text: Latest RussiaFeed Analysis Britain's Enemy Is Not Russia But It's Own Ruling Class, UN Report Confirms In austerity Britain, who the enemy is has never been more clear. Published 3 months ago on November 21, 2018 By The Duran 14,879 Views Share Tweet Authored by John Wright. op-ed via RT.com: As the UK political establishment rips itself to pieces over Brexit, a far greater crisis continues to afflict millions of victims of Tory austerity… A devastating UN report into poverty in the UK provides incontrovertible evidence that the enemy of the British people is the very ruling class that has gone out of its way these past few years to convince them it is Russia. Professor Philip Alston, in his capacity as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, spent two weeks touring the United Kingdom. He did so investigating the impact of eight years of one of the most extreme austerity programs among advanced G20 economies in response to the 2008 financial crash and subsequent global recession. What he found was evidence of a systematic, wilful, concerted and brutal economic war unleashed by the country's right-wing Tory establishment against the poorest and most vulnerable section of British society– upending the lives of millions of people who were not responsible for the aforementioned financial crash and recession but who have been forced to pay the price. From the report's introduction: "It…seems patently unjust and contrary to British values that so many people are living in poverty. This is obvious to anyone who opens their eyes to see the immense growth in foodbanks and the queues waiting outside them, the people sleeping rough in the streets, the growth of homelessness, the sense of deep despair that leads even the Government to appoint a Minister for Suicide Prevention and civil society to report in depth on unheard of levels of loneliness and isolation." Though as a citizen of the UK I respectfully beg to differ with the professor's claim that such social and economic carnage seems "contrary to British values," (on the contrary it is entirely in keeping with the values of the country's Tory establishment, an establishment for whom the dehumanization of the poor and working class is central to its ideology), the point he makes about it being "obvious to anyone who opens their eyes," is well made. For it is now the case that in every town and city centre in Britain, it is impossible to walk in any direction for more than a minute before coming across homeless people begging in the street. And the fact that some 13,000 of them are former soldiers, casualties of the country's various military adventures in recent years, undertaken in service to Washington, exposes the pious platitudes peddled by politicians and the government as reverence for the troops and their 'sacrifice,' as insincere garbage. Rich & powerful distract us with imagined threats to cling onto their gains (Op-Ed by Tomasz Pierscionek) https://t.co/jgmoHO5h4m — RT (@RT_com) April 30, 2018 Overall, 14 million people in the UK are now living in poverty, a figure which translates into an entire fifth of the population. Four million of them are children, while, according to Professor Alston, 1.5 million people are destitute – that is, unable to afford the basic necessities of life. And this is what the ruling class of the fifth largest economy in the world, a country that parades itself on the world stage as a pillar of democracy and human rights, considers progress. The values responsible for creating such a grim social landscape are compatible with the 18th not 21st century. They are proof positive that the network of elite private schools – Eton, Harrow, Fettes College et al. – where those responsible for this human carnage are inculcated with the sense of entitlement and born to rule ethos that defines them, are Britain's hotbeds of extremism. Professor Alston: "British compassion for those who are suffering has been replaced by a punitive, mean-spirited, and often callous approach apparently designed to instill discipline where it is least useful, to impose a rigid order on the lives of those least capable of coping with today's world, and elevating the goal of enforcing blind compliance over a genuine concern to improve the well-being of those at the lowest levels of British society." Here, set out above in bold relief, is the barbarism that walks hand in hand with free market capitalism. It is the same barbarism that was responsible for pushing post-Soviet Russia into a decade-long economic and social abyss in the 1990s, and the values that have pushed 14 million people in the UK into the same economic and social abyss in our time. Austerity, it bears emphasizing, is not and never has been a viable economic response to recession in a given economy. Instead, it is an ideological club, wielded on behalf of the rich and big business to ensure that the price paid for said economic recession is borne exclusively by those least able to bear it – namely, the poor and working people. It is class war by any other name, packaged and presented as legitimate government policy. However, in Britain's case in 2018, this is a war like no other because, as Professor Philip Alston's report lays bare, only one side in this war has been throwing all the punches and only one side has been taking them. With Christmas season upon us, the scale of human suffering across the UK ensures that the elaborate ad campaigns inviting us to shop and indulge to our heart's content – ads depicting the middle class dream of affluence and material comfort – take on the character of a provocation. In fact, they call to mind the truism that wars take place when the government tells you who the enemy is, while revolutions take place when you work it out for yourself. In austerity Britain, who the enemy is has never been more clear. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Related Topics:RussiaUKBrexitausterityhomeless Up Next Russia Lures International Arms Buyers With Half-Priced, More Effective Missile System Don't Miss America Has Built 800+ Military Bases Worldwide. So Why Can't It Build a Mexican Border Wall? Advertisement You may like BBC producer admits Douma attack was false flag that nearly sparked Russia – U.S. hot war (Video) Venezuela to Iran and Abrams to Pompeo, neocon warmongers had a bad week (Video) While Pompeo Pouts In Poland, Putin Pushes Peace In Syria 8 Comments 8 Leave a Reply This comment form is under antispam protection 7 Comment threads 1 Thread replies 0 Followers Most reacted comment Hottest comment thread 7 Comment authors Recent comment authors This comment form is under antispam protection Subscribe newest oldest most voted Notify of new follow-up comments new replies to my comments Guestian seedEton and Harrow the "hotbeds of extremism". Like it. Fantastic article and very well written. Austerity always was and is a sick joke. Do we know who the author is ? Vote Up4Vote Down ReplyNovember 21, 2018 22:12GuestJohn FranncisIt has taken 300 years for the cycle to repeat itself in Britain. The reasons may be different but the cause, thos responsible are the same – the "Hooray Henry" crowd and its would be's. Sadly, unlike 300 years ago, There is no Terra Nullius to which Britain can unload its poor and needy and petty criminals. Australia was born from just such a situation and hasn't really forgotten it. The report mentions the neglect of war veterans by the British government. Australia (and New Zealand) are exemplars in the respect they have for their veterans. ANZAC Day is as… Read more »Vote Up5Vote Down ReplyNovember 21, 2018 23:43GuestSquadrikSo very well embellished John. Does this just leave civil disobedience as the only weapon left? what tools are there to use? Refinance to a community credit union; Fix your car instead buying new; stop eating commercial crap; make your kids watch commercial food documentaries, etc Vote Up0Vote Down ReplyNovember 22, 2018 00:31GuestShaun RameweIt has been this disgusting way for centuries – what's really changed?? Vote Up0Vote Down ReplyNovember 22, 2018 01:33GuestpogohereStatement on Visit to the United Kingdom, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=23881&LangID=E Vote Up0Vote Down ReplyNovember 22, 2018 05:55GuestSuzanne SmithI find it weird how they try to blame Russia for Brexit, as if the average person cares what Russia says, which they don't, as Russia news points out the obvious of us going long with USA funding extremists to overthrow other leaders, while we support extremist nation Saudi Arabia. Like how when Thatcher was causing problems for us with Europe in 80s, because EU was preventing them mistreating most British people. Such as EU saying workers have enough breaks and genetically modified ingredients should be labelled, the secret service whistle blower David Shayler told how Tories were funding Al… Read more »Vote Up1Vote Down ReplyNovember 23, 2018 06:39GuestSuzanne SmithRussia just trolls to revel in the mess we made of Brexit, and how stupid people are, thinking Tories will suddenly start doing what's best for British people if we leave. How stupid are we? Person like Nigel Farage who was paying his foreign wife on tax payers expenses and hiding money in Switzerland, who was obviously always planning on resigning and leaving us out the EU with Tories in power Vote Up2Vote Down ReplyNovember 23, 2018 21:10GuestMark"its own", I think you'll find Vote Up1Vote Down ReplyNovember 25, 2018 14:04 Latest BBC producer admits Douma attack was false flag that nearly sparked Russia – U.S. hot war (Video) The Duran – News in Review – Episode 176. Published 23 hours ago on February 17, 2019 By Alex Christoforou BBC producer Riam Dalati believes that the scenes caught on video from a hospital in Douma, Syria were staged, all in an effort driven by jihadist terrorists and White Helmet "activists" to draw the U.S. and its allies into full on confrontation with Syria, and by extension Russia. The viral images caused a media firestorm in 2018, showing children allegedly suffering from chemicals, as main stream media channels, like the BBC itself, called for war with Assad. The Duran's Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the BBC producer's stunning admission, after a 6 month investigation, that reveals the "'chemical attack" hospital scenes in Douma were completely staged. Remember to Please Subscribe to The Duran's YouTube Channel. Follow The Duran Audio Podcast on Soundcloud. Via RT… Emotive scenes of Syrian civilians, among them crying, choking, half-naked children, dominated the airwaves in April last year after rebel-affiliated mouthpieces reported yet another "chemical attack by the Assad regime" in the town of Douma. Disturbing reports, including some from the controversial White Helmets, claimed scores of people had been killed and injured. Mainstream media quickly picked up the horrific (but unverified) videos from a Douma hospital, where victims were treated after this "poison attack." That hospital scene was enough to assemble a UN emergency session and prompt the US-led 'coalition of the willing' to rain down dozens of missiles on Damascus and other locations. But Riam Dalati, a reputable BBC producer who has long reported from the Middle East, took the liberty of trying to sift through the fog of the Syrian war. He believes Assad forces did attack the town, but that the much-publicized hospital scenes were staged. After almost 6 months of investigations, I can prove without a doubt that the Douma Hospital scene was staged. No fatalities occurred in the hospital. Anticipating further queries, he said no one from the White Helmets or opposition sources were present in Douma by the time the alleged attack had happened except for one person who was in Damascus. Dalati also says that an attack "did happen" but that sarin, a weapons-grade nerve agent, was not used. He said, "we'll have to wait for OPCW [Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons] to prove chlorine or otherwise." However, everything else around the attack was manufactured for maximum effect. The journalist said Jaysh al-Islam, an Islamist faction that fought the Syrian army there, "ruled Douma with an iron fist. They co-opted activists, doctors and humanitarians with fear and intimidation." Dalati's revelations could have become a bombshell news report, but instead it was met with a deafening media silence. His employer preferred to distance itself from his findings. The BBC told Sputnik in a statement that Dalati was expressing "his personal opinions about some of the video footage that emerged after the attack but has not claimed that the attack did not happen." After a while, Dalati restricted access to his Twitter account which is now open only to confirmed followers. Interestingly, his previous inputs did not sit well with the official narrative either. "Sick and tired of activists and rebels using corpses of dead children to stage emotive scenes for Western consumption. Then they wonder why some serious journos are questioning part of the narrative," he said in a tweet which he later deleted over "the breach of editorial policy." In all, Dalati is not a lone voice in the wilderness. The Intercept has recently run a story that also cast doubt on the mainstream coverage of Douma, although it doesn't doubt that the attack itself happened. While a veteran British reporter Robert Fisk suggested there was no gas attack at all, saying people there were suffering from oxygen starvation. Witnesses of the "chemical attack," for their part, told international investigators the story was a set-up. Moscow, which supports Damascus in its fight against terrorists, has long stated the Douma incident was staged, calling for an international OPCW inquiry. Last year, the Defense Ministry presented what it said was proof the "provocation" was to trigger Western airstrikes against Syrian government forces. This time, the military recalled a similar 2017 incident in Khan Sheikhoun, where an alleged chemical attack took place. The ministry's spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Friday that a closer inspection of footage from that location clearly shows this was a set-up as well. Now the Foreign Ministry has suggested Dalati is being silenced for voicing inconvenient views, with spokeswoman Maria Zakharova asking on Facebook: "A telling story. How about Western advocates of rights and freedoms? Had they accused BBC of censorship and pressuring the journalist?" Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest President Trump schools liberals with National Emergency declaration President Trump skillfully defeats Democrat naysayers, by increasing support for the border wall prior to declaring a National Emergency. Published 1 day ago on February 17, 2019 By Seraphim Hanisch President Trump signed a continuing resolution to keep the US government fully running through the rest of the 2019 fiscal year. The CR contained a $1.374 bn allocation for US border security, and that money includes and pays for the completion of some fifty-five miles of border fence (or wall, or barrier, or "not-a-wall" depending on one's preferential phrasing.) He also declared a National Emergency, theoretically freeing at least another $8 bn for the continued construction of the border wall. Yes, it is a wall. And, yes, it is being built right now. And yes, it will be completed. The President of the United States has made this abundantly clear. Some news reporters talk about this matter still as though there is in fact no wall now, and that there is no construction in progress on any wall. To that we can say, please watch this: This section of the wall is going up near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. It augments a very well-designed 18 foot wall stretching from west of Santa Teresa, NM to Tornillo, Texas. If someone wants to cross the border without having to negotiate this barrier they have to go very far off the beaten path to do it. President Trump wants to make it even more difficult; in fact, he wants to have the barrier run the entire length of the US-Mexico border. This second video says a bit more about the situation: His campaign to get this has been brilliant in terms of getting the American people informed that there is a problem. How did he do this with a press that hates him? Easy. He made an issue out of it, knowing that the news media has no choice but to cover the President's every antic, and in so doing, while seeking fodder for criticism, they actually ended up reporting on the actual problem. This has been an interesting flow of events: Mainstream news slamming the President's every statement about the need for a wall The fury of Democrat leaders Nancy Pelosi and Charles "Chuck" Schumer in their 100% opposition – their own temper tantrum whilst blaming that tantrum on Trump, who actually acted more like a strict parent than a bratty teenager The very public presentations of Border Patrol experts that Trump arranged, the purpose being to listen to their own expert assessment of the actual needs at the border This last issue marks a need for even the conservative press to have a wake-up call. Daniel Horowitz wrote a piece in The Conservative Review excoriating President Trump's signing of this present deal as a "sell out", noting that: Trump originally demanded $25 billion for the wall. Then he negotiated himself down to $5.6 billion. Democrats balked and only agreed to $1.6 billion. This bill calls it a day at $1.375 billion, enough to construct 55 miles. But it's worse than that. This bill limits the president's ability to construct "barriers" to just the Rio Grande Valley sector and only bollard fencing, not concrete walls of any kind. Daniel's point is great for rhetoric because, of course, the President originally did promise a big beautiful concrete wall running the entire length of the border. However, he missed the point about using bollard-style walls that can be seen through – the Border Patrol agents themselves said this kind of wall is to their advantage. A solid wall prevents natural visibility and the agents were getting rocks thrown at them from people they could not see on the other side. A see-through capability means that people approaching the wall on the other side can be seen and tracked. This marks an example of conservative ideology being too strongly fixed, just as the liberals' ideology is fixed at the level of a four-year old child refusing to let someone else play with his toys. They both do not understand that President Trump is not concerned with ideology. He is concerned with useful results, which he got in this deal. Now about that National Emergency. Is this really the constitutional crisis Trump's detractors say it is? Probably not. It has been widely reported that the US is currently running under some 31 other national emergencies, and that the one President Trump declared makes it number 32. The rhetoric from the news media and Democrats is centered around the idea that no President has ever used this power to get money that only the Congress can allot. We also probably already know that this is an irrelevant point – the President is in charge of the national security of the nation, and he can and must do what he can to ensure it. The huge numbers of illegal crossings, nearly half a million in 2018 were largely apprehended and released into the United States, rather than deported. Half a million is far less than the 1.6 million that came through in 2000, but it is also not zero. Half a million is the size of the city of Atlanta, Georgia. The distractors in the Democrat party and media do not want anyone comprehending this fact, so they try to divert and dissuade. But President Trump has not let any of this get past him. In a media event, the President had parents and relatives of people who were murdered by illegal aliens in a direct face-off with none other than CNN's provocateur-in-chief Jim Acosta, and the reporter was forced to listen to what these family members had to say about their convictions that the president was correct in his: Trump pointed to angel moms in attendance, asking them for their thoughts. "You think I'm creating something? Ask these incredible women who lost their daughters and their sons," Trump said. "OK, Because your question is a very political question because you have an agenda. You're CNN. You're fake news." Trump told Acosta the statistics he provided were "wrong" and told him to take a look at the federal prison population for proof. "See how many of them,percentage-wise, are illegal aliens," Trump said. "Just see, go ahead and see. It's a fake question." Acosta was subsequently confronted by the angel moms in attendance, after the press conference. As angel moms confronted the CNN reporter, he invited them to appear on the network in the background of a live shot. "There is no attempt whatsoever to diminish what they've gone through, or take away what they've gone through, but as you heard in that question that I had with the president … it was really about the facts and the data," Acosta said on CNN following his exchange with Trump. "Some of these folks came up to me right after this press conference … they're holding up these pictures of loved ones who lost their lives." An angel mom then discussed that a previously deported illegal alien murdered her son. "President Trump is completely correct on this issue, we need to protect this country," the angel mom told Acosta. Acosta actually was a victim of his own passions when he went to the border to a place where the bollard wall presently stands and reported that nothing was happening there. It seemed that he was expecting that there were supposed to be angry mobs on the other side trying to get through. However, no one was there, because it is rather pointless to try to get over this wall at this place. Even liberals were forced to acknowledge Mr. Acosta's strategic miscalculation. The new national emergency is about getting results. If we were concerned only with smooth and impressive politics, we could only remark on the President's success in maneuvering the Democrats (not all of them were slavishly going with the Pelosi-Schumer stance) and his ability to do what he does best – getting his message to the American people, and giving them information with which to decide what they want. This campaign is not over, but this particular battle appears to have been won with a lot of hard work. Slowly, oh, so slowly, it would seem that the forces of common sense are making some headway in America. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest "This is America" reveals a shocking vision of the United States The Grammy Award winning Song and Record of the Year feature the very darkest vision of what America has become. Published 1 day ago on February 17, 2019 By Seraphim Hanisch The Grammy Awards are the second of the three most significant musical achievement awards in the United States. Two of the anticipated awards that many fans of this event look forward to learning are the Song of the Year and the Record of the Year. The Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriters of a given song, where the Record of the Year goes to the artists, producers and engineers involved in crafting the recording (the "record") of a song. Both categories are huge and both usually go to an artist or organization responsible for a pop song. It also happens to be that usually the song that is picked is beautiful and in most cases, reflects the character of beauty (whether in music or lyrics or both) for that year. This year was quite different. Both awards went to Donald Glover, a.k.a. "Childish Gambino" for his song This is America. This song features a radically different tone than previous winners going back for many years. Though rap remixes are usually less musical, the Grammy winners among these mixes have nevertheless retained some relatively positive, or at least attractive, aspect. This is America is very different, especially when watched with its video. Musically, it is genius, though the genius appears to have gone mad. Glover paints a picture of some very positive segments in American life, but then destroys it with his audible form and message that says absolutely nothing positive, but even more so – it doesn't make sense unless one knows the context. That context is revealed in the video with frightening images: someone getting their brains blown out (we see the blood fly), a gospel choir shot up with an automatic rifle while they were singing, and cannabis, front and center, being smoked by the artist himself. This is America? For Glover, this song and others on his album do seem to reflect that point of view. Feels like Summer, one of Glover's other recent songs, also reflects this sense of hopelessness, though it is far more musically consistent. The video gives the most clear contextual information that one could ask for, and while the video is not violent, it features degradation in society, even though the people depicted appear to be trying to make the best of their life situations. The image Mr. Glover paints of America is a far cry from that which was known to most Americans only twenty years ago, and in fact, in many parts of the country where cannabis is still illegal there is a corresponding sense of positivity in life that is absent in Childish Gambino's California-esque view of life. There is a massive change that is taking place in American society. Our music and art reflects this change, and it sometimes even helps drive that change. The United States of today is at a crossroads. How many times have we read or heard THAT statement before? But does it not seem so now? The attempt of identity politics to separate our nation into groups that must somehow fight for their own relevance against other groups is not the vision of the United States only twenty years ago. Further, the normalization of themes such as drug-use and racism, the perpetuation of one in reality and the other as a mythological representation of how life "really is" in the US is radically bizarre. In discussions with people who do not live in the United States, we found that sometimes they believed that white-on-black racism really was happening in America, because the media in the US pumps this information out in a constant stream, often with people like Donald Trump as the scapegoat. But it is not true. Anyone in America's new "accused class" of white, Christian, European-descent males (and some women who are not feminists), will note that they are not racist, and in fact, they feel persecuted for their existence under the new mantra of "white privilege." But it does not matter what they say. The media pumps the message it wants to, and with such coverage it is easy to get to halfway believing it: I know I am not this way, but I guess things are getting pretty bad elsewhere because all of those people seem to be getting this way… This is the narrative the press promulgates, but upon conversations with people in "those places" we find that it is not true for them, either, and that they may in fact be thinking this is true about us. Made in America is a visionary song and video. However, the vision is not a dream; it is nothing that anyone in the country would sincerely hope for. Even in Donald Glover's case – as one of Hollywood's hottest actors, and as a big success in music, he is far from being one of the "boys in the 'hood." In fact, Time Magazine in 2017 named him one of the world's 100 most influential people. Certainly his musical work creates a powerful influence, but it also must raise questions, with the main ones being: Are we really like this? Is this what we really want to be as a country? Is this the kind of image we want our children in the US to adopt? In fact, if Mr. Glover's work was viewed with care (rather than just as something that is "cool" because the media says it is), it might help us steer away from the cliff that many Americans are in fact heading towards. We have elected not to link to the video because it is too disturbing for children. It is even too disturbing for many adults. For that reason we are not making it one-click-easy to get to. Parents reading this opinion piece would do well to screen the video by themselves without the kids around first, before deciding what they want to do. Even though the video is probably something that they have already seen, the parents still stand as the guides and guardians for their children through all the perils of growing up. These times call for great guardians indeed. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! 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Risk Malaise Alert in Option Market: WESCO International Inc Implied Price Swing Hits A Deteriorated Level
WESCO International Inc (NYSE:WCC) Risk Hits A Deteriorated LevelDate Published: 2018-02-28
Risk Malaise Alert -- Not How You Might Think:
Before we dive into any analysis we simply note that WESCO International Inc (NYSE:WCC) risk is actually priced pretty low by the option market as of right now. We'll detail it below -- but that's the lede -- the option market is reflecting a sort of risk malaise, for now, an IV30 of 28.36% versus the IV30 of the S&P 500 at 14.13%. The annual high for WESCO International Inc IV30 is 37.12% -- and we're below that level. The alert here is low vol.
One thing to note beyond the risk malaise alert, which we cover in the article, is that while implied volatility may be low, the real question that needs to be answered for option sellers is not if the implied vol is low, but rather if the realized volatility that is coming in the next 30 days will be lower than the option market is pricing.
To skip ahead of this risk alert and see if buying or selling options has been a winner in WESCO International Inc, you can go here: Getting serious about option trading.
This is a proprietary risk rating and risk alert system that looks forward for the next month -- or really 30 days to be exact -- and that includes weekends. The system is based on multiple interactions of data points, many of which come directly from the option market for WESCO International Inc (NYSE:WCC) . The creator of this model is Capital Market Laboratories (CMLviz.com).
In the "Why This Matters" section at the end of this article on WESCO International Inc we're going to take a step back and show in great specificity that there is actually a lot less "luck" in successful option trading than many people know. The whole concept of an "option trading expert" is vastly over complicated and we'll talk about how superior returns are earned.
But first, let's turn back to WCC and the company's risk rating:
We also take a peek at the implied vol for the Technology ETF (XLK), our broad based proxy for WCC.
|Nasdaq 100 IV30
|WCC Current IV30
|52 Week Low IV30
|52 Week High IV30
The risk as reflected by the option market has hit a deteriorated level relative to the company's past. The option market reflects a 95% confidence interval stock price range of ($59.40, $67.70) within the next 30 calendar days.
While the option market risk rating is on the low side, we note that companies in this situation are still susceptible to sudden stock move risk, it's simply the probability of that large stock move is depressed. Buyers of options and volatility may find these prices more attractive than at other times.
The IV30® is the risk reflected by the option market in the stock price for the next 30 calendar days -- it's forward looking. WESCO International Inc shows an IV30 of 28.4%, which is a deteriorated level for the company relative to its past.
The option market for WCC has shown an IV30 annual low of 22.6% and an annual high of 37.1%, meaning that WCC is at the 40% percentile right now. Here's a table of the data before we dig into the risk rating further.
Current IV30
Low IV30
High IV30
The implied stock swing risk from the option market has created a range which is tighter in the next 30 calendar days for WESCO International Inc (NYSE:WCC) than it has been on average for the last year on average.
We have an unusual situation now where the IV30 is depressed relative to the past, but even with that risk pricing, the option market reflects the likelihood of a greater stock movement in the next 30-days than the stock has realized in the last 30-days. Let's turn to a chart to see what's going on.
WESCO International Inc Risk Rating
The WCC risk rating is at 2, where the rating goes from one (the lowest risk) to five (the highest risk). The driving factors for the 2 rating are:
↪ The IV30 is below the annual average.
↪ The IV30 is below 30%.
↪ The HV30 is below the annual average.
↪ The HV30 is below 30%.
↪ The stock has moved just -0.7% over the last 3-months which does indicate some depressed risk.

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Located between NE Fremont and NE Broadway, and bordered by the Willamette River and NE 7th, the Eliot neighborhood is one of the best locations in Portland for commuters working in other parts of the city. Its location as a Portland hub is no accident: it used to house the downtown district of the city of Albina, before it was annexed by the city of Portland in the late 19th century. Prior to being settled by expansionists, the Albina area was inhabited by the Clackamas Indian tribe. The neighborhood continues to hold on to its history, even as it increases in popularity and number of residents.
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Access-Device Fraud Reported
A 43-year- old McConnellsburg woman told state police investigators her debit card information was used to make an online purchase on September 30. Anyone having further information pertinent to this case of access device fraud should contact state police Trooper Poole at 717-485-3131.
Money Exchanged In Theft By Deception
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg investigated a case of theft by deception that occurred between July 31 and October 3. Police said a 65-year- old Needmore woman was contacted by a fraudulent business that in turn received an undisclosed amount of money from the victim.
Bulldozer Damaged
A bulldozer parked at a location along Flickerville Road in Bethel Township was damaged between 4 p.m. on September 29 and 5:30 p.m. on October 2. Victim is a 52-year- old male from Needmore. Anyone having additional information concerning this case of mischief should immediately contact state police Trooper Piasecki at 717-485- 3131.
Clothing Stolen
Several items of clothing were stolen from 268 Heinbaugh Lane in Ayr Township between 9:30 p.m. on September 28 and 5:45 a.m. on October 2. Victim is a 33- year- old McConnellsburg man. Anyone having further information linked to this burglary should call state police Trooper Poole at 717- 485-3131.
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Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg recently released their crime and patrol activity report for the month of September.
According to reports, a total of 73 criminal offenses were reported to state police investigators. Of those offenses, 68 were founded and 32 arrests were made. In addition, police responded to 22 accidents and two driving under the influencerelated crashes. Eleven individuals were injured during those accidents. Troopers also issued 502 traffic citations, 318 written warnings, six driving under the influence citations, 20 seat belt citations and two child safety seat citations.
Two Collide In Borough
Two vehicles collided September 26 at the intersection of East Maple and South Second streets in Mc- Connellsburg Borough.
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg reported a John Deere tractor with a front-end loader attached turned from East Maple Street at 12:20 p.m. The tractor driven by Robert L. Garlock, 83, of McConnellsburg, turned into the path of an oncoming 1994 Jeep Cherokee operated by 25- year-old Burnt Cabins resident Melanie A. Hasenbuhler.
Police said the Jeep's front passenger-side corner and hood struck the tractor's front-end loader.
Neither driver was injured nor was Hasenbuhler's passenger, an infant male.
Garlock is slated to be charged in connection with the borough accident as is Hasenbuhler, who is being charged for failure to be licensed.
Broad Top Man Injured
A Broad Top, Pa., man suffered moderate injuries during a single-vehicle accident along Waterfall Road, according to state police reports.
On Friday, October 4, Zachary T. Sites, 20, lost control of his eastbound 2006 Ford Fusion, which travelled onto the berm. The car became disabled when it struck a culvert and rolled onto its passenger side.
Sites was not wearing a seat belt. He suffered moderate injuries and was transported via Hustontown ambulance to Fulton County Medical Center.
State police will charge Sites with failure to drive on roadways laned for traffic. They were aided on the scene by Hustowntown fire and ambulance as well as Tin Man Towing.
Local Woman Accused Of Assault
A 21-year-old Needmore woman has been accused of aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, harassment and criminal mischief in connection with an incident at 255 Circle Drive in Harrisonville.
State police alleged Angela Marie Mellott struck a 56-year-old man on his left leg with a wooden 2x4. The victim reportedly suffered red bruising during the October 5 5:08 a.m. incident. Charges against Mellott are being filed through Magisterial District Judge Devin Horne.
Bottles Thrown
Nineteen-year-old Jason Richard Rodriguez, of Mc- Connellsburg, is accused of throwing Gatorade bottles at multiple people in the parking area of Save-A-Lot. State police said the disorderly conduct occurred on Friday, October 4, at 11:40 p.m. Charges will be filed through Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott.
Truck Strikes Tree
A Warfordsburg area man will be cited for driving a vehicle at unsafe speeds after his eastbound 1993 Ford Ranger struck a tree along Lincoln Highway. State police said Leon R. Smith, 66, lost control of his truck east of the intersection of South Valley Road at 5:47 a.m. on Saturday, October 5. Smith was wearing a seat belt and was not injured.
Warfordsburg Man Indicted
A Warfordsburg area man was indicted last month in federal court after he allegedly transported a minor across state lines from Berkeley Springs, W.Va., for the purpose of having sexual contact.
The U.S. Attorney's office reported Anthony Allen Pennington, 24, was indicted September 17 on two counts including transportation in Interstate Commerce of minor for purposes of engaging in sexual activity and one count of travelling in Interstate Commerce with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
The U.S. Attorney's office said the criminal charges stem from an alleged incident that occurred May 18. Pennington could face life in prison as well as an additional 30 years for the transportation charge. A hearing date has not yet been set.
Pennington has been housed at the Eastern Regional Jail in lieu of $130,000 bail since June when he was taken into custody.
Car Catches Fire
A 2002 Ford Focus suffered severe damage when its engine compartment caught fire along Waterfall Road on Thursday, September 26. According to state police, Samantha J. Duvall, 24, of Three Springs, was able to safely pull onto the berm of the Dublin Township roadway when she saw some smoke coming from her westbound vehicle. She was unsuccessful at extinguishing the fire, said police, who were assisted on the 9:50 a.m. scene by the Hustontown Volunteer Fire Co.
Woman Cited For Harassment
Pennsylvania State Police have cited 46-year-old Mc- Connellsburg resident Tina Sowers for harassment in connection with an argument on Sunday, September 30. Police said Sowers is accused of slapping a 49- year-old male, also from McConnellsburg, at 7:20 p.m. at a location along Texas Eastern Drive in Ayr Township.
Car Strikes Deer
An eastbound 2010 Volkswagen Jetta struck a whitetailed deer along Buck Valley Road on Saturday, September 28, at 7:30 p.m., according to state police reports. Driver 70-year-old Stephanie V. Swiger, of Warfordsburg, was not injured during the crash in Bethel Township. She was wearing a seat belt.
Virginia Woman Accused Of DUI
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg are continuing to investigate a single vehicle accident that occurred during the evening hours on Tuesday, October 1.
Troopers said they were notified of a disabled vehicle along the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at 11:30 p.m. During an interview with the driver, Erin Leigh Hess, 32, of Fairfax, Va., troopers said they determined a crash had occurred earlier in the evening but Hess continued travelling west before finally stopping. Hess reportedly escaped harm during the crash, and her 2007 Jeep Commander was towed from Brush Creek Township by Fischer's Towing.
Police said that through their interview and field sobriety tests they determined Hess had been driving under the influence of a controlled substance.
Attempted Suicide At Sheetz
A McConnellsburg man reportedly cut his wrists at Sheetz in front of the convenience store's employees and was located by state police troopers a short time later.
State police reported 35- year-old Jack William Guyer was found October 2 passed out on the sidewalk one block from the convenience store at 4 a.m. According to police, Guyer had taken numerous medications in unknown quantities in an effort to kill himself. He was transported to Fulton County Medical Center.
Woman Arrested For DUI
State police arrested a 45- year-old York Haven, Pa., woman for driving under the influence on Friday, September 27. Christine Ann Miller was allegedly operating a vehicle along Great Cove Road while under the influence of alcohol at 8:46 p.m. just north of the intersection of Ravensburg Road.
Wallet Found
A wallet was found along Great Cove Road heading southbound at noon on Sunday, October 6. The owner is asked to identify their wallet by calling the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Mc- Connellsburg at 717-485-3131.
Recycling Bin Misused
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg are continuing to investigate the misuse of a recycling bin belonging to the Fulton County Conservation District.
Reports indicate between 8 a.m. on September 25 and noon on September 26 an unknown individual dumped a bag of trash and multiple diabetic hypodermic needles into a bin located at 216 North Second Street in McConnellsburg Borough. Anyone having further information linked to this case of scattering rubbish should call state police Trooper Barnett at 717-485- 3131.
Police Search For Harrisonville Man
State police are currently searching for a Harrisonville man suspected of simple assault and harassment.
Police alleged Justin L. Smalley, 30, was involved in a physical altercation with a 38-year-old female from Mc- Connellsburg on Friday, October 4. The fight occurred at 110 South First Street in McConnellsburg Borough at 3:45 a.m. Charges and an arrest warrant against Smalley have been filed through Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott.
Anyone having information regarding the whereabouts of Smalley is urged to immediately contact the state police barracks in Mc- Connellsburg at 717-485- 3131.
Car Goes Airborne
A Germantown, Md., man was taken via Needmore ambulance to War Memorial Medical Center for treatment of injuries sustained in an accident along the westbound lanes of Interstate 70.
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg reported Julio C. Monterrosa, 20, was travelling through Bethel Township on Friday, October 4, when his 2001 Honda Civic went across both lanes and into the median strip. The vehicle struck the median, became airborne and struck the roadway before rolling counterclockwise.
The vehicle was removed from the 5:45 a.m. crash scene by Fischer's Towing. Monterrosa was wearing a seat belt. He will be cited for careless driving.


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Sunday, January 10, 2010
Paleo is Going Mainstream
[2013 update. Did I call it or what??]
41 comments:
- aurelia.donka said...
Saw that in my rss reader a few days ago. I thought the tone was a bit patronizing.
Waiting for the backlash.
- January 10, 2010 at 2:23 PM
- zach said...
Bloodletting? Never heard of that one on the paleo diet. Sounds like a bit much.
- January 10, 2010 at 2:44 PM
- Greta from www.bigbottomblogger.blogspot.com said...
I am going to go read that..thanks for the heads-up.
Did you happen to read the article in American Profile on Saturday about Jack LaLanne? It indicates that, while he might not be totally paleo...he advocates lean meat, fruit, veggies.....does not EVER mention grains. And...I want to look like him when I am 95! Paleo power! :)
- January 10, 2010 at 3:22 PM
- Flowerdew Onehundred said...
The reasoning is a little odd - to duplicate Grok's injuries.
The Eades' Protein Power books recommend giving blood to reduce iron, especially for men since women already have a monthly bloodletting where they lose some iron.
- January 10, 2010 at 3:54 PM
- Todd Hargrove said...
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- January 10, 2010 at 4:17 PM
- Todd Hargrove said...
I thought the "cavemen" came off looking rather foolish. Perhaps fair enough, but I would be a little embarrassed to show this to my friends.
- January 10, 2010 at 4:48 PM
- Adolfo David said...
Interesting to see Zone Diet here, a paleodiet (another one, of course) although some want to deny it.
- January 10, 2010 at 5:15 PM
- Melissa said...
I'm a big fan of your site! Yes, the tone was a little bit patronizing, but we are a strange bunch. It's a style piece though...maybe at least it will get people thinking.
- January 10, 2010 at 5:21 PM
- Melissa said...
I discuss the article and my involvement in it on Metafilter
as well as my own new site
- January 10, 2010 at 5:24 PM
- Cusick said...
Well, it's better than the Standard American Diet, or even the Standard American "Health Food".
I think the Paleo people are "off" though. It's just another low carb diet, with an emphasis on fresh and non-processed (making it an immediate improvement on Atkins and Eades' work). But they fundamentally misunderstand things, and come across looking foolish.
1. Man has been cooking food for 100,000 years AT LEAST. Possibly 1 million years. In fact the raw foodies miss out on a lot of nutrients and calories.
2. Man has had access to carbohydrates (in the form of tubers) for as long as we've been cooking (again, possibly 1 million years). There is no reason at all to avoid carbs. De Vany was lead astray by his wife's Type 1 diabetes. Any normal healthy person thrives on unprocessed, natural carbohydrates.
The "paleo" people would do well to read (or re-read, with a closer eye) Price and McCarrison. Other than Price's Northern Canadian Indians their "healthy aborigines" were not low carb types.
- January 10, 2010 at 5:55 PM
- Todd Hargrove said...
No offense Melissa:) If my wife could write an article about my lifestyle it might come out looking about the same. By the way, nice website.
- January 10, 2010 at 5:56 PM
- Melissa said...
Cusick, you underestimate the diversity of the paleo diet. I am on the paleo diet for stomach problems and do not care about carb counts. I ate a black sapote for breakfast today and I do eat tubers and I often attend NYC Weston A. Price events... we unite around fat (check out the latest event http://www.culinaryhistoriansny.org/events.html). Personally, I do not tolerate dairy or gluten well, although I do really like to indulge in dosas, which I learned about here.
- January 10, 2010 at 6:14 PM
- El said...
interesting wasn't it, that piece in the Times. The paleos the anti-vegetarians. for every action there is a reaction.
Linda Eckhardt
co-author The Silver Cloud Diet.com
- January 10, 2010 at 10:06 PM
- Stephan said...
Hi Melissa,
Good to have you on the blog!
Hi Greta,
I haven't read that, sounds great though.
Hi Brock,
Paleo doesn't necessarily mean raw, in fact I don't think most paleos eat raw. You might be interested in Staffan Lindeberg, the author of the Kitava study. He advocates a paleo diet that's higher in carbohydrate. He just published a book in English (in January). I'm looking forward to reading it.
- January 10, 2010 at 10:47 PM
- kilton9 said...
Hey Stephan,
I'd be interested in your thoughts on ketosis, especially long-term ketosis via carb restriction. Some say it's good because ketones are a more natural fuel for the body. Others say it's bad because it's stressful for the liver and can screw up thyroid hormones. What do you think?
- January 11, 2010 at 5:31 AM
- DancinPete said...
so.. how long until we start seeing the 'McPaleo' platter at Mcdonald's?.. it will come with a little plastic dinosaur to really mess kids up.
- January 11, 2010 at 7:31 AM
- mccuej14 said...
There was a recent article re: Paleo in the Washington Post too!
- January 11, 2010 at 7:45 AM
- PJS said...
Beside the point of course, but it drove me crazy that they wrote "millenniums" instead of "millennia".
- January 11, 2010 at 7:57 AM
- Emily said...
i know a few paleo folks, have researched the diet ad-nauseum,and don't find any emphasis on raw foods.
- January 11, 2010 at 8:53 AM
- Daryl said...
Nah, not going mainstream.
This is a CYA article to make them appear to be practicing real journalism. Don't worry, they will bow to their masters, big pharma. Got to keep those advertising dollars flowing!!!!
- January 11, 2010 at 9:06 AM
- Bryce said...
Don't be too quick to generalize us. Most of the Paleo community I'm familiar with acknowledge that Cooked meat was instrumental in the evolution of our smaller guts and larger brains (compared to other primates), as well as the fact that starchy tubers were essential when fatty meat was unavailable.
Is Paleo lowER carb than the SAD? Yes of course, but you could eat a large potato every single day, be fully paleo, and still less than a third as much carbohydrate as the average American.
Do we recognize that lowering the carb can accelerate fat loss, certainly, but there is no requirement to be low-carb to eat Paleo.
Myth About Paleo # 67 - Debunked!
- January 11, 2010 at 10:07 AM
- JBG said...
Re bloodletting, I just recently came upon The Blood Thinner Cure (©2001) by Kensey & Turkington. It recommends donating blood (among other measures), especially for men and menopausal women, in order to retard artery damage caused by the extra stress of pumping over-thick blood. Donating thins the blood by encouraging replacement of older, stiff red blood cells by new, more supple ones.
For Melissa and others interested-- I originally became interested in paleo thinking by reading The Continuum Concept by Jean Leidloff. This is an old book now, 1982 I think, and includes some strange parts that I don't go along with, but it is very much worth reading. It is not directed to food/health, but rather to social life, especially the raising of children. This is a side of things that Paleo folks don't often discuss, but I think it provides us with guidance that is sound for the same basic reasons as the familiar food guidance is sound. Recollect that white kids captured and raised by Indians in America's early days generally had no interest in returning to "civilization", while Indian kids captured and raised by us couldn't get back to the tribe quick enough. There's something going on there that is useful to understand, and as important as food.
BTW, Melissa's site has a couple nice displays listing good books and various foods.
- January 11, 2010 at 10:47 AM
- JBG said...
Turns out the Leidloff book is older than I remembered -- 1975. It's been reprinted/revised several times since, and two versions are currently available via Amazon. Here is the blurb from one of them:
"The Continuum Concept" introduces the idea that in order to achieve optimal physical, mental and emotional development, human beings - especially babies - require the kind of instinctive nurturing as practiced by our ancient relatives. It is a true 'back to basics' approach to parenting. Author Jean Liedloff spent two and-a-half years in the jungle deep in the heart of South America living with indigenous tribes and was astounded at how differently children are raised outside the Western world. She came to the realisation that essential child-rearing techniques such as touch, trust and community have been undermined in modern times, and in this book suggests practical ways to regain our natural well-being, for our children and ourselves.
- January 11, 2010 at 2:32 PM
- JBG said...
Sorry, make that Jean Liedloff, with an IE, not an EI.
- January 11, 2010 at 2:35 PM
- Kennedy said...
Funny article! Those guys sound great.
Meat-lockers, Paleo enthusiast meetings, hardcore fasting and parkour like urban-workouts!
God I hope Paleo is going mainstream.
- January 11, 2010 at 3:25 PM
- Paleo Phil said...
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- January 11, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- Paleo Phil said...
Neat coincidence, Stephan... without seeing your blog post I also posted about the NYT article at the Raw Paleo forum yesterday under the title "Paleo is getting mainstream attention."
Someone claiming to be a Toronto photojournalist just expressed interest in reporting on us raw Paleo folks. Now that the big boys (Washington Post and NYT) have reported on it, others are apparently taking note. I'm not sure it's necessarily a good thing, though, in the long run.
I'm one of those unusual folks who's been trying raw Paleo. I've been doing a carnivorous version of it as an experiment I started when more standard cooked Paleo wasn't doing it for me anymore, and raw carnivore Paleo has so far worked better than I expected. However, I'm not in the habit of prescribing what other people should eat and I believe in a big-tent approach to the Paleo community.
Love your blog. It's one of my faves.
- January 11, 2010 at 6:52 PM
- Paleo Phil said...
...actually, I posted about the NYT article 2 days ago, not that it matters much.
- January 11, 2010 at 6:55 PM
- Robert McLeod said...
I am under the impression Arthur de Vany lives in LA and not Utah, but what do I know.
- January 12, 2010 at 2:32 PM
- bob said...
paleo phil, tell me more about this raw meat diet. i've been thinking about eating some raw meat (not exclusively) but not sure what type of meat (do u mean u buy a normal steak say at a supermarket and just eat it raw, or is it a particular type of meat from a particular source) and whether it is this safe (germs etc after its been sitting in a supermarket shelf for a few days).
not that paleo is likely to ever become really mainstream (as in replacing the SAD) but what would be the consequences if it did? the demand (and price) of meat would probably sky rocket
- January 12, 2010 at 4:49 PM
- Paleo Phil said...
Some people eat that. I happen to eat mostly pasture-fed ground beef and bison with pasture-fed suet. The media fears about bacteria seem overblown (though one should learn about the risks of anaerobic bacteria like Clostridium botulinum before storing and eating raw meat/seafood). There's even a fairly new scientific view called the hygiene hypothesis that views many--not all--bacteria as beneficial, and some Arctic tribes apparently view bacteria-rich raw meats and seafood as the healthiest. It's a new field of inquiry, so there's still much to learn.
You can find plenty more info re: your questions at the Raw Paleo forum. Check out Lex Rooker's journal in particular. Of course, neither Lex nor I are experts and I don't advocate that other people necessarily do what we're doing.
Demand-driven price inflation of Paleo foods is indeed one potential problem I was thinking of. It's amazing how much the price of wild salmon has already gone up since I started eating cooked Paleo foods about 5 or so years ago.
- January 12, 2010 at 6:05 PM
- Paleo Phil said...
I should also mention that I eat raw organ meats and eggs too, which are rich in some nutrients that are more scarce in muscle meat and fat.
- January 12, 2010 at 6:18 PM
- Half Navajo said...
they need to eat some sweet potatoes... mmmm.. and chocolate milk...
- January 12, 2010 at 11:14 PM
- Lisa said...
Paleo Phil said, "I started when more standard cooked Paleo wasn't doing it for me anymore,"...
Phil, will you please expound upon this? Did you have a worsening of health?
This reminds me of all the low carbers who have to keep reducing their carb intake to try to replicate how they felt and how they lost weight at the beginning.
I'm thinking that a real-food seasonal approach that's higher carb in summer and lower in winter is the way to go so that our bodies don't get accustomed to anything.
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- January 13, 2010 at 12:33 PM
- Glenn said...
"Most of the Paleo community I'm familiar with acknowledge that Cooked meat was instrumental in the evolution of our smaller guts and larger brains (compared to other primates)…"
There was just a great Nova show about evolution called "What Darwin Never Knew."
One scientist hypothesized that our large human brain came about when our ancestors stopped exerting as much force when they chewed, thereby allowing the skull platelets to continue expanding to accommodate a larger brain.
He contrasted humans with gorillas who have a muscle contracting their jaw the size of a human quadriceps. This great chewing force stops skull expansion much earlier in the apes, limiting the size of their brains.
I wonder if pre-humans that had a variation/mutation to chew with less force naturally gravitated to softer cooked foods, causing them to survive more so (due to disease prevention) than those who chewed with more force and ate more raw foods.
- January 13, 2010 at 3:51 PM
- Paleo Phil said...
Lisa said, "Phil, will you please expound upon this? Did you have a worsening of health?"
Yes, some of my old symptoms were gradually creeping back.
Lisa said, "This reminds me of all the low carbers who have to keep reducing their carb intake to try to replicate how they felt and how they lost weight at the beginning."
Yes, it was similar for me on conventional Paleo, except I was trying to get the excellent level of health and well being back that I had early on from that approach, rather than lose weight. For whatever reason, the more I cut back on carbs and the more raw meat/fat I ate, the better I did. It's still early in my current experiment, though and I don't know that I should expound much on it here, as I don't wish to go too off topic or show any disrespect to Stephan's blog.
Lisa said, "I'm thinking that a real-food seasonal approach that's higher carb in summer and lower in winter is the way to go so that our bodies don't get accustomed to anything."
That sounds reasonable. I'm just doing what seems to work for me and not advocating it for anyone else. I'm even hoping to try some wild fruits this summer and hoping I do better on them than I do on domestic fruits, though that may just be wishful thinking. In the meantime I'm enjoying the fact that animal fat keeps me warm in the winter. :)
- January 13, 2010 at 7:20 PM
- David said...
New meta-analysis showing no association between saturated fat and cardiovascular disease:
- January 14, 2010 at 12:26 AM
- guyberliner said...
"I wonder if pre-humans that had a variation/mutation to chew with less force naturally gravitated to softer cooked foods, causing them to survive more so (due to disease prevention) than those who chewed with more force and ate more raw foods."
Don't bring that one up to the raw foodists. Them's fightin' words!
- January 17, 2010 at 9:00 PM
- Dana Seilhan said...
I don't go in much for raw foodism anyway, especially not with plants, since so many of them contain defensive chemicals even when they're not outright poisonous. If you're eating a part that isn't meant to be eaten (except maybe by grazers), better be sure you've prepared it right because there may be long-term consequences. Like cruciferous veggies and how they affect the thyroid gland.
I love Liedloff's work. I don't quite agree with her phrasing of "evolutionary expectations," I don't think babies have a conscious desire to be held and carried around and stuff, at least not in the very beginning. But they definitely suffer when they don't get what their instincts are calling for.
It'd be nice if more reformatory social movements would include the kids... not enough of them do.
Since we're on the subject of paleo I thought people might be interested to hear about the human rewilding movement. That takes the whole "paleo" concept one step farther, I think. Look up the Anthropik Network via Google, there's lots of material there.
- February 4, 2010 at 8:54 PM
- JBG said...
"I love Liedloff's work. I don't quite agree with her phrasing of "evolutionary expectations," I don't think babies have a conscious desire to be held and carried around and stuff..."
Liedloff uses "expectation" as a metaphor. The idea is that evolution has designed human beings in such a way that certain events have to occur at appropriate times in order for development to proceed in a normal way. Babies do not consciously expect anything, but, as Frederick the Great discovered when, in order to grow fierce soldiers, he ordered some babies *not* to be held, lack of "expected" experience can actually cause babies to die.
Thanks for the steer to Anthropik!
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When you think of wheeling fullsize trucks, you exPECT big-block power to get the beast moving and heavy axles to keep it trucking. Well, Chris Godfrey didn't get the whole message. As it turns out, Chris is a diesel mechanic with a penchant for vehicles built by the General. He's owned a Chevelle and an older Firebird, but he also owns a Dodge diesel with a straight-six Cummins, and maybe it was a mixture of these that convinced him to leave the torquey 292 straight-six gas engine in this '68 GMC when he found it. Chris discovered the truck in a field near his home of San Luis Obispo, California, and he was not only able to buy the truck but also get it running well enough to drive home with only $200 out of his pocket. Of course some folks would consider this time for a restoration or repower, but Chris figured that the 1/2-ton longbed stepside would make a great trail rig. One night after a bit too much bench racing he and some pals fired up the torch and slashed the rear overhang of his truck to make it just a bit more trail-friendly.
Over time other upgrades were made to his sky-blue ride-1-ton axles, bigger tires, and tricks for suspension and visibility-but the engine never left. This truck really stood out to us for these reasons: It's built to wheel, it doesn't have any unneeded extra stuff, and with its bright paint and knobby Swampers it just looks fun to drive.
Engine: 292 straight-six
Transmission: SM465
Transfer Case: NP205
Front Axle: Dana 60, 5.13 gears, Ox Locker
Rear Axle: Corporate 14-bolt, 5.13 gears, Mini spool
Springs & Such: Deaver rear leaf springs with Rancho shocks, recycled front leaf springs with Fox Shocks
Steering: Crossover with Off Road Design steering-box brace and Sky Manufacturing steering arms
Tires & Wheels: 38x12.50-16.5 on steel wagon wheels
Other Stuff: Custom half doors, steel grate bed floor, bed bobbed, pipe bumpers


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SEWANEE, Tenn. – The King University men's swimming and diving team finished sixth out of eight teams at the Sewanee Invitational, scoring 283 points and finishing ahead of Warren Wilson College and Campbellsville University.
Junior Nicholas Piumelli had an impressive meet for the Tornado, finishing fourth in the 200 yard breaststroke with a personal record time of 2:22.85. Alex Nochowicz, a senior, also had a solid outing. He swam the 1650 yard free, a distance of one mile, in 18:58.59, good for seventh place out of 19 swimmers and 14 seconds off his personal record time.
Christian Knobloch finished ninth of 27 swimmers in the 200 free with a time of 1:54.91, less than a second from his personal record. He also holds the all-time King record in the event. Knobloch, Nochowicz, Taylor Horton, and Jacob Morales combined to swim the 100 free relay in 43.53 seconds, in fourth place at the event but just 0.28 seconds from the second-place finishers.
The Tornado will be back in action on Friday, November 8 as they take on Milligan College and Pfeiffer University in Milligan College, Tenn.


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Nothing is more important than protecting your quarterback. The Chicago Bears are aware of that, but they can't seem to do much about it.
Jay Cutler exited Sunday's 21-14 loss to Minnesota Vikings during the fourth quarter with a neck injury, the Bears announced.
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Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen hit Cutler hard above the neck on a fourth-down pass play, drawing a flag from the officials. Cutler finished the drive before being examined by Bears doctors. He finished the game on the sideline with his helmet off.
"I can't really speak on it right now," Bears coach Lovie Smith said afterward. "He took a hit."
Cutler finished 22-of-44 passing for 260 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions. He was replaced by Jason Campbell, who led the Bears on a 10-play, 76-yard scoring march capped by a 16-yard touchdown strike to Brandon Marshall to pull Chicago within seven points.
It wasn't enough, though, as the Bears (8-5) watched their hold on the NFC North slip into perilous territory. The Green Bay Packers (8-4) can grab sole possession of first with a win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday night.
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Bethmartin90 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 154 diseños de 29 diseñadores freelance.
Martin Marketing & Communications
I'm an experienced marketing communications professional who's worked at PR agencies and healthcare for the last 20 years, and I'm now taking the leap out of corporate life to start my own firm. It's just me, myself and I. I'm a writer at heart but will also be doing social media strategy, communication planning, marketing plans and whatever else my clients end up needing.
Corporate and nonprofit companies in all industries, although I'm particularly drawn to healthcare (especially hospitals), education (university-level), and outdoors/conservation-related organizations.
Clean, warm, should be modern but with a classic feel -- I don't want to look dated in a couple of years. I want to appear innovative, creative and sharp to my prospective clients. I don't want to look boring or too conservative! I want my logo to use great color; I like blues, greens, purples, pinks and reds, maybe orange. I dislike yellow, black and pastels. I like wavy lines and curves (I call it "flowy") over squares and straight lines. I don't want anything overtly "feminine." I want something that will help me stand out from the legions of out of work journalists looking for writing gigs and from unemployed marketing professionals competing with me for the same jobs. I love the designs in the Adgile logo contest currently underway,as an example of the style I like.
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DNK Team needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 83 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
DotNetKicks is a website that provides the ability for .net developers to post articles to the website that are voted on by the community. Articles that get enough votes, or "Kicks", are promoted to the homepage. We've been around for years and are looking to spruce up the site starting with a hot new logo.
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If you have not heard about this event, tell me it does not intrigue you?
Saturday, September 28th from 10:00-1:00 Pm is the Fanny Pack Disco 5K. This is a benefit for the MACC Fund (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer). Fanny Pack Disco is a 5k run, a dance party, and a fashion statement all rolled into one. Sport a Jammy Pack and a Silent Storm Sound System wireless receiver, you'll help form a mobile, surround-sound mob as hit after hit is blasted through the speakers around your waist. A Jammy Pack is a fanny pack with speakers and the Silent Storm Sound System wireless receiver allows it to send music to the Jammy Pack over an FM airwaves. With your registration, you get to keep your Jammy Pack, as well as our participant t-shirt and race bib! All you need to do is run and they will take care of the tunes. They will keep your ears' attention by changing up the genre several times throughout the course. Whether you're into Top 40s, 90s, oldies or Hip Hop, you're sure to hear something you'll like! The trail will start at Menominee park. Registration is $35.00.
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ABC News/Washington Post Race and Crime Poll, June 1997 (ICPSR 2492)
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This special topic poll sought respondents' views on the presidency, crime in the United States, and race relations. Respondents were asked for their opinions on President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency and race relations, whether he had a clear vision for the country, whether he was honest and in possession of moral and ethical standards, whether he was innovative and committed to his beliefs, and whether he understood the needs of the American people. Those queried were asked what they felt were the greatest problems facing the United States today, specifically with respect to crime. Respondents were asked to assess the rate of crime in the country and in their communities, their personal safety, their fear of becoming a victim of violent crime, and their personal experiences with crime. On the topic of race relations, respondents were asked for their opinions on the past and future trends of the Clinton administration in handling race issues. They were asked to assess race relations in the United States, and to comment on whether they believed that Blacks were still discriminated against, and whether preferences in college admissions for minorities should still exist. A series of questions covered the role of race in network entertainment programs. Topics covered the impact of programs whose main characters were primarily of one race, the frequency of such programs, and the impact of programs in which the cast was a mix of people of different races. Finally, respondents were asked if they had close friends of another race, and whether they had either brought that friend to their home or been a guest at the friend's home. Background information on respondents includes age, race, sex, ethnicity, education, political party, political orientation, family income, and demographics of area of residence.
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- ABC News/The Washington Post. ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST RACE AND CRIME POLL, JUNE 1997. 2nd ICPSR version. Radnor, PA: Chilton Research Services [producer], 1997. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-12-20. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02492.v2
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