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This course will address the fundamentals of patent application drafting, through a combination of lectures and assignments. The course will address all aspects of preceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including preparing new applications, amendments and examiner interviews. An engineering or science background is recommended. Prerequisite: LAW P501 Intellectual Property Law Core or LAW E567 Survey of Intellectual Property.
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Knee arthrodesis is a procedure that fuses the thigh bone to the lower leg bone at the knee. The joined bones may be secured with plates and screws. This method of support is called internal fixation. It provides support while the bones fuse together.
Your knee will no longer be able to bend after this surgery.
Reasons for Procedure
Knee arthrodesis may only be done if all other repair methods are not appropriate or have failed. It may be done:
- After a failed knee replacement
- In patients with chronic joint infections that have led to severe knee damage
- In patients with debilitating pain that cannot be resolved by other treatment options
Arthrodesis may reduce pain and improve overall function. However, it will prevent bending at the knee and will cause a limp.
Possible Complications
Your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:
- Excess bleeding
- Adverse reaction to anesthesia such as light-headedness, low blood pressure, wheezing
- Infection
- Blood clots
- Loosening of components is possible in patients with poor bone quality
- Aggravation of current medical conditions
- The thigh and shin bones do not join together as expected
Factors that may increase the risk of problems include:
- Smoking
- Some chronic diseases, like obesity or diabetes
- Heavy alcohol use
Make sure you talk to your doctor about these risks before your procedure.
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
Your doctor may do the following before your procedure:
- Physical exam
- Blood tests
- Imaging tests, like x-rays or scans
- Electrocardiogram for heart function
- Have you donate blood in case you need a transfusion
- Prescribe antibiotics to prevent infection
Before surgery, you will need to:
- Arrange for a ride home.
- Arrange for help at home while you recover.
- Talk to your doctor about any medications, herbs, or supplements you are taking.
- Talk to your doctor about any allergies you have.
- Ask your doctor about devices you will need after the surgery like a wheelchair, walker, or cane.
You may need to stop taking some medications up to one week before the procedure. Medications that may need to be stopped may include:
- Anti-inflammatory drugs
- Blood thinners
- Antiplatelets
Do not eat or drink anything after midnight the day before your surgery, unless told otherwise by your doctor.
General anesthesia will be used. You will be asleep during the surgery.
Description of the Procedure
An incision will be made over the knee. A small amount of bone from the ends of the thigh bone and top of the lower leg bone will be removed. Other knee joint structures like cartilage and ligaments or knee replacements will be removed. The ends of the bones will be joined together, usually with a bone graft. Metal plates will be screwed into the joined bones.
The incision will be closed. A bandage may be placed over the incision.
How Long Will It Take?
About two hours
Will It Hurt?
Anesthesia will block pain during the procedure. You will have pain after the procedure. Ask your doctor about medication to help manage pain.
Average Hospital Stay
The usual length of stay is about 3-4 days. It is possible that you may have to stay longer if complications arise. You may also go to a rehabilitation hospital to help you recover.
Post-procedure Care
Right after the procedure, you may be given medication such as:
- Pain medication
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Physical therapy often starts within 24 hours after your surgery. During this time you may need devices to help you walk.
You will be able to leave when you are able to get around and do basic daily care activities on your own.
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t .' > ��� * Coll VOL. XIV. No. 6. BRYN MAWR ( WAYNE). P. HAS YOUR I. Q. GONE UP DUt. M.? Education Department Wants to Test Large Number to Prove Theory. PRIZES AND .RESULTS (Specially contributed by Dr. Agnes Rogers). One of the crucial issues today in the field of higher education concerns the limit of intelligence development. Does the mind cease to mature at sixteen, as the Stanford-Revision of the Benet- Simon scale, the most widely used in- dividual test of intelligence in the United States, implies ? Or does mental growth go on to the age of twenty, or even into the thirties? . Bryn Mawr College has the privilege of showing what the truth about mental development between 18, 19, 20 and 21 is for a selected group of college women. Professor Thorndike, of Columbia Uni- versity, has given the material for the study. It represents in money a gift of. $300, in actual market value. But this value is far outweighed by the scientific value, for the examinations represent the product of research coveiing a period of twenty-five years. Students to Be Told Results. To take the test means three and a half hours of strenuous mental effort, but the knowledge attained about oneself cannot be bought at any price from any person. The opinions of individuals, however estimable are subjective, influ- enced by superficialities such as personal appearance, manners and accidental en- counters, pleasing or painful. The great value of the Thorndike Examination is that it measures what it measures in a reliable fashion and independently of the judgment of the examiner. To discover the truth about one's own powers, evert for such a limited selection of them as the Thorndike Examination provides, is to increase one's mastery over destiny it- self. The results of the application of the test will be published. The amount of development for this group of college //women will be determined by calculations of the amount of improvement in the 1927 score over the earlier score, allow- ance being made for interfering factors such as practice in taking the test. Each student's own score and improvement in score will be communicated to her alone and interpreted in a personal interview. Only sophomores, juniors and seniors are to be tested. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Notice The Self-Government Associa- tion requests that its members do not smoke on Gulph road east ok Roberts road. News EDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16,192? ^RJCE, 10 CENTS MONET EXCELLED PAINTING LIGHT With Cezanne and Picasso He Started School of Im- pressionism. LIVED FOR i�� AN IDEAL SWARTHMORE AND MERION TEAMS FALL BEFORE TRIUMPHANT VARSITY Suffered From "Varsity's Su- perior Stick-Work and *J Speed. FINAL SCORE WAS 8 TO 1 Chinese School Lui Tung Kei, a Bryn Mawr Alumnae, Wants Practical Religion in China. Mrs. Edward Howe, who spoke in chapel on Wednesday morning, Novem- ber 9, gave a short talk on the Christian School in Canton, China. "The first time I saw Lui Fung Kei," said Mrs. Howe, "she was a little girl with pigtails in the Canton Christian School. Her father thought that all girls should be educated, although the problem was a difficult one in a family of nine girls and one boy. "The next time I saw her she was a student at Bryn Mawr. She had bobbed her hair and assimilated many American- mannerisms. Now she is back in China and has fitted back into the Chinese at- mosphere miraculously well. Her life is devoted to her school, in which she is trying to work out a practical religion for the Chinese. She scorns the possibility of being called an imperialist because she has foreign teachers in her school. "Her dependability is her pride. There is one thing, she says, which may be ex- pected of her: that her school will be an experience in education on a thoroughly Chinese basis. If it is, apd there is no present doubt but that it will be, she is fulfilling one of the greatest needs of the Chinese people today." On Thursday evening, November 10, a lecture on KTlaude Monet was given by M. Desclos. M. Desclos, who is the assistant director of the "Office Nation- ale des Universites," spoke in Taylor Hall; his lecture was fully illustrated by lantern slides. There are examples of Monet's work in both Chicago and Boston. It is im- possible, however, to understand his con- tribution to art before visiting the newj Monet Museum in Paris. In this build- ing are contained the series of Monet's last work. It represents the fifth period of his artistic development, and it is particularly significant in his compre- hension of light reflected in water. These pictures have been well placed in the museum by M. Lefevre, who is him- self an artist. Early Art Was Religious. M. Desclos gave an historical back- ground to his lecture by emphasizing the development of art before the time of Monet, by enlarging upon the artistic influences which helped to form Monet, and, finally, by analyzing the five periods of Monet's own work. Early art was almost all religious; acsceticism was its chief interest. During the Renaissance life itself l>ecame broader in scope, and art expanded accordingly; it was no longer so strict in choice of subject matter. During this time there was an interest in movement and color, as well as numerous experiments in landscape painting. During the seventeenth cen- tury we find nature arranged according to a preconceived idea; form is made to harmonize with subject matter, and it is a period of idealization, a curious mix-, ture of realism and convention. Later, in Holland, comes the revolt against dog- matic art. The wealthy bourgeois did not care for religious paintings, and, like Sam Weller, they disliked figures of "Wenus and like nonsense." "La realite modeste," pictures of familiar things be- came most popular. This is the most banal of reality. "Pas de dieux, ni de heros, rien que le sentiment de la na- ture." Between 1830 and 1860 flourished the School of Barbizon in France. It showed the direct influence of such Eng- lish painters as Constable, and among its numbers may be included such names as Rousseau, D'Aubigny, Carot, Manet, Millet, and Courbet. They were inter- CONTINUBD ON PAGE 3 In spite of the gathering twilight, Varsity fought its way to victory over Swarthmore on Friday with a score of 8-1,. cheered on by enthusiastic supporters. The Bryn Mawr team made a better showing than usual, probably due to the fact that Swarthmore was slower than the veteran club teams we have met this sea- son. For this reason the Varsity forward line was more successful in using dodges and in breaking through the Swarthmore defense. The Bryn Mawr backfield was execptionaly good. Brown tackled well and followed up her shots with vigor, while Hirschberg and Batch would have been more effective if they had not inter- fered with one another. Though deprived of some of their best players by Varsity's devastating stick- work, Swarthmore put up a good fight until the end. Rushing a goal in the second half, they avoided the ignominy of a scoreless defeat. The line-up was: Swarthmore�Vaughan, Hinlock, Har- per, Walton*, Richards, Tily, Jackson, Cleaver, Kennedy, Calwell, Seaman. Bryn Mawr�B. Loines '28*, S. Long- streth ':u*. R. Wills '29***, H. Guiter- man '28**, H. Tuttle '28, B. Freeman '29, C. Hamilton, grad, K. Balch *29, A. Brown '30, K. Hirschberg '30, A. Bruere, '28. Folk Dances Described by One Who Should Know May Elliot Hobbs is to lecture on Fri- day evening at 8.15 in Taylor Hall on Morris, Sword and Country dancing. She will illustrate her subject with lantern slides and music. Mrs. Hobbs has been a musician since she was a child in Scotland, where she was brought up on the colorful songs and dances of that country. Since her marriage she has lived in the Cotswolds� a district of great individuality which has kept many of its old traditions, its local amusements, its songs and dances. But besides this rich background, Mrs. Hobbs was in close contact with Cecil Sharp who collected old folk songs and dances. She thus knows her subject thoroughly. She has spoken in this country before, in 1919, and her lectures were described as "vivid and convincing to all who heard them." This lecture will be interesting, not only to those taking dancing for May Day, but to the whole college which will see those dances. News of Alphabet Lake Speaks on Discoveries. Phoenicians Antedated Now. The speaker in chapel on Tuesday morning, November 8, was the Rev. Kirsopp Lake. Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard University, who spoke most interestingly on his. experi- ences at Mount Sinai. "When we reached Cairo," Dr. Lake began, "a friend asked us if we would stop at the monastery, On our way back from Sinai, and pick up the fragmentary inscriptions which were left there in 1906. We agreed only after long con- sideration, for Sinai is a triangle of wilderness. There is little water in the vicinity and few easy paths to the monas- tery. Moses Writes to Pharaoh's Daughter. "The journey proved to be very diffi- cult. It took eleven days by camel, at the end of which we felt we knew all about camel riding. The last human being there had come in 1906 and had copied the inscriptions in the temple there. Some he found so badly written that copying was impossible, so these were left. The Egyptian words he was able to interpret, but the odiers he could only guess were Semitic. Later a German translated these discoveries and found, curiously enough, that they were a correspondence between Moses and one of Pharaoh's daughters. These translations known as the Moses Inscription, as might be expected, were great news for the Berlin newspapers*. It was the fragments of these, which were left in 1906, that we were asked to bring back. "We found them easily enough and at once began to make them ready for transportation. Most of them needed trimming before they could be placed on the camels. Photographs were taken of each one Before it was packed. All this proved a 'very pleasant occupation in a temperature of 115 degrees F. "As neither of us knew the Semitic language, we took the inscriptions to Jerusalem where an interpreter of early Semitic worked on the photographs and finally produced a transcription and a nearly complete translation of the whole discovery. It was disappointing to find nothing more concerning Moses, but h is not strange since the inscriptions were CONTINUED ON PAGB S Scotch Speaker The Reverend J. R. P. Sclater, of "Toronto, who is* to speak at 1 Sunday night chapel on "November 20, was a famous preacher of Edinburgh before he came to Canada, and particularly liked by the students of the University. How can the Scotch, so renowned for their ministers, spare us so many of them? Freshman Officers Thompson, Baer and Caparn Chosen After Lengthy Debate. ' After a long struggle, 1931 was at last able to make up its mind on the subject of Class officers. Emulating their elders, they spent several days about it; two whole meetings, indeed, were necessary before they could decide on their- Presi- dent.' Caroline Thompson was elected, and considering her school record, one wonders why they took so long over it. Miss Thompson is a graduate of Miss Madeira's School, where she was Presi- dent of Student Government, an Associa- tion with which she was connected for several years. She was also prominent in athletics, playing on the hockey and basketball teams. The two other officers were elected with less difficulty at a meeting held Mon- day, November 14. They are Elizabeth Baer, Vice President, and Rhys Caparn, Secretary. Miss Baer comes from the Bryn Mawr School; and was President of the Senior Class there. Miss Caparn was prominent at Brear- lcy, and entered college with a scholar- ship. All the officers have had turns in running the class; they were all on the Freshman Committee for the first weeks of college. Women Require Training to Compete in Politics Mrs. Carroll Miller, of Pittsburgh, spoke in Chapel on Monday, November 14, on "Women in Politics." Women should consider politics, she said, not as a vocation but as an avocation, and they should be thoroughly trained for the field before they attempt to enter it. Mrs. Miller herself has been in politics since 1920, when she spoke in the cam- paign of that year. In her varied experi- ence of seven years, what she noticed chiefly was, that the women of the coun- try, unlike the men, are not as a whole interested in politics. But the chief rea- son for their disrepute is that it is the failures who are prominent: you hear of "Ma" Ferguson, but not of one of Wyoming's best Governors, Nelly Ross; of Mrs. Knapp's mismanagement in New York, but not of the many other women who have successfully controlled large sums of money. "Women are always in a hurry to achieve their ends," said Mrs. Miller. "They try to take a short cut. That is why they are so much in favor of cen- tralization; instead of starting at the bottom, they think they can get things done by going straight to headquarters. Although they did not have the vote at the time of the Eighteenth Amendment, they are probably largely responsible for the passing of a piece of legislation that has been the cause of more graft than any other in the country. The Child Labor Amendment is another plank on which they insist, not realizing that cen- tralization will eventually cause the break-up of our type of government. "Politics is an old game and the men in it are clever, well-trained, sometimes unscrupulous. Before women can hope to compete with them, it is necessary that they should prepare themselves by study- ing past history as Wilson did. or start- ing from the bottom like Coolidge. "Finally, any woman who is eager to CONTINUBD ON PAGB 2 Hirschberg Stars in Gafrte Dis- tinguished for Its Teamwork. MERION IS OUTPLAYED Prospects for next week's-game with All-Philadelphia are not so gloomy as they were two weeks ago since Varsity defeated the Mcrion Cricket Club, on Saturday morning, 4-0. The outstanding feature of the game was the splendid' work done by Hirsch- berg in checking Anne Townsend. Time and time again, that swift forward eluded her opponent but lost the ball to Kate� who always seenicd to be "where she was needed. The first half began with a series of rushes up and down the field, then a long run by Tuttle almost gave Varsity a goal, but the shot went- wide. That was Bryn Mawr's greatest weakness all morning� no ability to push the ball in, though they brought it to the striking circle many times. The first goal was made shortly after this by Guiterman. Varsity was now on the offensive, where it remained for most of the time". The ball was continuously at Merion's end of the*-field where their backs did good work, only to be outdone by our forwards returning to the attack. After the second goal by Longstreth, the game opened up somewhat with sev- eral long* runs down the field by both sides. Bruere was given a chance to make several good clears, but on the whole she was not pressed hard. Both teams were bothered by the heat which was almost oppressive. This made the playing of tlie second half a bit less purposeful and more fouls and roll-ins occurred. The second half began with an im- mediate drive on the part of Varsity, re- sulting after a short scuffle in a goal by Wills. The final goal was made by Oliiterman. There seemed to be a chance of Mer- ion's scoring when Anne Townsend made a pretty shot on a penalty corner, but it missed, by indies. On the whole, Varsity seems to be developing more team work. The in- dividuals while playing a good game still, seem to be more conscious of one an- other. There is more co-operation. Balch, who has been only a substitute, did some good work, but Hamilton at center-half, while she distributed the play well, was slow in getting on the ball, and weak in hitting it The line-up was as follows: Merion Cricket Club�Mrs. Smith, S. Carson, Mrs. Madeira, K. Rolin, A. Page, B. Holman, E. Foster, A. Townsend, Daly, Byron. Varsity�A. Bruere, "28; K. Hirsch- berg, '30; A. Brown, '30; C. Hamilton, grad.; B. Freeman, '29; H. Tuttle, '28; H. Guiterman", '28; R. Wills*, '29; S. Longstreth*, '30; B. Loines, '28. See Summer School Miss Hilda Smith Is to Speak at Party. An opportunity to find out more about Summer School is offered in the form of an informal party to be held in the gym on Saturday, November 19. Among the attractions offered are speakers of widely varied sorts, singing in several languages, and fqpd. Miss Hilda W. Smith, Director and leading spirit of the Summer School wifl be present in person, and will speak. No one who has not met Miss Smith uni- versally known as "Jane," can form any idea of what she is like, and even those who have met her, find it impossible to describe her. However, there is no need to do so, as she will be very prominently present on Saturdayvnight. 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I am sorry, but have not needed to use the cover as yet. Bought the Trug itself from Burlington store and I LOVE it!! Crops are coming in!
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I am sorry, but have not needed to use the cover as yet. Bought the Trug itself from Burlington store and I LOVE it!! Crops are coming in! Have already recommended
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- Right Heighth
- No Frame Wfrost Cover
- Not Easily Assembled
- Poor material choice
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Even treated, fir is not a good choice of material and I feel the product was way overpriced given the material used. PVC material or product similar to Trek decking would be great. The product was not easily assembled and in fact needed some alterations to work. The fact that the frame was not included with the frost cover was not apparent from the quick view. On the plus side, my octagenerian parents for whom I purchased it were happy to be able to garden again. Hopefully it will hold up long enough for them to do that as long as they want.
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I bought the trug and cover for my husband's birthday. He loves it. The cover was wanted to keep out air-borne weed seeds as well as bugs.
We worked together to assemble them which was easy and now have the planting done. We used seed rather than the plants suggested.
it's not clear from the picture that the frame for the cover actally goes inside the trug.
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This will be used by my wife for planting her vegitable garden and will be easy due to height and not having to bend over to plant.
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- Easy to put together
- Good height
- Great looking
- 14 Inch Makes Difference
- Be Precise In Assembly
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- Compact Gardening
I really like the product because of its looks and height. We will be adding the soil and plants in a couple of weeks and I think it will be perfect. Precision in assembly makes a difference so line up the different parts carefully. 1/4 inch makes a difference at the end!
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- No
- As advertised
- Easy to assemble
- Great Value
- High quality materials
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- Awesome Vegetable Garden
This was my first foray into waist high gardening and I will never go back to bending and stooping again! VegTrug is so easy to assemble, you can get going quickly - and with the green house cover you will be harvesting crops long before your neighbors. I ordered another raised bed from Gardeners Supply and plan on buying more of these VegTrugs for years to come.
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I have used this lotion exclusively for over 3 years and my clients LOVE what it does for their skin!
It's a sort of "gooey" consistency. I wanted a basic oil at a good price that is water dispersable. I am getting used to it, but I'm not very impressed.
I love this product for it doesn't break the bank, it has great viscosity, great carrier oil & lotion for aromatherapy in sessions, is great for people with sensitivities & allergies.
I love the massage oil. It is one of my favorites. I've used a lot of different oils over the years but this one has no weird odder, glides smoothly, is nut free and doesn't leave my client's greasy. And the best part it doesn't break my budget! =D
I bought this lotion since i don't have many private clients, so I wanted something economical to have on hand, but the texture is bumpy, once it melts into the skin the bumpiness goes away, but I haven't experienced that before with other lotions. I keep the gallon of lotion in my house and it gets REALLY hot in here, like over 80 degrees in the house!! (I live in Socal), so the lotion has basically melted into water, I won't be buying it again, but at that price it definitely didn't hurt to try it
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Our classic Fairfax Lunch Bag comes in new, sporty stripes and reflective piping along the zippers. Superdurable on the outside, it features a BPA-free liner on the inside to keep homemade lunches safe and fresh. Plenty of fun patches let kids decorate their bag their own way.
- 8" wide x 4" deep x 8.75" high
- Made from rugged, water-resistant 600-denier polyester.
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- A zippered mesh pocket inside holds napkin and utensils.
- Detailed with reflective threads and piping for safety.
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Being a true Marlins fan is a lot more serious than most people realize. With a 162-game season, much of your year is dedicated to cheering on the Marlins, hoping for a trip to the postseason. All of your friends know that when there is a home game, they can find you at Marlins Park if they need you. Make sure you're prepared for those hot Miami home games with this Cotton tank top from Nike. This lightweight tee features a large Marlins logo printed on the front and a Nike Swoosh printed at the bottom hem. Don't spend your summer days at the stadium sweating in a thick T-shirt, stay cool in this team-spirited tank top.
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At Cleo Bay Subaru we have a large inventory of high quality used cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs from numerous top auto brands. Every vehicle that you see on our dealership's lot has gone through inspection prior to it hitting the lot. We want to make sure that once you leave our dealership in your new used car that it will run for years to come. If for some reason you can't find the exact vehicle that you are looking for, take a second and fill out our CarFinder request form and we'll track it down for you. We encourage you top stop in used car dealership at 2125 E. Stan Schlueter Loop and take a test drive today!
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The Significance of Coupling in 3D Modelling of Acoustic Wave Propagation in a Cavity Containing Air and Porous Absorbent
L. Kelly, Y.W. Lam, and M. AvisResearch Institute for the Built and Human Environment, University of Salford
This study examines acoustic wave propagation in air and porous media in three dimensions using numerical models; in particular it looks at the significance of the coupling effect between the air and porous layer.
The numerical model consist of a layer of air and a layer of porous absorbent which are modelled as equivalent fluid and are characterised by complex characteristic impedance based on acoustic measurements.


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Elco Lighting LED Exit Signs
The market today is filled with numerous lighting options for a different range of prices. The lighting has become an integral part of interior design that is aimed for commercial and domestic use. With many companies that exist today in the lighting industry, ELCO Lighting stands out with its 20 years of dedicated growth and search for implementation of new technological advancements. The reason that Elco LED lighting products continue to gain more popularity due to their extended quality features and attractive design.
Energy-saving became a priority for many homeowners. The purchase of LED lighting is the foremost step in energy sustainability and lowering expensive utility costs. Elco LED lighting has proven to reduce the energy wastage by 50%-90% if one compares it to the traditional lighting products. The Elco lighting does not contain any hazardous substances and are completely environmentally-safe. Let's take a look at the LED lighting advantages and features.
ELCO LED lighting Features List:
- Long life-span. Elco LED bulbs and diodes have exceptional working time that equals over 15-25 years of average operations. While the conventional light bulbs tend to burn out, the ELCO LED bulbs doesn't require to be changed due to their really long life-span.
- Energy-Efficiency. The Elco LED lighting is found to be highly efficient and is enabled to save over 80% of electrical energy comparing to traditional lighting. Only 20% of energy is being utilized allowing to save on electrical bills.
- Eco-Friendly. The Elco LED lighting is completely eco-friendly. The materials include silicon and germanium, it is a perfect eco-friendly hazard-free semiconductor materials. The Elco products are completely 100% recyclable without causing any type of carbon emissions.
Having a broad range of LED lighting products, the Elco company has proven to be a leader of lighting sales as well. The products by Elco are highly reliable and moderately priced. They are completely user friendly and are able to bring as much light as needed.
Elco Lighting LED Exit Sign and Emergency Light Combo, 120/277V - White with Red Letters
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How to select LED Exit Signs
Every office or commercial building is required, by law, to have an "Exit" sign installed at all exits. Such a sign can save people's lives during an emergency or other such situation and it's for this reason that these signs should always be illuminated. LED lighting technology will help you spend significantly less energy and money—more than any other lighting option. The following guide will help you know what details to pay attention to when selecting an exit sign for a particular building.
If you are looking for an Exit sigh you must already know that such fixture has to run 24 hours each day of the week. The reason why LED light bulbs are the best possible choice for such devices is because they use less electricity while featuring longer and better service.
The first factor to consider when selecting an Exit sign is its size and compatibility with the installation requirements. You need to make sure you will be able to mount the sign above the exit doors and in addition to that mount all of the necessary wires so that it would be able to work. Quite often, Exit signs come equipped with mounting brackets and screws.
Next factor to consider is whether a sign is equipped with a backup energy source in case some problems occur in the electricity line. Since it is crucially important for such sign to provide ongoing light indication, it has to be backed up with battery compartment that can be activated in case of an emergency.
After the most essential factors are considered, you may still have some answers about LED Exit signs. For instance, the most frequently asked one is how efficient such type of light really is? The following example will answer this question and will help you understand how much money and energy you will save if replacing the old signs with LED ones.
The price of an LED Exit sign or any other lighting fixture, for that matter, is higher than the price of a conventional lighting device. This is why many people refuse to purchase LED light bulbs, preferring spending less money today that saving more in the future.
Countless studies from the past couple of years show that the operation costs of an LED bulb is 50% and sometimes 90% less than the operating cost of a incandescent or fluorescent light bulb. This means that you will receive a return on your investment within the first two or three months of usage. Not only that, with LED technology you will not need to change the light bulb in the sign for approximately eight to ten years.


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Show your excitement about Miami's exciting victory in the 2013 NBA Finals with this Finals Champs Clean Up adjustable hat from '47 Brand. It features custom Champs graphics on the crown for an undeniable display of Heat bragging rights!
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That's all for today, folks - thanks everyone for reading this blog and posting your comments.
Here's our evening wrap of today's session.
The financial regulator has cautioned banks about keeping customers' financial data overseas, as the sector eyes cost savings in a bid to bolster slowing profits.
Westpac, NAB and ANZ Bank all carry out some of their back-office functions overseas, sparking concerns from unions and politicians over the privacy risk to consumers.
Now the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has identified ''offshoring'' as a key area of weakness in banks' data management policies.
Some noteable movers today:
- Lend Lease shares rose 2.2 per cent after the company said it was selected as preferred bidder for a $1 billion revamp of Sydney's Darling Harbour convention centre and entertainment centres.
- Shares in engineering firm Downer EDI jumped 5.2 per cent to $3.65 after the company reached a negotiated settlement on a Singapore tunnel dispute and agreed to pay $S50 million.
- Linc Energy told the ASX in response to a query it had no explanation for the 17.5 per cent surge in its shares today. Linc said it has provided updates on its Carmichael coal project and clean energy technology in recent days.
- Investors shied away from recent strong gains for high-yielding stocks, sending Telstra down 0.7 per cent. It was the most actively traded stock.
Back to the mixed messages - sharemarket strong, economy weak: Australia's hiring pace is expected to remain at its lowest level in over three years, research shows.
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey for first quarter 2013 shows that employer hiring intentions are at their lowest level since third quarter 2009.
AMP Investments chief economist Shane Oliver says the results of the survey are not surprising given other economic data also suggest the economy is softening.
''It's consistent with what we've seen with other indicators,'' he says. ''The National Australia business confidence survey out today was at its lowest level since April 2009, job advertisements measured by the ANZ and skilled jobs measured by the government have been falling for last eight or nine months.
''The Reserve Bank hasn't done enough yet,'' he notes.
Back to the local market. Here's how some of the blue chips performed today:
- Rio: +0.8%
- Westpac: +0.4%
- Fortescue: +4%
- Woolies: +0.5%
- Wesfarmers: +0.1%
- Telstra: -0.7%
The miners have been on a roll in recent days, buoyed by stronger commodity prices, and are fuelling the market's rise.
As the local market embarks on what can cautiously be called a Christmas rally, there are a number of potential spoilsports around. The Federal Reserve meeting that starts overnight is one. Another is the Italian political situation, which is shaking some confidence at the open of the fixed-income market as 10-year yields approach 5 per cent, IG Markets analyst Chris Weston notes:
- It is an interesting and perhaps testing time to hold Italian paper, not to mention with its planned auction of €6.5 billion of one-year bills tomorrow and €3.5 billion in three-year bonds on Thursday, at a time when traditionally liquidity is thin.
- In the short term though, the budget is scheduled for debate in the senate next week and potentially will be approved prior to Christmas, and most expect this to cause a few problems.
The materials sector led the charge today, rising 0.9 per cent, while energy gained 0.4 per cent and financials added 0.3 per cent. Telcos were the biggest loser, falling 0.7 per cent.
The sharemarket has closed at the highest point of the year. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 rose 18.1 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4576, while the broader All Ords gained 18.9 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4581.3.
Australia is falling behind other nations in terms of women in corporate and political leadership positions, a new study by the ABS shows.
ABS director Jane Griffin-Warwicke said while women made up just over half of Australia's population, only 3.5 per cent of ASX 200 companies had a female CEO, and only 12.3 per cent of corporate board directors were women.
Australia faces a slowing economy that will require some fine-tuning of its labour market framework after producing one of the highest rates of employment growth in the industrialised world, a global agency says.
The Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development report released today says labour market reforms over the past 15 years have boosted employment and cut welfare dependency.
But more effort is needed to help disadvantaged jobseekers get back to work and address the high number of people in part-time work who want full-time jobs.
Neither renewed concerns over Italy or problematic Chinese trade data in the last few days could stop the market taking commodity prices higher, CMC Markets trader Ben Taylor says:
- The main reason for the buying is the FOMC meeting where traders are desperately trying to predict the Fed's next course of action.
- Another reason for buying commodity based markets is the belief that early next year we could see a new round of Chinese stimulus.
- Any further stimulus is positive for commodity's which moves have manifest themselves into a higher materials sector of late.
- It seems the Christmas rally is about getting ahead of the FOMC meeting and staying ahead of any potential Chinese stimulus early next year.
Investors will be starting to turn their attention towards the two-day Federal Reserve meeting, which begins in Washington overnight.
The Fed is expected to announce it will buy $US45 billion per month of longer-dated Treasuries beginning in January to replace the current Operation Twist program, which expires at the end of December.
Under the program, it sells shorter-dated US government debt and buys longer-dated Treasuries to extend the duration of its balance sheet.
Small businesses in Western Australia's Pilbara region such as shops and pubs are so desperate for workers, that a local council has declared it needs to employ foreign staff.
The council has written to federal Immigration Minister Chris Bowen, flagging its intention to apply for a Regional Migration Agreement.
Central banks should be prepared to take the heat out of asset price booms, rather than relying on lower interest rates to "clean up" the mess after bubbles burst, Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens says.
Over the past two decades, economists have debated the merits of central banks "pricking" asset price bubbles by raising interest rates.
While some argued central banks should "lean" on bubbles in the interest of financial stability, others countered that doing so raises greater risks for an economy.
In closed-door remarks from August that were only publicly released today, Mr Stevens said the debate had moved on "some way towards doing a bit more leaning."
"I would have thought that by this point we have to conclude that simply expecting to clean up after the credit boom is not sufficient any more; the mess might be so large that monetary policy ends up not being able to do the job when the time comes," Mr Stevens said.
In a sign the Reserve remains wary the long-term dangers of very low interest rates, Mr Stevens also said that slashing rates to aid other parts of the economy "might leave its own toxic consequences."
Linc Energy has been slapped with a 'please explain' by the ASX for its recent share surge, which has taken the stock from 81 cents on Friday to $1.05 today.
Linc said it wasn't aware of any reason for its rise in popularity.
China's banks lent more slowly than markets expected in November while the pace of total financing eased, but analysts said the economy remains on track for a modest recovery.
Chinese banks extended 522.9 billion yuan ($A79.3 billion) of new local currency loans in November, the central bank said, missing market expectations of 550 billion yuan.
''We think the monetary policy is still loose, and [authorities] will maintain the current loose stance for the next several months. That is strong enough to keep the economic recovery on track,'' said Zhang Zhiwei, China economist at Nomura in Hong Kong.
''We don't think the government needs to cut interest rates. Most likely they will just keep the ongoing credit loosening.''
There's possibly bad news on the way for the prices of Australian staples bread and beer, with Abares predicting a 20 per cent hike in the price of wheat.
The free-on-board Gulf price of US hard-red winter wheat - the "world indicator price" - may average $360 a tonne in the year to June 30 from $299 a tonne a year earlier, the Canberra-based Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences said today.
World trade may drop 9.7 per cent to 131 million tons on reduced supply, it said. Prices in Chicago have climbed 30 per cent this year.
Singapore has topped Hong Kong as the most desired place in Asia for ''mobile millionaires'' to live with quality of life cited as the main attraction, a RBC Wealth Management survey says.
Almost a third of the millionaires in Asia who live, work or spend more than half their time outside their counties of origin prefer Singapore, while 24 per cent pick Hong Kong.
"Singapore always has this quality as a safe haven, not just for your money, but also for your family," said Wai Ho Leong, a senior regional economist at Barclays in Singapore.
In August BusinessDay reported that Gina Rinehart had spent $S57 million ($A43.8 million) on two units, off the plan, in the Seven Palms Sentosa Cove condominium project. It was also thought that Nathan Tinkler was a budding Sentoa Cove resident too.
Bill Shorten has joined the debate kicked off by media reports about a memo from Leighton Contractors to staff on Chevron's $US52 billion Gorgon project telling them that they could not sit down.
The Workplace Relations Minister said that in his experience of Australian workplaces most people work hard, and ''don't need advice about whether they should sit down or stand up".
''Presumably the person that typed up that communications document was sitting down when they [wrote] it,'' Mr Shorten said.
Some more on the confusion over just how gloomy the business outlook actually is:
While the NAB business confidence index fell from minus 0.9 points to minus 9.2 points in November, hitting its lowest since the peaks of the global financial crisis, the Roy Morgan business confidence survey is more positive. It showed a lift from 114.0 to 116.8 in November.
The $64 million question is whether the NAB survey is accurately describing conditions across Australia, CommSec chief economist Craig James says:
- The Roy Morgan business survey covers 2800 firms, rather than just 600, and it showed a lift in business confidence in the latest month. But a problem for analysts is that few would have the $18,500 necessary to review the results of the Roy Morgan survey over a 12-month period.
- The mixed survey results are confusing for analysts and policymakers alike. On the one hand we have a survey suggesting business confidence is back at the GFC levels, and another survey suggests that confidence is not far off the best levels in a year.
- The Roy Morgan survey seems to better line up with macroeconomic indicators and consumer confidence readings, but it has been in operation for only 2½ years, while NAB's goes back to 1997.
- Simply, the Reserve Bank will need more information before deciding on another rate cut. And the February meeting is some time away.
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Commsec chief economist Craig James has been tweeting on the business confidence data:
"So you be the judge. NAB business confidence fell from -0.9 to -9.2 in November. Roy Morgan business confidence up from 114.0 to 116.8. Roy Morgan survey covers 2,800 firms. NAB survey covers 600 firms. NAB biz confidence at 43mth low. Roy Morgan survey near 10mth high."
UBS economists Scot Haslem and George Tharanou have taken a look at the business confidence numbers and concluded that there are more rate cuts coming unless sentiment improves:
Business conditions held a 3½-year low in November – as mining turned negative and non-mining failed to improve enough to offset it. Worryingly, business confidence also dropped to a 3½-year low (contrasting the bounce in consumer sentiment). Indeed, a plunge in new orders implies weaker conditions ahead, a sharp drop in wages is a drag on incomes, and inflation indicators are trending at very low levels (despite RBA worries over the Q3 CPI). Hence, business conditions need to improve shortly, or the RBA may need to cut rates again.
A lunchtime read, and one that contains some fascinating numbers about online shopping. US retailers are targeting Australian online shoppers this Christmas season, with one group of stores sending two jumbo loads of parcels from the US each week:
Saks, Macy's and Bloomingdale's have all opened virtual shop windows in Australia for Christmas, setting up local websites and offering discounted shipping to take advantage of the fastest-growing major overseas market for US stores.
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More on Lynas. Lynas shares are in a trading halt after a request from the Australian rare earths miner ahead of an announcement by the company following comments by four Malaysian government ministers released yesterday.
The cabinet ministers said Lynas had to remove all the residue generated by the plant from the country.
''Should Lynas fail to comply with this condition, the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) is empowered under section 22 of the Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984 (Act 304), to suspend or revoke the TOL and order Lynas to cease operations,'' the statement released by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry said.
''The government will not compromise the health and safety of the people and the environment, in dealing with the issue of Lynas.''
The statement followed reports that Lynas' Malaysian managing director, Mashal Ahmad, had said the waste products from the Kuantan plant could not be exported because of international laws, Malaysia's New Straits Times newspaper stated.
The Australian company has faced political and legal troubles in Malaysia over the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP). Lynas said it started production at the controversial plant in late November.
That figure of 4575.4 for the ASX200 is a touch above the 2012 closing high of 4571.1 points reached on October 19.
IG Markets analyst Cameron Peacock said strong commodity prices and recent upbeat Chinese data had led to strong gains for the materials sector .
He said while Monday's Chinese trade data was a bit disappointing, it had not stopped the upward momentum of resource stocks.
"Not surprisingly we're seeing the material sector is leading the way. Overnight we saw further advances in the iron ore price. It was up about two per cent on Friday and extended its gains last night.''
Heading towards lunch and the markets are buoyant. The All Ordinaries index is 18.1 points higher, or 0.4 per cent, to 4580.5, while the benchmark S&P/ASX200 is 17.5 points higher, or 0.4 per cent, to 4575.4.
We've mentioned already that the big miners are leading the way, after getting a boost from an iron ore price, which at $US123.40 is at its highest level since mid-July.
Among the big miners:
- BHP is 1.5% higher to $35.46
- Rio is 1.2% higher to $62.045
- Fortescue is 3.6% higher/lower to $4.195
Lynas shares are in a trading halt, pending the release of a company announcement.
Shares in the rare earths miner - which has been battling a series of court challenges to its Malaysian processing plant - last traded at 60½ cents.
The dollar is a touch lower but it's been, so far at least, a very quiet day of trading.
It's at $US1.0474, down from $US1.0478 yesterday.
Commonwealth Bank currency strategist Joseph Capurso said a lack of news meant the dollar had moved very little.
''There's been hardly any movement at all,'' he said.
''There hasn't been any news that's pushed things around.''
The Australian dollar would remain around the same levels throughout the week despite a US Federal Reserve meeting commencing on Tuesday night, he said.
''That may move things around, but even that, I think, will just go through to the keeper,'' he said.
''I think everyone's already expecting the announcement so it shouldn't move the Aussie dollar very much.''
Arab Bank's David Scutt has tweeted on the NAB business survey:
Given the NAB survey is a forward indicator, as seen before the GFC, this result suggests weakness in Q1 2013 #aubiz twitter.com/David_Scutt/st…
— David Scutt (@David_Scutt) December 11, 2012
More from the Bank of England's Sir Mervyn King, and his speech in New York overnight where he revealed his wife's reaction to the naming of Mark Carney as his replacement.
Sir Mervyn recalled the day his wife saw the surprising news that Mr Carney was named to the post:
She said, 'You know Mervyn, they'll miss you, or six months down the road they'll miss you'. And then she looked at the TV screen and said: 'He's very young, he's very good looking, he's immensely charming and he's very charismatic.' I think he'll do a great job and they won't miss me at all.
The corporate watchdog is still investigating whether market manipulation is behind a trading spike in October, after ruling out a fat-finger trade or faulty algorithm, writes BusinessDay's Lucy Battersby.
On October 18, shares in more than eight blue-chip stocks — including ANZ Bank, Commonwealth Bank, Brambles, AGL, Bank of Queensland, Ansell and Aristocrat — saw massive spikes in their share prices just seconds after they began trading at 10am.
A trade worth $200 million was revised down to just $56 million seconds before the market opened.
In an update released this morning, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission said it had ''ruled out a dysfunctional algorithm or high frequency trading strategies as the cause of the spike''.
Australian business confidence hit its lowest level in more than three years in November, while conditions stayed weak, bolstering the case for further cuts in interest rates.
The NAB's monthly survey of about 600 firms found companies worried about tighter fiscal policy, a high local dollar and a soft global economy.
''Pessimism is the word this month,'' said NAB chief economist Alan Oster.
''The subdued outcome was fairly broad-based across industries, implying recent rate reductions by the RBA have not yet materialised into stronger demand.''
Sir Mervyn King, the head of the Bank of England, has warned that too many countries were trying to weaken their currencies to offset the impact of the slow global economy and that the trend could grow next year.
"You can see, month-by-month, the addition to the number of countries who feel that active exchange rate management, always to push their exchange rate down, is growing," Sir Mervyn told the Economic Club of New York.
"My concern is that in 2013, what we will see is the growth of actively managed exchange rates as an alternative to the use of domestic monetary policy."
Sir Mervyn didn't identify any of the countries that had been managing their exchange rates.
The markets are up today, but analysts believe there's room for more gains in the new year. Local equities, they say, are still very cheap when compared with fixed interest markets.
''If you want safety and certainty, you can get it but you are paying a huge price for it,'' said Peter Quinton, head of research at Bell Potter Securities.
''You have to believe that yield differentials will be a key driver of the market in 2013,'' he said.
The average dividend yield of the Australian sharemarket is 5.1 per cent for 2013, well above the current 90-day bank bill rate of 3.3 per cent and 10-year bond yield also at 3.3 per cent.
Mr Quinton said 20 of Bell Potter's 26 favoured stocks offered dividend yields above 5.5 per cent, including the top four banks, Westfield Retail Trust, wealth manager IOOF and retailer JB Hi-Fi.
Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said he expected the benchmark index to close at a new year-to-date high when trading ended at 4.15pm.
''We will be strong,'' Mr Smith said. ''I think there are absolutely good reasons to buy in the market.''
The ASX200 is currently trading ast 4570 and would need to close above 4581 to set a new high for 2012.
The big miners are well ahead of the general market (+0.3%) after the first hour of trade:
- BHP is 1.26% higher to $35.39
- Rio is 1.40% higher to $62.16
- Fortescue is 2.96% higher to $4.17
More on Southern Cross Media. BusinessDay's Glenda Kwek has spoken to media buyer Steve Allen, of Fusion Strategy, who said the crisis after the apparent suicide of a nurse who was a victim of a prank call from 2Day FM DJs was expected to last for only a week, "though the very vocal miniority of social agitators" could force the issue to linger.
He did not believe the crisis would have a lasting impact on the station or its owners, and that Southern Cross Austereo took "all the remedial steps they could have reasonably done".
"[There'll be] no lasting impact because it is quite a different situation [from the Alan Jones and Kyle Sandilands cases]. These were not hostile or ridiculed comments or commentary directed at a particular Australian person.
"It was in no way a personal attack. It was a stunt, which backfired unwittingly and unfortunately. The indignancy of the UK media and hospital employer seems to point to something more."
Along with Lend Lease, Transfield Services has announced several new contracts worth $140 million, including work on two major energy projects.
Transfield will provide maintenance at Woodside's offshore oil and gas facilities in Western Australia for three years, under the terms of a contract worth $45 million.
The company has also won the right to build several wells as part of the Queensland Curtis liquefied natural gas project run by QGC, work expected to be worth up to $20 million.
Its shares are 0.7 per cent higher to $1.73.
Lend Lease will carry out a $1 billion revamp of Sydney's convention and entertainment centre precinct in a public private partnership with the NSW government.
Lend Lease will work with Infrastructure NSW to design, construct, finance and operate the Convention and Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour and nearby Sydney Entertainment Centre in the CBD, the construction group said.
The company's shares are 1.4 per cent higher, or 12 cents, to $8.96.
BHP, Rio and FMG extending their rally on the rise in iron ore to around five-month highs, says CMC Markets analyst Ric Spooner again:
There has been considerable momentum behind the recent rally in both iron ore and copper prices. The iron ore index broke past recent highs yesterday to settle at $US123.40.
Southern Cross Media, owners of 2Day FM, the radio station at the centre of the UK phone-prank controversy, was sold off heavily yesterday after the company suspended all advertising.
The company's shares closed the day 5.88 per cent lower, or 6.5 cents, at $1.04. Investors today however think that might have been a bit oversold. Its shares have added more than 3.3 per cent in opening trade today, with the share price recovering to $1.07.
Social media backlash ... 2Day FM. Photo: Reuters
Linc Energy has burst out of the blocks in early trade. It's more than 11 per cent higher and leading the ASX200. Other major gainers include:
- Mount Gibson Iron: +4.44%
- Gindalbie Metals: +4.26%
- Atlas Iron: +3.97%
- Energy World Corp: +2.99%
- Fortescue: +2.10%
Early one, here's a snapshot, sector by sector, of the ASX200:
- Materials: +0.86%
- Utilities: +0.59%
- Industrials: +0.35%
- Energy: +0.29%
- Consumer staples: +0.22%
- Info tech: -0.22%
- Health: -0.09%
In early trade, the All Ordinaries index is 12.8 points higher, or 0.3 per cent, to 4575.2, while the benchmark S&P/ASX200 is 13.2 points higher, or 0.3 per cent, to 4571.1.
Ric Spooner of CMC Markets says the resources sector will be key to overall performance of the ASX today. He said:
There is no obvious reason why today should be the day for the S&P/ASX 200 index to rally to test key technical resistance at 4582. If it is to happen resources could lead the way.
Although international markets were firm overnight, the current rally is showing signs of fatigue as investors wait for more clarity on the US fiscal cliff negotiations before adding to risk positions.
In what looks like being a relatively quiet news day, the most likely scenario today is for local markets to follow their overseas counterparts sticking reasonably close to yesterday's levels in subdued volumes.
Early take - stocks are 0.2 per cent higher as markets open.
Engineering firm Downer EDI's earnings will be hit by the company's settlement of a legal dispute over a tunnel contract in Singapore.
Downer will pay $S50 million ($40 million) to Singapore company SP PowerAssets as part of a settlement of an arbitration claim commenced by SP PowerAssets in 2009. The claim related to a contract Downer won in 2003 for the construction of an electrical services tunnel in Singapore.
Downer has held a provision of $28 million against the claim made by SP PowerAssets, and an additional $12 million cost will be incurred in the first half of the 2012/13 year, the company said today.
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A meeting of the US Federal Reserve is sure to attract attention over the next couple of days. The meeting takes place on Wednesday (US time) with a speech by Fed boss Ben Bernanke expected early Thursday our time.
Many are expecting the Fed will further stimulate monetary policy with fresh bond purchases of $US45 billion a month to replace its Operation Twist programme, which is due to expire at the end of the year. Gold has been a winner ahead of the meeting.
"The market is probably expecting more easing, and the uncertainty over the fiscal cliff is there, supporting gold," Jeremy East, head of trading at Standard Chartered, said.
"The market got overdone on the downside when it broke below $US1,700 (on Friday), and physical demand picked up."
Spot gold rose 0.59 per cent to $US1,714.10 an ounce
US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Photo: AP
Local shares are looking at a positive start after world markets edged higher overnight. Investors are keeping a watchful eye on Italy, where the power hungry Silvio Berlusconi appears to be preparing to make another run at the prime ministership, which is giving rise to concerns about how he will handle nation's precarious finances.
For a comprehensive look at this morning's business news, check today's need2know. Here are this morning's key markets numbers:
- SPI futures are 8 points higher at 4575
- The $A is higher at $US1.0486
- In the US, the S&P500 was 0.03% higher at 1418.55
- In Europe, the FTSE100 rose 0.12% to 5921.63
- China iron ore added $US2.40 to $US123.40 a metric tonne
- Gold fell $US1.00 to $US1711.85 an ounce
- WTI crude oil fell 6 cents to $US85.87 a barrel
- Reuters/Jefferies CRB index was flat at 294.70
Good morning folks. Welcome to the Markets Live blog for Tuesday.
This blog is not intended as investment advice
Contributors: Thomas Hunter, Jens Meyer, Richard Hughes, Max Mason
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Monday, August 19, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -Trails are made for walking. A dozen representatives of the North Country Trail Association (NCTA) proved this on Wednesday, August 14. Their trek at the Field Station was just one of the field excursions linked with the annual meetings held this year at Slippery Rock University. Hikers hailed from Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Pennsylvania. They came, they saw, they hiked!
The North Country Trail Association, headquartered in Lowell, Michigan, is a membership-driven, volunteer-based organization that unites the efforts of local chapters and partner organizations of seven states with the National Park Service. Their goals are to build, maintain, protect and promote local and regional trails and further the cause of the North Country National Scenic Trail, a 4,600 mile footpath through the northern tier of the United States, a regional equivalent of the Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails.
The Pennsylvania Chapters of the NCTA hosted the 2013 national conference at Slippery Rock University with events located at McConnells Mill State Park, Jennings Environmental Center, Old Stone House and Westminster's Field Station.
The day began here with a session in the Nature Center that sketched the history and role of the Field Station in our college and community. Participants were intrigued with knowledge of how our area was surveyed by the Federal Government in the 1790s and early 1800s and how this information has been translated into the development of the Offutt Microforest with its native species. Those species were selected by referencing "witness trees" marked in the early survey records to define plots of land that were given to Revolutionary War veterans. Visitors from the NCTA also learned how two memorials, the Sandy Edmiston Labyrinth and the Meg Rankin Garden and Nursery, have shaped the inclusive mission of the Field Station from biology and science to all aspects of human experience.
Our hiking leaders then led the group through the recently developed Wood Duck Loop to the Little Neshannock Creek, to other loops and then back to the Nature Center by way of the Lucile Frey Nature Trail. The NCTA group hiked with fervor and interest; however time did not allow hiking all two miles of marked and maintained trails and loops that are part of the Field Station.
The Lucile Frey Nature Trail was established in 1994 and dedicated in 1995 to honor Lucile B. Frey, Class of 1926, who became a clear voice for environmental concerns during her tenure as a Westminster faculty member, 1947 to 1970. The Trail is a combination of boardwalk and grass from a footbridge over the Little Neshannock Creek to the Nature Center. In 2011, the Frey Nature Trail became a registered trail with the Tri State Trail Initiative, a coalition of trail planners and managers in 18 counties of Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and the Panhandle of West Virginia.
The Trail with its loops and paths are open to the college and community with the intent of providing recreational and environmental quality to life. Those who walk or run are invited to share concerns and experiences with the Field Station personnel and offer suggestions for future enhancement of the Trail.
Clarence Harms, Director
Field Station
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College ranks first in the nation as "Best College for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math," according to Forbes.com. Westminster is a top-tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 378 Colleges" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.
Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.
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