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Like I mentioned in one of my last posts, in exactly one month, we take possession of our new house! I'm getting so excited about it for so many reasons. It's heightened by the fact that we'll have been of no fixed address for four months once we're finally in. I can't wait to have all my own stuff back!
Although it won't be a top priority in the first few weeks, I admit that I've started to plan out my scrap space. In this house, our main living area will be our upstairs bonus room, so the second bedroom upstairs is going to be our office/my scrap room.
I got rid of all my Recollections cubes before we moved – they really weren't holding up well and I didn't think some of them would survive the move. My husband says he's going to build me a storage solution someday, which will be awesome, but in the meantime I've got some ideas of how I want to set the room up.
We have two Ikea Kallax bookcases – a 2×4 and a 4×4. My goal is to use the 2×4 for my supplies and leave the 4×4 for our books and my completed albums. I think I'll have to store my empty albums on a shelf in the closet to make this work.
My pocket scrapbook cards will be stored in Close To My Heart medium organizers. I may have to buy a couple more but I plan to put all my kits and cardstock in these. From some of the inspiration pictures I've seen, I should be able to get two to a cube – and I'll likely need three cubes for those (eep – time to stop shopping and start using). I already have my pocket pages in Cropper Hopper vertical organizers, so that'll take up another cube. My 12×12 paper will fill up cube #4. Some Tjena boxes from Ikea should do the trick for tools, adhesives, pens and inks. My stamps are in DVD-size storage cases, so they should be OK to stack on a shelf, with some sort of bin for stickers. I'm also considering adding a couple of Kallax drawer inserts for those two cubes. Magazines and idea books will take up #8.
I think that covers everything – but my stuff's been packed up for a while and it's hard to remember everything I have!
As far as a workspace goes, we've decided to go big. It'll be great for both my husband when he uses the desk to mark and me when I scrapbook. We're going to get this desk setup from Ikea.


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Sunday, December 18, 2011
Breakfast of the Peanut Butter Lovin' Champions (PCOS friendly!)
I eat breakfast at about 7:30 or 7:45, and that can't really change. I've changed up what I eat a lot and still am really hungry around the same time. Sometimes the process may start at 11 instead but then is really bad by about 11:30... still too early for my liking as I'd prefer just get those slight hunger pains for 15-20 minutes before lunch so I don't spend my morning watching the minutes tick by instead of filling/typing/calling or the other million things I could be doing. I have mostly given up cereal, because that one is the worst for me. If I do have cereal, I try to choose one that has more substance to it like the TJ's version of raisin bran. It definitely does better than the 'fun cereals' where my blood sugar crashes at 9:30 and I feel hungry again. I was doing cottage cheese and fruit for a while, but I'm supposed to stay away from dairy for the most part and Steven won't eat cottage cheese so it goes bad before I can finish it. Eggs do the job but I'm a little weird with eggs and can only have them every so often.
Anyways, I have found the answer to my (our) woes. Chocolate chip, peanut butter waffles! The peanut butter gets all melty on the warm waffles and I feel like I'm having something really naughty, like dessert for breakfast! Doesn't sound healthy, though, right?
Add a piece of fruit and you are good to go. So there you have it. My favorite breakfast that actually does the job and keeps me satisfied until lunch! PCOS friendly and filling is the best of both worlds!
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That sounds AMAZING. Are Kashi waffles less processed? I am adamant about making waffles and pancakes from scratch so I know what's in them, but knowing you, I'm assuming Kashi is pretty similar to homemade.ReplyDelete
At our grocery store (Fairway) we can grind our own peanut butter...so there is truly one ingredient!! (unless you do a flavored one, like honey roasted or chocolate peanut butter...but still, you see the whole natural ingredients in the mixer before it's ground)
Good question. No, it's not as good as homemade as far as there are things in there that you wouldn't ever put into homemade ones and they have more sodium than I care for, but I refuse to buy anything that can go on the registry lol, so it's freezer waffles until then :). Pancakes we do make, and I want to start making big batches and freezing them which I do with everything else but have never done with them for some reason.ReplyDelete
First, cottage cheese is basically nutritionless...you have to eat a whole entire huge container just to get one serving of dairy. (so save your calories for something more filling and more "nutriet dense" = bang for your calorie buck) I sprinkle cinnamon on alot of my breakfast foods...it's delish and cinnamon helps maintain blood sugar (so you won't feel that crash)--- I LOVE pb on my waffles with sliced banana...but how freakin delish to add chocolate chips...I'm totally trying it! :)ReplyDelete
Jessica, I looooove bananas but my body doesn't and I can't find another fruit to go on top that goes with peanut butter. I always just have the fruit on the side, but I think I do need to mix it up sometimes so I don't get tired of my super delicious chocolate peanut butter combo ;).ReplyDelete

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Tom Davenport
President's Chair, Information Technology and Management at Babson College
Q: Youve been writing that the connection between information and decision-making is not as certain as people assume.
A: In loosely-coupled environments that make up the bulk of our BI and analytic decision-making weve created a sort of decision playground. We go and get data out of the data warehouse, we use analytical tools, but we dont look closely at how people use it to make decisions. As a result, they often dont make decisions effectively.
Q: You point out that too many or too few people might be looking at data, that good information is unused or unsuitable information gets used and theres no methodology.
A: I dont think it boils down to one methodology, there will be a lot of tools and frameworks and approaches to become more effective. But my bet is that more and more organizations will become serious about this because its kind of the next frontier. Weve made some really bad decisions over the past several years. We dont even know the extent of the problem because most organizations dont identify, assign responsibility or track the results of key decisions. Weve invested all this money and effort trying to produce information for better decision-making but we rarely link the two.
Q: You studied dozens of companies and found some, like P&G and Citi that have created decision management groups.
A: I found four or five. At P&G its mostly a name change but it was intended to be symbolic of a real change. At other places its more than that; its people who are analytically-oriented saying, it doesnt really help us that much if we just come up with an answer and nobody uses it in a decision so lets broaden the idea and call it decision management.
Q: Could this be an uh-oh moment that creates a roadblock where decision-making has to work its way through a group?
A: Yes, but I hope thats not the usual case. I found, for example at Motorola, there were some people who were thinking that decision-making should be an IEEE officially defined process and I think that would be a big mistake. But other people at organizations I am talking about are coaches and advisers who dont actually approve anything. The degree to which they are effective results from having a close relationship with the decision-maker and demonstrating better results. This idea of jumping through decision hoops would generally be a bad one.
Q: How does all this relate to data and information governance as we discuss it?
A: I think governance is farther down in the stack. Governance is usually asking whether the data has integrity and if it is being defined the right way. Those are important attributes but dont ensure that information will be used to make effective decisions.
Q: What are downsides of the loosely-coupled decision model?
A: Its the most common situation and easy to see why, because its quite effective for the information providers who can say, "Heres everything you need, your data warehouse, your quality data, your tools, be fruitful and multiply," and then those IT providers tend to back away. But how many times have we heard about drilldown and ad hoc query and reporting only to find it never really happens as much as wed like to believe? There just arent enough people who understand the structure of the data and the tools and, the more analytically complex the tools are, the less likely youll have people doing the right thing with them.
Q: And at the other extreme you have very automated decision models. What are the pluses and minuses there when it comes to decision-making?
A: With those systems you are often very near the customer and making decisions such as, should I give this customer a loan, though often there is an intermediary between the system and the customer. The nice thing about automated services is that you know the decision is being used because its built into the rules base or the algorithm and you know its going to be made quickly because computers are doing the work. On the downside, if you have the wrong decision logic or algorithm, you can make a lot of bad decisions really quickly. Just creating automated systems takes time and money and requires a pretty structured decision environment just to be able to pull it off. But its clear those systems have and will continue to expand, theyre all over the place.
Q: Are businesses automating the right things or the things they can automate first?
A: This gets back to the need for a better systematic process for saying what we should do with decisions, which really implies some kind of inventory of key decisions that really matter to your organization, what we do with them, how we make them better and in what order we should we go. It is not just about what somebody decides ought to be automated or improved; its about what really matters to the success of the business. Even organizations that have created decision management groups havent done much to prioritize the decisions that really matter.
Q: This gets us back to a middle ground of what you describe as structured human decisions.
A: Yes. Its doing something to get information used more effectively in the context of decisions. Maybe its a framework, maybe its an analytical project, maybe a group of people to help address the issue. One of my favorite examples, which wasnt included in the report, looked at the Miami School District. They had a pretty conventional loosely coupled environment. There were some efforts to make the teachers use the information better, the superintendent looked at it frequently and would call a principal or a teacher and ask what they felt about how the information in the data warehouse reflected on their school or classroom. Then I noticed that the New York City schools system has a similar performance assessment environment called ARIS (Achievement Reporting and Innovation System). Instead of assuming that educators would be able to look at the data and figure out what it means for improving student outcomes, they developed Inquiry Teams of three or four people who are already familiar with data and the problems in the schools. They could go to the sixth-grade English teacher and say, "The data suggests we have a problem in terms of student performance. Lets work together to figure out what it means." Theyre acting as intermediaries between the data and the people who are able to take action. I thought that was an interesting example of the difference between the loosely coupled and the structured human approach. Plus, if I had a kid in that school I wouldnt want somebody saying, "Our system has decided that my son needs to be held back next year." Id rather have humans making the call.
Q: Looking ahead, if were still getting our arms around making better use of information in the decision process, is there a logical path for business units? If you just give it to IT, wont you just be back to more technology?
A: To the last bit of your question, yes, you dont want IT to own this. I dont think you necessarily need to establish a decision-management group now, but maybe you already have some sort of performance improvement organization or a Six Sigma group. Those teams have not focused traditionally on decision-making, but they could. They might be a good group to say, "Lets identify, working with our management team, what are the most important decisions we make around here and then which ones are worthy of intervention because we know theyre not made very well or made too slowly." It may be a good first step to simply assess how well decisions are made. The fundamental philosophy here is that a decision is not something that an individual manager or employee makes, and making it better is not just the job of the individual manager or employee. Its more of an organizational responsibility to decide how a decision gets made. Theres a lot of knowledge you can bring to bear on better decision-making that too often doesnt get applied. Just the idea that you should have some alternatives considered for every decision wasnt something our previous government was very good at. I think you could argue that approach had some negative effects.
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New Zealand – National Council of YMCAs
Date of foundation of the YMCA: 1855Membership Status: Full Member
Full member of the World Alliance of YMCAs since: 1886
Brief YMCA History
The first YMCA was founded in Auckland in 1855; its work expanded rapidly. At Dunedin, work started in 1861 with Bible study and prayer groups. Later the activities included public evangelistic services. The Christchurch association was founded in 1862 as a group which met for religious fellowship, prayer and Bible study, but later included educational classes, athletics and lectures in its activities. A fourth association was established in Taranaki in 1881.
From the beginning these associations worked closely with the YMCAs in Australia. A first joint conference was held in Sydney in 1877; at the second joint conference in Melbourne in 1880 Australia and New Zealand adopted the Paris Basis. In 1886, the National Council of the YMCAs of Australia and New Zealand was formed; this body was affiliated to the World Alliance. This Council continued to supervise the affairs of both countries until 1916 when New Zealand withdrew from the joint Council and formed its own national body.
YMCA programmes have included work with children and young people, recrea-tion, sports, service clubs, camping, and community work. Mobile gymnasiums and trucks enabled the YMCA to extend physical education and recreational facilities to new housing areas. Family nights have been regular features of many YMCAs, and some associations had women's auxiliary groups. In 1966 the National Council commenced the first Training Centre for full-time youth workers to be established in New Zealand.
The YMCA Today
The National Council of YMCAs of New Zealand consists of 17 local affiliated associations that operate from 48 different YMCA centres. The National Council meets annually and elects a 9 person National Board, whose members hold office for two years. Voting at National Council is weighted according to the size of each YMCA part from Constitutional issues where each YMCA no matter how big has 2 votes.
The National Council operates a small National office, which is about 75% funded by local associations paying a National version of 'Fair Share'.
The National council has approved a Five year Strategic plan which operates at the National level and which all local Associations are asked to implement locally. A Memorandum of Agreement between the National Council and local associations commits local associations to meet certain standards and to regularly supply the National Council with specified information. This is designed to ensure that all local associations are managed effectively. A current emphasis at the National Council is to work on developing the YMCA vision so that all local associations understand and are fully committed to working together to implement the YMCA mission and values. The National Council has recently adopted the 4 core values of Caring, Respect, Honesty, and Responsibility, and local associations are being encouraged to add to this National list. The National Council has recently adopted a common National YMCA logo and national visual standards that all associations are asked to follow.
Mission Statement
The New Zealand YMCA has worked hard over the last few years to develop a series of mission and vision statements. The following are the key statements.
Mission: The YMCA is a community organisation based on Christian principles, which aims to enable individuals and families to develop physically, mentally and spiritually and enjoy a healthy quality of life.
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage the search for deeper understanding and application of Christian values in everyday life.
To promote the recognition of each individual and encourage the development of the 'whole person' – body, mind, and spirit.
To develop communities in which people care for and support each other and work together in searching for justice, freedom and peace.
Themes and Values:
The current National YMCA Strategic Plan is driven by seven key themes. The YMCA is working to include these themes in all our activities. The themes are:
1. Children and youth
2. Family
3. Community
These translates into the vision statement that 'We build strong kids, strong families, strong communities'
4. Values: Fostering the Nationally adopted four core YMCA values
i. Caring
ii. Respect
iii. Honesty
iv. Responsibility
5. Personal development: Fostering holistic personal development (body, mind, and spirit).
6. Empowerment: Helping people see they can take control over their own lives and make a difference.
7. Social Responsibility: Encouraging the YMCA to be an organisation that responds to social issues and concerns, and fosters social justice.
Main Programmes
Each YMCA decides which programmes they should operate. There is considerable variety throughout the country although the National Council has developed the following National programmes, all of which have National co-ordinators, a manual and agreed standards. The YMCA hopes that developing National programmes will help develop our identity as a National movement.
National programmes are:
Ys Gym:
A progressive gymnastics programme based on YMCA values and encouraging parent/child interaction.
Ys Basketball:
A progressive introduction to basketball with rules adapted to various ages.
Get and Edge: A 3-year youth leadership programmes that encourages YMCA leaders to develop a community service ethic and to explore YMCA values.
Be a Better Babysitter:
A course targeted at teenagers teaching them how to look after children and ensure they are safe.
Street Talk:
A road safety Programme the Government has contracted the YMCA to run. It uses group facilitation to help young drivers develop the values and attitudes necessary for road safety.
The following are the main programmes areas:
Indoor Recreation
The YMCA operates 20 Indoor recreation facilities (stadiums or children's gyms) offering a wide range of programmes. Many other programmes eg after school and holiday programmes are run from these centres.
Outdoor Camps
The YMCA operates 6 YMCA camps. Three operate all year round with full time staff. Many other YMCAs run summer camping programmes from camps owned by other organisations.
Conservation Corps
The YMCA runs 14 programmes that involve young people who have left school in conservation projects and outdoor learning experiences. Each programme runs 6 months.
Health and Fitness
The YMCA operates 14 Centres that attract a wide cross section of the community. A National Code of Practice is being developed
The National YMCA is registered as a Government recognised training establishment and is accredited to offer a range of qualifications. Many YMCAs run life skill and vocational programmes for unemployed young people, and some operate alternative programmes for young people not able to fit into the normal school system. Some operate licensed Childcare services.
Business Training:
4 YMCAs operates small business programmes for the long-term unemployed. 2 YMCAs have programmes for members of disadvantaged groups wanting to expand their own businesses or keep up to date with developments.
Emphasis and goals for the next quadriennum
Programme plans are to continue to develop all the major programme areas outlines in section 5, with an increasing attention paid to maintaining high quality standards and ensuring that YMCA values and mission are an integral part of all programmes.
The current National strategic Plan (2000-2005) has the following emphasis:
1. Development:
Working to ensure the YMCA implements its mission and values and develop a vision for the future that is relevant to the 21st century.
2. Growth:
Extending the YMCA into new geographical areas and developing new programmes that help the YMCA meet the needs of more people. Developing more National programmes is a particular priority of this plan.
3. Maintenance:
Maintaining the YMCA mission and values and ensuring all programmes and standards operate to high professional and quality delivery standards.
4. Capacity building:
Ensuring all local Associations operate in a financially viable way and that they have the skills staff and volunteers necessary to take their associations forward.
5. Profile:
Raising the profile of the YMCA in the community and improving our marketing and promotions strategies. Promoting a common YMCA logo and visual standards
Address – National Office
YMCA New Zealand
PO Box 39274
Wellington Mail Centre
Ph: + 64 4 568 9622
Fax: + 64 4 568 9623
Email: email@example.com
Website: www.ymca.org.nz
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YMCA Auckland
YMCA Christchurch
YMCA Gisborne
YMCA Greater Welington
YMCA of Hawkes Bay in Hastings
YMCA Invercargill
YMCA Nelson
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Well, the answer is no. The first, and primary reason is that the antenna is picking up noise from all the electronics that make up the system under test that the receiver wouldn't otherwise be exposed to. As an example, on mobile phones, the antenna receives energy from the memory and the phone's screen, which is delivered directly to the receiver. This desensitization of the receiver is known as desense. Since the antenna picks up added noise that the receiver otherwise wouldn't be exposed to, and since the antenna's efficiency is always less than 1, the TIS will always be worse (higher) than the receiver's conducted sensitivity."
TRP = Total Radiated Power
"…The loss of power due to the antenna being away from 50 Ohms is not just related to mismatch loss (i.e. non-matching impedance between radio and antenna) in this situation, but rather because the radio will not put out the same power for every impedance that it connects to. Taken to the extreme, if an open circuit or short circuit is applied across a radio terminals, the radio will output zero power. For an antenna with a VSWR of 3:1, the power output could typically swing by 3 dB (can range between 17 and 23 dBm – yes, the power can actually be higher for a mismatched antenna!)
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Sunday, October 27, 2013
Alice for the day
After spending months sewing and making her Alice costume, the day had arrived for DD to attend the annual fantasy pop culture expo.
Fans of every sort of genre had spent hours creating their special outfits, from the weird to the wonderful to come out and enjoy a day of fun.
The family event had kiwi muggles, hobbits, zombies, lining up with all kinds of superheros and fantasy characters.
Some must have been sweltering behind their masks and costumes, as with a packed out crowd the temperature soared high up there.
Hope you all have a very happy weekend.
We have a long weekend here in New Zealand ~ Labour day holiday is on Monday so hoping to do some work around the home and garden. Always wonderful to have an extra morning sleep in.
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I have a less than healthy fascination for cheeseburgers. Whether it's eating a 9 inch tall cheeseburger or rating the fast food burgers in Phnom Penh, if someone mentions the word burger, my ears perk up.
Which brings me to Cirrus. Having dinner at the excellent Cuc Gach Quan, the dinner party got to talking about burgers in Ho Chi Minh. A number were mentioned but several of the group mentioned that the Cirrus burger the best burger in town.
Well, that was enough for me.
Luckily, Bryse, my old blogging partner at Nyam Penh was in town the next week so we organized a lunch trip to Cirrus to see if the burger is worth it and grabbed a friend in town from the U.K. for good measure.
Cirrus is a definite looker of a restaurant and the view is worth the price of admission which brings me to the price of the burger. It isn't cheap at VND390,000 (~ USD 18) and falls under fancypants burger territory. All three of us ordered the burger though the menu has some notable items that I would love to try. We enjoyed the view and snacked on some bread while we waited for our burgers to arrive. It seemed like forever when it was in fact only 10 minutes.
When they started arriving, one glaring notable omission was the lack of fries. It bothered me for a bit as the burger just came by itself and I assumed the fries would come on a separate plate. When the waitress said "Enjoy your meal" and walked away, I felt a bit cheated. Maybe it's the frugal Vietnamese side of me but I kinda felt the same way when I went to Ngon in Thao Dien. Then I cut into my burger.
Well, that's what 300 grams of house ground hand formed beef looks like. And it tasted as good as it looks. It's served on a pretzel bun with house-made pancetta, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and onion. Bread & butter pickles and dijon mustard were served in ramekins on the side.
After my first bite, I thought to myself that this is a well thought out burger. The pretzel bun was the best I have had in a while and easily the best I have had in Vietnam. Spongy yet chewy at the same time, it held it's shape throughout the meal. The beef was beefy, well-seasoned with salt & pepper and had a great crust on it. The pancetta was crispy and had a burst of salt that really pushed the intensity of the flavours to 11. My only niggly bit about the burger would have to be the onions. I kinda wished they were cut a bit smaller but I am just being really picky. The pickles were a nice touch but I didn't really get to them until I had scarfed down half of the burger without realizing it!
At the end of the meal, the group was in agreement that the fries were completely unnecessary. We also agreed that it was the best burger we've had in a long time and from my standpoint, I haven't had a burger that good in Ho Chi Minh City or Phnom Penh. But that quality comes with a sky high price. But what do you expect when you had a hockey puck for a patty and you are dining on the 51st floor….
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If you compare working on a TV show to going to school, "Raising Hope" star Lucas Neff had a heck of a summer break.
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Posted 14 January 2004 - 08:33 AM
After former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill likened President George W. Bush in his Cabinet meetings to a "blind man in a roomful of deaf people," representatives of the blind and the deaf demanded a prompt and total apology from the former administration official.
"Blind and deaf people have had a lot to contend with in the past, but this remark represents a new low," said Lois Pankow of the Coalition for the Blind and the Deaf . . .
Posted 14 January 2004 - 08:40 AM
Now, that's funny!
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Posted 14 January 2004 - 09:06 AM
Nothing worse then seeing Kudlows calls last night being honored this morning.
The chant was, The ECB would raise rates which would strengthen the dollar and kill gold. He also crucified Oneal again with a little help from C Gray former Whitehouse council. There are no words....
The fedspeak former fed head speak and bullhorning in the last few days must even be surprising the bulls.
"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their money, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them (around the banks), will deprive the people of their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." --- Thomas Jefferson
Posted 14 January 2004 - 09:06 AM
On my laptop with no tv access, anybody have SP futures yahoo shows sp up 9....tia ....Uncle al trying to initiate a meltup?
" I' ve got a left handed hook and a right handed hook, the pros are gonna love me, I'm amphibious"
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Posted 14 January 2004 - 09:11 AM
Must have been a typo now showing up 2.....whew
" I' ve got a left handed hook and a right handed hook, the pros are gonna love me, I'm amphibious"
Charles Shackelford
Posted 14 January 2004 - 09:11 AM
The US Dollar Index is up to 85.85, off its overnight highs, with ES +1.25 at 1122.50, NQ +5 at 1533.50 and YM +13 at 10426. Ten year note futures (March) are down 1.4 bps, and foreign currency pairs are mostly lower. Feb gold is down 2.70 at 422, March silver -.07 at 6.53.
...A declining spenglerian carnival of Colossaalism united with Inflation where the numbers one through 10 are forever banished as worthless arithmetical detritus from a bygone age... - Beardrech
Posted 14 January 2004 - 09:12 AM
The ES is only up 1.50..... to 1122.50........
Posted 14 January 2004 - 09:12 AM
S&P futures up 1.10 Nas futures up 5.50
Posted 14 January 2004 - 09:21 AM
Thanks all, lets hope for a large red one today.....and I dont mean salmon
Trade safe
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Posted 14 January 2004 - 09:29 AM
Poking around at the 'debt to the penny" website run by the Treasony Dept, I noticed that if you extrapolate 2004 out you get this:
Year Deficit Delta
1987 2350 150
1988 2602 252
1989 2857 255
1990 3233 376
1991 3665 432
1992 4064 399
1993 4411 347
1994 4692 281
1995 4973 281
1996 5224 251
1997 5413 189
1998 5526 113
1999 5656 130
2000 5674 18
2001 5807 133
2002 6228 421
2003 6783 555
2004 7655* 872*
*annualized numbers based on three months data
So we see that the gubmint, by it's own admission went 555B in the hock in 2003 and is on track to slather on another 872B.
The difference between these numbers and those you will find in the press, is that these include 'intra-agency borrowings' or what is more commonly known as 'raping Social Security and oth4er "trust" funds'.
At any rate, that's some powerful extra stimulous to the economy going on right there as the gubmint is slated to create 57% more debt in 2004 than it did in 2003.
This brings me to two facts.
1) The dollar will be under considerable pressure this year no matter how much Al G and his henchmen K&C slap the table and jawbone. Should the Eu and Asian CBs want to reverse this, they will have to print money - very bullish for gold.
2) "Buy and Hold", as a long-term SM strategy, is completely foolish at these levels. When the Boomers start to retire, en masse, in about 5-7 years, there will be absolutely nothing in the piggy bank and stocks will be hammered as a consequence.
Posted 14 January 2004 - 09:33 AM
Again, can anybody think of a single valid reason why Silver, an industrial metal, should trade in perfect lockstep with Gold?
This morning's charts - notice the precise alignment:
My theory is that Silver is still money and is therefore still a threat to the Matrix.
It's under perfect control.
Posted 14 January 2004 - 09:39 AM
The verdict is in. About 3/4 of you want a more open discussion on this thread. Consider it done. I would ask only that you keep your comments brief, and try to keep your comments market oriented. Anything that invites addtional discussion, that is not trading related would best be posted on LOB, but I will leave that to the judgment of the moderators and members to moderate. If something needs to be brought to my attention, please do so.
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Posted 14 January 2004 - 09:39 AM
The effect of the third of three years in a row of tax cuts is not entirely kwown yet, and may not be completely known for another six months. It seems that the tax cuts are bigger than originally expected. In mid 2003, corporate tax collection actually went to a net figure about 0 - that's right income no taxes were collected from all US corporations for a few months or so during a peak tax collection period.
Very much agree that intervention by central banks has been very positive for commodity inflation, especially energy and PMs, which is not good for those Boomers with large McMansions who want to retire soon.
Sorry if this is OT.
Posted 14 January 2004 - 09:42 AM
By the way, nothing wrong with gold.
It is still pegged at 332 Euros.
Sometimes as low as 329, sometimes as high as 335, but never for long.
Amazing how 332 perfectly aligns all the worlds supply and demand day after day after day.
Simply amazing.EDIT: Whoops - spoke too soon. Looks like G&S on the table for slaughter today.
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An effigy is a man-made figure, like a statue or sculpture. If you make one out of flammable materials such as wood or straw and make sure that people know who it stands for (by a sign or symbol or caricature, for instance) and then you burn it, it is a message of wishful destruction toward that person.  In the background of other destructive protests, effigy burning seems rather harmless. Riots, self-immolation, suicide are more destructive. There are other harmless ways of effective protests too. So why burn effigies?
The answer is publicity-cheap, almost free. Understanding of the psyche of the protesters reveals that most feel instant gratification after burning an effigy. Public anger rises, burns the straw and wood and dies down soon. What remains is the memorable archive of the file photos and videos of public outrage. Democracy could make take a huge leap if only such dedication was shown by people in demanding true and fair elections and rapid corruption grievance-redressal instead of mindless upheaval.
Effigy burning in the world where Free Speech is a fundamental right is a matter of extreme and shameful hypocrisy. As Indians or largely as global citizens, it is a matter of contempt that some body's statements make some minds work towards a proverbial and almost a real destruction of another human. Why? Do we really have that much time or the determination to kill a bag of straw as a mark of protest? Mahatma Gandhi's peace protests are forgotten or simply ignored. Perhaps a crash course in Satyagraha could save many a political party workers and extreme groups the cost of wood, straw and a match-stick. But, really, is anybody listening?
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Ahmad: A Lesson In Humanity!
There is no doubt that life always has a way of surprising you.. My most recent surprise was meeting Ahmad.
I have met Ahmad in a recent humanitarian event organized by "We Love Tripoli" which is actually a group of volonteers working on improving our beloved city ,Tripoli, in many aspects.
Each year, we plan two iftars for orphans in Ramadan, usually coming from the poorest places. We decided to make it more like a fun day, an outing where we first play some games until it's time for the meal. This takes place in a restaurant where most kids like to go: Macdonald's or Burger King.
I went for that iftar in Macdonald's on friday the 27th expecting to give… instead, I gained!
Ahmad was part of the 6 kids group I was in charge of. From the very first minute, I liked him. His enthusiasm charmed me. Before the games, I made a deal with my kids: we are there to win!! The competition always gives a fun and exciting aspect to the games. He was so thrilled he came directly to me, full of self confidence and said: "I promise you we will- ma 3layki".. It was so touching.. he said it as if by winning he would be doing his part.. During the games, this enthusiasm never failed him.. he was so eager to please me, and midway through the event, he became very possessive of me: each time we passed one of his friends he would smile that big smile of his and proudly announce:"this is Farah".. He was showing me off!!
As time passed, I got a bit tired and we had to wait before our turn came. I decided to sit on the floor with my kids around me, and play a small game of Q & A. It seemed only fair that game should be about Ramadan.. I asked about the name of the month, how long it lasted, then I asked what was so special about this month.. his innocent answer shook me to the core.. he said "restaurants"!! He said so many things in this simple word that I was hardly able to control my tears.. It was his way of telling me he was happy, that the event was special to him, and to remind me of how different his life is… I had little time to recover however, It was time for that game and they asked us to go.. I complained about not being able to get up, he sweetly stood up in front of me and extended his little hand to help.." ana bse3dek!" .. and the event went on.. I was amazed at how much humanity can be packed in such a small frame.. I kept watching him closely.
When it was meal time, Ahmad had another surprise for me. On the table he shared with his team, he was eating his meal peacefully when his friend complained he finished and wanted more.. I was going to get him another meal but before i could do anything, I watched Ahmad as he gave him half his own.. " ana bshba3 bsr3a, khod nes li ma3i".. He gave!! In a place where he should be given.. that simple act was the most generous of deeds!!
Before Ahmad left, he hugged me, thanked me and blew kisses from his bus seat at me.. It was a very difficult goodbye for me.. because I knew what waited for him back there, I knew how difficult his life is.. I knew that tonight he went for that cold bed of his, feeling happy and content, dreaming about tomorrow, and I also knew that slowly ,cold realities will be forced on him as he grew up.. That 9 year old boy was so full of life, so content, so sweet , so caring.. He had so much less than a normal kid his age, but really was a better human than any of us.
I have expected to feel bad meeting my kids, I expected to read the need in their eyes and the hunger for attention, but Ahmad taught me that you are never too young or too poor to be a better person…
I wish that Ahmad reads this sometime in his life.. This is my way, dear Ahmad, to thank you for the most touching lesson of humanity I have ever learnt! God bless you sweet boy, and may He grant you the happy life you deserve…
Ironic… How losing weight is a luxury for people with money. lots of money! Did you check the latest prices of "diet" food?
Ironic…. How easily people forget when you're nice and strongly remember when you're not!
Ironic … How hard it is to sleep when you're really tired!
Ironic … How we need people most when they are not there!
Ironic … How we trust people more when they are behind the screen!
Ironic… How little we know about our religion but always claim to be religious!
Ironic.. How small people get when they believe they've become better than anyone!
Ironic… How fast we dismiss facts in the favor of false hopes!
Ironic… How we accept tragedies out of habit!
Ironic… How insignificant humanity is when it comes to economy!
Ironic… How simple it is to lie when the truth is complicated!
Ironic.. How success becomes easier when you're dead!
Yet.. Not so ironic.. Not at All!!


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Saturday, January 24, 2009
The Sheltering Sky.
I love this book cover. I love this book!
"At the table in the darkest corner sat three Americans; two young men and a girl. They conversed quietly, and in the manner of people who have all the time in the world for everything. One of the men, the thin one with a slightly wry, distraught face, was folding up some large multi-coloured maps he had spread out on the table a moment ago. His wife watched the meticulous movements he made with amusement and exasperation; maps bored her, and he was always consulting them. Even during the short periods when their lives were stationary, which had been few enough since their marriage twelve years ago, he had only to see a map to begin studying it passionately, and then, often as not, he would begin to plan some new, impossible trip which sometimes eventually became a reality."
The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles
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