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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney waves to supporters as he takes the stage at a campaign stop at Avon Lake High School in Avon Lake, Ohio, Oct. 29, 2012.
Updated 4pm ET Many Americans have come to expect that when natural disaster strikes their hometown or state, the president will declare it a disaster area and federal dollars will soon arrive to help them rebuild their home or business.
In 2005, President George W. Bush was pummeled with criticism after telling Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job," even though some residents and local officials in the Gulf Coast states thought the federal effort was inadequate.
Given the politics of natural disasters, Hurricane Sandy might become an issue in the waning days of the 2012 campaign.
Like many other Americans on Monday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took note of the hurricane that is lashing the Eastern Seaboard, telling a crowd in Avon Lake, Ohio, "A lot of people are going to be facing some real tough times as a result of Sandy's fury. And so if you have the capacity to make a donation to the American Red Cross, you can go online and do that. If there are other ways that you can help, please take advantage of them because there will be a lot of people that are going to be looking for help and the people in Ohio have big hearts, so we're expecting you to follow through and help out."
The Daily Rundown's Chuck Todd reports with the latest.
If Romney becomes president, will he attempt to cut funding for FEMA which sends money to states hit by natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy?
And if FEMA funding were reduced, would that mean reduced federal help for places hit by hurricanes, tornadoes , and earthquakes? Or would Congress find ways to re-route the money, given the political popularity of sending checks to people whose houses or businesses have been flooded?
Romney campaign spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg said, "Gov. Romney believes that states should be in charge of emergency management in responding to storms and other natural disasters in their jurisdictions. As the first responders, states are in the best position to aid affected individuals and communities, and to direct resources and assistance to where they are needed most. This includes help from the federal government and FEMA."
In the fiscal year which just ended, the federal government spent $10 billion on disaster relief and the Congressional Budget Office projects that it will spend roughly that amount every year for the next ten years. By comparison, the CBO forecasts that defense spending will be about $635 billion a year for the next few years and Social Security spending will amount to about $810 billion a year.
Romney hasn't specifically explained by what amount he'd try to cut FEMA funding, but he has set ambitious goals for reducing federal outlays other than on defense and entitlement programs.
Romney has said he'd try to cut non-security discretionary spending by 5 percent in 2013 and bring total federal spending to below 20 percent of gross domestic product by the end of his first term.
He has said on his campaign Website that he wants to see Congress enact the budget plan which the House passed last March but which the Senate rejected. That budget blueprint called for greater efficiency in disaster relief spending.
But Romney has also put distance between himself and that House GOP budget plan, drafted by his running mate, House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan, by saying, "His plan is not the plan I'll put forward, I have my own plan …"
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After strong winds and heavy rain washed out bridges and damaged homes in multiple countries, the hurricane looks toward the northeastern U.S.
Asked about federal disaster relief spending on places such as Joplin, Mo., which was struck by a tornado last year, Romney said in a June 2011 debate on CNN, "Every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. And if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better."
He added, "Instead of thinking in the federal budget, 'what we should cut?' -- We should ask ourselves the opposite question: 'What should we keep?' We should take all of what we're doing at the federal level and say, what are the things we're doing that we don't have to do? And those things we've got to stop doing, because we're borrowing $1.6 trillion more this year than we're taking in."
Debate moderator John King then asked, "Including disaster relief, though?"
Romney's reply: "We cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing the future for our kids. It is simply immoral, in my view, for us to continue to rack up larger and larger debts and pass them on to our kids, knowing full well that we'll all be dead and gone before it's paid off."
The Ryan budget blueprint said it seeks to "ensure that those state and local governments most in need are receiving the assistance required."
It calls for "improving efficiencies in state and local programs" when it comes to disaster recovery and "improved cost-estimating and efforts to help states and localities use existing resources to help communities recover from disasters expeditiously and cost-effectively."
There are eight days before election day, but there may be even fewer campaign days left as Hurricane Sandy causes problems with campaign travel. NBC's Chuck Todd reports on the changes to both candidates' plans.
The GOP plan argues that the Obama administration has been too liberal in its use of taxpayer funds by labeling too many events as disasters worthy of federal money.
"The current administration has issued a total of 2,213 disaster declarations— 66 percent of all FEMA disaster declarations since 1953 in the span of three years alone," said the Budget Committee report. That report also cites a study by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office which found that from 2002 to 2011, "presidents have declared 35 percent more disasters than they did during the preceding decade."
The Budget Committee argued that "When disaster-relief decisions are not made judiciously, limited resources are diverted away from communities that are truly in need."
The GOP plan said Congress ought to "take a closer look at" steps such as reducing federal spending "by updating disaster declaration eligibility indicators, like per capita thresholds and other major disaster metrics, by (for example) adjusting for inflation."
Congress must try to "increase transparency in the way that disaster declaration decisions are made," the report said, which seems to imply that some disaster declarations are not made for legitimate reasons but rather because a powerful member of Congress or governor is able to persuade the president to send federal money.


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Grocery stores around the nation may soon see a ripple effect of the drought, with animal-based, perishable foods costs increasing by nearly 5 percent in the coming year. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports
FORT WORTH, Texas – At a grocery store in Fort Worth, shoppers walk the aisles with coupons in their hands and off-brand products in their carts. A still-recovering economy has many looking to save a few dollars on their food bill, a job that is expected to become more difficult before year's end.
The lingering and pervasive drought that's taking its toll on farmers and ranchers across America's heartland now is expected to soon impact families across the country in the form of higher prices at the market.
How much higher is a tough question.
Rising costs
While the USDA predicts a 3 to 5 percent increase on everything from cereal to steak, some economists believe price hikes will come closer to 10 percent.
One study suggests a family of four will spend $600 more in 2013 to buy the same products they purchased last year.
"I'll be more careful about how much I buy so there's no waste and be careful what I buy," one woman told me as she was choosing oranges in the produce section.
Drought conditions plague much of the United States after a summer of scorching temperatures and a lack of rain. The dryness is affecting America's farmland, threatening crops like soybean and corn.
The pictures of wilted crops and hungry cattle – so prevalent this summer – tell us beef and corn will affected. But experts say even items like chips and peanut butter will be more expensive at this time next year.
"I think we're going to see price increase across the board," said Bernard Weinstein, an economist at Southern Methodist University. "Because corn, in particular, is such a ubiquitous product – it's used in the manufacture of most processed foods. "
So the ripple effect will mean price hikes down every aisle – on products like cereal and chips.
"I will try to find the best price because we don't have a lot of extra money to spend on groceries," said one woman visiting from Ohio and shopping with her daughter.
The biggest hikes are expected to be on some of the staples – dairy, eggs, poultry, pork and beef.
However, beef prices may actually ease a bit in the short term, as ranchers who can't afford to feed their cattle are selling them off early – so there's a healthy supply hitting the market now.
But next year at this time, there will likely be shortages. So things like hamburger meat, sometimes considered a budget-friendly meal, may soon be priced more like steak.
North Carolina, the second largest poultry producer in the nation, is facing big challenges as the price of grain rises. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.
'You've got to eat'
Talking to shoppers in this Texas market, they're aware of what's coming and resigned to it.
"Food is not a discretionary item," one man said as he put a carton of eggs in his basket. "You've got to eat."
From farmers' pastures to our own kitchen tables, the drought of 2012 will exact a high toll.
More coverage of the drought:
Drought sends Mississippi into 'uncharted territory'
'Best year ever' for some farmers outside drought region
Forced to sell cattle during drought, dairy farmers 'just keep praying' for rain
Americans tell their story of #Drought2012
In drought-stricken Wisconsin, farmers helping farmers
Emergency well drilling brings relief to farmers stricken by drought
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- to understand the impact of drones on business and imaging policy implications.
"Low-cost, easy-to-use drone platforms have created an explosion of applications," said Carl Salvaggio, professor in RIT's Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, workshop sponsor and exhibits chair. "Generating imagery is not the same as generating information. We're interested in how to best use this technology in order to provide us with new and improved information that will help us learn more about the world we are observing."
Salvaggio and David Messinger, director of the Center for Imaging Science, lead the UAS imaging research group, an RIT signature research area. RIT's drone research group, which is a member of the Property Drone Consortium, advances UAS-based remote sensing across different application areas, such a precision agriculture and infrastructure monitoring, including buildings, bridges, pipelines and power utilities.
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Commodity prices mostly rose this week, with oil prices supported by the Algeria hostage drama, while metals won support from positive Chinese and US economic data.
OIL: Crude futures rose, supported by unrest in energy exporter Algeria, better-than-expected Chinese economic data and signs of improving crude demand in the United States, analysts said.
The Algeria violence has ''put a geopolitical risk premium into pricing,'' said Victor Shum, an analyst at research group IHS Purvin and Gertz.
In Algeria, an exporter of oil and gas, hostages were still being held at a remote gas field on Friday after a deadly rescue attempt. An Algerian security source said some of the hostage-takers were still holed up in the main gas production facility after troops seized a nearby housing compound in an air and ground assault on Thursday.
Islamist militants had seized hundreds of hostages at the field deep in the Sahara, purportedly to avenge a French-led offensive in neighbouring Mali.
The gas field is jointly operated by British oil giant BP, Norway's Statoil and state-run Algerian energy firm Sonatrach. Oil prices closed up more than a dollar, boosted by positive US economic data and fears linked to the hostage-taking, according to traders. The United States this week also announced an unexpected drop to its crude inventories, indicating firmer demand by the world's biggest consumer of oil.
''A surprise fall in crude oil inventories has seen US oil prices jump higher,'' said Michael Hewson, analyst at CMC Markets trading group.
BP this week said that the United States would become almost self-sufficient for its energy needs by 2030, boosted by shale oil and gas output and slowing demand.
''By 2030, increasing production and moderating demand will result in the United States being 99-per cent self-sufficient in net energy; in 2005 it was only 70-percent self-sufficient,'' BP said in its latest Energy Outlook report.
The oil market reacted also to economic data out of China, choosing to focus on gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the final quarter of 2012, which showed an uptick after seven straight quarters of slowing expansion.
Beijing said the world's number two economy expanded 7.8 per cent in 2012, better than the government target of 7.5 per cent, marking a second straight year of easing on weakness in key overseas markets.
It also said GDP grew 7.9 per cent in the October-December period, snapping seven straight quarters of slowing growth. China is the world's biggest consumer of energy.
By Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) or light sweet crude for delivery in February climbed to $US95.38 a barrel from $US93.25 a week earlier.
On London's Intercontinental Exchange, Brent North Sea crude for March stood at $US110.85 a barrel compared with $US110.19 for the February contract the previous week.
PRECIOUS METALS: Platinum prices hit three-month highs at $US1,702.05 an ounce as top global platinum miner Anglo American Platinum warned it would axe 14,000 jobs in a broad restructuring of its South African operations, prompting workers to launch a new strike
.Months after being swept up in deadly strikes that crippled South Africa's key mining sector, Amplats on Tuesday said it planned to close four shafts and sell a mine considered unsustainable.
''This development was not unexpected, due to high and increasing costs at South African mines,'' said Ross Strachan, an analyst from Capital Economics. ''Indeed, we have noted for some time that platinum prices were likely to recover in 2013, despite our gloomy prognosis for demand, as rising energy and labour costs in South Africa would lead to mines and shafts closing.''
By late Friday on the London Bullion Market, gold advanced to $US1,688.50 an ounce from $US1,657.50 a week earlier. Silver rose to $31.82 an ounce from $30.67.
On the London Platinum and Palladium Market, platinum climbed to $US1,677 an ounce from $USs1,626. Palladium increased to $US722 an ounce from $US693.5.
BASE METALS: Base or industrial metals mostly climbed.
''After a disappointing first half of the week, metal prices are taking a turn for the better thanks to good economic data from the US and China,'' analysts at Commerzbank said in a note to clients.
By late Friday on the London Metal Exchange, copper for delivery in three months rose to $US8,122 a tonne from $US8,093 a week earlier.
Three-month aluminium slipped to $US2,066 a tonne from $2,110. Three-month lead edged up to $US2,328 a tonne from $US2,308.
Three-month tin climbed to $USS25,150 a tonne from $uS24,750. Three-month nickel increased to $US17,710 a tonne from $US17,425.
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Forget Competing Theories … What Do the Facts Say about Quantitative Easing?
Paul Krugman says that QE, expansive monetary policy and inflation help the little guy (the 99%) and hurt the big banks (the 1%).
Of course, followers of the Austrian school of economics dispute this argument – and say that it is only the big boys who benefit from easy money.
As hedge fund manager Mark Spitznagel argues in the Wall Street Journal, in an article entitled "How the Fed Favors The 1%":
The relentless expansion of credit by the Fed creates artificial disparities based on political privilege and economic power. [We have repeatedly pointed out that Fed policy increases inequality.]David Hume, the 18th-century Scottish philosopher, pointed out that when money is inserted into the economy (from a government printing press or, as in Hume's time, the importation of gold and silver), it is not distributed evenly but "confined to the coffers of a few persons, who immediately seek to employ it to advantage."
In the 20th century, the economists of the Austrian school built upon this fact as their central monetary tenet. Ludwig von Mises and his students demonstrated how an increase in money supply is beneficial to those who get it first and is detrimental to those who get it last. Monetary inflation is a process, not a static effect. To think of it only in terms of aggregate price levels (which is all Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke seems capable of) is to ignore this pernicious process and the imbalance and economic dislocation that it creates.
As Mises protégé Murray Rothbard explained, monetary inflation is akin to counterfeiting, which necessitates that some benefit and others don't. After all, if everyone counterfeited in proportion to their wealth, there would be no real economic benefit to anyone. [Remember, even Keynes himself - and Ben Bernanake - said that inflation is a stealth tax.] Similarly, the expansion of credit is uneven in the economy, which results in wealth redistribution. To borrow a visual from another Mises student, Friedrich von Hayek, the Fed's money creation does not flow evenly like water into a tank, but rather oozes like honey into a saucer, dolloping one area first and only then very slowly dribbling to the rest.
The Fed doesn't expand the money supply by uniformly dropping cash from helicopters over the hapless masses. Rather, it directs capital transfers to the largest banks (whether by overpaying them for their financial assets or by lending to them on the cheap), minimizes their borrowing costs, and lowers their reserve requirements. All of these actions result in immediate handouts to the financial elite first, with the hope that they will subsequently unleash this fresh capital onto the unsuspecting markets, raising demand and prices wherever they do."
The Fed is transferring immense wealth from the middle class to the most affluent, from the least privileged to the most privileged. This coercive redistribution has been a far more egregious source of disparity than the president's presumption of tax unfairness ….
Before we start down the path of arguing about the merits of redistributing wealth to benefit the many, why not first stop redistributing it to the most privileged?"
And Ben Bernanke himself said in 1988 that quantitative easing doesn't work. As Ed Yardley notes:
Two economists, Seth B. Carpenter and Selva Demiralp, recently posted a discussion paper on the Federal Reserve Board's website, titled "Money, Reserves, and the Transmission of Monetary Policy: Does the Money Multiplier Exist?" [Here's the link.]
[The study states:] "In the absence of a multiplier, open market operations, which simply change reserve balances, do not directly affect lending behavior at the aggregate level. Put differently, if the quantity of reserves is relevant for the transmission of monetary policy, a different mechanism must be found. The argument against the textbook money multiplier is not new. For example, Bernanke and Blinder (1988) and Kashyap and Stein (1995) note that the bank lending channel is not operative if banks have access to external sources of funding. The appendix illustrates these relationships with a simple model. This paper provides institutional and empirical evidence that the money multiplier and the associated narrow bank lending channel are not relevant for analyzing the United States."
Did you catch that? Bernanke knew back in 1988 that quantitative easing doesn't work. Yet, in recent years, he has been one of the biggest proponents of the notion that if all else fails to revive economic growth and avert deflation, QE will work.
Indeed, Fed policy itself has killed the money multiplier by paying interest on excess reserves. And a large percentage of the bailout money went to foreign banks (and see this). And so did most of money from the second round of quantitative easing.
Forget Theory … What Do the Facts Show?
But let's forget ivory the tower theories of either neo-Keynesians like Krugman or Austrians … and look at the evidence.
[The] Treasury Department encouraged banks to use the bailout money to buy their competitors, and pushed through an amendment to the tax laws which rewards mergers in the banking industry.
Similarly, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich points out that quantitative easing won't help the economy, but will simply fuel a new round of mergers and acquisitions:
A debate is being played out in the Fed about whether it should return to so-called "quantitative easing" — buying more mortgage-backed securities, Treasury bills, and other bonds — in order to lower the cost of capital still further.
The sad reality is that cheaper money won't work. Individuals aren't borrowing because they're still under a huge debt load. And as their homes drop in value and their jobs and wages continue to disappear, they're not in a position to borrow. Small businesses aren't borrowing because they have no reason to expand. Retail business is down, construction is down, even manufacturing suppliers are losing ground.
That leaves large corporations. They'll be happy to borrow more at even lower rates than now — even though they're already sitting on mountains of money.
But this big-business borrowing won't create new jobs. To the contrary, large corporations have been investing their cash to pare back their payrolls. They've been buying new factories and facilities abroad (China, Brazil, India), and new labor-replacing software at home.
If Bernanke and company make it even cheaper to borrow, they'll be unleashing a third corporate strategy for creating more profits but fewer jobs — mergers and acquisitions.
The Guardian notes:
Quantitative easing (QE) … have contributed to social unrest by exacerbating inequality, according to one City economist.
As the Bank of England considers unleashing a fresh round of QE, Dhaval Joshi, of BCA Research, argues the approach of creating electronic money pushes up share prices and profits without feeding through to wages.
"The evidence suggests that QE cash ends up overwhelmingly in profits, thereby exacerbating already extreme income inequality and the consequent social tensions that arise from it," Joshi says in a new report.
He points out that real wages – adjusted for inflation – have fallen in both the US and UK, where QE has been a key tool for
boosting growth. In Germany, meanwhile, where there has been no quantitative easing, real wages have risen.
Yves Smith reports that quantitative easing didn't really help the Japanese economy, only big Japanese companies:
A few days ago, we noted:
When an economy is very slack, cheaper money is not going to induce much in the way of real economy activity.
Unless you are a financial firm, the level of interest rates is a secondary or tertiary consideration in your decision to borrow. You will be interested in borrowing only if you first, perceive a business need (usually an opportunity). The next question is whether it can be addressed profitably, and the cost of funds is almost always not a significant % of total project costs (although availability of funding can be a big constraint)…..
So cheaper money will operate primarily via their impact on asset values. That of course helps financial firms, and perhaps the Fed hopes the wealth effect will induce more spending. But that's been the movie of the last 20+ years, and Japan pre its crisis, of having the officialdom rely on asset price inflation to induce more consumer spending, and we know how both ended.
Tyler Cowen points to a Bank of Japan paper by Hiroshi Ugai, which looks at Japan's experience with quantitative easing from 2001 to 2006. Key findings:
….these macroeconomic analyses verify that because of the QEP, the premiums on market funds raised by financial institutions carrying substantial non-performing loans (NPLs) shrank to the extent that they no longer reflected credit rating differentials. This observation implies that the QEP was effective in maintaining financial system stability and an accommodative monetary environment by removing financial institutions' funding uncertainties, and by averting further deterioration of economic and price developments resulting from corporations' uncertainty about future funding.
Granted the positive above effects of preventing further deterioration of the economy reviewed above, many of the macroeconomic analyses conclude that the QEP's effects in raising aggregate demand and prices were limited. In particular, when verified empirically taking into account the fact that the monetary policy regime changed under the zero bound constraint of interest rates, the effects from increasing the monetary base were not detected or smaller, if anything, than during periods when there was no zero bound constraint.
Yves here, This is an important conclusion, and is consistent with the warnings the Japanese gave to the US during the financial crisis, which were uncharacteristically blunt. Conventional wisdom here is that Japan's fiscal and monetary stimulus during the bust was too slow in coming and not sufficiently large. The Japanese instead believe, strongly, that their policy mistake was not cleaning up the banks. As we've noted, that's also consistent with an IMF study of 124 banking crises:
Existing empirical research has shown that providing assistance to banks and their borrowers can be counterproductive, resulting in increased losses to banks, which often abuse forbearance to take unproductive risks at government expense. The typical result of forbearance is a deeper hole in the net worth of banks, crippling tax burdens to finance bank bailouts, and even more severe credit supply contraction and economic decline than would have occurred in the absence of forbearance.
Cross-country analysis to date also shows that accommodative policy measures (such as substantial liquidity support, explicit government guarantee on financial institutions' liabilities and forbearance from prudential regulations) tend to be fiscally costly and that these particular policies do not necessarily accelerate the speed of economic recovery. Of course, the caveat to these findings is that a counterfactual to the crisis resolution cannot be observed and therefore it is difficult to speculate how a crisis would unfold in absence of such policies. Better institutions are, however, uniformly positively associated with faster recovery.
But (to put it charitably) the Fed sees the world through a bank-centric lens, so surely what is good for its charges must be good for the rest of us, right? So if the economy continues to weaken, the odds that the Fed will resort to it as a remedy will rise, despite the evidence that it at best treats symptoms rather than the underlying pathology.
And remember, the Fed is providing enormous subsidies to the big banks with both interest rate spreads and interest on excess reserves. Neither program helps the little guy.
And see this.
QE Doesn't Do Much But Goose the Stock Market
We've previously noted:
The stated purpose of quantitative easing was to drive down interest rates on U.S. treasury bonds.
But as U.S. News and World Reported noted last month:
By now, you've probably heard that the Fed is purchasing $600 billion in treasuries in hopes that it will push interest rates even lower, spur lending, and help jump-start the economy. Two years ago, the Fed set the federal funds rate (the interest rate at which banks lend to each other) to virtually zero, and this second round of quantitative easing–commonly referred to as QE2–is one of the few tools it has left to help boost economic growth. In spite of all this, a funny thing has happened. Treasury yields have actually risen since the Fed's announcement.
The following charts from Doug Short update this trend:
Of course, rather than admit that the Fed is failing at driving down rates, rising rates are now being heralded as a sign of success. As the New York Times reported Monday:
The trouble is [rates] they have risen since it was formally announced in November, leaving many in the markets puzzled about the value of the Fed's bond-buying program.
But the biggest reason for the rise in interest rates was probably that the economy was, at last, growing faster. And that's good news.
"Rates have risen for the reasons we were hoping for: investors are more optimistic about the recovery," said Mr. Sack. "It is a good sign."
Last November, after it started to become apparent that rates were moving in the wrong direction, Bernanke pulled a bait-and-switch, defending quantitative easing on other grounds:
This approach eased financial conditions in the past and, so far, looks to be effective again. Stock prices rose and long-term interest rates fell when investors began to anticipate the most recent action. Easier financial conditions will promote economic growth. For example, lower mortgage rates will make housing more affordable and allow more homeowners to refinance. Lower corporate bond rates will encourage investment. And 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.
As former chief Merrill Lynch economist David Rosenberg writes today:
So the Fed Chairman seems non-plussed that Treasury yields have shot up and that the mortgage rates and car loan rates have done likewise, even though he said this back in early November in his op-ed piece in the Washington Post, regarding the need for lower long-term yields:
"For example, lower mortgage rates will make housing more affordable and allow more homeowners to refinance. Lower corporate bond rates will encourage investment."
But the Fed Chairman is at least getting what he wants in the equity market. Recall what he said back then — "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."
So now the Fed has added a third mandate to its charter:
1. Full employment
2. Low and stable inflation
3. Higher equity valuation
The real question we should be asking is why Ben didn't add this third policy objective back in 2007 and save us from a whole lot of pain over the next 18 months?
And higher stock prices will boost consumer wealth and help increase confidence, which can also spur spending.
Indeed, leading economic consulting firm Trim Tabs (25% of the top 50 hedge funds in the world use TrimTabs' research for market timing) wrote on Wednesday:
The Federal Reserve's quantitative easing programs have helped stock market participants, financial institutions, and large companies but have done little to address the structural problems of the economy, according to TrimTabs Investment Research.
"Quantitative easing is supposed to produce stronger economic growth and lower unemployment," said Madeline Schnapp, Director of Macroeconomic Research at TrimTabs. "While QE1 and QE2 have worked wonders on the stock market, their impact on GDP and jobs has been anemic at best."
Similarly, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard writes today:
The Fed no longer even denies that the purpose of its latest blast of bond purchases, or QE2, is to drive up Wall Street, perhaps because it has so signally failed to achieve its other purpose of driving down borrowing costs.
Unfortunately, a rising stock market doesn't help the average American as much as you might assume.
Quantitative Easing Drives Up Food Prices
Quantitative easing creams the little guy by driving up food prices. Graham Summers points out that food prices have also skyrocketed [during both rounds of quantitative easing]:
In case you've missed it, food riots are spreading throughout the developing world Already Tunisia, Algeria, Oman, and even Laos are experiencing riots and protests due to soaring food prices.
As Abdolreza Abbassian, chief economist at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), put it, "We are entering a danger territory."
Indeed, these situations left people literally starving… AND dead from the riots.
And why is this happening?
A perfect storm of increased demand, bad harvests from key exporters (Argentina, Russia, Australia and Canada, but most of all, the Fed's money pumping. If you don't believe me, have a look at the below chart:
[Summers shows the share price of Elements Rogers International Commodity Agriculture ETN as a proxy for food prices generally.]
As you can see, it wasn't until the Fed announced its QE lite program that agricultural commodities exploded above long-term resistance. And in case there was any doubt, QE 2 sent them absolutely stratospheric.
This isn't really unexpected.
David Einhorn warned:
It is quite likely that QE2 will slow the economy by raising food and energy prices [because it is easier to generate these price increases]. [These price hikes] would act as a tax on consumers and businesses.
Karl Denninger wrote:
We have a Federal Reserve that, in the last two years, has printed and debased the currency of this nation by more than 100%, taking their balance sheet from $800 billion to more than $2 trillion. They now threaten, today, to do even more of that. This has resulted in insane price ramps in soft commodities ….
("soft commodities" means food crops).
As the Wall Street Journal, Tyler Durden, the Economic Policy Journal and others note, inflation in food prices isn't limited to developing nations, but is coming to the U.S.
You Can't Fix a Leaking Pool by Flooding It With More Water
We've noted that Keynesian economics cannot work when the economy has major structural defects which have not been addressed:
Keynes implemented his New Deal stimulus at the same time that Glass-Steagall and many other measures were implemented to plug the holes in a corrupt financial system. The gaming of the financial system was decreased somewhat, the amount of funny business which the powers-that-be could engage in was reined in to some extent.As such, the economy had a chance to recover (even with the massive stimulus of World War II, unless some basic level of trust had been restored in the economy, the economy would not have recovered).
Today, however, Bernanke … and the rest of the boys haven't fixed any of the major structural defects in the economy. So even if Keynesianism were the answer, it cannot work without the implementation of structural reforms to the financial system.
A little extra water in the plumbing can't fix pipes that have been corroded and are thoroughly rotten. The government hasn't even tried to replace the leaking sections of pipe in our economy.
Quantitative easing can't patch a financial system with giant holes in it.
One thing is for sure: stimulus would do a lot more good if it went directly to the people, instead of to the big banks who gather around the monetary spigot to siphon it off for their own benefit.


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The fall semester started earlier than usual this year for the men's residence halls RA's and staff as we welcomed 12 incoming freshmen who were taking part in the first CORE enrichment program a full 3 weeks earlier. The cleaning and maintenance work of the summer seemed like a distant memory once it was time to welcome back the students into the residence halls. The men's residence hall was thrilled that our fall enrollment was up 18% compared to last years fall enrollment. The new freshmen have brought with them an energy that had been missing from the residence hall and although the halls and lobby may be a little louder late at night, it is a great problem to have. Once everyone was moved in and the parents had said their goodbyes, we started the fun with our annual back to school BBQ, along with picnic games and prize giveaways in front of Miller Hall. From there the semester seemed like a blur as we turned our attention to our nightly worships and our men's club activities which included games of flag football, earth ball and one very muddy game of ultimate Frisbee that finished up around the 230am mark one Saturday night/Sunday morning. For many the highlight of the fall semester came before Thanksgiving break when the men's residence hall hosted the 3rd annual Miller Hall Turkey Bowling Challenge. The students donate can goods in exchange for worship points and then those cans are used to create food baskets for the less fortunate. This year we collected a record 325 cans! The festivities then begin as we transform the lobby stairs into a bowling alley and roll a frozen turkey down the stairs into a set of pins. We have snacks and drinks as well as money, prizes and trophies for the winners. It is one of the most popular events we have in the residence hall. The next few weeks following Thanksgiving were relatively quiet, with the exception of the ice storm and the ensuing late night hot tub party, as the students shifted their focus to finals and finishing the semester out strong. Fall semester seemed to fly by as all semesters seem to do, hopefully Spring semester can deliver as much fun and excitement as we had this fall.
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The members of the Hot 8 were all born and raised in New Orleans; many of them began playing together in high school. In 1995 they came together and began playing traditional New Orleans brass band music professionally.
Founded by Bennie Pete, Jerome Jones, and Harry Cook in 1995, the band has played in traditional Second Line parades hosted each Sunday by a Social Aid and Pleasure Club ever since. The Hot 8 are famous for playing all day in the sun, then hopping to a club gig and playing through the night. But even more than their boundless energy, what makes the Hot 8 special are the sounds they coax from their well-loved, well-worn horns.
It was not until after Hurricane Katrina, however, that Hot 8 became known nationwide. Featured on CNN, Nightline, in the New York Times, and most notably in Spike Lee's Katrina documentary "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts", Hot 8's work with the Finding Our Folk Tour has brought music to evacuee shelters, temporary trailer parks, and to communities throughout the US that have provided a temporary home to displaced New Orleanians.
The Hot 8 Brass Band, like all of New Orleans, has had its share of tragedy in the aftermath of Katrina. In addition to displacement caused by the storm and subsequent violence and uncertainty contained therein, drummer Dinerral Shavers was shot and killed in late 2006 while driving with his wife and child in New Orleans. In addition, two other members of the band have lost their lives due to violence on the city streets. In response to these tragic setbacks, The Hot 8 Brass Band has recommitted itself to bringing people together through their unique brand of music to celebrate, to heal and to learn. This passion for music and social outreach led to an integral role contributing to the success of the Finding Our Folk Tour.
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Location: New Orleans
Founded: 1995
Member: Bennie "Big Peter" Pete (band leader, tuba),
Terrell "Burger" Batiste (trumpet), Harry
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Edward Jackson (trombone),
Samuel "Lil Sammy" Cyrus (snare drum),
Raymond "Dr. Rackle" Williams (trumpet),
Gregory Veals (trombone),
John Gilbert (saxophone).
In Memoriam: Demond Bart Dorsey (trombone),
Jacob Johnson (trumpet), Joseph
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Mariah Carey, 'Triumphant (Get 'Em)' Feat. Rick Ross + Meek Mill – Song Review
Hot. That's about the best way we can describe not the weather, but Mariah Carey's brand-new single 'Triumphant (Get 'Em),' featuring Maybach Music Group's Rick Ross and Meek Mill. Mariah goes Maybach and the result is nothing short of stellar.
In a landscape that is dominated by uptempo, synthy tracks loaded with overly processed vocals, it left us wondering exactly where Carey's vocal acrobatics could or would fit in in 2012. She uses her best asset — that gorgeous voice — to her benefit, but thankfully, she's not overdoing it and shattering glass with her mega octaves. There is a time and place for that, but it's not in the space of this particular song. Instead, Carey exercises taut control and that's why the song is pretty incredible.
Carey's honeyed voice is perfectly matched by Ricky Rozay's lower rumble and Meek Mill's bold, energetic delivery. Ultimately, it's a classic Mariah Carey track, lacing potent R&B beats and vocal patterns with an urban street edge.
The disparity of the tones of the voices on the song give it rich, unpredictable texture. It's layered, with Mariah's sweet harmonies living under and over the raps of Ross and Mill. Carey holds her own with the boys on the jam. It's not uptempo; it's actually much more mid-tempo and chillaxed. It's classic Carey without sounding dated. She stays modernized with Maybach.
Lyrically, the song is uplifting and positive. When she sings "Keep on living" in the chorus, it's a simple but inspirational phrase that is also fun to sing along to.
Late summer has found its low ridin' jam with 'Triumphant.'


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The film is a document of a Mayoral parade which took place in Harrogate, 1951.
This film captures men flying from Doncaster to different airports, both in Britain and Europe, just before the outbreak of World War Two. The film includes aerial footage as well as scenes from the ground during takeoff and is a combination of black and white and colour film stocks.
This film documents a civic ceremony for the West Yorkshire regiment that takes place in the Museum Gardens in York on 21st June, 1944. It includes parades and marches watched by the Lord Mayor of York, local dignitaries and senior members of the military.
On 15th October, 1926, Edward, Prince of Wales, visited Halifax for the ceremonial opening of Shibden Park. Included is footage of a military inspection, opening of the park, tour past the Piece Hall, and breaking ground to plant a tree in honour of the special occasion.
Made over a number of years, this is a film compilation of films documenting Mayoral Parades and Armistice Day processions in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
This film deals with the issue of race relations and the immigrant community in Huddersfield, specifically in terms of education. It was filmed shortly after the famous "Rivers of Blood" speech given by Enoch Powell which addressed the rise in immigration during this time period.
A film that shows 'Holidays at Home' in Lister Park, Bradford and school plays and a pageant at Frizinghall Primary School.
This film is part of the Sharp Collection and contains footage from the opening of St Andrew's British Restaurant, a community restaurant in Bradford, by Alderman Semper. Various local dignitaries can be seen arriving and lunching at the restaurant with their wives. There are some excellent examples of forties fashion for women.
This film contains footage of a Thanksgiving service held in Bradford Moor Park on Sunday, 26th August, 1945. The service was attended by Alderman C. Barnett, the Lord Mayor of Bradford.
Taken over a period of time during World War II, this film documents various civic engagements for the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Cecil Barnett. There are parades and a show put on by the Canadian Navy at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford.
A film showing a 'Salute the Soldier' week in Bradford taken by an amateur filmmaker during the war. The aim of 'Salute the Soldier' week was to raise funds for the war effort. Activities included military parades from members of the war agencies, and sporting performances.
This film is part of the Sharp collection and contains footage from a V.E. Day Civic Service in Bradford which was filmed by an amateur filmmaker who captured many similar events that took place throughout the war. The film follows the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Cecil Barnett, as he attends a parade, a bicycle race and a children's party.
This film is part of the Sharp collection and contains footage of Alderman Stringer receiving the Freedom of Bradford. It starts with him and his family and includes shots from inside Bradford Town Hall.
This film is part of the Sharp collection and consists of amateur footage of a dance at the Eccleshill Mechanics Institute, Bradford. As well as the dance the film shows a greyhound race and a Girl Guide pageant.
This film consists of two separate parts, the first of which shows street cleaning, rubbish collection, and refuse disposal in Bradford. The second part of the film features the Bradford's Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress.
This film is part of the Sharp collection and consists of footage from an event that takes place in Bradford to celebrate the confirming of privileges to Field Marshal Lord Milne.
This film documents the welcoming of Ernest Bevin by the newly appointed Mayor, Cecil Barnett in 1945.
This film commemorates the 700th anniversary of Bradford Market. It shows the Market during the celebrations, shoppers, and market stalls. A group of dignitaries accompany the Mayor and Mayoress as they tour the Market. After which, they gather together for dinner and speeches.
This film contains footage from part one of a chronicle of the activities of Alderman Cecil Barnett, the Lord Mayor of Bradford. The film was taken between 1944 and 1945 and includes footage of Holidays at Home events and a gymkhana at Odsal stadium.
This film follows the activities of Lord Mayor of Bradford, Alderman Cecil Barnett, between 1944 and 1945. It includes views of Churchill visiting Bradford and wartime agricultural activities.
This film features a Lord Mayor's Parade in Bradford which took place on 13th November, 1938.
This film is from the Leeds City Libraries collection and captures events from the 1929 Leeds general election. There are many shots of the various candidates and the winner, as well as footage of the town centre and a small plane flying over the countryside.
This film is part of the Leeds City Libraries collection and shows the candidates for the General Election campaigning and trying to win over voters.
Part of the Leeds City Libraries collection, this is a film about the memorial in Hunslett Lane, Leeds. The Opening intertitle informs us that the memorial was made in part from the remains of Brooke Hall.
Made by CHAS. R.H. Pickard & Son of Leeds, this film documents the royal visit and opening of the Civic Hall by King George V on 23rd August, 1933.


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As well as being one of Britain's largest spiders, the fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) is also one of the rarest. It is a handsome dark brown species with a characteristic white or cream stripe along the sides of its body.
Fen raft spiders are predatory and do not build webs to catch their prey. They hunt from perches at the water's edge, typically sitting with their back legs on a stem and their front legs resting on the water surface in order to detect vibrations set up by potential prey. They can rush across the water to seize prey items, using the surface tension to support their weight. It is this ability to sit on the water surface that has given rise to the name of 'raft' spider. They can also break the surface tension to run down stems under the water to catch prey or escape from predators. Fen raft spiders are voracious hunters. Adults eat drowning terrestrial insects and many aquatic species, including pond skaters, other species of aquatic spiders, dragonfly larvae and even sticklebacks.
In Britain fen raft spiders are thought to live for just over two years, maturing into adults in their final spring. Adults females die at the end of the summer but most males die by mid-July. Courtship takes place on the water surface and is elaborate and protracted, involving slow and careful approaches by the male, accompanied by tapping the front feet on the water surface and a slow bobbing of the body. Females lay several hundred eggs into a silk sac, about one centimetres in diameter, which they carry around under their bodies for around three weeks. During this period they select a site in vegetation above the water surface where they build their nursery web once the young are ready to hatch. Particularly in hot weather, females descend at frequent intervals to dip their egg sac under the water to keep it moist. Nursery webs comprise a large tent of webbing built between 10 and 100 centimetres above the water. The females guard their young in the web until they disperse into the surrounding damp vegetation, usually after five to nine days. The breeding season lasts from late June to late September, with most females making two breeding attempts. Fen raft spiders hibernate during the winter, from the first frosts until warm weather returns in February or March. Little is known about their hibernation although they are thought to hide amongst leaves in the dense bases of sedge tussocks.
This spider is widely distributed in Europe, but is known to have declined substantially, particularly in the western and central parts of its range. It is thought to be endangered in most European countries. It was only discovered in the UK in 1956 and these populations form an important outlying community. There are still only two sites where the fen raft spider is found in Britain, Redgrave and Lopham Fen, on the border between Norfolk and Suffolk, and the Pevensey Levels in Sussex.
Fen raft spiders are largely aquatic animals, dependent on the presence of standing or slow-moving water. They frequent fens and grazing marshes in lowland areas and appear to require an unpolluted water supply. They inhabit the margins of pools or ditches where they hunt over open water surfaces. Plant stems which emerge from the water are used as perches for hunting or basking, and to support the large 'nursery' webs in which the spiders rear their young. The type of emergent vegetation is important; stiff-leaved species are vital to support the nursery webs. At Redgrave and Lopham Fen this support is usually provided by great fen-sedge, but on the Pevensey Levels it is provided by other sedges, and by the floating rosettes of water soldier. Raft spiders are a warmth-loving species and are lost from areas where water surfaces become shaded by common reed or invading scrub.
The fen raft spider is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1).
Due to their relatively recent discovery in the UK, we know nothing about the pattern of their decline. It is clear, however, that their extreme rarity is likely to have resulted from the massive loss of lowland wetlands. As well as being drained for agriculture and development, many wetlands have been degraded by pollution, or simply become too dry to sustain a species which is so dependent on a year-round supply of water. At Redgrave and Lopham Fen, water was abstracted from the aquifer underlying the site for public supply from 1960 onwards. This dried up the chalk springs that fed the fen and led to the progressive loss of many of the site's rare species. By the end of the 1980s little standing water was left on the fen in dry summers and the raft spider population was close to extinction.
The fen raft spider was one of the first species to be included in English Nature's Species Recovery Programme. Since 1991 concerted efforts, including annual monitoring of population size, have been made to prevent extinction of the residual population at Redgrave and Lopham Fen. Efforts to increase the water supply in summer included the excavation of new pools, the deepening of existing pools and, most critically, the artificial irrigation of pools in the core of the spider's range. In dry years the spiders became completely confined to these irrigated pools. The vegetation around the pools was managed to maintain healthy growth of sedge and remove shading scrub. These measures helped to sustain the spider population until 1999 when the bore-hole that had drained the Fen was re-located and the natural hydrology restored. This was the culmination of a four-year programme of work, part-funded by the European LIFE fund, to restore conditions likely to favour recovery of the fen's internationally endangered plant communities. Although problems remain, particularly in re-establishing suitable vegetation over much of the fen and in controlling water quality, it is hoped that the spider population will be able to increase substantially over the next decade.
On the Pevensey Levels the fen raft spider population is much larger than at Redgrave and Lopham Fen. Although it is not regarded as endangered, regular monitoring will be undertaken to ensure that water quality and management at the site continue to favour the maintenance of a large population. Any species confined to just two localities is especially vulnerable to extinction. To reduce this risk, and help to ensure the future of the fen raft spider in the UK, English Nature aim to introduce the spiders to at least two other UK sites in the next ten years. DNA signatures will be used to examine the relationships between the UK populations and determine the most suitable material for these introductions.
Between 2010 and 2015, a translocation programme captive-reared spiderlings to reintroduce into sites in the Norfolk and Suffolk broads. These new populations are being carefully monitored to assess whether they are now self-sustaining.
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Do's and don'ts for a safe and healthy pregnancy
Now that you're carrying precious cargo, you're probably wondering how to keep your baby safe during your pregnancy. No need to go overboard, but a few simple adjustments can make a difference. Think of it as practice for the next 18 years or so. If you're ever unsure whether or not something is safe, ask us! No question is too small. Make sure you're registered on kp.org so you can email your doctor's office anytime — and count on a speedy reply.
What to avoid during pregnancy
Certain things aren't good for you at any time, but the list grows a bit longer when you're expecting. Some things are still totally OK. You can travel through most of your pregnancy, and you don't have to change your beauty routine. Wearing makeup, coloring your hair, and using nail polish are safe for moms-to-be. Just make sure to open a window when you paint your nails or color your hair — that's a good idea whether you're pregnant or not.
Things to avoid:
- Alcohol, drugs, and tobacco, because they pass through the placenta to the baby
- Too much caffeine (none is best, but up to 12 ounces of coffee per day is safe)
- Sushi, and any other raw or undercooked meat, chicken, fish, or eggs
- Heavy lifting
- Hazardous chemicals, including some you might find in everyday household cleaners (now's a great time to try some "green" cleaning alternatives — you might never switch back!)
- Handling kitty litter — it releases fumes that can be harmful to your baby
- Taking hot baths and getting in hot tubs
- Using tanning beds
Ask us before you take medication
At your first prenatal appointment, let us know about all medications (prescription and over-the-counter), vitamins, homeopathic remedies, herbs, and home remedies that you take. We'll let you know if it's still safe to take them.
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In the middle of your pregnancy, you may feel great, have lots of energy, and be able to enjoy a relaxing vacation — free of strollers and diapers. So why not hit the road? If you're having a healthy pregnancy, it's generally okay to travel through your second trimester. Here's how to make the most of your getaway.
Planning your trip:
- Tell us where and when you plan to travel. We'll let you know if it's a safe place to be while you're pregnant, and give you any vaccinations or booster shots you may need.
- Stay away from high altitude destinations. Higher altitudes have less oxygen, which might make you feel sick or tired.
- Carry your doctor's contact info with you, and learn how to get care away from home.
- Make sure the drinking water and fresh produce are safe. If you're going somewhere where they might be unsafe, tell us. We'll help you plan ahead.
Getting there:
- Road trip? Stop every 2 hours to stretch. If you travel by plane or train, get up and move around often to keep your blood flowing.
- Make sure the drinking water and fresh produce are safe. If you're going somewhere where they might be unsafe, tell us. We'll help you plan ahead.
- Wear your seat belt to protect you and your baby. Position it low on your lap, below the baby, and not across your stomach.
Once you arrive:
- Plan to relax. Being pregnant can tire you out, so rest when you need to.
- Carry healthy snacks with you, and eat every few hours to avoid low blood sugar.
Before you book
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pablo Sandoval and Brandon Hicks homered to back a wild Tim Lincecum, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Friday night.
Lincecum (4-3) struck out four and walked six in six innings. He allowed five hits and also had two wild pitches, escaping trouble in nearly every inning.
Joe Mauer and Chris Parmelee drove in Minnesota's only runs in the third.
Sandoval hit a three-run shot in the first, Hicks hit his eighth homer off Kyle Gibson (4-4) in the fourth and drove in another run in the seventh.
Gibson gave up five runs and five hits in five innings, working quickly and in command for all but the two homers. He struck out four and walked none.
San Francisco opened its six-game homestand with some pop at the plate and slick maneuvering on the mound.
Hunter Pence extended his hitting streak to 10 games with an infield single after Angel Pagan doubled leading off the first. Pence was originally ruled out, Giants manager Bruce Bochy challenged the call and umpires overturned it after a 33-second video review.
After Pagan was thrown out at home on Buster Posey's grounder, Sandoval sent the first pitch he saw over the brick wall in right to put the Giants ahead 3-0. It was Sandoval's fifth home run this season.
Mauer hit an RBI triple and Parmelee drove in another run for Minnesota in the third to slice San Francisco's lead to 3-2. In the bottom of the inning, Pagan tripled and scored for San Francisco after shortstop Eduardo Escobar couldn't corral Pence's grounder.
Despite his lack of command, Lincecum kept the Giants in control.
The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner, still searching for consistency as his fastball has faded in recent years, walked two and threw two wild pitches in the third without allowing a run. Sandoval fielded Gibson's grounder at third and threw out Escobar at the plate before Lincecum struck out Brian Dozier to end the inning.
In the fifth, Lincecum loaded the bases before getting Escobar to hit a weak groundout to first. Lincecum's saved his smoothest inning for his final one, retiring the side in order before leaving to a standing ovation from the announced sellout crowd of 41,514.
Only 57 of Lincecum's 112 pitches were strikes.
Left-hander Jeremy Affeldt tossed a scoreless seventh for the Giants. After Javier Lopez allowed two baserunners in the eighth, Jean Machi got pinch-hitter Josmil Pinto to ground into a double-play before pitching a perfect ninth.
NOTES: The Giants will wait until at least Saturday to decide if RHP Matt Cain, who strained his right hamstring Wednesday at Colorado, will make his next start Monday against the Chicago Cubs. Bochy said Cain "was bouncing around pretty good" in the clubhouse. ... Mauer and Posey, who have each won an MVP at catcher, both started at first base. ... Twins RHP Samuel Deduno (1-2, 3.53 ERA), originally slated to start Sunday, will take the mound on Saturday. Ricky Nolasco will pitch Sunday. ... Ryan Vogelsong (2-2, 3.62) goes for the Giants on Saturday and lefty Madison Bumgarner starts Sunday.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pablo Sandoval and Brandon Hicks homered to back a wild Tim Lincecum, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Friday night.


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Over time, I have taken pictures of Headstones of my wife's ancestors and my own. I will share them here. Information that is available will be posted as well. A Member of the Association of Graveyard Rabbits. The use of the Labels will help Identify Surnames and Cemeteries. Selecting a Cemetery will show the Tombstones from that Cemetery. Selecting a Surname will bring up Tombstones for that Surname. The Cemetery will be listed on each Blog Post.


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8 November 2010
Props to Swiss-born, New York-based artist Olaf Breuning for his very awesome & whimsical website. Pay particular attention to the nice catalog of his photographic work.
Let me break down two of my favorites. The female photo circa 1997 (above) is called Sibylle; the male (circa 2008) is called Brian.
Clearly these images are not to be judged as art photographs in the the traditional sense; rather they are in the tradition of the sculptural & performative understanding of that medium, an understanding that is increasingly grabbing hold of the art world's imagination. (It is a cross-disciplinary era we are living through.)
What I like about Breuning's work most, though, is not how on-trend it is; rather it is his clear-eyed, multi-layered, post-taste evocation of contemporary visual culture — how that evocation collapses boundaries between high and low source material — and, finally, how that evocation makes my brain hurt. To my mind, Breuning's work may be the definition of the word "Nobrow" — though apologies to John Seabrook if I'm willfully misusing the term that he coined. (Amazon.com's review of Seabrook's book Nobrow says it depicts a world in which "art and commerce have fused like colliding electrons" which sounds about right.)
To dive in deeper, here's my close reading of the images at the top of this post.
High culture sources sort of dominate the Breuning visual Rolodex on display. Look at the Matthew Barney-esque hair and horns on Sibylle. And the severed legs remind me of Goya or Cindy Sherman. (Dude, watch out, don't get the wrong Goya, as tasty as it may be.) It's a bit of a bummer that the high art sources are what jumps out first, but what else would you expect from someone who makes his living in the high art world?
I would also maintain, however, that he goes out of his way to make sure there are many links to massively popular culture in these images. He wants his work to be more than some in-group in-joke. For example, I'm not sure if the dinner roll & cucumber fingers are meant to evoke the puffy appendages of Charles Schultz's characters specifically, but surely they are some kind of pledge of allegiance to cartoon anatomy. Another example: Sure, the half-human, half-monster nature of these figures points to the Cubist grotesquerie of Picasso or the performance art grotesquerie of Paul McCarthy, but the sense of humor indicates an awareness of fantasy subcultures like Frank Frazetta-style fantasy art or Dungeons & Dragons. The latter subculture provides just as seductive, all-encompassing & lurid a world for teenagers (and extended adolescents) as the art world provides for some adults. Ergo:
The only difference between this world of low fantasy and the world of high art, perhaps, is that the art world maintains a sometimes farcical comedy of values which prevents its denizens from ever questioning their aesthetics. Because, well, questioning their aesthetics would throw into question some crucial financial assumptions. (I love Art, but it's sometimes hard to look upon the Art World as anything other than an economic bubble waiting to happen.)
Anyhoo, getting back to my train of thought, the slyness of Breuning's photographs are that they don't privilege their high art sources. No do they find the artist crafting a middlebrow tribute to popular culture that he'll then sell as HIGHbrow to earn HIGHprices. Rather, I'd argue that Breuning is making a scorched earth Tribute To-slash-Condemnation Of visual culture in general. These photographs are love letters and whoopie cushions at the same time.
As a counter example, take someone like Jeff Koons who goes to great lengths to let us know his love of low culture (pornography, kitsch) is sincere, then makes gilded ceramic sculptures of Michael Jackson and his pet chip Bubbles, stretching credulity to its breaking point. Don't get me wrong, I like Koons and sort of believe in his sincerity, but its a different, more blunt force tension he is working with…
Breuning, by contrast, goes to great lengths to leave us stranded in a visual maze. In that maze, it's unclear what is lovable and what is pathetic, what is cute and what is terrifying.
Here's my review: I like it.
A visual atlas of possible influences at play in Breuning's photographs after the jump:
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Posted by Alec Hanley Bemis
Tags: Cindy Sherman, Fantasy Art, Goya, Internet Poem, Jeff Koons, Keven McAlester, Matthew Barney, Olaf Breuning, Paul McCarthy, Photos, Rolodex, Sam Lipsyte, The New Yorker, The Problem With the Avant Garde


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To back up a whole computer drive, everything included, you need what�s called a cloning program. You�ll be glad you did it if the computer goes down in a really serious way and you want your programs back. Mac users have a utility program called �Time Machine� that does that.
Windows 7 and Windows Vista users can use the operating system�s own �system image� routine to clone the drive. Click �start� on the home screen, then �help and support.� Type in �system image� and follow the instructions. You�ll need a large capacity flash drive or a stack of DVDs to complete the backup, because there�s going to be a lot of stuff there.
For Windows XP users and those who want extra features, there�s TrueImage 13, a $50 cloning program from Acronis.com. To try out the most recent version, we downloaded and installed their 30-day free trial. Joy used it to back up her computer and then uninstalled four of the programs that were on the original hard drive. These were unimportant programs and she was just doing it as a test to see if TrueImage had indeed captured them. She then tried to reinstall them from the clone copy back to the main drive. Everything worked well and was restored except for a tiny photo editing program from Nikon. (Oh well, our Nikon Coolpix camera just broke down on us anyway.)
TrueImage also has a nifty thing called �Try and Decide� mode. This lets you load in a new program and try it before it makes changes to your system. Unfortunately, on Joy�s machine, clicking �Try and Decide� produced a pop-up message saying her trial version had expired. Since it was only the second day of the free trial that seemed unlikely. So she rebooted the computer and started over and the message did not appear again. Which goes to show you, as they say, don�t believe everything the computer tells you.
If your laptop came with a �restore� disk, keep it; if it prompts you to make one, do it. That disk will restore your computer to its original factory settings. If you don�t want to take the computer back that far and you think you don�t need to, try clicking �start,� �accessories,� �system tools,� and �system restore� from the Windows home screen, the desktop. This lets you take the computer back in time. (No dinosaurs will appear.) Choose a date a few days back. This has worked well for us many times.
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This is pretty interesting: Contrary to our impression, and perhaps that of many other people as well, only 1 percent of online purchases are made from social media sites like Pinterest, Twitter and Facebook. The main route for online purchases is by directly visiting a company�s website. The second most common path comes from links that appear when you do Web searches � you know, all the choices that come up on the screen. In third place are advertising links in search results you often see on the right hand side of the screen, as they are in Google. For repeat customers, email is effective. Thirteen percent of purchases by repeat customers were the result of an email link. If you bought from a place before you�re a prime candidate to do it again. The study is from Forrester Research.
Get ready to donate your Roku box. Roku�s �streaming stick,� for $99 will be out sometime in October. Stick it in the back of a TV and it will let you stream 600 channels, 75 percent of them free. Roku has Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, Pandora music and Vudu�s pay-per-view movies, among many choices. The tough part is that you will need a TV that has a Mobile High-Definition Link or MHL on the back. There will be 50 kinds of MHL TVs by the end of the year. For older sets, there will probably be adapters.
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Reports out of Houston Tuesday night said that fans accosted Texans quarterback Matt Schaub at his home this week.
Additionally, NFL V.P. of security Jeff Miller confirmed Wednesday to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport that the league was contacted after the incident.
"This is a little unusual in that we don't normally have fans acting in this way, going to a player's residence that sort of thing," Miller said. "In this case, Monday afternoon, a vehicle pulled into his driveway, an unidentified individual yelled obscenities. The police department is involved. We've been in contact with them as we normally would for anything like this. And because it's a team issue, they have a security director, we work with them.
"In this case, they'll be working closely with the police department. But it's going to be investigated and handled seriously by Houston Police Department."
The Houston Police Department did handle it, and presented their findings Wednesday morning.
"We didn't actually have a call for service at the location," HPD spokesperson Jodi Siva said. "After the fact we did find out there was a man, but it was reported to somebody other than the Houston police so we had been made aware of it after the fact. There was no 911 call or no call to say, Hey, Houston police come out here."
HPD also sent out the following tweets regarding the incident, or lack thereof.
Contrary to some reports, there was not a group of "angry fans" outside the Schaub residence on Monday.#hounews
— houston police (@houstonpolice) October 9, 2013
A family member reported seeing a suspicious male in the driveway of the residence taking pictures.
— houston police (@houstonpolice) October 9, 2013
Police were not called to the home. No other information to release at this time. #hounews
— houston police (@houstonpolice) October 9, 2013
Siva said the reason they decided to tweet about this situation was due to the number of phone calls the department had received regarding the incident.
"We use Twitter as a good way to get information to all media outlets quickly," Siva said. "And also for us, it's a huge man-power saver because we don't have to give multiple interviews about something that we have minimal information about."
UPDATE: On Wednesday afternoon, the Houston Police department tweeted the following:
Schaub family has filed report with HPD regarding two separate trespassers. Investigation in earliest stages. No other info at this time.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A second wave of flu is hitting the U.S., turning this into one of the nastiest seasons for children in a decade.
Health officials Friday said 92 flu-related deaths have already been reported in children.
According to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been at least 26 million flu illnesses, 250,000 hospitalizations and 14,000 deaths from flu this flu season.
The CDC recommends that everyone over the age of 6 months get a flu vaccine.
Experts say it is potentially a bad time for an extended flu season, given concerns about the new coronavirus out of China.
If the coronavirus starts spreading in the U.S., there could be confusion about whether people are getting sick with it or the flu. Health officials are trying to use labs that test for flu to check for coronavirus, too.
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Few days ago i gave a try to pc version of splot (i haven't played iOS version). Game is simple and enjoyable, i like it in some way even if i'm not fan of this genre. Before launching i decided to record few minutes of gameplay and here it is:
I was playing in "2K" resolution, i mean 2560x1440 and in this resolution is available this video. I've tried to show all features and options available in game and to complete just first chapter of gameplay. IMO completely mouse driven controls do its job just fine and works nice as replacement for touch.
Despite game being in "beta" stage everything is working smooth and stable, i haven't faced any critical bug or even smaller one.
I hope you will enjoy watching this video and maybe leave some comment here or there
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