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Can National Bloggers Influence State and Local Politics?
Chris Bowers is one of the most influential Democratic bloggers around. So it's worth noting that his newest project, "From Blue to Bluer," ...
Chris Bowers is one of the most influential Democratic bloggers around. So it's worth noting that his newest project, "From Blue to Bluer," focuses on state and local politics:
From Blue to Bluer seeks to first identify, and then help elect, progressive, grassroots candidates who are running in competitive Democratic primaries in blue districts around the country. The primaries can either be for open seats or against incumbents who are either too conservative for their districts, or who are simply corrupt, or both. The goal is to find a handful of proudly progressive primary candidates for local and state legislative races, and then provide them with the national support they need to help put them over the top. Through this program, we can show Democrats across the country that that a fifty-state strategy means blue districts too, and that all Democrats, no matter how local, can be held accountable for not representing their districts or for selling out progressive ideals.
The city where I live, Philadelphia, is a perfect example of why we need From Blue To Bluer. With the city regularly voting for Democrats in general elections by more than 80%, Philadelphia is about as deep blue of an area one can find anywhere in the country. However, while there are very few elected Republicans in the city, that does not mean most of our elected officials are progressives.
In fact, the reality is quite the opposite. Many of our local Democrats are beholden to an often-corrupt, non-transparent political machine that governs to dole out appropriations and city jobs to friends, family and local party officials. Dozens of local officials, including members of city council and state Senators, have been indicated and / or are currently in jail. There is even a public, specific price that someone can pay the local machine in order to become an elected judge ($35,000, the last time I checked). Philadelphia politics are definitely Democratic, but we still have a long way to go until we can be accurately called progressive.
In deep blue areas like Philadelphia, Democratic primaries for open seats and primary challenges against Democratic incumbents are just about the only way local progressive reformers can make a difference on the electoral level.
If your goal is to help progressives, this strategy makes a lot of sense. Bowers is right that, in places like Philadelphia, activists have little to lose from challenging Democratic incumbents.
My biggest question, though, is whether many online activists really care enough about state and local politics to contribute time and money to this effort.
Sure, liberal bloggers in Virginia care about electing Democrats to the Virginia General Assembly, but do they care about the Idaho legislature or the Walla Walla City Council? To date, national Democratic bloggers haven't even shown a lot interest in gubernatorial races, let alone lower profile state and local races.
Perhaps that's partly because of the particular moment when the blogosphere sprung into existence. The 2004 presidential election was "the most important of our lifetime" (or at least until 2008). Then, in 2006, the focus was on the battle for Congress.
So, it will be interesting to see whether, over the next couple of election cycles, national bloggers can turn their attention beyond national politics.
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The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning on lasers used for entertainment, including those on toys.
"The highly concentrated light from lasers – even those in toys – can be dangerous, causing serious eye injuries and even blindness. And not just to the person using a laser, but to anyone within range of the laser beam," the FDA said in a statement.
Looking into a laser, even for just a second, usually doesn't hurt, but vision can slowly deteriorate over time, the FDA warns. Permanent eye injuries may go unnoticed for days or weeks.
"A beam shone directly into a person's eye can injure it in an instant, especially if the laser is a powerful one," said Dan Hewett, health promotion officer at FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
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Lasers create an electromagnetic beam of radiation that's used in many common products. The FDA is concerned with lasers because it is often children who are injured by them.
"For toys to be considered minimal risk, we recommend that the levels of radiation and light not exceed the limits of Class 1, which is the lowest level in regulated products," Hewett said.
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How much do the hippos at Woodland Park Zoo weigh?! The press is invited to find out when 12-year-old hippo Guadalupe steps on the scale. The weigh-in will wrap up the two-week hippo weight-guessing contest. The other hippo, 33-year-old Water Lily, will be weighed in a private session.
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Question about detuning my new board...
hey, i just have a quick question for everyone...do i need to worry about detuning my new never summer board? the guy at the shop where i bought it from said that i didn't as never summer boards come from the factory all ready to ride...my cousin on the other hand said that you should always detune a board when you get a new one. i rode it for a few runs the other day, and i did catch a few edges, but i'm not sure if it was because of that, the fact that this board is a drastic size change from my old one, or because i didnt have my bindings positioned where i should have had them and had a little toe drag.
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Detuning a board is usually done for stomping boxes and rails. If you're catching edges on a NS it's less about the board's faults at the edge and more about your technique.
No assholeness intended.
I think NS boards come with a 0 degree base bevel, which can be very catchy. I'd suggest taking it to a shop to have them do a 1 degree bevel on the base and side edges to make it a bit more forgiving but still have a good 90 degree edge.
haha yea my technique is still being worked on, and this board handles way different than the extremely cheap board i bought 8 or so years ago... not to mention i'm just getting back into this after years of not boarding. Eventually i want to start learning how to do things in the park, but i'm waiting for my cousin to come home for that, so i have a good month to relearn the basics.
thanks :D
If you want to minimize the likelihood of getting hung-up while boardsliding/jibbing, I would definitely recommend re-beveling your board before detuning it.
Detuning refers to the dulling/rounding-off of your snowboard's sharp edges with a mill file.
As far as I know, there are two basic types of detuning.
The less drastic type of detuning is when it is done to the the area immediately before and after a snowboard's contact points--where the sidecut/effective-edge begins at one end of the board and ends at the other end of the board. I have never done this type of detuning myself, but this is my understanding of the process. In this case, the detuning is done in order to lessen the degree at which the board engages its edge(s)--how hard/quickly it starts/initiates a turn/carve. For example, someone might feel that their board is overly reactive for their liking when initiating turns. So a remedy for this condition would be to gradually detune the board's contact points until its turn initiation has been degraded to the owner/rider's liking--hence the term "detuning."
The more drastic type of detuning is when it is done to a snowboard's entire sidecut/effective-edge. Likewise, I have never done this type of detuning either, but again, my understanding of the process is as follows. Detuning like this is supposedly/apparently the type of detuning that dedicated/fanatical jib/rail-riders utilize to mimimize and (hopefully) prevent hang-ups (entirely). However, detuning to this degree severely diminishes a board's edging/turning/carving ability. I've heard (and agree in theory) that boards with Magne-Traction can be detuned like this and still edge/turn/carve decently due to the 5 additional MTX contact points.
Adjusting the beveling of your board is a completely different approach to avoiding hang-ups. I think that this is the best approach since it will decrease the likelihood of hang-ups while still maintaining maximum edge performance.
If you don't know or understand what a snowboard's beveling is, then Rome's "Board Tech/Edge Beveling" webpage has some pretty self-explanatory and straight-forward descriptions and diagrams that you should check out. Basically, Rome uses a 1*/1* base/side bevel on their all-mountain-focused boards, a 2*/2* base/side bevel on their park-focused boards, and a 3*/3* base/side bevel on their jib-focused boards. Check it out here:
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I believe that the vast majority of snowboards are manufactured with a 1*/1* base/side bevel.
I would recommend increasing your board's beveling before detuning its edges and degrading its edge performance.
I found my SL a little catchy first time out, but that's offset a lot by the RC for non-park riding. I just put a half degree bevel to avoid the cat track/not paying attention catches.
As for being ready to go outta the box? Well, yeah. 90 sides and 0 base, and one of the better factory wax jobs I've ever had on a new board, lasted about as long as my hot wax jobs, not the normal 2-3 runs you get outta most factory waxes.
Thanks Bones, heading to the basement for some tuning soon.
funny how people detune boards just coz 'they heard' its a good thing without even understanding the need to do it..
ride it, master it, THEN detune it to your needs.
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Public Safety officials said all information needs to come from the Homeland Security office in Washington D.C., but neighboring states said that isn't the case.
"One of the areas we really do intensify is our information sharing whenever there is a specific threat, that's making sure the channels of communication are open," Kansas Adjutant General's Department spokeswoman Sharon Watson said.
Kansas is just one of several states that said there is not a specific threat for their state, but they take any warning seriously. U.S. officials say it's unclear whether the terrorists are aiming for an embassy, air base, aircraft or trains, but there is a clear credible threat.
"Of course we don't know what that is, but that we all should be a little bit more careful, we should be more vigilant, more aware of things that are going around U.S.," Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department spokeswoman Lucinda Robertson said.
Officials couldn't give specifics about what changes are going on behind the scenes, but they say there are some.
"We routinely make changes to how we operate just so the enemy never knows exactly what we're doing," Watson said.
Officials in Illinois said they're asking people to be on the lookout for anything suspicious.
Last week, the State Department issued a global travel alert, cautioning Americans and students going out of the country.
University of Missouri officials said there are no students signed up to study abroad and there are currently no students in any of the Middle East countries.


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Family Roles within the Addiction Net
Addictions in one form or another appear to be at an all time high, ranging from chemicals (drugs alcohol cigarettes prescription medication) to anything from food, sex, television, gambling and even the internet. But, what really is an addiction?
To me, and I am sure many others an addiction is the dependence on a particular substance(s) or experience(s) to change (deny or avoid) one's feelings – emotions – thoughts; particularly to reduce (eliminate, avoid and/or deny) pain or try to attain euphoria – bliss.
Now many others from all school of thoughts – professional, academic and personal have varying definitions and you will hear many espouse them … this is simply what sits with me…
Much of what I have studied has either touched briefly or relied completely (I did not say all) on a premise that suggests the 'addictive' person traditionally fits into ONE of 5 roles; the lost child, the scapegoat, the mascot, the high achiever or the caretaker.
I personally would like to challenge this belief system. For myself, and certainly many I have known in 12 step programmes and through private counseling as clients, it is not that simple; this is that – black or white.
I often vacillated between all five roles and as frequently, more than one at a given time; depending on the circumstances.
Lost child and me
Due to the dynamics of my own family of origin, I often felt like the lost child – the sensitive one. The middle child caught somewhere invisible between the eldest and the youngest. Some hold that the lost child does not always reach her full potential. I see this played out often; self-sabotage, subconsciously believing one is unworthy of success. Not having the confidence to stand out and make oneself known - Scared of being ignored, overlooked, or teased, belittled or negated.
Mascot and me
Close by we have the mascot – or court jester – the life of the party. This persona is often developed as a means of directing attention away from a volatile or toxic situation. What many don't realize is that this is often the most fragile role. 'Mascot' often fears for her sanity and suicide is a real possibility. Trust becomes very important.
And, here lies the paradox… between lost child and mascot…
The lost child (introvert) - unhealed person in active addiction (sober) –
The mascot (extrovert) – unhealed person in active addiction (drunk stoned)
~The same person behaving differently depending on whether they are under the influence of their addition or not… this is of course pre-recovery.
Scapegoat and me
As a sibling who survived the death of her closest chronological sister, I always (usually without exception) felt(*) scapegoated never good enough – couldn't measure up or take the place of….. Characteristic of the scapegoat I gave in and allowed myself to feel martyred.
Upon healing the scapegoat is believed to seek out the 'caring 'profession. Touche
*felt (I can only say how it felt for me and feelings cannot be negated… they may come from a place of misinformation or perception, but the dynamic of a feeling is real.
Hero and me
Add to this mix the hero / high achiever. The one who will right the wrongs of the world – take a personal platform – sprout self-righteous indignation because
1. she may finally feel 'good' – worthy
2. she may be seeking approval and validation
3. she really wants to believe in all things 'good'
4. she may feel she can make a difference
5. she feels a need to take some control in life
These are a few possibilities, there are more.
*also often enters a caring profession
Caretaker and me
The caretaker aka enabler, oddly enough has been known to initially fly the coop at an early age. She gets out quick and puts distance between herself and the dysfunctional family, (I, myself left a small bush town and headed for the city at sixteen), but in time will allow them back in – often to her own detriment. These are the ones who open up their house, say there isn't a problem and soldiers on time after time.
At this point, I would encourage you to examine what aspects resonate with you… your family… your loved one…. Can you see yourself as one of these… or several interlocking components?
There are many books on addictions and family roles, and I always suggest that people read widely…. In addition, I support the concept of free thinking… I ask this, for your continued recovery and long-term healing; keep an open mind – remember the gray areas.


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Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Atovaquone/Proguanil for the Prevention of Plasmodium falciparum or Plasmodium vivax Malaria among Migrants to Papua, Indonesia, Judith Ling, J. Kevin Baird, David J. Fryauff, Priyanto Sismadi, Michael J. Bangs, Mark Lacy, Mazie J. Barcus, Robert Gramzinski, Jason D. Maguire, Marti Kumusumangsih, Gerri B. Miller, Trevor R. Jones, Jeffrey D. Chulay, Stephen L. Hoffman, and U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit # 2 Clinical Trial Team
Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium malariae in south Sumatra, Indonesia, Jason D. Maguire, Iwa W. Sumawinata, Sofyan Masbar, Budhi Laksana, Purnomo Prodjodipuro, Ika Susanti, Priyanto Sismadi, Nurlis Mahmud, Michael J. Bangs, and J. Kevin Baird
A Biologic Basis for Integrated Malaria Control, F. Ellis McKenzie, J. Kevin Baird, John C. Beier, Altaf A. Lal, and William H. Bossert
Randomized, Parallel Placebo-Controlled Trial of Primaquine for Malaria Prophylaxis in Papua, Indonesia, J. Kevin Baird, Mark D. Lacy, Hasan Basri, Mazie J. Barcus, Jason D. Maguire, Michael J. Bangs, Robert Gramzinski, Priyanto Sismadi, Krisin, Judith Ling, Iwa Wiady, Marti Kusumaningsih, Trevor R. Jones, David J. Fryauff, Stephen L. Hoffman, and U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit # 2 Clinical Trials Team
Meiotic Recombination, Cross-Reactivity, and Persistence in Plasmodium falciparum, F. Ellis McKenzie, Marcelo U. Ferreira, J. Kevin Baird, Georges Snounou, and William H. Bossert


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where do you buy the beetle traps and the "caulk" feed shown in the video?
I saw those vids-likable guy -woudnt you say 8-) RDY-B
The beetle barns are cheap, $1.00 a piece if you buy a bunch. You just have to clean them out when the bees glue them shut. Use several throughout the hives, top, bottom, middle. Checkmite is approved for use in them.


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Ken's son Alex just turned 18, and as the rest of us get to do, he chose his party theme… dinosaurs. I commented to him that it might be difficult to come up with something suitable for a man because usually small children request such a theme. It was then that he looked at me and said, "I don't understand how a theme involving two-tonned reptilian killing machines can be childish." He has a point. So with quite a challenge set before me, I set out to find dinosaur decorations that are not cuddly. I also didn't want extremely realistic dinosaurs as I was afraid it might look more like a science classroom than a party. After a quick search on the web, I decided I was better off just making them.
To add a personal and comical touch, I made a few posters. Flipping through a ton (no pun intended) of free on-line coloring pages led me to a few cartoonish characters that were more funny than childish. I turned to an old classroom friend to easily and flawlessly transfer the online pages to the poster board – an overhead projector. For whatever reason, we have had this overhead projector in our supply closet at work for years. I always assumed it was a tool to lead presentations many years ago. Boy, am I glad we had it; it was really the perfect tool. I simply printed off the coloring pages onto the transparencies instead of paper. Taped the blank poster board on the wall. Flipped on the overhead projector and Viola! instant tracing lines for poster board sized reptiles. After the lines were traced with pencil, I went over them again with a thick black marker, colored them in festive dinosaur colors and added a couple of personal messages.
I had also considered trying to find a nice printout of a pterodactyl to cut out and hang from the ceiling until I ran across a terrific craft project. I found instructions on how to create them using empty milk cartons. They were actually fairly easy. A couple of tips…
Overall, they were a great addition to the decor.
Ken set out to find green and grey streamers and other dino props to set around which turned out to be quite a challenge, but he found a few things. He was also tasked to make one of his famous themed cakes. He made a dino head that was patterned off of one of the posters I made. Of course, it looked like it's head was on fire after adding 18 candles, but it was very well done.
All in all, the room looked great,the cake was delicious, and we had a roaring (har, har) good time.


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Body of 4-Year-Old Found
Published March 28th, 2012
The search for a missing 4-year-old in Arkansas has come to a tragic end.
The body of Caleb Linn was found this morning in a river.
Linn disappeared Saturday at a boy scout camp while with family and friends.
Two of his t-shirts were found along the river Tuesday afternoon.
Authorities do not suspect foul play.
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The chemical industry knows a thing or two to make your holidays green not blue — trying to practice my poetry skill here. = )
Here are some tips from the America Chemical Society's Green Chemistry Institute (ACS GCI) to make the holidays more environment-friendly. The Institute works to foster the discovery and design of chemical products and processes that eliminate generation and use of hazardous substances.
- RECYCLE -Instead of buying everything new during the holidays, try recycling a few things like paper, ribbons, tags, bags and even used batteries. If your community offers a program to turn used Christmas trees into mulch or wood chips, use it.
- REUSE -Rather than buying brand new wrapping paper, make your own using old newspapers, maps, or children's artwork. Collect and reuse old bags and boxes. If you buy a live Christmas tree, plant it when the holidays are over. Try to buy only trees grown with sustainable forest practices.
- REPURPOSE -Those old shopping bags can make colorful and roomy gift bags! Even used newspaper comics can double as unusual wrapping paper. Be creative!
- RETHINK – Consider buying organic, locally-produced foods as well as locally-made gifts to avoid energy consumption associated with shipping. Instead of mailing greetings, send E-cards. And don't leave outdoor holiday lights on all night.
- REGROUP – Drop your thermostat a few degrees, don that holiday sweater and sip hot cider with family and friends saving a bit of energy while reducing green house gases.


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PSFK Picks: Top 10 Health Innovations Of The Week
We bring you the most stimulating and exciting stories from the world of wellness research.
PSFK has partnered with Boehringer Ingelheim to bring you a snapshot of Ten Innovative Ideas each week that are reshaping the health care industry. Continue reading below for the most exciting ideas from the past seven days.
Wearable, DIY Hearing Aid Translates Sound Into Vibrations For Hearing Impaired
The Re-Wired Helmet is a DIY hearing device that translates ambient sounds into haptic signals using bone conduction technology. Created as an alternative to medical procedures that hardwire a device directly into a patient's skull, the helmet contains a microphone, amplifier and vibration and effects components, enabling a wearer to experience sound in a more physical way. Designed by Amelia Marzec, who lost hearing in one ear to a tumor, the device is an evolving experiment that relies on feedback from other project participants.
Biotech Company Reprograms Immune Cells To Fight Disease
Immusoft is a Seattle-based biotechnology company that is commercializing technology to re-program human immune cells to produce therapeutics in the body. The technology, called Immune System Programming (ISP), could dramatically improve the ability to treat a range of diseases, as well as enhance human health and longevity. The company's in vitro proof-of-concept studies were the first in the world to demonstrate a clinically viable method for directly programming a patient's immune cells to produce broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV. The first ISP-based treatment Immusoft will advance to human trials is a therapy for MPS I, a rare, genetic, lysosomal storage disease.
Hospital Live Tweets Brain Surgery To An Audience Of 14.5 Million People
A brain tumor resection surgery performed on May 9th at the Memorial Hermann hospital in Houston, Texas was live tweeted by hospital staff, reaching an estimated audience of 14.5 million people. In addition to explaining each of the steps in layman's terms, a brain tumor specialist was on hand to help answer people's questions. The content included live photos and video, which were also posted to Pinterest, YouTube and other platforms. The audience came to the live surgery via the hospital's website, as well as broadcast partners ABCnews.com and The Houston Chronicle, Storify and other social media platforms. In February, the same hospital performed the world's first ever live tweeted open heart surgery, documentation of which reached more than 125 million people over the course of about one month.
iPads Used To Streamline At-Home Veteran Care And Services
The US Department Of Veteran Affairs is equipping 1,000 certified family caregivers with Apple iPad tablets to help them streamline the process of caring for veterans at home. The Clinic-in-Hand project will equip family caregivers with iPads integrated with VA data that will facilitate the exchange of health-related data between the department, veterans and caregivers. The portable devices will save time for caregivers by allocating all the information they need to care for patients in one place and making that information easy to share across providers. To be considered eligible to participate, caregivers must be designated as "primary providers of personal care services" for eligible veterans who have been approved for the Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers program.
IBM's Workplace App Gives Employees Cash For Health Goals
Software company IBM, has recently received patent approval for their exercise and nutrition system that will help users monitor their own health in real-time, while providing monetary rewards as incentives. The software program has the potential to offer more accurate metrics on the health of individuals, enabling insurance companies to lower premiums and cut costs, passing those savings along to their members. The program relies on users to set their own goals and enter their own data, creating a scalable system that can accommodate a variety of users and their specific diets and exercise regimens. And because IBM vetted the idea over 10 years ago, their patent will only further solidify their standing, positioning them as a partner for devices like the Nike FuelBand and other consumer health monitoring tools.
Web App Analyses Mood On Social Networks, Promotes More Positive Conversation
PositiveTalk is a web-based app currently in beta that analyzes status updates on social networks like Facebook and Twitter to determine the relative mood of users and their friends, offering suggestions for ways to promote a cheerier outlook, even going so far as to recommend more positive people to follow and connect with. The app was created as a way to combat the negativity that often gets amplified online through various platforms, which can adversely impact a person's health, finances and relationships.
Standing Mobility Device Improves Health And Accessibility For The Disabled
The Robotic Mobilization Device is a new mobility device designed for people with disabilities that allows users to move about in a fully upright position. A collaboration between Turkey-based AMS Mekatronic and Tek RMD, the device uses robotic mechanics to improve mounting safety and ease, allow standing, crouching and sitting positions, and enables users to interact with those around them at eye level. Where earlier standing devices require users to use a cane or walker, the new design provides completely hands-free mobility. Much slimmer than wheelchair dimensions, users are free to move about with Segway-like mobility, improving skeletal and muscular health with much wider access to the built environment.
Automated Bone Lengthening Device Promotes Safety And Healing
Students at Rice University in Texas have automated a bone lengthening process that is used to correct bone deformities, such as abnormally short limbs. To correct bone deformities, surgeons standardly break a bone and apply a limb lengthening device that stretches the bone as it heals to a more appropriate length. Previously, the technique required patients – most often children – to manually turn a screw to lengthen their limbs four times daily. The new device is motorized and battery operated, adjusting bone length in micro increments as frequently as 1,000 times a day. The gradual and more continuous process is easier on the soft tissues surrounding the healing bone, speeds up the healing process and eliminates the possibility of error and negligence.
Bionic Eye Employs Solar Panel Tech To Enable The Blind To Perceive Light And Shape
Professor Daniel Palanker at Stanford University has designed a bionic eye powered that receives its power from light and can restore sight to the blind. The system consists of specially outfitted glasses, a wireless retinal implant, and a battery fitted behind the wearer's ear. Near infrared light is beamed into the eye, powering the implant to create an electric signal passed on to the wearer's nerves. Early results of trials in the UK demonstrated that the system enabled wearers to perceive light and shapes.
FlexLeg Provides Crutch-Free Mobility For People With Injured Legs
FlexLeg is a temporary prosthetic leg that offers an attractive alternative to crutches for people with lower leg injuries by enabling natural walking with hands-free mobility. Attaching above the knee, the devices rest the lower leg on a horizontal platform, bearing the weight of stepping motions on a flexible and durable base. Conceptualized by Brigham Young University students, Mike Sanders, Mark Roberts and Seth Gonzalez, FlexLeg aims to apply recent developments made in prosthetic limbs to people who require interim support while recovering from a temporary leg injury.
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Real Estate Bets in Shaky Times
The slump in the U.S. housing market has convinced many investors to stay away from real estate investments for the foreseeable future, with analysts unable to call a market bottom. That's weighing not only on hard assets such as homes and condos, but on stocks like real estate investment trusts, whose prices have dropped since the beginning of the year.
Year-to-date through July 6, most of the REIT indexes have dropped by about 3%, to 6.5%, while the Standard & Poor's 1500 Composite index gained 8.5%, according to Standard & Poor's Equity Research (see BusinessWeek.com, 7/10/07, "A Rundown on REITs").
REIT investors look for attractive cash flows in the form of quarterly distribution income and capital appreciation over time. In terms of cash flow, publicly traded REITs—with yields of 3% to 4%—aren't attractive, compared with the higher yields on risk-free Treasury bonds, according to Milton Balbuena, chief investment strategist at Contango Capital Advisors, the wealth management arm of Zions Bancorporation.
With yields as weak as they are, investors are betting on the prospect of properties appreciating in value over time, which also is a bigger risk than it used to be, Balbuena says. In fact, with yields coming down, he's advising people to steer away from real estate altogether.
But real estate is still a key component of any investment portfolio for the diversification it provides and the low correlation to stock and bond markets, say other financial advisors. This week, Five for the Money looks at some ways that investors can still benefit from real estate exposure.
1. International REITs
Stay away from U.S. REITs, which account for roughly 55% of the global REIT market and are suffering from the housing slump, advises Jay Hutchins, president of Comprehensive Planning Associates in Lebanon, N.H. He steers clients toward mutual funds that focus on international REITs or on a mixture of international and domestic ones. He also prefers equity REITs, which invest in actual properties and make money on capital appreciation, to mortgage REITs, which offer income based on interest rates.
An easy way for people who don't have large portfolios to diversify is through the Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund (MRLAX), which currently has 60% of its assets in foreign real estate. The distribution income is similar to a Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fund, and the expense ratio is reasonable—a little higher than 0.95%.
He also recommends the Alpine International Real Estate Fund (EGLRX), which has a strong track record and is up 15.5% year-to-date. It targets areas that are doing very well and is getting into emerging markets such as Brazil. Its expense ratio is 1.17%, which isn't cheap but may be warranted given its five-year rate of return of 31%, vs. 22.5% for the average REIT.
2. Private REITs
The primary advantage of REITs that aren't publicly traded is more stable cash flows and net asset valuations (NAV), as they aren't buffeted by stock market fluctuations. For one, their NAV is priced once every quarter, as opposed to public REITs that are priced daily and therefore are more volatile, says Michael Kuziw, vice-president for asset management at Lenox Advisors in New York.
Unfortunately, they're only available to retail investors through separately managed accounts, which are typically affordable only to people with cavernous pockets. To get what he thinks is a decent level of diversification in an SMA, the portfolio size should be at least $1 million.
Advocating a more global approach to real estate investment allocation, Kuziw says, "Clients probably miss out on a lot of opportunities by not looking at exposure in Europe, Western Europe, and industrial Asia that are probably in earlier stages of real estate expansion." While the values of some foreign properties are under pressure, they're still a smart component of a portfolio for their low correlation to macroeconomic forces, he says.
For risk takers and wealthy clients, Lenox prefers exposure to core real estate holdings such as office buildings, retail properties, and apartment houses. He selects properties with a view to each client's appetite for risk, sticking to cash-only purchases for the more conservative and using leverage for the more adventurous. To own larger properties with the greater potential for capital appreciation, investors need to be comfortable with using a combination of cash and debt to buy them, Kuziw says.
He looks for fairly a stable NAV and a quarterly distribution of between 5% and 6.5%. And, depending on how they're managed, every two to three years they might offer an extra dividend if they sold a property that had appreciated and reinvested the profit in another property. "We look at them almost like a private equity play, [where you're] raising a certain amount of money and then investing in properties like office buildings, looking for capital appreciation," he says.
3. Use Your IRA
There's also money to be saved if you buy real estate as part of your IRA portfolio, which can be either tax-deferred or have its taxes prepaid like a Roth IRA. Keep in mind, though, that the properties aren't shielded from the slowdown in the real estate market.
While most IRA custodians tend to focus on stocks and bonds, Entrust Northeast, in Verona, N.J., which administers self-directed retirement accounts, allows for a wider range of investments, including first and second mortgages. "People usually come to us having some idea of what they're interested in investing in before they get here," says Jaime Raskulinecz, chief executive of Entrust Northeast, one of 30 franchises nationwide of Entrust Group, which doesn't recommend or sell anything.
It costs clients $50 to open a new account and, as long as someone makes a deposit in cash, there are no fees until the client directs Entrust to make an investment on behalf of the account. Each transaction costs $95 and clients pay either $250 per asset per year or a certain percentage of their account value, starting at 0.0085%.
For example, when a client opts to buy a condominium, Entrust serves as the conduit for the transaction. Rather than the client owning the property, it's owned by and gets deeded to the IRA, much the way stocks are held in an account. As with traditional IRAs, all gains on sales in that account are tax-deferred as long as the owner is at least 59 and a half years old when making a withdrawal. Properties held in Roth IRAs, where taxes are prepaid, can be sold with no minimum time limit as long as the IRA has been open and funded for at least five years.
4. Vacation Homes
The most obvious real estate investment is a vacation home, although people may not think of them that way. For retirees who are seeking or open to a change in lifestyle, relatively inexpensive opportunities exist outside the U.S., particularly in parts of South and Central America.
Panama has gained in popularity, mainly because well-known U.S. real estate developers such as Donald Trump are building sophisticated luxury high-rises there, says Brent Lipschultz, a principal in the Personal Wealth Advisor Practice of Eisner. "A lot of investors see these big players coming in there and feel more comfortable with their own investment," he says.
Costa Rica also has a growing population of U.S. retirees, mainly because of the economic environment and its attraction for tourists. The stable political environment in Panama and Costa Rica is a key reason for investors' interest.
Whether someone is buying a property for a primary residence, a vacation home, or a rental property determines how ownership should be structured legally, according to Lipschultz. One disadvantage: Certain U.S. banks won't lend for offshore real estate, probably due to concerns about it not being protected under U.S. laws.
Buying a property for a primary residence gives the same tax breaks you'd get by owning personal property in the U.S. But if a property is put into a structure like a limited liability company, you could forfeit the right to a home-exclusion benefit when it's sold, he warns. If you're renting property and the local jurisdiction recognizes limited liability companies, then using an LLC would provide adequate liability protection from renter lawsuits.
For example, if a home is being held for investment purposes and there's interest or debt incurred, that debt might be considered investor interest expense and there would be limitations on the size of the tax deduction, he explains.
5. Fractional Home Ownership
For those who dream of owning a vacation home but find the prices too expensive in light of the small amount of time their families will actually be able to spend there, fractional home ownership has become an attractive option. Until recently, it's been reserved for the very wealthy—those who can afford the typical Ritz Carlton cost of $250,000 for a share of an actual property on a world-class golf course, plus $75,000 in annual fees for golf club membership and home maintenance.
That's now within reach of folks in much more moderate income brackets, thanks to Private Quarters Club, which is owned by real estate developer Devcon Development in Jupiter, Fla. The company offers shares in three-bedroom luxury villas in Fernandina Beach, Fla., and Lake Geneva, Wis., for $79,900, plus an all-inclusive annual fee of $4,000. That buys you 21 days a year at any of the six villas that have been built on the Amelia National Golf & Country Club in Fernandina Beach or the 20 villas now available at the Geneva National Golf Club. Owners can book their stays with a full-time concierge up to a year in advance.
Owners are using the villas mainly as vacation homes, but they make sense as investments as well. Not only are they a tangible investment for family use and fun, but they're also a hedge against inflation because people can expect to pay the same price 10 years from now as they pay today, says Joe DeSilva, chief operating officer of Private Quarters Club.
Because owners have fee-simple deeds on their shares, they can bequeath them as part of an estate to family members. In addition to having them for personal use, business owners can use them as perks for trading partners who want a place to play golf for a week or for internal company use as incentives for their most productive salespeople, DeSilva suggests. "If they do it right, they could find themselves with a tax write-off."
However, fractional owners should be aware that they won't be able to sell their shares at a profit until all 17 shares of each villa are sold out. Within two to three years, Private Quarters plans to have a total of 20 villas on the Amelia golf course and 40 villas in Lake Geneva.


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Shades of Greige Atmosphere Hoodie Jacket
Perfect nautical striped jacket for spring. Check out that pattern.
cute!Added 6 Years Ago from Urban Outfitters
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Oh hellz yes!
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I really really want this bedding but we just got new bedding for a wedding gift so I'm holding out right now, This color would look divine in our gray bedroom. Seriously. Ruffles are just too easy for me to obsess over. ;)
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a pretty Pins and Needles Magnolia Dress. so perfect. "Strapless cotton dress topped with allover tonal embroidery. Pleat detailing at the top; fitted waist; exposed back zipper closure."
A dainty ceramic picture frame...here, a rose is never just a rose!
Festive and girly, the black and white flower printed shower curtain will jazz up your bathroom.
A sweet, round ceramic mug topped with a cat face and tail handle. Complete with a coordinating spoon that happily perches on the lip of the mug. It's pretty much purrrfect.
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i love this. isn't just so clever?
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This box is truly adorable plus very convenient!
Similar to a rectangle shaped lantern that I also got from Urban Outfitters. These little lanterns make a great accent to the room and a inexpensive but add a lot of charm.Tags: home, home decor, white, lanternsAdded 7 Years Ago from Urban Outfitters
really awesome thin striped almost seersucker type shorts, perfect for this spring
Smooth little slip-ons here in an allover nautical stripe
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Not so much guaze as it is just really thin, either way, ive always obsessed over nice bandanas.
Gauzy linen goodness. I bet this shirt is perfect for spring.
Nautical striped sweater at a really reasonable price.Added 7 Years Ago from Urban Outfitters
Ya, you knew I couldnt recommend a bunch of products without throwing some obey in there. Man I love this brand.
Rogues Gallery is the king of nautical fashion. Perfect is the only word for this amazing sweater.


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In the preview, you wanted to get another XZ to make sure the screen on the tested device is not faulty and that Sony actually released a flagship with poor contrast and colour saturation. Have you done that?
What is the battery life ?
I remember gsmarena always has a section for the battery life test. I didn't see any battery lift part for this Sony phone.
I think in the future battery life is one of the most important items besides displays and overall hardware spec(CPU and RAM).
so bad battery life, bad viewing angle, bad software... FAIL.. GS4 can't get here fast enough.
hellllo GSM, we don't want to wait till the dooms day to see the results of battery test for this beauty. faster pleaaaaase.
Anonymous, 18 Feb 2013 worst ui
bad camera
bad video recording
bad speaker
bad battery!
sorry im just telling ... moreYour just sad!
Just telling the truth
Dear GSMArena,
We are waiting for Sony Xperia Z battery test. Would you please results with us?
Mido.Karam, 17 Feb 2013FiRST !! where is my cookie?? no for real, this phone is so freaking awesome, but I wond... moreSony makes best cameras in the world?:)))). Have you ever seen other cameras man? Sony is quite crap. So, this one here is good for Sony. Ok, is no way near N8, but for a Sony, is OUTSTANDING;). So get over with...
robdevil, 20 Feb 2013You wont wait long. Just till 14th march 2013. Samsung will show Galaxy SIV.S4 can't be as prosperous as S3. this is one though year for Sammy.
ASH008, 19 Feb 2013Killer looks,killer features,killer camera,music player,display...i can see samsung sweating a... moreYou wont wait long. Just till 14th march 2013. Samsung will show Galaxy SIV.
Anonymous, 19 Feb 2013touch wiz is not flashy... it has tons of practical features. samsung is king when it comes to... moreTouch wizz is horrible sbd gor me is far away behind sense ui and google native.
Anonymous, 19 Feb 2013lame.. sony is not a phone maker go back to something you'r good at sony. no one gets a phone... moreSony is cool but ur gf is a nut.
for those who's complaining/mentioning? that there's not battery life test on the review...
its been pointed out that GSMArena is running the tests and will update the review once done
hopefully its a good sign - that its taking so long - means the battery is lasting pretty well
plus dont forget they are prob going to test with stamina mode on and off? hopefully
Anonymous, 19 Feb 2013lame.. sony is not a phone maker go back to something you'r good at sony. no one gets a phone... moreyou must wait for 2,3 years and then judge about Sony's ability. it is just the beginning as the title says: "Zero Hour".
touch wiz is not flashy... it has tons of practical features. samsung is king when it comes to software, no one comes close.
lame.. sony is not a phone maker go back to something you'r good at sony. no one gets a phone because they drop it in water and sand all the time. lame gimmicks.i had phones for over 20 years never had water dmg, ... well except when my gf intentionally borke my phone lol.
Really looking forwarD to this phone tbh im not really bothered about nit picky details aslong as it has a decent cam nice screen and quick who cares no matter wat u buy nowadays a few months later theres somethin better so just shut up and get on with it
LoveAndroid, 19 Feb 2013Best in terms of?Elegance and simplicity. For me, tw s#cks, sense is much better thatn tw.
LoveAndroid, 19 Feb 2013Best in terms of?I guess in terms of simplicity.
I always liked the Sony UI because how simple it is.
Nothing flashy like the touchwiz or Sense UI.
My post about other reviews saying the Z has fantastic display with punchy colors was deleted. Well, im sure people can find those reviews themselves. Its the best phone ever and many reviews agree.
Many reviews agree that Xperia Z has the best camera for indoors photos. Iphone and galaxy does well in optimal light but not lumia 920 and Xperia Z are better at detail and noise in more moderate light, like indoor, and finally lumia 920 falls short at color reproduction indoors, leaving Z as the king. Any cam takes good enough photos in optimal light, Z does best on the harder ones.