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Wildlife encounters through the seasons
Maldives 2016: Whale Shark!
It was flat calm again, with sea and sky merging into one. As we reached the island of Maamigili, the crew immediately spotted a whale shark. By the time we got in the water, other boats had turned up and within minutes there must have been 50 snorkelers on the surface and divers beneath us. At times you couldn't see anything for the air bubbles from divers. Sea and sky merge into one The whale shark circled around for a while and then inexplicably came right to the surface, into the middle of the group of snorkelers. It was chaos, with some people just trying to get photos, while others were trying to keep clear of the shark. Fortunately, they only eat plankton! It went down again and just when I thought it had gone, it doubled back and passed underneath us, to be pursued by divers and snorkelers once again. The whale shark comes to the surface… …straight through the group of snorkelers It swims away pursued by divers We returned to the boat and after 10
Maldives 2016: The Dead Shark
A dead whitetip reef shark washed up on the beach. It was just a baby, about 60 cm long, with no obvious signs of damage. Whitetip on the strandline Two crows tried to find an opening, but without success. They soon gave up and the ghost crabs moved in. A one point there were six on it, but as the morning heated up, they lost interest. The crows can't find a way in Crabs get a meal, but soon overheat I left too, but returned in the late afternoon. It was a long time before any crabs came to the dead shark, but as the sun went down they started to appear. People also came along the beach and disturbed the crabs every few minutes, so they didn't make much progress. It was soon covered in flies I had imagined there would be a feeding frenzy, but it didn't happen. Next morning I had an early start for a snorkelling trip, so it was late afternoon again before I got back to the beach. The shark had gone.
Maldives 2016: Turtle Point
I took another half day snorkelling trip on the dive boat. We headed north to a submerged reef called Turtle Point. It lived up to its name - we saw three Hawksbill turtles almost immediately. There were thousands of colourful reef fish too, including clown fish on their anemones and a whitetip reef shark. Clownfish have a symbiotic relationship with their anemones Whitetip reef shark lurks on the reef edge We found a turtle in the middle of the reef which was munching on algae and totally unfazed by our presence. I duck dived to photograph it again and again. Twice it came up to the surface to breathe. The dive boat went off to pick up the scuba divers and it was ages before it returned, giving us plenty of quality time with the turtle. It was a real privilege. Hawksbill turtle Hawksbill turtle Turtle comes to the surface to breathe We motored on, just a short way, before stopping to snorkel again. This was a reef called the Coral Garden - the coral here
Maldives 2016: Mantas!
We cruised for about 40 minutes across the atoll on a flat-calm sea, to snorkel over a submerged reef called 'Manta point', where there was a manta ray cleaning station. Mantas regularly visit this reef to get their parasites removed by smaller fish. It benefits both parties, as the small fish get an easy meal. Manta glides over the reef When we arrived there was a line of divers on the bottom and a Manta gracefully 'flying' around in front of them, sometimes gliding right over their heads. Eventually the divers got the signal from their leader to return to the boat and within seconds of their departure, the Manta left the scene too, heading in the opposite direction. I wondered who'd been watching who! Clearly the manta was just as interested in the divers as they were in it. Manta entertaining divers We returned to the boat and motored for a couple of minutes to another cleaning station. Here there were three mantas initially, which I thought was inc
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Orton, Mat (Lynching of)
Mat Orton (Lynching of)
On September 8, 1884 (some papers give the date as September 9), a white man named Mat Orton was lynched in Arkansas City (Desha County) for allegedly setting a fire that destroyed many of the town's businesses.
There is some information about Mat Orton in newspaper accounts and public records. In 1880, he was thirty-three years old and was living in Arkansas City and working as a carpenter. He married Margaret McCoy there on March 14, 1882. An article in the Arkansas Gazette on May 16, 1883, indicates that Orton was a deputy sheriff and was sent to retrieve R. H. Costello (sometimes called Castelio, although census records list him as Costelo), who was wanted in Desha County for the murder of his uncle, R. C. Costello, in August 1882. A rather sensational article in the New York Sun, however, gives quite a different picture of Orton, describing him as "a desperate man, who has long defied punishment.…He was the leader of a gang of desperadoes who have made themselves the terror of the inhabitants along the Mississippi River for miles around the thriving young city they have now tried to burn to the ground."
On September 9, the Arkansas Gazette published an article describing the fire. Apparently, it was discovered at 3:20 a.m. on September 8, and "consumed the principal business block of the city." Undoubtedly the result of arson, the fire started in a vacant store and eventually destroyed $60,000 worth of property, only twenty percent of which was insured. Citizens managed to save only the grain elevator. According to the Gazette, Orton had been arrested pending a hearing. The Gazette wrote, "Excitement naturally runs high, and there is no little feeling manifested." In a follow-up article from Arkansas City published on the same page, the Gazette reported that the "incendiary" had been taken by a "vigilante committee" the same day, and "he is doubtless hanging in a limb ere now. Your correspondent is in bed.
On September 10, the Gazette provided further details. Orton was taken from jail at 8:30 on the evening of September 8, "and a short time thereafter his lifeless body was hanging from a tree near the court house." An inquest, held around midnight that same night, found that Orton had died "from hanging by unknown parties." In response to the incident, the residents of Arkansas City organized a committee of safety, with a sub-committee intended to "assist the officers in the proper enforcement of the law…there will hardly be another call for the repetition of the scenes of last night." The previously mentioned article in the Sun provides a possible reason for the committee's organization, reporting that "Orton…left valuable information against his associates which the committee of safety…will use to rid the community of their future depredations." The Gazette's correspondent noted: "There is no political feeling in our troubles, and as an evidence of that fact two of our prominent colored citizens, S. L. Hall and J. P. Jones, were present today and were elected members of the committee of 13. Both of these gentlemen are staunch [R]epublicans, Jones having been county clerk and the acknowledged leader of his party for the last eight years."
The store where the fire originated belonged to the Lowman brothers. The Lowmans had an interesting history in Arkansas City. According to an 1887 report in the Fort Worth Daily Gazette, John W. Lowman and his brother, M. H. Lowman, settled in Arkansas City in 1877 and went into business. In 1880, there were four Lowman (or Lowmon) brothers, all born in Illinois, living together in Arkansas City. The eldest, M. H. Lowman, was thirty-four and was heading a household made up of J. W. (age thirty-two), J. C. (age thirty), and S. M. (age twenty-one), all working in the mercantile business. The brothers were very successful, but J. W. and M. H. later relayed that "while they were accumulating a fortune, they encountered bitter hostility from less fortunate rivals and were, as they allege, threatened with future disaster." The Daily Gazette reported that their business had experienced fires once in 1881 and twice in 1884. According to the Arkansas Gazette, the brothers were accused of setting the first 1884 fire, which happened in January. On May 29, warrants were sworn out accusing them of "having set fire to a house adjoining their store." The second fire was attributed to Mathew Orton. Two African Americans signed an affidavit blaming Orton for the fire, but he reportedly proclaimed his innocence, and it was later alleged that he was hired by the Lowmans to set the fire. Nonetheless, he was lynched for the crime. The 1887 article in the Fort Worth Daily Gazette indicates that the committee of safety demanded that the Lowman brothers leave Arkansas City, but their brother was Sheriff Sam Lowman, and he "placed a posse at their disposal for guards," after which they "lived in constant terror of assassination." They finally relocated just across the river in Mississippi.
The case remained in the news for several years. As reported by the Fort Worth Daily Gazette in 1887, the Lowman brothers eventually filed a suit against J. R. Ross et al. protesting their 1884 arrest and the activities of the Committee of Safety.
"Accused of Arson." Arkansas Gazette, May 30, 1884, p. 1.
"Arkansas City." Arkansas Gazette, September 9, 1884, p. 1.
"Bob Costello, the Murderer, Arrested." Arkansas Gazette, May 16, 1883, p. 2.
"Hanged by the Best Citizens." The Sun (New York), September 10, 1884, p. 1.
"An Interesting Suit." Fort Worth Daily Gazette, January 23, 1887, p. 2.
"Swift Retribution." Arkansas Gazette, September 10, 1884, p. 1.
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Horrorfest 2015 Presents: The Babadook (2014, Jennifer Kent)
After watching The Babadook I realize that I'm glad I don't have kids. Poor Amelia is a widow dealing with the fact that her kid's birthday is on the same day her husband died. So things don't get any better when her son, Samuel, believes that a monster is after them. Naturally things spiral downward from then on, eventually building up to the possibility that it may be all in their imagination. Or maybe not. Either way, not good. The rhyme describing the creature itself is beyond creepy.
Few horror movies adequately deal with female issues and problems. Well The Babadook does this in spades and is a truly frightening and nightmarish experience. The opening is a slow burn that eventually leads to a mass escalation and the Babadook making an appearance. I love how the monster is practical effects and not CGI, which results in attack scenes being highly effective. Also the ending was somewhat unexpected, a hallmark of a good horror film.
Despite some questionable moments this is a near great and terrifying horror film. Several moments recall previous classic horror movies and Essie Davis gives a brave and unflinching performance as Amelia, while Noah Wiseman is great and surprising as Sam. Without giving further details I must say that I like the story and feel that based on observation and basic knowledge this film does a fine job of covering what it's like to deal with a troubled child while being a single parent.
Horrorfest 2015: The Final Chapter
There's no theme this year. Also this might be the last one. Maybe. List which is always subject to change endlessly and whenever I feel like it. Especially when Netflix decides to pull horror films before October like they often do. Bad Netflix:
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1. The Babadook (2014, creature feature)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/horrorfest-2015-presents-the-babadook-2014-jennifer-kent/
2. Pet Sematary 2 (1992, demonic)
3. Housebound (2014, ghosts)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/horrorfest-2015-presents-housebound-2014-gerard-johnstone/
4. Late Phases (2014, werewolf)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2015/12/24/horrorfest-2015-presents-late-phases-2014-adrian-garcia-bogliano/
5. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977, mad scientist)
6. Troll (1986, creature feature)
7. Disturbing Behavior (1998, crazy people)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/disturbing-behavior-1998-david-nutter/
8. Nightbreed: Director's Cut (1990, monsters)-Horrorfest 2015 Presents: Nightbreed (1990, Clive Barker)
9. V/H/S: Viral (2014, anthology)
10. Starry Eyes (2014, crazy people)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2016/06/02/horrorfest-2015-presents-starry-eyes-2014-kevin-kolsch-and-dennis-widmyer/
11. Almost Human (2013, slasher)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/horrorfest-2015-presents-almost-human-2013-joe-begos/
12. The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears (2013, giallo)
13. A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2014, vampire)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/a-girl-walks-home-alone-at-night-2014-ana-lily-amirpour/
14. The Quiet Ones (2014, ghosts)
15. Ghoulies Go To College (1991, monsters)
16. Leprechaun 3 (1995, creature feature)
17. Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997, creature feature)
18. Ju-on: The Grudge (2002, ghosts)
19. Damien: The Omen II (1978, demonic)
20. Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981, demonic)
21. The Fly (1958, creature feature)
22. Dead Silence (2007, killer puppets)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2016/04/30/horrorfest-2015-presents-dead-silence-2007-james-wan/ 23. Deep Star Six (1989, creature feature)
24. Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988, demonic)
25. Vampire in Brooklyn (1995, vampires)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2015/10/13/horrorfest-2015-presents-vampire-in-brooklyn-1995-wes-craven/
26. The Sacrament (2013, crazy people)-I finally watched this in 2016, heh: https://madman731.wordpress.com/2016/10/27/7750/
27. Murders In The Rue Morgue (1971, slasher)
28. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978, aliens)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2015/08/07/horrorfest-2015-presents-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-1978-phillip-kaufman/
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29. IT (1990, creature feature)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/it-1990-tommy-lee-wallace/
30. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986, slasher)
31. Society (1989, creature feature)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/horrorfest-2015-presents-society-1989-brian-yuzna/
32. Murder Party (2007, slasher)-I also finally watched this in 2016: https://madman731.wordpress.com/2016/08/28/horrorfest-2016-presents-murder-party-2007-jeremy-saulnier/
33. Q The Winged Serpent (1982, creature feature)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/horrorfest-2015-presents-q-the-winged-serpent-1982-larry-cohen/
34. Night of the Demons 2 (1994, demonic)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/horrorfest-2015-presents-night-of-the-demons-2-1994/
35. God Told Me To (1976, crazy people)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2015/10/05/horrorfest-2015-presents-god-told-me-to-1976-larry-cohen/
36. Campfire Tales (1997, anthology)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/horrorfest-2015-presents-campfire-tales-1997-matt-cooper-martin-kunert-and-david-semel/
37. The Conjuring (2013, demonic)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2015/10/09/horrorfest-2015-presents-the-conjuring-2013-james-wan/
38. The Vampire Lovers (1970, vampires)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2016/07/07/horrorfest-2015its-hammer-time-presents-the-vampire-lovers-1970-roy-ward-baker/
39. The Woman in Black (2012, ghosts)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/horrorfest-2015its-hammer-time-presents-the-woman-in-black-2012-james-watkins/
40. The Final Terror (1983, slasher)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2016/03/08/horrorfest-2015-presents-the-final-terror-1983-andrew-davis/
41. What We Do In The Shadows (2015, vampires)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/horrorfest-2015-presents-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-2015-taika-waititi-and-jemaine-clement/
42. Phantom of the Paradise (1974, crazy people)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2015/08/14/horrorfest-2015-presents-phantom-of-the-paradise-1974-brian-de-palma/
43. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970, vampires)-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2016/06/27/lets-get-criterion-presents-valerie-and-her-week-of-wonders-1970-jaromil-jires/


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Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of May 30, 2022
City offices are closed on Monday, May 30
Administrative offices are closed on Monday, May 30, for Memorial Day. Emergency services will be open; please call 911. You may use Report a Problem for non-emergencies.
There will be no recycling, trash, brush, or large item collections performed by the City of Madison Streets Division on Monday, May 30 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. The Streets Division drop-off sites will also be closed. Madison residents who normally have their trash and recycling collected on Mondays by the Streets Division should instead place their scheduled cart(s) to the curb for pickup by 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31. More information here.
On Tuesday, May 31, Metro Transit and the City of Madison Transportation Policy and Planning Board will hold a public hearing at 6 PM to discuss the proposed network redesign expected to go into effect in June of 2023. People interested in providing feedback are encouraged to attend the hearing or submit comments ahead of time by filling out an online form at mymetrobus.com/feedback, emailing mymetrobus@cityofmadison.com or calling (608) 266-4466.
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For the past year, Metro Transit staff have been working on a complete redesign of Metro's service to make it more equitable, more efficient, and more effective at getting people where they need to go. It also prepares Metro service for the implementation of a bus rapid transit system (BRT) in 2024.
In addition, the redesign aims to address a number of concerns and complaints of Metro's current service that have been relayed through the years including:
Travel times and time spent waiting for a bus are too long
People of color transfer more than 2.5 times more than others, with trips twice as likely to take more than 45 minutes
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Metro has put forward a draft plan and has been collecting community input since February on what works and what might need to be changed.
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Complete information on the redesign can be found here.
The next in-person public information meeting involving the Town of Madison Attachment is scheduled for 6:00 p.m., June 9, 2022, at the Penn Park shelter. The meeting will have interpreters in Spanish. There will be free food and childcare will be provided. This is the fourth public information meeting to help Town of Madison residents understand all of the changes they will see when they become part of the City of Madison later this year. More details can be found here.
For information about additional City meetings scheduled for this week, please consult the City Meeting schedule.
Universal Recycling Technologies (URT) is hosting a one-day electronics recycling event at Warner Park parking lot (2930 N. Sherman Ave.) on Saturday, June 4, 2022 from 8:00am to 1:00pm. Only certain electronics will be accepted. There will be no cost to drop off these select electronics during the event. The event is open to Madison residents as well as to members of the surrounding communities. Businesses may not bring their electronics to this event. Learn more here.
Madison Parks and Dane County Parks are offering a permit-free disc golf day on Saturday, May 28, at four local disc golf courses. Each course offers its own unique landscape and features. Find out more here.
Friends of Madison Library BIG BOOK SALE takes place Saturday, June 4, 9am-4pm, rain or shine, at the Madison Public Library Service & Support Center at 1301 W. Badger Road in Madison. All proceeds benefit Madison Public Libraries. Learn more here.
As part of ongoing efforts to reduce gun violence in our community, Public Health Madison & Dane County is recognizing National Gun Violence Awareness Day by hosting a "Wear Orange Day" walk and rally on Friday, June 3, in collaboration with community partners. More details about the event can be found here.
In observance of Memorial Day, Metro will run HOLIDAY schedules on certain routes on Monday, May 30. See which routes are affected here.
In late 2018, with the support of Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, the City of Madison joined the AARP Age Friendly Community network. This network exists to support cities in creating livable communities with the belief "...that the places where we live are more livable, and better able to support people of all ages, when local leaders commit to improving the quality of life for the very young, the very old, and everyone in between.
People of all ages benefit from the adoption of policies and programs that make neighborhoods walkable, feature transportation options, enable access to key services, provide opportunities to participate in community activities, and support housing that's affordable and adaptable. Well designed, age-friendly communities foster economic growth and make for happier, healthier residents of all ages."*
The population of the United States is rapidly aging.
By 2030, one of every five people in the U.S. will be 65 or older.
By 2035, the number of adults older than 65 will be greater than the number of children under 18*.
In 2021, Madison Senior Center pulled together a group of community members to initiate the work toward becoming age-friendly. The work was initially delayed by COVID-19, but in 2021 we accomplished the first step in the AFC process, which was to launch AARP's Age Friendly Community Survey. This survey asked the community to rate Madison in terms of how age-friendly we are. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted our ability to reach far and wide, but we were able to reach 961 City of Madison residents aged 45 and over. View a summary of the data collected here.
The Madison Arts Commission (MAC) has selected four (4) finalists to provide proposals for a public art project for the Metro Transit Maintenance Facility near the corner of E. Washington Avenue and S. Ingersoll Street. The finalists are Actual Size Artworks (Gail Simpson and Aristotle Georgiades), Deborah Aschheim, Vito DiBari, and Jenie Gao. here.
The Streets Division's last chance yard waste collection round is complete. All neighborhoods have received their third and final curbside pickup this spring. Do not place yard waste at the road edge or terrace for pickup at this time. Curbside collection is now over for the spring and summer months. Crews will return to performing road repair and other duties. What should you do with your yard waste now? Find out here.


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Gwynne Dyer: The real refugee problem is climate change - and governments know it
A team searches for a 2-year-old Haitian girl in the Rio Grande after a woman told agents she had lost her daughter while crossing. Photo / US Border Protection Agency via AP
By: Gwynne Dyer
Every once in a while a photograph of a migrant's tragic death (usually that of a child) catches the public's imagination.
The image of 3-year-old Alan Kurdi, fleeing from the Syrian civil war, dead facedown in the surf on a Turkish beach in 2015, triggered a wave of sympathy that ended with Germany opening its borders to 900,000 refugees that year – and Hungary building a border fence to keep them out.
Here we go again. A picture of 23-month-old Valeria Martinez, tucked into her father Oscar's T-shirt, both dead, facedown on the banks of the Rio Grande, has unleashed a similar wave of sympathy in the United States, although it certainly hasn't reached the White House. And once again most of the migrants are claiming to be refugees.
Borders will start slamming shut in countries, mostly in the temperate zone of the planet, where the climate is still tolerable and there is still enough food to eat. And don't believe the myth that you cannot really shut a border.
In fact, few of the migrants fit the legal definition of refugees in either case. The Arabs and Afghans trying to get into Europe had fled genuine wars, but they were already in Turkey, which is quite safe. They just wanted to move on to somewhere with better job opportunities and a higher standard of living. That's understandable, but it doesn't give you right of asylum as a refugee.
The same applies to the migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Africa to Europe, even though thousands are drowning in the attempt. They are fleeing poverty, or dictatorial regimes, or even climate change, but they are not fleeing war.
Neither do they have a "well-founded fear" of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. That is the language of the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951, so they don't qualify as refugees. You may feel sorry for them, but there is no legal duty to let them in.
The Refugee Convention was incorporated into US law in the Refugee Act of 1980, so few of the people now seeking entry at the Mexican border qualify either. This matters, because although 20 years ago 98 per cent of the people crossing the border were young Mexican men seeking work, more than half are now entire families from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras – and most of them claim to be refugees.
They are not, and that (not Donald Trump) is why US courts are rejecting at least three-quarters of the applications for refugee status. You may wish that the law took a more generous and humanitarian view, but it does not. And if you think things are bad now, they will be 10 times worse in 20 years' time.
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In the worst-hit areas, which include the "northern triangle" of Central America, family farms are failing, some people are going hungry, and the number of people on the move is starting to soar. This is precisely what unpublished, in-house government studies were predicting 20 years ago in countries such as the US and the United Kingdom. Now it's here.
As the number of migrants goes up, the willingness of host populations to receive them will inevitably go down.
Five per cent new population in a decade will feel disruptive to some people, especially if there are big cultural differences between the old population and the immigrants, but most people will accept and adapt to it. Ten per cent in a decade is definitely pushing it, even though it's only 1 per cent a year. And 20 per cent new population in a decade would generate a huge political backlash in almost any country on Earth.
That's human nature. You may deplore it, but it's not going to change. And behind uncomfortable considerations of what the politics will permit lies the even starker reality that they can't all come. Twenty years from now far more people will be desperately wanting to move than the destination countries could possibly accommodate.
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So the borders will start slamming shut in the countries, mostly in the temperate zone of the planet, where the climate is still tolerable and there is still enough food to eat. And don't believe the myth that you cannot really shut a border.
You can do so quite easily if you are willing to kill the people who try to cross it illegally, and the governments of the destination countries will probably end up doing just that. Their military and their civil servants, if not their politicians, were already having grim internal debates about it 15 years ago.
Sorry to spoil your day.
* Gwynne Dyer is the author of Growing Pains: The Future of Democracy (and Work)
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Previous articles have looked at the Bank of England's bank rate. For a brief recap, the chart below plots the level of the bank rate since 1901.
When growth in an economy is thought to be too low, interest rates may be reduced to increase consumption and investment. However, at a certain stage low interest rates may lead to inflation with over-investment in property and other assets. At this point, to limit inflation, interest rates may be raised.
This cycle of interest rates increasing and decreasing is roughly related to the economic cycle: low growth leads to lower interest rates, and high growth leads to higher interest rates.
When central banks are lowering interest rates this is often referred to as the easing phase of the interest rate cycle; when rates are being raised this is the tightening phase of the cycle.
For the purposes of the study here, rates are said to be in an easing phase if the previous rate change was down. They stay in this phase until a positive rate change occurs, at which point rates move into a tightening phase.
The following chart reproduces the first chart but overlays vertical bars to highlight the tightening phase of the interest rate cycle (i.e. periods when the bank rate is being increased). The periods without grey bars are therefore easing phases.
The following table gives a summary of the length of time the base rate stayed in the respective phases.
Over the whole period rates stayed in an easing phase (68%) for twice as long as they did in a tightening phase (32%).
The following chart is similar to the above, but zooms into the shorter time period: 1970-2016.
It can be seen that before 1988 monetary policy changed direction frequently (i.e. the average interest rate cycle was short). After 1988, monetary policy settled down and the interest rate cycle became much longer.
For example, in the five years, 1983-1988, there were seven full rate cycles (i.e. an easing phase followed by a tightening phase), the same number as occurred in the 28 years since 1988.
For reference, the following chart overlays the FTSE All-Share Index on the BoE base rate.
It can be seen that the period of great credit expansion that occurred 1980-2000 was accompanied by an overall decline in interest rates from 17% to 5%.
The following chart (crudely) shows what happened to equities over this period during the discrete periods of interest rates being eased and tightened.
The green line plots the value of a portfolio that invested in the equity market only during the easing phase of interest rates.
The blue line plots the value of a portfolio that invested in the equity market only during the tightening phase of interest rates.
The red line plots a simple buy-and-hold market portfolio. All portfolio values start at 100.
By 2016 the Easing Portfolio had a value of 986, while the Tightening Portfolio a value of 228. Obviously some of this difference in performance is attributable to the fact that the Easing Portfolio was invested in the market for twice as long as the Tightening Portfolio.
A previous article looked at the history of the official bank rate since 1694.
Here we will analyse all the discrete changes made to the bank rate since 1694.
Since 1694 the Bank of England has made 828 changes to the bank rate. Changes to the bank rate today are recommended by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which meets once a month to consider changes to the bank rate (more info on the MPC).
As can be seen, until the beginning of the 20th century the great majority of rate changes were +/- 0.5 and +/- 1. And also the balance of the size of positive and negative rate changes was roughly equal.
Towards the end of the 20th century the Bank started experimenting with larger and smaller increments of change. And the balance of rate changes also changed: periods of small negative changes would be interrupted by larger positive rate adjustments.
In 1982 the Bank began a cautious period of frequent rate reductions of just 0.125 (the smallest rate reduction up to this time). The last time the bank rate was reduced by such a small amount was in 1989.
The frequency distribution of size of rate changes is shown in the following chart.
As can be seen, the most common rate change has been a reduction of half a percentage point. (Since 1694 33% of all rate changes have been for -0.5.) After that the most frequent rate change was plus one percentage point.
The above chart supports the (well-known) observation that rates are reduced cautiously with small increments and increased with more aggressive, larger increments.
The following chart breaks this frequency distribution down by century.
The above chart supports the previous observation that, whereas in the 19th century the Bank restricted its changes to a narrow band of increments, in the 20th century the size of the rate changes were more dispersed.
There are many different interest rates in the UK but one of the most important is the official bank rate (sometimes also referred to as the Bank of England base rate). This is the rate at which the Bank of England lends to banks. It has a direct influence on interest rates in the domestic banking system and as such the bank rate is a reference level for the rates which the London clearing banks pay on deposits and charge on loans.
Changes to the bank rate are recommended by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which meets once a month to consider changes to the bank rate (more info on the MPC).
Further information on the official bank rate can be found here at the BoE web site.
Over the years this interest rate has been referred to variously as the Bank Rate, Minimum Lending Rate, Minimum Band 1 Dealing Rate, Repo Rate and, today, the Official Bank Rate. But we can regard them all as essentially the same thing. And we can concatenate these rates over the years to create a continuous record of base rates from 1694.
For reference the rates for different periods are shown in the following table.
The following table gives some statistics by century on this bank rate data from 1694.
The Count row gives the number of times the bank rate was changed in each respective century.
Until 1973 the average bank rate had been around 4%, but then shot up to levels not seen before – reaching a maximum of 17% in 1980.
Volatility (measured by standard deviation) of the bank rate also increased at the same time to levels not seen before.
The bank rate we have today, 0.5%, can be clearly seen to be unprecedented. Previously, the lowest rates seen had been 2% in the 18th and 19th centuries.


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Q: Why can I ping 127.1? I know IPv6 allows consecutive zeros to be omitted. But how about IPv4? I haven't found any reference to this on the Internet, including Wikipedia and RFC 791 – Internet Protocol. This document  suggests that "Leading zeros can be omitted" in an IPv4 address (search for the term 'omitted'). Not specific enough.
Check out this shell session:
[~]$ ping -c 1 127.1
PING 127.1 (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.040 ms

--- 127.1 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.040/0.040/0.040/0.000 ms
[~]$ ping -c 1 127.0.1
PING 127.0.1 (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.044 ms

--- 127.0.1 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.044/0.044/0.044/0.000 ms
[~]$ ssh 127.1 :
The authenticity of host '127.1 (127.0.0.1)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is 04:48:fa:f2:ef:95:7c:35:46:39:2e:d3:89:dd:cd:87.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added '127.1' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
alex@127.1's password:

Clearly, both ping and ssh understand 127.1 and 127.0.1 to be the same as 127.0.0.1. Where is this specified?

A: It's a relic from the old days of classful addressing. 127.1 means network 127, host 1. (And, yes, 127.257 is legal because network 127 can have more than 256 hosts.

A: There's a Stack Overflow post from about a year ago asking something similar (this post).
The main reason is how inet_aton() (man page) converts the octets into the binary address.

a.b.c.d
Each of the four numeric parts specifies a byte of the address; the
  bytes are assigned in left-to-right order to produce the binary
  address.
a.b.c
Parts a and b specify the first two bytes of the binary address. Part
  c is interpreted as a 16-bit value that defines the rightmost two
  bytes of the binary address. This notation is suitable for specifying
  (outmoded) Class B network addresses.
a.b
Part a specifies the first byte of the binary address. Part b is
  interpreted as a 24-bit value that defines the rightmost three bytes
  of the binary address. This notation is suitable for specifying
  (outmoded) Class C network addresses.
a
The value a is interpreted as a 32-bit value that is stored directly into the binary address without any byte rearrangement.

This isn't defined by POSIX.anything - but it is available pretty widely.

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The 2017 Grammys red carpet has, so far, been anything but boring: First, Joy Villa showed up in what appears to be a bedazzled, pro-Donald Trump gown. And then, pop artist Girl Crush stepped out in an ensemble featuring a sparkly, hot-pink bralette and a full skirt emblazoned with brightly colored, er, balls. As in gumballs.
The unforgettable statement gown immediately drew comparisons to jawbreakers, dots, and the ball pit at Chuck E. Cheese — just to name a few. But we're personally partial to the gumball reference. And who, exactly, is the artist bold enough to wear such a loud, candy-esque gown? Girl Crush — not to be confused with the Little Big Town song by the same name — is a recording artist whose song "Pillz" went to No. 1 on the global dubstep charts, according to her personal website. She self-describes herself as "fun and fierce," which makes sense, considering this daring outfit choice. She's also a talented songwriter, having penned original music for Showtime, ABC, Comedy Central, and MTV.
Not surprisingly, the Internet went wild for the gumball gown — presumably because it looked good enough to eat.
If everyone didn't already know Girl Crush before, they certainly do after this jaw-dropping Grammys getup.


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Meet Taiyesha Baker, the Nurse Working at Riley Children's Health, an Affiliate of Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, Who Wants to Murder All White Baby Boys
By Reader-Researcher RC
"Every son you had should be sacrificed to the wolves."
Indiana Nurse Under Investigation for Tweets about Killing White Babies (PJ Media).
N.S.: By the way, as GAB and PJMedia's Megan Fox show, while Twitter immediately blocks anyone accused of being "racist" (i.e., for criticizing affirmative action groups), genocidally anti-white racists are rarely blocked. Taiyesha Baker appears to have deleted her own account, once people began publicizing her twits.
This type of content is allowed on Twitter.
You won't see any news articles about it.
It won't be banned for "hate speech."
The people won't be unverified by the company for posting it.
"If it's anti-white, it's alright!" should be Twitter's new slogan. pic.twitter.com/1TmTHuetUT
— Gab (@getongab) November 24, 2017
On February 23rd or 27th, I was permablocked by Twitter on obviously ideological grounds, though the Politburo claimed it was because my twits sounded like I was a bot. Yeah, right.
In late March or early April, Facebook also permablocked me.
Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg are two of the biggest racists in America. But they have lots of company.
In case someone should assert that Taiyesha Baker is an extraordinary case, she's only extraordinary in that she said what she thought, not that she thought it.
Any way to sue these companies to force them to allow ALL opinions on their blogs/websites?Free speech would seem to cover this aspect of Twitter,CNN or your local newsrag's blogsite.Either comments are not allowed--or ALL comments should be seen (short of criminal threats).
Has anyone tried suing them?
---GR Anonymous
Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 6:01:00 PM EST
jerry pdx
I had spotted this story on Foxnews and posted a comment, but there were a lot of comments and I think it got lost in the deluge. While most of the comments were negative toward the racist Ms. Baker, the only substantive argument I saw was "What about all the gang shootings?". Gangs are certainly an aspect of black violence but it's still a pathetic response, it's astounding the incredible ignorance displayed by the vast majority of readers, even the ones that argue against Ms. Baker. Nowhere do people point out that she was just plain wrong. Statistically speaking blacks are far more likely to rape, gang rape and abuse children than whites. Not even to mention the incredibly high proportion of black serial killers and the many mass shootings committed by blacks, though they are downplayed by the media or categorized as "gang shootings" and therefore not really "mass shootings".
If you go to Foxnews right now the Taiyesha Baker story has top billing and there are two other race related stories right below it. http://www.foxnews.com/
The 2nd story has this headline:
"Having 'white nuclear family' promotes white supremacy, says New York professor, report says"
The 3rd story has this headline: "Ohio State University 'privilege' workshop says only white people can be racist"
Note they put "privilege" in quotes. That's one of the reasons why I like Foxnews, along with allowing uncensored commenting they actually run articles like this together at times and, in this case, none of them are the usual black crime apologist crap you see so much of, they are in fact, being critical toward black racism (though you have to read between the lines). I wonder how long this is going to last with Foxnews, I have a feeling that the pressure to "clean things up" and follow the politically correct ideology of the other major news networks is going to eventually change their policies.
I used to work with many unprofessional and rude black women who had no problem expressing sentiments exactly like Taiyesha Baker's.
Monday, November 27, 2017 at 12:12:00 AM EST
groidsuck said...
Sheboon is in big trouble!
Monday, November 27, 2017 at 8:47:00 AM EST
David In TN said...
The latest news is Indiana University has announced the nurse is "no longer employed by Indiana University."
I'll be surprised if she isn't hired by somebody else within a few months.
Monday, November 27, 2017 at 3:57:00 PM EST
ben said...
What do you mean, "black" violence is "downplayed" in the media?! Each and every survey or statistic that is ever done shows that "black" people get far more media attention for their crimes than "white" people. All I can say is, this woman's statements, as in ANY instance where a "black" so much as expresses displeasure at anything "white", the response from the "white" population is exactly what it was during the times of overt slavery: HOW DARE YOU CRITICIZE THE MASSA!!! After all that's been done to African Americans in this country, and the fact that they are a mere 13% of the whole American population, illustrates the exaggerated reaction of "whites" because of the still deeply held beliefs of their so-called "superiority". How dare a "black" person raise a voice in anger against them? How dare they forget their "place"? The sickness of "racism", which was totally manufactured by "whites" since it doesn't even scientifically/medically even exist, is just as alive and well as it was the previous 200+ years this nation has been in existence. Its just disgusting.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 9:11:00 PM EST
Nicholas said...
Everything you said was a lie, but beyond that, you are just one stupid cuss!
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 11:26:00 PM EST
Hello, I`m the son of a white woman. Taiyesha probably knows me as the devil. I would very much like to meet her. So I could show her that the sons of white women can be much, much worse than she thinks when they run into an inbred crazy bitch with a big mouth. Yeah, I`m the son of a white woman but at least I`m not black. If I was black I wouldn`t be here writing now, I would be too busy selling drugs, raping women and killing people.
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By Jacob Thorpe jacobt@spokesman.com(509) 710-8070
Colorado defeats WSU 71-70
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Three-point shooting has been an anchor weighing down the Washington State men's basketball team throughout the first half of the 2013-14 season. But on Wednesday night it nearly buoyed the Cougars to an upset of No. 15 Colorado.
But though WSU's atypical marksmanship allowed the Cougars to compete with Colorado (14-2, 3-0 Pac-12), it wasn't enough to carry them to victory as they fell to the Buffaloes in overtime, 71-70, in front of 3,122 fans at the Spokane Arena.
The shooters benefitted from a breakthrough performance at point guard by Royce Woolridge, who had 10 points and 11 assists with just one turnover. D.J. Shelton had a double-double for the Cougars with 14 points and 12 rebounds, all defensive.
"I felt they deserved to win the game, quite frankly," CU coach Tad Boyle said afterward. "If I were a fan that came to the Spokane Arena, bought a ticket and didn't care (who) won, I would feel that Washington State came up on the short end of the stick."
Long-range shooting carried the Cougars (7-8, 0-3 Pac-12) as they led throughout regulation, and it sent them to overtime when freshman Que Johnson buried a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left in the game. WSU hit 13 of 23 3-pointers, a much better clip than its conference-worst 30.8 percent mark coming into the game.
Entering the game the Cougars were last in the conference in scoring, last in field goal percentage, and last in 3-point percentage.
WSU's offense is dependent on outside shots, a fact that has caused the Cougars' production to stagnate without leading scorer DaVonte Lacy, who averages 17.7 points per game and shoots 40 percent from behind the arc.
"Over the years the way I've coached, philosophically, we've done a lot based off getting 3s, maybe at times to a fault," WSU coach Ken Bone said.
"Fortunately, over the years I've been blessed with having some really good shooters. Right now we have not proven up until tonight that we're shooting the ball well. But I still believe that Royce can make shots, he did it last year. I believe D.J. is a better shooter than he has shown."
Dexter Kernich-Drew took over as the Cougars' go-to scorer, if only for a night. His career-high 24 points came mostly from six 3-pointers, for which he needed just eight attempts.
"It opens up everything," Woolridge explained. "When Dexter shoots the ball that well, (we are) hard to guard."
Through their first two Pac-12 games, WSU had been averaging 36 points per game. They nearly had that at halftime. WSU's 70 points nearly matched the 72 the team combined for against Arizona and Arizona State last week.
They outscored the Buffaloes 21-0 from the 3-point line in the first half, and went to the locker room with a 34-28 lead.
But WSU still had issues, and in the end they cost the Cougars. By focusing on outside shots, the Cougars neglected to drive to the basket, and shot just three free throws in the game. Colorado attempted 38 foul shots, making 26.
"They get to the line very well, and it shows in basically all the games they've played," Kernich-Drew said. "They're very aggressive and the guys who handle the ball get to the rim and draw defenders. We've shown good defense when we can but I guess we've just got to improve on that and try not to reach, get charges and stuff like that."
Scoring points the easy way paid dividends for the Buffaloes late in the game. In overtime Colorado collected four offensive rebounds and the Cougars were helpless inside against 6-foot-10, 245-pound forward Josh Scott, who had eight points in the period.
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NEW DELHI: India moved up only one position in the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) ease of doing business rankings, triggering a strong reaction from the government which said the string of reform initiatives undertaken by it in the last one year had not been factored in by the World Bank arm.
PM Narendra Modi has set a target of reaching the top 50 by 2017, a government official told TOI .
While the Centre's focus on improving India's ranking and overhauling the Companies Act was lauded in the report, labour laws were flagged for creating economic distortions even as IFC took note of the plan to overhaul the regime. India's overall score improved marginally to 55.27.
Improving India's ranking in the ease of doing business survey has been identified as a key priority by the Modi government.


People with diabetes—a condition marked by chronic high blood sugar—often develop poor blood circulation. Heart attacks, stroke, and even limb amputation can eventually happen as a result. Scientists can use animals, including mice, to study the progression of diabetes. But these mouse models don't capture every aspect of diabetes we see in humans, including how it damages blood vessels.
Ideally, you'd want to see the effects of any disease on something resembling humans as closely as possible. Tiny lab-grown organs, or organoids as scientists call them, have emerged in recent years as a tantalising option to do just that. Up until now though, the researchers behind the current study say, we hadn't truly recreated human blood vessels in the lab. But the ones made by this research team are "perfect," according to a University of British Columbia press release.
"Our organoids resemble human capillaries to a great extent, even on a molecular level, and we can now use them to study blood vessel diseases directly on human tissue," lead author Reimer Wimmer, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA) in Vienna, said in a statement.
The organoids were grown from stem cells, immature cells capable of turning into more than one type of cell. Just like in people, the replicas were found to have a network of capillaries coated by basement membrane, a kind of connective tissue that helps support and give the vessels structure.
Wimmer and his team went further with their replicas, transplanting them into mice without any immune system (a step that would prevent them from rejecting the donor tissue). The organoids easily took to their new home, connecting to the mice's native circulatory system, and developed even further into a tree-like network of arteries, small veins, and arterioles (branches of an artery that flow into capillaries).
What's more, they were even able to recreate "diabetic" blood vessels, characterised by a thickening of the basement membrane. In experiments with mice, and supporting previous research, they found evidence that a signalling pathway involving the protein NOTCH-3 played a key role in creating the thickening seen in blood vessels of people with diabetes. Blocking another protein that targets NOTCH-3, γ-secretase, also seemed to prevent this damage from happening.
The results of these experiments, the researchers say, show that these vessels can be a better model for studying diabetes than traditional mice models. And because of how important our circulatory system is to the rest of the body, the potential for these lab-grown replicas extends far beyond diabetes research.


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Ken has covered every sport in his career, but his first job was covering NBA basketball in Sacramento with his beloved Kings. Years later he helped to start a new radio show with friends Damien Barling and Jason Ross. Together they shook up radio airwaves in Northern California with frank talk about race, politics and sports. For this show the "troublemakers" reunite to talk about the future of their Sacramento Kings, the state of race relations in media and how we are dealing with our biracial families in this time of racial reckoning in the country.
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A veteran TV & Radio news anchor, host, and reporter, with expertise in sports, entertainment, and culture. He spent 8 years as the lead anchor of Good Day Sacramento, one of the most successful brands in morning television, and as the main morning news anchor for CBS 13 Sacramento. For 12 years, he was a lead anchor for TVG, the nation's first interactive horse racing network. He was also one of the original cast members on Best Damn Sports Show Period for Fox Sports Net. A graduate of the Groundlings Theatre & School, Ken has appeared in more than two dozen TV series and films, including S.W.A.T., Bruce Almighty, The Onion News Network, and HBO's True Blood. Ken is also a prolific musician and songwriter, recording and publishing more than 50 songs released under the name "Mama's Gravy" and sold to film and TV productions. Ken currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son.


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"Made in China" Soon to be Replaced by "Made in Taiwan"
Mike Shedlock 26 days ago	Mish's Global Economic
Trump inflicted much pain on China and vice versa. This is always the case in trade wars. Sideline beneficiaries abound. The World's Top Bicycle Maker Says the Era of 'Made in China' Is Over. Good News? No. The US did no benefit in the slightest. Giant Manufacturing Co. saw the writing on the wall early on. The world's biggest bicycle maker started moving production of U.S.-bound orders out of its China facilities to its home base in Taiwan as soon as it heard Donald Trump threaten tariff action in September. "When Trump announced the plan of 25% tariffs, we took it seriously," Chairwoman Bonnie Tu said in an interview at Giant's Taichung City headquarters in Taiwan. "We started moving before he shut his mouth." Giant is part of a growing number of global firms that are pivoting
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Trump inflicted much pain on China and vice versa. This is always the case in trade wars. Sideline beneficiaries abound.
The World's Top Bicycle Maker Says the Era of 'Made in China' Is Over.
Good News?
No. The US did no benefit in the slightest.
Giant Manufacturing Co. saw the writing on the wall early on. The world's biggest bicycle maker started moving production of U.S.-bound orders out of its China facilities to its home base in Taiwan as soon as it heard Donald Trump threaten tariff action in September.
"When Trump announced the plan of 25% tariffs, we took it seriously," Chairwoman Bonnie Tu said in an interview at Giant's Taichung City headquarters in Taiwan. "We started moving before he shut his mouth."
Giant is part of a growing number of global firms that are pivoting production out of China in reaction to the increasingly hostile trade relations between the two superpowers. Intel Corp. this week became the latest to say it's reviewing its global supply chain, while Li & Fung Ltd., the world's largest supplier of consumer goods, said the trade war is spurring it to diversify away from China.
The switch, however, comes with higher costs for employee payouts, automation and no China-like economy of scale for suppliers. Tu declined to peg the relocation costs beyond saying the company's "bottom line would be better without the U.S.-China trade war."
What if Trump and China Agree to a Deal?
The answer is truly amusing.
Giant is open to reverting production to its Chinese plants if the U.S. and China are able to hammer out a trade deal. If America "decides to remove the 25% tariff, we will move the production back to China right away," Tu said.
US manufacturing is not at all in the picture!
What About Apple?
Inquiring minds may be wondering about the iPhone.
The Wall Street Journal reports Foxconn Says Prepared to Move Apple Production Out of China if Necessary
Foxconn Technology Group said it is ready to shift production for Apple Inc. out of China if necessary, as the electronics assembler tried to assuage investors' concerns over the U.S.-China trade conflict.
In the company's first-ever investor meeting and conference call since going public in 1991, senior executives at Taiwan-based Foxconn sought to address investor uncertainty as it prepares for a leadership transition.
"We are totally capable of dealing with Apple's needs to move production lines if they have any," said Young-Way Liu, the head of Foxconn's semiconductor business group, said during the meeting at the company's headquarters outside Taipei.
Guess Where
Foxconn has plants in Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Czech Republic, the U.S. and Australia among other countries.
If you guess Foxconn will move most of this to the US, you guess poorly.
And if the Trump and China reach a deal, guess what?
Here's the answer: Production will shift to the lowest cost provider, not necessarily China.
Supply Chain Disruption
Trump has clearly disrupted supply chains. Companies will move where costs are lowest. However, each shift costs money.
In no case is US manufacturing the likely beneficiary.
What if Trump puts tariffs on the whole damn world?
Congratulations Trump!
The US will become the world's highest cost producer of goods.
How will that work out?
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About Mike Shedlock
Mike Shedlock (Mish) is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management (http://www.sitkapacific.com/). Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.
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New apprentices underpin plans for future growth
We are delighted to welcome a new intake of apprentices as part of our long-term strategy for success.
Chloe Turner and Abigail Noakes have taken up roles as apprentice solicitors in Wolverhampton with Chloe joining the Residential Property department and Abigail working in the Family team.
Rowan Jones has been appointed as an apprentice paralegal in the Town & Country Planning department in Telford while Jacob Evans is a Business Support Apprentice in the firm's IT department in Wolverhampton.
The quartet join our first intake of apprentices who started last year.
Lillie Pritchard and Alyisha Arblaster were our first Apprentice Solicitors who are undergoing a full-time six-year programme that will lead to an LLB (Hons) degree in Legal Practice and their qualification as solicitors.
Lillie is currently working with the Serious Injury and Clinical Negligence team while Alyisha is working in the Litigation department.
Business Administration apprentices Jade Higgins and Dixie Whitten are still in post with Jade taking on a permanent role in the Business Support Team and Dixie working as a Marketing Assistant.
We were one of the first law firms in the region to offer a work-based learning route to qualify as a solicitor when it launched its apprenticeship scheme last year.
Managing Partner Kim Carr: "We made the decision to continue with the apprenticeship programme after a very successful first year. As a business, we need to attract the next generation of lawyers and other staff to support the firm's development in the future.
"The traditional route to become a lawyer through a university education is not an option for everyone and we are focused on bringing the right people to our business to help it grow and thrive. Our people are our biggest asset and I am sure that Chloe, Abigail, Rowan and Jacob will become a key part of the team."
We now employ more than 200 people and has an annual turnover of nearly £12 million.
If you would like to kick start your career with an award winning company as an apprentice, keep an eye out for our next intake on our Apprenticeship Scheme.


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Entry Island by Peter May
First Line: It is evident from the way the stones are set into the slope of the hill that industrious hands once toiled to make this pathway.
When Detective Sime Mackenzie is told to board a flight from Montreal to Entry Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, he does so without a trace of regret. His life there is one of loneliness and what-could-have-beens.
The investigation of which he is to be a part involves the murder of the wealthiest of the tiny island's 130 inhabitants, and it seems to be a simple matter of formality. The crime has all the earmarks of a crime of passion with the victim's wife as the killer. But when Mackenzie meets the woman, he is convinced that he knows her even though they've never met. Already the odd man out in this case, things take an even more bizarre turn when his insomnia is broken by strange dreams of a long ago past on an island in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland-- a past in which the alleged murderer has a leading role. As a result of these dreams, Mackenzie's conviction turns to obsession as the evidence against the widow mounts. Sooner or later, Sime Mackenzie will have to choose between duty and destiny.
Entry Island is a terrific blending of two story lines: the classic murder investigation in Canada, and the Highland Clearances on the Isle of Lewis in the 18th century. Both are so well written that I couldn't tell you which is the stronger, but I can say that the scenes on the Isle of Lewis are beautiful, brutal, and heartstopping. May has always been a skilled storyteller, but since he's begun writing of the Outer Hebrides, it's as though his heart and his emotions are flowing right onto the page. (His Lewis Trilogy is not to be missed!)
The two story lines run side-by-side, and events gradually converge without any obvious signs of how they're coming together. Sime is the perfect conflicted detective and part of an investigative team that includes his ex-wife-- a very uncomfortable and painful situation. May skillfully creates tension with his two main characters. While Mackenzie is a man the reader wants to support completely, the object of his obsession is clearly not as trustworthy to us as she is to the detective.
The marvelous sensory feast of place (both Scotland and Canada), a strong and intriguing main character, two vivid plot lines... part mystery, part historical novel, part romance... Entry Island is a powerful novel that should not be missed.
A few words of warning: This is a US-based book blog, and I've just written a review of a book that's only available in the UK right now. If you can't get your hands on a copy now, put it on your wish list. You won't regret it!
Quercus © 2013
Suspense, Standalone
Source: NetGalley, UK Release
by Cathy at Thursday, January 02, 2014
Labels: Book Reviews, Canada, Peter May, Scotland, Suspense
Cathy - Oh, this does sound wonderful! Peter May really does have a lot of talent, and this one sounds wonderfully atmospheric. Glad you enjoyed it so much.
Cathy January 2, 2014 at 11:18 AM
May comes to life when he's writing of the Outer Hebrides. I'd known about the Highland Clearances for a long, long time, but he brought them to life for me. My blood ran cold, and my anger rose at how humans so often treat each other!


Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann (centre) is one of New Zealand's best-known and most honoured fa'afafine (Samoan males who behave in a variety of female ways). He is seen here with fellow Samoan leaders Luamanuvao Winnie Laban and Anae Arthur Anae. Pulotu-Endemann came to live in New Zealand as a small boy and trained as a psychiatric nurse. He later became an independent consultant on Pacific health issues and developed the Fonofale model of Pacific mental health, accepted by the Mental Health Commission of New Zealand as the standard for treating Pacific mental health. Pulotu-Endemann holds the title Fuimaono, given to an ali'i or high chief of Western Samoa.


Kuala Lumpur, 4 October 2018…After travelling by road for days, the MERCY Malaysia relief teams arrived at Donggala, one of areas that was worst-hit in the earthquake and tsunami last Saturday that has claimed over 1,800 lives and left over 71,000 people homeless in Central Sulawesi.
The team arrived early this morning to a scene of massive destruction, with over 66,000 houses razed to the ground and people sleeping out in tents. Tensions are high, as many of the villages have not had any food or water in the last few days. Clean water supply is currently being supplied by NGOs or public buildings such as mosques, but supplies are fast depleting.
Upon arrival at Donggala, the medical volunteers sorted out the medications and other supplies, while other team members attended coordination meetings with the Indonesian Emergency Response and Assessment Team and Indonesia's disaster relief agency, Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana.
The team also surveyed sites at Talisa, Silae, Ulu Jadi and Kota Palu to assess the most pressing needs in the area. Food supplies, temporary shelter and hygiene kits are some of the primary concerns, apart from medical care.
A temporary health clinic will be established at Silae offering Primary Health Care and wound care. Apart from providing medical assistance, the clinic will also help in collating data on disease prevalence, and provide surveillance data to the local health authorities. This is to monitor the possibility of outbreaks in water-borne or infectious diseases.
Apart from transportation, price hikes in basic necessities are main challenges in providing relief aid to the communities affected.
A food pack which contains cooking oil, rice, sugar, biscuits, salt and other dry rations cost RM170 for a family of four, while shelter kits with mats, blankets, mosquito repellent, nails and a tarpaulin sheet costs RM420. Hygiene kits consisting of underwear, sanitary napkins, comb, toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving kit, nail cutter and soap would cost RM180.
"We urgently appeal for donations from caring Malaysians to help the people affected. Every bit will make a difference, so no amount is too small," urges Norazam. Donations can be made to Palu Relief Fund (MBB 5621 7950 4126) on Malaysia's website www.www.mercy.org.my. All contributions are tax-exempted.
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