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Flash China Manufacturing PMIâ„¢ at 47.8 (49.3 in July). 9-month low. Flash China Manufacturing Output Index at 47.9 (50.9 in July)
Fed to Deliver More Stimulus "Fairly Soon"; How Much Stimulus Does It Take? Sell the News Event Coming Up
View Larger Map Map : The Caucasus Mountains in southern Russia – bordering Georgia and Azerbaijan – close to Turkey, and flanked by the Black and Caspian Seas on either side. The region has seen fierce fighting as Al Qaeda affiliated militants have attempted to carve from Russia an "Emirate." Research has revealed that the US has played a pivotal role, as it has in Syria , in fomenting the violence
Indiana’s Voucher System Doubles, Public Schools Fight Back With Billboard Ad Campaign; Three Sure-Fire Ways To Improve Schools Indiana has the nation’s largest school voucher system and it is about to double in size. In response, Indiana public schools wage unusual ad campaign .
I’m a carbon neutral delayist – until 2020 At Monday’s Water District meeting, we revised our greenhouse gas/climate change policies. Â The prior policy was to reduce emissions "when feasible"
CBO Expects 2013 "Fiscal Cliff" Recession Because of Automatic Spending Cuts and Tax Hikes Automatic tax hikes and spending cuts will go into effect in 2013 causing a "fiscal cliff" recession according to the CBO. Massive spending cuts and tax hikes due next year will cause even worse economic damage than previously thought if Washington fails to come up with a solution, Congress’ budget referee said on Wednesday. The Congressional Budget Office said failure to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of expiring tax cuts and automatic spending reductions would cause U.S
Eli’s Three Laws or Hansen Simply Explained There is an interesting to and fro over at Real Climate about the recent Hansen, Ruedy and Sato paper on an increase in climate extremes. Eli had a go at the preprint. Tamino has entered a demurral, which Eli suspects has an answer in what is below. Now some, not Eli to be sure, think the Rabett is on occasion cryptic. So be it, but in this case he has not quite worked through all the implications and it is better to be thought mysterious than foolish. Still the Bunny is somewhat skilled in boiling things down, and at RC pointed out that there are three simple points in the Hansen paper First if there is an increasing/decreasing linear trend on a noisy series, the probability of reaching new maxima or minima increases with time Second, if you put more energy into a system variability increases. Third , if you put more energy into a system variability increases asymmetrically towards the direction favored by higher energy  Hank added a codicil Fourth, if you keep going in the direction you’re headed, you’ll get there.  The first point has been a standard here at RR and also in various comments about the web in the recent discussions about why there are more temperature maxima than minima. The second is related to the idea that if the parametric landscape affecting anything is not smooth, excursions from a stable state require additional energy to overcome "attractions".
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Amnesty International is US State Department Propaganda Amnesty run by US State Department representatives, funded by convicted financial criminals, and threatens real human rights advocacy worldwide.
Spain Predicts 4.3% Increase in Tax Revenues, Actual Results are 3.5% Drop; Proposed "Solution" is More Tax Hikes Spain has been devastated by round after round of tax hikes.
For example, a Google-translated headline on Welt Online reads ECB chief demonstrates German banker .