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House of Commons
Session 2013-14
Publications on the internet
The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 24th March 2014
O'BRIEN, Stephen (Eddisbury)
1. Directorships
In full and final settlement of outstanding consulting fees and as Chairman and non-executive director of 3DM Research Ltd (a special purpose vehicle) owed to me for the period 13 December 2007 to 13 May 2010 inclusive (on which date I resigned and ceased all consulting activity on joining the Government), I have agreed to receiving an initial payment followed by 8 equal instalments from Environmental Recycling Technologies Plc (in whose interests all consultancy and board work were undertaken) of Keble House, Church End, South Leigh, Witney, Oxon OX29 6UR on a bi-monthly schedule from 30 June 2012 to 1 September 2013 inclusive, totalling £45,000 gross. 3DM Research Ltd was a not-for-profit related company of ERT Plc. The hours worked were approximately 10-12 hours a month.
Fifth instalment of £5,000 received on 13 March 2013. (Registered 19 March 2013)
Sixth instalment of £5,000 received on 13 May 2013. (Registered 22 May 2013)
Seventh instalment of £5,000 received on 12 July 2013. (Registered 7 August 2013)
Eighth and final instalment of £5,000 received on 2 September 2013. (Registered 2 September 2013)
Director of Observe Ltd, St. John's Chambers, Love Street, Chester CH1 1QN, a consultancy providing corporate, strategic and commercial advice, which started trading from March 2014 (previously dormant). (Registered 17 March 2014)
Non-Executive Director of S4Si Ltd, Adam House, 7-10 Adam Street, London WC2N 6AA, security services and solutions specialists. Annual fee: £35,000 plus VAT, to be paid in varying monthly instalments for the period starting 1 January 2014. Minimum commitment of 28 hrs per annum from 10 March 2014. (£30,001-£35,000) (Registered 17 March 2014)
3. Clients
Of Observe Ltd:
Montrose International LLP; social investment and sustainability programme delivery. Address: Unit 8 Churchill Court, 58 Station Road, North Harrow HA5 7SA. Fee: £30,000 plus VAT, per annum (paid quarterly) for an average of 2 days per month (£25,001-£30,000). (Registered 17 March 2014)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: The Roll Back Malaria Partnership
Address of donor: 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): return flights, ground transportation one night's hotel accommodation and subsistence with a total value of £1,188.79
Destination of visit: Geneva
Date of visit: 16-17 May 2013
Purpose of visit: attending a meeting where I was announced as Roll Back Malaria's Global Advocate (unremunerated).
(Registered 12 June 2013)
Name of donor: The Roll Back Malaria Partnership
Address of donor: 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Amount of donation: return flights; ground transportation and subsistence with a total value of £3,228.98
Destination of visit: New York
Date of visit: 10-11 June 2013
Purpose of visit: attending and addressing the Roll Back Malaria meeting on Malaria in the Post-2015 Development Agenda in my role as their Global Advocate (unremunerated).
(Registered 8 July 2013)
Name of donor: The Roll Back Malaria Partnership
Address of donor: 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Amount of donation: return flights, ground transportation, two nights hotel accommodation and subsistence, with a total value of £6,986.38.
Destination of visit: Nigeria
Date of visit: 15-18 July 2013
Purpose of visit: To address a specially arranged session of the Nigerian Parliament on Malaria in my role as the Global Advocate for the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (unremunerated) together with a schedule of meetings with other decision makers and politicians.(Registered 7 August 2013)
8. Land and Property
Part share of a house in London from which rental income is received. (Registered 12 November 2012, updated 17 March 2014)
9. Shareholdings
(a) Observe Ltd, details as stated in Category 1. (Registered 17 March 2014)
11. Miscellaneous
Non-practising Solicitor.
Unremunerated posts:
Non-Executive Director of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. (Registered 17 March 2014)
Global Advocate of Roll Back Malaria Partnership, World Health Organisation. (Registered 17 March 2014)
Non-Executive Director/Trustee of the City of London Sinfonia. (Registered 17 March 2014)


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Guild Wars 2 closed beta starting Friday, Mesmer detailed
Just in time for the closed beta on Friday, ArenaNet officially unveiled Guild Wars 2's Mesmer profession, the final class to be revealed for the subscription-free MMORPG.
Though word leaked earlier this week that the final Guild Wars 2 profession revealed would be Mesmer, all we had was a video without any explanation. Today, developer ArenaNet officially unveiled GW2's take on the returning class, with heaps of details and a few screenshots.
The announcement comes just in time as ArenaNet revealed that a closed beta is starting this Friday.
Speaking on a Reddit thread, the developers commented: "We will officially enter Closed Beta Testing this Friday. It will be marked with an increase in our pool of testers." Unfortunately, participants are being told to keep their mouths shut. "To clarify, this phase of testing is still under NDA and is not open to the public. Based on the feedback we get from our current Closed Beta Testing, we will determine the next phases of our beta program in which we will open beta access to more people."
While not all of us can enter the beta, here's more on what to expect from the game's Mesmers. A new core skill is illusions, summonable replicas who come in two flavors--clones and phantasms. Clones are weak carbon copies of the caster, used to deceive enemies, while phantasms are powerful warriors with special skills.
New "shatter" abilities destroy all illusions to cause effects, such as damaging or stunning nearby enemies, creating a protective barrier around the Mesmer, or giving enemies the new "confusion" condition. Specific to the Mesmer, confusion is a stacking condition that damages enemies whenever they activate a skill.
The Mesmer's 'mantra' skills are also reworked, becoming two-stage spells. After a length initial casting time, mantras become insta-cast skills Mesmers can use even while casting another spell. "For example, Mantra of Pain can charge up into an instant-damage power spike that can be used during a channeled spell," ArenaNet says.
Check out the Mesmer page on the GW2 site for the full run-down.
Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Guild Wars 2 closed beta starting Friday, Mesmer detailed.
Just in time for the closed beta on Friday, ArenaNet officially unveiled Guild Wars 2's Mesmer profession, the final class to be revealed for the subscription-free MMORPG.
ohh man.. finally some positive news about the game going forwards.. looks like it will get ready for an April release, jst in time for Easter !!! woohooo...
what a shame it is a closed beta.. would have loved an invite.. A'net, please send me one, as a Christmas gift.. i promise i have been a good boy and not looked at other MMOs at all this year !!! :)

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OCEAN CITY — As far as Ocean City is concerned, the Dew Tour is still planning to return to the resort in August as planned.
Ever since the Ocean City Mayor and Council selected Coca-Cola as its new official beverage franchise, rather than renewing with Pepsi, unconfirmed reports have been circulating that Dew Tour officials were reconsidering returning to Ocean City for the second consecutive year. Mountain Dew is a Pepsi product.
If that's true, Ocean City officials are unaware of any change of heart. Acting Tourism Director and Communications Manager Donna Abbott said talks are continuing with Alli Sports, organizer of the Dew Tour, and took place as recently as last week.
"Everything is still on track and we are just waiting for them to make the big announcement," Abbott said. "I just spoke with their marketing rep last week. In fact, she called me and said they were working on ironing out some details for another stop. She said that was holding us up a little bit as far as making the big announcement."
An official with Alli Sports did not return a phone call for comment yesterday.
The new contract with Coca-Cola took effect on Monday and has an annual value of $286,172. The franchise contract, among other things, designates Coca-Cola as the "official soft drink of Ocean City," and provides that its products will be served in all town-owned properties and at all town-operated events.
Benefits provided to the town by Coca-Cola include a direct annual cash payment of $65,000, commission on product sales, media advertising, free product for Town events, and marketing and promotional support. Coca-Cola also will contribute $5,000 annually to the Ocean City Recreation Boosters, a non-profit community organization that supports the Town's recreation programs.
Abbott pointed out the beverage franchise contract specifically exempts the Dew Tour. She also added that Dew Tour officials last year were unaware the town even had a beverage franchise agreement.
"I did not get any indication of any concern with the switch to Coca-Cola," she said. "They had their highest attendance ever at an event last year here, and I can't believe they would want to walk away from that."
Approximately 73,000 fans attended the Dew Tour Pantech Open over the course of the four-day event last July. Portions of the event were televised nationally.
The Dew Tour features skateboard bowl and vert, BMX bowl and vert, and surfing competitions. Other Tour stops last year included Portland, Ore., Salt Lake City, Utah and Las Vegas.


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And this is exactly the kind of thing that make this guys likeable, it's on one of the insiders videos:Jaymes: So.., what do you guys do?Will: Teach.James: Teach...Gary: Oh, we're Federal Agents!
AlenavedaQuoteAnd this is exactly the kind of thing that make this guys likeable, it's on one of the insiders videos:Jaymes: So.., what do you guys do?Will: Teach.James: Teach...Gary: Oh, we're Federal Agents!Do you have a link to this video? Thanks!
If these guys are super fans, why are they going with the cutt-throat strategy?
Thank you for these, bc922!!
MSN:'Amazing Race' Exit Interview: Gary and WillSubstitute-teaching superfans lose but leave with an epic storyBy Diane Vadino Mon 1:37 PMSuperfans Will Chiola and Gary Wojnar (who, we're going to say, look a good 10 years younger than their ages of 53 and 52, respectively) finally exited "The Amazing Race" last night, after a series of near-misses. We talked to them about how they took the loss, the best possible preparation for the show, and how they managed to get onafter "seven or eight" rejections. MSN TV: How are you guys feeling today: Will: A little bit depressed. Just looking at the episode, you wish you could go back and do different thingsand of course, you can't. Gary: It was like "The Twilight Zone." It hurt just as much the second time. It was just kind of hard to acceptwe wanted on for so long, for so many years, and we finally got the opportunity. Will: We feel like we let our fans down. So how many times did you actually apply to the show? Gary: It was about seven or eight timeswe started in season six. We just kept applying together, even though they say you can't. Will said, "Let's apply againwhat can they do, say no?" What made the difference this time? Gary: This time, we had a very good idea. We went to worldraceproductions.comwe wanted to find the magic button that had all the inside info on getting on the show. I went to an [Internet] registration site to see who registered it, thinking maybe we'd send them an email. But it turned out that no one had bought itit was for sale. So I bought it for $10 dollars. We printed the name on a big banner, and we showed it in our videowe said on camera, "We're tired of applying year after year . And that's rightwe bought your domain name." And we told them we'd make it into an adult dating site. A week or two later, we got the call. That's amazing. Gary: One of the casting directors said, "We're not sure whether to be afraid of you." But we were just kiddingwe wouldn't have made it in an adult dating site Will: I think it did show that Gary and I can think outside the box. Being super-fans, you obviously thought a lot about how to prepare for the show. What weren't you ready for? Will: We didn't know how hard it was going to be to communicate with the locals. We didn't want to get mad at them for not taking us from point A to B but to point C. We gave them a little bit of extra money when we could. Gary: Watching it on TV, or reading about it on the Internetit does't prepare you. The poverty was so oppressive. But what I didn't think would be possible was that people in Indonesia and Bangladesh, they always had a smile on their face. There's a universal language of a smile or a thumb's up. They did so much to help us.Will: We know that the cab drivers aren't competing for a million dollars.Gary: For instance, in Dhaka, when we went to the first roadblock, the cab driver kept going "Shortcut! Shortcut!" It ended up not being a shortcutwe were out in the agricultural areas. The city is so congested and so large we were almost an hour behind the other teams at the Roadblock, and couldn't catch up. What didn't you prepare for that you wish you had? Gary: Will's run numerous marathons, and he put me thorough a workout six days a week. However, on a stationery bike for two hours in gym is nothing like being there, in 100-degree heat. My advice would be to get a backpack, put 50 pounds in it, and run and run and run. At that final Pitstop, were you shocked when it wasn't a non-elimination leg? Will: We actually thought he said "non elimination." Gary: We were crushedwe were shocked. It was hard to explain the feeling we had. It's like someone punches you in the stomach.But the race was still a good experience overall? Gary: We cannot say how grateful we are. We did things we would never do in our regular life; we would never get to the meat and bones of Dhaka. I enjoyed every minute of it. http://social.entertainment.msn.com/tv/blogs/reality-tv-blog.aspx?feat=0935d748-0e4d-4452-b75a-17418a20a44a&blog=2080
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Friday, May 21, 2010
Friends and Family Newsletter Friday: 21 May 2010
Spelling is important!
We all know that our ancestors' names could and usually were spelled every which way imaginable, and that it's important to be able to use the various tools such as Soundex and wildcard searches to be able to find them with any success. But it's also important to learn the actual spelling of a name used by the person, no matter how strange. This is especially important when it turns out that the "actual spelling" is quite different from the "expected spelling," because the algorithms used to produce variant spellings may not work.
In researching the Norman family, I was looking up information on a Geraldine Norman who married Elzie Savage – or so I thought. I found it difficult to find much on either one, and neither Geraldine Norman nor Geraldine Savage in Arkansas brought up the right person for me. I got lucky in searching Arkansas County Marriages on FamilySearch Record Search, as it brought up Elzy Savage when I input "Elzie Savage." And the record indicated that he married Gearldean Norman. I didn't pay much attention. I did not even give it much notice when I saw that the handwritten entry for her name on the marriage records in the image also used the spelling "Gearldean." But when I found her handwritten signature as witness on another relative's marriage document with this same spelling, it finally got through my thick head: "That's how she actually spelled it."
And then – surprise! – the proper spelling finally brought up a death record for her in Ancestry – in North Carolina, where I did not expect to find her (most of the family stayed in Arkansas or moved to the West Coast).
I am very excited this week about being contacted by a gentleman who knew Bun and Square Brinlee, the "eccentric" Brinlee brothers that I have mentioned previously on this blog a couple of times (which is how he found me).
He knew them when he was a child and teenager and had quite a bit of information on them, some of which confirms the family (and newspaper) accounts and some of which does not quite support the legends; it appears that a few things may have been exaggerated in the original stories. However, his information does confirm that they were indeed real characters, and in a nice way, too. He had been planning to write an article on them, and in the course of trying to find additional information found my blog.
I shared what I knew – what I had heard from other family members and found in research – and he shared some of his rich memories. He was also able to provide me with the correct name of the author who wrote a short book based on their adventures, and I may try to dig up a copy on Amazon, though apparently it's rather expensive. One area I may try to pursue is whether Bun actually married a woman named Mary Josephine McDonald. The story goes that he did and that he was too scared to tell his parents, so he just came back home to live. Now to find out what other information some of my Brinlee relatives may have!
Finally sent in my registration materials. Knoxville, here we come!
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Can't wait to meet you at FGS!ReplyDelete
I think I have seen Nauman too. I forget if there even was an R. In it. That post is a great reminder. I often go to family search for hints of alternate spelling. On the other side of the coin, there are days, I think, Hey I want what I put there not all the alternate spellings. lol.ReplyDelete
Tina - The closer it gets to FGS, the more excited I am! Hope we meet and that we both get some good information there!ReplyDelete
Rootdigger - After correct spelling, obvious alternate spellings, and then Soundex, Family Search does bring up more. But then how far can our imaginations go? I remember finding a family by browsing the census (i.e., looking at every page for a certain township): they we listed as "Coxtoy" - their actual name was Cortez!ReplyDelete


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This week, we offer a refresher course on our Options Screener (Old Version). Since we introduced this product in early 2003, it has greatly enhanced the user-friendliness and flexibility of our service. Many new subscribers (and even some long-standing ones) are not aware of all the attractive features that this screener offers. In this report, we review these features and try to answer questions that you might have.
About our "Old" and "New Screeners"
Our New Screener has several advantages over our Old Screener. First of all, it can screen for an unlimited number of options. Secondly, it allows subscribers to access our expanded option profile pages. However, we continue to use the Old Screener because it offers a number of features that are not yet available with the new version (such as allowing you to save as many sets of screen criteria as you want). For purposes of this report, we will be focuses on our Old Screener.
Getting Started
To access our Old Screener, click on the tab marked "Resources," and select Old Screener. This takes you to the page shown in Figure 1 on page 4. Subscribers to the Value Line Investment Survey will notice that the format is similar to Online Stock Screener, also available at www.valueline.com. We designed the Options Screener so that you can operate it without having to read extensive instructions. Here is a walk-through of what you get. You will notice that there is a box that allows you to enter the underlying stock (or ETF or index) ticker code or codes. You can enter (or copy) as many tickers as you want into this box. Just make sure to separate each ticker code with a space. You will also see a box with 11 Preset Screens. The first two VLIS 1700 and VLIS Small & Mid-Cap denote whether the underlying stocks are ranked in the regular (larger cap) edition of the Value Line Investment Survey (denoted with a Timeliness rank) or in the Small and Mid-Cap Edition of the Survey (or in the Value Line Database, both denoted with a Performance rank). You can also specify if you want just Calls or just Puts. If you want, you can restrict your search to Longer- Term Options (Leaps). Also among our preset screens, you will find our Selected Options for the 6 basic strategies (Naked Call Buying, Naked Put Buying, Naked Call Writing, Naked Put Writing, Covered Call Writing and Married Put Buying).
The box on the left allows you to select an industry - or if you wish - any number of different industries. To select more than one industry, simply press the "Ctrl" key while clicking on the desired industries.
Below these boxes are our 8 rank selectors; Common, Technical, Naked Call Buyer's, Naked Put Buyer's, Naked Call Writer's, Naked Put Writer's, Covered Call Writer's and Married Put Buyer's. Clicking on more than one rank in a particular row gives you all the options that meet any of the selected criteria (e.g. Common ranks of 1 or 2). Clicking on boxes in different rows will search for options that meet both criteria (e.g. Common rank of 1 and Naked Call Buyer's rank of 1). Notice that in Figure 1, we have selected all options with a common rank of 1 or 2 and a technical rank of 1 or 2. To the right of the Common rank boxes, you will see two boxes marked "Up" and "Down." Click on either of these boxes, if you want only options on stocks whose ranks have changed over the past week. "Up" denotes an upgrade in rank (e.g. from a 2 to a 1), while "Down" denotes a downgrading in rank (e.g. from a 4 to a 5). Note: these common ranks are updated every Monday with 10 a.m. run of Value Line Options.
Additional Option Information
In the 10 boxes below, you can select more than 40 different criteria fields for your screens. (These fields are listed in the six different groups in Figure 2 on page 5.) You can select your data field via these six groups via Click to select a field name. This will give you a separate dropdown menu for each. Alternatively, you can click on Please select a field name here. This will give you the field names in alphabetical order. You then need to select a Minimum Value and/or a Maximum Value. Click Remove in the right hand column, if you want to erase a particular selection. Notice that in Figure 3 on page 5, under Additional Option Information, we have specified that we want (1) covered call/put writes with a per-annum yield of 25% (enter .25), (2) covered call/put write protection with a minimum of 7% (enter 0.07), (3) an expiration date of between 3/1/2012 (minimum) and 6/30/2012 (maximum), (4) writer's under/overpriced minimum of 0 (i.e. not under-priced) and (5) % in- Out-of-the- Money maximum of 0 (meaning the covered call is not in-the-money).
Display Options
When you do a screening, the default display is the options ticker code plus the data fields that you have selected. For instance, if you screen for the following: Common rank 1, Technical rank 1, and Put Writer's rank 5, the default display will return only the ticker code information plus these 3 columns of information. For more complete displays, you can use the Edit Display Option feature. Just click on it and the box shown in Figure 4 on page 6 will appear. Notice you can save these display options, and then reload them. You can make these display options your new default by clicking on the box marked Always use saved displayed columns in result window. Also notice that you are given a choice of which field you can sort by and whether this sort will be in ascending or descending order. (In Figure 4 on page 6, we chose to display the options in descending order of Cov'd Call/Put Write Return in descending order – i.e. the highest yielding options first.) Finally, notice that you can select the number of options per underlying stock that meet our criteria. In our example, we have selected 1 option per stock.
Options Profiles and Add to Portfolio
As you can with our regular interactive options page, you can tag the boxes on the left of the options ticker. Then click on View Profile. Notice that you can tag all the boxes just by clicking on the option ticker box at the top of the left-hand column. You can also click on Add to Portfolio just by clicking on the link so marked. These options will then be tracked in our User Portfolio in Interactive Options.
Saving Your Screen Criteria
Going back to the top of Figure 1, notice that you can save your screens (i.e. set of selection criteria) to use another day. The default name is My Screener Filter.Txt. You can save as many screens as you like, but always make sure you use a separate name and the .txt filename subscript(e.g. "CoveredCall.Txt" for the screening used in this report).
Saving Your Screenings
You can also save your actual screenings as spreadsheet friendly comma separated (CSV) files. If you click on Export Results you save the output as it appears on your screen with the columns you selected in Display Options. If you click on Export as Port.Csv, you save the options in our standard spreadsheet format with all 50+ fields of data. (Note you can if you wish change the name of the file as you save it in the dialogue box that appears.)
Questions and Answers
Q: Can I use the Screener to narrow down my search from Selected Options for the basic strategies?
A: Yes. Just mark the Selected Options you want under Preset Screens and then put in your desired criteria and display options.
Q: Can I use the screener to find the best options from a particular list of stocks?
A: Yes you can. Simply enter or copy the stock ticker (or tickers) in the box marked Stock Ticker(s). Make sure to separate the tickers with a space.
Q: Can I use the option screener in conjunction with the Value Line Stock Screener?
A: Yes, with the stocks you have selected with the Stock Screener, you can automatically open you Options Screener with this selection of stocks.
Q: Can I save and use different screens for different strategies?
A: You can save as many different screens as you want.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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I'm nearly finished knitting the Socks for Declan (remember them?) Here is the current sock being modelled by Lord Serpentine. Clearly, he approves.This means that the pattern will be out before the week is.
Stay tuned.
I love all your mitten patterns.
I'm looking forward to this sock pattern, though!
Lord Serpentine is super!
italiandish -- thank you! The new sock pattern will be out tonight!
Voie -- Isn't he, though? I love him and all his cousins -- I never go anywhere without one.


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"We are so happy to award checks to four local groups that are very important in our community," Wiens said. "It is very exciting to be at the point with our foundation that we can give this money out."
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DERBY -- Aaron Cornell, who hadn't hit a home with the Larks since 2011, now has three in 2013.
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The win was a bounce-back after Hays (15-2 overall, 11-2 JL) had its 11-game win streak snapped Wednesday against the Liberal Bee Jays.
Cornell finished 2 for 5 Friday with four RBIs and a pair of homers. The first was a three-run shot in the fifth inning, and the second a solo homer in the seventh.
Zair Koeiman and Desmond Roberts also homered. Cornell's three-run shot and Roberts' solo shot were the four-run fifth inning as Hays pulled away from a 1-1 tie to claim the lead for good.
Derby dropped to 8-7, 6-7 in the league. The two were scheduled to play again at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Jason Zgardowksi (3-0) pitched seven innings on one-run ball to get the win. Zgardowski struck out four with two walks, and surrendered four hits. Dalton Viner finished the game. He gave up three earned runs on three hits with four strikeouts and two walks. Nick Goza was due up to start for Hays on Saturday.
Koeiman had four hits and scored two runs, and Clayton Garland finished 3 for 5.
Elvin Rodriguez, playing his final game of his four-year Lark career, finished 1 for 3 with a run scored. Rodriguez left the Larks on Saturday after signing to play independent league ball with the Rockford Aviators (Loves Park, Ill.) of the Frontier League.


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In September of 1937, the patience of Alton, Illinois anglers "Dudge" Collins and Herbert Copes was completely exhausted. More times than they cared to count, something—something big—had destroyed their Mississippi River fish traps while helping itself to a quick, easy meal. They guessed it was an opportunistic, gigantic catfish. They decided to end its marauding once and for all by setting a seine net to snare it.
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- They can reach eleven feet in length.
- They are considered by divers to be the second most dangerous shark (after the great white). Unprovoked bull shark attacks on humans are not uncommon. Some studies have shown that bull sharks kill more humans per year than any other shark species.
- These unusual elasmobranches can not only survive in freshwater, but have been known worldwide to actually prefer it to saltwater. They are common inhabitants of—or visitors to—rivers that enter the ocean, such as the Ganges in India, the Zambezi in Africa, and our very own Mississippi and its tributaries.
Many authorities, presumably wanting to prevent panic among river dwellers and water-sport enthusiasts, insist that, due to the extensive lock-and-dam system built on the river shortly after the Alton catch, it would now be impossible for a shark to wend its way up the Mississippi, Illinois, or Ohio Rivers. That sounds comforting, but how can the authorities account for the following horror and oddity that occurred in 1955 and 1969 respectfully, well after the completion of the locks?
The day was beautiful, and consequently many were cooling off by boating or swimming in Lake Michigan. Among them was George Lawson, a boy from Chicago, who was swimming not too far from a boat off the shore. While splashing and playing, George was abruptly pulled underwater. Upon resurfacing, his screams for help brought John Adler to his rescue. Nevertheless, by the time he was brought into the boat, George's right leg had been severed. The boat's stunned passengers could do little but stare in dumbfounded awe at a large "tell-tale dorsal fin" that headed out to deeper water.
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Apple Pear Cake Recipe
My husband Lulu's favorite uncle (it's safe to say this because Daddy only has one brother) generously gave us two large bags filled with apples and pears freshly picked from his garden. They were so sweet that we ate a lot of them straight away.
After having our fill, I prepared several cakes with the remaining fruit. The recipe is fairly basic: simple cake batter, flavored with both vanilla beans and vanilla extract, poured into a non-stick mold and topped with cubes of three apples and one enormous pear. Once the cake was hot and ready, I drizzled it with a little bit of Calvados (apple-flavored liqueur) for extra yumminess.
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Apple Cake with Crumb Topping
This apple cake recipe has become a standard in our house. It's probably one of the first desserts I remember baking as a kid in France. Over the years, the recipe hasn't changed one bit, with the exception of the addition of crumb topping for texture contrast.
The apples in our garden are smallish and a bit tart, which makes them better for cooking than eating. I was able to gather a basketful of the apples and put them to use in this recipe. The flesh was aromatic, crisp and firm, making them perfect for baking. Once cooked, they tasted nutty, sweet and tart. The cake is perfect for brunch as well, and as an added bonus, we ate it again the next day and it was still moist and perfect.
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Peach Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe
We eat lots of different foods in my house. Savory, sweet, Indian, French, Asian, vegetarian or meat, at one time or another we've made it. If there's one common bond among the vastly varied preferences, it's that everyone in my home has a sweet tooth.
I'm happy to oblige my family's confectionary cravings, so today I made a peach and cinnamon cake. I flavored it with ultra ripe, sweet peaches and fragrant cinnamon and a layer of almond streusel crumb mixture. This sweet snack is not only good for tea time but is a perfect ending to a school lunch. In fact, I packed a square of the cake along with a small pouch of milk for my little munchkin. Ready-packed 8.25-ounce fresh milk pouches are available at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, so it's very convenient to feed your children a balanced meal, even when they're on the go.
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Chestnut Crumb Coffee Cake
For brunch, the girls and I made a crumb coffee cake flavored with chestnut purée, and a streusel topping made with cinnamon and brown sugar for a rich, caramel flavor. Buttermilk gives a moist texture to the coffee cake; the result was just divine. Chestnut may not be a common flavor for coffee cake, but I guarantee that after tasting it, you'll be hooked.
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There is a relationship between "weapons" and "liberty". That is because "arms" and "liberation" are also linked. The matter fuels debates that reflect semantics, hidden agendas as well as pre-conceptions. Not often enough are the facts discussed. In the writer's case, the bias is clear. It comes from running in Budapest bearing a pistol with six shots in the magazine with a Soviet T34 tank in pursuit. If one looks carefully, the legal access to weapons is not singularly an American controversy. However, the debate is defined and skewed by conditions said to be uniquely American.
The apparent concentration on America comes from a distortion that reflects a habit to focus on the US. Globally active American media that do not resist sensationalism enhance this tendency. US newsmakers exploit catastrophes. If a plane goes down, when a train is derailed, or a shooting occurs, then the reporters congregate there. The coverage is extensive even if there is nothing new to tell and the reporter does not know much about what he explains. Therefore, once a tragedy occurs, your correspondent switches from "Seean'en" to other providers. Unfortunately, by catering to the public's taste if not to the voice of reason, these too began to concentrate on cataclysms.
The foregoing tells why murders get ample coverage – especially when they occur close to hordes of reporters, that is, in the US. Here we should not overlook that the exposure does more than a respond to mayhem. It also serves as a motive that spreads imitable tragedies. Copycats repeat the occurrence for our entertainment. Spectacular deeds guarantee coverage. That attention calls on the scene the imitators whose reason to act is the earlier publicity that promises "fame". The attention given to bizarre cases mutates into new actions. Heightened publicity is assured if ideological pre-conceptions find events that fit expectations. Related to these are favored extrapolations that can confirm dogmatic positions.
Most spectacular massacres occur in the US, as the country's size and the attention she gets guarantee a titillating supply. America represented as a crazed trigger-happy center of wildly firing right-wingers that swing crosses is conceptually fitting. If someone in, let us say Norway, stages a massacre, then it is not the Norwegians who are found guilty of being blood thirsty but the "right wingers" there. That type, we are quickly told, you find mainly in the "red" states of the USA.
Could the relationship between cause and effect be interrupted? Such as by insolently suggesting that, the more effective defense pleas of madness become, the more insane murderers we get. And has anyone noticed that, the more a person tends to plea for the general access to legalized drugs, the more likely, that he will demand the proscription of weapons? Project this in jest upon another matter. Let us assume that we agree that adultery is "bad". Having done so, we find that it is generally committed on living room couches. Does it follow that preventively all sofas need to be destroyed? (This is not a plea against efforts to keep guns out of the hand of criminals or the deranged).
Interestingly, especially for the many American readers of Duly Noted, is that "taking away their guns" is not a singularly American project. True, most of Western Europe's normal citizens are already disarmed. However, one of the most "Western " countries if we consider practiced democracy, long-term independence, economic development and the rule law, is an exception. More than that, the country is and has been literally armed to the teeth. Now, you wonder about which place we are talking. Valid information about Switzerland is as rare as it tends to be distorted.
The Yanks and the Brits can be thankful, because in WW2 they did not have to liberate Switzerland. She is, in part because of her crisis-resistance, an object of ignorance or, worse, of disinformation. To rectify that is not the purpose of this writing. The point that pertains to our topic is that, for generations, the country had an odd system of principled neutrality backed up by a strong military.
Several features of the latter are unusual. Before smiling dismissively, you should consider what follows. The Swiss Army is based on a militia. The national principle – it is strongly resented by the Left – is universal service. After basic training, the citizen is obligated to serve yearly for about two weeks to update his skills. He is also to maintain his marksmanship in his village's gun club. (That makes target shooting a national sport. As an alien, the writer used to be glad to participate in a local club.)
The force created by mobilization is not only a conventional army but also, prior to that, also an ever-ready militia. The upshot is a well-equipped army and not a rag-tag band of over 600 000 out of a population of 7 million. Off duty, its members take their weapons home. Thereby, SIG assault rifles became a household tool. Through inheritances, the author benefited from the concept of an armed and therefore secure society.
This briefly sketched system is now under attack. Reflecting the change of values that regulate society, there have been cases in which ordnance was misused to commit crimes. The Left's solution is not to prevent abuse by emphasizing the kind of moral principles that regulate behavior in the private sphere without needing to resort to the state and formal statutes. Much rather, they are for abolishing the military – has it not been unneeded for decades? Implicitly, the effort expresses the longed for exemption of spoiled kids from service and obedience. Proposing new laws to register and confiscate citizen's the firearms rounds out the measure.
Earlier, this essay referred to the American reader. With the last paragraph, he will have grasped something regarding the debate that surrounds him. Due to the Second Amendment, the controversy has a special American coloring. However, as shown, the issue does not stop at the water's edge and has relevance beyond borders.
Confiscating the arms of those that will dutifully surrender them will obviously reduce the amount of weapons to which civilians have access. One needs to believe in the Easter Bunny's ability to lay eggs to conclude, that such a measure will significantly reduce crime. The alternative to confiscation is to apply existing sanctions against violent crime. However, this "socially insensitive" idea will hardly be supported by the arms-banishers. Crime, they tell us, is the result of inequality. To combat that, taxes must be raised. Since support will always lag behind rising demands, the discrepancy will be exploited to prove continued "deprivation". That will take the blame from the criminals that will remain armed and place the guilt on "society."


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Neon Psychedelia
edited October 2012 in Animal Tracks
This may seem outrageously stupid to you guys, but besides AnCo my knowledge of nayo syke diliyah is pretty limited. I know a few bands, I guess, but nothing else that I really love. So what are your favourite artists and/or albums that fit into this genre? Should be a good thing to discuss. By the way, I'm not trying to shoehorn AnCo into a genre, because they can't fit into one. But for the sake of the argument [img]http://www.peterguy.merseyblogs.co.uk/Liverpool-International-Festival-Of-Psychedelia-stage-times.jpg[/img] [i]Google says this is psychedelic, and who am I to disagree?[/i]
Tame Impala
Yess! Was just listening to Lonerism the other day. Go check it out!
[quote]Go! check it out![/quote] no! more like Loserism! more like LAME imapala! uh! sorry that just slippied out...
tame impala is pretty boring if youre not in that mood. love it when i wanna listen to it though. i pretty much listen to zero other bands that are psychedelic, let alone neo-psychedelic. except for maybe DSOM-era pink floyd and black dice.
Hmm.... well right now I'm listening to the new tracks from Prince Rama. They're pretty decent, I'd like to get their earlier stuff (Paw Tracks released them). I quite like Tame Impala, I'm not sure when's the right mood to listen to them though. Maybe while playing a strategy game? I like listening to a lot of bands while I play a Total War game. Other than that I don't really listen to much that could fit into the genre of neo-psychedelic, there a lot of indie-pop outings that use elements of psychedelic (MGMT, Beach House, etc).
the paw track prince rama is their later stuff! shadow temple wasn't so hot! ... trust now was better but it can't compare to their earlier GIRLIER stuff! ZETLAND is their master! and ARKY OF U-TOPE! 15min Sex Or Size was really fun though and i'm def. pumped about this next one 2012: end of the world GREATEST HITS chan hell'd!
Painted Palms, although they may not count as a neo-psych band...
What's his name... Uhh... What's his name? Shit. UHm.... The guy with the quavery voice. Acoustic stuff. Weird spanish lyrics, weird english lyrics. Did an album in I think 2009 that was totally sold-out and lame. And I think had a music video with Natalie Portman. Driving me nuts I can't think of his name. Devendra Banhart. There we go. Shpongle. I'm not absolutely crazy about them, but you might dig what they do. I have friends who like them. Righteous Acid (which turned me onto Invisible Astro Healing Rhythm Quartet, also cool). Sun Araw.
i was gonna say devandra banhart before i saw you said it! i dont even listen to him!!!
lotus? check out spiritualization. trancendentalism
Where would I find Prince Rama's earlier girlier stuff?? :S I like some Devendra... Carmensita was nice.
I remember there was this one song off Tame Impala's first which I loved, this one, particularly how it starts: Narnia, suf, G.O: I don't listen to them really anymore, but I'll give them and their new album a chance. I have mixed feelings about psychedelia in general, which is crazy, but I'm sure I'll get into it more over time. Ticon: Black Dice seem cool! I definitely think I'll like them, had never heard their stuff before but I had heard of them. And anyway, all the rest too. I'm not really into MGMT too much though. Not my thing. I'll obviously get to the Paw Tracks artists too. I know what I'm listening to this weekend! [img]http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll268/Jinnks_bucket/trippy.gif[/img]
http://alteredzones.com/posts/1795/righteous-acid-casa-zimbabwe/ i can't link it into this page, but if you go there you can hear one of the tracks from "mellow doses". i really like this one.
CLOD! and others~!!!! http://music.princerama.com/ that has most of their stuff! def. worth checkering out! esp. ZETLAND! and Arky of U-Tope!
Youth Lagoon, Boards of Canada, of Montreal... (i know you have already heard of them...) Neo-psych is my favorite genre but it is hard to find bands that have that sound
some of those bands in the past 60s/70s or whatnot that were "syko dalek" weren't really all that syko damn dalek! ... i think it was just the hippie dippy-ness / the drugs / the lyrics ... i always expect more sonic experimentation / weirdness! but it rarely comes! so i gave up on old music FOREVER
and i haven't looked back since! never regretted it / never said shit!
It might be interesting to hear what everyone thinks of what the real definition of 'psychedelic' means as it pertains to music. I take it more as a feeling or an attitude/willingness than a specific sound. When I listen to music I'd consider truly psychedelic, I feel a connection to my own humanity, a very real and all-encompassing quality not dissimilar from the neutral, lightly-held qualities of a meditation-encouraged state of observation of consciousness. That and a working acknowledgment that, despite our illusions of control, we are totally [i]out[/i] of control. A replication of it, a surrender to not truly ever knowing what's going to happen next; a surrender to reality or the moment or the universe. For instance, I don't consider Sgt. Pepper's psychedelic, with the exception of 'Within You Without You', which I feel is a prime example of what I feel is true psychedelia. Aside from that one track, the album feels superficial and lacking in the near-spiritual qualities I get from music that's intensely psychedelic. It seems tightly-controlled and the opposite, really of psychedelic. On the other hand, Reverend Gary Davis seems psychedelic to me. It hits me to my core, it feels made totally in the moment and without reservation to formulaic plans. Ummagumma feels truly psychedelic to me, whereas Dark Side really does not. The Dead sound psychedelic, while Furthur rarely does. Animal Collective seems psychedelic to me, whereas MGMT seems entirely not. I don't intend to bash or criticize any of the musicians I contrast with another. It's just for example. I enjoy listening to MGMT sometimes, but it lacks the out-of-control quality of psychedelic. Same with Dark Side. So, I feel like psychedelic is almost more like a description of the minds and the choices of the musicians playing than it is a description of the way the music sounds. It's difficult for me to adequately put into words. It feels like its own separate issue, almost. Jazz can be psychedelic. So can rock, so can pop, so can hip-hop, so can funk, so can orchestral, etc. What do you all think?
the end of the video for flash delirium by mgmt def. goes full on PSYCHO dalek! oh man! trippy / crazy as hell OUT of CONTROL!
Dave i can totally relate with what you're saying. I dont think i can say anything on the psychadelic elements of music, since i have no clue what psychadelic means to me. Ive never eaten any... I never thought id experienced anything psychadelic, but the way you put it i totally have. I really love your mathematical approach to the discussion. Defining whatever it is we're talking about is so important!
i just assumed it meant "woah... this is fucking trippy!" hehe!
If that were the case, there really wouldnt be much to it :P
[quote=G.O. !]i just assumed it meant "woah... this is fucking trippy!"hehe![/quote] hahaha right you are, dude.
As far as not having eaten psychedelics goes... I've eaten enough to know what it's all about. And (I could be wrong about this, it's really just my opinion) I think that what it's about is life. Normal life. Human consciousness. It's just that I had to change my consciousness a bunch to notice it was there, and to start paying attention to it -- the whole picture. By returning to life with a new perspective on it and going back and forth from psychedelics to not for the past few years, I've come to the working understanding that life is the trip, and the trips I took on drugs were just little exploratory events. But there are all kinds and ways of exploring. So I guess I feel like, if you're alive (and I assume you are), you're just as qualified as anyone else to have a personal definition, if you so choose. After all, I think it's something that people experience whether they've explored with psychs or not. I know I did before I experienced psychedelics.
Rokky, listen to load blown by black dice for a starter. If you like that you can pretty much go anywhere from there
can we change the name of this thread to "neon-psychedelia"?
[quote=Dave]can we change the name of this thread to "neon-psychedelia"?[/quote] Neon Psychedelia sounds awesome, so why not. Yeah Ticon, I wasn't sure where to start with but that seems like a good place! For the record, I don't like of Montreal that much (and I really, really thought they'd be a band I'd love!) What G.O. said, the Beatles-esque ultra-poppy ultra-60s syka dalek style is not really my cup of tea. [img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mar5nzT4HT1rgszodo1_500.gif[/img]
oM is the epitome of sugary, saccharine, bubblegum pop. I have mistaken them for a child's band at times... but I love them nonetheless
New name makes me sooo happy Haha!
neon indian! i shouldn't have taken ashid with a jew! (he took my monkey!) |)
I think the only jewish person I've tripped with was a total ass-clown, so I feel like it's probably a bad example. He took three stamos (john), insisted he could smoke dmt RIGHT AFTER eating the stamps. Puked everywhere, all over like 5 people. Then he tried to convince the guy who sold him the stamps that he should get three more free. :?


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Millions of American citizens have already left the United States in search of a better life. As the economy continues to crumble and as our society slowly falls apart, millions of others are thinking about it. But moving to another country is not something to be done lightly. The reality is that there are a vast array of social, cultural, economic and safety issues to be considered. If you have never traveled outside of North America, then you have no idea how incredibly different life in other parts of the world can be. For those that are unfamiliar with international travel, it can be quite a shock to suddenly be immersed in a foreign culture. In fact, no matter how experienced you are, choosing to relocate to a new country is never easy. But things have gone downhill so dramatically in the United States that picking up and moving to a foreign nation is being increasingly viewed as a viable alternative by millions of Americans. With this being said, if you are deciding to relocate from one state to another, by doing a search into something as simple as buford south carolina real estate, hopefully you'll make the moving process a lot less stressful. Everyone moves to various places depending on what they want, so even if many people are moving abroad and you want to move states, doing what's best for you is all that matters.
For each person, that answer may be different. A lot depends on how much money you have and what your career situation is. A lot depends on what stage of life you are at and what your family situation is. Moving to another country can be very complicated and it can be a lot of work, but there are millions of people that have found it to be very rewarding.
When it comes to leaving America, a lot of people out there have some really strong opinions.
Many people believe that leaving the United States at this time would be abandoning our country in its hour of greatest need. They are convinced that virtually everyone should stay and fight to turn this country around.
Others believe that there is no hope for the United States at all and that leaving this country is the only rational thing to do. A lot of Americans have decided that the best future for their children and their grandchildren is going to be found in another part of the globe.
Still others are waiting to see what is going to happen during this next election. Most people would agree that 2012 is going to represent a huge turning point for the United States, and if the election goes the wrong way it could move America down a road from which it will never recover.
But whatever you believe, the reality is that more Americans than ever seem to be interested in relocating overseas. This appears to be particularly true of younger Americans.
A recent CNBC article contained the following amazing statistics….
*According to the U.S. State Department, 6.3 million Americans are either working or studying overseas. That is the highest number that has ever been recorded.
*According to one recent survey, "the percentage of Americans aged 25 to 34 actively planning to relocate outside the U.S. has quintupled in just two years, from less than 1 percent to 5.1 percent."
*That same survey found that 40 percent of all Americans in the 18 to 24 age group are expressing interest in relocation outside of the United States. Two years ago that figure was only at 15 percent.
So why are so many Americans looking to relocate?
Well, our economy continues to get worse and worse. If you have not heard yet, it has been announced that an all-time record 46 million Americans are now on food stamps.
How much worse can it get?
We just keep setting new record after new record. Shouldn't the government just put us all on food stamps and get it over with?
A lot of Americans want to escape this country before they get sucked into the vortex of poverty that has trapped so many other American families. 2.6 million more Americans fell into poverty last year. In addition, according to the U.S. Census Bureau the percentage of Americans living in extreme poverty today is higher than has ever been measured before.
As poverty and despair spread across the United States, the fabric of our society is breaking down. As I have written about so many times, the thin veneer of civilization that we all take for granted is starting to disappear.
Mob violence is becoming increasingly common in America. The following example from earlier this week comes from a story in the Blaze….
New York City firefighters came to the rescue of two NYPD cops who were outnumbered and getting pummeled by 50 angry female teenagers on Tuesday.
The Firefighters from the FDNY opened up on the violent crowd with a "deluge gun"– which is a high-powered, truck-mounted water cannon–finally causing the mob to disperse.
As society breaks down, the government is becoming even more repressive in an attempt to maintain control. Paranoia has become standard operating procedure and we are all considered to be potential terrorists. Sadly, the United States is rapidly being turned into a totalitarian "Big Brother" police state. Millions of Americans are not excited about living in a giant prison and they are starting to look for alternatives.
Meanwhile, the U.S. government continues to pile up the biggest debt in the history of the world and spend money on some of the most ridiculous things imaginable. If you can believe it, over the past 10 years the U.S. government has actually spent almost a quarter of a billion dollars on genital pumps for old men.
Our government is drowning in debt, our businesses are drowning in debt and American consumers are drowning in debt. At some point this entire house of cards is going to come crashing down.
Are you sure that you want to be living in the United States when that happens?
If you do plan to move outside of the United States, there are a lot of things that you need to consider….
It is a lot easier to move to another country if you are independently wealthy. Since most of us are not, you will likely have to consider how you will pay for the lifestyle that you plan to have once you move.
There are some countries (like many of the nations of northern Europe) where the cost of living is extremely high. If you plan to move to Europe that is something that you will need to plan for.
There are other nations where the strength of the U.S. dollar is a huge benefit (at least for now). If you have a sufficient bankroll saved up there are some areas of the world where you can literally live like a king.
Unless you are retired, you will need to consider what kind of job you are going to work once you move. If you do not speak the language of the country that you are moving to that is going to really limit your career options.
Also, you will need to keep in mind that wages in many areas of the world (especially in the third world) are much lower than in the United States.
Americans are often shocked to learn that the rights that we enjoy in the United States do not apply in the rest of the world.
You need to evaluate whether or not you can live with the laws that will be imposed upon you in the country that you choose to relocate to.
For example, I would not have the same freedom of speech to write the things that I do in a lot of other countries. There are many countries that actually hunt down and arrest bloggers like me.
Also, it is important to keep in mind that huge taxes or huge fees are often imposed on those moving to a new country. You may actually have to pay a tax on whatever possessions you bring with you.
In many areas of the world you will not be able to count on the police coming to help you if a crime is committed.
Even if police are available where you choose to live, that does not mean that they will not be corrupt.
So it is imperative that you come up with a security plan. Keep in mind that in many countries the ownership of guns is either banned or is severely limited.
If you choose to relocate overseas without the rest of your family, you probably will not get to see them very often at all anymore.
It will be important for you to evaluate whether you will be able to take long-term separation from your family or not.
Also, it can be very lonely living overseas in a foreign nation where you do not know the language. In many countries Americans are deeply hated so you may find it difficult to make friends.
Culture Shock
This is something that should not be underestimated. Moving into the middle of a foreign culture can be absolutely shattering for many people. A lot of Americans have absolutely no idea what life is like on the other side of the globe. Maybe moving to an English-speaking country like the UK would be easier to adjust to. It is also easier to move around there as it is so small. You could live for a couple of years in London before moving to another place further north. Using moving van hire makes transporting your belongings very simple.
If you are thinking of moving to another country, it might be a really good idea to visit it first so that you can get a feel for what you are getting into.
So what is the best country in the world for Americans to relocate to?
I am not going to answer that question myself. Instead, I want to ask my readers to help me answer that question.
Over the next couple of days, I am going to take comments that readers on my site leave and I am going to post them at the end of this article. Many of them are extremely knowledgeable, and hopefully they can help all of us learn more about what life is like on the other side of the world.
So if you would like to participate in this debate, please post a comment at the end of this article on The Economic Collapse Blog with your opinion. Please tell us what country you think is best for Americans to move to and the reasons why you think that it is the best.
This should be a fun debate, and I am looking forward to hearing what you all have to say.
***Reader Comments***
I believe that the good Lord and our Founding Fathers blessed us with a wonderful country. As such, I believe we owe it to both to stay and fight to get our nation back. I'm an 11 year Marine Corps Vet, I served in the first Gulf War and in many different operations. I'll be damned if I'm going to run when it seems what our country needs most is for us to stand up for it. I don't believe now is the time. Soon, but not now. Things need to get MUCH worse for a great portion of the people to wake. There has to be some finite trigger that sparks that light bulb moment for the Average Joe to finally make a conscience effort at understanding the dire situation that we're all facing. So, I won't be leaving. I'll stand my ground like many others around me will. Though we very way may lose, I couldn't bear to stand in front of the Lord and say I did nothing. That would be the epic failure.
Semper Fi
My family settled in the piedmont foothills of NC in the early 1800s. That is where I was born. That is where I live and that is where I will die.
That being said, this country ain't what it used to be. You mentioned, "Americans are often shocked to learn that the rights that we enjoy in the United States do not apply in the rest of the world." I'm shocked at the rights we no longer enjoy today that used to enjoy 30 years ago.
There really isn't anywhere to run anyway. The neoliberal globalist banker agenda is being carried out in all countries. Their fate will be similar to ours.
Kaye Art:
I am one who doesn't believe in countries and borders. But I find it amusing that Americans who have invested so much in keeping people from troubled countries out of America are now looking at some of those countries to relocate, as if planet earth was set up solely for them. The reason they have such difficulty in other countries is because they are unaware that there are other people and cultures on earth who have just as much right to the freedom of this planet as them. As a relocation country I could recomend Zambia. It is a beautiful peaceful country in central Africa with a simple improving economy and very friendly people it has no oil so is unlikely to be bombed by Nato and America. But before you come it might be good to check out what a Zambian has to go through just to visit America let alone live there. I am not anti America in any way I am for all people but it is time for us to wake up!
A Viking in Asia:
Relocating to another country is a huge decision, and for any number of good reasons (family, career, sense of obligation, etc.) may not be the right thing for many. Also, some people do not handle big changes and new settings well, and relocating to another country is probably not the best option for them either. But for those who do think it's right for them AND are open to making big changes in their life, the 'right' country to relocate to will depend on your motivations.
I myself am an expat in my mid-30?s living in Mongolia. My primary reasons for relocating were 1) excellent business opportunities, 2) existing family ties to the country, and 3) a desire to see and experience more of the world. It also helps that in general attitudes towards Americans are friendly there, and firearms ownership is allowed (not as unrestricted as most of the US but much better than most countries). But what's good for me would not be right for many; for people who heavily favor things like warm climates and metropolitan lifestyles or who can't tolerate a rougher standard of living, Mongolia would be a terrible choice. So the 'right' country depends hugely on the person and their desires, and the good thing is that there are many options out there, whether in Asia, South America, Central America, etc. It certainly HELPS to have lots of money, but is not necessary in many places. I myself am far from rich and have only modest savings, but managing expenses carefully and staying out of the consumerism debt lifestyle made all the difference in making relocation possible.
Now as to avoiding the coming economic collapse, I don't think relocating to any one country will let you 'avoid' it. Some may fare better than others but I'm betting all will be affected to some degree, even here in Mongolia where banking and high finance is not nearly as entrenched here as in many countries. Furthermore, I think it's unwise to have the sole motivation for relocation being "to get away". Except in the most extreme circumstances (like being a refugee) one needs to have good reasons beyond that to relocate, or else they're likely acting out of fear and making a mistake. So I think it's better to rephrase the question "Where is the best country for my life and needs, that will also allow me to prepare and better endure the coming economic collapse?".
Finally, I expect down the road at some point after the big crunch (or perhaps "slow grind") comes, if I prove to be successful here I will be in a better position to help my family and communities back in the US. IMO if we continued to stay in the US, our opportunities for helping our families and others would be much, much smaller.
Maybe instead of leaving the continent, we should just reconsider the political boundaries with respect to values, freedoms or lack thereof. Igor Panarin has been predicting a breakup of the US for the last decade. Perhaps it's time that those of us with similar values stick together via relocating—sort of a 'safety in numbers' move, if you will….conservative, Constitutionalists in one designated area and liberals in another area, each area being treated as separate, sovereign entities, entirely different countries, who cares as long as they are distinct. There are too many left versus right arguments going on in this country…if we can't get along, let's just bid adieu and part ways, at least for a while.
This is a really fun blog, there is so much to the final equation. The culture thing was it for me. When I was 16, my folks moved to the Philippines. I grew up in SoCal, 7/11s on every corner. Every thing one needed an arms length away. In Manila the smog gag was nasty. Jeepneys ran on …….seemed like kerosene. Black smoke everywhere and humid. We ended up on a small island, beautiful but primitive. Power out daily, cold showers, Tagalog was not a first language or second are any. 2 years to learn, and gone now. It was a real tough wake up call. Best long term experience ever, it at the time gave parents grief. If you have a family and want to move, make sure your kids know the whole picture. Not the one you want to paint. Funny to read this Michael, just talking about this subject tonight. People soon will chose…Canon fodder, run for the hills, or just bail. Whatever is coming, it's soon to arrive.
Gutter Economist:
If you have a survival plan for living in the USA or offshore, don't discuss it in public.
Before leaving the USA like a group of cowards, we should force all of the democrats and republicans out of Washington.
After trashing the USA and subjecting the rest of the world to our military, why would any American be welcome in any other country?
Avoid the Northern Hemisphere – one nuke would cause severe problems here due to prevailing winds.
If you don't leave the USA by year end, you may be too late. In fact, it is already too late to move most of your wealth offshore.
If you do move offshore, don't count on electronic banking such as social security transfers.
Get a passport immediately while you still can.
I have 2 young children. And while pledge allegiance to the U.S. that comes below my God and my family. If the point comes I will take my kids and as much as I can carry and leave with no regrets.
Already Gone:
why run away like a dog with it's tail between it's legs? i agree with godsofold that we need to stand up for this country. if people are leaving because they like culture/way of life in a different country that is fine other people in other countries come here looking for the same. we as a society are responsible for what is happening we trusted the government to do the right thing and it backfired. okay,so we are going to learn a valuable lesson and yes it is going to hurt but to leave because they do not want to be here when shit hits the fan to me is running away from responsibility. i would rather stand beside somebody who is not afraid than to be next to somebody who will run at the first sign of trouble. How could a person develop confidence, trust and dependence with these type of people? Maybe the grass is greener on the other side of the hill. But running away will never solve anything so if they want to go let them go. Who needs them or wants them?
yes things will be better in 2012 when Obama easily wins reelection and we veer far left and hopefully become more like the Scandinavian countries. 2012 will be the year of taxing the rich hard(finally). He can't run again so what the heck.
I have these idiot relatives who go to Norway on vacation and just go on and on about how good everything there is-universal health care maternity leave and a ton of valuable gov services. They then come back here to WI and I say I want it to be that good here and they cry socialism.
I encourage all conservatives to move to another country we will be better off with you and your selfish world view gone.
Michael, thank you for everything you do and I look forward to your articles each day. Coincidentally, just prior to reading your latest post, I was researching New Zealand as a potential destination for myself and my family before the excrement crushes the fan. Then I read this:
The sheeple need to wake up to the fact that what is happening in America is only a part of a much larger, carefully orchestrated effort by a global oligarchy to bring about a one-world governance. Period. There is no other place to hide nor should there be. America MUST be protected and preserved. Therefore, I will stay at home and stand side-by-side with patriots like godsofold and fight to return America to the virtues of its founding. No other society in the history of the world has enjoyed the freedoms and prosperity that this country has over its short 235 year existence or "experiment" as some like to call it. I just can't imagine turning my back on that.
Relocation is a tough one as fewer countries welcome Americans. Westerized countries are becoming increasingly crippled by NWO regulations so that leaves less delevoped nations who aren't targeted. Uruguay? Panama? Dominican Republic? Costa Rica? I guess we have to see where the power elite is hiding. Anybody know?
Cinderella Man JD:
Michael, Theres no place like home as Dorothy says. Im stayin right here in Central Montana where men are men and sheep are scared. Thank you godsofold for your service. Both my mother and father are Marines. Even though you may die the Corps is forever so you will live forever!!! (from Full Metal Jacket). No this is not the time to run from our problems. We must make our stand here and now against the tyranny that is being thrust upon us. America is worth saving, once all the bums, useless eaters, and illegal aliens are gone all that will be left is the prepared and the holy. Believe me people the great culling is at hand and no where on earth is going to be safe. Im staying out here in the country raise my crops and livestock, build a wall and set up landmines to keep the zombie hordes from the cities out. They might get me in the end, but I will go down fighting. So dont move to another country. They have more nasty diseases and inscects and dangerous people and wildlife you can imagine. Hell I didnt like the American south with all the roaches and new snakes I saw when I went down there to visit my brother. I love it here in Montana. We have problems but not everyone could live here especially when its -70 windchill and blowing snow. Its a hard country but its worth it to be away from the insanity of the cities. Millions will be freezing and starving to death before this decade is out, mark my words. The fight for freedom is on! LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD!!!!
I'll go to any other country that has a Constitution equal to or better than ours? How many of those are there? Oh, none. Case closed. I ain't goin nowhere. Good luck to those of you that do – you'll need it.
Some people like China and S. Korea, and they like to go and teach English.
I'm a proud American Freethinker and Atheist. I'll stay and fight.
All I can say is, I think it is cowardly to leave the United States. If you are not a natural born citizen and you have family overseas, I can see leaving. But if you were born here, enjoyed all of the services this country has to offer and then "cut and run" when things get bad? You have no heart. You have no character. And you are a coward. Plain and simple. Sound harsh? Sound unfair? Well…life is hard sometimes, life is not fair. Did you expect life to be easy? Most people in this country take too much for granted and the minute their "comfort zones" are infringed upon they look for something else to bring them back to their little "area" of comfort. If you are in this country and living here then I would bet you are doing better than 5.5 billion people in this world. Hell, even a homeless person in this country has it better off than half of the world's population. So you are here, you have enjoyed the fruits of this nation and when it is in trouble, you cut and run? Do you do that with your family and friends too? Because by my estimation…that is COWARDLY! I cannot say it enough! And I don't give a good ******** about what you think about this post. If you are a person who leaves when the going gets tough, then don't expect to come back. I would fight and die for this country. I would fight for my family and friends and their children would have a better life. I would even fight for someone who was thinking about leaving this country. That is how committed I am to it. Do NOT EVER forget that this is the greatest country the planet has ever seen. You, me and everyone on here are a part of it.
Why do you want to throw that away?
So, I guess our ancestors were losers for leaving Europe to come to America?
However I live overseas now, unless you marry one of the locals, moving overseas is a bad idea, especially to a non western european nation.
Is this a joke? Throw in the towel and leave the USA? First of all, I am staying put, this is my home and I can't imagine living anywhere else. Second, how many countries will accept masses of Americans with open arms, like we have? Instead, we must fight. We must jail all of the big businessmen and fake leaders who have commited treason and put into office those who have the citizens of the USA first, everything else last. We must demand repayment from the hundreds of countries we rebuilt, especially Japan and Germany who were the real winners of WW2. We must stop the imports form China, mexico, India and the hundreds of other countries whose workers pay ZERO US taxes. We must pull our military out of Europe and the *************** in the Middle East and instead fortify the shores of fortess America. I could go on and on, but won't. This is our home, lets defend it and the good people who live here.
"BTW, my mother works 32 hours a month, my father works 44 hours a month, I work 60 hours a month and, in Chinese money, we make almost $2900 American a month.
Forgot to mentions. If $2900 American in China doesn't seem like a lot, let me put in buying power.
I can have lunch and dinner (meal and a coke or juice) on less than $3 and still have leftovers since buying food from a restaurant is cheaper than cooking yourself (the same when I lived in Korea)."–Steven Katz's son who is a teacher in China, and lives with his mother and father in China
Words of the wise:
Lol good luck getting citizenship in another country as they actually enforce their citizenship laws unlike the banana republic. Nice of you to act like a typical ignorant american who knows nothing about any other country and pretends they are all hellholes compared to your banana republic. For all your talk in the end you are no better at trying to run away but it'll all be for nothing as this collapse will have an effect on most of the world and nobody will be truly safe.
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