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Tanzania is in East Africa on the Indian Ocean. To the north are Uganda and Kenya; to the west, Burundi, Rwanda, and Congo; and to the south, Mozambique, Zambia, and Malawi. Its area is three times that of New Mexico. Tanzania contains three of Africa's best-known lakes—Victoria in the north, Tanganyika in the west, and Nyasa in the south. Mount Kilimanjaro in the north, 19,340 ft (5,895 m), is the highest point on the continent. The island of Zanzibar is separated from the mainland by a 22-mile channel.
Arab traders first began to colonize the area in 700. Portuguese explorers reached the coastal regions in 1500 and held some control until the 17th century, when the sultan of Oman took power. With what are now Burundi and Rwanda, Tanganyika became the colony of German East Africa in 1885. After World War I, it was administered by Britain under a League of Nations mandate and later as a UN trust territory.
Although not mentioned in old histories until the 12th century, Zanzibar was always believed to have had connections with southern Arabia. The Portuguese made it one of their tributaries in 1503 and later established a trading post, but they were driven from Oman by Arabs in 1698. Zanzibar was declared independent of Oman in 1861 and, in 1890, it became a British protectorate.
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President: Jakaya Kikwete (2005)
Prime Minister: Mizengo Pinda (2008)
Land area: 342,100 sq mi (886,039 sq km); total area: 364,898 sq mi (945,087 sq km)1
Population (2014 est.): 49,639,138 (growth rate: 2.8%); birth rate: 36.82/1000; infant mortality rate: 43.74/1000; life expectancy: 61.24; density per sq mi: 123.1
Capital (2011 est.): Dar es Salaam, 3.588 million
Monetary unit: Tanzanian shilling


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"Health-care provision at center of Supreme Court debate was a Republican idea" [Mar. 27, A7] describes the health care law Mitt Romney signed while governor of Massachusetts as comprised of "free-market ideas." Really?
RomneyCare's individual mandate, now mirrored in ObamaCare, uses the power of the state to compel people to health insurance. What could be more un-free than that?

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Anatomy of a Data Breach: Part 1
Last weekend was a typical one, nothing out of the ordinary: errands, science fairs, softball practice with the kids. However, I found myself hesitating a number of times, thinking twice, before I handed my credit card to the cashier at the mall for to purchase a pair of shoes and again as I typed in my credit card number and security code online to purchase some items for a school fund raiser. In the past, I hadn't given this much thought, but with yet another data breach in the news, it seems that the breaches are continuing to occur – and as consumers, we will continue getting those 'Dear John' letters informing us we were one of the unlucky ones…
With news of another data breach of up to 1.5 million credit and debit cards compromised last month as well as high-profile data attacks against the International Monetary Fund, National Public Radio, Google and Sony's PlayStation Network, data security should be top of mind to all of us. So, how are these breaches continuing despite all of the efforts to secure customer data? In a series of blog entries to follow, we'll outline the anatomy of a data breach, steps you can take to reduce your risk, and how Cisco can help keep your organization from being the topic of the next breach headline.
Anatomy of a Data Breach:
It used to be that hackers were in the business of hacking for fame or infamy… mostly individuals or groups of friends were doing small-time breaches, leaving digital graffiti on well-known websites. Although these breaches demonstrated security gaps among those affected, there was little financial impact compared to today. It should come as no surprise in a world of big data, that it is harder than ever for organizations to protect their confidential information. Complex, heterogeneous IT environments make data protection and threat response very difficult.
According to the Verizon Business 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report, in 2011, the number of compromised records skyrocketed back up to 174 million across 855 incidents after reaching an all-time low in last year's report of four million across 761 incidents. In fact, 2011 boasts the second-highest data loss total since keeping track in 2004. With 98% stemming from external agents, including organized criminals and activist groups (motivated by ideological dissent), the proportion of insider incidents declined yet again this year to a comparatively scant 4%.
According to Verizon, incidents involving hacking and malware were both up considerably last year, with hacking linked to almost all compromised records. Many attacks continue to thwart or circumvent authentication by combining stolen or guessed credentials (to gain access) with backdoors (to retain access). Given the drop in internal agents, the misuse category had no choice but to go down as well.
Data breaches are based more on opportunity than on choice. Most victims fell prey because they were found to possess an exploitable weakness rather than because they were pre-identified for attack. According to the research, most breaches were avoidable without difficult or expensive countermeasures. In fact, 96% of attacks were not highly difficult.
Breached companies are on the hook for covering the cost of issuing replacement cards to customers and could face fines from Visa, MasterCard and other card companies as a result of the breach. According to the Ponemon Institute 2011 Cost of a Data Breach Study, notification refers to the steps taken to report the breach of protected information to appropriate personnel within a specified time period. The costs to notify victims of the breach increased in this year's study from approximately $510,000 to $560,000. A key factor is the increase in laws and regulations governing data breach notification. In addition to fines, there are other repercussions. In many cases, card-processing privileges are revoked and there is a price to pay as stock prices can plummet.
How can Cisco help you reduce the risk of a data breach? When it comes to security, the network can deliver the capabilities you need unlike any other part of the infrastructure. And just as the network has become the source for delivering critical voice, video and data…it too is becoming a key enforcement point for security. Stay tuned to learn more about how Cisco can help you from becoming the victim in the next data breach headline.
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The Platinum Preppy is a fountain pen that costs around £3 in the UK (and about $3-$4.50 in the US). They can be found with an extra-fine nib (02), medium nib (05) or, as with this one, a fine nib (03). When purchased the trim on the pen will match the ink colour, of which there are many options. (How many depends on where you are looking and which size nib you are buying.)
You're not restricted to the ink colour you originally bought, of course. The Preppy takes proprietary Platinum cartridges or, with an adaptor, standard international cartridges. It can also be converted to an eye-dropper.
The barrel looks a bit horrid, if I'm honest. What appear to be ugly stickers plastered all over it are in fact printed on and so you're stuck with them.
The clip is liable to break if you're not careful with it. The cap however does post nicely and with the whole pen being so light it's well balanced whether used posted or not. Likewise, it's a comfortable length and width however you like to write.
I've heard talk of Preppy's being a bit hit and miss in terms of nibs but this particular one is really very good. It's smooth and there's no skipping. I've used pens that have literally been over ten times as expensive that haven't been as pleasant to write with.
This pen has travelled by plane to three different countries with me and it hasn't let me down. It will last forever but it isn't the end of the world if it's lost of get broken. It's ugly, there's no getting away from that, but it's great to write with.
Many thanks to Ian for the great review. You can check out Ian's blog at Pens! Paper! Pencils!


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Today Nvidia introduced the new GeForce GTX 480M GPU for Notebooks based on the new Fermi architecture that was first introduced into the desktop cards – GTX 470 and GTX 480. This new GPU comes with 352 CUDA cores (stream processors) that should be able to provide quite high performance for a laptop, so it is no wonder that Nvidia calls this "World's Fastest Notebook GPU". Of course the new GTX 480M GPU will offer DirectX 11 support and high tessellation performance, supports PhysX and CUDA, along with 3D Vision support of course. And now the big question is are we soon going to see a 3D-capable laptop that uses this new GeForce GTX 480M GPU in action. So far we only have the Asus G51J-3D with GTX260M and the Asus G51Jx-3D with 360M GPUs that are equipped with 120Hz panels and come with 3D Vision active shutter glasses for mobile stereo 3D gaming.
The specificatins of the new GeForce GTX 480M GPU
CUDA Cores – 352 (stream processors)
Graphics Clock – 425 MHz
Processor Clock – 850 MHz
Texture Fill Rate – 18.7 billions/sec
Memory Clock – 1200 MHZ
Standard Memory Configuration – GDDR5
Memory Interface Width – 256 bit
Memory Bandwidth – 76.8 GB/sec
CUDA performance – 897 gigaflops
HDMI 1.4 support – Yes
7.1 channelHD audio on HDMI – Yes
PCI Express 2.0 support – Yes
SLI Ready – Yes
Package – MXM board
The first partner to introduce mobile system based on the new GeForce GTX 480M is Clevo with the high-power gaming laptop expected to be available somewhere in mid-June. Now if you remember Clevo was one of the first OEMs that is supposed to have gaming laptops with 120Hz LCD panels ready sometime this year and if you ask me what better time than this to have a high-end gaming laptop with a GeForce GTX 480M GPU and 3D Vision for playing games in stereo 3D mode (maybe they were waiting just for this moment?). But we shall have to wait a bit more to see if Clevo will have a chassis that combines 480M with 3D capabilities or not, it is quite possible as well that we'll have to wait to get alternatives to the currently available Asus with a 120Hz panel, but hope never dies. Oh yes, you'll also be able to have two 480M cards in SLI into a laptop and that should really be impressive in a lot of ways and even better for stereo 3D gaming… ;)
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Families have issued a warning to people across the south coast as a heat wave hits Britain.
Families who have lost loved one have teamed up with The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK), the drowning prevention charity, and issued a warning as people to flock to the south coast's beaches this summer.
The charity has appealed for people to take note of simple safety messages to avoid a repeat of last summer's tragedies when many lost their lives cooling off in unlifeguarded open water, not suitable for swimming.
Figures released from the National Water Safety Forum (NWSF) have revealed the peak summer months of July and August witnessed the most deaths in 2014.
Mike Dunn from the RLSS said: "Last year saw a tragic amount of preventable deaths as people flocked to open water sites not suitable for swimming.
"These sites included rivers, quarries, lakes and reservoirs – all of which have many dangers including very cold water, currents, obstacles and uneven depths.
"They look so inviting but can be deadly.
"Being aware of the basic principles of open water safety, combined with knowledge and understanding of the hazards, can increase enjoyment and significantly reduce the number deaths each year.
"Any drowning is a tragedy but the number of people who lost their lives last summer was not only extremely sad but extremely worrying."
Figures show the age group with the highest number of fatalities in 2014 were men aged between 20 and 24, with 27 reported deaths.
Meanwhile, babies to 19-year-olds accounted for 11 per cent of deaths (38), of which more than half were teenagers aged 15 to 19 (21).
This latest warning comes following two deaths on June 27 when a 32-year-old man who drowned after getting into difficulty in the water in the Lake District's Lake Windermere and 42-year-old Jason North who died in the water at Three Cliffs Bay, Swansea after entering the water because he thought his children were in danger.
Chantelle Aston's brother, 15-year-old Richard Fellows, known to his friends as Porky, drowned on March 16 last year when he got into difficulties after swimming with two friends in river pool that forms part of the River Arrow in Redditch, Worcestershire.
Chantelle said: "With the weather reaching soaring temperatures, I know kids and young adults will be looking for ways to enjoy the heat.
"I would just ask them to think twice before going into open water and think what happened to Porky.
"He was a strong swimmer and it only took seconds for him to get into difficulty. Please, parents and children, listen to the advice which could save lives this summer."
The RLSS has issued to following advice to people ahead of summer:
Swim at unsupervised (un-lifeguarded sites) including lakes, quarries reservoirs and rivers
Jump into the water until you have acclimatised to the water temperature
Jump into the water from heights or 'tombstone'
Swim into deep water which will be colder
Swim at supervised (lifeguarded) sites
Swim parallel with the shore, where you can quickly get to safety
Swim with friends or family, so that you can help each other if you need to
Look for signs and advice about the specific dangers at the place where you are swimming
Think about what you will do if something goes wrong
Contact a reputable outdoor pursuits or coasteering centre if you want to take part in more extreme activities
Dangers of open water include–
The height of the fall or jump if tombstoning
The depth of the water - this changes and is unpredictable
Submerged objects may not be visible
Obstacles or other people in the water
Lack of safety equipment and increased difficulty for rescue
The shock of cold water can make swimming difficult and increase the difficulty in getting out of the water
Strong currents can rapidly sweep people away
Uneven banks and river beds
Water quality eg toxic algal blooms and industrial/agricultural pollution
If someone is in difficulty in the water -
Shout reassurance to them and shout for help and ensure the emergency services are on their way (call 999 or 112)
Without endangering yourself, see if you can reach out to them, extend your reach with a stick, pole, item of clothing, lie down or stay secure. Alternatively throw something buoyant to them such as a ring buoy, part filled plastic container, ball or anything that will float.
Keep your eye on them all the time and shout reassurance urging them to propel themselves to safety
For more information visit www.rlss.org.uk or follow the RLSS on Twitter @RLSSUK or Facebook www.facebook.com/RLSSUK
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Leslie H wrote:I'm all for altered dogs competing alongside intact dogs. I'm a big believer at looking at how dogs reproduce, if I'm interested in a bloodline. That includes looking at as many relatives as possible. Therese, you know 1 reason I like Patcheeno is his brother, and vice versa. Many responsible breeders will sell show quality pups into pet homes, where they are s/n. There'd be many worthy of putting into the conf ring.
Also, those of us who compete w/females know what a PITA heat cycles are. In ADBA, you cannot compete in WP or conf w/ a s/n dog, and you can't compete in anything w/a bitch in heat. I'd be fine spaying Soleil right now, as I won't be breeding her. Instead, since I'd like to try (desperately) for her Grand in UKC, and anything in ADBA, she'll probably be intact for years. I think only permitting intact dogs punishes people for being responsible.
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Baby, it's cold outside. � But central Ohio offers plenty of incentive to bundle up and celebrate the holiday season. � From tree lightings and luminarias to horse-drawn carriage rides, the area will be abuzz despite the wintry weather. � So grab your coat and mittens - and prepare the hot-cocoa mix - to enjoy these Christmas events outside.
Baby, it�s cold outside.
But central Ohio offers plenty of incentive to bundle up and celebrate the holiday season.
From tree lightings and luminarias to horse-drawn carriage rides, the area will be abuzz despite the wintry weather.
So grab your coat and mittens � and prepare the hot-cocoa mix � to enjoy these Christmas events outside.Holiday Lights Parade
Gahanna, 6 p.m. Friday
The parade will feature marching bands, equestrian entries, Santa Claus and floats � all covered in thousands of lights. Olympic gold medalist and Gahanna resident Butch Reynolds will be one of the parade�s grand marshals. Earlier on Friday, people can join the former Ohio State University sprinter for the Healthy Holiday 5K Run and Family Fun Run; race: $35, or $15 for fun run, parade: free. (614-418-9114, www.visitgahanna.com)Holiday Open House
Worthington, Noon to 5:30 p.m. Sunday
Santa will set up shop in front of the Worthington Inn for pictures, and families can stroll sidewalks while listening to musical entertainment and enjoying holiday snacks. The event will conclude with a tree-lighting celebration; free. (614-436-2743, www.worthington.org)Village Lights
German Village, 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday
Luminarias will line the streets with festive surprises � such as carolers, Buddy the Elf and a horse-drawn carriage � around every corner. Visitors can shop in the German-inspired market and buy food; free. (614-221-8888, www.gvbusinesscommunity.com)Sights and Sounds of Christmas
Newark, 6 p.m. Dec. 5
Groups can take a guided tour along a path of lighted luminarias to eight downtown churches. Each church will provide a special musical performance. Proceeds benefit Licking County Food Pantry; $5, free for children 12 and younger. (www.sightsandsoundsofchristmas.org)Grand Illumination
Bicentennial Park and the Scioto Mile on Civic Center Drive, 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 6
Mayor Michael B. Coleman will help illuminate more than 200,000 lights and seasonal imagery. The Columbus Children�s Choir will perform traditional carols during the light show, and children will have a chance to meet Santa and eat cookies; free. (614-645-7995, www.sciotomile.com)Olde Village Holiday
Olde Pickerington, 5 to 8:30?p.m. Dec. 6
Horse-drawn carriages, crafts, cookie decorating and storytelling will take place during the event, which will culminate in the lighting of the Pickerington Christmas tree at 7:30 p.m. in Gazebo Park; free. (614-321-8221, www.pickeringtonvillage.com)Winter Festival
Upper Arlington, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 6
Festival attractions will include live reindeer, caroling and a bonfire for cooking s�mores. A ceremony to light the city tree will start at 7:30?p.m. in Mallway Park, 2096 Arlington Ave.; free. (614-583-5303, www.uaoh.net)Holiday Fair
Columbus Commons, 4 to 9 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7
A lighting ceremony of 120,000 lights, sponsored by AEP, will kick off the event that will feature area bands, food trucks, seasonal spirits, carousel and trackless train rides and visits from Santa. Both nights will end with a festive fireworks display; free, $5 for an unlimited rides wristband. (614-545-4729, www.columbuscommons.org)Christmas Walk
Lancaster Camp Ground, 5 to 8?p.m. Dec. 6 and 7
The 40-minute annual Christmas Walk will include carolers, a tour of decorated cottages, a nativity drama and a visit to Santa�s workshop; free. A candlelight dinner can be added, reservations required; dinner: $12.50, $6 for age 6 and younger. (740-653-2119, www.lancastercampground.com)Christmas in the Village
Canal Winchester, 6:30 to 9:30?p.m. Dec. 6, 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 7
Santa Claus will arrive downtown in a historic truck to start each night with a Christmas-tree lighting. Other activities will include hayrides on antique tractors, live ice sculpting, children�s games and a craft bazaar. Model trains and gingerbread houses will be on display; free. (614-834-7501, www.canalwinchesterohio.gov)Christmas on the Towne
Reynoldsburg, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 7
Children can visit with Santa or shop the Secret Santa Shop. Merchants will provide giveaways and seasonal goodies for all ages; free. (614-866-4888, www.visitreynoldsburg.com)Grove City Christmas Celebration
Grove City Town Center, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 7
In the morning, children can visit with Santa and adults can peruse the Christmas Art Exhibit sponsored by the Grove City Arts Council. Starting at 6 p.m., people can see a real reindeer, watch an ice sculpture take shape and listen to the music of the Gas Pump Jockeys. A parade will step off at 7:30 p.m. with a tree lighting to follow; free. (614-277-3050, www.grovecityohio.gov)Holidays in Powell
Village Green Park and Powell Municipal Building, Noon to 5:30?p.m. Dec. 7
Santa, Mrs. Claus, reindeer and the Snow Princess will be on hand to help spread the holiday spirit while downtown Powell shops will offer holiday shopping options and craft activities. The event will end with the lighting of the city tree; free. (614-396-3336, www.visitpowell.org)Winter Carnival
Lancaster, 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 7
This year the Winter Carnival and downtown tree lighting have been combined into a one-day event. The afternoon will boast pictures with Santa, a �tour of trees� and children�s crafts. At 6 p.m., the Fisher Catholic choral ensemble will provide music as the downtown tree is lighted; free. (740-653-8251, www.destinationdowntownlancaster.com)Christmas Under the Clock
Plain City, 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 7
The tree will be lighted at 5 p.m. by tree-lighting ambassadors while choirs perform. A slew of activities � wagon rides, visits with Santa, holiday auction and gingerbread-house decorating � will follow; free. (uptownplaincityorg.webs.com)Christmas on the Square
Sunbury, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 7
The lighted Christmas parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. Live nativity characters, Santa and a chainsaw artist will provide entertainment. Attendees can watch an ice-sculpting competition, shop for crafts and go on a carriage ride. The tree lighting will take place at 7:30 p.m.; free (740-965-2860, www.sunburybigwalnutchamber.com)Olde Hilliard Christmas
Historical Village at Weaver Park, 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 7
Pianist David Bott will perform while attendees tour the historic village adorned in period Christmas decorations and lights and enjoy hot beverages. Children can make crafts and have their faces painted; free. (614-664-3290, www.destinationhilliard.com)Christmas Candlelightings
Historic Roscoe Village, Coshocton, Dec. 7, 14, 21
Visitors can light a candle at 6 p.m. and sing Silent Night. Activities will include roasting chestnuts, horse-drawn carriage rides and � A Roscoe Christmas Tour� at 12:30, 1:30, 3 and 7 p.m.; tour: $9.95, $4.95 for students; candlelighting: free. (740-622-7644, 1-800-877-1830, www.roscoevillage.com)Westerville Sertoma Children�s Christmas Parade
Westerville, 1:45 p.m. Dec. 8
Help welcome Santa and Mrs. Claus to Westerville during the holiday tradition that has endured almost 50 years. Several organizations will be on hand collecting food, new toys and clothing to go to needy families; free. (614-398-1119, www.westervillesertoma.org)Dickens of a Christmas
Ohio Village, 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 13-14 and 20-21
The re-created 19th-century community will be transformed into a page out of one of Charles Dickens� famous holiday tales. See period holiday decorations, enjoy craft and cooking demonstrations, meet St. Nicholas and Dickens, hear carols from the Ohio Village Singers and shop for old-fashioned gifts during this Ohio Village tradition; $12, $9 for youth 6 to 12, free for 5 and younger; $10 for Ohio Historical Center adult members and $7 for youth members. (614-297-2300, www.ohiohistory.org)Victorian Christmas Open House
Davis Shai House, Heath, 4 to 9?p.m. Dec. 14
Relive days of horse-drawn carriages, caroling and storytelling in the home dating back to the days of the Ohio and Erie Canal; free. (740-788-8942, www.davisshaihouse.com)Tree Lightings
Bexley: 4 p.m. Sunday, Drexel Circle
Dublin: 6 p.m. Dec. 5, Indian Run Elementary School, 80 W. Bridge St.
German Village: 6 p.m. Dec. 6, Frank Fetch Park, 228 E. Beck St.
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Hilliard: 5 p.m. Dec. 5, Weaver Park, 4100 Columbia St.
Newark: 6 p.m. Friday, Licking County Courthouse
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J. Alden Weir was comfortable and confident with his art by the year 1900. As the new century began, Weir enjoyed his greatest success. He exhibited widely during the winters, won numerous awards, and sold paintings to the country's leading museums. Throughout the next two decades, his summer home at the Branchville farm remained his center, his home, the source of his inspiration. "Home is the starting place and love the guide to your actions,"¹ he told the son of his good friend John Henry Twachtman, a prominent painter.
Weir took great pride in his farm. He employed a tenant farmer to live on the site year round and grow crops of grains such as rye, buckwheat, and barley on the rocky fields. While the contrast of golden tall grasses against the stone walls and orchards provided a pleasing image, Weir was not content to leave the setting alone. Instead, he made the landscape of Weir Farm a work of art. Weir manipulated and reworked his property to create an environment that would continue to stimulate and soothe his creative spirit. He cleared some of the land to open up dramatic views, and he introduced new features to the property. One of Weir's students wrote:
Few artists of character I have known have escaped the diverting effect of the purchase and development of run down property. [Weir] was no exception. He had much property. It was lovely. It charmed him. He gave much thought, time and energy to its improvement. How he enjoyed clearing vistas, trimming trees well up from the ground revealing beautiful notes and things unseen before.²
The best example of Weir's improvement and rearrangement of nature was the pond he built at the farm. In 1896, Weir had won first prize ($2,500) at the Boston Art Club. Using that money, he dammed a small brook to create a four-acre pond beyond the fields of crops at the farm. Not only did the small lake and surrounding woodland make great subject matter for an Impressionist, it also provided a place on the farm for fishing. Weir was an avid fisherman, and it was said of him that he always had in his hand either a paintbrush or a fishing pole. The pond was large enough for boating, so Weir soon added a boathouse. He built a summer gazebo and a rustic bridge so Victorian ladies in their long white dresses could cross the marshy expanse.
At the farm, Weir's intention was to enhance nature, not to change or spoil the character of it. Any boulder that was moved, every tree that was relocated, was done with the eye of an artist. Weir wanted his family and his guests to enjoy leisure activities on the land and to always be able to experience and enjoy the landscape that was so dear to him. Weir often painted his family and guests enjoying these surroundings.
Weir's commitment to nature was clear in an interview he once gave in connection with a large exhibit at the National Academy of Design. He was asked what interested him about painting. He answered after a moment with one word, "Character," which he meant was to catch the essence of his subject. Weir went on to explain that he had once met a young painter who asked him for a few words of wisdom about his work. Weir replied:
I told him to throw away his brushes, go out in the country and paint with a stick--look at nature and get the paint on anyhow. [The young painter] was disgusted--thought that was fool talk. But the next I heard of him, he had done it--actually gone out and tried to get the character of the scene and daub it on the canvas, and he got the real thing.³
Questions for Reading 3
1. In what ways did Weir manipulate the landscape?
2. What types of activities did Weir and his family enjoy at the farm?
3. Why did Weir tell the young student to go "paint with a stick"? Do you think that was good advice?
Reading 3 was compiled from David F. Ransom, "Weir Farm Historic District" (Fairfield County, Connecticut) National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1984; "Weir Farm National Historic Site Bulletin;" and Dorothy Weir Young, The Life and Letters of J. Alden Weir (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1960).
¹Letter from J. Alden Weir to Alden Twachtman dated January 3, 1892. Young, 177-8.


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Its a place undefined in time, a location that no one would ever willingly travel to. Are we there yet? The answer is yes. But its going to take 7 to 8 years for the reality to sink in.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
The Next Tea Party
A lot of people think our present financial crisis can be blamed on one political party or the other. The Republicans did this, the Democrats did that, and from there you have a raging argument. Once you accept this premise, you vote accordingly, its payback time. Anybody with a political ax to grind has plenty of fodder and a good share of devoted listeners. Kind of a real waste of time.
If we jump back to a President that was qualified to lead in recent history, I would pick Eisenhower. The guy ran a world war machine that defeated the Germans. He knew what sort of logistical costs were involved in moving thousands of men to a foreign land. His concept of getting something done, had to have answers on how to keep these men supplied, logistics is the name of the game in any successful war plan. His decisions were weighed in men's lives not political BS.
With the present financial mess, I think Ike would have come to the conclusion, we cannot successfully support the banks, it's logistically impossible. They have to fail and be taken over. Too big to fail means that they should have never been given the chance to get that big. Pay now, or pay later.
We need to fix the present mess and doing nothing is a viable solution. Rick Santelli's comments from CNBC put it out for everyone to see. Why do we have to pick up the bill for these losers? The rebuttal from the White House Press Secretary was in the clouds. He would have had more credibility announcing that his kids had just won a Posturepedic bed wetting contest. This press secretary needs to take some public speaking lessons, "um" is not something you slip in every third word. The guy reminded me more of a rest room attendant handing out towels; not sure of why he's there or what he's suppose to be doing.
The financial commentators on CNBC are not dummies, they have interview hundreds of people and in their own right, have good financial acumen. Mark Haines has been grilling some of these financial pundits and exposing their narrow comprehension of the situation. It's fun to watch.
I think that we are seeing a consolidation of what the financial commentators consider a solution. The crap has to be marked to market. The banks need to fail for that to happen. If the process is speeded up, it is the foreigners that have the most to lose; they are the ones currently pulling out their money with no loss.
Doing nothing is a solution. What do we have to lose? The country is broke as it is. The bail out money has to be printed and we all know that. Rick Santelli called for a "Chicago Tea Party." Here's a Link to it. Congress needs to wake up and read the tea leaves!
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I only drink herbal tea. Hope that it is chamomile/peppermint this time.
I agree. Do nothing... let the banks fail. Take them over and then merge or consolidate them with good strong banks that have demonstrated their aptitude and smart business sense.
But also do something... mark debt to market and let it take its toll. Also reduce the size of government, cut government employees in half, and cut income taxes (but 2009 and 2010 should be an income tax holiday before we go into lower income tax rates in 2011 and beyond). Let the government borrow or print to support themselves for a few years so that the economy can get going again. That would be better than using it to bail out banksters. Then in a few years the government will again be receiving high tax revenues.
- Sunday, February 22, 2009 11:06:00 AM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi AIM
I agree, but unfortunately it's too simple of a solution. It won't bring in any votes or campaign dollars when our Representatives run for re election.
- Sunday, February 22, 2009 11:19:00 AM
Teaparty. I'm in.
Catholic girl.
- Sunday, February 22, 2009 11:49:00 AM
- Sackerson said...
Hi, Jim. You're right, but that isn't enough, is it? What do you think actually will happen, and how should we take advantage of it?
- Sunday, February 22, 2009 12:27:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi Sack
Common sense suggests that once all this junk is marked to market, there would be a severe shortage of actual cash. I would expect interest rates to jump up to about 10% to 15% for a month or two. That would trash the long term bond market. The net result could be countries repudiating their debts (which is a sovereign's way of filing bankruptcy)
The real worry here is the possibility of a domino effect on the banks of the world.
- Sunday, February 22, 2009 12:58:00 PM
"The guy ran a world war machine that defeated the Germans and the Japanese." No; Ike was a fine fellow, but it was just the Germans who fell to him.
- Sunday, February 22, 2009 1:46:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi Dearieme
Old age is creeping up on me. I'll sneak back in and edit that. Thank you for pointing it out.
- Sunday, February 22, 2009 1:56:00 PM
Letting the system collapse on its own dead weight is not an option, though very tempting to the purists. Our collapse could mean a collapse of Western civilization. It could plunge the world into the Dark Ages as states splinter and war erupts like mushrooms. We are the king, and we must not give the impression we have lost control, even if we have incurred perhaps a mortal wound.
That is why this crisis will be dragged out-- must be dragged out-- until either we die or we heal.
It's never fun to live through an empire's decline. You feel impotent at the age of twenty five.
Lastly, a lot of people on here worry, very legitimately, about the future supply of food. One family in Pasadena, California, is able to grow six thousand pounds (6000lbs) of food on just one tenth (1/10th) of an acre. Amazing, huh? Perhaps we won't need to move to the boonies after all.
- Sunday, February 22, 2009 10:57:00 PM
- AngryTaxPayer said...
Not long after the Tea Party, Common Sense... a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine was published in 1776 during the American Revolution. Here is a quote...
"Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher. Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil."
My have things changed since the Revolution. Is there any common sense left in America? For a society over 230 years ago that "encourages intercourse" as a form of happiness, I don't believe they were implying that we should bent over by the government! Sex of this nature is what the Tea Party was all about.
- Monday, February 23, 2009 3:52:00 AM
I'm not sure if this TeaParty is spark that will set off the revolt. We'll see. I'm guessing that powers that be are quaking in their boots right now wondering where the blowback is going to come from. When and where it happens is likely going to be a surprise to everyone.
It should be a interesting year, maybe something I can't tell my grandchildren about in twenty years or so.
- Monday, February 23, 2009 7:21:00 AM
Time for a 3rd party.
1. Eliminate or severely reduce income taxes. Replace with a consumption tax.
2. Recodify workplace rules and regulations. Limit the amount Unions can charge their members for their "services".
3. Open health care to all. No one who wants health insurance can be denied, except smokers, drinkers, and those engaged in high risk activities. Workers must pay for their own policy and for their family.
4. Seed money for production/manufacturing start ups. Like Small Business Admin loans, but with caps on Executive Pay and Mandatory Employee Ownership.
5. Reduce oil consumption by 50%. Emphasize green and renewable forms of energy.
6. Curtail medical malpractice and liability law suits. Reform tort laws. Not with caps, but all judgments can be paid in annual installments of no more than 4 times the yearly minimum wage over the lifetime of the recipient plus 5 years.
7. Term limits on Senators and Congressmen. First increase Congress to every 4 years instead of 2. Then limit all to 3 terms each, then a mandatory break before running again. No more lifers in any seat of Congress.
8. No more lifers in the Supreme Court either. 20 year terms with another 4 years at the option of the justice.
9. No more overseas military bases unless the host country pays for ever single dollar of the cost.
Just a few ideas that will never happen.
- Monday, February 23, 2009 9:05:00 AM
Glad that network channels are putting clips like Santelli's on the air. It will expedite the masses into experiencing the realization that Obama is just a puppet of the international bankers and that he will turbo charge the crash velocity of this country.
They are trying to prop up the prices of homes... prices that were created by the bubble. He is trying to resurrect and continue the bubble! The prices need to come back down to true affordability.
What a moral hazard to save losers who bought too much house or lied on their loan apps, or lost their jobs and didn't have the foresight to save and build reserves up for a possible economic winter or job loss; or the foresight to start their own business on the side or develop new skills that are marketable (besides zero integrity, this is a result of Americans having no financial education).
What a moral hazard to reward the Wall St. recalcitrant miscreants who created all of these toxic packages and sold them all over the world.
Look at what Soros and Volker just said...
George Soros: Financial system has disintegrated. Crisis more severe than Great Depression. Decline comparable to fall of Soviet Union.
Volcker: Cannot remember any time, even in the Great Depression, when things went down so fast and quite so uniformly around the world.
At Columbia University last Friday, legendary hedge fund manager George Soros shocked his audience, proclaiming ...
"We witnessed the collapse of the financial system. It was placed on life support, and it's still on life support. There's no sign that we are anywhere near a bottom."
Soros went on to say that ...
The crisis is actually more severe than the Great Depression ...
It's like watching the demise of the Soviet Union, and ...
There is no prospect of a recovery any time soon.
Former Fed chief Paul Volcker — President Obama's top economic advisor — laid his cards on the table as well — declaring that the U.S. economy may be deteriorating even faster and more broadly around the globe than it did during the Great Depression.
We've still got bank failures, more foreclosures of all mortgage types, more bankruptcies, default on credit cards, auto and student loans and then the BIGGIE is coming... credit default swaps (derivatives in the tens of trillions).
The tide is going out fast, I can see the tsunami in the distance.
Soon, I'm gonna be swimming with the fishes unless I come up with and enact a strategy to protect my family and I... FAST!
- Monday, February 23, 2009 12:01:00 PM
And also...
Short of a cushy, totally secure government job with an excellent pension and healthcare plan. I only see the following for survival:
These are my two definitions for GOLD:
A successful business that you own which is a system and run by a loyal and competent employee. It is not a job for you personally, other than 1) oversight; 2) business strategies; and 3) creation of marketing, expansion or correction programs to be implemented by your employees.
Income properties that you own free and clear that give great cash flow, tax advantages, and appreciation and have excellent property management.
- Monday, February 23, 2009 12:05:00 PM
Well Dow is down 200 or so today. Jim where do you see bottom in this market? All my family had me labelled as a doomer when I called the bottom at 7500. Today it's hovering around 7200. I'm not an economist but there is nothing I see to support a rally right now. I can't discuss this with anyone I know as they all have their heads stuck in the sand. I guess that is why I like this site. It's nice to be able to go somewhere for frank debate on economy.
Maybe this teaparty might be a good start to get things back on track.
- Monday, February 23, 2009 12:16:00 PM
This is the best article I have read in years..
Debt peonage...
Think about it.
- Monday, February 23, 2009 2:31:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi Rob
If I was to call a bottom, it would be Dow 2000. I don't really think that it will ever get that low, but from there it can"t go much lower.
The government intervention in the market is the big unknown. The question is will they screw it up for all of us, I think the answer is yes.
- Monday, February 23, 2009 8:34:00 PM
Hi JISM;
Looks like BofA and Citi are going to be taken over with some sort of a "nationalization" action within the next few months.
My wife and I have our personal and business accounts with BofA. We just keep enough in the accounts to pay our living expenses and basic operating expenses for our businesses. (Our big cash is in a safe FDIC insured money market account in a top rated bank.)
I pulled out of our local bank (Guaranty Bank) about 2 months ago because it had a low rating and I felt it was just a matter of time before it failed. I was afraid of our accounts being frozen or other inconveniences so I transferred over to BofA. Now I'm thinking that I'd better pull out of BofA. What a hassle!
But I realized that with FDIC, etc. no matter what happens with BofA, the worst that could happen is the bank being closed for a few days or a week for whatever restructuring or receivership actions are necessary and then it'd be up and running again. We'd be able to access our checking accounts, still able to use the same check books, etc.
So I'm gonna just stick with BofA. As a precaution I pulled some cash out to keep at home. Enough to pay our basic bills for a few months, just in case BofA freezes up.
Do you think I'm being negligent or do you think I'm approaching this prudently?
- Monday, February 23, 2009 9:08:00 PM
Geeze 2000 well I won't tell anyone they would likely have me committed. It's sad the ignorance out here in the real world. I had discussion with co-worker yesterday about this. He told me that by keeping an eye on market and spreading the bad news I am making it worse. I'm still trying to get my head around that one. The MSM have done a good job keeping the heaving masses in the dark. I am noticing now that fear is starting to creep into conversations I have with people who only a couple of months ago had a "don't worry be happy" mentality. When this indifference switches to widespread fear then I think something along the lines of this teaparty will take place. Things are moving fast, it should get interesting.
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009 4:30:00 AM
"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action." -- George Washington
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- Tuesday, February 24, 2009 6:12:00 AM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi Anon 9:08
There isn't a real problem with the banks, it's the government you might have a problem with. In the 1930's they restricted the amount of cash you could withdrawn in a week.
I can't see anything wrong with your setup, it looks good. I might suggest that you keep the cash in a bank safety deposit box. They can't stop you from accessing that.
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009 6:48:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi Rob
I know, 2k sound too low, usually the pendulum swings too far in a correction, but from what I read about the stock market in 1932, no body wanted to play in it. Everyone was broke.
We have front row seats, I'm just not relaxed enough to enjoy whatever we are watching.
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:02:00 PM
"We have front row seats, I'm just not relaxed enough to enjoy whatever we are watching."
Glad you have front row seats Jim. I hope you have seasonal tickets, and that you've got plenty of popcorn and nachos and drinks (and a warm blanket). Might as well figure out how to relax.
It is going to be a long long... very long game.
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:30:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi Anon 2:31
Thank you for the link.
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:38:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi AIM
I agree there is more to come.
You definition of gold eludes me. Your examples could be wiped out by just one riot in LA or an earthquake and resulting fire.
There is even a chance that we might not have the same government in 3 years. Your whole premise is on the assumption of no rule changes. My argument is that gold is gold no matter who makes the rules.
With gold coin, you can take your toys and move, in your example you cannot. Gold is an insurance policy against the unknown.
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:59:00 PM
- AngryTaxPayer said...
Its not getting much media attention, but what do you make of several states, i.e. NH, OK, TX and many others recently claiming sovereignty from the federal government under Article 10 of our Constitution?
When the actions of the federal government are over-reaching, waiting for the next election cycle could be too late to change course. Secession from the Union is a peaceful, non-violent separation from the government.
I do believe that states are slowly being stripped of their powers by federal mandates. Since it's illegal to attempt to overthrow the federal government, is the sovereignty claim of these states a similar action to the historical Boston Tea Party?
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:13:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi AIM
I agree it's going to be a long game. The thing that bothers me, is that I didn't buy a ticket to this event and I don't even want to watch it.
I've got the nachos and beer, I just need a cardboard box big enough that will sleep me and the wife and have room for the 42 inch plasma screen.
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:20:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi Tom (ATP)
I think that the Civil War pretty much defined states rights, No Divorce!
I do feel that things are going to be worse than they are now for the next 6 to 10 years. Bearing that in mind, we could end up a new government if the present people in power mess it up bad.
Germany went from a Democracy to a Dictatorship in the 1930's. If Adolf Hitler had died before he started World War II, he would have been hailed as the father of the German nation. He cured their massive unemployment and put everyone to work.
Today we look at Hitler as a monster, but it didn't quite start out that way, he had a solution to the problems of the times, their Congressional body was so full of BS that the transition of power was accepted, throw the bums out.
It could happen again.
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:44:00 PM
- AngryTaxPayer said...
Interesting thoughts Jim. Having a "No Divorce" stance would suggest a state's total submission to any and all government action and Washington D.C. claiming ultimate power over the people. I'm assuming the King of Great Brittan also held a similar belief prior to the American Revolution.
It holds some possibilities in my mind, but Washington D.C. has obtained so much power over the states that it would never agree to such a separation even if states pushed the issue legally through the Justice Department. I'm just wondering what the recent move by these states to "claim sovereignty" really means for the Country?
The US could use a fresh new government, but unfortunately do not believe it will ever happen through elections with a two-party system. The division of fundamental beliefs between these two parties is as wide as the Grand Canyon.
Never underestimate the will of the people, regardless of their religion, fundamental beliefs, and willingness to die for a cause they believe in. Strange things happen when folks believe they've been cornered and with few options. And with the economy sinking daily, the walls are closing in.
If I understand what your saying by using the Hitler example, its that a new government would be created by a Fascist regime from within, and not from states threatening to denounce a pledge to the Union's flag?
Tom (ATP)
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:26:00 PM
The government's job at this moment is to reduce the pain and suffering of the populace. Extend the safety net to cover the jobless. As long as there is food on the table and basic medical care-- and the option to file bankruptcy-- there won't be a tea party.
The people understand the magnitude and complexity of the mess. They don't expect a miracle. They do expect a helping hand, and they do expect average competence at the national level.
Morever, there already is a tea party with the 2008 election. The country elected a black man. Isn't that shocking enough?
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:27:00 PM
Anon 10:27 is right.
Tea party happened. We went from orange pekoe to black tea. Big change. (Not to me, because tea has never been a path to betterment.)
The masses are uneducated, definitely not pro-active and very apathetic. As long as they have the points he mentioned (along with sports, beer and big screen tv) they'll remain docile, good little slaves.
There are only a small percentage of Americans that are awake and will revolt. Plus you have all of the criminals and miscreants that will take advantage of the situation (the crime rate will go UP big time).
The military and the national guard will have their hands full with this sector of the population (the revolutionaries and the criminals).
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:05:00 AM
Ok, Jim you have a point on my definitions of gold. Altho my little businesses and my income properties would not be in major cities. They'd be tucked away in more of a rural environment to avoid civil unrest, etc.
Your gold could be confiscated or limited by the government, so that would end it for you too. (Look, the government is already clamping down on Switzerland. Fined them 850M and forced them to turn over the bank account names of all Americans.) This is just the beginning. The government will control the currency, tell you what the currency is, and nail everyone that tries to evade taxes. And taxes are going to go up heavily.
Ok, here's a new definition of gold: a working farm (you've got food and you can sell food to obtain the other things that you need). Can't get any more basic than that.
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:18:00 AM
Before we get too gloomy, let's remember this is a "money crisis". Just money. We have not been hit by the plague. No one has nuked us. Aliens have not trashed our planet. Our infrastructure and knowledge remain intact. We can produce the things we need, like food. Physically we are fine.
Our financial system is screwed up, that's for sure. Fixing it can take years. If we can't fix it and it crumbles, there's the option to void all debts and start with a new currency. Folks who are net lenders won't be happy, but they'll be outnumbered by the penniless.
In the mean time there will be high unemployment. Solution is to give people unemployment benefits so they won't cause trouble. Their lifestyle will take a dive, as will ours.
Just try to stay calm and live a humble life. Apocalypse is *not* inevitable.
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:27:00 AM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi AIM
The government can't confiscate what it can't find.
Picture yourself 80 years old in a wheel chair on oxygen in need of nursing care. If the government trashed our savings, 100 ozs of gold might buy you 4 years of nursing care or more.
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:40:00 AM
The Thinkers on this page are to be commended. Though opinions are disparate, civility rules. Thanks Jim.
The problem is easy to identify. It's the Government. Not the theory of government per se, but the mechanics. For lack of a better term, government is broken.
No longer do we elect statesmen and civil servants. We elect career demagogues whose primary objectives are twofold: obtain more power and get re-elected.
K Street the the lobbyist/special interest contingent discovered this a long time ago. Feed the egos of the power hungry with money to get re-elected.
Ahh, but the quid quo pro...that's the problem. Congress doesn't work for you or me or Main Street. It works for Wall Street.
Could it be any more evident? Pity the fool - Obama or anyone else - who attempts to reign in Wall Street. Money is power. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Wall Street is the center of the finance/banking/insurance oligopoly. It may be down, but it is not out. Too many "wrong way" bets...but the game favors the house....and they are the house.
Once we figure this out and admit that we are just powerless cogs in the machine that keeps these Masters of the Universe in complete dominion over nearly every facet of our economic existence...then we can begin to take charge.
It is time for 2 things in earnest. First, publicly funded elections. Second, term limits on all elected officials.
Those two changes would break the stranglehold of big money corporate style Fascism over the Congress. In short order the work of the people would be the main concern and that....that my dear colleagues is CHANGE WORTH MAKING.
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:50:00 AM
Hi Jim,
What would it really take to have a tea party? How much worse would things have to get with government? What percentage of the American people would need to be aware of what is really going on to stir them to start having tea parties?
The main stream media hardly allows any real diagnosis and prognosis of our economy because they don't want to lose their sponsor revenue.
They (Bloomberg & CNBC) even go so far as to go to commercial when Bernanke is forced to answer some of Ron Paul's pointed questions.
Government is hiding the real statistics and giving us watered down versions? (How can you have a CPI that omits food and energy?!)
The new administration, Bernanke, Congress... pretty much the whole government infrastructure is trying to make the American people feel like everything is under control and we'll be back to growth in a year or so.
I guess we'll have to descend deeper into nasty doo doo. Doo doo that is so nasty that it impinges heavily on your average American.
Are Americans too anesthesized, docile, complacent, apathetic, fearful and indoctrinated to rise up?
If not... how much doo doo and how much time will it take until some semblance of a revolution begins?
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:40:00 PM
- JMS said...
"Are Americans too anesthesized, docile, complacent, apathetic, fearful and indoctrinated to rise up?"
Benjamin Franklin once said "when the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic".
I believe we are there.
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:59:00 PM
"It is time for 2 things in earnest. First, publicly funded elections. Second, term limits on all elected officials."
Here, here! Well said. This is exactly what is needed.
No matter how strong the popular consensus was to enact this, the legislators would ignore it. They'd have to be forced at gun point to put that through.
I'm afraid the system is too corrupt with career politicians that have hidden agendas, special interests behind them and many favors to pay back.
Plus, the global power elite are working through country's financial sectors in order to control governments. They'll never let Wall St. get washed away.
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:18:00 PM
I still hold the conviction that vegetables and fruits, growing in crop fields and orchards that I own, will be my gold. Commodities that people will pay for no matter what currency or barter matter.
Yet, you have made good points and further reading on the subject has also convinced me. When I shortly flow in a chunk of money from my next real estate project I'm going to take some of that money and buy myself 10 ounces of gold and some gold coins just for safety reasons.
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:26:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi AIM
Gold doesn't look like a very good buy at the present time. I wouldn't buy it at this price of $1,000. $500 or below, would seem OK to me.
With the 15 to 1 ratio for valuing silver to gold, it looks as if the present value of silver is quite low and a better buy. I bought $1,000 bag of silver 50 cent pieces way back when. As far as money goes, it is still a very good trading medium. The proof is that there is practically none of it in circulation.
Silver coinage is something to consider. A 100 oz silver bar might be hard to buy groceries with. The drawback with silver is that 1,000 oz of silver weighs about 87 pounds. Since US coinage is only 90% we end up with only 819 ounces of pure silver in the bag.
The math might not seem right, but there is the Troy ounce which is 32 grams and the regular ounce which is 28 grams. So when the US government says 90% silver, it falls short if you are using Troy ounces.
Good Luck and thank you for your post.
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:36:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi AR
Thank you for your complements.
I don't really thing that term limits would work, but I do think appointing Congressional Representatives from each state legislature would solve a lot of the election crap.
The fact that Congressmen needs 50 million dollars to get re elected makes you wonder, why not take the election money and just retire.
The present absurdity of the system could be its downfall.
Thank you for your comments and take care.
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:55:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi Anon 11:27
I agree, there has been no physical disaster or nuclear event. It seems clear cut that there is nothing to worry about, it's only money. The problem is if you are in retirement. You stand to lose everything you have worked your whole live for.
75% of bank assets are gone. They aren't coming back. If you are retired, you just took one hell of a haircut.
To say there has been no destruction is a misnomer. If you are too old to work and are crippled up you have been shafted.
Retirement is not what you imagined it would be. Youth is the luxury that the retired wish that they could afford. Old age is very unforgiving and makes everything awkward and impossible.
When you destroy the savings of the elderly, you destroy a retirement concept.
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:17:00 PM
I was just being quick in my last post. When my next chunk of money comes in I will have done the research before I purchase.
Some combination of gold and silver coins will probably be the ticket. Maybe even some ingots.
Also looking at the Perth Vault in Australia. It would be out of the country and in an Aussie govt vault (altho maybe a govmt vault wouldn't be so smart).
Some good gold mining stocks could be nice as well.
I'm just spouting off. I'll need to study up.
Ok... a farm, rental properties on the farm, gold and silver, guns and ammo, 1 month supply of stored food and water. I think I've got it now.
Whadda ya think?
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:31:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
You look like you may be set, I would recommend 3 months of food stores not one. The reasoning behind this is that you can feed people that can help you.
Three months of food stores sounds like a lot, but one 20 pound bag of rice and about 100 cans of chili or whatever could be more than enough. That could be on the low end, but it gives you a starting point.
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:03:00 PM
The next question is WHERE to set up a new home/farm so as to hunker down for the duration of my life (not to mention weathering this depression). I'm getting out of California (a high tax, welfare state like Calif is not the place to be... and it will get worse).
It's not going to be so easy for food to be shipped long distances once energy and other costs begin to go up. The Southwest will be in trouble because of that aspect.
Best to be in a semi-rural area with a lot of local farms around.
You also want to be in a rural or semi-rural environment far away from cities and metropolitan areas, where civil unrest and crime is apt to be.
I was considering Nevada. But now I'm thinking Northern Florida. FLA also doesn't have state income tax, plus, it has a long growing season and mild weather (no winters).
A Florida farm could be the ticket. What do you think?
- Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:11:00 AM
- JMS said...
I've been checking out properties in West Virginia. There are many properties for sale with 30+ acres. Some of them are even going for 2-3k an acre. I've seen an add for a 30 acre property at 1k an acre. I'm not sure how legit that one was.
- Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:29:00 AM
Yes, I have a friend who is sold on W. Virgina. Land is very cheap. Beautiful country and mountains. He is going to leave Calif and buy something there. Low prop taxes too. But state income tax.
- Thursday, February 26, 2009 2:39:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi Anon 11:11
I'd keep out of Florida, it was just too hot and humid for me. The winters aren't bad though.
My Cousin retired on a military disability. He bought a farm in Kentucky, 20 acres with a house and a barn for about 60K. After the kids left the nest, the loneliness got to them. They sold it and moved back to the city. And they didn't get what they paid for it.
If it is zoned as farm land, I wouldn't be too concerned about property taxes.
I use to maintain a half acre garden back in high school with my dad, and also when I moved out to Colorado. It is a lot of hard work. Peanuts and Potatoes were the easiest to grow. Deer, raccoons and rabbits love what you will be planting, not to mention the insect world.
Just as a guess, growing your own food probably costs about $2.00 per jar from growing it to canning it. But if the labor is free, your out of pocket costs are very low.
If you're retired and putzing around, I'd say go for it. If your wife buys a lot of air freshener, you could be on the path to a divorce. Farms are not known for being fragrant.
My advice, buy a house on one to 3 acres, you'll have more than enough room for vegetables, chickens and a horse or cow, depending on the zoning.
- Thursday, February 26, 2009 9:03:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi JMS
2 to 3 k is about right for good farm land with water. You really have to look at what can be grown at that location and what the actual return per acre is. Wheat could return $160 per acre, and the right type of onions could return $1,500 per acre. It's a business and you have to know what you are doing.
When you get into fruit trees, the values change even more.
If you pick West Virginia, you want to grow corn and ferment it. 1K per acre seems a little high for that area. That area is a real poverty belt.
- Thursday, February 26, 2009 9:39:00 PM
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- Friday, February 27, 2009 8:25:00 AM
Good stuff:
"kids had just won a Posturepedic bed wetting contest"
Cracked me up!
- Friday, February 27, 2009 6:05:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
To Anon 8:25
I deleted your post and put it down below.
It is considered rude to cut and paste someone else's blog into the remarks section, a link is OK.
Here is how your post should have looked:
Here is a link
- Friday, February 27, 2009 6:46:00 PM
- Jim in San Marcos said...
Hi Shift
Glad you liked it. Tea Party to Pee Party is quite a stretch. The color is the same.
Take care
- Friday, February 27, 2009 7:05:00 PM
I'm going to buy a sail boat and go off and discover a new land so I can start a new country.
A republic run by committee per a sane charter.
No central banking system.
No fiat money.
GDP based on manufacturing and other production.
Accountability in business and government.
Clean, renewable energy.
Beer is free.
All pretty gals must be topless.
- Friday, February 27, 2009 9:04:00 PM
Ok. We are in deflation now, and we don't know how long it is going to last.
Because of our government, we know that eventually interest rates, taxes, and inflation are going to go up, up, up. The most important prices for the average American—food, utilities and energy prices—are going to soar. This inflation will really devalue the dollar, reducing its already low purchasing power even further. We could even have hyper-inflation.
This inflation (and the big price increases) could begin in 6 months, 1 year, 2 years... there is no way to tell.
What does one do? What are the rules to follow when heading for a high inflationary period (possibly an inflationary depression)? How do you prepare? What is the ideal situation to be in so that you can make it through these upcoming tough times? How do you maintain a decent standard of living? How do you maintain your existing wealth?
- Saturday, February 28, 2009 9:01:00 AM


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