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Large Insurance Providers Are Calling NIPT Medically Necessary
United Health is the largest coverage provider in the US. Today they joined the ranks of Wellpoint, Aetna, Anthem, Humana and Empire, changing their policy for non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPT) to medically necessary for high risk pregnancies. The market leader in this space is MaterniT21 Plus (SQNM).
This policy statement change is an important step for all companies offering NIPT. The primary competition to MaterniT21 Plus is Harmony (Ariosa Diagnostics) and Verifi (Verinata acquired by ILMN). These companies are all in various stages of negotiating to get paid for their tests. They are in high demand by pregnant women classified as high risk. A quick overview of the process required when new tests are launched follows. Note these are personal opinions based upon various company statements and not validated.
1) Launch test: out-of-network (OON). Fight with insurers over billings with numerous appeals and months of delay before resolution. Could result in complete denial, which results in no reimbursement. Time frame could take up to 9 months with payments relative to list from 0-100% Average reimbursement level is likely quite low with revenue recognition lagging cost of test by several quarters.
2) Test gains traction: Need to show significant activity in market to gain the attention of the medical community and coverage providers. Having large numbers of billings with resultant appeals, starts building a history. Process is still very time consuming and administratively intense. Payment fluctuations are still wide but with history comes some compression of range. Estimate of resolution of billing is still likely in the 6 month range.
3) ACOG/CTAF: The opinions that these tests were medically necessary was a significant step last fall. This determined the target market as high risk, and is required for many coverage providers to adopt policy changes. Payment fight is somewhat easier as repetition and validation of need have an influence. However, still out of network and not yet determined by coverage provider as medically necessary. Billing reimbursement process continues to be arduous and lengthy. Estimated reimbursement timeframe is 4-6 months.
4) Insurance provider adopts policy statement as medically necessary. Big improvement. Complete denials for reimbursement should be eliminated. The test should now be In Network but with no contract, the billings continue to be disputed. Reimbursement timeline likely reduces to 3-5 months with some earlier receipts and final appeal resolution still administratively intense. Should see acceleration of cash receipts and revenues.
5) Company signs a coverage contract with insurance provider. Test is In-Network with billing amount and payment terms now set. Contracts likely have confidentiality clauses which means rates can't be disclosed to market. Larger providers could require "most favored nations" clauses stating if other contracts get signed for lesser amounts, they will get a price adjustment. Now the receivables are real with cash flow projections more predictable. Could still have delay to accrual based revenue recognition however given accounting rules.
6) Once there is a contract and some reimbursement history, the company is able to properly document that 1) an agreement exists, 2) price is fixed and 3) reimbursement is reasonably assured. At that time revenue will be recorded upon billing rather than cash receipt. It's unclear how many billing and payment cycles a company will need to be able to convert. SQNM management has implied it would be a 1-2 quarters after each contract sign is signed.
7) If there is a contingency clause for most favored pricing, the company would still need to reserve revenue for price concessions. Only after all significant coverage providers have signed can investors start becoming comfortable with estimates of average selling price and gross margin of the test.
As of January, Sequenom had approximately 15% in category 5-6 and perhaps 5% in category 6. The level in category 6 was small enough that conversion would have been immaterial to overall results for C12. However, they now could have over 60% of their billings in category 4 which is substantial progress over prior quarters. Looking forward to hearing about coverage negotiations in call next week as well as any discussion of timing for conversion to accrual. Unless they are unable to achieve the reimbursement levels desired, we should see some substantial percentage of their billings convert to accrual within the next 3 quarters.
Disclosure: I am long SQNM.
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc December 2012 Earnings Notes
TCS reported revenues of $132.7 million and $487.4m, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, respectively. The revenues included approximately $3 million for sale and licensing of patents, without which, they met street consensus for the quarter. Government revenues came in at $82.6 million or 62% of total. However, order flow during the quarter was soft resulting in a decline in government funded backlog of $31 million, to $93 million. With the backdrop of sequestration, the pending fiscal cliff and political issues, this represented a solid performance.
Commercial revenues totaled $50.1 million for the quarter, up about 4% from both prior year and prior quarter. However, this included the patent transactions which accounted for more than the total growth. During the conference call, the company commented that E911 growth offset declines from telecom provider navigation revenues.
Reported adjusted earnings were $0.20 per share, over 2x consensus expectations of $0.09. The patent transactions represented about $0.04 per share. Also contributing to the out-performance, was a sequential improvement in gross margin of 400 basis points and lower than anticipated operating expense.
The company provided their first look at 2013, guiding revenue expectations to a range of $450-$475 million. TCS guided earnings per share to a range of $0.25-$0.31 per share. TCS does not provide quarterly guidance. This guidance was below consensus street expectations, which served to mute the reaction to the December beat. This softening of expectations for 2013 was consistent with that seen by many companies in the defense sector.
Additional highlights worth noting
· The WWSS contract vehicle has been extended to march 2014. This vehicle has approximately $2 billion remaining. TCS has won over 40% of all task orders awarded under this contract vehicle.
· TCS was named as one of 8 awardees of the DISA 5-year, $ 2.6 billion CS2 contract.
· TCS was named as one of 20 awardees of the Army 5-year $10 billion GTACS contract.
· TCS was renewed under the GSA services contract. Historically this has provided approximately $50 million over a 5-year duration.
· TCS announced that the Blackberry 10 handset will include TCS navigation, maps, LBS and software components. This was structure with both recurring and non-recurring revenue components.
· The IP monetization that occurred in the December quarter is expected to continue and become a recurring revenue stream. Another opportunity has already been negotiated and is in due diligence.
Homeland Security Eagle II contract vehicle is now not expected to be announced until spring of 2013.
· The company early-retired $10 million of their convertible notes that become due in 2014. They announced they are evaluating option to retire the remainder, stating conditions were favorable and any impact on common shares should be modest.
· Goodwill and other intangible assets decreased sequentially.
There was much to like about the latest quarter and the outlook for the future. However, until sequestration and defense spending picture is clearer, TCS will likely not be fully rewarded for it. I view this as a trading stock rather than a long term hold. Volume is too low. The debt overhang is still too high. Reliance on the government sector is too significant. And, the outlook for the 1H of 2013 is soft per a recent conference presentation by the CFO. Once the order flow begins under the above-mentioned contract vehicles, this could rally hard given the current low valuation.
Disclosure: I am long TSYS.
Law 360 Article On Sequestration
Found this overview on sequestration impact:
How Sequestration Will Impact Existing Gov't Contracts
Law360, New York (July 10, 2012, 1:33 PM ET) -- Pursuant to the Budget Control Act of 2011, an automatic budget-cutting process known as sequestration is scheduled to occur in January 2013. While the political leaders seem to agree that this would be harmful on multiple fronts and should not be allowed to occur, no viable solution has yet been offered. In keeping with the maxim of hoping for the best but planning for the worst, this article provides a brief overview the impacts that sequestration will have on existing contracts and contract actions, and key facts that contractors need to know about their contracts to be prepared should sequestration occur.
The impacts that sequestration will have on existing contracts and contract actions relating to nonexempt programs turns on a few key factors, namely:
- the type of contract action in question;
- the fiscal year of the funds that have been used or will be used;
- whether any modifications are envisioned; and
- whether the contract is incrementally funded.
These are interrelated issues and will be addressed in the sections that follow.
Existing Fully Funded Contracts
The government is generally required to obligate the funding for the full costs of a contract at the time of contract award.[3] This is necessary to prevent violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. § 1341 et seq., as it ensures that the agency has sufficient funds to satisfy its obligations and does not incur liabilities in excess of its available funding. Because of this requirement, sequestration alone should have no direct impact on already awarded contracts for which the full funding has already been obligated and the contract is expected to stay within budget. In this scenario, the necessary funding from FY 2012 (or earlier) has already been obligated and the cuts to FY 2013 funding should have no impact.
Existing Incrementally Funded Contracts
An incrementally funded contract is one for which the agency has special authority to obligate only the current year's costs at the time of contract award, with the subsequent years' costs obligated annually thereafter. These special authorities may be standing authorities for a particular type of contract (e.g.,utilities contracts) or project-specific (e.g., expensive construction projects). Sequestration could significantly impact incrementally funded contracts. Most directly, the funding cuts for FY 2013 and beyond may leave an agency with insufficient funding for the phases of the contract occurring in those fiscal years. The risk of future-year funding lapses could also pose risks to the continued performance of already executed, already paid-for phases of incrementally funded contracts for nonseverable services (e.g., construction). Specifically, if the agency determines that it will be able to fund the future-year phases of an incrementally funded contract under its sequestration-level budgets, it may choose to terminate the contract for convenience now rather than continue performance on a contract that, either way, will be left incomplete.
Because of these risks, it is important for a contractor performing to know what priority the agency attaches to its incrementally funded contract. While an agency may not apply one appropriation to expenses properly directed to another,[9] agencies do have discretion to prioritize expenses within a particular appropriation and will be required to do so should sequestration occur. The higher the priority
that the agency attaches to the contract, the greater the chance that the next incrementally funded phase may survive sequestration.
Options Under Existing Contracts
Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 1502(a), time-limited funds may only be obligated for expenses incurred or contracts executed during the fund's period of availability. As a corollary to this statute, the bona fide needs rule provides that time-limited funds may only be obligated for goods or services that are necessary to satisfy a bona fide need arising during the funds' period of ability.[10] A contract option is considered a bona fide need of the fiscal year in which it is exercised, and thus must be financed with funds current for the fiscal year in which it is exercised. For contract options that are exercised before FY 2013, sequestration should have no direct impact on the execution and payment of that option. As discussed above, the necessary funding from FY 2012 (or earlier) will already have been obligated and the cuts to FY 2013 funding should not have a direct impact.
For contract options scheduled for exercise on or after Jan. 2, 2013 (the effective date for sequestration), sequestration will have a significant impact on the government's ability to exercise the option. Any such option would need to be financed with funds that are legally available for obligation in FY 2013, which may not be available because of the FY 2013 sequestration spending cuts. If a contractor were to continue performance in anticipation of an option that is ultimately not executed for this lack of funds, it would do so at its own risk and likely would not be compensated for this performance.
For contract options scheduled for exercise between the start of FY 2013 and Jan. 1, 2013, the impact of the pending sequester is unclear. This largely owes to the fact that the Office of Management and Budget has not yet made public its decisions of how to address executive branch spending during this period. OMB distributes funds to agencies through a process known as apportionment. This process
essentially tells the agency how much it has available to spend during a given time period, typically for the fiscal quarter. By limiting the agency's spending ability, the apportionment process prevents
agencies from depleting their funding early in the fiscal year and having to later seek deficiency or supplemental appropriations. While the FY 2013 appropriations acts have not yet been finalized, the funding levels set forth therein will certainly be higher than those that would be triggered under sequestration. The question is whether OMB's apportionment decisions for the first quarter of FY 2013 will be made with an eye toward the funding reductions that are scheduled to occur at the start of the second quarter of FY 2013. On one hand, OMB's past practice suggests that it will not consider the possibility of sequestration in making its first quarter FY 2013 apportionments.
For instance, in the April 2011 budget showdown, OMB did not issue its guidance on the threatened "Government shutdown" until the day before the shutdown was to occur.[15] The presumed rationale for this late issuance was it could be construed as an admission that the political parties could not reach a deal, which could in turn be perceived as a political defeat.
This same rationale would seem to apply here, as OMB likely will not follow an apportionment approach suggesting that sequestration is a fait accompli when three months and a lame-duck session of Congress
remain in which to strike a deal. But on the other hand, OMB cannot simply turn a blind eye to the cuts that may be on the horizon - especially given the political parties' inability to reach a deal even for
matters that they agree on, never mind a matter with such far-reaching budgetary and debt consequences as sequestration. Against this background, what steps may a contractor take to safeguard its interests with regard to contract options that are scheduled for exercise in FY 2013?
First, as discussed above, the contractor should attempt to learn from the agency what priority the agency attaches to these options. If the option is a high priority, then there is a greater chance that the option will be exercised even if sequestration occurs. And if the option is not a high priority, at least the contractor will have that knowledge and can begin positioning itself now for the possibility that the option may not be exercised.
Second, to the maximum extent possible, the contractor should push to have the option exercised in FY 2012 or the first quarter of FY 2013, as funding will still be available for these options at presequestration levels. Note, however, that this solution may not be available for a significant swath of contracts; because of the bona fide needs rule, an agency generally cannot exercise an option in FY 2012 (or the first quarter of FY 2013) if the need for that good or service will not mature until FY 2013 (or FY 2014). But to the extent that such early or moved-up exercise of options is permitted by law, it may be one means by which contractors can avoid - or at least postpone - the impacts of sequestration.
IDIQs and Task and Delivery Orders
The impact of sequestration on indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity ("IDIQ") contracts is governed by elements discussed in each of the above sections.
First, the guaranteed minimum under an IDIQ must be obligated at the time of contract award. Thus, for already awarded IDIQs, the funding from FY 2012 (or earlier) has already been obligated for the guaranteed minimum and the cuts to FY 2013 funding should have no impact on the agency's ability to pay the guaranteed minimum.
Second, the task or delivery orders under an IDIQ are subject to the same general rules discussed above or options; that is, the obligations occur as the orders are placed and are chargeable to the fiscal year in which the orders are placed. Sequestration should thus have no impact on the issuance and payment of task or delivery orders that are made before the end of FY 2012, and should have little to no impact on orders made before the effective date of sequestration in January 2013. This same rationale applies with regard to orders placed under similar forms of task or delivery order contracts, such as multiple award task order contracts.
Modifications to Existing Contracts
For contract modifications that result in price adjustments, the impact of sequestration turns on whether the modification is beyond or within the scope of the original contract and the timing of the modification.
"If the modification exceeds the scope of the original contract, for example, by increasing the quantity of items to be delivered, the modification amounts to a new obligation and is chargeable to funds current at the time the modification is made." In addition to likely requiring a sole-source justification for such a modification, any out-of-scope modifications occurring in FY 2013 would need to be financed with funds that are legally available for obligation in FY 2013. But because of the FY 2013 sequestration spending cuts, agencies simply may not have the funds available to finance such a modification.
If the modification is within the scope of the original contract, the increased cost is deemed to "relate back" to the original contract obligation and must be paid from the same year of funds as were
obligated for the original contract.[21] For instance, when a construction contract is modified solely to reflect the additional costs of differing site conditions, and not to change the project itself, it is generally viewed as an in-scope modification that should be financed with the same year of funds as were originally obligated for the contract. Because in-scope modifications are financed with prior-year funds, whereas sequestration only effects future-year (i.e. FY 2013 and beyond) funds, sequestration should have little impact on an agency's ability to execute and fund in-scope modifications to existing contracts.
Conclusions and Recommendations
As demonstrated above, there is no one-size-fits-all answer for whether and how a contractor may prepare itself for the potential impacts of sequestration. Each contract and contract action is unique, and contractors will need to examine their individual contracts and pending contract actions to determine whether and how they may be impacted by sequestration. In performing this evaluation, a contractor should seek to learn the following:
- whether the program to which its contracts relate has been deemed exempt from sequestration;
- the funding source and funding years for its current and anticipated contracts, options, and task or delivery orders;
- whether its contract are fully or incrementally funded;
- what priority the purchasing agency attaches to the contractor's current and anticipated contracts, options and task or delivery orders; and
- know what modifications are planned for existing contracts. With these facts in hand, a contractor may be able to predict its contracting future and avoid - or at least postpone - the strains that may be posed by sequestration.
GTACS vendor awards announced. TSYS one of 20 http://1.usa.gov/SzBDG1 Nov 1, 2012
TSYS must know of or anticipate some specific orders. Hiring in WA, MD, VA, CA. Opened over 60 new positions this quarter. Aug 27, 2012
Next contract vehicles are Eagle II $22b and GTAC $10b potentials. Awards expected by EOY. TSYS optimistic Aug 27, 2012
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We'll Bring the World His TruthArmy of Helaman
"We'll Bring the World His Truth: Army of Helaman," Children's Songbook of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 172–73
1. We have been born, as Nephi of old,
To goodly parents who love the Lord.
We have been taught, and we understand,
That we must do as the Lord commands.
2. We have been saved for these latter days
To build the kingdom in righteous ways.
We hear the words our prophet declares:
"Let each who's worthy go forth and share."
3. We know his plan, and we will prepare,
Increase our knowledge through study and prayer.
Daily we'll learn until we are called
To take the gospel to all the world.
We are as the army of Helaman.
We have been taught in our youth.
And we will be the Lord's missionaries
To bring the world his truth.
Words and music: Janice Kapp Perry, b. 1938
© 1983 by Janice Kapp Perry. This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial church or home use.

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Poyet says big changes are needed
5:00pm Monday 16th April 2012 in Albion By Andy Naylor
Gus Poyet has warned Albion will need to make big improvements to the squad over the summer to become genuine Championship promotion contenders.
Saturday's 6-0 humiliation at West Ham all but ended their hopes of making the play-offs.
The Seagulls also conceded six at Liverpool in the FA Cup in February and the shocking scale of their defeat at Upton Park gave the manager plenty of food for thought.
Poyet told The Argus: "We were naive. I thought Liverpool was an accident because it happened once. No it wasn't.
"I know what I am going to change probably for next year, I know what we need to improve.
"I won't be that hard on the players because last Tuesday against Reading you would have thought we were the team at the top.
"But without any doubt we need to change if we really want to tell people we are competing for the Premier League.
"Next year we are going to have three top class teams coming down, plus probably three well-known teams coming up, plus the ones that haven't gone up.
"So to compete with them we need to be better, stronger, quicker, more intelligent. We need to have better players."
Poyet wants to add more Premier League experience to his squad but not on short-term loans.
He said: "If it is a season loan yes, if it is three months no because unfortunately for Joe (Mattock), for example, and Gonzalo Jara (Reyes), it's not easy for them without having the time to work on things we do to adapt quickly.
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Melbourne's latest and hippest joint for temporary accommodation has just opened, and it's called the Crown Metropol. It is said to redefine "the word 'nu-luxury' in hotels," which means we need to catch up on things because we weren't aware of the first definition of "nu-luxury." Luckily the Crown Metropol has 658 rooms divided into four categories which will give us plenty of material to study: luxe accommodations including 12 Isika spa rooms, R58 and R60 studio-style rooms, 33 lofts, and an apartment on the 25th floor with its own lobby, butler kitchen, and spa bath.
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This is a gothic tabloid retelling of the tale of England's most notorious serial killer.
It is dark, lewd, vulgar and ever so slightly visceral. If Thomas Lovell Beddoes, Jack Trevor Story and Ronald Firbank had got together they might well have come up with something like this.
A certain Mrs. (or Miss) Lovitt was the outstanding turn, she being all insatiable and bawdy and earthy, but this lady was only one of a host of grotesqueries. There were a couple of fatally wounded duellists too, each one determined to have the last… word.
The shadow-play and puppetry added to the variety of the show, but mainly it was the outrageous acting that held it all together. We got lashings of mock-fighting, the odd dollop of mock-sex and not a little blood and gore.
Sweeney Todd – His Life, Times and Execution is terrific, all-round entertainment and as English as, as… well, murder itself. And you can't beat a good, full-blooded English murder, as George Orwell might once have said.
Sweeney Todd – His Life, Times and Execution is at The Lowry until 20 November. Details here.
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You know what Christmas treat I've missed most since moving to Norway? Eggnog. I've made my own, but so far I just haven't found that perfect recipe. I used to practically live off the stuff when I was younger. That's when you really knew that Christmas was on its way – when you saw cartons of Eggnog appearing beside the milk.
Since moving here I've become obsessed with eggnog flavoured things. I have to get my fix somehow! Hence the Eggnog Sugar Cookies and now these silky smooth White Chocolate Eggnog Cheesecake Pots.
Yes, it's still Sugar Cookie Week but I thought for this post I'd share a dessert that's great accompanied with some sugar cookies dippers. A little crunch with a smooth and creamy treat turns an already tasty dessert into perfection.
These cheesecake pots can be made in ramekins, mugs or small bowls and could alternatively be topped with the Lattice "Pie Crust" Sugar Cookies from yesterday's post.
When I make sugar cookies as dippers I like to make them a little smaller than usual, so you can use them as a garnish or throw a handful beside. Use them beside any kind of creamy and smooth dessert and you've got yourself a perfect pairing.
White Chocolate Eggnog Cheesecake Pots
Make sure that the cream cheese and melted chocolate are as close to the same temperature as possible. If the cream cheese is too cold or the chocolate too hot, the chocolate will seize as you beat them together.
- 3/4 cup white chocolate chips, melted and cooled to room temperature
- 1 (8oz/250g) package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1 teaspoon rum extract
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup cold whipping cream
Beat cream cheese into white chocolate until smooth. Beat in rum extract and nutmeg. Add cream and beat, just until peaks form and hold their shape when beaters are lifted. Spoon into serving dishes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Top with additional nutmeg before serving, if desired.
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2 Horsepower, 8 gal., 125 PSI Portable Air Compressor
8 Piece 3/8 in. Drive SAE Impact Socket Set
100 ft. x 3/8 in. PVC Air Hose
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Get it on sale and its even better. When you get tools for such a low price, you end up getting mentally challenged, thinking, you get what you pay for, however that statement...Read complete review
Get it on sale and its even better. When you get tools for such a low price, you end up getting mentally challenged, thinking, you get what you pay for, however that statement is a bit skewed here, since you get WAY more than you pay for. Looks great, feels great, working perfectly. I care for mine well, as if i didnt buy it here for close to the price of a case of beer. You may not know how you got along without it, even if your not a daily user of it, which i am not. Throw some extensions on it and be sneaking deep into areas to undo fasteners that would have taken you a lot of time, effort, and griping to get at and install/remove. This is a quality tool that you can look forward to owning for some years, check one out! HF is fast and constantly driving down the road to becoming the new sears(craftsman) IMO - just you wait and see!)
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I recently purchased this tool to make machanical repairs a little easier. I just used it to replace an alternator on my 54" lawn tractor's B&S engine. It made the job a...Read complete review
I recently purchased this tool to make machanical repairs a little easier. I just used it to replace an alternator on my 54" lawn tractor's B&S engine. It made the job almost fun to zip through it. It took me longer to pull out the needed sockets and tools than the actual repair.I will say that it is loud and it does blow through air but it's strong and easy to use.
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Great value and time saver for the money
By Dave
from Fairfax, VA
About Me Casual Do-It-Yourselfer
Comments about Central Pneumatic 3/8" Professional Air Ratchet:
Great tool for use with smaller compressor and working on my cars at home. Used it today to help with changing the timing belt on the car and all those small hard to reach bolts were quick work with this tool along with a Universal Socket swivel.
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Works GREAT!
By Penguinboy1995 on YT
from Stafford, VA
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I've had this ratchet for about a month and i have abused it, it has fallen off shelves and hit concrete and it still works like new. plenty of power, loud and just blows though air. but i love it. the perfect mans tool. its a bit on the big side and i often found myself using 1/4in drive sockets with it, so i bought the 1/4in ratchet. but this thing is great for the price. power is there, doesn't have too slow of an RPM, i run it at 125PSI no problems.
(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)
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By Wendell
from Tallassee, AL
About Me Professional
I have been a mechanic for over 40 years and have gone through several air ratchets. This one will keep up with the best. I will put this up with air ratchets from Sn**-O* or M** Tools. I am retired and SS retirement doesn't allow me to buy the top names any more. I tried this and have used it on two top end overhauls and it is amazing. Like all air tools, oil daily and it will work fine. Watch out, it can bust a knuckle.
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
it's a classic sturdy design.
By Chris
from Flagstaff
I use it several times a week at work for the past 6 months and it takes a lot of abuse. For what I paid I have no complaints whatsoever. Oil before first use, it comes dry.
(5 of 6 customers found this review helpful)
By Mike
from SoCal
Great product. I have owned one of these for several years and it's a very good product. In fact I own a HF air chisel, impact gun, in-line sander, grease gun & grinder for about 10-15 years and they have all worked flawlessly. Just oil them well before every use.
(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
Great ratchet
By dmiles
from Pensacola, FL
I use this ratchet working on my car and motorcycle. I used it the other day to do a brake job. It doesn't have the torque to break some rusty or really tight fasteners loose, but it wasn't made for that. Works great running nuts and bolts on and off in tight spaces. Instead of wrenching it, you just push the lever and wait a few seconds! I wish I would have sprung for the earthquake one, but this one will last me quite a while I am sure!
(10 of 13 customers found this review helpful)
By iburnbud
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(9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)
good ratchet
By hershey
got mine about 6 weeks fro my HF store and it has worked greathave had know problems wit it just oil and go that is all i did to ityou should try this one
(8 of 9 customers found this review helpful)
Will compete w' big name brands
By Patrick
got this Summer of 2010 works and it works awesome!! Plenty of torque and speed. Just keep it oilled and go. It made quick work of 3 complete engine rebuilds! 5 stars
Works for me
By Black CLoud
from Denison, TX
Haven't had a problem yet. Used on several occasions.
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This year, 157 fallen men and women were added to the memorial wall, etched for all the union to see.
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Ben Duff's father was a Captain with the Ventura City, CA Fire Department. Ben said he lost his father in February, so things are still fresh in his mind.
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Ben and his family, along with the families of the other 156 fallen, were presented a ceremonial IAFF flag after their loved ones' names were read, and a bell was rung.
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"It's just really fantastic to come out here and take a moment to celebrate him and everything that he believed in, in the fire service," Duff explained.
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Besides, I rationalized to myself that if I wanted the blocks to be smaller I'd have to work with strip sizes I wasn't cutting! (GOOD POINT!) And when you REALLY think about it..these blocks ARE four-blocks-in-one, aren't they? It's not the simple one-block milky way block..it's 4 of them put together, 2 positive, 2 negative. So I justified!
I decided not to set them on point as in the inspiration quilt. I wanted a more funky folky look without so much room for fancy quilting. I tried laying them out with sashings. It went BLAH. I tried block to block to block, but the blocks just cry to be separated by SOMETHING.
I thought of making four patches and little alternate 3" squares to make pieced sashings, but that is going to take a lot of four patches and do I really want to do that? I laid some out (thank heaves for a basket of leader/ender four patches I have going on by the machine!) and it just didn't do anything for me because of the way the four patches turn in the blocks. (More of that brain warp feeling going on!)
At this point I am pulling yardage....I know I know....I wanted it to be ALL SHIRTS..but when you get to this point, there isn't a shirt big enough to give me enough of a uniform thing to pull it together...I might need to buy a plaid tent from Ahab the tent maker! (But Tonya left him behind in Egypt, and it's just not convenient!)
I have a piece of brown gingham type yardage. Nice. Has the feeling I want. But putting it with a "light" Made the whole sashing too blah and fadey-outey. So I did what Bonnie does....went RED! I made a bunch of 3" finished 1/2 sq triangles...and laid them as a pieced sashing between the blocks! It gives the blocks almost a lady-of-the-lake feel. I like it! It has motion...it has punch in that RED...and solid reds were used a lot in utility quilts because it was so inexpensive and accessible..
Do you like it? Do you hate it? Is there an alternative I should think about before I take it any further?? Speak now or forever hold your peace! (PIECES?!)
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I LOVE the blocks, but am not crazy about the sashing piecing. It takes my eye away from the blocks.
What about a skinny homespun cheddar unpieced? I'd try something that will finish the size of the individual four-patch square, 1"? If cheddar is too akward, maybe a rose colored homespun would work. That might settle it down.
Regardless, your work is stunning, and I'll just be in love with whatever your final choice is. You sorta can't go wrong by me.Bonnie, You did exactly what quilters from earlier generations would have done... you worked with what you had to make something functional AND pleasing to the eye.
I like the sashing, a lot! With it being pieced, it "fits" with the large pieced blocks and eliminates any thought of "fancy quilting" in the 'solid' sashings. Go for it!!first, I LOVE the red, it does give it "zing" for sure...that said, if i were doing this, I might make broken dishes blocks and then rotate each one to sort of even off the zing of the red; this way it seems a big lopsided....so bright one side and so subdued on the other...just my $.02 as usual....it's beautiful though, as always
cityquilterI'm with everyone else---love the red! But the pieced sashing, well, may be not so much. What about a triple sashing of two red strips on either side of the brown? Still some movement but not at dizzying speeds, but also not static as a plain sash would be.
Just a thought---can't wait to see what you eventually decide. I'm sure it will be perfect, as usual.
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I really like the triangles. I don't think it makes things too busy...just the right balance.
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I came across this older post of yours and I like the pattern. I don't see a name on it and am wondering if it is in one of your books or as a free pattern on your blog. I don't know if you will receive this question as it is from a very old post. I will keep this page up on my iPad to see if you answer.
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I've thought many times about creating a floss without all of the plastic packaging.
We go through a lot of floss and live on the coast where we walk the beach and pick up thousands of pieces of plastic every week. I am thrilled beyond words to have found this item and that it's vegan is icing on the cake!
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By Cody Dalton
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A few weeks ago in my column, I talked about what I would be doing if I wasn't a sports writer or in the journalism field. The thought hadn't crossed my mind because this is something I love so dearly, but I may have very well found a close second passion.
One of my favorite hobbies here in the last few years has been going to the theatre. No, I'm not talking about watching plays, but rather the cinema and movies.
Sure, going to the movies isn't necessarily the cheapest thing in the world, but it is a great experience. During last weekend, I went home to visit my family in Virginia and got the chance to see two movies with two family members.
First and foremost, watching both movies with my mom and brother were great bonding experiences with two of the people I love the most who I haven't seen in a while. Secondly, it gave me the chance to escape from whatever problems or issues I am facing.
I've made it a habit to see quite a few movies while I've been here in Catawba County. So far this summer, I've seen "Fast Five," "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," "X-Men: First Class," "The Hangover: Part II," "Kung Fu Panda 2" and "Green Lantern." As you can tell from some of the movie titles, if it involves action, a sequel or a comic book, I'm usually there in line buying a ticket.
I'm not only a viewer of what is current and new, but I love to revisit the classics. I'm a huge fan of the Star Wars trilogy and classic comedies. I'm still in the process of trying to cross a few classics off of the list of movies I haven't seen, such as "The Godfather" and "Full Metal Jacket."
One of my favorite genres of movies is definitely comedies, but recent comedies have seemed to lose their effect on me. There are a lot of great family comedy movies out now, but a lot have lost their luster. I'm a huge fan of many of Adam Sandler's early works, such as "Happy Gilmore" and "Billy Madison."
Will Ferrell also makes me laugh, whether I'm watching him in a movie or classic sketches on "Saturday Night Live." He always manages to find a way to make me crack up laughing and relieve tension at the same time.
If I ever decide to hang up the sports writing career (which I don't plan on happening ever, if possible), I'd like to get into the movie scene, such as a being a critic or even attempting to direct a movie. I feel like maybe if I can't be satisfied with the type of movies I am watching, I can try to direct one myself and get better results.
Either way, I encourage you to take a loved one, grab a bowl of popcorn and go to either the theatre or stay at home and watch a DVD. Either is a great way to enjoy the cinema, one of the true art forms that has managed to stand the test of time.
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Second WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices
22-24 November 2013
Geneva, Switzerland
The Second Global Forum on Medical Devices provided the global public health community with opportunities for information exchange and collaboration to increase access to high-quality, safe, and appropriate priority medical devices. This will impact the continuum of care ranging from screening to diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation under the Universal Health Coverage Strategy. The conference allowed end users and stakeholders from academia, international organizations, industry, and NGOs to share their experiences and challenges in providing access to medical devices.
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Survey on Access to Medical Devices in Low-Resource Settings: Thanks!
This is the second year that the Medical Devices Unit is investigating the role of local production in improving access to selected medical devices, especially in resource-scarce settings. A 2013 survey was distributed to stakeholders to better understand the barriers and challenges related to feasible and sustainable local production. 173 completed survey questionnaires were received from respondents in 47 countries.
WHO would like to thank those who participated in this survey, particularly for your comments and suggestions. Preliminary results from the survey will be posted within the next month. The outputs and outcomes of the project will be presented at the 2nd Global Forum on Medical Devices in November. To learn more, please read our 2012 report
Manual of diagnostic ultrasound, volume 2
We are proud to announce the publication of the Manual of diagnostic ultrasound, volume 2 (second edition). This new publication covers modern diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasonography extensively and will benefit medical professionals in improving 'health for all'.
To download the document, please go to: Manual of diagnostic ultrasound, volume 2
To purchase a copy, please visit the WHO bookstore
United Nations Commission on Life-saving Commodities
The United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children aims to increase access to life-saving medicines and health supplies for the world's most vulnerable people by championing efforts to reduce barriers that block access to essential health commodities. The commission has made 10 recommendations to increase access to 13 essential, overlooked commodities in four categories (reproductive health, maternal health, newborn health, and child health). WHO is fully responsible for recommendations 4 and 5 and participates in others as needed. The Medical Devices unit is specifically looking at strengthening the quality and improving the regulatory efficiency of three specific types of medical devices: the female , neonatal resuscitation equipment (mask, valve and bag), and for injectable antibiotics.
2 October 2013
'Medical device' means any instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, appliance, implant, reagent for in vitro use, software, material or other similar or related article...
Medical devices are essential for safe and effective prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of illness and disease. The achievement of health-related development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals upon proper manufacturing, regulation, planning, assessment, acquisition, management and use of medical devices which are of good quality, safe and compatible with the settings in which they are used.
As outlined in the World Health Assembly resolution WHA60.29, the WHO Department of Essential Health Technologies (EHT), Diagnostics Imaging and Medical devices Team (DIM) aims to ensure improved access, quality and use of safe and appropriate medical devices in line with Primary .


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One of America's Most Important Civil Rights Events.
Special activities in September, 1997, drew attention to the impact of the integration crisis that centered around Little Rock Central High School in 1957-58. President Clinton and the Little Rock Nine--the original nine black students at Central--joined others to participate in some of the 40th anniversary events taking place in the capital of Arkansas. Welcome to the home page of this significant page in American history. And don't forget to read The Tiger, the student newspaper, reprinted from its 1957-58 editions to get an idea of how the 2,000 students at Central faced the historic desegregation process from the inside. It's guaranteed to open your eyes. Plus, you can see the original front pages of Little Rock's two newspapers, the Arkansas Democrat and the Arkansas Gazette, as they are reproduced day by day from 40 years ago on the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette web site. Background In the summer of 1957, the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, made plans to desegregate its public schools. Within a week of the 1954 landmark Supreme Court decision striking down racial segregation in public schools, Arkansas was one of two Southern states to announce it would begin immediately to take steps to comply with the new "law of the land." Arkansas' law school had been integrated since 1949. By 1957, seven of its eight state universities had desegregated. Blacks had been appointed to state boards and elected to local offices. Little Rock felt it could break down the barriers of segregation in its schools with a carefully developed program. It had already desegregated its public buses, as well as its zoo, library and parks system. Its school board had voted unanimously for a plan, starting with desegregation in the high school in 1957, followed by junior high schools the next year and elementary schools following. But the smooth transition to the school system's integration was not to be. On September 2, the night before school was to start, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus called out the state's National Guard to surround Little Rock Central High School and prevent any black students from entering in order to protect citizens and property from possible violence by protesters he claimed were headed in caravans toward Little Rock. A federal judge granted an injunction against the Governor's use of National Guard troops to prevent integration and they were withdrawn on September 20. When school resumed on Monday, September 23, Central High was surrounded by Little Rock policemen. About 1,000 people gathered in front of the school. The police escorted the nine black students to a side door where they quietly entered the building as classes were to begin. When the mob learned the blacks were inside, they began to challenge the police and surge toward the school with shouts and threats. Fearful the police would be unable to control the crowd, the school administration moved the black students out a side door before noon. U.S. Congressman Brooks Hays and Little Rock Mayor Woodrow Mann asked the federal government for help, first in the form of U.S. marshals. Finally, on September 24, Mann sent a telegram to President Eisenhower requesting troops. They were dispatched that day and the President also federalized the entire Arkansas National Guard, taking it away from the Governor. On September 25, 1957, the nine black students entered the school under the protection of 1,000 members of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army. The year that followed was one in which the eyes of the world were focused on America as Little Rock Central High School went through its first year of integration, ending on May 27, 1958, with commencement ceremonies for 601 graduating seniors, including Ernest Green, the school's first black graduate. Inside the school, the great majority of the 2,000 students, the faculty and the administration worked to put the law of the land into effect. For every act of harassment, there were 100 acts of acceptance of the black students among the white. Though not all the white students favored desegregation, they felt it was their duty to obey the law. Besides, their priority was to get a first-class education...and many helped the black students try to achieve the same thing, even though they were faced with pressures that were very difficult for teenagers to comprehend. Little Rock Central High 40th Anniversary In September, 1997, the events of 40 years ago were remembered with a series of significant events in the city of Little Rock. Mayor Jim Dailey appointed the Central High 40th Anniversary Commission to spearhead the project. President Clinton met those first nine black students at Central High in a dramatic ceremony on the front steps of the school on September 25. Here is a full, panoramic view of the site for the ceremony, and as well as one of the Central High foyer inside and the auditorium. From a symposium on the historical perspective of the crisis at Central High to a birthday party for all the school's alumni to celebrate the 70th birthday of the magnificent building, the events of September 20-28, 1997, were exciting and memorable. And a Central High Museum Visitor Center was dedicated. In 40 years, much has changed at Central and in Little Rock. The school remains one of the leading educational centers of middle America. While other cities in the country--both in the North and in the South--have had explosive racial problems during that time, the city has continued to work toward healing the pain of 1957-1958. It may yet take another generation to do so. But this year's 40th Anniversary events may help begin the process. |
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From the local to the global
Date: 22nd April 13
Time: 7:15PM
Location: Dynevor Centre For Art Design & Media
Postcode: SA1 3EU
Contact: Susan Durie
Cost: Free
Type: Lecture
Region: South Wales
Much of Tim Smiths documentary photography is about exploring the connections between people and places in the UK and those overseas. He will discuss his 30 years experience of producing exhibitions and books, including work shot in Britain, India, Pakistan, Yemen, Ukraine, Rwanda and the Caribbean. Tim is a freelance photographer who combines editorial and commercial work and His web site is at www.timsmithphotos.com.
Dynevor Centre For Art Design & Media,
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More Iowa farmers relying on corn stover
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — When Iowa farmers were done harvesting this year's drought-stunted 2012 corn crop this fall, many of them didn't stop there.
They returned to the fields to chop and rake the dried cornstalks into round bales that, at first glance, don't look much different from hay bales.
The material is known as corn stover. Experts say farmers began harvesting more of it in the last few years of rising hay and grain prices, and harvested a lot more of it this year as the 2012 drought drove hay prices to record levels.
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Tulsa Robberies, Break-Ins Persistent Problems. Over the last five years, Tulsa police can point to a more or less steady trend of decreases in the overall city crime rate.
Tallying major crimes and comparing it to the population, the crime rate per 1000 residents fell to 65.34 in 2011 compared to 74.71 in 2006.
This long-term trend seems promising, though the rate did tick up slightly compared to the 65.22 crime rate in 2010.
But a look at individual categories of crime doesn't provide as much assurance that Tulsa is becoming a safer city.
The number of robberies, for example, has not changed much over the last five years, with the fewest number of robberies recorded in 2006 when 997 robberies were reported during that time period, according to crime statistics kept by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
Since then, the numbers have fluctuated, reaching 1,381 in 2010 before falling to 1,090 last year, according to data released this month.
And the trend has actually been an increasing one for burglaries, described by OSBI as breaking and entering. Unlike robbery, breaking and entering is considered a non-violent crime, but it can put fear in the heart of home and business owners.
In 2006, reported breaking and entering crimes totaled 6,843; last year, that number was 7,353. While the numbers have fluctuated up and down a bit over the last five years, that still marks a significant 7 percent increase. During the same time period, the city's population has only grown about 3 percent, according to bureau estimates.
The city's lowered crime rate comes mainly from decreases in theft as well as a strong trend of decreasing felony assaults. In 2006, reported larceny crimes totaled 14,523; by last year, that number only reached 12,136.
Meanwhile, felony assaults have decreased for three consecutive years. They totaled 3,477 in 2006, but only 2,555 last year.
Other categories of crime used to calculate the crime rate are murder, rape, motor vehicle theft and arson.
Notably, the 49 murders reported in 2011 were the lowest since 2004, when 48 murders were recorded in Tulsa. Rapes totaled 266 in 2011, the highest numbers since 2007, when 299 rapes were recorded.
While numbers for Tulsa were unavailable, the bureau's report also describes hate crimes throughout Oklahoma. The numbers remained small last year, with only 31 offenses categorized as hate or bias crimes. Three groups were targeted in multiple hate crimes in 2011: African-Americans were targeted in 13 hate crimes, Hispanics were targeted in 7 hate crimes, and gay men were targeted in two hate crimes.
TU Program Bringing Fresh Air to Nevada Schools. Once again, University of Tulsa air quality researches are making a contribution to the air quality in schools.
On Oct. 16, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a $32,339 grant to TU for researchers to help a Nevada school district improve their indoor air quality.
According to an EPA news release, the Clark County School District (which includes Las Vegas) will benefit from projects that will lower indoor air contaminants. The grant was given out as part of $1.2 million in funding disbursed throughout the United States.
The Indoor Air Program at TU is described by the school as "internationally recognized" and has worked with more than 35 school districts across the country to improve indoor air quality. Richard Shaughnessy has led the program since 1987.
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-- bit of a physical confrontation last night and debate between two longtime California congressman.
It's been a very bitter race and their running against each other because this this state recently re drew that's districts and change the primary system.
Look at this.
We want to get into this.
-- happened during a war of words over immigration.
And as you just saw an officer had to step in to keep peace.
-- out she's deception and -- -- -- start to get physical in the first place straits.
Well what you didn't see that videotape we did -- -- was that 71 year old Howard Berman actually called the 57 year old Brad Sherman both democratic and -- congressman.
-- delusional many in the audience today that -- also called Sherman a liar and a -- saw it was Berman who took the first step -- -- now it was the -- camp that said Brad Sherman put the candidate in a headlock as you can see that video that's pretty much an exaggeration but Sherman did give him some physical hard you might say and for that he issued a statement saying and I'm quoting here.
The debate was not conducted at the highest level I regret my part in allowing emotions distract.
From the exchange of views those exchange of views for the remainder of the debate by the way.
Much more -- to -- overall this has got to be one of the ugly as congressional races in the whole country.
Yet the deadliest in May -- the -- listen in this might be the costliest race ever both candidates so far had spent some seven million dollars and before it's all said and done the tab could top.
Upwards of ten million dollars in the seven person primary Howard Berman finished ten points ahead.
A Brad Sherman or ten points behind rather Brad -- so now.
Berman who's a Democrat just like Sherman is kind of touting his endorsements of Republicans like senators John McClain and McCain and Lindsey Graham.
But the biggest boost to Berman is campaign might have -- That Sherman hug listen.
Mean this age we -- a lot of lip service to the idea of a low information voter you don't have to be very politically aware connected to eventually have this video come across.
Your FaceBook page someone talking about it at work.
You're in -- -- other people -- -- I think you're right it's a huge burden for them to overcome.
And we should know that burdened by the way is huge because we are being told now -- local polls show.
Congressman Berman is at least thirteen points behind Brad Sherman -- I don't know how -- keep -- -- separate anyway.
I don't know how I guess there's so alike -- or at least in sound they're not a Trace thank you police that.
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Recently, John Hussman's weekly market comment implied a USA recession was likely to be triggered by the Eurozone recession.
……the argument from Wall Street is that despite clear evidence of recession across Europe, and significant slowdown or recession elsewhere in the world, the United States will somehow "decouple" and avoid recession." ……. The correlation with U.S. GDP - particularly in Euro-zone countries - is generally in the range of 70-90%.
John Hussman's "coupling" argument aligns with my beliefs - the global economies are coupled. Consider that the 2007 Great Recession was fully synchronized across the global economies - and by synchronized I mean the growth trend lines of the economies pivoted almost at the same time. China and India (among others) did not recess, and merely slowed.
The coupling belief has limitations - all global economies have different dynamics. For example, Europe has not dragged the USA into a recession in recent times. Note that:
- The global oil crisis beginning in the mid 70′s showed Europe out of phase and behind the USA.
- The early 80′s recession was really one big recession which was technically separated in the USA into two recessions.
- Where was Europe's 2001 recession?
At times both Europe and the USA have faced the same set of economic realities and slid into recessions with Europe's recession start date coincident or lagging. Other recessions (say the 2001 USA recession) were caused by USA-specific reasons, and did not spill over to Europe. In all cases, the amplitude of the recessions varied because each economy is geared differently.
Getting down to the crux of the issue - is a recession coming to the USA because of Europe? Europe's current recession is mainly driven from Europe's weak, and to date inflexible, monetary union. This particular set of European recession headwinds are not part of the USA economic dynamics.
That does not mean the USA is immune from a European recession. There is a potential contagion into the USA economy via the financial markets. The cause of this European recession is unusual with no clear understanding how it will play out.
Even the Federal Reserve cannot qualify or quantify the Euro crisis. In a very detailed Federal Reserve Policy Speech, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen stated:
Strains in global financial markets have resurfaced in recent months, reflecting renewed uncertainty about the resolution of the European situation. Risk premiums on sovereign debt and other securities have risen again in many European countries, while European banks continue to face pressure to shrink their balance sheets. Even without a further intensification of stresses, the slowdown in economic activity in Europe will likely hold back U.S. export growth. Moreover, the perceived risks surrounding the European situation are already having a meaningful effect on financial conditions here in the United States, further weighing on the prospects for U.S. growth.
Global trade is synchronized - a recession in Europe would affect USA exports to all countries, not just Europe. And it is unclear what economic multipliers exports add to the domestic economy. But I would think a 4% decline in the European economies could contract USA exports enough to drag a already struggling USA economy into a recession. A 4% decline in the European economy is not likely based on what we know today.
I would not bet whether a recession is coming or not to the USA. Even without Europe's problems, the USA is facing its own specific negative economic dynamics which will emanate from a slowdown of public sector fiscal spending (or tax increases).
And the U.S. is also in the same global economy with Asia. Earlier this week we learned that India just had a weaker quarter than any in The Great Recession and then that China started cutting interest rates in an attempt to soften a downturn. If everybody else has contractionary economic patterns at the same time, ask not for whom the bell tolls . . .
Click here for my normal weekly summary of economic releases. No economically intuitive release this past week smelled of an oncoming recession - but that is not saying any were particularly great either.


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I'm making some custom buttons for UE 14. I'm using photoshop 7 and I'm wondering a few things:
What size should I use (16x16 for small? 32x32 for large buttons?)
What about background colors? They seem to drop out once I assign the image to a button in the config settings.
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