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Why Gold is so strongly deflationary
'You are aware that the gold standard has been the ruin of the States which adopted it, for it has not been able to satisfy the demands for money, the more so that we have removed gold from circulation as far as possible.'
Protocol 20
One of the key problems with Gold as currency is that it is strongly deflationary. Austrian Economics both denies deflation is disastrous and that Gold is deflationary and this is one of its major weaknesses.
The fact that Gold is strongly deflationary has always been one of the key issues in the debate, even in the late 1800's.
Populists throughout the 19th and early 20th century have always fought for more plentiful money. The famous Bryant exclamation 'you shall not crucify labor on a cross of Gold' was not in the context of debt free money, but to allow Silver to circulate besides Gold. To improve liquidity and alleviate the scarcity in the means of exchange, depressing the economy and of course badly hurting debtors.
As mentioned earlier, Keynes wrote 'the economic consequences of Mr. Churchill' when Churchill put Britain back on the Gold Standard in 1925. Correctly predicting the Great Depression would result from it.
Keynes is of course the arch enemy of Austrian Economics and they have difficulty maintaining a straight face when discussing him. But it's in an inconvenient truth for them that Keynes called this one a priori, while Austrian Economics cannot explain it away even a posteriori.
Austrians nowadays come up with the most amazing arguments to downplay the fact that the Great Depression was basically a Fed induced deflation, while on a Gold Standard. Several people have offered me this study by the Fed, 'proving' it was not a deflation.
How does this compare with Austrian Economics' successful exposure of the Fed manipulation of volume of the Money Supply? Does anybody believe anything the Fed says when it comes to volume of the money supply?
Do we really need to discuss Fed studies proving it did not cause the Great Depression?
Even Bernanke himself admitted 'we did it' in the speech that made him famous as Helicopter Ben. Of course we don't even believe him when he blatantly speaks truth like that, but still.
So on the one hand Austrians 'deny' the link between Gold and deflation. On the other hand, they try to downplay its detrimental effects. They say:'look at what happened to computers and mobile phones. Declining prices! Great right?'.
But these are examples of breakthrough technologies getting cheaper under market pressures.
Deflation has nothing to do with that. Deflation is a stagnating economy because demand is plummeting. And why is demand plummeting? Because the money supply is contracting.
For a practical example of what deflation actually really looks like we currently have Greece. But also the United States itself, with its imploding M3, exacerbated by crashing velocity, and accompanying 20% + unemployment.
American Populists have known for ever that the only ones benefiting from declining prices are the ultra rich who use their newly found bail out riches to buy up real assets for pennies on the dollar.
Three Points
1. Populists have always maintained Gold is scarce. Ridiculous, Austrians say. We divide all the money in the world through all the Gold available and thus the right price for Gold can be established.
The problem is, the economy grows, while Gold supplies grow slower. So the money supply contracts in relative terms compared to the total amount of transactions.
The Protocols, by the way, are on the side of the Populists:
"The issue of money ought to correspond with the growth of population and thereby children also must absolutely reckoned as consumers of currency from the day of their birth. The revision of issue is material question for the whole world."
This is the most obvious problem. However, there are far more serious issues.
2. The Gold will circulate in the form of credit.
Of course, the Gold in the hands of individuals is debt free. But once spent, it will quickly reenter the banking system, and it will only leave it in the form of credit. Thus the money supply will be interest bearing, just like with today's Fed notes. Because of that there is never enough Gold to pay off the debts + interest. People will have to go into debt to pay the interest and every ounce of Gold will have to be relent again again and again ad infinitum. Read this article to understand the basic process.
Or read this analysis by Mike Montagne with the basic math behind it all.
What this means is, that through ever higher debt service over the same money supply, less and less liquidity is available to finance real trade.
This is also happening in our current system. But since that is paper based, the problem is solved by printing ever more money. And it is this dynamic that is driving the growing money supply, far more so than 'irresponsible politicians'.
Under Gold this inflation is impossible. The same trade will have to be financed with ever less available Gold and this is a major deflationary trap.
This is only one problem with interest on the money supply, of course, but a very important one.
3. The final issue is that it is completely unknown where all the Gold is. It's even an open question how much there is. Gold is tightly controlled and highly manipulated market and has been cornered by the Money Power for ever. It is easy for her to take Gold out of circulation. It's basically always the same thing: call in loans and don't give out new ones. Cite 'lack of trust' or 'need for structural adjustments'. So Gold, like the current Fed monopoly leaves us wide open to manipulation of volume.
Once more: 'Economic crises have been produced by us from the goyim by no other means than the withdrawal of money from circulation'
Deflation is a nightmare.
Gold is deflationary.
Deflation is a curse for Austrians because they have to wriggle and squirm to put up a brave face about the issue and they know it.
As long as they are rookies who have no other paradigms available than what they have been fed by the 'Alternative Media', it's hard to blame them. But when dealing with generously financed think tanks/propaganda outlets who professionally make up excuses and circumvent the issue in the debate, it's hard to swallow.
There is no need for the inflation vs. deflation dialectic Austrianism provides the Money Power with.
Interest free currencies, produced either by the State or the market or both, could reflate the economy free of cost, ending the wealth transfer through interest at the same time.
Phoenix Rising, the Return of the Gold Standard
The Inflation vs Deflation Dialectic
Top Ten Lies and Mistakes of Austrian Economics
On Interest
What Gary North is not telling you about Interest
Lots of clueless bullshit again, mr. Migchels. Deflation is an effect of the free choice of people, by hoarding money (no problem – you can adjust wages and prices) and/or by increasing productivity (which proves that gold as money works and assists in improving prosperity).
By the way. We have no gold standard now. But there is a recession in many parts of the world. The huge money printing of the last years did not work to get "the economy" running again. So you have something to explain.
Let's say you're a musician. You want to borrow. You want a new guitar. If I have a vault full of gold, you come to me for a loan. I give you 10 coins which you in turn trade for a guitar. You agree to give me 11 coins total at the end of the month after making weekly payments. After the first payment, I give you a coin that you just gave me to play at my lavish wedding. You give me back that coin at you're next payment to me. At the end of the month, I now have my coins, plus you played at my wedding. Why would you have to work for me when you could have used paper to acquire the guitar and not pay me anything? Times this scenario by billions.
Horatio Alger permalink
Has no clue what he is talking about. These guys think that you can just trade paper for goods and services. What fools! Their hearts are in the right place but have no idea how reality works.
We have a credit bubble right now. The dollar is credit. LOL! I think people try too hard.
JL permalink
Hi Mr. Migchels,
I enjoy reading your thought provoking articles. Could you please give your opinion on a freegold system (not traditional gold standard) as this system would not cause the deflationary effects that you mention above. Thanks!
Jimbo permalink
The 19th century is the time period to study for how gold operates as a currency, particularly, in the American economy. There were numerous depressions, and, several of these were caused by withdrawing credit from the system by international bankers (the Rothchilds) all under the gold standard.
In the first half of the 19th century, the international bankers (the Rothchilds) were fighting with President Andrew Jackson over the existence of the United States Bank (a private central bank, many historians believe controlled by Rothchild intermediaries) and, it seemed, when the Rothchilds wanted to "put the hurt" on the U. S., they were quite able to do this by withdrawing credit.
In order for prices to remain stable (in my opinion) the money supply has to grow at the same rate as the economy. The gold supply has a hard time growing as fast as a healthy economy, unless, a hoard of gold is released or supplied (increasing the volume) into the system at the same rate as the economy grows, but that pre-supposes that somebody does control or dominate the gold supply.
European interests (again, the Rothchilds) were constantly jolting the gold supply because they wanted to control the U. S. economy even more than they already did.
The truth was (as Lincoln understood) that the United States had the potential to grow independently of Europe and exceed European growth because of abundant natural resources and abundant labor. The Europeans didn't like that potential — at least if they weren't getting a sizable "cut".
Under the gold standard, Europeans were constantly undercutting supposed "bubbles" (economic growth beyond anything Europe could sustain) and, then, coming in and buying physical assets, cents on the Dollar. How did the Europeans do it? Withdrawing credit causing a deflationary depression.
How much more power would international bankers have if there was a world-wide single currency backed by the Gold Standard controlled by a PRIVATE world central bank, which was, in turn, controlled by international bankers beyond the political reach of ANY Nation-State?
Particularly if gold was primarily owned & hoarded by those same international bankers?
That's how the Globalists get their World Government.
Remember the Golden Rule: Those that own the gold make the rules.
Charles Crosby permalink
Many thanks for an easy to understand article. You have unravelled the deliberately made complicated bankster BS very well. I knew it was always simple.
It would help if you could clarify the use of silver in this equation, it being a far more plenteous metal – hence The Pound Sterling of the 19th century.
Government printed money and no usury is the answer to all our financial problems.
Horatio Alger permalink
Are you aware that the FED had fixed the price of gold back in the day? It's not about gold as currency rather have your currency to be of real value, not a value that is fixed with the US military. Honest money requires it to be backed by something of value, scarcity and tangible.
The fact that you are calling this a recession makes me question your intentions. THis is a depression.
Ron permalink
I think, we often get emotional and discuss particular issues without larger context. As Henry Hazlitt corrected pointed out back in 1960's, return to gold standard is impossible if you allow longing for distribution of wealth and economy planning. Return to gold standard must always include individual freedom and the latter does not limit the choice of a particular legal tender. If government enforces legal tender, then "bad money" drives "good money" out of daily circulation. If government does not enforce, then the best money wins. If a country does not have enough best money, people will use the second best they want to accept, etc. In the latter case, private exchange outlets will determine market exchange parity for international trade.
I confess to not being a financial expert but in my own humble reply to this article,is it not true that between 1844 and 1914 the value of the British pound was very stable? (£1 in 1844 the equivalent £1.11 in 1914) obviously that means it did not inflate much but surely it did not deflate much either and I am very sure you know the significance of those dates
Surely history proves it is not just the interest but the nature of the currency (ie fiat) that is the problem,in the period 1914 to 2016 the equivalent to £1 in 1914(not £1 sterling silver may I add)would be £100 (just over) in 2016 doesn't this prove fiat currency is not a store of value hence not real money and eventually will become worthless
Anyone on here ever heard of Professor Steve Keen? He is a Australian economist who predicted the 2008 financial crisis and also is the author of a very thought provoking book called debunking economics
Nah dude permalink
O ye who believe! there are indeed many among the priests and anchorites, who in Falsehood devour the substance of men and hinder (them) from the way of Allah. And there are those who bury gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah: announce unto them a most grievous penalty- Qur'an Chapter (9) sūrat l-tawbah (The Repentance)
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The media, and its consumers, generally keep conversation about plastic surgery and careers pegged on a couple of figures: The aging Hollywood idol and the would-be Hollywood idol. Cosmetic surgery is de rigueur in the movie and TV business--pretty understandable given how much looks matter on-screen and in career trajectories.
But there's increasing research that says looks matter in jobs beyond the silver screen--that beautiful people make more money and have more opportunities for advancement. So it's no real surprise that plastic surgery is being deployed as an instrument of career advancement by men and women in office suites far from the glare of the klieg lights.
"In the corporate world, there's a lot of emphasis on image, and image goes with self-confidence," says Antonio Armani, a Beverly Hills, California, cosmetic surgeon who specializes in hair transplants. "I think a lot of people do invest money in improving their looks because they feel this is one way they can go up the corporate ladder."
The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery reports that, among last year's most prominent trends, about two thirds of its members reported seeing men and women who requested cosmetic surgery because they wanted to remain competitive in the workplace.
In his nine years of practice, Armani says there has been a growing desire among corporate men--often working in finance--to look younger. But as a career investment, a youthful hairline doesn't come cheap. Armani says a typical transplant procedure costs from $15,000 to $35,000. While his patients are often wealthy, many younger men are financing the cost.
Recently, a Marine coming off active duty took out a $25,000 loan for his surgery, Armani says, because he "wants to look good" as he heads into law school. "When we look at people, we are naturally attracted to people who are more attractive," Armani says. There's research to back up that claim.
Gordon Patzer, author of "Looks: Why They Matter More Than You Ever Imagined" (Amacom, 2008) and a longtime researcher on the impact of physical attractiveness, can run through a laundry list of study results that point to the advantages of being good looking. Cuter newborns in a nursery are touched, held, and talked to more than less attractive babies. Elementary school teachers unknowingly tend to hold higher expectations for better-looking children. Parents may be less protective of less-attractive children.
Then, when people reach working age, good-looking college graduates are more likely to get hired. Employees themselves tend to be willing to do more for better-looking bosses. Attractive supervisors are perceived as more credible and more persuasive.
So what does this mean for those of us who want to get ahead but don't look like Brad or Angelina? Well, higher education can improve physical appearance in others' eyes. And Patzer recommends working out, eating well, practicing good hygiene, dressing nicely, and--although it may be cringe-inducing--correcting flaws with plastic surgery.
"It's a good investment for the workplace," he says, noting that investments that improve your physical appearance and make you appear younger can ultimately delay the decline of your workplace effectiveness as you age.
Certain cosmetic procedures can offer the most bang for your buck. Men have been turning to eyelid surgery, which was the fourth-most-common surgical cosmetic procedure last year, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Also, teeth whitening is a great investment, because teeth turn gray as we age, Patzer says.
Patzer does not particularly enjoy the results of his research and often says "beauty can be ugly" because society puts entirely too much emphasis on physical attractiveness and the widespread bias in favor of good looks is so discriminatory. But he does not believe there will be a change in our preference for physically attractive people any time soon.
Attitudes, social norms, and technological advances are going to make cosmetic surgery increasingly common, Patzer says. He predicts it will become a tool in career advancement--just like clothes or education.
Penelope Trunk, a careers blogger and author of "Brazen Careerist" (Tantor Media Inc., 2007), predicted in a blog entry earlier this year that plastic surgery will become a tool "for the go-getters and career-minded" and will even be a routine procedure for college grads.
Executive coach Judy Jernudd helps her corporate clients improve their body language, appearance, and clothing, often using a video camera to show a slumped posture or unenthusiastic delivery.
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I teach online for University of Phoenix and wanted to see how a MOOC differed from a typical online college course. Other University of Phoenix instructors were questioning the value of MOOCS in a discussion in the Faculty Forum. Here are some of my answers (edited to fit this blog).
"I'm taking the Gamification course now. It is taught like a regular college class and there's a Signature Track for a 'Verified Certificate.'
There are three levels of participation: participating as much or as little as the person attending wants, submitting all of the weekly quizzes and assignments on time for a Statement of Completion (what I'm trying to do), or paying a small fee and meeting some grading standards for a Verified Certificate from University of PA (but no course credit)."
I wondered how Coursera was making money, but even if only 1000 students out of the initial 63,000 pay the $39 (to be raised to $69 in the future) for a Verified Certificate, that's $39,000, which they probably split in some way with the University sponsoring the course. Coursera offers over 300 MOOCs now and is growing.
So far the course I took was well-designed and paced. The quizzes and assignments were relevant and measured course objectives. I considered it a fairly easy course, but that might be because there isn't much to Gamification and my Ph.D. is in Instructional Technology, and much of what is covered in this course I already knew.
Here's an email from Prof. Kevin Werbach on the status half way through:
"Hard to believe, but we're just about halfway done.
I spoke yesterday at the Gamification Summit conference in San Francisco about my experiences developing the course, and I made the point that the real heroes are all of you. I continue to be impressed by the time and effort so many of you put in. My team is working hard to keep things running smoothly, and address any problems as well as we can.
Course Statistics
For those who are curious, here are some current statistics: We have just under 63,000 students registered for the course.
? Over 16,000 submitted Quiz 1
? Over 12,000 submitted Quiz 2.
? Over 10,000 students submitted Written Assignment 1
The gradual decrease is normal. Overall, these percentages are similar to the Fall 2012 session of the course, and substantially higher than most other MOOCs.
Please keep in mind that you can still participate in the course even if you did not complete an assignment. Also, the Statement of Accomplishment and Verified Certificate are based on total points, so missing one of the early assignments won't prevent you from earning them."
The main difference between this MOOC and a smaller, more manageable number of students is that students grade other students in Peer Reviews. While this is a nice exercise in seeing how others answered the questions, there's no uniformity in grading since some students (obviously) have a greater grasp of the subject than others.
When a class has 10,000 to 20,000 students all turning in assignments and grading each other the results cannot be very reliable. I'm assuming Prof. Werbach and/or his TA's graded students on the Signature Track otherwise the Verified Certificate would seem of dubious value.
Despite teaching two IT classes for University of Phoenix at the same time I took the Gamification MOOC, I hung in there and finished with 79.4% which was enough to qualify for the Statement of Accomplishment. Close to 5900 students out of approx. 62,000 who registered finished with a passing grade of 70% or better.
The Statement of Accomplishment doesn't provide any college credit and I'm not sure what else it is good for, but I like knowing I put in enough effort to finish and pass. I didn't have enough time to put my full attention and effort into the assignments, but I learned more than I knew before taking the class.
Based on this one course, which isn't much to base a sweeping generalization on, I would say that MOOCs are here to stay.
I just signed up for a new MOOC on Dinosaurs. The Gamification MOOC was 6 weeks. The new one, Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology, is 12 weeks. Dino 101 offers not only a Letter of Accomplishment but actual course credit from the University of Alberta.
Why am I taking a Massive Open Online Course on Dinosaurs? I just want to learn more about them. I don't plan to finish all of the assignments for credit, but I originally didn't plan to finish the Gamification course either, but I cranked it up in the last half of the course to finish with a B-.
If anyone else is interested in taking Dino 101, you need to sign up soon. It starts on September 4th. It's free and sounds like fun.
You can check out other MOOCs on Coursera. They are also expanding and hiring in Mountain View.


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VATICAN CITY—Following the ceremonial rising of the white smoke and pealing of the St. Peter's Basilica bells earlier this afternoon, black clouds suddenly darkened the Vatican City sky as Catholic Church officials announced that the College of Cardinals had ended their two-day session and selected Pope Insanity MXLV.
Moments after the announcement, the newly named Pope Insanity MXLV abruptly materialized on the St. Peter's balcony to an applauding crowd gathered below, and then raised his arms and emitted a piercing, high-pitched shriek as blood streamed down his forehead and thick smoke swirled around his body.
Sources confirmed that after five minutes of complete silence, Insanity then clicked his tongue violently, calling hundreds of ravens, eagles, and vultures to surround the balcony and land upon him.
"Here now begins the dawning of a new era for the Catholic Church," Insanity said, pausing again briefly as a swarm of hornets suddenly spewed out of his open mouth and flew into the Vatican City crowd. "This is the birth of a new Catholicism, one born from the darkness of the old and the madness of the new. Gleaming slivers slipping blackly o'er frosted bone and chiming fuckly kill the beast the smiling dog amen amen."
"Incurvasti in fronte mihi, mi legiones," Insanity then screamed, while scratching furiously at his genitals. "Incurvasti!"
As a black liquid slowly oozed from his nose, Insanity then dismissed half the audience to gather steel, wood, and rocks and bring them into St. Peter's Square, instructing the remaining half to gouge their eyes out immediately with a dull knife and await the "silent coming of the ivory snake, he breathes, he breathes."
"Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Insanity said, shaking as the fabric of space and time seemed to bend around him in undulating waves of light, color, and sound. "Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"
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Review: Flash Vol. 1: Move Forward hardcover/paperback (DC Comics)
Thursday, November 08, 2012
One title that has seen a real reinvention of comics -- not "comics as usual," but rather something truly different and new that would appeal to non-fans who already think they know what comics are "all about" -- is J. H. Williams and Haden Blackman's Batwoman. The strong plot aside, Williams utilizes not just complex paneling, but also a number of inventive artistic tricks that enhance the story. The art in Batwoman says something on its own; it doesn't just sit on the page in companion to the dialogue.
Another of these impressive titles is Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato's Flash: Move Forward. The creators offer a Flash Barry Allen that is thankfully free of years of excess baggage, including the specter of his own death. In the previous iteration of his title, Barry been routinely anachronistic and also terribly dour; even despite what Flash fans have lost in the transition to the New 52, Manapul and Buccellato's Flash recaptures much of the joy inherent in Barry that makes him a viable character, which creators like Geoff Johns have championed but failed to be able to show. Barry is a little nerdy, a little square, but he also loves his powers and loves learning about them, and the reader gets caught up in Barry's enthusiasm.
Moreover, however, Manapul's art in Move Forward is a visual feast. Manapul's work already deserves praise for his meticulous action sequences and his ability to draw attractive characters without sexual gratuity; but in Flash, Manapul employs all of that plus creative paneling, perspective shift, and numerous outstanding visual cues all to bring the Flash and his world more alive for the reader. Flash is more than just the average comic; they should all look this good.
[Review contains spoilers]
In Move Forward, the Flash faces conflicts from within and without. An old friend of Barry's resurfaces, chased by an army of clones called Mob Rule. An electromagnetic pulse, seemingly related to Mob Rule, plunges Keystone and Central cities into a blackout. And Barry realizes his ability to "think fast," considering millions of options in seconds, though he finds this brings him as much utility as danger. These subplots coexist on the page, often plaguing Barry simultaneously -- in effect, Move Forward is about a lot of different things, separate but related, and this works well, both to keep Flash constantly interesting and to reinforce the sense that the reader is moving with Barry at lightning speed.
The audience later learns that Barry is responsible for the blackout due to inadvertent time travel; if the readers go back to the book's second chapter, they can see where Manapul and Bucellato pull a slight of hand to conceal this until the final revelation. Flash quickly becomes a book that has to be read very carefully. There's a set of five pages also in the second chapter that form a kind of Rube Goldberg, non-linear puzzle in which Barry visualizes and stops a handful of crimes before they happen, depicted through a series of panel cues. Lest this become old hat, the creators shift this trick in the fourth issue such that what the panels depict and what Barry visualizes isn't always what happens, but sometimes only what Barry incorrectly thinks might happen. This is complicated stuff, wonderfully requiring more from the reader than the average issue of Batman or Green Lantern does.
All of this is without even mentioning Manapul's deftly shaped double-page spreads (at times, multiple double-page spreads in succession), or that at times the creators even have the characters fall through three-dimensional panels. It's something else.
Arguably, Move Forward isn't quite a Flash story. Barry appears here, has speed-related conflicts, and Manapul and Bucellato get points for making Mob Rule an old friend of Barry's and not just a citizen in distress. But Manuel Lago is too new a character for Flash, even despite the New 52 reboot (rather this was Chunk, for instance, or one of the Rogues), so it's difficult for the reader to sympathize with Barry over the plight of his friend -- the conflict is Flash-specific, but emotionally Lago could as easily be an old friend of Bruce Wayne or Clark Kent. At one point Barry, unconscious, leaves the story entirely; this offers a good spotlight for Lago and the Flash supporting cast, but Barry is gone long enough that the first arc of Move Forward begins to feel like Lago's story with Barry in a secondary role and not vice versa.
The last three chapters of the eight-issue Move Forward jump, somewhat jarringly, from the Mob Rule story to Barry's conflict with a newly-enhanced Captain Cold, and from there Barry is thrust into the Speed Force. Keeping with Move Forward's overall aesthetic, the creators never "slow down," but it seems to make it hard to collect the Flash title -- the book ends on a jarring cliffhanger. If five issues would have been too small a collection for Move Forward and eight issues is at the extent of what DC has collected for the first New 52 volumes, it would appear there's just no good place to break Flash between books. More Forward doesn't read poorly, it just ends suddenly, and it'll like read better with the next volume in tow.
There are a wealth of nods to Flash stories past in Move Forward, from the Cosmic Treadmill to Rogues like the Top ("Turbine"), Pied Piper, Trickster, and Golden Glider. In-jokes are fun, but at times these get cloyingly too clever, akin to similar teases on Smallville, for instance. More than in other DC New 52 titles, Manapul and Buccellato position Barry as at the beginning of his career, but they also drop more hints than most as to how Barry might someday grow to become the "old" DC Universe Flash.
This is entertaining, but it seems the wrong way to go. From this beginning, the reader can already see the Rogues returing and Barry inevitably dating Iris West, and as such those aspects lack suspense. Manapul and Buccellato offer a gorgeous book package, not to be overlooked, but in some ways it's too similar to what came before.
Those concerns aside, however, Flash: Move Forward sets a standard for a smart book, deftly drawn. As these reviews have stated before, if every artist drew like Francis Manapul, the DC Universe and the comics landscape would be a much different place. If this Flash book stumbles only slightly, there's plenty of evidence that the writers will get it back on the right track.
[Includes original covers, comprehensive Manapul layouts and art section]
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Looking forward to reading this one, but I feel like I should read Flashpoint first. Not because I think that it's required story-wise (that is, I don't think there are any Flashpoint references here), but I feel like I need to finish reading about "that" Barry before I start reading about "this" Barry.ReplyDelete
Glad to hear the New 52 Flash is on the right track. As I think I've mentioned before, the Flash book can really drag down with "intermittent" writers, and does best when there's a long term writer at the helm (Messner-Loebs, Waid, Johns).
You're less neurotic than I; I don't believe I could have started reading the New 52 at all without reading Flashpoint first, irrespective that the New 52 hardly references Flashpoint.ReplyDelete
I've been reading some of the New 52 Bat-books, Resurrection Man, Swamp Thing, Justice League and Aquaman. I was okay with those because I felt I had finished with the pre-52 versions (and in the case of Batman, there wasn't many differences anyway). I haven't read any of the 4 Green Lantern titles yet, just because I only recently finished War of the Green Lanterns. But Flash, in particular, was the one title I felt was important enough to me, and different enough from the pre-52 version, that I had to finish with the old Barry before I could read the new Barry.ReplyDelete
As a person who read and owned A LOT of pre-Flashpoint Wally and Barry, as well as reading the current single issues of New 52 Barry Allen...this is a great start on legendary character.ReplyDelete
One of the biggest selling points for new readers, which you pointed out, is the all of the past continuity is borderline thrown away (except the noted references). And although most fans hate that (especially Wally West fans), new readers don't have to be bogged down by excess Flashes, villains, and excess time travel mummbo-bummgo. The other thing, is the portrayal of Barry. Pre-Crisis Barry was no where near as interesting as Wally. And although Geoff Johns did a commendable restart for him...this is the essential jumping on point for the new Flash fans and Barry Allen. And Franics Manapul's art is becoming the definitive Flash artist.
As for faults, yes, I too feel that Barry is more of a secondary character. The ending is uncalled for. DC should of collected this as issues 1-7, not 8. Issue 7 has a better cliffhanger (if that makes sense?) then issue 8, I think.
But other than that, New 52 Flash is one of the best of the heap, even if it's not getting the same attention like Batman, Wonder Woman, or Aquaman. Vol.2 will start assembling the Rouges, which, I think, isn't quite as good as vol.1 (though still worth looking at).
That's it. I'll wait til Vol.2 to discuss further, as to not give away plot points.
- Anonymous11/08/2012 12:33:00 PM
Volume 2 would probably collect issues #9-16 and the 2012 Annual, so as to complete the story arc.ReplyDelete
Also: ordered this already. Long-term Flash fan, and this art is too sweet to give up on. As a coffee-table edition, it's miraculous.
Manapul is really having fun with the layouts and breakdown of the story on this book!ReplyDelete
I have to disagree with your review CE.ReplyDelete
In regards to the story itself, I didn't feel the writers made Barry Flash (the character itself) compelling enough, besides simply being a really cool cause he's has a awesome superpower.
The first story arc involving Mob Rule started out decent, eventually became something I wasn't interested in. I didn't feel the "mob" to be any kind of threat to Barry Allen or tested him character-wise.
As to how the story was written, it didn't flow very well. There was a lot of time when there was more telling than showing. The biggest example of that was the last issue where a few double page spreads was just words telling us what was going instead of actually showing what was happening. And their explanation of the new Speed Force was just...blah.
Issue 6, the fight with Captain Cold was jarring with the constant back and forth throughout the different times. I understood what the writers were trying to do but it left me wanting a more straight forward story.
And the art, Francis Manapul is awesome, but there were sometimes when I wish he would just tell the story, and not try to impress us with his crazy layout/interesting storytelling methods.
An example of this is issue 2 when Barry Flash discover how to use the Speed Force in his head that allows him to see the different potentials in each scenario; it wasn't drawn/explain clear enough for me to understand what was going until it was explain to me a few panels later.
I wouldn't say I disliked it, but more disappointed. I don't know if I will pick up Volume 2 when comes out later next year.
Yay, I love dissenting opinions! (Really!)ReplyDelete
I take all your points, Jackie, and no disagreement here. Definitely the jump from the Mob Rule story to the Captain Cold story was jarring; and the revelation of the Speed Force definitely didn't move me as much as Mark Waid's did once upon a time. For me, Buccellato and Manapul are striving for something more than many other creators are, and that's enough for me to stick with it, but indeed the book wasn't perfect.
Just finished reading this. The art was great, and reminded me of a "brighter" Batwoman, as it used similar layouts/panel styles. Unfortunately, two-page spreads can be difficult to read on an iPad. These spreads tended to be much easier to navigate than JH William's in Batwoman, though. I thought the whole mini-panel trick with what Barry was "seeing" with his brain in speed force mode was good, and I liked (as you said, CE) the second time when Barry "saw" something and then it didn't happen!ReplyDelete
All of that being said, I was a little disappointed with the "writing". The story didn't really grab me, and some of it felt very much like standard super-hero fare. That is, the story itself didn't feel particularly innovative or compelling. Maybe it was, as you mentioned, no previous emotional investment in the Manual Lago character.
Ironically, if anything, reading previous Barry Allen stories probably hurt in reading this book. I find the whole Iris West relationship awkward, for obvious reasons. It's so obvious that it's going to happen, but you don't know when, but if it doesn't happen then that will probably not feel right either! I think if I were a "new" reader, I'd be more comfortable with the Barry/Patty/Iris dynamic (and I do like that Barry and Iris did go on one date, just to establish that there was "something" there). When it comes to "reporter girlfriends" in comics, there's always that question about how much the woman cares for the story versus caring for the hero. That is, is Iris just using Barry to get inside police intel? In this case, it seems like Iris isn't NOT doing that, but at the same time, she has a romantic interest in Barry, perhaps even stronger because he has another girlfriend and so is "unattainable".
So, I guess what I'm saying is, I liked this first volume, but it didn't feel "epic" to me, certainly in light of Barry's involvement in Flashpoint, Blackest Night, Crisis, etc. I am looking forward to the re-introduction of the Rogues, though.


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In a piece called "Austerity and National Character," Anne Applebaum compares the pursuit of austerity in Latvia and Greece. In Latvia, she reports, the Latvian government responded to the crash of 2008 by slashing public spending, firing a third of its civil service, and reducing the salaries of those who remained. GDP fell by 24 percent in two years, but is now growing at more than 5 percent. Meanwhile, the budget deficit has been reduced dramatically.
According to Applebaum, there were no protests or strikes during the two year downturn. In fact, the Latvians reelected the prime minister who imposed austerity.
In Greece, of course, things have proceeded differently. Smaller budgets cuts led to strikes and riots. And the country has gone through several governments. The immediate drop in GDP was less than in Latvia (18 percent), but there has been no recovery.
Applebaum acknowledges differences in the nature of the two countries' austerity program. Latvia hit bureaucrats hard and pensioners less so. And the government made its cuts right away. Greece protected its bureaucrats and made cuts slowly, without ever convincing creditors it was serious.
But Applebaum insists that history, culture, and national psychology were also at work in both nations. Latvians are used to hardship and fiercely independent. Greeks, she says, are politically divided and used to being bailed out. Then too, one country is Northern; the other Southern, which may make a psychological difference.
With the U.S. massively in debt, we might ask whether, in terms of psychology and character, we are more like Greece or more like Latvia. Once, it would have been clear to me that we are more like Latvia. Now, I suspect we are more like Greece.
Consider the recent "fiscal cliff" episode. A mechanism designed to force Congress to reduce significantly the national debt produced legislation that will increase it. Why? At root, as I argued here, because the public isn't willing to sacrifice anything in the name of debt reduction.
The left wants to tax the public more, not in order to reduce the debt but to finance big government. But the public won't accept higher taxes except on the wealthy. That's why Obama had to announce in advance that he would not increase taxes on those making less than $250,000.. . .[T]he president basically lost the game before it began.
Conservatives want entitlement reform and spending cuts. But the public wants Medicare and Social Security to remain as it is. That's why Republicans are so reluctant to propose specific cuts to these programs without Democratic cover which, of course, isn't forthcoming.
The public favors spending cuts in the abstract, but politicians reasonably fear that any resulting reduction in services will carry a backlash. And they fear that cuts in defense spending will result in lost jobs and (at least as far as Republican politicians are concerned) reduced national security.
In short, we are more Greek than Latvian.
Fortunately, unlike both of these European countries, we are too big to fail for a while — perhaps a long while. But if we were more like Latvia, this fact might be less consoling.


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Near Rockfish Gap, Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, Blue Ridge Mountains and Piedmont all come together, creating what amounts to a geological smorgasbord in a relatively small area. It's the perfect venue for the geology department's annual Senior Research Adventures field trip. Supported by the Mellon Foundation, these trips are a chance for the department's more advanced students to discuss their research projects in situ and for the younger geology majors to learn techniques, inspect a variety of formations - and learn that there is no such thing as Afton Mountain.
On a crisp weekend in late March, three vans of geologists made the trek. It was essentially a whirlwind tour, with stops from the top of the Blue Ridge to the bottom of a Piedmont slate quarry to examine everything geological, from mountains to a handful of soil. The vans made a handy surface for the map-assisted overview in a series of parking lots that began each presentation.
The geologists climbed two peaks during the weekend, including a scramble out to the high tor of Turk Mountain where Jenny Whitten '09 talked about her work on erosion rates in the Blue Ridge and Ali Snell '10 spoke on strain analysis from deformed sandstones. After the descent, the trip's official soil geologist, Assistant Professor Jim Kaste, began the first of a few soil-coring parties. Graham Lederer '09 led a trip down to the "basement" rock below Beaver Creek Dam. Professor Chuck Bailey said the shear zone below the dam is a contentious one: "This is the kind of a place that makes geologists get hot under the collar, but I think Graham's studies have nailed it down pretty well."
Faculty and older students taught newbies the basics of using a Brunton Pocket Transit, a compass equipped with a bulls-eye level, allowing you to measure the dip of a geologic feature as well as the direction it's running. There were plenty of opportunities to examine fossil tubes of skolithos worms. Geologists use the deformity of the normally round worm holes to assess rock deformation from pressure and other forces.
Just off the Skyline Drive, Drew Laskowski '10 spoke about Blue Ridge structural analysis/ancient rift basin at the Moormans River Overlook. On the Piedmont, the group visited the Solite slate quarry, where Sarah King '09 spoke about the geochemistry of the Arvonia Formation and Bailey led the group in the "hand game" - a rough-and-ready method to determine how forces have shaped rock.
The Senior Research Adventures is just one of many field opportunities conducted by the geology department. There is a departmental field trip each semester to one of the many geologically significant areas of the Commonwealth. One trip might feature a hard-hat excursion into the depths of a western Virginia cave; another might include a discussion of the geological significance of the ballast stones inside the Jamestown palisade. Individual classes are heavy on field experiences, as well, showing students in the field what they've discussed in the classroom.


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Director: Stuart Hazeldine; Starring: Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw; Genre: Drama, Fantasy; Age: +12; Time: 132min
After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Despite his doubts, Mack journeys to the shack and encounters an enigmatic trio of strangers led by a woman named Papa. Through this meeting, Mack finds important truths that will transform his understanding of his tragedy and change his life forever.


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21. Slavonian bienalle – Award-winning works
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A small retrospective of Ivan Domac
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Permanent display of historical and cultural collection
55 years of FKK (amateur photographers´ club) Đakovo
Early Christian golden-platred glass from Štrbinci near Đakovo ( in co-operation with the Stjepan Gruber Museum in Županja)
Photographs by Ivan Čačić
Documents threatened by war destruction
Exhibition of towels
Paintings by Marko Živković
Paintings by Ivan Germovšek "Life is a Song"
«Hrvatski Sokol Đakovo» (Croatian Eagle- a club from Đakovo)
19th Bienniale of Slavonia
Donated paintings– old masters´ paintings donated to bishop Strossmayer
Exhibition of old postcards from Đakovo
Opening of the permanent ethnological display
Retrospective of sculptures by Miroslav Benaković
"101 Lippizaner Horse" – sculptures by Hrvoje Dumančić
Photographs by Krunoslav Rac
Croatian Aristocracy in Slowakia
Photographs by Zoran Filipović, promotion of the book written by Zoran Filipović
Paintings and sculptures «Life- land»
Paintings by Hrvoje Duvnjak
«Under the Rakes´ Cross»
A retrospective of paintings by Ivan Tišov
Pfotographs by Andrej Car
Traditional hair-styling and head covers in Đakovština-area
Photographs by Marko Ferger
«Accede ad Certissiam»
–A retrospective by Ljudevit Šestić
Paintings and Fine Art created by children
«Milko Cepelić – To Mark His 150-th Birth-Anniversary»
»The Keepers of the Cultural Property»
Water colours by Predrag Goll
Paintings by Tihomir Lončar
Selected items from the Patriotic War Collection
Paintings by E. M. Kužina
A Retrospective by Slavko Tomerlin
«Accede ad Certissiam»
Traditional Craftsmanship and Handicraft—The Entity of Croatian Volk Art
Paintings by Josip Zanki
Paintings by Nelida Kos-Kalanj
Paintings by Goran Petrač
Works by the Group of artists called « Traces and Footsteps»
Paintings by Dragan Milošević
Paintings by amateur painters from Đakovo
»As Long As There´s Bread On Your Table, To Please Your Your Guests- You Will Be Able
Craotian Borders on the Maps, dating from the 16th up to the 20th century
Stocks and shares
Merry Christmas to You- People of Good Will
Lierature and Comics


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Fab 5 Freddy and MC Yan at the opening of their exhibit Kung Fu Wildstyle. Photo: Julie Cunnah
The seminal Kung Fu movie Enter the Dragong starring Bruce Lee screened over the weekend as part of the New York Asian Film Festival. The film was preceded by a discussion of the ongoing influential relationship between Kung Fu and Hip Hop culture by Hip Hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy and Hong Kong artist MC Yan.
The two artists recently collaborated on Kung Fu Wildstyle, a visual art exhibit that integrates elements of New York City, Hip Hop, and the movie Wild Style, all while paying homage to the legendary Bruce Lee. The exhibit is currently on the display in the Furman Gallery for the duration of the New York Asian Film Festival. Fab 5 Freddy and MC Yan were gracious enough to sit with us for an interview about Hip Hop, Kung Fu, and the future of music videos:
How did you two meet and how did the collaboration for Kung Fu Wildstyle come about?
Fab 5 Freddy: I have a buddy Sean, who is an old friend of mine from back in the days who has traveled around the world, living in different places, DJ-ing. He met Yan in Asia and then me and Yan connected. This idea really developed that we would both make work that based around Bruce Lee and Kung Fu's influence on us and on urban culture. The show turned into a traveling monster.
What was your vision when creating the exhibit? Did you have a statement when creating both your works of art?
Fab 5 Freddy: It's just a way to show the connection, that there is a perfect fit between the two movements.
What is the relationship between Kung Fu and Hip Hop? How do these movements that originated in different areas of the world mesh so well together?
Fab 5 Freddy: They share a rebellious nature—a flamboyant way of expression. Martial arts connected well with a lot of people at the time but particularly within urban culture in New York. The Kung Fu movies, Bruce Lee, all of that coincides with the development of Hip Hop and it had a really pronounced influence on breakdancing and physical moves. Yan said that in Hong Kong, dancing was one of the first things from Hip Hop culture that happened in Hong Kong. The Kung Fu influence was obvious; break-dancers were doing different moves that resembled martial arts fighting so, on many levels, there was a harmonious way the two connected. Bruce is just great to pay homage to.
Plus characteristics of other relevant movements like Blaxploitation film are also integrated in many Kung Fu movies, like Enter the Dragon (1973).
Fab 5 Freddy: Yes! Blaxploitation developed in the same period too, and it was great to see something like Shaft (1971) and then Fists of Fury (1971). We were able to see different heroes than the standard Hollywood movies provided. There was a different, refreshing flavor.
Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon
Why do you think Kung Fu movies still remain so popular?
MC Yan: They're full of energy.
Fab 5 Freddy: That's a good question. I guess because so many are set in Ancient China, so as a kid I used to think, "wow is that really what's going on?" Now I know they might not have been flying or jumping over buildings and stuff, but I still like the style of filmmaking and production design. When I was in Hong Kong in October for the show, Yan took us to a temple where a lot of Kung Fu films were shot, and you could just imagine the fight scenes happening there.
MC Yan: Actually, that was first temple shown in Enter the Dragon.
Fab 5 Freddy: Enter the Dragon was shot at that temple?!
MC Yan: Yeah, you were there!
Fab 5 Freddy: That's crazy! We went and Yan showed me how to light the incense and do the offering.
What's your favorite Kung Fu movie?
Fab 5 Freddy: I can't diss Bruce Lee, so my answer will be aside from his work because he's the Michael Jackson of Kung Fu. You dropped a bomb on me. Give me a second.
MC Yan: My favorite is The Shaolin Temple (1982), starring Jet Li when he was very young.
Fab 5 Freddy: I just remembered. There's a movie called The Bloody Fists (1972). It was very early on, and it had such an impact on me. The fighting was insane. The attitude was raw.
What is your favorite Hip Hop movie?
Fab 5 Freddy: For obvious reasons, it would have to be Wild Style (1983). Second to that, I don't know if you would call Menace II Society (1993) a Hip Hop movie, but it is so influential. The Hughes brothers came from directing music videos like I did, so I can relate. But for showing Hip Hop as a culture, I would have to go with Wild Style.
MC Yan: Me too.
Freddy, you have directed several music videos. Now, watching music videos is no longer the same. The release of new music videos used to be major events, but that's not happening anymore. Any thoughts on this?
Fab 5 Freddy: The internet, obviously, was the big change primarily. Also, main outlets on television stopped showing music videos, so that changed the game a lot. But other outlets were created so now you just have to know the right links or how to find the right clip on YouTube. My boy P. Diddy is bringing a new network out in a couple of months (Revolt TV) that will refocus the attention on music videos of all genres, but it will be very connected to whatever bubbles on the internet.
Any upcoming projects to keep an eye out for?
Fab 5 Freddy: We're working on more exhibits. I'm still developing my memoir. Stay tuned!


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Uncovering the Blue Jays Injury Bug: the Inverted W
A "W" is one of the most coveted statistics in the game. A W represents a win; a triumph over the opposing team.
The "Inverted W" on the other hand, is quite the contrary.
During the live chat a few weeks back, Nick brought up an interesting article from Chris O'Leary entitled "Death to the Inverted W". I noticed that Shaun Marcum was featured prominently in the article. Intrigued by the mention of one of my favourite pitchers, I decided to venture a little further into the rabbit hole.
Taking a look at the photo above, you can notice that Marcum is a candidate for the Inverted W delivery, which can be defined as when the pitcher's elbows are above the shoulders at the point of delivery to form an upside down W.
So what makes the Inverted W such a bad thing? Chris O'Leary explains:
"I believe that pitchers who make the Inverted W are at a significantly higher risk of experiencing shoulder, and in some cases also elbow problems.
I don't think the Inverted W is bad in and of itself. Instead, the problem with the Inverted W is that it can create a timing problem where the PAS (Pitching Arm Side) forearm is not in the proper, vertical position at the moment the GS foot lands and the shoulders start to rotate.
It increases the distance and force with which the PAS upper arm will externally rotate. This increases the stress on both the elbow and the shoulder.
I do think the Inverted W can increase the likelihood of a direct shoulder (especially rotator cuff) injury such as an impingement injury."
As soon as I saw the word impingement, I immediately thought of Scott Richmond. A shoulder impingement was the injury he initially suffered back in July, and now has him on the 60-Day DL.
Sure enough, after looking through the photos, Richmond shows signs of the Inverted W. Albeit not the textbook case, his pitching arm side does not raise very high above his shoulders, but it does occur.
But he's not the only one. Although Brian Tallet did not suffer from any injuries last year, the photo below indicates that the Inverted W could lead to one in the future.
I asked Chris if the injury to Scott Richmond and possibly Brian Tallet in the future could be attributed to the Inverted W.
"The Inverted W doesn't seem to cause injury in and of itself. What it does is increase the likelihood that the pitcher will develop a timing problem and thus put more strain on their elbow and shoulder.
Without video, I can't say anything definitive about Tallet and Richmond, but I'd bet that if you looked at video of them you'd see a timing problem where their Pitching Arm Side forearm is closer to horizontal than vertical at the moment their front heel plants and their shoulders start to rotate."
Thanks to footage and pictures, maybe we can predict which pitchers are more susceptible to injuries than others. Strangely though, members of the Blue Jays pitching staff have seemingly dropped one by one due to major injuries. I was very curious as to the congregation of injuries to the Blue Jays pitching staff.
Just in the past three years, Shaun Marcum, Dustin McGowan, Jesse Litsch and formerly B.J. Ryan all succumbed to major injuries. Some believed that former pitching coach Brad Arsnberg was in some way responsible for the demise of the Jays young arms. Chris suggested it could actually be attributed to the scouts.
"I have often wondered if someone inside the Blue Jays is actually selecting guys because they have the Inverted W. They just seem to congregate in the Blue Jays more than in any other organization, which makes me wonder if people are either drafting or signing pitchers for it or teaching it.
I don't doubt that the Inverted W may give a pitcher a few extra MPH. However, it's the equivalent of running a car past the red line. It works. For a while. But you're going to cut the life of the engine short because you're overloading it."
Whether or not the Inverted W actually increases the likelihood of injuries in players remains to be seen, but from what I've read and seen on the subject in the past few weeks, I'm a believer.
It's great that coaches and trainers can recognize the Inverted W may lead to problems in the future, and I was curious if it could be "cured" – as in, could pitchers alter their delivery to avoid the Inverted W? Chris O'Leary explains:
You're dealing with muscle memory, which can be VERY hard to overcome. I've had a few youth level guys who were taught the Inverted W, and I wasn't able to get them to transition to a better arm action.
There's also the question of motivation, given that the pitcher very well may lose a few MPH and thus some effectiveness. That possible level of performance reduction is a very hard pill for a pitcher to swallow, especially if he's still able to survive in the big leagues.
So what can we take away from all this information? Basically, it serves as a warning to pitchers and their coaches; if it's evident they have a Inverted W delivery, they could be much more susceptible to injuries than their counterparts who do not.
It appears that trying to alter a pitcher's delivery is like trying to teach them to pitch with the opposite arm. In this particular situation with young pitchers, it's much easier to be proactive than retroactive.
If they have already been accustomed to their delivery, then there's not much the pitching coaches can do about it. Unfortunately, those mechanics are something pitchers can necessarily re-learn or avoid, so it could be a slippery slope for young hurlers that demonstrate the telltale signs of the Inverted W.


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Haha sekali-sekala siar berita omputih sikit. Aku rasa seluruh dunia tengah celebrate kelahiran anak Prince William dan Kate Middleton ni. Pasangan ini yang mendapat baby lelaki petang semalam memang ditunggu-tunggu kelahirannya. Untuk berita lanjut boleh baca kat bawah ni.
Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate were celebrating after she gave birth to a baby boy, providing the royal family with a future king and sparking a global media frenzy.
Cheering crowds rushed towards the gates of Buckingham Palace as it was announced that the Duchess of Cambridge had produced a healthy male heir weighing 8lbs 6oz (3.8 kilos).
The as-yet unnamed baby is third in line to the throne and in the direct line of succession after Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son and heir Prince Charles, and then his eldest son William.
"We could not be happier," William, the son of Charles and the late Princess Diana, said in a brief statement.
US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle led international tributes to the "joyous occasion" while Canada was the first of the 15 overseas Commonwealth realms, countries where the queen is monarch, to hail the birth.
The former Kate Middleton, 31, spent ten hours in labour after she and William arrived around dawn at the private Lindo wing of London's St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, in central London.
"Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 4:24 pm (1524 GMT)," Kensington Palace said in a statement just over four hours after she gave birth.
"The baby weighs 8lbs 6oz. The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth."
It was in the same hospital wing that the late Princess Diana gave birth to William in 1982.
Royal aides later placed a formal bulletin on a gold easel in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace which said that both Kate and her son were "doing well".
Royal doctor Marcus Setchell added: "Wonderful baby. Beautiful baby".
The queen, 87, said she was "delighted" while Prince Charles said he was overjoyed.
British landmarks including the London Eye and BT Tower were lit in red white and blue to celebrate the baby's birth while cannon fire will ring out across the capital on Tuesday.
Newspapers splashed the arrival over their front pages, with many saying simply: "It's a boy."
The arrival of a royal baby and a new generation for the British monarchy had been hotly anticipated ever since the couple married in 2011 after a decade-long romance.
The popular couple have been widely credited with revitalising "The Firm", as the British royals are known, following decades of scandal and the death of Diana in a Paris car crash in 1997.
The palace said the boy's name would be revealed later, but he will be known as Prince of Cambridge.
Bookmakers say the favourites are George and James, traditional names for a future monarch.
William, also 31 has been on annual leave and will take two weeks' paternity leave from his job as a Royal Air Force search and rescue pilot.
The birth came later than widely expected, adding to the sense of anticipation -- as well as the frustrations of hundreds of members of the international media who waited outside the hospital for three weeks.
Prince Charles said that he and his second wife Camilla were "overjoyed at the arrival of my first grandchild".
"It is an incredibly special moment for William and Catherine and we are so thrilled for them on the birth of their baby boy," the 64-year-old heir to the throne said in a statement.
"Grandparenthood is a unique moment in anyone's life, as countless kind people have told me in recent months, so I am enormously proud and happy to be a grandfather for the first time and we are eagerly looking forward to seeing the baby in the near future."
The fact that it is a boy averted the need to rush through new succession laws across the 16 Commonwealth realms, which would mean that a royal princess could no longer be overtaken by any future younger brothers.
Royal fanatics gathered in London could not hide their excitement.
"We think it's so exciting that there is a new third in line to the throne," said Janice, a visitor from Ohio in the United States. "We came here on Thursday and were very hopeful we would be here for the exciting news, we don't have royalty, so to us this is very very exciting."
The new arrival is Queen Elizabeth's third great-grandchild.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said outside his Downing Street office that it was "wonderful news" for Britain -- a nuclear-armed UN Security Council permanent member and the world's sixth biggest economy.
"It is an important moment in the life of our nation. A proud nation is celebrating with a very proud and happy couple tonight," Cameron said.
The Obamas said they wished William and Kate "all the happiness and blessings parenthood brings", adding: "The child enters the world at a time of promise and opportunity for our two nations."
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called it "a happy day for our close friends in Britain and the Commonwealth."
"Prince William demonstrated deep compassion when he met with families in Victoria who had lost everything during the Black Saturday bushfires of February 2009," recalled Rudd.
The pregnancy was announced in December when Kate was admitted to hospital with severe morning sickness.
A pall fell over the proceedings when a nurse at the hospital committed suicide following a prank call by two Australian radio hosts pretending to be the queen and Prince Charles.
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Markets will be hyper-focused on the economy in the week ahead and whether there's any sign it is getting strong enough to encourage the Federal Reserve to start pulling back the security blanket of quantitative easing.
In the holiday-shortened week, none of the data will make a huge difference in the Fed's decision-making, but it will add to the picture on the economy. There is consumer confidence, pending home sales, personal income, and revised first-quarter gross domestic product. But weekly jobless claims Thursday could be the most anticipated because of what it might say about the job market, a week before the June 7 release of the crucial May employment report, which is important for the Fed.
"CNBC always jokes about how every jobs report is the most important jobs report, but this is the most important jobs report we've seen in a long time," said Daniel Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG (and CNBC contributor). "I'm not saying it will be, but if it comes in at 275,000, it's game over."