Trends with Benefits

The following chart shows the annual growth in private industry worker benefits. I'm using semiannual data to smooth out the data a bit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYeXXFEqS3tjHr5OesTEX5GDXnpa9ZZ0hyphenhyphenpuUyspjka3A4RD6kqI5qVpAw1PXHqU74ttjphnv5Rm9tQgprl8wPwafnqA6pGgTQ4vo5wsnnDO_aX9WD8UOy_yFyRX-Pkzx2kOqLEXCe3w/s1600/Benefits.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYeXXFEqS3tjHr5OesTEX5GDXnpa9ZZ0hyphenhyphenpuUyspjka3A4RD6kqI5qVpAw1PXHqU74ttjphnv5Rm9tQgprl8wPwafnqA6pGgTQ4vo5wsnnDO_aX9WD8UOy_yFyRX-Pkzx2kOqLEXCe3w/s320/Benefits.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1632708/quotes?item=qt1615332">Friends with Benefits (2011) - Quotes</a><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>Jamie: Why do I get the feeling this is the first real commitment you've ever made?<br /><br />Dylan: It's not. T-Mobile. Two years. And f@#$ do I regret that one!</i></div><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=rzn">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

Trends with Benefits

The following chart shows the annual growth in private industry worker benefits. I'm using semiannual data to smooth out the data a bit....

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The Ukranian Conflict and RISING GLOBAL TENSION

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The world is heading toward WAR...</b></span></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/uzqX9kbuFns?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

The Ukranian Conflict and RISING GLOBAL TENSION

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The Wall Street Analysts Collection

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>There are many ANALysts... </b></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Uncle Ernie "The Apple Investor" trades AAPL for a living...</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/h9T0lQfCI5I?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Greg Mannarino explains EMERGING MARKET TURMOIL...</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Tgh-2n4RdmI?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Is the market stabilizing?  Or another leg lower?</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-t7O6tYyZO8?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Reviewing the HFT ALGORITHMS...</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/LLwUzjmigns?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Is the stock market in a BUBBLE?</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/W4CvdT_EIYo?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">Caught with 23 positions and it got very BLOODY losing trades....yikes!...</span></b><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/KSrDSdtjJtE?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The USD/JPY is really moving the markets...</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/n4X6a8UPfJM?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kitco says more pain ahead and evidence of 1929 style economic trends...Watch Daniella below too of course :-)...</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/y5_DutYBHs4?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The January effect and FIBONACCI RETRACEMENTS:</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Rs2d9-pH8-M?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

The Wall Street Analysts Collection

There are many ANALysts... Uncle Ernie "The Apple Investor" trades AAPL for a living... Greg Mannarino explains EMERGING MARKET TU...

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Matt Said, Jay Said...XLVIII

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3veze3DvwRTTUCVBixMpFw_kYDZCghJR9zWuaZLUewQ6I-1h2cs86Elerc0b0KoIgZMf4Nq5gg2iC_xDshdFJ-FZ2Y51ZugNhaL8fbfiH-65lhmMIMTLmpNz9xMXCnY5rHKX28sePxYdu/s1600/Super-Bowl-48+Seahawks+Broncos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3veze3DvwRTTUCVBixMpFw_kYDZCghJR9zWuaZLUewQ6I-1h2cs86Elerc0b0KoIgZMf4Nq5gg2iC_xDshdFJ-FZ2Y51ZugNhaL8fbfiH-65lhmMIMTLmpNz9xMXCnY5rHKX28sePxYdu/s1600/Super-Bowl-48+Seahawks+Broncos.jpg" width="400" /></a>Matt kicks off.  Jay runs it back.  You throw a flag for delay of the IWS Radio Show.<br /><br />Matt: Hellroooooooo?<br />Jay:  Glad you finally realized that today is Show Prep Day.<br />Matt:  Well with Schmoop here everyday, I never know what day it is.<br />Jay:  Yeah…When she was working, and was home during the day, you knew it was Saturday or Sunday.<br />Matt:  I know, right?  And now?  I am completely lost, day of the week wise.<br />Jay:  Man…it’s hard being you.<br />Matt:  Pffffffffffft.  Don’t I know it.<br /><br />Jay:  So, I guess we should not do a show this Sunday since it’s Super Bowl Sunday.<br />Matt:  Yeah…It’s a shame, but for some reason the Super Bowl is more interesting than our comedy.<br />Jay:  I don’t get that.<br />Matt:  Me neither.<br />Jay and Matt:  Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?<br />Matt and Jay:  Plus, it would be nice to be able to watch the big game ourselves.  Hey-Ooooooooooooo!!<br /><br />Jay:  Super Bowl Sunday is a good time…a few drinks…<br />Matt:  Some salty snacks…<br />Jay:  America coming together for four quarters…<br />Matt:  The dulled excitement of Joe Buck calling the game…<br />Jay:  If only Troy Aikman would feign a post-concussion seizure and deck that idiot.  That would be awesome!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheogcbcONGKZr05P1o4z4YT4UJ42q8vqA18vnGa7K3NIbalxHhmWjhh8eQ2BdQILRs2uuxmkcnKg4wut7lZKmjqZNxXUtDqEWBYtPXdN2jSQ7-ZaCIX8tytey2Ge7SaWZYV6E1MRabZ_9o/s1600/Pam+Oliver+Sexy+Naked+Nipples.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheogcbcONGKZr05P1o4z4YT4UJ42q8vqA18vnGa7K3NIbalxHhmWjhh8eQ2BdQILRs2uuxmkcnKg4wut7lZKmjqZNxXUtDqEWBYtPXdN2jSQ7-ZaCIX8tytey2Ge7SaWZYV6E1MRabZ_9o/s1600/Pam+Oliver+Sexy+Naked+Nipples.jpg" width="317" /></a>Matt:  Joe Buck’s neutrality as a human being, needs to be punched.<br />Jay:  Word.<br /><br />Matt:  On the upside, Pam Oliver will be on the sidelines.  Mmmmmmmmm, Pam.<br />Jay:  Oh Hell Yeah…So will Erin Andrews; I hope the angry black man doesn’t frighten her again!!<br />Matt:  If he does, Sean Hannity will be all up in his ass.<br />Jay:  Ha…Sean Hannity couldn’t kick Erin Andrews’ ass, let alone Richard Sherman’s.<br />Matt:  Ha.  Word.<br /><br />Jay:  So no show this Sunday, but we will be back February 9th.<br />Matt:  Damn straight, and it will be our Valentine’s Day Show.<br />Jay:  The Day of Heartache for female office workers who get one-upped by their female co-workers.<br />Matt:  It’s so sad when a chick feels less loved than her next-door cubicle buddy.<br />Jay:  It’s a fucking shame.<br />Matt and Jay:  Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!<br /><br />Matt:  Alright then…We’ll take this Sunday off during Super Bowl XLVIII, and come back February 9th.<br />Jay:  Sounds like a good plan.<br />Matt:  Enjoy your snacks and all of the gridiron action.<br />Jay:  You do the same, and pray for a costume malfunction involving Pam Oliver.<br />Matt:  I always do.<br /><br />Jay and Matt:  Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!<br />   </div>

Matt Said, Jay Said...XLVIII

Matt kicks off.  Jay runs it back.  You throw a flag for delay of the IWS Radio Show. Matt: Hellroooooooo? Jay:  Glad you finally realized t...

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Joel Skousen gives WORLD AFFAIRS BRIEFING

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Here's what we can expect ahead...</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The elite want to protect themselves </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>WATCH:  Russia and China very close </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>This Joel Skousen has a very good report here actually.  It's worth a listen.  The ELITE really are scared.  They are afraid to die but are very wicked and are lashing out with their very evil ways as they see the day approaching.  They have to have major BUNKERS and SAFE ROOMS as they prepare to defend themselves but they will find that they cannot hide from the presence of the LORD:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;</b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:</b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? </b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>--REVELATION 6.15-17 </b></i></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Zhgp5ZGw_vw?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/wPmg8EdUuw0?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZJttvbxsgm8?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>...developing...</b></div>

Joel Skousen gives WORLD AFFAIRS BRIEFING

Here's what we can expect ahead... The elite want to protect themselves  WATCH:  Russia and China very close This Joel Skousen has a ver...

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Daniel Ameduri of Future Money Trends reveals Mike Maloney as Mike Baloney

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Listen close as Daniel Ameduri F'D UP his video</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The following report is not for the timid:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Ground breaking revelations on the National Inflation Association, Future Money Trends, and how to prepare for the next market crash.  Don't miss this and get ready to attend many upcoming symposiums and conventions regarding GOLD, SILVER, and loads of FINANCIAL ADVICE:</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/2bdQY7DSf6I?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/dDnAD011yJ8?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

Daniel Ameduri of Future Money Trends reveals Mike Maloney as Mike Baloney

Listen close as Daniel Ameduri F'D UP his video The following report is not for the timid: Ground breaking revelations on the National I...

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Latest Super Bowl Coverage by INFOWARS

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Also concerns on a possible Super Bowl ATTACK</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcD4w6USBVCvonZX0q_eSlpW54viKvmM_m5FftoNNjAn2-F7wxu8ApDIXOM7tvwQHLa2uA42nvPq4eskPnuHzG_SmAykpDAWeP_ShauEdLua15ZpOXgcj-h1z_xur9W9uLUtf7d_uOQgg/s1600/SuperBowlXLVIII.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcD4w6USBVCvonZX0q_eSlpW54viKvmM_m5FftoNNjAn2-F7wxu8ApDIXOM7tvwQHLa2uA42nvPq4eskPnuHzG_SmAykpDAWeP_ShauEdLua15ZpOXgcj-h1z_xur9W9uLUtf7d_uOQgg/s1600/SuperBowlXLVIII.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The ever rising POLICE STATE in America </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>INFOWARS NEWS TEAM is closely monitoring the Super Bowl XLVIII and is doing some very close coverage of the situation... </b><br /><br /><b>Watch INFOWARS NIGHTLY NEWS for some chilling updates... </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/q45n0cy5vvk?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>WORLD AFFAIRS BRIEFING:</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Vkpkm95NC50?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Additional Super Bowl XLVIII and concerns rising:</span> </b><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/x4_Gebu9P8w?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

Latest Super Bowl Coverage by INFOWARS

Also concerns on a possible Super Bowl ATTACK The ever rising POLICE STATE in America INFOWARS NEWS TEAM is closely monitoring the Super Bo...

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UPDATE on the FAKE SNOW CONTROVERSY

<div style="text-align: left;"><b>ORIGINAL REPORT LINK:</b><br /><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/01/fake-snow-is-being-reported-falling-on.html" style="color: red;">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/01/fake-snow-is-being-reported-falling-on.html</a> </b><br /><br /><b>Here's an update on the FAKE SNOW or CONTAMINATED SNOW that is being reported across North America.  We will continue to monitor the situation as the conditions warrant so listen for later statements and possible warnings:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qcypXDVDO3U?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/2akn0fH-OI8?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/PbHUCMNQ34Q?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/gLj_sbJoxxI?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/OqFUACqpr6o?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/k8r_-8drGjo?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1AEyj5F42Qw?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>...developing...</b></div>

UPDATE on the FAKE SNOW CONTROVERSY

ORIGINAL REPORT LINK: http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/01/fake-snow-is-being-reported-falling-on.html   Here's an update on the ...

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FAKE SNOW is being reported falling on America

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">*****WEATHER MODIFICATION ALERT*****</span> </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE GOVERNMENT is dropping FAKE SNOW across America? </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>HAZARDOUS SNOWFALL CONTAMINATION </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Many people are reporting a very curious atmospheric and meteorological phenomena resulting from what appears to be government cloud seeding and weather modification resulting in UNUSUAL SNOW or "FAKE SNOW" being reported over portions of the continental United States.  </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Somehow the atmosphere is being injected from what appears to be aerial chemtrail operations seeding the atmosphere and causing abnormal condensation nuclei combining with ice crystal dendritic growth at the 700mb level of the atmosphere in areas of isentropic lift and frontogenic forcing.  This is resulting in some type of FAKE SNOW or MODIFIED SNOW being reported by several observers.  </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>This is never before been seen however with more people becoming "awake" to what is really going on with our government thanks to channels like barnone11970 who is helping to unite the people one person at a time we have more people who are becoming aware of our criminal government activities as they seek to destroy normal atmospheric functions and continue their unprecedented assaults on we the people.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>The News UNIT and The Weather UNIT is monitoring the situation very closely and will be reporting additional findings by meteorologists and climatologists as necessary:</b></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>*****WEATHER MODIFICATION AND BIO-HAZARD ALERT*****</b></span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>UPDATE:</u>  Reports are surfacing that this FAKE SNOW may also have LIVE and EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ORGANISMS in the snow.  TAKE COVER NOW!</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/tymzDR1eqng?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/DTSMRqoE_3g?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>PROOF THAT THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING...</b></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qTJv7p-0g7s?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/r7ByIMkqwmo?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MUGFd4E_yV4?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><b>Some areas are not experiencing the CONTAMINATED SNOW but they are checking the snow just to be safe.  We are awaiting further information from the National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration and perhaps some FEMA OFFICIALS regarding this hazardous snowfall contamination:</b><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0iuM4pMzd1A?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">*****TROLLS ARE DENYING THE REPORTS**** </span></b></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>barnone11970's extensive ANALYSIS on the FAKE SNOW:</b></span><br /><br /><b>I find this to be extremely unusual as this well known TRUTHER, PATRIOT and FREEMAN Chris a.k.a. barnone11970 is debunking the FAKE SNOW reports.  This is very troubling because he is normally concerned with getting the truth out however he can neither confirm nor deny that he is making an entirely accurate report himself in the videos below.  </b><br /><br /><b>We are now entering a time of INCREDIBLE CHAOS where we the people are actually turning against each other instead of coming together as one people during this time of need and impending doom: </b><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/npWHc73fE7c?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/4VbLZVE1Y-0?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/J8p0aSgF6Rs?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/OVKFZKrhx-Y?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Texas godfather reviews the phenomena:</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/VCQ_neHUY1Q?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><b>...developing...</b></div></div>

FAKE SNOW is being reported falling on America

*****WEATHER MODIFICATION ALERT***** THE GOVERNMENT is dropping FAKE SNOW across America?  HAZARDOUS SNOWFALL CONTAMINATION Many people are...

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Daughtry, Colton and Scotty Remain Only American Idols on BillBoard 200

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDjrKKPzq50_1doYl0QcaHHQKrqEzBgP4S-kuLk8SDwGtsSAS3jjysi2osCGkSEbvY0m6BKhAajTAYT0JzemRpy5mkmHCbW5RGMmpnrbkluwcS3-9PPV_qtQkDwBWzk1udy2xq_3E3mH3/s1600/bb200-2014-01-31.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDjrKKPzq50_1doYl0QcaHHQKrqEzBgP4S-kuLk8SDwGtsSAS3jjysi2osCGkSEbvY0m6BKhAajTAYT0JzemRpy5mkmHCbW5RGMmpnrbkluwcS3-9PPV_qtQkDwBWzk1udy2xq_3E3mH3/s1600/bb200-2014-01-31.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">orange = Daughtry, dk blue = Colton, red = Scotty</td></tr></tbody></table>The same three male American Idols remain on the <a href="http://www.mjsbigblog.com/billboard-chart-date-02082014.htm" target="_blank">BillBoard 200 album chart</a> this week, but I was surprised to see the order of the three albums had changed. This week Colton Dixon's "The Messenger" (dark blue line) lands at #81, whereas Scotty McCreery's "See You Tonight" (red line) slips to #146 in its 15th week on the chart with <a href="http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-the-week-of-january-29-2013-jennifer-nettles-stays-1-kacey-musgraves-taylor-swift-return-to-top-10" target="_blank">3,000 in sales</a> (192K total). The top selling Idol this week (and for the past four weeks now) is Daughtry's "Baptized" (orange line near the bottom) which holds steady at #73, barely budging from #70 last week. I modified my chart above to now just cover the 15 week period since "See You Tonight" was released. Since then only three new Idol albums debuted, "Baptized" (now in its 10th week), Kellie Picker's "The Woman I Am" (purple line), and Kelly Clarkson's "Wrapped in Red" (dark green line) starting at #3. Kelly had nine straight strong weeks in the top 10 before disappearing come January, and Carrie Underwood (light blue line) also had strong sales of both "Blown Away" and her NBC "Sound of Music" soundtrack during the holiday sales period. I believe her "Sound of Music" album debuted somewhere in there too, but that album should not really count since by the end of December "Blown Away" was outselling it again.<br /><br />Now that January is over it is almost time for the latest winner to release her new album. Candice Glover's "Music Speaks" is scheduled to be released on February 18. It will be interesting to see how well it does. Her single, "Cried", continues to move on the Adult R&B chart, but that is not the largest of markets.

Daughtry, Colton and Scotty Remain Only American Idols on BillBoard 200

orange = Daughtry, dk blue = Colton, red = Scotty The same three male American Idols remain on the BillBoard 200 album chart this week, but...

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Real Annual Disposable Personal Income per Capita Growth

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtlGTe_jdlz1hFlNVDanGen_m-M4Yd4fUqdmKkgZGvGfMzwpVkmkneqWVmokCHtz2M6_yHV2PIzmBknfOzDun3ngnqk5B10ZeMxb2WDR6Yfqi-4DtuajbmqOtXaBhtqgjoyVh5ufGiYE/s1600/Real+Disposable+Personal+Income+Growth+per+Capita.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtlGTe_jdlz1hFlNVDanGen_m-M4Yd4fUqdmKkgZGvGfMzwpVkmkneqWVmokCHtz2M6_yHV2PIzmBknfOzDun3ngnqk5B10ZeMxb2WDR6Yfqi-4DtuajbmqOtXaBhtqgjoyVh5ufGiYE/s320/Real+Disposable+Personal+Income+Growth+per+Capita.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />Who could have guessed that declining real interest rates could eventually lead to less real income growth?<br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=rxW">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

Real Annual Disposable Personal Income per Capita Growth

Click to enlarge. Who could have guessed that declining real interest rates could eventually lead to less real income growth? Source Data: S...

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Mob Wives: Recap “Purgatory,” Ep 409

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJKdcs55GB5qNzH-zeRHf-1c4Mq2aRPEPS9L-amvIYND76865BMx2OhCo7AmnxhAGYEDfYsyH1Ujlj0C1renJWVcXnID1tkHV_aUphJBgrGoWCUIljQhi2uo33u-loFzkhK7AyTqwHcw/s1600/mob+wives+of+the+corn+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJKdcs55GB5qNzH-zeRHf-1c4Mq2aRPEPS9L-amvIYND76865BMx2OhCo7AmnxhAGYEDfYsyH1Ujlj0C1renJWVcXnID1tkHV_aUphJBgrGoWCUIljQhi2uo33u-loFzkhK7AyTqwHcw/s1600/mob+wives+of+the+corn+1.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mob Wives of The Corn</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that should have been the title of this episode!</div><br />Remember the old Wendy's commercial where the old lady says, “Where’s the beef?” when she opens her hamburger bun and sees something the size of a half dollar in it? Well, that what this episode is all about. Lots of scripted “filler” scenes without any “beef” or substance. It’s really too bad. Here we go...<br /><br />A recap of last week’s sit down is provided at Big Ang’s house when Renee shows up. Renee tells her about her sit down with Alicia. “She came in like a deer and went out like Godzilla…she is nothing like she claims to be,” says Renee.  It was a vicious meeting. Renee is very upset that Alicia is accusing her of leaking information to the newspaper. Renee says she really doesn’t like Alicia and only befriended her because of her friendship with Eddie. Ang says Alicia shouldn’t believe everything she hears. I say Alicia should tend to her own business, her criminal case, her children and her Boo.<br /><br />At the same time, Alicia tells Natalie about the sit down. She is upset that Renee denied everything she "knows" is true. Alicia says people are coming to her from every direction to tell her Renee is trying to get dirt on her. Natalie agrees with everything she says about Renee. Will someone please explain to me why Renee has to ask anyone for any “dirt” on Alicia? All you have to do is Google her name on the internet and it’s all there in black and white and 50 shades of gray. Is Renee really her only enemy? What about all the truck drivers she stole pension funds from? What about all Eddie’s goumadas? What about her Boo’s wife? I’m sure there are plenty of other people out there willing to leak information. Hell, I have read comments on other sites, from people in Philly, who have a lot to say about her…most of it not good and none of them Renee.<br /><br />Toto we are back in Kansas! Tell me if any of you believe that 40+ women would actually go pumpkin picking, without children, if there were no show or cameras around? Well, that’s exactly what they are trying to sell us this week! Ang, Natalie, Drita and Alicia meet for some pumpkin picking. Renee didn’t show up. Thank God someone had some sense.  Now for <b>“Mob Wives of The Corn.”</b> Natalie wants to scare the girls with the haunted corn maze. Natalie loves Halloween and loves to be scared. Ang and Drita are scared. Ang isn’t into cornfields. They leave the fields and go get some pumpkins. Alicia loves these moments with the girls because they make her laugh. Please Alicia, couldn’t you come up with a better line? This whole episode would make me laugh if it wasn’t so ridiculous. Natalie says she is planning a huge Halloween bash and is pulling out all the stops. It will be held at the Carto Funeral Home. This is so unbelievable that…<br /><br /><i><b>@Dondig tweets, “Do they do Christenings too.” I chime in, “how about weddings?”  And @TweetPolice adds, “Maybe a Briss?”</b></i><br /><br />I mean come on, this is a funeral home for Carto’s sake. They are supposed to have some decorum, and a reputation for dignity. How good can this be for business? I just popped in to the <a href="http://www.cartofuneralhomeinc.com/about_us.html">Carto Funeral Home</a> website. It all looks very professional and no “parties” have been added to their services. And, while Natalie says she is part owner, her name or picture is nowhere to be found. The only license I can find for her is one in cosmetology (make up), NOT a funeral director license. I wonder if she greets grieving customers in her usual attire…which don’t strike me as professional at all. Well, that’s their problem. I don't know how they run things in Philly.<br /><br />The ladies all love the idea of a party, but then tough girl Drita gets cold feet when she hears it will be in the funeral home. Natalie thinks she should invite Renee because she is including everyone she knows. She decides to call right there and invite Renee. But Renee doesn’t answer her phone, so she leaves a message. Drita thinks this is the best opportunity for Renee to make peace with the Philly chicks. Really Drita? One of them is calling her a snitch and accused her of sleeping with her husband. The other one has been disrespecting her for several episodes and you think this is a great time to mend fences?<br /><br />Renee and AJ go out for a bite to eat. They talk about his girlfriend and how “serious” the relationship is. Renee doesn’t believe in getting married young. AJ says he and his girlfriend want to get an apartment together. Renee doesn’t want him to leave, he’s too young. Renee tells him she is happy with her business, things are going well, and she is expanding her line. The cookbook, How To Use A Meat Cleaver, is going well too, it’s about to come out soon. She doesn’t have time for the BS with the girls.<br /><br />Drita is back to the rapping scenario. She hopes her lyrics are good enough for Method Man to hear them. Anthony wants to hear some of it. As Drita reads the lyrics, Method Man comes in and Drita freaks out, but she thinks she is playing it cool. Now she has to rap in front of Method Man. I’m not impressed with her rap and nether is Method Man. He has a problem with the beginning, I have a problem with all of it. He adds some words to make it sound better. Method Man reads the lyrics and they sound 100% better. I think he could rap the phone book. Drita tries it, and to me it sounds so amateurish…which it is. It’s obvious, even to me, that Drita’s rapping skills are weak at best. Considering she has been rapping since she was two years old, she really hasn’t come very far. Next.<br /><br />Drunken Monkey. Ang and Neil are back to the baby talk. Ang isn’t getting any younger at 54, so they better get on it. Ya think? She doesn’t want to give birth to it…and couldn’t if she wanted to. So they need an egg donor and a surrogate. Just like that, it’s simple. Neil just wants to have a baby and tells her to just make it happen, he doesn’t care about the details. If anyone believes any of this nonsense, I’ll pray for you.<br /><br />Renee house. Renee picks up her phone and sees she missed Natalie’s call and a prison call. She plays Natalie’s message for her friend Nikki. Natalie invites her to her Halloween bash. Renee says she will not go, it didn’t even sound like a sincere invite. On the message, Natalie mentions she was with the girls. Renee feels they used to be her girls, but now they’re hers. Renee thinks Natalie is only inviting her to the party to look good in front of the girls. Renee ain’t done with her. After Vegas, this is the first time Natalie calls her, and it’s to invite her to a Halloween party? I say “What about the damn prison call?” That’s the only thing that sounded interesting all night!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPmWY77Yiv6-kc_qmV0Sri-FZ2ieIzTb9EKeWte_5A6Hj6lMLS1KyknNFv6BCdVRHGbwc1GF6jSjmRWoZO9qtyL_e6wwn4ig7-deKqG0apQxbgiBSm5O0PJW-4arCMhViqXBnVtM2Gy0/s1600/drita+anime.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPmWY77Yiv6-kc_qmV0Sri-FZ2ieIzTb9EKeWte_5A6Hj6lMLS1KyknNFv6BCdVRHGbwc1GF6jSjmRWoZO9qtyL_e6wwn4ig7-deKqG0apQxbgiBSm5O0PJW-4arCMhViqXBnVtM2Gy0/s1600/drita+anime.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Did Drita go as an Anime Manga Doll?</b></span></div><br />Welcome to the first OFFICIAL Carto Funeral Home Halloween Party! Yeah right! And tell me this isn’t scripted? Natalie is wearing next to nothing…nothing at all. Drita says she is wearing “No clothes, just contacts.” Natalie says she is supposed to be Purgatory, the place between heaven and hell. Right now I am leaning towards hell. Drita looks like one of those <b>anime manga dolls</b>, as best as I can figure it. Natalie got a text message from Renee, it’s a novel. She can’t read it. Drita reads it for her. Renee texts that she wants to meet her face to face, one on one. Natalie says no. She invited her to the party to make things better. Renee texts she feels like she might be walking into a “setup,” like she did in Vegas…which pisses Drita off; she feels insulted and Ang does too. Drita says Renee did everything wrong in Vegas, so they couldn’t stick up for her. Alicia is dressed like “Wonder Woman“…hmmm I feel some jokes coming on. <i>I wonder where the pension funds went. I wonder what she said on the Fed wire taps. I wonder if she cut a plea deal. I wonder if she would meet Karen in the finale... </i>All I can say is Alicia always leaves me wondering about one thing or another. I’m surprised she didn’t come as her favorite Goddess of Thieves, Laverna. Big Ang is dressed as a zombie. No one can get over how little Natalie is wearing, one tiny step above naked. Natalie wants to make Halloween parties a tradition at the funeral home...between wakes? Now Ang is talking against Renee, for not coming to the party and for the text message saying “setup.” There was no set up, says Drita and Ang, and they find this comment extremely offensive. Now all four of them are talking about Renee. Drita and Ang are going to have a sit down with Renee. Goody!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvq6d3KBuC860Lg5HGlmWiGi21kGAa_JEuFjEF5IQyqmiHIX2nY26T8PZKxkm5Jg0r57bYhyphenhyphenjwKtbA84bA7tPPutve_cNWqLCWjola7A-OmFBApd32Uv1ApDDHdo9ZYC6P9IIYhw2Xm4o/s1600/charlie+brown+dancing.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvq6d3KBuC860Lg5HGlmWiGi21kGAa_JEuFjEF5IQyqmiHIX2nY26T8PZKxkm5Jg0r57bYhyphenhyphenjwKtbA84bA7tPPutve_cNWqLCWjola7A-OmFBApd32Uv1ApDDHdo9ZYC6P9IIYhw2Xm4o/s1600/charlie+brown+dancing.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Natalie's guests dancing the night away, oh brother!</span></b></div><br />Still in Philly at the Halloween party…where is plenty of lame dancing. Did you see all those people flopping awkwardly around, like fish just pulled from the water? They were “dancing” like the kids in a Charlie Brown episode? The text from Renee put a little damper on the party. Ang and Drita go outside for a smoke. Ang says Renee should have been there. Drita says she is alienating herself. They agree they have to confront Renee because they need her to explain. I’ll tell you what I need…more reality and some of my original New York mob wives back!<br /><br />Confrontation time! The last few minutes we have the confrontation between Renee, and Ang and Drita, who show up at Renee‘s house together. Drita is so pissed about the word “setup.” One of my followers on Twitter, Brenda, pointed out that Drita accused Renee of “setting her up at the celebration of life party,” but I guess that was okay? (Thanks for reminding me Brenda!) Anyway, Drita wants to know why Renee didn’t go to the party. Renee says she didn’t want to be in Natalie’s company. This is understandable. Drita wants to know if Renee is mad at them for what happened in Vegas. Ang wants to know if Renee used the word “setup“…Renee says she used the word setup, but it wasn’t about Drita and Ang…that leaves Natalie and Alicia! Renee says she needs to keep the right people in her circle during her sobriety. Drita believes Renee when she tells her she wasn’t talking about them. Happy days! Drita asks about Renee telling Alicia that she didn’t like her. Renee says yes she did, she changed her mind about her. Ang thinks they should support each other. Drita feels she and Ang are stuck in the middle. Renee says she and Natalie have a lot of unresolved issues. Renee says she isn’t good at pretending, maybe they are. Drita gets offended, she doesn’t want to be called fake! Renee says she will meet with Natalie and settle this once and for all. Drita wishes her luck. Will somebody wish me luck…I have three more episodes to recap!<br /><br /><br />

Mob Wives: Recap “Purgatory,” Ep 409

Mob Wives of The Corn that should have been the title of this episode! Remember the old Wendy's commercial where the old lady says, “Whe...

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Alla Pugacheva opened kindergarten

<script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* bleu 280 */ google_ad_slot = "8164661108"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br />Russian pop diva decided to start teaching process. Alla Pugacheva with the advent of small children of their own, decided to do the training and others. She is going to teach them not only the arts, such as music, theater, etc., but also the rules of etiquette.<br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* biner3 */ google_ad_slot = "7346003106"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqD9Ctw8fs8cD9PpgZYAeZhb46U0j6KBNqQIHOrUNvAzsIW2SzFuygHNyTTv2fdkNUV9HTp-nFMvzMaMbXGm8Q2nvSs3i5CYA1st8VVlGqNGNvN-4wjKHBIJZR32Hadj_4ST91kX8/s1600/Alla+Pugacheva.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Alla Pugacheva opened kindergarten" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqD9Ctw8fs8cD9PpgZYAeZhb46U0j6KBNqQIHOrUNvAzsIW2SzFuygHNyTTv2fdkNUV9HTp-nFMvzMaMbXGm8Q2nvSs3i5CYA1st8VVlGqNGNvN-4wjKHBIJZR32Hadj_4ST91kX8/s1600/Alla+Pugacheva.jpg" title="Alla Pugacheva opened kindergarten" /></a></div><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"I opened my school and kindergarten. Kids come every day, students - three times a week. Things lead itself. I want to teach them not only music, but also other arts, and lots of what is needed in my life. Etiquette, for example "- confessed Diva.</blockquote><br /> She also told reporters that he plans to open his own studio school on Novy Arbat, but for this it is necessary to take the credit. Teach Alla presumably be in person, most likely wanting to be done. His small family business, celebrity plans to start soon, as soon as possible to agree on credits.<br /><br /> Recall that <b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/10/alla-pugacheva-and-maxim-galkin.html" target="_blank">Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin</a></b> young husband not so long ago with the help of a surrogate mother became the parents of twins. In addition, to become parents, they were taken seriously, re-read a lot of literature on pedagogy and child psychology. Perhaps this is what prompted the opening of Pugachev's own school.<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* boton */ google_ad_slot = "4392536701"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 90; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script>

Alla Pugacheva opened kindergarten

Russian pop diva decided to start teaching process. Alla Pugacheva with the advent of small children of their own, decided to do the traini...

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photos: Sergey Zverev the floor in the church

<script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* bleu 280 */ google_ad_slot = "8164661108"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; //--></script><script src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Parishioners in shock! Not often you see a star that is cleaning the floor. In the church. Especially such outrageous as Sergey Zverev.</span><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* biner3 */ google_ad_slot = "7346003106"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><script src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPAmXyRHJhEXYHp4E2aEq031VXxpjGzv9GRXsEs5bAjHnm2iTAKL2a2icptGzvg82W4QsQJ6yo3xExNdEnIHfnwiQ2qiiwukLfj8HAaRFvc3FBJ-KYSglJYJVXjKdMlWek4K5q5z-/s1600/Sergey+Zverev.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sergey Zverev" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPAmXyRHJhEXYHp4E2aEq031VXxpjGzv9GRXsEs5bAjHnm2iTAKL2a2icptGzvg82W4QsQJ6yo3xExNdEnIHfnwiQ2qiiwukLfj8HAaRFvc3FBJ-KYSglJYJVXjKdMlWek4K5q5z-/s1600/Sergey+Zverev.jpg" title="Sergey Zverev" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> However, as it turned out, Sergey knows how to deal not only with a microphone, but the mop. Staying at Transfiguration Valaam Monastery, where the beast often attend services, Sergey Zverev saw old grandmother after the evening service mopping the floor. He could not just stand on the sidelines and helped the old lady. Despite the nice clothes (fortunately, not a concert), Zverev interrupted their prayers, and their hands washed the entire floor.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgRXzzeEhPFuWNnYlcAZGQeD7ZQVOsLbdWT0f9vRyLibJfgXI7LfIbM80uXfCxienS-EedDqVPBBgGgBw-xE8V1JnNfzp4E4yOmKnUIPuOSBmFRvy-VZNWZ_NN5waN6F0brdwMXyW/s1600/Zverev+washed+the+floor+in+the+church+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sergey Zverev the floor in the church" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgRXzzeEhPFuWNnYlcAZGQeD7ZQVOsLbdWT0f9vRyLibJfgXI7LfIbM80uXfCxienS-EedDqVPBBgGgBw-xE8V1JnNfzp4E4yOmKnUIPuOSBmFRvy-VZNWZ_NN5waN6F0brdwMXyW/s1600/Zverev+washed+the+floor+in+the+church+1.jpg" title="Sergey Zverev the floor in the church" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5J75SruuHgyK_Lh1W-niwzMiihDukP_oppWRjAQZwBEEhWAgkWf10eheJpJzhVktV992wNMDlrznV5Szq7Iin2hYj9dYhOviucRd2K2qSPqhIDJqQXXGe5dzS_rlvrw1b4Vv-OoQ/s1600/Zverev+washed+the+floor+in+the+church+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sergey Zverev the floor in the church" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5J75SruuHgyK_Lh1W-niwzMiihDukP_oppWRjAQZwBEEhWAgkWf10eheJpJzhVktV992wNMDlrznV5Szq7Iin2hYj9dYhOviucRd2K2qSPqhIDJqQXXGe5dzS_rlvrw1b4Vv-OoQ/s1600/Zverev+washed+the+floor+in+the+church+2.jpg" title="Sergey Zverev the floor in the church" /></a></div><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* boton */ google_ad_slot = "4392536701"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 90; //--></script><script src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

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Olympic Blurb: My Visit to the U.S. Olympic Training Center

<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today I had the chance to spend some time at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Ever since I knew I’d be teaching in the Denver area, I knew that one of my field trips was going to be there. </span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-30fb282b-e656-5325-08ad-013cc61e2823" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There wasn’t a special tour for us; we simply joined in a regular tour group that starts every hour. My group arrived half an hour early, which gave us plenty of time to look around the outside entrance and inside the visitor’s building. </span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The outside is known as a “sculpture garden” with various statues. Some of these include the five large Olympic rings set in a white wall. (I’ve had my picture on this many times.) Another includes two men and two women jumping for joy - this is a cool one because the two women aren’t even touching the ground, yet the sculpture is perfectly balanced. The final large scuplture is four athletes holding the globe on their backs - very similar to the Atlas sculpture. </span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inside the visitor’s building are several displays of paraphernalia from past Olympics: torches from the 1984, 1996, 2002, and 2006 Olympics, coins, tickets, shoes and uniforms worn by athletes, and more. Some of the items - including a bobsled from 2002 - are available to touch and get inside. But the coolest thing I saw were the two petals from the 2012 Olympic cauldron - you know, the one that had several hundred petals that all moved up together to create the cauldron? Each country got two petals, and I got to see them in their charred, burned-out glory!</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSExz7pfHg3OaCNT0CbgnOXrRuvni9Q5pVZR-ZGeKP7f9-jqKXM_AoJVTrEmjRRk1ajN6lJOeH_M8mDRE7ZNWcjlmVu5GqKXiSkclog8zV4ntywetkpYMZpnWus-QzGMkBr1uypFfLqM/s1600/2014-01-30+12.12.07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSExz7pfHg3OaCNT0CbgnOXrRuvni9Q5pVZR-ZGeKP7f9-jqKXM_AoJVTrEmjRRk1ajN6lJOeH_M8mDRE7ZNWcjlmVu5GqKXiSkclog8zV4ntywetkpYMZpnWus-QzGMkBr1uypFfLqM/s1600/2014-01-30+12.12.07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b><br /><span style="color: white;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The kids got to have fun on some hands-on equipment, like the aforementioned bobsled, some exercise bikes, two rowing machines, and some barbells that weren’t as heavy as they looked (but don’t tell the kids that). </span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The tour starts with a movie. Each time it’s been different - that’s because the movie looks back on the most recent past Olympics (Winter or Summer, depending on which is coming up) and looks forward to the closest future Olympics. This year, the “looking-back” video focused on the 2010 Vancouver Games, which was great, since my class had just spent the past week watching NBC’s highlight DVD from Vancouver, so they recognized many of the athletes and events. In true heartstring-tugging-style, they used the theme music from “Remember the Titans.” If you don’t tear up from that music, you have no soul. </span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then they had a montage of athletes who are competing this year - it was kind of an older video, since both Evan Lysacek and Lindsay Vonn were in it, and both of them had to pull out due to injury. But it was still fun to see. </span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After the video, our tour guide - likely a college student from one of the local colleges or universities - started us on the tour. Most of the tour is outside as we walk down a long concourse. On the concourse are signs talking about many of the Olympic events, as well as cutout silhouettes of athletes doing various events that you can pose next to. (Fun fact: in 2005 next to the hurdling silhouette I posed like I had tripped on the hurdle and was going down. I pulled a Lolo Jones three years before she did it!)</span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The flags of the participating Olympic countries are also displayed in alphabetical order. Some of them were missing on this trip because they are busy constructing a new strength and training center. They need it - their current weight room is ridiculously small (more on that in a bit). </span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We went inside some of the buildings and stood outside others. We got the chance to go into Sports Center 1, where an international Greco-Roman wrestling tournament was taking place. Our guide took us up the stairs, and we could look down from the mezzanine onto the four mats that were placed on the gym floor. The kids were really good at this part, mostly because they were mesmerized by the sport and had lots of questions. Our guide pointed out Steve Fraser, the head coach of the U.S. Greco-Roman wrestling team, who won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics (and who went to the University of Michigan!). </span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Because of this event, there were many international athletes all over the place in their gear. We saw athletes from Switzerland, China, Honduras, Kazakhstan, and more. That was really cool. </span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We next went into the shooting building, where our U.S. shooting team trains. In the facility was athlete Sarah Scherer (I believe that’s what the guide said), who competed in London in 2012. </span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After the shooting facility, we went into the weight training building. In this area there were many athletes, but the one closest to the observation window was Lopez Lomong, who is a 1500m and 5000m runner for the U.S. and carried the flag for the United States in the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Summer Games! He competed in both Beijing and London, and is still training hard. It was very cool to see him there.</span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We saw the basketball courts and swimming pool from the outside before wrapping up our tour in front of the athlete residence center. If I ever get to know a U.S. athlete, I’m going to beg to eat in that dining facility, because it sounds amazing. </span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After the tour we moseyed back to the visitor’s center and took a look inside the gift shop, full of incredibly overpriced clothing and other merchandise with the Olympic and U.S.O.C. logos on them. </span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I enjoyed taking the kids to this Olympic Training Center. I don’t think it makes a good full-day tourist stop, but I think it could be easily combined with other wonderful Colorado Springs tourist areas for a great day. Start with something like Pike’s Peak or Garden of the Gods in the morning, and follow it up with a tour of the Olympic Training Center in the afternoon when the normal afternoon clouds start rolling in! </span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><br /></span><span style="color: white;"></span> <br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And who knows - you may see a famous Olympic athlete during your visit!</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4YdIQ4XzsRMyCwsN5JxPWLHhoTi4aaS8L0rb1IPSF06UQpESECPtD4iCFQMc1xnxZ6oKW4bwrHqtGJuaw_PoTOBzh1CYZ-TpJjk4R5zHWlIH_Inbj6NjdPRBAI9ZeXn2ZxGyU9_dCHo/s1600/2014-01-30+12.27.51.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4YdIQ4XzsRMyCwsN5JxPWLHhoTi4aaS8L0rb1IPSF06UQpESECPtD4iCFQMc1xnxZ6oKW4bwrHqtGJuaw_PoTOBzh1CYZ-TpJjk4R5zHWlIH_Inbj6NjdPRBAI9ZeXn2ZxGyU9_dCHo/s1600/2014-01-30+12.27.51.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>

Olympic Blurb: My Visit to the U.S. Olympic Training Center

Today I had the chance to spend some time at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Ever since I knew I’d be teachi...

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Connecticut now an ASSAULT WEAPON FREE ZONE

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Connecticut now an ASSAULT WEAPON FREE ZONE

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You Can't Handle the Truth!

The following chart shows the semiannual average of the 30-year conventional mortgage rate.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-LSZN8I4RXAzPLaplGFaUGgQH2AFlBtZG4-6av_BeISGUqonCpeOZV4OBm7KDzdeSSL_lzhSjK_cqwueHB4vjlfSXNsMCQZOBl8N04NweAIULug1dosj_cmyO_sAzU3syOvQ5qbLxbQ/s1600/You+Can%27t+Handle+the+Truth%21.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-LSZN8I4RXAzPLaplGFaUGgQH2AFlBtZG4-6av_BeISGUqonCpeOZV4OBm7KDzdeSSL_lzhSjK_cqwueHB4vjlfSXNsMCQZOBl8N04NweAIULug1dosj_cmyO_sAzU3syOvQ5qbLxbQ/s320/You+Can't+Handle+the+Truth!.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />I have added an exponential decay trend line in blue and an exponential decay channel in red. To create the top of the channel, I multiplied the interest rate in blue by 1.2 (+20%). To create the bottom of the channel, I multiplied the interest rate in blue by 0.8 (-20%).<br /><br />Over the long-term, does that look like a rising interest rate environment to you? Is there any indication, any indication at all, that the long-term trend is failing? As of the 2nd half of 2013, we're sitting right on the long-term trend line in blue.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5j2F4VcBmeo" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="color: red;"><i>You can't handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that hits housing walls and those housing walls have to be guarded by men with continually falling interest rate policies.<br /><br />Did you see the stock market turn red?<br />I did the job.<br />Did you see the stock market turn red?<br />You're goddamned right I did!</i></div><br />This is not investment advice.<br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=rxC">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

You Can't Handle the Truth!

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MARKET MAYHEM hits WALL STREET

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*****Did SHTF yet?****</span></span> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>FUTURES TURN <span style="color: red;">BLOOD RED</span> AGAIN</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6mn6Tb5fzmImRcDkRLSHpVkATVyFZ7IlPclQICGBvZrxzGBZylEQ6VGqTLJGI161UPAlMWYHp2hAzr1HwqPHY9t_YeNu-WoNQr0jVIUaJqBTCB0-CRYUg7y7RiBO2KdGW96iU1j3sIU/s1600/WallStreetmoneyPIC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6mn6Tb5fzmImRcDkRLSHpVkATVyFZ7IlPclQICGBvZrxzGBZylEQ6VGqTLJGI161UPAlMWYHp2hAzr1HwqPHY9t_YeNu-WoNQr0jVIUaJqBTCB0-CRYUg7y7RiBO2KdGW96iU1j3sIU/s1600/WallStreetmoneyPIC.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Is the Stock Market in a FREE FALL?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><img height="257" src="http://www.finviz.com/fut_chart.ashx?t=YM&cot=124601,124603&p=m5" width="400" /><br /> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>SHAREHOLDERS DUMPING SHARES</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>LOOK OUT BELOW</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Did you get HOOKED?</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>TRADERS EXPERIENCE HYPER-VOLATILE MARKET CONDITIONS</b></span><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />TRADING HALT DISCUSSIONS ENSUE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><!-- Start FreeStockCharts.com Chart Widget --> <br /><div align="center" width="100%"><iframe frameborder="0" height="390" scrolling="no" src="http://widgets.freestockcharts.com/WidgetServer/InteractiveChartWidget.aspx?guid=8a77314c-f17c-435d-b892-1ba5da8e1d21&w=500&h=390" style="border: none;" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><!-- End FreeStockCharts.com Chart Widget --> <b>...developing... </b></div></div>

MARKET MAYHEM hits WALL STREET

*****Did SHTF yet?**** FUTURES TURN BLOOD RED AGAIN Is the Stock Market in a FREE FALL?   SHAREHOLDERS DUMPING SHARES LOOK OUT BELOW Did y...

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NIA Gangster Daniel Ameduri with FINANCIAL ADVICE and INVITATIONS

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Daniel Ameduri dumps the GOLD</b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiApWWK92ZIvYmeqggfR1NYg-tWejz_uVW5sEsAXXJAfrMnlj72R7rthjrGv5wG7dhWEbFttyiZLlLX4n9LzaWI6FD0AHKMtHF2ug02UjqsrArXpnxbJC3iTk_5CKZkTX00rhFPSjrO8/s1600/DanielAmeduri.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiApWWK92ZIvYmeqggfR1NYg-tWejz_uVW5sEsAXXJAfrMnlj72R7rthjrGv5wG7dhWEbFttyiZLlLX4n9LzaWI6FD0AHKMtHF2ug02UjqsrArXpnxbJC3iTk_5CKZkTX00rhFPSjrO8/s1600/DanielAmeduri.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><i><b>"...and I prefer to hold a world dominating company rather than a Janet Yellen buck or gold which has no compounding return."</b></i><br /><i><b>---Daniel Ameduri,  NIA Entrepreneur </b></i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Did you dump the GOLD Daniel? :-)  Imagine that! </b></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">UPCOMING CONVENTIONS with YOU TUBE's finest key note speakers:</span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>How to prepare for the STOCK MARKET CRASH</b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVLNPSwMgvfAuY3rIhDeURc_mV4rmerPQ8ymjsvOXKzbdxmjAA0Vn7dx8YasSqfwtF_PqmZrcUC6uy1iH0GmyPWOiBPx2i4w9E_RrHFeoXg4GH7a3ChXWJC8pKsR60KS3508AJSWw-u4/s1600/AlCaponePIC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVLNPSwMgvfAuY3rIhDeURc_mV4rmerPQ8ymjsvOXKzbdxmjAA0Vn7dx8YasSqfwtF_PqmZrcUC6uy1iH0GmyPWOiBPx2i4w9E_RrHFeoXg4GH7a3ChXWJC8pKsR60KS3508AJSWw-u4/s1600/AlCaponePIC.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Plenty of FOOD and BOOZE to go around :-) </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hang out and have a cigar with Daniel </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>And of course the promotion of BITCOIN</b></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/114xmvQPXes?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...developing...</div>

NIA Gangster Daniel Ameduri with FINANCIAL ADVICE and INVITATIONS

Daniel Ameduri dumps the GOLD "...and I prefer to hold a world dominating company rather than a Janet Yellen buck or gold which has no ...

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Are there any investments in the Wall Street Casino?

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Apple Investor on INVESTING and RATIONAL THOUGHT </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rational Thought BUY LOW and SELL HIGH</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">While Wall Street shows signs of a correction investors are trying to figure out how to ride the chart waves in the midst of all the HIGH FREQUENCY TRADING ALGORITHMS.  Can they draw enough TRENDLINES and run accurate TECHNICAL ANALYSIS?   Things are getting more and more difficult for the average investor:</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/wcnqS5nsdO8?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

Are there any investments in the Wall Street Casino?

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fess up friday - julia ryan

Happy Fess Up Friday everyone! Today is a treat because we have the dear Julia, of <a href="http://pawleysislandposh.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Julia Ryan</a> (formally Pawleys Island Posh). Julia's blog was one of my first blog addictions. I love her style, her approach to motherhood and the fact that she's gotten to live in two of my very favorite places - Charleston and Richmond. And if you haven't checked out her <a href="http://pawleysislandposh.blogspot.com/2014/01/wells-big-girl-room-reveal-today-on.html" target="_blank">daughter's new room</a> yet, add that to your to-do list. Really. Thanks Julia for coming over today. Now let's do some sharing, shall we?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8BQbWbF264wwC4aPsFDe4wpMH08gaSUs-X0NFq1tGm3RaAqMNl07CP49Eg-4fzfQQ0J3bmzyHu1BXHOhcb1DffUiaEN2EKq_NeSPSU9CtBp9g3L4mp_kQZFcwUDe4695yS3ZEHS32OEn/s1600/FessUpFridaylogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8BQbWbF264wwC4aPsFDe4wpMH08gaSUs-X0NFq1tGm3RaAqMNl07CP49Eg-4fzfQQ0J3bmzyHu1BXHOhcb1DffUiaEN2EKq_NeSPSU9CtBp9g3L4mp_kQZFcwUDe4695yS3ZEHS32OEn/s1600/FessUpFridaylogo.jpg" /></a></div><br />Hey ladies!  I'm Julia from <a href="http://juliaryan.com/">JuliaRyan.com</a> and I'm so pleased to be here with you today.  When Elizabeth asked me to participate in Fess Up Friday I honestly balked a little.  Not because I didn't want to over-expose myself.  It's just that I tend to be pretty free flowing with my personal self already.  I'm a pretty open blogger book.  So I thought to myself, what don't y'all already know?<br /><br />I don't like dogs.  Or pets of any sort for that matter.  I'm just not an animal person.<br /><br />There I said it.  Do you hate me yet?  Don't worry, other people's beloved companions don't bother me in the slightest (I'm not Cruella DeVil over here) I just prefer not to have them.  I also prefer to admire those cute pups from across the room.  Or like their little wet noses on instagram instead of real life.  I think they're sweet, just not for me.<br /><br />This, of course, is a sad state of reality for my dog loving husband.  He's had a dog in the past during our marriage, and I know that one day he and the kids will team up against me in their canine demands and I will give in out of love.  But I won't like it.  And it will never be my turn to take them for a walk in the rain.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyRUfVb_XRq9Ju9TXhmZsljRJPg5QUq53tbO8u25tA6ylN0EV6Qy-gI8wvvjjeQ6lRXK4Dnplar4YxKFlU4IkyZPIbhZVvsN1KILHB_dYDy5iSNThRxwZKC5yskZgaP-JHfdAVumC-g/s1600/d30c164d2ed627b295b32cd67a66a0e5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyRUfVb_XRq9Ju9TXhmZsljRJPg5QUq53tbO8u25tA6ylN0EV6Qy-gI8wvvjjeQ6lRXK4Dnplar4YxKFlU4IkyZPIbhZVvsN1KILHB_dYDy5iSNThRxwZKC5yskZgaP-JHfdAVumC-g/s1600/d30c164d2ed627b295b32cd67a66a0e5.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />I'm obsessed with high end kitchen gear but I don't like to cook.  I pretty much only tolerate it in an effort to feed my family.  Without the fancy gear and wine I'd probably never even make that effort.  I think if I had more time and more money for better ingredients I'd be more into it.  Despite this, my kitchen is still my favorite room in the house.  And who says you can't cook hotdogs on an-clad pan?<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eMAuPiGS5PycqQm40q4LRO30710Ru3qatZtJ5LbI7Ai_uo7DAQ2xTS2Do1Had75fpLwenmE-xR3RZf4HPOv9a_bo_vvLUNEQZeks_t4bA44EJ1Uunj2wXv2rW6syXdXOYrs5rCPFGQ/s1600/e8640ea1af3a563a7c0be7ab427994e5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eMAuPiGS5PycqQm40q4LRO30710Ru3qatZtJ5LbI7Ai_uo7DAQ2xTS2Do1Had75fpLwenmE-xR3RZf4HPOv9a_bo_vvLUNEQZeks_t4bA44EJ1Uunj2wXv2rW6syXdXOYrs5rCPFGQ/s1600/e8640ea1af3a563a7c0be7ab427994e5.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />I prefer my hair long so I can wear it up.  That's right, I pretty much never wear my hair down.  My sister made me pull it down for a recent photo shoot of my daughter's room and I hate the result.  I just like the way I look with my hair up.  And let's not even talk about the convenience factor.  I once told a girl at Nordstrom that I was so glad young cute girls like her were embracing the messy top-knot so I could make less of an effort in the mornings and still feel polished. I doubt she appreciated the sentiment that her coif resembled my messy mom-bun.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE485LdGMNJaNtoqcagowQg6_slbi15-iVQx4z0ZEZrc8FN2j84Uo8lKWU89AOTIkhmsSU7EWjdKhtFOFucQqePHmhWB6BpZi6bb5z2FrVhC3b6I8vBIIQfMSVg-k26x80_TrnIYAwcw/s1600/18c1651e9bff6fe602128bcbb18d9527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE485LdGMNJaNtoqcagowQg6_slbi15-iVQx4z0ZEZrc8FN2j84Uo8lKWU89AOTIkhmsSU7EWjdKhtFOFucQqePHmhWB6BpZi6bb5z2FrVhC3b6I8vBIIQfMSVg-k26x80_TrnIYAwcw/s1600/18c1651e9bff6fe602128bcbb18d9527.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />I for one would be happy to have my hair pulled back for the rest of my life if I could. Thanks Julia for coming over today!<br /><br />

fess up friday - julia ryan

Happy Fess Up Friday everyone! Today is a treat because we have the dear Julia, of Julia Ryan (formally Pawleys Island Posh). Julia's b...

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Amazing Results: The Healing Power of Cannabis Oil On Lyme Disease and Lyme Co-infections

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="vfdvdf" class="wp-image-45656 alignleft" height="344" src="http://cdn2.collective-evolution.com/assets/uploads/2013/09/vfdvdf.jpg" width="344" /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'The beginning of my journey with Lyme disease is similar to most. My ending, however, is playing out quite differently than most. I found a tick behind my ear at the age of fourteen, and had various health problems for seven years before I was finally diagnosed with Lyme disease, Lupus, Mycoplasma, Bartonella, and Babesia. After two years my Lupus, Mycoplasma, Bartonella and Babesia are entirely eradicated. As far as my Lyme disease goes, I now have zero symptoms.' </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/09/12/amazing-story-the-healing-power-of-cannabis-oil-on-lyme-disease-and-lyme-co-infections/">more... </a></span>

Amazing Results: The Healing Power of Cannabis Oil On Lyme Disease and Lyme Co-infections

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Bombshell Study: This Pesticide Could Fuel Alzheimer's Disease

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pesticides and alzheimers" class="image" height="400" src="http://www.rodalenews.com/files/images/pesticides-475.gif" width="400" /></div>Photo Credit: www.rodalenews.com<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'Researchers specifically found that higher levels of the breakdown product of the nasty insecticide DDT (DDE) in the blood of people seemed to fuel the disease. People with higher levels in their bodies were more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's compared to older people with lower levels.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">This research by no means uncovered a definitive cause of Alzheimer's, but it's a groundbreaking study that could inspire more research into the possible environmental factors—specifically chemical pesticides—that trigger Alzheimer's, a brain disease that currently affects about 5 million people in the United States.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">If the findings pan out through further research, it could mean that testing for DDE levels in the body could lead to earlier diagnosis, which has been shown to help ease symptoms of Alzheimer's.'</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://www.rodalenews.com/pesticides-and-alzheimers">more... </a></span>

Bombshell Study: This Pesticide Could Fuel Alzheimer's Disease

Photo Credit: www.rodalenews.com 'Researchers specifically found that higher levels of the breakdown product of the nasty insecticide DD...

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Blueberries Improve Memory, Slow Aging and More

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Blueberries are one of the richest sources of antioxidants, the natural substances that fight damage caused by free radicals. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This makes them highly effective in fighting aging and chronic degenerative diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, macular degeneration, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. And now we know that blueberries improve memory.' </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Read <a href="http://alignlife.com/articles/healthyhabits/blueberries-improve-memory-slow-aging-and-more">more... </a></span></span></div>

Blueberries Improve Memory, Slow Aging and More

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Dried Plums Slow Bone Loss in Aging

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><img alt="http://epicureandigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/prunes-300x203.jpg" class="decoded" height="270" src="http://epicureandigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/prunes-300x203.jpg" width="400" /></div>Photo Credit:epicureandigest.com<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'Several recent studies have confirmed what traditional oriental medicine has known for centuries – that dried <b><a href="http://www.greenmedinfo.com/substance/plum">plums</a></b> have the capacity to prevent and even reverse bone loss that can occur in our later years. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Florida State University researchers tested 236 women who were between one and ten years into menopause. The women were randomly divided into two groups. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">One group was given 100 grams of dried plums per day while the other group was given 100 grams of dried apples per day for a year. After doing bone scans at three months, six months and twelve months, the researchers found that the dried plum group showed significantly greater bone mineral density than those women consuming the dried apples over that same period.'</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/dried-plums-slow-bone-loss-aging">more... </a></span>

Dried Plums Slow Bone Loss in Aging

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