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Why do we hold mothers responsible for the ills of the world?
Nausicaa Renner
Mothers: An Essay on Love and Cruelty BY Jacqueline Rose. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Hardcover, 256 pages. $26.
Every once in a while the psychoanalyst comes across certain deep beliefs in one of their analysands—a knot in the unconscious that sets a pattern and compels the analysand to act a certain way, again and again. Like the deep state, or the giant web of dark matter structuring the universe, there's no way to tell exactly when or how it's at work, or if it's even there. When this knot emerges in analysis, it is visible only for a moment before ducking back under. The analyst's job is to draw attention to its importance in shaping behavior—a role that is at once surreal and inconceivably simple.
In her new book, Mothers: An Essay on Love and Cruelty, the theorist Jacqueline Rose argues that mothers are one such unacknowledged knot in our political unconscious. Using psychoanalysis as an interpretive tool to bring this knot to the surface, Rose suggests that mothers carry a psychic and symbolic burden for the rest of us. Mothers, especially single and nonwhite mothers, are the ones who take on the burden of their children's suffering—and not just within the family itself. They are also at the heart of our most fraught political issues, used as props by the left and the right alike. Vulnerable single mothers are often held up as a reason not to provide welfare—as a degradation of the institution, rather than an impetus for it. In the recent crisis over family separation at the US southern border, the voices we most often heard in news reports were those of mothers. Their suffering and fear became the authoritative political line, so that on top of everything else, they had to become poster children (poster mothers?) for the movement.
Rose has spent her career trying to untangle these contradictions. Like much of her previous work, Mothers probes the psychoanalytic reasons for political and economic conditions. "Why are mothers so often held accountable for the ills of the world, the breakdown in the social fabric, the threat to welfare, to the health of the nation . . . ? Why are mothers seen as the cause of everything that doesn't work in who we are?" Rose asks. The questions have political referents—she introduces the book with examples of migrant women being blamed for taking advantage of the UK welfare system in order to justify austerity politics, an echo of Ronald Reagan's infamous attacks on "welfare queens." But Mothers, which began as a wide-ranging essay in the London Review of Books, answers mostly with a constellation of stories collected from current events, literature, and ancient history, interspersed with lines from D. W. Winnicott and Melanie Klein. A section about mothers in contemporary Britain is followed by one that dips into Greek history and plays before sidling through authors such as Adrienne Rich and Virginia Woolf. One chapter is devoted entirely to Elena Ferrante.
Why mothers, specifically? Rose sees the feminine in general, and mothers in particular, as a key problem for politics. In the book's opening, she writes, "Unless we recognise what we are asking mothers to perform in the world—and for the world—we will continue to tear both the world and mothers to pieces." It's not just mothers at stake in how mothers are treated: Motherhood is the stubborn roadblock that we all seem to run into on the way to a just and sustainable world. Whereas Marxism and its cousins rely on the strength of class identity as a unifying force, feminism, at least the psychoanalytically inflected version Rose practices, depends on disrupting femininity as a category or an identity. Workers identify as workers, which helps them unify as a working class. But women, when they recognize themselves as female political subjects, are for the first time allowed to assert that their internal lives might be at odds with the political role they're being asked to play.
Martha Rosler, First Lady (Pat Nixon), ca. 1967–72, photomontage. From the series "House
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Introspection and political activism have traditionally been opposed to each other. Throughout her career, Rose, however, has argued that integrating the two is the only way activism can move forward. In the introduction to her 1986 book, Sexuality in the Field of Vision, she writes, "Fantasy and the compulsion to repeat—these appear as the concepts against which the idea of a more fully political objection to injustice constantly stalls." What analysis and feminism can add to politics is a dissolution of the harsh dichotomies that sometimes motivate us but more often stand in our way. Feminism, she suggests, "is in a privileged position to challenge the dualities (inside/outside, victim/aggressor, real event/fantasy, and even good/evil) upon which so much traditional political analysis has so often relied." This is why psychoanalysis and feminism mesh so well: Psychoanalysis's main work is to break down the dichotomies that hold us captive.
Mothers follows a similar template. Rose begins by laying out the framework in which mothers are trapped. When we put mothers onstage at the center of political crises such as family separation, mothers are used as objects. The greatest psychic violence done to mothers, Rose writes, is a refusal of their subjectivity: "In most accounts of motherhood explored so far, something is missing or being pushed aside. Nothing less, I will now suggest, than a mother's right to know her own mind." As long as we keep using mothers this way, she suggests, it's a sign we're not reckoning with them as political subjects.
Babies have the same problem. They're terrifying because, in Adrienne Rich's words, each one "is testimony to the intricacy and breadth of possibilities inherent in humanity." Society moves quickly to close the anarchy of this moment, primarily through the mother, who is forced to live only for her infant and to teach it, gradually, the rules of society. Not to do so would be torture: "Bringing up a child to believe it is a miracle is not an act of love but a form of cruelty," Rose writes. How, she asks, is it possible "to acknowledge a new birth as the event that it is, without immediately divesting the newborn of its humanity"? For her, this is not only an intimate, individual dilemma for mothers but a political one. Turning to Hannah Arendt, who attached the terror of birth to the motivation for totalitarianism, Rose argues that authoritarian societies are inherently terrified of the newborn, who is not yet imprinted with political rule, and attempt to control it, lest, she says, quoting Arendt, "with the birth of each new human being a new beginning arise and raise its voice in the world." A society afraid of subjectivity, then, is always prone to totalitarianism.
How the integration between introspection and politics might actually work is undertheorized in Mothers. But near the end the book gets somewhere, when Rose finally turns to her own mother, a postwar housewife whose family had been in a concentration camp and who made Rose and her sisters clean every surface in the house every morning. This is the most revelatory moment in the book. Reexamining her mother's experience through a psychoanalytic lens, Rose writes:
It has become commonplace to describe my mother's generation as housewives without feminism. . . . But the point is mostly made without any allusion to the legacy that must have played such a key role in driving them mad. Certainly, no one seems ever to have explained to this generation of housewives and mothers . . . that they were not, and should not feel, guilty for a war whose every lingering trace the bright, glittering home in which they had settled down was meant to wipe away for ever.
By granting her mother subjectivity, Rose is able to rewrite the conventional judgment of this generation of postwar housewives. Their cleanliness and domestic pride, both in the US and the UK, which has been cast for decades as patriotism, is reinterpreted by Rose as an acknowledgment—conscious or unconscious—of the horror of the war rather than a nationalistic refusal of it. "My grandparents in London wanted nothing more than to be safe in their new surroundings, for their two daughters to bear no trace of the atrocity that irredeemably scarred their own lives," Rose writes. How much more sympathy she has here than we usually do for uptight, morally stringent midcentury homemakers, usually depicted as the libidinally repressed generation that didn't fight for themselves. And she achieves this insight by erasing the wall between interiority and political action.
For all Rose's efforts, the book lacks a contemporary feel—the curse of a brilliant theorist writing a trade book. She doesn't speak the language of young feminists, or democratic socialists for that matter. It's easy to be suspicious of her explanation of the unconscious as the source of harshness toward mothers when the real, broad policies of austerity politics and capitalism are at hand to pin the blame on. Rose doesn't do enough to initiate new readers into a psychoanalytic framework that operates in centuries rather than decades. Still, Mothers has brilliant moments, where a psychological reading brings us closer than ever to locating the gap between a politics that struggles with subjectivity and a subjectivity that struggles with politics.
Ultimately, the book is using mothers to try to answer an existential question: Why are we always thwarting our own best efforts to organize the world? Perhaps our perpetual failure is a result of our tendency to objectify mothers and to make them scapegoats. We put into mothers both the desire for survival and the guarantee of death: "To be a mother is to struggle to save—while also knowing that you will fail to save—your child. To be faced with the prospect that the world is not getting better, that there will not be a better life for the lives you have made." As long as mothers are imprinted with the existential anxiety of the future, we won't get anywhere. If we want to improve the world, we have to stop seeing them as political equipment. In other words, we all have to stop running from our mothers.
Nausicaa Renner is the digital editor of Columbia Journalism Review and a senior editor at n+1.


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Matt Hardy Expected to Leave WWE
As noted in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE and Matt Hardy were not able to work out a deal to keep him from leaving and Hardy is expected to leave the company in a few weeks.
We've noted before that Hardy and WWE are not far apart on money but Hardy wants to be assured that if he signs another contract (perhaps his final in-ring wrestling contract) then he would like a better creative direction for his character.
Meltzer noted that Hardy offered the idea to have his "Free The Delete" YouTube series to lead to his return with his old "Broken" character but WWE was not interested.
Hardy's contract is set to expire on March 1st. Jeff's contract, if he is interested in leaving, is not going to expire on the same day because WWE has added time to his deal for the time he has missed due to injuries and his legal issues.
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Uppal Cricket stadium, History, Travel Guide and How to reach
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Uppal Cricket stadium- Guide
The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, once recognized as the Visaka International Cricket Stadium Ground, is the primary cricket facility located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the Hyderabad city. This Cricket Stadium is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association. It has a capacity of 55,000 and is spread over 16 acres of land.
History of Uppal Cricket stadium
In the year 2003, a proposal for a new stadium was submitted by the HCA to the then Andhra Pradesh government, headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu was The proposal was quickly approved and the HCA was allocated a budget for the same. The government has also identified a large piece of land suitable for the project in Uppal.
In 2004 Uppal Cricket stadium was renamed as Visakha International Cricket Stadium. By 2005 when most of the stadium was constructed, it was ready to host its first ODI between India and South Africa. However, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Rajasekhara Reddy decided to rename the stadium as Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in memory of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi.
Today, the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is one of the professional cricket grounds in India, and a world-class facility equipped with floodlights on six towers, which enable the ground to host day-night matches. The spacious reception hallway of the stadium houses various memorabilia and galleries of cricketers and officials whose significant contribution to the Hyderabad Cricket Association cannot be singled out.
Spread over 696,960 square feet, the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium has a host of facilities, including parking zones, commentator boxes, corporate rooms, exclusive stands for umpires, practice nets, press rooms with all communication installations, state-of-the-art dressing rooms, and more.
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How to reach Uppal Cricket stadium
By Air- The Nearest airport from this stadium is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport which is at a distance of about 31.7 kms. From here you can easily reach this stadium by using local transport services.
By Train- Nearest railway station from this temple is Secunderabad Railway Station which is at a distance of about 7.2 kms and Hyderabad Deccan Railway Station or Nampally Railway Station which is at a distance of 10.4 kms. From these railway station you can easily reach this stadium by using local transport services.
By Road- Roads to Uppal Cricket stadium are well connected with the other cities of the country so you can easily reach this temple by using local transport services or taxi from any part of the country.
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Exclusive: Dimitar Berbatov 'always knew' he'd play in central defence for Man Utd, reason why is fascinating
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"How do you remember that?" Dimitar Berbatov remarks, with a smile on his face, after being reminded of the strangest 10 minutes in his glittering career. On a cold September evening in 2011, Sir Alex Ferguson was in a little bit of a pinch. Manchester United were leading bitter rivals Leeds United 3-0 in the League Cup third round and had already made all three of their substitutions. Debutant Zeki Fryers went down with an injury and it meant United were light at the back. Step forward, silky forward by trade Berbatov.
If there's one thing the former Bulgaria forward isn't known for, it's his defending. Berbatov could produce remarkable skills all over the pitch but you'd have to trawl through the archives to find him getting stuck into tackles. He was normally the one getting snapped after dancing away from centre backs with ease.
As the experienced head in a young United team (which included a teenage Paul Pogba making his first professional appearance) Berbatov chose to put in a shift at the back. Next to him was Michael Carrick, midfielder by trade, and it could be one of the most technically sound partnerships you'll witness. For Berbatov, it was destiny all thanks to his father.
Berbatov was speaking at the UK launch of fantasy football app SPITCH. (Image Credit: SPITCH)
Speaking to SPORTbible at the UK launch of fantasy football app SPITCH, Berbatov explained: "I always knew that at some point, I would play as a defender and I'll tell you why. Because my father was a defender and in training sessions more often than not, and you can ask all my teammates, we would have small games in training and I'd go and play in defence."
Berbatov's father, Ivan, played for Pirin and CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria in the 1980s.
He continued: "I played as a central defender because I wanted to see how a defender is going to think about what he needs against strikers. So in this way I can get the sense of all I need to do when I play against defenders."
Berbatov and Carrick managing to keep a clean sheet for those last 10 minutes would lead you to assume they weren't too busy. It couldn't be further from the truth.
Berbatov and Carrick were the oddest of duos. (Image Credit: Alamy)
Leeds, who were regularly midtable in the Championship in that period, wanted something against their bitter foes and threw the proverbial kitchen sink at it.
"I'm pretty good at defending if you remember that game," Berbatov jokes while thinking back to that wet night at Elland Road. "I was like [Franco] Baresi and [Franz] Beckenbauer in one. I really enjoyed it to be honest.
"I'd never escape a challenge like that, obviously Leeds being big rivals. I am really happy that you remember it too because I enjoyed it a lot."
Berbatov first arrived in England in 2006, spending two years with Tottenham Hotspur before moving to United on transfer deadline day in 2008. He came up against and was teammates with some of the greatest defenders in Premier League history and one man he remembers fondly is Nemanja Vidic.
Berbatov's fantasy team will take some beating this year. (Image Credit: SPITCH)
The Serbia legend was tough as nails and a general at the heart of defence. Picking up tricks from him, no wonder Berbatov has a one game, zero goals conceded record.
"The name that comes straight to mind is Vidic," Berbatov responds instantly after being asked about his toughest opponent.
"I play against him, he's a nightmare. I go to United, and I'm like I'm here now. Then I have a training session and play against him... he's still a nightmare! He was kicking people around and is the type of guy that is going to die for his team and make your life miserable on the pitch. I like that because you test yourself."
Berbatov and Vidic won two Premier League titles together. (Image Credit: Alamy)
It's clear Berbatov enjoys talking about his time at United, but some Spurs memories are flooding back too. Battles against Chelsea and the always reliable John Terry will stick with any striker.
He added: "John Terry was pretty much the same. He terrorised you, he'd bring the game close to you, breath down the back of your neck.
"But you want that competition as a striker because as I said, you test yourself. You see where you stand. Sometimes you win and then sometimes you lose. That's football."
Dimitar Berbatov was speaking at the UK launch of SPITCH's all new Season Mode. SPITCH is a fantasy football app where you compete for the chance to win a £50,000 prize pool.
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Although I normally cut dovetails with a Japanese saw and a set of quality chisels, I talk to a lot of woodworkers and I realize that the tedium of chopping dovetails by hand is not for everyone, particular those who have a large volume to cut with a deadline to meet. So I wanted to see if Porter-Cable's large scale, variable spaced dovetail jig could offer flexibility similar to cutting them by hand, while delivering on a dovetail jig's potential of performance, precision, and repeatability. To explore this, I spent some quality time in my shop with a Porter-Cable Omnijig, model 77240.
The Omni-jig 77240 provides capacity to mill variable spaced through or half-blind dovetails on a work piece up to 24" wide and 1-1/2" thick. The Porter Cable Dovetail Jig system includes an adjustable finger template that can produce either through dovetails or half-blind dovetails using multiple passes. Additional templates are sold separately that provide the ability to create half blind dovetails in a single pass, box joints, miniature dovetails or sliding dovetails.
Substantial. From the moment I helped the delivery driver remove the 79 pound package from the truck, I knew that this tool was not your typical dovetail jig. Milling dovetails is an exercise in precision, and the heft of the Omnijig design adds great stability to the process.
High quality. Every component and subsystem is well thought out, and arguably overkill in construction, with fit and finish to impress even the most finicky woodworkers among us, such as myself.
Great documentation. The set includes a nice user manual as well as on board documentation and a handy reference guide. The kit also includes an instructional DVD where Norm Abram walks through setting up and using the jig for various common applications which I found to be extremely helpful.
After using it, here is what I found most impressive.
Capacity. I can't imagine ever needing to create a dovetail that spans more than 24"; that's a lotta dovetail. This will allow for milling dovetails on large scale projects such as blanket chests, dressers, or other large casework projects.
Sophisticated adjustable finger design. This design is ingenious, providing tremendous flexibility in laying out a pin/tail pattern. This also allows a user to build a project to a desired size without worrying about the dovetail pattern, compared to fixed dovetail jigs that require that a project be built to fit the pre-defined pattern. The adjustments are easy to make, and the pins lock solidly into position wherever they are placed.
Serious locking mechanism to secure stock. Holding stock perfectly in place without any wandering is critical for milling tight fitting dovetails, and the Omnijig delivers superbly in this area. This locking mechanism is controlled by a single lever clamp, making it easy to hold the work piece in place with one hand while quickly clamping into position with the other.
The on-board router bit depth gauges are brilliant. One of the hassles of using a typical dovetail jig can be getting the router bit set to the correct depth of cut. This can require a lot of trial and error, wasting excessive time and creating a great deal of firewood in the process. The unique feature provided on this jig allows a user to set this correctly on the first attempt, taking much of the guesswork out of dovetail construction.
Setup Guide. There is a handy little "cheat sheet" included with the jig that tells you at a glance which stop, dovetail bit, and collar to use for a given setup. It is durably laminated, easy to read, and a nice bonus. It might seem like a small thing, but something I really appreciate as a companion to a system with this many variables. The less I need to remember, or figure out myself through trial and error, the better.
On-board instructions. I don't recall ever seeing a tool that was as "self referencing" as this one. Once the system is set up, everything that one would normally need to reference from the manual can be found on either the setup guide or the tool itself.
Convenient Stabilizer bar. When milling dovetails on most jigs the router can tend to tip forward as it extends past the edge of the template, damaging the work piece. To prevent this, the Omnijig includes a stabilizer bar to support the router as it mills the outward edges of work piece.
Perfect after a couple adjustments. My first attempt produced a fit that was a tad too loose. Following the simple on-board instructions I was able to get the joint dialed in nicely on the second attempt. Within just a couple hours of removing the Omnijg from its package I was creating dovetails that far exceeded the quality of any that I have ever produced with my hand cutting efforts, which met my expectations for this tool. I have to admit that part of me feels just a little guilty for being able to produce such perfectly fitting dovetails so quickly with such little effort, but I'm sure that feeling will pass.
The system is high quality throughout, and I have no complaints about either the design or construction of the unit. There are a couple things to be aware of, however, and these are stated clearly on the packaging as well as the Porter-Cable web site so it should come as no surprise, but I believe that it is important to note that there are several accessories that are sold separately from the base system. Essentially the core kit includes everything necessary to produce through dovetails in ¾" material. Additional items will need to be purchased to produce half blind, sliding, or miniature dovetails, as well as to work with materials of different thicknesses. I actually don't mind this, as it allows users to buy just what they need for their own requirements, which can minimize their investment. It's also worth noting that the dust collection shroud is sold separately as well, and would be a good item to consider, as routing dovetails can be a messy operation.
Who should own a 24" Omnijig?
While I can't imagine a power tool woodworker who wouldn't enjoy using this tool and find opportunities to utilize its capabilities, I believe that it's hefty size and high end price point position it for the serious hobbyist or professional that has budget and shop space available for this investment. This is a large format tool, so I would see it used primarily in shops that have the real estate to set up a dedicated workstation to support the Omnijig. Given its heavy duty design and robust feature set, I believe that this system would support the rigorous demands of a production environment for many years.
I have this jig and have had considerable trouble getting through dove tails cut in 1/2 in stock. The four corners are not flush on the tops or bottoms and the first and last tails are so thin that they are prone to breaking off. I continue to struggle with the 1/8 inch space at either end and getting decent joints. If anyone has gotten this jig to work with through dove tails in 1/2 inch stock I would welcome any advice.
I don't understand why a review should be removed because PC is not selling this directly? There is a large used market for these as well as quite a few new ones still kicking around. I found this review rather helpful as I am currently looking to purchase a slightly used version of this.
Tanner, I have one of these, used very little maybe only once. I would sell it if you are still looking.
Norman, don't really know why it didn't sell or isn't readily available, is the patent an issue or are you just guessing? I have this jig which is every bit as good as the Leigh DR4 which I also own.


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2021 has proven remarkable and challenging across many different dimensions. We have had a much faster rebound in global activity than almost everybody expected, inflation rates across the world at levels not seen for many years, and the emergence of Covid-19 variants (Delta and Omicron). This has created huge macroeconomic uncertainty.
As we take stock and assess the outlook heading into 2022, what lessons can we learn and how do we position portfolios over the next few quarters?
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We think there are three key lessons in 2021, which help guide our outlook as we move into 2022.
Firstly, this economic cycle has evolved rapidly, and far more quickly than the post-financial crisis recovery seen in the early 2010s. This has occurred due to the combination of both monetary and fiscal policy support and the unique nature of the shock. We see potential for economic cycles to remain much faster than we have been used to in recent years.
Secondly, the Covid pandemic has had profound impacts on both global aggregate demand, but crucially on global aggregate supply too. Whereas the post-financial crisis recovery was more clearly marked by demand deficiency, leading to low inflation, this cycle has had implications for the supply side as well. As a result, the trade-offs between growth and inflation have become more nuanced, more complicated, but also more vitally important to understand for economists, investors and central banks.
Thirdly, and most recently, we have learned that there are limits to central banks' tolerances for inflation, even in the aftermath of strategy reviews designed to help generate overshoots1. Crucially, we have seen they are prepared to remove accommodation once this tolerance is breached. Taken together, we can see that we have moved from a world where "forward guidance" was highly valued by central banks, to a world where "optionality" becomes paramount. We expect this to last throughout 2022, and quite possibly well beyond that.
As we head into 2022, we believe that the peak in global growth that we have seen in the second half of 2021 will become even more apparent. One driver of this slowdown is likely to be the global impact of slowing growth in China. We are beginning to see some signs of policy easing in China. In contrast to the post-financial crisis environment, however, we do not expect a significant stimulus package, but more limited measures to stabilise the economy instead.
To be clear, in our base case scenario we think that in absolute terms growth will remain above-trend for the foreseeable future. In our framework, a peaking in the growth impulse (a falling second derivative) is an important dynamic for asset markets.
In this environment, we do not expect significant increases in yields, especially at intermediate and longer-dated tenors (10 year bonds and longer). In our view these yields are driven by global growth dynamics and structural features such as global debt levels.
Despite continued signs of peaking global growth momentum, developed market central banks are increasingly engaged, as noted in our third lesson. They are particularly engaged with ensuring inflation does not become a persistent threat. This follows persistent upside surprises throughout 2021, and we believe the change in tone will continue as we head into 2022.
This has become most apparent recently with US Federal Reserve (Fed). The December Federal Open Market Committee meeting continued a more hawkish attitude that follows on from other central banks earlier in 2021. In fact, we see emerging market central banks as having been at the vanguard of this global tightening cycle. They have been followed by "higher-beta" G10 economies (those which are smaller and more open) such as New Zealand. The Fed is the latest central bank to grow concerned.
Three investment implications
In our view, this provides clear investment implications. Firstly, a combination of fading global growth momentum, even if still strong in absolute terms, and a more hawkish Fed should see curves continue to flatten, and support the US dollar against a broad basket of currencies.
Counterintuitively, we do not see a hawkish central bank as the biggest danger to intermediate and long-term US Treasury bonds. We would be far more concerned for these assets if the Fed were to remain very dovish in the face of rising inflation risks. However, a more engaged central bank should be negative for shorter maturity US Treasury bonds, supporting our flattening thesis. We have been favourable on yield curve flatteners for much of the second half of 2021, and while this has already played out to some extent, our analysis suggests the move could extend much further.
The second implication is that some central banks, most especially in emerging markets (EMs), are much further through the process of normalisation and therefore closer to the point of finishing. We believe opportunities to be long local currency bonds in some of these EMs could well become compelling during the first quarter of 2022.
This is linked to our view that we are on the cusp of, or potentially already at, the peak in cyclical inflation pressures, which should become clear during the course of 2022. Inflation is likely to remain elevated in absolute terms, as price pressures in goods broaden out to the services sector of the economy. Moreover, we have seen wage growth rise substantially in 2021.
These two factors should keep central banks attentive to the threat of inflation becoming more persistent. But the important development for markets will be if and, more likely, when headline inflation peaks, even if medium term inflation pressures have not. Our analysis shows the coincident correlation between headline inflation and inflation breakeven assets is high. Signs of a peak in headline inflation should also weigh on these assets, with a move toward tighter policy from central banks a further headwind.
Finally, the outlook for riskier assets such as credit is less attractive than it was in 2021. This is also in line with our views that central banks are becoming more attentive to global inflation risks and we are past peak growth for this cycle.
It is too soon to turn outright negative on these assets, certainly without a much sharper slowdown in economic growth than is our base case scenario. We do, however, think the macro environment moving much more clearly into mid-cycle dynamics is less supportive for overall "beta". Instead, more emphasis will be placed on aspects such as sector rotation within this asset class. Greater volatility caused by central banks and bond markets should seep into riskier asset classes, in our view, providing plenty of opportunity but also demanding patience.
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2019 Football, Game 6: The Citadel vs. VMI
Posted on October 2, 2019 by Sandlapper Spike
The Citadel vs. VMI, The Military Classic of The South, to be played at historic Johnson Hagood Stadium, with kickoff at 2:00 pm ET on October 5, 2019.
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and televised on four television stations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia. Pete Yanity will handle play-by-play, while Jared Singleton provides the analysis.
The contest can be heard on radio via the various affiliates of The Citadel Sports Network. WQNT-1450 AM [audio link], originating in Charleston, will be the flagship station.
Luke Mauro (the "Voice of the Bulldogs") calls the action alongside analyst Ted Byrne.
The Citadel Sports Network — 2019 radio affiliates
Charleston: WQNT 1450 AM/92.1 FM/102.1 FM (Flagship)
Columbia: WQXL 1470 AM/100.7 FM
Sumter: WDXY 1240 AM/105.9 FM
Links of interest:
– Preview from The Post and Courier
– "Jeff's Take" from The Post and Courier
– What does Raleigh Webb have in common with Cris Carter?
– Game notes from The Citadel and VMI
– SoCon weekly release
– "Gameday Central" on The Citadel's website
– "Gameday Central" on VMI's website
– Bobby Ross has multiple perspectives on The Citadel-VMI
– Radio interview with VMI head coach Scott Wachenheim
– Brent Thompson's weekly radio show (10/2)
– Brent Thompson's weekly press conference (9/30)
– The Dogs: Episode 6
– Willie Eubanks is the SoCon Defensive Player of the Month
– The Citadel's soccer team shuts out VMI 2-0
TV stations carrying the football game:
WCBD-TV (Charleston)
WYCW-TV (Greenville/Spartanburg)
WMUB (Macon, GA)
WWCW (Roanoke)
It is possible that in one or two cases, the game will be carried on a digital sub-channel of one of the above-mentioned stations, rather than the main channel itself. Be sure to check your local listings if you plan on watching the game on one of those stations.
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This is Parents' Weekend at The Citadel. As always, there will be a lot happening on campus, including the seniors receiving their class rings.
The key Saturday morning activities preceding the football game:
8:30 am – 10:15 am: Open Barracks
8:45 am: Kelly Cup
9:15 am: The Citadel Rifle Legion Performance
9:30 am: Regimental Band Concert
10:15 am: Freshmen Promotion Ceremonies
11:00 am: Parade
Just to add to the crowd, VMI is bringing about 500 Keydets to the game. The stadium will be packed.
It doesn't hurt that both Clemson and South Carolina are off this week. That has led to a lot of weddings being scheduled for Saturday, but let's face it — who wants to go to a wedding? Going to a football game is much more fun.
I'm sure the tailgating areas will be stuffed with fans as well. It should be a great scene.
I'll briefly discuss the Samford game.
That was a tough loss. I'm not sure anything else needs to be said about it, but I'll type a few more words anyway.
– I was disappointed in the targeting call against Sean-Thomas Faulkner. I think it was erroneously made by the replay official, who must have felt the need to insert himself into the game.
It reminded me, in a vague way, of a call made against The Citadel five years ago, when Carson Smith was ejected early in a home game against Chattanooga for trying to force a fumble. One of the on-field officials decided Smith was trying to punch someone, and tossed him.
Smith would normally have been suspended for the next game, too, but was reinstated after an appeal, as even the SoCon acknowledged the stupidity of the call.
Faulkner won't get that chance, as there is no appeal process for targeting. He won't be able to play the first half of this game. That will be a problem for the Bulldogs, one they will have to overcome.
– Brent Thompson made a lot of tough decisions against Samford. Some worked, some didn't. That's the nature of the game, especially one that winds up a four-overtime affair.
I actually questioned only two of them, and neither was that simple:
I thought he should have gone for a field goal attempt on The Citadel's second drive of the game, but (as he noted afterwards) that call worked out, because the defense got a three-and-out and the Bulldogs scored on the ensuing possession.
After The Citadel scored in the first overtime, Thompson elected to kick the PAT rather than go for two and end the game right there. During his coach's show, he was asked about that scenario, and said he had considered it, but that "the book" said taking the PAT was the proper play, and he essentially agreed with that (as he felt the Bulldogs were still moving the ball fairly well).
There wasn't a right or wrong answer to the question, to be sure.
Thompson's adherence to "analytics" has been one of the more fascinating subplots to the season. As someone who is naturally interested in the subject, it has been great to follow. The coach is clearly of an aggressive mindset when it comes to decision-making, and the mathematical approach has seemed to embolden him.
While not every call will work out, maintaining that philosophy will, in the long run, be extremely beneficial.
A very quick look at the national statistical rankings in FCS:
The Citadel now has a healthy lead in time of possession, ranking first nationally (at 38:00) and with more than a two-minute edge over second-ranked Yale. VMI ranks 110th out of 124 teams.
The Bulldogs are 34th in offensive 3rd down conversion rate; VMI is 55th. Wofford is 16th, while Furman is 20th.
As far as defensive 3rd down conversion rate is concerned, The Citadel is 82nd nationally. VMI is a solid 38th and leads the Socon in that category. Somewhat surprisingly, Charleston Southern is 19th.
The Citadel has attempted 14 fourth-down conversion attempts this season, tied for 8th-most in FCS. The Bulldogs are tied for 4th in successful conversions (10). VMI is 6 for 12 on 4th down, with the 12 attempts in a tie for 20th-most.
The Bulldogs are 66th in pass efficiency defense. The Keydets are 91st.
Tangent: 50 years ago…
The Citadel rolled to a 28-2 victory at VMI. Tony Passander threw three TD passes, all to Mike Davitt, and Bob Duncan rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown. Jim Leber converted four PATs. The Bulldogs picked up 29 first downs and 498 yards of total offense.
The statistics in the table below are from VMI's last three games — at East Tennessee State (a 31-24 win in overtime), home against Robert Morris (a 31-21 loss), and home versus Wofford (a 51-36 setback). The Keydets' first two contests were against Marshall and Mars Hill (and are thus not included because neither was against an FCS team).
Also not in these numbers are the overtime stats for the ETSU game, for reasons of consistency.
Opponents VMI
Rushing Attempts 127 94
Average Per Rush 6.43 5.29
Rushing Touchdowns 8 6
Pass plays 60 163
Average Per Attempt 9.57 5.02
Average Per Completion 17.35 9.62
Passing Touchdowns 5 4
Total offensive plays 187 257
Yards per play 7.43 5.12
Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 4-2
Penalties: Number-Yards 19-167 13-112
Net Yards Per Punt (median) 34.7 31.9
Kickoff touchbacks 4 8
Possession Time (average) 31:08 28:52
Seconds per play 29.97 20.22
Third-Down Conversions 15 of 40 (37.5%) 24 of 56 (42.9%)
Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 4 of 10
Red Zone TDs-Opps 7 of 13 8 of 13
Sacks By: Number-Yards 10-57 2-16
Other thoughts on the statistics above, and the three games in general:
– Both East Tennessee State and Wofford averaged 7.1 yards per rush against VMI (taking sacks out of the equation). The Terriers, to no one's surprise, simply kept running, as 62 of Wofford's 70 offensive plays from scrimmage were rushes.
The Buccaneers, on the other hand, kept trying to pass for some reason; including overtime, ETSU threw 39 passes, and completed only 18 of them. This determined effort to throw the football against VMI probably cost East Tennessee State the game.
– Robert Morris is not a good team, but VMI managed to lose to the Colonials anyway, which had to be very frustrating for its fan base. Among the problems the Keydets had in that game: a botched PAT and a missed short field goal (apparently neither the fault of the placekicker); an exchange of fumbles on consecutive plays that wound up costing VMI 52 yards in field position; and a pass defense that gave up several big plays (Robert Morris averaged 12.1 yards per pass attempt).
VMI itself only had two offensive plays from scrimmage of 20 yards or more against Robert Morris, which strikes me as a surprisingly low total. The Keydets had just three such plays versus East Tennessee State, but had ten last week against Wofford — four on the ground and six through the air.
While the Keydets may operate a bit of a "dink and dunk" offense, VMI has the capability of producing a lot of explosive plays.
– Wofford had two punt returns of 39 and 21 yards. The first of those returns set up a touchdown.
VMI has not been very good on special teams in recent years, and this season does not appear to be much different in that respect. However, the Keydets did block a punt against Robert Morris, the first blocked punt for VMI in five years, when the Keydets blocked one against…The Citadel.
– Against ETSU, VMI executed a neat trick play, a throw back to quarterback Reece Udinski that went for 30 yards. Don't be surprised to see even more trickery by VMI on Saturday. The Keydets always seem to have a few gadget plays in reserve, ready to spring upon the Bulldogs.
– VMI had a turnover margin of +2 in these three games. For the season, the Keydets have a turnover margin of +7, which ranks 9th-best in FCS. That number was helped considerably by a +4 day against Mars Hill.
The Citadel currently stands at -2, which is tied for 75th nationally.
– The three opponents combined for a Red Zone TD rate of 53.8%. That reminds me of one of the things that has bedeviled The Citadel against the Keydets in the last few seasons.
In the last four games of the series, The Citadel's offense has entered the red zone 20 times versus VMI. However, the Bulldogs have only scored six touchdowns in those possessions.
That is a rate of just 30%. If The Citadel's offense doesn't improve in this area on Saturday, the Bulldogs are probably not going to win.
– Both of VMI's Southern Conference games have been delayed by lightning. Let us hope that particular streak ends at two.
Travis Jervey ran for a 96-yard TD on The Citadel's first play from scrimmage as the Bulldogs hammered VMI, 58-14, in Norfolk, Virginia. The Citadel rushed for 506 yards and six touchdowns, including 224 yards and two TDs from Jervey. Terrence Rivers had three touchdown runs, and Bryan Morgan added a 41-yard TD burst. C.J. Haynes threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Chauncey Chappelle. The Bulldogs' other touchdown came on a 73-yard interception return by Anquan Gist.
VMI head coach Scott Wachenheim on The Citadel's offense:
"They maintain the ball as well as any team I've ever watched. But they also have big-strike [passing] capability.
"That offense…what it forces defenses to do is play man coverage. So they get a lot of one-on-one matchups and they've got good receivers that can take advantage of it."
In a radio interview, Wachenheim also stated that Brent Thompson is "the most patient play-caller I have seen in a long, long time."
VMI's "Air Raid" offense is piloted by outstanding junior quarterback Reece Udinski, a 6'4″, 224 lb. native of North Wales, Pennsylvania. For the season, Udinski is completing 59.9% of his passes, averaging 6.11 yards per attempt (sacks not included), with 10 touchdowns and no interceptions.
That's right, no picks. Udinski will set a new SoCon record if neither of his first two passes on Saturday are intercepted, as he is just one shy of matching former Elon quarterback Scott Riddle's record of 218 consecutive pass attempts without an interception. However, Riddle still has a substantial lead in most fights started.
Udinski had some big games last year, including three 400-yard passing efforts. Bulldog fans may recall one of them in particular, as he threw for 447 yards and 5 TDs against The Citadel last season (with 49 completions, the most in a league game in 2018).
VMI tends to throw short passes, but can go downfield on occasion. Udinski is a patient QB who is not afraid to make a simple throw.
He has had help this year from the running game, which wasn't really the case last season.
Redshirt junior running back Alex Ramsey (6'0″, 225 lbs.) is a big back who is averaging a healthy 5.9 yards per carry. Ramsey had 153 yards rushing against Robert Morris, and then followed that up with a 207-yard performance versus Wofford (with 3 TDs). He can also catch the ball (24 receptions so far this year; 8 catches last season versus the Bulldogs).
Ramsey is one of five Keydets with more than 20 catches. Wideout Javeon Lara (6'2″, 188 lbs.), the lone Texan on the VMI roster, has four TD receptions, including the game-winner against ETSU. Lara was a preseason first-team All-SoCon selection.
Another wide receiver, Leroy Thomas (5'11", 180 lbs.), leads the team in catches with 27. The freshman from Roanoke had 10 catches for 123 yards and a touchdown last week versus Wofford.
Jakob Herres (6'4″, 211 lbs.), like Lara and Thomas, is averaging over 11 yards per reception. The sophomore from Easton, Pennsylvania had six receptions for 117 yards and a TD last year against The Citadel.
Rohan Martin (5'10", 181 lbs.) has 25 catches. The senior from Stafford, Virginia is also the primary punt returner for the Keydets.
VMI's projected starters on the offensive line average 6'5″, 289 lbs. Sophomore left tackle Marshall Gill (6'4″, 270 lbs.) has been a starter for every game of his career at VMI at that position.
VMI has had a consistent lineup on defense, with ten Keydets starting every game.
Strong safety A.J. Smith (6'2″, 204 lbs.), a junior from Virginia Beach, leads the team in tackles, with 32. Smith also has two interceptions and a forced fumble. He had ten tackles against The Citadel last season.
Redshirt junior linebacker Elliott Brewster (6'2″, 220 lbs.) is tied for second on the team in stops. Brewster is not listed as a starter on the two-deep this week, which I find curious. However, he will surely see a lot of action, especially given his performance against the Bulldogs last season (a team-high 15 tackles).
Cornerback Kaleb Tucker (6'1″, 177 lbs.), a native of Hampton, Virginia, has 31 tackles this year. The senior also has two interceptions, a sack, and a fumble recovery.
Ethan Caselberry (6'4″, 201 lbs.) started ten games at free safety last season for the Keydets. This year, the sophomore from Sparkman, Alabama is starting at outside linebacker. Wherever he plays, he tends to make tackles (including nine last year as a true freshman against The Citadel).
Caselberry's backup on the depth chart is freshman Aljareek Malry (6'0″, 173 lbs.). Despite not being a starter, the Maryland resident has played enough this year to rank 5th in tackles. Malry also blocked a punt against Robert Morris.
Grant Clemons (6'2″, 199 lbs.) is the Keydets' placekicker. Clemons is 5 for 11 this season on field goal attempts, with a long of 37 yards. The senior is perfect on PATs (16-16). He also handles kickoffs.
Fellow senior Reed King (5'9″, 168 lbs.) is VMI's punter (and also holds on placements). King is averaging 43.0 yards per boot, with a long of 60 yards. Seven of his 27 punts have been downed inside the 20-yard line.
Tangent: 5 years ago…
Six different Bulldogs scored touchdowns as The Citadel won at VMI, 45-25. Aaron Miller rushed for a one-yard TD and threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Alex Glover. Other Bulldogs to score: Tyler Renew, Reggie Williams, Isiaha Smith (134 rushing yards), and Jake Stenson (120 rushing yards). Eric Goins converted all six PATs and added a 30-yard field goal.
Odds and ends:
– The weather forecast for Saturday in Charleston, per the National Weather Service: a 20% chance of showers, with a high of 79 degrees. The low temperature on Saturday night is projected to be 69 degrees.
– Per one source that deals in such matters (as of Wednesday evening), The Citadel is a 17-point favorite over VMI, with an over/under of 66. That line has not changed since it opened.
– Other lines involving SoCon teams: Furman is a 4-point favorite at Samford; Western Carolina is a 6 1/2 point favorite over Gardner-Webb; Wofford is a 2-point favorite at East Tennessee State; and Chattanooga is a 1 1/2 point favorite at Mercer.
– Also of note: Elon is a 7-point underdog at New Hampshire, and Charleston Southern is an 11 1/2 point favorite over Savannah State. Towson is off this week.
Georgia Tech is a 10 1/2 point underdog at home versus North Carolina.
In games between FCS schools, the biggest spread is 26, with Harvard the favorite over Howard in the first meeting in football ever between those two institutions.
– Massey Ratings: The Citadel is ranked 39th in FCS, while VMI is 94th.
Massey projects the Bulldogs to have a 87% chance of winning, with a predicted final score of The Citadel 45, VMI 28.
The top five teams in Massey's FCS rankings this week: North Dakota State, South Dakota State, James Madison, Montana, and Dartmouth.
Other rankings this week of varied interest: Northern Iowa is 10th, Towson 12th, Delaware 16th, Kennesaw State 21st, Idaho 27th, Furman 31st, North Carolina A&T 33rd, Elon 34th, Samford 38th, San Diego 45th, William & Mary 49th, Wofford 55th, Colgate 62nd, Chattanooga 67th, South Carolina State 74th, Campbell 77th, East Tennessee State 82nd, Mercer 85th, Charleston Southern 91st, Davidson 95th, Lehigh 99th, Gardner-Webb 103rd, Western Carolina 104th, Robert Morris 115th, Butler 122nd, and Presbyterian 126th (last).
– VMI's notable alumni include actor Fred Willard, civil rights activist (and Anglican martyr) Jonathan Daniels, and rugby star Dan Lyle.
– Next season, VMI will play non-conference games against Robert Morris, Virginia, and Princeton. Other future non-league opponents for the Keydets include Davidson, Cornell, Kent State, Wake Forest (in 2022), Bucknell, North Carolina State (2023), Louisville (2024), and Virginia Tech (2026).
– VMI's roster includes 65 players from Virginia. Other states represented: North Carolina (6 players), Alabama (5), Pennsylvania (4), Maryland (4), Tennessee (2), South Carolina (2), and one each from California, Colorado, Delaware, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, and Texas.
That means 68.4% of VMI's squad hails from the state of Virginia. While the Old Dominion is certainly not bereft of football talent, the lack of geographic diversity on the team has probably not helped VMI in its recent struggles on the gridiron.
VMI's class breakdown (per its game notes):
Freshmen: 52 (39 "true" freshmen, 13 redshirt freshmen)
Sophomores: 14 (five are redshirts)
Juniors: 22 (13 are redshirts)
Seniors: 8 (two are redshirts)
The two Keydets from the Palmetto State are redshirt freshman defensive back Tim Smith (who attended Nation Ford High School in Rock Hill), and freshman wide receiver Kyser Samuel (from Gray Collegiate Academy in Columbia).
That means there are no VMI players from legendary pigskin power Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School. While it is well-known to anyone with a basic awareness of the sport, it bears repeating that VMI cannot hope to return to the summit of the SoCon (or even view its apex in the distance) as long as the football program continues to ignore the amazing abilities of those who have worn the famed maroon and orange.
– The Citadel's geographic roster breakdown (per the school's website) is as follows: South Carolina (53 players), Georgia (29), Florida (8), Texas (5), North Carolina (3), Pennsylvania (3), Alabama (2), New York (2), and one each from Virginia, Nebraska, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Ohio, and Kentucky.
In addition, there are two Bulldogs with listed hometowns in other countries — junior tight end Elijah Lowe (Abaco, Bahamas), and freshman linebacker Hayden Williamson (Okinawa, Japan).
– This week's two-deep for The Citadel is quite similar to last week's edition. Emeka Nwanze and Logan Billings are both listed as potential starters at B-back (along with the incumbent, Clay Harris).
– The Citadel has an all-time record of 6-4-1 for games played on October 5, with the tie being the only time the Bulldogs have played VMI on that date (14-14 in 1985). Among the highlights from past contests:
1929: The Citadel shut out Oglethorpe, 18-0. The Stormy Petrels had defeated Georgia the week before, but were no match for the Bulldogs. Before 3,000 spectators at the original Johnson Hagood Stadium, Edwin McIntosh, Lindsey Hobbs, and Howard "Red" Whittington all scored touchdowns, with Whittington's one-yard run set up by a spectacular 50-yard scamper by Julius "Runt" Gray.
1935: Before a home crowd of 2,000 fans, The Citadel dominated Erskine, 18-0 (yes, same score as in 1929). Claude McCredie scored twice for the Bulldogs, with Ed Hall adding a third TD. John Miller and Croswell Croft led the defensive effort; the The News and Courier sub-headline read, "The Seceders lose more than they gain and are worn to frazzle by winners".
1957: On the road at Davidson, The Citadel ran out as 21-7 victors. Barry Thomas scored two touchdowns for the Cadets. The first TD of the day came on a halfback pass from Billy Hughes to Joe Chefalo. All three PATs were successfully converted by Connie Tuza. There was a near riot at the end of the game, as some Davidson freshmen attempted to steal The Citadel's "touchdown cannon". They did not succeed.
1968: The Citadel won at Furman, 31-12. Tony Passander threw three touchdown passes, all to Gene Hightower, and Jay Goolsby rushed for a fourth TD. Jim Gahagan kicked four extra points and added a 41-yard field goal to the tally. The Bulldogs lost four fumbles in the contest, but prevailed anyway.
1991: With 13,811 fans in attendance at Johnson Hagood Stadium, The Citadel ran past Western Carolina, 38-13. Jack Douglas rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns, while Erick Little and Cedric Sims each added TDs for the Bulldogs. Rob Avriett kicked a 37-yard field goal and converted all five of his PAT attempts. On defense, Rob Briggs and Detric Cummings both intercepted passes.
2013: In overtime, Thomas Warren's 35-yard field goal propelled the Bulldogs to a 31-28 victory over Appalachian State. Ben Dupree (136 yards rushing) and Darien Robinson (109 yards) each scored two touchdowns for The Citadel. The winning points in OT came after an interception by Mitchell Jeter stopped the Mountaineers on their drive in the extra session. Attendance at Johnson Hagood Stadium: 13,601.
I am worried about this game. Of course, I am always worried, but for Saturday I have a specific concern — namely, how the team will recover from the physical and mental toil of last week.
That will not be easy, and then the squad has to get ready for a very frisky VMI team that is ready to win this matchup. The Bulldogs have to do that while navigating all the distractions associated with Parents' Weekend (and there are many).
The Keydets may be more confident about this game than they have been in several years. They ought to be. For one thing, VMI easily could have (and maybe should have) won last year's contest. More to the point, this year's team looks improved, with a more diverse offense, and a legitimate star at quarterback.
They aren't bringing 500 members of their corps down to Charleston just to be sociable. They have expectations.
That said, The Citadel has expectations too. The Bulldogs are still a good team. They can still have an outstanding season. All of their primary goals are still on the table.
Plus, this game matters. This game is important.
The coveted Silver Shako is at stake. It is, without debate, the greatest trophy in all of sports.
The Bulldogs must do everything in their power to retain it, and keep it in Charleston, where it rightfully belongs.
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