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Daily Archives: November 22, 2011

Carpe Diem

Charts of the Day: Kidney Shortage Worsens Yearly

Mark J. Perry | November 22, 2011, 10:07 pm

As a follow-up to this recent CD post on the market for kidneys, the charts above show up-to-date data on the kidney situation from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).  Here’s the current situation: 1. There are currently 90,363 … read more >

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ASA Staffing Index Reaches New High for 2011

Mark J. Perry | November 22, 2011, 7:01 pm

Today the American Staffing Association (ASA) reported its weekly Staffing Index, which reached a new year-to-date high of 92 for the week of November 7-13 (see chart above), the highest level since mid-December last year.  The index level of 92 … read more >

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CA Vineyard Tried to Hire Americans, But It Was a Total Failure, A “Social Experiment Gone Awry”

Mark J. Perry | November 22, 2011, 6:46 pm

“With a nearly 12 percent unemployment rate in California, you’d imagine most job openings would have applicants lined up around the block, but one local man says he had a difficult time keeping almost any workers on the job. John … read more >

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Economics, U.S. Economy

Why there is a 70 percent chance of a U.S. recession

James Pethokoukis | November 22, 2011, 3:31 pm

What are the odds of the U.S. slipping back into recession? Many Wall Street firms put the chances at around 30-40 percent — assuming no EU financial crisis. But research from the Federal Reserve finds that that since 1947, when … read more >

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Economics, International economy

Awaiting Mrs. Merkel’s TARP moment

Desmond Lachman | November 22, 2011, 3:17 pm

One cannot help but be reminded of the U.S. Lehman bank crisis of September 2008 as German Chancellor Angela Merkel insists, against the backdrop of an ever-deepening European sovereign debt crisis, that she will not allow the European Central Bank … read more >

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Economics, Energy and the Environment

Climategate 2.0?

Kenneth P. Green | November 22, 2011, 3:06 pm

Just in time for another international meeting on climate change, someone has leaked what looks to be a massive swath of email conversations between some of the heavy hitters of the climate-science community, such as Michael Mann, Phil Jones, Kevin … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Markets in Everything: Computerized Contact Lens

Mark J. Perry | November 22, 2011, 1:05 pm

DAILY MAIL – “Imagine catching up with your texts, social networking and perhaps the news without having to log on to a computer or even glance at a smartphone. Messages and images would simply appear in front of your eyes, … read more >

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Carpe Diem

What Percent Are You?

Mark J. Perry | November 22, 2011, 12:57 pm

Enter your household income here and find out. HT: Steve Bartin  Update: At the Political Calculations blog, you can enter your individual income here and find your percentile, or enter your household income here. 

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Politics and Public Opinion

Foreign policy and the undoing of Herman Cain

Marc Thiessen | November 22, 2011, 11:21 am

Who says foreign policy has not had a major impact on the GOP presidential race? A new CNN poll shows that, after surging into first place, Herman Cain has dropped back into third with 17 percent of the vote. This … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

Counterterrorism in America and the Jose Pimentel case

Gary Schmitt | November 22, 2011, 11:03 am

This past Sunday, New York City’s Police Department arrested 27-year-old Jose Pimentel on state charges of plotting a bomb attack. According to the NYPD and the prosecuting Manhattan district attorney, Pimentel maintained a jihadist website, published materials on how to … read more >

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