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TROY -- While the Troy Turkey Trot itself may be 64 years old, newcomers continue to flock to Downtown Troy on Thanksgiving morning to participate in their first. More than 8,000 participants from 33 different states came out Thursday morning for the 65th Annual Troy Turkey Trot, a race that has become synonymous with the start of the holiday season in the Capital Region. With each passing year, more serious racers, health enthusiasts and those participating just for fun, run the Downtown Troy course. This year's race boasted not only record participation in all four events, but also the highest number of first-time runners. "That's one of the reasons why the Turkey Trot is so near and dear to my heart," said race director George Regan. "There are a lot of first-time people and if they have a great time - like we hope they did - they'll want to run again." This year's event brought in a handful of colorful characters, literally, as many of the runners in both the 5K race and Turkey Walk sported holiday-themed costumes or dressed as pop culture icons, such as The Avengers. Carol Pry, who has previously run in other local road races, competed in her first-ever Turkey Trot Thursday. She ran the early-morning 10K with her brother and sisters, all of whom were wearing 'Where's Waldo' red and white stripes. "Oh yeah, we were pretty stressed out about finding the outfits," Pry said. "There's a bunch of us so we felt like we were kind of juking people out with the 'Where's Waldo' outfits. We took that very seriously." While Pry and her siblings may not have crossed the finish line together, there was one thing they could all be proud of when they sat down for Thanksgiving dinner: finishing the race. "We all wanted to do it," she said of the competition. "Even if we didn't finish together, we can all be proud we did it. It was a chance to have a bonding experience with my siblings." In some cases though, Thursday's event wasn't planned, but rather a spur-of-the moment decision amongst friends. "We woke up and decided to run," explained Brandon Brothers, who ran in the 5K with his South Colonie wrestling teammates. "I cried a little bit when we decided to do this, but then we realized it was just a race." "It was just something for us to do really." The Turkey Trot is the perfect opportunity for first-time runners to see downtown Troy at its best, a fact that race organizers and city officials pride themselves on every year. "It's a great day for the city of Troy," Mayor Lou Rosamilla said. "It's so well organized and everyone did a phenomenal job." However, even more important than the race itself and the traditions it holds, the Turkey Trot also serves as an incredible charity event for the area, not only giving back to the city itself, but also bring the true meaning of Thanksgiving back into focus. The event raised more than $11,000, which will benefit both the Lansingburgh and Troy Boys and Girls Clubs as well as The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. "That's what it's all about too, giving back," Rosamilla said. "It's a true example. Thanksgiving should be a season and not just a day." By the time the last racer crossed the finish line on River Street, the city of Troy gained some new Turkey Trot devotees, thankful for the competition, the exercise and the excuse to eat plenty of turkey later on in the day. "We broke every single record in the history of the event," Regan said. "It was tremendous." RELATED LINKS:
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Here are the best tunes that have landed in the editor of Drowned in Sound's inbox since the last one of these a few months ago...
The above postcard was sent to me by those polite chaps from Ghosting Season as a thank you for inviting them to play at DiS' 13th Birthday party the other week. It's a sentiment I often shout, so it's nice to have it stuck to my wall to nod at occasionally. If you have the misfortune of following me on Twitter you'll probably have a fair idea that my relationship with my inbox^ is quite an unhealthy one. There's so much pouring into it that some days (500 emails a day is quite normal, 700-800 isn't unusual) it can feel like an insurmountable task to keep up, as the endless slurry of words and embed codes tumble in.
For every 1000 emails I receive there's always one good thing. In an attempt to stop throwing my hand's up in despair and to force myself to listen to more stuff, a few months ago I started this irregular Inbox Gold column. The website redesign got in the way, so you have quite a few months of emails (31,000 since August!!) reduced into a 45-minute playlist. I've thrown a small YouTube bonus playlist on the end too.
SoundCloud Playlist: Inbox Gold #2
Sutton Althisar
Sometimes bands contact me direct. No need for PRs or any of that crap. This chap from Sydney via LA fired an email over, and I clicked and BOOM! Some delightful melodies poured forth. Pick this up over on his BandCamp.
This hit me in a place I haven't felt music punch for quite a while. The last time a tune got me 'there' it was probably Beirut or Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Or possibly The Shins when they went all Weezer-y on Chutes Too Narrow. It's been a while since a giddy-verging-on-proggy pop song - with scuzzy guitars and hideously happy Neutral Milk Hotel-ish vocals that have been run off the train tracks by exuberant drums and a rumbling bassline - caught me in the eye of its party storm and left me feeling full of awe and excitement. This track opens the second ARMS EP, which was out in September, and is stunning from start to finish. Arms happens to be the chap who used to be in Harlem Shakes, who were a blog-adored band back when no-one really understood what the Hype Machine was (I'm sure 99% of the world's population are still none of the wiser).
Denis The Night & Panic Party
I can't begin to fathom what their name is all about, but they're Italian, so I'll let them off because I like how they sound like 65daysofstatic remixing Haim beyond recognition. There's a very 'free' attitude running through most of their music, mixing electronics with brash guitars and shoegazy vocals. Easily one of my most surprising and exciting discoveries of 2013.
I came across them at the Primavera, but not how you'd think as they weren't performing. The singer handed me something at the conference part of the festival that I was speaking and said "enjoy your trip!" I discovered in my palm what looked like a small drug bag which contained a stamp. On the reverse of the stamp was a QR code, which look me to their SoundCloud. The music was awesome. I've kept in touch with them by email ever since. More music and info over at denispanicparty.com.
They sound like the kind of band that may have imploded before I've gotten as far as posting this. Badass riffs, pounding drums and wonderfully weird Daisy Chainsaw vocals.
Love this lush/loud noisy-dreamy band so much that we've invited them to play our DiSmas party. Come join us.
Cate our features editor recommended this to me. It's super-awesome, glee-stuffed stuff. You may recognise her as the lady from Dimbleby & Capper or know her as the other half of Nigel Godrich's Ultravista project. She's got pedigree, and it won't be a surprise with tunes like this to hear her everywhere in 2014.
Catchy. Sweet. Giddy. A definite tip for 2014, especially as they've signed to Sub Pop. I interviewed one of the duo here
Much like the last two, this isn't Rainer's first time around as a buzzed up new band (let's be honest, it doesn't really matter to anyone except those gatekeepers who need fresh virginal flesh to hype, because the media has lost its ability to celebrate something simply because it's good. Hope is still very important in a world where newness is prized more than greatness... I digress!), and much like Thumpers and Femme, this means all the evolution has already taken place. It's almost as if The Knife that wrote Silent Shout made a glorious R&B record.
Nils Frahm
Just incredible.
Broken Twin
This took my breathe away on first, second and thirty-third listen, and all the ones in-between. Broken Twin is Majke Voss Romme, a young lady from Denmark, who recently signed to Anti- (the label which is home for Tom Waits, Wilco, etc) and is currently on tour in Europe with Daughter. That Fiona Apple quiver that Joanna Newsom borrowed lingers at the end of her voice, and she manages to write small songs which become big sky melancholy wonders - not unlike some of Sufjan's quieter moments. Definitely a debut album to look for in 2014.
Goddam you Scandi heartbreakers, do it to me every time... Our friends over at Line of Best Fit released this as a single back in September, and it's still sweeping us up to places where M83's earlier shoegazy tracks too us, and has a dash of that Scandi-magic that you hear on I Break Horses or on the sadder songs of Radio Dept.
Marissa Nadler
One of the albums I'm most looking forward to hearing next year is Nadler's newie. If 'Dead City Emily' is any indication, it's going to be as beautifully bruised as everything she's done to date.
Here's a bonus YouTube playlist featuring some videos I've liked in the past few weeks:
^ = I say inbox, but quite a few of these surfaced to the top of my inbox through a new 'turn your inbox links into a playlist app' called Fluence that I've been trying out, and it has made ploughing through the overwhelming spool of streams somewhat easier to ingest.

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On Saturday, December 1, 2018 the Greater Phoenix Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (GPGLCC) celebrated a decade of giving by hosting their 10th Annual Festival of Trees at Ballet Arizona, which brought a record-breaking 400+ attendees and raised over $40,000 for four local LGBTQ non-profits, One-N-Ten, the Phoenix Pride Scholarship Program, the Phoenix Metropolitan Men's Chorus and the GPGLCC. Attendees gathered to kick-off the holiday season with emcee Jared Dillingham of 3TV Arizona's Family by enjoying a sold-out VIP reception followed by bidding on 11 holiday trees exquisitely decorated by local designers; a silent auction which featured holiday wreaths, menorahs, resort stays, and more; and raffles for three trees, a fully stocked wine fridge and a grand prize travel tree, which included a seven-day all-expense paid trip for two to Amsterdam. Holiday musical entertainment was provided by the Uptown Angels and the Phoenix Metropolitan Men's Chorus and heavy hors d'oeuvres were provided by local restaurants and caterers. Aaron Curiel of Velvet Buttercream won this year's inaugural Golden Spoon Award, which honored the best food of the evening as voted by the attendees. The Paul Riley Best Designed Tree Award went to George Alvillar, Chad Austin and Matt Looney, who have been decorating breathtakingly beautiful trees for Festival of Trees for the past three years. Presenting sponsors of this year's event included JP Morgan Chase, Biltmore Fashion Park, and Muscular Moving Men.
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I found myself eating, last night, in a dream,
These most wonderful scones, served with real clotted cream
And a strawberry jam that was fit for a king…
I awoke to a fridge that contained not a thing.
… well, close, but not quite 100% accurate. The fridge has all sorts of things in it… for thanksgiving dinner. Not for today. But I did have a dream about scones with jam and clotted cream. Oh, my goodness, I did have a dream about scones, jam, and clotted cream. Now I have to get clotted cream to have on hand for when the Cuttlekids come for thanksgiving. Or maybe just for me.
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The Paterno family announced its intention to appeal the NCAA's sanctions on Friday, and the NCAA responded almost immediately to more or less say, "So?" Now here comes a newly elected member of Penn State's board of trustees, who filed an appeal of his own this afternoon, according to ESPN's Don Van Natta Jr.:
Three other trustees joined the appeal, which states a consent decree that university president Rodney Erickson signed with the NCAA agreeing to the sanctions is "null and void" because Erickson "lacked the legal authority" to enter into such an agreement without the board's approval.
Trustees and a person with first-hand knowledge of the discussions said the move is a precursor to a federal lawsuit asking a federal judge to invalidate the sanctions, because trustees expect the NCAA to reject the appeal.
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Progress update:Cnc: 100%Anodizing: 70% packaging and boxes: 50% pcb: 70%
Im really upset with myself for not getting in on this GB. Looking real good so far.
Any ETA on shipping yet?
Customized wooden boxes are here! When the keyboard package arrives, it will be ready for shipment.
Ah, that new board anticipation! Quick question - the 3 leds on the top right, what kind of leds does the board support? Surface mounted or through hole? I can't tell from the photo.
The IC thread has a pic of the PCB (last one in the first post): https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=97216.0
Quote from: tchalikias on Tue, 01 January 2019, 11:10:10Ah, that new board anticipation! Quick question - the 3 leds on the top right, what kind of leds does the board support? Surface mounted or through hole? I can't tell from the photo.quakemz (topclack) did a stream where he built a prototype version of the HB85.The indicator LEDs are through hole (if I remember correctly he put some 3mm LEDs in there in the stream).Quote from: poolside on Tue, 01 January 2019, 17:25:58The IC thread has a pic of the PCB (last one in the first post): https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=97216.0This is a pic of the prototype PCB.The final version is different from that one (it will also be black instead of green)
I see status has updated to 'all sent to ZF', does that mean that shipping is imminent??
Just posting again that I would love to buy one of these off if someone. Let me know if you want to give yours up. I see they are shipping soon. Thanks.
Getting mine sent in the box, i feel good packaging is part of the fun, very excited now and look forward to more GB from Gray Studio.
I just paid for shipping without the box (62 USD). I considered the box but to be honest, while it looks cool, I think it also increases the possibility of customs charging extra during import...
I am actually liking the design. Daring and something new. Good luck for the gb!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Mine has arrived! ill post pictures soon. https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/ajkhg6/stealth_boiz/ quick sot of mine with the carbon fiber plate and black insert i also have a silver insert and black plate so i should be able to mix it up a bit.
I received mine today. Such a beautiful board - and the presentation, even without the wooden box, was superb. Built with MX Blues and white through hole leds, I haven't decided on caps yet.Show ImageShow ImageShow ImageShow ImageShow Image
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A security guard at the Swedish prime minister's residence was killed Friday in what appeared to be a self-inflicted shooting, police and Swedish media said. The prime minister was not in the building.
Police wouldn't immediately reveal how the man was killed, saying they wanted to inform his next of kin first. Tabloid Expressen said the victim died after shooting himself, but didn't cite any sources.
Markus Friberg, a spokesman for Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, confirmed to The Associated Press that the prime minister was not in the building when the shooting happened. Tabloid Aftonbladet said Reinfeldt was visiting the paper's office in Stockholm.
"I can say nothing happened to the prime minister. He was not harmed," Stockholm police spokesman Lars Bystrom told AP. "And it wasn't one of his bodyguards but some security guard. We do not suspect any crime."
The incident occurred in the early afternoon at the Sagerska Palace, the waterfront home and office of the prime minister. The building is protected by security guards working for a private company, Svensk Bevakningstjanst.
Company spokeswoman Maria Fernsund confirmed that the victim was an employee of the company but declined to give other details.
The prime minister also has bodyguards from the Swedish Security Service. They were not affected by the incident, said Sirpa Franzen, a spokeswoman for the agency.
"At present there is no indication that the incident has any link to the Parliament or government," she said.
The protection of Sweden's top politicians was stepped up after the 1986 murder of Prime Minister Olof Palme and the deadly stabbing of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh in 2003. Both were without bodyguards when they were killed.
Still, Sweden takes pride in having an open society and government buildings are relatively easy to access. Anyone can walk up to the entrance to the prime minister's residence.


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STAGE TUBE: Kongit Farrell on Creating LANDING OF THE URBAN REBELS 2012, Playing Flight Theatre, Now thru 12/23
Landing of the Urban Rebels 2012 will play The Complex Hollywood's Flight Theatre, tonight, December 13 through 23rd, 2012, written by and starring Kongit Farrell and iEvolve Productions. Farrell talks about what inspired her to write 'Urban Rebels' and create iEvolve in the video below!
Landing of the Urban Rebels is a series of vignettes that offer a unique look into today's African-American culture, and asks viewers to consider the following question: Is our culture in decline? If so, will we have the courage to act to change the course? Racism, prejudice, misogyny in Hip-hop, the dehumanization of the African-American female, the psychological impacts of slavery, dating & relationships, the cultural impact of sexual abuse, HIV/AIDS, and Afro-American Pride are all explored in this thought-provoking production.
Tickets: $20 /Student Discount Nights (with ID); $ 25 / General Admission; $35 / CEU Dates; $35 Opening Night (Includes Red Carpet and Q&A). Performances take place on Thursday, December 13th, 2012 - Opening Night; Saturday, December 15th, 2012 - General Admission; Sunday, December 16th, 2012 - CEU's Offered; Thursday, December 20th, 2012 - General Admission; Friday, December 21st, 2012 - Student Discount; Saturday, December 22nd, 2012 - Student Discount; and Sunday, December 23rd, 2012 - General Admission.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.iEvolveProductions.com, or find the theatre company on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/iEvolveProductions.
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Despite the late summer arrival of heat-wilted afternoons, the chill of the evening skies and whispering hints of autumn are signs that the farmers' markets in the Northwest are coming to a close. So to finish out my own season for Market Scene out in Washington state, what better way to bid farewell to summer than from my own backyard—welcome to Duvall, just northeast of Seattle. Won't you visit for a final stroll through our little market?
Duvall. It may rhyme with "small" but that doesn't diminish the abundance of charm within this little city of just under 6,000 residents. Originally a late 1800s homestead of James Duvall, the area was eventually established as a logging town. The residents harvested the heavily forested hills that surround the community overlooking the Cherry Valley, a wide, flat stretch of meadow and wetlands that the Snoqualmie River cuts through. This valley is now the harvest home of many farmers who bring their seasonal crops into the summer farmers markets in and around Seattle, including Duvall.
From May until September 29th, the Duvall Farmers Market opens every Thursday, 3 to 7 p.m., along a small closed-off section of Brown Street, right in front of the main hardware store and a stone's throw from the small post office. The market takes up just a short section of the street with a dozen or so vendors lining both sides of the road, selling fresh produce, handmade soaps, artwork, jewelry and some weeks even a woodfire pizza truck sets up.
The market is busy with an abundance of tomatoes, beans of all sorts and the bumper crop of berries. There's still stone fruit like plums and peaches, but the early signs of fall are bringing in a handful of apples and pears to vendor tables. The summer heat has brought giant sunflower blooms to the florists selling pre-bundled bouquets. They rise above the other blossoms, dwarfing the bright tiger lily and gladiolus blooms sitting alongside in buckets.
The tables are being covered with tomatoes, a bright tablescape of warm scarlet hues and a variety of shapes and sizes. The sun has helped develop a candy sweetness to the smaller grape or cherry varieties, so they're good enough to just eat on their own. The summer squash continues to fill the vendor baskets, offering shapes and colors of all kinds. The whimsical UFO-shaped pattypan squash in bright yellow or greenish-white are popular, even if people are buying them on charm alone.
Another unusual find are the "dragon tongue" beans, pale long beans speckled with a rich purple spatter pattern from the Growing Things table. A leopard-like cross between a wax bean and the purple-skinned variety of green bean, this unique bean has a developed sweetness. It's more juicy than the standard green bean, blessed with a tender and waxy skin, easily eaten on its own. Try chopping them up raw and making a salad, keeping them as intact as possible and not losing its color by cooking them.
By the time 7 p.m. closing time arrives, the tables are mostly emptied. I brought home some of the fun-shaped pattypan squash to supplement our fridge already full from a CSA delivery.
The long days of summer are waning; where the afternoon light would remain golden until as late as nine, the skies are starting to turn dusky. The season of fresh produce will slow, but it doesn't diminish the appreciation of living in a small community like Duvall, where you can see nature's bounty flourish in front of you.
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Apples (Gala) Artichokes Basil Beets Broccoli Beans Berries (blueberries, blackberries, boysenberries, raspberries) Carrots Cantaloupe Chives Corn Cucumber Greens (multiple varieties - arugala,bok choy, chard, spinach, collards) Nectarines Onions Peaches Peas Peppers Plums Potatoes Radish Squash Tomatoes Turnips
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Thursdays, May 5th through September 29th, 3 to 7 p.m. Located on Brown Street, between NE Richardson and NE Ring; Duvall, WA 98019 Dog-friendly
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Toronto, ON – The Toronto Rock (7-3) defeated the Colorado Mammoth (2-7) by a score of 14-10 on Friday night at Air Canada Centre.
The Rock's Blaine Manning opened the scoring for Toronto but Colorado answered that with four straight goals to take a 4-1 lead. Colin Doyle scored on the powerplay before the end of the opening 15 to draw the Rock to within a pair.
A back and forth second quarter saw the Rock eventually surge ahead 7-6 on a goal by Doyle. With tallies from Blaine Manning and Kasey Beirnes, it was five straight goals for the Rock and a 9-6 lead at the half.
Colorado broke up that five-goal run in a hurry in the second half as they scored twice to claw right back into things. Garrett Billings found his groove on the power play with a goal that kept the Mammoth at an arms length, but only for a moment as John Grant Jr. again closed the gap. The Rock scored once more before the end of the frame to lead 11-9.
Adam Jones made it a one-goal game once again just 3:41 into the fourth quarter. Toronto would again have the answer as Manning scored on the power play to put Toronto up 12-10. Jesse Gamble's second goal of the game with less than two minutes to play sealed the Rock win. Gamble added his third of the game on a penalty shot in the final moments of the quarter.
Doyle led the Rock point parade with 8 points (2 goals, 6 assists). Billings' 7-point night (1 goal, 6 assists) moved him past Aaron Wilson into fifth spot on Toronto's all-time scoring list with 338 points.
Toronto will hit the road next week for a game in Philadelphia against the Wings at 1pm at the Wells Fargo Center. The Rock will be back at home on Sunday, March 24th against Edmonton at 3pm at Air Canada Centre. For the best ticket in town, visit www.torontorock.com or call 416-596-3075.


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:: Title ::
Tamawayt song
:: Genre ::
ahwash, dance tune, tamawayt, wedding song
:: Performers & Instruments ::
Unidentified [bendir]
Unidentified man [vocal]
Unidentified women [vocal]
:: Group Name ::
Ahwash Troupe of Aguelmouss
:: Setting ::
A wedding, outdoors
:: Location ::
Aguelmouss (Ouarzazate), Souss-Massa-Draâ (Morocco)
:: Language ::
:: Culture ::
Moroccan, Amazigh / Berber, High Atlas
:: Session ::
Aguelmouss I 9/67
:: Date ::
:: Reference Information ::
T2088.0, Track 4 (00:01:17)
:: Original Format ::
Reel to Reel
:: Session Notes ::
1 - Recordings from a wedding and ahwash performance in the village of Aguelmouss. Ahwash is the festive music and dance of the Tachelhit-speaking Imazighen (Berbers) of the High Atlas, Sahara and Sous regions of Morocco, performed in celebration of important occasions and holidays. Each village has its own unique form, though generally ahwash is performed by two large antiphonal choruses accompanied by polyrhythmic drumming on frame drums (benadir or tilluna). The dancers link arms -the men in one row and the women in another- and move in an uninterrupted chain.
2 - 3000 people in the village ?all well acquainted ?all came to the wedding with gifts ?lasts for 4 days ?father invites and entertains all the men, mother the grown women, the daughter of the house the girls. The first night, in front of 20 witnesses, the imam incorporates the amount of the dowry into the wedding agreement ?bargaining goes on ?a certain amount is settled upon which is paid over by the bridgegroom to the imam, if the marriage breaks up, and he pays it over to the girl ?this is no matter how many years have passed.
:: Recording Notes ::
0 - The lead vocalist performs unaccompanied tamawayt which is followed by fast-tempo rhythms on the bendir from the percussion ensemble and loud zaghrata (ululation) from the women.
:: Collection ::
Morocco 1967
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In my work and positions of trust I have been able to get to know the different parts of Sápmi, the problems Sami people face every day and needs for improvement. In my work I see the results of the economic values that dominate in society: inequality, poverty and loneliness.
Many of the changes in society have had hard effects in the life of Sami people. On the one hand we have to adapt to today's society and on the other hand we have to fight to save our culture and language. If our culture weakens, the amount of inequality and social exclusion increases among the Sami people.
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Quad/Graphics and USPS Redefine the Digital Mail Experience
SAN FRANCISCO—March 19, 2013—Quad/Graphics, a leading global printer and media channel integrator, was recognized by the U.S. Postal Service this week for excellence in driving technology innovation and supporting growth for the mailing industry. Postmaster General and CEO, Patrick R. Donahoe presented the inaugural Partnership for Growth award to Quad/Graphics at the annual National Postal Forum.
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Quad/Graphics received the recognition for its leadership role in driving technology advancements in direct mail, catalogs and magazines. These innovations help customers—large and small—make better use of digital technologies, social integration and smart codes to improve the mail experience. Through pushing the boundaries and adapting mail with new technology, Quad/Graphics and USPS join forces to drive growth and competition in the mailing industry.
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The Partnership for Growth award recognizes Quad/Graphics for being at the forefront of driving technology advancements in direct mail, catalogs and magazines. Early on, Quad/Graphics shared information about its interactive print solutions, which helped the Postal Service make decisions on technology-driven promotional initiatives using QR codes. Quad/Graphics continues to advocate for the Postal Service and its use of integrating technologies to increase mail volume. The company also is a leader in developing new technology tools and applications, as well as state-of-the-art performance measurement tools that meet the dynamic needs of today's marketers and publishers. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations
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Python, PyQt4, PyQGIS, libqt4-sql-psql and psycopg2 (for the Query Builder).
How to install prerequisites in Windows: See this post, you will also need to install psycopg2 from OSGeo4W.
How to install prerequisites in Ubuntu/Linux: For QGIS, see downloads official page. For the other programs use apt-get or Synaptic.
This time the installation process has been reduced to extract one ZIP file (download the zip file here) into the appropriate path (on Windows: C:/Archivos de programa/PostgreSQL/8.4/bin/ whereas on Ubuntu/Linux: /usr/bin/) and edit the pgAdmin plugins.ini file.
On Ubuntu/Linux you will need the sudo command to extract and set the 755 permissions to the extracted files, this way:
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sudo chmod 755 /usr/bin/postgis_viewer/ -R
Additionally, copy the next lines to /usr/share/pgadmin3/plugins.ini (if the file does not exist, you have to create it):
Title=View PostGIS layer
Command=$$PGBINDIR/postgis_viewer/postgis_viewer.py -h $$HOSTNAME -p $$PORT -U $$USERNAME -W $$PASSWORD -d $$DATABASE -s $$SCHEMA -t $$OBJECTNAME
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Windows screenshots:
- With PyQt4 < 4.6 you will probably get some weird display of the layer properties when dragging a layer. You may check the PyQt4 version from a Python command line this way (If you get a version less than 4.6, you have to upgrade your PyQt4 installation):
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- If you can not get the icons loaded in the plugin's window, check lines 62 and 65 of the postgis_viewer.py file. There you can edit the path to your postgis_viewer_imgs folder. Note that in Ubuntu/Linux you will probably need the full path whereas in Windows you just need a relative path (according to the tests done).
- Ivan Mincik's PostGIS Viewer: https://github.com/imincik/QgsPostGIS-Viewer
- Send and receive a signal between 2 Qt applications: http://www.qtcentre.org/threads/38453-Send-and-receive-a-signal-between-2-Qt-applications.?p=176716#post176716
- Single Application: http://www.qtcentre.org/wiki/index.php?title=SingleApplication
- Quantum GIS Development Team, 2011. Quantum GIS, Geographic Information System API Documentation. Open Source Geospatial Foundation Project. Electronic document: http://doc.qgis.org/
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Costco sells everything from toilet tissue in bulk to diamond engagement rings to caskets, and now individual health insurance plans are being added to the inventory.
Aetna is partnering with Costco -- known for selling 1 billion rolls of toilet tissue a year, enough to wrap around the world 1,200 times, according to CNBC -- to offer health insurance for individuals.
The Costco Personal Health Insurance program features five Aetna health plans with major medical benefits and dental coverage. The program is available in:
- Arizona
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Nevada
- Pennsylvania
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It will be offered in more states later this year, says Barbara DeMaio, head of individual business for Aetna.
Costco-Aetna's affordable health insurance is a click away
DeMaio says you won't be able to sign-up for Costco Personal Health Insurance in the warehouses -- you'll have to go online for that. (More information on the plans can be found at www.costcopersonalhealth.com.) But Costco's in-store employees do have brochures providing details.
Costco-Aetna plans will cost less than Aetna's standard individual health plans, says DeMaio. It's difficult to specify how much customers can save because individual plans differ and each person has his or her own medical needs, she says. However, DeMaio did say that most financial transactions for the plan are done online, which helps cut costs for Aetna and Costco. In turn, they pass the savings on to members.
Those who enroll will qualify for lower co-pays when they buy medications at Costco pharmacies, DeMaio says. Other benefits include "a personal health advocate to guide participants to better lifestyle choices," and wellness programs that focus on key trouble areas, like smoking and obesity, she says.
"We're looking to offer doctor and hospital services while providing simple steps for healthier lives," DeMaio says. "We want to reach the customers right where they are and give them choices. We see it as a way to build long relationships with Costco members."
This isn't Costco's first move into the insurance marketplace. Members can already purchase homeowners and car insurance through its partnership with Ameriprise.
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Devon Herrick, a senior fellow and health economist for the National Center for Policy Analysis, a conservative think tank in Dallas, says Aetna may charge a lower premium for Costco shoppers because they comprise a low-risk demographic.
"I think the Costco customer is probably a fairly easy segment of the population to underwrite," Herrick says. "They're probably fairly affluent and, I'd imagine, in overall good physical shape, which is attractive to a medical insurer."
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"It may be that Aetna and Costco will benefit a year and a half from now," says Herrick. "Also, there's really nothing to prevent other retailers from doing the same thing. It is, and will be, a competitive landscape for health insurance. Really, though, any time insurers go out of their way to reach consumers and make it easier (to have medical support), you have to see it as a good thing."


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Councilman Peter Vallone, Jr. of Astoria has been pushing for legislation that would ban naming city property after living people, namely politicians. The bill has become fun to write about since it makes Vallone look a little like the Grim Reaper, but the bill makes sense when one considers ethics and politics.
Vallone feels that naming properties after living politicians could be a way to curry favor with political institutions. He might be right, but there is more to this.
Naming property after living people sets the city up for potential embarrassment. New Jersey's Brendan Byrne Arena was named after the popular former governor, only to then be re-named the Continental Airlines Arena, and then re-re-named the Izod Center.
A public bridge or building does not need to sell a name in order to raise advertising revenue, but the idea of memorializing or honoring the living this way sets up a city for potentially awkward changes.
Look at all of the things named after Penn State head coach Joe Paterno that are now being re-considered. The concourse at MacArthur Airport, once named after former Islip town supervisor Pete McGowan, had to be renamed Veterans Concourse after the politician pled guilty to taking bribes.
The benefit of naming things after the deceased, besides the honor of it, is that history has had a little time to vet these people. We know more about them in retrospect. It saves a city the aggravation of having to re-name a bridge or building following a scandal.
Naming property sometimes comes with the added benefit of describing it. The Triborough Bridge is a bridge that connects to three boroughs. The Interborough Parkway (now the Jackie Robinson Memorial Parkway) led drivers through two boroughs.
In the case of Robinson, he was an important historical figure, so it's understandable. But the Interborough Parkway was re-named long after Robinson passed away. The Queensboro Bridge leads to…Queens. And the bridge's nickname – the 59th Street Bridge – has a song named after it.
Vallone is right to introduce this legislation. Without it, this could ultimately lead to a kind of spoils system, where parties start naming things as a way to campaign.
Former State Senate candidate Anthony Como once lamented that when running against Joe Addabbo, Jr., how he had to deal with the fact that there was a bridge named after his opponent. In fairness, the Joe Addabbo Bridge and the Joe Addabbo School are named after Addabbo's father, who served in Congress for many years, but sharing that name does not hurt.
In the end, why can't we simply wait to memorialize people? If life has proven one thing, it is that it always ends.
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[Total: 0 Average: 0/5]You must sign in to vote Local filmmakers Austin Counts and Devlin Houser are the producers of a new film entitled Dead in the Desert. The documentary begins as Pima County medical investigators work to identify and repatriate the bodies of two suspected undocumented immigrants: one found in Arivaca and one found on the Tohono O'odham Nation. "Once we got into the Office of the Medical Examiner and started working there, we noticed that we had something that people hadn't seen before," says Counts. "We set our sights on the footage that we had with the OME, and followed the people that we found in the desert." Counts says he wants the film to help put a face on migrant deaths. He says media is too often focused on the political perspective of immigration. "It doesn't matter what side of the illegal immigration debate they stand on," says Counts. "What matters is that people dying in the Sonoran Desert is morally reprehensible." Houser says he and Counts amassed hundreds of hours of interviews and footage, and the film provides a detailed perspective on illegal immigration and the tragedies that often take place in the desert. "What we really tried to do is portray this as accurately as possible," says Houser. "We had to walk a very fine line with what's tasteful and what's not, but we tried to make it as clear and precise as possible." -Reported by Luis Carrion, AZPM Video Rating: / 5
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Hoping to create a standard around what determines social "success," BrightScope released Tuesday its Social Influence Rank for financial advisors, recognizing the 100 advisors who the San Diego-based research firm believes are industry leaders that are influencing the online realm.
"We believe that more and more advisors are going to win more business online, so not having the standard of what 'good' is, or what 'success' is in terms of online marketing is a mistake," Mike Alfred, co-founder and CEO of BrightScope, told ThinkAdvisor.
"By shining a light on social media best practices within the financial services industry, BrightScope hopes more professionals will actively use all types of communications tools to benefit themselves and investors," Alfred says, especially in light of the Securities and Exchange Commission's recent guidance clarifying advisors' use of testimonials on social media.
The BrightScope Social Influence Rank aggregates information on advisors actively engaging with current and prospective clients using digital media channels and measures how their efforts stack up against their peers. Advisors who made the list "are models of how to use social media to grow a successful advisory business and a personal brand in the marketplace," says BrightScope, which is best known for its rankings of retirement plans.
Alfred says that the proprietary algorithm takes into account all platforms used by advisors, such as Twitter, blogs and appearances at industry events, to determine "how influential" an advisor is.
"We tried to look across the spectrum of what we believe drives online influence," Alfred said. "It's our first stab at it; It's our best foot forward on what we think has a real influence online."
Log on to your Twitter pages and follow BrightScope's top 10 social media influencers listed in the pages that follow.
10. Jeff Rose
Blog: Good Financial Cents
Twitter Handle: @jjeffrose
CEO of Alliance Wealth Management, Rose's tell-all, no-nonsense and playful approach in describing himself on his blog should give clients a pretty good indication of the advisor they're dealing with:
"Most financial advisors like to use BIG fancy words like beta, standard deviation, and upside capture ratio.
(rant: seriously… upside capture what?)
These BIG words make we want to puke because 99.9% of the population could care less."
Says Rose: "I'm a self-proclaimed numbers geek. I even began the wooing of my future wife by offering to show her how to use a financial calculator. True story.
I talk about money issues A LOT on this blog. Do I have credentials? You betcha!"
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Blog: Pragmatic Capitalism
Twitter Handle: @cullenroche
With 17,000 Twitter followers, Roche, founder of Orcam Financial Group, says that people often ask him why he writes. Here's an excerpt of his answer:
"I think it's important for you to know why I write it so here is why:
I learn a huge amount from writing. I don't know everything and I write in large part because I am trying to solve what I view as a huge puzzle. I used to spend a lot of time engaged in office debates about the various facets of the markets, money and finance. I was always trying to find answers. Why does money matter? Why do we care about material wealth? Why do we idolize Warren Buffett? How does all of this fit into our lives and our search for happiness?I have an insatiable curiosity and a borderline obsessive compulsive mentality where, when I want an answer, I can't stop until I find it."
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Twitter Handle: @feeonlyplanner
An independent fee-only certified financial planner and CPA based in Novi, Mich., Papadopoulos touts on his Twitter page that he provides "top quality personal finance advice" and that he's a Wall Street Journal Expert panelist.
His most recent WSJ blog posts include Why You Should Be Wary of Investing 'Gurus' and Why I'm Skeptical About MyRAs. He also says not to lose sleep over high-frequency trading, as "in general, high-frequency trading mostly affects institutional investors."
7. Charles Sizemore
Blog: Sizemore Insights
Twitter Handle: @CharlesSizemore
Based in Dallas, Sizemore is the founder and editor of Macro Trend Investor (formerly The Sizemore Investment Letter), and the chief investment officer of Sizemore Capital, an RIA.
In Sizemore's most recent blog posts he tackles "China's Mother Shortage." In the immediate term, he writes:
"I am a major China bull and I am long China via the iShares MSCI China Large Cap ETF and the DB X-Trackers Harvest China ETF. But China's future looks bleak. I would go so far as to say China has no future. …China's population of women of prime childbearing age (25-29) goes into steep decline starting next year."
6. Russ Thornton
Blog: Wealthcare for Women
Twitter Handle: @RussThornton
The tagline for Thornton's blog, Wealthcare for Women, reads "Lifestyle Financial Planning — Because Life's Not a Rehearsal."
In introducing himself on his blog, Thornton tells visitors that he's been delivering personal financial advice for over 20 years, and that he "helps women live the life they want without fear of ever running out of money."
"Let me tell you about my mom," Thornton writes in his blog on why he believes helping women with their finances "is important" to him. After his parents divorced, his mother's "financial advisor" was with a big brokerage firm. "I can't help but wonder how things might have turned out if my Mom had received advice from a professional that was interested in building a relationship with her," he says.
5. Michael Kitces
Blog: Nerd's Eye View
Twitter Handle: @MichaelKitces
"Providing effective financial advice fundamentally comes down to a relationship of trust between an advisor and their client, yet most financial advisors do not have the budget and resources to advertise and build a large, national brand of trust," according to Kitces, a partner and director of research for Pinnacle Advisory Group.
"Social media and blogging provide a unique opportunity in today's world to build a strong personal brand and establish trust with prospective clients, at a fraction of the investment of time and dollars that traditional market required."
Also named to Investment Advisor's IA 25 list for 2014, Kitces told IA that helping advisors "stay ahead" is really the catalyst for him reviving his popular Nerd's Eye View blog about three years ago. Since "reinventing himself" in the fall of 2010 and getting "active on social media," his blog, website and Twitter following has experienced "incredible growth."
Kitces.com gets 50,000 unique visits per month, and he has more than 14,000 Twitter followers.
No. 4: Jason Hull
Blog: Hull Financial Planning
Twitter Handle: @hull_j
A Fort Worth, Texas, financial planner, CFP candidate as well as a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, Hull writes in his blog's most recent commentary, titled "Being Born as an American Doesn't Make You Exceptional," that having gone to West Point and served in the Army for five years, as well as spending a year and a half of that time in Bosnia, he's fortunate to have been born in the U.S., but that "while I may have been born in an extraordinary country, I am not extraordinary by birthright, not any more extraordinary than anyone else who is born, no matter where they're born. We're all people, after all. What you do is what makes you exceptional, or not exceptional."
Hull teaches the Winning with Money Course, in which he declares that his strategy works to help clients get their money under control. "You could spend hundreds of hours learning everything there is to know about personal finance," Hull says. Here's the problem with that approach, though: 80% of it doesn't apply to you, but you don't know which 20% does. I do."
No. 3: Roger Wohlner
Blog: The Chicago Financial Planner
Twitter Handle: @rwohlner
A fee-only financial planner for individuals, as well as an advisor to 401(k)s, foundations and endowments, Wohler is based in Chicago's Northwest suburbs and has close to 7,000 twitter followers.
Wohlner is what you would call really active on Twitter, having tweeted more than 37,000 times.
While his blog also points to interesting reads from around the web, Wohlner pens a lot of the articles himself. Recent posts include "Is Your Mutual Fund Bloated and Should You Care?" and "A Pre-Retirement Financial Checklist."
No. 2: Barry Ritholtz
Blog: The Big Picture
Twitter Handle: @ritholtz
The chairman and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management in New York has more than 53,000 Twitter followers and writes the popular Big Picture blog, which proffers advice on asset management and also gives advisors a daily rundown of article Ritholtz believes are worth reading.
Ritholtz's blog notes that he's been observing capital markets with a critical eye for 20 years. With a background in math and sciences and a law school degree, "he is not your typical Wall St. persona," according to the bio on his blog. "He left law for finance, working as a trader, researcher and strategist before graduating to asset management."
1. Josh Brown
Blog: The Reformed Broker
Twitter Handle: @ReformedBroker
Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO Josh Brown "seems to be everywhere," says BrightScope's Alfred, with a "very influential" blog known as The Reformed Broker and a Twitter following that surpasses 75,000.
Named to Investment Advisor's IA 25 list in 2014 as well, Brown says that he launched his blog in 2008 as "a place to vent and give people an idea of what it felt like to be a broker in a financial crisis."
Noting the interactive discussion that his blog generates, Brown told IA that "Most of the feedback I get is from other advisors who say, 'Thanks for doing what you do,' or 'You just said out loud what I've been thinking all day.'"
See BrightScope's full list of the 100 most influential advisors on social media.
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Into the Darkness DVD, tempting, but I think I will skip it this time as well
Apart from the cover this could be an interesting DVD to purchase, some really good acts are presented in this fifth edition of the Into the Darkness series, to be honest I haven´t purchased any of the previous, but I did no they were available out there, LOL. This 100 minute video holds eight live clips, nine promo videos, artist greetings – and interviews with Front Line Assembly and Melotron.
Input from Magazine: The live clips are: Nitzer Ebb: "Murderous" (Hamburg 2006), Front Line Assembly: "Maniacal" (Hamburg 2007), Sono: "Open the Door" (Hamburg 2006), Frozen Plasma: "Irony" (Hamburg 2006), Skinny Puppy: "Testure" (Hildesheim 2005), Grendel: "Soilbleed" (Hamburg 2005), Covenant: "The Men" (Hamburg 2006), Combichrist: "Today I Woke the Rain of Blood" (Hildesheim 2005).
The videos are: And One: "So Klingt Liebe", Eisbrecher: "Vergissmeinnicht", Client: "Lights Go out", Vive La Fete: "Noir Desir", IAMX: "President", Ladytron: "Destroy Everything You Touch", Purwien mit Witt: "Alle Fehler", Formula Redux: "Stormy Grace", Deathstars: "Blitzkrieg".


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MMA pioneer Ken Shamrock (28-15-2) and current International Boxing Association heavyweight champion James Toney (0-1 MMA, 73-6 Boxing) have reportedly agreed to meet in a mixed martial arts contest this fall.
According to the professional boxer's camp, both the 47-year-old Shamrock and the 42-year-old Toney have both signed on for the contest, though a specific date and location have yet to be announced.
El Paso, Texas, appears to be the leading candidate to host the matchup, which was first reported by BJPenn.com.
Shamrock, who took part in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's debut event in November 1993, has remained active over the years. The PRIDE and Pancrase veteran stumbled through a difficult 1-7 stretch between 2002 and 2008, but Shamrock is now 2-2 in his past four fights after picking up wins over Johnathan Ivey and Ross Clifton.
Meanwhile, Toney made an improbably MMA debut this past August, when he was submitted in the first round by UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture at UFC 118. "Lights Out" went back to his primary focus in February, notching a unanimous-decision win over challenger Damon Reed and defending his IBA heavyweight boxing title.
It's currently unclear what promotion is backing the fight, and broadcast plans have yet to be announced. It's also unclear if the bout will be contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts or if special rules will be utilized.
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Pistons beat Hawks in final preseason game
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Greg Monroe and rookie Brandon Knight each scored 16 points to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 104-88 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
It was the final exhibition game for both teams.
Louis Williams scored 17 points for the Hawks (3-4).
With starting power forward Jason Maxiell in foul trouble, Pistons rookie Andre Drummond got extended minutes with the starters and finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds. The ninth overall pick in this year's draft also blocked two shots.
Tayshaun Prince added 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting for Detroit (4-4).
After finishing the preseason undefeated at home, Detroit will host Houston in its opener on Wednesday. The Rockets then travel to Atlanta to face the Hawks in their opener on Friday.


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And let's face it; we are being so loaded up with pure bull lately that you can almost count on the fact that THEY ARE DOING THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY SAY.
How do I know? The underlying math and the flow of money does not lie – only people lie. There is a preponderance of evidence that the ratio of lies coming from the current crop of politicians and central bankers is at an extreme high.
This weekend we got lip service from both the Japanese and the Russians regarding their "faith" in America's debt and her Dollar. Yet the long end of the bond market has collapsed since the beginning of the year which means that somebody's selling… or at least no longer buying. (See article: Japanese and Russians Playing Games with Bonds & Reserve Currencies…)
This morning's Treasury International Capital data (TIC flows) for April shows that foreigners, including Japan and Russia have been net sellers of our debts, exactly the opposite of what they just professed!
International Demand for U.S. Assets Slowed in April
By Vincent Del Giudice
June 15 (Bloomberg) -- International demand for U.S. financial assets grew more slowly in April as China, Japan and Russia trimmed holdings of Treasuries, a shift that may reinforce concern demand for American debt will wane amid record deficits.
Total net purchases of long-term equities, notes and bonds rose a net $11.2 billion, compared with buying of $55.4 billion in March, the Treasury said today in Washington. International holdings of Treasuries increased a net $41.9 billion, compared with the $55.3 billion gain in March. Including bills, the holdings fell a net $2.6 billion.
Chinese, Brazilian and Russian officials have expressed an interest in developing an alternative to the dollar as the world's main reserve currency. Treasuries have tumbled since March in part because of worries about ballooning federal deficits, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke.
"China and Russia both indicated a desire to diversify out of dollar denominated instruments, and April seems to have emphasized their current position," Michael Woolfolk, senior currency strategist at Bank of New York Mellon Corp. in New York, said. "That came as a surprise."
Net Sales
Including short-term securities such as stock swaps, foreigners sold a net $53.2 billion of U.S. financial assets, compared with net buying of $25 billion the previous month.
Analysts had anticipated international net purchases of long-term U.S. assets of $60 billion, according to the median of nine estimates in a Bloomberg News survey.
The Treasury's reporting on long-term securities captures international purchases of government notes and bonds, stocks, corporate debt and securities issued by U.S. agencies such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which buy home mortgages.
Foreign investments in U.S. agency debt slumped for the eighth time in 10 months, by $2.5 billion in April. Net purchases of American equities slowed to $4.6 billion in April from $13.2 billion the prior month. Holdings of corporate bonds tumbled a net $9.7 billion, the biggest decline since November.
China, the biggest foreign holder of U.S. Treasuries, trimmed its holdings of federal notes and bonds by $4.4 billion to $763.5 billion. Russia's holdings slipped by $1.4 billion to $137 billion and Brazil's by $600 million to $126 billion. Japan, the second-biggest international investor, saw its total drop by $800 million to $685.9 billion.
For those so inclined, here is a look at April's TIC report: Treasury International Capital (TIC) Data for April
Previous months can be found here: (TIC) Data Monthly Releases. What you'll find is that TIC flows have been steadily declining over the past year and a half. Many months have been outright negative, yet we have been running $30 billion plus trade deficits each month. That means that we are failing to finance our consumption, it's that simple.
So what do we do? Cut back on our spending like rational beings? NO, our Keynesian politicians and central bankers will do ANYTHING to keep never ending growth growing including printing money from thin air and buying our debts with it, as well as flat out lying. Of course never ending growth is a mathematical FANTASY, and we are not growing despite the inflationista fear. No, our debt based economy grew in parabolic fashion and now the debt is collapsing. Not a believer? Let's take a look at the first quarter Flow of Funds as Martin Weiss just did so that we are looking at the money and what they are actually DOING, not just listening to what they are SAYING:
I am taking the liberty to post the Federal Reserve's Flow of Funds Report highlighted by Martin Weiss so that you may follow along with his article if you desire:
For some reason some of the highlighted numbers may not be viewable in Scribd. This link will provide a clean copy: Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States.
New, Hard Evidence of Continuing Debt Collapse!
by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. 06-15-09
While most pundits are still grasping at anecdotal "green shoots" to celebrate the beginning of a "recovery," the hard data just released by the Federal Reserve reveals a continuing collapse of unprecedented dimensions.
It's all in the Fed's Flow of Funds Report for the first quarter of 2009, which I've posted on our website with the key numbers in a red box for all those who would like to see the evidence.
Here are the highlights:
Credit disaster (page 11). First and foremost, the Fed's numbers demonstrate, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the credit market meltdown, which struck with full force after the Lehman Brothers failure last September, actually got a lot worse in the first quarter of this year.
This directly contradicts Washington's thesis that the government's TARP program and the Fed's massive rescue efforts began to have an impact early in the year.
In reality, the credit market shutdown actually gained tremendous momentum in the first quarter. And although it's natural to expect some temporary stabilization from the government's massive interventions, the first quarter was SO bad, it's impossible for me to imagine any scenario in which the crisis could be declared "over."
Here are the facts:- We witnessed one of the biggest collapses of all time in "open market paper" — mostly short-term credit provided to finance mortgages, auto loans, and other businesses. Instead of growing as it had in almost every prior quarter in history, it collapsed at the annual rate of $662.5 billion. (See line 2.)Bottom line: The first quarter brought the greatest credit collapse of all time.
- Banks lending went into the toilet. Even in the fourth quarter, when the meltdown struck, banks were still growing their loan portfolios at an annual pace of $839.7 billion. But in the first quarter, they did far more than just cut back on new lending. They actually took in loan repayments (or called in existing loans) at a much faster pace than they extended new ones! They literally pulled out of the credit markets at the astonishing pace of $856.4 billion per year, their biggest cutback of all time (line 7).
- Meanwhile, nonbank lenders (line 8) pulled out at the annual rate of $468 billion, also the worst on record.
- Mortgage lenders (line 9) pulled out for a third straight month. (Their worst on record was in the prior quarter.)
- And consumers (line 10) were shoved out of the market for credit at the annual pace of $90.7 billion, the worst on record.
- The ONLY major player still borrowing money in big amounts was the United States Treasury Department (line 3), sopping up $1,442.8 billion of the credit available — and leaving LESS than nothing for the private sector as a whole.
Excluding public sector borrowing (by the Treasury, government agencies, states, and municipalities), private sector credit was reduced at a mindboggling pace of $1,851.2 billion per year!
And even if you include all the government borrowing, the overall debt pyramid in America shrunk at an annual rate of $255.3 billion (line 1)!
Asset-backed securities (ABS) got hit even harder (page 34). This is the sector where you can find most of the new-fangled "structured" securities — the ones Washington had already identified as a major culprit in the credit disaster.
Did they make any headway in stopping the ABS collapse? None whatsoever! The total outstanding in this sector (line 3) fell at an annual pace of $623.4 billion in the first quarter, the WORST ON RECORD!
U.S. security brokers and dealers were smashed (page 36). Brokers were forced to reduce their total investments at the breakneck annual pace of $1,159.2 billion in the first quarter, after an even hastier retreat in the prior quarter (line 3)!
What's even more revealing is that they were so pressed for cash, they had to dump their Treasury security holdings in massive amounts — at an annual pace of $424 billion (line 7)! Given the Treasury's desperate need for financing from any source, that's not a good sign!
Government agencies got killed (page 43). Households dumped their Ginnie Maes, Fannie Maes, Freddie Macs, and other government-agency or GSE securities like never before in history, unloading them at the go-to-hell annual clip of $1,395.7 billion (line 6).
And the rest of the world (mostly foreign investors), which had started unloading these securities in the third quarter of last year, continued to do so at a fevered pace (line 10).
Mortgages got chopped again (page 48). Home mortgages outstanding were slashed at an annual clip of $87.3 billion in the second quarter of last year, $324.2 billion in the third quarter, $271 billion in the fourth, and another $61 billion in the first quarter of this year (line 2).
A slowdown in the collapse? For now, perhaps. But the first quarter also brought the very first reduction in commercial mortgages, an early sign of bigger commercial real estate troubles ahead (line 4).
Trade credit is dying (page 51, second table). If you're in business and you don't have cash on hand to buy inventories, supplies, or other materials, beware! Large and small corporations all over the country have been slashing trade credit at an accelerating pace (line 3).
In the first quarter of last year, this aspect of the credit crisis was still in its early stages; trade credit outstanding was shrinking at an annual pace of just $15 billion. But by the second quarter, this new disaster burst onto the scene at gale force, with trade credit getting docked at the rate of $151.2 billion per year. And most recently, in the first quarter of 2009, it was slashed at the shocking pace of $277.2 billion per year.
And I repeat:With ALL of these figures, we're not talking about a decline in new credit being provided, which would be bad enough. We're talking about a collapse that's so deep and pervasive, it actually wipes out 100 percent of the new credit and brings about a net reduction in the credit outstanding — a veritable dismantling of America's once-immutable debt pyramid!For the long-term health of our country, less debt is not a bad thing. But for 2009 and the years ahead, it's likely to be traumatic, delivering…
The Most Wealth Losses of All Time
Who is suffering the biggest and most pervasive losses? U.S. households and nonprofit organizations (page 105)!
The losses have been across the board — in real estate, stocks, mutual funds, family businesses, life insurance policies, and pension funds.
In U.S. households alone, the losses have been massive: $1.39 trillion in the third and fourth quarters of 2007 (not shown on page 105) … a gigantic $10.89 trillion in 2008 … $1.33 trillion in the first quarter of 2009 … $13.87 trillion in all, by far the worst of all time.
And these losses have equally massive consequences for 2009 and 2010:- Deep cutbacks in consumer spending ahead, plus a virtual disappearance of conspicuous consumption…Rescues That Make the Crisis Worse
- More massive sales declines at most of America's giant manufacturers, retail firms, transportation companies, restaurants, and more, plus…
- Big losses replacing profits at most U.S. corporations!
The U.S. government has taken radical, unprecedented steps to counter this credit collapse. And for the moment, it HAS been able to avert a financial meltdown.
But no government, even one run amuck with spending and money printing, can replace $13.87 trillion in losses by households.
Consider just two of the government's most egregious escapades:- On January 7, Fed Chairman Bernanke was so desperate to revive U.S. mortgage markets that he embarked on a new, radical program to buy up mortgage-backed securities. So far, he has pumped over a half trillion dollars of fresh federal money into that market. But it has barely made a dent; despite all his efforts, mortgage rates have zoomed higher anyway, snuffing out a mini-boom in mortgage refinancing.
- Four months later, on May 17, the Fed was so desperate to revive other credit markets, it even caved in to industry appeals to finance recreational vehicles, speedboats, and snowmobiles, according to Saturday's New York Times. But that has barely made a dent in those industries. And the expansion of direct Fed financing to these esoteric areas is not possible without greatly damaging the credibility — and credit — of the U.S. government. Result: Higher interest rates.
Can Mr. Bernanke take even MORE radical steps? Can he trek where no other modern-day central banker has ever gone before?
Not without shooting himself in the foot! It still won't be enough to avert a continuation of the debt crisis. Indeed, all it can accomplish is to kindle inflation fears, drive interest rates even higher, and actually sabotage any revival in the credit markets.
Look. The nearly $14 trillion in financial losses suffered by U.S. households has inevitable consequences. And massive, nonstop borrowings by the U.S. Treasury in the months ahead — driving interest rates still higher — can only make them worse.
My urgent warning: If you fall for Wall Street's siren song that "the crisis is over," you could be in for a fatal surprise.
Don't believe them. Follow the numbers I have highlighted here. Then, reach your own, independent conclusions.
Good luck and God bless!
Indeed, follow the numbers! And when you follow the money you will see that actions are completely the opposite of the words. Excellent analysis, Martin, thank you!
Did you catch Martin's bottom line? "The first quarter brought the greatest credit collapse of all time."
Wow! And what exactly have you been told elsewhere, like in the media or from your own government politicians? Lies, lies, and more lies, that's what.
Three Dog Night – Liar:


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