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Outside the sheltering arms of The Atlantic a might struggle is raging, as the core conservatives--devout, ignorant and stubborn--fight the intellectual conservatives for control over their party. The conservative leadership and media have dragged the Republicans so far right in the hunt for votes that the intellectuals have been utterly left behind. They are unnecessary now, replaced by the likes of Jonah Goldberg and Andy McCarthy, who have long ago abandoned reality for self-flattering lies and endless complaints of victimization. The next group of Republican leaders will be Palins and other show ponies such as the idiot sons of rich and powerful Republicans. The intellectuals will have to satisfy themselves with becoming libertarians and developing policies based on Robert Heinlein adventure stories.
McArdle managed to whip herself up into a pretty little state of agitation over nothing.
I thought that this must be some kind of grotesque conservative exaggeration, but no, White House Communications Director Anita Dunn really did tell a graduating high school class to emulate Mao Tse-Tung's bold and imaginative attitude during his takeover of China. Most of us look at the tens of millions who died and maybe think twice about trying to imitate the late Chairman, but hey, think different!
Oh, Megan. Didn't your $38,000-a-year prep school teach you about checking sources when you wrote an English paper? Even if we accept the word of Glenn "The Crying Game" Beck, we need to at least read the entire quote. Here, let's get a liberal to do the thinking for you. David Neiwert at Crooks and Liars:
Glenn Beck continued his jihad against White House Communications Director Anita Dunn yesterday on his Fox News program, focusing his rage on remarks she made earlier this year at a D.C.-area high-school graduation ceremony. Here's what he played of her remarks:"[T]wo of my favorite political philosophers, Mao Tse-Tung and Mother Teresa, not often coupled with each other, but the two people that I turn to most ..."
Not content to do it once, he ran the same snippet again, exactly like that. Twice he described Dunn as saying that Mao was one of the philosophers "she turns to most".
In other words, by running the quote thus, he's making it clear that Dunn admires Mao as one of her favorite political philosophers that she turns to most.
He ran this truncated quote, incidentally, in response to Dunn's earlier explanation for the remarks:"The Mao quote is one I picked up from the late Republican strategist Lee Atwater from something I read in the late 1980s, so I hope I don't get my progressive friends mad at me," Dunn told CNN.
As for Beck's criticism: "The use of the phrase 'favorite political philosophers' was intended as irony, but clearly the effort fell flat -- at least with a certain Fox commentator whose sense of irony may be missing."
Beck thought that by playing the truncated quote, he could prove that Dunn's characterization didn't add up -- after all, she said Mao was someone she "turned to most"!
Except, of course, that wasn't what she said. You have to hear the rest of the sentence after Beck clips it off.
Here's the full original quote, which you can see at the original full video:"The third lesson and tip actually comes from two of my favorite political philosophers: Mao Tse-tung and Mother Theresa -- not often coupled with each other, but the two people I turn to most to basically deliver a simple point which is 'you're going to make choices; you're going to challenge; you're going to say why not; you're going to figure out how to do things that have never been done before."
In other words, she found their words handy to make a universal and fairly banal point about being true to one's self. That's all. No Mao-worship.
You also can hear laughter from the audience when Dunn couples Mao and Mother Teresa, so at least it's clear that some in the audience got the joke. Glenn Beck didn't.
Most of all, he doesn't get that crude and hamhanded dishonesty like this only proves Anita Dunn's point, in spades.
Poor McArdle didn't get the point either. We could blame Glenn Becks's dishonesty, but it wasn't very bright of McArdle to trust him in the first place.


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I hope you enjoyed our coverage of Brewers baseball this year. Televising 153 games is a gigantic task and I'd like to recognize the men and women who make up one of the best crew's in baseball. Please help me salute the individuals who work hard everyday to bring you the sights and sounds of Brewers baseball.
PRODUCER: Chris Withers
PRE-GAME PRODUCER: Brent Valenti
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Nice touch to look out for the crew. Just wanted to drop a note to compliment you for your work on the Division Series. Your call of Torrealba's 8th inning double was a definite highlight – one that I used on my talk show today (we'd love to have you on as a guest). We once spoke several years ago – glad to see you're doing well.
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Industry Among Mennonites in Russia (and Prussia)
The industrial enterprises of the Mennonites in general have been presented in the article Business, with the exception of Prussia and Russia. Although the Mennonites here were located mostly in rural areas, some significant industries were developed. From the earliest days of the Mennonite settlements in Danzig and Prussia they continually encountered difficulties in finding occupations open to them, since they were not considered citizens. The regulations and edicts issued against them indicate what the occupations were. Among the industries were weaving (Bortenwirker) and brewing. In 1749 Danzig had ten Mennonite businessmen, numerous weavers, dyers, brewers, and small craftsmen like shoemakers, tailors, and merchants. The list of Mennonites who left Prussia to go to Russia after 1788 gives a fairly good review of the occupational backgrounds. There were some large estate owners, small-scale farmers, store owners, laborers, and a considerable number of craftsmen, who could possibly be considered the prospective industrialists in Russia. During the 18th and 19th centuries many of the Mennonites of Danzig, Konigsberg, and other cities were in business and banking. A. Zimmerman (d. 1919) of Danzig owned a foundry.
In Russia industrial enterprises on a large scale originated among the Mennonites during the second half of the 19th century, particularly as a result of a large-scale farming, which necessitated the production of technical, highly developed agricultural machinery in a country where it was not available. Large-scale wheat raising produced a flourishing milling industry. Among the first industries developed by the Mennonites in Russia was silk production, which, however, disappeared when grain raising overshadowed all other branches of agriculture.
The first large-scale industrialist was P. H. Lepp of Chortitza, who started a foundry in 1860, with A. Koop and C. H. Hildebrand as his apprentices. Chortitza remained the industrial center of the Mennonites. Other places were Alexandrovsk, Halbstadt, and New York. In 1911 the eight largest Mennonite factories producing agricultural machinery and implements accounted for 10 per cent of the total output in South Russia and 6.2 per cent of the output of all Russia. The following table lists these factories, showing total annual production in terms of rubles and personnel employed.
|Annual Production in Rubles
|Total employed
|Lepp and Wallmann
|A. J. Koop
|J. G. Niebuhr
|J. J. Neufeld & Co.
|J. A. & W. J. Classen
|Franz and Schröder
|G. A. Klassen & Neufeld
|J. Jansen & K. Neufeld
(From A. Ehrt, Das Mennonitentum in Russland, p. 91 f.)
The Mennonites played a considerable role in the industrial and agricultural development of the country far beyond their immediate communities. The total number of Mennonite-owned larger factories in the Ukraine was 26. Smaller industries were the manufacture of brick, cheese, sausage, soap, starch, furniture, woven goods, and clocks, brewing of vinegar and beer and distilling whisky, print shops ("Raduga," Halbstadt; H. E. Ediger, Berdyansk; H. A. Lenzmann, Tokmak; A. P. Friesen, Davlekanovo, Ufa), and mill construction.
One of the later industries, which finally surpassed all others, was the milling industry. Over half of all industrial enterprises of the Mennonites in the Ukraine were connected with the milling industry. The foundation for this was the windmill, which had been transplanted from Holland to Prussia and to Russia, having originally been used mostly to regulate the water level of the Low Countries. In the steppes of the Ukraine it was used to grind feed and flour. Some horse-driven mills were also in use. The greater advance came with the introduction of large-scale wheat production, which resulted in the establishment of large motor- and steam-driven mills toward the close of the 19th century. Soon all Mennonite settlements were dotted with large four- to five-story flour mills, in which the wheat was ground into very fine flour to be shipped into all parts of Russia and abroad. By the beginning of World War I Mennonite-owned flour mills could also be found in many railroad centers outside the Mennonite communities. Some of the centers were Chortitza, Alexandrovsk, Halbstadt, Ekaterinoslav, Nikopol, Kharkov, and New York. Some of the largest milling industries were Niebuhr and Co., of Alexandrovsk, J. J. Thiessen of Ekaterinoslav, J. Siemens of Nikopol, and Peter Unger of New York, which had a total annual production of three million rubles. In addition there were many flour businesses, the one owned by Heinrich and Peter Heese, Ekaterinoslav, having an annual turn over of 1.5 million rubles.
In 1908 the Chortitza and Molotschna settlements had a total of 73 motor- and steam-driven mills, 26 factories of agricultural machinery, 38 brick factories, and 20 other industries, making a total of 157. In addition there were 105 flour mills and 54 other smaller enterprises, making a total of 316 industries. In addition there were 69 industries in the other Mennonite settlements of the Ukraine and an estimated 200 in the eastern provinces of Russia, making a total of about 585 industries. Of this total nearly 60 were located in the Chortitza and Molotschna settlements. The milling industry was the largest among the large-scale industries of the Ukraine (51.8 per cent). The next largest was the production of agricultural machinery. This indicates that before World War I there was a definite trend toward industrialization among the Mennonites of Russia, particularly in the older settlements. The number of industries and large farm estates on one hand and the constantly growing laboring class on the other hand were indications of a shift in process which endangered the predominant rural pattern of life among the Mennonites of Russia. According to Ehrt one third of all Mennonite capital was invested in capitalistic enterprises (for profit) and two thirds in the traditional smaller farm and home industry. Two and eight-tenths per cent of the population had 34 per cent of the total capital in their hands. The average property ownership among the Mennonites of the Ukraine was 8,000 rubles per person, and in the later settlements 3,300 rubles. In Siberia it was only 1,400 rubles.
In connection with the industrial development among the Mennonites of Prussia and Russia it should be stated that many inventions were made by industrial leaders. Naturally in most cases the industrialist used patterns of western European agricultural machinery. Their inventions were possibly more or less limited to the adaptation of these machines to their particular environment and needs. Originally many of the industries developed from smaller home industries. Later the characteristics of the modern capitalistic developments became more evident. Many of the sons of the industrialists who had started on a small scale went to schools of engineering in Germany, Switzerland, and Russia in order to be better qualified to continue the enterprise of their fathers. During the last decades the Mennonites of Russia had numerous engineers in various branches of industry.
See also Agriculture among the Mennonites in Russia and Business among the Mennonites of Russia
Bonwetsch, A. Der Handel mit landwirtschaftlichen Maschinen und Geräten in Russland . . . Berlin, 1921: 35 ff.
Ehrt, A. Das Mennonitentum in Russland. Berlin, 1932: 89 ff.
Epp, D. H. "P. H. Lepp." Der Bote (1928): Nos. 10-13
Krahn, Cornelius. "Agriculture Among the Mennonites of Russia." Mennonite Life (January 1955): 14 ff.
Krahn, Cornelius. "Mennonite Industry in Russia." Mennonte Life (January 1955): 21 ff.
Mannhardt, H. G. Die Danziger Mennonitengemeinde. Danzig, 1919.
Niebuhr, Jakob J. "Jakob G. Niebuhr Fabriken." Mennonite Life (January 1955): 25 ff.
Quiring, Horst "Die Auswanderung der Mennoniten aus Preussen, 1788-1870." Mennonite Life (April 1951): 36 f.
Rempel, David G. "The Mennonite Colonies in New Russia." PhD dissertation, Stanford University, 1933: 275 ff.
Unruh, Benjamin H. Die niederlandisch-niederdeutschen Hintergrunde der mennonitischen Ostwanderungen. Karlsruhe, 1955.
|Cornelius Krahn
|Date Published
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Krahn, Cornelius. "Industry Among Mennonites in Russia (and Prussia)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 27 Sep 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Industry_Among_Mennonites_in_Russia_(and_Prussia)&oldid=131206.
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Krahn, Cornelius. (1957). Industry Among Mennonites in Russia (and Prussia). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 27 September 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Industry_Among_Mennonites_in_Russia_(and_Prussia)&oldid=131206.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, pp. 33-34. All rights reserved.
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Israel woke up to an astounding new political reality Tuesday morning, one in which religious and far-right parties had lost considerable influence.
Having gone to sleep with the certainty that the parliament, or Knesset, would dissolve itself in a late-night vote, once again felling the government and leading to early elections on Sept. 4, the surprise of discovering a newly formed unity government deal in the morning was palpable.
Opposition leader Shaul Mofaz, just months into his new role atop the centrist Kadima party, decided to join the coalition government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the eleventh hour, creating one of the largest unity governments in the nation's history (only two have surpassed it). In a country where governments reach the 61-vote coalition threshold by the skin of their teeth, controlling 94 out of 120 seats – over 75 percent – is historic indeed. But that's only the tip of the iceberg.
Many Israelis, especially Kadima voters opposed to Mr. Netanyahu, were too caught up in the seeming political sliminess of the deal to grasp the opportunities a new political order affords.
Labor leader Shelly Yachimovich, whose party was polling at a distant second for the expected election, called it a "covenant of cowards." Respected journalist and political neophyte Yair Lapid, who will have to now wait 17 months before his newly formed party can enter the Knesset, said it was a "disgusting political alliance." On Facebook, video clips of Mr. Mofaz repeatedly calling Netanyahu an untrustworthy liar resurfaced, alongside Mofaz's own resolute promises not to join a Netanyahu government.
These critics miss the point.
Setting aside the broken promises and heated rhetoric that have come to characterize the dysfunction of Israeli politics, the unity deal will create a unique moment of centrist, political stability in the government. It will allow the government to address some of the more fundamental problems the state faces – including the moribund peace process with Palestinians – without a veto threat from the far-right parties, who until now could topple the government if they bolted the coalition.
While the 94-seat-strong super-coalition is unlikely to remain fully intact until October 2013, when regularly scheduled elections are planned, there is a good chance it will survive with more than 61 seats. The reason is that centrist parties – Netanyahu's Likud, Kadima, and Ehud Barak's Independence, which broke away from Labor last year – comprise 60 seats of the coalition in and of themselves. They need only one other party, or one other member of the Knesset to pass their laws.
With those numbers, they have a giant buffer to move ahead with tough proposals supported by most Israelis, even if right-wing parties like Yisrael Beiteinu or religious parties like Shas object, and drop out of the new coalition.
The scale of this political power is clear in the ambitious priorities Netanyahu and Mofaz laid out in their agenda. In the next 17 months, they said at the press conference announcing their agreement, they hope to address four difficult, controversial issues.
The first goal is replacing the Tal Law, the controversial legal provision that has allowed the ultra-Orthodox to refrain from serving in the military – an exemption that riles the majority who serve in the conscript army. The Supreme Court forced the issue with a decision to invalidate the law and require the government to replace it by Aug. 1, which is what threatened to break apart the coalition and bring about early elections in the first place. Now the religious parties that refused to budge on the point have a far weaker hand to play.
The second, and perhaps least exciting issue, is passing a new budget reflecting the state's priorities. Here, politicians can best address (or try to quell) the expected return this summer of protests on social inequality.
The third goal is changing the electoral structure altogether. Quirks in Israel's electoral system cause it to suffer from immense instability, which has prevented every government in over two decades from completing a full, four-year term.
By international standards, Israel has a low threshold of votes required for parties to enter the Knesset. Raising the threshold would mean fewer small parties, and as a result, fewer parties that can hold a fragile coalition hostage with their demands. Even if all the other goals fail, succeeding with this one will equip Israel to better deal with political challenges in the future. It must be a priority.
And finally, the peace process is back on the agenda. To hear Netanyahu include peace negotiations as one of his top four priorities is a welcome change, and the Palestinians should take note. Fresh off their own cabinet reshuffle, the Palestinian Authority could take advantage of a rare opportunity to agree on and pass a deal without the usual domestic pressure on the Israeli side.
Netanyahu could also, without the baggage of the religious parties, accede to the Palestinian pre-condition that he freeze settlement activity, but he would have to quell dissent within his own party to do so – as well as roll back his own strong statements favoring settlements.
Of course, overlooking the biggest international challenge Israel faces would be foolish. When early elections were anticipated, the possibility of a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities was vastly diminished – military action would be difficult during the political limbo. But the lack of an election keeps the threat alive, which in turn both bolsters chances that upcoming nuclear negotiations between Iran and the West will bear fruit, and allows Israel to act if it feels the need to.
Through the political sandstorm, it is possible that Netanyahu has shown his true colors to be pragmatic, centrist ones. Unlike Mofaz, Netanyahu had nothing to worry about in early elections. The only reason to offer the foundering left (and Kadima, in particular) a lifeline would be because he believes in fixing Israel's seemingly intractable problems, and found a rare opportunity to do so.
Having freed himself from the shackles of rigidly right-wing and religious parties, Netanyahu may yet prove more flexible than expected.
Niv Elis is an editor and blogger for The Jerusalem Post. You can follow him on Twitter at @NivPlus. A version of this op-ed appeared on his blog: "The Bottom Line."


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On one of our recent projects we pulled that proverbial thread-the one that unravels the whole blanket, or, in this case, our whole project. In the words of Ricky Ricardo, "Let us splain." You may remember our 2007 Full Size Muscle supplement back in our January '07 newsstand issues. In that big car special we replaced the tired old 327 with a 350 in this '68 Bel Air wagon.
The problem we encountered after the swap was bracket alignment. We used a roller rocker combo that required taller valve covers. The taller valve covers required us to adjust the alternator position and bracket, and that's where the problem came in. We bent the OEM bracket and moved the alternator further up (to clear the valve covers) and once the engine started, the alternator and bracket shivered and shook like a Pentecostal snake charmer. Furthermore, when the engine rpm went up, the shaking got worse and we were in danger of throwing a belt.
That's OK because we had Zoops to save the day. Most folks are familiar with Zoops serpentine belt systems, but did you know about their correct align brackets? The correct align brackets are adjustable brackets which allow the user to move the pulley back and forth for better belt alignment-so whether you have a Rat or a Mouse under the hood, Zoops has a bracket and pulley that will fit. Since we had to realign the alternator pulley, one thing led to another ... then comes the power steering pump pulley and, well, we kept on pulling that thread. Installing the new brackets was a little more time consuming than we had anticipated. Actually, it was cutting the hose and installing the fittings that took most of our time.
Climatologists have been sounding dire warnings of the coming summer months. They claim the western states are in for the hottest summer on record. Since we have pulled all the old pulleys and brackets off we decided we had better replace the OEM cooling system and tackle two installs with one wrench. Without a doubt, most reading this magazine have experienced some overheating problems in their vehicles at one time or another. Chevy enthusiasts have been known to increase the horsepower in their automobiles. These extra ponies can tax even the best stock cooling system, let alone one that's four decades old. Updating an engine while leaving the 39-year-old cooling system may not be the best idea, especially when pulling a grade in a large vehicle such as this wagon. Higher revving while pulling a load or even sitting in traffic on hot days can lead to vapor lock, boiling over radiators, and other engine difficulties. Been there, done that, and don't want to do it again! This is why we went to Flex-a-lite for help in the cooling department. Let's dive under the hood and spin some wrenches.
Once the alternator is out of the way, it's time to remove the old steering pump and reservoir. The bracket on this pump sits on the motor mount. So unbolting the motor mount and lifting the left side of the engine an inch or so with a jack is required.
Here's the correct align bracket and GM Type II remote power steering pulley that we ordered from Zoops (bracket part # 8070 and pump # 6175).
This particular bracket is for use with the GM Type II pump only.
The Zoops bracket installs against the block and is adjustable both forward and backward as indicated by the arrows. The adjusting bar installs on the lowest bolt of the water pump and then attaches to the steering pump (which is not installed yet). The bracket set comes with all the hardware needed.
After the power steering bracket is installed, the alternator bracket and adjusting bar are up next (part # 8104).
Just like the power steering bracket, the alternator bracket is adjustable both forward and backward. And, if you notice, it also clears the valve covers.
We had to swap out the single groove pulley on the alternator with a double. Fortunately, we had some OEM pulleys lying around the shop.
This is how the Type II power steering pump will sit in the bracket and how the alternator will sit. None of the bolts at this point have been tightened. Pulleys still have to be pressed on, hoses need to be attached and brackets have to be aligned.
One specialty tool you will absolutely need is this installer tool. There is no other way to get the new Zoops pulley (part #8017) onto the GM pump.
Don't even think of using a hammer or press, the backside of the pump will blow out and be ruined. This is one tool we didn't have at the shop, so we had to hunt one down.
With the power steering pump and pulley installed, we need to find a place to mount the remote reservoir.
We mistakenly mounted the remote reservoir on the inner fender, but soon realized that the hoses coming out of the bottom of the reservoir would need to make a 90-degree bend. Simply put, we didn't have enough space, so we had to make a mounting bracket and attach it to the core support. More on that in a few captions.
One thing I didn't realize was that when switching over from the old power steering pump to the new one, we needed all new hoses and fittings. Luckily, Zoops is a local Southern California company and a quick trip to their shop was made to pick up this power steering hose kit (part # 9560). If, perchance, you don't live nearby, make certain you order the correct kit for your application. The kit comes with 9 feet of braided hose, which is more than enough and also comes with 12 AN fittings.
Another must-have tool-an AN wrench. We didn't have any at the shop so we went to a local company, Bonaco Inc., which specializes in hoses, braided hoses and AN fittings of every shape and size. The company loaned us this nifty adjustable wrench specifically for use with AN fittings. The tech gurus at Bonaco also gave us pointers on how to properly attach AN fittings and hoses.
After the measurements were made, it was time to cut the hose down to size. When you cut through braided steel lines, wrap some electrical tape around the hose where you plan to cut. The tape will keep the braided steel from unraveling and will keep burrs to a minimum.
When attaching the hose to the fitting, use a vice with aluminum caps, and don't squeeze the vice too tightly and crush the AN fitting. Also be sure that the ends of the braided hose are completely tucked in and that no frayed or burred steel is hanging out. Once the hose is in, twist it into the fitting in a clockwise direction. Keep twisting the hose into place until it reaches the threads.
Before attaching the male end of the fitting into the female, stretch the hose out a bit. That way it will seal and not back itself out of the fitting.
Lightly oil the male fitting and start threading it into place. The way a braided line works is that the tapered male fitting stretches/expands the end of the hose as it gets threaded on.
Using the AN wrench, continue threading the tapered male end into the female. The threads continually pull the tapered fitting into the hose while sealing the hose to the fitting.
This photo shows where we had to relocate the remote reservoir and the braided hose. Continue cutting and fitting until all the power steering hoses are in place and tighten all the AN fittings down.
When all hoses are cut to fit and pulleys are in place, this is how the brackets should appear. At this point we still haven't torqued all the bolts and brackets into place. Take time to make sure all the pulleys are lined up, and then use a marker to make a tick mark on either side of the sliding bracket for an alignment/reference point. Unless you have monkey paws, you can't tighten the adjustable brackets after they've been aligned. We have ogre-sized hands, and removed each bracket from the block and tightened the bolts on the alignment brackets (hence the tick marks on either side of the sliding bracket). The fun part comes in determining what size belts to use. Depending on where you set the alternator and power steering pump, it's a trial and error process. Save the receipts for the all varied size belts you buy, that way you can return the ones you don't use.
With the brackets out of the way, we then moved onto installing the new radiator and fan from Flex-a-lite. The particular model we used was p.n. 51160. This crossflow, two-core aluminum radiator measures 2211/42x1811/42x7 and comes with Flex-a-lite's own patented electric fan. You can buy the fan and radiator separately, but we choose to use both. This fan, which should move up to 3000 cubic feet of air per minute, will undoubtedly keep this engine running cool-which translates into better performance and mileage.
There she sits, the 39-year-old cooling system. It probably did a splendid job once upon a time. But now we have a larger cube engine running more horsepower, so cooling demands have increased, especially when temps hit the triple digits.
With the radiator out of the way, we still want to keep the original radiator bracket support in place. This used to house the A/C condenser, but that had been removed long before we purchased the wagon.
The unique part of Flex-a-lite radiators is the mounting brackets. You have almost limitless possibilities as far as elevation and how far back or forward it fits. We slid the bolts into place on both sides then used clamps to hold the radiator in place while we leveled it and set it in its prime position. The hoses were even trimmed and fit into place. The only thing we had to do was run to a nearby auto parts house to get a new thermostat housing where the inlet pointed to the driver side of the vehicle rather than straight forward. The same hose should work fine after a quick nip and tuck.
After we were satisfied with the radiator position, Harrison Ortis removed the radiator while it was still C-clamped to the support bracket and drilled holes for the bolts. All the brackets and bolts come in the box with the radiator- we put them to good use.
Now that the radiator had been bolted to the support, Harrison simply dropped it into place and bolted it back down. Now it's time to wire the electric fan.
All the wires, fuses and crimped ends are supplied with the fan. You should be well-stocked with what comes from the box.
Before wiring the thermometer/sensor, (which is already attached to the electronic control on the fan) it should be carefully slipped into place between the rows.
And lastly: The wiring and bench testing of the radiator. The wiring instructions are simple and easy to follow. The negative gets grounded. The positive gets wired to the battery, and another is wired to the ignition source. Flex-a-lite also offers an optional manual switch, which you can mount in the cab. We didn't opt for this, so we were done with the wiring. If you notice in the photo, there's a dial on top of the fan's electronic box. We boiled a cup of water and used a thermometer to measure the temp of the water. We then stuck the thermal probe into the heated water, then turned the dial left or right until the fan kicked on. Let's say the water temp in our cup read 190 degrees Fahrenheit. We turned the dial until the fan came on and made a mark on the dial. We knew this was 190 degrees F and that the fan would kick on every time the temp reached 190. Our only complaint about the fan setup is that there are no numbers on the dial. You have to set them yourself and measure when the fan kicks on and at what temperature, then make a mark for future reference. All in all, this radiator went rather quickly and we had no problems other than getting a new thermostat housing.
We didn't order our trans cooler from Flex-a-lite; we already had one from Gear Star Performance Transmission, which also supplied us with our transmission. All we had to do was extend the lines with these supplied hoses and mount the trans cooler in front of the radiator.


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By: Pawel Glowacki
Abstract: In this article we are going to build a "hello world" client/server system consisting of Delphi XE2 DataSnap REST Application server and jQueryMobile web client
In this article we are going to build a sample system consisting of a Delphi DataSnap REST server application and jQuery Mobile web client.
We are going to use Delphi XE2 and jQueryMobile 1.0.1, which is the latest versions available at the time of writing this article (January 2012).
Embarcadero DataSnap is an enterprise framework; very much like JEE, CORBA, SOAP and similar client/server, distributes, multitier architectures. DataSnap is a feature of enterprise and higher versions of Embarcadero Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio. With DataSnap it is possible to build scalable, fault-tolerant, multitier systems with native, compiled server application and wide variety of native, managed and web clients communicating with server using different communication protocols.
Delphi XE2 provides special "DataSnap REST Application" wizard that generates a boilerplate project consisting of the following parts:
Start Delphi XE2. Click on the "File/New/Other…" menu item. Inside the "New Items" dialog go to "Delphi Projects/DataSnap Server" category and "DataSnap REST Application" icon. Click on OK.
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In the first step of the "New DataSnap REST Application" wizard we need to decide how our web application must be implemented: as a standalone VCL/Console-based web server application that is a self-contained Windows executable containings both a web server and a web application, or as a DLL to be deployed to an ISAPI combatible web server. We are going to go for the first, default option which is a standalone WebBroker application.
In the second step of the wizard we need to decide which HTTP port number we want to use and if we want to support the HTTPS. We are going to leave the default port "8080" and leave "HTTPS" option unchecked. It is always a good idea to click on a "Test Port" button to verify that it is not already in use on your machine. Click "OK" and "Next".
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The third screen of the wizard is for choosing server features. Keep the features selected by default and also select "Server Module" feature.
On the following wizard screen we can choose the base class for our server methods class. If you keep the default option of inheriting directly from "TComponent" you cannot really use the non-visual components like data base connections, queries or datasets.
Select "TDSServerModule" to inherit also the implementation of IAppServer interface on the server for DataSnap TClientDataSet-based clients.
The last screen is the projection location. The last part of the name will be used as both a new folder and also the actual project name.
You can put this project anywhere. Enter "C:\Demos\DelphiJQueryMobileApp1" and click finish button.
Select "Save All" and keep all default names for different units in the project.
Run the project now. It will first display the main form of the VCL Forms application that acts as a standalone web server and listens on a specified port.
Click on "Open Browser" button to start the web application and open it in the default web browser. I'm using Chrome, but it might be a different default web browser, like Internet Explorer or Firefox.
We have selected "Authentication" and "Authorization" options in the wizard. This is the reason that we are presented with username and password text boxes. Currently there is no username or password check implemented, so we can just press on the "LOG IN" button to hide login controls and display "Reverse String" text box and button.
Click on the button and notice that the contents of the edit box has been reversed and that the "page loaded at" information does not change.
Pressing on the "ReverseString" button makes the JavaScript code embedded in the "ReverseString.html" code to invoke the "ReverseString" method implemented in Delphi code in the "TServerMethods1.ReverseString" method. The web page is not reloaded because the call to the server method has been made asynchronously using AJAX.
We can verify that clicking on the button in the web browser calls server side functionality implemented in native Delphi code by placing a breakpoint inside the "ReverseString" method and re-running the web application with debugging.
Close the web browser and close the web server application.
Open "ServerMethodsUnit1" unit and click in the gutter just in the line 30, where the reverse string functionality is implemented.
Now press F9 or just click on the green arrow "run" button with a little red-black bug on it to run the application with debugging.
Open the browser window and click on the "LOG IN" button. When you click on "Reverse String" button you should see that your breakpoint stopped the execution of the program. Click on "Run" button again to resume the program.
The ability to debug our server-side Delphi logic is very powerful. You can implement your application server and data access logic in powerful Delphi code and you can use HTML5, CSS3 and jQuery to implement the client side user interface and server access logic.
The "REST Web Application" wizard has created for us a complete system made of the HTML and JavaScript client and Delphi server.
Writing Delphi code is easy and full of fun. Writing a client in JavaScript is more involving and more error prone. This is why we are going to focus on improving the client side of our system.
There are two ways to reference jQuery in our web application. We can put a reference to jQuery sources hosted in the cloud by many vendors including Google, or we can physically add jQuery JavaScript source files to our project. For performance reasons you might want to use the first option, but for demontration reasons it could be a good idea to add referenced files physically to be able to use them while offline.
You can download the jQueryMobile from https://jquerymobile.com/. At the time of this writing the latest version of jQueryMobile is 1.0.1.
The next step is to start using jQuery in our JavaScript client code. With jQuery the JavaScript source code can be more compact and readable.
The goal of this article is to create a standard, boliler-plate "Delphi REST Application" with a simple jQueryMobile-enabled web client.
To keep this article simple, I'm not going to modify the server implementation, and will provide a very simple jQueryMobile web page that is going to use the server side functionality – our "Echo" and "ReverseString" test methods generated by the wizard.
Before doing any changes to the web application that was generated by the wizard, let's have a look how the client side logic is currently implemented.
Our web page consists primarily of HTML markup and some JavaScript code. Before we can fully understand this code, we need to pay special attention to identifiers in code with the "#" prefix. These are so called "transparent tags" and are replaced with a dynamically generated content inside the "TWebModule1.ServerFunctionInvokerHTMLTag" event that is fired for every transparent tag encountered during the preprocessing of the web page.
If we check the implementation of this method inside the "WebModuleUni1" file, we can see for example that "serverfunctionjs" transparent tag is replaced in code with "js/serverfunctions.js". There are also other tags that are being replaced.
Let's first have a look at the JavaScript code that is executed when the "Reverse String" button is pressed.
With the authorization and authentication code stripped out for readability, this JavaScript code looks like this.
function onReverseStringClick()
var valueField = document.getElementById('valueField');
var s = serverMethods().ReverseString(valueField.value);
valueField.value = s.result;
var valueField = document.getElementById('valueField');
var s = serverMethods().ReverseString(valueField.value);
valueField.value = s.result;
In the first line of code we assign the contents of the input element with a class "valueField" attached to it. The contents of this input control will be sent to the server side method as a parameter to "ReverseString" server method call.
The second line of code is where the actual call to the Delphi server-side code is made. The "serverMethods()" is a utility function that is defined in the same script as the following and it returns - configured with connection information – a client-side JavaScript object that implements the same functions as the server-side class.
function serverMethods()
return new <#classname>(connectionInfo);
return new <#classname>(connectionInfo);
The transparent tag "classname" is resolved before this call happens with the actual name of a server methods class using a call to "ServerMethodsUnit1.TServerMethods1.ClassName", which is in our case "TServerMethods1" string.
The JavaScript definition of this class is located in the "ServerFunctions.js" source file, which is generated automatically with the DataSnap proxy generator from a running Delphi DataSnap server in the "TWebModule1.WebFileDispatcher1BeforeDispatch" event handler.
The automatically generated JavaScript unit contains references to a couple of "Delphi DataSnap Framework" JavaScript library files that needs to be deployed with the JavaScript client code.
This class looks like this. I have stripped out calls to "EchoString" for readability.
function TServerMethods1(connectionInfo)
this.executor = new ServerFunctionExecutor("TServerMethods1",connectionInfo);
* @param Value [in] - Type on server: string
* @return result - Type on server: string
this.ReverseString = function(Value) {
var returnObject = this.executor.executeMethod("ReverseString", "GET", [Value], arguments[1], true, arguments[2], arguments[3]);
if (arguments[1] == null) {
if (returnObject != null && returnObject.result != null && isArray(returnObject.result)) {
var resultArray = returnObject.result;
var resultObject = new Object();
resultObject.Value = Value;
resultObject.result = resultArray[0];
return resultObject;
return returnObject;
this.ReverseString_URL = function(Value) {
return this.executor.getMethodURL("ReverseString", "GET", [Value], arguments[1])[0];
this.executor = new ServerFunctionExecutor("TServerMethods1",connectionInfo);
* @param Value [in] - Type on server: string
* @return result - Type on server: string
this.ReverseString = function(Value) {
var returnObject = this.executor.executeMethod("ReverseString", "GET", [Value], arguments[1], true, arguments[2], arguments[3]);
if (arguments[1] == null) {
if (returnObject != null && returnObject.result != null && isArray(returnObject.result)) {
var resultArray = returnObject.result;
var resultObject = new Object();
resultObject.Value = Value;
resultObject.result = resultArray[0];
return resultObject;
return this.executor.getMethodURL("ReverseString", "GET", [Value], arguments[1])[0];
The "TServerMethods1" class acts as a proxy to the remaining JavaScript code and hides the actual implementation of the HTTP GET call to a remote DataSnap server application that knows how to talk HTTP.
The actual implementation of the "ServerFunctionExecutor" is not the most important now. It comes with the "Delphi DataSnap Framework" JavaScript library files and is implemented in "ServerFunctionExecutor.js" source file.
It is important to notice that the "TServerMethods1" constructor expects as a parameter a "connectionInfo" object that is later passed to "ServerFunctionExecutor" constructor.
The "connectionInfo" variable is defined in the "connection.js" source file and it is initialized in the web page "onLoad()" event with the call to "setConnection" method.
// "ReverseString.html"
function onLoad()
// …
setConnection('<#host>', '<#port>', '<#urlpath>');
// …
// "ReverseString.html"
// …
setConnection('<#host>', '<#port>', '<#urlpath>');
// …
The "setConnection" function is a simple utility function defined like this in the "connection.js" file
// "connection.js"
var connectionInfo;
function setConnection(host, port, urlPath)
connectionInfo = {"host":host,"port":port,"authentication":null,"pathPrefix":urlPath};
// "connection.js"
connectionInfo = {"host":host,"port":port,"authentication":null,"pathPrefix":urlPath}
Transparent tags "host", "port" and "urlpath" are replaced before this html page is dispatched with the actual server-side values from in the Delphi server code from the "Request" object that encapsulates current HTTP request.
procedure TWebModule1.ServerFunctionInvokerHTMLTag(Sender: TObject; Tag: TTag;
const TagString: string; TagParams: TStrings; var ReplaceText: string);
if SameText(TagString, 'urlpath') then
ReplaceText := string(Request.InternalScriptName)
else if SameText(TagString, 'port') then
ReplaceText := IntToStr(Request.ServerPort)
else if SameText(TagString, 'host') then
ReplaceText := string(Request.Host)
// …
// …
Summarizing, in order to call server-side function implemented in Delphi code from our JavaScript we need to call "serverMethods" function that returns properly initialized "TServerMethods1" instance that can be used to call the server side functionality.
Let's move back to the "onReverseStringClick" event hander code. With jQuery there is no need to use built-in JavaScript function "document.getElementById", we can simplify the code by using jQuery "$" reference.
jQuery also helps to make a cleaner separation between the HTML markup that defines how the web page looks from the JavaScript code that controls what the web page does.
Currently the body of our web page looks like this:

// …

<input id="valueField" class="loginField" type="text" value="A B C" />
<button onclick='javascript:onReverseStringClick();'>ReverseString</button>
// …
Notice that the "button" tag has a "onReverseStringClick()" event handler assigned to its "onclick" event.
The jQuery library uses the "$(document).ready" event handler for centralizing all the event handling code, we can remove the code that assigns JavaScript code to button's "onclick" event and move it to he "ready" function, so the resulting code is cleaner. In order to be able to reference the button tag in code, we need to add an identifier to it. For example "btn_Reverse".

// …

<input id="valueField" class="loginField" type="text" value="A B C" />
<button id="btn_Reverse">ReverseString</button>
Now that we understand what's going on in this code, we can start with implementing our own, jQueryMobile-enabled, version of this page.
The jQueryMobile documentation comes with an example of a "boilerplate" page that represents a "hello world" starting point for any other, more complex page.
The contents of this page - as of version 1.0.1 - is the following:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<title>My Page</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0.1/jquery.mobile-1.0.1.min.css" />

My Title

Hello world

//code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0.1/jquery.mobile-1.0.1.min.css" />
In this step I'm going to add to the main web module of our Delphi REST application an additional "TPageProducer" component that is going to be responsible for generating the contents of a jQueryMobile boilerplate code.
Open "WebModuleUnit1" unit and drop a new instance of "TPageProducer" component to the main web module of our application. Rename it to "ppBoilerplate".
Open the "HTMLDoc" property of the "ppBoilerplate" component and paste the HTML boilerplate markup into the editor. Click OK.
This is the alternative way of providing the page markup. You can either use "HTMLFile" property to point to a physical HTML file, like the two other producer components, or directly enter the markup into the HTMLDoc property, so it is stored inside the DFM file and there is no need for an actual HTML file. This two properties are mutually exclusive, so setting one, automatically clears the other.
If we run the application now, we can see that it still displays the "ReverseString" page and not the contents from our new page producer.
We need to change the default page producer for our application, so the our jQueryMobile boilerplate markup is served to a browser.
In order to do this we need to change the implementation of the web module default action handler.
Click somewhere on the surface of the "WebModule1" to make sure that it is selected in the Object Inspector.
Select the "DefaultAction" item from the list of actions. Click on "Events" tab in the Object Inspector. When you click on the "OnAction" event you will see the following code in the editor:
procedure TWebModule1.WebModuleDefaultAction(Sender: TObject;
Request: TWebRequest; Response: TWebResponse; var Handled: Boolean);
if (Request.InternalPathInfo = '') or (Request.InternalPathInfo = '/')then
Response.Content := ReverseString.Content
Response.SendRedirect(Request.InternalScriptName + '/');
We can see from this code that for every HTTP request arriving to our Delphi web application, the contents of the "ReverseString" page producer component is assigned to the "Content" property of the "Response" object that encapsulates the HTTP response that is eventually going to be sent to the web browser.
Let's just replace "ReverseString" with the name of our page producer "ppBoilerplate".
procedure TWebModule1.WebModuleDefaultAction(Sender: TObject;
Request: TWebRequest; Response: TWebResponse; var Handled: Boolean);
if (Request.InternalPathInfo = '') or (Request.InternalPathInfo = '/')then
Response.Content := ppBoilerplate.Content
Response.SendRedirect(Request.InternalScriptName + '/');
Click on "Save All" and run the web application.
Now we should see the jQueryMobile 1.0.1 boilerplate page in the web browser.
The next step is to add interactions between the jQuery code in the web page and our Delphi server methods.
Now we are going to enhance our boilerplate jQueryMobile web page and add to it a possibility to call server-side functions implemented in Delphi code.
That would only require modifying the value of the "HTMLDoc" property. You can conventiently open this property in the code editor clicking on the "Code Editor…" button in the bottom left corner of the string list editor.
Just replace the contents of the "HTMLDoc" property with the following code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<title>Delphi DataSnap jQueryMobile Template</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0.1/jquery.mobile-1.0.1.min.css" />


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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Bank of America and its former CEO Ken Lewis have reached a $25 million deal to settle allegations that Lewis and his executive team misled investors about the impact of BofA's 2008 merger with Merrill Lynch.
The settlement, announced by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, also bars Lewis from serving as an officer or director of any public company for three years.
BofA bought Merrill in September 2008 at the height of the financial crisis. BofA was seen as a saviour of Merrill, which would have likely filed for bankruptcy. But by the time the deal was finalized in January 2009, Merrill's balance sheet had deteriorated to the point that BofA needed government help to keep from failing.


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'The Vampire Diaries' Scoop: Klaus Has Big, Bad Plans For Caroline Tonight
Plus, Candice Accola tells us how she really feels about a possible Stefan/Caroline hookup…
It's Caroline's (Candice Accola) 18th birthday on the Jan. 12 episode of The Vampire Diaries, and I'm really hoping her big wish is to stay alive, because she'll need all the protection she can get from Klaus (Joseph Morgan). "Caroline and Klaus haven't really had any interaction up to this point, but their paths will finally cross," Candice tells HollywoodLife.com of Caroline's big day. "He sired her boyfriend, and she's pissed. But you can't really get pissed at Klaus because he's got the power to kill anyone and everyone." (Gulp!)
Speaking of Caroline's hybrid boyfriend Tyler (Michael Trevino), Candice promises that by the end of this next episode, "we will have a clearer idea of how strong their relationship is, and if we think it'll be able to sustain the sire bond or not."
(Side note: the word "sired" makes me super uncomfortable, and Candice agrees that "it's a weird word" to say.)
And what kind of vampire journalist would I be if I didn't ask Candice about the ever-mounting fan base that pushing Caroline and Stefan (Paul Wesley) together? Here are her unfiltered thoughts on that subject:
"I'm starting to pick up on that," she says of "Staroline" fandom. "I absolutely adore all the Caroline/Stefan scenes. I think their banter together is really funny, and it does have such a cadence to it that's very intriguing. But Stefan is very involved in his ultimate goal right now, which is to take down Klaus, and Caroline really isn't a frontrunner with being able to do that. They haven't crossed paths a lot this season, and I don't see what would bring them together. As the seasons go on, if Caroline were to survive, we shall see…"
You know what? As one who's always seen a spark between Stefan and Caroline ever since she became a vampire, I'll settle for a "we shall see." It's not a "no!"
OK, it's your turn to start talking: What's YOUR birthday wish for Caroline? To get back together with Tyler? To hook up with Stefan? Drop your deepest, darkest desire in the comments section below!
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5 Handy and Important Meeting Etiquette Tips
It seems like proper meeting etiquette should be obvious, but based on the number of workers who believe their time is wasted in meetings every day, we could probably all use a little refresher course on what exactly comprises good meeting etiquette.
Keep in mind that meeting etiquette isn't just a way to flex your skills at being polite. Being a good meeting host or attendee will help get you noticed at work, improve your organization's efficiency and help you build a strong network of supporters in your workplace. As you can see, not only will proper meeting etiquette save you and your colleagues time at work, it will make your job easier and better.
RSVP Promptly
Good meeting etiquette doesn't just happen during a meeting, but also before and after. That means that if you're invited to a meeting, you need to reply. If there are space issues, the meeting host needs to know who will be attending. If your presence is required and you can't make it, the host needs to know so the meeting can be rescheduled to accommodate you.
After the meeting, you still have etiquette to uphold. If you have action items brought up in the meeting, you must respond to them in a timely manner. If you've promised answers to questions or further information, don't let those tasks go ignored.
An important factor meeting etiquette—one that is very easily observed by your co-workers—is being prepared. If you have information to provide, put it together and make it fully ready to share well before the meeting. Don't hastily finish preparing your portion of the meeting during the meeting. Requesting an agenda ahead of time will show your willingness to arrive prepared.
Which brings us to being brief. If you're prepared for the meeting, you can keep your questions and input brief, and that will help keep the meeting as short as possible.
Focus on the Meeting
Nothing will derail a meeting faster than attendees not staying focused on the meeting. The first thing that will take away your focus or make you look unfocused is your mobile device. If you need your phone (or a tablet or laptop) for the meeting, make sure you are only using it for meeting-related work. If you don't need a smartphone, tablet or laptop, don't bring it. If you're waiting for a call, leave your phone on silent and leave the room when the call comes.
Follow the Agenda
Creating and following an agenda is one of the best ways to keep a meeting focused and brief. If you schedule the meeting, provide the attendees with a clear agenda of what will be discussed, in what order, and what decisions or information should come out of the meeting.
Then, if you lead the meeting, it's your job to keep things on track and make sure everyone sticks to the agenda. If you're attending the meeting, follow the agenda. Don't jump ahead just because you have something to offer on another subject matter. Usually, the agenda is written in a specific order so that information can build toward a decision or conclusion. Besides, skipping ahead or back in the agenda can derail the process and waste time. It also makes you seem self-centered and inconsiderate.
Be Polite
There's a broad spectrum involved in being polite as far as meeting etiquette is concerned, but at the simplest end of it, you just need to remember your basic manners. If you want to be appreciated for your good meeting skills, show up for meetings early. Don't interrupt or talk over your colleagues. Don't raise your voice to make a point. Speak when it's your turn, and always make sure you're listening to everyone. You don't want to sound inattentive by repeating something or trying to take credit for someone else's idea.
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Market wants QE4. Fed should say no.October 2, 2012: 12:21 PM ET
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Paul R. La Monica. Other than Time Warner, the parent of CNNMoney, and Abbott Laboratories, La Monica does not own positions in any individual stocks.
When it comes to quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve, the market is singing the refrain from Depeche Mode's first big hit song: I just can't get enough!
It was only two-and-a-half weeks ago that the Fed unveiled its third round of quantitative easing, an open-ended plan to buy $40 billion of mortgage-backed securities a month. Economists at Goldman Sachs estimate that QE3 could wind up lasting until the middle of 2015, and hit a final price tag of $2 trillion. Yet Wall Street wants even more liquidity.
In a report last week, Morgan Stanley chief U.S. equity strategist Adam Parker wrote that "QE3 will likely be insufficient to significantly boost equity markets and we wouldn't be at all surprised to see the Fed dramatically augment this program (i.e., QE4) before year-end." Parker suggested that the Fed could simply boost the size of the monthly mortgage-backed security purchases in QE3 to add further stimulus to the market.
But strategists at Pavilion Global Markets, a brokerage firm in Montreal, took the concept of QE4 a step further. In a report released Tuesday, the Pavilion strategists argued that the Fed could begin to buy even more longer-term Treasuries again.
In other words, QE4 (or should we call it QE Quattro? QE3+? QE4Ever? QE ∞?) would look more like the first round of QE and QE2 and could add more support to long-term bonds once the Fed's Operation Twist program (in which the central bank is selling short-term bonds to buy ones with longer maturity dates) expires at the end of this year.
Related: Bernanke says QE3 helps savers too
Sure, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke has continued to preach the tried-and-true central bank gospel about all this stimulus, namely that low rates won't lead to runaway inflation.
But hopefully, even Bernanke (who we should perhaps call a deflation hawk instead of inflation dove) has to realize that the Fed can't justify another round of money-dropping this soon ... even if jobs growth in the United States remains tepid and the nation inches closer to fiscal cliff diving at the end of the year.>
Parker conceded in his report that the risk of further rises in commodity prices are a bit of a concern, but he ultimately dismissed worries that QE3 would send the price of oil and gold that much higher.
The Pavilion strategists were more concerned about the continued pressure on long-term interest rates, which are already near all-time lows, and expressed worries about what might happen to lending if more easing led to negative interest rates for short-term bonds. We're almost there. The yield on a 3-month Treasury bill is just 0.08%. And with the 10-year Treasury at just 1.6%, do we really need rates to keep going down? To what? Japan levels below 1%? How's that working out?
As I've said in this column time and time again, the lack of cheap financing for loans is not the biggest problem facing the U.S. economy.
"Is the economy as strong as everyone would like at this stage? The answer is obviously no. But while the Fed has done what it can, there is not much more that it can do," said Kate Warne, chief investment strategist with Edward Jones in St. Louis. "The Fed is not the one that's constraining economic growth. Anyone looking for QE4 is forgetting that monetary policy is not tight."
If the Fed wants to justify yet another dose of QE, it can't keep trotting out the need to keep rates low card. Let's call a spade a spade here. The Fed seems most worried about the possibility of another recession if Congress does not reach a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. That's why Bernanke may need to act again.
"When people talk about what the Fed will do next, I think the Fed does need to remain accommodative," said Leslie Barbi, head of fixed income for RS Investments in New York. "But I question why the Fed had to pull out the big guns now. It looks like it doesn't want people getting nervous about downside risk."
Related: Fed acted because Congress is lame
But Barbi thinks the Fed is now locked in a dangerous dance with the market. She is worried that the Fed is now getting too boxed in. Investors expect the Fed to bail out the market all the time. Eventually, that's going to lead to inflation, no matter how much Bernanke claims it won't.
"The Fed's credibility is starting to get a little tattered around the edges," Barbi said. "The Fed is trying to have their cake and eat it too. It seems like they want to tell people they will keep easing even after the economy improves but also tell them that if they need to fight inflation, they will. That's a conflict."
Warne added that investors need to remember there is typically a lag of several months before Fed actions have a meaningful impact on the economy. So if, for example, the September jobs numbers that come out on Friday are awful, that shouldn't be considered a good reason for the Fed to fire up the QE oven once again.
However, Warne also said that the Fed's hands are tied. If the economic data between now and December deteriorate further and stocks begin to sell off on that news, Bernanke may have no choice but to placate investors.
"The Fed does not need to do more at this point. It is way too soon to know what the impact of QE3 will be," she said. "But is there some chance that the Fed will do something again before the end of the year? Absolutely."


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Given so many requests to be able to download the joint interview Walt and I did last week at our fifth D conference with Microsoft's Bill Gates and Apple's Steve Jobs, we decided quickly to make them available on Apple's iTunes, as well as on several Microsoft platforms.
It is now up on iTunes here, in video and also as a podcast. The link will connect you to the Gates/Jobs interview page on iTunes, but it comes up in the iTunes program, which you need to have, not in your Web browser.
I will post links on Microsoft platforms for both downloading and streaming as soon as they are up.
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While some might have preferred a mano-a-mano smackdown between the twin titans of tech, you'll find the interview very reflective and more personal than anyone expected, which we felt was a lot more interesting than gibe-trading (though there is some of that, too).
The iTunes site for the interview includes a great picture taken before the historic interview in the green room, where Kodak–one of the conference's sponsors–was shooting amazing pictures of all the speakers. Gates and Jobs took theirs together and it is, I think you will agree, one for the ages.


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Tesla plans to repay loans early, delays Model X
Tesla Motors Inc. said in its annual report Thursday that it has received federal approval to complete the repayment of its $465 million in U.S. Energy Department loans five years ahead of schedule.
The Palo Alto-based car company run by billionaire co-founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk had received the loan to develop and build electric cars.
Tesla spokeswoman Shanna Hendriks said that the company had been scheduled to complete repayment by mid-December of 2022 but had instead arranged to complete the task by the end of 2017.
The manufacturer of the battery-powered Model S sedans had caused some concern among Wall Street analysts when it delayed its 10K filing, but analysts said they were satisfied once they heard the reasons.
"According to the company, the filing was delayed due to a last-minute change in the auditors' policies for classifying cash flows, and was not due to any errors on [Tesla's] part," said one note to investors from the equity research firm Jefferies LLC.
"We believe there is no reason for further concern at this time," the Jefferies report added.
Tesla also reported in the 10K filing that sales of zero-emission vehicle credits and greenhouse gas credits had increased to $40.5 million, up from only a few million in previous years.
Tesla did not disclose the companies it had sold the credits to.
The automaker said that potential customers awaiting its upcoming Model X--billed as the best of an SUV with the benefits of a minivan, in an electric car--were going to have to wait a bit longer.
Production on the Model X had been expected to begin late this year, with deliveries beginning in 2014. Production has now been pushed back to late 2014.
Hendriks said that the company has been more focused on its battery-powered Model S sedan, with deliveries forecast to rise to a record 20,000 this year.
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The hold of the C-17 that flew us to Germany Saturday was chock-full of military gear and war supplies, crated and strapped down to thin metal pallets. Some of the loads were huge, standing more than 10 feet high. Two stood out from the others: two TF-34 100-A jet engines, shrink-wrapped and fastened to specially designed metal racks, probably replacements bound for an Air Force A-10 Warthog jet in Afghanistan.
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