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The Philadelphia Phillies have signed left-handed starting pitcher John Lannan to a one-year contract with a base salary of $2.5 million, as reported by Jim Salisbury of CSN Philadelphia. Sources: Phillies have agreement with LHP John Lannan, pending a physical. Busy weekend for Phils, who also have agreement w RHP Mike Adams — Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyCSN) December 15, 2012 Lannan's new deal with the Phillies includes up to $2.5 million in additional performance bonuses, which means the left-hander has the potential to earn $5 million in 2013, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. The Phillies entered the offseason with a starting five intact for the 2013 campaign. However, Philadelphia sent Vance Worley and prospect Trevor May to the Minnesota Twins in order to acquire center fielder Ben Revere. The absence of Worley left a void in the Phillies starting rotation, and it was reported that they were targeting a low-risk, high-reward-type arm to fill it. With the former Washington Nationals starter in the fold the Phillies have a projected rotation for 2013 that includes Lannan, Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels and Kyle Kendrick. Lannan spent most of last season pitching at the minor league level and struggled when he did. He was able to post an ERA of 4.13 over six starts for the Nationals, but overall it was a down year for the 28-year-old. Over six seasons pitching against National League East clubs as a member of the Nationals Lannan posted an ERA and WHIP of 4.01 and 1.424 with 4.7 strikeouts and 3.4 walks per nine innings. Follow @mlbinjurynews !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="http://www.mlbinjurynews.com//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-34100676-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
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The Adonis Complex - The Secret Crisis of Male Body Obsession
by Harrison G. Pope Jr. M.D., et al.
see them everywhere. With their bulging arms and deltoids and pecs,
not to mention their rippling abdominal muscles, they appear on
magazine covers, in underwear ads, in action movies. And American
men have noticed them; after a generation of being bombarded by
images of idealized male physiques, men are growing increasingly
insecure about their own appearance.
The authors have studied everything from
bodybuilders to Playgirl centerfolds and concluded that the
images presented to men and women have gotten steadily more
muscular. As a result of this bombardment of pumped-up male
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working out to the point of obsession, and taking steroids. None
of this is for health or sports performance but rather to develop
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Another consequence is a condition the authors
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and frail. So they pump iron and eat and take steroids and swell
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The authors postulate that all this has to do
with the rising power of women in society. To back this up, they
produce timelines showing how women's-rights milestones correlate
with increasing images of men as sex objects.
What's the solution? The authors list some Web
sites to help men suffering from the Adonis Complex to find
therapists familiar with the problem. Sometimes antidepressants
can work. But for most people, the answer is to understand that
the images of perfect male physiques they see are unattainable,
and that no one really expects them to look like that anyway. --Lou
About-Face is a media literacy
organization focused on the impact mass media has on the physical,
mental and emotional well being of women and girls. Through
practical and activist methods we challenge our culture's
overemphasis on physical appearance. By encouraging critical
thinking about the media, and personal empowerment, About-Face
works to engender positive body-esteem in girls and women of all
ages, sizes, races and backgrounds. About-Face provides a place
where all women count, from the tiniest among us to the very
ICONS OF BEAUTY are conning the American woman
into a costly, dangerous and futile pursuit: the perfect body.
For both men and women, this site hosts a large
annotated list of body image resources, including magazines,
programs, eating disorders, and much more.
Essay by Tori DeAngelis
Researchers are studying how gender, ethnicity
and culture intersect with body-image and eating disorders.
Maintained by an anorexia and bulimia survivor, this extensive resource provides support tools, a therapy checklist and related links.
Essay by Heather
Over the past fifteen or twenty years, eating
disorders (specifically anorexia and bulimia) have begun to be
acknowledged as serious problems. The media has told the world
about the deaths of well-known performers and athletes who have
died as a direct result of their eating disorder. The media can be
somewhat hypocritical however, in that we may read an article
about someone suffering or dying from anorexia on one page, and
have an clothing advertisement with a clearly underweight model on
the very next page...
According to Psychology Today's 1997 Body Image
Survey, more people are dissatisfied with their bodies today than
ever before. The 1997 survey followed the landmark survey of 1985,
among the most widely quoted on the subject. Respondents were
asked to fill a five page questionnaire on how they saw, felt and
were influenced by their bodies.
Growing up gay in a straight world can increase
young men's vulnerability to body image problems. The search by
gay men for identity and acceptance has become overly focused on
having a lean muscular body. The issues are complex. A lean
muscular body may help a young gay male feel safer in a homophobic
society, as it counters the negative feminine stereotype. Problems
surface when ...
By Susan K. Stevenson, DCH(c)
As women of the 90's, we are confronted with a
myriad of images, roles, concepts and possibilities. As a whole,
we do everything within our reach to look our best, be our best,
do our best in the many facets of our lives. We strive to express
ourselves in the most confident, positive and graceful manner
possible. Yet, to the degree that our outer expression differs
from our inner feelings and attitudes, we suffer...
Because homosexuals have generally been a
despised minority in the West, at least in recent centuries,
visual portrayals of them are usually fraught with cultural
baggage and non-aesthetic agendas of various kinds. Mainstream
Western societies have often created stereotypes that reflect
their fear of the erotic, intolerance for sexual diversity, and
dislike of gender role blurring...
Forty years ago, lesbian images abounded. Mass
produced paperbacks with titles like The Girls in Three-B, Strange
Sister, and Women's Barracks could be bought for a
quarter at the corner drugstore. Often written by men, these lurid
stories portrayed sick and deviant women, destined to either
unhappy marriage, suicide, or prostitution. With sensational and
explicit cover illustrations, the books commonly featured an
older, vixen-like woman luring a young, chaste, and unsuspecting
girl into the tangled web of lesbianism...
This is a guide for program planners on body image problems among women. Includes health promotion models and strategies for change.
Don't hate media images because they are beautiful but because they represent unnatural and unhealthy ideas of women. Find interesting essays.
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How much will the first pope to retire from the job in nearly 600 years collect each month?
This post comes from Matthew Heimer at partner site MarketWatch.
What kind of retirement package do you give to someone who's spent 60-plus years on the job, including almost eight as chief executive? If you're the Roman Catholic Church, and that someone is Pope Benedict XVI (the once and future Joseph Ratzinger), you give him a monthly pension worth 2,500 euros, or about $3,340.
The Italian newspaper La Stampa broke the story this week, reporting that the 85-year-old Benedict -- the first pope in nearly 600 years to retire from office -- will receive the pension that the church typically offers to retired bishops. (Don't speak Italian? Neither do I: Britain's Independent has the story here.)
Coincidentally, the pope's pension is almost identical to the maximum Social Security benefit a U.S. retiree could earn if she retired this year -- $3,350 a month, according to the Social Security Administration's benefits calculator. To receive a check that size, that hypothetical retiree would need to retire at age 70 or later after having earned the taxable maximum salary throughout her career -- the equivalent of $113,700 this year.
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No-minds, Naysayers and Nitwits-you conveniently parroted the sex-abuse scandal without knowing much about it, and even lied that that was the reason you stopped going to Church (you never went in the 1st place).
2ndly, the abusers of the innocent should've been jailed, not had their victims paid off. Likewise, any victim that took the payoff from the Catholic Church while their alleged abuser was still alive is a prostitute after the fact. Victims cry out for justice; prostitutes cry out for money. And woe to those false-accusers...
the pope's brother, cardinal georg ratzinger is a pedophile. the pope is refusing to leave the vatican or answer any questions. Children being sexually abused, no less than by a person of The Cloth....is not normal. Casting a stone at someone who endorsed pain to children? He deserves to spend his life in prison. AND....the churches, like any other big business...need to start paying taxes. You may be brainwashed by the fairytale, but we have Adults, now Baby Boomers...and this current generation that are suffering from PTSD, because perverts were believed, and not the children. We ask Children to be honest, when they are...we don't want to listen.
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Who should be circumcised - boys or men?
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|Thu, 09-13-2012 - 7:46pm
As we all know, the AAP has now recommended that parents should consider circumcision for their boys - based on the erroneous African studies a few years ago.
In Tanzania male circumcision usually costs the equivalent of $10-17 in a country where 36% of the 44m population lives on less than $2 a day. But free adult circumcision is being supported by a $40m fund from the American government. Under the programme the aim is to circumcise 2.8 million men by 2015 - using female nurses who's training is being fast-tracked for lack of enough male doctors.
Thankfully, this does not include boys who are are not yet sexually active - which is significant when compared with the AAP's predilection for infant circumcision. Where is the reasoning behind the AAP's statement?
Men or boys... or none at all? If the foreskin harbours STDs why are British and European populations so sexually healthy, by and large?
P.S. This is a repeat of my post on the Intact Foreskin Support section.
|Fri, 09-28-2012 - 12:54am
Did you not understand the premise of my post? I wasn't making an argument against parental choice, I was comparing and contrasting infant circ vs. adult circ. I'm open to having that argument though if you want to go down that road.
Trauma from pain is an accepted risk factor of attachment disorders in infants, circumcision causes a great amount of pain, and therefore it is possible for it to cause long term consequences due to that trauma in some individuals. I'm not saying it's proven as there are no studies as it pertain specifically to circumcision, I'm saying it's theoretically possible based on what we know about attachment disorders and what we know about circumcision.
How long something has been practiced in no way justifies that practice. That is some god awful logic you have there.
I don't know if English is your second language, or you're typing from some mobile, but you're hanging on to coherency by a thread.
|Fri, 09-28-2012 - 1:52am
Yes adults feel much pain from circumcision as well as problems with erections not as bad as say, an infected tooth but annoying.
|Sat, 09-29-2012 - 10:21pm
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Of course we can't know exactly what infants go through post-op, I was merely trying to point out that erections during post-op is a complication that infants probably don't have, or at least it's not nearly as problematic as it is for adults.
Like I said, I did prone masturbation. You can google it if you don't know what it is.
And all I'm saying is that a male circumcised as an adult is required to take any pain and all its consequent problems, whether he wanted the circumcision or not. More importantly, he has the ability to do so and understand why he must suffer.
I know what prone masturbation is (and I initially tried something similar using the cardboard tube of an empty toilet roll, in a foolish attempt to simulate a vagina), but thrusting against a bed sheet or pillow will leave a mess, unless you protect it with an old dish towel or something disposable. Also there is evidence that prone masturbation may cause TMS. You can Google it if you need to understand what it is.
But what's the point of arguing over such details when we're both on the same side of the circumcision fence?
|Sat, 09-29-2012 - 10:33pm
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Yes adults feel much pain from circumcision as well as problems with erections not as bad as say, an infected tooth but annoying.
No, adult circumcision pain is equally as bad as an infected tooth - but not as long-lasting, unless we have the tooth extracted without delay.
But just as adults have to endure toothache, so must they cope with the pain of an excised foreskin. Both are manageable because we are adults. We don't cry like a teething baby, nor do we scream like a boy being circumcised.
|Sat, 09-29-2012 - 11:09pm
As far as I can glean, that claim doesn't seem to be based on much, but it makes no difference to me now because I haven't really done it since I was a teenager. I do believe it can be harmful though, and that's how I started out masturbating, and I don't think I would have if I wasn't circumcised. So I reiterate my point that I think infant/child circ can lead to harmful masturbation habits at a time when there should be healthy sexual discovery.
I don't know, I was just defending my points.
|Sun, 09-30-2012 - 11:15am
Well I know why Scandinavian men are healthy with a foreskin, boys are taught how to clean them self, use condoms and also it is a much more relaxed view to the nude body here. Sexual education here is based on facts, medical facts and also biology.
|Sun, 09-30-2012 - 11:45pm
Mark, I'm happy to agree to a mutual understanding - call it a 'truce' if that's acceptable! We have covered our personal experience and consequences of circumcision - you as a boy, I as an adult.
My only remaining issue is that I see NO advantage to boy's circumcision over its adult equivalent.
It all comes down to the ABILITY of an adult to endure circumcision in the supposed belief that his foreskin should be removed to prevent him infecting a female partner in the act of sexual intercourse. The AAP advises parents to consider circumcising their infant boys. A boy will get erections from the moment he is born - but it's ridiculous to suggest, by implication, that he has the ability to impregnate a female.
The AAP's current statement on circumcision has deservedly been met with total silence across the world. It's in danger of world-wide ridicule unless it modifies its foolish conclusions.
|Mon, 10-01-2012 - 12:03am
Misstrygg.... I know how Scandinavian men - and boys - grow up with healthy penises! It's the same in the UK.
Have you considered the fact that a normal penis is self-cleaning?
|Mon, 10-01-2012 - 2:23am
You have confidence in the rest of the world that I do not. Silence means very little to me, sure, it's better than a round of applause, but silence on a major health organization endorsing genital mutilation as beneficial and ethical? It's more of the same apathetic attitudes that allows this practice to go on where it goes on. While they're silently disapproving, there are many people in this country desperately using this corrupt org.'s policy as validation for what they've done and plan to do. Some help their silence is, some help their silence has been. The world's health organizations that disapprove of this and yet keep their disapproval silent or restrained, should be ashamed of themselves. They all know it happens and they know how wrong it is and do nothing about it because it's not in their backyard. They value borders, politics, and religious sensitivities over their conscience. Any action short of overt outrage and admonishment for those who condone and perform non-consenting circumcisions is shameful. The world is not our ally, they're cowards.


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Artists try to see beyond the obvious, to look into the deeper aspects of everyday objects. It was only a matter of time, then, until someone decided to use a CT scan to reveal the inner life of commonplace items from the iPod to a toaster.
The artist in this case is Satre Stuelke, who's also a medical student in New York. A wider selection of his CT scans (and QuickTime movies giving a 360-degree view) can be seen at the Web site for his Radiology Art project. This slide show focuses on some of the technological and mechanical objects of "unique cultural importance in modern society" for which Stuelke aims to provide "deeper visualization."
Seen here is a DeLonghi toaster. Writes Stuelke slyly: "Despite scrutiny under this high-resolution CT scan, we were unable to pinpoint the cause of toast only getting crisp on one side of the bread."
There's a lot to see under the hood of an Apple iBook laptop — batteries, disk drives, LCD panel. The CT scan also sees through the construction to the upside-down Apple logo on the far side of the casing.
The images come from an older four-slice CT scanner used for research and are processed in Osirix software on an iMac. Additional image processing takes place in Adobe Photoshop.
Why so blue, iPhone? The Radiology Art site says that colors are determined by the density of the materials in the scanned object. The background color for the image — black or white — depends on the spread of the densities.
Stuelke told The New York Times that this iPhone "still works fine after that hefty dose of radiation."
In the bottom half of this iPod image, you can make out the scroll wheel as well as some of the components behind it. At the top is the battery pack (in gray) and the headphone jack (in green).
The Palm PDA depicted here is in a leather case that makes for a bright green border. Per the Radiology Art site: "Note the stylus stored alongside the body of the PDA on the right side. The expansion card can be seen in the upper left of the image as can the battery pack, which is slightly tilted and found toward the bottom of the image. The PC board and various components can be seen in purple. Finally, the quick-access buttons can be visualized along the bottom of the PDA body."
This CT scan shows the operational part of a remote-controlled dog that walks, barks (opening its mouth) and wags its tail.
This flipped-open Motorola Razr is one jam-packed cell phone, from the vibrating motor at the bottom to the LCD panel at the top. This is one of the first such images that Stuelke made, according to The New York Times.
Thin as a Razr might be, don't try shaving with it. For that aspect of personal grooming, you'd want a relatively ancient form of consumer electronics. This particular electric razor is from Norelco.
In the middle of the 20th century, a key piece of electronic technology was the vacuum tube. This one is a Teslovak KT88S. According to the Web site for Penta Laboratories, the KT88S and other "totally new" vacuum tubes are "handmade in limited quantities … in the classic European tradition
The Radiology Art site says of this wind-up pace car: "The driver is easily visualized behind the steering wheel. Perhaps the most interesting part of this image is the spring, whose loose coil can be seen directly to the right of the driver."
You can also make out the wind-up key to the left of the driver. From this perspective, the key looks like it's the steering column.
"The internal mechanism" of this wind-up rabbit, according to Radiology Art, "is quite surprising in that it has a windmill-like cog wheel that controls the arm movement and also makes the bunny rock back and forth."
Pull the tail of this elephant to set it a-jiggling. "The eyes, spots, smile and seams are all sewn with a heavy thread. The diffuse cloud-like contents is stuffing or 'fluff,'" according to the Radiology Art site.
Unique and Remarkable Elevators From Around the World
As of 2008, Italy is the country with the most elevators installed in the world, with 850,000 elevators installed that run more than one hundred million lifts every day, followed by US with 700,000 elevators installed and China with 610,000 elevators installed since 1949. The world's largest market for elevators is Italy with more than 1,629 million euros of sales and 1,224 million euros of internal market. However, China is an emerging market, and by 2013 it is expected to have installed about 1,300,000 elevators.
The world's fastest elevator is installed at Taipei 101. The Taipei 101 is 1667-ft., 101-storey building and has 67 elevator units, including two that service the 89th-floor observation deck and qualify as the world's fastest. These rockets skyward at a peak speed of 3,314 ft. per minute (fpm), more than 800 fpm faster than the previous record holder in Japan's Yokohama Landmark Tower. By comparison, an airline pilot normally maintains a climb, or descent rate, of no more than 1000 fpm.
World's Second Fastest Elevator
The second fastest elevator in the world is credited to the Yokohama Landmark Tower, the tallest building in Japan, standing 295.8 m or 970 ft high. It is located in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama City. The tower contains the world's second fastest elevator, which reaches speeds of 12.5 m or 41 ft per second (45.0 km/h, 28.0 mi/h). This speed allows the elevator to reach the 69th floor in approximately 40 seconds.
The building contains a five star hotel which occupies floors 49-70. On the 69th floor there is an observatory, Sky Garden, from which one can enjoy a 360-degree view of the city, and on clear days Mount Fuji.
World's Highest Glass Elevator and Heaviest Outdoor Elevator
Are you afraid of height? Do not try this! The highest glass elevator in the world is the Bailong Elevator situated in China and conveys tourists to the top of a 1070-feet hill. This glass elevator is built onto the side of a huge cliff in Zhangjiajie. This stomach-dropping ride is the highest and heaviest outdoor elevator in the world.
World's Tallest Elevator Shaft
The world's tallest elevator shaft is at Solae, a 173 m tall building that cost US$45 million. It was built by the Mitsubishi Electric Corporation specifically to enable engineers to research the next generation of high-speed elevators. The world's fastest elevator is currently at Taipei 101 and travels at 37.66mph but this will soon be beaten by the elevators at the 800 meter high Burj Dubai which will reach ear-popping speeds of 42.36mph.
Notably Unique Elevators From Around the World
One of the most peculiar elevators in the world is the elevator of the GE Building at Rockefeller Center in New York City. It is a high-speed glass top elevator. Guests ascending to the 67th, 69th, and 70th level observation decks which, dubbed Top of the Rock, ride a high-speed glass-top elevator. When entering the cab, it appears to be any normal elevator ride. However, once the cab begins moving, the interior lights turn off and a special blue light above the cab turns on. This lights the entire shaft, so riders can see the moving cab through its glass ceiling as it rises and lowers through the shaft. Music plays and various animations are also displayed on the ceiling. The entire ride takes about 60 seconds.
Disneyland, Anaheim, California
The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, USA has an unusual ride. The "stretching room" on the ride is actually an elevator that travels downwards, giving access to a short underground tunnel which leads to the rest of the attraction. The elevator has no ceiling and its shaft is decorated to look like walls of a mansion. Because there is no roof, passengers are able to see the walls of the shaft by looking up, which gives the illusion of the room stretching.
New City Hall, Hanover, Germany
One unique elevator found in Europe and is considered a technical rarity is the elevator in the New City Hall in Hanover, Germany. As the elevator starts straight up but then changes its angle by 15 degrees to follow the contour of the dome of the hall. The cabin therefore tilts 15 degrees during the ride. The elevator travels a height of 43 meters.
This odd-looking elevator located in the center of the Apple Store in London is operated by a hydraulic ram and made almost entirely of glass, consisting of a glass shaft, containing a car with glass walls and ceiling. The elevator is unique in a number of ways: firstly, the car-top controls are removable, so that whilst the lift is in normal service, there are no visible mechanics on top of the glass box that is the car;
secondly, there are no lift position switches within the shaft, with the exception of the top final-limit switch. Instead of these conventional switches within the shaft, the lift employs a laser, which is aimed f
rom under the pit floor to a target on the car, and in this way the exact height of the car can be obtained, enabling the car to stop with an accuracy of 1 mm.
Luxor Hotel is a unique building located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The elevator system installed in this casino is called – the Inclinator. The shape of this casino is a pyramid. Therefore, the elevator travels up the side of the pyramid at a 39 degree angle.
Tramway – Unique Elevator System
The Gateway Arch located in St. Louis, Missouri in the US has a unique elevator system called tramway which carries passengers from the visitors' center underneath the Arch to the observation deck at the top of the structure. There are two tramways within the Arch, one at the north end, and the other at the south end.
People enter this unique tramway much as one would enter an ordinary elevator, through double doors. Passing through the doors the passengers in small groups enter a horizontal cylindrical compartment containing seats on each side and a flat floor. A number of these compartments are linked to form a train. These compartments each individually retain an appropriate level orientation by tilting while the entire train follows curved tracks up one leg of the arch.
Climbing Elevator
A climbing elevator is a self-ascending elevator with its own propulsion. Climbing elevators are used in guyed masts or towers, in order to make easy access to parts of these constructions, such as flight safety lamps for maintenance. Austin in Texas, USA is the only city in the world known to still operate a climbing elevator. The 17 remaining towers popularly called Moonlight Towers are 165 feet tall and have a fifteen foot foundation.
Europe's Highest Exterior Lift
Europe's highest exterior elevator is the Hammetschwand Lift located in Switzerland. It connects a spectacular rock path with the lookout point Hammetschwand on the Burgenstock plateau overlooking Lake Lucerne.
This elevator in the City of Lisbon, Portugal that connects downtown streets with the uphill Carmo Square is called Santa Justa Lift or Carmo Lift. The iron lift is 45 meters tall and is decorated in eogothic style, with a different pattern on each storey. The top storey is reached by helicoidal staircases and has a terrace that offers views of Lisbon Castle, the Rossio Square and the Baixa neighborhood. There are two elevator booths. Each booth has a wooden interior and accommodates 24 people.
Only Outdoor Municipal Elevator in the US
The 130 ft or 40 m tall elevator of the Oregon City Municipal which connects two neighborhoods in Oregon City in the US state of Oregon is the only outdoor municipal elevator in the US and one of only four in the world. The upper portion contains an observation deck which accounts for its flying saucer appearance.
Notable Passenger Truss-tower Elevator
This passenger truss-tower elevator Bad Schandau Elevator was built in 1904 at Bad Schandau (a spa town in Germany), which runs from Bad Schandau on the Ostrau. The height of the elevator is 52.26 m, in art nouveau arranged steel framework tower upward, which has a diameter of 5.20 m at the ground and at the door such of 2.5 meters. On the way upward it overcomes a difference in height of 47.76 m.


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What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – October 28, 2013
Federal government agencies issued reports that were delayed by the government shutdown; and Freddie Mac reported that average mortgage rates fell for all types of loans it reports. The National Association of REALTORS issued its Existing Home Sales report on Monday. While 5.30 million home sales were expected an annual basis, September's reading fell short at 5.29 million sales.
August's reading was adjusted from an original reading of 5.48 million, which equaled July's reading. Higher mortgage rates and home prices were cited as contributing to the slip in September's sales.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the Nonfarm Payrolls report for September on Tuesday. September's reading indicated that only 148,000 jobs were created as compared to economists' expectations of 185,000 jobs and August's reading of 173,000 new jobs.
National Unemployment Rate Dropped
Analysts indicated that the modest reading for September was caused by uncertainty over the government shutdown, and also indicated that the economy is growing, but continues to experience ups and downs. The national unemployment rate for September fell from August's reading of 7.30 percent to 7.20 percent.
According to the Commerce Department, construction spending rose by 0.60 percent in August as compared to expectations of 0.50 percent and July's revised reading of 1.40 percent, of which 1.20 percent represented spending on residential construction. The Federal Reserve characterized residential construction as growing at a "moderate pace" in September.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that August sales of homes connected with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac grew by 8.50 percent on a seasonally adjusted year-over-year basis. This represented monthly growth of 0.30 percent and was the smallest rise since September 2012.
Good News! Mortgage Rates Fall
Thursday brought encouraging news with Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Average mortgage rates fell across the board with the average rates for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage falling from last week's 4.28 percent to 4.13 percent.
The rate for a 15-year fixed rate mortgage dropped from 3.33 percent to 3.24 percent, and the rate for a 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage dropped from 3.07 percent to 3.00 percent. Discount points rose to 0.8 percent for 30 and 15-year fixed rate mortgages and stayed steady for 5/1 adjustable rate mortgages at 0.4 percent.
Weekly Jobless claims were higher than expected at 350,000 new claims; analysts had expected 337,000 new claims. The latest reading was below the prior reading of 362,000 new jobless claims.
The University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index was released Friday with some telling results. October's reading 73.2 from September's revised reading of 77.5. A reading of 74.8 had been expected based on September's original reading of 75.2. Consumers interviewed for the October CSI indicated that the federal government was the major factor in lower confidence in the economy.
What's Coming Up
A number of federal agencies are still delaying their reports. Next week's scheduled economic news includes the Case-Shiller Housing Market Index, Consumer Confidence report and ADP's Employment Report. Weekly Jobless Claims and the Freddie Mac PMMS will be issued Thursday.
What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – October 21, 2013
Many of the economic and housing reports typically scheduled were delayed by the federal government shutdown.
The National Association of Homebuilders Wells Fargo Housing Market Index for October was released Wednesday with a reading of 55, lower than the projected 58 and previous month's revised reading of 57. The original reading for September was 58, which was the highest measure of builder confidence since 2005.
NAHB cited concerns over mortgage rates and the federal government shutdown and its consequences as reasons for homebuilder confidence slipping.
While the NAHB HMI reading was lower than last month, it remains in positive territory as any reading over 50 indicates that more home builders are confident about housing market conditions than those who are not.
Pent-up demand for homes is fueling home builder confidence, which grew by 34 percent over the past year and exceeded the rate of home construction growth.
NAHB Releases Housing Starts Data For September
The Census Bureau was unable to release data on housing starts for September. NAHB released a report estimating September housing starts would be approximately 900,000 units on a seasonally-adjusted annual basis.
Single family home construction is expanding while multi-family home construction remains volatile. The NAHB report estimates single-family housing starts for September at between 620,000 and 630,000 homes annually.
Fed Beige Book: Residential Real Estate Improved, 4 Districts Report Slower Growth
The Fed released its "Beige Book" survey of its 12 banking districts on Wednesday. eight districts reported little or no change in economic conditions and 4 districts reported slower economic growth for September and October.
Real estate and home construction were improved, although several Fed districts reported concerns over rising mortgage rates. The Beige Book report was based on data gathered October 7, one week after the government shutdown began.
Mortgage Rates, Weekly Jobless Claims Jump
Freddie Mac reported increases in average mortgage rates; the rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 4.28 percent with discount points unchanged at 0.70 percent.This was five basis points higher than the previous week.
The rate for a 15-year fixed rate mortgage rose by two basis points to 3.33 percent. The average rate for a 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage rose by two basis points to 3.07 percent. Discount points for both 15 year mortgages and 5/1 adjustable rate mortgages were unchanged at 0.70 percent and 0.40 percent respectively.
Weekly jobless claims reported on Thursday rose from the prior week. 358,000 new jobless claims were filed as compared to the expected number of 335,000. During the prior week, 373,000 new jobless claims were filed. The latest data was from the week of October 7, the second week the government was shut down.
What's Ahead: Delayed Government Data Expected
Some federal agencies have given dates for releasing data delayed by the shutdown. These included Nonfarm Payrolls and the Unemployment rate for September, which are set for release October 22. The Consumer Price Index and Core CPI for September are scheduled for October 30.
What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – October 7, 2013
This week's economic news commentary has been dominated by the "what ifs" of a government shutdown; opinions of potential consequences are limited only by the number of commentators sharing their opinions.
Unfortunately, more concrete examples of the shutdown were evident last Tuesday and Friday.
The Department of Commerce delayed release of August's Construction Spending report that were due last Tuesday and The Bureau of Labor Statistics delayed the release of September's Non-farm Payroll and Unemployment that were due last Friday.
The ADP Employment report for September posted a reading of 166,000 private sector jobs added against expectations of 180,000 new jobs added. September jobs added surpassed August's reading of 159,000 new jobs added in the private sector.
Mortgage Rates Remain Near Record Lows
Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey released Thursday brought a third consecutive week of falling mortgage rates. 30-year fixed rate mortgages had an average rate of 4.22 percent down from 4.32 percent the previous week.
The average rate for a 15-year fixed rate mortgage fell by eight basis points from 3.37 percent to 3.29 percent and the average rate for a 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage fell to 3.03 percent from 3.07 percent.
Discount points were unchanged from last week at 0.70 percent for both 30-year and 15-year fixed rate mortgages and rose from 0.50 percent to 0.60 percent for 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage loans.
Weekly Jobless Claims were lower than projected. The reading of 308,000 new jobless claims was better than the 313,000 new jobs expected, but was higher than the prior week's 307,000 new jobless claims.
What's Coming Up Next
This week's scheduled economic reporting is also subject to adjustment if the federal government's budget is not resolved. The most recent FOMC meeting minutes are due on Wednesday; if released they are expected to provide details about the Fed's decision not to change its current quantitative easing program.
Weekly jobless claims and Freddie Mac's PMMS survey of average mortgage rates are due Thursday. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index for October is set for release on Friday.
What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week-September 30, 2013
Last week brought a variety of housing related news. Highlights included the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index for July, which showed a 12.40 percent year-over-year increase in national home prices. This was up from 12.10 percent in June.
The FHFA Housing Price Index reading traces home prices on properties securing mortgages owned or backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The year-over-year reading for July showed an increase of 8.80 percent as compared to a year-over-year reading of 7.80 percent in June.
Rising mortgage rates and rising home prices have caused some buyers to leave the market, while others are jumping in before mortgage rates move higher. Pent-up demand for homes and short supplies of homes for sale are expected to sustain buyer interest and home prices.
The Consumer Confidence Index for September fell to 79.70 percent for September as compared to August's reading of 81.80 percent, but was slightly higher than the expected reading of 79.50 percent.
Sales Of New Homes Surpass Expectactions
Sales of 421,000 new homes in August surpassed expectations of 420,000 sales and the revised number of 390,000 sales of new homes in July. A short supply of existing homes for sale is attracting buyers to new homes.
Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey provided good news as average mortgage rates fell. The average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 4.32 percent as compared to last week's 4.50 percent.
The average rate for a 15-year fixed rate mortgage was 3.37 percent as compared to last week's reading of 3.54 percent. Discount points were unchanged at 0.70 percent. The average rate for a 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage was 3.07 percent, which was four basis points lower than last week. Discount points were unchanged at 0.50 percent.
Pending home sales fell by 1.60 percent in August as compared to July; the National Association of REALTOR cites higher home prices and mortgage rates along with depleted supplies of available homes as reasons for fewer signed contracts in August.
The West reported a drop of 1.60 percent in pending sales and the Midwest reported 1.40 percent fewer pending sales in August. The Northeast came out ahead with 4.00 percent more pending home sales in August.
Weekly jobless claims were reported at 305,000 new jobless claims as compared to expectations of 327,000 new jobless claims and the prior week's reading of 310.000. The Federal Reserve recently cited the national unemployment rate of over seven percent as a clear indication that employment levels are not recovering quickly.
Next Week's Economic News
While few housing and mortgage related reports are set for release next week, the calendar should provide indications of overall economic conditions. On Tuesday, Construction Spending for August will be released. Wednesday brings the ADP employment report for September. This report tracks private sector jobs.
Thursday brings Freddie Mac's PMMS report of average mortgage rates and the weekly jobless claims report.
The federal Non-farm Payrolls and National Unemployment Reports for September are set for release on Friday.
What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week — September 23, 2013
Last week's economic news was dominated by the Federal Reserve's decision not to taper its $85 billion in monthly securities purchases.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke noted in a scheduled statement after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting that economic conditions were not yet adequately improved to withstand any decrease in the federal quantitative easing program.
The Fed also reaffirmed that the target federal funds rate would remain at 0.00 to 0.25 percent until the national unemployment rate reached 6.50 percent and inflation reaches 2.00 percent.
The national unemployment rate was 7.30 percent and the Fed projects that inflation will remain under 2.00 percent through 2015.
In both the FOMC statement and his press conference, Chairman Bernanke repeatedly emphasized that the Fed would take no action to reduce QE until the economy strengthens. No automatic reduction of QE purchases would take place without full consideration of the nation's economy.
The QE program is intended to keep long-term interest rates low, and the announcement that QE would not be tapered brought mortgage rates down after they had increased by more than one percent since May.
Builder Confidence High, Mortgage Rates Lower
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index for September revealed that home builder confidence in housing market conditions remained stable at 58; a reading of 59 was expected. Readings over 50 indicate that more builders are confident about market conditions than not.
Housing starts for August did not reflect the high level of builder confidence and fell short of expectations at 891,000. Expected housing starts were estimated at 921,000. There was good news in that August's reading surpassed the July reading of 883 housing starts. Building permits for August also dropped to 918,000 against expectations of 955,000 and July's reading of 954,000 building permits.
Higher labor and materials costs and concerns over tight mortgage credit and rising mortgage rates likely contributed to the lower than expected readings for housing starts and building permits.
Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey reported that average mortgage rates dropped across the board on Thursday. The average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell by seven basis points to 4.50 percent with discount points moving from 0.80 percent to 0.70 percent.
The average rate for a 15-year fixed rate mortgage fell by five basis points from 3.59 percent to 3.54 percent with discount points unchanged at 0.70 percent.
The average rate for 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage was lower by 11 basis points to 3.11 percent. Discount points were unchanged at 0.50 percent. This provides a break for home buyers who've been faced with rising mortgage rates and home prices amidst a shortage of available homes in many areas.
This Week
Economic news scheduled for this week includes the Case/Shiller Home Price Index for July, the FHFA Home Price Index also for July. New home sales and the pending home sales index will be released.
Freddie Mac will release its weekly summary of average mortgage rates and weekly jobless claims will also be released Thursday. The week will end with consumer related data including personal income and consumer spending for August along with the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index for September.
What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – September 16, 2013
Last week didn't feature any housing-related news other than Freddie Mac's weekly survey of mortgage interest rates.
Reports on consumer credit, job openings and weekly jobless claims suggest that without some relief in the jobs market, Americans may be taking a "wait-and-see" stance toward buying homes.
Consumer Credit Rose By $10.40 Billion In July
The Federal Reserve reported Tuesday that revolving credit fell by an annual rate of 2.60 percent as compared to an annual decrease of 5.20 percent in June. Non-revolving consumer credit such as vehicle and education loans rose at an annual rate of 7.40 percent.
Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey indicated that mortgage rates were unchanged for both 30-year and 15-year fixed rate mortgage loans. The average rate for a 30-year FRM was 4.57 percent with discount points of 0.80 percent; this was higher than last week's 0.70 percent.
Average rates for a 15-year fixed rate mortgage were unchanged at 3.57 percent with 0.70 percent in discount points. The average rate for a 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage fell by six basis points from 3.28 to 3.22 percent with discount points unchanged at 0.50 percent.
Mortgage rates are likely to change next week in response to any announcement by the Federal Reserve regarding its plan for reducing the amount of monthly bond purchases in its current quantitative easing program.
Mortgage rates would likely rise if the Fed begins tapering its $85 billion monthly purchase of securities, but if the Fed maintains its current rate of purchases, mortgage rates could remain steady or fall in response to the news.
Retail sales fell short of expectations on Friday. The Department of Commerce reported a seasonally-adjusted growth rate of 0.20 percent in August against an expected reading of 0.50 percent and July's revised reading of 0.40 percent, which was initially reported at 0.20 percent.
The University of Michigan/Thompson Reuters Consumer Sentiment Index for September fell to its lowest reading since April. The September reading was 76.80 percent as compared to expectations of 81.50 percent and August's reading of 82.10 percent.
What's Coming, Will The Fed Taper Its Securities Purchases?
This week's economic news is highlighted by the Fed's FOMC statement scheduled on Wednesday after its two-day meeting. The announcement is expected to include an indication of the Fed's intention concerning its QE program and whether or not monthly securities purchases will be reduced. Fed chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to give a press conference after the FOMC statement.
Other scheduled economic news for this week includes the Consumer Price Index and Home Builders Housing Market Index on Tuesday; Wednesday brings reports on Housing Starts and Building Permits in addition to the FOMC statement and press conference. Thursday's economic reports include Weekly Jobless Claims and the Freddie Mac PMMS along with Existing Home Sales and Leading Indicators.
What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – September 9, 2013
Last week was relatively calm due to the Labor Day Holiday on Monday providing little mortgage and housing related news. However, there were several positive indicators for overall economic conditions.
Construction spending rose by 0.60 percent in July and surpassed economists' expectations of 0.30 percent and June's zero percent growth. While this may seem a small increase, any indication that construction spending is increasing could indicate that residential construction is ramping up.
This would be good news for home buyers, who've been facing a shortage of available homes in many areas of the U.S.
The Fed Released Its Latest Beige Book Report
Federal Reserve districts reported rising consumer spending in most districts, modest expansion in manufacturing and moderate residential real estate sales. Higher mortgage rates may have dampened home buyer enthusiasm, but an ongoing shortage of available homes is also likely to have contributed to slower sales.
Mortgage rates will likely rise if the Fed tapers its $85 billion monthly purchase of mortgage-backed securities and Treasury bonds as demand for bonds is expected to decrease. When bond prices fall, mortgage rates usually rise.
ADP released its report on private sector jobs added for August; 176,000 jobs were added against expectations of 185,000 jobs added and July's 198,000 jobs added. The three-month rolling average of private sector jobs added shows steady job growth as jobs added rose from 140,000 in May to 188,000 jobs for August.
Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey reported that the average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage rose by six basis points to 4.57 percent with discount points unchanged at 9.70 percent.
The average rate for a 15-year fixed rate mortgage rose by five basis points to 3.59 percent with discount points unchanged at 0.70 percent. The average rate for a 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage rose by four basis points to 3.28 percent with discount points unchanged at 0.50 percent.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Non-Farm Payrolls Report for August, 169,000 jobs were created, which fell shy of expectations of 173,000 new jobs. Expectations were based on the original number of 162,000 jobs created in July, but July's number was revised downward to 104,000 jobs created.
The unemployment report for August was 7.30 percent, down 0.10 percent from July's reading of 7.40 percent.
The combination of higher mortgage rates, persistently high unemployment and fewer jobs created could signal the Fed to postpone its plan to start reducing its monthly securities purchases.
What's Coming Up
This week's scheduled mortgage and housing news is relatively flat, but Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey will provide the last indication of mortgage rates' direction before the FOMC meeting on September 18.
The Fed will also likely be watching the Weekly Jobs report and the University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index as part of its decision-making process on whether to taper or maintain current QE securities purchases.
What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – August 26, 2013
Last week brought mixed economic news, but Leading Indicators released Thursday suggest that the U.S. economy is growing at a moderate rate.
Mortgage rates for fixed rate loans were higher, but the average rate for a 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage was unchanged from the prior week. Weekly jobless claims were also higher.
The National Association of REALTORS released its Existing Home Sales report for July and reported existing home sales came in at 5.39 million on an annualized basis.
This reading surpassed expectations of 5.21 existing homes sold as well as June's reading of 5.06 million existing homes sold on an annualized basis.
FOMC Minutes Released, Mortgage Rates Rise
The minutes for the July 31 FOMC meeting were released, and emphasized the likely "tapering" of the Fed's quantitative easing program possibly as early as September, though no dates have been set. Many of the FOMC members support reducing the $85 billion in monthly securities purchases made by the Fed; fewer members supported tapering the asset purchases sooner than planned.
Previous announcements by the Fed regarding its plan to reduce QE have created erratic responses in financial markets, but the release of the meeting minutes seemed to cause a sharp rise in mortgage rates.
Freddie Mac reported that the average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage moved from the prior week's average rate of 4.40 percent to 4.58 percent; average discount points moved up from 0.70 to 0.80 percent. Average rates for a 15 year fixed-rate mortgage also rose from 3.44 percent to 3.60 percent with average discount points moving from 0.60 to 0.70 percent.
Average rates for a 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage were unchanged from the previous week at 3.21 percent with average discount points paid at 0.50 percent.
FHFA reported that home prices for homes with mortgages owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rose by 7.70 percent year-over-year in June, home prices rose slightly from May's year-over-year- rate of 7.60 percent.
Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) for July rose by 0.60 to a reading of 96.0; this exceeded expectations for an increase of 0.50 percent. The LEI measures the health of the economy by measuring 10 top economic sectors; eight of 10 factors measured increased; these were led by the spread on interest rates, availability of credit, stock prices and permits issued for building new homes.
New home sales for July were lower than expected at 394,000; Wall Street expected new home sales to come in at 485,000 on a seasonally-adjusted annual basis against the revised number of 455,000 new home sales reported for June. 497,000 homes were initially reported sold in June. Hew home sales gained by 6.80 percent year-over-year in July.
What's Coming Up
Scheduled economic news for this week includes the Case-Shiller Home Price Index, and Consumer Confidence on Tuesday, Pending Home Sales will be out Wednesday. Thursday brings Weekly Jobless Claims, and Friday brings consumer spending and the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment report.
What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – August 19, 2013
Last week wasn't kind to stock market investors, but weekly jobless claims fell to an unexpected low of 320,000 new jobless claims filed, the lowest level in nearly six years.
Here is a review of the major events of the week.
Monday: The federal budget for July shows an increase in its deficit to -$98 billion, a deficit increase of $28 billion over June's figure of -$70 billion. The good news is that the deficit for the first 10 months of the fiscal year is $38 billion less than during the same period of the prior fiscal year.
Thursday: Thursday was a busy day for economic news. The weekly jobless claims report came in lower than expected with 320,000 new jobless claims filed. This was lower than the expected.
While this is a strong sign for the economy that would typically boost stock prices, the markets fell. Analysts cite a good news/bad news scenario in describing what happened. The good news was that jobless claims fell to a new low, but the bad news is that investors feared that this may give the Fed a signal to begin tapering its quantitative easing (QE) program.
The Fed is expected to begin tapering its monthly purchases of $85 billion in treasury securities and mortgage-backed securities as early as next month. The QE purchases are intended to help hold down long term interest rates including mortgage rates.
The fall in stock prices on Thursday and Friday suggested that fear of the Fed ending QE is more compelling than the lowest number of new jobless claims since October 2007.
Freddie Mac reported that the average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage remained unchanged at 4.40 percent with 0.7 percent in discount points. The average rate for a 15-year fixed rate mortgage ticked upward by one basis point from 3.43 to 3.44 percent.
Discount points fell from 0.70 percent the prior week to 0.60 percent last week.
The average rate for a 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) rose from 3.19 to 3.23 percent with discount points unchanged at 0.50 percent. The 5/1 ARM provides an alternative to higher fixed rates for borrowers seeking lower mortgage rates and payments.
Friday: Included Housing Starts for July, which came in at 896,000 as compared to expectations of 915, 00 0 and June's figure of 846,000 housing starts. Building permits issued in July came in at 943,000, and surpassed June's reading of 918,000 building permits.
Increasing home values, buyer demand and a short supply of available homes were seen as motivating factors for builders to construct more homes.
Looking Ahead
This week's schedule of economic news is set to include the Chicago Fed's National Activity Index on Tuesday. The FOMC minutes will be released on Wednesday along with Existing Home Sales.
Thursday will bring Weekly Jobless Claims, Freddie Mac's survey of mortgage rates and the FHFA home price index. Friday will finish the week with a New Home Sales report.
What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week- August 5, 2013
The past week brought encouraging economic news from several sources.
The FOMC statement indicated that the Federal Reserve has not set a date for rolling back its quantitative easing program and ADP reported more private sector jobs added than expected.
While weekly jobless claims were fewer than expected, the national unemployment rate remained elevated:
Monday: Pending Home Sales: The National Association of REALTORS reported that sales contracts fell in June due to rising mortgage rates and a tight inventory of available homes.
Tuesday: The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices showed that national home prices increased by 12.2 percent annually.
All 20 cities used in the 10 and 20 city home price indices posted gains in average home prices. Average U.S. home prices remained approximately 25 percent below their peak in 2006.
Consumer confidence dropped in July to a reading of 80.3 as compared to a revised reading of 82.1 in June. Higher mortgage rates and stubbornly high unemployment rates likely contributed to a cooling of consumer enthusiasm.
Wednesday: The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said in its statement that based on its reading of current economic conditions,the committee had not set a date for beginning to reduce the Fed's monthly asset purchase of $85 billion in Treasury securities and MBS.
The program, known as quantitative easing (QE), is intended to keep long-term interest rates including mortgage rates lower.
ADP reported that job growth for private-sector jobs exceeded expectations for July; the adjusted reading of 200,000 for July beat expectations of 185,000 jobs added and also surpassed June's reading of 198,000 new jobs added.
The ADP jobs report is viewed by economists as a preview of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Non-farm Payrolls and National Unemployment reports, which are collectively known as the "Jobs Report."
Thursday: Weekly jobless claims came in at 326,000. This was lower than expectations and the previous week's reading, both of which were reported at 345,000 jobless claims.
Freddie Mac reported that mortgage rates rose, with the average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage coming in at 4.39 percent as compared to last week's 4.31 percent.
Average rates for a 15-year fixed rate mortgage came in at 3.43 percent over last week's 3.39 percent. The average rate for a 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage was 3.18 percent and two basis points higher than the previous week's 3.16 percent.
Friday: The July Non-farm Payrolls report showed that only 162,000 jobs were added as compared to expectations of 180,000 jobs added and June's reading of 188,000 jobs added. While housing markets are showing strong improvement, high unemployment continues to be a drag on the economy.
The national unemployment rate for July was 7.40 percent and was lower than expectations of 7.50 percent and June's reading of 7.60 percent.
What's Coming Up This Week
This week's economic news includes the Senior Loan Officer Survey set for Monday, the U.S. Trade Deficit and Job Openings reports for June on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, a report on Consumer Credit will be released and the Weekly Jobless Claims will be out Thursday, along with Freddie Mac's mortgage rates report. No mortgage or related news is scheduled for Friday.


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West Creek is a populated place located in Ocean County at latitude 39.635 and longitude -74.307.
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Many products for sale are offered with a guarantee of quality, and sometimes with a warranty of free repair or replacement services rendered in cases of product defects. Some even offer money-back guarantees. In cases of pots and similar products, which are after all used for boiling and cooking various ingredients, you probably could not hope for a very long repair warranty, let alone a cash-back guarantee if you are dissatisfied in any way. Well, there is a nice, unexpected offer on copper stills for distilling your favorite hard liquor at home. Buy copper still to distill your own vodka, whiskey, scotch, gin, rum, brandy, cognac and your very personal version of moonshine, and for two years you will be given free repair services in case of any leakages or other problems, which, after all, may occur without any initial production failure.
Home brewing to produce your own beer, ale or wine may have sounded easy compared to distilling your hard liquor like whiskey or vodka; but it is just one step from home brewing. With the right still you can boil your choice of fermented mash, to produce hard spirits with any level of purity you would like, either with all the aroma and flavoring of your preference or with no or little flavoring or aroma. You would be able to make your own cocktails at your next party at home, enjoy a quiet evening in with a brandy of your own making, or give away your brand of whiskey as gifts for close friends.
Copper is the best conductor of heat, much more so than stainless steel and understandably more expensive. Copper stills made without any lead in its soldering or welding are the ideal devices for your home distilling hobby. It ensures safe and clean drinking, at much less cost. Think of the heavily taxed commercial hard spirits, and the ways you could enjoy your choice of hard liquor once you get used to making your own ideal fermented mash. Having an ideal still will help you to get familiar with distilling your own whiskey or vodka. You could redistill your distilled beverages to create your own liqueur with your choice of fruits, flowers or grains to give it a stronger flavor and aroma.
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Barton is a populated place located in Colbert County at latitude 34.739 and longitude -87.891.
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Philly commish wants DOJ to examine use of force
Says there have been too many incidents, wants to ensure transparency to city's residents
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PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey has called for an independent U.S. Justice Department investigation into the use of deadly force by the department's officers.
"When you have as many as we've had, it gets people wondering if they were all justified," Ramsey said. "We've been looking at this issue since December. The Civil Rights Division of the DOJ knows and agrees this is a good course of action."
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A local community development organization now has more resources to help develop more affordable, quality homes.
Officials from the organization "HOPE Enterprise," officially became part of the national organization known as "Neighborworks." Both groups work to help create more affordable living environments and provide financial education regarding homeownership. During a press conference, "HOPE" officials received a $300,000 check from "Neighborworks." That money will be used to help "HOPE," continue to provide funding to build affordable homes, like the Jackson Housing Authority's up and coming Mid-Town housing development.
Bill Bynum, the CEO for "HOPE Enterprise" says "no one needs affordable housing and community development more than the residents in our region and we know we can't do it ourselves, so a partnership with Neighborworks will put us in position to help many many more people for years to come."
The Mid-Town development is expected to be complete by the end of August.
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