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I did this: (I searched this forum first ;-) after I did this:
1.) I set up the Author-Meta-Tag and Google Publisher Site settings in Yoast Homepage-Setup to enable Authorship and Rich Snippet features in Google search. (5 Days ago)
2.) I tested everything with Googles rich snippet testing tool. And made a google search - see link below. (Today)
I expected the plugin to do this:
The Plugin should put the Authors Name in each post, and enable google to find the authors name automatically, so that the g+picture and authorship is on every search result.
Instead it did this:
1.) The plugin puts "https://plus.google.com/114875280596037755280" (my wifes profile) on each post in the rel="author"-tag (Instead of the Authors Name, as I would have thougt - but maybe this is just right?)
2.) Googles snippet testing tool cannot find the authors name automatically on the website
3.) Some search results of google name the autor, others dont. A picture is only shown for the homepage. Have a look at google here: http://tinyurl.com/m3zwe7w
1.) What is the "Google publisher Site for a company"-option in the plugin for? Should I put my G+-About-Url in it, at all? Or is it sufficient to use the Author-Meta-Tag-Option in the Plugin. (I don't have a company-site in G+) And what is the difference between the two options?
2.) What should rel="author" say? Authorname or link to G+-Profile?
3.) If the answer for 2.) is authorname, how do I get it on each post?
4.) What am I doing wrong? I would like to have profile pictures and authorship in all of google seach results and have no error in the snippet tool. ;-)
Hope someone can help me. I am so close to the solution, I guess ;-)
Best Boris
PS: Did I say, I love the plugin? I do! ;-)


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Shop Seersucker Suits at Banana Republic Online
A dapper seersucker suit from Banana Republic makes a fashion statement for the man who likes to dress for success. Made from a cool fabric blend of cotton with a touch of linen, these natural fabrics breathe and keep you cool. Designer construction includes fabric reinforcement so that the seersucker keeps its shape no matter how hot or humid it may be. We offer suits in separates so that you can mix and match the jacket and slacks with other fashions in your wardrobe. Our fully lined seersucker selection has designer details that make it a smart addition to your wardrobe. Enjoy the look and feel of men's tailored fashions in a seersucker suit from Banana Republic.


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Is it possible to replace add_inline_style with something to send this information to an external stylesheet - and then enqueue the stylesheet - instead of having tones of css printed on the page?
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Book your room at El Pescador Hotel
El Pescador Hotel places you next to Teatro Vallarta and within a 10-minute walk of Malecon. This 103-room, 3.5-star hotel welcomes guests with free breakfast, an outdoor pool, and free in-room WiFi. Centrally located in Puerto Vallarta, the hotel is also a short walk from Camarones Beach and Caballito.
Free continental breakfast is served each morning from 8 AM to 10 AM. Sit down for a leisurely bite to eat at the onsite restaurant, or enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Satisfy your hunger from the comfort of your room with room service.
All of El Pescador Hotel's 103 rooms are recently renovated and have an array of amenities, including balconies, phones, and desks. TVs come with cable channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Beds sport premium bedding and bathrooms offer free toiletries.
Property features
At El Pescador Hotel, guests enjoy features like an outdoor pool, a children's pool, and free WiFi in public areas. You can take advantage of free parking, along with a shuttle from the hotel to the airport (available 24 hours) for MXN 350.00 per vehicle. The front desk is staffed 24/7 to help with tours or tickets, luggage storage, and securing valuables. Other amenities at this beach hotel include a meeting room, a business center, and coffee/tea in a common area.
- Walking distance to Malecon
- Free continental breakfast
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Free parking
El Pescador HotelParaguay 1117 Esq. Uruguay Puerto Vallarta JAL 48350
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
El Pescador Hotel features an outdoor pool and a children's pool. The hotel offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a business center and a meeting room. This beach hotel also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden. For a surcharge, the property provides a shuttle from the hotel to the airport (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Beach towels
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Outdoor pool
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Airport transportation - drop-off (surcharge)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of floors - 3
- Elevator/lift
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Pool umbrellas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Computer station
- Total number of rooms - 103
- One meeting room
- Garden
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Year Built 1985
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Snack bar/deli
- Free self parking
- Children's pool
- Free breakfast
- Free WiFi
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Snack bar/deli
- Refrigerator (on request)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Free WiFi
- Premium bedding
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Shower only
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
- Television
- Phone
- Cable TV service
- Daily housekeeping
- Room service (limited hours)
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Coral Restaurant and Bar - This restaurant specializes in Mexican cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Kayaking nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Boat tours nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 3 PM
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No cribs (infant beds) available
- Resort fee: 19 percent of room rate
- Breakfast
- Pool access
- Internet access
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: MXN 350.00 per vehicle
- Airport shuttle fee per child: MXN 0
- Rollaway bed fee: MXN 350.00 per night
Hotel Name
- El Pescador Hotel
- El Pescador Hotel Puerto Vallarta
- El Pescador Puerto Vallarta
- Hotel El Pescador
- Hotel Pescador
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We should mention
Up to 2 children 11 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.


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The following information will guide you in procedures for studying abroad. Find answers to general questions in our FAQ. Remember to contact an advisor if you need help. You should never feel alone in this process.
1. Determine your eligibility. To be eligible to study abroad, you must:
2. Research programs
3. Obtain approval for your program. You do not need to obtain approval to apply for Lang-sponsored programs or outside programs where credit transfer is pre-approved, but notify the Study Abroad advisor about programs you're considering. To ensure that your credits transfer for all other programs and to ensure that you have the proper enrollment status while abroad, provide the Study Abroad advisor with your program name and a list of classes you wish to take.
4. Obtain approval to apply classes to your concentration. After the Study Abroad advisor has approved your courses for credit transfer (see the note above), you must contact your concentration chairperson for written approval if you want to apply study abroad classes to your concentration. Depending on your concentration, between one and three courses may be accepted.
5. Submit your study abroad applications by the deadline.
6. Determine financial aid options and complete a consortium/contractual agreement
7. Register for study abroad
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9. Keep in touch with your advisors while abroad
10. Register for your next semester's courses at Lang while abroad
11. Sign up for Lang on-campus housing while abroad. If you have internet access abroad, you will be able to select your room/apartment as usual during the housing lottery. The Office of Student Housing will e-mail your New School account with instructions about a month prior to the lottery period.
12. Check in with the Study Abroad advisor when you come home. Every student who participates in an international program should meet with a study abroad advisor upon returning. You can discuss your academic experience abroad, pending transfer credits, readjustment to Lang and the United States, and any other concerns. Many students return to the United States with a more global perspective and a thirst for international education, but some experience reverse culture shock. This might include
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Berlin Pays Tribute to Bowie with Commemorative PlaqueDavid Bowie recorded a trilogy of his most important albums in Berlin.
David Bowie's 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' Soundtrack Getting Official ReleaseFans will finally be able to purchase the soundtrack.
Jared Leto Looked to David Bowie for His Joker InspirationThe actor plays the twisted villain in 'Suicide Squad.'
Watch World's Largest Band Perform David Bowie's 'Rebel Rebel'1,000 musicians are once again generating YouTube views, this time in honor of the late David Bowie.
David Bowie Box Set to Include Lost Album 'The Gouster'A second box set from David Bowie has been announced and it will include previously unreleased album 'The Gouster.'
Listen to David Bowie's Isolated Vocal Track from 'Ziggy Stardust'"Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo. Like some cat from Japan."
Republican National Convention Covers Bowie, Cocaine References and AllThe house band delighted in the music of a British, cocaine-snorting, gender-nonconforming progressive culture warrior.
Check Out David Bowie's Art Collection Before it Goes on Sale"Art was, seriously, the only thing I'd ever wanted to own," Bowie said in 1998. "It can change the way that I feel in the mornings,"
David Bowie's Hair Sells for $18,750 at AuctionIt was a lock originally cut in 1983.
David Bowie's Hair Expected To Fetch At Least $4K At AuctionAn auction house is expecting a lock of David Bowie's hair to fetch more than $4,000 this weekend.
Duncan Jones Says 'Goodbye' to Father David Bowie"It's a weird one for me, I don't really know how to talk about it or what to say about it - other than the fact that we got a chance to say our goodbyes."
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Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board (TLCHB)
The Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board serves as the governing body of the Toledo Lucas County Continuum of Care. Composed of 17 representatives of the local community including; public sector, private sector, business sector, faith-based organizations, funders, and TAAEH, its mission, primary function, vision, and core strategy are outlined below:
- Mission – To provide leadership for the elimination of homelessness in Lucas County
- Primary Function – Plan for and oversee a coordinated, comprehensive, and targeted response to homelessness in Toledo/Lucas County
- Vision – All Toledo/Lucas County citizens desiring to be "homed" will be," Homed" is living in safe, affordable permanent housing with adequate resources and support systems to achieve one's potential and contribute to the well-being of one's household and community
- Core Strategy – CASE Plan (Community Alliance and Strategic Efforts to End Homelessness Plan)
- Craig Gebers, President
- Karen Wu, Vice President
- Mike Fehlen, Treasurer
- Heather Baker, Secretary
- Scott Sylak
- Evelyn McKinney
- Rodney Schuster
- Dave Rejiester
- Robert Stevens
- Julie Embree
- Bianca Guerra
- Laura Jenkins
- Mike Badik, Executive Director
- Nancy Wlodarski, Fiscal Specialist
- Elizabeth Links, Grants Administrator
- Carl Richard Sutherland II, HMIS Administrator
- Morgan Eisch, Communications & Data Specialist
These documents are in PDF format. [Most computers can open PDF documents; Adobe® Reader® is available free of charge if needed.]
- TLCHB Calendar [Online]
- TLCHB Bylaws (Amended July 2012)
- TLCHB 2012 Tax Form 990
- TLCHB 2014 Financial Statements
- TLCHB 2014 Federal Awards Supplementary Information Report
- TLCHB 2013 Financial Statements
- TLCHB 2013 Federal Awards Supplementary Information Report
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TLCHB 2015 Board Minutes
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Statement of Qualifications for Consulting
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Number of Homeless Students Grows More than 70% since 2007-2008: National Low Income Housing Coalition
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AUDIENCE: Pharmacy, Cardiology, Psychiatry
ISSUE: FDA is warning health care professionals and patients that reports of confusion between the antidepressant Brintellix (vortioxetine) and anti-blood clotting medication Brilinta (ticagrelor) have resulted in the wrong medication being prescribed or dispensed. FDA determined that the main reason for the confusion between these two medications is the similarity of their brand (proprietary) names. None of the reports indicates that a patient ingested the wrong medication; however, reports of prescribing and dispensing errors continue.
BACKGROUND: Brintellix (vortioxetine) is used to treat a certain type of depression called major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults. It is in a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Brilinta (ticagrelor) is an antiplatelet, anti-blood clotting medication used to lower the risk of having another heart attack, or dying from a heart problem after a heart attack or severe chest pain.
RECOMMENDATION: Health care professionals can reduce the risk of name confusion by including the generic (established) name of the medication, in addition to the brand name, and the indication for use when prescribing these medications. Patients should check their prescriptions to ensure that the correct medication was dispensed. See the FDA Drug Safety Communication at: Web Sitefor more detailed recommendations.
For more information visit the FDA website at: Web Siteand Web Site.
Ticagrelor may cause serious or life-threatening bleeding. Tell your doctor if you currently have or have had a condition that causes you to bleed more easily than normal, if you have recently had surgery or been injured in any way, or if you have or have ever had a stomach ulcer; bleeding in your stomach, intestines, or head; a stroke or mini-stroke; a condition that may cause bleeding in your intestines such as polyps (abnormal growths in the lining of the large intestine); or liver disease. Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are taking medications that may cause bleeding including anticoagulants (blood thinners) such as warfarin (Coumadin); heparin; other medications to treat or prevent blood clots; or regular use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and naproxen (Aleve). Your doctor also will probably not prescribe ticagrelor if you are likely to need heart bypass surgery (a certain type of open heart surgery) right away. While you are taking ticagrelor, you will probably bruise and bleed more easily than usual or bleed for longer than usual and may be more likely to have nosebleeds. However, if you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately: bleeding that is unexplained, severe, long-lasting, or uncontrollable; pink or brown urine; red or black, tarry stools; vomit that is bloody or that looks like coffee grounds; or coughing up blood or blood clots.
If you are having surgery, including dental surgery, or any type of medical procedure, tell your doctor or dentist that you are taking ticagrelor. Your doctor will probably tell you to stop taking ticagrelor at least 5 days before your surgery is scheduled.
Your doctor will probably tell you to take a low dose of aspirin (less than 100 mg) during your treatment, but taking higher doses of aspirin may prevent ticagrelor from working as it should. Many over-the-counter (OTC) medications contain aspirin, so be sure to read all labels carefully. Do not take additional aspirin or aspirin-containing products during your treatment with ticagrelor without talking to your doctor.
Your doctor or pharmacist will give you the manufacturer's patient information sheet (Medication Guide) when you begin treatment with ticagrelor and each time you refill your prescription. Read the information carefully and ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions. You can also visit the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website ( Web Site) or the manufacturer's website to obtain the Medication Guide.
Talk to your doctor about the risks of taking ticagrelor.
Ticagrelor is used along with aspirin to prevent serious problems with the heart and blood vessels in people who have had a heart attack or severe chest pain. Ticagrelor is in a class of medications called antiplatelet medications. It works by preventing platelets (a type of blood cell) from collecting and forming clots that may cause a heart attack or stroke.
Ticagrelor comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken with or without food two times a day. Take ticagrelor at around the same times every day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take ticagrelor exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
Ticagrelor will help prevent serious problems with your heart and blood vessels only as long as you take the medication. Continue to take ticagrelor even if you feel well. Do not stop taking ticagrelor without talking to your doctor. If you stop taking ticagrelor, there is a higher risk that you may have a heart attack or stroke. If you have a stent (small tube placed in an artery to improve blood flow), there is also a higher risk that you could develop a blood clot in the stent if you stop taking ticagrelor too soon.
This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Before taking ticagrelor,
Unless your doctor tells you otherwise, continue your normal diet.
Skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one.
Ticagrelor may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
Some side effects can be serious. If you experience any of these symptoms or those listed in the IMPORTANT WARNING section, call your doctor immediately:
Ticagrelor may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while taking this medication.
If you experience a serious side effect, you or your doctor may send a report to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online ( Web Site) or by phone (1-800-332-1088).
Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Throw away any medication that is outdated or no longer needed. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper disposal of your medication.
In case of overdose, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call local emergency services at 911.
Symptoms of overdose may include:
Keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory. Your doctor may order certain lab tests to check your body's response to ticagrelor.
Do not let anyone else take your medication. Ask your pharmacist any questions you have about refilling your prescription.
It is important for you to keep a written list of all of the prescription and nonprescription (over-the-counter) medicines you are taking, as well as any products such as vitamins, minerals, or other dietary supplements. You should bring this list with you each time you visit a doctor or if you are admitted to a hospital. It is also important information to carry with you in case of emergencies.
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Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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As most investors know, you're unlikely to succeed for long if you haven't dealt explicitly with risk. In fact, there's just no way to avoid risk completely. Even simple preservation of capital carries its own risk - inflation can impact the real value of even seemingly low-risk investments such as investment grade bonds.
Real estate ownership, like any business or commercial endeavor, is subject to all sorts of risk. For example, the "brick and mortar" industry faces several kinds of risk that are inherent in this sector of the market. Liquidity risk, market risk, and interest rate risk are just a few of the factors that can influence the gain of loss that is passed on to the investor.
To be successful as a real estate investor, you need an understanding of investment risk and realistic expectations of reward. Also, an understanding of the tradeoff between the return you are expecting from an investment and the degree of risk you must assume to earn it is perhaps the most important key to successful investing.
REITs Offer Exceptional Risk and Return Fundamentals
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) offer strong long-term total returns. During the period from January 1978 through December 2010, equity REIT performance exceeded both the broad equity market and other forms of real estate investment by more than one percentage point per year, producing an average annual return of nearly 12.3 percent. As such, a $100 million investment in equity REITs at the beginning of that time period would have been worth more than $5,500 million by the end. (source: NAREIT)
Because REITs must pay out almost all of their taxable income to shareholders, investors have historically looked to REITs for reliable and significant dividends (typically four times higher than those of other stocks, on average). In addition, much of the value of a REIT stock is in the REIT's current dividend yield, so a more modest decline in future growth expectations will have a more muted effect on the stock's trading price.
One essential measure of risk control that REITs provide (compared with other equities) is the benefit of "built-in" diversification. REITs are distinguished from other asset sectors by superior diversification fundamentals that limit risk by sector, geographic location, and tenant roster, This superior risk control principle is explained by the grand-father of intelligent investing (in The Intelligent Investor), Ben Graham:
For most investors, diversification is the simplest and cheapest way to widen your margin-of-safety.
Accordingly, Graham believed recognized that "successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it" - likewise, REITs provide investors with diversified risk-aligned alternatives known to intelligently bear risk for profit.
Risk: Is the Thrill of Victory Worth the Agony of Defeat?
Many investors looking for high income turn to REITs as an alternative to bonds. These unique fixed-income alternatives trade like a stock - providing transparency, liquidity, and diversification - yet a REIT provides a broader competitive advantage too by turning the rental income into powerful dividends that provide more lasting differentiation.
Outstanding REITs, in my opinion, are distinguished at least as much for their ability to control risk as they are for generating return. Accordingly, recognizing risk is essential and a REIT investor must acquire the necessary "trace of wisdom" to distinguish whether a portfolio is low-risk or high-risk.
The High Risk Mortgage REITs
A mortgage REIT is made up of loans and other debt instruments that are secured by real estate collateral. Unlike other types of dividend-paying companies which pay the same dividend each quarter, the dividends paid by mortgage REITs are very unstable and are cut often - sometimes drastically - when interest rates and/or mortgage defaults rise.
Though mortgage REITs can produce significant returns, sometimes in short time frames, they carry significant added risks. Since they only hold debt instruments and not property, they cannot participate in the appreciation of the collateral properties. Their value is also quite sensitive to interest rate fluctuations. This isn't a large factor in equity REITs, as they generally are financed by fixed rate mortgages. With interest rate influences being so important to mortgage REITs, their prices tend to be more volatile than those of the equity type. Owned property values are more stable and predictable than the mortgages in the mortgage REIT.
There are a few different types of mortgage REITs: (1) those that utilize leverage to trade government-backed (i.e. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) residential mortgages; (2) those that act like a bank by originating "private-label" (i.e., non-government backed) mortgage loans that are non-conforming (i.e., jumbo, Alt-A, subprime); and (3) those that purchase high-risk "distressed" mortgage loans at cheap prices and work with the debtor to improve the chances of repayment.
Examples of mortgage REITs engaged in government-backed leverage are Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) and Cypress Sharpridge Investments (NYSE:CYS). Examples of bank-like mortgage REITs engaged in the origination of private-label mortgages are Colony Financial (NYSE:CLNY) and Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI). Examples of vulture mortgage REITs engaged in workouts of distressed mortgages are PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:PMT) and Chimera Investment Corp. (NYSE:CIM).
Generally, mortgage REITs are considered more for trading in the shorter term than the longer term holding strategy of the equity REITs. Although mortgage REITs have higher dividend yields and can, at times, deliver spectacular returns, equity REITs are less vulnerable to changes in interest rates and have historically provided better long-term total returns, more stable market price performance, lower risk, and greater liquidity (see my Seeking Alpha article comparing total return performance for mortgage REITs and equity REITs here).
The worst risk for mortgage REITs is that a rise in interest rates usually means that interest rate spreads fall (short term rates tend to rise faster than long term rates) and that book values fall (higher long term rates cause the book value of the portfolio to be marked down). During the last rising rate cycle (2003-2005) short term rates rose fast enough and high enough that the yield curve eventually went negative and mortgage REIT profitability went in the tank. Yields on mortgage REITs went from 15% to 4%, due to dividend cuts, and total returns during the 2003 to 2005 period were approximately negative 30%.
The Lower Risk Equity REITs
As I wrote in a recent Seeking Alpha article (Defend Your With These 'Wide Moat' REITs):
As we learned from the great recession, the REITs with wider moats performed much better and they were in a better position to defend against highly competitive forces. By protecting these differentiated revenue streams, the more durable REITs have been able to defend against loss and most importantly, grow the ever important reward - we call durable dividends.
One of the simplest ways to examine the potential for adversity or loss (in a REIT portfolio) is to examine the durability of the revenue streams. By measuring the predictability and consistency of the income stream, an investor is more likely to recognize the potential for loss.
Oftentimes a REIT investor can limit risk by staying away from certain sectors that are doing badly or categories where there are weaker supply and demand fundamentals. For example, the office sector has not recovered as quickly as the other sectors; however, the risk fundamentals are improving, as explained by Karen Nickerson, Vice President & Senior Credit Officer with Moody's Investors Service:
Signs are encouraging for the office sector, but risks remain. The U.S. labor market is improving, corporate profits are strong and balance sheets are stable. Office vacancy in the fourth quarter 2011 declined 50 basis points to 16 percent year-over-year, according to a fourth-quarter report by CBRE Econometric Advisors. However, Europe's debt situation remains unsettled and U.S. fiscal policy remains uncertain. In light of these unknowns, we expect the office market recovery to remain tentative.
Examples of improved office REIT fundamentals include Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) and SL Green Realty (NYSE:SLG) - both office sector REITs reported stronger than expected quarterly earnings, a sign that the nation's largest landlords have been able to boost revenue despite tepid job growth risk. (Boston Properties current dividend yield is 2.1 percent and SL Green's current dividend yield is 1.3 percent).
Like the office sector, the improving fundamentals have placed apartment properties well ahead in occupancy and rent growth vs. the other commercial property sectors, which in many cases are experiencing anemic growth.
Take Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) for example. The Houston-based apartment owner owns 67,000 units in major markets across the US. In the first quarter Camden increased rents by 5.4 percent from a year earlier, and the occupancy remained relatively stable at 95 percent.
Another indicator of the growing stability fundamentals of the apartment sector are recent reported dividend results. In my previous Seeking Alpha article (Building an Intelligent REIT Portfolio with 'Wide Moat' Revenue Streams), I explained that eleven multifamily REITS have raised dividends (since June 5th) and that represents 20.8 percent of the total REIT sector. Camden with a current dividend yield of 3.4 percent increased its dividend 14.29 percent (from .49000 to .56000). The largest increase was from Apartment Investment Management Company (NYSE:AIV) who increased its dividend fifty percent (from .12000 to .18000) with a current dividend yield of 2.7 percent.
Six healthcare-sector REITs have reported increased dividends (since June 5th) with Ventas Inc. (NYSE:VTR) leading the U.S. group with an increase of 7.83 percent (Ventas Inc.'s current dividend yield is 4.1 percent). HCP Inc. (NYSE:HCP) has also increased its highly reliable dividend (27 year track record of paid and increased dividends) by another 4.17 percent and the current dividend yield is 4.7 percent.
Several other retail REITs with growing dividend yields include Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) increasing its dividend by 5.26 percent (current yield is 2.7 percent). Taubman Centers (NYSE:TCO) increased its dividend by 2.5 percent (Taubman has never cut its dividend yield since it went public in 1992). Retail Opportunity Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:ROIC) grew its dividend yield by 8.33 percent (current yield is 4.3 percent). Weingarten Realty (NYSE:WRI) grew its dividend yield by 5.45 percent (current yield is 4.6 percent) and Tanger Factory Outlets increased its consistency (19 year track record for paid and increased dividends) by five percent (current yield is 2.7 percent).
REIT Investing: The Raised Nail Gets Hammered
My intent for this article was to provide income investors with an opportunity to recognize and assess the risks of REITs and make a determination of the likelihood (or probability) of loss or failure. Risks come in many shapes and sizes, and can be increased or decreased in ways other than overweighting or underweighting sectors or stocks.
By building a fixed-income portfolio targeted at principal preservation first (and yield second), an investor is more likely to minimize risk and maximize predictable total returns. REITs that earn healthy returns, seem modestly priced and have a record of increasing their dividends are often the ones that perform best.
Mortgage REIT yields are currently earning 13 percent to 17 percent dividends and most investors are comfortable losing another few points in yield. However, when dividends decline, share prices will too. (see 2003-2005 mortgage REIT total return chart above).
Alternatively (to these high yielding REITs with steadily declining dividends), a moderately yielding equity REIT paying 3 percent to 7 percent - with steadily increasing dividends (and rising profits) - is distinguished for their ability to control risk. These REITs build larger economic moats by providing a more defensive component - defined by the revenue streams (dividends) - that ultimately provide higher competitive positioning and protection from loss.
Several of these lower-risk REIT alternatives include Realty Income (NYSE:O), National Retail Properties (NYSE:NNN), Federal Realty (NYSE:FRT), HCP, Inc. , Washington REIT (NYSE:WRE), Universal Health Realty (NYSE:UHT), Tanger Factory Outlets (NYSE:SKT), and W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC).
Great investing requires the ability to control risk and generate returns. And recognizing risk is an absolute prerequisite for controlling risk. When building an investment portfolio, one must consider the potential for loss and be ready for the consequences when risk meets adversity. The big yielding opportunities often involve high risk and these high flying investors must consider the outcome when and if the "raised nail gets hammered". My temptation not to invest or recommend the high flying REITs are centered around a well-known quote by Warren Buffett:
Success in investing doesn't correlate with I.Q. once you're above the level of 25. Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing
Source: SNL Financial data regarding equity REIT dividend increases for 2012.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.


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NASA to Burn Sponsor Logos into the Surface of Marsby Ian O'Neill
NOTE: This was the Universe Today's contribution to April Fools Day (April 1st), but it isn't all a joke… International efforts in space are being seriously hindered by budget cuts, forcing agencies to think up alternative methods to raise money. The following article could be a possibility…
In an effort to raise additional funds, NASA has announced new partnerships with corporate sponsors. It is becoming increasingly difficult for government-backed space agencies to support the vast range of missions currently exploring the solar system, so urgent measures are being taken. Planetary missions in particular, such as the Mars Exploration Rover project, have fallen on tough times. As already demonstrated by research groups in the UK, funds from private companies are essential for survival and some weird and wonderful methods to capture public interest have already been exploited.
Now it is the perfect time for the biggest marketing stunt yet: tattoo Mars with corporate logos for orbiting spacecraft and ground-based telescopes to observe…
With millions of dollars being injected into the commercial space market, companies such as Virgin Galactic, Astrium and XCOR are all beginning to dominate the fledgling space flight industry. Where government space agencies such as NASA and ESA have spearheaded technological advancement, the void left behind is slowly being filled by space tourism companies all competing for short trips into space and, eventually, tours to the Moon with the prospect of Mars in a few decades time.
But what about all the robotic missions exploring the solar system now? Who pays for them? Well, that is up to government funding and initiatives. As recently highlighted by the UK's £80 million ($160 million) research budget shortfall, and the attempt to cut $4 million from the NASA Mars rovers, there appears to be international pressure on government-funded groups to think "out of the box" where money is concerned. After all, scientific research (on the whole) is not political, but scientific funding is.
So, in an unprecedented move, UK astronomers carried out an unorthodox measure and transmitted Doritos ads into space to help fund the beleaguered Jodrell Bank Telescope in Cheshire currently under threat from closure due to funding cuts. This might sound silly, but the undisclosed advertising revenue was much needed.
Although there is a slim-to-no-chance of aliens picking up the interstellar ad, NASA was obviously paying attention. Today, the space agency has announced an offbeat plan of their own: to burn sponsor logos into the surface of Mars. It's not quite as reckless as it sounds, but existing technology on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) will be used to etch sponsor logos into the top layers of the Martian regolith. The stunt is expected to have minimal effect on the planet, as winds and dust storms will erase the ads within a couple of sols (Martian days).
"Just think, 3 years ago, we wouldn't have the optical capabilities to spot an advertisement from orbit. But now, with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and its ability to resolve objects as small as half a meter, we'll be able to see our sponsors ads clearly etched into the Martian surface." – Dr. Francis Rae, NASA Outreach Spokeswoman.
The MRO has a laser-ranging instrument on board that usually takes highly accurate measurements of landscape features. Scientists have modified the laser to emit a higher powered beam so small areas of Martian regolith can be fused together. It is expected to use the surplus power available from the ultra-efficient solar panels on the satellite. After a few orbits, corporate logos and other ads may be constructed, creating logos spanning small 5×5 meter areas of Mars plains and crater bottoms. Of course, the logos created will be crude, and will only be available in shades of red, but the marketing and psychological impact will be huge. It is hoped the advertising revenue will follow suit.
This is only for starters. If all goes well, huge areas of the surface may be used, possibly allowing Earth-observable logos. Doritos, famed with the UK's ad transmission into space, has already backed NASA's plans and fully intends to support any marketing campaign carried out by the robotic explorers. An excerpt from a Pepsi Co, Inc. statement reads, "…the Doritos snack division of our corporation is always looking for new and novel ways to promote our products, branding an alien planet with our logo will not only be historic, it will revolutionize product marketing." They add at the bottom of the press release, "Besides, it will be very cool." An artists impression of a huge Doritos logo next to a crater observed by the MRO (HiRISE instrument) has also been released (pictured).
Other Mars missions are now being evaluated for their potential marketing skills, and an obvious mission that comes to mind are the Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Easier than tattooing the planet from orbit, the rovers could quickly create tire tracks into shapes that can be observed from space.
When asked whether the Phoenix lander had any such capability, Rae commented, "I really wish we'd thought that through better." The lander will only be able to dig crude shapes into the regolith should it be called into fund-raising action. It seems doubtful that sponsors would be interested in this mission which is arriving at the Red Planet in May.
This leads to the question: Will a NASA mission be measured more for its revenue building ability, or for its scientific merit? "I doubt it will come to that, we're not a private enterprise, science is our priority," Rae added.
Other marketing tools are at mission planners' fingertips. Some fun options include:
- Physically moving rocks around the Martian landscape by future advanced rovers to assemble messages, take photos and send them back to Earth – the ultimate personal postcard message!
- The future of terraforming the planet could include growing lichen in the shape of sponsor logos (imagine how much Pizza Hut would pay to have the very first life on Mars growing in the shape of their hut logo!)
- Send a personal item on a Mars-bound mission and get the lander to place it on the planet, take a photo and pay for the pleasure of seeing something you own in the Martian dirt! Just don't expect it back… (An orbital version has already been done by Bigalow Aerospace…)
Source: NASA Press Release
April Fools
I saw this headline and sat there stunned… then I remembered today's date.
Happy April Fool's Day!
Thanks for this story Stunned me for minutes
Happy April 1st
Fight Club anyone?
"When deep space exploration ramps up,
it'll be the corporations that name everything.
The IBM Stellar Sphere.
The Microsoft Galaxy.
The Planet Starbucks."
Great Ian,
as a fan of your reports I like each of them.
This one is another example in a long row of scientific excellent writer cradftsmanship.
The idea is so brilliant.
Will they also find a way to make it light emitting ?
Lets say bake with that laser a fluorescent crystal with the ad ?
I love these fiction reports.
keep them coming
Ha ha happy April Fools Day. Nice joke
I don't know what's more impressive… that he wrote it, or that it's one of the longer articles I've seen ><
Happy April fool's day
Thats a lot of effort just for an April fools joke.
I don't understand why everyone thinks it's a joke. Our own planet has been nothing but a billboard for aliens for quite some time. What do you think crop circles are?
think of all the dorito cults about chip eating aliens that'll spawn 5,000 years from now. there lives are in your hands!!
I think we should duplicate some of the crop circle designs seen in England, so that when the Martians come out of their houses in the morning, they'll know we're on to them!
Arrgh. You got me. And I woke up this morning with every intention not to fall for this kind of thing.
Uh…this is an April Fools joke, right?
Well that's great.., but when will NASA and the rest of the world start focusing on more serious topics? Like the eradication of DHMO, for example. Dihydrogen Monoxide kills thousands of people every year. In fact, in the year 2004 alone, at least 300,000 people died from this deadly chemical compound. Get the word out! We must get this killer substance banned and keep it off of our planet once and for all!!
The sad thing is, I can see this happening in a couple of decades.
Still, good one!
I heard that Kraft is hoping to build a cheese theme park on the moon. And isn't the Mars candy company planning something big for their Milkyway bar?
Thank GOD its April Fools Day! I was about to lose my breakfast all over the place!!
But yes I wont be surprised to see things like this in the future; people tend to give in to the most absurd things for advertisers. I hate marketing and advertising in all its forms.


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Long, who officially was removed as San Diego State's football coach on Sunday, said yesterday that he had no inkling of his impending dismissal when approached by Athletic Director Jeff Schemmel before Saturday's season finale against UNLV.
Indeed, things had been turning for some time. In announcing the university's decision to dismiss Long, SDSU President Stephen Weber disclosed that an effort to raise private money to buy out the final two years of Long's contract had been in the works for more than two weeks. Weber said approximately $1 million had been raised as of Sunday to cover the more than $1.4 million still owed Long.
"Yesterday (Sunday) was tough to listen to," Long said, declining to comment on whether he felt betrayed by the university's dealings to help facilitate his ouster. "I was hired to build a good, strong, self-sustaining program at San Diego State, which needed more than three years. It's disappointing to be cut off before we get to see the hard work of building an infrastructure that didn't exist before."
Long's agent, Jack Mills, also said the move took him by surprise because of Schemmel's strong assurances last month. He didn't believe Schemmel would have broken his word – even though Weber said Schemmel made the decision to fire Long.
"It feels to me like the decision was made over the AD's head," Mills said. "It just feels that way. The AD just seemed like he was clearly willing to wait it out."
Those penalties stem in large part from academic problems under previous head coach Tom Craft. SDSU is scheduled to lose two more scholarships because of the APR next season. Making matters worse, the Aztecs also lost seven defensive linemen for the season because of injuries.
"His long-range goal was to change the culture so they weren't losing those scholarships and getting better graduation rates," Mills said. "At the same time, they want you to win. It's hard to accomplish both at the same time when you're trying to change the culture of a program. It usually takes more like five years."
Mills said it was all "kind of sad."
Long said he has not met with the team since Saturday's game, a 42-21 win that marked the conclusion of a 2-10 season, the program's worst in 25 years. Chosen to succeed Craft in 2005, Long was fired with a record of 9-27. The Aztecs were 1-7 this season in the Mountain West Conference, at one point enduring a seven-game losing streak, their longest skid since 1983.
"I'm disappointed," Long said. "If this program stays the course, and you never know how that's going to turn out with a new coaching staff, I think it's very close to being successful on a consistent basis. It's important for the guys on the team to be very coachable and receptive to the ways of a new staff as soon as possible. They have a chance over the next couple of years to become pretty darn good. I truly believe that.
"Now if the new staff comes in and wants to make wholesale changes, that's the part where it might get tough. It might take more time for (a new staff) to get things accomplished. But they'll be coming into a situation where the APR now is healthy and it's less than a year away from being totally healthy when they have (a full allotment) of scholarships.
"There's also the question of whether a system is put in place to fit the players. If that's the case, then whoever gets the job isn't putting square pegs into round holes."
Long, who spent five years as an assistant at Iowa before going to Oklahoma for seven seasons, said he wasn't sure yet where his future might lead.
"To me, it's more who you work for and where you work than it is your title," Long said. "It's never been about title for me. Coaching is in my blood. I don't mind being an assistant coach or a quarterback coach.
"I just admire the team for working through a tough season. What we were doing here required patience, and, obviously, that patience ran out."
Mills said he feared more coaching turnover could "push them back a couple of more years.
"He's not making excuses, but it takes time," he said.
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The mysterious frozen landscapes of Cappadocia, central Anatolia, Turkey.
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This press image I made at the Million Mask March on the 5th of November in London was picked up and published worldwide by the mainstream media. It was one of the few images that was used internationally to illustrate the events of the evening.
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Men's winter fashion – Istanbul 2015
I don't usually share my commercial work but I recently had the pleasure of working with the fantastic Christian Kachacha on a Men's fashion shoot at the Conrad Bosporous in Istanbul, Turkey.
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These images were recorded in September 2014 in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq. I spoke to and interviewed a number of people who have been affected by the ongoing conflict with the Islamic State.
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The sea otter is legally protected in the United States under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and in Canada sea otters are protected under the Species at Risk Act (10). Despite protection and various conservation measures, the Californian population has been slow to recover; a new Recovery Plan by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was currently being developed with the aim of managing damaging human activities to enable the population to recover to a point where it can be removed from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (11). There have been several successful reintroduction attempts along the west coast of North America, restoring this highly appealing animal to much of its former range (2).
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With the snow continuing to come down on the region, the Philadelphia Streets Department says that it has 374 trucks out plowing and salting the roadways. Read more »
With the snow continuing to come down on the region, the Philadelphia Streets Department says that it has 374 trucks out plowing and salting the roadways. Read more »
I should start by saying that, by Philadelphia standards, I am perfectly nice.
When in my natural habitat, out there in the wild among you people, I'm somewhere between inconspicuous and pleasant. I have been known to save spots in grocery store lines, hold doors on the El and even, on occasion, nod good morning to the new couple in my apartment building.
Considering I grew up in the Great(est) Northeast, this makes me a downright snuggly Miss Congeniality. Read more »
You can't write a list without someone commenting that you missed something — and that's exactly what happened with our Big List of Funny Philadelphia Street Names in this week's Philadelphia Sunday. But that's good! Because our readers came up with a bunch more funny Philadelphia street names that I neglected to include in my first edition.
I compiled some of your suggestions from comments and tweets, and now we have an appendix to the original article. Enjoy! Read more »
[UPDATE] We heard your suggestions and have published an addendum to the original list: Readers Respond:Here Are 12 More Funny Philadelphia Street Names.
Philadelphia has a lot of streets. As a result, Philadelphia also has a lot of street names. Many of them are pretty ordinary. Second. Broad. Main. Yawn.
But many of our street names are funny. Very funny, even. Some of them are funny because they sound silly. Others have amusing origins. And still others make absurd images pop into our heads. Read more »
Okay, so the first question you should never ask anyone is pretty obvious, because almost all of us have done it anyway. The question is, "When are you due?" And the reason you should never ask it of anyone is in case they're not.
Theoretically you could safely ask this of men, but given the increasingly tenuous boundaries of gender, better to play it safe and just zip your lip. Because, really, if you're a woman and you've ever been asked this when you weren't, you remember. The moment burns in your memory even if (as in my case) it was decades ago. Pregnancy is a joyous occasion. Having a gut is not. Being reminded that you have a gut really is not. So, don't ask this question. Even if you're pretty damned sure she's due any minute and she's carrying twins.
The second question you should never ask anyone is, perhaps, less obvious, because sociologically, it's a more recent development. Read more »
It's not easy to find love — especially in Philadelphia, especially in February.
But it's not like we're not trying. No, we're trying really hard — from the Whole Foods check-out line to the Market-Frankford El — to make contact with fellow humans. Some of us just aren't very good at it.
In honor of Valentine's Day, we're nudging along some of the cuter Missed Connections posted on Craigslist during the past two weeks. You guys deserve to be happy, if only just for one fake holiday. (As for the gross guys trying to pick up Kelly Drive joggers? Ya'll are on your own – and stop that right now.)
Recognize yourself? Get in touch! Don't, but like what you're reading? These people are looking for love on Craigslist — they'll probably give you a chance.
In the latest sign of the Apocalypse, the Wall Street Journal on Friday had an article on the growth of professional cuddling. That is, people who get paid to lie on beanbag chairs and chaise longues beside other people who pay them for the privilege. Of being cuddled. I know your next question, and here's the answer: $80 an hour. And I know your next question: Yes, everyone's clothes stay on. Read more »
Seems that one of the peregrine falcons who hang out at 2400 Chestnut [update: or maybe not — see comments below] picked up a squab snack around 9 this morning but just couldn't find the right spot to settle down and dig in:
This is my reason for being late to work today: a hawk was trying to eat a dead bird on the back of a taxi. #Philly pic.twitter.com/9fxSNLVW8u
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The perfect aerie soon presented itself, however — the canopy in front of Boyds.
When I returned to Philadelphia in 2011 after a few years spent in D.C. and abroad, I couldn't help but notice Philly's borderline obsession with, well, Philadelphia.
More precisely, the word "Philadelphia," which we just absolutely love to mess around with. "Philadelphia" finds its way — in part or in whole, one way or another — into countless other nouns in this toponymically infatuated city.
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A hall-of-fame Mummer and his daughter have been accused of attacking a homeless man, generating international headlines.
Carmen "Butchie" D'Amato, 62, and his daughter, 36-year-old Rita D'Amato were arrested on Halloween night.
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The Brno round of MotoGP was one for the history books, and so Neil Morrison, Scott Jones and David Emmett got together to discuss the events of Brno in the latest episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast.
There was a lot to talk about. Obviously, we take a look at Cal Crutchlow's win, and how making the right choice of tires helped make the difference. That tire choice proved to be crucial, and we give our opinions on what happened to the soft wet tires of the various protagonists, and who, if anyone, is to blame. We celebrate those who chose wisely, but also the riders such as Marc Marquez and Hector Barbera who nursed the soft wet tires home.
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The final piece of the MotoGP puzzle has finally dropped. Eugene Laverty has decided that he will be switching back to WorldSBK, where he will ride a factory-backed Aprilia RSV4-RF with the Milwaukee Racing SMR squad. The departure of Laverty means that Yonny Hernandez will get to keep his place in the Pull & Bear Aspar Ducati team, filling the final empty slot on the MotoGP grid.
It may seem strange for Laverty to abandon MotoGP, just as his star has been rising in the class. Since Aspar switched from Honda's RC213V-RS Open Class machine to the Ducati Desmosedici GP14.2, the older Ducati working very well with the Michelin tires, more rear grip helping to reduce the understeer the GP14.2 suffers from. He is currently eleventh in the championship, and has a fourth and a sixth as best finishes, Laverty being annoyed that early traffic cost him the chance of a podium at Brno. It took the factory Ducatis on their brand new GP16s six races to get ahead of the Irishman in the championship standings.
So why has Laverty decided to abandon MotoGP in favor of WorldSBK? There are a number of reasons, but all of them boil down to a single issue: Eugene Laverty is a winner, and he likes to win. On two-year-old machinery, in a private team (though with good factory support, unlike other satellite set ups), Laverty's only chance to win in MotoGP would come when the weather acts as the great neutralizer.
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The tire degradation during the MotoGP race at Brno was still a hot topic on the test on Monday, after so many riders suffered problems during the race on Sunday. We asked most of the riders who tested on Monday what they felt about the tires, and whether they were safe. We also spoke to Nicolas Goubert, Michelin's technical director, and he explained why he felt that some riders had suffered problems, while others had been able to finish the race.
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It's taken him 98 races and 92 crashes but it's all been worth it – Crutchlow has finally made it all the way to the top
Andrea Iannone one week, Cal Crutchlow the next; what a difference a week makes. It's hard to think of two more different winners in the MotoGP paddock: Iannone, the tattooed, coiffured bad boy so in love with himself, and Crutchlow, the scruffy, amiable family man who would happily wrestle a grizzly bear if you gave him half the chance.
Crutchlow's win at Brno was hugely popular within the paddock because he's one of the good guys; usually joking, often a bit rude and always straight down the line. He says what he thinks and damn the consequences. Within the shiny MotoGP bubble, where pretence and smoke and mirrors dazzle way too many people, Crutchlow stands out like a greasy-haired rocker in a bunch of preening, perfumed mods. What you see is what you get.
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After a tough race on Sunday, managing tires on a drying track, around half of the MotoGP grid headed back to the track on Monday for a day of testing. Not everyone was enthusiastic about that. "Usually we hate Mondays, and this is a Monday that we hate," Danilo Petrucci told us with a wry grin on his face. He pinpointed why testing made a lot less sense for satellite riders than for factory teams. Satellite teams only really have set up changes to test, and the occasional tire, if the single tire supplier has something new. There was a real downside to working on set up at a track you have just raced at, Petrucci said. "If you are angry because you didn't get the best set up on Sunday, you getting more angry if you find it on Monday."
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Jorge Lorenzo ended the day as the fastest man at Brno, after a test which was extended due to a late start. A truck had spilled oil on the circuit, and the track needed to be cleaned and then dry. Circuit conditions were far from perfect, after a full day of rain on Sunday.
The two Movistar Yamahas ended the day as fastest, ahead of the Repsol Honda of Marc Marquez. Cal Crutchlow was fourth quickest, ahead of Maverick Viñales on the Suzuki.
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There were a lot of firsts at Brno on Sunday. Perhaps the most consequential was the fact that we saw the first wet race in the MotoGP/500 class ever to be held at the Masarykring, the modern purpose-built circuit which replaced the old road circuit at Brno. That had a lot of knock on effects: we saw a surprise winner in the premier class, a shift in the championship, and a long race of strategy, where some riders got it spot on, and others got it horribly wrong. All this without the race even having to be restarted, or riders having to pass through the pits. Though of course, some did...
The MotoGP race was both fascinating and entertaining, and an object lesson in how changing weather can make morning warm up lead riders down the wrong path. On a sodden track, with the rain still falling heavily in the morning, there were serious concerns among some riders that the softest compound wet tire which Michelin had brought was not going to be soft enough to provide enough grip. "This morning with the extra soft the tire was completely new after nine laps," Andrea Dovizioso said.
It rained throughout the Moto3 race – which provided enormous entertainment, a first-time winner and another first-time podium visitor – and kept raining during Moto2 – a less exciting affair, but one which still managed to shake up the championship. The rain eased off on the final laps of Moto2, then just about stopped in the break between the end of the Moto2 race and the start of MotoGP. It was a welcome development for us hacks: chasing through the paddock to talk to Moto3 riders after the race, we had endured a soaking. The same run down to the other end of the paddock in search of Moto2 riders was a far more pleasant affair. The need to scurry from garage to garage under the shelter of balconies was gone.
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MotoGP standings after Brno:
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Cable release or wireless remote, and L bracket
I have always just used the Nikon wireless remote, but I see many using a cable release. What are the advantages/disadvantages of a cable release? Which cable releases do people like?
Also, I want to start using an L bracket for my soon to be ordered D800e. I'm not sure how the door and cable release connection will work with the L bracket, particularly in portrait position ( I do lots of panoramas using an RRS panorama head). I'm looking at the RRS L brackets.
#1. "RE: Cable release or wireless remote, and L bracket" | In response to Reply # 0kodiak photo Nikonian since 28th Feb 2013Fri 31-May-13 03:12 AM | edited Fri 31-May-13 03:14 AM by kodiak photo
Hello Don,
Let's start with the first question: remote or cable release?
Wireless remote are used primarily to trigger a camera that is not attended.
You setup the gear with a movement detector/trigger and you leave the scene.
In a case you want to capture a puma or else. Or you are at a witness distance
from an action and you want to choose the shooting moment.
The cable release could also be unattended. In cases like a time laps scenario,
or, attendeds, in mirror-up operations, I have the Nikon MC-36 which is quite
a little devil. I like it a lot, here is the link:
The MC-36 is very inexpensive in comparison to a wireless trigger
Now, for your second point: I'm looking at the RRS L brackets.
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#3. "RE: Cable release or wireless remote, and L bracket" | In response to Reply # 1Testing123 Nikonian since 25th Jan 2009Mon 03-Jun-13 09:33 AM
>The MC-36 is very inexpensive in comparison to a wireless
I would question the above statement as I've seen some wireless remotes that are in fact less expensive than Nikon's MC-36.
Here's a link to the MC-36 at B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=nikon+MC-36&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ma&Top+Nav-Search=
Price: $159.95
Here's a link to the Vello Wireless ShutterBoss Timer Remote at B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/749293-REG/Vello_RCW_N1_Wireless_ShutterBoss_Timer_Remote.html/BI/4775/KBID/5289/
Price: $74.50
This remote has very good reviews and seems to be a good copy of the MC-36.
Finally, here's a link to the RFN-4s on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/RFN-4s-Wireless-Shutter-Release-connection/dp/B005PCDSBQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370257574&sr=8-1&keywords=nikon+d800+wireless+remote
Price: $68.95
This is a very popular remote as the receiver plugs directly into the 10-pin port and uses the camera's battery power (the receiver does not require a battery) and also leaves the hot shoe free for other devices (flash, etc.).
I would agree that the MC-36 is less expensive than some Nikon wireless remotes such as the WR-1 shown here: http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Product/Remote-Transmitters/27115/WR-1-Wireless-Remote-Controller.html
Price: $642.96
(Prices are current as of June 3, 2013.)
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#2. "RE: Cable release or wireless remote, and L bracket" | In response to Reply # 0
I've been using the MC-36 cable release with RRS L Bracket for almost ten years on D4, D800E, D3, D300 and D200 with RRS ballhead and Markins ballheads with quick release clamps. I am pleased with use, however when the 10-pin connector is attached and you quickly change from landscape orientation to portrait, you need to take care in closing the quick release clamp so as not to unduley strain through sharp bending of the 10 pin connector cable's strain relief.
Purchase the specific RRS L bracket for your camera model to get best access to all connection ports.
L brackets are convenient and also quite useful with RRS "Wedding Bracket" for getting flash off the hotshoe and properly positioned over the lens for both landscape and portrait orientation and yet it stores flat in your bag.
#4. "RE: Cable release or wireless remote, and L bracket" | In response to Reply # 0
I've used cable releases for decades, but have mostly switched to wireless remotes now. They have the same function, which is to release the shutter without having to physically touch - and therefore potentially shake - the camera. I've used an MC-30 wired 10-pin release since I got a D2h about ten years ago, and it still resides in the main accessory bag. But I use it only as a backup these days. Mostly it's just a pain in the neck when moving the tripod from place to place, especially if I'm out in nature on a hike. It's not much of a problem if I'm doing, say, a studio shoot. On the other hand, wireless remotes can do more. I shoot equestrian events, sometimes with a third body relatively unattended - 100 feet across the ring, for example. The wired cables don't handle that case, the radio wireless ones do. And the wireless ones attach pretty concisely to the camera and/or tripod, with nothing dangling. I can leave the remote on a lanyard around my neck, or even just in my pocket. I have a Hahnel RF that works, but it has a number of ergonomic problems such as no way to turn off the remote, so it is not so hard to have the remote battery drained. I've just switched to some cheap Yongnuo 603n's. These are nicer in that they take standard AAA batteries, seem to have great range, and they also will fire my flashes remotely, albeit completely manually. For $25 per pair, it's a pretty good deal. The only down side I can think of to the wireless is that they do depend on batteries, and of course you can find yourself without - not an issue with a wired release like the MC-30, which is why it's still in the bag.
I use Kirk L-brackets (because my brick and mortar reseller carries Kirk and not RRS, and because I've never had a reason to consider switching), but there is definitely no issue with the 10-pin socket and a Kirk L-bracket. Almost by definition if I have the L-bracket mounted, I have a remote in use too. I don't think that the RRS ones are any different in this regard.
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Investigators have who they believe is behind an arson case in Augusta's Harrisburg community, and he's only 16 years old.
The young man is charged with three counts of arson.
Investigators are currently only linking him to the fires on Watkins Street and are still investigating whether he had anything to do with the one on Broad Street two weeks ago.
Investigators made the arrest after tips from neighbors.
They are also questioning the suspect's friend, who was convicted of arson in 2000.
He tells News 12 he gave the suspect a lighter but had nothing to do with setting the fires.
Man wanted in Daniel Street murder
Richmond County investigators are working to find a murder suspect on the run in the area.
They say Lavardes "Chicago" Lockhart shot 53-year-old Freddie Jones in the 1000 block of Daniel Street.
They say Lockhart shot Jones twice in the head in front of someone else's home.
Investigators tell us Jones ran a catering business, and he may have been in the area to deliver food to the elderly.
Investigators say Lockhart is armed and dangerous. If you have any information, call the sheriff's office.
Technology connects local law enforcement agencies
Area police agencies will soon be connected with a new way to fight crime.
Homeland Security money will now help bridge Georgia and South Carolina.
IntelliNET combines different information from different counties into one database. That means evidence, addresses, nicknames, and any leads investigators may have are available to any law enforcement agency across the area.
What takes weeks will soon take seconds.
The $1.4 million grant is going to Columbia, Richmond, Edgefield, Burke, and Aiken counties, as well as the Aiken and North Augusta departments of public safety.
They expect it to be in full effect within a year.
Carolyn Usry passes away
Former Augusta councilwoman Carolyn Ursy has passed away.
Usry was a member of the Coliseum Authority in 2003. She served as a council member in Augusta before consolidation.
She is also known as the woman behind Fat Man's.
A viewing will be held tonight for Mrs. Ursy, and funeral services will be held tomorrow.
Platt's Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Columbia County Pre-K program in jeopardy
Columbia County's Pre-K program is hanging on by a thread.
The school board is planning to vote whether or not to keep the program in 2008. Chairman Regina Buccafusco says the factors threatening the program are the county's growth and constant money pulled from the county, even though it's state funded.
The program has just 320 slots. Buccafusco says it may be time to pass it back to the daycares.
"It's a great program for sure, but in the private sector they're the same certified teachers, it's the same exact curriculum, so I think that if the private sector can handle it," she said. "Let them handle it and free up some of our classrooms."
Tuesday night (March 10), board members addressed parents' concerns about a lottery drawing for the program. Some believe it was rigged.
The board will have a special meeting tomorrow to report findings of an investigation into the Pre-K lottery.
McDuffie County BOE meeting tonight
The McDuffie County school board will meet tonight at 6 o'clock, and as usual in their meetings, they are allowing time for public comment.
Some board members say they've received complaints after an audit turned up evidence of misspent money which has since been repaid.
McDuffie Co. BOE Meeting
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"All you need is one look at Toshiro Mifune to know that he's fucking serious. He's coarse, he's gruff, he's confident, he doesn't take any fucking shit from anyone and he's got the sort of commanding presence that forces you to respect the fact that he could kick your ass fifteen ways from Thursday afternooon and not even break a sweat."Toshiro Mifune (19201997) was a prolific Japanese actor best known for his numerous collaborations with Akira Kurosawa (e.g Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo, Sanjuro and every other movie Kurosawa made between 1948 and 1965 with the exception of Ikiru) as well as many other leading roles. Mifune was to Jidai Geki what Clint Eastwood is to The Western — if there was a Bad Ass Samurai character to be played in the 1950s or early 1960s, chances are he was on the short list for it. In particular, his gruff, calculating Ronin character from Yojimbo was to be the model for Eastwood's "Man with No Name" and numerous other antiheroes.Mifune and Kurosawa had a falling out in the late 1960s after the filming of Red Beard,note and after that Mifune began popping up occasionally in Western film productions such as Grand Prix and Hell In The Pacific. This eventually culminated in Mifune appearing in the American miniseries Shogun (as the resident Magnificent Bastard, Toranaga), resulting in acclaim stateside but criticism in Japan due to the lack of historical accuracy. If George Lucas would have had his way instead of being told by higher ups to hire a well-known (to Western audiences) actor for the role note , Mifune would have played Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars.note He was also offered the role of Darth Vader, but turned it down as his face would have been covered by a mask.In between 1993 and 1997, Kurosawa and Mifune had a few meetings with one another at funerals and award ceremonies, most notably at the 1993 funeral of their mutual friend, Godzilla director Ishiro Honda. It seemed that their relationship had begun to repair itself. Rumor had it that they would collaborate once more, but Mifune died in 1997 and Kurosawa a year after him. It's said that Mifune actually succumbed to Death by Despair: his health had been really bad after a stress-triggered heart attack, but his ex-wife Sachiko Yoshimine was helping him overcome it, and when she suddenly died of cancer his physical and mental state took a nosedive and he simply lost the will to live.According to legend, Mifune's career was an accident. Toshiro Mifune needed work, and a friend told him that the studio was hiring maintenance men. When he got there, he stepped into the wrong line and wound up at auditions.
— Badass of the Week's entry on Toshiro Mifune
- Stray Dog (1949)
- Rashomon (1950)
- Scandal (1950)
- The Life of Oharu (1952)
- Seven Samurai (1954)
- Throne of Blood (1957)
- The Hidden Fortress (1958)
- The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
- Yojimbo (1961)
- Sanjuro (1962)
- High and Low (1963)
- Red Beard (1965)
- Midway (1976)
- 1941 (1978)
- Port Arthur (1980)
Tropes associated with Toshiro:
- Badass He was a superb all-round athlete who did all his own stunts in his movies.
- Deathby Despair: Supposedly how poor Toshiro met his end.
- Mr. Fanservice: Liked to show off his strapping, muscular body in a good number of his movie roles. For instance, he strips down to a thong to catch a fish in Seven Samurai
- Playing with Character Type: Played a wide range of samurai or warrior characters, but they were normally rebels, misfits or nonconformists.


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Moving Forward
Christian Devotional about moving forward in the Lord
"...Do not [earnestly] remember the former things; neither
consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new
thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and
know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even
make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert..." -
Isaiah 43: 18-19 (AMP)
God does not want us to be backward looking, going
through life looking in the rear vision mirror. But
we so often can't help ourselves. We remember the
hurts of the past and the mistakes we made.
It's time now to look ahead and focus on what's before
us. God wants to do a new thing in our lives. He wants
us to rise up to our full potential in Him. He has called
us to do mighty things. He will even make a way when we
feel lost, and refresh us when we're burning in the heat.
We have got to keep on moving forward. It's only in moving
forward that we ever accomplish what God has called us to.
We can't stay where we're at, nor can we go backwards. The
only direction we can go is forward.
Yes, it can be hard – but it's the only way if we want to
move on in God and grow.
Don't be afraid to keep moving on,
For what was before, now has gone —
God wants to accomplish so much more,
But we need to move forward in the Lord.
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