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A no-refusal drunken driving operation that occurred on the eve of Thanksgiving netted 14 DUI arrests in 14 county communities.
Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon said Tuesday that 17 police agencies participated, including Batavia, Elburn, Geneva, St. Charles, Sugar Grove and the Kane County Sheriff's Office. He said it was the largest number of agencies to participate in a no-refusal operation so far.
No-refusal operations are designed to hinder suspected drunken drivers from refusing to submit a breath test after a DUI arrest. Officers expedite the booking process and work with an assistant state's attorney to obtain a search warrant ordering that they provide a breath or blood sample.
If a suspected drunken driver refuses to submit a breath test after a warrant is obtained, the driver could face additional charges.
The most recent no-refusal operation was from 11 p.m. Nov. 21 to 3 a.m. Nov. 22. Three people initially refused to submit to chemical testing, and two people continued to refuse until they were told by police that a warrant would be obtained. One of those people submitted to chemical testing after a warrant was obtained.
The other person continued to refuse to submit to chemical testing, which resulted in an additional charge of felony obstructing justice.
McMahon said authorities chose to run the no-refusal operation the night before Thanksgiving because national data shows that night has a heavier concentration of drunken drivers. He said the goal of the no-refusal operation is to arrest no one, and no-refusal operations are publicized ahead of time to encourage people to arrange alternative ways to get home.
"I think people are getting the message," McMahon said. "The number of people who are charged with DUIs is going down."
He said he expects the total number of DUI arrests to be lower at the end of this year than last year.
He said he was pleased with the no-refusal operation and more likely will be planned in the future. County authorities have conducted 11 no-refusal operations since the initiative started in 2008. More than 100 impaired drivers have been charged since the operations have been in place.
"The consequences are real," said McMahon, adding the list of consequences ranges from lost employment opportunities to increased insurance rates. "They're all very real costs. In this economy, it magnifies the pressure people are put under."
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A no-refusal drunken driving operation that occurred on the eve of Thanksgiving netted 14 DUI arrests in 14 county communities.


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The 2012 elections could be the first in 20 years in which voters dump big numbers of both Republicans and Democrats
The latest Democracy Corps national survey, conducted by the Democratic polling firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, has numbers that should worry both Democrats and Republicans. The survey, conducted June 18-21 among 1,000 likely 2012 voters (with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percent) showed that those respondents were pessimistic about the direction of the country and disapproved of the job being done by House Republicans by a 2-to-1 margin, yet still gave them a 3-point edge overall in matchups for control of the House. Voters are unhappy with both parties as well as with the job members of Congress are doing.
Although conducted by a partisan polling firm and commissioned by Democracy Corps, a nonprofit started in 1999 by pollster Stan Greenberg and Democratic veteran James Carville, the series of polls is highly regarded among pros on both sides and its numbers did not downplay the threat that Democrats faced ahead of their electoral disaster last fall.
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Overall, 61 percent of likely voters surveyed said they believe that the country is on the wrong track, while only 28 percent said it is going in the right direction. Those numbers are close to the average for all 10 of the Democracy Corps surveys taken over the past 10 months. President Obama's job-approval ratings were upside-down this month, with 48 percent of interviewees disapproving and 46 percent approving. Since the first of the year, his approval/disapproval ratings have seesawed in a narrow range, although the disapproval numbers have not run quite as high as they did in the months leading up to the 2010 midterm elections.
Meanwhile, only 32 percent of those surveyed said they approve of the way Republicans in Congress are leading the House of Representatives; 60 percent said they disapprove. Those are the lowest approval and highest disapproval ratings of the five polls taken this year.
The survey also posed a series of "thermometer questions" that ask respondents to rate various people and institutions on a scale of zero to 100. The Republican Party had a mean score of 45.1, and the Democratic Party scored 46.3. Republicans in Congress came in at 43.8, and their Democratic counterparts averaged 44.1.
People interviewed on landline phones were asked the thermometer rating for their district's House incumbent (cell-phone interviewees cannot be segmented by congressional district), with the name of the lawmaker provided by the interviewer. Both parties' House incumbents fared better than the body as a whole: In the rating averages, Republicans edged out Democrats, 54.9 to 54.1. Individually speaking, President Obama scored 51.4; House Speaker John Boehner rated 47.2; and GOP presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney got 44.4.
However, just because a number is over 50 doesn't mean it's a good sign--they are only averages. Scores in the high 60s or better would be far more impressive.
In the Democracy Corps surveys, a hybrid variation of the generic congressional-ballot test question is employed. When interviewing people using landline phones, the pollsters name the district's incumbent (if he or she is running for reelection) and use "the Democratic candidate" or "the Republican candidate" in lieu of a name of an opponent. Using that model, Republicans had a 3-point edge overall, 47 percent to 44 percent, and led among the critical block of independent voters by 12 points, 48 percent to 36 percent. In the five Democracy Corps surveys conducted this year, Republicans have led in four, pulling between 45 and 48 percent in each poll, while Democrats have ranged from 44 to 46 percent.
In a presidential trial heat, Obama was tested only against Romney, the current GOP front-runner. In this latest June survey, Obama held a statistically insignificant lead over Romney, 47 percent to 45 percent. The president has held narrow leads in four out of the five Democracy Corps polls this year, with support levels ranging from 46 to 48 percent. Romney led in the April survey 48 percent to 44 percent; for the year, the Republican's numbers in the survey have ranged between 44 to 48 percent. In the June survey, Romney had a 2-percentage-point advantage over Obama among independent voters, 44 percent to 42 percent.
The recent downbeat economic data was also reflected in the poll. In late May, 42 percent of those surveyed said they thought the economy was improving, 31 percent thought it was getting worse, and 23 percent said it was "at bottom." This month, only 35 percent of respondents said they thought the economy was improving, while 37 percent thought it was getting worse.
This survey, like many others that we have seen in recent months, suggests that the volatility of the last three elections may continue. However, it may not manifest itself in a partisan manner with one party being punished and the other rewarded. Indeed, Americans do not seem to be in a mood to reward either side right now. The upcoming elections could be the first in 20 years in which incumbents wearing both red and blue jerseys are thrown out of office. The independent voters who swung sharply against Republicans in 2006 and 2008 and against Democrats in 2010 are still angry and still in the mood to lash out at somebody. The last real "out-with-them-all" elections were in 1992, right after the infamous House Bank and Post Office scandal.
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Great noses unite to uncork the secrets of their countries' best wine
WHEN the Chilean wine writer Eduardo Brethauer thinks of his home country, he conjures the soft tannins of the carmenere grape, the mineral flavours from vineyards planted by the Pacific Ocean and cabernet sauvignon grown high in the mountains.
"Imagine a skinny woman," he said. "Chile is a very long thin country … we have the influence of the sea from the one side and on the other we have the Andes.
"It's a very good balance between the very fruity flavours of the wines and also the freshness of the sea and the mountains."
Mr Brethauer is one of five wine experts who visited Australia last week to select the single best wine from each of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile and Argentina for this year's Five Nations Wine Challenge.
Seated among thousands of bottles at the contest's temporary headquarters in Concord, he said: "I'm looking for wines that have balance and freshness of mouth [that are] also profound."
Mr Brethauer joined judges Michael Fridjhon from South Africa, Fabricio Portelli from Argentina and Bob Campbell from New Zealand, as well as the Herald's wine writer Huon Hooke, to gaze at, smell and sip the top drops from across 16 classes, including sparkling, chardonnay, rose and merlot.
The men - all renowned wine experts - had nominated their own country's very best wines to be judged by their peers.
On Friday afternoon, they announced the top five: Australia's best was Xanadu Margaret River reserve chardonnay 2010; New Zealand, Akarua pinot noir 2010; South Africa, Stark-Conde Wines Three Pines cabernet sauvignon 2009; Argentina, Trapiche Single Vineyard Miralles malbec 2009; Chile, Polkura Block G+I syrah 2009. They were selected from a shortlist of 540 wines.
The final winner will be announced on October 26.
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In preparation for his Beyond mission, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano was at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, USA, in March 2019.
His training included working on a spacewalk, or Extravehicular Activity (EVA).
Luca already has two spacewalks under his belt but in 'building 9' of the Johnson Space Center, Luca worked with the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility and refreshed his skills on maintaining the US spacewalk suits called Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU).
The training is important as Luca has some spacewalks planned that will see him repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer AMS-02 particle detector. The dark-matter hunter was launched 16 May 2011 on Space Shuttle Endeavour mission STS-134. It records over 17 billion cosmic rays, particles, and nuclei a year. The results from AMS-02 have shown unexpected phenomena not predicted by cosmic ray models—and changing our understanding of the cosmos.
The mission was initially meant to run for only three years but has been so successful that its mission life has been extended. Three of the four cooling pumps however have stopped functioning and require repair.
A series of spacewalks are planned to replace the cooling system for the $2 billion instrument but they were never designed to be replaced in space.
The first spacewalk is intended to determine just how and where to intervene, and what tools will be needed for the process.
Luca will go beyond Earth's atmosphere when he returns to the International Space Station in 2019 as part of Expedition 60/61, alongside NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan and Roscosmos astronaut Alexander Skvortsov.
Luca was the first of the 2009 astronaut class to fly to the Space Station. His first mission Volare, meaning 'to fly' in Italian, took place in 2013 and lasted 166 days, during which time Luca conducted two spacewalks and many experiments that are still running today.


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The "Mimi Switch" or "Ear Switch," as it's called, could allow you to change the song on your iPod at a flick of the tongue, AFP reported.
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The "Mini Switch" uses headphones outfitted with infrared sensors to measure facial movements from inside the ear. The system then hooks up to a mini-computer to communicate with other devices.
Besides offering a cool new way to relish your sedentary lifestyle, the gadget also has more medically useful purposes, according to its inventor, Kazuhiro Taniguchi of Osaka University.
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NRA News Issues Correction For Report Blaming Bill Clinton For Navy Yard Shooting
NRA News host Cam Edwards issued a correction the day after after Breitbart.com's A.W.R. Hawkins claimed on his show that the mass shooting at Washington Navy Yard "happened because Bill Clinton mandated that" military bases "be gun-free zones." In truth, the policy cited by Hawkins to support this claim allows guns to be carried on military bases under a substantial number of circumstances and was actually enacted during the George H.W. Bush administration.
The myth that a Clinton-era policy was responsible for the shooting, which claimed the lives of 12 victims, was the centerpiece of right-wing media's failed attempt to establish that the Navy Yard shooting took place in a "gun-free zone."
Edwards issued a correction during his September 18 broadcast, citing a Media Matters blog that addressed Hawkins' claim, during a segment with Washington Times senior opinion editor Emily Miller. After Edwards acknowledged that the policy was enacted under George H.W. Bush, Miller said, "Then I've written that wrong too," and she added, "Are you sure that's correct before I change it too? ... Because I don't believe anything Media Matters says."
Hawkins' claim in a Breitbart.com article about the supposed Clinton-era policy originated from a 2009 Washington Times editorial that falsely stated, "Among President Clinton's first acts upon taking office in 1993 was to disarm U.S. soldiers on military bases." Miller promoted that editorial on September 17 on Twitter.
After Edwards issued the correction, Miller attempted to downplay the importance of whether Clinton disarmed members of the military, suggesting that Hawkins' claim was inconsequential to the "public's knowledge of the issues." In reality, Miller was just one of many right-wing media figures who seized on Hawkins' false claims to politicize the mass shooting in its immediate aftermath.
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EDWARDS: We've seen a lot of inaccuracies in reporting, and by the way I will own up to one that Media Matters called me out on. We had A.W.R. Hawkins on the program the other day talking about the directive, the [Department of Defense] directive that prevents military members from carrying side arms. Said it was from Bill Clinton. It was not. It was enacted in the George H.W. Bush administration. It was renewed in 2011.
MILLER: It was? Then I've written that wrong as well too.
EDWARDS: So we should correct the record. I think we've corrected the record on our Twitter feed but I hadn't done it on the show. That's, that's my--
MILLER: Are you sure that's correct before I change it too?
EDWARDS: That's what The Blaze had reported.
MILLER: I was going to say, because I don't believe anything Media Matters says.
EDWARDS: No, the directive was done in 1992, but I believe it was done before -- it was done during '92 so we think of Clinton, but it was still George H.W. Bush. And then it was renewed in 2011 during the Obama administration, but there you go.
MILLER: Alright.
EDWARDS: So, anyway, that's what I got wrong.
MILLER: Now here's the other thing, that's really huge [laughter] that really affects the public's knowledge of the issues and what happened on Monday. I'm being sarcastic.
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Normally when a cast member from MTV's "Jersey Shore" is spotted at a bar or club in the Chicago area, it's because they're making a paid appearance. But apparently that wasn't the case when Vinny Guadagnino, one third of "MVP," hit Vertigo in the Dana Hotel Sunday.
I'm told Vinny -- who has appeared at Enclave, V Live, Drink in Schaumburg , Zero Gravity in Naperville and Energy in Stone Park -- was simply there hanging out.
MTV alum Kristin Cavallari had dinner with friends Monday at RPM Italian. The former "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills" cast member tweeted "Girls night!! Yes at 6 pm…"
"Love in the Wild" host Jenny McCarthy dined with friends at Chicago Cut Steakhouse Wednesday. It was McCarthy's fifth time there in two weeks.
"I Love New York" contestant-turned-WWE Superstar David Otunga stopped by Harry Caray's Tavern at Navy Pier Monday with WWE Diva Alicia Fox. And like most celebrity guests who visit Harry Caray's, they posed for a photo with a statue of the famous Cubs announcer.
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Both are quality leaders with a proven track record of getting things done in elected office, have a real love and admiration for the borough of Queens and deep roots in public service.
Some people believe that ever since the Board of Estimate was eliminated in 1990 and the borough presidents lost the power to control hundreds of jobs, budgets and land use, that the office is a neutered post and a waste of taxpayer money.
But look at the job that Marty Markowitz has done in Brooklyn with his enthusiasm for the borough and his tireless promotion and message that Brooklyn isn't just an outer borough, it's the best borough. Over the years, the status of Brooklyn in the eyes of the rest of the nation and the world has risen immeasurably, and that is due in no small part to the work of Markowitz.
And the borough president does still get 5 percent of the annual budget to dole out as they see fit, so it's not necessarily as defunct an office as its reputation would have you believe.
Both Katz and Vallone have a unique set of skills and qualities that would make them excellent borough presidents. Katz has served in Borough Hall before under Claire Shulman, and her past experience as chair of the Land Use Committee in the City Council would serve her well in dealing with what is still one of the borough president's greatest responsibilities, and that involves working behind the scenes to bring about compromise.
Vallone, on the other hand, has been outspoken to say the least during his 12 years in the City Council. He's made issues like fighting graffiti and advocating for the police force - the type of quality-of-life issues that matter so much to the residents of Queens – a cornerstone of his political career. His priority has always been a safer Queens and a safer city.
He gets criticized for being too conservative on a number of issues, but you always know where he stands. If elected borough president, we have no doubt that Vallone will be that loud voice always advocating for the needs of the residents of Queens.
That is going to be essential with a new administration headed into City Hall. There are going to be new commissioners who might not understand the needs of Queens, as well as new budget priorities. Queens is going to need a vocal leader, and we think the best person for the job is Peter Vallone, Jr.
We weren't always sure that Vallone was completely sold on being the next borough president, but after several candid conversations with him, we believe that his heart is fully into this.
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Daily Slice: Il Corridore at Iggies, Baltimore
A different slice profiled each day.
Daily Slice gives a quick snapshot each weekday of a different slice or pie that the folks at the Serious Eats empire have enjoyed lately.
Arguably one of the most famous pizzas in modern American pizza lore is the Rosa at Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix, Arizona. The powerful combination of red onions, Parmigiano Reggiano, fresh rosemary, and pistachios has become a regular during home pizza making sessions at the Pizzablogger Household.
When I don't have time to crank out pies at home, which is most of the time lately, I head to Iggies for a thin crust pizza that, while not a copy of the Rosa, is highly evocative of the flavors of that pizza.
The Il Corridore ($15.95 for a large) is topped with red onion, mozzarella, parmesan and pistachios. Red onion and Parmesan are a great combination...slightly sweet and assertive red onion ponies up to the saltiness and slight nuttiness of the Parmesan, which is only accentuated by the nuttiness of pistachios. Those nuts are a great textural contrast as well.
The new gas fired deck oven at Iggies, which is always cranked to the max and sports an inch and a half of stone in the top and bottom of the oven, is able to cook thin crusted pizzas much faster than the older oven. I've clocked six pizzas on the official Blogger stopwatch....the pies cooked between 3:36 and 4:10. These quicker cooking times and additional top heat of the new oven do a better job of giving some crisp to the top crust and mitigates the denseness these rolled-out crusts experienced from time to time before the new oven arrived on the scene. In short, the pizzas at Iggies are now even better.
A tip for those of you who prefer the take and bake option from Iggies...get some fresh rosemary, roughly chop it and sprinkle it on top of half of the pizza before you slide it onto your pizza stone to see if you like it. The pungent, somewhat piney and resiny notes of the cooked rosemary really works well on this pie. Pair it with a piney, resiny Sierra Nevada Torpedo.
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Anyone have any clue when those T3 figs are supposed to drop? I'm dyingto get TX and Casket Totin' Arnie. Movies out in a week from today, and still no figs. Whats goin' on?
Brad, I'm not collecting them but I've seen the twins at Spencers and the Neo diorama at TRU the last two or three times I went. I've even spotted Trinity, though I've yet to find ALL the Matrix figures in one spot.If I can find the Alien Queen here in the States at TRU, that ***** is MINE.
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One of the hottest design spots in cool Helsinki has got to be Alvar Aalto-designed Restaurant Savoy, which Architonic had the pleasure of reacquainting itself with last week during Helsinki Design Week.
Opening in 1937, the venue is a true Scandinavian-modernist 'Gesamtkunstwerk', with Aalto and his wife Aino responsible for the space's ceiling and wall birch veneers, furniture and lighting. But by far its most famous detail is the 'Savoy Vase' (nowadays known internationally as the 'Aalto Vase'), whose undulating glass form has become a highly recognisable, small-scale metaphor for Aalto's work as a whole. Originally designed in 1936 for a competition organised by glass manufacturer Karhula-Iittala, the rights to the piece were acquired by the newly opened restaurant. (more…)


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China has executed eight people convicted on terrorism charges in the restive western region of Xinjiang, including three men authorities say were behind a deadly attack in the heart of Beijing in which an SUV ploughed through a crowd, state media reported.
Last year's attack, in which the driver died alongside his mother and wife as passengers as well as three bystanders, was a sign that the violence the government blames on ethnic Uighur separatists was spilling out of the far western region – home to the Muslim, Turkic minority.
The others who were put to death were convicted of attacking police stations, bomb making, murder and arson, the government-run Tianshan Net news portal reported Saturday evening.
The report did not say when the executions took place.
Beijing has blamed the deadly unrest on terrorism with overseas ties, but human rights groups say the Uighurs are suffering from repressive policies and practices.
All eight people executed had Uighur-sounding names.
China has promised to strike hard against attacks in Xinjiang after scores of people were killed earlier this year. Authorities have vowed swift actions and severe punishments, but Uighur rights groups have said the harsh measures would only further alienate the minority people and cause more resentment.


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David Twohy has confirmed what I've known all along, that most "director's cuts" are just extended cuts put together for the sole purpose of the Studio releasing another DVD and making some money off of it. Not sure it makes me happy to be right on this one.
The duo behind "Jack Brooks Monster Slayer" is moving on to a new project called "Shrine". It sounds like your basic "hikers get lost in shady European country" deal, and occult wackiness ensues. The news to me is that they're not working on a "Jack Brooks 2", although based on conversations I've had with Knautz I assume that they've just put that project on the backburner for now. I'll let you guys know when we have confirmation on that.
Robert Englund and Kane Hodder to star in 5 episode web series for FearNET called "Fear Clinic". The story follows a doctor (Englund) using controversial and potentially dangerous methods to help patients overcome their biggest fears. It will debut this October and is being directed by Robert Hall of "Laid To Rest" fame.
Matt Reeves talks about directing the "Let the Right One In" remake. He sounds like a big fan and genuinely into the material, but every director seems to know how to sing the right song when it comes to genre fans these days, so I remain skeptical.
Some magazine scans of the first real shots from "Jennifers Body", starring Megan Fox.
Ladies and gentleman, I give you, this year's "World's Ugliest Dog".
Coolio has been convicted on cocaine charges, and ordered to go to rehab. I wonder if they'll let him keep the wacky hair while he's there? We can only hope.
1882: Charles Guiteau, the assassin of President Garfield, is hanged. Tickets for the event went for as much as $300.


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Opinion: IRS's Bald Plunder
Leisure & Arts editor Eric Gibson on how the federal governments' heavy-handed regulation forced heirs of an art dealer to choose between giving a work of art away at no benefit or holding on to it for a hefty fee. Photo: John Wronn
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If you've traveled by air lately, you know that the glamor days of riding through the skies and zipping through airports are long gone. With massive crowds, security checkpoints and overbooked flights, today's airport experience can quickly turn into a hassle-filled scene that will leave you wondering why you ever wanted to fly in the first place. If you're careful, you can minimize the airport stress and turn it into a learning experience in budgeting your time and planning. Here are a few tips to keep your cool before takeoff:
Staying ConnectedWi-Fi hotspots at airports are convenient and allow you to chat with your friends and family, work on assignments and send emails. You can entertain yourself and play online games on your iPad while you wait. However, anyone around you can use the same signal to peruse your data files. If you use unsecured Wi-Fi connections frequently, consider subscribing to a security service, such as Lifelock, that will alert you to any unauthorized use of your personal information. Added peace of mind is always a plus, especially when you're headed for some rest and relaxation.
Arrive EarlyIt may sound obvious, but if you only do one thing to make your trip through the airport easier, allow plenty of time before your flight departs. Many things can delay your getting to the gate like traffic jams, long lines at check-in or at the security check point, or long airport corridors. Don't start your trip by running through the halls, worried about missing your flight. Instead, add an extra hour to your travel to the airport time. It's better to be safe than sorry when it comes to the airport.
Dress and Pack for SecurityMuch to the chagrin of travelers, TSA rules and procedures change frequently. Even if you just flew a couple of months ago, it pays to review the current security rules and requirements online before you pack and dress for your flight. Something else to consider: a new TSA program allows passengers who are traveling on one of several US airlines from one of 16 airports to sign up for Pre-Screen check-in. This allows qualified passengers to go through a special, fast-moving line at the airport.
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This is my "ten-point" comment
Arrive early at least 4 hours prior to you flight if you don't want to miss your flight very crowded airport and the staff very slow specially TSA,they don't care if you miss your flight


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February 2 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Xin Yi Liu He Quan: Integrating Heart and Mind Through the Ten Animal Shapes
Xin yi liu he quan, popularly know as the "Ten Big Shapes (xing)," is one China's oldest internal power practices. With regard to internal development and strengthening the body, its methods are entirely unique. It is an extremely effective means of self-cultivation.
Instructor Peng Shuishen, from Shanghai, China, was tudi (disciple) to Xie Wenqiu who was tudi to Shun Shao Fu. He hosts an open practice based on Xin Yi, Tai Chi, Qi Gong and other Chinese martial arts at the Old Oak Dojo from 8-10 AM on Sundays. You are welcome to arrive and depart on your own schedule.
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
The American Dream…
The American Dream - Part 2:
Weekend Open Thread...
Friday, January 7, 2011
Morning Update/ Market Thread 1/7
Equity futures fell sharply on the Employment Situation Report, but have bounced back to roughly even prior to the open. The dollar is down slightly, bonds are roughly flat after rising on the report, oil is higher, and gold is close to break-even.
The headline number came in considerably less than expected at 103,000, with a private payroll of 113,000 (180k expected), and the headline (trumped up) rate falling to 9.4%. Below is the entire BLS report:
Employment December
Here's Econoday's take on the report:
Today's report was mixed with payroll jobs underperforming and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropping. Unfortunately, the payroll number is more credible and the rate decline is likely an aberration. Overall payroll employment in December gained 103,000, following a revised 71,000 rise in November and a 210,000 boost in October. The December advance came in significantly below analysts' estimate for a 160,000 gain. However, the October and November revisions were up net 70,000. Private sector payrolls increased 113,000 in December, following a 79,000 advance the month before. The consensus expected an 180,000 boost.
For the latest month, strength was in private service-providing jobs which rose 115,000 after an 84,000 increase in November. Good-producing jobs declined 2,000, following a 5,000 decrease in November. In December, manufacturing grew 10,000; construction fell 16,000; and mining rose 3,000. Government jobs fell 10,000, following an 8,000 dip in November.
Within private services for December, leisure and hospitality increased by 47,000 while health care rose 36,000. Also, professional & business services gained 7,000 and were led by temp hiring, up 16,000.
The drop in government jobs was led by a 20,000 fall in local government, with non-education declining 12,000. Federal employment increased 10,000 while state government jobs were unchanged.
Wage inflation remains anemic. Average hourly earnings in December edged up 0.1 percent, following no change the previous month. The December number matched the market median forecast for a 0.1 percent increase. The average workweek for all workers was unchanged at 34.3 hours, equaling expectations.
On a year-ago basis, overall payroll job growth improved to up 0.9 percent in December from up 0.7 percent the prior month.
Turning to the household survey, the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 9.4 percent from 9.8 percent in November. Analysts had called for 9.7 percent. The rate declined in part due to a notable drop in the labor force, suggesting the unemployment rate will rebound when discouraged workers return.
Today's report clearly is disappointing and takes some wind out of the sails of the consumer sector. While many indicators have been strengthening, the lack of improved momentum in the labor market will likely constrain overall resurgence for the economy. On the news, equity futures eased, the dollar dipped, and interest rates slipped.
As they mentioned, the Household Survey data produced a very large drop in the rate, falling from 9.8% to 9.4%. This part of the report was better than expected but once again is being fudged lower with large reductions in the size of the workforce – the "participation rate" dropped by .2%, which is a very large drop. The population of the United States is now over 310 million, and is growing at a rate of 1%. That means that 3.1 million jobs must be created each year just to keep up with that growth, that's 258,000 jobs each month. Anything less than that means that the economy is net losing jobs, which we still are.
The number of "discouraged" workers increased dramatically in this report, rising by 389,000 in just one month!
As expected, the Birth/Death model adjustment was very close to last year's, adding 24,000 artificial jobs:
Fooling with the size of the workforce produces many distortions in the report. When we go and look at the "Alternative Measures" table, we find that U-6 (the measurement most closely resembling true unemployment) actually ROSE from 16.3% to 16.6% when not seasonally adjusted, but FELL from 17.0% to 16.7% with those adjustments.
Note, however, that U-3 fell in both categories. That is just one result of simply saying that the workforce is shrinking because there are so many "discouraged" workers and so we just won't count them anymore!
That's nice, and it gives the media something to fool the masses with, a "low" and "improving" 9.4% rate! Party time, massive hiring is coming this year! (Suckers!)
According to ShadowStats, true unemployment is over 22%:
Our economy is marketing driven. It must be all good all the time or it just won't sell. We're all hucksters now, we don't care about making or doing something well or innovative, all we care about is that the numbers keep growing and as a society we'll do anything to make it appear that it is – even if it isn't. Thus we are a mass delusional society, one that history is going to spank severely for our complacency.
Consumer Credit is released at 3:00 Eastern.
The market looks to me like a marathoner who is about to fall down just before reaching the finish line. The internals are getting worse as the market moves higher, not better. Divergences are historic in size and across all time frames. Yet we know that the market isn't real, there are POMOs every single day to keep the illusion of growth alive. This illusion is going to end, I can guarantee you that, I just cannot tell you exactly when. If you are an "investor," a part of your job before letting go of your hard earned cash is to perform due diligence. If you do that for most equity and debt market investments today, I believe that you will find FRAUD that underlies most and thus valuations are extreme when the fraud is removed. Owning something based on a fraudulent value simply is a sure way to get bit eventually. It's sad, but it's the state of America today – top to bottom, all levels of government, and in corporate America too, especially the entire financial sector and particularly in any company that is really a financial in disguise, like GM and GE.
Marketing and fraud, right on down the line:
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Morning Update/ Market Thread 1/6
Equity futures rose overnight but fell back to just above level on release of the Weekly Jobless Claims Report. The dollar is slightly higher, bonds are slightly higher, while most commodities including oil and gold are lower.
The Monster Employment Index fell during the month of December to 130 from November's 134. That is the opposite of what the ADP data showed yesterday, here's Econoday's short take:
The Monster employment index fell four to 130 to indicate slowing volume of online recruitment in December. The report notes state and local government hiring continues to slow.
As I noted yesterday, the government is now leading the layoff trend, they are certainly not adding workers and with Republicans now under pressure to control the deficit large hiring is nowhere to be seen despite the media hype.
Meanwhile this week's Jobless Claims prove that last week's report was an anomaly… but we already knew that because the unadjusted numbers rose significantly last week as they did once again this week! Last week's report came in at 388,000 (revised higher again) and the adjusted headline number came in at 409,000 this week, putting the figure back above the psychological 400k milestone. Remember, any figure over 350k shows that jobs are being lost, heck, we're still not even breaking even despite all the hype. And the unadjusted claims rose by 52,038 in the past week, bringing the total up to 577,279! How in the world they are able to adjust out nearly 170,000 claims is beyond me. Here's Econospin trying to convince themselves that's everything's okay:
Jobless claims haven't been too bumpy this holiday period, moving convincingly lower. Claims did rise to 409,000 in the January 1 week yet follow the prior week's 391,000 for the second best reading of the recovery (prior week revised from 388,000). The four-week average is telling the story, down 3,500 in the week for a 410,750 level that is down nearly 20,000 from a month ago.
Continuing claims also continue to move lower, down 47,000 in data for the December 25 week to 4.103 million. The four-week average of 4.123 million is trending about 100,000 lower from a month ago. The unemployment rate for insured workers is unchanged at 3.3 percent.
Jobless claims data, not to mention ADP's big call, are signaling solid strength for tomorrow's big employment report.
Delusional is all I can say regarding their comments if they actually believe their own drivel.
And how does Bloomberg spin this news? Why into a positive headline, of course; "Fewer Jobless Claims Filed in U.S. Over Past Month as Labor Market Revives." LOL, note how they took a negative report and spun it into a positive by incorporating last week's rogue data? Hell, all the data is rogue, this week is even worse.
Change? Here's your change nearly three years after we learned that Goldman was selling bad debts while simultaneously betting against the very "investments" they were selling:
Goldman Sachs Says It May Sell, Hedge Facebook Stake
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. clients considering whether to buy shares in closely held Facebook Inc. should take heed: Wall Street's most profitable securities firm could unload its own holdings without letting them know.
In the last sentence of a one-page investment profile sent to private wealth clients, the firm explains: "GS Group may at any time further reduce its exposure to its investment in Facebook (through hedging arrangements, sales or otherwise), without notice to the fund or investors in the fund."
Now that's CHANGE you can believe in! A lousy note at the end of an investment profile… no kidding, buyer beware. My take is that anyone buying anything whatsoever from Goldman Sachs is suffering from a serious case of failing to do their due diligence. And the same goes for buying any equity in the current "market."
Not to worry, state revenue for 2009, the Census Bureau reported, only fell by a measly 31%! I'm sure that 2010 was much better right? I just received notice that the tax value on my home fell by about 8% for 2011, so I'm sure governments will be collecting more this year! Ooops…
McHugh is running an Elliott Wave count showing we are possibly very near completion of the end of wave 5 at this time. One way or the other we are long overdue for a serious correction and I believe one will begin soon. I do note, however, that bonds have still not reached their strong support zone, and further declines in bonds can help to levitate equities. And don't forget, a POMO a day keeps the correction at bay!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Morning Update/ Market Thread 1/5
Equity futures fell overnight and are struggling to get back to even on an overly optimistic ADP Private Payrolls report. The dollar is much stronger, bonds are weaker, oil and gold are both adding onto yesterday's large losses.
I keep seeing and hearing how the economy is improving, the economy is improving! But if that's truly the case, then when is the liquidity going to be pulled? When do we stop POMOing every single day? Not to mention when and what happens if interest rates return to even middle-run historic levels? Uh-huh. The patient, I'm sorry to report, is still in critical condition living only on life support. Pull the plug on the support and then we'll see what condition the patient truly is in. Mark assets to market and the patient dies instantly. The rest is simply talking about what color the flowers are going to be at the funeral. When this patient dies, it will most certainly not be unexpected, so if you haven't got your grieving out of the way, you are behind those who understand how this cancer has metastasized.
The hypocritical Mortgage Banker's Association says that Purchase Applications fell .8% in the prior week. Remember, they no longer report base numbers but we know that applications are very near all-time historic lows… still. Here's Econoday:
Purchase applications slipped 0.8 percent in the December 31 week, only slightly offsetting a 3.1 percent gain in the prior week. Despite the prior week's strong gain, purchase applications were mixed during December, offering no better than flat indications for home buying activity. Refinancing applications rose 3.9 percent in the latest week vs a 7.2 percent drop the week before. The composite index rose 2.3 percent vs a 3.9 percent decline in the prior week. The average 30-year mortgage is back near five percent, up nine basis points to 4.93 percent.
The Challenger Job-Cut Report came in at 32,004 for the month of December, this is down from November's 48,711. Remember, this is for the month of December, and it is for corporate layoff announcements only, not governmental. The private sector has been slashing jobs for at least three years, the government stepped in and overextended themselves and now it is the government that is in must contract mode, and we're seeing that in the jobs numbers. Here's Econospin:
Fewer layoffs are being announced, in fact the fewest since June 2000 according to Challenger's count which fell to 32,004 in December vs November's 48,711. The drop confirms improvement underway in jobless claims where fewer are receiving benefits. Whether fewer layoffs, however, are corresponding to new hiring will be answered in Friday's employment report.
It is the ADP report that sets market expectations for Friday's report. It is notoriously wrong, just flash back to the past couple of months where ADP was overly optimistic and it incorrectly set market expectations higher. For December ADP is claiming that 297,000 Private Jobs were created, a leap above the 93,000 that were supposedly created in November. This caused a huge ramp in the futures, a large rise in the dollar, and a large drop in the price of bonds. Here's Econoday:
ADP is calling for a gigantic 297,000 surge for December private payrolls, a gain that is far outside high-end expectations. The dollar is moving higher as are interest rates in reaction to the estimate.
What no spin? No "the economy is saved?" Very disappointing, I know they can spin better than that! Personally, in years of watching these reports I have found that the ADP report just doesn't equal what the government propagates so I've always been puzzled when the market reacts to this report. When guessing what the Bureau of Labor Statistics will do I find it more helpful to look at the size of the prior year's Birth/Death Model adjustments for a guide – however, keep in mind that last month they announced changes to this model. But if this December is anything like last year's, there will be a medium sized addition due to this very incorrect model that they used last year to add 25,000 phantom jobs. Last month was a negative month in which they made corrections, and note that the large corrective month comes next when the numbers for January are reported - January will likely disappoint:
Thus I would expect that December's report will indeed show improvement and that the number may be fairly close to the consensus number which is looking to see 140,000 Private Payroll Jobs added. Of course that number is meaningless as well, but it's what we have.
The Non-Manufacturing ISM is released at 10:00 Eastern this morning.
There were many hammer candlesticks created by yesterday's market action including a large top-like hammer on the XLF and an inverted hammer on the VIX. In a non-POMO market those would need to be taken seriously as a possible reversal indicator, but in this holographic market I certainly wouldn't bet the farm on one actually occurring. Prices are still rising in what appears to be a wave 5 formation, part of a large rising wedge, divergences aplenty.
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Morning Update/ Market Thread 1/4 – The Banks Own it All…
Equity futures are slightly higher this morning still advancing within the rising wedge that most likely contains wave C:
Still as divergent and overbought as ever. Note that the stochastic is descending against rising price and that the RSI is divergent from the prior high. Of course none of that matters in the face of billions every single day in POMO as there is this week. Keep in mind, however, that the first week of January has a tradition of being strongly bullish as a setup to later declines.
Factory Orders are released at 10:00 Eastern this morning while Motor Vehicle Sales will be released throughout the day.
The dollar is roughly flat this morning but oil and gold are under pressure, gold appears to have put in a small double-top in the $1,430 area and may need to consolidate to get over what is most assuredly attempts by the banksters to cap it least their ill deeds be seen in full living color – they won't be, there are obviously no adults present to keep the bankers in check.
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Obama Said to Consider Daley for Top White House Post
Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is considering naming William Daley, a JPMorgan Chase & Co. executive and former U.S. Commerce secretary, to a high-level White House post, possibly as his chief of staff, people familiar with the matter said.
Such a move, which is still under discussion and which White House officials wouldn't confirm, would bring a Washington veteran -- and someone with strong business ties -- into the administration as Obama enters the second half of his term. The president is faced with a Republican majority in the House of Representatives and is trying to accelerate the U.S. economic recovery while addressing the budget deficit.
Daley, 62, who typically responds to questions, didn't return two messages seeking comment left on his cell phone yesterday or a phone call to his office and an e-mail sent to him today. White House officials declined to discuss the matter.
"I'm not going to comment on personnel speculation," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said in an e-mail.
As he remakes his staff at the midway point of his presidency, Obama also is seeking to address complaints from some executives that the Democratic administration is anti- business. Daley is JPMorgan's Midwest chairman and the bank's head of corporate responsibility.
That's right… let's put a JPMorgan executive in as the Chief of Staff, Obama's right hand man. Now tell me that Obama's not completely owned by the banks.
As far as being anti-business, this Administration is anti-business only in their socialist attempts to put down the discontent that would surely otherwise have bankers swinging from lamp posts should Emergency Unemployment benefits and food stamps for 42 million Americans not be preventing soup kitchen lines that would put the Great Depression to shame in their scale. What the people have yet to figure out is that he is very pro BANK, it is the puppet master banks who are sticking other corporations with their socialist agenda, that is how they keep the revolution down.
JPMorgan's "bank's head of corporate responsibility?" Ha, ha, now that's a good JOKE. I'm sure that this position is all about covering up the ongoing shell games, hiding their accounting gimmicks, and convincing people that black is really white as they commit one fraud upon the people after another. Simultaneously, they are spending millions on slick advertising on the boob tube to numb people's minds to the fact that JPMorgan is world's largest holder of derivatives and basically own the government, a feat accomplished by simply printing money from nothing and using that money to buy and to twist the law. The same money is what gets officials elected at the national level, without it an adult politician cannot rise. This is why the only way left to fix it is for the people to rise up.
Note Daley's transition from government to bank and then back to government. Our government and banking system have become one in the same. Don't believe it still? Here comes the "cure" for Forclosurgate:
Reuters article:
The attorney-general group expects to reach five separate agreements with the five largest servicers, the news agency said, quoting Miller, who heads the multi-state probe.
Miller could not be immediately reached for comment by Reuters outside regular U.S. business hours.
The other three large servicers are Citigroup Inc (C.N), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) and Ally Financial Inc.
The group has had at least one face-to-face meeting with representatives from all five of the largest banks and will reach individual settlements rather than a global agreement with the servicers, Bloomberg reported.
Mortgage servicers have come under fire in recent months for abuses of the foreclosure process.
All 50 state AGs formed a joint probe in October to investigate the use of "robo-signers" in foreclosure proceedings.
Ally Financial, Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo could not be immediately reached for comment by Reuters outside regular U.S. business hours.
And there you have it. The rule of law is first ignored, and then when exposed to the light of day it is bought and paid for when an "agreement" is reached which will undoubtedly provide money to the complaining states and will ex post facto create a new law that makes their FRAUD legal just like it never happened. And the best part for them is that the money they are using to "agree" comes from nothing whatsoever – no productive effort on their part. That's because they STOLE the PEOPLE'S right to own their own money system.
Yet as this five year chart of the XLF shows, the market knows what the financials are really up to. In fact, despite all the hype and all the trillions spent to keep them on life support, they have STILL failed to exceed even a 38.2% retrace of the decline since the '07 top. The poorest performing sector there is, again despite the hype. That is because the system is saturated with debt and it has yet to be unsaturated, all efforts to date are simply to hide, not to truly change anything:
And as tired as I am writing about their endless illegal shenanigans, I know that STILL they are losing it and they will lose control, it is already lost. I know that because mathematically their con game simply no longer works, it requires larger and larger sums. All money printing schemes end eventually and they end badly, especially for the people when they do. The people have needed to find their spirit, but so far have been placated with lies and cheap goods stolen from overseas.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Morning Update/ Market Thread 1/3
Welcome to the first trading day of 2011! The first week of the New Year is typically bullish, so don't be surprised to see further rallying within wave 5 up. Wave 5 should be nearing completion within the next couple of weeks in order to remain in proportion to waves 1 through 4.
Equity futures are higher this morning with bonds significantly lower (higher interest rates), the dollar is slightly higher, oil is setting new recent highs above $92 a barrel, while gold is higher too, pressing $1,420 an ounce.
There was another very small movement in the McClelland Oscillator on Friday meaning that odds are high a large price move is occurring today or tomorrow. Also note that the Bollinger bands are necking down against price in several of the indices as well as the VIX. That usually presages a large directional move as well. Also of interest in regards to the Bollingers is that the SPX closed right on the upper Bollinger in the monthly timeframe.
At 10:00 Eastern this morning the Manufacturing ISM and Construction Spending are released. The rest of the week will be fairly steady as well, culminating in the Employment Situation Report this Friday.
My take on the markets for this year is that should the "Fed" be able to keep the liquidity to the market artificially pumped up, then higher stock prices will be WORSE for the REAL economy than would lower stock prices! We're already seeing skyrocketing commodities, oil and gas are shooting higher, and that's absolutely going to destroy the quantity of REAL consumer goods that can be purchased. Thus reality, in my opinion, is once again exactly the opposite of the "conventional" wisdom espoused by the "Fed." Should they stop owning the markets, then prices will fall and that's exactly what will allow the economy to eventually move forward. Should they not abandon the money pumping route immediately then the economy will be in, and is already in, very grave danger.
Interest rates moving up is normally a sign that a new positive economic cycle has begun. I believe that in this case it is not a positive sign, it is a negative sign. The "Fed" is pumping money into the system to keep rates low… rising rates works against them, they have trillions in short term debts to roll. So do consumers and businesses. That makes what happens to rates very important in this debt saturated economy. Should rates continue to rise, then housing prices will also remain under increasing pressure as well.
This makes the TLT and TNX charts important to watch again. TLT (the 20 year bond fund) has made a dramatic move lower over the past couple of months. People like Bill Gross are saying that there is further movement to come, and this weekend Marc Faber said it was flat out "suicidal" to own long term bonds.
That makes what happens next in the bond world very important. Below is a weekly chart of TLT, you can see that price is heading back down to support once again that is in the 87 to 90 region. Should price break below that region, that will be our clue that much higher rates are on the way:
Again, I want to emphasize that a rising stock market at this juncture is NOT healthy for the economy. Wages will not keep up with continued price pressure, and those who are on fixed incomes will be in grave danger.
The route taken is and has been a choice. The decision makers are all located at the "Fed," they are the private banks. They are acting in THEIR best interest, not yours. It's quite obvious to me that they will continue on the path they are on until they blow themselves up and take all of us with them. We're idiots for not removing them from power a long time ago. This year and the immediate years that follow are going to bring great upheaval be it with an initially rising stock market or with a falling stock market. The path will be determined not by us, but by those special interests. The ultimate destination, however, is a mathematical certainty – that destination is the destruction of our currency and it is our money system that underlies all of the economy and markets.


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They say there is a first time for everything! And after last Thursday's big snowstorm I have to agree.
I grew up in the hills of north Missouri, where driving a car is a second language. I remember taking my driver's test at age 16. The highway patrolman who conducted my test (patrolmen did it in those days)gave me a 99.5 percent and he said it would be 100 percent, but the Highway Patrol doesn't give perfect scores.
I drove to school and to work and never ever missed an hour of work because of the weather. If you've ever driven the winding hills of Highway 11 between Kirksville, Mo., and Baring, Mo., you'll remember it as probably the most difficult road to drive in Missouri, particularly when it's raining, snowing, or sleeting.
I always remember Christmas Eve, 1966, when I was an editor and reporter for the Kirksville Daily Express. A big storm much like the one last Thursday was moving in. I told the staff we were going to press early and anybody who wanted to get home, I'd get them there. A foot was already on the ground when I headed for Lancaster, Memphis, Greensburg and then home in time to pick up family members and get to midnight Mass in Edina.
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So last Thursday when I couldn't make it to work during the big snow, it was sort of an embarrassment. We had a foot of snow in northwest Cass County, but my daughter and I have this huge Ford truck that can go anywhere. It pulls horse trailers the size of semi units. It's never ever been stuck anywhere.
But last Thursday we found ourselves stuck in more than a foot of snow trying to get out the driveway. It would not budge. We got the big tractor and tried. Still no luck. So for what seemed like an eternity, we dug and dug snow until we could budge.
The next big challenge was the front gate to our property. It was sealed shut by more than a foot of ice and snow. It took forever to get the gate open. The highway that laid in front of us looked pretty bad, but the city was in a state of emergency and I was needed to be on the air on Channel 9. We were finally on our way.
We looked barely a hundred feet down the road and two semi's were jackknifed. Another vehicle had plowed into them. A sheriff's officer told us it'd be four or five hours before it can be cleared. The road was closed. We got back in our car, headed back to the house, and I called the station, "I won't be there. For me it's a snow day." The first time I've missed work because of weather in more than 40 years! There's a first time for everything.
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