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FAULHABER extends its portfolio of flat DC micromotors. Supplementing the exisisting range of precious metal commutated DC micromotors, the two additional micromotor Series 15… and 26… are presented as powerful, electronic commutated versions. With nominal voltages of 6 or 12 V the motors with a diameter of 15mm provide a continuous output torque of 0,6 mNm, the bigger versions with a diameter of 26mm provide 3,8 mNm. The gearmotor versions of these drives increase the output torque up to 30 or 100 mNm.

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Frosta Corporation uses checkweighers manufactured by OCS Check-weighers for the exact weight measurement of its frozen products. There are currently 14 checkweighers with integrated Active Vibration Compensation (AVC) in operation at the Frosta production facility in Bremerhaven. These machines provide Frosta with the technology for accurate and rapid weight management of its packaged goods and guarantees reliable, controlled sorting of faulty items. Since mid-2007, there is also an X-ray scanner in operation, which provides a sure means to search for and detect foreign objects such as stone, metal, glass and shell fragments. By the end of 2008, plans call for additional production lines to be equipped with OCS checkweighers and X-ray scanners…

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PayPal has suspended all payments and transfers in India, though the eBay-owned payments platform was vague on the reason. The company says that there are “questions” that need to be addressed before enabling the service in the country again. What those questions were or how long the block will last the company wouldn’t say.

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In an interview with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan, Marc Faber hints that markets are improperly giving the U.S. government a free ride.

That’s because if investors were to analyze the U.S. government as a company, they’d soon realize it is completely distressed. You might have suspected it as such, but here’s a gloomy reminder from the man who sells the Gloom, Boom, and Doom report:

“If you add all the unfunded liability’s the US has in terms of future liability’s arriving from medicare, medicaid and social security, then obviously if the US was a corporation it wouldn’t be a triple A, but it would have funds that are junks rated.

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• Faber: First Comes Soaring Interest Payments, Then Inflation, Then Default, Then War
• Marc Faber: Big Banks Are The "Freakish Offspring" Of The Fed’s Easy Money
• Marc Faber: Barack Obama Is Making Bush Look Like A Genius

(This post originally appeared at the author’s blog)

A Chinese proverb known by Americans as the “Chinese curse” says: “may you live in interesting times”.  Boy do we live in interesting times.  This is a veritable golden age in economic evolution.  New theories are being crafted as we speak and old theories that have stood the test of (our short) economic time are being torn down.   No theory has come under fire in recent years like Keynesianism.  After decades of success, Keynesianism doesn’t appear to be having the same magical effect.  Economic theorists are confused.  To their dismay (and with all apologies to Sir John Templeton, to whom I promised I would never utter these words) – it’s different this time.  Literally.

We are fighting a very rare and wretched economic beast.  As Bernanke’s great reflation experiment has ripped higher I have maintained that the hyperinflationists are wrong.  Though we appear to have slipped through the hands of the balance sheet depression Grim Reaper, the balance sheet recession continues to nip at our heels.   At his side always is his good friend Deflation.

A balance sheet recession is so rare that it has only occurred a handful of times in modern economic times.  And thus far, he remains undefeated by all of the powerful economic minds who have stood in his path.  In his path today is the great Sir John Maynard Keynes.   The global economy has stood behind the theories of Lord Keynes as the economy has tumbled and Central Bankers have literally bet their printing presses on his theories.  I fear they are not working and could be setting the table for an even greater catastrophe.

Over the course of the last 75 years governments around the globe have implemented policies of print and spend in times of economic downturns with great success.  The truth is – Keynesianism works – in the right environment.  It works well when debt is fairly low and organic economic growth is relatively strong, but exponential debt growth becomes an increasing concern every time you print your way out of an economic downturn.  The larger the downturn, the larger the response.  So on and so forth.  If you happen to enter a period of severe irrationality and spending the problems multiply.  If the recovery period is not used to pay down debts the problems become exponentially worse.  The tipping point comes when the debt burden hinders future economic growth and destroys your ability to spend your way out of any future recessions.  It effectively turns into one great pyramid scheme if it you let it get out of hand.

Marc Faber believes we are already there.  He refers to the current period in U.S. history as “zero hour” – the point where we have indebted ourselves so deeply that we can’t be trusted to pay off our debts.  Perhaps worse, however, is the inability to fend off future economic downturns.  Not everyone agrees with this perspective, however.

Paul Krugman argues that the deficit worrying is entirely political.   He’s correct to a certain extent, but as someone who loathes politics and understands that money has no political party I can say, without bias, that Krugman is also wrong to a large extent. Krugman argues that the economic downturn caused much of the current budget deficit – as if that somehow justifies it.  But therein lies the problem.  The prior Keynesian responses became multiplied and directly contributed to the current downturn.  20 years of easy money and accommodative print and spend monetary and fiscal policies have finally boiled over.   In essence, we have tried to print and spend our way out of one too many recessions while failing to use the recovery periods to pay down our debts.

The problem is, as the United States economy has matured we have become increasingly confident of future growth and increasingly less fiscally prudent.  The following chart shows the decade change in debt, GDP and debt/GDP.  What was once a sustainable ratio in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s has ballooned in the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s.   The story in the private sector is largely the same as debt ratios have ballooned in the 90’s and 00’.

Now, as the recovery remains weak and worries of a double dip increase, Krugman and the other Keynesians are saying we’re not spending enough:

“The point is that running big deficits in the face of the worst economic slump since the 1930s is actually the right thing to do. If anything, deficits should be bigger than they are because the government should be doing more than it is to create jobs.”

Talk about doubling down on a losing bet….The truth of the matter is the U.S. economy is on an unsustainable path and our Keynesian economic responses have been large contributors.  As the U.S. economy has matured and growth has slowed our spending has actually picked up pace.  As we became more wealthy as a society we began to price-in increasing wealth expansion and with it came more debt – and more risk.  That’s all well and good until the revenues begin to fall off a bit and then the debts become a substantial constraint.

Reinhart and Rogoff recently published a paper titled “growth in a time of debt”.  They found that debt at 90% of GDP begins to substantially impact future economic growth:

“The relationship between government debt and real gross domestic product (GDP) growth has been weak for debt/GDP ratios below a threshold of 90% of GDP. Above 90%, median growth rates fell by one percentage point and average growth fell considerably more. The threshold for public debt was similar in advanced and emerging economies.”

With the budget expected to reach 95% of GDP this year we are nearing the point of no return.  Not only will the public debt severely hinder our ability to grow our way out of the debt crisis, but this continued growth in debt will severely hinder our response to future downturns.  Remember, I am not an anti-Keynesian.  I simply don’t believe it is applicable in times of a balance sheet recession.

Krugman argues that there is no need to panic about the debts now:

“But there’s no reason to panic about budget prospects for the next few years, or even for the next decade.”

The Rogoff and Reinhart study shows that Krugman is wrong.  The time to worry about the deficit is right now.  Unfortunately, the Keynesian policies which Krugman has promoted, not only contributed to the current downturn, but severely cripple the U.S. economy going forward.  Doubling down or continuing such policies has the potential to create subsequent economic downturns – downturns which we won’t have the option to print a trillion dollars in response to.

My greatest issue with U.S. monetary & fiscal policy over the last decade is a continuing lack of risk management (something, ironically, which is all too prevalent in the money management business as well).   We continue to run up massive debts based on false economic growth assumptions.  Like the consumer who assumed the 90’s would continue forever, (or the banker who created mortgage backed securities assuming real estate could never decline) we continue to spend assuming future growth will be high and recessions will be rare occurrences.  What our policymakers should be asking themselves is how we can best prepare for the worst should the economy grow at a lower than average rate and downturns become more common occurrences.  Instead, they continue asking themselves how quickly we can return to the go-go 90’s.

There is little doubt that Keynesianism works in a time of low debt and stable GDP growth, but this balance sheet recession is different.  And it requires a different solution.  A solution that politicians with short terms in office do not have the stomach (or time) to deal with.

In sum, the idea that you can turn on the debt spigot every time your economy gets into trouble is deeply flawed.  The major flaw in the Keynesian approach is that it ignores  exponential growth in debts.  As a government continually spends and prints to get themselves out of one recession the debt they incur slowly hinders their ability to overcome any impending economic woes.   Should they continue to attempt to print and spend their way out of each subsequent recession it becomes a negative feedback loop.  The debt hinders future economic growth, the potential for subsequent downturns actually increases and the ability to handle those downturns is severely reduced.  If fiscal imprudence continues in times of recovery you end up right where we are today.

Richard Koo, who has helped the Japanese deal with their own devastating balance sheet recession, believes we can spend our way out of this debt crisis.  I disagree.  At this point, our only option appears to be regulatory overhaul and belt tightening – and for a bloated U.S. economy that could mean substantial short-term economic pain.  On the bright side, a little short-term pain will help us in removing the excesses that hinder the economy and will help to lay the foundation for the next great bull market.  Unfortunately, the great Keynesian minds of our day continue to push these failed policies and the politicians in charge are unlikely to bite the bullet given their short-term needs for re-election and instant gratification.  That likely means we confront increasing chances of facing our own “zero hour” and the more we spend the worse we can expect that event to be.

We live in most interesting times, and unfortunately, they are “cursed” not by the times we live in, but by the people who are crafting the economic policies of the times.  This is not the time for more spending.  Disastrously , I fear that our flawed response of bailing out the banks has already hindered our ability to recover.   It would take a great leader and great economic mind to deviate from the flawed paths we have chosen.  Unfortunately, in these “cursed” times neither appears to be in existence.

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• The ‘Budget Deficit Crisis’ Is A Myth, And It’s Getting In The Way Of Obvious Reform
• Stop Freaking Out About The Deficit — It’s Just More Republican Scaremongering
• Evercore CEO Altman: Obama’s Deficit Will Cause An International Currency Crisis In The Next Two years

In my experience, there is a group of photographers who are even more extreme in their copyright views than groups like the RIAA and MPAA. It’s certainly not all (or, perhaps, even most) professional photographers who are like this, but there is a group of very, very adamant photographers who absolutely freak out about any use of their works without compensation. They even get upset if they feel that another photographer isn’t getting enough compensation for every single use of a photograph. Since they tend to be independent, they don’t have the clout of a large organization like the RIAA, but they make up for it in aggressiveness. We’ve see it in the discussions that have compared microstock photo websites to drug dealers and even in response to our recent post about a misguided takedown of a guy who was promoting stock photo images on his blog — where some photographers were quick to call us idiots. Yes, how dare we suggest that such a use of stock photography is fair use, despite legal precedent suggesting a decent chance that such a blog was legal. Since their response doesn’t go beyond calling us all “idiots,” it’s difficult to judge the reason, other than they just don’t like it.

Given all that, I found this story about the photographer, Richard Misrach, whose photograph was chosen by Apple to be the default wallpaper for the iPad, quite interesting. That’s because, while he’s been talking to Apple for a while, the company only came to him days before the launch to ask to use the image, and no agreement had been worked out by the time the product launched with the photo there. But unlike some, Misrach didn’t freak out. He still thinks it’s cool, and knows that it’ll work out:

“The funny thing is that I don’t even have a contract with them yet, so they must have decided on it at the eleventh hour,” Misrach says. “I’m sure they’ll send me one quickly now. But I’m very happy, I’m sure it’s fine, and the terms are good.”

Now, yes, this is a bit different, since there is a contract on the way, but he doesn’t know what the terms are, and he doesn’t seem to care that much, recognizing that this is good no matter what. And the same thing is true of blogs, like the one we discussed above, whose sole purpose was to promote stock images and direct people back to the site to purchase the rights to those images.

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Remember our good old friend the TED Spread? It measures the difference between interbank loans and short-term treasuries, and is used as a gauge of short-term confidence in the banking system. Back during the crisis, when lending came to a freeze, it blew out to record levels.

So you might think that with all the fresh nervousness hitting the market that the TED spread would so some signs of widening again, but nope.

Here’s a one-year chart.

And here’s a one-month chart, just to drive home the point:

Basically, you couldn’t find an industry that investors are more confident about. Too big to fail is alive and well.

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• Fire Bernanke And Geithner, Kill "Too Big To Fail", And Make Banks Use Convertible Bonds To Bail Themselves Out…
• Goldman’s Giant Call Looking Good As St. Louis Fed Hints Rates Could Stay Ultra-Low Out To 2012
• Citi: Investor Love For Emerging Markets Disintegrates As Redemptions Soar

In a nutshell, Zoloft depression is actually a type of antidepressant which is known to people as “selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor” or SSRI. It’s well-known to be a good treatment for patients over the age of eighteen that are being treated for the following: depression, posttraumatic disorder or PTSD, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder or PMDD and obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD.

Some commonly asked questions about Zoloft depression are the following:

How long does it take before the effect of Zoloft depression actually kicks in?

How important is it to follow the doctor’s prescription for Zoloft depression?

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Lord Monckton Reveals more on the man made global warming scam

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One of the great features in Google Street View has been the possibility to view user photos of the current location. Street View photos are practical and a great alternative to, well, nothing at all, but their quality generally leaves to be desired. With the user photos feature, you can get much better pics of the more popular locations. So far, the geota… (read more)

It seems everyone is jumping on the ereader market, and the latest rumour from Asia is that Cube, who produces a variety of PMP’s, is set to release a Windows Mobile 6.5 powered e-reader with a 6 inch colour capacitive screen.

No other details except for the targeted price is known yet, but at $150 that’s quite enticing enough.

No pictures exist yet, except for the teaser above, which I assume says its better that the iPhone .

Via Akhibaranews.com

It looks like Facebook isn’t the only one to get Twitter envy, Google seems to be catching it too as there are reports that it’s launching a tool which will enable users to view status updates and shared links from their friends inside Gmail. The WSJ claims (subscription required) that the feature may be coming as soon as this week. This ties in nicely w… (read more)

The American Heart Association has, for the first time, identified seven health factors and lifestyle behaviors its research indicates are necessary to keep your heart healthy.

The AHA says ideal cardiovascular health for adults is defined by these health measures:

1. Never smoked or quit more than a year ago

2. A healthy body mass index (BMI)

3. Physical activity, and the more the better

4. Blood pressure below 120/80.

5. Fasting blood glucose less than 100 milligrams/deciliter

6. Total cholesterol of less than 200 milligrams/deciliter

7. Eating a healthy food

The AHA hopes the seven factors could improve the cardiovascular health of Americans by 20 percent by the year 2020, and also reduce deaths from cardiovascular-related diseases and strokes by 20 percent.

By Dr. Mercola

Calling him a patent phony is being condescending

Last week, the Washington Post, or as Howard Kurtz knows it, the most liberal editorial page around, had an op-ed by Gerald Gerard Alexander entitled, “Why are Liberals so Condescending?”

Yes, why oh why?

Alexander then went on to have a chat yesterday, the transcript shows that a third of it is him having to admit that liberals aren’t any more condescending than anyone else. Another third is a proclamation he is unaware of any prominent conservative referring to liberals as “un-American”. And finally the last third involved using ad hominem analogies like ‘liberals believe’ “AIDS was developed in a U.S. military lab and used deliberately to infect people” to deflect from actual statistics showing huge swaths of conservatives believe in literal creationism; deny global warming; think Obama wasn’t born in American; and that ACORN is full of people with Hitler mustaches wearing Mao hats.

Seriously, read it, it is ALL like that.

And how did this guy end up in the Post?

I can only tell you that the Post editor I dealt with searched me out, and were as encouraging as any editor could conceivably be.

A-W-E-S-O-M-E!