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• Who is Gamer Bling?
Gamer Bling is a veteran of the RPG trenches. He started work on his first adventure (which was eventually published) around about 1985. He freelanced for several different companies on a bewildering variety of game lines. He even won an Origins award or two.
Now that he has been exiled into the eternal torment that is the TCG industry, he looks back with longing at the dozens—nay, hundreds of dollars he used to make as a freelance writer. He realized that the only way he could revisit the halcyon days of his wasted youth would be to unleash his inner curmudgeon and review keen stuff for fun (if not profit).
He has a wife, known as The Official Gamer Bling Companion, plus a daughter called Gamer Bling Expanion #1 and a son called Gamer Bling Expansion #2. He also has a few self-mobile accessories known as a cat and a dog, and a Gamer Bling Monthly Access Fee which has also been described as a mortgage.
He is a member of the RPG Bloggers network, and they are mightily happy to have him, you can be sure. No, really. Quit laughing.
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That person happened to be jim pinto. You can tell jim is an artist because he doesn't use capital letters in his name. He'd call himself, "the graphic artist that was formerly known as Jim Pinto," but the joke only works in writing. And even then, those who txt msg all the time wouldn't even note the lack of capitalization, and the wit of the name would be lost. Much like Gamer Bling's train of thought happens to be at the moment.
Suffice it to say that jim created Gamer Bling's logo, chose the colors, and created the frames that alert you whenever Gamer Bling chooses to put a picture in to disrupt his deathless prose.
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Hot off the presses. Here it is! The cover for The Burning Man, released in paperback and e-book in September 2015. I promise that this psyche thriller featuring lead character, FBI agent/forensic pathologist, Dr. Catherine Powers, will have you flipping though the pages from the very first paragraph until the surprise ending.


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Permanent Endowed Funds
An endowment fund is a permanent, self-sustaining source of funding in support of a particular community need or social cause. Endowment assets are invested and professionally managed, and each year a portion of the fund's earned income is distributed in support of the Fund's cause or purpose. In this way, an endowment fund can grow and provide support for its designated purpose in perpetuity. When you establish an endowment fund, you create a permanent legacy for your cause, your loved one, and your community.
An endowment fund with a Community Foundation means that all the administration, legal, accounting, investment, and governance responsibilities that come with an endowment are taken care of, and you can focus on what matters most to you – your giving.
CFPEI staff make setting up an endowment fund, that you can make ongoing charitable receipted donations to, a simple process. We have a 'user-friendly' approach which strives to makes it easy for donors to meet their philanthropic goals in those areas that most matter to them. The CFPEI recognizes that for many people their charitable and philanthropic goals can be highly personal, reflecting one's values, hopes and traditions.
Anyone can create an endowment fund with the CFPEI. We work with donors to establish endowment funds that support Island people and communities now and into the future. The process is 'donor focused'; individual donors are provided with a range of endowment giving and granting options. You can be directly involved in decisions about grants or, with your goals in mind, your CFPEI team can determine how your gift will be granted.
When a prospective donor wishes to establish an endowment or make a donation to a community cause or project, CFPEI staff will help you:
- Explore and define your philanthropic causes and goals
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- Specify the intended beneficiaries of your gift (i.e. individual, organization or community, youth, seniors)
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- Name your fund (donor or family name, individual memorial, anonymous)
Once all the above details are discussed and fully agreed upon, CFPEI staff will prepare a written agreement containing all important details and instructions for final donor review and signature. Fund holders will receive annual fund updates to help donors track the progress of the fund and the grants made from it.
Funds that are provided by donors to charitable organizations directly, rather than being deposited into the pooled funds set up at the CFPEI as endowed funds, are processed through a Flow-through Fund account.
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Hosted Organization Fund
The CFPEI provides a Fund Hosting service to CRA qualified organizations wanting to relieved of the responsibilities of investing their own reserve funds. Although the CFPEI informs the Host Organization annually of the amount which would be available by the CFPEI granting policy, the fund remains the property of the Host Organization and may be drawn down in part or in whole at any time.
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Buckfast Butterflies & Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary
Type:Animal Collection
Tel: 01364 642916
Guide Prices
Adults £8.50
Senior Citizens £7.50
Children 3-15 years £6.50
Family 2 adults or 2 seniors
plus two children £26.50
See our website for admission prices and Joint return tickets to Totnes with South Devon Railway
Welcome to the Buckfast Butterfly Farm and Dartmoor Otter SanctuaryA friendly south Devon attraction, ideal for a family day out
We are a small, friendly and very different visit for all the family. Run by a small dedicated team we aim to make your visit educational and fun. You can enjoy and learn about our tropical butterflies in the specially designed habitat of which you become part. You not only see the butterflies but feel the rainforest atmosphere that they enjoy as you see their amazing life cycle unfold.
In the Otter Sanctuary there are three species of otter to see, our native British otter, the playful Asian short clawed otters and the large North American river otters who love to show off. Our keeper is on hand to explain all about the otters to visitors, some are here for breeding, some for retirement, some just for fun and some because they are unsuitable to be returned to the wild.
Our mission is...
"To be a proactive contributor to the preservation of the wildlife of the planet with particular focus on otters and butterflies"We aim achieve this by...
The sustained breeding of and rehabilitation of otters and butterflies in our care.
Raising awareness through community education to the widest possible audience.
Instigating and facilitating appropriate research to improve our animal's welfare.
Supporting and encouraging the conservation of species within their natural habitats.
Providing an interesting and thought provoking visit for all ages
Make sure to bring your camera.
We have free parking, a cafe and picnic areas. If you're looking for things to do in Dartmoor, Devon, this unique attraction is a hidden gem.
Map & Directions
Road Directions
The Butterfly Farm and Otter Sanctuary is situated just outside the southern border of Dartmoor National Park between Exeter and Plymouth and is easily reached just off the A38 Devon Expressway at the Dart Bridge junction.
Opening Times
* The Butterfly Farm and Otter Sanctuary is open daily from 10am to 5.00pm at this time of year.
The feeding times at 11.30am and 2.00pm and 4.00pm are the best times to see and enjoy the otters.


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CITE Conference + Expo (CITE)
Organization: IDG Enterprise
Venue: Hilton San Francisco Union Square
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
|Event Date/Time: Apr 27, 2014 / 1:00 pm - (PST)
|End Date/Time: Apr 29, 2014 / 5:30 pm - (PST)
We bring to life how companies are embracing consumer-inspired technology to engage employees, drive innovation, and attract and empower the next generation workforce. From innovation with mobile, social, cloud and big data -- what IDC calls the Third Platform -- to wearable computing, 3-D printing, sensors and more, CITE will show you the latest techniques for employing new technologies to drive your business.
All new content for 2014 will include:
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+ Explosive insights on new innovations as seen by venture capitalists and newly launching companies from our sister conference DEMO.
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+ All you need to know to envision the next steps in building your company's future -- and how to get there.
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Rockies Minor League Report: Sky Sox rocked, Tourists roll
For Triple-A Colorado Springs, famine followed feast.
A night after scoring 22 runs on a club-record 27 hits, the Sky Sox were brought back to earth by Salt Lake City in a 7-1 loss. The Bees' Eric Hurley threw seven shutout innings and allowed just three hits and struck out eight.
Chad Tracy (son of manager Jim Tracy) drove in the only Sky Sox run, bringing home Andrew Brown in the ninth with a single. Brown led off the inning with a double.
Starter Rob Scahill (3-6) was pulled from the game in the third with an apparent leg injury.
Frisco 10, Tulsa 4
The Double-A Driller are not hitting well and not playing well. They fell to 11-17 in May with their latest loss.
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Starter Nick Schmidt pitched a rocky six innings, allowing six runs on nine hits while striking out seven.
High Desert 12, Modesto 2
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Nuts starter Brandon Hynick retired the first 10 batters he faced before running into big trouble in the fourth. After hitting Jack Marder, the Mavericks rapped out three consecutive hits to build a 3-0 lead. Hynick (1-1, 3.2) pitched six innings, allowing seven runs on seven hits.
Asheville 11, Augusta 3
The Class-A Tourists improved to 37-17, riding the bat of catcher Will Swanner. He hit his sixth homer, added a double, drove in two runs and boosted his average to .330.
Ben Alsup notched the win (7-1, 4.75 ERA), pitching seven innings, allowing three runs on eight hits.


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Joseph William Gloodt
Joseph William Gloodt, age 59, of Nevada, died on Saturday, July 19, 2008, at his home in Nevada following a lengthy illness. He was born on Sept. 10, 1948, in Belleville, Ill., to Alvin J. Gloodt and Ruth Ann Akermann Gloodt. Joe grew up in Amarillo, Texas, and attended Paloduro High School. Following high school he enlisted in the United States Army. Joe was with the 101st airborne while in Vietnam and later with the 892 Support Unit while in Desert Storm. During his 23 years of service Joe received numerous medals including the Bronze Service Star and the Purple Heart. Joe has lived in Nevada since his retirement from the service.
Survivors include one daughter, Michelle Coleman, of Nevada; two stepsons, George Dockery of Springfield, Mo., and Troy Dockery of Nevada; five grandchildrenl; one brother, Walter Gloodt of Nevada; three sisters, Patricia Cox of Greenwood, Mo., Ethel Voight of Nevada, and Mary Smith of Eldorado Springs, Mo.; numerous nieces, nephews, and many other family members "by heart" that he touched. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m., on today at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Interment with Military Rites will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Nevada. Friends may call from now until the hour of service and the family will receive friends from 5-6 p.m., on Monday evening at the funeral home.
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Ute, these are great points. I think you are helping me sort through issues of assessment and value. I believe that the motivations of selection are with the best intentions and that the rubrics created are about insuring the best outcomes of that particular rubric. I believe the conversation I'm having in my head is about the rubric. I am interested in turning back to the responsibility of the artist.
At the outset of our conversation, I suggested that artists should not only apply to grants and dream big, artists have the burden of digging deep to try to understand the methods of grant evaluation, relationship development and investigating other revenue streams. I want so bad to hear from both artists who have been on both sides of this issue and folk outside of this conversation. I will reach out to friends to see if we can generate more conversation on this topic. I have to get on a plane, so I'm rushing from the dinner table. Thanks for such thoughtful responses. You are making me a believer…..in something.


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My initial reaction to this video was conveyed in my note to a friend: "Did you watch this video to the end? I cant believe that someone would be so bold and obnoxious as to just act like that to a cop. LMAO! It was SCARY to watch, but funny at the same time. Not that I would want to do that. I fully understand the guy's sentiments, but treating another person like that really serves no good purpose. Because if you want public servants (or anyone for that matter) to be righteous and moral, you really need to hold yourself to the same standards."
At the same time, I thought that this video definitely deserved more attention. As Carlos Miller points out in an April 2010 article 'Man wins $5,000 after he was cited for flipping off cop', "Personally, I don't believe it's professional or polite to go around flipping off cops. But I also know it's not illegal." Many people have sued and won after being falsely cited or arrested for flipping off a cop or telling a cop to fuck off. As noted on our Filming Cops Archive Page, federal courts have ruled that it's not illegal to film police, and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division recently issued a letter to Baltimore Police clearly outlining the public's right to film police.
Your thoughts on this video and the actions of the filmer are welcomed in the guestbook below or on the youtube page. Here is the original description on the video, which currently has 340 views and 7 likes:
Published on Jul 18, 2012 by FunTrails
In about the span of one hour we hear this cop douche pull over 4 people. Obviously he sees the road construction and thinks "lulz double fines bitches!" Well I'm not down with that, reminds me too much of check points which piss me off! Check Points are a gross infringement on our rights as citizens of the U.S.A.
We did not intend for the motorist to be stopped that extra time while the officer waited for backup, however the officer could have easily finished his business with them and they (the victims) took our # and actually thanked us seeing the good we were trying to do. We also got support after this incident from another neighbor! (Double win!)
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Evidence considered by Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England Medical Director, discloses that all bar one of the trusts had a lower ratio of nurses to patients than the national average.
At George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust last year just 15.5 hours were spent by each qualified nurse per month directly benefiting patients, compared with the average of 85.6 nationally.
The picture at Tameside hospital, was little better, with just 17.4 hours, and 25.5 hours at the Dudley Group of Hospitals.
Sir Bruce is today expected to instruct all 14 trusts to undertake an urgent review of their staffing levels.
The clear link between staffing and mortality rates will mean that trusts around the country will also be expected to examine the numbers of nurses they employ, amid criticism of some hospitals for an over-reliance on healthcare assistants.
The scandal at Stafford Hospital occurred after massive staff cutbacks, which meant that on one floor of the hospital, there were just two qualified nurses to care for patients at night.
The NHS's medical director will spell out the failings of all 14 trusts in England, which between them have been responsible for up to 13,000 "excess deaths" since 2005.
Sir Bruce will describe how each hospital let its patients down badly through poor care, medical errors and failures of management, and will show that the scandal of Stafford Hospital, where up to 1,200 patients died needlessly, was not a one-off.
The report will also pile pressure on Labour over its handling of the NHS, with the Conservatives likely to seize on it to attack Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary who was in charge of the NHS in England from June 2009 until May 2010.
Hit squads will be sent into several of the trusts with others put on "special measures" after the report is published on Tuesday.


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Ronan Farrow Tells Fox Host, 'Multiple Women' Say 'There are Still Problems' With Sexual Misconduct At Fox
Ronan Farrow used a visit to Fox News to call out the network for its [mis]handling of sexual harassment, point out the credible allegations of sexual assault against Donald Trump and highlight modern-day attacks on a free press that may have included veiled references to Fox.Read more
Fox Legal Expert Destroys GOP Attacks On House Impeachment Inquiry, Fox Opinion Hosts Already Ignoring
Fox News' chief judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano, explained that House Democrats are not only following the rules in their impeachment inquiry hearings, they are following rules set by Republicans.Read more
WH Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham: Never Trump Republicans Deserve To Be Called 'Scum'
White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham hasn't held a single press briefing since taking office in June but she has proven herself unworthy of any Americans' tax dollars other than those who pledge allegiance to Donald Trump.Read more
Fox & Friends Promotes Warren-Hating Native American
In concert with Donald Trump's far-fetched claim he's going to win New Mexico in 2020, Fox & Friends found a Republican Native American thinking of running for the Senate and used her to attack Sen. Elizabeth Warren.Read more
Hannity Cheers GOP Impeachment Stunt That Violated National Security: 'This Has To Happen Every Day'
After a group of House Republicans stormed an impeachment-inquiry hearing and breached national security while they were at it, Sean Hannity commanded House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), "This has to happen every day."Read more
Fox News Analyst Used A Map To Persuade Trump To Leave Troops Protecting Syria's Oil
Apparently, Donald Trump can't be bothered to look at maps on his own when making decisions like suddenly withdrawing all our troops from Syria and giving a great big gift to Russia and Turkey. So Fox News' "senior strategic analyst" and retired general Jack Keane brought one over in an effort to get the fan in chief to understand Syria a bit better.Read more
Former Acting Attorney General Whitaker: Abuse Of Power Not A Crime
Former acting United States Attorney General Matt Whitaker not only claimed that abuse of power is not a crime and not worthy of impeachment, he suggested Donald Trump is "being punished" with impeachment merely for questioning European contributions to NATO.Read more
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Fox Legitimizes Republican Disruption Of Impeachment Inquiry – And A Former Democratic Senator Helps
Today, one day after the devastating-to-Trump testimony of William Taylor in the impeachment inquiry, a group of Trump-loving Republicans decided to storm today's hearing and seriously breach security under a pretext of caring about transparency. Fox News helped legitimize the charade.Read more
Mark Levin: 'There Hasn't Even Been A Hint Of Scandal' While Trump In Office
Trump toady Mark Levin had a serious bout of amnesia today as he suggested that Donald Trump has been the most ethical, scandal-free president in memory.Read more


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Heavyweight warriors were involved in an epic battle in December 2016, with Whyte claiming a split decision victory
DERECK CHISORA has called out big rival Dillian Whyte for a rematch after both boxers saw their respective bouts called off.
Whyte was set to face Mariusz Wach on June 3 but has had to withdraw due to a foot injury.
Chisora has had also withdrawn from his scheduled rematch with Robert Helenius on May 27 owing to what his promoter Nisse Sauerland described as "a number of contributing factors".
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Now both fighters have the opportunity to set up a rematch to the war they had last December that many labelled 'the fight of the year".
Whyte came away with a close points decision, one that Chisora clearly thought the judges had got wrong.
Chisora is keen to start negotiations for a rematch and says this time the fight won't see the 12th round.
Conor McGregor tests out his customised boxing gloves… but will he be wearing them against Floyd Mayweather?
Former champ Amir Khan loses WBC No1 challenger spot and is immediately removed from the top 15
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Eddie Hearn planning for sensational rematch between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko this year
Hackers KO Amir
Boxer Amir Khan and wife Faryal rush to Dubai police station after 'sick' cyber attack
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Floyd Mayweather flaunts his six white Rolls-Royces worth £2.1million in latest outrageous Instagram post
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Gervonta Davis was once branded a 'menace to society' but now he stands on the steps of boxing superstardom
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Tyson Fury's boxing return likely to be delayed until next year due to UKAD hearing delays
GGG will retain his grip on the middleweight boxing throne… but Canelo Alvarez will push him all the way
Tyson Fury 'caught driving and using his mobile phone by the reflection of his SUNGLASSES'
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Conor Benn issues grovelling apology to club foot suffering Robin Deakin over vile insult
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Amir Khan in talks with Kell Brook and Manny Pacquiao about taking one on in a superfight this year
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David Haye makes great progress with Achilles injury after throwing punches for the first time in two months
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Boxing star Nicola Adams reveals: 'Marlen Esparza was my arch rival… now she's my partner and I'll never fight her'
Speaking to Sky Sports, Chisora said: "I'm down for the fight. I'm ready to talk to Eddie Hearn if he wants to.
"I want to do the fight. It's about Dillian Whyte, if he wants to do the fight.
"Listen, it's a simple fact, the last fight was great. My belief is he didn't win it.
"He gets in the ring with me for this second fight, I'm going to destroy him.
"There is no two ways about it, I'm going to destroy him."
Chisora added: "This fight with Robert Helenius got cancelled but it don't matter, we move on
Although Whyte had to pull out from his scrap against Wach with a foot injury, Chisora thinks the two heavyweights could still get it on for part II in July.
He said: "This fight (vs Helenius) isn't happening, so how about we just do this.
"I'm in shape, he's in shape, we need to do it. I can fight in July."
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Cameron University's Center for Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurial Studies (CETES) celebrates the success of OK Family Publishing, a tenant in the CETES business incubator program, as publisher Laura Clevenger announces three company milestones. Since joining the CETES incubator program in early 2008, OK Family Publishing has experienced tremendous growth.
"OK Family Publishing is a superb example of how the incubator program works," says Arun Tilak, assistant director of CETES. "Laura has capitalized on every opportunity available, and the result is a tremendously successful venture. We'd like to have more people like her in the incubator."
"It's an exciting time for us," says Clevenger as she shared the news that OK Family Publishing's initial publication, Red River Family Magazine, has reached a monthly circulation of 20,000 issues in its first year. The free monthly magazine, launched in April 2008, is distributed throughout southwest Oklahoma and north Texas. Clevenger delivers the magazine to her distribution network herself. In addition to producing the four-color glossy publication, Clevenger has embraced social networking technologies. Families can join Red River Family for daily online discussions at Twitter.com and Facebook.com.
Clevenger stresses that the publication would not have grown had it not been for community support. "Without the advertising support from our business community, we wouldn't have been able to grow. After all, free magazines are not free to print."
Clevenger also announced that Red River Family Magazine has been accepted for membership in Parenting Publications of America, a national trade association of regional parenting publications throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. To qualify for membership, a publication must be recommended by the Membership Committee following a careful review of the applicant's compliance with the organization's standards and criteria.
"Meeting the guidelines of Parenting Publications of America is critical to the success of Red River Family Magazine," says Clevenger. "The standards set by the organization ensure that we are serving our community by providing information on health, education, special events, special needs and more."
OK Family Publishing has launched Red River Kids Magazine, targeted at children Pre-K through 5th grade. Intended to provide "quality enrichment beyond the classroom," Red River Kids is a full-color, glossy publication that is free of charge. Clevenger will distribute 25,000 issues quarterly.
"We enlisted the help of the Oklahoma chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators for the first issue of Red River Kids," says Clevenger. "The playful artwork was created by Oklahomans. For subsequent issues, we'll also work with the North Central/Northeast Texas chapter of this professional organization."
Of her company's continued growth, Clevenger says, "We couldn't have made it without CETES and Cameron University!"
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Global financial markets have commenced 2004 with extraordinary volatility and instability. As for U.S. equities, the Dow is about unchanged year-to-date and the S&P500 is up almost 1%. The Transports and Utilities are largely unchanged. The Morgan Stanley Cyclical index is up 1% and the Morgan Stanley Consumer index is about unchanged. But these major market averages do not illuminate the frenzied behavior exhibited by the broader market. The small cap Russell 2000 has gained better than 3% already. The S&P400 Mid-cap index is up 2% to a new all-time high. Speculative impulses are running rampant throughout the technology arena. The NASDAQ100 has surged 4% and the Morgan Stanley High Tech index 6%. The Semiconductors have y-t-d gains of 7%. The Street.com Internet index is up 4% and the highflying NASDAQ Telecom index is up 8%. The Biotechs have gained 2%. The financial stocks have been somewhat less robust, with the Broker/Dealers up 1% and the banks about unchanged (at a record high). With bullion up $10.50, the HUI gold index added 2%.
Similar to technology stocks, foreign currencies and some commodities, bond prices are seemingly in dislocated "melt-up mode". Two-year Treasury yields collapsed 28 basis points this week to 1.66%. Five year yields sank 20 basis points today and 34 for the week to 3.01%. Ten-year yields sank 18 basis points today (largest price gain since October 2001) and 31 for the week to 4.08%. The long-bond saw its yield sink 21 basis points this week to 4.96%. Benchmark Fannie Mae mortgage-backed yields collapsed 33 basis points this week. The spread on Fannie's 4 3/8% 2013 note was unchanged at 33, and the spread on Freddie's 4 ½ 2013 note widened 1 to 34. The dollar swap spread narrowed 2.25 to 37.5. Corporate spreads continue to narrow, with junk bond meaningfully outperforming again this week. The implied yield on December 2004 Eurodollars sank a notable 25 basis points today and 43.5 for the week to 1.885%. The nature of the yield collapse has been nothing short of astonishing.
Bloomberg tallied $26 billion of debt issuance this week, "the most since last January." "Investment banks and financial firms paced companies that brought $12.6 billion in issues to the market Tuesday, the most in one day in about a year." Investment Grade issuers included Goldman Sachs $4.0 billion (up from $2 billion), Morgan Stanley $3.5 billion (up from $2 billion), Credit Suisse FB $1 billion, HBOS $1 billion, Southern California Edison $975 million, New York Life $500 million (up from $300 million), Monumental Global Fund $550 million, Nova Chemicals $400 million, Paxson Communications $365 million, Pacific Life $300 million, Fifth Third Bank $250 million, FGIC $250 million, John Deere Capital $200 million, Enbridge Energy $200 million, D.R. Horton $200 million, Principal Life $150 million, and Indianapolis Power & Light $100 million.
January 9 – Dow Jones (Simona Covel): "Despite sinking yields and risk premiums moving closer and closer to Treasury rates, investors' love affair with high-yield bonds shows no signs of abating as 2004 gets underway. Though the new issuance pipeline is building, some industry watchers believe the impending supply may not be enough to meet the market's burgeoning demand, as investors pour more money into higher-yielding assets… Last year set records in the junk sector. AMG recorded $27.2 billion in total annual inflows to high-yield funds in 2003, breaking a record of $17.9 billion set in 1997… According to the Merrill Lynch High-Yield Master II Index, the average spread as of the end of the day on Thursday was 345 basis points, a level that hasn't been seen since the end of May 1998."
Junk funds received inflows of $506 million for the week (from AMG). Junk funds have enjoyed $3 billion of inflows over the past 10 weeks. Junk issuers included: Elizabeth Arden $200 million, Vale Overseas $500 million and CSK Auto $225 million.
Foreign dollar bond issuers included the European Investment Bank $3 billion, Northern Rock PLC $2.0 billion, Turkey $1.5 billion, United Mexican States $1 billion and Venezuela $1 billion. I found it somewhat entertaining that two Bloomberg headlines under the story of Venezuela's 30-year bond issuance was the headline "Venezuela's Chavez may Take Over Central Bank Amid Dispute Over Farm Loans." A list of emerging market borrowers including Indonesia and the Ukraine are preparing debt issues.
Convert issues included Red Hat $500 million and Coeur D'Alene Mines $160 million.
Freddie posted 30-year fixed mortgage rates added 2 basis points to 5.87% this past week. Fifteen-year fixed rates increased 2 basis points to 5.17%, while one-year adjustable rate mortgages averaged 3.76%, up four basis points. Holiday-week distortions continue to impact the usefulness of the Mortgage Bankers application indices. However, the Purchase application index rose moderately to a level up 6% y-o-y (dollar volume up 13.8%). This week's yield collapse should incite stronger application activity.
Currency Watch:
The dollar index traded today at the lowest level since March 1, 1996. Weakness is broadening, with even the Mexican peso now gaining ground against the greenback (up 3.8% y-t-d). The euro today surpassed 128.5.
Commodity Watch:
The CRB index surged 4% this week to the highest level since July 1988. Crude oil jumped to a 10-month high. Heating oil had its strongest weekly price gain in 10 months, with heating oil and natural gas trading to 10-month highs. Gold prices rose this week to a 15-year high.
Global Reflation Watch:
January 7 – Financial Times: "China yesterday announced the launch of an aggressive programme to recapitalize the country's insolvent state banks, injecting $45 bn from its vast foreign exchange reserves into two large institutions that are preparing for a stock market listing next year… The CCB (China Construction Bank) and BoC (Bank of China), both of which hope to list on the Hong Kong stock market in 2005, plan to use the injection to boost their levels of capital, not to write off bad loans. Their aim is to generate more income from an expanded loan portfolio and attract foreign strategic investors more easily."
January 9 – Bloomberg: "The first German hedge funds will be started in March after a law lifting a ban on the sale of such funds took effect Jan. 1, the Financial Times Deutschland reported… Deutsche Bank AG's DWS mutual fund unit wants to sell six hedge funds in as soon as two months for which it sees 1 billion euros ($1.27 billion) in inflows from investors this year…"
January 9 – Bloomberg: "Poland will sell at least 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) of bonds today, the first of several sales this year to raise up to a record 5 billion euros to finance the country's biggest budget deficit since the collapse of communism. Poland's bonds probably will be priced to yield about 0.32 percentage points more than the mid-swap rate, a benchmark for corporate borrowing…"
January 7 – Bloomberg: "U.K. companies boosted wages last month at the strongest pace since May 2001 as the demand for staff increased the most in 3 1/2 years…"
January 7 – Financial Times: "Favourable sentiment from Mexico's tight 2004 budget, and evidence of an economic upturn, led the government yesterday to launch a $1bn bond on the international markets at the lowest interest rate at which it has ever been able to borrow (4.34%)."
January 7 – Bloomberg: "Venezuela sold 30-year bonds for the first time since 1997, joining Turkey, Mexico and other emerging-market countries in borrowing on overseas markets since the start of the year to take advantage of tumbling yields. Venezuela's ($1 billion) dollar-denominated bonds were priced at $929.76 per $1,000 face amount to yield 5.03 percentage points over Treasury bonds, or about 10.13 percent… Turkey sold $1.5 billion of 30-year bonds today at a yield of 8.23 percent… Venezuela is borrowing after its most-traded bond…climbed to a six-year high of 94.55 cents on the dollar yesterday, cutting the yield to about 9.8 percent... The yield has fallen from 16.2 percent in January 2002 as oil prices have gained… Turkey's bonds were priced at $974.37 per $1,000 face amount to yield 3.16 percentage points over Treasuries of comparable maturity, 8.23 percent. In September, Turkey sold 10-year bonds at a yield of 9.65 percent."
January 7 – Bloomberg: "Brazil's central bank is reviving daily auctions to buy dollars for the first time in five years in a bid to stem a 17 percent rally in its currency in the past 12 months that threatens an export-led economic recovery."
January 8 – Bloomberg: "Brazil's auto sales rose 30 percent in December from November as falling interest rates prompted consumers to buy cars… Vehicle registrations rose 32 percent from the same month a year earlier…"
Asia Boom Watch:
January 7 – Bloomberg: "Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. were the top stock and bond underwriters in Asia outside Japan and Australia last year, using their ties in China and Taiwan to capture 20 percent of the region's record $78 billion of business... The value of debt and equity transactions in Asia outside Japan and Australia rose about 71 percent from 2002…"
January 9 – Bloomberg: "China's exports grew 51 percent from a year earlier in December, their fastest pace in more than eight years, as factories accelerated shipments to the U.S., Europe and Japan before tax rebates were cut at the start of this month. Overseas sales rose to a record $48 billion after climbing 34 percent in November… The trade surplus for the month was $5.73 billion, close to October's all-time high of $5.74 billion."
January 7 – Bloomberg: "Nippon Steel Corp., Japan's biggest steelmaker, said it will pay 22 percent more for coal in the year beginning April 1 after completing negotiations with its Australian suppliers last month. Tokyo-based Nippon Steel ended the annual price talks with Australian suppliers on Dec. 24, with next year's prices rising to $56 a ton from $46…"
January 6 – Bloomberg: "Australian companies' confidence in the economy is at its highest level in more than a decade, a survey showed. An index measuring the proportion of companies that expect the economy to remain strong in the first quarter rose to 66.2 from 63.6 in the previous quarter, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said in report released in Canberra. It's the highest level recorded since the survey began in June 1992."
January 7 – Bloomberg: "Taiwan's exports rose in December at their fastest pace in a year, climbing to a record $14 billion as electronics makers shipped more notebook computers, flat-panel displays and other goods. Exports rose 21 percent from a year earlier… Taiwan's sales to China and Hong Kong rose 30 percent in December to $5 billion"
January 8 – Bloomberg: "South Korean consumer confidence rose to a 10-month high in December, suggesting households are becoming more inclined to spend."
January 8 – Bloomberg: "Malaysia's industrial production rose at its fastest pace in almost three years in November…"
January 8 – Bloomberg: "Hong Kong's retail sales in November had their largest gain in 10 months as tourism boomed, and sliding unemployment and rising asset prices helped revive consumer confidence. Sales rose 5.2 percent from a year earlier…"
January 9 – Bloomberg: "Thailand, Southeast Asia's third-largest oil consumer, will cap gasoline and diesel prices in the country because the government is concerned that rising fuel costs may accelerate inflation and slow economic growth."
Domestic Inflation Watch:
January 7 – Bloomberg: "U.S. consumers can expect to spend 8 percent more to heat their homes with natural gas this winter than a year ago because of a rally in wholesale prices, the U.S. Energy Department said… Homeowners in the Midwest, the biggest residential-gas market, can expect to spend an average $866 this winter on natural gas… That would be 8.4 percent higher than costs last winter."
January 8 – BusinessWire: "2004 The Van Global Hedge Fund Index rose 2.3% net of fees in December and ended 2003 with an 18.2% net gain, according to preliminary results announced today by Van Hedge Fund Advisors International (VAN). The Index reflects the average net return of hedge funds worldwide that report to VAN, a leading hedge fund consultant. The Index, a widely cited benchmark for hedge fund performance, has been positive in each of the sixteen years since its 1988 inception. 'Hedge funds had their best year in 2003 since 1999,' stated George Van, Chairman of VAN. 'I think investors can be pleased that hedge funds generally lived up to expectations in preserving capital through the lean years of the bear market and then returning to double-digit gains as conditions improved in 2003.'"
January 8 – Bloomberg: "The European Central Bank's governing council has no plans to curb the euro's recent appreciation by intervening in the currency markets, Market News International said, citing unidentified central banking officials. The ECB sees selling euros to reduce the currency's value against the dollar as futile without the cooperation of the U.S. government, which is showing little inclination at present to reverse recent exchange rate moves, Market News reported."
January 9 – MarketNews: "The following is (an excerpt from) the 2004 economic outlook released Friday by U.S. mortgage financier Freddie Mac, forecasting 'brisk' housing activity for this year… We raised our 2003 mortgage originations estimate after careful examination of market indicators not directly feeding our models; given the relative strength of home sales, housing starts and refinance activity, the year was extraordinary by every means. Our 2004 forecast is 40% below 2003 at $2.2 trillion, owing largely to less mortgage refinancing. In terms of product shares, we expect the ARM share to average around 24% in 2004, given the upward trend in fixed-rate mortgage rates. And the refinance share of originations will fall dramatically to around 37% in 2004. Nonetheless, residential mortgage debt growth will remain quite strong (up 11%) in 2004, albeit slower than the past two years…"
Broad money supply (M3) declined $10.5 billion. Currency increased $2.0 billion and Checkable Deposits declined $0.2 billion. Savings Deposits dropped $7.4 billion and Small Denominated Deposits declined $1.1 billion. Retail Money Fund Deposits dipped $4.4 billion, while Institutional Money Fund deposits were unchanged. Large Denominated Deposits added $1.4 billion and Repurchase Agreements increased $3.2 billion. Eurodollar deposits declined $4.0 billion.
Fed Custody holdings of Treasury and Agency debt (for foreign central banks) increased $5.9 billion to $1.073 Trillion. Custody holdings have jumped almost $100 billion in just 14 weeks.
Bank Credit declined $23.4 billion during the final week of 2003. Securities holdings were about unchanged, while Loans & Leases dropped $23.6 billion. Commercial & Industrial loans declined $6.6 billion, while Real Estate loans added $6.8 billion. Consumer loans added $1 billion. Security loans declined $13.3 billion and Other loans dropped $11.3 billion. Elsewhere, Commercial Paper added $8.7 billion during the first week of the year. Non-financial CP increased $5.4 billion and Financial rose $3.3 billion.
The Greenspan Legacy and Issues 2004:
Alan Greenspan's speech Saturday at the American Economic Association's annual meeting in San Diego – Risk and Uncertainly in Monetary Policy – has not received the attention it deserves. Our Fed chairman forges ahead with painstaking efforts to fabricate an analytical perspective that places his reign at the Fed (as well as the current environment) in a most positive light. To read his carefully crafted reasoning, one would believe that U.S. monetary policy has been almost flawless for the past sixteen years. Moreover, central bankers have made monumental progress in advancing economic thought and monetary management.
Listening to Greenspan, one would also be left with the sanguine sense that contemporary economic and financial systems have evolved to a status superior to anything previously experienced. After decades of toil, we can now celebrate the achievement of the "price stability" holy grail. The economy? It has evolved to unprecedented flexibility and stability, with market forces readily capable of resolving imbalances like never before. Contemporary financial systems? It goes without saying that today's risk management systems are unparalleled to anything from the past. Once again, Mr. Greenspan's cheerleading has proved music to the ears of hyper-speculative global markets.
Yet "obfuscation" is too kind for Dr. Greenspan's latest brainchild. For years, I have often pondered: "Greenspan: Inept or Fraud?" Something is just not right. As for his latest, I don't believe "fraudulent" is either an inaccurate or excessive characterization. "Dishonorable" doesn't seem strong enough; dangerous "historical revisionism", certainly. After all, truly monumental policy errors have been committed and negligently perpetuated. Back in 1999, at our Credit Bubble Symposium, Dr. Henry Kaufman stated, "The Fed missed its timing," and there would be a heavy price to pay. More than 4 years later, Greenspan ("The Nick Leeson of central banking") not only refuses to cut his escalating losses, but insolently claims he has brilliantly orchestrated a winning trade. For the public interest and for the benefit of future generations, a statesman – or any person with a sense of honor, for that matter – would come clean. He refuses, choosing instead to succumb to revisionism and deceit.
But his speech does provide the most comprehensive framework of current Fed "thinking." It's Greenspan's interpretation of history and the present. It's his "story" and we should expect that our central bank will be "sticking to it." So it is definitely worth reading carefully and contemplating.
I will somewhat cut to the chase and begin with one of his concluding paragraphs:
"As we confront the many unspecifiable dangers that lie ahead, the marked improvement in the degree of flexibility and resilience exhibited by our economy in recent years should afford us considerable comfort. Assuming that it will persist, the trend toward increased flexibility implies that an ever-greater part of the resolution of economic imbalances will occur through the actions of business firms and households. Less will be required from the risk-laden initiatives of monetary policymakers."
"…we at the Fed, to our credit, did gradually come to recognize the structural economic changes that we were living through and accordingly altered our understanding of the key parameters of the economic system and our policy stance."
I expect future students of economics and history to find Dr. Greenspan's reasoning hard to fathom: economic structural change created an environment where "less will be required from the risk-laden initiatives of monetary policymakers"? Clearly, there have been some crucial flaws in analysis of the U.S. economy and contemporary finance. First, consumer price inflation is no longer an effective gauge of the appropriateness of monetary policy. One must look first to Credit growth, the current account, financial speculation, asset inflation, and the nature of consumer and business borrowing and spending. A single index will not suffice. And in spite of Greenspan's (and Milton Friedman's) claims, inflation is no longer "everywhere and always a monetary phenomenon."
Inflation is today a Credit phenomenon with myriad and complex manifestations. With unconstrained global electronic Credit/financial systems (including government issued fiat currencies, but largely non-government liability creation), never has financial stability been as reliant on central banker diligence and restraint. And the most significant economic structural changes include a massive global (but predominantly Asian) investment in manufacturing capacity coupled with a momentous change in the character of U.S. "output." This combination has created economic systems where truly massive Credit and destabilizing asset inflations now have minimal effect on the traditional aggregate consumer price level.
The global Credit inflationary manifestation of endemic over/mal-investment in consumer goods production capacity ensures at least adequate supplies. And, most importantly, the nature of the contemporary U.S. economy has evolved fundamentally, although not as Dr. Greenspan professes. The crucial issue is the character of "output," having "evolved" from predominantly manufactured goods to today's multifarious intangible "services." We will save for another day the debate over services' (as compared to manufacturing) capacity to create true economic wealth. But it is simply sloppy - and it seems to me disingenuous - to herald a "productivity revolution," while disregarding the fundamental change to predominantely contemporary services "output."
Furthermore, and most importantly, today's service sector economy has an unprecedented capacity to absorb Credit excess. First, a "digital" (technology) economy – including microchips, computers, the Internet, telecommunications services, entertainment and the general media – today has the capacity to expand (and absorb Credit creation) to a degree unlike a manufacturing-based economy. But we must be mindful that, while such Credit excess may not manifest into rising prices per se, there is nonetheless a residual of debt/financial claims with attendant issues (potentially weak debt structures, heightened speculation, destabilizing asset inflation, financial fragility, fraud and corruption, spending distortions, etc.).
Second, the evolution to an asset price-centric economy – financial, real estate, sports franchises, media, etc. – also creates an economy with an unparalleled capacity to create and absorb Credit inflation with minimal impact to the aggregate consumer price level. And, third, the "services" sector – government, financial, medical, attorneys, accountants, consultants, real estate agents, insurance salesmen, etc. – can thrive (and generate "output") on the Credit excess emanating from booming asset inflation. It is an especially deceptive and seductive inflationary environment.
And contemporary finance and the modern structure of the U.S. economy simply could not have a stronger proclivity and capacity for dangerous Credit excess that manifests into asset inflation and economic maladjustment. With unconstrained Credit and an economy that can appear to accommodate even extreme excess, I strongly argue that the marketplace is incapable of self-regulation. It is simply too prone to self-reinforcing and ultimately uncontrollable Bubbles. Besides, there is the reality that Credit and speculative excess inherently distort the market pricing mechanism.
There is great irony: with Dr. Greenspan's fallacious focus on stable consumer prices and "productivity" advances, he proclaims an environment where the Fed can gleefully allow the marketplace to correct imbalances. Wow… This is one - if not the greatest - blunder in the history of central banking.
From Dr. Greenspan:
"Perhaps the greatest irony of the past decade is that the gradually unfolding success against inflation may well have contributed to the stock price bubble of the latter part of the 1990s."
"It is far from obvious that bubbles, even if identified early, can be preempted at lower cost than a substantial economic contraction and possible financial destabilization -- the very outcomes we would be seeking to avoid."
"Instead of trying to contain a putative bubble by drastic actions with largely unpredictable consequences, we chose, as we noted in our mid-1999 congressional testimony, to focus on policies 'to mitigate the fallout when it occurs and, hopefully, ease the transition to the next expansion.'"
"There appears to be enough evidence, at least tentatively, to conclude that our strategy of addressing the bubble's consequences rather than the bubble itself has been successful…As I discuss later, much of the ability of the U.S. economy to absorb these sequences of shocks resulted from notably improved structural flexibility. But highly aggressive monetary ease was doubtless also a significant contributor to stability."
First of all, asset inflation and the propensity for destabilizing Bubbles should be recognized as a paramount risk to financial and economic stability, hence a fundamental focus/fixation of contemporary central banking. And as we have witnessed over the past decade (going back at least to what were at the time extreme speculative excess in the U.S. bond/fledgling interest rate markets back in 1993), once speculative forces are unleashed they are quite difficult to control. If they are not dealt with early – and only a disciplined central bank has such capacity – then they will inflate to the point of posing significant risk to the economy and financial system. Greenspan addressed the issue of stock and bond market Bubbles as early as 1994 (in Fed meetings), but these Bubbles some years ago grew to unmanageable (at least not without considerable pain and dislocation) proportions. Held hostage to financial and economic Bubbles, the current environment is only an illusion of stability.
Conveniently, Dr. Greenspan today avoids the issue of a massive Bubble throughout the U.S. Credit system (leveraged speculation/the GSEs/derivatives/Credit insurance), choosing instead to trumpet his postulate and celebrate his strategy for dealing with the aftermath of the late-nineties stock market Bubble. But the harsh reality of the situation is that the stock market remains but one aspect of a monumental Credit/financial Bubble that I argue is in the midst of historic "blow-off" excess. Greenspan's approach for "addressing" the aftermath of the bursting of the late nineties stock market Bubble was to further invigorate the bond/mortgage finance/real estate Bubbles. Credit Bubble excess has of late taken a decided turn for the worst with the direst of consequences, yet Dr. Greenspan glorifies his accomplishments.
From Greenspan: "As this episode illustrates (the Fed's aggressive response last year to ward off deflation risk), policy practitioners operating under a risk-management paradigm may, at times, be led to undertake actions intended to provide insurance against especially adverse outcomes. Following the Russian debt default in the autumn of 1998, for example, the FOMC eased policy despite our perception that the economy was expanding at a satisfactory pace and that, even without a policy initiative, it was likely to continue doing so. We eased policy because we were concerned about the low-probability risk that the default might trigger events that would severely disrupt domestic and international financial markets, with outsized adverse feedback to the performance of the U.S. economy."
I found it fascinating that Robert Rubin annunciated a similar philosophy in his recent book: Policymaking should weigh a potentially high-risk outcome heavily, even if a negative outcome is a relatively low probability. But what about a trader mitigating losses and closing out losing positions? There must be recognition that the risk associated with inflating financial and economic Bubbles grows exponentially over time. With Greenspan professing that Bubbles are not recognizable at the time, aren't they thus signaling that the government and Fed is in the Bubble perpetuating business? At the minimum, such an approach incites speculation and excessive risk-taking.
It is today, as we contemplate Issues 2004, useful to appreciate the great paradox of the failed "Greenspan Doctrine." Uncontrolled finance ("money," Credit, and leveraged speculation) has nurtured an acutely vulnerable Bubble economy and unprecedented financial fragility (asset Bubbles, weak debt structures, derivatives) and economic vulnerability (maladjusted economy). Negligent monetary policy has created an environment of exceedingly high risk. Accordingly, the Greenspan Fed now explicitly promises the massive and expanding Global Leveraged Speculating Community that the Fed will not only avoid moving to rein in excess, it will be quick to stimulate and flood the system with liquidity at any sign of trouble. Well, Dr. Greenspan may fabricate a cheery story, but we have witnessed the worst case scenario unfold before our eyes: The Fed Condoning Runaway Credit and Speculative Excess. The Fox has taken complete control of the henhouse.
We are now in the midst of history's greatest global speculative Bubble, and it simply could not appear more appealing and enticing to the eager participants. A strong argument can be made that, here at home, stock market speculation is much broader than even (the technology-centric Bubble) during 1999. Bond and interest-rate market speculation are unprecedented, encompassing Treasuries, agencies, mortgage-backs, corporates, converts, asset-backed securities, junk and "structured finance." Leveraged speculation has engulfed the emerging markets, both in equities and debt. The currency and commodity markets are, as well, as bastion of speculation. Seemingly no country or market is being overlooked.
History's greatest Credit inflation (and increasing dollar revulsion) is spewing dollar liquidity throughout the global financial system. At the same time, the Bank of Japan balance sheet is ballooning unlike anything previously experienced. The Chinese and Asian economies are in the midst of an historic Credit inflation. The global financial system is over-liquefied like never before. A massive global Leveraged Speculating Community has become the "investment" vehicle of choice, with a virtual global buyers' panic in search of yield and strong returns. The U.S.-based Credit and speculative Bubbles have engulfed the world.
Massive Credit inflation is, today, working its seductive wonders, much as it did for awhile during some of history's infamous financial fiascos. As I have tried to explain many times, the problem is that inflation of this variety – ingrained asset inflation and gross financial speculation - is impossible to manage: It becomes impractical to turn down, let alone to shut off. Excess begets only greater excess, with only more problematic manifestations. Yes, prices of U.S. stocks, bonds, homes, and other assets prices are today inflating, and many have never perceived as much wealth. As fast as liabilities rise, perceived wealth inflates much more rapidly. It appears miraculous.
But with these rising prices comes only the greater requisite Credit inflation to sustain levitated asset values and keep the increasingly maladjusted U.S. Bubble economy pumped up. The amount of Total Credit growth to keep these Bubbles afloat is enormous, but possible – for now. One can envisage for 2004 $1.2 Trillion of new household borrowings, $500 billion Federal debt growth, $200 billion State & Local government, and perhaps $500 billion of net new corporate borrowings.
This $2.4 Trillion of new non-financial debt would be about 10% growth on top of a massive debt mountain, in what would perpetuate the greatest ever expansion of non-productive debt. It would also perpetuate one of the great currency debasements in history. But such is the heavy price for central bank incompetence and futile Bubble preservation. One would typically expect the local central bank to move aggressively against gross excess to protect the value of its citizens' currency. Greenspan has promised not to safeguard our dollar. One would typically then expect the marketplace to discipline a runaway Credit inflation. The Bank of Japan, Asian central banks, and many central banks around the world (ex the ECB) are committed to circumventing market forces. Thus, reckless excess runs unabated. And, again, this massive inflation will appear miraculous until "the wheels come off."
Yesterday the Bank of Japan reported that Official Foreign Reserves increased $29.1 billion during December to $652.8 billion. These largely dollar reserves were up an astonishing $201.3 billion, or 45%, for the year. There is market speculation that the Bank of Japan expended as much as $30 billion this week supporting the dollar. The size of these unrelenting interventions/liquidity injections is simply incredible, especially in the face of today's wildly overheated global financial system. That unprecedented interventions are barely stabilizing the dollar is indicative of an unfolding crisis.
Over-liquefied global financial markets are a key Issue for 2004. The Wall of Liquidity is poised to inundate economies and markets with inflationary biases (of which there are many). Virtually the entirety of greater Asia appears on the brink of problematic overheating. Expect myriad inflationary manifestations to take hold, especially in China, India, and SE Asia. Procuring sufficient future energy supplies will become an important concern and issue for the future. And, increasingly, the Wall of Liquidity has its sights on Latin America. With such a backdrop, economies could surprise on the upside. Inflation will not be far behind.
Here at home, markets are bringing new meaning to "financial fragility." The Great Credit Bubble is in the midst of gross "blow-off" excess. The speculative stock market is in speculative blow-off excess. The bond market is at risk to melt-up dynamics -- at the cusp of another self-reinforcing and destabilizing yield collapse. One key consequence of the over-liquefied global financial system (stoked by dollar weakness and Fed accommodation) is that the U.S. bond market is nudged toward dislocation. The massive derivatives market – hedging ballooning MBS, GSE, and speculative positions – is prone to self-reinforcing dislocation, with the specter of another refi wave always looming.
Furthermore, acute systemic risk to higher rates precludes rising yields (for now!). And if yields are not allowed to go up, the nature of market dynamics dictates that they could surprise on the downside. Artificially low yields would be destabilizing in many ways, including throwing gas on the mortgage finance fire. The bias will remain for "blow-off" excess throughout residential real estate, setting the stage for an inevitable crash.
Mr. Greenspan's revisionism also referred to the Savings & Loan "crisis" "that had its origins in a serious maturity mismatch as interest rates rose." Well, the truth of the matter is that the S&L collapse was a massive fraud, with the Fed and government policymakers complicit for fostering a huge fiasco rather than dealing with it early on. In this regard, the S&L debacle was a forerunner for the GSEs, leveraged speculation, derivatives, and other unfolding fiascos. The bottom line is that, as history has made so clear, "easy money" nurtures fraud and corruption and I am willing to prognosticate that the current runaway mortgage finance Bubble is cultivating fraud what will be shocking in its scale. And fraud and corruption will certainly be an increasing problem down the road for financial markets at home and abroad.
But for now, there is certainly sufficient risk associated with market dynamics. Extraordinary moves are now commonplace in global equity, fixed-income, currency, and commodity markets. It is an environment conducive to accidents in a marketplace dominated by highly leveraged speculators. And with the dollar in virtual free fall – albeit thus far managed by enormous foreign central bank buying – the possibility of a derivative-related dislocation is not insignificant. It then does not take a wild imagination to envision a problem in the currency derivatives marketplace impinging other markets, especially the convoluted U.S. interest rate market. And a scenario of collapsing yields, a rekindled refi boom, overheated mortgage finance and the resulting massive Credit creation (dollar claims inflation) feeding a dollar collapse is not a remote possibility.
The sinking dollar will be an ongoing and increasingly problematic Issue for 2004. The U.S. is "exporting" Credit inflation, this exportation is self-reinforcing, and the consequent manifestations will not indefinitely appear so benign (or darn right wonderful!). The Pandora's Box of a Collapsing Dollar is now Agape.
As for the U.S. Bubble economy, its fate is in the hands of the Great Credit Bubble. At this point, there appears such an inflationary bias in the U.S. interest rate markets (certainly exacerbated by the over-liquefied global financial system) that any weak economic data will be met with exaggerated declines in market yields. Today's reaction to the disappointing jobs data is a case in point. For now, this will tend to support real estate inflation – the key to the consumer borrowing and spending Bubble. The farm and manufacturing sectors appear poised to overheat. Ultra-easy money has, regrettably, rekindled the technology Bubble.
Yet, the bottom line is that years of Credit and speculation-induced maladjustment have severely distorted the U.S. economy, and these distortions are in "blow off" mode as well. And even massive stimulation – while creating incredible perceived wealth for some – is incapable of supporting broad-based employment gains. Importantly, the now highflying manufacturing sector has been so weakened and diminished to the point of being incapable of being a meaningful jobs creator for the general economy. Employment gains will be spotty and feeble relative to the degree of stimulation. Economic performance will be extraordinarily uneven, income growth extraordinarily uneven, and spending – as was demonstrated during the Christmas retail season – will be extraordinarily uneven (stagnant real wages for the majority, with inflating incomes and perceived wealth for those fortunate enough to profit from asset markets and other inflations). Inflationary manifestations will broaden, with energy prices and supplies an ongoing concern.
To wrap this up, Issues 2004 will likely revolve around ongoing extreme financial and economic risk and uncertainty. And that the marketplace has lunged into such incautious optimism and gross speculative excess portend ominous developments. Importantly, participants are mistaking the terminal stage of (prolonged) "blow off" Credit Bubble excess for the commencement of a new equity bull market. Moreover, confidence is running high that the powers that be will ensure strong markets through the election. Perhaps, but this is precisely the type of market psychology that sets the stage for disappointment.
Surely, the spectacular Russian debacle would not have been possible without the insouciant boom-time perceptions that "the West" would never allow Russia to collapse. Leveraged speculators flocked to Russia in droves. Today, the U.S. (and global) marketplace goes to truly unprecedented extremes with the comfort that the all-knowing, all-powerful, all-beneficent market administrator, Alan Greenspan (and global central bankers), would never allow collapse or even major disappointment. He has certainly done everything imaginable (and then some) to nurture this dangerous mindset. Accordingly, I would strongly argue that 2004 is distinguished from any year since 1929 for the Great Divide Between Optimistic Perceptions and an Acutely Fragile Reality. Such circumstances dictate that the risk of spectacular financial tumult is today considerable and rising.
And when tumultuous times arrive, Mr. Greenspan will surely wish he had more than 100 basis points. He will also regret nurturing a massive Leveraged Speculating Community, as well as cajoling U.S. savers into risky assets and reckless mortgage borrowings. He will come to appreciate that there is a profound difference in kind between "output" that we can exchange with our trading partners and much of services "output" that only inflates GDP and productivity measures. He will come to appreciate the great risk of using financial speculators as the key monetary transmission mechanism. And our Fed chairman will also bemoan his lack of friends at the ECB, while wishing for much larger foreign reserves and a large cache of gold bullion. There is surely a greater probability of this painful process commencing during 2004 than the markets appreciate today.


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The Boston Globe's story about shrinking coach legroom on several big U.S. airlines generated a lot of coverage in travel media outlets. As The Globe reported, WestJet has joined the ranks of United (which started it all), American, Delta, Frontier, and JetBlue in tightening up regular coach seating in order to install a few rows with extra-legroom—and extra-fee—seats.
The question for business travelers is not whether those extra-legroom seats are a good deal; the additional cost is generally reasonable. The question is whether corporate travel policies cover the extra fees. And here, I've been surprised to read that lots of companies don't cover them.
To me, that's inexplicable. Contrary to some uninformed public opinion, business travel isn't a paid vacation. Business travelers are expected to represent their companies during what are often long days of high-pressure situations, and to travel to and from distant destinations on their own time. While I can understand a corporation's reluctance to pay for exorbitantly priced first-class tickets, it seems to me that corporations owe their business travelers any reasonably-priced alternative to the miseries of conventional coach travel. And conventional coach travel is a miserable—even demeaning—experience. Anthropometric data show that today's typical coach seats are too small to accommodate Americans comfortably. Although the for-fee alternative doesn't solve the problem completely—even with extra legroom, those coach seats are still too narrow—the option helps take at least some of the discomfort out of coach travel.
Unfortunately, this development is a zero-sum game. If you pay more, you get a better product, but if you don't pay extra, you get a product that's inferior. Business travelers who pay for their own travel are free to use the new extra-legroom option, and I'm sure many do. As for the others, I can only suggest that professionals who travel under tight corporate policies ask their companies to rethink their positions. It's a matter of fairness and respect.
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Most Inspiring Playroom Ideas for Kids
If you have kids, you have to let them play. However, letting them play too far is not a good idea because you cannot monitor them. So, I suggest you to make a playroom. Playroom can be made inside your house so that they can play excitedly and you can monitor them easily. To make them feel excited and not bored, you have to make it as fun as possible. There are many playroom ideas for kids that you can try. Here are some ideas that can inspire you.
Modern Playroom Ideas
One of the most common designs and decorations of playroom is modern style. If you are interested in modern playroom ideas for kids, you have to make it look elegant. For example, you apply sofas for the seating whether it is single sofas or long sofas. Besides that, you put a play table. Then, place toy storage where you store the toys for your kids. If it is needed, you can also add a rug on the floor so that your kids cannot only play on the play table but also on the floor comfortably.
Family Room for Playroom
Playroom is a room for your kids to play. You should monitor them. On the other hand, family room is a room to gather with family. So, why do not you combine it? Of course it is very fun. Even more, you also save space. You just need one room for two functions. In this idea, you have to apply some toys and furniture needed. For example, you need some sofas, some toys, toy storage, some tables, a TV, a fan, etc. Anyway, it can be considered as one of the best playroom ideas for kids.
See also : Effective and Functional Playroom Ideas for Children
Girly Playroom Ideas
If your kids are girl, you have to design and decorate the playroom with girly design and decoration. For example, you can start from the girly wall decorations such as with pink painting. Besides that, you can also accessorize with ribbon or other girly accessories. You should also apply girly toys. Anyway, it can be considered as one of the most recommended playroom decoration ideas for daughters.
Boy Play Space Ideas
If your kids are boy, you should make dedicate more spacious room for the playroom. In fact, boys are more active than girls. They like running, jumping, etc. So, the playroom should be more spacious. However, you cannot rule out the toys and furniture. You can apply some boys' toys and furniture such as Superhero robots, balls, etc.
See also : Best Playroom Organization Tips and Ideas
Educational Playroom Ideas
You can let your kids play while learning. How to realize it? It is very easy. You just need to apply some educational toys and furniture to help your kids learning. Of course, it is very interesting. This idea is also very useful to create a strong desire for learning. That is why it is recommended so much for you. Hopefully those ideas above can inspire you all to design and decorate the playroom for your kids. From the playroom ideas for kids above, which one is most inspiring?


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For this Splendid Sunday, I had a great post already lined up about our Spring Break vacation to Disneyland. You know about all the fun rides we rode and the fun we had as a family, but unfortunately our daughter got the stomach flu right before we were supposed to leave, so we have had to postpone our trip for another time.
We have been a little sad, but sometimes blessings come from the most unlikely circumstances. My husband has been feverishly working on his dissertation and its not quite finished yet. Staying home from vacation has meant that he has had more time to devote to this big project and he is a lot less stressed about the timing of its completion. That's a big blessing!
Not to mention that some of favorite rides at Disneyland such as Splash Mountain, Matterhorn Bobsleds, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, and Peter Pan's Flight are all closed currently for enhancements to prepare for the upcoming 60th Anniversary Celebration.
I have also gotten to spend more leisurely hours with my older kids that I don't get to have very often. I got to sew with my daughter and we got to watch movies and play together as a family!
So, even though this week didn't go quite as planned it has turned out to be a fabulous spring break anyway!
I hope your next week is great!
P.S. The picture of Taryn above is us at Disney World a couple of years ago. That was a fun trip and I'm sure our trip to Disneyland later this year will be fun too!


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"Still We Rise" (with Darrick Hamilton, Alan Aja, Sandy Darity and Carolyn Ash) on HBCUs.
A trilogy of essays reviewing "Between The World and Me" in The Atlantic (race, gender, society).
The Logic of Stupid Poor People (status, social/cultural capital, aspirational consumerism)
When Your Brown Body is a Wonderland (race/gender, assortative mating, mate market, embodiment, racist sexism)
When You Forget to Whistle Vivaldi (structural violence, criminalization, stereotype threat)
Why Professors Cannot Teach Structural Racism (corporate university, consumerism, post-racial myths)
Raising the Floor and Not Just the Ceiling (higher ed policy, status competition, mobility)
David Brooks' Polluted "Moral Ecology" and Pot (racism, criminalization, higher education, federal student aid)
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on May 2nd, 2016 @ 05:06 PM
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Whooooo release spoilers ahead!
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Can't wait to see what OTHER old Gems will roll off the couch to be re-joining us once more in bed.
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I can't wait to see the tribal deck!
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Can't wait! I already love this set, I'm so excited for the new art as well
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Can't wait to see what the new set brings out.
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I may have been waiting for this announcement to come. :P
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Got my furos ready to pre-order :-)
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