MSM Manufacturing an Economic Recovery
MSM Manufacturing an Economic Recovery (Part II)
Now you will understand what a s***-thrower shill the BG is:
"State set to recover sooner than US; Job losses slowing, housing on rebound" by Robert Gavin, Globe Staff | September 27, 2009
.... Still, no one expects a boom. The state’s unemployment rate, 9.1 percent, is the highest since the early ’90s and is likely to go higher in the near term. The state’s financial services industry, while escaping the worst of Wall Street’s meltdown, is nonetheless weakened. Commercial real estate faces a bust....
Nevertheless, we STILL get this HUGE, STEAMING, STINKING TURD passed off as new.
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Massachusetts is poised to recover from the economic downturn sooner and faster than the nation as a whole, boosted by increasing exports and business spending that drive key industries here and supported by a sound banking system and growing labor force, analysts say.
Signs of an earlier recovery are already emerging in the state as employment losses slow to a crawl, leading sectors add jobs, and the housing market rebounds. Over the past three months, for example, the pace of job losses in Massachusetts slipped to an annual rate of about a half percent, compared with nearly 3 percent nationally, according to US Labor Department data.
Temporary employment, which economists consider a leading indicator of the job market, has increased in each of the past four months in Massachusetts, even as it declines nationally. Home sales, adjusted for seasonal variations, have soared nearly 50 percent in the state since hitting bottom in January, compared with less than 20 percent nationally. Not a single Massachusetts bank has failed during the recession, compared with more than 100 nationally.
“We are well situated to come out of this better and sooner than other parts of the country,’’ said Eric Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston....
Ultimately, the state’s fortunes are tied to the US economy, said the Boston Fed’s Rosengren. So, its recovery won’t diverge significantly from the nation’s, which is expected to be long and slow....
In fact, the state’s key industries may be at the forefront of the recovery. Many economists expect exports and business investment to lead the nation out of recession, and both are important drivers of the Massachusetts economy. The state has a high concentration of firms that sell goods and services to other companies, and that compete in global markets.
For example, EMC Corp., the Hopkinton maker of business data storage systems, earns about half its revenues from foreign markets, a spokesman said.
Look at him PIMP EMC when THOSE LOOTERS are LEAVING!!
See: EMC Moving Out of Massachusetts
Oh, GLOBE!!
And NOTICE a THEME, folks?
Teradyne Inc. of North Reading, which makes testing equipment for electronics manufacturing, ships about two-thirds of its products overseas. Meanwhile, exports and business investment are rebounding. Nationally, orders for computer and electronic products have risen in two of the last three months, while exports of semiconductors rose in each of past four months, according to the US Commerce Department. Overseas sales of industrial machinery, another Massachusetts high-tech product, have increased for three consecutive months.
Do you KNOW WHAT EXPORTS MEANS, America?
It means YOU ARE NOT GROWING!!
If EXPORTS are the BASIS for our "growth" then WE ARE F***ED!!!!
That's why JOB LOSSES CONTINUE, among other reasons.
“The recovery will be driven by exports and business spending, and technology is a big part of that,’’ said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Economy.com, a forecasting firm in West Chester, Pa. “That’s important to places like Boston and Massachusetts.’’
Oh, NOW CONSUMER SPENDING DOESN'T MATTER, huh?
So the "NOT A REAL RECOVERY UNLESS CONSUMERS GET SPENDING" was BULLSHIT?
It’s certainly important to Worcester’s Kinefac Corp., which employs about 60 and makes advanced machinery used to manufacture components for the medical device, aerospace, and nuclear power industries. The company’s exports, primarily to China, have risen about 30 percent from a year ago, said Howard Greis, Kinefac’s president....
Meanwhile, professional, scientific and technical services, a bellwether tech sector, has gained jobs in three of the past four months, and added more than 2,000 since February....
So he says.
But for Massachusetts, just keeping up would provide a boost.
PFFFFT!
When the state lagged behind the rest of the nation after the last two recessions, the recovery here was undermined as workers and businesses fled to other regions with stronger economies, said Andre Mayer, senior vice president of research at Associated Industries of Massachusetts. “If we can avoid that,’’ he said, “it’s a win for us.’’
Well, WE ARE GOING to LOSE A CONGRESSIONAL SEAT so THEY AIN'T STAYIN'!! It is I who IS the FOOL!
With many regions hit harder than Massachusetts, the state is holding onto its workers.
So I will disregard those thousands and thousands of job losses every month.
The labor force is continuing to grow, according to state employment figures, and the net number of people leaving the state is at its lowest level since 2001, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
Yeah, here is why:
"Discouraged workers may be sensing more opportunities and resuming job searches."
Yeah, there are NO MORE JOBS just MORE PEOPLE LOOKING!
Some people are even coming back. Leslie Rivera, 32, left Fitchburg last year for Pennsylvania. Despite training and experience as a medical interpreter and medical assistant, she couldn’t find a job there. She returned to Massachusetts in May and is now studying to become a registered nurse.
When Mary Gembicki decided to relocate from Chicago in November, a friend invited her to move to Georgia. But Gembicki, who has a doctorate in Russian history and works in nonprofit fund-raising, decided on Boston because of its universities, hospitals, and other institutions.
Yeah, the history degree is a bad idea. Especially when they tell you lies.
“The prospects for what I wanted to do were better in Massachusetts,’’ said Gembicki, who lives in Bedford. “For me, there is more opportunity here.’’
--more--"Does your back ever get tired from shoveling so much s***, Globe?
Certainly our military vets
"Military experience, some find, is tough to translate on resumes" by Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff | September 27, 2009
When veterans return to the workforce, they face challenges that their civilian counterparts don’t - issues only amplified by the abysmal job market that has left one in six Americans unemployed.
Another lie if you read my links. Lot more than one-in-six ratio.
They often find that the skills they learned in the military don’t always apply on the outside, and the years of civilian work experience missing from their resumes don’t help either. As a result, some wind up hopping from job to job, searching for work that gives them the sense of service that they found in the military.
The military instills qualities that most employers dream of - discipline, leadership, teamwork, flexibility, respect for authority, ability to handle stressful situations, top-notch technical skills - and many companies actively recruit veterans. In fact, veterans have consistently had lower rates of unemployment than nonveterans: In August, the rate for veterans over the age of 18 was 7.7 percent, nearly two percentage points lower than among nonveterans.
The agenda-pushing never ends, average American. You are such s*** the the Boston Globe and you don't even know it when you hear their name on the Red Sox game.
But the qualities ingrained by the military don’t always show up on a resume, and veterans are often surprised that their experience isn’t easily understood - or more valued - in the civilian workplace....
Military personnel do get help reentering the workforce when they return home. The Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services has received nearly $1 million worth of grants from the US Department of Labor this summer to reintegrate homeless veterans into the labor force and assist veterans in getting into green industries.
Why are ANY VETERANS HOMELESS?
Veterans also benefit from preferential hiring practices - often through a points system.
I don't hear anyone hollering discrimination, do you?
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Related:
- Soldier's Story: The College Graduate
- Soldier's Story: Give 'Em a Hand
- Soldier's Story: Here's to You, Mr. Robinson
At least we have leaves:
"Leaves do seem to be turning about a week earlier than usual....with colder places on ridges and mountains and in valleys turning first"
Yeah, I MADE THAT SAME REMARK to my friend the other day.
Global warming?
See: Slow Saturday Special: A Cool, Cool Summer
PFFFFFTTTT!
"Bound for glory; After soggy summer, a forecast of spectacular foliage, bringing joy to the eye and tourism gold" by Beth Daley, Globe Staff | September 27, 2009
Leaves were already turning in Presque Isle, Maine, on Friday. Tourism officials expect a surge of leaf-peepers. (Dina Rudick/ Globe Staff)
Honestly, readers, having lived here my whole life, I do take the season for granted. I've seen it all before, and what it means now is a busted back raking. Fact is I dread the fall (and winters) now.
First you were forced to reach for an umbrella instead of the sunscreen. Then blight blasted your tomatoes, and the daisies drowned. In June and July, when the recession dampened travel plans to exotic destinations, Mother Nature offered you little more than indoor board game weather and mud.
Related: Massachusetts a Disaster Area
But New Englanders, a blazing crimson, gold, and orange reward is about to be yours: That miserable soggy start of summer and the crisp, clear conditions now are the essential ingredients for what promises to be one of the most spectacular foliage seasons in recent memory.
Already, isolated areas of northern New England may hit peak color this weekend, before nature’s paintbrush meanders south....
Of course, there is a longstanding truth about foliage forecasts from those with a stake in the season: It’s always going to be a good year. Even when the leaves were downright dull in 2005 and 2007 in many places, predictions were for an impressionist palette so breathtaking that tourism officials seemed to suggest missing it would be a lifelong regret....
And I let them pass by every year with a pffft!
Thanks for the FRONT-PAGE PIMPING, too, Globe.
Leaves do seem to be turning about a week earlier than usual, foliage watchers say.... with colder places on ridges and mountains and in valleys turning first.
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Let's see, what other business can they shill for:
But the ability to raise marine hobby fish comes with great responsibility, Michael Tlusty, the New England Aquarium’s director of research, said. Many are caught in an environmentally responsible way and serve as a key economic engine to impoverished areas of the world. In some cases, the fish collecting provides revenue - and incentives - to keep swaths of reefs conserved.
“It really needs to be put in a global perspective,’’ Tlusty said. “You can’t start producing every marine species in captivity.’’
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Yeah, I was wondering why the Globe ran this news article on Sunday.
WASHINGTON - .... Consumers will have to accept that they are eating a different kind of fish than the ones that swim wild: ones that might have eaten unused poultry trimmings, been vaccinated, consumed antibiotics, or been selected for certain genetic traits....
Yup, you will JUST HAVE TO ACCEPT whatever SHIT THEY THROW on the TABLE, consumer!
Related: Slow Saturday Special: Food Wars
Yeah, I'll bet these entrees won't be appearing there!
This trend reflects global urbanization.... One-fourth to one-third of the world’s fish catch is landed just to produce the fish oil and fish meal that fish, poultry and pig-farming operations demand, depleting stocks of forage fish such as anchovies, sardines, and menhaden....
Oh, so THAT IS WHY the OCEANS are EMPTYING -- not because of the Gloucester fisherman and his boat!
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Time to GO VEGAN, 'murka!!!
Of course, the Globe totally ignored this item:
LEBANON, Tenn. — Terry Lee Ballard lives at a campground in a tent with a roommate, two cats and a dog....
"The cool thing is...."Tennessee's unemployment rate has increased to 10.7 percent in July, in part because of the loss of construction and manufacturing jobs. The state consistently ranks high in bankruptcies, and was 8th nationally in mortgage delinquencies at the end of the second quarter, according to numbers provided by the Mortgage Bankers Association....
Many residents feel lucky to be here. The campground is safe. It's next to elementary and middle schools. And there's room for children to run around and play....
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Had enough insults?
"Fluff fest draws loyal fans and first-timers" by Emma Stickgold, Globe Correspondent | September 27, 2009
The Flufferettes - from left Abby Normal, Ginger Rita, and Pixie Dust - provided musical entertainment yesterday at the fourth annual Fluff festival held in Union Square in Somerville. (John Blanding/ Globe Staff)
That one in the middle looks like she has been eating too many Fluffernutters.
Related: State Screams Fatso at Massachusetts Kids
Yeah, what is with the MIXED MESSAGE, Globe?
..... The nearly century-old confection made from egg whites, vanilla, corn syrup, and sugar syrup.... find out what the Fluff was about....
Oh, yeah, that sounds real healthy.
The “What the Fluff?’’ festival held yesterday....
I always liked PB & Js.
Next to Rachel Martin, 10-year-old Ray Veatch of Arlington stood in line with his father, Phillip, holding tight to his graham-cracker-and-Fluff creation called “Snow Falls on Fluffy Kittys.’’
Should he be eating that shit?
Last year, he did the New York skyline and won a prize for “most creative’’ as part of a contest held each year to develop recipes that incorporate Marshmallow Fluff. This year’s structure took him nearly two days to complete.
Couldn't find something better to do with the time, huh?
Kate Doyle, 22, of Brookline, spent about six hours cooking up her recipe: a “fluffle truffle,’’ a chocolate cake crumbled with Fluffernutter - a combination of peanut butter and Fluff found in a popular sandwich - frosting and a chocolate glaze. “It’s so cheap and tastes delicious,’’ she said.
Why not apply the crap right to the kids' guts?
For four years now, Fluff fans have been gathering on Union Square to celebrate the gooey spread that became a lightening rod for discussions on food offered in public school after a restriction was proposed in the Legislature about three years ago. State lawmakers are now considering whether to make the Fluffernutter sandwich the state’s official sandwich and held hearings last week.....
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Related: The Boston Globe is Full of Fluff
Yup, THAT is what you are PAYING LEGISLATORS FOR, Bay-Stater!
I can't take much more of this; think I'll go get a few things for tonight's basketball game.
"You better watch out; Retailers give the Christmas shopping season an even earlier start, elicit few holiday cheers" by Peter Schworm, Globe Staff | September 28, 2009
.... The leaves may have barely begun to fall, and the still-strong sun banishes thoughts of December. But like it or not, the holiday shopping season, in all its gift-giving cheer and consumerist frenzy, is already underway.
Not at my house!
It began even earlier than usual this year, with a few stores displaying Christmas items in July.
Just like the LEAVES FALLING, 'eh?
Related: The Globe's Sales Pitch
The accelerated arrival of ceramic Santa Clauses and faux-pine wreaths at retail outlets is a much-lamented phenomenon known as Christmas creep. And as retailers jockey for a piece of increasingly limited holiday budgets in a make-or-break game of one-upmanship, it shows little sign of retreat....
Then they will bitch about the slow holiday season! I'm resolved to spend less money than last year. That's my resolve every year here in AmeriKa!
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Manny Hernandez, a 30-year-old father of two from Woburn, was stocking up on Halloween candy, piling bags of Skittles, mini-Snickers, and other treats into his basket. He hadn’t planned on buying his supply so early, but once he saw the overflowing display he figured he might as well get it out of the way....
Really need ALL THAT SUGAR, do you?
“You can’t get in the Christmas spirit in September, man,’’ Hernandez said, sighing at the notion. “Crazy, all this stuff so early. I don’t even think about it until after Thanksgiving, if I’m lucky.’’
But retailers, who typically rely on the holiday season for at least 25 percent of their annual sales, say Hernandez belongs to a dwindling minority, especially as a bleak economy forces families to snap up bargains whenever they can.
I thought we were on the road to recovery?
With holiday sales at a premium, retailers are pulling out all the stops to attract cost-conscious consumers as early as possible. “Everyone’s fighting for that Christmas dollar,’’ said Michael Levy, a marketing professor at Babson College. “The recession has only exacerbated the problem.’’
Still, Levy was amazed, and somewhat aghast, that Christmas displays are up in early fall, and said he interpreted it as a sign of desperation among retailers. “You’d think that they’d wait until at least Halloween,’’ he said.
Many share that frustration, finding the September kickoff jarring and distasteful. Those who lament the relentless commercialization of a religious holiday find it particularly galling. But stores are only responding to consumer demand, retailers and analysts say.
Or TRYING TO CREATE IT!!! What LIARS!!!!!!!!!!!
“If retailers weren’t successful with this strategy, those shelves, which are valuable real estate, would be shelving other things,’’ said Scott Krugman, a spokesman for the National Retail Federation, the industry’s largest trade group. “If you’re not doing this, you are just handing over market share to the competition.’’
Some 40 percent of consumers begin their shopping before Halloween, the group has found, usually starting off with decorations before moving on to gifts. Despite the evidence of early shoppers, Krugman concedes retailers walk a fine line. Deck the halls or crank up the Christmas tunes too soon, and customers will recoil in disgust. As a result, many stores try to let shoppers know the merchandise is available without coming on too strong. ‘They are not in that place yet,’’ he said.
But with more people struggling with monthly bills yet reluctant to run up their credit cards, the long view is a growing necessity. Stores such as Sears, Lowe’s, and
Then why aren't the economic figures better right now?
Why isn't America out shopping?
And I don't think Americans would be running up credit cards even if the credit companies were giving them credit -- which they ain't!
“It allows customers to see what we have over the course of the fall,’’ said Cheryl Slavinsky, director of public relations at Rite Aid, a Pennsylvania-based drugstore chain that rolls its Christmas line out over the course of the month once the summer stock is sold off. “And it allows them to spread their holiday purchases out over several months.’’
Sears this summer began selling Christmas items in July, allowing people to buy artificial trees and other decorations over time on layaway. At the Burlington Mall Sears last week, a picked-over floor display of outdoor holiday decorations covered a swath of the home goods section, just past grills and patio furniture. Sears spokeswoman Natalie Norris-Howser said many customers took advantage of the promotion, no matter what the calendar said. “We didn’t hear any kind of backlash,’’ she said. “Many said that it gave them the nudge they needed.’’
It also gives stores valuable insight into consumer trends and helps them develop pricing strategies, analysts said. “If they put it out and it’s selling well, they don’t need to do anything,’’ Levy said. “If it’s just sitting there, they know they better mark it down.’’
Last week at Michaels, a craft store with seasonal merchandise, customer after customer missed the small Christmas display of gingerbread houses and stuffed snowmen, tucked away near the back past the stuffed scarecrows, sunflowers, and straw bales. Those who noticed, by and large, were not pleased. “Ugh,’’ said Sara Michaels, a 28-year-old Burlington mother who yesterday said she was still transitioning from summer mode. “Guess I’m behind.’’
PFFFFTTTTT!
Yeah, Merry Christmas, Globe!
My gift to you this year: the cessation of purchases of your s*** sheet.
