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Another nail in the coffin for science
Posted 29 December 2012 - 08:38 PM
Over Christmas Professor Richard Parncutt of the University of Graz in Austria posted a long diatribe on the university web site in which he advocated that all of those people who are skeptical of global warming should be put to death.
In response to worldwide outrage, the university removed the posting from its site, but it has been archived here: http://tallbloke.wor...arming-deniers/
In addition, another site has been established on which a "death list" has been compiled. This is a listing of the details of some of the more conspicuous people who are skeptical of the scam. The link to this site is here: http://www.desmogblo...denier-database
When reading the content of these links, keep in mind that this is supposed to be "science" in action.
The scientific method requires that ideas be exchanged and through a process of iteration, the truth established. The scientific process is never ending, and is supposed to be objective, non personal and non political.
Looking at the reality, "The Great Global Warming Scam" has long since abandoned any pretense of being related to science; it is now a blood sport aimed at grabbing the biggest share of the tax payer's funds. It is now a trillion dollar, world wide industry, and it is imperative that anyone who stands in the way of this cash grab is destroyed; both figuratively and literally.
Even more ominously, it has long since morphed into "a cause".
Those of you who have a philosophical bent may ponder how it was that in the 20th century the Communists and the Nazis managed to murder so many people. It is no coincidence that both Communism and Nazism are "causes" and have a huge following of true believers.
It is clearly evident that these mass murders were not committed by only a handful of people; they required the active participation and support of thousands, if not millions, of people. The people who were actively involved in these murders were the true believers: they believed that any evil, any atrocity, was justified in the name of furthering the cause.
So the true believers deliberately and consciously starved to death millions of people in the Ukraine; the true believers murdered millions of people in the extermination camps.
We see now the true face of "The Great Global Warming Scam", not only is it a cash grab, but it is a cause. And the cause has its true believers. And the true believers will perform any evil to advance their cause.
Including compiling a death list.
Including putting to death anyone who stands in the way of the cause.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 10:00 PM
A very large strawman argument you've tried to create. But who gives a frack what one idiot says ? Oh, you do.
Thanks we all needed a good laugh. :-)
Posted 31 December 2012 - 09:28 PM
I think you would benefit from some reading; particularly, I recommend that you read up on:
- Joseph Stalin and "useful idiots".
- Lysenkoism. Particularly, you might find it informative to note how true believers became the official authorities on science. You should also note: how many people were either shot or incarcerated in the Gulag because they questioned Lysenkoism; the number of people who starved to death because the true believers decreed that "the science is settled"; the destructive effect all this had on Soviet society; the destructive effect it had on Soviet science.
Once you understand the issues, you might not find them so funny.
Posted 04 January 2013 - 11:18 AM
Perhaps you'll come up with some hard data that shows climate change is purely natural unlike the previous article you posted. Until next time, cheers.
Edited by ohreally?, 04 January 2013 - 11:21 AM.
Posted 06 January 2013 - 07:41 PM
Just to help you out, let me give you a précis of the discussion to date:
Firstly, I have never attempted to discredit either science or the scientific method; in fact all of my postings have been directed at the exact opposite.
What I have been highly critical of is the evolution of science into an industry in which truth and the scientific method are considered optional extras. Further to this, I have been highly critical of scientists who adopt a political position, then very selectively use science to support their political views.
The most visible manifestation of this is "The Great Global Warming Scam". What started out as a scam by a couple of academics who hoped to score a couple of research grants has morphed into a multi trillion dollar political cause led by true believers, in which the science is totally irrelevant.
In their efforts to protect their scam, the true believers have applied increasingly totalitarian methods to suppress the scientific method and discredit dissidents. They have entrenched science by dictate, and most recently they have turned to blatant threats and intimidation.
The cumulative effect of these developments is to chip away at the credibility of both science and scientists. Amongst an increasing number of people in our society, science is viewed as just another opinion; and scientists are viewed as just another vested interest group.
Within science itself, this has had a chilling effect. Many scientists now realize that with the politicization of science, the scientific method is secondary to political correctness and dogmatism.
All of this has led to a general decline in science, and we as a society are paying a very heavy price for that.
Posted 07 January 2013 - 08:49 PM
Posted 11 January 2013 - 09:03 PM
Actually, a lot.
i dont understand, im confused, maybe im not smart enough to comprehend this information. i think its over my head. what does global warming have to do with a ghost ?
Whenever a discussion relating to "supernatural phenomena" begins, it inevitably it attracts the attention of some cheerleaders for science.
With the appearance of the cheerleaders, the discussion follows a very consistent and predictable trajectory: first the cheerleaders will laugh and ridicule the entire concept. Then, they will go to great lengths to expound on the wonderfulness of science. Then, as a closing argument the cheerleader will attack the intellectual and moral capacity of anyone who chooses to take the phenomena seriously.
The problem here is that invariably the cheerleaders are clueless with respect to both supernatural phenomena, and the realities of science.
First, there is a large body of very credible scientific evidence, going back at least 100 years, supporting the existence of "supernatural" phenomena.
Secondly, while the ideals of science are very admirable and should be aspired to by all, the reality is that science is just like any other human endeavor: it is rife with dogmatism, ambition, jealousy, greed, fraud, incompetence and all the other standard human traits.
An illustration of the reality of science, and how it is practiced in the real world, is "The Great Global Warming Scam".
If you look at the detail of how it has progressed and the behavior of those involved, you will see all you ever need to know about how the science industry operates in the real world.
You can then see the parallels between this scam, and how mainstream science relates to the entire body of knowledge relating to supernatural phenomena.
In other words, dogmatism and vested interest trumps science every time.
So, whenever a cheerleader for science takes it upon themselves to pontificate on the wonderfulness of science and begins with the standard ridiculing of supernatural phenomena, just point them to the "Great Global Warming Scam".
Incidentally, here is a link to a confession from NASA regarding how they have been forced by political pressure to conform to the scam, when all along they have known it is nonsense:
Posted 19 January 2013 - 08:56 PM
Posted 20 January 2013 - 06:26 PM
This forum is open to all, but barbed comments made while hiding behind an avatar, add nothing to a conversation wether it be scienced or spiritually based. In fact they are worthless. People that shoot off at the mouth, are bullies etc, hide. Those who want to be taken seriously and are open to debate hide from nothing.
Posted 25 January 2013 - 12:17 AM
I am somewhat perplexed by your post; could you be specific about what exactly is bothering you?
Posted 25 January 2013 - 02:05 PM
I have nothing intelligent to add but find it very interesting.
Posted 16 February 2013 - 09:40 PM
Posted 17 February 2013 - 11:52 AM
For those that have been wondering, CNN has now identified the cause of asteroid strikes on earth:
Let me guess your point. I think you are implying some people are willfully ignorant of science. If that is your point then we all have learned that here.
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- 8th International Conference on Nuclear Physics at Storage Rings Stori11, October 9-14, 2011 Laboratori Nazionale di Frascati, Italy. Storage rings offer the possibility of measuring proton- and alpha-induced reactions in inverse kinematics. The combination of this approachwith a radioactive beamfacility allows, in principle, the determination of the respective cross sections for radioactive isotopes. Such data are highly desired for a better understanding of astrophysical nucleosynthesis processes like the p-process. A pioneering experiment has been performed at the Experimental Storage Ring (ESR) at GSI using a stable 96Ru beam at 9-11 AMeV and a hydrogen target. Monte-Carlo simulations of the experiment were made using the Geant4 code. In these simulations, the experimental setup is described in detail and all reaction channels can be investigated. Based on the Geant4 simulations, a prediction of the shape of different spectral components can be performed. A comparison of simulated predictions with the experimental results shows a good agreement and allows the extraction of the cross section.
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Post-Race: Sprint Cup Series From Richmond On ABC
It was a wild night in Richmond. From start to finish, the stories were almost unbelievable at times. It was up to the NASCAR on ESPN team to cover them for ABC.
Nicole Briscoe hosted a pre-race show that did not air in areas where the ABC local stations chose news or local programming. Brad Daugherty and Rusty Wallace manned the Infield Pit Studio with Briscoe. The pre-race show was themed around the Chase.
Richmond International Raceway did a great job of putting together a 9/11 tribute. Unfortunately, things did not turn out as planned once the race started. An accident during the tribute on laps 9-11 made things a bit awkward.
Allen Bestwick led Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree through a race telecast that featured an incredible number of cautions and incidents in the early going. At times, it seemed that the TV team was overwhelmed by just how many top teams were involved.
Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch, Dave Burns and Vince Welch were on pit road. The information was flowing fast and furious, but often it was not perhaps what was being reported by other media members or teams via social media. Once again, ESPN was caught in a bit of an information gap.
The coverage for the last several years has emphasized the tight shots of two cars at a time as they race for position. This race, even on a short track, featured the same. Gone were the wideshots and the aerial views. The perspective on each segment of racing being shown was quickly lost.
ABC kept in all the scoring tickers as if it was an ESPN telecast. At times, there were four lines of graphics on the screen. It was interesting to see just how much of a focus on other sports the network kept during the race telecast.
The closing lap featured the winner, but again the director chose to cut away to a shot of the winning driver's wife. None of the other races to the flag were covered. In this event, there were many stories other than the winner. It was Chase time.
Once the race was over and went to commercial, many ABC stations across the country chose to leave and begin their local news telecast. My home station in West Palm Beach, FL was one of them. As if nothing happened, the local news just began.
This meant that fans who had watched the telecast for four hours were denied any post-race coverage of the final race to set the Chase. It was a huge mistake. ESPN does not control the ABC local stations and tonight was a great example of that issue. It might be time to move the night races over to cable for 2012.
The RIR team offered a one-hour version of NASCAR Now at midnight ET. That helped to ease the pain for those of us who saw none of the live post-race show.
What did you think of the ESPN on ABC coverage of the Sprint Cup Series race from Richmond, VA?
To add your TV-related opinion, just click on the comments button below. Thanks for taking the time to stop by The Daly Planet.
27 comments:
- Milton said...
They didnt replay some incidents enough or in a bad angle. In the first kasey kahne incident didnt gordon tag him. also what or why did paul menard spin for the last caution
- September 11, 2011 at 12:30 AM
- AncientRacer said...
Oh, good. No "Police" but this will do.
I thought the pictures were not good. Alan Bestwick did a great call and without him I should have been quite lost, but the pictures were cramped. Hard for me to read track positions. I did like the blimp shots, however -- though most were too distant.
Maybe that is because I listened while in Canada for the summer to the radio. That could be it, of course. Because on the Radio the pictures are in my head.
Was a fine race, though. As was last nights.
Worst thing about tonights race on the track was Mr. Gordon forgot to release his Parking Brake on the final restart or KYBU would have won (yes, Gina V/24 THAT Mr. Gordon).
it is good to be home.
- September 11, 2011 at 12:51 AM
- Spring Rubber said...
Yeah, it's pretty bad when you have a better mental image of the race while listening to the radio. The constant tight shots need to go. I know it became all the rage a few years ago when the networks wanted to emphasize the quality of their HD shots, but can't we move on from that mentality?
At least Allen Bestwick tries his best to verbally keep us informed of the race better than any TV lap-by-lap announcer out there.
- September 11, 2011 at 1:23 AM
- Anonymous said...
It was an interesting race to say the least, even if I kept flipping to MSNBC for their interesting documentaries on 9/11 on the commercials. The first 100 laps, I thought it would be the last car on track to win the race.
I had a feeling there would be a yellow on laps 9 thru 11. It happened alot in 2001 when Dale died. Lap 3 for the first few weeks was always ran under caution, somehow. You could tell DJ and Andy wanted to say what was going on, and probably looked at Allen to direct them. It was kinda awkward, but they said what they needed to say, uncertain if they were suppose to talk, then AB gathered it up quickly for the silent tribute.
Kudos to NASCAR for the tributes and Richmond for the great prerace ceremonies.
ABC needs to PULL BACK CAMERAS!!!!! The switch board operator was quick to go away from the accidents, and it seemed like DJ was pointing out the wrecks before AB caught them.
And why does ABC need a bottom line? I get it is ESPN on ABC, but come on, take out the bottom line. You did that at Bristol without the scroll, and for all of the ESPN races, even Atlanta and Watkins Glen! Who says football will control that come Sundays now, and the bottom line is here to stay. I know I found myself a few times yelling to take it off! It was ok to tell us about the Minnesota coach and give us an update on it on the line, but take the bottom line off during racing UNLESS THERE IS BREAKING NEWS!!!!
- September 11, 2011 at 1:33 AM
- w17scott said...
Mr Editor -
Although shown on ABC, it was the ESPN production team that once more dropped the ball. RIR's open, small track layout lends itself to the best aerial shots on the circuit, yet we saw none. ESPN was never able to transmit the excitement of the raceing action. The ESPN production team again impaceted viewer understanding of the racing action in a negative manner. Try as they might, the booth trio was at a loss to keep up with, let alone stay ahead of the racing. Paul Sawyer's dream of the Action Track came to life as he envisioned. RIR once more showed why it is often said to be the 'favorite track' of most, if not all NASCAR drivers. And it draws high praise from the open-wheelers of the modified and IndyCar ranks, too. Come on ESPN, show respect for the fans - present the professional, informative and entertaining broadcastyou are capable of, yet fail to deliver. The bells, whistles and production tools are at your disposal - use them. I have no doubt that NASCAR greats like Curtis Turner, Joe Weatherly, Lee Petty and Dale Earnhardt smiled down on RIR last night at the sight of the 'rubbin's racing' and 'frammin and bammin' that was the routine of NASCAR's past. Memories of the half-mile dirt track that was Fairgrounds Raceway on that site came flooding back. From the country crossroads and city sidewalks, the stars and cars of NASCAR delivered on the promise expected at the true Action Track. Shame, shame, shame ESPN, you missed another great race.
- September 11, 2011 at 7:12 AM
- Sally said...
Poor AB. He spent all night trying to keep viewers informed of all the chaos on the track with little or no help from the pictures. When I have to spend an entire race squinting at the crawler (after I figure out which of the multiple options was actually about the race), to get information on what is happeneing beyond the top few cars, it isn't much fun to watch. Maybe things will get easier for ESPN for the final 10 races, since they obviously plan to cover only the 'chasers'. Last night, many drivers moved up and down several times, but we were left hanging as to why. Those are the sort of details that make a race interesting. I hope at least one of the networks will figure that out one of these days.
- September 11, 2011 at 8:56 AM
- Anonymous said...
Why does my HDTV have to look like a web browser when I tune to an ESPN channel? Who thinks this is a feature? I don't.
- September 11, 2011 at 10:28 AM
- GinaV24 said...
I thought the coverage was inadequate. Poor camera work and the "live sound" audio made it impossible to hear the PXP so after being annoyed with it for awhile, I muted the TV and followed the action using trackpass & twitter to keep up.
Now we will get ESPN's full court press for following the chase and while that should be part of the story, the main focus should be the actual race. I don't expect to get it.
Ancient -- glad to see you back.
- September 11, 2011 at 11:10 AM
- GinaV24 said...
Ancient -- ugh,yes, don't remind me! I couldn't believe that happened.
- September 11, 2011 at 11:11 AM
- Roland said...
The race was one we will remember for years to come. That was without a doubt the best race of the year. Unfortunately the coverage was lacking.
First thing was that they ran the same music for features on 3 drivers in the pre race. That was super annoying. Be creative for once.
It didnt matter to me if the laps 9-11 were under caution or green, but It was extremely disrespectful that the bottom line ticker was not removed during this tribute. The ticker on the top was removed. Very classless move by Espn.
Next they started running program alerts for a game thats not even scheduled to be on that channel. People tuned to ABC to watch the cup race, not the game. The game was on Espn. Dont tell your race viewers to ditch the race and watch the game. Thats so stupid on so many levels.
Then after about 100 laps they finally showed a points update, however it added a 4th line of information to the screen and they left it up for several laps. Very annoying. A drop down graphic was much better because it showed more that 3 drivers. The points updates throughout the night were incredibly lacking. Never knew what was going on.
On the final caution Paul Menard spun, no replay.
At the end of the race they didnt tell us who was in the chase and who was out till several minutes after the race ended. They also never showed the points after the race, only showed the reset chase points.
Kudos however for giving us 35 minutes of post race. Thank you. And thank you to WLOS Asheville for staying. Its a low blow to Nascar that other local stations wouldnt stay. They would have stayed if it was a college football game no doubt.
- September 11, 2011 at 12:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
Overall, I wasn't impressed with DJ,AB and Andy in either race this weekend. On the short tracks, everyone needs to be on their game. They need crisp narrative with the production truck showing tape to match the words. They really dropped the ball on 'vital statistics'--- who's lap times are significantly faster/slower,who's fuel stops are out of sync,who's on 2 or 4 tires 15 minutes after the pit stops when we've forgotten who took what.Occaisonally they mentioned it,but not enough to shape a story line. I'm also sick and tired of the 'blame shuffle'. When theres a suspicious wreck, they place blame,then reverse themselves,then say it was just hard racing. If you don't have the cajones to tell it like it was (and any idiot watching on more than a six inch screen can see) then don't say anything. Then just tell the viwers that you'll show footage from various camera angles and let the audience draw their own conclusions. Maybe I'm wrong,but I got the impression that Brad had to fall back for Junior to get in the Chase. I'd love to have heard the radio traffic at the end of the race for the #2 and #88 cars. Lol. Rember 9-11.
- September 11, 2011 at 1:02 PM
- SnowdogBob said...
I tried really hard to watch the race last night. I normally work while a race is on (and listen on Sirius) just looking up to watch the replay if something interesting happens. But I love Richmond, have been to races there, sat in the snow to watch a Busch race there what must be 20 yrs ago. But this was a smaller more intimate sport then, maybe it's just been too long...maybe this ESPN presentation is working for people younger or newer to the sport than myself. But I just couldn't enjoy the race as broadcast. I thought AB was fine and the racing looked like it was good but the broadcast isn't something i'll likely listen to or watch again this year.
Back to Sirius/MRN/PRN and the occasional "See what happened for myself" on TiVo later.
For someone who follows NASCAR closely all week the actual race itself is the lowpoint of the week (and not the Can't Miss event it should be)
- September 11, 2011 at 1:19 PM
- dwight said...
I would have liked to see the celebration in victory circle and the other post race coverage instead of the local crime report when the race was over.
- September 11, 2011 at 1:35 PM
- Anonymous said...
I could not hear the announcers. When I could hear them the lead announcer was laughing. I eventually laughed too, at the coverage. I turned the sound off and just watched. Horrible coverage.
- September 11, 2011 at 4:26 PM
- Tex said...
Any one hear what that IDIOT Kurt Bush said and did in the media center after the race? You owe it to yourself to look it up.
And then there's ESPN. I still can't see what caused the 27 car to spin.
Black helicopter says it was an RCR team order.
Guess we'll never know.
Alan Bestwick is the saving grace for ESPN. He try's hard to keep that ship afloat.
On to Chicagoland.
- September 11, 2011 at 4:59 PM
- Wisconsin Steve said...
It was nice to see them focus on the race and let the Chase be a background story, they hadn't done that in previous years.
- September 11, 2011 at 5:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
Audio nad background noise was terrible last night.
- September 11, 2011 at 5:34 PM
- OSBORNK said...
I'm sure it was a great race. Unfortunately, they didn't show us the race or let us hear the booth. It was like the people in the truck had never broadcast anything. The sound guy, the director and the camera operators all fell down on the job. That should not happen any time but especially when showing a race that is so important to the rest of the season.
- September 11, 2011 at 5:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
Just a side note to the Nationwide Coverage on Friday nite: I thought that Rusty and Brad D's attempt to make an issue out of last weeks Justin Algier and Reed Sorensons incident was way overplayed. Justin rarely makes a mistake and causes accidents while Ol Steven runs over or thru or self destructs weekly with those situations rarely being addressed. Just thought it was much ado about nuthin.
- September 11, 2011 at 8:10 PM
- Jonathan said...
Im sorry but I dont see why they call that place racing perfection... Richmond has to be my worst favorite track. Thank goodness there at Chicagoland next weekend
Broadcast stunk like no other, reminded me of Fox at times.
- September 11, 2011 at 8:42 PM
- scarletandmaize said...
We can only hope ESPN is not part of the next NASCAR TV contract.
- September 11, 2011 at 9:53 PM
- kang said...
The time interval disappeared at lap 170.It would return at lap 335.Perhaps Rusty or Brad could throw the switch for that particular feature.
- September 11, 2011 at 11:01 PM
- Mule said...
I'm so done with BSPN's non coverage of Nascar events and the "so called" Chase hasn't even started yet.
AB was a welcomed pxp change in the booth but the moron's in the truck leave him hanging time and again. One would think they might have learned from their mistakes at Bristol and Richmond was even worse. All they know to key in on is controversy because the racing sux.
Nascar hit such a home run when they spec'ed out the COT, they decided to copy it for NNS cars. Now they have 2 series where the cars won't turn and their exclusive partner Goodyear can't build a tire with enough grip and staying power to promote good racing.
At a time where Nascar needs all the help it can get, their media partners fiddle with scheduling on NN & RaceHub then throw a new bimbo in the mix. Just when you thought Nacsar coverage couldn't get any worse, they shoot themselves in the foot again.
BZF should consider himself lucky that Big Bill isn't around anymore. If he was he'd drag his grandson out behind the woodshed and wear his a$$ out. In 10 short years how you go from all time high's in popularity to scraping the bottom of the barrel amazes me. It isn't simply the economy. Man I miss the Nascar of old.
- September 12, 2011 at 2:19 AM
- Bobby said...
Moving the races outright to cable affects the revenue of the ESPN Broadcast Network affiliates. Often the revenue stream is a must with the loss of numerous shows since 2005, that their revenue matters or nobody will be an affiliate. It could also affect if they have local news.
- September 12, 2011 at 8:30 AM
- The Mad Man said...
Was there a race Saturday night? It was hard to tell with so many ultra-tight shots and the constant use of the in-car, roof, and rear cameras.
I guess now that the Chase for the Chumps has begun, we'll only be shown the same 12 cars they've been showing all season long occasionally interrupted for a vehicle or two wrecking or a team that's paid "mention money" to get on the air.
Gotta love the guys in the truck when Bestwick gives the lead-in to commercial speech and then they don't go to commercial. Such professional work there BSPN! The World Leader in Commercials!
- September 12, 2011 at 10:21 AM
- Fed UP said...
Thought it was a good race and the broadcast did a pretty good job. Were they spectacular? No. Were they as bad as FOX? Heck no. Hard to get a storyline going when others are going OFF the playbook, meaning the drivers. Would loved to have seen Brad K displace JR or smoke in the chase standings where he could have used his wins. I must say that with the potential wild cards spots, it was probably the best racing that I have seen since they repaved Bristol. Unfortunately, my local channel and the speed channel did not show much of anything after the race. I did get some news however. But that's not the fault of Espn, that falls under local control. Wish they could replay the whole speed show more than once. As for moving the races to cable to not conflict with football...how about ending the season earlier, by the 2nd weekend of october?
- September 12, 2011 at 11:24 AM
- old97fan said...
The broadcast stunk to high heaven. They took a great race and tried their best to ruin it. I can only reason that what little talent is left at ESPN was working at a football game and the third string was running the race broadcast. I think this is actually a network problem at ESPN, they are quickly becoming a caricature (sp?) of the network they used to be, some of their football broadcasts are just as bad and seem to be infecting some of the other networks. A side note, I've always liked Alan Bestwick-still do in spite of some of his obvious biasis. But it is a sad day in racing when he is considered the top of the heap in talent for play by play relatively speaking. It shows how far the bar has lowered in the last twenty years for racing play by play. His best talent (at least on tv) is moderating a team, not play by play.
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Love the nesting dolls!!!!ReplyDelete
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What a gorgeous giveaway! Our baby is due next month and these would make such lovely additions to our nursery. My favourite product from the Wee Gallery is their Monkey Cloud Organic Blanket :) Fingers crossed xReplyDelete
Oh what an adorable selection of things in that shop!!ReplyDelete
My absolute favorite has to the set of nesting dolls.
Too cute! I love the nesting dolls and the panda wall graphic.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousAugust 27, 2013
Everything from Wee Gallery is absolutely adorable — but I have a special affinity for the Photo Mobile from Kikkerland. Black and white is so lovely, and of course unisex for those planning ahead!ReplyDelete
Everything is lovely, but I love the stamp making kit!ReplyDelete
Love the clouds wallpaper! Fun for a nursery but calm at the same time ;)ReplyDelete
the bunny blanket is just adorable!ReplyDelete
Well I cannot pick just one favorite product, but I'm definitely in love with the mobiles, especially the bw ones.. Beautiful things!!ReplyDelete
I love the wee handmade seahorses, but the nesting dolls really are my favorite!ReplyDelete
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I love their tattoos! My son and I sported the owl tattoos from the forest pack this weekend. Fake tattoos are one of those youthful things I am glad to get to share with my 2 year old.ReplyDelete
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My favourite product is definitely the set of nesting dolls. They are so cute. I'm also expecting a baby, my oldest, in very beginning. It would be lovely to place these dolls in his/her room in the spring... <3
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How nice, i'm pregnant, too, i'm expecting my baby in february. I love the seahorses over at wee gallery. happy tuesday :)ReplyDelete
LOVE the wallpapers! And the bunny muslin is awesome...ReplyDelete
Love the Bunny Cloud blanket!! The Seahorse toys are unique and super cute too!ReplyDelete
Lovely giveaway.
I love that jungle themed removable wallpaper, genius.ReplyDelete
The dress me wallpaper is adorable. I'm not expecting, but my best friend is due in November and I'd love to give her the blanket. The nesting dolls I'd have to keep for myself.ReplyDelete
Just bought the cloud mobile for my god daughter! I was debating either that or the ocean wall paper since were from hawaii. but thought the mobile could last longer and be passed down. :)ReplyDelete
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The organic blanket would make an excellent gift for my sister who is expecting.ReplyDelete
Really love the nesting dolls!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 27, 2013
I love the wallpaper choices on their website! What a great giveaway, the blanket and nesting dolls are perfection. xoxo Jilly jadedlovely.comReplyDelete
Truly a difficult choice! But the Monkey Cloud Organic Blanket is really lovely.ReplyDelete
The art cards are one of my go-to early birthday gifts, love them too!!
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Love the nesting dolls and rubber stamp sets.ReplyDelete
I love the nesting dolls! It's perfect for the child in me :]ReplyDelete
I collected nesting dolls growing up, so I'd have to go with those.ReplyDelete
Congratulations:) I'm expecting a "Spring-baby" and can't wait to get started on the nursery room - the wallstickers from Wee would add the perfect playful and colourful atmosphere in there! But also love the nesting dolls.ReplyDelete
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Loooove all the rubber stamps - so nice :-)ReplyDelete
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What a great giveaway! The art cards are fantastic :) JaninaReplyDelete
The Wee Gallary has such CUTE things! Aside from the ever popular nesting dolls, I have to say the "In the Clouds Spiral Mobile" and the "Art Cards for Baby" are my favorite!ReplyDelete
Just have to say that I received the exact same nesting dolls yesterday in my mailbox, which I ordered as a gift for my little son. I highly recommend Wee Gallery! Very friendly conversation through Etsy and super fast shipping! Both my son and I love these dolls :)ReplyDelete
The mobiles are wonderful but I love the gift notes stamp set too! Everything is pretty wonderful :-)ReplyDelete
The interactive wall paper is such a good idea! Rds, SilviaReplyDelete
I like the Wee Handmade Seahorse - Red.ReplyDelete
Thank you for offering such a wonderful giveaway. My favorites are the Bunny Cloud Organic Blanket and Dress Me Wallpaper.ReplyDelete
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My fav is the nesting dolls!!!ReplyDelete
I love their art cards. All of the different collections. The work is beautiful!ReplyDelete
Love the nesting dolls & mobiles! Very adorable.ReplyDelete
I like the red seahorse and the bunny blanket and ..ReplyDelete
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I find it hard to choose anything as it is so beautiful but i do like the animal cards which would be great for my sons Noahs bedroom. xReplyDelete
I struggle to pick one thing as they are all so beautiful but since my son is called Noah we plan to decorate his roomlike an art and the animal pictures would be great. xReplyDelete
I love the Seahorse toys! My little one would just eat it up. Literally.ReplyDelete
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I love their simple illustrative style. Very comforting and cute. Love the animal nesting egg! :)ReplyDelete
ohh everything is so lovely but I love love love these nesting dolls... I think my baby boy would love them too...ReplyDelete
I'm expecting and have already purchased the art cards for my little one.ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness, their wallpaper is just amazing.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2013
forest animal wall stickersReplyDelete
Have loved Wee Gallery's animal postcards with both my kids - great black and white graphics!ReplyDelete
What an adorable site, I love the tattoos hehe. Definitely have to say the nesting dolls are my favorite!ReplyDelete
Maybe "What is your non-favorite product?" would be easier to answer - NONE! The wall graphics, art cards, nesting doll, mobiles, books, wall paper, toys and blankets are all so uniquely marked with Wee Gallery's art style.ReplyDelete
everything is adorable. the nesting dolls are so cute!ReplyDelete
I love the idea of the "Dress Me" wallpaper. Pretty adorable.ReplyDelete
Thank you very much for this awesome giveaway !ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2013
The nesting dolls & forest tattoos! Thanks!ReplyDelete
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I would love to line my new baby's closet in that "dress me" wallpaper! so cute! I also love the black and white art cards. Thank you!ReplyDelete
Love, love, love the nesting dolls and the handmade seahorse.ReplyDelete
all of the paper mobiles are so sweet!ReplyDelete
I love the nesting dolls and Gift Notes rubber stamp.ReplyDelete
I love the black and white nesting dolls! Pretty sure my boys would love playing with them too :)ReplyDelete
Adorable! I like the In the Clouds Spiral MobileReplyDelete
I LOVE the nesting dolls. So beautiful! -ElizabethReplyDelete
Love the b/w dolls:)ReplyDelete
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Those nesting dolls are adorable!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for the awesome giveaway!ReplyDelete
Love the dolls as well. They are really so pretty.
Congratulation for your pregnancy!!
Have a nice weekend!
Cant go past the nesting dolls.ReplyDelete
What a sweet, sweet giveaway!ReplyDelete
Those nesting dolls are absolutely adorable. I love the Art Cards for Baby too though; they have the same feel and would look so cute in a little frame!
nhaaai I love everything! It's so cute! My fav item is the Set of 3 Nesting Dolls - Black and White Animals! <3ReplyDelete
love those nesting dolls!ReplyDelete
I love the B&W Photo Mobile and the nesting dolls the most.ReplyDelete
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"People are living longer, and are healthier for longer," Evensky explains. "From personal experience, I just went on a lovely cruise with my wife. I saw a lot of older people, and they had their walkers and whatever, but they were out there, and they were spending."
2. Returns — Evensky definitely buys into PIMCO's theory of the "new normal."
"We are, and will be, in a relatively low-return environment for the foreseeable future," he notes. "This means taxes and inflation will matter that much more. It's independent of sequence of return risk. It used to be that returns were high so the tax wasn't quite as much of a burden. Not anymore."
3. Withdrawal — Acknowledging sequence of return risk, he says proper withdrawal rates and strategies are "a bit of the luck of the draw. When you begin taking them is increasingly important."
4. Psychology — Shortcuts in investing, mental accounting and the "misunderstanding of the complexity of risk" are all increasingly problems.
"I had someone come in to see me after the technology bubble collapsed. He said, 'I was up 80%, now I'm down 60%. I should still be up 20%, yet I'm underwater. How?' I had to explain to him that the 60% loss was off the increased amount. He was a smart individual, but didn't realize that."
5. Interest and dividends — Contrary to conventional wisdom, and many advisor investment philosophies in recent years, Evensky thinks a portfolio of interest- and dividend-paying securities is "extremely dangerous."
"Let's assume you're dependent on a 4% withdrawal rate. In order to get that today, you have to have a heavy concentration in long-duration, low-quality bonds. If interest rates go up, you get more; if they go down, you get less. How do you plan for that? We need consistent sources of income, not sources that fluctuate."
6. Management of expenses — "We have no control over the markets, so let's control what we can: expenses and the impact of taxes."
7. Market timing — The last point is the seduction of trying to time the market, to which Evensky simply concluded, "it makes no sense."
Check out Harold Evensky to SEC: Employ the 'YOU' Standard in Fiduciary Rule on ThinkAdvisor.


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Next year will mark 50 years since the Beatles' historic first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, and the GRAMMYs will be celebrating the anniversary in style, via star-studded TV special.
The Night That Changed America: A GRAMMY Salute To The Beatles will be recorded on Jan. 27 (the day after the GRAMMYs), and will be broadcast exactly 50 years to the day, date and time of their Ed Sullivan appearance: Feb. 9 from 8-10 p.m. (EST/PST) on CBS.
The press release announcing the show promises "today's top artists" performing Beatles songs. No names have been mentioned, but when the GRAMMY performers and presenters are announced, that's a good hint of who you'll probably see.
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Questions about where asset managers' and financial advisors' responsibilities to clients lie are being clarified in regulatory and court decisions now on the horizon — and the answers appear to be moving in the direction of fiduciary obligation.
On Friday, a federal trial court in Connecticut ruled against the insurance company ING concerning its status as a fiduciary in defined contribution plan administration.
Healthcare Strategies, sponsor of a retirement plan that ING administers, claims that ING made fund choices for its guaranteed investment contract investment option based on the revenue-sharing benefits the company receives rather than choosing the most optimal choice for plan participants.
The Healthcare Strategies case received class-action certification, meaning that ING's conduct in all plans it administers is at stake. The multinational insurance company sought to summarily dismiss the claim on the basis that it is legally entitled to act as alleged.
But the court held that material issues of fact exist and scheduled a trial to commence Sept. 3.
The National Association of Plan Advisors' Fred Barstein observes that the Connecticut court steered away from a 7th Circuit precedent that centers plan providers' liability in plan changes that are actually made and toward court decisions in its own 2nd Circuit that maintain a stricter standard based on the provider's mere ability to make changes.
At issue will be the plan provider's discretion to manage investments and whether its ability to make fund changes (from which it can materially benefit through revenue sharing) make it a fiduciary under ERISA regulations.
The Department of Labor nearly put one advisor out of business recently because the advisor failed to disclose revenue sharing that amounted to 10 times the contracted fee, FRA Plan Tools has reported. That case ultimately was settled, with the retirement plan advisor paying more than $200,000 and agreeing to future disclosures.
The fiduciary duty inherent in retirement advice is heating up currently in a DOL regulation concerning IRA accounts expected in a matter of weeks.
The regulation, dubbed a "reproposal" of a 2010 plan that sought to make all broker-dealers managing IRAs into ERISA fiduciaries, could have huge repercussions in a business worth more than $5 trillion.
Much of that business is run by wirehouse and other brokers who do not have fiduciary obligations, and who say that it may not be worth handling millions of small accounts under increased fiduciary obligations.
The Wall Street Journal's Money Beat columnist Jason Zweig quotes Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association chief Judd Gregg:
"We don't think the DOL is moving forward in a way that's going to be constructive at all; it's going to be destructive," the SIFMA CEO says. "The folks with small accounts are going to lose the ability to get advice, and their costs will go up."
Both the ING case and the DOL reproposal concern how to balance professional standards with corporate objectives. Financial advisors, and their clients, may soon be getting a clearer guidance on that, though it remains to be seen how the industry will react to increased fiduciary standards and what that will mean, particularly for small accounts.
Zweig quotes DOL assistant secretary Phyllis Borzi, who oversees the issue, as seemingly unimpressed with the industry's objection on behalf of small accounts.
"The [brokerage] industry is saying, in effect, 'If you don't allow us to continue to give conflicted advice, we won't be able to give any,'" she is quoted saying. "But there are lots of people out there who are already acting as fiduciaries, and they're not bankrupt."
Check out DOL, SEC Fiduciary Rules May Clash, Senators Tell OMB on ThinkAdvisor.


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This is the first in a two-part series in which Investment Adviser Association Executive Director David Tittsworth reports on what he learned at the IAA's annual compliance conference. In part one, he looks at the legislation, regulation and policies now in place and what's next. In part two, he will look at the SEC's oversight of RIAs.
The Investment Adviser Association (IAA) has convened a two-day comprehensive investment adviser compliance in the Washington, DC area for nearly 15 years. Last week, more than 200 investment advisory compliance professionals from more than 35 states and three countries gathered in beautiful Crystal City, VA to hear the latest and greatest developments. AdvisorOne Super Editor-in-Chief Jamie Green asked me to pen a few lines in my too-long-dormant blog expressing some of my thoughts on what happened during the conference. Here goes…
Given my perch at the IAA, I tend to lump relevant legal, regulatory, and compliance developments in two different big boxes. First, what significant legislative, regulatory, or policy developments are being pursued and what's coming around the corner? This involves looking at potential debates on Capitol Hill, as well as pending and contemplated regulations from the SEC, DOL, CFTC, Department of Treasury, states, and a myriad of non-U.S. regulatory bodies. Second, what changes and initiatives are being discussed and pursued in the SEC's inspection and enforcement realm?
Because the SEC is the primary regulator of all IAA member firms, the SEC's oversight activities can and do have a direct, powerful, and very profound effect on registered advisory firms.
The SEC's Priorities: 3 Short-Term; 5 Longer-Term
In terms of regulatory policies, I must start by complimenting the SEC on providing more information than I can ever remember about its current and anticipated policy agenda. Norm Champ, the director of the SEC's Division of Investment Management, and his team, which is in charge of regulatory and policy initiatives governing investment advisory firms and investment companies, has been very open and transparent in terms of outlining what the Division is up to.
At our conference, Mr. Champ described in detail the recent process undertaken by the Division in establishing priorities as well as an outreach program to the advisory profession and investment company boards to seek a better understanding of current industry practices and potential issues that should be on the radar.
This heightened level of openness and transparency from the SEC is most welcome and helpful. It can help all of us who are seeking to read the tea leaves and provides a meaningful opportunity for improved and productive dialogue between the registered community and our regulators.
So what are the SEC's regulatory priorities? Mr. Champ notes that the there are some unfinished, mandatory items required by the Dodd-Frank Act and other legislation, notably the long-awaited Volcker rule, incentive compensation rules, and regulations under the JOBS Act relating to how and whether private funds can market to accredited investors.
Beyond that, Mr. Champ has specified three short-term priorities and five longer-term priorities. The first category consists of:
- Money market reform regulations
- Promulgating Red Flag regulations governing identity theft requirements
- Long-awaited guidance on valuation issues.
The second, longer-term priorities are:
- reviewing issues of how the Investment Advisers Act applies to private funds
- developing a variable annuity summary prospectus
- streamlining the ETF exemptive process
- enhancing fund disclosures about operations and portfolio holdings
- revising the Division's 2011 concept release on funds' use of derivatives.
Additional Priorities, and AML Coming
I note that there is one item not on the list that should be of interest to all investment advisory firms. Early this month, the SEC released a long-anticipated release requesting information on issues relating to fiduciary duties for brokers who provide investment advice to retail customers as well as a longer list of potential areas where broker-dealer and investment adviser rules could be "harmonized." These latter issues include advertising and other communications, supervision of employees, licensing and registration of firms, licensing and CE requirements for associated persons, books and records, and use of finders and solicitors. We'll be talking more about this in the weeks and months ahead, but suffice it to say that this request for information could lead to very significant changes down the road.
I also noted during the conference that we expect the Department of Treasury to resurrect an anti-money laundering regulation that will apply directly to all SEC-registered investment advisors. I would look for a proposed rule sometime this summer.
So what should an investment advisory businessperson take away from this? If you've read to this point, my guess is that you're a bit bored and thinking that there's nothing all that major coming up (similar to the investment adviser compliance program rule of 2003 or major changes to Form ADV 1 and 2 during the past couple of years).
Areas of RIA Specialization Probed, and the Takeaway for All
But the truth of the matter is far more complex. A lot of the regulatory and compliance challenges and issues are specific to certain types of advisory firms and their discrete types of investment activities.
For example, literally several hundred advisory firms are currently dealing with the new, difficult requirements of registering as commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors with the CFTC. That requiries a complex learning curve regarding CFTC's evolving requirements, involvement with the National Futures Association and understanding and completing new regulatory forms involving both operational and compliance challenges.
Similarly, advisory businesses with private fund interests (about 40% of all SEC-registered advisory firms) have been dealing with Form PF and other major compliance challenges that will require extensive effort, time, and resources.
Even beyond these more "specialized" areas, it is clear to me how the job of a compliance professional—and the manner in which an investment advisory business contemplates its role as a highly regulated business—continues to be extremely challenging and dynamic.
Discussions at our conference relating to a long laundry list of subjects prove that the duties and responsibilities of all advisory firms—even those that describe themselves as "plain vanilla"—continue to grow in complexity and difficulty. These discussions included issues relating to performance advertising and emerging issues related to social media; continuing disclosure obligations (such as Form ADV, contracts and RFPs); email monitoring and CCO liability; brokerage and trading issues; codes of ethics and personal trading, and much more.
The bottom line is that all advisory businesses need to appreciate and respect the continuing trend toward greater regulation and the need for robust and energetic compliance programs. If for no other reason, given the SEC's changes in its inspection and enforcement activities, it would be naïve, foolish, and potentially self-destructive to ignore the clear signals requiring proactive and meaningful compliance and regulatory practices and operations.
Take it from a simple guy from Kansas: staying ahead of the curve and understanding that good compliance equals good business practices is just plain common sense.


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Sorry, investment strategists. Nobody, not even the smartest guy in the room, can look into a crystal ball and predict the capital markets' future. The best way to understand what might happen tomorrow is to study the relevant data today, says David Kelly, chief global strategist for J.P. Morgan Funds.
Based on the available information that he's seeing right now, Kelly believes that stocks have room to rise—but so do interest rates, he said Thursday in New York at J.P. Morgan Asset Management's annual research summit.
"It's not about mystical vision. It's about seeing today with clarity," Kelly (left) told the gathering of about 150 chief investment officers as he presented highlights from JPAM's free second-quarter 2013 Guide to the Markets.
With that, Kelly launched into an economic outlook that pinpoints the Federal Reserve as the biggest drag on the U.S. economy. Chances are the economy could have healed itself after 2009 and the markets would have returned to normal without massive intervention, he said.
"The biggest buyer of the worst assets in the world is the Federal Reserve," he said, adding that the easy monetary policy of quantitative easing has gone past ineffectiveness to being counterproductive. The economy is recovering without stimulus and bankers are being discouraged from lending, which undermines business and consumer confidence, Kelly said.
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"There's a battle between wealth and Washington, and wealth is winning," Kelly said.
His recommendation for investors is to position their portfolios to prepare for a rise in interest rates: "We don't know the day or hour, but we know this is going to happen."
Kelly suggested that investment strategists quietly head for the exits, as if they're leaving a dark and overcrowded theater. "Make no mistake, this inflationary environment is what's most out of whack."
Kelly also pointed to four big trends that he sees now in the data:
- Even at new all-time highs, the stock market has room to rise. (JPAM is overweight equities, though Kelly doesn't expect to see much in the way of double-digit returns going forward.)
- Long-term investors should position portfolios for rising rates.
- Developed-market economics are troubled, but developing-market stocks are cheap. Emerging-market stocks should benefit from stronger growth and sounder finances.
- The post-recovery environment should favor more balance and active management.
The data indicate a difficult second-quarter 2013, and the bad news is that the expansion has been so "lousy" that many investors have missed out on it, Kelly said. "But the good news is that the economy will tick up in the second half of the year" as part of a long expansion, he said, adding that there's plenty of room for more U.S. growth because "it's hard to hurt yourself if you're jumping out of a basement window."
The popularity of the JPAM Guide to the Markets has now extended beyond the United States to include guides on Asia, Europe and Brazil. More than 140,000 printed copies of the guide are distributed around the world each quarter.
Read Trend Spotter Rosenberg Sees Inflation Around the Corner at AdvisorOne.


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