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Snow Emergency Ends Tuesday at 8 p.m., Schools Open on Wednesday
Update, Feb. 12, 6:55 p.m.: Earlier this afternoon we posted this article. It says the snow emergency ends at 8 p.m. Tuesday and that Somerville's public schools will be open on Wednesday.
Snow Emergency Back in Effect Until Further Notice, Schools Closed Through Wednesday
Update, Feb. 11, 2:20 p.m.: I just posted the following, which you can also find here:
Somerville's snow emergency, which includes a parking ban, will remain in effect until further notice, according to a constituent services alert from the city.
In addition, Somerville's public schools will remain closed through Wednesday, according to a Tweet from the city of Somerville.
The city's snow emergency was originally scheduled to end Monday at 6 p.m., but the city sent an alert at about 1:30 p.m. telling residents the snow emergency would, in fact, remain in effect until further notice.
Here's the text of the alert:
Hello, this is Jackie Rossetti from the City of Somerville with important snow emergency-related information for Monday, February 11th. Due to high snow accumulations and ongoing work to clear public streets and walkways, and the forecast for more potential snow events this week, the City's snow emergency will REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Residents may continue to park in municipal or school lots until the snow emergency is lifted. Trash and recycling pickup schedules will continue as normal this week. DPW and contracted crews will continue to clear snow around-the-clock over the next week, including removing high snow banks that impair visibility, as well as at bus stops and crosswalks. To ensure safety of all residents, particularly children during this time, school has been canceled through Wednesday. More information and updates will be available via the City website, Facebook page and Twitter feeds, which can be found at www.somervillema.gov/socialmedia. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding as we work to ensure safety and accessibility throughout the City.
Snow emergency in effect until 6 p.m. Monday
Update, Feb. 10, 12:20 p.m.: Snow emergency—Somerville's snow emergency will remain in effect until Monday, Feb. 11, at 6 p.m., according to a constituent services alert from the city of Somerville.
Residents who parked in municipal lots will need to move their cars by 8 p.m. Monday.
Here's the text of the alert:
Hello, this is Jackie Rossetti from the City of Somerville with a storm update for Sunday, February 10th. The City's Snow Emergency will remain in effect until Monday, February 11th at 6pm, and the parking ban will continue to be enforced until that time. Vehicles parked in municipal lots will have until 8pm to be moved so that City crews may begin clean up of all school and metered parking lots. Please remember that residents and businesses MUST shovel the sidewalks in front of your property within 6 hours after the end of a storm or will be subject to fines. Shoveling snow into the street is not permitted. Please also remember to clear vents in your home and exhaust pipes on cars to prevent carbon monoxide and fire hazards. Additionally, please assist the Somerville Fire Department by clearing paths to fire hydrants in your neighborhood to provide access in case of an emergency. We thank you for your cooperation and patience throughout this difficult storm.
Schools closed Monday, trash pickup expecting normal Monday schedule
Update, Feb. 10, 11:40 a.m.: Schools—Somerville Public Schools will remain closed Monday, and all school activities will be canceled, according to the school system's website. School district offices will be open Monday.
Snow emergency—The Somerville snow emergency is still in effect, according to the city of Somerville Facebook page. The Facebook post says Department of Public Works crews will be clearing snow-emergency parking lots later this afternoon. When the snow emergency is lifted, residents will have two hours to move their cars out of the parking lots.
Trash pickup—As of Sunday morning, the city was planning a normal trash pickup schedule on Monday, according to an @311Somerville constituent services post. The Twitter post said: "As of right now, nothing has changed for pick up. If it does we will update website, FB (Facebook) and twitter."
Top five questions—The city posted in iits Facebook page "answers to the top 5 questions." Here's the post:
1. EMERGENCY STILL IN EFFECT: The snow emergency and parking ban is still in effect. We will announce the end of the emergency as soon as City officials make this decision. Please visit http://www.somervillema.gov/snow for guidelines on clearing and moving your car after the emergency ends.
2. PLOWING: If your street has not been plowed, please report it to 311. If you street was not plowed exactly to the even-side curb or if some snow was plowed onto the sidewalk, please understand that this was an extraordinary amount of snow. It may be this was the only option on your street. If you remain concerned, please report the issue to 311.
3. CITY LOTS: DPW expects to have school and City lots plowed by this afternoon. Once the emergency has been lifted, cars parked in these lots must be moved within 2 hours.
4. SIDEWALKS: By this morning all sidewalks should have been shoveled. Homeowners & businesses have 6 hours of daylight after the end of snowfall to clear sidewalks. Those who do not clear them may be subject to ticketing.
5. SHOVELING: Residents and businesses are NOT allowed to shovel snow into the street. This can create a dangerous situation for both drivers and emergency vehicles.
Red Line to resume some service Sunday, full service Monday
Update, Feb. 10, 11:20 a.m.: MBTA—Some Red Line service will begin today at 2 p.m., and full service on the Red Line and the rest of the MBTA's subway system will resume Monday morning, accoring to the MBTA's website.
Meanwhile, it looks like bus service will continue to be spotty today and into Monday. The MBTA asks bus customers to check the MBTA website for updates.
Here's what the MBTA wrote:
The MBTA will resume limited MBTA subway and key bus route service effective 2pm, Sunday, February 10, 2013. Limited service will operate on the MBTA's Red, Orange, Blue between Orient Heights and Government Center, and Green Line between Kenmore and Lechmere. Limited bus service will also operate on the 1, 23, 28, 39, and Silver Line Washington Street Only. Unless necessary, customers are encouraged to stay home and use service sparingly.
Regularly scheduled MBTA service will resume at the start of service on Monday, February 11, 2013.
Customers should expect significant delays and plan extra time for their Monday morning commute as MBTA service recovers from the impacts of the storm. Due to significant snow accumulations, customers are encouraged to use caution at station platforms and bus stops.
Many MBTA bus routes will continue to operate on snow routes as snow and ice continue to impact roadways and bus stops. Please check this site regularly for updates.
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Update, Feb. 9, 4:20 p.m.: If you've got photos of today's snow sculpture parties in Davis and Union squares, share them here.
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Update, Feb. 9, 1:40 p.m.: The Somerville resident who was without RCN cable and Internet connections (see below) was told he's one of 4,000 in the area without service.
Update, Feb. 9, 1:35 p.m.: MBTA—In regard to MBTA service, Massachusetts Department of Transportation Secretary Richard Davey said the following shortly before 1:30 p.m. at a televised press conference:
"Our goal, if we can, is to have some service tomorrow, but we're really focusing on Monday's rush hour."
Update, Feb. 9, 1:25 p.m.: Artisan's Asylum's website says it's expecting 600 people to participate in its Snow Day celebration in Union Square.
I want to see photos, folks! You can share them here.
Update, Feb. 9, 1:10 p.m.: The driving ban will be lifted at 4 p.m. Saturday, according to a Tweet from Gov. Deval Patrick.
Patrick, posting from @MassGovernor, Tweeted the following shortly before 1 p.m.:
"Driving ban lifted immediately for Nantucket County & for all communities west of I-91; driving ban lifted statewide as of 4 PM. #MAStorm"
Update, Feb. 9, 12:55 p.m.: One Somerville resident who lives in the Davis Square and Teele Square area reported his RCN cable and Internet connections are down. RCN told him it's part of a larger outage. I still have my RCN connection. If you're experiencing an outage, let us know in the comments section.
Update, Feb. 9, 12:45 p.m.: Another useful bit of advice from WHDH is to make sure the vents for your furnace, on the side of your home, are clear of snow. It can be dangerous if they're not clear.
Update, Feb. 9, 12:30 p.m.: WHDH just reported Somerville has received, so far, 28 inches of snow (see screen shot in photos section).
Looks like my sidewalk measurement from earlier this morning, which showed 15 to 17.5 inches of snow, may not have been scientifically accurate.
Update, Feb. 9, 11:45 a.m.: Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone just issued the following constituent services alert:
Hello, this is Mayor Joe Curtatone with an important storm update as of Saturday morning. The City of Somerville's Snow Emergency will remain in effect until further notice. The Governor's travel ban is also still in effect, and any driver on the road will be subject to action by local or state police. Snow and high winds are predicted for several more hours. Our DPW crews will continue to clear roadways throughout the weekend, and will plow to the curb to ensure access for all public safety vehicles. Due to poor visibility created by high winds and snow drifts, we urge all residents, especially small children, to stay off the roads until further notice. We will continue to provide updates as necessary, and you can also visit the City's Facebook page and Twitter feeds, or call 311 with any non-emergency questions. Thank you for your continued assistance as we work to make our City safe and accessible.
If you don't receive constituent services phone calls, you can sign up for them here.
Update, Feb. 9, 10:25 a.m.: Photos—I've took some photos on my short walk this morning and posted them here. Other folks in Somerville have also shared some great photos.
If you'd like to share any photos of the storm—and I hope you would—post them here.
Remember, please be safe when taking photos.
Weather—The storm is still here, and WBUR is reporting it will taper off by this afternoon.
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Update, Feb. 9, 10:00 a.m.: According to the NSTAR power outage map, as of 9:45 a.m., no one in Somerville was without power.
Update, Feb. 9, 9:45 a.m.: As of this morning, the travel ban across the state is still in effect.
According to NECN, the MBTA is not planning to resume service today. Joe Pesaturo, a spokesperson for the MBTA, told the news network the T will be making an assessment over the next 24 to 48 hours about when it can reopen. About reopening, he said, "Monday morning is our goal. That's what we'll be working feverishly for all weekend."
I went outside with a ruler this morning and tried to find a patch of sidewalk that wasn't affected by snow drifts, plowing mounds or snow that had fallen off a roof and piled up—in other words a "clean" patch of snow. I took two measurments. The first measurement showed 17 and a half inches of snow, the second measurement showed 15 inches of snow.
That said, on the sides of roads, where the plows have piled up snow, there are mounds as tall as people. And those are side streets. Along Broadway in Teele Square, there was a mound outside Magnificent Muffin that reached nearly halfway up the light pole.
I will be posting some photos soon, and I'll also provide a link where people can share any photos they have of the storm.
Update, Feb. 8, 11:45 p.m.: As of 11:30 p.m., the NSTAR power outage map showed Somerville had four customers without power. Meanwhile, WHDH reported 300,000 people were without power across Massachusetts. In regard to the driving ban across the state, the TV station said there was no set time, at the moment, for that ban to end.
In the Teele Square area, I've seen a handful of people walking in the streets, some of them with sleds, some of them stumbling around as if they'd had a festive evening.
Somerville Patch will check in again in the morning.
Update, Feb. 8, 9:45 p.m.: WHDH reported the snow storm has officially been declared a blizzard.
Update, Feb. 8, 9:25 p.m.: As of 9:15 p.m., the NSTAR power outage map showed Somerville had three customers without power. Winds are picking up.
Update, Feb. 8, 7:50 p.m.: In the photos section you can see a screen-shot of the WHDH map predicting the Somerville area has a "good chance" of power outages.
Also, WHDH, reporting from Plum Island, reported the island received 50 to 60 tons of sand to help the beach weather the storm. That sand came from the "MBTA Somerville Station area," the TV station reported. I'm not sure what that means, but I suspect it's a reference to Commuter Rail maintenance facility in the Inner Belt section of East Somerville. If anyone has a better explanation of where the sand came from, let us know. In any case, it's nice to see Somerville sand helping Plum Island.
Update, Feb. 8, 7:35 p.m.: No word yet on when the MBTA will resume service. A Red Line alert says, "Service will resume as soon as possible."
According to the NSTAR power outage map, at 7:15 p.m. no customers in Somerville were without power.
WHDH was reporting the storm, with strong winds, was expected to get worse during the middle of the night. It reported there was a "good chance" of power outages in the Somerville area.
Update, Feb. 8, 6 p.m.: According to an uncomfirmed police scanner transmission, there are reports of a naked runner near Davis Square in the area of Highland Avenue and Willow Avenue. This report is not confirmed.
Update, Feb. 8, 5:55 p.m.: Olde Magoune's Saloon is also open tonight, according to Twitter reports. I've added them to the list of open bars below.
Update, Feb. 8, 5:05 p.m.: Cabs—Just spoke to Green & Yellow Cab. They will run as long as they can tonight, but at some point they expect the snow will be too heavy and the city will order them to transport emergency personnel only. In other words, don't count on taking a cab anywhere tonight. Also, the wait time to get through toa dispatcher is quite long.
Davis vs. Union snow-building competition—Boston.com has this great article about two Saturday snow events planned in Somerville on Saturday. We already told you about Artisan's Asylum's plans for Snow Day in Union Square (see below). Another snow-building event is planned for Seven Hills Park in Davis Square. Which square can build the best snow stuff?
Update, Feb. 8, 4:55 p.m.: I just checked the Facebook pages of a few watering holes in Somerville to see if they're open. Some of them are. The following places are open Friday night, according to their respective Facebook pages:
- Orleans: Open. Serving Hurricanes and other disaster-related drinks in honor of the storm
- The Independent: Open Please walk, ski or sled, they say
- Bull McCabe's: Open
- Joshua Tree: Open
- Sally O'Brien's: Open. Facebook status is "Jameson snow cones."
- Casa B: Open
- Olde Magoun's Saloon (according to Twitter reports)
The following places are closed, according to their Facebook pages:
- The Painted Burro
- Redbones
- Precinct
The Burren didn't have a Facebook post, and they weren't picking up the phone.
Update, Feb. 8, 4:20 p.m.: Tags Hardware store in Porter Square is now closed. It closed at 4 p.m., according to a phone conversation with an employee. The hardware store will be open again Saturday at around 9 a.m., the employee said. He said they still have a good supply of shovels and salt. However, the supply of batteries is getting low.
Update, Feb. 8, 4:15 p.m.: NSTAR is warning customers that tens, if not hundreds of thousands of customers could lose power in the upcoming storm, which it is calling "potentially catastrophic," according to Boston.com.
In Somerville, trucks are busy salting and plowing roads.
Update, Feb. 8, 3:10 p.m.: Speaking of the driving ban issued by Gov. Patrick, WBUR says it's the first time such a ban has been issued since the Blizzard of '78.
Also, as a reminder, the MBTA is set to shut down at 3:30 p.m., about 20 minutes from the time of this posting.
Update, Feb. 8, 12:45: Gov. Deval Patrick announced he has ordered a ban on motor vehicle traffic, effective 4 p.m. Friday. In addition, the state will stop collecting tolls at 2 p.m.
Update, Feb. 8, 12:35 p.m.: In the last half hour there have been uncomfirmed police and fire scanner reports of at least two car accidents, one at Powder House Rotary, and another on Holland Street. There is also an unconfirmed scanner report of a disabled vehicle near Market Basket.
Meanwhile, Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone just issued the following city alert through the city's constituent services phone network:
Hello, this is Mayor Joe Curtatone with an important public safety reminder. We are about to experience a serious weather event. As we continue to monitor the path and strength of the oncoming blizzard, please take extra precautions in advance to prepare for potential power outages associated with predicted high winds and heavy, wet snow. Stock enough food and medication for your family members and pets for a 3 to 5 day period. Be sure you have batteries for flashlights, and place them throughout your home. During power outages, use caution by limiting use of candles and be sure to clear vents in your home of snow and ice. Charge your cell phones, but keep their use to a minimum during power outages. During the storm, please remember to check on elderly or disabled family members and neighbors, and call 911 if you have an emergency. For non-emergency inquiries, please call 311. We will continue to monitor the storm, and will provide updates as necessary. You can also check the City website, Facebook page, and Twitter feeds for updated alerts and information. Thank you, and please be safe.
You can sign up for city alerts, which come to your phone and email address, here.
Update, Feb. 8, 12:15 p.m.: For those of you who worship in Roman Catholic churches, the Archdiocese of Boston is asking parishioners to be safe this weekend and to pay attention to travel advisories. In regard to Sunday Mass, if roads are not safe by then, parishioners should not risk their safety to attend church. The Archdiocese said this about Sunday worship:
"In the event that roadways are not clear for travel on Sunday, the faithful are reminded that the obligation to attend Sunday Mass does not apply when there is grave difficulty in fulfilling this obligation. (See Code of Canon Law, Canon 1248 §2)"
Update, Feb. 8, 10:40 p.m.:
Parking—The city has opened another snow-emergency parking lot for people still looking for a spot. The parking lot at Dilboy Field will be open, according to a city of Somerville Twitter post.
Also, if you're still looking for parking, I saw some decent spots on Powder House Boulevard and on College Avenue across from the Tufts University fields.
Police are currently driving through neighborhoods announcing the snow emergency through bullhorns. I also saw one officer physically knock on a woman's door to inform her she needs to move her car.
Library closure—Somerville Public Libraries will be closed on Saturday, according to a city of Somerville Twitter post.
Salting and snow—Department of Public Works trucks have started salting roads, and, if you didn't notice, it's snowing.
With a major snow storm expected to hit the Somerville area Friday and Saturday, Somerville Patch will work to compile local information about the storm here.
Below are some bits of information and links you may find useful.
You may want to bookmark this page in order to check updated information. Also, if you want to share news about the storm with your Somerville neighbors, leave a comment below. Among other things, you can share photos and video by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button.
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Snow emergency information
- A . Residents need to move cars by 2 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8.
- Information about snow emergency procedures in Somerville: (Somerville Patch summary) (city of Somerville)
- Map of snow-emergency parking lots in Somerville
School closure information
- . School activities are also canceled on Saturday, Feb. 9
MBTA closes 3:30 p.m. Friday
All modes of transportation on the MBTA will close at 3:30 p.m. Friday, according to the transportation authority's website.
City offices
- "The City of Somerville will operate with emergency personnel only on Friday," according to an announcement from the city.
Friday trash pickup
- If your normal trash pickup day is Friday, put your trash out by 6 a.m. Crews will be collecting trash early.
City activities canceled
- Official city activities have been canceled on Friday, Feb. 8 and Saturday, Feb. 9.
- Homeowners must shovel the sidewalks outside their homes. They havesix daylight hours after the snow stops to shovel. They should also use sand and salt where necessary. Fines for not shoveling range from $25 to $100.
- The Somerville Fire Department asks homeowners to clear away snow from the nearest fire hydrant around their home. "We realize that the last thing anyone wants to do after shoveling out their property is to clear more snow, but the extra effort could be life-saving," the fire department wrote. See the photos section for a depiction of hydrant shoveling.
Events and event closures
- Somerville Patch will try to provide updates regarding events in Somerville that are canceled or postponed due to the blizzard. Event organizers, please leave a comment below if you have information you want to share.
- Union Square Snow Day: On Saturday afternoon, after the storm, Artisan's Asylum is planning a snow day in Union Square. Here's the description from Artisan's Asylum's website: "Grab your buckets, shovels and gloves and join Artisan's Asylum as we set up some speakers, put out some hot chocolate, and build snow forts, snowmen, and whatever other snow sculpture we want in Union Square!" Check out these photos of a similar snow day from 2011. Clearly, this event depends on the weather. If conditions are miserable or unsafe, it won't take place.
- Artisan's Asylum, since we're on the topic, will be closed Friday.
- Somerville Public Libraries will be closed Saturday.
- Sledding: After the storm stops, if you're looking for a place to go sledding, here are some recommendations.
Some useful Somerville phone numbers and websites
- Emergencies: 911
- Downed trees and branches: 311 (617-666-3311 from cell phone).
- Report power outage: Contact NSTAR at 800-592-2000 or online.
- Storm preparedness information from the NSTAR Storm Center
- NSTAR power outage map
- Information from city: City website. Sign up for constituent services phone calls to receive important storm information. City Facebook page. City Twitter feed. City's constituent services 311 Twitter feed. City Cable TV is on channel 13 for RCN and Channel 16 for Comcast.


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No Balls of Fire still?
Why, oh why HMX!
Yay! The good version of Discord!
No Balls of Fire still?
Why, oh why HMX!
Yay! The good version of Discord!
<Insert request for more Boston here>
PSN: Bront20
DLC: lots+RB1+LRB+RB2+ACDC+GDRB (+ RB3)
Nice to finally see Unless Hell come out. That's it for me, don't need the double bass version of Thrashbaath.
My DLC: http://dlcquickplay.com/user/gm439
My GT: i K e v i n Y
Me and Cipher are pals
Jibs has an awesome taste in music
Here's a video of The Final Battle, in case you missed it. Enjoy guys!
Freen... in... GREEN!
RBN Author/Playtester, Freen in Green Freelance
Xbox Live: AshaiTides
Last edited by FujiSkunk; 03-21-2013 at 06:39 PM.
It's all right. Everything will work out fine.
It's all right. We're going to the end of the line!
Nothing from my request list this week. I still have 14 songs on my list. Keeping my expectations high, I hope I can get at least 3 (including Great Ball of Fire). In the worst scenario, I'll only get GBF.
Side notes:
- I gave a listen in "More" and I liked! It's a buy.
- I still don't get the hype for that version of "Discord". I find the previous version more interesting.

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Local High School Works to Change Peers' Behaviors for Safer Driving
Baton Rouge, LA, June 7, 2012 - A Ponchatoula High School safety campaign has been selected through a national competition as one of this year's Top Ten "Project Ignition" auto safety campaigns from across the United States and Canada. Project Ignition is a service-learning program sponsored by State Farm® and coordinated by the National Youth Leadership Council®, based in St. Paul, MN. The focus of the program is to involve student-led teams in developing driving and auto travel safety campaigns in their schools and local communities.
As a top ten campaign winner, Ponchatoula's Project Ignition team will receive $5,000 to support their participation in the National Service-Learning Conference® in the spring of 2013 in Denver, CO. They are also eligible for a $2,500 grant to implement a year-long project during the 2012-2013 school year.
In the fall of 2011, students at PHS designed a campaign called "Project Think", which was aimed at reducing risky driving behaviors that lead to motor vehicle crashes, the number one killer of teens. Earlier this year, the team was awarded a $2,000 Project Ignition grant to implement their "Project Think" campaign. Now, additional funds are coming to the school because of its designation as a Top Ten "Leader School".
"We are pleased to congratulate Ponchatoula High Schoolon this great accomplishment," said State Farm spokesman, Gary Stephenson. "It is exciting to see students like these who, through Project Ignition efforts, join us in promoting teen driver safety. It's an important message that needs to be heard and understood."
These campaigns serve as models for other schools looking to apply for a Project Ignition grant in the 2012-2013 school year. More details about the coming school year's grant opportunities will be available in August, 2012. One other school in Louisiana, Grambling University Lab High School, was a top ten leader school designee this year.
For more information visit: www.sfprojectignition.com
Gary Stephenson, Public Affairs Specialist, (501) 615-6004.
State Farm and its affiliates are the largest provider of car insurance in the U.S. and is a leading insurer in Canada. In addition to providing auto insurance quotes, their 17,800 agents and more than 65,000 employees serve 81 million policies and accounts - more than 79 million auto, home, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and nearly 2 million bank accounts. Commercial auto insurance, along with coverage for renters, business owners, boats and motorcycles, is also available. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 43 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit http://www.statefarm.com or in Canada http://www.statefarm.ca.


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"Football is not just an industry. It has more in common with the National Gallery and St. Paul's Cathedral… it is a national treasure." (Gerry Sutcliffe MP)
If you are not interested in football you may be forgiven for wondering what all the fuss is about. Here is why then Britons should care deeply about the new fixing scandal in their country.
It is about soft-power: the stuff that strategist talk about when they stop chattering on about tanks, planes and missiles. It is the stuff that makes nations great and gets trade deals done.
I have walked through a bus station in northern Ghana and been harassed by a worker wearing a Michael Essien shirt – 'This is a Chelsea-only area': I have had long conversations in Europe about Paulo di Canio's management style at Swindon Town: I have watched the FA Cup Final on the streets of Singapore with tens-of-thousands of other people.
This is not a unique experience.
Ask just about any UK expat – businessman, aid worker or ESL teacher – and they will report at some point British football has helped them. It does not mean that every time a deal swung on their clients liking Manchester United, but the popularity of British football certainly helps much of the time. Unbelievable as it may seem, Aaron Ramsey is better known in many parts of the world than Prince William or other members of the British Royal Family.
The popularity of British football is based on its reputation as a tough, hard, but clean sport.
This is now in jeopardy. If UK sports authorities do not rise to the challenge and send a strong message that corruption will not be tolerated, then a significant part of British prestige and 'soft power' will take an enormous hit.
For this reason, over the next few weeks I will be hosting a discussion on what officials can actually do. The first guest blogger is the rising young sports lawyer and football referee Kevin Carpenter. If you feel moved please join in the discussion. It is an important one.
Here are a few comments on each point from the perspective of the sports lawyer specialising in integrity matters:
1. The idea of an amnesty in relation to match-fixing does not sit easily with me and other sports lawyers. Indeed it in terms of controversy it is up there with lie-detector testing. If we were to have such a program put in place then in my opinion it would have to be led by the police as participants in sport do not have sufficient faith in their governing body that such information would be handled with the sufficient degree of confidentiality and sensitivity required.
As you quite rightly say, any such program would have to be time limited. I would possibly say as little as 30 days. Anonymity is imperative when reassuring those who have either fixed or been approached.
As for keeping their ill-gotten gains, if they have any left, then I think one option would be to say that any money will have to be forfeited to be put towards funding a new integrity unit for the good of the game as a whole.
Outside expertise is absolutely essential. It is regrettable that I, and experts that I work with, have been ignored by sports governing bodies on too many occasions. They think they can deal with it themselves or can simply ignore it. We will still be there to help when something goes wrong, and won't say "we told you so", but it would be far better to be proactive.
2. UEFA has introduced a system of integrity officers throughout all member associations in Europe. However, the funding made available for them is the same regardless of the size of the FA which means that often the role of Integrity Officer has to be combined with that of say Security Office. Also when candidates are chosen the latter is given more importance. Therefore expertise of match-fixing is lacking. Therefore outside expertise of gambling specialists, lawyers expert in sport integrity and law enforcement must be utilised on a regular basis. Look at the use of an Ombudsman in German football which is working well.
3. A truly independent reporting hotline is an absolute must. This should be run by an organisation like Crimestoppers who have been doing the same for the British Horseracing Authority in the UK with considerable success. Consideration should also be given to more novel methods such as the anonymous app that is being trialled in Finland.
4. This is where partnership comes to the fore as assistance with addiction problems are best managed by the union in each country for players, managers, referees etc.
5. Honouring contracts and contractual stability is not really a problem in the UK where we have 5 tiers of professional football. The FIFPro Black Book showed however that this is a major problem in other European nations and we have seen it be a problem elsewhere around the globe too.
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The English football authorities – up to now asleep at the wheel – need to do the following things ASAP:
1) Declare an amnesty for all players, coaches, referees and officials involved in fixing. Clean out the sport properly. This means that the British game will only have to endure one massive scandal that occurs at one time. After this the game can recover. Allow the problem of fixing to fester and the credibility of British football will be killed by a steady drip-drip of scandals.
The amnesty would work in the following way:
i) It is time-limited. 90 days. No extensions. If people do not turn themselves in that time they will receive life-bans from the game. No exceptions.
ii) It must be anonymous. Players who know about fixing and corruption will be afraid to report it openly, as this would break the 'code of the dressing room'. Give them an anonymous, non-transferable number when they come forward.
iii) People who come forward and report fixing get to keep their money and the money of anyone whom they report. This will raise the levels of distrust among the corrupt players so high that they will come flooding in like rats from a sinking ship.
iv) It should be started immediately and run until mid-February.
v) Budget approximately £250,000. Relatively small change for the English Football Association.
vi) I have a roster of Metropolitan Police, New Scotland Yard and other UK Law Enforcement types who cut off their left hand to help protect British football. Hire one of them to run the program. You need expertise that the average sports official simply does not have.
2) Hire one of these police officers as a permanent integrity officer with a proper salary and a well-resourced office.
3) Establish a permanent hotline that enables players, referees and officials to be able to report potential corruption anonymously.
4) Put into all contracts the capacity for players, referees and officials, if having addiction (gambling, alcohol, etc) or mental health problems to get professional help without hindering their career.
5) Ensure that all contracts are honoured. One of the keys to stopping corruption is to treat professional athletes as professionals. That means making sure they get paid their stated salaries.
Look there are any number of other measures that will reduce the spread of fixing in the British game. But if the sporting authorities do these things, it will be a very good start.
I told you so.
I have been warning about this problem for years.
A few points.
1) Is there more fixing in British football than we have seen in this investigation?
Yes. I believe so. The signs are all there.
However, it has not reached in anyway the levels that we saw in parts of Asia or Italy and Turkey.
2) The elephant in the room of British football is that many players, coaches and owners gamble. When enough people gamble there will be problem gamblers. When you have problem gambling, you have fixing.
3) Kudos to Claire Newell and the team at the Telegraph. They have done a good job. Well done.
4) Their work is in complete contrast to a large section of the British media which for years has resolutely adopted a policy of 'fixing begins at Calais'. I have done countless interviews with English journalists who simply will not believe that 'their players' would fix. They would not investigate or, in some cases, even speak about the possibility of the issue.
'The Fix' is now published in twenty languages. Ridley Scott's team is producing a Hollywood television series based on it. More pertinently it has been used by police investigators around the world as their guide –including the Greek Anti-Corruption investigators who even put it in their official court documents. The new book 'Insider's Guide to Match-Fixing' is attracting attention around the world. They both detail how the Asian syndicates work to target players, referees and sports officials. They provide charts, statistics and in-depth interviews to properly understand and defend against fixing.
However, the books have not been published in the UK. Part of the reason is the refusal of much of the British media industry to examine the ultimate corruption in the sport.
So lets get cracking – finally – and start to clean up the Beautiful Game in the UK.
5) Oh yes, one final point. Anyone notice where the alleged fixer comes from? Singapore. Good thing the Singaporean authorities are right on top of the issue - NOT.
Various reviewers - from gambling correspondents to the football player's union to senior sports lawyers – have called the 'Insider's Guide to Match-Fixing' - a must-read. It is mostly an academic analysis (for non-academics) into the subject. Over the next few weeks, I will post small excerpts of the book on the blog to give you a taste of its contents and show you how and why it differs from 'The Fix'.
Here is a first example which shows why studying match-fixing is extraordinarily important for all criminologists regardless of whether they follow sports.
Universal Deviancy
Aside from corruption studies, football match-fixing is also one of those rare academic beasts in criminology — a universal deviancy. For non-criminologists this is the equivalent of reporting that I have a found an intellectual Holy Grail. Universal deviancies are not supposed to happen — but match-fixing is one. Here is why.
Criminologists rarely talk about "crimes." Since the days of the great French thinker Émile Durkheim, they have tended to write rather about "deviancy". They do this because "what is a crime" changes depending on the society and the historical era. What was criminal for our grandparents is not necessarily criminal for us, and vice versa.
For example, the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes is described by his author as a crime-fighting genius. However, Arthur Conan-Doyle also describes Holmes as a habitual drug-user: but he did not think of his character injecting cocaine or opium as illegal, rather it was a simple, moral defect brought about by Holmes' boredom with ordinary life.
This was not an unusual view of these substances in 1890s western society. In fact at that time, one of Coca-Cola's chief ingredients was derived from the coca leaf which is the raw material for cocaine. Today, of course, making a drink consisting of cocaine and selling it internationally would make the manufacturer a drug trafficker. It is for this type of fluctuation in what society regards as a "crime" that criminologists now usually prefer the terms "deviant" or "deviancy".
Over the years of human history there are very few practices that have, in one society or another, not been regarded as normal and then deviant and then normal again. Drug taking, slavery and various sexual practices (including, in some very rare circumstances, like the royal dynasties of ancient Egypt, incest) have all been regarded in some eras or in some cultures as normal.
One of the few, almost unique, exceptions is match-fixing.
The idea of match-fixing as a universal deviancy is not simply about football in current times. Match-fixing, regardless of the sport, has always been regarded as a deviant behaviour. Even in cultures that accepted traditions that 21st century western humanity largely regards as abhorrent, like slave owning or paedophilia, match-fixing was a deviant behaviour.
For example, according to the 'Lives of the 12 Caesars' by Gaius Suetonius, the match-fixing of chariot races in the early Roman Empire by some of the most powerful figures in world history, the Imperial Emperors, was regarded by both Suetonius and, reportedly, the ordinary people as something shameful. In fact, four hundred years after Suetonius, the riots that nearly brought down one of the Byzantine Emperors were caused, initially, by rumours of match-fixing by the popular Green and Blue chariot racing teams.
The question of why so many different societies have regarded the fixing of competitive sporting events as a deviant behaviour is beyond the scope of this particular book, but one theory using George Orwell's view of sports might be that if sports are "mimic warfare" to fix is to become a traitor.
Traitors, be they motivated for financial gain or changing ideology, are rarely viewed favourably. The Flavius Josephuses, Benedict Arnolds or Vidkun Quislings may be lucky enough to choose the winning side (or not), but even when they do they usually have to disguise their shift in allegiances in later historical accounts. Whatever the reasons for the near-universal dislike of fixing, it does mean that match-fixing is an excellent subject to study for criminologists.
On Tuesday – I spoke at the European Parliament in Brussels for a committee of politicians and European Commission bureaucrats. This is a summary of my remarks.
I am looking for an honest, courageous European politician.
Here is why.
The one consistent theme in the match-fixing scandals across European football – from Finland to Germany to Austria to Hungary to Italy to Greece to Slovakia to the Czech Republic - is that match-fixers from one of four Asian countries – Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia - have helped fixed matches.
To be completely clear: their criminals have come to our countries and fixed our sports.
I mean no disrespect to the people of the Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand or Indonesia. They have created superb societies. However, their governments are failing to stop their criminals from traveling around the world helping to ruin our sports.
A message must be sent to the governments of these countries: arrest your criminals or you are not welcome in international sports.
The European Union has financed all kinds of expensive anti-match-fixing education programs.
European police forces have arrested many of the European players and fixers.
The governments of Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia have contented themselves in playing public relations games.
The Singaporeans recently arrested one of their major match-fixers not as a fixer, but as a terrorist. Thereby stopping him from testifying publicly to the full potential extent of his network.
This nonsense has to stop.
The best way to stop this nonsense is for a European politician to join me on the podium and to publicly urge the Singaporean, Malaysian, Indonesian and Thai governments to properly investigate the fixers in their countries, arrest them and then put them on public trial.
This is the same situation that European sport found itself in during the 1980s, when English football hooligans rampaged across the continent. Finally in 1985 after 39 Juventus fans were killed here in Brussels, European authorities said to England, 'No offense to your country, no offense to your football, no offense to the average Englishman – but the problem of hooliganism is largely your problem. You are not welcome in our sport until you clean it up.'
Fair play to the English they largely did. Five years later, English football teams were allowed back into Europe. There is still the odd, isolated case of hooliganism (as there will be with fixing), but the problem is much better than it was in the dark days of the 1980s. After all, who better to arrest English football hooligans than English policemen?
Who better to investigate Asian match-fixers than Asian police?
If Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia do not take credible, transparent steps to convict match-fixers then they should be politely asked not to participate in international sports. The International Olympic Committee, FIFA and other sporting bodies should be urged to suspend these countries until they stop their criminals from fixing international sports.
I began today's remarks by asking for a courageous European politician. Actually, I do not think much courage is needed. For voters to finally hear the truth spoken about the scandals infecting European sport, would be extremely popular. For voters to finally hear that match-fixing in football can largely be beaten, would be extremely popular. For voters to finally hear that there is a European politician who cares about sport to risk some controversy, would be extremely popular.
I am looking for an honest, courageous European politician. European fans are waiting for an honest, courageous European politician. European sport needs an honest, courageous European politician.
Next week - more on what it is in the new book (and why you should buy it!), plus fresh revelations of the strange politics of the anti-match-fixing industry.


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Rumi's Caravan has travelled through the land of Oz (Osmosis), leaving it's indelible mark on the hearts of those attending, the Japanese garden that held us and the clear skies that reigned above our heads. Over one hundred people at this sold out event sat transfixed for an hour and a half of ecstatic poetry.
The second place I visited with my friend Kazuko Takahashi was in the middle of Tokyo. From what we have learned it is typical of the majority of the many small family enzyme bath establishments found in all parts of Japan.
Last fall my friend Duke from Ten Thousand waves, the Japanese style hot tub spa in Santa Fe New Mexico, forwarded me an article about the enzyme bath published in the Japan Times suggesting there was growing interest in this esoteric therapy.
This article became the impetus to visit Japan for the first time in many years.
Located 1.5 hours north of San Francisco, Osmosis is a Japanese style retreat with beautiful bonsai and bamboo gardens.
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The performance, featuring Denis Lambert (Bob Wallace), Mary Michael Patterson (Judy Haynes) and Zakiya Young (Betty Haynes) of the White Christmas cast, kicks off the Syracuse Stage Guilds Barnes & Noble Bookfair fundraiser. In addition, from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the store, there will be ticket raffles and a special message from producing artistic director Timothy Bond before the noon performance.
As a part of the Barnes & Noble Bookfair, for one week (Saturday to Dec. 14) Syracuse Stage will receive a percentage of sales from everyone who uses a voucher, in stores and at B&N Caf�, saying they are shopping to support the Syracuse Stage Guild. Links to vouchers are available on the guild page of the Syracuse Stage website at www.syracusestage.org.
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Japanese restaurant serving delicious and fresh sushi
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When you choose to go to Tsunami, it won't be for the place in itself neither for the show off, you will go for the superior quality of the food compared to the reasonable prices.
The restaurant is narrow with a simple Japanese style decoration. The service is good and fast. The real distinction of Tsunami lies in the taste and the freshness of the food. The menu is varied, you can look at their online menu to get an idea of variety and prices.
Tsunami is my first destination when I feel like eating sushi. Make sure to make a reservation in advance since the restaurant is usually fully booked.
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Uncertainty over the sustainability of an economic recovery and big questions about the future of Europe and the euro are repeating for a third straight year and are driving Treasury bond yields and prices to record levels. Those central factors impacting interest rates are unlikely to change much in the next few months, analysts and bond traders say.
"The bond market is going to stay about where it is and maybe even move higher," says Justin M. Shea, president of Qualitative Capital Management Inc. "A lot of that depends on what's going on in Europe. Europe's situation right now is probably the dominant force in the Treasury market simply because it's a flight to quality trade, which was something we witnessed last August."
Carley Garner, senior analyst and broker with DeCarley Trading, says that it is not a secret that "Treasuries are overpriced and yields are low, based on everything that seems logical. Nonetheless, the Fed has dedicated a large amount of capital toward influencing prices. It also has declared an intention to continue doing so into 2014." As such, she says it is difficult to justify expectations of a reversal in the third quarter, as many continue to expect.
Garner notes that seasonal pressures in government-issued bonds and notes tend to be supportive to bullish for much of the summer and early fall, partly because of investor allocation away from equities as they "sell in May and go away." The corrections in the last week in May and first week in June are the exceptions, she says.
"With these factors in mind, Treasuries will find comfort at prices well off the May highs, but still are relatively high based on historical standards," Garner adds. She expects the September 30-year bond future will find a home in the low 140s, range bound between 143 and 139, and the September 10-year note contract will settle in the low 130s, range bound between 131 and 129-15.
Europe's central role in the market also is cited by Jack Broz, a Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) floor trader who also provides analysis on the bond market at TradeBondFutures.com. "They've kind of moved Greece behind them, but you've got Spain now. Then you have Portugal and Italy. It's just an endless list," Broz says. "Whenever those get in trouble — even though we laugh over here because of these yields they are trading at — the money flies into the bonds and notes. This keeps pushing the market higher."
Broz points out that forecasting is somewhat hazardous because of potential Fed action, but at the end of May he was looking at a trading range for 10-year September notes of 132-05 to 134-23. "Now we're trading at 134, so we could be through these in the morning. But if you're through those, you have to think that the market is taking out any possible resistance and wants to keep running," he says.
"We're at all-time low yields, so nobody has any idea up here. Nobody can look at you and say, 'Now here's resistance.' So you've got to go with the cash yield. I would say around 1.5%, then 1.25%. If we start hitting into those prices, that's about a top in the market," Broz says.
If the market rolls over, the September 10-year should find support at 132-05, Broz says. "When I talk about support, I don't talk about where I want to buy," he says. "I'm talking about if we can take this out, we should start to break. Then you break a whole point down to 131-08; if you take out 131-08, you can say that the bears are firmly in control."
For 30-year September bonds, Broz told his clients to look for a price of 150-23 but that was hit within 24 hours at 150-26 before falling off to 150-05. "We could be back above that in no time," he says. "From a technical standpoint, 150-23 is an important price. Above 150-23 — now again this is pretty close — there is 151-08, which is kind of the next level."
No top has held in the long bond and, technically, it has broken to the upside of a 30-year bullish channel (see "Long bull move in long bond," below). So, with the Fed holding the cards on rates, it is hard for bears to pull the trigger, even at these levels. "What I tell my clients is there's got to be a top somewhere. These are two places worth taking a look. Conversely, if the market takes it out, you've got to look to keep pushing. [My] ultimate target at 156 sounds absurd." That level, he notes, would raise the question of a negative yield in the five-year note. "It's possible," he says. "But that to me is where this market is trying to go."
In terms of yields, Broz says that bonds were then trading at 2.64% but could soon rally to a 2.5%, followed by a 2.25% yield; that would be the top. "We're going to keep fishing; eventually people [will] say, 'We can't push it like this,' Broz says.
If the 30-year market starts to break down, Broz sees an area of support at 147-28 to 146-06. "Now that's a huge area, but that's [one] that people could look at as some support. Then if you take that out it looks a move down to 143," he says, adding that longtime traders believe a breakdown is likely, leading to a once-in-a-lifetime move.
"It's going to be a career move," Broz says. "People think when this thing breaks it's going to break fast and hard. But there's support the market has built in."
Over the past nine months, the U.S. economy has shown signs of improvement, but Treasury rates have remained range bound with the yield on the 10-year note trading between 1.70% and 2.40%, until the recent surge caused by disappointing economic numbers, notes Sean Lusk, stock index analyst with PFGBest.
"One reason that rates have not moved higher could be that the markets are not convinced of the sustainability of economic growth," he says. Another reason may be the growing concern over the crisis in the European Union and the spill-over effects that may have in the U.S., he adds.
Not surprisingly, given the safe haven status of Treasuries, rates across the curve had moved sharply lower with the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. While the 10-year has bounced from record low levels, "Nothing precludes it from moving lower in the near-term, especially if the situation in Europe worsens," Lusk says.
"The argument going forward will be the trend remains your friend for both the 10- and 30-year, with the 10-year hitting below 1.50% if more stress arrives from the European debt crisis. If we do see greater contagion risk from Greece and Spain, the [European Central Bank] and ultimately the Fed will come in with supportive policy stances to combat the crisis," he says.
Garner says that Treasury bulls also have grown overly comfortable knowing the Fed essentially is offering a put option on bond prices. Likewise, the bears have not fared well and have become hesitant to place bets against the Fed by shorting bonds and notes. This has been displayed by the market's tendency to rally on chatter or expectations of more quantitative easing measures, but to soften as the actual programs are implemented.
Derek Holt, an analyst with Scotiabank, says that lower Treasury yields are not the motivation of the Fed in any consideration of additional asset purchases and that market inflation expectations, stocks and corporate bond spreads provide justification for further quantitative easing (see "Treasury stimulus arguments," below). "The Fed judged higher Treasury yields following QE efforts as a policy success," he notes.
"If these trends push even further, as we think they will, the Fed could argue that additional stimulus should be designed to ward off fatter tail downside risks to inflation, either in the form of a too-sharp pace of disinflation or a return to outright deflation risk itself," Holt says.
Investor psychology going forward will be precarious at best as apprehension and fear have ramped up during recent weeks, Lusk says. The yield curve has flattened, while the dynamics at the front-end do not appear set to change in the near-term, and the intermediate portion of the curve experiences increases expectations of further Fed easing.
Lusk notes that expectations grew after the release of April's Fed minutes that stated a shift from a "couple" of Fed members to "several" members of the Fed "indicated that additional monetary policy accommodation could be necessary if the economic recovery lost momentum or the downside risks to the forecast became great enough."
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke did not signal QE3 in addessing Congress on June 7, a few days after a second consecutive disappointing employment report as many analysts had anticipated, but he didn't rule it out either. While the Fed extended its commitment to a zero interest rate policy through 2014 in early January, the market for Fed funds has been volatile and appears to be following the jobs numbers (see "It's jobs, stupid!" below).
But continuing declines in yields also raise comparisons to Japan's experience of declining rates in the 1990s (see "Long, low rates in Japan," below) and the extended recovery of interest rates from the Great Depression. "You can look at the problem from a lot of different angles," Shea says, who notes that Japan's experience is viewed as a lost decade.
But he adds that Japanese unemployment never really declined during that decade while U.S. unemployment has. "It is relevant and you have to look at it, but it's not just about zero rates," Shea says. "You also have to consider the way in which that was administered and also what the fiscal policy was at the time. If we're pursuing different fiscal policies, there might be different outcomes."
No one wants to replicate Japan's lost decade, which is now going on decades.
What is clear is that Treasuries cannot stay at these inflated levels forever; the questions are: When will rates begin to rise and how orderly of a move will it be?


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Market Snapshot for December 30, 2011 (12:06 a.m. ET, Dec. 30):
Closing Prices: DOW 12,217.56 (-69.48, -0.57%), S&P 500 1,257.60 (-5.42, -0.43%), NASDAQ 2,605.15 (-8.59, -0.33%), Nikkei 225 8,455.35 (+56.46, +0.67%), DAX 5,898.35 (+49.57, +0.85%), FTSE 5,572.28 (+5.51, +0.1%)
And the Winner Is...It's a Tie!
The bulls and bears were involved in a fierce game of tug-of-war throughout most of this past year. In a battle that was often too close to call, the question of who would come out ahead... or behind... has finally been answered. When it came to the three major indices, however, the answer was different for each one. The Dow Jones Ind. Ave. ($DJI) finished the year higher by 5.5%, the S&P 500 ($SPX) was virtually flat, and the Nasdaq Composite ($COMPX) was down 1.8%.
In truth, it wasn't been so much of a rivalry as it was a test of who could stand their ground and emerge relatively unscathed. Many of the indices abroad were not as lucky. China's Shanghai Composite Index ended the year lower by 21.7%, while France's CAC-40 was down 17.3%. Even Germany was hit hard with the Xetra Dax lower by 15%.
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As we start the New Year, we are going to continue to see this struggle grab the headlines. The market is set to open higher on Tuesday thanks to positive data from China and Germany, but the economic woes of this past year are not going to be solved overnight... or anytime soon for that matter.
Although the market has performed quite well in light of things, in the U.S. this can largely be attributed to the fact that in comparison to Europe, the U.S. markets have looked quite peachy. And in many respects, things have been looking up. As companies cut spending, looking for ways to keep costs down, they've seen a decent overall earnings season.
Unfortunately, these victories have not been passed down. Spending cuts have meant leaner companies that have also cut labor costs, which have done nothing to help unemployment. And it's the middle class, who have seen most of their wealth wiped out in the housing fiasco, who are continuing to feel the greatest pressure. On Friday, it's expected that the unemployment rate will once again tick higher.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI) ended the day on Friday with a loss of 69.48 points, or 0.57%, and closed at 12,217.56. Only seven of the Dow's thirty index components ended the session in the black. The strongest performers were Bank of America (BAC) (+1.83%) and Hewlett Packard (HPQ) (+0.55%). The weakest were IBM (IBM) (-1.24%), Intel (INTC) (-1.22%), and Boeing (BA) (-1.03%).
The Dow ended the year with a gain of 5.53%. Tee strongest performers for the year were McDonalds (MCD), IBM (IBM), and Pfizer (PFE). The weakest were Bank of America (BAC), Alcoa (AA), and Hewlett-Packard.
The S&P 500 ($SPX) finished the session with a loss of 5.42 points, or 0.43%, and closed at 1,257.60. The strongest individual percentage performers in the index were MetroPCS Communications (PCS) (+5.34%), Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) (+3.71%), and United States Steel Corp. (X) (+3.08%). The weakest were Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD) (-3.4%), Leggett & Platt (LEG) (-3.23%), and Rowan Cos. Inc. (RDC) (-2.22%).
The S&P 500 ended the year flat. The strongest performers for the year were Cabot Oil & Gas (COG), El Paso (EP), and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG). The major losers were First Solar (FSLR), Monster Worldwide (MWW), and Alpha Natural Resources (ANR).
The Nasdaq Composite ($COMPX) ended the session lower by 8.59 points, or 0.33%, on Friday and it closed at 2,605.15. The strongest performers in the Nasdaq-100 ($NDX) Seagate Tech. (STX) (+3.47%), First Solar (FSLR) (+2.74%), and Baidu (BIDU) (+1.53%). Only six components posted a loss. The weakest were Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD) (-3.4%), Fossil Inc. (FOSL) (-3.36%), and Ross Stores (ROST) (-2.12%).
The Nasdaq Composite ($COMPX) ended the year with a loss of 1.8%. It's 2011 winners were led by Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Alexision Pharmaceuticals (ALXN), and Hansen Natural (HANS). The top decliners were Research In Motion (RIMM), First Solar (FSLR), and Netflix (NFLX).
Nasdaq Composite (Figure 3)
Busy Data Week Ahead
It was a rather unexciting week on the data front this past week, but that's about to change. Despite the shortened trading week, it's a busy one for economic reports. The biggie in the U.S. this week will be December's unemployment and nonfarm payrolls report on Friday, but a number of large retailers will be reporting their December sales this week as well. Those to watch on Thursday include Costco Wholesale (COST), Macy's (M), Nordstrom (JWN), and Target (TGT). These will be watched closely for signs of just how thrifty Americans have been this holiday season after a year of continued economic struggles.
Also out this week will be the Institute for Supply Management's Manufacturing Index and the Commerce Department's report on construction spending for December on Tuesday, as well as the FOMC minutes from the December 3 meeting of the Fed. December auto sales come out on Wednesday. The ISM nonmanufacturing index for December then follows on Thursday.
More Resistance Ahead!
As far as the technicals are concerned, Tuesday's upside breakout now places the next level of resistance at July's highs. The Dow is the closest to testing this level and this test will likely slow the upside. The S&P 500 is next. A test in that index should lead to an even greater daily to weekly correction. The same goes for the Nasdaq, which just broke out of a triangle on the daily time frame and whose July highs are comparable to those hit in lat October and early November.
Unless otherwise stated, the index action described in this article relates to the E-mini futures contracts for the respective indices. Actual index action may differ slightly in terms of pattern formation, although the market bias will remain the same.
Toni Hansen is president and co-founder of the Bastiat Group Inc., DBA Trading From Main Street. Toni is one of the most respected technical analysts and traders in the industry. She has been trading and educating new traders, money managers, professional market analysts and traders throughout the boom and bust of the last decade. She has worked in conjunction with some of the world's top financial exchanges. Learn more about Toni Hansen and the educational services she provides through her website at http://www.tonihansen.com.


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richerson wrote:great work!!
I have just bought a motor (on back order) and searching for a scoot know.
If i can make it pull wheelies and a top speed of 45 I will be more than happy.
katou wrote:This is a question regarding scoots in general. They seem to come in 49cc, 100cc, 150cc, 180cc, 250cc, but above 150 they are pretty massive.
How many horsepower does each one have?
I'm starting a few inquiries relating to finding a scoot with a dead IC engine...
olaf-lampe wrote:Very nice build Gwhy!
Still I'm curious about efficiency. 40A no load and 70A peak indicates a horrible loss.
I think of building a push-trailer for my recumbent based on your scooter swing arm design.
If only the HXT motors will be on stock some day!
Do you think this one would be suitable? It's even cheaper and on stock
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... Kv_/_3150W
etard wrote:Freakin awesome Gwhy!!!!
I don't know how I missed this thread, but I just read the whole thing and am now scouring the countryside for free donor scooter. You do amazing work and your changes and tweaks are so methodical, definately inspirational. Thanks you for providing this with plenty of detailed pics. I have a few questions though.
In terms of cooling the controller, where did you end up mounting the 12fet? I wonder if strapping it under the foot platform with maybe a scoop to direct air over it migh get the job done.
You are not nearly pushing the limits of that motor but have you thought about replacing the bearings if you haven't already, this could give you alot more efficiency that would only improve with speed.
I like how you covered the motor, very stealth. But if you want yo make some cash on the side, leave it open and let the ICE guys laugh, challenge them to a race, collect earnings.
shaggy wrote:Many thanks for this thread Gwhy, this is almost exactly what i was looking for when came to this forum.
My aim is slightly different from yours though, as of last year, the local rules allow a moped to be electric, up to 70kph, about 43 mph. I can get to work on 50-60kph roads, so a street legal moped with 70 on tap with acceleration to match or beat the cars, would be a perfect commuter. I have confirmed with the registration authorities that there is no need to re-register, just need to let the insurance know...hmmm...
So, with a similar base vehicle to yours, ( would prefer a more motorcycle type, but rare with auto ) what sort of motor/controller/battery should I be looking at?
1. 42 mph top speed ( it's the answer to everything )
2. Strong, but not insane. acceleration enough to keep with the cars or get out in front.
3. 50-60km range. Say30-40 miles.
Any guidance would be much appreciated.
marcexec wrote:Hi gwhy!
Did you do anything during the winter?
How is the legislation thingy going for you?
gwhy! wrote:marcexec wrote:Hi gwhy!
Did you do anything during the winter?
How is the legislation thingy going for you?
No Mate,
Haven't done a thing with it, its been to cold, wet and dark but now is the time that I will start thinking about sorting something out. I think I am just going to send the log book off saying that it is now electric and see what happens then take it from there.. so fingers crossed...
yelectric wrote:So what exact controller model and number of batteries&brand did you use?
Dangle_kt wrote:thanks for this thread - its a real eye opener to a newb like me!
secondly, any news? How did the DVLA react to the news?
Thirdly, for the benefit of a new boy, could you outline the rough costs for the digital readout/controller/throttle/hall effect sensor set up/charger - (I know the cost of the motor/personal choice for batteries ) please?
Thanks again - I'm seriously considering this now - I think I'll find a dead 4t scoot and remove the conrod and fit a sprocket setup after seeing your "journey".
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