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The 3Dreamers
Meet the generation of aviation design engineers who are thinking differently thanks to a disruptive technology and an amazing attitude.
Yari Bovalino
Cathy Heiman
Additive technology radically changes the way we think about design, materials, processes and manufacturing; and GE is leading the way. For example, GE Additive's machines can build a part, layer by layer, enabling geometric freedom and previously unheard-of design possibilities. These machines are being used in many sectors, including the aviation industry. Avio Aero, as part of the GE Aviation family since 2013, has been an early adaptor of the 3D metal printing processes since the last decade.
Yet in 2013, the Avio Aero Cameri plant - a 3D printing factory which resembles a blue and gray jewelry box made of steel and glass - was opened to home the production of additively manufactured parts for aircraft engines. Very soon another brand-new 3D printing factory will be opened in Southern Italy. GE Additive machines are present in both the factories.
Simply put, additive manufacturing machines are able to 3D print objects, such as metal engine parts, hand-drawn by a design engineer. With design possibilities now endless, engineers are starting to think differently and create new opportunities.
This is exactly what the Additive Design & Technologies team at Avio Aero does - studying and developing additive solutions for engine programs, such as the well-known GE9X (which has already flown) and GE Catalyst. In the latter, a total of 855 conventionally manufactured parts has been reduced to 12 additive parts.
Lorenzo Fattorini is part of that team and an additive manufacturing design and process engineer. He joined the team in September 2017 and started working on the GE Catalyst engine program. That experience has opened new doors to a new development program and today he is working on the Racer, a next-generation helicopter by Airbus Helicopters.
Lorenzo was interviewed for GE Additive "Behind the Layers" and shared many interesting views on his new job and his motivations.
Tell me a little about your life before Additive… businesses, roles, locations?
"I've always been a GE employee. After six months as a reliability engineer in GE Oil & Gas, Florence, in 2015, I moved to Turin to join Avio Aero with the EEDP (Edison Engineering Development Program, ed.). I felt very lucky to join the program, and in those two years I worked as a gearbox service and design engineer for both GE Catalyst and other programs. Plus, I was one of the very first members of the Avio Aero Digital League, born in October 2016."
When did you first get involved in Additive? What attracted you to the industry?
"The very first experience with additive manufacturing was a course held in my university. I was incredibly fascinated by this completely new and disruptive technology. The unleashed ways of thinking and designing parts were the aspects that mostly attracted me. Optimization, simplification and freedom: key features of this technology that we all should apply in everything we do."
"The unleashed ways of thinking and designing parts are the aspects that mostly attract me: optimization, simplification and freedom..."
What is the best advice you received during your career?
"I've been really lucky with all my managers. I had the chance to learn from each one of them, both technically and personally. It's so difficult to choose a favorite one! But if I had to, I think that 'Think out of the box, but bring concrete and reliable results' is the most powerful one. Freedom and pragmatism, these are the key habits a successful engineer must have."
What skill, talent, or super power do you wish you had and why?
"Teleportation! Open discussions with colleagues are way more effective than tele-presence calls or similar. Discussion is much more productive, ideas flow simpler and being to share ideas in person is an incredible weapon of thinking and innovating. I enjoy face to face meetings in my everyday job: they are the most effective, positive and above all funny."
What about your free time?
"I play sports and also spend time with my girlfriend Elena and my friends. I've been an amateur tennis player since I was 14 years old, but I like also futsal and volleyball. Nevertheless, I can't miss visiting Elena in Milan, or going for dinner or a walk with my friends in Turin (it's better if there's something to eat)."
Why meatballs are your favorite food?
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'A suspected episode of lead poisoning left me temporarily paralysed'
After losing the use of her legs, a battery of tests, and chelation therapy that made her hair fall out, Lienkie Diedericks was finally declared free from lead poisoning. But what caused her condition? The answer, like the diagnosis, was not a simple one.
In early 2015, Lienkie Diedericks was admitted to Mediclinic Bloemfontein with an antibiotic-resistant infection. Lienkie is allergic to most antibiotics, but she was prescribed a popular alternative and the infection cleared up. Little did she know this was only the start of a long and harrowing rollercoaster ride to recovery.
By July 2015, Lienkie was once again a busy and lively postgraduate student at UCT and was also performing in a Chinese opera summer school. Six months later she was admitted to Mediclinic Cape Town with an acute neurological episode that looked like an autoimmune disease.
Confined to walking around on crutches and plagued by general ill-health, Lienkie underwent intense physiotherapy for what was first thought to be multiple sclerosis. There was very little improvement.
Lienkie was moved back to Mediclinic Bloemfontein where her impairments were discussed with a few specialists, one of which was her father. Together they pieced together a startling diagnosis: poisoning!
Lienkie's doctors ordered a heavy metal toxicity screening test, looking for signs of aluminum poisoning. They later realising it was her lead levels that were unusually high.
The doctors traced the cause of her condition back to the heavy stage make-up she wore every day for 10 weeks during her time in China. Lienkie had suffered from renal impairment as a child so doctors came to the conclusion that treatment for the antibiotic-resistant infection she contracted in early 2015, together with her weaker renal function, had made her more prone to developing lead poisoning from her exposure to lead-based makeup.
'I started chelation therapy in March 2017, which made me very sick and I lost most of my hair. I was admitted to the emergency room at Cape Town Mediclinic about four times during the treatment course.
'After finishing the eight-week treatment I started feeling much better. I have much better motor reactions in my legs, and I am able to absorb essential minerals from food again. Plus my hair has grown back! Lead poisoning makes your mind really fuzzy and I'd suffered severe memory loss. This has now cleared up completely. I'm feeling a lot healthier in general,' she says.
While Lienkie still has some motor impairment in one leg, she's feeling very positive about the future. Recently accepted into a neuroscience masters programme at King's College London, Lienkie plans to focus her thesis on neurological diagnoses in the female population.
'I learned during my experience with lead poisoning that symptoms women or girls display are sometimes not taken seriously. The more I learned, the more I realised this extends to autism too, which is commonly underdiagnosed in girls because they don't present the same symptoms as boys.
'My honours thesis looks at how we are setting up our diagnostic processes for autism in a neuro-scientific context. There is a new research protocol coming out and I'm looking at how we can avoid making the same research mistakes,' says Lienkie. Her paper was such a success that she was invited to speak at a prestigious neuroscience conference in Sydney, Australia.
One piece of wisdom she would like to share with other people facing neurological disorders is to make use of the incredible support offered by auxiliary medical staff such as physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
'Specialists can be quite limited in what they can help you with; they will offer a diagnosis and treatment plan but you will need to walk the journey to recovery,' she says. 'My physiotherapist literally taught me to walk again and I am incredibly grateful for her expertise and the time she took to help me back onto my feet.'
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Google Takes on Apple, Amazon with New Hardware Push
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(L to R) Google Wifi, Google Chromecast Ultra, Google Home, Google Pixel XL, Google Pixel and Google Dreamview VR are displayed during the presentation of new Google hardware in San Francisco, California, U.S. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach
By Julia Love
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 5 – Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday announced a new "Pixel" smartphone and a suite of new consumer electronics products for the home, planting itself firmly in the hardware business and challenging Apple Inc's iPhone at the high end of the $400 billion global smartphone market.
The string of announcements – including the $649 Pixel, a smart speaker for the living room dubbed "Home," a virtual reality headset, and a new Wi-Fi router – is the clearest sign yet that Google intends to compete head-to-head with Apple, Amazon.com Inc and even manufacturers of phones using its own Android mobile operating system.
Company executives, echoing Apple's longstanding philosophy, said they were striving for tighter integration of hardware and software.
"The thinking is that if we can work on hardware and software together, we can innovate much better," Google hardware chief Rick Osterloh said in an interview with Reuters, citing a recent reorganization that united once-disparate hardware teams.
Under the new structure, the company has begun to take a much more integrated approach to things like supply chain management and design, added Mario Queiroz, a vice president of product management.
"The learnings from one product are benefiting another product," he said.
Unlike earlier Google phone efforts under the Nexus brand, the Pixel devices are designed and developed by Google from the start, although Taiwan's HTC Corp will serve as the contract manufacturer.
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Taking another page from the Apple playbook, Google said it would work exclusively with a single carrier in the United States, Verizon Communications Inc, on the Pixel, emulating Apple's agreement to launch the original iPhone with AT&T Inc. That deal gave Apple unprecedented control over the look of the phone and how it worked.
Shares of Alphabet closed up 0.3 percent, while Verizon fell 1.2 percent.
The phone comes in two sizes, and its high-end camera is one of few distinguishing features, analysts said. The phones come in black, blue and silver and will be able to get up to a seven-hour charge in 15 minutes. Pre-orders begin on Tuesday.
"Aside from the camera, the new Google Pixels are pretty undifferentiated compared to Samsung and iPhone seventh generation phones," industry analyst Patrick Moorhead said.
While the new phones are clearly aimed at competing with the iPhone – Google executives took several swipes at Apple in their on-stage remarks – analysts said Android rivals like Samsung Electronics could be the biggest victim if the Pixel takes off.
Google's strategy of licensing Android for free and profiting from embedded services such as search and maps made Android the dominant mobile operating system with some 89 percent of the global market, according to IDC.
But Apple still rules the high end of the market, and Google has long been frustrated by the emergence of many variations of Android and the inconsistent experience that has produced. Pushing its own hardware will likely complicate its relationship with Android licensees, analysts said.
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Google kicked off the event Tuesday by touting the Google Assistant, the company's voice-activated artificial intelligence system and its answer to Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa. The presenter showed how a customers could make a restaurant reservation with a few phrases spoken into the phone.
The assistant will be embedded into the Pixel and Home products and is being positioned as the central feature in a family of integrated hardware and software products.
It is one of a handful of similar assistants that are vying for supremacy as more people search the web and make purchases online using voice commands, which may eventually supplant keyboards and touchscreens as the primary means of controlling digital devices.
While Google is often cited as the leader in artificial intelligence, Amazon stole a march on the company with its Alexa-powered Echo home speaker system, a surprise hit. The Home device and the Echo have many of the same features.
Google's "Daydream View" virtual reality headset, meanwhile, puts the company in competition with Facebook Inc, owner of Oculus. The device, which works with an Android phone, is far cheaper and simpler. It will be available in November for $79, in time for the end-of-year shopping season.
Home will also be available in November for $129, including a six-month trial of ad-free YouTube.
Google also unveiled a new version of its Chromecast digital media player and a router dubbed Google Wifi, both boasting the same sleek, minimalist design as the Home product.
"These look like products from a single company," said Queiroz, the Google executive.
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Sunshine Coast issued $73,000 in bylaw fines in 2022
By Nicholas Arnold
Monday, Jan. 16th, 2023
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The Sunshine Coast Regional District's bylaw department had its busiest twelve months yet.
So says the District's Manager of Protective Services, Matt Treit who says there was a significant increase in tickets and fines issued year over year.
"Despite extended outreach and communication around the importance of following zoning bylaws and water conservation regulations, some people are still not getting the message," says Treit.
Through 2022, they issued over $73,000 dollars were issued in bylaw fines from 163 tickets.
The majority of those fines came from zoning violations ($32,150), like unauthorized land clearing and tree cutting. Other sources of fines were for not following water conservation regulations ($11,400) and for building violations ($9,500).
The District says they continue to deal with a high number of ongoing nuisance complaints, that are also governed by other authorities – like the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Vancouver Coastal Health.
The recommendation from the district to avoid any fines is to check before you dig, build, or demolish.
They say, "The [district's] planning, bylaw, and building departments are available to answer questions you may have and can advise you on permits and applications that are required for the work you want to do."


Authorities said they confiscated 10 pounds of suspected marijuana Monday during a search of a home in central Arkansas.
In addition to the drugs, Pine Bluff police found two shotguns and more than $1,200 cash at the home on Shirley Street, according to a release from the city's police department. Further investigation led to the seizure of two vehicles: a 1977 Chevrolet Caprice and a 2007 Mercedes Benz, the release states.
The homeowner, 29-year-old Deandre Sheppard of Pine Bluff, was arrested after the 5:45 p.m. search, police said. Sheppard was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a firearm by a certain person and simultaneous possession of drugs and a firearm.
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Music by Lucy Simon
Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman
Stolen Shakespeare Guild
Annie Spurgen – Mary Lennox
Summer Stern – Mary Lennox
Lauren Morgan – Lily
Nolan Shaver – Archibald Craven
Keith Warren – Dr. Neville Craven
Jessica Peterson – Martha
Cameron Roy Hall – Dickon
William Power – Colin Craven
Barbara Catrett – Mrs. Medlock
Doug Parker – Ben Weatherstaff
Artistic Team:
Director – Clare Shaffer
Music Director – Lauren Morgan
Choreographer – Victoria Anne Lee
Stage Manager – Lee Ann Ducker
Asst. Stage Manager – Katelyn Allison
Costume Designer – Kari Makoutz
Set Designer – Jason and Lauren Morgan
Lighting Designers – Bryan Douglas and Eric Pitney
Assistant to the Lighting Designers – Julian Makoutz
Sound Designer – Jennifer Stewart
Master Carpenter – Caleb Pieterse
Props Designer – Jennifer Stewart
Props Artisan – Jean Jeske
Reviewed Performance: 4/12/2019
Reviewed by Joel Gerard, Associate Critic for John Garcia's THE COLUMN
When I was growing up, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett was one of my favorite novels. Ten year old Mary Lennox is sent to Yorkshire, England to live with relatives whom she has never met when her parents die in a cholera outbreak in India in the early 20th century. Her uncle, who owns the estate in England, keeps her at a distance, but she manages to connect with a local boy, her cousin, and the house servants. The mystery of her Aunt Lilly's secret garden, that no one can access, drives her and the others to work together and make something beautiful of the garden and their family again. Stolen Shakespeare Guild is doing a lush production of the musical The Secret Garden that was visually magical and music to my ears.
The musical is based on the 1911 novel of the same name. It premiered on Broadway in 1991 and was nominated for 7 Tony awards, for which it won 3 awards including Best Book of a Musical. The style of the show is similar in my opinion to The Phantom of the Opera. Phantom premiered on Broadway in 1988 a few years earlier, and the music for both is that particular operatic style. I mention it because the show requires a strong cast of singers that can sing in that style. Stolen Shakespeare Guild really impressed me with their cast. I was blown away by the voices of every single actor on stage.
The leading role of Mary Lennox is double cast, and at this performance Summer Stern played Mary. She did an excellent job with the characters journey from petulant and privileged to a warm and friendly girl. And for a young actor she has a lovely voice. Lauren Morgan as Lily sings the very first notes of the show and as soon as she opened her mouth, she impressed with her divine soprano voice. Ms. Morgan sings the standout song "Come to My Garden" beautifully. Lily's presence is felt throughout the show by all the characters. She is mostly there as a ghost and is occasionally seen in a flashback to when she was alive. I also loved Jessica Peterson as Martha, one of the house servants. Ms. Peterson has a natural stage presence and is completely charming as Martha.
Nolan Shaver plays Mary's uncle, Archibald Craven. Archibald is the master of the estate and is still in a depression over the death of his wife, Lily. Mr. Shaver is excellent as Archibald. He makes the audience sympathize with the character and feel his pain. He also sounded wonderful on his solo song, "A Bit of Earth". Keith Warren plays Dr. Neville Craven, Archibald's brother. It's not a huge role, but Mr. Warren makes an impact with his character motivations and distinct characterization. I've never heard Mr. Warren sound as good as he does in this role, which is a showcase for his crystal-clear voice. I can't say enough good things about the duet Mr. Shaver and Mr. Warren sing called "Lily's Eyes", which is probably the most well-known song from this musical. Their harmonies and soaring voices blended seamlessly for a stunning rendition of this song.
There are two young men with supporting roles as Mary's friends. Colin Craven is Archibald's sickly son who is bed-ridden and too frail to go outside. His bratty outbursts alienate the servants and family, except for Mary who doesn't put up with his whining and complaining. William Powers as Colin is a star on the rise. His voice is pitch-perfect and his line delivery is spot on. I think he's on the way to being a formidable actor in the future. Cameron Roy Hall plays the other slightly older local boy, Dickon, who loves nature and animals and is also the servant Martha's brother. I enjoyed Mr. Hall's spirit and characterization of Dickon, but I was bothered by his accent. All of the other actors spoke, very well I might add, with an English accent. Mr. Hall was using a Scottish accent, which didn't make sense since Dickon's sister Martha has a line of dialogue stating that they are from Yorkshire, England.
I absolutely loved the set design by Jason and Lauren Morgan. The Sanders Theater is a very intimate black box theater space, and they designed an intricate and detailed set that allowed for many different entrance points for the actors and it was just the right scale for the space. The ivy growing all over the place and shrubbery helped to evoke that sense of a garden in a stately manor.
Special mention goes to the props designer Jennifer Stewart and props artisan Jean Jeske. There were some really interesting and antique pieces used throughout the show. I was especially fascinated by a wicker wheelchair that is used for Colin.
One of the odd elements of this show is the ensemble of ghosts used as narrators and like a Greek chorus for the entirety of the show. They weave in and out of the main characters actions and they seemed to give a sense of looming morbidity to the story, something that was not present in the novel if I recall. Regardless, the director Clare Shaffer does an excellent job staging the scenes and moving the actors around the stage seamlessly. Ms. Schaffer created intimate moments, but also allowed all the actors room to breathe life into their characters.
It's a treat to see a show with a great story like The Secret Garden in a thoughtful and engaging production. The main highlight is just hearing this excellent group of actors at Stolen Shakespeare Guild sing so beautifully.
Fort Worth Community Arts Ccenter – Sanders Theater
1300 Gendy St, Fort Worth, TX 76107
April 12th – 28th, 2019
Tickets: For dates, times, and ticket information go to www.stolenshakespeareguild.org or call the box office at 817-988-2058.


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The death of John McCain shows, among other things, the existent contradictions in the core of the extreme right sector of United States.
The Washington Post revealed, last Monday that Donald Trump refuted praises aimed at the republican senator John McCain, recently deceased.
Regarding the delicate condition of the senator, the spokesman of the White House, Sarah Huckabee Sanders; the Chief of Staff, John Kelly, and others agreed to draft an official statement after he passed away praising his service as "hero" during the invasion to Vietnam in the 60's of the last century.
The Post added that "they both kept a tense relationship", Trump discarded the official note and he rather posted in Twitter: "my deepest condolences and respect for the family."
The above-mentioned breaks the customary protocol of the Presidents of the United States, who elaborate documents where they highlight supposed achievements and prowesses of outstanding personalities after their death.
The newspaper, reflected that Trump's attitude shows his level of hostility towards McCain.
The differences between them were evident since Trump's electoral campaign in 2015, when he minimized that John McCain was war prisoner for five years in Vietnam, when saying "I prefer people who have not been captured."
Since the president took office, McCain criticized his foreign policy, he voted against eliminating the Obama Care and alerted of its "egotism" and "sympathy for autocrats."
According to the North American press, collaborators and other close to McCain informed the White House that the senator didn't want Donald Trump's presence at his funeral.
The ceremony is scheduled for next Saturday at the National Cathedral of Washington, VP Mike Pence has been invited to the ceremony.
They also invited to mass the former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush.
The burial ceremony will take place on Sunday September 2nd at Annapolis Naval Academy.
The funeral services of the veteran legislator will be divided among the North American capital, where he made a career as a politician for more than three decades, and the state he represented in the Senate, Arizona where he died.
John McCain, died at 81 due to an aggressive brain cancer.
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Clarion call for revolution: Thomas Paine's Common sense -- The way West: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's History of the expedition -- Latter-day Saint: Joseph Smith's The book of Mormon -- Case of the wounded stomach: William Beaumont's Experiments and observations on the gastric juice and the physiology of digestion -- Wave of the future: Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America -- Evangelist for public schools: Horace Mann's Annual reports -- Professional homicide: Oliver Wendell Holmes' The contagiousness of puerperal fever -- State versus individual: Henry David Thoreau's Resistance to civil government -- Black man's Iliad: Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's cabin -- American Utopia: Edward Bellamy's Looking backward, 2000-1887 -- Ruling the waves: Alfred T. Mahan's The influence of sea power upon history, 1660-1783 -- The receding frontier: Frederick Jackson Turner's The significance of the frontier in American history -- Municipal muckraker: Lincoln Steffens' The shame of the cities -- Horrors of the stockyards: Upton Sinclair's The jungle -- Revolution in medical schools: Abraham Flexner's Medical education in the United States and Canada -- America's most useful citizen: Jane Addams' Twenty years at Hull-House -- Science of efficiency: Frederick Winslow Taylor's The principles of scientific management -- Economic determinism in Philadelphia: Charles A. Beard's An economic interpretation of the Constitution of the United States -- The great debunker: Henry Louis Mencken's Prejudices -- Legal mind at work: Benjamin N. Cardozo's The nature of the judicial process -- Venture in contemporary anthropology: Robert S. and Helen Merrell Lynd's Middletown -- Nation within a nation: W.J. Cash's The mind of the South -- Deed versus creed: Gunnar Mydral's An American dilemma -- Private opulence and public poverty: John Kenneth Galbraith's The affluent society -- Upsetting the balance of nature: Rachel Carson's Silent spring.
1. Clarion call for revolution: Thomas Paine's Common sense -- 2. The way West: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's History of the expedition -- 3. Latter-day Saint: Joseph Smith's The book of Mormon -- 4. Case of the wounded stomach: William Beaumont's Experiments and observations on the gastric juice and the physiology of digestion -- 5. Wave of the future: Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America -- 6. Evangelist for public schools: Horace Mann's Annual reports -- 7. Professional homicide: Oliver Wendell Holmes' The contagiousness of puerperal fever -- 8. State versus individual: Henry David Thoreau's Resistance to civil government -- 9. Black man's Iliad: Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's cabin -- 10. American Utopia: Edward Bellamy's Looking backward, 2000-1887 -- 11. Ruling the waves: Alfred T. Mahan's The influence of sea power upon history, 1660-1783 -- 12. The receding frontier: Frederick Jackson Turner's The significance of the frontier in American history -- 13. Municipal muckraker: Lincoln Steffens' The shame of the cities -- 14. Horrors of the stockyards: Upton Sinclair's The jungle -- 15. Revolution in medical schools: Abraham Flexner's Medical education in the United States and Canada -- 16. America's most useful citizen: Jane Addams' Twenty years at Hull-House -- 17. Science of efficiency: Frederick Winslow Taylor's The principles of scientific management -- 18. Economic determinism in Philadelphia: Charles A. Beard's An economic interpretation of the Constitution of the United States -- 19. The great debunker: Henry Louis Mencken's Prejudices -- 20. Legal mind at work: Benjamin N. Cardozo's The nature of the judicial process -- 21. Venture in contemporary anthropology: Robert S. and Helen Merrell Lynd's Middletown -- 22. Nation within a nation: W.J. Cash's The mind of the South -- 23. Deed versus creed: Gunnar Mydral's An American dilemma -- 24. Private opulence and public poverty: John Kenneth Galbraith's The affluent society -- 25. Upsetting the balance of nature: Rachel Carson's Silent spring.


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Trump vaunts his China trade pact – but some say it's too little, too late
While a cessation in hostilities is welcome, businesses have a lot of ground to make up, and few expect any further progress
Shipping containers in Guangdong Province: the trade war was a sobering experience for the White House. Photograph: Stephen Shaver/Barcroft Images
Phillip Inman
@phillipinman
First published on Sat 11 Jan 2020 11.00 EST
The trade war with China is over; long live the trade war. That is the message from Donald Trump as the US president promotes a pact with Beijing that has both settled the frayed nerves of traders across the world's financial markets and put those same traders on notice that the battle will continue for years to come.
This week the White House is expected to publish details of a first- phase deal that cuts the import tariffs from 15% to 7.5% on more than $100bn of Chinese imports as soon as the agreement is implemented. The deal is expected to be signed on Wednesday, although Trump said on Friday it might be "shortly thereafter".
Meanwhile, China has agreed to spend at least $200bn a year on US produce, which cheered American farmers, who have been effectively locked out of China's vast food market for more than 18 months.
And since 1 January, China has paved the way for an agreement that will cut tariffs on more than 850 products, from frozen pork to semiconductors. Calculations by Bloomberg showed that the tariff cuts will affect almost $400bn (£309bn) of foreign goods sold to China annually, out of its total import bill of $2tn. In addition, tariffs that Trump and trade representative Robert Lighthizer threatened to impose on mobile phones, laptops and other hi-tech products made in China will no longer apply.
As a truce, it works to calm an increasingly volatile situation ahead of what is expected to be a bruising election year. But it leaves much of the new high-tariff infrastructure in place. For instance, a 25% levy by the US on $250bn of Chinese goods – mostly parts for goods assembled in US factories – remains in effect.
Across the spectrum of imported goods, the average tariff on Chinese goods will fall to 19.3% – which is more than six times what it stood at before the trade war began in 2018, and still seven percentage points higher than a year ago, according to the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics.
David Dollar, a China expert at the Brookings Institution thinktank in Washington, says the main benefit of the first-stage deal is that it puts an end to the almost monthly escalation of tariffs seen last year.
There's been a lot of disruption and pain, and there hasn't been a lot of progress on the most important issues
Scott Paul, Alliance for American Manufacturing
He says the momentum for at least a temporary cessation of hostilities was huge after Trump realised his campaign was costing US businesses billions of dollars.
"The trade war with China has been a sobering experience for the White House," he says. "Trump's staff believed tariffs would be a win-win and there would be a boost for domestic firms as well as a hit to China, but the first thing just didn't happen. For the past year, US manufacturing has been in recession and shedding jobs, despite the president's tweets to the contrary."
Caterpillar, the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, has seen profits squeezed both directly and indirectly by the trade war. For more than a year, the company's US-made diggers were slapped with a 40% tariff by Beijing, and at the same time the firm was coping with a 25% tariff on parts made in China and destined for US assembly plants. The China tariff has fallen back to 15% since last summer, boosting Caterpillar's share price, but the firm's international business, considered a bellwether for the global economy, has yet to recover its 2017 value.
General Motors, Ford, electric-car maker Tesla and tech companies Apple and Microsoft – which were caught by tariffs on semiconductors – have also been hit during the past year and only recently began, with the prospect of a truce, to recover sales.
Electric carmaker Tesla was among US firms hit by tariffs this year. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters
"It's incredibly disappointing the last three years has built up to this agreement, and there's no clear path forward after this," Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, said last month. "There's been a lot of disruption and pain, and there hasn't been a lot of progress on the most important issues."
A deal that forces Beijing to buy US soya beans is expected to benefit farmers who have struggled to find alternative markets for their produce following an effective blockade by the Chinese against US exports.
London-based firm Llewellyn Consulting says the cumulative effect of tariff increases by both countries has probably knocked a full percentage point off US GDP growth, and the same amount off China's stuttering economy, quoting data from the American Action Forum, which monitors the effects of tariffs worldwide.
John Llewellyn, who heads the consultancy and is a former chief economist of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, believes the increased tariffs, combined with Trump's use of import restrictions and his attacks on the World Trade Organization (which seeks to reduce tariffs), could be having an even bigger effect.
"Trump's systematic attack on the post-second-world-war international order – which is more than 'ordinary' protectionism – may be having greater effects than history-based calculations would suggest," he says.
"I'd be surprised if there is much progress on a second-stage deal ahead of November's presidential election. And I don't expect the US to start a fresh trade war with Europe – with so many potential unintended consequences – in an election year."
James Knightley, global chief economist at ING bank, was one of the first to argue, last week, that a deal with China may allow Trump to turn his gaze towards Brussels. Tariffs the president has already imposed on Europe have, according to credit analysts Euler Hermes, affected UK businesses more than firms in any other EU country except Germany.
William Wemyss, of Edinburgh distiller Wemyss Malts, says US tariffs have hit his business. Photograph: Callum Bennetts/Maverick
Scotch whisky was one of the hardest hit products, after the US president targeted single malt whisky for a 25% tariff. William Wemyss, boss of independent Edinburgh distiller Wemyss Malts, says: "You have to have the US in your sights because it is the single largest consumer of Scotch whisky by a long way." After producing blended whiskies for a decade, Wemyss released the first cases of a new single malt last year, but has delayed sending any to the US following the October tariff rise.
"In the short term it is easy to mitigate the problem by sending cases to alternative markets and letting the dust settle," he adds. "But if the situation persists, it is going to be bad news for the whole industry."
Mary Lovely, a trade expert at the Peterson Institute, says small- and medium-sized firms there are the hardest-hit, especially by a 25% tariff on intermediate goods such as power cables and components.
Many bigger companies have kept a low profile in the debate over tariffs after saving themselves tens of millions of dollars by exploiting arcane waiver rules. "There are exemptions," Lovely says, "but it is only the largest companies that can afford expensive lawyers to get the necessary certificates."
Trump will boast that his deal also includes concessions from China over intellectual property disputes and some other running sores related to the way Beijing treats foreign firms. One example is an agreement for cases to be escalated to a national court – taking power away from regional administrators, who tended to side with local firms.
"There is very little in the agreement that could not be achieved by partnering with allies that were also concerned about the same issues," says Lovely.
What happens now
What will this week's deal achieve?
Donald Trump has spent the last 30 years arguing that China has used protectionist tariffs, quotas and biased rules to hobble foreign competition. He is expected to say that China has made concessions in a first-stage deal that will end some of these unfair practices. The World Bank says global trade growth will improve modestly in 2020 as a result – to 1.9%, up from 2019, when the rate of expansion slowed to 1.4%, the lowest since the 2008-09 financial crisis.
What tariffs will remain in place?
Washington is maintaining tariffs on $370bn of the $550bn-worth of products it imports from China each year. Thus, approximately two-thirds of US imports from China will remain covered by the administration's tariffs.
What will the next phase of the peace deal look like?
Trump's trade advisers, Peter Navarro and Robert Lighthizer, want to press on and force China to end the state subsidies that allow it to remain a provider of ultra-cheap manufactured goods. But experts believe they will make little progress this year towards a second- or third-stage deal while Trump is focused on his re-election.
US economic growth and recession


Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was at the Brattle to promote his book.
CAMBRIDGE — Howard Schultz, the billionaire former chief executive of Starbucks, defended himself Tuesday against the blistering criticism he has received from Democrats who say he will help reelect President Trump if he runs as an independent for president in 2020.
Veronica Martinez, executive director of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, also blasted the prospect of an independent Schultz campaign.
Schultz said he has been surprised by the "toxicity" of the blowback to his possible candidacy and called it a reflection of the fear and divisiveness in the country, which he wants to mend if he runs for the White House.
"We have a void of leadership. We have a void of trust. And we have a government that's not working for the people," Schultz said at the Brattle, where he was interviewed by James Fallows, a national correspondent for The Atlantic magazine.
Schultz, despite striking a defiant tone toward his critics, also sought to allay their concerns. "I'm not going to do anything as an American or as a candidate to reelect Donald Trump," he said without elaborating. "I can promise you that." The comment drew applause.
Raised in the Brooklyn housing projects, he has an inspiring life story.
He was the first in his family to graduate from college and helped grow Starbucks from a small Seattle-based chain with 11 stores to a global corporation with 28,000 stores and 400,000 employees in 77 countries. Along the way, he developed a reputation as a progressive business leader, giving health insurance to all employees, including part timers.
He said he is interested in running for president because the two major parties have become too extreme and unwilling to compromise.
Schultz did not address the spat directly on Tuesday but chose his words carefully when asked by Fallows whether he supports higher taxes on the rich. "I believe the wealthy should pay more taxes, but I think need we need transformative tax reform throughout the country," Schultz said.
Still, Malone said, he remains concerned that Schultz would help reelect Trump.
"I would like to see him hugely influencing the debate so the Democrats become much more centrist," he said.
Todd Denman, a former manager at Starbucks stores in Cambridge, said he attended as a Schultz "fanboy" who admires the culture and values that he created at Starbucks.
Denman said he is "still a little bit up in the air" about a Schultz campaign but was glad he said he won't do anything to help reelect Trump.
"His humility and integrity – I think that's rare for a political campaign," Denman said.


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A Conversation with Members of the Metropolitan Police July 8, 2020
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - When His Holiness the Dalai Lama saw the faces of an array of police officers and staff of the Metropolitan Police on the screens before him this morning, he waved and greeted them warmly, "Hello, hello, hello". Once he was settled in his seat, he remarked that while he's used to getting up at 3.30 in the morning and having his breakfast at 5.30, they were probably not accustomed to being up so early with empty stomachs.
Moderator of the conversation, Ms Brin Deol, asked if His Holiness if he'd had a good birthday.
"Yes," he replied, "but I feel each day is like a birthday. What's important is your mental attitude. If you have a peaceful mind, every morning is like a birthday morning."
Dr Kumanga Andrahennadi of the Centre for the Advanced Learning of Mindfulness (CALM) explained that for this special occasion they had organized 1000 police officers, staff and special guests to listen to what His Holiness had to say about compassion. She said they were truly grateful.
PC Brin Deol introduced the most senior officer present, Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Rose, a champion of 'Shine' within the Metropolitan Police and instrumental in organizing this event. He apologised for the absence of the Commissioner who had wanted to take part, but was unable to attend for other operational reasons. He explained that 'Shine' consists of a group of volunteers within the police who are interested in ways to enhance mental resilience and achieve peace of mind. It was they who had convened this gathering of officers and staff to learn about 'Compassion in these Uncertain Times' at 5.30 in the morning. But, he noted, they couldn't have done it without Dr Kumanga Andrahennadi of CALM.
"We are policing in very challenging times," DCI Rose told His Holiness, "when the importance of developing peace of mind and mental well-being is more relevant than ever."
His Holiness replied, "I feel very happy and honoured to be able to speak to a group of British people like you. We Tibetans and Britishers have close historical links. On previous visits to England I've met people who were once posted in Lhasa.
"In 1904 a group of British soldiers reached Lhasa led by a man called Younghusband. They generally conducted themselves well, unlike, if I may say so, Chinese soldiers later on. The Dalai Lama had fled to Mongolia, but the Regent acting on his behalf offered a statue of the Buddha to Younghusband, which his family kept and have shown to me. He was impressed by Tibetans' spirituality and set up his own spiritual organization as a result.
"During their rule in India, the British set up a mission Lhasa, with a British official always present. When a delegation from the mission came to see me as a young boy, they would bring me toys as gifts. So, whenever I heard the British were coming, I looked forward to seeing what they'd brought. And today, I'm very happy to have the opportunity of talking to all of you.
"In Asia there is a tradition of non-violence and compassion, ideas that have evolved over more than 3000 years. In today's world these qualities seem more relevant than ever.
"Time is always moving on. But the important question is whether we use our time well or not. Responsibility for doing so rests entirely on our own shoulders. In the West a sense of materialistic thinking prevails. In Asia, notions of compassion and non-violence relate more to our inner world. Generally, we observe physical hygiene to protect our health. However, we also need to cultivate a sense of emotional hygiene. We may talk about securing peace in the world, but we won't be able to do it without achieving peace within ourselves.
"We must learn how to cultivate peace of mind, not in terms of prayers, rituals or seeking blessings, but in relation to how our minds work and how we can cleanse our destructive emotions.
"When they are young, children love to smile and readily respond to compassion. We must find ways to keep these qualities alive so they maintain a compassionate attitude and learn how to tackle anger as they grow up. Their time at kindergarten and in classes at school should include methods to achieve peace of mind and address emotions such as anger and fear.
"Quantum physics distinguishes between appearance and reality. Material things appear to exist solidly and objectively, but if we investigate them more deeply, that solid appearance vanishes. Destructive emotions are based on appearances. Compassion and altruism are rooted in reason. It's our clinging to misconceptions about things that gives rise to such emotions as anger and fear.
"Our minds change from moment to moment. If you examine your mind, you find there's nothing static to hang on to. Such analytical meditation helps us better understand reality. A clearer understanding of reality helps loosen and reduce our destructive emotions. And I take it as a hopeful sign that we can strengthen qualities like compassion by exercising reason. Positive emotions can be reinforced in meditation, while destructive emotions can be reduced."
His Holiness explained that until late in the 20th century, scientists paid little attention to the mind. However, towards the end of the century interest grew not only in the brain, but in the mind too. With neuroplasticity it was discovered that meditation can affect the brain. He clarified that developing concentration is a way of calming the mind. The mind feels empty because there is no sensory input. As meditators gain experience they learn to focus on mental consciousness. His Holiness mentioned that he has friends who can maintain such focus for 3 - 4 hours.
He remarked that compassion is not a sensory consciousness. It belongs to mental consciousness. He added that scientists now accept that cultivation of compassion in meditation brings peace of mind and inner strength. Compassion can be extended through reasoning, whereas negative emotions such as anger and jealousy come and go and do not last.
"I'm a monk following the Nalanda Tradition," His Holiness continued. "This tradition is essentially about training the mind and there's no reason it can't be pursued in a secular context. It's about improving our day to day lives here and now. I've been meditating on compassion for the last 50 years and as a result my blood pressure is never too high, I sleep soundly and my digestion is good. So, as far as I'm concerned, attaining peace of mind is good for my health.
"In the last century war was rife and too much attention was spent on developing weapons, particularly nuclear weapons and other means of mass destruction. Increasingly people want to see these weapons eliminated. Violence continues to flare up here and there, but we can change that if we help people learn that violence is self-destructive and negative emotions can be tamed. Violence just leads to more violence. The only lasting solution is non-violence. We need to use our sense of reason to understand that because violence will not bring us what we want, we must aim to demilitarize the world.
"Many people now recognise that the seven billion human beings alive today are the same in being human. We live in a global society. Global warming, for example, is not limited by any national boundaries. To meet such challenges, we need to cultivate a strong sense of the oneness of humanity. Pursuing mutually agreeable solutions when conflict arises, we must make this a century of dialogue.
"We are social animals. Our very survival depends entirely on the community in which we live. If one person is committed to spreading the idea of non-violence it will affect the community, influencing the whole world to become peaceful and no longer violent. This is something I pray for.
"Education can make all the difference. Education in the West tends to have materialistic goals so what is needed is to combine it with education about our inner world and how we can achieve peace of mind. That's all — thank you."
Brin Deol thanked His Holiness and began to introduce those who had questions to ask. The first was about how to maintain peace and balance in the face of daily crime and conflict.
"It's because we have neglected our inner world and an idea of inner peace that we now see a crisis in society. However, if someone is brandishing a weapon at you, you can't just think 'compassion, compassion' to yourself. You have to take appropriate counter measures. In the long run, we have to educate people in general and teach them the benefit of inner values."
A community police officer who told His Holiness that she had visited the temple near his residence in Dharamsala asked him to advise police recruits about keeping up their faith in humanity.
"You need to maintain a sincere motivation," he told her. "And you need to have a sense of compassion for those who are causing trouble. If there is no other way to restrain the violent, you may have to adopt tough measures, but not at the cost of losing your own peace of mind. Sometimes people think of compassion as a sign of weakness. I consider it a sign of strength."
A crime scene manager dealing with forensic investigations asked how to deal with the sad scenes she encounters.
"I always express my admiration for the European Union," His Holiness remarked. "In the past and well into the 20th century the French and Germans regularly fought and killed each other. During the second world war Adenauer and de Gaulle were enemies, but when the war was over, they adopted a more mature approach and formed what became the EU. Since then, there has been no more killing among the member states. The point is to make a determination to reduce and end violence, as they did. That's how we'll create a more peaceful world.
"You mustn't let the sight of violence make you demoralized. You have to be determined to bring about change. Destructive emotions are a result of ignorance, but with determination it can be overcome."
Another London police officer wanted to know if His Holiness had ever doubted his role as a spiritual leader and how he would advise others who had doubts about themselves.
"I always think of myself as just one of the seven billion human beings alive today. I'm mentally, physically and emotionally the same as everyone else. But I consider myself fortunate to have been able to learn about the mind and disturbing emotions.
"In India we have many spiritual traditions and generally they live peaceably together. There are Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, Sikhs, Christians, Jews, Muslims and Zoroastrians all living together here. In India there are so many religious traditions, but all teach a common message of love. The idea that there is only one religion and one truth may work in isolated countries, but in today's inter-related world we need to recognise several religions and several aspects of the truth. Since they all convey a message of love, we can learn to appreciate them all."
A woman police officer sought His Holiness's advice and encouragement for women in a male dominated organization. He told her that women are symbols of love. Mothers embody love and compassion.
"Sometimes I observe that if countries had more women leaders, we'd have a more peaceful world. In fact, when the present Prime Minister of Finland was recently sworn in and appointed women to key posts in her cabinet, I wrote to congratulate her.
"Scientists have found evidence that women are more sensitive to the feelings of others. Historically we see that the majority of warriors are men; even butchers tend to be men. Women represent a gentler approach. Therefore, wherever they work women should take a more active role in promoting love and compassion in relation to others."
A safer schools police officer asked His Holiness for his advice for school children today. He answered that education should include instructions on how to exercise emotional hygiene — tackling destructive emotions and learning how to bring about inner peace.
"The real destroyer of our peace of mind, what undermines our health and well-being is anger and fear. We'll achieve a healthier body and mind if we learn to cultivate compassion and forgiveness. One Indian master in the past indicated that our enemies can be our greatest teachers because it's from them that we learn how to develop patience. As I've already mentioned, we need to combine modern education and its material goals with the ancient understanding of how to develop peace of mind in a secular way."
A London sergeant wanted to know how to deal with suicide that is the single biggest killer of young men aged under 45 in Britain. His Holiness suggested that intense competition for largely material goals and a lack of patience leads to frustration that is expressed in suicide. Once more he recommended that education is a solution.
"Too many unfulfilled desires and frustration can end in suicide. However, in my life I've faced a lot of problems, but I think it's education and learning to work with the mind that has made a difference for me."
Invited to recommend meditation practices that working police officers could benefit from, His Holiness began by stressing the need to pay more attention to mental consciousness.
"Emotions are part of mental consciousness, as well as their antidotes. When you're asleep and you dream there's no sensory input. If you can become familiar with that, you can use it for meditation. In your waking state, in meditation, you can access your mental consciousness, without sensory distraction. When you ignore sensory input, the mind feels empty. If you focus on that there's a sense of something missing. The mind appears like a mirror in which thoughts arise like reflections. Focus on that, to begin with for a few seconds, then a few minutes, a few hours and so on.
"Generally, in our materialistic way of life we are slaves to our sense organs, but they can't develop wisdom and compassion. To do that you need to pay attention to mental consciousness. If you develop some concentration, it stills the mind and improves its power. And you can apply that effectively by engaging in analysis in a purely secular context."
His Holiness told a questioner who asked how to remain positive in the face of criticism that he didn't know.
"Sometimes the media like to focus only on the negative because it seems to be more attractive. They take what's positive for granted. You can explain the truth of whatever situation you're dealing with. Even in the Buddha's time there were many monks, but some of them were just ill-informed. In any group of people there are always some who lack good judgement.
"Self-discipline is important. If you simply act out of fear of sanctions that may be taken against you, it can lead to hypocrisy. When you have the opportunity, express how you feel on the basis of your own self-discipline. If you have that, you'll act properly whether someone else is watching or not. Take the short- and long-term consequences into account. If something seems temporarily satisfactory but harmful in the long run, don't do it."
The final question was put by a Tibetan police officer who asked how to maintain hope in these difficult times. His Holiness told him that all our physical and verbal actions relate to our mental actions. Therefore, if you have a good motivation and a sense of concern for others' well-being, whatever steps you take will be beneficial.
Brin Deol on behalf of the organizers thanked His Holiness for his answers. She introduced another officer who had baked him a birthday cake. She told him it contained 85 petals to indicate his 85 years. He asked to see it and she lifted it up to show him. He smiled and made a gesture of eating and enjoying it.
"I really appreciate the deep feelings you've shown my brothers and sisters. We all have the same great potential and we should pay attention to developing it in a positive way. Thank you."
Brin Deol thanked everyone who had made the event possible. Finally, she asked if His Holiness might be with them again. He told her he'd keep it in mind. He explained that because of his age he finds long flights difficult, but agreed that he'd be happy to see them again and visit other old friends, perhaps by travelling first to somewhere like Switzerland and going on to Britain from there. His final words were,
"We may be physically distant, but mentally we're together. Thank you."