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Our next meeting is next Tuesday 8th August 2017.
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Birthday has always been a sad business for me. Surely you get to feel 'special', you get greetings and presents, your friends come to your party – all those nice traditions we grew with, lift your spirit. But something inside always brewed and disturbed me during this time of year. Continue reading "Birthday Neurosis"
The Value of MBA
During my participation in Startup Weekend I have noticed that the knowledge I soaked in my recent MBA studies has helped me to develop better presentation skills and some sort of business intuition. So here is my take on why MBA wasn't a waste of time and money. Continue reading "The Value of MBA"
The Story of ShopJet So Far
A friend of a friend told me about Startup Weekend a couple of days before the event. The same evening the tickets were sold out and I was out of luck. But instead of giving up on the whole thing, I did something else: I contacted the organizers and asked whether there are any tickets left. The answer was no, but I entered the waiting list. Next morning I got a message that someone canceled his participation, and I got the last ticket to the event. It was already worth the 175 shekel I paid: I learned a lesson in persistence. Continue reading "The Story of ShopJet So Far"
How I Have Come to Face Freedom
Lately I have been thinking about the burden of freedom. What I mean by freedom is not the civil freedom of being out of jail, but an existential freedom: freedom from unfulfilled desires, from debilitating illness, from time-consuming commitments, from limiting beliefs. The kind of freedom that makes you wake up on Saturday morning, have your breakfast, come into the living room and think to yourself "no one expects anything from me today, I have the whole day to myself, to do anything I want. So, what should I do?" Continue reading "How I Have Come to Face Freedom"
Great news: our team is Startup Weekend's runner-up
How's that for an irony: my idea, that I declared dead just a week ago, was the inspiration for ShopJet – a concept our team has developed into functional demo, which awarded us with the 2nd place in Startup Weekend – a startup competition, I nearly missed. Continue reading "Great news: our team is Startup Weekend's runner-up"
Rich Product Experience
Last July, when I was finishing my MBA studies, I started to work with my partner on an idea for a product we called tentatively Rich Product Experience. We have written elevator pitch, built a little mockup of the product, talked with some people from the Technion about it's potential and….well that's about it. Unfortunately we didn't move much pass the initial plans and some very preliminary demos. Admittedly, I was more enthusiastic about it than my partner, but I guess I didn't have enough enthusiasm for the both of us. Continue reading "Rich Product Experience"
The Anatomy of Group Effort
Recently I have been invited to participate in a panel of MBA graduates to discuss and share our experience during Global Strategic Management project (which I took last year) with fresh students. The project was supervised by Sid Amster, a remarkable American businessman , with phenomenal enthusiasm for sharing his experience with the students. Friendly, open and informal, he made sure that we felt that this was the most important course in the MBA. Continue reading "The Anatomy of Group Effort"
Constructing a Niche Service
Web Video on the TV Gone Wrong
Recently I have read about an Israeli startup that plans to introduce a product called WebTVplug, which allows to connect the TV to the Internet through a hardware plug-in. The plug-in converts IP data, streamed from company's server's, to video signal, consumable by TV, and presents to the viewer a mesh of video clips, collected from the web, grouped by categories and sorted by company's content editors.
The problem of this product, is that instead of adjusting the content for the TV medium, it simply gives access to myriads of short clips from around the net in YouTube style (without the social aspect of YouTube).
The entertainment experience in the living room is inherently a passive one. Large display, soft sofa, remote control, a cup of tea. People want to relax, to be entertained, to be immersed by the movie they watching or the game the playing. While some may say that playing video games is not a passive entertainment, I would argue that it is in the sense that it does not require mental activities such as reading, browsing, searching, deciding – all those things we do on the web, and don't do while watching TV or playing video games.
But the service constantly requires our attention and intervention, to select the next clip to watch. Which for short clips happens quite often. Since the amount of content is enormous, sooner or later we are drawn into a decision paralysis. It seams to me that most people would find this experience tiresome, and not fitting with what they come to expect from living room entertainment.
The idea of bringing Internet content to the living room has undeniable potential, but it seams to me that this product goes in the wrong direction.
If I would have tried to bring web video to TV, I would have focused on the following design aspects:
- Push, Not Pull – the user shouldn't be asked to constantly make decisions, but rather be fed with self-streaming and self-updating content
- Embrace the TV – the layout, the fonts, the menus of the UI should be specifically designed for large displays, viewed from a distance. The input method ideally should be TV's native remote control.
- Fuse with the Web – since the content is streamed from the Internet, it is possible to give each user experience customized for his unique taste. Instead of offloading on the unsuspecting user countless videos, sorted by category, but intended for everyone, it is possible to try to learn each user's taste, and offer each one content, tailored specifically for his interests. This can be done by providing supplementary web service, through which user can teach the system of his taste, for example by feeding his YouTube's account favorites.
On a side note, the service has an option of connecting the plug-in to PC, and streaming video clips. Its not clear why would anyone want to use this feature, when he has access to YouTube and other popular web video services.
The original post (in Hebrew): http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3782742,00.html
When talking about web video on TV, I should mention of course Boxee, which is a great example of web-to-TV product done right.
Read It Later
How many times you wanted to save some article, maybe a youtube video, or just a link that somebody sent you, for later viewing? The most obvious option in such cases was just to save it to bookmarks. But I always felt badly with clogging my bookmarks with one-time-use pages. Continue reading "Read It Later"
PriceMatcher Elevator Pitch
I blogged about the pitch I wrote in Auctioning Off Your Purchasing post. Today I want to share the pitch that wrote my study partner, Pavel, based on an idea we developed. Later on, we tried actually to implement that idea, but that's another story.
Play Your Local Music Collection Like Last.FM Radio
If you are like me, you have large music collection, but often have a hard time deciding what to listen to next.
Exactly for this, Last.FM has developed Boffin, a beta program, that brings the intelligence of Last.Fm to your music collection. Continue reading "Play Your Local Music Collection Like Last.FM Radio"
Looking for Startup Patterns – Dissecting the Web 2.0 Frenzy
Anyone who follows web 2.0 magazines (like TechCrunch, Go2Web20, etc) and observes the emergence of latest web startups, cannot help but feel that most of them follow similar patters and structures. While different in technology, market and target audience, when striped from all the bells and whistles, often they look and feel very similar. Continue reading "Looking for Startup Patterns – Dissecting the Web 2.0 Frenzy"
Feed your Chi.mp with your social-networks profiles
Back in May 2008, in post titled Multiple Personality Disorder I talked about the need I felt, to manage and control your online personalities (the professional one of LinkedIn, the social one of Facebook, your dating sites profiles, etc). Today I read about a service called Chi.mp that aims at exactly that.
Chi.mp allows you to gather your social networks profiles in one place, under your own domain name (i.e gorilla.mp), create online "personas", such as public persona; friends persona; professional persona, and publish and push your updates back to your social networks. Continue reading "Feed your Chi.mp with your social-networks profiles"
Upload Once, Promote Everywhere
I have been noticing for some time now, that many businesses try to reach their customers, and promote themselves through social networks. For example, the Irish House pub in Haifa, aside from having a web-site (http://irish-house.co.il/), also has a facebook group, with discussions boards, wall, photos, etc. (Irish house facebook group). Continue reading "Upload Once, Promote Everywhere"


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24 RV Parks near Sultan, Washington
Woods Creek, Washington 3.97 miles NW
Gold Bar, Washington 5.57 miles E
Monroe, Washington 5.65 miles W
Three Lakes, Washington 10.69 miles NW
Snohomish, Washington 10.71 miles NW
We did however find 24 campgrounds within 25 miles of Sultan. You can also find a list of cities with campgrounds or RV Parks near Sultan in the left hand column.
29290 SE 8th St. Fall City, Washington 98024 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 113 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 41 Reviews
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May 2019 - $50.00
This was a nice park, but it is a Thousand Trails park. This means that the facilities will be older, and the sites are not reserved meaning when you get there you have to drive around trying to find an open spot. It was close to Memorial day, but we lucked out in finding a pretty nice spot. It is a serious challenge getting satellite as the park is heavily forested, which makes it very beautiful - much like camping in the forest. We had lots of opportunities to walk around and it was beautiful. The site is 30A and water only. There are a lot of long term campers hauling there portable tanks to the dump station, and I saw a couple of very disgusting displays of poor sanitation of people emptying those tanks. A word of warning about power quality: our power protection kicked out several times due to over and under voltage. I would say it is mandatory to have power protection to protect your electronics and unit systems. It was a nice stay, but a challenge due to the power and sewer issues. - AZ_Travelers
Nov 2018 - $61.00
Really...$61 for this campground? really? I camped here one night to visit some friends and my go-to campground closes Nov 1. I had no other choice. Gravel roads, gravel sites, unkempt site, not particularly level, leaves everywhere. Crappy fire pit stick back in the trees. Not a bad campground for $35, but $61 with tax is absurd. - the5reeds
Sep 2018 - $51.00
Peaceful with gorgeous tall trees. Each site was pretty private. Site a little unlevel, nice picnic table and fire pit although because of fire danger, unable to use. Pool and spa closed as late in the season. The park help extremely nice. Wish we could have stayed longer. A bit of a drive to get there, but close to Snoqualmie Falls. We had satellite reception. This is a thousand trails park, and we are not members, but were welcomed. - Crbus
26702 Ben Howard Rd Monroe, Washington 98272 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 108 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 37 Reviews
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Dec 2018 - $1.00
We were back at our "used-to-be-home" campground to spend Christmas with the family. This time - at the coldest time of the year - the park was nearly full. The gal at the gatehouse suggested we would fit in #30, so we walked over to check it out. It was barely long enough for our rig, but an easy back-in as it was right next to the interior road and almost parallel. We took it, and noticed there was a handicap sign on the site post. We double-checked with the gatehouse, but she said it wasn't marked that way on her paperwork (and not on the map they hand out either), so she said not to worry. We were able to park the truck at the playground so it was just a walk across our "lawn" and the camp road. Not too bad. We had a sewer hookup, but only 30-amp electric. That was its own issue - the power went below what our EMS system allows and shut off multiple times. It always came back on, but was really a nuisance. Perhaps the power should be the next upgrade they work on here. The campground was full the entire two weeks we were there. It seems that if that is happening here, when winter is the absolute worst time of the year to be here - constant rain, just warm enough to not be snowing, mud and wet everywhere - that perhaps corporate should consider that TOO MANY sites have been sold as "personal sites". Just my opinion - about a campground that has been in our membership for over 30 years. We're glad to see some improvements being made, they are long overdue, and I don't see how the greater membership is being served when so few of them can get in because so many sites are not available. - Denise and Glenn
Aug 2018 - $1.00
We stayed here for two weeks, then out for a week, then two weeks again. As usual, we stayed on the river side of the campground because there are no spaces we would fit in available on the main side. That's OK with us, we don't use the facilities anyway except the bathrooms, which were in better shape this time than they have been in the past. The pool area was very clean and looked inviting, and it appears like the campground might be getting a little facelift. We saw some "suits" there walking around, and while we were there a new wifi connection was being installed on the river side at the office/adult lounge building. We hope someone is paying attention to this campground, because it sorely needs it. Our site this time was through the entrance near the adult lounge, and we chose a site on the tree side rather than the water side. This wound up being an excellent choice, as we were in the shade by about 10 am and stayed in the shade until the sun was going down. Kept the rig a lot cooler. Since we have family in the area, we choose to shower at their house, and we can go the two weeks without dumping. It doesn't seem fair that we should have to pay for that service when we've been paying dues for 30 years and can't access the sites with a sewer connection because the larger ones have all been "sold" as permanent sites. You now have to call a company to have the honey wagon come out, so plan ahead because emergency calls are more expensive! The roads on the river side have turnarounds and are easy enough to navigate, but the main side has tight turns and hills - you might need to know that if you need to use the dump station and have a large rig like ours. The dump station across the road was closed part of the time we were there, and since it's designed to dump on the way out of the main section, it would be almost impossible for us to get into it with our large rig as there's no place to turn around without going into the grass. We would have to go around the whole park, and the turns are really tight and it's hilly. We dump at the rest area on the freeway, one near Marysville, one near Arlington, and another near Bow on I-5. - Denise and Glenn
Jul 2018 - $1.00
We chose to be on the river side so there was no sewer. The park no longer provides a pumping service and it is $60 now to have someone come in. The yard was very rough to walk in and grass was long. With the high charge for dumping we will not be staying here again. You can use their dump station which is across the road but has no water to put a few gallons back in your tank. Picnic table was in rough shape. That being said being on the water was nice. - rolling homeless
19936 Eagle Park Drive Monroe, Washington 98272 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 7 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 2 Reviews
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Aug 2018 - $20.00
Eagle Park RV and Event Center We travel a great deal in our RV and I have to say this park was one of our most pleasant experiences! It truly is a hidden gem. The camp hosts are the nicest and friendliness you could ever encounter. They care so much about the park and their guests and it definitely shows. We stayed next to a running creek, where we saw a deer feeding on the foliage and the flowers they have planted really make for a beautiful homey little spot. Picnic tables and benches are thoughtfully located near the creek for peaceful viewing. Yet, you are actually able to exit the park and walk just a short distance to restaurants and grocery stores. We hope to return to this peaceful place on our next visit. - redpj720
Jul 2018 - $20.00
I stayed a few days for a wedding event. They offer power and water. Unfortunately no black water service. The grounds are beautifully kept. There is a river running alongside. This is a small RV park that is also a venue for a wedding or party rentals. The hosts were very accommodating and I plan to return. - KamperKen
14405 179th Ave SE Monroe, Washington 98272 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 117 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 11 Reviews
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Aug 2019 - $25.00
Nice park. Noisy from the weekend racing and practice and lots of family time. Typical Fairground parking. Lots of pretty country to tour. - DeezerD
Jun 2019 - $25.00
Stayed for the weekend for the Nascar races. Its not like a state park but a great place to hangout. - Cal98059
Jul 2018 - $20.00
This campground is a bargain. The nightly rate gets you an electric and water hookup, and there is a dump station at the southwest exit. The back-in sites along the south edge have a little shade. There are no trees elsewhere, the sun can be intense, and the driveways are dusty. In mid-July only about 1/5 of the sites were occupied when we where there Monday thru Wednesday. If all the sites were full it would be very crowded and no one would have any privacy. There are many convenient shopping opportunities just to the east (but too far to walk) including two major grocery stores and a super Walmart. - JackSchmotzer
17900 48th St SE Snohomish, Washington 98290 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 30 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 6 Reviews
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Aug 2017 - $40.00
This is very nice for a county park since it is secluded and deep in the woods. However, the interior roads are very tight and in spite of the "Big Rig Friendly" notation, this park is NOT big rig friendly. It is not recommended for any motor home over 36' and over 12' tall. There are a number of short turns, narrow roads and a lot of low hanging limbs which rubbed the upper part of our motor home. They are expanding the park with a number of new spaces and a lot of the spaces are nowhere near level. Our space was very large and fairly level once we reached it. The circuit breaker was old and I had to cycle it several times to get it to work. - Lt Dan
Aug 2016 - $32.00
This is a boating venue, but was quiet on a Sunday night. There are about 10 pull-through sites, and nearly all sites are private or semi-private. Many tall evergreens and moderately dense ferns to muffle noise and conceal views. Bathrooms and showers had clean cement floors. Coin-operated showers. Fire ring. Speed bumps. Some hiking trails. - OlderGoat
Dec 2015 - $28.00
We took the 15 miles detour from I-5 because we are always looking for quiet places to spend the night. That's what we got. Tucked away in the woods and far from all shopping amenities. The paved road through the park is very tight and winding. We had to take it really slow with our 34' trailer in tow. Maneuvering into the back in site was tight as well, but we managed. Don't take anything bigger in there.
Sites are gravel and fairly level. No water in the park this time of the year. We knew and had the fresh water tank filled before. Power was stable. Verizon signal strong and steady. Very quiet at night, no traffic noise and no train noise whatsoever.
We'll come back when travelling in the area. - TheSchweitzers
Highway 92 Granite Falls, Washington 98252 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 96 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 3 Reviews
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Aug 2013 - $22.00
This is/continues to be (at least for us) a step or two up from boon docking. Roads are somewhat narrow, but that's okay. My pull through site was partially blocked by a tree so that I had to back in, but that's okay. Pads weren't quite level, but that's okay too! It's a real campground. Pleasantly surprised by the free showers. Also while crowded, the camp was very quite. There is plenty to do in the surrounding areas, including hiking, and alpine lake fishing. Best of all. No cell phone reception! My total rig length while towing is 45'. I did okay, but this camp is really designed for campers with rigs up to 25 feet in length. - mrhddh
Jul 2007 - $12.00
Located in a beautiful forest by a river. Very quiet and peaceful. Sites are large, with excellent privacy. It gets a little muddy when it rains. Newly-constructed showers and bathrooms are very nice. Lots of hiking nearby. - Prof Dan
Sep 2006 - $18.00
This is a National Park Campground. It is suffering from overall poor maintenance. The best campsites for RV's have been taken by the "Hosts". Every aspect of the CG other than road surface and toilets has been neglected. An obvious victim of Budget Cutting. The toilets are Pit-type and you can smell them from a long way off. Even the Gate Shack looks like it has seen better days. I went to this CG 20 years ago and it had a well maintained look. During the Summer, the Staff would even show movies with an environmental theme. Unless you have a Tent Trailer, Tent, or small Van there are probably no more than 5-6 sites that will accommodate an RV over 14'. The area is beautiful and it is a shame that the Campground doesn't match. - amlevin
33515 Mountain Loop Hwy Granite Falls, Washington 98252 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 26 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 1 Reviews
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Sep 2018 - $20.00
This is a small Forest Service campground along the Stillaguamish River, just off the Mountain Loop Hwy. Nearby there is a public information center, as well as hiking trails and such in the area. There is also a small beach along the river. - Dan C
31020 NE 40th St Carnation, Washington 98014 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 44 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 11 Reviews
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Jun 2019 - $35.00
The lot was pretty spacious. I was initially confused about the layout, but all the spots were a kind of semi-circular pull-through to where your RV is facing a very private "yard" and the back of your RV is facing the internal field. The site hosts were on top of it, our site was marked and ready when we arrived, no real check-in or check-out was required. The restrooms were kept very clean, it seemed they were cleaned each day we were there. - joshnichols84
Aug 2018 - $34.00
The sites are all alike in the shape of a half circle. The sites are a little tight for a 40" motorcoach. The utilities are placed correctly and work well. There is a dump station about a quarter of a mile down the road which cost $5.00--not included in the camping fee. Overall a busy place which requires a reservation in advance. We camped here in a 40' motorcoach. - illini777
Oct 2017 - $20.00
This is a county park that has spots for RV's and tents. The RV spots are pull throughs with power and water. It is more like a small state park than a county park. Downtown Carnation is a short walk away if you need something. The park is 30-40 minutes away from Seattle and Bellevue, making it a nice quick get away to the country. - Dan C
24025 Bothell Everett Hwy Bothell, Washington 98021 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 184 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 233 Reviews
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Sep 2019 - $45.00
We found this campground excellent. As others have said, it is privately tucked into the Seattle Suburbs. Restrooms were clean and private. The staff was outstanding. Their office closes at 4:30 but the lady at the desk waited until 4:40 for us because we were hitting some traffic. The trails around the park were great. The ferns and evergreens on the trails give you an appreciation of West Washington's lush beauty. Although the sites were "city close", there were hedges between most sites providing some privacy. - mojomoho
Aug 2019 - $49.00
A surprisingly nice and quiet campground tucked into a hollow in surrounding hills in this Seattle suburb, with fairly easy access from I-405 (make sure you use exit 26 though.) As others have noted, campground is densely populated, but the use of tall arborvitaes between sites gives a sense of separation from your neighbors. There are good number of apparent long-term guests. The surrounding hills helped to create the small lake the campground is arranged around, and you will listen to ducks and bullfrogs at night, and hardly any traffic noise. Unfortunately, there are also geese and their poop aplenty too. Paved roads and sites, but many not level, especially those right at lake edge- be prepared to use blocks. Backing into some sites with a medium to large fifth wheel can be a real challenge due to narrow road widths, and parked vehicles or barricades across from your site, a drawback. Another drawback is lack of any security or entry control, and day after we arrived, park staff came around warning people with bikes that there had been some recent thefts of high-end bicycles, with cables cut, etc. Have to give them credit for the warning though. Nice bathrooms and showers and laundry, although latter has limited capacity relative to them number of sites. Basic cable TV was very snowy and poor, but you can pay for upgraded service. OTA TV reception was great. Verizon coverage very good. Did not use the park WiFi. Park has a small storage lot that they charge $10/day to put your RV in, with some electrical service, if your plans include flying or taking a ferry to spend some days away. Overall, would stay again if in Seattle area. - We Roamed and Rambled
Aug 2019 - $44.00
We can usually tell how our campground experience is going to be when we check in, and here the office staff exemplifies the name of the campground. Check in was very pleasant and we were made to feel welcomed upon arrival. We had a pull through site in the back which was sufficient for our 43' motorhome and car. The width of the sites seemed to be a little narrow but we had plenty of room with our slides out and with a little room to spare. Although somewhat close to your neighbor, the sites are nicely bordered with tall shrubs that give you a little privacy from your neighbor. The sites are asphalt as are all of the interior roads which are easy to navigate. There seems to be a large number of long-term occupants here but it is clear that the park management does a great job of maintaining high standards. Park WIFI was good, Verizon and Spring signals were strong. This is a high-density park, but with the way it is landscaped it is extremely nice and was always very quiet, and if in the area we would definitely return here again. - GrandpaDan
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Where to start with my comments. First the website falsely leads you to believe that this is a beautiful and peaceful place to stay near the water. 2 out of the 4 photos are not from the park. Out of the sites they have only 5 or so we're available for over night stays. This is 90% permanent stays, although they are mostly tidy in appearance. This place is WAY overpriced for the type of park and experience. Based on where we have stayed on this trip and what we have paid at other places this is outrageous! The sites are gravel and very close together and we had concerns about getting our 40' bus out of the lot. There are not many options in town and we planned on visiting Seattle so for a base camp was ok. We would not stay here again. The manager was helpful but very concerned with the actual age of our coach and didn't know what a conversion was to understand the look of our setup. Although he later explained that the older motor homes have propane systems that don't meet their insurance standards. He almost turned us away without explaining that when we were making reservations. - KellyLynnHoff
Sep 2014 - $40.00
This is an update on some two year old reviews. This is an OK park. A very friendly and helpful manager. Sites are gravel with paved roads, they are 20-25ft wide and 38ft plus deep. There are 10 pull through sites that are 25ft by 75ft. There are long stay units but the only items stored outside was lawn furniture. There were no safety concerns in our 4 night stay. Free WiFi is slow but OK. There is only one unisex toilet/ shower that is disabled set up. All cars/ RVs parked off road. We have a 44ft 5er and maneuvering was tight, but big motor homes would have no trouble. The landscaping could certainly use some attention. - TedandJan
Jun 2012 - $42.00
Rented space for a month. Price quoted does not factor in $20 to read electric box, $25 for two rigs (including the one you pull with). Overflow parking, 5 spaces. Even tho they take all info down your rigs may not fit the space. Might have to drive your 2nd vehicle to park elsewhere. Hwy 99 is six lanes here, getting out is difficult even in a car. Washing machines were dirty with a sign that said "Please wipe down when finished", they obviously don't clean them. One dumpster for 65 sites, full before pick-up day. Gravel, no grass. Friendly manager, but this park has problems. - rainyday


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The Chinese Government stunned South Korea today by announcing that it was withdrawing its delegate from the four-decade-old military commission that oversees the armistice between North and South Korea.
On the surface, the move seemed to have limited practical importance, since the commission's once-crucial role in managing day-to-day problems at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas has sharply diminished. As the number of confrontations has been reduced, so have the functions of what is known as the Military Armistice Commission, which consists of China, North Korea and the United Nations Command, dominated by the United States.
But in a region where such pronouncements usually have a deeper meaning, the announcement was an unmistakable blow to South Korea.
It was perceived here as part of Communist North Korea's unceasing efforts to cut Seoul out of any diplomatic maneuvering over the future of the Korean peninsula. Ever since a South Korean general replaced the American general on the commission in 1991, North Korea has snubbed the commission and has sought to eliminate it. North Korea does not recognize the South Korean Government. North Wants Treaty With U.S.
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With the collapse of the Soviet Union, China is North Korea's last major ally. China is seen by the United States and South Korea as playing an important role in moderating North Korea's behavior. The announcement today was thus seen as an attempt by the Chinese to back up its ally.
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South Korea's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Chinese had informed the Government of its move in advance. "They affirmed that the armistice agreement was still valid and that the withdrawal of their representative was merely an administrative decision," it said. "We recognize this, but we believe the decision was made at an inappropriate time."
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"Experience!" - is not only what Obama's re-election team will be hollering and pounding the media about... some of our local candidates will do the same. Perhaps not coincidentally, two candidates that are already touting experience have strong connections to the Democrat party, but perhaps for nothing but the pure practical idea of being able to win, both candidates have chosen the Republican side of the ballot this time.
Yes, Republican primary voters will have all kinds of "experience" to consider. Some they may would rather GOP faithful's overlook. Looking at two of the most interesting races and thinking about the candidates' history of party affiliation might help shed light on these races. Henry Patterson ran as a Democrat in 2004, but now advertises himself as a Republican. Patterson is running for re-election. He has chosen to stick with the Republican Party and try and defeat longtime Republican Bobby Rader in the race for Liberty County Sheriff. Logan Pickett's family has supported Democrats for local office for decades and has as his chief promoter Democrat Mike Little. Pickett is running for District Attorney and is running against Karen McNair, one of the key people in recent years to help build the local Republican Party.
The experience these two candidates are telling people makes them deserve our vote needs examining also. Both the quantity and the quality deserve analysis.
Liberty Dispatch has already analyzed the troubling quality of Sheriff Patterson's experience ad-nausea. There is no point in re-hashing the whole thing again. He has told the world if he is re-elected, we would get more of the same. He is now launching a negative campaign to try and tarnish his two opponents experience while "tweaking" numbers to nearly triple his 14% success/conviction rate into a shiny 40% plus rate.
Logan Pickett, not to be out done, is trying to make us forget what we already know about his experience. First, we know he is the youngest and least experienced Assistant District Attorney on staff. Second, we know after his most recent loss he is maintaining the worst win-loss record anyone connected with us has been able to find in the history of the Liberty County District Attorney's office. If further ado is made about his "record" we can go through the losses at the expense of causing the electorate to become even more concerned about Logan Pickett's current contribution to stopping crime.
EXPERIENCE COUNTS. Liberty County voters have phased out much of the leadership that held office for years based off of it. We are awake and ready to vote against Obama and all politicians, local or national, who try and put lipstick on their proverbial pig-like experience. Gone are the days when politicians are guaranteed victory simply because they come from families who view themselves as elite or simply by saying "I am the incumbent."
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"experience" has another meaning: old home week, and homecoming.
Yes, next December, it will happen in Cleveland PD. Harry Kelley will be back from leavenworth. Tommi Ashmore will get whatever result, from her lawsuit, and be back. Patterson can lose the election, and be back too. What a homecoming: a rose between two thorns. Don't miss it!
- April 13, 2012 at 1:07 PM
God help us
- April 13, 2012 at 2:44 PM
This town has "experienced" the Picketts. They would run everything if we would allow it. As it is,the hospital district,the city, and the historical society are the only things they have.
- April 13, 2012 at 10:49 PM
I have heard about one win and two losses by Kid Pickett. Important cases should be handled by more experienced lawyers PERIOD.
- April 13, 2012 at 10:50 PM
Henry Patterson was in so far his head he was saying he was not going to run for a second term. he must have changed his mind when the Outsiders offered their "help".
- April 13, 2012 at 10:52 PM
Im not interested in voting for the Picketts, they have taken enough of Liberty County to last a lifetime. Ive seen it all my life here, now they want to control the rest of Liberty County through the DA's office. NO THANKS!
- April 13, 2012 at 11:22 PM
Logan Pickett, good ole boys network. Last of the corrupt network trying to hang on to power.
- April 13, 2012 at 11:24 PM
Im confused, Logan Picket is running as a Republican but he is Democrat Mike Little's puppet? Whats up with that?
- April 13, 2012 at 11:27 PM
Henry Patterson sold his soul to the outsiders cult. I believed in Cooper but now realize he has shown his true caliber and its very disappointing he would allow the sheriff's office of be bastardized by the outsiders and their cronies. Cooper should have been the voice of reason but its too little too late.
- April 13, 2012 at 11:36 PM
I wont vote for Patterson for sheriff of Liberty County but I would vote for him in an eating contest, that little feller can sure eat.
- April 13, 2012 at 11:40 PM
Cooper has soiled himself by refusing to act when he knows he should have.
- April 13, 2012 at 11:45 PM
How about that Possum Grinn'in Democrat-Turned-Republican Tim Allison campaigning in Anti-Republican country in The Vindicator this week? Who's he fooling? Let's send him pack'in with the rest of the Rino's.
- April 14, 2012 at 6:13 AM
For the people running for an elected position in law enforcement, it should not make a difference on their political status. When you are sworn in as a law enforcement official, you are sworn in to enforce the laws of the state and that is the bottom line. If you do not like the person running for an elected office, do not vote for them.
Again, it is so simple.
- April 14, 2012 at 8:40 PM
nope, law enforcement is no justification for crossing party lines (Especially, when the intent and result is non-prosecution of cronies' crimes.)
- April 15, 2012 at 1:03 PM
The comment about Lisa Fregia was paid $20,000 cash (that was counted out in the courthouse) for linking Beausoliel to that distressed girlfriend of a victim of the BP explosion left out that Lisa is Darla Diaz's daughter. I know some LD people like Diaz but this IS part of the news.
- April 15, 2012 at 3:24 PM
$20,000? There's a treasury foul, who are supposed to be notified for all transactions of half that size!
- April 16, 2012 at 10:08 AM
WOW! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ LD bloggers call it right, again! see:
Welcome to LD, where the news gets to you, BEFORE anybody else's news!
- April 17, 2012 at 5:22 PM
bs! Experience is danged expensive.
Our 'experienced' commissioners just awarded CEC a 25% pay increase, to run the jail (from 3.2 to, get this..... FOUR MILLION)!!!
BRILLIANT! How many of you think that you can withstand 25% price increases for long? ... that means that prices DOUBLE every three years!!!
Now, for those of you STILL don't comprehend the penalty for electing spendthrift (and/or Fema fraud, and/or slush fund, and/or embezzlement) dem's, let me clue ya: Hang on to your WALLET!
- April 17, 2012 at 7:49 PM
Well shucks, I guess the Central Appraisal District will have to re-evaluate our property and increase the value to cover this increase. Did anyone find out what happened to the new Cattle catcher truck & trailer that we paid for or did it rot down setting at the jailhouse?
- April 18, 2012 at 6:27 AM
I am sorry. The central Appraisal District just sent me a Certified letter telling me that I was no longer entitele to an AG exemtion,because I did not have at least 10 acres of land. I told them that was awfully funny, since I have had AG-exempt for the last 14 years and all of a sudden you have to have at least 10 acres. I smehow new they would rip me off on this and try to get more money. The only thing is I didn't know how they would do it. Listen up, Tax protest papers are on the way. I have nothing else to do, so I am preparing for a TAX protest. Bahahaha.
- April 18, 2012 at 1:18 PM
yes, you do have 10 acres... just calculate the surface area of everything above the ground! hee hee
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Submissions are currently open for the Paz Prize for Poetry, sponsored by the Miami Book Fair and the National Poetry Series. An award of $2,000 and publication by Akashic Books is given biennially for a poetry collection originally written in Spanish by a U.S. resident. The winning manuscript will be translated into English and published in a bilingual edition. Rigoberto González, a contributing editor of Poets & Writers Magazine, will judge.
Using the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages by June 15. There is no entry fee. The finalists will be announced at the end of July, and the winner will be announced in September.
Established in 2012, the Paz Prize for Poetry is named for late Nobel Prize–winning poet, essayist, and diplomat Octavio Paz. Past winners include Miami Century Fox by Legna Rodríguez Iglesias and translated by Eduardo Aparicio; Nine Coins / Nueve Monedas by Carlos Pintado and translated by Hilary Vaughn Dobel; and Colaterales / Collateral by Dinapiera Di Donato and translated by Ricardo Alberto Maldonado.


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UT99 Classic Server
Hey Gang! I've been working on a server for UT99. Have a Gig internet (upload too) at home, so now that I have it running I need maps.
Anyone have a map list of great nostalgic maps / mods / configs? I played on Friday and forgot how much a very simple, straightforward FPS can be 😉


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Courses held in our Milton location have the added benefit of all that Boston has to offer! We're happy to give up some of our tips, tricks and favorite spots to check out during your stay, much like any good concierge would. Check out our list of suggestions!
By Air: You will be flying into either Logan airport in Boston, Massachusetts or TF Green airport in Providence, Rhode Island. A highly reliable livery service is available for use from either airport. We have utilized JB Livery Service (781-337-1610) for quite some time. The drivers are professional, and the rates are reasonable. I would suggest use of the livery service over Boston taxis.
By Car: If you are driving by car, click here for directions.
Assuming you are not staying at a hotel of your choice in downtown Boston (which is less than 10 miles away) we suggest the following:
The Quincy Marriott
100 Marriott Drive Quincy, MA 02169
1-800-228-9290; 617-472-1000 - Website - Map
Please mention "Fugazzotto Room Block" to receive a reduced rate for your stay. We provide complimentary livery between the Quincy Marriott and the course. This pickup leaves the hotel lobby promptly at 7:30.
Bistro du Midi:
One of the best restaurants in Boston. Great food and wine. Wonderful service. Ask for Sam. Dress code: Business casual to sport coat.
Bistro du Midi
272 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116
(617) 426-7878 - Website - Map
Steel and Rye:
An excellent restaurant around the corner from the Institute, chosen for their ever changing inventive menu and friendly feel. Ask for Dan. Dress: Anything goes.
Steel and Rye
95 Eliot Street Milton, MA 02186
(617) 690-2787 - Website - Map
New Ginza:
Easily one of the best sushi restaurants in Massachusetts. Approximately a 15 minute drive, it is well worth it. The sushi is extremely inventive and the sake list is great. Ask for Johnny. Dress code: Anything goes.
New Ginza
63-65 Galen Street Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 923-2100 - Website - Map
Taberna de Haro:
Incredible tapas and other Spanish food by a chef who used to have a restaurant in Madrid. The best Spanish wine list on the east coast. Ask for Deborah. Dress code: Anything goes.
Taberna de Haro
999 Beacon Street Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 277-8272 - Website - Map
If you would like, we are happy to call these restaurants and make reservations for you. If you have trouble getting reservations at any of these restaurants, ask for the person listed and say that Dr. Fugazzotto suggested the restaurant.


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When forcing a site to run on HTTPS, the following rule is set in the web.config to force a site to 301 redirect to HTTPS when a HTTP link is found
<rule name="Redirect to https" stopProcessing="true"> <match url="(.*)" /> <conditions> <add input="{HTTPS}" pattern="off" ignoreCase="true" /> </conditions> <action type="Redirect" url="https://{HTTP_HOST}{REQUEST_URI}" redirectType="Permanent" appendQueryString="true" /> </rule>
Whilst initial test will force the site to redirect to HTTPS, not all requests made from umbraco will execute using just this. We also need to ensure that the following key is also set
<add key="umbracoUseSSL" value="true" />
You must also make sure that set the location of the Umbraco endpoint in the umbracoSettings.Config
<web.routing trySkipIisCustomErrors="false" internalRedirectPreservesTemplate="false" disableAlternativeTemplates="false" disableFindContentByIdPath="false" umbracoApplicationUrl="https://mysite.localhost/umbraco"> </web.routing>
This will ensure that all requests made from umbraco to /umbraco/RestServices/ScheduledPublish/Index will be sent via HTTPS in the first instance.
When this is not set, a HTTP request is made which will result in the error
A public action method 'Index' was not found on controller 'Umbraco.Web.WebServices.ScheduledPublishController'.
The error indicates that a request has been made via HTTP and redirected to HTTPS which has been rejected.
Once the App Setting has been set, the error will resolve.


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In the Man with a Plan episode "Out with the In-Laws," Andi's (Liza Synder) parents decide to visit for Easter. That sounds nice but now Andi and Adam (Matt LeBlanc) must try to keep the peace between them, Frank and Alice, and Adam's parents Bev (Swoosie Kurtz) and Joe (Stacy Keach). It's not easy.
Andi's parents are portrayed by Dan Lauria and Nancy Lenehan. Lenehan is known for her roles on People of Earth (Margaret Flood), Veep (Mrs. Ryan), The New Adventures of Old Christine (Principal Marcie), My Name Is Earl (Kay Hickey), Married to the Kellys (Sandy Kelly), and Ellen (Margaret), among many others. Lenehan is also recognized for her roles in the films Sex Tape (Linda) and Catch Me If You Can (the mother of Amy Adams' character). Fun fact: Lenehan made her acting debut in the 1980 movie Smokey and the Bandit II (Ramona). Man with a Plan airs Mondays at 8:30pm on CBS, right after Kevin Can Wait and right before Superior Donuts.


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Linking ≠ endorsement.
1) Brussels protests see 100k clash with police in march against EU austerity measures | Daily Mail Online
2) What the comeback of travel agents says about real estate | Inman News
3) What Home Price Slowdown? Some Markets Buck the Trend – Trulia TrendsTrulia Trends
4) For Whom the Wall Fell? A Balance Sheet of the Transition to Capitalism – The Globalist
5) The Federal Government Now Employs the Fewest People Since 1966 – Real Time Economics – WSJ
6) It's Official: Spain is Unraveling | Wolf Street
7) Measuring (Most of) the Slack in the Labor Market | St. Louis Fed On the Economy
8) Can subprime loans solve the credit crunch? | HousingWire
9) Overall Property Prices Climb in September, Top 2007 Levels
10) Solvency, Lost in the Fog at the Fed – NYTimes com
11) James Galbraith: Governing With A Higher Purpose To Spur Innovation – YouTube
12) Jim Rickards: Obama Ending Alliance with Saudi Arabia and Killing the Petrodollar – YouTube
13) What Austerity Hawks Ignore – Steve Keen's Debtwatch
14) Millions of New Households Could Soon Form – Daily News Article – GlobeSt com
15) The Economics of Inclusion by Ricardo Hausmann – Project Syndicate
16) Shale Drillers Idle Rigs From Texas to Utah Amid Oil Rout – Bloomberg
17) Look out below! Oil is not done falling
18) Real estate investor: Broker Shoot ripped me off – Herald Bulletin: News
19) Will China Repeat Japan's 1980s Foreign Real Estate Bust?
20) BBC News – 'Too big to fail' bank rules unveiled by global regulators
21) 2 men hurt in shooting; SAPD seeks up to 5 black-clad gunmen – San Antonio Express-News
22) Boy, 10, killed in North Side apartment fire, 11 injured, 27 displaced | abc7chicago com
23) Buy Real Estate with Your IRA, Yes it's True – YouTube
24) Was the $9 billion Chase settlement paid to conceal fraud? – OC Housing News
25) Pressure will mount to lower FHA insurance fees to revive home sales – OC Housing News
26) Full housing recovery may not happen until 2018: Survey
27) Record number of UK start-ups move to Hong Kong to cash in on mainland China opportunities – Telegraph
28) Arson caused $100,000 in damage | Juneau Empire – Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper
29) Byproduct of drought: Water thieves – ContraCostaTimes com
30) Students collect oral histories to document fading south Louisiana coastal communities | News | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, Louisiana
31) Maine House Where Fire Killed 6 Had Complaints – ABC News
32) Online mapping tool shows US storm surge risks :: WRAL com
33) Court reaffirms BP is liable in Gulf oil spill
34) State agency to continue drill permits in Denton – Houston Chronicle
35) Vacant house explodes; adjacent homes catch fire
36) Chinese Spying at the Waldorf? Let's Start With the Spooks Closer to Home – Bloomberg
37) Springsteen Girls Priced Out as Rich Buy NJ Shore Homes – Bloomberg
⇧ Brussels protests see 100k clash with police in march against EU austerity measures | Daily Mail Online
This didn't get much coverage in the US media. It's important though, so we thought we'd include it. Economic stability is at risk due to misguided, backward austerity measures in Europe and elsewhere. Such measures are not only unnecessary, they're counterproductive. Europe could spend a great deal (the exact opposite of austerity) and not suffer any inflationary problems.
• Fighting broke out after the end of largely peaceful trade union march
• New right-wing government was elected in Belgium last month
• It wants to raise retirement age, cancel wage rises and cut welfare benefits
Violence broke out on the streets of Brussels today as more than 100,000 people marched against EU-enforced austerity.
Water cannons and tear gas were used in the centre of the Belgian capital as riot police tried to bring the situation under control.
Fighting broke out soon after the end of a largely peaceful march organised by trade unions and left wing politicians.
⇧ What the comeback of travel agents says about real estate | Inman News
What the comeback of travel agents says about real estate? Hopefully it says the same thing about independent insurance-brokers.
When discussing the future of real estate, it is curious how often real estate agents are compared with travel agents.
"Is it just a matter of time before real estate agents go the way of travel agents?" Looking back over the last few years, the answer to this question, surprisingly, is yes. Travel agents are experiencing a rebound, and the reason why offers some insight into why real estate agents are here to stay.
⇧ What Home Price Slowdown? Some Markets Buck the Trend – Trulia TrendsTrulia Trends
…the price deceleration is very pronounced in some markets, but by no means universal. In fact, the slowdown represents continued fallout from the housing crisis. Metros where the past decade's housing crisis was especially severe (see note) experienced huge price rebounds last year, rates of increase that couldn't be sustained. On average, these severely hit markets notched almost 20% price gains year-over-year in October 2013, compared with 7.9% in October 2014. Things that can't last forever, don't. And double-digit home-price increases are a prime example of something that can't last forever. By contrast, markets that had a moderate housing bust experienced a gentler rebound in 2013 and slowdown in 2014. Markets that had only a mild housing bust have seen year-over-year price gains ease back just slightly, from 6.8% in October 2013 to 6.2% in October 2014.
⇧ For Whom the Wall Fell? A Balance Sheet of the Transition to Capitalism – The Globalist
Branko Milanovic:
Despite philosophers of "universal harmonies" such as Francis Fukuyama, Timothy Garton Ash, Vaclav Havel, Bernard Henry Lévy and scores of international "economic advisors" to Boris Yeltsin, who all fantasized about democracy and prosperity, neither really arrived for most people in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
The Wall fell only for some.
⇧ The Federal Government Now Employs the Fewest People Since 1966 – Real Time Economics – WSJ
As a share of the total workforce, the federal government's share of civilian employment is the lowest since World War II.
⇧ It's Official: Spain is Unraveling | Wolf Street
Scathing rebuke of Spain's current government:
The political establishment is quite rightly blamed for stoking and feeding the country's biggest ever real estate bubble. Thanks to a change in the property laws enacted in 1997 by the Aznar government, local and regional administrations were encouraged to part-finance themselves through granting authorization for ever larger public and private construction projects, many of which turned out to be white elephants (empty toll roads, high-speed train stations planted slap bang in the middle of nowhere, ghost airports…).
⇧ Measuring (Most of) the Slack in the Labor Market | St. Louis Fed On the Economy
Carlos Garriga, a research officer and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis:
"Compared with previous recessions, the manufacturing sector does not show much slack. The construction sector, on the other hand, is below potential. Using the most optimistic scenario for the recovery in construction, total private sector hours are about 0.7 percent below potential."
⇧ Can subprime loans solve the credit crunch? | HousingWire
Daren Blomquist and Peter Miller:
The reason we have fewer loans today is not so much that credit is "tight," it's because household incomes fell 8.7% between 1999 and 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, while non-mortgage debt increased by $900 billion between 2004 and 2014, according the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
⇧ Overall Property Prices Climb in September, Top 2007 Levels
While pricing for all property types combined finally exceeded the pre-recession peak during September, several subsectors previously had exceeded their past peaks and have since risen further above them. Most significantly, pricing for multifamily nationwide is 17.8 percent above the pre-recession peak reached in November 2007, and in major markets it's up 34.6 percent.
⇧ Solvency, Lost in the Fog at the Fed – NYTimes.com
Consider the testimony of Timothy Geithner, who later served as Treasury secretary. As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York when the financial crisis unfolded, Mr. Geithner had to make the crucial determination of which firms under his jurisdiction (which included Wall Street) were solvent and thus eligible for emergency relief. When questioned by David Boies, the lawyer for Mr. Greenberg, Mr. Geithner struggled to define "solvent."
"Even the solvent can be illiquid in that context, and that would make them insolvent," Mr. Geithner testified.
He doesn't appear to know what he's talking about there.
The entire issue is "Too Big Too Fail" and versus mark-to-market.
If they had marked to market, they would all have been insolvent. (They were all insolvent.)
Under laissez-faire, they would have been liquidated.
In a more mixed economy than we actually had under the Fed of 2008-9, they would have been reorganized and at least temporarily nationalized.
What we ended up with instead was buying time via QE so assets would supposedly rise enough that the banks would no longer be underwater themselves.
It was a very, very, very bad approach.
It rewarded accounting-control fraudsters and has caused the American people to unnecessarily wait for recovery.
⇧ James Galbraith: Governing With A Higher Purpose To Spur Innovation – YouTube
Economics Professor James Galbraith explains very well why we must not have a laissez-faire/libertarian econoomy but rather, if we aren't to be full-blown socialists, a well-regulated, mixed economy.
In this interview, Galbraith argues that the real economy has never been entirely free of government support. Indeed, he says, much of the U.S. prosperity dating back to the New Deal was the result of a mix of private enterprise and public institutions. While conservatives have paid lip service to free markets as the solution to everything from health care to global warming, it is clear from the most recent banking crisis and Wall Street upheavals that a lack of federal regulation has led to disaster.
However, government is not always the answer. Indeed, when politicians gain political control of the public sector and use their power in a way that seeks to eviscerate this private-public balance, you end up with the problems that we face today.
The solution is to create a state structure that has a mandate to provide a higher public purpose. When core institutions have been impaired you have to restructure these institutions and change their norms of behavior. If you don't do this the system ultimately will collapse, contrary to the views of those who worship at the altar of the free market and market fundamentalism.
⇧ Jim Rickards: Obama Ending Alliance with Saudi Arabia and Killing the Petrodollar – YouTube
At the San Antonio Casey Research Summit, Jim Rickards sat down with Alex Daley to talk about the pain ahead for the US Dollar, why we'll soon see SDRs, and other harbingers of the Death of Money.
The only big issue we have with Jim Rickards here concerns the Fed supposedly being maxed out or near it. It isn't remotely close to that. If the IMF could turn around and issue SDR's to the tune of $4 trillion, the Fed could simply double its own balance sheet holdings of bonds.
As a bit of an aside, the Saudis can see the slowdown in China and know that the Chinese have a huge mess on their hands with shadow banking and the South China Sea controversies.
The Saudis may be harming the US by dropping oil prices, but they might be harming Russia (and Iran) more, which the US wants. It remains to be seen.
⇧ What Austerity Hawks Ignore – Steve Keen's Debtwatch
Steve Keen:
…let's compare Belgium and USA government deficits (or rather the change in government debt per year) side by side. The Maastricht Treaty and the "Stability and Growth Pact" made a big song and dance about how important it was to keep the deficit below 3% of GDP. Notice that the USA's deficit almost hit 15% after the crisis—surely that would lead to economic calamity, according to proponents of austerity?
No: in fact it helped revive the private sector, and unemployment in the USA is now well below crisis levels (see Figure 6). I am a cynic about how long that will last, since the growth is predicated on another debt boom and nowhere near enough deleveraging actually took place, but that's an issue for another post.
⇧ Millions of New Households Could Soon Form – Daily News Article – GlobeSt.com
There is definitely a "silver lining" when it comes to the demand for apartment living, Gary Goodman, SVP of acquisitions at Passco Cos. tells GlobeSt.com. "As job growth improves, those that were forced to double up during the recession are now parting ways, and are getting their own places." In addition, he says, "those in the Gen X and Millennial generations are now moving out of their parents' homes to rent for the first time. Interestingly, we are also seeing an increasing number of baby boomers who are selling their homes and moving into apartments, driving additional multifamily demand."
⇧ The Economics of Inclusion by Ricardo Hausmann – Project Syndicate
Brilliant analysis by Ricardo Hausmann:
Inclusiveness should not be seen as a restriction on growth to make it morally palatable. Viewed properly, inclusiveness is actually a strategy that enhances growth.
⇧ Shale Drillers Idle Rigs From Texas to Utah Amid Oil Rout – Bloomberg
"The market needs to see much more significant reductions in the rig count on a steady, sustained basis for it to have any impact on production and prices," he said by telephone from New York yesterday. "Growth is so strong now that it's going to take a long time and many months for it to actually peter out and turn into negative growth."
Lynn Doan didn't mention the geopolitical tentions: US, Saudi Arabia, Russia….
Why has Saudi Arabia dropped oil prices? It's a double-edged sword to say the least.
⇧ Look out below! Oil is not done falling
"I think these prices are going to remain under significant pressure into the OPEC meeting, and I think it's going to go very badly. It's going to set us up for another leg lower, possibly into the 50s in the first quarter," Kilduff said.
When the US wasn't producing much oil, lower prices were a boon. Much of the economic growth of late, however, is based upon US fracking. When prices drop, it helps some aspects of the economy while harming the domestic oil sector.
We think the Saudis are up to vastly more than harming the US or simply holding onto market share. We think Iran, Syria, Shia Iraq, and Russia have everything to do with the Saudi decision beyond slapping the US while maintaining Saudi market share.
The huge question is whether the US will see the harm done to Iran, etc., as more than offsetting the harm to US domestic oil production.
Without being behind the closed doors with the Saudis and US, it's difficult to know whether the US and the Saudis planned the move together.
We haven't heard the Obama administration complaining about the Saudi regime or the neocon camp calling for regime change in Saudi Arabia (yet). They wouldn't want an Arab Spring result. They'd want an oil puppet. Who would do that in that country?
⇧ Real estate investor: Broker Shoot ripped me off – Herald Bulletin: News
Brian Clark thought he was in good hands while searching for investment property to buy in Anderson earlier this year.
Clark's brother-in-law recommended he hire Roger Shoot, an old college friend, to help. Clark was immediately impressed by Shoot's personality and credentials, as well as his thoroughness and dedication to doing quality work.
"He's (Shoot is) very soothing and calm," said Clark, a paramedic for the film industry who owns a rental property in the Los Angeles area. "I felt when I talked to him, 'Yeah, he really does know,' and I thought I knew about real estate."
Several months later, local police are investigating Clark's fraud allegations against Shoot, who is already facing 31 criminal charges for a variety of alleged transgressions related to his local real estate dealings.
⇧ Will China Repeat Japan's 1980s Foreign Real Estate Bust?
…these companies' overseas investments are inseparable from support from Chinese banks. Under China's current conditions, certain companies have been able to obtain government support and large sums of low-cost capital to create the conditions for their overseas expansion.
But because of China's political and market factors, real estate firms in particular are the ones feeling the least safe.
Read the full article: Will China Repeat Japan's 1980s Foreign Real Estate Bust?
Worldcrunch – top stories from the world's best news sources
⇧ BBC News – 'Too big to fail' bank rules unveiled by global regulators
Mark Carney, FSB chairman and governor of the Bank of England:
"Instead of having the public, governments, [and] the taxpayer rescue banks when things go wrong; the creditors of banks, the big institutions that hold the banks' debt, – not the depositors – will become the new shareholders of banks if banks make mistakes."
The capital set aside should be worth 15-20% of the bank's assets, the FSB said.
How long will that last before the laissez-faire crowd convinces too many that they don't need such a cushion because they've figured out how to avoid meltdowns?
We heard it before. We are hearing more and more for relaxing standards that have barely been in place.
⇧ 2 men hurt in shooting; SAPD seeks up to 5 black-clad gunmen – San Antonio Express-News
SAN ANTONIO — Two men are recovering from gunshot wounds as police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex Sunday night on the West Side.
⇧ Boy, 10, killed in North Side apartment fire, 11 injured, 27 displaced | abc7chicago.com
A fire on the city's Northwest Side claimed the life of a 10-year-old boy and injured several of his family members.
Several people had to jump to safety and dozens of people are without a home Sunday night.
⇧ Buy Real Estate with Your IRA, Yes it's True – YouTube
Jason Craig, President of The Entrust Group, joins host Michael Bull at NAR's Annual Conference in New Orleans to discuss how you can buy real estate with your self directed IRA.
⇧ Was the $9 billion Chase settlement paid to conceal fraud? – OC Housing News [cached]
Larry Roberts:
…he [Eric Holder] allowed widespread fraud to go unprosecuted, and the terms of the settlement allowed the bank to avoid any real consequences, but he probably got the most out of the bank he could without resorting to lengthy and costly prosecutions that might have failed. This is not a capitulation and whitewash by the DOJ as the article contends, but rather a recognition of the practical limitations on getting anything more out of Chase or its minions.
I agree with the popular sentiment that the banks should pay a heavy price, but I also recognize they are too big and powerful to take down. Perhaps it's a defeatist attitude, but let's face it: the banks won. They got bailed out, they avoided prosecution for their crimes, and they managed to reflate the housing bubble to avoid any meaningful losses.
We disagree. A determined Attorney General turning to the history lesson of the myriad Savings and Loan prosecutions (https://billmoyers.com/2013/09/17/hundreds-of-wall-street-execs-went-to-prison-during-the-last-fraud-fueled-bank-crisis/) could easily have succeeded.
⇧ Pressure will mount to lower FHA insurance fees to revive home sales – OC Housing News [gone]
Here's a second in a row by Larry Roberts because even though we disagree with him here and there, he raises excellent questions while giving great background info.
Should we revive housing sales by lowering borrowing costs for today's first-time homebuyers using FHA financing by direct taxpayer bailout of the FHA, or should we endure the consequences of a weak housing market due to ongoing low first-time homebuyer participation rates?
The issue is again moral hazard. However, we should add a bit more background info. FHA was not a leader in the accounting-control fraud that swept Wall Street. It was much more the victim. A terrible ideology of laissez-faire/deregulation is the direct and first cause of the crisis (if one assumes people currently and generally have a weakness for falling to temptation, which we do assume).
The point is that if proper regulations could be brought to bear while bailing out FHA, then the taxpayers doing the bailing out would reap more by way of an improved overall economy than they sowed in taxes.
That said, we see nothing at all wrong with renting provided inventory keeps up with demand. Those who want ever-increasing rent rates above price inflation might not like to hear that, but it's the societal price they need to help pay for a more fair and, therefore, more stable economy.
⇧ Full housing recovery may not happen until 2018: Survey
Diana Olick:
Household formation has been running historically low since the recession, and all of it has been in rental households. While rents are still rising, new construction is now adding thousands of new units, which could slow the gains and help more cash-strapped renters. That, however, will take time.
⇧ Record number of UK start-ups move to Hong Kong to cash in on mainland China opportunities – Telegraph
Hong Kong's main attraction for foreign firms is that it is a gateway to mainland China, the world's second-largest economy with a population of 1.3bn and a rising middle class keen to buy Western products.
Others with a distinctive product or design say being closer to China means they are less likely to be exposed to copycats, and can keep a stronger grip on their IP.
Hong Kong is one of the most business-friendly economies in the world according to the World Bank's annual "Doing Business" report published last month. It was ranked third and was praised for laws protecting minority investors, the ease of trading across borders, dealing with construction permits and starting a business. A company can be created and registered within 24 hours. It also has a low and simple tax regime.
⇧ Arson caused $100,000 in damage | Juneau Empire – Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper
Bartlett Regional Hospital has estimated that an arsonist caused at least $100,000 worth of damage with a Sunday fire in a second-story bathroom.
⇧ Byproduct of drought: Water thieves – ContraCostaTimes.com
Some water rustlers sneak in at night to wrench open fire hydrants, and then truck it away.
⇧ Students collect oral histories to document fading south Louisiana coastal communities | News | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Louisiana has lost almost 1,900 square miles of land since the 1930s through a combination of levees along the Mississippi River hemming in sediment that used to feed the wetlands, canal dredging, natural sinking of land and sea level rise.
There are estimates the state could lose another 1,750 square miles in the coming decades if nothing is done to help slow down or even stop land loss.
⇧ Maine House Where Fire Killed 6 Had Complaints – ABC News
A house that was destroyed in Maine's deadliest fire in 40 years had a history of complaints, including a concern about a possible illegal unit on the third floor, according to documents released Friday.
The documents released following a Freedom of Access request by The Associated Press detail 16 complaints going back about 11 years. The complaints cited excessive trash and debris, rodent problems and items like computers and office chairs left outside the two-apartment house.
A 2012 complaint says owner Greg Nesbit added a new dwelling unit on the third floor, where state police said three bodies were found in a bedroom after the Nov. 1 blaze. The building was permitted for two units, records state.
… Long also said the house had only two units, and the third floor of the unit he lived in was a master suite with its own bathroom but not a separate unit.
⇧ Online mapping tool shows US storm surge risks :: WRAL.com
A new online mapping tool from the National Hurricane Center shows the risks of storm surge from Texas to Maine.
⇧ Court reaffirms BP is liable in Gulf oil spill
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court panel has reaffirmed its ruling that BP is liable for federal Clean Water Act damages stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the latest loss for the oil giant as it fights court decisions that could ultimately bring $18 billion in penalties.
⇧ State agency to continue drill permits in Denton – Houston Chronicle
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A state agency that regulates oil and gas will continue issuing permits to companies seeking to drill in Denton, despite residents passing a ban to prevent further hydraulic fracturing in the north Texas city.
⇧ Vacant house explodes; adjacent homes catch fire
DETROIT (AP) — About a half-dozen homes in southwestern Detroit have been damaged or destroyed by fires that started after an explosion in a vacant house.
⇧ Chinese Spying at the Waldorf? Let's Start With the Spooks Closer to Home – Bloomberg
Security reviews of Chinese investments in U.S. companies typically have centered on transactions involving telecommunications and assets near military facilities.
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. may want to review the sale because of the Waldorf's high-profile guests, according to Nova Daly, a senior public policy adviser at Wiley Rein LLP and a former Treasury Department official who managed CFIUS reviews.
⇧ Springsteen Girls Priced Out as Rich Buy N.J. Shore Homes – Bloomberg
When Hurricane Sandy roared through New Jersey two years ago, it not only tore up the shoreline. It also pushed out much of the middle class.


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How do I know? Well, thanks to my friend, Cat, that's how!
Hey Cat -
I'm so depressed - I got 55%!!
Online Dating from Mingle2
Isn't it awful? Can someone please pass a tissue?
Ya'll go take it, too - and come back here and report, so maybe I'll have some company in my ultimate failure!