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The Main Driver of GDP Growth: A Strong Rule of Law
Economist Woody Brock says that a nation's GDP growth is based mainly on whether or not it follows the rule of law.
Economist and investment adviser John Mauldin notes:
I had dinner with Dr. Woody Brock this evening in Rockport. We were discussing this issue and he mentioned that he had done a study based on analysis by an institution that looks at all sorts of "fuzzy" data, like how easy it is to start a business in a country, corporate taxes and business structures, levels of free trade and free markets, and the legal system. It turned out that the trait that was most positively correlated with GDP growth was strength of the rule of law. It is also one of the major factors that Niall Ferguson cites in his book Civilization as a reason for the ascendency of the West in the last 500 years, and a factor that helps explain why China is rising again as it emerges from chaos.
One of the very real problems we face is the growing feeling that the system is rigged against regular people in favor of "the bankers" or the 1%. And if we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit there is reason for that feeling. Things like LIBOR are structured with a very real potential for manipulation. When the facts come out, there is just one more reason not to trust the system. And if there is no trust, there is no system.
Dr. Brock is not alone. Economists have thoroughly documented that failure to enforce the rule of law leads to a loss of trust ... which destroys economies. This is true whether it is in the West, in Nigeria or any other country.
We're Number ... What?
Economic historian Niall Ferguson notes:
The World Economic Forum's annual Global Competitiveness Index and, in particular, the Executive Opinion Survey on which it's partly based ... includes 15 measures of the rule of law, ranging from the protection of private property rights to the policing of corruption and the control of organised crime.
It's an astonishing yet scarcely acknowledged fact that on no fewer than 15 out of 15, the United States now fares markedly worse than Hong Kong. In the Heritage Foundation's Freedom Index, too, the U.S. ranks 21st in the world in terms of freedom from corruption, a considerable distance behind Hong Kong and Singapore. [Transparency International puts the U.S. at 24th.]
Perhaps the most compelling evidence of all comes from the World Bank's Indicators on World Governance, which suggest that, since 1996, the United States has suffered a decline in the quality of its governance in three different dimensions: government effectiveness, regulatory quality and the control of corruption.
Compared with Germany or Hong Kong, the U.S. is manifestly slipping behind.
Indeed - as we've extensively documented - the rule of law is now as weak in the U.S. and UK as many countries which we would consider "rogue nations". See this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this and this.
This is a sudden change. As famed Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto notes:
In a few short decades the West undercut 150 years of legal reforms that made the global economy possible.
How Did We Slip So Fast?
Of course, the repeal of the basic laws which enforced the rule of law among financial players is a part of the problem. Virtually everyone - other than those currently working for the big banks or on their payroll - is calling for reinstatement of the separation between banks and speculative gambling.
Free market libertarians - like everyone else - are demanding prosecution of criminal fraud using basic fraud laws. Yet the government has made it official policy not to prosecute fraud.
People have lost trust in the system, because government corruption is as widespread as Wall Street corruption ... and those in power in D.C. have the same sociopathic traits as those they supposedly regulate on Wall Street.
And as Professor Ferguson notes, draconian national security laws are one of the main things undermining the rule of law:
We must pose the familiar question about how far our civil liberties have been eroded by the national security state – a process that in fact dates back almost a hundred years to the outbreak of the First World War and the passage of the 1914 Defence of the Realm Act. Recent debates about the protracted detention of terrorist suspects are in no way new. Somehow it's always a choice between habeas corpus and hundreds of corpses.
Of course, many of this decades' national security measures have not been taken to keep us safe in the "post-9/11 world": many of them started before 9/11.
And America has been in a continuous declared state of national emergency since 9/11, and we are in a literally never-ending state of perpetual war. See this, this, this and this.
In fact, government has blown terrorism fears way out of proportion for political purposes, and "national security" powers have been used in many ways to exempt big Wall Street players from the rule of law rather than to do anything to protect us.
Is it any wonder that we're still in an economic crisis?
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Civilization can be defined as the equal application of the rule of law.
If a King can do whatever he wants, the society rapidly devolves into an uncivilized society, where the King's thugs (aka aristrocracy) can rape and pilliage to their heart's content.
This is true for presidents, the super wealthy, bankers, cops, soldiers and the mafia. If they can get away with murder, they will, both figuratively and literally.
We clearly are trying to cross this fatal divide, the so-called elites are playing for invulnerability, the ability to take whatever they want without consequence. And our "leaders" don't even have the chops to understand what's going on.
Or maybe the last president to think he was in charge was JFK? No president has made that msitake since.
As the rule of law continues to deteriorate, we always have currency devaluation to drive nominal GDP growth.
English Common Law.
"Do unto others as you would NOT have them do unto you".
There is no need for any other law, statute or rule.
You guys in the US and we in the UK are supposed to be subject to this simple premise.
There's one helluva difference between the "Rule of Law" which treats all equally, and the laws we have which are under constant reconstruction to pick winners and losers.
Well said ... the economy will continue to suffer as long as the rule of law is not adhered to by our government
It is is an overgeneralization to simply say "the rule of law".
There is also a question of justice and fairness.
Laws written and enforced by bankster swindlers, weapons merchant profiteers, prison industry Prohibitionists, oil company polluters, global sweatshop outsourcers, and self-serving corrupted politicians won't exactly improve the human condition either.
Guess that Rule of Law stuff means the dope dealers are starving because they need tort reform.
The only way they can sell bad quality with impugnity is if they establish a monopoly by force.
Sound familiar?
The main driver of "GDP" is soil quality, fisheries, and climate. 'Most everything else is ponzinomics.
And the capacity to capture.
Theft increases mechanically the amount of inputs available and therefore drives growth.
US citizen economics...
Thanks George for the reminder that counterparty risk extends to everyday transactions. When things are bad, everyone starts to pay attention.
You mean government on behalf of cronies seizing private property through eminent domain isn't a good thing for the economy???/
I am beginning to think that the most interesting theme in American history is the financial history--the history of the National Bank, money printing, stock markets, and gold. I used to think that military history and political history were the keys, but it has become clear that they and everything else turn entirely upon what happens in the financial world.
Clauswitz may have been right that "war is policy by other means," but it has become terribly clear that "policy is finance by other means."
the bwankers like the politicians are grabbing all the headlines because bad news travels faster than good and we like to watch hysterical deranged lunatics for entertainment
the real economy is suffering (quietly) under the combined weight of those 2 bags of human puss
the real economy goes un-noticed while the clowns put on a show
Economist Woody Brock says that a nation's GDP growth is based mainly on whether or not it follows the rule of law.
Complete and utter bollocks.
Commerce is led by individuals building relationships with others on a human trust basis. The Law is for societies arseholes, not productive people
See intertnational trade, built for centuries on relationships with no law/lawyers even in the picture (they know nothing about trade)
Columbus didn't have a lawyer or judge aboard, he just wanted productive people on his ship
"..As famed Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto notes: In a few short decades the West undercut 150 years of legal reforms that made the global economy possible."
Trade develops because of traders, nothing whatsoever even remotely to do with lawyers. Find a freeport (no lawyers in situ) and you'll find trade flourish just as every nation that collapses trade is collapsed in laws, rules and regs
the Law is the biggest failure in human history next to Govt itself. No coincidence these 2 total and abject failures are joined at the hip
the State cannot award you anything, it can only restrict (natural) freedom. No lawyer (or regulator or accountant) in history has ever added to the economy, he has only sucked (a State speciality)
rule-based morons are idiots, they never learn rules have never worked and will never work... the mountains of abject failures (and corruption) of a (monopoly) institution called 'Law' is there for all to see, steaming/stinking in the sunlight of reality
a momentous reality-check of total failure, not that intoxicated brainless rule-based morons have anything to do with reality... dream on failures
".. Economists have thoroughly documented that failure to enforce the rule of law leads to a loss of trust ."
I can thoroughly document the rise of any business and trade has no lawyers involved. I can also thoruoghly document the death of commerce and GDP is directly related to the amount of Law and red tape as has happened in Greece, as kicked off the revolution in equally Govt mangled/meddled Egypt.
Economists, like lawyers, accountants and regulators, are another complete failure zone. The only thing they're "thorough" about is being thoroughly wrong on everything... human trust is not based on pieces of paper and a firm of charlatans writing a contract.
Contracts are worthless. Bringing in lawyers into a business relationship is the beginning of the end (for that relationship)
GW you're a shill peddling this garbage
Columbus didn't have a lawyer or judge aboard, he just wanted productive people on his ship
Ships were the home of very strict laws.
Are you kidding me Zero? Did you have a complete comprehension fail here?
Let me make this simple. If you know the regulating bodies that have power over you...are going to tax you to death and allow competing and rogue interests to steal and extort from you with impunity...you will not start a business nor will you have any confidence in a system that fails to enforce the law.
That is hard for you to believe? Bollocks, seriously? Geezus, are you a banker?
Thank you for mentioning the actual driver of GDP.... Freedom.
Nothing like having government in your back pocket to get what you want. Problem is that it screws everyone else.
Do it enough and you wind up with a bunch of radical Marxists in power and then you can pack your bags. But hey! What a great run.....!
Thank you for mentioning the actual driver of GDP.... Freedom.
In US citizen economics, the actual driver of GDP is theft.
It is likely that the lack of freedom US citizens feel is directly connected to the lack of theft opportunities, the increasing normal state of US world order.
I disagree. The lack of freedom I feel is not connected to lack of theft opportunities since I do not seek theft. Nor do many others that I know. You will probably respond with some bullshit about theft is in my US citizen nature whether I acknowledge it or not, but that is irrelevant. The lack of freedom I feel comes from the rules and regulations imposed upon me by those who seek to control me in every aspect of life. I've read your posts and and thought on them to see if there is any possibility of truth. There is none. The lies and propaganda you regurgitate here is almost as vulgar as publicly shitting by the side of the road. Let whatever hatred you feel consume you.
best country in the world, only in usa, Glenn Beck monetize the
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manage to get new 5 year talk show contract up to 100 Million
So many squares to circle...withered crop circles instead. the irony of less government meaning more "law" should be lost on no one. I sum it up with the saying "police: always there when you don't need them...never there when you do." the fact of the matter is without a day off on Sunday...preferably in prayer or whatever passes for it today...is the most needed thing in the Worn Out USA right now. This country has completely broken down. "Permanent vacation" probably isn't all that bad of a start to "get things moving again."
The problems is that almost all politicians and banksters are all crooks in the US. Why not add to that spending a couple of trillion more than you take in.
The BRICS have done fine on the GDP front with minimal laws, not that GDP is a relevant metric anyway.
Nice attempt at smoke and mirrors George.
US citizen nations show not a strong rule of law but an arbitrary rule of law, a selective application of the rule of law that is connected to growth of US citizen nations.
When looking at the US, the mecca of US citizenism, it is straightforward and once again, requires submission to the fallacy to agree with it.
The US, it is that country that stole so much Indian land while giving a judgement that was against their own rule of law.
How it is strong rule of law when you override that kind of legal decision?
US citizen propagandist author is once again boiling it up, unable to pinpoint the huge fallacy when speaking to one of the claimer.
The question would have been simple: what about the US?
The facts are mere: competition calls for manipulation of rules. The one who bends the rules to one's own benefits give oneself a fantastic competition edge. This is how competition works.
Secondly, US citizens are expansionists.
In a finite environment, expansion always reach a stage known as saturation which signals the end of the good old days.
Usually, expansionists as they want to keep the good old days, refuse to admit it and prefer to cry over the supposed loss of
-cultural features: their culture has weathered and it should explain why expansion no longer bring boons as it used to
-biological features: their gene stock has weathered and it should explain why expansion no longer bring gifts as it used to
Of course, none is relevant. The explanation is that expansion reachs saturation stage and that is all.
But expansionists (and thus US citizens) do not want to hear it as they want to cling to the good old days of expansion.
Holy cow, too many US citizens, not enough Indians...
Please, take a deep breath, and try again. Nothing you wrote is intelligible. Please try to think hard, and write slowly, so that we can try to understand what you are trying to say.
It does not need to be intelligible. All that is required is a proper observation of US citizens. It will give the same as told in the previous comment.
It does not need to be intelligible.
...something which you've tirelessly demonstrated to everyone, many times over.
Chinese citizenism at work.
I hear from a Friend-O-Mine that the "endictments are writing themselves" - specific to LIBOR/Traders/U.S. Treasury.
Can anyone else say "October Surprise"? Say "Good Night" now, Mit-ten's...
Peace, Ya'll. Election 2012 has been put to rest.
What the heck is an "endictment"?
And, Uncle, can you tell us who will be elected in November?
Only Diebold knows...
The specious reasoning behind using an inherently faulty tool of measurement such as "GDP" to guage the health of a society can only by outdone by the shady supposition that any kind of rule by law[yers] can somehow result in anything but a tyrannical and inherently unjust netherworld of statist oppresession.
George, yu continue to outdo yurself. Must be the result of hangin with 'top' economists and other 'bottom' feeders.
Perhaps I misunderstand you, but are you saying that you prefer that a society not be governed under the Rule of Law? If that is a correct understanding, please explain whether you wish for society to be ordered and, if so, by what, or by whom?
I have made no statement of preference regarding the organization of human societies...which, like any other mammalian society, are inherently self-organizing. Ours has evolved to reflect several improvements, which work to moderate aggression and accentuate mutual advantage. We have merely to allow them to be applied. That is governance.
If yur question carries an implication that further organizing is required, I have addressed that in the short contents of my comment - it is specious reasoning to suppose that what is already perfect in it's imperfection can be re-arranged to increase or augment it's value...
Such argument is meant to deceive us into giving up our inner balance, by means of which we are always in accord with the nature of things outside of ourselves, and able to allow them to operate tru to that nature. "Societies" are aggregations of individuals, whose innate capacity to work in harmony is abrogated by acceptance of the [false]belief that something other than that is required to maintain the workings of the cosmos.
Human beings, to prosper, must be able under all circumstances to give themselves out for what they are. A man must be something, not appear something; he must be able to stride through life with head erect-to speak the truth without incurring the risk Of hardship or injury. Sincerity must not remain the privilege of heroes. The economic order must be so framed that a man may combine sincerity with the highest degree of economic success. Silvio Gesell\Tha Natural Economic Order.
Were those conditions allowed to pertain to our daily lives, there would be no necessity of further "ordering," and an entire echelon of parastical pontificators currently roosting on top of the food chain would drop dead from hunger and exhaustion.
Rule of law is subject to those making the laws. Fascists love this. Try this instead; real fucking consequences for bad behavior. Bloody sheep.
Ahhhh. I always thought these tangental reasons like strong rule of law, efficent infrastructure, or an educated population (depending on your point of view whether the state or private education works best) leads to a strong and durable economy.
"Economists have thoroughly documented that failure to enforce the rule of law leads to a loss of trust ... which destroys economies."
well, actually destroys societies, therefore their economies. But, then again, economists wouldn't know about that. Try John Locke, e.g.:
don't cha' know.
- Ned
Ned - please modify your post, delete the blank 1st line - I and many others want to up/green you but can't.
Excellent points, New_Meat.
Niall Ferguson, I dunno, that's the guy who claimed the economic meltdown was an "epiphenomena" and who BSes about everything else as well.
His two volume work on the Rothschild family, which he claims to be a scholarly work, is profoundly crappy!
He'll mention something most important, such as Rothschilds having hired Alfred Hartmann, without filling us in about the scandals surrounding Hartmann and the BCCI connections, Hartmann's background in the Swiss Military Intelligence, etc., etc., etc., and Ferguson attacks David Ickes as a "conspiracy theorist" in the intro to one of those volumes --- what the bloody Eff is that in a so-called scholarly work.
Also, there was mention of "free markets" and "free trade" --- what planet are they talking about exactly?
With LIBOR manipulation, trillions and trillions of worthless credit derivatives, with their underlying securitizations, re-securitizations, re-re-resecuritizations, etc., ad infinitum, and all the other BS entailed, hedge funds collusion, and vice versa, leveraged buyouts to enrich all those debt queens like Rockefeller's Peter G. Peterson, Schwarzman and Mitt Romney, I'm really perplexed whenever suspicous types throw those valueless terms around.
Now the studies and article below might be equally important as to causality:
Niall is a Rothschild goy apologist/tool
ObamaCare being deemed Constitutional was the final nail in the coffin for LAW in the USA.
Its all a relativist, positivist nightmare now.
scalia, a strong originalist on the constitution and constantly a target of the left's distain. He has come out in defence of the obuma care ( re written now as a tax) ruling..a stunning reversal of years of his written and spoken views. in the end he is protecting the court's integrety and his other lawyers on this court from the conservative back lash..once in power the goal is to expand and maintain your power. he is a prostitute nothing more. sad.
GW--Come on. The headline is misleading. It is an attempt to pique interest. Scalia would in no way further scale back our 2nd A rights.
I have no confidence in ANY predication about what SCOTUS will or will not do in the future about laws - Just look at how Chief Roberts ruled recently.
Tactical gavel...
They missed the big one-
The shredding of gold standard and giving the government power to create money was the start and its effects are now starting to pop up everywhere-including the lawlessness of the lawmakers that continues in broad daylight-
Precisely! Well said. It is so easy to focus on symptoms and overlook causes. Without honest money everything become dis-honest.


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Wow I think it's the first time we've been scheduled to break triple digits.
I'll see you all in hell out there!
Wow I think it's the first time we've been scheduled to break triple digits.
I'll see you all in hell out there!
just in time for my vacation to start (tuesday). goodbye, stinky manhattan asphalt, hello riis park!
that sucks - we're set for 100 on the 2nd
The first rule of flats is You don't talk about flats!
The predicted heat index for Wednesday is somewhere around 115. Kinda neat, really.
It depends on what you're doing. If you're trying to get to work and not be soaking wet, it's lousy. If you just want to go for a ride and don't care it's great !!
*cough* sick days *cough*
You don't look so good, take a couple of days off.
Why's it always gotta be hot in summer?
HHCMF - Take pride in your ability to amaze lesser mortals! - MikeR
We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!
i don't know about you guys, but i've been stinking something horrible when i get off the bike. my clothes are so drenched with sweat that it's hard to determine where the clothes end and my actual body begins. actually, my gloves are the worst. those things are getting nasty.
My bag is the worst. Time for the vinegar treatment again.Originally Posted by timmhaan
I started using one of my old bags just because my usual one is so rank.
You're going to be a sweaty mess whether it's 90 or 100, so that's why I say it's kinda neat. It's just such a strange feeling when it's this hot... like you're under water, swimming your way through it.
You know, the thing I find weird about this heatwave is how people are shocked and unable to cope with it. Where I come from these "massive heatwave" temperatures are normal summer.
The high 90s and low 100s that we've been getting the past couple weeks here in Seattle are very unusual for us this time of year. There's the typical August heat wave of 90s for a couple weeks, but this has been one of the record hottest Julys on the books.Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit
I moved here from Ohio, where 90s for at least half the summer are typical, so I'm not really phased by it. But people who grew up here in Seattle where the summers are usually high 70s and low 80s... they're really flippin' out over this.
"I feel like my world was classier before I found cyclocross."
- Mandi M.
I like all the little things people say to each other when its a hot day.
Hot enough for you? (No, give me another 20 degrees and I'll be perfect.)
Its not the heat, its the humidity! (It's not the humidity, its the humanity!)
Hottern' hell, isn't it? (I don't know, I've haven't been to hell yet.)
You look hot. You should sit down. (You got a block of ice?)
Oh, I'm sweating! I hate to sweat! (Yes, its so dehumanizing.)
Any others?
It's not the heat it's the Humidity.Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit
My Girlfriend is from Albuquerque and she would tell me about the heat and crap but when she first came to NYC she couldn't deal with the humidity. We get these damn tropical air masses from time to time and it's just terrible. You break out in a sweat just watching tv. It's not all bad tho. I spent about 8 years without an air conditioner or fan during some crazy heatwaves here in NYC. I finally broke down and got an AC a few years ago.
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wait are you going to amsterdam? damn you and all the fun biking you could do! plus the stroop wafels!
On Saturday I went on a trip up to Orchard Beach. Despite going through 6 liters of water/gatorade during the ride I lost about 4 more pounds of water weight and was completely uncoordinated, clumsy, and out of it the rest of the day. I even soaked myself with a hose when we got to the beach but the heat got to me finally. Yesterday I slept the entire day. Is there anything else I could have done? I had light clothing, light helmet, etc....
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it was 62 and drizzly in Seattle yesterday. Supposed to be in the 70s all week.
I'm really not smelly!
Eash, 101. I know it's gonna be bad when the temperature is 90+ at 8:30am, on the way to work....
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I need to find a good excuse to move up there. I'm happier when its cloudy than when its sunny.Originally Posted by smellygary
Riis beach is in Queens, NY.Originally Posted by madscot13
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I think we're supposed to have a high of over 100 in Boston on Wednesay, too. The heat is not that big of a deal. Totally the humidity.Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit
I grew up where there was very little humidity and the humidity used to kill me when we first moved here. Biking has made me much more tolerant of both heat and humidity.
To all: Maintain hydration!!
Bah! It isn't the humidity - it is the heat. You want humidity - we got it here (rainforest territory) but it doesn't get much more than 80 - not bad at all. It was a little cool last night, I wanted another sheet.
And stop blaming it on tropical air - the hottest air is coming from Washington D.C.
It's gonna be such a nice change coming home today. (mornings are always about 62 for me, but afternoons have been toasty.)Originally Posted by smellygary
"I feel like my world was classier before I found cyclocross."
- Mandi M.
It is so hot I think satan is flying north to escape the heat
I notice that its bearable as long as I'm moving. Stopping for a light is pure torture, especially on asphalt. It's the heat AND humidity together that kill me.
Swimming is a good way to describe it, especially the breathing part.
Nothing says "in good times and in bad" like a good pair of fenders
In Chicago its 91 degrees and with a humidity of 60%
My favorite part is the "feels like" 102!!! and this afternoon 106!!! woo hoo!!!!
Consider yourself lucky...kinda. Last week we broke records here in palm desert. 120 degrees. Ouch.


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[EDITOR'S NOTE: indieWIRE's monthly production report looks at independent films in various stages of production. If you'd like to tell us about a film in production for future columns, please contact us.]
In the December edition of indieWIRE's production column, Jason Guerrasio takes a closer look at five new films that are in production: Rehana Mirza's "Hiding Divya," Jennifer Westfeldt's "Ira & Abby: A Divorce Comedy," Lee Hang-Pae's "Monopoly," Ed Radtke's "Superheroes" andLeah Mahan's ""Turkey Creek."
"Hiding Divya"
Writer-director Rehana Mirza tackles the issue of mental illness in her feature debut, which follows three generations of Indian-American women struggling to cope with the illness in their family.
In the film Linny (Pooja Kumar) and her rebellious daughter Jia (Madelaine Massey) return to Linny's hometown for her uncle's funeral where Linny learns she's entitled to an inheritance. Not able to receive it for two weeks, the two stay at Linny's mother's (Madhur Jaffrey) house. Never on good terms with her mother, feelings change when she shows signs of bipolar disorder, causing the women to put their differences aside.
Spending four years talking to psychologists, support groups and families going through the illness, Mirza realized the story wouldn't be centered on the illness but the relationships within the family. In preproduction Mirza showed films like "Pieces of April," "Thirteen" and "Garden State," so her actresses would know what she was looking for. "While the script could easily be played for the mental illness aspect I wanted to make sure that [the actresses knew] it was just underneath the surface at all times," she says.
Mirza was also selective on what mental illness she wanted to examine. "I saw a lot of [films about] schizophrenia and it was often displayed within a brilliant or artistic mind," she says. "There wasn't a film that I saw about bipolar disorder so I thought well this is something that is very common amongst the people that I was talking to."
Currently in postproduction, the 22-day shoot was filmed around New York and New Jersey last summer. Produced by Mirza's sister, Rohi Mirza Pandya, it was shot on DV and 16 mm by Renato Falcao and edited by Rich Song. Executive producers are Gitesh Pandya and Deep Katdare.
For more information, please visit the film's website.
"Ira & Abby: A Divorce Comedy"
The latest project from actress-writer Jennifer Westfeldt ("Kissing Jessica Stein"), this romantic comedy takes a look at modern-day marriage and asks if saying "I do" really is the path to life-long happiness. Directed by Robert Cary ("Anything But Love") filming wraps in New York City in mid-December.
The film revolves around Ira (Chris Messina) and Abby (Westfeldt) who decide to get married after knowing each other for less than a day. Spanning their first year of marriage, we find the newlyweds and their families in emotional chaos leading to affairs, divorces and lots of therapy.
Cary, who's known Westfeldt since their college days at Yale, came on board in March and immediately fell in sync with Westfeldt's story. "We come from the same neighborhood and in our long relationship we've shared some of the same experiences," Cary says. "So part of it is a wonderful way to share the world we live in with the rest of the world."
Though pegged as a romantic comedy, Cary says the film isn't a wacky laugh fest; it does take a serious look at relationships. "I think with a romantic comedy you have to believe in the characters so there's a reality to it," he says. "It's not a movie that judges its characters, it lets the audience do that, and that naturally means darker moments."
Produced through Brad Zions' Breakout Pictures ("Kissing Jessica Stein"), it's shot on 35 mm by Harlan Bosmajian ("Lovely & Amazing"), cut by Philip J. Bartell and executive produced by Jennifer Todd, Ilana Levine and Westfeldt. The film also stars Fred Willard, Frances Conroy, Jason Alexander and Darrell Hammond.
Inspired by the true-life incident of a computer hacker successfully penetrating Korea's main bank server, this modern-day noir follows two men undertaking the perfect crime to become part of the elite 1% who control the country.
Written and directed by Lee Hang-Pae, computer whiz Kyung Ho (Dong-Keun Yang) befriends John (Sung-Soo Kim), a suave socialite who plans on controlling the country with the other members of his 1% club. But when one of the members double cross the group and takes most of their money, John enlists Kyung Ho to break into Korea's bank server. But was he a pawn in John's game all along?
Production is currently underway in Seoul, Korea. Hang-Pae and producer Jonathan Kim spent two years getting the project off the ground through Kim's Hanmac Films and the film's domestic distributor Lotte Entertainment. But they weren't out of the woods financially when shooting began, as Kim explains via e-mail from the set: "We had rented a Ferrari for the film and while we were shooting some completely drunk person ran into it and made a hole in the left fender. The owner wanted me to buy it. So I had to. Now I'm trying to sell it. Anyone want to buy a Ferrari? Very cheap!"
Budgeted at $3.2 million, it's shot on 35 mm by Young Chul Kwon, and edited by Hyun Mi Lee. Slated for release in spring 2006, Kim says they hope to later find U.S. distribution.
Combining filmmaking and philanthropy, writer-director Ed Radtke ("The Dream Catcher") has spent the last four years using his script about troubled teens in New York City as a tool for his media-making workshop while making it into a film.
"Superheroes" (working title) follows Sammer, a 13-year-old orphan and thief, who roams the streets of NYC stealing video cameras from tourists and retreating to the footage to escape his turbulent life. "I've made a couple other narratives and they've been pretty intense and pretty straight forward dramas and I wanted this to have a slightly magical quality to it," Radtke says.
To create that magical quality Radtke involved his non-profit organization The Lift Project in the summer of 2004. A media-making workshop for at-risk youths, the group read the script while in its developmental stage and made shorts from what they interpreted the story to be. (The Lift Project shorts have screened at New York City's Lincoln Center the last two years.)
"I'm a 40-year-old filmmaker trying to tell a story about 13-year-old New Yorkers," Radtke says. "I don't know that world so it became a really enriching experience. As well for the youths who got to make media, read a script and collaborate with the filmmakers." Including segments of The Lift Project shorts in the film, Radtke and D.P. Learan Kahanov use a bevy of formats to tell the story including HD, DV and 8 mm.
Currently in post production, the film is produced by Ira Deutchman and Solaris Entertainment's Greg O'Connor along with Kindred Media Group. The film stars Jeremy Allen White, Peter Appel, Gil Rodgers and Ed Seamon.
"Turkey Creek"
Since 2001 Leah Mahan ("Sweet Old Song") has chronicled one Mississippi community's struggle to keep their land safe from commercial developers. But when Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast last August, Mahan's little documentary became larger then she ever imagined.
Settled by emancipated slaves after the Civil War, Turkey Creek - a neighborhood in Gulfport, Mississippi - is a poor community populated by decedents of the families that first bought land there. In the last ten years Gulfport has gown rapidly thanks to legalized gambling leaving Turkey Creek one of the last undeveloped pieces of property in the area. Determined to keep the land that's been in their families for centuries, the residents have rejected every offer given to them to sell the land.
After years of filming the town's struggle, Mahan believed she had her story and began fundraising for post when Hurricane Katrina hit land. "On a personal level it's thrown my life into crisis," Mahan says, but admits with more attention on the Gulf Coast than ever before the film has an audience. "Everybody can relate to the idea of the place they grew up changing in ways that they might not like," she says. "But now there are a number of points I don't need to make so in that way I think the story is going to be that much more powerful."
Mahan is currently filming the Katrina aftermath, including following the film's main subject Derrick Evans who's become one of the coast's loudest voices in the rebuilding process. "Derrick just testified in front of a congressional sub-committee about historical preservation on the coast," Mahan says. "He's been on CNN and in the L.A. Times, the things he's been talking about on a local level now there are a lot more people listening."
Shot on DV by Mahan and field producers Paula Gonzalez, ReMale James and Sara Nesson; Mahan is currently seeking funding to continue production.
For more information, please visit the film's website.


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The company announced Monday, electric bills will drop an average of 3 percent in 2011.
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"Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" has been a long time coming. The movie was almost a go in 2009, but Paramount told director/writer Adam McKay and Will Ferrell that they had to ruthlessly bring down their budget to almost an insulting level. "I told them the budget is $80 million," McKay told the L.A. Times. "And they're like, 'We're thinking $35 million.' 'We're like, 'You're crazy.' The first movie did great on cable and DVD, and that's where it really took off — much like 'Austin Powers.' That's where we stalled. Basically, it was over."
Fortunately for them, one of Paramount's in-development tentpoles fell through and when the creative team asked once again, this time Paramount was keen on the comedy in their now rather empty 2013 schedule (which has since filled up of course). This time the news team will face the challenges of 24-hour news, plus an increasingly changing world that includes their first encounters with gay men and African-American colleagues.
"You can't go into it worrying about expectations," McKay about trying to top the first film. "Because the whole spirit of 'Anchorman' is 'Who gives a …?' The way we did the first movie was by not obeying the rules. It's like being in the Sex Pistols and wondering if you're in tune." The movie arrives in theaters December 20th. Below, more 'Anchorman' photos, plus new pics of "August: Osage County" (December 25th) and "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" (November 22nd).


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Vijay Mallyas nameplate gleamed on the door of his office in the Force India hospitality at the Indian Grand Prix on Thursday while a team sponsor board outside carried the words Fly Kingfisher.
The flamboyant Formula One team owner and self-proclaimed King of Good Times was nowhere to be seen however while his debt-ridden Kingfisher Airline is not flying anywhere just at the moment.
The tycoons whereabouts have been the subject of considerable interest while his airline staff have protested at not being paid since March and the countrys aviation regulator has suspended Kingfishers licence.
Although Kingfisher employees agreed on Thursday to resume work after a meeting with the company chief executive, the liquor and aviation baron has not been seen in India or a Formula One paddock for weeks.
A media report on Thursday suggested Mallyas private Airbus could be impounded if he landed in India because of dues allegedly owed to airport authorities.
Another non-bailable court warrant issued against him over bounced cheques to an airport operator was revoked this month after the dues were settled.
Force India deputy principal Bob Fernley, speaking to Reuters in Mallyas office, played down such speculation however. Hell be coming into India tomorrow (Friday) evening or early morning Saturday, he said. As far as I am aware, its just the normal business. Arrive Saturday, do qualifying and come in for the race on Sunday.
Fernley said Mallya was in Europe and met Formula One teams, governing body and commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone in Paris on on Monday.
Force India, the first Formula One team to race under an Indian licence even if they have never had an Indian driver, are Mallyas private plaything although Sahara took a 42.5% stake last year.
Sahara, whose brand is prominent on the cars as title sponsor, have also been attracting negative business headlines after being ordered to refund money to investors.


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The Palms AVEDA Spa home to one of Miami's only HydroCapsules, an innovative alternative to the standard Vichy-shower, honors Earth Month. The HydroCapsule is a personal pod-like chamber which allows body treatments to be self enclosed for privacy, cleanliness and most importantly, water conservation. It contains a temperature controlled Vichy-shower as well as steam and light therapy. The HydroCapsule is an environmentally conscientious feature at the spa and to celebrate Earth Month, The Palms Spa will offer $75 50-minute HydroCapsule body treatments (20% discount).
Hydrotherapy services include:
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I'm working on j2me application form showing user new email, events
in calendar etc.
How can I login/logout on zimbra from java application (is there any API)?
Also, how can I get IDs of all unread emails (my application has to show
unread emails when user login)?
I know that I can access to some email with (example):
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News releases
New IUCN-Toyota partnership to expand knowledge of threats to global biodiversity
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) today announced a five-year partnership to provide funding to broaden the scope of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This will significantly increase knowledge on the extinction risk of more than 28,000 species, including many that are key food sources for a significant portion of the global population. … | French | Spanish | Japanese
10 May 2016 | International news release
Saharan addax antelope faces imminent extinction
Regional insecurity and oil industry activities in the Sahara desert have pushed the addax – a migratory species of desert-adapted antelope – to the very knife-edge of extinction according to a recent survey which found only three surviving in the wild. … | French
06 May 2016 | International news release
Key debates decided for IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016
Key decisions on nature conservation and sustainable development are expected at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress 2016 in September, after the motions to be debated and voted upon were published. … | French | Spanish
02 May 2016 | International news release
Cement giant vows to respect World Heritage in joint effort with IUCN and UNESCO
Building materials company CEMEX has committed to staying out of World Heritage sites and to building awareness of the need to protect them, following a collaboration with UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature. … | Spanish
29 Apr 2016 | International news release
IUCN's work helping developing countries fight climate change boosted by Green Climate Fund accreditation
The work of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) helping developing countries tackle climate change received a major boost with the announcement that the organisation has been accredited by the United Nations' Green Climate Fund (GCF). …
16 Mar 2016 | International news release
IUCN reports deepening rhino poaching crisis in Africa
The number of African rhinos killed by poachers has increased for the sixth year in a row with at least 1,338 rhinos killed by poachers across Africa in 2015, according to new data compiled by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission's African Rhino Specialist Group (AfRSG). …
09 Mar 2016 | International news release
IUCN expresses solidarity with Hondurans following murder of indigenous leader Berta Cáceres
IUCN Director General, Inger Andersen, expressed her solidarity with the Honduran people following the death of Berta Cáceres, in a letter to Juan Orlando Hernández, President of the Republic of Honduras. …
09 Mar 2016 | IUCN statement
IUCN Director General's statement on International Women's Day 2016
Women are leaders, educators, engineers and farmers; they are also caretakers and guardians of the biodiversity which is fundamental to human existence. …
08 Mar 2016 | IUCN statement
IUCN Director General's statement on World Wildlife Day 2016
We are wandering dangerously close to a precipice. Human activities are putting enormous and growing pressure on the planet, threatening the survival of many species through habitat destruction, the spread of invasive species, illegal wildlife trade, pollution and climate change.
03 Mar 2016 | IUCN statement
Paris climate deal increases hopes for a sustainable future
Paris, France, 12 December 2015 (IUCN) – IUCN welcomes the new climate agreement adopted today by the world's governments at the UN climate summit in Paris (COP 21), and its recognition of nature's critical role in tackling climate change.
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To be young, neurotic, creative and adrift in New York City... Those are just a few flavors of the lives of single young women that Lena Dunham brings to the small screen in "Girls," her much discussed semi-controversial HBO show. And while some have christened the program as the new "Sex & The City," Dunham has pushed way beyond any boundaries set by that show. Season 2 saw her playing with the format to incredible results, particularly the short film-esque "One Man's Trash" (aka The Patrick Wilson Episode, one of our 15 Best TV Episodes Of 2013), and so we're very curious to see where season 3 goes.
However, this new trailer doesn't rock the boat too much, presenting the core quartet of girls who now have new challenges to face. It looks like Hannah's writing career is beginning to take off, while Marnie continues to fumble through her dating life. Meanwhile, Shoshanna and Jessa maintain their supporting roles in what looks to be another winning season; fingers crossed.
"Girls" debuts on January 12, 2014 with back-to-back episodes starting at 10 PM. Check out the trailer below followed by a TV spot.


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Diaper Bag Mashup
Finding the perfect diaper bag to suit your needs can sometimes be hard, especially with all the models out there. I know when I got pregnant with Mavrick, I was new to the whole mommy thing so my criteria was pretty basic. I wanted something nice, that had enough storage and could easily look like a purse (seeing I would use it to put my wallet, cellphone, keys and lip gloss) I ended up getting the Skip Hop Studio Diaper Bag Tote Bag (#4) When I got it, I was excited. It's a beautiful bag, had lots of pockets… but down the road it wasn't the right fit for me. I have HUGE purses, no joke! So when I got the bag… it seemed a little on the smallish side (for me).
Now that I will have 2 under 2, I still need to luge around diapers, bottles/sippy cups, toys, clothes etc. So I'm thinking maybe I should sell my current bag and opt for a bigger better option. I want my bag to look like more like a purse than a diaper bag (even if the hubs would prefer a more "manly" option) and it needs to be big. I've been searching the net, asking around what people have as bags, what they like or dislike and I came up with this
colorful mashup.
I am LOVING the look of the Timi & leslie Convertible Charlie II Diaper Bag but there seems to be mixed reviews about the quality and design. Honestly… I even considered getting a Kelly Moore Camera Bag simply because I love the designs, they are roomy and the models are right down my alley. Plus everyone seems to rave about them (with the exception of the pricetag)
Do you know of any great diaper bags or bags that could easily fit my criteria? What diaper bag do you have?
1 | Petunia Pickle Bottom Touring Tote Diaper Bag 2 | Kate Spade New York Kate Spade Nylon Stevie Baby Bag Diaper Bag 3 | timi & leslie Convertible Charlie II Diaper Bag, Teal 4 | Skip Hop Studio Diaper Bag Tote Bag, Pewter Dot 5 | Vera Bradley Baby Bag 6 | JJ Cole Satchel Diaper Bag, Stone Arbor 7 | New Spring 2011 Petunia Pickle Bottom Boxy Backpack – Sunshine In Sardinia 8 | timi & leslie Dawn Convertible Diaper Bag, Cloud Blue


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Tree felling to force Stratford road closure
15:39 20 June 2012
Part of Rick Roberts Way in Stratford will be closed to motorists this evening so a 'condemned' tree can be cut down.
The road will be shut from 7pm to 10pm between the roundabout at the junction with Union Street and the exit from the Kesslers International building.
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I've been working on my roomie's bike for a triathlon this summer, and got him some new parts (honestly, i'm still in the process of getting a few more parts).
Basically, I'm making his cannondale m700 suitable for such an event. He doesn't care much for getting a new bike for this triathlon, since he's not sure if he'd really get into it.
anyway, to the point: I got some bar end shifters (dura ace) to mount on his bullhorn bars, but he doesn't have any braze ons on the downtube. Would it be possible to install them anyway? Or are there any psuedo downtube brazeones I could get?
Any help would be appreciated I'll prolly have more questions as I progress through this...


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Fiscal Cliff Triggers Risk-Off Mood and High Volatility on World Markets
Forex News and Events:
The negative risk sentiment triggered the decline of all markets overnight. The Asian markets closed the day in the red area, European futures and the commodities collapsed. The Jan 1st deadline to resolve the "fiscal cliff" issue is approaching dangerously fast, yet the President Obama and the House Speaker John Boehner did not manage to reach an agreement to avoid the tax increases and the spending cuts that will take effect in 2013. Even though the quarterly growth data came in 10% better than expected, the S&P500 index didn't react positively to "good news". The market is focused on the longer-term growth concerns, because if the US leaders do not take action quickly, the US economy will face a deep recession and bring the world economy down with it. The markets are confused, and the volatility increased by 8% since the beginning of the week. The S&P500 opened insignificantly higher and showed a bearish trend in the beginning of the session. The down move got support at 1,432.82 level, and reached 1,443.69 at the end of the day. Gold collapsed from 1,670.27 down to 1655.63 within a few minutes and the Brent crude made a sharp downside move from the last two-week-highs (around 110.50 levels) down to 109.40. Overseas, Nikkei opened the session in a positive mood, rallied up to 10,175.06 but collapsed to 9,924.42 as the Republicans scrubbed a vote on their "plan B" on opposition from the far right. BoJ loan support may work to guide JPY downward, central bank likely to embrace 2% inflation target in January as reported by Nikkei. Indeed, the Japanese Yen lost against all of its major counterparties. USDJPY is, currently, trading over 84.00, while the relative strength index is already over the 70% oversold limit. The next support levels are at 83.75 (March high), 82.50 (last month's strong resistance) and 82.00 (psychological level). On the Eurozone, the European stock index, SXXP, wrote-off the three-day-gains and collapsed to 279.90. The European markets still trade at the year-highs, as the ECB expanded asset purchases. EURUSD is still in the bullish trend from the mid-November. Despite the corrective downside, we expect the currency to test higher levels, if the 1.3145 (September and November high) support holds tight. Further supports are 1.3100 (psychological level), and 1.3044. On the upside, watch the 1.3375 area (March / April highs) and 1.3493 (year-high). As of this morning, the German consumer index decreased, while the French business indicator was in line with the expectations and the Italian consumer confidence beat the expectations. Today's agenda consists of the UK quarterly and yearly GDP, UK 3Q current account, the Canadian Gross domestic product, Consumer price index and Core CPI as well as the US durable goods orders.
Today's Key Issues (time in GMT):
2012-12-21T11:30:00 EUR UK quarterly and yearly
2012-12-21T11:30:00 EUR UK 3Q current account
2012-12-21T13:30:00 CAD Canadian Gross domestic product
2012-12-21T13:30:00 CAD Consumer price index
2012-12-21T13:30:00 CAD Core CPI
2012-12-21T13:30:00 USD US durable goods orders
The Risk Today:
EURUSD EURUSD has reached a 1.3253 high. With momentum indicators point higher we expect that near-term resistance will be challenged. A break of 1.3284 would trigger an extension of strength to 1.3389. The first level of resistance are located at 1.3284 (1st may high), 1.3387 (27th Mar High) then 1.3492 (2012 high). The next support is located at 1.3144 (resistance turned support), 1.3100 (psychological support), 1.2931 (11th Dec low), 1.2878 (7th Nov reaction high), 1.2781 (200d MA), 1.2722 (13th Nov pivot high), 1.2630/62 (3rd July high & 100d MA), 1.2463 (31st Aug low), and 1.2386 (14th & 17th Aug high).
GBPUSD GBPUSD write-off yesterday gains and traded within the 1.6236 -60 range amid the failing negotiations between the President Obama and the House Speaker Boehners.The support zone is located at 1.6071 (7th Dec low), 1.5958 ( 28th Nov. low), 1.5930 (100d MA), 1.5826 (15th Nov low) 1.5745/53 (30th July pivot), 1.5665 (uptrend channel floor), 1.5564 (8th Aug low), 1.5656 (intraday low),1.5458 (26th July low), 1.5405 (8th June low), 1.5390 (6th June low), then 1.5266 (13th Jan low). Watch for next resistance to come into play at 1.6295 (yesterday's high), 1.6310 (21st Sept high) and 1.6454 (29th Aug '11 top).
USDJPY USDJPY collapsed to 83.86 in the early morning, but managed to slip over 84.00 psycological resistance. BoJ loan support may work to guide JPY downward, central bank likely to embrace 2% inflation target in January as reported by Nikkei. Above us, minor resistance remains at 84.45 (19th Dec high), 85.54 (15th Mar high) then 85.75 (2011 peak). On the downside, some support is eyed at 83.67 (13th Dec high), 83.14 (downtrend top), 81.50/69 (15th Nov. high & 28th Nov. low), 81.00 (16th April pivot), 79.06 (9th Nov low), 78.75 (8th Oct high), 77.94 (Symmetrical triangle floor), 77.12 (13th Feb low) then 76.03 (3rd & 17th Jan low).
USDCHF USDCHF recovered from the week's sell-off and managed to reach 0.9150 level. As the risk appetite decreases, the safe-heaven currency should add to its gains. the first levels of support should be located at 0.9100 (11th May high) then 0.9041(1st may low). The next levels of resistance are located at a distant 0.9383 (7th Dec high), 0.9428 (200d MA), 0.9457 (21st Sept high), 0.9515 (13th Nov high & uptrend top), 0.9610 / 20 (26th Aug high), 0.9810 (10th Aug high & uptrend channel), 0.9900 (2nd Aug high), and 1.0000 (psychological resistance).


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Governor Jerry Brown released a $92.6 billion general fund budget last week that includes health and welfare cuts while relying on voters to pass a $6.9 billion increase of income taxes on the wealthy and a half cent sales tax increase. He also outlined an alternative path if the taxes fail that would reduce school program funding by $2.4 billion, about 5 percent.
Now that analysts and politicos alike have had some time to digest all the facts and numbers, questions are arising relative to the validity of the underlying assumptions. One of the criticisms comes from the state's top budget analyst, Mac Taylor with the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO). In a press conference this week, Taylor emphasized the wide divide between his tax projections and Brown's. Looking back to 2010-11, Brown is more optimistic by incorporating $3.9 billion of additional revenue into his budget balancing projections. If that gap holds, Taylor warned that lawmakers and the Governor will have to find more revenues or cuts to balance the budget.
Taylor and the Governor's main point of contention is over how much Californians will receive in capital gains. The Department of Finance predicts taxpayers will reap $96 billion in income from capital gains in 2012, while the LAO estimates that the number will be closer to $62 billion -- a $34 billion difference or a $3 billion tax revenue swing.
The Governor responded by saying that the report backed up his call for tough measures to close the deficit. Brown is asking the Legislature to make $4.2 billion in immediate cuts -- many to social programs that serve low-income residents. The cuts would take effect whether or not voters pass Brown's tax measure, which would temporarily raise sales taxes by a half-percent and increase income taxes on individuals who make $250,000 a year or more. However, Democratic leaders have balked at quick action, saying they want to see how the economy is doing in May before making potentially unnecessary cuts. For his part, Taylor, is urging the Legislature to wait at least a couple of weeks before moving ahead with budget action to measure the strength of the first estimated payments taxpayers will be making by the end of the month. The LAO will provide an estimate of revenues in February, followed by another administration estimate in May.
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Erste Group's Complete 2012 Oil Price Outlook - "Nothing To Spare", Crude Could Reach $200
The latest in a series of reports evaluating the future of the energy markets, especially in the context of the increasingly inevitable Iranian conflict, may just be the best and most comprehensive one (not just because it looks at the commodity from an "Austrian" angle). In 82 pages, Austrian Erste Group has extracted the key aspects and variables for the world oil market and come up with a simple conclusion: "nothing to spare." To wit: "We see the risks for the oil price heavily skewed to the upside. At the moment, the market is well supplied, but the smouldering crisis in the Persian Gulf could easily push oil prices to new all-time-highs should it escalate. We believe that new all-time-highs can be reached in H1, at which point we could see demand destruction setting in. We forecast an average oil price (Brent) of USD 123 per barrel between now and March 2013...The latently smouldering Iran crisis seems to be close to escalation. The most recent manoeuvres, ostentatious threats, sanctions, embargoes and the shadow war currently ongoing, have heated up the situation further. It seems we may soon see the last straw that breaks the camel's back. Even though Iran could probably only maintain a blockade of the Straits of Hormuz only for a very limited period of time, the consequences would still be dramatic. The oil price would definitely set new all-time-highs and could reach levels of up to USD 200." Enjoy those price dips while you can.
Some more highlights:
Brent oil set a new average all-time-high of USD 111/barrel in 2011. This price also exceeded the 2008 and even the 1979/80 referential values on an inflation-adjusted basis. The main drivers of the oil price last year were the supply side and the unrest in the MENA region. Not even the latent worries about an economic slump in Europe, the US or especially China had much of an impact on the oil price. The increasingly expansive monetary policy of the Federal Reserve, the ECB, the Bank of England, and the Bank of China also came with a stimulatory effect. Given that the Fed will now continue its zero-interest-rate policy at least until the end of 2014, this should support the entire commodity sector, oil and gold in particular. This scenario seems to lay the basis for new all-time-highs.
Last year, we saw mainly upside risks for the oil price, expecting the wave of revolutions to continue rolling across the MENA region more vigorously than it ended up doing. For now the spill-over of the revolution has been prevented by appeasement measures worth billions taken by the various governments. However, the system-immanent problems have only been covered up, not resolved. The initial euphoria of the Arab Spring has meanwhile given way to a sense of sobriety.
The latently smouldering Iran crisis seems to be close to escalation. The most recent manoeuvres, ostentatious threats, sanctions, embargoes and the shadow war currently ongoing, have heated up the situation further. On top of this, the situation in Iran seems tense, with a cut in subsidies and the onset of hyperinflation exacerbating the crisis. It seems that we may soon see the last straw that breaks the camel's back. We will discuss the political risks and their effects on the oil price in the following pages.
On top of the aforementioned issues, it seems that OPEC currently controls the price more tightly than ever before. In the current environment, prices of USD 90-110 should not (yet) create any form of demand destruction. It seems as if the oil price were to test the precise price level of that critical threshold and then rise a bit higher with every attempt. They say that the cure for high prices is high prices, as a result of which both demand in the OECD countries and supply (unconventional oil, new production methods, etc.) seem to adjust.
A comparison of the oil price forecasts from various oil producers reveals that, in the period of 1999 to 2010 Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Russia made the most accurate forecasts. All three of them also came closest to the actual price last year, which is why it makes sense to listen to their expectations. For 2012 they predict substantially higher oil prices. Saudi Arabia expects an average WTI price of USD 97, Mexico forecasts USD 116, and Russia USD 120/barrel. Iran has given the highest forecast at USD 137/barrel.
The Austrian School of Economics offers investors a new angle on forecasting asset and commodity prices. In contrast to traditional economists, "Austrians" do not regard the rising demand for oil or other commodities as determining factor for rising prices. Rather, they view the ongoing increase in money supply, which in our partial reserve bank system entails an expansion of credit, as the crucial factor of rising prices. For Austrians, one thing is certain: the more monetary units circulate, the lower their intrinsic value. As a result, the substantial increase in oil prices in the past year has come as no surprise, as for Austrians it is not so much the demand for a good such as oil that determines a price increase, but simply the fact that, especially since 1971, more and more paper and digital money has been circulating globally. The following chart supports this fact impressively. While the average inflation-adjusted oil price had been USD 6.1/barrel within the framework of the Bretton Woods agreement, it embarked on a rapid increase once gold had been discarded as monetary basis. Since the end of the gold standard the price of one barrel of oil has averaged USD 20.6 per barrel.
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If Erste was truly Austrian they would have been all over the gold bull of the past decade but they're just another shitheap like the other banks.
Peak everything and the Era of no jobs!
And to the blue vagina above, Erste has put out some great pieces on gold!
Peak Ponzi. Peak a Boo crash.
Again, to the blue vagina: Turk & Erste - http://www.zerohedge.com/news/fx-trader-spends-323483-liverpool-night-club
"In Gold We Trust" - by Erste on GATA - http://www.gata.org/files/ErsteGroupGoldReport-07-04-2011.pdf
Cause 2011 is a decade of profits?
Waiting for CNN to start covering the relationship between the money supply and oil prices. Maybe soon.
Gov and MSM are so busy staging our reality while we're stuck in our "reality-based world" ...
The aide said that guys like me were "in what we call the reality-based community," which he defined as people who "believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality." I nodded and murmured something about enlightenment principles and empiricism. He cut me off. "That's not the way the world really works anymore." He continued "We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out. We're history's actors ... and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do."
Economy would bust long before oil hit $200.
Here's empirical evidence that high gas prices triggered the housing crisis:
Maybe. Correlation does not imply causation.
I think a better way to determine it would be to look at the fragility of consumers resulting from leverage. Get out too far and any stray straw breaks the camel's back.
I like how they frame the "debate" as a false dilemma between two strawmen right at the outset. Makes intellectually lazy analysis much easier.
Peak Ponzi. Peak a Boo crash.
a camel reference in a post about oil.
excellent. :-)
Made this bet about two months ago. Paying well so far.
too many people on this blog continue to under-estimate the impact technology will have on future oil production. check out 'into the deep' here at
using aerospace technology, oil service companies are close to being able to economically extract 10X the reserves they're capable of extracting today. most of these reserves are in 'friendly' places like canada and the US.
this is not the same hopeless EROI as tar sands mining or surface steam flooding, but a step-change in oil recovery technology. once the technology has been widely adopted, the price of oil will fall dramatically -
Technology cannot create energy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
there you go! plus one for you sir.
Technology cannot create energy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh yeah? Then what was that Flubber movie about, huh?
Technological improvements in drilling certainly can increase energy yields. Why do you think we have had a natural gas boom?
BO and Hillary and their green mean machine will put a stop to that.....don't be naive ! Monedas 2012 Socialists can destroy and make filth faster than free people can invent and produce !
In addition, too many people ignore the true cost (in terms of capital and energy) in discovering (basic research), developing (academic-corporate partnerships), and actually bringing said "technology" to the market (private equity, now kleptocracy) so that it is implemented and makes a fucking profit (in terms of both energy and capital). People who don't understand the current flux of energy (in terms of BTUs or calories or joules) through the relevant "system" (ALL energy in the relevant system coming from the sun, at least until our own fusion reactors come online) just need to STFU.
Sure, but that oil is going to be more expensive to extract... And can they bring domestic supply on line quick enough to avoid a collapse?
I'll take the under on that bet, thank you very much.
But long term (10+ years out), that's very good news.
Bullshit. The Central Banksters are more powerful than the market and will keep prices in check to keep ahold of their throne - you can take that to the bank - hahaha!
maybe, but it is pretty hard to tell future prices accurately no matter how much titillating chart porn you put up there
if these guys are so smart, why this?Erste Group Bank to report big loss on govt debt - Yahoo! Finance From Yahoo! Finance: Austria-based Erste Group Bank AG said Monday it will make a net loss of euro700 to euro800 million for 2011 because of the government .. (paste) Erste Group Bank also marked down holdings of bonds issued by troubled governments such as Greece, Portugal, Spain, Ireland and Italy, and changed the way it accounts for credit default swaps it has sold. The swaps insure debt instruments against default.The bank has 3,200 branches across Central and Eastern Europe. {end} imo, the accounting games are all these fuking banksters have left w/ their CTRL+P + "promises" the oil longs put out this kinda shit; faber, also long, i might think, talks of ME war, PMs + "equiies" which "should do ok" L0L this is really amazing tho, at THIS point, doncha think? from these losers? call your accountants, quick, shitheads! or else you will lose even moMoney! p.s. stick yer "predictions", too!
I'll raise and call. I give this argument more credence in the mid-term:
He's a Austrian.... why doesn't he plot barrels per oz instead of using dubious inflation adjustments....
BO and Hillary have their hands bitten by the vicious Norkom dog after they promise food aid ! Why don't they offer oil to fire Iranian power plants in exchange for promises not to build a bomb ? Committed Socialists will trump our Harvard Retarded Socialists every time ! Thanks for all Neville Chamberlain profiles in stupidty ! Monedas 2012 Jimmy and Madeline are not forgotten !
should we BTFD and get physical barrels of oil?
about 12 barrels of oil/gasoline ,or one ounce of gold?
what would warren say?
I have 1250 gallons of gas in my garage. Real gas too, not that corn crap.
Make sure someone doesn't park a Volt in there.
"Tweren't nuthin' left but a scorch mark..."
No, nobody is allowed in the garage. The fumes can be pretty intense. I bought most of it at $3 a gallon.
How do you stabilize it all?
Mostly in 55 gallon drums.
I think mayhem corner meant 'what do you ad to it to prevent it from deteriorating?' when he asked about stabilization. (There are several products for this: StaBil is one.)
As a long-time former firefighter/founder chief of our local VFD, the idea of all that gas stored in 55 gallon drums in a garage where 'the fumes can be pretty intense' scares the shit out of me. Hope your next door neighbors are a couple hundred yards or more (a lot more is good) away. The 55 gallon drums are ok, of course, and the only approved (note to anti-regulation folks = this means 'safe' based on *years* of experience - not all rules are bad) way to store more than 5 gallons of gas -
BUT, if the fumes are bad, you are not capping/sealing the drums well enough and/or are filling the drums too full - you should have at least 5% expansion space in each drum.
I repeat: if the fumes are as bad as you say, you are sitting and tending a fucking bomb - get more venilation (forced air if necessary), insure expansion space, and check yer seals.
Just because we are all used to being around and using gasoline most of our adult lives does not mean the stuff is safe. It is inherently very, very dangerous, and what Hurricane Season has described (with some pride it seems) is sort of insanity on the hoof.
And what happens if that hurricane hits his garage - or a neighboring house or car fire, or a wildland fire if he is near the edge of his woods, or a thief that causes a spark in that space, or a slightly funky light switch or any number of other Murphy's Law things that really do happen to people.
Good education - thank you.
(wonder if my stealth junker is going to down arrow this one, too)
Great post there, Nobody. Could you maybe arrange to have it posted on every gas pump in the country? I can't count the number of times i've seen boneheads filling their car as its idling, to keep it cool/warm, depending on the season. There's more of them every year, as the self-esteem-infused illiterate HS grads make their way into the world. I used to try and assist the morons doing this: helpfully pointing out what dumbshits they were; showing them 'car fire at gas pump' ytoutube vids.....none of it took. Heck, some of them even spoke to me in discouraging words.
Now I just chalk it up to Darwinism and cleansing of the gene pool, and get the hell out of there double-quick.
Still, you hate to see (usually) poor nitwits burn their car & maybe themselves all to shit at the local gas station.
lol, they used government price statistics.
Should've used gold to get the real picture, bitchez: http://pricedingold.com/charts/Crude-1950.pdf
they'll get it up to $200 and then back down to $150 after it's over. all in the game
Sure, but unless "they" can get it back down to $40 a barrel, game fucking over. Besides, oil needs to be price in gold, period.
Random targets, speculative viewpoint, unfounded analysis
exactly. there is a very real cost for creating captial and not actually adding any real value. Looks like the world needs to re-learn this lesson and Americans need to stop whinning about $5.00 per gallon gasoline when the rest of the world is paying about $8.00 per gallon.
Government worshippers can lick and clean government hole faster than government can soil itself ! Monedas 2012 Comedy Jihad World Tour
Krugman: there is no inflation. Print baby print!
xcuse me for self promotion, but this chart :
is unbelievably accurate during the late peak un current silver selloff (see the little triangle peak around March 1st, green chart) and its source chart (longterm silver prediction chart where I copy it from):
was made on October 17th, 2011. The older one, from March 13th, 2011 (red chart) does not look bad either. Interesting to see how close it will be to spot price on its yearly anniversary on March 13th, 2012.
All prediction charts can be found here: http://www.tfmetalsreport.com/forum/2814/ivars-charts
Hey, I am half Austrian, and let me tell you that Austrian bankers are really not very clever. Thats why they didn't overexpose themselves in eastern Europe, right? They are saying that oil prices will go up? Wow, you really have to be a genius to come up with that analysis.... hahaaaa.
This article sounds like a desparate cry. It fails to mention the dewindling fuel consumptions, the manipultion of CME margins, and the election year effects.
If oil hit 120 ever, Obama and the phantom economic recovery is over.
User 2011: First of all, it is over already. Secondly: Do you sincerely think Obama can control oil prices? No way. Do you think the beige jacket guy in Iran gives a fuck if Obama gets reelected? What he wants is for that idiot Santorum to be elected and go to war hand in hand with Israel against them and further undermine America's weakening position and crediibility in the world. Ron Paul for President.
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RobA, I had a chance to correspond with Roger Porter about a year ago when he was working on a similar project. I pointed him to this site and I hope he'll show and be able to give you some pointers. His finished piece is at http://www.diamondthrone.com/resourc...cs/Ka_Rone.jpg I suspect Ka Rone is a wee bit too symmetric and planned for what you want to do (it was a Giant city created for the Arcana Unearthed setting), but it may give you a few ideas you want to use in drawing your city.
Turning to the real world, there are three locations I would check out: Venice, Amsterdam, and the canals of Southern England (although the last are a bit anachronistic having been built in the 18th and 19th centuries).
I would keep several things in mind as you constructed your city. One: if your city is like Venice (which was built on several islands close to each other) then it will have many canals, if the canals were dug, the system is not likely to be as extensive (although magic might be used to overcome it, the lack of modern construction equipment will impose limits on how extensive the canal system can be).
Two: markets, taverns, warehouses and other commercial establishments will cluster near the port areas and the grand canals (as with a road grid, while there may be many roads, there are only a very few that carry the bulk of the riverine and walking traffic). There should be plazas/open spaces near the ports as these can function as open air markets and the sheer amount of traffic congestion caused by a port needs an open space to relieve it.
Three: houses will tend to be 3-5 stories and face inward toward a courtyard in a Venice like city since the canal system is also functioning as a sewer system (although they're trying to clean the canals up, Venice is only now beginning to tackle this problem--if you ever visit, don't do it in the height of the summer as the stench you may never forget . Given the stench (unless the city somehow uses magic to clean the canals) no one in their right mind will want windows at ground level and the higher elevation can be conducive to catching breezes (which along with fans were the only type of air conditioning in the middle ages).
Four: keep in mind the riverine port will be handling shallow draft ships while the ocean port will be handling deep draft ships (thus the ocean port might have drydocks for keelhauling and construction while the riverine port will have the terminus of towpaths for donkeys/horses to drag the boats back upstream). One excellent example of a interior riverine port (no canals though) was Salzburg in Austria which became very wealthy handling salt from the mountains upstream. Speaking of wealth, there should be nicer neighborhoods in your city as all the wealth flowing through it is likely to generate a decent sized merchant class.
Five: Last, but not least, while a canal city is likely to have many bridges, most of them will be wood. While magic can change things, the lack of steam power and heavy duty machines made constructing stone bridges expensive and a long term project (similar to building the Hoover Dam today--environmental considerations aside, the sheer expense of that type of project is going to mean that it gets built very, very rarely). As a real world example (and I would appreciate any Britons correcting me if this is wrong) London Bridge was the only bridge that crossed the lower Thames for centuries. It wasn't until the Renaissance and more recent times that more spans started being thrown across. Also, given the importance of stone structures and the scarcity of space in cities, like the original London Bridge it is not unusual for a stone bridge to be a miniature community in itself with structures built/hanging on the sides--sometimes completely blocking the view of the river!
I hope the above provides a little bit of help. Good luck with mapping out your city. I hope you post it online when done.


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Earlier this week kicker Kip Smith of Legacy High School in Broomfield, Colorado opted to play his college ball at the University of Minnesota for Head Coach Tim Brewster. Once the dust settled, PrepColorado had some time to talk to Smith about his choice.
Kip, first off, congratulations on getting your Gopher offer and making the commit.
"Thank You."
What stood out about Minnesota?
"Well everything stood out. God just pointed me in that direction. There were just so many positives. The coaches are great guys and Coach Brew is really going to make Minnesota into a contender for a Big 10 title in the coming years. The academics were great, I am unsure about becoming a kinesiology major or an education major, but the two majors are in the same building so I am very excited. But overall, the new stadium TCF Bank Stadium really won me over. It is unbelievable! I have been to a lot of schools in the nation and TCF Bank is by far the nicest stadium I have ever seen."
What will be your role on the team your freshman year?
"They told me they would like to have me come in and compete right away with the other kickers."
Regarding your game as a kicker, what are you currently working on?
"I definitely think I still need to work on getting more leg strength and consistently kicking five yards deep with a 4.0 hang time."
You had other schools showing interest in you such as UCLA, Memphis and Kansas; although you have made your verbal will you continue to take trips and visits?
"I probably won't see any other schools. This year especially, kicker scholarships are limited so I am just blessed and really just want to focus on Minnesota."
Sum up what this means to you.
"I would really like to thank my family especially my parents, my coaches, and my relationship with Jesus Christ because without them none of this would be possible."
Congratulations to Kip, he is a great kid who will be a big part of Legacy's success this upcoming season and hopefully part of Minnesota's success in the near future.