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Published: November 4, 2015
The US Commerce Department reported that commercial printing industry shipments are up for 16 consecutive months in current dollars compared to the same month of 2014. Full Analysis
Published: October 29, 2015
The advance estimate of third quarter 2015 real GDP is +1.5%. We much prefer the year-to-year comparison, and also without the fluctuations of inventories. Those figures, also indicated in the chart, are +2.03% and +2.18% respectively. Net inventories have been running very high, but in the third quarter were $56.8 billion. This figure was cut in half from Q2, and is close to the 2010 to 2014 average. Full Analysis
Published: October 22, 2015
The latest estimate (October 20) by the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model indicates that third quarter GDP will be +0.9%. That is, until the next data for their model comes in.Full Analysis
Published: October 15, 2015
The Pew Internet Survey has released their latest survey (free download) of social media use and the long term trends are striking. The organization started tracking use in 2005 when social media use was by just 7% of the US population. Now, 65% of adults use social networking sites. Our chart shows the increases by age group.
Ninety percent of those between 18 and 29 use social media, which is not a surprise. Those social media users who are 65+ has more than tripled from 11% in 2010 to 35% in 2015. The report includes data about social media use by various demographics including income, race, gender, community, and education.Full Analysis
Published: October 14, 2015
US commercial printing industry shipments are up for 15 consecutive months compared to the same month of the prior year. Full Analysis
Published: October 8, 2015
The chart shows the changes in the average number of employees per establishment in the US and large printing states. The average size of printing businesses in an area offers clues to the kinds of printing produced there and the history of the industry in that area. Full Analysis
Published: October 2, 2015
Many people confuse debt and deficit when they see it as part of the Federal government's annual budget. Deficit is the annual shortfall between a government's spending and its revenues. Debt is the accumulation of all of the deficits and surpluses of the prior years in that government's history. Full Analysis
Published: October 1, 2015
Even in the industry's most profitable and growing years, the mantra "there's too much capacity in the industry" was always heard. It's been a misplaced and inaccurate portrayal of the business, yet it persists. Full Analysis
Published: September 17, 2015
Canada's commercial printing industry had a small rebound more than three years ago, before that of the US, and has been on a somewhat steady course since. In US dollars, however, Canada's gains market have been erased recently with the stronger dollar. Full Analysis
Published: September 10, 2015
The nearly $15,000 profit per employee of 2000 may not be in the cards for the US commercial printing business any time soon, but it looks like this measure is headed to its second best performance since the end of the recession. Using the latest data for the second quarter of 2015, and adding the previous three quarters to create a full year, profits per employee seem to be headed to $7,700, a thousand dollars more than the level of 2014. Full Analysis
Published: September 9, 2015
The 4-quarter moving total of inflation-adjusted US commercial printing shipments have been increasing, but unfortunately profits have not. Q2-2015 four-quarter shipments are up +2.3%, but profits are unfortunately down for the last four quarters -10.8%. Full Analysis
Published: September 3, 2015
July's inflation-adjusted US commercial printing shipments continued to outshine prior year shipment levels. This was the best July since 2008 on a current dollar basis and since 2010 on an inflation-adjusted basis. On average, monthly industry shipments have been about $200 million higher than the year before. They are also tracking closer to GDP growth rates, a feat the industry has not done for almost two decades. Full Analysis
Published: September 2, 2015
Four of the six recovery indicators fell last month, but the non-manufacturing new orders indicator remained very strong. World markets had a rocky month, and the NASDAQ fell -7% since the last indicators. Full Analysis
Published: September 2, 2015
US commercial printing shipments were nearly $7.04 billion in July, a $392 million increase (+4.9%) on a current dollar basis compared to 2014. This was the strongest July since 2008. Full Analysis
Published: August 27, 2015
The first report of Q2-2015 real GDP was +2.3%, and now it's been raised to +3.7%, well ahead of forecaster expectations. On a longer-term year-to-year basis, the growth rate is +2.5%, still almost a full percentage point below post-WW2 average.
Longer term rate +2.5%. The effects of inventory increases is still a major factor in the growth, but there were other positives in the report implying that Q2 was broadly better than originally thought. There are concerns among professional forecasters that the inventory buildup will result in slower growth as those stockpiles are reduced. Considering that two thirds of the third quarter is almost complete, we know that international trade is being disrupted by currency and solvency issues in China and other countries. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta GDPNow estimates that third quarter GDP will be at +1.4%. Please also note a recent chart where we showed important key indicators that have yet to surpass their recession levels from Q4-2007.Full Analysis
Published: August 20, 2015
The per capita value of US commercial printing shipments has stabilized at nearly $270, and the recent change in the direction of shipments in the last year or so has changed the forecasts. Forecast models place heavy weight on recent history, and that fact has changed the forecast for 2020 to remain at current levels. It was not long ago that the models forecast 2020 consumption at near zero, an unlikely outcome, but one worth pondering. Will shipments stay at these levels? That's unlikely, too, as media formats and loyalties are still changing.Full Analysis
Published: August 14, 2015
There are numerous data series that explain that the economy has never recovered from the recession. These are not obscure data series, but mainstream ones. Gross Domestic Product should be the standard for determining the status of an economy (thick blue line). Movements in GDP should be confirmed by other measures. This week's chart uses the start of the recession, December 2007, as the base, which is 100. Full Analysis
Published: August 6, 2015
US commercial printing shipments are up about +3.5% for January to June compared to the same period in 2014. The industry has been restructuring, as employment continues to decline. Usually employment and shipment levels move together in a tight range if not almost in lockstep. Full Analysis
Published: July 30, 2015
Inflation is supposedly tame, but if you're making comparisons of current year financial data to prior years, you still need to adjust for the years when inflation was not. The chart was created from Consumer Price Index data for each of the years specified. When looking at your company history, multiply your data for each year by the multiplier specified. This will give you an approximation for the effects of inflation on your business, and make your historical analysis, especially in the process of budgeting, to be more realistic. Adjusting your data, even in periods of claimed low inflation, creates a sense of more urgent action. Inflation means that to stay at the same level you actually need more dollars. Staying the same is actually a cut. Full Analysis
Published: July 23, 2015
June retail sales adjusted for inflation fell -0.6% compared to May. Month-to-month changes are somewhat volatile, so it's better to look at the comparisons to the prior year. The chart shows that June retail sales were +1.2% compared to last year, the worst comparison since March 2014. There are signs that the economy is slowing again. In the first quarter, real retail sales were +2.6% compared to the prior year, but this second quarter is only +1.6%. The economy always has conflicting positive and negative data, but this downturn in a key sector of the economy is likely to raise some eyebrows among economists and policymakers. Full Analysis
Published: July 22, 2015
The NFIB Small Business Index was released this week, "The weakness was substantial across the board, showing no signs of a growth spurt in the near future," according to Bill Dunkelberg, NFIB Chief Economist. "Declines in spending plans accounted for 30 percent of the Index decline, and weaker expectations for real sales and business conditions another 20 percent. The deterioration in earnings trends accounted for about a quarter of the decline." Full Analysis
Published: July 10, 2015
Commercial printing shipments have been much higher than they are in today's market, but the bounce off the lows of 2014 this year have been notable. The comparisons toward the end of 2015 will be harder to top since the industry started to show this bounceback at the end of 2014. The transformation of commercial printing businesses has been an arduous one, with volume declines of many mainstream products, but a rise in specialty applications. Those new applications are often based in digital printing, such as wide format specialties. There's also a new generation of print business managers who are not burdened by the myopia of history, where print was paramount. These executives and owners have grown up with computers and gadgets and have a better sense of print's new role in media communications Full Analysis
Published: June 25, 2015
We all know how the markets seem to panic when the Fed hints that rates will be rising soon, but they already have. That is, the markets have been pushing up the inflation-adjusted 10-year US Treasury since September 2011 by 420 basis points (4.2 percentage points). The rate is now the highest since June 2010, at 2.33%. This measure can be volatile because of the inflation adjustment. We used the year-to-year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index for that reason. There are Fed governors who believe that they have great latitude to be patient with a rise in inflation since their target of +2% annual inflation has not been met. This means that they believe they have a cushion of "banked" uncreated inflation that they can use up before they move aggressively. Whatever the case, a 25 basis point rise in short term rates is not much, as they might actually be catching up to the marketplace that has already moved and the Fed is already lagging well behind it. They miss an important point. The CPI does not measure inflation in a practical way. If wages are stagnant (though a little better lately), a "mild" 2% rise can be a burden. Median household income is still 4% lower than its peak just after the recession started. A 2% rise in inflation plus the 4% lower income is a 6% difference. That's something that's rarely mentioned in the business press. Full Analysis
Published: June 18, 2015
Since the start of the recovery all the way back in mid-2009, advertising agency revenues have increased by +$32 billion, +40% since that time. There are many economic indicators that have never recovered (such as full time jobs) but ad agency revenues have blown through the pre-recession high of $91 billion and is now running at the rate of $112 billion annually. The agencies have had this performance because they are immersed in the media upheaval, riding and stoking the changes in communications formats on behalf of their clients. Wages have followed this shift in media, and has been documented by us before. The average public relations pay is about $10,000 more than the averaged of all agency wages. Book publishing industry revenues have stabilized, and trends of newspaper and periodical publishing revenues are still down, but at a lesser rate. Full Analysis
Published: June 11, 2015
In spite of recent strength in US commercial printing industry shipments, employment is still on a downward path. The industry seems to becoming more efficient, somewhat from better management, and somewhat from consolidation as weak establishments are aborbed or exit the market. Compared to April, however, the Bureau of Labor statistics estimates that employment increased by about 600, which is common compared for May in recent years. The April public relations employment was very strong compared to the prior year and is up +8.8%. When PR employment is excluded from ad agency employment, the number of employees in agencies is still up +2.1%. The employment data have always reflected the changes in the media market as well as the strength in the economy. Though the economy is slow, advertising agencies have reinvented themselves and are very active in social media and digital media production. Full Analysis
Published: June 4, 2015
This chart shows how the US commercial printing shipments have been better compared to the prior year for the last 11 months of reporting by the Commerce Department. What's it mean? We're still averaging $400 million per month less than a similar period in 2010-2011, and we're well below the levels of ten years ago by about -$2.8 billion per month. The recent stability may be the result of several factors. First, weak companies are gone as a result of closures and consoPrinting Shipments Rising, Best April Since 2010lidations, leaving companies that know what modern print users need. Second, there has been a generational change in management to owners and executives who are more comfortable with digital technology because they have always used it, growing up with cell phones, video games, and computers everywhere. Third, the big targets for displacement by digital media have been pulverized, and what remains are specialties and applications more appropriate to a multichannel integrated media marketplace. Fourth, there a more companies using business development techniques (tell us about your target audience and how we can make your digital initiatives more effective) rather than old sales techniques (would you like to see my equipment list?). Then again, it could be the calm before another storm. New data networks are on their way, such as 5G, where two hour movies can be downloaded in six seconds rather than six minutes. Print has a good story to tell, but please, don't make it an old story. Print needs to be fresh and new. The market may be stable now, so use this time well to get ready for the market ahead. Full Analysis
Published: May 28, 2015
The Commerce Department released its "Nonemployer Statistics" data for 2013, showing that these businesses increased to 23 million since 2012, and by 30%, three times the rate of population growth, since 2002. Let's call them "microbusinesses." They are now more than one in seven of the workforce. Full Analysis
Published: May 21, 2015
Last week, the US Department of Commerce released its annual revisions to manufacturing shipments. Printing shipments estimates were increased a total of approximately $10 billion combined for 2013 and 2014. The data softened the decline in 2013 shipments by a considerable margin and also reaffirmed the recent rise in printing shipments over the last ten months. While shipments in 2014 were still below 2013 on an inflation-adjusted basis, the pattern of the last few years shows a decline in shipments that is more muted than the Commerce Department originally reported. Our advice is the same: this is breathing room that can be used for restructuring of print businesses with forward-looking strategies that can take advantage of the next waves of communications technologies, while implementing sales and marketing processes that are appropriate for the times ahead. Full Analysis
Published: May 14, 2015
These data about US commercial printing establishments are from the newly released 2013 County Business Patterns published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the turn of this century, there were nearly 38,000 establishments engaged in commercial printing and services; in 2013 there were nearly 27,000. These data do not include inplant printing departments or packaging, but do include label printers and trade services. An establishment is a separate location in a practical definition, and a firm can own more than one establishment. The number of establishments is in response to the size, scope, and nature of overall print demand, but there are other factors.Full Analysis
Published: May 8, 2015
The last ten months of US commercial printing shipments have increased +3% compared to the same months of the prior years. For the first calendar quarter, shipments are up +3.5% compared to the same quarter of 2014. There has not been this kind of growth for about ten years. Please note, however, that the Commerce Department is revising at least three years of historical data next week; it's not possible to determine how the data will change. Assuming the pattern of these data remain the same, it's not a long term bottoming of the shipment level that will turn upward again. The march of digital technologies that offer alternatives to print will continue (read what 5G networks will bring in 2020, for example). It's more likely a pause that should be used to reposition well-running print businesses for the future, consider investing in capabilities and businesses that will take advantage of the new communications innovations ahead, and develop alliances with others whose talents will be needed to do so. This might be 2005-2007 playing out again for us. If your business is growing, don't rest on your laurels. Appreciate the flexibility your business has to prepare for the future and use the time wisely. Never hunker down and wait for things to play out. Full Analysis
Published: April 30, 2015
The 2013 County Business Patterns report was just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, one of the most valuable of all government economic reports. The data are based on Social Security tax filings made by employers. In this manner, the BLS can count the number of business establishments and the number of employees of those establishments with great accuracy from analysis from the mandatory filings of Form 941, submitted with company payroll taxes. As the data show, content creation businesses have much higher per employee annual salaries. This makes these industries very attractive to new employees, especially those starting their careers. The most interesting to me is the rise in public relations agencies. In the late 1980s, the payroll for ad agency workers was about one-third more than public relations. In 2005, they were about the same. In these 2013 data, PR employees are paid about one-eighth more. Full Analysis
Published: April 23, 2015
The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes many indexes of inflation, the best known of which is the Consumer Price Index. The BLS also publishes hundreds of other indexes in the Producer Price Index (PPI) series that track price changes in industries, products, and commodities. This week's chart shows the year-to-year change in CPI (orange line) and the PPI for printing (blue line) on a monthly basis for a little more than ten years. For most of that period, printing prices have lagged consumer prices, often by wide margins. Since December 2004, printing prices are up +14% while consumer prices are up +27%. That is, printing prices are increasing at about half the rate of consumer prices. Or, looked at differently, printing prices are about -10% less than the change in consumer prices: print is getting cheaper every day. But print owners and their workers cannot spend printing dollars when they go to the supermarket; they have to make up for the 10% shortfall in prices somehow. This is difficult since many of the prices printers need to pay for wages and materials more closely follow consumer prices. It's a double-edged problem: lower revenues, higher costs. Profit leaders have figured out how to survive in this environment as they still stand out from their peers. But these double-edged pressures have caused weak companies to leave or offer themselves as consolidation candidates. Full Analysis
Published: April 16, 2015
The monthly NFIB Small Business Index took a step back after it nearly reached the pre-recession high. The chart shows that high of a few years ago as a green line. The index fell almost to the bottom of the 2003 recession level. For a few years the Index seemed range-bound between that recession and the lows of the recession of the early 1990s (the two red lines). This particular survey had all ten elements of its index fall, which is highly unusual. The Index bears watching as there are very few data series that follow small business activity. Full Analysis
Published: April 9, 2015
The average number of employees in commercial printing establishments has declined over the years for many reasons. Among large printers, volumes of magazines, catalogs, inserts, and other long run length products produced on web offset and gravure presses have declined, leading to plant closures and consolidations. Desktop publishing shifted work to graphic designers, publishers, and other content creators. That, combined with direct-to-plate and digital printing have nearly eliminated the need for prepress departments. Presses require less staffing than older ones. In smaller printers, copies and digital printers have reduced the need for press operators. Other technologies, such as search engines, e-commerce, advances in administrative software have reduced employment in other functions. Even voice mail, cell phones, and e-mail have gradually reduced the number of staff required to run a printing business. Full Analysis
Published: March 26, 2015
The chart shows one of the rates for Treasury securities called the "constant maturity rate," used to set rates for instruments like mortgages. The line in the chart is that monthly rate less the year-to-year change in the Consumer Price Index for that month. The Fed has worked hard to keep their interest rates below inflation to stimulate the economy, as well as make housing prices rise so that fewer mortgages were "under water." It hasn't worked that well, but that's a different topic for a different day. But with all of the worries about the Fed raising rates, the combination of their inertia and changes in the inflation rate may be producing what they've wanted: a Seinfeldian case of "nothing" becoming something. At the end of 2011 the real rate in the chart was -3%, and the last observation in the chart is about +1.5%, a 450 basis point move. For about three years, the CPI has been below the Fed's target of 2%, and in December and January it was negative. February CPI was just reported as an annualized 2.4%, so this rate rise may disappear soon Full Analysis
Published: March 19, 2015
On Wednesday, March 18, the Feb removed the word "patient" from the announcement of a potential rate hike, but as the Washington Post explained "Well, the Fed really said that it's going to be more patient than it was before, even if it's not officially so. In other words, it could hike rates at any time starting in June, but it's less likely to do so. And even when lift off does happen, it'll probably happen slower than people thought it would." There you have it: Janet Yellen does a great Alan Greenspan impression. No one knows what he meant but everyone knows what he said. Dr. Yellen also explained that while the Fed is no longer in the act of quantitative easing, they are replacing all of their holdings as they mature. What got less coverage is that the Fed lowered their forecasts of GDP. For 2015 and 2016 they lowered their prior forecasts by three-tenths of a percentage point. Each tenth is about $150 billion. So their forecast was reduced by $450 billion, or the equivalent of six commercial printing industries. Such data analogies can make one's head spin. Full Analysis
Published: March 12, 2015
Don't let four jagged lines on a chart confuse you, because there's good news hidden inside. The labor market is very dynamic, more dynamic than commonly understood. About 2% of the workforce quits jobs every month, and between 1.5%-2% separate from their positions in other ways because their projects are completed, fired for cause, or downsizings. About 3% of the workforce is hired in different positions every month. What's made the improvement in total employment this past year is the increase in job openings (the blue line in the chart). Note that it has a higher upward slope than the other lines. The number of job openings is now around 5 million per month, more than double that when the recovery started in mid-2009. The bottom line, in red, is "quits." Most workers do not quit their jobs unless they have something better lined up. That line has a general upward slope, and it is common for this to increase as economies improve and workers feel more comfortable changing positions. Though not population-adjusted, the lines are definitely moving in positive directions, with job openings as the most encouraging of them. What's this mean to printers? Never consider your business contacts in companies as "safe." As economies improve, job changing increases. Be sure to have multiple engaged contacts in your most important clients. Also, be sure your key employees are kept "gruntled" because disgruntled key employees can be valuable elsewhere. Full Analysis
Published: March 5, 2015
There is a general (and natural) assumption that commercial printing and the economy as measured by GDP move together. The chart below shows the year-to-year percentage change of the two data series, GDP in red and printing in blue. The chart tracks current dollars and are not adjusted for inflation. Except for a brief period from the second quarter of 1995 through the first quarter of 1996, shipments have lagged GDP growth. What was special about that period? The Internet bubble was beginning, and in September 1995, Netscape had its initial public offering. For those four quarters, commercial printing was an average of 4.5 percentage points better than GDP growth. Prior to that, commercial printing had lagged GDP during a period of slow economic growth. Since Q2-1996, the difference between nominal, unadjusted GDP and commercial printing has been 5 percentage points. The last two quarters of 2014 commercial printing had positive growth compared to the prior year, but still lagged GDP by -1.6 percentage points. Full Analysis
Published: February 26, 2015
The Fed stopped Quantitative Easing a while ago, and the value of its balance sheet fluctuates around the $4 trillion level. As their holdings mature, their aggressive position in the bond market will slowly unwind. Or will it? The Fed is likely to decide to re-invest proceeds in more bonds and obligations, replacing the matured debt with new ones, but not adding to their overall position unless there is a crisis again. Until their first moves where they doubled their balance sheet quickly, from $800 billion to $1.6 trillion, this measure of the money supply moved steadily at about a 6% annual rate, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less, about half equal to economic growth and the other half to inflation. Whether or not the Fed will reduce its balance sheet or not is still a question in my mind. They could just hold steady, and let inflation and growth catch up to them, which will take quite some time, but not scare the markets. But something always happens that's not according to plan, and the Fed will be interesting to watch as they move from this unchartered territory to another. Full Analysis
Published: February 20, 2015
The US Department of Commerce issued their latest report about capital investment spending in 2013, and we've written about it in a recent blogpost. As part of our analysis, we applied the rate of investment to industry shipments and arrived at the chart below. It shows two rather distinct periods, 2003 to 2007, where capital investment was not as good as the late 1990s, but recovered and stabilized after the first negative wave of digital media. Some of this was replacement of late 1990s equipment that had come off lease. Then there's the 2008 credit crisis and recovery. Capital investment declined in volume as industry shipments fell from the introduction of social media, new devices, and cheaper and faster communications. But the rate of capital investment is slowly rising, even though shipments are shrinking, and the number of plants is contracting. The survivors tend to be healthier establishments, who survived the downturns, and are likely making better investment decisions. Full Analysis
Published: February 12, 2015
Every February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) updates employment data for the prior year and beyond. This year, the revisions to printing industry employment went back to April 2013. When the BLS calculates employment, especially for industries, it uses estimation methods because actual data are not readily available. That actual data are derived from the Social Security tax filings of employers. In this case, the BLS was underreporting employment, especially in mid-2014. Employment data are used as an input into Commerce Department data for the estimation of industry shipments. Those new employment data, though not released publicly, were probably used in recent months shipment calculations when 2014 shipments began to have favorable comparisons to 2013. It is possible, based on these data, that 2014 industry shipments will be revised up in the annual mid-May shipment revision report. An educated guess would put the change at approximately $1 billion, bringing shipments from +0.2% in current dollars to about +1.5%, or flat with 2013 after adjusting for inflation. Nonetheless, employment in December 2014 was less than December 2013. As can be seen in the chart, January 2015 employment is reported as dropping considerably. January and February tend to be slow months, and March can be one of the best. February employment may rise in anticipation. Full Analysis
Published: February 5, 2015
Recovery indicators in manufacturing continued to retreat in the ISM manufacturing report, in concert with news earlier this week from the Commerce Department that showed five months consecutive decline for factory orders. Non-manufacturing orders rose slightly, but imports continued to pull back. The ISM new orders for manufacturing and non-manufacturing are still above 50, which indicates future growth, but at a slower rate. The NASDAQ index was up in the last month, but is still lower than it was two months ago. Trading has been choppy, which sometimes is indicative of a developing turning point. The one bright spot in the report is a measure of small business, proprietors income, upbeat news in an otherwise tough month. Full Analysis
Published: January 30, 2015
The following charts show how job openings have been on a steady rise since the beginning of the recovery in mid-2009, and have now passed the recent peak when the recession began at the end of 2007. But that was a long time ago, and population has grown since that time. The 2000s have a long way to go to catch up with population-adjusted job openings since the turn of the century. Full Analysis
Published: January 22, 2015
For those who have been following along, the chart below is the latest update for budget planning. It's always a benefit to understand your sales and costs in historical perspective. Without adjusting for inflation, you could be working on assumption of trends and relationships that are untrue. Make it "real." Full Analysis
Published: January 15, 2015
The number of workers with full time jobs has still not exceeded levels at the start of the recession about seven years ago. This is despite continuous population growth and higher GDP levels for 21 of the last 22 quarters. Of last year's +2.2 million increase in employment, about 970,000 were part time positions. Many part time positions are by choice of the employee, an unknown number may be from distortions resulting from the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and others are from uneven economic conditions and low expectations about future business conditions. There is some employment optimism in recent surveys of the National Federation of Independent Business and both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing surveys of the Institute for Supply Management. Full Analysis
Published: January 8, 2015
Economic press coverage of the Federal budget is usually limited to the annual deficit, the shortfall of tax and fee collections versus spending. While the deficit as a percentage of GDP is down to about -4% from 2009 when it was more than -9%, the deficits do accumulate. Now, the total debt of the US exceeds GDP. This is likely to keep political pressure on the Fed to keep rates down. It also means that a 1 percentage point rise in interest rates would cost $180 billion and can double the annual deficit. But the Fed may not be able to increase interest rates when they want to no how hard they might try. International rates, such as those in Germany, have recently been below 0.5% for the 10 year bond. US rates are comparatively high in the 2% range, and any push upward by the Fed would probably be met by arbitrage actions in the other direction. Full Analysis
Published: December 18, 2014
Four billion dollars was the approximate bottom of 2005's inflation adjusted annual profits. The four-quarter total annual profits have had a difficult time breaking through that level for more than eight years. Full Analysis
Published: December 11, 2014
GDP may say that the recession ended in June 2009, but there are still data series that have not yet confirmed that five years later. Total employment is one of them, as is median household income, but so is the inflation-adjusted sales of companies in the S&P 500. Even though the companies in the S&P 500 index have revenues lower than the peak of June 2008, the S&P 500 stock index is getting closer to all-time high levels of Spring 2000 (The Dow Jones average already is, the Russell 2000 has been for a while, but the NASDAQ is still off by about 15%). These sales of 500 of the world's best companies have not kept up with real GDP growth since the recession ended (about 2% per year). Some economists believe that this is an indication that GDP data should be viewed with great suspicion, and that there has yet to be a true recovery. Full Analysis
Published: December 4, 2014
Third quarter GDP was revised from +3.5% to +3.9%, but the change was mainly in net inventories, and did little to affect the assessment of underlying and longer range growth compared to the prior year of about +2.43%. Inventories have been bouncing around a bit over recent quarters and are running a little higher than they should be, indicating that some minor correction is forthcoming, especially if non-US economies are slowing down. Full Analysis
Published: November 14, 2014
Using printing shipments and population data from Statistics Canada, we have prepared this chart that shows per capita shipments of commercial printing in Canada current dollars and Canada inflation-adjusted dollars. Full Analysis
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We aren't a contracting company that is all about finishing your project to move on to the next one. RKM Homes will work until the project is done and every detail is just the way you imagined it. We want to make sure that you love your new home and the hands-on process throughout the construction phase guarantees that you are involved in every step along the way.
Why Build a Custom Home in Denver?
Ask anyone about their dream home and you'll likely get a laundry list of must-haves, from a particular style, to the number of rooms, to a beautiful view, to fanciful extras like a wine cellar, home theater, yoga retreat, or even a man cave or she shed.
Of course, it's not easy to find all of these features in a move-in ready house. The good news is, you don't have to compromise by choosing from existing properties on the market or waiting for the right home to magically appear. When you work with a reputable specialist like RKM Homes, you have the opportunity to build the Denver custom home of your dreams from the ground up, ensuring every detail is just as you imagined it, or better.
Many people assume that it's just too difficult and expensive to build a custom home in Denver, but have you looked at housing prices lately? Not only are home prices high, but inventory is limited, making it extremely difficult to find a home that comes close to meeting your needs at a price you can afford. You'll probably have to give up on a lot of your wants, and even necessary features, just to buy a cookie-cutter home that doesn't really fit your family's needs now much less your future.
Why settle for a subpar property? When you partner with RKM Homes, we'll start by helping you to find the perfect lot on which to build your custom home in Denver, after which we'll take the time to understand your wants and needs so we custom design a floor plan that's just right for you, at a fraction of the cost of most architectural firms. From there, we'll build a home on your lot using premium materials and master-level craftsmanship, ensuring every detail is to your liking.
In the end, you'll enjoy a home that is truly yours, one that fulfills every need and goes beyond what you even dreamed was possible. With custom home construction in Denver from the talented team at RKM Homes, you'll get much more than you bargained for, and avoid the frustration and disappointment of buying a cookie-cutter home.
Benefits of Custom Home Construction in Denver
When it comes to building a custom home in Denver, you may not understand all the potential benefits to be gained. However, customizing your home offers the opportunity to get exactly what you want, and when you partner with RKM Homes, our creative and functional designs, expert craftsmanship, and innovative finishing touches will go beyond what you thought was possible.
First, every Denver custom home we design delivers modern floor-plans that offer the square footage, layout, and flow you prefer. Even better, we create the perfect blueprints for your family's needs, now and in the future.
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Our custom home construction in Denver also offers the best opportunity to take advantage of energy-efficient advances, creating a home that does less harm to the environment while helping you to save on utility costs. Finally, you'll get a brand-new structure that is perfectly tailored to your needs, with the added bonus of requiring only minimal maintenance in the coming years.
Many house hunters never even entertain the notion that they could build a custom home in Denver instead of trying to decide between limited listings that are overpriced and don't even offer what they're looking for. Instead, consider the benefits you stand to gain by partnering with the talented and experienced team at RKM Homes. You'll get the custom home you've been dreaming of, instead of the nightmare of inadequate, cookie-cutter construction.

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Now is the best time to fulfill your fantasy of becoming a spy.
A security cyberspace intelligence spy, that is.
That's because business is booming, yet there aren't enough people in the industry.
"The clients can't get good people fast enough," Andrea Sobel, a former headhunter who's now a hiring manager at Parsons Corp., told us. "It's a very open market right now."
Sobel says the available work doesn't just exist in Washington D.C., but that it's everywhere throughout the country. The web has gotten too complex for the government to remain as cybersecurity dictator. Instead, companies have a need for people with these skills to keep data private, secure networks and prevent intellectual property theft.
"We're dying for those people," Sobel said. "My company can't get enough."
However, it's a tough market to get into because the culture is different than what workers are used to. Most people in the industry are hired contingently and have to be able to get a security clearance before proceeding.
"It's not an easy role to necessarily work in, but it's definitely popping and hiring."
"If you're 40-something, or even 30-something, and you want to change your career to go into security intelligence, you'll probably have a hard time because all the information is so new, but someone who picks it up right out of school is pretty much set."
And the web isn't projected to slow down any time soon. By 2015, there will be twice as many networked devices compared to people in the world, according to Cisco.


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UWRF Students Receive Degrees With Pride, Anticipation
May 18, 2011—It's one of the most memorable moments in a college student's life – walking across the stage and proudly accepting their diploma in front of friends, family and faculty members.
Some 651 undergraduate and 63 graduate students received their degrees from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on May 14 at spring commencement.
At a packed Robert P. Knowles Physical Education and Recreation Center, Chancellor Dean Van Galen welcomed all in attendance.
"On behalf of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, let me join in welcoming our honored graduates, their family and friends, current and past faculty and staff, alumni and other guests to the spring 2011 commencement ceremony," said Van Galen. "Today, we celebrate the accomplishments of over 700 UW-River Falls graduates and recognize the support that has made this day possible."
Van Galen congratulated on the graduates on their hard work and dedication, and reminded them that they will be forever connected to their alma mater.
"You are a Falcon forever, and you carry with you the spirit and great promise of this university," said Van Galen.
Student Regent Aaron Wingad, a senior at UW-Eau Claire and representative of the UW System Board of Regents, UWRF Faculty Senate Vice President Dawn Hukai and Jason Keck, UWRF Student Senate president, also congratulated the graduating students.
Commencement also provided an opportunity to recognize two members of the UW-River Falls community. Karl Peterson, professor of chemistry, received the 2011 Distinguished Teacher award.
"Dr. Peterson is an outstanding teacher and mentor. He is also an active researcher in the area of synthetic organic chemistry," said Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Fernando Delgado. "In addition to his teaching and research activities, Karl is one of the best known faces at UWRF due in part to his extensive service to campus."
The 2011 Distinguished Alumnus award was presented to Juleen Zierath. Zierath, a 1984 graduate, is a professor of clinical integrative physiology in the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery Section for Integrative Physiology at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, as well as a prolific Type II diabetes researcher.
"UW-River Falls is a national leader in providing students with undergraduate research and international education experiences. Dr. Zierath serves as a model for our students as they look to build a career upon the foundation these high impact learning practices provide," said Van Galen.
Commencement took on a somber note as a posthumous degree was awarded to the family of a student, Mary Catherine Virnig, who died of cancer earlier in the school year. Dean of the College of Agriculture Food and Environmental Sciences Dale Gallenberg presented Virnig's Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, Science Option/Meat Emphasis and Pre-Veterinary Medicine to her family.
"Mary Catherine was a wonderful student. She was an enthusiastic and determined individual and founder of UWRF's Conquer Cancer Club. Her wonderful smile and intellect are missed in our college," said Gallenberg.
After conferral of the degrees, Steve Healy, director of the board for the UW-River Falls Foundation, welcomed the graduates into the Alumni Association.
"Together we shall provide on-going support to this university in the years ahead so that our alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, can continue to provide educational opportunities to residents of this region and state – the opportunities for excellence that have benefited each of us," said Healy.
Prior to the ceremony, graduates also had the opportunity to sign up to be a part of the Graduation Pledge Alliance. Students who signed the pledge vowed to work for socially and environmentally ethical companies after graduating, and received a green bracelet to wear during commencement to signify their promise.


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Being pulled over is certainly not fun. When law enforcement stops a motorist, it is often treated as frustrating and an annoyance. While many traffic violations are viewed at as minor, the fact of the matter is that they require a person to pay fines that can sometimes be hefty. And when these violations become much more serious, the penalties associated with it are even more serious. Therefore, taking the time to understand the matter and what consequences could result might help an individual determine a defense route.
A traffic citation might not seem much to New York residents; however, the state has a point system. This means that when a motorist is charged with a traffic violation, points are placed on their driving record. These points last for 18 months. Depending on the severity of the offense, one citation could be several points. Thus, if a driver accumulates 11 points on their driving record, he or she could have his or her driver's license suspended.
While operating a motor vehicle is a privilege, it is often necessary for individuals to get around. Thus, the possibility of having a driver's license suspended could be considered a major consequence. Therefore, the legal team at the Law Offices of James L. Riotto is dedicated to helping our clients in the Rochester area understand their situation and how best to assert a defense to have a traffic citation reduced or dismissed.
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VMware plans to make a beta version of an upgrade to its Zimbra Collaboration Server available for download on Wednesday, with shipments in final form scheduled for later this quarter, the company said.
Zimbra Collaboration Server 8.0, a major upgrade of this Linux-based enterprise e-mail and calendaring product, has been designed to be easier to install and can be integrated with third-party unified communications tools.
This new version can be installed as a virtual software appliance that the company claims can be set up in as little as 10 minutes and thereafter requires little management.
"We want IT administrators and end users to get the benefits of a SaaS-like application whether it runs behind their firewall or is hosted by a service provider," said John Robb, VMware's senior director of collaboration products.
The Zimbra product can be installed on customer premises or hosted in the cloud by a VMware partner. There are now 85 million Zimbra paid mailboxes in use by 250,000 organizations.
The Zimbra Collaboration Server 8.0 can be integrated with Cisco and Mitel unified communications products to mesh with Zimbra product functionality like IM and presence, IP telephony, web meetings and video conferencing, the company said.
In addition to the deep, "out of the box" integration capabilities with Cisco and Mitel products, the Zimbra server can also be manually linked with other unified communications products through a software development kit.
Other enhancements in version 8 include an expanded search functionality, a redesign of the user interface and more calendar features, such as scheduling suggestions for meetings with many participants, according to the company.
To simplify provisioning of accounts, Zimbra can tap into Microsoft's Active Directory or other LDAP directories and get the end user data.
For existing customers, the process of upgrading to version 8 will result in less than 60 seconds of mailbox downtime, according to VMware.
The Zimbra server can be accessed via a variety of clients, including a Zimbra web interface, a Zimbra desktop application, third-party e-mail clients like Microsoft Outlook and mobile devices including iOS, BlackBerry, Android and Windows devices.
The product starts at US$25 per user, per year in its hosted version, and $45 per user for a perpetual, on-premise license.
Juan Carlos Perez covers enterprise communication/collaboration suites, operating systems, browsers and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Juan on Twitter at @JuanCPerezIDG.


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Lawsuit says VA isn't doing enough to address racial disparities in veterans' benefits
A federal lawsuit alleges the Department of Veterans Affairs has a long history of racial bias in its benefits and claims decisions. The agency acknowledges that Black veterans traditionally have been less likely to qualify for benefits.
Desiree D'Iorio reports for the American Homefront Project.
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IT'S THE FARMERS They make Portland's food so very good.
It wasn't always that Portland was "America's foodiest small town." We became this officially when Bon Appetit's October 2009 issue described us this way to its audience of 1,426,992 (give or take) food lovers across the nation. Just 10 years ago, when there were a handful of "foodie" enclaves, no one could have imagined the proliferation to come. Sam Hayward and Rob Evans would each take home the James Beard Award for Best Chef Northeast. The Commissary and the Portland Public Market would come and go, but more would come: Vignola, 555, Cinque Terre, Hugo's, Salt Exchange, Grace, Farmer's Table, Bar Lola, Caiola's, Blue Spoon, Local 188, Evangeline, Bresca, Miyake . . .
We told you so: Ten years of being right
Portland theater's losses and gains since 1999
The 10 most influential bands of our first 10 years
A decade gone by
Diversity times ten
Talking politics: The song remains the same
Marc Shepard: I remember when...
Portland's art scene has changed quite a lot
Clearly we owe the explosion of great food in our town to the chefs themselves. The ones you've heard of and the ones you haven't. Courtney Loreg has logged something like 25,960 hours in the kitchens of greater Portland. That includes the culinary craftsmanship that has made us swoon at Fore Street and now Bresca, but also cleaning putrid grease traps, scrubbing the low boy, taking loads of trash out, hauling bus-tubs of potatoes, and working so fast and hard it makes the body and head hurt. It's a reality that no reality show covers, and without the lure of a cash prize of $100,000. (A line cook in fine dining might make $11 an hour.)
And where would we be without local farmers and what Sam Hayward calls Maine's "extremely fabulous raw materials"? Hundreds of farmers regularly arrive at the back doors of Portland's kitchens, farmers' markets, and CSA pick-up spots, piling up boxes of their fragrant harvest: the freshest, best-tasting ingredients in the world.
And because one organization has helped 599 farmers find affordable farmland to work with, we owe thanks to Maine Farmland Trust. Here's what they do. Imagine a Maine farm: farm house, fields, open sky. Right in front of that farm, next to the road, is a sign that says, "FOR SALE, 90 ACRES." How many young farmers do you know who are in position to make a million-dollar real estate deal? Maine Farmland Trust helps farmland get into the hands of farmers, not big box stores or housing developments. They've saved 15,000 acres so far.
Loreg remembers when Fore Street was listed in Gourmet as one of the best 50 restaurants in the nation. The bar suddenly was full of people waiting for tables, and the diners weren't getting up from theirs. In the following years, the number of new restaurants Portland could support grew wildly. If this is any indication for what will happen in the decade after Bon Appetit's story we should ask ourselves if Maine will have enough local product. "There's no shortage of fine chefs who know what to do with it," says Hayward. "Access to land will be the issue." In the next 10 years, Maine Farmland Trust estimates that 400,000 acres of farmland will go up for sale. If you'd like it to get into farmers' hands, donate what you can or become a member for $30 atwww.mainefarmland.org. Don't we owe it to them?
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New exercise guidelines released Monday urged schools to keep little kids active throughout the day, every day, and not just in gym class.
The guidelines also aim to make it a little easier for Americans to reach the minimum goals of 2 ½ hours of exercise a week by stressing that even parking the car a little further out in the parking lot can add to the total.
The new guidelines, the first in 10 years from the federal government, also highlight more of the benefits of regular exercise, from reducing the risk of at least eight different cancers to helping people think more clearly.
"Instead of things getting harder and harder and harder and harder, it is actually easier to achieve the recommendations in the physical activity guidelines," Dr. Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health at the Health and Human Services Department, said at a news conference.
For instance, previous guidelines recommended 10-minute bouts of exercise at the minimum. Now it's clear that even a little bit, such as taking the stairs instead of an escalator, can help improve health.
It was probably necessary to make the goals sound easier. Eighty percent of Americans fail to get enough exercise, the HHS said. That raises the risk of early death, the risk of depression and anxiety and the risk of diseases of aging, including Alzheimer's.
- Adults should move more and sit less.
- Adults need at least 2 1/2 hours to five hours a week of moderate intensity exercise or 1 hour, 15 minutes to 2 ½ hours of intense activity every week. These are minimums: More is better.
- Adults also need strength training of some sort two or more days a week.
- Children aged 6-17 need at least an hour of exercise a day, including bone-strengthening exercise such as jumping rope.
- Toddlers and small children need to keep active throughout the day, getting a minimum of three hours of light, moderate and intense exercise every day.
- Exercise is essential for healthy aging and older adults should do as much as they can, including muscle-strengthening and balancing exercises, which can include dancing or group exercise classes.
- Pregnant women need exercise too, including 2 ½ hours of moderate exercise every week.
The benefits of this much exercise:
- Small children grow stronger bones and stay at healthier weights.
- Older kids learn better.
- Lower risk of eight types of cancer: breast, colon, lung, endometrial, bladder, esophageal, kidney, and stomach.
- Better memory and thinking, reduced anxiety and depression risk, and improved sleep.
- Lower risks of heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
Moderate-intensity activities include walking briskly at 2.5 to 4 mph, playing volleyball, or raking the yard, the guidelines read.
"Examples of vigorous-intensity activities include jogging or running, carrying heavy groceries, or participating in a strenuous fitness class. Some activities, such as swimming or riding a bicycle, can be either moderate or vigorous intensity, depending on the effort."
If you can still talk but cannot sing, the activity is moderate. If you have to take a breath before completing a sentence, the activity is probably intense.
Intense activity counts for more. "For adults, a general rule is that two minutes of moderate-intensity activity counts the same as one minute of vigorous-intensity activity," the guidelines read.
Schools really need to do more, said Russell Pate, an exercise expert at the University of South Carolina who helped draw up the guidelines.
"Part of the answer is to provide kids with high-quality physical education," Pate said at the news conference. Before-and after-school programs, active learning that allows kids to move around in the classroom and finding ways to help kids walk to bike to school safely can also help keep them active, Pate said.
Policies that help transform communities will also help, said Janet Fulton of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Everyone should have the right to walk or bike in their neighborhood," Fulton said. "Everyone should be able to walk from their homes to the park, or walk to work."


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To set up vim as your diff tool in Visual Studio choose Tools > Options from the menu and select the Source Control > Visual Studio Team Foundation Server node in the tree on the left (these instructions are TFS specific), giving you this view:
Click the Configure User Tools button and then click Add, giving you this box:
Fill in the values as shown (obviously the Command path may be different on your machine), and hit OK. Use the OK buttons to close the remaining two dialogs.
The file extension can be used to determine what kinds of files are diffed in this way, the command is the program used.
The argument string is as follows:
- -d puts vim into diff mode (kinda important)
- -R puts vim into readonly mode (making comparisons safer)
- %1 and %2 are the names of the files to be compared, the arrow to the right of
this box gives a full list of those available
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My .vimrc file specifies 120 columns so doubling this for side-by-side diffing results in a consistent experience.
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State law from 1994 prevents charity ball for Kansas Governor-elect Sam Brownback's inauguration
Topeka ? Kansas Gov.-elect Sam Brownback said he wanted his inaugural ball to raise money for charity, but he ran into an unexpected problem: state law won't allow it.
Costs of the traditional dinner and dance are covered by ticket sales and cash contributions from supporters. Brownback wanted the funding that was left over to be given to charity, but a well-intentioned 1994 law requires that the money go toward the swearing-in ceremony and upkeep of the governor's residence.
The Republican plans to ask legislators to rewrite the law after he takes office Jan. 10, the same day lawmakers open their annual session.
"How much better statement could you make, if we said, 'We're going to have a big ball, and we're going to do it very cheap, and every dime over the amount goes to charity'?" Brownback said during an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press.
He's promising to hold down costs of inaugural events, saying Kansas residents are still feeling the effects of the struggling economy. Charitable events will still be held in three communities as part of the festivities leading up to the inauguration.
Brownback's dinner and ball are scheduled for Jan. 8, a Saturday evening. Tickets start at $125, though a $500 ticket gets its holder preferred seating at the ball and entry to a VIP reception beforehand.
But the events associated with the inauguration begin Jan. 5 with a blood drive in Hays, followed by a medical supplies repackaging event Jan. 6 at a community health center in Pittsburg and the stuffing of backpacks with food for needy children Jan. 7 at a Wichita food bank.
"I don't want to send a message of a big expensive ball," Brownback said. "I want to send the message that we want to help Kansans."
Brownback's inaugural committee also has a prayer service scheduled Jan. 9 at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe. The swearing-in ceremony for Brownback and other statewide elected officials will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 10, on the south steps of the Statehouse.
Legislators enacted the law that prevents Brownback from having a charity ball as a reaction to Democratic Gov. Joan Finney's inaugural in 1991.
Like other governors before and since, she relied on private funds for the festivities outside the swearing-in ceremony. Her ball was free, but her inaugural committee hit up dozens of corporations for up to $10,000 each.
State law now limits contributions to $2,000, outside of ticket purchases, and requires inaugural committees to publicly disclose their donors. The law also requires that leftover funds must go to the state to defray costs associated with the swearing-in ceremony, then toward upkeep at Cedar Crest, the governor's residence.
Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, a Topeka Democrat, said he has no problem with Brownback's proposal to allow extra funds to go to charity. He said after a three-year, $4.4 million renovation completed in 2000, the governor's residence is "in pretty good shape."
House Minority Leader Paul Davis, a Lawrence Democrat, said once the state's costs for the swearing in are defrayed, "If we could go beyond that to assist some charities, that would be terrific."
Inaugural festivities, though privately funded, have become elaborate.
Gov. Bill Graves, a Republican, spent about $351,000 on his first inaugural in 1995, and almost $312,000 on his second, four years later.
Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' events for her first inaugural in 2003 cost almost $388,000 — and her committee turned another $89,000 over to the state, records show. She had pre-inaugural receptions at universities or high schools in six communities.
Four years later, Sebelius had five days of events in four cities that celebrated the arts and Kansas food. She had the traditional ball but ditched the sit-down dinner for "food stations" that allowed people to sample Sunflower State cuisine. The festivities cost more than $563,000, with $14,000 left over.
Davis said governors have done a good job of controlling costs, adding, "I think it's proper for us to have a fitting celebration for a new governor."
Hensley believes Brownback's plans for a little more austerity are already showing. The invitation that Hensley received is 5 inches by 7 inches — smaller than in the past, and without gold embossing.
"I commend him for attempting to be more frugal and setting an example," Hensley said.


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Methods of Treatment
Acupuncture;Is the insertion of very fine, pre sterilized, one time use only, stainless steel, very fine needles into motor points, trigger points and acupuncture points (specifically located points along meridian pathways that connect to the internal organs)
Methods below can be used in conjunction with Acupuncture or on their own and will vary depending on individual condition as to what adjunct treatment may be used;
Electric Acupuncture: Is the attachment of a small device (TENS machine= trans-cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) VIA electrodes to the shaft of an acupuncture needle to elicit electrical stimulation through the needle - into the muscle or acupuncture point.
Electric Acupuncture can possibly aid in 'retraining' muscle function following surgery,injury, trauma, sprain or strain. It is indicated for pain relating to a range of underlying conditions and for neurological disorders.
Chinese Cupping: Is the use of suction cups to stimulate the flow of blood and energy through the body. Cupping influences the circulation of the blood and Qi (electro-magnetic energy). The primary indication of Chinese cupping is for conditions involving the immune systems and the lungs such as; asthma, wheezing, cough due to cold, bronchitis, emphysema. shortness of breath etc. Other indications for cupping are for; poor circulation, pain in the muscles and feeling of cold. Cupping is similar to massage but instead of pushing down and sliding, it is 'picking up and pulling out' the muscle bundle, particularly when using oil on the skin and using a 'sliding cupping technique' (versus 'stationary cupping' which is better for lung conditions)
Infrared Therapy: Penetrates beyond skin level deep into the body absorbed by both the cells at skin level and cells deeper in the body. Infrared Therapy may reduce inflammation, accelerate the decomposition of unstable structures such as dead cells, may re absorb accumulated lactic acid in the bodies natural healing time and may promotes bio processes such as; increasing the circulation of the blood and metabolism and thus stimulating muscle, tendon, ligament and venous repair. Infrared rays 'warm cold and dry dampness' in the joints (i.e.; conditions like that of osteo arthritis) or conditions involving lymphatic drainage and edema. Also skin conditions such as psoriasis and circulatory conditions such as varicose veins infrared may be suitable for.
Go to; Frequently Asked Questions to find out more about what these methods feel like to have applied.


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Kate Middleton Confirms She and Prince William Likely Won't Be Having Another Baby
The Cambridges will likely remain a family of five. During a recent royal outing meeting with community leaders in Bradford, Prince William and Kate Middleton were asked about the possibility of having another child. According to People, Kate simply said, "I don't think William wants any more." As a refresher, Will and Kate already seem to have their hands full with 6-year-old Prince George, 4-year-old Princess Charlotte, and 1-year-old Prince Louis.
It's not entirely surprising that the duke and duchess of Cambridge would decide against having another child given that Kate suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness, throughout all three of her pregnancies. What's more, many of the younger royals have stuck to two children, making Will and Kate's brood slightly larger. But on the other hand, no one would complain should they change their minds and decide to add another kiddo into the mix given how adorable George, Charlotte, and Louis all are!


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Study: Acupuncture Does Combat Pain
Ancient Chinese medicine is gradually gaining in popularity amongst Westerners. An increasing number of patients across Europe and America are turning to the Chinese deep-needle acupuncture to treat their aches and pains. The therapy has triggered much debate as to the efficiency of acupuncture in treating pains.
Today, science has found that acupuncture can effectively combat pain.
A study conducted by Hull York Medical School has revealed that deep-needle acupuncture could deactivate the brain's limbic system, which is sensitive to pains. This makes the practice anaesthetic.
Experts in neuroscience believe the findings show that acupuncture has a measurable effect on the brain and that the study could help to explain how the treatment can relieve pain. The study, which involved a number of volunteers, will be aired on BBC TV's medical program, Alternative Medicine: The Evidence.
Bristol University's Professor Kathy Sykes, who presents the programme, said that brain scanners showed that some acupuncture treatments have a remarkable effect on the brain. "The particular area of the brain that MRI shows deactivation for during acupuncture is part of the pain matrix which is involved in the perception of pain," she said. "It helps someone decide whether something is painful or not. So it could be that acupuncture in some ways changes a person's pain threshold."
The scientists experimented with two variants of acupuncture on two separate sets of volunteers. The first group had needles inserted approximately 1 millimetre deep onto the backs of their hands. The second group were subjected to deep needling, in which needles are inserted to a depth of 1 centimetre at well-known acupuncture points, also on the back of the hand. Brain scans of the group undergoing 'superficial needling' showed activation of the motor areas of the cortex, a normal reaction to pain.
Professor Tony Wildsmith of the University of Dundee, a pain relief expert said it was quite possible that the findings were valid. However, he also said, "The thing about acupuncture is that it does not work on everyone. It is more likely to be effective if you believe it. I think it is a psychological manipulation technique, a distraction. We are not going to get to the stage where this could be used instead of a general anaesthetic."
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When trading supply and demand imbalances, we don't need any indicator or add-on tools to tell us how and when to place a trade. Let's look at Walt Disney Company stock #DIS using a supply and demand stock trading strategy.
Remember that a multiple timeframe analysis needs to be done to place a trade. This is just a monthly timeframe analysis. You need to know when to place a trade and when not to based on multiple timeframe analyses.
We were waiting for Walt Disney #DIS to retrace to strong demand around $132 per share, as explained in the previous Walt Disney supply and demand analysis. Still, the price has fallen short of doing exactly what we expected.
See Walt Disney Stock monthly timeframe underneath; the price almost reached the monthly demand imbalance around $133.68 and kept rallying.
A multiple timeframe analysis needs to be done to place a trade. This is just a monthly timeframe analysis. You need to know when to place a trade and when not to based on multiple timeframe analyses.
Walt Disney has been breaking all-time highs over and over and ended up creating this strong imbalance. Walt Disney stock's big picture trend is bullish and in a clear uptrend. Why should we need to add all kinds of indicators like Bollinger Bands, CCI, RSI, MACD and exponential moving averages to make a trading decision when price action is telling us that all we can do is go long? But where can we go long, a new demand levels?
This is the kind of price action technical analysis you will learn in our trading community. You will learn how to locate new supply and demand imbalances and trade without using any indicators, no news, no fundamental analysis, no earnings announcements, no volume or VSA analysis. Just supply and demand imbalances.
Trading supply and demand imbalances is ideal for beginners and those with a full or half-time job, and you won't need to stay in front of the computer all day long trying to move price action with your mind.
As supply and demand traders, we do not need to pay attention to Walt Disney stock news, fundamentals or any earnings reports. Once a big timeframe imbalance has gained control, earnings do just the opposite and react strongly to those imbalances. Why do you see positive earnings and then the underlying stock drops like a rock, or a negative earnings announcement and the stock rallies like a rocket out of control? You are probably missing the fact that there are big imbalances in gaining control.
Unless you do very short-term trading and scalping on Walt Disney stock, you should not worry about fundamentals or earnings announcements.
You can use these imbalances to plan your trades in lower timeframes. Trading is just waiting for the right trigger points and scenarios to present themselves, this game has got a name and it's called the waiting game. We need to patiently wait for the correct scenarios and setups to happen and wait for price to pullback or dip into the price levels we want to trade, in our case these price levels are made of supply and demand imbalances.
Join our supply and demand trading course if you want to learn how to trade Walt Disney stock using our supply and demand trading strategy.
There are several ways of buying stocks and futures. When trading stocks, you can buy shares of the underlying stock or use options strategies to go long or short at these specific supply and demand levels, long calls or long puts or spreads. You can even buy a CFD (contracts for difference) for Walt Disney stock if you are in a country where it's allowed.
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If you are in the midst of designing a nursery I know that you have probably thought about the whole crib bumper vs. no bumper controversy.
One of the most exciting baby planning activities is designing the nursery.
When I came across Skip*Hop's bumper free crib bedding sets I was so excited. Even though I am not planning a nursery, I LOVE finding products that I can share with expectant mothers.
This bedding is GREAT!
I love the contrasting fabrics from the side to to the top of the sheets. It gives the illusion of a bumper without any safety concerns at all. Skip*Hop is also up on the current design trends. I absolutely love the pink and chocolate lattice collections.
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Cash Burn or Last Resort? – Younger Reverse Mortgage Clients
AARP still calls it a 'loan of last resort'. Will cash-burn by younger borrowers increase future defaults and foreclosures?
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Promises to the People
In Wyoming, a person's word is still good. He says what he means and means what he says. It should be the same for our representatives in the State Legislature. The following are promises I make to the people of my legislative district.
- I refuse to accept any tax dollars
- no congressional salary
- no congressional mileage reimbursement
- no legislative training trips to exotic locations
- I will post my reasoning for each congressional vote on my Facebook, Twitter and Google+ pages
- I will vote No on bills I have not read
- For any Yes vote on a bill, I will point to the specific clause of the constitution that authorizes it
You're welcome to print a copy of this page and have me sign it publicly at any community or campaign event.


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Polygon Physics was represented at the biennial Plasma Surface Engineering (PSE) conference in Garmish-Partenkirchen from September 13 through September 15 2016. Very well organized, and an especially lively industrial evening, with good food and drinks, brought many visitors to our booth. We had an ion source with accompanying vacuum system for live demonstrations of an ion beam made of air molecules. It was a great pleasure to hear Peter Sigmund speak about ion sputtering.
- 'First beam' for Plug&Play 50kV ECR ion source
- 50kV ECR source for Saudi storage ring injection
- A new tool for combinatorial sputtering: visit us at SVTM2018
- A truly bipolar ion source
- And off it goes: our first source to Korea
- ECOSS 2016: surface science very close to home
- Innovation Award for technology partner Bodycote
- ITFPC 2015 highlight: the 'tube'
- Kick-off Eurostars project COMBIMAT
- New investor: ITIC
- New source testimonial: "uniquely clean and flexible"
- Our spring/summer tour schedule
- Polygon Physics winner of the Auvergne-Rhônes-Alpes R&D booster program
- Polygon Physics wins SFV Innovation Award 2017
- Product launch at ECASIA'17: ECR source TES
- PSE 2016: lively industrial evening
- Selected for Start Up Connexion 2015
- SEMICON Europa 2015: Innovation Village
- SVTM 2015: first exhibition
- SVTM 2016: many Belgian industrials in Nancy


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Part of the challenge of keeping up with this blog is staying current on what's happening in the subcontinent but just biding my time waiting to get back. To this end, there are always lots of great deals and new places to discover, such as this recent National geographic article about Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Wow, lots of rhinos!
And I just came across the Great Circular Indian Railway Challenge. It's elegant in its simplicity: "See the Length and Breadth of India in 2 weeks for £100 ($156)."
It starts in February 2011. More details here …
And, if that's not enough excitement for you, there are always the crazy folks with the Adventurists (it always seems to be the crazy Brits with a thirst for adventure): and their fun little Rickshaw Run: 5000km through India traveling by rickshaw.


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Chris Wondolowski and Victor Bernardez of the San Jose Earthquakes were named to the MLS Best XI team on Monday, according to The San Jose Mercury News.
Wondolowski also won the Golden Boot award as the league's top goal scorer, his second such award in the past three years. His 27 goals on the 2012 season tied a single-season record and helped propel the Earthquakes to their second Supporter's Shield title in club history. The 29-year-old forward is a finalist for the league's most valuable player award, which will be announced on Thursday.
Bernardez, a defender from Honduras, is joined on the Best XI defense by Sporting Kansas City's Matt Besler and Aurelien Collin, as well as Sporting goaltender Jimmy Nielsen. The 30-year-old Bernardez is also a finalist for newcomer of the year, which is scheduled to be announced on Wednesday.
Earthquakes coach Frank Yallop is a finalist for coach of the year honors and striker Alan Gordon is a candidate for comeback player of the year.


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[Greek kotyledon, a cup-shaped hollow, alluding to leaf form of a plant now placed in Umbilicus]
Reid V. Moran
Shrubs, not viviparous, to 8 dm, glabrous [pubescent]. Stems erect, branching, fleshy but somewhat woody. Leaves persistent, cauline, opposite, sessile, not connate basally; blade obovate, laminar, 5-18 cm, fleshy, base not spurred, margins entire; veins not conspicuous. Inflorescences terminal cymes, ultimate branches uniparous. Pedicels present. Flowers pendulous, 5-merous; sepals connate basally, all alike; petals basally erect, distally spreading, connate into 5-gonal tube, orange [red or yellow]; calyx and corolla circumscissile at base in fruit; nectaries adnate to pistils forming cup; stamens 10; filaments adnate to corolla; pistils erect; ovary base rounded; styles longer than or equaling ovary. Fruits erect. Seeds ellipsoid, few-ribbed, finely cross-ribbed. x = 9.
Species 11 (1 in the flora): introduced, California; Asia (sw Arabia), s, e Africa.
A. P. de Candolle (1828) narrowed Cotyledon to a natural group of African plants, for which C. H. Uhl (1948) found a distinctive karyotype, with x = 9 rather large chromosomes. H. R. Toelken (1985) further recognized two segregates, Adromischus Lemaire and Tylocodon Toelken, not in the flora area.
Lower Taxa
Cotyledon orbiculata LinnaeusCotyledon orbiculata var. oblonga (Haworth) de Candolle
Lower Taxa
Treatments in Other Floras @ www.efloras.org
Flora of Taiwan Checklist
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|Professor Emeritus, Communication Studies, University of Iowa
Books (9)
Aristotle (7)
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From Hymn to Tragedy: Aristotle's Biological Genealogy of Poetic ...
The Origins of Theater in Ancient Greece and Beyond: From Ritual to Drama (2006)
This book examines the evidence for the pre-history and origin of drama. The belief that drama developed from religious ritual ...
From Aristotle to Darwin and Other 19th Century Thinkers (7)
Consequence Etiology and Biological Teleology in Aristotle and Darwin
Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C) (2008)
Aristotle's biological teleology is rooted in an epigenetic account of reproduction. As such, it is best interpreted by consequence etiology. ...
Darwin and Darwinism (14)
Adaptation as process: the future of Darwinism and the legacy ...
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (2011)
Conceptions of adaptation have varied in the history of genetic Darwinism depending on whether what is taken to be focal ...


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At Abundant Life Manor, we implement the STAR method for care management. The STAR method is a comprehensive, five point approach to individual care developed at the University of Wisconsin by Tim Howell, MD, MA, a leader of geriatric psychiatry in the region and the curator of this method at our facility. Each of our residents is reviewed regularly from a medical, medicinal, social, behavioral, and personal standpoint to accurately search for factors in the changes in their health. The STAR method is an approach that has proven effective to optimize the well-being of our residents and their families, and to uphold the highest quality of life.
Below is an example of the STAR method. An individual is viewed from five separate, interdependent angles for the most effective approach to care management.