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Fashion Victim
We can do anything that make us feel pretty and glamorous, everything to be part of the group.
Author: Antonio Peinado is a Spanish photographer, born in the summer of 1963 in Andújar in Andalucía. He lived there until he settled down in Pamplona in 1981. He has always felt drawn to photography. When Antonio was 15, he began to read and teach himself about photography, developing a passion for the art form as he learned.
Antonio opened his photography studio in 2006. He began to work as a social and commercial photographer for businesses, marketing agencies and private clients. At the same time, he gave photography classes to university students studying design.
His creative curiosity and perfectionism pushed him to search for new ways of expressing himself through photography, especially through portraiture.
FEPFI Distinguished Photographer, in recent years Antonio has received recognition in a variety of countries for his work. Most recently being Gold Medal in Moscow International Foto Awards 2018, category Fine Art (Moscow, Russian Federation. May 2018); Outstanding Achievement Winner in The Black & White Spider Awards, XII Edition, category: Nude. (Beverly Hills, October 2017); First Prize Winner in the 1st Monovisions Photography Awards, category: Nude (London, August 2017); First Prize Winner in the 3rd Fine Art Photography Awards, category: Nude (London, April 2017) and receiving the distinction QEP, one of the most prestigious international acknowledgements given by the FEP, and the Best Spanish Photographer of the Year in Illustrative Art award given by the FEPFI in 2016.


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Apostate and the Red Moon
"Uwaa, the cut is as beautiful as ever"
A back alley in the town. Touching the corpse that was abandoned as if to hide it out of people's sight, the corners of my mouth widely lifted.
The order came in today in the afternoon. Having my precious talk with mom disturbed, I was in a considerably ill mood.
"What? Work again? I don't want to work for a while. Lately I've been overworked, haven't I"
'Don't say that. I can only ask you'
The distance is too far for telepathic communication.
That's why I'm using a sheet of formula paper provided by the guild, but from a while ago the other side has been only been repeating the same thing.
Only I can do it, do I look like these words will make me do what I'm told. I'm not so cheap.
"I decline. In the first place, what's with this. You expressly used a sheet of formula paper. Isn't it a waste of paper. Besides now I'm together with mom. I don't want to take requests for at least a week"
"I'm Scheat"
'Apostate, this is a job only you can do. That's my order as the guild master. Will you still say you won't listen?"
"That's an unfair way of talking"
On a whim I tried to emphasize my existence, but I was ignored.
Since I expected it, it's fine.
I'm not 'Scheat', I'm 'Apostate'.
It's expected of me to continue being Apostate.
I've known from when I was given this name.
From that time, my name is Apostate, not Scheat.
"So, what's the job?"
When I heard about the contents of my job, the corners of my mouth dropped.
Having received the order, after advance preparations I used a transfer gate and again came to this country.
Be that as it may, it doesn't mean I'll stay for long. This time it's really a mere cleanup.
A retrieval mission so that's it not called cleanup. Once I finish, I'll slip out.
It's already almost the middle of the night.
I approached the place where I had been instructed to erase all traces. Even though it's late at night, several men who appear to be guards are sharply keeping a watch.
Phew, I let out a breath. Today the mission isn't killing. I won't have souvenirs for mom.
I just need to clean up.
I casually thought that such missions had increased recently. In the past it was only killing.
I know the reason.
Cain's existence. Because he's in Wilhelm. In case of a confrontation with him, probably only I could fight him properly. That's why I'm chosen.
"… I'd be happy if I could meet Cain"
While grumbling so, I produced a drug from my bosom.
It's a common drug used by Sahaja's assassin guilds.
Checking the wind's direction I scattered it secretly.
After a short while I saw the guards begin to doze off.
Having confirmed the drug began taking effect, I secretly slipped out from the hiding.
When you sniff the drug called 'dream flower' made from flower pollen, the boundary between the reality and dream becomes vague, no matter what happens before your eyes you won't be able to grasp the situation correctly.
I passed through the guards. Of course, nobody is questioning me. Everybody is absentminded, their eyes unfocused. Ignoring them, I arrived at the place I was aiming for.
The place where corpses are kept together.
All the corpses of the victims of today's fight are kept here.
Checking each person I searched for the people I'm looking for. Because they look different from the hoodlums, I found them right away.
First of all, these two.
Members of my guild. I have to erase their traces.
From the start they didn't carry anything that would identify them as people of our guild so there should be no need for worry, but even so we don't know what might leak the information.
When I raised my hand as a signal, four men emerged from darkness. On their shoulders they carried two large jute bags in pairs. I could tell a large thing could be put inside.
When they came near me, they opened the jute bags with experienced movements. Without losing time they advanced with work.
I only looked at it absentmindedly.
Having finished the work in a few minutes, the four men again carried the two jute bags in pairs on their shoulders.
I had them go ahead and moved to the next place.
Actually I had been ordered to recover the vase, however it seems to have already been carried away.
I had been told in advance it's fine to ignore it if it isn't on the scene, so I easily gave up.
"The owner can't be identified, huh. Well, that would be so"
It seems to be a rare magical tool, but it's unknown whose collection it belonged to.
That's why it won't be a particular hindrance even if it's exposed to be made in Sahaja.
What's important is to hide our participation in this plot.
We 'Black' don't intend to take responsibility for this failure.
It mustn't be seen as our work. That's why we'll erase all traces.
The guards are left as is. At any rate the drug's effect will soon fade. They'll only think of it as a dream. There are no aftereffects, they shouldn't remember this.
"Next is…."
There's one more person left I have to clean up after.
If he's alive, so be it, but probably he isn't.
If he was, he would long ago have contacted us.
"He isn't around here… I wonder if he was killed while escaping"
It seems everybody earlier was killed by the Crown Prince.
But, among them there wasn't the person I'm looking for. Then it's natural to think he was killed by somebody before he could escape. He wouldn't be found by the guards or the Royal Palace officials.
Assassins of our guild wouldn't be easily killed by ordinary people.
I reached the conclusion right away.
"… Was it you? Cain"
Only after I produced the voice I noticed.
A lively voice that didn't seem like my own.
I wonder if I could perhaps meet him.
The only one who calls me by my name, the only one who recognizes me as myself.
What would he do. I thought about that.
Supposing I was him – what would I do if I killed the attacking assassin. Perhaps, I'd leave him for his fellows to take care of. Then――――.
"―――― Ah, sure enough"
A dim back alley. Seeing the hidden corpse that I could tell was the very same assassin, I smiled with satisfaction. As I thought, it's his work.
I dragged out his corpse and examined the wound. Today he used a sword, not a knife. I leaked a sigh at the beautiful cut. It can only be his work for somebody to be killed so beautifully.
"He's truly almighty. It's beautiful"
I gazed at the wound spellbound.
It's delightful seeing his merciless attack at a weak spot that took the life in a single blow.
I'm delighted to know he's an assassin, even if he escaped a guild.
―――― And yet.
"You wouldn't come to my side…"
I wanted to try working with him. It seems there's no way for it to come true.
In that case. I'd like to try competing with him as a target someday.
"It's okay, clean up"
I moved away from the corpse and ordered so.
This time, two people came out behind me. They stuffed the corpse into an empty jute bag with experienced movements.
With this, all is done.
Watching them leave carrying a jute bag together, I absentmindedly looked up at the sky.
Tonight is the full moon. Red, red moon.
The color of blood. Your color.
"It's a shame. I wanted to meet you. Cain"
I specially came to Wilhelm. I wanted to see you.
I wanted you to call my name.
My real name nobody calls me by anymore.
While inexplicable sentimentality washed over me, a sheet of formula paper hidden in my bosom shone.
I took it out with experienced movements and passed magical power through the paper.
Receiving magical power, the magic formula drawn on it shone palely.
'Apostate. Return… There's work'
My eyes widened just a little in surprise.
But, I nodded right away.
"Got it. I'll go there tomorrow"
When I noticed, I was smiling faintly.
We worked out some details and terminated the conversation. The sheet of formula paper that had served its purpose prettily burned up in magic flames.
"At last, huh"
Finally the plan seems to begin. That is to say, my wish might come true.
"Ah, I mustn't be absentminded"
I mustn't stay still.
I vigorously broke into a run.
Quickly, I have to return quickly.
Only that occupied my head.
I already think of nothing else.
I will fulfill the role I was given with all my power.
I swore so at that time.
I swore so to mom.
I ran through the town as if delirious with fever.
―――― The red moon already doesn't matter.

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For most women pregnancy is a wonderful time full of joy and promise. Most women will have uneventful pregnancies, with the normal challenges of swollen feet, achy backs and strange cravings. Most women will deliver healthy babies after a full-term pregnancy and will leave the birth experience with no lasting negative effects.
But for too many women of color, pregnancy is often a dangerous time. Women of color experience more complications during pregnancy and have more negative outcomes, including infant mortality, than their white peers. Let's look at the data.
Women of color experience higher rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity.
- While Black women do not have a significantly higher risk of experiencing the medical conditions common to maternal death, they are two to three times as likely as White women to die from them. From Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System, Center for Disease Control, 2016
- Black women are three to four times more likely to die from complications of pregnancy or childbirth than White women, and they are twice as likely to suffer from severe maternal morbidity. From Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System, Center for Disease Control, Dec. 2016 and Black Mamas Matter: A Toolkit for Advancing the Human Right to Safe and Respectful Maternal Care, Center for Reproductive Rights, 2016.
Women of color are less likely to have access to quality, affordable, appropriate, and timely maternal care, placing them at a higher risk for poor maternal health outcomes.
- Despite historically low uninsured levels under the Affordable Care Act, women of color are still more likely than White women to lack health insurance, xv which limits their access to healthcare. From Center for Global Policy Solutions, 2015
- According to the latest National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report, Black and Latina women receive lower quality care than White women on 40 percent of measures of overall health care quality. A lack of access to quality care overall correlates with a lack of access to reproductive health care, suggesting that they also experience lower quality reproductive health care. From Agency for Health Care Quality Research, 2014
- Women who receive no prenatal care are three to four times more likely to die of pregnancy or childbirth-related complications. Thirty-two percent of Black women and 41 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women do not receive adequate prenatal care. From Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Human Rights Failure, 2011
Women of color experience higher rates of infant death and pre-term births.
- Black infants die before one year of life at more than twice the rate of white infants.
- The preterm birth rate for non-Hispanic black women is 1.6 times higher than the preterm birth rate for white women. From Infant Mortality Statistics, National Vital Statistics Report, 2015
What Can You Do?
Join WE CAN to change these numbers and help all Sisters experience all the joys of pregnancy and motherhood!
Sign up to volunteer for the Safe Delivery Campaign. There will be periodic actions you can take, so please make sure we know you want to raise your voice in support of the Safe Delivery Campaign and stay tuned!


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Bob and Ted are travelling and the next article will appear over this weekend.
Bob & Ted
Friday, December 14, 2007
Bob and Ted are travelling and the next article will appear over this weekend.
Posted by Unknown at 4:24 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Bob's Currency Focus - 15:00 GMT
The dollar rebounded after the FOMC rate announcement, having initially softened. The euro was pushed back to 1.4640 but rallied from there this morning to once again sail over the 1.47 price line, before settling around the 1.4680 price mark. While the FOMC statement was not greeted with euphoria by stock markets, the Fed did leave open the possibility of further rate cuts and this cannot be seen as dollar positive. An element of risk aversion overnight has helped support the dollar but the currency might struggle once the full impact of the statement seeps through. The euro on the other hand has lost a little conviction in recent days and Tuesday's downbeat Zew Business Survey will not have helped. However in data released today, Industrial Production in the eurozone rose by twice the level forecast in October while employment for the 13 nations that make up the single currency rose by 0.3% in the third quarter. Outside of the Zew survey, Data has been largely positive this week for the euro. The currency pair remains hemmed into a range between 1.46 and 1.4770 and until one side or the other convincingly breaks outside this band, we could see the pair move back and forth. Coming to print we have just witnessed a whiplash move from 1.4670 to 1.4750 and back to 1.4680 within a half an hour as the market reacted to a report from the Fed that it is teaming up with other major Central Banks to help alleviate the liquidity crisis. The pair currently trade at 1.4686 and I'm inclined to stick to the same track as yesterday. Strategy: Buy euro on dips towards 1.46, with initial target prices of 1.4720 and 1.4740. If the pair moves above 1.4770 shift the target price to 1.4840. Markets are thinning and becoming more volatile the further into December we go and Stop losses are being eaten up by rapid market fluctuations, so ensure stop losses are strategically employed or else avoid the market altogether.
Cable is going through one of those incredibly volatile periods right now and already today the pair has traded across a massive 2.25 cent price range. It rarely stays in the one direction for long and it is horrendously dangerous to trade for if you are using tight stop losses. I still prefer the downside and the pound's rapid upside rallies of late are more to do with it being carried on the crest of a desperate-like carry wave which has reached lunatic proportions today, rather than any new-found fundamental strength behind the UK currency. UK employment is holding up well according to a report issued today and the jobless number fell by more than expected in November, although wage inflation was reported softer than expected which in essence means today's employment report is not an obstacle for the Bank of England in deciding whether or not to cut interest rates again early in 2008. The euro quickly rose to 0.72 Tuesday having retreated back towards 0.7150 so we called that one right yesterday. Cable also fell from above 2.05 to our initial target of 2.0360. We recommend much of the same today although we move up our targets slightly from yesterday, to reflect the wider range the pair is trading in. Strategy: Sell cable on prices above or close to 2.05 with initial target of 2.0380, followed by 2.0330. Buy the euro on any dips towards 0.7150 with target of 0.7206. Sterling will also come under pressure against the yen and Swiss franc if stock markets shift into reverse gear, so keep an eye on Wall Street.
The yen has taken a battering in the past few hours as risk tolerance levels have been energised by a recovery in stock markets and nobody appears willing to miss the party. The dollar had slipped to 110.50 Tuesday after Wall Street reacted badly to the Fed's latest rate announcement, but since then the dollar has risen to 112.46 as the silly season well and truly lands on the currency markets. To be fair, a rate cut was never going to prove to be a positive for the Japanese currency because it was sure to attract plenty of buying interest for the high-yielding currencies, with the yen preferred as the funding currency. Last night can be called a reactionary blip which triggered a sudden bout of risk aversion and gave the yen a monetary lift, which when we scrutinise it, was always only going to be like a temporary loan. The fundamentals have not changed though and the rather gloomy outlook for the US and global economies is the same, so it is only a matter of time before risk tolerance levels abate once again and the yen comes into its own. The US dollar may reach Y113.50 in the short-term but it will surely struggle beyond this level and the euro does not offer any value above Y165. Japan's current account remains in a healthy state and October's surplus showed an improvement of almost 50% on the same month last year. The longer run trend for USD/JPY is down but because of the interest cost in holding the yen long-term, it is not worth entering the market until we are sure the current correction upwards is complete. But there is good value in entering the market short-term during bouts of heightened risk aversion like we saw yesterday. This requires close monitoring of stock markets so it is fruitless to offer a direct strategy here.
USD/CAD is one of the few currency pairs which had shown a degree of stability over the past 24 hours and the pair's price is virtually unchanged from the one it was trading at this time Tuesday. The US dollar firmly held its lines yesterday and today and the loonie may now be quickly running out of attempts to reclaim the coveted parity handle. Canada's Trade Balance for October was slightly better than expected but the worrying fact from the report is that exports again fell during the month, this time by 0.5%. In fact the only reason the trade surplus increased at all is because imports fell by 2% during the same period, which in itself is hardly encouraging because it points to reduced consumption within the domestic economy. 1.0214 is the key barrier to the upside, but with resurgent oil prices offering temporary support, the loonie should be able to protect that level in the short run. Friday's manufacturing and productivity data, if it prints on the soft side, could be a risk for the loonie. Strategy: Short-term - Buy USD/CAD on any dips to around 1.0050 with upside price targets of 1.0120 and 1.0160. Shift upside targets to 1.0220, if 1.0160 is convincingly broken. Long-term – Hold USD/CAD long positions with S/L at 0.9760 and target price of 1.05.
Bob B - Dec 12
Posted by Unknown at 3:17 PM 0 comments
FOMC walks on eggshells
Has the Fed lost the plot? If one was to judge the reaction on Wall Street, where the major averages plunged by more than 2% each Wednesday, it would seem so. But then perhaps it is greedy investors and those TV pundits that beam from our screens who have essentially lost the plot and maybe the Fed is merely doing its job and trying to keep us all on the straight and narrow? A 50 basis points cut on the Fed Funds rate was never on the cards yesterday and although one Fed member believed it appropriate (Eric Rosengren voted for a 0.5% cut in the Fed Funds rate), the fact any cut was delivered at all demonstrated the Fed had essentially completed a 360 degree about-turn in the past 2 weeks. If the Fed is to be criticised one can point to the lack of creativity in not doing more with the discount rate. A 50 basis point cut in the discount rate would surely have helped ease the tightening which has intensified in recent weeks in credit markets. The fact the Fed came out late last night with a statement indicating it is prepared to do more to ease the liquidity problem is an admission of maybe not having done enough earlier and rather than help, it undermines the Fed's credibility.
The Fed however could not have done more with the Fed Funds rate and one has to remember the benchmark rate has now fallen 1% in the past 3 months, something few would have envisioned back in September. The Fed's December statement was more neutral than the October statement, but still places emphasis on inflation 'Readings on core inflation have improved modestly this year, but elevated energy and commodity prices, among other factors, may put upward pressure on inflation. In this context, the Committee judges that some inflation risks remain, and it will continue to monitor inflation developments carefully." Many of our less-initiated TV-pundit friends baulked at this sentence, believing the Fed should instead have told the market the door was left open for more aggressive rate cuts and eh…surging stock prices. What these pundits forget, or rather choose to ignore, is that US headline inflation which was running at 3.5% in October is expected to print at over 4% in November when the data is released this Friday. US core inflation is going to rise early next year, possibly sharply, and indeed were the Fed to have followed the example of the ECB, there would not only be no rate cuts, but no prospect of any, while inflation is such a significant threat, even if this may compromise growth prospects. The problem for the Fed is the Committee allows itself to be bullied by financial markets moreover any other major Central Bank and rather than allow Wall Street taste the downside reality of an economic cycle, the Fed rides in and attempts to put off the inevitable. This rather doomed strategy will soon see the Fed run out of basis points and it could mean the Fed pushes the US economy into a sustained period of stagflation, from believe it or not, as early as the first quarter of 2008 (are we to take headline inflation as the measure we might be there already).
So in many senses the Fed could certainly not have gone further on the Fed Funds rate and there is a very strong inflation argument to say they should not have moved at all Tuesday. We have to remember the last print of US growth was the whopping 4.9% recorded in quarter 3. The latest inflation figure will be released this Friday with a strong possibility the headline number will print above 4% while the core number may tick up from 2.2%. Core inflation is going to rise early next year because the year on year comparisons will no longer prove favourable for the measure. Growth is expected to slow to 2.5% in quarter 4 and may even slow further in quarter one of 2008. The Fed is walking on eggshells and there will be a lot of hard thinking for FOMC members between now and the end of January, when the Committee is scheduled to meet again.
Ted B - Dec 12
Posted by Unknown at 1:14 PM 1 comments
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Bob's Currency Focus - 13:00 GMT
Trading is tentative Tuesday ahead of the FOMC rate announcement with traders unsure of direction. The euro rose to 1.4742 early this morning only to decline to 1.4656, on the back of another disappointing ZEW business survey out of the euro zone. The German think tank's expectations index for December dropped to minus 37.2 from minus 32.5 a month previous. The current conditions index also fell, to 63.5 from 70.0 in November, meaning German businesses are more pessimistic both about current activity and about the growth outlook for 2008. The euro has grown adept at shaking off poor economic data of late and with ECB council members issuing more hawkish rhetoric Monday, the euro is likely to be well bid on any further dips. We could witness significant volatility immediately after the Fed statement is released this evening and with a 0.25% cut already fully priced in, direction will likely be determined by the content of the Fed's statement. A 0.25% cut accompanied by cautious language underlying upside risks to inflation would support the dollar, while a 0.25% cut with a shift in bias towards policy easing would tend to damage the dollar, as this would worsen the dollar's rate differential outlook against other major currencies for the coming quarter. If the Fed decides to be aggressive and cuts the Fed funds rate by 0.5% like it did back in October, the dollar will probably sink. It could take 30 to 60 minutes for the true impact to be established and any traders entering the market and trading the news immediately after the release are playing with fire. I expect to see the euro recover today's losses and appreciate ahead of the announcement, but what happens thereafter is anyone's guess. Strategy: Buy euro on any dips towards 1.4650 prior to the announcement and exit the market before the FOMC release. We will analyse the statement tomorrow and see what it means for the dollar going forward.
Cable has rallied for a fourth consecutive day Tuesday and the pound is currently trading around the 2.05 price level. Sterling is essentially trading well above its station and the currency is getting a false lift on the back of a resurgent carry trade, back in vogue thanks to expectations for a Fed interest rate cut today. The pound has risen against every major currency today, rising 0.5% against the euro, 0.26% against the dollar, 0.36% against the yen and 0.86% against the Swiss franc. The party may well end this evening, particularly if the Fed's statement fails to rally stock markets, at which time the aggressive run-up in carry trades over the past number of days will begin to unwind. The UK trade deficit in October narrowed to £7.1B from a record £8.0B in September, but this is hardly a reason for celebration through rapid sterling appreciation and once today's much heralded Fed event is out of the way, markets will again examine sterling with close scrutiny and with a sharp slowdown forecast for the UK economy in 2008, it is difficult to see sterling not coming under pressure in the coming days. It is conceivable cable could run up to over 2.06 later today if the Fed delivers more than what the market has priced in, but even if this is the case, cable should begin to retrace its gains later this week. Positional players may well see any price over 2.05 as an incentive to enter the market and go short, even if they have to sit it out and wait for the pair to top out before tumbling again. Strategy: short-run traders should maybe focus on EUR/GBP, buying dips to around 0.7150 with a target price of 0.72. Cable is worth selling on prices above 2.05 with downside price targets of 2.0370 and 2.0310, but this has the added risk of the Fed statement later Tuesday.
The yen continues its retreat Tuesday as carry traders targeted the currency to bump up positions on high yielding currencies like cable and the Aussie and New Zealand dollars, ahead of an expected rate cut from the Fed later today. The dollar rose to over 112 against the yen for the first time in a month but has struggled to stay there while the euro has changed little against the Japanese currency as it too retreated early Tuesday. Japanese consumer sentiment dipped further in November, but the currency's decline has more to do with a rise in risk tolerance than any adverse impact of domestic economic data. If the Fed is aggressive and cuts rates by 0.5% today or shifts its policy bias towards monetary easing, we could witness a stock market rally for the next few days and the yen will decline further. The currency will be able to regain ground once the current bout of market euphoria comes to an end and that could even happen as early as this evening, if the Fed statement falls short of market expectations. It is too difficult to make a call on yen direction, with uncertainty large ahead of the Fed statement, so the best course of action could be to avoid the yen until we have had time to analyse this evening's statement and gauge the reaction of equity markets. A sharp retreat in equities will see the yen appreciate just as sharply. Strategy: Await Fed announcement and avoid the yen for the moment.
The loonie has remained trapped within a 1.00 to 1.0140 price range against the dollar ever since last Friday's Canadian employment report. The loonie has been unable to make a real impression and the US dollar is being bought against it on any dips towards the parity line. We could see the loonie strengthen a bit immediately ahead of the Fed announcement as nerves creep in and any subsequent negative statement for the US dollar could see parity broken for the first time since the Bank of Canada announced its rate cut last Tuesday. However, if the Fed cuts by 0.25% and remains cautious on inflation, US dollar bulls may well return to the market en masse and the greenback could once again advance to the 1.02 line. I'm inclined to not enter the market today, given the potential risks to the greenback (I'm a bull on USD/CAD) and any traders with an intra-day bid on USD/CAD are advised to get out at the best possible price before this evening, and not to risk their profits. Longer run I continue to be long on USD/CAD and maintain a price target of 1.05 with a S/L of 0.9760. Strategy: Intra-day, do not enter the market until after having had a chance to assess the immediate significance of the Fed Statement.
Bob B – Dec 11
Posted by Unknown at 12:54 PM 1 comments
Monday, December 10, 2007
Market Watch: FOMC December 07
FOMC to give green light:
The Fed is widely expected to deliver a 25 basis points cut when the FOMC releases its latest monetary policy statement Tuesday evening (19:15 GMT). There seems little doubt a cut is in the offing, with some analysts even predicting an aggressive 50 basis points easing, although the chances of a cut of this magnitude appear to be dwindling. The minutes of the last FOMC meeting that were released on November 20th appeared to rule out a further cut this year as we were told the cut on October 31st was a 'close call.' In the past two weeks we have witnessed an about-turn with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his deputy Donald Koln issuing very dovish statements, effectively turning the minutes of the October meeting on their head and signalling to markets the Fed was ready to ease again. Since that October meeting economic data has been at best mixed, but there have been further significant write-downs from banks and financial institutions over the subprime crisis and credit conditions have tightened. Inflation meanwhile has moved steadily upwards with the headline inflation rate reaching 3.5% in October and expected to print over 4% in November when the data is released next Friday.
There is little doubt that if the subprime fiasco was not having such an adverse affect on market credit conditions, the Fed would not be about to cut rates this week. There may well be considerable unease within the FOMC to have to cut rates at all because as we close out 2007, we move into a new period where the year on year inflation rate can easily tick up a notch or two (US core consumer price inflation eased progressively early in 2007 and as we move into 2008, the year over year comparisons may gradually show a marked deterioration in the core inflation rate).
The Fed's greatest headache is tightening in credit markets and a creative FOMC might choose to customise a solution Tuesday which focuses on the Fed's discount overnight rate. The discount rate is the rate the bank offers to major lending institutions but is not commonly used at present because of the stigma attached with going to the Fed for borrowings. The FOMC could possibly vote to reduce the discount rate by 0.5% tomorrow, bringing the discount rate down to 4.5%, while at the same time reducing the Fed Funds rate by 0.25% to 4.25%. The logic is that if the discount rate is lowered substantially, more banks will be enticed to come to the Fed's discount window, rather than paying higher rates through lending from other financial institutions.
Last Friday's payroll report revealed that while growth continues to slow, the labour market is healthy and unemployment at 4.7% remains at a historically low level. An aggressive 50 basis point cut Tuesday could send all the wrong signals about the US economy and indeed help make a recession a self-fulfilling prophecy. Many FOMC members will feel they have been railroaded into a further cut by Messrs Bernanke and Koln and are most unlikely to vote for anything more than a 0.25% reduction in the Fed Funds rate.
The statement Tuesday needs to be read very closely 1) to see if the policy decision was unanimous and 2) to see if the Fed shifts from the rather neutral stance of the last statement to a more dovish line this time round.
Forecast: 0.25% cut in the Fed funds rate and a 0.50% cut in the discount rate. The dollar will probably fall in the period immediately after the announcement, but should soon rebound, unless the FOMC is seen to have shifted aggressively towards the easing side in its statement, or if the FOMC surprises and chooses to cut the Fed Funds rate by 0.50%.
Ted B - Dec 10
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Bob's Currency Focus - Dec 10 - 14:00 GMT
The euro has made a significant rally Monday, taking almost 0.8 cents off the dollar, now trading at 1.4720. Although markets may be discounting a 50 basis points cut by the Fed Tuesday, the longer-run rate outlook for the dollar sees it at a big disadvantage against the euro, so the greenback is coming under further pressure ahead of tomorrow's key FOMC meeting. Euro area economic data Monday was mostly positive with the German trade balance printing at €18.1B for October, over €1.1B higher than forecast. French Industrial production also soared in October, rising a massive 2.1% on the month against a forecast increase of just 0.4%. The impact of a stronger euro has certainly not deterred the industrial powerhouses of France and Germany and today's results have helped push the euro higher. Friday's payroll data from the US, while marginally better than anticipated, nonetheless signals a slowdown in the labour sector and simply gives the Fed breathing space to continue to cut rates. I personally would not rule out a 50 basis point cut by the Fed Tuesday, because this particular FOMC has become more unpredictable, inflation has more or less been abandoned as a principal Fed concern and there is most definitely a Bernanke put to appease US financial markets. While we might not agree entirely with the ECB's ultra hawkish stance, we can at least say the ECB is consistent and monetary policy is most definitely not dictated by financial markets, as is currently the case in the US. Expect the dollar to remain under pressure against the euro in the build-up to Tuesday's meeting and any break above 1.4770 will be significant, because it could trigger a temporary move closer to 1.49. We also need to be cautious, because we saw last week that both sterling and the Canadian dollar actually appreciated in value in the days after the respective Central Banks announced rate cuts and expectations of a rate cut in either of those jurisdictions was put at less than 50%. Markets have priced in a 100% chance of a Fed cut tomorrow, but this being a 0.25% cut. I prefer to buy the euro on dips back towards 1.4650, with upside targets of 1.4730, 1.4770 and 1.4840.
Cable has lost the run of itself Monday, rising sharply to a high of 2.0467, up over 1.5 cents on the day. Considering cable languished below 2.02 immediately following last Thursday's Bank of England rate cut, it is quite a remarkable feat. The currency moved before today's producer prices report, a report which although signalling higher than expected inflation at the factory gates, is hardly going to alter Bank of England monetary policy, which shifted to the easing side last week. House prices for October, in a separate report released by the department of local government today, grew to an annualised 11.3% in October from 10.8% in September and this also helped to support the pound. Cable offers no bid value on prices above 2.05 and even 2.0450, even if the market is nervous ahead of Tuesday's FOMC meeting. The euro also slipped to 0.7180 against the pound Monday but has since recovered towards 0.72. Sharp sterling gains are likely to be continued to be met by sharp sterling sell-offs because the outlook for the UK economy is uncertain at best and with the Bank of England having joined the Fed in policy easing, positional traders will be looking beyond the UK currency. On Tuesday we have October's trade balance and if we see another record deficit, sterling will sell down. Trading will continue to be thin ahead of the Fed and some currency moves will be exaggerated, including sterling's. Strategy: Wait until after Fed meeting on Tuesday. Do not buy sterling at present levels.
The yen remains under pressure Monday as the prospect of a US rate cut on Tuesday has seen risk tolerance levels rise and a resurgence in the carry trade, with the yen being used as the preferred funding currency. The yen is only down fractionally against the US dollar, but is down 0.5% against the euro and 0.75 against sterling. It is down almost 1% against the Aussie dollar. With stock markets up today and likely to continue their rally if the Fed cuts rates tomorrow, the yen may be sold off further and we could potentially see the dollar rise to Y113 and the euro to over Y166 by tomorrow evening. In economic news, data released overnight showed Japan's machinery orders surged by more than 12% in October, but against this the closely monitored economy watchers survey revealed that ordinary Japanese workers were not very enthusiastic about either current economic conditions or about the country's economic outlook during November. Strategy: Don't trade the yen until after the Fed decision, when markets have settled again.
The loonie weakened moderately Monday against the greenback but the pair has remained firmly inside the 1.00 to 1.01 trading band ever since Friday's employment report. The loonie strengthened down close to the parity line again Monday but was unable to break through and the dollar has since advanced to 1.0080. Housing Starts in Canada rose to a 227.9K rate in November, up 0.1% from October but this was largely in line with forecasts and had no market impact. While base metal prices have fallen, oil is up over $1 a barrel and this should offer some short-term protection to the Canadian currency. Overall I expect the uptrend to continue, but we may continue in a period of consolidation until after the Fed rate decision Tuesday. The loonie has come off quite sharply against the euro Monday, losing over 1 cent, with the euro up to CAD1.4750. Strategy: Buy USD/CAD on dips towards 1.00 with limit targets of 1.0090 and 1.0135. Longer run bid positions should be retained with S/L at 0.9750 and target of 1.05. The loonie may appreciate against the dollar in the lead up to tomorrow's Fed announcement, so anyone who is has entered long today on USD/CAD need to time their exit.
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For the 8th Annual All About Downtown Street Fair, there's so much you can expect, from live music to food and drink. Every year, we see hundreds of vendors join in on the fun. Check out 10 new vendors at the street fair this year! Luna Luna is a recently opened restaurant in Downtown, offering some tasty drinks and food. Stop by their booth to get a bite of some of … [Read more...]
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Starting August 15th, ChicpeaJC is taking over the HDSID's Instagram account for the month leading up to the All About Downtown Street Fair on September 15th! That's right, the All About Downtown Street Fair is back for its 8th year so save the date! On September 15th from 12PM to 8PM, you can enjoy 8 hours of food, music, drinks, vendors, and activities for the whole … [Read more...]
Feel Good Fridays: a Monthly Event with the HDSID
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HDSID 20th Anniversary Holiday Party
Join the HDSID on December 21st for their 20th anniversary and holiday party! From 6PM to 8PM in the City Hall Council Chambers Room, you can enjoy some delicious food by Taqueria and celebrate the anniversary and holiday season. Jersey City Sweets is donating 100 cookies in gift bags for guests. The mayor will also in attendance. Definetely not missing this one! I can't … [Read more...]
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College is sure to be among the best, most pivotal parts of your entire life, but success does require deliberate action. The following article contains tips you can use when you are going to college. Take in this information and learn from others.
Be sure to take lots of toiletries along to college. Needless to say, you don't want to run out of these at any time. Bulk purchases avoid this situation and keep your costs down, too.
Carry a personal water bottle to school. You have to remain hydrated to ensure your brain and body are functioning properly. You need to do this if you are busy with class through the day and cannot eat. When you are properly hydrated, it is easier to focus more clearly on your work and remain productive. Lots of water fountains allow for quick refills.
Many colleges offer courses in study skills, so take advantage of the offering. Many students did not have to try very hard to get good grades in high school, and they may be unsure of how to study now that they are in college. Improving your study skills can enable you to succeed in your classes and reach all of your goals.
Do not forget to eat nutritious meals. Many students gain weight their first year in school. Make sure you're aware of the foods you're consuming. Stay away from fast food, junk food and other terrible choices. Although this may see seem like a quick and affordable solution, the pounds can slowly start to creep up on you. Also, you won't be receiving the energy that you need in order to perform at your best in class.
During college, become involved in lots of activities. When you take part in activities of interest to you, your resume will be enhanced when you enter the working world. You do need to make sure your grades do not suffer. So don't overdo it, and leave time for studying.
Your success at college may even be affected by where you sit. Try to get a seat right up front so you get the best view and you can hear your professor. This also makes it easier for you to get noticed when you have a question.
Don't forget to exercise in college. Consider joining a gym. You can meet other active college students and workout. You will make new friends at the gym that you would not have met otherwise.
During the first semester, take a minimum of one general ed class so that you can put it behind you. If there's one class you're really not looking forward to, but you need it to graduate, take it early so you can later focus on the classes you really like. You certainly do not want to find yourself the lone senior amongst a class comprised only of freshman.
You'll look back on your college days later on down the road and be happy with the decisions you have made for your future. When you remember that day as you struggle, you'll find the stress is relieved and you're better able to surmount your hurdles.


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I'm back from another cruise escape and I'm finally feeling like me again!
Yesterday, I woke up happy, had a productive day with pet sitting and my online work, hung out with a few friends for several hours each, and was still chugging away at 4am. I'm nearly caught up with everything from last week…so now I'm only as behind as I was before we left! 😉
I haven't been able to go this long on 5-6 hours of sleep in more than a year. I won't make a habit of it, but I had almost forgotten what energy felt like. Grief and depression are real bitches.
Our Recent Cruise
We sailed out on the Carnival Breeze from February 5-12, 2017. It stopped in Jamaica, the Grand Caymans, and Cozumel, Mexico. We got off in every port for just a little souvenir browsing, but mainly, we spent the entire cruise relaxing.
Our days were spent watching movies, playing 2 person board games like Patchwork and Jaipur, playing "Burger Shop" on our tablets, lounging in the adult-only, Serenity section of the ship in huge chairs, eating Guy's Burgers (and anything else we felt like munching on), and just enjoying having no obligations.
Our nights were spent being spoiled in the dining room and watching Dive-In Movies on the main deck's big screen. Len then played the penny slots in the casino while I was a couch potato in the room and ordered a BLT and chocolate chip cookies as a midnight snack nearly every evening.
The Carnival Cruise Chef's Table
Our only "excursion" was splurging $220 on the Chef's Table, which was like foodie heaven with Chef Joaquim Dias.
Seriously, it was definitely a foodie event. The warm ups were things like a cotton-candy, olive combo (ewwww) and Greek yogurt pops with shaved salmon and parmesan (totally disgusting to me, but Len devoured TWO). I loved the bread and fresh butter.
The main dishes were things like pea and Matcha soup (YUMMY), pork belly with shrimp (good but odd), crispy lamb and lamb shank (MMM…MMM!), poached Seabass with asparagus (good), quail and wild mushroom rice (really good), and veal with diced green apple (meh).
The desserts were a palate cleanser of citrus creams (DIVINE) and a delicious chocolate hazelnut cake.
They served white and red wine as appropriate as we went along…I took advantage…
My absolute favorite part? Watching my husband have the TIME OF HIS LIFE. It was the happiest I've seen him in a long time. I loved it.
I also truly enjoyed the behind-the-scenes aspect. It was fun watching the part of the kitchen we were in just chug away like a perfectly-oiled machine while we were being catered to by amazing chefs in their own rights.
It was fun and I ate it all. I WAS STUFFED. Am I more of a prime rib and mashed potatoes type of girl? Yes. But exploring the foodie world was decadent and engaging.
A Healing Cruise
Overall, this cruise was just about relaxing and enjoying the delicious parts of life. I couldn't have asked for a better-timed or fitting vacation.
Cruise Cost
This was another good deal:
- Cruise tickets incl. taxes/fees: $906.22
- Travel Insurance: $45.32
- Parking: $54.50
- Chef's Table: $220
- Tips/Gratuities: $230
- Souvenirs: $65
- Gambling: -$26 (Len won a little this time!)
Total Cruise Cost = $1495.04
We left on a Sunday and got back the following Sunday…I feel like $1100 for the week is amazing and I was excited we kept it under $1500 even with our splurges! 🙂 Yes we could save some money by not insuring the trip but I just can't risk it. Besides there are plenty of travel insurance companies to get cheaper rates with. This is why I'm always looking for cheap cruise deals.
If You Are Suffering From Depression…
Please email me. We all have grief to deal with in life. Many of us suffer from ongoing depression in general. I have no idea when it will kick my ass again. Here is what has helped me this past year:
- Support Network! My husband and the rest of my family and friends have been there for me during the last year of loss. Lean on your people. If you are away from your primary support, lean on the friendly ones around you. Join a group. Find a counselor you appreciate. Churches, community centers, community networks like Nextdoor.com, Meetup groups, etc. You can meet people who have been to hell before and don't mind visiting you there to keep you going until you crawl out. Email me. Just connect with someone.
- Schedule. Even when I couldn't truly self-motivate myself, I would get dressed and go to the scheduled pet sitting jobs (and enjoy them when I arrived). I would also make plans with my family and friends and put those plans in my calendar so I wouldn't blow them off. My schedule kept me tied to humanity on the bad days where I wanted to just sleep forever
- Allow Yourself to Feel. I have cried in the shower a lot. I have made my husband's shirt soggy with tears. I have screamed. I have cussed. I have whined. I have made dark jokes. I had to feel the crappy emotions to get through them. Every time I've ever been depressed, I have to own the shit to dig out of it.
- Escape Temporarily. When my grandma died, I went inner-tubing with Dee for a few days in the time between Grandma's death and her funeral. When my aunt died a month later, I spent the entire next week with friends as often as humanly possible between pet sitting. And when my grandpa passed away a month after that, I was able to go to #Fincon16 10 days later. This recent cruise was accidentally perfectly-timed for escaping a couple of weeks after my D&C from the miscarriage. Getting away generally means wallowing less. Or at least not being reminded of your grief by the physical objects or people associated with it.
- Volunteer/Get Involved. Every adoption counseling shift with SMART Pet Rescue helped me more than the cats probably. Every visit to the assisted living homes my grandparents were in made me feel useful. Every time I helped someone look for a lost pet or find the deal they were looking for made me feel less crappy overall. Helping others forces you out of the self-pity spiral. It also helps others, which is an amazing bonus benefit. 😉
- Time. Eventually the positivity from your support network, your day-to-day work, and your volunteering will lead to you feeling less crappy. Time helps.
If all of this sounds like bullshit, you still feel like you will hurt forever, and you ever want to try a permanent solution, PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE AT 1-800-273-8255 or go to www.Suicide.org. Don't go the permanent route. It will most likely not suck forever.
Hope some of this helps!


text: GARDNER � It seemed like only yesterday that metal band V.O.X. was playing to Gardner residents at Our Place Pub, instead of to sold-out crowds at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine. �It�s extremely cool� to play to loyal fans in Gardner and make the transition to a bigger stage, said Don Chaffin, lead vocalist for the band. V.O.X., short for Voices of eXtreme, will be opening for the band Godsmack on Aug. 23 at the Merrill Auditorium after almost a year on hiatus. Although they are playing a major show with a mainstream rock band, V.O.X. has fond memories of playing in the small clubs in the region. �They made it our home. We don�t feel like a New York band, we feel like a local band in Massachusetts,� said Bob Brennan, V.O.X. bassist and Bronx native. Mr. Chaffin, who has done studio work with Ace Frehley of KISS and Dan Spitz (formerly of Anthrax), made similar remarks toward the Chair City. �We miss everyone in Gardner, we can�t wait to bring our new record to the people,� he said. The band will play their first show in 10 months at the show with Godsmack. Despite not performing in front of a live audience, the rush of playing on stage is not easy to forgot. �It feels like every cell in your body is floating. It�s hard to describe,� said Nick Gertsson, lead guitar for the band. Mr. Brennan added that it is not something words can describe, but it is something a melody can describe. �Black as Day,� down to earth The show in Portland comes on the heels of the band�s second album, �Black as Day,� expected to be released this fall. �I think this album is much more commercial in regards to the first album,� said Mr. Chaffin. �We made it more commercial but heavier too. Don�t ask me how that happened,� he said, laughing. While Mr. Brennan described the album as not being influenced by any specific band, but rather a number of different genres, Mr. Gertsson said he was influenced by a number of metal songs he heard on the radio. He described the album as more raw than the first one and he added that it had an unique groove. Mr. Gertsson, born in Vimmerby, Sweden, remembers being influenced by Iron Maiden and other heavy metal bands as a 12-year-old. �I remember breaking into my brother�s bedroom to steal Anthrax tapes to listen to. It�s all I ever wanted to do,� he said. Before moving to Los Angeles in 1992, he toured with the band Horizon. While at the Musician Institute of Technology G.I.T. in Los Angeles, Mr. Gertsson used to listen to John Macaluso�s band TNT. �It was religion for me, and here in 2004 I�m playing with the guy,� he said. �He�s one of the best drummers in the world,� he added. Mr. Macaluso, drummer for V.O.X., has toured the world with several bands and is considered a top musician in the industry. The band is co-managed by rock legend Nicko McBrain, drummer for the band Iron Maiden. The band was good enough for me to lend my name to, he said. �They�ve got the fire between the legs, they�ve got a good chance to really impress people,� he added. According to Mr. Chaffin, it is great having an icon like Mr. McBrain co-manage the band. �It�s great to have him around because he is so down to earth,� he added. Mr. McBrain recently played a show with the band in Gardner that floored the audience, according to Mr. Gertsson. �It was like a riot when we brought in Nicko to Our Place,� he said. It�s like a brotherhood Currently living in Gardner with his wife Shelly, Mr. Gertsson said the key to a band is getting it to work like a family or a marriage. Capturing the egos of four musicians and forcing them into one big ego is the key for any band, he said. �Now instead of having four 100 percent egos, we have a 400 percent ego which works better. So when a band clicks, you got to go for it,� he added. When a band works, it is amazing, said Mr. Brennan. �It�s like meeting the right woman, you know, it�s just right,� he said. Mr. Chaffin summed up the industry when he said, �The bottom line is everyone is like one big family. All the bands in the field, it�s like a brotherhood.� firstname.lastname@example.com


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Dr. Diaz practices at our Northampton, MA, Springfield, MA, South Hadley, MA, and West Springfield, MA locations.
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Dr. Daniel Landry is native to Massachusetts. He was born in Worcester and attended college at The College of the Holy Cross. After completing his osteopathic education at the University Of New England College Of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford ME, Dr. Landry trained in Internal Medicine at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, VA. After 7 years of service to the navy, he returned to Massachusetts and performed his fellowship training in Nephrology at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He continues his career in kidney medicine here in the Pioneer Valley. As Director of the Acute Dialysis Program at Baystate as well as medical director of outpatient and home dialysis facilities in the area, Dr. Landry is a leader in ensuring the delivery of quality care to those with acute and chronic kidney disease. An outstanding teacher, Dr. Landry has been recognized by colleagues and trainees as a valuable educator. Married with a daughter, Dr. Landry enjoys trips to Maine with his family and is an avid runner.
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Dr. Ye practices at our Northampton, MA, Springfield, MA, West Springfield, MA, Amherst, MA, and Westfield, MA locations.
Dr. Shirley Whitaker, born in Waycross, GA, completed her undergraduate degree at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, GA where she majored in Biology. After deepening her commitment to community wellness with a Master of Public Health from Yale University in New Haven, CT, Dr. Whitaker returned home to attend Emory University School of Medicine. A move west after an internal medicine residency at Eastern Virginia Medical Authority led Dr. Whitaker to a nephrology fellowship at the University of California- Davis followed by training in transplant nephrology at Oregon Health Science University. Practicing in Springfield since 1996, Dr. Whitaker is married with a son in college. In her spare time, she enjoys the creative arts, especially oil painting, etching and photography.
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Task Inspector in Project 2010 is Not Displaying
In Microsoft Project 2010, you try to open the Task Inspector. To do this, in the Task group on the Task ribbon, you click Task Inspector. However, nothing happens.
This issue occurs when the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) component was not installed for Project 2010. VBA must be installed to use the Task Inspector.
To resolve this issue, add the VBA component to Project 2010. To do this, follow these steps:
- In Control Panel, click Programs and Features.
- Select the edition of Project 2010 that is installed on the computer, and then click Change.
- Select Add or Remove Features, and then click Change.
- Expand Office Shared Features.
- Click the icon for Visual Basic, and in the drop-down list, click Run from My Computer.
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A usual topic started up on IMDb today, and often comes up when fans aren't happy about what Sam did during his search for Dean. So this little scene has always intrigued me. I decided to do a bit of digging. Dean killed Lester for what reason exactly, because Lester was also cheating on his wife, they were both at it?
Men aren't built for monogamy… because of evolution. We're — we're — we're programmed, you know, to — to spread our seed.
– Lester Morris, 10.02 Reichenbach
Lester Morris was a man who made a crossroads deal to have his wife — Mindy — killed after finding her having an affair.
So were we meant to feel sorry for Lester, because his wife was having an affair behind his back? Was this the only reason he wanted his own wife out of the picture? Was this a god awful reason to get rid of ones wife just because she was having an affair?
10.02 Reichenbach
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When Crowley offers Dean the chance to kill Mindy Morris to sate the Mark of Cain, since the crossroadsdeal involves her death it would be killing two birds with one stone if Dean did the deed, for which he somewhat reluctantly agrees to do. Just as Dean is prepared to enter the Morris home and kill Mindy, he notices Lester park across the street from the house and enters the car. When Dean questions why Lester is there, he tells him he wants to make sure everything goes right. With tears in his eyes he tells Dean Mindy flushed his life down the toilet by cheating on him and wanting a divorce. However, Dean doesn't buy what Lester is saying, claiming to know that Lester had cheating on Mindy first. After Dean smacks Lester and calls him a loser, Lester demands Dean go in the house and kill his wife. Dean does not take kindly to Lester's demand and stabs him with the First Blade, killing him and voiding the crossroads contract, denying Crowley Lester's soul.
So in a roundabout fashion here, Lester has shot himself in the foot, Dean was right to be curious, but had this also laid plans to Sam's part of the plan. Had this backfired on him? Was Dean best pleased to hear on the grapevine the his bro had landed him Lester on a plate? Did Dean know of this before hand knowing his brother was hiding something from him?
10.03 Soul Survivor
Lester is getting drunk a bar, and lamenting the fact that his wife has left him when Sam overhears and takes a seat next to Lester. Lester tells him he wants to take revenge on his wife, but that it will never happen. Sam tells him it's possible for Lester to have revenge, as well as anything he wants. Sam takes Lester to a crossroads where he uses him to summon a crossroads demon in a devil's trap, however before Sam can intervene Lester makes a deal with Dar to have his wife killed.
Had this been the worst deed that Sam had done to rescue Dean? Was it something he could have avoided using another life to get him information on Crowley's wear abouts? Did Sam actually wonder if this all might go pear shaped? Was he playing with fire? I felt at the time that Lester was a sitting duck, a sitting target waiting to be clutched by Sam, and used at whim. Of course he was silly, it was all part of the plot. But the more I think about this was there a better, more effective ways Sam could have got to Crowley without using a human as bait to do it? Was this Sam at his all time lowest? Did he really need to stoop so low as to pull in a vulnerable man who wasn't clearly all with it, over powered by booze and not thinking straight. Of course Lester would have gone in blind, but would you have taken Sam's word, a complete stranger who comes up to you in a bar, and offers you a sudden way out? Would you be a bit, just a tad skeptical? I just think the writers could have found a better way of Sam doing dodgy things, than using a man a human as bait. Yes, this was their objective, wanting to make Sam look bad, but had that really achieved very much when Lester ends up dead for fuel for 'The First Blade.'
10.04 Paper Moon
Lester is mentioned by Sam and Dean, when Dean questions Sam if there are other people out there that Sam used in the same way while he was looking for Dean.
We know that Sam was telling us the truth, but how far would Sam have gone if Lester hadn't have failed in his plan, and in what dark ways would those humans have ended their days? I still feel that with Sam's brains he could have found a much safer, easier way to contact Crowley to find Dean's wear abouts. Smart ways to show how diligent Sam is, and how effective his rescue plans could be. He's not stupid, and the old bait tactic seems to be wearing a bit thin now, and could this story line have been better thought out, and utilized more.
So how did you feel about Sam's attempts in contacting the King of hell, did you think he went about it the right way? Could Lester's death been avoided, or was he low life that no one would have cared much about anyway? Was this what Sam was thinking, that he wouldn't be missed?
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text: RickG16 1,032 #271 Posted August 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, BangrakBob said: Do that and he won't score for 6 weeks, as soon as you drop him he'll be back with another hat trick. V possible... But I think Fulham play a lot more attacking footy than the geordies, who didn't score many last year. As soon as Kane hits form I'll have to get him in somehow. Hopefully that won't be til next week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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The United States Coast Guard recently issued a bulletin pointing out that some LED products may cause interference with reception of your VHF radio and, if fitted, the automatic identification system (AIS). The bulletin can be found here. All current model Rivieras are fitted as standard with the highest quality LED systems that are…(Read More)
COOMERA, QUEENSLAND – The 75-strong team of apprentices at Riviera completed a stellar 2018 by being recognised in multiple trainee awards. The accolades began in July when Matthew Gardiner won the 2018 School-Based Apprentice or Trainee of the Year award for the south-east Queensland region as part of the Queensland Training Awards…(Read More)
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(This was first published on my myspace blog, in a slightly different form. I hope you all find it annoying, brash, poorly articulated, with a sloppy, ill-defined and barely supported thesis, but kind of funny. Most of all, I hope that it inspires a few comments, which I welcome. Sincerely, Dana B.) "Industrially produced fiction has become one of … Continue reading Batman is a Tool: A Review of The Dark Knight
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By David Gilmour [originally posted on June 23, 2008; replaced with updated version on July 18, 2008] Films Reviewed: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Julian Schnabel, 2007), The Sea Inside (Alejandro Amenábar, 2004), and Whose Life Is It Anyway? (John Badham, 1981). April, the cruelest month? Choosing three films about the plights of three … Continue reading Rebellion and Freedom from Living Hell
For those of you who did not get a handout at the TFC monthly meeting last night, here are the Producer's Committee film picks for next month. Producer's Committee Film Picks for July 2008 DVD choices: SHALL WE DANCE, aka DANSU WO SHIMASHO KA? (1997) Directed by Masayuki Suo @ 136 minutes; in … Continue reading Producer's Film Picks for July 2008
I have been watching some experimental films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul recently. Probably not a style that everyone will appreciate, but for me, all I can say is, Wow! If you want to try out one of his films, I guarantee there are many images (visual and soundscape) that will long stay with you after watching … Continue reading Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Producer's Committee Picks for June 2008 From Korea , Bhutan , and Germany , we have (3) diverse and spiritually uplifting cinema experiences. The Korean and Tibetan films were picked by Chiko Faria as her outgoing gift. The German film was picked by TFC member, Stefanie Mirghanbari. KING OF THIEVES, aka KONIG DER … Continue reading TFC Film Picks June 2008


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New Zealand Cricket said Tuesday that Pakistan, Australia, Bangladesh and the West Indies had all confirmed they will tour during the upcoming home season, despite the coronavirus pandemic.Bangladesh is all
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the Under-19 Preliminary Squad for a four-week residential skill camp at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP).The squad comprises a total of 45 players,
AFP, New Delhi :The Indian Premier League has received final clearance from the country's government to host this year's edition in the United Arab Emirates, its chairman told AFP on
AFP, Manchester :James Anderson insisted Monday he was still "hungry" to play Test cricket after speculation the England great was considering retirement.Anderson recently turned 38, an age where many
Sports Reporter :Soumya Sarkar and female cricketers joined individual training programme on Monday. Soumya Sarkar took part in his individual training sessions at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS)
AFP, Manchester :Pakistan captain Azhar Ali insisted there was all to play for following a dramatic three-wicket loss to England in the first Test at Old Trafford, where his
Agency :Two unusual suspects, Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes, starred in England's nervous three-wicket win over Pakistan in the first Test at Old Trafford. England's pursuit of 277 seemed
Sports Reporter :Former national cricketer Mosharraf Hossain has tested positive for coronavirus. He got his Covid-19 test result on Sunday. Father of Mosharraf Hossain has been suffering from coronavirus
Sports Reporter :Pacer Al-Amin Hossain and all-rounder Afif Hossain joined the individual training programme at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in the city's Mirpur and BCB-NCA ground, which
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Shane Hansen of Hansen Industries and Albert Alvarez of Alvarez Electrical & Dairy Service, Inc. in Visalia, California, had a vision of providing products and services to enable dairy producers build a sustainable future. Hansen has been active in the dairy industry since 2004 and Alvarez since 2006, providing the two owners with in-depth knowledge about the industry in their region as well as producers themselves.
Recognizing that sustainable dairying in California is possible with the right tools, the two decided to join together to create Pro Dairy, where they could bring access to Lely's suite of products to dairy producers in their area.
"Lely is going to be a key item as dairies try to stay in business," said Hansen. "It's the best robot company there is and has the technology we need going forward."
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"I help dairymen be able to make a living and keep moving forward," said Hansen. "What we try to do is make a full picture of energy-savings to labor-savings and chemical-savings. With Lely robots, we're able to actually touch base on those things, but also make less-stressed cows while achieving better production and more healthy animals. I really like showing off with the good stuff, and that's Lely."
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Adjusting the "strength" of your photos is something that has always been an integral part of Instagram, but it appears as though the iOS version of the picture sharing app has received an updated lux feature. Instead of the previous sunshine button that would only allow you to strengthen or soften your photos by a set amount, a lux slider has been introduced, allowing for more customization.
As usual there are bug fixes and performance improvements that are present in the latest Instagram update but the enhanced lux slider should prove to be the most useful aspect of the changes.
If you are not already familiar with the lux effect or why people use it, lux is generally changed in order to make a picture appear more dramatic. Instead of having sunshine present in the photo and taking away from the subject of the shot, adjusting the lux can make things appear darker while also enhancing the way that the primary subject looks and stands out from the background.
Since Instagram is frequently used for taking pictures of individuals or groups of people, the old lux button had a tendency to ruin aspects of the shot by making some areas too dark. Now, users can use the slider to only affect the image slightly by making it a little bit stronger or softer.
The lux feature still uses the same sunshine icon on the main photo screen and Facebook has also kept it in the same spot. So, the only real change is the addition of the slider.
For many people, Instagram has become their primary medium for sharing photos, so being able to use the app in more creative ways without actually ruining a picture is something that is very beneficial.
Even though Facebook has only update Instagram for iOS thus far, it will presumably make the same changes to the Android version of the application shortly.
Summary: Facebook has updated Instagram with a new lux slider that replaces the older lux effect. Lux is still changed through the same button. The update is only on iOS as of right now.
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While I was working on the Mother's Comb series of paintings in my artwork, I found that I started to uncover issues that had always been present in our relationship. I think her disapproval of me being gay and not wanting me to come out was a kind of unspoken dialogue we had growing up. She was very repressed by her family and kind of passed that on to me. I took on some of her repression and didn't realize I was acting it out in my own life unconsciously. I also think that growing up in the family I did where the men were very dominant impacted both of us a lot.
Women were not seen as very important except to be the kind of handmaidens of men. They were there to serve and defer to men. In the mother's comb series I started to explore the mother's unconscious wish ( my mother's wish) to repress my sexuality and queerness and her unspoken message to follow the path she had which was to get married and have children. So there are lots of images of the mother with her magical comb….a symbol also of her hair which I associate with sexuality. And my mother had a thing about her hair….Her hairdos were legend. She spent a lot of time on her hair. Then there are images of naked women in the artwork, forbidden fruit as it were, and images of a woman on a journey which includes, owning who she is, coming out, defying the conventions of society and searching for meaningful relationships.
There are also images of couples embracing, they could be two men or two women it's not always clear and images of the aging father and husband of my mother who is also somewhat ambivalent about the journey he witnesses that his daughter has embarked upon.
I had been struggling with the final painting in this series and then one day put three tombstones into the picture. When I finally added these three images I realized it was about the deaths that had occurred in my family in the last two years. My mother, her sister my Aunt Alison, and a dear friend in England all passed away within 6 months of each other. The piece started to come together once I added the tombstones. Then as a kind of final gesture in the piece I placed a fourth tombstone in the painting, larger than the others and my dad passed away in the next few days….so I realized ok, I see this is about processing my mothers' death but also the imminent passing away of my father as well. My dad died two days before my mothers birthday two years after her.
I also think this series is a way of processing the relationship I did have with my mother, which really improved in the last few years of her life. She made a lot of amends to me at the end of her life and we were on good terms when she died. Prior to that time we were not close and I always felt I wanted to get close to her but couldn't somehow. She stayed a mysterious person to me most of my life, someone I wanted to be close to but it was very difficult for her to open up and share herself with me.


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Symbols of America
Collaboration with Mary Banas for the exhibition For Freedoms: Art as Political Resistance at DAAP Reed Gallery, University of Cincinnati, September 4-30, 2018
While we're trying to let go, we're also trying to hang on.
Everything is personal and the personal is political.
"Symbols of America" is an evolving suite of printed ephemera: physical evidence of thoughts and conversations we are (and aren't) having in America. The work explores the relationship between our symbols—flags, icons, logos, phrases—and our ideologies, and how they shape and reflect each other. Much of our contemporary dialogue and media consumption takes place in digital spaces but these experiences often produce tangible emotional responses: the highs, the lows, and the really low lows. This work bears witness to the unrest and anxiety of modern life.
In For Freedoms, these artifacts are meant to serve as prompts for discussion, contemplation, and tools for communication. The work is a constellation of large-scale vinyl wall decals— graphic gestures from the emotional, intellectual, and existential zeitgeist: a call waiting for a response.


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Earlier this month we learned that the Obama Administration is significantly expanding the number of covert Defense Intelligence Agency DIA agents overseas. From just a few hundred DIA agents overseas today, the administration intends to eventually deploy some 1,600 covert agents. The nature of their work will also shift, away from intelligence collection and more toward covert actions. This move signals a major change in how the administration intends to conduct military and paramilitary operations overseas. Unfortunately it is not a shift toward peace, but rather to an even more deadly and disturbing phase in the "war on terror."
Surely attacks on foreign countries will increase as a result of this move, but more and more the strikes will take place under cover of darkness and outside the knowledge of Congress or the American people. The move also represents a further blurring of the lines between the military and intelligence services, with the CIA becoming more like a secret military unto itself. This is a very troubling development.
via Expanding Covert Warfare Makes Us Less Safe by Ron Paul.


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A piece I wrote for Bad Yogi Magazine interrogating the idea that 'you have as many hours in a day as Beyoncé'. (Any excuse for me to talk about Bey…) Full article here.
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6 Amazing Reasons to Get Up Late
A tongue-in-cheek piece I wrote for Bad Yogi Magazine dedicated to my favourite hobby: sleeping. Full post here.


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Composer Erkki-Sven Tüür, with Paavo Järvi you are connected by not friendship alone, but by work. What's up for the season?
Through the years, cooperation with Paavo Järvi has awarded me with wonderful and joyous moments, as again confirmed this September in Paris at the series «Week-end Arvo Pärt», dedicated to Arvo Pärt's 80th birthday. Within that, with Orchestre de Paris as conducted by Paavo, they had world première of my «Sow the Wind...»
The work was ordered by Orchestre de Paris and Vienna symphony orchestra and is carried by the turbulent processes in the world right now. As for «Aditus», I wrote that in 2000, and did a longer version of it two years later. I dedicated it to the memory of my friend and teacher, the composer Lepo Sumera.
Paavo has recorded that with Birmingham symphony orchestra, on my author's record «Exodus», but it has afterwards been conducted repeatedly by him and other conductors. The last time I heard it as conducted by Paavo was with New York symphonics. «Aditus» feels to fit good to open concerts, and that's probably why it has been played so often.
I was glad Paavo picked it for his initial season with NHK orchestra, and surprised. Regrettably, I never made it to Japan this time. Perhaps next season when they are fixing to play «Prophecy for Accordion and Orchestra».


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Summary 29th August Meeting
Planned Palmers Green Festival Sunday 1st Sept 2013. Stall to focus on Rights for women in Afghanistan and 3 other current campains, including our Burmeses Prisoner of Conscience. Letters prepared for signing. AI Membership materials available. 5 members volunteered to attend to the stall.
Syria AI have published guidelines on Policy. Will be updated as events develop.
Carols Francoise will organise
Street Collection To take place on Saturday 12th October
Write for Rights Anna to organise. Arlene to seek venue
Meetings Monthly meetings have been stopped. Decided quarterly and as needed.
Date of Next Meeting: 21st November 2013
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text: Barney91 10 Posted March 21, 2013 Im trying to create an animation of a box being compressed and uncompressed between two other boxes (the blue box being compressed by the yellow box moving towards the green box and back). I've tried to use the cloth modifier to simulate it but as the box is floating in the air, as soon as I run the simulation it falls down. When I turn gravity off it just flys through the green box (despite being a collision object). So I guess what I'm asking is how do I 'glue' the intersecting faces of the blue and green boxes, and the intersecting faces of the blue and the yellow boxes so that the blue box is fixed in place but is compressed and uncompressed with the movement of the yellow box. And is the cloth modifier the best way to go about this animation? I can't find any tutorials to help me on this one but maybe I'm searching the wrong terms? Thanks in advance for your time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


text: So I had the chance to do a wonderful in-studio radio interview with Dr. Wilmer Leon of Channel 169 "The Power" XM Satellite Radio this past weekend. And in an off air discussion, we talked about our fathers, challenges to the Black Community, as well as my favorite topic, Socio-Political Activism. I had a great opportunity to explain my views to a caller on "tactical vs. Strategic" activism, and how the two need to work hand in hand to achieve long term goals of any group. So again off air, Dr. Leon asked me the question "what do you want (to do)?" Over the next several days I will be closing out the "year in review" with some P.O.A.'s (plans of action) and what the tactical and Strategic effects would be each. So first up I'll give a teaser, and knowing my thoughts on the census bureau, guess what you think my recommendation might be?