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jbell67 Posts: 3hello!
i am interested in the RSX-S lease. 36 month. 15,000.
i read in a previous posting that the tae lease and money factor was .00132 and 58% respectively. are they still at these rates?
also, what do you think about the car being discontinued? is this wise, to lease this car? i like it a lot, and it is a good value for what you get...and compared to other cars in this class and price range...i think it is a great deal. what do you think?
also...one last question. what should i ask for, MSRP? $500 over dealer invoice? do you know current dealer invoice?
alberty Posts: 1I want to thank people of this site because when I leased my Acura TSX this year, I was able to use information from this site to negotiate a good deal.
My girlfriend is in the market for a new car and really likes the RSX. She's a PhD student so money is somewhat tight. We realize that a 48 month lease might have a poor MF but we're looking for a lower monthly payment.
If someone could supply the MF and residuals for the month for September, we would be very thankful.
bedi Posts: 6Last week dealers gave quotes as low $22,000, today the quotes are around $24,000 - with the statement that this is the end of RSX-S and the remaining cars are few. The leasing incentive was also removed this week. This was week for me buy, so both changes were like death blows to my intention. My remaining hope is that there with be a swing back before the end.
Hello jbell67. Unfortunately, with its new September lease program Acura stopped providing lease support on the RSX. As a result, if you were to lease one through Honda Finance now you would have to use its standard lease program, which is much worse than the special program that was available on the RSX in August. Honda Finance's current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2006 RSX-S with 15,000 miles per year are .00283 and 58%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its "Super Preferred" credit tier and pay a security deposit at lease signing.
I am not intimately familiar with what the market is like for this model right now, but I suspect that most dealers would be happy to blow out any remaining '06 RSX models that they have at fairly close to dealer invoice. You can look up the dealer invoice of the model that you want by visiting the following section of this site: Edmunds.com - Acura Pricing. In general, there's nothing wrong with leasing a model that will be discontinued but this car's lease program is so bad that there are probably a number of better vehicles for the money out there right now.
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You're very welcome, alberty. I'm glad to hear that you got a good deal on your TSX. Unfortunately, Acura's lease program for the RSX is not very attractive right now. Honda Finance's current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a base 2006 RSX with 12,000 miles per year are .00283 and 57%, respectively. The numbers for an otherwise identical 48 month lease are .00283 and 47%.
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pink_scare Posts: 1I bought an RSX Type-S this week. The fact that they are discontinuing the model definitely drove the price up. I was looking at the base model and test drove the last manual transmission left at dealerships in my state. When I returned from the test drive, the car was immediately handed over to the guy who had just bought it! So I ended up with a Type-S. I was quoted MSRP of $24500 from two dealerships in town, ended up agreeing to $23900, but I didn't argue much. It's hard to argue when they point out that this is it, and if I don't pay for it, someone else will. I'm happy with my price.
commissioner Posts: 3Bought a red Type S in July. Love the car, but leave it to a car salesman to make it a bad experience. I ended up paying $23,250 plus tax and license.
Westmont (IL) Acura salesman originally told me $23K when I was there. I left and emailed him back that after thinking about it $23K was fine...now add tax, title and license and give me the total. That turned out to be $25,200. I didn't think anything of it. Then I go with the check to p/u the car and I notice the price of the car on the paperwork is $23,400, plus tax, title and license. Salesman is pissed off because he says we agreed on the phone to a total price of $25,200. Yeah, we did, with him misleading me to believe that tax, title and license came to $2,200 instead of about $1,800. I tell him we agreed on 23K plus tax, title and license, and there was no way I was going over $23,250 on the price of the car. At one point he warned me that I wouldn never find another red Type S, because they're really hard to find. I almost walked out anyway I was so pissed.
Anyway, he goes and talks to the boss and comes back with $23,250, which, at the time, is what Edmunds says was the average price in my neighborhood. What this dealership was trying to pull is probably pretty standard stuff. Just make sure that--after you agree on a price for the car--you check their math on all the other stuff. In the end I'm sitting there with a check for $15K and they weren't about to let me walk out the door.
Love the car though. I've heard people say that the stereo is kind of crappy, and I'd go along with that. Hell, the stereo in my '98 Malibou sounded better. Then again, the stero ain't why I bought the car.
Now that Acura has stopped making the RSX I'm wondering when the best time to buy an 06 type S would be. There are about 20 of them at dealerships in my area. Does anyone know when Acura dealers really start to clear their lots for next year's models? I know some places really like to start pushing 07 models in October, so late September might be a good time to buy, but I'm not sure if this is the case with Acura. Any thoughts?
But this model is not being supplanted by the '07s, it is being dropped! So the usual rules do not apply.
RSXs have stopped shipping to dealers, so what is out there is the largest selection of new RSXs that will ever exist again. American Honda has removed all incentives for this model, and the last few will sell without the dealers having to try too hard. And they know that, so the hot summer deals have passed into history along with the Labor Day weekend.
Thing is, demand for this model was always steady, even this year, so they won't have to beg people to buy the last few of these great cars, and even so they will be gone well before New Years. Strike now while the iron is hot and the selection of colors and whatnot is still pretty good. At least, that would be my recommendation.
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bf109ace Posts: 77I ever looked at the RSX Type-S and test drove it. What a disappointment! Sorry. It has 200hp but I didn't feel I have much passing power at around 70-80mph on freeway. The communication between road and drive is not as good as the old Integra Type-R.
For $23K, I would look at the Audi A3 or Subura WRX. Reliability wise, Acura maybe better than both but I just get with the humble low-end torque with the RSX.
I still want a car from Acura but not RSX nor TSX (over-priced comparing with A4 or 328i) or TL (too big/heavy). Re-introduce the Type-R with a bigger engine - 2.6-2.8 or better yet the new turbo (for RDX) with RWD. Even the Lexus has the IS250/350 with RWD. Why cannot Acura do it for better performance/handling? :confuse:
pky Posts: 2hey i bought an 06 acura rsx-type s/silver from westmont,il also. my experience with them was horrible! they told me that they were rated #3 in customer service-my reply to that was "i'm not surprised at all as to why you guys are #3 and not #1" salesman and manager had no comeback for that.
i asked my guy friend to call all the acura dealers and ask around for pricing for me b/c everytime i called they would give me the highest prices possible thinking that i was a girl and didnt know anything about cars. all the prices they gave me were about 500-1000 diff from the prices they gave him. finally he got westmont and gave him a price of 23000 flat on a new 06 rsx-type s-he told them that i would call them with my information and when i did call the salesman there he tried to tell me it was for $23250, i told him forget it. he called me back and said there must have been some misunderstanding. i lived in WI so i had to drive to IL for the car. before i got there i called them to make sure the car was ready and detailed, i was told it was ready for me, all i would have to do was get there signed the paperwork and take my car home. when i got there it was not even ready, they wanted me to sign the paperwork without even looking at it and test driving it. i refused. they didnt even detailed the car or wiped the inside. i was very upset and told them forget it. it took them 3 hours to clean out the car and get new panelings on the car. i wanted the car but hated the experience. i refuse to do anymore car buying from this dealership.
I ended up buying a black 06 RSX-S last week at Kearny Mesa Acura in San Diego for $22,770. I used edmunds.com to get quotes from several dealers in Orange, LA & San Diego counties. I also called USAA & had them contact KM Acura since they were the closest ones to me. They got an offer of $22,830. I got a quote of $22,770 from one of the Orange dealers & KM was able to match that. Their fleet department was very easy to deal with. The only option I went with was lojack for $375 (bargained down from $695). I got my extended service contract thru WarrantyDirect.com for $1100 for 7 years/100k miles. Most importantly, I LOVE my new car!
benzoservceguy Posts: 60Just got an 06 RSX w/Leather.
Vivid Blue Pearl
5 Speed Manual
Invoice: $20,266
I paid: $20,719 ($453.00 OVER Invoice)
With taxes (7.25% Ventura County Cali), tag, license, regi and ALL fees ... $22,500 OTD
Purchased from Keys Acura on Van Nuys blvd..
Was a good purchase. I offered 22,500 OTD, they countered with 22,950, I again offered 22,500 OTD (should have offered 22,250 OTD)
They accepted.
I left happy knowing both sides got a good deal. Could I have ground them a few more dollars? Possibly.
Do I think I made a good decision and got a good deal .. YEAH
Oh, and by the way.. the car is for my daughter.
She now gets to make monthly payments to M&D credit union .... (Mom & Dad)
sliceopizza Posts: 24Hi, I am looking at a green 2006 rsx with leather and 10k miles on it. The carfax report says this car was owned by the previous owner for only 3 months. I can't figure that out but my question is about price. The salesman blurted out that he could maybe go to $18500.00 plus tax and everything else. After reading some of these posts it seems like it could be a little lower with 10k on it. Any and all responses are greatly appreciated. Thanks.
mrfurious214 Posts: 111. I got a lease in May 2006 on a 2006 Acura RSX Type-S. I put $1300 down and my payments are $305 per month (including tax) for 36 months with 15k miles per year. Was this a good deal?
2. I have not put as many miles on my car as I thought I would be. Currently I have just under 24,000 miles. I will prob only be driving 750 miles per month going forward which will put me severley under the 45k I pay for. How does this affect me when my lease is up? Will I be able to get this equity out of the car being that it will be worth more than what it would be if I used all 45k? Or will I just lose this all since it's leased? Please explain how that will work.
gforce11 Posts: 225This won't affect your lease, they will not reimburse you for the miles that you haven't driven. The only way to get some equity for the car is to sell it. You probably will have to buy it from the leasing bank first, then sell. Trading it in will effectively destroy any equity you had on the car.
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By Pat Nolan, Senior Vice-President, DVL Public Relations & Advertising
December 18, 2009
It's hardly been a December to remember for leaders of the Tennessee Democratic Party.
Like Santa Claus delivering two lumps of coal as early Christmas "presents", the sudden retirements of the two senior members of the Tennessee Congressional delegation (John Tanner and now Bart Gordon) are stark reminders of what a gloomy election year 2010 is likely to be for Democrats here in the Volunteer State.
And while nobody is focusing on it much up here in Nashville, down in the 3rd District (Chattanooga area) all the Democratic candidates have dropped out of the open-seat congressional race there, ensuring continued GOP domination of that district which was last represented by a Democrat almost 16 years ago. That's 8 House election cycles.
In fact, while none of the four incumbent GOP Tennessee congressmen look like there will have a tough fight in 2010 (except maybe Phil Roe in his 1st District primary), all the Democratic seats (except for Jim Cooper's and Steve Cohen's) look like they will be in play, including Lincoln Davis in the 4th District, although geography and Davis' conservative voting record may help him win out again.
Holding the governor's chair and a 5-4 majority in the state's congressional delegation have been about the only things Democrats could crow about politically the last few years, as first the State Senate and then the State House came under the control of the Republicans (the two U.S. Senate seats have been safely in GOP hands since 1994). Looking ahead the future seems even less optimistic for Democrats. They have a lackluster field of gubernatorial candidates and now, with the retirements of two of the party's long-time Congressmen, the ability of the Democrats to keep any major source of political power in the state seems pretty unlikely. That's especially true since the loss of the General Assembly means the GOP controls the state constitutional offices (Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer) as well.
With State Senator Roy Herron running for Tanner's seat in the 8th District, I still like the Democrats' chances to keep that seat in 2010 (although it will be a tough fight). Gordon's seat is likely a lost cause. And frankly, with the Republicans redrawing the district lines in 2011 (after the U.S. Census) I believe the 8th District seat will go to the GOP as well come the 2012 elections, as the Republicans seek to further solidify their control of the federal and state government in Tennessee. Here's another question to think about: Will Tennessee keep 9 congressional seats after the census? Or will the legislature be re-dividing the state into just 8 districts again?
The Gordon retirement has gotten quite a bit of national media, mostly because some reporters believe his exit is the beginning of a massive Democratic office holder defection similar to what happened before the Republican Revolution in 1994. So far, the numbers are not that big, and I am not sure in the case of Gordon and Tanner that the national reporters really fully appreciate the impact of the pending reappointment change coming in Tennessee in 2012, and how that may be impacting the retirement decisions here, perhaps in some ways even more than the popularity issues now facing the Democratic Congress and the Obama administration.
While both Congressmen Tanner and Gordon cited family concerns for why they are stepping away, I have to think redistricting played a major role in politics behind their decisions. I think both could have won re-election in 2010 (although they would have been in much tougher races than usual). Come 2012, I doubt they would recognize their districts, except to know their chances of winning again would be slim to none. So why not cut their losses and exit now?
It's not that easy for the State Democratic Party which is still looking for some way to stop the death spiral the party has been in (with the exception of Governor Phil Bredesen's races) in statewide races. Since 1994, Bredesen is the only Democrat to win a major office, while the stranglehold Democrats used to have on the legislative branch and the rest of state government is quickly becoming a memory.
While much of the post-Bart Gordon retirement speculation has State Senator Jim Tracy as the leading GOP candidate to win the nomination for the congressional seat (with his colleague in the State Senate, Diane Black of Hendersonville now perhaps a co-front-runner since she has entered the race), some of my sources say not so fast.
And already you can see some in GOP circles may not like Senator Tracy. Why else do you see news stories surfacing about how he hasn't always voted in the GOP primaries? That is clearly an effort to hurt him with Republican activists who increasingly want their candidates to be without any taint, past or present, of being aligned in any way with Democrats.
Even though there are now 6 GOP candidates announced for the 6th District race, some of my sources tell me a there is still another potential candidate to watch, if he decides to enter the Republican field. It is Shane Reeves, a long-time GOP activist, who is a pharmacist and runs a medical supply business. Reeves is the former President of the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce and he is also the son of a former mayor of Murfreesboro, Richard Reeves.
While he has what one source says is "impeccable Republican credentials" Reeves also has cross party appeal I am told and could neutralize some elements of the Democratic Party, especially in Rutherford County, while attracting independents to his cause. I am told there is an 80% chance Reeves will decide to run. He is due to make a decision in the next two weeks (maybe sooner given how many candidates already are in the field?).
I have also found some doubters that Reeves can compete in this large field, especially with Senators Tracy or Black due to his relative lack of name recognition and governmental experience. Of course, not being involved in government could be seen as a plus by some. J
This is a time for quick decisions with the primary election less than 8 months away. That's what makes the lack of any Democratic candidates jumping into the race so interesting and perhaps telling. As always, money and fund raising will be major keys to success and here some of the leading GOP candidates such as Senators Tracy and Diane Black along with some of the Democratic representatives eyeing the race such as Hank Fincher won't be at the disadvantage that some of their colleagues running for governor are. I have been told that apparently the ban on legislators raising money during session (which starts in less than a month) applies only to state races, not to federal campaigns.
Frankly, the one way the Republicans could lose in the 6th District would be a large and divisive primary. The large part is already apparent as former Rutherford County GOP Chair Lou Ann Zelenik (who is capable of self-financing her campaign) and political activist Dave Evans were already in the field even before Congressman Gordon made his decision to retire. Do they resent all the other candidates now jumping in? Will that impact the tone of the primary?
Even those who don't like his politics admit the absence of Bart Gordon in Congress will be a blow to his district and to the state in terms of lost political clout. Gordon was the only member of the delegation to chair a congressional committee (Science and Technology) and that his departure could spell trouble for some large institutions in the district such as Middle Tennessee State University.
And nobody else in the Tennessee delegation can make up the difference. The Republicans for now are out of power, while the remaining House Democrats (Cooper, Cohen, Davis) either lack the seniority or the favor of the powers-that-be to replace Gordon's clout.
Meantime it is interesting to watch the new lame-duck congressmen. Despite being Blue Dog fiscal conservatives, both Congressmen Gordon and Tanner voted in favor of the latest economic stimulus that just barely cleared the House (before the members cleared out of town for the holidays). In fact, given how close the final vote was, the margin of victory more or less came from our retiring Tennessee congressmen and one other lawmaker from another state who is also not running for re-election.
Would they have voted differently if they were seeking another term? I don't think anybody can say for sure, but you can be sure there will be still more controversial votes ahead (health care reform comes to mind if the Senate can ever find 60 votes for anything) as Gordon and Tanner serve their final year in office. Meantime, the new stimulus vote will be an additional issue for Republicans to try and use against Congressman Davis during the upcoming campaign.
We've been trying to book him to be on INSIDE POLITICS for a while, so our timing is pretty good to have State Republican Party Chair Chris Devaney as our guest this weekend (December 18-20).
We'll be talking about everything relating to state (and some national) politics, from the Congress to the governor's race to control of the State Legislature. That includes where things stand about having State House Speaker Kent Williams re-admitted to the good graces of the GOP. And what about Republican GOP gubernatorial candidate and Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam not disclosing his sources of income as the other candidates have done?
On the Kent Williams matter, here's something of a scoop. Chairman Devaney told me if the State Republican Executive Committee decides to take up the issue of re-admitting the Speaker, he would recommend it be done at a special meeting of the Executive Committee in April (not at the next regular meeting in March).
But an April session would likely be after the qualifying deadline for Williams to run for re-election, meaning there would be no way he could run as a Republican under any circumstances in 2010. On the other hand, Devaney says he is not seeking GOP candidates to take on Williams, so you can see handling this hot issue within the State Republican Party is a real balancing act for the GOP Chairman.
You can see INSIDE POLITICS several times each weekend on NEWSCHANNEL5 PLUS, which is on Comcast and Charter Cable Channels 250 as well as NewsChannel5's over-the-air digital channel 5.2
Here are our air times:
Fridays (December 18)……..7:00 PM
Saturdays (December 19)….5:00 AM
Saturdays (December 19)….5:30 PM
Sundays (December 20)…….5:00 AM
Sundays (December 20)……..12:30 PM
The following weekend (Christmas weekend December 25-27) we will be presenting an encore showing of our interview earlier this year with Nashville author Lee Dorman concerning his history of NASHVILLE BROADCASTING. If you've lived in Nashville or grew up here, it is an excellent read that will bring back many memories about the TV and radio business in this town. And you will probably learn a few things you didn't know as well. While it won't re-air until Christmas Day, I strongly recommend the book as a great stocking stuffer for the Holidays.
Our plans for the following week (January 1-3, 2010) are still unclear. We are working on a potential interview with Congressman Gordon or perhaps a panel of state journalists to take a look back at 2009 and a look ahead for what 2010 holds. Stay tuned.
It seems pretty apparent that those opposing the construction of the new Music City Center convention facility downtown have not made much headway in turning around the Metro Council.
While the final decision isn't scheduled to be made until January 19, it appears Mayor Karl Dean and his supporters have the Council votes they will need for approval. So, looking to take the fight to a larger audience, the Nashville Priorities group, which is spearheading the opposition to the convention center, is launching a voter petition drive to try and convince the Council to postpone the matter until the public can have its say through a referendum (which would cost about $300,000 by the way). The hope is to gather at least 25,000 signatures.
Now let's be clear. This is not a similar situation to the vote we had back in the 1990s when Nashville built what is now LP Field. Given the different way this project is being funded (revenue bonds, not general obligation bonds), state law does not allow for a voter referendum on this. The Metro Charter apparently does allow for advisory votes, but I can never remember that happening over the past half-century, and I am doubtful this Council will seek to invoke that charter provision. Remember the Council has already indefinitely deferred a very similar effort by Councilman Eric Crafton to approve a charter amendment to require public votes on large $$$ civic projects.
But while the votes to approve the new convention center remain in place, I can imagine that the Dean administration remains a bit nervous. The axiom in politics is: "When you have the votes, vote." While all of the council question and answer sessions, the community meetings and the January 11th city-wide public hearing are a necessary part of the process, delay can often be the enemy of approving pending legislation. I bet the Mayor and his chief advisors wish it was already January 19.
You can already sense some of the frustration and anger building up over this issue when you see reports on NASHVILLEPOST.COM (Ken Whitehouse) that one of the leaders of the pro-convention center forces, lobbyist and former Deputy Governor Dave Cooley, is trying to organize a petition drive of his own. The purpose would be to tell President Barack Obama not to appoint one of the leaders of the convention center opposition (Kevin Sharp) to the federal bench (he's applied for a vacancy). Temper, temper. Does anybody think the President is paying any attention or really cares about the convention center battle down here?
One other word about how many votes are needed for final council approval. Under the rules, ordinances must be approved on three readings and receive at least 21 votes on third and final reading. But the convention center legislation now before the Council is a resolution, not an ordinance. Believe it or not, resolutions don't require a 21 vote majority. There is just one vote, and as long as it gets more yes votes than no votes, a resolution is considered approved. That's true even though the convention center project is the largest public project undertaken in the history of Nashville.
I don't think it will come to this (because I believe there are more than 21 yes votes for the convention center proposal), but it is legally possible for it to be approved by a vote of 15-13, 20-18, 18-12 or even 1-0. It's a loophole in the rules that needs to be changed before the city embarrasses itself one day by approving some large expenditure that clearly lacks the support of a majority of the Council.
Metro departments are getting nervous. They know that the city's budget kickoff for the next fiscal year (beginning July 1, 2010) is just a few weeks away. They can tell from their current financial situation and from watching what is going on at the state that next year's budget may be even leaner.
So it is surprising to see Finance Director Rich Riebeling be somewhat critical of Metro Library officials for beginning some advance planning on how the department would handle additional cuts of up to 3%, 5% and 10%. It's not a pretty picture. But perhaps Library Board members remember what happened to their colleagues on the Parks & Recreation Board and how they were criticized (again by the Dean administration) for not being more hands-on with their budget last year, allowing the Parks budget to go deep into the red.
So who can really blame the Library Board for trying to be prepared? Sure it may not be the message in the media that the Dean crew wants to see and hear, especially when the convention center project is still hanging in the fire in the Council. But whether the convention center is approved or not Metro's budget chickens are going to start coming home to roost in January regardless.
Speaking of chickens coming home to roost in January, Governor Phil Bredesen has called the General Assembly into special session next month. It seems that to qualify for a multi-million dollar federal grant program (Race To The Top) the state needs to change its laws to make teachers more accountable for the progress their students make in test scores, and the state needs to be involved earlier with local school systems that are sliding into failure.
The deadline to get all these law changes done is pretty tight. Tennessee must submit its application to the feds for the grant (noting we have changed our laws) just a week after the special session begins. Can our lawmakers make that quick a turn, especially with the teacher's union, the Tennessee Education Association, openly unhappy about the changes? Well, I don't hear any of the leadership in either house objecting (so far), including the Democrats who have long considered TEA one of their political allies.
The Governor is making it clear that Tennessee is making these education changes to comply with federal mandates laid out by President Barack Obama and his administration. If we don't do it, we will likely miss out on tens of millions of dollars the state needs says the Governor. The TEA (and its national counterpart NEA, the National Education Association) have been big supporters of the new President. One comment the Governor made during his news conference about the special session seem to give a veiled hint that if teachers don't like these changes, they should blame the Obama administration, not the State of Tennessee.
The Governor called the Obama administration "the most liberal administration of my adult lifetime." Not too hard to read between the lines there, although I guess the Governor must have been a teenager (or in suspended animation) during the 1960s during the very liberal Great Society of President Lyndon Johnson. J
This is likely my last CAPITOL VIEW column for 2009. For a year without any scheduled elections, it's been a heck of 12-month period politically. That's especially true here in Tennessee, where we began 2009 with a big surprise, the controversial choice of Kent Williams as State House Speaker, and then ended the year with another round of surprises with the political fruit basket turnover caused by the recent congressional retirements.
In between, there were a few scandals and a resignation or two on the Hill. 2009 saw a state legislative session dominated more by where permit holders could take their guns (parks, bars, restaurants) than how to deal with the state's deepening financial crisis. Both issues promise major encores when lawmakers return in 2010.
Then there were the major local controversies that were ultimately resolved (the voter rejection of English-Only in Nashville and the demise of the massive May Town Center proposal). We also saw the passing from the scene of many long time leaders in our city (Nelson Andrews, Monroe Carroll, Eddie Jones, Dan Miller, Tommy Burnett to name just a few). And throughout the year, the new convention center project continued to grow in controversy. Its fate awaits the New Year.
On both the national and state level, 2009 was a very tough year economically, and while things look a bit better for 2010, unemployment is still way too high and credit way too tight to see much an economic recovery coming anytime soon. Still the attraction of new industries like the VW plant in Chattanooga and the solar power facilities near Clarksville give promise to the future.
And of course, there's the first year of President Barack Obama in Washington. A virtual whirlwind of activity on so many fronts, it still remains hard to fully evaluate his successes or failures so far, especially when Washington continues to be a place where change always seems to go to die. One ominous sign for the new President, his job rating numbers continue to fall, and that can't be good for him or his party as the mid-term elections loom next year.
Regardless of how things went to 2009….here's hoping 2010 is much better!
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and here's to great New Year!
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Cutler, Martz hoping to work on QB's mechanics
Offensive coordinator Mike Martz says he and QB Jay Cutler have some work to do on fundamentals once they begin the postseason, according to NFC North Whispers.
Packers add pair of LBs; place Poppinga, Neal on I.R.
The Packers had a busy day on the transaction front Tuesday, adding LBs Diyral Briggs and Matt Wilhelm while placing DE Mike Neal and LB Brady Poppinga on injured reserve. The team also released LB Maurice Simpkins.
McCarthy Monday press conference: Poppinga, Neal done for year
The main focus continued to be on injuries in Packers head coach Mike McCarthy's Monday press conference.with the disclosure that LB Brady Poppinga (knee) and rookie DE Mike Neal (shoulder) would require season-ending surgeries.
Woodson, Neal added to Packers' injury list
Two more players — veteran starting CB Charles Woodson and rookie DE Mike Neal — have been been added to the Packers' lengthy injury list, according to the team's Thursday injury report.
Packers rookie report
PFW executive editor and resident Packers expert Dan Arkush presents his weekly report on the Packers' 2010 rookie class.
Week Two Packers inactives
PFW analyzes the Packers' inactive players for Week Two and the extent to which any of those players might have come in handy against Buffalo in the team's home opener.
Packers are equipped to overcome Jolly's exit
Even though Johnny Jolly was a key cog in the league's top-ranked run defense, we're told the Packers are confident they have what it takes to overcome his indefinite suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.
Packers sign second-round DE Neal
The Packers announced the signing of second-round DE Mike Neal, whose role with the team figures to be greater in the wake of DE Johnny Jolly's season-long suspension.
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Green Bay has activated dNeal, who was suspended for the first four weeks of the season for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.||||||| Neal was suspended March 13 after testing positive for the prescription drug Adderall. He'd been prescribed the drug, used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, by a doctor and didn't realize it was on the NFL's banned substance list.
The NFL has suspended Neal without pay for the team's first four games of the 2012 regular season for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing substances.||||||| In a statement, the NFL says Neal will be eligible to return to the Packers' active roster on the day after the team's fourth regular-season game of the 2012 season. Neal is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason practices and games.
Neal is active for the Packers after missing the first nine games of the season with a knee injury he sustained in training camp.||||||| Neal hurt his left knee during a non-contact drill in training camp. Jarius Wynn, a sixth-round pick in 2009 who was waived and later re-signed last season, took Neal's place against New Orleans.
Neal gave the Green Bay Packers a glimpse of the disruptive player he can be before his rookie season ended with a shoulder injury. Healthy and motivated, Neal is battling to replace Cullen Jenkins, who left the team in free agency, as a playmaker on the defensive line.||||||| The team's 2010 second-round draft pick says the disappointment he felt last season on the sidelines during the Packers' run to the Super Bowl title has him feeling like a rookie all over again. The Packers cleared Neal to participate in team drills Thursday night for the first time in training camp. But coaches won't know his potential impact until they see him play at full strength on a consistent basis.
Neal is expected to have season-ending shoulder surgery.||||||| The move and loss of linebacker Brady Poppinga hamper Green Bay further. Packers already have seven players on injured reserve, including four starters.


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By Keith Gushard
Meadville Tribune
A Rockdale Township man is jailed on homicide and related charges in connection with the death of an Erie County man, who was reported missing earlier this month.
Richard A. Houy, 68, of Teepleville Flats Road is charged by Pennsylvania State Police with criminal homicide, criminal use of a communication facility, tampering with or fabricating evidence and false reports to law enforcement.
Houy is accused by police of killing Gerald P. Vandyke, 55, of Union City. Vandyke was reported missing on Sept. 15 by family members.
Vandyke was last seen by his family traveling east on Smith Road in LeBoeuf Township, Erie County at around 9 a.m. Sept. 14. Vandyke reportedly left his residence without his daily heart-related medication.
Police allege Vandyke's death took place between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sept. 14.
Houy was arraigned early this morning before Magisterial District Judge Amy Nicols and placed in the Crawford County jail in Saegertown without bond.
See Friday's edition of The Meadville Tribune for more details.


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The Berkeley Electronic Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy recently published intriguing academic research on environmental justice--the question of whether poor and minority neighborhoods suffer more than higher-income neighborhoods because polluting firms locate nearby. Ann Wolverton, a staffer at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ran the numbers to figure out how much truth this claim might have.
Her results didn't fit the conventional wisdom. Once location decisions were analyzed based on the the original conditions of the neighborhood, race was not a factor. Poverty levels were significant, but higher poverty rates seemed to discourage plant location. In fact, her analysis confirms much of the traditional plant location literature--labor force, access to transportation, and clustering of similar plants are important.
Here's the abstract to Wolverton's article "Effects of Socio-Economic and Input-Related Factors on Polluting Plants' Location Decisions":
Many environmental justice studies argue that firms choose to locate waste sites or polluting plants disproportionately in minority or poor communities. However, it is not uncommon for these studies to match site or plant location to contemporaneous socioeconomic characteristics instead of to characteristics at the time of siting. While this may provide important information on disproportionate impacts currently faced by these communities, it does not describe the relationship at the time of siting. Also, variables that are important to a plant's location decision – i.e., production and transportation costs – are often not included. Without controlling for such variables, it is difficult to evaluate the relative importance of socioeconomic characteristics in a firm's initial location decision. This paper examines the role of community socioeconomic characteristics at the time of siting in the location decisions of manufacturing plants while controlling for other location-relevant factors such as input costs.
When plant location is matched to current socioeconomic characteristics, results are consistent with what the environmental justice literature predicts: race is significant and positively related to plant location, while income is significant and negatively related to plant location. When plant location is matched to socioeconomic characteristics at the time of siting, empirical results suggest that race is no longer significant, though income is still significant and negatively related to plant location. Poverty rates are sometimes significant but act as a deterrent to plant location. Variables traditionally considered in the firm location literature – such as land and labor costs, the quality of labor, and distance to rail – are significant. The presence of pre-existing TRI plants in a neighborhood and average plant size are also significant.
Submitted: August 14, 2008 · Accepted: February 18, 2009 · Published: March 27, 2009
Recommended Citation
Wolverton, Ann (2009) "Effects of Socio-Economic and Input-Related Factors on Polluting Plants' Location Decisions," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy: Vol. 9 : Iss. 1 (Advances), Article 14.
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/bejeap/vol9/iss1/art14


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oj! Algorithms
oj! Algorithms - ojAlgo - is Open Source Java code that has to do with mathematics, linear algebra and optimisation; particularly (but certainly not exclusively) suitable for the financial domain.
2013-12-05: Released v35
10 years have passed since ojAlgo was registered at SourceForge, and its history dates back further than that. According to ohloh the ojAlgo code base represents an estimated effort of 16 person-years (and they're actually missing a couple auxiliary/minor modules).
All ojAlgo files at SourceForge
ojAlgo change log for the last 10 releases
Just before releasing v32 the Java Matrix Benchmark was executed to compare ojAlgo performance to other linear algebra packages. v32 and v33 should be equivalent in terms of linear algebra functionality and performance. v34 contain changes to how multi-threading is implemented that could impact performance. v35 contains additions that should improve performance on some operations with small matrices (2x2, 3x3 ... 5x5). Hope to run the tests again soon.
What is it?
ojAlgo is Open Source Java code that has to do with mathematics, linear algebra and optimisation. ojAlgo really is 100% pure Java source code. There are no calls to native (C or Fortran) libraries. In fact there are no dependencies at all. Nothing besides a Java SDK is needed to compile or execute the code. Its feature set make it particularily suitable for use within the financial domain. Then again, it's just maths... More...
ojAlgo is an Open Source project. It is available as source code, and every single source code file contain a copyright statement and a license agreement. All files have the same copyright and license. Optimatika holds the copyright, and the license used is the generous and easy to understand MIT license. Please read and comply with the license agreement - it's not hard. More...
Where can I get it?You get ojAlgo from SourceForge; either as a compiled and packaged download, or as source code directly from CVS. More...
Is it documented?
Well... There is this web site, the JavaDoc. and a couple of wiki pages over at Google Code. More will follow, but the JavaDoc (and source code) will always be the main source of documentation. Improving the documenation will mainly be improving the JavaDoc. More...
For bug reports, questions or discussions related to ojAlgo; please use the ojAlgo-user mailing list.
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Situated in the business district, this hotel is close to Parc Tecnologic del Valles. Area attractions also include Park Guell and Autonomous University of Barcelona.
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ROMNEY, W.Va. — An official from Cyber Innovation Labs asked the Hampshire County Development Authority last week for an extension on its option to build a data center at Capon Bridge Technical Park.
Kris Domich, managing director of Global Portfolio Development, told the authority board the original 78,000-square-foot facility has been scaled back to 40,000 square feet.
He gave an in-depth PowerPoint presentation regarding the proposed data center and its impact on the area economy.
"We have raised $90 million to build the facility. We've had a two-year option, and a lot has happened in the two years," Domich said.
To build the data center, Domich said, "We need two things. We need power and fiber optic.
"West Virginia has an abundance of inexpensive power."
He said FirstEnergy Corp. has already invested in the project.
"Fiber optic is as close as Ashburn, Va. We are in a unique position to have both available," Domich said.
The 40,000-square-foot data facility would encompass 24 acres at the Capon Bridge Tech Park located just off Smokey Hollow Road north of U.S. Route 50.
Domich explained how the building would be set up into four smaller pods. However, he said the building could easily be set up into one or two larger pods, depending on a tenant's needs.
"This facility is ideally located to become an extension of the Washington, D.C., market. It's an excellent disaster recovery location for Washington clients and West Virginia state government," Domich said.
"The tech park is 87 miles from Washington, D.C., which is outside of a blast zone. It's not if Washington is attacked, but when."
Domich said the tech park can support two additional data centers. "Ninety-six acres are planned for the technical corridor."
He referred to the location as "brilliant" and said it could be isolated if Washington is attacked.
"The economic opportunities are great. An estimated 200 construction jobs and 30 to 50 permanent jobs will be available when each of the buildings are built," Domich said.
He talked about integration training programs with Hampshire and Morgan counties.
"The presence of a data center will economically impact hotels, restaurants, retail and leisure businesses," Domich said.
"There is an opportunity here to elevate the quality of life and employability of hundreds of West Virginia residents."
Domich said his company is working with two Native American tribes that have substantial resources to invest in the data center.
"We have developed 5 million square feet of data centers worldwide," Domich said.
He named Thrasher Engineering, Morgan County, Iron Mountain, Shockey and FirstEnergy as Cyber partners.
"Once this data center is built every carrier will consider this facility," Domich said.
And he said there is no reason that data center racks couldn't be put in area schools.
"Kids would have the ability to learn about data centers. There is no age limit. They don't have to be 18," Domich said.
Following the presentation, board president Jason Hicks said he had a better understanding of the project.
After a brief discussion, board member Eileen Johnson, city of Romney administrator, made a motion to extend the Cyber option for one year for a fee of $2,500. The motion was seconded by former board president Lynn McMaster and passed unanimously.
In other business the authority board talked about reviewing its bylaws.
Hicks stressed the importance of all board members attending the meetings.
"These members represent business and areas in the county. The attendance policy is very important. If they aren't going to participate we need to get rid of them and appoint new members," Hicks said.
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TRAVERSE CITY — Harry James Round, 63, of Traverse City passed away unexpectedly Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, and stepped into the presence of his Lord and Savior.
Harry was born on Monday, Aug. 8, 1949, to Franklyn "Bud" and Dorothy (Oatley) Round in Traverse City. Following his graduation from high school, he continued his education at Northern Michigan, then becoming an electrician and later teaching at NMC. A veteran, having served with the U. S. Army, Harry was very patriotic and was always appreciative of other veterans who served our country.
On Saturday, Feb. 19, 1983, in Traverse City, Harry took Eleanor Mae McCumby as his bride. They were blessed with a daughter, Alexandrea on April 7, 1984.
Harry followed in the footsteps of his father, "Bud" Round, as an electrical contractor. He owned and operated Grand Traverse Electric in Traverse City for 20 years.
In 1995 Harry surrendered his life to Jesus Christ and became an active part in the Christian community in the Grand Traverse region. Harry was a kind and loving man whose heart seemed most at peace when serving his family and friends. He was a father to the fatherless and loved to encourage young men and women. This became his main role for the last 12 years while serving as president and founder at Abba's House (NWM House of Hope) in Traverse City alongside his wife Ellie. He loved the Lord and his family more than anything and spent a lot of time with his grandson, Joseph, and granddaughter, Miah. His favorite activity was praying while farming on his John Deere. He also loved trains, building models and fixing anything that was broken.
Harry is survived by his wife, Ellie; his daughter and son-in law, Alexandrea and Morgan Mitchell of Traverse City; his grandchildren, Miah Grace and Joseph Franklyn Mitchell; his mother, Dorothy J. Round of Traverse City; and his sister, Sue Ann Round of Suttons Bay. A niece, Mari L. Cangelose of Suttons Bay also survives.
Harry's father Franklyn "Bud" Round preceded him in death on Jan. 1, 2007.
Harry was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather, and brother. We rejoice as Harry is rejoicing with His Father in Heaven.
Visitation for Harry will take place Tuesday, Jan. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Church of the Living God, 1514 Birmley Road, Traverse City. A time of celebrating his life will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 1 p.m., also at
the church. Burial will be in Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens.
The family requests that instead of flowers Harry be remembered through a monetary gift to Abba's House — The Father's Heart Fund, P.O. Box 5014, Traverse City, MI 49696-5014.
Please share your memories, stories and photos of Harry by way of his online guest book/tribute page at www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com.
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D. Michael Lindsay is the author of Faith in The Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite and is a member of the sociology faculty at Rice University. Lindsay conducted interviews with a variety of prominent Evangelical Americans — including two former presidents, dozens of political and government leaders, more than 100 top business executives, plus Hollywood moguls, intellectuals, athletes and other powerful figures. His book shows who the real evangelical power brokers are, how they rose to prominence, and what they're doing with their clout. In the post below he ruminates on the role Evangelicals play in popular culture. Read Lindsay's other blog posts here.
Evangelicals have been making strides in all kinds of places over the last thirty years. We know about their gains in Washington, but they've also been quite active in Hollywood. As I conducted interviews with media moguls and artists—all of whom are evangelical—I was struck by the number of times they compared themselves to another group that has also been on the move, the gay and lesbian movement.
Barbara Nicolosi runs a program that trains some of evangelicalism's most talented young people. She and a group of others help them hone talent as aspiring writers, producers, and directors for both television and film. As we talked, she suggested that recently there has been "a trend where you had to have a gay character in every TV show; you had to have a gay theme." She thought this had been crucial to making the larger culture more accepting of gays and lesbians. And she thought it was something evangelicals might imitate.
Nicolosi then told me the story of the time she was invited to appear on Inside Edition. She was there to talk about her program, Act One, and the rising prominence of Christians in Hollywood. She remarked to one of the show's staffers, "I never thought in my wildest dreams I would be on Inside Edition."
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