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Major Bank Official: Banks Are "Preparing for an Economic Nuclear Winter"
Written by	clnAdrian	on	August 30, 2016	in	Economy	with	10 Comments
By Matt Agorist | Activist Post
After years of giveaways to megabanks, marketed to the taxpayers as 'quantitative easing,' the crutches shoved under the banker-controlled global stock trade are about to snap. Bankers now say they are preparing for the collapse.
In June of 2015, former Congressman Ron Paul predicted that these crutches would fail, and the financial bubbles created by them would send the stock market into a free-fall.
The consequences will not be minor. Surprises will be many, since we are in uncertain waters and the world has never faced the gross misallocation of capital that exists today. The process is self-limiting. It will come to an end, and it's not going to be far into the future.
Now, as chaos in the EU and weak corporate earnings create a tornado of uncertainty, banks are preparing for the worst.
According to CNBC quoting a major lender, banks are "preparing for an economic nuclear winter situation."
The chaos in the market has major bank officials running for the hills. According to CNBC, European banks, in particular, have had a very tough six months as the shock and volatility around Brexit sent banking stocks south. Major European banks like Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse saw their shares in free-fall after the referendum's results were announced. In the U.K., RBS was the worst-hit, with its shares plunging by more than 30 percent since June 24.
On Sunday, a source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, due to the fact that revealing this informationcan get bankers killed, a source from a major investment bank told CNBC "that financial services firms have put together a strategy in place that takes into account the worst-case scenario that could happen by the end of this year."
"This could mean triggering Article 50, referendum in other European nations leading to a break-up of the euro or sterling hitting below $1.20 or lower. The banks are ready for anything now," the source said.
This grim warning comes after the Royal Bank of Scotland has warned its investors of a "cataclysmic year." In an eerily ominous note to its clients early this year, the megabank predicted another worse case scenario.
Sell everything except high quality bonds. This is about return of capital, not return on capital. In a crowded hall, exit doors are small.
In the note, RBS's credit chief Andrew Roberts told investors how Quantitative Easing has failed and was expected to fail.
We have been told for 7 years now since the credit crunch, under QE, to borrow money and invest it in one of 3 things: 1) EM 2) credit 3) global equities. This is a big picture, multi-year bet that has been taken, which has worked fine, and stopped working 10 months ago, (this is NOT NEW).
As the Guardian's Larry Elliott points out:
Markets have been supported for some time by low-interest rates, stimulus measures from central banks including quantitative easing, and hopes of economic recovery. But with the Federal Reserve raising rates and the Bank of England expected to follow suit, that prop is being removed.
Those who pay attention to the effects of central bankers looting their respective countries have long pointed out the mathematical certainty that is an economic collapse.
The collapse of global markets is inevitable as it is a natural correction to the wholesale fleecing of the citizens through the unscrupulous actions of central banks.
Ron Paul sums up the situation perfectly:
The credit and new money, when created by a central bank, is delivered to the market in a political fashion for which the one percent receive special benefits. It allows the pyramiding of debt to fractional reserve banking, which compounds the long-term problems.
It may be fun while it lasts, but it always ends with a crash.
Matt Agorist is the co-founder of TheFreeThoughtProject.com, where this article first appeared. He is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state. Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world.
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Visas and Citizenship
There are countless reasons to make a move to Singapore. The city-state within South East Asia may be small (ranked 176th in the world by landmass), but boasts a giant offering of career, culture, and lifestyle opportunities to draw expats to its shores.
Life in Singapore is subject to the influences of many different cultures, ethnicities, and languages. 42% of the population are foreign-born and contribute in varying degrees to the art, music, sport, and cuisine of this still young country.
Singapore today enjoys the status of being among the top four financial centres in the world, largely a result of its ability to act as broker and conduit between the large powers of east and west.
Moving to Singapore opens up tremendous opportunities; the Lion City has the world's highest percentage of millionaires per capita. The country has hash an efficient healthcare system, its public education is delivered in English and consistently ranks among the best in the world, and travel to the rest of Asia and Oceania is suddenly affordable.
Visas and becoming a citizen
Singapore benefits from a visa system that is by and large seamless and easy to navigate. Entry to the country from most western nations can be done visa-free for either 30 or 90 days dependent upon your home nation.
If you're moving to Singapore to work, you must obtain a valid work pass. You can apply for one of the following:
Employment Pass(EP)- for professionals which requires you earn at least $3,300 SGD per month
Personalised Employment Pass – is a graduated pass that offers more flexibility than the EP
Entrepass– best suits foreign entrepreneurs who intend to start a new business in Singapore.
To obtain permanent residency one must seek what is known as an Entry Permit (which doubles as a proof of PR).
For an application for citizenship there exists both a straightforward application process as well as some specialised pathways for a child of a Singaporean PR or citizen, a spouse, and also for those who've served in the national guard or residing in singapore as an entrepreneur. Further info about the process for citizenship can be found in our guide to visas for Singapore.
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Singapore's healthcare system is one of the finest in the world, and also one of the most affordable. The system is underpinned by two main providers, Medisave and Medishield, and then thereafter by Medifund and the Medication Assistance Fund.
Together, these '4 M's' can provide for all your basic and essential medical needs and are drawn from compulsory payments made by you, your employer, and the Singaporean government into one healthcare fund.
Though entitled to receive emergency care if needed, non-permanent residents and non-citizens of Singapore are not permitted to access the healthcare system for general care.
Private healthcare in Singapore
While some employers will provide health insurance for expats, if is not uniform not guaranteed. Therefore, seeking out a private insurance provider (with many international providers maintaining a presence in Singapore).
This can become more expensive over many years, so if you are staying in the country long term, seeking permanent residency or citizenship may be wise.
It is notable that even within the private sphere, Singaporean healthcare is often far more economical than many other nations, so private cover for a short term stay would likely suffice and not break the bank.
Singapore's job market is among the most dynamic and exciting in Asia. With a growing presence within the 'traditional' finance sectors of banking and accounting, the nation also boasts an impressive startup culture and tech scene, offering opportunities aplenty for those who wish to add an experience within Asia to their CV.
This is especially so giving the presence of many Western companies within the city, as well as the wide prevalence of the English language, meaning both finding a job in Singapore and working without a language barrier is an easy undertaking.
While like any nation Singapore has its share of challenges, its consistent low unemployment rate of around 3% or less is comparatively low from a global perspective. This means you shouldn't struggle to find multiple roles on offer should you relocate to Singapore long term.
Essential info for Singapore
Official language: Mandarin, English, and Malay.
Capital city: Singapore (both a country and capital city)
Currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD)
Timezone: UTC+8
International dialling code: +65
Emergency numbers: 192
Population: 5,674,000+
Electricity: 230 volts
Internet TLD: .sg
Drives on the: Left
Tipping: Not law, but a growing custom.
Unusual fact: The national anthem of Singaporean is written on the nation's $1,000 note.
Property comparison
One of the downsides of a Singaporean relocation is the challenge of housing. While moving from a smaller city it takes sometime to adjust, anyone who has grown up or lived as a longtime London resident shall find the accommodation and expense familiar, just the same as a long time Berlin resident would find offense at the expense.
With space at a premium within the city, alongside the general prevalence for smaller living spaces across many capitals in Asia like Tokyo and Hong Kong, finding a spacious apartment can be a real challenge. It is best to efficiently utilise the space you have.
The upside of this is the density and abundance of apartment buildings around Singapore means there is ample opportunity to seek out a residence you find best fits your budget and lifestyle.
Further, for those with more spacious needs (and the income to match), a number of neighbourhoods outside the CBD proper exist. With a spacious apartment in a good area costing around $3,000SGD per month, a home can be expected to cost around $8,000SGD.
Though Singapore is of comparable expense to London and New York in rent, advantages lie within the more affordable amenities found within this city state. From restaurants, to electricity, to shopping for basic groceries (save for a lettuce, which is a cheaper buy in London), all over you stand to save between 10% to 30% on average living within this Asian city.
Further, while your rent may be of comparable expense to cosmopolitan cities, travelling either via public transport or the city's ubiquitous taxis means you can regularly save up to 200%, 300% and 400% per ride than in those same cities.
The trade off for these savings is various western goods you may be used to enjoying – and buying at a low price point – can be subject to considerable markups within Singapore.This particular cost of living in Singapore is most manageable either by having your expense offset elsewhere, or simply switching to a tasty domestic brand or beer or coffee to maintain the price point of home.
Cost of moving to Singapore
One of the biggest advantages of Singapore as a global city is its central location between northern and southern Asia. Accordingly' whether relocating from the UK or wider EU' the USA' Australia or beyond; you'll find your costs relatively economical for shipping to Singapore. Estimates for a 3 bedroom house are as follows:
GBP £ Change currency
Hong Kong to Singapore
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Los Angeles to Singapore
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Singapore enjoys an excellent reputation for primary and secondary school education, and offers two universities regularly ranked within the world's top 20.
The Tanglin Trust School, the Stamford American International School, and ACS International all serve as attractive institutions for young expats, each with a sterling international reputation and offer a diverse curriculum,. There are also a number of public schools in Singapore also offering excellent education.
Differences in schooling from western cultures
An important point to note when selecting schools is students in Singapore typically have one year less than 12 years of schooling common in western nations. Starting one year earlier at 4-5 with kindergarten, a student will usually finish their formal schooling at 16-17.
Further, though rarely a great challenge in terms of finding a suitable institution for a young expat, it is important to ensure (especially if only residing there for a short stay) that the correct grade allocation occurs given the differences in ages between systems.
Universities in Singapore
The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University both list highly in annual worldwide university rankings, with the latter offering a more nuanced selection of courses focusing within the engineering and technology sphere.
Beyond this, 32 other tertiary institutions offer courses within the city state, and tailor to almost any desired education pathway accordingly.
Driving in Singapore
The right to drive in Singapore is a straightforward affair. If intending to stay for under 12 months, you just need to bring along an International Driving Permit (IDP) when you arrive. If you've a driver's license from an ASEAN member nation you do not need to obtain an IDP.
If coming from a non-English speaking nation outside of ASEAN where an IDP is not offered, an official translation of your license into English is required and shall suffice. After 12 months, obtaining an official Singaporean drivers license is a must.
Getting a Singapore driver's license
This is done by sitting the Basic Theory Test (BTT), and allows for conversion of both manual and automatic licenses. While heavy vehicle licenses cannot be converted (instead requiring you to sit for a new license in-country), motorbike licenses for 200cc or less can be converted sitting the BTT.
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Ranking against the world
Singapore boasts high salaries and a high standard of living that is offset by its high ranking on the list of the world's most expensive cities. Indeed, in recent years Singapore has often been ranked as the world's most expensive city. Yet, while true property can remain expensive, this is also offset by some advantageous stats elsewhere.
From the high standard of living (ranked 26th in the world) to the life expectancy (ranked 5th in the world), once you have sorted out the challenges that ceme with Singapore's expensive accommodation, thereafter the city is widely one that offers great opportunity and lifestyle at a reasonable cost.
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The First Week Sales Projections for J. Cole's '4 Your Eyez Only' Are Insane
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There's a reason why the "platinum with no features" meme took off after J. Cole dropped 2014 Forest Hills Drive: dude can move units. It looks like that streak will continue with 4 Your Eyez Only, as Billboard projects Cole's latest effort will move around 550,000 units in its first week. Of that total, 360,000 to 380,000 will be in traditional sales.
To put that into perspective, only two albums have had a higher first week total this year: Drake's Views (1.04 million) and Beyoncé's Lemonade (653,000). The 550,000 mark would easily pass 2014 Forest Hills Drive as Cole's highest first week total, which bowed at 371,000 in December two years ago.
Of course, that final tally would also handily take the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart, making 4 Your Eyez Only Cole's fourth consecutive album to hit No. 1. It will also count as his third to debut at No. 1: Born Sinner debuted at No. 2 before hitting the top slot in its third week of release.
J. Cole has yet to do any press around 4 Your Eyez Only. Aside from a 40-minute doc, the most we've gotten from him so far has been a tweet on album release night. And he's about to do over half a milli first week. Incredible, to say the least.
Complex did recently catch up with Elite, co-executive producer of 4 Your Eyez Only, to get some insight into the making of the project. Elite also shared a wild story behind what inspired "Neighbors," which you can read here. 4 Your Eyez Only is available on iTunes.
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The second part of my long Steely Dan interview from 1974. Final part tomorrow.
Steely Dan augments itself with additional musicians to go on the road. Their present strength is eight: the initial five plus Roy Jones on extra percussion and vocals, Jeff Porcaro on drums and Mike McDonald on keyboards and vocals. But these three are subject to change any time depending on their and the band's commitments.
Fagen and Becker write everything together, both music and lyrics. One of them usually gets an idea, but they develop the idea together. They say they are not as prolific now as they used to be, mainly because Steely Dan's success takes up a lot of their time. Unlike many musicians they don't write on the road.
"We used to have nothing but time so we could write songs ad infinitum," says Becker. "Nowadays we can't do that. We can't write in hotel rooms. When we get off a tour we spend a month or so writing material for the next album."
"This band is in hibernation for certain parts of the year," says Fagen. "Jeff Baxter goes and does some studio gigs or goes on tour with Linda Ronstadt, and the others do the same while we are writing. Then we all get back together again and make a record.
"Everyone is committed to Steely Dan before everything else, but while we're writing the others have nothing to do. It takes a while to write an album's worth of material, to I guess it gets boring for them just hanging around."
"I like to think that we don't have to be limited by the concept of the group," says Becker. "If one of our people wants to play with someone else and there's time to do it, then it's fine with us."
"If Jeff or Jimmy go off with another band, they're touch more interesting musicians when they come back," says Fagen. "They're fresher with the experience of playing different kinds of music."
"We keep hearing the others are writing songs for the band but they never show them to us," says Becker. "For all I know they might take over. The only thing we've ever done which wasn't an original was the Duke Ellington piece on the last album. It's a great piece of music and we figured we'd revive it"
Both Fagen and Becker consider it was a mistake for Steely Dan to go out on the road immediately after recording their first album. Their early concerts, they say, were pretty disastrous due to under rehearsal.
"When we made the album," says Becker, "it was really just a bunch of studio musicians getting together to record our songs. We really hadn't played together and we were just getting to know each other properly during those first sessions. Right after it was done, there were offers of gigs so we just put the band together as best we could.
"Jeff and Jim had some experience on the type of circuit we were playing. All we knew about were the gigs backing up Jay and the Americans, which was a totally different trip."
"Actually, Walter and I were complete novices as far as actual live touring was concerned," says Fagen. "It took a while to find out what really happens at live shows.
"We'd been playing oldie shows, so for all our experience in theory, we didn't know much about the actual practice. We weren't show orientated because we were jazz fans and were used to seeing musicians kicking over their bottle of beer while they were playing a solo. As far as we were concerned the show was watching a guy play and that was it, strictly for enthusiasts.
"It was a new thing for us to be playing on a bill supporting Elton John. We're still not a show band. We try to arrange the show so that it's dramatic musically rather than visually."
The group have yet to visit Europe, although there are plans for them to come across sometime this summer. There were rumours of a tour early this year, but it was never really on. Statements that the "cancellation" was due to the energy crisis were put out, but this was a cover up for the fact that they were too occupied with work in the States.
Nevertheless, they do want to come over, especially as their new album is doing well in the British charts. "It's something we've been trying to do for a long time, but it's been tough for us for a lot of reasons," says Fagen. "There have been other commitments with other people in our band, and economically it hasn't been feasible. An American band doesn't make any money in England, unlike English groups coming over here and making a lot of bread to split back with. It's a prestige thing to go over to England.
"I have a feeling, though, that European audiences would be more appreciative of our music. American audiences are fantastic but I don't know what they appreciate."
"You can't tell what they're into at all," says Becker. "From the stage, you see people at the front and they're obviously into volume, a self abuse trip. As for the rest of the audience we don't know. We hope it's the music."
"People who take their clothes off are into rhythm and we're into that," says Fagen in all seriousness.
It seems the pair were taken by surprise with the success of their first album. They are also unanimous in their praises of ABC Dunhill for the way they promoted the record. "They were obviously keen to get a group like us on their label, though we're not quite sure what they think we are even now," says Becker. "They know we're not the grass roots type of rock band.
"I guess we were pretty original and the album did well as a result. We played for six weeks constantly after it was put out, which must have helped. We were doing big gigs, stadiums, supporting other acts like Elton, the Kinks, Uriah Heep and the James Gang."
Nowadays they prefer to play in concert halls and usually top the bill. Their visit to New York was for a show at the Avery Fisher Hall, not unlike London's Festival Hall. Actually they were supporting the Electric Light Orchestra – but more of that later.
New York is the band's slowest market, even though they all hail from the area. Evidently New Yorkers consider Steely Dan to have deserted them by going to California and are still not prepared to forget. Out West Steely Dan always top the bill, but they say they play "urban rock and roll" with an East Coast sound.
Certainly their music is more complex than the usual free sounding LA band. And this derives from their jazz backgrounds. "I'd been listening to jazz since I was a little kid. I always tuned into the jazz stations in New York when all the rest of the kids listened to rock and roll," says Fagen. "When we met, we both realised we listened to late night jazz shows and be-bop music. I hated rock and roll.
"I thought I was the only person in the world who was into this little secret about jazz. As far as I was concerned Sonny Rollins was mine. John Coltrane was mine. Miles Davis was mine. No one else ever knew or cared."
"Then we met and discovered we listened to the same disc-jockeys and had the same records," says Becker. "That was a very strong bond. We do try to put some jazz into Steely Dan, but try to do it in such a way that people won't notice."
"The way you can hear it is in the harmonic progression, which is unlike any other band because they don't use that many jazz chords," says Fagen. "The solos we do are not the usual rock and roll blues solos using the six notes on the scale that any kid can do. Our solos are a little more sophisticated."
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Q: App crashes logging "warning: could not load any Objective-C class information." I am using Afnetworking version 3.0 and trying to load some data. The data is coming in the response object properly and I am trying to parse that in an NSMutableArray. However this is crashing giving me error-

"warning: could not load any Objective-C class information. This will significantly reduce the quality of type information available."

My Data Parsing class is following-
DataProcessing.h-
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import "Book.h"
#import <AFNetworking/AFHTTPSessionManager.h>
#import <MBProgressHUD/MBProgressHUD.h>

@interface DataProcessing : NSObject

-(void)getAllTheBooks;

-(void)setBookList:(NSMutableArray*)list;
-(NSMutableArray*)getBookList;

@end

DataProcessing.m:
#import "DataProcessing.h"

@interface DataProcessing(){
    Book *individualBook;
}

@property(nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray *bookList;
@property(nonatomic, strong) BookDetails *bookDetails;

@end
@implementation DataProcessing

-(void)getAllTheBooks{

   NSMutableArray  *bookList =[[NSMutableArray alloc]init];

AFHTTPSessionManager *manager = [AFHTTPSessionManager manager];
[manager GET:@"https://natasha....../items" parameters:nil progress:nil success:^(NSURLSessionTask *task, id responseObject) {
    NSArray *bookCollectionArray = (NSArray*)responseObject;

    for (NSDictionary *dict in bookCollectionArray) {
        individualBook = [[Book alloc]init];
        individualBook.bookID = [dict objectForKey:@"id"];
        individualBook.bookLink = [dict objectForKey:@"link"];
        individualBook.bookTitle = [dict objectForKey:@"title"];

        [bookList addObject:individualBook];
    }
    [self setBookList:bookList];

} failure:^(NSURLSessionTask *operation, NSError *error) {
    NSLog(@"Error: %@", error);
}];
}

-(void)setBookList:(NSMutableArray*)list{
    self.bookList = [[NSMutableArray alloc]init];
    self.bookList = list;
}
-(NSMutableArray*)getBookList{
    return self.bookList;
}
@end

My Controller's viewDidLoad is as following-
- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
    DataProcessing *processing = [[DataProcessing alloc]init];
    [processing getAllTheBooks];
    NSMutableArray *array = [processing getBookList];
    NSLog(@"%@", array);
}

When it crashes, it shows something like this -

Can anyone please help?

A: Hmm, I'm not 100% sure this would work but you could try initializing the mutable array in an init method, then just have the self.bookList = list; inside the setter method.

A: There's no need to allocate a new NSMutableArray inside of the bookList property's setter method, assign it to the bookList property, and then set it to the list being passed in. Instead of accessing the bookList property using self inside of the accessor methods it is advised to use the backing variable or ivar (instance variable) instead, which is prefixed by an underscore (e.g. _bookList) and known as direct access.
The reason you should use direct access instead of self.bookList is because self.bookList = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init] is translated to [self setBookList:[[NSMutableArray alloc] init]];, which means that inside of your setter method for the bookList property you will be calling the setter method again and causing a recursive loop. For example, the code you have as of now will translate in to something like the following:
-(void)setBookList:(NSMutableArray*)list{
    [_bookList release];
    [self setBookList:[[NSMutableArray alloc]init]];
    [self setBookList:list];
    [_bookList retain];
}

Thus, on the second call to setBookList:, you're trying to release the bookList property after you have already released it, which is why you're getting the EXC_BAD_ACCESS error. If you're not doing any type of validation or in need of custom code inside of the setter method you do not have to define it as the setter method will be automatically defined for you. However, for reference, below is the proper way to define your setter method without any modification (in compliance with the aforementioned and ARC):
- (void)setBookList:(NSMutableArray *)bookList
{
    if (_bookList != bookList)
        _bookList = bookList;
}

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Ulli Steiner and Peter Albert are German skiers and climbers who are devoted to helping others to achieve their alpine goals. Ulli and Peter founded the exclusive alpine school, steile:welt, 10 years ago in their hometown of Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany, and travel with their clients to explore mountain ranges across the world. Both live and breathe mountain life and can always be found skiing or climbing, looking for new adventures.
Ulli: As a baby I was carried around in the mountains on my father's back. As soon as I could walk we started climbing together.
Peter: As a child climbing trees. By 11 years old my parents allowed me to join a climbing course driven by the German alpine club. We were a group of 10 mad climbing youngsters and two mountain guides.
Ulli: Never give up – but also never ever fall down.
Peter: Find a couple of amusing, committed and good friends who also like to climb every day, every minute, every second of their life.
What is the most challenging or rewarding climb you have achieved?
Ulli: Matterhorn Northface (Schmidt Route). We didn´t sleep one minute the night before the climb due to heavy winds which tried to destroy our tent. In combination with our very poor acclimatisation the climb took way longer than expected. By midnight we were finally standing on the summit – enjoying the nocturnal views in Zermatt on one side and Cervinia on the other side. And believe me, the descent to Zermatt can take some time.
Peter: Projects with about a 50:50 chance to succeed or to fail. If you are focused you may achieve your goal or you may not. I remember myself lying on an icy ledge. It was one day before my partner and friend Ben, who is meteorologist, figured out that there will be one of these famous weather windows. At four o' clock in the evening we had to stop climbing because of the strong wind. We were lying there in our bivi bags huddled close to each other like sheep. The whole route lay below us without any fixed material. Rappelling? Better not! So throughout the night I lay wondering if the GFS-data was really trustworthy. Next day we sat on top of Fitz Roy. We were lucky.
Ulli: Climbing harder than ever before when the ski touring season is finally over. Four years ago, my friend Peter bolted me a birthday line next to my home. This year my dream is to free climb this. It seems to be harder than 7c. So maybe I will climb my first 8a!
Peter: Getting married! Marriage has all hallmarks of a climbing adventure. There are peaks and descents, it is spontaneous, wild and you miss them after a short while of being away.
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A lawsuit of Biblical proportions? St. Paul responds to Rock of Ages
13 October, 2015 //
City Hall Scoop //
Tags : church, Rock of Ages, St. Paul city attorney
The city of St. Paul gets sued from time to time (ok, ok, who are we kidding? A LOT) but how often does the city get sued by a church that no longer exists, at least not in physical form?
The walls of this Frogtown church may have come crashing down, but the spirit of the Rock of Ages lives on. In another context, a story about the Rock of Ages wrestling with St. Paul might be the start of a Biblical parable, or even a new religious denomination. Here, it's just another lawsuit.
Lo, there will come a day when all lawsuits are appealed or kicked over to federal court…
Or is it? Dorothy Peterson, age 86, of Roseville, recalls the demolished Frogtown church with as much fondness as her childhood home. She's pretty happy to see her old church — once known as St. Matthews — reach out for a reckoning from beyond the grave.
"I'm 86-years-old and I started at that church when I was 5-years-old. When I heard they were thinking of redoing it, I thought 'good.' … I belong to a church in Roseville, but St. Matthews is still my church. I was sorry when they took it down."
"We lived at the church when we were growing up. It was our second home. All our confirmation pictures were on the walls, and the basement. It was home to all of us. I lost my home. That's how I feel."
City officials are standing by their decision to order the Rock of Ages torn down. City Attorney Samuel Clark issued the following statement on the Rock of Ages lawsuit Tuesday, Oct. 13:
"We have reviewed the complaint and we're working on our response. At this early point in the litigation process, it's important to keep in mind that the building was demolished because it was a public nuisance due to its dangerously dilapidated condition. The building did not meet the criteria for historic preservation and it was not demolished for the Green Line rail project."
The Rev. Sylvester Davis said his church continues to meet at 11:30 a.m. Sundays in the sanctuary at Christ Lutheran Church at 105 University Ave. Attendance at Rock of Ages was well over 100 parishioners at one time, but has fallen "tremendously," he said.
"Right now, on average, it's probably about 30 to 40 people," Davis said.
So why did his church wait until 2015 to sue the city, when the demolition occurred in 2009? Part of the reason: disbelief. Hoping the city would come around on ownership rights, property taxes and assessments, the church held off on suing until shortly before the land was set to be sold with other tax-forfeited properties at auction by Ramsey County, which would have happened Oct. 9. The auction is currently on hold.
"I was in a state of shock," Davis said. "I called it 'putting us in a deep freeze,' when they won't let you fix your property, and they force it to sit through winter after winter. … We waited until the very last minute. Nobody wants to be in the newspaper suing nobody."
He said a Hmong funeral home that used to operate in the neighborhood was offered financial incentives to relocate, but "this small group of black people, the city wouldn't buy it and wouldn't let anybody else buy it. I just couldn't believe this was going to happen."
Despite his anger and hurt, Davis said he forgives St. Paul, continues to live in St. Paul and he serves St. Paul. He's led funerals for young people who have been killed by gun violence and are not affiliated with a church of their own.
"Everybody is somebody. That's what we do — we serve," he said. "After all that we've been through, we never stopped feeding the homeless, we never stopped doing clothing drives. I don't feel there's a giant conspiracy. It just so happens, the people that did this work for the city. Somebody made a bad decision."
"Some people seem to think that small churches are not important," he continued. "(Legislative hearing officer) Marcia Moermond said, 'You and your 12 members…' She was making reference to how small our church was. It was made several times, like 'why don't you guys just shut your doors?' That's not unusual. They insulted us down there (at City Hall) a lot. … Rock of Ages has not ceased to be a church. Every Sunday, the church has been open somewhere. They put us in this situation."
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Marcus Eaton
Released Wednesday, 28th July 2021
MARCUS EATON'S EP INVISIBLE LINES DUE MAY 22 CONSIDERS HUMANITY, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND HOW WE CAN ALL BE CLOSER
American Songwriter premiered the new single "Closer"
In challenging times music can be a healing force, and Marcus Eaton's new collection of songs comes at a crucial moment when listening is one of the most comforting things we can do. Invisible Lines, due for release digitally and on limited edition vinyl on May 22, contains songs of contemplation and exploring ways to unite rather than divide, with the new single "Closer," out today, prescient in its message.
"You can be right next to someone and feel a thousand miles away, or you can be a thousand miles away and feel like you are right next to someone," Eaton says.
His songs are masterful and gorgeously melodic, weaving exquisite guitar arrangements with mellifluous vocals, while his themes deal with intimacy and separation as well as the innate value of nature and a heartfelt entreaty for the environment. Demonstrating how music can calm and inspire, Invisible Lines is just the aural tonic for a world that has been forced to close in on itself and reconsider a way forward.