeLude for near-set dailies grading on the Twentieth Century Fox blockbuster X-Men: Days of Future Past. EC3, part of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group's near-set dailies offering, harnesses the technology and personnel of post houses EFILM and Company 3 to create custom configured dailies solutions for feature films.
In the film, directed by Bryan Singer and shot by Newton Thomas Sigel, ASC, characters from the original X-Men film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from X-Men: First Class in an epic battle that must change the past to save the future. During the production, DeLude worked closely with Sigel out of one of EC3's trailers, a near set mobile grading theater outfitted with a complete projection room and full set of color grading tools. For Days of Future Past, DaVinci Resolve was chosen for use in the trailer, where Sigel and DeLude created an elaborate dailies grade involving complex keys and secondary corrections.
"It's very rare to do so many secondaries in dailies," DeLude explained. "We did it so close to the set that Tom [Sigel] could walk over and supervise at lunch and after wrap. And we did a lot of it in 3D!"
Sigel, who has always pushed the boundaries of photochemical and digital technology in his work, was eager to experiment with his ideas for "looks" during dailies creation, and DeLude used DaVinci Resolve to help him do so. "Tom likes to play with and push the image as far as he can to help communicate his ideas, define his concept and help get a director used to a look, knowing that he could tone it down in the DI," Delude recalled.
"Tom has a really strong knowledge of what can be done in DaVinci Resolve. He understands what the capabilities are," Delude added. "It was a lot of in depth grading, and I had about 11 nodes per shot. It was like a full DI every day."
Colorist Stephen Nakamura, who has done the DI grade on almost every feature Sigel completed digitally, also used DaVinci Resolve for the final DI grade of the film at Deluxe's Company 3 facility in Santa Monica. While Sigel considerably re worked many of the color concepts he built with DeLude, Nakamura noted that it was very beneficial for Sigel to have been able to experiment so extensively in the dailies.
According to Nakamura: "The dailies were a great guide for us, and I think his work with Adrian really helped Tom develop his ideas so that by the time we got to the DI theater, the process went very smoothly."
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Personally I thought this was interesting:
It is a prescribed course for Pentax to go with w/o AA. We will apply this strategy to many other segments. Meantime, we have been developing another technology for even better IQ which has different approach than w/o AA. We are planning to enhance our originality from a new perspective. You can expect that.
wonder what that could be? Fuji sensors, maybe or even Sigma?
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World Series of Fighting will return to action tomorrow night with their second show. In the main event, former UFC Welterweight Anthony Johnson will fight Andrei Arlovski in a Heavyweight match.
Main card
(NBC Sports Network, 9:30 p.m. ET):
Andrei Arlovski (245.5) vs. Anthony Johnson (230.2)
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Preliminary card (6:30 p.m. ET):
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In a press release from Deaf West Theatre, Jo Mouton, Founder and Festival Director of TVIFF, indicated that the organization was "thrilled to be back celebrating our 18th presentation with a festival that brings a premier world class signature event to the City of Temecula along with our new partner, Deaf West Theatre Inc., which strengthens our combined abilities to promote the features and benefits of the Temecula brand throughout the world."
"As the only deaf - run Arts organization west of the Mississippi, Deaf West Theatre (DWT) has been filling the void and directly enhancing the cultural lives of millions of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) individuals in California and around the USA...TVIFF is grateful to be a partner with DWT to help level the playing field and make a bold statement about inclusion, diversity and accessibility," the Deaf West Theatre release stated. "DWT and TVIFF will work together to reach new deaf, hard of hearing and hearing audiences to enjoy enhanced cinematic and music experiences with simultaneous interpretation in American Sign Language (ASL)."
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The festival is also open to those performing as a solo, duo, trio, quartet and ensembles. The deadline to submit an entry to the festival is June 30 for both the film and music applicants. Submitting an application by the deadline requires an application fee of $25 for general applicants and $10 for children. If an applicant misses the deadline, they can still apply for the extended deadline on July 15with a fee of $35 or $15 for students.
After the deadline, 12 music artist applicants will be selected to perform in the TVIFF's 18th annual compilation CD. Artists selected to have their work featured in the CD will be notified by August 10. A further slimming of the musical artist will be made, only allowing 3 to perform at the Awards Gala on September 21.
Those submitting music are required to create a tape, video or CD with at least 2 tracks for the judges to listen to, a labeled photo of the artist or band (that will not be returned,) artist/band bio, press kit/media information and a check of money order of $25 made payable to: Temecula Valley Int'l Film Festival. Submission can also be made online at: http://www.tviff.com/music-call-for-entries/.
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The Philippine central bank, the Bangko ng Pilipinas (BSP) released its 2nd quarter inflation report last week.
And as expected, the BSP, which interprets the same statistical data as I do, sees them with rose colored glasses. On the other hand, I have consistently been pointing out that beneath the statistical boom based on credit inflation, has been a stealth dramatic buildup of systemic imbalances
BSP Predicament: Strong Macro or Fed Policies?
In a special segment of the report, the BSP recognizes of the tight correlation between US Federal Reserve policies and the price action of the local stock market (as noted above)
The BSP implicitly infers of the influence or the transmission mechanism of the actions of the US Federal Reserve (FED) on foreign portfolio flows to emerging markets, such as the Philippines, by stating that Fed policies "followed generally by upward trends in portfolio investment inflows".
The BSP also sees portfolio flows as having contributed to the recent stock market boom, "A similar trend was observed with the Philippine stock exchange index; that is, QE announcements were followed generally by an increasing trend in prices, with varying lags."[1]
And when the jitters from the FED "taper" surfaced on the global markets late May, the BSP admits that foreign funds made a dash for the exit door, "In May 2013, portfolio investment flows registered a net outflow of US$640.8 million, a reversal from the previous month's inflow of US$1.1 billion. Net capital flows for the period 3-14 June 2013 have recovered somewhat to US$65.13 million"
The BSP also noted that the sudden reversal of sentiment affected other Philippine markets, particularly
a) Philippine credit outlook represented by credit default swap (CDS), "The credit default swap (CDS) index exhibited a widening trend to 157 bps on 24 June after trading below 100 bps in the past month, as the market increased its premium in holding emerging market bonds. The country's CDS narrowed to 145 bps as of 25 June 2013, improving further to 139 bps by 27 June 2013" and
b) The currency market, "the peso weakened significantly by 6.36 percent year-to-date against the US dollar, closing at a low of P43.84/US$ on 24 June 2013. Subsequently, the peso began to recover, closing the quarter at P43.20/US$ on 28 June 2013."
The BSP dismissed the domestic market's convulsion as having "overreacted to some extent", and put a spin on a recovery "are now beginning to bounce back".
But curiously the BSP justifies the selloff as having a beneficial effect of "reducing the build-up of stretched asset valuations and in making the growth process more durable in long run", this predicated on the "inherent strength of Philippine macroeconomic fundamentals".
See the contradictions?
If the BSP thinks that the domestic market's reactions to external forces reduced the "build-up of stretched asset valuations", which essentially represents an admission of overpriced domestic markets, then what justifies significantly higher markets from current levels?
And in my reading of the BSP's tea leaves, domestic markets should rise but at a gradual pace to reflect on the "growth process" over the "long run".
But this hasn't been anywhere true in the recent past where mania has dominated sentiment.
The BSP doesn't explain why markets reached levels that "stretched asset valuations" except to point at foreign portfolio flows (which they say has been influenced by the external or US policies).
And similarly in the opposite spectrum, the BSP doesn't enlighten us why markets "overreacted to some extent" except to sidestep the issue by defending the 'stretched' markets with "strong macroeconomic fundamentals".
Basically the BSP connects FED policies to rising markets, but ironically, sees a relational disconnect from a threat of a reversal of such external factors, banking on so-called strong "macroeconomic fundamentals".
The BSP, thus, substitutes the causality flow from the FED to domestic macroeconomic fundamentals whenever such factors seemed convenient for them.
Notice that the May selloff hasn't been limited to the stock market, but across a broad range of Philippine asset markets, which the BSP acknowledges, specifically, domestic treasuries, local currency (Peso) and CDS. Yet if 'macroeconomic fundamentals" were indeed strong as claimed, then there won't be 'overreactions' on all these markets.
And it would be presumptuous to deem actions of foreign money as irrational, impulsive, finical and ignorant of "macroeconomic fundamentals", while on the contrary, latently extolling the optimists or the bulls as having the 'righteous' or 'correct' view.
The BSP also misses that the point that the impact by FED policies, and more importantly, their DOMESTIC policies, has not only influenced the stock market, but other asset prices and the real economy, as well, via credit fueled asset bubbles.
Central banks have become the proverbial 800 lb. gorilla in the room for the interconnected or entwined global financial markets.
Take the Peso-Euro relationship. The balance sheet of the European Central Bank (ECB) began to contract in mid-2012 (right window[2]), which has extended until last week[3].
On the other hand the balance sheet of the BSP continues to expand over the same period[4]. The result a declining trend of the Peso vis-à-vis the euro (left window[5]).
The Peso-Euro trend essentially validates the wisdom of the great Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises who wrote of how exchange rates are valued[6],
the valuation of a monetary unit depends not on the wealth of a country, but rather on the relationship between the quantity of, and demand for, money
The BSP seem to ignore all these.
And because today's artificial boom has been depicted as a product of their policies, the BSP thinks that the market's politically correct direction can only be up up up and away!
Cheering on Unsustainable Growth Models
The BSP cheers on data whose sustainability has been highly questionable.
On the aggregate demand side, the BSP admits that household spending growth has been at a 'slower pace'.
With slowing household, the biggest weight of the much ballyhooed statistical growth of domestic demand has been in capital formation. This has been attributed to the massive expansion in construction (33.7%) and durable (9.4%) equipment, and in public (45.6%) and private (30.7%) construction[7]
As pointed out in the past, construction and construction related spending has all been financed by a bank deposit financed or credit fueled asset bubbles.
The other factor driving demand has been government demand or public spending.
As I have been pointing out, this supposed growth in demand via government deficit spending means more debt and higher taxes over the future. Frontloading of growth via debt based spending signify as constraints to future growth.
Pardon my appeal to authority, but surprisingly even a local mainstream economist, the former Secretary of Budget and Management under the Estrada administration and current professor at University of the Philippines[8], Benjamin Diokno, acknowledges this.
In a 2010 speech Mr Diokno noted that[9]
Deficit financing leads to lower investment and, in the long run, to lower output and consumption. By borrowing, the government places the burden of lower consumption on future generations. It does this in two ways: future output is lowered as a result of lower investment, and higher deficits now means higher debt servicing thus higher taxes or lower levels of government services in the future.
The above debunks the populist myth which views the Philippine economy as having been driven by a household consumption boom[10].
The aggregate supply side dynamics mirrors almost the same as the above—bank deposit financed credit fueled asset bubbles.
While agriculture has pulled down or weighed on the growth statistics, production side expansion has been largely led by construction (32.5%) and manufacturing (9.7%).
On the service sector side, financial intermediation (13.9%) led the growth, followed by real estate and renting (6.3%) and other services (7.6%)[11].
In short, except for manufacturing, most of the supply side growth has centered on the asset markets (real estate and financial assets).
These booming sectors, which has benefited a concentrated few who has access to the banking system and or on the capital markets, have mostly been financed by a massive growth in credit. Yet this credit boom has fundamentally been anchored on zero bound interest rates policies.
The reemergence of the global bond vigilantes have been threatening to undermine the easy money conditions that undergirds the present growth dynamic, a factor which ironically, the BSP seems to have overlooked, and intuitively or mechanically, apply the cognitive substitution over objections or over concerns on the risks of bubbles with the constant reiteration of: "strong macroeconomic fundamentals"—like an incantation. If I am not mistaken the report noted of this theme 4 times.
And yet the recent market spasms appear to have been a drag on credit growth of these sectors (although they remain elevated).
And as noted last week, the rate of credit growth on financial intermediation, so far the biggest contributor of the services sector, has shriveled to a near standstill (1.45% June 2013)[12]. Financial intermediation represents 9.73% share of the total supply side banking loans last June.
This should translate to a meaningful slowdown for the growth rate of this sector over the next quarter or two.
It remains unclear if the growth in the other sectors will be enough to offset this. But given the declining pace of credit expansion in the general banking sector lending activities, particularly in sectors supporting the asset boom, growth will likely be pared down over the coming quarters.
So far the exception to the current credit inflation slowdown as per June data, has been in mining and quarrying (85.66%), electricity gas and water (13.84%), wholesale and retail trade (15.74%) and government services—administration and defense (17.11%) and social work (47.21%)—however these sectors only comprise 31% of the production side banking loan activities. Half of the 31% share is due to wholesale and retail trade; will growth in trade counterbalance the decline in the rate of growth of financial intermediation?
Interestingly, the BSP does not provide comprehensive data on bank lending except to deal with generalities. And puzzlingly, the BSP report has been absent of charts on the bank loans and money supply aggregates such as M3, which like the banking loans, the latter has been treated superficially. Why?
So far market actions in the Phisix and the Peso appear to be disproving the BSP's Pollyannaish views.
Asia's Credit Trap
The financial markets of Asia including the Philippines appear to be 'decoupling' from the Western counterparts, particularly the US S&P (SPX) and Germany (DAX) where the latter two has been drifting at near record highs.
Has the nasty side effects of "ultralow rates" where Southeast Asian economies, as Bloomberg's Asia analyst William Pesek noted[13], "didn't use the rapid growth of recent years to retool economies" been making them vulnerable to the recent bond market rout?
The appearance of current account surplus, relatively low external debt, and large foreign reserves, doesn't make the Philippines invulnerable or impervious to bubbles as mainstream experts including local authorities have been peddling.
Japan had all three plus big savings and net foreign investment position[14] or positive Net international investment position (NIIP) or the difference between a country's external financial assets and liabilities[15], yet the Japanese economy suffered from the implosion of the stock market and property bubble in 1990 (red ellipse).
As legacy of bailouts, pump priming and money printing to contain the bust, Japan's political economy presently suffers from a Japanese Government Bond (JGB) bubble.
And given the reluctance to reform, the negative demographic trends, and the popular preference of relying on the same failed policies, the incumbent Japan's government increasingly depends on surviving her political economic system via a Ponzi financing dynamic of borrowing to finance previously borrowed money (interest and principal) where debt continues to mount on previous debt. Japan's public debt levels has now reached a milestone the quadrillion yen mark[16], which has been enabled and facilitated again by zero bound rates.
And this strong external façade has not just been a Japan dynamic.
China has currently all of the supposed external strength too, including over $3 trillion of foreign currency reserves, NIIP of US $1.79 trillion (March 2012[17]).
But a recession, if not a full blown crisis from a bursting bubble, presently threatens to engulf the Chinese economy.
As growth of "new" credit sank to a 21 month low where new loans grew by 'only' 9% in July and 'only' 29.44% y-o-y[18], the Chinese government via her central bank the People's Bank of China (PBOC) continues to infuse or pump 'money from thin air' into the banking system[19].
Such actions can be seen as bailouts by the new administration on a heavily leverage system.
Incidentally, debt of China's listed corporate sector stands at over 3x (EBITDA) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization[20]. Notice too that listed companies from major Southeast economies (TH-Thailand, ID-Indonesia, and MY-Malaysia) have likewise built up huge corporate debt/ebitda.
State Owned Enterprises (SoE), their local government contemporaries and their private vehicle offsprings plays a big role in China's complex political economy. Hence, latent bailouts targeted at these companies have allowed for the 'kicked the can down the road' dynamic. China recently announced a railroad stimulus[21], again benefiting politically connected enterprises.
I cast a doubt on the recent reported 5.1% surge in in export growth[22] considering her recent propensity to hide, delete or censor data[23]. These claims would have to be matched by declared activities of their trading partners. Nonetheless, eventually markets will sort out the truth from propaganda.
The point is that Asian economies have become increasingly entrenched in debt dynamics in the same way the debt has plagued their western contemporaries.
And the deepening dependence on debt as economic growth paradigm puts the Asian region on a more fragile position.
Asia is in a 'credit trap' according to HSBC's economist Frederic Neumann[24]. Asian economies have traded off productivity growth for the credit driven growth paradigm, where Asian economies have "become increasingly desensitized to credit". Yet lower productivity growth will mean increasing real debt burdens.
And if the bond vigilantes will continue to assert their presence on the global bond markets, then 'strong macroeconomic fundamentals" will be put to a severe reality based stress test.
And the validity of strong macroeconomic fundamentals will also be revealed on charts.
Risk remains high.
[1] Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Inflation Report, Second Quarter 2013, BSP.gov.ph p. 37-41
[2] JP Morgan Asset Management Weekly strategy report – 28 January 2013
[3] Reuters.com ECB balance sheet shrinks to 2.391 trillion euros, August 6, 2013
[4] see Phisix: BSP's Tetangco Catches Taper Talk Fever July 29, 2013
[5] Yahoo Finance PHP/EUR (PHPEUR=X)
[6] Ludwig von Mises Trend of Depreciation STABILIZATION OF THE MONETARY UNIT—FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THEORY On the Manipulation of Money and Credit p 25 Mises.org
[7] BSP op. cit., p.9-10
[8] Wikipedia.org Benjamin Diokno
[9] Benjamin Diokno Deficits, financing, and public debt UP School of Economics.
[10] see Phisix: The Myth of the Consumer 'Dream' Economy July 22, 2013
[11] BSP op. cit., p.19
[12] see Phisix: The Impact of Slowing Banking Loans August 5, 2013
[13] William Pesek Specter of Another Bond Crash Spooks Asia, June 7, 2013
[14] Bank of Japan Japan's International Investment Position at Year-End 2012, May 31, 2013
[15] Wikipedia.org Net international investment position
[16] see Japan's Ponzi Finance: Public Debt Tops Quadrillion Yen Mark! August 10, 2013
[17] China Daily China's intl investment position reaches $1.8t July 14, 2012
[18] Bloomberg.com China's Credit Expansion Slows as Li Curbs Shadow Banking August 10, 2013
[19] China Daily China central bank continues liquidity injection August 6, 2013
[20] Businessinsider.com 17 Reasons Why Experts Are Convinced China's Economy Is Doomed, July 15, 2013
[22] Bloomberg.com China Trade Rebounds in Further Sign Economy Stabilizing August 8, 2013
[23] see China's Government Hides, Deletes and Censors Economic Data, July 5, 2013
[24] AsianInvestor.net Asia in a credit trap, warns HSBC's Neumann August 8, 2013


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Hey guys, I've decided that at this point, after about 3.5 years of bodybuilding, I want to get really cut for the first time. I have cut before, but only enough to lose the gut and never really get ripped. The end of my last cut took me to 193 lbs(from around 220), where I had no gut but wasn't ripped either. So having no experience at the low end of the BF spectrum since beginning BBing, I come seeking advice.
I'm 6'0 206-208 lbs right now, currently bulking up to 210 for the start of May.
I figure I would want to get down to 185-190 to be moderately ripped. That means losing about 25 lbs.
My questions are:
1)What do you think about doing it in one go (25 lbs in a row) vs cutting 10, maintaining/slightly bulking, cutting 10 more, repeat, etc.
2)Is 25 lbs more than you guys typically cut at once?
3)I understand that 1 -2 lbs/ week is a general guideline for a good speed to cut at. Do you guys find a big difference between 1 and 2 lbs per week in terms of being able to keep LBM?
4)Would 25 lbs in 3 months be faster than you guys would go?
5)Should I taper off the loss toward the end of the cut as I get leaner?
6) Simple calorie reduction, carb cycling, UD 2.0. Any reccomendations? My last cut was very simple: simply reduced calories, about 1 g/lb of LBM of protein, around 0.5 g/lb of lbm fat.
7)Finally, I noticed strength loss during my last cut, but half of those losses returned within a month of bulking again before I gained a single lb back. Should I take that to mean that strength loss while cutting does not neccessarily equal loss of LBM? Does having less energy or other factors affect strength directly and not neccessarily LBM?
Oh, and I realize 185 at 6'0" isn't very thick, but I started lifting at 153, so I have a thin frame and I'm okay with looking slim so long as it's a quality slim (for the short term).


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