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Monday, September 21, 2009
The problem with the economy: you aren't needed any more
But as a smaller and smaller number of people are needed to make the basic things that people need for survival, from food to energy, to clothing and housing, the less likely it is that some people will be needed at all.
When you read in the press the oft-quoted concept that "those jobs aren't coming back" this "reduction of need" is what underlies all of it. Technology has reduced the need for labor. And the labor that *is* needed can't be done in more developed nations because there are people elsewhere who will happily provide that labor less expensively.
In the long term, technology is almost certainly the solution to the problem. When we create devices that individuals will be able to own that will be able to produce everything that we need, the solution will be at hand. This is *not* science fiction. We are starting to see that happen with energy with things like rooftop solar panels and less expensive wind turbines. We are nowhere near where we need to be, but it is obvious that eventually everyone will be able to produce his or her own energy.
The same will be true for clothing, where personal devices will be able to make our clothing in our homes on demand. Food will be commoditized in a similar way, making it possible to have the basic necessities of life with a few low cost source materials.
The problem is that we are in this awful in-between phase of our planets productivity curve. Technology has vastly reduced the number of workers and resources that are required to make what the planet needs. This means that a small number of people, the people in control of the creation of goods, get the benefit of the increased productivity. When we get to the end of this curve and everyone can, in essence, be their own manufacturer, things will be good again. But until we can ride this curve to its natural stopping point, there will be much suffering, as the jobs that technology kills are not replaced.
The political implications of this are staggering. Clearly, more and more jobs will move from more developed nations to countries like China, and it is difficult to see how, as this process continues, the United States retains its leadership position. In fact, it seems entirely possible that the U.S. will exchange places with less well-developed nations. Yes, there will certainly be fabulously wealthy people in the US, because many US companies will own these highly productive businesses. Unfortunately, that wealth will be held by a very small number of people. And their operations will need to employ very few people.
In short you will have a few very wealthy folks, and a much larger majority that will just not be needed for the most important things that the country needs to do.
I don't know what the short-term solution to this problem is. In fact, I fear there may not be one. But it is clear that what I am describing has already started and there is little we can do to stop it. GDP will increase as demand for labor **decreases**! How is that for the ultimate economist's oxymoron?
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Very insightful post. And just to emphasize- the idea that there will be some "fabulously wealthy people in the US" in no way contradicts your prediction of the U.S. possibly exchanging places with less well-developed nations. That distribution (a few ultra-rich, a whole lot of poor and nothing in between) has been very typical of undeveloped nations and is not anything to strive for. There is nothing wrong with making wealth possible in the nation (it does encourage risk taking and innovation)- but creating the platform to support a wealthy class is in no way sufficient to support a vibrant middle-class.ReplyDelete
Thanks john. And indeed I was thinking about what you say here as I was writing it. Most poor countries do indeed have a small wildly disproportionate wealth. Indeed not something to strive for.ReplyDelete
You are being diplomatic in your writing but I will be blunt.ReplyDelete
For the U.S population this how things will look going forward:-
If you are extremely talented in what you do wether you are an artist/writer/doctor/engineer etc you have work to do and will be sustainable.
If you are an entrepreneur and have something of value you may be sustainable.
If you are unskilled/lowskilled worker like a waiter/gast station attendant/fruit picker/baby sitter you are sustainable.
For the rest of society that falls in the middle with soft skills being middle managers in a multitude of industries pushing papers/emails/text etc you have a race to the bottom.Why bottom you ask? Cuz if you were talented you would be already at the top or you would be an entrepreneur.
WHY IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN? Cuz technology replaces many of the job functions and or someone elsewhere can do it better and cheaper than you can do it here.
What does this mean overall for the U.S.? Overall there is more downward pressure on wages and thereby bring down prices of housing which has historically been going up for that last 100 years.
For the first time the U.S. Population will see significant decreases in home equity and a tectonic adjustment that will not be accepted graciously.
People will have to recalibrate their Net Value and accept that or else ...
Umm, Hank, have you ever considered that Nature may resolve this issue for us in the near future helped along by say Baxter bio-warfare. I cannot help but ponder the probability that useless eaters whose socio-economic profile is not quite right will be helped along to the grave. I guess we have to wait and see if Swine Flu does the job or if we need those mandantory injections of squaline instead.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2009 at 1:51 PM
Do you have any evidence that technology reduces the demand for labor? Because in my reading of economic theory, productivity increases reduce the effective cost of labor. And usually when costs for a certain good or service are reduced, demand increases.ReplyDelete
This has been shown over and over and over, from mechanized looms in the industrial revolution to the computer revolution. Your concern about technology obviating the need for labor has been repeated for hundreds of years, and it just never works out that way.
History is of little guide here because we really are just hitting the knee in the curve. Economic theories from the 20th century, before even the internet existed, may not apply. Imagine for example that things progress as they have been, to a seemingly ridiculous extreme. Imagine that 100 people produce everything the planet needs. Would that be likely to increase or decrease the worlds level of employment? If you agree that it would decrease employment, then the only thing we need to do is plot the curve between here and there.
It's only an oxymoron if you read the toxic morons whom the Establishment pass for "economists".ReplyDelete
But if you understand the difference between Utility and Value, you see that the very definition of Progress is more Utility for less Value.
And then you'll understand that the demand for human labor is infinite. Maybe you'll need more massage therapists or restaurant chefs and fewer assembly line workers or rice farmers, but who's to complain about that?
The problem is that if there are only (to take the extreme) a few thousand people making most of the money, they wont need enough massage therapists and personal chefs to employ the other few hundred million. The point is person to person services will not fill the gap if the baseline wealth is not sufficiently spread.
This post seems almost like an excuse to not act or think: we are all doomed to be not needed as producers of material goods, so why bother providing any value? Not all value is provided by the production of materials goods. You, being a computer programmer, should know that more than any other professional.ReplyDelete
Hank you're raising an interesting and astute point here. From a purely economic perspective, as technology and innovation increase, economically we ALL should be be richer. The same technology and innovation that makes some jobs unnecessary, enables everyone to buy / get more with less input (i.e we're all richer). Whats interesting, as you're pointing out, though, is that it appears that this hasn't been the case for the vast majority of people in the last decade (or at least the gains haven't been distributed very evenly).ReplyDelete
Its something i've thought a lot about, and my theory is that we have all been getting richer (particularly in terms of the technology, food, clothes, etc... we can all buy for less money) however much of the increase in our purchasing power has been eroded by manipulation of the money supply. So if in theory we should have seen on average a 30% (just using this as an example) deflationary change over the last 10 years (i.e. each of us can buy 30% more stuff with our existing salaries) instead we've seen a 30% inflationary change (we each can buy 30% less). That 60% net change then gets transferred from the everyday money holding american public to large banks and debt issuers that have first access to borrow money from the government at a subsidized rate.
What this means is that the problem isn't that we're in the "in-between" phase, its that the the "in-between" phase only has a certain capacity to overcome harmful external forces. At some point you are absolutely right, the strength of technology based deflation will push the cost of all production to $0 (hello Star Trek) and currency will likely be irrelevant. We're obviously some time off from this though, and until that happens it would be nice if everyone shared fully in the gains that technology and innovation bring to the world.
Anyway I wrote a post about this a while back:
Hank, you conveyed an amazing amount of information in so few paragraphs, great article.ReplyDelete
As I've long told friends, don't think for a second that the former and current elite's of this world, especially those who come from "royal" lineage, wouldn't like to return to the ways of old where they owned and ruled all the lands, and the rest of us just were serfs.
And as you pointed out to Fare, they won't need the other millions and billions of former employees. And they also won't want the hassle of listening to them either, so they have to go.
Strange timing of how your short article fits like a glove with this longer recent article:
The Move to Depopulate the Planet
The fact is technology, throughout history, has increased the number of jobs, not diminished them. Further, the new jobs created are often higher paying jobs. ATMs, for instance, do away with bank tellers, but then we need people to make and maintain the ATMs.ReplyDelete
I wrote about this trade off several months ago (http://mikecs.net/prodigeek/2009/01/05/theres-another-side-to-jobs-lost-new-jobs/). I linked to a Slate article listing the dozens of industries put out of business by new technology over the last century. Yet instead of declining jobs and growth, the last century has been one of prosperity.
Technology helps make us a more efficient society, allowing fewer people to do one task and devote time to another. The U.S. used to employ the vast majority of its citizens in food production, but now less than one percent of our GDP comes from agriculture yet we produce more food than before. All those people once focused on growing and harvesting food went on to build new industries like movies, air transportation, computers, and the internet.
Speaking of the internet, how did that Dot Com Boom go? A massive increase in job creation in an all new industry not seen before. Yes there was a crash, millions of jobs lost. And you know what? We recovered and built sustainable jobs in that same all new industry.
Of course, it would help to look at where the jobs are actually being lost. The financial industry hasn't lost more than 300,000 jobs because of better technology, but rather unregulated greed, corruption, and bad investments. The mortgage and construction industries have lots hundreds and thousands of jobs because of more than a decade of over investment and now a large drop in people not wanted to buy new houses.
The jobs lost are not just low-skilled or low-income jobs. This economic crash is the result of many, many issues including many industries not adapting to new technology rather than simply being made obsolete (see the auto and newspaper industries). After the end of this recession, the U.S. and most other countries will have re-prioritized their resources, both in terms of dollars and labor. Maybe more people will be available to research and build a massive green technology industry. How about turning stem-cells into a viable business? What haven't I thought of? Who would have thought 10 years ago that writing 140 characters would be a billion dollar business? By removing some jobs, we free up resources, both people and dollars, to do more in other places.
I agree...which is why after twenty years as a successful Realtor I've turned to writing murder mysteries set in the real estate community instead of selling houses. Good murders will always be needed.ReplyDelete
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I think you raise a very valid point. Although many commenters pointed out that technology creates new industries and new jobs, this does not necessarily get spread out evenly: there are millions in the developed countries, who are falling out of the labor force, not only because they're not skilled enough, but also because the job market simply does not need them. Deindustrialization of industrialized countries reduces the total demand on labor. Even as the economy as a whole gets more prosperous due to technological progress.
In Europe, where social emergency nets, such as unemployment benefits, are more common and widespread than the US, there is serious debate about how to solve this very problem. In Germany, where I live, every unemployed person gets at least 450 EUR cash ( about $650) every month from the state. This is not much, but with some additional social benefits like child support, rent support, etc., it is enough to encourage many people to accept this low income, and stop seeking jobs not to lose these benefits. In addition to reducing the economy's productivity, such a situation practically dooms these people to permanent low income by cutting them off from the labor markets.
One possible solution to this problem currently being discussed is to pay every single person a minimum subsistence wage, regardless of their current income or employment status. This ensures that everybody has their basic needs such as food and shelter taken care of, and everything productive they do comes back to them as additional income. This way nobody is forced to sell they labor for small wages, highly skilled professionals and entrepreneurs can still make lots of money, and mediocre artists do not starve. The big question is, if we have reached the point where the productivity is large enough, where the economy of a developed country can sustain such a system...
An interactive chart depicting percentage of males and females in various employment categories over time. Speaks directly to this subject:ReplyDelete
An interesting topic, and one that I have spent allot of time thinking about myself. I used to hold the belief as well that increases in productivity surely would bring about the scenario you mention, where a very small class of producers reap the benefits of these gains and the masses are left without work, replaced by robots or some other form of uber efficient system.ReplyDelete
I think that this position is missing one critical point. Just as we, as a society, tend to increase (not decrease) our consumption of physical and digital goods when technology advances, so to it appears that we increase our demand for labor (as aluded to by Michael above).
A more elegant explanation of this effect is given by Ray Kurzweil, http://www.adambreckler.com/technology-consuption-scale-price
Don't forget also, that the harnessing of technology is the greatest enabler of upward mobility throughout socio-economic history, so it is not as if we are doomed to a future of technologically driven serfdom.
You might consider the situation from the wealth side of the equation. The law of supply and demand applies to capital, as well as capitalism. The only way to invest money is to loan it to someone else, so not only do those controlling the means of production need a customer base to that can afford to buy their products, but they need an economy broad enough to be able to absorb the wealth they accumulate. Otherwise we just have a credit bubble, as the financial sector manufactures artificial demand for capital, both through unsustainable demand and excess circulation. When it pops, the wealth is lost.ReplyDelete
Order may be top down, but growth is bottom up and the top can only be as large as the foundation on which it rests can support.
- AnonymousSeptember 22, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Engin Kurutepe, are you for real? Seriously, pay everybody in the economy a wage for doing nothing at all? Where are you going to get that money from? Wow.ReplyDelete
On a more serious note, Hank, like others have said time and time again since the existence of homosapiens had roam the earth, technology makes us better off and NOT worse off, your thesis is flawed by confirmed data collected in human existence. And the reasons for the explosion of the growth of the world population is because of technological innovations which gives us the free time to procreate and cheap abundant energy.
Eventually, the cheap energy part will end as we can see now and we have an over populated planet of people just hanging out with much ado about nothing...which will lead to revolution/social unrest. The problem we face with unemployment is not due to technological advancement but rather human behaviour, i.e. greed, corruption, ego, skullduggery, a having 18 kids in 1 household, etc.
When a vending machine is placed in a hallway to replace a human to stand behind the counter to perform a mundane and repetitive task, it is not taking jobs away but rather shifting the demand for labour from one area to another. Technoligical innovations actually create jobs and increase GDP for an economy. Instead of having 1 douchebag stand behind the counter to collect the money and stock the bags of chips, you have created more jobs by buying the glass, metal, computer chips, etc.
"The problem is that we are in this awful in-between phase of our planets productivity curve."ReplyDelete
Yeah. They call that reality. Being a tech guy from our era, you certainly believe that EVERYTHING is solvable. But there are somethings that aren't. There are real limits to things in our finite world.
Tech solutions also don't account for scenarios where you have multiple disasters occuring at the same time. That's what is going on right now.
You can't just dial up spectacular technology when you want it. You can't just wish the economy into full speed ahead mode by telling people to "go for it". If trust has vanished from the "system", you have a problem that is not solved by technology.
Trust and its restoration must be earned the old fashion way, and that takes time. Time we don't have.
Hank, your argument goes against both experience and logic.ReplyDelete
The ultimate resource is human time. And it's also the thing that's the most spread out there. Moreover, historically, the relative value of human capital vs capital in "natural resources" has only soared -- that goes hand in hand with technical progress.
The richest man in the world can do nothing with his riches least he spends his wealth, and there will be no one to work for him if he doesn't make it worth their while, including their in turn being able to use their salary usefully, etc. And your tycoon can only enjoy so many wives or private jets at once.
Were are your numbers? Is the relative fortune of Bill Gates and a house cleaner bigger than the relative fortune of the King of England and an agricultural serf a few centuries ago? I don't think so.
If anything, it is the constant political robbery justified by socialist arguments such as yours (in this case at least) that makes a few very rich to the detriment of the masses.
As for the decline of the US, sure - but the US still has an asset that makes it a much safer place to invest than China: relative respect for private property and common law.
- AnonymousOctober 28, 2009 at 9:19 PM
What brought me here: I'm looking for some ideas about what money, exchange, and markets might look like in the laborless production scenario....ReplyDelete
As I understand it, Marxist economic theory, (O.K. as far as classical economics go), is particularly weak in the area of value theory, where Marx turns to the old-fashioned labor theory of value, (where labor produces value). (I guess "marginal use" theory is the more workable approach...?) On top of that, Marx fails to anticipate the shift from production- to consumer-oriented economies, (e.g., the growing importance of "massage therapists"--i.e., the service sector--based not on boosting productivity per se but on augmenting our individual rates of consumption).
I imagine material scarcity may still exist in this laborless condition: Extraction may be labor-free, but access to heavier, more exotic elements may still pose technical difficulties, at least relative to ubiquitous elements, (like hydrocarbons). So does this result in some medium of exchange governed by marginal use value of raw materials? (I'm not an economist--please do correct this potentially nonsensical string of economic terms! :)
So, perhaps we're in a situation where it's virtually free to live, but costs something to "capitalize" on exotic materials, (basically, works of art and nuclear reactors)? Or do these costs somehow trickle down to the (non-productive) consumer? Does this get anyone's wheels turning? --MKM
P.S. The bigger problem, of course--I don't mean to ignore it--is what meaningful human activity remains should technology obviate labor...which happens to be the other big hole in Marxist thought: Marx claims politics are driven exclusively by economics. I think that's just a gigantic failure of imagination, but if it were the case, (or if people believed it to be the case), no political structures would be possible in a "post-economic" society. As we've seen in the 20th century, not a desireable state of affairs!
And sorry about picking on Marx--I know there have been developments in economic theory since Marx--but like I said, it's O.K. as far as it goes! AFAIC, Marx is just some basic economic thought, left/right ideological nonsense notwithstanding.
Interesting article. This is about scarcity/abundance. Nobody really cares if they have a job or not, they really care that they are finding it harder to procure what they need/want. Thereasons for this are: Usuary/ false force-backed authority and central banking. Once they are gone, and they will be soon, We will all have more than we need of everything we could desire.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 22, 2009 at 3:47 PM
I apologize for weighing in on this so long after it was written but I wanted you to know I definitely understand from where you are coming.ReplyDelete
I was involved with Intranet development back in 1995 before anybody even used the term "Intranet." Working for a large midrange channel partner I commented to the VP of my unit that part of my job was putting people out of work. I was identifying manual processes within our sales organization to automate and while we often found places to transfer no longer needed employees, the fact remained that technology was making people less necessary in our organization.
- AnonymousJanuary 24, 2010 at 1:41 PM
Coming across this interesting post, I can see both sides of the argumentative coin.ReplyDelete
Yes, advancing technology makes certain jobs irrelevant or unnecessary. While at the same time, it opens new employment opportunities in demand because of the technological shift.
However, what I did not see mentioned (which strengthens Hank's point) is that like it or not, not all people are equally skilled and gifted. Technology and times may change quickly, human nature evolves at a crawling pace.
The new windows of opportunity are open to those with higher skill levels of creativity and intelligence. Creatively gleaning information/ideas, packaging/manipulating, marketing, and monetizing it will be the epitome of the generations in the near-future. Information (and how it is acquired, disseminated, and utilized) will be the top commodity.
Not too long ago, if a student dropped out of school with a basic education, he/she could find a meaningful livelihood doing tasks that required human energy and low-tech skills. Now, as everyone admits, the majority of these jobs are outsourced.
This former student of long ago had to compete with a handful of other applicants for a job because proximal geography served as a limiting factor. This worked to his/her advantage.
Now with the geographical barriers removed, that same applicant (if in today's world)could be a drop in the savagely, competitive bucket of resumes.
What significant, remarkable skills does this person have? Sure, he/she could try to learn new, cutting-edge skills, but as an educator I can affirm that not all individuals have the same aptitude level. Regardless of educational reforms, children will "be left behind". We are creating the future, one day at a time.
Hard questions will need answered. What becomes of some people? Don't they have inherent worth? Why are we teaching 20th century skills in the 21st century? Putting students' hands on a mouse is not enough.
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2010 at 12:42 PM
u people need to get a life and chill outReplyDelete
What Mr. Williams sees as the Present with a vision of the Future, I see this as the END result much like the movie Wall-E .ReplyDelete
When machines and automation in place, you take away the soul purpose in life, That of being Worthy ! When this happens, human life fails to take responsibility for it's actions ( not to say that we don't already), our needs outgrow our wants, so to speak.
Older, highly skilled people are being forced to retire in corporations all over America in most cases a good ten years before they can collect Social Security. My job died after 9/11 and as a middle aged person I am not wanted hardly anywhere. I think if we don't learn how to develop our entrepreneurial skills, we are in big trouble. Find a niche we can fill and go for it. I plan to have an estore open by the end of the year.ReplyDelete


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Local Media Celebs Amped Up to Go Racing for Charity
By: Jeannie Broussal, Special to The Press Tribune
There has been some trash talking among the local television and radio personalities who are slated to race Saturday at All American Speedway in Roseville as part of the NASCAR Camping World West Series championship extravaganza. "These pinheads? There's no competition down here whatsoever," said Mark S. Allen, who is driving the KMAX 31 car for Make A Wish Foundation, when asked how his competition was doing. "Especially that Brian Hickey, I'm not convinced. His dad was a phenomenal racer. I don't know why the gene didn't get past him and that's just a shame." A 20-lap race celebrating the City of Roseville's 100th birthday will include local TV and radio personalities racing for the charities of their choice. Racing for the Make-A-Wish Foundation are Dave Bender and his partner Brandi Hitt of KOVR 13, Mark Demsky and partner Natalie Bomke of FOX 40. Brian Hickey, KCRA 3, is racing for A Touch of Understanding, Dave Kelly and co-pilot Susan Brown of 101.9 The Wolf are racing for UC Davis Children's Hospital, Bob Moffitt of KFBK 1530 radio is racing for Foster Family Services, and Assemblyman Ted Gaines, in the Comcast SportsNet car, is racing for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The winner will have big bragging rights throughout the television and radio community, and will get $1,000 for their charity. Over the weekend the rookie group practiced in 96-degree temperatures. "You don't notice the heat in the car, but Dave Bender took a thermometer in his car as any good meteorologist would do and it said it was 130 degrees in the car," Hickey said. "I don't doubt that for a second. I think it's going to come down to the 31 and the three car, judging by the first practice today. This car is just like a rail. We are not even pushing these cars close to their limits." After three practice sessions, the field took the green flag for a practice race. Hickey, who started from the back of the field, went full circle to win the multiple lap race. "The hardest part for me has been accelerating too fast down the straightaway," Hickey said. "I'm fishtailing. I'm mashing down too hard you know. I want some go power. Beyond that when you go into a corner, it's the centrifugal force pushing you up against that wrap-around seat. The smell of the paint, the oil and racing fuel, and the sound of the vibration, it's really hard to describe how exciting it is." Hickey chose to race for A Touch of Understanding, which goes to schools and brings able-bodied and disabled people together. "They break the ice, break the barriers," Hickey said. "I went to one of their presentations at Twin Oaks Elementary School earlier today, and in there was a little kid named Tyler who is a NASCAR fan and it's hard for me to even talk about it because he's in fourth grade right now, and he's been in a wheelchair since first grade." "The kid has a heart as big as NASCAR, and you know I think he's an inspiration to all the kids around him," Hickey continued. "He's stuck in a wheelchair, but that kid has already gone above and beyond what any normal kid can do and that's what this is all about. I'm gonna win it for that. I'm gonna win it for Tyler." "I drove one of Bill McAnally's cars about three years ago and I got the bug and have been begging to do it ever since," Allen said. "Look at us now, we're doing it." "It's gear shattering, ground pounding action out there," Allen continued. "Everything you would expect. You think you know what you're getting into from driving aggressive as a civilian, but you have no idea what its like until you get out there and cars are flying by and flipping around." "This is a chance of a lifetime," Allen said. "I've been so geeked out about auto racing since I was a little kid. I grew up in southwest Texas. You can only imagine how big auto racing was there, and of course it's proliferated the longer I've lived in California." Assemblyman Ted Gains was sorely disappointed when he found out all the driving spots were full, but then a spot came open and he jumped at the chance to drive. "The AAS is part of my assembly district and I've really wanted to support auto racing in my district," Gaines said. "I know how important it's been to Roseville for decades. When I was a kid I used to come down here and watch the races. I heard there was a celebrity race, but it was filled up. They had a late opening so they've been able to fit me in. I'm very excited about this opportunity. I went out with Paulie (Harraka) and he gave me some good pointers. I'm very excited for the opportunity to work with him and go have some fun." Gaines is the chairman of the Automotive Study Group in the California State Legislature. The purpose of the group is to educate people and to let them know there are 200,000 jobs in the state of CA that are related to the automotive industry. Whether it's through dealerships, parts, after market parts or racing, it's a huge industry. "We need to make sure that we promote our economy and also the automotive industry here in California," Gaines said. "There's a long-time love affair with the automobile here in California that goes back for decades. We're just trying to make sure that people are aware of that job creator and to help those folks out so we're not forcing jobs out of the state of California." Mark Demsky of FOX 40 will also be racing in the event. "I've known Bill (McAnally) for a while," Demsky said. "We do our radio show on KHTK. I told him that we should do something to get the media involved, and Bill just took it from there and turned it in to a monstrous event. He painted all these cars, got them all built, got all the logos and got everybody involved. He took care of everything. Insurance, pit crews, crew chiefs. It's just amazing what he got done." "Its fast," Bob Moffitt of KFBK 1530 Radio said. "You get in and you go through a corner that you have no business going around that fast. Your whole body is going one way and you're fighting to keep you body from going there, and you've got to worry about five other chuckleheads doing the same thing. It's bound to get your blood pressure up a little bit. It's fun and scary, but sometimes the funnest stuff is the scariest stuff." "I'm racing for an Adoption Charity that Clear Channel just signed up with," Moffitt said. "I've always thought the world would be a little better off if we could find some good parents to raise the kids that need help, instead of just chucking them in a house somewhere with possible families that are just in it for the pay check. I'd like to see that old system revised." Asked if it might be a little scarier on race day when the stands are full, Moffitt indicated that he is more interested in what is happening down on the track. "The last thing I'm concerned about is the stands," Moffitt said. "My wife and four-year-old daughter are out there now and I know they're waving and jumping up and down and Maggie is screaming 'Let's go daddy,' and my wife's going, 'Oh, you let Hickey pass you.' I can think about that now, but out there I'm just trying to make my line and go faster each lap because I've got to go faster to catch up with those guys." "I don't know how many of them have been out here during the week," Moffitt continued. 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37 U.S. Code § 481j - Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family members incident to the repatriation of members held captive
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(a) Allowance for Family Members and Certain Others.—
(1) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, travel and transportation described in subsection (d) may be provided for not more than three family members of a member described in subsection (b).
(2) In addition to the family members authorized to be provided travel and transportation under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned may provide travel and transportation described in subsection (d) to an attendant to accompany a family member described in that paragraph if the Secretary determines that—
(A) the family member to be accompanied is unable to travel unattended because of age, physical condition, or other reason determined by the Secretary; and
(3) If no family member of a member described in subsection (b) is able to travel to the repatriation site of the member, travel and transportation described in subsection (d) may be provided to not more than 2 persons related to and selected by the member.
(b) Covered Members.— A member described in this subsection is a member of the uniformed services who—
(c) Eligible Family Members.— In this section, the term "family member" has the meaning given the term in section 481h (b) of this title.
(d) Travel and Transportation Authorized.—
(1) The transportation authorized by subsection (a) is round-trip transportation between the home of the family member (or home of the attendant or person provided transportation under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), as the case may be) and the location of the repatriation site at which the member is located.
(2) In addition to the transportation authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may provide a per diem allowance or reimbursement for the actual and necessary expenses of the travel, or a combination thereof, but not to exceed the rates established for such allowances and expenses under section 474 (d) of this title.
(3) The transportation authorized by subsection (a) may be provided by any of the means described in section 481h (d)(1) of this title.
Source(Added Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, § 653(a),Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3312, § 411j; renumbered § 481j and amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, § 631(d)(2), (e)(23), (f)(4)(A),Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1460, 1463, 1465; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(a)(9),Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1948.)
2013—Pub. L. 112–239, § 1076(a)(9), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(f)(4)(A). See 2011 Amendment note below.
2011—Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(f)(4)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 112–239, § 1076(a)(9), substituted "481h" for "411h" in subsecs. (c) and (d)(3) and "474" for "404" in subsec. (d)(2).
Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(d)(2), renumbered section 411j of this title as this section.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(e)(23), added subsec. (e).
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Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(a),Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1947, provided that the amendment made by section 1076(a)(9) is effective Dec. 31, 2011, and as if included in Pub. L. 112–81as enacted.
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The trial will take place on Saturday 8th December commencing at 12.30pm with players being asked to arrive at 11am. The trial will take place at Skolars' home ground; New River Stadium, White Hart Lane, Wood Green, London, N22 5QW.
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Psychic type
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Psychic-type Pokémon generally have mental abilities associated with psychics in the real world, such as psychokinesis, telepathy, teleportation, and ESP. Psychic-type Pokémon are generally very powerful when using attacks that use the Special (Red, Blue, and Yellow) or Special Attack (Gold, Silver, and after) stats.
Type Effectiveness
Generation I
Super Effective Against:FightingPoison
Not Very Effective:Psychic
No effect on:None
Resistance Against:FightingPsychic
Weak Against:Bug
Unaffected by:Ghost
Generation II-V
Super Effective Against:FightingPoison
Not Very Effective:PsychicSteel
No effect on:Dark
Resistance Against:FightingPsychic
Weak Against:BugDarkGhost
Unaffected by:None
Generation VI
Super Effective Against:FightingPoison
Not Very Effective:PsychicSteel
No effect on:Dark
Resistance Against:FightingPsychic
Weak Against:BugGhostDark
Unaffected by:None
Abilities of Psychic Pokémon
- Chlorophyll - Just the Exeggcute family; This is a Grass ability.
- Clear Body - Just the Beldum family.
- Early Bird - Just the Natu family.
- Illuminate - Just Starmie.
- Inner Focus - Just like the Abra family.
- Insomnia - Just the Drowzee family.
- Levitate - Just like the Bronzor family.
- Natural Cure - Just Starmie and Celebi.
- Oblivious - Just like the Slowpoke family.
- Own Tempo - Just like the Spoink family.
- Overcoat - Unique to the Solosis family.
- Pressure - Just Mewtwo, Lugia, and Deoxys.
- Pure Power - Unique to the Meditite family.
- Soundproof - Just Mr. Mime.
- Synchronize - Just like the Elgyem family.
- Thick Fat - Just the Spoink family
- Trace - Just like the Ralts family.
Psychic-type Pokémon are weak to Dark, Bug and Ghost-type attacks but are highly effective against Fighting and Poison-types.
Known Psychic Pokémon Trainers
|Kanto Gym Leader Sabrina
|Johto Elite Four Will
|Hoenn Gym Leaders Tate and Liza
|Sinnoh Elite Four Lucian
|Unova Elite Four Caitlin
|Kalos Gym Leader Olympia
|Illusio Warlord Kenshin
|Warlord Servant Kanetsugu
|Warlord Servant Gracia
Psychic Pokémon Families
Delta Species Psychic Pokémon
- Vulpix - Ninetails
- Gloom - Vileplume (Steel)
- Lickitung
- Omanyte - Omastar
- Cyndaquil - Quilava - Typhlosion
- Smeargle
- Treecko - Grovyle
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(July 23, 2012) In advance of "The Cable Act at 20" hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation tomorrow, NRB affirmed the vital importance of Must-Carry law for religious...Posted on July 23, 2012
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Hayes gave a letter to a Wake County judge today saying his court-appointed lawyer hasn't done what he's asked and wants "a black attorney from Durham." Hayes fired his original attorney earlier this year.
The man's wife, Amanda Hayes, has also been charged with the death.
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Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Brad Marchand scored the game-winner with 2:16
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Zero Waste
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Takigakure (滝隠れの里, Takigakure no Sato, Literally meaning: Village Hidden by a Waterfall) is a village located in an unnamed country. In terms of the village's appearance, Takigakure seems to be based on mostly Southeast Asian aesthetics. Their current leader is Shibuki.
Around the time of the village's formation, the village tasked Kakuzu with assassinating Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage. When Kakuzu failed in this mission he was treated harshly and imprisoned, so in a violent hatred, he escaped and defected. Before leaving he took the secret of the village's prized Earth Grudge Fear along with the hearts of every elder of the village. At some point, the village came into possession of the Seven-Tails, making it the only known village outside of the five great villages to hold a tailed beast. This tailed beast was sealed into Fū, who was eventually caught and the beast extracted by Akatsuki, resulting in Fū's death. In the anime, based on what Deidara told Naruto Uzumaki, Fū was hated and neglected by her village, and that the citizens were glad that she was captured and killed. She was also one of the first two jinchūriki to be caught.
Takigakure has yet to be seen in the manga, but in the anime it is shown to be built around a large tree. It also, predictably, has a waterfall as a defining landmark. Despite being surrounded by four other countries, Takigakure has never been successfully invaded, a feat they are very proud of.[1] The village is renowned for being able to produce Hero Water every hundred years, which gives whoever drinks it ten times their ordinary chakra level; however, the strain of its use can prove fatal.
- The country Takigakure resides in is currently unknown, but similar to Amegakure, the country has been called Land of the Waterfall (滝の国, Taki no Kuni) by fans.
- In the spin-off manga Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden, Takigakure shinobi are often-time recurring antagonists.
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Energy experts say drilling can be made cleaner
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Mon, Feb 18, 2013 -- 10:00 AM
Newlyweds Search for a Bone Marrow DonorDownload audio (MP3)
Last year, Kevin Weston was riding high. He had just won a journalism fellowship at Stanford, and was raising two daughters with his partner Lateefah Simon, a civil rights activist and MacArthur Genius fellow. Then doctors told him he had leukemia, and needed to find a bone marrow donor by the end of the month. But Kevin is African-American -- and African-Americans comprise only 7 percent of registered donors. Kevin and Lateefah join us to share their story. We'll also discuss the low rate of minority donor participation and the long road to a successful transplant.
Host: Michael Krasny
- Kevin Weston, new media journalist and Knight journalism fellow at Stanford University who is seeking a match for a bone marrow transplant
- Lateefah Simon, wife of Kevin Weston, local civil rights activist and winner of a MacArthur "Genius" grant
- Jonathan Leong, founder of the Asian American Donor Program
- Manali Patel, postdoctoral fellow in hematology/oncology at the Stanford School of Medicine and researcher at the Clinical Excellence Research Center, which focuses on innovations in cancer care
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May 27, 2012 by Teresa Jacobson
It's summer, at least here in the South, and the warm sultry afternoons definately demand a long cool drink of something, well, Southern. Sweet Tea is the go-to beverage for most picnic and hot weather days, but here at the Azalea Inn and Gardens we want more. Dreamsicle Lemonade, a pool and Savannah … What else do you need?
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Total Knockouts Impact
While the divas in WWE have taken to social media to beg the front office for more of a chance to shine, TNA has decided to put together an episode of Impact Wrestling this Friday that will feature nothing but their beautiful and talented Knockouts. Awesome Kong and Taryn Terrell will be featured in the main event championship match, while the rest of the show will put the spotlight on Angelina Love, Brooke Tessmacher, Gail Kim, Madison Rayne, and others.
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Fred Singer on Climate Change Data
Recorded: Monday, November 23, 2009
Originally aired 11/23/09 on the BBC. Fred Singer, Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and author of Hot Talk, Cold Science, provides a skeptics perspective on global warming and discusses the controversial emails from University of East Anglias Climate Research Unit.
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The New International Arms Race in SpaceAnd How to Avoid It
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Did the United States test an anti-satellite weapon when it shot down an out-of-control spy satellite earlier this month? Or was it a precautionary measure to protect people on the ground who might have been hit with a fuel tank filled with a poisonous gas?
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Is the U.S. Now Provoking an Arms Race in Space?
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The 1967 Outer Space Treaty designated space for peaceful purposes as the province of all mankind. Virtually all spacefaring nations now favor a new treaty to accommodate major changes in geopolitics and military technology. The United States, however, has blocked negotiations, citing potential threats to U.S. rights, capabilities, and freedom of action.
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Wal-Marts detractors argue that Wal-Mart reduces living standards, hurts retail trade, disrupts communities, and relies on government programs to provide healthcare for many of its workers. Is Wal-Mart a force for good or evil?
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On 31 July, 1992, Petunia Dursley made a pudding for her husband Vernon Dursley's business deal with Mr. Mason and his wife. It was destroyed by the House-elf Dobby, who levitated the dessert and then dropped it to the floor, in an attempt to prevent Harry Potter from returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and force him to stay at Privet Drive. As Harry was underage and the only known wizard in the area, he received a warning from the Improper Use of Magic Office.
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- American fans may be confused by the portrayal of this desert as a cake-like confection in the film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. In American English, pudding usually is exclusively used to mean a milk-based dessert with the consistency of a custard, while in British English, a pudding can be any number of starch or dairy based desserts, or even an informal term for the dessert course in general.
- In the film, instead of dropping it on the floor, Dobby drops it on Mrs. Mason's head. Even though it is destroyed, Mr. Mason tastes it.
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Blockbuster confirms that it will close two of its stores here in Eastern Carolina. The company says it will shut down approximately 300 locations nationwide.
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Blockbuster will close about 300 stores across the country, and at least two of those are here in Eastern Carolina.
Dish Network, which owns the video rental chain, says the closures will leave about 500 Blockbuster locations left in the U.S.
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Dish Network in March 2011 bought the then-bankrupt video rental chain for $320 million.
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Columbus, OH (Sports Network) - In the end, the rivalry was all that mattered.
Ohio State's season was ending no matter the outcome and Michigan lost its
opportunity to play for a Big Ten title on Friday when Nebraska beat Iowa. The
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Major population crash of Critically Endangered Taita Apalis
By Venancia.Ndoo, Wed, 29/09/2010 - 09:54
Taita Apalis Apalis fuscigularis is endemic to the Taita Hills, in south-eastern Kenya. It is one of the rarest birds in the world, surviving in only five small forest fragments at altitudes of between 1,500 and 2,200 m. Its known global range is less than 600 ha. In 2001, the population of this species was estimated to only be 300-650 individuals, thereby qualifying it for the highest threat category, Critically Endangered. Field work carried out in 2009 and 2010 with support from BirdLife International, RSPB, CEPA and Chester Zoo strongly suggests that a major population crash is underway. Compared with 2001, sighting rates in April-May 2009 had dropped by about 38%; repeated counts done in September-December 2009 and May-July 2010 showed even larger decreases, approaching 80%. This means that the global population of the apalis might now be reduced to only 60-130 individuals, almost all of which are located in a single forest, Ngangao, which is only about 120 ha. ÔªøThe causes of this extremely worrying drop are unclear. Little or no illegal logging is now occurring in the Taita, and human disturbance has been significantly reduced thanks to the effort of the Kenya Forest Service and local conservation groups. The impacts of other possible factors, such as nest predation and climate change remain unknown. Nonetheless, it is clear that all the possible candidates driving this apparent crash need to be urgently studied in order to stop this species from sliding further towards the brink of extinction. Similarly, research is also urgently needed on the second critically endangered bird of the Taita Hills forests, Taita Thrush Turdus helleri, whose population has not been assessed in recent times, but might be threatened by the same factors that are already affecting the apalis. Taita Apalis and Taita Thrush are both receiving funding from the BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme. The programme is spearheading greater conservation action, awareness and funding support for all of the world's most threatened birds, starting with the 190 species classified as Critically Endangered, the highest level of threat. Read about the latest research on these two species here This news is brought to you by the BirdLife Species Champions and the British Birdwatching Fair – official sponsor of the BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme by Luca Borghesio, Lawrence Wagura and Mwangi Githiru Image credit: Lawrence Wagura
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By Mike (not verified) on Wed, 29/09/2010 - 14:16
Interesting! I like this new website.
By Robert Hii (not verified) on Wed, 29/09/2010 - 14:25
Another one to bite the dust. The only consolation i find in all the reports worldwide of species at risk is that its evolution. That the species we know today must die off as they're not suited for the new conditions of this planet. Then I can enjoy dreams of what the newly evolved species will look like.
By Jason Rogers (not verified) on Wed, 29/09/2010 - 18:43
Robert, I find it baffling that you could find any consolation in these declines and greatly object to your characterization of the declining species as inferior because they are unable to adapt to how humanity is ravaging the planet. My dreams are of a healthy planet with a rich biodiversity and one where people are solution oriented and not resigned to defeat like you seem to be.
By Ornithavis (not verified) on Thu, 30/09/2010 - 03:56
As usual, even at the 11th hour, no talk of captive breeding. Why are they not capturing a few pairs of Taita Apalis and Thrush for propagation ? Why did they not do it earlier, before the populations crashed ? The translocation program mentioned in the PDF is not yet ready and may well come too late. It is infinitely frustratingt to see many conservationists' eternal resistance to captive breeding even when the need is glaring. We can't control what happens out in nature: climate change, introduced pests and disease, warfare and dozens of other detrimental factors. Some are not even known (see the above story). When a species is on the brink, we can't take chances. We must bring a few individuals into an environment that we can control and protect, and get them to reproduce. Any bird species with a global population under 500, sometimes even 1000, should have a few pairs breeding in captivity. Had this been done, so many birds that went extinct in the past 150 years would still be with us. No excuses for not doing so.
By Jason Rogers (not verified) on Thu, 30/09/2010 - 04:09
Robert, I find it baffling that you could find any consolation in these declines and greatly object to your characterization of the declining species as inferior because they are unable to adapt to how humanity is ravaging the planet. My dreams are of a healthy planet with a rich biodiversity, one where people are solution oriented and not resigned to defeat like you seem to be.
By bayrak (not verified) on Tue, 12/10/2010 - 15:45
By Ukormann (not verified) on Thu, 28/10/2010 - 08:19
Hey Ornithavis - On one hand i do agree with you, captive breeding programms might help to sustain wild populations, as it has been done in species like bearded vulture. However, this can not be the only tool, as captive breeding programms face strong intrinsic problems as inbreeding, genetic drift and so on. Furthermore, skills which are transmitted from generation to generation by learning (i.e. kowledge), are likely to be lost. Furthermore, is has been shown, that a successfull reintroduction of captive animals into nature is not a very easy task - i.e. for capercaillie in central Europe: of 11 cases of reintroduction, NONE (!) was successfull. Therefore i do agree with you that captive breeding might be a valuable tool to support conservation efforts of wild populations: however, i strongly suggest that future conservation efforts do also try to save the populations in the wild...


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Hi everyone. I went out for a nice bike ride this morning (it's 52 deg F and sunny here in North Texas) and took along my small clear organizer pouch to hold my house key, knife, binder clip "wallet", and my iPhone (used to take the photo).
I've been looking for a way to carry this stuff for a long time (I hate the small seat bags, and I have a bag full of tools back there anyway). The pouch clips onto my front basket and keeps everything in sight and secure during my ride. Perfect!
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- "The hills above Los Santos and home to the stars. Anyone that can afford to live here does - Luxurious, exclusive and uninsurable."
- — GTA San Andreas Website.
Mulholland is a rich district in Los Santos, San Andreas. Mulholland is located in the northwestern area of the city. Richman is located west of the district, Mulholland Intersection and part of Red County from the east, Red County and Dillimore from the north and Vinewood from the south. The district is situated high on the hills, most roads are uphills, downhills and hairpins, large villas and mansions are present in the district. However, it is unknown whether the residents are wealthy and rich or not since the cars moving in the district are poor cars. Mulholland has a population of 247 as of 1992.
Richman is actually considered more up-scale than Mulholland. This is evident by the types of houses that contrast with eachother: Richman having more traditional mansions, and Mulholland having more stilt houses that aren't very appealing. Also, the roads in Mulholland are more narrow and ridden with cracks, in contrast to Richman's more refined, wider roads.
Events of GTA San Andreas
One of the earliest game's missions, Madd Dogg's Rhymes, was given by OG Loc, you were supposed to go to Madd Dogg's Crib in Mulholland, and steal his rhyme book, to bring it to OG Loc. Later in the game, after saving Madd Dogg's life, Dogg tells Carl about his mansion, which was taken by a Los Santos Vagos member called Big Poppa. CJ and the San Fierro Triads get the mansion back, leading to CJ becoming Madd Dogg's manager.
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- Molotov Cocktail - Outside the small diner west of the 24/7.
- Golf Club - Under the massive tower behind the sign.
- Rifle - Behind a mansion north of Madd Dogg's Crib and west of the Mulholland Safehouse.
- Tec-9 - Behind a house next to a circular road.
- Cane - Behind the "N" in the Vinewood Sign.
- Sniper Rifle - On a balcony of a house.
- AK-47 - Behind the Roboi's Food Mart.
- One Police Bribe Pickups
- Two Body Armor Pickups
- One Oyster Collectible at Madd Dogg's Pool
- Mullholland is based off the area in LA called Mulholland Drive, located in the LA Hills. It too also features wealthy residents and mansions. The name also refferences one of the main game graphic atists, whose name, as seen in the game credits, is Mullholland.
- During the Los Santos Riots, Mulholland is the only area not affected by the riots and there will be no civil disobedience there, making it the safest area of Los Santos during the riots. It is also one of the few areas in Los Santos where Carl is in no danger of encountering enemy gang members.
- This area is a good location to do the Burglary side mission. The houses in this area have large interiors and have a lot of items that can be taken.
|Neighborhoods and districts in Los Santos, San Andreas
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Mick Casey is a character in Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 and Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961 who can be chosen as a protagonist by the player.
- "Mick" is a term that means "Irish" in a disrespectful way. That means this character is probably Irish.
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Healthy Junk Food: Could the Cause be the Cure?
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David H. Freedman, writer for The Atlantic, seems to believe it is the most plausible answer. When I first laid eyes on his article, "How Junk Food Can End Obesity" , I was intrigued if not completely skeptical and even a bit scared (Especially since I was right in the middle of reading Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food). Fast food chains and processed foods are what got us here in the first place. It's not real food. It's filled to the bliss point, with the Big 3 (Sugar, Salt, Fat). Why would we look to them to undo our unhealthy habits? Read More


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An executive forum promoting the commercialization of MEMS
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MEMS is opening up a whole new world of possibility for transportation—and European companies such as Audi and BMW are leading the charge. After a dip in production during the recent recession, the automotive industry is now leaner and meaner—and manufacturers are poised to differentiate themselves through new safety, energy-efficiency and performance features. As part of its first MEMS Executive Congress in Europe, MEMS Industry Group (MIG) will join automotive suppliers, MEMS manufacturers, and a top market analyst in a panel discussion on the role of MEMS in the changing automobile.
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