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Economic Commentary
Household Balance Sheets and the Recovery
Falling home and financial asset prices have combined to weaken the average household's balance sheet, and this has helped to slow down the current recovery. We examine the role that household balance sheets have typically played in postwar business cycles and assess their importance in explaining why some recoveries, including the current one, have been weaker than others.
The slow pace of the current recovery has been a source of concern for some time. Whereas real GDP growth after severe recessions has generally been very strong, that has not been the case during the current recovery, which followed the worst postwar recession. This time around, it took three years for real GDP to return to where it was just before the start of the recession.
One factor behind the slow recovery has been the weakness of household balance sheets. During the financial crisis, the values of real estate assets and financial assets plunged, lowering household net worth and raising leverage. To repair their balance sheets, households have been increasing their saving rate, raising the average from its pre-recession level of around 2 percent to its current level above 5 percent. This deleveraging process has slowed consumption and, as a result, the recovery.
We examine the role that household balance sheets have played in postwar business cycles and assess their importance in explaining why some recoveries, including the current one, have been weaker than others. We begin by documenting some important differences across past business cycles. We then study the role played by household balance sheets using a simple, conventional model of the U.S. economy. We highlight both the direct impact of balance sheets on economic activity and the indirect mechanism through which balance sheets amplify and propagate the effects of macroeconomic shocks. We find that balance sheets have contributed importantly to the dynamics of some business cycles, especially the more recent ones.
Weaker and Longer Recoveries
Past business cycles have not followed a unique pattern. In particular, there have been important differences in the recoveries. Some recoveries, especially those right after World War II, were strong and rapid. Others, especially the more recent ones, have been weaker and longer.
To compare the different business cycle patterns, we decompose real GDP into the sum of the GDP trend and the GDP gap.1 The trend is determined by long-run factors such as structural productivity, capital accumulation, and long-run growth in the labor force, while the gap is the cyclical component that reflects short-run factors. Since we are interested in business cycle properties, we take the trend as given and base our analysis on the gap.
In the earlier postwar cycles (1948–1960), recoveries were short, rapid, and strong (figure 1). Real GDP rebounded right after the trough of the recession, growing faster than the trend growth rate and rapidly catching up to the trend. The path of the GDP gap was roughly symmetrical around the trough of the recession and looked V-shaped: It first decreased and then rapidly returned to zero, with the recovery phase lasting approximately as long as the recession phase. The two cycles in the 1980s looked V-shaped as well.
Figure 1. Real GDP Gap
Source: Authors' calculations from Bureau of Economic Analysis data.
Recoveries were weaker during the 1970s (1969 and 1973 cycles) and they lasted longer—that is, GDP took longer to return to trend. The path of the GDP gap looked more like a check mark than a V, with the recovery phase lasting longer than the recession phase. The longest and weakest recoveries have been the three most recent ones (1990, 2001, and 2007 cycles). There has been no strong GDP rebound or growth, and the recovery phase has lasted years. We might say the path of the GDP gap was somewhat L-shaped, though perhaps it is more accurate to say it was erratic and shapeless.
Another way to see differences in business cycle patterns is by comparing the lengths of recessions with their respective recoveries. Table 1 lists the NBER-measured lengths of all postwar recessions along with two alternative measures for the length of the subsequent recoveries. The first measure is the number of quarters that it took for GDP to return to its trend.
Table 1. Lengths of Recessions and Recoveries
Length of
Length of
Duration of
Source: NBER; authors' calculations.
The second, which we label the duration of the recovery, is a more sophisticated measure that takes into account whether most of the GDP gap was closed earlier or later during the recovery phase.2
For all the V-shaped business cycles, especially the first four in our sample, the length of the recovery tended not to exceed the length of the preceding recession. In contrast, the recovery lasts longer than the recession in the other business cycles, especially those after 1990.
Not only has the pattern of GDP over the cycle tended to change over time, so has the pattern of unemployment. During the earlier cycles, unemployment peaked approximately at the trough of the recession and then rapidly decreased (figure 2). Since the 1970s, unemployment has peaked later and later and has decreased more slowly.
Figure 2. Unemployment Rate
Note: Shaded bars indicate recessions.
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The Role of Household Balance Sheets
Household balance sheets have been one factor behind these business cycle differences. Balance sheets have been weaker in the slower recoveries.
To measure the weakness of balance sheets, we use leverage, defined as the ratio of assets to net worth. High leverage indicates weak balance sheets. Leverage in the household sector was especially high relative to trend during the 1973, 2001, and 2007 cycles, whose recoveries were especially slow (see figure 3). During all of these three business cycles, financial asset prices experienced sizeable drops. In addition, house prices plunged during the last cycle. As asset prices fell, the value of households' assets decreased, raising households' leverage and weakening their balance sheets (a decrease in asset values causes a larger percentage drop in net worth, raising leverage).
Figure 3. Household Leverage
Notes: Leverage is defined as the ratio of assets to net worth. Leverage has been logged and detrended. The trend has been computed using the HP filter. Shaded bars indicate recessions.
Sources: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Flow of Funds; NBER.
When their leverage is high, households increase their savings because they want to repair their balance sheets. This switch to saving tends to decrease consumption and to slow down the recovery. In fact, data show that leverage relative to trend is negatively correlated with present and future production, so high leverage tends to be associated with and followed by a decrease in real activity. This type of evidence is not sufficient by itself to identify the role played by household balance sheets in business cycles, however. It can show that high leverage is associated with low economic activity, but it cannot discern whether leverage actively causes changes in economic activity or whether it passively responds to economic activity.
To formally assess the relationship between balance sheets and the business cycle, we use a common, simple model of the aggregate economy. The variables included are production, the unemployment rate, inflation, the short-term risk-free interest rate, an oil-price index, and household leverage. The model, a vector auto-regression (VAR), relates each variable to the past values of all variables in the model and to various types of shocks.3 This type of model has been shown to effectively capture the dynamics of the business cycle—we use it to determine how changes in balance sheets affect economic activity and how balance sheets respond to changes in the economy.
First, we look at the economic effects of a shock to balance sheets, that is, an unanticipated increase in leverage. For instance, an adverse balance sheet shock could be the result of an unexpected drop in the price of real estate or financial assets. Our model suggests that the response of the economy to such a shock is the one we would expect based on intuition: After an unanticipated increase in leverage, real GDP decreases and unemployment increases (figures 4 and 5). So adverse balance sheet shocks discourage economic activity. Moreover, the responses of real GDP and unemployment are delayed and persistent, with the peak of the responses not occurring until approximately a year or more after the shock hits. In contrast, the responses of real GDP and unemployment to shocks that affect them directly are more immediate: The peaks of the responses occur after only one and two quarters, respectively. This suggests that balance sheet shocks cause important changes in economic activity and that their effect is more delayed than that of other shocks.
Figure 4. Response of Real GDP to Two Contractionary Shocks
Note: This figure plots the impulse response functions of real GDP to macroeconomic and balance sheet shocks. The impulse response function tracks the average response over time to a shock occurring in period zero. It is the deviation in the path that a variable follows over time due to the occurrence of the shock. The size of the shock is equal to its average size in the time period considered (one standard deviation). Responses are statistically significant at a 5 percent level for two years.
Source: Authors' calculations.
Figure 5. Response of the Unemployment Rate to Two Contractionary Shocks
Note: This figure plots the impulse response functions of unemployment to macroeconomic and balance sheet shocks. The impulse response function tracks the average response over time to a shock occurring in period zero. It is the deviation in the path that a variable follows over time due to the occurrence of the shock. The size of the shock is equal to its average size in the time period considered (one standard deviation). The response to an unemployment shock is statistically significant at a 5 percent level for five quarters, while the response to a balance sheet shock is statistically significant for two and a half years.
Source: Authors' calculations.
We also use the VAR to evaluate the relative contribution of balance sheet shocks and other shocks to business cycles. For each business cycle, we took the path that was expected for GDP at the beginning of the cycle, looked at the deviation from the path over the cycle, and decomposed the deviation into the part due to balance sheet shocks and the part due to all other shocks. This decomposition reveals that adverse balance sheet shocks played an important role in three cycles—1973, 1990, and especially 2007, the most recent one (figure 6). Balance sheet shocks caused real GDP to be below its expected path by 3.8 percentage points in the fourth quarter of 2009, accounting for 84 percent of the total drop. They were important during the recovery phase of the 2001 cycle as well. The decomposition for unemployment leads to very similar conclusions. Since balance sheet shocks tend to have a more delayed effect on economic activity relative to other shocks, this explains in part why the later recoveries have been slower.
Figure 6. Contribution of Balance Sheet Shocks to Business Cycles
Notes: For each business cycle episode, we plot the deviation of real GDP from its path expected at the beginning of the cycle (solid line). This deviation is due to all types of shocks hitting the economy (including balance sheet shocks). The shaded area shows the portion of the deviation of real GDP from its expected path that is due to balance sheet shocks only.
Source: Authors' calculations.
Our results so far have highlighted the importance of the direct impact of balance sheets shocks on economic activity. However, balance sheets play another important role: They amplify and propagate the effects of macroeconomic shocks. After an adverse macroeconomic shock, an increase in leverage reinforces the direct contractionary effect of the shock.
To study whether this indirect mechanism can explain part of differences in business cycle patterns, we consider separately the two periods before and after 1985, estimating the VAR model separately for the two periods (figure 7). This reveals that the response of leverage to macroeconomic shocks has changed over time. In response to a contractionary shock to GDP, such as an adverse productivity shock, leverage tended to decrease before 1985, thereby attenuating the effects of the shock, while it has tended to increase after 1985, thereby amplifying and propagating the effects of the shock. As a result of this change, balance sheets have deteriorated more in response to contractionary macroeconomic shocks after 1985, and this development is likely to have contributed to slowing down the later recoveries.
Figure 7. Response of Leverage to a Contractionary GDP Shock before and after 1985
Notes: Response to a one-standard-deviation shock. The response of leverage is not statistically significant at a 5 percent level before 1985, whereas it is statistically significant for two quarters in the period after 1985.
Source: Authors' calculations.
By using fairly conventional methods and assumptions, we have unveiled some general patterns. We have found that weak household balance sheets have been an important factor behind the slower recoveries, especially the current one. One reason is that balance sheet shocks, which tend to have a delayed and persistent effect on economic activity, have played a greater role in the cycles associated with the slower recoveries. Another reason is that since about 1985, balance sheets have deteriorated more in response to adverse macroeconomic shocks than they used to, and as a result they have amplified and propagated the direct contractionary effects of the shocks.
Because the VAR model that we have used is a simplified representation of the economy, it will be important to confirm our results using more sophisticated models. Also, we have documented the differing impacts of household balance sheets in different business cycles, but we haven't examined the reasons behind those differing impacts. One possibility could be, for instance, that changes in the types of assets and liabilities that households have on their balance sheets—and their greater sensitivities to asset price shocks—might have something to do with both the greater role played by balance sheet shocks and the different response of leverage to macroeconomic shocks in the later cycles.
When our results are used to interpret recent evidence on household finances, they suggest conditions may be improving. While households have been saving at a high rate to repair their balance sheets for some time, there have been signs that this deleveraging process has attenuated: Household leverage has come down from its peak and the saving rate has leveled out. These signs may point to a stronger pickup of consumption and a more robust recovery.
- More precisely, we decompose the logarithm of real GDP into the sum of its trend and the log-GDP gap. In turn, we compute the log-GDP trend as the piecewise linear trend that interpolates the NBER peaks of log-GDP. For the 1960:Q2 cycle, however, the resulting trend growth would be too high and would distort the results, so we use the average postwar growth rate instead. For the last cycle (2007:Q4), we extend the trend line from the previous 2001:Q1 cycle.[Back]
- The duration of the recovery is the weighted average of the number of quarters that it took for GDP to return to its trend. To construct the average, each quarter is weighted by the percentage of the total GDP gap that was closed in that quarter. For instance, if 1/3 of the GDP gap were closed in the first quarter of the recovery, and 2/3 in the second quarter, the duration would be (1/3 x 1) + (2/3 x 2) = 5/3 = 1.66 quarters.[Back]
- The model is a four-lag VAR of the following variables: the log of real GDP, the unemployment rate, the log of the GDP price deflator, the three-month T-bill rate, the log of the WTI oil price, and the log of household leverage for the period 1952:Q1–2010:Q2. Shocks are identified using a Cholesky decomposition with the variables ordered as listed above.[Back]


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Pinched Nerve (cont.)
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What is a patent's prognosis for a pinched nerve?
In most cases, patients with a pinched nerve are able to recover completely without any long lasting symptoms. Most patients respond well to conservative treatment including rest, activity modification, ice, physical therapy, and medications.
Surgical operations are typically only recommended for people who do not improve with the conservative treatment or if they have worsening muscle weakness. The longer a patient has symptoms of a pinched nerve, and the worse the symptoms become, the less chance there is for a full recovery. Pain, numbness and tingling usually recovery completely with treatment. If a person develops weakness or wasting of the muscles he or she should see a doctor as soon as possible to prevent any permanent nerve damage.
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Attorneys for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are in quiet discussions with leaders of Utah's gay and lesbian community, trying to hammer out language for a statewide ban on housing and employment discrimination that the church could support.
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If the LDS Church, the state's largest faith to which nearly 90 percent of the Utah Legislature belongs, were to endorse the anti-discrimination bill, it would be a major boost for efforts to pass the legislation, which has failed the past several years.
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Last year, Utah businesses made a major push to pass the ban on housing and employment discrimination, but the bill was voted down by a Senate committee. This year, the business community, through the Salt Lake Chamber, has again made it one of its legislative priorities.
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LDS Church discussions about an anti-discrimination law proceed even as the faith continues its efforts to oppose gay marriage. Last week, the church filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing to uphold the national Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8, the ballot initiative banning gay marriage that the church publicly supported.
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So far, Mero said, his understanding is church leaders are not all in agreement, and the LGBT groups may have to give up too much to get the church's support.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WJBK) -- The so-called nasty neighbor from Trenton, Jennifer Petkov, speaks publicly for the first time since the death of the young girl she taunted, Kathleen Edward.
Petkov appeared on the "Dr. Phil" show. She was asked if she felt remorse or wanted to apologize for harassing an innocent little girl.
"I'm sorry for everything. I wish that we could go back to when we were all neighbors and would watch each other's kids and could rely on each other because sometimes all you have is your neighbors," said Petkov. "I don't expect your forgiveness, but I'm sorry if I said anything ever or did anything ever that hurt you."
"Jennifer tormented me the last year of my daughter's life. Then after my daughter died, I never, ever had a chance to grieve because I was too busy defending myself and too busy reading nasty posts and seeing pictures of my dying granddaughter and dead daughter. I want to grieve for my daughter and granddaughter without being tormented by Jennifer Petkov," Rebecca Rose said.
You can watch excerpts from the show at www.DrPhil.com.
Petkov became the target of international scorn after her appearance on FOX 2. Her online taunts took aim at then seven-year-old Kathleen Edward and her mother, who both suffered from Huntington's disease.
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Jason Derulo's previous hit, "Talk Dirty," featured rapper 2 Chainz, but for his latest hit, " Wiggle ," Jason decided he wanted to someone legendary...and to him, that meant only one man: the D-O-Double G, Snoop Dogg .
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Let's face it. Life is busy. Everyone has different things going on ranging from work to family commitments. It is hard to create an exercise routine -- never mind stick to it. One day you oversleep. The next day you get stuck in a meeting. A friend invites you to dinner. I think you get my point. Sometimes life just gets in the way--but you need to remember to take time for yourself.
Whether you are just beginning a workout routine or you are a seasoned gym rat it is important to schedule it in. Treat your workout the same way you do a meeting or a doctor's appointment. There are a couple of ways to do this.
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I picked up a copy of Ian Parnell and Neil Gresham's new book Winter Climbing + at exactly the wrong part of the season, having just seen the three weeks I'd allotted to climbing in Scotland this winter coincide with three of the winter's worst weeks of weather and conditions.
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Knowing I would not get another chance to put tools to turf until next season, I spent a whole train journey south getting psyched for something that was eight months away!
Any book that seeks to help people improve has succeeded in half its task merely by enthusing its readers about the subject from the start and this book certainly manages that!
I've read many winter self-improvement books in my time, starting before I'd even swung a tool, aged 11 with Yvon Chouinard's classic, Climbing Ice which my non-climbing grandfather stumbled upon as a birthday present in a second hand shop. More recently Will Gadd's superb Ice and Mixed Climbing – Modern Technique substantially altered the way I climb ice, which was previously learnt from trial and error, observation and fear.
On starting Winter Climbing +, I initially wondered what it could add to those two books and everything I've read in-between. I suspect that most UK-based winter climbers spend most of their time climbing in Scotland in a variety of conditions and weather, with perhaps an annual trip abroad to somewhere with more reliable temperatures and a more continental "winter cragging" feel to it. What this book adds that others have understandably lacked, is that it approaches the subject from precisely this perspective. Where other books might have added bits and pieces that I could take away as useful or relevant to my own winter climbing, they always seemed geared to a reader with reliable access to solid ice and well bolted mixed climbing. In most instances they would neglect the not-quite-so-trustworthy ice and the traditionally protected mixed climbing that form the bulk of most UK climbers' winter diet. This book fills that void very well while also giving enough information and skills advice to allow someone who has only ever done trad mixed climbing to feel confident about going abroad to try bolted mixed climbing.
I felt that the section that added most where others had lacked was "The Mind"; to me it seems that in Scottish winter climbing, even more than other types of winter climbing, it is the mental approach of different climbers that makes the biggest single difference to their capabilities. This section breaks down the mental approach into manageable chunks, examining motivation, risk assessment, rational boldness, focus, breathing and visualisation. These are all techniques that the best climbers use all the time, often subconsciously, but...
...they are explained here in a way that will help the weekend winter warrior make the most of that most powerful of winter-climbing muscles – the brain.
The section on physical training is also very informative, although perhaps more guidance on how to fit the training into a "normal" climber's year would have been useful to the majority of readers who are unlikely to gear the whole training year around winter climbing. Throughout the book the advice is brought to life with regular and entertaining short stories, often offering the reader a chance to learn from the authors' mistakes. I particularly liked Unleashing The Rock God – the story of Neil taking Leo Houlding on his first ice climb! The look and feel of the book also benefits greatly from Ian's superb photography, supplemented with a few well chosen additions from other photographers.
The fact that the book covers so many topics is also perhaps its major shortfall; in some cases there is too little information or very important topics are only touched upon. This was most notable in the section on avalanches, which was about the same length as the discussion of different leash options. This is perhaps understandable since this is not a book on avalanche safety, but it would perhaps be worth noting that this is a very complex and important topic and suggesting where readers might go to learn more.
Overall I would highly recommend this book. It succeeds in offering something to both a complete beginner keen to get into the sport and a seasoned campaigner looking to get that little bit extra from their climbing. It is very comprehensive and is mostly full of very clear and good advice. There are books out there that cover certain aspects better, for example Will Gadd's book for the section on pure ice technique, or numerous books on avalanche assessment, but this book pulls together a very wide range of advice almost all of which is relevant to UK-based winter climbers.
What Rockfax say:
Winter Climbing+ is the third in the critically acclaimed series of instructional books from Rockfax. Written by two of the UK's most respected winter climbers, Winter Climbing+ takes a positive approach to the climbing discipline that has traditionally had its delights obscured by its dangers.
Filled with inspirational full colour photographs throughout, and a clear, concise text that quickly unravels the mysteries of winter climbing, Winter Climbing+ wastes no time in revealing shortcuts to the skills that make a sound winter climber. The book assumes the reader has no prior-knowldge of winter climbing and starts with the basic skills and equipment that are needed to safely head into the hills. The book progresses gradually to the more subtle movement skills and tactical elements that allow for rapid progress into higher levels of difficulty.
Describing the full range of activities covered by the title, Winter Climbing+ takes a detailed look at both ice and mixed climbing, examining both the traditional mixed climbing skills as well as those needed for modern sport mixed now widely practised. The book follows the style set in previous titles by including an in-depth look at the all-important psychological aspects of the sport, and finishes with a guide to major winter climbing destinations.Book Format - The book is in the standard A5, soft-cover format with full-colour throughout. It features many action photos to illustrate the various techniques, plus cartoons and informative text spread over 280+ pages.
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Blue Impact Tours
If you are swinging through Boston, make sure to download the New England Aquarium's Blue Impact Tour before going to gawk at the fishes. Sometimes, it is hard to include all the facts on just one label, so the tour offers a chance to get more in-depth information about the star animals and the threats they face.
Even if you aren't heading to the aquarium, check out the chapters online. There are Barbie lobsters, prolific jellies, stressed out turtles, and color changing corals, all available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and in closed captioning for the hearing impaired.
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Fun Facts About the Canary Islands
Oceana's research vessel, Ranger, set sail today for the Canary Islands. This year's expedition is focusing on the relatively undocumented seabeds and seamounts of that area, but here's some information we do know.
- Though birds are in the name, the Canary Islands are likely named after a now extinct species of monk seal. Known as "sea dogs" or canines, the concentration of these marine mammals could have inspired the name Islas Canarias.
- Though officially part of Spain, the Canary Islands are much closer to Africa – 100 kilometers off the coast of Morocco and Western Sahara.
- The highest point in Spain at 3,718 m is Pico de Teide on the island of Tenerife.
- In 2007, one of the islands, El Hierro, set in motion a plan to become energy self-sufficient, relying solely on renewable sources.
- Actor Javier Bardem and shoemaker Manolo Blahnik are Canarios.
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Ranger Sails to the Canary Islands
The Oceana Ranger sets sail today from the port of Sagunto, Spain to study the seabeds of the Canary Islands and gather information to propose the designation of new marine protected areas.
The objective of Ranger's fifth annual expedition is to help Spain protect 10 percent of its marine environment by 2012, which is required by the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. The Canary Island expedition, which will conclude in mid-October, is a project supported by the Biodiversity Foundation.
Oceana will study the seamounts of the Canary Islands, as well as surrounding seabeds. A team of professional divers will photograph and film the areas up to 40 meters deep. An underwater robot will be used to film down to 500 meters deep, transmitting the images to the ship in real time for species identification.
Ricardo Aguilar, Director of Research at Oceana Europe, explains, "Most of the Canary Islands seabeds remain unexplored since the continental shelf is small and quickly drops down to 3,000 meters. This makes it complicated to know their state of conservation or identify areas of key importance in terms of marine ecology.
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Tackling the Garbage Patch
Like the Junk Raft last summer and the Plastiki about to set sail, Project Kaisei joins the fleet of expeditions raising awareness and performing research on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
The project is a collaboration between the non-profit Project Kaisei and UC San Diego's Scripps Institution. Their two boats, Kaisei and the New Horizon, departed Tuesday for the North Pacific Gyre. They will spend the month of August collecting debris to study possible retrieval and processing techniques that could be potentially used to detoxify and recycle these materials into diesel fuel.
Few details are known about the size and severity of the gyre and these research trips are huge steps towards understanding marine pollution. If enough information is collected to determine the seriousness of the issue, a clean up plan will be initiated in the following 18 months.
Head over to the Project Kaiseiwebsite where you can track their progress. They also have a blog with daily updates.
Good luck to all participating in the project! We're all anxious to see what you discover.
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NatGeo on Shark Overfishing
Check out Oceana's own Rebecca Greenberg and Pew's Joshua Reichert in a National Geographic video about a cause in the spotlight this week -- the overfishing of sharks. The images of sharks in a Spanish fish market are very different from your typical Shark Week viewing.
Stick around after the first video for footage from Cocos Island National Park in Costa Rica. Ben Horton, a photographer working with National Geographic, documents the illegal shark trade and attempts to run down poachers.
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Shark Week is Here!
Though the television shows tend to focus on the gore and terror of these apex predators, the Discovery Channel has developed a lot of conservation-centered content on their website. Check out their blog, written by the Ocean Conservancy's Sonja Fordham. There is a news section that follows the latest in shark happenings worldwide. On the lighter side, you can take a quiz and see what shark you are – I'm a hammerhead!
Also make sure to check out our own website for information on what Oceana is doing to save these graceful creatures. Learn more about them in our Creature Corner and look forward to more shark posts throughout the week.
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Orphans Find New Home
Three California sea lion pups have found a new home at the Mystic Aquarium. Two scrappy girls and one resilient guy from California rescue centers are coming up on their first birthday and are still nameless.
You can change that -- enter your suggestions for these new East Coast transplants on the Mystic Aquarium website by August 12. The winners will be announced at their first birthday party on August 27 and make sure to let us know if your pick wins!
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Mad for Mollusks
The Smithsonian Magazine has once again turned their eyes to the sea. In Mad about Seashells, Richard Conniff delves into how conchylomania -- obsession with seashells -- has shaped economies, cultures, natural history, and science. Pain medicine developed from venomous sea snails. Shells priced over Vermeer paintings. Stolen specimens worth thousands of dollars. Snails that eat sharks. Communists. Poems. Tennis courts. Foul tasting mollusks. Mucus. Turn out seashells have quite an exciting life.
Check out the article for more interesting stories, beautiful photos, and a video of selections from the world's largest shell collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
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Additions to Ocean's Crib
More new cute arrivals! A male-bonded penguin couple are raising a Humbolt penguin chick at the Santa Barbara Zoo after previous failed attempts at having the adult Humbolt penguins rear their own offspring. Male-bonded penguin pairs have successfully raised chicks at several zoos, inspiring the children's' book "And Tango Makes Three".
Just as baby birds have to learn how to fly, newborn sea lions must be taught to swim. Check out the Pittsburgh Zoo's youngest pup at an early swim lesson.
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Even as snow blankets much of the Utah landscape and frigid temperatures keep many folks inside, potential sellers who have had cold feet about putting their homes on the market may be warming to the idea.
But for those ready to make the big move, Realtors and others in the industry have some key advice — although winter is not the best time to sell, anyone who's looking for a home right now is probably serious about it, and second, if you plan to cash in on the popular spring buying season, now's the time to start the prep work that will get your home ready to show to take advantage of improving market conditions.
Selling your home in winter
Crank up the heat » If potential buyers shiver at your open house, they aren't likely to stick around, let alone make an offer. Keep the thermometer at least at a steady 70 degrees.
Get shoveling » Keep the walkways clear. And make sure at an open house that people have a place to park. Don't clear just the driveway — shovel out some spaces on the street, as well.
Build a snowman » With a Frosty in the front yard, you could even dress him up with a real-estate T-shirt or put a for-sale sign in his hands.
Become a weather freak » Be prepared for outside temperature changes when planning for an open house. If a big storm is headed your way, reschedule or push a morning open house into the afternoon.
Decorate, but don't go overboard » If your house is cold, empty and sterile, you could be sending the wrong message. Focus on a few light, classy seasonal touches.
Source: Bankrate.com
Checklist to sell your home
Make minor repairs:
Replace cracked floor or counter tiles
Patch holes in walls
Fix leaky faucets
Adjust doors that don't close and drawers that jam
Replace burned-out light bulbs
Consider painting walls neutral colors
Make it sparkle:
Wash windows inside and out
Pressure-wash sidewalks and exteriors
Clean out cobwebs
Re-caulk tubs, showers and sinks
Polish chrome faucets and mirrors
Clean out the refrigerator
Vacuum daily
Wax floors
Dust furniture, ceiling fan blades and light fixtures
Bleach dingy grout
Replace worn rugs
Hang up fresh towels
Clean and air out any musty-smelling areas
Curb appeal:
Keep the sidewalks cleared
Mow the lawn
Paint faded window trim
Plant flowers or group flower pots together
Trim bushes
Make sure your house number is visible
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Not everyone has the luxury of waiting until the traditional spring or summer homebuying season to plant that "for sale" sign, according to the consumer financial services company BankRate.com. So although it's true that you'll probably have fewer potential buyers during the winter, you'll also have less competition from other sellers — meaning it can pay to make your home look like a refuge from the weather.
As you prep, those who sell homes for a living and those who've recently bought suggest you keep these thoughts top of mind — declutter, sweat the details, depersonalize and clean like you have never cleaned before.
Start by thinking that you're already in the process of moving, said Angie Domichel Nelden, with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Midvale.
"Pack up your valuables," she said. "And I can't stress enough that if there's something you don't need or you aren't using, box it up. People don't mind boxes stacked in storage rooms or the garage, but spaces in the home must be free of clutter."
Declutter and declutter some more, she said. Closets and pantries shouldn't be crammed with stuff. Homebuyers open closets and pantry doors to check on space.
Also, concentrate on the kitchen and bathrooms, which are among homes' biggest attractions, she said. Store appliances you're not using, and put out fresh towels and mats.
"Make sure your home is light and bright," she added. "Open blinds and clean the windows. If there's a dark room, turn on the lights so that people don't have to look around for the switch. Light and bright is welcoming."
Details matter • Megan Holland, who spent eight weeks looking for a home this winter, was disappointed to see messy kitchens, unfinished bathrooms and a leaky roof.
Holland was surprised to see how many homes were in disarray during showings. One homeowner even left dirty dishes on the table.
"The worst house had old cat litter," she said. "There was a terrible odor."
The Sandy home she and husband Wes chose has everything they were looking for — an open floor plan, spacious yard, and there was no need for repairs.
"Getting your first home is like magic," she said.
After sellers have decluttered, to make a house feel more like a home, they should focus on the details. But remember, no amount of money that's put into a home to fix it up will be fully returned, so seek professional advice before throwing tons of cash into what may be unnecessary home improvements.
Realtor Joshua Stern of Keller Williams Salt Lake City notes that remodeling projects typically generate returns of no more than 50 cents on the dollar, "so what kind of an investment is that?"
Rather than spending $10,00 to $15,000 to remodel a small kitchen, he advises staging the area instead. Clear off all flat surfaces, horizontally and vertically, such as walls and counters, getting rid of pictures, refrigerator magnets and any other visual clutter.
"[They] should be cleared of everything, other than decorative items, and those should be kept to a minimum," he said.
Also, step out of yourself and try to see your home as a buyer would, Stern added. To do that, sellers must suppress emotional attachments to their dwelling, and look at other homes that are for sale, again in an attempt to visualize their home through the eyes of a buyer. The goal is to get your house looking like a model home.
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Catholic Prayer: Benedictus (Canticle of Zachary)
This canticle is said at the close of Morning Prayer in the Liturgy of the Hours.
Blessed Be the Lord, the God of Israël, because He has visited and wrought redemption for His people. And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David His servant, As He promised through the mouths of His holy ones, the prophets from of old: Salvation from our enemies and from the hands of all our foes. He has fulfilled His kindness to our fathers, and has been mindful of His holy covenant. In the oath to Abraham our father, by which He swore to grant us, That, delivered from the hands of our enemies, we should serve Him without fear. In holiness and justice before Him all our days.
And thou, O child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; for thou shalt go before the Lord to prepare His ways, To give His people knowledge of salvation through forgiveness of their sins, Because of the compassionate kindness of our God with which the Orient from on high will visit us, To shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet in the way of peace.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.Prayer Source: Prayers from Various Websites


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Shop Hunting Tuesdays: Sketchbook
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Durable, Unique, Functionally Crafted Goods.
Sketchbook was created by Amber M. Jensen, as a response to the love of adventure and exploration of the outdoors. A keen eye, a passion for art, and the skill of two hands goes into each creation.
Amber Jensen was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1982 and currently lives in Eugene, Oregon. She received a BFA in drawing from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2004. Since then, she has traveled to New Zealand to work on a bucolic sheep farm, inspiring the creation of her own line of bespoke wool, waxed canvas and leather knapsacks.
Each piece has been designed and sewn into prototypes, then modified in order to find a perfect balance of durability, style and functionality. Every pack is handmade with very fine attention to detail using quality materials. Drawing inspiration from 1800's and early 1900's mountaineering gear, owning a Sketchbook pack is like taking a step back to a simpler time.
If you're interested in purchasing any of this awesome products proceed to the website or facebook page.
*Each Tuesday TDB presents you one cool (design) shop / brand that we find all over the internet. We'll be featuring all kinds of shops (clothing, prints, furniture and more) and if you own one and you think we should check it out, let us know! (email)*


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Mostly agreed, Terrant. I'm here to play all the content. Frankly, I think it's a bit silly to make sweeping generalizations about one side or another, given that this game is so huge. There are far too many players of both faction to say "Horde players do this/act like this," or "Alliance players do that/act like that." I guess it's all right if it's playful ribbing, but that's as far as it should go. Any real aspersions or negative judgments about someone based on an in-game faction are ludicrous.


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Kittitas Valley Healthcare (KVH) operates in Kittitas County Public Hospital District No. 1.
KVH provides 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital.
Clinics include family medicine, internal medicine, orthopedics, general surgery, women's health, and urgent care.
Specialty services provide home health, home respiratory, hospice, physical therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy.


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Graphic Novel Book Club
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 7 p.m.
Come join us for a discussion of the graphic novel Are You My Mother by Alison Bechdel.
A story about another story, this memoir follows a mother and lesbian daughter's interactions as the daughter airs the family's dirty laundry. Follow along as the author hilariously embarks on a quest for answers concerning the mother-daughter gulf.
Join us for a lively discussion, pizza, and soda! We will meet in the lower level conference room.
Limited copies will be available at the book clubs display on the main level of the library.


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Most of the surviving ruins date from the reign of Parakramabahu I, the royal adventurer who established his first capital here before finally seizing Polonnaruwa. The city that Parakramabahu created at Panduwas Nuwara is often seen as a trial run for his spectacular achievements at Polonnaruwa, and although the individual remains are relatively low-key in comparison, the overall scale of the place is undeniably impressive, and exudes an Ozymandias-like aura of vanished splendour.
The citadel
The ruined city sprawls over an area of several square kilometres. At its centre lies the citadel, surrounded by sturdy walls, protected by a (now dried-up) moat and pierced by just a single, east-facing entrance. Inside the citadel, facing the entrance, the main ruin is the two-tiered royal palace, reminiscent in layout of Parakramabahu's royal palace at Polonnaruwa – far less of it survives, although you can still see the footings for pillars which would have supported the long-since vanished wooden palace building. At the top of the steps on the left stands a table inscription recording a visit by the bumptious Nissankamalla to watch a dancing display. At the rear right-hand side of this terrace are the remains of an ingenious medieval latrine: a water channel leading into a well-like cesspit. The slight remains of a few further buildings around the palace have been neatly restored, but the rest of the citadel remains unexcavated, with the mounds of numerous old buildings still buried under established woodland.
The monasteries
South of the citadel are the extensive remains of a trio of monasteries. The first is some 200m south, with a ruined brick dagoba, bo tree enclosure (bodhigara) and the ruins of a pillared image house (only the Buddha's feet survive). Immediately south lies a second monastery, with a Tamil pillar inscription at its entrance, plus two more ruined dagobas and further monastic buildings.
Some 250m further south lies the third, and perhaps most impressive of the trio, with the remains of an imposing stupa on a huge raised square base facing a smaller vatadage (on a round base), a high-walled bodhigara and the remains of a tampita (a shrine raised on pillars).
Further south lies a fourth, much more modern monastery, still very much in use. The core of the monastery dates back to the Kandyan period, with a rustic tampita fronted by an old wooden pavilion, surrounded by a cluster of colourful modern buildings.
Ektem Maligaya
Just a few metres from the modern monastery lies Panduwas Nuwara's most enigmatic and intriguing site, comprising the foundations of a small round building at the exact centre of a large, partially walled and perfectly circular depression – a structure completely unlike anything else on the island. According to popular legend, this is nothing less than the remains of the legendary Ektem Maligaya, although the more plausible historical explanation is it served as a place where Parakramabahu received oaths of loyalty, the circular space symbolizing the universe, with the king at its centre.
Panduwas Nuwara Museum
On your way out of the complex it's worth spending ten minutes at the modest Panduwas Nuwara Museum, displaying finds from the site. Highlights include an unusual polished-stone mirror and a tiny metal figurine of Parakramabahu posed in a very similar style to that of the famous statue of the king at the Potgul Vihara in Polonnaruwa.
Daughter of the legendary King Panduvasudeva, Unmadachitra (which loosely translates as "she whose beauty drives men mad") was one of the great femmes fatales of early Sri Lankan history. When she was still a girl, a prophecy foretold that her future son would kill his uncles and usurp the throne. Panduvasudeva, anxious to prevent such an occurrence, had Unmadachitra shut up in a windowless circular tower, the Ektem Maligaya. As is generally the case with young princesses locked up in tall towers, however, Unmadachitra rapidly contrived to fall in love with an eligible young prince, a certain Digha-Gamini. The young couple were soon married and had a son, named Pandukabhaya, who was then spirited away into hiding. Coming of age, Pandukabhaya revealed himself and went into battle against his uncles, all of whom were duly killed with the exception of a certain Anuradha, the only one who desisted from taking up arms against the upstart nephew, and in whose honour Pandukabhaya subsequently named his new city: Anuradhapura.


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Utah's coaches are earning their frequent flyer miles this weekend, as they take advantage of the bye week to check in on recruits.
The coaches will be all over the country with visits planned to Florida, California, Arizona, Louisiana, Nevada and Texas.
Utah vs. Arizona State
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Utah coach Kyle Whittingham will stay close to home and take in some of the local prep games.
The Utes are hoping to check on virtually every recruit they've offered as well as those who have committed, because commitments are nonbinding and more and more players are changing their minds during the recruiting process.
Whittingam, who cannot comment on specific recruits according to NCAA rules, said his staff is putting an emphasis on skill players for their 2014 class.
"We need perimeter players on both sides of the ball," he said. "Without a doubt, that is our top priority."
Among the recruits the Utes are wooing are Lamar Parker, a receiver in Miami who has committed to West Virginia, receiver Barry Ware out of California, who has committed to UCLA, and Darren Gardenhire, a cornerback out of California who has committed to San Jose State.
The Utes have 13 players on their commitment list, including Donovan Isom, a dual threat quarterback from Louisiana; Raelon Singleton, a receiver out of Texas; and Brandon Snell, a receiver out of Garden City Community College in Kansas.
Case of the dropsies
Utah's receivers have continued a bad habit in practice this week: dropping several catchable balls.
Whittingham is as exasperated as anyone over the mistakes.
"We just have to keep focusing on it," he said. "It has been an issue for us this year, and I don't have a great answer other than we have to do a better job catching the football."
Emerging talent
Utah's developmental players have been getting some extra attention during the bye week, as is customary for the Utes.
Whittingham likes what he sees out of the younger players. Those who are standing out to him include quarterbacks Brandon Cox and Conner Manning, as well as the offensive line.
"We've got four or five we are very pleased with," he said of the offensive line. "Hopefully, that will be a strength in the future."
As for the quarterbacks, Whittingham said Cox, a 6-2, 200-pound freshman out of Pasadena, Calif., has gotten stronger.
"That is a product of the weight room and a lot of growth," Whittingham said.
Defensively, junior Jason Fanaika, a 6-3, 270-pound transfer from Utah State, and Filipo Mokofisi, a 6-3, 250-pound freshman out of Woods Cross, have stood out, Whittingham said.Next Page >
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瞬間連写アクションポーズ02 殺陣・ソードアクション篇 [単行本] and 瞬間連写アクションポーズ03 ヒロイン・アクション篇 [単行本] Real Action Pose Books.
The sword one is neat because they have a kimono on and kimono off version of each shot most of the time. And the third book looks really nice, I hope I can find it. Bought this also from Kinokuniya in hopes one day I do an action comic mixing a storyboard/comic style for the action scenes. An example of this would be some panels Agasang did I still swoon over.
Also I wonder how many takes it took to get that cool scene down where he kicks the guys sword back in.
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recently had a thought that tolkien actually got the word orc by dropping the d (all that olde english stuff is a bluff).
so my current world is populated instead by dorcs, a race of destructive imbeciles who believe in the principle of strength (and rightness) in numbers and are, unfortunately, appalingly well organised (albeit comical to observe at a distance).
gave them hairless q-tip shaped heads, round, dull looking features, round black golfball sized eyes, overbites, stooped and lax postures, and decidedly inbred lookin features, waxy white skin like somethnig you'd find under a rock or behind a computer.


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STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - The 39th Annual Governor's Conference on Highway Safety is underway in Stevens Point. Randy Romanski is the Safety Programs Chief for the Bureau of Transportation Safety at Wisconsin State Patrol. He says the conference gives many people a chance to learn how to make our roads safer by learning from each other. "It has attendees from throughout the State of Wisconsin, local police forces, local police departments, county sheriff's departments, emergency medical services, child passenger safety, it runs the gamut, and the goal is to focus on what we can do to improve traffic safety and transportation safety in the State of Wisconsin."
Governor Scott Walker addressed the attendees when the conference started, and announced the state's drivers are doing a much better job of using their seat belts. "The Governor announced that seat belt use in Wisconsin is almost 83%, which while comparatively low to our neighboring states, is still a dramatic improvement from prior years. It's the highest seat belt use we've ever had in the state."
Agencies learn from each other how to better implement safety programs, like Click-it or Ticket, nighttime seat belt enforcement, and additional patrols for deterring impaired driving. "The goal is for the agencies to make themselves highly visible. Let the public know that they're going to be out there. The goal is not to make more arrests, the goal is to change people's behavior so that they're not driving unbelted, speeding, whatever the case might be."
Romanski says there are several breakout sessions for attendees to learn about new things, or discuss safety issues. There are also demonstrations of products and driving simulators for autos and motorcycles at the conference. "It's been a great conference. About 360 people here" adding, "It's a really good opportunity for all of us to get together and make sure that we are learning from our peers."


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Science Spooktacular
Unleash Your Inner Mad Scientist!
Cape Fear Museum wants to UNfrighten you this season as we uncover the science behind the creepy and mysterious at Science Spooktacular! Create concoctions that bubble, glow, or even smoke in the Mad Lab and discover the secrets of magic in the Little Shop of Physics. Explore skeletons, spiders, bats, and more! It's not spooky, it's science! Come join members of the Science Department for a early Halloween party at the Cape Fear Museum of History on October 20th from 6-10 pm. The Science Club along with faculty from Geology, Biology, and Physics will be on hand to Unleash Your Inner Mad Scientist!
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Three people are in jail on charges related to the death of an infant in Tazewell County.
The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office says law enforcement officials arrested Star Adams, Monica Walker and William "Willie" Hilbert after an investigation.
According to the Sheriff's Office, emergency crews found an eight-month-old child not breathing after a 911 call on Wednesday. Investigators say emergency officials took the child to Clinch Valley Medical Center, but the child died.
Walker and Hilbert were charged with causing serious injury to a child under the age of 18, according to deputies. Officers charged Adams with abandonment of the child.
Investigators say the 911 call and concerns from the hospital prompted the investigation.
Walker, Hilbert and Adams are all being held by the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority in Tazewell without bond.
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What critical necessity does Venezuela have to import?
Toilet paper. Venezuela's socialist government said it will import 50 million rolls to boost supplies, following shortages of milk, butter, coffee and cornmeal.
Shoppers in the country are having trouble finding toilet paper, with one resident saying she had been looking for two weeks for a roll. And when a supermarket does receive supplies, there is a run on the rolls.
Economists say Venezuela's shortages stem from price controls.
The country's commerce minister said monthly consumption of toilet paper was normally 125 million rolls, but current demand "leads us to think that 40 million more are required."
Is it OK to wear a life jacket to the office?
Absolutely, as long as you live in Maryland. Friday is Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day, an event thought up by the Maryland Natural Resources Police to promote boater safety. The agency is asking boaters to wear a personal flotation device to work. The event kicks off National Safe Boating Week, which starts Saturday.
How do you get elected mayor in the Philippines?
By a coin toss. Two candidates running for mayor got exactly the same number of votes -- twice. Marvic Feraren and Boyet Py both received 3,236 votes for mayor of San Teodoro. So the elections commission suggested the two men flip a coin five times each, which is allowed under the country's election code to break a tie.
Feraren won, but not before a second round of coin flipping.
They tied in the first round, too.