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Quiz: How Much Stress Can You Take?
Exercise created by Ronald Potter-Efron, PhD
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Understanding your personal breaking point is the first line of defense against losing your cool.
Most of us don't recognize the signs of stress until they've become too much to handle. But registering what each level feels like by building a stress meter can help you let off steam at a point well below "she's ready to blow!"
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, choose one word that describes your stress in increasing degrees of intensity. With zero representing complete calm, plot your words in order of rising stress.
Next, think of an event from your past that sparked each emotion—a fight with your mother that left you frustrated, a passive-aggressive e-mail from a coworker that made you anxious, an argument with your partner that pushed you over the edge. What was your physical response in these situations? Were you pacing, sweating, clenching your jaw, biting your nails, muttering to yourself? Jot the details on your scale next to the word that describes how you felt.
Take a minute to think back on all seven of your stress scenarios and identify the point at which you felt yourself losing control. Now go two levels below that: This is your new action point. When a stressful situation escalates to this level, you'll know you need to find a release.
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UPC drafting committee clarifies Rules but political battles remain, by Nicholas Fox & Scott Parker, Simmons & Simmons
Following a public consultation running from June to October 2013, the UPC Drafting Committee has now published a revised draft set of Rules of the Unitary Patent Court (the 16th such draft). The Legal Working Group of UPC Preparatory Committee under Johannes Karcher will now consider the latest draft and will arrange public hearings on the draft in the course of 2014.
The latest revision of the Rules of Procedure has clarified many areas of the Rules which are to be welcomed. However, the Drafting Committee's amendments have been technical in nature and key political issues have been left for the Preparatory Committee to deal with. Key changes and outstanding issues are discussed below.
Rules on Opt-Outs clarified
Although little of substance has changed the wording of Rule 5 on opt-outs has been heavily revised to clarify the procedures for opting out. The revised Rules make it clear that all proprietors must join in an application to opt-out a patent from the jurisdiction of the court and that any opt-out will apply to all designations where a common European patent has come into effect. Any opt-out will be effective for the entire lifetime of a patent unless the opt-out is withdrawn.
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Sen. John McCain says he does not support changing the Constitution to end automatic citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants.
The Republican Arizona senator told The Associated Press that despite the current flurry of news stories on the topic and a statement he made last week that was widely interpreted as saying he supported hearings on the matter, he remains unconvinced that such a change is needed.
Instead, he argued that fully securing the border would "dramatically reduce" the problem.
McCain says he's not calling for hearings on the matter, but will listen to a debate if one is held. But he says he is fundamentally in favor of leaving the Constitution as it is.
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Manufacturing & The Economy
Initial Jobless Claims Dropped More Than Expected
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- Published on Thursday, 06 March 2014 14:08
- Written by Chris Guy
In the week ending March 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 323,000, a decrease of 26,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 349,000. The 4-week moving average was 336,500, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised average of 338,500.
The 323,000 claims are lower than the 336,000 that economists had predicted. Tomorrow the federal government will release the latest unemployment figures.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2% for the week ending February 22, unchanged from the prior week's revised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending February 22 was 2,907,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,915,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,927,750, a decrease of 14,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,942,500.
Fed: Economy Grew Despite Winter Weather Slowing Hiring, Sales
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- Published on Wednesday, 05 March 2014 14:10
- Written by Chris Guy
Reports from most of the twelve Federal Reserve Districts indicated that economic conditions continued to expand from January to early February. Eight Districts reported improved levels of activity, but in most cases the increases were characterized as modest to moderate. New York and Philadelphia experienced a slight decline in activity, which was mostly attributed to the unusually severe weather experienced in those regions. Growth slowed in Chicago, and Kansas City reported that conditions remained stable during the reporting period. The outlook among most Districts remained optimistic.
Manufacturing activity expanded at a moderate pace from January through early February in most Districts. Several Districts reported that severe winter weather had a negative effect on sales and production during this period, including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, and Dallas. The weather was cited to have caused utility outages, disrupted supply chains and production schedules, and resulted in a slowing of sales to affected customers. Philadelphia and Richmond reported that shipments and orders declined during the first half of February.
Is Slow Economic Growth Here to Stay?
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 February 2014 13:07
- Written by Chris Guy
The U.S. achieved a 2.0% average annual growth rate of real GDP per capita between 1891 and 2007. A new research paper from Northwestern University professor Robert J. Gordon predicts that growth in the 25 to 40 years after 2007 will be much slower, particularly for the great majority of the population. Future growth will be 1.3% per annum for labor productivity in the total economy, 0.9% for output per capita, 0.4% for real income per capita of the bottom 99% of the income distribution, and 0.2% for the real disposable income of that group. The primary cause of this growth slowdown is a set of four headwinds, all of them widely recognized and uncontroversial.
Demographic shifts will reduce hours worked per capita, due not just to the retirement of the baby boom generation but also as a result of an exit from the labor force both of youth and prime-age adults. Educational attainment, a central driver of growth over the past century, stagnates at a plateau as the U.S. sinks lower in the world league tables of high school and college completion rates. Inequality continues to increase, resulting in real income growth for the bottom 99% of the income distribution that is fully half a point per year below the average growth of all incomes. A projected long-term increase in the ratio of debt to GDP at all levels of government will inevitably lead to more rapid growth in tax revenues and/or slower growth in transfer payments at some point within the next several decades.
ISM: Manufacturing Activity Accelerated Last Month
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- Published on Tuesday, 04 March 2014 10:50
- Written by Chris Guy
Manufacturing expanded in February as the PMI registered 53.2%, an increase of 1.9% when compared to January's reading of 51.3%.
"The February PMI registered 53.2%, an increase of 1.9% from January's reading of 51.3% indicating expansion in manufacturing for the ninth consecutive month. The New Orders Index registered 54.5%, an increase of 3.3% from January's reading of 51.2%. The Production Index registered 48.2%, a decrease of 6.6% compared to January's reading of 54.8%. Inventories of raw materials increased by 8.5% to 52.5%. As in January, several comments from the panel mention adverse weather conditions as a factor impacting their businesses in February. Other comments reflect optimism in terms of demand and growth in the near term," said Bradley J. Holcomb of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).
Producer Prices Rose 0.2% in January
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 February 2014 13:01
- Written by Chris Guy
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.2% in January, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. This advance followed a 0.1% rise in December and no change in November. On an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand moved up 1.2% for the 12 months ended in January, the largest 12-month advance since a 1.2-percent increase in October 2013.
In January, the 0.2-percent advance in prices for final demand can be primarily traced to the index for final demand goods, which rose 0.4%. Prices for final demand services inched up 0.1%.
Fourth Quarter GDP Down From Previous Estimates
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- Published on Monday, 03 March 2014 12:59
- Written by Chris Guy
Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 2.4% in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the second estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the advance estimate, the increase in real GDP was 3.2%. With this second estimate for the fourth quarter, an increase in personal consumption expenditures (PCE) was smaller than previously estimated. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 4.1%.
The increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter primarily reflected positive contributions from PCE, exports, nonresidential fixed investment, and private inventory investment that were partly offset by negative contributions from federal government spending, residential fixed investment, and state and local government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.
The deceleration in real GDP growth in the fourth quarter reflected a deceleration in private inventory investment, a larger decrease in federal government spending, and downturns in residential fixed investment and in state and local government spending that were partly offset by accelerations in exports, in PCE, and in nonresidential fixed investment and a deceleration in imports.
Factory Production Declined in January
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 February 2014 12:24
- Written by Chris Guy
Industrial production decreased 0.3% in January after having risen 0.3% in December. In January, manufacturing output fell 0.8%, partly because of the severe weather that curtailed production in some regions of the country. Additionally, manufacturing production is now reported to have been lower in the fourth quarter; the index is now estimated to have advanced at an annual rate of 4.6% in the fourth quarter rather than 6.2%. The output of utilities rose 4.1% in January, as demand for heating was boosted by unseasonably cold temperatures. The production at mines declined 0.9% following a gain of 1.8% in December. At 101.0% of its 2007 average, total industrial production in January was 2.9% above its level of a year earlier. The capacity utilization rate for total industry decreased in January to 78.5%, a rate that is 1.6% below its long-run (1972–2013) average.
NAM Monday Economic Report – March 3, 2014
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- Published on Monday, 03 March 2014 11:03
- Written by Chris Guy
The U.S. economy grew 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter, down from the earlier estimate of 3.2 percent. Given some of the recent weaker manufacturing, retail and housing data, the downward revision was largely expected. Still, there are some positives in the report, with strength in consumer spending, business investment and net exports. Fixed investment was higher in this revision, which was welcome news. Federal government spending accounted for the biggest drag on growth during the fourth quarter, subtracting one percentage point from the total figure.
The bottom line is that real GDP increased 3.3 percent in the second half of 2013, providing some momentum for growth moving into this year. While weather and other factors have dampened the economy recently (and will also reduce real GDP in the current quarter), we still expect 3.0 percent growth for 2014. Manufacturers continue to be mostly upbeat about demand and production over the coming months.
Despite such optimism in the outlook for the year, the current environment for manufacturers clearly has its challenges. Weather has negatively impacted production and shipments in a number of regions around the country, and surveys from the Dallas, Kansas City and Richmond Federal Reserve Banks all observed some easing in activity in February. This followed similar reports from the New York and Philadelphia Federal Reserve Banks the week before. Meanwhile, the Census Bureau has reported lower new durable goods orders for two straight months, with poor weather conditions likely a factor, particularly for auto sales. At the same time, new durable goods orders excluding transportation were higher, suggesting that the broader manufacturing market was slightly better than the headline figure indicated.
Some of the other data remain mixed. New home sales were up sharply in January to their highest level since July 2008, but year-over-year growth was more modest, and inventories of new homes have fallen over the past few months. Nonetheless, the positive report on new home sales stands in contrast to much weaker residential construction figures of late, including housing starts and existing home sales, which have seen negative impacts from the weather. Similarly, the two major reports about consumer confidence moved in opposite directions, with the Conference Board's measure lower in February and the University of Michigan's figure edging slightly higher. Doubts about income and labor growth have possibly fed some anxieties in sentiment in both surveys, but the two reports differ in their findings about the economic outlook.
This week, the focus will be on manufacturing activity, employment growth and international trade. We will get February Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) later this morning. After falling from 56.5 in December to 51.3 in January, the ISM PMI is expected to increase modestly, still indicating weaknesses in new orders and production for the month. On the trade front, we will be looking for better manufactured goods exports in 2014, improving on the modest 2.4 percent growth rate seen in 2013. Still, manufactured goods exports hit an all-time high last year, providing a positive for economic growth.
The biggest news of the week will come on Friday with the release of new jobs numbers. Nonfarm payroll growth has been soft over the past two months, with just 75,000 and 113,000 net new workers added in December and January, respectively. The consensus expectation is for roughly 165,000 nonfarm workers added in February. In contrast, manufacturing job gains have been fairly decent over the past six months, averaging 15,500 since August, and we should get modest gains again in February. One of the bigger conversation pieces will be whether the unemployment rate falls to 6.5 percent in February, which is the rate specified in the Federal Reserve Board's forward guidance. (Either way, look for the Federal Open Market Committee to change its guidance at its next meeting.) Other highlights this week include the latest data on construction spending, factory orders, personal income and spending and productivity.
Chad Moutray is the chief economist, National Association of Manufacturers
NAM Monday Economic Report – February 18, 2014
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 February 2014 09:40
- Written by Chris Guy
A perfectly timed winter storm at the end of last week coincided with news that cold weather has had a negative impact on consumer spending and manufacturing output. Manufacturing production declined 0.8 percent in January, ending five straight months of expanding activity. Poor weather conditions closed some facilities and hampered shipments. Capacity utilization also decreased, down from 76.7 percent in December to 76.0 percent in January. That was the lowest utilization level since July. Yet, to the extent that weather contributed to the fall in manufacturing output, I would expect production to rebound in the coming months. After all, manufacturing production increased 3.0 percent in the second half of 2013, and manufacturers continue to be mostly upbeat about demand for 2014.
Nonetheless, we saw the effects of the weather in other indicators released last week as well. Retail sales fell 0.4 percent in January, extending December's 0.1 percent decline. Reduced auto sales were a major factor in this decrease, with motor vehicle purchases down 1.8 percent in December and 2.1 percent in January. If you exclude autos from the analysis, retail spending was unchanged.
Although the University of Michigan and Thomson Reuters consumer sentiment measure was unchanged in February, respondents' view of the current economy has slipped since December. One might surmise that weather impacted labor markets and incomes, lessening current confidence. However, Americans seem more optimistic about the future, with the expectations component rising from 71.2 in January to 73.0 in February.
There were signs that the U.S. economy's recent improvements continue to bear fruit. Small business leaders have become more confident, with the National Federation of Independent Business's Small Business Optimism Index edging higher for the third straight month, and January's data also show an increased willingness to add workers. The net percentage planning to hire in the next three months rose to its highest level since September 2007. Along those lines, the number of manufacturing job postings increased from 283,000 in November to 297,000 in December. We have seen job openings in the sector recover from weaknesses midyear in 2013. Nonetheless, manufacturing net hires eased in December, and there was notable softness in the larger economy, both for new hires and job openings.
This week, we will get new numbers for the housing market and the latest data on manufacturing activity from a number of sources, including surveys from the New York and Philadelphia Federal Reserve Banks and Markit. The latter will report Flash Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) findings for the United States, China and the Eurozone. We will be looking for further evidence on the impact weather has had for manufacturers in the United States and for signs of improvement overseas. The Chinese PMI data had contracted in January's report, but with output continuing to grow modestly. Other highlights for the week include the latest data on consumer and producer prices, leading indicators and existing home sales.
Chad Moutray is the chief economist, National Association of Manufacturers.
Consumer Confidence Index Declined Moderately in February
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- Published on Wednesday, 26 February 2014 11:07
- Written by Chris Guy
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased in January, fell moderately in February. The Index now stands at 78.1, down from 79.4 in January. The decline was driven by the Expectations Index, which dropped to 75.7 from 80.8. The Present Situation Index, by contrast, climbed from 77.3 to 81.7.
"Consumer confidence declined moderately in February, on concern over the short-term outlook for business conditions, jobs, and earnings," said Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board. "While expectations have fluctuated over recent months, current conditions have continued to trend upward and the Present Situation Index is now at its highest level in almost six years (April 2008, 81.9). This suggests that consumers believe the economy has improved, but they do not foresee it gaining considerable momentum in the months ahead."
IMF: Is U.S. Manufacturing Experiencing a "Renaissance?"
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- Published on Thursday, 13 February 2014 10:44
- Written by Chris Guy
The notable rebound of U.S. manufacturing activity following the Great Recession has raised the question of whether the sector might be experiencing a renaissance. Using panel regressions, a just released working paper from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) finds that a depreciating real exchange rate, an increasing spread in natural gas prices between the United States and other G-7 countries, and in particular decreasing unit labor costs, have had a positive impact on U.S. manufacturing production. While the IMF finds it unlikely for manufacturing to become a main engine of growth in the United States, they find that U.S. manufacturing exports could provide non-negligible growth opportunities going forward.
50+ Organizations Urge USTR to Recognize India's Harmful Trade Practices
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- Published on Wednesday, 26 February 2014 09:53
- Written by Chris Guy
More than 50 business and advocacy organizations sent a letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman asking him to designate India a Priority Foreign Country in the 2014 Special 301 Report.
The letter cites India for its discriminatory trade practices and failure to adequately protect and enforce intellectual property (IP). Priority Foreign Country status is reserved for those nations that are the most egregious violators of IP rights and have the most negative impact on U.S. competitiveness abroad.
The USTR's Special 301 Report is an annual accounting of all countries that deny adequate and effective protection of IP rights or fair and equitable market access to U.S. innovators. The Special 301 Subcommittee hearing comes just a week after the United States International Trade Commission held an investigatory hearing at the request of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees.
Manufacturing Technology Orders End 2013 on Strong Note
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- Published on Wednesday, 12 February 2014 16:13
- Written by Chris Guy
December U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $491.89 million according to The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was up 9.9% from November and up 11.8% when compared with the total of $439.90 million reported for December 2012. With a year-end total of $4,939.58 million, 2013 was down 5.1% compared with 2012.
"With a strong finish to 2013 for manufacturing technology orders, plus strong reports for durable goods, capacity utilization, and PMI, there is plenty of favorable momentum for the industry going into 2014," said Douglas K. Woods, AMT President. "The average age of corporate fixed assets is at almost 22 years, and interest rates are historically low. This one-two punch is creating a ripe atmosphere for investment in capital equipment, which we anticipate will translate into more great news for manufacturing growth."
Texas Manufacturing Picks Up Again but Less Optimism in Outlook
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- Published on Tuesday, 25 February 2014 09:01
- Written by Chris Guy
Texas factory activity increased for the tenth month in a row in February, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey. The production index, a key measure of state manufacturing conditions, rose from 7.1 to 10.8, indicating output grew at a slightly stronger pace than in January.
Other measures of current manufacturing activity also reflected a pick up. The capacity utilization index edged up to 9.1, with a quarter of manufacturers noting an increase. The shipments index rose again in February, coming in at 13.3. The new orders index continued to indicate demand growth and was 9.5, down from 14.4 in January but above the levels seen toward the end of last year.
Perceptions of broader business conditions were not as positive this month as they were in January. The general business activity index fell to zero after eight positive readings in a row. The company outlook index also declined, from 15.9 to 3.4, hitting its lowest reading since last spring.
Small Business Confidence Edges Up Slightly
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- Published on Wednesday, 12 February 2014 13:17
- Written by Chris Guy
Small business optimism started the year slightly up from December at 94.1 but well below the pre-recession average of 100, according to the National Federation of Independent Business' (NFIB's) latest index. On the positive front, owners did find a reason to be more positive about their own sales (a huge 7 point jump in positive expectations) and plan more hiring, with the strongest job creation plans since 2007. However, owners continue to find inventories "too high" and sales and earnings trends continued to deteriorate for more owners. Overall, the Index is still just treading water.
NFIB labor market indicators have recently seen a return to normal (but not expansion) levels, encouraging in that reversals are now less likely. The average increase in workers per firm has also risen in recent quarters, indicating new job creation. However, there are far fewer firms hiring workers than there were in 2007 and many of those still in existence have downsized.
Markit Manufacturing Index at Highest Level in Four Years
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- Published on Monday, 24 February 2014 14:03
- Written by Chris Guy
February data suggested a solid rebound in U.S. manufacturing business conditions following the slowdown recorded during the previous month. This was highlighted by a rise in the Markit Flash U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index™ (PMI™), which is based on approximately 85% of usual monthly replies, from 53.7 in January to 56.7 in February. The latest reading pointed to the fastest overall improvement in U.S. manufacturing business conditions since May 2010.
The upturn in the headline U.S. Manufacturing PMI was driven by sharp and accelerated increases in both production levels and incoming new work during February. Latest data indicated that output growth recovered strongly from January's three-month low, suggesting manufacturers have started to shake off the disruptions caused by heavy snowfall and extreme weather conditions in parts of the U.S.
Moreover, new business volumes increased at the sharpest rate since May 2010, suggesting resilient underlying demand across the U.S. manufacturing sector. Higher levels of new work in February partly reflected a return to export sales growth following a slight reduction during the previous month.
U.S. Productivity Rose in the Fourth Quarter of 2013
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- Published on Monday, 10 February 2014 13:36
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Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 3.2% annual rate during the fourth quarter of 2013, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The increase in productivity reflects increases of 4.9% in output and 1.7% in hours worked.
Manufacturing sector productivity increased 2.0% in the fourth quarter of 2013, as output and hours worked increased 6.6% and 4.4%, respectively. Productivity increased 3.4% in the durable goods sector and increased 1.0% in the nondurable goods sector. Over the last four quarters, manufacturing productivity increased 2.1%, as output increased 3.3% and hours increased 1.2%. Unit labor costs in manufacturing fell 1.0% in the fourth quarter of 2013 and declined 0.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
NAM Monday Economic Report – February 24, 2014
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- Published on Monday, 24 February 2014 09:52
- Written by Chris Guy
Mark Twain once said, "If you don't like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes." Indeed, the poor weather conditions that temporarily closed many facilities and hampered shipments in the manufacturing sector over much of the past few weeks appear to have improved. Yet, the damage can be seen in many of the latest economic indicators released last week. Regional surveys from the New York and Philadelphia Federal Reserve Banks showed softness in new orders and production in February. This followed reports from earlier in the month that manufacturing production and the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) both dropped sharply in January. Housing data were also weak, with new starts down 16 percent in January and homebuilder confidence plummeting 10 points in one month.
To the extent that weather was the primary factor in reducing activity, one should not over-interpret these results to suggest they indicate broad-based weaknesses in the economy. The same data sources provide hints that the momentum manufacturers experienced at the end of 2013 will continue into 2014. For example, housing permits fell less sharply in January, particularly for single-family homes, indicating that the intent to start new residential construction has largely been sustained (even if weather prevented homebuilders from doing so). Similarly, the New York and Philadelphia Federal Reserve surveys continue to report optimism for the next six months, with essentially half of the respondents in both surveys anticipating sales increases. Production, hiring and capital spending are also expected to rise in both regions.
Moreover, the Markit Flash U.S. Manufacturing PMI appeared to shrug off weather concerns altogether, up from 53.7 in January to 56.7 in February. The pace of growth for new orders (up from 53.9 to 58.8) and output (up from 53.5 to 57.2) increased significantly, with sales growth at its highest level since May 2010. Such data reinforce the notion that manufacturing should rebound from recent weaknesses.
Still, there were signs that global growth might also have slowed a bit. While European manufacturing activity continues to expand modestly and has made substantial progress after its deep two-year recession, there was a slight deceleration in the pace of growth in many key indicators in the preliminary February data. Meanwhile, the HSBC Flash China Manufacturing PMI has now contracted for two straight months, down from 49.5 in January to 48.3 in February. This suggests that the easing that we saw in industrial output during the final months of last year might be continuing in 2014. Nonetheless, even with reduced activity, the Chinese economy continues to grow solidly, with real GDP up an annualized 7.7 percent in the fourth quarter and industrial production up 9.7 percent year-over-year in December.
Regarding price stability in the United States, consumer and producer price data showed modest growth in January. Cold weather had an impact, with higher home heating costs pushing up natural gas and electricity prices. At the same time, pricing pressures remained minimal and in line with the Federal Reserve Board's stated goal of keeping core inflation below 2 percent at the annual rate. This has allowed the Federal Reserve the luxury of pursuing highly accommodative monetary policies to try to stimulate growth. At the same time, the minutes from the January Federal Open Market Committee meeting suggests that better economic data might necessitate higher short-term interest rates by year's end—sooner than expected. Either way, with the unemployment rate nearing 6.5 percent, the Federal Reserve will need to change its forward guidance. Long-term asset purchases are anticipated to end by mid-2014.
This week, the highlight will come on Friday when fourth-quarter real GDP will be revised. The consensus is for real GDP to decline from its earlier estimate of 3.2 percent to 2.3 percent. We will also get three new perspectives regarding current regional manufacturing activity in surveys from the Dallas, Kansas City and Richmond Federal Reserve Banks. These reports will be closely watched given the declines seen in last week's releases. In addition, preliminary data on new durable goods orders and shipments are anticipated to reflect significant weaknesses. Other important releases include new data on consumer confidence, new home sales and the national activity index.
Chad Moutray is the chief economist, National Association of Manufacturers
NAM Monday Economic Report – February 10, 2014
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- Published on Monday, 10 February 2014 11:11
- Written by Chris Guy
Hiring in the manufacturing sector continued to expand in January, averaging 15,500 per month since August. This uptick in employment for manufacturers has corresponded to the acceleration in product demand and production in the second half of 2013, with cautious optimism for 2014. However, the overall jobs numbers were disappointing for the second straight month. Nonfarm payrolls grew by just 75,000 and 113,000 in December and January, respectively, which was well below the consensus expectation of 175,000 and the 2013 average monthly gain of 193,500.
Some of the releases out last week show the negative impact that weather has had on activity. For instance, new factory orders declined 1.5 percent in December, with broad-based weaknesses in the durable goods sector pulling the data lower. Shipments were also down. Likewise, manufacturing construction spending fell 5.1 percent in December, which was notable because of a mostly upward trend from June to November. Overall construction activity edged marginally higher in December, boosted by strong residential construction activity, but nonresidential and public spending was down.
The Institute for Supply Management's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) report showed a considerable decline in manufacturing sentiment, down from 56.5 in December to 51.3 in January. The biggest declines were in new orders, output and employment, but the pace of export orders was off only slightly. The pace of export orders was off only slightly. This indicates that domestic factors were the main contributors of the decline.
Meanwhile, the U.S. trade deficit rose from $34.56 billion in November to $38.70 billion in December, but the deficit narrowed for 2013 as a whole. Petroleum was a major factor in the smaller trade deficit last year, with increased petroleum exports and fewer imports. Unfortunately, manufactured goods exports did not increase as much last year as we would have preferred, up just 2.4 percent in 2013 versus 5.7 percent in 2012. We hope stronger global economic growth will produce improved manufactured goods exports in 2014.
In other news, the Congressional Budget Office released its 10-year budget and economic outlook. The deficit will be $514 billion in fiscal year 2014, an improvement from the more than $1 trillion deficits in fiscal years 2009–2012 and the $680 billion deficit in fiscal year 2013. The report shows the growth of mandatory spending rising from $2.03 trillion in fiscal year 2013 to $3.74 trillion in fiscal year 2024. Because of this, federal deficits will start to rise again beginning in fiscal year 2017, with deficits exceeding $1 trillion in fiscal year 2022. With such facts, it should not be a surprise that 86.3 percent of manufacturers want policymakers to find a long-term federal budget deal that tackles the debt and deficit, including reining in entitlements.
This week, we will get new industrial production data on Friday. The last report showed manufacturing output rising at an annualized 4.2 percent rate in the second half of 2013, but we will see if the data show production easing somewhat in January due to weather or other factors. The consensus expectation is for modest output gains of roughly 0.3 percent. Other highlights will be the latest figures on consumer confidence, job openings, retail sales and small business optimism.
Chad Moutray is the chief economist, National Association of Manufacturers.
President Signs Order to Ease Import/Export Barriers
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- Published on Thursday, 20 February 2014 08:43
- Written by Chris Guy
On Wednesday, President Obama signed an executive order to streamline the export/import process for businesses. Specifically, the order cuts processing and approval times from days to minutes for small businesses that export American-made goods and services by completing the International Trade Data System (ITDS) by December 2016. Today, businesses must submit information to dozens of government agencies, often on paper forms, sometimes waiting on process for days to move goods across the border. The ITDS will allow businesses to electronically transmit, through a "single-window," the data required by the U.S. government to import or export cargo.
Once fully implemented, the ITDS would reduce the time and expense for businesses to move the more than 50 million containers and $3.8 trillion worth of goods that cross the country's borders every year.
Process Manufacturing Market to Post Strong Gains
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- Published on Thursday, 06 February 2014 14:32
- Written by Chris Guy
Process manufacturing will post strong gains in industrial valve market demand, driven by growing output, especially in the chemical industry. New research from The Freedonia Group predicts that rising standards of living will boost capacity in process manufacturing in developing regions. In addition, the need for more efficient manufacturing operations in developed nations will spur investment in new equipment, benefiting valves. Advances in valve demand in the water infrastructure market will result from two key factors: in developing nations, access to water supply and sanitation will be increased; in developed nations, aging water infrastructure will need repair and upgrade. Industrial valves' demand in the oil and gas market will benefit from increased oil and gas production, which will require additional investment in pipeline infrastructure.


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Steelers' Brett Keisel to shear beard for charity
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If Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel ever gets cut, we hope it isnt tonight. Tonight, Mr. Keisel will be sitting in a chair at Jergels Rhythm Grille in Warrendale while teammates, coaches and local celebrities take to his face with sharp instruments and sheer delight. Its Shear Da Beard, a charity event that has become an annual thing for Steelers Nation. Just like the playoffs used to be. During the season, the hard-hitting Mr. Keisel sports the facial hair of a Viking. But he plays with the heart of a Steeler. And the heart of a Steeler doesnt slow with the end of the football season. The black-and-gold is widely known for its charity work in our community. Theres a lot that we do, and then theres a lot that other people do that we plug into, said Michele Rosenthal, community relations manager for the Steelers. Brett alone does stuff for Cystic Fybrosis, Childrens Hospital, the Homeless Childrens Education Fund. Its a long list of organizations. Shear Da Beard benefits the oncology program at Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh. Mr. Keisel was inspired to conduct the charity trimming four years ago, after the son of teammate Aaron Smith was diagnosed with cancer (which is now, thankfully, in remission). Its raised over $100,000, Ms. Rosenthal said. Which is fantastic. For a man cutting his beard off, its amazing. Theres more to this than just the spectacle of a Steeler getting shaved. (Though usually thats enough in itself.) Those attending also will be able to purchase and bid on T-shirts and memorabilia, including autographed jerseys. Naturally, like all things involving the Steelers, Shear Da Beard attracts a healthy share of media attention. Two years ago, Post-Gazette sportswriter Bill Brink covered the news event, quoting celebrities as they snipped and quipped. It pains me to do this because that is the most epic beard Ive ever seen in my entire life, Steelers lineman Doug Legursky told the crowd at the time. Chris Gessner, president of Childrens Hospital, said money raised funds research projects seeking future cures and treatment programs. This has been a wonderful event for us, he said. We are so excited to have such a wonderful relationship with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rick Jergel, general manager and partner of Jergels, is hosting the event for the second year in a row. Last year was a major success, he said. Coach [Mike] Tomlin was here. Mr. [Art] Rooney was here. Its a fantastic charity event for Childrens Hospital and were proud to be a part of it. Jergels has called Warrendale home for nearly two years now, and its settled in pretty well, Mr. Jergel said. We have live entertainment seven nights a week, he said. We bring in national acts. Last night we had a sold-out show with the Gin Blossoms. It was a great night. Mother Nature wasnt kind to us at the end there, but we still had a great crowd. Thank God the snow held off until late. The food, drink and entertainment rounds out what should a full evening. Well have a band tonight and Im part of it called Father Time, Mr. Jergel said. We play once a month. Its an eight-piece horn band. Were actually playing tonight with Donnie Iris, who is going to sit in with us. Ill be busy, but its going to be a great night. This shave and a haircut will cost you more than two bits. Its $40, but its for a good cause. And you get a drink ticket as well as a chance to hit a training-camp-like buffet. Swatches of beard hair will cost extra. Jergels Rhythm Grille is at 103 Slade Lane (near Northgate Drive) in Warrendale. The event begins at 7 p.m. Dan Majors: email@example.com. Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/local/no...#ixzz2sXDbq2yA
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No more Keisel the diesel, Keisel the Hybrid???
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Possible Terror Attack on MLK Parade in Spokane Thwarted
Posted By Bill Morlin On January 18, 2011 @ 4:18 pm In Extremist Crime | 36 Comments
A backpack bomb with the potential of killing or injuring dozens of people was found Monday along the route of a Martin Luther King Day "unity march" in downtown Spokane, Wash., authorities said today.
"It was a device that clearly was intended to harm or kill people,''said Frank Harrill, a senior FBI agent and spokesman for the bureau's Inland Northwest Joint Terrorism Task Force.
The FBI posted a $20,000 reward [2] Tuesday and released three photographs [1], including one of the black Swiss-Army backpack that contained the destructive device.
Harrill would not discuss the type of explosive or its construction, including whether the backpack contained an explosive shield intended to spray shrapnel toward potential victims. He also declined to say if the device was intended to be detonated remotely or by a timer.
"It had the potential to detonate during a unity march on the King Holiday, so, obviously it had political or social overtones,'' Harrill said.
There was no threat made before the device was discovered by three construction workers about a block from the city's Opera House and Convention Center where various speakers, including Spokane Mayor Mary Verner, spoke after the march.
No similar devices have been found and no group or individuals have claimed responsibility, Harrill said.
The device was rendered safe by a police bomb squad on a park bench where it was found after police rerouted 1,500 unity parade marchers around the site.
"We recovered a great deal of evidence,'' Harrill said, declining to say whether fingerprints or DNA evidence may have been recovered.
Although a motive hasn't been publicly identified, Harrill said the timing and placement of the potentially deadly bomb suggests possible ties to domestic terrorism or hate groups.
The investigation was assigned to the Inland Northwest Joint Terrorism Task Force, composed of various investigators from an assortment of federal, state and local agencies.
Those investigators worked through the night Monday but had made no arrests by late Tuesday. The same task force also continues investigating another improvised explosive device that was left last year, unexploded, outside the federal courthouse in downtown Spokane.
"We are not able at this time to link this device to any other similar device, but that certainly remains an area of intense focus,'' Harrill said.
In the 1980s and 1990s, individuals with ties to extremist and hate groups were convicted of planting and detonating homemade pipe bombs at various locations in Spokane and nearby Coeur d'Alene and Hayden Lake, Idaho, which served as headquarters of the Aryan Nations.
The FBI released photographs of two T-shirts found in the backpack after it was disarmed Monday.
One of those T-shirts was from a cancer fund-raising event in 2010 in Stevens County, in northeastern Washington. Individuals linked to the earlier bombings in Eastern Washington and North Idaho had ties to militia and Christian Identity groups in Stevens County.
On July 27, 1996, a backpack bomb exploded near a park bench in Olympic Centennial Park in Atlanta, Ga., killing a woman and injuring 111 others. Eric Robert Rudolph, raised in a family with ties to Christian Identity, ultimately was arrested and convicted of being the Olympic Park bomber.
36 Comments To "Possible Terror Attack on MLK Parade in Spokane Thwarted"
#1 Comment By Gen. JC Christian, patriot On January 18, 2011 @ 4:47 pm
I see the Stevens County Race for Life t-shirt. Scary place. My work required me to go to Colville a few times a year. The town is dominated by a huge cross on the hill above it. Gives me the shivers, given the nature of the place. For many years, the local radio station hosted a Christian Identity show on Saturdays. I don't know if they still do.
#2 Comment By bjanna On January 18, 2011 @ 6:04 pm
Anyone who would run a race for cancer and plan to bomb a parade is having serious issues with their Christian identity.
#3 Comment By mary On January 18, 2011 @ 6:43 pm
Sounds more like a left winger setting up a blame-the-right incident.
#4 Comment By JAMES SCAMINACI III On January 18, 2011 @ 8:41 pm
Improvised explosive device. The FBI and DHS have warned that veterans drawn into the right-wing could use their military expertise gained in Afghanistan and Iraq to bolster the violent capabilities of white nationalist groups and the Patriot militia.
We need more granular analysis of the device and, obviously, link to the perpetrator(s).
#5 Comment By Stefan BC On January 18, 2011 @ 9:38 pm
The backpack has been sold en masse at Target for the past few years
#6 Comment By Ruslan Amirkhanov On January 19, 2011 @ 2:10 am
"Why come conservatives don't condemn their extremists???!!!"
SARCASM WARNING: The comment above is sarcastic. If you are sarcasm impaired, it is based on the constant cries by conservatives for Muslim leaders to condemn the actions of extremists, and the conservatives' total lack of initiative in finding such condemnations which occur on a regular basis.
#7 Comment By R Lavigueur On January 19, 2011 @ 9:10 am
Can you come up with one, just one, example of a case where a left-leaning American attempted to murder innocent people just to rile up antagonism against Americans who are more to the right? Do you have any evidence at all that would lead to such a conclusion in this case?
I can understand the right wing's reluctance to accept culpability for the violent actions and domestic terrorism committed by those who identify with their politics, but claiming this is black propaganda just on the information we have before us seems to approach paranoia, unless you really are better informed than the rest of us. If so, by all means show us your reasoning.
#8 Comment By TruthHurtz On January 19, 2011 @ 10:35 am
Mary – The sooner you embrace the truth of the right being more violent, the sooner you'll become a better person through the valuable skill of critical thinking.
Try it once.
#9 Comment By Concerned Citizen On January 19, 2011 @ 11:37 am
Here we go again! The left blaming the right and the right blaming the left. There is extremism on both sides of issues. The left hates conservatives and Christianity and the right hates liberals and secularism and non-Christian cults. Go figure!
#10 Comment By Sofi On January 19, 2011 @ 11:54 am
Spokane is my hometown. I attended high school in Colville, WA, Stevens County for two years. I feel confident that the attempted bombing was not a left wing set up. Stevens County (just north of Spokane) has always been home to the John Birch Society and other right wing extremists. There used to be John Birch Society billboards on the road that I traveled from Spokane to Colville. I know the environment and would be very surprised if this was not a racial/right wing motivated offense.
#11 Comment By charlie On January 19, 2011 @ 12:22 pm
I keep hearing that there has been no political violence over the past two years and that it's terribly unfair to keep claiming that paranoid, right wing conspiracy talk has anything to do with anything. Anyone who has a list of left wing violence over the past 2 years that compares to this, let me know.
— July 2008: A gunman named Jim David Adkisson, agitated at how "liberals" are "destroying America," walks into a Unitarian Church and opens fire, killing two churchgoers and wounding four others.
— October 2008: Two neo-Nazis are arrested in Tennessee in a plot to murder dozens of African-Americans, culminating in the assassination of President Obama.
— December 2008: A pair of "Patriot" movement radicals — the father-son team of Bruce and Joshua Turnidge, who wanted "to attack the political infrastructure" — threaten a bank in Woodburn, Oregon, with a bomb in the hopes of extorting money that would end their financial difficulties, for which they blamed the government. Instead, the bomb goes off and kills two police officers. The men eventually are convicted and sentenced to death for the crime.
— December 2008: In Belfast, Maine, police discover the makings of a nuclear "dirty bomb" in the basement of a white supremacist shot dead by his wife. The man, who was independently wealthy, reportedly was agitated about the election of President Obama and was crafting a plan to set off the bomb.
— January 2009: A white supremacist named Keith Luke embarks on a killing rampage in Brockton, Mass., raping and wounding a black woman and killing her sister, then killing a homeless man before being captured by police as he is en route to a Jewish community center.
— February 2009: A Marine named Kody Brittingham is arrested and charged with plotting to assassinate President Obama. Brittingham also collected white-supremacist material.
— April 2009: A white supremacist named Richard Poplawski opens fire on three Pittsburgh police officers who come to his house on a domestic-violence call and kills all three, because he believed President Obama intended to take away the guns of white citizens like himself. Poplawski is currently awaiting trial.
— April 2009: Another gunman in Okaloosa County, Florida, similarly fearful of Obama's purported gun-grabbing plans, kills two deputies when they come to arrest him in a domestic-violence matter, then is killed himself in a shootout with police.
— May 2009: A "sovereign citizen" named Scott Roeder walks into a church in Wichita, Kansas, and assassinates abortion provider Dr. George Tiller.
— June 2009: A Holocaust denier and right-wing tax protester named James Von Brunn opens fire at the Holocaust Museum, killing a security guard.
— February 2010: An angry tax protester named Joseph Ray Stack flies an airplane into the building housing IRS offices in Austin, Texas. (Media are reluctant to label this one "domestic terrorism" too.)
— March 2010: Seven militiamen from the Hutaree Militia in Michigan and Ohio are arrested and charged with plotting to assassinate local police officers with the intent of sparking a new civil war.
— March 2010: An anti-government extremist named John Patrick Bedell walks into the Pentagon and opens fire, wounding two officers before he is himself shot dead.
— May 2010: A "sovereign citizen" from Georgia is arrested in Tennessee and charged with plotting the violent takeover of a local county courthouse.
— May 2010: A still-unidentified white man walks into a Jacksonville, Fla., mosque and sets it afire, simultaneously setting off a pipe bomb.
— May 2010: Two "sovereign citizens" named Jerry and Joe Kane gun down two police officers who pull them over for a traffic violation, and then wound two more officers in a shootout in which both of them are eventually killed.
— July 2010: An agitated right-winger and convict named Byron Williams loads up on weapons and drives to the Bay Area intent on attacking the offices of the Tides Foundation and the ACLU, but is intercepted by state patrolmen and engages them in a shootout and armed standoff in which two officers and Williams are wounded.
— September 2010: A Concord, N.C., man is arrested and charged with plotting to blow up a North Carolina abortion clinic. The man, 26-year–old Justin Carl Moose, referred to himself as the "Christian counterpart to (Osama) bin Laden" in a taped undercover meeting with a federal informant.
#12 Comment By charlie On January 19, 2011 @ 12:24 pm
Thanks to digby for the above list.
#13 Comment By Ruslan Amirkhanov On January 19, 2011 @ 12:38 pm
"mary said,
on January 18th, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Sounds more like a left winger setting up a blame-the-right incident."
Oh do go on. Please, explain why it "sounds" that way.
And Concerned Citizen, please consult Digby's list and then tell us how "both sides" have problems.
#14 Comment By Concerned Citizen On January 19, 2011 @ 3:52 pm
You don't hear about left wing terrorism by the left wing media, nor do you hear about right wing terrorism by right wing conservative operatives. I believe in being fair to both sides.
#15 Comment By skinnyminny On January 19, 2011 @ 4:37 pm
Interesting that the right-wing always try to blame the left. It's no secret, the right-wing try to leave confusing notes/trails…remember the guy that went to ACORN offices posing as a pimp? Remember the ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT-ALIEN that robbed banks using the 'player' mask to make the cops think that the robber was black? You see, in the end, all this will do is make minorities more suspicious of white people. This is unfair, because not all white people are out to harm minorities.
Concerned Citizen,
Interesting you wrote, "You don't hear about left wing terrorism by the left wing media…" FWIW, because the rightwing is so intent on showing the flaws, differences, and that others are 'subhuman and inferior,' best believe they will use whatever they can as a talking point(s). There's a guy on the radio that have callers try to identify what Jesse Jackson is saying on different soundbites. This is somewhat mainstream with this station (alleged to be Clear Channel).
#16 Comment By Red Weasel On January 19, 2011 @ 4:53 pm
I would love to see the left wing terrorism that you speak of,
Can you give us a link?
Just a good search option would be a nice as I'm turning up nothing but anti-lumber and animal rights stuff, nothing that kills people.
#17 Comment By skinnyminny On January 19, 2011 @ 8:52 pm
BTW, it is mighty suspect that all of a sudden we have a rash of crimes. Thanks to GOPers repeal of healthcare, there's two students in Gardena, Califas that was accidentally shot. ***Just sayin', people don't go out and try to get injured and/or sick.
Thanks to Michele Bachmann, that she went on television announcing she was filing papers to make the tea party an official political party. Today in Woodland Hills, Califas, a school police officer was shot in the chest. And yes, the suspect is described as a white male, 40ish, and breaking into cars – do you think this was a drug habit? Either way, with no jobs, no healthcare, who will pay for the extremely large population of drug addicts that have been unleashed into society?
#18 Comment By Kat On January 20, 2011 @ 12:46 am
In response to Mary who said "Sounds more like a left winger setting up a blame-the-right incident."
Are you suggesting that white supremacists (who probably planted this bomb) are conservatives? I know a lot of conservatives (including myself) who would tell you that in no way is that the case. White supremacists are racist wackos who do not represent conservatives' values of limited government and personal responsibility, so please don't lump them together. I find your comment offensive & I'm tired of people thinking that all the deranged, racist people out there represent conservatives!
#19 Comment By Ruslan Amirkhanov On January 20, 2011 @ 1:05 am
Yes, "Concerned Citizen", please update us on the hidden rash of left-wing terrorism(environmentalism, by the way, is not necessary left-wing). I'm sure the "libruhl" media must be covering up all those terrorist attacks by the Marxist People's Liberation Army of America. I'm sure they must have some rather large "liberated zones"in the center of the country thanks to the media's total blackout of their activities.
#20 Comment By Ian On January 20, 2011 @ 11:01 am
Concerned Citizen,
Who on the mainstream, liberal left hates Christianity? Do you mean liberals like Barry Lynn, the World Council of Churches, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, those secularists in liberation theology, or – to return to the topic of the post – Martin Luther King Jr.?
#21 Comment By Ruslan Amirkhanov On January 20, 2011 @ 12:18 pm
"In response to Mary who said "Sounds more like a left winger setting up a blame-the-right incident."
Are you suggesting that white supremacists (who probably planted this bomb) are conservatives?"
Yes, white supremacists are "conservative" by very definition of the term. They were against integration, and still are, they want to "conserve" an older form of society, just as modern-day conservatives wish to do. Modern-day mainstream conservatives reject overt expressions of racism and white-supremacy, but they cannot help but reveal their racist ideas daily in the form of "Islamophobia"(adherents typically associate Islam with dark people), and the constant suggestion that minorities are out to "get whitey."
#22 Comment By Marty On January 20, 2011 @ 12:37 pm
Ok, the trolls are out in force and I'm glad to see the sane writers are here, too. Every Time something like this happens the groups and individuals on the extreme right try to draw a false equivalency saying that liberals, left leaning, progressives, etc also do things like bombing the olympics (Eric Rudolph, dedicated right-winger), or bomb the Murrah Bldg in Oklahoma City (Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, both rabid right wing militia types), and I just fail to see the examples.
To the trolls who asked for instances of rabid right wing murderers, here they are, just a few. Now YOU name some liberals or progressives from this century,or at least from the 1980′s onward who have done similar. You can't. You know why? Because it never happened.
I have to believe there must be a few right wing people who have the ability to think, or learn. Otherwise, I guess and will continue to believe that they are intellectually challenged and simply do not have the ability to read and comprehend, do not care at all for anyone outside their own family (that's Christian?) or that they are really just full of hate for so many people and align themselves with hate groups because they truly do fit their needs to hate.
God help us all.
#23 Comment By Concerned Citizen On January 20, 2011 @ 1:10 pm
Martin L.uther King Jr may have a preacher, but there much to do desired. Why was King so against the Vietnam war?
Many men and women fought bravely over there.
To me. King was another adject liberal who used preaching
in trying to create equality, in which reality of the American psychics. The minorities were oppresed and now they want to call the shots-at the expense of the silent majority.
If King was truly a great man as you liberals say, perhaps he could done a better job of preacher, instead of creating divisisivenesas.
#24 Comment By Robert Foedisch On January 20, 2011 @ 1:22 pm
The head line in this story used the word "possible" There was no possible about this situation. It was an act of domestic terrorism
#25 Comment By Robert Eckheart On January 20, 2011 @ 2:46 pm
Wow, looking at some of the comments in regards to this incident just shows me that both Republicans and Democrats will go to great lengths to show their hatred towards each other, and some of you actually think that you are the future of this country, if this is the case then we are in big trouble as a nation.
Thank God this device did not go off and was found by a few alert individuals. I just hope now that the law enforcement community can find out who did it.
Lose the hate people and remember why we celebrate January 17th. Love – Respect – Equal Treatment For All
#26 Comment By R Lavigueur On January 20, 2011 @ 3:10 pm
Concerned Citizen,
Your post was somewhat incoherent, so forgive me if I'm only able to focus on the beginning of your statement.
You seem to begin by implying that:
1: Brave people fought in Vietnam on the American Side
2: Martin Luther King Jr. was opposed to the Vietnam War
Martin Luther King Jr. hated brave Americans and this taints the ideals of racial tolerance and equality he stood for. This displays both logical fallacy and ignorance of MLK.
You seem to assume that any opposition to the Vietnam war, or any war, means that the protestor opposes the safety and well being of the soldiers fighting the war. Most anti-war protestors consider the soldiers fighting to protect government or business interests victims, in some cases, it is their respect for these men and women that lead them to oppose a particular war in the first place. This is especially true in cases where soldiers are drawn from lower-class backgrounds or were conscripted into the conflict against their will.
In fact, if you bothered to look into MLK's speeches around the Vietnam War, you'll notice one of his recurring reasons for opposing the conflict was that he saw it as a colossal waste of American (and Vietnamese) life; and was especially hurt by the fact that White and Black American soldiers were killing and being killed side by side when they would not have been allowed to attend the same schools in America. This hardly comes across as hatred or disrespect for the men doing the fighting.
As for preaching instead of creating divisiveness, I don't think you'll be able to get much support from 'Liberals' for the idea that it's more important to teach about God than to oppose such injustices and horrors as racial segregation, discrimination and, for that matter, unjust wars. The close one's eyes to evils in the real world to prevent people from getting uncomfortable or angry tends to sit much better with those who benefit from the status quo than those who suffer from it.
#27 Comment By skinnyminny On January 20, 2011 @ 3:16 pm
Concerned Citizen,
Wow! I'm almost speechless and out of breath after reading your comments.
Let's make sure I have your comments correctly. You asked why was MLK against the Vietnam War if he was a preacher? Wow! No, let's try this again. OMG (and I am agnostic), and no she didn't!
I take it you haven't met any injured and sickened Vietnam Vets, i.e. Agent Orange. I also take it you haven't seen any documentaries of any countries after their countries were war-torn. I take it you haven't seen the scores of children that have lost limbs/lives due to playing outside and accidentally stepping on landmines, as well as different types of cancers.
I also take it that you didn't know that while the Vietnam War was going on, there was poverty and unemployment going on in this country. Try looking at the documentary, "Hubert H. Humphrey: The Art of Possible." You may also be able to view this on your computer, I'm not sure. But in this documentary you will see a protest sign, "wipe out poverty, not people."
But anyway, I'm not sure if you really understand what happens to a country in the midst of war, or after. I also think you don't understand why so many people DO NOT like the West. Based on your comments, I believe you to be a person lacking of empathy.
#28 Comment By Marty On January 20, 2011 @ 4:23 pm
Skinnyminny, your posts are always very articulate and to the point. The problem with "concerned citizen" is that:
1. He (really unfortunately) never received basic English education past grade 4.
2. He doesn't know how to use spell check.
3. He won't understand anything anyone said in answer to him.
He is the prime example of the 10% of people who make up the ignorant, fearful, and armed to the teeth people of this country. Now don't get all crazy folks, thinking that I'm saying it's wrong to have guns. Not so. I'm just very concerned about the ignorant, fearful, and crazy armed people.
#29 Comment By Mitch Beales On January 20, 2011 @ 6:00 pm
Concerned Citizen many men and boys fought bravely to keep Germany from being invaded at the end of WWII. Does this mean that it would be wrong to preach against Nazism?
#30 Comment By skinnyminny On January 20, 2011 @ 7:18 pm
Thanks for your comments to me. Believe it or not, but, I came from such a similar background. I went to inner-city schools that either didn't have textbooks, or the books had to be shared that had missing pages, and so on.
I'm kinda concerned when people like Concerned Citizen has beliefs that war is good. I say this because, as you can see, this country is having a field day with anti-immigration. (BTW, I intentionally wrote the comment above so that they can see how it feels to hurl the words Illegal and Alien at people mainly from Latin America). The problem with war, is it creates hundreds of thousands, if not millions of refugees. I don't think anyone wants to be forced out of their countries due to war, and I don't think all of the countries accepting the refugees are ready to deal with the strains on their economies/societies.
And yes, racism hits close to home for me. I have watched growing up, a close (immediate) family member would discriminate within our families – the darker skin would be treated badly in front of the lighter skin family members. Also, I must admit, that is one of the reasons I am now agnostic. I grew up in the church, but, we don't have religious leaders like MLK. I don't agree with a lot of what's happening in the churches, such as greed, intolerance…
#31 Comment By Snorlax On January 20, 2011 @ 7:31 pm
I read that differently, I thought they used "possible" to mean that the attack could have possibly taken place if they hadn't found the bag with the bomb in it.
Definitely terrorism though, I agree completely with that assessment.
#32 Comment By Ruslan Amirkhanov On January 21, 2011 @ 2:06 am
Concerned Citizen said,
The minorities were oppresed and now they want to call the shots-at the expense of the silent majority."
See, this is why people call you conservatives racist. It's the attitude which says, "Oh of COURSE racism was a problem of some kind, some time in the PAST, but we fixed all that!! Now THEY want to rule us!! And WE'RE persecuted!"
See the funny thing about that is that back in 1963, a large majority of white people also believed that America had solved its problem with inequality. In fact, even during the times of slavery some of its supporters tried to portray slavery as normal, and that the slaves were actually happy and carefree. In fact, even today conservatives want Americans to just forget about slavery and its legacy, and we hear this on a daily basis. So just when WAS racism and discrimination a problem in American history?
"If King was truly a great man as you liberals say, perhaps he could done a better job of preacher, instead of creating divisisivenesas."
Since I'm not a liberal maybe I shouldn't answer this- but conservatives have been trying to claim MLK for quite some time. Of course had any modern black leader said some of the things he said about the US, Glenn Beck would be calling him a Communist and adding him to the
chalkboard right next to all the other hidden Communists in American history, such as Obama, Mr. Rodgers, Ronald McDonald, and Scott Baio.
Personally my Civil Rights heroes would be Malcolm X and Fred Hampton. You'd LOVE them.
#33 Comment By Jim On January 22, 2011 @ 4:42 pm
As a resident of Stevens County for a very long time, we seem to make it into the paper thanks to the cowardice of Christian Identity/Constitutionalist militia groups bent on making a statement regarding their plan to make Stevens County a "whites only" area. Our region has become known for the failures of Richard Butler of the now defunct Aryan Nations, Robert Mathews of "The Order", and Chevie Kehoe of the Aryan Republican Army of Colville to achieve that goal. It appears to be a very slippery slope to advocate violence to achieve one's goals (Christian Identity pseudo-religion) and other members of your group then wonder why you haven't acted on your beliefs.
Some hate groups know that law enforcement budget cuts recently could make the area more user friendly..Our newly elected Stevens County Sheriff Kendle Allen is a moderate Republican who believes that noone is above the law here in Stevens County so that should help us up here..Some have wondered who would try to fill the boots of Chevie Kehoe from Colville who planted a pipe bomb at Spokane City Hall back in 1996…maybe a person or persons is trying to do that from a local Christian Identity Militia group?? The Unorganized Militia of Stevens County perhaps?? Or the most recent militia group up here?? Who knows but chances are the 97% to 98% of the population of Stevens County, conservatively speaking, are tired of the notiriety and bad press similar to Hayden Lake, ID and stand up and speak up and make a very public statement, "Not In Stevens County." If anyone has any information or possible leads, they could share that with our local sheriff's department and improve the quality of life here in Stevens County and Spokane County..Lim limt
#34 Comment By Jim On January 23, 2011 @ 1:20 pm
Actually, the murderous gang of thieves that Chevie Kehoe of Colville helped lead during the 1990′s was the Aryan People's Republic, not the Aryan Republican Army that he associated with, my mistake…Chevie hoped to follow in the boots of Robert Mathews of Metaline Falls and Mathews hoped to follow in the boots of Gordon Kahl.."If you live by the sword, you will surely die by the sword." Some of the far-right fringe in our area i.e. Christian Identity/Constitutionalist/Sovereign Citizens appear to play a game of rural vs. urban and plan their activities or potentially lethal attacks from up here and carry them out in Spokane. A very sick game for the criminally inclined with a hollow justification in the Bible. Domestic terrorism, at times, appears to be a cottage industry with tragic urban results. Lim limt.
#35 Comment By Ruslan Amrikhanov On January 24, 2011 @ 7:40 am
Still waiting for that list of "left-wing" terrorism in the last 30 years.
#36 Comment By Jay On April 15, 2013 @ 4:42 pm
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And this is why we weren't unvoting you before! Your defense was consisted of throwing suspicion on others, not defending yourself! That is why we thought you were mafia! o_o
I don't know Skyward Sword at all. Exor can tell you this. :P
For all I know, there's a character who can do your ability who's a villain. For all I know, you're fakeclaiming in hopes who the real person is doesn't notice. For all I know, you're independent. >.>
I read every single one of your posts, for Flonne's sake. Most of them were throwing suspicion on your voters. ._.
Flonne, you don't know how much I flipping hate it when people accuse me of this..
Your defense for those was bad.
Framing =/= cleared. DrumBeats was silenced in an attempt to clear him--he was still mafia. I said this earlier.
I never said anything on the earlier phases, iirc. You were fine on those; you sent your action in, you weren't inactive. Okay. Didn't feel a need to comment on that.
You gave no useful contributions prior to this phase. Even then, Shucky's logic was valid; doesn't mean he's mafia. He always plays like this.
Still don't understand why Belarus has to be mafia just because she agreed with ShucklePuff.... Unless you're meaning something else, to me, that makes no sense.
Vote: DrumBeats
I have to vote someone, and he isn't being active... I know that means he doesn't have to be mafia, but still.
Might as well go with the next best thing...
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It seems a lot of us are agreeing with him, does that make us all suspicious? That sounds like what you're trying to say...
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