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		<title>Cellphones and Cars</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Rubin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Driving a long road trip creates opportunity for one to think about the news, the choice of music, the weather, fast food options and other drivers.  It is with another 500 miles of road experience that I am now thoroughly convinced of the following: 1) Cars are here to stay for some time.  No amount of mass transit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Color Coding the Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Rubin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is an excellent slide presentation that was developed by Bloomberg Bloomberg State Economic Index &#8211; BEES The color coded presentation tracks state economic health indicators  such as tax revenues from the late 1990&#8242;s thru 2010.  Remember that these are lagging indicators so the directional changes in state health are reflective of changes in the general [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quips on Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Rubin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our current state of unhappiness with Congress is not a new phenomenon. Here are a few examples sent to me by a friend. &#160; Quips:  On Congress &#8220;In my many years, I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress.&#8221; quote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overlooking the Obvious</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Rubin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following &#8220;talking dog&#8221; story was sent to me recently and after reading it, I laughed and thought &#8220;how relevant to today&#8217;s economy&#8221;.  I don&#8217;t know who the story&#8217;s author is but I congratulate you.  My version is paraphrased and abbreviated. A man stops by a farmer&#8217;s house after seeing a sign for a talking dog.  He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private Sector Expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Rubin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is curious that the Bureau of Economic Analysis made the following statement &#8220;&#8230;Real consumer spending was also unchanged, in line with private-sector expectations.&#8221;  Is the &#8220;consumer spending&#8221; a self fulfilling prophey tied to the &#8220;expectations&#8221; or a bonefied sampling of opinion just prior to data analysis? If you look at the data, there is evidence that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8230;Thoughts on Tomorrow</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Rubin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economy will not be completely repaired if politicians and leaders ignore the need of people to believe in tomorrow.  The vision that is put forth must be one that is unobstructed by political polarizations.  It’s not that a political debate about the constructs of an economic vision should be avoided rather it is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Communities in Competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Rubin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Successfully driving economic development in your community requires leadership, follow-through and a ‘can-do” attitude. Over the past eighteen months numerous articles have been published discussing the need for job retention strategies, job creation strategies, infrastructure as an economic development driver, and the role of individuals in the economy. Those abundant words of wisdom, coupled with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wine, Business Women and an Economic Recovery Perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 19:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Rubin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is always a challenge to look into the illusive crystal ball and accurately predict what will happen a year from now or even six months given the current chaotic market conditions. This is why many a wise person has instructed their students to hedge by telling the audience &#8220;what&#8221; or &#8220;when,&#8221; but never both [...]]]></description>
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