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Chapter 13
Nephi sees in vision the church of the devil set up among the Gentiles, the discovery and colonizing of America, the loss of many plain and precious parts of the Bible, the resultant state of gentile apostasy, the restoration of the gospel, the coming forth of latter-day scripture, and the building up of Zion. About 600–592 B.C.
1 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, saying: Look! And I looked and beheld many nations and kingdoms.
2 And the angel said unto me: What beholdest thou? And I said: I behold many anations and kingdoms.
3 And he said unto me: These are the nations and kingdoms of the Gentiles.
4 And it came to pass that I saw among the nations of the aGentiles the formation of a bgreat church.
5 And the angel said unto me: Behold the formation of a achurch which is most abominable above all other churches, which bslayeth the saints of God, yea, and tortureth them and bindeth them down, and yoketh them with a cyoke of iron, and bringeth them down into captivity.
6 And it came to pass that I beheld this agreat and babominable church; and I saw the cdevil that he was the founder of it.
7 And I also saw agold, and silver, and silks, and scarlets, and fine-twined blinen, and all manner of precious clothing; and I saw many harlots.
8 And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the gold, and the silver, and the silks, and the scarlets, and the fine-twined linen, and the precious clothing, and the harlots, are the adesires of this great and abominable church.
9 And also for the apraise of the world do they bdestroy the saints of God, and bring them down into captivity.
10 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld many waters; and they divided the Gentiles from the seed of my brethren.
11 And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Behold the wrath of God is upon the seed of thy brethren.
12 And I looked and beheld a man among the Gentiles, who was separated from the seed of my brethren by the many waters; and I beheld the Spirit of God, that it came down and awrought upon the man; and he went forth upon the many waters, even unto the seed of my brethren, who were in the promised land.
13 And it came to pass that I beheld the Spirit of God, that it wrought upon other Gentiles; and they went forth out of captivity, upon the many waters.
14 And it came to pass that I beheld many amultitudes of the Gentiles upon the bland of promise; and I beheld the wrath of God, that it was upon the seed of my brethren; and they were cscattered before the Gentiles and were smitten.
15 And I beheld the Spirit of the Lord, that it was upon the Gentiles, and they did prosper and aobtain the bland for their inheritance; and I beheld that they were white, and exceedingly fair and cbeautiful, like unto my people before they were dslain.
16 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles who had gone forth out of captivity did humble themselves before the Lord; and the power of the Lord was awith them.
17 And I beheld that their mother Gentiles were gathered together upon the waters, and upon the land also, to battle against them.
18 And I beheld that the power of God was with them, and also that the wrath of God was upon all those that were gathered together aagainst them to battle.
19 And I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles that had gone out of captivity were adelivered by the power of God out of the hands of all other nations.
20 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that they did prosper in the land; and I beheld a abook, and it was carried forth among them.
21 And the angel said unto me: Knowest thou the meaning of the book?
22 And I said unto him: I know not.
23 And he said: Behold it proceedeth out of the mouth of a Jew. And I, Nephi, beheld it; and he said unto me: The abook that thou beholdest is a brecord of the cJews, which contains the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; and it also containeth many of the prophecies of the holy prophets; and it is a record like unto the engravings which are upon the dplates of brass, save there are not so many; nevertheless, they contain the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; wherefore, they are of great worth unto the Gentiles.
24 And the angel of the Lord said unto me: Thou hast beheld that the abook proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew; and when it proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew it contained the fulness of the gospel of the Lord, of whom the twelve apostles bear record; and they bear record according to the truth which is in the Lamb of God.
25 Wherefore, these things go forth from the aJews in purity unto the bGentiles, according to the truth which is in God.
26 And after they go forth by the ahand of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, from the Jews bunto the Gentiles, thou seest the formation of that cgreat and abominable dchurch, which is most abominable above all other churches; for behold, they have etaken away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are fplain and most precious; and also many covenants of the Lord have they taken away.
27 And all this have they done that they might pervert the right ways of the Lord, that they might blind the eyes and harden the hearts of the children of men.
28 Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there are many plain and aprecious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God.
29 And after these plain and precious things were ataken away it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles; and after it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles, yea, even across the many waters which thou hast seen with the Gentiles which have gone forth out of captivity, thou seest—because of the many plain and precious things which have been taken out of the book, which were plain unto the understanding of the children of men, according to the plainness which is in the Lamb of God—because of these things which are taken away out of the gospel of the Lamb, an exceedingly great many do stumble, yea, insomuch that Satan hath great power over them.
30 Nevertheless, thou beholdest that the Gentiles who have gone forth out of captivity, and have been lifted up by the power of God above all other nations, upon the face of the land which is choice above all other lands, which is the land that the Lord God hath covenanted with thy father that his seed should have for the aland of their inheritance; wherefore, thou seest that the Lord God will not suffer that the Gentiles will utterly destroy the bmixture of thy cseed, which are among thy brethren.
31 Neither will he suffer that the Gentiles shall adestroy the seed of thy brethren.
32 Neither will the Lord God suffer that the Gentiles shall forever remain in that awful state of blindness, which thou beholdest they are in, because of the plain and most precious parts of the gospel of the Lamb which have been kept back by that aabominable church, whose formation thou hast seen.
33 Wherefore saith the Lamb of God: I will be amerciful unto the Gentiles, unto the visiting of the remnant of the house of Israel in great judgment.
34 And it came to pass that the angel of the Lord spake unto me, saying: Behold, saith the Lamb of God, after I have avisited the bremnant of the house of Israel—and this remnant of whom I speak is the seed of thy father—wherefore, after I have visited them in judgment, and smitten them by the hand of the Gentiles, and after the Gentiles do cstumble exceedingly, because of the most plain and precious parts of the dgospel of the Lamb which have been kept back by that abominable church, which is the mother of harlots, saith the Lamb—I will be merciful unto the eGentiles in that day, insomuch that I will fbring forth unto them, in mine own power, much of my ggospel, which shall be plain and precious, saith the Lamb.
35 For, behold, saith the Lamb: I will manifest myself unto thy seed, that they shall write many things which I shall minister unto them, which shall be plain and precious; and after thy seed shall be destroyed, and dwindle in unbelief, and also the seed of thy brethren, behold, athese things shall be hid up, to come forth unto the Gentiles, by the gift and power of the Lamb.
36 And in them shall be written my agospel, saith the Lamb, and my brock and my salvation.
37 And ablessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my bZion at that day, for they shall have the cgift and the dpower of the Holy Ghost; and if they eendure unto the end they shall be flifted up at the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting gkingdom of the Lamb; and whoso shall hpublish peace, yea, tidings of great joy, how beautiful upon the mountains shall they be.
38 And it came to pass that I beheld the remnant of the seed of my brethren, and also the abook of the Lamb of God, which had proceeded forth from the mouth of the Jew, that it came forth from the Gentiles bunto the remnant of the seed of my brethren.
39 And after it had come forth unto them I beheld aother bbooks, which came forth by the power of the Lamb, from the Gentiles unto them, unto the cconvincing of the Gentiles and the remnant of the seed of my brethren, and also the Jews who were scattered upon all the face of the earth, that the records of the prophets and of the twelve apostles of the Lamb are dtrue.
40 And the angel spake unto me, saying: These alast records, which thou hast seen among the Gentiles, shall bestablish the truth of the cfirst, which are of the dtwelve apostles of the Lamb, and shall make known the plain and precious things which have been taken away from them; and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is the Son of the Eternal Father, and the eSavior of the world; and that all men must come unto him, or they cannot be saved.
41 And they must come according to the words which shall be established by the mouth of the Lamb; and the words of the Lamb shall be made known in the records of thy seed, as well as in the arecords of the twelve apostles of the Lamb; wherefore they both shall be established in bone; for there is cone God and one dShepherd over all the earth.
42 And the time cometh that he shall manifest himself unto all nations, both unto the aJews and also unto the Gentiles; and after he has manifested himself unto the Jews and also unto the Gentiles, then he shall manifest himself unto the Gentiles and also unto the Jews, and the blast shall be first, and the cfirst shall be last.


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It's finally state fair season. As millions of people across the country attend fairs and festivals this year, they will no doubt be taking part in the famous cuisine.
State fair food has come a long way from simply hot dogs and cotton candy. Each year, states strive to come up with new and exciting fare for event-goers. While there are thousands of food vendors out there, here are a few state fair foods you have to try yourself to believe!
Deep-Fried Foods
Deep-Fried Nutella
This recently-created state fair food is a crowd favorite at the Texas State Fair. The Texas State Fair, established in 1886, has the highest total attendance of any state fair in the United States, drawing over 3 million people annually.
Deep-Fried Grilled Cheese
It's no surprise that the grilled cheese sandwich is a favorite choice at the Wisconsin State Fair, located in the state known as "America's Dairyland." This classic sandwich gets the state fair treatment with a quick dip in the deep fryer before being served.
Deep-Fried Oreos
This snack has been around for years, and it's becoming a classic at state fairs across the country. It's no wonder - the browned coating with the soft, chocolaty center is hard for anyone to resist.
Deep-Fried Green Chilies
New in 2014, this state fair food debuted in Colorado. The chiles are grown in Colorado and are deep fried and served with a dipping sauce. This crispy cuisine is the perfect savory snack if you need a break from all the sweet treats.
Funnel Cake Ice Cream Sandwich
At the Indiana State Fair, you're sure to run across the funnel cake ice cream sandwich, one of their most sought-after state fair snacks. This treat takes a fun spin on the traditional funnel cake and is a must-try!
Deep-Fried BBQ Egg roll
The next item on our list can be found at the North Carolina State Fair. The egg rolls are filled with pulled-pork BBQ and coleslaw, giving classic Asian cuisine a new twist.
Deep-Fried Cookie Dough
Fried cookie dough is another soon-to-be classic. You're sure to run into this state fair food at many fairs across the country.
Deep-Fried Kool-Aid
Sure, maybe this one doesn't quite make our mouths water, but we would love to try this wacky state fair food that you can find at the North Dakota State Fair!
The Defibrillator
Any state fair food list would be incomplete without a massive burger. This burger lands on the deep-fried list due to its ingredients, which include deep-fried bacon, deep-fried pickles and two grilled cheese sandwiches as a bun. This enormous concoction is served at the New York State Fair.
Food on a Stick
Chocolate Covered Cheesecake on a Stick
Did you know that the Iowa State Fair offers over 50 types of food on a stick? One of those mouth watering options is the chocolate covered cheesecake. You get a gourmet dessert that's easy to walk around with - what else could you need?
Turkey Tenderloin on a Stick
While there are many innovative fair foods today, sometimes simplicity is still best. If you're looking for a filling meal at the fair, you can't miss the classic turkey tenderloin on a stick.
Chicken Waffle on a Stick
This state fair food was named the official food of the 2014 Utah State Fair, so we know it's one we have to try. It combines two state fair food trends: deep-frying and food on a stick. Chicken is deep-fried, then dipped in a sweet batter and cooked in a waffle iron.
Apple Pie on a Stick
This tried and true dessert-spinoff was a brand new addition to the food-on-a-stick menu at the Iowa State Fair in 2015. The handheld dessert is sure to become a favorite for fairgoers!
Bacon-Wrapped Corn Dogs
Corn dogs are a staple at state fairs, but this recipe found at the Kansas State Fair takes it up a notch by adding some grilled bacon.
Deep-Fried Snickers on a Stick
Add this snickers on a stick to the list of deep-fried desserts to try! The treat, located at the Montana State Fair, is topped with light powdered sugar to finish it off.
Other Top State Fair Foods
The Gizmo
This sandwich is a fan favorite at both the Iowa and Minnesota State Fair. Ground beef and sausage are smothered in a secret sauce and with melted mozzarella cheese to create the perfect Italian sandwich.
The Klondike Rush
If you're looking for something energizing, this one is for you. This new item from Papa Tom's, a vendor at the Nebraska State Fair, combines cappuccino, coffee, chocolate, ice cream and ice for a refreshing drink.
Red Chile Chocolate Limeade
If you're feeling adventurous and you find yourself at the New Mexico State Fair, try this sweet and spicy beverage to top off your day.
Cream Puff
At the Wisconsin State Fair, the cream puff is king. A mountain of whipped cream tops a fluffy pastry that fairgoers have to try. They even offer a cream puff hotline to order the dessert in the case of a hunger emergency!
Grilled Caesar Salad
State fair food doesn't have to be all bad for you. The California State Fair offers a refreshing grilled caesar salad with peaches and cottage cheese that will leave you feeling ready to take on the rest of the day.
Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Jalapenos
If you're visiting the Arizona State Fair this year, don't miss this tasty fair food. A jalapeno pepper wrapped in bacon is stuffed with cream cheese and grilled to perfection, giving it a smoky flavor.
Bacon-Wrapped Corn on the Cob
Corn on the cob is a summer staple, but this fair food found at the Oklahoma State Fair takes it up a notch. Bacon is wrapped around the corn on the cob and then grilled to finish.
2016 State Fair Dates
Wisconsin State Fair - August 4 - 12
Minnesota State Fair - August 25 - September 5
Iowa State Fair - August 11 - August 21
North Carolina State Fair - October 13 - 23
Texas State Fair - September 30 - October 23
New York State Fair - August 25 - September 5
California State Fair - July 8 - 24
Indiana State Fair - August 5 - 21
Colorado State Fair - August 26 - September 5
Arizona State Fair - October 7 - 30
Kansas State Fair - September 9 - 18
Montana State Fair - August 12 - 20
North Dakota State Fair - July 22 - 30
Nebraska State Fair - August 26 - September 5
New Mexico State Fair - September 10 - 20
Oklahoma State Fair - September 15 - 25
South Dakota State Fair - September 1 - 5
Utah State Fair - September 8 - 18
Wyoming State Fair - August 13 - 20
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Chapter 14
Jesus speaks of many mansions—He says that He is the way, the truth, and the life and that to see Him is to see the Father—He promises the first and second Comforters.
1 Let not your heart be atroubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's ahouse are many bmansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will acome again, and receive you unto myself; that bwhere cI am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the away, the btruth, and the life: no man ccometh unto the Father, but by me.
7 If ye had aknown me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the aFather; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
10 Believest thou not that I am in the aFather, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
11 Believe me that I am ain the bFather, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that abelieveth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I bgo unto my cFather.
13 And whatsoever ye shall aask in my bname, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
15 ¶ If ye alove me, bkeep my ccommandments.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another aComforter, that he may babide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you acomfortless: I will bcome to you.
19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
21 He that hath my commandments, and akeepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be bloved of my Father, and I will love him, and will cmanifest myself to him.
22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will alove him, and we will come unto him, and make our babode with him.
24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
26 But the aComforter, which is the bHoly Ghost, whom the Father will send in my cname, he shall dteach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
27 aPeace I leave with you, my bpeace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be ctroubled, neither let it be afraid.
28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I ago unto the Father: for my bFather is greater than I.
29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might abelieve.
30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: afor the bprince of this cworld cometh, and hath nothing in me.
31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me acommandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.


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Monday, April 16, 2012
Daddy you are more evil than I thought
It was four hours chatting to the boy about business and history and life without the interruptions of computers, phones or video games.
We talked about the trading history of Venice, the closure of the Venetian constitutional system (La Serrata of 1286 to 1297) and the subsequent relative decline. We talked about the expenses of the nearly endless series of wars against the Ottoman empire.
We even mentioned the rise of double-entry accounting. We got as far as the collapse of the Venetian State at the hands of Napoleon.
We also talked at length for the first time about our business. We run a hedge fund. Our job is simple: make rich people richer through investing, trading in financial markets.
Half of that is relatively easy to explain: we buy shares in good companies. My son wanted to know why I was not interested in buying Facebook (he thought the shares are going up). I told him that it had 4 billion in revenue, 1 billion in profits and a market cap that was likely to edge 100 billion. The numbers are from memory (I am on holidays). That seemed expensive. However it was only about $200 per regular user which does not seem so expensive. I did not think I could analyse it well. This was the beginning of a discussion about price.
But then the area our fund is best known for came up. I am a short seller.
I went through the mechanics of short-selling. I borrow a share from a broker. I sell it in the market. If the stock goes down I get to buy it back for less than I sold it. I repay the loan by returning the share and I keep the profit. I explained it does not work so well when the stock goes up.
Then I got to the nub of the issue: I am a short-seller of frauds and stock promotes. I look for people in the stock market who have fake accounts and who are stealing from gullible shareholders (also known as marks, dupes, fools, day traders or mutual fund managers). There is a torrent of money being ripped off (many billions of dollars for instance in the case of the Chinese frauds a surprising amount of which came from Fidelity). Through short-selling I stick up my sail on my little boat in the hurricane of theft and some of that loot drops into the cabin.
He asked me how I find all these fake accounts and fake companies and I told him a few of our methods (we have many).
He asked if I ever dobbed the scammers in to regulators and I said I did sometimes but it was mostly not a satisfactory experience. To be a good short-seller I only need to be right about 90 percent of the time. If most the companies I short-sell have fake accounts I will do fine. However if I dob them into regulators I need to be absolutely right in that it does not bode well to dob an honest person into the authorities. So mostly I keep my gob shut and express my opinion (and it is an opinion) in a bet in the financial market.
Moreover talking about which stocks you think are frauds is a dangerous thing. Regulators sometimes (even foolishly) have been known to investigate short-sellers for telling the truth. (Being short Lehman Brothers and vocal about it was a good way of getting an SEC investigation for talking truth to power.) Also crooks sue short-sellers giving you nasty and expensive legal bills.
Silence is altogether a better strategy.
But then he came to the nub of the issue. The easiest scammer to find is a repeat offender. We actively seek out people who promote dodgy stocks and who who are repeatedly involved in dodgy companies. The slogan is "once a scumbag, always a scumbag". That slogan is probably not strictly accurate - but we only need to be right 90 percent of the time to be fantastic at this business – and the recidivism amongst scammers is surprisingly high.
In that sense long sentences for people like Bernie Ebbers are not in my interest. I would prefer slime-bags to be back-in-business rather than in prison. More opportunities for me.
So, perceptively my son asked whether it was in my interest to dob scammers into regulators – he asked whether the reason we did not do it much was because of the reasons stated above or because we liked the scammers to be free and profitable. Alas – and I had to confess it – at least part of it was that being a successful short-seller required that regulators were inadequate to the task of policing fraud.
I did not talk about this with him – but it is becoming harder under Mary Schapiro. The SEC is getting better at their job – and that is not good for me. It would be better if regulators stayed hopeless. Alas they are getting better.
So, says my son asks you like nasty people to steal from poor investors, mutual funds (and he did not say pension funds for school teachers) so that you can join them in taking the loot by being a short-seller – and you don't want the regulators to do anything about it because there are more opportunities for you?
Sheepishly I confess yes.
And he says with a mixture of admiration and horror: "daddy you are more evil than I thought".
PS. A long time ago I promised Felix Salmon an economic defence of short-selling. I did not deliver – but it is sort of written in my head. I think I owe it to my son too.
37 comments:
Thanks for sharing. That must be quite a moment for a dad. You have a sharp kid! - April 16, 2012 at 5:35 AM
All you have to do is point to the numerous instances in which frauds would have grown a lot larger than they did, and cost investors a lot more money, had they not been brought down by short sellers.
- April 16, 2012 at 5:59 AM
It is fortunate you indeed do have a meaningful - financial - incentive to pursue fraud, for the State authorities have no meaningful motive.
(Jesus, Google/Blogger - captcha, then I realised I need cookies on for blogger, try again, takes me to Google to log in, try and fail, ah, need cookies again but now for Google, try again, it fails and takes me hack now to the original comment submission form. Annoying headache. Repeat for third time now everyone has the cookies they need). - April 16, 2012 at 6:04 AM
When I saw the headline, I was convinced it was going to be a negative post on West Palm Beach rto magicjack vocaltec (CALL). I'll leave the company specific due diligence to you (what is going on isn't too hard to figure out if you look at the company's on again off again (and on again, sort of)stock offering, the new President hire and COB resignation), but here is the "daddy connection:
http://deadspin.com/5881298/dan-borislow-told-his-players-to-call-him-daddy-and-other-tales-from-a-miserable-magicjack-locker-room - April 16, 2012 at 9:45 AM
For those living in my part of the world (NYC) who need a translation - a "Dobber" is a "tattletale".
He's a Dobber
I dobbed him in
No dobbing allowed - April 16, 2012 at 10:48 AM
- Jeff Matthews said...
The "economic defense of short-selling" ought to be combined with an "economic defense of long-buying." It's only fair.
JM - April 16, 2012 at 11:08 AM
John needs to add a Dr Evil laugh at the end of the post to make it complete. Thanks for educating all of us.
- April 16, 2012 at 1:02 PM
you kind of fell to shifting the burden thingie here. Frauds (and subsequently shortsellers) are not taking money from "school teachers" and "poor investors". They are taking money from people who either possess quite some or are trusted by owners to manage "quite some". Responsibility to hold (and increase) those are on them and them alone - not the regulators and not stock companies.
The whole topic arises from the inherently flawed but common assumption that "as normal", stocks should be profitable. E.g. wouldn't scammers defraud "poor investors", that investors would be "entitled" to hold, and increase, their invested wealth.
OK, people would cut back here "more profitable then with scammers, anyways", but that's already a surrender. Cuz nop, not even that.
So I think to really do economic defense of short selling you will likely have to go very deep down the rabbit hole of stock market fundamentals :) And yep, you will likely have to touch long-buying aswell and explain what value that creates.
For example, one of the ways to look at it is, added value. Shorting requires work - and work is what produces value (ok "opinion":). Buying and holding should theoretically require work, but by the availability of stocks for short burrowing you can see that work is not always being done. In truth, that work is rarely done at all, because "it's not normal for stocks to dive"(?!) Now where's value in that? :))))))
Dmitry. - April 16, 2012 at 1:14 PM
US congress seems to be condoning fraud now:
all in the name of capital formation. - April 16, 2012 at 1:29 PM
You talked to a 12 year old about the Venetian constitutional system during a vacation???
- April 16, 2012 at 1:49 PM
- John Hempton said...
You talked to a 12 year old about the Venetian constitutional system during a vacation???
yes. I am a geek. - April 16, 2012 at 2:06 PM
- longshorttrader said...
First, a hearty 'LOL'. Second, how old is your son? Third, I have an alternative take:
A short seller is at best an avante-garde superhero (financial) crimefighter, such as Batman, or at worst, a vampire slayer (that occasionally feasts on vampires or derives joy from slaying them).
While DC COMICS would lead you to believe that Batman and Superman's counterparts, Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent, don't have to worry about real world concerns, such as earning income, paying bills, getting sleep, etc., real world superheroes usually need all the above.
While I understand the inherent conflict(s) of interest you identified - namely that we as short sellers have more promising prospects/opportunities, the more forgiving regulators and law enforcement are to the crooks (which you so correctly pointed out that we 'love' repeat offenders) - I'd like to point out the following:
1) We're not causing nor helping repeat offenders repeat their evil ways... they are given the chance(s) to learn from their mistakes, and walk the road toward redemption. Some do, some don't. Recidivism among the crooks is outside us short sellers' hands.
2) even if we were to actively aid regulators and law enforcement to try to get harsher sentences/fines/etc. for repeat offenders, I'm skeptical that alone would be an effective deterrant. Take the drug trade in the US for example. Despite far lower risk-adjusted payouts for selling drugs than for stock fraud, the supply of offenders seems quite high n steady. Said differently, I fear the opportunity set for shorting frauds would still remain.
3) you may sheepishly 'like' for evildoers to roam free and continue their misdeeds... Why can't you be disgusted on one hand that the world is the way it is, yet on the other hand, accept it for what it is, and try to make it a better place... meanwhile receiving compensation for your labor and various risks you bear. Not to mention, regulators/law enforcement have finite resources, and are sometimes less equipped to fight the crooks head on than we are. They and the world need us.
Perhaps you should tell your son that you're a crimefighter in the way that Batman is :) - April 16, 2012 at 3:13 PM
Perhaps you should have used the daily mirror check.. if you were not impressed by what you saw, then change.. itcould have given you the opportunity to impress your son (in a positive way).
- April 16, 2012 at 6:48 PM
- John Chew said...
A successful short seller is like a successful bacteria or virus. It is not in the interests of the bacteria or virus to kill its hosts too quickly, or at all, as that would limit its ability to grow. Your son has hit the nail rightly on the head!
However, typical bacterial or viral strategy is better attuned to longevity and success than one adopted by a particular species intent on servicing its needs regardless of increasingly damaging costs to its own host. - April 16, 2012 at 9:06 PM
Great job Dad! On a number of fronts - talking history to teenagers, engaging in meaningful conversation with substance and total honesty.
- April 16, 2012 at 10:24 PM
Not sure I'd waste my time explaining anything to Mr. Salmon.
Truly an enlightening blog post.
As far as the SEC getting better, that's true of the enforcement division but not Corporation Finance. Look no further than David Baines' 3 part (thus far) expose of the Sunpeaks' p&d. - April 16, 2012 at 10:48 PM
Great article. I was just re-reading Sold Short by Asensio which he gave me when I heard him at the Harvard Club NYC in 2000. What happened to him confirms everything you say about the regulators and reporting fraud to them if you are a short seller. Likewise the enormous legal bills in defending lawsuits launcehd by the crooks against you.
- April 16, 2012 at 11:12 PM
You obviously raised a really smart kid. He is already far sharper than the gullible investors you mentioned.
Tom L - April 17, 2012 at 12:53 AM
- Bob Wiles said...
Short selling is fundamental to a free market and most of it occurs with put options. Regulators are better off enabling short selling as described which enhances more accurate price discovery. However naked short selling should be disallowed to reduce the opportunities for manipulation by the big traders.
I predict a splendid financial career for a 12 year old boy. - April 17, 2012 at 2:45 AM
It's the "mixture of admiration and horror" that explains all. Your son is perhaps appalled by your actions, but realizes – as you do – that doing bad leads to more financial gain than doing good. We all do that.
- April 17, 2012 at 3:33 AM
- Dasan 888 said...
Above all, it sounds like your son is smart enough not to join the stock market racket in the first place. I'm in it, and love it, but hope my daughter does something more meaningful with her life.
- April 17, 2012 at 5:11 AM
Short-sellers provide liquidity, add to price discovery, and are the only ones interested in mitigating the damage from bubbles by attempting to prevent them from growing ever larger.
ezpz. - April 17, 2012 at 7:11 AM
when is your son setting up a short fund?
John. - April 17, 2012 at 7:19 AM
In an ideal world, fraud would be so painful that it practically wouldn't exist. We probably aren't in an ideal world. If we want to move closer, the post above makes clear that:
(a) Regulators, as they currently exist, are very unlikely to do the job.
(b) Short sellers, as they currently exist, are also unlikely to do the job.
Your son sounds like a smart cookie. Why don't you ask him if he has any ideas for an option (c)?
All the short sellers above that are too busy justifying their source of income to question whether there is an alternative, please abstain from commenting. - April 17, 2012 at 7:59 AM
Good entry. I follow your blog a lot John. I give you a lot of credit in being short bias. I have always had a natural ability to spot dislocations in the market (not just equities) and be able to put money into those areas along with being able to identify certain trends that are not of popular belief.
Short selling those takes a certain talent. I've tried it before but it never came naturally and I wound not making money in that area. Short selling in general is IMO a tough way to invest vs. other methods. To each his own. - April 17, 2012 at 2:25 PM
The history lesson probably should have covered the new shipping routes to the Indies (eg by Vasco da Gama) opened up from about 1500 and the consequent erosion of the Venetian economy.
Yes, Napoleon certainly gave those Venetian bastards the coup de grace, but by that stage they had been in decline for nearly two hundred years. - April 17, 2012 at 3:01 PM
The parable i was thinking of was more akin to robin hood than batman, although instead of taking money from the fraudulent rich to give to the poor, the monies accrue to ...the rich. So the taking from the fraudulent rich bit engenders some social justice. You just need the equivalent of giving to the poor to make the loop complete.
- April 17, 2012 at 7:19 PM
- michael webster said...
I am just impressed that you could get a 12 year boy interested in double accounting, while on vacation.
- April 17, 2012 at 9:20 PM
To be fair, Minecraft is pretty awesome.
- April 20, 2012 at 12:53 PM
As a parent I understand what it is like to be judged by my children and found wanting. I managed to keep mine fooled a little longer than 12 years.
I am reliably informed that we get them back at 23. - April 20, 2012 at 3:57 PM
one issue you dont touch on is that of suspended trading of a stock - its not in the short sellers interest if a stock gets suspended for a LONG time
- April 23, 2012 at 2:17 PM
Thanks for your thoughts, I'm going to have to go back and read everything on your blog now.
I always thought that shorts were a subcategory of arb trading. You have a spread between regulatory oversight and enforcement.
And just as the typical arb trader is interested in not solving the systemic cause of that spread, the short seller isn't interested in solving the (appalling) deficiencies of government regulation. - April 27, 2012 at 2:23 AM
- Laban said...
I'm impressed with the way your son followed the logic trail all, on his ownsome. Bright boy.
By the way, did I tell you about my trip to Venice. It was half a dozen years ago, and before we left I looked around the shops for a souvenir.
I was looking for a small portrait of Alviso Mocenigo I, the Venetian ruler whose fleet of over 100 galleys formed the nucleus of the Christian forces which defeated the infidel at Lepanto, in the last great battle of oared vessels.
At last I spotted one in an art shop window - a print of Andrea Vicentino's "King Henri III (1551-89) of France visiting Venice in 1574, escorted by Alvise Mocenigo I"
As I entered the shop another customer came in, and reached the counter before me.
"Excuse me", he said, "how much is that doge in the window ?" - May 8, 2012 at 6:27 AM
Maybe your father should talk to you about community. It's not always about the individual. Sometimes you have a duty to the larger society.
- May 9, 2012 at 12:32 AM
Been a while since I've looked at this blog - came here to check if there's any mention about the juicy media event of London Whale and lord Voldemort. I guess my feeling it is too juicy to be true is just evidence of my paranoia. But this blog is as inspiring as it has always been.
Some comments: John seems to have a pinch of self-doubt or something in that direction as this post seems to circle around the moral aspects of short-selling. Many of the responses seem to be in the vein of if it is legal and makes you money, that can't be wrong. But often the issue in moral dilemmas is not about legality. The question is about goodness. And there is clearly a question to be asked here. A person with a conscience will ask how this work I am doing is contributing to the world? Am I helping or hindering the world in becoming a better place? And short selling definitely is an interesting activity in this respect: it is both destructive and constructive. The stock answer of this makes money so it must be good - all in a days work for a predator just doesn't answer the moral dilemma.
I look at this from a bit different perspective. I think in ancient Japan wearing a sword meant you were a member of the warrior caste, which implied you were willing to take up a challenge if one came your way. And that meant being prepared for the battles all your life. A warrior's life. That lifestyle doesn't exist anymore. But to me the stock markets seem a bit analogous - the participants are expected to know what they are doing. Simply knowing you can lose all your money in the stock market is sufficient. What participants then do is their choice: certainly there were lousy samurai who didn't want to practice the martial arts and then didn't live to tell their story.
But I'd like to add another twist here. Winning may be one part of the game, be it stock or swordfight, but I don't know if just wanting to win makes good warriors or good investors (or good lives). A good warrior is one who enjoys the practice, enjoys the battle, and takes care that he can survive to fight another fight - because he likes it. So in this perspective, being a winner doesn't mean that much - the question is, do you enjoy the lifestyle? The shrill voices declaring that I'm still winning may be the voice of those who cannot find joy in the lifestyle, so they have to invent a measure to tell themselves they are having a good time. A warrior has to live also with the reality of having to meet and kill in battlefield men that may be more worthy than he is. That is also a part of being a warrior. Not being willing to take that responsibility means finding another job.
Having a conscience and the instincts of a warrior may be a complicated psychological constellation to have. But in this area, I think Nietzsche spelled out something that our culture needs to face somehow at some point: going beyond good and evil. And Jung was a follower of Nietzsche in this respect. This would be quite another story to pursue, but I'll say this much: It is possible to have a perspective on reality that is not working at the dualistic level of good/bad, reward/punishment, right/wrong, winning/losing. All of the goodness, reward, rightness and winning will not satisfy, because the possibility of getting the bad, punishment, wrongness and loss is always there. With duality, one never arrives. So I've decided to concentrate my efforts on the things/experiences of joy where duality doesn't arise. But this also means one has to renounce the search of moral high ground. I have choices, but they are not about good or bad. Being a warrior in the market may mean some orpahns and widows will be trampled (thanks to their no-good hired "professional" help). This may be unhappy. But being a warrior who works as a toilet-attendant to be good and hold the moral high ground is the true misfortune. - May 15, 2012 at 11:58 PM
I'll also comment another post from earlier about the housemaid living under the stairs: something that did not arise in comments was what kind of person is this housemaid? She may be the equivalent of Einstein in intellect, but if she has had no possibility for any training beyond household chores, she will have to contend with excelling in those. That may be good for her employer, but I don't know if that is a good way to use human resources. There's a tendency to consider people doing menial tasks to be born into exactly that position. As if they are not capable of anything else. I have myself worked both in menial jobs and high-paying jobs and I do notice there is a tendency amoing high-paid/successful people to perceive their postition as something they deserve because of their superiopr skills and qualities as humans and professionals. It can be so, but personally I have not noticed any superior qualities in so-called successful people. Scumbags an assholes exist both in high places and low (as do saints). There are people whose skills are best suited to being housemaids, and certainly they should work as such. But I do notice there is, also in myself, a tendency to rate jobs and professions as more or less valuable/important. A maid is of help to a woman having a professional career, so she can do important work instead of household duties. Why is the important work always something else than cooking for the family and having a well-kept home? Does the important work make for a good life or is it just collecting measurable success while having a life without joy?
Extremely interesting questions to ponder, thank you for the blog. Reading and thinking your texts, I feel I can also see myself more clearly. - May 15, 2012 at 11:59 PM
- Bob Loblaw said...
The "economic defense of short-selling" ought to be combined with an "economic defense of long-buying." It's only fair.
This. How is it anymore ethical to buy stock from someone and take the the profit they would taken if you hadn't bought it? Do you hate poor investors and teachers? - March 13, 2014 at 9:38 AM
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Wells Fargo's Vision of the Branch of the Future
Wells Fargo today announced the opening of the first of what it says will be a new bank branch format.
The "neighborhood bank format," as Wells Fargo describes it, is approximately 1,000 square feet -- about a third of the size of a typical Wells Fargo branch -- that will offer personalized service in settings not suitable for its larger stores. The first store using the new design will open in Washington, D.C. on April 15th.
According to Wells Fargo, the new store was designed to create areas within the store where sales associates can conduct business with customers and have financial conversations, including in private.
It also will have wireless tablets and phones that team members will use to serve customers, while a free wireless hotspot will also be available for customers to use. After hours, the store transitions into a smaller lobby format, providing customer's access to several ATMs that dispense $1, $5 and $100 bills in addition to the $20 bills a typical ATM offers, the bank said. Additionally, Wells Fargo claimed the new stores will feature technology that allows for the elimination of paper-driven back-office processes.
"With this new store concept, we'll be able to offer person to person sales and service along with leading banking technology in settings that previously would have discouraged us from building a store," said Jonathan Velline, head of Wells Fargo ATM Banking and Store Strategy, in a written statement. "Stores are central to our strategy of providing excellent service and meeting our customers' financial needs. This new neighborhood bank concept complements our traditional stores to help us bring the Wells Fargo store experience to more customers."
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Patterson's agent plans to file grievance against Eagles
Mike Patterson's agent said that he planned to file a grievance through the NFL Players Association after the Eagles placed his client on the Non-Football Illness list on Wednesday.
"This is not how you treat people if you're a winning organization," Peter Schaffer said to The Inquirer.
Patterson will lose about $150,000 or 50 percent of his remaining salary, according to Schaffer.
Patterson contracted pneumonia last week and was hospitalized. He was home and resting as of Tuesday, according to team trainer Rick Burkholder.
Schaffer said that he spoke to Howie Roseman after he was informed of the move and told the Eagles general manager then that he planned to file a grievance because he believed the defensive tackle likely contracted the illness because of work.
"I think it's pretty clear that he got it at practice or at the NovaCare Complex," Schaffer said. "That's where he spends all his time. That's all he's doing is practicing and working out."
The Eagles released a statement Wednesday evening.
Patterson's season is over. Players placed on Non-Football Illness lists must sit out for at least eight games. This is Patterson's second stint on the list this year. The Eagles placed him on it in late August as he recovered from January brain surgery to have an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) removed from his brain.
The Eagles reduced Patterson's pay 50 percent, as is their right, until he returned for the Nov. 5 game at New Orleans. He lost about $1 million, but was paid in full for the five games he played this season. Patterson finished the year with nine tackles and one sack.
Patterson, 29, is the Eagles' longest-tenured player. He was selected in the first round of the 2005 draft. The team is not expected to bring the eight-year veteran back next season. He has four years left on his contract.
"I told Howie this morning that if he could prove to be that Mike didn't get pneumonia at practice I wouldn't file a grievance," Schaffer said. "He said he couldn't."
Schaffer has had a long-standing relationship with the Eagles. He would have lunch with Roseman and former Eagles president Joe Banner every year at the Indianapolis scouting combine.
"I love Howie, but this is wrong and petty," Schaffer said. "To do this to one of your leaders and to a guy that fought back from brain surgery is just wrong."
The Eagles signed fullback/tight end Emil Igwenagu off the practice squad and to their 53-man roster to take Patterson's place. They also signed defensive tackle Ronnie Cameron to the practice squad.


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Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Asparagus Pesto |
Have I told you that I love asparagus lately? It seems that the arrival of Spring means the arrival of asparagus and searching for many ways to use it. Perhaps this urgency, besides the fact that asparagus is one of my favourite vegetables, is because one of our patients used to bring us over 20 pounds of garden fresh asparagus from his farm every Spring. Good thing I love this vegetable!! The urgency was to create as many dishes as possible before it all went very wrong.
This year I decided on turning to my other favourite...pesto. I don't know about you but I am just in love with pesto. Spinach pesto, traditional basil pesto, garlic scape pesto, red pepper pesto...if it can be thrown in the food processor or pummeled in a mortor and pestle it will show up as pesto on my table. So why not asparagus pesto!!!
With asparagus season upon us it's time to take out some of my favorite recipes using my favorite vegetable. The following twist on classic Italian pesto is one of my favorite asparagus recipes. It can be used in any way traditional basil pesto can be used. I love this tossed with hot pasta or as a topping for bruschetta and grilled chicken or salmon. I also like to serve this as a dip with toasted pita triangles. Yesterday I stuffed it into some chicken breasts with some fresh rocotta and breaded it and mixed it with ricotta and stuffed it into pasta shells and threw them in the freezer.
There is no real recipe here but in case you are wondering how to make the grilled cheese I buttered both sides of a home-style loaf (in this case flax seed bread), added a layer of asparagus pesto and added thinly sliced Oka cheese on top. Then I sandwiched the 2 pieces of bread together and sprinkled the outside of the sandwich with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Cook your sandwich until the outsides are browned or use a panini press. Enjoy!
Asparagus Pesto
1 lb fresh asparagus
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 large handful spinach
½ teaspoon finely grated lemon zest or 1 chili pepper
2 cloves garlic, mashed
½ cup olive oil
Salt to taste
Wash and peel bottoms of the asparagus. Cut each spear into 4 pieces. Bring a pan of water to a boil**. Blanch the asparagus for one minute in the boiling water and drain. Drop the asparagus into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking and keep the asparagus bright green. Remove from the ice water and drain well on paper towels.
When the asparagus is dry place into a bowl of a food processor along with the spinach, cheese, walnuts, parsley, lemon zest (ir chili pepper) and garlic. Pulse until a rough paste has formed. Continue to process adding the olive oil slowly until the pesto is the desired consistency. A few drops of water can be added if it is too thick. Do not use an acid based liquid like lemon juice or wine vinegar or the green color of the pesto may darken unless added right before serving.
Remove from the food processor and place in a small bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate till serving time.
**To steam asparagus: Bring 2 inches water to boil in a large saucepan holding a steamer basket. Place trimmed asparagus on basket and bring water to a rolling boil. Cover pan and steam 8 to 10 minutes until tender.
Makes about 2 ½ cups of pesto. Plenty to create more dishes or to freeze.


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This was the one that really converted me, with its floor length veils and bangle piles. It was Courtney Love-inspired (maybe I should just rename this blog I Like Courtney Love already? What if CL saw it? How would she feel? How would that girl who came up to me in real life and said she read my blog and that she thought my Love love was poisonous feel?) but did the kinderwhore grungey thing without falling into cliches, focusing more on CL's DIY skills and broken beauty queen fascination, with pipe cleaner tiaras combining the two most perfectly. The collection was really Grey Gardens in a way, more in theory than in relation to Little Edie's style of dressing. Each look felt like the outfit form of a house occupied by women who were once members of high society but now live isolated with raccoons and creaky floors and an old record player and memories and junk accumulated over time. I think that's my life goal, ultimately. I want a lot of wrinkles and a lot of raccoons and a lot of junk. The Hoarders kind of junk, not the Fergie kind of junk.
Spring 2011
Fall 2011
But this collection, THIS collection was inspired by Riot Grrrl and Chanel, which resulted in tiny shouts of rebellion coming from stiff, uniform-like dresses and knee highs and crosses. There's definitely a Nordic-y sweater vibe happening here too, making it more fall-appropriate. I think my favorite thing about Ed Meadham and Benjamin Kirchhoff's interpretations of angry music like Riot Grrrl and Courtney is that they don't add "punk" elements to their collections with studs and leather (looking at you, Givenchy) (looking at you, Balmain) (looking at you, Y-3) (as adorable as the image of Yohji sitting in candlelight, hand-stitching the ACDC logo is). They turn to the actual concept of DIY instead of the look associated with it so frequently that it's lost any meaning, and create identities that are about being passionate and loud and individual (words that are, again, so overused they've lost any meaning, but at least I'm not charging you thousands of dollars for consuming my cliches!)
ETA: "tee" from the comment section raised a good point: "Isn't there something kind of problematic about trying to mass produce "individual style"/DIY clothing period?" Yes, there is! My point with this was that MK's collection, as art, before we consider the business side, inspires a person (me, at least) to create their own DIY vibez because they make it look so damn fun. Now, when we consider that these pieces are also products that will be made many times and sold places, I don't think the DIY style is problematic because that's just it -- it is a part of their style, but that doesn't mean the clothes are something anyone else could think up or create themselves. It's high in quality and the design doesn't stop at just using DIY elements like pipe cleaners and a million brooches -- they develop those a step further with their own ideas. And yes, it's weird to mass-produce individuality, but Meadham Kirchhoff isn't a brand as inescapably everywhere like the Gap, and, again, I think the styling of their collections encourages one who would buy one of their pieces to mix it up. Like, I don't think you would ever see anyone wearing an MK head-to-toe runway look.
(That was really long, but I think it's about more than just MK's collections, since this is something a lot of designers try and I'm trying to explain how I think they got it right.)
The Riot Grrl shrine full of iconography and flowers and what look like zine photocopies? I can't tell.
The little embroideries were supposed to be inspired by the little doodles in Bikini Kill zines, though.
This seems like a good time to post these pages I made for a fashion/music/feminism zine I started last year. I never finished it and probably won't now because all the pages have been sitting in the corner of my room since the summer and I'm sick of them so I may as well post a couple.
And stuff from Fall 2010 that made me think of the following 90s music ladies:
photos from fashion156 and vogue.com


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ECE497 Notes on DSP via c6run
Use EBC Exercise 09 Using the DSP for Audio Processing instead, though you need to follow these instructions to cross compile c6run.
c6run is an easy way to use the DSP on the BeagleBoard. You can either setup your host computer to cross compile c6run for the Beagle, or compile right on the Beagle. Here's how to do each.
Setting up cross compiling on a host computer
Here are some notes on how to get c6run going on the BeagleBoard. This has been modified to add detail (4/27/2011) for the ECE4356 class.
There are some 350M of files that need to be downloaded and installed to use c6run. The good news is you don't have to install anything else. The bad news is, if this is being used with a class, 350M * number_of_students can strain a campus internet connection. Therefore we have two options, loading from the internet (works for everyone), and loading from your campus (works if someone on your campus has already downloaded for you).
The files you need to download are:
- C6run_m_yoder.tgz
- ti_cgt_c6000_7.0.4_setup_linux_x86.bin
- angstrom-2010.4-test-20100422-i686-linux-armv7a-linux-gnueabi-toolchain-qte-4.6.2.tar.bz2
- bios_setuplinux_5_41_09_34.bin
C6run_m_yoder.tgz contains the following:
- /lib/modules from target FS
- uImage itself
- C6Run package prebuilt for the above
- C6Run target software
- Kernel modules for TI components
- loadmodules.sh and unloadmodules.sh
- pre-compiled test and and example applications
Pick your method of getting them.
From the Internet
- Media:C6run_m_yoder.tgz comes from the eLinux site.
- Download the TI C6000 v7.0.4 code generation tools for Linux from here
- Download the angstrom ARM toolchain from here
- Download the 5.41.09.34 DSP/Bios package from here
From your Campus
Go to your campus site and look for the files listed above. The following schools have the files:
- Rose-Hulman
- The class dfs site
- EE4356 web site
Instructions for Host Setup and Build
Now that you have downloaded the above files, here is how to install them. It's assumed that the downloaded files are in your ~/Download directory (note ~ is /home/beagle below).
Now we create the toolchains directory and populate it
- Install the codegen tools to
(you implicitly accept a EULA when doing this)
host$ mkdir ~/toolchains host$ cd ~/Downloads host$ chmod +x ti_cgt_c6000_7.0.4_setup_linux_x86.bin host$ ls -l ! Look for an x by ti_... to verify it is executable host$ ./ti_cgt_c6000_7.0.4_setup_linux_x86.bin --installto ~/toolchains --mode silent
- Install the ARM toolchain
host$ tar -C ~/toolchains -xjf angstrom-2010.4-test-20100422-i686-linux-armv7a-linux-gnueabi-toolchain-qte-4.6.2.tar.bz2
The ARM toolchain will be in ~/toolchains/usr/local/angstrom/arm/
- Install the DSP/Bios package (you implicitly accept a EULA when doing this)
host$ chmod +x bios_setuplinux_5_41_09_34.bin host$ ./bios_setuplinux_5_41_09_34.bin --mode silent --prefix ~/toolchains
- Install the pre-built C6Run package. To do this you must first untar the c6run_m_yoder.tgz file
host$ tar -xvzf c6run_m_yoder.tgz host$ cd c6run_m_yoder host$ tar -C ~/toolchains -xzf c6run_0_95_02_02_beagleboard.tar.gz
- Edit the c6run environment settings to correctly point to the location of the components on your host PC (replace ${HOME} with the absolute path)
host$ cd ~/toolchains/c6run_0_95_02_02_beagleboard host$ vi environment.sh /* the following command in vi would make the substitution on all cases */ :1,$s/\${HOME}/\/home\/beagle
- We now want to set up our environment variables. But first we will check to see what they are currently.
host$ printenv ! Prints all the environment variables, note too many to see host$ printenv | more ! Prints out a page at a time, hit space bar to advance host$ printenv | grep ARM ! Only prints lines that have "ARM" in them host$ printenv | grep C6 ! Only prints lines that have "C6" in them
- The above commands, unless you ran the
command previously, should show no environment variables with ARM or C6 in them - Source the environment variables and rerun the checks
host$ source environment.sh host$ printenv | grep ARM ! Only prints lines that have "ARM" in them host$ printenv | grep C6 ! Only prints lines that have "C6" in them
The preceding checks should now show that the following FOUR environment variables are set: ARM_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX, ARM_TOOLCHAIN_PATH, CFLAGS, and C6RUN_TOOLCHAIN_PATH. At this point the environment and components are all setup to build the examples and test cases included in the the C6Run package. The compilation scripts (c6runlib and c6runapp scripts) rely on these and the other variables from the environment.sh file.
It is suggested that the test and example makefiles be used as a template for any builds done for your own code.
- Run make to compile the example code
host$ cd example ! You should be in /home/beagle/toolchains/c6run_0_95_02_02_beagleboard/examples host$ make
- Look at the output to make sure that no errors occurred. If errors occur then either correct them or seek instructor help
- Go into the sub directories to see the compiled code
host$ cd c6runapp/emqbit host$ ls
- You should see in the directory listing the files bench_arm and bench_dsp (among others).
I added the following lines to my Makefile in the emqbit directory:
install: scp bench_arm bench_dsp cfft_arm cfft_dsp root@beagle:c6run_target/examples/c6runlib/emqbit
I can now automatically install on the Beagle by running:
host$ make install
Target Preparation
It appears that if you are running a recent image, (from here for example) you don't have to install a new uImage or the modules in /lib/modules. Skip 1 and 2 below and just do 3. If it doesn't work, go back and do 1 and 2 also.
1. Setup the beagleboard to boot using the included kernel image (uImage binary file). This should just require replacing the uImage file on your SD card with the provided one (rename the file to be just 'uImage'). This step can be accomplished with the following commands, after the SD card which has the Angstrom linux system has been put into the card reader and mounted on the host system.
host$ df ! Verify that /media/BEAGLE and /media/ANGSTROM file systems are available host$ cd /media/BEAGLE ! Or whichever file system has the uImage file host$ mv uImage uImage.bak ! Save a copy in case you mess up host$ cd ~/Downloads/C6run_m_yoder host$ cp uImage /media/BEAGLE
2. Copy the the contents of the provided /lib/modules to the target's /lib/modules path. I (Yoder) found I didn't need to do this. I (Usevitch) concur.
3. Copy the contents of c6run_target.tar.gz to the target file system. I placed it in /opt. It contains the kernel modules from the TI components and the loadmodules.sh script which should be used to install them. The pre-built examples and test cases are also included in this archive. However, we also want to see if our compiled example code will work. Therefore we will copy over our examples directory.
host$ mkdir /media/ANGSTROM/opt host$ cp c6run_target.tar.gz /media/ANGSTROM/opt host$ cd /media/ANGSTROM/opt host$ tar -xvf c6run_target.tgz ! This can be done on the host or on the beagleboard when linux boots host$ cp -R ~/toolchains/c6run_0_95_02_02_beagleboard/examples . ! copy our examples directory onto the SD card host$ cd ! can't unmount a file system in use host$ umount /media/ANGSTROM host$ umount /media/BEAGLE
Target Running
- Remove the SD card, place it into the beagleboard, and boot Angstrom linux.
- Before running any c6run based application, make sure you run the loadmodules.sh script to load the needed kernel modules.
beagle$ cd /opt/home/daniel/c6run_target beagle$ ./unloadmodules.sh ! sometimes modules are left over and need to be removed beagle$ ./loadmodules.sh
- Now we will run our compiled fft benchmark examples
beagle$ cd /opt/examples/c6runapp/emqbit beagle$ ./bench_arm beagle$ ./bench_dsp
Compiling on the BeagleBoard
Notes on upgrading
Here's some of the things I did to upgrade from c6run_0_95_02_02_beagleboard to C6Run_0_97_03_03.
I haven't been successful at this yet.
- Download new version of bios from here. I got 220.127.116.11
- Download new 'C6000 code generation tools from here. I got v7.2.2 since that's what the files pointed to. v7.2.4 is the newest, it might work too.
- Copied config.mak from c6run_0_95_02_02_beagleboard to C6Run_0_97_03_03. I fixed the C6RUN_INSTALL_DIR path.


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Near field communications (NFC) is the kind of wondrous future-tech that promises to bring new convenience to every-day chores like shopping for groceries or fueling up at the pump. Japanese customers have already been using NFC-enabled cell phones as credit cards for several years.
Now Google, Inc. (GOOG), makers of the world's top smartphone operating system, Android, have announced than NFC will soon arrive for American consumers.
The announcement was made at the Web 2.0 Summit by Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who will step down as Google's CEO next Monday. Web 2.0 is an annual internet-aimed conference held annually in San Francisco, Calif. since 2004. The company had previously expressed interested in NFC payments, but had failed to fully elaborate on how it would execute the billing scheme.
I. Credit Cards on Your Phone
Initially Google has selected two corporate partners in the credit and banking industry — MasterCard, Inc. (MA) and CitiGroup, Inc. (C).
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As traditional advertising begins to fade, targeted advertising is a booming business. By direct ads that customers might actually care about, for example local sales or sales on items the user typically purchase, the uptake rates are far higher. Everyone from U.S grocery chains like Kroger, to internet giants like Google, eBay/PayPal, and Facebook are deeply involved in the field.
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For now customers choosing to adopt the new Android service, will find themselves jumping deeper into Google's data mining bid.
II. Android Arrival is Imminent
The new service is supported by operating system APIs in Android 2.3 "Gingerbread".
Gingerbread is Android's latest operating system version, which features user interface refinements, battery life improvements, increased web standards support, and improvements to the OS's copy, cut, and paste routines.
The Software Development Kit for Gingerbread rolled out to developers in December. Motorola and Samsung appear to have advanced builds of Gingerbread ready for their smart phones whenever carriers decide to throw the switch. Builds for Motorola's Droid X and Droid 2 and Samsung's Galaxy S smart phones have leaked in recent weeks.
Currently Gingerbread is exclusively available through official channels on Google's Nexus S, which went on sale in December of last year.
NFC requires special hardware, so it's unlikely that phones like the Galaxy S would be able to support the new technology. For now the Nexus S appears to be consumer's best bet for getting access in the near future.
III. What is NFC and Where Can You Use It?
Near Field Communication relies on an active device (like a key fob or your phone) acting as an active (powered) sender and sending a signal to a passive receiver. Typically the receiver is located within 4 cm of the sender in order to properly receive the signal.
The technology operates at the 13.56 MHz frequency, well below the frequency band commonly used with Wi-Fi, 2.4 GHz.
The technology was developed and licensed by Dolby Labs' subsidiary Via Licensing Corp.
Currently one of the largest makers of NFC readers is Verifone Systems, Inc. (PAY).
There are actually thousands of such devices already employed across America. Examples include checkout devices that you tap your card against and gas pump charge devices you tap a key fob against. With the new deal, you could theoretically use your compatible Android smart phone with most of these devices.
You may need to have your license ready to present for larger purchases, as with credit cards, to confirm your identity.
A recent Federal Reserve sponsored study [PDF] stated that there were 150,000 NFC readers installed at locations across America. And the study claimed Americans own 70 million NFC enabled devices — largely credit cards.
A MasterCard sponsored survey by Edgar, Dunn & Co. suggests mobile payments, the field that NFC billing falls under, will swell to a $618B USD market by 2016.
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While wireless billing will almost certainly land on the iPhone, on Blackberries, and on the Windows Phone 7 platform in the near future, it appears that Google will be the first smart phone OS maker to leverage this fascinating, if a bit scary technology.
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Jasmine is here.....
Princess Jasmine from Aladdin...is here....
via myself....ha ha ha
I love all the Disney princesses......and finally here she is...
What I used:
To darken my skin tone:
I used St. Tropez Whipped Bronzer
For the face I used:
Make-Up Forever HD foundation (#73)
Larenim Pressed Powder:
RCMA foundation color palettes:
(tell them you heard about it from kandee...maybe they'll give ya a discount...you can do the same thing on the cheap with dark concealors from the drugstore, too)
For the eyes: I used several shades from MAC...a light shimmery yellow, RICE PAPER, a light warm brown, CORK, and a dark red brown, GROUND BROWN, and a lighter red brown, CORDUROY, and a black, CARBON
I used black cream eyeliner in BLACK BLACK from MAC
And the false lashes are just the DRAMA & GLAMOUR lashes from the Costume section at Wal-Mart!
For lips I used:
I brown-ish color lipliner:
CHESTNUT from MAC
a peachy lipstick: SANDY B from MAC
and a light pearl shimmer to give a highlight: I used GOLDEN GODDESS from Estee Lauder
enjoy this fun look...i was made with love.....
have the best day ever....kandee
40 comments:
- Nanelarya said...
I love this look, it's crazy how you went from pale snow white to tan Jasmine! My favorite is the hair! <3
- October 30, 2009 at 8:27 PM
- sarad4 said...
you could totally play all the princesses at Disneyland! Ariel and Belle are my favorites haha.
- October 30, 2009 at 8:39 PM
- kbentley said...
Hi Kandee,
could you PLEASEEEE post tips for those of us with pale skin. If i try to use self tanner i just end up looking yellow. Not a pretty look. Could you point me in the right direction with how to do makeup for pale skin? Thanks! i know you will have great ideas! - October 30, 2009 at 8:45 PM
- Unknown said...
Hey Kandee! Love the look!!! I have naturally tan skin, slightly darker than Jasmine's, so it's great to see you use colors that match my skin tone. Would you recommend Chestnut lipliner as an everyday color or do you have any other suggestions on colors I could try out for my skin tone?
- October 30, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Gorgeous, as usual!
- October 30, 2009 at 9:18 PM
- Mel said...
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing all your amazing make-up tips with everyone!
- October 30, 2009 at 9:19 PM
- Obsessed.Makup.Addict said...
so pretty, what a beautiful look. again proving your just amazing!!
- October 30, 2009 at 10:15 PM
- MakeUpByMajio said...
Oh gosh, Please, please, please make a vid for this!
- October 30, 2009 at 11:47 PM
- MakeUpByMajio said...
I mean for the hair tutorial, i can't find the vid. I already commented, 5 starred, and favorited the makeup one! <3
- October 31, 2009 at 12:31 AM
- Я Фрактал Вашого Мозку said...
Soooo coool!!!
- October 31, 2009 at 3:19 AM
- WinterBlossom said...
Jasmine was (and still is) my fave disney character ever! Love the film too. :) Awesome job kandee! :) xxx
- October 31, 2009 at 3:58 AM
- CandSgirl said...
Wow Kandee you're so talented! Love the look and the colors you used for this one...
I am being a pin up girl for halloween and im definetely using ur pin up hair and make up video :-) Keep it up, we all love your work! :) - October 31, 2009 at 6:50 AM
- kika said...
i just love it. and i noticed that u take the most beautiful pictures of urself..u should teach us to do that.
xo xo
érika - October 31, 2009 at 6:53 AM
Congrats! You did a wonderfull job, and you look and sing amazing. However I belive you could've done ur hair a little downer:) A big kiss from me Kandee with all my love.
- October 31, 2009 at 6:58 AM
- BlueSilver said...
- October 31, 2009 at 7:56 AM
- MC said...
beautiful!! happy halloweeen?? What are you and your kids gonna be??? we need pics :)
- October 31, 2009 at 8:49 AM
- W said...
soo beautiful, i love it! happpy halloween kandee!
- October 31, 2009 at 9:08 AM
- Alessandra said...
Thank you sweetie for this super beautiful look!! =]
Have a great Halloween!!!
And please.. take some time off.. you have worked so hard on all these videos.. you deserve some sleep ;]
hugs and kisses
Alessandra - October 31, 2009 at 11:30 AM
- Eva Van D said...
Kandee as always your incredible! I am kind of sad that haloween arrive because there will be no more costume videos or maybe they will be More? Loved every look you did for us thank you very much!! I am in italy an in februrary there is the mask carnival in venice but they celebrate it in all Italy, maybe you can design some mask with make up, what do you think??? Have a great halloween!
- October 31, 2009 at 12:35 PM
- Sara (The Makeup Snob.com) said...
your amazing! I know you are probably over with halloween requests. But if you ever did an Ariel (little mermaid) video that would be super fabulous!!!
- October 31, 2009 at 12:40 PM
- Senna said...
Lovely, , lovely, lovely!
- October 31, 2009 at 12:49 PM
- Unknown said...
Absolutely stunning Kandee, the darker skintone really suits you!
- October 31, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Kandee Girl, I dressed up yesterday (Fri 10/20/09) for my job it was my first time every dressing up ever in my life for anything, and my b-day is on Halloween. I made my own costume and did my own make up. At first I thought everyone would think it was stupid, but I wore it anyway and everyone loved it. I ONLY HAD THE COURAGE TO DO THIS BECAUSE OF YOUR VIDOES. Thank for your encouragement kind words and tell us to not be afraid. Maybe I'll work up the courage to send you a pick of my costume.
- October 31, 2009 at 2:56 PM
Okay and about this video.......love it! I can never say it enough you are so talented (and beautiful). I never comment to videos or blogs, but I love your spirit and talent and since you said the nice comments and rating encourage you I thought I would. I think I want to try and recreate some of your looks and see whats happens. This looks is so beautiful. I love it. Thank you for doing this video. Much love
- October 31, 2009 at 2:57 PM
- Misty said...
Wow! You are amazing, I can't help wishing I had you're talent. I don't know if you get to every comment or not, but I am 16 and I am going to be a make-up artist (beauty). I'm scared I will not be good. I'm low class so I don't have expensive make-up or that much variety. a few eyeshadows, one lip liner some lip gloss. one liquid foundation one podwer. I think you get the jist. My point is I cant see what Im made of and Im scared once I do im not going to be as good. I know ill will learn and become great but I just wanted some advice and to ask a few questions. Thank you for inspiring me :) if you can my e-mail is firstname.lastname@example.com. Im not sure how you reply to these.. Thank you
- October 31, 2009 at 7:19 PM
- Unknown said...
I love the jasmine look !!! Thank you !!
Kandee, where can i get creme highlighter
Shu Uemura in Pearl??????????? Can't find it please help!!!!!!!!!!!!! - October 31, 2009 at 8:25 PM
- SofyRed said...
Hi Kandee.
I just watched your video on YT, and loved it - of course!! I just really hope you don't let the haters get to you. I hope you know that your loyal viewers never would write something mean. Keep making awesome videos - we love you.
Sofie - November 1, 2009 at 4:46 AM
- Maria said...
Kandee, you made my Halloween! Thank you, you're so awesome. I didn't use the Jasmine look, I did the Cyndi Lauper one for a cute clown costume I had and it was a big hit. Thank you! Love you and your site!
- November 1, 2009 at 6:07 AM
- CandSgirl said...
Kandeee..what did u end up dressing up as for halloween? so much to choose from cause ur so good at all the looks! cant wait for you to show us what you dressed up as :)
Have a great day!
xoxo - November 1, 2009 at 7:40 AM
- Beleza e imagem said...
Your work is amazing!!
I admire all your looks very much. - November 1, 2009 at 12:36 PM
- Unknown said...
what did you end up doing for halloween???
- November 1, 2009 at 1:50 PM
- Kris and Nadia said...
Wow.. very nice.. emm thinking about to have that make up and hair do during my wedding day :)
- November 2, 2009 at 5:12 AM
- Kris and Nadia said...
Wow.. very nice.. emm thinking about to have that make up and hair do during my wedding day :)
- November 2, 2009 at 5:12 AM
- Jennifer of JennySue Makeup said...
Wow that is an incredibly beautiful transformation! glad I found your blog, I'm already a big fan. Thanks for sharing your makeup talent with us!
- November 2, 2009 at 7:40 AM
- Katy said...
LOVED this tut Kandee... I'm taking my five year old granddaughter Kali to Disney World in December and she wants to dress as Belle, would love it if you did a Belle makeup tut too! She's a little brunette with dark hair and LOVES that you feature the darker haired princesses, those blondies get way too much attention and face time if you ask her!! Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us!! You're a doll!
- November 2, 2009 at 8:36 AM
- ctee80 said...
LOVED this! I actually love all your vids. Youre happy and fun personality shines through in every one!
BTW, What kind of brushes do you use through out this tut? - November 2, 2009 at 1:27 PM
- Jessika - said...
I just have to say that I love your videos! You are great! (My english is really bad, sorry)
- November 3, 2009 at 7:05 AM
- f_emily said...
I love it and you really look like Jasmine! she's one of my favorite princess from Disney ^_^
- November 3, 2009 at 7:56 PM
- Vilcis said...
Ohhhhh, Kandee. You look amazinnnnnnnnngggg in this look. I love the film. You really look like a princess. Congrats for this work. A++++++
- November 6, 2009 at 2:53 AM
- Unknown said...
hi Kandee, big fan of your work... I was wondering what application/software you use to edit your photos? I love the look of them...
- November 6, 2009 at 10:20 AM


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The government and local law enforcement would have us believe that all of this was executed in full compliance of the law.
While that may be true, one can't help but ask… under which laws, exactly, were the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and local police operating?
Despite arguments to the contrary, the shocking footage below, recorded by a resident in Watertown, Massachusetts, highlights the fact that our domestic law enforcement agencies were no longer operating in a Constitutionally protected America. Rather, what you'll see is a fully militarized, combat-ready detachment of police who are executing their orders in a war zone.
What you won't see, however, is a warrant in the hands of law enforcement officials as they surround neighborhood homes and then force their innocent residents out at gunpoint.
In the video below we see what a police state looks like. Cops looking for a 19-year old supposed terrorist raid a house and force citizens out at gunpoint with their hands over the heads. If not for the distinctly American houses in the video, this could be Iraq or Afghanistan.
Via Infowars
Pay attention, because this is now precedent. Under the Patriot Act and the National Defense Authorization Act, anyone deemed to be acting in a manner that seeks to subvert the laws of the United States can be declared a terrorist. So, the next time a criminal is on the loose in your town, you, too, may end up getting the same treatment as the peaceful residents of Boston.