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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Palpitation: Who's Using What How?
Last week, I mentioned that the new protected (or sheltered, or whatever they are) bike lanes they're building now in New York City may be a curse instead of a blessing. Well, after almost Hasselbecking a woman with a stroller who stepped off the curb and into the bike lane without looking, I'm becoming increasingly convinced that they are the former. Fortunately, I was able to avert tragedy thanks to a potent combination of meh-riffic bike-handling skills, a natural aversion to injuring small children, and a set of superfluous, pro-establishment, completely un-Zen brakes.
But while I employ bike-handling mostly to avoid flattening pedestrians and to keep from getting lapped more than once in cyclocross races, other riders have raised bike-handling to an artform. A number of people have forwarded me this impressive video, in which Danny MacAskill avoids innumerable invisible pregnant women and strollers with mind-boggling agility:
Holy crap.
I wanted to read more about Danny MacAskill, so I went to his sponsor's website, where I learned that he wears Calvin Klein underwear:
I'm guessing what happened here is that one of his teammates gave him a wedgie, and being the accomplished trickster that he is he's trying to extract the underpants from his posterior by using the rotation of the rear wheel instead of simply reaching in there with his hands. I believe in the world of trials riding this is what's known as a "taint grinder."
At this point, you may find yourself asking the same question I did, which is: "If Danny MacAskill can do things like ride on top of wrought-iron fences and pull his Calvin Kleins out of his ass in mid-air using only his rear wheel, what are the fixed-gear freestylers up to?" In order to find out, I first visited the "tricktrack" forums. However, they seemed to be doing pretty much the same thing I was, which was being all agog over the Danny MacAskill video. Then I went to fixed-gear freestyle impresario Prolly's blog, but he was all wrapped up in restoring a headset. This complacency worried me. Personally, if I were a fixed-gear freestyler, I wouldn't be rooting around in my parts bin; I'd be on the nearest tennis court with my Scattante trying to figure out how to completely remove my underpants like Hansel did in the "walk-off" scene in "Zoolander."
Finally, I went to Trackosaurusrex (where both fixed-gears and the exclamation point reign supreme), where I found this:
Death Pedal X FRSH promo by Kareem Shehab from Killa Kareem on Vimeo.
The video included a Bad Brains song that didn't go with the video, an appropriated Dead Kennedys logo, and some clumsy examples of what can best be called "artistic schluffing," but that was about it. It was also paired with another video, which was similarly anticlimactic:
ABCity Spring Edit from hfwido on Vimeo.
While I'll be the first to admit that the fixed-gear freestyle scene consists of some good bike-handlers who have taken the arts of downloading music and hopping curbs to new heights, I can't help feeling that in some ways it's still the cycling equivalent of this:
I'd like to thank the reader who forwarded me that video, but that's sort of like thanking someone who's just given you a wedgie.
At any rate, while I'm still not impressed by fixed-gear freestyling, I'll stop short of saying they should try bikes with smaller wheels that coast. If people want to do tricks on fixed-gears with 700c wheels, they should do tricks on fixed-gears with 700c wheels. If people want to do tricks on Dutch city bikes, they should do tricks on Dutch city bikes. (I'm working on a move where I remove a bra while doing a tail whip on a Dutch city bike.) You're perfectly free to use whatever equipment you want, provided that you are willing to accept the compromises. I may think that fixed-gear freestyling is like eating a pizza bagel, and that if you want pizza you might as well just eat an actual slice, but hey--some people like pizza bagels. Anyway, the same thing can be said of bike locks, and can also be applied to this photo, forwarded to me by a reader:
As you can see, the rider has a relatively robust u-lock, but instead of using it to secure the bike, he's instead simply using it to join what is either a really flimsy steel cable or a couple feet of clothesline. Basically, this is like wearing your socks over your shoes.
In the meantime, here in New York City we have more pressing concerns than which bikes people are using for tricks. Not only are our new bike lanes actually more dangerous, but we've got a bike parking crunch too. It's so bad that color coordination has fallen by the wayside, and pink bikes and red bikes are now forced to share poles:
That's a truly nauseating "colorway," though I bet I could do some rad tricks on that pink bike. Once I remove the rear rack and fender I can even palp "taint grinders."
Of course, to address the parking crunch, the city is installing those giant fan boats. Really, though, they should probably think about getting rid of some of the dead bikes first. As much as I love the Dura Ace chopper, it's been in the same spot for years:
As you can see here, it's decayed quite a bit since I last photographed it in January 2008. I admit it does serve as a testament to the effectiveness of a good bike-locking job, but I think even the most optimistic person has to admit that its rider is never going to return. I don't know who the owner of the Dura Ace chopper is, though I have a feeling that he moved to California sometime in the late 90s, grew a magnificent beard, and now rides a recumbent.
The problem of dead bikes extends to actual bike racks too. Here's a perfect example of a rack that should be pruned:
At first glance you might think that there are three bikes here, but if you look closer you'll see a pile of rust on the sidewalk which could easily be the decayed remains of a fourth. A forensic examination would probably reveal that it's a Magna from the mid-1980s:
I'd think it would be easier and less expensive to clean up some of these old bike racks than it would be to install new ones, but then again I also think it would be easier to do tricks on bikes that coast. And that's clearly old-fashioned thinking.
128 comments:
- April 21, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- April 21, 2009 at 12:57 PM
- April 21, 2009 at 12:57 PM
- April 21, 2009 at 12:59 PM
Woot Who ?
- April 21, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- April 21, 2009 at 1:00 PM
- Wes said...
- April 21, 2009 at 1:01 PM
- BadBeard said...
Go Lance!
http://bikelemming.blogspot.com/2009/04/motorists-call-me-lance.html - April 21, 2009 at 1:02 PM
- Luck E. Seven said...
Pink bikes are funny.
A - April 21, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Heeey, Better than I did @ Battenkill....
- April 21, 2009 at 1:04 PM
I love my DHEA.
Lyin' and cheatin'...! - April 21, 2009 at 1:04 PM
- mikeweb said...
Ouch! I got slammed to the barriers...
- April 21, 2009 at 1:05 PM
- WheelDancer said...
Snobby, those bikes aren't dead, they are being recycled into their core minerals as part of a slow motion performance art exhibition. I'm surprised you didn't know about this event.
- April 21, 2009 at 1:05 PM
Woot! Woot!
- April 21, 2009 at 1:05 PM
- Shram said...
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- April 21, 2009 at 1:06 PM
Wow ! Danny looks DART ready !
p.s. Top Twenty ! Podialate! - April 21, 2009 at 1:11 PM
- RANTWICK said...
I can't stop watching that vid. It's just... insane.
- April 21, 2009 at 1:13 PM
So, yesterday, for the third time in a month, the "comments" icon was missing from the bottom of the post. Is one of the internets broken, or, as I suspect, have my comments become so lame that my ability to post is actually being curtailed? Anybody?
- April 21, 2009 at 1:14 PM
Is Commiecanuck out of rehab yet? I kind of miss that guy.
- April 21, 2009 at 1:16 PM
I'm head over heels for you, snob.
- April 21, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Oooh, I did better at Battenkill.
Amazing video. - April 21, 2009 at 1:19 PM
- ringcycles said...
Snobbie: we should encourage the hipsters to perfect their McAskill taint grind. The upside being after enough practice they'll both be rid of any hipster chick rashes and likely be self neutered. That'd be putting the "fixed" into fixie culture.
- April 21, 2009 at 1:29 PM
Cycling has a Rodney Mullen now. Holy Crap indeed, that made my day.
- April 21, 2009 at 1:38 PM
- Otaku Network said...
Man, it is great to see that the old BMX freestylers who didn't jump on fixies right away and can't due to the door being closed can now enjoy all of the rad tricking without having to get away from freewheeling.
- April 21, 2009 at 1:38 PM
dead bikes ARE bike racks.
- April 21, 2009 at 1:42 PM
- ant1 said...
That Danny guy's not bad, but can he do an elephant trunk skid? Yeah, that's what I thought. I'm not even going to go into the fact that he uses a brake (and a disc one to boot!). Does he not know how to be one with his bike? Where's the fucking zen dude?
- April 21, 2009 at 1:42 PM
- Shram said...
ant1, he ditched the seat instead of the brake to achieve zen
- April 21, 2009 at 1:46 PM
- kale said...
The de-wedgifier reminds me that I've got patent for a variation on the SRAM deli slicer from yesterday - but it's more of an automatic ass wiper.
Of course, it's sponsored by Chipotle/Slipstream. - April 21, 2009 at 1:48 PM
- db said...
@ merckx: I had the same deal yesterday.
dead bikes ARE bike racks.I was thinking the same thing. Like an artificial reef for cyclists. - April 21, 2009 at 1:50 PM
Nice to see the Dura Ape again
- April 21, 2009 at 1:51 PM
- ant1 said...
Shram - I guess London (which I'm guessing is where Danny is from) adheres to a different school of zen than New York.
- April 21, 2009 at 2:00 PM
- MINGUStheMECHANIC said...
If only one of these freestylin freaks would break the cycle and attempt to practice one of the three tricks the scene has perfected on a freewheeled bike with fatter tires, there would be no turning back, like when I discovered basketball is alot easier when you use an actual basketball instead of a football, all of a sudden we were dribbling, like who knew?
This weekend I'm borrowing my boys madone and taking it to the trails, them skinny wheels might get caught up in the rock garden but I'm straight up dustin everybody on the climbs, it aint an outrageous magna but its fast. - April 21, 2009 at 2:04 PM
My wife and I are working on some new moves with our Cannondale road tandem. Today: simultaneous stand-up pedaling. Tomorrow: Jump that bitch off the garage roof and land on the fence.
- April 21, 2009 at 2:07 PM
Ross, don't call my girlfriend a bitch! Oh, you mean the bike...
- April 21, 2009 at 2:17 PM
- April 21, 2009 at 2:19 PM
- Critical Ass said...
I NEED one of theose "Outrageous" chainring pie plates from the Magna. That was back when they sold them at upscale snooty places like Toys'R'Us. Now a Magna can be purchased at Wal-Mart and donated to the local bum bike pool 9 months later when it is found abandoned behind some Section 8 housing.
- April 21, 2009 at 2:22 PM
- Strayhorn said...
The rack in front of my building is being pruned by someone. First there was a Cannondale M-300 that was stripped over time to just the frame. They even took the fork. Now there's a Specialized Hard Rock that's down to the frame, fork, and crank. Perhaps the city has some sort of checklist of when they finally cut the lock - I'm guessing that once the crank is swiped, the lock gets cut and what's left goes to the Recyclery.
- April 21, 2009 at 2:25 PM
How old are you and where are you from?
I am 21 years old and from Edinburgh, United Kingdom
What is your day job?
I am a bike mechanic
Every top rider needs to be well fueled, what is your favourite food?
And your favourite beverage?
Have you got any pets?
A dog called Meg
What kind of music do you listen to?
Judas Priest, anything good
How long have you been riding?
11 years
Where is the best place you have ever ridden?
Leeds or Bristol
Can you give us a quick run down of your current bike spec?
Inspired Fourplay frame, Easton carbon bars, Middleburn cranks, Hope Pro2 hubs, Atom Lab rear rim, Maxxis Holy/High Roller, Avid Juicy 5 front brake, Maguras HS33 with Rock Pad blue rear brake - April 21, 2009 at 2:28 PM
- ant1 said...
Do you think Danny McSkillz could jump a shark?
- April 21, 2009 at 2:29 PM
How large are your balls?
The size of basketballs - April 21, 2009 at 2:31 PM
i think in that CK photo danny is not showcasing his underwear but rather preparing for a trick called the "ass kill"
- April 21, 2009 at 2:32 PM
Too bad that Danny Boy is from the UK... they're all woosies.
- April 21, 2009 at 2:35 PM
- April 21, 2009 at 2:37 PM
no, it's the "ass pick to nut plant" - April 21, 2009 at 2:37 PM
That's not the "Taint Grinder", that's the "Ass Jam"! I can't believe you missed the reference, BSNYC!
- April 21, 2009 at 2:38 PM
Ah, I was at Portobello Beach (Edinburgh) on Sunday and stopped to watch a guy jumping on and off a bin. Now I know who it was!
- April 21, 2009 at 2:42 PM
Oh, one more thing- in the first video, is that one guy riding smaller wheels? it looks like that one bike has 650s or a ridiculously large rider/frame. I'd give a better description but I can't bring myself to watch the video again.
- April 21, 2009 at 2:46 PM
- BikeSnobNYC said...
I think some of them may be rubbing 650s on the front.
--BSNYC - April 21, 2009 at 2:52 PM
The taint grinder must leave a nice skid mark on his tighty whities.
- April 21, 2009 at 2:54 PM
- bikenerd said...
so the bra removal / tail whip / Dutch city bike trick - would that be your own bra, or someone else's?
- April 21, 2009 at 2:56 PM
- Seanywonton said...
Holy crap is right, after watching that Danny MacAskill video my hands are sweaty, I have goosebumps, and I want to send it to everyone I know!
If I was a girl or gay I'd fuck that guy in a second. - April 21, 2009 at 2:58 PM
- broomie said...
If I am not mistaken, the Dura Ace chopper is a Dadaist collabo between Deauchamp and Ethel Rosenberg.
- April 21, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Ines Brunn might be able to compete w/ MacAskill (she'd for sure win an 80's themed dance off):
Ines Brunn - April 21, 2009 at 3:03 PM
- broomie said...
Anon 2:37
I agree Kara G is hot, but I guess I am too dense to see the connection between her and disintgrating bikes, mad skillz, fixed gear freewillies.
Tha being said, do you have any behind pics or her.. um behind? In shorts or 'buns' I don't care! - April 21, 2009 at 3:05 PM
I understand that instead of the typical steel girders, the Freedom Towers at Ground Zero will be built with Magna frames.
- April 21, 2009 at 3:18 PM
- Vanonymous said...
Danny MacAskill < Ryan Leech
Also, does he have the last name MacAskill because he can do a taint grind, or can he do a taint grind because his last name is MacAskill? - April 21, 2009 at 3:23 PM
Ryan Leech is great, but not nearly as fun to watch. This kid from Edinburgh has something special. - April 21, 2009 at 3:33 PM
Its like the aggressiveness of the music in the bike tricks video is in direct inverse proportion to the actual bike skills...
Dan M is the parkour of cycling! - April 21, 2009 at 3:33 PM
- ant1 said...
anon 3:33 - Ines Brunn has mad skills then.
- April 21, 2009 at 3:36 PM
if yor trying to kill yorself you can just pull out a gun and fire away or you can take ricky mushroom hunting and give him all the bad ones and eats the leftovers if you knows what im saying boy howdy
but if you want to do it with style im saying watch that nitro circus show on tv them fellers do some serious stupid shit and no one is going to feel that sorry for them and they is making lots of money for doing it
and not to be critical or nothing but that streetbike tommy dood is a douchebag - April 21, 2009 at 3:40 PM
- April 21, 2009 at 3:44 PM
Nice to see Digital Underground back on the scene kerb jumping! that Vid was as underwhelming as their singles Dooorideyourbike!!
- April 21, 2009 at 3:45 PM
- yogisurf said...
Ouch, I coughed granola bar up my nose: I believe in the world of trials riding this is what's known as a "taint grinder".
That Danny MacAssKill can really ride. - April 21, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Fixed gear tricksters are to freestyle and trick cycling, what rollerblading was to skateboarding...there is some amount of skill involve but who cares because it is lame?
- April 21, 2009 at 3:51 PM
- bk jimmy said...
McDonalds and subsidiary chain/cycling sponsor Chipotle have a spicy new collabo burrito. It's the new 5-bean, 7-layer McAssKill!
- April 21, 2009 at 3:55 PM
If you ever hear a trials bike in real life, it sounds like a hipster pussy/dry condom collabo.
- April 21, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Band of Horses was a great background to that video compared to the Hard Rock or Metal songs they usually play to those trials movies.
- April 21, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Danny MacAskill > Ryan Leech > Hans Rey
it's called progression, man. Trials has been around forever but still being improved by leaps and bounds. - April 21, 2009 at 4:08 PM
Hey Seany,
you sure you're not gay? I loved that video too, but fucking the guy just didn't come to mind. - April 21, 2009 at 4:09 PM
this is what all the fixies are doing over in Melbourne. No tricks, just good ol' fashion fun
http://vimeo.com/4225237 - April 21, 2009 at 4:32 PM
...mtb porn name...
Raleigh Gloryhole.
(Glory Hole Recreation Area, New Melones Lake, CA) Couldn't make this up if i'd tried. - April 21, 2009 at 5:18 PM
i figured it out by the way i knowd id seen it before when me and ricky go gatoring well see these old rattlesnake skins where the snakes done wiggled out of there old skins and leave them hanging around so im figuring that those bikes had like evolved or something and left there old skins right there at the bike rack
joe bob says its a dumass ideal but i thinks im on to something - April 21, 2009 at 5:23 PM
Slayer would make 'Band of Horses' bow down before them. Then Slayer would chop off Band of Horses'es heads with a fucking sword.
Then Slayer would make Band of Horses beg forgiveness, even though Band of Horses have done nothing wrong. - April 21, 2009 at 5:58 PM
Re:music acompanying the awesome video
Why does it seem to me that all new indie music is over sugaredand sounds like a car ad, all syrupy sweet and vapid, meme-like. - April 21, 2009 at 6:03 PM
- urchin said...
Fine riding Mr. Danny--
Seetposts are for woosies... - April 21, 2009 at 6:18 PM
There are an abundance of good posts here today, mine notwithstanding
- April 21, 2009 at 6:31 PM
There are an abundance of good posts here today, mine notwithstanding
- April 21, 2009 at 6:31 PM
- Unknown said...
the worst part of it is that song is stuck in my head now
- April 21, 2009 at 6:36 PM
- ronnie raygun said...
the fixie tricksters look like the special-ed round-up compared to the madness of danny macaskill's talented rides. it almost makes me feel sort of sorry for them. i never thought that would happen.
- April 21, 2009 at 6:44 PM
- Unknown said...
Dura Ace Chopper, I think I love you.
- April 21, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Silly hipster, trix are for kids.
- April 21, 2009 at 7:37 PM
um, don't you mean Slaytanic, as in Slatanic Wehrmacht?
duh. kids these days. - April 21, 2009 at 7:38 PM
- TheTye said...
Do you think Anon 2:28 was being serious or doing his/her best impression of a douche?
Nice Zoolander reference. - April 21, 2009 at 7:52 PM
mr. snob-
Thanks so much on the street furniture theme. Out here in the Bay area, San Francisco recently designed bicycle route signs. Rather than something readable (such as the classic bike icon and route number with maybe a north or south indicator) they San Francisco Bicycle Coalition in all it's wisdom pressed for a full color design that incorporates an images of fog, the golden gate bridge, a bicycle, and finally a route number with the north or south indicator.
Needless to say it is unreadable at speed. And it's ugly. - April 21, 2009 at 8:10 PM
No if's here, Seanywonton. Mr. Danny's moves are very sweat-worthy.
I can't speak for all my sisters, but I do know that for me, a man who can move his hips like that is worth his weight in gold!
And, if that's not enough, the clip has a chick-song as background. Oh yes. I'm in love... I'm pretty sure that was the intent of the video.
Sorry, Snobbie. You caught my attention with the bra-removal-while-on-a-Dutch-City-Bike thing. (Especially, since their shop is down the road apace from here.) You seem to have just revealed that you're not into women who ride bikes, after all. (Maybe just the large-breasted ones who only dare to pose with bikes?)
Such a trick may be possible on a Dutch City Bike (DCB), as they will allow for riding in 'regular street clothes'. This is not going to be possible on a road bike, as 'real' women who ride road, usually wear sports bras--or as they should be known, 'clipless'. And yes, it's because they're laterally stiff and vertically compliant.
Now, if you can get one of those things to come off, while you're riding a DCB, you deserve a lot more than a video on YouTube. Band of Horses, or no.
Though, maybe the idea was that the bra-wearer was not on a bike at all, as you breeze by on the DCB.. Snobbie shops outside the "culture" perhaps?
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to Mr. Danny's Calvins. - April 21, 2009 at 8:25 PM
- Unknown said...
I think I just found a bike with a head tube longer than the one on that Seven from a couple months ago.
- April 21, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Girls can't ride bikes...
- April 21, 2009 at 8:45 PM
Danny MacAskill… I want to be like him when I grow up…. Ooops I am grown up damn
- April 21, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Tricks on bikes that coast.. it'll never catch on. Oh that's right... it never did.
- April 21, 2009 at 9:09 PM
that rap video was awesomely bad. could it be the new style?
awkwardly earnest attempts at performance?
is it racist in some way?
a cutural studies field day awaits these videos... - April 21, 2009 at 9:15 PM
obviously fixed gear freestylers are not aware of the sin that is the indian giver rollout...
- April 21, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Hello there all you fixie hipster knuckle tattooees out there in the Great Metropolis.
Want to cut your daily commute time by 25 to 50%? Always feel GREAT! Get in touch with your evil chimera?
Well then I'm your man. Formerly Tyler Hamiltons non nutritive substance sommelier and syring technician/ego masseuse I am available for one on one ability enhancement sessions. Your place or mine? - April 21, 2009 at 10:08 PM
I'm not a fixie scenester, but rather a colligiate cyclocrosser/roadie with asthma...that doesn't get tested... I'll be over to your place in five!
- April 21, 2009 at 10:13 PM
- michael said...
I love E&E.
- April 22, 2009 at 12:48 AM
a whole group of human be-ings summarily disissed for their bad hipster rap/fixie/tattoo/nanu nanu...
- April 22, 2009 at 12:57 AM
- John M said...
SNOB, thought you'd like this:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/bik/1134105893.html - April 22, 2009 at 1:15 AM
all I have to say is that I'm dropping the saddle and going back to tidy whities, and...
- April 22, 2009 at 1:20 AM
- April 22, 2009 at 1:20 AM
- Myles Pena said...
Could this possibly be you?
If so...someone could easily spot you on your commute...
-around 5'10, 170lbs,
-cargo shorts, black t-shirt, tan messenger bag,
-no helmet, short brown hair,
-tattoo on upper left arm,
-wears bibs under casual wear with a white mesh top (Nike, Canari, or that cheap J&B Brand),
-blue colored cyclocross bike (KHS CX-200 maybe?),
-rocks either a Selle San Marco or Bontrager saddle,
-rides a typical longer upper-body/shorter lower-body fit (low seat post, even for a cross bike, longer looking stem)
-rides Shimano,
-probably high and watching Pootie-Tang on these:
< http://www.myvu.com>
while riding.
Oh, and you're (thankfully) faster than a Smart Car. If Cipollini can ride almost as fast as a DeLorean, you should proportionately be faster than a Smart Car.
-ZP - April 22, 2009 at 1:24 AM
There is only one flaw with The Band of Horses album Cease to Begin, and that is your taste in music, if that makes sense.
And it's not new, it 07. It's retro-chic by now, Gramps. - April 22, 2009 at 1:27 AM
Jesus fuckin christ, I just got one thing to say.
And fierce panties, Danny.
Oh my fucking god that was straight fierce.
Fierce with a PH.
Fierce with an uppercase f.
And fierce.
I wept.
I trued his wheel with a piece of wood. - April 22, 2009 at 1:36 AM
camille paglia
It's ironic racism. - April 22, 2009 at 1:41 AM
Something always irked me about fixed gear freestyle videos, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it until now. It seems like all of those MacaMashSFa videos were missing something while they aped the skateboarding video visual camera work. Thanks to this McAskill fella, I now realize what that "something" is: going balls out with the big guns. It's all well and good to watch some dude on a track back hover in one place, doing his ticky-tacky handle bar ballet routine, but damn if watching this be-wedgie'd Scotsman backflip off a tree trunk, fly off one bank to another or 360 a staircase didn't get me "...pumped, bro!" Mac-A-Skill, indeed.
- April 22, 2009 at 3:59 AM
Wanna go Danny MacAskill-sliding?
Seriously... somebody needs to pony up the $$ and make that lad a poorly written (with plenty of awkward dialogue) teen film about trialsin riding.
Maybe the fixed-gear-freestylers can be the enemy gang with tights pants, top-tube protectors, and a different musical taste than the hero character that Danny Mac plays.
Danny Mac and Me? - April 22, 2009 at 10:11 AM
- Luck E. Seven said...
Totally appropriate that the Bad Brains song is Pay to Cum.
A - April 22, 2009 at 10:26 AM
There are plenty of 700cmx riders out there that can do those MacAsskill tricks, they're just not all megalomaniacs who only do it when a camera is around.
- April 22, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- Dan said...
No, Anonymous, there are no "700cmx riders out there that can do those MacAsskill tricks."
And to all the fixie tricksters, hitting your front wheel against a box and lifting your rear wheel up is not a trick. Please stop doing it. - April 22, 2009 at 10:58 AM
i got that same hemmit danny mac wares at wal mart it keeps the sun out my eye holes wich are all big and senstive from those shrooms ricky done gave me
- April 22, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Anon 10:51-
Show me. - April 22, 2009 at 11:05 AM
- Shiny Flu said...
hfwido has a really really wide nose.
oh yeah- he keeps doing the same boring tricks. again and again...zzz big nose zzz - April 22, 2009 at 11:15 AM
- weather said...
Check out www.Streettumblers.com
we have some pretty cool freestyle videos on there - April 22, 2009 at 11:56 AM
- ant1 said...
If your freestyle video involves people sitting around smoking and keying beers, it should probably be called a lifestyle video, featuring some freetyle.
...just, in the absence of the man himself, saying... - April 22, 2009 at 12:06 PM
- April 22, 2009 at 12:11 PM
Sidenote: You do realize that the fanboats/bikeracks/benches are merely a pratical adaptation of the mandated MTA flood plan storm grate expansions going on city-wide, right? Right.
http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_274/mtasflood.html - April 22, 2009 at 12:34 PM
There's nothing practical about those abominations. Raising the subway vent grates and adding benches and bike racks is just another absurd waste of time and money, especially in these trying economic times.
What is worse is that they don't match anything!
BE - April 22, 2009 at 12:45 PM
This weekend is going to be...
Eighty degrees...At ease - April 22, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Hmmm, Bruce...
The subway grates had to be raised - no matter what. Or the subway would be faced with shut downs every 2 years during the rain. So why not add an amenity while doing so?
Bike racks and benches a waste of time? So people don't like to hang outside restaurants or ride their bikes and lock them up?
Economics? What a better way to save money than RIDING YOUR BIKE everywhere - provided you have a place to lock it up, of course.
Matching aesthetics? Yes. Everything in NYC matches. It never progresses in style. Never changes. Lets keep everything looking like 1860, or 1900, or 1930, or 1960, or 1980 - oh wait... - April 22, 2009 at 6:56 PM
i'm so raw i didn't even take my daddies trust fund check this month to get shiny new green rims on my bad ass fixy. I know when i'm peddaling down the street to whole foods without brakes and gasoline power I am just so much more important and better than even the most selfless decaying bum on the sidewalk. PSSSHAAAAAaW
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Shirin Neshat is perhaps the best-known artist of the Iranian diaspora following the 1979 Revolution, which replaced a secular regime with an Islamic republic. Born in Qazvin, she left Iran at the age of sixteen to study in the United States; she received her BA, MA, and MFA from the University of California, Berkeley, before moving to New York. Neshat returned to the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1990 and much of what she saw and experienced informed her first major body of work, the photographic series Women of Allah. The series includes black-and-white images of chador-clad women, often the artist herself, covered with text in black ink, and frequently focusing on different body parts—face, feet, hands, eyes. At times the model, gazing directly at the viewer, poses with a rifle or gun in a provocative manner, while nonetheless complying with an Islamic code of dress. Neshat has noted the deliberate emphasis on four symbolic elements in this series: veil, gun, text, and gaze. She intends these images to be ambiguous; they contradict a Western notion of Muslim women diminished and desexualized by the veil. Although they may be disempowered by their faith, Neshat's women are strong, even heroic; they are eroticized by their weapons and sanctioned by the texts inscribed on their bodies, which enable them to speak although they are forced to be silent.
Shirin Neshat, Speechless, from the series Women of Allah, 1996, purchased with funds provided by Jamie McCourt through the 2012 Collectors Committee, © Shirin Neshat, courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels
The photograph Speechless is the most evocative and archetypal image in this series. The print shows the right side of a woman's face (not Neshat), the barrel of a gun emerging like a gaudy earring from the shadowy area between her cheek and the barely visible chador. She stares calmly outward. Her face, except for the eye, is covered with Persian text written directly on the image. Although Neshat has tightly framed the face of the subject, it is the viewer who is held captive. Inscribed on the face are the words of the poet Tahereh Saffarzadeh, in which a woman addresses her brothers in the Revolution, asking if she can participate as well.
LACMA has recently begun to acquire contemporary art of the Middle East within the context of our Islamic collection. We do so in the belief that the function, strength, and ultimate success and relevance of the collection should not be based solely on exploring this art as a means to better understand the past of a single region or culture. It can also be seen as a way to build creative links between the past, present, and future in a global sense. Shirin Neshat has not only inspired a new generation of artists in the Middle East, especially Iran, but her art also concerns and often coincides with what we experience on the evening news.
Linda Komaroff, curator of Islamic art and department head, Art of the Middle East

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It seems you can't find a headline with the term "housing affordability" without the word "crisis" attached to it. That's because some only consider the fact that residential real estate prices have continued to appreciate. However, we must realize it's not just the price of a home that matters, but the price relative to a purchaser's buying power.
Homes, in most cases, are purchased with a mortgage. The current mortgage rate is a major component of the affordability equation. Mortgage rates have fallen by over a full percentage point since December 2018. Another major piece of the affordability equation is a buyer's income. The median family income has risen by 3.5% over the last year.
Let's look at three different reports issued recently that reveal how homes are very affordable in comparison to historic numbers, and how they have become even more affordable over the past several months.
1. National Association of Realtors' (NAR) Housing Affordability Index:
Here is a graph showing the index going all the way back to 1990. The higher the column, the more affordable homes are:We can see that homes are less affordable today (the green bar) than they were during the housing crash (the red bars). This was when distressed properties like foreclosures and short sales saturated the market and sold for massive discounts. However, homes are more affordable today than at any time from 1990 to 2008.
NAR's report on the index also shows that the percentage of a family's income needed for a mortgage payment (16.5%) is dramatically lower than last year and is well below the historic norm of 21.2%.
2. Black Knight's Mortgage Monitor:
This report reveals that as a result of falling interest rates and slowing home price appreciation, affordability is the best it has been in 18 months. Black Knight Data & Analytics President Ben Graboske explains:
"For much of the past year and a half, affordability pressures have put a damper on home price appreciation. Indeed, the rate of annual home price growth has declined for 15 consecutive months. More recently, declining 30-year fixed interest rates have helped to ease some of those pressures, improving the affordability outlook considerably…And despite the average home price rising by more than $12K since November, today's lower fixed interest rates have worked out to a $108 lower monthly payment…Lower rates have also increased the buying power for prospective homebuyers looking to purchase the average-priced home by the equivalent of 15%."
3. First American's Real House Price Index:
While affordability has increased recently, Mark Fleming, First American's Chief Economist explains:
"If the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage declines just a fraction more, consumer house-buying power would reach its highest level in almost 20 years."
Fleming goes on to say that the gains in affordability are about mortgage rates and the increase in family incomes:
"Average nominal household incomes are nearly 57 percent higher today than in January 2000. Record income levels combined with mortgage rates near historic lows mean consumer house-buying power is more than 150 percent greater today than it was in January 2000."
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The Light from the TV Shows: May? Oh, my!
You'd think there wouldn't be much new to see on TV during the month of May, since most series have either hit their season finales or are on the verge of delivering them. Thinking that, however, would be very, very wrong. Here's a round-up of the new shows that'll be hitting the airwaves during the course of this month, along with info from their press releases and video previews wherever available. Keep that TiVo warm!
My Momma Throws Down (TV One) – An original food competition show where the only thing that matters in the end is taste. But, along with healthy portions of food, these contestants and their families will be serving up a serious side-order of attitude as family dynamics becomes as important as the competition itself.
This is an entertainment show first—and a dynamic cooking show second. At its core, it is a true celebration of the Matriarch of the Family, placing her passion, humor, down-home expertise, and reputation on the line for all of America to witness.
Goldfathers: Race for Gold (NGC) – Its a modern-day gold rush! The new series follows three gold-mining operations as they battle nature, machines and each other in a brutal race against time to get as much gold from the ground as possible before the icy cold of winter returns to shut them down.
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Where can I find information on property tax sales?
For information on property tax sales please see the Clerk and Masters office.This site will have all information on available tax sales in the county.
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Why is property taxed in Tennessee?
Article II Section 28 of the Tennessee Constitution states: "…all property real, personal or mixed shall be subject to taxation…" Your property tax dollars are used by city, county, and state governments to provide funding for roads, parks, fire and police protection, public schools, and many other local services.
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What does the assessor do?
The assessor of property has the duty of determining the value and classification of all property except public utility property which is valued by the State of Tennessee, Comptroller of the Treasury, Office of State Assessed Properties. The assessor estimates only the value of your property and the County Commission determines the appropriate tax rate to fund the county budget.
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Will the value of my property change every year?
Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated Section 67-5-1601 reappraisal must be completed either in a four, five, or six-year cycle. Sumner County is on a 5-year reappraisal cycle. The next reappraisal is scheduled for 2024. Normally, the value placed on a property during the year of a reappraisal remains undisturbed until the next reappraisal unless the value is changed on appeal or corrected for physical characteristics such as the addition or deletion of an improvement or land.
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How is my home appraised for property tax purposes?
The assessor appraises your home at "market value". Market value is the amount of money a well-informed buyer would pay and a well-informed seller would accept for property in an open and competitive market, without any outside influence.
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How does the assessor determine market value?
The assessor's office collects sales data from all real estate transactions in Sumner County and processes these into appraisal models that assist in the evaluation of all real property.
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Does the assessor visit my property?
All properties within Sumner County Assessor of Property County are visited by a member of the assessor's staff who performs an exterior inspection of the property between reappraisal years.
Example: The last reappraisal was in 2019. Prior to the next reappraisal scheduled for 2024 all properties will be visually inspected at least from the exterior. The assessor's office also visits and inspects the interior of properties when necessary, or upon invitation by the taxpayer.
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If I bought my house last year, shouldn't the value be the same as what I paid for it a year ago?
The sale by itself doesn't necessarily indicate market value. However, factors such as the date of sale versus the date of appraisal (which is January 1 of the tax year), other comparable sales within the subject neighborhood, etc., will be evaluated along with the sale of your property in making a final determination.
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When will I be notified of the value of my property?
The assessor's office is required to notify you of any change in the value or classification of your property. As stated above, if the property is unchanged between reappraisal years there will be no need for notice, however, if you should change the physical characteristics or use of the property a notice of assessment change will be sent to you in May of the tax year the change is made.
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How can I determine whether or not the appraisal of my home is accurate?
You can compare your home to others with similar characteristics within your neighborhood and/or have an appraisal completed by a licensed real estate appraiser.
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What can I do if I believe the value of my home is incorrect?
If you believe your value is incorrect after exercising the above steps, you may contact the assessor's office to request a review. If you are not satisfied with the results of that review, you may appeal your property to the Sumner County Board of Equalization which meets in June of each tax year.
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To appeal or not to appeal?
Before making your decision to appeal your property value to this office, be sure and compare your property to others in your neighborhood to see if they are appraised uniformly. Also, you may know of properties that have sold that you can compare their sale prices to your property. Be sure to note any physical or zoning changes that may affect the value of your property as it compares to the sales.
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Is there help available?
Our office is willing to listen to your concerns and will be happy to advise you of the proper course of action. If after discussing your property with you we discover we have made an error, we will correct that error and make a recommendation to the appropriate parties.
In addition to this office, there are professional property tax representatives who are registered with the State Board of Equalization who may be able to assist you.
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How do I file an appeal?
You may contact this office the first week of May of each tax year to schedule an appeal to the Sumner County Board of Equalization.
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What happens after I appeal?
You will receive a notice of any action made by the assessor or Sumner County Board of Equalization.
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How do I prepare an appeal?
If you feel aggrieved by your valuation or classification, you may assemble all documentation that supports your conclusion of value that is different from the assessor.
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What if I don't like the value the Board determines?
You may appeal the Board's decision to the State Board of Equalization before August 1 for the tax year or within forty-five days of the date the notice of local board action was sent, whichever is later.
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Can I go straight to the State Board and not present an appeal to the Sumner County Board of Equalization?
You must first appeal to the Sumner County Board of Equalization. This is the first level of administrative appeal.
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What types of organizations are eligible for exemption from property taxation?
Religious, charitable, scientific, or nonprofit educational institutions may apply to have property owned by that organization exempt from property taxes if the property is currently being used exclusively to carry out one or more of the purposes for which the organization was created.
This can include allowing another exempt institution to use the property for a purpose for which that organization was created, provided the owning institution receives no more than one dollar ($1.00) in rent per year (the owner may receive a reasonable fee for maintenance and service). The three key provisions are:
Wouldn't any property owned by a tax-exempt organization be automatically exempted from property taxes?
Not necessarily. The primary consideration is "current use". For example, if a church buys a vacant site with the intention of building a new church there in the future, the property would not be able to be exempted until the new building is completed and ready for use. And even then, if the site were several acres in size and only a portion of the land was being used for the actual church buildings, parking lots, athletic fields, etc., the excess land may still be taxable until it also is put to a use that would warrant exemption.
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How does an organization apply for an exemption?
Exemption application forms and instructions for completing them are available in the Assessor of Property Office. After the form is filled out by the requesting institution, one copy is filed with the State Board of Equalization for a decision and the other is filed with the Assessor of Property. All applications and supporting documentation should be filed by May 20th of the tax year for which the exemption is being sought. A separate application must be filled out for each parcel of property being requested for consideration.
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What documents or other material should be provided with the application?
Copies of the following documents should accompany the organization's application to the State Board, as well as the copy filed with the Assessor:
After the exemption is approved, how often is the property owner required to update the record or re-apply?
Once an exemption is approved it is not necessary to reapply each year. If there are changes, however, in the ownership or use of the property which might affect the property's exempt status, it is the organization's responsibility to promptly notify both the Assessor of Property and the State Board of Equalization.
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What is The Agricultural, Forest, and Open Space Act of 1976?
More commonly referred to as the "Greenbelt Law", it is tax law enacted by the state legislature to encourage the retention of green spaces around urban areas and to prevent the loss of family farms due to property taxes based on development speculation values, rather than the current use.
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What types of properties are eligible for enrollment in the "Greenbelt" program?
There are 3 types of land that may qualify for greenbelt classification:
Note: With all three classes, the law limits an owner's qualification to 1500 acres in any given county.
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How do I apply for Greenbelt?
All necessary forms are available at the Assessor of Property's office. The application, including a certification from the owner about the property's use, can be filled out and approved during a short office visit. After approval, the property owner is responsible for recording the application at the County Register of Deeds. Once enrolled, the owner is not required to re-apply each year, but is required by law to promptly notify the assessor of any change in the use or ownership of the property which would affect its Greenbelt eligibility.
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What are "Rollback Taxes"?
When a property that has been assessed as Greenbelt becomes disqualified for any of the following reasons:
Are mobile homes taxable properties in Tennessee?
Yes, under Tennessee Law mobile homes are assessed as real property, as an improvement to the land where that mobile home is located. This can be on property owned by the mobile home owner, or on a lot or pad in a mobile home park where the owner is renting or leasing a space. A key date to remember is January 1st, which is the statutory "date of assessment".Because a mobile home by definition is "moveable", the possibility exists that it could be located in more than one jurisdiction during any given year. To prevent it from being assessed for taxes more than once, a mobile home is assessed in the county where it is physically located on January 1st, no matter how long it remains on site after that date.
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If a mobile home is located in a mobile home park, who is responsible for paying the taxes, the homeowner or the park owner?
The mobile homeowner. Because the mobile home is assessed as an improvement to their property, the mobile home park owner will receive a tax bill that includes the taxes for all mobile homes in their park. However, the mobile homeowner is responsible for paying the taxes attributed to their mobile home. At the park owner's discretion, this can be done in a lump sum or included in the monthly collection of any rents or dues.
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Are active duty military personnel required to pay property taxes on their mobile homes?
Mobile homes owned by non-resident active duty service personnel in Tennessee on military orders are considered "personal property" in accordance with the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act, and therefore are exempt.
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What responsibility does the owner of a Mobile Home Park have in reporting improvements (mobile homes) on their property?
In December of each year, the Assessor of Property furnishes each mobile home park owner in the county with a report to list all mobile homes located in their park as of 1 January. It is the duty of the mobile home park owner to correctly list each mobile home by make, model, size, original cost, etc., and return that report, along with certification of any military exemptions to the assessor's office no later than 1 April.
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Why is the value listed in the assessor's office different than what I paid for the mobile home?
While the purchase price can be one indicator of value for a particular mobile home, the amount paid does not necessarily equal the market value. Considerations such as repossessions, sale prices and discounts, family sales, and sales where land or furnishings are involved, often make the purchase price unreliable as the fair market value of a mobile home. The assessor's office is responsible for equalizing values and making uniform assessments of all mobile homes in the jurisdiction. The values assigned for tax purposes are developed using uniform standards for quality, size, and depreciation. If a mobile home is properly listed (age, size, etc.), the results will closely approximate the current market value, but more importantly for tax purposes, they will ensure a fair and equal assessment for every taxpayer who owns a similar mobile home.
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Who has to file a Tangible Personal Property Schedule?
Every business owner in Tennessee, whether incorporated or not, is required to file the schedule annually with the Assessor of Property for the county in which the business is located.
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What is considered "tangible personal property" under the law?
Just about any tangible property not considered to be real estate falls under the definition.If you have any questions about whether an asset fits the description, contact this office.
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What if I'm a very small business and don't have an accounting staff?
All businesses are required to use the Schedule B form. There is an option to check the SMALL ACCOUNTS CERTIFICATIONS. By checking this you certify that the total depreciated value of your property (all groups) is $1,000.00 or less.
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What happens if I don't file the schedule by March 1?
The law requires the Assessor's Office to place a value on your tangible personal property, which may be higher than you would have reported. Your only appeal route then is through the Sumner County Board of Equalization. You also may be assessed a penalty for failing to report.
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Will I be audited?
Every business owner is subject to selection for audit. A member of the Assessor's staff reviews each completed form, and where necessary, work with the business owner to obtain accurate reporting. Audit methods vary, generally based on the size and type of business involved. An inspection of the business premises may be required, or a detailed examination of records of purchases may be needed. You can help by doing the most thorough job possible when you complete the schedule.
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How will I know if my assessment is changed?
We will send you an Assessment Notice in May, indicating any changes in your assessment. If you disagree with the changes, you should contact our office to request a review. As in the case of realty assessments, you should prepare to provide any documentation you have to support your case. If you still don't agree with the Assessor's Office action, you may file an appeal to the Board of Equalization, which begins its meetings in June.
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Why is reappraisal necessary?
Reappraisal eliminates inequities that are created over time by changes in the real estate market, ensuring fairness and equity for all property owners. A property's market value can increase or decrease. If the Assessor's record of a property's market value does not change with the market, some people could pay too much in property taxes, while others could pay too little.
That's why the Sumner County Assessor is required to conduct reappraisals every five years. Reappraisals allow the Assessor to adjust property values so that every property in Sumner County is appraised at market value. The last reappraisal occurred in 2019.
Between reappraisal cycles, the Assessor's staff:
How are reappraisal values established?
The 2019 reappraisal is like a snapshot of Sumner County as of January 1, 2019. Reappraisal values are based on these key factors:
How does the general maintenance of property affect reappraisal value?
The reappraisal value is not affected by the general maintenance of the property. Repairs such as a new roof, fresh interior/exterior paint, or landscaping neither add to nor detract from the value in the Assessor's records. While these types of repairs can be costly, they are considered to be normal maintenance expenses that all properties incur over time.
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How does structural damage affect reappraisal value?
When structural damage causes a property to be structurally unsound, the reappraisal value may be affected. A field inspection of the property is required to determine the extent of the impact.
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What if property owners disagree with their reappraisal values?
A team of appraisers makes every effort to ensure that all unique characteristics of a property are considered in establishing market value. When property owners have a concern regarding their appraisal or classification and do not agree with the Assessor's value, they should request an Informal Review.
The Informal Review is NOT an appeal. It is an opportunity for property owners to share information with the Assessor's Office in order for their property values to reflect market value.
There are two ways to initiate an Informal Review:
What is Market Value?
"Market Value" is defined as the most probable price, as of a specified date, in cash, or in terms equivalent to cash, or in other precisely revealed terms for which the specified property rights should sell after reasonable exposure in a competitive market under all conditions requisite to a fair sale, with the buyer and seller each acting prudently, knowledgeably, and for self-interest, and assuming that neither is under undue duress.
As you can see from the definition above, "market value" is a theoretical concept. Many sales occur at prices other than the "market value." Often the sale price is adjusted because of time pressures on the buyer or seller. Other factors that affect sale prices include owner-held mortgages and property transfers within families.
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past year, 2012, was an eventful year.
We had
another Olympics, a U.S. presidential election, the
warmest year on record, and lived through the Mayan
apocalypse. However, many things did not occur that
many of the trend seers predicted, especially
dramatic events that made the boldest predictions.
As we enter 2013, time itself seems to be speeding
up or condensing to make the potential for dramatic
events more likely. Tipping points appear to have
been breached on many fronts, and what waits on the
other side is difficult to know.
But let's break out the crystal ball here and make
some bold predictions for 2013.
These predictions weren't acquired by some esoteric
powers to see the future; rather they're derived
from riding the current wave of information and
guessing where that flow may lead. They may seem
bold to some, while the most aware readers may
recognize them as foregone conclusions.
So without further ado, here are our top 10
predictions for 2013:
Stock market decline
Many economic forecasters have been predicting a stock market crash every year since the financial crisis of 2008.
Yet, it has remained strong and even hit a 3-year high in September, 2012. There are many false reasons for this strength that don't have to do with real economic growth; devalued dollars, cheap money for Wall Street banks, corporations hoarding cash and investments, etc. It's a false bull market.
That is why we feel comfortable predicting a significant decline in the stock market during 2013.
The real economy has been papered over for decades, but the numbers in the false economy can no longer dam the wave of reality. Endless quantitative easing, a quadrillion in world derivatives, over-extended personal debt, lowest ever percentage of the population working, and increased social burden of record food stamps and other programs will finally burst the dam in 2013.
The Baltic Dry index, which is believed to be the best indicator of our consumer economy, suffered a dramatic loss in December. Some say a new recession is already here and the stock market will soon reflect that with a crash in 2013.
Look for the Dow Jones to dip below the 10K mark (around 30% or more) next year.
Precious metals rise over 50%
Using the same data points as the previous prediction, we predict gold and silver to rise at least 50%.
As the mass exodus from the stock market and other paper investments takes place, individual and institutional investors will start a new gold rush. Indeed, this is already happening.
Central banks around the world are snatching up new gold and moving to secure their foreign gold, while investment titans like George Soros have been increasing their positions where they previously denounced gold as a viable investment.
Schools start to install body scanners
Since these recent shootings actually resulted in horrific deaths of innocent people including children, the public is scared enough to accept just about anything.
So we predict naked body scanners will begin to appear in schools and other public venues in 2013. There are several reasons for this prediction. The public is clamoring for protection and many inner-city schools already have metal detectors, so the upgrade will be acceptable if not preferred in suburban areas.
Next, the body scanner companies who lobby the government need more customers, and they usually get what they want. And, finally, the authorities love to remove our rights in the name of security, making this move a no-brainer.
European Union announces central Treasury
The Eurozone debt crisis will once again flare up particularly within the PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain), as well as in new countries.
Instead of resorting to constantly increasing their "rescue fund" to bail out ailing European nations, the European Central Bank announced unlimited bond purchasing of any member state in need this September. This action of issuing new debt-based money for the sole purpose of buying debt has become known as quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve.
The EU has repeatedly stated the need to form a central Treasury that has the power to collect direct taxes from member states, essentially turning the Eurozone into the United States of Europe.
Look for this to come into reality in 2013 with possibly the first EU president elected as well.
Marijuana legalization sweeps America and the world
After Colorado and Washington voters proved it can be done, marijuana legalization is an idea whose time has finally come.
No amount of fear mongering or lies will stop its liberation now. Although 15 states have decriminalized marijuana possession, along with 18 states with legal medical cannabis, this past election will be viewed as the tipping point in the full-scale legalization of weed.
The ripple effects are already traveling quickly as at least 7 more states are considering legalization. Meanwhile, Mexico is reconsidering its war on weed and Uruguay is already designing its regulatory rules for legalization, which will make it the first country with full legalization.
Expect 2013 and beyond for marijuana legalization to be a foregone conclusion with anyone standing in the way looking extremely foolish.
Major cyber attack hits America
All governments and many large corporations want to put more controls on the Internet.
However, the general population does not want to see their beloved Internet change, so there must be an event that sways the public to believe that Internet "security" is a priority.
This can't just be some minor attack that hits a small business sector. It would have to be something that inflicts pain on the public; perhaps an extended Internet outage or electric grid crash that's blamed on cyber terrorists would do the trick.
Many officials have been predicting a cyber 9/11 or "Pearl Harbor" event for some time, claiming it's not a matter of if but when.
That "when" will be 2013. Major antivirus companies such as McAfee are also warning of just such an event in 2013, labeled Project Blitzkrieg. And just like prior to 9/11, there is freedom-crushing legislation sitting on the shelf just waiting to be enacted if a cyber version of 9/11 were to take place.
The level playing field of information on the Internet poses a huge threat to all regimes and their puppet media corporations around the world.
They can't wait much longer before putting a stop to the free flow of information; therefore, this attack will be a classic false flag operation:
Cyber Attack on US Banks is an Obvious False Flag
Mark it down, this will happen in 2013.
Syria's Assad is toppled
Many pundits predicted this would have happened already, but without a NATO no-fly zone (aka massive air strikes on Assad in a Libya-style destruction) the ragtag rebels have proven to be no match for the Syrian government thus far.
However, we have seen that when there is full-scale commitment by NATO, as with Libya, it's virtually guaranteed. Since the West has increased their support of the Jihadist rebels with training, arms, money, and Patriot missiles in Turkey, their commitment is clear.
Furthermore, the UN has warned of sectarian genocide, and U.S. officials have clearly stated the ultimate line in the sand: Assad's use of chemical weapons. As if on cue, PressTV and Fars News are reporting that militants have indeed used chemical weapons.
Whether or not this particular event is confirmed, expect it to happen at some point in 2013 to be spun as justification to take out the Assad regime - it's been in the cards for years.
West attacks Iran, starts WW3
The toppling of Syria will leave Iran as the only nation in the Middle East not controlled by the West.
Besides having vast oil reserves, Iran also has the last strategic public central bank not run by the international banking cartel - and they want it. It is the endgame written about by many think tanks.
The war with Iran has been years in the making and has already technically begun with crippling economic sanctions and strategic military bases surrounding it. Indeed, World War 3 already began as well when America invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, but this decade-plus-long war is about to get much more intense.
Additionally, the establishment will need a distraction from the economic crisis of 2013, and only a large new war will effectively serve that purpose.
The West has been goading Iran into an attack for years to justify further aggression. Iran, to their credit, has failed to take the bait. But once Syria falls, the full force of pressure will become too much for Iran to bear and they'll be forced to defend themselves. The West will portray it as aggression against them and launch their attack.
The question will be how other super powers like China and Russia react to this aggression against their ally?
Food and oil prices break records, again
This might have the highest guarantee of coming true, since it is mathematically impossible for it not to in an era of unlimited money creation, expanding conflicts in oil regions, and record demand but unstable climates for food production.
Some food and commodity prices set new record highs in 2012, while oil is still chasing its 2008 high of $147/bbl.
First, let's look at oil since it is also a major contributor to the price of food. Oil will have conflicting price pressures in 2013. There will be reduced demand due to a sharp economic downturn, but that will be more than offset by the devalued petrodollar and the fallout of regional conflicts. We predict oil will soar past its previous high to over $150/bbl.
This high price of oil will cause food prices to rise significantly since industrial agriculture is utterly dependent on oil from plowing, fertilizing, pesticides, harvesting, processing, to transport. Couple this very real cost to the rush away from stocks into more tangible assets like commodities that are also traded in rapidly devaluing dollars.
This speculation will lead to much higher food prices. Throw in more extreme weather, and we have a recipe for a major food crisis. Food will hit new all-time highs in 2013.
Average citizens will spend a much higher percentage of their salaries on food in 2013 which will put further pressure on the rest of economic output.
Most extremely, a large portion of the population may realize starvation for the first time in their lives. Certainly, we can expect food stamp usage to explode even faster than it has in the last five years.
On the upside, bulk food will be one of the best investments for 2013.
More extreme weather and earth changes
Extreme weather appears to be the new norm. In 2012 we saw the warmest year on record, record droughts in America's bread basket, and an odd super storm Hurricane Sandy which still has thousands without power more than two months later.
However, the jury is still out on what's causing our extreme weather. Since the climates appear to be changing on all of the celestial bodies in our solar system, it seems unlikely that increased CO2 is the primary cause of climate change.
Many experts point to the rapidly shifting North Pole and the sun's awakening to a new solar maximum as major contributors to our changing climate. And speaking of celestial weather, two great comets will appear in 2013 close to Earth whose impact on our weather, if any, is impossible to predict.
Additionally, it appears that the Ring of Fire is awakening with increased earthquake and volcanic activity.
For 2013, we predict more super storms starting with winter storms that will now be named for the first time, and an even bigger increase in earthquake activity, and more devastating crop damage.
Many of
these predictions seem negative and scary, but with
awareness of their possible outcomes, one can
prepare and position themselves to survive and even
thrive under conditions which might seem horrific.
It is also never to late to reach out to your local community by sharing information in a positive way, and encourage discussion of strategies for enhancing local resistance to larger global events.


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