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On of the submission criteria for this module was to create a showreel. I struggled with the idea a bit, as I describe myself more as a concept artist/ilustrator than animator and don't have a sufficient amount of moving image work to include. On top of that I'm still trying to figure out if animation is something I'll like to do or not? I'm more interested in concept/character or storyboard artist jobs than being actual animator.
However I was pursued by tutors to make one. Personally, I feel it should be treated more as a trailer for Fern Flower than a showreel. I've included the scenes from my animation I'm most proud of plus simple breakdowns of puppets to show the amount of work that goes into it.


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Shy Bladder
Paruresis, bashful or shy bladder syndrome as it is more commonly known is sometimes referred to as the ' secret social phobia'. But secret or not it has a huge impact on the people who are suffering with it. Something like 17 million Americans and an unspecified number of Aussies are dealing with this condition.
According to Better Health Victoria Paruresis is one of the more common types of social phobia. It is definately an anxiety based problem and as with most phobias, thinking styles are a big part of the problem. The condition usually develops after an embarassing event or comment, for some people it goes back to school days or when having to pee in a cup at the doctors.
- Inability to urinate in public toilets
- Unable to urinate at home if someone is in the house or can hear you
- Feeling anxious about needing to go to the toilet
- Restricting fluid intake to ensure you wont neet to go to the toilet while out
- Avoiding travel
- Not attending social events for fear of having to go to the toilet while away from home
How It Works
For people with paruresis, the anxiety about going to the toilet overstimulates the nervous system which clamps the internal sphincter shut making urination basically impossible. Naturally enough this increases the sufferers anxiety and a catch twenty-two develops so that every time the sufferer thinks about having to go to the toilet they worry about not being able to and the problem continues to escalate.
The Secret Social Phobia: Shy Bladder? - An informative article written by Liza Jane Malten, published June 11th 2001 by WebMD.
Looks Easy Enough...but not for everyone -a good article from The Age

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text: SOUTH BEND -- As an alum of South Bend Animal Care and Control, Snickers the pug knows the importance of having adequate room while waiting for a family to adopt you. It's been two years since the fawn-colored canine caught the eye of Anna Shidler, 16, and her mom, Mikki Dobski, a City of South Bend employee, as they searched for a new pet. Now a happy house dog, Snickers has come a long way from his cage at the shelter. That's why the 7-year-old pug and his owners decided to participate in a fundraising walk Saturday called the Mutt Strutt to raise money for a bigger and better Animal Control facility. About 150 residents and their dogs participated in the event organized by Valerie Schey, founder of the newly created Community Animal Rescue Effort of South Bend, or CARE. Another 82 participants ran in the Run Ten Ten 10-K, a simultaneous fundraising run. Snickers successfully completed the 2-mile Mutt Strutt, but was tuckered out afterward, as demonstrated by his exhausted sprawl across the ground, his tongue protruding from the side of his mouth. "He was pretty funny," said Shidler. "He doesn't like really long walks. He collapsed once, but he made it." Schey was pleased with the event's turnout. Close to $8,000 was raised for the new shelter, she said. The team still has a long way to go, said Gary Libbey, manager of Animal Control, but he added that the event was a needed step in increasing awareness of the shelter and the plight of homeless animals. The estimated cost of the new shelter is reported to be about $2 million. The original plans to relocate the cramped and poorly designed facility to a new and improved building was put on hold last year because of House Enrolled Act 1001 as it relates to tax revenues, according to past reports. Victoria Wolf, of South Bend, and her father, Jon Nielsen, of Granger, said they hope that the new shelter is built soon. The daughter and father brought along their three dogs to the Mutt Strutt: Amanda and Brandi, both boxers, and Telley, a sheltie/collie mix. "I've been to the old shelter and I just feel bad (for the animals)," Wolf said. "A new facility would increase adoptions." Several dogs hoping to be adopted from Animal Control also participated in Saturday's walk. Peanut, a male rat-terrier finished the walk with fellow shelter dogs, Licorice, a 6-month-old lab puppy, and Chocolate, a spaniel-mix. Peanut was scheduled to go home Friday to a new family, Libbey said, but they never picked him up. Interested residents can call Animal Care and Control for more information on animals up for adoption. Staff writer Alicia Gallegos: email@example.com (574) 235-6368


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Across Regard we have been raising money for our chosen charity YoungMinds. YoungMinds is a charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young adults. This month particularly we have been involved in a whole host of different fundraising activities.
Newton House, our residential service in Newbury recently got involved in the #HelloYellow campaign which YoungMinds have been running this month to raise the awareness of mental health issues and money for the cause.
Staff and the people we support at Newton House got involved by making decorations and cooking yellow foods, as can be seen in the photographs, everything that could be turned yellow was. Everyone dressed in yellow and some people even painted their faces to match.
Service Manager, Tracey Parker, wanted to give a special thank you to Chloe, who lives at the service and the whole staff team for organising and supporting a very enjoyable afternoon.
The event raised over £25 for the charity, contributing to over £4500 raised by Regard so far this year.
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Today I'm going to look at a Super Mario Bros. comic. Super Mario Bros. is probably the most well known game all over the world. I myself grew up playing Super Mario 64, and Mario Kart as well as Super Smash Bros. I don't think I have to explain anything when it comes to Mario, so let's jump straight into Super Mario Bros. #2. First off the cover isn't that great, however it does raise curiosity, and does catch the eye. However what in the world is a Comic System? I know what there trying to do but it's just stupid sounding. Also a tiny caption asks "Is Princess Toadstool going through her "rebellious phase"??" The short answer is no. The long answer will make less sense.
The comic opens with the King and the Mario Bros. watering flowers. Luigi complements the King for knowing all the flowers names. Mario says it's not so hard since their all named Bud. *sigh* If your hoping there aren't anymore puns, you might as well stop reading. There even more annoying then Toad in the first game.
The King hears the phone ringing, and its Bowser (or King Koopa as he is known in this) making a prank call. So Why is Bowser, the evil tyrant that will stop at nothing to rule the Mushroom Kingdom, make a prank call? Better question why does he use the most over used and obvious prank call of them all? That's right he asks him if his refrigerator is running. *sigh* Anyway Princess Toadstool starts to yell at her father because he got mud all over the carpet.
She calls the cleaners, while Mario and Luigi start to dance because they think the foot prints are to show them how to dance. I think this comic just made me stupider. I mean we can't be more then ten pages in.
The cleaners finish up and the Princess pay them with cookies, what a b*tch. However the carpets start to float due to the special conditioner they used to clean it. Toadstool stands on one and it flies out of the sunroof. She flies past the ozone, and flies right into the oh no zone. Getting sick of the puns yet I sure am. Eventually she floats into the Koopa Zone where Bowsers henchmen hypnotize her. Mario and Luigi go tell the King that his daughter is missing.
|Wow Princess Toadstool curses a lot in this book.
The hypnotized Toadstool attacks them, and she got a wardrobe change on the way. She looks like one of the mutants from The Dark Knight Returns. Mario is wondering how to stop her when he sits on magic fertilizer that causes a giant bean stalk to grow. Convenient. Luigi tells Mario the last one up is a jolly green giant. Don't worry where almost done. So how do they stop her? They don't, she just runs into the bean stalk and that cures her of her mind control. Man that Deus Ex Machina fertilizer really came in handy. The story ends with Toadstool telling her father that he can track mud into house anytime he wants.
Did you learn a lesson, because I sure didn't. This comic is annoying, and it's not even over. But I've had enough horrible puns for one day. In closing Super Mario Bros. #2 makes me wish this was all just a horrible dream. Yes that was a bad joke but it's not any worse then the jokes in this comic.
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Evaluation of meibomian gland area in keratoconus
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To observe morphologic changes of meibomian glands in patients with keratoconus.
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In this study 48 eye of 48 patients and 27 eyes of healthy volunteers as controls were included.All subject underwent slit-lamp examinations,break up time(BUT),Schirmer test and meibomiography. The upper eyelids were everted, and the meibomian glands were observed using a non-contact meibography system (Sirius CSO, Italy). Partial or complete meibomian gland loss was scored using the following degree for each eyelid: degree 0 (no meibomian gland loss), degree 1 (area of meibomian gland loss≤25%), degree 2 (area of meibomian gland loss between 26%-50%) , degree 3(area of meibomian gland loss between 51%-75%),and degree 4(area of meibomian gland loss ≥75%) .
There was no significantly difference sex,age and Schirmer test between the two groups.The frequency of meibomian gland loss was significantly greather in patients with keratoconus than that in controls.The mean ratio of the meibomian gland area loss in keratoconus and control eyes were 47±12,11 and 27±2.11, respectively. The frequency of meibomian gland loss was significantly greather in patients with keratoconus than that in controls(p≥0.05).
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Do your balls hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie 'em in a knot?
Can you tie 'em in a bow?
Can you them over your shoulder
Like a regimental soldier
Do your balls hang low?
*Do you get that funny feeling
When you're hanging from the ceiling
That you'll never be a sailor cos your balls hang low?White_Privilege this'd this
My girlfriend always says my balls hang low.
Too much skin apparently.
Can you *BLANK* them over your shoulder?
Let's see what Kenny Everett put down?
Theo can you ban all these new fake accounts please
or the isp? or sutin, idk.
ba-dum, tsh!
(seriously though)
Okay, indulge me in the hypothetical scenario
where, although it might look like it, I don't read every thread and don't actually know who the new ones you're thinking of specifically are?


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Nothing major today, just some bits and pieces from the weekend and some nicely warmed up leftovers from this past week.
Mike Huckabee proves that not only is he well aware of much he is ticking off the Republican power brokers, he is having a damn good time doing it. The Diva is not a Huckabee supporter, but he is an endearing little PIA... and anyone who enjoys thumbing their noses at the powers-that-be is A-OK in my book:
Hillary and Obama are such a cute couple aren't they? Kiss and make one day:
and a lover's spat the next:
Hillary, Barack and Bill...whatta' ménage à trois... Ole Dumbledore's escapade (Sir Michael Gambon/Lady Anne and Philippa Hart ) has nothing on this little trio--I wonder who gets to be the middle?
Too painful to repost, go read it yourself
For those who are gluttons for punishment, here is another article
Oh the pain, the pain of it all.
WTF? Michael Beasley scores 44 points last night, but we still managed to lose to Baylor---AND the women lost last night too. Crap on a stick--definitely not a good night for the Purple Nation... and the Aging Disco Diva does not want to talk about it...
The rehab clinics and psych wards all across America are empty today because tonight is the Oscar's and everyone in Hollywood and/or in the Biz will be making an appearance. The Aging Disco Diva is extremely pissed off at the USPS because again this year they have lost her invitation to the show and to the after-parties. I have my outfit and shoes ready to go too
I am using these fashion icons as my guide:
Sigh, I guess I will just have to get dressed up and watch the show at home. It will put me in a great frame of mind though to report on who wore what... and to wonder WTF they thinking when they put it on.
In other gossip news
In other gossip news
These photos taken this weekend seem to verify that Angelina is indeed pregnant...or ate a pea. Hard to tell---when Lollipop Heads eat more than a tic-tac it causes a "bump" so she is either with child or ate a real meal. You decide:
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text: Diana (Cda) 1 Posted July 14, 2008 have a situation where an app goes into sleep mode and there is nothing I can change in terms of settings to get more than the 10 minutes of idle that triggers the sleep. Sleep mode isn't, in and of itself, is not so much a problem, it's just that the application shuts down and alerts, etc., stop. Is there a way to keep the app "active" without giving it any "focus" (hope I have right term). What I tried is I did up a looping script and put in a WinActivate delayed to a test of every 5 seconds (which I'd later change to 30 seconds). Well, d'uh, not very bright even though I was just fooling around to see what I knew to do. WinActivate may or may not prevent the sleep mode being activated but I never realized that it actually does pop the window up physically, too. <d'uh, again <g>> I did a search in the forum and the help file but I'm bringing up completely unrelated things. I'm guessing that it's a function that I perhaps haven't yet learned. Can anyone recommend an AI feature to keep an app active without having it come to the forefront; that it runs silently in background without impacting on user? Thanks! muttley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Sheikh Ab. Rashid, Gen. Sec. JKLF IHK Zone today led Jail Bharo Tehreek.
Pro- India politicians and parties have no guts to compete resistance camp especially JKLF on political front // Sheikh Abdul Rashid (zonal general secretary JKLF)
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JKLF "Jail Bharo Tehreek" continues …. Led by Sheikh Ab. Rashid many more JKLF activists' courted arrest today at press enclave….
Pro- India politicians and parties have no guts to compete resistance camp especially JKLF on political front // Sheikh Abdul Rashid (zonal general secretary JKLF)
Srinagar, June 4, 2015 : Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front "Jail Bharo program'' against choking political space and oppressive behavior against peaceful political activities continued today as another group of JKLF activists and leaders led by JKLF zonal general secretary sheikh abdul Rashid courted arrest near press enclave today. Those who courted arrests included JKLF leader and zonal general secretary sheikh Abdul Rashid , district president Baramullah Abdul Rashid Magloo, activists Ghulam Mohammad Dar, Molvi Reyaz Ahmad Kumhar, Ghulam Qadir Butt,Bashir Ahmad Mir, Muhammad Azhar Ganai, Ghulam Mohammad Malla, Abdul Rehman Gujri and Shehnawaz Ahmad Mir .
Prior to this a protest rally Led by JKLF zonal general secretary sheikh Abdul Rashid was taken out at press enclave where Chanting slogans in favor of freedom, martyrs, and resistance and Tehreek JKLF leaders and activists' courted arrests.
Before courting arrest, JKLF zonal general secretary sheikh Abdul Rashid who led today's arrests, while talking to people present on the occasion said that Pro- India politicians and parties here are making tall claims of being democratic but the fact of the matter is that these people have no guts to compete resistance camp especially JKLF on political front and they feel safe only by choking political space of resistance camp and hence suppress the voices of decent through power. Sheikh Abdul Rashid said that be it PDP or NC or Congress or BJP or other small parties all are equally partners in suppressing people of Jammu Kashmir. He said that JKLF has started this jail Bharo campaign as a protest against the puppet government's policy of choking political space and other oppressive measures against JKLF and other resistance parties. He said that puppet state government has chocked all the political space of people here and its tactics are unacceptable. He said that today fathers are being arrested in place of their sons and brothers in place of brothers .this condemnable act is being done throughout Kashmir and hence youth are being pushed to the wall by these so called rulers. He said that JKLF has pledged to take the sacred movement of martyrs to its logical end and we will never allow any body to change the demography and special status of Jammu Kashmir. He said that people who advocated "Battle of ideas" and "Goli Nahin Boli" after getting power have resorted to worst kind of oppression and suppression but they should know that their double speak and hypocritical politics has been exposed among common masses now.
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Stocks finished last week mixed after digesting a flurry of economic data. The Dow declined for the second straight week. For the week ended June 26:
Dow: Down 1.2% to 8438.39
S&P 500: Down 0.3% to 918.9
Nasdaq: Up 0.6% to 1838.22
The run in stocks the last three months continued to flounder as optimism surrounding a stabilizing economy gave way to the realization that recovery could be tepid. Case in point, the savings rate jumped to an annual rate of $768.8 billion, the highest level on record since 1959. While it's good that consumers are being more prudent, it also means they aren't spending -- which leads to short-term turbulence in a consumer-led economy. Adding to the mixed bag of data was a bigger-than-anticipated increase in continuing jobless claims, while durable goods orders unexpectedly climbed in May -- a positive sign for an easing recession. The outlook for global growth this year was also downgraded by the World Bank.
Additionally, as the end of the second quarter is nearing, "window dressing" is beginning, which traditionally happens toward the end of a quarter when portfolio managers will buy or sell certain stocks to improve the appearance of their portfolio's performance for investors.
Companies provide specific examples of the status of the economy
In company specific news, Palm
Software company Oracle
On the home front …
KB Home
Both KB Home and Lennar said that while lower interest rates and an improvement in consumer confidence were helping, rising unemployment, increased foreclosures and tighter credit conditions could dampen demand and make predicting an official turn in the housing market cumbersome.
While it's good news that both homebuilders saw a sequential increase in home sales, both also said that average home prices continue to fall. Remember we're not getting out of this recession until housing prices stabilize. For most consumers, their biggest asset is their house. Until people can feel comfortable about their housing situation from both a financial and a psychological standpoint, recovery will not ensue to any great degree, as consumers won't spend.
What to watch for this week and the second half of the year
This week brings the end of the month, the second quarter, and the first half of the year. It will also be a shortened trading week ahead of the July 4 holiday as markets will be closed on Friday. To that end, volume could be light. It will be a heavy week on the economic data front. The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price index is out on Tuesday. This will be an important data point in that prices need to stabilize before we can recover from this recession. Also out this week are the ISM manufacturing index for June, construction spending, and the major data point for the week will be the unemployment number for the month of June, which comes out Thursday.
Since we will be starting the third quarter and the second half of the year, investors will be paying close attention to second-quarter reports. They'll be paying closer attention to revenues to see if companies have been able to increase their top lines. Cost cutting to shore up their bottom lines may no longer be enough to excite investors to bid stock prices higher.
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Just before half term, 20 October 2016, the DfE released the first statistical data for 2015/16 school attendance in England.
Although this should be treated with caution, as it does not include the summer term data, the headline statistics identify a pattern of continued improvement in school attendance both in the primary and secondary phases.
Headline Data
Average primary attendance is up 0.1% to 96.1%, average secondary attendance is up 0.2% to 95% and the combined average attendance is up 0.1% to 95.6%. Underlying this upward trend however, is a continuing gap in absence rates for key vulnerable groups such as: pupils with special education needs or an Education Health Care Plan, FSM entitlement, ethnic minority status and pupils enrolled at Pupil Referral Units.
Persistent Absence
As would be expected when attendance rates are rising, there is a continued decline in persistent absence rates. We know the rate at which a child becomes classed as a persistent absentee was changed by the DfE to 90% in September 2015 and new data shows that this now accounts for 10.3% of pupils nationally; the equivalent figure for the previous year was 11.1%.
Use of Coding / Reasons for Absence
By drilling down into the use of absence coding, the key feature in improving attendance has been a reduction in authorised absence rates from 3.6% to 3.4% - particularly regarding code I (illness), which is down from 2.9% to 2.7%. Illness continues to be the most common cause of absence accounting for 62.2% of all pupil absence.
Unauthorised absence rates have remained unchanged at 0.9%. It remains to be seen whether there will be any rise in unauthorised leave of absence following the High Court ruling in May 2016, regarding the Isle of Wight v Platt case. Full year data is expected to be released in March 2017.
Raising Standards
A government report released by the DfE in March 2016 showed evidence that the national campaign to raise attainment standards by tackling persistent absence and truancy, is having a positive impact.
The report makes links between attendance and attainment, and indicated that every day missed was associated with a lower attainment outcome, irrelevant of the reason for absence.
In response to this, schools minister Nick Gibb quoted, "…missing school for even a day can mean a child is less likely to achieve good grades, which can have a damaging effect on their life chances."
Impact on Attainment
This statement appears to be backed by the official research, which shows 78.7% of pupils with full attendance in key stage 4 achieved 5+ A* to C grades including Maths and English. For pupils with attendance between 95% and 99.9%, this dropped to 69.1% and by the time a pupil became a persistent absentee (i.e. attendance of 90% or below), the rate of pupils still achieving 5+ of the top grades has decreased to just 35.6%.
For more information and support on attendance and attainment, contact Karen McCaul on 0844 967 1111.
References and Further Reading
Pupil Absence in Schools in England: Autumn 2015 and Spring 2016. For further details regarding attendance rates visit the Department for Education website.
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"Traditions are essential, for alone our vision is too narrow. Together our vision guidance and strength is renewed." These words of Mark Reed hold great importance today went tradition has, for some, become a barrier in path of growth and progress.
The dictionary defines tradition us customs, opinions and believes handed down to prosperity. How ridiculous is it, then, to consider tradition is an obstacle to progress? Tradition lays the foundation of development. How are we to learn from our follies made in the past when we are ignorant of the fact that they were even committed? To evolve as human being and a society we need to look at the faults of our ancestors and their hopes that those are not repeated
Religion is an often talked about issue. Most people follow a particular religion because of what it teaches them and help them attain. Many people are passionate about the religion because it lends them an identity. However, if it turns to extremism, progress in any Spear is hampered. Respect and tolerance are essential prerequisites for the functioning of a secular society like India. Can we thus hope of being and erudite and holistic race if we shun out tradition followed by others in our society? Some might say the tradition holds no relevance in the modern day scenario, that the restricted thinking capacity of people. But, according to me, tradition and the individuality. They are essential if we have to understand our past any better, because our present is the result of the Past. Traditions broaden our Horizon and make us better rounded. They lend a broader outlook to our vision for a global village. An Often talked about tradition is of a married woman not being allowed to step out into the real world. But the women today has proved herself by showing that, along with being a homemaker, she can also be policy maker not only for the family but for the country as well examples of women like Kiran Bedi and Sonia Gandhi or case and point. All tradition require periodic renovation search for balance and graceful acceptance of change. Of course if we remain rooted and outdated traditions we are bound to suffer. We, being the most superior creatures on earth, have the onus to absorb the best from traditions we have inherited and mould it to our convenience. Tradition runs parallel to progress. It is the Labyrinth of our development. In no way do they inhibit each other's growth for both are processes that must be carried forward.


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Volume # - 77 Weekly Repairs
Stay in Tune vol # 77
By Luthier Patrick Podpadec
The season's are a changin! My son's back to school and all settled in with his friends, the garden has slowed way down in it's production of vegetables and there seems to be a nip in the air in the early morn. I do believe the month of Sept. may very well be my favorite. We have been seeing 80 degree days without the humidity that the summer months bring, the lawn doesn't seem to need mowing quite as often and the nights are cool enough to have a nice fire out back to sit around and play guitar.
I'm not sure if the economy is coming back or what , but it sure seems that I have been getting a little busier in the shop than normal. I have been trying to clear out many old projects to make room for new ones and the guitars just keep coming in. in the past two weeks I have fixed a top crack in 70's solid top Epiphone classical guitar and restrung it up, I re glued a top on a Tacoma "papoose" ( a small ½ size guitar tuned in A) . These little instruments, at least the ones I have seen come with cedar tops, a mahogany body with a simple bolt on neck. They sound incredible. They have a "angelic" tone that I think would add very well to a second guitar in a duet.
I refinished the the side of a 1930's Waymann Tenor guitar. It had a scale length of 21". which is very short for most tenor guitars, but a bit too long to be considered a baritone ukulele which is generally set at about 19" . Anyway as most older Waymann instruments that I have seen it is very well crafted out of solid mahogany. Waymann was a major manufacturer of all stringed instruments that started out as early as 1864. They produced thousands of instruments well into the 1930's. I have seen many high end banjo's, mandolins, tenors, and guitars. If you happen to come across one in Grandma's attic don't think it's a piece of junk. They are quite collectible in the market today.
I finished up a 1919 A-O style Gibson Mandolin. I had to re fret it and touch up some finish work on the sides. What a beautiful sounding instrument. The other instrument that the same owner brought to me was 1926 K-2 Gibson mandocello. Someone over the years had attempted to change the tuning machines and drilled out holes in the wrong locations. I ordered up some vintage style tuners and re-drilled the proper holes. I had to refinish the headstock and along with some other touch-ups and a setup, I finally got to play it. What a gorgeous tone! It is my new favorite instrument. I have just cut up some wood to start my own.. I will write a whole article on this instrument in the coming weeks.
I got an older 1960's Harmony guitar in for a setup and the cool thing about it was that it was made for the "Heath" company by Harmony. For those of you that are not familiar with the electronic Heath kits that you could buy in the 60's and 70's. Here's a brief history. The Heath company offered a whole host of electronic parts and also "kits" that the young electronic "geeks" could build in their spare time. I'm Sorry ! That's just what we called everyone that was sitting in there basements soldering electronic stuff back in the 60's instead of playing wiffle ball or football in the back yard.
I also re-fretted two guitars, One was a late 60's Goya, made in Italy. This guitar is also another gem from the past. Although this particular model isn't as high end as some other models it has great tone and now plays like dream, thanks to the new fret job. Many of these guitars were manufactured by either the Hagstrom co. or a company called Levin. The Goya brand has a place in the collectible market also. Some of the ones produced by the Hagstrom Co. can bring in pretty good money. Another guitar that has been a long time in coming to fruition is my friend's Kay Kraft that I have been restoring for a long time . It turned out great .
Besides some of the major stuff I have been busy with the everyday setups that come by. I setup a very nice Martin D-16 that my fiend just purchased. Sometimes guitars either sit on the shelf at the music store too long or somehow just miss out on getting setup properly at the factory, That is where I come in . Speaking of that , I would like to remind everyone that now is a good time to get on the schedule for a tuneup of your instruments because at the first of the year the rates to my shop will be going up a bit to fray the cost of of some of the ever expanding costs of doing business. (electric rates, insurance rates, parts, etc. you get the picture) If you can schedule now before the first of the year I can still guarantee the current rates that are posted on my website www.wood-n-strings.net.
So now I'm getting ready to go and listen to some good music (Village Peddler's Festival) at one of the few remaining outside festivals of the season. I hope you all are still enjoying a few of these events while you still can before the weather gets to cold to have them. Well until next time, please Stay in Tune!
Thanks Again!
Patrick from Wood-n-Strings/ Liam Guitars


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The following are updates on local athletes at the collegiate level.
Rian Younker (St. Francis, 2009) Cal Lutheran football season: Younker put the final touches on a stellar Kingsmen career when he was selected to the All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first team for the second time in as many seasons in late November.
He was joined by another former Golden Knights defensive star in current Cal Lu junior linebacker Chris Cabrera, who garnered a first-team nod after earning second-team accolades as a junior.
Younker, who battled a slew of injuries his season season, concluded a run with the Kingsmen that saw him take part in winning four consecutive SCIAC titles. As a senior, Younker moved from defensive tackle to end and had 41 tackles — eight for a loss — and 3.5 sacks.
Cabrera, meanwhile, notched 55 tackles, four coming for a loss.
The Kingsmen lost to North Central, 41-21, in the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs on Nov. 17 to end their season at 8-2.


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Everywhere I look at the moment, there are people telling me I must learn to program for the good of mankind. The Guardian and Michael Gove are well and truly on my case with their special reports on computer science in schools. This video is pretty inspirational in that it scares me into rushing headlong into a programming course. If I don't, I'll be contributing to the downfall of mankind and I'll be facilitating the emergence of a terminator-style future. I don't know about you, but I sure don't want that on my conscience.
So here I am, doing my Codecademy course. It's a free online course and "everyone" is talking about it. This is a screenshot of me doing quite well in one of the exercises. There are plenty of exercises where I do pretty badly.
I've no idea what my 3 achievements are for. Is three good? So far, the course has talked me through basic Javascript – declaring variables, arrays, strings and all manner of nonsense. We have also established that my name is not Sam (part of the if/else exercise). Reassuringly, there are plenty of people out there tweeting under the #codecademy hashtag about their experiences/suffering.
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#swtor #skyrim #BF3 – with all these great games out what I am currently addicted to? #codecademy codecademy.com
I'm completely new to this so it's a steep learning curve and it's very frustrating at times and there are some awkward glitches on the website. Don't think it's just me because other people seem to be having similar problems.
http://codecademyAnswers.com will be live in the next few days. Those of you needing help, let us know which problems you're stuck on! #codecademy
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The US Economy: Back On Track?
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 06:05 PM PST
Submitted by Erico Matias Tavares via Sinclair & Co.,
The weekly rail traffic report published by the Association of American Railroads ("AAR") provides a great snapshot of US economic activity almost in real (weekly) time.
Last July we noted that we were starting to witness some signals of a trend change, now suggesting a softening. But much has happened since then, including a broadly unexpected change in the political direction of the US. Have those signals been reversed as a result?
Let's start with some general indicators.
The US ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index reported by the Institute for Supply Management fell briefly into contraction territory last August, which is often a presage for economic weakness ahead. However, it recovered handsomely in the following months and just printed the highest number in two years.
A significant reversal to the upside was also observed in the latest National Federation of Independent Business ("NFIB") Optimism Index for Small Businesses - the real wealth generators in the economy, which after some weakness mid-year just printed the highest level since the Financial Crisis of 2008.
Not to be outdone, US investors have pushed equities to new historical highs, as shown in the graph above (by finviz.com).
So things are looking up in the US right? Perhaps so… but the railroads aren't feeling it.
Rail intermodal traffic registers the long-haul movement of shipping containers and truck trailers by rail whenever combined with (a much shorter) truck movement at one or both ends. It covers a broad range of goods that Americans consume regularly, from laptops to frozen chickens, and is thus a great indicator of how consumers are doing. Given the huge importance of consumption for the US economy as a whole, for us this is the most revealing category.
The grey cloud in our rail shipment graphs (in units) depicted henceforth shows the maximum and minimum volume range recorded for the same week over the five years prior (2011-2015). The green line shows the readings for 2016, now for the full year.
After a strong start of the year, rail intermodal traffic started to underperform, although some pickup was observed later in the year. Aggregating the numbers by year provides a clearer picture, and here are the figures since 2006 (in MM units):
For the first time since the lead up to the 2009 recession, yearly values are down versus the prior year. In percentage terms the 2015-16 decline is almost the same as the 2007-08 decline, when the Financial Crisis was raging.
While clearly not a good sign this is just a warning given the still high transactional levels compared to prior years. If weakness persists in this category into 2017 then we will start getting really, really worried about the broader condition of the US economy.
What about housing, another key industry? The forest products category includes lumber, a major input of house construction, and is shown in the graph below:
Volumes were generally weak throughout the year, setting new five year lows. However, as per US Census Bureau data privately-owned housing completions in November came out at a very solid 15% (±13.5%) above the revised October estimate and a whopping 25% (±15.0%) over the prior year. How can these two seemingly disparate trends be reconciled?
The answer might be in the brackets after the percentage growth figures. These statistics are estimated from sample surveys, so the Census Bureau provides a standard error to indicate a range where the real number might actually lie. And quite a wide one in fact. As such, the actual year-on-year figure could be somewhere in the range +10% to +40%. Given falling volumes transported by the railways even the lower estimate from these surveys looks optimistic. Another category to keep a close eye on.
The motor vehicles and parts graph shown below includes all sorts of vehicles (used and new), passenger car and bus bodies, parts and accessories and other related equipment:
This industry is of course very important for US manufacturing. Last July we noted that it had been the bright spot out of all the categories, recording new cycle highs up until then. And while that persisted for a while longer some weakness sipped in towards the end of the year.
Still, volumes reached the highest level in 2016 since the go-go days of 2007. Not bad at all, but hopefully that year-end weakness is nothing to worry about… because as we shall see other industries – particularly in the primary sector – continue to struggle.
After a terrible performance through 2015, metallic ores (shown above), which include all kinds of ores (iron, copper, lead, zinc and so forth) and waste scrap, managed to do even worse in 2016. Not much reason for optimism here (unless as a contrarian).
The same can be said about coal, with volumes collapsing since the start of the year. Not even the recovery in the second half could avoid a miserable performance overall.
What about oil production?
Using rail shipments of crude oil and refined products to gauge production levels is a little tricky because volumes can be diverted to pipelines and/or the mix can change. That being said, the declines in rail shipments throughout 2016 are consistent with the drop in US production as reported by the IEA, shown in the graph below (in MM bopd):
The silver lining is that the weekly oil rig count as reported by Baker Hughes has responded positively to the recent recovery in crude oil prices, as shown in the graph below (with WTI pushed forward a number of weeks):
So we may see some pickup in activity going forward, as long as prices continue to hold. Other than that it's pretty safe to say that the US extractive sector as a whole had another miserable year.
And last but certainly not least, here are the rail shipments of grains:
Volumes exploded higher in the second half of the year. The flipside of such volume increases was a continued correction in grain prices, particularly in corn and wheat (soybeans managed to hold up). Great news for consumers, but terrible for farmers: according to the latest USDA estimates in 2016 net farm income dropped to the lowest level in six years.
If so many industries continued to struggle in 2016, with some key ones even deteriorating towards year-end, how come small businesses are so wildly optimistic?
Perhaps the graph above, taken from the same NFIB small business report, provides the answer: while actual sales have languished expectations of future activity have gone through the roof. And that differential between actual versus expectations reached the highest level in many years.
It is hard to dissociate this from all the economic promises of the incoming Administration. That may explain why small business owners across the US – and indeed stock investors – have become so optimistic. However, the hard goods-traded reality continues to show some concerning signs of weakness.
Whether or not the new economic policies will prove to be successful the railways will likely feel it before anyone else. That's why we will continue to keep an eye on the data.
And with that, here's our economic wish for 2017: Make Railways Great Again!
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"China's Next Time Bomb" - A Look Inside The Insane World Of China's Bitcoin Traders
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 04:50 PM PST
The recent tumble in bitcoin, driven by a stampede of Chinese sellers who until last week were willing buyers at any price, has exposed the weakest link in bitcoin's until recently exponential rise: the mood and social psychology of Chinese momentum and bubble chasers, who like clockwork rush into any one given asset, bid it up to ridiculous levels, watch the bubble burst, before moving on to the next bubble.
The good news is that courtesy of $25 trillion in local savings, or more than double the amount in the US, the bubble eventually returns to where it burst. The bad news is that in the meantime, those who chased the original bubble lose most if not all of their money.
Unfortunately, for most of China's bitcoin traders, the bad news may be just starting.
Take the story of Ding Wen, who by the age of 34 had built up a personal fortune of more than two million yuan after years of hard work at an internet company in Nanjing, in east China's Jiangsu province. But, as SCMP recounts his tale, Wen saw most of that wealth go up in smoke on January 5, when China's bitcoin market crashed, sending the price of the virtual currency plunging 40 per cent in just a few hours after lunch.
With the market in free fall, Ding was unable to log into his account with China's biggest bitcoin trading platform, Huobi, meaning he could not sell off his holdings or top up his principal to meet the margin call. By the time he managed to log on in the evening, most of the bitcoins in his account had been compulsorily sold off by Huobi for 6,361 yuan each, lower than his purchase price of 8,101 yuan. This included the part of his investment he had bought using a loan he obtained from Huobi by pledging the bitcoins he owned originally.
"I have taken on big risks when making leveraged betting, but the collapse of the trading system made me unable to run stop-loss orders, so I think the platform should compensate for investors' losses," Ding said.
The platform disagrees.
Ahead of the market crash, Ding had borrowed 995 million yuan from Huobi by pledging a principal consisting of the 409 bitcoins he already owned. He then bought a further 1,228 bitcoins with the loan. Most of his holdings were compulsorily sold out by Huobi during the price collapse while he was unable to access his account.
Meanwhile, Wu Xing, head of marketing at Huobi, said the log-in delay was caused by a torrent of visits and selling orders, which exceeded the capacity of the website. "[The loss] was due to irresistible factors and not included in the compensation scope. We are sorry and understand the feelings of the investors," she said.
So to recap... trading the extremely volatile bitcoin on massive, unregulated margin, in an exchange that arbitrarily locks out its clients?
What can possibly go wrong.
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According to SCMP, "many analysts and investors fear China's bitcoin market is quickly turning into another time bomb like the scandal-hit peer-to-peer (P2P) lending sector. A series of P2P lending platform frauds rocked the country last year and washed away tens of billions of yuan of investment from small investors, creating a headache for local and central governments, which feared social unrest."
Now speculation, derivative products, leveraged betting and program trading appear to be spreading in the largely unregulated bitcoin market. Such practices are thought to be responsible for pushing up the price of bitcoin by more than 260 per cent since early 2016.
The market hit a historic high of 8,995 yuan on January 5... Just ahead of the crash.
Most of the transactions are happening on three privately owned platforms or through P2P trading.
Data provider Bitcoinity shows trading volume in China accounted for more than 98% of the global total during the past 30 days amid more pronounced price fluctuations. Until now, no regulator has overseen this market, which sees daily turnover worth tens of billions of yuan. However, things appear to be changing fast.
After the great bitcoin crash, the People's Bank of China announced on Wednesday afternoon that it had sent inspection teams to the country's top three bitcoin trading platforms to scrutinise their practices. It is the first regulatory move China's central bank has made publicly involving the virtual currency.
The PBOC has been in talks with the platforms from time to time in private since 2013 and asked them for data and information, according to an executive from a major trading platform, who asked not to be named. But the authorities have not formally listed bitcoin under their regulatory framework. Nor have they issued any rules to govern the market.
Like all other central banks, the PBOC defines bitcoin as a commodity rather than a currency, which ruled it out of their existing regulatory coverage in late 2013. Aurélien Menant, founder and chief executive of Gatecoin, a cryptocurrency and blockchain assets trading platform based in Hong Kong, said: "Given the dominant role of Chinese exchanges, which represent 95 per cent of global bitcoin trading activity, at more than 50 billion yuan every day, it's likely that the PBOC recognises the growing significance of this new and so far unregulated alternative financial market.
"The PBOC has been engaging with the major cryptocurrency exchanges in China for several years, but given the sudden price movements and high volumes traded over the past few weeks, it's very clear that now it just wanted to step up their checks on market manipulation and money laundering."
In an announcement issued on Wednesday, the central bank said it was joining forces with the Beijing Financial Bureau to probe trading platforms including Huobi and OKCoin to check if they were running in accordance with foreign-exchange management, anti-money-laundering and trading exchange rules.
Mainland media reported in recent months that bitcoins had become a popular tool for investors to export money out of China, circumventing capital controls that had been tightened by the regulators amid the yuan's sharp depreciation. Cheung Chun-yin, a PwC China fintech partner, said it was possible for bitcoin holders in China to circumvent domestic capital control limits by selling bitcoin to an overseas buyer in exchange for foreign currency.
"In theory, the bitcoin market is borderless, and as long as you could find a buyer overseas, you would be able to get US dollars, and the trade could happen without leaving a trace, with no record in the traditional banking system," he said, adding that the volume of capital flow through this channel was likely to be quite limited.
Feeling attacked, the local industry quickly rose up in defense. Zhao Dong, owner of Jiandong Tech, a company that buys and sells bitcoin, agreed that the actual amount of capital leaving the country through bitcoin was not likely to be very high.
"Among the 16 million bitcoins already dug out across the world by now, there are around four to five million held by the Chinese. That already caps the total value, while most of the owners are more interested in short-term speculation on the mainland market than exporting them for foreign currencies," he said. Cheung said that although neither the mainland nor Hong Kong financial regulators had included bitcoin in the existing regulatory framework, bitcoin-related activities were "evolving and bearing the features of traditional financial market activities" and overlapping with the traditional financial system. That makes it more important than ever that the regulators start to take notice.
The biggest problem for the Chinese bitcoin market, according to Zhao, is that "the trading platforms are facing the challenge of having to prove themselves innocent" because many investors accuse them of inside trading or market manipulation. The market boom and the quick build-up of leverage had left the market in urgent need of official regulation, he said. Chen Yunfeng, a senior partner with Zhonglun W&D law firm, based in Shanghai, said he was dealing with an increasing number of bitcoin-related disputes. These included cases of bitcoin theft and scams in which investors have been unable to verify their trading partners.
"The bitcoin market is facing great risks, with turnover and leverage climbing quickly, and mixed up with unregulated foreign-currency trading and money laundering. I think it is time that the PBOC prepared new policies," he added.
Industry players said the PBOC was mulling the idea of introducing third-party custodian services to govern the market by taking care of the account records, cash or bitcoins on behalf of the platforms. In early August, investor confidence in bitcoin took another knock when Bitfinex, a prominent Hong Kong-based digital currency exchange, reported the theft of about US$65.8 million worth of bitcoins. About 119,756 bitcoins were lost in a security breach, the company said.
In early 2014, Japan-based bitcoin exchange MtGox collapsed over the loss of nearly US$390 million worth of the virtual currency. Police later arrested its chief executive, Mark Karpeles, who was suspected of having accessed the computer system of the exchange and falsifying data on its outstanding balance.
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Meanwhile, overnight BTCChina announced (and other exchanges allegedly followed) that it had suspended its margin loan service indefinitely. The move came after the exchange received "informal guidance" from the PBoC, which has been more actively engaged with domestic bitcoin exchanges amid the run-up in bitcoin prices seen at the start of the year. While the move may flush out much of the bubbly euphoria, it may also lead to a far more stable market.
Alternatively, it may just accelerate the blow up of China's "bitcoin time bomb."
Some Election Interference Is More Equal Than Others - How Ukraine Meddled On Behalf Of Clinton
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 04:25 PM PST
Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
A couple of days ago, Politico published a fascinating piece describing how factions associated with the current Ukrainian government apparently interfered in the U.S. election on behalf of Hillary Clinton. The findings seem pretty damning, and certainly warrant at least some conversation within the American media given the 24/7 obsession with Russia. Nevertheless, most of you have probably never heard of this saga, since when it comes to the corporate media news cycle, some election interference is more equal than others.
The article is lengthy, and can be confusing at times given all the moving parts, but I highly encourage you to read it. Ukrainian interference in the election can be traced to essentially two sources. First, there was the apparent collaboration between the Ukrainian embassy in Washington D.C. and a highly paid Ukrainian-American DNC consultant, Alexandra Chalupa. The second angle is far more disturbing, and involves the publicization of a so-called ledger demonstrating corruption between Paul Manafort and pro-Russian elements in Ukraine, by a parliamentarian named Serhiy Leshchenko. Bizarrely, the investigation was effectively dropped after Trump won the election, making you wonder if there was anything really there in the first place.
What follows are excerpts from the excellent piece, Ukrainian Efforts to Sabotage Trump Backfire:
Sure seems like pretty close coordination between a DNC consultant and the official embassy of Ukraine in the midst of a Presidential election.
Nevertheless, that's small potatoes compared to what happened within the Ukrainian parliament itself. As Politico notes:
These are some really serious allegations, which makes his current behavior, which I'll highlight later, that much more concerning.
Well, well, well…but there's more.
Note that the only thing that changed is Trump won the election, which apparently caused the Ukrainian government to backtrack on the entire thing after its sabotage failed to deliver the desire outcome.
As shameless as all of this is, it doesn't end there.
The fact that foreign influence is purchased like this is simply disgusting, but I digress.
In fact, I've saved the best for last…
After essentially claiming that Manafort was a hired gun for Putin to intervene in the internal affairs of Ukraine, the government is now reaching out to him? You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to see something's not adding up here. Was the entire investigation a fraud to help Hillary Clinton win the election? If so, isn't that election interference?
Nevertheless, I somehow I doubt we'll see America's three stooges, Graham, Rubio and McCain make a big stink over this one.
Lady Liberty will be a black woman on a U.S. gold coin in April
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 04:04 PM PST
And she's as beautiful as can be.
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By Erin McCann
The United States Mint will release in April a commemorative gold coin that will feature Lady Liberty as a black woman, marking the first time that she has been depicted as anything other than white on the nation's currency.
The coin, with a $100 face value, will commemorate the 225th anniversary of the Mint's coin production, the Mint and the Treasury Department announced on Thursday. Going on sale April 6, it will be 24-karat and weigh about an ounce.
It is part of a series of commemorative coins that will be released every two years. Future ones will show Lady Liberty as Asian, Hispanic, and Indian "to reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the United States," the Mint said in a statement. ...
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Sandspring Resources Commences 2016 Exploration Campaign
Company Announcement
Sandspring Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SSP, US OTC: SSPXF) is pleased to announce commencement of the 2016 exploration campaign at its Toroparu Gold Project in Guyana, South America.
In 2015 the company completed a 3,700-meter diamond drilling program on the promising Sona Hill Prospect, located 5 kilometers southeast of the main Toroparu deposit. Sona Hill is the easternmost gold anomaly in a cluster of 10 gold features located within a 20-by-7-kilometer hydrothermal alteration halo around Toroparu. Drilling at Sona Hill in 2012 and in 2015 intercepted high-grade mineralization in both saprolite and bedrock, and confirmed the continuity and grade potential of the Sona Hill mineralization.
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2017 The Year The EMP Will Be Used
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 03:30 PM PST
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The Worst Thing Russia Ever Did to America
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 02:59 PM PST
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"We are going to do the worst thing we can do to you," wagged Russian political scientist Georgi Arbatov, with purring relish, just as the Soviet Union was set to breathe its last…
"We are going to take your enemy away from you."
A superpower needs an enemy as a cop needs robbers… the Church needs sinners… or a commie needs capitalists. How else does it justify itself?
The Soviets heaved the towel over the ropes on Christmas Day 1991. For the next decade, America was undisputed heavyweight champ of the world. Its fleets commanded the Seven Seas, its armies policed the four corners of the globe. And was there a spot on Earth where you couldn't catch a rerun of Baywatch? It was the Pax Americana.
But the gods are a jealous lot. And if there's one thing the gods won't abide is a mortal grown too big for its britches. What they won't abide is hubris…
So they hatched a plan. They got some guttersnipes to fly planes into the twin towers and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. Then they put the popcorn in the microwave… put their feet up… and settled in for the show…
Bush Jr. rose to the bait. First, he invaded Afghanistan. The gods knew there's a reason why Afghanistan is called "the graveyard of empires." That's how they did in Alexander the Great over 2,000 years ago. They got him to invade Afghanistan. It was the end of the line for old Alexander.
The Soviet Union was the last empire to end up in the Afghan graveyard. America's still there, digging away. But for how much longer?
That was just the beginning…
Bush decided in 2003 the Middle East needed a good stiff dose of American-style democracy. Tyrants would fall, markets would rise, terrorism would end and freedom would bloom in the harsh deserts of Araby. He found the perfect candidate: the hated Saddam Hussein. What could go wrong?
The gods practically busted their ribs laughing. Hubris?
As Daily Reckoning founder Bill Bonner said of Napoleon's ill-starred invasion of Russia, "Nothing could stop Napoleon. So everything did"…
Almost 14 years, 4,500 American lives and over $2 trillion later, Iraq is a democracy in name only. A tyrant or two has fallen in the Middle East… but a bunch of head-choppers going by the name of ISIS rose in their place.
America's reputation is tattered, its Treasury depleted, its armies weary. Its people have said enough and elected a president who said the same.
But it's not only the gods who laugh at America. The Russians are having a good chuckle of their own. The Soviet Union is gone, but the Russian bear has emerged from hibernation. First there was Crimea and Ukraine. Then it took over in Syria — wasn't that Uncle Sam's job?
Now they're saying the Russians "hacked" the presidential election. Even Trump says it: "I think it was Russia."
Such a grave transgression against American democracy demands retaliation, the usual voices thunder.
In what form? We don't know, exactly. Here's what we do know:
Last week, Washington deployed the first thousand of a 4,000-man force to Poland — the first time ever that American combat boots will be permanently planted along Russia's western border. St. Petersburg is already within artillery range of U.S. troops posted in the Baltics.
A Pentagon mouthpiece on why: "The United States is demonstrating its continued commitment to collective security through a series of actions designed to reassure NATO allies and partners of America's dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region in light of the Russian intervention in Ukraine."
Just so. But glance back to 1999, when Russia was still nursing its wounds and NATO was expanding right to the Russian doorstep. Pat Buchanan had this to say:
If the United States has one overriding national security interest in the new century, it is to avoid collisions with great nuclear powers like Russia. By moving NATO onto Russia's front porch, we have scheduled a 21st-century confrontation. Europe's sick man of today is going to get well. When Russia does, it will proclaim its own Monroe Doctrine.
And when that day comes, America will face a hellish dilemma: Risk confrontation with a nuclear-armed Russia determined to re-create its old sphere of influence, or renege on solemn commitments and see NATO collapse.
Someone might want to give Pat a cigar. Or three. And we mention — en passant of course — that Russian bombers and subs are menacing American shores for the first time since the Cold War.
A new U.S. intelligence report came out recently. Reuters:
The risk of conflicts between and within nations will increase over the next five years to levels not seen since the Cold War… Overconfidence that material strength can manage escalation will increase the risks of interstate conflict to levels not seen since the Cold War [reads the report].
Strike a match somewhere in Eastern Europe and the whole thing could potentially blow. A prediction? No. But a possibility. For what, exactly?
"Empires have a logic of their own," Bill Bonner and our fearless leader Addison Wiggin wrote in Empire of Debt. "That they will end in grief is a foregone conclusion."
So it would seem. But if the American empire is to end in grief, we only hope it's a quiet type of grief… not the type that goes bang.
In the meantime, the gods are munching popcorn, plotting their next move… and laughing their tails off. Boy, are they laughing…
Brian Maher
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Nomi Prins: Big Banks Already Failing Stress Tests
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 01:33 PM PST
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Nomi Prins joined Jason Burack on the Wall Street For Main Street Podcast to discuss the impact of a strong US Dollar on the global economy and what kind of damage it could cause big banks that are already failing stress tests. Wall Street For Main Street takes on themes of finance, investing and the economy and offer a natural setting for important, independent discussions from economic insiders offered from Nomi Prins and others. The conversation delves into what to expect in the political and economic year ahead for 2017.
When asked what type of damage could a strong U.S dollar do to the global economy she noted, "First, the fact that the U.S dollar is as strong given how long the Federal Reserve has completed quantitative easing (QE) policies and bought securities is very troubling in general because it indicates that the rest of the world is far weaker on a relative basis."
"It also indicates that is it not necessarily a policy that drives dollars stronger. What's occurring is, outside of the U.S for example, in emerging market countries, they have had funding that has been denominated in dollars over the years."
Nomi Prins a former managing director on Wall Street. Prins' is currently working on her latest book, The Artisans of Money which is set to be out later in 2017. Before stepping out of the world of Wall Street, she worked at Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns, among other banking giants.
"Increases in funding from 2014 and 2015 because of the expectations that rates would rise in the U.S and money would be more expensive to come by in terms of lending opportunities. These have leveraged themselves in debt that will have to be paid in U.S dollars. We saw this in the 90's with major debt crises, in particular within emerging markets like Latin America. That was based more on government debt that was owed to the United States and U.S private banks."
"Now what we have is a situation where a lot of the debt is corporate in nature which makes it a different type of debt. That is still a debt denominated in dollars, and the more expensive it because the more difficult it is to repay. What we are seeing is an increase in global corporate defaults. We have had as many corporate defaults in 2016, which were 40% increase over 2015, as we have had in any year since the global financial crisis. That trend is upward. That is going to feed into the general financial fabric of the world and markets outside of the U.S."
When asked about the failed central bank policies that seem to continually get doubled down in efforts to curb economic problems the author remarked, "Whatever aspect you choose to look at the financial system, it is being bolstered by fabricated money – what I call artisanal money. These institutions whose leaders are appointed, and not even elected, have tremendous impacts on economies globally. On a coordinated level, they have become much more powerful. The Fed started this when bringing rates down to zero."
"The coordinated efforts, such as currency swaps, are backdoor ways to provide, effectively, money to an external central bank. The idea on the surface is to purchase and sell currency, but the reality is that you are providing capital and liquidity that is fabricated. It is not earned by companies, it's not even produced from tax revenues. It is simply fabricated and has an artificial impact on markets and economies. It is simply going from balance sheet to balance sheet of central banks. It is a way to ensure that government has the appearance of being in control of their economies."
When asked about the threat of big banks and the stress tests involvement in attempting to curb financial crisis, "If everything's fine, except for one factor going wrong they will have enough capital to handle it. A crisis is not one "little thing" going wrong and banks need enough capital to protect themselves. That being said, last April 7 out of 8 banks in the U.S under review basically failed their stress tests. Some failed both tests given, but 7 out of 8 banks are not doing well enough at the moment to survive on their own."
Mr. Burack in discussion regarding the banking climate and the liabilities prompted Prins' to remark, "The only reason it the financial conditions don't appear to be hurting us everyday is because there hasn't been an actual, acute additional crisis. Just the fact that these cheap money policies have existed for so long indicates that the financial system does have the ability to go into crisis mode, and quite easily. That is a problem."
"Whether you are a conservative or liberal, when a market crashes and your retirement fund gets pillaged by lower values because the values were tossed up by an artificial means, that impacts everyone. That is part of the problem because it is global. People can feel that inherent fragility in the system."
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Gold, Silver, and US Equities - A Telescope Into Eternity
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 01:33 PM PST
Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver Gain About 2% on the Week
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 01:20 PM PST
Gold edged down to $1192.24 in Asia before it bounced back to $1200.63 in London and then fell to a new session low of $1188.00 in midmorning New York trade, but it then rallied back higher into the close and ended with a gain of 0.24%. Silver rose to as high as $16.838 and ended with a gain of 0.12%.
COT Gold, Silver and US Dollar Index Report - January 13, 2017
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 12:32 PM PST
COT Gold, Silver and US Dollar Index Report - January 13, 2017
Cambridge House International and Katusa Research: Vancouver Resource Investment Conference 2017
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 10:44 AM PST
Highlights at the conference will be a fire-side chat with mining billionaire, Frank Giustra, Morning Star's #1 rated gold fund manager, Frank Holmes, several live-on stage "CEO grillings" hosted by Katusa Research founder and CEO, Marin Katusa, and a Roast of legendary investor, author and mining newsletter writer, Doug Casey.
Will this stop traders from using personal cell phones for text messages?
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 09:40 AM PST
Deutsche Bank Is Banning Text Messages on Company-Issued Phones
By Steve Arons and Ambereen Choudury
Deutsche Bank has banned text messages on company-issued phones in an effort to improve compliance standards.
The functionality will be switched off this quarter, chief regulatory officer Sylvie Matherat and chief operating officer Kim Hammonds told staff in a memo today, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Unlike e-mails, text messages can't be archived by the bank, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing internal matters.
Deutsche Bank is working to improve compliance and clean up a reputation dented by a series of probes into its role in the sale of toxic debt, manipulation of interest-rate benchmarks and failure to prevent possible money laundering in Russia. ...
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Canadian Government Issues Key Water License
Company Announcement
TORONTO -- Seabridge Gold Inc. (TSX: SEA) (NYSE:SA) announced today it has received a license from the Government of Canada required for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the water storage facility and associated ancillary water works at its 100 percent-owned KSM Project in northwestern British Columbia.
The license, as authorized within the International Rivers Improvement Act, regulates all structures and activities situated on transboundary waters shared with the United States that have the potential to affect water quality and quantity. The Water storage facility and its ancillary water works (water diversion ditches and tunnels) are the primary water management control systems for the KSM Project. These facilities separate water that has not contacted mined material from so-called contact water originating from disturbed areas of the mine site and then contain the contact water prior to treatment and eventual release to the receiving environment.
These facilities are situated on Mitchell and Sulphurets creeks, tributaries of the transboundary Unuk River system that flows into Alaska. The license was granted for a term of 25 years under the International Rivers Improvements Regulations as administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada. ...
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Silver Prices for the Year 2017
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 09:26 AM PST
How low and how high will the price of silver range on the PAPER markets during 2017? Knowing the influence central bankers, politicians, HFT algos, bullion banks and JPMorgan exercise over increasingly managed markets … it is impossible to answer the question, and it is probably the wrong question to ask.
Gold's Fundamental Outlook for 2017
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 09:02 AM PST
Here's how Trump explained his relationship to Russia in 2013
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 09:00 AM PST
Watch Donald Trump's full 2013 interview In a 2013 interview with Thomas Roberts, Donald Trump explains why he brought his Miss Universe pageant to Moscow despite Russia's anti-gay laws, and whether he has a relationship with President Putin. The Financial Armageddon Economic Collapse...
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Posted: 13 Jan 2017 08:59 AM PST
Gold has hit the ground running in this young new year, a stark contrast to its brutal post-election selloff. Rather remarkably, these strong recent gains accrued despite literally zero buying from one of gold's most-important constituencies. The American stock investors who almost single-handedly fueled gold's strong bull market last year are still missing in action since the election. That means big gold buying is still coming.
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 08:35 AM PST
Gold has hit the ground running in this young new year, a stark contrast to its brutal post-election selloff. Rather remarkably, these strong recent gains accrued despite literally zero buying from one of gold's most-important constituencies. The American stock investors who almost single-handedly fueled gold's strong bull market last year are still missing in action since the election. That means big gold buying is still coming. All free-market prices, including gold's, ultimately result from the balance between popular supply and demand. When supply outweighs demand as evidenced by investment-capital outflows, gold is forced lower. That's exactly what happened after Trump's surprise win in early November. When investors flee gold for any reason, including chasing record-high stock markets, the resulting oversupply really hits prices.
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 08:20 AM PST
Dear Parader, This week, I am happy to present an article by dear friend and business partner Olivier Garret, who makes the case for gold under President Trump. While Olivier is biased, given he founded the Hard Assets Alliance, I think you'll find his logic is sound. My personal concern remains the strength of the US dollar. "The Super-Dollar" is the lead story in the current edition of Compelling Investments Quantified, our premium—and very profitable—monthly investment letter.
How Much Did It Cost to Build the Titanic
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 07:34 AM PST
Gold is a consistent measuring stick. An ounce of gold today is the same as an ounce 100 years ago. Like a meter, yard, liter or pint, an ounce or a gram of gold are units of measurement that do not change over time, in contrast to national currency 'measuring units' like the dollar and the others, all of which devalue over time. What's more, gold preserves purchasing power over long periods of time,[2] but using gold introduces a complication.
Gold's Fundamental Outlook for 2017
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 06:09 AM PST
Predicting, especially the future, is very difficult. Still, let's try to figure out what investors should expect from the gold market next year. For sure, in the long run, the price of gold will mainly depend on the U.S. dollar, the real interest rates, and the market uncertainty. How will these factors develop and affect the gold market?
GOLD! The Next Big Move Is Starting
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 06:04 AM PST
The HUI index has bounced 21% since December 15th. It's important to keep in mind that the precious metals sector tends to be very volatile. Yes, it's pulled back 43% from its August 4th high of 284, but at that point it had been up 184% from January 19th low close. This type of volatility is characteristic of the sector and 40% pullbacks after triple-digit moves up have been not uncommon occurrences over the last 15 years.
Gold and Silver Off To Shining Start to 2017
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 05:21 AM PST
Bitcoin stole the headlines in the first week of 2017, rising nearly $200 in the first two days of the year before swiftly giving back those gains and more since. Quietly, however, gold and silver have gotten off to an excellent start to the year. Gold began the year at $1,154 and has rarely looked back, rising to over $1,200 on Thursday.
Gold Current Wave [B] – Long to 1550
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 05:15 AM PST
Enda Glynn writes: My Bias: Long towards 1550 Wave Structure: ZigZag correction to the upside. Short term wave count: Upside from 1120~, target 1500 Long term wave count: Topping in wave (B) at 1500 Important risk events: USD: Core Retail Sales m/m, PPI m/m, Retail Sales m/m, Core PPI m/m, FOMC Member Harker Speaks, Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment.
Gold's Fundamental Outlook for 2017
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 05:07 AM PST
Predicting, especially the future, is very difficult. Still, let's try to figure out what investors should expect from the gold market next year. For sure, in the long run, the price of gold will mainly depend on the U.S. dollar, the real interest rates, and the market uncertainty. How will these factors develop and affect the gold market?
Breaking News And Best Of The Web
Posted: 13 Jan 2017 01:37 AM PST
US stocks up a bit, gold down. Global debt continues to soar, especially in China. US retaliates against alleged Russian hacking. Fake news debate rages. Trump holds first press conference since election. Best Of The Web Secular stagnation theory: challenge to Delong, Summers, Bernanke, more – Mish The calm before the storm for China […]
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The romantic comedy is a genre that has earned a reputation as fluffy and unrealistic but Gillian Robespierre's latest film, Obvious Child, is neither while still leaving its audience smitten. Jenny Slate is brilliant as Donna Stern, a slightly bumbling but charming bookstore employee by day, stand-up comedian by night. After discovering her boyfriend has been sleeping with a mutual friend, Donna's life begins to spiral leading to a cringe-worthy scene of Donna attempting drunken stand-up.
As fate would have it, Donna meets Max(Jake Lacey) a seemingly straight laced business major and they end up spending a night together. What follows is a genuine depiction of what it's like to "date" in ambiguous terms. Donna is certain that Max isn't her type, she's not reserved and he is, as Donna puts it, "too Christian." Slate and Lacey excel at playing off of each other and their sparks are tangible.
Gaby Hoffman plays Nellie, the best friend a gal could ask for and she and Slate's back-and-forth is effortlessly authentic. It's clear that a woman directed and wrote this film because the dialogue feels like conversations young women would have.
Go see this movie if you feel like being wooed while laughing and even being a bit grossed-out. Also, see it for Slate's hilarious and heartfelt performance, in wObvious Child is a rom-com for the less conventional and edgier crowd.


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An idealistic, artistic dreamer.
The city. I can fight a city insect. City bugs just want your left over Thai-food and they'll go away. Country bugs however… I fear. They don't want leftovers—they chase you because they are bored and you smell nice.
The huge disparity in wealth is something I've consistently witnessed in every city I've grown up in and something that I've never been able to ignore–especially the way it affects children. I believe finding a niche that utilizes your strengths and passions to help people and simultaneously motivates consumers to assist in your mission is a realistic long-term way to battle the overwhelming need in underdeveloped countries. In my life that translated into conceiving a jewelry line that reuses forgotten items to make a positive impact in the lives of overlooked people. Invisible Children does this as well, they use innovative ways to advocate for former child soldiers and they do it exceptionally well—this why onyx feather supports them.
No, I didn't. I am self-taught. I learnt by taking necklaces apart and rebuilding them with the challenge of making them better than when I first found them.
I wish! I work in media relations in an unrelated industry. It's nice to have a balance sometimes.
Cities! Each collection in the line is inspired by a city. Every city is unique and filled with distinct culture and it's lovely to be able to capture just a bit of that and share it with people who understand and appreciate it.
Autumn because I love layering. I love the challenge of cohesively layering assorted textures, colors, and patterns. Summer drives me crazy because I can't layer—well I could but I'd die of a layering-induced heat stroke.
Sleeping in (rarely happens any more) and exploring the city for vintage jewelry. I love the vintage shop owners; they are a wealth of information and experiences.
Seeing my graceful roommate licking her plate after a good meal.
Be organized. It's the foundation of everything. Even a business that is more creatively-based needs to be very organized. The extra time you spend making those online file folders will save you hours later on.
And lastly, can you name a few blogs or websites that inspire you?
Gingervitis (her minimalist perspective on life intrigues me)
{Wit and Delight} (love her innovative way of presenting things)
The Brooklyn Circus blog (all about the styling. It's brave and it works)
Garance Dore (her fashion photography captures people, not just their clothing)
Max Wanger (sheer brilliance!)
Thank you so much Sola! I loved your answers and getting to know you better, wishing you loads of success with your new venture!
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