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What's in a dot?

rodaytalk — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:55:46 +0000

Dots are the essence of printing and when there are not enough of them, your image ends up being pixelated (jagged edges or not well defined). So, let’s talk dots.

The web only supports 72 ppi (pixels per inch). This means that very small files can look just fine online. These same files look bad in print. There are just not enough dots.

To print on paper you want 300 dpi (dots per inch) or more. The higher the resolution, the better the outcome. When getting artwork files ready for print make sure the resolution is a minimum of 300 dpi at full size. In other words, if a graphic is 4″ x 4″ and the resolution is 300 dpi but you want the graphic to be 8″ x 8″ then your end graphic will only be 150 dpi.

Every time you add to size you are lowering you resolution. In reverse, each time you make an image smaller, your resolution increases.

Then there is digital printing which makes up the sign industry. You do not want to print anything less than 100 dpi. If you do it becomes pixelated. Files do better if they are 150 dpi at full size. You final output will be much cleaner.

The key really is “at full size”. Some will take a photo and just change the numbers to reflect the resolution being higher than it is. This can be done but understand what is happening when you do that.

When you force a photo or a graphic to have higher dpi than it actually does, what you are telling the program to do is to replicate pixels. So a brown pixel will duplicate to fill in the gaps right next to it as will the blue pixels and the red, etc. When this happens the final products becomes soft and even hazy. You can cheat a little but not a lot.

There are programs that can be used to blow up graphics larger than their original size. They are not perfect but often do the job to an acceptable level. You will still lose some of the crispness of the photo or graphic, but not to the degree of not using one of these programs.

Dots are the essence of printing so make sure you have enough dots. If you don’t make sure you are working with a professional that can give you the best chance of getting a successful result.

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Credit card claims cases hit the UK courts

Kerry — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:12:19 +0000

The long awaited financial claims test cases began this week in the High Court Of Justice, Mancheste

If an Ad Falls in the Cyber Forest…

paulpeterson52 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:31:08 +0000

I just had an interesting experience with Facebook ads. I made an ad, ran it for a day, and got several hundred impressions among a target audience of about 1200. Now one day is hardly enough data to judge success or failure of an ad campaign, but it got me thinking. If an ad runs on Facebook, but no one clicks on it, did it ever really run?

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not denying (or even doubting) that FB delivered the impressions they’re reporting. It just got me thinking about how some people look at metrics. To some business owners, 400 impressions (in an audience of 1200) might look like a 33% success rate. Others might see it as a fantastic ROI, because there were 400 impressions for $0.00 – Free Advertising!

The funny thing is, not only do you get what you pay for, but you pay for what you get. The reason it’s free is because this particular ad was set up on a PPC (pay per click) deal, not a pay per impression (PPI), and the ad generated zero clicks. So this ad is the proverbial tree that fell in the forest when no one was around. Did it make a sound?

I suppose you could argue that it’s creating some (albeit not much) brand awareness. Laying the groundwork for future brand recognition. In terms of my favorite metric (sales), this ad is a failure. But since it’s free, it’s pretty good as far as failures go. (Thomas Edison pointed out that he didn’t fail 1000 times at inventing the electric light – he succeeded in finding 1000 ways that won’t work. So my client got a free lesson in Try-Something-Else-ism.) If nothing else, it’s better than running a more expensive ad in print, radio, TV, direct mail, etc. and getting no results.

If an Ad Falls in the Cyber Forest…

paulpeterson52 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:29:02 +0000

Black Friday Blues

emilyrp — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:10:59 +0000

Did you go shopping on Friday? If you did, I’m sure the sales were great, but there are also large consequences for climate change that come from Black Friday, according to the EPA and the Product Policy Institute, or PPI.

Production, consumption and disposal of the huge quantity of short-lived products and packaging used in the United States contribute 44% of all U.S. greenhouse gas impacts. These emissions have a dangerous impact on the Earth’s climate.

Though there is a movement now to require producers to be environmentally conscious in their packaging and production, that is only one side of the coin. The consumer has power, too. Yep, that’s YOU! Pledge now on your MN Energy Challenge to buy products with recycled packaging.

When you go shopping, whether its for gifts or not, check out the labels on the products you are buying. It will say if it’s made of recycled paper or plastics, and it’s obvious if there is a lot of packaging (watch out for toys). Also, look for products that can be repaired, reused, or recycled. A lot of times products meant to be for a single use are just a waste of money because you have to continually replace them. Try to be a conscious shopper!

::PPI

Dollar down on poor US data | Business Breaking News | News.com.au

asx200 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:13:38 +0000

(CFD.net.au – Contract for Difference, Share, Forex, ETFs, Commodities Traders) –

At 7am AEDT, the dollar was trading at $US0.9224/25, down from yesterday’s close of $US0.9280/83.

During the offshore session, the unit moved between $US0.9182 and $US0.9299.

The local currency yesterday (AEDT) spiked above $US0.9300 for the first time in more than a year shortly after the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) October board meeting minutes were released.

But bank of New Zealand currency strategist Mike Jones said investors begged off the dollar after poorer-than-expected producer price index (PPI) and housing data was published in the US last night (AEDT).

“There was broad strength in the US dollar overnight and an easing in risk appetite,” he said.

“The newest data was weaker than expected.

“It all raised a few fears that the US recovery would be a bit slower than was expected. As a result, US stocks erased the previous day’s gains.”

During the offshore session the US Labour Department reported that its PPI dropped by a bigger than expected 0.6 per cent in September. The median market forecast was for the PPI to grow by 0.1 per cent in the month.

Meanwhile, US housing starts growth also slowed in the month. Housing starts rose by 0.5 per cent in September to an adjusted annual rate of 590,000, the US Commerce Department said.

The result was much slower than the two per cent growth expected by market analysts.

The raft of negative data caused US stocks to retreat.

In late afternoon trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.50 per cent, at 10,041.48.

With no market moving economic data due during today’s domestic session, Mr Jones said he expected the unit to trade across a wide range between $US0.9182 and $0.9299.

Source: Dollar down on poor US data | Business Breaking News | News.com.au

"The Tan Sheet"

rsscapture — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:27:44 +0000

Prevacid 24HR Hits Shelves, Targets Rx-Users And Fed-Up Heartburn Sufferers

Novartis supports the Nov. 12 launch of over-the-counter proton pump inhibitor Prevacid 24HR with what the firm calls its “largest OTC product launch campaign to date.

European Morning Market Wrap-Up

asx200 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:11:18 +0000

(CFD.net.au – Contract for Difference, Share, Forex, ETFs, Commodities Traders) – Imports in August +1.1 % m/m from +0.1 % in August slightly better than expectations of +0.9 % Exports in August -1.8 % m/m from +1.7 % (revised from +2.2 %) in July worse than expectations of +1.7 % Sept. final CPI -0.4 % m/m from +0.2 % -0.3 % y/y from 0.0 % as per expectations. Sept. final … Imports in August +1.1 % m/m from +0.1 % in August slightly better than expectations of +0.9 % Exports in August -1.8 % m/m from +1.7 % (revised from +2.2 %) in July worse than expectations of +1.7 % Sept. final CPI -0.4 % m/m from +0.2 % -0.3 % y/y from 0.0 % as per expectations. Sept. final HICP -0.5 % m/m from +0.3 % -0.5 % t/t from -0.1 % slightly worse than expectations. French Data French Industrial Production in August +1.8 % m/m from +0.3 % (revised from +0.1 %) better than market expectations of +0.5 % Italian Data Italian Industrial Output in August +7.0 % m/m the biggest rise since 1990. This way exceeded market expectations of +0.6 % July was revised from +1.0 % to +2.4 % m/m. Annually -18.3 % from -17.9 % (revised from-18.2 %) expectations were –17.7 % y/y.. UK Data Merchandise Trade balance in Aug. – 6.24 billion Stg. from -6.431 billion (revised from -6.48 billion) market expectations -6.3 billion. PPI Output prices for Sept. +0.5 % m/m from +0.3 % (revised from +0.2 %) expectations +0.1 %, +0.4 % y/y from -0.3 % (revised from -0.4 %) expectations -0.1 % PPI Input prices for Sept. -0.5 % m/m from +2.0 % (revised from +2.2 %) expectations -0.8 %, -6.5 % y/y from -7.7 % (revised from -7.5 %) expectations -6.7 %. Canadian Data Unemployment rate in Sept. fell to 8.4 % from 8.7 % The number of people added to the workforce in Sept. was 31,600 (+91,600 full-time -30,000 part-time) from 27,100 the previous month versus expectations of 5,000 Comments/News China’s Vice President Xi Jinping says that China and the EU should strengthen their dialogue on macro-economy and financial issues and they should both oppose protectionism. He reiterates that the economic recovery will be a long process and that the economic situation in China is stabilizing. IEA (International Energy Agency) raises Q4 2009 world oil demand forecast by 530,000 bpd (barrels per day) to 85.2 million bpd and raises Q4 OPEC oil demand estimate by 500,000 bpd. It also lifts its 2010 global oil demand forecast to 1.42 million bpd, up 150,000 bpd from its previous forecast, raising forecasts for the 3rd consecutive month. Oil traded down to 71.35 has now recovered and trades at 71.44. US President Barack Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize. FINMA (The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority) says it will tighten Swiss banking regulations if international rules turn out stricter FINMA’S Chairman adds that if international rules turn out to be weaker Swiss regulations will not be softened. He says the regulator gas political support but he believes opposition may increase from market movers. Dollar against the Swiss trading lower at 1.0295 Ben Bernanke’s speech in Washington has been the main story for the market all morning. The speech was made last night during the Asian trading time zone and resulted in a reversal of the lower dollar trend. Some traders used it as an excuse to take profit on their short positions. Bernanke said that he was prepared to implement exit strategies and tighten monetary policy but now is not the time as he does not see sufficient evidence yet in the economic recovery for them to be implemented. He gave no indication on timing or the pace of the exit strategy but it will be when the time is right and when he sees stronger evidence of the economic recovery. Jean-Claude Trichet saying the economy shows signs of stabilization. The recovery ahead will be very gradual and could still involve substantial risks. He adds that constant monitoring of the financial system resilience should be part of the new regime. He concludes “Thrifty, prudent housekeeping is Europe’s main safeguard against the risk of a bubble economy”. Currencies A very quiet start to the session with currencies Range bound until mid-morning when the dollar reversed its overnight moves and gave up its gains predominately against the Yen to a low of 88.78. The Japanese Yen also strengthening against the Euro and Sterling causing a low in cable of 1.5932 and a high in the Euro of 1.4745. Late in the session dollar Canada in expectation of good employment data fell from 1.0540 area to around 1.0500 the on the release of the better than expected data fell to 1.0453. Ranges EUR / USD 1.4710 / 1.4745 USD / JPY 88.64 / 89.40 GBP / USD 1.5932 / 1.6030 USD / CHF 1.0277 / 1.0320 USD / CAD 1.0423 / 1.0550 AUD / USD 0.9019 / 0.9082 NZD / USD 0.7346 / 0.7406 EUR / JPY 130.84 / 131.66 EUR / GBP 0.9182 / 0.9242 GBP / YEN 141.63 / 143.08 Gold 1043.70 / 1049.90 Rates as at 7.30 am:- EUR/USD 1.4766/69 USD/JPY 88.65/68 GBP/USD 1.5998/02 USD/CHF 1.0281/85 USD/CAD 1.0428/32 AUD/USD 0.9078/82 NZD/USD 0.7402/08 EUR/JPY 130.90/94 EUR/GBP 0.9226/30 GBP/JPY 141.87/95 Gold 1049.70/50 OIL 71.39 Dollar Index 76.130 (0.00) Stock Markets Nikkei closed at 10,016-39 higher by 183-92 (+1.87 %) Hang Seng closed at 21,499-44 higher by 6-54 (+0.03 %) Kospi closed at 1,646-79 higher by 31-33 (+1.94 %) Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,911,715 higher by 132,289 (+4.76 %) FTSE 100 at 5,150-05 LOWER BY 4-50 (-0.09 %) CAC 40 at 3,797-76 lower by 9-05 (-0.24 %) DAX 30 at 5,708-54 lower by 8-00 (-0.14 %) Have a great weekend

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Core finished goods PPI declines, but service sector prices accelerate

writejesse — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:22:48 +0000

The headline number for yesterday’s October 2009 Producer Price Index report gives us inflation worrywarts reason to cheer: a 0.6 percent decline in the price of finished goods, not including food and energy. Yay!

Dig a little deeper, however, and there is an ominous sign — namely, the PPI for service sector industries increased a whopping 0.5 percent from September ‘09. Business Week’s chief economist, Michael Mandel, argues that the service sector PPI covers a broader swathe of the economy (“everything from telecommunications and web search portals to health care to banking to management consulting to fitness centers”) than core finished goods, and thus is a better measure of underlying inflation.

Desktop Publishing Image Resolution: DPI, PPI

Gwen Difference — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:19:53 +0000

It can be quite mind boggling to figure out what all the terms mean in regard to image resolution, let alone figure out what is best used for your purpose. I’ve written this little article to help clarify things, so that you can work with confidence.

DEFINING IMAGE RESOLUTION

So how do we define “image resolution”? Well it refers to how crisp and clear or fuzzy and undefined an image will appear in any given format. Whether you want to share images via email or print digital pictures of your latest vacation, it all comes down to a matter of how many pixels, or lines, or dots appear per square inch on your screen, or sheet of paper. The number of dots per square inch is called DPI. The number of lines per inch, is LPI, or pixels per inch is PPI, or samples per inch is SPI. This article focuses on the more common ones: DPI and PPI.

PRINT MEDIA

As a rule of thumb, you will want to use higher resolutions for print media that you will use for online media. Typically, the higher the resolution, the higher quality of the image you will see in print. The lowest resolution you will typically use for digital media you intent to print is 200 PPI (Pixels Per Inch). However, it is more common for print media to be set at a much higher resolution, such as 300 PPI or more. Another rule of thumb to follow: the higher the resolution of your image, the larger the file size of that image. So the same image set to 72 PPI in one version, and 600 PPI in another version, will have very different file sizes. This of course, affects issues of storage space on your hard drive. Another rule of thumb to follow with print media is to pay attention to the resolution of the printer that will be used for your particular print job. If your printer can handle 600 DPI (Dots Per Inch), then it is a good idea to create images set to that resolution, as the images will come out far more crisp and clear than at a lower resolution. The file size may be massive for each higher resolution image, but the quality of the printed image may be worth it for your project. This is especially true if you are printing images of your art or photography on specialty papers in a large format such as 11”x14” or bigger. Keep in mind: if you have saved your image at 600 PPI, but your printer can only handle 300 DPI, your higher PPI image will be wasted on it. If you already know you will print at a lower resolution printer, create a file set to the DPI of that printer. I typically call ahead to print houses and ask about the DPI of their machines prior to saving files and sending them to the print-house.

ELECTRONIC MEDIA

Whether you are using a Windows operating system, or a Mac, the typical computer monitor’s display will show between 72 – 96 PPI. Computers display clearly enough at these lower resolutions. However, printing an image from the online version, you will notice a remarkable size difference, as well as the possibility of a lower quality image in the printed version. This is quite typical if your printer is set to 300 DPI, and your image downloaded from the web set at 72 PPI. If you are working mainly with creating images for online or onscreen presentation, sticking to the lower file size and lower resolution is a good idea. However, you should consider making version sets of images that need to appear in both online and print formats. In my own graphics experience, I have clients who want corporate identity made, plus an online presence. That being the case, I often create two version sets of their logos for example, so that one set is good to go for their web needs, and another for their business cards, and brochures.

FOR FURTHER READING – ONLINE

Designer Info.com: Image Resolution

RECOMMENDED BOOK

“The Elements of Graphic Design: Space, Unity, Page Architecture, and Type”
by Alexander W. White. His book will help you to understand basic principles of great page design.

FDA MedWatch - Clopidogrel (marketed as Plavix) and Omeprazole (marketed as Prilosec) - Drug Interaction

irbtipoftheweek — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:10:30 +0000

FDA notified healthcare professionals of new safety information concerning an interaction between clopidogrel (Plavix), an anti-clotting medication, and omeprazole (Prilosec/Prilosec OTC), a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) used to reduce stomach acid. New data show that when clopidogrel and omeprazole are taken together, the effectiveness of clopidogrel is reduced. Patients at risk for heart attacks or strokes who use clopidogrel to prevent blood clots will not get the full effect of this medicine if they are also taking omeprazole. Separating the dose of clopidogrel and omeprazole in time will not reduce this drug interaction.

Other drugs that are expected to have a similar effect and should be avoided in combination with clopidogrel include: cimetidine, fluconazole, ketoconazole, voriconazole, etravirine, felbamate, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, and ticlopidine.

Recommendations for healthcare professionals are provided in the “Information for Healthcare Professionals” sheet.

CLICK HERE to read the MedWatch safety summary, including links to the FDA Information for Healthcare Professionals sheet, Public Health Advisory, and Follow-up to the January 26, 2009 Early Communication.

PPI – Mis-selling explained

carloswilkins717 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:13:52 +0000

There is a general feeling of concern in the market about past practices in providing PPI policies and even after these may have been addressed by the relevant people PPI refunds are a popular occurrence among individuals that have were sold products.

Cases of PPI mis-selling are now known to have been common, with numerous people having been granted policies that may be of little use. If you understand you need to follow a claim for a PPI refund then you’ll be [happy there are set steps to take.

Once the regulatory authorities made the decision to undertake an enquiry into PPI mis-selling they were surprised to discover that a lot of victims had been mis sold PPI and that essential steps would need to be implemented to outlaw irresponsible selling and re-shape the market.

Many people are currently investigating their Payment Protection Insurance policies after the recent regulations changes in the market and chasing PPI compensation have become a regular occurance. Making a claim should be simple and a fair share of claims are more often than not successful these days.

Payment protection insurance – otherwise called PPI – is a popular financial [product that protects you should you undergo certain things causing loss of earnings. Making a payment protection claim on an insurance policy is a result of one or more specific occurrences coming about.

Large numbers of us these days posess PPI policies, but how do payment protection claims are payable? The actual circumstances when you are able to claim is likely to be highlighted in the policy terms and needs to be completely explained to anyone at the purchase point.

If you posess a good PPI policy it may be so that you may wish to claim payment protection insurance claims. Such payments are normally provided as monthly payments, generally tax free, for a set duration of time.

It remains very frequent that you were once mis-sold payment protection insurance and the modern changes to the places where it is to be be sold have strived to get rid of this problem. Many policy holders will be unknowing that they own a PPI policy because of the past problems.

In the event that you confirm you once were mis-sold PPI then you ought to begin the routine to get your money back. There are certain routes to be followed in claiming back PPI and there is plenty in the way of informative literature to assist you.

The moment that defines when the policy holder may start a PPI claim is laid out within the agreement that the individual understands when signing the cover. There are plenty set occasions that might enforce a claim and these may change between contracts.

With the current stories relating to the way in which PPI policies were mis-sold in the past it is certainly no surprise that great numbers of people pursue a PPI refund. Investigations have deduced that often individuals had been made to buy policies that were not of any use to them.

The financial authorities have made changes in recent days to the sale of PPI policies after complaints from many people and as a result PPI claim are now a standard occurrence as people seek reward for mis-sold policies.

Among the most central components of a PPI policy is understanding when it can be made active. There are many triggers that create an opportunity the policy holder to claim PPI, and these may be neatly stated in the paperwork.

Much was made in the newspapers lately about cases of missold PPI policies and this has seen as a result a full investigation by the Financial Services Authority in which they uncovered that such mis-selling had really taken place.

Reports of mis sold PPI policies instigated a full investigation by the FOS and the upshot was that numerous instances of mis-selling were observed to have been undertaken across the United Kingdom. Amendments have been put in place to the process for the better.

In the event that you believe that you could have been mis-sold a PPI policy, there are routines in place to help you reclaim PPI outlay. Plenty claims are successful and many people who understand they were misled are pursuing claims.

Payment Protection Insurance used to be a worthy investment for most financial consumers as it was designed to cover a set of situations when the individual concerned could find that they are unable to work. As a result there are a number of alternative circumstances where the person concerned can bring about PPI claims against a lender.

REPORTED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2009: REDBOOK REPORT

The Long Thinker — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:13:02 +0000

NEW DATA IN RED

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

ICSC/Goldman Index for Week Ending 14 November		PREVIOUS: 490.9 ACTUAL: 490.2
		CHANGES: Week-to-Week: -0.1%; Year-to-Year: +2.4%

Redbook Report for 1st 2 Weeks November

	National Chain Store Sales (vs. October)	FORECAST: +4.8% ACTUAL: +4.4%
	Seasonally Adjusted Sales (vs. 2008)	FORECAST: +2.2%; ACTUAL +1.8%

Core PPI for October		PREVIOUS: -0.1%; FORECAST:+0.15%; ACTUAL: -0.6%

PPI for October		PREVIOUS: -0.6%; FORECAST:+0.6%; ACTUAL: +0.3%

Net Long-term TIC Flows for September		PREVIOUS: $28.6B; FORECAST: $32.5B; ACTUAL: $40.7B

Capacity Utilization for October		PREVIOUS: 70.5%; FORECAST: 70.65%; ACTUAL: 70.7%

Industrial Production for October		PREVIOUS: 0.7%; FORECAST: 0.3%; ACTUAL: 0.1%

Link Between Migraines & Magnesium Deficiency?

dizzychick — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:30:30 +0000

Before I start this post I would like to clarify that I am NOT a doctor, nor do I have any medical training.

I have been suffering with migraine-associated vertigo (so they say) for 18 months now. It has been a living hell. I have noticed that all the symptoms are worse every 28 days (monthly cycle). I have had MRI scans, blood tests, hormone tests, you name it I have had it done!

My GP isn’t clued up on migraines or vertigo. It seems to me that GP’s in the UK treat minor issues, hand you pills or refer you to a specialist. Their job is done. After you wait on a waiting list for months to see a specialist – there is still little help for this condition. No one really understands migraines, let alone MAV.

I have gone into DIY mode. I have searched hours over the internet for ANYTHING and EVERYTHING regarding this condition. I have come up on some very interesting information.

Before the MAV started I had my Thyroid tested, and it was underactive, so I went on Levothyroxine. 4 years later I had a severe allergic reaction to something. The source is still unknown. I ended up going to a private allergist in London and he told me that I was reacting to everything! Still don’t know what caused the initial near death allergic reaction. A few months after that I felt like I was choking ALL the time – 18 months later and several very incomfortable tests, I found out that I had a Hiatus Hernia. I was told that there was nothing that could be done (which is BS) and given Lansoprazole ( a proton pump inhibitor). Then 3 years down the road the MAV! I still get congested etc after I eat, so I was thinking that it must be allergies! So I started to Google.

After thousands of pages downloaded, printed and saved I have come to the following conclusions.

Magnesium deficiencies can cause Thyroid problems, stomach issues, period problems, vertigo & dizziness and heart problems (which would now explain my newly found heart palpitations!!).

I think that I may have been slightly magnesium deficient when the thyroid issue started, then the allergies started (causing stomach issues) which I took the PPI for, which seriously drains your body of vitamins & minerals, which caused the MAV & period issues.

I also discovered that you are only meant to take a PPI for 8 weeks MAX – I have been on it for 3 years!!!!!! Here’s the bad thing, I have tried to come off the PPI (proton pump inhibitor) and it felt like acid was coming up my throat into my mouth! I never had that before, only a choking sensation. So I Googled that and lo and behold PPI’s can actually cause serious acid problems! If I continue to take the PPI I believe that I will continue to be magnesium deficient (and it will get worse) and the PPI will not allow me to absorb any vitamins/minerals that I take. It is a vicious cycle. I cannot believe that PPI’s are handed out like sweets without warning the patient that they could cause worse problems if taken longer than 8 weeks (including magnesium deficiencies)

I am considering asking to be tested for a full vitamin/mineral check….. my GP will not be happy, but it is MY health. None of this makes sense to me – well it didn’t until I started reading up on all of this. Now it is clear!

I have read that 70% of people in developed countries have a magnesium & vitamin D deficiency! Astounding.

I will post more articles & links on this later, but I can’t handle long periods of time on the PC due to the MAV….. plays games with my eyes.

Weekly Economic Update for the Week of October 26, 2009

statlerfinancial — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:20:52 +0000

Fewer “For Sale” signs. Existing home sales set a record in September – they rose by 9.4%, spurred by the federal credit for first-time buyers. (That $8,000 credit is valid through November 30.) September’s sales pace was the hottest in two years and the median sales price fell at the slowest pace in a year, according to the National Association of Realtors.¹

Leading indicators rise notably. The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index went north 1.0% in September, marking the sixth straight monthly increase. The LEI monitors developments in categories such as jobless claims, housing permits, interest-rate spreads and consumer confidence.²

PPI drops. In September, inflation was not a factor at factories. Producer prices dropped 0.6% (core PPI fell 0.1%). PPI has seesawed positive and negative across the last three months of data.³

Housing starts rise. However, the 0.5% September increase announced by the Commerce Department was less than economists anticipated. Housing permits decreased in September for the second time in three months.³

Gold, copper, oil all advance. Gold prices gained $4.90 last week to finish at $1,055.60 an ounce Friday. Prices have risen 15.72% across the last three weeks. Copper had its best week since mid-July, posting a 6.57% gain last week. Oil prices advanced $1.48 per barrel last week to settle at $80.50 Friday.⁴

Slight losses for stocks. The S&P 500 lost 0.7% last week, while the NASDAQ ended down 0.1% for the same time span. The DJIA retreated 0.2% last week to close at 9,972.18 Friday.⁵

*% Change*	Y-T-D	1-Yr Avg	5-Yr Avg	10-Yr Avg
DJIA	+13.63	+14.74	-0.44	-0.48
NASDAQ	+36.62	+34.33	+2.50	-2.35
S&P 500	+19.52	+18.88	-0.29	-1.71
*Real Yield*	10/23	1 Yr Ago	5 Yrs Ago	10 Yrs Ago
10YrTIPS	1.51%	2.67%	1.64%	4.14%

(Source: CNNMoney.com, ustreas.gov, bls.gov, 10/23/09)^6,7,8

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Inflation Waiting in the Wings (Copper Wiring)

Dr. Duru — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:32:33 +0000

Although producer prices fell 0.6% in September, producers who rely heavily on commodities as inputs have experienced sharp pricing pressures for the past several months. Encore Wire Coporation (WIRE) provides one of many examples.

WIRE is a small producer of copper wiring ($486M market capitalization and net sales last quarter of $169M). The company described the squeeze it feels from higher copper prices during its conference call announcing third quarter earnings (click here for the complete transcript from Seeking Alpha):

“We’re tempted to lead the industry with several price increases during the quarter but met limited success…copper’s doubled since late last year and historically that’s been a fantastic situation for our industry. The change this time around on the copper climb has been there is a competitor that’s been very public with, they don’t agree with the passing on those cost, because they feel like the [market] won’t allow it.

Our approach to that is you pass it on and it is what it is regardless of the demand. It’s very transparent for contractors and distributors alike to see that copper is up $0.10 or down $0.05 or whatever the volatility would lead to and from my 20 years…copper is the deciding factor on a price increase or actually price decreases as well. You can have PVC, you can freight, you can nylon, you can have other cost influences but until copper trends one way or the other, the price increases typically fail.”

In other words, when construction activity picks up again and/or becomes relatively more robust, there is plenty of inflation waiting in the wings for commodity-based products like copper wiring. That inflation will likely translate quickly into higher costs for construction across the board.

Why should we VOTE ?

rj2424 — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:59:34 +0000

WE SHOULD ALL VOTE. We know that, but we, the so called educated elite have found certain excuses to skirt the issue.

Excuses for not voting:

1) My 1 vote does not count!!

Ask Shri. C.P. Joshi,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._P._Joshi

Shri. C.P. Joshi, currently Minister of Rural Development in the Union Cabinet under Manmohan Singh, lost his election to the Nathdwara Assembly seat in Rajasthan in 2008 by one, yes, ONE VOTE!!

HIS MOTHER, WIFE & DRIVER NOT GO TO VOTE that day!!!

He was the President of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee at that time and was credited with the Congress victory in the 2008 Rajasthan Assembly Elections. He would naturally also be a contender for Chief Ministership, but I guess that 1 vote made all the difference.

2) Whom should we vote for, they are all the same !!

Select the best candidate, not necessarily the best party…

3) Why waste our vote voting for those Independent Bankers and Professionals when they are not going to win…..

How many seats did Raj saheb Thackarey and his Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) win, 12/13 ….
How many seats did they make others loose. Many have put that figure close to 40 seats.

So, if for example, the Professional Party of India, or the like, are able to garner more votes than the margin of victory or defeat in many of the 38 Assembly segments in Mumbai alone, won’t that be a big chattering point on our news channels.

Politicians try to sway a block which is decisive in their victory or defeat.

Just visit any slum and see if Coastal Zone Regulations or CZR regulations are a speed breaker in an extra slum or an extra floor coming up near the sea shore.

Just visit your friendly neighbourhood slum to see if:

a) It has paver block tiles (or newspaper reading stands, or a temple, mosque or whatever) installed thanks to Corporator / MLA / MP LAD funds,
b) at a time when your tap runs dry to see if water is flowing through theirs
c) to have cold sherbet with water from their fridge, sitting on their sofa and coffee table set on a marbled floor watching your favorite cricket team playing on their telly (I have visited more than 1 such “slum”)
d) Try buying a slum, it may cost you more than 10 lakhs. They are truly slumdog millionaires! and they got their slum for free. oops, sorry, they voted for it !

If you, or your building, or club or community or ALM has the power to make some one loose an election, you will be wooed. Your problems will be heard and redressed.

So, we must learn from the MNS and make it matter where it hurts. If not in “our” victory, then at least in “their” defeat.

Unfortunately, the next (& the most important) elections are the BMC Corporator elections and they are still 3 years away!!

So in true Middle Class Mumbai voter tradition, lets plan where to head to for a well deserved holiday when that E-Day comes.

Jai Hind,
Jai Maharashtra,
Jai Mumbai

(And for my dear football crazy fellows,
Go Man U !!)

Gadis ABG & Radio PPI

chichi utami — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:29:43 +0000

Aaah, gw jadi malu, ada yang masuk ke blog gw gara2 ngetik gadis ABG. Iya siy, gw masih ABG banget … Haha …
*sindrom tua, kadang emang suka ga ingat umur*

Eh, gw lagi punya hobi baru, ngedengerin radio streaming, Radio PPI (Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia). Radio ini didirikan oleh para pelajar2 Indonesia di luar negeri …
Di PPI ini nanti kita bisa request lagu, kirim2 salam, dan chatting dengan para pendengar yg lagi OL.
Okeh … ini dia link-nya: http://radioppidunia.com/player/. Selamat menikmati
*Btw, salah satu penyiarnya adalah Boy (DJ Andy), teman gw pas kuliah plus partner kerja dulu di BEM FTUI*

Producer Price Index fell 0.6 percent in September

writejesse — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:34:38 +0000

Today brought welcome news for those of us who worry about inflation. The U.S. Labor Department reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) fell 0.6 percent in September. Core producer prices, which exclude food and energy costs, declined by 0.1 percent.

Here at Inflation Watch, we’ve reported on evidence of rising prices at the consumer level (see, e.g., our posts on health insurance, college tuition, used cars, new cars, tires, gasoline, air fares, pharmaceuticals, parking, utilities, and, housing). But at the wholesale level inflation apparently remains subdued. For the time being, anyway. With crude oil prices marching higher this month, it is doubtful that producer prices will continue to fall for long.

This observer cited today’s PPI report as evidence that the U.S. economy is experiencing massive, prolonged deflation. This analyst hints darkly that the U.S. government may soon start burning down farmer’s fields and shooting their livestock in order to prevent further deflation. Or something.

The response on Wall Street, by strong contrast, was calm. The iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Exchange Traded Fund (TLT) rose by just 0.5 percent on the day–a decent showing, but hardly evidence of a sea change in inflationary expectations.

Update (10/21/09 11:33 am eastern time): At this moment, TLT is trading down 0.9 percent today, erasing all of yesterday’s gain and then some. Clearly, yesterday’s PPI report did little to comfort bond traders’ worries about inflation.

Daily Comment - 21st October 2009: Rebalancing China's export engine will not be frictionless.

TIP — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:10:14 +0000

Macro

Rebalancing China’s export engine will not be frictionless.

Excerpt from my Daily Comment from the 16th October 2009:

“…it’s tempting to think of the USD peg as a blinkered bilateral arrangement – but is it? True; as the Dollar retreats, Chinese exporters do not lose any competitiveness to US consumers due to the peg, but remember they also stand to gain competitiveness to other consumers against relatively stronger Euro, Yen, Aussie Dollar and other currencies important to China. As if by perfect coincidence, at a time when China needs to rotate its export machine to more multi-lateral/balanced/diversified model, a weakening Dollar (and thus a weaker Yuan) is enabling Chinese manufacturers to explore new trading partners and cement new global trading channels away from the US.”

Now I’d like to draw your attention to an article someone showed me from NY Times journalist, David Barboza, in particular the excerpt:

“After letting its currency rise against the dollar, beginning in July 2005, China is once again pegging it closely to the dollar. As the dollar has fallen against other major currencies like the euro — about 15 percent since a year ago — Chinese imports have become more and more competitive.

Now, European officials are clamoring for China to reduce its flood of exports and pressing for antidumping investigations.

The International Monetary Fund is calling on China to rebalance its economy and allow its currency to appreciate against other major currencies.

The United States — which for years complained about China’s weak currency and soaring trade imbalances — has largely been silent in recent months, analysts say, partly because Washington is trying to improve relations with Beijing at a time when it desperately needs China to purchase American debt.

“Obama’s interest is not to push China to appreciate the currency, but to get them to pay the bills,” Dong Tao, an economist at Credit Suisse says, referring to China’s purchases of American debt.

For its part, Beijing worries that raising the value of its currency could be catastrophic, damaging exports and diluting the effect of the government’s aggressive stimulus package.

But the country’s leaders are well aware of the need to shift the economy away from heavy dependence on exports and toward stronger domestic consumption. Indeed, China is eager to move up the value chain, by selling higher-priced goods like computer chips, aircraft and pharmaceuticals — all of which would bring better-paying jobs and healthier economic growth.

Moreover, many economists say that as Chinese consumers become richer, they will buy more of their own goods. And as the dollar falls, it will make American exports more competitive globally, including in China. Those trends together could eventually help rebalance global trade — which became overly reliant on Americans buying cheap Chinese goods and China buying American debt. Right now, Beijing worries about growing trade frictions with its biggest trading partners, the European Union and the United States, and the possibility of some countries initiating protectionist measures.”

Like I said: watch this space. As the Euro breaks 1.50 on the Dollar and heads towards 1.60 (which incidentally would be the lowest Dollar level against the Euro EVER) expect Sarkozy and Merkel to up the anti-China rhetoric – it’s just a matter of time. Of course, other than the fact that Gordon Brown would like a little help to stoke inflation, he doesn’t give two hoots about a strong Pound – and especially not a strong Euro. Successive Old Tory and New Labour governments have beaten the British manufacturing industry to a cowering pulp that does not even resemble a competitive export engine in the modern globalized World.

Also, I’d like to quickly mention a Bloomberg article, which I found really quite remarkable: London Agents “Sold Out” as Property Markets Reach New Highs. I’ve been talking to friends about this remarkable phenomenon: only 9 months ago my Real Estate Agent told me that there was no demand, now there is no supply. This the property market! Y’ know houses are kinda “BIG TICKET” items for the average family and the market has just turned on a dime as though it were a speculative commodity. That’s just it, in fact, the sheer volume of liquidity out there is effectively commoditizing even the housing market.

Another day, perhaps, I’ll try to expand more on the relationship between asset prices, inflation and the monetary policy and why the Central Banks do not really give a damn about asset bubbles.

Macro Data:

I can’t think of any data coming out today worth following – may be Russian CPI, if you’re really bored.

Markets

Lackluster performance in US stocks, despite a number of companies beating analyst forecasts (do they matter any more – equity analysts have got things so wrong over the past year?) – it seems that the housing starts number put a dampener on things. I have to say, 20k under the economist survey estimate of 610k doesn’t seem like a tragic outcome – but hey, what do I know?

US PPI numbers interested me more as they actually came out more inflationary than expected – let’s see if this is a growing trend!

The VIX is at astonishing lows, I don’t recall ever seeing short-term implied volatilities this low in the middle of an earnings season (especially with economic horizon far from certain). If you see long term volatilities come down too, I suggest you buy!

Global Stocks to Watch:

After yesterday’s huge rally in HK property stocks, it’s going to be worth watching how they open today. Yesterday, Sun Hung Kai closed up 8%, Cheung Kong up 7%.
Chinese Banks also had a very strong day yesterday – Shanghai pushing through new 2 month-highs – is the panic over?
Earnings:
- China Overseas Land & Investment
- China Mobile – looks like they missed estimates due to increase operating costs
- Hyundai Motor
- LG Electronics
- Fiat
- Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo
- Eli Lilly
- EBay
- Boeing

Who's an accident waiting to happen?

smnewsletters — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:10:04 +0000

What happens to people who develop feelings of faintness while driving? Should they be told to stop driving, and for how long? A study from the Mayo Clinic defines who has this problem and how often it recurs within a year after the first episode. This editorial describes the study, and weighs in on its implications for recommendations about driving. (There is a prominent link to the study itself near the top of the page.)

RESULT: Syncope While Driving: How Safe Is Safe?
Circulation | Sep 15, 2009

Search: blackout

Another recent study used a driving simulator to assess the risks of driving under the influence of sleep apnea. Presumably patients can control one of the two risk factors in the study: alcohol use. (The first result here is a patient summary of the study. Click the second result for the study itself.)

RESULT: Effects of Alcohol and Sleep Restriction on Simulated Driving Performance in Untreated Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Annals of Internal Medicine | Oct 6, 2009

Search: driving apnea

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Sometimes the website has made a subtle change in the article content, and the older version is still present in the SearchMedica database, so you see results for both. This often occurs on clinicaltrials.gov, the US government’s database for clinical trials. It’s not possible for us to find all of these and delete them manually.

We hate seeing duplicate results and try to find automatic ways to eliminate them (along with other kinds of clutter) whenever possible. We’re working on it; please bear with us.

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OTHER RECENT SEARCHES ON SEARCHMEDICA

Search: stopping ppi

RESULT: Results of an intervention in an academic Internal Medicine Clinic to continue, step-down, or discontinue proton pump inhibitor therapy related to a Tennessee Medicaid formulary change
Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy (PubMed) | May 1, 2009

What happens when you stop PPI treatment? Is it better to step down to an H2 blocker? This article tells what happened in response to a formulary change that forced the question.

Search: ppi C difficile

RESULT: Examination of Potential Mechanisms to Explain the Association between Proton Pump Inhibitors and Clostridium difficile Infection
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | Oct 1, 2009

A related search finds new evidence that PPIs do not encourage the growth of C difficile, which previous reports have suggested.

Search: confidentiality law

RESULT: Confidentiality, consent, and caring for the adolescent patient
Current Opinion in Pediatrics (PubMed) | Aug 1, 2009

Adolescent patients are likely to say more about health issues if they know a doctor will keep the information private, but physicians rarely discuss confidentiality with adolescent patients. In this review, authors from Ohio State University Medical Center provide an overview of state and federal laws relevant to the question.

Search: joint instability hypermobility joint instability joint laxity joint Bursitis

RESULT: The Approach to the Painful Joint
eMedicine Rheumatology | Jan 1, 2009

Someone threw everything that came to mind at SearchMedica, hoping to find the best result. This review of joint pain is relevant, but was it necessary to do all that typing to find it?

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SEARCH TIP: Long search terms

Notice that this query generated only 4 results.

SearchMedica’s mandate is to look for articles that contain all or most of the words in your search term. Therefore, the longer the search term, the fewer results it is likely to generate.

There’s no advantage to adding the same word more than once. (This query repeats the word “joint” 4 times, and the word “instability” twice.)

Also, it’s not usually necessary to think of synonyms for your concept (instability, laxity, hypermobility). SearchMedica’s lexicon will automatically include synonyms.

Put some thought into what topic is most important to you, and make that the first word in the query.

The search term “bursitis joint instability“ offers 455 results.

Remember that you can target your search using the article categories above the first result.

Producer Price Index Sept 09

Michael Ensley — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:11:35 +0000

This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the September 2009 Producer Price Index report. The PPI dropped a little this month mostly due to cost of gas declines (0.6% decline). In August we saw a significant increase at 1.7% raises a little alarm in that the fluctuations are evident. The fact that most of this is based on energy prices swinging is both a little calming and potential for more signs that oil prices are moving too much.

“Wholesale prices in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in September on lower fuel costs, a sign inflation remains muted and the Federal Reserve has leeway to keep borrowing costs low as the economy recovers.” Bloomberg

What does this mean to me: we will probably not see much increase in prices over the coming months (keep watching the price of oil/gas). This is also a sign that while some of the recent indicators have been good, we might see a lull in the recovery process.

As a part of this series, I am also going to add the price of oil. It was not one of the Baumohl Indicators, but I think that might have been because it comes out of the financial markets.

Dollar Bounces as Bernanke Hints at Exit

asx200 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:01:53 +0000

(CFD.net.au – Contract for Difference, Share, Forex, ETFs, Commodities Traders) –

Boris Schlossberg

Director of Currency Research, GFT

EUR German Final CPI -0.4% vs. -0.4%

EUR German Trade Balance 10.6B vs. 12.4B

EUR French Industrial Production 1.8% better than 0.3% forecast

GBP PPI Input -0.5% vs. -0.9%

GBP PPI Output 0.5% vs. 0.1%

GBP Trade Balance – …

Boris Schlossberg

Director of Currency Research, GFT

EUR German Final CPI -0.4% vs. -0.4%

EUR German trade balance 10.6B vs. 12.4B

EUR French Industrial Production 1.8% better than 0.3% forecast

GBP PPI Input -0.5% vs. -0.9%

GBP PPI Output 0.5% vs. 0.1%

GBP trade balance -6.2B vs. -6.3B

Event Risk on Tap

CAD Employment Change expected at 10.1K

CAD Unemployment Rate expected at 8.8%

CAD trade balance

USD Trade Balance expected at -32.7B

Price Action

USD/JPY

runs through 89.00 on spec that US rates may rise next year

AUD/USD

at .9022 on some mild profit taking

GBP/USD

loses 1.6000 as selling returns despite hot PPI

EUR/USD

back to 1.4700 on dollar bounce

As the week came to a close in Asia and Europe ,the dollar received a boost from comments by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke that suggested the Fed is beginning to prepare an exit strategy from its ultra accommodative monetary policy. In remarks made last night, the Fed chairman noted, “”When the economic outlook has improved sufficiently, we will be prepared to tighten the stance of monetary policy and eventually return our balance sheet to a more normal configuration.”

Although the Fed chief’s comments broke no new ground, the mildly hawkish tone of the message prompted a short covering rally especially in

USD/JPY

which spiked to 89.40 on fears that US rates may begin to rise sooner than the market expected sabotaging the dollar carry trade. As we noted earlier however, we believe that the rhetoric from Dr. Bernanke was meant simply to provide some intermediate support to the greenback rather than signal any real Change in policy.

We believe that the Fed will follow its historical precedent and will not make a move in rates until US unemployment rolls print positive for at least several months in a row. Given the fact that US economy continues to shed jobs at -200K pace a turnaround of such magnitude is not likely to occur until well into the h2 of 2010 at best.

The Euro was also hurt tonight by weaker than expected German Trade data which printed at 10.6 Billion versus 12.4 Billion eyed. It’s too early to tell if the higher exchange rates are beginning to hurt Germany’s key export sector, however they are clearly not helping and any further rise in the unit may slow down the pace of recovery in the region. European officials have been generally nonchalant about the relentless rise in the

EUR/USD

but if the pair climbs above 1.5000 and begins to materially impact export demand, the rhetoric will escalate very quickly.

In North America today, US will also release its trade balance figures with markets anticipating a slight increase to -32.5B from -32B the month prior. The data will be skewed by

oil

prices, but if the trade data ex

-oil

shows a significant improvement it will validate the US policymakers attempt to grow the US economy via the export sector. With little else to drive trading today, consolidation appears to be the most likely path with a slight bias towards the buck as profit taking continues.

Currency	GMT	EST	Release	Expected	Prior
CAD	11:00	7:00	CAD Employment Change	10.1K	27.1K
CAD	11:00	7:00	CAD Unemployment Rate	8.8%	8.7%
CAD	12:30	8:30	CAD Trade Balance		-1.4B
USD	12:30	8:30	USD Trade Balance	-32.7B	-32.0B

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