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Grosse Ile Township wont be able to take over the privately owned Grosse Ile toll bridge after a Friday Michigan Supreme Court decision upheld a lower courts decision blocking the effort.
Grosse Ile Township invoked eminent domain on the bridge in 2003, citing the need for unfettered access when the free, county-owned bridge was closed for maintenance. But others speculated that the move was motivated by concern about a takeover by the Riverview Trenton Railroad Co., owned by Manuel Morouns Warren-based CenTra Inc.
Paul Smoke, third-generation owner of the Grosse Ile Bridge Co. said in a statement that he was relieved and very pleased that the high court put an end to the lawsuit.
Grosse Ile Township officials were not immediately available for comment on Tuesday afternoon. But a message on the township Web site said that the board believes that the ability for the local government to control one of the two ways residents get on and off the island is absolutely necessary for the long-term best interest of the community.

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Tutmak was founded in 1995 and we have been sourcing and roasting our own Indonesian coffee ever since. Originally established as a warung kopi (coffe house) we soon started baking fresh home made pastries to accompany our amazing coffee.
By 2005 we were a full service restaurant sourcing all of our produce locally and cooking up our very own tasty, home-style foods with a Balinese flare … we have been preparing our delicacies from locally produced ingredients since before that was fashionable. We did this for the simple reason that it was the freshest, healthiest option available back then and it still is today.
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We read Psalm 53-55 today.
Morning. Psalm 53. "Play it again, Sam." Does this psalm sound familiar? If so, it is because we've read virtually the same words before in the community lament that is we know as Psalm 14. The only truly significant difference between the two is Ps. 53.5 and Ps. 14.5-6.
Mid-day. Psalm 54. This psalm is so much like so very many of our prayers. First we ask God to help us ("Save me, O God" – vs. 1-3) and then we remind ourselves of what we believe about God and what we'll do when we get up from prayer ("Surely God is my help … I will …" – vs. 4-7). And so, it is helpful, and instructive, to read this psalm in that very way, in three movements (note 'Selah,' the pause, at the end of vs. 3). First, read this individual's grief-laden cry for help and make it your own (vs. 1-3). Second, pause for awhile as you put yourself in that person's place and consider it all. Third, read the individual's continued prayer and their matters of personal resolve (vs. 4-7).
Tonight. Psalm 55. There is no pain in life quite like the suffering that ensues from being betrayed by one of those closest to you. Have you ever been betrayed by a best friend? Then this psalm of individual lament is for you.


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Dr. Jen Atkins is an Associate Professor in the School of Dance. She teaches courses in dance studies—especially related to dance in the Americas and dance in popular culture.
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I am an associate professor in the School of Dance where I teach courses in history, theory, and research. I also love to teach tap, when I can. My MA is in American Dance Studies, and my PhD is in History (concentrating on Women's History), so I come from an eclectic past that shapes how I teach and what I research.
2. Tell us about your research interests and why you are passionate about this topic.
I focus mainly on the relationship between American social dance practices and intersectionality, especially in my hometown of New Orleans where there is a long and rich history of cultural dance traditions. Dance is amazing. Whether watching something on stage or hanging out with your friends at the club, every time we dance our bodies are "performing" information about ourselves, our society, and our worldviews. This is what makes dance studies so exciting and my research constantly asks the question: How do we learn more about ourselves and our history through dance?
3. What do you want the public to know about your research? Why is your topic important?
Dance is so much more than ballet or jazz dance, though those are spectacular dance forms. Dance is all around us, every day. The way people walk across Landis Green constitutes a choreographed practice. The way that our basketball teams maneuver the court can be viewed as ritualized dance. Body language in movies, television, and commercials constitutes its own choreography. When considering dance from this open framework, we can see that the meaning of movement is central to understanding ourselves and our place in the world. What we do with our bodies and how we move reveals much about identity, is a response to the world around us (even to specific events), and has the power to anticipate and even develop new ideas. Dance interconnects with every aspect of experience; it is shaped by—and shapes—society, culture, and even politics. The list goes on!
4. Who has influenced you the most in life? I am continually influenced by my students—all of them. I love teaching and in the classroom I learn new ways of seeing the world from the connections that students make to the material. I am blown away all the time.
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Obviously, teaching is my favorite part, but within that I especially enjoy brainstorming research projects with students. There is something special and rich about that one-on-one time where we are energized and riffing off of each other. I love that moment, when we're done sparking new ideas, and we look at my messy whiteboard—which is always FULL of writing by this point—and I think: "This is going to be a great project!"
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I teach IDS2373: "From Ballet to Beyoncé: Gender and the Body in Dance & Pop Culture." At the surface, "From Ballet to Beyoncé" is about examining movement in pop culture and investigating issues of gender and sexuality, but the underlying goal is for students to become more aware of the ways that gender and sexuality are stereotyped and packaged on a daily basis. The course encourages students to use dance and movement as a framework for examining their own ideas about identity and ultimately to become actively engaged in making decisions about the way they think critically and converse about gender, popular culture, and of course, the impact of dance on identity. We look at all kinds of examples in these pursuits—and students bring in their own to share with the class—but music videos figure prominently throughout the semester.
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I love reading novels and diving into pop culture, especially watching tv and movies. Dystopic sci-fi and wuxia pian martial arts films are my favorites!
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Something I encounter a lot is that students are hesitant to take dance studies classes. I think dance can seem "off limits," as if there's a right and a wrong way to understand what's going on. For me, dance is one of the most accessible disciplines. Again, movement forms are around us everyday and most of us don't realize it. A lot of us have some movement or dance practice that we connect to, from family gatherings, to sports teams, to formal training. Dance studies classes are exciting ways to delve into history, persistent cultural questions, and to think more deeply about ourselves, the examples just happen to be dance and movement. You don't have to know how to dance or know dance vocabulary to take dance studies classes; the only prerequisite is curiosity.


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Anne Guiney is the Executive Director of the Institute for Urban Design, a think tank of urbanists that represented the United States at the 13th Annual Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale with Spontaneous Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good. The show, which celebrates small-scale projects initiated by architects, designers, artists, and everyday citizens that bring positive change to their neighborhoods and cities, received a special jury prize; it is the first time the American Pavilion has been honored in this way. The exhibition is now traveling in the U. S., and is currently installed in the Chicago Cultural Center and Millenium Park.
Spontaneous Interventions builds on the Institute's work in connecting design and civic engagement: Guiney developed the innovative crowd sourced design project "By the City / For the City" as part of a new public festival, Urban Design Week, which launched in September 2011. This effort connected New Yorkers and their intimate knowledge of their neighborhoods with the problem-solving and imaginative abilities of architects, artists, and urban designers, and resulted in the book By the City / For the City: An Atlas of Possibility for the Future of New York.
Prior to joining the Institute, she was editor of the New York edition of The Architect's Newspaper, and was part of the original team that launched the newspaper in 2003. She has also served as an editor at Architecture magazine and Metropolis, and has written widely on architecture and design for other publications, including Architect, ID, and Details.
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The Institute for Urban Design works tirelessly to expand the public dialogue about progressive urban planning, development, and design. Since its founding in 1979, the Institute has been a central platform for debate among architects, planners, policy-makers, developers, academics, journalists, and urbanists. By representing the full range of stakeholder voices affected by urban development, we hope to advance the cause of quality in planning and urban design. Through a series of lectures, symposia, and publications, we work toward an environment in which everyone can advocate for a better, more vibrant and sustainable future for our cities.
In the last several years, the Institute has expanded its scope to civic engagement and activism, with a specific focus on empowering citizens to participate in the collaborative effort of city building. In September 2011, the Institute organized and hosted Urban Design Week, a festival that brought urban design into the public spotlight through a celebration of New York City's exceptional urbanity. Over six days and 37 events, UDW connected New Yorkers with the fascinating and complex issues of the public realm. In conjunction with the festival, the Institute published By the City/For the City: An Atlas of Possibility for the Future of New York, a compendium of ideas for civic improvement submitted by hundreds of New Yorkers and designers from around the world.
Building on these ideas, the Institute created Spontaneous Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good, an exhibition which documents projects initiated by American architects and designers aimed at bringing positive change to the public realm. The show was selected to represent the United States in the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale in fall 2012, and is currently installed in the Chicago Cultural Center and Millenium Park, in Chicago, IL.


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Friday, February 11, 2011
11 comments BotB Podcast #7
11 comments:
- koleslaw said...
* Jerry Sloan was a good coach, not a great coach. To be fair, he was a Michael Jordan away from back to back rings. There's something to be said for 45-55 wins every year, but how many times can you do that without a championship before you fall under scrutiny? Now we'll get to see if Utah can go all the way in the next couple years after the Lakers geriatric star players leave or drop out of the playoffs. Four seed one and outs just doesn't cut it.
* Boise State would love to go around the country and play Big 10/SEC schools on their home turf, but the big guys are scared to death of a team like Boise State.
However, until we replace the BCS, conversations about stuff like this just seem pointless and stupid. PREDICTION ALERT: An undefeated SEC school is going to win the National Championship next year after having mid-season scare by only beating an in-conference rival by a last-second field goal.
- February 11, 2011 at 5:56 PM
- Bengoodfella said...
Koleslaw, one of us should have brought up the point about MJ and how he would have possibly had a ring if it weren't for MJ. I don't think I meant to knock him as much in the 90's but lately it has seemed like a string of one round playoff outs. His career playoff record is 98-104. That's just not great.
I think that was the point I was wanting to make, that BSU seems to indicate they would play anyone anywhere and part of me thinks TCU should do the same. I do understand their position though. Wisconsin should have offered a home and home.
I think your prediction will hold true. I am just wondering who the undefeated SEC school will be?
- February 11, 2011 at 8:43 PM
- koleslaw said...
Agreed on the TCU part, however one of you (Dylan maybe?) had a point that TCU has decided that they'd rather just roll the dice, play a mediocre schedule, go undefeated and see what happens.
I'm gonna make a bold prediction in FBS and say it's Georgia, not that I have any emotional connection to them. Alabama and Auburn are losing big pieces, Florida seems a year or two away to me, so Georgia it has to be. Either them or Vanderbilt. *cough*
- February 11, 2011 at 9:16 PM
- Bengoodfella said...
I think that was Dylan who said that. It seems like this what they want to do and there isn't anything terribly wrong with that. I don't know if that gets them where they want to be though.
Vandy. Good one. I can see Georgia too. They have a Sophomore QB and had a great recruiting class. Plus there is pressure on Richt. I don't know if I can agree, but at this point they are a sleeper team like Auburn was this year.
- February 11, 2011 at 10:33 PM
- Dylan said...
I will second your prediction. The SEC will dominate for the near future. It's a cycle that's hard to break out of. Great players want to go to the best schools. Since most of them are in the SEC, they'll keep going to the SEC and maintain its status as the best football conference.
- February 12, 2011 at 8:08 PM
- rich said...
TCU vs. Wisconsin
Now that TCU is in an AQ conference, they have no reason to accept road games like Wisconsin. When they were a non-AQ, a road game against a Wisconsin would be worth the risk of losing for a shot at a BCS game.
Now that they're in a "big" BCS conference, they have no reason to take games that only hurt their rankings.
The SEC is the best conference. That said, IMHO, a lot of the SEC reputation is based off the preconceived notion that the SEC is light years ahead of other conferences.
Look at Auburn's schedule for example. They beat South Carolina twice, Arkansas, LSU and Bama. They beat Miss. State and Kentucky by 3, needed OT against Clemson and should have lost to Bama.
Even then, it sounds impressive that they beat all of those teams right?
Look at South Carolina's schedule though. They beat Bama, Georgia and Florida. Lost to Kentucky, Auburn and Arkansas.
Still they beat Bama who were ranked number 1 at the time, so that was a pretty awesome win. Except when they were ranked number 1, they had beaten Arkansas and Florida. Florida was ranked 7th at the time because of wins against nobody in particular.
Arkansas' claim to fame? Beating Miss. State (OT) and LSU. Then you look at Miss. State and go "well they were ranked at the time, so that was a good win."
Why though? They're biggest win was against Florida.
Florida was ranked 22nd in the country on 11/13 despite having one win against a ranked opponent: Georgia in week 2. A Georgia team that was 5 and 5 entering the week.
The SEC was 5-5 in bowl games this year. Their fans keep talking about how the conference is so awesome because it wins national championships, but that's partially a product of them playing in the NCG every year.
Is the SEC the best conference? Yes.
However, it really seems like the conference really gets a huge boost from circular logic.
Take a look at Miss. State's road to being ranked:
Beat Memphis, lost to Auburn and LSU, beat Georgia, Alcorn State and Houston.
Then they beat Florida and magically became a top 20 team. Mind you Florida at that point had beat 4 crappy teams before losing two in a row to Bama and LSU.
So the logic is that Miss. State was awesome because they beat Florida, who was awesome because they were in the SEC.
The problem with this type of stuff is that the rankings propagate down the line. Miss. State beats Florida, which means Miss. State is now ranked, which means that any victory over Miss. State is now a "good" win and the entire process started with "Florida is in the SEC, so they're good and should be a pre-season top 10 team."
Another example, South Carolina beat Georgia (inexplicably ranked 22nd) in week 2 and jumped 12 spots. So when Auburn beat South Carolina, it wasn't "oh Auburn beat the 24th ranked team in the country," it was "Auburn just beat a fringe top 10 team." Now because of that win, Auburn jumps from 17 to 10.
Then a few weeks (and a loss to Kentucky later), South Carolina loses to Arkansas, who was ranked 18th, with their biggest win coming against... Georgia. That's two teams whose claim to fame is beating Georgia.
So are ranked in the top 20 because they beat powerhouse Georgia whose claim to fame is that they're in the SEC. Despite this, SC and Arkansas, both with some god-awful loses, play each other and one gets a "quality win" while only drops 4 spots despite losing by three TDs.
- February 12, 2011 at 10:45 PM
- Martin F. said...
Yeah the SEC totally gets away with the "We're the Best Conference, so we don't actually play anybody, cause we have to be ready for our conference games...cause our conference is Super Powered!" You never know how good the SEC is, because they never play anybody outside of the SEC who isn't a cupcake. Tennessee on occasion will have home and home with Pac-12 schools, and those series run about 50/50. The entire recent history of SEC vs. Pac-12 has pretty much been 50/50, which doesn't seem right when one is the Uber-Conference. Just looking at the schedules for some of these teams, they don't even get on a plane more then twice in a season.....cause yeah, that might make things a bit easier.
- February 13, 2011 at 11:14 AM
- Bengoodfella said...
Rich, wow. That's a pretty accurate and interesting way to look at it. I have to say I do believe that is true, the whole circular reasoning thing with the SEC. I still believe the SEC is the best conference because I think a lot of that can go for any conference.
So while I do agree with your point, I think a lot of teams get ranked or move up/down based on wins against teams that are seen as strong. With the SEC being the "best" conference, I think it may be an exaggerated effect for that conference.
- February 13, 2011 at 11:15 AM
- Bengoodfella said...
Martin F, that is a good point. I do think the SEC is the best conference, but I also think it is closer than some people may believe.
- February 13, 2011 at 11:16 AM
- rich said...
I feel the SEC is the best conference too. The best teams in the SEC are really, really good.
The main problem I have isn't that the circular reasoning happens because, like you said, it happens in every conference. It's just that it happens to such an extreme in the SEC.
For example, why was Michigan State ranked 5th going into the game against Iowa? They had beaten Wisconsin and Michigan (who was ranked 18th because they beat UConn...)
The problem is that MSU lost to number 18 Iowa and it absolutely killed them. They fell from 5 to 14.
After OSU lost to Wisconsin, they fell from 1 to 11.
Conversely, when LSU lost to Arkansas (again, whose key wins were SC and Georgia). They only fell from 5 to 11.
Florida was 7th when they lost to Alabama and fell to 14. Then they lost to number 12 LSU and fell to 22nd.
In other conferences, the teams move around the rankings a bit (see the Big 10), but at the end of the year you can still look at their schedules and justify somewhat the rankings throughout the year.
I can look at Wisconsin's schedule and rationalize them being the 7th best team in the nation (post-season rankings).
Can anyone justify how Mississippi State is ranked 15th in the post-season rankings? Their biggest win of the year was Florida, who ended up 8-5.
Or how about explaining how in the world SC is still ranked? Their biggest wins of the year? Florida and Georgia, which finished 6-7.
Again, it wouldn't be a huge deal, but it impacts other teams' rankings.
Look at Florida State's resume. Going into their bowl game against SC, they were ranked 23rd (biggest win: Miami).
FSU beats SC and it becomes their signature win and they jump in the rankings to 17.
So just like before, FSU is now a top 20 team, solely based on the fact they beat SC who is a top 25 team partially because of wins over Alabama (solid win) and Florida, whose claim to fame was beating Georgia which is a good win because Georgia is in the SEC.
In the end it all comes down to the pre-season rankings. Georgia was ranked in the pre-season poll, so when Florida, who was ranked in the pre-season poll, beat Georgia it seemed like a good win. Of course months later, we know a mediocre team beat a bad team.
The problem is that for other conferences, the polls seem to even out at the end of the year. Iowa is no longer ranked and Michigan State is ranked 14th because of its losses to Bama and Iowa.
If the same hindsight applied to the SEC, there's absolutely no way that Mississippi State would be in the top 15.
Because of the BCS bowl games and the fear of losing out on big money, there's no way conferences are going to play each other unless they absolutely have to. So until that changes, the rankings are greatly influenced by the pre-season polls, which are based entirely on reputation and that's where the SEC's inflated sense of worth causes problems.
- February 13, 2011 at 12:07 PM
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Rich, I wasn't much of a Miss State fan this year either. You make a great set of points.
I HATE preseason polls. Teams are either put too far up or too far back for the entirety of the season based on those. Things sort themselves out a bit after a few weeks but I see no reason why the first poll can't be voted upon after 3 weeks of the season.
- February 13, 2011 at 2:43 PM


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Is it too late to dump Trump? Could Pence replace him on the ticket? What happens if he quits himself? The key questions in the fallout of The Donald's crass remarks
- Dozens of Republicans denounced Donald Trump's lewd 2005 remarks
- Now there is pressure on the Republican party to find a new candidate
- However, they can only do that if Trump bows out on his own
- Trump made it clear on Saturday there is 'zero chance' he will drop out
- Rule 9 states Republicans can only replace Trump is he leaves on his own
- RNC could hold an emergency vote to amend the rule but it is too timely
- Since 34,000 GOP votes have already been cast, experts say it's too late
As a rift breaks out in the Republican party over Donald Trump's latest controversy, many in the GOP are wondering if it's too late to change the party's nominee.
After lewd comments from 2005 surface on Friday, the GOP is tearing itself apart as its leaders suggest Trump quit the race.
While many have suggested running mate Mike Pence top the ticket, the right has essentially run out of time to dump Trump.
Donald Trump apologized for the lewd comments he said in 2005 that were released on Friday, but many Republicans want to replace him
Because more than 34,000 Republican voters have already cast their ballots, the right has run out of time to dump Trump
Is there anything the Republicans can do to oust Trump?
Not unless Trump bows out himself.
Trump has said repeatedly on Saturday he has no plans to quit the race and told the Wall Street Journal there's 'zero chance' he'll quit.
Trump told the Wall Street Journal that there is 'zero chance' he'll quit the race for the White House
He also tweeted on Saturday saying: 'The media and establishment want me out of the race so badly - I WILL NEVER DROP OUT OF THE RACE, WILL NEVER LET MY SUPPORTERS DOWN! #MAGA.'
Because of 'Rule 9' the Republicans can't just decided they no longer want Trump to represent them.
What is Rule 9?
The party's 'Rule 9' allows the RNC to fill vacancies but it doesn't allow the GOP to push a nominee out of the position.
Rule 9 reads: 'The Republican National Committee is hereby authorized and empowered to fill any and all vacancies which may occur by reason of death, declination, or otherwise of the Republican candidate for President of the United States or the Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States, as nominated by the national convention, or the Republican National Committee may reconvene the national convention for the purpose of filling any such vacancies.'
After lewd comments made by Trump in 2005 surface on Friday, the GOP is tearing itself apart as its leaders suggest Trump quit the race
If the party was willing to take the risk, it could amend the rules and create a loophole to oust Trump.
However, that would require a majority of the party's Rules Committee and two-thirds of the entire party to agree and the process would be slow going, according to the Washington Post.
The process would take too long with only 31 days left before the election.
As a model for the presidential race, most of the smaller elections where a candidate has been replaced at the last minute have been unsuccessful.
If they were successful, could another name go on the ballot?
In some states, yes.
But not in key battleground states like North Carolina and Florida where early voting has already begun and the ballots have already been printed.
More than 34,000 Republican voters have already cast their ballots.
About 8,000 votes have been cast in North Carolina, a contentious battleground state, according to the Washington Post.
In swing state Florida, 5,000 votes have already been cast.
It's unclear how many of those votes were for Trump, but it is safe to assume a decent portion have marked the Trump/Pence ticket.
Although the Trump isn't backing out, his campaign is rallying to bounce back from this latest controversy
So what would happen to those votes if Trump does bow out?
Because the deadline to print ballots in many key states like Florida and North Carolina has passed, it's impossible to change the way they currently read.
Since it's too late to get Trump off the ballot, if he were to drop out and be replaced, voters would have to go into the voting booth with the understanding a vote for Trump is a vote for someone else.
When a voter entered the booth, they would have to understand a vote for Trump is really a vote for 'person X' and experts say that poses a serious challenge for getting to 270 electoral votes.
The Washington Post says this is because some votes, cast before he bowed out, would inevitably be bound to Trump.
And if Trump does bow out, who would go on the ballot?
Mike Pence has been the main name thrown around by Republicans but there are several scenarios possible.
For candidates who have died in smaller races, a back up candidate has been announced and put into place.
When then-Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash, the state allowed former vice president Walter Mondale to run in his place.
Top Republicans who once threw their support behind Trump have withdrawn their backing since the comments were made public
However, absentee votes for Wellstone were not added to Mondale's total and that seat was lost to the Republicans, the Post reported.
Another case saw Democrats making a legal case and getting new ballots printed after their Senate candidate in New Jersey dropped out of the race.
With 34 days to go, new ballots were printed for a new candidate.
It's possible that the Republicans could take legal action to get new ballots if Trump quits, but the issue remains that votes have already been cast.
In the other scenarios, they hadn't.
Could Mike Pence win if he became the presidential nominee?
A new poll shows that if Mike Pence were to become the nominee, it's unlikely he would be able to beat Hillary Clinton
It still would be an uphill battle.
A new poll shows that if Mike Pence were to become the nominee, it's unlikely he would be able to beat Hillary Clinton, according to the Post.
Twice in history - in 1912 and 1968 - a vice presidential candidate replaced the presidential candidate at the last minute, but neither time that person won.
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With the deadline for the fiscal cliff only weeks away, talks are under way and going nowhere Capitol Hill.
The CBO estimates that if all the tax and spending changes were to take place the economy could fall into a recession and send unemployment up to 9.1 per cent.But some analysts believe the impact could be a lot worse.
We drew on reports from Wall Street's top analysts to see what the worst case scenario means for the U.S. economy, stocks, and commodities.
The fiscal cliff refers to a number of different policies that are set to change around the same time, most on January 1, 2013.
- The 2001 and 2003 tax cuts that are set to expire.
- The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) will hit more people.
- Payroll taxes will increase by about $120 billion in 2013 if the tax cuts expire.
- The sequester will slash defence spending.
- Unemployment benefits are set to run out which could cut payments by about $34 billion in CY2013 (calendar year).
- The debt limit will also be reached again around the same time.
- And there are other miscellaneous issues like 'doc fix' and 'tax enders' that need to be resolved.
Source: Goldman Sachs
- The total of all spending reductions and tax increases would amount to a $607 billion.
- If all the tax changes and spending policies scheduled to take effect in January 2013, real GDP will drop by 0.5 per cent in 2013 (as measured by the change from the fourth quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2013). Growth would however pick up later in the year.
- The recession will cause unemployment to rise to 9.1 per cent.
Source: CBO
BofA economists think short of a full cliff, in their large scenario there will be $400 billion austerity with 2.5% hit on GDP
- In the event of a full cliff BofA sees $720 billion of austerity with a 4.6 per cent drag on GDP.
- But in their large cliff scenario, they see $400 billion of austerity and a 2.5 per cent drag on GDP.
- The fiscal cliff will create two shocks to the economy: the uncertainty shock and the post-cliff austerity shock.
- There are also three scenarios to a fiscal cliff resolution. A fix before year end, a multi-stage fix, and a retroactive fix. BofA analysts think the multi-stage fix is most likely and expect fiscal conservatives to delay most of the cliff for two or three months, for modest amount of austerity. And that it will take three attempts to resolve all the elements of the cliff by April.
Source: Bank of America
- Morgan Stanley projects that the actual impact of the fiscal cliff could reach 5 per cent of GDP. This is higher than the CBO estimate because the CBO fails to account for the full impact of the payroll tax extension
- Further, using a fiscal year comparison (October to September) as the CBO does underestimates the impact, as most of the cliff would occur on January 1st, 2013.
- The last equivalent fiscal event occurred in 1968/1969 under Lyndon B Johnson. It was a fiscal tightening of approximately 3.75 per cent. The country went from 5 per cent GDP growth in most of 1968 and early 2009 to a recession by the end of 1969.
Source: Morgan Stanley
UBS sees a 12% chance that the U.S. will go over the fiscal cliff and in the following slides they explain what the worst-case-scenario means for the financial markets
- In the event of a full fiscal cliff, GDP would contract 2 per cent 'concentrated in the first half of the year', worse than CBO estimates.
- Their most likely scenario is a 'fiscal pothole' in which Congress comes around to a grand bargain. This includes deficit cuts of $4 trillion or more over 10 years.
- 'By 'fiscal pothole', we refer to either letting some measures -- payroll tax cuts and emergency unemployment benefits -- permanently expire (mini cliff), or letting many measures expire only temporarily (temporary cliff).
Source: UBS
- In the event of a full fiscal cliff, UBS expects severe double-digit losses for U.S. and cyclical non-U.S. equities.
- Valuation multiples tend to decline with earnings possibly to 11-12x.
- Should all of this come to pass, the S&P would be expected to trade at 1,000-1,100.
- In the event of a 'fiscal pothole' with a grand bargain, UBS' most likely scenario, the equity market would face a temporary setback in late 2012 and early 2013, followed by a 'range-bound market'.
Source: UBS
If the fiscal cliff hits with its full impact, the dollar would likely appreciate significantly due to:
- Increased demand from a 'flight to quality' associated with recessions.
- A decrease in the private savings rate.
- Decreased demand for foreign goods, particularly oil.
Source: UBS
- In the event of a fiscal cliff there will be severe double digit declines for broad commodity indices and energy and base metals will be most affected.
- Energy would be particularly hard hit. FY 2013 US oil demand would contract by.35 million barrels per day as opposed to growing by 0.15 mbpd in the base case.
- This would send WTI down to $55/bbl and Brent to $67/bbl. Source: UBS
Then of course there's the ultra-nightmare risk of the debt ceiling not being raised, and the US going into technical default.
- In the event of a recession or severe US economic contraction, we would likely see a pronounced flight to quality, particularly to US Treasuries. This would push those rates down, and widen credit spreads, pressuring corporate bonds and EM Debt.
- If however U.S. credit rating is downgraded again the reaction of the bond market will be 'less straightforward'.
- UBS has an ultra bear case in which Congress fails to avert the fiscal cliff and fails to extend the debt ceiling. In this case, the United States would be in technical default, and a resulting sell off could cause rates to rise.
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- Treasury issuance could shrink dramatically from $1.2 trillion in the current fiscal year, to about $700 billion in FY2013, and $370 billion by FY2015.
Source: UBS / Societe Generale
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The smokiness of Tempeh bacon transfers to the hearty kale and is balanced with sweet, roasted pear. Any homemade roasted garlic spread you have leftover can be deliciously reused on bread or in wraps. This recipe comes to us from Brooke of Mama Earth Rocks.
Serves 3
For the roasted garlic spread:
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and sliced
- ½ cup mayonnaise or vegan mayonaise
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
To complete the sandwich:
- 2 pears, cored and quartered
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 6 leaves kale, carefully washed and torn in half
- 9 slices tempeh bacon strips, cut in half
- 6 pieces whole grain bread
To make the roasted garlic spread:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Wrap garlic slices in a small piece of foil and place in oven. Bake for 12 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
Place roasted garlic, mayonnaise, mustard, apple cider vinegar and the remaining ¼ teaspoons salt and pepper in a food processor and blend until well mixed. Set aside.
To complete the sandwich:
In a non-stick pan over medium heat, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and the agave for about 6 minutes, or until oil agave mixture begins to bubble.
Toss pear quarters with ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Place in heated oil agave and on all sides for 3 minutes each. Place on a piece of parchment paper and set aside. Store in an oven-proof pan in a warm oven while you assemble the rest of the sandwich.
Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large non-stick pan over medium heat. Place the tempeh bacon strips into the pan and cook on each side for 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat, cover and set aside.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Put sliced bread cut side up in a pan and place the pan in the warm oven. Heat the bread for 3-5 minutes, or until warm.
Spread roasted garlic spread on one side of each piece of bread. Place 4 pieces of kale, followed by 6 strips of tempeh bacon, followed by 1/3 of the roasted pears on the bottom half of each sandwich. Drop another drop of garlic spread on top and close the sandwich with another piece of bread. Serve warm.
This Recipe's Ingredients:Apple, Garlic, Kale, Pear, Red Pepper, Whole Grain
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Smokey Tempeh Pear Sandwich
Servings per Recipe: 3Amount per Serving
Calories: 594
Calories from Fat: 263
Total Fat: 32.2g
Saturated Fat: 4.3g
Cholesterol: 10mg
Sodium: 1430mg
Potassium: 293mg
Carbohydrates: 53.2g
Dietary Fiber: 12.6g
Protein: 15.5g
Sugars: 16.6g
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Ursinus College announced the hiring of Aileen Ascolese as its fourth head women's soccer coach on March 14, 2017.
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Before coming to Ursinus, Ascolese spent four years as head coach at Alfred University, where she developed four All-Empire 8 selections and recruited the school's 2015-16 Outstanding First Year, a campus-wide award given to a first-year student-athlete. During the 2016 season, her last at the helm, Alfred registered the best winning percentage in school history with a 7-9-2 overall record.
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"I want to thank Laura Moliken and the search committee for the fantastic opportunity they have presented me with," Ascolese said. "I could not be more excited to be named the next women's soccer coach at Ursinus. The College, its athletic department, and the women's soccer program have a rich tradition of success, and I am honored to be a part of our student-athletes' experience. I am extremely grateful for the time I spent at Alfred and am looking forward to utilizing the tools and knowledge I gained there to take UC Women's Soccer to the next level."


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According to NAHB analysis of the most recent Census data of Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design, townhouse construction posted significant gains during the second quarter of 2018. Townhouse construction is set for further expansion given the demographics of renters entering the for-sale market, as well as ongoing land constraints and the growth of demand for walkable neighborhoods. Over the… Read More ›
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Flat Conditions for Housing Starts
Total housing starts posted a slight increase in July as markets face headwinds in the form of rising construction costs and growing affordability concerns. Total housing starts increased 0.9% in July and are 6.2% higher for 2018 on a year-to-date basis, according to the joint data release from the Census Bureau and HUD. The pace of single-family starts was roughly… Read More ›
Builder Confidence Remains Firm in August
Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes edged down one point to a solid 67 reading in August on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). Builders continue to report strong demand for new housing, fueled by steady job and income growth along with rising household formations. However, they are increasingly focused on growing affordability… Read More ›
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Total housing starts increased in May with gains in both the single-family and multifamily sectors. Starts increased 5% month-over-month to a 1.35 million seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to the joint data release from the Census Bureau and HUD. This pace is a post-recession high. The rate of single-family starts was 3.9% higher in May, reaching a 936,000 annual rate…. Read More ›
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Have you ever seen yourself watching a film, reading a comic, playing a video game that was promoted as old school or retro? It's not as uncommon nowadays as many games like Rogue Legacy and Shovel Knight try to homage and take their style from the 8-bit era. Films like Hostel and Cabin Fever were promoted as retro horror and films the Artist being called tributes to classic Hollywood.
It is not at all surprising, we all have our inspirations and genres we love like me with anime, classic Universal Horror and the 2000-2006 Batgirl comics. Many of us would love to makes tributes to them and make our own works inspired by them.
I recently wrote a piece on how Bruce Timm seems to get a free pass on his art despite being just as bad and sexist as others out there in my opinion. There was a lot of good discussion about the topic and one of the counter arguments I got from several commenters is that his art style is based off Good Girl Art of the 40s and 50s. That's fair and if you love that art style, more power to you. But I have a problem with this argument which is, so what? It's still bad sexist artwork in my opinion and just because it's trying to be retro and incredibly stylized doesn't change that for me.
Also as an aside because I will likely never have a chance to say it and please feel free to ignore this part, I also don't think the artwork being just pin-ups and not official is a good reason either. It's still artwork he's published for retail (with a cover which for me, really just says I think female superheroes are just sex objects and I don't care about my female audience), it's still unappealing artwork for me and it doesn't mean I can't criticize it or call it out.
Back on topic, this got me thinking on other works that were defended or tried to avoid criticism by saying it is retro or that it is inspired by older art styles and eras. Frank Miller comes instantly to mind when it comes to comics, most notably his Holy Terror book which was a tribute to the American propaganda comics of the 40s. If you know anything about that comic, you know that it is considered one of the worst comics ever made, heavily criticized for its racism and sexism and was even despised by other comic writers berated Miller for doing like Grant Morrison.
The 2008 film adaptation the Spirit was also another example of this, with the film trying to do a 40s comic strip style and failing miserably, with stilted dialogue, a poor plot and again, horrible sexism.
Non superhero films are also areas where this happen. Horrors are bad for this such as the Eli Roth films I mentioned earlier. They call themselves tributes and homages to the horrors of the 70s and 80s, but it comes across as they use it as an excuse to make stupid gorn fests (nearly all of them terrible).
Personally, if you're going to do a tribute or use a style from the past, then you have to do something either new to say about it or try to subvert the genre and art style. What seems to be one of the main failings of a lot of works is that they stick to the genres and art styles too strictly, keeping all the bad and out dated concepts with it. This is probably why Bruce Timm art (last time I promise, I realize some of you are sick of me bad mouthing him) feel so unappealing to me, it keeps all the sexism and weird posing (the pointy spines are never going to look good for me) which feel off and degrading.
The Incredibles does a far better job of using this style while at the same time, updating and improving it, with the women far less sexualised and feel more like real people, with all of them having unique bodies rather than sex objects with the same body. Hell, the original DCAU stuff of Timm was a better improvement then his later (and some of his early) work. The original Star Wars is a perfect example of this, with it expertly both being a loving tribute to the 30s shorts while at the same time being its own thing. Even Horror films like New Nightmare and Cabin in the Woods brings new life to a genre that has become overdone and tired.
What do you think? Do you agree with me that being retro is not an excuse for bad quality and if you're going to do a tribute or use a certain style or genre, you need to do something more with it? Or do have a differing opinion or believe I've been too harsh on a work?
Again I would like to stress that this is not meant to be a judgement call on anyone who likes these styles or works and I do not hate anyone who disagrees with me. Please feel free to make counter arguments. Also sorry for continuing to harp on Bruce Timm, I don't hate the guy, I don't think he os being intentionally sexist and I love his work on the DCAU, I just don't like his other work and I feel brings out a really bad message.


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Alfrieda Street Hosts Two-day Street Market
A street market, pop-up park, talent quest and community performances will all feature in a two-day community event in Alfrieda Street, St Albans, on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 March 2016.
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