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After finding a used car, you can save a lot of money. A new car depreciates quickly in the first few years and after 3 years, it is worth only about 50-70% of the original price. In fact, as soon as you leave the dealership, your new vehicle is suddenly worth $1000-$2000 less. When purchasing a new car you basically are paying for its fresh “new” aroma and warranty. Yet, buying a new car does not always mean the buyer will get perfection. A new car may come with problems associated with poor design or manufacturing defects that may have been already repaired during the warranty coverage period if it’s a used car. The same is true for all kinds of recalls and service campaigns. Another advantage of buying a used car is that you could buy a loaded model with all the bells and whistles that you might not be able to afford had you bought a new car.

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Recalls Make Old-Fashioned Toys the Hottest New Thing

By Alison Marek & Julie L. Jones

December 2007

If you haven’t stocked up on wooden toys, you may be missing out! Spooked by the recalls from China, holiday buyers are raiding specialty stores for wooden toys, particular those made stateside. Manufacturers told TDmonthly Magazine they are struggling to meet the demand and anticipate that the fervor will continue into 2008 … and beyond.

A FAR-REACHING TREND

“The toy industry wants to make it sound like [the reaction to the recalls] is no big deal … and people are going back to buying as usual, but it’s not happening,” reported Michael Rainville, co-owner of Maple Landmark Woodcraft Co.

“Once people start to get these better-quality toys, that’s what they’ll want,” predicted Marilyn Chalais, U.S. agent for Holztiger.

UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH

Frenzied orders for wooden toys after the recalls were reported by nine of 12 wooden-toy manufacturers who spoke with TDmonthly; two others said their sales in 4Q are substantially better than last year, but aren’t certain the recalls are directly responsible.

So what constitutes a “frenzy”?

“300 percent” growth, said both Michael Whitworth, founder of Whittle Toy Company, and Founder/Designer Jason Gold of Camden Rose.

“1000-fold since two years ago,” was the response from Joe Barrett, CEO of Automoblox.

“We haven’t even opened any new accounts since October, because it’s all we can do to keep up with our current business,” continued Rainville.

Owner Ron Voake of 35-year-old Vermont Wooden Toys told TDmonthly that demand has been so high this fall there wasn’t even a chance to email customers that typically buy every year. “We have not one single toy left,” he said.

HaPe opened 250 new retail accounts in three weeks this fall and will probably double last year’s revenues, said Managing Director Maggie Qui. The Whittle Toy Company jumped from 73 affiliated stores this spring to more than 400 as of December 6, Whitworth told TDmonthly.

THE GOOD GUYS ARE WINNING

Consumers’ new focus on quality toys dovetails with their concerns about the environmental impact of industry. “Everything [we make] is grown from sustainable, locally grown hardwoods,” assured

Royce Bjornstad, owner of Mossy Creek Woodworks. “We don’t paint or varnish — just use a finish of food-grade mineral oil.”

The hardwoods in Camden Rose products aren’t just local, they’re personal: “Not only do I know who made the Toddler Zoom Car, but I can also tell you the particular tree,” insisted Gold. He added that the company never forages in polluted environments “because I have no idea what [that tree] absorbed in its life.”
A BOUNTIFUL CHRISTMAS

Retailers are profiting from consumers’ new priorities, too. “The biggest thing we’re doing is Kapla,” said Eric Masconcup, owner of Geppetto’s Toy Box in Oak Park, Ill. He has a display of 3,500 European-made wooden Kapla planks in the window, plus another 4,000 in the store for play. Masoncup also said he’s out of stock of the wooden Fagus trucks he imports from Germany.

Founder Caroline Deal of online retailer Sum-Bo-Shine hasn’t seen a sales difference, but 85 percent of her shoppers this year are new customers, and many are after Estia wooden toys, also from Germany.

DOUBLE-EDGED WOODEN SWORD

But as much as wooden toymakers have benefited from the mass-market backlash, some are feeling the whip, too.

Automoblox can’t fulfill 75 percent of its explosive holiday orders because of increased restrictions on Chinese exports. “Our toys passed every inspection, but now they have to be reinspected by [Chinese] government inspectors,” CEO Joe Barrett told TDmonthly.

Nonetheless, no one in specialty — including Barrett — is complaining right now. “Things could not be better,” summed up Whitworth.

To read more, please visit http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=2900

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Many people find that the sight of a restored vintage car rolling along the highway, with a fresh coat of shimmering paint and chrome accents gleaming in the sun, brings a huge smile to their face as they recall wonderful memories of earlier times. For people who appreciate the workmanship and attention that goes into bringing these beauties back to life, a classic car auction might be a memorable event that could even tempt one to start bidding so that they can claim the classic collectible for themselves.

Classic car auctions have long been a favorite type of event for car lovers of all ages to attend. Before the bidding gets underway, which can get rather heated with an enthusiastic crowd, there is a period of time when people can meander through the displays of the vintage models and appreciate the timeless and elegant lines of the cars that will soon be offered on the auction block.

You will find that attending a classic car auction is very different from going to a public auto auction. While the general, public auctions are more plentiful, they will offer very different types of vehicles, such as salvage car parts, to seized and repossessed cars. They will not have the classic, restored vehicles that are part of a collector car auction.

In the case of public auto auctions, people hope to find a decent car at a good price that will get them to and from work. Seldom will there be much of a bidding war on the very average and ordinary vehicles that are seen at government auto auctions and the like. But all the rules change when attending a collector car auction with an enthusiastic group of avid car collectors who know all about every model and who are looking forward to either starting their own collection or adding to one they already have.

Even if you are not planning to bid on any of the vintage models that are being sold at an auction for classic cars, they are wonderful events to attend. In one place you can check out a wide range of cars from many different eras, which are in immaculate shape, having been lovingly and attentively restored, and are sometimes an improvement over the original model.

Because the market for the classic, collectible cars is a fairly tight market and there is so much interest in the vintage vehicles that are either still in great shape or that have been restored, a collector car auction is not the place to look for a bargain. If a particular model of a classic car is rather rare or in high demand, then there could be an intense bidding war that will drive the winning bid much higher than any Blue Book estimate.

At the same time, sometimes you can get a better deal through a classic car auction than if you were to buy directly from a private owner. It all comes down to who else happens to attend the collector car auction and how determined they are to have that vehicle in their garage, instead of yours.

INTRODUCTION

Many of the writers are of the opinion that the prevailing depression 2008 is the recessive phase of a trade cycle. I don’t know whether it is so or the depression 2008 is a different phenomenon. All the same, I would like to recall the period when the world economies were in search of ways and means to control the then prevailing inflationary pressure. If that problematic inflation was a consequence of some trade cycle running that time, the present depressive trend may well be a consequence of the successive downward phase (after boom) of the same trade cycle. Then, it needs not be taken as a new thing.

An economy is likely to encounter many disturbances whereby all methods of maintaining employment and national income as steadily rising involve certain difficulties and weaknesses depending upon the nature and size of the disturbances. The periodical rise and fall in the level of economic activities, employment and national income is the most frequent type of the disturbances and is known as trade cycle. This type of cyclical fluctuations has been experienced by all industrial countries since the nineteenth century. While governments may have the greatest difficulty in overcoming the effects of major structural changes in the economy, they should be able at least to mitigate cyclical fluctuations by means of suitable monetary and fiscal measures.

SAMUELSON’S THEORY OF TRADE CYCLE

Among various theories of trade cycle propounded by different economists the theories base on the principle of accelerator allied with the multiplier principle have paved the way for more accurate analysis of trade cycle. Economists like R. F. Harrod, A. H. Hansen, J. R. Hicks and P. A. Samuelson have made fairly successful attempts to establish that the interaction of the accelerator with the multiplier is capable, under certain circumstances, of generating continuous cyclical fluctuations.

Paul A. Samuelson studied the multiplier-accelerator interaction in greater detail and derived a model in which a series of equations expresses the way in which the two forces interact to affect income, consumption and investment over a time. According to him, the multiplier and the accelerator combine in a series of endless possibilities depending upon the values of the multiplier and the accelerator. In other words, the initial increase in autonomous investment (Ia) works through the multiplier (K) to cause an increase in income (Y), say dY = K x Ia {where, K=1/(1 - c) and c represents the marginal propensity to consume (MPC)], and this increase in income (dY) brings an increase in consumption (C), say dC = c x dY (where c which works through the accelerator (w) to cause a change in induced investment (In), say dIn = w x dC, which, in turn, further increases income by K x dIn and so the action and the reaction continue. The process is super cumulative because one initial increase (or decrease) will set off a snow-ball effect where income and investment interact to magnify the impact at each successive level. Samuelson used lagged functions for investment and consumption and derived income function which gave various patterns of change in income level, for different combinations of the values of the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) and the accelerator, for a given change in autonomous investment (government spending).

EXTENUATION OF CYCLICAL FLUCTUATIONS

The present study aims at finding out the condition related to the change in autonomous investment that extenuates the cyclical fluctuations by making plain the ebbs and flows of a trade cycle, explained by Samuelson’s model. The change in autonomous investment in accordance to the so derived condition will provide the steady rate of income growth.

The income function derived by Samuelson reads as –

Yt = Gt + cYt-1 + w (Ct – Ct-1)

Where, Yt = Aggregate income or output during a period t.

Gt = Autonomous investment incurred by government during the period t, c = Marginal propensity to consume (MPC), w = Capital output ratio or the accelerator and Ct = Aggregate consumption during the period t.

Yt-1 and Ct-1 denote the income and the consumption, respectively, in previous period.

Therefore, Yt+1 = Gt+1 + cYt + w(Ct+1 – Ct)

But, Ct = cYt-1 and Ct+1 = cYt

Therefore, Yt+1 = Gt+1 + cYt + cwYt – cwYt-1

Or, Yt+1 – Yt = Gt+1 + cYt + cwYt – cwYt-1 – Yt

Or, Yt+1 – Yt = Gt+1 + cw(Yt – Yt-1) – (1– c)Yt

Or, dYt+1= Gt+1 + cw dYt – (1– c)Yt

[Where, dYt+1 = Yt – Yt-1 and dYt = Yt – Yt-1]

Or, dYt+1 – dYt = Gt+1 + (cw – 1) dYt – (1– c)Yt

dYt+1 and dYt represent the rise in income in (t + 1)th and (t)th period, respectively. If the cyclical fluctuations in the level of income are extenuated, there will be established a steady rate of income growth.

Thus, dYt+1 = dYt

Or, dYt+1 – dYt = 0

Therefore, Gt+1 + (cw – 1) dYt – (1– c)Yt = 0

Or, Gt+1 = (1– c)Yt – (cw – 1) dYt

Or, Gt+1 = (1– c)Yt – (cw – 1)(Yt – Yt-1)

Or, Gt+1 = (2 – cw – c)Yt – (1 – cw)Yt-1

Or, Gt+1 = AYt – BYt-1 —————(1)

Where, A = 2 – cw – c

And, B = 1 – cw

Relation (1) represents the condition in which the cyclical fluctuations in the level of income, as explained by Samuelson’s model, are extenuated.

The values of c (= 0.6) and w (= 1.5), which are related to the numerical example used by Samuelson to show how the cyclical fluctuations in the level of income are generated, give the values of A and B equal to 0.5 and 0.1, respectively.

Therefore, Gt+1 = 0.5Yt – 0.1Yt-1 ————-(2)

If the initial rate of annual autonomous investment (G) is Rs 40 which is changed to Rs 50 in (t)th period and if the rate of autonomous investment (G) is planned as per the relation (2) for (t + 1)th and onward periods, the level of income will experience a steady growth as shown in the table given in the end hereof.

CONCLUSION

It is widely accepted that the interaction between multiplier and accelerator causes the generation of trade cycles and that the Samuelson’s model is the true explanation of the network. If it is so, the extenuation of cyclical fluctuations on account of trade cycles becomes possible, fully and easily, by regulating the autonomous investment according to the relation (1) explained hereinabove. In this way the myth of bringing out the economy from the depths of depression becomes converted into reality. This will enable the national income to grow without fluctuations on account of a trade cycle caused by the multiplier-accelerator interaction. Therefore, it may well be concluded that if the depression 2008 is the recessive phase of a trade cycle, it can easily be treated in the way suggested above.



The table showing the planned autonomous investment and the stabilized growth of national income

 

Period

 

Autonomous

Investment

(G)

Consumption

 

(C)

Induced Investment

(In)

Income

 

(Y)

t-2

40

60

0

100

t-1

40

60

0

100

t

50

60

0

110

t+1

45

66

9

120

t+2

49

72

9

130

t+3

53

78

9

140

t+4

57

84

9

150

t+5

61

90

9

160

t+6

65

96

9

170

t+7

69

102

9

180

t+8

73

108

9

190

t+9

77

114

9

200

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

 

REFERENCES

1. Brooman F.S., ‘Macro Economics.’

2. Gupta R.D., ‘Keynes and Post-Keynesian Economics.’

3. Harvey J. and Johnson M., ‘Introduction to Macro Economics.’

4. Kurihara K.K., ’Monetary Theory and Public Policy.’

5. Rana K.C. and Verma K.N., ‘Macro-Economic Analysis.’

In April 2008, Actavis Totowa recalled all lots of Bertek and UDL Laboratories Digitek (digoxin tablets, USP, all strengths) for oral use due to a manufacturing problem.   The company said the problem may have resulted in Digitik tablets that were double the normal thickness, which would expose users to an unsafe level of the active ingredient in the medication. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) deemed the Digitek recall a Class I recall, meaning that the defective Digitek tablets could cause serious health problems or death.

The Digitek recall highlighted the deficient manufacturing conditions at Actavis facilities.  One of them, located in New Jersey, was the subject of an FDA warning letter in 2007.  Just months after the Digitek recall, more generic drugs made at that plant were recalled by Actavis.

Digitek is a form of digitalis, a chemical derived from the foxglove plant that has been used as a heart medicine since the 18th century. The medication is sold generically as digoxin by several companies.  Digitalis medicines strengthen the force of the heartbeat by increasing the amount of calcium in the heart’s cells.  The medication also helps control irregular heart rhythms called arrhythmias.

Being exposed to excessive amounts of the active ingredient in Digitek puts patients at risk for digitalis toxicity.  This is especially true of people taking diuretics, which are often prescribed to people with heart problems along with Digitek.  Diuretics can reduce kidney function, which will cause digitalis to accumulate in the body rather than being excreted normally through urine. Therefore, any disorders that disrupt kidney functioning (including dehydration) make digitalis toxicity more likely.

Digitalis toxicity can occur from a single exposure to defective Digitek tablets, or chronic overmedication. Symptoms of digitalis toxicity include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, confusion, loss of appetite, low blood pressure, cardiac instability and irregular pulse, heart palpitations, and bradycardia.   Bradycardia is a slower than normal heartbeat rate. 

Vision changes such as halos or light rings around objects, seeing lights and bright colors, experiencing changes in color perception, blind spots in vision, and blurred vision can also occur.  Patients can also experience decreased urine output and excessive nighttime urination, overall swelling, decreased consciousness, and difficulty breathing when lying down.  At its most severe, death can result from excessive Digitalis intake. 

When it issued the Digitek recall, Actavis said that it had received 11 reports of illnesses and injuries in patient taking defective Digitek. However, most adverse drug reactions are never reported, so it is likely that this defective drug has injured many more patients.

Shortly after the Digitek recall, victims of the medication filed a class action lawsuit in US District Court in New Jersey against Actavis Group.  In addition to Actavis, the Digitek lawsuit also named Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. and UDL Laboratories, which distributed the medication, as defendants.  The plaintiffs in the Digitek lawsuit are seeking compensation for their injuries, as well as the costs of medical monitoring in case they experience future health problems.

At least one of the plaintiffs in the Digitek class action lawsuit allegedly experienced “changed cardiac symptom episodes of nausea, and dizziness� from her Digitek consumption. Another plaintiff allegedly suffered serious personal injuries, including kidney damage, after taking the defective drug.

According to the Digitek class action lawsuit, the FDA issued a warning letter to Actavis following an August 2006 inspection for failing to provide periodic safety reports at its oral dose manufacturing plant in Little Falls, N.J. The suit alleges that some of the faulty generic Digitek came out of that plant. The suit also claims that an FDA inspection in early 2006 revealed six potentially serious and unexpected adverse drug events dating back to 1999 for products that included generic Digitek, that weren’t reported to the agency. 

In August, Actavis issued another recall of all generic drugs made at the Little Falls, N.J. facility named in the Digitek class action lawsuit.  The recall was prompted by an inspection at the facility which revealed that operations did not meet the FDA’s standards for good manufacturing practices. 

The generic drug recall was issued at the retail level only, with Actavis asking pharmacies, hospitals and retailers to return the affected prescription medications. The company said patients should continue to take their medications as directed.  Anyone who wished to have their medicines replaced was advised to consult their healthcare provider.

In February 2007, the FDA issued a warning letter to Actavis Totowa following an inspection of the Little Falls facility completed in August 2006.   Among other problems, FDA inspectors found that the facility’s quality control failed to recognize that some tablets that did not meet in-process specifications.

In the warning letter, the FDA stated that it had reviewed the corrective actions Actavis promised in a letter dated Aug. 29, 2006, and reiterated its concern about the quality of drug products that were released from the facility under the serious lack of controls found during the inspection.  In light of the recent Digitek and generic drug recalls issued by Actavis, it  appears that those problems have not yet been addressed.