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The Great Repression: The Impending Economic Collapse Of 2012-2022 By John F. Carlucci December 8, 2011 Advisor Perspectives welcomes guest contributions. The views presented here do not necessarily represent those of Advisor Perspectives. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Part 1 of this series, Is This The Best Stock Market Indicator Ever?, I examined the technical indicator known as $OEXA200R, that is, the percentage of S&P 100 stocks above their 200 day moving average, found on StockCharts.com. The $OEXA200R can be thought of as a valuable early yellow light flashing 'bears ahead' or a confirmatory green light that we're really back in a bull...

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah(notes) shouted a homophobic slur at a heckling fan on Sunday night (the video can be seen here), mainly because he decided he was going to act like an unmitigated idiot in that particular situation. There's no way around that level of in-the-moment stupidity. He's since "apologized" (I guess?) for saying, in his words, "something," but does he not really understand that contrition better come a little stronger than that, these days? "I got caught up," Noah said. "I don't mean no disrespect to anybody."

A Tale of Two Cows OLD DEMOCRAT: You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. Barbara Streisand sings for you. OLD REPUBLICAN: You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So? NEW DEMOCRAT: You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. But you don’t want him in your gated community disturbing your pastoral environment. You convince him to elect you so that a third neighbor, who has one cow, will be forced to provide him with free milk. NEW REPUBLICAN: You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You convince him to milk both...

Bullish Sentiment Near 2-1/2 Year High by: AAII October 28, 2010 Optimism among individual investors reached its highest level in nearly two and one-half years, according to the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, rose 1.6 percentage points to 51.2%. The historical average is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially flat over the next six months, rose 2.0 percentage points to 27.2%. This is the highest neutral sentiment has been in five weeks. The historical average is 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will...

Commodities Are Sizzling, Risks Are Building by: Daniel Moser October 13, 2010 Practically all risk assets, and even many “risk-off” assets, have enjoyed extraordinary performance in the past month–maybe even too much. Jim Cramer, like him or not, coined the saying, “bulls make money; bears make money; pigs get slaughtered”. It would appear prudent to print out those words of wisdom and tape it to your computer screens for at least the next few weeks. A substantial portion of the gains in the last month seem most attributable to the prospects for additional quantitative easing. There has been some degree...

Detailing The Bullishness Everywhere by: Seeking Delta October 10, 2010 The NAAIM (active money managers) and AAII (individual investors) sentiment surveys were released Wednesday and Thursday respectively. Both showed a sizable increase in bullish sentiment. Active managers continue to pile into equities as the NAAIM survey saw a jump in its weekly number from 68% last week to 78% this week. The eight week moving average has been trending up since last July. At 78%, the current equity exposure is now in the “extremely” bullish category (identified as one standard deviation above average). The NAAIM number measures current equity exposure...

SocGen's Dylan Grice Explains Why He's A Bear And Takes A Nasty Shot At Paul Krugman Gregory White Sep. 24, 2010, 1:53 PM Societe Generale's Dylan Grice has attacked those who label him pessimistic and Keynesian stalwarts in his latest Popular Delusions report. He defends himself and Societe Generale's other famed bear Albert Edwards writing (emphasis ours): We have no qualms about being thought of as extreme bears ... but the truth is that being realistic isn’t the same as being pessimistic and we’d bet on the prepared realists over the blind optimists every time. Grice than jumps to everyone's...

Are We Underestimating the Bearish Potential? Simon Maierhofer On Tuesday August 3, 2010, 12:42 pm It happened on November 5, 1994 in Las Vegas. George Foreman was 45 years old, unranked and in no position to demand another title shot. He was a substantial underdog in this fight against Heavy Weight champion Michael Moore. The title fight had little risk to Michael Moore. And so it came, for nine rounds, Moore easily out boxed Foreman. Entering the tenth round, Foreman was trailing on all scorecards. Most had written him off and counted him out. Then, suddenly, a short right hand...

Credit Suisse Sees Four Reasons To Remain Bullish by: The Pragmatic Capitalist August 02, 2010 Credit Suisse is still very bullish. In a recent strategy note they highlighted 4 reasons not to let the bears get you down: 1) The outlook for corporate spending Corporates are underinvested, with free cash-flow as a proportion of GDP at a record high of 4% of GDP and the investment share of GDP at a record low. 2) The outlook for employment Our US employment model is consistent with jobs gains of about 100-125K per month in the US (equivalent to 1.2% growth in...

Goldman: Our Clients Are Now 'Uniformly Bearish' And Scared Of Deflation Vincent Fernando, CFA Jul. 5, 2010, 12:49 PM Lots of these critters now Even the pros are now mostly bearish, according to anecdotal reports from Goldman Sachs. Institutional investors have even begun to expect deflation more than inflation, despite having held the opposite view just a week ago: Goldman: Clients are uniformly bearish, led by the macro community. Market performance reinforced this view with the S&P 500 currently trading at a YTD low of 1023, down 5.0% during the past week and nearly 100 points or 8.5% in two...

12 Charts That Scream Bullish Recovery Joe Weisenthal| Jun. 16, 2010, 7:05 AM Futures may be heading down this morning, but a whole host of market indicators that had been looking extremely ugly just a week or so ago are starting to look good again. Various commodities, currencies, and equities are showing a comeback that could last for awhile. Click here to see the charts >[snip]

And Now Bob Prechter Is Bullish On The Euro Joe Weisenthal Jun. 10, 2010, 4:55 PM Pay attention folks. This is gathering steam. The ranks of the euro bulls is gaining names. This morning it was Jim Rogers, and now Bob Prechter is saying on CNBC that the dollar's run is over. And to his credit, Prechter has DEFINITELY been a dollar bull of late. In fact he's generally been a dollar perma-bull over time. In addition to the argument that the selloff is overdone, Prechter also cited something about Elliot Waves (which is his thing). Expect to see more...

AAII Sentiment Survey: Bearish Sentiment Falls, But Still High by: AAII June 03, 2010 Bullish sentiment rebounded 7.3 percentage points to 37.1% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Despite the improvement, the percentage of individual investors who expect stocks to rise over the next six months stayed below the historical average of 39% for the second consecutive week. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will be essentially unchanged, rose 2.8 percentage points to 22.1%. The historical average is 31%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, pulled back to 40.8%. Even after accounting for...

Bulls Grind Out Another Big Win: Here's What You Need To Know Joe Weisenthal Jun. 3, 2010, 4:00 PM Well, it wasn't the most decisive victory, but it was well earned on the part of the bulls, who have now put together two winning days. But first, the scoreboard: Dow: +5 NASDAQ: +23 S&P 500: +10 And now the key stories: * The moderate rise upward was a refreshing. There weren't many huge headlines out of Europe or Asia, and so it appears that for the moment the default for the market is to drift higher. The late-day buying was...

The Bears Pull Off Another Successful Win As The Dow Closes Down 115 Points Vince Veneziani Jan. 28, 2010, 4:17 PM What a day to be short in this zero sum game we call the market! Equities absolutely tanked throughout the day. The Dow closed down 115 points at 10,121. Earlier, it was below the 10,100 mark prompting fears of a four-digit DJIA. The NASDAQ closed down 42 points, nearly 2%, to close at 2179. The S&P took one on the chin, closing at 1084, down 13 points. Commodities were able to make it work today, however. Despite all the...

Rude Awakening For Stock Market Investors 2010 Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear Market Jan 25, 2010 - 10:09 AM By: Martin D Weiss The heyday of the Bush-Obama bailout frenzy is coming to an end. The bailout’s base of public support, tenuous from the outset, is collapsing. Its chief architects — Treasury Secretary Geithner and Fed Chairman Bernanke — are politically dead or dying; its loyal opposition — Obama adviser Paul Volcker and FDIC Chairman Bair — is gaining rapidly in influence. Suddenly and with growing momentum, America is shifting into a brand new phase of the crisis … The Rude...

Gold, Oil, Copper ETFs Soar As The Dollar Bulls Emerge by: Tom Lydon December 17, 2009 It was only a few weeks ago that the U.S. dollar was hitting 15-month lows. Now, for the first time since March, the dollar bulls are out in force and giving a boost to gold, oil and copper ETFs. Investors are putting their bets on the recovery of the U.S. economy, now that the recovery is showing signs of sustainability. As a result, investors turned bullish on the dollar for the first time since March, reports Chris Fournier for Bloomberg. The world’s primary reserve...

We've got to work harder at getting information out, thanks state run media. There are some charts and issues we need to educate others on; 2009 Federal Revenue and Spending Book of Charts http://www.heritage.org/research/features/BudgetChartBook/ Income Tax Receipts Stay Constant Even as Tax Rates Decline A Breakdown of Federal Revenue Sources Is Social insurance all those Social Security Administration IOU's we owe? I'd guess yes...

If you take a tour of Bernie Madoff's penthouse or check out the furnishings in his Palm Beach digs, his beach home or even his yacht, you'll walk away with one clear, albeit disturbing, thought in your mind: The man apparently has a bull fetish. Madoff's got bull statues in his Upper East Side luxury digs. He's got bull paintings in his Palm Beach house. He's got a yacht named "Bull," a smaller boat named "Little Bull" and has T-shirts decorated with bull logos and motifs. Get this: The disgraced financier even has napkins and glassware engraved with "Bull" --...

WARNING - GRAPHIC VIDEO - Here is graphic video of a Spanish man being gored by a bull at the annual Pamplona "Running of the Bulls" in Spain yesterday. The video is chaotic and in Spanish, but if you look carefully in the center of the screen you see a man in a striped shirt. You then see the bull make one quick thrust which gores the man on the left side of his neck. At the end of the video you see the man on a stretcher with emergency personnel trying to stop the bleeding. The man - said...

PAMPLONA, Spain — A charging bull gored a young man to death Friday at Pamplona's San Fermin festival, the first such fatality in nearly 15 years. Nine others were injured in a particularly dangerous and chaotic chapter of the running of the bulls. The San Fermin festival Web site said the unidentified man was gored in the neck and lung during a run in which a rogue bull separated from the pack, which is among the worst things that can happen at Spain's most popular fiesta. Photographs showed the man lying on a stretcher moments after the goring, his face...

LAST WEEK WAS PIVOTAL for the stock market as the major indexes ignored preliminary technical breakdowns and shrugged off bad news. Indeed, even for a bear such as me, the writing was on the wall as bearish reversal patterns changed into bullish continuation patterns (see Getting Technical, "Why the Bulls Just Won't Die," May 28). With Monday's big stock-market gains -- at least as of 3 p.m. ET -- it does look as if the bulls are not only alive but well, at least in the short-term. Of course, the question is just how long the rally can keep going....

THE DOG approaches the outstretched hand. Her name is Sweet Jasmine, and she is 35 pounds of twitchy curiosity with a coat the color of fried chicken, a pink nose and brown eyes. She had spent a full 20 seconds studying this five-fingered offering before advancing. Now, as she moves forward, her tail points straight down, her butt is hunched toward the ground, her head is bowed, her ears pinned back. She stands at maybe three quarters of her height.

A local father shot and killed a neighbor's pit bull. The dog was loose and had followed a child into the dad's home. Law enforcement says no one will face charges because of the incident-- not the father for shooting the dog in front of children, nor the pit bull's owner for letting the dog get out. It happened in a quiet neighborhood west of Lantana, the dog shot in the driveway of the home of J.R. Martin. Martin declined comment. But here's what the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and Animal Control say happened. At least two girls were...

Tuesday's huge rally was the second call to arms for the bulls. Both the rally just after the Bear Stearns episode, which was also a near 400-point move in the Dow, and this latest rally were what are called 90 percent up days. That is, the up volume was over 90 percent of the total volume for the day. This kind of day is hugely bullish and is often indicative of a bottom being established, a slow but sure turning of the ship to a new direction. Now, before I go any further, let me repeat that my Super Chart...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — An animal shelter may have to euthanize healthy, adoptable dogs because it must care for 15 pit bulls seized from the property of a man charged with dogfighting and animal cruelty.

Two American brothers badly gored at San Fermin 13 July 2007 MADRID - Two American brothers seriously gored during a bull run in the northeastern Spanish city of Pamplona were recovering at a hospital Friday. Lawrence Lenahan, 26, of Hermosa Beach, California, and his brother, Michael Lenahan, 23, of Philadelphia, were gored Thursday by a bull who strayed from the pack. Thirteen people were injured and seven were gored, including the Lenahan brothers and another two men who were seriously injured. Michael Lenahan, a sales executive for General Mills, was injured shortly before making it to the bullring _ the...

PAMPLONA, Spain - Six massive bulls charged down the packed streets of Pamplona on Saturday during the first run of the San Fermin Festival, which combines the half-ton animals with damp cobblestones and revelers steeped in adrenaline and alcohol. Injuries are usually common as the crowds strive to keep ahead of the bulls in the narrow streets. But only seven people were treated for minor injuries this year, including an Australian man who was slightly gored and a Spaniard who escaped with a minor shoulder injury after being tossed in the air and falling into the path of another bull,...

Thousands of revelers sprayed each other with sparkling wine and the mayor of this northeastern city launched a skyrocket at noon Friday to start Spain's most famous festival, the San Fermin running of the bulls. "Men and women of Pamplona, viva San Fermin!" Mayor Yolanda Barcina shouted from the city hall balcony. Crowds packed the town hall square, most dressed in the traditional garb of white shirts and trousers, and red handkerchiefs. Residents threw water on the revelers from balconies to cool them off. The launch of the skyrocket, known as the "chupinazo," began the nine-day fiesta that was popularized...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Suddenly, it's a series. Ben Gordon scored 28 points and the hot-shooting Chicago Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons 108-92 Tuesday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, pulling to 3-2 in the series. Detroit opened the series with two routs and made a big comeback in the third game, leading some to predict it would end with a sweep — or in five games at the most. Obviously, the Bulls had other plans. Game 6 is Thursday night in Chicago and if Game 7 is necessary, it would be Monday night back on the...

USS NASSAU, At Sea (March 24, 2006) -- The flight line at Al Asad Air Base was a flurry of rotor blades and wrench-toting men and women while Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (Reinforced) was in Iraq. Night and day for months, these mechanics, avionics and air frame specialists and a myriad of other supporting personnel of HMM-261 (Rein) enabled the squadron’s 1,845 sorties of more than 3,000 combat flight hours. Even though those on the flight line rarely saw the direct benefits of their job, their hard work kept Marines throughout Iraq safe. “We delivered a lot of bullets...

The fan accused of harassing the wife of New York Knicks forward Antonio Davis will drop threats of a lawsuit if the couple says it's sorry, the man's attorney said Friday. No way, Davis said. "I'm not apologizing to anybody for anything," Davis said on a conference call. "I don't think that my wife did anything wrong, I don't think that I did anything wrong." ... Axelrod's [the Fan's] father, David, is a prominent Democratic political consultant in Chicago who has worked with Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley.

---Excerpt--- Axelrod's father, David, is a prominent Democratic political consultant in Chicago who has worked with Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley. "When I go to games, I cheer as hard as I can for the Bulls, and I boo as hard as I can for whoever they're playing," Michael Axelrod said. "I don't feel comfortable if players are allowed to easily jump into the crowd whenever they feel like it's necessary." Axelrod's attorney, Jay Paul Deratany, said he planned to sue Davis and his wife for more than $1 million. Deratany said he...

AL ASAD AIRFIELD, Iraq (Dec. 26, 2005) -- Marines and sailors poured from the back of assault helicopters to a familiar place last week as Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (Reinforced) returned to western Iraq prepared to assist in Operation Iraqi Freedom. For many of the “Raging Bull” aircrew and maintainers, the airfield at Al Asad is quite familiar. Nearly half of the squadron’s Marines operated at the sprawling Iraqi air base for nearly seven months last year. The composite squadron is currently deployed as the aviation combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). While in...

Welcome to the Plaza del Castillo, Pamplona. The Plaza del Castillo is in the heart of Pamplona's old town and the major focus for partying during the world-famous San Fermin festival, during which 'el encierro' (The Running of the Bulls) takes place. Plaza del Castillo WEBCAM

VALLE DE SANTIAGO, Mexico (Reuters) - The rousing trumpet music, the swish of the cape and the shouts of "Ole!" as the bull charges are all familiar to anyone who has seen a bullfight. The unnerving thing in the bullring at this dusty central Mexican town is that bull and bullfighter are standing eye to eye, both about four feet high. The Mexican "dwarf bullfighters" are carrying on a tradition born in Spain along with regular bullfighting, as well as an even longer legacy of "little people" as entertainers. But they say the ring showcases their skill and comic artistry,...

Preserving the buffalos Fate of Texas herd rests with donated bulls By BETSY BLANEY Associated Press CAPROCK CANYONS STATE PARK, Texas The rumble from stampeding bison used to shake the earth as thousands of the majestic animals thundered across these parts centuries ago. That sound has faded almost entirely now, and the fate of one of the last pure herds in North America begun by famed cattleman Charles Goodnight rests with a trio of bulls donated by media tycoon Ted Turner. The herd, once 250 strong, has dwindled to 53, and more than a century of inbreeding threatens it survival....

Okay - at the risk of being beat to hell over this issue, I have a question. I do realize that there is a lot of bad press out there about pit bull attacks. I happen to own a pit bull, and probably wouldn't go to another breed again. I am a very responsible owner and have a loving dog from a 'genetic background' of very stable, wonderful pets (going back three generations). My question is this, I'm a conservative person. I belive in not encroaching on individual freedoms. I also believe that people kill people, not guns, etc. Why...

Voters have had plenty of opportunities to gather information and pass judgment on President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry. Most, however, are unsatisfying -- staged debates, advertising swill, convention hoo-ha, editorial folderol. It makes you wonder: Is there really a way to measure the cut of a man's character when it comes time to cast a ballot? You bet. The answer, of course, is sports. So ditch that crinkled copy of endorsements from the News or the Post. All you need on November 2 is this handy clip-'n'-save sports voter's guide. (It goes on...)Kerry's biography also claims that...

TORONTO - Calling the dogs "ticking time bombs," Ontario's attorney general announced Friday that the province will become the first in Canada to ban pit bulls. Attorney General Michael Bryant said legislation to ban the dogs will be introduced within a month. Canada's most populous province will allow current owners of pit bulls to keep their pets, but will place an absolute ban on new ownership of the dogs throughout the province. Following a transition period, pit bulls will have to be muzzled and leashed, along with being neutered or spayed, said Bryant. "I am convinced that pit bulls are...

Some long-awaited signs of market bearishness have turned up. Does that mean a bottom is near?NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - As gloomy as the stock market's been in recent months, it hasn't been gloomy enough for some market analysts who like to see pessimism -- not because they're sadists, but because high levels of woe often lead to market rebounds. Well, recent days have brought some good news for those analysts: Bearishness has picked up steam. Last week's sell-off helped a lot, pushing stocks to their lowest levels of the year, through levels that had previously served as props for...

NBC 17 CDC's 10 Most Dangerous Dogs List POSTED: 3:58 PM EST January 14, 2004 RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tuesday's fatal dog attack in Harnett County is not as rare as you may think. Dogs kill 10 to 20 people in the United States every year.Last year in Orange County, 300 dog bites were reported, and 350 were reported in Raleigh. DOG SAFETY Stay SafeTips For ParentsOwn A Dog?Been Injured By A Dog? While national statistics show at least 30 breeds have attacked humans, 10 dog breeds are on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's most dangerous list, meaning they...

     Growth Program ArticlesProduct Summary Distributor List Instructional VideoHow To UseOur Australian Distributor Contact us Smart Bander Homeemail                 Banding offers alternatives for later castration, faster gains and less stress.Delay castration to take advantage of faster, more efficient weight gains from intact bulls.Research indicates bulls typically gain 15% faster and convert feed 20% more efficiently than castrated steers, likely due to testosterone.Compared to traditional castration, the banding process is much easier and less stressful on animals. P R O D U C T    F E A T U R E S...

An Australian and two Americans were gored by bulls during the second day of the running of the bulls in Pamplona. Australian Nick Headlam was injured as he was rammed into a fence by a 1,300lb bull. But in true Aussie style, the 29-year-old laughed and saluted to the crowd as he was stretchered away along the cobbled streets, covered in blood and with a drip attacked to his arm. One of the gored Americans, veteran Pamplona runner Al Chesson, 57, spent a terrifying half-minute being thrown around and jabbed by a snorting bull in the narrow alley leading into...

In 1991 the gurus saw a below-average decade ahead because the prior decade had been too good. They were wrong. They're wrong about the next decade, too.Supporting most bears right now is a bunch of bull: namely, the notion that too much debt will bite us in the butt. Ever since last fall the guts underlying gloom-and-doom market forecasts have been disproven, one by one. Excessive debt is the main argument that the bears still hug. Which is one reason the bull market has a long way to run; the bears are basing their case on a wrong argument. Debt...

<p>June 22, 2003 -- WHETHER your thinking leans toward the conventional or toward the contrarian, there is no shortage of reasons to be bullish these days.</p> <p>In fact, the current stock market rally is already the longest and the strongest since 2000 with 9 out of 10 stocks joining in the party. But is it a new bull market? Or just another bear-market trap.</p>

Harry Manners and Wally Johnson began elephant hunting in partnership in Mozambique in 1937, and both used off-the-shelf Winchesters (Harry owned four during his lifetime, one of which having a ‘bull-barrel’, which he discarded on the grounds of it being too heavy), both used only Kynoch 300-grain solids, and both averred that this rifle/cartridge combination was all that any professional ivory hunter ever needed. They were both expert shots and could place their bullets accurately from any angle for brain-shots on elephant, but both used shoulder shots when these were convenient, alleging that this was the largest and safest target....

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