Word: dampener
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...more of the energy consumed in the U.S. would come from renewable resources. However, much of the necessary technology, such as efficient fuel cells, is still under development. The costs of a rapid conversion to solar or hydrogen production would likely cause an energy price shock that would seriously dampen the economy. But the present American system of electricity production is archaic. While 10 percent comes from renewable resources—mostly hydroelectric—and 20 percent is nuclear, 70 percent is from burning fossil fuels...
...poor-man’s Pink Floyd. Metheny matched David Gilmour’s expansiveness, but lacked his legendary restraint. Moreover, the sound that the Group cultivates is so electronic that it removes any spirit from the music. Heavy drapes covered Mays’ grand piano to dampen any resonance, and Vu’s trumpet was so heavily processed that he might as well been playing an electronic keyboard. The sum total was largely lifeless music that was soothing, placating and soporific...
...those very issues. For too many Indonesians, the trials seem stage-managed, designed to give the appearance of jurisprudence without meting out any real punishment. "I don't see any political will to uphold the law," says National Law Commission member Frans Winarta. "The trials are just moves to dampen public hostility and demands for justice...
...good news, though, is that the new-fangled "supply chain management" tools helped dampen inventory buildup as advertised, especially in old-economy industries. The ratio of sales to inventory, a measure of how much stuff is sitting in the warehouse, topped out at 1.43 in September compared with 1.75 and 1.98 the past two recessions. The downside is that the replenishing period that the economy is enjoying may start with a bang but flatten because companies carry less inventory overall. "We can respond within a day or two," says Rodger Mullen, president of Schneider Logistics, which manages an auto-parts...
...this recovery comes with some unusual baggage: the same forces that made the recession short and shallow are likely to dampen the recovery. Housing never cracked; now it won't boom. Consumers never stopped spending; now they're in debt and can't pick up the pace. President Bush's tax rebate, paid out during the worst of the recession, was "insanely well timed," says Maureen Allyn, chief economist at Zurich Scudder. Any comparable success with whatever stimulus package Congress might pass is unlikely. On the factory front, new inventory controls have given managers earlier warning of waning demand than...