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5 Reasons NOT to buy US real estate
Five reasons not to buy US real estate
by Andrew Henderson | Apr 1, 2014 |
The future of US real estate investments?
Dateline: Tallinn, Estonia
I frequently talk about my five magic words for enhancing your freedom and prosperity: "go where you're treated best".
This is based around my idea that no one place is perfect for everything. For instance, the country with the world's safest banks… but that charges you $80,000 to register your car if you dare live there.
In my mind, the US real estate market has been propped up by a bunch of people who don't follow that rule. How many Americans do you see buying foreign real estate? The insular nature of American culture means that, unlike wealthy Russians or Chinese who gobble up overseas properties at lightning speed, few Americans look beyond their own borders for opportunities.
Worse, the US government's fascination with thrusting homeownership on the public – complete with unsustainable tax deductions that makes every homeowner a crony capitalist – distorts the marketplace.
Back in 2005, I was just starting my business in the broadcast infomercial industry. I was living in Phoenix, Arizona at the time and real estate was hot as a pistol. People were camping out in front of new developments to pay insane prices for plots of land with little cookie cutter homes on the edges of the desert.
For me, this was good business. The real estate industry in California, Arizona and beyond was spending money like water. Everyone with a pulse wanted to produce radio infomercials for ego and profit. But as much as I enjoyed the success, I knew one thing: buying some tract house at an inflated price was a recipe for disaster.
Back then, my clients were shouting at radio listeners that "mortgage rates would never get any lower!" The idea that you could finance a house for 6% interest was unheard of at the time, and every bartender-turned-mortgage guru was making sure you knew all about it.
Of course, they were merely salesmen, not economic prognosticators. I later purchased a house not only at a fire sale price, but a 3.75% interest rates.
The point of this is simple: I benefitted from the mortgage frenzy in a way that benefitted me, without having to deal with the bad parts (such as buying a home that would plummet in value).
When I decided to travel full-time rather than just six months a year, I made the long-term decision to sell that house. And when the real estate agent told me I would earn a 60% return on a short-term holding, I knew something was wrong.
Yes, my conscious decision to wait until the bottom fell out of an obviously exuberant market paid off handsomely. But it paid off handsomely in large part because prices got so low that every hedge fund was buying up properties to rent out, drive up prices, and eventually dump. I believe that the nice price drops are well on their way in places like Arizona as cash buyers exit the market.
Five reasons not to buy US real estate
All of this got me to thinking about all of the reasons not to buy US real estate. I came up with five reasons not to buy, and I'm open to your comments below.
Poor rental yields
The average gross rental yield in the United States is a measly 4.2%, narrowly beating yields in Canada. Of course, Americans and even some foreign investors can get mortgages with as little as 10-20% down, making leveraged yields higher. Of course, the amount of leverage in the US real estate market is a large part of the problem.
Anyone with $25,000 lying around can become a landlord, often having no clue what's involved. When he or she realizes they should actually have a few bucks stashed away to fix a leaking roof, they could lose the property and effect the entire market.
I saw this firsthand during my regrettable seven months living in California, where a guy earning $80,000 a year (in Los Angeles, mind you) not only had a highly-leveraged primary residence valued at $1 million, but owned four new construction condos in the suburbs that he paid $400,000 each for.
I can't say I was surprised when I started getting foreclosure notices in my mailbox one day.
If you have no money and want to gamble in the US real estate market, go ahead. What do you have to lose when not putting up your own money? If you actually have some money, though, you shouldn't settle for a 4.2% yield – nor the likely possibility that your fellow investors will crash the market.
Many of the places I've been in Asia offer yields of 8-9%. In Nicaragua, I saw a few properties with gross yields as high as 13%! (That's why I'm offering anyone who joins The Nomad Society this month gets a free ticket to a three-day investment tour in Nicaragua.)
As a lifelong investor, I understand the power of leverage. However, the fundamentals of the US market are weak and don't allow for much growth without leverage. This forces a bunch of ill-advised investors into the market who may ultimately increase your yield merely by causing the value of your property to plummet.
If you don't have a lot of money to invest, there are plenty of properties in frontier markets like Cambodia for around $30,000 – the same as an investor's down payment on a starter home. And because fast-growing markets like that actually have fundamentals for their price increases, you can actually do fix-and-flips that are based on real value, not bubbles.
Speaking of fundamentals..
The US real estate market has weak fundamentals.
What will drive US real estate going forward? One of the world's lowest birth rates? The country's declining status as a "wealthy" country? Most Americans would be surprised to learn that Singapore, not their homeland, is the richest country on earth. Next up: Luxembourg, Qatar, and Liechtenstein.
Americans who understand how bankrupt the western world is likely wouldn't want to invest in Italy. The average salary in Italy is only about 18,000 euros. However, salaries in the United States are declining, as well.
On top of that, while there is a trend on "onshore" some jobs back from places like the Philippines, I believe further anti-business government policy will cause a long-term elimination of jobs due to further offshoring, companies moving their operations overseas, and technology replacing positions.
If real wages are decreasing, who will buy your real estate for a future appreciation gain, or rent it for a good rental yield?
Very little growth in the US is truly organic. It's all on paper. In Southeast Asia, growth is very simple. People are getting better educations and higher paying jobs as their countries experience more entrepreneurship, more tourism, and more of other things that allow wealth in the country to increase.
The US, on the other hand, has just about hit a brick wall. Compare the number of people getting MBAs who would have dropped out of high school thirty years ago to sell gum on the street. In the US, the number is very low. In Cambodia, it's very high. That is good for emerging markets real estate, but not so good for US real estate.
On top of that, governments can vote to keep investors out on a dime. Canada recently torched its Immigrant Investor Program, which attracted thousands of Chinese millionaires to buy high-end real estate in Toronto and Vancouver. Now that the government cancelled the program, real estate experts in Canada are bracing for the worst.
A single act of jingoism could send the value of your real estate tumbling.
Governments can (selectively) increase taxes on a dime.
Sure, this is true of any jurisdiction. It's the same reason I wouldn't be in a rush to buy real estate in Spain even with their offer of second residency.
But among "gotcha" tax jurisdictions, The Land of the Free must take the cake. This is a country whose President claimed his Obamacare wasn't a tax… only for the Supreme Court to later rule it was to avoid having it overturned. The US government is the master of playing both sides of the coin.
Let's say you're doing well and you buy a nice home in the US. Your local or state government, which is likely drowning in red ink from decades of fiscal imprudence, realizes it needs more revenue and decides to append a "luxury property" assessment to your home. After all, you're not living in a trailer park with the 99%, so you ought to be the one to bear the burden, you greedy fat cat.
While there are laws in states like California that purport to cap property taxes, there's nothing stop almost any government from imposing "special fees" or something similar to wring more money out of you. In jurisdictions with no caps on property taxes, governments can simply raise rates. If you think they won't, remember that "it's for the children" is the easiest way to get voters to approve a new tax on you, and property taxes are part of what funds schools.
American voters will gladly raise your cost of property ownership in two seconds.
If you're buying US real estate as an investment, you could be equally vulnerable. In a country where success is demonized and the rich are viewed as being deserving of punishment, it's not inconceivable that local governments could impose special taxes on rental property. After all, owning a house you live in is one thing. Renting it is another.
The US government has proposed taxes and fees on investors from Wall Street to Main Street, and they'd be all too happy to curb your already mediocre rental yields by making you pay for their fiscal waste.
US real estate is denominated in US dollars.
An obvious but an important point. As the value of the US dollar declines and countries like Russia seek to wean themselves off of the global reserve currency, the global value of your real estate assets in the United States will decline. Sure, you'll be able to buy locally made products (how ironic, right?), but imports will cost a fortune.
Remember what happened when Iceland's economy totally collapsed several years ago? It cost a fortune just to go to McDonald's. I suppose some American investors don't ever intend to leave the United States to begin with, lessening the blow of a US dollar collapse on their lifestyle, but everyone will feel the pain.
Courts can seize US real estate, even if it's held in an offshore trust.
We talk here about the benefits of using an offshore trust to protect your assets, not only from creditors and angry ex-spouses, but from future government confiscation. However, the entire point of an offshore trust is to be offshore.
If the government where an asset is located wants that asset badly enough, it will get it. Governments have repeatedly shown they don't respect even their own rule of law.
One recent example of this involves infomercial king Kevin Trudeau, who is currently serving a ten-year sentence for "contempt of court". While Kevin rented his primary residence in Chicago to avoid asset confiscation by a government that was constantly at odds with him, he did own a property in California through an Isle of Man corporation.
When the government imposed a $37 million fine on him, it eventually got around to forcing the sale of the house. Had it not been encumbered by a mortgage, the government would have sold it and pocketed all of the profits. That's because some nut job on a California court could easily circumvent any provision of an offshore trust he likes. It may not be "legal" according to the laws of the trust, but what does a bankrupt nation care about other countries' laws?
After all, the United States has been busy enforcing FATCA on as many other countries as possible, forcing banks in other countries to PAY for the privilege of tattling on Americans who bank with them. The United States doesn't respect other countries' laws, and if they ever claim you owe them money, no amount of asset protection will save you from the wrong court.
Of course, some of these reasons to avoid real estate investments in the US could be applying to other bankrupt western countries that have a kleptomaniac streak. When it comes to investing in real estate, "go where you're treated best".
Question EVERYTHING!!!
Question Everything
By Jeff Thomas
From Internationalman.com
The average person in the First World receives more information than he would if he lived in a Second or Third World country. In many countries of the world, the very idea of twenty-four hour television news coverage would be unthinkable, yet many Westerners feel that, without this constant input, they would be woefully uninformed.
Not surprising, then, that the average First Worlder feels that he understands current events better than those elsewhere in the world. But, as in other things, quality and quantity are not the same.
The average news programme features a commentator who provides "the news," or at least that portion of events that the network deems worthy to be presented. In addition, it is presented from the political slant of the controllers of the network. But we are reassured that the reporting is "balanced," in a portion of the programme that features a panel of "experts."
Customarily, the panel consists of the moderator plus two pundits who share his political slant and a pundit who has an opposing slant. All are paid by the network for their contributions. The moderator will ask a question on a current issue, and an argument will ensue for a few minutes. Generally, no real conclusion is reached—neither side accedes to the other. The moderator then moves on to another question.
So, the network has aired the issues of the day, and we have received a balanced view that may inform our own opinions.
Or have we?
In actual fact, there are significant shortcomings in this type of presentation:
The scope of coverage is extremely narrow. Only select facets of each issue are discussed.
Generally, the discussion reveals precious little actual insight and, in fact, only the standard opposing liberal and conservative positions are discussed, implying that the viewer must choose one or the other to adopt as his own opinion.
On a programme that is liberally-oriented, the one conservative pundit on the panel is made to look foolish by the three liberal pundits, ensuring that the liberal viewer's beliefs are reaffirmed. (The reverse is true on a conservative news programme.)
Each issue facet that is addressed is repeated many times in the course of the day, then extended for as many days, weeks, or months as the issue remains current. The "message," therefore, is repeated virtually as often as an advert for a brand of laundry powder.
So, what is the net effect of such news reportage? Has the viewer become well-informed?
In actual fact, not at all. What he has become is well-indoctrinated.
A liberal will be inclined to regularly watch a liberal news channel, which will result in the continual reaffirmation of his liberal views. A conservative will, in turn, regularly watch a conservative news channel, which will result in the continual reaffirmation of his conservative views.
Many viewers will agree that this is so, yet not recognise that, essentially, they are being programmed to simply absorb information. Along the way, their inclination to actually question and think for themselves is being eroded.
Alternate Possibilities
The proof of this is that those who have been programmed, tend to react with anger when they encounter a Nigel Farage or a Ron Paul, who might well challenge them to consider a third option—an interpretation beyond the narrow conservative and liberal views of events. In truth, on any issue, there exists a wide field of alternate possibilities.
By contrast, it is not uncommon for people outside the First World to have better instincts when encountering a news item. If they do not receive the BBC, Fox News, or CNN, they are likely, when learning of a political event, to think through, on their own, what the event means to them.
As they are not pre-programmed to follow one narrow line of reasoning or another, they are open to a broad range of possibilities. Each individual, based upon his personal experience, is likely to draw a different conclusion and, thorough discourse with others, is likely to continue to update his opinion each time he receives a new viewpoint.
As a result, it is not uncommon for those who are not "plugged-in" to be not only more open-minded, but more imaginative in their considerations, even when they are less educated and less "informed" than those in the First World.
Whilst those who do not receive the regular barrage that is the norm in the First World are no more intelligent than their European or American counterparts, their views are more often the result of personal objective reasoning and common sense and are often more insightful.
Those in First World countries often point with pride at the advanced technology that allows them a greater volume of news than the rest of the world customarily receives.
Further, they are likely to take pride in their belief that the two opposing views that are presented indicate that they live in a "free" country, where dissent is encouraged.
Unfortunately, what is encouraged is one of two views—either the liberal view or the conservative view. Other views are discouraged.
The liberal view espouses that a powerful liberal government is necessary to control the greed of capitalists, taxing and regulating them as much as possible to limit their ability to victimise the poorer classes.
The conservative view espouses that a powerful conservative government is needed to control the liberals, who threaten to create chaos and moral collapse through such efforts as gay rights, legalised abortion, etc.
What these two dogmatic concepts have in common is that a powerful government is needed.
Each group, therefore, seeks the increase in the power of its group of legislators to overpower the opposing group. This ensures that, regardless of whether the present government is dominated by liberals of conservatives, the one certainty will be that the government will be powerful.
When seen in this light, if the television viewer were to click the remote back and forth regularly from the liberal channel to the conservative channel, he would begin to see a strong similarity between the two.
It's easy for any viewer to question the opposition group, to consider them disingenuous—the bearers of false information. It is far more difficult to question the pundits who are on our own "team," to ask ourselves if they, also, are disingenuous.
This is especially difficult when it's three to one—when three commentators share our political view and all say the same thing to the odd-man-out on the panel. In such a situation, the hardest task is to question our own team, who are clearly succeeding at beating down the odd-man-out.
Evolution of Indoctrination
In bygone eras, the kings of old would tell their minions what to believe and the minions would then either accept or reject the information received. They would rely on their own experience and reasoning powers to inform them.
Later, a better method evolved: the use of media to indoctrinate the populace with government-generated propaganda (think: Josef Goebbels or Uncle Joe Stalin).
Today, a far more effective method exists—one that retains the repetition of the latter method but helps to eliminate the open-ended field of alternate points of view. It does so by providing a choice between "View A" and "View B."
In a democracy, there is always an "A" and a "B." This illusion of choice is infinitely more effective in helping the populace to believe that they have been able to choose their leaders and their points of view.
In the modern method, when voting, regardless of what choice the individual makes, he is voting for an all-powerful government. (Whether it calls itself a conservative one or a liberal one is incidental.)
Likewise, through the modern media, when the viewer absorbs what is presented as discourse, regardless of whether he chooses View A or View B, he is endorsing an all-powerful government.
Two Solutions
One solution to avoid being brainwashed by the dogmatic messaging of the media is to simply avoid watching the news. But this is difficult to do, as our associates and neighbours are watching it every day and will want to discuss with us what they have been taught.
The other choice is to question everything.
To consider that the event that is being discussed may not only be being falsely reported, but that the message being provided by the pundits may be consciously planned for our consumption.
This is difficult to do at first but can eventually become habit. If so, the likelihood of being led down the garden path by the powers-that-be may be greatly diminished. In truth, on any issue, there exists a wide field of alternate possibilities.
Developing your own view may, in the coming years, be vital to your well-being.
IRS sets itself up as the premier spy agency
IRS seized 1.7 million GB of data last year
on March 26, 2014
March 26, 2014
Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile
Every organization has a unique way of measuring its own success.
Apple tracks very closely, for example, how many iPhones and iPads they sell. Facebook monitors how many total users they have.
And for the brand new Cyber Crime Unit (CCU) of the IRS Criminal Investigative Division, one of their key metrics for success apparently is the volume of data that they 'seize' in any given year.
In its recently released annual report detailing their operations and results during fiscal year 2013, the IRS Criminal Investigative Division (CID) announced that they had seized 1.7 MILLION gigabytes of data last year.
This equates to about 729 billion pages of text, or 24.3 BILLION email messages– roughly 78 email messages for every man, woman, and child in the Land of the Free.
More importantly, this constitutes a 100% increase over the amount of data seized in fiscal year 2012. And to be clear, "seized" means that you no longer have access to, or control of, the data.
I'm sure we can all acknowledge that there are bad people out there who commit crimes. And this is precisely who the CID is trying to go after.
Their report lists dozens of examples of nefarious criminals they caught last year, ranging from identity thieves to bank fraudsters to corrupt public officials.
But they don't get it right all the time. They barely get it right half the time.
According to their own data, 43.1% of the people they've investigated over the last two years are either never indicted, or they're acquitted at trial.
This means that 43.1% of people being investigated have not committed a crime. Yet many of them have had their data confiscated (and probably their assets frozen) while the investigation is pending.
Each business day, the CID opens an average of 40 new investigations. While 23 of them will end up serving time, 17 of them are wrongfully deprived of their assets.
Imagine if you're an entrepreneur– watching a team of gun-toting investigators walk out of your office with all of your computers, even though you've done nothing wrong.
A simple misunderstanding or administrative error can bring your business to its knees.
If you use a service like Dropbox, it makes things even easier for the government to seize your digital assets and freeze you out of your own data.
In terms of asset protection, though, our digital assets are some of the easiest (and quickest) to protect.
Instead of using Dropbox, you can opt for a service like Wuala.
Wuala is quite similar to dropbox in that it synchs and backs up data securely in the cloud. The key difference, however, is that Wuala is based in Switzerland… so the company is not obliged to immediately follow law enforcement requests from North America (or anywhere else) without a great deal of diplomatic bureaucracy.
What's more, Wuala ensures that your files are encrypted before they even leave your computer.
And since only you know your password, the most that Wuala employees would be able to hand over to any government agency is a bunch of encrypted gibberish.
Best of all, making the move to a service like Wuala costs nothing. Dropbox offers the first 2 GB of storage for free. Wuala offers 2.5x that– 5 GB for free. So it makes sense… no matter what.
IRS creating new tax LOLs for BTC
Simon Black reports IRS dreaming up new ways to tax BTC holders. On the one hand, the government denies BTC is a currency. On the other, they are trying to tax them. Not that any of us are suprised that the government is greedy or hypocritical.
Latest "Report from the Field" by Simon Black
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March 26, 2014
Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile
Well the IRS has certainly had a busy week.
1) Yesterday, the service released brand new rules pertaining to the taxation of Bitcoin.
And particularly for anyone who was an early adopter of the digital currency, the new tax rules are a major blow.
In short, the Treasury Department has chosen to tax Bitcoin as 'property' rather than as a currency.
This means that all those 'Bitcoin millionaires' out there who traded the Bitcoins they purchased for $0.01 for a shiny new Maserati will actually owe beaucoup bucks in back taxes.
More importantly, though, I think these rules set a rather dangerous precedent for gold.
You can see what I'm talking about here.
2) Last week, the Criminal Investigative Division of the IRS released its annual report, highlighting all sorts of lovely statistics about how many people they put behind bars.
To be fair, there are definitely some lowlifes out there. Corrupt Congressmen and thieving banksters were all nailed to the wall by the CID last year.
Unfortunately they only get it right about half the time, according to their own statistics.
And the report shows a rather disturbing trend– they 'seized' 1.7 million gigabytes of data last year from individuals under investigation, more than double the volume of data seized in 2012.
But since almost half of these people are innocent, you can just imagine how much these investigation turn people's lives upside down.
The CID report is a perfect example of the 'multiple flags' strategy that I advocate.
If you use a cloud service like Google Drive or Dropbox, for example, you are making it incredibly easy for the government to freeze you out of your digital assets, even if you've done nothing wrong.
By shifting your assets to a similar service based overseas, especially one that's encrypted, you can save yourself this risk.
And best of all, it costs you absolutely nothing.
What A Bank Run In China Looks Like: Hundreds Rush To Banks Following Solvency Rumors by Zerohedge
Another timely article by the Head Trouble Maker over at Zerohedge. Although US banks are supposedly carrying insurance from the FDIC, there is never nor has their ever been enough in the FDIC to cover more than a small bank failure. The ratios regulated in the US are a joke, thus US banks are highly insolvent:
A depository institution's reserve requirements vary by the dollar amount of net transaction accounts held at that institution. Effective December 29, 2011, institutions with net transactions accounts:
- Of less than $12.4 million have no minimum reserve requirement;
- Between $12.4 million and $79.5 million must have a liquidity ratio of 3%;
- Exceeding $79.5 million must have a liquidity ratio of 10%.[5]
What A Bank Run In China Looks Like: Hundreds Rush To Banks Following Solvency Rumors
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/25/2014 12:22 -0400
Curious what the real, and not pre-spun for public consumption, sentiment on the ground is in a China (where the housing bubble has already popped and the severe contraction in credit is forcing the ultra wealthy to luxury real estate in places like Hong Kong) from the perspective of the common man? The photo below, which shows hundreds of people rushing today to withdraw money from branches of two small Chinese banks after rumors spread about solvency at one of them, are sufficiently informative about just how jittery ordinary Chinese have become in recent days, and reflect the growing anxiety among investors as regulators signal greater tolerance for credit defaults.
Domestic media reported, and a local official confirmed, that ordinary depositors swarmed a branch of Jiangsu Sheyang Rural Commercial Bank in Yancheng in economically troubled Jiangsu province on Monday. The semi-official China News Service quoted the bank's chairman, Zang Zhengzhi, as saying it would ensure payments to all the depositors. The report did not say how the rumour originated.
Chen Dequn, a resident in Yandong, just outside Yancheng, said she saw a crowd of about 70 to 80 people gathering in a branch of Sheyang Rural Commercial Bank in her town on Tuesday.
"At the moment there are about 70 or 80 people in there. Normally there'd only be about 10," she told Reuters by telephone.
Officials at another small bank, Rural Commercial Bank of Huanghai, said they had faced similar rushes by depositors, triggered by rumours of insolvency at Sheyang. "We will be holding an emergency meeting tonight," an official at the bank's administration office told Reuters, but declined to comment further.
Why Yancheng investors suddenly lost confidence in the security of their bank deposits is not clear, given that the Sheyang bank is subject to formal reserve requirements, loan-to-deposit ratios and other rules to ensure it keeps sufficient cash on hand to meet demand.
Why the jitteriness? Because until now, bank failures in China have been unknown, as Chinese banks are considered to operate under an implicit guarantee from the government. That is changing. Which is why the rumor mill is on overdrive:
"It's true that these rumours exist, but actually (the bank going bankrupt) is impossible. It's a completely different situation from the problem with the cooperatives," said Zhang Chaoyang, an official at the propaganda department of the Communist Party committee in Tinghu district, where the bank branch is located.
And Bear Stearns is fine…
Zhang was referring to an incident that rattled depositors in Yancheng in January, when some rural cooperatives — which are not subject to the supervision of the bank regulator — ran out of cash and locked their doors. Local officials say several co-op bosses fled after committing fraud.
China's central bank governor said this month that deposit rates are likely to liberalised in one to two years – the most explicit timeframe to date for what would be the final step in freeing up banks to set their own interest rates.
It is widely expected to introduce a deposit insurance scheme before freeing up deposit rates, to protect savers in case a liberalised market puts major strains on smaller banks and alarms the public. Analysts also expect the controls on deposit rates to be lifted gradually. Is China's debt nightmare a province called Jiangsu?
Why are bank runs like these only set to accelerate? Simple – unlike the US China has zero deposit insurance. Reuters expplains:
The case highlights the urgency of plans to put in place a deposit insurance system to protect investors against bank insolvency, as Chinese grow increasingly nervous about the impact of slowing economic growth on financial institutions.
Regulators have said they will roll out deposit insurance as soon as possible, without giving a firm deadline.
In the meantime, there are always helpful investor relations people willing to explain calmly just what is going on:
When contacted by Reuters by phone on Tuesday, an official at the Jiangsu Sheyang Rural Commercial Bank branch hung up, saying she was busy.
Others were even more helpful:
An official at the administrative office at Jiangsu Sheyang Rural Commercial Bank said the bank would publish a statement shortly. On its website, the bank says it is capitalised at 525 million yuan and had total deposits of 12 billion yuan as of end-February,
Officials at the Jiangsu branch offices of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) declined to comment. The Yancheng branch of CBRC and the propaganda offices in Yancheng city and Sheyang county did not answer calls seeking comment.
Busy or not, for now, the banks may have survived following yet more capital infusions from the local government, but what happens when the default wave that has claimed solar, coal, and real estate developers finally impacts a deposit-holding institution? How will China – which has far more total deposits within its banking system than in the US (since the US banks fund themselves mostly using ultra-short term, overnight shadow funding) – survive a nationwide bank run we wonder?
James Montier: "The Market Is Overvalued By 50%-70%" And "Nothing At All" Is Attractively Valued
Wall Street's cheerleaders in the media have been pumping pointless "hope and optimism" for too long. There is a hidden increase in the rate of devaluation of the dollar, bankruptcy and insolvency of governments, low interest and printing. Nothing bursts bubbles like fast moving money. True market gains and losses must be weighed against those factors as well.
Obama Imposes Sanctions, PUTIN TO DUMP DOLLAR? — Andy Hoffman
The next nail in the coffin of the US dollar is going to be when the rest of the world decides to dump the dollar as the reserve currency.
The Bretton Woods arrangement gave the dollar a serious edge- commodities and other global trade was all exchanged in dollars. Oil was expressed in dollars. Foreign nations had to keep dollars just to trade with each other .
Then we closed the "gold window" so we could print money like it was going out of style.
These countries are still holding trillions of our dollars and other debt instruments we created in order to spend more than we actually produced.
If Russia, China, and India team up economically (it'd be a more natural arrangement than what we have) and dump all their dollar holdings during a realignment, what happens?
What happens is our already inflated domestic currency is joined by the trillions of overseas dollars rushing back home. Hyperinflation.


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High Speed Machining Vs. Traditional Offset Machining
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MADRID – European stock ended mostly lower Wednesday as investors moved to cash in on recent gains, while weaker-than-expected manufacturing data and a rise in Italian borrowing costs weighed on sentiment.
ASM International NV, Commerzbank AG and Inditex SA were among the biggest decliners.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index shed 0.05 point, or less than 0.1%, to close at 295.32. The index managed to eke out a fractional gain in a lackluster session Tuesday.
The index pared some losses after better-than-expected U.S. retail sales data. European equities trimmed losses as Wall Street turned slightly positive.
Banks were among the biggest decliners. Shares of Commerzbank AG fell 9.7% after the German bank announced a EUR2.5 billion ($3.25 billion) capital increase that will allow it to repay the remaining EUR1.6 billion of the more than EUR16 billion stake in hybrid capital it received from the German government in 2008 and 2009.
Another big mover, ASM International (ASMI), sank more than 10% after the Dutch semiconductor firm said it would sell an 8% to 12% stake in ASM Pacific Technology Ltd via a partial secondary share placement. The company said it was making this move in order to address the nonrecognition by markets of the value of the combined business of the company.
Atif Latif, director of trading, equities and derivatives at Guardian Stockbrokers, said European markets saw some profit-taking on Wednesday. The Stoxx 600 index remains up 1.9% in the month-to-date, and up 5.6% since the beginning of the year after closing at its highest level in more than 4 1/2 years earlier this month.
"We don't see this dip today as anything too concerning as buyers are still re entering the market on weakness," Latif said in emailed comments.
Italian stocks were a big loser on Wednesday. Borrowing costs rose in the country's first bond auction since the government's credit rating was cut to BBB plus from A minus by Fitch Ratings last week, which put some pressure on bond yields. The FTSE MIB Italy index slid 1.7% to 15,745.34.
Shares of Enel fell 6% after the Italian utility reportedly posted a drop in net income for 2012. But several Italian banks were also down a chunk, with Unione di Banche Italiane SCpA dropping more than 6%.
Spain was also under pressure. Heavyweight retailer Inditex fell 2.7% after the group reported a 22% profit rise, but analysts were disappointed by fourth-quarter sales, gross margin, and cash generation, as well as its dividend and store-opening guidance.
The Spain IBEX 35 fell 0.4% to 8,498.30.
Greek stocks proved a bright spot for Europe on Wednesday, with the ASE Composite index up 3.4% to 973.12. Shares of OPAP SA jumped more than 5%, while Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA rose 3.4%.
On the data front, January euro-zone industrial production fell 0.4% on a monthly basis, a steeper-than-expected decline and the fourth fall in five months, said economists at Capital Economics.
"January's fall in euro-zone industrial production is a timely reminder that, despite the improvement in business and financial market sentiment, the region may have remained in recession in Q1," said Ben May, European economist, in a note.
Sluggish manufacturing output data out of the U.K. on Tuesday raised fears that economy is headed for a triple-dip recession and weighed on the British pound. That helped the U.K. index on Tuesday, but shares fell Wednesday as investors sold off big banks and resource stocks.
HSBC PLC (HBC) fell 0.4% and Standard Chartered PLC dropped 1.7%.
Along with the banks, losses of 2% for miner Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) and a 1.3% drop for BHP Billiton PLC (BHP) dragged the FTSE 100 index lower. The index fell 0.5% to 6,481.50.
The German DAX 30 index managed to hang on to a small gain, rising 0.1% to 7,970.91, despite the tumble for Commerzbank. Shares of Deutsche Bank AG fell 1.2%, but losses were contained for some of its heaviest weighted stocks.
Renault SA lost 1.3% in Paris. The French CAC 40 index fell 0.1% to 3,836.04.
Shares of L'Or�al SA rose 0.9%, helping support the French index.
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January is always a time for new beginnings. One of my intentions this year, is to make less mess in the kitchen. You know we all strive for the "one-pot wonder" because who really wants to spend all that time cleaning up after enjoying a tasty meal?!
Well, I'm definitely starting things off on the right foot with this minimal mess BLT, made exclusively on my Baking Steel Mini. That's right, we're cooking our bacon and toasting our bread together on the same one piece of equipment. Boom what?! One griddle = less mess!
So I can't take all the credit for my new year intention success. This idea is the brainchild of J. Kenji Lopez-Alt over at Serious Eats. Like most Kenji recipes/cooking methods, this BLT creation is badass! Kenji's recipe provides an in-depth look on how to make one of the world's most popular sandwiches. We have condensed his BLT Manifesto into just this recipe, but I encourage you to take a look at his comprehensive insights over at Serious Eats. Your BLT will thank you for it!
These sandwiches are so good, we literally could not stop making them! And using the Baking Steel Mini makes it that much better, because all your would be clean up time can be spent eating more lunch.
One and done, baby!
Recipe by Kenji Lopez-Atl - Serious Eats
3 strips thick-cut, naturally cured bacon
2 slices high-quality sandwich bread
2 tablespoons (30ml) homemade or store-bought mayonnaise
1 1/2 cups finely shredded iceberg lettuce
4 thick slices ripe tomato
Coarse sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1. Place a Mini Griddle over medium-low heat. Add bacon and place a bacon press, skillet, or masonry trowel on top of it to keep it flat as it cooks. Cook until lightly browned on first side, about 5 minutes, then flip, cover again, and continue cooking until bacon is browned on both sides and fat has rendered, about 3 minutes longer. Transfer bacon to a paper towel–lined plate and set aside.
2. Place bread on same Mini Griddle and toast in bacon fat over medium-low heat, swirling occasionally, until evenly browned on first side. Flip and brown second side.
3. Lay toasted bread on a work surface and spread mayonnaise on both top faces. Divide lettuce evenly between both pieces of bread. Layer tomato slices on one piece of bread and sprinkle generously with coarse salt and freshly ground pepper.
4. Break bacon slices in half and layer them onto the sandwich in 2 layers of 3 half-slices each, alternating the orientation of bacon in each layer for more structural stability. Close sandwich and cut in half diagonally. Serve immediately.


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Aleeka Events – Behind the name!
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LONGMONT, Colo., April 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dot Hill Systems Corp. (Nasdaq:HILL), a leading provider of SAN storage solutions, has entered into an OEM agreement with Quantum Corp., a proven global expert in Big Data management and data protection. Under the terms of the agreement, Quantum will incorporate Dot Hill AssuredSAN™ 4000 series storage systems into its Big Data product line. Quantum senior vice president, file system and archive product group, Janae Stow Lee, stated, "As we further expand our solutions offerings for helping customers meet their Big Data challenges, we continue to combine the power of our own technologies with those from partners, which already include a number of major industry players. Dot Hill's solid, high-performance architecture provides high bandwidth and high transaction input/output for Big Data, and we're pleased to add them to our list of key suppliers." "To drive revenue growth, Dot Hill launched a midrange line and actively pursues partners in select Vertical Markets, such as Quantum, a leader in our targeted Big Data and Media and Entertainment markets," said Dot Hill Systems president and chief executive officer Dana Kammersgard. "We believe being chosen to be part of Quantum's storage solutions validates our product performance and illustrates our strategy implementation." "The AssuredSAN 4000 series is one of two new midrange storage offerings," said Jim Jonez, senior director of marketing, Dot Hill. "As a highly scalable, highly available SAN solution optimized for post-production workflow performance, it is the high performance choice for organizations running data-intensive applications." Providing a solid, high-performance storage architecture, Dot Hill AssuredSAN Fibre Channel arrays provide up to 384TB of high speed 8Gb Fibre Channel storage that can be shared by multiple users for maximum efficiency and increased workflow productivity. Designed with a powerful processor, Dot Hill AssuredSAN systems provide high performance for sequential workloads.
About Dot HillLeveraging its proprietary Assured family of storage solutions, Dot Hill solves many of today's most challenging storage problems – helping IT to improve performance, increase availability, simplify operations, and reduce costs. Dot Hill's solutions combine breakthrough software with the industry's most flexible and extensive hardware platform and automated management to deliver best-in-class solutions. Headquartered in Longmont, Colo., Dot Hill has offices and/or representatives in China, Germany, India, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. For more information, visit us at www.dothill.com. Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ from those expressed or implied by the statements. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties that Dot Hill may face, please consult the Forms 10-K and 10-Q most recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Dot Hill. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made and Dot Hill undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect changes in circumstances. HILL-G
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I painted a peace of sky and uploaded a small kite, what i created on my pc, into it.
if you want, you can add other kites to this area (and make the light blue area bigger if you want).
Let´s create a big sky full of kites!
i think, it´s good to write an answer here if you draw a kite
@ the drawer of the red, white green stunkite:
The red string is wrong.
Only the two back strings are a part of this kite.
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With most businesses increasingly relying on the internet, a high-quality internet connection is essential.
At Optionbox, we design and install a full range of internet networks including wireless solutions.
Wireless data links seamlessly connected through wireless point to point communication systems, allowing businesses to run their entire system through a wireless connection.


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Is incorporating your small business right for you?
As a small business owner, you may think that incorporation is only for the 'big guns'. Actually, incorporation can help your small business, you and your loved ones.
If you are running a home-based business or a sole proprietorship, you essentially are the business. You chose your name, got the necessary licenses, and maybe even registered your business. You receive all of the profits and accept all of the risks.
So, if it is so simple to start a small business, why bother incorporating? Well, incorporating can offer you some important legal and financial advantages.
- Separate legal entity. Incorporation makes your business a legal entity that exists independently from you as the owner. This means that the business will enter contracts, buy and sell property, and pay taxes, not you. Which leads to…
- Personal liability protection. Incorporation provides the best protection for your personal property. Because the corporation is separate from you, the corporation is fully responsible for its actions, debts, obligations, and defaults, under most circumstances. So, if there is a lawsuit against your business, no one can take your house, car, bank accounts or any other property you own. This is one of the most common reasons small businesses incorporate.
- Continued existence. Since the corporation is a separate entity, it has an unlimited life. This means that death or bankruptcy of any of the owners will not affect the existence of the company. It will continue indefinitely until it is sold, merged with another company or dissolved.
- Easier to raise capital. You can easily sell shares in your corporation to your family and others. This allows you to raise money without relying on the bank for loans and saves on monthly interest payments.
- Significant tax advantage. Small corporations can take advantage of a number of tax strategies. For example, if you meet certain criteria, you can take advantage of small business tax rates. There is also more flexibility for splitting profits between certain family members to lower your family's overall tax burden.
To be fair, we should look at some of the drawbacks of incorporation. Incorporation leads to some additional record keeping requirements and other administrative maintenance. While these extra requirements may be more costly, the benefits associated with being incorporated often far outweigh the costs.
- Do you have employees?
- Do you have property registered in your name?
- What personal property do you stand to lose if something goes wrong with your business and you are liable?
- Is there more than one owner of the business?
- Would you like to raise funds through shareholders, rather than borrowing from the bank?
- Would you like your family to own a part of the business, even if they are not involved in the day-to-day running of the business?
- Do you have someone in mind to take over the succession of your business?
If it feels like a big decision to incorporate your small business, fear not. Visit us at MJB Lawyers, and we can help you determine if incorporation is right for you and your business.


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Stewart Regan believes the city of Glasgow has combined to produce an "excellent" bid to become a host city for UEFA Euro 2020; a celebration of the European Championships' 60th anniversary.
The Scottish FA Chief Executive flew out to Geneva, Switzerland, alongside the President, Campbell Ogilvie, ahead of Friday's announcement by the UEFA Executive Committee.
Nineteen National Associations have submitted a bid, with 13 host cities designated for either the Finals Package or Standard Package, which includes a quarter-final or round of 16 fixture.
The Scottish FA's bid for a Standard Package has been a multi-agency venture involving the Scottish Government, Glasgow City Council, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, EventScotland and Hampden Park Ltd.
The Chief Executive believes a mixture of Hampden Park's rich history of European competition and the stadium's recent successful hosting of the best-ever Commonwealth Games makes Glasgow and Scotland a reliable and rousing option for Euro 2020.
"Firstly, we have every reason to be positive ahead of Friday's announcement," said Regan. "Hampden Park is synonymous with great moments in European football: from arguably the greatest game ever, between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt, in the 1960 European Championships, to arguably the greatest goal ever scored in the Champions League, by Zinedine Zidane for Real against Bayer Leverkusen in 2002.
"On top of that, the stadium, the city and the country have vast experience in putting on world-class entertainment. The Commonwealth Games at Hampden have been hailed as the best ever and Scotland will shortly be hosting the Ryder Cup before a huge global television audience.
"I am certain that the city of Glasgow and the National Stadium would provide an ideal venue for the European Championships' 60th birthday party and I would like to thank everyone involved in putting this excellent bid together."
Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Sport: "Best of luck to everyone in Switzerland as they look to secure Scotland's place in the 60th anniversary of the Euro Championship. Scotland is a natural home for big events and Hampden is a special stadium with a long history in major footballing events.
"Thanks to a strong collaborative effort between the Scottish Government, Glasgow City Council, EventScotland, and the Scottish FA we have a strong bid that has an excellent chance of being successful. Only a short time ago we saw how working together brought the best Commonwealth Games ever to Scotland. Next week, as a country, we will be delivering a spectacular Ryder Cup. We will be using the same knowhow and passion to welcome fans from across Europe as part of EURO 2020."
Councillor Gordon Matheson, Leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau (GCMB), said: "Glasgow enjoys a proud reputation as one of the world's great footballing cities and Hampden, in particular, has become a stadium familiar to football fans throughout Europe.
"As a city, we recognise the value of football and major sporting events. We have a fantastic track record in attracting and delivering some of the biggest global sporting championships – from the Champions League and UEFA Cup finals to the best ever Commonwealth Games – and we're ranked as one of the top 10 ultimate sports cities in the world, ahead of the likes of Paris, Madrid and Amsterdam.
"In partnership with the Scottish FA and Scottish Government we're ready to show that Glasgow and Hampden will provide a truly memorable backdrop to mark UEFA's 60th anniversary EURO celebration. This is a real opportunity to bring some of Europe's top footballing stars to Glasgow, support our national game and benefit the economy."
Paul Bush OBE, Chief Operating Officer for EventScotland, said: "Scotland is the perfect stage for events and we have the capacity, capability and credibility to host the biggest properties in world sport. The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games demonstrated Scotland's credentials on the international stage and we are set to welcome the world once more to the Ryder Cup in a little over one weeks' time.
"Major brands understand the value of hosting events in Scotland, and we have a strong track record of successful activation through sponsorship and stand-alone events. Our venue infrastructure is complimented by our world-class accommodation, hospitality and leisure industries, which ensure we can offer the very best VIP and spectator experience. Football is at the heart of Scotland and Glasgow, as an iconic European city, would be a perfect host for UEFA Euro 2020."


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Just thought I would add a thread to discuss the Adventure Log (if anyone is reading it).
I am Defa and thanks for finishing it. Makes it s lot easier when we have long breaks or 'guest' players. Thanks.
"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." – Harry S. Truman


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The Staples: Collection Extreme 24hr Felt Tip Liner
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
I have repurchased this eyeliner more times than I can remember. It's extremely easy to use and is perfect for eyeliner amateurs and pros alike. The eyeliner is like a pen, so it's easy to hold and the nib can give thick or thin lines (as you can see in the picture above), depending on how thick you want your eyeliner to be. The formula is super opaque and I find this lasts on me all day without smudging. This is also easy to remove with a swipe of Bioderma or a face wipe, so you're not left with a grey 'tattoo' after makeup removal. The eyeliner only costs £2.99 and Collection (I believe Collection 2000 dropped the '2000') is easily accessible to buy in the UK, which is great as you don't have to wait for online deliveries or go to special stores to buy it.
What's your favourite eyeliner?
Thank you for reading. xoxo, Joy
Posted by Joy at 09:49
Labels: Collection 2000, Review, Swatches, The Staples
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Thanks for posting this. I'm going to purchase it as I usually get one by Dollywink but it dries out very quickly and is expensive :(ReplyDeleteReplies
You're welcome! Oh, that sucks that it dries out so quick. Although I've heard it's really good though? Hope you like this eyeliner! xDelete
Yeh, it was really good until they changed the packaging. Now it just dries out and is pretty rubbish. Maybe I was just unlucky and had a dogey one lol. xDelete
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Incident occurred on February 1:
An 83-year-old Korean woman was assaulted in Koreatown on Wednesday afternoon in an attack that became the subject of a viral social media post. The assailant was reported to have yelled "white power" before fleeing. The victim suffered a one-inch cut to her left cheek as a result of the fall and had pain in her knee. A witness told officers that the suspect punched the elderly woman in the back of her head, causing her to fall to the ground. Two men chased the alleged assailant. The woman, who seemed "out of it," repeatedly yelled "power is power" and the N-word.
News coverage found: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-koreatown-assault-elderly-20170202-story.html


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This poster announces a fair at Troy, Kansas, sponsored by the Doniphan County Fair Association. Highlights of the fair include big races each day, special premiums, and reduced railraod rates. The poster includes illustrations of livestock and sulky facing.
Creator: Doniphan County Fair Association
Date: September 23 - 26, 1879
Item Number: 213021
Call Number: 1994.48.253
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213021
Agriculture - Farm organizations - Fair associations
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Trade - Fair associations
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Fairs
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports - Racing (dog and horse)
Date - 1870s - 1879
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Advertising Medium - Poster
Places - Cities and towns - Troy
Places - Counties - Doniphan
Transportation - Non-motorized - Sulkies
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Rogue Amoeba teased us with a feature preview of Airfoil 3 back in July of last year, a major update to its utility for streaming audio from your Mac to an AirPort Express. At the time, the only notable new feature we were told about was Airfoil Speakers, a free companion app you can run on any other Mac in your house to essentially turn it into an AirPort Express for streaming audio. Today, with the release of Airfoil 3 for Mac OS X, we've learned that this new version has a few more tricks up its sleeve.
First, Airfoil 3 can now send audio to multiple AirPort Express units, keeping the party going with the same music in multiple rooms of your pad. You can also play audio locally while transmitting to remote devices. (Editor's note: Upon reading to this point, I needed to take a fanning break and get some water.)
The other major new Airfoil 3 feature is the Airfoil Video Player, which can play video remotely, but send audio out to AirPort Expresses or Macs running Airfoil Speakers. This should be a killer feature for those watching videos on their Macs (or perhaps even a MacBook while on the couch) or who prefer to harness a higher-quality audio experience from a full entertainment system.
This is all in addition to Airfoil's claim-to-fame features of streaming audio from things like Pandora, Last.fm, VLC, and even (*shudder*) Real Player. A demo of Airfoil 3 is of course available, while a full licenses goes for $25 and upgrades from previous versions are just $10. Airfoil 3 requires Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or 10.5 Leopard.


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626 SE Main Street
503-954-2708; www.renatapdx.com
Controversially crowned as The Oregonian's Best Restaurant of the Year, this
wood-fired Italian restaurant from the
minds of French Laundry alum, Nick and
Sandra Arnerich, opened in spring 2015
to immediate rave reviews. Featuring a
rotating menu of contemporary Italian
dishes from fresh pasta, wood-fired
meats, mussels, and pizzas, as well as an
enchanting selection of charcuterie and a
selection of cheeses (from their neighboring
Ancient Heritage Dairy) and fresh-baked
bread. Try it and see if you agree with the
Oregonian's assessment.
Sen Yai
3384 SE Division Street
503-236-3573; www.pokpoksenyai.comPok Pok's, Andy Ricker's noodle den,Sen Yai, specializes in Kuaytiaw noodledishes of Thailand and features some ofthe old favorites from Pok Pok, WhiskeySoda Lounge, and the now defunct Ping,plus a bevy of tasty new creations. Enjoycrunchy housemade shrimp rice crackersand Mantou Muu Waan (kind of like anopened-faced steamed Hum Bao bun filledwith shredded sweet pork and topped withfried shallots) for starters and then tuckinto a steaming hot bowl of MaMa Naam(a Thai brand of ramen noodles dressedup in pork broth seasoned with tamarind,fish sauce, and chilies and topped withpork meatballs, yu choy, and a poachedegg) whose throat tingling spice and tangyflavors, lend themselves perfectly to thefresh-squeezed limeade.
Taqueria Nueve
727 SE Washington Street
503-954-1987; www.taquerianueve.com
House margaritas, zesty guacamole, tart
catch-of-the-day ceviche, fresh salads, yucca
fritters, and their classic octopus cocktail are
all back—after a 6 year hiatus—what more
is there to say? Tacos!! Among some of the
best tacos Portland has to offer, the Suadero,
lushly pan-fried fatty beef brisket, will curl
your toes with its rich flavor, as will the crisp,
slow-braised boar carnitas, and the juicy
cheese stuffed bite of their roasted poblano
Chile Relleno. Run don't walk to Taqueria
Nueve – your taste buds will thank you.
Toro Bravo
120 NE Russell Street
503-281-4464; www.torobravopdx.comChef John Gorham's Spanish-inspired local,seasonal tapas restaurant in NE Portland, themenu here is Pinchos (usually a skewer, herea starter), Kisses (shouldn't it be Besos?),Ensaladas (salads), Tapas (small savorydishes), Charcuteria (cold cooked meats),and Raciones (larger plates to share) andchanges daily. The bold sangria-red wallsmay help you summon your fiery side – goon BE BOLD – order the tasting menu ($40per person) and you will be rewarded withan array of dishes specially chosen by thechef, to give you the full Toro Bravo experi-ence. If you choose to go it alone, you mighttry the sweet and salty bacon-wrapped dates,rich squid ink pasta, generous charcuterieof duck liver mousse terrine, Toro Paella, oroxtail croquettes. You can't go wrong.
Yakuza Lounge
5411 NE 30th Avenue
503-450-0893; www.yakuzalounge.com
Portland's best kept secret is that with all
this amazing and unusual cuisine in the
area, no matter where we're at – we could
all totally go for a burger. That's why it's
no surprise—to any Portlander at least—
that Stumptown's best burger may just be
found at a sleekly modern Japanese Lounge.
Though you can't miss with anything on
Yakuza's impressive menu – you shouldn't
miss their now-legendary Yakuza burger
topped with chevre, shoestring potatoes,
ketchup, and spicy mayo.
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Höhne Tarragona Architects was set up in Majorca in 2001 as the corporate continuation of the work carried out until that date by the two architects in his office in Frankfurt (Germany).
Good client relationships are central to both the philosophy and success of the practice and we listen to our clients, working directly with them to create the spaces they would like to live in.
Our extensive experience and flexibility of organization enables us to undertake commissions of all kinds, including the integral management of project design and construction, with the setting of objectives in cost and timing.
In addition to offering superior integrated services in design and construction, we provide a wide range of technical and management services to respond to both commercial and private clients needs.


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Me is not worth knowing except that the only thing I really wish in life is a middle seat in a movie hall and while traveling in the train. I love movie posters, be it Hollywood, Polish or Hindi.. A Movie poster is a story-teller, not that you can guess the plot by the poster. Another love of my life is typography. Helvetica, Meta, Bodoni, Verdana or Baar Sophia. Each typeface has a story to tell. I also love to cook, not that my life depends on it. If my life depended on it, I can sing, run, make a bed in 14 seconds, shave a pig and milk a man.
I can sketch a bit and fiddle around with a computer..I understand what WWW means and I can play around with words and alphabets. I hate people stepping on my toes in a bus and littering.
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Merrill Corporation Announces Increased Earnings
Monday, May 05, 2003
Press release from the issuing companyMay 5, 2003 -- St. Paul, Minn. - Merrill Corporation, a global diversified communications and document services provider, today announced increased earnings for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2003. Despite a three percent decrease in revenue for the fiscal year to $582 million, net income for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2003 was $1.4 million, an increase of $11.3 million from a loss of $9.9 million in the prior year. In accordance with new accounting rules on goodwill, amortization of goodwill ceased January 31, 2002 and fiscal year 2003 net income was approximately $3.7 million higher than it would have been had amortization of goodwill continued. "We are pleased to have achieved stable earnings, despite the continuation of a challenging operating environment," said John Castro, CEO of Merrill Corporation. "Financial market activity weakened further during the year and lower financial asset values adversely impacted the mutual fund business, resulting in decreased revenues in our two largest business units. Our focus on cost control and leveraging our resources helped mitigate the bottom-line impact of the lower revenues." "Additionally, we maintained the strong growth trends in our diversified business, most notably document management services to the legal industry and marketing and communication services to the real estate industry. This diversification of revenue streams has been a real success for Merrill, helping to offset the depressed financial markets. Other notable accomplishments were the doubling of revenue from Language Translation Services and the launch of our Merrill Datasite product. Merrill Datasite enables users to review large document volumes using Web-based search tools from any location." In addition, earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for fiscal year end January 31, 2003 was $59.0 million, representing a five percent increase over $56.0 million in the prior fiscal year. EBITDA is a non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial measure that is commonly used in the industry to assist investors in the understanding of operating performance. Also, certain covenants of the Company's debt agreements are based on calculations of EBITDA, as defined in the agreements. As such, EBITDA is of great interest to our lenders and investors as a key performance measure.
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A pitched political battle in Wisconsin, which gathered momentum with dueling rallies by labor union fans and foes Saturday, has grown into something broader than a debate about policies in a single state.
What's at stake is the perception of public-sector labor unions in the US, and how much clout they'll be able to retain in an era of tight budgets for state and local government.
It's a debate that goes echoes beyond the Midwest, and it resonates with many taxpayers who see union workers as enjoying premium benefit packages at their expense.
In Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker (R) argues that state employees should help fund their retirement plans by paying half of needed contributions into pension plans. The cost would equal about 5.8 percent of a typical state worker's paycheck.
As governors and legislatures struggle to balance their budgets, labor costs are one of the biggest expenses they face. Although unionized workers don't make up a majority of state employees, they account for a much higher share there than in the private sector.
Some 40 percent of public-sector workers are represented by labor unions, versus 7.7 percent of workers in the private sector, where union ranks have been declining for years.
So, how does union pay in the public sector stack up against that of private sector workers?
Here's a quick reality check:
• Weekly earnings are $917 for the typical union worker employed by state government in the US. That compares with $703 for the comparable wage-and-salary worker in the private sector, and $855 for the comparable unionized employee in the private sector. (These Labor Department numbers are the median amounts earned by workers in the second quartile, or roughly the middle of the income spectrum.)
• Weekly earnings have grown at a similar pace for union and non-union workers in the past decade. Without adjusting for inflation, wages are up 33 percent in the private sector for the typical worker. The comparable figures are 31 percent for private sector union workers, and 33 percent for government union workers.
• For state employees, there's a union versus non-union gap in wage gains. Union pay has risen 36 percent in the past decade, while non-union state employees saw wages rise just 27 percent – roughly holding steady with inflation.
• On benefits, union compensation is higher – and has been rising faster – for government workers than for non-government workers. (These numbers, from the Labor Department, don't break union and non-union into separate categories). The cost of hourly benefits averaged $13.85 per hour in the public sector in the third quarter of 2010, up 32 percent in seven years. By contrast, private sector benefits averaged $8.20 per hour, up 23 percent in that same time frame.
Does all this mean that public-sector unions should see a cut in their pay, their benefits, or their political clout? That's a volatile political question, as the shouting and speechifying in Madison, Wis., attests.
On Saturday, Democrats and Republicans in the state's legislature were sparring over what elements of Governor Walker's bill might be negotiable. Republicans say Democrats should return to the state, after their dramatic departure earlier this week, so a vote on the bill can occur.
The debate in Wisconsin is not just about pensions, paychecks, and the health of state finances. Labor supporters say Governor Walker's demands also include "union-busting" policies, such as an effort to prevent the collection of union membership dues through public paychecks.
Wisconsin has the biggest flareup currently. But the contest there is mirrored, or could be soon, in other states from New York to Illinois to California.
The budget battles don't hinge entirely around union pay. But as states cut a range of public services, and seek ways to stay financially on track for the long term, you can expect union compensation to remain part of the debate.


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In The Other Side of Wall Street, Minyanville.com founder and former hedge fund honcho Todd Harrison shares never-before-told stories from the hidden side of Wall Street, including the adrenaline rush of trading at the highest levels, Wall Street's super-indulgent lifestyles; Harrison's time in the trenches fighting with (and then against) Jim Cramer; why he left investing completely, and how he returned to earn his redemption. Thousands of readers have tasted Harrison's story in a recent Dow Jones MarketWatch serialization: now for the first time, he shares his entire extraordinary personal memoir.
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In the film "Minority Report," Tom Cruise's character John Anderton walks down a hallway lined with sleek, thin screens upon which colorful ads are shown. Each provides him with a personalized marketing message, after a scan of his retina. "John Anderton, you look like you could use a Guinness right now!"
While this was meant to be spooky and entertaining, the idea of "right-place, right-time" placement is a dream of marketers everywhere. It doesn't take a behavioral scientist to think of putting a lemonade stand near a little league game, but finding and actually taking advantage of these opportunities can be difficult, especially on "high consideration" products and services.
Enter broadband Internet. Consumers search for information instantly (mostly using broadband connections) to the tune of 450 million queries daily. While many searches are recreational, Forrester Research reports around 70 percent of consumers will research products and services this way in a given year. In addition, a majority will then purchase the product or service locally.
With this huge number of consumers scouring the web, a new marketing tool has entered the picture, known as Local Search Advertising, which works like this:
Let's say a web-savvy Lexington family needs a new refrigerator. They visit a web search engine to research the models. Typing "Frigidaire" on Google or AOL yields typical results, displaying a link to Frigidaire's site with other "less useful" listings. But there's something more going on here.
Even without entering their location, the top and right sides of this results page display ads for Frigidaire showrooms right here in Lexington. One click to the local company's Web site can let the potential customer see current stock and a special Internet sale for Frigidaire buyers. The merchant has been presented as both a solution for the information and a local contact for the purchase, and the loop is closed.
A search for "Tax Forms" shows accountants' ads, "Steel Building Types" shows contractors, and so on. And more than half of these searchers don't have a particular vendor in mind at this stage, making it a great opportunity to find new customers. This is not spamming, and I am not talking about those annoying pop-up ads; rather it's a chance for a merchant to react to a customer-initiated request for help.
The search engines aren't providing this fancy technology out of the goodness of their hearts. Businesses spends $22 billion a year on local advertising, and many studies show that local firms are looking to shift parts of their budget in favor of the Web. There are many reasons, including the difficulty in saying "We're in the yellow pages" without "Which one?" coming back as the reply.
Some of the programs being offered for local search placement in major search engines are Google Adwords, Yahoo! Search Marketing and Verizon Superpages pay-per-click. Each wants to become the consumer's (and by extension the advertiser's) next choice for local purchase-oriented searches. These large ad networks claim to cover 70 to 80 percent of the Internet with their pages and "partner sites."
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During a campaign, reports are generated about click-through rates (how many visited a site from an ad) and conversion rates (how many visitors made an inquiry or purchase.) Advertisers can nurture effective ads and remove poor ones. My favorite use of this data is as a planning guide for Web site redesigns. I tend to carefully measure inquiries and near-purchase pages such as "directions to our store." Ads must be carefully written to avoid "window shoppers" and monitored closely at first to look for leaks.
As usual online, this is just the start. In development are special pay-per-call advertising technologies and mobile device/phone searches using GPS. Businesses will be able to reach out to consumers with timing accuracy never before possible.
Now, about that Guinness.


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After their successful run of shows with Normandie last week, Welsh post-hardcore quintet BREATHE IN THE SILENCE will return to the road in September for their own headline tour - they will be joined by special guests Beyond Recall.
The five dates will be in support of the band's new EP Hold My Heart, which is set for release on the 2nd September 2016 via Crooked Noise Records.
Dates are as follows:
02.09.2016 - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
03.09.2016 - Derby, Sitwell Tavern
04.09.2016 - Dundee, Buskers Bar
05.09.2016 - Newcastle, Jumpin Jacks
06.09.2016 - London, 229 The Venue
Check out the video for the EP's title track 'Hold My Heart' here: https://youtu.be/bauyJndBqwE
'Hold My Heart' is a fitting introduction, a more mature side of the band evident with soaring vocals blending with softer melodies. That's not to say that the five-piece have left their heavier roots behind as the EP welcomes back grittier post-hardcore elements: harsher riffs and guttural vocals at times juxtapose with vibrant melody to create an innovative blend of layers.
The band's live resume is one to be desired having already made appearances at Download Festival, Merthyr Rocks, Oxjam Festival and Butserfest. That's not to mention the support that they've received from BBC Radio One, Kerrang! Radio and Metal Hammer off the back of their previous single 'Feathers', an impressive feat for such a young band.
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It's completed! The exhausts and the seat arrived during the week along with the side covers.
Expect a brand new gallery of it soon.
It's completed! The exhausts and the seat arrived during the week along with the side covers.
Expect a brand new gallery of it soon.
The AS2C is basically complete, the only thing it's lacking is the exhausts, side covers and the saddle and those should arrive soon.
It's always a nice feeling when the tank goes on, everything just seems to come together once you got the tank. Even if you lack some parts the bike just feels complete. In any case it"s ready to go off the bench so we can get a new project up there!
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Progress on the bike is going smoothly, it"s finally starting to look like a bike 🙂
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Krakow Chief Rabbi Irks Many Poles With 'Don't Like Jews' Remark
Is Eliezer Gurary Fronting for Powerful Family?
By Cnaan Liphshiz
(JTA) — On the way to his first appearance as Krakow's new chief rabbi, Eliezer Gurary passed a group of young demonstrators holding signs with messages of affection for Jews.
"I [heart] Jews," one sign read.
"Yes to tolerance," read another.
But the demonstration last week outside Krakow's Old Synagogue was no support rally.
Organized by non-Jewish university students on the day of Gurary's installation, the protest was sparked by the rabbi's recent assertion in an interview with the Israeli news site Arutz 7 that all non-Jews dislike Jews.
Gurary's statement, which he has denied making despite a recording attesting to its accuracy, provoked an unusually strong rebuke from local Jews, with passionate condemnations from 12 lay leaders and rabbis who said his words were harmful.
Jonathan Ornstein, director of the Jewish Community Centre of Krakow, called on Gurary to resign because he was "caught lying" about the quotes.
The interview by Gurary, a Chabad rabbi who has lived in Krakow for eight years, upset local Jews in part because it appeared to signal a dramatic reversal from the approach of his predecessor. Boaz Pash was a popular figure known for his outreach and openness in a country where many non-Jews have discovered they have Jewish roots that were lost over decades of assimilation and communist repression.
Pash quit the post last year, but his supporters say that community leaders had him replaced because they feared his outreach agenda would bring in new members who might weaken their hold on the community and its real-estate holdings.
"From outside, it may seem like the controversy is all about outreach, but the real issue is control," said Anna Makowka Kwapisiewicz, Pash's former assistant and the co-founder of Czulent, an organization of young Krakow Jews.


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The YMCA of Southwestern Ontario is committed to Diversity and Social Inclusion and to meeting its obligation under Ontario's Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), by providing accessible environments that respect the rights of every individual.
The purpose of the Accessible Customer Service Policy is to foster inclusive YMCA environments, and to ensure that any accessibility-related complaints are dealt with promptly and effectively through consistently applied procedures.
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The YMCA recognizes the dignity and worth of every individual and seeks to create socially inclusive environments in which everyone, including persons with disabilities, is able to participate fully. Building on a culture that embraces diversity and supports social inclusion, the YMCA is a shared experience for everyone to enjoy.
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The Somali Al Qaeda affiliate Al Shabab has produced a recruitment video featuring anti-Muslim comments from GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to the ABC News. The militant group's 52-minute video, which has been authenticated by jihadist propaganda experts, is part of a series celebrating Somali-American jihadists who have died fighting in Somalia. The propaganda video aims to exploit racial tensions in the U.S. and inspire black Americans to convert to Islam and join the jihadist cause. It also features Trump's comments calling for a ban on Muslim immigrants, as well as comments from unnamed white supremacists and footage of black activists protesting the abuse of black inmates in U.S. jails.
The specific Trump comment included in the video was from a speech in December when he indicated that he was "calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on." That comment was juxtaposed with footage of Anwar al-Awlaki — the American Al Qaeda cleric who was killed in a U.S. drone attack in 2011 — warning that "the West will eventually turn against its Muslim citizens," and that they would then have to make a choice to either leave or fight.
In the last Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton had said that Trump's anti-Muslim comments were already being featured in jihadi recruitment videos, though no evidence then existed of any such videos and the Clinton campaign quickly walked the statement back. Trump subsequently insisted that he would not change his messaging even if such a video came to be made, a sentiment he repeated on CBS's Face the Nation Sunday while specifically responding to the Al Shabab video. "They use other people, too," shrugged Trump. "What am I going to do? I have to say what I have to say. And you [know] what I have to say? There's a problem. We have to find out what is a problem. And we have to solve that problem."
This post has been updated to include Trump's response to the video.


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Prana Breath News:Main/Prana Breath 7.0
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We've been working hard to get all the new features sharp-cut, and today we are ready to present the new major update – Prana Breath v. 7.0! Hopefully now you can enjoy your practice even more. Here is new stuff that you will find there:
- Now the app is in Bulgarian, thanks to Krasimir Georgiev!
- New default pattern – "Cigarette replace"
- New cycle type – "Repose", without preset breathing phases
- New kind of training – "Meditation", made of repose cycles
- "Mute phases" option in Sounds tab
- "Silent" switch is transferred to main menu ("Sounds" item). Now it also affects reminder sounds
- Top section in main menu is collapsible
- Sort reminders by triggering time
- New way to choose training type – press and hold the center of training chart in Training ta
- Reordering of patterns in training list
- Rename, duplicate and delete options are transferred to menu button on the right to training name (Control tab)
- 7-day Guru version free trial
- AM/PM time format support
- Console (beta) for text interface
- Redesign of UI elements
- Fixed bug with first day of week
- Fixed minor bugs
Added for the Guru-version:
- Combining of breathing cycles and repose cycles in one training type
- Custom sound file as background sound style
- "Space" training chart redesign
- New training chart – "Asteroids"


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