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Invista mulls sale of apparel and advanced textiles business
February 24, 2017
Invista (Wilmington, Delaware) says it is considering whether to sell its apparel & advanced textiles business, which produces...
BASF reports higher sales and earnings...
February 24, 2017
BASF on Friday announced a significant rise in fourth-quarter sales and earnings. In its outlook for 2017, it says...
Solvay's volumes improve
February 24, 2017
Solvay reports net sales in fourth-quarter 2016 of €2.8 billion, an increase of 1.6% year-on-year (YOY), mainly because of the...
Sinopec settles February contracts for p-xylene, PTA, EG
February 24, 2017
Sinopec has settled its February contract prices for para-xylene (p-xylene) at 7,545 renminbi/metric ton, up 435 renminbi/metric ton ($63) month-on-month.
Eastman CEO, Dow's Liveris address President Trump's regulatory and economic approach
February 23, 2017
Eastman Chemical chairman and CEO Mark Costa, on behalf of Business Roundtable, outlined certain regulatory concerns in a letter addressed to the Trump Administration on 23 February.
Trinseo beats estimates as income surges 84% YOY
February 23, 2017
Trinseo (Berwyn, Pennsylvania) reports fourth-quarter 2016 net income of $79 million, up 84% year over year (YOY), on higher sales volume in synthetic rubber;...
Chemtura misses estimates
February 23, 2017
Chemtura reports fourth-quarter 2016 net earnings down 67% year on year (YOY), to $22 million, on sales down 4%, to $385 million.
Ingevity beats estimates
February 23, 2017
Ingevity on Thursday reported fourth-quarter 2016 net income up 18.2% year on year (YOY), to $11.7 million, on sales that were roughly flat, $210.9 million.
ChemChina once again extends tender offer for Syngenta
February 23, 2017
ChemChina (Beijing) has once again extended its tender offer for Syngenta while the companies wait for the final rulings of several antitrust authorities.
Asahi Glass completes acquisition of Vinythai from Solvay, will launch mandatory offer for rest of shares
February 23, 2017
Solvay said Thursday that it had completed divesting its 58.77% stake in the company's Thailand-based vinyls subsidiary Vinythai to Asahi Glass.
Chinese company starts up world's largest MTO plant
February 23, 2017
Honeywell says that Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Shenghong Holding Group, has started up a UOP-process methanol-to-olefins (MTO)...
Futures sell-off triggers Asia EG spot price crash
February 23, 2017
The ethylene glycol (EG) spot price has fallen in Asia for 13 consecutive trading days, shedding $115/metric ton or 11.8% during 6-22 February, market data show.
Trinseo beats estimates as income surges 84% YOY
February 22, 2017
Trinseo (Berwyn, Pennsylvania) reports fourth-quarter net income of $79 million, up 84% year-over-year (YOY), on higher sales volume in synthetic rubber, higher equity income from Americas Styrenics...
Univar reports net loss on tax-related charges
February 22, 2017
Univar reported fourth-quarter net loss of $59.2 million, compared to a net loss of $2.9 million in the year-ago quarter, mostly due to tax-related charges.
Tronox swings to profit
February 22, 2017
Tronox reports net income for fourth-quarter 2016 of$122 million, swinging from a net loss of $90 million in the year-ago quarter. Sales totaled $548 million, up 2.4% year over year (YOY).
Evonik JV inaugurates sodium cyanide plant
February 22, 2017
CyPlus Idesa, a joint venture between Grupo Idesa (Mexico City, Mexico) and CyPlus, a subsidiary of Evonik...
Lukoil divests petchems complex
February 22, 2017
Lukoil (Moscow), Russia's energy group, said on Tuesday it has completed the sale of its Karpatneftekhim petrochemicals manufacturing subsidiary.
Covestro sells spray foam assets
February 22, 2017
Accella Polyurethane Systems has agreed to buy a spray polyurethane foams (SPF) facility at Spring, Texas, from Covestro...
Oxea lifts force majeure
February 22, 2017
Oxea (Monheim am Rhein, Germany) has lifted its force majeure on the supply of butyl acetate in Europe.
Braskem reports net loss
February 22, 2017
Braskem reports a fourth-quarter 2016 net loss of $852.8 million mainly due to the $957 million it agreed to pay in fines and damages stemming from a corruption case.
Bayer raises sales and earnings, foresees closing Monsanto transaction before year-end
February 22, 2017
Bayer has reported its fourth-quarter and full-year results, and provided an update on its pending acquisition of Monsanto.
European Commission approves specific uses of trichloroethylene under REACH
February 22, 2017
The European Commission has authorized the use of trichloroethylene to a number of companies for specified applications under the European Union's Registration...
Surge in domestic capacity is a game-changer for India's polymer market in 2017
February 22, 2017
Polymer demand has finally recovered in India three months after the government launched its demonetization policy. When prime minister Narendra Modi declared on 8 November that all 5,000...
Tronox to acquire Cristal titanium dioxide business, sell soda ash operations
February 21, 2017
Tronox has reached agreement to acquire the titanium dioxide (TiO2) business of The National Titanium Dioxide Co. (Cristal), a company controlled by Tasnee (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
Covestro swings to profit
February 21, 2017
Covestro reports fourth-quarter 2016 net income of €124 million ($132 million) compared with the net loss of €84 million in the year-earlier quarter.
Ecolab falls short of estimates as sales decline
February 21, 2017
Ecolab today reported fourth-quarter net income up 75% year-on-year (YOY), to $366.3 million, on sales down 2%, to $3.35 billion.
Praxair signs long-term contract with Celanese
February 21, 2017
Praxair has signed a 15-year agreement with Celanese to supply the company with carbon monoxide, oxygen and nitrogen in the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Report: Bharat Petroleum plans petchems investment
February 21, 2017
India's state-owned Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (BPCL) plans to build a petrochemicals complex next to its Bina refinery in the state of Madhya Pradesh...
Bacanora takes 50% stake in Germany lithium project
February 21, 2017
Bacanora Minerals (Calgary, Canada) says it is to take a 50% stake in the Zinnwald lithium project in Germany. The consideration is for €5 million ($5.3 million) plus a further...
Ineos reports 2016 EBITDA gain
February 21, 2017
Ineos says it posted €4.3 billion ($4.6 billion) of EBITDA in 2016, up 7.5% from the prior year.
Kuwait goes ahead with $7.8-billion third olefins and second aromatics complex, awards contract to AFW
February 21, 2017
Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC; Kuwait City) has signed a front-end engineering and design contract for its third olefins and second aromatics complex at Al-Zour, Kuwait, with Amec Foster Wheeler (AFW).
Mitsui Chemicals, SKC to establish polyurethanes systems house in India
February 21, 2017
Mitsui Chemicals & SKC Polyurethanes (MCNS), a 50-50 joint venture (JV) between Mitsui Chemicals and SKC (Seoul), have announced plans to establish a polyurethanes systems house in India.
Altana acquires metallography technology firm
February 21, 2017
Specialty chemicals firm Altana (Wesel, Germany) has announced the acquisition of Landa Metallography Technology, part of the Landa Group (Rehovot, Israel).
BioAmber CEO resigns, COO named president
February 21, 2017
Renewable chemicals maker BioAmber (Minneapolis, Minnesota) says that CEO and president Jean-Francois Huc has resigned for personal reasons, effective immediately.
Pruitt confirmed as EPA head
February 17, 2017
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President Donald Trump's pick for EPA administrator, was confirmed this morning following a 52-46 vote in the Senate.
Styrene outage extended
February 17, 2017
Americas Styrenics on 16 February announced that it will have to extend the styrene outage at its St. James, Louisiana, facility into the second quarter to complete...
Huntsman receives approval to retain 40% stake in Venator
February 17, 2017
Huntsman says it has received a Private Letter Ruling from the IRS allowing it to retain a 40% economic interest in the tax-free spin-off of Venator Materials Corporation...
Odfjell hires JGC to engineer Seabrook ethylene terminal, FID to follow
February 17, 2017
Odfjell Terminals says it has awarded JGC America a basic engineering contract for the possible development of an ethylene export terminal at Seabrook...
Indorama's earnings soar on higher volumes and operating rates
February 17, 2017
Indorama Ventures (Bangkok) today announced its fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2016. In the fourth quarter, the company recorded an EBITDA of 7.25 billion...
Auto manufacturing cluster to be created at PlasChem Park, next to Sadara complex
February 17, 2017
Sadara (Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia), a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical, has signed a cooperation agreement with Saudi National Automobiles Manufacturing (SNAM) covering...
Merger of Abu Dhabi's IPIC and Mubadala creates $125-billion giant
February 17, 2017
Two Abu Dhabi government-owned investment companies with major interests in the worldwide chemical industry—International Petroleum Investment Co. (IPIC) and Mubadala...
Vopak expands storage capacity in South Africa
February 17, 2017
Vopak and its partner Reatile Chemicals (Johannesburg, South Africa) have decided to expand their activities in South Africa.
Chemours reports fourth-quarter loss on PFOA settlement
February 16, 2017
Chemours (Wilmington, Delaware) reports a net loss of $230 million in the fourth quarter of 2016. The figure, which includes a perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) settlement charge of $335
IFF sales increase 7%
February 16, 2017
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) reports fourth-quarter 2016 net income up 1% year on year (YOY), to $79.9 million, on sales up 7%, to $762.6 million.
ExxonMobil adds lube oil base stocks capacity in Singapore
February 16, 2017
ExxonMobil announced Thursday the expansion of its Singapore refinery to support producing the company's EHC Group II base stocks.
PTT transfers holdings in petchem subsidiaries to PTTGC
February 16, 2017
Energy firm PTT (Bangkok, Thailand) is consolidating its petrochemical interests into its 48.9%-owned affiliate PTT Global Chemicals (PTTGC).
DSM acquires PV technology
February 16, 2017
DSM has acquired the technology and other assets of Suzhou Sunshine New Materials Technology, a producer of high-performance solar photovoltaic (PV) backsheet based on coextrusion technology.
Clariant earnings beat estimates
February 16, 2017
Clariant reports sales in the fourth quarter of 2016 of 1.548 billion Swiss francs, missing the consensus estimate by 1%, versus SF1.526 million in the year-ago quarter.
Thailand's PTT transfers holdings in petchem subsidiaries to PTTGC
February 16, 2017
Energy firm PTT (Bangkok, Thailand) is consolidating its petrochemical interests into its 48.9%-owned affiliate PTT Global Chemicals (PTTGC). PTTGC is acquiring some or all of PTT's shares...
SABIC, Sonatrach to sign deal for petchem projects in Algeria
February 16, 2017
The Saudi minister of commerce and investment Majid bin Abdullah al-Qasabi said on a visit this week to Algiers, Algeria, that SABIC and Algeria's state energy group Sonatrach are about to sign...
Showa Denko postpones 2016 results announcement, downgrades net income forecast
February 15, 2017
Showa Denko has downgraded its net income forecast for the full year 2016, to ¥11 billion ($96.7 million). The previous forecast, published in December, was ¥12 billion.
US, Mexico pull down North American weekly chemical rail volume
February 15, 2017
During the week ended 11 February, chemical railcar traffic in North America decreased 1.3% year-over-year (YOY) as declines in the United States and Mexico offset a gain in Canada.
Innospec beats estimates on solid volumes, oilfield comeback
February 15, 2017
Innospec today reported fourth quarter net income of $22.1 million, down 30% year-on-year (YOY), on sales down 3%, to $237.8 million.
Huntsman tops estimates, strong growth in MDI
February 15, 2017
Huntsman reports income of $137 million for the fourth quarter, up from $9 million in the year-ago period. Sales increased 2.7% year-over-year (YOY) to $2.395 billion.
European Parliament approves EU-Canada trade deal
February 15, 2017
The European Parliament has approved a free trade deal with Canada, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
CB&I wins China PDH contract
February 15, 2017
CB&I today announced it has been awarded a contract by Dongguan Grand Resource Science & Technology Co. for the license and engineering design...
India commissions Dahej complex
February 15, 2017
ONGC Petro Additions (OPaL), has commissioned its mega petrochemical complex at Dahej, India and started production at some of the units, the company has announced.
Polyphenylene ether engineering plastics JV formed in China
February 15, 2017
Asahi Kasei says it has concluded a joint venture (JV) agreement with China National Bluestar, a subsidiary of ChemChina, to build a Xyron modified polyphenylene ether...
BASF's new TDI plant to be fully onstream in 2018
February 15, 2017
BASF says its new toluene diisocyanate (TDI) plant at Ludwigshafen will not operate at capacity until 2018.
CB&I wins China PDH contract
February 15, 2017
CB&I today announced it has been awarded a contract by Dongguan Grand Resource Science & Technology Co. for the license and engineering design...
Airgas acquisition boosts Air Liquide's results
February 15, 2017
Air Liquide's net profit for the full year 2016 amounted to €1.84 billion ($1.95 billion), up 5% year-over-year (YOY). Recurring operating income reached €3.02 billion...
AkzoNobel misses estimates on price-mix effects, restructuring costs, weakness in performance coatings
February 15, 2017
AkzoNobel reports fourth-quarter net profit of €133 million, down 34% from the year-earlier period, on sales down 3%, to €3.5 billion. EBIT dropped 12% year-on-year...
DSM beats estimates as sales rise, profits rocket
February 15, 2017
DSM reports full-year 2016 sales of €7.92 billion ($8.4 billion), versus sales of €7.72 billion in 2015, an increase of 3% year over year (YOY), with organic growth of 4%.
Huntsman files suit alleging Rockwood color pigments fraud
February 14, 2017
Huntsman last week filed a legal complaint in New York State alleging that Rockwood engaged in a "massive fraud" around technology in its color pigments...
Air Products releases letter disputing statements by Yingde
February 14, 2017
Air Products today released a letter disputing several recent public statements by Yingde Gases, including statements about the due diligence process and meetings between the companies...
PTTGC reports higher sales and profits as petchems volumes rise...
February 14, 2017
PTT Global Chemical today reported a more than doubling in net profit and a significant increase in sales in the fourth quarter of 2016.
…updates status of investment projects
February 14, 2017
PTTGC has agiven an update on its recent investment projects. It says that its PE project, which consists of a 400,000-metric tons/year linear low-density polyethylene plant...
DIC's sales fall on strong yen, lower costs boost profit
February 14, 2017
DIC (Tokyo, Japan) reports net sales of ¥751.4 billion ($6.60 billion) in the calendar year 2016, down from ¥820 billion in 2015, a decrease of 8.4%. Net income in full-year 2016 was
Evonik to build multi-layer PMMA films plant
February 14, 2017
Evonik Industries says it has approved plans to construct a production plant for flat films made from multi-layer polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) at the company's Weiterstadt, Germany, site.
Allergan to acquire body-contouring group Zeltiq for $2.47 billion
February 14, 2017
Allergan (Dublin, Ireland), a leading biopharmaceutical company; and Zeltiq Aesthetics (Pleasanton, California), a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing
DuPont, Chemours jointly to pay $670.7 million to settle PFOA lawsuits
February 13, 2017
DuPont and Chemours will each pay $335.35 million in cash in personal injury claims to settle 3,550 lawsuits related to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) environmental releases from the Washington Works plant in West Virginia, DuPont has announced.
Ineos enters car manufacturing
February 13, 2017
Ineos has today confirmed that it is entering the car manufacturing business. The announcement follows the completion of a six-month feasibility study.
Perstorp's net loss widens
February 13, 2017
Perstorp's net loss widened to 428 million Swedish krona ($47.95 million) in the fourth quarter of 2016, from a SKr227-million loss one year earlier, according to the company.
Cinven bids €3.6 billion for Stada
February 13, 2017
Generic and OTC player Stada Arzneimittel (Bad Vilbel, Germany) says it has received two acquisition proposals, including one from private equity firm Cinven Partners.
Report: Aramco signs crude supply agreement in China
February 13, 2017
Saudi Aramco has signed a contract to supply crude oil to North Huajin Chemical Industries Group (Huajin; Panjin, China), a state-controlled refining and petrochemical company, in 2017...
W.R. Grace licenses Unipol PP technology for plant in China
February 13, 2017
W. R. Grace says it has signed a contract to license its Unipol polypropylene (PP) technology to Dongguan Grand Resource Science & Technology Co.
Avantium files for IPO
February 13, 2017
Avantium (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) announced today that it is planning an initial public offering and listing of all shares on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussels.
Mitsui Chemicals acquires 10% stake in Belchim Crop Protection
February 13, 2017
Mitsui Chemicals said today that its subsidiary Mitsui Chemicals Agro, has acquired a 10% stake in the agricultural chemicals company Belchim Crop Protection (Londerzeel, Belgium).
Elementis to acquire US personal care chemicals maker SummitReheis for $360 million
February 10, 2017 | Natasha Alperowicz
Elementis has entered into an agreement to acquire SummitReheis (Hugenot, New York) from an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners for $360 million...
Agrium earnings plummet on lower fertilizer prices
February 10, 2017 | Vincent Valk
Agrium today reported net earnings down 66.6% year-on-year (YOY), to $67 million, on sales down 5%, to $2.28 billion. Adjusted earnings totaled $94 million, or 68 cts/share, slightly ahead of analysts' consensus estimate...
Oxy's Ingleside cracker expected to start up in the first quarter of 2017
February 10, 2017
Construction of Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy; Houston, Texas) Ingleside ethylene cracker is nearly complete and is expected to start up this quarter, the company said during an analyst call...
Monsanto breaks ground on $975 million Louisiana expansion
February 10, 2017
Monsanto has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a previously announced $975 million investment project at Luling, Louisiana....
Sensient income down, beats estimates on currency translation
February 10, 2017
Sensient Technologies reported fourth-quarter income down 2.6% year-on-year (YOY), to $330.2 million, on operating income up 37% YOY, to $43.3 million...
Canexus shareholders approve acquisition by Chemtrade
February 10, 2017 | Ian Young
Shareholders of Canexus (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) have voted to approve the company's previously announced acquisition...
Chandra Asri to supply PP for Toyota Vios and Yaris cars
February 10, 2017
Chandra Asri says its impact copolymer polypropylene (PP) resin has been qualified for use in components for Toyota Vios and Yaris cars...
BASF and European Space Agency collaborate to provide solutions for farmers
February 10, 2017
BASF and the European Space Agency (ESA; Paris, France) have signed a collaboration agreement to evaluate the use of satellite-derived data and images for agricultural purposes...
Dr. Reddy's expands in Europe
February 10, 2017
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (Hyderabad, India) says it has expanded its commercial operations in Europe...


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LEAVENWORTH, Kan., April 23 (UPI) -- The soldier convicted as Bradley Manning of giving classified documents to Wikileaks can legally call herself Chelsea Manning, a Kansas judge said Wednesday.
Manning, an enlisted soldier who served as an intelligence analyst in Iraq, is currently serving a 35-year military sentence at Fort Leavenworth.
In a statement after the decision, Manning said her new name is "a far better, richer, and more honest reflection of who I am and always have been -- a woman named Chelsea."
It is unclear what effect the court order will have on Manning's treatment in the military justice system. Courthouse News Service reported before the sentencing that a Fort Leavenworth spokeswoman said the facility does not provide any special medical treatment for transgendered inmates.
Manning is seeking hormone treatments to become a woman biologically.
The Defense Department announced last week that Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan had approved Manning's sentence, refusing to reduce it.
Manning is a hero to many people and a villain to others. Supporters say that the leaks, including thousands of pages of diplomatic cables and military documents, shed light on U.S. operations in Iraq and on despotic regimes around the world.
The leaks may have helped kickstart the "Arab Spring" demonstrations in North Africa and the Middle East. Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali stepped down in 2011 amidst angry protests after Wikileaks released U.S. cables detailing his lavish lifestyle.

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Difference between revisions of "Equinox/p2/p2 index"
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artifact.repository.factory.order = artifacts.xml,\!
artifact.repository.factory.order = artifacts.xml,\!
Revision as of 13:32, 2 March 2012
What is the p2.index file?
The p2.index file provides a description of the kind of repository available at a particular location; simple or composite.
The presence of this file in a repository will cause p2 to replace its default lookup order for repository to match the one advised in the file. This only happens the first time a repository is accessed, as p2 then caches "what worked before" and uses that on subsequent accesses. See bug 347448 for more detail, links, and history behind this advisory file. The latest version of the b3 aggregator adds an appropriate p2.index file as it publishes its p2 repository (not sure about other p2 repository publishers).
For example the example p2.index contents below will cause p2 to look for compositeContent.jar, and if not found, then compositeContent.xml and would skip looking for content.jar or content.xml as it normally would look for them first. (And, then, naturally, if it needed artifacts from that site, would look for compositeArtifacts.jar and if not found compositeArtifacts.xml and would skip looking for artifacts.jar and artifacts.xml).
version = 1 metadata.repository.factory.order = compositeContent.xml,\! artifact.repository.factory.order = compositeArtifacts.xml,\!
How does it help me?
As a provider of a repository, it does not help you directly, but it helps your users to get a better experience and also slightly reduce the number of hits your server will be subject to.
What happens if I get it wrong ?
Should you get the content of this file wrong, the repository will fail loading. For example specifying compositeContent.xml where the repository is a content.xml will cause p2 to only look for compositeContent.xml and never look for the content.xml.
How many files for composite repositories?
Given that a composite repository is just a repository that refers to other repositories, the full benefit of p2.index can only be achieved if every child repo has the file (with only a few exceptions to this general rule) the but benefit is greatest, or most important, for composite sites as that is where the "default rules" are changed the most.
Why say 'xml' instead of 'jar' in factory name?
The content of p2.index does not reflect whether the files are zipped or not.
To quote the output of the b3 aggregator:
- Please note that the values in this file denotes repository factories and
- not files. The factory '<name>.xml' will look for both the <name>.jar
- and the <name>.xml file, in that order
For example for a simple repository that contains artifacts.jar and content.jar, the p2.index would still name: "artifacts.xml" and "content.xml" as the factories.
As an aside, jarred versions of p2 content and artifacts files should always be provided for production sites, when the files are of any substantial size.
Note, your p2.index file should contain the minimum data possible (that is, no comments) since even though it is small, it currently is requested hundreds of thousands of times on enterprise systems and currently is not cached (See bug 310546).
Example for composite repository
Use this content in your p2.index file, if your repository location contains compositeContent.jar/xml and compositeArtifacts.jar/xml.
version = 1 metadata.repository.factory.order = compositeContent.xml,\! artifact.repository.factory.order = compositeArtifacts.xml,\!
Example for simple repository
Use this content in your p2.index file, if your repository location contains content.jar/xml and artifacts.jar/xml.
version = 1 metadata.repository.factory.order = content.xml,\! artifact.repository.factory.order = artifacts.xml,\!
Example for a mixed repository
Use this content in your p2.index file, if your repository location contains a content.jar but a compositeArtifacts.jar.
This case should be rare, but does happen to be used at part of our main Simultaneous Release repositories
version = 1 metadata.repository.factory.order=content.xml,\! artifact.repository.factory.order=compositeArtifacts.xml,\!


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From Sorelle :
RIP Chance. Chance was such a compromised rabbit from the time she got here (she was 1/4 the size of her litter mates, splayed, fat stomach, skeletal body, poopy butt, vacant demeanor, etc), never really expected her to survive, but after six months, she was actually looking like she was going to be okay. She very quickly developed a small swelling on her cheek, she was taken into the vet almost immediately, had surgery the next day, and it was discovered to be a very abnormal abscess with gas and thin, wet pus, which is a sign of a potentially nasty, abnormal bacteria. The vet couldn't keep her overnight so so went home with a caregiver who was going to keep her in a better environment than I could provide -- with carpets for her splay legs -- but it was not to be. Even though she was looking fine post-op, I suspect the bacteria was aggressive and she went septic soon after. We will find out with the necropsy. She was a very sweet bunny. Slow, yes... but very very sweet. Sleep tight little one. :(
From Lorna :
Chance was possibly the nicest, sweetest, most loving bunny I'd ever met. She didn't let her disability slow her down and she was generous to a fault. She got dealt a very rough deal and she wasn't here anywhere near long enough.
Hop painfree, little Chance.


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Legal Status
Document Details
Document Statistics
Published Document
The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures will hold a meeting on December 4, 2001, Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The entire meeting will be open to public attendance, with the exception of a portion that may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:
Tuesday, December 4, 2001—9 a.m.-12 Noon.
The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters. The purpose of this meeting is to gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the full Committee.
Oral statements may be presented by members of the public with the concurrence of the Subcommittee Chairman; written statements will be accepted and made available to the Committee. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during those portions of the meeting that are open to the public, and questions may be asked only by members of the Subcommittee, its consultants, and staff. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify the cognizant ACRS staff person named below five days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, the scheduling of sessions open to the public, whether the meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, the Chairman's ruling on requests for the opportunity to present oral statements, and the time allotted therefor can be obtained by contacting the cognizant ACRS staff person, Sam Duraiswamy (telephone: 301/415-7364) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (EST). Persons planning to attend this meeting are urged to contact the above named individual one or two working days prior to the meeting to be advised of any changes in schedule, etc., that may have occurred.Start Signature
Dated: November 14, 2001.
Sher Bahadur,
Associate Director for Technical Support, ACRS/ACNW.
[FR Doc. 01-29130 Filed 11-20-01; 8:45 am]


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Hubble Probes the Great Orion Nebula
A NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of a region of the Great Nebula in Orion, as imaged by the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2.
This is one of the nearest regions of very recent star formation (300,000 years ago). The nebula is a giant gas cloud illuminated by the brightest of the young hot stars at the top of the picture. Many of the fainter young stars are surrounded by disks of dust and gas, that are slightly more than twice the diameter of the solar system (or 100 Astronomical Units in diameter).
The Great Orion Nebula
C.R. O'Dell/ Rice University NASA


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Click here to learn how to install and play the game!
Or click here to view the game's hub page and learn about it, see screenshots, who's playing, and more!
Pixel Movement - The pixel movement system has been implemented on live for some serious testing. Please see this topic for all the details.
- Random dungeon chests are now separated into categories.
-- Wooden chests have crafting materials or various items, but are rarely locked and/or trapped.
-- Crown chests (with the crown mark on the lid) can be gold bar chests, or equip only chests. They are locked and/or trapped around 50% of the time.
-- Runed chests (with the triangular lids) are 'rare' chests, and have a crafting material, equipment, and various items inside of them. They are always locked and usually trapped.
-- Red chests are very rare chests, and can only spawn in level 60 or higher dungeons. They contain rare crafting materials, rare potions, and an equipment item of rarity 8 to 10.
- Newyen Seeds can now be crafted.
- Automated Shopkeeper's greetings can now be customized.
- Mirror Knight can be fought at the Statue of Memories if you've completed his boss fight.
- Archer's Fortune Wind changed to: 24 FP (-1 per Rank), Evade bonus is equal to 5 + 50% of Scaled LUC, secondary effect range changed to 4, secondary effect damage changed to (status LV * 3) + Wind ATK.
- Magic Gunner's Lucky Shell's Lucky Fortune effect (that avoids damage) will now halve the level of Lucky Shell after triggering.
- Ghost's Rebound now heals for 150% of Scaled RES per enemy (from 100%).
- Monk's Setting Sun changed to; creates a sun at the location for up to 3 rounds. When the skill is used again or the duration expires, it sets, dealing its effects.
- Wind Slasher now lists its Talvyd enchant bonus.
- Haunted Soul enchantment now reduces your status resist by 25% when equipped.
- Armor of Nails now deals damage equal to 25% of your level, or 5, whichever is higher.
- Campfire lighting has been adjusted a bit to look more natural.
- Using a special arrows skill while already having the same arrows active now refreshes the status instead of clearing it.
- Air Shafts, when created, will now knock anyone on that spot airborne.
- Rebelling enchantment changed from +2 Power for every 1 Rarity below 9* and -5 Accuracy to; +1.5 Power and -3 Accuracy per 1 Rarity below 9*.
- Sanguine Crest's STR bonus to battle weight now applies outside of battle (to prevent metagaming).
- Spine Leash's Ice ATK bonus has been changed to a non-stacking effect. (Meaning, it won't stack with other Spine Leashes you have equipped.)
- Release All on the spirit management screen now has a second confirmation window to make sure you want to do that.
- Skip now has a 2 round cooldown.
- You can now swap skills in the class board by dragging/dropping them.
- Prayer Tools now display what prayer status it gives, and what the status does.
- During back attacks, the status phase will take effect.
- ci-close-new will close new interfaces and the new quest log, provided it can. (No real change except for heavy macro users.)
- Some enemies are now treated as having a specific armor type (all others default to Unarmored as usual);
-- Heavy Armor; Snakeman Knight, Forgery, Spectre Knight, Soldier Kraboid, Mirror Knight, Gold Beetle, Headless Knight, Animated Sword, Critter, Spatial Ravager, Delver
-- Light Armor; Snakeman Sniper, Goblin Spear, all Bandits, Spatial Terror, Sand Kraboid
* Bug Reports
- Lunar Lunatism's Charm LV was being inflicted at a higher level than intended.
- Raging Flame was not covering all of the tiles it should be when applying its effect.
- There are no longer two Fluffles running around.
- Camera Flash no longer blinds you instead of the enemy. (I also changed the flash effect to the new, more efficient version.)
- Hellspike and Glowing were sticking around between battles when used by monsters.
- Wretched Oil can no longer hit enemies who are removed from the battle temporarily.
- Ignis now properly gives the 3% per Rank bonus to Burn infliction that it should (it was only giving 1%).
- Layouts were not being saved when door status was changed in houses.
- Races weren't being validated after changing from one race to another via Legend Extend.
- Ice Sheets had a layer higher than normal.
- Spatial Ravager no longer leaves his battle ring behind after completing Ravage Rampage.
- Moonlight Mercy's headshot effect should only play once, as intended.
- Steel Blood says it targetted enemies only, which wasn't true.
- Final Flare was breaking daggers/etc. if it wasn't used before a battle ended.
- Improvised Weapon could be used even if you already had an Improvised Weapon.
- Yenten cards were not appearing in most cases. Status icons are no longer shown while playing.
- The battle bar optimization caused incorrect look-ups on skills cached, resulting in Attack and Subattack using the wrong pattern/etc.
- Skills with HP costs were mistakenly showing up as FP on the battle bar.
- Imperialist race icon in the character panel was incorrect.
- Geist Schritt now expires when you are defeated, as intended.
- Treated wounds could still become infected.
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On New Years' Day I decided to ask the Jaloposphere for a name for the goofy little car I've been drawing for a number of articles. Commenter 62ImperialCrown suggested "Utopian Turtletop," which was a rejected name created by poet Marianne Moore for the Ford Edsel.
A poet was asked to come up with names for one of the most legendary flops of all time? How had I not heard about this? It has all my favorite things: cars, failure, weird ideas, turtles — so I did a bit of looking.
The story's reasonably well-known, and while that makes me feel a bit like an idiot, there's no reason any of you have to. So here's the whole story.
Back in 1955, when the Edsel line (it was originally intended to be an entire sub-brand) was in development, there was lots of confusion as to what to name the car. The ad agency Foote, Cone and Belding was retained to come up with names, and boy did they, cranking out a list of six freaking thousand of them. Those names, interestingly, included a number that the Edsel would use on model types and would also go on to be names for other cars, both Ford and other brands. Names like Pacer, Ranger, and Citation.
Still, nothing in this huge list was getting anyone really excited, so, not entirely officially, members of the marketing team reached out to modernist poet Marianne Moore, who was known for her wit and unorthodox thinking. She even wrote (later on) the liner notes for Muhammad Ali's spoken word album!
They sent the poet a letter that said, in part:
We should like this name to be more than a label. Specifically, we should like it to have a compelling quality in itself and by itself. To convey, through association or other conjuration, some visceral feeling of elegance, fleetness, advanced features and design. A name, in short, that flashes a dramatically desirable picture in people's minds.
So, based on these instructions, Moore came up with a pretty incredible list. Now, it's not really a list of car names that you could ever imagine actually being used, but there's a number in there I think would have been pretty incredible. The Ford Silver Sword has a really great rhythm to it and is just fun to say — go ahead, try it out. Plus, Resilient Bullet? That's pretty tough. Thunderblender? Evokes a really dangerous appliance too much, maybe. Astranaut is pretty fun, though Pastelogram is just weird and Varsity Stroke sounds like some advanced masturbation technique.
I've got the full list below, thanks to the good data-hoarders at Lists of Note.
Of course, in the end, they went with "Edsel," after Henry Ford's late son. And it was a colossal flop, of course, partially due to the name, which no one outside of Ford insiders really understood or gave a crap about. Oh, and just to make things nice and confusing, around this same time there was a poet named Edsel Ford, completely unrelated to any of this, even though his name and occupation are a perfect combination of this entire event.
Here's the entire list. Enjoy!
- The Ford Silver Sword
- Hirundo
- Aerundo
- Hurricane Hirundo (swallow)
- Hurricane Aquila (eagle)
- Hurricane Accipter (hawk)
- The Impeccable
- Symmechromatic
- Thunderblender
- The Resilient Bullet
- Intelligent Bullet
- Bullet Cloisoné
- Bullet Lavolta
- The Intelligent Whale
- The Ford Fabergé (That there is also a perfume Fabergé seems to me to do no harm, for here allusion is to the original silversmith)
- The Arc-en-Ciel (the rainbow)
- Arcenciel
- Mongoose Civique
- Anticipator
- Regna Racer (couronne a couronne) sovereign to sovereign
- Aeroterre
- Fée Rapide (Aerofee, Aero Faire, Fee Aiglette, Magi-faire) Comme Il Faire
- Tonnere Alifère (winged thunder)
- Aliforme Alifère (wing-slender a-wing)
- Turbotorc (used as an adjective by Plymouth)
- Thunderbird Allié (Cousin Thunderbird)
- Thunder Crester
- Dearborn Diamanté
- Magigravure
- Pastelogram
- Regina-Rex
- Taper Racer
- Varsity Stroke
- Angelastro
- Astranaut
- Chaparral
- Tir á l'arc (bull's eye)
- Cresta Lark
- Triskelion (three legs running)
- Pluma Piluma (hairfine, feather-foot)
- Turcotinga (turqoise cotinga-the cotinga being a South-American finch or sparrow) solid indigo.
- Utopian Turtletop


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Current study results on Family Medicine have been published. According to news reporting originating from Madison, Wisconsin, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Acute respiratory infection (such as a cold) is among the most common, debilitating and expensive human illnesses. The purpose of this study was to assess acute respiratory infection-related costs and determine if mindfulness meditation or exercise can add value."
Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the University of Wisconsin, "One hundred and fifty-four adults 50 years from Madison, WI for the 2009-10 cold/flu season were randomized to wait-list control, meditation or moderate intensity exercise. Acute respiratory infection-related costs were assessed through self-reported medication use, number of missed work days and medical visits.
Costs per subject were based on cost of generic medications, missed work days and clinic visits. The total cost per subject for the control group was $214, exercise $136 and meditation $65. The majority of cost savings was through a reduction in missed days of work. Combining these cost benefits with the improved outcomes in incidence, duration and severity seen with the Meditation or Exercise for Preventing Acute Respiratory Infection study, meditation and exercise add value for acute respiratory infection.
Compared with control, meditation had the greatest cost benefit. This savings is offset by the cost of the intervention ($450/subject) that would negate the short-term but perhaps not long-term savings. Meditation and exercise add value to acute respiratory infection-associated health-related costs with improved outcomes."
According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Further research is needed to confirm results and inform policies on adding value to medical spending."
For more information on this research see: Value associated with mindfulness meditation and moderate exercise intervention in acute respiratory infection: The MEPARI Study. Family Practice, 2013;30(4):390-397. Family Practice can be contacted at: Oxford Univ Press, Great Clarendon St, Oxford OX2 6DP, England. (Oxford University Press - www.oup.com/; Family Practice - fampra.oxfordjournals.org)
The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting D. Rakel, University of Wisconsin, Sch Med & Public Hlth, Dept. of Family Med, Madison, WI 53715, United States. Additional authors for this research include M. Mundt, T. Ewers, L. Fortney, A. Zgierska, M. Gassman and B. Barrett (see also Family Medicine).
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Firing Up a Security Framework
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 @ 11:02 PM gHale
Like anything in the cyber security arena, things have to move fast and just after the Obama Administration signed an Executive Order calling for stronger security movement to help protect critical infrastructure, the first step in the development of a Cybersecurity Framework is moving forward.
That first step involves creating a set of voluntary standards and best practices to guide industry in reducing cyber risks to the networks and computers vital to the nation's economy, security and daily life.
Obama Inks Cyber Security Order
Hackers 'Declare War' on U.S.
Big Security Push by DoD
Back to Basics: Security 101
President Obama called for the Cybersecurity Framework in his Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Executive Order. In accordance with the Executive Order, the Secretary of Commerce directed the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to lead the development of a framework to reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure, such as power plants and financial, transportation and communications systems.
NIST will issue a Request for Information from critical infrastructure owners and operators, federal agencies, state, local, territorial and tribal governments, standards-setting organizations, other members of industry, consumers, solution providers and other stakeholders.
NIST will use the input to identify existing consensus standards, practices and procedures that are effective and can truly undergo adoption to protect its digital information and infrastructure from the full range of cyber security threats. The framework will not dictate "one-size-fits-all" solutions, but will instead enable innovation by providing guidance that is technology neutral and recognizes the different needs and challenges within and among critical infrastructure sectors.
"The Commerce Department has a critical role to play in helping American businesses address their cyber security issues and risks," said Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank. "As we move forward with the Cybersecurity Framework, NIST will be collecting input from a wide variety of stakeholders to come up with an effective set of voluntary standards that will safeguard our nation's most critical infrastructure from cyber security threats. Protecting our businesses and systems from attacks, while also ensuring that new voluntary standards allow the flexibility for innovation, is crucial to ensuring our economy can continue to grow."
In the official Request for Information, which will be in the Federal Register, NIST will ask organizations to share their current risk management practices; use of frameworks, standards, guidelines and best practices; and other industry practices. NIST plans to hold workshops over the next several months to collect additional input and will complete the framework within one year.
"The process for developing the framework reflects a core component of NIST's work, bringing together various stakeholders to address a technical challenge," said Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Patrick Gallagher. "By collaborating with industry to develop the framework, we will better protect our nation from the cybersecurity threat while enhancing America's ability to innovate and compete in a global market."
The RFI will request additional information on a number of core practices NIST views as applicable across industry, like:
• Encryption and key management: With multiple encryption tools in use at any given organization, how does one protect, store and organize encryption keys?
• Asset identification and management: How does an organization determine which assets need protection and their value?
• Security engineering practices: How does an organization design its systems to meet security needs?
The framework will consist of a roadmap and structure for future efforts, including a recommended process for how the standards within each sector will undergo review by each stakeholder community. NIST will continue to revise and update the framework to meet changing business and security needs.
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Beryl necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 75 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
Beryl Wealth Management
We are a full-service, comprehensive wealth management company. Unlike most wealth managers, we truly address all of our client's financial needs. We analyze and create solutions relating to investments, taxes, needs planning, estate planning (by in-house legal staff), business analysis and formations, insurances, real estate need (investments, financing, management and development), and budgeting and debt management. We are a one-stop solution for anything that relates to our clients' finances. Almost like a financial concierge - we handle it all with in-house experts licensed in the relevant fields. Our focus is in making sure that every individual component is performing to maximum efficiency and more importantly that each individual piece works optimally together.
Our target client is young, professional families. We feel that young familes have the greatest need for asset management and estate planning and the least time to address these important issues. These is also a segment of the population that seems to be avoided by the traditional wealth managers.
- Our tagline is "Your Personal CFO"
- We have two destinct design ideas to assist in the creation of the logo
1. the use of an image such as a pomegranate. we like the pomegranate because of it's symbolic meaning of wealth and abundance and the "crown" on it's top. But, we are not stuck on the idea.
2. a design based on the text of the name of the company "Beryl" with the uniqueness stemming from the use of colors, borders, or frames.
- we like classy, complementary colors and that are perhaps more muted. we do not want very bright or contrasting colors. we like, for example only, light turquoise or blues, mossy green, etc. Obviously if someone chooses to use the pomegranate idea we would like red - but a red/black as opposed to a cherry red.
- we like clean lines and simplicity and sophistication in the design
- the logo must be able to used for all advertising media - business cards, letterhead, etc.
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Über den Kurs
Design is foremost a language. A language shared, talked and discussed by designers all over the world. Things, people and places we all know about.
To discover more about the Design 101 mindset, you can follow our course preparation on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. It would be nice to receive your feedback!
Design your own world. Are you ready?
Design 101 is a journey into contemporary design in which you will transform yourself and your everyday life into 101 projects.
For three months, you will develop basic design attitudes that will allow you to thrive in today's world, while restoring your understanding of its mechanics. We live in a global community where the physical bits are slowly (and not so slowly) overlapped by social media. Design has become #design. Indeed, the use of new technologies has changed the teaching and, by the same token, the nature of the past; the past is being renewed. Herein lies the conceptual hinge of Design 101: a new way to learn a new design.
To do so, we will collectively explore the tools of today (such as this MOOC platform) to step into a fantastic voyage through time and space, in which we are all absolute beginners.
Design is everything. Design is objects, buildings, sports, games…our lives. Johan Cruyff, a very famous footballer and fantastic designer, once said:
"I never practice tricks. I play very simply. That's what it's all about. Playing simple football is the hardest thing."
very simply
Everyday, you will receive a special package from a different place along our journey. The package will introduce objects, characters and happenings that are intertwined with the narrative of the course.
Each bundle will include 2 main elements:
- An animated postcard announcing the day's brief.
- A letter exploring subjects in depth with the use of links, books, movies, music and more.
on a weekly basis
Each week, there is a new unit consisting of seven postcards/briefs outlining a few simple activities to trigger your imagination. From 15 minutes to one hour of work per day at the most. The quicker, the better!
On Mondays, you get an overview of the week and a quiz to complete. Then, following our input, you start working.
By Sunday, you will upload images of what you made during the week.
You will refer, think and create a lot of different things. Not easy, but surely fun!
Our special trip will end with a three-day festival: a special event in a special place to exhibit your work to the public and get to know your travel mates.
forum: questions and answers
Doubts, ideas, whatever comes to mind. It is a perfect place to get entangled into discussions and become a true actor within the community.
In the design world, questions are much more interesting than answers. This is why the best questions asked in this forum will be redirected to a Design 101 e-book, to be printed at the end of the course.
extra! extra! encyclopedia!
If you are of the curious kind, we have a special page with all the people, places, things mentioned throughout the course. We could consider it our mini-encyclopedia.
Once we have a shared vocabulary/language, things become meaningful. Conversations start up quickly and flow nicely.
Like any other language, "design" is in constant change. Our mini-encyclopedia is a great foundation upon which to build your own collection of references.
The course will officially start on October 28, 2013 and end on February 5, 2014. However, the course will remain "open" until April 20, 2014 (to give you more time to complete the homework).
Content of the course/journey:
The various things to do (so-called "hands-on" activities) will be divided into 14 units, one per week.
- Intro: Acquaint yourself with the course's dynamics.
- Myself: Represent one's self.
- My diary: Learn about the design process by creating a very simple object.
- Kitchen Stories: Become an expert at something and develop basic social skills.
- Visiting You: Look back at what we have done so far.
- It's alive: Design as a garden.
- Voyage into my room: Understand interior spaces, plans and measures.
- Making things: Get familiar with shapes, colors, materials. Plan a series.
- Christmas break: Lots of greetings + some more.
- Zoom out (the city): Observe the public space in a new way (and map it).
- Telling stories: Form doesn't follow function. Form follows fiction.
- Dressing people: Understand what "custom-made" really means.
- Road to nowhere: Learn to become self-sufficient.
- Ready to show? Ready to exhibit?
Learning objectives
Design 101 will help you understand:
- How the world looks through the special lenses called "design".
- Who shares your visions and ideas (who could collaborate with you in the future).
- How a community works: its behavior and potential.
- What skills and attitudes you have: their merits and limitations.
Prior knowledge
No prior knowledge is required. If you have a lot of prior knowledge, it might make the learning process more difficult, but don't worry, no one is perfect. As we said, if we talk about contemporary design, we are all "absolute beginners"!
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Monday, September 27, 2010
The deleveraging fallacy
The fallacy here is that borrowing increases demand, while deleveraging reduces demand. It's simply not true, except in the case that the lender happens to be a bank that is using its reserves to increase the money supply. Even then, an increase in the money supply cannot result in a real increase in demand, otherwise we could print our way to prosperity. Dumping money into the economy only increases prices.
If A borrows $100 from B and spends the money, there has been no increase in demand because B now has less money to spend. Similarly, if A repays his $100 loan to B, then A has less money to spend and B has more. When the private sector creates credit, it is not creating new money or new demand, it is only shifting money from one pocket to another. Now it's true that increased credit may result in a more efficient economy (though not necessarily), and that may result in a net increase in demand, but on the margin when one person lends to another, demand is shifted from one person to another, but no additional demand is created.
As supply-side theory tells us, new demand is created by new supply. Global demand cannot increase at all unless global production rises. Otherwise we could all get rich just by spending more, or as the late Jude Wanniski was fond of saying, "we could spend our way to prosperity." It just can't happen.
So deleveraging needn't result in a weak or depressed economy.
Mark Perry has a nice post today that is effectively a corollary to the above, recalling Milton Friedman's point that deficit spending is also powerless to stimulate an economy.
17 comments:
- Benjamin said...
If central bankers target an inflation rate, some say fiscal stimulus then counteracted by monetary policy.
I prefer a monetarily bullish policy and balanced federal budgets. I think that is what Friedman would call for today.
When he visited Japan in the 1990s, he advised them to engage in QE until they generated inflation. They did not listen. They are still wallowing in deflation, come what may on commodities markets.
- September 27, 2010 at 11:22 AM
- Frozen in the North said...
CBP: You cannot begin your argument with a domestic analysis and end it with a global analysis. apple and oranges.
My guess is American deleveraging will occur when banks have to MtM. Once they have to recognize their losses they will actively seek to clean up their balance sheet.
- September 27, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- W.E. Heasley said...
Mr. Grannis:
You are exactly correct.
Mr. Krugman, hmmmmm, lets say he would be well served to pick up a copy of Thomas Sowell's book Economic Facts and Fallacies. Alternatively, we could all purchase a "Krugman Truth Squad T-shirt" and go on our merry way (link follows):
- September 27, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- marmico said...
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- September 27, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- Bill said...
marmico: Since you are such a genius and have clearly solved out all of the problems of the world, why do you waste your time on this website? Please enlighten, oh great one.
- September 27, 2010 at 4:24 PM
- CFP, EA said...
First off, thanks again for all of your work. I really don't think people understand the effort involved. As a former reporter turned financial adviser who gets tired just writing my once-a-quarter article for my newsletter to my clients, I'm amazed as the number and quality of your blogs.
Now, on to business.
This is something that, to be frank, I've never quite understood. In a sense, I agree with you. The question in my mind comes from the banks. If I make a $10,000 loan to you to buy a car, then demand remains the same.
At that point, deleveraging doesn't matter, perfectly in line with your thesis.
But when you bring banks into the mix, things change. I deposit my $10,000, and they can use it as reserves, which allows them to make $70,000 worth of loan assuming a 7-to-1 loan-to-reserve ratio, or, yikes!, $100,000 worth of loans if they decide that a 10-to-1 ratio works better.
Now, let's assume that banks decide that a 6-to-1 ratio is more "prudent" and that they're simply willing to accept the lower profit in exchange for more stability. Their loan amount drops from $100,000 to $60,000 on my $10,000 deposit. That obviously decrease demand.
It's the banks and their reserve ratios that have always confused me with your side of the deleveraging argument.
However, I'll admit that I'm a bit of a babe in the woods when it comes to this. I'm a simple CFP and EA with a BS in econ (heck, I got a B in calc II . . . calc II!), so I don't claim to be an expert. But I'd love to hear your side of the bank argument.
Why don't banks and their ratios mess up your thesis.
Thanks again,
- September 27, 2010 at 4:46 PM
- Scott Grannis said...
CFP: Your question is a good one, since I think that trips up a lot of people. First, let me say that if banks always loaned out to the max degree as allowed by their reserves, then we would have a monumental inflation problem on our hands already. But in fact there is $1 trillion of reserves sitting at the Fed, unused by the banks.
Second, if there were monster money creation going on, then I submit we should see some evidence of increased MZM, M1 or M2. But no, all these aggregates are growing at a modest pace, in line with nominal growth in the economy.
Third, bank actions to expand and contract the money supply needn't have any impact on the size of the economy. Pure money creation only fuels inflation. In the absence of uncontrolled bank lending (of which there is no evidence to date), then the economy will grow only to the extent that the economy produces. I must earn money first before I can lend it to someone. When successful, the net result of the Fed's actions is to provide enough reserves to the banking system, at the right price, so that money will end up expanding at a rate that accommodates nominal growth in output.
They don't always get it right, but the inflation record to date says they haven't made any big mistakes since the 1970s.
- September 27, 2010 at 5:13 PM
- Charles said...
Krugman must not mean deleveraging. Perhaps he means rebuilding net worth. This would of course restore leverage to levels seen before the collapse in asset values. In any case, it's hard to see how deleveraging - absent an increase in savings - would have any effect at all except to shrink the financial sector. I could pay off my mortgage today - deleveraging - except for the fact that this is my strategy for protecting against inflation and minimizing taxes.
- September 27, 2010 at 5:22 PM
- Scott Grannis said...
Charles: even rebuilding net worth does not subtract from demand or shrink the economy. I can only save if I give the money I've earned to someone else who promises to spend it in some productive fashion. Money saved is simply recycled to others who spend it. Savings are always spent. Always.
Well, there is an exception I suppose, and that would be when people (mostly foreigners I think) save by literally stuffing $100 bills under their mattress. But that can only account for a small fraction of total savings.
- September 27, 2010 at 5:28 PM
- HFT said...
poor Krugman --
he never misses a chance to allow his politics to get in the way of economics
- September 27, 2010 at 5:54 PM
- Public Library said...
"Pure money creation only fuels inflation."
Isn't this what we saw in 2000 (DOTCOM), 2003 - 2008 (REAL ESTATE/OIL), and now 2010 (COMMODITIES).
Maybe your broad + average definition of inflation is what skews your vantage point on inflation and fractional reserve banking.
Seems like we are swapping one calamity for another when the root of the problem is the mismanagement of the money supply via fractional reserve banking.
- September 28, 2010 at 8:40 AM
- Scott Grannis said...
Public: don't get me wrong--I would be the last person to defend the Fed's record of managing monetary policy. I think they have made grievous errors along the way, and much of the boom/bust that has occurred in the economy can be traced back directly to Fed policy errors. I have had quite a few posts on this subject over the past few years. I was also quick to point out the potential dangers behind the Fed's QE program that began in late 2008. I am still worried that they are going to make a mistake.
- September 28, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Public Library said...
I guess with all of your bullish commodity posts, I am wondering when you will realize the current Fed monetary policy 'mistake' is already in the 5, 6, or maybe 7th inning of the process.
Signs are everywhere central governments are racing to the bottom of the currency barrel. Japan, China, Brazil, and the US are in full currency manipulation boom.
- September 28, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- Scott Grannis said...
I've consistently said that rising commodity prices are a sign of accommodative monetary policy, and investors should take that as evidence that deflation is not a concern. Rising inflation is more likely than deflation.
- September 28, 2010 at 9:19 AM
- Public Library said...
Yes you have repeatedly expressed your view on accommodative policy and I agree with it.
However, I am much more concerned this policy is not only accommodative, but inevitably destructive to the US and World economy.
- September 28, 2010 at 10:15 AM
- Scott Grannis said...
Instead of "inevitably" destructive I think it is more correct to say "potentially." To date the Fed's accommodative policy stance has been effective and helpful, because it has offset the huge increase in money demand that we saw during and in the wake of the recession. Money demand remains very strong (witness ongoing deleveraging, strong currency growth). The problems will arise if/when money demand declines and the Fed fails to offset this with a tightening of policy conditions.
- September 28, 2010 at 10:24 AM
- John said...
Pub and Scott,
Very interesting and informative conversation. I enjoyed reading it. Thank you.
On your Fed topic, Randall Forsyth of Barrons has an article today on possible fed 'qualitative' easing in which they target treasury bond rates. The link to the article is on realclearmarkets.com Tuesday morning edition.
- September 28, 2010 at 1:48 PM


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- Asian markets were mixed in overnight trading. The Japanese Nikkei gained 0.2 percent and the Shanghai Composite was up 0.1 percent, but the Hang Seng fell. In Europe, markets are taking losses - Spain is down 1.9 percent while Italy and France are both down 1 percent. In the United States, futures point to a negative open.
- Japanese industrial production rose 2.5 percent from the previous month in December, missing expectations of a larger 4.1 percent advance after a 1.4 percent contraction last month. A drop in production of electronic parts and devices was the main culprit.
- German unemployment unexpectedly fell to 6.8 percent in December. Economists expected it to remain unchanged at 6.9 percent. However, Frank-Juergen Weise, President of the Federal Labor Agency, warned, "There's a chance the cold weather in the second half of January may bring an increase in unemployment in February."
- German retail sales plunged 1.7 percent in December from the previous month. Economists were expecting a smaller loss of 0.1 percent after sales expanded 0.6 percent in November. Year-over-year, December retail sales were down 4.7 percent - well below the 1.5 percent decline predicted by economists and last month's -0.6 percent figure. Deutsche Bank economists think the numbers will be revised higher >
- Deutsche Bank posted a larger than expected fourth-quarter loss of 2.17 billion euros, the biggest in four years, after the bank laid off 1,400 employees and set aside 1 billion euros for legal expenses. The investment bank took a pretax loss of 548 million euros versus expectations of a profit of 359 million euros. However, the bank did exceed estimates on its capital adequacy goal, and shares rose.
- Spanish bank Santander, the biggest bank in the eurozone by market value, reported a stunning $26 billion dollar writedown in its earnings release today. The charge included 12.7 billion euros in provisions for non-performing loans in Spain and another 6.1 billion euros for Spanish real estate exposure, amounting to 18.8 billion euros ($26 billion) in total.
- The U.K.'s four largest banks - Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, and RBS - face a payout to thousands of small businesses after selling them interest rate swaps in deals that did not comply with regulatory requirements. According to the WSJ, "Analysts estimate that the four banks sold 28,000 hedging products to businesses since 2001 and the eventual payouts could reach hundreds of millions of pounds."
- Facebook earnings and revenues came in above Wall Street's estimates, but the stock fell sharply in after-hours trading anyway. The company reported 40 percent revenue growth year-over-year and improved operating margins.
- Initial jobless claims rose to 368,000 last week from 330,000 the week before. Economists expected initial claims to rise to 350,000. Continuing claims also came in above estimates.
- Personal incomes grew 2.6 percent in December, well above economists' estimates of 0.8 percent growth. Personal spending growth fell to 0.2 percent, below economists' predicted drop to 0.3 percent from 0.4 percent the month before.
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Favorites and duds from today's commenting.
How weird to be writing the Roundup on a Monday instead of a Friday. Functionally, it's mostly the same, except instead of heading out to Shitehawk's Rounduppers-only weekend booze cruise, I'm just walking in the door. Hey, my party hat's still on! A party hat??! What did we get into last night?! Oh, boy.
Favorites, in no particular order:
I almost stopped scrolling in the Half Court Job post, but I'm glad I didn't. Why was this clever little twist of the knife from Same Sad Echo so far down the page? And why didn't 3 burners immediately chime in to say "Hey, Gawker's over there, HamNo!"? Ah, well, better luck next time, SSE. Later, in the IOC post, an appropriately absurdist take on an absurd situation.
I was also partial to this riff from RMJ=H in the Puppies post. It's an interesting joke - very obvious in the sense that you know there's a punchline coming; it's like looking at the word "funny" in neon lights by the time you get to the italics. But he has the sense and subtlety to let you do a little bit of work at the end, not naming the object of his derision. That kind of polish makes a good joke pretty great.
Total Fucking Duds
Hit Bull Win Steak continues his reign of terror unabated. HBWS is not afraid to look like a hack, or a grinder, which is good, because he's both. He's probably pretty funny in a "funny office guy" kind of way, someone who has stumbled into a few pretty good premises over time. But for all the outright misses he makes, he should have a hell of a lot more home runs.
Also of interest tonight is this thread from way back in March 2012. It's notable for being former commenter MaverickisAirborne's last thread (and last online appearance altogether so far as I know), as well as being both a) a case-in-point why reposting old articles complete with old comments is weird and awkward and b) an example that our comment section was not free of dumb navel-gazing even a year ago. Now, Maverick's (and BevrajofChoice's) comment has apparently been deleted since this afternoon, but it's funny (er, kinda) how much serious discussion was going on back then. Granted, the people doing it could generally read, but nevertheless.
Alright, today was a light day. No wonder SenselessApprentice said he was planning on having spontaneous gout tonight. So long


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McCutchen buzzed by Papelbon, Bucs-Phils get testy
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) Andrew McCutchen spun out of the batter's box, buzzed by a fastball from Jonathan Papelbon. Moments later, a Philadelphia hitter paid the price – he got drilled in the back.
Looks as though this feud isn't going to simmer down anytime soon.
"There has been either a coincidence or numerous hit by pitches by the Pirates. It kind of works its way out there," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said after Sunday's 5-0 loss to Pittsburgh.
"Our pitchers will protect our hitters," he said.
The Pennsylvania teams have played three times this spring – Pittsburgh pitchers have hit eight batters, Philadelphia has plunked four.
"There was something going on there," plate umpire Tom Hallion said.
This latest trouble began brewing when Pittsburgh second baseman Neil Walker and Philadelphia outfielder John Mayberry Jr. both were hit in the third inning.
It turned downright testy in the fifth.
Papelbon relieved to begin the inning and retired the first two batters before squarely hitting Starling Marte. Walker followed with a single and Papelbon's first pitch to McCutchen was a high-and-tight heater that forced the NL MVP to twist away.
McCutchen glared at Papelbon, stepped back in and hit his second single of the game.
When the Phillies came to bat in the bottom half, Pirates reliever Bryan Morris nailed leadoff man Cody Asche with his first pitch. Asche slung his bat aside and took his base.
Hallion turned to Sandberg and Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, and the veteran umpire hollered the same thing to each of them: "Are you done now?"
Hurdle didn't get too worked up.
"Maybe they're trying to pitch inside," he said after the game. "There are a lot of things you work on in spring training."
Baserunning. Cutoff plays. Defensive shifts. And maybe even some retaliation.
There was no further trouble. Walker homered in the seventh and the next Pirates batter, Josh Harrison, was nicked in the foot without incident.
"We've hit four, five of their guys, trying to keep them off the inside of the plate, and they've done the same thing," Phillies pitching coach Bob McClure said.
The teams will see each other again this month. They play at the Pirates' complex on March 22 and close the exhibition season with two games in Philadelphia.
Pirates: Adam Wilk pitched three innings, allowing two hits and striking out two. The 26-year-old lefty has permitted one earned run in 10 innings over five spring outings. Wilk pitched for Detroit from 2011-12 and played in Korea last year.
"He was very efficient again today," Hurdle said.
Phillies: Sean O'Sullivan gave up two runs and four hits in four innings. The 26-year-old righty started the spring with two good outings, but has gotten hit the last two times out. He pitched for San Diego last year and has also played for the Royals and Angels.
Phillies lefty Cole Hamels threw a side session in the morning and was encouraged afterward. It was the second time he had thrown off a mound in five days, following an 11-day layoff when he complained of fatigue.
Last month, Hamels said he wouldn't be able to make his second straight opening day start after entering camp behind schedule. Hamels' offseason throwing program was delayed after he battled biceps tendinitis in November. He's hoping to rejoin the rotation at some point in April.
"I was really thoroughly impressed with the way I've been feeling all week," Hamels said. "I've really been able to bounce back really well. … My strength is there."
Pirates: McCutchen also hit an RBI single, making him 14 for 25 (.560) this spring. … Marte doubled and scored twice.
Phillies: Jimmy Rollins, Domonic Brown and Ben Revere didn't start. They played the previous night against Boston in Fort Myers, a 2 1/2-hour drive each way.


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The preliminary examinations consist of writing original research papers in (1) the History of Philosophy (defined as Ancient Philosophy through the end of the Nineteenth Century) and (2) Contemporary Philosophy (a critical paper that emphasizes constructivist, analytical, or other philosophical approaches to a particular issue). Students may submit either the historical or the contemporary paper first. These papers are typically developed from a student's best coursework papers and are generally revised through consultation with the professors who originally evaluated them. They should aspire to meet the standards of publishable papers. NOTE: A successful course paper typically requires considerable work to become a successful preliminary paper. Preliminary examination essays should show both a mastery of relevant primary and secondary literature and put forward ideas that are an original contribution to the field. Graduate students are strongly encouraged to consult with faculty several months before their preliminary examination essays are due.
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Students must be registered for at least one credit of Preliminary Exam Prep (Philosophy 9994, formerly Philosophy 799) in the semesters in which they submit their preliminary examinations. Students who are required to resubmit their preliminary examinations must re-register for one credit hour of Preliminary Exam Prep in the semester in which the exam is to be resubmitted.
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The dissertation proposal is an opportunity for the student to develop and clearly articulate the project of the dissertation. The dissertation proposal has two components: written and oral. The written component should be 15-20 pages in length and should include a statement of the problem, a critical literature review, and a sketch of how the student intends to address the philosophical problem(s) at hand. The student needs to make clear how the dissertation will be an original contribution to the field of philosophy. A detailed bibliography and chapter outline are also expected. The approved dissertation proposal serves as a contract between the student and her/his Doctoral Advisory Committee; the student agrees to complete the work outlined in the proposal under the guidance of the Doctoral Advisory Committee.
When the written component of the proposal is judged ready by the Proposal Advisory Committee, an oral examination date is set. At least two weeks before this examination, the defense is announced to the department faculty and at least two copies of the written proposal are made available in the Graduate Secretary's office.
The oral examination, which is conducted by the Proposal Advisory Committee, constitutes an opportunity for the student's committee to make positive suggestions as well as to test the candidate's preparedness. Other faculty may attend the oral examination and ask questions after the Proposal Advisory Committee has completed its questioning. The Proposal Advisory Committee decides, by majority vote, whether the candidate passes or fails the written and oral parts of the dissertation proposal.
The dissertation should constitute a definitive and original contribution to the field of philosophy. It needs to show mastery of the relevant philosophical literature. The dissertation should be in the hands of the Dissertation Examining Committee by October 1 for January graduation and by March 1 for May graduation.
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The defense should be announced publicly and is open to all members of the University. During the defense, primary questioning is restricted to the members of the Dissertation Examining Committee. Then, Philosophy Department faculty members who have submitted written questions in advance may address the candidate. Lastly, other members of the Philosophy Department faculty may address the candidate. The Dissertation Examining Committee decides, by majority vote, whether the candidate passes or fails.
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Part-time status (8 credit hours or less per semester) is permissible. Most classes are offered before 4:30 p.m., however, so it is not possible to complete the degree with evening classes only.
Temple's Department of Philosophy has strengths in several areas of philosophical study. The department has a rich history and continuing presence in the field of aesthetics. Professors Monroe Beardsley and John Fisher were in the department for many years, and now the department is home to Professors Philip Alperson, Noel Carroll, Susan Feagin, Joseph Margolis, and Paul Taylor. The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism has its editorial offices in the department, and graduate students have the opportunity to work for the journal. The Department has particular strength in social and political philosophy, with Carol Gould editing the Journal of Social Philosophy. Other faculty specializing in social and political philosophy are Professors Lewis Gordon, Paul Taylor, and Shelley Wilcox. The Department also has expertise in epistemology, Africana philosophy, philosophy of race, philosophy of science, feminist philosophy, continental philosophy, and philosophy of mind.
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For the next two days (February 27 & 28), the San Antonio Symphony performs four Young People's Concerts featuring the music of Brahms. The program is called New Paths and Great Expectations, and here is a description from the Symphony's web site:
In October of 1853, the influential composer and music critic Robert Schumann wrote a famous article about a young man he had just met.In this article titled "New Paths," Schumann proclaimed this unknown youth as a musical prodigy with far-ranging abilities, heaping many praises on his never-heard-before compositions and even calling him a "chosen one!" But just what would a modest 20-year-old composing in the wake of Beethoven be able to achieve for the art of music? Join us as we find out!
Young People's Concert: New Paths and Great Expectations
February 27 & 28, 2013
9:45 am and 11:10 am
Trinity University's Laurie Auditorium
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
This weekend at the Symphony is a pops program featuring the music of Simon and Garfunkel. Here is what is coming up next over the next two months:
March 1 & 2, 2013 at 8 p.m., Laurie Auditorium
Michael Krajewski, conductor
AJ Swearingen & Jonathan Beedle, vocalists
Michael Krajewski returns to San Antonio with the sensational sounds of Simon and Garfunkel including Bridge Over Troubled Waters, 59th Street Bridge Song, I Am a Rock, Scarborough Fair, Me and Julio, Sounds of Silence and much more.
March 8 & 9, 2013 at 8 p.m., Majestic Theatre
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Alexandre Da Costa, violin
Daugherty Fire and Blood
Wagner Orchestral highlights from The Ring
March 22 & 23, 2013 at 8 p.m., Majestic Theatre
Cho-Liang Lin, conductor and violin
Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Schubert Polonaise
Schubert Konzertstück
Schubert Symphony No. 6, "Little C major"
April 12 & 13, 2013 at 8 p.m., Majestic Theatre
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers, John Silantien, director
University of Texas at San Antonio Concert Choir, John Silantien, director
Trinity University Choir, Gary Seighman, director
Ana María Martínez, soprano
Geraldine Chauvet, mezzo
Dimitri Pittas, tenor
Lester Lynch, baritone
Verdi Messa da requiem
April 19 & 20, 2013 at 8 p.m., Majestic Theatre
Fiesta Pops
Celebrate the unique spirit of the music and musicians of San Antonio and South Texas. The Fiesta Pops captures the beloved flavor of Fiesta with a wide variety of music and guest artists.
April 21, 2013 at San Fernando Cathedral
Fiesta Baroque
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor | Sayaka Okada, violinist | Hideaki Okada, oboist
What do Fiesta and Baroque music have in common? Kings & queens, and parties on the river! Enjoy some of the most festive music to come out of the Baroque period, including Water Music by Handel.


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