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Technorati Tags: illegal immigration, deportation, open borders, invasion, insanity, gary weiss, steven hough, amy bartelmay, mario cadena, indiana, pedro ortiz, pedophile, child molester, sanctuary city, nick erfle, guadalupe, arizona, joe arpiao, anarchy, crime, maywood, california, lawlessness, andrew mccarthy, willful blindness, an old broads ramblings, ]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1210557825.shtml Now we have Mike Gallagher writing about the same thing in The Ultimate Conservative Nightmare?Gallagher quotes David Frum, RINO at the National Review Online who says the Republican party has... movermike 2008-05-12T02:05+00:00 Now we have Mike Gallagher writing about the same thing in The Ultimate Conservative Nightmare?Gallagher quotes David Frum, RINO at the National Review Online who says the Republican party has changed.

He argues that a successful Republican presidential candidate will be the sort of person who demonstrates unshakable integrity, a willingness to shake off some of the previous conservative orthodoxies, and can challenge and even disagree with some of the cultural philosophies that helped define the Reagan Revolution. Frum makes the case that a successful GOP candidate will be the one who returns to fiscal conservatism, reigning in out-of-control spending, even if he or she wanders off the reservation over an issue like illegal immigration.

None of the three candidates wants the government to live within our means, secure our borders, and follow the Constitution. All theree are statists!

I say if McCain chose Clinton, he better have his will in order and call in a divorce attorney for the believers in the Reagan Revolution will never call themselves Republicans again. ]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1210546045.shtml In a recent post she accused some on the Portland City Council of "character assassination" regarding her husband and "Do-nothing Portland City Council of Mean White Boys." She even... movermike 2008-05-11T22:05+00:00 The Oregonian, has been outed as a blogger by Commissioner Randy Leonard. Yes, she's Mayor Tom Potter's wife and she writes Karin's Post.

In a recent post she accused some on the Portland City Council of "character assassination" regarding her husband and "Do-nothing Portland City Council of Mean White Boys." She even accuses them of being "evil-doers." She thought better of her post and pulled it. Now the web site is still there, but none of her posts are visible.

Advice, to Hansen: Never pull a post! You can revise or update a post or even strike through a post using , but never delete it entirely. Good bloggers stand or fall on their integrity and the words they post for all the warts. We are striving for accountability and credibility. No whereNowhere is their there a place for complete revision without comparison.

Update:

That's Obama's political mentor, 1960s terrorist Bill Ayers, whom Obamba described as just an English professor whose radical days were 40 years ago. That Ayers still has contempt and hate for America is shown by his stomping on the American flag in 2001. The picture epitomizes Obamba's contempt for America and its bitter-clingy people.

Was the image photo-shopped? Who can tell me?

Update:

The eruption at Chaitén volcano is causing authorities to worry that a collapse could trigger ash depths similar to Pompeii.

There is precedent for such concern, according to SERNAGEOMIN (Chile’s National Geologic and Mining Service) official who pointed out that similar volcanoes (in Mexico and the Philippines, for example) have collapsed on the seventh or eight day of continuous eruption.

“Pompeii is in some ways similar,” added Lara, referring to the Roman city famously destroyed in AD 79 by Mount Vesuvius. “There was a pyroclastic flow that resulted in the consequences we all know. That’s exactly the worst case scenario that we’ve defined here”.

About 600 animals, mostly horses, dogs and cats, are thought to be in Chaiten, with another 600 in Futaleufu, 45 miles south of the volcano.

The agriculture ministry has been moving animals from Futaleufu. There are 7,000 head of cattle there, 6,000 in Chaiten and 10,000 in Palena, the ministry said. There also are 28,000 sheep in the region.

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in March as demand for imports fell by the largest amount since the last recession was ending.

The Commerce Department reported Friday that the deficit totaled $58.2 billion, down 5.6 percent from February, a larger improvement than had been expected.

The smaller deficit reflected spreading weakness in the U.S. economy, which cut demand for imports by 2.9 percent, the largest one-month decline since December 2001, one month after the last recession ended.

March 2006 -62,178
March 2007 -63,035
March 2008 -58,200 vs last year down 7.6%.

For three months Jan. through March 2007 -178,620
For three months Jan. through March 2008 -179,480

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One month doesn't change the pattern. The USD has been falling since 2002. It's going to take a much bigger USD fall to really cut into the trade deficit? ]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1210358742.shtml ... movermike 2008-05-09T18:05+00:00 Mark Nelson has a wonderful little chart that shows how chilly it has been:

Number of 60 degree days from February through April.

Now I realize that this is just a small picture and it covers only the last five years, but it sure keeps me from getting excited about, sharp intake of breath, Global Warming!]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1210357532.shtml ... movermike 2008-05-09T18:05+00:00 A conservative Sacramento law firm, Pacific Legal Foundation, plans to join the fray over the fate of polar bears in anticipation of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife decision next week on whether the bears are endangered, according to the Sacramento Bee.

"This listing of the polar bear really isn't about the polar bear," said a foundation attorney. "This is a political ploy on the part of activist groups to try to hijack global warming policy from the hands of Congress and to put it into the hands of the courts." It's about time someone challenged the idea that Polar Bears are threatened! (Hat Tip to ADN.com) ]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1210354754.shtml We may even have seen the top for bonds and the low for yields. In other words, I think it is completely up in the air. I can't manage much... movermike 2008-05-09T18:05+00:00 Long Bond Could Trade At 4% And Below! I asked my friend and money manager, Bill, about the meaning of lower yields on Treasuries. Bill wrote me back and said

You may be correct, but I think it is also possible we have a trading range.

We may even have seen the top for bonds and the low for yields. In other words, I think it is completely up in the air. I can't manage much conviction on any of this. I do agree with Bill Gross, the Treasuries have very little value at these levels. His comment was Treasuries are the most overvalued asset in the world. Seems a little strong, but makes a useful point.

Let's stand in the possibility that I'm correct, and the charts look more like I am than on April 30th, what is the treasury 2-10-30 year telling us. That's what fascinated me. In the light of record CRB and Oil and grains and weaker USD, shouldn't the treasuries be dropping, interest rates be rising??? Why aren't they?

A combination of flight to quality and recession talk, both of which might be short term.

Yet, Van Hoisington supports your view, and it has not paid to argue with them - and they are mostly fundamental. Confusing, but fascinating time; maybe the best in 70 or 80 years.

The Fourth Quarter Review and Outlook states:

The longest-dated Treasury bond ended 2007 at a 4.45% yield. This was 35 basis points below the 2006 close, and marked the lowest year-end interest rate on a long Treasury security in 42 years. The capital gain associated with this yield reduction, plus the coupon, generated a 10 ½% return for investors, well above the 7% total registered by the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index.

The Review continues

The beginning of what will surely be considered the greatest credit event since the 1930s emerged in 2007 with the discovery that derivatives multiply bad credit. The “seizing up” of credit markets resulted in a worldwide reduction of credit issuance from $2.5 trillion in the 2nd quarter to $1.3 trillion in the 4th quarter, a near 50% reduction according to a recent New York Times article. A supply shrinkage of over $1 trillion is enough to shift the supply curve to the left, resulting in a bond price increase and lower yields in high quality fixed income securities. This more than offset an increase in inflationary expectations, and was most likely the proximate cause of the sharp reduction in Treasury interest rates in the latter half of 2007.

First, investor desire for risk-free assets will increase at a time when default rates will be soaring on other fixed income securities. Second, the overall reduction in credit market instruments will mean fewer alternatives for those desiring a fixed rate of return. By the end of 2008 we would expect new record low yields in Treasuries for this cycle.

Thus, if this growth, or outright recession, ends in 2008, the low in bond yields will be some time in 2010. However, if we are in an extended growth recession that lasts into 2009 or 2010, as we suspect, and if rates are at record low levels, similar to the 1940s and 1950s, then the low in rates is likely to coincide with the end of the recessionary period.

I sat there mesmerized thinking we could be twins. Same Roman nose, same eyes, same eyebrows, same Italian look. I found out later, he's about six years younger. It was a weird experience. I examined his every move and thought that's me up there! Then when the movie was over and we walked out into the lobby, I wondered if the people were just being polite by not rushing me for an autograph.

For a while, when I would see Assante on the screen, I noticed he had put on a little weight, as did I, and we stopped being twins. People never did rush me or girls throw panties.

Lately, I find myself looking like someone else. My Father!

That's me or is that my father? I see him in quick glances in the mirror, I see him in my thumbs and the way I move my hands. We both, even, drove school buses. Dad was just chosen as Multnomah County's Volunteer of the Year. He works with Elders In Action, preparing the road for the Baby Boomers. We are both involved in our communities trying to move opinions and politicians.

I took some online test once that said I would die at 68! Dad is going to be 87. I hope I'm like my father and stick around for quite a few more years.]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1210310611.shtml map 2.3 2008/05/08 17:36:03 45.123N 120.962W 18.1 11 km ( 7 mi) ESE of Maupin, OR map 1.7 2008/05/07 11:08:26 45.119N 120.945W 18.8 12 km ( 8 mi) ESE of... movermike 2008-05-09T05:05+00:00 map 2.7 2008/05/08 20:33:20 45.133N 120.946W 17.8 12 km ( 7 mi) ESE of Maupin, OR

map 2.3 2008/05/08 17:36:03 45.123N 120.962W 18.1 11 km ( 7 mi) ESE of Maupin, OR

map 1.7 2008/05/07 11:08:26 45.119N 120.945W 18.8 12 km ( 8 mi) ESE of Maupin, OR

map 1.9 2008/05/07 09:53:31 45.120N 120.926W 17.3 14 km ( 8 mi) ESE of Maupin, OR

map 1.9 2008/05/04 05:24:08 44.096N 121.878W 3.2 34 km (21 mi) SW of Sisters, OR

map 1.4 2008/05/03 19:38:12 45.139N 120.930W 16.6 13 km ( 8 mi) ESE of Maupin, OR

map 1.7 2008/05/03 12:00:11 45.124N 120.917W 13.3 14 km ( 9 mi) ESE of Maupin, OR

map 1.6 2008/05/02 09:33:54 45.134N 120.928W 17.1 13 km ( 8 mi) ESE of Maupin, OR

Maupin Earthquake Mover Mike

Update:

Georgia Power will pay approximately $6.4 billion to Westinghouse Electric to build its share of two proposed 1,100-megawatt nuclear reactors at the utility's Vogtle plant south of Augusta, the utility said Wednesday.

[...]

... the nation tries to lessen its dependence on natural gas and foreign oil as well as cut back on carbon emissions and other pollutants. Based on the state's expected growth, Georgia Power says it needs to add more than 7,000 megawatts of capacity and that nuclear energy is essential to achieving that goal.

One alternative is the Pebble Bed Modular Reactors which I wrote about back in 2005.]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1210205989.shtml ... movermike 2008-05-08T00:05+00:00 Chaiten Volcano in Chile check out:

Jim Andrews or Nuestroclima

Chaiten Volcano Chile Volcano ]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1210184489.shtml ... movermike 2008-05-07T18:05+00:00 Vallejo voted to file for bankruoptcy.

The city faces a $16 million deficit in the 2008-2009 budget starting July 1 and unsuccessfully negotiated with its police, firefighter and electrical workers unions for contract concessions through 2012. Public safety salaries comprise 74 percent of the city's general fund budget.

Mayor Osby Davis said he believes the city should honor its contracts with the unions, but he was persuaded the city can't pay its debts at this time.

Now some are having second thoughts. Why fellow Democrat Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., said, "Our enthusiasm for corn ethanol deserves a second look. That's all I'm saying, a second look."

You're darn right it deserves a second look.

"Corn ethanol was presented as an almost Holy Grail solution," said Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa. "But I believe its negatives today far outweigh its benefits. ... We need to revisit this ... and back away from the food to fuel policy."

Update:

Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates's investment arm sold 1.1 million shares of Pacific Ethanol Inc.'s stock from April 21 to May 2, according to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday.

Oh, my! Isn't that an awful looking chart: ]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1210182572.shtml Surprised? I'm not! The new computer system was supposed to save tax payers money.... movermike 2008-05-07T17:05+00:00

Surprised? I'm not! The new computer system was supposed to save tax payers money.

The new software program was originally estimated to cost $31 million, including $16.9 million promised to Ariston and millions more to pay quality-control consultants and buy the software, new servers and other hardware. Now city analysts expect it to cost $49.5 million.

But the firm's size quickly became a problem. Last summer, a consultant hired to do regular quality control updates told city managers that Ariston was working too slowly and that the city and the contractor lacked the kind of detailed plan necessary to get the new system working on time.

"...(Democratic) party leaders face a series of grim choices between now and their Denver convention in August.

They could and, for their own good, should prevail on their uncommitted superdelegates to make their choices clear before the convention.

But if that settles the dead heat problem, it does not solve the Michigan-Florida problem."

Isn't that rich. Their party is going to disenfranchise the voters in Michigan and Florida. They are going to disenfranchise blacks in those two states and they are going to disenfranchise Hispanic voters that they have worked so hard to bring on board. And don't forget women who voted for Hillary are going to be swept back to the time before emancipation.

In the end their nominee may be selected in a smoke-filled room by old white men.

Sen. Barack Obama Sen. Hillary Clintone Kate Brown ]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1210035586.shtml ... movermike 2008-05-06T00:05+00:00 B of A in Talks to Buy Countrywide

Bank of America Agrees to Buy Countrywide for $4 Billion The deal rescues the country's largest mortgage lender and expands the financial services empire of the nation's largest consumer bank. The transaction would value Countrywide at $7.16 a share.

Bank of America faces $20 billion to $30 billion in write-downs once the deal closes because it has to mark Countrywide's loan portfolio to market, according to Paul Miller of Friedman Billings Ramsey, who said in a research note Monday that Bank of America should cut its price from $7 a share to $2 a share or less.

Ben Smith at Politico quotes Sen. Clinton:

"We’re going to go right at OPEC," she said. "They can no longer be a cartel, a monopoly that get together once every couple of months in some conference room in some plush place in the world, they decide how much oil they’re going to produce and what price they’re going to put it at," she told a crod at a firehouse in Merrillville, IN.

The only way to get out from under the thumb of OPEC is to open up all prospective oil productive areas and be self-sufficient.

The only way to get out from under the tax of inflation and dollar ruination is to close the FED!

Sen. Clinton OPEC Federal Reserve]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1210013216.shtml At the end of April, rice rationing was in the news, Sam's Club was limiting the purchase of rice to four bags at a time. Costco put on limits... movermike 2008-05-05T18:05+00:00

At the end of April, rice rationing was in the news, Sam's Club was limiting the purchase of rice to four bags at a time. Costco put on limits at some stores.

The Blue Square and Supersol supermarket chains have begun limiting purchases of rice, Israeli newspapers said yesterday. Supersol is restricting each customer to "three bags per type of grain product," the Jerusalem Post reported.

Relentless demand from developing countries and poor crop yields have pushed rice prices up 70 percent so far this year, raising concerns of severe shortages of the staple food consumed by almost half the world's population.

Myanmar TV reported last night: "The confirmed number is 3934 dead, 41 injured and 2879 missing within the Rangoon and Irrawaddy divisions."

It also said: "According to the information that we have as of May 5, there could be tens of thousands dead in Bogolay township and thousands more dead in Labutta township."

The storm which arrived with a storm surge between 10 and 12 feet made a direct hit on the Irrawaddy delta, Burma’s main rice producing region. While it is far too early to assess crop losses, they are likely to be substantial and generate yet more upward price pressure on the available supply rice.

MAP 4.6 2008/05/04 02:51:13 43.159 -126.356 12.1 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON

MAP 3.7 2008/05/04 02:41:05 43.015 -126.273 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON

MAP 3.6 2008/05/03 06:34:32 43.196 -126.433 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON

Oregon Earthquake Mover Mike]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209855921.shtml How about the competitors of Exxon?... movermike 2008-05-04T03:05+00:00 Politicians are jumping on the band wagon over a windfall profit tax on the oil companies. Of the 34 companies in terms of profit margin, 18 have a higher profit margin; in terms of operating margin 19 have a higher operating margin: In terms of return on assets 27 out of 34 have a lower return on assets; in terms of return on equity 21 out of 34 have a lower return on equity.

Company	Symbol	Profit Margin (ttm)	Operating Margin (ttm)	Return on Assets (ttm)	Return on Equity (ttm)
United Technologies	UTX	7.86%	13.01%	8.63%	22.20%
3M	MMM	14.87%	22.43%	14.15%	33.05%
International Business Machines	IBM	10.76%	15.38%	8.71%	38.53%
Caterpillar	CAT	7.80%	10.86%	5.74%	43.65
American International Group	AIG	5.63%	16.93%	1.14%	6.28%
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ	18.64%	25.32%	N/A	N/A
Procter & Gamble	PG	13.96%	20.29%	7.18%	16.66%
Wal-Mart Stores	WMT	3.36%	5.86%	8.80%	20.42%
Coca-Cola	KO	20.64%	26.02%	12.23%	30.91%
Boeing	BA	6.58%	9.06%	6.78%	59.84%
American Express	AXP	12.24%	24.79%	3.82%	34.91%
Altria Group	MO	24.86%	36.15%	24.48%	94.48%
Merck & Co.	MRK	20.10%	25.5%	N/A	N/A
Citigroup	C	-13.28%	-28.74%	-0.31%	-5.20%
Exxon Mobil	XOM	11.23%	16.80%	16.47%	34.47%
General Motors	GM	-21.38%	-1.76%	-1.19%	N/A
E.I. DuPont de Nemours	DD	10.372%	13.43%	7.62%	29.01%
J.P. Morgan Chase	JPM	21.95%	34.76%	0.85%	10.65%
Honeywell International	HON	7.23%	12.52%	8.39%	27.25
Verizon Communications	VZ	5.98%	18.03%	5.69%	11.44%
Home Depot	HD	5.68%	9.36%	9.37%	19.70%
Pfizer	PFE	15.77%	29.39%	N/A	N/A
General Electric	GE	12.95%	14.36%	2.01%	19.03%
Alcoa	AA	7.30%	10.39%	5.07%	14.09%
Microsoft	MSFT	28.33%	36.77%	19.78%	45.28%
McDonald's	MCD	11.16%	25.10%	N/A	N/A
Intel	INTC	17.32%	23.94%	11.47%	17.35%
Walt Disney	DIS	11.64%	19.63%	7.21%	13.51%
AT&T	T	10.41%	17.42%	4.92%	11.11%
Hewlett-Packard	HPQ	7.29%	8.77%	6.95%	20.66%
Google	GOOG	24.89%	29.89%	14.21%	21.11%
Yahoo	YHOO	14.89%	9.57%	3.44%	10.96%
Halliburton Company	HAL	22.25%	21.86%	14.01%	34.48%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	GS	23.83%	36.19%	0.94%	24.93%

How about the competitors of Exxon?

Company	Symbol	Profit Margin (ttm)	Operating Margin (ttm)	Return on Assets (ttm)	Return on Equity (ttm)
BP plc	BP	7.33%	9.48%	7.33%	23.38%
Chevron Corp.	CVX	8.98%	14.31%	13.22%	25.60%

I dion't see anytjing there that indicates we are getting ripped off.

Here's the WSJ:

This tiff over gas and oil taxes only highlights the intellectual policy confusion – or perhaps we should say cynicism – of our politicians. They want lower prices but don't want more production to increase supply. They want oil "independence" but they've declared off limits most of the big sources of domestic oil that could replace foreign imports. They want Americans to use less oil to reduce greenhouse gases but they protest higher oil prices that reduce demand. They want more oil company investment but they want to confiscate the profits from that investment. And these folks want to be President? (Emphasis added)

There's another policy contradiction here. Exxon is now under attack for buying back $2 billion of its own stock rather than adding to the more than $21 billion it is likely to invest in energy research and exploration this year.

It's worth noting that the Tuskegee study, launched under the New Deal, was symptomatic of arrogant liberal government.

Big government has not been kind to blacks. Take one example: New Orleans and Katrina. The Democrat governor refused help from Bush as storm drew near and the black Democrat mayor sat on his buses as people drowned. ]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209833452.shtml Nau Inc. (pronounced "now") was a sustainable clothing e-tailer. It had plans to open 20 stores this year and 140 by 2010. Just two weeks ago it opened in Los... movermike 2008-05-03T16:05+00:00 What Is NAU?

Nau Inc. (pronounced "now") was a sustainable clothing e-tailer. It had plans to open 20 stores this year and 140 by 2010. Just two weeks ago it opened in Los Angeles. Yesterday, it closed its doors permanently.

Nau's appeal: With every sale we donate 5% to environmental or humanitarian organizations working to create positive change. Their partners are Conservation International, Heifer International, 1000 Friends of Oregon, Ecotrust and The Oregon National Desert Association. NAU also has a blog, The Thought Kitchen and an interesting post I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas, Part 1 NAU has four stores, one in Bridgeport, Boulder, CO, Chicago, IL and Bellevue, WA.

I believe a company's sole business is to make money and reward shareholders. Make so much money for shareholders that they can choose to spend their money funding bleeding heart causes, which are probably all anti-Capitalist, and, in turn, will try to kill the golden goose.

Which is better: Nau giving 5% of sales to environmental groups or growing the business to the point that hundreds of people work at Nau, get salaries and health and retirement benefits, and spend all the hard earned money in the communities, who, in turn, contribute to the art museums, and support plays and ballet and OPB, and feel so prosperous that they vote on funding for the schools?

I'm sorry to see Nau go under. I really like their clothes even though they seemed pricey. The good news: one more time a goody-goody concept bit the dust and their clothes and accessories are 50% off, while supplies last! ]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209831853.shtml ... movermike 2008-05-03T16:05+00:00 KHOU.com in Houston, however, is not a ringing endorsement!

]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209777416.shtml Sterns concludes,... movermike 2008-05-03T01:05+00:00 Sterns concludes,

There was a line near the end of the Houston Chronicle article which sums up my thoughts, “I can't fathom any reason why he would be running from the police because he is the police,” There has to be a lot more to this than came out in the initial investigation; news at eleven. (emphasis added)

...Agent Carnaby was tasked by his superiors to meet with the recently convicted D.C. Madam Deborah Palfrey in her Florida home, and who had reported to the CIA that her life was ‘in danger’ over her threatening to release her secret files that would detail the high-level US Government Officials who utilized her prostitution services.

"Apparently, the ABC-owned radio station did not like our report that Disney/ABC, under pressure from the White House, killed the DC Madam's list story. The two morning radio hosts also did not like our report that Vice President Dick Cheney is on the list from his time as a part-time resident of McLean, Virginia while he was President and CEO of Halliburton."

These FSB reports continue by stating that with the War Leaders in the US currently in their last weeks, or days, of expanding their current wars to engulf the entire Middle East, and with their time in office running short, they could ill afford yet another scandal, of which the secret files of the D.C. Madam would certainly ignite.

On Friday, the bedding and home furnishings chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware -- just two weeks after its vendors required "cash before delivery" payment and three weeks after the company hired Financo to look for a buyer.

Linens 'n Things will ask the bankruptcy court to let it close 120 of its 589 stores, including five of its 20 Georgia stores. The stores will close over the next few months, a spokeswoman said.

[...]

Linens 'n Things blamed the current bad economy, but signs of trouble began when it was taken private by three investors in 2006. Saddled by debt from the $1.3 billion transaction, Linens 'n Things never caught up to rival Bed Bath & Beyond in terms of sales per square foot.

Our coverage of the third annual Pro-amnesty tantrum here in Chicago. This is the official blogburst for the week, we plan on taking the weekend off and enjoying the heck out of it!

Our other May Day coverage: When Socialists Attack!

May Day or Che Day? You Decide.

Chicago May Day March: A Pictorial

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Technorati Tags: illegal immigration, chicago, may day, open borders, may 1st, may first, march, protest, invasion, socialists, communists, anarchists, lowlifes, scumbags, flip video camera, ]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209666944.shtml ... movermike 2008-05-01T18:05+00:00 map 2.9 2008/05/01 09:20:43 44.346N 124.461W 32.6 29 km (18 mi) W of Yachats, OR

map 2.3 2008/04/30 16:58:29 43.741N 123.152W 3.9 9 km ( 6 mi) SW of Cottage Grove, OR]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209665317.shtml ... movermike 2008-05-01T18:05+00:00 Anchorage Daily News reports

A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to decide within 16 days whether polar bears should be listed as a threatened species because of global warming.

[...]

The ruling is a victory for conservation groups that claim the Bush administration has delayed a polar bear decision to avoid addressing global warming and to avoid roadblocks to development such as the transfer of offshore petroleum leases in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast to oil company bidders.

The Bush administration should stop playing around with the truth! ]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209663769.shtml ... movermike 2008-05-01T17:05+00:00 Woman believed to be 'D.C. madam' kills herself]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209663342.shtml Due to game rules, teammates could not touch Tucholsky or she would be out. A player could be substituted for the down player at first base... She would get an automatic... movermike 2008-05-01T17:05+00:00 She looked up to watch her ball pass over fence and missed first base. As she headed back to hit the base, she stopped and dropped to the ground in pain.

Due to game rules, teammates could not touch Tucholsky or she would be out. A player could be substituted for the down player at first base... She would get an automatic double -- but would forfeit her home run. Brian Meehan writes

Central entered Saturday's doubleheader one game behind Western Oregon in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference race. At stake was a bid to the NCAA's Division II playoffs. Western won the first game 8-1, extending its winning streak to 10 games. Central desperately needed the second game to keep its postseason hopes alive.

John Canzano asks would men have acted this way? ]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209661662.shtml ... movermike 2008-05-01T17:05+00:00 Now Rev. Wright gave another speech and Sen. Obama has finally had enough and disavowed his relationship and condemned the words of the Rev. Now The Oregonian opines: "At some point, the views of Barack Obama's old friend and pastor become irrelevant."

David Reinhard writing on the same subject nails it with the reminder: "You are judged by the company you keep." "Birds of a feather flock together." "You cannot choose your family, but you can choose your friends."]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209621130.shtml Now I read the Putin of Russia is preparing for a "full scale invasion’ of the Georgian breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to begin upon the believed... movermike 2008-05-01T05:05+00:00

Iran has taken command of its nuclear technology and could have an atomic bomb in a year, Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz was quoted as saying Wednesday, citing Israeli intelligence. (emphasis added)

Now I read the Putin of Russia is preparing for a "full scale invasion’ of the Georgian breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to begin upon the believed to be imminent attack upon Iran by the United States."

Meantime, the U.S. has dispatched another carrier group into the Persian Gulf:

During a visit to Mexico City, US defense secretary Robert Gates said April 29 that the arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf should be seen as a reminder of US military power in the region. He flatly denied the US was preparing the ground for military strikes against Iran. But as DEBKAfile and DEBKA-Net-Weekly have reported in the last ten days, the carrier’s arrival and additional US military steps have underscored the hardening of US rhetoric against Iran.

Looking at the Percentage Price Oscillator (PPO),

The Percentage Price Oscillator is found by subtracting the longer moving average from the shorter moving average and then dividing the result by the longer moving average.

What does all the mean? It means that Treasury Bonds are set to continue higher resulting in lower long yields. It means that interest rates are set to come down a lot! Bonds go up, yields go down.

The lows since since December, 2007 have been 4.26%, then 4.23% and lastly in March, 2008, at 4.17%. We are currently at 4.51%, just off from 4.61%. I could see the long bond trade at 4% and below!

BTW, the Two Year Treasury Yield ($UST2Y) looks like the rally is over. It could go back and test the 1.35% low set in March. It is currently at 2.29% The Ten Year Treasury Yield ($UST10Y) also looks like the rally is over . It could test the low yield of 3.34%. It currently is at 3.77%.

What does it all mean? It may mean the economy is weaker than we are being led to believe. It may mean there is a flight to safety. It may mean that the huge flows of capital directed at banks are finding their way into purchases of safe items rather than take a chance on loaning money.]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209562812.shtml ... movermike 2008-04-30T13:04+00:00 map 2.3 2008/04/30 06:27:44 45.121N 120.948W 17.3 12 km ( 7 mi) ESE of Maupin, OR

map 2.3 2008/04/29 04:26:44 45.121N 120.939W 19.5 13 km ( 8 mi) ESE of Maupin, OR

Back to Back 2.3s!

Maupin Earthquake Mover Mike]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209517661.shtml ... movermike 2008-04-30T01:04+00:00

I was checking out some of the other blogs that have been invited to blog for the Forbes.com Business and Finance Blog Network and came across Two Pennies Earned and Amy L. Fontinelle's Eight Financial Tips For Young Adults

One of the tips. if you want to have a comfortable and prosperous life is:

5. Start saving for retirement now.

Fontinelle mentions compound interest. It is much easier to understand the magic if you see the power this hoary chart presents. I think it was developed by Richard Russell, who writes Dow Theory Letters many years ago.

As you can see, if you had invested, when you were 19, $2,000 each year in an IRA for only seven years ($14,000), you would have more money at retirement than if you had waited seven years to start. And, as a result of waiting, you would have had to invest 11 times as much to get near the same result.

That's a huge lesson to learn at 19!]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209515582.shtml ... movermike 2008-04-30T00:04+00:00 NewScientistEnvironment that says the San Andreas fault is a victim. It's the Cascadia Subduction Zone's fault.

Chris Goldfinger and colleagues at Oregon State University, Corvallis, analysed sediment records from deep sea canyons that stretched back over the last three thousand years, looking for the disturbed strata that are the hallmarks of big earthquakes.

Their evidence also suggests that the Cascadia is 90 years overdue for a "big one".]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209478757.shtml ... movermike 2008-04-29T14:04+00:00

Welcome! Here's what you will find at Mover Mike: I was a stockbroker for almost 30 years so I post about The Economy, The Trade Deficit and the Dollar, Troubled Companies, Precious Metals, Gold, Inflation, and Government Statistics. I like to illustrate my points with charts and graphs

I also post about politics, geology, the global warming hoax, book reviews and current events.

I hope to keep you interested and coming back for your daily "Mover Mike" fix. ]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209466474.shtml ... movermike 2008-04-29T10:04+00:00 http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209428724.shtml ... movermike 2008-04-29T00:04+00:00 April 18 marked the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling in Gonzales v. Carhart, in which it rejected legal challenges to the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003.

While opponents of the ban claimed numerous lawsuits would be brought forth to challenge the Supreme Court's ruling, thus far no challenges have been filed. Indeed!]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209410923.shtml ... movermike 2008-04-28T19:04+00:00

Snow made spectacular sights in the winter of 2007 (photo Tiffany Boothe, Seaside Aquarium)

The Beach Connection, covering 180 miles of Oregon coast from Astoria to Florence, has pictures of the beach snow and reports about the impact on tourism. ]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209390486.shtml map 3.1 2008/04/28 00:39:07 45.129N 120.940W 18.8 12 km ( 8 mi) ESE of Maupin, OR map 1.4 2008/04/27 10:34:52 44.985N 121.186W 9.2 20 km (13 mi) SE of... movermike 2008-04-28T13:04+00:00 map 3.1 2008/04/28 00:39:07 45.129N 120.940W 18.8 12 km ( 8 mi) ESE of Maupin, OR

map 1.4 2008/04/27 10:34:52 44.985N 121.186W 9.2 20 km (13 mi) SE of Pine Grove, OR

Maupin Earthquake Mover Mike

Update:

As our invaders warm up for next weeks amnesty march we thought we'd take a look at one of the darkest costs of modern immigration: slavery!

Mayday!

100% Preventable! Americans continue to pay the bloody price for open borders, when will the madness stop?

Download for your ipod here.

You can read the entire Mayday demands list here.  (I know it's hard to read on the screen, as you'll see it's quite lengthy!)

If you’d like to join find out how right here.

Technorati Tags: illegal immigration, blogs 4 borders, blogs for borders, open borders, vlog, podcast, deportation, mexico, mayday, amnesty, murder, texas, florida, machete, media bias,]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209344975.shtml Long Valley Caldera Earthquake Reno Earthquake Swarm Update:... movermike 2008-04-28T01:04+00:00

Long Valley Caldera Earthquake Reno Earthquake Swarm

Update:

Wikipedia defines Peak acceleration (%g) as

Peak ground acceleration (PGA) is a measure of earthquake acceleration. Unlike the Richter magnitude scale, it is not a measure of the total size of the earthquake, but rather how hard the earth shakes in a given geographic area.

The book refers to Felix's web site iceagenow.com . Climate Patrol.com has a video of Felix making a presentation in Coeur de Alain in March of 2007. This sure runs counter to Al Gore's claims:

Update:

From the AP in The Oregonian, Snow could slow campground openings.

Many campgrounds in eastern Washington and northern Idaho will be opening later than usual because of heavy snow and a cold spring...

Some sites may not open by Memorial Day, the traditional start of the heavy camping season and snowdrifts could block access to lookout towers well into July.

Some scientists worry about the "albedo effect" The classic example of albedo effect is the snow-temperature feedback. If a normally clear area is snow covered, the area cools and the snow doesn't melt, the albedo increases, less sunlight is absorbed, and the temperature tends to decrease. The converse is true. ]]> http://www.movermike.com/posts/1209259331.shtml ... movermike 2008-04-27T01:04+00:00 The National Post announced

Snow cover over North America and much of Siberia, Mongolia and China is greater than at any time since 1966.

[...]

China is surviving its most brutal winter in a century.

In just the first two weeks of February, Toronto received 70 cm of snow, smashing the record of 66.6 cm for the entire month set back in the pre-SUV, pre-Kyoto, pre-carbon footprint days of 1950.

Gilles Langis, a senior forecaster with the Canadian Ice Service in Ottawa, says the Arctic winter has been so severe the ice has not only recovered, it is actually 10 to 20 cm thicker in many places than at this time last year.

Wallowa Lake is a perfect morainal lake, which means it was formed by a glacier (about 9 million years ago). The lake is 5 miles long, and a mile wide, with a depth of 283'.

Wallowa Lake has a problem and the problem may have a negative effect on the community surrounding the lake and farmers dependent on the waters for irrigation. The problem: Wallowa Lake is frozen!

The condition of this glacial lake at a 4,300 feet elevation typifies something that worries farmers, ranchers and county officials across much of eastern Oregon: Snowpacks aren't melting, storage reservoirs aren't refilling, and chilly spring temperatures have delayed the growing season.

In addition to the lakes staying frozen, the water content of the state snowpack is averaging 185% of normal for this time of year.

"It has been gaining; it hasn't been melting," (Jon Lea, a hydrologist with the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service) said of the snowpacks, which ordinarily would be sending millions of gallons of spring runoff frothing downstream into storage reservoirs.

Grey Canada carried a chart showing sea levels for the last 24,000 years. It shows that sea levels started rising 22,000 years ago and plateaued 7,000 years ago. Glaciers stop growing, then melt and sea levels rise. Water vapor comes off the ocean, rises and makes snow, the snow packs build, the sea levels fall and we go into an ice age. The last ice age ended 11,500 years ago. IMO, Wallowa Lake and the heavy snowpacks are telling us that the next ice age has begun. ]]>