Ron Paul appeared on The ED Show to discuss Senator Dodd’s financial regulatory reform bill.
Show: The ED Show
Channel: MSNBC
Date: 03/15/2010
Transcript coming soon
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Before you turn it in, here’s a smattering of what you should be paying attention to right now:
Now as for markets, they’re very quiet:
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We’ve written before about the libel fight that Simon Singh is fighting in the UK, where the British Chiropractic Assocation sued him for libel for saying that some of the things that the BCA claimed chiropractors could do were “bogus.” Singh, who has a PhD. and has written numerous books about science, was pointing out that the BCA was making claims that had little scientific evidence to back them up — hence “bogus.” Tragically a court focused on the use of that word, suggesting that Singh meant the BCA had engaged in deliberate dishonesty, rather than just aggressive marketing. Because of the amount of time and resources it is taking him to fight this, Singh is now giving up his column in The Guardian, noting just how damaging a ridiculous libel lawsuit can be on individuals.
The only good news out of this is that the lawsuit against Singh has brought about two important forms of backlash:
It’s awful to see Singh have to go through all of this, but hopefully his sacrifices will mean others won’t have to face the same issue down the road.
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Ha!
The answer to that question is a resounding no.
Alex Kirtland of Usable Markets posted this chart showing US gold holdings in relation to US debt.
As you can see, the idea of selling gold to pay off any meaningful amount of debt would be a joke.
That being said, gold traders do apparently fear euro gold sales, as French and German leaders plan a new EMF to pay for future bailouts. This is something Dennis Gartman has brought up recently.
That, along with the risk trade, is why gold’s been such a dog lately. (send hatemail to [email protected])
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The new worry, courtesy of the New York Times, is that we’re going to be killed by a huge junk-bond refinancing wave starting in 2012, when all those awful private-equity deals that topped the market start coming due.
2012 seems like a ways away, though, and the entire refinancing total over the following three years–$700 billion–is less than the TARP (ignoring the additional $2 trillion the US government will need). Martin Fridson, for one, thinks companies have plenty of time to refinance between now and then.
But we suppose if there’s suddenly nothing else to worry about, this is as good an obsession as any.
2012 also is the beginning of a three-year period in which more than $700 billion in risky, high-yield corporate debt begins to come due, an extraordinary surge that some analysts fear could create a glut in the debt markets.
With huge bills about to hit corporations and the federal government around the same time, the worry is that some companies will have trouble getting new loans, spurring defaults and a wave of bankruptcies.
The United States government alone will need to borrow nearly $2 trillion in 2012, to bridge the projected budget deficit for that year and to refinance existing debt.
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Learn the principles and applications of RTDs and thermistors.
Minco, a designer and manufacturer of critical components for critical applications, is offering a free downloadable white paper titled Resistance Thermometry: Principles and Applications of Resistance Thermometers and Thermistors. If you are a design engineer who is wants to learn more about the consistency, accuracy and stability of these temperature sensors, this white paper is for you.
This paper shows you how to calibrate temperature-reading instruments by performing calculations regarding resistance and temperature characteristics. Learn what factors can influence the temperature/resistance ratio such as element types, leadwire resistance, electrical noise, vibration, self-heating, and exposure to temperatures at or beyond the endpoint of a specified range.
A perfect complement to this white paper is the 172-page Sensors & Instruments Solutions Guide; a free guide that will show you how to define your temperature sensing requirements and choose the best sensor. This handy, easy-to-use guide will also help you determine what sensing technology is best, show you how to compare sensor alternatives and help you obtain parts for testing and prototyping sensors. In addition to the Guide, a Non-Invasive Sensors Design Kit is also available.
If you need technical assistance, help with specifications, operating conditions, or application data; a Minco engineer is just a click away in the Minco Engineer2Engineer Community. You can also phone +33 561 032 420 for more information.
As a standard control panel, OPAL represents a modular industrial interface panel to control machines and other fabrication equipment.
It is available in various standard sizes (5.7” display, 10.4” display and 12.1” display), comes optional with or without resistive touch screen, emergency button and key lock system. It is connected to the operation system of the machine or fabrication equipment through an integrated USB cable.
OPAL can be easily integrated into existing applications and includes the possibility to individually label each key with our own OPAL ‘EasyLabel’ technology for maximum flexibility. This unique feature enables you to label each key on the OPAL panel individually by using a template available online at www.opalpanels.com and printing directly on specially provided labels that easily slide onto the label pockets on the backside of the panel.
With OPAL, we offer you a flexible and inexpensive alternative to the long and expensive development of your own control panel. Instead of waiting weeks or months for prototypes, you can simply configure your control panel online at www.opalpanels.com and get it within days. Once received, you can individually label each key and have a customized control panel ready within a short amount of time.
OPAL is the perfect solution for customers who need only smaller quantities but do not want to compromise on functionality or quality
SIMPLICITY – Simple to install and mantain. Easy to set up and operate. Require minimum operator training.
EFFICIENT – Very strong machines, require minimum floor area. Extensive planing and moulding capacities. Simplicity to change the knives in the vertical cutterheads.
FLEXIBILITY – Large capacity of work. Extensive selections of options, accessoires and tooling available to handle production of a tremendous range of quality wood products.
ECONOMY – Very low price. Can be operate by one man, which reduct the cost of working.
MÁQUINAS PINHEIRO, LDA is a private Portuguese woodworking machinery manufacturer company established since 1929, located in Trofa, 20 Km north of Oporto – PORTUGAL.
National pioneer in the sector, since 1929, the company develops a policy of technology partnerships with United States, Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy through licences for the use of patents as well as machinery innovations in conjunction with our customers and suppliers. Presently its commercial organisation comprises all the domestic market and spreads out to all the five continents through a net of agents and distributors. Exporting 70% of its production being USA the main market with a share of 30%.
ATLANTA Drive Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the expanded range of Servo Worm Reducers, now offering four levels of precision to meet any application requirements. Building on the popular High-Performance (HP) Servo-Worm Reducer product, Atlanta has added a High-Torque, Economy and Basic version to complete the range.
The High-Torque (HT) version offers 150% the torque capacity of the standard Servo-Worm Reducer, while reducing the backlash level to less than one arc-minute. The output was also redesigned for increased bearing capacity and an option for flanged connections based on ISO 9409.
The Economy (E-Servo) version offers the same torque capacity as the standard Servo-Worm Reducer, with a backlash level of less than six arc-minutes. A simplified housing and assembly allows for significant price savings. The Basic (B-Servo) version offers 90% the torque capacity of the standard Servo-Worm Reducer, with a backlash level of less than twelve arc-minutes.
The four levels of precision available allows a machine designer to select the required reducer precision to meet their needs and their budget. A wide range of motor couplings and mounting flanges are available for the complete reducer range to mount virtually any servo motor and the hollow bore output can be used to mount output shafts, pinion shafts, or other drive elements.
Typical applications for these reducers include rotary axis drives, traveling gantries & columns, and material handling axis drives. Industries served include Material Handling, Automation, Aerospace, Woodworking, Machine Tool and Robotics.
For more information, contact ATLANTA Drive Systems at: (800) 505-1715, or on the web at: www.atlantadrives.com.
Today there are not construction sites, handcraft enterprises or industrial plants that do not know the compact containers from Säbu. FLADAFI® Material Containers have a multifunctional use and can at any time be relocated to another site.
The storage containers are made from stable sendzimir zinc-plated trapezoidal sheet metal. FLADAFI® storage solutions are available as many different models: the classic material storage container with 2-32 m² floor space, roller shutter containers, magazine boxes or shelving units for handcraft, trade and industry.
Furthermore, the FLADAFI® program includes insulated material containers and shelving units. These containers and shelving units protect sensitive storage goods from heat and cold and compensate temperature fluctuations.
True RMS and 20,000 Count for Service/Repair and Educational Use
YORBA LINDA, CA February 2010 – B&K Precision launches their newest bench-top multimeter with a value greater than its low list price of $339 would imply. Model 2831E multimeter is unsurpassed for applications in education, service & repair, manufacturing or any application where affordable, accurate, and reliable measurements are needed.
The 2831E offers a remarkable accuracy of 0.03%, a digital dual display for viewing two measurements simultaneously, a fast measurement rate of up to 25 readings per second, threshold settings for quick Pass/Fail testing, plus the ability to download measurement values to a computer via USB interface using SCPI protocol.
This bench-top DMM provides True RMS precision with a 20,000 count display. Its AC+DC capability captures any DC effects within the measured voltage or current for the most accurate results. Housed in a rugged case for easy stacking, the front panel of the 2831E has a bright display and tactile pushbutton control with easy-to-follow second function commands.
This hardworking instrument provides all expected measurements of AC and DC voltage to 750V and 1000V, respectively, AC and DC current to 20 A, resistance, frequency, and continuity test. Add to this the bonus built-in math functions of REL (relative) for offset measuring, Max/Min for capturing highest and lowest values, dB, dBm, Data Hold, and Compare. Wide measurement ranges, accuracy, and affordability make this the multimeter of choice on the test bench.
Greenray Industries, Inc. has announced the availability of the T1215 Series TCXO.
The T1215 measures 9mm x 7mm x 2.8mm and features a hermetic, ceramic package with ruggedized construction.
It has been designed to deliver consistent, reliable frequency control performance in high shock and vibration environments. Reduced acceleration sensitivity down to 5 x 10-10/g is available for improved phase noise performance during vibration and acceleration.
The T1215 offers a wide range of available frequencies, from 750kHz to 800MHz, and a choice of CMOS, LVPECL or LVDS outputs. Supply voltage is 3.3V or 5V. A miniature, high precision AT strip crystal enables extremely smooth and repeatable frequency performance over temperature and time. The total integrated jitter over 10kHz to 20MHz is less than 3pSec RMS with an 800MHz output.
Greenray Industries is a leading supplier of high precision, quartz-based oscillators for use in wireless, wired telephony, aerospace, military, satellite, and other communications applications. Information regarding the T1215 TCXO and all Greenray products is available at www.greenrayindustries.com or eMail: [email protected]
The switch-mode power supplies of the SNT5024 series are powerful and robust devices to power sensitive loads in a hard industrial environment.
These features result from the modern construction with a good radio shielding and high reliability integrated in a functional and stable casing.
The short circuit proof output DC voltage of this model can be adjusted from 22.5 to 30.0 V. This power supply is optimally suited for loads requiring high starting currents.
Functional principle
In the power supply SNT5024 a flyback converter operates to transform the energy in two steps.
During the conducting phase the diode is blocking, the inductor is energized and a magnetic field establishes. There is no electrical transmission; the consumer load is supplied with energy from the capacitor.
When the switching transistor opens, the blocking phase begins. The current in the inductor cannot change immediately, discharges through the diode and a negative voltage establishes atthe inductor.
Now operating like a power source the inductor reloads the capacitorand supplies the consumerwith energy. The energy flows from the inductor into the capacitor and the consumer and through the conducting diode back to the inductor.
Design
Completly embedded with resin in an aluminium housing for mounting on a rail or wall mounting with screws.
Applications
The series is used for many applications; it can be fitted under trolleys and charts of any kind, with standard and heavy carrying capacity; it can be used also for outdoor applications.
Typical usage: trolleys for indoor and outdoor industrial handling, manual lift transpallets.
Technical features
LOAD CAPACITY: 180-500 daN
WHEEL TREAD: Sigma Elastic rubber tread; hardness 70+/-3 Shore A; good resistance to wear and to tearing
CENTRE: die-cast aluminium
Usage conditions
Suitable for humid environments, with medium-harsh chemicals; not suitable for applications where organic solvents and hydrocarbons are present.
The new Ethernet interface cards IF-E1 (standard version) and IF-E2 (low profile version) connect networks and laboratory power supplies, as well as electronic loads, in a simple way. Using plug ‘n play, the cards are instantly ready for operation after they have been installed. The network settings can be configured either at the device, via a little software tool or the integrated website. The cards offer an additional USB port, which is dedicated to maintenance purposes. The devices are controlled by commands of the standardized SCPI language.
The cards are compatible to all devices of these series:
– PSI 9000
– PSI 8000 T / DT / 2U / 3U
– PS 8000 T / DT / 2U / 3U
– EL 3000
– EL 9000, EL 9000 HP
– PSI 800 R
– BCI 800 R
High-Speed powerful VS series, small size 6-axis robots.
A variety of models for a broad range of applications!
High Speed
Top performance in its class, with a cycle time of 0.49 sec
High Power
One of the highest applicable maximum moment of inertia in its class. Abundant Variations IP54/65 and Clean room Class 10
Downsized Body
Minimizing interference with surrounding equipment.
Ceiling Mounting
Each model can be used as ceiling mounted.
Little weight
Arm weights less than 30kg which allows light constructed cells.
Filed under: Aftermarket, Convertible, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, Audi
Whenever Audi introduces a new model, chances are that the folks at Abt Sportsline are going to get their hands on one. The German company has been tuning Volkswagens and Audis since the 1970s and has enjoyed success racing the Audi A4 in DTM and more recently the new R8 LMS. Needless to say, Abt knows how to properly modify cars bearing the four rings.
Abt’s latest project is the droptop version of the Audi R8. Visually the car gets a new front grille, front fascia with carbon fiber spoiler, side sills, rear fascia, rear spoiler and lightweight five-spoke wheels. Even more importantly, the 5.2-liter V10 has been massaged to provide 600 horsepower, good for 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds and a top speed of 199 mph. Finally, Abt provides a sport suspension system for improved handling. Follow the jump for full details and browse through the high-res gallery below.
Gallery: Abt Sportsline R8 Spyder
[Source: ABT Sportline]
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Fans of GOP boy wonder Rep. Paul Ryan will want to check out the statements he made in committee today.
You can watch the video or read the transcript embedded below, but either way you slice it, he savages the Democratic establishment over their lack of transparency in these final hours to ram healthcare through the Congress.
And here’s the transcript.
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Filed under: Hybrid, SUV, Plants/Manufacturing, Technology, Crossover, Audi, Electric
Thanks to the Volkswagen Group’s strategy to be the leading player in the alternative-powertrain market within the next decade, Audi has announced a rapid expansion of hybrid and electric vehicles over the next few years. The German automaker wants to improve efficiency of its internal combustion engines (both gasoline and diesel) by 30 percent – and it wants five percent of the brand’s model line to be electric. “In the future, our customers will be able to choose from an increasingly broad range of driveline technologies,” said Audi CEO Rupert Stadler.
Report: More hybrids, EVs coming from Audi originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The all-new Touareg lightens up and flies right with new powertrains, more amenities and a features list that could finally endear it to U.S. buyers.
We’ll never understand people’s penchant for posting their illegal endeavors on YouTube, and one GT-R owner is learning the hard way that publicizing your crash isn’t the best way to make an insurance claim.
We got the scoop and now we’ve got the details. Lexus is readying a limited edition LFA that’s tuned for the track and inspired by the supercar’s Nürburgring experiences.
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 3.15.10 originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
