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Industrial Production Declines, November and December Revised Lower; String of Unexpected Events Continues
February 14, 2014 0

Industrial Production Declines, November and December Revised Lower; String of Unexpected Events Continues

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Industrial Production Declines, November and December Revised Lower; String of Unexpected Events Continues Posted by Michael Shedlock at 11:56 AM Disclaimer: The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s)

Does the World Need a Category Six For Cyclones
November 11, 2013 0

Does the World Need a Category Six For Cyclones

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Tweet With the disaster in the Philippines wrought by super typhoon Haiyan , once again the unseemly arguments appear about exactly how fast the winds were blowing at landfall and aw gee there were worse storms , the damage to global GDP was minor .  Eli however, and some others have another question.  Would it be useful to reformulate the Saffir-Simpson scale?  Actually two.  Would it also be useful to coordinate the new Saffir-Simpson scale with the Enhanced Fujita scale for tornadoes? The argument, at least the one the Bunny is making, has nothing to do with climate change, and everything to do with policy, construction codes, public safety and history.  Both the Saffir-Simpson and the Fujita scales were designed for public officials to use in determining how to react to cyclones and tornadoes.  The ranks are set not so much by wind speed and other parameters such as precipitation, as to the expected damage that a storm would do

Boehner Prepared to Cave-In to Obama; Reflections on the Waiting Game
October 3, 2013 0

Boehner Prepared to Cave-In to Obama; Reflections on the Waiting Game

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The New York Times has the details in  Boehner Tells Republicans He Won’t Let the Nation Default With a budget deal still elusive and a deadline approaching on raising the debt ceiling, Speaker John A. Boehner has told colleagues that he is determined to prevent a federal default and is willing to pass a measure through a combination of Republican and Democratic votes, according to one House Republican.