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<updated>2013-05-24T18:42:57Z</updated>
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<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[&quot;Drunk [repeatedly] sounds alarm&quot;]]></title>
	<author>Newmark's Door</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewmarksDoor/~3/ojUJ0ruyf0I/drunk-repeatedly-sounds-alarm-5.html"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=930247</id>
	<updated>2013-05-13T15:32:40Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Where some NYC tax dollars go.&amp;#0160;...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Newmark's Door</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=68</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Interesting blog bits]]></title>
	<author>Anti-Dismal</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Anti-dismal/~3/kHAk1ZkI7pI/interesting-blog-bits_24.html"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934260</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T07:32:51Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Victor Duggan, Sjamsu Rahardja and Gonzalo Varela on Service-sector reforms enhance manufacturing productivity: Evidence from Indonesia The manufacturing matters movement has gained prominence on the policy agenda even as the nature of manufacturing continues...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Anti-Dismal</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=21</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Michael Piwowar To Take Over For Troy Paredes At The SEC]]></title>
	<author>Conglomerate</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theconglomerate/feed/~3/Topku9-WfJ4/michael-piwowar-to-take-over-for-troy-paredes-at-the-sec.html"/>
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	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934423</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:37:44Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Congratulations to Michael Piwowar and Kara Stein, the two senate staffers nominated to the SEC today, but we at the Glom will be sad to see Troy Paredes, a law professor and former guest, leave (he's leaving because his term is expiring). It is our firmly...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Conglomerate</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=249</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Smart Reads May 24, 2013]]></title>
	<author>Gideon Rachman's Blog</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://blogs.ft.com/the-world/2013/05/smart-reads-may-24-2013-2/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934405</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:33:40Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Chinese novelists publish tales of military victory online, in the face of censorship.To avoid perpetual war with terrorists, Pres. Obama calls for less drone attacks.Continue reading...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Gideon Rachman's Blog</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=124</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[China: The Case For Yuan Depreciation; + A Political Shift In Argentina]]></title>
	<author>Risk Watchdog</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://www.riskwatchdog.com/2013/05/24/china-the-case-for-yuan-depreciation-a-political-shift-in-argentina/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934487</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:42:56Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Among Asian currencies, one market that has yet to move lower is that of the Chinese yuan. We recently sketched out our view of yuan weakness over the coming years (see Business Monitor Online, May 20 2013, &amp;#8216;CNY: Fundamentals No Longer Supportive&amp;#8217;),...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Risk Watchdog</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=468</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[What Gets You Up in the Morning?]]></title>
	<author>DealBook</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/what-gets-you-up-in-the-morning/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934397</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:33:06Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Purpose is a uniquely powerful source of fuel and satisfaction. Thats why we resonate so strongly with exhortations that speak to it, the author writes....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>DealBook</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=73</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[The Curious Case of the European Vodka Seller]]></title>
	<author>DealBook</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/the-curious-case-of-the-european-vodka-seller/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934398</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:33:07Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[A super-speedy prepackaged bankruptcy and a choice for convertible noteholders -- all in Delaware....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>DealBook</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=73</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[How Much Do Neighborhoods Matter?]]></title>
	<author>John Goodman's Health Policy Blog</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://healthblog.ncpa.org/how-much-do-neighborhoods-matter/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934450</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:40:24Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[During the 1990s, a federal program called Moving to Opportunity offered housing vouchers to some 4,600 households in high-poverty city neighborhoods that allowed them to find apartments in better areas. More than 10 years later, Jens Ludwig, a professor of...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>John Goodman's Health Policy Blog</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=357</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Investing in the New Captains of Industry, Part III]]></title>
	<author>The Daily Reckoning</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dailyreckoning/~3/njOPM7JFf5A/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934485</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:42:52Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[In 2011, PayPal co-founder Peter Thiels venture capital firm put out a white paper called We Wanted Flying Cars, Instead We Got 140 Characters. His thesis was that computers are getting faster, cheaper and better but when it comes to transportation, energy,...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>The Daily Reckoning</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=445</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Scalia vs. Roberts]]></title>
	<author>Slate Magazine - Moneybox</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://feeds.slate.com/click.phdo?i=552527befe0e92c3e516d963c0456dbc"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934445</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:40:12Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Last June, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Antonin Scalia went at each other over Obamacare. Roberts famously joined with the courts liberals to uphold most of the health care law, handing the president a victory, while Scalia voted with the courts conservative...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Slate Magazine - Moneybox</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=341</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Support for climate action is the new normal in U.S.]]></title>
	<author>Gristmill</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://grist.org/news/support-for-climate-action-is-the-new-normal-in-u-s/?utm_source=syndication&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934408</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:33:44Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[ShutterstockAmericans want more of this, despite what the fossil fuel companies might say. Pick 100 Americans at random and line them up. Ask those who think the country shouldn&amp;#8217;t do a damned thing to rein its greenhouse emissions to please step forward.Guess...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Gristmill</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=130</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[FTC Fires Back In Cybersecurity Case]]></title>
	<author>WSJ.com: Law Blog - WSJ.com</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2013/05/24/ftc-fires-back-in-cybersecurity-case/?mod=WSJBlog"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934434</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:39:05Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission is offering a strong defense of its powers to police cybersecurity practices against a challenge by Wyndham Worldwide Corp....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>WSJ.com: Law Blog - WSJ.com</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=294</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Big Gas Savings: Kmarts Funny Followup to the Viral Ship My Pants Ad]]></title>
	<author>TIME: The Curious Capitalist</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/timeblogs/curious_capitalist/~3/eySsgoQL4bI/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934427</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:37:50Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Kmart surprised consumers everywhere recently with the &amp;#8220;Ship My Pants&amp;#8221; ad, a viral juvenile-humor hit viewed more than 17 million times on YouTube since being released in April. Now, the all-purpose discount retailer appears to have struck goofy...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>TIME: The Curious Capitalist</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=251</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Fed Sent $15 Billion to Treasury in First Quarter]]></title>
	<author>WSJ.com: Economics Blog</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/05/24/fed-sent-15-billion-to-treasury-in-first-quarter/?mod=WSJBlog"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934437</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:39:09Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[The Fed sent $15.291 billion it made in interest in the first quarter of the year on long-term bonds to the Treasury Department, down around 35% from a year ago, the Fed said in its quarterly financial report....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>WSJ.com: Economics Blog</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=297</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[American meat labeling laws bolstered; Canadians indignant]]></title>
	<author>Gristmill</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://grist.org/news/american-meat-labeling-laws-bolstered-canada-may-retaliate/?utm_source=syndication&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934409</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:33:45Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Shutterstock / Axente VladWould you eat the bacon from this pig if you knew it was Canadian? Wee life stories documenting the globetrotting lives of pigs, cows and chickens raised for slaughter will soon be posted on packages of meat sold in the U.S.But the...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Gristmill</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=130</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Minnesota Legislature Adds New State Gift Tax]]></title>
	<author>Wealth Strategies Journal 2.0 (Beta)</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://www.wealthstrategiesjournal.com/2013/05/minnesota-legislature-adds-new-1.html"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934477</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:42:44Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Minnesota Legislature has passed a new tax bill adding a new state gift tax. If signed into law by the governor, the legislation will take effect on July 1, 2013. The proposal requires a 10% tax on lifetime gifts of $1 million dollars, which is below the threshold...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Wealth Strategies Journal 2.0 (Beta)</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=477</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Minnesota Legislature Adds New State Gift Tax]]></title>
	<author>Wealth Strategies Journal 2.0 (Beta)</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://www.wealthstrategiesjournal.com/2013/05/minnesota-legislature-adds-new.html"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934478</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:42:44Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Minnesota Legislature has passed a new tax bill adding a new state gift tax. If signed into law by the governor, the legislation will take effect on July 1, 2013. The proposal requires a 10% tax on lifetime gifts of $1 million dollars, which is below the threshold...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Wealth Strategies Journal 2.0 (Beta)</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=477</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[The Four Percent Solution]]></title>
	<author>Paul Krugman</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/the-four-percent-solution/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934417</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:35:11Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Larry Ball is right....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Paul Krugman</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=199</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Million Dollar Will Dispute]]></title>
	<author>Wealth Strategies Journal 2.0 (Beta)</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://www.wealthstrategiesjournal.com/2013/05/million-dollar-will-dispute.html"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934480</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:42:45Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[After six years of ongoing legal battle, the estates of Peter Karoly and his wife have generated approximately $3.74 million dollars in legal and administrative fees. &amp;nbsp;Consequently, the estate has approximately 3 million left to distribute to the beneficiaries....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Wealth Strategies Journal 2.0 (Beta)</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=477</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Secondary Sources: Inequality, Corporate Taxes, Economic History]]></title>
	<author>WSJ.com: Economics Blog</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/05/24/secondary-sources-inequality-corporate-taxes-economic-history/?mod=WSJBlog"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934439</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:39:10Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[A roundup of economic news from around the Web....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>WSJ.com: Economics Blog</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=297</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Before Midnight]]></title>
	<author>Slate Magazine - Moneybox</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://feeds.slate.com/click.phdo?i=32c93e526336b42cb40d948cde27526d"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934443</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:40:11Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Richard Linklaters Before trilogyBefore Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and now Before Midnightoccupies a particular place in the heart of its fans, many of whom share a roughly defined demographic berth with the movies stars, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Slate Magazine - Moneybox</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=341</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Chinese and German Manufacturing Now Both Contracting]]></title>
	<author>Penny Stocks, Stock Market Advice, Economic Analysis, Investing In Real Estate and Gold</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://www.profitconfidential.com/economic-analysis/chinese-and-german-manufacturing-now-both-contracting/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934475</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:42:30Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[A recession for the global economy is becoming an increasingly likely scenario.The Chinese economy, the second-biggest in the world, witnessed a contraction in manufacturing in May. The HSBC Flash China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) registered...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Penny Stocks, Stock Market Advice, Economic Analysis, Investing In Real Estate and Gold</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=479</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[When a Billionaire Speaks Off the Cuff]]></title>
	<author>DealBook</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/when-a-billionaire-speaks-off-the-cuff/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934400</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:33:07Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[A furor has erupted over comments made by Paul Tudor Jones, a billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist, who was captured on video trying to explain why there is a scarcity of female traders....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>DealBook</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=73</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Seventh Circuit: Inherited IRAs Not Protected In Bankruptcy]]></title>
	<author>Wealth Strategies Journal 2.0 (Beta)</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://www.wealthstrategiesjournal.com/2013/05/seventh-circuit-inherited-iras.html"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934479</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:42:45Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently ruled that inherited IRAs are not protected from creditors in bankruptcy in the case In re Heidi Heffron-Clark. Though under the law, retirement funds are protected if they reside in a tax-exempt account,...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Wealth Strategies Journal 2.0 (Beta)</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=477</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Big news, maybe very big, in alternative energy sources]]></title>
	<author>TripleCrisis</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://triplecrisis.com/big-news-maybe-very-big-in-alternative-energy-sources/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934482</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:42:50Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Matias VernengoI have taken to calling my beliefs on the future of energy sources &amp;#8220;weird energy.&amp;#8221; Why? Because the sources I am most interested inseem to violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Notice: this is so inviolable, we capitalize it....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>TripleCrisis</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=439</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[If the Economy is Improving, Why Are Business Executives So Scared to Spend?]]></title>
	<author>Penny Stocks, Stock Market Advice, Economic Analysis, Investing In Real Estate and Gold</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://www.profitconfidential.com/michaels-personal-notes/if-the-economy-is-improving-why-are-business-executives-so-scared-to-spend/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934476</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:42:32Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[As I have been writing in these pages, economic growth in the U.S. economy wont happen by printing more paper moneyits a short-term fix that creates more long-term problems.According to data compiled by Bloomberg, 2,267 non-financial constituents of the Russell...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Penny Stocks, Stock Market Advice, Economic Analysis, Investing In Real Estate and Gold</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=479</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Advertisement: Snag-a-Sidekick With Eaton's Claw O-Matic]]></title>
	<author>Slate Magazine - Moneybox</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://ads.pheedo.com/feeds/ht.php?t=c&amp;i=87480529c6d5090d8c73103a44b78b1a&amp;p=4"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934444</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:40:12Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Research shows that taking short breaks can actually enhance your productivity level. That's why Eaton is excited to offer you an opportunity to boost your efficiency while learning some valuable information--and even win prizes!Eaton &gt;&gt; Read moreAds...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Slate Magazine - Moneybox</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=341</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[How Accurate Are AAAs Travel Forecasts?]]></title>
	<author>Slate Magazine - Moneybox</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://feeds.slate.com/click.phdo?i=87480529c6d5090d8c73103a44b78b1a"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934447</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:40:13Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[The automobile advocacy organization AAA forecasts that 31.2 million people will drive to their Memorial Day destinations this weekend, up 0.25 percent from last year. Media outlets announce the AAA road travel prediction for most holiday weekends. How accurate...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Slate Magazine - Moneybox</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=341</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[What Were Reading and Writing]]></title>
	<author>TripleCrisis</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://triplecrisis.com/what-were-reading-and-writing-150/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934483</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:42:51Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[What We&amp;#8217;re ReadingMichael Ash and James Boyce A Toxic FloodJeannette Wicks-Lim Undercounting the PoorPrabhat Patnaik Why Has This Recession not Produced a Price Deflation Heiner Fleissbeck and Costas Lapavitsas The Euro Crisis: Causes and SolutionsWhat...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>TripleCrisis</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=439</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Drumbeat: May 24, 2013]]></title>
	<author>The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theoildrum/~3/gThtN1ueGfY/10000"/>
	<link rel='related' title='portrait' type='image/jpeg' href='http://econolog.net/images/portraits/194.jpg'/>
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934415</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:35:08Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Crude Landlocked as Canadians Join U.S. to Halt PipelinesBritish Columbia, the Canadian province whose official slogan to its own beauty is Super, Natural, is invoking another saying: No more supertankers. Thats potentially big trouble in a nation where oil...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=194</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Romancing Alpha, Forsaking Beta]]></title>
	<author>The Big Picture</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/yZqyMegM9i0/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934391</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:32:36Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[This is the presentation I gave at the IPI yesterday:...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>The Big Picture</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=37</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Health Policy with Humor]]></title>
	<author>John Goodman's Health Policy Blog</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-policy-with-humor/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934451</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:40:24Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[The latest edition of Health Wonk Review is up. This week, Brad Wright has compiled submissions into the &amp;#8220;Sardonic Edition&amp;#8221; which includes more than a bit of tongue-in-cheek commentary....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>John Goodman's Health Policy Blog</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=357</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Idiots try to eat dinner on iceberg, get blown out to sea]]></title>
	<author>Gristmill</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://grist.org/list/idiots-try-to-eat-lunch-on-iceberg-get-blown-out-to-sea/?utm_source=syndication&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934407</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:33:44Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Icelandic officials had to rescue four American (OF COURSE) tourists who tried to picnic on an iceberg. The four had set up their table and folding chairs and were eating a meal when a gust of wind pushed the floe more than 30 feet from land. That&amp;#8217;s not...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Gristmill</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=130</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Washington, Colorado, and the Headaches of a Legal High]]></title>
	<author>Beat the Press</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://prospect.org/article/washington-colorado-and-headaches-legal-high"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934386</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:32:20Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[When Colorado and Washington State passed ballot measures legalizing marijuana last November, they werent just the first states in the country to do sothey were the first governments in the world to do so. While other nations and states, most notably the Netherlands...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Beat the Press</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=34</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Future of Farming Operations May Require More Estate Planning Knowledge]]></title>
	<author>Wealth Strategies Journal 2.0 (Beta)</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://www.wealthstrategiesjournal.com/2013/05/future-of-farming-operations-m.html"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934481</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:42:45Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[USA Today reports that farmers may need to pay closer attention to estate planning than in the past. Farmers traditionally avoided estate planning due to the complexity and uncertainty involved in deciphering the tax code, opting to reinvest profits back into...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Wealth Strategies Journal 2.0 (Beta)</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=477</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Sensible Discovery: Effective Strategies to Streamline the Discovery Process and Save Clients Money]]></title>
	<author>Antitrust &amp; Competition Policy Blog</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/antitrustprof_blog/2013/05/sensible-discovery-effective-strategies-to-streamline-the-discovery-process-and-save-clients-money.html"/>
	<link rel='related' title='portrait' type='image/jpeg' href='http://econolog.net/images/portraits/22.jpg'/>
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934384</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:32:17Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Robert Corp &amp; Chul Pak (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati) explore Sensible Discovery: Effective Strategies to Streamline the Discovery Process and Save Clients Money. ABSTRACT: Defending private antitrust litigation can be a pricey...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Antitrust &amp; Competition Policy Blog</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=22</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Not All Good News in Durables Report]]></title>
	<author>WSJ.com: Economics Blog</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/05/24/analysis-not-all-good-news-in-durables-report/?mod=WSJBlog"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934436</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:39:09Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[The reading on durable goods orders surprised to the upside but Bob Brusca, chief economist at Fact &amp; Opinion Economics, tells the Journals Mathew Passy that he sees manufacturing slowing down....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>WSJ.com: Economics Blog</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=297</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Cutting down trees for biofuels?]]></title>
	<author>Knowledge Problem</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://knowledgeproblem.com/2013/05/24/cutting-down-trees-for-biofuels/"/>
	<link rel='related' title='portrait' type='image/jpeg' href='http://econolog.net/images/portraits/159.jpg'/>
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934413</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:33:51Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Lynne KieslingCutting down trees to generate biofuels to substitute for fossil fuels can&amp;#8217;t make sense in terms of carbon accounting, can it? I never thought so, but apparently some people have contended that it does. This Project Syndicate essay from...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Knowledge Problem</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=159</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Biz reporter Stanley Cohen dies at 93]]></title>
	<author>Talking Biz News</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://www.talkingbiznews.com/1/biz-reporter-stanley-cohen-dies-at-93/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934420</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:35:18Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Stanley Cohen, the longtime Washington editor of Advertising Age, died earlier this month at the age of 93. A story on the National Press Club website states, &amp;#8220;An elevator ride away from the Club was Cohens Advertising Age office, where he was the Washington...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Talking Biz News</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=236</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Vital Signs Chart: Fewer Collecting Unemployment]]></title>
	<author>WSJ.com: Economics Blog</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/05/24/vital-signs-chart-fewer-collecting-unemployment/?mod=WSJBlog"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934438</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:39:10Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[The number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits fell 112,000 in the week ended May 11, to 2,912,000, the lowest level in five years....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>WSJ.com: Economics Blog</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=297</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Obamas new policy on drones]]></title>
	<author>Gideon Rachman's Blog</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://blogs.ft.com/the-world/2013/05/obamas-new-policy-on-drones/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934404</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:33:40Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[President Obama&amp;#8217;s speech on terrorism and drone warfare yesterday was a rare example of a president responding to criticism of a covert campaign, before a major scandal has broken. Better still , President Obama has done it, not with angry denial, paranoia,...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Gideon Rachman's Blog</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=124</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Comment on Farewell to Namawinelake by seafid]]></title>
	<author>Comments for The Irish Economy</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://www.irisheconomy.ie/index.php/2013/05/19/farewell-to-namawinelake/#comment-427294"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934467</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:41:52Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[@ Bunbury &amp;#8220;and the ending of the blogpost really brings home to me how poor the coverage of issues and the depth of analysis is in the daily media in Ireland.&amp;#8221;+ 1 Watching RTE news, for example, is painful. So many things are changing and there...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Comments for The Irish Economy</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=406</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Obamacare Will Be A Debacle For Republicans]]></title>
	<author>Paul Krugman</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/obamacare-will-be-a-debacle-for-republicans/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934418</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:35:11Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[California beaming....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Paul Krugman</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=199</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[LSA Happy Hour - at the Sheraton on Saturday at 9]]></title>
	<author>Conglomerate</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theconglomerate/feed/~3/yet9QR3zsxg/lsa-happy-hour-at-the-sheraton-on-saturday-at-9.html"/>
	<link rel='related' title='portrait' type='image/jpeg' href='http://econolog.net/images/portraits/249.jpg'/>
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934424</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:37:45Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[For those going to Law and Society, there's a Saturday happy hour, co-organized by Prawfsblawg, at the Sheraton hotel bar at 9. I'll be there (indeed, I helped choose the locale, so do blame me if the corporate macrobrews are not to your liking); do come say...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Conglomerate</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=249</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[10 Friday AM Reads]]></title>
	<author>The Big Picture</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/oJRr08wevFw/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934390</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:32:33Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[It does not look like the best weather this weekend, so I expect to be around to keep you entertained: The Smart Money Is Still Bullish (Barron&amp;#8217;s) Notes from the PIMCO Investment Summit with Mohamed El-Erian (The Reformed Broker) Is this the dumb money?...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>The Big Picture</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=37</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Urban Outfitters to Appoint CEO&amp;#8217;s Wife to Board]]></title>
	<author>Triple Pundit</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://www.triplepundit.com/2013/05/board-independence-board-diversity-be-strange-bedfellows/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934432</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:38:48Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Women should be on corporate boards for what they bring to the table, not as a token appointment. Urban Outfitters' recent elevation of a woman to their board is the right move, but she is the CEO's wife and a senior manager at the company. The lack of independence...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Triple Pundit</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=268</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Yes, there is a hit sci fi/fantasy book series about development economics and politics]]></title>
	<author>Chris Blattman</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://chrisblattman.com/2013/05/24/yes-there-is-a-hit-sci-fifantasy-book-series-about-development-economics-and-politics/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934470</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:41:55Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[I&amp;#8217;m not sure how I missed this.It&amp;#8217;s called The Merchant Princes series, by author Charles Stross. He&amp;#8217;s been nominated for the Hugo 12 times and won it twice.The short story: there are parallel Americas/earths, which differ from our own after...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Chris Blattman</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=411</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Friday Links]]></title>
	<author>Healthcare Economist</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://healthcare-economist.com/2013/05/24/friday-links-52/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934410</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:33:47Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[It&amp;#8217;s time for some fun reading for the long weekend:Good news.Obamacares smoker penalty.Hospital Strike.Mourning the end of catastrophic-only plans?Bag of Shite....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Healthcare Economist</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=132</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[Abruptly, P.&amp;G. Chief Ends Career of 33 Years]]></title>
	<author>DealBook</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/abruptly-p-g-chief-ends-career-of-33-years/"/>
	
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934396</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:33:06Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[Robert A. McDonald is being replaced by his predecessor, Alan G. Lafley. The worlds biggest consumer products company has been under pressure from the hedge fund manager William A. Ackman....]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>DealBook</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=73</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>

<entry>
	<title><![CDATA[In which I side with Neyman over Fisher]]></title>
	<author>Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science</author>
	<link rel='alternate' href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StatisticalModelingCausalInferenceAndSocialScience/~3/vFeYVEWLnEE/"/>
	<link rel='related' title='portrait' type='image/jpeg' href='http://econolog.net/images/portraits/413.jpg'/>
	<id>http://econolog.net/post.php?post_id=934472</id>
	<updated>2013-05-24T15:41:56Z</updated>
	<summary type='html'><![CDATA[As a data analyst and a scientist, Fisher &gt; Neyman, no question. But as a theorist, Fisher came up with ideas that worked just fine in his applications but can fall apart when people try to apply them too generally.Here&amp;#8217;s an example that recently came...]]></summary>
	
	<contributor>
		<name>Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science</name>
		<uri>http://econolog.net/blog_search.php?blog_id=413</uri>
	</contributor>
	<gd:rating value='0' min='0' max='100'/>
</entry>
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