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@theMarket: Quarter Ends With a Bang
The markets presented plenty of head fakes this quarter. In January, contrary to everyone's expectations, the gains of last year kept right on coming through most of the first quarter, only to hit a brick wall in March thanks to troubles in the Middle East followed by nature's one-two punch to Japan. Despite that, the indexes finished the first quarter with the best gains in over two decades.
The Dow racked up 742 points (6.4 percent), the S&P 500 Index gained 68 points (5.4 percent) while the NASDAQ closed up 128 points for a 4.8 percent gain. If we annualize those gains we could be looking at a 20 percent plus gain for the year, which puts my forecast of a 20-23 percent gain in 2011 right on target.
"It was a choppy quarter though," commented one client on Friday who lives in Dalton.
I agree. Clearly this market is exacting a price (higher stress and wear and tear on the nerves) for the gains we are making. I suspect that additional volatility is waiting for us as we continue to climb a wall of worry throughout this next quarter. Some of the concerns I believe will haunt us through the spring are the price of oil brought on by geopolitical turmoil, continued problems among European financial institutions and, of course, the end of QE II, which occurs in June.
Can the economy continue to grow without the multibillion dollar monetary stimulus that the Fed has been providing for well over a year? The economy appears to be growing and unemployment declining, but is that a function of real demand or simply a response to the Fed's easy money policies? How will the stock and bond markets react to an end to this stimulus?
Smarter people than I are expecting a rapid and disastrous response by the bond markets to the sunset of QE II. They believe that interest rates will immediately spike, disrupting what little lending is already occurring and thereby throwing the economy back into recession. I find that hard to believe.
I'm going to give our central bankers, led by Ben Bernanke, the benefit of the doubt. They read the same papers we do and are well aware of the fears of the markets. Is it really plausible that the Fed will step out of the game and simply watch from the bleachers if the doomsayers are right?
There is simply too much at stake and Ben Bernanke knows it. I believe the process of pulling out of the market will be a managed one. For those who pay attention to "Fed Speak," I maintain that process is already at work. Recently a number of Board Governors who have granted interviews advised the financial community that the Fed will be taking a more neutral policy position in regards to stimulus in the future.
That's not to say there won't be concerns and with them volatility. Skittish investors will always jump the gun, many times before they actually have the facts. In today's markets, trading on rumors is just as viable as trading on the facts. So prepare for some rough sailing; but I get ahead of myself.
As a portfolio manager, it's part of my job to fret and worry about what will be, instead of enjoying what is. And a rising market is what we can expect over the next few months. Sure, we can and will have down days, but I believe they will be short and shallow. Commodity stocks will lead, so make sure you have some exposure to those sectors, and if you haven't yet, get back into the stock market — now.
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@theMarket: Markets Are Going Higher
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The above headline may be a bold statement, especially when the averages are already at levels that surpass this year's stock-market highs. But the actions and words of the Federal Reserve Bank this week convinces me that stocks have substantial upside ahead of them.
As I predicted, this week was a big one for investors and the country. The mid-term election results and the resulting legislative gridlock in Washington most pundits expect leaves the Fed as our only hope in reviving the economy and reducing unemployment. (see yesterday's column "Don't Fight the Fed.")
The $600 billion in additional quantitative easing (QE II) and Chairman Ben Bernanke's Op-Ed piece in the Washington Post makes obvious that not only is the Fed targeting stronger growth in the economy but also higher prices in the stock market.
It is the first time in my career that a Fed chairman has explicitly targeted stocks as a tool to increase consumer spending, grow the economy and reduce unemployment.
Imagine my surprise when a day later, the central bank of Japan stated the very same thing but went a step further by also targeting real estate prices in its country.
This takes government support of the economy to an entirely new level in my opinion. During the financial crisis and its aftermath, the government (the Fed, U.S. Treasury and both the Bush and Obama administrations) has on several occasions provided a back stop to the markets. They took actions to save corporations, provided support for declining securities such as mortgage-backed securities, even money markets, and promised to support or bail out the U.S. financial markets with all the power at their disposal. It was one of the main reasons back in early 2009 that I turned bullish on the stock markets. I was betting on the government because they have much deeper pockets then the private sector and if they failed to fulfill their promise we were all doomed anyway.
This week's comments from Bernanke have taken that implicit promise of "support" a big step further. If I read this right, Bernanke is saying that consumers and corporations are still worried about the economy and their own finances. Higher stocks, according to Bernanke, will restore confidence as Americans see their savings rebound. That confidence could lead to additional spending, which would mean more growth in the economy and ultimately lower unemployment. Therefore, insuring that stock prices go higher would accomplish the Fed's mandate of lower unemployment.
Now that does not mean the Fed is simply going to jack up the market in one big melt-up. There will still be corrections. The market is overdue for one right now but over the longer term, at least the next few quarters, I think the fix is in. So if you have been sitting in Treasury bonds or cash waiting for the inevitable second collapse in stocks you may have to wait several more years. In the meantime, you could miss out on a substantial rally in equities.
I also think that we will finally see a dip in the unemployment rate over the next few months. The stimulus money that was spent during the run-up to the elections has generated additional jobs and those jobs are beginning to show up in the data. In addition, I expect U.S. productivity will begin to falter as the economy perks up. So from where I sit, the next few quarters look pretty good for the stock market.
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The Independent Investor: Don't Fight the Fed
Now that QE II is in the bag, expect QE III, QE IV and maybe even a QE V, if that's what it takes to restore economic growth and reduce the unemployment rate to under 7 percent in this country. After the mid-term election results, I believe the Federal Reserve is all that stands between us and a stagnant, deflationary economy. I would not bet against them in this endeavor.
Most of Wall Street is expecting fiscal gridlock in Washington now that the GOP has re-taken the House but is still the minority in the Senate. That will mean little if any new initiatives to either grow the economy or drive down unemployment have much chance of passing. One exception may be a compromise on the Bush tax cuts.
If both sides can muster enough cooperation to cut a deal in extending the tax cuts before the end of the year (when they are set to expire) then we may escape an economic knockout punch of monumental proportions. Outside of that, there is not much that we should expect from the government over the next two years.
That means that only the Federal Reserve Bank, led by Chairman Ben Bernanke and his band of 12 governors, are left to wage the good fight against the forces arrayed against our economy. Their mandate, to promote low, stable inflation and a high level of employment, gives them enough latitude to do just about whatever they feel necessary to jump start the economy. It appears they are doing just that.
QE II not only says the Fed is serious about that mission but signals an intention, in my opinion, that if this one doesn't work, another one will already be in the pipeline, followed by another, and another. That is entirely believable since the Fed can and will continue to print money (U.S. dollars) until the cows come home in an effort to grow the economy, which is the only way they can reduce unemployment.
In an Op-Ed piece in the Washington Post on Thursday, Bernanke defended the Fed's second quantitative easing and stated several things that you should read as Gospel:
"... the heavy costs of unemployment include intense strains on family finances, more foreclosures and loss of job skills."
"... inflation is running somewhat below 2 percent."
"... higher stock prices will boost consumer wealth and help increase confidence, which can also spur spending."
"... Increased spending will lead to higher incomes and profits that, in a virtuous circle, will further support economic expansion."
Bernanke said next to nothing about the dollar since he did not want to give the impression that the U.S. was deliberately driving the dollar lower (although that is exactly what QE II will do). If you don't believe that just take a peek at the decline in the greenback lately. As I have said in the past, the dollar will continue to weaken as the Fed prints more and more money. A lower dollar will boost commodity prices such as gold, silver, energy, materials and agricultural food items. So ignore the naysayers who say commodity prices have run their course.
As far as the Fed is concerned, pumping more money into the economy is OK, at least for now, since the inflation rate is "a bit lower than the rate most Fed policymakers see as being consistent with healthy economic growth in the long run."
But the most important message investors should take away from his Op-Ed is his extraordinary comment concerning higher stock prices. Evidently the Fed believes higher stock prices should be part and parcel of its attempt to grow the economy. The reasoning makes sense when you consider that consumers are the linchpin of this economy. Given that our two main pillars of wealth, our tax-differed retirement savings and our homes, have taken a huge hit since 2008, any improvement in one or both of these assets should help improve our confidence and therefore our spending. That message is clear in the bullet points above.
The Fed is clearly telegraphing to investors that they want a higher stock market, and like unemployment and the economy, they will do what it takes to accomplish that goal. This message is behind the jump in the stock market this week. My advice to you is don't fight the Fed. Buy stocks.
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@theMarket: QE II Supports the Markets
No, QE II is not the name of a cruise ship; although it might as well be, given the upward ride it is providing the stock market. The Federal Reserve is expected to launch another quantitative stimulus effort in early November and the markets are rising in anticipation of that event.
On Friday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke reiterated that the central bank is ready to move if necessary to stimulate the economy. Investors are assuming it's a question of "when" and not "if" the Fed will move to buy additional U.S. Treasury bonds, mortgage-backed securities and whatever else they decide will provide additional impetus to a slow-growth economy.
In an election year, where the continuing high rate of unemployment and the ongoing housing mess is being blamed on the Democrats, the pressure on the Fed for a QE II must be enormous. Remember, at the end of the day, Bernanke is a political appointee, as are the members of the Fed's governing board. Sure, we would like to think that the Fed is an independent body focused solely on the economic health of America and it is most of the time.
On the other hand, if the president's wishes dovetail with what the Fed perceives to be necessary in helping the economy so much the better.
In my last few market columns, I explained that QE II was a game changer. The Fed, by promising additional stimulus, is providing investors with a "put" on the economy and therefore on the stock market. If the economy continues to grow on its own, the markets will go higher. If the economy falters, the Fed will intervene to fix it and the markets will go higher. What's not to like about that?
The arguments on whether we really do need another stimulus, will QE II really work, and will it add to the potential for more inflation down the road are consuming a forest of newsprint. In the meantime, investors are dumping the dollar (see my latest column "The Coming Currency Wars"), the markets forge steadily higher and commodities of all kinds are on fire.
As readers recall, only a month ago I raised my price target for gold to $1,350 per ounce. We have already surpassed that level and it looks like the yellow metal will hit $1,400 per ounce very soon. I'm going to have to raise my price target again but first I would like to see gold and other commodities pull back.
The dollar is key to any commodity correction. There is an inverse relationship between the dollar and commodities. The dollar may bounce over the next few weeks and if it does, that should cause commodities in general to pull back. Remember too that in the commodity arena, corrections are extremely sharp where prices can drop dramatically in a very short time.
As the S&P 500 Index flirts with the 1,180 level, I would expect a bit of resistance before the bulls make a dash toward the year's highs. The ongoing questions over housing foreclosures that have embroiled most of the banking sector this week has kept a lid on the averages. The next Fed meeting won't be until early November so any potential QEII is still weeks away. The main market moving catalyst we face is this quarter's earnings announcements. So far, company results have been a mixed bag. My advice is to let the markets pull back a bit before committing any more money to this party.
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Nightlife in Copenhagen is set for a heavy blow as one of the city's main clubs, Culture Box, will lose a substantial amount of funding from 2017.
Since 2005, the Danish government has provided the club with €240,000 (1,800,000 Danish kroner) per year, but that'll end at the end of 2016. The club describes the planned cancellation of funding as a "very hard blow" as the money goes towards bookings and maintaining facilities.
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On the other hand, we observed several .epub files that were no better (and some worse) than what the average Smashwords author is already creating with Meatgrinder. The high rate of EPUBCHECK failures illustrates just one problem.
Meatgrinder has been vilified and demonized over the years, despite its proven ability to produce high-quality ebooks. Although Meatgrinder's not perfect, some of the criticism has been unfair. Many authors have needlessly avoided Smashwords out of misplaced fear.
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Another author, upon us presenting him with the list of EPUBCHECK errors (these errors read like gobblygook to anyone who's not an HTML expert!) decided he was going to go back to Meatgrinder, even though the name unnerved him.
We have never claimed Meatgrinder to be the be-all, end-all of ebook publishing tools. We created Meatgrinder as a low-cost automated means to the ends, where the ends are to help any writer, anywhere in the world, publish a quality ebook at zero cost. The only tool they needed was a word processor. If they couldn't afford Microsoft Office, a free word processor works great too.
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Types of Bevel Gears
Bevel Gears are used in a number of industries. They are used in wheeled excavators, dredges, conveyor belts, mill actuators, and rail transmissions. A bevel gear's spiral or angled bevel can make it suitable for confined spaces. It is also used in robotics and vertical supports of rolling mills. You can use bevel gears in food processing processes. For more information on bevel gears, read on.
Spiral bevel gear
Spiral bevel gears are used to transmit power between two shafts in a 90-degree orientation. They have curved or oblique teeth and can be fabricated from various metals. Bestagear is one manufacturer specializing in medium to large spiral bevel gears. They are used in the mining, metallurgical, marine, and oil fields. Spiral bevel gears are usually made from steel, aluminum, or phenolic materials.
Spiral bevel gears have many advantages. Their mesh teeth create a less abrupt force transfer. They are incredibly durable and are designed to last a long time. They are also less expensive than other right-angle gears. They also tend to last longer, because they are manufactured in pairs. The spiral bevel gear also reduces noise and vibration from its counterparts. Therefore, if you are in need of a new gear set, spiral bevel gears are the right choice.
The contact between spiral bevel gear teeth occurs along the surface of the gear tooth. The contact follows the Hertz theory of elastic contact. This principle holds for small significant dimensions of the contact area and small relative radii of curvature of the surfaces. In this case, strains and friction are negligible. A spiral bevel gear is a common example of an inverted helical gear. This gear is commonly used in mining equipment.
Spiral bevel gears also have a backlash-absorbing feature. This feature helps secure the thickness of the oil film on the gear surface. The shaft axis, mounting distance, and angle errors all affect the tooth contact on a spiral bevel gear. Adjusting backlash helps to correct these problems. The tolerances shown above are common for bevel gears. In some cases, manufacturers make slight design changes late in the production process, which minimizes the risk to OEMs.
Straight bevel gear
Straight bevel gears are among the easiest types of gears to manufacture. The earliest method used to manufacture straight bevel gears was to use a planer equipped with an indexing head. However, improvements have been made in manufacturing methods after the introduction of the Revacycle system and the Coniflex. The latest technology allows for even more precise manufacturing. Both of these manufacturing methods are used by CZPT. Here are some examples of straight bevel gear manufacturing.
A straight bevel gear is manufactured using two kinds of bevel surfaces, namely, the Gleason method and the Klingelnberg method. Among the two, the Gleason method is the most common. Unlike other types of gear, the CZPT method is not a universal standard. The Gleason system has higher quality gears, since its adoption of tooth crowning is the most effective way to make gears that tolerate even small assembly errors. It also eliminates the stress concentration in the bevelled edges of the teeth.
The gear's composition depends on the application. When durability is required, a gear is made of cast iron. The pinion is usually three times harder than the gear, which helps balance wear. Other materials, such as carbon steel, are cheaper, but are less resistant to corrosion. Inertia is another critical factor to consider, since heavier gears are more difficult to reverse and stop. Precision requirements may include the gear pitch and diameter, as well as the pressure angle.
Involute geometry of a straight bevel gear is often computed by varying the surface's normal to the surface. Involute geometry is computed by incorporating the surface coordinates and the theoretical tooth thickness. Using the CMM, the spherical involute surface can be used to determine tooth contact patterns. This method is useful when a roll tester tooling is unavailable, because it can predict the teeth' contact pattern.
Hypoid bevel gear
Hypoid bevel gears are an efficient and versatile speed reduction solution. Their compact size, high efficiency, low noise and heat generation, and long life make them a popular choice in the power transmission and motion control industries. The following are some of the benefits of hypoid gearing and why you should use it. Listed below are some of the key misperceptions and false assumptions of this gear type. These assumptions may seem counterintuitive at first, but will help you understand what this gear is all about.
The basic concept of hypoid gears is that they use two non-intersecting shafts. The smaller gear shaft is offset from the larger gear shaft, allowing them to mesh without interference and support each other securely. The resulting torque transfer is improved when compared to conventional gear sets. A hypoid bevel gear is used to drive the rear axle of an automobile. It increases the flexibility of machine design and allows the axes to be freely adjusted.
In the first case, the mesh of the two bodies is obtained by fitting the hyperboloidal cutter to the desired gear. Its geometric properties, orientation, and position determine the desired gear. The latter is used if the desired gear is noise-free or is required to reduce vibrations. A hyperboloidal cutter, on the other hand, meshes with two toothed bodies. It is the most efficient option for modeling hypoid gears with noise concerns.
The main difference between hypoid and spiral bevel gears is that the hypoid bevel gear has a larger diameter than its counterparts. They are usually found in 1:1 and 2:1 applications, but some manufacturers also provide higher ratios. A hypoid gearbox can achieve speeds of three thousand rpm. This makes it the preferred choice in a variety of applications. So, if you're looking for a gearbox with a high efficiency, this is the gear for you.
Addendum and dedendum angles
The addendum and dedendum angles of a bevel gear are used to describe the shape and depth of the teeth of the gear. Each tooth of the gear has a slightly tapered surface that changes in depth. These angles are defined by their addendum and dedendum distances. Addendum angle is the distance between the top land and the bottom surface of the teeth, while dedendum angle is the distance between the pitch surface and the bottom surface of the teeth.
The pitch angle is the angle formed by the apex point of the gear's pitch cone with the pitch line of the gear shaft. The dedendum angle, on the other hand, is the depth of the tooth space below the pitch line. Both angles are used to measure the shape of a bevel gear. The addendum and dedendum angles are important for gear design.
The dedendum and addendum angles of a bevel gear are determined by the base contact ratio (Mc) of the two gears. The involute curve is not allowed to extend within the base diameter of the bevel gear. The base diameter is also a critical measurement for the design of a gear. It is possible to reduce the involute curve to match the involute curve, but it must be tangential to the involute curve.
The most common application of a bevel gear is the automotive differential. They are used in many types of vehicles, including cars, trucks, and even construction equipment. They are also used in the marine industry and aviation. Aside from these two common uses, there are many other uses for bevel gears. And they are still growing in popularity. But they're a valuable part of automotive and industrial gearing systems.
Applications of bevel gears
Bevel gears are used in a variety of applications. They are made of various materials depending on their weight, load, and application. For high-load applications, ferrous metals such as grey cast iron are used. These materials have excellent wear resistance and are inexpensive. For lower-weight applications, steel or non-metals such as plastics are used. Some bevel gear materials are considered noiseless. Here are some of their most common uses.
Straight bevel gears are the easiest to manufacture. The earliest method of manufacturing them was with a planer with an indexing head. Modern manufacturing methods introduced the Revacycle and Coniflex systems. For industrial gear manufacturing, the CZPT uses the Revacycle system. However, there are many types of bevel gears. This guide will help you choose the right material for your next project. These materials can withstand high rotational speeds and are very strong.
Bevel gears are most common in automotive and industrial machinery. They connect the driveshaft to the wheels. Some even have a 45-degree bevel. These gears can be placed on a bevel surface and be tested for their transmission capabilities. They are also used in testing applications to ensure proper motion transmission. They can reduce the speed of straight shafts. Bevel gears can be used in many industries, from marine to aviation.
The simplest type of bevel gear is the miter gear, which has a 1:1 ratio. It is used to change the axis of rotation. The shafts of angular miter bevel gears can intersect at any angle, from 45 degrees to 120 degrees. The teeth on the bevel gear can be straight, spiral, or Zerol. And as with the rack and pinion gears, there are different types of bevel gears.
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Now, for a global perspective on our national weight problem. The number of humans on the planet is now more than seven billion. And our total weight is 287 million tons. That number comes from a new study that suggests weight, not just headcount, should be considered when looking at the impact of people on the planet.
To find out more, we called Ian Roberts. He's a professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and is the lead author of this study.
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DR. IAN ROBERTS: Good morning.
WERTHEIMER: So why is it important to factor in weight - and just to be clear, in this total number you're not talking about obesity, you're talking about overall weight, right?
ROBERTS: Yes. I mean, basically people always start thinking, well, you know, we're damaging the Earth's ecosystems from our sort of polluting activities and so how many people can the Earth support? And then immediately they start thinking about the numbers of people on the planet, you know, how many mouths to feed? But the point of this paper is actually food doesn't feed mouths, it feeds flesh. So the really important question is not how many mouths there are, it's how much flesh there is. And it's important to do that because if you're only thinking about numbers of mouths, we immediately start thinking about poor women in Africa having too many babies but population fatness is a big problem too.
WERTHEIMER: Now, your tables show that North Americans are the heaviest - and while we make up 6 percent of the population of the Earth, our obesity rate is such that we make up a third of all the excess weight. Now is that just another way of saying that we're obese, which I think we already know from a whole lot of reports, but is there some other implication?
ROBERTS: When the media talk about obesity in the United States, they always talk about certain individuals that have this problem, obesity, but what they miss is actually the whole population is getting fatter - even the thin people are getting fatter. So we worked out that if every country in the world had the same body mass index distribution as the United States, in mass terms it would be like having an extra billion people in the world. So there's obviously an increased demand on food supplies, but also there is an increased demand on everything. You know, bigger people need more energy to move them. Airplanes take more energy to get off the ground. It takes more of the shares that, you know, of the Earth's resources to actually support all that extra weight.
WERTHEIMER: You know, looking at your list, your chart of overweight and obese countries, the U.S. is number one followed by Kuwait. Can you explain why?
ROBERTS: Well, the U.S. is number one and then we've got a lot of the Arab states in the rest of the leader pack, if we can call it that. And what's common between those is actually the price of gasoline is very low. So where gasoline is really cheap, we over-consume it, it's bad for the environment and actually because we should be using food energy for human movement - if we use gasoline for human movement, then we store the food energy and you know where we store it.
WERTHEIMER: Yes. I'm afraid I do.
ROBERTS: No. I'm not being personal.
WERTHEIMER: Ian Roberts is a professor of epidemiology and public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Professor Roberts, thank you very much.
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Two explosions rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon this afternoon, leaving at least three dead and dozens injured, the Boston Police Department reports.
The explosions happened in quick succession four hours after the beginning of the race, the world's oldest and one of the most prestigious road races in the world. At that point, the majority of 27,000 runners had crossed the finish line. Thousands, however, were still out on the course.
Images posted by wire photographers and posted on Twitter showed bloodied runners lining the streets, the windows of nearby buildings blown out by the explosion. Neither the cause of the explosions nor who may have perpetrated it was immediately available.
President Obama offered the people of Boston the full support of the American government.
"Make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this," Obama said. "We will find out who did this and why... Any responsible individual, any responsible group will feel the full weight of justice."
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-- VICTIMS: As of 9:06 p.m., three people were reported dead and, according to an NPR count of patients at area hospitals, 98 were injured.
-- INVESTIGATION: A White House official said they were investigating the attack as terrorism.
"Any event with multiple explosive devices — as this appears to be — is clearly an act of terror, and will be approached as an act of terror," the official said. "However, we dont yet know who carried out this attack, and a thorough investigation will have to determine whether it was planned and carried out by a terrorist group, foreign or domestic."
-- CHAOS: Video of the scene showed a big explosion near the finish line. The explosion was so strong, it threw one runner off his feet. A video feed of the marathon finish line showed empty stands and emergency workers on the scene.
WGBH's Anne Mostue tells our Newscast unit she heard two very loud explosions within seconds of each other. Mostue said immediately after, she saw "people screaming and running toward the river."
"Police [were] pushing everyone away from Copley square," WBUR's Bruce Gellerman said. "People crying, people sitting collecting their thoughts. Some of the runners still shaking."
-- SECURITY: Police in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington, London and other cities worldwide stepped up security after the explosions. Public transit seemed to be large focus of their efforts, as well as large public gatherings.
Note that this is still a fluid situation. Information is bound to change. We'll our best to point just to credible sources. We'll update this post as we learn more.
Update at 9:17 p.m. ET. Officials Cautious:
NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports that officials are being cautious about what kind of information they release. She tells All Things Considered:
"Officials warn that it could take some time before they can definitively say who was behind it. They are comparing the Boston Marathon explosion to the Eric Rudolph case — when an improvised explosive device went off at the Atlanta Olympic Games.The early investigation in that case indicated a security guard named Richard Jewell was behind the attack. As it turns out it was Eric Rudolph, who eluded law enforcement officials for years.
"Officials say it is time to step back and calm down rather than repeat the mistakes of the past. 'These devices can be very hard to track,' a law-enforcement official said, adding that there are no signatures or tell tale signs that indicate some sort of training from overseas. Instead the devices appear to be rather generic."
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Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis said during a news briefing that the total number of people dead has gone up to three.
Davis would not comment on the condition of those injured nor would he comment on whether police have found any other explosives.
Update at 8:11 p.m. ET. 'The Horror. And The Anger.':
Time spoke to Boston Globe photographer John Thumacki, who was very much near the explosion when it happened.
He said as soon as the explosion happened there was pandemonium. He told Time:
"The first thing I saw were people's limbs blown off. Massive amounts of blood. It looked like BB holes in the back of some people. And a lot of anger. People were just angry. What's going on? Why is this happening at the Boston Marathon?
"Maybe 15 seconds after the first explosion, while I was still shooting pictures, another explosion went off. And then there was panic. The cops told everybody to get off the street, that there could be another one.
"I can't compare it to anything else I've ever been to. The horror. And the anger."
He said the symbolism of the moment was not lost on him. People were on a street lined with the flags from around the world.
"I think it's haunting to see: this is Boston, this is Liberty," Thumacki said. "All of this happening with all the flags of the nations. Here are people — a pile of injured people — just laying in front of these flags."
Update at 7:28 p.m. ET. Lots Of Lower Limb Injuries:
NPR's Richard Knox is outside Massachusetts General Hospital. He says that the five major hospitals in Boston report that they have 93 patients.
"I'm being told by the hospitals there are a lot of lower leg injuries, some of what they call traumatic amputations, which basically means limbs being blown off, and requiring major surgery to try to treat these patients," Richard told our Newscast unit.
Update at 7:06 p.m. ET. Will 'Approached As An Act Of Terror':
Politico, The Wall Street Journal, the AP and Reuters are quoting a White House official saying this incident will be investigated as terrorism.
"Any event with multiple explosive devices — as this appears to be — is clearly an act of terror, and will be approached as an act of terror," the official said in a written statement.
"We don't yet know who carried out this attack, and a thorough investigation will have to determine whether it was planned and carried out by a terrorist group, foreign or domestic," the official added.
Update at 6:13 p.m. ET. Obama: We Will Find Out Who Did This:
During a short statement to the country, Obama promised to find out who did this and hold them accountable.
"Make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this," Obama said. "We will find out who did this and why... Any responsible individual, any responsible group will feel the full weight of justice."
Obama also offered Boston the full support of the American government.
"All Americans stand with the people of Boston," he said.
Update at 6:03 p.m. ET. No Suspect Arrested:
Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis said they had "no specific intelligence" that would have warned them of the attack.
Davis said there had also been no arrests made, but that police were talking to a great number of people.
Update at 6:01 p.m. ET. President Will Speak:
President Obama will address the nation at 6:10 p.m. ET. The White House will stream the statement live on its website.
Update at 5:49 p.m. ET. A Long Haul:
NPR's Dina Temple-Raston tells All Things Considered that it will take quite a while for police to comb through the area. This is especially true because thousands of runners dropped bags as they ran away from the scene.
The Boston Police Department tweeted that the area "around the crime scene will be closed for the foreseeable future."
Update at 5:40 p.m. ET. At Least 60 Injured:
According to an NPR count of patients at area hospitals, at least 60 people were injured. NPR reports:
-- "Brigham and Womens' Hospital has received 18 to 20 patients, with 2 in critical condition."
-- "Boston Medical Center has received 20 patients, including 2 children, all from the Marathon bombs. Most of these patients have lower-leg injuries, according to a hospital spokesperson. They don't have anything yet about condition of injured."
Update at 5:26 p.m. ET. Third Explosion 'Fire Related':
The Boston Police Department says the third explosion, at the JFK Library, "appears to be fire related."
Earlier the Boston Police said they were treating it as related to the two explosions at the finish line, but the JFK Library tweeted that fire in the building appeared to "have started in the mechanical room of new building."
Update at 4:57 p.m. ET. Third Explosion:
Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis said during a televised news briefing that a third explosion happened at the JFK Library.
"We believe it's related," Davis said.
The JFK Library said the fire at the building has been put out and that investigators are investigating. The library said "all staff and visitors are accounted for and safe."
Davis asked everyone in Boston to stay indoors and avoid congregating in large groups.
He was asked if this was a terrorist attack.
"We're not being definitive," he said. "You can reach your own conclusions."
Update at 4:50 p.m. ET. The Explosion:
The Boston Globe just posted video of the moment of the explosions. You can hear the first explosion, closely followed by a second one. Then you can hear, someone scream, "We need help," as authorities start removing the barriers to help the victims.
Update at 4:12 p.m. ET. One Explosion Followed By Another:
NPR's Peter Sagal tells All Things Considered that he had just finished the marathon when he heard an explosion. He said he turned his head and that's when the second explosion hit.
He said he was about 100 yards from the explosion and emergency personnel immediately descended on the scene.
Update at 4:09 p.m. ET. At Least 2 Dead:
The Boston Police Department reports on Twitter that at least two people are dead and 23 people have been injured.
Update at 3:58 p.m. ET. Counterterrorism Officials On The Scene:
NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports that the FBI has sent counterterrorism officials to the scene.
The White House says that President Obama has been notified of the incident and his administration is in contact with law enforcement authorities.
"He directed his administration to provide whatever assistance is necessary in the investigation and response," a White House official said.
Update at 3:46 p.m. ET. The Extent Of Injury:
WBUR is reporting that "at least a dozen are injured." CNN is reporting that at least six have been injured.
"Police pushing everyone away from Copley Square. People crying, people sitting collecting their thoughts. Some of the runners still shaking," Bruce Gellerman reported.
A video of the explosion shows the official marathon clock hitting 4:09 as the explosion happens. The explosion is so severe, one runner is thrown off his feet.
At four hours, most runners would already have crossed the finish line.
Update at 3:35 p.m. ET. Live Coverage:
WBUR is streaming its live coverage here. The New England Cable News is streaming its live coverage here. The Boston Globe is live blogging.
Update at 3:29 p.m. ET. 'Horrific':
New England Cable News' Jackie Bruno tweeted that she was close enough to the blast that she felt the force of the explosion.
"Runners were coming in and saw unspeakable horror," Bruno tweeted. She also posted a photograph of people tending to the injured. It shows one man lying on the ground, blood all over his legs.
Update at 3:22 p.m. ET. 'It Was Awful':
Aaron Michael, a witness, tells WGBH that he looked outside after the first explosion. That's when he heard the second one:
"Boom, there was black smoke," he said. "Mass chaos. I saw one woman really, really badly hurt. She was being carried out by people; she was bleeding pretty badly. It wasn't a good scene. It was awful."
Update at 3:20 p.m. ET. Oldest Marathon:
As Mark reported earlier, the Boston Marathon is the oldest, most prestigious marathon in the world. Tens of thousands of runners participate in the race.
This is a breaking news story. We'll update as soon as we get more.
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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The Bab al-Salam border crossing, on Syria's northern border with Turkey, has settled into an orderly routine.
Back in July, rebel brigades wrested this border post in Syria's strategic Aleppo province from President Bashar Assad's army in a fierce battle. Now, passports are stamped and cars inspected by the rebels — polite, young, bearded men who wear mismatched military uniforms or civilian clothes.
While the military confrontation was a joint operation, bringing together many rebel brigades, the Northern Storm brigade retains exclusive control of the border post.
It's a tightly run organization. The rebels manage thousands of displaced Syrians camped out in abandoned customs inspection sheds and anywhere else they can find that offers some protection from the burning heat. They wait for a chance to cross the border and find a place in one of Turkey's freshly built tent camps.
A Charismatic Rebel Commander
The calm that prevails can be attributed to Ammar Ibrahim Dadikhi, the commander of the Northern Storm brigade who travels in a late-model, black BMW with a newly designed "revolution'" license plate.
His entourage includes four armed body guards. The younger rebels call him Abu Ibrahim and describe him as a charismatic leader.
He's from the border town of Azaz, and while he has said he was a fruit seller before the revolution, residents of Azaz say he was a successful cigarette smuggler. Now he heads the most powerful brigade on this part of Syria's northern border.
Abu Ibrahim is a burly man in his early 40s with a light beard and a slight limp from a snipers bullet that hit his foot. He agreed to a rare interview after arriving at the border post where I was waiting to cross into Turkey.
I had been on a three-day trip to Azaz. The border town has been the target of nightly shelling since rebel brigades, including the Northern Storm, drove the Syrian army out on July 19.
Airstrike On A Border Town
A month after rebels declared Azaz a "liberated town," Syrian air force jets swooped low over a densely packed neighborhood and dropped two bombs that killed at least 50 people, flattening more than 15 houses and sending thousands of residents to the Turkish border in what is now described as a refugee crisis.
Abu Ibrahim says the devastating airstrike was revenge for the rebel victory in Azaz. The Syrian army lost at least a dozen tanks in the prolonged street battle.
But many people in Azaz link the airstrike to the kidnapping of a group of Lebanese Shiite pilgrims in May. Abu Ibrahim acknowledges that there is a connection. He was in charge of a rebel checkpoint when two buses were stopped outside Azaz.
"We saw two buses coming through the border. They thought we were from the government," Abu Ibrahim said with a slight smile. The young rebels in the room snicker at the joke.
He explained that two men in cars accompanying the tour buses approached him, extended hands in greeting, and said they were military experts from Hezbollah, the militant Shiite group in Lebanon that is a close ally of the Assad regime.
The Lebanese government maintains that the passengers were religious pilgrims on a tour of religious sites in Iran and Turkey and had crossed into Syria on the way to the Lebanese border.
A Dispute With Hezbollah
Abu Ibrahim let most of the passengers go, but held 11 men.
"We refer to them as guests," he said. The rebel leader was convinced that the 11 were high-ranking Hezbollah officials.
His condition for their release was an apology from Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah for supporting the Assad regime. The kidnapping set off a crisis in Lebanon, including a series of revenge kidnappings in Beirut.
Negotiators from Qatar, Turkey and Lebanon scurried to find a solution. The Syrian government sent a more powerful message. Military jets bombed Azaz as the negotiators tried to strike a deal.
Ten days after the bombing, on Aug. 27, Abu Ibrahim said, he released one of the Lebanese hostages "as a sign of goodwill" after talks with an adviser to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
While the release was hailed as a sign that the crisis was coming to an end, Abu Ibrahim says "there will be a delay" in the release of the 10 Lebanese men still in his custody.
Abu Ibrahim said he has no further demands and will refer the 10 prisoners to civilian courts that have been set up in rebel-held areas. He dismissed a question about charges against the Lebanese "guests." He repeated, pointedly, that Hezbollah was supporting the Assad regime.
According to the opposition, an estimated 2,000 Hezbollah men are in Syria, including many snipers, Abu Ibrahim said by way of explaining the holdup in negotiations for a further hostage release. But the more compelling reason for delay may be close to home.
"They dropped the two bombs, and you've seen the numbers now," he says bitterly. The population of Azaz had swelled to more than 70,000 in the month following the rebel victory.
Many cleared out within hours of the air force attack, running in fear. Only about 10,000 residents remain in a town that now has no electricity or running water and is ghostly quiet at night, except for the thud of mortar and artillery shells that continue to land on empty houses and streets.
Now many of the residents are camped out at the Bab al-Salam border crossing. Abu Ibrahim and his young rebel brigade keep order until the refugees can cross into Turkey.
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Autonomous Archdiocese of Ohrid
Autonomous Archbishopric of Ohrid | |
Founder(s) | / |
Autocephaly/Autonomy declared | 2005 |
Autocephaly/Autonomy recognized | 2005 |
Current primate | Jovan VI (Vraniškovski), Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje |
Headquarters | Skopje, R. Macedonia |
Primary territory | R. Macedonia |
Possessions abroad | — |
Liturgical language(s) | Macedonian, Church Slavonic |
Musical tradition | Byzantine Chant, Serbian chant |
Calendar | Julian Calendar |
Population estimate | N/A |
Official website | Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric |
The Orthodox Archdiocese of Ohrid (Macedonian: Православна Охридска Архиепископија) is an autonomous Orthodox church whose primate is confirmed by the Church of Serbia. It was established in 2002 when Metropolitan Jovan of Veles and Povardarje, part of the canonically unrecognized Macedonian Orthodox Church, accepted the Niš agreement.[1]
On May 24, 2005, during the Feast of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church granted autonomy to the archdiocese.
The Archdiocese of Ohrid is in full communion with all other Orthodox churches.
The current Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje is Jovan (Vraniškovski).
Holy Synod of bishops
The Holy Synod of bishops was constituted on December 23, 2003 in the monastery "Saint John Chrysostom". The current members of the Synod are:
- Jovan VI (Vraniškovski), Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje
- Joakim, Bishop of Polog and Kumanovo and locum tenens of Debar and Kicevo
- Marko, Bishop of Bregalnica and locum tenens of Bitola
- David, Vicar Bishop of Stobi and locum tenens of Strumica
Short history
Upon entering in the canonical and ecclesiastical unity with the Serbian Orthodox Church, and through that with the whole community of Orthodox Churches, the Archbishop kyr kyr Jovan was illegally and brutally expelled by the police, without a court order, from his residence and cathedra in Veles on July 7, 2002.
In the same manner, illegally and without a court order, the monks of four monasteries, were expelled from their monasteries, i.e. homes, in January 2004, immediately after joining the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric.
A fifth monastery, in the village Nizepole, was broken into by armed and masked men, who not finding the Archbishop Jovan they were after, harassed and threatened the nuns with machine-guns, cut their hair and set the monastery on fire, in February 2004. The police refused to investigate the case.
The declaratively secular state legalized its identification with a specific religious community – the Schismatic Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC), through the Parliament's "Declaration for support of the autocephaly of the MOC" reached on January 23, 2004;
The Church in the "Saint John Chrysostom" monastery was demolished by the state authorities in October 2004.
Archbishop Jovan was sentenced to 18 months of prison in June 2005 for "Instigation of ethnic, racial and religious hatred, discord and intolerance". The verdict stated the conviction relied on these three points:
- he wrote a text in a religious calendar in which he slanders the Macedonian Orthodox Church
- he agreed to be appointed as an Exarch of the Ohrid Archbishopric in Macedonia and participated in the ordination of the bishops Joachim and Marko and
- he officiated at a religious service in an apartment owned by his parents.
He served 220 days in prison before the Constitutional court declared the last two of the three points to be unconstitutional and his sentence was shortened to 8 months.
Archbishop Jovan was sentenced for the second time, on charges for "Embezzlement", and as a second defendant was sentenced to a higher prison term of 2 years than the first defendant (who was sentenced 1 year and 3 months) in 2006. He served 256 days before being released.
The chapel "St. Nectarios of Aegina", after being broken into and vandalized on several occasions, was at the end completely demolished in July 2005, before the eyes of the police.
The priest who served at that chapel, Fr. Borjan Vitanov, was beaten up twice. The police refused to investigate the case.
Bishop Marko was beaten up while serving at a public graveyard. The police again refused to investigate the case.
Current situation
The clergy of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric is constantly being harassed at the border-crossings by the police.
The clergy of other orthodox churches is not allowed to enter the country.
The state, against the law, denies the official registration of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric.
Archbishop Jovan has been put on trial for the third time, for a third case of "embezzelment". As his attorney was not able to attend a court hearing, having a greater priority court case at the same time, the Archbishop is sentenced detention.
Reactions of the Orthodox churches
Ecumenical Patriarchate
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I sent a letter to the Prime Minister of FYROM requesting immediate release of Archbishop Jovan [1][2]
Russian Patriarchate
The Patriarch of Russia Alexei II sent a letter to the President of FYROM demanding immediate release of the Archbishop Jovan [3]
Church of Greece
Holy Synod Of Hierarchs Of The Church of Greece expressed a severe protest for an emergent release of Archbishop Jovan from prison, and for respect of religious freedom in FYROM [4]
Holy Mount Athos
The Holy Community of the Holy Mount Athos sent a letter of support, signed by all Representatives and Abbots who are in the common Assembly of the twenty Holy Monasteries of the Holy Mount Athos [5]
Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas
SCOBA Condemned the Imprisonment of Archbishop Jovan by FYROM and asked for his release [6]
Orthodox Church in America
Metropolitan Herman of OCA called for release of Archbishop Jovan of Ohrid [7]
Reactions of secular institutions and organizations
US State Department
The US Department of State constantly includes in its "Religious Freedom Report" and "Human Rights Report" information regarding the restrictions of the religious freedoms of the members of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric, existence of religious prisoners, violation of freedom of movement, police terror and demolition of a monastery, prevention of OSCE from obtaining a copy of the decision upon which the demolition was carried out, police interrogations of the members of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric etc. [8], [9], [10], [11], [12]
US Mission to the OSCE
The US Mission to the OSCE warned of Violation of freedom of religion and encouraged the authorities to apply the law fairly, advising the government should avoid involving in religious disputes, reminding that Article Nine of the European Convention on Human Rights and Article 19 of the Macedonian Constitution as well as Macedonia's OSCE commitments, and international norms, all guarantee his right to freedom of religion.[13]
Amnesty International
Amnesty International declared the Archbishop Jovan a prisoner of conscience. [14]
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights
The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights constantly reports about the violation of the religious freedoms and human rights of the members of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric: The violation of several basic rights was the result of activities of a number of state institutions (especially the Ministry of the Interior) directed against not only the followers (monks of the MOC who were supporting Vraniskovski), but also against citizens who approve of him or had compassionate sentiments or attitude towards them. This can be illustrated by the following: problems upon entry and exit from the state, threats, police detention, lawsuits against citizens who have provided housing for the outcast monks, police ban in the exercise of the right to residence [15], [16], [17] etc.
European Commission
The European Commission pointed out that cases of violations of religious freedom exist and emphasized that the new law should provide more liberal procedure for registering religious communities[18]
Forum 18
Forum 18 reports that New Religion Law perpetuates discrimination [19]
- Official website
- FreeArchbishop.com
- Ecumenical Patriarchate
- Patriarchia.ru
- Church of Greece
- Amnesty International
- US Department of State
- Forum 18
- Helsinki Committee for Human Rights
- The Orthodox Word
See also
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