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Gold Correlations Break Down as Prices Slump
Gold's recent tumble below $1600 an ounce has also prompted a breakdown of the precious metal's correlation to other asset classes, including stocks.
Correlation, or the tendency of asset classes to move in unison, has fallen between gold and stocks as well as the dollar and inflation expectations, Barclays data show. Meanwhile, the precious metal's relationship to Treasurys has strengthened. From Barclays:
Gold has sidelined dollar weakness, with the correlation falling to less than 10%, having exceeded 75% in 2010 but fallen to an average of 51% over the past year. The three-month correlation with S&P 500 rests at 25%, having exceeded 60% last year. The relationship has indeed weakened as the equity market started to outperform over the past three months. Indeed, the notable strengthening in correlations has materialised between gold and US Treasuries, rising to a negative relationship of 77%.
The breakdown in correlations have occurred as gold prices have tumbled to a six-month low.
"The key driver over the past five years, investor demand, has also taken a step back," Barclays' Suki Cooper wrote last week. "Since October, speculative positioning has been trending lower, hovering at levels seen before QE3 was announced, while gross shorts are at their highest since July.
"Increased liquidity no longer appears supportive for gold."
Prospects for the precious metal don't look great at the moment. Prominent investors, such as George Soros, have been dumping gold, while chart watchers note the "death cross" is poised to take place perhaps as soon as this week. From Barclays:
For now, gold appears to be without a clear driver given its range trade amid reduced investor conviction, which has weakened relationships. Our economists note monetary conditions need to be kept easy for an extended period of time to offset the drag from fiscal policies. The upcoming US debt ceiling vote and spending cuts still have scope to revive gold's safe haven properties, and correlations could lend support, but should gold fail to respond, the hurdles will likely mount further and risks will rise to the downside.
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All of a sudden (within the last few days) weird things have started to happen.
I have a few files which I can play on both my W8 tablet and W8 laptop with no problem. I can also watch them direct on my TV using VLC and HDMI lead perfectly as well.
However, when I try to watch them via my PS3 (to take advantage of DTS/DD soundtracks) the audio all goes a little strange, lagging behind the video because it's playing really slow. The picture however is fine.
The really odd thing is that for TV progs, the 2-3 minute broadcast preview plays fine, it's only when the main feature kicks in that the sound goes into slow mo again. With movies it's right from the beginning.
Really frustrating
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A Jackson County grand jury Wednesday indicted an Ashland man on 14 counts of encouraging child sexual abuse and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Police believe Torin E. Eggers, 29, is in the Ashland area, but that "there is no reason to believe Eggers poses an immediate threat to the community," according to a press release from the Ashland Police Department.
Eggers, whose address was unknown, was indicted on seven counts each of first- and second-degree encouraging child sex abuse after evidence was presented to the grand jury by Ashland police and the Southern Oregon High Tech Crimes Task Force, the release said. A call to Ashland police for more details was not immediately returned late Thursday.
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Hi, I've been using QCAD for a little while now and find that it fills a vital hole in the Linux comunity for CAD. There are couple of other CAD apps for Linux, but I'm not prepared to shell out £400+ just to see how well they work.
I have noticed that when Architects send me their .dwg and I convert them to .dxf, qcad slows right down - horribly so sometimes.
From other posts this seems to be a problem for files over a certain complexity. Could you possibly provide an interface that could configure the amount of hardware resources to be dedicated to QCAD - like how much RAM to be used and how many cpus etc.. GIMP has a similar interface that lets you configure how much memory you can use for images and tiles etc..
Would that be a workaround to the slowdown of the app. or would it make no difference?
Also, is there any chance you'll be supporting natively .dwg files.
I really wouldn't mind spending more cash on the product if it meant overcoming the slowdown issues and the dwg games. Judging from the searches I've made online there are a ton of others that are waiting for just such an app.
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The best of April 1, 2013
It being the day it is, let's round up some of the better bits of airline news and writing today:
– Delta Air Lines is introducing double-decker armrests.
"Say goodbye to confusing elbow etiquette. Introducing the new Double Decker Armrest. More arm space, less elbow rubbing — middle seats will never be the same again."
– Southwest Airlines unveiled a hot air balloon for commercial air transportation.
Said the carrier: "Enjoy taking it slow with a scenic view while traveling from Boston to Denver. You will have a full 31 hours of seemingly never-ending ground-peeping, star-gazing, and gusty nap time. (DISCLAIMER: Travel time greatly depends on wind speed)."
– JetBlue Airways announced service to three new destinations: April River Airport (APR) in Papua New Guinea; Ilford Airport (ILF) in Manitoba, Canada; and Gold Coast Airport (OOL) in Coolangatta, Australia. Put those three bag tags together, and you're on quite a journey.
"They asked and we listened," said Shirley Eugest, director of miscellaneous for JetBlue Airways. "We're all about meeting demand and our loyal customers told us they wanted to fly to these locales. We're looking forward to serving these three new routes and introducing our signature product to the people of Papua, Ilford, and Coolangatta."
– The website gadling.com has a series of exclusives, including that Hawaii wants to move to the other side of international date line, that Loch Ness travel officials made up the monster stories to attract tourists, that hotel mints are helping make us obese and that hunting humans is the No. 3 sport for the ultrawealthy.
– Gadling.com also has US Airways chairman and CEO Doug Parker announcing that he's decided to call off the merger with American Airlines because he couldn't deal with the issue of the airplane livery post-merger.
Among other goodies:
– Virgin America on its website says it'll offer Main Canine Select for its animal friends. For dogs, it will provide special vents to reproduce that head-out-the-window feeling. In addition, "Socialize at 'open air' lavatories, complete with mood-lit fire hydrants designed by Frank Gehry."
– UPDATE: Southwest Airlines chairman and CEO Gary Kelly told employees Monday that the carrier was modifying its pet policy to allow pet armadillos on board, in honor of Texas State History Month. "'They're not real pretty, but they are real lovable."
– Virgin Atlantic Airways says it will be offering see-through floors with its glass-bottom airplanes.
– WestJet, which last year on April 1 said it was launching child-free flights, this year says passengers can now bring any kind of animal on board, not just dogs and cats. And no kennels will be necessary.
– The Cranky Flier website has the news that Virgin America will rename itself as Alitalia America.
– US Airways says it will imitate migratory fowl to cut its fuel costs. "Utilizing the latest in ADS-B technology, and taking a cue from Canada Geese, US Airways today announced it was going to begin a test of formation flying of all east bound aircraft from its PHX hub. Flying in a "V" formation enables aircraft to utilize wake from the lead aircraft to pull the following aircraft ahead and reduce fuel burn. Flights first to depart PHX will take the "lead bird" position, and as they reach their destinations, will drop from the formation and the next arriving aircraft will take the lead position in the "V." It is anticipated the new procedure will save approximately one million gallons of fuel a year. The test will run for one day only … today, April Fools Day."
– Oh, and JetBlue announced a no-joke special for the day: "If you're named April and flying JetBlue today, you'll receive a JetBlue credit equal to the amount of the fare you paid for today's flight, because JetBlue understands that this should be your day, not the fools. No fooling!"


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Marvin "Ray" and Verlie Grimmett of Tecumseh will celebrate their 59th anniversary.
They were married Sept. 30, 1954.
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- Union files grievance over DA's demotion of outspoken attorney
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Angered that his hand-picked managers had to swallow a pay cut in the latest union contract, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen quietly gave them a lucrative vacation benefit they can later convert to cash -- a move that could cost the county the money it was trying to save.
Rosen insists he had the right to do so, but others who didn't get the benefit are outraged and the county's top administrator is investigating Rosen's action.
Language in the contract between the county and the Government Attorneys Association, which represents 300 prosecutors, public defenders and child-support attorneys, seems to suggest Rosen's move is at least questionable, and some are arguing that if it is legitimate the same benefit or equivalent compensation must be granted to tens of thousands of other unionized county employees as well -- potentially a huge liability.
"If every department head did this, the budget would be out of control," County Executive Jeff Smith said in a phone interview.
Rosen's creative end-run around the contract surfaced late last month via an anonymous letter to the county executive. County officials knew in 2011 that Rosen was seeking a way to restore his managers' pay cut because he talked to them about it. But it is unclear whether they were aware before last month that he had found one.
In an interview Saturday, Rosen defended his unilateral decision to compensate about 15 managers, including his homicide chief and the head of the gang unit. He likened the salaried supervisors to sergeants and said they are on call 24 hours a day, work extremely long hours -- including nights and weekends -- and are under more stress than the other attorneys.
"I'm the DA and I'm responsible for protecting public safety, and the 'sergeants' on my team need to get a little more money to be effective," he said. "The pay cut was unfair to the supervising deputy district attorneys and for public safety, because it could have demoralized them. I want them to be motivated because they are fighting crime and have to be available to police and to me 24-7."
But prosecutor Max Zarzana, GAA's president, said, "This has absolutely nothing to do with public safety and everything to do with Rosen creating a secret policy that could expose the county to millions of dollars of givebacks to other employee groups who met their concession targets."
Rosen said he "talked about" the move with the County Counsel's Office and believes he has the authority to make up for the cuts spelled out in the contract because he is an elected official, not a county department head serving at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors or County Executive Jeff Smith. Rosen himself makes $278,396; he and other county department heads took a pay cut of at least 6 percent approved by the board of supervisors several years ago.
For decades, supervising deputy district attorneys earned 5 percent more than line deputies, or roughly more than $193,000 a year. But the GAA union, which represents the line deputies as well as the supervisors, chose to eliminate the pay differential until June 24 under a two-year contract ending in September as part of a larger package of cuts and concessions. All 22 of the county's bargaining units took equivalent temporary cuts, saving the county about $75 million. But each union could choose how to spread the pain.
Rosen said the union's decision to cut the pay differential was partially intended to get back at the supervising attorneys, who may be resented simply because they are bosses, and also to "punish" him for beginning to crack down on overzealous or lazy attorneys.
Zarzana vehemently denied Rosen's claim.
"We could not justify having all 300 GAA members take an unpaid furlough day to sustain the differential for so few," Zarzana said.
A member of the union who asked not to be named for fear of retribution expressed resentment that Rosen chose to find a way to restore the cut for the lawyers he appoints as supervisors, not the hundreds of lower-level lawyers, paralegals, secretaries and criminalists who also took pay cuts and earn less than the six-figure salaries paid to the managers. Many of the trial attorneys, for instance, have to put in extremely long hours, and all the attorneys have to complete their assigned work even if it means working nights and weekends, the employee said.
Also, about 10 supervising attorneys in the Public Defender's Office swallowed the cut and still work long hours and remain devoted to their jobs, a supervising attorney there said. The public defender is appointed by the county board of supervisors and was apparently counseled by the county executive's office to honor the union contract.
The way Rosen is making up for the cut is to give his managers an extra 4.5 weeks of paid "admin leave " time over the two-year period. As a result, the lawyers are able to bank vacation time they might have otherwise used up.
Starting in January, when the union's ability to cash out vacation resumes, the managers can cash out up to two weeks of vacation per year. In addition, all the GAA lawyers can bank vacation days equivalent to three times the number of vacation days they earn annually. For instance, if a senior prosecutor has five weeks off a year, she can get up to 15 weeks of vacation payout when she leaves the county -- on top of her annual cash-out of two weeks a year.
Rosen insisted his managers would have been able to achieve their maximum vacation payout over the length of their careers even without the extra vacation they got because of his maneuver.
But as a result of his decision they will receive an additional 4.5 weeks, most of which they can cash out as part of the program that allows them to do so annually. And it turns out that that vacation cash-out puts back in their pockets about the same amount as the pay cut took away.
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Hey everyone,
I just finished week 1 of the couch to 5k program through active.com and I really want to stick with it. However, I am really discouraged after experiencing shin splints. They started after day 2 and were so bad by today that I was crying by the end of the run/walk.
I broke my heal a couple years ago and have been doing low impact, elliptical and bike, but I just didn't feel like I was getting the workout I need to get in shape.
I am determined to stick with running. Everything I read recommends to stop running but I am doing this with my boyfriend and I don't want to stop now.
Any reccomendations? I read the articles here on shin splints and I'm going to start doing the reccomended exorcizes. I also bought new shoes and compression leg things.
Am I stupid to continue running with the shin splints?
I'm not sure what exercises are recommend on this site - but when I would get shin splints there seemed to be two things that helped the most. First - ice. Ice your shins a lot. Be careful, though, because the skin is thin and it can be burned. Second - strengthening the shin muscles. This can be as simple as hanging a plastic bag (i.e. shopping bag like from Target or a grocery store) with a soup can or two in it. Use your shin muscles to rotate the foot at the ankle and raise and lower the weighted bag.
It's also said that shorter strides can help. In general long strides aren't so good. It's hard to say what is short and what is long. Basically you don't want your foot way out in front of you when you land.
Good luck.
"Kick off your high heel sneakers, it's party time."
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When I started running, I also got shin splits. Like Jim recommends, I found that strengthening shin muscles was really helpful. The exercise that I found to be most useful was toe-taps. They're great because you can do them anywhere.
You should feel it most in the muscles just to the outside of your shin bone. You can, of course, do one foot at a time while standing. (Careful about doing it while standing in lines; people think you're getting impatient.)
The toe taps plus either complete rest or walking/very slow running should have you back in the game pretty quickly.
Hope your shins are feeling better soon!
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On the one hand I want to commend you for toughing it out, but on the other I think the advice to stop or cut back may be warranted. I agree with the others that a strong set of dorsiflexors is what you need, but as you hinted when you said elliptical etc. was not adequate preparation, there is an ideal order for things like this, and the more painful one you have embarked upon.
Dorsiflexors like Tibialis Anterior get sore in new runners for two main reasons. One is that they must lift your toe with each stride to avoid tripping or stubbing your toe. The other reason is that your rear calf muscles, once coddled by your non-impact exercises, now stiffen with near rigor-mortis after all that unaccustomed pounding, and your poor Tib Anterior must fight these much larger stiff muscles to perform its own necessary action. When this muscle and others involved in the same action become stiff, the stiffness on both sides becomes the typical form of shin splints, felt mainly in the smaller muscle Tib. A.
Stiffness or "splinting" is an excess of tonus in a muscle that needs to heal from a multitude of micro-injuries (or micro-tears) that accumulate during excess repetitive motion. While muscle stiffness does not top the list of repetitive motion injuries, it really is one on a microscopic level, and contributes to or directly causes other more serious injuries.
So, in my view, your boyfriend may have to wait for your muscles to heal, which additional exercises, no matter how focused, alone cannot do. You need a little more rest with mild activity to keep things from tightening up further.
Let's look at why shin strengthening exercises can be beneficial: Exercise increases blood flow to involved and neighboring muscles. Increased blood flow delivers the material your immune system's inflammatory response needs to rebuild damaged tissue. It also removes debris and waste product. Your lymphatic system, which has no heart and normally depends on muscle contraction to circulate its subcutaneous and intra-muscular fluids, is also mobilized by exercise. The only problem with this picture is that you already have substantial micro-damage to the muscles that must perform this exercise, and further exercise will produce more. Yes, the goal of stronger muscles is important to preventing shin splints in the first place, but you already have them. What to do?
When done properly, self-massage to the muscles on the involved sides of your lower leg (front, outside and back), will accomplish two of the main benefits of shin exercises during your recovery period. Coupled with mild activity and light post-massage stretching, it will increase circulation and lymphatic flow in the involved tissues to help them heal, without the risk of further damage to your overworked muscles. Most importantly, this protocol will result in relaxed muscle tissue, which will help mitigate and prevent both of the two main causes of shin splints I mentioned above.
I underscore light activity, because rest alone does not properly model healing tissue. The light stresses you place on recovering tissue insure that the organization of collagen fibers involved in repair occurs in a way that results in a stronger muscle. Just letting it heal without these stresses can result in a more chaotic repair. Since this principle also applies to too much stress on the tissue during repair, the idea is to minimize internal scarring while still making it strong and functional. Properly done massage, coupled with light activity and light post-massage stretching, can accomplish this faster than other methods, so that you and your bf can get back to training together sooner.
While ice can certainly help to dull the pain and prevent swelling in the initial stages of an injury, you don't want to overuse anything that depresses immune activity in the area just because it feels better. The practice is controversial, because aside from its analgesic effects, ice is said to increase blood flow by cooling the tissues and causing vasodilation in response to warm the tissue back up. True, but the reason for the circulation in the first place is to increase immune system activity, not to depress it, as ice will do. Healing inflammation actually hurts in many cases, but the pain you feel now can get you back on track sooner than any method that delays your progress. Same goes for anti-inflammatory meds, which slow beneficial inflammation along with the destructive kind.
The key to understanding the difference between good and bad pain and inflammation is to realize that the issue is way more complex than simply stopping or starting it. There are a host of interactive lifestyle and genetic issues that need to be addressed. Adequate conditioning before stress is just one of them. In the future, remember that just jumping into an unfamiliar sport can be quite damaging and painful. Always start by conditioning the parts of your anatomy that will be worked the hardest, as professional athletes do before every competitive season, and you will have less unexpected and unpleasant experiences like shin-splints in the future. For now, a few weeks of R&R and TLC will get you back on the road, so someday, your experience will help other newbie runners avoid the same problem.
Back to self-massage, it can be done improperly or overdone, and often is by people who use foam rollers and sticks. Use you fingers, which should tire long before there is a danger of overdoing it. The problem with rollers is they are hardest to use to influence lymphatic flow in the right direction. When I mentioned that the lymphatic system has no heart, I also said that muscle movement activates it. This is only possible because the lymphatic vessels have valves in them that act as a syphon pump. Pressure on the limbs causes the lymph to move in one direction, toward the center of the body. These valves counter centrifugal force when perfoming exercise, which would otherwise cause the fluids to pool at the extremities.
Most foam-roll demos I have seen show participants rolling with pressure alternately with and against these valves, which can result in valve damage, edema, and superficial varicose veins because veins have the same valves. Don't make this mistake. Any use of rollers needs to be in the intended direction of vascular flow. They are hard to use properly because the user must lift off the roller for the return stroke.. very hard to do against gravity, which supplies the pressure. If they can start incorporating this principle in the videos I would appreciate it, since it would then qualify as a combination core workout, which would also limit over-use of these devices.
To make all this much easier for you, I just work my way around these muscles every day in the shower, with soaped fingers as a lubricant. It doesn't take long, doesn't waste water because the water does not need to be running, and doesn't waste time because a few minutes of this each day when training can save endless hours of rehab later. Get into the spaces between the bones and literally, squeeze out the pain. Consistent, reasonably brief application of this technique will help you spot problems before they become disabling, help keep the tissue recovery ahead of the damage of training, and help you recover when damage occurs.
You can never know too much about your body. To help you "see" under the skin what muscles you are working on, and what they do, here's a helpful interactive tutorial widget...http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/muscularsystem/footmuscles/menu/menu.html
p.s.: One thing I neglect to mention is the role of footwear in developing shin splints. The longer the toe, the more work for the Tib.P. muscle to keep it from dragging as you bring the leg forward. Most runners are advised to size up on their shoes to allow for expansion of the foot into the toe box. Most toe boxes have an aerodynamic nosecone on the tip, not just as a style point, but possibly as a vestigial nod to the origins of enclosed shoes as a piece of leather curled up and sown to produce a simple shoe, which would then form a point at the tip of the toe box. This look briefly disappeared decades ago from some fashionable footwear, even from some athletic shoes, but has been brought back as a style point. I'm not saying that the trendy barefoot shoes are the only option without this feature, but I sincerely hope that shoe manufacturers can get away from the pointy look on athletic shoes for good some day. There will be less shin splints as a result, and we won't miss the aerodynamics at the speeds we run. Biking may be a different issue.
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Thanks for all the responses. I really appreciate the wealth of information. As much as I don't want to. I think I might take a break for atleast a week and stick with massage and exercises before I push myself to hard that I just give up completely.
I completely understand your dedication to keep running.
What I have found is that shin splintsare usually a result of impacts that are not absorbed well.
Here are 3 video tutorials that willshow you deep tissue treatments to help release some spasms in your foot andshins that may be causing or resulting from this hard landing.
Video Tutorial #75 The Deep TissueTreatment Dr. James Stoxen DC Uses For Shin Splints
Video Tutorial #80 Dr James Stoxen DCDemonstrates How To Self-Help Deep Tissue Treatment Of The Subtalar Joint OfThe Ankle On The Inside.
Video Tutorial #81 Dr James Stoxen DCDemonstrates How To Self-Help Deep Tissue Treatment Of The Ankle (SubtalarJoint Outside)
Video Tutorial #87 Dr James Stoxen DCDemonstrates Self-Help Deep Tissue Of The Ankle Mortise
Here are my last two articles you might find helpful:
How Does The Body Spring Back Safely From Impacts OfRunning and Walking?
Self-Tests & Exercises To Reduce Over Pronationand Over Supination From Impacts During Walking and Running
I hope that this can help you with your ordeal of shin splints and your dedication to keep going. I am sure if you have any more questions or concerns your answers can be found on the link below.
My regards,
Dr James Stoxen DC, President, Team Doctors TheBarefoot Running Doctor
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Getting into the power supply repair field is NOT hard. It's not rocket science. You don't have to be a genius. Those experienced electronic repairers know that having the right procedure to troubleshoot and repair power supplies is the key to long-term success.
Look, if you have a wealth of knowledge regarding switch mode power supplies theories, but no practical on repairs, what good is that to you. That's right, it's no good at all. You will be creating more troubles in the SMPS than solving it because you do not know where to begin and no one that could practically guide you.
That's why you need to know how to successfully repair any type of SMPS. What matters is that you must know how to repair, not just to understand the SMPS theories!
If you want to become a good SMPS repairer, you need this E-book that can help you get there. That's not really "magic". It's just that you need to put this E-book information into action!
But I know lots of technicians are struggling with SMPS repairs. I get their emails telling me the problems they faced when repairing SMPS and they can't seem to have breakthroughs, and it always seems like their efforts don't pay off at all.
Now imagine, being able to duplicate my results painlessly and effortlessly. It's easier than you think. I'm going to show you how to do it.
If These Secrets Are So Good,Why Am I Willing To Share Them?
Over the years, I've seen many technicians struggling to succeed in the SMPS repairs and eventually giving up in frustration. In fact, most people who try to start to repair SMPS, end up quitting because they don't get fast results. They read all these stories about electronic repairers being able to repair SMPS and making money, and thus they're inspired to give it a shot themselves.
But once they failed in repairing the SMPS, they don't make any money from it. This is because they're focusing on the wrong information which is on the study of too much SMPS theories. In order to be successful in repairing SMPS, you've got to have the right information and the practicality of doing it. You can definitely get it from this E-book.
After years of experiencing this, and also getting literally hundreds of emails from technicians asking me to teach them my secret for repairing SMPS, that's why I have decided...
For The First Time Ever, I Am Revealing All My Switch Mode Power Supplies Repair Strategies To The Public!
This information has never been revealed to the general public before. I've only shared a few of these secrets in my other books. My readers have immediately used these strategies to help them in the repair work. Most of the "electronic repairers" out there don't want you to know these secrets. They'd rather keep you in the dark by telling you to "replace this or that" but do not actually tell you the right way on how to locate the bad parts. That's why I've decided to pack all of my power suplies repair strategies into one explosive course.
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Here Is What You Get From The Switch Mode Power Supplies Repair Guide:
Easy to follow step by step instructions (271 pages).
You will understand how a Switch Mode Power Supplies works (the power Mosfet technology and ATX power supplies)
You will know how to read the Schematic Diagram and the functions of each section in SMPS.
You will know how to isolate problems in SMPS thus speeding up your repair.
You will understand the critical waveforms and voltages in many parts of the SMPS section thus helping you to easily diagnose the faults.
Complete full colour photos (about 246 photos + diagrams) to go along with the instructions. This removes all the guesswork!
You will discover the 11 circuit functions of SMPS.
You will learn the 5 methods that I have used to troubleshoot and repair any type of SMPS!
You will learn from my 11 important true case histories in SMPS repair that can practically help you in any SMPS repair.
You will also learn from my 13 carefully selected true case histories in ATX power supplies repair.
And many more!
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Imagine being able to repair many different types of SMPS, and make enough money. This is all possible when you have the knowledge in repairing power supplies. That's exactly what I'm going to teach you. What is the best part? Most of those repair techniques are quite easy to follow and understand.
It covers everything you need to know about getting started in Switch Mode Power Supply Repair ... as soon as TODAY! It's So Simple And Everyone Can Follow My Easy Switch Mode Power Supplies Repairing Methods Provided If You Have Some Experience In Electronic Repair!
"This Sounds Great Jestine, But AreYou Sure This Will Work For Me?"
Yes and no. You see, there's no way I can ethically promise you results, because I have no idea if you'll follow these steps to learn how to repair power supplies. I've made it as easy as humanly possible for you by giving you a proven blueprint for success. I've spelled out my top SMPS repairing secrets in this course.
Here's what I can promise you. If you're willing to put in a little bit of time and effort and follow my step-by-step instructions, you too can repair any SMPS in the market.
Lots of courses tell you what to do, but they don't tell you how to do it. That leaves you twisting in the wind, probably confused and usually terribly frustrated. It's like you can see where to go, but you don't know how to get there. That won't be the case here, because I'm including the best "how to" guide you've ever seen. You'll be able to repair many SMPS after reading and following the step by step guide in this E-book. Instructions are in plain English. Even if you come across tough dog repair, you won't be left behind because this course comes with my personal support.
I've developed a bit of a reputation for explaining complex things in a way just about anybody can understand. In other words, the Switch Mode Power Supplies Repair Guide tells you what you need to do, and shows you exactly how, without leaving you to imagine what to do. Isn't that what you've really needed all this time?
The course can't do all the work for you, but if you're willing to follow my guidance and do what I suggest, you'll see your SMPS repairing skills start to grow very rapidly, and your income will grow right along with it.
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If you have any questions, concerns or just plain need some words of motivation, you can contact me via email and will receive a personal response within about 24 hours. In addition, there's no limit to how many emails you can send to me.
I only respond to training questions from my paying members, so this truly is a valuable bonus as you'll never be left confused or wondering. These aren't pre-canned answers or some phony support team pretending to be me... all email lands directly in my inbox and I'll personally respond to ALL queries. Consider me your new online Switch Mode Power Supplies Repair Instructor!
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All these free bonuses worth at least $249.90 but are yours FREE when you order "Troubleshooting And Repairing Switch Mode Power Supplies Ebook" today. It's actually really inexpensive when you consider what you're getting here. I've literally spent thousands of hours perfecting the repair methods, and putting them all in one easy-to-follow course for you. I learned these strategies the hard way, through trials and errors, but you don't have to. This course will literally shave years off your learning curve, and help you in repairing many SMPS that can make you lots of money.
So how much? Believe it or not, you can get your hands on all of the repair secrets for only $68. That's less than the cost of a few nice dinners in exchange for a lifetime of knowing how to successfully repair SMPS. In fact, when you think about it..
Most people happily spend $5-$10 a day on expensive coffee drinks, and they have nothing to show for it at the end of the day. But for only USD68.00, you can get the education and skills that took me years to acquire.
Isn't your financial future worth investing on this small amount? I've made this course inexpensive enough so that anyone who is serious about repairing SMPS can afford it.
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$68.00 is not much at all considering there are so many secrets to learn from this information guide. I'm confident that the wealth of information that you will receive and the number of times you'll refer back to this E-book year after year will prove its value.
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"Okay Jestine, I'm Convinced.I Want This Ebook! What Do I Do Now?"
It's easy to order. All you need to do is click on the link below, which will take you to the order page, and then you just enter your information in. The whole process only takes a minute or two. As soon as you have placed your order, you'll immediately be taken to a secret page where you can save the Switch Mode Power Supply Repair ebook in your computer. And don't worry, downloading the information is a real snap. (It works perfectly with both MAC and PC computers.). There is no shipping and handling because it's an electronic course. That means you won't have to wait in order to begin using these strategies in your repair business. You can be on your way to success in just a few minutes. Even if you have never downloaded anything from the internet before, don't worry, it comes with instructions. It's so easy! All of the tips, techniques and secrets are revealed in a step-by-step, easy to understand format. This info-product is one-of-a-kind and not found in any BOOKSTORES!
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Vagal maneuvers are used to try to slow an episode of fast heart
rate. These simple maneuvers stimulate the vagus nerve, sometimes resulting in
slowed conduction of electrical impulses through the
atrioventricular (AV) node of the heart. Be sure to
talk to your doctor before trying these.
Vagal maneuvers that you can try to slow your fast heart rate
Be sure to have your doctor show you how to do
these procedures correctly.
In addition to these, your doctor may sometimes try
another vagal maneuver (called carotid sinus massage) in the emergency room to
help slow your heart rate. This technique should only be performed by a doctor.
Other Works Consulted
Calkins H (2011). Supraventricular tachycardia: Atrioventricular nodal reentry and Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome. In V Fuster et al., eds., Hurst's the Heart, 13th ed., vol. 1, pp. 987–1005. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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Small and medium businesses face an ever-increasing need for data consolidation and document sharing. The D-Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 NAS addresses these growing data storage requirements, and provides a multitude of additional options for managing and securing important files.
The DNS-1200-05 integrates a NAS file server which takes full advantage of the accelerated performance provided by iSCSI. Files can be shared across the network or over the Internet via FTP or an intuitive web file manager, to users with the appropriate credentials.
iSCSI offers exceptionally fast access performance thanks to block-level data transfer. iSCSI targets appear as a local drive on a client PC. Operations such as configuration, provisioning, and backup can be handled by the administrator in the same way they would be for directly attached storage. By utilizing existing Ethernet technology, the cost associated with separate host bus adapters and the per-Gigabyte cost for storage can be significantly reduced.
The DNS-1200-05 offers several backup options which allow administrators and users to control how, when, and where their data is stored. Remote backup will keep a copy of your files on a remote NAS over the Internet for extra data protection, and volume snapshots can backup a whole volume in a few minutes in contrast with traditional backup schemes that can take hours.
Account management features include the ability to manage users/groups and Read/Write permissions. Create users, groups, and iSCSI targets with password authentication. Additionally, VLAN tag support combined with AES encryption keeps files secure. iSCSI implements a Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) to guarantee secure access to the storage system.
USB connectivity provides the option to establish a printer server, monitor a UPS, or connect USB devices such as hard drives and flash storage.
The DNS-1200-05 features 5 Serial ATA (SATA) disk drive bays supporting 2 TB hard drives in RAID level 0, 1, 5, 5+Spare, 6 or JBOD configurations. IT administrators can quickly deploy a network storage solution using inexpensive SATA disk drives, and can add more drives depending on storage needs. Additionally, S.M.A.R.T. disk diagnostics helps to ensure hardware integrity and warns of possible failures before they occur.
The DNS-1200 ShareCenter Pro 1200 is part of D-Link Green, D-Link's program for providing eco-friendly alternatives without compromising performance: if the hard drives are not used in a configurable period of time, or data is not being transmitted, the ShareCenter Pro1200 will enter stand-by mode to save power. The silent fan will adapt its speed depending on the hard drives temperature. Additionally, the scheduled on/off function allows the device to be automatically switched off when it is not in use.
- Product Description
- D-Link ShareCenter Pro 1200 - NAS server - 0 GB
- Device Type
- NAS server
- Host Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Total Storage Capacity
- Max Supported Capacity
- Installed Devices / Modules Qty
- 0 (installed) / 5 (max)
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 16.7 cm x 27.3 cm x 26 cm
- Weight
- 6 kg
- Storage Controller
- RAID SATA 3Gb/s - RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD, 5 hot spare
- Networking
- Network adapter - integrated - 10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, GigE
- Power
- AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
- Designed For
- EasySmart Switch DGS-1100-16, DGS-1100-24; Web Smart DGS-1210-10P
- Device Type
- NAS server
- Host Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Total Storage Capacity
- Max Supported Capacity
- Installed Devices / Modules Qty
- 0 (installed) / 5 (max)
- Width
- 16.7 cm
- Depth
- 27.3 cm
- Height
- 26 cm
- Weight
- 6 kg
Storage Controller
- Type
- RAID - internal
- Interface Type
- SATA 3Gb/s
- Max Storage Devices Qty
- 5
- RAID Level
- RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, JBOD, RAID 5 hot spare
Hard Drive
- Type
Storage Removable
- Removable Media Capacity
- 5
- Type
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- Data Link Protocol
- 10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, GigE
- Network / Transport Protocol
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- Remote Management Protocol
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- Features
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- Compliant Standards
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Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays
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- Interfaces
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- Features
- OLE display
- Compliant Standards
- Power Device
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- Voltage Required
- AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
- Power Provided
- 200 Watt
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- Max Operating Temperature
- Humidity Range Operating
- 5 - 90% (non-condensing)
Compatibility Information
- Designed For
- D-Link EasySmart Switch DGS-1100-16, DGS-1100-24 , D-Link Web Smart DGS-1210-10P


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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words – The ASD Video Glossary
Social reciprocity, joint attention, sensory defensiveness, hand flapping, and echolalia.
These are just a few of the terms which may sound foreign to a parent who suspects his child may have autism. And even when you look up a word, it is hard to visualize the concept. What exactly does hand flapping look like? What does echolalia sound like?
Autism Speaks, together with First Signs and Florida State University, developed a web-based video glossary to help parents and professionals learn more about the early warning signs of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The glossary contains over a hundred video clips and is available free of charge, to help parents of children suspected of or recently diagnosed with autism better understand some of the words and terms they might hear used in association with ASD. Whether you are a parent, family member, friend, physician, clinician, childcare provider, or educator, it can help you see the subtle differences between typical and delayed development in young children and spot the early red flags for ASD. Video clips are used to show examples of terms such as echolalia and hand flapping. In many cases, side-by-side video clips show behaviors that are typical in contrast with those that are red flags for ASD. All of the children featured in the ASD Video Glossary as having red flags for ASD are, in fact, diagnosed with ASD.
If you suspect autism or are in the process of obtaining a diagnosis, I highly recommend you utilize the video glossary, which can be found here: http://www.autismspeaks.org/video/glossary.php.
Please note: the ASD Video Glossary is not a diagnostic tool.
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- Police: Second Santa Cruz fire started with hash oil
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- Police briefs: Seaside man making hash oil seriously burned, fire official says
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- Police: Santa Cruz blast victims making hash oil
The process of extracting so-called "hash oil" from marijuana plants appears to be an explosive trend that is posing a threat to residents as "do-it-yourself" methods gain popularity in the Bay Area.
In the past two weeks two hash oil explosions were reported in Santa Cruz. A third incident occurred last Friday in Fremont. Earlier this year, a Santa Rosa explosion injured a teenage boy.
More than two years ago, a 35-year-old man died after he and his roommates, a male and female couple, were making hash oil at a home in Livermore.
The explosion on May 21, 2011, killed Paul Lom and caused $350,000 in damage to the apartment building where the drug was being manufactured.
The couple has since pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and accessory charges in connection with Lom's death.
Although other incidents have not been as lethal, the use of butane to extract the highly coveted product poses dangerous threats to anyone nearby.
A 29-year-old man was severely burned when the extraction went wrong at his home in Santa Cruz Oct. 9.
The front windows were blown out of the home and the man appeared to have been working out of the bathroom, which was also damaged.
Two dogs at the home were also burned.
About 10 days before that incident, three men in a Santa Cruz apartment were severely burned and suffered life-threatening injuries because of a hash oil explosion.
The Sept. 29 explosion was sparked by a pilot light in a water heater near where the men were using butane to extract the usually gummy yellow-orange substance. The explosion led to a one-alarm fire and blew out the wall near the water heater.
The "DIY" practice is gaining notoriety online with YouTube videos and other tutorials providing directions to make the attainable oil.
A 15-year-old boy in Santa Rosa was found making the concentrated cannabis product with 43 pounds of loose-leaf marijuana in August.
In the most recent incident in Fremont last Friday, an explosion and a one-alarm fire was reported at a laundry room at a house.
A 20-year-old man and a juvenile female were burned after the hash oil operation lead to the explosion.
The U.S. Fire Administration in February released an advisory to fire and emergency personnel throughout the country about the increase of hash oil explosions.
In the advisory on its website, officials said "the extraction method appears to be more common on the West Coast."
It continued, "In states with legalized use and availability of medical marijuana, these incidents appear to be increasing."
Federal officials said the ensuing explosions and fires are often misidentified as pipe bombs or meth lab explosions.
Fire officials urged first responders receive training about hash oil extractions.
Cmdr. Mario Sulay with the Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team, which operates a narcotics enforcement taskforce, said the practice of using highly flammable butane is "a danger to individuals and to neighbors."
He said the dense gas collects in a room until it meets an ignition source.
He said it doesn't help that many of these operations are done in poorly ventilated areas such as basements, bathrooms and laundry rooms.
"In operations like this they try to hide their activity," he said.
The commander said people will buy multiple cases of butane, and if neighbors see the large amount of canisters it is usually an indicator of the illegal practice.
"If this trend continues," he said, "there will be pushes for legislation to control" butane purchases.
He said the butane process is growing because it "maximizes the product" and extracts the tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, from plants that previously would have been considered low-grade and thrown away.
He said so far this year there have been six cases of hash oil explosions reported in Santa Cruz County, which is up from any other year.
He said the labs are simple to create, especially when compared to the more sophisticated intricacies and supplies needed for a methamphetamine lab.
"It's very minimal," he said. "With easily obtained items. Compared to a meth lab, it's not a lot of labor involved."
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, butane is available over the counter in 8-ounce cans. Typically a whole can is used in one extraction.
Other extraction materials include isopropyl, or rubbing, alcohol, glass dishes and coffee filters.
Sulay said his department, along with other law enforcement agencies, is trying to publicize the hazards of making hash oil at home.
He said the consequences are apparent when people read about life-threatening burns and blown out windows and walls.
There also needs to be education for law enforcement personnel themselves. They need to "know how to look for and how to properly handle it," Sulay said.
Sulay said his goal is to "interdict something before something bad happens."
John Sugg, president of the Sonoma Patient Group, a medical marijuana dispensary in Santa Rosa, said they sell hash oil, sometimes called "honey oil," but only concentrates made with carbon dioxide.
He said inert gases like carbon dioxide are non-explosive unlike butane.
"Using carbon dioxide is safer method," he said. Safer yet would involve making the product outdoors instead of the common practice of staying in a closed-off environment.
He said the process usually involves filling a cylindrical tube with marijuana and pouring butane from the top.
The oil comes out of the bottom and the various nicknames for the drug are based on its consistency and color. He said the "oil" is a solid or waxy substance at room temperatures and liquefies with heat.
"No matter how safe you are, if there is something like a water heater or pilot light or static electricity, that can set off that explosion," Sugg said.
He said, "I call it the exploding hippie phenomenon."
He urged people to "avoid blowing themselves up," although he noted the illegal practice is not as dangerous as a meth lab.
Sugg believes the oil is becoming more popular because of its high market value. A gram of the oil can sell for as much as $60.
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A big turnout at the Winnsboro Business Expo on the first weekend of Autumn Trails Days resulted in lots of visitors to the Wood County Genealogical Society booth/table. Fifty-one people signed the booth register and many more stopped to inquire about our genealogy and to visit. Surname some of the visitors are researching include Wilcox, Davis, Newsome, Johnson, Dodgen, Porter, Lindsey, Bearden, Cox, Sutton, Michael, Ray, Mills, Robison, Sansom, Jones, McElyea, Coe, Gaines, Kennedy, Bumgardner, and Williams.
Working at the booth were (above) members Vice-president Dorothy Harbin (who set up the display on Friday and was there from start to finish on Saturday) and Deason Hunt, and (below) Mary Beth Ramage, Martha Hunt, and Harbin.
The society received lots of publicity, and a number of booth visitors expressed an interest in getting started on their own family lines and some an interest in coming to our regular monthly meetings. Followups to try to take advantage of the interest were discussed during the day.
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WASHINGTON (December 21, 2012)—U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Friday the country needs to reevaluate its values and consider common-sense gun control measures after a mass shooting at a Connecticut school.
Speaking at a Washington elementary school one week after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn, he said, "Reasonable people should be able to agree on these restrictions," including limiting civilian access to military-style assault rifles and high-capacity ammunition magazines.
He said the country also needs to focus on making access to mental health care easier while "limiting easy access to guns."
Duncan's comments reflect President Barack Obama's stance on gun control since last week's shooting deaths of 20 young children and six adults.


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Kyle Dockter, 41, of New Rockford, N.D., died Monday, March 25, 2013, at his home.
His funeral service will be held Thursday, March 28, at 10:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, New Rockford. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m., with a prayer service held at 7 p.m., all at Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford Burial will be in Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford.
Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford, is in charge of arrangements.
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China: Stepping into the unknown
Global Economic Outlook, Q1 2014
China's government recently announced ambitious plans that could make the Chinese economy more market driven, consumer driven, transparent, and prone to profitable investing. Implementation remains a significant challenge, but it is crucial to rectifying the country's currently unbalanced system.
"It's about cutting power, it's a self-imposed revolution. It will be very painful and even feel like cutting one's wrist."
—Premier Li Keqiang speaking in March 2013 on what reform will entail1
China's leaders have finally provided some details about the nature of the reforms they intend to implement. They haven't said when or how these reforms will take place, nor is it known to which degree Chinese leaders will generate the internal support necessary for the reforms. But what we do know is that the plans are ambitious and, if fully undertaken, could lead to a very different Chinese economy. China could become more market driven, consumer driven, transparent, and prone to investing in projects with a positive return. This is all for the better. The real question, however, is whether China can implement its plans in time to avoid the problems that might arise from the currently unbalanced system.
For now, China's economy is growing relatively slowly compared to the past. Too much of its growth is coming from factors that contribute to imbalances and set the stage for future problems, such as fixed asset investment, especially in construction. Conversely, not enough growth is coming from factors that ought to be sustained in the long run, such as consumer spending. Additionally, the critical export sector is providing mixed signals. However, a recent purchasing manager's index suggested a slowdown in exports.2
Reform intentions
The reform program proposed by the Chinese government is radical yet cautious. It proposes increased competition for state-owned enterprises (SOEs), yet fails to propose privatization of SOEs. It proposes the protection of private property rights, yet fails to give up state ownership of land. It does much to decentralize economic power by empowering the private sector, yet it pulls more power into the hands of the central government, often at the expense of local and regional governments. As such, it is a mixed bag of reforms.
Despite this ambiguity, it is clear what the government generally hopes to achieve. The reforms, if implemented successfully, should lead to faster economic growth, less financial risk to the economy, and a shift in growth away from investment in fixed assets. In addition, the reforms tackle a variety of social issues—promoting more income equality as well as a more powerful and less corrupt judiciary. Finally, the reforms are somewhat conservative in that they aim to stabilize the economy and society by engendering greater predictability. There should be more transparency of financial markets and SOE finances, more professional management of SOEs, less reliance on the decisions of fickle local officials, and more reliance on market forces to determine the allocation of resources.
As to the potential impact of the reforms, this depends on how fast and the degree to which they are implemented. Many reforms will only bear fruit over a relatively long period of time. Reform of the financial system, on the other hand, might have more immediate implications for the functioning of financial markets. Given the problems in the banking system that have already been discussed in past editions of this publication, the faster China improves the efficiency of its financial services industry, the better.
The reforms, if implemented successfully, should lead to faster economic growth, less financial risk to the economy, and a shift in growth away from investment in fixed assets.
Reform details
Here are some details released by the government:
- China will change the government's relationship with SOEs. Going forward, SOEs will be required to return 30 percent of their profits to the government. Currently, they return between 0 and 15 percent. The added income to the government will be used to fund improvements in public services. Moreover, some state-owned capital will be transferred to state-run pension plans. All of this is meant to partially address the issue of income inequality. In addition, China will allow private investors to take equity stakes in projects funded by SOEs. This will create more of a mixed economy, one not as dominated by SOEs. However, the government did not discuss further privatization of SOEs—although this could come later.
- Meanwhile, the government said that it wants to introduce more competition to break up the monopolist practices of SOEs. Some SOEs will be broken up in order to create competition. Others that are natural monopolies will be more closely monitored by the government, with government responsibilities separated from commercial responsibilities. In addition, the government will encourage hiring of professional managers from outside SOEs to run these enterprises, rather than relying on Communist Party officials. The idea is to engender professional management. Finally, the government pledged to "strengthen SOEs' investment accountability and explore ways to publicize important information."
- The government will try to promote a more competitive market with market-determined prices. Specifically, the government said that "any price that can be affected by the market must be left to the market. Areas in which the government sets prices will be confined to public utilities, public service, and areas that are naturally monopolized." In addition, the government pledged to "erase regional protection, illegitimate favorable policies, and monopoly." It will "perfect the market exit mechanism to promote the survival of the fittest."3 In other words, businesses will be permitted to fail. It is not clear if this includes state-owned businesses.
- China will allow private investors to establish commercial banks in competition with state-run banks. In addition, the government will "build a deposit insurance system and complete the market-based exit system for financial institutions."4 These actions could potentially create a more competitive market for bank deposits and commercial lending. Deposit insurance will set the stage for easing control of deposit interest rates and allow banks to fail or shrink without substantial risk to depositors. Still, more financial market reforms will be needed to curtail the risks associated with the financial system.
- China will promote the protection of private property. It said that "farmers will be given more property rights" and that they should have the "right of succession." Moreover, a "rural property rights trading market will be established." This means that farmers will be able to bequeath or sell their land rights. As such, they will have an incentive to invest in boosting farm productivity. The results should be higher food production, lower food prices, greater farm productivity, more rural-urban migration, and less income inequality. Beyond the rights of farmers, the government said "the property rights of the public economy are inviolable, as are the property rights of the non-public economy. The government protects the property rights and legitimate interests of all kinds of ownership by ensuring that various ownerships have equal access to production factors, open and fair market competition, and the same legal protection and supervision."5 Thus, while there is no talk about further privatization of state-owned assets, there is implicit recognition that the rights of private property owners must be protected.
- China will relax the system of residency permits known as the hukou system. Rural residents will be free to migrate to small and medium-sized towns and have access to public services in such towns (unlike the current situation in which migrants are treated as second-class citizens without access to services). However, restrictions on migration to megacities will remain. Evidently, the leadership wants to encourage rural-urban migration, but not to the biggest cities. This means that labor shortages in big cities may persist. In addition, by providing public services to migrants in other cities, the government is implicitly pledging to boost spending on such services. As discussed earlier, taxing the profits of SOEs will be intended to fund such services.
- The government pledged to establish a special court to handle disputes concerning intellectual property. While it is too early to know how serious this pledge is, it suggests a desire to deal with this festering issue. The statement specifically alluded to an intention to stimulate innovation. Without protection of intellectual property, innovation will clearly stagnate.
- The government will change the one-child policy. Currently, if neither spouse in a married couple has siblings, the couple is permitted to have more than one child. Going forward, they will be permitted more than one child if only one parent is an only child. This is clearly aimed at correcting the labor shortage that the old policy created. However, it will take another generation to have a real impact.
- The government will address problems in the health care system. Specifically, it will "encourage private investment in the medical sector and prioritize supporting nonprofit hospitals run by private investors."6
Currency reform
One of the notable areas for reform not covered in the government's statement relates to the currency. However, the government has separately addressed this issue in recent weeks. Indeed, China's government continues to set the stage for eventual flotation of the currency. For years, the central bank has purchased foreign currency reserves in order to suppress the value of the renminbi, thereby maintaining the competitiveness of Chinese exports. The deputy governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) recently said that "it is no longer in China's favor to accumulate foreign-exchange reserves." He said, "We will increase the role of market exchange rates, and the central bank will basically exit from normal foreign-exchange market intervention."7 He also said that appreciation of the currency would benefit more people than it hurts. He is right. After years of currency market intervention, China has accumulated $3.6 trillion in reserves. One way to look at this is to say that China has sold $3.6 trillion in apparel and electronics to US consumers in exchange for US government securities, the value of which is bound to decrease. While this has kept Chinese workers employed, it has hurt Chinese consumer purchasing power and caused a substantial distortion of the Chinese economy. The fact that the government is now willing to address this issue is good news.
If China stops intervening, the currency will rise in value, boosting consumer spending, suppressing inflation, and helping China shift toward a consumer-driven economy.
If China stops intervening, the currency will rise in value, boosting consumer spending, suppressing inflation, and helping China shift toward a consumer-driven economy. For the rest of the world, a higher-valued renminbi means that exports to China will be more competitive. Still, the PBOC gave no indication about the timing of a shift in policy. Meanwhile, it is likely that speculative capital will flow into China in anticipation of this policy shift. Until the new policy is implemented, this could mean even more currency intervention will have to take place to avoid currency appreciation.
All of this is highly significant because it moves China closer to its ultimate goal of making the renminbi a convertible currency that is widely traded and used as a global asset. Yet exchange rate flexibility is only one part of this move. The deputy governor of the central bank also said that the bank will no longer restrict the volume of foreign investment.8 It will also gradually end caps on deposit interest rates. The latter would be the most significant action because it would go a long way toward fixing what is wrong with the banking system. However, no time frame was given for the latter reform, and so a degree of uncertainty remains. Still, it is clear that the leadership intends to move the country in a far more market-oriented direction.
EndnotesView all endnotes
- Emma Rowley, "China's new premier Li Keqiang 'to cut state control over economy,'" Telegraph, March 17, 2013, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/china-business/9936059/Chinas-new-premier-Li-Keqiang-to-cut-state-control-over-economy.html.
- Markit Economics, press releases, http://www.markiteconomics.com/Public/Page.mvc/PressReleases, accessed December 17, 2013.
- "The decision on major issues concerning comprehensively deepening reforms in brief," China Daily, November 16, 2013, http://www.china.org.cn/china/third_plenary_session/2013-11/16/content_30620736.htm.
- Ibid.
- Ibid.
- Ibid.
- Ibid.
- James Regan, "PBOC will 'basically' end normal yuan intervention," Bloomberg News, November 19, 2013, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-19/pboc-will-basically-exit-normal-yuan-intervention-zhou-says.html.


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Authorities in Mississippi say they've arrested a suspect in two fatal highway shootings that happened late at night along desolate stretches.
Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain says 28-year-old James D. Willie of Sardis, Miss., will be charged with two counts of capital murder in the shootings.
Strain says Willie was not posing as a police officer in the shootings, as authorities previously suspected.
Willie was arrested at 9 a.m. May 15 when Tunica police responded to a reported disturbance at 2661 Old Highway 61, Apt. D-2. Authorities found Willie with a woman who alleged he had raped her and he was taken into custody.
Officials say at the time of his arrest, a Ruger 9mm semi-automatic handgun was found in Willie's possession. It was determined after a testing by state Crime Lab scientists, the weapon matched the weapon used in two murders in northwest Mississippi last week.
Mississippi law enforcement agencies had warned motorists that someone might be posing as an officer because the shooting victims had no obvious reason to be stopped on the interstate where they
were found.
Tuesday, May 8, Thomas K. Schlender, 74, of Raymond, Nebraska was found in his 1999 Ford F-150 pick-up truck in the median of southbound Interstate 55 shortly after 1:30 a.m.
Friday, May 11 at about 2:15 a.m., Lori Anne Carswell, 48, of Hernando was found beside her 1997 Pontiac Grand Am. The car was on the shoulder of MS 713.
Schlender's car was found in the median of Interstate 55 near the Pope exit in Panola County and Carswell's car was located in Tunica County near the intersection of MS713 and Interstate 69.
Willie is charged with aggravated assault, kidnapping and rape, as well as two counts of capital murder.


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News 12 First at Five / Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- After months of protests and lawsuits, it's official. Local and state leaders reached a compromise on naming Augusta's "New U" on Thursday morning.
News 12 talked to all the players involved after the decision to change the name to Georgia Regents University Augusta was announced.
"We are ready to rally behind Dr. Azziz, the chancellor and bring our community together this is a great day," said Nick Evans of the "Save the A" campaign.
Evans mobilized the community to try to get Augusta in the name of the soon-to-be merged Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University. Now, he's standing with school leaders on the compromise.
"After weeks of negotiation, we finally have found a way to agree on including Augusta in the official logo and brand name and marketing efforts for the new consolidated university," said President Dr. Ricardo Azziz.
It was the "Save the A" signs lining the streets of Augusta that got the attention of local and state leaders.
The new name for the "New U" will be "used in everything you see."
"Which is T-shirts and the polos and the caps and the cups and all the good stuff that we are supposed to buy," Azziz said.
Prospective student Briana Henson was pleased with the result.
"It really is a big deal and I'm happy they finally bought in," she said.
To ASU alum Mayor Deke Copenhaver, there seems to be a collective sigh of relief.
"I think Georgia Regents University has a nice ring. Georgia Regents University Augusta, you can't get any better than that," he said.
University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby says he is "very pleased" with the outcome.
"I think it will allow our community to move forward together, which we need to do," he said.
The compromise option has supposedly been in the works for weeks. The school says it does not need approval from the Regents to include Augusta in the logo and branding. The focus now turns to drafting the logo, which goes before the board in January.
The two universities will start operating as one starting in January. There are talks of building a new recreation area and freshman dorms on ASU's campus. If approved, the recreation area and dorms could be open by 2014.
School leaders sent out surveys last month to get feedback on those ideas. Building parking decks at ASU was also on the list.
Gov. Nathan Deal previously signed over the old Golf and Gardens property to GHSU, so there are talks of a research building and more student dorms for that land along the river.
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Georgia Regents University Augusta will be the brand name used in the official logo and in marketing efforts of Augusta's new consolidated university.
Georgia Health Sciences University President Ricardo Azziz and Save the A campaign members Nick Evans and Barry Storey announced today that an agreement has been reached regarding the name that would be included in the official logo and all branding materials used for the new university moving forward. The announcement follows discussions between the parties. The new university is being created through the consolidation of GHSU and Augusta State University.
"We are pleased to have reached an agreement that enables us to prominently incorporate 'Augusta' in the official logo and branding of our new university," said Azziz, who will head the consolidated university. "The agreement allows us to highlight the importance of the city in our academic, clinical, research and athletic programs, while ensuring the people of Georgia recognize our state-wide role."
The new $1.3 billion university will include nine colleges, nearly 10,000 students, more than 650 acres of campus, nearly 150 buildings, more than 1,000 full-time faculty, approximately 5,600 staff, an integrated health system and a growing intercollegiate athletics program.
"Throughout this process, ensuring the recognition of this community in the name used for this new university has been our top priority," Evans said. "Augusta's new university now will have an official logo and look that recognizes our city, which will do much to ensure its national and global appeal."
"I am very supportive of this agreement which not only highlights the broad state-wide mission that the consolidated university will have, but also allows us to recognize the value of the Augusta community in the new university. A university which will focus on ensuring the best academic programs and student success possible for the benefit of all of Georgia," said University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby.
"Augustans can take pride in their new university," Storey said. "With this agreement it is my hope and expectation that the community will rally around the consolidation to ensure the success of our students and the state of Georgia."
The new university will adopt the use of the name Georgia Regents University Augusta in its official logo and its branding efforts following approval of the consolidation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the University System of Georgia Board of Regents, which could be as soon as January 2013.
For information on future developments and consolidation activities, visit asughsu.org.
To see Dr. Ricardo Azziz's blog on the new name for the "New U," click here.


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If there's something to be said for the music scene of the 40s, 50s and 60s, it is that it has a rare ability to offer something that appeals to everyone, says Granite Falls Area Community Theater (GFACT)?Vice-President Carrie Speh.
"That's the beauty of those three decades, there's such a variety. Whoever comes is going to find something they like."
This Friday, August 3, GFACT is collaborating with the Yellow Medicine East Drama Club to host the "River Valley Revue," a dinner and musical performance, featuring renditions of 40s, 50s and 60s hits as performed by community members. Songs by Patsy Klein and Peggy Lee as well as the Beach Boys and Elvis serve as but a sample of the breadth of music awaiting those who turn out for the event at Bootlegger's Supper Club.
Following the Taste of Broadway performance last summer, the River Valley Revue marks the second time GFACT has held such a production. Other performances spawned by the organization include 2009's "Guys and Dolls" and this past February's "Arsenic and Old Lace."
Speh said that GFACT sees great purpose in creating opportunities for community youth and adults to connect at a mentorship level?while also reveling in the opportunity to bring theatrical productions to the community that showcase the talent beneath their very noses.
"It's just such a great organization to be a part of. I?think arts are so important for people of all ages and I'm really excited to be a part of a group that works so hard to make that happen. We like to entertain and I just hope that we do that," Speh said.
Tickets for the musical performance and roast beef and marinated chicken, buffet-style dinner are still available but must be purchased by this Thursday evening.
"Show Only" tickets will be available on the day event, but only in limited number.
Tickets can be purchased either at Bootlegger's Supper Club or by contacting Speh. Costs are $20 with dinner and $10 without.
The dinner portion of the evening begins at 6:30 p.m. and the performance at 7:30 p.m. A dessert will be served at intermission.
Speh can be reached at 320-564-4264.
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While slumming in the right-wing blogosphere earlier today, I saw a headline that read as follows:
"Obama To Putin: Will You Remove Your Troops From Ukraine, Pretty Please? — Putin To Obama: No."
This sort of nonsense is emblematic of the Republican right's penchant for pseudo-macho posturing. We're the manly men, they seem to be saying. We'd know how to deal with Putin. We wouldn't let him humiliate us, as Barack Obama is doing.
(Funny thing, by the way, about the right-wingers' attitude regarding President Obama. Their message gets a bit mixed-up when they� portray him� in one breath as ...
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