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Cottage KERF Dining + Kitchen
Here lies the view from the living room into the dining room where the food zone of the house begins.
When we first toured this house, I was pretty sad to discover that the dining room isn't exactly a room – it's more of a pass-through, eat-in kitchen with two open walls. And I had nightmares about how tight our dining room table was going to be. The previous owners had a round table that seemed to take up more way more space than our rectangular one. So when we moved in and found our table fit perfectly, I was very very excited.
Our table is from Crate + Barrel! It expands with an insert to seat 8, although it's pretty tight!
Our wine rack is from IKEA – so much more fun than the one we had on the floor for years. The display shelves are also IKEA. I knew I wanted a high-up shelf to keep my big platters and antique plates that are hard to store, and I was considering both making one myself (which sounded like a shattering disaster) and hiring a local carpenter to make one. Then I found the Ribba shelves! $15 a piece and exactly what I would have built myself. I bought 3. Done and done! They just required some heavy duty anchors and a lot of measuring (and since our wall isn't completely flat, they aren't perfectly aligned, but they're 90% good enough)
Let's not talk about our dining room light. It's atrocious and is on our home improvement list. We're thinking of some kind of super modern fixture. One issue is that the light is centered to the room, not above the table, so that is taking some time to figure out.
The dining room opens up right into the kitchen. This actually works great for us because we don't have a need for a kitchen table and a dining room table – just formal is fine for us. I love the curved wall that the previous owner put in when he updated the kitchen in 2009!!
The floors in our house are a beautiful real wood, which I love, and the kitchen floor is cork, which is totally awesome because not only is it eco and springy for standing, but it doesn't show dirt AT ALL!! There can be tons of crumbs and you can't see them. Perfect for a kitchen!
The kitchen is light and bright thanks to two windows and recessed lights, which I love. It's not huge, and my dream house would have an island and a whole wall of cabinets, but this kitchen actually has really great space. The work triangle is perfect and the cabinets are just the right amount for us.
I didn't even notice this built in shelf the first time I went in the house, but it's got to be one of my favorite features in the house : )
While the fridge is cool stainless, we don't love it. Look how much wider it could be! And I would kill for a fridge with the freezer on the bottom. Our longer term plans are to get a new one, but right now that's a want much more than a need.
The house came with this sweet little microwave – toaster combo. It's great for toasting bread and I have to say I like having a microwave back. At first I was unsure if it would stay because of the counter space lost, but I'm glad we kept it because our oven doesn't have much of a broiler (it's in the bottom drawer) so this is great for all the bread we eat.
Also, see that empty space above it? One day that will hold two shelves to fit more smaller Ball jars. One day.
The basket on top of the fridge is my mini pantry – things I use all the time like nut butters and dried fruit.
Our stove also isn't the greatest. It doesn't match the rest of the appliances and it's very very basic. This is also on our "someday" list – one new commercial grade stove please!
The pot rack came with the house, although I wouldn't be surprised if it came from IKEA. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE having one!!!!!!!! It's so great for storing and drying pots. Our knife rack is IKEA too – so handy and no counter space lost with a block.
The counters in this house are a combo of concrete and wood. Most people comment how much they like the mix of materials and heights, but honestly, I would probably prefer if they were all streamlined. I'm not wild about wood counters. I do love the concrete though! And I'm happy with them as they are enough to not want to change them.
As you can see, we keep the counters as clear as possible of appliances. They are all stored in the basement pantry area or in the under cabinets.
I did compromise counter space with some vintage items that make frequently-used items very accessible. Two antique boxes hold our vinegars, oils, Misto, salt + peppers. All the good cooking stuff. And our cutting board is tucked back there (in other houses we've stored it in the under cabinets, but I think it completes the wood theme in this kitchen). The blue Ball jars in the corner house tea – and keep the vintage look flowing.
I love having our paper towel holder on the wall! Again, more free counterspace.
This sink was another "SOLD" feature on the house. I absolutely love it!! It's so big and wide it can fit my whole crockpot for cleaning! Who needs two compartments anyways? Just visually divide your sink in half. I love the faucet and how it elegantly detaches to spray. Also note the little sponge holder from BB&B – it's suctioned on (the lever style – works much better than a press-on suction). LOVE how the sponge is all tucked away and out of sight and an easy drop-spot when you're in the middle of dishes and need a resting place for soapy, wet sponge. When I need to dry dishes, I put a cloth drying mat to the right of the sink and store it in an on-the-door rack when not in use. Therefore, no eye-sore of a dish drying rack on the counters.
Our dishwasher is pretty awesome – by Siemens. It came with the house!
Our cabinets are pretty big and wide (although they could use a paint job!!) We have IKEA shelf dividers to make the most use of the mug/glass area.
Our kitchen drawers used to be an ugly dark, stained wood. When we had the house painted upon moving in, I had our painter match the color to the living room (and if adding that on to our paint list hadn't been so easy I would have DIYed these myself!). I smile every time I open a drawer to see the beautiful robin's egg blue smiling back!! Of course you probably know I keep my drawers super organized : ) That's for another post!
The view back to the dining room –
The Food Rooms
Dining room paint: sadly, it's unknown. Came with the house.
Kitchen paint: also unknown – basic white.
Trim: Sherwin Williams Duration Low VOC acrylic latex – Extra White
Dining room table: Crate + Barrel Triad Extension Dining Table
Dining room chairs: Crate + Barrel Lowe Chocolate Leather side chair
Dining room display shelf: IKEA Ribba picture ledge
Wine rack: Vurm by IKEA
Clock: Target
Trash can: Bed, Bath and Beyond
Green tea kettle: Thrift store
Antique boxes + jars: Ebay
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- 1 November 14, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Thanks for the tour! You have great ideas and it helps me to see them since we're at the point where we need to redo our kitchen. Glad you're enjoying your house!
- 2 November 14, 2011 at 1:12 pm
I love your kitchen! And I totally agree–an uncluttered kitchen is a happy kitchen!
- 3 November 14, 2011 at 1:16 pm
Everything looks nice but shouldn't knives hang blade-up? I think that's how it goes, anyway. Just trying to avoid a mishap!
- 6 November 14, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Yeah, you're supposed to have them blade down because if you drop a knife when it's blade up, you might cut yourself. You'll never do that with the blade down.
- 7 November 14, 2011 at 1:18 pm
I adore your sink. I've always been a fan of one huge sink as opposed to the split ones but have yet to have a house with that. It's on my dream list
- 8 November 14, 2011 at 1:23 pm
I have to disagree with the sink thing. I totally prefer a two basin sink. It makes doing dishes so much easier (clean on one side, dirty on the other). We actually had a single sink and I had it switched out as soon as we moved in.
- 9 November 14, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Nice! Those shelves in the dining room really need to be lowered by about a foot.
- 12 November 14, 2011 at 9:23 pm
i agree. i like that they are high, but i think they are a little too high. i mean- if we are going to pick apart every aspect of your adorable home but seeing as you posted it online i imagine you are happy with hearing people's opinions. really cozy and great colors!
- 13 November 14, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Looks great. So cute. So organized. Very Kath!
That is a funny little space above the microwave. Shelves would be good there. I wonder why the previous owner didn't continue the cabinets all the way to the cabinets above the fridge?
- 14 November 14, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Great tour! We put in concrete counters when we redid our kitchen and we just love them too! We have a concrete sink as well, with an incorporated concrete dish drain alongside. I have a blog post somewhere about it all…I'll have to dig it out for you. It looks like you're settling in nicely!
- 15 November 14, 2011 at 1:28 pm
I love that you keep your counter tops so clear of stuff. I try to do the same in my kitchen – less clutter makes me feel better! I love your idea of using jars for loose grains, pastas and etc…I was buying those expensive storage containers. I think I will just get some jars for all the bags of leftover lentils, quinoa, and pasta I have in my pantry. Thanks!
- 16 November 14, 2011 at 1:28 pm
I have the same IKEA magnetic knife rack and I hang mine blade up. Don't really know why or if its safer than down? Feels right that way.
Why isn't the dining table centered under the light? A cool chandelier/modern fixture would look awesome there. Bouncy light!
- 24 November 15, 2011 at 9:48 am
I also have a knife rack (not Ikea!) and, for me, it feels right to have the blades up. I've never dropped a knife, but if I did, I know I won't have a sharp blade falling down at me! It just feels safer for me this way. To each his/her own!
- 27 November 14, 2011 at 1:30 pm
That sink is amazing – love it!!!
- 28 November 14, 2011 at 1:31 pm
Love your natural light and big sink! We also have one dining room table that suits us for everyday use and dressed up parties.
- 29 November 14, 2011 at 1:31 pm
Love the tour!!
And I love the curved wall in the kitchen.
- 30 November 14, 2011 at 1:35 pm
This house is done so well! I love all the different textures and surfaces. I don't know if I've ever been on a cork floor, but that's pretty cool!
- 31 November 14, 2011 at 1:43 pm
I love the colour of the dining room and the plates look really pretty up there on the shelf. Re the light, have you asked about moving it? We moved one in a bedroom and it was really easy so didn't even cost much. Love the wooden floors too. Thank you for sharing
- 41 November 14, 2011 at 1:47 pm
I seriously love your house! I love how you don't have any clutter on your countertops. That is the problem with my house. We don't have much counter space and all of our appliances take up so much room. I really like that shelf in the kitchen for the bell jars
- 42 November 14, 2011 at 1:51 pm
Very strange question for you….a friend of mine has a sink like yours and while I love the look of it, I feel like it wouldn't be practical for me. As of right now I don't have a dishwasher so I have to do all the dishes by hand in the sink. Do you fill that sink with water to wash them (the ones that don't go in the dishwasher)? If so, doesn't it take forever to fill/use a lot of water to fill the sink enough to wash the dishes?
I apologize for the very specific and strange question in advance. Just coming from someone who loves the look but curious about functionality!
- 48 November 14, 2011 at 5:37 pm
We just use our largest metal pot or a big metal mixing bowl set in the sink and filled with hot soapy water. After washing, I replace the soapy water with clear rinse water. That way you use less water than either filling the whole sink OR just letting the water run
- 49 November 14, 2011 at 5:54 pm
That does seem to be a good idea, but as of right now our sink isn't giant so it doesn't take too much to fill it up!
- 51 November 14, 2011 at 1:51 pm
Love it! I wish I had your kitchen!!
- 52 November 14, 2011 at 1:55 pm
I've never seen a curved wall before and got WAY too excited when I saw yours. Note to self: put curved wall in future home.
- 53 November 14, 2011 at 2:01 pm
Very cute, especially the kitchen! I'm about to move into a new house myself and I am SO excited. There are a lot of similarities – I dream of upgrading the so-so stove to a commercial-grade one someday and we are sticking to a formal dining area only. I wish I had a cute built in cabinet for jars like yours!
- 54 November 14, 2011 at 2:11 pm
I didn't realize Siemens made home appliance! They make the medical laboratory analyzers that we have where I work for running blood samples.
- 55 November 14, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Is there any specific website or store where you get your mugs and bowls etc? I also love how you put old crates to good use in various ways! they go along great with the rest of your charming home
- 57 November 14, 2011 at 2:13 pm
Love, love love the wine rack! Have you had any issues with it? And the shelf with the plates is also a really nice way to decorate You've inspired me to get organizing my cabinets and drawers they are so disorganized currently…
- 59 November 14, 2011 at 2:19 pm
Still waiting for my 'dream kitchen' to 'materialize'. I believe it will be the last reno on the house. It's good to hear what works and doesn't work…cork floor, concrete countertops, large one sink…all things I have considered. I also have the magnetic knife holder and have my blades going up…also not sure why…just happened that way.'
- 60 November 14, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Great tour! I love the open feeling. Can't wait to get to our house in New Mexico. Everything is open and spacious and bright! I'm looking forward to it. You certainly settled in quickly too. Excellent!
- 61 November 14, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Kath it is real easy to move the light fixture. I find if it bothers you, it is well worth the money. I would at least get an estimate and then decide from there. I had one of those old, long florescent box fixtures and hated it for years! I finally had it removed and a regular light installed. I kick myself for not doing it sooner. The cost was minimal. Love what you have done to your house. I can picture the new stove and the frig. Have you thought of putting a microwave over the stove (in the future)?
- 62 November 14, 2011 at 2:46 pm
I love the wall colors, as well as the window RIGHT in front of the sink. At least one may feel less "trapped" while doing the dishes haha
- 63 November 14, 2011 at 2:46 pm
I am also in love with the curved wall, it definitely keeps the dining "area" from being oddly sequestered.
I really want a top fridge bottom freezer combo too! It makes so much more sense and I constantly play with them anytime we're at Best Buy. One day, one day….
I don't think that pot rack is from Ikea, the only one I've ever seen there is the rectangular shaped one, black brushed finish. I like yours MUCH better because it's so streamlined. Wonderful!
- 64 November 14, 2011 at 3:25 pm
I think we have the same stove! Totally agree about it being very basic, but I'm renting right now, so not much I can do. I'm just happy mine is clean. haha
I would love to have a fancy Viking stove one day, with at least 6 burners.
- 65 November 14, 2011 at 4:34 pm
I have that exact stove as well! Believe it or not, it was a step up from my last one.
- 66 November 14, 2011 at 3:49 pm
I love the organisation! Do you want a french door fridge? We want one when we decide to buy a house, they're just so cool!
- 70 November 14, 2011 at 3:51 pm
lovely tour, beautiful kitchen, as well as the rest of the house. I love the idea of keeping teabags in a jar, I always have loads of boxes cluttering up the tabletop, might be a good idea to pop it all in a jar.
- 71 November 14, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Swag light! Our dining room has the same issue. We purchased a light with a swag chain and now the light is centered over the table.
- 72 November 14, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Although our light fixture was REALLY not centered, and we wanted it over by about 12-16″. Yours is almost too close to swag it over (and not have it look goofy). But it's hard to say from that angle. Googling swag lights and pinning a bunch of different photos helped me see the different options.
- 73 November 14, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Everything flows so nicely, Kath!
I love your big sink, and especially the faucet!
- 74 November 14, 2011 at 4:38 pm
Looks great!! 😀
- 75 November 14, 2011 at 4:44 pm
your green tea kettle is way fun!
- 76 November 14, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Awesome kitchen. I need a new floor in mine and am going to copy your cork floor. I don't really believe you ever let it get dirty, but I love that it hides dirt Also love the curved wall.
- 77 November 14, 2011 at 5:18 pm
In LOVE with the sink! Is that weird? Who cares!
Have you thought of hanging a wire/mesh tiered fruit basket above the microwave? I feel like it would fit perfectly in that awkward space!
- 79 November 14, 2011 at 6:44 pm
I always love these posts, I also love a chrome-y/ yetvintage kitchen look…
But I must say, I find it strange when people suggest things to change in someone else's house! Gee Kath why don't you move the wine rack 3 inches to the left? haha 😛 Bookmarked in Folder: When I graduate college and have no stinky roommates. Thanks for sharing!
- 80 November 14, 2011 at 7:51 pm
I love putting everything in mason jars too. Makes me feel like everything is art, and for some reason the food looks healthier…even the chocolate chips
- 81 November 14, 2011 at 8:54 pm
Hey Kath, love your kitchen… everything is beautiful! I'm not one to usually leave comments about things, but I thought I should mention your non-stick skillets. In the pictures they look scratched up, which is a big health concern. Maybe they're not scratched, but I just thought I'd let you know. While I'm at it I'd also like to say that you should definitely switch to cast iron skillets… they rock!!!
- 83 November 14, 2011 at 9:19 pm
We just bought the Finley Large White Pendant Lamp from Crate and Barrel to hang in our dining room and love it. Our fixture is also not centered so we screwed a hook in the ceiling and swagged it. We didn't want to pay right now for an electrician, but it turned out better than expected.
- 86 November 14, 2011 at 9:20 pm
Please come decorate my house someday! lol.
- 87 November 14, 2011 at 10:36 pm
From all the pictures you've shown before I never would have imagined how the DR flowed into the Kitchen…very fun. Love the openness and the light!
- 88 November 14, 2011 at 11:14 pm
I love that sink too! Question about the dishes – you said you put the drying dishes on a 'door rack.' What and where is that? We don't have a dishwasher, and we always have a full drying rack so I'd love ideas on how to hide these better!
- 90 November 15, 2011 at 12:30 am
Love the kitchen and the little touches you've made around the house! I dream of a big kitchen with an island too! One day, right?! 😉
- 91 November 15, 2011 at 12:42 am
I am extra enjoying touring your new home and seeing your decoration tips as I am moving into my first home (that I am buying on my own), and love the inspiration (love the ball jars and robin's egg blue paint). My kitchen is extra small, and I would love to see some additional organizational tips so I can reduce clutter.=) Both of the bathrooms in my near future home have cork floors and I actually really like the look of them. I was just wondering what you use to clean them?
- 93 November 15, 2011 at 9:13 am
Thanks so much for sharing all of your storage ideas! I have a question about your nut butter storage above the refrigerator. I know that labels always say to keep them refrigerated. Is this not really required? I know that we keep regular peanut butter out, but guess I am more of a "follow the directions" girl than I thought! lol Just curious what your thoughts were on this.
- 96 November 15, 2011 at 12:00 pm
The swag idea is a great idea for your light. Here is a nice picture of a swag hung light from a high end modern company called Leucos. I'll bet you could figure out a way to do something similar and DIY:)
here is the "swag kit" for that light…
- 97 November 15, 2011 at 6:19 pm
Thanks for the tour! Where do you store all of your flours and oats? I didn't see them in the bell jars. Maybe a tour of the KERF pantry is coming?
- 99 November 15, 2011 at 7:18 pm
What I wouldn't give to have a pantry again! *sigh*
I do, however, have a freezer-on-bottom, French door, counter depth, stainless steel refrigerator – this is the same model as ours http://www.kitchenaid.com/flash.cmd?/#/product/KBFS20EVMS/ Other than annoying fingerprints on the handles all the time, it's the best thing ever.
- 100 November 15, 2011 at 8:31 pm
So pretty and peaceful. One dining room suggestion– I'd take the clock out. I have lots of dinner parties and I like people to linger. I think clocks make people too aware of the time. But maybe that's your purpose!
- 102 November 16, 2011 at 6:19 pm
LOVE it; I wanna come visit. Miss you and hope all's well.
- 103 November 17, 2011 at 1:40 pm
I think your pot rack might be from Crate & Barrel. We have the same one – it's great for small spaces because it doesn't take up as much room as the rectangular ones.
- 104 November 19, 2011 at 10:58 pm
I absolutely love this post. I'm a total neat freak and obsessed with organization. I just moved in with my fiance and living with a man has been quite an experience already. We have limited cabinet and cupboard space so those shelf dividers are a great idea. I might make a trip to IKEA tomorrow to pick some up.
I also agree with the one, big sink if you have a dishwasher. We currently have one and I have no use for the second sink (farthest from the dishwasher). We bought an over-the-sink drying rack so that I have somewhere to put the tupperware to dry as before it was on a drying rack on the counter that was taking up too much space.
- 105 February 25, 2012 at 9:53 pm
OK I have to know – where is that soap dispenser from?! And the purple soap in it? It looks gorgeous!
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Chart Of The Day: 'Just A Little Bit Off'
"If you have to forecast, forecast often"
- Edgar Fiedler, assistant Treasury secretary for economic policy under Nixon/Ford administrations
Need just one chart to avoid anyone who says they have any idea where the S&P will close in three years... or two... or one? Here it is: the graphic below shows that when it comes to predicting the closing level of the S&P several years into the future, absolutely nobody, and certainly not the consensus outlook, has any clue. However, they sure make up for lack of accuracy and insight with hope, optimism, and relentless persistence and enthusiasm to be wrong again and again and again.
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I am very bearish. Any disruption in this market and risk on takes things down fast. China is a mystery, Europe is on the verge of a meltdown and there is no internal demand in the USA. Somthing will blow up in 2013.
The people that make these absurd predications are complete hacks.
on the graph, 2005 and 2006 were the best years
Boris is cannot remember 2005 or 2006. Complete blur. 2008 is better after remove Cesium 151 Isotope from refrigerator.
Nobody could predict (with 50-50 accuracy), that the Ravens would beat Peyton Manning & the Broncos in Mile High...
[cough cough] ~ that is, of course unless your name is francis_sawyer, who explained it to you all, IN DETAIL, right here last week & got laughed at by all...
As a BONUS, I gave you Bama stomping ND in a rout on the same day...
i am a contrary indicator
Come on dude, Jesus, Allah, Moses, the Burning bush, the Burning Jew, the Chuthulu'ed out Persian, the whatever... just btfd and SLIDE.
Couldnt agree more! I would only add that I feel like I have had my fingers in my ears (so as not to go deaf from the explosion) since 2008!
No kidding but I am trying to scrape my eyes away from reading ZH so I can get on with my life......
And as you can tell by the very existence of my comment I am failing!
I don't know. It kinda looks like since the suspension of mark-to-market the analysts have gotten a lot better.
Simple: pessimism doesn't move product.
The market can be wrong a lot longer than I can stay sober.
Here's a prediction; when the market is too high it will eventually come down,
when the market is too low it will eventually go up. When the market is manipulated,
it will eventually collapse.
They all begin with a dead cat bounce . . . .
Doesn't it just go up 7.5% every year. That's what the public pensions have us believing , so it must be true.
Bill Gross of PIMCO And Two Top Federal Reserve Policymakers Warn of Impending Inflation http://investmentwatchblog.com/bill-gross-of-pimco-and-two-top-federal-r...
(it doesn't. run.)
Kudos for a very dry sense of humor (unless of course, you're being serious). In that case...,
My guess would be this chart shows the average increases or decreases of S&P 500 earnings estimates during the 12 months following the publication of the estimates. Since each year's estimates may be very different ($95 one year, $120 the next), the chart author has 'normalized' all the the estimates to a starting point of 100, which then makes a multi-year comparison of subsequent revisions easier to see. Take 1995 for example: the consensus estimate for earnings of the entire S&P were $100 (this is just a guess on my part to illustrate how the graph works). Throughout the next 12 months, estimates were revised down to $93-$94, then raised to $96-$97 by the end of the year. In 2005, estimates were published, then revised upward by almost 20%, then downward slightly at the tail end of the year. A cursory glance will tell you that 2005 and 2006 were atypical. The vast majority of annual earnings estimates are revised downward.
The takeaway from the graph is that initial estimates from Wall St tend to be optimistic--laughably so, in some years. The larger picture, as long-time ZH'ers already know, is that *any* estimate from anyone (ie, financial services, govt, your 9 year old son) is likely to be overly optimistic, and should be taken with a very large grain of salt. The even larger picture, of course, is we're all buggered in the end so let's not futz too much over a few percentage points, right? :-)
Have been developing a new Macroeconomic model as a part of my PhD.
You should check out the brand new forecasting methodology i have developed.
Latest data is for October:
(Page is still under construction! )
Interesting. Looks like it generates its fair share of false positives. How does it differ from, say, railcar loadings, electricity consumption, and other inputs that have been tried w/very mixed success to predict economic turns? Good luck w/it though (sincerely).
Their problem is they didn't ask the Bernank where he was going to have the S&P end the year. That and the statement " the market looks a bit over priced and it looks to have a flat to down year" doesn't sell stocks.
I like to use the IChing. You can interpret it before and after the results are in and still come out looking good.
It told me "Destruction". How does one interpret that positively!
I use the old chicken bone method. I have beaten a majority of hedge funds, in each of the last thirteen years, and now drive a three seater rickshaw.
The problem is Black Swans. They crap all over the most thoughtful predictions.
analysts are always wrong.
If that were true, you'd have a perfect contrary indicator.
A good lucid read on long term oil price forecasts
No wonder Wall Street thinks the long term is 90 days, and a year is effectively infinity.


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I first heard of Chad Valley about a month or so ago. When I heard the fifth track on here "Fast Challenges" I felt pretty excited. Here was an artist going back to the proud tradition of trance pop from the early 90s. Unlike some others working in the same sound, he deftly avoided any trace of irony. No, his work sounded fairly genuine, heartfelt even.
"Reach Lines" is truly great. The sound is pristine. I'm a little blown away. I mean, here we have all these artists obsessing about creating a lo-fi sound to impress others. Listening to it I'm reminded of a sweet Washed Out track. Vocals come from far away. Just for those not convinced, they bring out the vocoder. Oh this makes me happy.
With the full album, I'm reminded a bit more of the nostalgic vibes everyone's been surfing on lately. Chad Valley's work succeeds with the sheer smoothness of delivery. All those vocals make up most of the sound, taking up huge amounts of space. Vocals are more of an instrument than mere backup. This isn't a bad thing; countless artists (Cocteau Twins) have convinced me of the importance on focusing of the texture of the sound. Besides, this is in English unlike the Twins' made-up language.
Actually, most of the album explores the 80s more than that teaser "Fast Challenges" hinted. I'm not bothered by this fact. You'll probably politely hum along with most of this album. The warmth it contains makes it pretty hard to dislike. Even the melodies are infectious.
Of course, there are a lot of bands using a similar sound. Immediately the group "Games" comes to mind. Like Games, it stays true to a pop format, with all seven of these songs staying within five minutes or less. Similar to Games, it explores the myriad percussion and synthesizer pads. But the main difference is the more human approach to pop. The experimental impulse of the sound is kept in check by the human vocals. It's a great summer album. Shame he isn't coming to the US.


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In this Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 photo, Joe Wasilewski checks a canal where a Nile crocodile has been spotted near Homestead, Fla. State wildlife officials have given their agents a rare order to shoot to kill in the hunt for a young and potentially dangerous Nile crocodile loose near Miami. "They get big. They're vicious. The animals are just more aggressive and they learn that humans are easy targets," says Wasilewski, a reptile expert and veteran wrangler. The American croc "is a gentle animal, believe it or not. That's their nature. They're more fish eaters. They don't consider humans a prey source," says Wasilewski. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)


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Hey Geeks Out! You guys have created an amazing community for those of us who find ourselves smack in the middle of a Venn diagram composed of a Geekdom circle and a Queerdom circle! (Was that nerdy-slash-queer enough for you?) Please check out this web series about gay nerds entitled (aptly enough)--"Gay Nerds"! (It's pretty straight-forward--no pun intended.)
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Frédéric Malle: On Perfume Making
Frédéric Malle was born in 1962 into the world of perfume. His grandfather was Serge Heftler, founder of Dior Parfums. In 2000 he started his own label, the Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle. He describes his role as that of a publisher. When developing a fragrance, he invites the best contemporary perfumers and gives them the greatest possible freedom, an unlimited selection of ingredients and as much time as needed to compose a scent without compromise. So far Pierre Bourdon, Jean-Claude Ellena, Edouard Fléchier, Olivia Giacobetti, Dominique Ropion, Maurice Roucel, Edmond Roudnitska, Michel Roudnitska and Ralf Schwieger have accepted his invitation. This book tells the sensitive and wonderful tale of these collaborations and describes the complexities of creating a fragrance.
Konstantin Kakanias was born in 1961 in Athens. At age 22 he began working as an illustrator for Vogue, then created textile designs for Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Lacroix. His drawings have been featured in The New York Times and Vanity Fair. He has illustrated several books and in 2002 his book Mrs. Tependris: The Contemporary Years was published. He lives and works as an artist in Los Angeles and exhibits all over the world.
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Hollywood is a fickle mistress. The road to superstardom is littered with her used-up conquests: child stars who never made it as adults, pin-ups who had the temerity to grow old or raise a family, boyish heroes who suddenly weren't so boyish and side-splitting comics who found out the hard way just how fast comedy can date.
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Goodies from American Apparel
I'm so happy that they now have an online shop in Australia. But not so happy when the boyfriend's purchases fit and mine didn't - their sizing are a liitle weird (helpful to read the reviews left by previous buyers) but they have a great return/exchange/refund policy so I'm waiting for the right ones to turn up in the mail soon.
A Surprise from Orla Kiely!
The pair of Cafe Creme Wellingtons that I bought from them just four months ago died on me so I wrote them a letter expressing my disappointment and they sent me this replacement pair of Tonal Stem ones from their latest range without me even asking. Wow! Another reason to love Orla Kiely.
Sonic Youth concert tickets
They will be playing the whole of the "Daydream Nation" album at this concert in February as part of the "Don't Look Back" concert series. Will definitely get the shudders like I did when I first heard "Sister", my introduction to the band two decades (!) ago.
Thurston Moore's "Trees Outside the Academy" is now playing on the stereo. Kinda liking its, um, "grown-up"(?) sound.
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Among the new series added to Foxs 2009 fall lineup is the 30-minute comedy Brothers. The show is set to air next to Til Death on Friday nights and stars Michael Strahan and Daryl Chill Mitchell.
Below is the series description as posted by Fox:
BROTHERS - Starring Michael Strahan (FOX NFL Sunday) and Daryl Chill Mitchell (Ed, Veronicas Closet), BROTHERS is a new half-hour comedy about a former NFL hot shot who learns that even though you can always go home again, the trip back might be tougher than you think. MIKE TRAINOR (Strahan) seemingly has it all hes a good-looking, wealthy and recently retired NFL player living the high-life in New York City, but hes about to get sidelined. When Mike gets a phone call from his MOM (CCH Pounder, The Shield) who orders him home to Houston, he quickly realizes the more his life has changed, the more his family has stayed the same. His brother CHILL (Daryl Chill Mitchell), whose life was altered drastically after a car accident left him in a wheelchair, is struggling to keep his restaurant afloat with the help of his loudmouth associate, ROSCOE (Colton Dunn, MADtv).
The dynamics between Mike and Chill are the same as when they were kids, and their sibling rivalry hasnt lessened with age. If they can stop their bickering, put aside their differences and learn to be teammates, the brothers might just turn out to be each others biggest asset. Wedged between Mike and Chill are their parents. Their father, whom everyone refers to as COACH (Carl Weathers, Rocky), is the local high school football coach and the conservative, opinionated alpha male of his clan. Coach thinks he runs the show, but really its Mom who calls the shots. Saucy, stern and a schemer, she is the mastermind of the family. And when she learns that Mikes business manager took off with all his money, she orchestrates a plan to keep Mike in Houston, save Chills restaurant and bring the family back together under one roof again all without anyone realizing what shes up to. Moms plan helps Mike realize that his family however dysfunctional they may be is the only family hes got. And although he may not have a penny to his name, as long as hes surrounded by people who love him, hell always be a rich man.
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Sony Pictures Television; Tantamount Studios; Impact Zone Productions, Inc.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Mitch Hurwitz, Don Reo
DIRECTOR: Ted Wass
CAST: Michael Strahan as Mike, Daryl Chill Mitchell as Chill, CCH Pounder as Mom, Carl Weathers as Coach, Colton Dunn as Roscoe
The premise alone didnt really hook me and Im more than a little disappointed that Fox is airing a comedy block before Dollhouse as I really dont think this series or Til Death will do much to help Dollhouses ratings, however, after watching the promo for Brothers, it really looks like it could be a great show. At first I thought we were looking at just another cookie-cutter sitcom about a family full of people with clashing personalities, but as the video (below) goes on its evident that in addition to humorous back-and-forth banter among the family members, theres also heart and a story about a family coming back together.
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Cal Men's Water Polo (6-3, 2-0) Hosts UC Irvine
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Sat. Oct. 7 UC Irvine, Spieker Aquatics Complex, Berkeley, CA 12 p.m.
HEAD COACH PETER ASCH: Peter Asch (20-14, .588), is in his second year as Cal's men's water polo coach after leading the Bears to a 14-11 record and a third place national ranking last season. Asch, who earned All-America honors in water polo at Cal three straight years (1967-69), later won a bronze medal as part of the U.S. Olympic team in 1972 and was inducted into the Cal Hall of Fame in 1997. He also serves as the Bears women's water polo coach where he has amassed a 62-16 record (.795) and was named the 2000 MPSF Coach of the Year.
BEAR NOTES: The Cal men's water polo team (6-3, 2-0 in MPSF), ranked No. 2 in the Collegiate Top 20 Preseason poll and ranked No. 4 in last week's poll, will host UC Irvine in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match this Saturday. On Sept. 30 Cal defeated No. 11 ranked Pacific, 7-6, in Stockton. The Bears were down, 3-1, at the half, but outscored the Tigers, 4-0, in the third quarter and held on for the win. Cal was led by the scoring of senior two-meter man Jerry Smith and junior two-meter man Mike West with two goals apiece. Junior Spencer Dornin, freshman Attila Banhidy and senior James Lathrop also scored for the Bears. On Oct. 1, senior driver Eldad Hazor scored a goal on a four-meter penalty shot with 2:13 in overtime to lead the Bears to a 9-8 upset of No. 1 ranked USC in a non-conference match at Spieker Aquatics Complex. It was the Trojans first loss of the season. USC's Tim Wolthan was charged with the four-meter penalty on Smith that enabled Hazor to score the match-winner in the first three minute overtime period. Neither team scored in the second three minute overtime period. Smith led Cal with four goals, including three goals in the first period as the Bears jumped out to a 5-0 lead after one quarter. Hazor added three goals for Cal, including single goals in the second and third periods. USC scored with 30 seconds in regulation to put the match into overtime at 8-8. Cal was also received goals from West and junior driver Rob Arroyo. Sophomore goalie Russell Bernstein recorded 13 saves. A top returner for Cal this season will be Smith, who was the Bears leading scorer last season with 48 points (three, two point goals) and earned first team All-America, first team Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and first team All-MPSF Tournament. Other returners who earned accolades last season include Hazor and Dornin, who were named honorable mention All-MPSF. Hazor was second on the team in scoring last season with 30 points, including two, two-point goals. Dornin had 15 points last season with one, two-point goal. Four former Cal athletes, Gavin Arroyo (1990-93), Chris Humbert (1988-91), Sean Nolan (1991-94) and Chris Oeding (1989-92) were members of the USA 2000 Olympic Team that finished fifth in Sydney, Australia. Cal water polo has won 11 NCAA titles, more than any other school in the nation. The Bears have also had 12 Conference Players of the Year, 13 Collegiate Players of the Year, over 140 All-Americans and 25 Olympians.
NOTING UC IRVINE: The UC Irvine Anteaters (6-3, 1-1) last defeated Loyola Marymount, 11-7, Sept. 28 and fell to Pepperdine, 7-6, Sept. 30 in an MPSF match. The Anteaters are led by junior two-meter man Jeff Powers' 24 goals. Last season, Cal was 1-1 versus UC Irvine, losing 8-7 Sept. 19 at the SoCal Tournament and winning 9-3 Nov. 6 at UC Irvine.
2000 GOLDEN BEAR WATER POLO STATISTICS NAME POINTS Jerry Smith 22 Eldad Hazor 17 Mike West 14 Attila Banhidy 6 Spencer Dornin 5 Joe Kaiser 4 Will Quist 3 Todd Hylton 2 Adam Metzger 2 Rob Arroyo 2 James Lathrop 2 Ryan Mueller 1 Andrew Stoddard 1 CALIFORNIA TOTALS 81 OPPONENT TOTALS 66Caps indicate home match at Spieker Aquatics Complex, Berkeley, CA, *indicates Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match, #indicates Southern California Tournament, Corona del Mar, CA, $indicates NorCal Tournament, Stockton, CA, %indicates Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament, Los Alamitos, CA.
GOALKEEPER G MINS GA SAVES AG Russell Bernstein 8 188 47 58 7.00 Tim Kates 5 70 19 19 7.60 CAL TOTALS 9 258 66 77 7.16
(6-3 Overall, 2-0 MPSF, 2-0 Home, 3-0 Road, 1-3 Neutral) Date Opponent W-L Score Streak Leading Scorers 9-8 at UC Davis W 15-5 WON 1 Hazor 3 9-9 PACIFIC W 12-8 WON 2 West 5 9-16 vs. Pepperdine# W 12-9 WON 3 Smith 7 vs. UC San Diego#L 9-7 LOST 1 Smith 3 9-17 vs. Stanford# L 7-5 LOST 2 Hazor, West 2 vs. UCLA# L 10-7 LOST 3 Smith 3 9-23 at Stanford* W 7-4 WON 1 Hazor 3 9-30 at Pacific* W 7-6 WON 2 Smith, West 2 10-1 USC W 9-8 OT WON 3 Smith 4


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Jan 7 2010, 11:55 PM
Post your best-ever quotes/reference you've heard in any GTA game.
Jan 8 2010, 12:27 AM
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaggghhh I've been shot in the leg!" (Niko - GTA4)
Jan 8 2010, 12:54 AM
"My mother's my sister!"
Ex-PS Fanboy
Jan 8 2010, 01:19 AM
QUOTE (TreeFitty @ Jan 7 2010, 07:54 PM)
"My mother's my sister!"
*Gives CJ a silencer*
-Where'd you get that?
-Same place I buy my pants, this is America!
Jan 8 2010, 01:22 AM
QUOTE (Hustler One @ Jan 8 2010, 01:19 AM)
QUOTE (TreeFitty @ Jan 7 2010, 07:54 PM)
"My mother's my sister!"
*Gives CJ a silencer*
-Where'd you get that?
-Same place I buy my pants, this is America!
You can buy guns in America? Fucking crazy!
Jan 8 2010, 11:02 AM
The GTA3 ped phrases were the best. So was chatterbox.
"Killer bees lazlow, killer bees!" haha. Love it.
Jan 8 2010, 03:39 PM
I'm sure I could hear something being said when I was right up close to the wall of the hospital in GTAIII something like "Now bend over, this won't hurt at all".
Jan 8 2010, 03:46 PM
There was that apartment complex in the Red Light District (where you pick up Misty I believe) and you could hear a crazy guy banging a girl.
Jan 8 2010, 04:21 PM
"In the navy."
Yes, it's true that the GTA III ones are the most memorable. Can't remember any from VC and very few from SA.
Ex-PS Fanboy
Jan 8 2010, 05:23 PM
QUOTE (ViceMan @ Jan 8 2010, 11:21 AM)
"In the navy."
Yes, it's true that the GTA III ones are the most memorable. Can't remember any from VC and very few from SA.
All the Village people references, "Young Man" and "There's a place you can go"
Jan 8 2010, 05:28 PM
"Go fuck yourself in the ass with a used tampon!" (GTA4)
Jan 8 2010, 05:57 PM
The only one I remember from IV is the one everyone knows;
"Cheesy vaginas!"
Why isn't this topic in the GTA forum? Then again, I guess there isn't a general GTA discussion forum.
Jan 8 2010, 06:00 PM
Yeah thats why it's still here. Not like General is too busy to handle it all.
Jan 8 2010, 06:04 PM
Sure it is, I can hardly move for all the noobs in here. I've been trying to reach the snack table for the last hour, someone's eaten all the
tail sausages now. How I do like
tail sausages. Also there's a bird over there but I can't quite see if she's worth doing or not, it may be Fanboy in drag, I can't tell from this angle.
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Jan 9 2010, 05:56 AM
You can sail the seven seas is the best from III...Jesus.
But the best overall is anything from Tommy's gang..."You better tell him, Mario" etc.
Jan 9 2010, 06:00 AM
Donald Love: Nothing drives down real estate prices like a good
old-fashioned gang war. Apart from an outbreak of plague, but that
may be going too far in this case.
Jan 9 2010, 09:21 PM
She kept AIDS drugs out of the hands of poor people so her C.E.O could buy a plane.
No that's a lie, it was a boat, not a plane (PLR on GTA4)
Jan 15 2010, 06:33 PM
You must really think my mother fucked an idiot instead of my father, Are you calling my mother an idiot? - Salvatore Leone
I would fuck an elephant before your mother. But hey what do I know, You can have the money. But just give me control over the books. ? We can't do that mister Leone.. ? Then I meant it, Your mothers a fucking transvesdite. - Salvatore Leone
Ex-PS Fanboy
Jan 15 2010, 08:09 PM
QUOTE (Passionate Homo Sapiens Ingester @ Jan 9 2010, 12:56 AM)
You can sail the seven seas is the best from III...Jesus.
But the best overall is anything from Tommy's gang..."You better tell him, Mario" etc.
I really hated tommy's gang, because everything involved "Mario"
Jan 15 2010, 08:45 PM
"He's got a gun! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggghhh!" - Random pedestrian.
Jan 16 2010, 02:05 PM
From GTA IV, when Ray's on the phone to that Diamond Jew guy after the deal went bad at the Museum. Then he's bitching about it to Niko... something along the lines of
"This guy's blaming us for everything"
"Even the shit we didn't do"
Jan 16 2010, 06:27 PM
Hey look, it's Mek.
Um, I think Niko said that at some point.
Apr 7 2010, 07:09 AM
i said mom schools for squares- the street wannabes in VC.
i made that fool drink piss- the car jacker in SA
a europian gang plans to hit a bonk in vice city, my clients would rather this not happen.- the dude on the payphone in VC
your next job is taped under the phone- same dude
May 24 2010, 06:03 AM
Here's four of my favorites (all are from GTA IV)
1. From Niko - "??Витериас?? Мој Ауто! [??viterias?? Moj auto!]" (I can't really make out what the first word is in Serbian so I'm just writing how I hear it) this happens when a police car, or other cars hits the vehicle that Niko is driving translated it means "?????, my car!"
2. Another one from Niko "Сероња!! [Seronja!!]" I've heard him scream it twice so far. It's Serbian for "bullshitter"
3. From the Greek taxi cab drivers "Stupid malaka"
4. Police officers (I believe after two stars) "those who want to survive Get Down!!
I'll write a few more down when I play some more GTA IV
Jun 3 2010, 05:09 PM
groove street, home
we need reinforcement from cafe,CHARGE!-------------cuban gang
Jun 9 2010, 06:18 AM
This seem funny to me, GTA 4 police officer:
"Permission to blow his head off"
Jun 9 2010, 10:07 AM
"Fuck you in the ass, ass hole" - IV online co-op.
"I know a place on the edge of the Red Light District where we can lay low, but my hands are all messed up so you better drive, brother" GTAIII, 8-ball, introduction.
Jul 16 2010, 07:16 PM
"cheesy vaginas!!"
"we're going to Aruba!"
"i've got ur number!"
"you carpet muncher!"
" ey, yo. ey yo yo MOVE!"
"you got any bright ideas what to say?"
"im hot, you're noooot!"
"there's a place you can go.."
"i live alone so ofcourse i need seating for 12 and a car that can drive across artic tundra; it just makes me feel better."
"WKTT. because i love my country and if you dont, fuck you and your fat wife." lol
"there are two kinds of people in this life: those who love me and those who can go to hell"
"will someone please just sleep with me?!"
"get out of here, you creep! omg,.. is that Bouche cologne you're wearing?" Fernando [with heavy spanish accent] "yes, that
Bouche cologne. do you like that and do u like
"if i bleed for 7 days, i die!!"
...i cant think of anymore for now
Jul 20 2010, 03:44 PM
"I told myself I wasn't going to kill anyone" ~ Niko Bellic
and now I have over 1000 pedestrian kills
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When ¥11 Trillion Is Not Enough: Japan's QE 9 Disappoints, Halflife Zero, Time For QE 10
It was only yesterday that we pointed out the ever decreasing halflives of central bank interventions. We are grateful that none other than the biggest intervention basket case of all came out and proved us 100% correct, when the BOJ announced none other than QE 9 just one month after the impact from QE 8 fizzled about 8 hours after it was disclosed. This time around, the destructive "benefit" to the JPY was negative from the first second, resulting in the first instance of monetary easing that.. wasn't. Japan just came up with a brand new New Normal concept: tightening through easing, when its ¥11 trillion intervention proved to be woefully insufficient for a market addicted to ever more liquidity injections.
First, this is what QE 9 formally was (full statement here):
The assets affected by QE 9 were across the board. The BOJ would monetized the following assets:
- JGBs: + ¥5 trillion
- Bills: + ¥5 trillion
- ETFs: + ¥0.5 trillion
- Corporate Bonds: + ¥0.3 trillion
- CP: + ¥0.1 trillion
- Japanese REITs: + ¥0.01 trillion
Alas all of this was for nothing, and as we showed previously, the USDJPY, which had been trading at 80.00 before the announcement, ad dropped immediately by 50 pips on the announcement of QE 9, presenting the first zero (effectively negative) halflife monetary intervention ever!
"The 10 trillion-yen increase was seen as a minimum expansion, and the failure to reach 15 trillion yen is very disappointing for markets," said Yunosuke Ikeda, head of Japan foreign-exchange research at Nomura Securities Co. in Tokyo. "The yen is being bought as risk sentiment is worsening in part because of Sandy." But at least US futures are pretending to be distracted for now, and while QE 9 failed in Japan, it has succeeded in its primary job: to push America higher, if only briefly.
And a full post-mortem of the now failed, for Japan, QE 9 from SocGen:
BoJ increased the APP by about 11 trillion yen
The BoJ decided to increase the total size of the Asset Purchase Program (APP) from about 80 trillion yen to about 91 trillion yen. Among the increased amount, 5 trillion yen will be directed at JGBs, 5 trillion yen at t-bills, 0.1 trillion yen at CP, 0.3 trillion yen at corporate bonds, 0.5 trillion yen at ETFs, and 0.01 trillion yen at J-REITs. The increased purchases of assets will be completed by December 2013. The market was expecting an increase in APP by at least 10 trillion yen in JGB and T-bills, plus some risk assets. Therefore, today's announcement turned
out to be broadly as expected.
Second easing within one month
Last time the BoJ took additional easing action was only a month ago in September. Over the past month, economic conditions have worsened further. Political tensions with China over the island dispute have led to an unexpectedly serious economic slowdown, as many Chinese are boycotting Japanese products. Moreover, since the cabinet reshuffle at the beginning of October, there has been increasing political pressure on the BoJ to act with stronger monetary easing policy. For these reasons, the BoJ could not just wait and see the implication of the September action - the BoJ had to take action towards further easing.
Cooperation with government to fight deflation
In addition to the monetary policy statement, the BoJ released a separate report on "Measures Aimed at Overcoming Deflation", which explains the shared understanding of the roles of the government and the BoJ. In this report, the BoJ confirms that it will continue with powerful easing until it judges the 1% CPI goal to be in sight - mainly by conducting virtually zero interest rate policy and implementing APP through the purchase of financial assets. The government also expects the BoJ to continue powerful easing until deflation is overcome, and to take economic policy measures to counter risks of an economic downturn.
It is unusual to publish a separate statement in cooperation with the government regarding monetary/economic policy. This is probably a result of increased pressure by the government on the BoJ to be more aggressive in fighting deflationary environment. However, in our view, it is simply a commitment which is interesting theoretically, but will probably not have any immediate impact on the economy.
Establishing a new framework to stimulate bank lending
Furthermore, the BoJ decided to provide long-term funds at a low interest rate to depository financial institutions in order to promote the supply of credit to firms and households. The total amount of funds provided will be unlimited, and the interest rate will be a long-term fixed rate equivalent to BoJ's target for uncollateralized overnight call rate at the time the loan is granted (currently 0.1% per annum). The duration of loans will be 1 to 3 years, and can be rolled over up to 4 years.
This new facility is similar to the BoE's measure to facilitate funding for lending. However, Japanese banks are currently not suffering much on the funding side, and the impact is likely to be less than in the UK. That said, in our view, it does have a significant impact from the point of view that the interest rate will be fixed long term, which would free the banks from any interest rate risk on their loans. The BoJ governor explained in a press interview that details of the facility will be discussed further by the end of December.
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It's fine....it's just resting.
This is the essence of the "race to the bottom." Failure to intervene results in economic collapse, with the attendant collapse of tax revenues, with the attendant collapse of bond payments / bond markets. Result: the currency collapses. Intervention results in higher prices, flight from bond markets, collapse of bond markets. Result: the currency collapses.
As the time value of the interventions collapses, the currency collapse looms.
I disagree. as far as I know a currency collapses when it's foreign supply collapses in FX, i.e. when a central bank is unable to "mop up" it's foreign holdings and so keep their price in other currencies stable.
unlikely that this happens to the Yen that soon, they have FX reserves for that. this is the whole point about FX reserves
Ah, the "FX Reserves" fallacy. After all, managed economies work just great, don't they? "My currency is fine as long as yours is. I can manage my currency using the value of reserves I hold in your currency."
This is akin to saying "Everything will be OK as long as BoJ and the Fed print equal amounts. Everyone, keep your eyes on the FX indices."
That certainly is the company line, isn't it? Lemme know how that works out for ya.
SW Richmond...
"Fool me 8 times, shame on you. Fool me 9 times... won't get fooled again."
You Only Live Twice... Oh Wait...
Loved the Bond girl in that one...but I pretty much loved all the Bond girls. My top favs are Sophie Marceau, Eva Green, Carole Bouquet, Jane Seymour...and of course Ursula Andress
Absolutely beautiful!
the choices are becoming ever more binary
yes, and ever more electronic
How does multiplying some electrons on Ben's office PC stimulate the outside wider real economy?!
Is there any science to back this magical alchemy up, or this another Krugmanesque wacko theory
It's theft sold as stimulation. The central planners want to be the ones controlling the distribution of your resources, simple as that.
Excuse my ignorance, but why is everyone destroying their currency, Looked what happed to the USSR
Looked what happed to the USSR
They screwed up Moscow so bad they decided to move to Wahington DC...gotta figure the second time's a charm.
They have to do something and currency de-valuation is the tried and tested way to "default" whilst benefiting the people who own the most assets ie the rich.
Paying off your debts and going bankrupt is for serfs.
they are not destroying them, they are spending them for political purposes. the process started in 1968 when we all still had a "as good as gold" USD global reserve currency that was convertible to gold (only for non-US entities), one million bucks for one ton of gold.
past 1968, the US had not enough gold to cover the dollars outside America (at that price). 1971 Nixon stopped the conversion because "ze bloody foreigners" were getting cold feet. since then we are engaged in a "currency war" that flares up a bit, from time to time.
foreign countries have all one problem: how to keep their economies intact during this decline. according to each country's strategy, this means "competitive devaluation rounds" as the situation compels them to do it. of course matching is political fun, then you can accomodate lots of extravagant wishes with this special tax/spending
simplified and in a nutshell
I guess that if the Bank of Japan was uncertain its mind was made up by the shocking industrial production figures highlighted below.
Japanese Industrial Production
We saw data released from Japan's METI today and this may well have added to the Bank of Japan's desire to act as the numbers were once again poor.
Industrial Production in September decreased 4.1% from the previous month, showing a decrease for the third consecutive month. It showed a decrease of 8.1% from the previous year. The index in September was 86.5(seasonally adjusted).
And we also got some detail on what had caused this.
Industries that mainly contributed to the decrease are as follows: 1.Transport equipment, 2.General machinery, 3.Iron and steel, in that order
Even if we try to make an allowance for the territorial dispute with China in the East China Sea these are weak numbers.
The trouble is that as the article goes on to point out Japan keeps trying this....
When you use QE to ease the dam problem the whole economy changes so that using QE becomes the new normal.
Does nothing but delay the day when the QE has to stop. Unless you are going to continue it forever.
" Japan's QE 9 Disappoints, Halflife Zero, Time For QE10 "
They took Timyas advise, peddle to the metal...
..or village idiots banging their heads against a brick wall as it's known in sane society
They obviously just need to go full blown retard and lauch QEternity to fix everything.
So when Japan was getting Fuc't in Fukushima, didn't Central banks around the world cooperate in various swaps and other maneuvers to keep the system afloat? Wonder what all will be done to "protect" us as NY goes down (if not out).
Why don't they make it like a gas pedal on a car. Or a joystick on a computer where they push it untill it has an effect. But if the effect is negative maybe it would make it more negitiver. They should start pumping it into the citizens accounts instead of the banks. Got my fingers crossed.
Yeah.....that's gonna happen.
So QE10 is just around the corner?! But then they want to suprise the market and intervene with some 18T Yen to re-create at least several minutes of halflife. Peak desperation in an otherwise broke country.
Looks like it could be a playground for High Frequency ^^
I've got a $100 Trillion bill from Zimbab that I can send them - that'll shock 'em !
Insanity = doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results = Japanese Monetary Policy = US Monetary Policy = Global Monetary Policy...
11 trillion yen is about 100 billion dollars.
half were purchases of JGB,s and the rest was corporates.
It's just a liquidity trap, as inerest rates are zero, these kinds of operations become very marginal, because you are buying at close to face anyways.
unles japan wants to go into negative interest and start pushing that, there is no impact.
what's really bad is that the day real inflation kicks in the whole mess collapses


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Mayor's Task Force on Anti-Human Trafficking
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
San Francisco Police Department, 850 Bryant Street, Room 500, San Francisco, CA
Attendees: Kathy Baxter (Child Abuse Prevention Center); Patrick Buckalew (Huckleberry House); Irene Casanova (Larkin Street Youth Services); Catherine Cousart (Human Services Agency); Denny David (LYRIC); Grace Fisher (Department on Status of Women); Kelly Gilliam (F.D. Homes/Nalls Foundation); Jill Jacobs (Family Builders); Minouche Kandel (Department on Status of Women); John Tsutakawa (Human Services Agency); Ana Villagrán (Juvenile Probation Department); Trenia Wearing (Police Department).
- Introduction & Agenda Review & Minutes Review
The meeting was called to order at 1:35 pm. Attendees introduced themselves and reviewed the agenda for the current meeting. Kelly Gilliam asked if the CSEC case review should be included on the agenda. Minouche Kandel responded that the case review is not part of the CSEC subcommittee and therefore is not included in the agenda. The agenda was approved. The group also reviewed the minutes from the April meeting. Kathy Baxter noted that there was a typo in the next steps section, which inaccurately stated that DCYF was putting together a RFQ. It was actually DPH. The minutes were approved with this amendment.
- Update on Emergency Response to CSEC
Ms. Kandel informed the group that, at the request of Diana Oliva-Aroche, she will be meeting with Ken Epstein to discuss whether the CSEC proposal could fit into the DPH crisis response teams. DPH re-issued the RFQ for the crisis teams, broadening the population to target adults and youth. DPH is holding a pre-proposal conference on May 30 from 4:30-5:30 pm, at 1380 Howard St, room TBD. Ms. Kandel invited attendees to participate in this conference to advocate for CSEC specific services. Under the current RFQ, it would be possible for a CSEC focused organization to apply in collaboration with another organization that could provide the broader services necessary for the crisis teams.
Ms. Kandel also reported that she met with the Department on the Status of Women's (DOSW) budget analyst about including the CSEC proposal in the City budget, but was told that this will most likely not be feasible. Therefore, DPH might be a more promising funding stream to explore.
John Tsutakawa asked whether the group thought it would be better for the CSEC response to be a standalone service or part of the DPH crisis team. Ms. Kandel responded that ideally it would be a standalone service, so the staff could focus solely on CSEC. The group agreed.
Ms. Kandel added the SAGE is applying for federal funding that could partially support the emergency response.
Lt. Wearing asked if the DOSW, in collaboration with service providers, could take the lead in applying to DPH's RFQ. Ms. Kandel said the DOSW does not qualify for the RFQ and its involvement would only dilute the funding as DOSW would receive part of the grant without providing direct services.
Ms. Baxter asked if agencies that are applying to the RFQ are equipped to work with CSEC. Ms. Kandel could not respond definitively, however she did report that DPH re-issued the RFQ to solicit more applications. Ms. Kandel thought this reflected DPH's willingness to incorporate CSEC-specific services. The DPH funding is also a good option because it does not hinge on City budgets.
Mr. Tsutakawa proposed approaching the Board of Supervisors for funding. Ms. Kandel said this was a possibility if an agency was willing to take the lead. Ms. Baxter noted that the Children's Fund is up for renewal. She said that they are in the process of negotiating an increase in funding, specifically for services targeting transitional age youth, which could be another funding source for the CSEC emergency response.
Mr. Tsutakawa reminded the group that the CSEC emergency response may be a long term project. In light of AB 2035, he thought this could potentially be funded by Child Welfare in the next few years. Ms. Kandel added that San Francisco's State Legislative committee supports AB 2035.
- Discussion/Creation of a CSEC Protocol
Ms. Kandel overviewed the discussion of creating a MOU at previous meetings, which illustrated the importance of establishing a county-wide protocol for responding to CSEC. The group reviewed protocols from Alameda County and Washington State as templates. Ms. Kandel proposed following the Washington State model, as it includes a general mission and principles as well as detailed roles for each agency. The group agreed to discuss the mission and core principles at the current meeting and then address the role of each agency at the next meeting.
Ms. Kandel opened the discussion by endorsing the Washington State mission statement, which describes goals similar to what the CSEC committee is already doing, and adding language that would be more appropriate for San Francisco. She proposed adding "inclusive of the diversity of San Francisco" to address the many different cultures represented in the City. Ms. Baxter also thought it would be beneficial to explicitly detail that CSEC will be served regardless of gender, immigration status, and other demographic characteristics.
For a core principle, Ms. Kandel believed it was important to include "Ensure that by benefiting one group another is not harmed," to address the concern of sex workers in San Francisco.
Ms. Baxter asked if the protocol would be statewide, as it is in Washington. Ms. Kandel responded that this protocol would only apply to San Francisco. However, the California committee to address CSEC is looking to create a model protocol for the State. Mr. Tsutakawa added that the State committee is conducting research this summer on the best models to create a protocol for testing next year. However, he did not believe San Francisco should wait for the state model. He also noted that it will be important to consider Child Welfare's changing role in relation to responding to CSEC if AB 2035 passes.
Ms. Gilliam informed the group that Sacramento is modeling its approach after Alameda. Ms. Kandel reminded the group that the committee liked certain aspects of Alameda's approach, but not the way it retains the CSEC in the juvenile delinquency system, treating them as criminals. Mr. Tsutakawa agreed that criminalization is an issue, but he was also concerned that the Juvenile Justice Center (JJC) is the only place that can effectively hold or contain CSEC for services.
Lt. Wearing echoed Mr. Tsutakawa's concerns about containment. She said the services that the JJC provides are essential for CSEC safety. Ms. Villagrán informed the group that Chief Nance is considering the creation of a waiver for CSEC so that they can interact with the District Attorney's office or law enforcement without being arrested.
Mr. Buckalew acknowledged the group's concern for the safety of CSEC, but reminded the group that the emergency response proposal for an organization like SAGE is meant to prevent CSEC from being sent to the JJC.
The group was concerned that without a dedicated facility, CSEC may still go right back to their pimps without getting the services they need. The specialized home at Edgewood was raised as an example of a failed attempt to do this outside the JJC.
Ms. Kandel reiterated the importance of this discussion, but wanted the group to focus on the mission statement for this meeting. The responding agency will be decided in the upcoming meetings. She appreciated that the Washington State mission statement acknowledges that the protocol raises difficult discussions between different perspectives and philosophies.
Ms. Baxter asked for clarification on the Department on the Status of Women's ("the Department") viewpoint. Ms. Kandel emphasized that the Department holds the CSEC meetings as a neutral party to facilitate open discussion. She welcomed suggestions for ways to improve as well as new members for inclusion.
Mr. Buckalew noted that the protocol should state that San Francisco will to the best of its ability also serve CSEC who are involved in the child welfare system of another county. Mr. Tsutakawa acknowledged that this will be complicated and more difficult if the CSEC are not dependents. Ms. Kandel proposed adding "to the extent possible, serve all CSEC located in San Francisco county" as a core principle. This would also address the concern of serving undocumented CSEC or unaccompanied minors.
Mr. David liked that the Washington State model outlined a theory of change for the protocol. However, he thought the last sentence of the mission statement should be a core principle instead.
The group discussed the age range that would define CSEC. It was noted that there would be difficulties with the way the law treats people over 18 years old as adults. Ms. Kandel proposed that services would be available until the age of 21. Ms. Baxter noted that the Children's Fund would support people until they were 24 years old. Ms. Kandel suggested that the protocol should serve those until they are 24 and refer to Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth (CSEY) instead of CSEC. The group agreed. The protocol will detail that "services available to youth up to age of 24" as one of the core principles.
Lt. Wearing informed the group that the Police Department is running operations in May and June to target sex trafficking hot spots. Operations consist of a team for rescuing CSEC, a team to arrest pimps, and a team to arrest sex buyers. Ms. Kandel asked if the operations are targeting youth who are commercially sexually exploited. Lt. Wearing responded that it is rare to find youth on these operations. However, if they find a CSEC, the child will be brought to the JJC and SAGE will be called.
Ms. Kandel refocused the discussion on the mission statement and core principles. She proposed adding "addressing the diverse communities as San Francisco" as a core principle and ending the mission statement after "holding their exploiters accountable". The group agreed.
Attendees agreed on the first sentence of the first core principle listed in the Washington model. Ms. Kandel acknowledged that the second sentence is contentious and will be discussed at the next meeting.
The group liked core principle b, but was concerned that it might not be feasible. This discussion will continue at the next meeting. In the meantime, Ms. Kandel asked each agency to look at the role of their agency in the Washington model and come to the next meeting with specific language about their role for the San Francisco protocol.
- Update on Involving Youth in the Committee
Ms. Kandel reminded the group that involving youth in the committee had been discussed at the April meeting. Since then, Ms. Kandel reached out to the Youth Commission and will meet with commission staff and a commissioner at the end of the month. However, she reiterated Mr. David's concern that the adding youth to the subcommittee might not be the most effective method for incorporating their voices. She added that Glenn Eagleson, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst at DCYF with expertise working with transitional age youth, will hopefully attend future meetings to discuss youth involvement. Ms. Cousart noted that the California Youth Connection has a Foster Care committee that could be good resource. Ms. Villagrán also reported that JPD has a juvenile advisory committee of youth that have been through the juvenile justice system.
Mr. Buckalew asked about accessing CSEC youth for involvement in the committee. Ms. Kandel responded that the group had previously discussed including a former foster care youth, a former CSEC, and a youth who had been through the juvenile justice system. Ms. Baxter noted that it would be great to include an LGBT youth perspective as well.
- Next Steps
The next agenda will focus on the protocol. Ms. Kandel also solicited suggestions for additional members that should be included in the CSEC subcommittee. The meeting adjourned at 3:07 pm.
Next meeting:
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
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In May I'm planning a tour from Victoria, BC to Port Hardy. Anyone have a route suggestion. Is it possible to take side roads that parallel the main highway ( which looks busy ). Any other suggestions? Rain gear of course
In May I'm planning a tour from Victoria, BC to Port Hardy. Anyone have a route suggestion. Is it possible to take side roads that parallel the main highway ( which looks busy ). Any other suggestions? Rain gear of course
You don't say if you're coming off the Ferry. Most of the roads leaving Victoria are busy. I've used the Craigflower Bay road to #14 to #1a to #1, although going straight to #1 is shorter. If coming off the Swartz Bay Ferry, take a right onto West Sannich Rd. (17A), turn right onto Finlayson Arm Rd. just before Millstream. Several kms. north, just past the small village of Malahat, you can turn left onto Shawnigan Lake Rd. Turn left at the end of Shawnigan Lake, keeping to the right of a railroad grade and then follow Cobblehill Rd. to the left and rejoin Hwy #1 (Island Hwy.) On the north side of Duncan, turn right onto Narcross Rd. and then very soon after, turn onto Bell Mckinnon Rd. which parallels the Island Hwy. (#1). Turn right onto #1A. Several kms along, take the Old Victoria Rd. off the right, returning to Hwy #1 (Island Hwy) at Ladysmith Bay. By now the traffic should be better, so stay on #1 (Island Hwy). As you approach Namino, ir might be better to take the bypass to the left (across from Cedar Fielding Rd.) because the traffic on the congested streets in downtown Nanimo is nasty. If you are in a hurry, stay on the Island Hwy all the way north, but if, like me, you want to experience all the varied towns along the waterway, take Hwy 1A. Most to the tour is easy. There is a long steep grade just north of Sayward, otherwise the grades aren't that bad.
Big Lew: Thanks for the detailed route, and yes I'll be coming off the ferry from Port Angeles. Thanks again
Here's an option you may want to consider:
It avoids the Malahat (long climb and lots of traffic) and most of the main highway.
I'd take the bypass around Nanaimo (there's a bike path that parallels the road), although the route through Nanaimo isn't too bad and part of it is on a bike path too. You can avoid some of the highway just north of Nanaimo by detouring through Lantzville and again through Nanoose Bay just south of Parksville. Highway 1A is much nicer than the main highway from Parksville north to Campbell River and I don't think you'll save much time by taking the main road. Virtually all of the services are on 1A including hotels and camping.
North of Campbell River there aren't too many services. Roberts Lake has (had?) a little store, there's a store, motel and camping at the Sayward junction , a store, motel and camping at Woss, then nothing until Port McNeill.
But since you're coming off the Port Angeles ferry, you will be landing at Victoria's Inner Harbour. Just get on the Galloping Goose (an off-street path) and watch for signs for Hwy 1 north. This will take you over the Malahat, which is not a difficult climb, and the left turn to Shawnigan Lk Rd is just before the summit. The alternative to the Malahat is the Mill Bay ferry out of Brentwood. Just get on Interurban (from the Goose), left where it ends, another left onto Wallace, then look for signs for the ferry when you reach civilization (just after the signs to Buchart Gardens - but don't turn left into the Gardens! Unless you want to see it, of course!).
I cycled from Victoria to Port Hardy last summer. Can't really add anything that hasn't already been said, with one exception. At the top of the hill coming out of Campbell River (maybe 10 miles) there is a great little restaurant called Sue's Kitchen (maybe Sue's Cafe). We didn't see any signs for it and it came out of nowhere but it was a wonderful surprise after climbing in the rain out of Campbell River. We didn't notice anything at Roberts Lake, although the locals said there were services there. Other than services at Sayward Junction (great little motel and camp ground) and Woss, there is nothing until Port McNeil.
http://www.randonneurs.bc.ca/VanIsle...oute-2010.html is a detailed route from south to north. Make sure to read carefully though, there is a section from Campbell River to Gold River on the west coast that adds considerable distance.


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There is online and phone tech support, IT managers, even Google to search out answers to technical problems. However, for missionaries in much of the world, this support can be virtually non-existent and when email, Skype and other forms of communication are cut off, it can be devastating to their work.
Mark 5 Ministries was founded by Eric Straw, Ph.D., an associate professor of computer science at Corban, to help missionaries needing technical help. In August, he took a 9-person team of computer, phone and tablet savvy volunteers to Willigen, Germany where they helped more than 100 missionaries at the Greater Europe Mission conference resolve technical problems and get the training they need.
It's mostly software fixes, but we have pulled machines apart and put them back together," Straw said. "We do what we can to get them running again."
Many of the conference attendees who needed help come from countries where it is illegal to share the gospel or to work as a missionary. Straw's team helps these "full-time servants of Jesus Christ" not only solve software problems, but also teaches them how to make their communications and data more secure.
The impact of the mission wasn't just felt by the missionaries at the conference, but also his by team members.
"It's not magic that is happening, but when we have missionaries who haven't been able to check their email for three weeks, they are frazzled," Straw said. "Once you crack that safe as it were and get the right combination, we can have both technicians and missionaries in tears at times because these breakthroughs are powerful."
Currently Straw is considering two additional volunteer missions in December, one with WorldVenture in Athens, Greece and another with Africa Inland Mission in Uganda. For more information about Mark 5 Ministries or to donate, click here.
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Memorable Mooberry Moments
When the Washington State track and field home meets moved a stone's throw north from Martin Stadium to the current location, the first meet held at Mooberry Track was a double dual meet between the men's teams from Washington State, Idaho and Montana, Sat., March 28, 1981. The WSU men dominated both Idaho (114-49) and Montana (126-29).
At this meet, senior Doug Nordquist (Brea, Calif.) high jumped 7-feet 2 1/4 inches (2.19m) which would stand as a record for the new stadium for only a few weeks until he bettered that mark with a school-record leap of 7-4 1/2 (2.25m) in dual wins against Oregon (86-77) and Idaho (124-35) April 18, 1981.
The tall (6-4) and lanky (180-pounds) Nordquist led a double-life on campus. He was also the drum major for the Cougar Marching Band and was equally at home gliding backward over the high jump bar as he was twirling the baton and leading the band at halftime of the WSU football games. Nordquist's high jump mark is currently tied for fourth-best in the WSU all-time records.
Nordquist was on the 1981 WSU men's track team that was named the top dual meet team in the nation by Track & Field News with 11 dual wins and no losses. Another member of that squad was Georges Kablan, a sprinter from the Ivory Coast. At the WSU/Oregon/Idaho meet Kablan ran a Mooberry Track record 100m dash time of 10.47 seconds. He also ran the third leg of the men's 4x400m relay with John Avognan, Jeff Ramsey, and Chris Whitlock that ran a stadium record of 3 minutes 7.47 seconds. This same relay team went on to run a school-record time of 3:07.12 at Corvallis in 1981.
Look for more Memorable Mooberry Moments in the coming weeks.