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President George W. Bush promised that a child born at the beginning of his administration would be able to buy a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle as their first car. President Obama proposed that we deploy 1.5 million plug-in battery vehicles by 2015. Electric platform vehicles are going to be required to meet ambitious global climate change targets such as a 76% reduction from 2005 levels by 2050.
However, these vehicles will be more expensive than advanced gasoline vehicles. While lower fuel costs on a cents/mile basis can offset additional vehicle costs, 2015 may be too early to market either option commercially. However, the electric options can be more competitive as gasoline approaches $4+/gallon in the future1.
If the fuel cell system manufactured cost is about $50/kW and the hydrogen storage system is about $13 to 17/kWh, then fuel cell vehicles would be about $5000 to $7000 more expensive than a gasoline vehicle. The current DOE assessment for fuel cell system costs when mass produced in quantities of 500,000 is $60/kW2 and that 5000 psi and 10,000 psi hydrogen storage tanks meet the above values respectively3. Thus sufficient progress has been made on these component costs for automobile manufacturers to consider early marketplace entry by 2015. In fact Toyota, Honda, Daimler and GM have made public announcements that they plan to have tens of thousands of fuel cell vehicles available by 20154 and demonstrate 5000 hour fuel cell system durability to provide the public with a reliable product.
If a 40 mile range battery manufactured cost is about $300/kWh and has a state of charge of 70%, the incremental plug-in vehicle cost would be about $5500 to $9000 more than a gasoline vehicle. A National Research Council report5 casts doubt on reaching either of these goals, but an Argonne National Laboratory report6 has described Lithium ion battery technologies that can meet the above performance and cost numbers. DOE projects high energy intensity batteries could meet those targets by 20147.
Along with bio-fuels, electric platform vehicles address two national program needs: Global climate change and national security. They are the only DOE programs that effectively address the second issue. Our currency is now considered a safe haven, the dollar is getting stronger and the price of oil is decreasing. But this nation is taking on unprecedented debt. As our debt grows the U.S. dollar will become weaker and oil prices will increase. How soon the U.S. will be seen as a nation with an unsustainable debt is hard to predict but that specter is there.
Oil is at or near peak production and the industry has to go to more distant lands, deeper offshore resources and more expensive oil extraction technology just to keep provable oil reserves constant. However, with China, India, Brazil and other countries rapidly developing, there is increasing pressure from the demand side with little supply side options. Finally there have been several attempted attacks directed by Islamic fundamentalists at the airline industry, the subway system, Times Square, and Fort Hood. It is not too much of a stretch to fathom attacks on the oil supply system as well. We need to have alternative options available ASAP.
As part of the American Refinancing and Recovery Act, the administration funded $2.5 billion in contracts to develop battery manufacturing capacity to produce 500,000 batteries by 2015. This is an aggressive vehicle market transformation activity. At the same time the Secretary of Energy eliminated any fuel cell vehicle market transformation activity. He claimed that the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle needed four miracles to become a commercial reality.
His first claim was that fuel cell vehicles are too expensive. That is true but based on the expected fuel cell and storage system costs achieved in 2009, no more expensive than plug-in hybrid vehicles based on battery cost targets to be achieved in 2014. His next claim was that a breakthrough is needed in hydrogen storage. High pressure tanks are able to achieve 280 mile range (Honda Clarity) and 480 mile range (Toyota Highlander) on consumer vehicles. These tanks have been crashed, burned, shot at, etc and are rated for 10+ years of operation, while the high energy intensity battery needs to be extended from 3+ to 10+ years.
His next statement was that it is inefficient to make hydrogen. For the next 15 years, hydrogen will be made from natural gas. Results show that FCVs using hydrogen from natural gas emit 60% fewer GHGs than today's gasoline vehicle, and 35% fewer GHGs than natural gas vehicles. After 2025 hydrogen will be produced from coal, natural gas and biomass with carbon capture and sequestration.
The last claim by the Secretary was that building a hydrogen infrastructure is too difficult and too costly. An NREL report8 shows that hydrogen can be cost-competitive with gasoline and stations can be deployed using a coordinated cost-effective, regional urban strategy. Initially station networks will be deployed in LA and NYC, and then expanded to a total of 22 urban centers by 2025 to supply million(s) of vehicles. The hydrogen infrastructure cost per vehicle is actually equal to or less than the electric infrastructure cost depending on home/highway implementation and fast charging requirements9.
In summary, DOE needs to stress the importance of a vehicle market transformation strategy for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in concert with the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate. The President and the Congress need to recognize the hydrogen fuel cell program as part of a significant international effort to commercialize the fuel cell vehicle and the role that the California Zero Emission Mandate plays in that scenario. The vehicle market transformation line item needs to be restored in the 2011 hydrogen program budget that would provide for 50/50 cost share of the infrastructure and vehicles from 2012 to 2014 (up to 3000 vehicles) and 2015 to 2017 (up to 30,000 vehicles) at a cost of $75 million/year for four years (FY 2011-14) and $330 million/year for three years (2015-17). The hydrogen budget for the initial four years would need to be restored to $210 million to accommodate the increased budget.
1. Gronich, S., Are plug-in/battery electric vehicles more market ready than hydrogen fuel cell vehicles?, presented at the National Hydrogen Association Conference, May 5, 2010
2. James, B. and Kalinoski, J., (DTI), Mass-Production Cost Estimation of Automotive Fuel Cell Systems, Presented to the Fuel Cell technology Team, August 12, 2009
3. Lasher, S., McKenney, K., and Sinha, J., TIAXLLC, Analyses of Hydrogen Materials and On-Board Systems - Cost Results Summary for On-Board Compressed & Cryo-compressed Hydrogen Storage, TIAXLCC.com, presented to hydrogen storage technical team meeting, 12/17/09
4. Letter of Understanding on the Development and market Introduction of the Fuel Cell Vehicles, Daimler, Ford, GM/Opel, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai/Kia and Renault/Nissan
5. Transitions to Alternative Transportation Technologies--Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, National Committee on Assessment of Resource Needs for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies Research Council
6. Nelson, P.A., Santini, D. J., and Barnes, J., Argonne National Laboratory, Factors Determining the Manufacturing Costs of Lithium-ion Batteries for PHEVs, EVS4, Stavanger, Norway, May 13-16, 2009
7. Howell, D. Energy Storage R&D Overview. Presented at 2009 DOE Vehicle Technologies Annual Merit Review, May 2009
8. Melendez, M., Milbrandt, A. Geographically Based Hydrogen Consumer Demand and Infrastructure Analysis: Final Report. October 2006. NREL. http://www.nrel.gov/hydrogen/pdfs/40373.pdf
9. Thomas, C. E., EV Fuel Infrastructure Costs, cleancaroptions.com
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Tuesday 10/16/07
Today was project selection day and I was very happy to be on the Infection Control Team. I very much look forward to doing more in-depth research on why caregivers do not wash their hands. It is very relevant to me because, the odds are that I will not wash my hands when I am in practice even though I know how important it is. It is a very disturbing to know that the people who are responsible for our care are the very ones who transmit infections. I hope we can contribute to solving this problem in a real-world way.
Thursday 10/11/07
Project Summary presentations were tonight. It was very interesting to see how each team pointed out problems and attempted to solve them. The biggest issue with listening to the presentations was wondering how the technological solutions will be created. It does make me very excited to know that we will have somewhat of a budget to spend on our projects. This is a completely foreign concept to me. Never have I had the opportunity to go into a real problem and spend money (other than my own) to solve it.
Tuesday 10/9/07
No Class. Fall Break.
Thursday 10/5/07
I had a huge test today during the period right before class so my brain was a little fried. The exam also made me late to class. I found out that I got into the School of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia this week so everything has a little more meaning. I love knowing that I am learning about problems that I will be right in the middle of one day. A lot of good can be done by a physician on the inside of these problems and that is exactly what I aim to do.
Tuesday 10/2/07
I found out that I got into medical school yesterday which was very exciting. It is a goal that I have had for a very long time and to see my work pay off was very rewarding. Knowing this puts class topics into a new perspective. Things like patient satisfaction, nosocomial infections, and evidence based medicine all have a little bit of a new meaning because I will be working with patients one day.
Thursday 9/20/07
Tonight was the presentations of our project ideas for the semester. It was very cool to see what some groups came up with. I was very excited about my own solution of the "Color Me Blue" hand sanitizer that changes colors when used. This would only stay for about 30 seconds and then fade clear. The idea came from a line of children's sunblock that changes colors when they put it on. It not only allows the kids to see where they missed spots but it makes them excited about doing something to take care of themselves. I hope that doctors and patients alike will be excited about my idea.
Tuesday 9/11/07
Professor Do's presentation was yet another eye opener. I have never considered allowing kids to do "unhospital" type things as a means of helping them get better. The technology about playing games with people via telecommunications was really cool. Most of my group met after class and we've arranged to meet Thursday before class. One thing that I've really noticed in our discussions is that most people in the class blame the physicians for the "poor" level of care in the U.S. healthsystem. I respect, but do not agree with this viewpoint because I believe that the doctors are not the problems. There is a severe shortage of physicians in the U.S. and we rarely touch on this. Imagine if we all had jobs and that all of the sudden our workload doubled or tripled. No matter how hard we work, we can't keep up with the demands of our job and others begin to complain. Is it our fault that we aren't perfect at dealing with the high levels of demand? Could there possibly be some reason that we can't handle such volume? I'm not saying doctors are utopian citizens but they commit their lives to helping others and all I hear is complaining about it. So the next time we're talking about how the doctors are the problem, lets think about what all doctors are expected to do in a day's work and consider whether there might be other factors that need to be changed.
Thursday 9/6/07 - Class
Another good day in class. Learning the way that architects approach hospitals is a great way to take a step back and look at how a hospital "moves." Recent innovations in floor layouts have made providing care to patients a much easier and more efficient process. It was great to hear from the professionals.
Tuesday 9/4/07 - Class
Class was very enjoyable today. I really like getting to see all of the different ideas that are being worked on in the Healthcare industry. The fact that we're going out and working on ways other than medicine to help people get better is the definition of thinking outside of the box. Its awesome that we have nurses to serve as advisors to our groups. I am looking forward to getting the project going.
Thursday 8/30/07 - Site Visit
The visit to Hughes Spalding was an awesome way to see exactly what challenges face pediatric hospitals. The old building (build in 1952) had obviously been "updated" with colorful additions but they didn't really do the trick. The cold, hard tile floors and marble walls gave the facility a dark unwelcoming feel. The efforts to add color to the ceiling by drawing pictures on the ceiling tiles was a good idea and did help out the look of the hallways. All in all, the building did not look as old as I had anticipated but it also didn't feel at all like a children's hospital.
There were several other characteristics that I noticed about Hughes Spalding that were positives. I especially liked how there were hand sanitizer dispensers located at eye levels near each elevator. This may not be the most aesthetically pleasing way to make the place more sanitary but it can't hurt. Also, the Pyxis Supply Station is a great way to monitor drug administrations and keep an accurate tab on patient billing.
From a systems standpoint, the fact the corridors are used by the entire hospital is a big disadvantage. The increased traffic is only made worse by the hallways being narrow. Similarly, there are several nurse stations that had computer monitors facing the hallway (probably due to space constraints) which is not exactly HIPAA compliant. This is supposed to be taken care of in the new facility. Other things that would help out the new facility would be to keep from putting televisions in waiting rooms. Hospitals are already noisy places and adding more sources only hurts a patient's ability to get well. Also, being that this is a children's hospital, there were several counter tops with square, pointy edges. These are often at head height for children and need to be smooth and round in the new facility.
Several interesting things that I discovered through conversations were that, first, Les informed us that the facility will remain 100% operational during the entire construction phase. This is amazing and is coming, in large part, at the cost of the already limited parking spaces. Another problem that Bill Auten discussed was that there are no MRI, CT scan machines in the hospital and patients who need these tests have to go through a very long tunnel to Grady. Another change that will be present in the new facility is that they will not be able to put the hand sanitizer dispensers on the elevator walls and will have to find a new location for these.
As a whole, the visit was awesome and did a great job at pointing out problems facing children's hospitals.
Class 8/28/07 - I was very interested by the information presented by Prof. Zimring tonight. In particular, the bit about the ceiling tile experiments with sound reflecting and sound absorbing tiles was very interesting. I wonder if any similar studies have been done with different types of light (i.e. softer lights vs fluorescent lighting). Another particularly good piece was when we went over how being able to see outside/nature type settings while in the hospital lead to a decrease in time of stay, fewer pain medications used and an overall better perception of the medical staff. This class is hitting on something that is very important to me, patient centered care. I am very displeased with the current state of medicine and only hope to be part of the change toward the things we talk about in class.
My name is David Herren. I am originally from Rome, Georgia and earned a BS from Georgia Tech in Biology. I have four sisters (two older, two younger) and all of us are no longer at home with my two younger sisters (twins) starting to college this year. I enjoy running, reading, fishing, and other quiet, boring activities. :) I am engaged to Jessie Fox and can't wait for the next phase of life to start. I am a student in the Health Systems program and am very thankful for David Cowan and his help with my academic career.


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"Would I come back next season? I think people would rather be surprised," said Minaj, MTV New reports. "I like to save the mystery and the drama. I'd never give that away. I always say this and I mean it from the bottom of my heart, just that people behind the scenes at Idol have been a dream to work with. I'm just super grateful to have been given the opportunity."
Minaj further commented on keeping her return a secret by stating that the suspense of not knowing who the judges for an upcoming season of American Idol may be has become somewhat of a tradition for the show and a source of excitement for fans.
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OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effectiveness of oral bile acid therapy with cholic acid, chenodeoxycholic acid, and ursodeoxycholic acid in patients with peroxisomal disorders involving impaired primary bile acid synthesis.
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PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Patients receive oral cholic acid and oral chenodeoxycholic acid on day 1. On day 4, patients receive oral cholic and ursodeoxycholic acids. Patients are assessed at 3 and 6 months for liver function response, neurologic status, and nutritional status.
Patients receive treatment until disease progression or unacceptable toxic effects are observed.
Completion date provided represents the completion date of the grant per OOPD records
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 5 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Biochemically proven peroxisomal disorder, including:
- Zellweger syndrome
- Pseudo-Zellweger syndrome
- Neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy
- Bifunctional enzyme deficiency
- Infantile Refsum's disease
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004442
|Study Chair:
|Kenneth Setchell
|Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00004442 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 18, 1999
|Last Updated:
|March 24, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by FDA Office of Orphan Products Development:
Zellweger syndrome
bifunctional enzyme deficiency
inborn errors of metabolism
infantile Refsum's disease
peroxisomal disorders
pseudo-Zellweger syndrome
rare disease
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Zellweger Syndrome
Peroxisomal Disorders
Refsum Disease
Refsum Disease, Infantile
Abnormalities, Multiple
Adrenal Gland Diseases
Adrenal Insufficiency
Brain Diseases
Brain Diseases, Metabolic
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
Central Nervous System Diseases
Congenital Abnormalities
Demyelinating Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases
Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Intellectual Disability
Kidney Diseases
Liver Diseases
Mental Retardation, X-Linked
Metabolic Diseases
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Malformations
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Dec 3, 2012
Shares have ended higher, focusing on more signs of a recovery in China's economy rather than on weak local economic data.
4.45pm: That's all for today. Here's our evening wrap of today's session.
4.32pm: In the last bit of economic data for today, the Reserve Bank of Australia's index of commodity prices rose 1.7 per cent in November, from October, when measured in special drawing rights (SDR) terms.
The rise followed a revised 2.9 per cent fall in October. The largest contributors to the rise in November were increases in the prices of iron ore and coking coal. The prices of rural commodities also rose, while prices for base metals fell in the month.
In Australian dollar terms, the index slipped 0.1 per cent in November, and was down 16.3 per cent on the year.
4.19pm: Among the major sectors, materials ended flat, while financials jumped 0.9 per cent andenergy stocks gained 0.5 per cent.
4.13pm: The local market has closed higher. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 25.5 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 4531.5, while the broader All Ords added 22 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 4540.0.
4.09pm: Some more on Rosella owner Gourmet Food in receivership: the NSW secretary of the AMWU says administrators assured the union and workers in a meeting this afternoon that their focus this week would be on protecting jobs and selling the business as a going concern.
''[That's] all the brands, all the factories and by extension, all of the jobs. So we're really committed this week to focusing on that proposition. ... Their objective is to have it on the market and resolve that issue this week,'' Tim Ayres told Fairfax Media.
The union and staff would be meeting with the administrators again on Wednesday, he said, and the future of the business was expected to be known by Friday.
''So this is being processed very quickly. The administrator and the union are putting a lot of resources into making sure we work together effectively,'' Mr Ayres said.
3.56pm: The Australian sharemarket commenced the new week in much the same fashion as it finished the one prior, with solid gains from key sectors keeping the benchmark ASX200 supported above the 4500 level, says CMC Markets trader Tim Waterer:
3.35pm: RBC Capital Markets currency strategist Michael Turner says recent falls in commodity prices pulled mining profits lower and pushed inventories higher.
''There was a soft undertone to that data,'' he says. ''The well-documented developments in spot commodity prices during July to September seemed to prompt some predictable reactions in the mining sector; shipments were held back and profits were lower.''
Turner says the data firms up the chance of a quarter of a percentage point interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank tomorrow.
Gross operating profits in current prices and seasonally adjusted terms fell 2.9 per cent in the September quarter and were down 13.0 per cent in the 12 months to September 2012.
Estimated business inventories - unfinished goods and finished goods as yet unsold - rose 1.1 per cent in the September quarter.
3.29pm: Back to the cricket: Ricky Ponting is out for 8. He is farewelled with a standing ovation and a guard of honour by the South Africans. More here
3.14pm: Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive of News Corp, has released a statement on Tom Mockridge, the New Zealander who is stepping down as the head of News Corp's UK newspaper operations.
"For nearly 22 years it has been my pleasure to have Tom Mockridge as a colleague," Murdoch said.
"Whether it was his early days with our newspaper group in Australia, his incredible work building Sky Italia, or his steadfast leadership of News International, Tom has always been a skilled executive and a trusted friend.
"His decision to step down is absolutely and entirely his own. I am sorry to see him leave us but I know he will be a great success wherever he goes."
Tom Mockridge in 2005. Photo: Reuters
3.06pm: The Australian Retailers Association has weighed in on the weak retail figures, saying that consumers were reducing their spending to deal with cost-of-living pressures.
"A rate cut tomorrow might be just what consumers need to be able to get out there and start their Christmas shopping. In fact, retailers are now relying on any consumer relief in order to save the silly season," ARA executive director Russell Zimmerman said. Read the ARA's full statement.
2.57pm: More on Geithner's comments to US media overnight. The US Treasury Secretary did his rounds on the country's Sunday morning television shows, telling ABC's George Stephanopoulos that the "political theatre" around the fiscal cliff discussions were "sometimes that's a sign of progress".
"I actually think that we're gonna get there," he said on prospects of a deal.
"There's just no reason why 98 per cent of Americans have to see their taxes go up because some members of Congress on the Republican side want to block tax rate increases for 2 per cent of the wealthiest Americans," he said.
"They really are in a difficult position," he added about Republican lawmakers. "And they're going to have to figure out their politics of what they do next." More on Geithner's comments on CNN and NBC in this wrap from Yahoo News.
2.50pm: Moving away from the markets for a bit, Ricky Ponting is at the crease in his last outing for Australia. Can Ponting rediscover his best or will his poor run continue? Catch Andrew Wu's live blog on day four of the third and final Test here.
2.43pm: For those following the Rosella story, the NSW division of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union will hold a press conference at its Chalmers Street office in Sydney about 3pm today after meeting with receivers.
There are a total of 80 production staff at the company's Seven Hills site in western Sydney, with 40 employees working in the morning shift and 40 in the afternoon shift, an AMWU spokeswoman said.
2.36pm: BusinessDay's Michael Pascoe has been looking at the likelihood of an interest cut in the light of today's raft of economic data.
''To the extent that betting on an RBA decision can be a sure thing,'' he writes, ''today's economics releases make an interest rate cut tomorrow more than odds-on:
Out there beyond the business indicators is the public sector impact. For all the chatter about politically-damaged consumer confidence and the impact of North Atlantic crises and whatever China is up to, it is Australia's own little fiscal cliff that is proving the single biggest drag on growth. State governments running into fiscal brick walls and the Federal Government pursuing a nominal surplus at any cost mean the RBA's is forced to loosen monetary policy in an attempt to compensate. Enjoy your rate cut.
2.25pm: More on Woodside and its $1.25 billion LNG deal in Israel.
Chief executive Peter Coleman says security risks surrounding the company's decision to pursue onshore gas processing in Israel are manageable.
''We've viewed the potential sites for onshore facilities and made our own risk assessment around that,'' he told analysts on Monday.
''We feel that's manageable. We also feel that the investment market will see that the risk is quite manageable.''
2.04pm: It seems like its being going on since forever but the long-running soap opera that is the Hanlong/Sundance takeover might be nearing the end.
Shares in Sundance Resources have been placed in a trading halt ahead of an expected takeover announcement by Hanlong Mining.
In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange, Sundance company secretary Brian Conrick said the halt was requested pending a revised agreement by Hanlong.
Sundance shares last traded at 39 cents, and an announcement is expected to be made to the market before Wednesday's start of trade.
1.58pm: Australia's dollar fell against most major counterparts on the sluggish retail sales data, fanning speculation of a cash rate cut.
Demand was also sapped after US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and House Speaker John Boehner hardened their positions over the so-called fiscal cliff that threatens to send the world's biggest economy into recession.
The dollar "definitely took the news rather badly," Sacha Tihanyi, a Hong Kong-based senior currency strategist at Scotiabank, said about the retail sales data.
The report "makes the market believe that the RBA may be more concerned about the state of the domestic economy."
In recent trade the dollar - which plunged from $US1.0425 to $US1.0395 just after the retail sales data was released - has recovered a little and is now at $US1.0410.
1.51pm: Scrap-metal recycler Sims Metal Management expects to register a loss from the $US50 million ($A48.13 million) sale of its assets in Arizona.
Sims, which is listed in Australia and the US, will sell its two scrap-metal recycling facilities in Phoenix and Tucson to American company SA Recycling as it focuses on markets that deliver better returns, the company said today.
The sale is expected to result in a before tax loss of $US12 million when completed before the end of 2012, Sims said.
Sims shares are down 1 per cent - 9 cents - at $8.89.
1.44pm: The experts are still wading through this morning's flood of economic data - and there's a bit of a difference of opinion as to how it will weigh on the RBA board when it meets tomorrow to decide on what to do about the cash rate.
Arab Bank's David Scutt thinks the Chinese PMI numbers might persuade the RBA to stay its hand:
Without the #China data i'd have called a 25bps cut tomorrow a certainty. The #RBA are noted #China bulls & their data has improved modestly— David Scutt (@David_Scutt) December 3, 2012
Meanwhile over at AMP, Shane Oliver thinks 25 basis pioint cut is still the likeliest scenario:
Even ANZ job ads down another 2.8%.Data today sending clear message to #RBA to cut.Sure inventories up >exp, but this will rob future growth— Shane Oliver (@ShaneOliverAMP) December 3, 2012
1.32pm: The chief executive of News International, the scandal-hit British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, will step down at the end of the year, the company said on Sunday.
Tom Mockridge, who has served as News International's CEO since July 2011, is leaving the company to pursue outside opportunities, News Corp said.
The move comes as News Corp is preparing to name executives to lead its new publishing company, with News Corp is expected to name Robert Thomson, a close confidant of Mr Murdoch, to lead its new publishing company.
Mockridge, who was an economics writer for The Sydney Mornng Herald as well as press secretary to Paul Keating, began his career as a cadet at the Taranaki Daily News.
12.56pm: The pace of activity in China's vast manufacturing sector quickened for the first time in 13 months in November, a survey of private factory managers found, adding to evidence that the economy is reviving after seven quarters of slowing growth.
The final reading for the HSBC Purchasing Managers' Survey (PMI) rose to 50.5 in November from 49.5 in October, in line with a preliminary survey published late last month. It was the first time since October 2011 that the survey crossed above 50 points, the line that demarcates accelerating from slowing growth.
The final HSBC reading follows a similar survey by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released this weekend, which showed the pace of growth in the manufacturing sector quickening. The official PMI rose to a seven-month high of 50.6 for November, from 50.2 in October.
"This confirms that the Chinese economy continues to recover gradually," HSBC's chief China economist Hongbin Qu says.
An official PMI survey of China's non-manufacturing sectors also ticked up, to 55.6 in November from 55.5 in October, led by expanded activity in construction services. But growth in air and rail transport and food and beverages both slowed.
12.43pm: CommSec economists Savanth Sebastian and Craig James have taken a look today's data and reckon it raises the likelihood of a rate cut tomorrow. They say:
12.40pm: Less than a day after the Prime Minister flagged plans to shave $250 off the annual household electricity bill, NSW households are facing a new round of power price rises which will absorb much of the proposed savings.
One of the largest electricity suppliers to NSW, the Hong Kong-owned EnergyAustralia, has outlined plans to raise prices by up to 10.5 per cent over the next three years.
The proposed rises come hard on the heels of increases of up to 20 per cent implemented from July 1, which were sparked largely by the need to upgrade the electricity network, leading to criticism of 'gold plating', as power companies overspend on the upgrades.
The proposed increases to electricity prices also follow gas retailer AGL putting forward plans to hike household gas prices by 10.4 per cent from mid-2013.
12.22pm: Woodside shares are 1.1 per cent higher after it said it will pay $US1.25 billion to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Leviathan, a natural gas find off Israel's Mediterranean shores, as Australia's biggest oil and gas company expands its reach outside its home market.
Woodside said it will be the operator of any liquefied natural gas (LNG) development of the field, which is estimated to contain around 17 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas. Noble Energy will be the upstream operator.
The company has been building a bigger international presence to offset a jump in costs at domestic oil and gas developments, with Woodside's own flagship LNG project coming in $US940 million over budget.
12.17pm: But it's not all eco data today: Gourmet Food Holdings, the parent company of iconic tomato sauce brand Rosella, has been placed in receivership, following the appointment of administrators on Friday.
Receivers Ferrier Hodgson said other businesses within the group, including Pitango, based in New Zealand, and Waterwheel, based in Dandenong, were also under receivership.
The move comes after creditors failed to find a buyer for the business, and placed the group under voluntary administration last week.
12.14pm: China's service-sector PMI (purchasing managers' index) has arrived and it may have lifted local investors' spirits again. More on this shortly:
Some good news - China official service PMI rises to 55.6 vs 55.5 in Nov - should keep the ASX200 elevated for a bit, waiting on China open— Chris Becker (@ThePrinceMB) December 3, 2012
12.07pm: There's aren't many economists around willing to tip the RBA will remain on hold tomorrow. But we do have some suggesting a 50 basis point cut isn't out of question.
UBS interest rate strategist Matthew Johnson says:
RBC Capital Markets strategist Michael Turner:
11.55am: Today's economic data is on the soft side and points to another rate cut tomorrow and modest GDP growth numbers on Wednesday, economists are saying.
Macquarie Bank senior economist Brian Redican:
JPMorgan chief economist Stephen Walters:
11.50am: The dollar has just slipped below $US1.04, last trading at $US1.0398.
Markets are now tipping an 89 per cent chance of a rate cut tomorrow, up from 82 per cent early this morning.
11.44am: Economist Stephen Koukoulas calling for a bigger rate cut after the weak retail sales:
RBA has only cut 25 bps since June - despite hard evidence of below trend growth. obviously it should go 50 tomorrow— Stephen Koukoulas (@TheKouk) December 3, 2012
11.38am: Job ads in newspapers and on the internet fell 2.9 per cent in November, the eighth straight month of declines that point to softer labour demand and add to the case for a cut in interest rates tomorrow.
A survey by ANZ showed total job advertisements fell a seasonally adjusted 2.9 per cent to 138,376 in November, following a drop of 4.6 per cent the month before. That was down 16.7 per cent from November last year.
"The trend in job advertising has continued to deteriorate," says ANZ's head of Australian economics, Ivan Colhoun. "The weakness in job advertisements across the mining states of Western Australia and Queensland has been particularly concerning.
"Further monetary easing is necessary to assist the economy in its transition towards a lower dependence on mining investment growth," says Colhoun.
11.32am: All in all, the data is slightly weaker than expected, especially retail sales, which may be why shares are just coming back from the day's highs.
The dollar, meanwhile, has slipped slightly, to $US1.0407, from $US1.0426 a couple of minutes before the release.
11.30am: And here's what we got:
11.27am: Here's what we're expecting in a couple of minutes:
11.25am: Ahead of the main eco dump at 11.30am, the sharemarket has climbed to the day's highs, up 0.6 per cent. Financials are leading the gains, with the sub-index up 0.8 per cent. Materials are up 0.3 per cent, while the gold sub-index is 1.3 per cent lower.
11.14am: With such a big week ahead, here's Michael Pascoe with a preview:
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11.09am: A bit over an hour into the day's trade, here are the best performed companies on the ASX200:
11.05am: Melbourne home-owners look away now. Everyone else, read on.
Proeprty reporter Chris Vedelago writes that Melbourne is becoming a drag on the national housing market, with new data showing it's the only capital city where home prices continue to fall. He reports:
The sharp 1 per cent decline in dwelling values experienced in Melbourne last month has off-set the sometimes strong gains witnessed in other capital cities.
Analysts RP Data-Rismark report dwelling values showed no movement last month across the eight capital cities in November.
The lacklustre performance for the national market comes despite sharp cuts in the interest rate in the last year, including a 25 basis point cut in October.
10.58am: Here's a comment from one reader who thinks the RBA will hold fire tomorrow. You can share your thoughts on the likelihood of a rate on the comment field.
'Richo, Melbourne' writes:
I am thinking that there will be no interest rate cut tomorrow. The RBA might want to keep some ammo up its sleeve if the world economy fades off next year. If retail needs a .25% interest rate cut to save it then it's already dead. An interest rate cut of .25% won't be fully passed on by the banks so any rate cut is only going to fatten up the banks margins so why bother.
10.53am: With markets now showing an early gain of 0.4 per cent, Baillieu Holst director Richard Morrow says the market has been buoyed by higher base metals prices, which were inching up to the top end of their recent trading range, and some encouraging Chinese economic data published over the weekend.
''There is generally a little bit more optimism around,'' Mr Morrow said.
10.47am: From blue ribbon economics releases to blue chip stocks, here's how some of the stockmarket giants are performing:
10.45am: So, what does that inflation data mean? TD Securities head of Asia-Pacific research Annette Beacher says that despite the monthly fall, inflation is still following the rising trend of the past few months.
''We highlight that November is a weak month for price rises in the gauge, which tends to be followed by a decent average seasonal pickup in December,'' she said. She added that inflation for the December quarter should rise by 0.2 per cent, generating annual inflation of around 2.5 per cent.
''We are of the view that underlying inflation will continue to remain close to the mid-point of the RBA 2.0-3.0 per cent target range,'' she said.
Ms Beecher said it would be a close call, but a reduction was unlikely.
''Better global activity data continues to trickle through, especially from the United States and China, while underlying inflation appears set to remain mid-target, well away from the bottom of the range,'' she said.
10.39am: One of today's blue ribbon economics releases has arrived, and it could be bad news if you're hoping for a rate cut tomorrow. New data showing a rise in consumer prices may give the central bank reason to think twice about trimming rates.
The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge fell 0.1 per cent in November, after rising 0.1 per cent in October, and 0.2 per cent in September.
However for the 12 months to November, the gauge rose 2.5 per cent, the mid-point of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) 2.0-3.0 per cent target band.
10.37am: A group led by Macquarie has pulled out of bidding for Total's French gas network, a person with knowledge of the matter says.
Macquarie, which had teamed up with three partners, decided not to submit an offer for the TIGF gas-pipeline network spanning about 5000 kilometers in south-western France, the person said, asking not to be named because the process is private.
TIGF's gas storage business didn't meet Macquarie's investment criteria, the person said.
10.34am: A note from resources reporter Peter Ker. He writes that:
Shares in Australia's most talked about junior miner - Sirius Resources - have jumped out of the blocks this morning, rising from Friday's close of $2.16 to more than $2.30 in the opening minutes of trading. The company announced this morning it had found more encouraging geology west of their celebrated Nova deposit, which took the company from a five cent stock to testing $3 in recent months.
10.27am: Local shares are still heading in a northerly direction - up now by a bit more than 0.3 per cent. All sectors bar one are higher. Utilities stocks have lost 0.43 per cent, but every other sub index on the ASX200 is in the green:
10.22am: The good folk at CMC Markets are expecting a solid day. Chief market analyst Ric Spooner points out that the Australian market "heads into a new month and a big data week more vulnerable to bad news after rallying 4% from its mid-November low". In a note this morning, he says:
Early trade this morning is likely to see the market relatively firm on Friday's closing levels. The weekend's announcement of a 50.6 reading for China's manufacturing PMI should set a firm tone for our market. Although this figure is a little below consensus expectations, it's consistent with the run of recent data pointing to a recovery in China's GDP growth.
10.16am: The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.1 points, or 0.22 per cent, at 4516.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 9 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 4527.
On the ASX 24, the December share price index futures contract was 10 points higher at 4526 with 7,337 contracts traded.
10.09am: Markets have opened in a cautious mood - up 0.1 per cent in early trade.
10.04am: Stay tuned to this Markets Live blog for all of today's economics action. We'll be posting news as it arrives, and it's expected to arrive constantly right through to lunchtime.
Meantime, here's a snapshot of the week ahead. We've pulled together a story outlining what's expected to be a blockbuster week of business and finance news.
10am: Looking at the share market, stocks are set for a modest rise - the futures market is pointing to an early gain of about 0.2 per cent. But another resilient reading of China's factory sector yesterday could help give things a little kick along.
China's official manufacturing index rose to the highest level in seven months as new orders and export demand climbed, underscoring optimism the economy is recovering after a seven-quarter slowdown.
9.56am: Looking at that factories data a bit more closely, only one sub sector - food and beverages - reported an expansion.
Textiles, clothing and footwear; chemical, petroleum and coal products; construction materials; basic metals and fabricated metals all reported notable declines.
Ai Group chief executive Innes Willox said the industry was facing several challenges to growth.
''The key concerns for manufacturers remain the high dollar, rising energy costs and weak demand in export and local markets,'' he said.
''These factors are exacerbated by the ongoing slump in the residential and commercial construction sectors and have not been offset by the reduction in interest rates to date.
''Mounting costs are putting manufacturing businesses under relentless pressure, adding to the case for further interest rate cuts.''
9.52am: To get the balling rolling, the first piece of data has arrived. Australia's manufacturing sector has contracted for the ninth month in a row, with weakness in both production and new orders.
The Australian Industry (Ai) Group performance of manufacturing index (PMI) dropped 1.6 points to 43.6 in November.
While the index posted a slight of 1.1 points in October, it remains below 50, which indicates the sector has been contracting since February.
9.49am: After the deluge of economics news today, this is what we're looking at for the rest of the week:
9.46am: We've got a huge day of economics news ahead of us, leading into tomorrow's RBA rates meeting. Here's a quick look at today's list of economics releases:
9.44am: For a comprehensive look at this morning's business news, check today's need2know. Here are this morning's key market links:
9.41am: Good morning folks. Welcome to the Markets Live blog for Monday.
Contributors: Thomas Hunter, Jens Meyer, Richard Hughes
This blog is not intended as investment advice
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Washington State dropped its WNIT opening round road matchup 90-78 to Montana Wednesday.
WSU hits the road to face Montana Wednesday at 6 p.m. (PT) in the opening round of the WNIT.
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March 19, 2013
Lohan, now 26, was booked at the police department in Santa Monica, California after accepting a plea deal the day before.
The actress plead no contest to the crimes of reckless driving and lying to the cops, stemming from a car crash last summer along the Pacific Coast Highway.
She will serve 90 days in a locked rehab facility, 30 days of community service and 18 months of psychotherapy.
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Cyclones Defeat South Dakota, 180-117
VERMILLION, S.D. – The Iowa State swimming and diving team (2-0-1, 0-0 Big 12) topped the Coyotes of South Dakota this afternoon, 180-117. ISU put on a clinic in Vermillion, S.D. setting eight pool records in route to their second victory in as many days.
"It was a very well swam meet," Iowa State's head coach Duane Sorenson said. "The women did a great job of standing up and racing each other."
Before the meet had even reached the first diving break, the Cyclones had already claimed four pool records. During the first event of the night, ISU's 400-meter medley relay team consisting of Kaylee Kucera, Imelda Wistey, Elizabeth Kleiner, and Amanda Paulson touched in 4:24.85, the fastest time ever recorded at USD. Just four events later, Wistey tallied her second pool record of the evening in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:12.21. Kleiner and Paulson each posted another record time of their own in the 200-meter butterfly and the 50-meter freestyle, respectively.
"We came into the meet with a goal to set a number of pool records," Sorenson said. "We just said let's go out there and see how many we can set."
When the swimmers returned to the water, Paulson notched yet another pool record in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 58.13, while sophomore Marissa Engel claimed the pool record in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:19.88. Freshman standout and Canada native Karyl Clarete, who was in a meter pool for the first time since moving to Iowa in late summer, finished the 400-meter freestyle in a record time of 4:24.95. Iowa State's 200-meter freestyle relay team of Paulson, Savanna Townsend, Clarete, and Samantha Fossum claimed the eighth pool record of the night in the final event of the dual with a time of1:48.23.
"To get eight pool records is a huge accomplishment," junior Cyclone Samantha Fossum said. "I'm so proud."
The weekend's two meet sweep made for a very successful road trip for everyone on the team; however, as a Brookings, S.D. native and South Dakota State transfer, Fossum had more invested in last past two duals than anyone else on the bus. Fossum explained that it was strange returning home to compete against her former teammates, but that she knew that she had the full support of every person on both benches.
Iowa State continues to notice improvement out of the diving team, assophomore Elyse Brouillette finished second on both the 3-meter and the 1-meter boards with scores of 252.15 and 235.20, respectively. Freshman Julie Dickinson continues to improve as she starts to settle into her role after the third meet of the year.
"She competed well," head diving coach Jeff Warrick said. "I think that her confidence is definitely increasing."
After an undefeated start through three dual meet matchups, the Cyclones are right where they want to be. Sorenson and his staff have their team focused on long term success as the team hopes to finish in the top-three at the Big 12 Championships in March. Fossum feels that she and her teammates are doing everything they need to do in order to achieve that goal.
"I think we are definitely on the right path," Fossum said. "It's exciting to see how the rest of the season is going to go because I feel like we are already on top of our game."


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Why can't the news come in even intervals, instead of batching up all at once? So yes, the Senate Net Neutrality vote is coming up. Credit where it's due: Kay Bailey Hutchison moved the ball forward on this, no doubt about it. Credit also to Marco Rubio making headlines with his strong support of the repeal. And Rubio is right: the whole thing is ridiculous. | Read More »


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Spring Training: Royals v. Padres, 2:05 p.m.
The Spring Training schedule gets rolling at full speed this afternoon when the Royals head to Peoria, Ariz., to face the San Diego Padres at 2:05 p.m. (CST). Kansas City turns to right-hander Gil Meche, while lefty Shawn Estes is scheduled to take the mound for the Padres. Not sure if we'll be able to get you the Royals lineup early for every game this Spring, but for today at least…
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David DeJesus – CF
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Alex Gordon – 3B
Mark Teahen – DH
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Ross Gload – 1B
John Buck – C
Damon Hollins – RF
Tony Pena, Jr. – SS
RHP Gil Meche
RHP Hideo Nomo
RHP Joel Peralta
LHP Jimmy Gobble
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INTRASQUAD GAME: If you haven't already, check out royals.com reporter **** Kaegel's recap of Thursday's intrasquad game.
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Mississippi House members don't want to proceed with a bill including a charter schools expansion favored by the Senate.
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Palmer Coolum Resort - 5 star luxury on the Sunshine Coast. 18 hole Championship Golf Course, open to the public 7 days p/week.
Relax, Enjoy, Unwind. Newport Mooloolaba offers spacious 1, 2 and 3 bedroom fully self-contained holiday apartments and ground floor studio suites.
With something for everyone, Mooloolaba beach is the idyllic beach destination, wrapped in an endless summer.
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There is nowhere else in Queensland where you can enjoy magnificent dining overlooking a private lagoon, walk barefoot in the sand on your way to breakfast, enjoy a round of golf on a championship golf course or reward yourself with a pampering treatment in the over water bungalow day spa.
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Dockside Apartments is self-rated as a 3.5 star resort in central Mooloolaba at the heart of the Sunshine Coast. Our spacious 2 and 3 bedroom apartments are just a few minutes walk from patrolled beaches, the Surf Club and the shopping and dining delights of the Esplanade. Set in tropical gardens, our guests enjoy a relaxing holiday with our heated pool, secure parking and free wifi.
Found right on the waterfront and on the doorstep of Mooloolaba's restaurant, cafe and shopping strip, Mantra Mooloolaba Beach offers the ideal base for Sunshine Coast accommodation.
Riverdance Apartments has 1,2,& 3 bedroom apartments available in the heart of Mooloolaba. The penthouses apartments with bbqs are great for families. Other apartments have a spacious balcony overlooking the Mooloolah River, marina and The Wharf area where UnderWater World is located.
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'Obamacare' Foes Increasing in Number
July 18, 2013
It will be easy for President Barack Obama and liberals in the Senate to overcome a House of Representatives challenge to part of the national health care law....
About the only Americans who favor this law are those who will pay nothing for it. Granted; Some need assistance---- OTHERS???????
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Sorry folks..I don't intend to pay for your routine emergency room-instead of PCP bills any more. Buck up.
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Bulletin: New York state announces that individuals buying health insurance next year will pay at least 50% less than now. Can you say thank you Obamacare?
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Donaldo, from the NY Times: "State insurance regulators say they have approved rates for 2014 that are at least 50 percent lower on average than those currently available in New York."
So it's the NY STATE APPROVED RATES that have dropped. NOT the price. Can you say thanks for nothing, Obamascam?
And the NY Times also says "With federal subsidies, the cost will be even lower." So acoustic if you're a Federal taxpayer and a maker, not a taker, guess what? You're STILL paying for others' medical care. Derrrrr...
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Shame, so many willing to destroy any attempt at improving health care for Americans.
"Obama doesn't care. The law is his baby and he is determined to push it - whether it is good for Americans of not."-NR
Seriously? Is it any wonder it is so difficult to read any NR article when such biased, hateful, unfounded, political trash is published in an effort to maintain very wealthy health insurance company profits, pharma monopolies and American health care a pursuit of happiness for the wealthy only.
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Republicans... cliff... grandma... yawn.... zzzzzzzzz......
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So the NR is helping maintain big Pharma monopolies???? I always find it interesting when the loony left "projects" what their policies have done onto others!!!
It is OBAMACARE that has helped maintain Big Pharma monopolies!! From the NY Times, "WASHINGTON — After weeks of talks, drug industry lobbyists were growing nervous. To cut a deal with the White House on overhauling health care, they needed to be sure that President Obama would stop a proposal intended to bring down medicine prices. On June 3, 2009, one of the lobbyists e-mailed Nancy-Ann DeParle, the president's health care adviser. Ms. DeParle reassured the lobbyist. Although Mr. Obama was overseas, she wrote, she and other top officials had "made decision, based on how constructive you guys have been, to oppose importation" on a different proposal."
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More from the NY Times article, "Just like that, Mr. Obama's staff signaled a willingness to put aside support for the reimportation of prescription medicines at lower prices and by doing so solidified a compact with an industry the president had vilified on the campaign trail. Central to Mr. Obama's drive to remake the nation's health care system was an unlikely collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry that forced unappealing trade-offs."
So the liberal NY Times finds evidence that the authors of Obamacare colluded w/ Big Pharma to MAINTAIN their MONOPOLY yet Goose attempts to blame the NR.
I guess if reality doesn't fit your agenda you just make up your own narrative to fit it!!!
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"A president who had promised to negotiate on C-Span cut a closed-door deal with a powerful lobby, signifying to disillusioned liberal supporters a loss of innocence, or perhaps even the triumph of cynicism."
Disillusioned indeed!!!
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"political trash is published in an effort to maintain very wealthy health insurance company profits,"
From CNN (Google CNN Money Top industries: Most profitable)"Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care" comes in at 35 on the list of 53 w/ a 2.2% profit margin. "Insurance: Life, Health (mutual)" comes in at 47 on the list w/ a -3.0% profit margin.
Obama's friends in Pharmaceuticals came in at #3 on the list w/ a healthy 19% profit margin!
Reality again tops the lying loony left and their false narrative!
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Bulletin: The rate "decreases" affect 17,000 of the 2.3 million in the NY State system (Bloomberg)and it does come w/ a caveat. "Some of the products may only contain a narrow option, and so members may not be able to see pre-chosen doctors or a hospital of their choosing,"
And of course those receiving "subsidies" for the lower rates are "subsidized" by the rest of us. And it will be interesting to see how long that rate structure (if accurate) will hold up. Also from Bloomberg, "The new insurance rates won't come without trade-offs. In Louisiana last week, the state's BlueCross BlueShield plan said it expected premiums to stay flat or decline next year for about 75 percent of the individual market when subsidies are included. The remaining 25 percent will likely see increases, with rates more than doubling for some people who make too much for the financial assistance, the company said.
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.... cont' "That could spell trouble if higher prices push healthy customers out of the market, said Carl McDonald, a Citigroup insurance-industry analyst based in New York."
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It is not unusual for a new law to go through a trial period where flaws are detected and corrected by followup amendments. The legislative process is designed to allow existing laws to be modified or even revoked. It's the way the system is supposed to work. There is a saying that compares laws with sausage; you don't want to see how either one is made.
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ObamaCare challenge
Published July 19, 2013 Associated Press
Hobby Lobby Inc. was given a temporary exemption Friday from a requirement in the new federal health care law to offer insurance coverage for the morning-after pill and similar emergency birth control methods or face steep fines.
U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton issued the preliminary injunction for the Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts chain and stayed the case until Oct. 1 to give the federal government time to consider filing an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court.
There are currently 63 separate lawsuits challenging the health care law's mandate, 34 of them involving for-profit businesses like Hobby Lobby.
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Coming LyingDawg, cut the bullcrap:
NAME one government program that had 63 lawsuits before it was ever implemented:__________________?
Name one other government program that exempted more than 1700 organizationa before it was ever implemented _________________???
Yeah right, cut the condescending crap you can't back up with your big mouth.
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Would you trust thousands of low-level Federal bureaucrats and contractors with one-touch access to your private financial and medical information?
Under Obamacare you won't have any choice.
As the Obamacare train-wreck begins to gather steam, there is increasing concern in Congress over something called the Federal Data Services Hub. The Data Hub is a comprehensive database of personal information being established by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement the federally facilitated health insurance exchanges. The purpose of the Data Hub, according to a June 2013 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, is to provide "electronic, near real-time access to federal data" and "access to state and third party data sources needed to verify consumer-eligibility information."
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In these days of secret domestic surveillance by the intelligence community, rogue IRS officials and state tax agencies using private information for political purposes, and police electronically logging every license plate that passes by, the idea of the centralized Data Hub is making lawmakers and citizens nervous.
They certainly should be; the potential for abuse is enormous. The massive, centralized database will include comprehensive personal information such as income and financial data, family size, citizenship and immigration status, incarceration status, social security numbers, and private health information. It will compile dossiers based on information obtained from the IRS, the Department
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Bird, I got a letter from my doctor. He is retiring. He said he had no intention of dealing with the stupidity in the new law.
My sister that runs a large hospital says they will lose at least 10% or more of their affiliated doctors in the next few year, far more than normal, because they are retiring early to avoid dealing with obamacare.
So if there are fewer doctors and more patients, how will the law HELP???
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In the entire five thousand plus pages of the "Affordable Care Act", there is not ONE WORD about how they are increasing the number of medical personnel.
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Victoria Timm graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a Master of Science degree in sport and exercise science on Friday, May 10.
She received her bachelor's degree in communications with a minor in coaching from UNC in 2012. She is currently looking to get an internship in marketing.
Timm is a 2008 graduate of Holyoke High School and is the daughter of Tom and Tammie Timm of Haxtun.
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Zimbra: Release 7.1.1_GA_3196.UBUNTU10_64 UBUNTU10_64 FOSS edition.
OS: Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS x64
Zimbra: Release 7.1.1_GA_3196.UBUNTU8_64 UBUNTU8_64 FOSS edition.
What I have done:
1) Install the Master (http://www.zimbra.com/docs/os/7.0.0/...r.html#1051669)
2) Start Replication (http://www.zimbra.com/docs/os/7.0.0/...%20Master.html)
3) Install the Replica (http://www.zimbra.com/docs/os/7.0.0/...%20Server.html)
I have this done several times on with Zimbra 6.x (works just fine).
With Zimbra 7.1.1 This does not work. After Replica installation the Replica does not connect to the LDAP server.
In the logfile (/var/log/zimbra.log) I can find the following:
slapd[10666]: slap_client_connect: URI=ldap://tgv-l-zimbra01.tgv.local:389 Error, ldap_start_tls failed (-11)
slapd[10666]: do_syncrepl: rid=100 rc -11 retrying
I know this problem. It has something to do with the certificates (Replica has not the right ones). I have already tried some steps to fix this but without success.
Have someone an idea what I can do to workarround the Problem?
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