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|2012-07-08, 20:43
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I found it disgusting when I didn't have an idea what it was. I thought it was a part of his face. Uuggh.
I wonder what entered Oda's mind to have him like that LOL.
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crocodile and jinbei were taken care of. they were imprisoned for their "treachery" and would have rotten in their cells if not for a kid with a straw hat. as for law and luffy planning to take down a yonkou, this would actually benefit the government if you really think about it. one less yonkou to deal with. if i were the WG, i'd rather have the pirates fight amongst themselves and just handle the ones left. it's easier than fighting all of them. this is why i think the WG may have something to do with the hostilities between the yonkou. i doubt they just stood by and watched them grow ever more powerful each day. they probably monitored the comings and goings between the yonkou and even dreaded the possibility of any of them joining forces. whitebeard and shanks may not have liked each other but among the four emperors at that time, they were probably the most likely to form an alliance. an alliance between two emperors would be a huge threat to them, especially if those two emperors rally against them in a war. i won't be surprised if they caused some ruckus in the yonkou territories and pointed the blame on one of them causing some squabbles to erupt among the emperors. i honestly believe that if the WG had fought the whitebeard and red hair pirates in the marine ford war, the results might have been more favorable towards the pirates.
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Uh, shouldn't it be the other way around? You know, since Bentham appeared first and all?
But yeah, the whole thing about copying looks DOES sound a bit redundant. Or maybe "copying appearances" means that he'll simply copy his enemies' color schemes, Mega Man style!
But I'm more interested in the info about him permanently stealing powers, myself. Like, does it mean that he steals DF powers in general, or one specific technique related to that power? If it's the latter, then I think that would make more sense since the former makes Chameleone's ability sound TOO broken (after all, Blackbeard is the dude who's supposed to be stealing whole DF powers, remember!?).
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If Chameleon's powers can copy appearances as well as powers, then Bentham's fruit has become redundant because there is another fruit that could do what he does and more.
And something can only become redundant if they were there first, so I'm not sure what your point is exactly.
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If Chameleone got to keep his powers until he learned something else (ala Kirby or Rogue) then that'd be one thing but he's already quite overpowered in my book seeing as how any DF he copies is permanent, even IF the power to copy is his true base power it doesn't make it any less cheap.
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But, that's assuming that this new character copies appearance and not just powers. I expect if this Chameleone character does actually copy abilities, then he will not copy appearances (if only because that would be an extremely hard hassle to animated, or however his character is being presented).
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Regardless of what happened Black Beard came out on top. He got what he wanted. The WG are fools for trusting him, they took a risk and got burned badly.
Crocodile was taken care of by Luffy and the gang. If Luffy had not done something then Croc might have pulled it off. Jinbi did not even honor his contract what was the point of giving him the title? Luffy and Law taking down a Yonkou is beneficial to the WG, but there is another side to this. If they can take down a Yonkou with this plan then who to say they will not turn this plan on the WG too?
White Beard and Shanks would have destroyed the WG even with the Shichibukai at there side. Garp mentioned during the Sabody arch that the Marines would not have enough resource to take on two legends at the same time. He was talking about Rayleigh and White Beard. If Shanks and White Beard were there, I don't thing the Marines would be standing at all.
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Sorry for the wait, guys! I wasn't aware that the chapter was out this early! Anyways, here ya go!
Edit: BTW, I meant to post this earlier, but here's some more pics of Chameleons (one of the pics even has his name spelled in English, which indeed proves that the "Chameleone" spelling is official):
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3. Like Christopher Columbus and his motley crew, we travel the socially connected Web in search of answers, but never find quite what we're looking for. Distracted by the black depth of digital content, we drift on, from site to site, neglecting to notice the ceaselessness of our odyssey.
4. As Westerners, we customarily relate to our world in linear terms. We anticipate conclusions to voyages. We expect plots to evolve and protagonists to change.
5. But social media is proving incompatible with our linear worldview. Our online experience no longer resembles the finite story with which we're familiar.
6. In a given Facebook session, too much happens for one to remember, and so, in a way, nothing happens at all. Events intersect but don't progress. People connect but don't make contact.
7. And that's okay. Our relationship with social media is complicated and ever-changing. It's balanced by contradictions pulling incessantly in opposite directions.
8. From a cultural studies perspective, social media is nothing short of a miracle. It's opening exciting new windows through which to investigate human interaction. More than that, it's informing, entertaining, and uniting individuals across geographical boundaries. It's fostering real community bonds.
9. So there's a flipside to social media. On the surface, it's artificial. That is to say, only the information that we want to share via social media becomes public knowledge. But that fact is profound in itself. It means that every TED talk we post speaks volumes about our values. Every cat meme we retweet reveals insights into our minds.
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g) For how else can we find meaning in a digital world in which there's no final destination and no objective to achieve?
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The fact is, in 2014, with the world becoming hotter, flatter, and rapidly more crowded, we're caught inescapably in a crippling blizzard of choices. And the problem is, we don't even know what we want anymore. We only know what we don't want. Counterintuitive indeed, we find ourselves paralyzed by too much of a good thing.
Choice overload coupled with our insatiable desire for excess raises our expectations to insurmountable heights. Since satisfaction is the difference between reality and our expectations of it, we tend to remain dissatisfied with the reality of our decisions. Our freedom of choice proves ultimately paradoxical in that it inevitably results in regret.
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2. Forget the number of fish in your sea of social networks. Treasure anyone and everyone who life brings your way. If you're perpetually busy and convinced you can always do better, you're just another victim of choice paralysis.
3. Stop competing with and comparing yourself to those around you. The grass appears forever greener on the other side.
4. Avoid regret. Appreciate, rather, what already is. Put last year's Patrón provoked make out session with your ex behind you. Be grateful for the family and friends who support you despite your imperfections. Not everyone is so fortunate.
5. Realize that nothing is or ever could be lacking in your life. Everything you have, somebody out there wants. Everything you want, somebody out there has. But everything you need is right before your eyes.
6. I once met a Spanish man who lived so close to France that at night, he could smell the buttery croissants baking, yet he remained content to die of old age without ever having gone to taste one. Attach yourself neither to results nor destinations. You're exactly where you need to be.
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1. For the love of Steve Jobs, stop creating products and services from scratch. Instead, resourcefully seek out innovative combinations of existing solutions, much like a talented author creates new meaning from old words. The automobile didn't arise from thin air. On the contrary, it resulted as an amalgamation of two existing forms of transportation: the horse carriage and steam engine.
2. Use your skills and passions to your advantage. Integrate three of your interests to see what inventive combinations you can generate. For example, I'm an entrepreneurial action sports and hip hop enthusiast who films skateboarding videos while rapping about entrepreneurship.
3. Look to the natural world for inspiration. George de Mestral invented Velcro after discovering that burrs of the burdock plant stuck to his dog's fur. Moral of the story: de Mestral didn't draw his inspiration from a blank slate. Conversely, he redesigned an existing technology that Mother Nature crafted meticulously, long before his own earthly arrival.
4. Develop commercially viable solutions that address specific pain points. Before haphazardly generating solutions to problems that nobody cares about, step back and ask yourself, what pain point am I remedying? To their peril, entrepreneurs often neglect to evaluate customer and user pains. As a result, they make costly business decisions based on untested assumptions.
5. Realize that less is more. Southwest Airlines saved $10 million in fuel expenses simply by installing lighter seats in its airliners. Southwest developed what product designers call a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), which contains all of the components necessary for functionality, but nothing more.
Consider French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's advice: "You know you've achieved perfection in design, not when you have nothing more to add, but when you have nothing more to take away."
6. Observe how others achieve high performance levels and imitate them. At the risk of tooting Southwest's horn, the airline also cut operating expenses — reducing the amount of time that its aircrafts spent grounded — when it adopted the same speedy refueling techniques employed by Formula One racers. Imagine how different technologies used in one field could be adapted to solve problems in another industry.
7. Dare to be different and others will remember you. Just think about the iPhone. Apple consigned Blackberry's hardware keyboard to oblivion by doing exactly the opposite of its competitor: designing a touch screen with fewer buttons. Imagine a Blackberry, or any product for that matter, on Opposite Day. That's one of the most effective ways to differentiate your products. Define the attributes of an existing solution and reverse them. Whatever the competition makes, make the opposite.
*8. Infiltrate untapped market space. In the 1980′s, confronted with declining attendance, Cirque du Soleil reinvented the circus. Rather than enticing waning crowds of children with taller giants and faster fire jugglers, Cirque targeted an entirely new market segment. In doing so, Cirque changed the circus game. It established uncontested market space by attracting affluent adults who were willing to pay a premium for performances of unrivaled proportions. Follow in Cirque's freakishly acrobatic footsteps.
*As the bestselling authors of Blue Ocean Strategy advise, avoid highly contested market space. Ignore the urge to fight for market share. In fact, stop competing to outperform your rivals. Focus, instead, on exploiting untapped market niches, on making your rivals irrelevant, and on rendering their business models obsolete. Change the game and never look back.
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1. You wake up still drunk. A stranger is sleeping in your bed. She's cute but you want her to leave. Needless to say, you really have to fart.
2. Familiar with one-night stand protocol, you're surprised, days later, to receive her friend request. To be polite, you accept it.
3. Over the weeks, she joins the chorus on your newsfeed. She posts a couple albums, likes a few statuses, and changes her profile picture twice. You can't help but notice. It's happening right before your eyes.
4. You can't help but notice that she's dating someone new. Now that you have an open window into her life, you can't help but notice her every move.
5. Better judgment aside, you find yourself evaluating her new boyfriend. You compare yourself to him and imagine his relationship with her.
6. You find yourself reconfirming and reevaluating opinions of your once one-night stand. During the process, you also reframe and redefine your own self-image.
7. You neglect to notice that her cyber activity reflects but a fraction of her daily activity. You neglect to notice that this fraction results in a distortion of reality.
8. You forget that she, like everybody, engages in two types of behavior. You forget that her front stage behavior is directed towards you, the audience, while her back stage behavior is conducted behind the social curtain.
9. She controls, at least partially, the information that she shares. Only the information that she wants to share becomes public knowledge.
10. As far as you're concerned, that information defines her character. And she might very well confuse herself with that information. Her good performance fools you and her both.
11. But the person whose profile you see isn't the same person who you slept with weeks ago. It isn't even the same person who's posting the content. It's an actress who doesn't shit, shower, or shave.
12. You don't see her getting ready. You don't see her struggling to look and feel a certain way. You don't see the process of her identity. You see only the result.
13. It's not irrational that you, over the past few weeks, have become attached and increasingly attracted to her. You see her face every day and she looks perfect.
14. But your relationship with her is entirely pornographic. You think that a connection exists, a special bond, due to the frequent exchange of personal information.
15. This distortion of reality ultimately prevents you from seeking out and working for real connections and developing real relationships.
16. You're paralyzed by your false perception, connected to nobody but a cyber-identity, intimate with nothing but a cold computer screen.
17. You have a few different options.
*To learn to let go, consider these lessons:
a) Let go of your self-image. Let go of your perception of her. Let go of your social media obsession. Let go and live your life.
b) Spend your days, not scrolling through life, but fighting for it.
c) Find someone to love, if you're ready to find someone to love. I guarantee they won't be perfect, but neither are you.
d) Spend more time on interactions than the Internet.
e) Invest more in your relationships than you do in yourself.
f) Don't forgo your identity altogether, but be anonymous when granted the opportunity.
g) There is something profoundly human about the one-night stand, and something profoundly wrong with its current state of imperilment.
(Originally published on the Huffington Post)
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My Assignment: "You are required to read Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design, by Chris Lefteri and Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals, by Rob Thompson. The purpose of having you read these books is to give you some insight into the various manufacturing techniques used in product design and development process. Now it's your chance to really be creative. Think of a product and how you might use one of these techniques to manufacture it in a new an innovative way. Have fun." (Professor Marc de Vinck).
My Approach: Rather than applying a manufacturing technique to prototype a tangible product , I created a music video. Though certainly unorthodox, my video suffices, according to the assignment's constraints. In addition to capturing the industrial spirit of Bethlehem's SteelStacks (formerly the heart of American manufacturing), I articulate precisely how I'm employing various metal cutting techniques to develop leaner, more cost effective bottle caps.


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A countdown of Michael Jordan\'s Top 10 Available Career Plays. Relive this legendary basketball player\'s greatest layups, dunks and shots from his rookie season to retirement. Honorable Mention: 11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux8Nxv8hBVo 12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlwUFA5Sric 13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob89Nh19nXI 14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww2A39U-6rs 15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nb7qea2hRo 16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucJk22gCMHE 17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Ut_M2L2AA 18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPhb9yEirAc 19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl53F0RzYLY 20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF30in84XQA 21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQAzeXveEIE 22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtvrLt_eUrY 23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OIoI8lGEIs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About NBA Countdown: NBA Countdown provides opinionated lists of many different NBA Players top plays as well as other lists relating to the NBA or the game of basketball. We strive to create a a fair and unbiased list of plays but at the same time, everyone has their own opinion on lists and no opinion is right or wrong. We judge plays based on the context of the situation, the overall difficulty, and how aesthetically pleasing the play is. Performances are not counted as \'plays\'. This means that Kobe Bryant\'s 81 point game, Wilt Chamberlains 100 point game would not be listed on the top 10 career plays lis...


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When you make your own pasta, you will always end up with some scraps, even more if you make ravioli. You can easily recycle this leftover pasta to make maltagliati, meaning "poorly cut" in Italian, which was traditionally meant as food for the poor. We are way past that, and today you can enjoy rich texture and amazing flavor of your pasta without the social stigma ;-)
Creamy scrambled eggs
I love the creamy texture of scrambled eggs, but I strongly dislike the idea of eating eggs raw, so I hacked a scrambled eggs recipe to be both completely set, creamy, and pack a crunchy punch as an extra. It's so delicious with fresh bread or toast, and the consistency makes it spreadable like a cottage cheese! I come back to this recipe quite often, because it's simple, fast and feels luxurious ;-)
Sweet potato quiche
Quiche is that one recipe that I love coming back to — it's easy to make, looks delicious and tastes heavenly :-) Plus, it allows me to come up with new fillings, which makes it very versatile!
Sweet potatoes are very smooth and creamy when boiled, then baked, and shallots add a crunchy texture. The combination of them is very mild and aromatic, so make sure you spice it up to your liking!
Tuna and egg bento
The bare tuna-paste bento was a great success, but with the arrival of my new bento container, I was left with some extra unused space. I decided to fill the space with easy to make and very tasty iri tamago, which is basically a Japanese kind of scrambled eggs! You can definitely use iri tamago in onigiri, or as a small side dish.
Bonito-dashi ramen with egg
Ramen is a delightful soup served piping hot with wheat noodle and lots of vegetables — a perfect dish that you can prepare quickly for a healthy autumn dinner or a light lunch. You can customise it almost indefinitely with ingredients you like: eggs, meat, vegetables and rice cakes. I will show you how to prepare a simple, but very tasty ramen based on bonito fish stock (bonito dashi) and eggs.


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Get ready for 2-3 hours of fun creating something that would make Chip and Joanna proud ! We will offer a variety of projects that will require you to sand, stain and paint your project using a large variety of stain options and 50 paint colors! Everyone in your group can create something perfect for their home, whether it be sign to hang above you sofa or a centerpiece box for your dining room table.
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- Home Decor designs are created with stencils and must be prepared prior to the event. We can not cut new stencils during a class unless it is due to an error on our part. Thank you for understanding!
- Children ages 8 and up are welcome to our afternoon events as well as Wednesday night, however we reserve Friday and Saturday nights for teens and adults.
- We have a full on site bar serving beer, wine, mixed drinks, soda, water and coffee.
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- While we do accept BYOB, we do have a $5 corking fee per bottle of wine or per 6 pack of beer. All alcohol must be declared upon arrival, check in and left at the bar.
- You must be 21 years old to drink and we do card.
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|Roadphalt cold asphalt
|25 kg/bag and 1 ton /bag
|Open to traffic:
|after the repair is completed .
|Construction ways:
|easy and simple (Labor or Machine )
|Main features:
|suitable for all weather and environment
|The brand:
|usage places:
|all the road pavement , garden ,expressway , airport , Landscape
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1. Cold asphalt/bitumen .
2. Works in Water and ALL Weather Conditions .
3. Accepts Traffic Imme.
Founded in 2003, Shanghai Roadphalt Asphalt Technology Co., Ltd.
it's involved in developing and marketing new technology, new materials and new techniques of road pavement. Integrating scientific research, manufacturing and sales, we are a nation-level high-tech enterprise with "new material for road pavement" as our core competence.
Our company owns research labs, a large-scale manufacturing and processing plant and a nationwide sales network. We cooperate with world renowned scientific institution for pavement, and learn from established scientific results and application technology from other countries. We also join hands with the Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tongji University on long-term collaboration to develop such products as colored pavement material, road maintenance material, special asphalt and asphalt processing equipment.
Being "science-led and service-oriented" is our principle. So far we have owned 9 national patents, won 1 nation-level innovation fund and 2 Shanghai innovation fund. We are recognized as a nation-level high-tech enterprise, Shanghai energy-saving and environment-protecting enterprise, outstanding Shanghai enterprise that converts new technological achievements into productivity, and Shanghai patent activity experimental enterprise, having established the brand of "Roadphalt".
Roadphalt all-weather cold paving material is a kind of high-tech road patching material, mixed and prepared by using Roadphalt high-performance cold paving additive, asphalt and aggregate according to certain processing technology, with an appearance of black grain-like solid, slight petroleum smell, insoluble in water, insensitive to motive impact and static electricity, and with stable properties.
Prepaire area
pit depth
Recommendations mixture gradation
AC-05 or AC-10
0.3-0.5 m2
Comparison among cold paving asphalt, hot paving asphalt and emulsified asphalt
Roadphalt cold asphalt mixture
Hot paving asphalt mixture
Emulsified asphalt mixture
Construction seasons
Be constructed in all weather in a whole year, not influenced by winter or raining/snowing weather
Not constructed in low temperature winter and raining weather
The temperature is required not below 5°C, and the construction time is longer then the hot paving.
Holes/trench treatment
Just simple treatment, the holes/trench with gathered water can be filled directly
Cleaning-up, removing gathered water, drying them up, and brushing with bonding oil are necessary
Cleaning-up, shaping and removing gathered water are necessary
The fill-bag sealed finished product can be stored as long as two years at room temperature
Can not be stored
Stored for 3-7 days or longer at 20°C
Construction performance
Neither proficient workers nor special machines is needed
Proficient workers and special machines are needed
Proficient workers and special machines are needed
Production environment
Can be produced locally or pre-stirred in factory, without the smell of hot asphalt
Stirring in factory is needed, with heavy smell of hot asphalt
Pre-stirring in factory is needed
Utilization rate of the material
Be taken at anytime if needed, and the left material can be used for next time.
The taken amount is more than the utilized amount, and the left material is invalid.
The material can not be used again after the emulsion breaks
Opening for the traffic
The traffic is opened immediately after the patching is finished.
The traffic is closed for a period after the patching is finished
The traffic is closed after the patching is finished, waiting for the emulsion to break.
The lifetime is as long as 10 years
Consume of energy
The stone materials are generally not required to be heated, and the temperature of asphalt is low, so the energy is saved.
the stone materials and asphalt are required to be heated
Amount of asphalt consumed is 10% less than that of the hot patching material, and the stone materials is not heated, and the temperature of asphalt is high.
Material consume
Repeated repairs are reduced and material is saved; the shutdown cost caused by winter and raining weather is reduced
Waste is caused by taking larger amount of material to keep it warm; and the damage aggravates due to the patching can not be constructed at any time.
Generally the patching can be constructed in time, and the amount is taken according to the actual need. The cost on the shutdown of the construction and the machines is reduced to some extent.
Social benefit
Patching is constructed at any time to maintain the pavement fresh all the time, which makes the traffic smooth, reduces traffic accidents and the patching times, and prolongs the serving life of the roads.
The patching can not be constructed at any time, which aggravates the impairment, influences the traffic, and reduces the serving life of the roads.
The patching time is a little long, which influences the traffic.


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What is this page?
This is a collection guide. It is a description of archival material held in the Special Collections Division,
J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University. The materials described here are physically available in our
reading room. To see what's been digitized in this collection, click on the thumbnail at the top right of this page
or look for hyperlinks in the container list and/or the preliminary inventory.
The bulk of the collection is family-centered correspondence written during the Civil War, Reconstruction, and post-Reconstruction periods.
The Civil War correspondence relates primarily to family matters but it also contains significant material pertaining to religious, social, economic, and military aspects of the South during the war. The religious material is found primarily in the correspondence of R. H. Wills and his sister Lula. R. H. wrote frequently of his various congregations, life as a minister, and his personal religious beliefs. During the winter and summer of 1862, he wrote from the Plymouth/Mackey's Ferry area where he witnessed Union troop movements, Negroes joining the Union cause, and southerners taking "the oath" with the North.
Included in the Civil War correspondence are numerous letters that discuss the military situation and camp life matters. These include correspondence describing camp life at Norfolk, Butler's ultimatum, and duty while stationed at Lewell's Point (July 1, 1861); camp life at Yorktown, work details, war rumors, high moral of troops, and the possibility of General Hill moving his regiment to Richmond (July 17, 1861); the Confederate retreat from New Bern and the problems of Confederate supplies (March 18, 1862); an eyewitness account of the Monitor-Merrimac Battle and the expectation for the return of the Merrimac (April 12, 1862); and the war news and the overcrowded conditions at hospitals in Richmond (June 6, 1862). There are also several letters from the Hunter brothers while stationed at Fort Fisher and Fort Caswell (1864). These describe the election of officers, the practice of obtaining substitutes, blockade running, long rolls, the method and possibilities of visiting Fort Fisher, and camp life. Also of importance are several letters written from Florida that describe home life in Florida; battles in East Florida, in which the Union used Negro troops (February, 1864); the Confederate call for horses (1864); and the practice of caring for Union and Confederate soldiers. Other letters late in the war describe camp life on the Rapidan (1864), dissatisfaction with people at home, duty near Kinston, N.C., under General Robert F. Hoke (February, 1864), feelings of patriotism, and the future prospects of the war. Finally of importance are several letters written to a Confederate prisoner in the Union prison at Elmira, New York.
Reconstruction correspondence contains significant material relating to religious, social, economic and medical aspects. Religious material is found predominantly in the correspondence of William H. Wills to his daughter (Lula) and R. H. Wills to his sister (Lula). These two describe their ideas as Methodist Protestant ministers, attendance at state and national church conferences, the morality of the period, and their personal religious beliefs. Social aspects are expanded on in nearly every letter. Both families wrote often of family matters, travels, social activities, and work habits.
Economic activities of the two families also receive considerable attention. The correspondence describes family gardens, dressmaking, quilting, etc. It also makes reference to the condition of farms in the area, including cotton picking, crop shortages due to drought, the hiring of labor, and the crops grown. Of importance was a trip by J. E. Hunter to Philadelphia and Baltimore (1876) in which he describes buying on the market, selling goods, the high price of goods, and the Philadelphia Exhibition.
The correspondence of the late nineteenth century is of particular economic interest. One group of letters is from various northern equipment manufacturers. Many of these contain price lists, circulars, and advertisements of their equipment. Also included in the correspondence are references to an earthquake (October, 1886) and its effect on the general public, the canning of fruit, raising of chickens and turkeys, the effect of the "early frost of 1886," "triffling" tenants, labor problems, and garden work.
Of particular note are letters describing a trip to Washington and attendance at a Temperance Meeting (January, 1876); telling of life at A & M College (N.C. State University) and giving a detailed description of a visit to Occoneechee Farm owned by Julian S. Carr (May, 1895); recounting a visit to a naval parade, the
TEXAS, and seeing Peason Hobson (October, 1898); and describing college life and reporting on a trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, Washington, D.C., and Mount Vernon (1903).
Miscellaneous material includes a wide variety of mostly unrelated items including a list of books read by J. E. Hunter, a classbook for the Union Methodist Protestant Church (1852), family poems, a typed description of Dalkeith, a sketchbook of R. H. Wills (1857-1865), a court record for Brinkleyville (1898-1909), a Tax-in-kind form (1869), and numerous equipment catalogues (1870s and 1880s).
The Hunter and Wills families of Halifax and Warren Counties were related through the marriage of James E. Hunter and Lucy Wills in 1869. The Wills family of Brinkleyville played a prominent role in the Methodist Protestant Church from its beginning in 1828 throughout the nineteenth century. William H. Wills was a distinguished clergyman and educator in North Carolina. He participated actively in the North Carolina Annual conferences of the Methodist Protestant Church from 1831 to 1884. In 1855 he and Rev. Jesse Hayes Page opened the Halifax Male Academy at Brinkleyville and shortly thereafter they established the Elba Female Seminary. Wills served as secretary of the North Carolina Conference for several years and was president of the General Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church in 1866. He married Anna Maria Whitaker and they were the parents of three sons and six daughters. The eldest son, Rev. Richard Henry Wills, was also a minister of the Methodist Protestant Church. The second son, George, served as a lieutenant in the Confederate army and was killed in battle. Of the daughters Lula and Lucy figure prominently in the correspondence, as Lucy became the wife of James E. Hunter.
August 8, 1973, ca. 200 items; Copies and originals,papers (1858-1908) of a Warren and Halifax County family including correspondence, equipment catalogues, and miscellaneous. Loaned for copying by Mrs. C. E. Skillman, Warrenton, N.C.
Loaned by Mrs. C. E. Skillman
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Hunter-Wills Family Papers (#237), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Processed by C. Joyner, December 1973
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Sheila Whitelaw, 73, a resident of Mt. Airy for more than 30 years, testified before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging on Tuesday, May 15, about age discrimination in the workplace.
"I have had several incidents where I know my age was a determining factor," said Sheila Whitelaw, who has been unemployed for two years. "You can't prove it. You just know it. Your experience doesn't seem to matter. Age is just a number. It doesn't define who I am."
Tim Driver, founder of RetirementJobs.com, a career site and advocacy organization for people aged 50 and older, called Whitelaw "a highly qualified, articulate candidate."
"She is one of the many who signed our petition in support of the committee's efforts to help mature workers find jobs," Driver said. "She is thrilled to be heard after going for a long time finding that the door to the human resources department was apparently closed because of her age."
And unfortunately, she isn't alone.
"Laid-off workers in their 50s have only a 75 percent chance of returning to work within two years of a job loss," according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Whitelaw, who has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, was an executive director at three different nonprofits, including Allens Lane Art Center in Mt. Airy. Whitelaw quit her job at the Free Library of Philadelphia after her daughter became seriously ill and needed a bone marrow transplant.
Whitelaw did what any mother would do and went into what she describes as "caregiver mode." Later, she decided to return to work as a nanny to help care for a family in Erdenheim.
But in 1999 Whitelaw decided she needed a change.
"I found a job in a boutique in Manayunk where I bought my clothes," Whitelaw said. "I loved working there and seeing the same customers all the time."
Unfortunately, the store closed in 2010.
"At 71, I knew I was going to have trouble finding work," said Whitelaw, who recently had to place her husband, Roland Ayers, in a nursing home because of Alzheimer's disease. The added financial burden has forced Whitelaw to move out of her house and into a smaller apartment.
"Right now, I am living off Social Security and $35 a month in food stamps," Whitelaw said.
After submitting hundreds of resumes online and in person, Whitelaw has only had 15 interviews in two years – and only two job offers.
"I turned down one job because it was six days a week," Whitelaw said, sighing.
The other job Whitelaw had to quit because the hours were longer than were originally discussed.
"They wanted me to work to 11 p.m. in Center City – I couldn't take the train back that late," she added.
"I really like to work and be out in the public," Whitelaw said. "I want to contribute to society."
Whitelaw recalls asking the people at RetirementJobs.com, "How do you prove these things and how do you change it?"
When asked what she would do to change the situation, Whitelaw said, "I don't know the answers – that's for the guys in Washington to figure out."
Until then, Whitelaw said she will "keep on plugging."
"I am on the computer every single day," she said. "I don't really expect to retire. I plan to keep working as long as I am physically able to."


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Airbus test-flies A350 to rival 787 Dreamliner
The Airbus A350 safely touched down Friday after its first test flight in France, a milestone in the company's effort to battle Boeing's 787 Dreamliner over the market for wide-body planes.
Thousands of people watched the flight in person, and about 60 Airbus workers celebrated at offices near Washington's Dulles Airport, applauding as the plane landed at 8:06 a.m. ET.
"Although seeing the airplane take off for the first time is exciting, the really satisfying bit is when the airplane comes back and lands," said Barry Eccleston, CEO of Airbus Americas, who wore a black "First Flight" T-shirt for the occasion.
The flight moves Airbus a step closer to delivering the A350 in the second half of 2014.
Both the A350 and the 787 are built from carbon composites that aim for greater fuel efficiency and less greenhouse-gas emissions. Cabins of both planes boast larger windows and overhead storage than comparable jets. Airbus says the 220-inch cabin width from armrest to armrest is inches more than the competition, allowing 18-inch seat width in nine-wide seating.
Airbus has 616 orders for the A350, including 50 announced this month from Singapore Airlines.
By comparison, Boeing has delivered 57 Dreamliners since starting in September 2011. Despite the craft being grounded for three months this year with battery problems, Boeing has more than 800 orders worldwide, including 42 this year from American Airlines.
PHOTOS: The A350 in production at the Airbus factory
Both companies will promote their planes next week at the Paris Air Show. Airbus will have its test flight under its belt, and Boeing will have two Dreamliners on hand, one to fly and one to walk around.
"With a huge backlog and a bullish long-term demand forecast, the commercial aircraft market should remain healthy over the long haul," Carol Levenson, a Gimme Credit aerospace analyst, said in a Boeing review.
The A350 is designed to seat 270 to 350 passengers in three classes and have an 8,000-mile range. The plane is projected to use 25% less fuel than comparable planes.
"It's going to be a really important plane for the U.S.," Eccleston said. "People are really going to notice this."
The four-hour test flight occurred at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport. Eccleston said test pilots and engineers were looking to see how the plane handled and whether equipment such as landing gear and flaps worked as expected.
"We were looking for the handling qualities of the airplane," Eccleston said.
Brent McBratney, Airbus Americas airline marketing director, said the flight demonstrated that the company could deliver on its commitments. US Airways, Hawaiian and United each have the plane on order, and Airbus will sell the 350-1000 version as a competitor to Boeing's 777.
"It was awesome," McBratney said. "This airplane is really going to crank up the competition."
Zachary Shapiro, Airbus North American sales director, said the "game-changing" plane represents the company's future.
"For lack of a more sophisticated word, I'm giddy," Shapiro said. "This is the future flagship of fleets. To see a first flight happen, it's the beginning of a long era in aviation."


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I'm reading The Sign of Jonas right now. Merton has let me into his journal, and I get to see life in Gethsemani.
This is an old book, maybe around since the 60s, and the jacket is frayed along the edges. The front and back inside covers have a black and white photograph of Merton walking through what I presume to be the Kentucky woods. His back is sort of diagonally to the camera, his right foot raised in mid-stride. Have you ever wanted to enter a picture?
Yes, it's like that.
Wait! Wait for me! That's my feeling when I see it.
Sometimes I wonder if the restlessness I feel is actually a good thing. If the mild and vague sense of dissatisfaction is merely a sign of things to come. That life on earth can only get so good, and it's what comes after that is the true kick-ass part.
Please don't take vague dissatisfaction the wrong way. I'm mostly happy, mostly content, able to experience and witness and store away these lovely moments, generally with family and friends. But I don't know...there is this undercurrent, always an undercurrent, of wanting and needing more.
And I'm not sure if the undercurrent is God, or a sign from God, or the lingering dysthymia that never completely leaves me alone. What's funny is that I crave contemplation, aloneness -- or, at least, I think I do -- but the whole truth is that I wouldn't know what to do with myself there.
I'm not a still person. Sometimes I have to force myself to stop during those moments when the kids are taking their sweet time, and usually it's because they've noticed something, taken note of something in their surroundings that really requires stop and looking. All this is a good thing, but I get far ahead and have to double back, and I have to pull in that ingrained need to keep moving.
I wouldn't know what to do with still and silent. I wonder if that is something that can be learned. But then again, young children and a vocation for nursing aren't exactly leading me in that general direction, either. My life isn't quite chaos, but it isn't hand signals in dim light by the altar, either.
In the book, Merton writes about wondering if he's in the right place with the Trappists, or if he'd have been better suited for the Carthusians. Apparently, the Cistercians weren't silent enough. (And they're monks! Using sign language!)
Of course, Merton stays. He's chosen his particular version of stillness, and decided that that's exactly where God wants him. I have to believe that this is where God wants me, in the slight insanity of family life with my husband and children, moving among throngs of students, reading and writing, and yes, praying. It's a different form of contemplation, for sure. But every bit as valid and needed.
At least, that's what I tell myself as I put Lillian in time-out for the 80th time in an afternoon.
Do you know what I just reread on page 35? "The simplest and most effective way to sanctity is to disappear into the background of ordinary everyday routine."
I think I'm being told to go finish the dishes.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
My Own Gethsemani
I'm reading The Sign of Jonas right now. Merton has let me into his journal, and I get to see life in Gethsemani.
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Sunset at the old dock of Cerro Azul.
In the 1920s cotton was planted in the region on a grand scale, so a need for a dock emerged, which was built in 1925 out of concrete. In 1972 the harbor was closed down and the dock was laid in, as meanwhile better transporting possibilities were offered by the nearby Panamericana highway. But it is still there and it is a popular place for fishing or helps the surfers to get to the famous waves of Cerro Azul by a courageous jump.


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Cairo Urban Initiatives Platform
www.cuipcairo.org is a new website that acts as a central repository of information on events, initiatives, organizations and more that have to do with Cairo's built environment. Bookmark them, there's an events calendar function that has recently been added and is very handy for tracking what's going on about town. More info available in this PDF.


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You're very welcome spinfunky. I'm glad that you like it here.
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Hi ravia. Audi Financial Services' November buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Q5 2.0 Premium Plus with 10,000 miles per year are 0.00159 and 57% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
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Hello roxanne1010. Please see my previous post for the information that you're looking for.
The leases on the Q5 really aren't that great right now. This lease program is scheduled to run through the end of the year. It's possible, but not likely, that Audi would make an unscheduled enhancement to it.
I'm not aware of any conquest cash for switching from a Mercedes to an Audi.
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roxanne1010 Posts: 63Thanks Car_man,
I will take your advice into consideration and probably reconsider leasing the Q5. It seems that Lexus has great deals on the RX350 so I am going to look into.0
You're welcome roxanne1010. The Q5 is a really nice vehicle, but...if you're trying to get a good deal on a luxury SVU this is probably not the place to look.
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carbuyer2015 Posts: 3Leased audi q5 in New England area. Premium plus, nav, smart key, audi care, and 19 wheels. 44.3k with .00159 MFS, and 57 Residual. Extra percent on residual for adding audi care almost pays for the care itself. Payment of 554 per on with 6k down to pay taxes and some cap cost.0
suvbuyer007 Posts: 1Hmmm, I would have expected a lower monthly payment for 6k down. That 6K is probably the total amount, including taxes and fees, due at signing0
npanitsas Posts: 4Hi Car_man,
I was considering leasing a 2013 Q5 Premium Plus, 10k/36mo. After negotiating the price for the car, the payment didn't line up with calculations using the money factor or residual provided here. To get to their quoted payment, it seemed clear the dealer marked-up the money factor to offset a lower negotiated sales price.
The dealer wouldn't reveal what they were using for these values, which was of course suspicious but not totally unexpected.
Are these published rates that dealers should follow or simply guidelines from Audi Financial Services?
Are dealers required to offer rates/terms set by Audi Financial Services?
Your insight is greatly appreciated - Thanks!0
nn_miami Posts: 3Hi Fellows,
I have recently re-located to Miami from overseas. As a result, I currently have no credit scrore whatsoever.
I am interested in leasing a 2013 Audi Q5 Premium Plus (sunroof, navigation etc.) for my use. Audi has a special leasing program, where in they lease vehicles to International Executives, who necessarily do not have the best credit score in the country (due to new relocation / move to USA).
Based on all information from the local dealerships in Miami, I have been quoted approx. $700 per month (based on monthly payments + apportioning the down payment of $1.5K for tag, title etc.).
This is obviously super high, considering what I have read on this forum.
Can someone guide me into the basics of leasing or suggest me a dealership around Miami, so that I can save myself from being screwed royally by the dealerships here.
Thanks in anticipation.
First of all welcome to USA.
I also moved to USA last year and bought Audi through foreign business professional program. My emi is $623 with $3600 drive away price including all taxes dealership fees etc. it's 2012 premium plus 2.0 With nav. I also negotiated Audi care. I am in NJ0
Other details. I think you should break up like this to get better understanding and comments from other users on where you could negotiate. Moreover being Thanksgiving and holiday season I am sure you could negotiate a better deal.
Dealer - Town Motors Englewood, New Jersey.
Q5 premium plus package + Nav+Audi Care+Car Mats Invoice price= 42993
Lease months = 42 Mileage = 10,000/yr
Money factor = 0.00176
Residual Value = 21596 or 49%
Monthly payments = $623.11
Initial Charges = $3871.63(First month+$399 for registration+$695 bank fee+$249 documentation fee+$7.50 tire tax+$1898.02 Sales tax)0
scfamily Posts: 1Hi Car_man,
I'm looking to lease a 2013 Q5 3.0T Premium Plus. Can you tell me what the current lease rate factor and residual value % is? I am interested in a 42 mo. lease with 10k miles a year.
Also, do you think the lease rates will be better if I wait until December? Thanks.0
ken954 Posts: 13I'm looking to lease a 2013 Q5 2.0T Premium Plus w/ Nav (purchasing in Michigan, but titled in Florida). Does anyone have updated residual and money factor info for November / December? I'm also considering a Lexus RX350 and BMW X3, trying to obtain data to work my best deal. I have another lease vehicle to turn in Dec 9th, so can hold off a bit if there's an indication that Audi will offer something better soon.
elle13 Posts: 2Hi All,
Should I buy out, CPO, and warranty my 2009 Q5 3.2 Audi (all in) for $25K?
Lease a 2013 Q5 2.0 similarly equipped using the equity from the lease for $460/mo, 42 mo, 12k/year?
Thanks for any and all responses,
Elle :confuse:0
AUDI Q5 2.0T- 36 month, 15k Lease
Audi Q5 - MSRP $45,400ish , offered to us at $43,400ish
Residual 54%
Monthly payment $525
$5000 cap reduction
$3000 due at signing.
This is far more money than we wanted to put down but I was trying to work with the guy and we ended up leaving because I did not like the deal after reviewing the posts on this board.
For December what can I reasonably expect for a Residual and MF for the Q5?
Thank You0
lgq5 Posts: 1Hi Car_man,
Thanks for your excellent info.
Is it better to Lease NOW in December 2012 or Wait until January 2013? I'm not sure as I am new to leasing.
I'm looking to lease a 2013 Q5 3.0T Premium Plus. Can you tell me what the current lease money factor and residual value % is? I am interested in a 36 mo. lease with 15k miles a year.
Forgive my ignorance but are you saying 8k out of pocket in order to get to $525 a month?0
lbr2013 Posts: 5Carman,
We are leasing a 2013 Audi Q5 Premium plus this month.
Can you tell me:
-the money factor
-residual at 10K miles 3 years
Our dealership is saying the rates change in December. I wanted to check and see if that was true as well.
Thank you0
Yes it was about 8K out of pocket, that is why I did not take the deal. I was looking at the numbers and he was not being very flexible so I left. This was based on November lease pricing so hopefully December gets better. Otherwise I am leasing the new Acura RDX for much, much less.0
While that is indeed expensive out of pocket for a lease IMO, it sounds genuine or along the lines of the deal I am getting. I am on order (delivery in January) for 2.0 premium plus moonlight blue metallic / gray interior, with navi, advanced key and 19 inch wheels at $584/mo with $4700 out of pocket (including tax pre-paid, 1st mo, bank fee and rest towards cap reduction). I think the msrp for this setup is $46,470 or something like that but clearly sales price is lower, else math doesn't add up. This is also using November 0.00179 and 52% on a 42mo 12k lease. I am hoping that by the time I take delivery (early jan) numbers dip and I can negotiate.
As car_man mentioned earlier the q5 deals (not to mention audi if you ask me) has some unfavorable lease deals. With Acura or Infinti your money goes ways further, but its all matter of wants vs. needs and paying for those needs. I have a 2010 infinti g37x coupe and with a similar msrp but no where near of q5 mo payments. Obviously different year and different numbers but money goes further.
Good Luck to you.0
I believe paying so much money up front is not the way to go. When trying to get to a certain lease payment, one must come up with money up front to lower the cap cost. My opinion is that the Q5 lease deals are not that good, but certinly wait for December. You may want to look at other SUVs where you are spending less money and can still enjoy the ride.0
Thank you all for the replies. The wife and I haven't decided yet but we are leaning toward leasing the Acura RDX 2013 which is priced lower and has better lease terms.
The Q5 was our favorite however paying an extra $7000 out of pocket for the same monthly payment of $550 did not make sense to us.
We are signing a 3 year lease so when those terms our up I told my wife she can get whatever car she wants, probably a Q7 or Infiniti JX35 as we will have two kids at that point.
Thank you all again for your help and time, if you hear of any changes to lease terms for December please let me know.0
nstino04 Posts: 4For what it's worth, we were also looking at leasing the Q5 but was told from the dealer that Audi doesn't really make leasing affordable or attractive. Our dealer wouldn't budge on the sales price so there was no negotiation.
We had also test driven the Acura RDX a number of times but we didn't like the handling when taking clover leaf exits off the freeway.
On a whim we test drove the BMW X3 and found it to be a much nicer ride (on par with Q5). We ended up with the xDrive28i model loaded with Convenience package, Cold Weather Package, Premium package and Technology package for $550/mo 12kmi/year and only paying the TTL fees at drive off. BMW is throwing in $1,000 holiday cash which comes off the price you negotiate with the dealer, so it really helps lower the payments. A way better deal than the Q5 and a nicer ride than the RDX.
I'll admit the navigation and technology of the Q5 is superior to the X3 IMO but I really couldn't see spending $100 more/month for it. The X3 has park assist which shows the sides and the rear - which is what completely sold my wife since she is not so great at parking in tight parking spots.
Good luck - either way you've selected some good vehicles.0
I believe you will find the same problems leasing a Q7 as you did with the Q5. I also looked into the Volkswagon tourag and it was a great drive just like the Q5. Problem is terrible lease numbers. Great deal can be done on the infiniti JX, but as I have said in the JX posts great exterior and inferior features with a disappointing drive. Good luck with your leasing venture, I am also working on leases. So far it has been frustrating.0
Hi npanitsas. If the dealer won't tell you what selling price and money factor they used to calculate the lease payment on the vehicle that you want, find a different dealer. As a consumer, you are entitled to know that information.
I always mention that the rates I talk about here are banks' "buy rates." This means that they are the lowest possible money factors that dealers are allowed to charge on a vehicle. Dealers can, and often do, mark up vehicles' money factors to add additional hidden, back-end profit to deals. Savvy consumers who know what their vehicle's money factor should be and are in areas that have a decent amount of competition are usually able to get dealers to use the buy rate to calculate their vehicles' payments, but dealers are not obligated to do so.
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Hello scfamily. Audi Financial Services' December buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 42-month lease of a 2013 Q5 3.0T Premium Plus with 10,000 miles per year are .00181 and 53% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
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Hi ken954. Audi Financial Services' current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Q5 2.0T Premium Plus with 15,000 miles per year are .00159 and 54% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
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You're very welcome lgq5. Thanks for noticing.
It's difficult to predict exactly what manufacturers will do with their future incentives programs, but if I had to make an educated guess I'd say that you would be better off getting a Q5 in December than you would be waiting until January. Go in at the end of the month and strike a deal. Dealers will be anxious to lock in sales before the end of the month and the end of the year. If history repeats itself, the deals will be slightly worse in January. That's what happened last year.
Audi Financial Services' December buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Q5 3.0T Premium Plus with 15,000 miles per year are .00161 and 54% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
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delnole Posts: 36Hi Car man,
Can you tell me what the December money factor and residual is for a 2013 Audi Q5 2.0T on a 36 month/12000 lease?
jaeg0618 Posts: 3Wanted to share my deal with you, plus some extra information I was able to get from them: 2013 Audi Q5 2.0 - Premium Plus + MMI Nav Plus + Audi Smart Key + Bang & Olufsen + 19 inch Wheels MSRP: $46845
Brought them down to invoice: $44054.75
Audi Care: $820 (Highly recommend, scheduled service cost is crazy expensive you get the first service for free though)
Acq Fee: $695
Doc Fee: $595 (way to high!)
Money Upfront: $2200
About $385 on License and Registration Fees
36 months/10k miles per year
Residual: 57%
Money Factor: 0.00199 (tier B - Sub 680 auto enhanced score)
Payment $699 and change.
I'm in Miami, FL
Here's how it went down, first the dealer came back with a MF of 0.00279 and a 39 month lease, I just laughed and told them to be serious, they came back at 0.00234 at 39 months, at which point I told them: "I am your worst nightmare, an educated consumer (thanks to this forum I knew that Tier A MF should be around 0.00159), I am full aware that I am not Tier A credit, that doesn't mean you can steal from me and if you don't stop playing games, I will take these numbers and go to another of the many Audi dealers in Miami" thanked them for their time and started to stand up to leave (all with a big smile, not angry or anything).
The finance manager told me to hold off and shows me the AFS Bulletin with the Money Factors and shows that for Tier A for 12 to 36 months it is 0.00159 and for 39 to 42 months it is 0.00179. Also it showed that for Tier B the MF is Tier A + .0004, For Tier C is Tier A + .00065 and for Tier D is Tier A + .00075 (this will be until 01/07/13).
So I question him about his .00234 MF when if I am tier B it should be .000219 ( .00179 + .0004) and has the stones to tell me that there's a .00015 markup because it's the first time I am leasing through VW Leasing. I got very serious, and since he had shown me the buy rates, I told him: "Here's what you need to do, make my deal a 36 month lease at 0.00199 MF (Tier A buy rate + .0004) or I am walking"
I guess he got it and I saved a lot of money, imagine if I had done a 39 month lease with a 0.00279 MF? So if you can, make sure you stay at 36 months, it will save you .00020 on the MF.
Knowledge is power guys, thanks to CarMan and all the people that collaborate to this forum, without it I would have been easy prey for this finance people.0
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My latest Tax Notes column which came out today (subscription-only access here) is basically a recap of my testimony on March 1st before the Senate Budget Committee. It's a written version of the script I used for my oral remarks, plus a chance to report (or vent) about the line of questioning that came from one of the Republican senators that day.
About the basic premise of the hearing, which was called ""Tax Reform to Encourage Growth, Reduce the Deficit, and Promote Fairness," I explain that:
I recently heard the three tax reform goals listed in the hearing's title referred to as a "fiscal trilemma," suggesting it might not be possible to achieve them all.2 Equating the three with a dilemma suggests that working toward them will be a negative experience. Indeed, many policymakers are caught speaking of at least one of the goals with partisan disdain: "encouraging growth" (a popular Republican goal) might be labeled by some Democrats as "pandering to the rich"; "reducing the deficit" by including at least some new revenue (a popular centrist goal) might be labeled by some on both sides as "killing jobs"; and "promoting fairness" (a popular Democratic goal) might be called "class warfare" by some Republicans.
Nonpartisan economists would respond that all three goals will benefit the economy. And the good news is that it really is possible to find tax policy changes that would help achieve all three goals — and possibly help achieve simplicity. That good news is doubled by the recognition that different policymakers actually like all the goals more than they'll admit in public, but they assign different implicit weights to the different goals — suggesting that the only way to ensure bipartisan agreement is to make sure a proposal helps achieve all three goals.
I then explain the problem with the tax policy "fairy tale" that sounds so happy and easy:
[M]any so-called tax policy experts spin a simple fairy tale when they talk about how to reform the tax system. They say that we just need to cut tax rates, which will expand the economy, which in turn will reduce the deficit. But unfortunately, in the real world, we face real budget constraints and a real scarcity of resources. Real economists know that optimizing means not just maximizing benefits but weighing benefits against costs so that benefits net of costs are maximized. In the context of the real world and our experiences with the economic effects of different tax policies, cutting tax rates to achieve all of our goals is pure fantasy.
I made three main points in my testimony regarding the goals of encouraging growth, reducing the deficit, and promoting fairness:
And the only part of the Q and A where I have to admit I felt a bit "bullied" was this:
One of the more hostile exchanges at the hearing was when Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., questioned what we thought the maximum marginal tax rate should be. Each time [Len] Burman [of Syracuse, the other witness invited by Chairman Conrad] and I tried to respond that it depends on the breadth of and distortions within the existing tax base, Johnson interrupted and insisted on our providing a specific number without any qualifications. It was obviously a setup, as [Dan] Mitchell [the Republican witness from the Cato Institute] described in a blog post. Although I reluctantly gave a specific answer of 70 to 80 percent, I wasn't advocating a marginal tax rate that high but only responding that a total marginal tax rate — combining taxes at all levels of government — any higher than that would be a bad idea. I tried to point out that the maximum marginal tax rate could mean the rate on the richest person in the country's last dollar earned. I believe 70 to 80 percent is around Laffer curve levels — the highest rate possible before revenue is lost. [In the Tax Notes column I cited this NBER paper by Christina and David Romer.]
That maximum marginal tax rate is totally different, however, from the survey results Mitchell cites that show people not wanting anyone to be taxed at more than 30 percent. Mitchell understandably likes the interpretation that ordinary Americans are referring to the maximum top marginal tax rate bracket. But I really doubt that most Americans understand the difference between marginal and average tax rates, or if they do, that they are inclined to automatically think top marginal rate (on the last dollar earned) when asked about the maximum tax rate that top earners should pay. When thinking about what's fair, I think most people have in mind the common-sense statistic of taxes paid relative to income, or the average tax rate.
In fact, if the very richest people in America faced a marginal tax rate on their millionth-plus dollar earned of 70 to 80 percent, their average tax rate would still very likely be close to 30 percent. We might contemplate such high marginal rates at the top if we had failed to achieve the best solution of broadening the tax base and we were trying to make the tax system more progressive (while raising revenue for deficit reduction) by only raising — or creating new — top marginal tax rate brackets.
[But] Let's be clear that I spent the whole hearing advocating for base broadening that would keep rates low. But I was asked what the maximum top marginal tax rate could be that the economy could handle, regardless of how successful or not we might be with base broadening efforts…
I encourage EconomistMom readers to view the hearing video and judge for yourself whether Senator Johnson was playing nicely or not. Either way, I don't think his or Dan Mitchell's view that marginal tax rates on the rich are already high enough to be worrisome has much basis in reality. (Nor did the story that came out the very day of the hearing (March 1) about Dan Mitchell's organization, the Cato Institute, and how much it is influenced by the Koch brothers, help Mitchell's credibility as an objective and fact-based economist.)
Even so, I still would prefer we raise revenue by not raising marginal tax rates further and instead broadening the tax base (reducing tax expenditures) in (very easily) progressive ways. The "trilemma" of tax reform is entirely possible to achieve and is actually the best way to succeed, politically and economically, in doing goodtax reform.


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