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Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of 'Anthropogenic Global Warming'?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:10:41 +0000

If you own any shares in alternative energy companies I should start dumping them NOW. The conspiracy behind the Anthropogenic Global Warming myth (aka AGW; aka ManBearPig) has been suddenly, brutally and quite deliciously exposed after a hacker broke into the computers at the University of East ...

Midas Oracle .ORG found this 16 hours ago on blogs.telegraph.co.uk

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How an ex-con landed a job

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:03:29 +0000

That's quite a feat in today's economy, even for the most qualified job hunters. But for an ex-convict, it feels like a miracle.

Maryleaf posted 84 minutes ago from money.cnn.com

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Stocks Slip on Dell Earnings

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:17:45 +0000

Sentiment was also hurt by comments from European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet indicating a willingness to remove stimulus measures.

Maryleaf posted 69 minutes ago from businessweek.com

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What Causes Employment to Lag Output in Recoveries?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:44:33 +0000

In a previous post , I showed that after a recession ends, the recovery of employment lags the recovery of output, and that the lag has increased substantially in recent recessions. The delay in the recovery of employment has increased from about one quarter prior to 1990 to more than a year in ...

Economist's View found this 13 hours ago on moneywatch.bnet.com

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China, the Renminbi, and Global Imbalances: A Quantitative View

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:03:56 +0000

President Obama's trip to China has returned to scrutiny the role of China's currency and macroeconomic policies in perpetuating global imbalances. [0] [1] [2] Figure 1: Log real value of RMB (blue, left axis), and Chinese trade balance in billions USD at annual rates (red, right ...

Economist's View found this 27 hours ago on econbrowser.com

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Reducing Financial Complexity: A Different Take on Transaction Taxes

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:02:36 +0000

I’m working on a project that involves, among other things, looking at taxes on financial transactions, and I’ve thought myself into an idea that I’d like to float to our skeptical readership. The short version: Tobin taxes, Keynes taxes, and other financial transaction taxes have been sold on ...

Economist's View found this 3 hours ago on econospeak.blogspot.com

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Do elections in developing countries improve economic policy?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:02:36 +0000

Lisa Chauvet , Paul Collier , 21 November 2009 There is some evidence that democracies enjoy better economic growth. How do elections, a core component of democracy, impact economic policy? This says that free and fair elections in developing countries improve economic policy by disciplining ...

Economist's View found this 3 hours ago on VoxEU.org

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Stabilities and instabilities in the macroeconomy

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:02:36 +0000

Axel Leijonhufvud , 21 November 2009 Economics lacks an anchored understanding of the nature of the reality that economics is supposed to illuminate. This column, which introduces a new CEPR Policy Insight, says that instability of leverage, connectivity, and the potential instability of the ...

Economist's View found this 3 hours ago on VoxEU.org

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Badges? We don't need no stinkin badges.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:42:44 +0000

In pursuit of an Eagle Scout badge, Kevin Anderson, 17, has toiled for more than 200 hours hours over several weeks to clear a walking path in an east Allentown park. Little did the do-gooder know that his altruistic act would put him in the cross hairs of the city's largest municipal union. ...

Coyote Blog found this 9 hours ago on marginalrevolution.com

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Union troubled by Eagle Scout project in Allentown -

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:14:55 +0000

In pursuit of an Eagle Scout badge, Kevin Anderson , 17, has toiled for more than 200 hours hours over several weeks to clear a walking path in an east Allentown park. Little did the do-gooder know that his altruistic act would put him in the cross hairs of the city's largest municipal union. ...

Marginal Revolution found this 12 hours ago on mcall.com

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Breaking News Story: CRU has apparently been hacked – hundreds of files released

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:26:00 +0000

UPDATE: Response from CRU in interview with another website, see end of this post. The details on this are still sketchy, we’ll probably never know what went on. But it appears that University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit has been hacked and many many files have been released by ...

MaxedOutMama found this 16 hours ago on wattsupwiththat.com

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AmericanObserver: MultimediaFinal

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:27:23 +0000

Rolfe Winkler found this 4 days ago on cohort11.americanobserver.net

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With F.H.A. Help, Easy Loans in Expensive Areas

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:39:00 +0000

From left to right, Jordan Kurland, Mike Rowland and Michael Bedar, in front of the building they bought in San Francisco for nearly a million dollars, with help from the Federal Housing Administration.

Calculated Risk found this 30 hours ago on nytimes.com

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Pinker on "What the Dog Saw."

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:13:00 +0000

Steven Pinker reviewed my new book "What the Dog Saw," in the New York Times Book Review this past Sunday. I sent the following letter to the editor in response: It is always a pleasure to be reviewed by someone...

Marginal Revolution found this 3 days ago on gladwell.typepad.com

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SocGen: Prepare Yourself For The Worst Case Scenario!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:26:07 +0000

Detroit vs. Rest of U.S. in Unemployed Per Job Posting

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:50:00 +0000

Unemployed per job posting in the top 50 U.S. metros. Click for a larger version. job-unem [via Indeed ]

Fund My Mutual Fund found this 45 hours ago on paul.kedrosky.com

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The Main Event: Traditional IRA v. the Roth IRA v. the Self-Directed IRA

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:53:41 +0000

Explains the differences among three common IRAs, including tax regulations.

thomasjpowell posted 16 hours ago from elpcapital.com

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SFO – Stocks, Futures and Options Magazine

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:51:46 +0000

The magazine is a place for active traders to find consistently useful and cutting-edge articles on markets, trading strategies and technical methods, as well as economic and regulatory issues. The focus on global and national news, commentary and methodologies in both equities and derivatives ...

ecahoon posted 6 hours ago from deepmarket.com

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Taking Lean Six Sigma Beyond Manufacturing: The Journey to Business Improvement

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:51:46 +0000

Boost Financial ResultsGain Better QualityCut Process DefectsCombining Lean and Six Sigma serves to improve processes, eliminate defects, reduce cycle times and accelerate processes. To achieve a competitive position in today's turbulent economy, companies in all walks of life are pursuing a ...

ecahoon posted 6 hours ago from deepmarket.com

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Evaluating Logistics Outsourcing: Look Before You Leap!

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:51:46 +0000

Deliver More of ServicesImprove Visibility using EDIBoost On-Time ShipmentsThe need to contain supply chain costs is providing an opportunity to re-examine outsourcing supply chain functions. This report will look at companies that have enabled automated and collaborative transportation and ...

ecahoon posted 6 hours ago from deepmarket.com

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