BrotherJohnF talks $12,000 GOLD

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">$12,000 GOLD </span></b></div><br /><b>And so we have BrotherJohnF with his price expectations again and usual chart analysis trendlines:</b><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/mDMLv3mOvXM?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><b>Ernie Varitimos disagreed vehemently with BrotherJohnF and then makes his VIDEO PRIVATE:</b><br /><b><br /></b><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEqTL4170b0" style="color: red;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEqTL4170b0</a></b><br /><br /><b>...developing... </b>

BrotherJohnF talks $12,000 GOLD

$12,000 GOLD And so we have BrotherJohnF with his price expectations again and usual chart analysis trendlines: Ernie Varitimos disagreed ve...

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Fuck the E.U. !

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Private diplomatic conversations and impressive tradecraft</span></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Proves nothing is secret on CELL PHONES, anywhere, ever!</b></span></div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/hs73V2TVD9M?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CL_GShyGv3o?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

Fuck the E.U. !

Private diplomatic conversations and impressive tradecraft Proves nothing is secret on CELL PHONES, anywhere, ever!

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Restaurant Employment Prosperity (Musical Tribute)

The following chart shows annual food services and drinking places employment growth.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMjKj0CnQRTeFf1775yWF8rs2MLBpJ3Fb-Bg8u_PWaBUdxLATMWl-xTzhhb-6ANYKfnRufdyVe08HJUdb-Lazon1g3HzolBJ7BxjPnJwxJXqXykbuU2saC63KNAb8ETNwZyc2dFeSrQY/s1600/Restaurant+Employment+Prosperity.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMjKj0CnQRTeFf1775yWF8rs2MLBpJ3Fb-Bg8u_PWaBUdxLATMWl-xTzhhb-6ANYKfnRufdyVe08HJUdb-Lazon1g3HzolBJ7BxjPnJwxJXqXykbuU2saC63KNAb8ETNwZyc2dFeSrQY/s320/Restaurant+Employment+Prosperity.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />3.7% annual growth! Very impressive. Each time we get a recession (the deeper the recession the better), we get more growth. More recessions for the win! Genius!<br /><br />We just need to stay in that strong, resilient, predictable, and consistent trend channel long-term, preferably near the top. The long-term trend is so obvious that I don't even feel the need to add a trend line. Did I mention how stable and sustainable the channel is? Just look at it! A few more years of this and it will be almost impossible to leave the channel no matter what happens. Who doesn't love certainty?<br /><br />The annual data in the first chart doesn't include 2014 yet, but I can give you a glimpse of how the year is starting off using monthly data.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAX2F5EvO6Jg83023MfmEz516FSBSJdQ8_xYjyG-IpBeV_zyAI4BVGHUMOkdxfgU254VFh27L8kIvpABJOS6tYPDVySTZWa17vx3KsJvForWe58q2c3gUFA61zZmQ_GG5bVmGUZCsb9vY/s1600/Restaurant+Employment+Prosperity+-+Short-Term.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAX2F5EvO6Jg83023MfmEz516FSBSJdQ8_xYjyG-IpBeV_zyAI4BVGHUMOkdxfgU254VFh27L8kIvpABJOS6tYPDVySTZWa17vx3KsJvForWe58q2c3gUFA61zZmQ_GG5bVmGUZCsb9vY/s320/Restaurant+Employment+Prosperity+-+Short-Term.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />There are a whopping 10.5 million people employed in this rapidly growing industry. Growth appears to have peaked back in July. As of January, the growth is <b>still</b> above 3% though and there's nothing but biscuits and gravy on the horizon! Can't you see it? And with average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers in this industry coming in at <a href="http://www.bls.gov/data/#employment">$10.96</a> (December 2013), what's not to like?<br /><br />In honor of the charts, I suggest we all try to work Chipotle into our conversations (more than we already do). Start the day off right. When we wake up each morning we should exclaim, "What a great day to Chipotle!" Or alternatively, "The future's so bright I gotta Chipotle!"<br /><br /><b>January 30, 2014</b><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/30/us-chipotle-results-idUSBREA0T1V620140130">Traffic jump boosts Chipotle restaurant sales, stock soars</a><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>(Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG.N) said on Thursday an increase in customer visits contributed to bigger-than-expected growth in quarterly sales at established restaurants, and its shares rose nearly 13 percent in extended trading.</i></div><br />People braved the extreme weather to eat burritos? It's a frickin' polar vortex miracle!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/--2Mwp7X-X0" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><b>See Also:</b><br /><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2010/06/sarcasm-disclaimer.html">Sarcasm Disclaimer</a><br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=rOI">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart #1</a><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=rOM">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart #2</a>

Restaurant Employment Prosperity (Musical Tribute)

The following chart shows annual food services and drinking places employment growth. Click to enlarge. 3.7% annual growth! Very impressive....

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Here It Comes Again

More fucking snow today and freezing rain tomorrow.<br />Thank God I ain't working tomorrow!<br /><br />I pulled my rig inside the nice warm and dry production building after work last night and put the cable chains on.<br /><br />I ain't stupid.<br />The snow had drifted up two feet on both sides of my car.<br /><br />I had to plow through another two foot berm just to get inside.<br /><br />I took my sweet assed time coming home but had no problems.They had de-iced one lane of the big hill leading up to my street turn off and I just putted right on up.<br /><br /><br />I am wondering who will and who won't be in today with more of that fucking white shit coming.<br /><br /><br />My supervisor chickened out and bailed out four hours early, another co worker who commutes fifty miles one way never did make it in yesterday and there I was driving that vintage El Camino.<br /><br />Not exactly the best option for driving in the snow and ice.<br /><br />He called and said it took him 3 hours to go 5 miles on the major North South I-5 freeway and stupid bastards were abandoning their cars on the side of the road and walking.<br /><br />Fucking <i>MORONS!</i><br /><br /><br />In light of us here and all the rest of you dealing with this crap, it is time for that internet classic, "A Southerner Moves North".<br /><br />The first time I read this years ago I was laughing so hard that tears were running down my face.<br /><br />Now I can identify....<br /><blockquote>"Jan.10 5:00 P.M. It’s starting to snow. The first of the season and the first one we’ve seen in years. The wife and I took our hot buttered rum and sat by the picture window, watching the soft flakes drift down, clinging to the trees and covering the ground. It was beautiful!<br /><br />Jan. 11 We awoke to a lovely blanket of crystal white snow covering the landscape. What a fantastic sight. Every tree and shrub covered with a beautiful white mantle. I shoveled snow for the first time ever and loved it. I did both our driveway and our sidewalk. Later a city snowplow came along and accidently covered up our driveway with compacted snow from the street. The driver smiled and waved. I waved back and shoveled it again.<br /><br />Jan. 12 It snowed an additional 5 inches last night, and the temperature has dropped to around 11 degrees. Several limbs on the trees and shrubs snapped due to the weight of the snow. I shoveled our driveway again. Shortly afterwards, the snowplow came by and did his trick again. Much of the snow is now brownish-gray.<br /><br />Jan. 13 Warmed up enough during the day to create some slush which soon became ice when the temperature dropped again. Bought snow tires for both cars. Fell on my ass in the driveway. $145 to a chiropractor, but nothing was broken. More snow and ice expected.<br /><br />Jan. 14 Still cold. Sold the wife’s car and bought a 4×4 in order to get her to work. Slid into a guardrail anyway and did a considerable amount of damage to the right rear quarter-panel.Luckily the liquor store was on the way home so I bought four cases of whiskey, just in case. Had another 8 inches of the white shit last night. Both vehicles covered in salt and crud. More shoveling in store for me today. That goddamn snowplow came by twice today.<br /><br />Jan. 15 2 degrees outside. More fuckin’ snow. Not a tree or shrub on our property that hasn’t been damaged. Power was off most of the night. Tried to keep from freezing to death with candles and a kerosene heater, which tipped over and nearly burned the house down. I managed to put the flames out, but suffered second degree burns on my hands and lost all my eyelashes and eyebrows. Car slid on ice on way to emergency room and was totalled.<br /><br />Jan.16 Goddamn mother fuckin’ white shit keeps on coming down. Have to put on all the clothes we own just to get to the fuckin’ mailbox. If I ever catch the son-of-a-bitch that drives the snowplow, I’ll chew open his chest and rip out his heart! I think he hides around the corner and waits for me to open our driveway again! Power still off. Toilet froze and part of the roof has started to cave in.<br /><br />Jan.17 Six goddamn more fuckin’ inches of fuckin’ snow and fuckin’ sleet and fuckin’ ice and God knows what other kind of white fuckin’ shit fell last night. I wounded the motherfuckin' snowplow asshole with an ice axe, but he got away.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUArzTyqerAyDyiYs_7kN8-mcKYYujTeux91Q03IT852ZiKmnf6t4WqChPa2OsKZ_4tHrzM-keEJ15GX_Bl-VMH-avfmPK_XBebxXFeYCGq549kFM29Bek5lQMPcXtiVM9BrvQidrdBdO/s1600/TheShining_1_1280x960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUArzTyqerAyDyiYs_7kN8-mcKYYujTeux91Q03IT852ZiKmnf6t4WqChPa2OsKZ_4tHrzM-keEJ15GX_Bl-VMH-avfmPK_XBebxXFeYCGq549kFM29Bek5lQMPcXtiVM9BrvQidrdBdO/s640/TheShining_1_1280x960.jpg" /></a></div><br />If I can still move later I should be able to follow the blood trail and finish him off. Wife left me. Car won’t start. I think I’m going snow blind. I can’t move my toes. I haven’t seen the sun in weeks. More snow predicted. Wind chill -22 fuckin’ degrees. I’m moving back to South Carolina!" Unknown Southerner</blockquote><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Y'all have a nice day now and thanks fer stopping by.<br /><br /><br />Update;<br /><br />A fine ending to a bust my ass week.<br /><br />I just got home from a 14 hour day, it's now 5 AM.<br /><br />It didn't snow much overnite but there is a sheet of ice under what there is.<br /><br />What is usually a 20 minute drive home took an hour.<br /><br />I think it's safe to say it will be later in the afternoon before I get up to post anything.<br /><br /><br /><br />

Here It Comes Again

More fucking snow today and freezing rain tomorrow. Thank God I ain't working tomorrow! I pulled my rig inside the nice warm and dry pro...

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Raw Dog with straight talk on SILVER

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Actually GOLD and SILVER...</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;">Bark it out Raw Dog!</span></b><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Raw Dog buys silver to dump it to fools</span></b><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Is SILVER the metal of fools?  Really? </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>"I'm trying to off load silver to some unsuspecting fool at the top.  That's what I'm trying to do."</b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>--Raw Dog </b></i></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/GYQud0jz2TE?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

Raw Dog with straight talk on SILVER

Actually GOLD and SILVER... Bark it out Raw Dog! Raw Dog buys silver to dump it to fools Is SILVER the metal of fools?  Really? "I'...

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Team Varitimos and Mannarino says BUY STOCKS

<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"You must aggressively be buying here!"</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>--Greg Mannarino</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>His pal Ernie Varitimos agrees... </b></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>And so we will be monitoring the accuracy of these experts below... </b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/k2grOpULgyA?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I was wrong and now I'm right...</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Nek3qGNL2-4?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN659dxo-h-o16l3we9bGkYIxJgY02wzcJ7B4Nb3yKJXMziEDLSdj8L0ZDdIBzuZhMbTLX16Yx4wzAkYW5apcmFle8E8oRLz5VeGQo44xg_xjO6XmWn-mlHO3Ai-QIWgfd7UJOOwyYtEg/s1600/TacosPIC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN659dxo-h-o16l3we9bGkYIxJgY02wzcJ7B4Nb3yKJXMziEDLSdj8L0ZDdIBzuZhMbTLX16Yx4wzAkYW5apcmFle8E8oRLz5VeGQo44xg_xjO6XmWn-mlHO3Ai-QIWgfd7UJOOwyYtEg/s1600/TacosPIC.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tacos take on the ANALysts:</b></span><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/AEqA8h1wJgs?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>...developing...</b></div>

Team Varitimos and Mannarino says BUY STOCKS

"You must aggressively be buying here!" --Greg Mannarino His pal Ernie Varitimos agrees...  And so we will be monitoring the accur...

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Today's archidose #733

Here are some photos of the <a href="http://kkaa.co.jp/works/sunny-hills-japan/">Sunny Hills Japan</a> (2013) in Tokyo, Japan, by <a href="http://kkaa.co.jp/">Kengo Kuma and Associates</a>, photographed by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenlee2010/">Ken Lee</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenlee2010/12344238014/" title="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan by Ken Lee 2010, on Flickr"><img alt="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan" height="480" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7436/12344238014_f1f8d950e8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenlee2010/12343950283/" title="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan by Ken Lee 2010, on Flickr"><img alt="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7356/12343950283_64c5a4f811_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenlee2010/12344236014/" title="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan by Ken Lee 2010, on Flickr"><img alt="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan" height="640" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3710/12344236014_367dc7bb4a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenlee2010/12343947703/" title="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan by Ken Lee 2010, on Flickr"><img alt="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan" height="640" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3729/12343947703_1185b749b2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenlee2010/12322607765/" title="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan by Ken Lee 2010, on Flickr"><img alt="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan" height="480" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7294/12322607765_4178c37005_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenlee2010/12323046304/" title="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan by Ken Lee 2010, on Flickr"><img alt="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan" height="480" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7400/12323046304_e11c9aa41a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenlee2010/12322761123/" title="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan by Ken Lee 2010, on Flickr"><img alt="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan" height="480" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3701/12322761123_cd6834568d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenlee2010/12322604655/" title="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan by Ken Lee 2010, on Flickr"><img alt="微熱山丘 南青山 SunnyHills, Tokyo, Japan" height="480" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7445/12322604655_b38877f0bf_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />And a video on the project (via <a href="http://www.sunnyhills.co.jp/stores_japan.php">Sunny Hills Japan</a>):<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/80766626?portrait=0&color=ffffff" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:<br /><blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or<br />:: Tag your photos <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></span></blockquote>

Today's archidose #733

Here are some photos of the Sunny Hills Japan (2013) in Tokyo, Japan, by Kengo Kuma and Associates , photographed by Ken Lee . And a video ...

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That's One Way To Stop Using Credit Cards

It would make signing the receipts interesting though.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bank-sends-credit-card-offer-lisa-slut-mcintire-article-1.1605306"><br /><blockquote><b>Bank of America sends credit card offer to ‘Lisa Is A Slut McIntire’ </b></blockquote></a><br /><br /><br /><blockquote> It's been nearly a decade, but a foul-mouthed prankster has finally had their day.<br /><br />A credit card offer sent by Bank of America is creating quite a stir after it was addressed to a "Lisa Is a Slut McIntire."<br /><br /> It's been nearly a decade, but a foul-mouthed prankster has finally had their day.<br /><br />A credit card offer sent by Bank of America is creating quite a stir after it was addressed to a "Lisa Is a Slut McIntire."<br /><br /><br />The freelance California writer immediately looped in Bank of America and the Golden Key International Honour Society which appeared to be partnering with the bank on the offer.<br /><br /> McIntire wrote that a Golden Key executive went through her entire account and determined that the name change took place between 2004 and 2008.<br /><br /><br /><br />"So it's possible that I've been sluttin' it up in a honor society's database for almost 10 years," McIntire wrote. "They haven't been able to pinpoint how 'Is A Slut' became my middle name, but they're still investigating."</blockquote><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eDIXnJDkrjmRtfq_eVIz6xbmprX0FyazKuNYqig5iG0sfcS4t-OFKcJk5dNpL4NhWEgPgsY6dDicB8sceCmiFK2U-mTPzmZVgUNC__bnMIx1-B8AWjAPKMx7bx45qxlRmaqsC3bmX3zA/s1600/article-creditcard-0206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eDIXnJDkrjmRtfq_eVIz6xbmprX0FyazKuNYqig5iG0sfcS4t-OFKcJk5dNpL4NhWEgPgsY6dDicB8sceCmiFK2U-mTPzmZVgUNC__bnMIx1-B8AWjAPKMx7bx45qxlRmaqsC3bmX3zA/s640/article-creditcard-0206.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />I'd be surprised if this was just a random thing.<br />I'm betting someone knew this lady and decided to have a little fun.<br />It just took ten years for the punchline to land.<br /><br />There also probably wasn't enough space to add ignorant either.<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/k80nW6AOhTs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />

That's One Way To Stop Using Credit Cards

It would make signing the receipts interesting though. Bank of America sends credit card offer to ‘Lisa Is A Slut McIntire’ It's been n...

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SecondMarket Takes First Step to Becoming a US Bitcoin Exchange

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="single-title"><h1><br /></h1><div class="single-info"> <span class="single-author"><a href="http://www.coindesk.com/author/pete-rizzo/" rel="author" title="Posts by Pete Rizzo">Pete Rizzo</a> (<a class="authortwitter" href="http://www.twitter.com/pete_rizzo_" target="_newwindow">@pete_rizzo_)</a> | </span> <span class="single-date">Published on February 7, 2014 at 17:52 GMT | </span> <span class="single-category"><strong><em><a href="http://www.coindesk.com/companies/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in Companies">Companies</a>, <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/companies/exchanges/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in Exchanges">Exchanges</a>, <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/companies/investors/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in Investors">Investors</a>, <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/news/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in News">News</a></em></strong></span></div></div><div class="single-content" data-twttr-id="twttr-sandbox-0"><div class="picture featured"><img alt="shutterstock_133956638" class=" wp-post-image" height="185" src="http://media.coindesk.com/2014/02/shutterstock_133956638-300x185.jpg" width="300" /></div><span class="wpsr_floatbts_anchor" data-offset="31"></span>SecondMarket has taken its first step to becoming a US-based bitcoin exchange, the company’s founder and CEO Barry Silbert has suggested.<br />Silbert took to Twitter today to announce that his alternative investment company is now buying bitcoins from interested sellers, then told CoinDesk this could mark a move into the US exchange market. He said:<br /><blockquote>“There is a clear need for a US-based, regulated, compliant and trustworthy bitcoin exchange. This could be the first step in that direction.”</blockquote>The announcement follows Mt. Gox’s decision to halt all bitcoin withdrawals from its service one day earlier. The surprise move <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/mt-gox-halts-bitcoin-withdrawals-price-drop/">sent bitcoin markets into decline</a> in the hours that followed, and caused uncertainty to spread throughout the bitcoin community.<br />Silbert’s took to Twitter to announce his company’s new move, but did not mention the big-picture implications of the service.<br /><h2>Expanding activities</h2><a href="http://media.coindesk.com/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-07-at-11.48.35-AM.png"><img alt="Screen Shot 2014-02-07 at 11.48.35 AM" class="alignright size-large wp-image-43408" height="185" src="http://media.coindesk.com/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-07-at-11.48.35-AM-300x185.png" width="300" /></a>Founded in 2004, SecondMarket offers a number services in addition to its most high-profile offering, the Bitcoin Investment Trust <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/secondmarket-launches-bitcoin-investment-trust-invests-2-million/">launched last September</a>. To date, the private trust has raised approximately <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/calculator/">80,000 BTC</a>  in holdings for its target investors, which primarily include high-earning Wall Street professionals and tech entrepreneurs.<br /><div dir="ltr">“Expanding these activities is a pilot intended to determine what buyer and seller demand exists beyond our current activities in support of the Bitcoin Investment Trust,” Silbert said.</div><div dir="ltr">If Silbert’s own estimates are accurate, the company is growing fast. Speaking at the Disruptive Technologies Speaker Series earlier this week, Silbert indicated that the Bitcoin Investment Trust had raised 70,000 BTC.</div><div dir="ltr">As for the transaction minimum of 25 BTC (<a href="http://www.coindesk.com/calculator/">roughly $18,000 at press time</a>), Silbert said that the decision was a practical matter.</div><div dir="ltr">“Our market making, in its current form [and] structure, is high touch, and facilitating a large number of small transactions would not be feasible,” he noted.</div><div><h2>Timing the decision</h2>While Silbert did suggest that the news from Mt. Gox provided additional value to his company’s newest offering, the move to begin openly working with sellers did not happen overnight. Silbert noted that his team has been sourcing bitcoin on and off exchanges since last year, but that additional services like this might be needed to meet demand.<br />Silbert, who spoke on <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-hearings-day-1-bitcoin-hits-tipping-point-new-york-regulators/">day one of last week’s NYDFS hearings</a> and recently made Forbes’ <em><a href="http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/40under40/profiles/2013/barry-silbert">40 Under Forty</a></em> class of 2013, has been vocal about his belief that “2014 will be the year of bitcoin on Wall Street”.<br />The investor says that this new pilot service is meant to help SecondMarket grow as it furthers its base of Wall Street and institutional investors, who he expects will soon be moving into the asset class with more frequency.</div><h2>How SecondMarket selling works</h2><div>To begin selling bitcoins to SecondMarket, sellers will need to first fill out a New Account Profile (NAP) form. <a href="https://www.secondmarket.com/education/sell-bitcoin-secondmarket" target="_blank">This NAP form</a> asks basic questions such as the name and address of the individual, and source of the funds.</div><a href="http://media.coindesk.com/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-07-at-11.28.49-AM.png"><img alt="Screen Shot 2014-02-07 at 11.28.49 AM" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-43397" height="300" src="http://media.coindesk.com/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-07-at-11.28.49-AM.png" width="593" /></a><br />Those representing entities will need to complete <a href="https://rightsignature.com/forms/BitcoinNew-Accoun-f9a79e/token/000bd142f93" target="_blank">a separate, lengthier NAP form</a>. From there, the transaction takes an additional five steps to complete.<br /><ol><li>SecondMarket notifies the seller of the trade approval</li><li>The seller engages in an offline, privately held negotiation to determine the sale price</li><li>The seller sends the bitcoins to SecondMarket</li><li>After six confirmations via the block chain, funds are sent to the seller</li><li>The seller is provided a FED reference number for tracking.</li></ol>To learn more about SecondMarket’s latest offering, <a href="https://www.secondmarket.com/education/sell-bitcoin-secondmarket" target="_blank">read the full announcement here</a>.<br />Image credit: <em><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-133956638/stock-photo-dices-cubes-with-the-words-sell-buy-golden-coins-and-a-financial-chart-as-the-background.html?src=f6U-eGI1RLAjBNtnAg-ZXw-1-11" target="_blank">Buying and selling dice</a> via Shutterstock</em><br /><div class="single-tags"><a href="http://www.coindesk.com/tag/exchange/">exchange</a><a href="http://www.coindesk.com/tag/mt-gox/">Mt. Gox</a><a href="http://www.coindesk.com/tag/secondmarket/">SecondMarket</a><a href="http://www.coindesk.com/tag/wall-street/">Wall Street</a></div></div></div>

SecondMarket Takes First Step to Becoming a US Bitcoin Exchange

Pete Rizzo ( @pete_rizzo_) | Published on February 7, 2014 at 17:52 GMT | Companies , Exchanges , Investors , News SecondMarket has ta...

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Mob Wives: Recap “Life Sentences,” Ep 410

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNQmxKDxj9hebjgpwy6Cd1Q18a-PFuCDCQPfjzhSGTirscbuUsOW2dOWwX6RVxtuG36tES5hDk9TypeW2yMsDFbrC6J8QMpcPHjO33Id1Zmzu8ypj0G4Q35kmdvoAiyQHH18-wyNrXq8/s1600/renee+drives.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNQmxKDxj9hebjgpwy6Cd1Q18a-PFuCDCQPfjzhSGTirscbuUsOW2dOWwX6RVxtuG36tES5hDk9TypeW2yMsDFbrC6J8QMpcPHjO33Id1Zmzu8ypj0G4Q35kmdvoAiyQHH18-wyNrXq8/s1600/renee+drives.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"This could be a bury the hatchet or the last supper"</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Go get'em Renee!</b></div><br />Plenty of drama in this episode, if you want to call it that. I don’t know if everyone wants to talk to Renee or Drita wants everyone to talk to Renee. Why does Renee need to make peace with them as though Drita’s life depends on it? Alicia keeps saying the same things over and over in every episode. It’s like being on a merry-go-round that doesn’t stop and you are desperate to just jump off. Here we go, off to…<br /><br />SOUTH Philly. Alicia calls Natalie about Eddie’s sentencing, which is taking place today (again), she has mixed emotions and she is excited to know what their “future” holds. Already, two minutes in, and I am irked by that comment, but too busy taking notes to rant on Twitter. “What their future holds?” It’s all over the internet that she left Eddie about three years ago. She tweeted herself that she wasn’t with him any more, so rumors of her cheating are false. So can someone please tell me what future she is talking about? This episode came right after Halloween right? I may have to dub her the SOUTH Philly Pinocchio. But I digress. She is anxious to know if the judge will accept his plea deal. If she doesn’t, they will have to start the process all over again. Awww, I feel so bad for her…NOT! He will get a year or two, if things go well. She hopes to come home from court with good news. She won’t tell the kids anything until they have an answer. If there is a delay in his case, it will postpone her case. Natalie is very supportive. Alicia hopes he will come home soon, but fears the worst. If Eddie, “the love of her life,” does come home soon, I wonder where he will live? With Alicia and the boys? What about her current Boo? The people in Philly claim he is always at her house? He couldn’t even stay away during the VH1 filming of her family get together, he was in the episode! They say his car is there in the early morning hours. Hey, maybe this could be a new spin off? “Three’s Not Company,” “Alicia, a Restaurateur and a Mob Associate,” “Who Let The Mobster Out?”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbkY-NMNKU7l7_77ZwMGLsLJyV3EyTFcxLkjo6FBuca4yMYGw3alEbC1TnliG9IiD-uipyryA-xwI1E1xz8w2qbYW6QvBw_8MP4q-Pd652NZRPaY6-Iaehagf-ddAaSn46UfMEEsnbF8/s1600/alicia+boo+and+ed.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbkY-NMNKU7l7_77ZwMGLsLJyV3EyTFcxLkjo6FBuca4yMYGw3alEbC1TnliG9IiD-uipyryA-xwI1E1xz8w2qbYW6QvBw_8MP4q-Pd652NZRPaY6-Iaehagf-ddAaSn46UfMEEsnbF8/s1600/alicia+boo+and+ed.JPG" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Alicia, a Restaurateur and a Mob Associate"</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><b>They may need a bigger bed?</b></span></div><br />Over in Staten Island, Renee and Natalie meet to discuss their issues. Renee invited her to dinner because they haven’t seen each other since Vegas and she wants to clear the air. Renee doesn’t think it’s a good idea for them to work together on Mob Candy. Natalie says she decided she couldn’t work for Renee after she put her hands on her. Renee says she doesn’t think either of them were sincere in their apologies. I agree with Renee, but Natalie says she was. Renee explains that she didn’t go to the Halloween party because she felt uncomfortable, like it was a set up or she would be blindsided. Natalie says she was hurt; she felt lied to and betrayed. She finds the whole issue with Renee ludicrous and doesn’t understand why Renee treated her the way she did. Renee said she is sorry she made her feel badly. Natalie says she is “huge with loyalty” and the only way they can get past it is over time by Renee changing her behavior. Natalie doesn’t think she did anything wrong. Renee is getting angry and says she is loyal to who she wants to be loyal to. Natalie says Renee was disloyal to her, and she was disloyal to Alicia too. That does it! Renee says she is done and refuses to talk about it any more. Natalie brings up Alicia to deflect the conversation. Renee gets up and leaves the restaurant. Natalie says this is what a guilty person does, runs off. Natalie asks, “Does that mean no dinner?,” as Renee walks out. That was probably Natalie’s best line of the season!<br /><br />Alicia calls Big Ang, who is happy to hear from her. Alicia tells her the judge accepted the plea deal and Eddie will be home in a year to a year and a half. Ang says he will probably get strict parole when he comes home. Ang says her boys need their father back home. Ang is happy for Alicia. I’m thinking, now what? Oh did I forget to mention that there are rumors on the internet that Alicia served Eddie with divorce papers? I guess when he leaves the halfway house he’ll have to go stay somewhere else.<br /><br />At Drita’s house, Lee calls. She is so busy these days that she talks to Lee mostly on the phone. She complains she can’t write rap lyrics any more and it’s Lee’s fault. He has turned her into a softy, she is in la la love land, all stupid. So in this state of mind she can’t write good lyrics. And I guess she can’t channel all the hurt and anger he caused her  for in the past either? Is Drita the NEW Sandy?  She’s hopelessly devoted to Lee. Just having her family together is unreal. Lee compliments her on the house renovations. He says he is proud of her. Did Lee turn over a new leaf recently? He is almost always verbally abusive to Drita. Maybe he doing more than sitting at the sports memorabilia store? Anyway, she thinks they are made for each other and he is her friend, so who am I to disagree? Drita tells him she is going to organize a get together with all the girls, a classy luncheon, where they can be nice to each other. She wants to tell everyone how she feels about the situation because she sees all sides of the stories. And there we have it, proof positive that Drita is really in la la land.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="293" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/aqIYxDk4vh8" width="520"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I'm hopelessly devoted to you...Lee</b></span></div><br />Renee is upset with good reason. Her nerves are shot, between the girls not having her back and Junior’s letter. She goes to see a lawyer. She doesn’t want to upset her family by talking to them about Junior. She explains her situation with Junior to the lawyer. The lawyer says it’s troublesome he is writing her letters because it means he still feels a connection to her. The lawyer says it’s dangerous. The lawyer wants to get a “stay away” order so there can be no more contact of any kind. Renee feels it goes against her lifestyle to go outside the family for help. The lawyer says this is not ratting, this is protecting. Renee says she just wants to be left alone. I think this was a very wise move on Renee’s part, hope she follows through with it and has no second thoughts.<br /><br />Renee and Big Ang drop into a salon. Ang says her daughter, Raquel, got engaged and now they have to plan a wedding. Ang says a lot of good things are happening in her family. Ang asks about Natalie. Renee says she met with her and apologized once again She tells Ang that the conversation got uncomfortable when Natalie brought up Alicia. Natalie told her she was disloyal to her and Alicia, and now Renee has to prove herself. Ang says all Renee had to do was apologize, that’s enough. Renee says she left when Natalie disrespected her again. Renee doesn’t understand these Philly chicks. Don’t feel bad Renee, neither do I.  Renee wants to be left alone, she isn’t playing games any more. What I don’t get is hwy, when Ang is with Renee, by themselves, she can be supportive, but when the Philly chicks are around she sides with them. I know I am not imagining things. Drita has always been a flip-floppin’ floozie, so I don’t expect much from her. She even went so far as to be quoted recently as saying she and Renee are NOT friends, they are co-workers. So there you have it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSkKEp8aXQPnPheyQpCPlGO30q-0_mhVb_J3DBRkBbcRC6NMR3UBRBOzWy9QN-JOgJCTFKq2e3MTMHTCnbWgtN6a-TBF2ro-aXgkUIfBjugA0yVHru2EgfBOE6nhvOZMhSHy7x_BMkKY/s1600/FU.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSkKEp8aXQPnPheyQpCPlGO30q-0_mhVb_J3DBRkBbcRC6NMR3UBRBOzWy9QN-JOgJCTFKq2e3MTMHTCnbWgtN6a-TBF2ro-aXgkUIfBjugA0yVHru2EgfBOE6nhvOZMhSHy7x_BMkKY/s1600/FU.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />All the girls are meeting for the lunch date Drita arranged, and the Philly chicks are looking forward to talking to Renee instead of about Renee. They walk in and see Ang is already there. Then Drita arrives and asks, “Where is Renee?” Ang says Renee called and cancelled at the last minute, no excuse. Drita is pissed because of how this makes her look. Ang says she can’t believe it. Natalie thinks Renee is avoiding the issue. Alicia says she left them hanging and it’s like a “big F*CK YOU.” If that’s the message Alicia got I, for one, am glad.  Drita feels the Philly chicks went out of there way to come and when she talked to Renee she seemed okay with the luncheon, so she is really annoyed. Considering the circumstances, they all should have expected something like this might happen.<br /><br />Renee talks to her friend, Nikki, about Junior’s letter and going to the attorney to protect herself. It’s not her style, but she feels the situation is serious and she has to do what is best for her. She is a survivor of domestic violence. Renee doesn’t trust Ang and Drita right now, as long as they are siding with the Philly girls. Renee appreciates Drita trying to be the peacemaker, but it just ain’t happening with these girls. Renee introduced them all and now she is the outsider. I have to agree with Renee, that’s the way I have seen things evolve all season long. I can only imagine that Renee may be angry with Alicia and Natalie, but she has to be hurt by Ang and Drita’s lack of loyalty. Who wouldn’t be?<br /><br />In Big Ang’s kitchen, she and AJ talk and he tells her he proposed. First he got his girlfriend angry by telling her the house was a mess and starting a fight. Then, when she was good and pissed, he got down on his knee, with the ring, to surprise her with his proposal. Great. Ang is proud of him for turning his life around even though he doesn‘t have a clue about a “romantic“ proposal. Ang loves the ring. Both her kids are getting married now, AJ is having a baby and she and Neil have to figure out how to build their baby. Is it just me, but do you find the “build a baby” phrase distasteful? It reminds me of the “Build A Bear” store at the mall. I am not sensing the emotion and feelings, from either Ang or Neil, about the whole baby idea. Nothing about this storyline has the ring of truth to it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxs562jKZMLk-MrVRuU0cMdqykhMCoOUjgUlwCPL-KaJVpOOIfW4YF2ZeP_M7tdkaPgHyIhG6GRje3M1KBe24HKDvc_o2Yr8EcKzxnozdkZhfBxc-IJaouGQ-ibWAwnIezh6jjgf4xm1o/s1600/Renee+Penny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxs562jKZMLk-MrVRuU0cMdqykhMCoOUjgUlwCPL-KaJVpOOIfW4YF2ZeP_M7tdkaPgHyIhG6GRje3M1KBe24HKDvc_o2Yr8EcKzxnozdkZhfBxc-IJaouGQ-ibWAwnIezh6jjgf4xm1o/s1600/Renee+Penny.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>A "penny" for your real thoughts, Renee</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I guess we have to wait for next week?</b></div><br />Drita and Renee meet. Drita wants to know why Renee didn‘t show up at the luncheon. Renee says she was upset after her meeting with Natalie and couldn’t go. Renee says she doesn’t hate the Philly chicks, she is just done with them. Drita still wants them to all get together to see if they can get past it. They can all have dinner at her house. Drita thinks it will be fun. Renee agrees to go. Renee hopes Drita doesn’t expect a miracle. She is doing it for Ang and Drita. What can I say? Of course we all want to see a big sit down, with screaming across a table full of food, where no one gets to taste a bite! It’s what we’ve come to expect and look forward to. Renee has to be there. It’s been her against the world all season long. No Renee, no drama. But, in the real world, is this the way to go? The last two times Renee tried being nice to Alicia, she attacked her and then wonders why Renee doesn’t want to talk to her? Renee apologized to Natalie only to be told she has to prove herself? That’s a great way to patch things up. And then, every time there is a confrontation, Ang and Drita sit there like bumps on a log, saying nothing, and then talk about Renee behind her back. Why the hell would Renee agree to go unless it’s so the cameras can catch the all drama, and trust me, there should be plenty.<br /><br />Natalie is doing a big fashion shoot and Alicia is there to support her. It was a modeling gig. They are both pissed about Renee standing them up. They rehash Eddie’s sentencing and hers…again Alicia says she is going into a state of depression. She is in a bad place. Natalie tells her to stay positive and she is there for her if she needs her. Alicia says it’s her destiny and no one can save her. I think someone is trying to save her the past three years…her Boo. Alicia can’t be too depressed, except for the cameras where she puts on a good act for us and the court. She has moved on with her life. She has replaced Eddie, she has opened a second store, she probably has a “no jail” plea deal worked out with the restitution and fines the only remaining details, and she is airing all her dirty laundry on national television (at $8,000 an episode) and then points her accusatory finger at Renee for doing it. Can you tell I am done with Alicia and her “poor poor pitiful me” act?<br /><br />There are only two minutes left, but the next thing we know, everyone is going to Drita’s house for dinner. She is busy cooking. Her house is gorgeous. Natalie gets there first, then Alicia and Ang arrive. Everyone is impressed with everything. Drita wants to know if anyone heard from Renee. Ang says they (she and Drita I guess) are sick of being in the middle of this mess. Natalie thinks Renee has a lot to answer for.  Renee is driving and doesn’t know what to expect when she gets there…“a bury the hatchet or the last supper” dinner. This meeting is going to be a make it or break it event. But there is no time left this week for anything more to happen…<br /><br />the doorbell rings…Renee has arrived. Let the Mafia Wars begin!<br /><br />P.S. All sarcasm aside, we at Mob Wives Blogspot, would like to congratulate Big Ang and her family on all the wonderful news!<br /><br />We also want to thank the Graziano Ladies for autographing copies of How To Use A Meat Cleaver for us! We can’t wait to start cooking! I need to make Jenn’s chicken cutlets asap! Make sure you get your copy today!<br /><br /><br /><br />

Mob Wives: Recap “Life Sentences,” Ep 410

"This could be a bury the hatchet or the last supper" Go get'em Renee! Plenty of drama in this episode, if you want to call it...

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Our Economic Plague Ship (Musical Tribute)

Long-time reader mab offers the following comment in <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/02/cass-freight-shipping-index.html">this</a> post:<br /><br /><div style="color: red;"><i>I'm watching CNBC. What's the deal? The "experts" keep blaming our economic ills on the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth!</i></div><br />In my opinion, this really deserves its own Christmas ship musical tribute!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_j9CgvvuXXE" width="420"></iframe><br /><br />Sing along! You know the tune!<br /><br /><b>Out in the Harbor</b><br /><br />Out in the harbor, cruise ship ills<br />In through the dust mask, doctor bills<br />Down with economies, it destroys<br />Spreading little bugs, with sick bellboys<br /><br />Oh, no, no! Who could've known?<br />Oh, no, no! Who wouldn't groan?<br />Out in the harbor, sick, sick, sick<br />In through the dust mask, it's ick, ick, ick<br /><br />First came the sickness of little Bill<br />Oh dear God ships make him ill<br />Gave him a virus to choke and wheeze<br />One that fevered him to high degrees<br /><br />Oh, no, no! Who could've known?<br />Oh, no, no! Who wouldn't groan?<br />Out in the harbor, sick, sick, sick<br />In through the dust mask, it's ick, ick, ick<br /><br />Next came the sickness of little Mitt<br />Have we ever seen so much vomit?<br />Here was some fluid for what he lacked<br />Also a drug some say acts like crack<br /><br />Oh, no, no! Who could've known?<br />Oh, no, no! Who wouldn't groan?<br />Out in the harbor, sick, sick, sick<br />In through the dust mask, it's ick, ick, ick<br /><br />No day is complete without at least a little gallows humor. Sigh.

Our Economic Plague Ship (Musical Tribute)

Long-time reader mab offers the following comment in this post: I'm watching CNBC. What's the deal? The "experts" keep bl...

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The Fed's 10-1 Leverage Has Paid Off! (Musical Tribute)

The following chart compares the trillions of dollars the monetary base has grown (in blue) to the trillions of dollars household net worth has grown (in red) since the first quarter of 2009.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmw9yKjhzgEwR67429GZDWgBc-9bJiAsL8CbKHRNU93G8L4c9QMVhzsgZrzJmQ_UBxZY3lkvKckQqKou-jWqknMwlrU9YU-NFEwh2Fprm84aW262xWRNC7BjHAXoXNTtt0yGLPkF4m9E/s1600/Monetary+Base+vs.+Household+Net+Worth.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmw9yKjhzgEwR67429GZDWgBc-9bJiAsL8CbKHRNU93G8L4c9QMVhzsgZrzJmQ_UBxZY3lkvKckQqKou-jWqknMwlrU9YU-NFEwh2Fprm84aW262xWRNC7BjHAXoXNTtt0yGLPkF4m9E/s320/Monetary+Base+vs.+Household+Net+Worth.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />Each dollar the Fed spends gets us back ten! Why on earth is the Fed tapering the sure thing? We need even <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=moar">moar</a> leverage! Not less!<br /><br /><div style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Crazy Theory</b></span></div><br /><div style="color: red;">Let's cash out $10.8 trillion of household net worth (just half of the gain), hand it to the Fed, and let them reinvest it for us! We'll get $108 trillion back! We can then use that money to pay off all our debts and still have plenty left over! Perhaps even enough for every man, woman, and child to retire!</div><br />Why hasn't anyone else thought of this? Genius!<br /><br /><b>December 17-18, 2013</b><br /><a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomcminutes20131218.htm">Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee</a><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>Participants were<span style="color: red;"> most concerned</span> about the marginal cost of additional asset purchases arising from <span style="color: red;">risks to financial stability</span>, pointing out that a highly accommodative stance of monetary policy could provide an incentive for <span style="color: red;">excessive risk-taking</span> in the financial sector.</i></div><br />Oops. Please disregard my crazy theory above. It would seem that I was offering the very thing the Fed is most worried about. You have to admit that it seemed like a darned good theory on paper though. I just hadn't factored in any unintended consequences. In my defense, it's really easy to do once I went down the "excessive risk-taking" path (gambling $10.8 trillion on a "sure thing" would definitely qualify).<br /><br /><b>Marrakesh Night Market</b><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JzuxAhxuz7g" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>The magic lies scattered<br />On rugs on the ground<br />Faith is conjured by the night market's sound</i></div><br /><b>See Also:</b><br /><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2010/06/sarcasm-disclaimer.html">Sarcasm Disclaimer</a><br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=rNI">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

The Fed's 10-1 Leverage Has Paid Off! (Musical Tribute)

The following chart compares the trillions of dollars the monetary base has grown (in blue) to the trillions of dollars household net worth ...

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Non-Farm Payrolls rose LESS THAN EXPECTED

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>JOB REPORT DISAPPOINTS</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Market's already choppy on the news</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>This economy is not in good condition as the transition toward a TWO CLASS SYSTEM continues while America continues in it's advanced stages of financial entropy:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.investing.com/news/economic-indicators/u.s.-non-farm-payrolls-113k-vs.-185k-forecast-265103" style="color: red;">http://www.investing.com/news/economic-indicators/u.s.-non-farm-payrolls-113k-vs.-185k-forecast-265103</a> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>...developing...</b></div>

Non-Farm Payrolls rose LESS THAN EXPECTED

JOB REPORT DISAPPOINTS Market's already choppy on the news This economy is not in good condition as the transition toward a TWO CLASS SY...

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Cop handcuffs fireman at emergency scene

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cops even assault firefighters</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>You really have a problem here...</b></span></div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/kf2UiPGxqGM?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/LX-CThAhkxE?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

Cop handcuffs fireman at emergency scene

Cops even assault firefighters You really have a problem here...

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America faces another DEBT CEILING

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Will the GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN again?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xgSygz4nS6A?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

America faces another DEBT CEILING

Will the GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN again?

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MISSING BABY: Beloit, Wisconsin

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>*****BABY MISSING*****</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>BELOIT,  WISCONSIN</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><br /></b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>UPDATE:</u>  BABY FOUND in Iowa...</span></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/afXM-qROXFs?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>BABY FOUND...</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/mTkRwdf7d8Y?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

MISSING BABY: Beloit, Wisconsin

*****BABY MISSING***** BELOIT,  WISCONSIN UPDATE:   BABY FOUND in Iowa... BABY FOUND... ...developing...

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GOOGLE is GAY

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GOOGLE is GAY

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U.S. Post Office stockpiling 2 BILLION ROUNDS of AMMUNITION

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Post Office GOING POSTAL</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Why does the U.S. POST OFFICE need ammunition?</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I thought they were broke? </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/02/us-postal-service-makes-giant.html" style="color: red;">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/02/us-postal-service-makes-giant.html</a></b></div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rXI5b9hpuW4?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

U.S. Post Office stockpiling 2 BILLION ROUNDS of AMMUNITION

Post Office GOING POSTAL Why does the U.S. POST OFFICE need ammunition? I thought they were broke? http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/...

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Vote Joe Biden for President

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>At least he's PRO SHOTGUN</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Then I'd get myself an nice AA-12 SHOTGUN</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MqaYP7LFExY?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The AA-12 is very easy to operate even for women and children...</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/WOoUVeyaY_8?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3wxfqDqa4yo?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...developing...</div>

Vote Joe Biden for President

At least he's PRO SHOTGUN Then I'd get myself an nice AA-12 SHOTGUN The AA-12 is very easy to operate even for women and children......

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There Is Still Hope For Angel!

Pay attention here dear.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIuvFb5kGR1ylAlwzLELychvTpcqsQQ_0N6o95IbdjfHtJHpGBqFW5MDA-RJhssXjERwAIO381UEnotqAGuGzeX0xcNYkHdWoNsFledPtByeIQM7D-54xaZp05BQZ-R1gKshr4LZ6dhjol/s1600/angel.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIuvFb5kGR1ylAlwzLELychvTpcqsQQ_0N6o95IbdjfHtJHpGBqFW5MDA-RJhssXjERwAIO381UEnotqAGuGzeX0xcNYkHdWoNsFledPtByeIQM7D-54xaZp05BQZ-R1gKshr4LZ6dhjol/s640/angel.jpeg" /></a></div>

There Is Still Hope For Angel!

Pay attention here dear.

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