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We Are All Eleventh-Hour Laborers
from Jerry Bridges Nov 24, 2017 Category: ArticlesChapter divisions in the Bible are usually helpful as they allow us to find our way around the Scriptures. Occasionally, however, they can hinder our understanding of a passage if they cause us to look at it apart from its context. This often is the case with the parable of... Keep Reading
Enjoying God: Finding Hope in the Attributes of God by R.C. Sproul
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 17, 2017 Category: Ligonier ResourcesWhere are you, God? Can I trust you, God? These are questions many of us have asked when experiencing times of trial and suffering. In Enjoying God: Finding Hope in the Attributes of God, the new edition of his classic book Discovering the God Who Is, Dr. R.C. Sproul gives a personal account of his search for such answers. Exploring the attributes of God, Dr. Sproul urges readers to seek the God is alive, who is real, and who love His people. Keep Reading
Jesus Is Our Righteousness
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 17, 2017 Category: Ligonier ResourcesIn this brief clip from his teaching series, What Did Jesus Do?, R.C. Sproul explains what Jesus' active obedience means for His people. Keep Reading
Why the Reformation Still Matters
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 17, 2017 Category: Tabletalk MagazineHere's an excerpt from Why the Reformation Still Matters, Michael Reeves' contribution to the October issue of Tabletalk. Keep Reading
Four Implications of Martin Luther's Theology
from Sinclair Ferguson Oct 16, 2017 Category: ArticlesWhat do the sovereignty of God, salvation by grace, justification by faith, and new life in union with Christ mean for the living of the Christian life? For Martin Luther, they carry four implications: Keep Reading
Social Media Highlights (10/15/17)
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 15, 2017 Category: Ministry NewsHere are highlights from our various social media accounts over the past week. Keep Reading
God Works Through His Appointed Means
from W. Robert Godfrey Oct 14, 2017 Category: ArticlesFor Martin Luther, the work of Christ came to sinners outwardly in God's institutions and inwardly by the Holy Spirit and faith. Both the outward and the inward were necessary. Keep Reading
The Christian's Duty to Hold Firm
from R.C. Sproul Oct 13, 2017 Category: ArticlesThe nineteenth-century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche is famous for his declaration that "God is dead." That brief dictum does not give the whole story. According to Nietzsche, the cause of the Deity's demise was compassion. He said, "God is dead; He died of pity." But before the God who was the God of Judeo-Christianity perished, Nietzsche said that there were a multitude of deities who existed, such as those who resided on Mount Olympus. That is, at one time there was a plurality of gods. All of the rest of the gods perished when one day the Jewish God, Yahweh, stood up in their assembly and said, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." Hearing this, according to Nietzsche's satirical summary, all of the rest of the gods and goddesses died. They died of laughter. Keep Reading
$5 Friday: Reformed Theology, John Calvin, & Scripture
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 13, 2017 Category: ArticlesIt's time for our weekly $5 Friday sale. This week's resources include such topics as John Calvin, Reformed theology, Scripture, John Knox, the Papacy, salvation, money, and more. Keep Reading
Why We Protest
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 12, 2017 Category: Tabletalk MagazineHere's an excerpt from Why We Protest, Albert Mohler's contribution to the October issue of Tabletalk. Keep Reading
The Death of Ulrich Zwingli
from William Boekestein Oct 11, 2017 Category: ArticlesIt was early on the morning of October 11, 1531. The first rays of the morning sun filtered through dew-laden pine trees, and between the stone and wood buildings surrounding the city square called "charity." Typically, the square would have come to life gradually, the way a person likes to wake up when he has no plans for the day. But on this early morning the usually quiets streets of Zurich Switzerland teemed with frantic activity. An angry and hungry army of several thousand Roman Catholics—half starved by an unfortunate Protestant embargo—had crossed into the Protestant state of Zurich, Switzerland two days earlier. Keep Reading


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Efficacy and Safety of Sangustop® as Haemostatic Agent Versus a Carrier-Bound Fibrin Sealant During Liver Resection (ESSCALIVER)
This study has been completed.
Aesculap AG
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First Posted: June 11, 2009
Last Update Posted: May 28, 2015
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Aesculap AG
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Detailed Description:
This is a multi-centre, patient-blinded, intra-operatively randomised controlled trial. A total of 126 patients planned for an elective liver resection will be enrolled in 9 surgical centres. The primary objective of this study is to show that the collagen based haemostatic device Sangustop® is not inferior to a carrier-bound fibrin sealant (Tachosil®) in achieving haemostasis after hepatic resection.
|Hemostasis Liver Surgery
|Device: Sangustop Drug: Tachosil
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Efficacy and Safety of Sangustop® as Haemostatic Agent Versus a Carrier-bound Fibrin Sealant During Liver Resection (ESSCALIVER)
Resource links provided by NLM:
Drug Information available for: TachoSilU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Aesculap AG:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Proportion of patients with hemostasis 3 minutes after application of the haemostat product [ Time Frame: 3 minutes ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Time to hemostasis [ Time Frame: 10 minutes ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Sangustop
Device: Sangustop
Application of Sangustop haemostatic agent on resection area
Other Name: Sangustop®
|Active Comparator: Tachosil
Drug: Tachosil
Application of Tachosil fibrin sealant on resection area
Other Name: Tachosil®
Detailed Description:
During liver resection the control of bleeding is a major concern. The liver is predisposed to diffuse bleeding because of its extreme vascularity. Locally applicable agents (haemostats) are in use in order to achieve control over parenchymatic diffuse bleeding from the resection surface and to prevent intraperitoneal complications attributed to bleeding. These haemostats include bone wax, gelatine, collagen, oxidized regenerated cellulose, fibrin sealant glues, and synthetic glues. A composite product with well documented efficacy is Tachosil®. It consists of a collagen fleece carrying the fibrin glue components human fibrinogen and human thrombin. It was shown in a RCT to be superior in obtaining intraoperative haemostasis over argon beamer in liver resection. A new haemostat product is Sangustop®. It is indicated for local haemostasis of capillary bleeding and bleeding of parenchymal organs. Sangustop® is composed of native absorbable collagen fibrils without any blood serum products or any pharmaceutical activity. The felt structure being rich in surface gives a framework for the adhesion of blood platelets, thus provides an additional impetus to clotting. The aim of this study is to show that the new microfibrillar collagen hemostat Sangustop® is not inferior to the carrier-bound fibrin sealant Tachosil® with regards to haemostatic efficacy.
Information from the National Library of Medicine
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Age: > 18 years
- Gender: male / female
- Patients with an indication for liver resection (segmental or non-segmental)
- Willing and able to complete the clinical trial procedures, as described in the protocol
- Signed written informed consent to participate in this clinical trial
- Presence or sequelae of coagulation disorder, liver cirrhosis, Klatskin tumor
- Concurrent participation in another clinical trial with a medical device or medicinal product or with interfering endpoints
- Concurrent or previous therapy with systemic pharmacologic agents promoting blood clotting including but not limited to tranexamix acid, activated factor VII, and aprotinine
- Known allergy or hypersensitivity to a component of the investigational treatments Sangustop® or TachoSil®, to riboflavin or to proteins of bovine origin
- Pregnancy or breast feeding
- Inability to understand the nature and the extent of the trial and the procedures required
- Missing signed written informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria to be checked during surgery (liver resection):
- Resection area estimated by operating surgeon < 16cm2
- Infected wound area
- Persistant major bleeding after primary haemostasis
- No bleeding after resection
Contacts and Locations
Information from the National Library of Medicine
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00918619
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00918619
|Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie, Medizinische Universität Graz
|Graz, Austria, 8036
|Charité Campus Virchow, Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie
|Berlin, Germany, 13353
|Klinikum der J. W. Goethe-Universität, Klinik für Allgemein- und Visceralchirurgie
|Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 60590
|Krankenhaus Nordwest, Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Minimal Invasive Chirurgie
|Frankfurt, Germany, 60488
|Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
|Heidelberg, Germany, 69120
|Universitätsklinikum Mainz, Klinik für Allgemein- und Abdominalchirurgie
|Mainz, Germany, 55131
|Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
|München, Germany, 81377
|Technische Universität München, Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik
|München, Germany, 81675
Sponsors and Collaborators
Aesculap AG
|Principal Investigator:
|Wolf O. Bechstein, Prof. Dr.
|University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
More Information
Keywords provided by Aesculap AG:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Moench C, Mihaljevic AL, Hermanutz V, Thasler WE, Suna K, Diener MK, Seehofer D, Mischinger HJ, Jansen-Winkeln B, Knaebel HP, Bechstein WO. Randomized controlled multicenter trial on the effectiveness of the collagen hemostat Sangustop® compared with a carrier-bound fibrin sealant during liver resection (ESSCALIVER study, NCT00918619). Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2014 Aug;399(6):725-33. doi: 10.1007/s00423-014-1203-9. Epub 2014 Jun 1.
|Responsible Party:
|Aesculap AG
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00918619 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Submitted:
|June 9, 2009
|First Posted:
|June 11, 2009
|Last Update Posted:
|May 28, 2015
|Last Verified:
|May 2015
Keywords provided by Aesculap AG:
haemostatic agents,
liver resection,
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fibrin Tissue Adhesive

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BRUSSELS, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Consumer confidence has improved in the eurozone and European Union in December, the European Commission said Friday.
In a flash estimate that could be revised, the commission said its consumer confidence indicators from November to December rose from minus 15.4 to minus 13.6 in the 17-member eurozone and from minus 12.4 to minus 11.1 in the 28-member European Union.
The numbers are typically negative. The long-term average for the index, dating to 2003, is minus 12.5.


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Open sesame
Chamkarmon Palace compound, opened up to fifty members of the public for a one-off visit as part of the Open Doors Weekend. The Chamkarmon compound was the home of Cambodia's head of state and as such contained royal residences, used in the 1950s and 1960s by Norodom Sihanouk, his wife and daughter, Princess Bopha Devi, as well as the main State Palace and other buildings. Constructed over a decade from 1955 onwards, the architects who dominated its design were Vann Molyvann, who we already know so much about and another, Lu Ban Hap, who designed the Chenla State Cinema and the O'Russei and Olympic markets. When Lon Nol took charge in 1970 he moved into the compound and erected some more structures, including bunkers, before the whole area was renovated with Chinese and Japanese government funds in the late 1990s. More later.
Labels: Chamkarmon Palace, Lu Ban Hap, Vann Molyvann


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By Elise Huneke-Stone
Children in the second plane have what Montessori described as a "special sensitivity for the acquisition of culture." This understanding was at the core of the discussion during Elise Huneke-Stone's recent NAMTA workshop in Seattle: The "Practice Society." Participants in this workshop looked at how the elementary classroom offers children an invaluable opportunity to use their reasoning minds and imaginations to explore how communities live, work, and create their own culture. Within this "practice society," children navigate social and moral experiences that prepare them for global citizenship. Click here to view some of Elise's presentation slides.
Another highlight of the elementary portion of the conference came during Gerry Leonard's workshop, "Bringing Cosmic Fables to Life." Listening to a good story is a universally loved human activity, and Gerry reminded us of how storytelling has a special place in our elementary practice. Next, participants were invited to write their own stories after hearing several inspiring tales from Gerry. One of the participants, Lisa Thauvette from International Montessori in Tevuren, Belgium, shared a wonderful story about Louis Braille, inventor of the Braille alphabet. Click here to read and download Lisa's story.


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Surprise, Surprise: Flat Panel TV Growth Slowing
This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who's taken a peak at the economy. While there's some growth, the flat panel TV markets are slowing, according to the latest report from DisplaySearch. Even though the economy tanked in the middle of Q3, the sales of TVs overall did okay. This is probably due to consumers gearing up for the digital switch in February.
LCD and plasma shipments rose 21% and 20% respectively, and rear projection sets fell almost 50%. Yikes! Thin is in.
Keep reading to see a summary of the study results.
From DisplaySearch:
- North America LCD TV shipments rose 21% Y/Y to almost 8M units, a gain of about 6% Q/Q. 32" LCD TV shipments were again the most popular screen size, and saw pricing below $500 by some brands towards the end of the quarter, rising 15% Q/Q to 2.4M units. In fact, smaller LCD sizes saw better Q/Q growth than larger sizes with <40" growing 7% Q/Q and 40"+ rising just 3%, partially due to increased competition from plasma at 40"+ sizes. However, 40"+ sizes continued to demonstrate the strongest growth on a Y/Y basis, rising 31%.
- Plasma TV shipments had surged in Q2'08 due to the re-introduction of 32" sizes and new model shipments by several brands, and the growth continued in Q3'08. Plasma TV shipments in North America rose 20% Y/Y to just over 1M units for two reasons: sub-$1000 pricing became widespread for 42" HD models, and 50" HD plasma TV prices approached $1000.
- When looking at combined flat panel TV shipments (plasma and LCD), it is clear that growth is slowing down. During the previous six quarters, growth was at least 41% Y/Y on a unit basis and only one quarter had less than 50% growth. However, combined flat panel TV shipments in North America were up only 21% Y/Y, as cracks began to appear in discretionary consumer spending and competition from ultra-low priced CRT sets at the smallest sizes ate into LCD sales growth. Across all TV technologies, <40" saw the second straight quarter of Y/Y growth after declines the previous five quarters. 40"+ slowed to its lowest growth rate in over two years as consumers saved money by shifting their purchase from larger to smaller screen sizes in greater numbers.
- Samsung had the #1 overall TV rank at 19.3% of units with a #1 rank in LCD and rear projection TV, #2 rank in plasma TV and #3 rank in CRT TV. In combined flat panel TV rank, Samsung was #1 at 19.4% unit share and had the strongest growth among the top five at 99% Y/Y. Samsung's LCD TV unit share was up to nearly 19% on 111% Y/Y growth, while they regained the #2 plasma TV share position with at 24.0%. Samsung also held the honor of being the top ranked LCD TV brand in 40"+ sizes for the second quarter in a row, as well as maintaining the top unit volume in sub-40" screen sizes.
- Sony was #2 in combined flat panel TV share at 12.3%, a 2 point share gain from Q2 on 73% Y/Y growth, the second highest Y/Y growth rate among the top five on new model introductions during the quarter. Sony sells only LCD TVs in the consumer space, so their combined flat panel TV share is only LCD TVs. Sony, along with Samsung, were the only brands to ship more than a million units during the quarter.
- Sharp had the strongest Q/Q growth among the top five flat panel TV brands at 41%, and picked up more than 2 points of unit share to 9.0%, placing them in an effective tie with Vizio as the #3 flat panel TV brand. Sharp also saw a strong Q/Q surge during 2007 ahead of the holiday season. Like Sony, Sharp is an LCD-only brand, while Vizio participates in both the LCD and plasma TV segments. Vizio was also #3 in plasma TV.
My TV just started to act up last night. No matter what the economy is doing, I'm going to have to buy a new set, and it's going to be HD and it's going to be thin. That's just how I roll. —Leslie Shapiro


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Cudi learned of Breedlove after the teenager posted two videos on Youtube chronicling his three near death experiences while battling hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition that causes thickening of the heart muscles, which can lead to death.
In one of those near death experiences, Breedlove mentioned a vision in which he and the 27-year-old Cudi, his favorite rapper, were dressed in suits. In his video he said, "he couldn't stop smiling."
After seeing the videos, Cudi wrote:
"I broke down, Iam to tears because I hate how life is so unfair. This has really touched my heart in a way I cant describe, this is why I do what I do. Why I write my life, and why I love you all so much… We love you Ben. Forever. Thank you for loving me."
Read the full letter on Cudi's blog.
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Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Ave Suite 1868, Seattle, WA98104
/ Home / Buildings & Energy / City Facilities
Central Library, Downtown Seattle by Linda Banning
City Facilities
Leading by Example
The City of Seattle owns and maintains over 650 buildings totaling approximately 10 million square feet and each year new facilities are added or old ones remodeled. In addition, the City manages over 110,000 acres of public land. To reduce its environmental impact, the City has adopted policies and programs addressing new building construction and major renovations, as well as day-to-day operations.
City Buildings
- The Sustainable Buildings and Sites Policy covers new construction, renovations and tenant improvements
- The Resource Conservation Initiative aims to improve the energy performance of our existing facilities
Grounds Management
- Seattle Parks & Recreation Pesticide-Free Parks and Pesticide Reduction
- Citywide Pesticide Use Reduction program (archived page with program history, also links to the 2001 Landscape and Grounds Management Policy)
- The Green Purchasing Initiative, led by the Finance & Administrative Services department to implement the City's commitments to promoting environmental stewardship and reducing greenhouse gas emissions when buying goods, materials, services and capital improvements, including:
- Sustainable Purchasing Policy (PDQ)
- Chemical Use Policy (doc), adopted in Council Resolution 29268
- Recycled Content Procurement Policy, SMC 20.60.204


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Trading your current car to buy Tesla S
Trading your current car to buy Tesla S
Have you driven the Model S?
There is no sales tax in some states, like WA. Do you really need Performance model? Regular 85KWh is very fast since it has huge torque starting at zero rpm. You may also consider ordering high power wall connector later and save a few grand. It is only needed if you will be draining battery a lot and will need to charge car fast to drive more.
Well, you can't imagine trading a 2013 high-end Audi so soon isn't going to cost you a bundle -- basically, you took a big hit in depreciation just driving it off the lot.
Sold my Audi A7 2013 with only 4500 miles on it. Definitely took a bath. Sold it to auto nation. Audi would have given me the same amount. Love my new Tesla although its in the shop for a creaking noise in the sun roof. Can't wait to get it back. Currently driving our Q5 SUV and so missing my tesla!!!
The performance of the Model S is worth it, but I would not count on saving a lot of money on electricity vs gasoline. You need to do your homework before you decide what you can afford. I live in CA and our utility (PG&E) has a 'tier' system that assures that the more electricity you use, the more you pay per Kw-h.
I have switched to the 'time of use' pricing plan, which will lower my electricity cost (hopefully), but so far everything else being the same, my PG&E bill has gone up by at least $150 per month. This compares to spending about $200 on gasoline. So I'm saving $50/mo.
holly shit some of you spend crazy $$$ on cars, $1400/month + $70/5days, thats ridiculous.....especially considering the value of that brand new car is going down the toilet super fast
at least it's all worth it with the Tesla
to put things in perspective, i paid cash for my 2005 VW Wagon TDI $9500 and i spend probably $60 per month on diesel (thats 40km daily commute to work + all the usual week end activities), talk about wasting money on brand new toys .....
I feel your pain. I'm going to sell my 2012 Porche 911S if I decide to buy the Tesla. I paid $115K, and the dealer will give me $87K. Hoping to sell it myself for $95K.... We'll see.
I just did the Car Max drill myself, in order to keep my household's rolling stock population growth in check. Boy, was I impressed.
Like you, pramod1969, I wasn't looking forward to the hassle of selling a car on my own. I had never been to a Car Max lot, but, 35 minutes after getting there, I had a check in hand that was a little bit higher than what I calculated on Kelly Blue Book's site.
A painless process.
CarMax is indeed great...always higher than AutoNation and no hassles. I once got a great deal on a new truck, and sold it to CarMax a year later for a small profit!
@pramod1969 - cars are not, in general, vehicles for accumulation of wealth. Rather, they are liabilities.
Buy the car that does the job you need and gives whatever features you want as a convenience, not because you think it will save you money or have good resale value. Even though the fuel costs on the Model S are much lower, you will never recover the cost over an ICE just on that, so buy the Model S because of other attributes of the car.
You likely may not need the perf MS. Biggest difference is off the line.
I traded my Lexus RX450h for the Tesla... then I got rid of my 911 4S as I wasn't driving it anymore. My net savings are over $1,500 / month!
I'm going to sell my 2010 G37 myself. Went to Carmax and they were about 5k below KBB private sale and 3k below trade in. The local Infiniti dealer was even worse. Even if I sell it myself for the trade in value it will be worth it, especially when I have the MS to drive and I can just park the G clean and ready for sale. Took some financial juggling to pay off the car 3 years early, but having the title in hand should help. And I had been considering pulling some money out of the market around now anyways.
Where are you located, fluxemag? I'm going to try to get rid of an 2010 EX35 at Carmax here in San Antonio. Hoping they do a little better on the offer than 3K under KBB.
I'm in Scottsdale and went to the Carmax in Chandler. It's not a terrible deal, Auto Nation was the worst. And for the convenience factor if you still owe on your car, and not having to deal with the public I understand doing it. But based on talking to my Dad who just bought a used BMW motorcycle private sale, people are spending money like it's their job right now. He said they were selling before he could even drive there. Obviously a different toy (similar price tag), but got me thinking that people are spending discretionary income right now. Worst case scenario I dump it off at Carmax after a month of trying to sell myself.
Thanks--I've had it on Autotrader and Craigslist for 2 months at a little under KBB and haven't had a single bite.
Auto Nation came back with a low-ball offer ($6K under KBB).
I agree w/ email@example.com -- also, don't forget that soon Tesla will make us pay for the monthly wireless service to connect our nav/Slacker/internet = $30/month estimated. And we have to pay $600 a year for a maintenance checkup (or prepay for a bit less). The tires will last about 6000 miles and stock will cost at least $1000 mounted.
I am not saying to not buy the Model S -- there is nothing else like it and it makes me feel good everyday (which is priceless). But we all have to "pay to play." What about the new financing Tesla is offering?
That's cheating, like having 2 trade-ins on one car purchase!
@dockt where are you getting 6000 miles from for the life of the tires?? That's incredibly low.
@dockt - tires lasting 6000mi? I assume you have 21" and are driving it hard, as my 19" tires have 4300mi on them with no noticeable wear (there are even rubber tags left on the side). Of course that may change after I take it to the track next week :)
@jat even 21s with some pretty hard driving should last far longer than that. Low profile tires shouldn't age much different than regular.
4% APR??? That's pretty high interest. Check out my 1.49% loan story with Alliant Credit Union: http://www.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/alliant-over-penfed-selfemployed...
My total, after the 10% down payment, came to approx. $85,000. Monthly payments are just over $1200 for 72 mo. Almost free money.
@rochec - sticky tires wear very fast -- I have friends with sticky low-profile tires, and they replace them every 8-10k miles, but they drive them pretty hard. My MR2, which also had a lot of negative camber in the rears and lots of power, got about 25k miles on the rear and 60k miles on the fronts (they were different size, so I couldn't rotate them).
Hope your S is back... Just curious, are you going to dump the Q5 for a Model X next year?
@jat I had an Audi RS4 and had about 15k miles on mine and didn't have a tremendous amount of wear.
If you get the 19 inch tyres I think it will be a lot more cost effective. 1K for tyres... I think not... If TSLA wants that much I will get them done somewhere else. If you go platinum on service and accessories you can erase a lot of your fuel savings... Done smartly, driving Tesla WILL save you money, the longer you keep the car the more you save...
I too question some of the stories around this forum that MS tires last only something like 6K miles. My Cayman S has 35 profile PSII that is much stickier than the 21" Conti on MS. I'm able to get about 12K~15K on the rear, and about 20K on the front, with pretty spirited driving style. That's the very least you should expect with even the 21" on MS, and likely much more, unless you have some very uncommon driving style.
Another plug for CarMax. I got an autotrader quote, an autonation quote and a quote from 2 different Benz dealerships (including the dealership where I had purchased the car new in 2009 and had it serviced since) and CarMax was by far the best price. The entire process was painless.
Sounds like throwing away 10k or so isn't a big deal for you. So, test drive the Model S and move forward from there based on gut.
This is my biggest headache. I'm trying to sell my car on my own and I'm seeing little to no action.
I have always gone the trade-in route because it's easy. There is no sales tax in NJ on the Tesla so that doesn't really matter now, but I'd like to sell this car before my Model S arrives. CarMax is a couple hours away. I got an offer through AutoTrader.com but sure seems low.
Took me six weeks to sell my '12 A6. CarMax offered $8k below what I was able to get for it privately.
Got as many calls from Craigslist as I did from Autotrader. If you're not in a rush it pays off to take your time and sell it privately.
Selling it privately is absolutely the best route to get your max return. Of course the difference varies on what you'd get over the CarMax price depending on what you're getting rid of. We probably missed out on $2K MAX on my wife's MB R350 by going to CarMax...but hey, that's almost a TMS Sound Studio or air suspension package! In our case it was almost worth avoiding any hassles to just get it over and done with. Not many people clambering for an R350 :-).
I'm selling a 2011 Lincoln MKZ hybrid and it still has manufacturers warranty! Driving around with a damn FOR SALE sign in my windows. Ugh. No calls from Craig's list. I thought a hybrid would sell fast.
As others have noticed, you'll take a huge hit on selling what's essentially a brand-new high end Audi.
I have a 2013 A6 Prestige and while I was very impressed with the Mod S Performance (and will be test driving another one without the Plus suspension package next week) and probably will buy one, it cannot replace the A6-- at least not for me-- simply because I take several long driving trips per year that won't be feasible with the Mod S for quite some time.
The buyer of my Porsche twin turbo used his dealer to work out a "courtesy trade" for the Tesla P85D I was buying. This way I paid no sales tax because my Porsche was worth, retail, more than the Tesla I was buying. Dealers, of course, will not pay retail. I got fairly close to retail and let my Porsche go. My 993 series twin turbo was 0-60 MPH in 3.6 seconds but still not electric motor type response.
I encourage buyers to sell their trade-in's to private buyers to get much closer to retail value on a "courtesy trade." They may have to find an outside dealer to perform the transaction. However, retail is so much higher than wholesale and the "courtesy trade" saves the full price of the trade-in car on sales tax - at least in states other than California.
I live in Texas, but have heard in California that buyers pay full sales tax on a new car instead of the difference in price between their trade-in and the new car. Is this correct?


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UWP softball recognizes parents at tournament
PLATTEVILLE- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville softball team is gearing up for its fifth annual Jenny Walter Memorial Tournament. The tournament will take place April 4-5.
Jenny Walter was the Pioneers' starting shortstop who had her life tragically cut short during her junior year (December 1996) by a drunk driver. UW-Platteville honors her memory with a tournament so we may all live up to her favorite saying: "Keep the Game Going."
"It's a fun weekend and the girls really take the cause to heart," said Janet James, UWP head softball coach.
The tournament will include NCAA Division II and III schools from Minnesota and Wisconsin. The teams include UW-Platteville, UW-Superior, Northland, Minnesota State-Moorhead, Mount Mercy, Viterbo, MacMurray and Mount St. Clare.
Friday, April 4, will also be a night for the softball players to recognize their parents and other family members.
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While beverage industry veterans often talk about challenging Red Bull and Monster in the same way you'd talk about dueling Vlad the Impaler, the competition keeps popping up.
One of the more interesting challengers — Little Miracles — strengthened its case Tuesday morning by announcing that it has signed brand representation agreements with Acosta Sales and Marketing and Coast Brands Group. The deal was struck on Jan. 1.
Little Miracles produces a line of tea-based, organic energy drinks that are already distributed in 21 European countries. By signing with Acosta and Coast, John Carroll, U.S. CEO of Little Miracles, said that the brand has begun to make its push into the U.S. marketplace.
"We've created this collaboration amongst the three parties where everyone's truly excited and truly understands the scale and the scope of the brand," Carroll said.
Marketed primarily toward women, the brand is positioned as a good-for-you alternative to the energy drink industry's category leaders.
The plastic, resealable bottles, which have a suggested retail price of $1.99, contain 330 mL and come in four flavors: Green Tea & Pomegranate, Lemongrass Tea, Orange and Ginger, White Tea & Cherry and Black Tea & Peach. They represent a sharp departure from the standard energy drink not just because they abstain from cans, but also because they feature easygoing colors, fonts and a blossoming plant. Carroll and his colleagues want their consumers to have energy that's soothing, comprehensible and comfortable.
Carroll said that the company and its representatives began making its pitches to retailers about two and a half weeks ago, so they've yet to strike a deal. However, when they do sit down, they'll have Acosta and Coast on their side, acting as another layer of the company.
"We've really put a lot of collaboration in with both of them to ensure that when we go, it's a uniform approach," he said.
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The postseason has started and some teams have already been eliminated - on the court.
The question is how many were unjustly eliminated before it even began.
According to research done by engineer John Carrieres and interpreted by the Tribune, nine Arizona high school basketball teams missed the postseason because of a flaw in the power points system.
The Desert Edge boys, Winslow boys, Chinle boys, Chandler Prep boys, Marana girls, Marana Mountain View girls, Sierra Linda girls, San Pasqual girls and Valley Union girls missed their respective state tournaments because of a power points flaw that rewarded teams for playing extra games regardless of outcome, according to Carrieres' data.
The Thunderbird boys, Camp Verde boys, Scottsdale Christian boys, Veritas boys, Basha girls, Alhambra girls, Sahuaro girls, St. Michael girls and Cibecue girls should have missed the playoffs, but made it because of the power points flaw, according to Carrieres' data.
These numbers are based on the basketball sectional results from last week, even though the flaw may have produced different match ups.
After his team lost to North Pointe in the first round of the Division III, Section III boys basketball tournament, Scottsdale Christian coach Bob Fredericks made plans for his players to turn in their jerseys because he thought the season was over.
However, the flaw gave Scottsdale Christian a boost for playing the extra game even though it resulted in a loss. The Eagles snuck into the state tournament as the No. 22 seed.
"It was like coming back from the dead," Fredricks said before advancing with a first-round win over Empire. "We were planning on turning in our equipment, but (once the power points updated) we realized it would be virtually impossible to drop out. So we started practicing again and now we can make the trip to Tucson and have a great chance to advance."
The Red Mountain boys and girls basketball teams were the big winners, as they both used sectional tournament upsets to reach the Division I, Section II title games and zoom up the rankings. Even though both Red Mountain teams lost in the finals (finishing 2-1 in the sectionals), playing the additional contests helped get them both first-round byes they wouldn't have received if there was no flaw.
The Red Mountain boys team finished as the No. 3 overall seed in Division I, but if the flaw had been fixed, the Lions would have entered the tournament at No. 11, according to Carrieres.
The girls team finished at No. 5 but should be a No. 11 seed, according to Carrieres.
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The Red Mountain girls took Westview's spot in the top 8.
After previously saying there were no errors in the power point system because this was the formula passed by the executive board, the AIA said it will present Carrieres' formula to the AIA Executive Board for analysis on Feb. 21.
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"Recruiting has been going great," said St. Hilaire, who is 5-foot-10 and 176 pounds. "I got to a lot of games this year. I also got invited to a lot of combines, but unfortunately I couldn't make them. And I'm going to the Rutgers junior day on the 15th."
As he mentioned, St. Hilaire attended several regional games and even made it to a bowl game.
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"I got out to Pitt, Penn State, Rutgers and UConn," said St. Hilaire. "I missed a lot of other invites because of my football schedule, but I even made it out to the Pinstripe Bowl."
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Review these individual rights and provide your opinion on whether or not the effectiveness of the criminal justice system is hindered by individual liberties. Provide at least two specific details or examples to support your opinion. You may choose to draw these examples from your life and work experiences or from the Ashford University Library's Westlaw database (contains documents and reviews of court cases).
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A planned massacre by a disgruntled student was thwarted today at the University of Central Florida.
Police said James Oliver Seevakumaran, 30, had assembled a large arsenal, including a high capacity drum magazine and home made bombs, but took his own life as police closed in on him, ABC News reported.
Seevakumaran, who was in the process of being kicked out of his dorm on the campus, had written a timeline and elaborate plan for the mass attack, University Police Chief Richard Beary told reporters.
Hundreds of University of Central Florida students in Orlando were evacuated after his body was found Monday morning.
"While the crime scene processing was under way in that room, we found some notes and some writings that indicated that this was a planned attack," UCF Police Chief Richard Beary told reporters, CNN reported.
He said Seevakumaran's plan appeared to have begun last month when he began purchasing weapons.
"It could have been a very bad day for everybody here. All things considered, I think that we were very blessed here at the University of Central Florida," he told reporters.
The massacre was thwarted after Seevakumaran let off a fire alarm at the Tower 1 dormitory and then pointed a weapon at his room mate who immediately called 911.
UCF reported on its website that campus police were alerted at 12:20 AM to the presence of a man with a gun, prompting them to rush to Tower 1, a dormitory.
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When they arrived, a young man was found dead of a gunshot room, surrounded by improvised explosive devices, an assualt weapon, and a handgun, UCF said.
Students were evacuated from the building, and quickly redirected to a neighboring building for counseling and a chance to get some rest. Some 500 students were evacuated, wrote the BBC.
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The FBI has stepped in to investigate the incident along with the Orange County police and University of Central Florida officers writes the Orlando Sentinel, which added that no written plan or manifesto has yet been found to accompany the young man's body.
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Longtime La Grange resident Luel A. Marshall died Tuesday at a Modesto hospital. He was 83.
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Unbeaten Verrazano , the early favorite for this year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), is set to make his next start April 6 in the $1 million Wood Memorial Stakes (gr. I) at Aqueduct Racetrack, trainer Todd Pletcher said March 22.
Verrazano, who opened as the solid 7-2 morning line choice in the final of three Kentucky Derby Future Wager pools March 22, will likely meet undefeated Vyjack in the Wood.
Currently stabled at Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida, where he will continue to train in advance of the Wood, Verrazano is scheduled to fly to New York April 3, Pletcher said. Verrazano will have his next work March 24, he added.
Verrazano has been untested in three starts, most recently winning the March 9 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) in his stakes debut by three lengths under a hand ride.
"Looking at his schedule, we felt Tampa put him in a position that opened up a lot of options, with the Wood always being our first choice," Pletcher said. "Assuming he trains accordingly, we'll stick with that plan. We'll have four weeks' spacing between the Tampa Bay Derby and the Wood and the Kentucky Derby."
Pletcher, who trains the colt for Let's Go Stable, Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier, and Derrick Smith, said the sandy Tampa Bay main track should have the son of More Than Ready well prepared for the 1 1/8-mile Wood.
"It's a demanding surface and provides a good foundation," said Pletcher of the Tampa Bay Downs main track. "The fact he was able to go there and win first time over it gives us encouragement that we can ship him just about anywhere and that he'll run well."
Verrazano has made two other starts in his career, winning his debut over maidens by 7 3/4 lengths on New Year's Day and an allowance test by 16 1/4 lengths Feb. 2. Both came at Gulfstream Park.
Vyjack, winner of the Gotham Stakes (gr. III) March 2, continued his preparations for the Wood by breezing five furlongs in 59.07 seconds over Aqueduct's inner track March 22, accompanied by 7-year-old Head Heart Hoof.
After conceding two lengths to Head Heart Hoof at the start, Vyjack drew even with his stablemate at the five-sixteenth pole and was a half-length in front at the wire. He pulled well clear in the gallop out.
Head Heart Hoof, winner of the Toboggan (gr. III) and third in the Tom Fool Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct, was clocked in :59.72.
"Last time was easy (four furlongs in :51.23 March 15)," said Gustavo Rodriguez, who was aboard for Friday's workout. "It was time for him to do something. I wanted him to do something, but not crazy. He was chasing the other one. Turning for home, I asked him a little bit, and he responded nice. He galloped out nice. Beautiful. Strong. He's worked with other horses, and nobody can keep up with him."
All four of Vyjack's victories so far have come at Aqueduct. After contesting the pace and wearing down Siete de Oros to win the Jerome (gr. II) by a head in January, the gelded son of Into Mischief rallied from 10th to win the Gotham by 2 1/4 widening lengths.
Owner David Wilkenfeld of Pick Six Racing noted Vyjack's ongoing mental development.
"He seemed very relaxed today in the work and before the work," said Wilkenfeld. "I was watching him on the track. He kind of sat outside the other horse, and when Gustavo set him down he was very relaxed. Usually after the works he kind of waits on the other horse, but it looks like he kind of kept going."
While the Wood shapes up as a showdown between Vyjack and Verrazano, Wilkenfeld wasn't conceding the race to either undefeated sophomore.
"Normandy Invasion is also a very nice horse," said Wilkenfeld. "He needs to win a big race just to get into the Derby, so he's going to be fully cranked and ready to go. There are some other tough horses, also. The McLaughlin horse who ran against us in the Gotham (Elnaawi , third by 2 3/4 lengths) is also a nice horse."
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The Warhol Community
Though, as author Timothy Mennel explains, the modern city is a hybrid of both Warhol's and Jacobs' scenes and senses of community.
"Warhol's world might not be the model for what planners today consider a vibrant and lasting and productive community; but it has been a significant influence on New York's visual and financial economies, and understanding this world is important to understanding the nature of urban community today. Indeed, given the influence of New York, the power of this concept extends beyond the framework of what defines an urban community to include the more general question of what we now mean by community at all.
Lots of strivers and misfits, self-styled and otherwise, arrive in the big city every year, and not all of them are searching for what Jane Jacobs wanted to find or to create there - not all are hoping to find what amount to small-town values in the big city. Andy Warhol went to New York to get out of the social backwater of Pittsburgh and to re-create himself by his own lights and by the lights of fame. Andy Warhol became a modern urban creature - a mirror and a product of the speculative capitalism that fuels the art and finance worlds that have thrived in New York as nowhere else in America - in a way that Jane Jacobs never did."


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Not a State Law passed by NJ General Assembly, Regulation under NJ Dept Enviormental Protection. So hope the below links will answers/shade some clarification on the matter although the topic was debated here earlier this yr.
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Jul 27, 2011, 04:22 PM #41
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Jul 27, 2011, 05:17 PM #42
thanks. good reading. it always helps to have facts instead of hyperbole.
Jul 27, 2011, 06:37 PM #43
Surfing mention on Social Impact page 39 and Public Trust Doctrine page 69
7:7E-3.50 Lands and waters subject to public trust rights
(a) Lands and waters subject to public trust rights are tidal waterways and their shores,
including both lands now or formerly below the mean high water line, and shores above
the mean high water line. Tidal waterways and their shores are subject to the Public Trust
Doctrine and are held in trust by the State for the benefit of all the people, allowing the
public to fully enjoy these lands and waters for a variety of public uses. Public trust
rights include public access which is the ability of the public to pass physically and
visually to, from and along the ocean shore and other waterfronts subject to public
trust rights and to use these lands and waters for activities such as navigation,
fishing and recreational activities including, but not limited to, swimming,
sunbathing, surfing, sport diving, bird watching, walking, and boating. Public trust
rights also include the right to perpendicular and linear access.
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Goofyfooter - you hit the nail on the head.
State and federal tax dollars are being used to maintain many of these beaches, and most states expect a guarantee of truly public access on beaches that are maintained with state or federal dollars. The "perpendicular" access is key. Not just walking below low tide line ("linear") but getting TO the beach ("perpendicular")
Allowing local beach access laws to replace state laws or regulations which ensure public access means we lose some control over the process. I dont vote in any beach towns, and therefore have no say in that Town's local laws, ordinances or plans. Look at permit parking deals....local property owners usually get them for free, visitors can buy expensive ones at town offices open 9-5. Technically, still a public beach, but a lot harder/more expensive for you and I to get to. Over the years, there have been some pretty decent waves that were almost impossible to get to because of these situations.
I'm pretty sure a lot of surfriders concerns are over that kind of stuff.
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Looks like this is getting some press coverage via the NYT.
Along the Jersey Shore, a Struggle to Get to the Sand
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man you guys in jersey have it rough with those damn public/private beach laws. Move down to VB or OBX. it's cheaper, cleaner, and a lot friendlier to surfers. plus your closer to south swells than ever before!
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I was going to add the bit about Geffen in CA. From the NYT article cjtst11 linked to above.
In Malibu, Calif., the record impresario David Geffen fought for years to stop people from using a path that cut through his property, before relenting and opening the gate he had installed there.
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Where is the automatic module loading scripts at system Boot?
Good afternoon everyone!
1. When the redhat-9 start, dmesg always tells that parport0 module is loaded, with probed irq at #7. However I do not see the irq=7 entry in the /proc/interrupts, until I add a line "options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=7 in /etc/modules.conf
2. I searched through the /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit but not found any script to start parport_pc module. Does anyone knows where redhat put these modules to be automatically loaded when system startsup?
3. Also, I am wondering how to config the ECP port under Linux. Again, I enabled it in BIOS, as "ECP, irq 7, DMA 03", but after system boots, I still see the parport operating in the normal mode SPP.
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Does your system use an 'initrd.img' file? This is a ramdisk that contains it's own kernel modules and script file.
You could extract this ram disk image file into a directory and examine and modify its contents.
Here is a link on how to to do this:
Modifying the Redhat installer
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Senior citizens now also in the foreclosure firing line
- Older Americans more likely to face foreclosure
As the Nation's economic downturn nibbles further at individual American's pockets, more and more folk are turning to selling off the family silver to buy time. One such strategy is taking a reverse mortgage, where they get cash-back from mortgage payments already made. This plan is popular among older Americans who have been accumulating equity for decades – especially attractive is the fact that repayments are not needed for as long as the affected property remains the primary home.
Before you rush off and avail yourself of these benefits, a moment please while you hear the other side. If you omit to service rates or pay hazard insurance premiums, in the near future your risk of ending up in foreclosure is about to rise.
The new danger
The dominant player in the reverse mortgage game is the Federal Housing Association. While previously that Administration has been relatively lenient in overlooking elder clients' insurance and tax delinquencies, expect a different frame of mind when new guidelines are announced this summer.
In changing gear, the Federal Housing Association is responding to economic pressure following its $800 million budget deficit last financial year. The main driver here is the falling property prices that forced it into doing short sales on the properties that it repossessed. While the Association's request for a $250 million Congress subsidy remains unanswered, Ii has already slashed senior citizens' borrowing power by 10%. Fannie Mae is already following suit. It has instructed its service providers to similarly toughen up their style by pressing for foreclosure in cases of similar delinquency.
Implications for senior homeowners
I chatted briefly with a director of a leading senior persons' interest group. I was told that, in a nut-shell, seniors who take reverse mortgages but don't have capacity to make timely insurance and property tax payments, are about to face a harder higher risk of foreclosure. In the past, both Fannie Mae and the Federal Housing association avoided creating headlines like heartless agency puts forgetful old folks on the street. Those days are gone now and there's scant room for financial wriggling.
Reverse mortgages do not have the escrow cushions that characterize regular mortgages. This leaves servicing hazard insurance premiums and municipal bills firmly on the hand of seniors, who may, or may no longer have the capacity to manage their own affairs – the consequence is that their homes could become exposed to priority tax liens, and end up being sold from out under their feet.
What happens next?
Both lending agencies are looking for solutions to manage the moral dilemma that they face. Ought they to show sympathy to elder citizens, or apply their rights? Possible solutions under consideration include better early warning systems, following up on problems sooner, and offering practical advice.
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by Dan Burrows | June 14, 2013 1:16 pm
Pity poor Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke when he meets the press following next week's regular meeting of the bank's rate-setting committee. No matter what he says, the market just doesn't seem to listen.
Bernanke's predecessor Alan Greenspan famously kept his public pronouncements so vague and inscrutable that no one knew what the hell he was talking about.
But Bernanke is the opposite. He ushered in an era of clearer, more explicit Fed statements and lots more transparency. He even started the practice of holding press conferences following Fed meetings.
Because no one seems to believe what he says, anyway — no matter how many times he says it.
Bernanke keeps saying that low rates across the yield curve are here to stay until the economy and inflation show that the recovery is for real. And yet long-term interest rates are spiking, clobbering bonds, REITs, preferred shares and anything else that's rate sensitive.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note hit a 14-month high of 2.29% on June 10. As recently as May 2, the yield closed at 1.63%. And that 40% jump in yields had nothing to do with Fed policy. After all, short-term rates are still at zero and the central bank is still buying up bonds at the longer end of the yield curve.
Rather, rates are rising on market fears that the Federal Reserve is set to reduce — or taper — its program of spending $85 billion a month to buy up Treasurys and other longer-term debt.
This seems really unlikely, at least if Bernanke's repeated statements are to be believed. Yes, the Fed chief did acknowledge that the central bank could begin tapering its bond-buying program if the economy were to show "continued" and "sustained" improvement.
But it's not.
The data points aren't bad, but they're hardly uniformly good. It's mostly a case of two steps forward, one step back.
The Fed also has an inflation target — and the economy is missing it by a wide mark.
The Fed's preferred inflation measure is personal consumption expenditures excluding volatile food and energy prices (core PCE). It wants to see this figure hit 2%. And the latest reading on core PCE showed an increase of 1.1% year-over-year. That's the lowest level ever recorded in the index, which dates back to 1959. The Fed is desperately trying to goose inflation — and it can't.
Furthermore, Bernanke is a scholar of the Great Depression. He knows better than anyone that premature Fed tightening in 1936-1937 choked off the recovery and sent the economy back into a tailspin.
The economic and inflation data just don't support imminent tapering or tightening. And even if the economy turned on a dime and started creating tons of jobs and tightening looked unavoidable, since when are we afraid of things getting better? True, rising interest rates are bad for bonds, REITs, MLPs. So what? You know what else is bad for these things?
A crappy economy and 12 million people who can't find work.
Fretting over Fed policy makes sense it you're a trader. But if you're a long-term investor trying to save for you kid's college education or your own retirement, then the end of easy money monetary policy is ultimately good thing. As investment advisor Josh Brown says[1]:
"I'd rather a strong jobs number and a path out of this stagnation than more excuses for stimulus. But that's just me, someone who is more concerned with economic progress for America as opposed to this month's trading P&L."
The Fed will tighten when the economy can indubitably support itself. And a healthy economy is better for your long-term holdings than the Fed's policy of monetary madness. Think about it that way, and there's no reason to fear higher rates down the road. They'll signal a return to real growth — to normalcy.
But we are nowhere near accelerating to sustainable growth — or a return to normalcy. The fundamentals don't support the spike in interest rates lasting all that long.
Bond king Jeff Gundlach of DoubleLine Capital says the 10-year Treasury will be back at 1.7% by the end of the year. I wouldn't bet against him.
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Nay Pyi Taw, Dec 8 (IANS) Myanmar's Union Parliament on Tuesday approved the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA) signed between the government and eight ethnic armed groups in October.
Under the October 15 deal, the two sides agreed on some post-ceasefire steps for adherence by both sides and on the unfinished peace process which calls for inclusion of seven other non-ceasefire-signatory groups in the truce, Xinhua news agency reported.
The two sides were also set to draw up a political framework within 60 days after the formal NCA signing and start a political dialogue within 90 days.
Accordingly, the framework for political dialogue between the government and ethnic armed groups has been completed by a special drafting committee of the tripartite Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) which comprises representatives from the government, ethnic armed groups and political parties.
The draft framework for political dialogue is expected to be approved by the UPDJC on December 14 in accordance with the timeline of the ceasefire term and the first round of formal dialogue is scheduled to start before January 14, next year.
The peace process began in November 2013 when the government's Union Peace Making Work Committee (UPWC) and ethnic armed groups' National Cease fire Coordination Team (NCCT) met in Myitgyina, Kachin state's capital, for the nationwide ceasefire talks.


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text: For track stars, winning a gold medal means you've reached the pinnacle of your profession. But for South African sprinter Caster Semenya, it's been awfully lonely at the top. At the World Championships in Berlin in August, Semenya blazed past the field to capture the 800-m title in a lightning-quick 1:55.45, trouncing her closest competitor by more than two seconds. But instead of cementing the 18-year-old's status as track's newest star, Semenya's sprint drew attention mainly to her muscled, masculine physique and touched off a heated controversy over whether she was running in the right race. "These kind of people should not run with us," said Italy's Elisa Cusma. "For me, she is not a woman. She is a man." The International Association of Athletics Federations admitted that Semenya had been forced to submit to gender testing the day of the race, though it declined to confirm reports in an Australian paper that the sprinter has both male and female genitalia. The organization has yet to determine whether Semenya will be permitted to keep her medal or continue racing as a woman, though South Africa's Sports Ministry declared on Nov. 19 that the young star would not be forced to relinquish her prize.