1. Compare and Select the chillers under the conditions they are most likely to experience
Normally Chillers are selected based on full load but typically the full load occurs only 1% to 2.5 % of the time and hence most systems operate at 50 % or less of their capacity.
Strategies for selecting and improving Chiller plant load efficiency
- Peak Load demand determines the overall capacity of the system.
- Part load requirement determine the number and size of chiller required. Cooling Load Profile will help to determine the type of chiller to use and if single or multiple chillers should be installed. Multiple chiller installation allow facilities professionals to stage their operation to match building loads while keeping the chillers operating at energy efficient loading.
- Standby Strategy– Adopt standby or (N+1) Strategy. The provision of 1 additional backup unit is known as N+1 Strategy. The application where cooling is required for critical service delivery, one back up unit would be required.
2. Condenser Water Temperature Adjustment
- Chiller energy consumption is a function of the condenser pressure and temperature.
- 1 to 2% energy saving can be achieved per degree of reduction in condenser water temperature.
3. Adjust Chilled Water Temperature
- Rising the chilled water temperature lowers the compressor load resulting in decreased energy consumption.
- In centrifugal chillers at constant speed 0.5% to 0.75% power consumption can decrease per degree increase in chilled water temperature.
4. Chilled Water Flow Isolation
- Effective water flow management of the chiller is a source of potential energy saving. Water Pumped through idle chillers consumes unnecessary energy by adding temperature to the water. This can be as much as 2-2.5 Deg.F
- Keep provision to isolate inactive chillers from the chilled water and condenser water loops when they are not in operation. The use of automatic shut-off valves is recommended.
5. Variable Speed Drive Chiller
- The use of variable speed drives greatly enhances energy efficiency. This enables the chiller to match the speed of the compressor to the load at the maximum efficiency.
- The availability of variable speed centrifugal chillers has improved in recent years, thus reduces the purchase cost. Most VSD chillers offer good part load efficiency even better than at full load.
6. Variable Pumping Flow Through Chillers
- It vary the volume of chilled water flow as per demand.
- It makes use of two loops of primary and secondary distribution, each equipped with variable speed pumps to deliver chilled water per demand.
- This type of chiller can save energy up to 5-10 %
7. Select the number and size of chiller based on anticipated operating conditions.
If only a portion of the building is functional during lean periods, it makes sense to install a smaller capacity chiller to serve that relatively small but constant cooling load.
8. Select unequally sized machines for multiple chiller installations
- When going for single chillers, varying chiller sizes can help meet intermediate loads more effectively.
- For example, splitting the chiller sizes 1/3 – 2/3 will help to meet the major load by 2/3 capacity chiller for most of the days. Thus making one chilled operates near its most efficient point.
9. Chiller Sequencing
- In case of multiple chillers, always load the one that has the best efficiency.
- When chillers are of different types. Consider operating the centrifugal chillers at full load and then with the screw chiller at part load.
- Always consider Efficiency vs. Load when starting and stopping of the Chillers.
10. Automatic Tube Cleaning System
- Fouling of condenser increase the condensing temperature, the head pressure and compressor energy use.
- Go for in-built automatic tube cleaning and flow revering arrangement.
- Fouling is critical with river water condensers, process evaporators and condensers on towers or systems.
- Energy savings commonly range from 15-20%
- Additional saving from reduced maintenance and less downtimes are possible.
11. Chiller Plant Automation, Reporting, Control
Well –designed automation package can greatly reduce the energy consumption of a chiller plant and provide an improved level of monitoring and reliability.
Advantages of using DDC
- Compatible with building energy management system
- Provide 24 hrs. electronic monitoring and control of chiller.
- Report information to a control center or cell phone.
- Report operational problems and even dispatch a service call.
- Early detection of problems and prevent equipment damage.
- Control functions include employment (on-off) demand limiting, chill water reset, pump employment water flow control.
- Automated systems can perform logging duties for operators.
12. Demand Limiters and Staggered Start
- Chiller draw maximum current or power during start-up.
- Most electric utilities base their demand charges 15 or 30 minute interval on monthly or manual basis.
- When starting multiple chillers, stagger the starts at least by one demand period. Start the second chiller after the first has loaded to save significant energy cost on utility bills in the category of demand charges.
13. When to use Chiller?
- Building of 20000 Sq. area or more
Advantages of Use Chiller Plant
- Lower operating Cost especially if used with cooling tower or an evaporative condenser. The COP of water cooled chiller is high compared to other options and the operating costs can be as low as 0.5 KW per ton.
- Centrifugal chillers are highly efficient both at full load and par load operation. Screw chillers are next best option.
- Chilled water systems are the engineering systems that are tailor made to suit the design requirements of high sensible and lantant load.
- The air delivery systems (AHU) can be custom designed to provide higher or lower CFM per ton suiting the specific requirements.
For Most Related to HVAC
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Official details on Super Bowl weekend MSG hoops tripleheader
The Garden party will go down on Super Bowl eve and combine pro and college hoops. It's a great idea.
On Wednesday we passed along information regarding a pretty cool new event for college hoops: a Super Bowl weekend gala of games at the Garden. The tie-in comes with the fact New York City (well, technically MetLife Stadium in New Jersey) will be hosting the 2014 Super Bowl.
The night before the big game, MSG will host a tripleheader of hoops, two of those games being college, while the third/main event will be the Knicks hosting LeBron James and the Miami Heat. All games will be Saturday, Feb. 1. Pretty great, right?
On Thursday it was officially announced that, in addition to Georgetown-Michigan State, Marquette vs. St. John's will be on the ticket. The Red Storm plays a majority of their home games in the Garden as is, so the move makes sense.
Marquette-St. John's will tip at 12:30 p.m. ET. The Spartans and Hoyas will play at approximately 3 ET, and The games will be broadcast on Fox Sports and Fox Sports 1, the new network that is scheduled for an Aug. 17 launch. Georgetown, Marquette and St. John's are three of the members in the restructured 10-team Big East. The rejuvenated conference has a television contract with Fox.
College basketball-wise, it's a good draw. Marquette and Michigan State at last look were in the CBSSports.com Top 25 (and one) offseason rankings. Georgetown still has weapons, and some believe the improving St. John's team could have as much talent top to bottom as any group in the Big East. Marquette has made eight straight NCAA tournaments and three straight Sweet 16s. Michigan State won 27 games last season and fell to Duke in the Sweet 16.
Michigan State and Georgetown have one meeting in their history: MSU toppled John Thompson's Hoyas 80-68 in the NCAA tournament's second round in 1986. Michigan State
“Playing Georgetown in Madison Square Garden on Super Bowl Saturday is a great addition to our schedule,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said in a statement. “I have a lot of respect for Coach Thompson and the way he has continued to build his program on a foundation of toughness first implemented by his father, a man for whom I have an incredible amount of admiration. As a huge football fan, I’m excited to be a part of Super Bowl weekend in some small way, while also playing a game in one of the greatest basketball venues.”
Georgetown won 25 games last year but fell in the Round of 64 to Cinderella darling Florida Gulf Coast. The team lost No. 3 overall pick in the draft Otto Porter, but Markel Starks and Greg Whittington have the skill to be all-league guys.
Who knows what teams we'll get for the Super Bowl. The build-up will be bombastic and as big as ever, I'm sure, but at least we know we'll have solid hoops and a lot of tradition/star power the night before the big game. How often have we ever been able to see three different facets of American sports (pro hoops, college hoops, the NFL) combine so logistically to create a huge event?
The voter has Northwestern seven spots ahead of undefeated Texas Tech, which just blasted the...
The 7-foot-1 center is the No. 3 prospect in the Class of 2018, according to 247Sports
Alabama enters the top 25 while Northwestern drops out after a rough week
Four years ago, Bryant told Jimmy Kimmel that he'd have picked UNC
Dates, start times and streams of LaVar Ball's interview with CNN
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Meteorites bombarding the Purple Planet might have carried a lot water that it might have lined the planet in a layer 300 metres deep if unfold out, whereas additionally depositing molecules important for all times
16 November 2022
The meteorites that bombarded Mars through the early days of the interior photo voltaic system might have carried sufficient water to create a 300-metre-deep ocean on the planet.
Martin Bizzarro on the College of Copenhagen in Denmark and his colleagues have analysed the focus of a uncommon chromium isotope, often known as chromium-54, in samples of meteorites which have come to Earth from Mars to estimate how a lot water was deposited on the Purple Planet by asteroids.
The uppermost layer of Mars incorporates the chemical signatures of carbonaceous, or C-type, meteorites that bombarded it as its crust solidified some 4.5 billion years in the past.
As a result of Mars isn’t made up of huge tectonic plates that transfer round, inflicting materials within the planet’s inside and floor to churn, this chemical signature from the meteorites needs to be preserved within the rocks of the planet’s crust. However the rocks from the mantle beneath ought to nonetheless present what Mars was like earlier than the bombardment.
“It’s a bit like DNA,” says Bizzarro. “Carbonaceous-type asteroids have a really distinct chromium isotope composition relative to the interior photo voltaic system.”
By wanting on the distinction between the quantity of chromium-54 in samples of meteorites on Earth which have come from both the floor or mantle of Mars, the researchers might estimate the entire mass of the asteroids that initially collided with Mars.
If the unique bombarding asteroids had been simply 10 per cent water, the decrease restrict for C-type meteorites, they’d have deposited sufficient of the molecule to create a worldwide ocean, say the researchers. If unfold out over the entire planet, the water would type a layer 300 metres deep.
“I believe that is the primary time the place we now have a smoking gun,” says Bizzarro, and we will lastly say with certainty that water-rich asteroids hit Mars’s floor.
C-type asteroids additionally comprise components which can be important to life. Which means that two of crucial substances essential to life – natural molecules and water – had been current on Mars throughout a time earlier than Earth’s moon even shaped, say the researchers.
The paper offers good proof for the presence of C-type meteorites within the Martian mantle, however the meteorite samples won’t be consultant of the majority of the planet’s mantle materials, says Simon Turner at Macquarie College in Sydney, Australia.
Journal reference: Science Advances, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abp8415
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The Wedding Can Wait
Jennifer Aniston and fiancé Justin Theroux just wanted sun, sand and sleep. So during their weeklong getaway to Bora Bora in mid-August, "they woke up late, went to the beach and had dinners with friends," a Theroux pal says of the pair, who stayed in an overwater bungalow at the Four Seasons Resort. "Jen planned the trip."
That's all she wants to organize at the moment. Aniston and Theroux are no closer to tying the knot than they were the day he slipped a 10-carat diamond on her finger two years ago. "The vibe is that the wedding can wait," says a source close to Aniston, 45. Indeed, Theroux, 43, said on Good Morning America in July that he and the Life of Crime actress are "loving the engagement." The 24-month betrothal is even an inside joke for the couple, who connected on the set of Wanderlust in 2010. The Theroux pal says if marriage comes up in conversation, "they're like, 'Oh, yeah, we should get to that.'"
First, they need to be in the same place. Though Theroux now calls L.A. home - he recently gave up his NYC pad and moved into Aniston's Bel-Air mansion - he was tied to New York for six months this year taping his HBO drama, The Leftovers. But for season 2, says the Theroux pal, production may move to L.A.: "Justin would like to be closer to Jen."
Less Is More
Whenever they do say
"I do," it won't be a grand affair, à la Aniston's 2000 nuptials to Brad Pitt. Fireworks and 200 guests? "Not their style," says a source. "Jen and Justin want something casual."
Eloping isn't out of the question either. "Jen's mentioned bringing friends to Hawaii and doing a small ceremony," adds the source. Others are convinced they may be more stealth. A source says some of their pals "get dressed up whenever they're invited to Jen's because they think it might be for a surprise wedding!"
Starting a family is even further from Aniston's mind. The actress, who told Vanity Fair in 2005 after her split from Pitt, "In five years I would hope to … have a kid," has backed off on that sentiment. Says a source, "At this point, Jen does not want children." After all, the status quo is pretty good. Says another pal: "Jen loves where she is in life right now."
How Jen Stays Hot
Ultrafit at 45! Jennifer Aniston's eternally toned bod comes courtesy of yoga, squats and cardio (think: indoor cycling) three times a week, her trainer, Mandy Ingber, tells Us. (For fuel, Ingber recommends a fruit-blend drink with Silk Soymilk.) While sweating it out, Aniston listens to "Storm of Prayers" by Shaman's Dream. Says Ingber, "Jen loves it because it's relaxing."
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On this page we invite all avenues of creativity and expression from anyone who desires to share their experience of pain, transition, transformation, recovery, suffering, or whatever you can imagine that might invite others to think, feel, and integrate for themselves. All media will be considered: art, photography, music, dance, sculpture, poetry, prose - any digital expression that moves you. We hope to create a multi-media gallery that will be a powerful statement of empowerment and understanding.
Submit any digital example of your own creation (mp3 audio, youtube video, photograph, original art, etc.) to email@example.com We will review it (in order to eliminate spam), and place it here.
May 2018: A very personal poem by Jen N. "With gratitude to Dr. Echenberg for his endless pursuit in the alleviation of pelvic pain." Jen told us that this poem somehow is from a "dark" place, but we think it is beautiful, haunting and profound.
"The Immortality of Pain"
The cold logic of pain
Can more oft be found, in not the asking of why
But in the harshness of the why not
Bodies formed from dirt
Hungry to soak up the blood of ancestors
Tread on by the quiet brave
Carrying their dead, whose eyes remain open
We arrive in a burst of pain
Linked forever to the fires that scorched and blazed
from torches alighting a village
that no longer could contain its occupants
Searing skin and bone and hair
Until only charred ash is left to bear witness
Obliterated each into a unique grain of sand
Arrogance is rooted at the asking of why
A luxury of delusion
When the winds kick up with a whisper
Then curl around the deafening screams of our children
My name is Dillon King.I am 29 years old, married and the father of two boys ages four and six. In 2010 I was diagnosed with having Chronic Pelvic Pain. As many of you know it can be and usually is very difficult to cope with this debilitating illness. With that in mind Dr. Echenberg thought it might be beneficial to share this non chemical mechanism to cope with unrelenting pain.
My wonderful wife Christine is the one who first introduced me to Origami. She thought it may be a way to keep my mind busy and it quickly became a way to allay anxiety and often a way to distract me from severe pain.Because I wasn't sure I could follow written origami instructions I decided to look on you tube to see if there were any simple videos I could learn from. Jackpot! I started out making a simple crane, I paused, rewinded and stopped the videos often in order to memorize the models. I then cut one and a half inch pieces of magazine paper and put them in a empty altoids container so I could "make a bird" anytime and anywhere when I was in pain. The fascination quickly grew to the memorization of many models including:cranes,flapping birds,rockets, two styles of swans, jumping frogs, a wren, a rose, a lily and tulips. I've made models out of very small paper so that the resulting model is no bigger than an eraser head! The bigger the pain, the more difficult the model!
As time went on my folds became exact, the paper I chose had flair and the models became more complicated. Since then my origami has been on friends ears as earrings, at wedding receptions as favors, my origami bouquets have been given as anniversary gifts and even purposed with! I hope that this great distraction that has helped me cope with Chronic Pelvic Pain will be a way to make some money and help inspire others to creative ways to cope with their Chronic Pelvic Pain!
Click here to view a new artistic expression from Peg L. on her grief process. She describes her art below.
My Journey Through Grief
These drawings reflect my ongoing journey through grief. For the past seven years I cared for the love of my life, my husband, as he battled heart failure and bladder cancer. This past year, in the midst of helping my husband cope with end-stage heart failure I was stricken with chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Over the years as I dealt with the emotional and physical demands of my husband’s medical condition and then my own, I thought that I had developed an inner strength that would sustain me through any challenge I might face in the future.
I believed that until last December when my husband died and I met a stranger that goes by the name of grief. In the months following my husband’s death as I continued to battle chronic pelvic pain, I grappled with the overwhelming emotions of grief and the toll my emotions were taking on me - physically, emotionally, and psychologically. Words just didn’t seem adequate for expressing the journey I was on. That’s quite a statement for me because I love to talk and usually have something to say about almost any topic! Anyhow, that’s why I began drawing my journey. It is a way for me to express my innermost thoughts, sorrows, fears, and hopes as I travel along the bumpy road of grief.
One last thought…I give my heartfelt thanks to God, family, friends, Dr. Echenberg, and all the wonderful staff in his practice. They all have sustained and strengthened me through my journey. Without them, I’d still be staring at the wall.
Here was our first contribution from Donna Massa-Chappee from New Hampshire - Donna was the inspiration for this creativity segment on our website:
"A Solar Chart" Living with IC
Illustration by, Donna Massa-Chappee (2011)
Art Mediums: Prismacolor Pencils and Pen & Ink. IC or Interstitial Cystitis is a debilitating bladder disorder. It is when the protective lining that surrounds the bladder wall becomes deteriorated, resulting in urgency, frequency and pain. About 15% of reproductive aged women have this disorder and about 90% of them have associated pelvic and sexual pain." As a patient of Dr Echenberg and living with IC for sixteen years, I feel compelled to reach out to many of you. This illustration uniquely defines what it is like living with IC from the moment of realization, to it's diagnosis, treatments and finally through the many trials and tribulations of coping with this disorder. As you view this illustration you will find ones personal journey as it ties directly into the rhythm of astrology, it's symbolism and unity. Traveling through its cycles or wheel of time one finally arrives at internal peace of, mind, body and soul...
And another contribution from Donna Massa-Chappee: Original choreography and ballet representing her journey with Interstitial Cystitis
And here is our second submission: very creative adaptation of one of Dr. Echenberg's favorite songs and groups: "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd
This creative karyoke piece by Amy Fretz was submitted in 2012. Here is Amy's description of how she came to submit this work:
Recently Dr. Echenberg mentioned to me that he was going to a concert by Roger Waters presenting "The Wall" - and that "Comfortably Numb" was one of his favorite songs:
The pain takes over, you lose your focus on everything else in your life.
It interferes with your job, your relationships with your family, and especially your partner.
I had seen many different doctors over the last 4 years for the symptoms, each looking at individual symptoms. It was like I was talking and no one was listening, no one was looking at me as a whole person, connecting the symptoms.
Then my daughter suggested I go see 'her doctor' telling me "You'll love him. He will listen to you and consider all your symptoms". I have to say I have a very intelligent daughter and she was right. I only wish she had suggested it sooner.
So, now I am a few months into treatment and am feeling better a little at a time. The relationship that has been suffering the most is the the one with my partner. We had not been able to be intimate without pain for the last several years, but I refused to stop trying. Its like I am trying to climb a mountain in search of the pleasure that used to be part of our intimacy only to be a victim of an avalanche of pain. More recently, I have been getting closer and closer to the peak of that mountain before the avalanche interferes. This is progress. I am looking forward to when I am free of pain and can enjoy a healthy physical relationship with my partner, as well as enjoying some of the things I used to be able to do with my children and grandchildren.
There are no words to express how much I appreciate what Dr. Echenberg has done and continues to do for me. With his help and the help of the medicines and physical therapy, I know I will no longer be on the sidelines. I have faith that I am going to be able to LIVE my life again and enjoy it.
Hello? Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone at home? Come on, now, I hear you're feeling down. Well I can ease your pain And get you on your feet again. Relax. I need some information first. Just the basic facts Can you show me where it hurts?
There is no pain you are receding A distant ship's smoke on the horizon. You are only coming through in waves. Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying. When I was a child I had a fever My hands felt just like two balloons. Now I've got that feeling once again I can't explain you would not understand This is not how I am. I have become comfortably numb.
I have become comfortably numb.
O. K. Just a little pin prick. There'll be no more AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! But you may feel a little sick. Can you stand up? I do believe its working. Good. That'll keep you going through the show Come on it's time to go.
There is no pain you are receding A distant ship's smoke on the horizon. You are only coming through in waves. Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying. When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse Out of the corner of my eye I turned to look but it was gone I cannot put my finger on it now The child is grown, The dream is gone. I have become comfortably numb.
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HC dismisses PIL seeking accident compensation
The order was passed by a bench comprising Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice NM Jamda on April 25, made available to public on April 26Updated: May 07, 2019, 17:03 IST
The Bombay high court recently dismissed a petition filed by a Pune-based activist who asked for the state government to provide compensation to road accident victims. The application blamed the state for issuing fitness certificates to vehicles unfit for road.
The public interest litigation (PIL) sought to make the state government “vicariously liable for all road accidents and compensate the victims”, according to the April 25 order. The PIL was filed by Shrikant Manohar Karve, the activist whose earlier PIL had led to dismissal of 50 road transport office (RTO) staff from Maharashtra.
“The assumption that all road accidents were on account of the vehicles plying on the road being not road worthy is misconceived,” read the order from the Bombay high court. The order was passed by a bench comprising Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice NM Jamda on April 25, made available to public on April 26.
In 2012, Karve had filed a writ petition in the Bombay high court after the local RTO refused to follow procedure to issue fitness certificate to his vehicle.
“I filed the PIL to pin down the responsibility of road accidents on someone. I do not know why the court dismissed the matter,” said Karve.
Karve presented a hypothesis in his application that maximum number of vehicles involved in road accidents is commercial vehicles. “Of the commercial vehicles involved in accidents, 80 per cent are given fitness certificates by the state RTO. Why are they given fitness certificates when they are not fit?,” said Karve. However, the court did not take the hypothesis into account and asked for statistical proof.
“If the petitioner was serious in espousing the cause, he ought to have obtained information under the Right to Information Act concerning FIRs registered whenever a fatal accident took place. He ought to have obtained the information regarding the cause of the accident and in particular; whether the accident was the result of a mechanical failure of the motor vehicle,” read the court order.
In February 2016, a final order was issued in Karve’s initial PIL. However, the state had not complied with all the directions issued by the HC, according to Karve.
Karve said that he had filed the PIL later in 2016 in order to supplement the high court order that had directed RTOs to comply with the HC order within 6 months.


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Investors may be wise to pump the brakes on the Nasdaq as we head into big tech earnings, according to one technician.
The Nasdaq 100 ETF, QQQ, posted its worst session in nearly a month on Thursday, as its top components — Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet — all fell about 1 percent. This move has Todd Gordon of TradingAnalysis.com taking a second look at the charts.
“We’re seeing a little bit of volatility in the market in a quite precarious position,” said Gordon.
“If we take a look at the technical position of the Nasdaq [the QQQ] and connect the trend lines you’re going to see that they are converging … and that generally suggests a loss of upside momentum,” Gordon said Thursday on CNBC’s “Trading Nation.”
Furthermore, despite the ETF hitting record highs this week, Gordon pointed out that the Relative Strength Index is showing that the QQQ is “tracing out a series of lower highs, which indicates that the loss of momentum in the underlying QQQ is occurring even though we are making new highs.” The Relative Strength Index, or RSI, is a tool often used by technicians to detect a short-term trend of an asset.
He pointed to recent underperformance of Apple and Amazon as proof the rally is stalling. The two tech titans are down a respective 5 and 10 percent from their recent highs.
Gordon also noted that while Facebook and Alphabet both hit highs this week, their moves were not convincing enough to keep piling into the group.
“It’s time to hedge our long portfolio with some downside put spreads,” said Gordon.
Specifically, he bought the Nov. 3 weekly 145/143 put spread for 22 cents. That means Gordon would stand to profit if the QQQ closes below $144.78 by Nov. 3 expiration, which is more than 2 percent lower than current levels. If the QQQ closes above that level, he’ll lose the amount he spent on the trade, but if it closes below it he could make $178.
“This is a really good reward-to-risk ratio. This is only going to kick into gear if the Nasdaq really starts to take a dive in the next two weeks,” Gordon said.
The QQQ closed at $148.31 on Thursday.
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Pharmaceutical Marketing has a long history. Marketing of various potions and lotions has long been practiced. However, mass pharmaceutical marketing was rare until recently. It was long believed that since doctors made the selection of drugs, mass marketing was a waste of resources. Specific ads targeting the medical profession were thought to be cheaper and just as effective.
That has all changed. Today, for millions of people across the globe, the Internet is the first place they turn for health care information. As a result, the advertising and marketing of pharmaceuticals is changing direction.
Physicians will always remain the most important players in pharmaceutical sales. As they write the prescriptions that determine which drugs will be used by the patient, influencing the physician is the key to pharmaceutical sales. Historically, this was done by a large pharmaceutical sales force. A medium-sized pharmaceutical company might have a sales force of 1000 representatives. The largest companies have tens of thousands of representatives around the world. Sales representatives called upon physicians regularly, providing information and free drug samples to the physicians. This is still the approach today; however, economic pressures on the industry are causing pharmaceutical companies to rethink the traditional sales process to physicians and also to pay more heed to online the Pharmaceutical Market.
In order to survive, pharmaceutical companies must develop processes to respond to the quickly evolving world of pharma marketing. A world, which due to changes in consumer behavior, attitudes and most of all, the internet, is rapidly changing direction and tactics. Direct-to-consumer models such as broadcast and online pharmaceutical marketing, give an unparalleled level of user feedback. With so many customers interested in so many different health topics, instead of merely blockbuster drugs, online pharma marketing also allows for niche market drugs to flourish.
FMC Marketing has specialized experience performing search engine based marketing for pharmaceutical products and services. Visit our portofolio and services and find out how we can help you devise a pharmaceutical marketing strategy which will lead you and your company into the future.

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As I mentioned in my last blog post, I wanted to try painting the cliffs (see last photo on last post for better photo of actual cliffs). I'm enjoying painting again in acrylics. I have been trying to learn oil paints (water mixable) and I am a bit frustrated. So I decided to take a break and do another acrylic landscape (my favorite). While this painting still has a long way to go to completion, I am enjoying the process and thinking back on the hike we took.
When I have some of the other small oil paintings closer to completion, I will post them here.

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Dolores ‘Riordan sounded in good spirits simply hours earlier than The Cranberries singer’s surprising dying at age 46 on Monday (Jan. In Singer’s phrases: Costing of those restorations has been depending on the shopper’s wishes and additional details might be discussed with Singer.” Which is a pleasant manner of claiming: so much.” Given the businesses ‘regular’ restorations commonly break the $500,000 barrier, go for all the brand new lightweighting and efficiency-enhancing prospects and a seven-determine tag here can’t be ruled out.
The brothers, Marcin & Bartłomiej Oleś, have been composing and performing for more than ten years; this time, along with one of the vital creative improvisers of the German music scene, Christopher Dell, they will get to interpret Krzysztof Komeda’s music. We now have the pleasure to current you program of the 14th Singer’s Warsaw Festiwal. Notice: As singers kind only a part of this bigger occupational group, solely a few of these newly created positions can be for singers.
The jazz a part of the Singer’s Warsaw Pageant will likely be opened by the Polish-German trio, Oleś Brothers & Christopher Dell – KOMEDA AHEAD” within the Nożyk Synagogue. Singers, particularly those who specialize in opera or classical music, may perform in numerous languages, equivalent to French or Italian. Business data collected from Musicians and Singers. Moreover, some musicians and singers license their music for use in advertisements or for different industrial purposes, creating extra exposure and income opportunities.
This time, part of the occasions are held at the momentary location of the Jewish Theatre at 35 Senatorska Road in Warsaw. Employment of musicians and singers is projected to develop 6 percent from 2016 to 2026, about as quick as the typical for all occupations. The musicians are performing „Ahava Raba” venture – an emotional interpretation of prayer and blessing recited by the Jews throughout Shakharit – the morning spiritual rite.
Musicians and singers want extensive coaching and common apply to acquire the skills and data necessary to interpret music at an expert degree. Musicians play solo or in bands, orchestras, or small teams. Many musicians and singers find solely part-time or intermittent work and may have lengthy intervals of unemployment between jobs. Development can be attributed to increases in demand for musical performances.


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Did the Cro-Magnons live in caves?
The Cro‐Magnons, incidentally, did not live in caves. The artifacts of their daily lives have been found not in caves but on cliffside ledges protected by massive rock overhangs. They seem to have preferred rock shelters with southern exposures.
Did Cro-Magnon live during the ice age?
New York Times best-selling author Brian Fagan explores the world of the Cro-Magnons–the mysterious, little-known race, famous for its cave paintings, that survived the Ice Age and became the ancestors of today’s humans.
How did Cro-Magnon survive the Ice Age?
Cro-Magnons adapted successfully to the intense cold that settled over northern latitudes between 30,000 and 15,000 years ago. Their important tools included bone needles used to sew tailored layers of clothing that allowed them to hunt in sub-zero temperatures.
How were the images in the Chauvet cave created?
In the first, about 36,500 years ago during the Aurignacian, artists drew the majority of the Chauvet Cave paintings. They brought wood into the cave and burned it to create light and charcoal for drawing.
Can humans survive an ice age Reddit?
Absolutely not. Almost all cereal crops would die immediately, and food supplies would shut down. Billions would die of famine. Travel would become impossible.
Where did the Cro Magnon people come from?
Cro-Magnon. Cro-Magnon, population of early Homo sapiens dating from the Upper Paleolithic Period ( c. 40,000 to c. 10,000 years ago) in Europe. In 1868, in a shallow cave at Cro-Magnon near the town of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac in the Dordogne region of southwestern France, a number of obviously ancient human skeletons were found.
Where was the first Cro Magnon cave found?
They manufactured a variety of sophisticated flint tools, as well as bone, shell, and ivory jewellery and artifacts. Cro-Magnon artists produced cave paintings in France and n Spain. Cro-Magnon remains were first found in 1868 in a rock shelter in Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, Dordogne, France.
When did the Cro Magnon use rock shelters?
The rock shelters were used year-round; the Cro-Magnons seem to have been a settled people, moving only when necessary to find new hunting or because of environmental changes.
What kind of art did the Cro Magnons make?
Some of the first examples of art by prehistoric peoples are Cro-Magnon. The Cro-Magnons carved and sculpted small engravings, reliefs, and statuettes not only of humans but also of animals.

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Queen Bey's Mediterranean birthday celebration continues as the singer shares a new photo of herself looking flawless on the Amalfi Coast.
@BadGalRiri flaunts her body in a barely-there one-piece suit while vacationing in Brazil.
@Beyonce and daughter Blue Ivy wear matching flower crowns while on a family vacation to Italy for Beyonce's birthday.
@Beyonce shares family vacation photos from her Italian birthday getaway with Jay Z and Blue Ivy.
The model shares her Moroccan travel adventures in a series of picturesque Instagrams.
Naomi Campbell soaks in her summer weekend atop a yacht.
Natasha Poly demonstrates how to fly in style before jetting off to her next getaway.
Gigi Hadid takes a dip during her pre-Fashion Week vacation.
Kim Kardashian shows off her "pregnancy lips" while hiking on vacation in St. Barths.
Nicky Hilton takes in the view while visiting the Amalfi Coast.
Beyoncé played the role of captain this weekend while yachting on vacation with Blue Ivy and Jay Z.
The reality star channels Troop Beverly Hills while vacationing in St. Barths with the Kardashian-Jenner clan.
The sisters show off their bikini bodies while on a family vacation in St. Barth's in an Instagram captioned, "we woke up in paradise too."
The Oscar-winning actress documented her first-ever trip to Disneyland excitedly on Instagram.
The newly-legal Jenner joined her sister and girlfriends in Mexico for an end-of-summer getaway. "Relax w meee" the reality star added to her Instagram post. Yes, please.
The Victoria's Secret model made a chic escape to Mykonos, Greece, sharing this photo of her floating in the sunshine on crystal clear waters. Jealous?
The VS Angel taps travel companion and photographer Jerome Duran to photograph her picturesque vacation to Bali. —@angelcandices
The VS Angel taps travel companion and photographer Jerome Duran to photograph her picturesque vacation to Bali.
@BadGalRiri cuddles with a tiny monkey on the beach.
The supermodel sails through Ibiza on a yacht. —@natashapoly
While visiting the beaches in Fiji, @JoanSmalls poses for a scenic Instagram.
@BadGalRiri vacations in her native Barbados with girlfriends.
The couple splashes in the ocean while vacationing and sailing through Ibiza. — @JohannesHuebl
The Victoria's Secret Angel takes in the view while vacationing in Rio de Janeiro. —@alessandraambrosio
@AlessandraAmbrosio shares a picture-perfect postcard while touching down in Monaco.
@LilyAldridge is the latest A-Lister to vacation along the coast of Italy.
@ChrissyTeigen shares a sweet snap from her Sicilian vacation with John Legend.
Supermodel @NatashaPoly sets sail for a relaxing summer day spent on the water.

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Causes Of Sleeping Disorders
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Lifestyle plays a major role in causing insomnia, and often changes to these habits are part of the treatment. Taking naps during the day or staying in bed too long while awake can confuse the body. Having irregular sleep patterns, such as working swing shifts, is another potentially significant problem. The body prefers regular routines, and when they're disrupted, sleep can become difficult. Other lifestyle factors can cause sleeping disorders, including a lack of exercise or the use of phones, laptops, tablets, and other devices in bed.


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Canals and WaterwaysBook - 1994
Describes the many types of manmade and natural waterways throughout the world and includes projects for constructing a model river-boat, aqueduct, and dredger.
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After a leak came out earlier this month, it’s been confirmed that The Medium is heading to the PlayStation 5. This is big news for Bloober Team fans that were forced to see their latest installment hit the Xbox Series X/S platforms. Currently, the game will be available on the PlayStation 5 this September 3, 2021, and with it will come DualSense haptic feedback support.
The Medium is psychological horror video game experience from Bloober Team. Here players will be taking the role of a woman that will be going through two different living worlds. Haunted by a child murderer, The Medium will follow a journey to track down and solve the murder case. This is a big game for Bloober Team as the development studio has made a note in the past on how they required next-generation consoles for this game to work as intended. Likewise, famed composer Akira Yamaoka from the Silent Hill franchise had scored for this project.
As mentioned, Bloober Team is responsible for this game and if you’re familiar with the development team then you know that this is a studio known for delivering psychological horror games. The title was highlighted in the past, the studio continued to make note that this game wouldn’t release until the Xbox Series X as they needed the power of the next-generation console to release this video game into the marketplace.
While The Medium has since come out into the market earlier this year with the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S now readily available, it looks like this game is gearing up for another launch. Recently, a rating was discovered for The Medium on the PlayStation 5. Noted by Gematsu, the PlayStation 5 ESRB rating that has popped up may be an indicator that we’re gearing towards the PlayStation 5 launch after an exclusive deal has come to an end with Microsoft.
This is all speculative right now as we’re still waiting on the official announcement alerting fans that this game is coming to the PlayStation 5 after being available for the Xbox Series X/S along with the PC platform. The real problem here is the fact that this is still going to be a game relatively hard for players to get through. The latest generation of console platforms is still incredibly tough to get while the PC platform is running into its problems when it comes to components being available in the market. With that said, it looks like we may see The Medium eventually hit the PlayStation 5 allowing not only current PS5 owners a chance to play this game, but also being another title to pick up when you do secure yourself a PlayStation 5 console.
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Second hour: Alison Weir, If Americans Knew, setting the record straight on the Palestinian-Zionist conflict. Several of Alison Weir’s articles have been included in anthologies, and she has given briefings on Capitol Hill, presentations at the Asia Media Summit in Kuala Lumpur and at the Jerusalem Media Center Conference in the West Bank, and lectures at Harvard Law School, Yale, Stanford, Berkeley, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, the Naval Postgraduate Institute, Georgetown, and numerous other campuses.
Final half hour: Rolf Lindgren will join me to discuss our brief for the defense KSM Conspiracy Charges Analyzed and Debunked. By the way, I am working with Saad Ali and other members of We Are Change Chicago (last week’s guests) to plan some truth-squadding actions at the Thompson Correctional Center in Northern Illinois where, according to Obama, KSM and the False-Confession Five will soon be imprisoned.


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TES to be aggressive in France
On December 1st 2004 Technology Engineering Solutions (TES) was formed as an independent company through the acquisition of the Electronic services division of Thales Microelectronics.
TES announced its aggressive growth strategy for the French market. On December 1st 2004 Technology Engineering Solutions (TES) was formed as an independent company through the acquisition of the Electronic services division of Thales Microelectronics. At its formation, TES President, Michel Desbard, committed to building a leading global company in the contract design and manufacturing market. The initial acquisition from Thales included multiple engineering and manufacturing sites. TES provides value to customers through a cost effective model to speed new product introduction and reduce cost of existing products. TES today announced its plans to strengthen both its manufacturing and its engineering base in France. Core to its plans are: * 40% growth of design resources in France * Recruitment drive in current centers in Nice, Grenoble, Paris and Rennes. * Acquisition of regional design companies to complement existing skills and footprint. * Manufacturing plant restructuring to add increased capability for New Product Introduction TES already began implementation of the above strategy through the acquisition of the LCIE component testing facilities in Toulouse. Today's announcement includes specific plans to strengthen the manufacturing capability in Brittany. Michel Desbard announced; "To give a rounded service to customers in this market, it is imperative that our gateway into manufacturing both for our own design teams and our customers design teams is efficient and effective. Therefore, we are combining the capabilities of both plants into a single plant - our facility in Langon." The acquisition from Thales in December left TES spreading manufacturing across 2 facilities that are 15km apart. By combining these sites into a single location they will:- * Invest in providing improved services to our customers by expanding the NPI Team * Improve Focus and Communication with Customers * Remove inefficiencies - e.g. communication and travel between the facilities * Strengthen the overall France Manufacturing capability M. Desbard added; "This move is an investment by TES into its strategy by strengthening its manufacturing capability. Every employee at Grand Fougerey will be offered a position at Langon. There are no planned redundancies from this move." Instead, some resources will be re-assigned in order to increase the function of NPI. "The NPI Team is core to our strategy of targeting CDM business. In the CDM industry, every company struggles to manage the interface between Design and Manufacturing - whether from Internal Design locations or from Customers. The brief of the new team will be to make that interface smooth and efficient while adding significant value to the design and the product." Added M. Desbard. TES is a leading provider of contract design and manufacturing services. It has 15 design centers throughout France, Germany and UK and a manufacturing base in France. TES has openly declared plans to expand both in Europe and globally. TES currently employs over 600 people, more than 50% of which are in design engineering. TES serves the wireless, automotive, telematics, industrial, defense, medical and semiconductor markets with services from IC design through to full system design and manufacture.
Keysight, FormFactor and CompoundTek to collaborate Keysight, FormFactor and CompoundTek, have formed a joint plan to provide an advanced photonics on-wafer testing solution to include automated alignment, simultaneous optical-optical and optical-electrical device tests.
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Elderly man critically injured after crash
Published 2:20 pm, Friday, June 21, 2013
An 82 year-old man was critically injured around noon Friday when he ran a red light and struck two vehicles.
The man was going south on North East Loop 410 at Perrin Beitel Road around 11:45 a.m. when he hit the vehicles, said Sgt. Scott Foulke.
He was found unresponsive and was rushed to an area hospital.
Foulke said he was traveling alone.
It was not clear shortly after the incident whether the man had suffered a medical episode.
His identity has not yet been released.
No other injuries were reported.
The accident caused heavy traffic delays for at least two hours.

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Discipline, hard work and confidence are all attributes of many star athletes. Discipline is especially important, in fact key, to being successful in wrestling.
As one of the most famous wrestlers in the United States, Dan Gable, put it, “Once you’ve wrestled, everything else is easy.”
Lincoln County’s wrestling team this year has high potential, according to coach Steve Culverwell. It started out a little rough for them, due to not having some boys because of state football, but, Culverwell said, “We’re getting there.”
Last year, the Lynx were one point away from being division champions. Though they lost three seniors, they did gain three more freshmen. “We’ll be good,” Culverwell said. “We’ll be in the mix. Whether or not we’ll win divisions, I don’t know, but we have some really good wrestlers.”
State champion Will Culverwell, who won in the 145 weight class last year, will be wrestling in 152 this year. “I’m hoping he’ll repeat again this year,” Coach Culverwell said.
Two other returning wrestlers are Jesse and Derek Mathews. Derek was a state champion as a freshman. Last year, he blew out his elbow in the division tournament. His coach expects him to take state this year. Jesse has taken 4th, 3rd, and 2nd these last three years of wrestling. “So he should take a first this year,” Coach Culverwell said.
Ben Culverwell also is returning as a sophomore this year. He wrestled in the weight class of 106, but he only weighed 82 pounds last year. “So he gave up 20 pounds almost every wrestling match. So he got hammered a little bit, but he ended up going to state.” Ben is at 97 pounds this year, so his coach expects him to do well.
Juniors Alex Samson and Zach Rowe are both returning. Rowe has taken second two years in a row, so Coach Culverwell is hoping he’ll get over the hump this year. The coach also expects Samson to do well. “So I’ve got six wrestlers that could be state champions,” the coach said. “If three of those six win, then I’ll be happy.”
The team has a big asset in assistant coach Jim Bourne, who wrestled for Dan Gable and was on the United States National Team.
“He knows so much about wrestling,” Coach Culverwell said. “One the keys to our wrestling is coach Bourne. He makes a big difference because he teaches those techniques, and we’re going to be even better this year.”
Coach Culverwell came into coaching for the wrestling team mainly because there was no coach at the time and his two sons wanted to wrestle. He says he’s learned a lot in the past few years. “Wrestling really builds great character in our boys,” he added. “I’m just sorry that we can’t get more boys out. If they would just give it a chance, it would do a world of good for them. It’s a wonderful sport.”
The team started off at Moapa Valley on Wednesday with matches against Pahranagat Valley, Virgin Valley and Moapa. The Lynx are at the White Pine tournament this weekend and head to the Pahranagat Valley Duels on Thursday.


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Boston, MA (Sports Network) – Marco Scutaro finished 2-for-4 with three RBI as Boston downed Arizona, 8-5, in the finale of a three-game interleague set from Fenway Park.
David Ortiz hit a two-run homer and Daniel Nava contributed three hits including two doubles, and an RBI with two runs scored for the Red Sox, who swept the series and have won five of six overall.
Boston continues its interleague slate on Friday by hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers, making it the first time outfielder Manny Ramirez will return to the Hub since being dealt during the 2008 season.
John Lackey (8-3) allowed eight hits and four runs — three earned — with five strikeouts over six innings for the win.
Miguel Montero stroked a pair of doubles and drove in two runs for the Diamondbacks, who have lost five of their last seven and continued to add to their franchise-worst road losing streak by dropping their 13th in a row.
Chris Young added three hits and two RBI but it wasn’t enough for Dan Haren (7-5), who took the loss after yielding seven hits and six runs — four earned — over 5 2/3 frames.


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A baseball glove or mitt as it is often known is a leather glove which helps to protect a players hand in baseball when they are defending and catching the ball. The baseball mitts are designed to be very large enabling the players to be able to catch the ball with one hand rather than two. There are different types of baseball gloves depending on what position you are in on the field. The highest quality one are made from leather and do not have Velcro to hold it in place. This style of gloves will take some time to feel comfortable and once broken into your hand is unique to you.
You will find that on the field the baseball gloves are split between the mitts and the gloves the design that is lacking the fingers is called mitts. The catcher and first baseman will wear this variety as they have more padding and have a claw like appearance. They are hinged to provide an excellent gripping ability and are often longer and wider than other baseball mitts. These types of baseball gloves are specific to these positions on the field and are often patterned and custom made for the players.
Infielders, outfielders and pitchers gloves are smaller and have pockets to allow the players to remove the ball quickly and return it to the field. Some of these gloves will have open webbing and others will be closed. This will depend on the position on the field that the player is stood in the open webbing is designed to allow the player to remove dirt and debris from the glove. All of the baseball gloves are sized by measuring from the tip of the index finger of the glove down to the heel of the glove.
Although children’s baseball gloves are very similar to adults ones they are smaller in size and will often only be 9 inches long. All of the different types of baseball gloves are made from leather different manufacturers are making them with softer leathers. Kangaroo and buffalo hides are often now used to make the gloves softer and easier to break in. The baseball gloves will be made by machines so they are all identical apart from the custom made ones. These will be far more expensive and take longer to produce. Many top baseball players will have their own custom made baseball mitts to play with.
Whatever design and style of baseball glove you decide on you will need to research them well and know exactly what you are buying. You can purchase the different types of baseball gloves online or in a sports shop. Everyone likes to own their own glove even if it is to throw some balls in the backyard with the family.
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Sat, Mar 16 - 9:30 pm
Ithaca and Binghamton unite to bring you TWO female-fronted bands this St Paddy's Day Weekend!
“Next to Kin is truly a family affair.” The band is comprised of Ryan Cirbus on the bass, his sister Mallory Evans on lead vocals and rhythm guitar and “adopted” sister Mary Tewksbury on lead guitar and vocals. With a wide array of originals and covers there is a little something for everybody!
Progressive soul band Noon Fifteen blends rich vocal harmonies, vintage keyboard and guitar tones, and funk-tinged bass and drum grooves into catchy, original songs that are full of surprises. Based in Ithaca, New York, the five-piece is influenced by 1960s California and Liverpool, 1970s Memphis and New Orleans, and the DIY ethos of the internet-powered independent music scene. Fronted by dynamic vocalist Mandy Goldman and rounded out by versatile singer/instrumentalists Samuel B. Lupowitz, Harry Nichols, Joe Massa, and Phil Shay, Noon Fifteen entertains with witty, earnest lyrics and a Stax Revue’s heart and soul.
In December of 2017, Noon Fifteen released their first batch of studio recordings, Volume 1. In addition to the typical digital and disc editions, Volume 1 featured episodic releases as a podcast (containing interviews, demos, and other insights into the band’s creative process) and as a video album documenting the studio sessions.


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Lawrence Golub runs one of the largest private credit stores in alternative finance. His namesake company, Golub Capital, has $45 billion in assets under management. This is no small feat in a context where AUM private debt is expected to total $2.7 trillion by 2026.
While private debt has spiked recently, inflation and rising interest rates could pose new challenges. Golub spoke to CNBC’s Delivering Alpha newsletter to discuss the impact of these headwinds on his company’s lending strategy and why he thinks the Fed got it wrong in reining in of inflation.
(The following has been edited for length and clarity. See above for the full video.)
Leslie Picker: Private credit is at floating rates, so it can still be an attractive asset for investors in a rising interest rate environment. But how does the broader macroeconomic context change the way you allocate capital?
Laurent Golub: We look for borrower resilience against things that could go wrong. Thus, when interest rates rise, it reduces the safety margin somewhat, given the company’s ability to service its debt. It has to be seen in the larger context of what’s happening with the economy as a whole and the economy is doing really, really well. Inflation is driven by strength, not weakness. And in this environment, our portfolio performed among the best ever, in terms of very low default rates. And it’s been a very robust and healthy environment.
Picker: What’s interesting is that your lending covers a part of the economy that we don’t always see – it’s private companies, middle market, bigger and bigger companies. What can you tell us about their resilience, particularly in the face of inflation? Is it starting to creep into their margins?
Golub: We pride ourselves on being extremely careful in choosing our partners. Absolutely, inflation fuels business performance. We segment the various industries we lend to and we have a quarterly report. And in the industrial sector, even though there has been robust demand, this is an area where profits have not been as strong because companies, due to supply chain issues, have had to struggling to respond to all of their customers’ requests. Still, in the middle market, earnings were up almost 20% year-over-year, so they’ve been very robust.
Picker: Do you feel like the Fed is ahead of the curve here, that they’re on top of where inflation is and will be able to bring it down adequately from these levels ?
Golub: The Fed will eventually be able to bring it down if it has the will, but the Fed is way, way, way behind the curve. When inflation was 1.7% against its 2% target, the Fed expressed great concern: “Oh my God, we’re not at our target levels. We’re not going to raise rates until we see the data with inflation above 2%. Now that inflation is above 7%, the Fed is slowing down. He does not take the measures he announced. I think that’s a mistake. Larry Summers on Friday said the Fed should call a special meeting and end quantitative easing immediately. I think he’s right.
When you look at things like the quit rate and job opening rates, we have an economy that is closer, by historical standards, to what you would normally consider an unemployment rate of 2% or 3% , rather than what is measured. So we have a lot of unmeasured inflation. We have housing costs that are not properly reflected in the CPI. We still have a few more months ahead where month-over-month comparisons to last year are going to be beaten and the headline inflation rate is going to rise further. So the Fed will tighten, it will tighten a lot. I don’t think anyone really knows when the Fed will start letting its balance sheet shrink, but they will have to take action and it remains to be seen how much of a soft landing they can stage.
Picker: How likely are they to be wrong and we end up in some kind of recession?
Golub: There’s a good chance that will happen. The question is more when, then anything else. We see enormous strength in our business results and in our order books, we don’t see much chance of a recession this year. And that momentum will likely continue into next year. One of the side effects, however, of supply chain issues is that businesses of all types increase their targeted inventory levels. So as they add to inventory when they finally start to catch up on receiving shipments above sales, at some point there is the risk that they will overrun. In the US, we haven’t had a classic inventory recession in probably 30 years. I think there is a good chance that there will eventually be a stock recession in the next five years.
Picker: What does an inventory recession look like compared to, say, a recession caused by a financial crisis?
Golub: Much sweeter. An inventory slump is actually a somewhat more severe reduction in orders than weak retail sales. And historically, inventory-related recessions have been adjustments of only a few months. They’re still painful when you’re in them, but not as much to worry about.
Picker: I would like to ask you about the industry you operate in, sometimes known as private credit. The direct loan is a pocket of private credit, probably the most important pocket. You had a banner year in 2021 – $36 billion in commitments. There have been others who have jumped into this space as well, lured by the prospect of those investors who like an alternative to fixed income creating these similar returns for them. What does the picture of competition look like right now in this space as its prevalence has just grown to help fund the LBO boom we’ve seen recently.
Golub: Well, private credit is bigger than it’s ever been and growing fast. There have been new entrants and those of us who have been in the industry for years have grown. The private equity ecosystem is probably about $2 trillion and falls under private credit, or should I say private credit is gaining market share at the expense of public credit, heavily syndicated loans. As we and others have grown in the private credit business, we are able to offer larger solutions for a wider range of private equity firm operations. And our industry has gained market share in at least two ways. We are gaining market share by replacing large-scale syndicated loans in traditional senior debt. And there has been phenomenal growth in one-stop lending, which is very good for investors and good for private equity firms as well.
Picker: Do you believe that with the growth of private credit, it creates too much leverage in the system? I ask because there was this recent Moody’s report that warned that this embedded leverage in the “less regulated gray area” of private credit, quote, carries systemic risks. Do you believe these concerns are justified?
Golub: First of all, I don’t see any systemic risk. Private credit is not intertwined with the financial system, the banking system, like other types of credit are. So even if we’re dumb enough to make big mistakes, there’s really no plausible way that turns into systematic risk. Second, private lenders are much smarter about the fundamental recovery, the fundamental value of the loans we make. You can go back decades and our credit losses, we in the industry, Golub Capital, are doing better, have lower credit losses than our industry. But even the industry as a whole has lower credit losses than banks have ever had in their private equity lending at lower leverage ratios. And it has to do with the alignment of interests, the long-term orientation, a real lending-to-value orientation, as opposed to a few credit metrics determined by regulators.
And that said, debt levels have increased just as business values have increased. The stock market, the private equity industry, the multiples are very, very high and there is no change in sight. We see no reduction in these multiples. So you have this balance between high growth rates and high profits, increasing the value of companies, the fact that private equity firms do a very good job in general of managing the companies they lend to, the fact that private lenders do a very careful job and we have our money where our mouths are, balanced with what is the right long term amount of leverage. At Golub Capital, we focus on lending for resilience, not lending for perfection. But it is absolutely something that investors should seriously think about, especially when choosing an investment manager.
Picker: What is the difference between resilience and perfection?
Golub: Resilience is what you need because you can’t have perfection. If you are lending against a financial model, and pushing the amount of leverage to the limit of rising LIBOR or SOFR, and not factoring in the possibility of a recession, you’re pricing to perfection or structuring to perfection as opposed to structuring for resilience… When we take out a loan, we don’t look at credit ratios. We look at what we think a company’s distressed selling value will be if a bunch of things go wrong. And if we lend within that expected distress sale value, that’s resilience, at the end of the day, because it gives everyone the opportunity to find solutions.


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A Zogby poll today showed that 77 percent of those living in the East and 46 percent of those living in the West thought about the attacks at least weekly. About 83 percent thought the nation should remember the attacks with some formality.
I can't say that I think about 9/11 weekly. Sometimes my world is filled with too much living in the now to leave room for the past. There is my long list of disabilities I struggle with, my longer list of responsibilities I clumsily juggle, and then there is the simple fact that any parent with children will be short on contemplative time. That is not to say, however, that I forget. Tragedy is difficult to forget.
My brother, Ryan, was a marine. He died two years before 9/11 when his shuttle filled with fellow marines on leave was hit by a drunk driver in San Diego. Watching his hometown friends' lives move on is often bittersweet. There are those who went on to college, found a wife and a career, and began to raise families. There are those still pursuing education, those that struggle with life, and those that served in the military thick in the turmoil in Afghanistan and Iraq. My brother would have taken part in that turmoil. There is a hole in our life where Ryan should be. I imagine many families of 9/11 victims have the same bittersweet feeling watching the lives of others around them move on.
I didn't have any family or friends connected with 9/11. I had no funerals to attend, no loved one to fear for or ultimately mourn. I do remember, however, being like most other Americans that terrible morning. I turned on the TV to get my morning news fix and watched the world change live. I missed the first plane crash, but caught the second. Nothing in Hollywood can truly capture such horror on film.
In the aftermath, I could perfectly relate with the nightmare loved ones all over America were experiencing. I took the phone call from the hospital after my brother's brutal collision. I had to wake my parents with the news that their son was hanging on for dear life two states away. I know the pain a sudden unexpected death can gouge into one's heart. My family relives that pain often when we bump into old friends or even watch TV. Nancy Grace frequently flashes my brother's face on screen during drunk driver segments. My mother, ever the anti-drunk driving activist, is honored to have Ryan's life be remembered in this cautionary way. My brother in Boston thinks Nancy Grace is a ghoul. Since I don't have cable and don't watch the show I am insulated. I wonder how I'd feel if Ryan's face suddenly looked back at me from the TV screen. It is not too hard to imagine how the families of 9/11 victims feel when the same thing happens to them.
How then do we honor the lives of those who have passed without being trapped in the past with them? How do we look forward brightly when there is pain still in our hearts? I am a strong proponent of positive thinking because of the transformative effect it has had on my life, but some events push the limits of simple positive thinking. When thinking about 9/11 and the political nightmare that followed I can think of much that qualifies as negative and little that qualifies as positive. For example, I find the 9/11 General Strike folks disgustingly negative. This is not a day to foist conspiracy theories up on public poles to get in the face of mourners. Such tactics can be as repulsive as the "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" approach of the Westboro Baptist Church. There is so much anger and ugliness on both sides that I fail to see how any good can come of it.
In America, however, these people have a right to voice whatever vitriol they want out into the Universe. Fortunately, we, too have a right to voice our opinions. We can state how much we disagree with them. The Natalie Maines of the world can say whatever they want, but they can't dictate whether people approve of what they say. That choice lies within us. I can choose to hate the young man who stole my brother from me, or I can choose to forgive him and focus instead on the good things Ryan brought to my life and share that joy with my children. Forgiveness is not the same thing as approval. I am content with this distinction.
How you honor the fallen of 9/11 is a matter of personal choice whether you plant flags or wave banners, but I would recommend that you not let negativity grip your heart. Depression, anger, blame, and guilt all nail our hearts into the past and hold us back from growing forward. Negativity eats at us and dampens hope, but the feelings are so strong we can lose ourselves in them. In cases of tragedy, the best we can hope for is peace in our hearts. Happiness is too much to ask for. Bittersweet memories may bring a smile to your face, however. Focus on things that help you smile. Let the good things of the ones you lost carry you through the day.
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