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VIEW MORE... Probably you noticed that I wore a lot of feminine looks at NYFW, more dresses and skirts than pants and I have a reason for that. I have to confess that more and more I feel attracted to ladylike pieces, full skirts and dresses. I don't know if the entire "blame"can be put on the age but I feel that it defines me entirely inside-out. That doesn't mean that you will not see me in boyfriend jeans or...

Where's Ivan?"Is This America?"A Commentary by J. D. Longstreet*************************I watched with anger and dismay as the parent tried his best to put a question to a school board of some kind in a public meeting.  He vehemently protested to the other parents in the room -- "You are sitting here like cattle.”  Then he said, “Is this America?” as he was roughly escorted from the room. Read more on this...

Eddie "El Piolín" SoteloSotelo in an interview with Al Rojo Vivo says, he was very disappointed with his former co-workers at Univisión Radio for making allegations that he now admits are not true.By H. Nelson GoodsonSeptember 25, 2013Los Angeles, CA - On Wednesday, Eddie "El Piolín" Sotelo, 42, gave his first television network interview with Carmen Dominicci from Telemundo "Al Rojo Vivo." Sotelo's first part of an...

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Click to enlarge.What pessimists see:1. We're in a long-term linear trend channel heading to zero.2. We're at the top of the trend channel again (last seen in 2006:Q1 and 2000:Q1).What optimists see:3. Yes, but net worth can't fall below zero. The downward trend is therefore guaranteed to fail someday!It's nice to see both camps in complete agreement here, lol. Sigh.See Also:Sarcasm DisclaimerSource Data:St. Louis Fed:...

Click to enlarge.Despair.com: MeetingsNone of us is as dumb as all of us.Source Data:St. Louis Fed: Custom Cha...

Is It Illegal To Flash Warning Headlights of an upcoming Speed Radar Trap?Traffic tickets are issued at police discretion. However, interpretation of the law is up to the courts.In past, my colleague Jim Kenzie and myself took police to task for improperly ticketing drivers who flashed their headlights in daytime to warn oncoming drivers that they were approaching a speed trap.The courts ruled this specific action was...

Will Ted Cruz's Health Care Speech Help or Hurt Republicans? (reposted)The Texas senator's marathon floor speech against the health care law may damage his partyBy TERESA WELSHTexas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who has been speaking on the Senate floor since 2:41 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, continues his quest to defund Obamacare. Cruz can't actually block a vote on the House continuing resolution that would...

Eddie "El Piolín" SoteloSotelo filed a lawsuit against six former Univisión Radio co-workers claiming they attempted to scam and extort him for $4.9 million to keep silent about allegations he sexually harassed, committed fraud and physically abused them and Cortez.By H. Nelson GoodsonSeptember 25, 2013Los Angeles, CA - On Wednesday, Eddie "El Piolín" Sotelo will make his first television network interview with Carmen...

Jason Darnell Wandick, Mikal Hasun Jones and Bill MelendezOne of two Family Dollar employee murder suspects charged for Melendez' homicide, while second known suspect sought by police.By H. Nelson GoodsonSeptember 24, 2013Milwaukee, WI - On Monday, Mikal Hasun Jones, 29, was charged with two felony counts, one for felony murder, second for armed robbery with use of force and one misdemeanor count for attempted...

The following chart shows the 3-year moving average of the Chicago Fed National Activity Index. I have added a 2nd order polynomial trend channel in red.Click to enlarge.Gotta love optimism. Assuming that the trend channel holds (might not), then we definitely live in the best of all possible worlds right now. We're hugging the top of that declining channel like glue. Yay.See Also:Sarcasm DisclaimerTrend Line DisclaimerWhere...

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Click to enlarge.The Fed was even more shocked than I was to see just how many people instantly converted to the belief that the 10-year treasury yield would breach 3% and continue to rise for the foreseeable future (even in a short-term 0.04% interest rate and sub-par employment growth environment).September 24, 2013Fox Business News: Prepare Your Portfolio for Rising Interest RatesYou've been warned -- for years --...

The following chart shows the 5-year, 10-year, and 20-year moving averages of the price of crude oil in inflation adjusted terms (August 2013 dollars).Click to enlarge.There is no good news in the 10-year and 20-year moving averages. Both are currently at record highs and climbing.The only good news here is that the 5-year moving average is rolling over. However, this news is offset by the fact that the current price...

VIEW MORE...Saunder S/S 2014 Presentation NYFWLet's go back for a few minutes to the NYFW mirage... Not just because it was Fashion Week, but because the hot weather as well... I wore more than one outfit per day :) ok. let's be honest: because I love fashion too!!!I wore this look on a Monday morning going to see Saunder Presentation and right after that I had a great shopping session with my ladies Nadia and Ange.I...

The Other America Revisited      Government supported indolence is maneuver the Obama Administration utilizes to keep the population in check. A constant flow of treasury largesse, to tens of millions, perpetuates societal weaknesses disallowing the helpless from moving ahead of their own economic vices. As a result an entitlement mentality has developed that is so profound a catastrophe would...

“A person came to the door asking if I wanted to get a new thermostat to help with energy efficiency. He called that night to see if I’d be available for the installation the next day,” she said.She said yes to the thermostat and signed a document she thought was to confirm receipt. Later, she got a bill from National Home Service (NHS).Part of Just Energy, a Toronto Stock Exchange listed firm, NHS had signed her up...

I'm craving a paisley fix. For some reason when the weather starts to get cold I want cute scarfs, a pair of boots, hot chocolate from Starbucks and some paisley eye candy. I've always loved it since my mom let my sister and I pick the coolest ever purple paisley wallpaper for our room back in the super awesome 80s. Good times.via PinterestAlessandra Branca via PinterestSarah RichardsonDesign ManifestThere are...

Circling the WagonsA Commentary by J. D. Longstreet*******************I find it totally impossible to feel empathy or sympathy for the democrats who have assisted Obama since the idea of America's first black President fueled their passion back in 2006 and 2007 and buoyed them through the Presidential Campaign to victory in 2008 and again in 2012. The democrats richly deserve what they are about to get. There's...

by: Les CarpenterRational Nation USALiberty -vs- TyrannyI watched the Memorial for the victims of the Washington DC Naval Yard victims. I listened to the words of President Obama, intently and hopefully with an open mind.My first though was the President gave his usual good delivery. My second thought was here he goes again, politicizing another tragedy to advance his anti gun agenda, following the line of thought made...