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Will Economics Kill the UGC Star?
By Andrew Frank | November 13, 2008 | 3 Comments
The vibe was strange at Ad:tech in New York last week: on the one hand, the election instilled a state of delirious euphoria on the crowd (and left no doubt as to where new media stood); on the other hand, economy-induced fear could not be suppressed, and for many was clearly triggering flash-backs to the beginning of the decade. As a result, many reassuring words could be heard, like "at least this time we're not at the epicenter," and "although we've revised our projections, we're still forecasting double-digit growth for online advertising in 2009" (this from Geoff Ramsey, CEO of eMarketer, whose free white paper well captures the zeitgeist of hope and fear).
A few things are clear:
- A cold wind's begun to blow on web 2.0 startups, especially those whose business models run along the lines of building a large and loyal audience and then monetizing it with advertising. (Sound familiar?)
- The Web giants that survived the first downturn and became public companies are experiencing their lowest valuations in years – in many cases, since the downturn. Naturally this is related to the stock market as a whole, but one of the consequences is that virtually all of the incentive stock options issued to web company employees in the last three years have underwater strike prices.
- This means it's time for social media to show its hand. We've reached the river. Let's see what you've got.
Some examples: Google's announcement it will sell ad placement on YouTube search results pages, in an attempt to replicate its most successful revenue strategy to-date on the difficult-to-monetize video site. This is part of an overall strategy to make the site more attractive to professional content owners, such as MGM and CBS which recently agreed to license some of its catalog material to the site. Then there's Fox's MySpace, which has taken a number of recent steps to shore up revenue by featuring more professional content, including featuring Hulu videos on its Primetime lineup, and working with MTV networks and Warner Bros. on a new monetization scheme (see our Gartner first take).
Still, there are some hold-outs. At the Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco, executives from Twitter and Facebook both insisted they were focused on growth and that money would come later. How much later? They didn't say.
Meanwhile, mainstream media has troubles of its own. Viacom, for example, just saw its Q3 earnings decline 37 percent, and they, along with Time Warner, Disney, and other conglomerates (especially the ones that own newspapers) are also looking at their lowest valuations in years. The question now is, can old media and new media put their cards together and, between them, come up with a winning hand?
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It has been by rote memorization that founders of social networking sites have answered the business model question with on word: advertising. But none seem to have come to grips with the essential contradiction. The supporting collaboration that draws and binds a social community is counter to the monologue of advertising.
That is the nut which needs to be cracked. Can social networks make advertising relevant to the individual, transparent in its message, supportive of the group and meaningful at the moment? We have a lot of examples of attempts gone awry (e.g., Beacon), but few to balance the ledger.
Advertising can't be bolted on a social network. It has to arise from the interests of the members. And, rather than continue to deploy increasingly intrusive monitoring technologies (BT, anyone?), it may be time to revert to what has always worked best: just ask.
My personal and commercial two cents.
New revenue model, please! @John Berard's two cents is worth more.
UGC should evolutionate from "funny home videos" or TV shows upload to be monetize with advertisment, to real personal UGC to be used publicly or privately (as personal multimedia diary) on subscription basis. (with affordable cost and provinding the technology to do that seamlessly, from laptop webcam or mobile). This may apply not only to video content, also to audio content..


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20. A Friend in Wolf's Clothing
Nephlyte develops an interest in Molly, and Molly casts her fate with Nephlyte's. This becomes a dangerous situation when Zoisite arrives from Queen Beryl to destroy Nephlyte. Nephlyte finds out the true identity of Sailor Moon, but the secret ends with him when he is destroyed by Zoisite trying to protect Molly.
21. Jupiter Comes Thundering In
Queen Beryl explains the story of the Seven Shadows, and how they need to find the humans that were born with each Rainbow Crystal inside them. The Negaverse gains it's first crystal from Game Machine Joe. While trying to save him, Sailor Jupiter is revealed.
22. The Power of Friendship
Molly's feeling blue after losing Nephlyte and seeks advice from a kindly old man only to discover the evil Zoisite has business with the old man too. Will Zoisite capture a Rainbow Crystal?
To make matters worse, Raye is insisting that Serena no longer be their leader. She has convinced Amy to oppose it as well. Luna is ready to reluctantly relieve Serena of her position, but Lita refuses to make it a unanimous decision, so Serena stays, but Raye and Amy refuse to fight. It is up to Lita, Serena, and Tuexdo Mask to stop Zoisite.
Tuxedo Mask ends up with the Rainbow Crystal. Serena ends up with the music box that he drops, the one that was a gift long ago.
23. Mercury's Mental Match
Zoisite attacks the school's brand new braniac, who is another keeper of a Rainbow Crystal. The Scouts try to save the boy and the crystal from Zoisite, but how does Greg know who Sailor Mercury really is?
24. An Artful Attack
Everyone's excited about a wonderful new artist, until Zoisite turns up determined to capture her Rainbow Crystal for Queen Beryl. Sailor Moon has to stop her and teach the artist that it is ok to be yourself.
25. Too Many Girlfriends
Lita still has a crush on Andrew. She runs into him and agrees to help him learn to cook, but when she gets there she finds out that Andrew has a girlfriend. When she tells Serena, both are determined to get him.
They think that they might have a chance, because Reta is scheduled to go to Aferica for two years and Andrew will be left alone. Unfortunately for Reta, it also turns out that she is a Rainbow Crystal carrier. Zoisite soon moves in for the kill and the Scouts must stop her.

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It came out as a confession, "I haven't been writing since…" Sitting across the tiny table, separated only by dinner plates, glasses, condiments, bread and utensils, this published workshop leader whispered the taboo words of our tribe. Words that had been spinning through my head, without being typed, penned, or communicated in any written form, for months.
My excuses are as wide as the Nile and may even hold a drop of water. Yet there are a couple of coping mechanisms that keep my hard-earned identity as a writer intact and skills from falling out of my felucca.
The first is the Poem-a-Day Program. Whether or not you're a poet, you may find comfort and structure in playing with poetry's wide range of styles. Poetry's compact yet flexible forms provide a perfect outlet for exploring a single thought or emotion. The structure is a navigable chart when writing prose becomes a turbulent cataract in your river of life.
I've found the succinct forms of Japanese poetry provide a solid raft to keep my tentative pen paddling. Tanka, haiku and several others, are short enough that they feel playful. Yet their set syllabic rules keep one focused and fishing the depths for the perfect word. Ultimately, this practice will have improved your prose when you're ready to get back to shore.
If you're in a writing group, try a Tanka-Two-Step. It goes like this:
- A tanka is a five-line poem broken into these syllabic counts: 5/7/5/7/7. It does not require rhyme.
- As a group, choose:
- a theme to start
- assign an order to pass the poems to each member
- who will write the first poem
- how long to expect for each member to complete and pass-ontheir tanka to the next scribe
- and the time frame for this as a group exercise. Our group of four chose a month, larger groups may want longer.
- Once the first tanka has been written, it's passed to the next member, who writes their tanka beginning with the last word.
- At the end of the exercise, organize your group's work
In our group, working collaboratively motivated those who were struggling while the short form limited the commitment of those who had works in progress. It was fun, provided insight to each other's styles as well as a collection of works we printed up for gifts.
Sometimes, when we're lost in an overwhelming pool, flotsam comes by in just the right form of a writer's guide. Still Writing by Dani Shapiro addresses the modern writer's dilemma with her own memoir which acts as a study guide in good writing (if you can pull yourself out of the story long enough to analyze the prose).
Still writing… Still paddling. No one is alone on this world ship. And we are a tribe who thrives on two-stepping with taboos.


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So, today I finally got off my bum and listed a few bits in my shop! Only four, but it's a start and I'm excited!
There's actual real things in my shop!
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The high court on Monday directed the appeals court to consider reinstating the $550,000 fineimposed by the FCC.Decline in Ad Spending Quickens Pace at 9.2 Percent (WSJ) In a sign that marketers have begun to deepen their cutbacks, TNS Media Intelligence, an ad-tracking firm owned by WPP PLC, reported Monday that ad spending in the fourth quarter fell 9.2 percent from a year earlier. The fourth-quarter decline was more than twice as steep as the 4.1 percent drop for 2008 as a whole.Portfolio Publisher Lands at Conde Nast Traveler (NYO) William Li, the publisher of Portfolio is staying with Conde Nast and will take the associate publisher position at Conde Nast Traveler. "Opportunities to work at blue chip brands like Conde Nast Traveler don't come around often," he said. Li was Portfolio's publisher from 2008 until last Monday.CW to Cede Sundays — Will Program Only Five Nights (Hollywood Reporter) Starting this fall, the CW network will likely be programming only five nights a week. After it experimented unsuccessfully with outsourcing its Sunday lineup to an outside company, MRC, last year, the CW will give Sunday night back to its affiliates.Oprah Winfrey to Launch Jenny McCarthy Talk Show (People) The outspoken Jenny McCarthy is joining forces with TV's queen of talk, Oprah Winfrey — for, among other projects, her own talk show. For starters, McCarthy, 36, has already launched her own blog on Oprah.com.Reader's Digest to Shutter Spanish-Language Edition (Mediaweek) Reader's Digest Association is folding the U.S. edition of RD Selecciones, its 37-year-old Spanish language version of company flagship Reader's Digest. The June issue will be the last. Selecciones continues to publish 17 other editions around the world.Tribune Reporter Leaves to Become 'Farmer Housewife' (Chicago Tribune) Emily Achenbaum: I'm leaving to see how self-sufficient I can be. 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Is the health reform vote resolved? Michael Barone doesn't think so, and he sees a difficult road for Pelosi to get it through the house.
Are there enough votes in the House to pass the Senate's health-care bill? As of today, it's clear there aren't. House Democratic leaders have brushed aside White House calls to bring the bill forward by March 18, when President Barack Obama heads to Asia. Nevertheless, analysts close to the Democratic leadership tell me they're confident the leadership will find some way to squeeze out the 216 votes needed for a majority.
The newspaper The Hill shows many in congress still undecided.
Undecided (80)
Jason Altmire (Pa.) * Many view Altmire as key to passage. He said on Fox News he has "open mind." Voted no in committee and on floor but bottom line is that his yes vote is gettable
Joe Baca (Calif.) * (Y) Must have for leadership
Brian Baird (Wash.) Retiring member who bucked party on Iraq war surge
Melissa Bean (Ill.) (Y) Conservative Democrat well positioned for midterm election
Marion Berry (Ark.) * (Y) Has been critical of the president since announcing his retirement
Sanford Bishop (Ga.) * (Y) Favors Stupak provision
Tim Bishop (N.Y.) (Y) Must have vote for leadership
John Boccieri (Ohio) * GOP target
Rick Boucher (Va.) GOP target
Allen Boyd (Fla.) Facing primary challenge
Dennis Cardoza (Calif.) * (Y) Secured language for district before last year's vote
Chris Carney (Pa.) * (Y) A no vote here would be a setback for leadership
Ben Chandler (Ky.) * Keeps cards close to vest; voted no in November
Jim Cooper (Tenn) * (Y) Has had up-and-down relationship with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
Jim Costa (Calif.) * (Y) Secured project for his district before November vote
Jerry Costello (Ill.) * (Y) Was a late yes in the fall
Joe Courtney (Y) Wary of excise tax, but likely yes
Henry Cuellar (Texas) * (Y) Supported health bill and climate change, surprising some on Capitol Hill
Kathleen Dahlkemper (Pa.) * (Y) GOP target. Her yes vote is key to passage
Joe Donnelly (Ind.) * (Y) Among the Stupak dozen — will vote no unless abortion language in Senate bill is changed, according to The Rochester Sentinel
Mike Doyle (Pa.) * (Y) Must have vote for leadership; not politically vulnerable
Steve Driehaus (Ohio) * (Y) In tossup race in November
Bob Etheridge (N.C.) * (Y) Passed up Senate run
Brad Ellsworth (Ind.) * (Y) Senate hopeful
Bill Foster (Ill.) (Y) GOP target
Gabrielle Giffords (Ariz.) (Y) GOP target
Bart Gordon (Tenn.) * Retiring committee chairman
Raul Grijalva (Ariz.) (Y) Despite many threats, Arizona liberal expected to vote yes
John Hall (N.Y.) (Y) Democratic leaders may lose other Dems from N.Y., but need to keep Hall on board
Debbie Halvorson (Ill.) (Y) Politically vulnerable, but favored to win her reelection race
Baron Hill (Ind.) * (Y) Passed up Senate run
Jim Himes (Conn.) (Y) Must have vote for leadership. Likely yes
Steve Kagen (Wis.) (Y) Told Fox 11 in Wisconsin that he prefers more incremental approach; doesn't trust Senate
Paul Kanjorski (Pa.) * (Y) GOP target
Marcy Kaptur (Ohio) * (Y) Voted with leadership first time around, but doesn't toe the party line
Mary Jo Kilroy (Ohio) (Y) In tossup race this November
Ron Kind (Wis.) (Y) Represents competitive district. Voted against bill in committee
Ann Kirkpatrick (Ariz.) (Y) GOP target
Ron Klein (Fla.) (Y) GOP target
Suzanne Kosmas (Fla.) Easily won her race in 2008; her 2010 race will be tighter
Jim Langevin (R.I.) * (Y) Langevin's seat not in danger this fall. He has previously fended off primary challenges
Daniel Lipinski (Ill.) * (Y) Will not vote for abortion language in Senate bill, but has other concerns as well
Dan Maffei (N.Y.) (Y) Former Ways and Means aide is seen as gettable
Betsy Markey (Colo.) Was a late no last time. In early March, Markey declined to be interviewed by Denver Post on her position on bill. Likely target for Democratic leaders
Mike McMahon (N.Y.) Was a late no last fall
Jerry McNerney (Calif.) (Y) Waiting for final language
Michael Michaud (Maine) * (Y) Likely yes
Walt Minnick (Idaho) Probable no vote
Harry Mitchell (Ariz.) (Y) GOP target
Alan Mollohan (W.Va.) * (Y) In November, seat was considered safe. Now, he's in a tight race
Dennis Moore (Kan.) (Y) Retiring this year
Chris Murphy (Conn.) (Y) GOP target
Scott Murphy (N.Y.) Reelection race looks good, for now
Richard Neal (Mass.) * (Y) Better vote yes if he wants to take Ways and Means gavel; fan of Stupak language
Glenn Nye (Va.) In tossup race
Jim Oberstar (Minn.) * (Y) Wants to vote yes, but also wants Stupak language
David Obey (Wis.) * (Y) Waiting to review bill language; likely yes
Solomon Ortiz (Texas) * (Y) Was a late yes last time around
Bill Owens (N.Y.) (Y) One of first votes in Congress was "yes" on House health bill; media reports have him as undecided
Tom Perriello (Va.) * (Y) In tossup race this fall
Earl Pomeroy (N.D.) * (Y) Voted against bill in committee, and for it on the House floor
Nick Rahall (W.Va.) * (Y) Another panel chairman on the fence
Ciro Rodriguez (Texas) * (Y) Considered by Cook Political Report to "likely" retain seat
Tim Ryan (Ohio) * (Y) Opposes anti-abortion rights
John Salazar (Colo.) * (Y) GOP target
Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) (Y) Was a late yes in November
Mark Schauer (Mich.) (Y) In tossup race this fall
Carol Shea-Porter (N.H.) (Y) In tossup race, according to Cook Political Report
Heath Shuler (N.C.) * Doesn't hold his tongue when he opposes Democratic leaders
Vic Snyder (Ark.) * (Y) Not seeking reelection. Seen as likely yes
Zack Space (Ohio) * (Y) Voted yes in committee and yes on the floor last year
John Spratt (S.C.) * (Y) Budget Committee chairman is in competitive reelection race
Bart Stupak (Mich.) * (Y) More optimistic about brokering a deal on abortion with House leaders, but time is running out
Betty Sutton (Ohio) (Y) GOP target
John Tanner (Tenn.) * House deputy whip not running for reelection, but he still will need to be convinced to get to yes. Voted no in committee and on floor
Dina Titus (Nev.) (Y) One of three female House Democrats to vote no last November. She also voted no at committee level
Paul Tonko (N.Y.) (Y) Waiting for CBO numbers
Charlie Wilson (Ohio) * (Y) Considered less vulnerable this fall than other Ohio Democrats
David Wu (Ore.) (Y) Was undecided for three hours during 2003 Medicare drug vote, then voted with the GOP
John Yarmuth (Ky.) (Y) Considered a team playe. Likely yes
* — Voted for Stupak amendment in November
(Y) — Voted yes in November
Note: Spokesmen for Berry, Driehaus, Lipinksi and Stupak said their bosses will vote against the bill unless the Stupak language is adopted. Stupak has said a dozen lawmakers who voted for the House measure could change their votes based on the abortion provisions.
The Hill also shows 24 Dems leaning toward voting no to ObamaCare. Budget analysis from the CBO should be out soon, and that might cause the sudden solidification of some undecideds one way or the other.
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Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 10:12:21 +0200 Message-Id: <email@example.com> To: email@example.com (Albert Lunde) Cc: email@example.com, email@example.com Subject: A framework for style sheet experiments/subsets? In-Reply-To: <firstname.lastname@example.com> <firstname.lastname@example.com> From: Hakon Lie <email@example.com> Albert Lunde writes: > > > >Comments? Ideas? Should I present a more technical specification? I would > > > >imagine the language would be a touched-up subset of the current CSS proposal. > > I assume you mean: > > http://www.w3.org/hypertext/WWW/Style/css/draft.html > > I guess this seems as reasonable as any other place to start. A quick note about the status of that document. It's almost a month old now, and much has happened since. There has been healthy discussions on email@example.com (sometimes spilling over into firstname.lastname@example.com). Also, Bert Bos and myself had a chance to get together for some days, and we worked our way through much of the material. As a result, there will be a major revision of the draft specification within a week or two. It will include a formal specification (courtesy of BB), and a much updated list of style properties. An upcoming debate is how well the CSS notation would fit into an attribute:
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To Fix Up or Trade Up, That is the Question
No question---bail out....this ship is going down.0
It is never a wise move to put more into a car than it is worth. Even with a replacement engine, you have a $2k car.
'10 Equinox LS; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '14 Town&Country Limited; '18 BMW X2. 49-car history and counting!0
A $2K car with 155,000 miles on every component other than the engine.0
I'm being generous just to get the point across.
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mgmarker3927 Posts: 2Thank you very much one and all for your time and for posting. It has been what I have thought all along. I have passed on the link to this thread to those whom insist that replacing the engine is a viable alternative.0
I should preface this with some info. This car is my first car. I lived in NYC all my life and never had a need to own a car so I am not a gearhead by any means but work brought me to a place which is much more spread out. Hence the car. I've had it for 3 years now.
Now, I got an '04 Malibu Max with 125k miles and for the most part, has treated me very well with regular maintenance. During my 2nd month, someone ran into my rear bumper in a parking lot while I wasn't there and gave it a nice tear and cracked the tail light (it still works). I also need to replace the shocks and struts. I am pegging all this at a about $1600 in total costs to get it back to a nice condition. I question is that, in your opinion, is it worth it to fix those things or trade in and go for another car. This is the first year I have no payment on it so that is making me waiver.
I appreciate your insight.0
Here's one way to look at it.
If you put that $1600 into the car now and only drive it for another year, you're probably ahead of the game financially vs buying another vehicle. Get 2 more years out of it and you're that much more ahead.
I assume you've kept up on other maintenance issues, and are not driving around a car who's transmission is acting funny, for instance?0
I haven't been able to identify any problem like that. Fluid leaking, weird sounds or the like. I see cars as more tools and expressions of self so driving a car till the wheels fall off is no big deal to me.
Thank you.0
I would say its probably just due for something like that and will be fine for awhile after you do those repairs. A couple of years ago I faced the same dilemma with an old Camry. It went on to last another 3 years and then, still running fine, I sold it because the daughter no longer needed a car.'14 Buick Encore Convenience
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sounds like a solid "investement."
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Definitely a fixer---you should be able to get another few years out of it, so a $1600 investment, amortized over that time, is pretty sensible.0
whoops. I didn't put investment in quotes because of the spelling, btw. That was a typo. I did it because a car is never an investment, technically speaking. In any case, its most likely worth the money is all I meant. :blush:
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bolivar Posts: 2,316I've never lived in NYC, or any other large city for that matter, but something to think about - That $1600 estimate probly has a large amount to fix the bumper. I would ask about just fixing the tail light and ignoring a torn bumper. In a big city, this is something that just might be hit again.0
I moved out of NYC which is what required the car. You are right though in that the major part of that cost is in the bumper so I could probably hold off on it. It has just been paint bubbling over time though and it annoys me to look at grow (I moved to a very hot southern state).0
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I own a 2005 Honda Accord EX-L 4cyl/automatic. I purchased it Honda-certified used at the end of of 2007 with about 25K miles on it. It's been paid off for about a year or so now, and has about 115K miles.
The only real repairs I've had to do was replace a coolant temp sensor for about $100, and rear sway bar links (which I did myself just for the cost of parts; maybe $50). I've been pretty good about keeping up with the maintenance; replaced the pads and rotors on all 4 myself about 30K miles ago, replaced the trans fluid at about 75K miles, regular oil changes about every 5K miles, cooling system has been flushed once a couple years ago.
I'm overdue to replace the plugs (due at 110K), and I should replace the serpentine belt just as a PM item (still the original belt), and figure I should replace the all the hoses as PM as well (also originals). I'm also due to replace the trans fluid and flush the cooling system again. Never replaced the brake fluid, although the manual says I should have. :blush: At this mileage, I assume the shocks/struts are on borrowed time. No timing belt to replace, at least. Tires should be good for another 20-30K miles, I'd guess.
The body is in decent shape, with scattered scratches appropiate for an 8 year old car. The front bumper cover is cracked and could stand to be replaced (tangled with a dumpster and lost), and there's a pretty good scuff on the back bumper from rubbing up against a guardrail, but I'm not necessarily married to fixing these cosmetic items. If I chose to though, I'd guess MAACO could straighten things out for about a grand.
I reckon I can address the immediate required maintenance and preventive maintenance items for roughly $500-750. I'll admit to having the "hotsies" for a new(er) car though, and I'd guess my car is worth roughly about $5k on a trade (if I address the cosmetics).
My question to you: What would you do? Fix it, detail it, and continue to drive it awhile longer? Trade it while it still has some value and before the miles get scary-high? Are there other potential upcoming maintenance issues for my car I'm overlooking?
Sounds like you're putting about 15K miles a year on the car.
I would say to keep it and run it up to around 150K, since you have already broken the 100K threshold and thus affected resale considerably already.
The cosmetics are only important if you sell it, so that's up to you.
I don't think the car has run its useful life yet and even if you have a few repairs in the future, no way that's going to add up to $350 a month car payments!
So maybe in the Spring of 2015, you can start nosing around for a new car!0
Thanks, Shifty!0
Depends on what you want. Your Honda will continue to run well without major repairs for a few years at least. But do you want more safety features? Better electronics and phone adaptability? Better fuel economy? If those don't matter keep the Honda. But if they do you will be amazed at the new Accord. We were in a similar situation, older car though, a 2001 Nissan Maxima with 130k on it. We finally decided to get the new Accord this year. What a difference!'14 Buick Encore Convenience
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Assuming you're not one with an abusive driving style, your car should be good for 200,000 or more miles. Therefore, your decision essentially rests with whether your desire for a new car trumps the lower cost of ownership that one enjoys with keeping the old car.
Please let us know what you decide to do.0
I guess it's safe to assume that after one hits the 120k, the trade in value ain't gonna be that much. But living in South Florida, is it better to have a perfectly running a/c or a wonkey one like we have in our '05 Mazda3s? It still works in blower speed 3 & 4 but only sometimes in position 1 & 2...personally, I hate to be throwing $ into this puppy and just want to get her into a 2014 model. Not sure if I should fix or trade the way it is when the time comes? As long as it continues the way it is, we'll stay the course.
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capriracer Somewhere in the USPosts: 883If the only consideration is cost of ownership - drive it 'til it drops. You will need a backup car - but for another couple grand, you can drive that thing for a very long time with very low risk of being stranded -= and laugh all the way to the bank.0
One of our cars is a '99 Acura TL with 142,600 miles. We're the original owners, and the car has been meticulously maintained and driven with care. We've used Mobil 1 since about 50,000 miles. Mechanically it's in excellent condition, considering age and mileage. Although it's been garaged, cosmetically it's what you'd expect a 14 year old car to look like; not bad, but certainly not perfect (as of 3 days ago).
A couple of days ago my wife was stopped at a light when a SUV hit the Acura from behind. Fortunately, no one was hurt, which is the most important thing, and the other driver readily admitted fault. The other driver's insurance company declared our car totalled, claiming that it would cost over $7,000 to repair it. They offered $4,005 if we sign over the title to them, and $3,675 if we keep the car.
A friend suggested a body shop that his family has used in cases similar to ours. This shop is family owned, seems honest and has been in business for many years. They gave me an estimate of $4,028 to repair the car, with used parts. The owner located '99 TL parts from a car the same color as ours.
The insurance company was adament that they'll only pay $3,675, so we'd have to cover the difference if we chose to have the car repaired. My wife and I are the only licensed drivers in our household. Although the TL is a third car, we like it, and it's useful to have an extra car. We could eliminate the third car or replace it, but had no plans to do either before this accident.
We're debating whether to pay the $353 out-of-pocket to have our TL repaired. It's certainly not much money, but we had no fault. Should we just rationalize this small expense as a cost of driving? Your thoughts/suggestions?0
Wife finally came home from my kids place and I read her your answer about the Mazda3. Turns out she plans to fix it as it's starting to get hotter down here. They drove up with the Accent for the weekend as I suggested so as to not do any more damage to her a/c. Since it looks like she'll be spending the weekdays down at my kids place till August, she decided she wants to fix and keep her car and not have to use my daughters everyday. At this point just told her to do what she thinks best so I gotta feeling that we're gonna get this puppy up over the 150k mark! Once she fixes the a/c, will get the detail/headlights done so it'll look like brand new. After playing with the figures, still better to spend maybe another $500 and keep it instead of almost $20k on something new, and if we can get another year or possibly longer out of it, why not. Tires are in great shape as are the brakes...just needs an oil change and a radiator flush.
Looks like we're gonna keep it in the stable until the wheels fall off...or until it strands her. And then I'll get the phone call..."get me into a new vehicle...NOW"!
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2015 Audi A3 (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2008 Hyundai Accent GLS (daughter #2)0
If it were me I would take the 4k. You do realize that if you keep it it will be impossible to sell? So essentially you are selling it now for 4k or getting nothing out of it later. And hit from behind by an SUV? Who knows what damage will show up down the road? It's too bad because you really like it but this driver finished it off.'14 Buick Encore Convenience
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My daughter was rear-ended in her Sienna about a year ago, right before she was due to deliver. She was fine, but because of her condition they put her in hospital for a couple of days just to make sure everything was OK (which is was).
The Sienna was declared a total lost, and the other driver's insurance company offered up the standard "the car is only worth $XXX, take it or leave it". Bad offer. Both my daughter and SIL are lawyers. So he proceeded to built a case for how, due to her missing time from work, being in the trimester of her pregnancy, him having to take off, etc, etc, how insulting that offer was. After they had a chance to reconsider, they agreed to his offer which was $5K more than what the initial offer was for.0
We're debating whether to pay the $353 out-of-pocket to have our TL repaired. It's certainly not much money, but we had no fault. Should we just rationalize this small expense as a cost of driving? Your thoughts/suggestions?
I would push back on the insurance company. As I hinted at earlier, that's only their first offer; probably not their best and final. You should not be out any $$$ at all because of someone else's mistake.
In addition what I said in the earlier post, I would seriously consider getting the car repaired for the $353 out-of-pocket expense. You know the history of the car. If it gives you one or two more years of service, you're ahead of the game.
FWIW, a coworker had almost the exact same thing happen to his Accord, and the dollar amounts were close to yours. He bought it back from the insurance company and it repaired at a local body and frame shop. I think he drove that car for another 4 or 5 years.0
I'm more in line with SRS_49 on this one. Push back on them. Maybe you can find an online price guide that you can print out that will show higher value---submit that.
If you fix the car, it's still a "total" and in reality you will suffer a loss in value by fixing the car! (what a world!)
All this has to be balanced against the fact that you are not likely to find a highly reliable replacement for your car for $4000.
If you were planning to buy a new car anyway, well then, this was the wake-up call.0
Thanks suydam, srs and shifty.
I'll try to lean on the insurance company a little harder by going up the chain of command.
I found two '99 Acura TLs for sale by dealers within 50 miles of me. The asking price for one, with 108,400 miles, is $4,999. The second, with 140,000 (2,600 less than our), is priced at $3,900. Both exceed the settlement that was offered to us,
I'll keep looking to build my case. In addition, for whatever it could be worth (maybe nothing), I have complete records of all maintainance and repairs, which I can submit. Also, I wonder whether there is any value to the fact that our's is a one-owner car. I know that, all else being equal, I'd rather buy a one-owner car versus one that's had multiple owners.0
Nah, you have to look at these disputes as completely non-personal. Quite frankly, the insurance company doesn't chortle when they low-ball you, nor do they hang their heads and wail when you beat them. All they care about is the bottom line at the end of the year. How dutiful you were to the car, how worthy you are as a person, how blameless you were, means nothing to them one way or the other.
Your best defense is of course an independent appraisal, but that costs almost as much money as you are trying to gain in the first place. Next best defense is good comparables that you find--but be careful, because they will retort that these are only "asking prices".
Getting price guide print-outs might help if you pick the higher price guides, like Kelley Blue Book or NADA (www.nadaguides.com).
It all comes down to, what we used to say in the Army "Are you sure this is the hill you want to die on?".
So that means--how much time and effort are you willing to put into this. If your sense of justice is burning hot, then pour it on.0


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Everyone is shaped, first and foremost, by family. By kin. Either the abundance of it, or the lack. The joy or, sadly, sometimes the horror. Loss and love. It is our immediate family, our mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, grandmothers and grandparents, who, if fate allows, shape us the most. While Mom and Dad are always at the forefront today I'd like to talk about my grandfathers. The men who made it possible for me to exist.
I never knew my paternal grandfather. He died before I was born. Struck down by that ever-present scourge known as cancer at the age of 49. However, even from the grave, he had a profound impact on me through my father, grandmother, his family, those who knew him in life and came to know me, and the stories and tales that surrounded him. He is, in my eyes, a man of myth, of legend. A part of me that I have never known and yet feel connected to regardless. He was Papa.
My maternal grandfather I knew very well while he was alive as I grew up not 5 driving minutes away from his house. He passed away when I was 14, also laid low by cancer, but in those brief years in the sunshine of my youth he taught me much about being a man, about the world, about life. Pa, as I named him being the eldest grandchild and struggling with the word "grandpa" as a toddler, also impacts me to this day in much the same way Papa does. Through family, friends, and acquaintances both professional and personal.
Pa and Papa. Two men as different as they were alike.
Papa was the son of Italian immigrants. He grew up as one of four boys first learning Italian and then English. He was, by all accounts, always very social, quick with a quip, and outgoing. He had swagger. He met my grandmother over the phone. What had happened was he had gotten into a bar fight the night before and broke his hand. When he called his insurance company, the switchboard operator he connected with had a nice sounding voice so he kept talking to her and they ended up going out and, eventually, getting married. That kind of swagger.
Pa was the son of immigrants but ones who arrived maybe a century, or longer, before Papa's did. Raised in an Irish Catholic family, Pa was the second of five children, three boys and two girls. He grew up stern and dutiful with an underrated sense of humor. His father, a GE engineer and navy man, use to make him and his older brother box in the garage when they got into scraps as children, even though Pa's older brother had years on him. At first, Pa used to get the crap kicked out of him but as they grew, Pa grew taller and stronger and, eventually, the tides turned, much to his father's amusement and older brother's chagrin.
Papa went to work at the age of 16 to help support the family. He worked for the Boston Globe from then until his death. He wasn't a journalist but worked in the mail room. For those not familiar with newspaper jargon (you are forgiven) the mail room isn't for mail but is instead where the printing press sends hundreds of thousands of papers to be folded, placed on pallets, loaded onto trucks and then delivered to stands all over. After years of working he eventually was able to join the Teamsters union the mail room workers at the Globe belonged to and began rising in the ranks, eventually becoming one of the more respected union officers.
Pa lied about his age to join the navy at 17 in 1945 (Papa was only 7 at the time). He actually joined too late to see any action (his older brother had served as well in the Pacific earning a purple heart when a kamikaze crashed into his gun emplacement killing his entire gun crew but him) and spent most of his enlisted time in Louisiana. After the war and his term of service was up he used the GI Bill to attend Miami University in Florida where he played football for the Hurricanes and graduated with a degree in civil engineering. He went on to work on the satellite system in Greenland for the army before returning home and going to law school.
As their professional lives grew did their families as both men married in the early sixties and now, with young brides, bought and lived in houses in the same town. Pa buying the family home from his parents and Papa buying a home across town where he quickly had the Virgin Mary in a half shell proudly displayed (I think a rule back then for Italians) in the front lawn and an in-ground pool put in the backyard. Then, in the same year, only six months apart, both men welcomed children into the family. Papa my father, and Pa my mother. For Papa, Dad was his first child. For Pa, Mom was his second but first daughter. Papa would go on to have three children in total with my aunt following my father and my uncle following her. For Pa, the family was a bit bigger with five children. My uncle, mom, another uncle, an aunt, and a final uncle only 14 years my senior.
As families grew, so did careers. For Pa, after earning his law degree, he opened his own law firm, began investing in real estate locally, and eventually won a seat on the Board of Selectmen, the governing body of the town. After that, he continued to grow his law and real estate business even being elected King Lion of the local Lion's Club chapter.
For Papa, his influence in the Teamsters grew and along with it his network of friends and associates. He use to throw open house Christmas parties where hundreds of visitors would come over the course of the day. Papa would be in the basement, playing cards, smoking cigarettes with the fellas, being bartender, or walking around the house entertaining guests with a monkey hand puppet. He was, for lack of a better term, beloved. He use to get all sorts of things delivered for free where he responded in kind with free papers from the Globe which he would deliver himself with a joke and a smile.
Both men have what are, to me, legendary tales surrounding them. For Papa him meeting my grandmother is one of my favorites. Another story I like of Papa is him going out on a hunting trip (he liked to hunt) during bear season. A black bear got the drop on him and Papa, unceremoniously, had to scramble up a tree as it charged. Once there he shot and killed the bear and proudly had the bear skin rug in the living room where, invariably, he got to tell the tale of his brave retreat to inquiring visitors.
For Pa, my favorite tale was a story from back in his college football days. While in class at Miami a professor caught him looking out the window as the Hurricane cheerleaders practice. One of those cheerleaders was his college girlfriend. The professor, annoyed, told Pa in front of the class to pay more attention to the board than to his floozie girlfriend. Pa stood up, walked to the front of the class, grabbed the professor and hung him out the fourth story window of the classroom until he apologized for the insult to his lady.
Both men loved family. For Papa, his younger brother graduated from college with what was then a new fangled degree in "computer science". He was struggling to make money and, with a new wife, couldn't afford a place to live. Papa opened his home to his younger brother, rent free, until he could get on his feet. His younger brother went on to join a brand new computer company, eventually become its President, and is now a multimillionaire. It's a story my great-uncle has told me many times, with tears in his eyes, and the amount of respect he shows to my father, to me, and to my family as a form of repayment is something that still deeply touches me.
For Pa, I cannot even begin to guess the amount of free legal work he had done for family and friends. He also helped out his older, former boxing rival brother in raising his 8 children. Teaching them how to drive, work on cars, and a myriad of other things. He supported his younger sister when her husband died young and left her with three small daughters. He financially supported his youngest sister who joined a convent and moved to Hong Kong as a missionary. He opened his home to his wife's youngest brother when he was down on his luck. He gave and never wanted credit.
They were pillars. So it should come as no surprise as these two men, whose children met and fell in love in high school, upon meeting one another, instantly got along.
The year prior to my birth, Papa was diagnosed with cancer. He ended up not surviving to see his eldest son marry or his first grandchild to be born. His loss was a devastating one to his family and friends. Hundreds, if not a thousand, people showed up to his funeral. A man who's charisma was infections and who's generosity was renowned. My Dad had followed in his father's footsteps and also worked at the Globe, starting a the same age. I would follow suit as well, though it wouldn't end up being my career, at 18 during a college summer. When I showed up, on my first day, no less than 15 men came right up to me upon seeing my dad and I, shook our hands and told me how great of a man Papa was. It was humbling. He had been gone for almost two decades and these men felt compelled to warmly greet me because of a legacy Papa had started and Dad had carried on. It was, even then, a powerful reminder that through your children and your children's children you live on for far longer than when you die.
For Pa I was lucky enough to know him in life although those 14 years now seem all too brief. He quickly instilled work ethic in me and from a young age had me helping around the house or working in the yard or at one of his real estate properties. I remember building concrete forms for a foundation with him when I was 12. He was also very funny in a blunt sort of way. I distincly remember a conversation with him that went something like this;
"Do you like women?"
"I do, Pa. Yup."
"Good…good. Wear a condom. Kids are expensive as shit."
I was 13.
Only a little more than a year later, after being diagnosed with cancer and Alzheimer's Pa taught me a hard lesson. One dealing in death. While I had had other family members pass away before (two great grandmothers for example) I was far too young to grasp the concept. With Pa it was different. It was the first wake I went to. Open casket. I was a disaster. It was the first time I was a pall bearer. The first time I spoke at church, reading a poem my Mom had written that I, somehow, got through before weeping. The first time adults in grief talked to me like an adult. It was a jarring, life altering experience but one that taught me the value of life. Of how fleeting it is. Of family. It was a seminal moment in my transition from child to man and although I know its not a lesson he wanted to teach, it was one that I will never forget and one, in more tender moments, which still brings a tear to my eye.
I visit their graves as often as I can, just to say a few silent words over them. To ask them for their blessings and to watch over myself and my family. To thank them for all they did for the family and for me, both knowingly and unknowingly. For their service and sacrifice. Their generosity and love. Their ambition and skill. Their charsima and their senses of humor. It is why, for me, the modern call for white men to disavow or belittle their forefathers ring hollow. Do these men sound like men to be ashamed of? To abandon? To demonize? No. Never.
These men were Men. Pater familii. They were my grandfathers and both of them helped, through blood and toil, to make me, me. I won't turn on them because they NEVER would've turned on me.
I love you Pa and Papa. Forever and always.


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I've thought a lot this week about productivity and where motivation stems from. For me personally, ensuring I have a solid support system in place and a strong focus on (realistic yet challenging) goals helps keep me on track and moving in the right direction. But it's also okay to lose sight of those goals. Strangely enough when that focus begins to blur, I find that's when my inner strength and determination kick in to refuel that motivation and sometimes a glass of wine or a good night's sleep is all you need. The one thing I've realised is that's okay to let your mind and heart off the hook for a bit and just allow yourself to breathe. After a particularly inspiring conversation yesterday that sparked a flood of ideas, I sat down last night to write down my goals and have firmly placed them front and center on my mood board – ensuring they are never out of sight and to continually remind me of where I want to go.
This weekend I'll be up to my eyeballs in confetti, balloons and splashes of colour as I finish the final prep for our workshop tomorrow and then I hope to grab a few quiet moments to put the final touches on a few posts I've been working on. Over the next few weeks I'll be changing up some of the content here and adding in a few new series that are close to my heart and that I hope resonate with you – as I can personally relate to the ups and downs of blogging/business life and have a ton of tips, advice and info I'd love to share (and always encourage you to do the same). Never under estimate the power of sharing and learning from one another and that is why writing this post each week is something I truly look forward to. The world is bursting with inspiration and as I a blogger I absolutely absorb this visual feast like a sponge but there is only so much time in a day. So consider The Friday Files series to be a cheat sheet to blogging goodness – a quick snapshot of what's happening in the blogging world, people to watch, news we don't want you to miss and links to love and hold close. Happy reading and here's to a wonderful weekend…
- This is what blogger summertime dreams are made of.
- Ready to step out of your comfort zone? This event is for you.
- I'd love to pick this woman's brain over tea one afternoon – wish we lived closer!
- The secrets of some of the most successful women I know.
- What does your office look like? Unfortunately mine looks nothing like this (but I wish it did).


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Busy day down here in the Collab Lab! We had a representative from Schoology come to observe teachers and discuss our uses of Schoology here at EG. Thank you to Carmen Ruiz, Kristen Guth, Sandra Lee, and Steve Lesniak for hosting our guest!
Here are some new features that will be coming with Schoology:
1. Course Section Management: This will be launched in one month or less Common preps can be merged so that updates/assignments/calendar can be pushed out to multiple sections. All materials will be in one section and pushed out from there.
2. Portfolios: Students will have a "location" on Schoology to house multiple portfolios of work (essays, career information, etc.) Teachers/Counselors can also assign portfolios to students.
3. Shared Rubrics: As of Friday, teachers are now able to share rubrics within the grading feature.
4. Broadcasting (Big Blue Button): Host a live video seminar! This is currently only for the browser version.
5. Embed Resources Apps (YouTube, Khan Academy, GoogleDrive): In Assignments, you are now able to add direct resources from external apps. This would help alleviate students seeing inappropriate videos on the way to the designated YouTube video, for example, or direct students to a Khan Academy quiz, etc.
Here are some responses to some questions staff posed to the representative:
1. Can you delete a submission if a student submits to the incorrect assignment? Currently there is not a way to do this. The teacher will have to reference the student's most current revision.
2. Students cannot view colored folders on the app. Is this going to be an option? The representative is bringing this back to Schoology.
3. The speaking feature, rich-text, and inserting images do not work on the mobile version. Is there a way to change this? It appears that this is a mobile development issue and Chris is going to share this feedback with Schoology. A work around is to use the browser version of Schoology on the iPad or on a desktop computer. This should be coming by the end of March. Stop in to the CollabLab if you'd like more information.
4. Can we archive updates for us to reference next year? Currently there is not a way to push updates to resources sections, but you can return to the archived version of the course. Another workaround is to create an update as attachment that could be saved as a resource.
5. It would be great to be able to comment on posts in a Media Album. Is this an option? This functionality is available on the browser version but not currently on the mobile app. They are bringing this feedback back as well.
Schoology is so responsive to teacher feedback--especially those using it "on the front line." Please contact the CollabLab if you have any questions, have examples to share, or would like to know more!


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Here Hobbes contemplates his failure to fulfill Nietzsche's directive, "I teach you the overman. Man is something that shall be overcome. What have you done to overcome him?"
Smokey, who is not yet an accomplished reader, experiences existential angst while contemplating, "What is the cat to man? A laughingstock or a painful embarrassment. And man shall be just that for the overman: a laughingstock or a painful embarrassment. You have made your way from worm to man, and much in you is still worm. Once you were cats, and even now, too, man is more cat than any cat."
We are at our wit's end with these cats who want to discuss philosophy at 2:00 am every night. What can we do? Do you have any advice for us?
Concerned Cat Parents
Dear CCP's,
Cats have short attention spans, except when they don't. They can be obsessive when a felt mouse or philosophical concept promulgated by Nietzsche or Schopenhauer takes their fancy. I suggest leaving something simple-minded for them to chew on, say Fun With Dick and Jane or anything written by Barbara Cartland.


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Well, it might have been gray
"When I saw the white one, I didn't believe it," Stewart Bubar said. "I wanted to make sure it was really white." Huh? Who is Stewart Bubar, and what is he talking about? And, anyway, how do you confuse the absence of color with the presence thereof? Answer: He is the newly reelected chairman of the Culver City (Calif.) Board of Education. But only after the process required some unusual measures. Originally, he and Roger Maxwell tied last month for the remaining seat on the board, with 1,141 votes each. Since a runoff would have cost an estimated $85,000, it was decided to break the tie by obliging them to reach into bags filled with red, white, and blue marbles. The first to pull out a white would win. At that, it took four turns before the issue was settled.
Ranking federal agencies that enjoy greatest respect
The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control is the most highly regarded of 11 federal agencies, according to the results of an online poll by Harris Interactive. The survey asked more than 2,000 adults nationwide if they understood what the agencies do, and whether they are doing a good job. All but one received positive ratings. How the agencies stacked up, by percentage of respondents who judged them "pretty good" to "excellent":
1. Centers for Disease Control 90%
2. National Institutes of Health 80
3. Federal Aviation Administration 76
4. Federal Bureau of Investigation 69
5. Food and Drug Administration 68
6. Securities and Exchange Commission (tie) Central Intelligence Agency 57
8. Department of Homeland Security 56
9. Environmental Protection Agency 55
10. Internal Revenue Service 51
11. Social Security Administration 48
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Steve Forbes and John Schlifske on
"Econo-ME: Ensuring Your Financial Security in the New Normal"
Northwestern Mutual hosted a speaker series with Steve Forbes, chairman and editor in chief of Forbes Media and John Schlifske, Northwestern Mutual chairman and CEO. Forbes and Schlifske discussed their thoughts on the economy, the markets, and how individuals and business owners can ensure financial security in the new normal. The event was part of a three day, seven-city tour and saw over 4,000 attendees in total. The Milwaukee event, which took place at The Pfister Hotel, had over 500 in attendance.
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Spring is here (kind of), and with it comes the marathon season! All over the world races are held, challenging the human body and spirit. The marathon is one of the most storied races of all time. Originally conceived for the 1896 Olympics in Athens, the marathon immediately captured the imagination and hearts of the public.
Transported to Boston in 1897 by American spectators, the history of the marathon in the new world is almost as long as the history of the marathon itself. To learn more about the origin of this iconic race, come to the library and check out
"The Complete Book of the Olympics" by David Wallechinsky (796.48 WAL). It is a treasure trove of lore, drama, and anecdotes from 116 years of Olympic history with full descriptions of rules and scoring for every event.
If you are ready to take on the challenge of a marathon, the library has some excellent books with useful guides and tips.
"Galloway's Marathon FAQ" by Jeff Galloway (796.425 GAL) has the direct answers to the most frequently asked questions about training for and running a marathon, including nutrition, motivation, female issues, preparing for race day, race issues, recovery, staying injury free and more.
Motivation sometimes comes from reading about others' experiences.
"The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance" by Ed Ayres (796.425 AYR) explores the connection between individual endurance and a sustainable society.
Finally, for the bibliophilic poetic runner, take a look at "The Runner's Literary Companion" (808.8 RUN). It contains great stories and poems about running.
No matter if you read about it or actually compete, Just Do It!


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HTC's next smartphone might surprise us with some high-powered specs. In a post on Chinese microblogging site Weibo, HTC says that they will have the world's first octa-core 64-bit smartphone. The current HTC flagship, the One M8 (available in both Android and Windows Phone flavors) packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, a 32-bit chip with a measly four cores clocked at 2.3Ghz. An eight-core 64-bit chip? That would be new.
HTC's not saying which phone will see this new chip, or even which chip we'd be seeing in said phone. Qualcomm has started production on multiple 64-bit 8-core chips, including the mid-range Snapdragon 615. The higher-powered Snapdragon 808 and 810 aren't expected until later this year. All use the ARM big.LITTLE format (four high-power cores for the heavy lifting and four low-power cores for mundane work).
For what it's worth, the corner render of the phone in HTC's teaser also seems like it might be mid-tier as well. It's clearly HTC design, but there might be something plasticky to it. We'll see soon enough, we suppose. What do you think?
Source: HTC (Weibo)