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Art Fight Podcast
By Art Fight Podcast
We bring artists, musicians, creatives, and combatants of all stripes together to have real conversations about the fight in art, and the art in fighting.
AFP is based in Nashville, created and hosted by Brian Siskind and Joe Nolan.
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Aug 30, 2019
#65 - Jocephus
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#83 - Jaysen Baker
This week we're swinging nunchaku with Nashville MMA fighter Jaysen Baker. We get a breakdown on Jaysen's current fight camp, how martial arts might make you a better musician, and why pace is key for success inside and outside of sanctioned cage violence. https://www.instagram.com/jaysenabaker/ https://www.facebook.com/allenj.baker
February 22, 2020
#82 - Sisavanh Phouthavong
This week we have a bareknuckled chat with artist and educator Sisavanh Phouthavong. We talk the Secret War in Laos, Third Culture Kids in Kansas, candy-colored cluster bombs, and brave art against war. https://www.sisavanhphouthavong.com/ https://www.tinneycontemporary.com/sisavanh-phouthavong
February 15, 2020
#81 - Hilary Schroeder
This week we enter the arena with Asheville Art Museum Assistant Curator, Hilary Schroeder. We talk Southern art history, creativity in times of conflict, old school craft beer, and the ghost of John Cage. https://www.ashevilleart.org/
February 11, 2020
#80 - Matthew Polly
Bestselling author of Bruce Lee: A Life, American Shaolin, and Tapped Out, Matthew Polly returns to fill us in on his Executive Producer role for the new ESPN Documentary on Bruce Lee, and we get first news on his next project - which is... insane.
January 31, 2020
#79 - Ben Fowlkes
Senior Writer for The Athletic Ben Fowlkes raps with us from the frontier about the value of being able to take your time with writing, the struggle of getting started, and moving beyond telling yourself that you suck. https://theathletic.com/author/ben-fowlkes/ https://twitter.com/benfowlkesMMA
January 24, 2020
#78 - Phoenix Carnevale
This week we sit down with martial artist, actress, writer, fitness coach, and MMA media star, Phoenix Carnevale. We mourn the end of The MMA Beat, reflect on the legend of Batman, talk smart about dumbed down culture, and compare creative entrepreneurship to surfing. Check out phoenix carnevale (@microphonephoen): https://twitter.com/microphonephoen https://m.youtube.com/everythingmartialarts https://instagram.com/emartialarts
January 10, 2020
#77 - Amy Kaplan
Fansided MMA Editor, Journalist, and Photographer Amy Kaplan talks her MMA media journey, why shooting fighters after a loss is so hard, and how being on, not behind camera is even harder. Follow Amy on Twitter @photoamy33 https://twitter.com/PhotoAmy33
December 20, 2019
#76 - Fernanda Prates
Meet radical empath, MMA journalist, and podcaster - The Athletic's own - Fernanda Prates. We talk about opportunity angst, irrational MMA passion, why Alexander Volkanovski is a Hufflepuff, and how broken rules define styles.
December 13, 2019
#75 - Josh Rosenblatt
This week we're joined by MMA journalist and the author of the book Why We Fight, Josh Rosenblatt. Josh talks about the MMA writing landscape in the 21st century, the aesthetics of the inevitable, and the gathering of the tribe at the MMA Media Symposium.
December 6, 2019
#74 - Omari Booker
This week's podcast is a "both/and" exploration of painting and progress - creative and civic - with Nashville native, Omari Booker. Follow Omari on IG: https://www.instagram.com/omaribooker/
November 17, 2019
#73 - Robin Black
Martial arts analyst, commentator, and king of the one minute breakdown Robin Black makes his victorious return to the Art Fight Podcast. We talk about the evolution of language in fight analysis and commentary, the rise of Lethwei, and the creative power of uncertainty. Follow Robin on IG: https://www.instagram.com/robinblackmartialarts/ Subscribe to Robin on YT: https://www.youtube.com/robinblack
November 8, 2019
#72 - Jared Reynolds
What is it like to be playing in front of 60,000 people at Lollapalooza and feel like you would rather be doing your taxes? Artists often have to have many hills to climb, so why not make it Kilimanjaro instead? We hang with Jared Reynolds - bassist for many music institutions including most notably Ben Folds, and talk about endurance running, music, Nashville studios, real estate, transformation, and all kinds of goofy shit.
November 1, 2019
#71 - James Cammack
Jim Cammack, for more than 30 years, has been the bassist for the most seminal and important living jazz artist - Ahmad Jamal. Jim sat down with Brian Siskind to have a conversation on 1950's creativity and nostalgia, stop motion animation, horror films, and of course - what it is like to be a part of one of the most prolific and important jazz groups of all time. Explore Jim's extensive discography here: https://www.discogs.com/artist/349691-James-Cammack?filter_anv=0&subtype=Instruments-Performance&type=Credits Buy Jim's music and learn more here: http://www.jimcammack.com/html/
October 18, 2019
#70 - Mike Calway-Fagen
Mike Calway-Fagen, Curator and Director of Exhibitions for Stove Works, is an artist, writer, and curator based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mike joins us and talks about his practice, the southern identity in art, navigating ghosts and the paranormal in art spaces, and breaks down the upcoming Stove Works benefit BODY SLAM! - an evening of art and revelry... with live wrestling!? Follow Stove Works on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stove_works Learn more about Stove Works and get tickets for BODY SLAM! at: https://www.stoveworks.org/
October 13, 2019
#69 - Chuck Mindenhall
The GOAT of MMA writing Chuck Mindenhall of The Athletic joins us to talk about the importance of world-building in MMA storytelling, the levity of writing about fighting, the future of MMA media, and wrestling with the responsibility required for realizing his herculean dream of writing a book to the standard of Liebling's 'The Sweet Science' for Mixed Martial Arts. Follow Chuck on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChuckMindenhall Read Chuck's work on The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/author/chuck-mindenhall/
September 29, 2019
#68 - Kool Keith
Kool Keith aka Dr. Octagon, Dr. Dooom, Black Elvis, and many more names joins Brian Siskind for a conversation on navigating the past, present, and future in music, beats and production, and basketball. Keith walks through working with Bill Laswell, Automator, how the cover art for Sex Style came to be legend, why money makes people lose all perspective, and talks about his new record "KEITH". Follow Kool Keith on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UltraMan7000
September 26, 2019
#67 - Amber Lelli
This week we hang with artist Amber Lelli and talk about the bronze postmodern future, and the values of creative freedom. Follow Amber on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amberlelliart/
September 14, 2019
#66 - Brian Wooden
We have a fun and irreverent hang with artist Brian Wooden this week for all you glorious freaks. We rap about flow state, the necessity of comedy in culture, process in illustration and street art, and how skateboarding aligns the body and soul. Follow Brian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianwooden
September 7, 2019
#65 - Jocephus
This week we get in the ring with NWA professional wrestler and spiritual prophet, Jocephus. He teaches us the ropes about powerbombing cosmic consciousness into faithful fans while also working as a music educator and filmmaker. Follow Jocephus on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jocephusnwa and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jocephusnwa/
August 30, 2019
#64 - Nancy Kidder
This week we connect with professor Nancy Ann Kidder to talk about her course at American University - Writing and Fighting. We touch on combat sports literature, the power of fight narratives, how fighting is a vehicle for understanding issues from gender equality to geopolitics, and why Nick Newell always finds a way to make us cry. Follow Nancy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NancyAnnKidder Learn more about the Writing and Fighting course at: https://www.writeandfight.com/
August 23, 2019
S6E3 - Jodi Hays
After a week off, we are back in the clinch with Nashville painter Jodi Hays. We talk about Jodi's exhibition at Red Arrow Gallery in Nashville, the joys of giant paintings, and the pros and cons of a growing art scene.
August 19, 2019
S6E2 - Brian and Joe
How do you attend the Nashville Art Crawl like a pro? How did Tarantino botch Bruce Lee's legacy in his new film? Is contemporary sculpture absurd? Can you have an art gallery in your house? We answer these questions and talk about our latest projects and exhibits on this week's episode. Follow Joe Nolan: www.instagram.com/mightyjoenolan Follow Brian Siskind: www.instagram.com/thosedrones
August 2, 2019
S6E1 - Sophia Gordon-Stevens
Video artist, performance artist, painter, and circuit bender Sophia Gordon-Stevens talks about bending video, the magic of VHS, video art as an object, and how she balances her mental health through creating her Miller's Grove Public Access project - that you can be a part of. Learn more about Sophia and her Miller's Grove Public Access exhibition channel at www.sophiagordonart.com/
July 26, 2019
S5E12 - Jon Sewell
Jon Sewell is Nashville's most Progressive mayoral candidate. Jon joins us to talk politics, theater, political theater, smears, jeers, smoke and mirrors in the very last episode of Season 5. Follow Jon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thejonse
July 19, 2019
S5E11 - Chris Zidek
Breaking in the new studio! T-Rex fossils, street art, graffiti, Nashville art scene, alligators, art shows, and mucking about reality with Chris Zidek.
July 13, 2019
S5E10 - David King
David King hangs with us while it is storming outside loudly and talks with us about Extended Play Press. Extended Play is an independent publisher based in Nashville making books in collaboration with local and regional artists. The books are unique and specific pieces - the result of a research process into individual artist practices and the book form. They are produced using a mix of contemporary and traditional printing techniques.
June 28, 2019
S5E9 - Rocky Horton
This week we rap with artist and educator Rocky Horton about his self-declared artist residency, Nashville's worst sculpture off I-65, innovation avoidance, and making art at home.
June 9, 2019
S5E8 - Erin Murphy
This week we sit down with Nashville artist Erin Murphy. Erin talks about drawing art out of the natural environment, curiosity in creativity, and how to learn Norwegian in two months or at least look sporty trying.
June 1, 2019
S5E7 - Andres Bustamante
This week we hang with artist, curator, provacateur Andres Bustamente. He tells us about growing up as a young refugee, how street art saved his life, and why he fights to make art for himself and his community.
May 27, 2019
S5E6 - Mr. Regular, The Roman, Tony Airlines - Regular Car Reviews
Mr. Regular, The Roman, and Tony Airlines drop into Nashville, sit down in an electric blue carpeted hotel meeting room, and ponder: nostalgia and the words of Samuel Hines, how "a car deposits you in the era of your best self", the perils of Charles Bukowski, the power of having heroes like Bruce Henn, and how sitting on your words for a month makes for a better car review. Watch RCR on YouTube Follow RCR on Twitter Follow Tony Airlines on IG
May 15, 2019
S5E5 - Brian Jobe
Have you heard about the Tennessee Triennial? Artist, educator and curator Brian Jobe talks Locate Arts, the new Tennessee Triennial, and the big picture for regional art scenes.
May 10, 2019
S5E4 - Thomas Sturgill
Join us as we sit down with artist and educator Thomas Sturgill. Swim after this deep dive into: art/life balance; achievement, awards; and value; and why Sturgill is the number one artist, but not really.
May 3, 2019
S5E3 - Taylor Alexander
This week we host Taylor Alexander of NBC's The Voice. Taylor talks us through the making of his new album, wonders aloud at the definition of "Country," and puts his extra large coffee in a guillotine choke while ranting about his love of jiu-jitsu and his new blue belt. OSS! Follow Taylor on Instagram @tayloralexandermusic Website www.iamtayloralexander.com
April 22, 2019
S5E2 - Natasha Senjanovic
WPLN Nashville Public Radio afternoon host Natasha Senjanovic stops by the studio this week. We chat about film culture, hard news vs. soft news, radio as performance - and the otherworldly phenomena of listeners saying her name aloud along with her.
April 17, 2019
S5E1 - Nuveen Barwari
This week we hang with Nashville native, Kurdish-American artist, Nuveen Barwari. We talk about the protective power of the Evil Eye, the challenges and joys of growing up in two worlds, and why she's not waiting for diversity to catch up with her dreams.
April 12, 2019
S4E12 - Chris Zidek
This week we celebrate the end of our 4th season with regular guest and friend of the show, artist Chris Zidek. We talk NYC, female MMA fighter greatness, translating street art into gallery spaces, and we answer our weirdest batch of voicemail messages yet.
April 4, 2019
S4E11 - Logan "The Bat" Nash
MMA fighter and Legion Jiu Jitsu coach Logan Nash joins us to talk about his upcoming Jonathan Ivey Featherweight title fight, the UFC Nashville event, the creative mindset required for training in the martial arts, and how he became internet famous for hanging like a bat on the cage after his last victory.
March 22, 2019
S4E10 - Janet O'Shea
Janet O'Shea is a Professor of World Arts and Cultures/Dance at UCLA , and author of the new book Risk, Failure, Play. She joins us to talk the importance of play, improvisation, and why winning is overrated. Through movement, martial arts, and expression, combat is her vehicle for knowledge and creativity.
March 17, 2019
S4E9 - Marlos E'van
This week we sit down with Nashville artist and filmmaker Marlos E'van. E'van fills us in on his new cookbook project, the Night Shift Network variety show web series, how to say I'm sorry with sculpture, and his thoughts on Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman and Canelo Alvarez vs.Daniel Jacobs.
March 9, 2019
S4E8 - Lindsy Davis
This week we're joined by Nashville artist, Lindsy Davis. Davis breaks down her psychedelic art exhibition at Fort Houston., talks about hitting her heavy bag, and champions mystery in social media self-promotion.
March 1, 2019
S4E7 - Ernest Chapman and Mark Montgomery
Warriors in the music business, tech, branding, and fighting the good fight for creatives - Ernest and Mark are storied figures in Nashville who are making waves across multiple sectors. We hang and answer your questions on how artists are getting screwed, the imminent nature of tech and change, licensing, marketing, and cannabis coming to Tennessee.
February 26, 2019
S4E6 - Paul Horton
Paul Horton is the man behind the keys for the Alabama Shakes and a founding member of the experimental music ensemble Concurrence. Horton brings his No Stress philosophy to Art Fight to talk about balancing work and family, maintaining a creative practice on the road, and the North Nashville music Mecca that might have been.
February 22, 2019
S4E5 - Andrea "Fancy" Leese
This week we hang with Nashville MMA kickboxer Andrea Leese. Andrea talks about preparing for her upcoming bout, her traditional martial arts roots, and why she loves to fight like a girl.
February 17, 2019
S4E4 - Zach Duensing
This week we step into the cage with Nashville-based artist and podcaster, Zach Duensing. Zach schools us on the weird world of fan fiction, gives us the lowdown on his visionary comic book project, and gets us up to speed before the next season of his Fan/Fiction podcast. https://weownthistown.net/shows/fan-fiction-andrew-zach/ https://zachduensing.com/
February 7, 2019
S4E3 - Adam Ross
This week we meet up with Nashville-based novelist, short story author and Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappler Adam Ross. Ross is the new editor of the Sewanee Review -- the University of the South's journal is the oldest literary quarterly in continuous publication in the United States. Ross speaks to the push and pull between writerly tradition and innovation. He also recalls the grind of high school wrestling, and illuminates the creativity we express when we approach grappling with an artist's mind. https://thesewaneereview.com/ https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/cover-story/article/21037490/flow-with-the-go-artista-brazilian-jiujitsu-is-a-window-into-the-future-of-nashville https://www.artistabjjnashville.com/
February 1, 2019
S4E2 - Chris Rini
Artist and creator of MMA² comics Chris Rini joins us to talk the art of comic illustrations, MMA culture commentary, and the evolving MMA archetypes as they develop in a young and growing sport. We also all agreed that Nate Diaz is an oracle.
January 22, 2019
S4E1 - Amanda Sanchez
Get to know a new and strong female voice in MMA media - meet Amanda Sanchez of Unknown MMA.
January 18, 2019
S3E12 - Steph Mantis
Artist, designer, and Jiu Jitsu practitioner Steph Mantis joins us to talk about creating her Forever Pizza empire, Dog Butt Magnets, and creative whimsy for all to enjoy.
January 8, 2019
S3E11 - Sean Patton
Sean Patton is the co-founder of Legion Jiu Jitsu, a coach, and a competitive submission grappler. Patton stopped by the Art Fight studio to talk about "stress inoculation" and the martial arts, the importance of leading by example, and the opening of the brand new Legion Jiu Jitsu location in East Nashville.
December 15, 2018
S3E10 - Irvin Jones
Undefeated Pro MMA fighter Irvin Jones joins us to talk the creativity and challenges in MMA, boxing, and how he gets into a flow state during combat.
December 7, 2018
S3E9 - Terry Price aka Photo Ops
Songwriter and Photo Ops music creator Terry Price talks making music in LA, Nashville, and the challenge of producing records. Nashville harmonica/lap steel man Jason Goforth guests and shares some found cassettes from an amusement park singalong booth.
November 30, 2018
S3E8 - Chris Zidek
Good hang with friend of the podcast, artist and muralist Chris Zidek - who knows a lot more about crop circles than most people. Our conversation takes you from pre-Egyptian history to the gluten-free era, with lots of random stops along the way.
November 21, 2018
S3E7 - Carrie Cameron
Carrie Cameron hangs with us and talks the creativity in the tattoo arts, what it's like to be on reality TV, and ponders all the reasons people want to get a tattoo.
November 8, 2018
S3E6 - Robin Black
This week we're joined by the one and only Robin Black! Robin is a lifelong martial artist, a musician and singer, a former competitive fighter, and one of the most unique voices in contemporary mixed martial arts commentary and analysis. Robin joins us on the phone from the streets of Toronto, Canada to talk about how we talk about contemporary mixed martial arts, what we see at the evolving edge of the sport, and how his creative, insightful approach to talking about combat helped to inspire the Art Fight Podcast.
November 1, 2018
S3E5 - Mack Starks
Songwriter, artist, and Nashville Public Radio digital man Mack Starks walks us down his path from early music industry success, artistic and human self discovery, and bringing it all together today with a new studio, and new outlook on creating.
October 28, 2018
S3E4 - James "Roto" Rotondi
Enjoy our long form with musician, writer, and creative engine and friend James "Roto" Rotondi - a New York/Nashville musician, actor, journalist and critic; he's the former Editor-in-Chief of Future Music magazine, and his interviews and essays have appeared in Spin, Rolling Stone, Guitar Player, Mojo, and The Boston Phoenix, among others. As a musician, aka Roto; he is guitarist for Hundred Hounds; also plays w/The Cringe; ex-Air, Mr Bungle, and works with The Grassy Knoll and Spy Empire.
October 20, 2018
S3E3 - Brandon Donahue
Is academic fine art something to learn, and then unlearn? Brandon Donahue creates by collecting and transforming with airbrush and sculpture mass-produced, publicly displayed, and abandoned urban forms like fallen street signs, basketballs, file cabinets, and hubcaps. Brandon works in the traditions of folk art, hip hop, graffiti art and occupies a space between low and high art culture.
October 12, 2018
S3E2 - Jay Dasgupta
Writer, Director, and Producer Jay Dasgupta joins us to talk the perils and rewards in filmmaking, and gives insight into producing the new documentary about aerialist High Flying Jade, directed by his girlfriend Katherine Sweetman on location in Viet Nam with the Ho Chi Minh City Circus.
October 2, 2018
S3E1 - David Hellams - Crappy Magic
Crappy Magic is an enterprise by artist David Hellams. It encompasses both Crappy Magic magazine, and the interactive exhibition series The Crappy Magic Experience. These projects work to imbue found objects with creative energy using various media: photography, self-publishing, video, installation, performance, and more.
September 29, 2018
S2E12 - Brian Siskind and Joe Nolan - Season 2 Finale
We answer your questions, talk strategies for creative progress through looking at or into other pursuits, and break down our biggest artistic obstacles going into Season 3.
September 21, 2018
S2E11 - Ariel Bui
Nashville music artist, educator, and boundary pusher talks the struggle of being an authentic artist while time jumping, genre shifting, finding her voice, and using it to having conversations with herself from 10 years ago.
September 11, 2018
S2E10 - Matthew Polly
Forty-five years after his sudden death at age thirty-two, bestselling author Matthew Polly has written the first authoritative biography of Bruce Lee's life. A Princeton graduate and Rhodes Scholar, his writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Esquire, Slate, Playboy, and The Nation. He is a fellow at Yale University.
August 19, 2018
S2E9 - Michelle Brown
Performance artist Michelle Brown aka @thefakehizofo uses her native Nashville as a canvas for activations, installations, happenings, and placemaking in the seemingly ordinary or forgotten places.
August 13, 2018
S2E8 - Sena Agbeko
Rising prospect Sena "African Assassin" Agbeko speaks on his journey in boxing from Ghana to the US, the joy and struggle on the way to making to the mainstream, and his creative side as a novelist.
August 6, 2018
S2E7 - Chris Zidek
Muralist and fine artist Chris Zidek takes us through his process, the challenges that come with his style, and breaks the big news of his upcoming solo show in Brooklyn. We also talked a lot about cars.
July 24, 2018
S2E6 - Joe Nolan and Brian Siskind
Joe and Brian talk artist residencies, creating music in the studio, and realize mid-podcast both Joe and Brian are speaking at the same Pecha Kucha event at the Frist Art Museum.
July 23, 2018
S2E5 - Steven Knapp
Producer and Creative Director Steven Knapp talks the thrills and perils of filmmaking, content, film festivals, and how boxing and running are vehicles for understanding what's happening in your life.
July 12, 2018
S2E4 - Jayson Wall
Zen and the freelance lifestyle, 3D printing, AR, VR, wrestling competition stories... JWall has it all for us on this episode!
July 3, 2018
S2E3 - James Perrin
Like a storm front, James Perrin's chaotic, densely textured canvases crackle with energy. The acclaimed Nashville artist deftly blends several modes of painting, including abstraction, realism and expressionism, and incorporates a vast array of imagery into his work, from CT scans and segments of classic paintings to photographs of retail spaces and his own personal life. (from The Tennessean)
June 29, 2018
S2E2 - Michael Weintrob
Photographer Michael Weintrob joins us to talk about his traveling exhibition 'Instrumenthead' and shares stories he has lived photographing hundreds of the most iconic, legendary musicians and artists in the world.
June 23, 2018
S2E1 - Michael Shrieve
One of the most influential and creative drummers in music history, Michael Shrieve talks with us about training and retraining how to play drums with age, the challenges of the music business, and the opportunities in music and technology that keep him inspired and learning.
June 18, 2018
S1E12 - Ben Powers
We hang with Ben Powers, a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, and talk cerebral approaches to problem solving in combat, art, and life - and how to "gracefully bail" to work smarter, not harder.
March 11, 2018
S1E11 - Travis Vance
We hang with old friend, master bass player/artist, Travis Vance to talk life on the road with Thomas Rhett, the strange quiet of playing stadium shows, and talk about what made Nashville special 15 years ago.
March 2, 2018
S1E10 - Donovan Salvato
Johnathan Ivey's Cage Fighting Championships Welterweight champ Donovan Salvato comes by and talks with us about his upcoming bout, what fighting life is like, and how we became the champ.
February 23, 2018
S1E9 - Logan Nash
Logan Nash talks about the creativity in Jiu Jitsu, his upcoming bout, and the latest in combat sports.
February 5, 2018
S1E8 - Mike Kluge
Feat. Mike Kluge, a multimedia artist based out of Queen Ave Art Collective in East Nashville, TN and Joe Nolan returns!
January 28, 2018
S1E7 - Nathan Brown and Eva Boros
Nathan Brown is a muralist, known for his large scale geometric gradients, word collages and plantlike organic line work. Eva Boros is a curator, writer, and champion of street art and co-founder of the Nashville Walls Project.
January 22, 2018
S1E6 - Joe Nolan - remote from Arizona
Brian and Joe talk fights - everything from Max Holloway, Luke Sanders, and other fighters as well as new song releases, one of a kind art print books, creativity and the need to press forward.
December 10, 2017
S1E5 - Jeff Coffin
Catching up with saxophonist, photographer, and teacher Jeff Coffin about playing with Dave Matthews Band, his experience playing with icons like Stevie Wonder, the creative process, making records, music, and life.
December 4, 2017
S1E4 - Brian Greif, Chris Zidek, Jon Buko
Meet Brian Greif of Netflix's "Saving Banksy", Chris Zidek, and Jon Buko - all street artists and mural makers currently working on a 400 foot mural in Nashville's booming west side - The Nations.
November 26, 2017
S1E3 - Ashley Burns
This week we sit down with Nashville musician and competitive Muay Thai kickboxer, Ashley Burns.
November 14, 2017
S1E2 - Nieves Uhl
Nieves Uhl talks about Nashville's printmaking culture, her love of hands-on art making, the role that art can play in fighting for social justice, and her love of martial arts which she discovered as a teen at a Muay Thai gym in Albuquerque, NM.
November 9, 2017
S1E1 - Introducing the Art Fight Podcast
Joe Nolan and Brian Siskind introduce the podcast and break down the fight in art and the art in fighting, and explore the parallels in creativity, struggle, and expression.
November 2, 2017


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Ubuntu Linux (a GNU/Linux-based computer operating system) version 11.10 has been released and available for download. The new release includes some enhancements to make your experience even more enjoyable. The Default user interface is set to unity shell on top of GNOME 3.x. However, you will get a 2D version of Unity as a fallback for systems that lack the hardware resources for the 3D version. The good news is you will be able to install the entire GNOME 3 desktop along with GNOME Shell directly from the Ubuntu repos.

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The new well at the Hideout Golf Course is 1,500 feet deep and will provide 100 gallons a minute of water from the Navajo sandstone aquifer. The goal was 200 gallons per minute. The total cost of the well was approximately $500,000.
A hydro-geologist is investigating the drilling of a well north of town, but the estimated cost would be $1,000,000.
A previous shallow well in town, the Jaramillo well, produced 75 gallons per minute but it collapsed and would need to be re-drilled and re-cased.
The shallow wells generally have high concentrations of iron and are used in the secondary system.
Also discussed was drilling a shallow well near a city treatment pond and adding it to the culinary system.
Public works director Nathan Langston said city residents met the goal of cutting water use by 25 percent in the summer of 2013. He added that the golf course cut water usage by 30 percent.
The City used 180 acre-feet of water from Loyds Lake in 2013 and an estimated 900 acre-feet of water remains. Langston adds that spring flow is bringing 200 gallons per minute and the city collection ponds are nearly full.
In other matters, the Council discussed a proposal to combine the proposed City of Monticello community center/golf club house with the proposed San Juan County senior center.
A floor plan will be presented to the San Juan County Commission on February 24. If the sides can agree, the city could submit a supplemental request to the Community Impact Board in April.
Bids for the proposed city community center came in significantly higher than was budgeted.
Assistant City Manager Oliver Crane said the Planning Commission is working on an ordinance to eliminate light pollution. A motion was then made by Councilman Scott Frost to direct the Planning Commission to draft an ordinance to protect the night sky. The motion passed unanimously.
An alcohol license was approved for Canyonlands Conoco pending the approval of the Chief of Police.
Sarah English, representing the Monticello Community Swim Team, asked the council to open the city swimming pool earlier in the year. The swim team hopes the pool can open by May 1 but would like to see it open as early as March.
City Manager Greg Westfall discussed the financial situation and the costs of opening the pool earlier than usual. He explained that it takes a month to get the pool, and training staff adds to the cost. The building is not heated, so the pool must open when the weather warms up. Westfall said it costs about $5,000 per month to operate the pool.


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text: Good thinking, more of this should be done. Likewise I was puzzled when I watched the Senate discussions here earlier; Geron was not mentioned at all from what I heard although both Brownback and Coburn was babbling all the time about this nose stuff from Portugal? I agree with you, it would have been nice to present sound research like you suggest here. How to do it is more the question?Originally Posted by Schmeky


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Back in 2000, RedsZone.com was created by fellow Cincinnati Reds' fans GIK and Boss-Hog in an effort to move away from the traditional sports forum of the day. Our goal was to create a message board that was not used to criticize a player or team (at least without any substance behind that opinion) and a board that added significant knowledge and value to the vast fan base. In short, we sought to bring together the most knowledgeable Reds fans to a family-friendly atmosphere in which people could voice their opinions about the team. With this in mind, we decided to create a new forum devoted to the Cincinnati Reds, which was the end result of a posting environment at Cincinnati.com that had next to no moderation. As a result, cursing, "trolling" and excessively bashing players/managers was the norm at the site. Our mission was to bring intelligent baseball discussion back and weed out the posts most felt compromised that goal; thus, RedsZone.
On April 17, 2000, RedsZone was founded. A core group of fans were asked to join and share their thoughts on the new message board, initially on the free ezboard.com system. Membership was small, but meaningful discussions began to flow. We had 36 members in our first two weeks. At the end of 2000 that number grew to 127.
Over the years RedsZone continued its growth. 2001 added 137 additional members, but in 2002 we more than doubled our user base with 428 more that joined the community. From 2003 until the end of last year nearly 900 new fans came on board and during the first four months of 2005 we have seen over 800 sign on. That figure alone is staggering. As of today, RedsZone is easily the most visited Cincinnati Reds message board on the internet, far surpassing even the one at the teams official web site.
During this growth, we moved away from ezboard and onto private hosting, increasing our operational costs. Originally, we paid the monthly hosting bills out of our own pockets because we wanted RedsZone to be a free service and because the Reds and the site were two of our passions. As the site costs continued to grow, more and more members joined and donations started to come in, keeping us afloat, until a subscription system was enacted in the third-quarter of 2003. Since that time, over 150 members became subscribers to help pay for the increasing costs that literally thousands of members were generating.
We have now decided to reformat the primary baseball forum, The Old Red Guard, here at RedsZone. This includes cancelling the subscription system. Please allow us to explain.
The main forum, The Old Red Guard, named after one after a late user with the same nickname, will now only be open to posting for the original founding members of RedsZone - those who joined during our first year (2000), and to all who have, at some point, been subscribers to the site. All remaining members will be able to read the ORG forum, but not post. In a nutshell, this forum will only allow for posts from people that have been with us from the beginning and/or have helped financially support the site. In reviewing the list of posters that criteria includes, we are extremely confident that these posters are very familiar with the core values of what this site is about because most of them have been with us from the very beginning. We have no desire to write up additional rules that cover baseless player bashing and a general loss of posting quality from the current forum and we truthfully do not like to have to suspend users who are adding little value to the board with these types of posts. As a result, the main forum will serve as a model for the type of posts that this site built its reputation upon.
A new forum will in turn be created, dubbed Reds Live! Within this forum, a built-in vBulletin (the forum software the site uses) reputation system will be created. This allows for members with Old Red Guard posting access to rate a poster who does not have access to the main forum, based solely on the quality of their posts in the Reds Live! forum. Once a user's reputation ranking reaches 200 points, he or she will be free to post in the primary forum, if they wish. Additionally, a user must meet some basic minimum requirements: being a registered member for at least 30 days and at least 60 posts. A poster can lose ORG access if his or her reputation level drops below 100 points.
Reds Live! will follow the same rules that have been in effect at RedsZone since its inception (which appear at the bottom of every page). This forum is the place for users to show what they have to offer to the community, or coexist and share in a location where their voice is heard.
We fully understand that there will be plenty of backlash toward this drastic change in the way the site operates. We imagine most of the criticism will be along the lines of only allowing the people we like to post or that your freedom of speech is being suppressed (despite this being a privately run site). We anticipate this and welcome feedback and questions about this new change. If that is how you feel, we suggest visiting the Sons of Sam Horn site, a similar style message board for Boston Red Sox fans. Their site experienced similar problems to what we experienced and made the decision to not allow any new members without first submitting an application as to why they belong on the site. We could have just as easily done something like that, but we want to continue to give a voice to those who werent with us from the beginning or have not subscribed in the past. If youre unhappy about this decision, the great part about it is that your peers will be the ones to rate the quality of your posts and this will be the deciding factor as to who can post in the main forum. However, one thing that we absolutely will not do is go back on this decision just because some are unhappy about it. The board currently has over 1,700 registered members, the vast majority of whom are active, and if theres one thing weve learned from this, its that its impossible to please everyone. A lot of time and research went into this decision and its one that has the full support from both of us.
When someone registers as a member at RedsZone, they begin with a default reputation score of 10. These members are free to read any forum, but cannot yet post at The Old Red Guard. In order to do so, they must reach a reputation score of 200, in addition to being a registered member for at least 30 days and having a minimum of 60 posts. Only members who can post in The Old Red Guard can affect reputation.
Members are able to assign reputation values depending upon his or her reputation power. Reputation power is derived from multiple factors - not all members assign the same value. For each year a member has been registered as a member of this site, they receive 1 power point. For every 4000 posts a member has made, they receive 1 power point. For every 150 reputation points a member has accumulated, they receive 1 power point. A member may be ranked both positively and negatively. This will, in effect, allow the community to moderate itself. Negative reputation only detracts HALF of what a positive reputation remark adds to a user's score.
Users with the ability to give out reputation to other users are allotted two daily reputation clicks. This is purposely set low to encourage the user leaving reputation to put some degree of thought into whether or not a given post truly deserves positive or negative reputation. Finally, to prevent reputation inflation, a user with the ability to leave reputation must spread reputation to 15 unique users before he or she can leave reputation for the same user again.
The Old Red Guard and Reds Live! will follow the simple mission statement RedsZone had upon its creation: "Intelligent baseball discussion. Quality over quantity."
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Durham County (N.C.). Board of Commissioners
Important! Hookworm Disease Treated Free. Durham County Commissioners, co-operating with the State Board of Health, will conduct temporary Dispensaries ...
Raleigh: E.M. Uzzell & Co., printers, [1913?].
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The first half of the twentieth century in North Carolina, and in the American South generally, saw a struggle to eradicate illnesses such as hookworm, typhoid, malaria, consumption, and cholera, which were seen as endemic to the South, due in part to sanitation concerns and living conditions in rural sections of the United States. In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed a commission to improve the conditions of farm life and to reduce the proliferation of disease. In discussing the commission, the Journal of the American Medical Association noted that "[e]very physician with even a limited knowledge of rural life knows the deplorable sanitary conditions which exist in large sections of the country. It is necessary only to refer to the aphorism 'typhoid is a rural disease' and to the wide-spread occurrence of malaria and hookworm disease in the South. In fact, the question of sanitation, important in all sections, is of paramount importance in some sections. The need is so obvious and urgent and some measure of relief, at least, so easy that this would seem to be the most tangible problem the commission could consider" (p. 848). In their article, "Social Consequence of Disease in the American South, 1900-World War II," Mike G. Martin and Margaret E. Humphreys agree with the Journal's conclusions, adding that "A deadly trio of pellagra, hookworm, and malaria enervated the poor Southerner—man, woman and child—creating a dull, weakened people ill equipped to prosper in the modern world" (p. 862).
According to a flier distributed by the Durham County [NC] Board of Commissioners titled Important! Hookworm Disease Treated Free, hookworms can cause "headache, dizziness, shortness of breath, paleness, [becoming] easily tired out in feet and legs, poor appetite for breakfast, indigestion, heartburn, stunted growth, and poor progress in school work on account of poor memory." Hookworm was especially prevalent in the South due to the "lack of proper waste disposal and a paucity of shoes," which brought "the fecal-borne larvae into frequent contact with the southern foot" (Martin and Humphreys, p. 862). More than 40% of Southerners were believed to be infected with hookworm in 1905; the condition caused severe anemia, fatigue and stunted growth (p. 862).
The Durham County flier lists a number of dates and locations for free hookworm treatment where doctors conducted dispensaries and offered lectures on the disease. Warning readers that "[t]here is a lot of Hookworm disease in your neighborhood" and that "The State and county [will] pay the bills for your examination and treatment for this short time only," the flier urges all readers, "sick or well," to visit the free clinics for information and medication . The flier suggests that understanding and treating the disease is a duty as "[p]arents who do not use this opportunity to rid their children of this dreaded disease, are standing squarely across their offspring's future, condemning them ofttimes to an early death or a life of misery, which may result in making them a public charge."
A similar flier, sponsored by the State Board of Health [NC] and the North Carolina Landowners Association and titled Free Anti-Typhoid Treatment, urges residents of Columbus County, "Both White and Colored," to come to one of many free clinics to receive anti-typhoid treatments: "Do Your Duty. Secure Free Protection for Yourself and Family. Urge Others To Do So." Arguing that treatments are "practically sure and harmless protection" against typhoid, the flier lists numerous dates, times and locations where residents can receive treatments during November 1920. The treatments, the flier argues, are necessary since in 1918-1919, North Carolina had "[t]en thousand cases of typhoid fever and one thousand deaths due to the disease," which cost the state "five million dollars."
North Carolina also relied on education to fight disease, as evidenced in Fly Catechism, a flier published by the North Carolina State Board of Health. The posting lists fourteen points concerning the fly, many phrased in question-and-answer format: "Where is the fly born? In manure and filth." The posting clearly links the fly with the spread of many diseases: "What diseases does the Fly carry? He carries typhoid fever, tuberculosis and summer complaint. How? On his wings and hairy feet. What is his correct name? Typhoid Fly." Because the fly "visit[s] the patient sick with consumption, typhoid fever, and cholera infantum," he is "man's worst pest, and more dangerous than wild beasts or rattlesnakes." The flier instructs readers to remove any filth "about the house and yard" and kill the fly whenever he is seen "[b]ecause he may kill us."
Malaria was also a common problem in the South, and in An Address before the Medical Society of North Carolina, Dr. Charles E. Johnson sought to augment the medical community's understanding of the causes of the disease. Invoking the examples of other scientists and thinkers, such as Lord Francis Bacon, Giovanna Maria Lancisi, and Sir Isaac Newton, Johnson states that doctors must "investigate with facility and scrutiny the advantages and disadvantages of all the facts and theories, which are continually coming out of the prolific laboratories of medical Philosophers" (p. 7). His greatest concern in his address is "to discuss the doctrine of the miasmatic origin of disease" generally, and specifically to claim that "marsh miasm, in the sense of an exhalation from putrescent vegetable matter, cannot be the cause of the disease [malaria]" (pp. 8, 9). Arguing against the prevailing view of the time that marsh gas led to malaria, Johnson spends the bulk of his speech offering counter claims. Included among his examples are the laborers of North Carolina who "not only work during the day in these swamps, and drink swamp water . . . but sleep in them at night, in open huts" (p. 21). These men, he claims, "are decidedly the healthiest portion of the laboring classes in those parts of the State" (p. 21). Johnson's evidence leads him to conclude that "whatever this febrific agent may be . . . it cannot be traced . . . by the presence of those conditions of moisture, heat, and vegetation, which are claimed as indispensible for its production" (p. 32). Ultimately, Johnson urges more research in order to understand the causes of malaria. His speech, like the fliers and announcements analyzed here, seeks a remedy for the diseases that plagued North Carolina during the first half of the twentieth century.
Works Consulted: Martin, Mike G. and Humphreys, Margaret E., "Social Consequence of Disease in the American South, 1900-World War II," Southern Medical Association 99.8 (Aug. 2006): 863-864; "The National Farm Commission and Rural Sanitation," Journal of the American Medical Association 300.7, 22, Aug. 1908 (reprinted 20 Aug. 2008), p. 848.
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Payments industry regulator, The Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA), has launched an online security awareness program designed to help small to medium merchants prevent credit card fraud.
The program, called Get Smart About Card Fraud Online, includes tips on how to avoid credit card skimming and fraud protection guidelines for merchants.
If merchants suspect they have been a victim of online fraud, they can find on the apca.com.au/getsmart/ website contact details for ANZ, Bank of Western Australia, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Citibank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Cuscal, St George and Westpac.
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APCA chief executive Chris Hamilton said that some new merchants of the online space do not realise that they can reduce the risk of falling victim to online card fraud.
"Just as retailers carry out simple security checks when taking card payments face-to-face, certain checks need to be done when taking payments online," he said in a statement.
"It's also about recognising which transactions are particularly risky and dealing with them sensibly. If an order seems too good to be true, it probably is."
According to APCA research, card not present (CNP) fraud was an ongoing problem in Australia. It found that during the 2011 calendar year there were 292,853 CNP incidents involving debit and credit cards issued in Australia.
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After losing its bid to impose a law that would make the sale of mature-rated games to minors illegal, the state of California has been asked to reimburse the Electronic Software Association for the industry body's role in the lobbying.
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California law prohibits overtime pay for some game developers
A California law inducted in 2008 titled "Assembly Bill 10" apparently says that game workers in the state are not entitled to overtime compensation from "crunch time" towards the end of development. The new law applies only to those making upwards of $75,000 per year ($36 an hour). According to Mark Methenitis, Joystiq's Law of […]


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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The clearance by Chad Marshall in the 31st minute of Saturday's 2-0 win against Montreal was something the Columbus Crew have seen countless times since he debuted for the club nine-and-a-half years ago. They just hadn't seen it much lately, with the big defender sidelined for much of the last month.
His header off an Impact corner kick six yards in front of goal could have been easily overlooked, except that it was a proclamation that the airways once again belonged to the 6-foot-4 Marshall, who returned to the lineup after he missing the previous four MLS matches because of a hamstring injury.
"It's something I try to bring to the team, being good on set pieces both for and against us," he said.
Without Marshall and the injured Josh Williams (6-foot-3), who also returned for the Impact match after missing two matches, the Crew lost their superiority on flighted balls.
"It's nice for the team to know we're not going to give up anything in the air," Marshall said.
No play exemplified how much the Crew missed Marshall than the previous match at Philadelphia, when wiry Union midfielder Brian Carroll — who stands just 5-foot-10 — was able to flick a corner kick by Sébastien Le Toux to the far post where Sheanon Williams scored the second of three quick goals in the 3-0 victory.
Would Marshall have been able to prevent that? No one knows for certain, but the Crew always prefer their chances of the 2008 and '09 MLS Defender of the Year.
"It keeps the field smaller for us because obviously it's hard to get over the top of his head," midfielder Danny O'Rourke said. "He wins a lot of balls and I've been playing with him for so long that I know when he's going to hit it long and I can step up, or when he's going to try and hit it down to me."
The return of Marshall and Williams to the central defense couldn't have come at a better time since Marshall's usual partner, Gláuber, suffered a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament tear in his left knee last Thursday.
In addition to being strong defensively, Gláuber (6-foot-4) provided another aerial option on set pieces, allowing Williams enough space to score three times off restarts.
"It's going to be more difficult because I normally run off those guys and let the defense go after them while I sneak around back," Williams said. "Now it's one less target."
But no matter how good Williams is in the air, he knows there's only one king of the skies.
"I don't think there's anybody else in the league who can control the box like he can," he said of Marshall. "When the ball's coming his way, I certainly don't want to be in his way because he's going for it. That's a lot of mass coming at you.
"It's definitely a security blanket back there with Chad."


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Forget about identity theft, cyber attacks on the U.S. government could put your life at risk.
Despite a growing number of cyber attacks against the United States, the government apparently is still unequipped to ward-off attacks — and Congress remains divided on how to fix it.
The last time Congress passed major cyber security legislation was 12 years ago. Five bills passed in 2002 that addressed potential cyber threats, including the act that established the Department of Homeland Security.
Since then, computers at some of the government's most essential institutions have been hacked, including the Pentagon, NASA and the Department of Defense.
[Podcast: Protecting the nation's critical infrastructure]
The hackers, mostly from Russia and countries in Asia, often use spyware and viruses to gain access to classified documents, personal data and critical infrastructure, which includes the nation's oil rigs, shipping ports and electrical grids.
A 2013 report by the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team found attacks against America's power, water and nuclear systems are growing at an alarming rate. The number of "brute force" cyber attacks between October 2012 and May 2013 surpassed the number of attacks reported in all of its 2012 fiscal year. More than half of the cyber warfare was against the energy sector.
Today there are more than 17 bills pending in Congress that deal specifically with cyber security. But if you're looking for an overall theme, you will be at a loss. The bills' objectives vary tremendously.
Some focus on directing an agency to develop guidelines to amp-up security. Others deal specifically with cyber security education, research and development. And then there's the few that target something different altogether, such as the Cyber Warrior Act, which would send a team of National Guard members to every state to protect important electronic systems in person in case of a physical attack.
No one party leads the pack on cyber security legislation. Of the 17 bills we counted, six were introduced by Republicans and 11 by Democrats and most have some bipartisan support.
Yet the problem facing legislators is not a lack of understanding that something must be done, it's the absence of cohesion on how to go about it.
Of the cyber security bills we looked at, eight mandate a specific government agency to develop a plan or report on the current issues surrounding security in the government as a whole. But here's the kicker: Almost every bill assigns the job to a different agency. Choices include the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Commerce, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Office of Management and Budget.
One of the bills proposes creating a new department entirely. It would sit within the Executive Office of the President and would be called The National Office for Cyberspace.
Only three of the 17 bills have accrued more than 10 co-sponsors in the House. One of those bills, the Cyber Warrior Act, has a companion bill in the Senate, where it has nine co-sponsors.
The most successful of the trio, which has 37 co-sponsors, is the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. It is an amendment to the National Security Act of 1947, and would require all agencies threatened by cyber-attacks to notify the DHS.
Even though the federal government hasn't enacted a blanket cyber security law, members of Congress have worked to fill holes in the critical infrastructure through amendments and other legislative packages.
According to a 2013 Congressional Research Service report there are more than 50 U.S. statutes that either directly or indirectly address various aspects of cyber security, "but there is no overarching framework legislation in place."
Nevertheless, cyber security legislation continues to be a priority for a select few in Congress.
At the end of June, Sens. Tom Carper, D-Del., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., introduced two bills that would respectively give the government the ability to share cyber hacking data with the private sector and better delineate roles in the OMB and DHS for handling data breaches.
"Cybersecurity is one of our nation's biggest challenges," said Sen. Carper in a statement. "That's why it's imperative that we face this 21st century threat with a 21st century response. While our work in this area is far from finished, these bills are an important step in our effort to modernize our nation's cyber security programs and help the public and private sectors work together to tackle cyber threats more effectively in the future."


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Global Fixed Income Bulletin
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Why It's Different This Time
Global Fixed Income Bulletin
Why It's Different This Time
February 20, 2019
After a disappointing 2018 and a somewhat traumatic December, January was a welcome surprise for most investors. The strong performance of nearly all assets in January was truly astounding given the events at the end of last year. Equally important was the fact that government bonds rallied alongside risk assets. The very strong January performance naturally lends itself to a feeling of déjà vu. Didn't we see this movie last year? A great January followed by, well, we know what happened the remainder of the year. Not surprisingly, market participants are a little skeptical that these good times can last. Moreover, many issues generating problems in 2018 have not gone away (Brexit, populist politics more generally, U.S.-China trade tensions). How are things different? We think there are two main differences.
First, central banks have changed their tune. They have noticed the deceleration in economic activity and become considerably more dovish. Second, valuations outside government bonds are a lot more attractive than they were a year ago, even if they are not as cheap as they were a month ago. We remain committed to be long risk assets, notably in corporate credit and emerging markets. We will keep a close eye on political developments to make sure fundamentals are not derailed. The dramatic shift in U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) communication means we no longer expect U.S. and core eurozone government bond yields to move much higher. Hence, we have shifted to a neutral overall stance on duration, although we also see potential for variation in performance across countries.
What a difference a month makes. The extremely adverse market conditions in December were replaced by very supportive ones in January. Not only did the S&P 500 enjoy its best return month since October 2015, practically all asset classes delivered positive returns. The most obvious explanation for the turnaround is the change in tone from the Fed, who at their January meeting communicated that after raising rates for eight straight quarters, they may not raise interest rates at all in 2019. This significantly reduces the risks of a "hard landing" to the U.S. economy due to the Fed overtightening.
The rally in many risky assets, e.g., small cap equities, pre-dated the Fed statements. It would appear that many investors agreed with us that valuations were discounting an economic outcome that was far more severe than was likely to occur, and many assets had become too cheap unless a recession was imminent. Nonetheless, the shift in Fed tone was very important. It helped to reduce concerns that the Fed would tighten policy too far too quickly, and fits with a broader theme of central banks moderating or outright reversing their tightening policies. Subdued inflation in all the major economies means that central banks are under little pressure to tighten policy quickly or to tighten at all. For example, the U.S. labor market reports for December and January both reported very healthy increases in employment. However, wage growth did not accelerate and the unemployment rate decreased as more workers joined the labor force. This suggests there is more slack in the U.S. economy and the Fed can be "patient."
On the whole, economic data released in January disappointed, with three notable trends. First, the survey "soft" data tended to be weaker than the actual "hard" economic data releases. Given soft data tends to be less volatile than the hard data, and hence a better indicator of underlying economic trends, it may be flagging economic weakness that will soon become evident. Second, U.S. economic data have been considerably better, relative to expectations, than data for other economies, notably Europe. Third, the weak data have primarily been associated with trade, manufacturing and investment. Household consumption has generally remained strong as unemployment is low and wage growth has been rising, albeit modestly. Generally, the fixed investment and manufacturing sectors, which are typically more volatile, drive the business cycle. If they continue to slow, it could cause a broader economic slowdown. However, with household income growth solid in both the United States and Europe, a recession or even higher probabilities of recession look unlikely.
The shift in central bank policy expectations is important for our outlook on yields. We no longer think that the Fed and other central banks will tighten policy over the coming months. As a result, we have turned neutral on duration. However, we expect some variation in performance across markets. We think Australian rates have the most potential to stay low or fall further, while we expect Canadian yields to rise more than in the U.S. In Europe, we think U.K. yields can rise considerably given the tight labor market once a resolution for Brexit is found.
We expect credit spreads to tighten across markets. Absent a recession we believe, default rates are likely to stay low, company earnings will continue to grow and liquidity should return to the market. We think concerns about high yield markets being swamped by a deluge of downgraded BBB companies are overstated, as continued earnings growth will give them time to manage their debt profiles lower. However, while we continue to position portfolios for long risk, we are taking advantage of the more supportive conditions to incrementally sell positions we feel are vulnerable to a deterioration in fundamentals.
The emerging market (EM) debt outlook we envisioned at the end of last year has materialized, for the most part, in the first month of 2019. At the time, we argued that attractive valuations, a backdrop of moderate global growth and subdued inflation, coupled with a dovish Fed and USD weakness would support EM debt assets in 2019. The strong year-to-date performance inevitably raises questions about the sustainability of the rally. We remain cautiously optimistic on EM fixed income, as the underlying premises of our investment thesis still apply, though valuations have become less enticing.
In securitized and mortgage markets, we still believe the U.S. economy remains strong with healthy consumer and real estate market conditions, and we remain overweight credit-oriented securitized investments. We remain underweight agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) due to continued supply-demand concerns as the Fed has ended its MBS purchases, and U.S. banks could potentially reduce their agency MBS holdings if their risk-based capital requirements ease.
Developed Market (DM) Rate/Foreign Currency (FX)
Monthly Review: U.S., UK, and German 10-year yields continued to fall in January by six, six, and nine basis points, respectively.1 Fed Chairman Jerome Powell appeased investors early in the month, signaling to markets that the Fed will be patient with the timing of future rate hikes. Powell's tone set the stage for the rest of the month, quelling fears of tighter monetary policy. The two-year to 10-year spread remained relatively unchanged compared to levels seen at the end of December at approximately 17 basis points, and the USD saw broad-based declines against developed market (DM) and EM currencies.2
In Europe, growth data continued to come in weaker than expected, particularly in Germany and Italy. The European Central Bank's (ECB's) view remains that the economic weakness is likely to be transitory, and points to strong labor market data as a source of growth and inflation going forward. However, they acknowledge things are not progressing as they envisioned and there are at least as much downside risk as upside. It seems increasingly unlikely the ECB will manage to raise interest rates this year; more targeted easing is very possible.
The U.K. continues to be driven by Brexit uncertainty. The risk of a "no-deal" exit is increasing, as the planned 29 March exit date approaches, but it seems increasingly likely Parliament will force Prime Minister Theresa May to ask for an extension so that the exit can be negotiated in an orderly manner.
Outlook: U.S. growth is expected to moderate this year, yet remain above potential. Even though the U.S. yield curve remains very flat, it has yet to invert. This is helping to push expectations of the next U.S. recession well into 2020 or beyond. Fed policymakers stated that they will be patient and will likely keep rates on hold for at least the next few quarters, and the next rate move would not necessarily be a hike. Corporate earnings, U.S.-China trade negotiations, the debt ceiling, and the possibility of a renewed government shutdown are likely to drive the macroeconomic outlook. Key issues will be if the economic performance of the U.S. and other countries continues to diverge and if the weaker trend in the "soft" economic survey data is confirmed in the actual "hard" economic data releases. We believe the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield is likely to trade between 2.65% and 3% for the next several months.
Emerging Market (EM) Rate/FX
Monthly Review: EM fixed income assets rebounded in January following a volatile 2018. Domestic debt led the way, driven by currency strength versus the USD and local bond performance. Within hard-currency assets, high yield outperformed investment grade, and sovereigns outperformed corporates. An improvement in EM sentiment was driven by attractive valuations, optimism around U.S.-China trade talks, the easing measures announced by the People's Bank of China (PBoC) in December, and a growing perception that the U.S. Fed hiking cycle may be over. Commodity prices also rose, with double-digit returns registered for crude oil, followed by agricultural commodities and metals. Investment flows were positive, primarily into hard currency, followed by local currency and blended strategies. Issuers took advantage of the favorable market backdrop to issue, with a variety of sovereign, quasi-sovereign, and corporate deals priced during the month.
Outlook: The EM debt outlook we envisioned at the end of last year materialized, for the most part, in the first month of 2019. At the time, we argued that attractive valuations, a backdrop of moderate global growth and subdued inflation, coupled with a dovish Fed and USD weakness, would support EM debt assets in 2019. The strong year-to-date performance inevitably raises questions about the sustainability of the rally. We remain cautiously optimistic on EM fixed income, as the underlying premises of our investment thesis still apply, though valuations have become less attractive.
Monthly Review: Global investment grade spreads rallied strongly in January, recouping all of December's underperformance. While economic data and corporate earnings have been weak in spots and unremarkable in others, spreads were simply too wide at the start of January for a nonrecessionary environment. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index narrowed by 26 basis points in January to end the month at 127 basis points over government bonds, with financials and BBB nonfinancial credits leading the market tighter. As measured by excess returns versus government bonds, the U.S. Investment Grade index generated an excess return of +1.83% for the month. European investment grade lagged the U.S. market but spreads also narrowed in January. Spreads on the Bloomberg Barclays Euro-Aggregate Corporate Index tightened by 10 basis points to end January at 141 basis points relative to government bonds.
Outlook: As discussed last month, with confirmation that a recession is not imminent, we expect credit spreads to tighten. Absent a recession, default rates are likely to stay low, company earnings will continue to grow and liquidity should return to the market. Continued earnings growth will give BBB companies time to manage their debt profiles lower and we see the risks on the number of expected downgrades to BB as overstated. We continue to position portfolios long risk to take advantage of these conditions though we have been incrementally de-risking portfolios on the heels of this rally. We do not expect spreads to retest cycle lows given the age of the business cycle, and the lower average quality of the market and questionable technicals pose risks. Sector and issuer selection will be key decisions in 2019 as technology and behavioral change are evolving rapidly and are disruptive for many traditional industry business models. These concerns will keep us cautious and more tactical.
Monthly Review: After several months of a risk-off environment, mortgage and securitized markets stabilized in January. Mortgage and securitized spreads were slightly tighter, but did not experience the more significant rebound that occurred in many other credit sectors in January. Returns in January came from a combination of interest rate movements, spread changes and cash flow carry. Both agency MBS and credit-sensitive sectors had similar aggregate performances in January, but for different reasons. Rate movements largely propelled agency MBS performance while carry dominated credit-oriented asset returns. Fundamental securitized credit conditions remain sound with low default rates, healthy consumer balance sheets and stable housing markets.
Outlook: Mortgage and securitized markets are off to a decent start in 2019, although lagging behind the bounce in many other markets. From a fundamental perspective, we still believe the U.S. economy remains strong with healthy consumer and real estate market conditions, and we remain overweight credit-oriented securitized investments. We remain underweight agency MBS due to continued supply-demand concerns as the Fed has ended its MBS purchases and U.S. banks could potentially reduce their agency MBS holdings if their risk-based capital requirements ease. Agency MBS spreads tightened in January after the Fed's statement, which indicated a willingness to potentially change its balance sheet normalization plans. We believe the Fed will continue to unwind its balance sheet in the absence of severe economic distress, and the excess supply of agency MBS will continue to put pressure on MBS spreads.
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Rocker Ted Nugent addresses legislative hearing
April 06, 2013 at 07:05 PM
The Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Passions soared. Voices were raised. Somebody even talked about stripping down to a loin cloth.
And that was before the crowd heard from Ted Nugent.
Standing before the Texas House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism on Wednesday, the rocker best known for 1970s hits such as "Cat Scratch Fever" provided the crescendo to a debate on hunting deer raised in captivity.
Established nearly a century ago as a conservation measure, deer breeding has become a $650 million business in the state, according to researchers at Texas A&M University. Some ranchers, outfitters and guides have come to rely on breeders to provide animals selected for their outsize antlers.
For hunters, forced to defend the sport's modern role in an increasingly urbanized society, the rules surrounding deer bred in captivity have become central to the contentious concept known as "fair chase."
Under current state law, breeders must release white-tailed deer into the wild at least 10 days before hunting season.
Rep. John Davis, a Houston Republican, offered the committee a proposal that would eventually extend that time to two months. He said shooting deer that have just been transferred from captivity "takes away from the sport."
Acknowledging the divided opinion in the room, Davis, whose family owns a ranch in Menard County, told the committee he had already received an angry call from his Aunt Nancy.
"Then they bring in this 'Cat Scratch Fever' guy," Davis said. "It's all building against me."
Nugent, who lives in McLennan County, waited attentively through several hours of testimony on various aspects of deer hunting.
Advocates of the proposal, including some veterinarians, biologists and ranchers, said captive-bred deer should have more time to get used to living in the wild. Fair hunting aside, they said, the extension would also protect the human food supply by allowing the animals more time to clear their bodies of antibiotics used. At times, the debate veered into notions of deer as public or private property.
One witness talked about her 3-year-old son's fondness for his daddy's hunting stories. Another lectured the committee on the finer points of the antibiotic tetracycline.
At last, Nugent, dressed in a brown sports jacket, blue jeans and a camouflage shirt, with a long ponytail falling out from his matching camouflage hat, stepped to the microphone.
"I'm Ted Nugent," he said. "I'm a guitar player and a deer hunter."
After noting the "passion in this room," he presented himself to the committee as an expert on hunting culture. He said he hunts 300 days a year.
Nugent said during his rise to fame with the Amboy Dukes, he was treated as an outcast for bringing guns and venison jerky on tour. Jimi Hendrix laughed at him.
"Jimi got high, Jimi's dead," he said. "I went hunting, I'm still Ted."
Before he was done, Nugent spoke of spirituality and made reference to an unspecified "scam" that would ban hunting.
"These are the kinds of arguments I didn't expect to hear in Texas," he said. By way of conclusion, he added, "I'm against this bill because it limits my choice."
As the audience applauded, Rep. John Kuempel, a Republican from Seguin, thanked the star witness for making an appearance.
"I can feel," Kuempel said, "a certain kind of fever in this room."
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.


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Monday, August 18, 2008
Kissing coach required
14 comments:
- Double Seven said...
It's a privilege that I happen to be the first one to comment on this particular blog post. You're definitely the most honest and a credible critic as previously informed by others. I love you for that.
Without being gay or anything, I must tell you that I will go to watch 'Bachna...' only for Ranbir Kapoor. He's a cool dude and very natural. It clearly seems that he never pretends or try-to-be (a wannabe). As opposed to probably Salman Khan who often pretends and over do certain things. Salman is very fake. Well leaving this aside, and talking about the girls in the movie- as I have seen them in promos and teasers and billboards, out of the three kudiyas I have only liked Minishha for some reason. She looks uber-cute! I have to see the movie for what you have just said about her... Deepika looks okay not as gorgeous as she had looked in OSO. Plus I hate the way she speaks... she doesn't seem all-that glamourous after I hear her speaking in English. I observed that at a recent interview on NDTV. She was not good at all. And in that same interview I got the (mis)opportunity to see the horrified new looks of Bipasha Basu. OMFG! She looked so slutty... She looked as if she's ready to **** someone right there. With her oversized looking eyeballs and on the top of that long intense kajals she looked very raunchy and seducing (in -ve sense). She also looked horrifying because of her new hair do. Man!!! Those front locks (I don't know what girls refer that to as) but I think you might have come across her picture in BT or something. hair looks absolutely malfunctioned!! Like Seriously! I am not finding proper words/ adjectives to describe her new look... whatever but... waiting for Dostana and to see its Miami videos on TV very soon... Do Take care De... Love & Respect as Always- Suyashh
- August 19, 2008 at 12:41 AM
- Oxy said...
Bang on!!! I guess this can be your most unbiased take. Half the people write the review in their mind long before any YR films hit the screen and other half write without seeing it. I ain't no fan of them and no personal grudge either. It's just I am indifferent to them. For me, their existence (or not) do not make much difference. RGV, Kashyap kinda (dis)interest me more. So, I saw this and was an usual OK experience as I said their offerings do not affect me in any way (sad or happy)..
Lamba girl can give any southie leggie run for her money. Bipasha looks same for at least 2 years and then she goes for makeover.. She is still in her 'Race' avtar. Deepika is no looker (I agree) but she is one helluva actor (I agree again). Ranbir is Ranbir, a real superstar. No pretensions... Dude manager to kiss them all though... and spare him if he doesn't get it right.. Probably in K-Jo's movie he will get it right. *wink* (yea, u got it!!!)
- August 19, 2008 at 2:12 AM
- rainboy said...
the kissing fundas are all wrong here...the actors are not confortable doing it onscreen i think...haven't seen anyone other than the serial kisser to do it with ease.
Maybe he's the coach they should go to.
- August 19, 2008 at 3:37 AM
- kaleidoscope said...
Dear De.
Thanks to YouTube, when I saw the promos of KJo's Dostana - the first thing I cried was "Not again".
Not again does another mainstream Indian film have to make gays a laughing stock for the rest.
Not again do Indian films need to take recourse of comedy to discuss homosexuality.
And not again do Indian film actors need to use effeminate lip-gestures to act gay.
Is Dostana the Indian take on "I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry?" Fingers crossed. I sincerely hope not.
But then I also breathed a sigh of relief thinking that for every Abhi-John, Chuck-Larry and of course our Kantaben; thankfully there is an honest Abhay (watch Irrfan Khan in Migration: AIDS JAAGO), a real Nikhil Kapoor (watch Sanjay Suri in My Brother Nikhil); and a personal favorite Andrew Beckett (watch Tom Hanks in Philadelphia).
While I am glad that more and more "mainstream" Indian actors are taking up roles with alternate shades, I just wished there was more audience for films like the latter and more directors in a more real relationship with the reel.
- August 19, 2008 at 4:33 AM
- Arjun said...
EMRAN should be able to help out here... he's the guy who generally gets it right!
- August 19, 2008 at 8:52 AM
Hmmm...quite an honest review there...but u know, I actually like deepika and I think she's nice looking too and has a tremendous screen presence. Its her character that I think was the problem, not written well at all!
- August 19, 2008 at 11:01 AM
- Kris Bass said...
I passed a chance to watch the movie free yesterday evening. I guess, that was a mistake. Or was it? You think that Ranbir is cute? I think Imran is.
@ Kush: I haven't seen the trailers. I'll see them. I so wish someone could capture you and me in a film or something. The Indian public will know that all gays aren't effeminate and stuff.
- August 19, 2008 at 12:10 PM
- Harish said...
De, Nangu Kapoor is so so sexy... adored by gay and straight alike. He knows the trick, thoda dikhao, thoda chupao . he is the opposite of the adage " jo Dikhta hai woh Bikhta Hai" I mean he made India a Butt crazy nation.
Deepika, I dont find her to be super sexy, I somehow find her as a smaller version of Priyanka Chopra. But haan she is a good actress. liked her in OSO. She is like hema malini(in sholay, ek chadar maili si... that is) in interviews when we see her one would wonder if she can say dialogues without an accent. But on screen woh nahi dikhta hai. I kind of like her. I find her grounded and articulate (until now)
Smooching, ouch! offscreen itna kar liyake on-screen passion mar gaya.. bilkull nazar nahi aata. Anyways, I dont find deepika Kissable... but Nangu... Anytime...
Speaking about cousins, I wish to see Ranbir with his chacheri behens Karisma and Kareena in a film... what a treat it would be to see 4th gen Kapoor khandaan together and if sanjana could also leave prithvilok and comes to filmlok. Sone pe suhaaga.
Minishaa ke liye Bachna... is a big ticket to fame. And I liked the fact that she has been equally well promoted with her popular female counterparts. For once, no one is treated like a doormat in a films promotion. (If Ranbir and Deepika hog the limelight at times, we cant actually complain. They are a couple. An ingridient for Media scoops)
Dostana, I am eagarly awaiting the release too. But I feel, Ranbhir (gay God, lol)or neil nitin mukesh could be better than abhishhek... I cant visualise him as gay. Donno. y. John is anyways one of the hot fav.
- August 19, 2008 at 12:12 PM
- Reflections said...
Damn cdnt u put this up 2 days back. Just cold shouldered Bachna... & watched Tropic Thunder yesterday.
For once.. the better half actually asked me whether I wanted to watch Bachna... & I said no coz I thot it'll b dumb.
p.s- aaah but u r not singing praises abt the movie are u;-D?
- August 19, 2008 at 6:40 PM
- Unknown said...
Super analysis on Bachna....I completely agree!
The film was a smooth ride no doubt....The songs touched the viewer (unlike other 'new age' films where the camera comes across as plain nervous and shudders more than the stars who are being filmed...blame it on the plastic expressionless actors I guess)
But I really wonder what is it with these actresses? Why do all of them look so old? What has happened to their skin? What kind of weird diets are they on? Lastly, if this is how they look now, I seriously feel that the term 'ageing gracefully' will be a thing of the past!
Ranbir Kapoor- In my opinion, he is not the proverbial good looking lad. But yes, he is much more. He has a handsome attitude, a positive energy and a natural exhuberance.He has not let his lineage down....After very long, we have someone who we want to fall in love with.....(no, I promise you, I am not going through my hormonal hysteria phase of life)
So yes, all those references (too many) to DDLJ seemed appropriate.....Come fall in love...again!
- August 19, 2008 at 8:28 PM
- WhatsInAName said...
Let me digress for a moment. I am your fan and when a friend of mine passed me your blog info, I was more than thrilled! Really good to see ya here!
On this post now, well, I did see the movie but then... except Bips, I did not like the movie much! ... or maybe I need to get my romantic cells some serious polishing !
- August 19, 2008 at 9:48 PM
BAH is of the silliest movies I have seen recently (silly even by Bollywood standards)! I felt like asking for a refund - on the other hand, don't deserve it, 'coz I actually sat through this whole mind-numbing experience, not knowing how to react - laugh, cry, doze off? Not a single geniune moment in the entire film. Rotten script, average performances. the best thing about it - the "Dostana" promo, which was totally fun! And oh my god....John Abraham is just the hottest man ever!
- August 22, 2008 at 3:20 PM
- Ananya said...
I am straight yet cant stop myself from saying that Bipasha was like an ice waiting to melt at your touch in Bachna...
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