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Gold, Silver, The CFTC and Conspiracy Theories [View article]
The full realization that POTUS is and has been simply a regional administrator in the global financial power structure is one of the first steps one must take in understanding how the world really works. I do not say this lightly. But as with Daddy Bush, Bill Clinton and Dubya before him, Mr. Obama is simply an errand boy sent by the grocer to collect the bill. And hoo-boy, with the goods 'ole Rahm has on him, Mr. Soetoro, oops I mean Mr. Obama has got little choice but to go along. Gosh it must be wonderful to have a loyal, faithful Chief of Staff who's always got your back. In a manner of speaking I guess.
So while Americans love shiny things, we'll all do better to ignore the distractions and make our own connections. Here's a good one: the ideas of the return of Honest Money, slaying the Fed and ridding America of their worthless fiat money are America's last chance to escape the hangman's noose.
Forget the false Left/Right paradigm and learn all you can about this space. We all have GATA to thank for spending 10+ years in the Wilderness, waiting patiently for the day when enough of the rest of us would begin to see and hear. The bombshells that emerged from a CFTC hearing the cartel thought they had rigged has finally provided a solid handhold in the climb to the summit of this epic struggle. Go GATA! And thank you Eric King and King World News.
"Look at the Root, not at the Fruit" -
Gold: What a Difference a Month Makes [View article]
Among the reasons this is done is to make their fiat-money trashcash look better by comparison, and to keep investors mired in their trash-cash investments. Being utterly hollowed out and run by wall street cronies, USG regulatory bodies like the CFTC and SEC sit back and do nothing to stop the blatant market rigging. This is just how things are done now here in the brave new world of Bushobama.
But its always darkest just before dawn. The insolvent zombie banks will eventually die the death they so richly deserve. Their longterm manipulation of gold and silver is well documented and well understood by those in the know. Go to GATA.com to learn about it. And be more aware when trying to analyze the volatility of the price of gold and silver.
Folks would be nuts not to use the recent lower prices to establish physical metal AND Miner share positions. Those of us who've adopted this strategy haven't done it to get rich, we've done it (as a matter of urgency) to diversify part of our holdings out of paper-based investments. In light of everything we've seen since last Fall, who'd think it prudent to be 100% in that garbage? The dollar will soon find its true value, and so will the investments based on any Western currency. It's simple: only an idiot will have all their eggs in that basket. Sleep better in 2010: don't be one of them.
Ed Caccia
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Gold: A Fate Worse Than the Cover of Time Magazine [View article]
Let's be very clear: the bubbles of real concern can be found in the soon to be worth-less FRN and in US Treasury paper that no one in their right mind wants anymore.
The Chinese are now totally done with that crap. They're buying all the gold and silver they can get their hands on, converting their USD holdings asap before reality hits. The Japanese? Let's face it, we can only coerce and bully them into buying so many billion worth per month. Well now let's see... that just leaves the Fed to buy the rest. To extend and pretend a busted flush into infinity. We can see how well their policies have worked out for the American people-- - ya think this hare brained scheme won't end in sorrow as well?
The price of gold is the barometer reading of the health of a financial system at any given time. And gold is telling us that the Emperor is butt naked.
To suggest that gold will go down (to $800 to quote the short numb skull comment above) is to also say that the dollar and the world of fiat money it is an outgrowth of will magically transform from an insolvent house of cards. Into something more than smoke, mirrors, manipulation, and disinformation.
Is it your argument that this will be the case? Please do articulate your position. Then can you please provide some guidance for when the rest of us might expect this magical transformation to commence? -
Gold: What a Difference a Month Makes [View article]
GATA Sues Federal Reserve to Disclose
Gold Market Intervention Records
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc. today brought suit against the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, seeking a court order for disclosure of the central bank's records of its surreptitious market intervention to suppress the monetary metal's price.
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and targets Fed records involving gold swaps, exchanges of gold with foreign financial institutions.
In a letter dated September 17 this year to GATA's law firm, William J. Olson P.C. of Vienna, Virginia, (www.lawandfreedom.com) Fed Board of Governors member Kevin M. Warsh acknowledged that the Fed has gold swap agreements with foreign banks but insisted that such documents remain secret:
The lawsuit follows two years of GATA's efforts to obtain from the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury Department a candid accounting of the U.S. government's involvement in the gold market. These efforts parallel those of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who long has been proposing legislation to audit the Fed. The Fed has been criticized for secrecy in its massive intervention in the markets over the last year, and Paul's legislation recently was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. -
China Goes for Gold: Where Will Prices Go? [View article]
Perhaps Bloomberg and the rest of the Fools Chorus got their fine piece of analysis from actually listening to Jon Nadler. Because I mean c'mon, only a complete idiot or tinfoil hat wearer could think that the momentous developments above could be positive for PM demand and prices, right?
Nice piece, thanks. When we say forget TA and look at the fundamentals, THIS is exactly the kind of thing we have in mind. -
Gold, Silver, The CFTC and Conspiracy Theories [View article]
Thanks Tim, and Happy Easter to all. -
Of Gold Bugs and Market Parables [View article]
Compared to the historically important bombshells that emerged from last week's CFTC hearing, your little tiff with Adrian Douglas doesn't amount to a hill of beans. I mean, God knows how long it took you to write up this self-indulgent feeling post, but truly, nobody cares.
Now if you'd be so kind as to please tell us your expert's views on the important items from last week that will insure that this hearing goes on to become a huge milestone in the long running effort to end PM market rigging:
1. Andrew Maguire's open and shut case on JP Morgan's silver market manipulation in February.
2. The cartel's own admission that they leverage physical metal up to 100 to 1, and that the LBMA is in reality a paper market
These revelations were unexpected, and unwelcome. They are Game Changers. Because of them, to his obvious horror, Gary Gensler of the CFTC is now between a rock and really hard place. We're about to learn the measure of the man...
As JP Morgan's long running PM manipulation is in truth sanctioned by and coordinated with the Fed and the US Treasury, Gensler is already under great pressure to make this all go away. But in light of what came out at the hearing and the buzz since, that's now akin to getting toothpaste back into the tube. Good luck there Gary. Your paymasters are some scary dudes. Hopefully you knew that when you took the job...
On the other hand, Mr. Gensler's alternative is truly brutal: to become just as infamous and despised as the bought-off SEC yes men who, for years, willfully ignored the many well-founded warnings of Harry Markopolis about the crook Bernie Made-Off.
Man this is going to be fun to watch unfold from here. -
Forget $2000 an Ounce; Gold Set to Plummet [View article]
But to say gold's price will "plummet" (unqualified and unquantified) in light of ongoing financial world disasters seems comical at best, and disingenuous at worst. We are facing unprecedented challenges and long overdue reconciliations that in due time will tear down the global fiat money scam. Yet all guys like Jason can do is repeat the same old lines. He must be short gold.
So here's Mr. Turk to set the reader straight. Jason, you'd do well to listen too. His main messages:
1. Gold and Silver have only just begun to rise
2. People must be sure to buy PM each and every month, regardless of the "price" at the moment.
3. Don't get shaken from any existing positions
kingworldnews.com/king... -
CFTC Commissioners Gone Wild [View article]
If you're somehow not aware of the case London metals trader Andrew McGuire made to the CFTC before and after this particular instance of JP Morgan's predictable modus operandi and thievery, you have no business tapping out a single word about this area.
If you are aware and still wrote this piece of tripe, well, SA readers knowledgeable about the true nature of market rigging now know exactly what and who you are. -
Gold Is Poised for a Big Correction [View article]
You have things completely upside down. Our "financial system" is the casino and dollars, pounds, euros and loonies are the plastic chips. Funny Money. At this casino, the smart people can redeem at least some of their plastic chips for substances of true intrinsic value. They see past the smoke and mirrors and actually exploit the casino to gain real wealth. Then they exit smiling. For they now own the ultimate wealth and lifestyle insurance, the pick of billion and trillionaires everywhere: Gold.
The rest, the poor ignorant majority, just remain at the slots mindlessly doing their zombie thing in an artificial reality, unaware the house is deeply rotten and could cave in on them at any time.
Which casino goer are you mate? -
Silver Update: Correction Will Be Completed Shortly [View article]
From analyst Andy Hoffman on Friday:
"....So much to say on the "day after," but let's just put some closure to yesterday's "LEAP DAY VIOLATION," and with it any remaining pretense that GOVERNMENT SUPPRESSION is not the most important aspect in the fraudulent PAPER gold and silver markets. I wrote yesterday of the 375 million PAPER silver ounces dumped on the market within seconds of Quivering Lip Bernanke opening his mouth, but just learned today of the MASSIVE 31 tonne gold order dumped on the market - quite obviously at "market" - simultaneously. For non-traders in my audience, a "market order" has no price limit, essentially instructing the broker to HIT ALL BIDS, which for an order this size equates to trying to stop a freight train with a piece of balsa wood. This order equates to $1.75 billion, which ONLY a Central Bank could initiate - and given the order's timing and recklessness, any discussions of "free markets" in Precious Metals should be PERMANENTLY ended..."
From Jesse's Crossroads Cafe...
Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts: Markets Settle After a Clown Show Smash and Grab
"The guys who ran the clumsy rigging of the metals market, up and down this week, are embarrassing. Do they actually get paid for this sort of thing? For all the money the nation has given away to Wall Street, I would like to think it can afford a better class of white collar criminal, who know how to run a scam, and not a clown show smash and grab. This obvious incompetency of the whole thing made me wonder if it was not in fact a more 'official' type of operation, and not something orchestrated by more experienced trading desks."
"Postscript: Sharps Pixley had a particularly good commentary:
"A reported 31 tonne sell order on the CME rocked gold which saw prices collapse from a high of $1790 in London hours to $1703 during NY trading, followed by a further dip to the low of $1687 in out of hours electronic trading. A fall of over 6% which erased roughly half of the gains since the beginning of the year...
Ordinarily if a seller wanted to get the best price for his metal he would seek to finesse the selling over time, hunting out liquidity (finding people who are the other side of his sell order) and thereby ensure he gets the best possible profit. This seller was clearly simply out for effect."
From King World News:
"...Today billionaire Eric Sprott told King World News that a staggering 500 million ounces of paper silver traded hands during the takedown in the metals this week. Eric Sprott, Chairman of Sprott Asset Management, had this to say about what took place the day of the plunge in gold and silver: "I can only imagine it's the same forces that for the last twelve years have been at work in the gold market, trying to keep the volatility very large on the downside. As you are aware, we hardly ever get days when you get an intraday $100 rise in gold. When we look back at what happened (on Wednesday) we saw huge sell orders in gold and silver."
"When I look at the silver market in particular, in a 30 minute span we had sellers of 225 million equivalent paper ounces, in a market that in one year the silver miners only produce 800 million ounces. So again, it's the paper markets overwhelming the physical market. It's stunning to me that on a day like Feb. 29th we traded 500 million ounces of silver.
"No rational person could believe it had anything to do with the real market for silver..."
"That was all just on one exchange. God only knows what happened on the LBMA and the SLV and all of these other vehicles where paper silver is trading hands...."
"It was a smack down and unfortunately anybody who is running a precious metals fund (or invested in one) had basically all of their performance stolen in literally a one hour downtrend. It keeps investors uneasy and it's unfortunate for a market that's gone up for twelve years and has been the best performing asset over that time period."
"James Turk always says, 'It's a managed retreat here. The price of gold and silver go up every year, but they don't want it to get out of hand.' As everyone is aware, on Wednesday, silver was breaking out, gold was approaching $1,800 and I just think it wasn't allowed to happen because central banks try to keep control over precious metals so people don't see them as an alternative to paper currencies."
"All of this happens on the same day in which the LTRO lent out another $800 billion, which is just ridiculous. These things always seem to happen, Eric, sort of counter-trend, that whenever you think something should go up, pretty well every time the price goes down. Because, the authorities don't want a linkage between monetary irresponsibility and the price of precious metals going up. So they whack it on a day when it obviously should have gone up."
This is a tremendous interview where Sprott breaks down exactly what took place this week and what to expect next in gold, silver and other key markets. The KWN audio interview with Eric Sprott will be available Sunday, 3/4.
Amazing, eh? Are you certain it was only just EW and not really a Crystal Ball that helped you call this move? You know, the super-special "Jamie Dimon" unit that so many fine analysts use in their work these days... It's just so odd that EW would have picked up these massive, "spur-of-the-moment" short sales days in advance and enabled you to make a call on what were nearly unprecedented one-day price smashes. What a super-useful tool EW is for these wild, crazy, and lawless times. So glad we have it. -
Greenspan Advocates a Gold Standard: For Now, Expect Near-Term Declines [View article]
The ongoing collapse of fiat currencies is the inexorable rise of hard assets. Elegant in its simplicity, and demonstrably true. Regardless if one buys the odd notion that the West is now enjoying an economic recovery, that fundamental driver for PM remains firmly in place. Think of it as the Mother of All Fundamentals. The euro and dollar are toast and have been for quite sometime. The FRN ("dollar") could lose its global reserve currency status as soon as this year. Think you might want to own some gold and silver at a time like that? Think your dollar denominated assets might take a crippling hit?
Also be mindful that supplies of physical precious metal are already tight and just getting tighter. We welcome new buyers from China and India- - imagine the impact on supply and demand if even just a tiny fraction of their combined population of 3 billion get busy with PMs. That Central Banks and governments the world over are buying gold should be another clue. Eric Sprott facing months of delays getting all the silver he needed for PHYS is stark testimony. These and many other facts put the lie to the way Jeff Christian and CPM calculate the global supply of precious metals.
Think of Christian/CPM's supply numbers as just another bogus US Govt stat. Just like the hilarious inflation, unemployment, or GDP numbers the banksters have their handmaidens in the District of Criminals spew out for the dummies.
The actual state of the physical market has made the Clown named Christian dead wrong about where PM prices were headed for nearly 10 years. The terms no clue and no leg to stand on come to mind.
Translating analysis into effective action, now is the time to BTD (buy the dip). The same advantages of dollar cost averaging in stocks apply to physical precious metals. But the key difference is that unlike paper, the supply of this investment is limited. This is a great opportunity to either begin to or continue to diversify part of one's wealth into gold and silver.
Folks, you're already going to be buying at $1,348 and $27.50 spot instead of 1430 and 31. Of course one can attempt to "time" the market. Only about 90% of those attempts fail. In light of the highly volatile state of the world and the terminal stage illness of the fiat currencies, this is a dicey approach.
A higher percentage shot is to just buy whatever you can comfortably afford each and every month, regardless of the "price" at the time. Do this while the stuff is still readily available at these prices, AND while those extremely dodgy FRNs in your pockets can still buy anything of true value.
Because someday soon, folks will shake their head in wonder about how some people were actually able to give in nearly worthless strips of paper (trashcash as Robert Kiyosaki calls it) in exchange for hard assets. This will apply in spades to physical gold and silver.
At a time like this, one remains on the PM sidelines at their own risk. No need to panic, or to bet the ranch- - the most important thing by far is to just get started.. -
The Real Economy Vs. The Ivory Tower: Does Charles Plosser Live On Mars? [View article]
I also note you don't attempt to answer the key question Dave poses: where is 3% GDP growth going to come from? Of course you have no good answer as there isn't one.
Any "sober look" at the Fed's recent activities would have to account for the fact that they're buying the lion's share of US Treasuries, and via QE3 are buying garbage MBS paper from "the banks" (read Global Crime Syndicate players) with the understanding "the banks" will use the Fed provided money from nothing to buy treasuries too, thus creating an artificial demand and purchasing mechanism for soiled toilet paper most of the rest of the world sees too clearly to touch with a 10 foot pole.
By stupidity or on purpose, you also completely ignore the ongoing and unregulated massive naked short selling of paper metal derivatives "the banks" utilize to disrupt legitimate price discovery for the physical metals, and the algorithmic trading systems they use to keep mining shares down and to squelch follow throughs and rallies following up trading days. All the above is well documented. Daily Kitco charts reveal this pattern in splendid detail.
You try to slide by here using a narrow and self serving definition of QE that ignores the actual tactics and mechanisms a desperate Fed continues to use to try to keep a dead man walking. Oil is almost as slippery and fouling a substance as your statements and "reasoning".
Over the past several years we've seen so much of this practiced stupidity from paper 'tard trolls on SA and elsewhere that for most informed readers without an axe to grind the only question we have is whether you could possibly be this blind and bone stupid or whether you're a low life disinformation agent compensated by global fiat money fascists.
Reading your drivel here, my own vote is for bone stupid. -
Do You Think That Gold And Silver Are Broken? [View article]
I'm well aware of Kitco's charts and have long noted what they show about the daily "price action" unique to the Comex gold and silver "markets". Knowing what has taken place there, the notion that EW (or any other technical methodology) might also possess the ability to predict (as well as account for) the impact of at times hundreds of millions of non-existent paper metal ounces dumped into Comex via unregulated short sales (derivatives) by certain not-for-profit Sellers on any given day, was (and remains) an interesting one.
In this piece, I note you broaden your reasoning for the upcoming move up in PMs outside of TA, EW or other. Here you include a number of fundmental/macro factors that in my view provide much of the most useful guidance in where PM's are going next. I think that's great, but just recently you said you're strictly an "Elliotician" and only will allow yourself to see things through that lens. Here, you mostly went fundie...what happened?
We agree about the future of PMs but we get there from very different perspectives. That's fine. But please don't try to tell me that EW can also predict what JPM will do in their role as agent for the Fed & Treasury and their...ahem..."monetary policy". As it certainly cannot do that, please don't try to tell me you're solely an "Elliotician" and thus had no other inputs in your prior (correct) analysis.
Further weakness? This week? Heck yes! Why?
1. Fed meeting bs
2. Options expiration on Weds: per their well-worn MO, the casino will take steps to limit payouts in advance
One doesn't need TA to know that. -
Gold: The Fate That Awaits Once Fed Stimulus Ends [View article]
Imo, Au's run will be over just as soon as Fiat money has any real value. Fiat's ongoing debasement is Gold's ongoing enhancement. To a large extent it's just as simple as that. This is a powerful inverse relationship that one really needs to recognize and be on the right side of. Short term noise, chart-painting, and the daily rigging of the paper Comex markets mean only one thing: the ability to enjoy lower prices for that which is real money. Just ask Mr. Morgan.
We should exploit what amounts to a US govt subsidy of lower PM prices while it lasts. After all, we're paying for it, dearly. So take advantage of the situation by swapping as much paper money for the real kind: gold and silver. Buy it with both hands.
Once that's done, then one can mess with gold stocks. Sure, I own them too, and I could talk PM Miners and ETFs all day. But I also understand that gold shares are just more paper that could blow away when the House of Cards comes down. Imo, ordinary individual Investors should NEVER go for the (perceived) leverage of gold stocks at the expense of first gaining at least some (100% real) portfolio diversification by converting some portion of paper holdings, and/or cash, into gold and silver. Doing so monthly, regardless of price or headlines at the time.
The time is now to accumulate physical gold and silver. The dollar, the euro, the yen, the entire global financial situation now compels it. Especially at these prices, not to mention anything lower. But don't wait, just start buying as much as you can afford and do it every month.
Right now and into a very uncertain future, it's physical precious metals first, ETFs & Miners after that. But only after Job 1 is taken care of.


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Topics in this article: Automotive Johnson Controls
Originally Published: October 30, 2013 3:01 AM Modified: October 30, 2013 10:48 PM
Supplier envy: Southern states set sights on Michigan's auto suppliersBy Joe Boomgaard
A new Brookings Institution report on the future of Tennessee's automotive industry might make for some interesting reading for West Michigan supplier companies. At the very least, it will make them feel wanted. After luring auto assembly jobs south over the past couple of decades, the Volunteer State is discovering that cheap labor, attractive incentives and a business-friendly environment won't be enough to stay competitive in the long term, the report noted. Assembly jobs have continued to move south — specifically, to Mexico, where more than $3.5 billion has been invested in automotive plants in recent years. So Tennessee and its Southern neighbors have looked north again and are setting their sights on the automotive supply chain, according to the report. "They want to get what we have," said economic developer Randy Thelen, president of Zeeland-based Lakeshore Advantage. In particular, Southern states are eyeing the engineering, technology and design assets that Michigan-based supplier companies have built up over the past century. Today, Thelen said, Michigan needs to do all it can to support these assets as the Southern states start nipping at its heels in an attempt move up the automotive food chain. "We have to fight for it," he said. "There's no guarantee that we'll maintain our engineering, technological and design strength in automotive. Certainly we have a tremendous supply chain and technology base in West Michigan, but we need to work hard to retain and grow it." Michigan suppliers, technology attractive to other regionsThe Brookings research suggests that the real impact of the industry in the U.S. will be measured by the executive offices and value-added functions — such as research, design and engineering — rather than assembling vehicles. While the South hasn't seen the influx of the industry's knowledge base along with the assembly jobs it attracted, reports such as the Brookings Institution's research put Michigan on notice that other regions soon may be eyeing its cluster of automotive suppliers and technology. Mark Muro, senior fellow and director of policy for the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings and author of the report, outlined three key steps for states to follow if they want to be a player in the automotive industry of the future. As a matter of economic development, states should focus on building the technical innovations coming from local companies, strengthening supply chain synergies and bolstering the prowess of the workforce across the state, Muro said. While all areas of the country struggle with the workforce piece of the auto industry, where Michigan stands out compared to other states is in its "unparalleled supplier density" and "the strengths of technology," Muro said. "Michigan is emerging as the high-end focal point of the industry," he said. The automakers emerged from the recession with more competitive union contracts at the same time Michigan worked to improve its tax and regulatory climate and adopted right-to-work policies, Muro said. Currently, Michigan produces about 22 percent of the vehicles made in the U.S., according to Automotive News, an affiliate publication of Crain's Detroit Business. "Detroit is never going to compete with Mexico, but at the same time, though, with the cost that has been taken out through the (automaker) bankruptcies and more (favorable) labor contracts and so on, the Midwest has become more competitive with the South on cost," Muro said. Michigan's average annual compensation per automotive worker is about $78,000, the highest when compared with other auto-heavy states. Mostly, average wages have converged in a $10,000 band between $53,500 and $63,500, according to Brookings. However, Michigan's concentration of high-end engineers and management professionals skew the state's average higher, Muro said. The numbers belie the fact that "front line" manufacturing jobs have become "highly competitive" from a wage standpoint, he said. Given the convergence of wages in the industry across the U.S., states and especially the South will "no longer compete on low wages alone" in attracting new manufacturing plants, he said. His research also suggests that while auto assembly jobs may continue to head south, the auto industry and its supply chain in Michigan and the Midwest in general should remain stable "with the Midwest retaining an inordinate share of the higher-end jobs." "Competitive wages will need to be complemented with manufacturing and supply chain excellence, workforce training and technology offerings," Muro said. "And that puts Michigan in a pretty good place if it can charge up its supply chain synergies, improve its workforce training, and 'own' technology innovation and application." West Michigan suppliers investing in growthIn essence, Michigan's more competitive cost structure may not lure vehicle assembly jobs away from the South, given the pull from Mexico, but it should encourage automotive R&D and the state's innovative supply chain — one of Muro's keys to success — to stay put, sources said. Not only are suppliers staying put, but they're also investing in growing their operations in West Michigan. Over roughly the past 14 months, companies in the automotive supply chain have announced plans to spend nearly $385 million and create more than 2,200 jobs in West Michigan, according to an MiBiz analysis of data from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and other local sources. Michigan's role in the future automotive industry has less to do with labor cost and actual vehicle assembly and "everything to do with advancing technology and design," said Jim Gillette, a Grand Rapids-based independent automotive analyst. "The actual manufacturing (of cars) may not see big gains in Michigan over the next few years, but (the design and engineering functions are) where the value-add is," Gillette said. "The real issue is that we need to keep our fingers on the pulse of the automakers' headquarters in Michigan, the design centers and engineering centers — we need to keep that expertise here." Gillette echoed Muro's assertion that the supply chain's value in the future will be determined by the new technology and materials they bring to the table for automakers. Automakers and their suppliers spent nearly $12 billion in vehicle-related R&D in Michigan last year, the most of any state, according to the Ann Arbor-based Center for Automotive Research. The Brookings report noted that more than 250 companies have auto-related R&D facilities in Michigan, the most of any state by a wide margin. The authors stated that "while automotive production has decentralized away from the industry's historical core, R&D functions have remained highly clustered," a trend that's expected to continue. That means Michigan is likely to remain high in the industry's "value chain." "Going forward, innovation and technical capabilities only become more important," Muro said. "In the long run, you want to have the ability to innovate new products and processes. A challenge for the South is that while it is picking up a lot of the front-line assembly jobs and manufacturing, it remains thin on the ability to generate, own and deploy new products and processes." Through continued investment in R&D and acquisitions, the state's top-tier suppliers have bolstered their position and their value to the automakers, Gillette said. Michigan can't afford to take its auto supply chain for grantedBoth Gillette and Thelen singled out the recent acquisition by Gentex Corp. of the HomeLink business from Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls Inc. as an example of the growth of the high-tech automotive supply chain in West Michigan. Zeeland-based Gentex, a supplier of auto-dimming mirrors and rear-vision camera displays, had long worked with HomeLink, which produces vehicle-based entry control systems for garage door openers, lighting and other applications. The division was initially created by Holland's Prince Corp. before being acquired by JCI. Not only does Gentex plan to grow as a result of the acquisition, but the move also keeps intellectual property and a technology base in West Michigan "that could have gone somewhere else," Thelen said. Examples such as Gentex prove that West Michigan and the state as a whole cannot take its automotive supply chain for granted, Thelen said. The state needs to be proactive in working with the automakers and the larger supply chain partners to ensure that the design, engineering and technical capabilities have the support they need to grow in Michigan, he said. To that end, Thelen praised the move by Gov. Rick Snyder in September to create the Michigan Automotive Industry Office and appoint former auto industry executive Nigel Francis as the state's automotive adviser. "That signaled to the automotive world that the industry is a high priority," Thelen said. While Muro acknowledged that workforce challenges transcend the industry across the country, Gillette and Thelen underscored the role of higher education in providing the highly skilled workers trained to meet the needs of suppliers. At the same time, the industry and state need to show young people that opportunities exist in the state's automotive industry, which continues to grow globally. To foster the development of that skilled workforce in the Holland-Zeeland area, local governments, school districts, business groups such as Lakeshore Advantage, and a handful of manufacturers got together to create the hands-on Connections program last January. As MiBiz previously reported, the program builds a repeatable infrastructure that links up-and-coming talent at schools with the job-providing companies that desperately need them. Connections blends traditional classroom learning with hands-on work at the participating companies, as well as the potential for college credit. It starts with students as early as the sixth grade and runs through high school, even giving students the opportunity to complete an associate's degree by adding on an extra year of schooling. As automakers increasingly look to Mexico as the low-cost vehicle assembly alternative, the technical jobs that remain in the U.S. and particularly in Michigan will require these sorts of trained, skilled workers, sources said. "Unskilled jobs are on the endangered species list," Thelen said. "I don't see that changing." Importantly, a number of forces within the industry are also driving the need for new innovations and technologies. For example, stricter average fuel economy standards, which ratchet up to 54.5 mpg in 2025, have the automakers hungry for new efficiencies that can be gained through new materials or technologies, Gillette said. "For years, I've been telling clients that if you're a steel stamper, you'd better figure out where you want to be when your parts are taken over by aluminum, magnesium or some kind of composite," he said. Increasingly, innovations are coming from the suppliers as automakers have shifted R&D and product development off their campuses and into the supply chain. "The places that have collaborative relationships between their OEMs and suppliers at the regional level are going to have the synergies it takes to compete in the new era," Muro said. Topics in this article: Automotive Johnson Controls
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- NDMDA Depression Hotline – Support Group: 1-800-826-3632
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- Kids Helpline: (Australia) 1800-55-1800
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Early last week, reports of Apple Inc. (AAPL) opening a third store in Beijing were published, with photos from chinese site MicGadget showing the entrance of the new store under construction. On Sunday, Apple confirmed that they are going to open the third store in Beijing, located on the iconic … Read the Full Story →
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The Roxy Syncro 5/4/3 GBS Wetsuit for 2013/2014 is a great entry level suit with tons of value. Now updrade with a thermal smoothie chest panel and bio fleece thermal lining. The Syncro has great bang for the buck and has been one of Cleanline Surf's best selling entry level 5/4/3 wetsuits for the last few years.
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Is the second time I get the same wetsuit, I love it, I use it for freediving and is really comfortable in my legs for long hours of swiming and is really warm. The size chart is accurate. Cleanline service was great, fast and personalized.
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- Brent Carlson-Lee I'm a huge supporter of the growing food entrepreneur community in Minnesota, and am amazed by the number of the great products that are now on shelves in grocery stores and co-ops across the country. Bee Free Honee, an all-natural, plant-based honey substitute. Seven Sundays, an all-natural gourmet muesli. Philia Foods, a… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Product Packaging RSS FeedTonight We Tanqueray a Trademark
Posted in Advertising, Articles, Branding, Genericide, International, Look-For Ads, Loss of Rights, Marketing, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Product Packaging, Sight, Trademarks, USPTODiageo, the Tanqueray brand owner is currently running billboard ads in the Twin Cities as part of its "Tonight We Tanqueray" ad campaign. A couple of years back when the campaign first was announced, Diageo explained it this way: "One of the world's most awarded gins, Tanqueray London Dry… Continue Reading
Grading Distinctive Vodka Bottle Trademarks
Posted in Articles, Branding, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Product Packaging, Sight, Trademarks, USPTOLast week, Works Design Group highlighted five vodka bottle designs to love. No doubt, a nice collection of very creative work. This stacked ice cube design is my favorite from their set: The skull bottle design shown below also made Works' top five, and it is certainly eye-popping. It was created by John Alexander, Dan Aykroyd's co-founder of… Continue Reading
The Color Purple and the future of color trade marks in the UK
Posted in Branding, Famous Marks, Guest Bloggers, International, Mixed Bag of Nuts, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Product Packaging, TrademarksSimon Bennett and Rachel Cook Fox Williams LLP Chocolate giants Nestle and Cadbury have been trading blows in the UK and European Courts for several years. This latest round in front of the UK Court of Appeal related to Cadbury's application to register the color purple (to be specific Pantone 2685C) for the packaging of… Continue Reading
Jell-O Revival From What?
Posted in Articles, Branding, Food, Genericide, Loss of Rights, Product Packaging, TrademarksEarlier this month E.J. Schultz of AdAge wrote about Kraft's plan to revive Jell-O: "For Kraft Foods Group, J-E-L-L-O has spelled disappointment of late. The brand — once known for fun advertising starring the likes of Jack Benny and Bill Cosby — has struggled to find its identity in recent years, while marketing reductions have… Continue Reading
Enjoy Coca-Cola (Advertising and Slogans)
Posted in Advertising, Branding, Famous Marks, Food, Marketing, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Product Packaging, Sight, TrademarksRepetition can be a beautiful thing, especially when it's about The Real Thing: This electronic billboard advertisement is another good example of Coca-Cola advertising that leaves certain aspects of the brand icons to the imagination, this one discloses only the middle portion of the famous contour bottle shape trademark. And, speaking of repetition, remember these Coca-Cola gems from… Continue Reading
The Budweiser Bowtie Can Shape Trademark
Posted in Advertising, Almost Advice, Articles, Branding, Food, Marketing, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Product Packaging, Sight, Trademarks, USPTOLaunched a few months ago, it's called the bowtie can, because it appears to emulate Budweiser's well-known bowtie brand icon, but the formal description of the Anheuser-Busch beer can at the USPTO is a bit more clumsy and technical: "The mark consists of packaging for the goods, namely, beverage package for the goods consisting of a three dimensional shape of a… Continue Reading
These Colors Don't Run, They Identify Sources.
Posted in Advertising, Branding, Famous Marks, Food, Infringement, Law Suits, Marketing, Mixed Bag of Nuts, Product Configurations, Product Packaging, TrademarksLike most holidays, the Fourth of July is inextricably linked with childhood memories, the smell of amazing food, time with family, and yes, even brands and trademarks. While logos and brand names for marshmallows and hot dogs are seared into my memory, the most powerful symbol of this particular holiday (and maybe the most recognized image, and source-identifier in our entire… Continue Reading
When Less is More: Bits and Pieces of Brands
Posted in Advertising, Branding, Famous Marks, Food, Marketing, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Product Packaging, Sight, Trademarks, TruncationThere is no point to spending money on advertising if those experiencing it don't understand who's communicating about what brand, right? So, as drivers quickly pass by this attractive roadside billboard sign, how do they know who put out the ad? There must be a brand signature, right? Certainly there can be no signature or source-identifying quality in the… Continue Reading
Inspiration for a Non-Traditional Trademark?
Posted in Branding, Guest Bloggers, Loss of Rights, Marketing, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Product Packaging, Sight, Touch, TrademarksWhat an honor it was to be part of the 2013 Dieline Package Design conference at HOW Design Live, last week in San Francisco, thanks again for the opportunity Andrew! The Editor's Choice winner for the 2013 Dieline Package Design Awards is Method's visually stunning Ocean Plastic Dish and Hand soap container, shown to the left, and… Continue Reading
The Most Famous Bottle Design, Forever?
Posted in Branding, Famous Marks, Food, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Product Packaging, Sight, TrademarksCoca-Cola settled on its famous contour bottle design almost 100 years ago, in 1916, after several years of trials with other far less distinctive shapes (at least under today's standards): Federal trademark registration data confirms the first use date to be July 8, 1916. The description of the contour bottle design mark in 1960 was: "The… Continue Reading
Oh Ketchup…I'm Just Not That Into You: Understanding the Value of Fluid Trademarks
Posted in Advertising, Branding, Famous Marks, Guest Bloggers, Marketing, Mixed Bag of Nuts, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Product Configurations, Product Packaging, Trademarks- Jason Voiovich, Director of Corporate Marketing, Logic PD Don't get me wrong. My two children elevate their weekly Heinz intake regimen to near Olympian discipline. But me? I enjoy a good dollop with pound of fries at the Lion's Tap, but I haven't given America's second-favorite red condiment a second thought since John Kerry… Continue Reading
A New Generation of Storytelling: Getting a Grip on The New Pepsi Bottle Design
Posted in Branding, Food, Loss of Rights, Marketing, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Product Packaging, TrademarksThe importance of "storytelling" seems to be the buzzword lately when it comes to branding communications and decisions. For example, last August Branding Strategy Insider wrote that "Brands Must Master the Art of Storytelling," and just last week it wrote twice on the subject, about "Shared Values in Brand Storytelling" and "5 Pillars for Brand Storytelling Success."… Continue Reading
Hey Brand, Shh!: Is De-Branding the Next Hip Design Trend?
Posted in Advertising, Branding, Famous Marks, Food, Marketing, Mixed Bag of Nuts, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Patents, Product Configurations, Product Packaging, TrademarksA couple months ago, Selfridges, a high-end department store based in London, launched a "No Noise" campaign. The initiative seems rooted in the company's history; its original store featured a "Silence Room" to allow shoppers an empty area to relax from the stimulating hustle & bustle of the retail experience. From the site: "As we… Continue Reading
Inherently Distinctive Product Packaging?
Posted in Branding, International, Marketing, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Product Packaging, Sight, Social Networking, Trademarks, USPTOEarlier this month, we asked whether [yo]gurt(lab) has an inherently distinctive interior restaurant environment? This week, we're focused on product packaging, and ask whether Spine Vodka has enough meat on the bones to satisfy the trademark test for an inherently distinctive product package design? This little gem of an image surfaced in a LinkedIn discussion where I learned… Continue Reading
No Plaque on This Scope Bottle Trademark
Posted in Branding, Marketing, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Product Packaging, Sight, Trademarks, TTABWould you place this mouth wash bottle on your bathroom counter or hide it under the counter? The answer to this question, it appears, can have a material impact on whether the shape and design of the bottle functions as a non-traditional trademark. The Procter & Gamble Company created this elegant container design — to counter the out-of-sight-out-of-mind… Continue Reading
Mixed Chicks Scores Big
Posted in Infringement, Law Suits, Product Packaging, Trademark Bullying, TrademarksIt's not every day that a small company stands up for itself against a multi-billion dollar company in court, and manages to obtain a large verdict in the process, but this is precisely the Cinderella story that played out in a trademark and trade dress infringement case in California recently. When Mixed Chicks, LLC ("Mixed Chicks") sued Sally… Continue Reading
Bits and Pieces of Brands = Trademarks
Posted in AlphaWatch, Branding, Food, Marketing, Product Packaging, Trademarks, Truncation, USPTOD + What = Diet Coke? Let's file this brand truncation example under the AlphaWatch category, even though there is some other stuff going on here too. The rendition of the distinctive Diet Coke soft drink can to the left really popped for me, at the point of sale, positioned on a shelf behind the clear-glass door of… Continue Reading
Does a Yeast-Byproduct by Another Name Taste As Good?
Posted in Food, Product Packaging–Sharon Armstrong, Attorney Today's post is brought to us by our friends across the pond – and across the Pacific Ocean. The Telegraph reports that the New Zealand Customs department has seized 2,000 jars of British Marmite on the grounds that they infringe upon New Zealand Marmite. Marmite is known and sold throughout Britain and… Continue Reading
Breaking the Mold: Virtual Marking of Patent Numbers
Posted in Almost Advice, Patents, Product PackagingWhen I pick up a pen or a razor or some other mundane item and I see "Pat. D487822″, my brain almost instinctively tries to determine what year the patent issued, whether it's still active, and what part of the product was patentable. Unless you're a patent attorney, you probably do not pay much attention… Continue Reading
You are what you eat
Posted in Branding, Food, Product Configurations, Product PackagingLast week, I saw a news item about a juice company that was growing fruit with its mark embedded in the fruit. Freaky. Watch the video, preferably outside of mealtime in case it has a stomach-churning affect on your fruit consumption for the day. The company actually grew guavas in molds with their mark in… Continue Reading
Grab Some Buds and Pop a Red Top (or Tab)?
Posted in Branding, Marketing, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Product Packaging, TrademarksGiven how much we know you enjoy the subject of non-traditional trademark protection, here is a recent one from Anheuser-Busch: The description of the mark reads: "The mark consists of a design feature of product packaging, namely, a red colored tab on a can, which features a crown design that is transparent. The dotted lines… Continue Reading
Christmas Coke Can Kerfuffle
Posted in Branding, Food, Guest Bloggers, Marketing, Product Packaging—Randall Hull, The Br@nd Ranch® Last November a polar-white holiday Coke design forced Coca-Cola to kick the can off store shelves after a swift and vocal backlash from Coke imbibers. The endothermic reaction was like they had changed their formula or something. Oh yea, they did that already. The arctic can design lasted only a… Continue Reading
Webinar: Hot Marketing Topics with Trademark & Legal Implications
Posted in Branding, Genericide, Guest Bloggers, Look-For Ads, Loss of Rights, Marketing, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Product Configurations, Product Packaging, TrademarksLast week I had the distinct pleasure of participating in a ninety-minute webinar with my good friend, frequent and eloquent guest-blogger on DuetsBlog – Aaron Keller of Capsule – complete with some friendly banter on the following: "Hot Marketing Topics with Trademark and Legal Implications." Minnesota Continuing Legal Education has generously provided a link where the webinar can be viewed in its entirety, here. As you'll… Continue Reading


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BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad said he does not see the West embarking on a military intervention in Syria and warned that the cost of such action would be unbearable, Russia Today reported on Thursday, citing an interview with him.
"I think that the cost of a foreign invasion of Syria - if it happens - would be bigger than the entire world can bear ... This will have a domino effect that will affect the world from the Atlantic to the Pacific," he said.
"I do not believe the West is heading in this direction, but if they do, nobody can tell what will happen afterwards," he said. The remarks were published in Arabic on Russia Today's web site. Russia Today said the full interview would be broadcast on Friday. It was not clear when Assad gave the interview.
Assad, who is battling to put down a 19-month old uprising against his rule, also said he would "live and die in Syria", in what appeared to be a rejection of the idea that a safe exit and foreign exile could be one way to end the civil war.
"I am not a puppet and the West did not manufacture me in order that I leave to the West or any other country. I am Syrian, I am Syrian-made, and I must live and die in Syria," he said.
Russia Today's web site showed footage of him speaking in the interview and walking down the stairs outside a white villa.
(Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Samia Nakhoul)
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Having anger pent up inside you is never good. And if you're not up to unleashing all that fury on your fellow Brawling buddies, then you can take it all out on Sandbag (Man, he'll be getting such a headache when he wakes up tomorrow morning). See, he's the main contender in Super Smash Bros. Brawl's Stadium: Home-Run Contest.
This mode allows you to let loose on Sandbag (obviously, he's the guy that looks like a, well, sandbag - or... a rather tall marshmallow) for ten seconds and send him as far away as you can. You can kick him, smash him, do whatever you want to fill up his damage counter. Before the timer's up, you've got to grab the Home-Run Bat and... WHACK! It's a bird; it's a plane; no, it's a Marshmallow-looking-Sandbag ripping through the Smash Stadium!
Home-Run Contest gives you the perfect chance to practice some combos to use for later on the Smash arena. But that's not all: there are various options to play with Sandbag. The first mode allows you to put a shield around the stage - this prevents you from falling off. There's also the two-player modes: whether as co-op or versus. And you can even go online with a friend and play with them on either co-op or versus as well - this one's found under the "With Friend" function.
Check it out! We've got cameos of Yoshi, Pikachu, Lucas, Ike, Mario, and Link! (Aaaww... no Sonic). Super Smash Bros. Brawl is to be released for the Nintendo Wii on February 10.
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'We are happy to be moving forward!' Real Housewives' Adrienne Maloof and her ex Paul Nassif end their rift over children
By Eddie Kim
Their divorce has been bitter and protracted.
But after more than a year of fighting over their children's custody and education, Adrienne Maloof and her now ex-husband Paul Nassif seem to finally have reached a truce.
The duo, who starred on The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, released a joint statement on Thursday explaining that all their conflicts have been resolved.
Unhappy: Adrienne Maloof and Paul Nassif, seen here at a book release party in Los Angeles in May 2012, have fought ever since their August 2012 divorce
recently reached an agreement on all outstanding issues related to our
divorce settlement and all pending litigation,' Maloof and Nassif stated
to Us Weekly.
'Our first priority is our children's well-being and happiness. As their parents and advocates, that is our goal.
'Our children are our most important treasures and need to be treated with the respect and privacy they deserve.'
Maloof and Nassif share three sons - Gavin, 10, and twins Colin and Christian, seven - but were most recently squabbling over what school Gavin should attend.
Moguls: The family of Adrienne Maloof, seen here at a party hosted by Sketchers on August 22, recently sold ownership of the NBA's Sacramento Kings
Nassif wanted to take him out of his current school in favor for one that specializes in teaching kids with special disabilities, while Maloof wanted Gavin to stay put, according to TMZ.
Apparently, Nassif has dropped his request along with a separate demand for attorneys' fees from his ex-wife, TMZ reports.
'We're happy to be moving forward with our lives in a positive way not only individually but as co-parents,' the couple's statement continued.
'This is a new beginning for each of us. Our goal is for our children to have stable and nurturing relationships with both of us so we can all find as much happiness as possible.'
'We appreciate the good wishes we continue to receive from our supporters around the world.'
Robbing the cradle: Adrienne has been spotted lately with young toyboy Sean Stewart, the son of rocker Rod Stewart
After more than 10 years of marriage, Nassif filed for legal separation from Maloof in July 2012.
He soon followed that up by filing for divorce on August 28, 2012.
Yet that wasn't the end of their bickering - instead, it was the beginning of a nasty battle that led to accusations of abuse from both parties as well as a battle over custody of their kids.
For now, it's good to see that Maloof and Nassif have figured their problems out - although it could just be a short while before they start butting heads again.
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« Previous Entry | Main | Next Entry » Poor is the New Rich in Viral Video from Expat in China South Korean singer Psy performs "Gangnam Style" during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards. Photo by Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty Images Paul Solman: Jesse Appell was an economics student of mine at Brandeis last fall who is spending this year in Beijing on a Fulbright Fellowship. An improvisational comedian, he decided to make a music video in the manner of something you simply have to watch if you're to keep current: "Gangnam Style," the South Korean "K-pop" sensation that, at more than 690 million views, is the second most watched video ever. (The first is Justin Bieber's "Baby.") Jesse's video is called "Laowai Style" and has drawn more than a million views thus far. He thinks its instant hit status says something about the economic mindset in China today and about the potential for US-China relations more generally. Jesse Appell: A few weeks ago, I posted a video of some friends and myself cavorting around different areas of Beijing in a parody of the now-omnipresent "Gangnam Style" video. Our dancing drew crowds of curious Chinese wherever we went, and the video caused quite a commotion online as well. "Laowai Style," about the life of a foreigner ("laowai") living in Beijing, got onto the front page of Youku.com, the Chinese domestic version of YouTube, and has accumulated more than 1 million views in less than a month. As someone who's come to China this year to study Chinese comedy and try to understand Chinese culture and humor, it was absolutely amazing to see the video take off -- and it's given me a chance to learn about how foreigners are viewed in China, and how money, wealth and status mix with notions of how the Chinese perceive foreigners these days.
China is a place where stereotypes die hard, especially outside major cities like Beijing and Shanghai, where a disproportionate amount of foreigners live. In most other places, people still believe that foreigners are wealthy men who come to China in order to make money and marry Chinese women, and who all drive BMWs while wearing Rolexes and talking on iPhones. Even for people in cities who know foreigners well enough to know we are not all rolling in money, we're thought to reside in a separate and lofty economic class. Luxury brand advertisements flaunt foreign models wearing foreign brands, perpetuating the misconception, despite the fact that rich, patrician expats in China are vastly outnumbered by the horde of mid-twenties English teachers with a bad case of wanderlust. Last summer I was conclusively disabused of the notion that I would be living the high life expected of me. I found myself living in a crumbling Maoist-era apartment block with a broken squat toilet. I was eager to get the message out: not all foreigners are living it up. So, I attempted to break down the perceptual barrier with a song, written and delivered in Mandarin: "I'm the kind of foreigner who saves money by having a crappy phone/The kind of foreigner who doesn't drive a BMW, and instead has a secondhand electric bike." Many Chinese netizens reacted positively to the message. People left comments like: "I like this type of foreigner, more of a humble type of American, trying to fit in with China." I think for younger Chinese especially, the low-budget, low-ego style of the video struck a chord. While the Gini Index, a measure of inequality within nations, is similar for the United States and China, in Chinese cities in Beijing, the wealth gap is pronounced. GDP per capita is $8,500, adjusted for purchasing power, but that's pumped up by a massive real estate bubble and likely overestimates what the average Chinese person makes. Considering that the starting salary for a McDonalds' worker in Beijing -- not the best job in China, but far from the worst -- is 11 Yuan, or about $1.70 an hour, a $900 iPhone 5 is out of reach for most of the young people who watched my video. Living in Beijing and interacting with Chinese friends, I sense social pressure building up. People here are much better off than those in the countryside, and yet are constantly barraged by status symbols associated beyond their means. I think that ultimately my video was popular in China because the ideals that the Chinese audiences found most appealing had nothing to do with money. Viewers commended me for being brave enough to dance in front of crowds without worrying about being mocked, and lamented that they themselves wanted to break out and be different but lacked the confidence. One commenter said, "I was in the crowd when they asked me to come and dance with them. If I had known it would have been such a success, I would have done it, but I was too embarrassed." My willingness to "dance" in public was more cluelessness than bravery, but it still represented a break from the stereotype of the snooty, rich foreigner. These aspects of the western lifestyle -- increased individuality, freedom and willingness to depart from the social norm -- don't cost money. The wealth I brought with me isn't cash or gadgets, but in how I looked at life in China and interacted with others; I brought "social capital." And not being rich allowed me to spread that wealth more effectively. If there's a moral to the story, it may be that a healthier relationship between China and the United States might not be fostered by trade so much as the dissemination of culture, exposing the Chinese population to parts of the West that they see as admirable and, of course, that don't cost money to emulate. Editor's note: So you can sing along, we've included the lyrics to Appell's hit song: Jesse Appell is a Fulbright scholar who is studying humor in China. We at Making Sen$e are working on a story to explain where the monthly unemployment numbers come from. To do so, we are looking for interviewees who have worked on the Current Population Survey (CPS; household survey) and/or the Current Employment Statistics survey (CES; establishment survey). Are you a former surveyor? Do you know one? If so, we want to hear from you! Please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com. Be sure to include your contact information. Very much obliged. This entry is cross-posted on the Rundown -- NewsHour's blog of news and insight.
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HOUSTON- Houston-area artists and cultural organizations will join scholars and historians from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) to celebrate the role of visual artists whose work has been produced and exhibited in Texas. Oprah Winfery just donated $12 million to this museum. Now, Houstonians have a chance to take part in a rare exhibit. The event takes place at The Kingdom Builders' Center, on Tuesday, June 18 from 7:30- 9:00 p.m. Presented by the museum and The Kingdom Builders' Center (The KBC) as a Juneteenth celebration, the event is free and open to the public.
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STRINGER is based on these classics:
- Eminent 310 (later striped to Solina string ensemble)
- Mellotron
- Arp string ensemble
- Crumar Performer
- Korg Trident
Main features:
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- 20 wonderful presets
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This vst plugin emulates the classic string ensemble sound, made popular by such classic synths as the Crumar Performer or the Arp Solina.
Cheeze Machine generates sound by feeding a simple, saw-like waveform, into a chorus ensemble emulator, a 6-stages phaser, and a reverb.
This vst plugin is fully midi-controlled. The midi controller assignments are detailed in the included .pdf documentation.
Virtual Cello
- 8 world string instruments:
Celtic harp, Cumbus, Dobro, Kanun, Koto, Dulcimer, Tar, Turkish oud
- Velocity response
- Amp. envelope and micro-detuner
- HP and LP Filter
- Midi automation
A waveguide Bo(wed str)ing using a Friedlander-Keller scattering junction.
The instruments included are:
Full String section
Glisando Fx
- 2 Layers (22 instruments)
- ADSR for each layer
- Octave and micro-tunning selector
- Effects: Flanger, Delay and Reverb
- Midi Automation
String Theory is a flexible, delay based, physical modeling synth which is capable of a very wide range of plucked strings, atmospheric pads and ambiences, and unique hybrid synth sounds.
Experimentation is encouraged as it will likely lead you to sounds you may not have expected this synth to make.
String Theory also offers dual phrase arpeggiators. Each arp has its own speed, gate, and octave controls; which allows for far more complex patterns than the average arp and can also help better simulate guitar finger picking.
StringZ provides many synthesized sounds, generally based around the different String instruments. The sounds are good, though not completely 'realistic'.
Stringy Stringazoide Stringer is a kind of virtual harp.
* Multi-layer high quality samples.
* LFO engine.
* Built-in reverb.
* Built-in presets to start your own patches.
* MIDI messages recognized.
* Fully automatable.
Multi Purpose Strings Section
Classic Analog Strings Sound.
Contains: Electric Grand Piano, Cello, Viola, Violin Pizzicato, Acoustic Guitar, Contrabass
With DSK Virtuoso you can play great combinations of 6 layer instruments, or play a composition up to 6 different parts, through the MIDI channels selectors.
- 6 Instrument layers
- Midi channel assignable to each one
- ADSR, level and Pan control for each layer
- 40 instruments in 6 categories
- 2 Send Fx (Chours and delay)
- 1 Master reverb Fx
- Velocity response
A pl(ucked str)ing model.
This is a simple VSTi that implements a plucked string model using two strings that can be detuned and coupled, first-order loop filters on each, controllable quantization of the coupled signal (called 'leakage' in the synthesizer) and a warped IIR lattice filter applied either to the leakage or to the output stage.
The maximum order of the warped lattice is 30 and the preset filters were derived to very roughly model some of the body resonances of the named instruments, along with a formant filter and some random filter choices.
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Fighting for Tax Breaks
Articles in this series are examining efforts by businesses to lower their taxes and the debate over how to improve the tax system.
The rejection of President Obama's proposal to trade a corporate tax cut — a goal Republicans have long sought — for a small jobs package shows Washington's dysfunction, an economist writes.
July 30, 2013, TuesdayDell was presented with a twist on the practice of corporations moving overseas to take advantage of lower taxes but thought it would create image problems.
July 24, 2013, WednesdayThe plan aims at corporations only and, if widely adopted, would shift some of the global tax burden away from small businesses and individuals.
July 20, 2013, SaturdayWhat should retiring baby boomers do with the companies they have built up? Sell to their employees.
July 6, 2013, SaturdayThe payments are not as common as they were in the 1980s, before a fascination with technology companies and potential capital gains led investors to view dividend payers as stodgy.
July 6, 2013, SaturdayProfitable American companies enjoyed a 12.6 percent tax rate, far below the federal statutory rate, thanks to legal loopholes, according to the Government Accountability Office.
July 2, 2013, TuesdayCombine ill-thought-out government incentives with a misguided corporate tax system and what do you get? A blockbuster drug.
June 30, 2013, SundayThe media company, just out of bankruptcy, is now facing millions of dollars in taxes and penalties.
June 21, 2013, FridayDomenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were handed a suspended sentence and a fine that could reach 10 million euros for hiding income from authorities.
June 20, 2013, ThursdayThe Tribune Company faces a potential tax bill of more than $500 million over the sales of the Chicago Cubs and Newsday despite efforts to minimize the tax consequences of both deals, the company disclosed on Monday.
June 18, 2013, TuesdayA tax loophole has in effect become a subsidy for fossil fuel production, the author writes.
June 18, 2013, TuesdayIron Mountain, an information storage company, is a great example of how companies are trying to qualify as real estate businesses to take advantage of tax benefits, the author writes.
June 14, 2013, FridayThe ideas behind Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's growth plan are stirring a sense of déjà vu.
June 13, 2013, ThursdayAnticorruption activists want the president to back public registration of shell-company owners, which they hope can deter tax evasion and money laundering.
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Corporate taxes have fallen substantially as a share of the economy even while profits have increased.
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