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A farewell package of $89K -- per month?
A former GE executive lines up a nice perk after leaving the company.
Instead, he's retiring at the end of this year and will get a nice perk from the company: An $89,000 monthly allowance until he turns 60. He's about 50 now, so it will all add up to more than $10 million. In return, the company says in a regulatory filing, Krenicki can't go work for a competing company for three years.
This news was buried in a GE filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this year and uncovered by the ever-vigilant blog Footnoted. It's now in first place in Footnoted's annual contest for the worst item of the year.
Krenicki will also get a cash bonus of at least $2.9 million for 2012. He also gets to vest at age 60 under GE's supplementary pension plan. And Footnoted notes that some 2 million stock options that had not vested as of last year will now vest. GE's stock price was at $20.79 Wednesday, so Krenicki stands to pocket some serious change by selling shares.
Krenicki was a lifer at GE, and his career was profiled in Fortune last year. He relocated his family 11 times while at the company, including two stints in Europe. He led the plastics division for nearly three years before he was promoted to run the energy division. He admitted to Fortune that he didn't want to become CEO of the company -- an early indicator, perhaps, that he was on the way to retirement.
By the way, Footnoted has another candidate for worst item of the year that I like even better. Dell (DELL) spent $1.9 million to move executive Stephen Schuckenbrock from Round Rock, Texas, to Plano, Texas. That's quite a pricey move for going 200 miles. About $1.5 million of that total was to pay Schuckenbrock for the loss on the sale of his house in Round Rock.
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Let's SEE.....As a long term stockholder of GE....This doesn't make me real happy...
I might and probably will express this in a proxy/voting card..
I believe the monthly amount is somewhat absurd...
I also believe the NON-Compete agreement,should cover until this extra pension runs out,not 3 yrs.
Now more disturbing, are the Americans that will never buy GE products again; BUT INSTEAD may purchase pure Foriegn crap from China,Japan and Taiwan.
Maybe you should cut off an EAR or poke out and EYE...Only have to buy 1 ear ring, or a monocle for the one eye..
I'm not really suprised, these events happen fare too often. I'm supprised ( alittle)
of the amount...but hey, look at the bright side, the guy's taking a cut in pay..........( isn't he?? )
GE just cut their payroll, ( didn't they?? )..
Oh well, no more wrong than our President, taking a vacation in Hawaii, At tax payers expense..
No more wrong , than the Prezz, running to Ohio, to cut a ribbon, and work the people for re-election,
( oh by the way....at tax payers expense)....oh by the way, did anyone see all the sheep, lined up to buy the new iphone??.... so Apple can line their pockets?? ( oh by the way....the iphone, is jacked with high margins)..
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Posted 09/18/2013 3:51 AM
Alright guys, the season is upon us. Who is up for a little fantasy Basketball? I mostly play on Yahoo, but am open to ESPN as well. It's gonna be a Rotisserie league, with a normal Live Draft. I played last year, but mostly with idiots and half the guys in the league didn't even make any moves and just left their teams as is for the whole season, auto drafted and everything.
I know everyone here knows about basketball so I wanna play with you guys.
Posted 09/18/2013 9:29 AM
I will play
Posted 09/18/2013 9:58 AM
@ RipCity 14, count me in! :)
@ Blazer Fanatic, it has begun. RipCity 14 has put the call/challenge out; will/can u join us? Will your fam obligations allow u to join us?
Posted 09/18/2013 9:59 AM
Posted 09/18/2013 10:28 AM
Let's get a general idea of how many people are there, then we'll sorta vote on Yahoo or ESPN. I personally am used to Yahoo, haven't tried ESPN but don't really care.
Gonna be good times.
Posted 09/18/2013 1:08 PM
Alright guys, I decided on ESPN. All the normal stats are counted, plus Turnovers and 3FG%. I flirted with the idea of Double Doubles and then decided against it.
I need email addresses to invite whoever is interested, so please message them to me.
Posted 09/20/2013 6:13 AM
Okay only two people have joined, Cmeese, I haven't got your email address yet so I can't add you. ANYONE else wanna join? It's really fun, especially if you're playing with people who know their stuff. And everyone on this message board knows their basketball.
Posted 09/20/2013 6:15 PM
Posted 09/20/2013 10:17 PM
Insulting other users is known as flaming and it is not acceptable is web etiquette.
BTW any post made about Batum in the Batum watch thread is not trolling.
Or suggesting trading Batum in a thread about off season moves or trade proposals is also not trolling.
Playing with people who insult others is not fun either. Unless of course they are trash talking.
Posted 09/20/2013 11:41 PM
Posted By RipCity 14 on 09/20/2013 6:13 AM
Okay only two people have joined, Cmeese, I haven't got your email address yet so I can't add you. ANYONE else wanna join? It's really fun, especially if you're playing with people who know their stuff. And everyone on this message board knows their basketball.
Posted 09/21/2013 1:11 AM
Great Jolly Ranchers ! BlazerFanatic posts has been annoy the hell out of me lately lololol
All Love though!
Yall don't want it with me, my first time entering a league will end with a W
Posted 09/21/2013 1:15 AM
my apologies errbody....
Posted 09/21/2013 2:11 AM
Posted By Siccolo on 09/21/2013 1:11 AM
Great Jolly Ranchers ! BlazerFanatic posts has been annoy the hell out of me lately lololol
All Love though!
Yall don't want it with me, my first time entering a league will end with a W
Posted 09/21/2013 11:47 AM
@ Siccolo, we need u in The League young blood ;) Here on the Blazers site, we (minus all the trolls ;) r 1 BUT... in fantasy land... it's all out war! Hahaha! It won't b as easy as u think to win, I'll c to that ;p Was that a challenge? Yes! I challenge u sir, to match ur skheelz up against some tough competition :)
@ Blazer Fanatic, won't u pls reconsider, cmeese47 isn't the only 1 you'll b up against; you WILL face ACTUAL COMPETITION (friendly BUT ruthless! Hahaha! ;) w/ ACTUAL knowledge; your path to glory is not a given ;) We need u; I believe that u r our most knowledgeable Blazer/NBA fan/source. If 1 is to b the best, they MUST go up against the best, u r the best/brightest (I don't think I'm alone in that thought ;) Wudda u say Blazer Fanatic?
Posted 09/21/2013 3:01 PM
Posted 09/21/2013 3:56 PM
@ Blazer Fanatic, EXCELLENT! :) If that mercury has anything to do w/ temperature... we're gonna get things so hot scorchin' that the stuff's gonna bubble over! If some o' ur peeps/fam would like to get in on the action, u should cajole them in; I'm working on getting 1 of my own in @ the moment while openings exist ;) My friend knows a ton about many sports but I think u can take him; HOWEVER, I respect u but if u r in... I'm gonna have to take u (AND any1 else that will oppose me) down! Hahaha! ;)
ps IF we can reel in the biggest Blazer brain... THIS will give the fantasy league some street cred. AND then there will b others that will follow i.e. Siccolo & etc. (maybe commontongue)! Hahaha! ;p
Posted 09/22/2013 12:52 AM
Lets get it! This will be the start of my Fantasy League Legacy
Posted 09/22/2013 3:36 AM
And Riverman, yes it's a private league, so to invite people, I need their email addresses. I'll explain how it works.
In my league, I have set a limit of twelve teams. Once this limit is reached, we schedule a live draft which we all do online at the same time. It's in a snake order. Snake order means that if you get Rd 1 Pick 1, you get Rd 2 pick 12, Rd 3 pick 1, and so on and so forth. So everybody gets to select whatever players they want, if you miss the draft, your team will autodraft, meaning it will just the best player available, based on ESPN ranking. That's pretty bad since you could end up with all PGs or something.
Now for the scoring. I have selected a few categories to be scored. Let's say rebounds. Remember how there are 12 teams, if my team has the most rebounds total with 789, and the guy after me has the second most with 765, and the guy with the least rebounds has 123, I will get 12 points, the guy in second place will get 11 points, and the guy who came in last will get 1 point.
So that's how it's scored. I have selected PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLKS, TO, 3PM, FG%, FT%, 3P%.
During the season, we can also trade player with other teams, and add free agents (basically anyone who wasn't drafted). WE can only trade until the trade deadline though.
It's really fun, so see if you or anyone else now that I've explained it wants to join.
Posted 09/22/2013 11:55 AM
Posted 09/22/2013 3:19 PM
@ RipCity
Scoring system is everything. I prefer a max of 10 teams which keeps a more active waive wire. Ten categories is too many imo, definitely not a fan of 3pt%, and I don't enjoy roto leagues. Head-to-head is where it's at. Roto is more for casual fantasy play. I don't know if you'd be up for making those changes, but I would be interested to try ESPN if you could be diswaded.
Posted 09/22/2013 3:20 PM
Scoring system is everything. I prefer a max of 10 teams which keeps a more active waive wire. Ten categories is too many imo, definitely not a fan of 3pt%, and I don't enjoy roto leagues. Head-to-head is where it's at. Roto is more for casual fantasy play. I don't know if you'd be up for making those changes, but I would be interested to try ESPN if you could be diswaded.
Posted 09/22/2013 4:13 PM
I was kinda on the fence about 3pt% too, I'm gonna change that. Gonna keep Roto, but definitely gonna try out H2H in a public league or something. JOIN THE LEAGUE, it'll be fun. And it will probably whittle down to 10 teams because not a lot of people are joining.
Posted 09/22/2013 4:28 PM
Sigh, roto is so bad for me. : ( If you go with roto, then there's not really need for having an odd number of categories, making turnovers unecessary as well. Turnovers basically just bring down the value of top tier, ball dominate players - sort of an normalizing effect in an already casual roto league.
Posted 09/22/2013 4:51 PM
@ RipCity 14, Blazer Fanatic makes a good pt. & can we go w/ head to head v. roto? I really like it because of the rivalries/direct matchups; the opportunities for trash talkin' & overall completion r more fun! :)
RipCity 14, I wanna thank u for ur time/efforts in forming THE League. :) You've got the ball rolling w/ all this @ a very good time; ur celerity has afforded us enough time to make changes that will create THE best/most fun fantasy experience possible. ;)
@ Siccolo, alright brother! :) Glad to have u on board w/ THE Dangerous Crew! Hahaha! Welcome sir! Welcome! :)
Posted 09/22/2013 5:53 PM
I know nothing of H2H, so if someone else makes the league, I will join, 100%. I am still going to run my Roto league though. And I'm also in a Yahoo Roto league lol.
So if Blazer Fanatic or Simpsons will start one, count me in, but see if you can play in mine as well.
Posted 09/22/2013 6:39 PM
I guess if riverman plays. ; ) lol
Also, are you (the automated random assigner) going to establish draft order prior to the actual draft?
Posted 09/22/2013 6:44 PM
H2H just means you match up vs another player week to week, and the winner of that week gets... a win. So the playoffs are based on over-all record of wins and losses. You either win or lose or tie (rare) a category, so if you win 5 of 4 categories versus your match up that week, you win. Then you go against someone else the next week.
I'm not interested in starting, or managing a league this year, but I could join one. Roto... uhg. : (
Posted 09/22/2013 6:58 PM
@ RipCity 14, I've actually never played Roto but from the rules u explained to Riverman, I think I've a pretty good idea of how game play would go. If I were entering fantasy for the 1st time & had the game play of H2H & roto explained to me, H2H just even sounds like more fun. I don't want to make it seem like Blazer Fanatic & I r ganging up on u or anything, there's no animosity or anything like that. @ 1st, when u started this post league, I was under the impression that it was going to b H2H (this is no fault of yours, it's my mistake); I should've asked b4 I joined. I really would like to play H2H w/ every1 but because I joined already, I will still play in your league & fight as hard as I can. I have no desire to b LM; I appreciate that u would join a league if Blazer Fanatic or I started 1 :)
@ Blazer Fanatic & Siccolo, as I've just said in the paragraph ^, I was thinking this league would b H2H (which is all I've played & love! Hahaha!) but it's not & if u both change your minds about playing, I'll hold nothing against either of u (I wouldn't have held anything against either of u even if u both even if u both flat-out said "no" ;) We r/will all b coo either way np :) BUT... if it's not this season that we play H2H fantasy ball... I very much wanna battle the 2 of u for the crown 1 day! Hahaha! ;)
Posted 09/22/2013 7:14 PM
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Posted 09/22/2013 9:04 PM
Roto sounds better to me, you get to compete with the whole league... going against 1 other person sounds weak to me lololol
But I never played in either so
Posted 09/22/2013 9:42 PM
Posted 09/23/2013 2:52 AM
Exaxtly what I thought Siccolo, Roto you get to play everyone. And thanks Simpson.
Blazer Fanatic, if you're not doing a H2H league, I'll start one but I will need to know more about it to do so.
And of course the main problem is not having enough people joining.
And Blazer Fanatic, I removed 3p%, and while I do agree that turnovers aren't REALLY fair to heavy ball handlers, 8 categories are too less. FTM sounds like the best out of the rest of the options, what do you gys think?
Posted 09/23/2013 9:38 AM
It's ok. Managing a league is more time consuming than posting a quick reply on a forum, so I'll join the roto.
The standard league, default stats for espn, does not include turnovers. Try a mock draft and check it out. 8 stats is plenty. Should I just pm you my email then?
Posted 09/23/2013 11:37 AM
Yayyy. And yeah just PM me.
Posted 09/23/2013 2:37 PM
2x's the Yayyy! Hahaha! COOL Blazer Fanatic & RipCity 14! Games on! :)
@ RipCity 14, since u r the LM of both leagues, would u b ok w/ me moving my play/my a** on over to ur H2H league only? I'm already in 2 leagues (ur roto would put me in 3 + the H2H makes 4 & I don't think I can fully put my pwr into 4; 3 is the absolute max w/ my time available).
Posted 09/23/2013 2:58 PM
I haven't created a H2H league yet. I don't mind making one if I know for sure that people will join. How many people minimum for a good H2H league?
Posted 09/23/2013 3:12 PM
Posted 09/23/2013 3:21 PM
@ RipCity 14, like Blazer Fanatic said, 10 is great/what I prefer too but I'm in a 12 GM league w/ my friends (they forced to happen that way, it's long story) & THAT IMO in MOST cases, is the very largest u want w/ it staying fun ;) So if u could make it 10, that'd b awesome :) I JUST got off the phone w/ my friend & he says he's in for H2H. Lemme know if it's cool w/ u & I'll send u his email in a pm sir ;)
ps I think Siccolo, even though he seems to like roto, will jump w/ us to H2H if asked ;)
Posted 09/23/2013 3:48 PM
Posted 09/26/2013 5:56 PM
I prefer Head to head I played in a roto last year i was not a fan.
Posted 09/29/2013 10:29 AM
Okay guys, we only got 7 people for Roto, if we switch to H2H, how many will play. If you already joined, say yes or no anyway so I can get a count.
Posted 09/29/2013 12:46 PM
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Posted 09/29/2013 5:59 PM
YES! Oh god yes H2H! :) Trust us RipCity 14 (& Siccolo ;) , H2H IS fun! & again RipCity 14, if we're doin' switchin' to H2H, my friend IS in (just let me know if u want him in & I'll PM u his email for the invite).
ps can we keep our currently determined draft order? I've been practicing/planning this way ;) thx!
Posted 09/29/2013 6:07 PM
Posted 09/29/2013 7:01 PM
Uhhh, I selected a random draft order so it should stay the same. And I'm not making a new league, I can just switch it from Roto to H2H. I'll check with everyone else.
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Can someone explain H2H to me?
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Belgium's justice minister urged the Vatican on Friday to impose stiff punishment on a disgraced Catholic bishop who denies being a paedophile despite admitting to sexually abusing two of his own nephews. Stefaan de Clerck spoke out amid a media uproar after former Bruges Bishop Roger Vangheluwe defended himself on television by saying the abuse he committed was only "superficial."
Vangheluwe, who quit his post and went into hiding a year ago after admitting to molesting a nephew, confessed in the interview on Thursday evening that he had molested a second one. He left Belgium last week under Vatican orders to seek "spiritual and psychological treatment" abroad and Belgian media say he is now in a French monastery. The Vatican has said the final decision on disciplining him lies with Pope Benedict.
"The Church must take up this case and see what sanction it should impose. It should be much more severe and much more complete than what has been said up until now," De Clerck, a Christian Democrat, told RTL radio. "We expect the Church to punish him," he said. "They told him to leave the country — that was also to shut him up. Making comments trying to minimise what happened is unacceptable."
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Olympus mju Tough 6000 review (Olympus Stylus Tough 6000)
Review Date : Thu, 28 Jan 2010
Author : Matt Tuffin
The Olympus mju Tough 6000 (Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 in the US) is a shockproof and waterproof compact that won't shock the wallet. The What Digital Camera Olympus mju TOUGH 6000 review sees just how tough a compact it really is...
|Cheap for a shockproof camera, tap control works well
|Below par image quality, unresponsive buttons
The Olympus Mju Tough 6000 (Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 in the US) is one in a long line of nigh-on indestructible compacts to face the rigors of everyday life while also attempting to take a decent photo. Much like its predecessors, the Mju Tough 6000 has to carefully balance a small lens, strong casing and controls capable of being pressed under less-than-perfect conditions.
Olympus mju Tough 6000 review - Features
The most significant feature of the Tough 6000 is the drop- and water-proofing, which not only allows for the most clumsy of photographers to snap away without concern, but any sporty-types can catch shots while partaking in various extreme activities. Having an impressive 1.5m of shock proofing and 3m of water proofing means dropping or throwing the camera shouldn't affect the functionality. After repeated tests on mountain bikes and in puddles the camera still functioned perfectly, and the casing wasn't unduly damaged by the tests. The added insurance of the sliding lens cover means the camera is fully protected when not powered up, and it's tricky to accidentally turn the Tough 6000 on without a fair amount of effort. To minimise the amount of contact a gloved-hand would need to make with the small buttons a Tap Control is included - this involves striking the side of the camera to activate certain functions. A fair amount of force is needed, but the likes of turning the flash off or accessing the playback mode come in handy when skiing or mountain biking.
The zoom lens, at 3.6x, isn't much to write home about, providing just above the bare minimum expected of a compact. With such a small space allotted for the optics, anything further would be detrimental to the image quality. The zoom control isn't particularly responsive, which is in keeping with the rest of the camera's outlook, needing a fairly strong press before any reaction is provoked. The fact that the zoom is stepped makes it far easier to determine where each press will leave the lens, and how much is needed for it to achieve the desired focal length.
Olympus mju Tough 6000 review - Image Quality
With the zoom so limited it would be logical to assume that the lens would be fast and accurate to focus. Annoyingly the lens will find a focal point quite rapidly, but often this didn't mean the focus would be up to pin-point accuracy. The delay between pressing the shutter and the image being taken meant the subject often moved, or an obstruction wandered into the path of the shot causing the image to be ruined. Macro shots were slightly fuzzy around the edges, and even landscape images didn't possess the absolute pin-sharpness expected from a static subject. The small lens also meant images with varied exposure levels were a bridge too far, showing areas of over-exposure upon even the greyest of skies. The various modes, including the Beauty mode which is curiously given pride of place on the mode dial, do little to massively improve the results, although much like the focus the iAuto setting reacts rapidly to adjust the scene mode to the given surroundings. Colours are reasonable in spite of the lenses shortcomings, and although they lack punch the avoidance of over saturation aids the detail. ISO performance wasn't fantastic, due to the small lens pushing it beyond it's means when in less than perfect light.
Olympus mju Tough 6000 review - Verdict
Overall the Olympus Mju Tough 6000 is a means to an end as a compact, as it's unfair to judge it against those without the shock and water proofing. Instead the Olympus Mju Tough 6000 is decent for a shockproof model, especially at the price, but there are better at both taking images and being protective.


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The Saints shot down the Eagles 28-to-13. Both teams are now 3-and-5 with slim NFC playoff hopes while the 4-and-4 Lions can still make a push for the post season although Detroit has a brutal schedule the rest of the way.
Lion's Coach Jim Schwartz told reporters at his weekly news conference yesterday his only focus is on their next game coming up at Minnesota
Schwartz also said that receiver Calvin Johnson will have to deal with playing the rest of the year with a sore right knee. The somewhat hobbled Johnson had 7 catches for 129 yards in the Lion's win Sunday at Jacksonville.
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Benjamin Todd Jealous - President of the NAACP; a Rhodes Scholar, he is a graduate of Columbia and Oxford University, the past president of the Rosenberg Foundation and served as the founding director of Amnesty International's US Human Rights Program. As President of the NAACP, he has opened national programs on education, health, and environmental justice.
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Europe readies the printing press
The ECB appears to have created a path to implementing Fed-like easy-money policies. If it does, it's a huge game changer for Europe and the world.
A potentially important development took place last Monday when the U.K. paper The Telegraph ran a story by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard headlined "Germany backs Draghi bond plan against Bundesbank." Because I think it is so important, and because the article itself was so succinct, I am going to quote liberally from it.
The story begins:
"Germany's director at the European Central Bank has thrown his weight behind mass purchases of Spanish and Italian debt to prevent the disintegration of the euro, marking a crucial turning point in the eurozone debt crisis.
"'A currency can only be stable if its future existence is not in doubt,' said Jörg Asmussen, the powerful German member of the ECB's executive board.
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"He signaled full backing for the bond rescue plan of ECB chief Mario Draghi, brushing aside warnings from the German Bundesbank that large-scale purchases would amount to debt monetisation and a back-door fiscal rescue of insolvent states in breach of EU treaty law.
"Mr Asmussen told the Frankfurter Rundschau that the surge in Club Med bond yields over recent months 'reflects fears about the reversibility of the euro, and thus a currency exchange risk' rather than bad economic policies in struggling states.
"The choice of wording is crucial. If it can be shown that the ECB is acting to avert EMU break-up -- known as 'convertibility risk' -- bond purchases would no longer be deemed a bail-out for Italy and Spain.
"Mr Asmussen confirmed that purchases may be 'unlimited' in scale, a far cry from the half-hearted intervention of the past two years, which failed to stem capital flight."
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The article went on to report that it was able to confirm a story previously reported in Germany's Der Spiegel that "technicians" at the ECB were looking at ways to cap Spanish and Italian bond yields, among other options.
The author also went on to note that Asmussen was appointed to the ECB by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and that he is close to her inner circle. Thus, this story has a lot of credibility and goes a long way toward explaining why Draghi was so confident when he said recently that the ECB would be able to do whatever is necessary.
My, and others', recent musings have centered on the fact that Draghi had hinted he could focus on short-term bond yields as a way to deal with broken "monetary transmission mechanisms." Now this "convertibility risk" wrinkle is another way to rationalize bond purchases in a more or less unlimited quantity. In other words, this will allow the ECB to mimic our own Federal Reserve.
It is important to note that while nothing has happened yet, there is now a clear path to get the ECB to the printing press promised land. If so, it is a very, very big game-changer. As I have stated often, if the ECB becomes the Fed, then the deflation fear trade, and all of its main consequences (e.g., indiscriminate government bond buying), are over, and the next big idea is going to be inflation.
That doesn't mean folks are going to instantly switch to an inflation fear trade, but that is where we are heading. Certainly, all those people who are concerned about deflation due to a banking and government bond market collapse in Europe will stop worrying about those things and will unwind positions put on to protect them from what they used to be afraid of.
They've got the whole world in their hands
If the ECB follows through on Draghi's bond-rescue plan, this development would cause a definite inflection point for the world, both in terms of economic activity and financial markets. (Of course, there is a little country that previously had a big impact on the world that is stumbling right now called China, but it, too, has monetary guns it can train on the problem.)
Timing is always guesswork, but my feeling is that we are in the ninth inning of the ECB's transformation. However, there is no guarantee the Europeans won't be able to bumble along for a while until there is another crisis that forces their hand. Nevertheless, the bottom line is that, either willingly or because it is being forced by markets, the ECB is developing the rationalization and techniques it will use to become the Fed.
The ninth-inning stretch?
My friend in Europe to whom I refer as "The Lord of the Dark Matter" echoed that comment in an email earlier in the week when he noted: "Because the situation in EMU (European Monetary Union) remains so bad, and could get worse over the rest of the quarter and next, Draghi will have no choice but to embark on European-style QE (aka, quantitative easing). But just not yet."
Thus he seems to think that Draghi's hand will be forced. I don't think the motivation really matters. Draghi is going to get there, and I believe that will happen in the next 90 days.
This just sounds like a bad idea and is not economically sound. Lets ask post war Germany and mid-80's Japan what a good idea it is to look to the printing press. It took them decades to recover from too much money printing.
They should really take a look at modern history to know that printing money is not the answer which is why I am sure Germany has been so steadfast in not printing. Its not going to solve anything. Its only going to bring the Euro and soon the Dollar on a course to poverty for a generation.
What about Greece? How can the ECB commit to purchasing Spanish and Italian debt without solving the Greek problem? Not one mention of Greece in this article. Greece is trying to postpone their mandated austerity measures. Spain and Italy are no dummies, they will follow suit.
There has been a lot things said, a lot of meetings, a lot of "personal guarantees." In the end... if the Germans don't like the deal, there is no deal.
Your first choice was agriculture. This year, 70% of our crops burnt up and now spider mites infest the farmlands. The Bonneville aquifer is depleted. My choice here would be- glass-roof farms and recycled mesh shaders to reduce the intensity. Seed? That's Monsanto. No thanks. I'd concentrate on helping the heirloom companies in my glass-roof farm investments. I don't think there's people in America who actually trust funds and organized investment any longer. Your other choices are a foreign entity or platform that imports. No thanks. What do I need Mexican produce at Wal-Mart when an efficient cubic garden in my yard yields food without the Montezuma's Revenge from use of polluted water.
Come on, guy. It's time to snap out of your delusion and wake up. Please let us know where you ironchef... I'll pass if that's your thinking.
Andrew Dickson White: Fiat Money Inflation in France. No, Dave from NY... buying metals wouldn't be the wise move. You have to think outside the rut to what it looks like when fiat money printing debases currency completely out of economy. You can pay as much as you want for metals but they won't be used as currency replacement. Clean underwear might, shoelaces and flour might, but people without jobs and viable currency units do not resort to metals. There is no applicable relevance. The Gorilla in the room is China, 'the undermina' and it's clever elimination of employment everywhere. Should EUC decide to print, it better hand regular citizens enough cash to start small businesses that destroy and replace import platforms. Like us, Europe's only hope is to recover jobs. When that doesn't work because Elitists blockade it, the alternative is replacement and ousting the Elitists. In White's book the direct comparisons of France then and the world now are alarming. Inflationists are ruining us. They own the businesses that terminated personnel and they invested the windfall proceeds in debt instruments. Purpose: to cause post-collapse inflation as we recover that lifts both their platform business and pays interest on the debt. Not this time. Europe can do what it wants but another Central Bank infusion without job creation kills it off. That will take us down because our platforms and banks are heavily in Europe too (so is your 401K, pension and savings you trusted to brokers bankers and financial planners). Here, we either force new currency and call the green Dollar null and void, or we tell Ben Bernanke to- hand regular citizens enough cash to start small businesses that destroy and replace import platforms.With city after city falling, it should occur to you that we aren't "spending like crazy" (GOP whine), we are failing to generate enough revenues to float this boat because the largest segment of the population here in America is unemployed under-employed or no longer working. The last group... largest since WWII. Go get a job, you say? There's obviously more to it since poverity isn't exactly fun. Instead, ask yourself if those who are employed (all the way to the top) are performing to the same standard that existed when we were prosperous. The lower ranks are working like slaves, the upper are earning 500 times the rest of the workforce. The businesses invest now, they make and do nothing. Get it?
Close the banks. End the Federal Reserve System. Get rid of Wall Street. If we aren't 100% invested in job recovery right now, we won't be here by the New Year.
MirageGuy is mostly right in his summary assessment. However, in terms of gold (specie) as priced in dollars, there are conflicting statements here. If the dollar rises, as it will if the Euro is devalued, the gold price will tend to go down (as priced in dollars). It doesn't mean gold is valued less, it just means the dollars are suddenly worth more.
Of course this is all a knee-jerk reaction. In the long term, real inflation depends on the velocity of the money--whether the banks actually loan it out--and not just the amount sitting in bank reserves. However, since Euro governments (theme song "I'm just a girl who can't say NO") can't stop their deficits, it's likely the money will cause inflation through those leaky boats if not by productive lending.
The sad part is, right now our own government is playing the same tune: "I'm just a girl who can't say NO". So it won't be many years before we're in the same boat.
So long as our concern is only for banks and wall street, nothing will solve the economic plight of most people. We need to stop banks from getting billions in 0% loans and manipulating the commodities market. They are driving up the price of oil and other essentials and using our own money to rob us. Everyone knows this and nothing is done to stop it.
All government guaranteed loans should be made directly for a small interest. This would cut house notes and rentals by half or more and leave trillions in the hands of our people instead of thieving banks.It is crazy to pay a bank 600k for a 200k house whe the tax payer backs the loan.
All public owned corporations should be forced to pay our minimum wages wherever they go. This woud show a little respect for workers and bring back many jobs fast. Instead, we give these pigs protective treaties and tax breaks to outsource for slave labor.
It appears that Europe, just like us, is being run by a corrupt financial system that produces nothing and takes more and more. The capital gains tax, where most giant money is made, is and insane low of 15%. There are prostitutes in washington who want to eliminate it totally. This is insane unless you are a wall street billionair whith no long range vision or values.The people of America will force real change or be pushed into depression and chaos.
Hopefully the people opf Europe will stand up agains the evil and greed that is wrecking us all.
If the ECB chooses to run the printing press at 'full throttle' ... my guess is they must not be too worried about shipping oil stockpiles within the ECB ... as those stockpiles are low.
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In 1929-1930 ... when the US stock market tanked ... it was about a year before the European banking system folded ... which induced the 'second leg' down in the market ... which didn't bottom until 1932-1933.
I have no doubt the ECB is doing everything it can to delay the inevitable ... in the hopes something cracks over in Asia. Maybe China ... or maybe Japan.
Stockpiles of oil are on the low side in SE Asia as well.
Commodity prices tend to rise with inflation because they are in limited supply and are easier to pass to downstream consumers. For example, when the price of basic groceries goes up it is generally because the cost of raw materials that go into production of these items rose. But buying the physical commodity behind most goods is not practical for most people.
Where to invest? First, invest in agriculture companies or funds . This includes seed and fertilizer companies, agriculture machinery companies, and companies who manufacture food. Food or other soft commodities like cotton and sugar, aren't the only area to think about. Use exchange traded funds to invest in hard commodities like oil, gold, and other metals. If you think energy or gold prices are rising, then invest in a fund that owns these assets.
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There are six counties in the US with a median income of more than $100,000. Here's the list. And here's how they voted:
Loudoun County, Virginia: Obama 51.6%, Romney 47.2%
Falls Church, Virginia: Obama 69.1%, Romney 29.6%
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Howard, Maryland: Obama 59.5%, Romney 38.3%
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Most of the nation shifted to the right in Tuesday's vote, but not far enough to secure a win for Mitt Romney.
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It's been a long – really long – campaign, one full of twists and turns, gaffes and memes. As Americans head to the polls to choose between Obama and Romney, catch up on the story so far and stay tuned for the final chapter
512 Paths to the White House [nytimes.com], designed by Mike Bostock and Shan Cartner from the New York Times Graphics Department, shows all the possible paths to victory available for either presidential candidate.
A Campaign Map, Morphed By Money
Explore political ad spending through creative cartography. This animated map shows where superPACs and other outside groups spent their money — over a six-month period during the general election — to air political ads aimed at influencing the presidential race.
WaPo INTERACTIVE: Make Mitt Romney's tax plan add up!
The last time the tax code got a deep clean was 1986. Since then, it's been clogged back up with deductions, credits, and loopholes that have made tax time a burden for individuals and tax decisions distortive for businesses. Eliminating many of these special carve-outs would pay for a reduction in tax rates, deficit reduction, or perhaps even both.
But the minute one moves from that vague goal of making the tax code simpler into the knotty questions of what provisions of the tax code ought to be eliminated, the broad consensus breaks down. Should the next president limit the mortgage-interest deduction, and if so, by how much? Should he end the charitable deduction? What about the tax-free status of employer-provided health benefits?
The reason for trying to fill Romney's tax plan—as opposed to Obama's second-term plan—is that you can try filling the shortfall with a mix of tax cuts and tax increases of various types. It explores the different party approaches and their feasibility for the current budget (setting aside the longer-term impact). WaPo and Ezra Klein offers three generalized packages but also the ability to select options in each category.
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Outside Money in the House: Six Graphs and Seven Takeaways
Outside money is flooding into U.S. House races, primarily from party committees, but also significantly from dark money groups and super PACs. And though Democrats need to win 25 seats to take back the House (which most forecasters deem unlikely), nobody is giving up on anything, judging from the recent cash infusions.
Our National Data Happy Hour is starting now, you can tune in online here! http://www.sunlightlive.com/sunlight-foundation-data-happy-hour
Where are all of the "binders full of women"?
Like Mitt Romney in Tuesday night's debate, we were wondering, where are the "binders full of women" applying to work at FloatingSheep?
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Teachings from the Paleiadians
The intensity of the expected energy wave is not ours to stop or prevent. It will enable both the planet and our individual lives to ascend into higher frequencies and has been planned by the Source long ago. We can work harmoniously with it, or be removed. Will it happen? It has already begun.
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I am reading a facinating book called Bringers of the Dawn, Teachings from the Pleiadians. This book was written in 1992 and discusses that in 20 years IE, 2012, there will be a major alteration and shift on our planet.
I would like to share a passage from this profound book that relates to the Ascension.
As members of the Family of Light, you can simply observe this, knowing that chaos and confusion must come to break down the system so that it can be rebuilt with light. As members of the Family of Light, you can understand that there is an evolutionary process taking place and that those who can handle the changing frequencies by all means will evolve.
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As I put this into prospective today, I am thinking of the war in Israel and Palestine. Could this be the beginning of what is expected to come. Is it our time on this planet to have a World War 3. Is it our time on this planet to have a nuclear war. The bible says that the world will come to an end in the Holy land. Is it our time on this planet on December 21, 2012 to come to an end, and begin again.
Last night I layed on my sofa while I prayed and meditated for a better understanding of this. I quickly fell asleep in peace, and woke up at 4 am in the morning. Another day has come, and what will be will be.
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Lee Buchheit, a lawyer at US firm Cleary Gottlieb, has been present at all the major debt crises of the past three decades. His reputation among investors is as a fearsome and aggressive litigator, but finance ministers in distress see him as something of a fairy godmother.[more inside]
"The conversions came at the end of one of the most successful Jewish periods in human history... Their success led them to call their land Sepharad, a name from the book of Obadiah that implied that Spanish Jews were the successors to the Jews of Israel. This world ended in 1391."
"At the appointed time, those children who were not presented voluntarily were seized by the officials and forced to the font.... In many cases, parents smothered their offspring in their farewell embrace. In others, they threw them into wells in order to save them from the disgrace of apostasy, and then killed themselves. Sometimes, even old men were dragged to the churches and forcibly baptized by over-zealous fanatics,... In all other cases, the unwilling neophytes, some mere babies, were distributed throughout the country, as far as possible from home, to be brought up in Christian surroundings."[more inside]


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Chris Vallillo and Bucky Halker Talk Folk Music
Chris Vallillo and Bucky Halker visited the WGN Radio studio to chat about folk music with Rick Kogan and share some of their favorite tunes off two of their recent albums, "Folk Songs of Illinois No. 5″ and "Midwest Folklife Festival."
You can listen to that entire chat, here.
"Staying on the Vanguard of Folk" 3/23/14
Chris and Bucky Halker are performing April 5th at the Pullman Historic Site on the Far South Side Chicago. In advance of that show, Rick Kogan of the Chicago Tribune wrote a fine article about Chris, Bucky, with a bit of history behind folk music in Chicago and the Pullman Historic Site. Click the picture to the left to read the full article. The show will begin at 3:00pm, April 5th… and you can view more details about the show here.
The Midwest Folklife Festival CD!
In 2006, 2009 and 2012 the Illinois Arts Council, along with the Arts Councils of Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota combined resources to present the Midwest Folklife Festival. I was given a chance to bring rough recordings from those years together into a CD… and that CD has just arrived.
You can purchase a copy of the CD here.
Enjoy this free download of the Southern Illinois bluegrass band Etherton Switch playing Forked Deer.
Hickory Ridge Schedule Updated
If you're looking for information on the artists performing during the Hickory Ridge Concert Series… This is the place to find it! Bookmark the Hickory Ridge Concert Series page and keep up to date with every show in the series. That's also where you'll find all the information you need in regards to tickets and our venue, The Dickson Mounds Museum.
The Last Day of Winter
Here are two tracks from my newest CD, The Last Day of Winter. The Water is Wide is the timeless Americana melody performed bottleneck slide style on a custom 9 string parlor guitar while Tequila is the classic 50's rocker performed on a National Tri-cone guitar. Listen or download to the tracks below on me, then you can browse over to SoundCloud to listen to other select tracks from previous CDs… Or, you can just click the CD cover to the left and order your own copy of The Last Day of Winter.
Reviews are coming in for The Last Day of Winter!
Read what Gary Tuber at examiner.com had to say about the album.
Jonathan Aird of Americana UK had that to say about the new CD.
Illinois Entertainer included a review of LDoW in their March 2013 edition of Around Hear.
And here's one from the March/April 2013 issue of Maverick Magazine.
Tom Irwin at the Illinois Times had some nice words to say about me recently.
Expanded Liner Notes and Guitar Pictures
I have compiled an expanded version of the liner notes for The Last Day of Winter, that include not only notes on the songs themselves… but also notes on the myriad of instruments that were used while recording the CD. The instrument descriptions include hi-resolution photos that allow you to get up close and personal with the guitars, mandolins, amplifiers, and other musical tools that were used to craft The Last Day of Winter. Click the link below to visit the Expanded Liner Notes Page and explore the finer points of The Last Day of Winter.


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Unfortunately, here at BadJocks we get quite a bit of spam email, most of which the filters catch and the rest we just delete. Every once and a while one gets through (like this gem below) and we feel compelled to respond. Just a little background: we probably see about 10 of these messages a week, supposedly from a recently divorced woman overseas who is expecting a large settlement from her husband based here in the states. The scammers send unsuspecting divorce lawyers who fall for this a six figure cashiers check and ask that it be securely deposited and only a small amount ($5000 or so) sent back to the divorcee' to cover some expenses. Several law firms have fallen for this scam and eventually find out that the cashier's check is bogus and are out the five grand . . . sometimes a lot more.
Below is "Beverly's" original email and my recent response. Beverly has not gotten back to me or paid me for my legal advice. I think I need to hire a good lawyer to sue her . . .
From: Beverly Kawashima
Subject: Re: Did you get my inquiry?
Dear Counsel,
My name is Beverly Kawashima. Got your email contact the internet, and i am now writing your firm in regards to a divorce settlement with my ex husband Mackenzie Kawashima who resides in your jurisdiction. I am currently working in S.Korea. We had an out of court agreement (Collaborative Law Agreement) for him to pay $950,500.00 plus legal fees.
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How much of a right do students have to questioning and independent thinking?
What is your opinion on how much students should be allowed to question? Do they have the right to question if they may see a logical fallacy? If so, how far are they allowed to question it? Why?
In addition: I understand teachers try to allow students to question, but sometimes are limited by the administration (and/or bureaucracy). Why is this?
Topics: education philosophy thinking
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Erik NyquistJan 14 2013: I'm not certain this is even a question! Education is above all else about questioning and independent thinking.
Yes, you may fill a child's head with facts, you can force them to memorize poetry and multiplication tables. But do they understand the poem? Do they understand the concept of multiplication?
As many find out, the real learning in life often does wait until we are in a situation where we begin to explore new knowledge for ourselves. This is only possible if we have been taught how to properly learn.
The true job of any real educator is to teach students to think; not to give them facts but to teach them how to learn, how to reason, and how to understand.
Then again, perhaps these things cannot really be taught, perhaps they require that the individual have them as innate abilities. I do not know.
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Friends and family are still in shock after a Golden Gate man was murdered Saturday.
"He was a great person. I don't see how anyway shape or form he deserved to die," said friend Blake Wyatt
Collier County deputies say Ernest James Torres was killed inside his home at 2248 54th Terrace SW early Saturday morning.
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Wyatt grew up with Torres, who played football at Naples High School.
Wyatt said Torres just got a job with a moving company.
"I don't see how anyone would want to do this to him," Wyatt said
At this time, deputies won't release how Torres was killed. Detectives say it's too early in the investigation to say if this was an isolated or random act of violence.


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I hope you're right. 9/11 is the worst incident America has experienced since Pearl Harbor. I hope to God, we don't have another incident like that this year. Nothing would make me happier than for 9/11 to be an uneventful day. I wouldn't believe this was possible, if it hadn't already happened 13 years ago. Have a great day.
Go to Google. Type in "missing jetliners". You will find numerous articles by various sources discussing these missing jetliners. I wish this weren't true, but unfortunately it seems to be all too true.
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Laurel Park thoroughbred deaths prompt state inquiry
Report does not find blame in tracks, medication or veterinary care
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The ten horses euthanized because of injuries at Laurel Park between Jan. 9 and Feb. 15 this year -- during only 23 of the 140 racing days scheduled for 2013 -- equals the total number euthanized at the track during all of 2011. (Baltimore Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr. / March 8, 2013)
But the deaths remain a mystery, a concern for horse racing fans and those in the industry.
On Monday, a report on the state investigation did not identify a cause for the rise in deaths. Instead, the Maryland Racing Commission suggested in its report a tightening of current safety protocols and increased study of fallen horses.
Since the time period studied by the commission, more horses have been injured at Laurel — three horses are listed in racing charts as having broken down on Friday and Saturday of last week alone. It was unclear as of Monday night whether those horses were euthanized.
"Obviously, it's a situation we're all very concerned about," said Bruce Quade, chairman of the racing commission. "We're trying to be proactive in identifying the cause or causes, but at this point, there doesn't seem to be one single stand-alone factor. We're going to continue to review and re-emphasize the policies and procedures that are supposed to be followed."
Twenty-one horses were euthanized last year after suffering an injury at Maryland's thoroughbred tracks, Laurel and Pimlico, and 10 horses were euthanized after racing here in all of 2011.
The recent string of deaths is a blow to horse racing here. Maryland had built a reputation for running safe races, and the industry has been buoyed by purses fattened with slot-machine revenue and a 10-year deal between the tracks and horsemen that many said brought stability.
The report was written by the commission's Safety and Welfare Committee, which studied a span — Jan. 9 to Feb. 15 — that included 23 racing days out of 140 scheduled this year.
The committee did not find fault in drug regimens used on the horses and questioned by some industry critics but suggested the adoption of uniform medication guidelines currently under consideration in eight Mid-Atlantic states, including Maryland. That could be approved this month and is seen as a potential game-changer by those in the sport.
The committee, convened last year to address growing concerns about horse safety after The New York Times detailed a rash of horse deaths around the country, also plans to review all future incidents and have horses necropsied. Only one of the 10 bodies was studied, limiting the information available for the investigation.
The state commission's executive director, Mike Hopkins, has asked state-employed veterinarians to expand their pre-race examination of each horse to meet a model adopted by other jurisdictions and organizations.
"The state just needs to keep being proactive and figure out how to stop these," said Alan Foreman, a prominent Maryland-based lawyer who helped New York investigate a series of deaths last winter. He has since pushed for reforms across the sport. "It always takes something like this for people to wake up fully."
Some industry watchers said Maryland racing's recent success could lead to problems. The introduction of slots money has made racing more lucrative than it has been in years and has caused a surge in the number of horses being claimed.
That means low-level horses can enter races on the condition that they can be claimed for a certain price by another trainer or owner who submits a claim prior to the race. In some cases, critics say, owners and trainers are looking to make a quick profit by claiming a horse and running it without proper rest against inferior competition in another claiming race.
A majority of the races at Laurel — and at tracks around the country — feature "claiming."
Members of the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association successfully lobbied at last month's racing commission meeting to adopt an emergency regulation to change claiming rules.
The new rules, which need to be approved by a General Assembly subcommittee, would prevent a claimed horse from "dropping" in class and running in a race worth less than its last race. It would also add a provision allowing a claimed horse who goes 180 days between starts to be exempt from claiming for one race.
Six of the horses who died at Laurel were running in $5,000 claiming races, the lowest rung of racing here.
"There needs to be incentive for an owner to claim a horse and then keep him for a little bit, feel like he's his own," said David Hayden, a longtime breeder in Maryland who serves on the racing commission's safety committee. "These horses running in the $5,000 races, you've got to protect them a bit."
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Red Dead Redemption Sells Over 5 MillionRockstar's open-world western Red Dead Redemption has "sold in" over five million copies worldwide since its PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 release on May 18, publisher and studio owner Take-Two Interactive revealed today in its financial results.
Exactly what the company meant by "sold-in" was not disclosed, though clarification may be on the way as it is holding a conference call to discuss the results shortly.
[UPDATE] As several readers have pointed out, "sold-in" refers to the number of copies that Take-Two has sold to retailers, not consumers. [/UPDATE]
In related news, Grand Theft Auto IV has now sold over 17 million units worldwide.
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Thousands of bicyclists cruising through the streets of Miami and Miami Beach on Friday evening have stopped traffic along parts of northbound Biscayne Boulevard in Miami and westbound 17th Street in Miami Beach.
The bicyclists, a loose group organized around a website called Miami Bike Scene at themiamibikescene.com, hold a mass bike ride called "Critical Mass" on the last Friday of every month, said Miami police spokeswoman Kenia Reyes.
"They overtake the streets," she said. "The first time I saw that, I'll never forget it. I was dumbfounded."
There usually seem to be about 3,000 participants, said Reyes, but she wasn't sure how many took part on Friday.
The bicyclists began their evening ride at Government Center in downtown Miami at around 7:15 p.m., according to the Miami Bike Scene website. Their route takes them north to 79th Street, east across the 79th Street Causeway and then south on Indian Creek Drive and Collins Avenue. The loop will bring them back to Government Center.
Some of them were cycling west on 17th street in Miami Beach toward their starting point in downtown Miami at about 8:45 p.m., according to police.