naked capitalism

dh says:

In case you need a link:

http://maratriangle.wildlifedirect.org/

The proof is also in our results: since 2001 we have arrested well over 1,000 poachers, collected thousands upon thousands of wire snares, and seen an increase in the lion population.

doc holiday says:

This is symbolic of an FOMC emergency meeting and this pride grouping represents a sort of birds of a feather mentality, or monkey see, monkey do activity — not unlike what one finds with the mimicry complex — also associated with the concept of an evolutionary arms race, which is a struggle between competing sets of co-evolving genes.

In this case, an interesting example of an evolutionary arms race is in sexual conflict between the sexes and the lack of representation of females within FOMC — thus IMHO this snapshot with the female lions is a slap in the face and a wake up call for drastic change. The metaphor here is that the males are already in the plane in somewhat of a premature departure mode, grouping together in the boys club, while the ladies are left behind for a nap.

I also think the spotlite of the recent Bear Stearns bailout and the need for Blackrock to liquidate worthless assets is a totally corrupt situation that needs more light shined on it, and thus these ladies sitting around, need to get off the asphalt, and let the boys all crash — they need to forget about the short-term comfort of this temporary shade and go for the kill in the savanna — in broad daylight!

As we know, groups of female lions typically hunt together; does anyone see a group of women crashing the banking system (I sure the hell don’t, and I’m not a friggn women)? Thus, since the lionesses are the hunters for their pride and capture their prey with precise and complex teamwork, why, as a group are women kept out of the central banking loop?

Also, we know that the male is highly distinctive and is easily recognized by its mane, which is another reference that the male bankers hide behind the simplicity of mimicry: The FOMC males use camouflage, in which their species appears similar to their surroundings, e.g, suits and ties and such plumage used in a sort of playboy meets swashbuckling pirate party that seems to be all about fun with the boys, as they splash and giggle about self importance (see Greenspan, et al).

See also: Hefner said he chose the rabbit for its “humorous sexual connotation,” and because the image was “frisky and playful.”

Also: There is some controversy over airbrushing (or, in recent times, image editing) that is done on the photos featured in the magazine. Some readers say that this kind of photo-editing takes away from authenticity and makes photographs look unnatural.

Anonymous says:

‘Should we walk to the horizon to yon shade trees or should we shade under the wing of this whatzit?’

River

Anonymous says:

Fabulous pic, Yves.