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After the senseless murder of his wife, Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley retreated to Cornwall, where he has spent six solitary weeks hiking the bleak and rugged coastline. But no matter how far he walks, no matter how exhausting his days, the painful memories of Helen's death do not diminish.
On the 43rd day of his walk, at the base of a cliff, Lynley discovers the body of a young man who appears to have fallen to his death. The closest town, better known for its tourists and its surfing than its intrigue, seems an unlikely place for murder. However, it soon becomes apparent that a clever killer is indeed at work, and this time Lynley is not a detective but a witness and possibly a suspect.
The head of the vastly understaffed local police department needs Lynley's help, though, especially when it comes to the mysterious, secretive woman whose cottage lies not far from where the body was discovered. But can Lynley let go of the past long enough to solve a most devious and carefully planned crime?
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- Nanci
- 24/07/2014
What did you like best about Careless in Red? What did you like least?
I hate abridged - I wish I had noticed that. Otherwise a good book but it needed more fleshing out.
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- julia
- 10/06/2008
Please don't abridge!
Ms. George is an excellent writer but to abridge her work is a disservice to her and the reader. Her character development is so good when its cut short you really don't get the full depth of their personality and it is quite confusing particularly to a new reader. Having read all of her books I was familiar with the regular characters. She is one author that a should not be abridged.
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- Rebecarol
- 12/05/2008
Elizabeth George is Back...Whoo Hoo!
After EG's last excursion into fringe Lynley-land with "What Came Before He Shot Her" I am SO happy to have George, and Thomas Lynley back again. Alhough Lynley is also still recovering, as this erstwhile reader is, from "What Came Before" he is back again!
This is an exquisite little book about birth and all that ones birth and place in family and universe entails, as Lynley traipses through England on a soul-scourging, post trauma walk, he ends up in the middle of the Book's requisite murder mystery. But the web of characters, including Lynley and yes, Havers, includes several beautifully rendered portraits of people who are struggling with what they were born to be, who there parents were or were not, what their psychic inheritance is, what their birth really means, what their place in the universe really is. And the beautiful thing about this unveiling of character is that it is NOT, as was the case with "What came before..." heavy-handed or pedantic. George is, rather, at her exquisite best in sculpting what is not simply a murder mystery, but is much more resonantly a mystery of birth, birthright and birthwrong.
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- Fairsari
- 25/05/2009
Interesting Read
Really enjoy Elizabeth George's work but this last book left me bewildered. The story line is complex which the author usually manages to plot well but this time it just didn't quite jive. It rambled in some parts. The characters were hard to follow and the necessity of the murder didn't make any sense.
At the beginning of the book she piques your interest when the body is found but as it goes on you couldn't quite follow the plot..it was too shallow. Of course, I wanted to know what happened to Inspector Lynley after the murder of his pregnant wife in George's last book. How was he coping with his wife's and unborn son's death and she depicts him very well in his grief. He is such a defined character in all her novels. It was disappointing but will read her next one when she publishes it She writes very well.
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- Paul
- 04/10/2008
A bit of a disappointment
I read all of the early Elizabeth George mysteries, but hadn't read or listened to several of the latest, so thought I'd try this one. The narrator was very good, but while the story was overall enjoyable, very little of the detective work really had any linkage to the "solution" that is eventually revealed. The murder and investigation seemed more of a backdrop for exploring the internal and interpersonal issues of the investigators. When the end arrived, it seemed abrupt and I actually said "That's IT?" As always, Elizabeth George gives us characters with real depth and believable complexity. There's just too much of the storyline that ends up having no real connection to the murder or its solution.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05/08/2013
Felt like 2 separate books
Lynley is back, I'm not sure about George. I like the book because I love Lynley and the characters connected to him were well written. That said, it felt like two stories, Lynley and his cast and the victim with his cast, two stories that intersected but didn't quite merge.
I attributed it to Lynley being detatched and thought it might be an intentional device, but what do I know.
Still it was entertaining.
Publisher's summary, spot on for both storys.
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- D. Thomas
- 11/06/2008
less than the sum of its parts
I agree with previous reviewers that it can be difficult to follow the entire list of characters, but that's not the real problem I have with this book. It feels like the author was given the challenge of using every plot twist or scheme one could think of in just one story. Let's see, we've got jilted lovers, not one but two (or is it three?) love triangles, jealous lovers, hidden pasts, not one but TWO mysterious deaths, love/hate father-son relationships (again, more than one), an ex-cop destroyed by the loss of his wife, incest, sexual abuse, old/young sexual reltionships, repressed dreams imposed (and denied) one's children. I mean, come ON! It felt a lot more like a sampler than a cohesive story. I can't recommend it.
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- chas
- 22/05/2008
Super Read
Both my wife and I enjoyed this book very much and argued about who got the Ipod next! It cooks right along with a plot full of twists and turns leaving you wanting to listen to just one more chapter. Excelent reader and well crafted plot. Good character development and lots of human lesons. Dont worry about the many characters and their relationships, just read on and all will become clear. Thanks to EG and the reader!
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- Jacqueline
- 13/05/2008
A great mystery in the style of the original Lynley novels. A lot of characters, tons of suspects, and a plot that keeps you guessing. George weaves her stories through all sorts of people, and doesn't go soft on issues that we may find heart wrenching! Convincing and enjoyable from the start!
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- Diana
- 07/11/2008
Curl up and enjoy
The story is so rich with landscape details and human emotions that your imagination visualizes the story like a made-for-tv movie. At least to those of us that have followed the PBS episodes. You may want to keep track of the characters; they are many, with different stories that don't get entwined until a couple of hours into the story. With winter coming, this is a wonderful audiobook to curl up to in your favorite chair, hot cocoa in hand and fly off to the British Isle's cold, wet and windy beach.
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- rosamariapantke
- 19/01/2009
ein Muß für Fans
für jahrelange Begleiter des Duos Linley / Havers ist die Fortsetzung natürlich ein Muß. Die Geschichte ist etwas langatmig und auch die vielen Rückblicke auf einen ähnlichen Fall verwirren etwas. Doch vor der Geschichte Linley / Havers wird der Fall nebensächlich und nun ging es ja endlich weiter, auch im Leben, der Tod ist noch da , aber blasser.. Eine tröstliche Fortsetzung, die alles offen läßt für die Zukunft. So werden wir wohl weitere Krimis in dieser Reihe von E. George erwarten dürfen.
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- Sonja
- 23/11/2008
Ich habe schon wesentlich bessere Bücher dieser Autorin gehört und gelesen. Ich finde die Geschichte weder spannend noch halte ich das Ende bzw. die Aufklärung des Falles für besonders gelungen. Das war für mich kein Hörgenuss. Schade.
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Every year, Love Your Body photographers have to work with their subjects to take photos that walk a tricky line: celebrating the body without objectifying it.
Several events are planned each year to highlight Love Your Body Week. On Saturday, Feb. 16, a photo exhibition of all types of bodies will be held in the Taylor Lounge. The point of these photos is for the subjects to be photographed and to show their bodies how they please. An important part of the process is having photographers that will work well with all the people willing to expose their bodies.
"My big thing is, I want the photos to be what they [the subjects] want. I never really go in with any sort of a vision because I want their vision to drive mine," junior Laura Pochodylo said about her approach.
This is the third year Pochodylo has worked with LYBW. She wants her pictures to be far from what is seen in advertisements and popular media. Pochodylo wanted to make sure that none of her models had submissive poses.
"The whole point of the entire event is to empower yourself and be excited about you," she said.
Senior Kyla Tully emailed her models a list of questions to answer. Many of them were new to the experience, so she wanted to make sure they were as comfortable as possible. The questions primarily focused on their interests and comfort levels.
"I would kind of get an image of who they are," Tully said.
This influenced her to make suggestions of her vision to shoot her subjects. If the model already knew how they wanted to be photographed, she was fine complimenting how they wanted to be seen. Tully took 50 to 100 shots of her subjects, than narrowed them down to 10 for the person to choose.
Tully is excited to see the rest of the work that will be displayed. She not only participated this year behind the camera, but in front of it too.
"[It's] a realization of how different everyone is and how beautiful they are at the same time," Tully said of her reaction to the event.
"I hope they see that all different body types participated," freshman Carmen Ribaudo said.
Ribaudo has been an active member of Students Against Sexism in Society and knew about the event, which led her to want to take part in the project. Ribaudo wanted to stay away from poses. She wanted her subjects' bodies to be fluid and not stiff.
"I would just tell people to continue, to keep moving, try not to stay in one place," she said.
Ribaudo made sure she encouraged the people in front of the camera while taking the pictures, checking in as the shoot went on. Ribaudo focused on natural body language. She even played music in a few shots to help with movement.
"If you're feeling natural with your body, then the environment is going to feel natural too," she said, going on to explain that natural movement helps with the mindset of seeing a nude photo.
"I really wanted to accentuate the human body with different forms of art," junior Honor Beeler said.
Beeler came to her subjects with specific ideas in mind, as referenced with her other work in photography. She made sure to meet with her models to know what they were comfortable doing and showing so she could adjust the project to each comfort level. Even after the shoot, she made sure the pictures still worked for her models.
"I made sure my models sat down with me and went through the photos that they felt comfortable with," she said.
Beeler has drawn naked bodies but this was her first time photographing them. She was inspired to participate this year because she had seen the exhibit last year.
"I hope that when people view the photos they will think the same thing; people are loving their body for what it is, people are confident in themselves and wanted to do something different like that," she said.

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U.S. denounces Syrian violence, but can't do much about it
WASHINGTON — Beyond daily condemnations, the Obama administration is handcuffed from doing much, if anything, to stop Syria from slaughtering its people.
The United States doesn't have the kinds of economic, military or political ties it could marshal into effective diplomatic pressure in Syria, as it did in Egypt.
And it probably couldn't muster the kind of allied military action that it did against the Libyan regime. The Libya campaign showed that NATO is a weakened force that might not be able to mount a second simultaneous operation.
Then, too, there's precious little popular support in the war-weary U.S. for more military action. And there's no agreement internationally to go after Syria, either in the Arab League or in the United Nations.
Last but not least, Saudi Arabia opposes any move to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad. As the world's top oil producer and a key U.S. ally in the region, Saudi Arabia has sway with the White House.
"The United States," said Aram Nerguizian, a scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, "has few levers to pull."
After a weekend of increasing government violence against the Syrian people, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Monday issued his third condemnation in four days. But he left the door open to Assad staying in power, refusing to say that he's lost the legitimacy to govern, as the White House said of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
"The president has made clear that President Assad needs to engage in political dialogue, that the transition there needs to take place towards more political freedom, and that if President Assad does not lead that transition then he should step aside," Carney said.
Carney also stressed that circumstances in Syria are different from those in Libya, noting that in Libya there was international agreement to act as Gadhafi moved to kill more of his people in the besieged city of Benghazi.
That and other major differences make it harder, if not impossible, to force Syria to bend to the popular forces of the Arab Spring.
Diplomatically, the United States has few of the tools it had in Egypt. It doesn't have broad commercial ties with Syria; thus, economic sanctions have little effect. It doesn't have the close military-to-military relationship that the Pentagon had with the Egyptian military, which allowed back-channel pressure on the Egyptians to hold their fire as protesters poured into the streets of Cairo. And the U.S. sent an ambassador back to Damascus only recently, hardly enough time to build relationships.
Even if it could bring such pressures to bear, it's unclear whether Assad would bow to them.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Sunday that it might take military intervention to stop Assad. "You need to put on the table all options, including a model like we have in Libya."
But Libya may have stretched NATO too thin already.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that two months of airstrikes in Libya had revealed "shortcomings, in both capability and will, that have the potential to jeopardize the alliance's ability to conduct an integrated, effective and sustained air-sea campaign."
Among them: The NATO control center can barely handle the 150 sorties a day against Libya, and the campaign is running short of bombs and missiles.
Also, this country is in no mood for more warfare. On Libya, Americans oppose U.S. military involvement by a ratio of about 2 to 1, according to several recent polls. Congress also is balking at the extended Libya campaign.
At the same time, Obama's under public pressure to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan. He's said he'll start withdrawing by the end of July but that it will take until 2014 to complete the pullout.
Moreover, nearly half of Americans think the U.S. should "mind its own business" abroad, according to a new Pew Research Center poll, a figure the center called "among the highest measures of isolationist sentiment in more than half a century."
Finally, there's far less international support to go into Syria than there was for Libya.
"Libya was made possible by a decision by the Arab League, which gave the international community the umbrella it needed to go in. You don't have the same consensus on Syria," said Marwan Muasher, a former foreign minister of Jordan and a vice president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
In particular, Saudi Arabia opposes any move that could weaken Assad's grip on power.
The Saudis worry that Assad's overthrow would ignite massive unrest among Syria's ethnic and religious groups that could spill across its borders, unhinging the delicate sectarian peace in Lebanon and stoking tensions across the region.
"It's clear that the Saudis have responded reflexively in opposing any of the 'Arab Spring' uprisings, including, evidently, in Syria. They've had a negative, kneejerk response toward them," said Mona Yacoubian of the U.S. Institute for Peace.
The Saudis' fear of regional turmoil, she said, outweighs even the advantage they'd gain over Iran if Assad were ousted. Assad is Iran's main ally in the Arab world and the Saudis' main rival.
Said Muasher of the Carnegie Endowment: "As of now, I don't see the possibility of outside intervention."
Gates gives grim account of NATO's Libya efforts
'Arab Spring' push for democracy stalls as regimes dig in
Obama's Europe tour raises question of how much U.S. can afford to help
For more McClatchy politics coverage visit Planet Washington


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NOAA's Fisheries Service today announced a monitoring plan for 12 bottlenose dolphins in the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers. The agency also announced that there will be no effort to force the dolphins out of the area at this time.
Monitoring by NOAA dolphin researchers over the past week revealed no indications of stress, illness, or feeding problems. They identified 12 individuals moving easily from the Navesink to the Shrewsbury in two groups.
"These animals are in typical habitat, food is present, and we have no reason to believe they are stressed," said Teri Rowles, director of NOAA's National Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Program. "We're not going to interfere in what appears to be a completely natural phenomenon, especially when doing so carries a high risk of harming healthy animals."
NOAA consulted with a number of experts on the condition and behavior of these animals in this habitat and determined the conditions of the estuary are well within those tolerated by bottlenose dolphins.
There is also general agreement that efforts to move the animals from the area by luring, chasing, or catching them for relocation would be difficult, potentially dangerous for the animals and people, and not likely to succeed.
"Migratory bottlenose dolphins likely expand and contract their range in response to changes in environmental conditions, and this may well be what we are seeing," said Larry Hansen, a NOAA researcher who studies the northern coastal stock of bottlenose dolphins to which this group most likely belongs. "They can spend the winter in colder water and even endure icy conditions, as long as there is enough to eat."
"The appearance of a larger group after several years of sighting smaller numbers is consistent with the behavior of dolphins as they find new areas to occupy," said Randall Wells, a senior conservation scientist with the Chicago Zoological Society who was consulted by the agency. "This group has been residing in the area for nearly four months and recent reports indicate that the remaining individuals appear to be behaving normally."
"Based on our experiences, herding is unlikely to be effective here given the small number of animals and the distance to the ocean," said Katie Touhey, who manages stranding responses for the Cape Cod Stranding Network. Her group was consulted by NOAA because it has used herding with a variety of species to prevent or to mitigate mass strandings.
NOAA's monitoring plan is intended to better understand conditions that can trigger the dolphins to leave the estuary. "We hypothesize that they will leave when there is not food in sufficient quantity. We are collecting data to help us understand when and why that happens," said NOAA's Hansen.
Observers will be watching the dolphins and their prey several times a week, and the animals will be re-evaluated by dolphin researchers every two weeks. NOAA-approved observers are to be at the Route 36 Highlands Bridge construction site if dolphins are present, and high acoustic activities will be stopped if dolphins are within 500 meters of the bridge.
The agency will also be collecting data on noise levels around the bridge construction project.
"The observations and measurements are intended to provide data on acoustic signals and dolphin behavior around the site," said Brandon Southall, director of NOAA's Ocean Acoustic Program. "It might help us better understand what, if any, barrier the construction may pose to dolphin transit," he said.
Smaller groups of dolphins appeared in the estuary in both 1993 and 2000, and NOAA did try to move them. In both cases, all the animals perished.
In the Northeast, there is no documented attempt to move this number of bottlenose dolphins as much as 8 miles as would be required. Luring with sounds has never been tried with this species. Herding has been tried with other species with mixed results. In most successful cases these animals were in poor habitats or otherwise distressed, and nearer to safer waters. Herding raises the stress level of animals considerably, and in some cases causes dolphins to strand, which is often lethal.
The two animals that were found dead in September and October were juveniles that died from pneumonia and infections common among young dolphins in the wild.
If you see a stranded or injured dolphin or other marine mammal in the area, contact the Marine Mammal Stranding Center at 609-266-0538.
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Since 1948, Dr. Alfred Kinsey has been lauded as a scientific pioneer whose enlightened sexual research freed America's repressed libido. But the so-called freedoms and new morality he "blessed" America with have proven devastating to this country's social and moral fabric.
In "Sexual Sabotage," Dr. Judith Reisman, the preeminent Kinsey whistleblower, returns to tell the story of how the "K Bomb" was launched from a gothic limestone Indiana University building, its time-released detonation set to silently emit erototoxic radioactivity into our atmosphere – unto the generations.
During World War II and the decades that followed, Kinsey and his Indiana cohorts sabotaged our nation by entering our libraries and schools as "sex educators" – ridiculing marriage, fidelity, and chastity. They preached widespread sexual experimentation, succeeded in nationwide fraud campaigns, and gutted the tough laws that kept pornography and predators at bay.
Laying out the treacherous acts of Kinsey and Co., Dr. Reisman unveils critical new insights as to where our country went wrong, and how we can and must repudiate the soul-and-body-destroying sexual anarchy Kinsey gave us in the name of "liberation." In so doing, she says, we will reclaim the kind of noble moral character for our country – and ourselves – that is truly liberating.
In "Sexual Sabotage," you will discover:
- How, why, and by whom Americans' traditional sexual morality has been violently subverted;
- "Sexual savior" Alfred Kinsey's true and horrifying plans for American society;
- How and why the children of the Greatest Generation traded their parents' traditional morality for Kinsey's sexual immorality, believing sexual freedom was their own idea;
- The deviant fraud campaigns vetted by the Rockefeller Center and, later, Playboy;
- How billions made by the "Sex Industrial Complex" propelled pornography and the spread of STDs;
- Shocking statistics on child sexual abuse and abortion;
- Why a return to pre-'50s American morality is more essential now than ever
About the Author
Judith Reisman, Ph.D., is sought worldwide to speak, lecture, testify, and counsel individuals, organizations, professionals, and governments in Media Forensics, the scientific analysis of images, pictures, cartoons, illustrations, pornography, and text in sexual harassment of women and children in the workplace, schools, and homes. Reisman is a consultant, the scientific adviser for the California Protective Parents Association, and former president of The Institute for Media Education. She has been a consultant to four U.S. Department of Justice administrations, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Her scholarly findings have had international legislative and scientific import in the United States, Israel, South Africa, Canada, and Australia. She is the author of four previous titles, including "Kinsey, Crimes & Consequences."


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Sony Launches Skype App for PlayStation Vita
College-bound kids looking to get their hands on Sony's latest handheld gaming console may now have the bargaining chips necessary to convince their parents to spring for it now that Skype has been added to the list of apps available on the PlayStation Vita. Skype and Sony have collaborated to bring a customized mobile video calling experience to the PS Vita that includes free high-quality Skype-to-Skype calls over WiFi or 3G using the Vita's front and rear cameras.
Skype can run in the background so players don't have to completely quit a game to make/answer calls. Similar to other Skype platforms, credits can be bought to make calls from the PS Vita to landlines and other non-Skype devices.
In other words, college kids can convince their parents that this will help them "keep in touch", while parents who haven't quite "let go" can feel better knowing that there will be no excuse as to why their kid isn't answering their calls - Chances are, their kid won't be too far away from their Vita, so they can't use the age-old excuse "I didn't hear the phone". Check out the PlayStation blog to find out more information.


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Rihanna and Adele Named Forbes' 2013 Top-Earning Celebrities Under 30
Rihanna won't be 'Unapologetic' about this: the R&B superstar is among the top celebrities gracing Forbes magazine's Top-Earning Celebrities Under 30 list. According to the business mag, RiRi made more cheddar than Kraft Foods within the past year.
The pop star with the grey hair finished at No. 5 on the list with $43 million earned between June 2012 and June 2013. Credit goes to the Bajan beauty's 'Unapologetic' album going platinum, her constant touring and securing an endorsement deal with Vita Coco, a coconut water beverage.
Coming in at No. 7 is Grammy Award-winning songbird Adele who raked in $30 million. The singer is still seeing publishing checks from her last album, '21,' plus from the James Bond movie theme 'Skyfall,' which won her a Best Original Song Oscar. You go girl!
Interestingly, producer Calvin Harris is also on the list at No. 4 with $46 million. The 29-year-old hitmaker blessed Rihanna with the chart-topping hit 'We Found Love' from her 'Talk That Talk' album.
Overall, pop queen Lady Gaga placed first on Forbes' list raking in a whopping $80 million within the last year. According to Forbes, Mother Monster would have earned even more if she "had been able to finish her tour."
Congrats to Rihanna, Adele, Lady Gaga and the rest of the celebs for staying on top of their grind and getting that bread. Pour it up! Pour it up!


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2019 – To Neutral and Beyond?
December 20, 2018
The short-term funding market landscape continues to evolve. While 2018 was a year characterized by the Federal Reserve methodically hiking rates, we expect 2019 will be different. As rates continue to rise, the end of the rate tightening cycle could be in sight.
There are a number of factors impacting the front-end markets, but we believe monetary policy decisions will have the most direct impact. This will be carried out broadly by interest rate policy and Federal Reserve balance sheet normalization.
• The market will seek to understand the true definition of the neutral policy rate and the path towards that rate.
• Monetary policy is likely to continue to tighten through gradual rate hikes and balance sheet normalization.
• Liquidity yields are much more attractive and opportunities may arise if market and Fed expectations are not aligned.
Interest Rate Policy
The market debate entering the new year will likely be centered on "the neutral rate," or stance of monetary policy that is neither accommodative nor restrictive. While much theoretical work has been done to estimate the neutral rate, challenges remain because the estimates are imprecise and complicated by other factors including both short-term (fiscal stimulus) and long-term factors (productivity growth and regulatory policy).
In the fourth quarter of 2018, we heard Fed Chairman Jerome Powell describe interest rates as both "far below neutral" and "just below the broad range of estimates for neutral," which while seemingly contradictory, highlights the challenges of trying to predict the neutral rate. Rather than thinking of the neutral rate as a specific rate level, Chairman Powell prefers to think of neutral as a range of rates, which is currently believed to be between 2.5%-3.5%. Given this view, it is likely that we will enter 2019 very close to the lower end of the range.
A range this large presents some challenges to the market. On one hand, we are nearly within the neutral policy setting. But on the other hand, we would still be neatly within that range following four additional rate hikes. Market perception is that once the fed funds rate approaches neutral, the decision framework for further rate hikes could change. The decision to hike rates beyond the neutral setting will be more of a data dependent framework due in part to risks discussed later in this piece. Due to this belief, the market is discounting the Fed's current expectations of three rate hikes in 2019. Will strong growth, employment and inflation data warrant moving policy into a restrictive mode? In addition, given the expected further rate hikes, the interest rate curve could continue flattening or inverting to a point where it could pressure financial conditions, which is a key metric that the Fed considers when analyzing data and economic indicators.
On top of all of this, the Fed's commitment to greater transparency means that starting in 2019, there will be a press conference following every Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. This doubles the amount of meetings that the market perceives as "live," where an interest rate hike or major policy action could be announced. This change along with the aforementioned dynamics is creating uncertainty for the future path of interest rates and how portfolios need to be managed in response.
Balance Sheet Normalization
Normalizing monetary policy is coming from more than just rising interest rates. Due to quantitative easing conducted during the global financial crisis, the Fed's balance sheet ballooned to a peak of $4.5 trillion.1 Due to the FOMC's balance sheet normalization program, the size of the balance sheet has decreased by $400 billion as of November 2018.1 Balance sheet run-off is now up to a maximum of $50 billion per month.
When normalization began in October 2017, former Fed Chair Janet Yellen hoped the program would be similar to "watching paint dry." While it could be argued that the market impact has been minimal thus far, as the balance sheet unwind continues, potential supply and demand pressures will mount. If this happens, it could lead to wider spreads and higher yields in the short-term fixed income market.
Risks to the Outlook
In addition to the uncertainties surrounding Fed policy and balance sheet normalization, 2019 is shaping up to have a host of factors that could introduce risk into the global economy. These risks span the globe and arise from a myriad of sources. In the U.S., key questions center on the handling of the impending debt ceiling and slowing growth due to fading fiscal stimulus. Globally, cross currents in the market stem from uncertain trade policy and broader geopolitical concerns. Finally, we are beginning to see cracks forming in the credit market, with headline risk from the BBB, leveraged loan, and high yield markets. It is difficult to tell which of these factors might impact the markets or our outlook on monetary policy in 2019, but they are worth monitoring closely as we move into the new year.
Liquidity Markets Poised to Build on 2018 Momentum
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Many investors take comfort in highly liquid short duration investments amid rising rates. This strategy was rewarded in 2018 as short-term benchmarks broadly outperformed their longer-duration counterparts. While the tide of Fed policy may be shifting, short-term fixed income investments will likely continue to be an important part of investors' portfolios by providing liquidity and helping to minimize interest rate risk in these uncertain times. Across our portfolios, we will continue to focus on the key objectives of capital preservation and liquidity while opportunistically taking advantage of attractive risk-adjusted returns that present themselves in the market.
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Most small business owners understand that one of the most important things they need to do in order to help their web sites rank better on the search engines is to build incoming links from quality, relevant web sites. I've written in the past about building the right content to serve as link bait, but the reality is that until your site starts to be found on its own, it's hard to get those links, no matter how great your content is. That means that many small business owners will need to start off their link building campaign by asking for links. That may sound easy enough, but a good link request requires true skill to deliver.
The Wrong Way to Ask for Links
Think about the last time you received a link request in your email. Chances are, it read something like this:
Dear Webmaster,
I am contacting you today because I am interested in exchanging links with other web sites. I feel that my site would be of great interest to your readers and that my readers would also enjoy the content on your site. If we exchange links, it can help both of us rank better in the search engines. Would you be interested in sharing the benefits of a new link partnership with me?
Please contact me soon,
Clueless Webmaster
If you're anything like me, you tend to trash these emails fairly quickly. Why? Well, for several reasons.
1.) It's clearly coming from an automated program. Chances are this email went out to dozens, if not hundreds or thousands of webmasters.
2.) It's not personal. There's nothing in this email that tells you that the request is coming from someone who has visited your site. Why then, should you trust that your sites are a great fit?
3.) If has nothing of value to offer. There's nothing in this email to tell you that the sender has a web site of value. Why would the site be of great interest to your readers? Do they offer free tools? Unique content? Fabulous free online games?
Learning to View Link Building in a New Light
Many web site owners find link requests to be perplexing. The web is simply full of articles telling site owners how NOT to link build, but with all those lists of "don'ts" floating around, it's still tough to figure out what the "do's" are. The reality is, there is no simple formula to follow for crafting quality link requests, instead you need to learn to think of link building as a form of online relationship building.
That's right...relationship building. Here's why. Every time you send an email to another web site owner asking them to link to your site, you are basically asking that person to endorse your products, your services and your content. That's a lot to ask of someone that you've never met and who likely knew nothing about you before receiving your email request.
Think of it this way...if you received an email from a business owner asking you to recommend his products to all your friends, would you do it? Likely not... But if you went to the store and bought a product that you absolutely loved, you'd likely be more than willing to tell all of your friends and family about it. That's because most people understand that the recommendations they make are a reflection of their own reputation. If you have a history of telling your friends about really bad restaurants, it won't be long before they're not willing to listen to your suggestions anymore. That's why we tend to so carefully consider the suggestions that we make.
Think Permission Marketing
Once you wrap your head around the idea of a link as a personal recommendation, it starts to become easier to see link building as a form of relationship building. You need to build a relationship with a site owner the same way that you would network with another small business owner for mutual benefit. You must be able to offer something of service in exchange for something offered by the other business owner. In the case of links, you're offering a trade on traffic and a trade of your own personal endorsements.
Consider this example:
Just this morning, I sent out a link request asking someone to consider adding a link from their site to the Lactivist project. The site I was writing to was owned by a woman that was featured in a news story last night on CNN about mother's that rely on other women to provide breast milk for their babies. The woman had had a double mastectomy due to breast cancer and was unable to breastfeed her son. Because she believed so strongly in the benefits of breast milk, she was using a web site as a way to raise money and recruit donors for her mission. The site and the traffic that it receives would the perfect match for the products being offered through The Lactivist store.
While putting together the request, I was keeping in mind the three rules of permission marketing. Be personal, be relevant and offer something of value. Those three rules are generally the best ones to keep in mind when working on your own link requests.
Be personal. I began my email by explaining that I'd heard of her plight while visiting CNN's web site. I went on to explain that I'd been an active milk donor in my own town and that I had been interested to read about how she'd purchased her own pasteurizer and was processing milk for her own children.
Be relevant. I briefly mentioned my own blog and my t-shirt shop and mentioned that I had written about her site on my own blog and that I hoped she would see some new visitors and interest from my readers.
Offer something of value. Finally, I suggested that since she receives a reasonable amount of traffic, she might consider adding AdSense to her site as another way to earn money. I also suggested that she consider becoming a Lactivist affiliate as another way to raise funds through the site. I told her that I would be happy to help her with the AdSense integration or with getting an affiliate account setup for the shop.
All in all, I spent about half an hour reading through her site, watching the video clip on CNN, writing my own blog post and putting the email together. The email may or may not result in a link back to the site, only time will tell that, but what it likely won't do is find it's way into the trash as a piece of junk mail. That said, at a bare minimum, it will likely give her a boost of encouragement and let her know that she's gained an incoming link to her own site with no strings attached. In the long run, that's that way that you build online relationships...and links.
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Every major sporting event is, of course, an opportunity to celebrate the greatest players in their field showcasing their talent. But it's also an excuse for marketing folks to bung a logo on pretty much any piece of tat and flog it to fans looking for "collectible" memorabilia.
The European Football Championships currently taking place in France are no exception and among the replica shirts and commemorative footballs are some truly awful examples of desperate cashing here.
Here are our pick of some of the worst ... from the inflatable chair to the shower gel.
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Economy nudges women into strip-club dancing
Like many working women, "Charlie" is expected to wear a uniform to work: Heavy eye shadow? Check. Micro-miniskirt? Check. String bikini? Check. Eight-inch platform heels? Check. And not much else.
Charlie - who spoke on the condition that only her stage name be used - is among a small but apparently growing number of women who, because of a lousy job market, have turned to stripping to pay the rent, go to school or feed their kids.
No one compiles statistics on exotic dancers, but club managers in Fresno and across the country say more women than ever are seeking economic security by grabbing on to a brass pole.
For some, as unemployment in Fresno County lingers above 15%, desperate times call for desperate measures. Dancers say it's better than no job at all - despite the social disapproval, physical danger and psychological stress.
"Women who are doing this because they're desperate for money, the ones who find it morally repugnant will feel the toll immediately," said Bernadette Barton, a sociology professor and author who has studied the business. "No one should have to violate their own moral center to make a living."
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Trendsmap.com reveals Twitter trends in real-time. The website allows visitors to view the most often used words in current Twitter posts from a global perspective or drilled-down to a local level. Trendsmap.com is a product of the web workshop Stateless Systems, which creates innovative web-based projects that provide a wide variety of content and web services, from coupon-code sharing to a content management system. Stateless Systems is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and employs 12 software developers and web designers.
When Stateless Systems decided to build Trendsmap.com, the team needed the flexibility to spin up multiple instances quickly and the ease of use that would enable quick deployment. "We deal with large volumes of data," says Stateless Systems lead developer John Barratt. "We need the flexibility that you can only find in the cloud."
Stateless Systems developed Trendsmap.com entirely upon Amazon Web Service (AWS), with Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) as its primary service. Amazon EC2 functions as Trendsmap.com's processing and web serving platforms. The Stateless Systems developers built the core of the website's foundation in Ruby and additional components with MySQL, Memcached, Nginx, and Sphinx.
To handle the large amount of data processed by Trendsmap.com, the developers created a custom parallel data processing pipeline to control workloads among its Amazon EC2 instances. The application incorporates four database servers and more than 20 Amazon EC2 instances in total for processing.
Trendsmap.com relies on several different features within Amazon EC2, including Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS). The Stateless Systems developers use this flexible block level storage to house the site's growing dataset, which increases in size by many gigabytes every day. When Stateless Systems needs access to short-term processing of large volumes of data for Trendsmap.com, it calls up Amazon EC2 Spot Instances. Amazon EC2 Spot Instances allow Stateless Systems to save money by bidding on unused instances to temporarily augment the site's computing resources.
Stateless Systems also uses Amazon EC2 Elastic IP addresses. John Barratt explains the convenience of this Amazon EC2 feature: "The Elastic IPs have allowed us to transfer public services from one host to another very easily and without any downtime. And, they also allow for no-fuss movement of servers that have been whitelisted by external services such as Twitter, without having to get them to update their configuration."
In addition, Trendsmap.com uses the Elastic Load Balancing feature to distribute traffic between its multiple Amazon EC2 instances. Stateless Systems developers recently credited Elastic Load Balancing with helping them to avert a potential service outage involving Trendsmap.com.
The benefits of Amazon EC2 and Amazon EBS convinced Stateless Systems to use AWS. "Between the flexibility of AWS, and the ease with which we could deploy new ones, or change existing instances was what sold us on AWS," Barratt says. "Because we deal with large volumes of data, the flexibility that Amazon EBS volumes provide has been particularly useful and is one of the single biggest factors that steered us toward AWS."
In 2009, Trendsmap.com began operations by storing and processing approximately 4 million tweets per day. Today, the site stores and processes more than 40 million tweets per day. Stateless Systems credits the scalability of AWS with helping it to achieve Trendsmap.com's impressive expansion. Barratt says, "AWS has given us the ability to easily scale out our compute and storage requirements as both the functionality and the data volume has grown over the last two years."
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Four guys in New York have released the second version of ExtensionFM, or exfm, a browser add-on that lets you tag music all over the web for streaming, tweeting, favoriting and playlisting, TechCrunch reported yesterday.
Exfm detects music files on websites and saves them for you, building up a library of songs you can stream from the web. "The web is now your music library" is the description of the extension, which is only available for Chrome but coming to other browsers soon.
Also neat: If someone tweets an exfm link, you can play the song without leaving Twitter.
Exfm is a good way to discover and share music (and listen to it for free). It'll start to look even more attractive once Google releases its browser-based operating system for netbooks, Chrome OS, set to release later this year. Why have music take up space on your machine when you can keep it in the cloud?
Exfm has raised $500,000 from various investors, including the New York-based incubator Betaworks.
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October 3, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon)
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Welcome (5 minutes)
Presenter: Andree Tremoulet, facilitator
Announcements (5 minutes)
Presenter: Bob Glascock
- Updated schedule for IE PEG
Infrastructure Levels of Service
1. Bureau presentations (15 minutes)
Presenters: Kathryn Levine (PBOT), Randy Webster (Parks), Karyn Hanson (BES), Jeff Leighton (Water)
2. Small group #1 (15 minutes)
Find your seat assignment. Discuss these questions:
- Do service gaps exist for this bureau? Why?
- Are communities of color, people with disabilities or low-income populations overly affected by service gaps?
- What would more equitable service look like?
3. Small group #2 (15 minutes)
- Discuss the same questions, for another service area.
4. Full PEG discussion (45 minutes)
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For more information, please contact Andree or Bob:
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Obamacare stats hard to nail down
When you go to all this trouble to cover the uninsured, is it really that unreasonable to ask how many uninsured people Obamacare has covered so far?
The answer, apparently, is: Yes. It's unreasonable.
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The truth is, nobody has a good, real-time fix on how successful the Affordable Care Act has been in reducing the ranks of the uninsured. The Obama administration hasn't been able to say how many of the 3.3 million people who have signed up for private health insurance coverage, or of the 6.3 million who have been determined eligible for Medicaid, were actually uninsured before — and health care experts aren't sure yet, either.
( Also on POLITICO: The politics of Obamacare delays)
There have been a couple of surveys, and at least one state — New York — has been keeping track of how many people were uninsured when they applied for coverage. But their answers are so wildly different that all we can say is, it's either a tiny minority that were uninsured, or it's most of them.
Want to narrow that down? You'll just have to wait. We might have some better hints in April — but it could be next year before there are national numbers that everyone will accept.
The search for real, trustworthy numbers shows just how hard it is to track how many uninsured people are gaining health coverage in anything close to real time, and even harder to link those changes directly to the ACA. Unless you've got a reliable way of gathering that information when people sign up — which hasn't been in place during the Obamacare enrollment season — you pretty much have to wait until a think tank does a national survey, or even until the census figures come out next year.
( Also on POLITICO: Court: No reprieve for Notre Dame on contraception coverage rule)
It all adds up to frustration for supporters, opponents and everyone else who's trying to track the progress of Obamacare — because reducing the ranks of the uninsured was, well, kind of the point.
"It's going to take some time," said Edwin Park, vice president for health policy at the liberal Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. "I know everyone wants to know, 'X percent was uninsured,' but what we know so far is mostly anecdotal, and it's probably not accurately capturing what's going on."
There have been some early signs of success. The Obama administration has reported, and the Census Bureau has confirmed, that the uninsured rate for young adults has already dropped, most likely because the law lets young adults up to age 26 stay on their parents' plans. The administration estimates that 3 million young adults have gained coverage that way.
But if the Congressional Budget Office is right, the drop in the uninsured rate over the next few years should be much bigger and easily measurable. In its latest estimates, CBO predicted that the number of uninsured Americans would drop by a total of 13 million this year — including private health insurance and coverage through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program — and by 25 million in 2016.
( Also on POLITICO: Major spending cut proposed for Medicare Advantage)
The way things are going, though, it could be a long time before we know whether CBO was even close to the mark.
The administration could have helped by putting a specific question on the applications for the federal health insurance exchange, and encouraging all of the state-run exchanges to do the same, that would have allowed the government to track how many people were uninsured when they signed up.
The problem is, the questions they did put on the federal applications aren't specific enough to be reliable — which is why administration officials say they can't answer questions yet about how much progress it has actually made on the uninsured.
The questions are worded differently on the online and paper applications, but in both cases, they just ask the customers whether they need health coverage. That's not exactly the same as asking if they're uninsured, because they might have a health insurance plan that's about to end, or need new health coverage for other reasons. And it's an optional question, so the government can't be sure everyone is answering it.
Aaron Albright, a spokesman for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says the administration is "currently evaluating if additional data may be needed to accurately answer this question, and we hope to have this data in the future."
Part of the complication, of course, is that enrollment season isn't over — people can keep signing up through March 31. Many health care analysts are expecting a final wave of enrollments toward the end, which could boost the numbers of uninsured people who get coverage, especially among those who weren't in any hurry to sign up. And even then, it will take time to know how many people are actually enrolled, since not everyone who signs up will pay their premiums.


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By Rob Sobhani, Special to CNN
Rob Sobhani is president of Caspian Group Holdings, which has interests in green energy and infrastructure projects, and author of 'King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia: A Leader of Consequence'. The views expressed are his own.
King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa of Bahrain is one of America's key allies in the Persian Gulf. He's also among a growing number of political leaders in the Middle East who see more than oil in the region's future. After all, the Middle East is blessed with an abundance of another natural resource: sunshine.
Bahrain wants to take full advantage of this reality, and harnessing solar energy has become a top priority in the country. But the government has also taken the surprising step of seeking long-term partnerships with leading American solar energy companies.
I was present a couple of years back when King Hamad tasked his energy minister with selecting the best American solar companies. The goal was to bring American innovation to Bahrain to help address the country's energy needs, as well as to make Bahrain a global leader in combating climate change and global warming. Both issues are personally important to King Hamad.
The King outlined that day in the country's capital Manama why he believes that governmental leaders have a duty to protect and preserve the earth, a belief that appears to inform his desire to pursue clean energy for his region and the world.
True, Bahrain's entrance into solar power was delayed by the recent political upheavals in the region, unrest driven largely by global economic uncertainty. But the government's determination to build solar electric power plants appears not to have been dimmed. And that's likely to be a boon for American companies.
Bahrain is home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, whose mission is to protect the energy-rich Persian Gulf. It is also attached by a 16-mile causeway to Saudi Arabia, which boasts the world's largest oil reserves. Still, King Hamad appears to understand that the best route to economic security is at least some liberation from oil and a turn toward the sun for energy.
Saudi Arabia knows this as well. It burns its own crude oil at a rate of 2.9 million barrels a day to meet domestic energy demands. Bahrain, for its part, uses about 45,000 barrels a day. Both countries know that they can do a lot for themselves by using more sunlight – and renewable solar power – instead.
By conservative estimates by private and government experts, Middle East countries plan to invest about $500 billion in solar energy over the next two decades, and the U.S. is well positioned to benefit from such expenditure.
In just the last two years, the cost of producing a megawatt of solar energy using American technology has dropped to $2 million from $3 million. The price of smart grid technology, an American innovation, has fallen to $5 million per megawatt from $6 million per megawatt.
That's a trend that even oil-rich nations are noticing.
China and India are certainly major competitors for this market. But even if the U.S. were to capture only 20 percent of it – or $100 billion – the result could be the creation of 10,000 jobs and a diminished need for U.S. government subsidies to prop up the solar industry.
The reality is that America's strongest asset is its prowess in emerging technologies. As a result, the U.S. Department of Energy has asserted repeatedly that American companies can compete with any country in the world for the burgeoning solar market.
The U.S. would be wise to do so. Instead of being on the front lines of military confrontations, the U.S. can put itself at the forefront of economic innovation instead. Our solar sales to the Middle East can become a peaceful calling card. Good old American know-how can produce friends in a region where we need as many as we can get.
The expansion of solar power in the Middle East presents the U.S. with a sterling opportunity. And who knows? Maybe the Middle East can become dependent on us for energy for a change.
We would like to see Fareed Zakaria back as as soon as possible on GPS. I think the charges are being blown way out of proportion. He is an excellent journalist albiet busy and his mistake should be forgiven quickly.
Without Fareed this forum does not make sense even Geographically: Caspian Group Holdings; Whose advertisement is this by the way?
We don't need a self righteous journalist lecture Americans on how we should live, especially one who steals another's words.
I am a useless piece of camel dung. I post anti American, anti GB, anti semite, anti India, anti modern anything because I am a good moooooslem. I steal people's monikers because I am so ashamed of myself and post the most stupid comment. When people get angry with me, I claim insanity. I am the same guy.
Your not a good muslim, ur a good white christian racist who likes to start wars for no reason, anything thing to do with solar u go crazy, u like to wipe out indigenous people and steal their land build nations and ur a secret anti semite .
Zach, being against islam and muslims is good, not bad, and has got nothing to do with racism. Islam isn't a race anyway. I guess you didn't get the memo.
One main reason we want more green energy is that we want to become independent from the middle east. We don't need the middle east anymore once we have our own energy. I have the impression that islam appeasing liberals want us to stay dependent. Not gonna happen.
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August 29, 2003
IPC Resistors release educational guides
IPC Resistors, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, recently released two educational guides for electrical consultants and service contractors. Both the "Conversion Guide for Ungrounded Systems to High Resistance Grounding" and the "Consultant Specifications Guide to High Resistance Grounding" offer detailed technical information about ground fault protection.
The "Conversion Guide for Ungrounded Systems to High Resistance Grounding" is designed to help consultants and service companies who are upgrading electrical systems from ungrounded to high resistance grounding. The guide covers the benefits of high resistance ground systems and provides step-by-step instructions for calculating grounding resistor size requirements to installation.
The "Consultant Specifications Guide to High Resistance Grounding" is designed to make specifications of grounding products easier for consultants. The guide contains template specifications for each of IPC's grounding products.
For more information, visit www.ipc-resistors.com.
August 28, 2003
Maxis Corp. acquires Innovative Tool Co.
Maxis Corporation, Gilbert, Ariz., recently announced the acquisition of Innovative Tool Co., located in Albuquerque, N.M. Maxis will provide a distribution network for Innovative Tool's product line beginning in October 2003. Maxis works directly with electricians and contractors and their products are available nationwide at electrical supply stores and tool houses.
For more information, visit www.maxistools.com.
August 27, 2003
Hubbell Premise Wiring webinars eligible for BICSI credits
Hubbell Premise Wiring training webinars are now eligible for BICSI credits. Presented by Hubbell product managers, the Webinar series consists of live, on-line interactive audio/Web conferencing seminars that explore topics of interest to end-users, consultants, and contractors who write project specifications. Each webinar explores industry issues and solutions to challenging applications. Discussion is encouraged before and after each presentation. The webinars are held twice a month and are an hour long. Each topic is presented twice a week to accommodate schedules and time zones.
For more information, visit www.hubbell-premise.com/Webinars.asp.
August 26, 2003
Caterpillar and Eaton announce joint venture
Caterpillar, Inc., and Eaton Corp. recently announced a joint venture to provide an integrated electric power distribution system. The partnership will operate under the name Intelligent Switchgear Organization LLC and be based in Alpharetta, Ga. The companies will manufacture product lines that will include paralleling switchgear and automatic transfer switches used for emergency or prime power applications.
August 25, 2003
NEMA releases revised standard on motors and generators
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has released MG 1-2003, "Motors and Generators", a revised version of MG 1-1998. The standard provides more than 500 pages of manufacturing and performance data related to electric motors and generators and assists in this selection and application.
Included in this new version is a section of NEMA Premium Efficiency Motors with expanded information on short-time rated machines. Part 5, "Classification of Degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures for Rotating Machines," has also been updated to align MG 1 with the IEC 60034-5 standard.
August 22, 2003
Genesis offers guide on residential structured cabling systems
Genesis Cable Systems, Pleasant Prairie, Wis., has announced it's offering a free guidebook about residential structured cabling titled "Future Proofing Your Home," which is intended for homeowners, contractors, and homebuilders. This brochure explains how a structured cabling system works, what it can do to enhance the value of a home, and how affordable it can be to install.
Some of the options of structured cabling include a built-in fire and burglar alarm system, video for child monitoring from any room, complete audio and home theater capabilities, high-speed Internet, control zoned heating and air-conditioning, and smart appliances.
For more information, visit www.genesiscable.com.
August 21, 2003
General Cable and Molex Premise Networks announce partnership
General Cable, Highland Heights, Ky., has teamed up with Molex Premise Networks, an electronic components provider located in Lisle, Ill., to produce cabling products that meet ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B specifications and ISO/IEC 11801 standards. The partnership will also support a 25-year link and channel warranty.
August 20, 2003
Northeast blackout has now been traced to failure in Ohio
Investigators from the North American Electric Reliability Council have now traced the events that led to the blackout that left a majority of New York and Ohio in the dark to the failure of several high-voltage transmission lines near Cleveland, but it remains unclear how the problem spread from the Midwest to the East coast and parts of eastern Canada. The first breakdown occurred at 3:06 p.m. EST, when a 345-KV-transmission line west of Cleveland shut down for reasons still unknown. Not too long after the first line failed, a second 345-KV line in the same area, probably one helping to carry the load from the first failed line, sagged into a tree, causing the line to shut down. Over the next hour, systems throughout the throughout the eastern United States and Canada began to see huge swings in voltage and direction of power flow, more lines went down, and power plants shut themselves off. Shortly before 4:11 p.m. EST, the blackouts began. The council's investigation is ongoing.
"Instability in the voltage is something you really have to worry about," says Karl Stahlkopf, senior vice president of Hawaiian Electric and a former vice president of the Electric Research Institute in Palo Alto, Calif. "In the '96 outages in California, we had very large voltage swings, which caused relays to trip, which caused plants to go offline, which caused blackouts."
August 20, 2003
Canada blames New York fire for power outage
The office of Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien recently said that a fire at a power plant near Niagara Falls, N.Y., appeared to be the cause of the massive power blackout that hit large areas of the Northeast on August 14. Before this announcement there were conflicting reports on the cause. Security agents on both sides of the United States/Canada border said that lighting had hit a power plant in New York and started a cascading blackout over an area of 3,600 sq mi in the U.S. Northeast and Ontario. However, it now appears that the outage was caused by a fire within the power plant.
The prime minister's spokeswoman also said the main Ontario power utility, Hydro One, was doing all it could to decouple itself from the U.S. power grid, to which it's interconnected.
August 19, 2003
Myers acquires Ryco Electrical Products
Myers Power Products, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, Calif., recently acquired all assets of Ryco Electrical Products, an electrical switching gear manufacturer located in Pomona, Calif. The transaction adds to Myers' expansion and development of emergency lighting inverters, frequency converters, electrical service pedestals, and other power-related products manufactured in California and in its corporate headquarters located in Bethlehem, Pa. Ryco manufactures a range of commercial metering switchboards, including main circuit and distribution sections, CT meter mains, and lever-bypass or K-Base style multi-metering.
August 18, 2003
Thomas & Betts recognizes leaders in the electrical industry
Recognizing innovation and resourcefulness among electrical workers, companies, and apprentices, Thomas & Betts, Memphis, Tenn., recently presented the 2002 Signature Awards to the latest round of recipients. Winners in the following three categories were selected by a committee of editors from EC&M and Electrical Wholesaling magazines, which co-sponsor the awards program, and announced at the National Association of Electrical Distributors annual meeting in Atlanta.
Electrical Professional of the Year – Walt Czyrnik, executive director of the Mid-South Independent Electrical Contractors, Bartlett, Tenn.
Electrical Company of the Year – Guarantee Electrical Co., St. Louis.
Student/Apprentice of the Year – Kelly Myers, Aladdin Ward Electric, Sarasota, Fla.
August 14, 2003
Ridgid launches line of professional power tools
An 80-year-old manufacturer transformed a steel mill into a construction site to introduce a new line of professional power tools for contractors, builders, and woodworkers to a group of magazine editors.
Ridgid, Inc., a subsidiary of Emerson Electric, announced the launch of 35 new products at a press event Aug. 8 at the Finkl Steel Mill in Chicago. Emerson partnered with One World Technologies, Inc., to analyze the market, conduct field research, and test competitive models before developing cordless, corded, benchtop and stationary power tools. During the two-year product development process, the companies interviewed more than 500 people in eight cities, collected data from online surveys, and organized focus groups.
Jay Gatz, Ridgid brand manager, discusses the features and capabilities of the new product line, which took two years to launch.
"We wanted to learn everything there was to learn about the contractor and get into the mind of the pro," says Bob Gautsch, director of business development for Ridgid, Inc. "We knew that to launch a line of power tools in a crowded marketplace, these tools had to be the best in class."
To develop the performance criteria for the new line of tools, Ridgid benchmarked the competition within each of the product categories and invested a quarter of a million dollars in their competitors' products. The Ridgid team members then performed drop tests on the tools and cycled motors until they burnt up or burst into flames.
Ridgid built enhanced capabilities, ergonomic designs, and durable components into many of its tools to increase safety and improve efficiency on the job site. Some of the corded tools feature extended life motors that are engineered to withstand extreme conditions and refract dust, which can wear down the motor prematurely.
"When we talked with professionals, we understood that tool life and usability on the job site was critical," says Jay Gatz, Ridgid brand manager. "The result of all this design and engineering is that we have a motor that will last up to five times longer than the competition."
Ridgid announced the launch of 35 handheld, cordless, corded, benchtop, and stationary power tools.
The corded tools also feature a 12-ft rubber cord that will not crack or deteriorate in cold weather and a Velcro cord wrap. Contractors can identify which tool is plugged in a power strip by checking the backlit icon of the tool on the plug.
Ridgid also offers a line of cordless power tools that feature single-sleeve locking chucks, a 24-position clutch, and a dual-port charger. Contractors can improve job-site efficiency and boost productivity by charging two batteries simultaneously. A built-in fan cools the batteries down to room temperature and then charges two batteries in 30 min. or one battery in 20 min. The batteries are self-ejecting so they are easier for professionals to slip in and slip out, and the battery pack is located at the bottom of the tools for better weight distribution and balance.
A dual-port battery charger and an extra battery come standard with all the cordless drills and the combo kits. The three-piece combo kit features a canvas carrying bag, flashlight, circular saw and hammer drill. In its four-piece kit, Ridgid added a reciprocating saw, which Gatz says has become the demolition tool of choice for electricians.
"The combo kits are the fastest growing segment of the industry because of the perceived value of getting a variety of tools," he says. "The price points are set up so that for a few hundred bucks more, you're getting multiple tools and more functionality."
To tie together the entire line and make the tools stand out on a job site, Ridgid made all of its "Best in Class" tools a specific shade of orange rather than its traditional gray or red. The company is also offering a lifetime service warranty to anyone who buys a Ridgid power tool from September through December of this year. After that time, customers will get a 90-day satisfaction guarantee and a three-year warranty against defects and workmanship. The tools, which include an angle grinder, scroll saw, hammer drill, and reciprocating saw, will be available by Oct. 1 through a nationwide distribution network and at Home Depot, which will be the exclusive retailer in the home center channel.
August 13, 2003
OSHA partners with New Jersey construction group to improve worker safety
In an effort to recognize contractors in New Jersey who demonstrate successful and well-thought-out safety and health programs, OSHA will enter into the Construction Industry Safety Partnership Program with the Building Contractors Association of New Jersey (BCANJ) on Friday.
Contractors that meet the qualifications for the program, including three years without a willful or repeat OSHA violation or fatal accidents, are eligible for the incentive program, which includes a voluntary evaluation by OSHA to assess general safety procedures and related statistical data.
OSHA and the BCANJ hope to achieve several things through the partnership, including the formal training of at least 10% of all workers each year for the next ten years and the reduction of workplace accidents and fatalities by 5% each year.
"Serious injuries and deaths from falls while working in construction significantly contribute to the nation's workplace statistics," says Patricia Clark, OSHA regional administrator. "The use of partnerships as an effective tool to broaden OSHA's impact by allowing us to devote more attention to other employers who are not as safety-conscious has become an important part of our long-term strategy."
More than 180 companies employing more than 10,000 construction workers belong to the BCANJ.
August 11, 2003
Instances of contractor misconduct strengthen case for Contractors Accountability Act
The Project on Government Oversight (POGO) has found 70 new instances of misconduct and alleged misconduct by federal contractors who do business with the government. According to POGO's online Contractor Misconduct Database, from 1990 through 2001 federal contractors had a total of 280 instances of misconduct and alleged misconduct and have paid more than $1.97 billion in fines, penalties, restitution, settlements, and cleanup costs, yet none of these contractors have been suspended or debarred from doing business with the federal government since 1990.
The Contractors Accountability Act of 2003 would establish a centralized database on actions taken against federal contractors and require a description of each action. This would provide debarring officials with the information necessary to protect the business interests of the United States. It would also place the burden of proving responsibility and subsequent eligibility for contracts on the person seeking the contract if they've been previously convicted of two violations.
August 8, 2003
Fluke launches online membership program
Fluke Corp., Everett, Wash., recently unveiled FlukePlus, a free online program designed to offer assistance and rewards to its customers. The program offers exclusive online technical information, product tips, how-to instruction, and access to a member's library of the company archives. FlukePlus also provides product discounts and members-only pricing on company merchandise.
For more information on the FlukePlus program, products, and accessories, visit www.fluke.com/flukeplus.
August 7, 2003
Eaton Corp. committed to growing Innovative Technology TVSS business
Eaton Corp., Pittsburgh, has relocated product manufacturing for the recently acquired Innovative Technology transient voltage surge suppression (TVSS) business to Eaton's Industrial and Commercial Controls Division facility in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The company believes the move will allow it to get the most out of existing corporate infrastructure.
Innovative Technology products will continue to be available only from its existing network of distributors. Eaton will continue promote the business through marketing programs, educational seminars, and other growth activities.
August 6, 2003
Leviton, Indigo Systems, and Phoenix Contact launch redesigned Web sites
Leviton NSI, Little Neck, N.Y., has recently enhanced its Web site for faster access. The new design makes it easier to navigate from section to section, access product and application information, and learn about new product introductions. Located at www.nsicorp.com, the home page features a product catalog, downloads, product bulletins, and customer service and technical support sections.
Indigo Systems, Goleta, Calif., recently launched its new Web site, which segments the product and service offerings into research and development, military R&D, security and surveillance, and industrial/preventative maintenance. The site, located at www.indigosystems.com, offers expanded content and added site options and accessory pages for each product and application.
Phoenix Contact, Harrisburg, Pa., has redesigned its homepage to include detailed technical information, including part numbers, data sheets, and downloadable CAD drawings. The design has three main sections: In Focus is a rotating list of highlighted products, campaigns, and other activities; Products is a list of product groups and descriptions; and What's New is a rotating list of new products and news releases. The site is located at www.phoenixcon.com.
August 5, 2003
Emerson offers performance curves on standard stock motors
Emerson Motor Technologies, St. Louis, is offering performance curves for its standard motor products. The three performance curves available through MotorBoss 3.0, the company's online motor ordering and tracking system, are performance vs. horsepower; performance vs. torque; and torque, current, and power factor vs. rpm.
The curves can be obtained through MotorBoss' submittal request program on the US Motors Web site at www.emersonmotors.com. Notification of curves will be emailed to the customer within one hour of request. The actual curves are then sent to the customer in standard PDF format.
August 4, 2003
Ideal recalls selected voltage and voltage/continuity testers
Ideal Industries, Inc., Sycamore, Ill., has announced that it's conducting a recall of certain manufacturing lots of its voltage and voltage/continuity testers sold primarily in North America. The units recalled are tester models 61-065, 61-066, 61-067, 61-076, 61-079, and 61-080 manufactured in Sycamore, Ill. and Ajax, Ontario, Canada from mid-November 1999 through mid-May 2002.
Ideal has received reports of the solenoid shorting out of higher voltages without warning and blowing the faceplate off the unit. There have been two reports of users burned when using these units. Ideal has notified its distributors, representatives, and customers of the recall.
August 1, 2003
California adopts NFPA 5000 and NFPA 1
The state of California recently adopted model building and fire codes of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to protect public safety. The California Building Standards Commission voted to adopt NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code, and NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code. The codes will provide the basis for the 2004 California Building Code and the 2004 California Fire Code.


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Hip hop critic Andrew Noz digs way back in the catalogs of past Bullseye guests Pharoahe Monch and Ice-T to recommend some of his favorite tracks.
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Over thirty years ago, in 1980, Kevin Kerrane entered a world of unusual characters. "Jocko" Collins, "Sinister" Dick Kinsella, Cy Slapnicka. They were baseball scouts -- men who drove from game to game and town to town looking for fresh and undiscovered talent. They watched the players intently, but they didn't care who won or who lost. They were looking to see how an individual player runs, walks, and throws, and picturing how that talent might parlay to the major leagues. Kerrane renders these men and their stories in vivid detail in his classic history of baseball scouting, Dollar Sign on the Muscle.
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'Glee' Star Becca Tobin's Boyfriend Found Deadby Thomas Chau | PopCrush
Tragedy struck 'Glee' star Becca Tobin Thursday, as the actress' boyfriend, Matt Bendik, was discovered dead in a Philadelphia hotel. TMZ reports that the circumstances around Bendik's death remains unknown but reportedly, there is no evidence of foul play or suicide.
Bendik, 35, was traveling in the Philadelphia area with Tobin, and was reportedly out drinking with his girlfriend and friends on Wednesday.
On Thursday afternoon, a maid at the hotel discovered Bendik's body. TMZ says that it is unknown where Tobin was at the time the body was found.
The site claims that despite running several nightclubs, including AV and Voyeur/DBA in Los Angeles, that Bendik was not known as a partier, and that his death comes as a shock to those who know him.
Below is one of the many Instagram pictures Tobin has posted with her boyfriend with the hashtag '#Bendik.'
Tobin joined the cast of 'Glee' in the Season 4 premiere as Kitty Wilde, a cheerleader at McKinley High who eventually joins the Glee club. She was later promoted to a series regular for the show's fifth season.
Our hearts go out to Tobin, and the family and friends of Matt Bendik.