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Skip to comments.Home prices climb in December, best yearly gain since 2006 (Price rise expected to persist in 2013)
Posted on 02/26/2013 6:59:13 AM PST by SeekAndFind
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. home prices picked up in December, closing out 2012 with the biggest yearly gain in more than six years as the housing market got back on its feet, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday.
The S&P/Case Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas rose 0.9 percent in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, topping expectations for a gain of 0.5 percent.
Prices in the 20 cities jumped 6.8 percent year-over-year, ahead of expectations for 6.6 percent and the best yearly gain since July 2006.
"I expect the home price rise to persist in 2013," said Michelle Meyer, senior economist at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch in New York.
For the final quarter of the year, prices gained 2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis. On a non-adjusted basis, prices were up 0.2 percent in December.
Last year housing contributed to economic growth for the first time since 2005 as the sector began to recover from its far-reaching collapse. Still, the market is far from fully healed, with over 20 percent of mortgages underwater and foreclosure rates still elevated.
Prices have been rising since last February as the supply of available homes for sale tightened in 2012, helping to stabilize home values. Investors buying cheap homes to be converted into rentals also supported the market and some hard-hit areas saw a sharp bounce back in prices.
Phoenix, for example, saw gains of 23 percent compared to December 2011.
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I call BS...
Who can buy them? Who can afford the taxes? Who can sell it when they lose their job?
Tracks with what I see in my area. I'm sure some will find a way to see this as bad news in some way!
Yeah. Along with gas prices, food prices, clothing prices. It's called inflation. Homes aren't worth any more than they were last year, it just takes more worthless dollars to buy them.
Zero Hedge breaks it down...
Even a casual glance at the below the headline data showed that the increase in December house prices were driven mostly by Las Vegas (+1.8) and Los Angeles (+1.14%). Where have we seen this before. Declines were reported in Denver, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Charlotte, New York, Cleveland, Portland, Dallas, Seattle. Excluding those, the Case Shiller was up much more.
The inflation is now well established in the construction economy, next will be wages.
The inflation will come to wages in 2013 and then will permeate everything.
OK, so when prices were increasing rapidly, everyone was complaining about people being priced out of the housing market. Then prices dropped precipitously, and people complained that homeowners were under water on their loans and there were a lot of foreclosures.
Now prices are going up again, and that's a good thing? Well, it is for sellers, but not for buyers.
I have an idea! Let the market work, get government out of housing and lending, and see if that doesn't work a whole lot better than the crap that has been going on for the past few decades.
I work in land development. A few observations:
1. Inventory of brand new houses is low. The few builders left are doing ok, since there are still buyers looking for brand new, and there is very limited supply.
2. Rentals are full...at least anything decent. Builders are salivating to build small footprints and duplexes, where the mortgage payment is on par with rent.
3. Credit is getting loser (not necessarily a good thing overall), due to federal policies that de facto underwrite most home loans now.
4. Material costs are up. Lumber 15% over last year, sheetrock 30%, shingles 10%. It is hard to build new, without it costing more than existing houses...margins are very tight. And the cost of utilities has gone up 40% for gas and power.
5. Land development is very difficult. Banks are very reluctant to lend on development property...or even put up surety for a project anymore. They've been burned too bad.
6. The cities and counties are about to get burned. Banks with a large inventory of foreclosed lots (with no houses on them) do not see a light at the end of the tunnel...and the special assessment taxes are too high to keep holding the property. Once they start going delinquent, cities and counties will be very reluctant to do special benefit districts for development.
The last two developments I've done are 15 lots and 16 lots....very small. Every detail that used to be routine, concerning the financing, was suddenly an act of congress. I lost money as an engineer and designer. My client broke even as a developer/builder.
I predict the housing market will be sporadic for the next 2 years. We will occassionally see a story that the slump is over...and then sales will be flat for a few months, etc. I definitely don't think we're out of the woods yet.
The same bubble is re-inflating with bad loans forced onto lenders.
RE: I predict the housing market will be sporadic for the next 2 years. We will occassionally see a story that the slump is over...and then sales will be flat for a few months, etc. I definitely dont think were out of the woods yet.
Which part of this great country do you live and work in?
Inventories of decent foreclosed homes in this Rocky Mtn metro area have gone, and now the other homes for sale are disappearing.
Two major employers have just opened up in the valley, and existing home inventories are dropping.
Dirt is being excavated in various places for new developments.
Some people just don't like the idea of a market. I recall some clymer here several years ago calling people 'negative nay boobs' or something similar for doubting that house prices were not always on an upward trajectory.
Is the price of a house rising, or is the "average price" of homes sold rising? If its the average price of homes sold, it could just mean that there is an increase in the number of "expensive" homes sold. That would mean that the rich liberals are buying homes in California and Washington DC, and the average family can't afford to buy a new home...and don't.
In Maryland we have a state government that has done everything to kill new residential construction in rural and suburbs and force people back into the cities.
We adopted a new energy code that is adding $10 to $20,000 a house.
We have a "best available technology septic system" law that adds $15,000 to $50,000 a house.
We have land development restrictions that are driving up the cost of finished lots.
We have a land use zoning law change that the state pushed through that limits development of farms and is already pushing farms into foreclosure due to lower land valuations.
So when you hear about housing prices going up, don't think that it's because a builder or developer is making extra profits - a lot of it is because of extra costs from state regulations.
It depends on the neighborhood. I live in a declining neighborhood. The house up the street has been for sale for almost a year. Despite numerous improvements and price reductions, no one is buying. It's a nice house. In a really good neighborhood, it might sell for $200,000 or more. The seller is now down to $75,000 and still no takers. No one wants to live in a cesspool like this.
Hedge Funds are Buying houses.
It sounds like Maryland is implementing a land planner's dream.
Land Planners want to stop 'white flight' and keep people imprisoned in the urban hell-holes. I went to one of their conferences once...wow.
They wanted to tax riding lawn mowers to discourage large lots, they wanted to pay people an annual fee to stay in the city, they wanted to impose platting requirements on large single family tracts....any way they could think of to trap people in the city.
It gets really scary when they want to regulate farmers though...they are quite literally going to get us all killed (starved). If that sounds like hyperbole to anyone, take a look at North Korea or 1950's China...commies are good at ruining agriculture.
I call and raise you, total Bullsh*t !
" Detroit posted their biggest year-over-year increases of 9.9% and 13.6% "
Sales up, in Detroit !? 13% INCREASES on homes you can get for one thousand bucks !
Sales are up in Las Vegas but it is not individual buyers, it is institutional. Large companies have bought up the best foreclosures and then re-listed the same property for close to double the original price paid.
Las Vegas real estate right now is pure speculation by private equity .
This is just more ' All is well, do not run , do not panic ' bullsh*t.
I don't know. I doubt hedge funds would invest in this neighborhood.
And could one guess those private equity interests speak English with Chinese accents?
...with hot federal money.
60-70% of Miami sales are to foreigners looking to park cash safely away from their socialist masters. 90% of those deals are all cash.
Credit is tight here in Chicago.
Did not know that.
I`ve been keeping an eye on LV and the vast majority is private institutions scooping up foreclosures and immediately re-listing for 50 - 100% more than the purchase price. It`s pure speculation out there right now. An attempt to try make it look like individuals are buying hoping you take the bait and hand the real estate holders huge profits off their flip.
Manipulating public perception is SOP and bankers along with the FED have a vested interest in doing so. That said, I'd hate to miss a bargain.
Keep in mind this rule of thumb:
a 1% increase in interest rates equals about a 10% drop in price to maintain the same monthly payment.
So are you buying the price or the payment?
We're not likely to see 3% mortgages again in our lifetimes. But, if interest rates rise will your value drop?
That's the problem the FED faces and the fundamental issue in manipulating the economy with ZIRP.
I just counted this morning, there are now 8 houses for sale on my immediate block and most of those have been for sale for months.
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In preparation for my [upcoming trip to Australia and New Zealand], I decided to upgrade my smartphone. My service provider T-Mobile offered me the chance to try out any new phone for 14 days for only ten dollar re-stocking fee. For the past 16 months, I have used the Google G1 phone. This is based on a storage-optimized Android operating system, based on open source Linux, with applications processed in a storage-optimized virtual machine called Dalvik, based on open source Java. According to Wikipedia, Android-based phones have #1 market share [outselling both BlackBerry OS and Apple iOS phones]. There are over 70 different companies using Android, driven away from the proprietary interfaces from Apple, BlackBerry and Microsoft.
Since I was already familiar with the Android operating system, I chose the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant. I liked my G1, but it had only a small amount of internal memory to store applications. The G1 supported an external Micro SDHC card, but this only was used for music and photos. There was no way to install applications on the memory card, so I found myself having to uninstall applications to make room for new ones. By contrast, the Vibrant has 16GB internal memory, plenty of room for all applications, and supports Micro SDHC up to 32GB in size. My model can pre-installed with a 2GB card, of which 1.4GB is consumed by James Cameron's full-length movie Avatar. On the G1, swapping out memory cards was relatively easy. On the Vibrant, you have to take the phone apart to swap out cards, so I won't be doing that very often. I will probably just get a 32GB card and leave it in there permanently.
(FTC disclosure: I work for IBM. IBM has working relationships with Oracle, Google, and lots of other companies. IBM offers its own commercial version of Java related tools. I own stock in IBM, Apple, Google. I have friends and family who work at Microsoft. My review below is based entirely on my own experience of my new Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant phone. Samsung has created different models for different service providers. The T-Mobile Vibrant is an external USB storage device with telephony capabilities, comparable to the AT&T Captivate, Verizon Fascinate, or Sprint Epic 4G. The majority of mobile phones in the world contain IBM technology. This post is not necessarily an endorsement for Samsung over other smartphone manufacturers, nor T-Mobile over other service providers. I provide this information in context of storage optimization, state-of-the-art for smartphones in general, and disputes related to software patents between companies. I hold 19 patents, most of which are software patents.)
When Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems, it inherited stewardship of Java. Java is offered in two flavors. Java Standard Edition (SE) for machines that are planted firmly on or below your desk, and Java Micro Edition (ME) for machines that are carried around. Most Java-based phones limit themselves to Java ME, but Google decided to base its smartphones on the more powerful Java SE, but then optimize for the limited storage and computing resources. These two levels of Java have radically different licensing terms and conditions, so Larry Ellison of Oracle cried foul. On The Register, Gavin Clarke has an excellent article with details of the Oracle-vs-Google complaint. Daniel Dilger opines that Oracle [might kill Google's Android and software patents all at once]. Fellow blogger Mark Twomey (EMC) on his StorageZilla blog, argues that [it's not about Android phones, but Android everything].
My Vibrant is roughly the size of a half-inch stack of 3x5 index cards in my hand. In my humble opinion, the problem is the grey area between mobile phone and the desktop personal computer. Laptops, netbooks, iPads, tablet computers, eBook readers, and smartphones fall somewhere in between. At what point do you stop licensing Java SE and start licensing Java ME instead?
Let's take a look at all the stuff my new Samsung Vibrant can do, and let you decide for yourself. I have 140 applications installed, which I can access alphabetically. I also have up to seven screens which I can fill with application icons and widgets to simplify access. The screen measures about 4 inches diagonally. Click on each image below to see the full 480x800 resolution.
My second screen is for music and video entertainment.
The top row is consumed by a single widget for [Pandora], an internet radio station, not to be confused with the Pandora moon that the movie Avatar is based on. I-heart-radio, Slacker, and Last.fm are other internet radio stations. Be careful when roaming in another country, as the $15-per-MB transfer fees can really add up. While the Galaxy S has a built-in FM radio, T-Mobile has decided to disable this feature in its Vibrant model, in favor of internet-based radio stations.
I am glad the Samsung Vibrant uses the same 3.5mm combo audio jack that I mentioned in my blog post about my [New ThinkPad T410]. This allows me to use the same headset for both my laptop and my cell phone.
For those who use Microsoft Windows Media Player v10 or above, this phone lets you transfer over your songs, playlists and videos via the USB cable in PMC mode. The TED application shows 18-minute videos of lectures at conferences that focus on Technology, Entertainment and Design. MobiTV offers live streaming of popular Television shows, normally ten dollars monthly, but I got a free 30-day trial in the deal.
Screen 5 is for office productivity. I have a 2x2 widget from Astrid to list my to-do items. I have a 1x2 widget showing my last call. My calendar syncs up with my Google calendar online.
The Locale widget allows me to change which on-screen keyboard to use. There is the standard Android keyboard which allows voice-to-text input, the Samsung keyboard that offers [XT9 mode], and the new ["Swype"] keyboard that allows you to write words quickly with squiggles swiped across the keyboard. The Swype is incredible accurate when I am typing in English. When I am communicating in Spanish, it gets in the way, spell-checking when it shouldn't.
Just in case I switch to a local SIM card while abroad in another country, I asked T-mobile to unlock my phone, which they happily did at no additional charge. For example, while I am in Australia, I can either leave my T-Mobile USA chip in the phone, and pay roaming charges per minute, or I can purchase a SIM chip from a local phone company with pre-paid minutes. This often includes unlimited free incoming calls to a local Australian phone number, and voicemail.
Unlocking the phone to use different SIM cards is different than "jailbreaking", a term that refers to Apple's products. For Android phones, jailbreaking is called "rooting", as the process involves getting "root" user access that you normally don't have. The only reason I have found to have my phone "rooted" was to take these lovely screen shots, using the "Screen Shot It" application. This is another application that I paid for. I used the free trial for a few screenshots first to check it out, liked the results, and bought the application.
So, this new smartphone looks like a keeper. I got a screen protector to avoid scratching, and a two-piece case that snaps around the phone to give it more heft. All my chargers are "Mini USB" for my old G1 phone, and this new Vibrant phone is "Micro USB" instead, so I had to order new ones for my car, my office, and for my iGo (tip A97).
This review is more to focus on the fact that the IT industry is changing, and what was traditionally performed on personal computers are now being done on new handheld devices. Android provides a platform for innovation and healthy competition. Let's all hope Oracle and Google can work out their differences amicably.

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ISHPEMING, Mich. – James "Jim" Plankey, age 79, of 111 Bluff St., Ishpeming, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming.
Jim was born November 10, 1933, in Champion, Mich., to Edward and Catherine (Snyder) Plankey. He served his country in the U.S. Army from January 1955 until his honorable discharge in January 1957. Jim worked as a heavy equipment operator for many years most recently for L& H Industries.
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"It's sad when any of the mines shut down because so many people depend on the mines," Mullan resident Wanda Gorder said.
Gorder, like a handful of other residents, was grabbing a cup of coffee at Bitterroot in town talking about the mine's closure Wednesday morning.
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"What's for dinner?" It's often the most dreaded question of the day. Between school, activities, work and life, there are nights the big dinner decision doesn't happen until the last possible minute.
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• Canned beans (black, pinto, garbanzo, navy)
• Canned fruit (pears, pineapple, peaches)
• Canned seafood (salmon, shrimp, tuna)
• Canned flavored beans (baked, refried, seasoned)
• Canned broth
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Family Fiesta Soft Tacos
Preparation time: 15 minutes; cooking time: 10 minutes; makes 8 servings
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/2 cup diced onion
1 pound extra-lean ground beef or turkey
1, 4-ounce can diced, mild green chiles
1, 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes, no salt added, drained
1/2 cup drained canned corn
1/2 cup drained and rinsed canned red kidney beans
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Salt, to taste
Spray oil
8, 8-inch whole-wheat flour tortillas, warmed according to package directions
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 cup finely shredded lettuce
1 cup diced avocados
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until lightly browned, stirring often, about 4 minutes. Add beef and cook until lightly browned, about 4 minutes.
Add chiles, tomatoes, corn, beans, chili powder, cumin and pepper and stir until heated through, about 3 minutes.
Season to taste with salt, if needed. Transfer to a serving bowl and keep warm.
To serve, plate up warm tortillas, dish up cheese, lettuce and avocado (if desired). Serve with taco meat filling. Assemble and enjoy.
Enchiladas Grandes
Preparation time: 5 minutes; cooking time: 20 minutes; makes 2 servings
Spray oil
4, 6-inch corn tortillas
2/3 cup canned red enchilada sauce
2 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
1 cup warm taco meat filling (from Family Fiesta Soft Tacos recipe)
1/4 cup finely shredded sharp, cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Heat large skillet over high heat. Spray with a thin film of oil and wipe out with a paper towel. Cook tortillas on both sides until blistered and soft, about 1 minute per side; keep warm.
While tortillas are cooking, pour 1/3 cup enchilada sauce into a pie plate or small rectangular baking dish, about 6-inches-by-10-inches.
Mix the remaining sauce with sour cream; set aside.
Mix meat filling, cheese and cilantro in medium mixing bowl.
To assemble: Fill a tortilla with 1/4 cup of the meat mixture, and roll up like a tight cigar. Place seam-side down in the baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling. Pour enchilada/sour cream mixture over enchiladas. Cover tightly with foil and bake until sauce is bubbling, about 15 minutes. Top with green onions.
Smoky Southwest Chicken AND Wild Rice Soup
Preparation time: 15 minutes; cooking time: 25 minutes; makes 6 servings
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
1, 10-3/4-ounce can reduced-sodium cream of chicken soup
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup cooked wild rice
1 cup canned, sliced carrots, drained
2, 3-ounce cans premium chunk chicken breast in water, drained
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Pinch ground chipotle chile
1 cup shredded, pepper jack cheese, divided
1/3 cup evaporated fat-free canned milk or heavy cream
3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Cilantro sprigs for garnish
In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat; add onion and celery. Sauté, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes or until softened. Stir in soup and broth. Add rice, carrots, chicken, chili powder, cumin, chipotle chile and 3/4 cup cheese; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors; stir in evaporated milk and chopped cilantro. Garnish with remaining cheese and cilantro sprigs.
Stir-Fried Ginger Beef and Broccoli
Preparation time: 20 minutes; cooking time: 10 minutes; makes 4 servings
12 ounces beef sirloin strip steak, cut in 1/4-inch strips
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon water
2 teaspoons dark molasses
2 teaspoons cornstarch
Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon vegetable oil (divided)
1/2 large red onion, cut in 1/2-inch chunks
1/2 cup canned corn kernels
1, 4-ounce can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon minced ginger root
1 cup canned, diced tomatoes, drained
4 cups (12 ounces) broccoli florets, cut in bite-size pieces
1/2 cup water
1 scallion, roots trimmed, thinly sliced
Toss beef, soy sauce, water, molasses, cornstarch and crushed red pepper in a mixing bowl until the beef is uniformly coated; set aside for 15 minutes.
Heat wok over high heat until smoking hot. Add 1 teaspoon oil. Add onion and stir-fry until translucent, about 1 minute. Add corn and mushrooms and stir-fry until heated through, about 1 minute. Add garlic and ginger and stir-fry another 30 seconds. Transfer to a clean mixing bowl.
Add another teaspoon of oil to the wok and heat until smoking. Add beef and stir fry until browned, about 3 minutes. Add diced tomatoes and continue cooking until beef is cooked through, scraping any brown bits clinging to the surface of the wok into the mixture. Transfer to bowl with vegetables.
Add remaining oil to wok. Add broccoli florets and stir-fry until bright green, about 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup water, toss with broccoli, cover and steam until broccoli is tender, about 2 minutes.
Uncover, return vegetables and beef to broccoli, and toss until everything is combined. Scrape onto a large serving platter. Garnish with sliced scallion.
Chicken Mediterranean Pizza
Preparation time: 5 minutes; cooking time: 15 minutes; makes 4 servings
2 teaspoons cornmeal
1 refrigerated pizza crust (12 to 14 inches), unbaked
1/2 cup prepared pesto sauce
1/2 cup canned, diced tomatoes, drained
1, 5-ounce can chunk chicken breast, drained and flaked
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Pinch crushed red pepper, if desired
Heat oven to 400 degrees.
Sprinkle cornmeal on bottom of pizza pan.
Place pizza crust over cornmeal. Spread pesto sauce over surface of crust. Top with remaining ingredients.
Bake 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and edges are browned.
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Foreign Affairs Officer Tara Foley works in the Office of WMD Terrorism, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation. Here Tara shares her impressions of Saudi Arabia... Tara's next post: An American Girl in Riyadh
Late one evening in February, my plane touched down in Riyadh. I was about to begin my first overseas assignment for the Department of State: four months as an Economic Officer at US Embassy Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I waited for my luggage, looking around the terminal, trying to imagine what the Kingdom had in store for me, and nervously wondering if it was ok for me to be standing there in my business suit and ponytail. Earlier on the plane, young Saudi women clad in designer jeans, trendy European tops, and flawless makeup had lined up outside the aircraft restrooms, emerging fully draped in black abayas and hijabs, ready for re-entry into the KSA. I wondered how I would fare over the next several months: Would I be successful at my job? What would my personal life be like? One thing I knew, I was excited to begin this new adventure.
The night air was soft and warm; quite a change from the frosty cold winter I had left behind in Washington more than 17 hours before. On the way to the Diplomatic Quarter (the "DQ" neighborhood contains all of the embassies and most diplomatic housing), we drove past glittering Memlika Tower and Faisalya Tower, which comprise the Riyadh skyline. I peppered my embassy sponsor, Diane, with a thousand and one questions, wanting to uncover every last detail I could.
Four months later, my plane landed at Dulles, outside of Washington, DC. In the hours and days afterward, it was my family's and friends' turn to pepper me with questions about my time as an American diplomat in Saudi Arabia. Did I like Riyadh? What did I do for work at the Embassy? Was it hard to live and work in a place so different from home? What is the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia really like? How did I feel as an American woman in Saudi? What were the people like: both Saudis and the other Americans living there? I'll address these questions, and others, in future posts. One thing I can tell you is that my time in Saudi Arabia was one of the most wonderful and most challenging times of my life. I feel fortunate and blessed to have had the opportunity to experience a part of the world that many people will never get to see and, I hope, to have contributed to the good work and strong relationship between our two countries.
Darla in Oklahoma writes:
What year was your time in Saudi Arabia and what do you do in DC?
Dipnote Blogger Tara Foley writes:
@ Darla in Oklahoma --
I was in Saudi during February - June of 2007. I'm now back in Washington working in the Office of WMD Terrorism here at our main State Department headquarters. I'm looking forward to sharing more about what I do now in later posts. Thanks for reading!
William in Turkey writes:
Hi Tara,
Where are you serving now? I think this blog is great and its nice to read about you there. I'm a former Communications Officer in Diplomatic Service now working Instanbul as Regional Sales Manager and Consultant in software automation with Turkish manufacturers. In the Foreign Sevice, I was assigned to Washington DC, U.S. Embassy Honduras (2yrs) and the U.S. Embassy Zimbabwe (3yrs).
Bob in Nebraska writes:
My first visit. I know the journey will be informative.
Bruce in Massachusetts writes:
You left me hanging. I hope future posts are going to appear soon. I have a good friend whose brother works at the moment in Riyadh and he dislikes it there (he is Italian and is a hard to please individual) so I am anxious to hear a more positive side which you seem to have.
Ron in North Carolina writes:
Tara: Thank you for taking the time to write on the blog. I would like to hear your opinion of what life as an Arab woman is like, as you see it. You touched on this when you mentioned the women lined up to cover themselves just prior to landing in Saudi Arabia. Surely none of these women could ever hope to reach your level even if they could receive your education. Were you able to drive a car when you were there? Did you need to be escorted by a man? All of these issues must have had a strong impact on your opinion of this nation.
Bill in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands writes:
Hi. Interesting site, first time i have viewed look forward to more.
David in California writes:
What this blog needs is a biographical area (perhaps a closed wiki) where each poster could provide as much of a biography as they want. I know that many college students looking forward to graduation would appreciate knowing how people got into the State Department and how they rose to the level they are at.
Dipnote Bloggers write:
@David in California -- Hi David. Currently, the blog has an "About" page that lists brief biographies of the bloggers. We are also creating a wiki, so stay tuned...
Wang in China writes:
Is it a little difficult for a women like you to live and work in Saudi Arabia, where the women are in lower social class?
Dipnote Blogger Tara Foley writes:
@ Wang in China --
And all those who asked about my experience as a woman living in Saudi Arabia. This will be the topic of a full post in the very near future. This is a hot topic, and almost always the first thing people ask about! I wonder why that is. Is it because the veil is something tangible we can see, to give a name and a shape to all of the other less tangible questions and notions we have about another culture? I wonder... I'll discuss my own thoughts on this issue very soon.
Chanarad in Illinois writes:
This blog idea is quite awesome. My idea of how government works is heavily tainted by hollywood conspirary movies like Bourne Ultimatum ( ;-) ) and it is nice to see the human faces behind our diplomatic work.
As you visit other countires, please observe and comment on the attitude of common people on the streets about united states, positive or negative. We hear the generalization that in those countries where the government is a big ally of the U.S. the people are negative and cynical towards U.S. and vice versa. I would like to know the impressions of people from the diplomatic side of things.
Zach in Georgia writes:
Tara -
Clearly you are a well-spoken and perceptive person, who looks to be about my own age (mid-20s). My question is in reference to the recent Hollywood film about Saudi Arabia, "The Kingdom."
As someone who has experienced the nuances of Arab culture, how do simplifying, black-and-white, Patriots-versus-Terrorists films like this make you feel? Do you think it is dangerous for the American people to be exposed to this kind of jingoistic Jamie-Foxx-can-solve-our-problems portrayal of the Middle East?
And, without getting you in trouble with your bosses, would you agree that it is exactly this mentality that has (as my Arkansan friends back home would say) 'got us cross-ways' with Arabs in particular and Muslim culture in general?
Dipnote Blogger Tara Foley writes:
@ Zach in Georgia --
I definitely went straight to the multiplex the weekend of "The Kingdom" premiere! I, too, am intrigued by Hollywood's portrayal of the Middle East (not to mention the U.S. government - @ Chanarad in Illinois). I'll look forward to unpacking those ideas further in a future post. Thanks for asking – it's great to hear what readers are interested in learning more about. I am already loving the interactive feature of this site!
Michael in New York writes:
well i was getting anxious to hear of some of your experiences after all the build up. but was disappointed you did not actually say anything!
what did you do over there? what was your social life like?
what was the food you got to try? oh so many more questions.
Gary in Thailand writes:
Dear Tara,
I am interested to hear about your time in Riyadh. I am a banker and spent six months working with Riyad Bank in 2002/2003. I found the KSA to be quite fascinating and the Saudis in a one-to-one situation to be both charming and hospitable. I was lucky to be based in Sahara Towers in Olaya which housed a mixture of nationalities including many from other middle eastern countries.
Did you have a chance to go to Mad'ain Salah in the north west ? This is the site of the Sabatean tombs carved in the rock similar to those in Petra, as well as many other archaeological treasures from an even earlier era. Also the remains of the old pilgrim railway which in the dry air is remarkably well preserved.
Hope you enjoy being back in Washington and I look forward to reading more about your time in Saudi.
Sam in Illinois writes:
I'd be interested in reading your future comments on this blog. I went to high school at a British Standard international school in Riyadh in the late 80's/early 90's. Being from the U.S., I felt lack of many freedoms we enjoy here, therefore my feelings of living there were negatively skewed. However, looking back at it now, it was an experience I will always remember. I wouldn't trade those years for anything. The types of cultures, people, nationalities and ethnicities I encountered and befriended in KSA [Kingdom of Saudi Arabia] can never be replaced or duplicated.
A lot has changed since then, but from what I hear, little progress has been made in terms of human rights. Please share your observations in this regard.
Shukhrat writes:
Hi Tara. My first visit. Interesting site, first time i have viewed look forward to more. I think this blog is great and its nice to read about you there.
Ralph in Greece writes:
Did the Saudi's tell you anything at the airport because you weren't covered like the Saudi women? I thought I read that Diplomatic missions do not have to follow those rules regarding women covering up? If so, it may be interesting to give details on your experiences and if the religious police ever tried to harass you. Having that diplomatic ID card sure comes in handy. Tell us more, please...
Amy in California writes:
Hi Tara,
I wish to read more about your experience in Saudi Arabia. Please answer all the questions in your last paragraph. I'll be eagerly waiting. Thanks.
Erkan in Thailand writes:
As a former foreign service employee of another country it is quite interesting to read the U.S. diplomats' blogs. Congratulations to DoS [Department of State] administration. Thanks..
Aziz in Malaysia writes:
It's refreshing to read of a young American diplomat who describes her 4 months overseas in a place like KSA [Kingdom of Saudi Arabia] as wonderful and challenging. I live in Malaysia and being a country where Islam is the official religion, we too have sometimes felt the bias of non-Muslims from afar who generalize all Muslim countries as this and that.. We have a vibrant U.S. embassy where they play a very active role in fostering better relationship between our two countries and also for the business community.
The world is a smaller but better place today thanks to the hard work of dedicated diplomats of yesterday, today and I am sure of tomorrow with more people like you Tara.
God bless and may you always use patience and understanding in discharging your heavy responsibilities to God, mankind and country.
Dipnote Blogger Tara Foley writes:
@ Aziz in Malaysia --
Thank you for your kind words. Thus far, I've visited a handful of countries in the Muslim world, whether for work, study, or travel. In each place, I've had overwhelmingly positive experiences with the people I've met and the cultures in general. This is not to say it has always been easy! And Saudi at times was not. But "easy" isn't really the point. It's the mutual education we experience when we engage with other cultures that I find so valuable and enjoyable. The challenging aspects, and keeping those in perspective with the positive side of the experience, are all a part of that education. Thanks again and keep reading!
Zeb in Florida writes:
This is an interesting idea but somewhat of a non sequitur. Ms. Tara Foley mentioned as how the Saudi women changed from western garb into the traditional Shari'a formal clothing that is required of woman appearing in public places by Koranic Law.
The reason I bring this point up is that I have a female friend who was a Navy Orion Maintenance Tech who served in Saudi. She said her year in Saudi was the "pits", because if for any reason that she left the American Base she had to wear the traditional black abayas and hijabs too. Oh and one other think that rankled her "privately" was that she had to leave behind in the US of A any jewelry or paraphernalia that would have identified her as a Jewess.
So Ms. Foley, the truth, did you not also have to don the abaya and hijab also before you disembarked from that airplane to begin your assignment as a Foreign Affairs Officer in Saudi Arabia? This is a Cultural Affairs Question that should be taught in our Public Schools, but unfortunately is not. Cultural humility is not a popular subject in our Nation of late, IMHO.
Zhen in China writes:
Hi Tara. Although more and more people in both Chinese and American begin to know each other's country, it is still very exciting for me to read a beautiful American Foreign Affairs Officer's blog. Maybe sometimes you will visit China. Best wishes!
James in U.S.A. writes:
Dear Ms. Foley,
I would like your thoughts on the Mearsheimer and Walt book (www.israellobbybook.com) about how the pro-Israel lobby (AIPAC, JINSA, PNAC, AEI) pushed US to attack Iraq and has been doing similar to get US to attack Iran next. Do you think that the US will go to war with Iran sooner rather than later in accordance with such (Scott Ritter also conveyed that AIPAC is pushing for US to attack Iran in his 'Target Iran' book - see the following youtube at your convenience)?:
Israel's influence of US policy & the Israeli lobby:
Even Colin Powell conveyed that the 'JINSA crowd' was/still is in control of the Pentagon (via JINSA/PNAC/AEI associated Dick Cheney whose wife is a fellow up at AEI where PNAC was based as well) for Washington Post correspondent Karen DeYoung's new bio book about him - simply look up 'JINSA/Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs' in the index:
A War for Israel? Colin Powell seems to think so:
Additional about Mearsheimer/Walt via the following URL:
Congresswoman Jane Harman was asked about the Mearsheimer & Walt book during a townhall meeting this past Saturday in West Los Angeles (see the following URL):
Respected intelligence author/writer James Bamford discussed the 'A Clean Break'/war for Israel agenda on pages 261-269/321 (http://tinyurl.com/2wltaw) of his 'A Pretext for War' book (the paperback version of 'A Pretext for War' includes an additional section about the ongoing AIPAC espionage case that has mentioned Secretary Rice and David Satterfield who handles Iraq for the State Department and has been associated with the USS Liberty attack cover-up as well - see http://tinyurl.com/2xtjtz - as the pro-Israel biased US media for the most part is not covering this either). Bamford also wrote the following 'Iran: The Next War' article for Rolling Stone magazine which mentions the AIPAC espionage as well:
Iran: The Next War:
AIPAC and the Neocon (War for Israel) agenda (AIPAC espionage case mentioned):
The Mearsheimer and Walt book (look up 'CBS News' in the index) and the Bamford 'A Pretext for War' book both convey that US support for Israel's brutal oppression of the Palestinians was a major motivation for the tragic attacks on the World Trade Center in 1993 and on 9/11 (look up 'Israel as a terrorist motivation' in the index of 'A Pretext for War'). The additional section about the AIPAC espionage in the paperback version of 'A Pretext for War' mentions Stephen Green (look his name up in the index) who was a consultant for the FBI because of the various books and articles that he has written to include the following 'Serving Two Flags' piece:
'Serving Two Flags':
Colin Powell's former assistant (Lawrence Wilkerson) in the US Army and at the State Department was mentioned in the latest counterpunch.org article by the retired CIA couple (Kathy and Bill Christison):
The Teflon Alliance with Israel (by Kathy and Bill Christison):
Colonel Wilkerson was also mentioned by the Christisons in their recent radio appearance during which they discussed the article (click on the link after accessing the following URL):
You might also be interested in taking a look at the 'What Motivated the 9/11 Hijackers?' video which is linked at the upper left of the following URL:
The Gorilla in the Room is US Support for Israel
SCANDAL: 9/11 Commissioners Bowed to Pressure to Suppress Main Motive for the 9/11 Attacks:
Additional at the following URL:
THE HIGH COST OF SUBSERVIENCE TO ISRAEL (by Paul Findley):
CBS '60 Minutes' refusing to cover the Mearsheimer and Walt book:
Can I assume that the Israel first crowd at the State Department isn't too happy about the latest article (in the Chicago Tribune) regarding the USS Liberty attack (Ray McGovern's recent piece follows it there) via the following URL?:
Did Mr. Susser finally add Captain Boston's declaration to the historical record?:
With kindest regards,
James Morris
Thomas in Pennsylvania writes:
Ms. Foley's narrative, if continued, is the sort of personal anecdote about what Foreign Service life is actually like that is particularly useful for those interested in pursuing a Foreign Service career. It also has the potential to humanize the work the State Department does in other countries. Both are useful and worthwhile. But as written it is merely a teaser, whetting our appetite and leaving us wanting more. The narrative needs to be much more complete and in-depth. Instead of one long posting, this can go on over time. Indeed I hope this is just the beginning of an episodic tale of Ms. Foley's time in Saudi Arabia. I look forward to the next installment.
Joy in South Carolina writes:
Welcome back Tara,
I look forward to your future posts of your detailed trip to Saudi. I lived in Dhahran in 1984. I was young and did not have the opportunity to take in the culture as much as I would have liked. My family and I were pretty much restricted to the miliary base. Next week I will be traveling to a neighboring country of Saudi Arabia and you have inspired me to post a blog upon my return.
Joe in Indiana writes:
Interesting. I'm hooked.
Aili in Massachusetts writes:
I look forward to hearing more stories about your time in Saudi Arabia!
Tim in California writes:
Intriguing (and well-written) blog. I look forward to more.
Layne in Texas writes:
Tara, I found it interesting that the blog was posted after your time in Saudi Arabia was complete and that it was posted by Frederick Jones and not by you. It would be great to hear some of your answers to the questions that your family and friends peppered you with upon your return. Do you see Saudi Arabia moving toward the type of liberal democracy the President discusses in his National Security Strategy? What do you hope to accomplish with your DIPNOTE? How closely scrutinized are your responses prior to posting? I'm hoping to hear more about your time in Saudi Arabia in the future.
Dipnote Bloggers write:
@ Layne in Texas -- Thanks for pointing out that the blog was posted by Frederick Jones. That's been corrected.
Henry in Canada writes:
Twenty minutes ago, I found this website and ten minutes ago, I sent an email to my daughter, who is working in Shanghai and might be in sleeping now. She is as young as Tara and has a dream of being a Canadian foreign affair officer as like as Tara. However, she is afraid of working in those countries! I believe that she will have something changed when she get her office in the morning.
Thank you Tara, your smile is so nice and warm!
Judy in Massachusetts writes:
Tara, it is truly a wonderful to read about some of the challenges you faced during your time in Saudi Arabia. I've just finished reading "Girls of Riyadh" and it spoke exactly of one of the girls changing into her abaya in the bathroom on the plane as she returned to Saudi Arabia from the US. I'm looking forward to your future postings.
John in U.K writes:
Your Dipnote blog is fascinating. I can't wait to hear more t your travels. It sounds like in some ways you were transformed by your experiences in KSA [Kingdom of Saudi Arabia]. Have you ever been interested in serving in the Foreign Service? Will you be going back to KSA soon? If so what is the first thing that you would like to do on your return?
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Glossy Hair - Product Review
I recently gave a go at trying a few products from L'Oreal Paris' haircare line. I was excited because I'm always looking for new haircare products. Moreover, this is a very affordable line that you can find at your local grocery store, wal-mart, or target.
On to the review!
L'Oreal Paris VIVE Pro Nutri Gloss shampoo, conditioner and conditioning treatment
I've used this a few times and it's pretty decent. I used all three products each time I wash my hair because it needs extra moisture. It's intended for medium to long length hair that is damaged -- bingo, that's me! I'm currently growing my hair out and it's right at my shoulders. All my coloring has left my hair pretty dry to the point that I rely on a good conditioner and serum. The conditioning treatment worked pretty well. My hair was soft and I was able to run my fingers smoothly during the washing and conditioning process. Still, I've had better conditioners...I prefer conditioners that come in a tub because they tend to offer more intensive treatment.
L'oreal Paris VIVE Pro Color VIVE shampoo and conditioning treatment
I used this shampoo and conditioner twice, and honestly, it didn't give me what I needed. Usually when you try a different shampoo and conditioner your hair reacts to it for the first time and your hair feels renewed. Not this time. My hair felt dry afterwards. This shampoo is intended for dry, chemically treated hair which I defintely have. However, it didn't provide the moisture I needed.
Studio Line Smoothness Smoothing Cream
I used this with my damp hair. As I may have mentioned, I usually don't blow dry my hair after pure laziness. This product can be used for damp hair to prepare it for styling. I found this to not be oily, but more so like the consistency of a leave-in conditioner. Surprisingly, it really helped to detangle my hair. I also like to use this as a heat protectant and general smoother. It doesn't provide instant results of shine and bounciness because that's not it's job. It's a smoothing cream, and for it's purpose it works well.
Studio Line Perfect Fix Finishing Hairspray
I'm not too picky on my hairspray. Two things I look for are hold and flake factor. I used this with my Thundercats costume. My two friends and I teased our hair to the heavens and used this to keep it up. It did it's job. The smell was okay, typical hair spray smell that faded after a short while. What I noticed was that it didn't turn white or flake like many hair sprays of it's price point...woo hoo! I would repurchase because it works and it's super cheap!
Check out more reviews at TotalBeauty.com
Till next time, Ciao Bellas!
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5 comments:
- Ethereal Prey said...
hey! i use the pink tube, the deep conditioning treatment thing on my hair! it makes it really soft, but i don't use the shampoo, have you tried the new royal jelly one?
- November 20, 2008 at 12:11 PM
- Sharon Rose said...
Hi there-great reviews of these products, I may well try this 1st L'Oreal shampoo a try-thanks!!
- November 20, 2008 at 1:07 PM
- Askmewhats said...
thanks for the review :) helpful !!!
- November 20, 2008 at 8:44 PM
- Hypist Orchid said...
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- November 22, 2008 at 3:48 AM
- Darcey said...
I swear by the Garnier Fructis intensive conditioner (the one in the tub) for a weekly treatment. Daily, I used the Joico K-Pack shampoo & conditioner - its a salon product, so it's more expensive, but I find them to be more concentrated. I spent $40 for the giant shampoo, conditioner and intensive repair treatment back in March, and I'm just now running out of the conditioner - which I use twice as frequently as shampoo (I often just do a rinse with conditioner).
I also like the Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship leave-in conditioner - I use that in place of Biosilk and get great results!
- November 24, 2008 at 3:29 PM


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Saying goodbye: A farewell to old friendship that's fizzled
It has been more than two weeks since I said goodbye to an old, old friend.
This was a friend that in my youth was only part of my life at Christmas time. In later years, this friend became my daily companion.
The friend is soda pop and I had my last one on March 6.
Now, if you're a pop fan, more power to you. No judgment. Soda gave me a lot of comfort through the years and I understand. Gosh, how I understand.
But for the reason I am about to share, my relationship with pop is finished.
In my childhood years, soda pop was not frequently available in my home. My parents only bought it for the holidays, so at Christmas, my brothers, my sister and I would joust for who got the precious few bottles of cream soda in the two cases of pop my parents kept in our unheated entryway.
In the summer, I would excitedly stay at my Aunt Lois and Uncle Snook's house for a week or so, meaning time to hang out with my cousins Susan, Terri, Casey and Kristen. My aunt and uncle were not big pop drinkers, either, but sometimes we'd have a glass of the fizzy stuff as one of our choices for a bedtime snack along with a piece of cake or a scoop of ice cream.
And while she doesn't remember it, I vividly recall my cousin Kristen, the youngest of all of us, saying to her mom: "Someday when I am big I am going to have all the pop, cake and ice cream I want. My kids will, too."
She probably was about 6 years old at the time.
As I entered my tween years, my parents allowed me the freedom to make more choices, especially when spending "my" money, so it was a thrill to ride my bike to the little party store-gas station in our neighborhood to buy a can of Coca-Cola.
Mountain Dew became my soda of preference in high school. Our neighborhood full of teens often gathered outside our house, because that's where the basketball court was, and my friend Stuart would recite from memory the ingredients in Dew as we finished our shootaround.
It wasn't just me who was a budding pop-aholic.
In college, well, that's when pop became a daily item. At Central Michigan University, I knew where all the vending machines were so I could buy my soda, which at this juncture, helped keep me awake.
In the last few years, diet soda became my go-to beverage, especially Coke Zero and Diet Dew back when I was starting my shift at 4:30 a.m. most weekdays.
It's a personal decision to give up soda pop. The main reason I did was so I'd drink more water. That became important to me when I realized the nurse who picked the short straw was the one who had to draw from my arm for my four-times-a-year blood tests as I continue my journey as a cancer survivor.
Hydration therefore has become important to me and pop wasn't really helping me in that effort. So while I savored every sip of my last Diet Dew, the relationship with soda pop that has lasted half a century or so is done.
Make no mistake: I have not said so-long to caffeine. Coffee is my new pal and my work colleagues can tell you how important it is to EVERYONE here I get my daily dose.
In fact, if you're reading this at about 8 a.m. today, be assured that my coffee is fully caffeinated today and there's probably a half pot or more in me already.
Everybody needs friends, don't ya know, and caffeine remains a good one of mine.
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The reproduction of Architeuthis is not well known. Hypotheses are based on observations of the sexual characteristics in dead Architeuthis and from the knowledge of other squid
Females produce enormous quantities of whitish to cream-colored eggs, about .5-1.4 mm long and .3-.7 mm wide, depending on the stage of their maturity. One female had over 5000 gm(over 11 pounds) of eggs in her ovary, well in excess of a million eggs. As in most oegopsids, females have a single median ovary in the posterior end of the mantle cavity, paired, convoluted oviducts along with mature eggs pass, then exit through the oviducal glands, and large nidamental glands that produce quantities of gelatinous material. Whether the eggs are laid into a large gelatinous matrix, as in most of the large oceanic squids or are released individually, is unknown, although the large nidamental glands suggest the former method.
Males tend to reach sexual maturity at a smaller size than do females. The two ventral arms are reported to be modified into transfering the spermatophores to the female. As in most other cephalopods, the single, posterior testis produces sperm that move into a complex system of glands that manufacture the spermatophores. These are stored in the elongate sac, or Needham's sac from which they are expelled during mating. The Needham's sac of fully mature males is packed with hundreds of spermatophores. Needham's sac terminates in the penis. The penis is so elongate that it extends anteriorly beyond the mantle opening. While mating has not been observed and the exact role of the penis is uncertain, some females have been found with spermatangia, the sperm-containing sacs of the spermatophore, embedded in the tissue around the bases of the arms and the head.
Cephalopods are known to be very fast growing animals. Some species of small, shallow water forms reach sexual maturity in 6-8 months, and most species about which growth, age and maturity data are available reach reproductive capacity within 12-18 months. Many of the specimens of Architeuthis that have been recovered have been mature, especially the females. But the age at maturity of Architeuthis is not known with certanity. One study suggests that adult size is attained within 3 years. Even at the rapid growth rate expected in cephalopods, the attainment of a mass of 500 kg or more in fewer than 3 years is impressive.
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Topic: Loggin in to the application does not work during production
Hi there,
I have successfully deployed my application and the front pages of the application work fine. Now when I try logging in by adding my password and email or even pressing the sign up button. I get an error saying "We're sorry, but something went wrong. We've been notified about this issue and we'll take a look at it shortly."
any ideas...?
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