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[nasa1974]

Here are the November averages. All the information was downloaded from Govexec.com, monthly averages. The I fund didn't do well last November.

View attachment TSP November Returns.xls

 

[nasa1974]

Yahoo! News


US's most powerful nuclear bomb being dismantled


By BETSY BLANEY - Associated Press

"AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — The last of the nation's most powerful nuclear bombs — a weapon hundreds of times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima — is being disassembled nearly half a century after it was put into service at the height of the Cold War.
The final components of the B53 bomb will be broken down Tuesday at the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, the nation's only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility. The completion of the dismantling program is a year ahead of schedule, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, and aligns with President Barack Obama's goal of reducing the number of nuclear weapons..."

http://news.yahoo.com/uss-most-powerful-nuclear-bomb-being-dismantled-071325260.html

 

[Dutchy]

Here are the November averages. All the information was downloaded from Govexec.com, monthly averages. The I fund didn't do well last November.


Wow.... That C Fund average is surprizing....10 plus percent! Thanks for posting.

 

[Khotso]

Here are the November averages. All the information was downloaded from Govexec.com, monthly averages. The I fund didn't do well last November.


Wow.... That C Fund average is surprizing....10 plus percent! Thanks for posting.

Something's wrong. No way avg is over 10%. Should it be cumulative instead of average returns?

 

[nasa1974]

Something's wrong. No way avg is over 10%. Should it be cumulative instead of average returns?

Nice catch. You are correct it is cumulative. The average is 0.99%.

If you would have bought 100 shares in the C fund in 1995 and left it alone those shares would be up 35%.

 

[nasa1974]

Well, it looks like we gave most of it back today.

 

[nasa1974]

http://www.govexec.com/

Defense officials downplay panel's role in revamping military retirement

Pentagon is reviewing its compensation structure for service members, including changes to pension benefits.

 

[nasa1974]

http://www.govexec.com/

FEMA chief says pre-staging is key to rapid disaster response 10/25/11 Fugate stresses advantage of acting in advance of official disaster declarations.

HHS joins White House initiative to put veterans to work 10/25/11 Agency orders community health centers to hire 8,000 veterans by 2015.

Transportation completes iPad test, eyes departmentwide use 10/25/11 Early results suggest the devices could work for employees who do not require full computing capability.

Play of the Day -- Huntsman taps Colbert for VP; Herman Cain's new controversy 10/25/11 A daily roundup of late-night video.

As wars wind down, some forces face wearying future 10/25/11

Insiders: State Department ill-equipped to lead Iraq transition 10/25/11

 

[nasa1974]

Yahoo! Finance

Crisis in Europe: Why you should be worried


Douglas J. Elliott, On Wednesday October 26, 2011, 5:26 am EDT


Douglas J. Elliott is a fellow at the Brookings Institution. This commentary is an edited version of testimony he delivered Tuesday before the House subcommittee on international monetary policy and trade.

The European debt crisis is deeply concerning.

If Europe were to be shaken by a series of nations defaulting on their government debt, I am convinced that the continent would plunge into a severe recession.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Crisi...html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=main&asset=&ccode=

 

[nasa1974]

Yahoo! Finance


Iraq War’s ’Missing’ $6.6 Billion Is Discovered in Central Bank


Tony Capaccio and David Lerman, On Wednesday October 26, 2011, 12:01 am EDT


"A new Pentagon audit resolves a lingering Iraq-war mystery, concluding that $6.6 billion of U.S.-controlled reconstruction money was transferred to the Central Bank of Iraq, not lost or stolen.

The Coalition Provisional Authority, created by the U.S. to run Iraq after the invasion, controlled more than $20.7 billion during its 14-month life, including $6.6 billion held when it was dissolved on June 28, 2004..."

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Iraq-...42.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=8&asset=&ccode=

 

[burrocrat]

including $6.6 billion held when it was dissolved

idiots.

i gaurantee you if i was holding 6.6 bil before i was dissolved no one would ever find it.

 

[SteelSaving]

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Defense officials downplay panel's role in revamping military retirement

Pentagon is reviewing its compensation structure for service members, including changes to pension benefits.

View attachment 15898

The beating of the draft drum grows louder as fewer people see it worthwhile to enlist.

 

[nasa1974]

Market is acting just a bit strange. Appears to be some nice volume, but the VIX and oil are down. That's a good thing but so is the C and S funds. MMMMMMM!!!

 

[Bquat]

The beating of the draft drum grows louder as fewer people see it worthwhile to enlist.

The economy is still bad enought to keep them in. Watch them let the ones with 12 to 17 years go and change the retirements for first termers.. I hope not. Hopefully a three year reenlistment may save them from the economy whoos.

 

[bmneveu]

The economy is still bad enought to keep them in.

This. As long as unemployment stays high, the military will have no problem with recruiting numbers. And even if it drops, they'll just be less picky with who they let in.

 

[SteelSaving]

Maybe they will join up with OWS.

 

[burrocrat]

Yahoo! Finance


Iraq War’s ’Missing’ $6.6 Billion Is Discovered in Central Bank


Tony Capaccio and David Lerman, On Wednesday October 26, 2011, 12:01 am EDT


"A new Pentagon audit resolves a lingering Iraq-war mystery, concluding that $6.6 billion of U.S.-controlled reconstruction money was transferred to the Central Bank of Iraq, not lost or stolen.

The Coalition Provisional Authority, created by the U.S. to run Iraq after the invasion, controlled more than $20.7 billion during its 14-month life, including $6.6 billion held when it was dissolved on June 28, 2004..."

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Iraq-...42.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=8&asset=&ccode=

The largest bill in circulation today is the $100 bill. If we wanted to store the billion dollars more compactly with $100 bills, it would occupy
689092 cubic inches
= 398.8 cubic feet

This would occupy a cube of dimensions 7.36 feet on a side. It would easily fit in a small room.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080116093549AAFcGRN

So let me get this straight

6.6 billion dollars times 7.36 equals almost 50 x 50 x 50 feet per side? That is no small room.

I'm not sure how central banks are designed or laid out, but I'm guessing it would be hard to hide a 50 foot cube from discovery for a convenient while in one.

Wait, you mean it's all just ephemeral ones and zeros? And they don't really exist physically?

No wonder they go missing so often.

Nothing against young female apparal displayers, but there's something seriously wrong with this model.

 

[nasa1974]

Definently going to be an interesting day. If you are 100% I fund you may have a great day. Right now major European markets are looking 4% or better. Let's hope that moves our markets in the right direction. Good luck everyone.

 

[nasa1974]

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Deficit panel holds public session on budget cuts

If lawmakers choose the discretionary route in achieving $1.2 trillion in savings over 10 years, they will need to lower the caps for appropriations as well, budget chief says.

 

[nasa1974]

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Defense needs to improve efforts to prevent sexual harassment, GAO says 10/26/11 Auditors call for leadership accountability and enforcement of current policies.

TSP contribution cap to increase in 2012 10/26/11 Employees will be able to add up to $17,000 to their retirement plans next year.

Veterans Affairs CIO: Tablet computers could transform health care 10/26/11 Department kicked off a test of 1,000 Apple iPad tablet computers on Oct. 1 and eventually could deploy up to 100,000.

Play of the Day -- Obama pokes fun at prompter jokes on Leno, plus: Cain's new crazy ad 10/26/11 A daily roundup of late-night video.

Buyout Watch 10/26/11