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It appears that commercial real estate is not the next shoe to drop, meaning it could be the next boom market to follow. Residential real estate has seen an impressive rebound over the last year and this market should help drive the commercial market.
Not to mention the companies outlined below have impressive exposure to discretionary spending, meaning they could perform nicely on the back of a rebounding economy. I think the mall operators and high-end real estate owners should perform well over the long term. These properties were some of the hardest hit as a result of the economic downturn.
After the real estate crisis begin to unfold, billionaire activist Bill Ackman had to step in and lead a corporate restructuring that allowed mall-operating giant General Growth Properties (NYSE: GGP) to avoid bankruptcy.
After spinning off a number of properties, General Growth is still considered one of the oldest and most experienced shopping center owners, developers and managers in the U.S. The REIT owns, or has joint ventures for, 144 regional malls (126 in the U.S. and 18 in Brazil).
At the height of its struggles in 2008, General Growth had $29.6 billion in assets and $27.3 billion in debt. The company suspended its dividend, halted all development projects and cut its work force by more than 20%. Now the company has assets of $26.9 billion with debt of only $16.5 billion.
Part of its restructuring included the spinning off of certain assets. From 2011 to 2012, General Growth spun off some 30 mall properties into Rouse Properties. Howard Hughes (NYSE: HHC) is yet another addition to the General Growth saga, being spun off from General Growth in 2010. The company is a developer and operator of master-planned communities and mixed-use properties.
Howard Hughes' portfolio of real estate spans 18 states and includes "high-quality" properties; some have said they were the cherry-picked and best assets from General Growth. A couple of key properties include a large tract of land purchased on the outskirts of Las Vegas in the 1950s, and the South Street Seaport at New York City's Pier 17.
It's long been said that valuing this diverse group of properties is nearly impossible. At the time of the spin-off, General Growth president, Thomas Nolan, noted that "as a collection of assets, it will take time for people to get their arms around the value that's in the portfolio." This still appears to be the case, with only two Wall Street analysts covering the stock.
Howard isn't a REIT and won't be paying a dividend anytime soon, meaning it can focus on deploying its earnings to more aggressive forms of growth. With $200 million in cash and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30%, Howard Hughes has a strong balance sheet that will allow the company to continue developing its real estate.
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While Howard was surging more than 200% over the past couple of years, General Growth was caught in the middle of a battle between Brookfield Asset Management and Ackman. Brookfield is a global alternative asset manager, operating across five broad segments, including renewable power, property, infrastructure, private equity, and asset management.
Ackman wanted Simon Property (NYSE: SPG) to acquire General Growth, while Brookfield was also amidst the battle to acquire General Growth; meanwhile, Brookfield showed interest in buying the mall operator for itself.
Simon trumps General Growth as the largest public-REIT mall-operator. At the end of the 1Q, Simon owned some 325 properties spanning 242 million square feet in North America and Asia. Simon also has a near 30% interest in Klépierre, a publicly traded French REIT that owns shopping centers in 13 countries in Europe.
Since the end of last year, things have cooled down. Ackman has since gone passive on General Growth, abandoning his push to sell the mall-operator to Simon.
Simon Property still has one of the strongest comparable sales per square foot in the industry. Based on Simon's strong performance, it appears that the mall-operators might be seeing a solid turnaround.
Simon's strong first-quarter results led the company to up its fiscal 2013 funds- from-operations mid-point guidance from $8.45 to $8.55. Occupancy at its regional malls and outlets was also up 110 basis points year-over-year to 94.7%.
Hedge fund hankering
Billionaire Bill Ackman remains General Growth's most convinced hedge fund owner, with nearly 15% of his Pershing Square hedge fund invested in the stock. That's nearly 75 million shares, or $1.5 billion.
Brookfield has a much less impressive amount of conviction from major hedge funds. Its top hedge fund owner includes Third Avenue with 5.8 million shares, or 4.1% of the fund's 13F. Other major hedge fund includes SQ Advisors with 5.6% of its 13F in the stock.
Howard Hughes, much like with General Growth, has activist Bill Ackman owning the most shares among major hedge funds. Pershing owns nearly 3.6 million shares worth close to $300 million and making up nearly 3% of the fund's public- equity portfolio.
Simon Property has a limited amount of hedge fund interest, but the largest conviction comes from AEW Capital, with 12.6% of its funds invested in the stock. Capital Growth has 3.4% of its 13F invested in the stock.
Foolish bottom line
With the settling down of the battle between Ackman, Brookfield, General Growth and Simon, let's try to see which stock might be genuinely solid investments. Howard Hughes appears to have the least levered balance sheet, while Simon is levered the most:
Meanwhile, Howard Hughes also has the top current ratio, and Simon has a current ratio of just over 1.0.
Therefore, I like Howard Hughes for the growth prospects, and from a valuation standpoint. As far as investing in one of the mall REITs, Simon Property has the best dividend yield at 2.8% and General Growth has a 2.3% yield.
While it's unlikely that Simon will come back to the M&A table for possibly acquiring General Growth anytime soon, the real catalyst for General Growth is continued improvement in operations, which should afford the company a similar valuation as Simon. Simon trades at 8.8 times book value, while General Growth is at only 2.4 times.
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Pros: I love everything about my LR! In fact, this is the 2nd one I've owned and I hope to keep it for another 5+ years! This truck is tall, which is handy with all the other SUV's on the road and it drives like a dream. But it's also short - excellent for parking in smaller spots on the street. I like the "sport" function and it's much easier to put into 4-wheel drive than my old 98 LR! All in all, it's the perfect car for me! I also love the folks at the dealership - they are honest and helpful. The loaner car program is the best! No waiting for service to be completed. I also love the huge cargo area. I have a baby and two large dogs and everything fits, which is great!
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By Sydney Bucksbaum, Hollywood.com Staff
Sunday night's Here Comes Honey Boo Boo special, ""You Don't Know Boo,"" promised "never boo-fore seen footage." Well, since this was only the second time I've ever committed an hour of my life to the Boo Boos, it's pretty easy to show me footage of this family I've never seen before.
Wait. Is Boo Boo actually the family's last name? I know the loudest one is Honey Boo Boo, first name Honey, right? Is that right? Hello? Anyone there? No? Cool.
Thanks to some lucky timing, my roommate's grandmother happened to be visiting while I was watching the special, so maybe my viewing experience was skewed a little toward the shock and outrage side of the reaction spectrum. Our collective gasps and looks of horror while watching the Boo Boos fart, sneeze, and eat everything in sight might have been more exaggerated than they would have been solo, but still I probably would have felt the same way without a viewing audience with me.
The other thing promised by the hour-long special was the ""most redneckognizable moments"" from the first season. Now, we know that this is one of Honey Boo Boo's catchphrases. But does anyone know if this is an actual English word? Perhaps not, since before every commercial break came a segment named ""Guess What They Said,"" where a clip was played of one of the Boo Boos saying a sentence with four options of what that sentence could be. Clearly, I'm not the only one struggling to decipher what the Boo Boos say. I think the fact that subtitles are offered throughout the entire show - when the cast is speaking in English - is a narrative on the show itself. I mean, this is a show where we spent a good chunk of time on how snot was hanging out of Honey Boo Boo's nose. And she just sat there, letting it hang. For a good couple minutes. There was also a montage of Mama Boo Boo sneezing.
So, without further ado, here are my most redneckognizable moments from Sunday night's special, ""You Don't Know Boo.""
Family Pastimes
Honey Boo Boo put on a blindfold to smell people's breath and guess which breath belonged to which family member.
They played in the mud. That's not a euphemism for anything, either. They literally played in the mud.
Hygiene Lessons
Your tongue's a good toothpick if you use it just right.
""Vajiggle jaggle"" is the excess fat one has on one's body. Don't let it hang out at a water park, because that's not "beautimous."
Mama washes her hair in the sink. Because to wash it in the bath is not hygienic. Glad to see something is sacred?
Bodily Gaseous Functions
If you fart 10-15 times a day you lose weight.
The Boo Boos call themselves "America's Sweetfarts."
Pets Become Members of the Family
The Boo Boos got a teacup pig, and after a minute you couldn't figure out who the pig was and who the people are. The pig had painted toenails, communicated via loud squeals, and farted enough to make the Boo Boos proud.
Problems With Appendages
Mama wears socks everywhere, all the time, on account of her "forklift foot." You see, a long time ago, a forklift rolled over her big toe, and it still bears the marks of her injury. So even at a pedicure, even at a water park, she wore socks. Until her family finally convinced her to show them her forklift foot, and when she took off her sock, gnats immediately flocked to it and were flying around her toe.
The baby, Kaitlyn, was born with two right thumbs.
How The Family Began
Mama June and Sugar Bear met in an internet chat room. Sugar Bear said that it was love at first sight when he saw her, but she didn't exactly agree with that sentiment. ""Was it love at first sight?"" Mama said. ""No. Was it bed at first sight? Maybe."" Classy, as always.
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Do you ever wonder the age old question, who unfollowed me on twitter? Wonder no more! We allow you to easily check your unfollowers on your schedule, every 15 minutes, without waiting for an email or a direct message. A pro version is also available to automatically check and report on your unfollowers. What's the use... well, if anything its fun to know and its also useful to detect people that simply jump on and follow you to try and increase their auto follow back numbers.
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Highly under-used, Pegshot is an awesome way to checkin from places. Where it shines is for sharing digital media (photos and videos) as the app crunches data and uploads very fast... no more timing out when uploading a video clip... te perfect twitter holiday companion! For avid users you can also easily create a custom venue for twitter collaboration.
CoTweet is a comprehensive Web-based social media engagement, management and reporting solution that helps companies of all sizes engage, track and analyze conversations about their brands across the most popular and influential social communities today, Twitter and Facebook. CoTweet Enterprise Edition and CoTweet Standard Edition help marketers and customer support professionals manage their day-to-day social media conversations from a centralized, easy-to-use dashboard.
What's the use of any company being on Twitter if you aren't monitoring who's talking about you? Keep track of conversations that mention you, your products, your company, anything, with hourly updates! You can even keep track of who's tweeting your website or blog, even if they use a shortened URL (like bit.ly or tinyurl.com).
For the user who checks in frequently. An interesting time lapse that paints a clear picture of your travels... great visuals used in the service via data from Cloudmade and OpenStreetMap. Finally, the app not only reports on my foursquare checkins, it also displays facebook Places and GoWalla checkins! This is ether way flipping cool, or perhaps the ultimate stalking tool... I'm not sure which!
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Create a daily newspaper (html) from your tweets, a twitter list, or a twitter hashtag.. a fabulous resource! Some people find it a little too automated and a bit mundane, however, paper.li can help to keep tabs on your lists. Create a good list on a specific topic, create a paper,li, setup to auto post and tweet every day. You paper will update every 24 hours and people will appreciate getting a mention from you. A sample us for a company would be to create a list of clients or customers/users and share with the World.. your clients will love you!
Tvider is the simplest and fastest way to share pictures, videos and audio on Twitter from your mobile and computer. Idea for any power user who shares loads of digital media, this is ideal for a company rep to use when on location at an event. Upload and share live video feeds with your clients and customers.
Perfect for the Blackberry corporate user... bit.lify integrates bit.ly into your BlackBerry browser enabling you to easily to shorten and share urls on the go
Again, another great app for the business travel while on location at events... Speak your mind on Twitter! TweetMic is a simple and intuitive Twitter client app for the iPhone that allows you to make high-quality audio recordings or "Tweetcasts" and publish them directly to Twitter.
These are just 10 suggested apps that can help your company justify investing your time on Twitter (and social media in general). For more useful Twitter and social media tools see also the following resources:
Tip from the author... Make sure you use a Twitter client that informs you when people @mention you or DM (direct contact) you. Consider also using Twitter Search (search.twitter.com) to search for your name, your company, and your brand. Again, your ideal Twitter client should support the creation of columns that deliver search results for specified terms - I use Tweetdeck Mobile on iPhone to creeate columns for specific keyword seaches, this is particularly useful during events...
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UPS expands preferred ocean freight delivery
The shipping giant will provide additional port access in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom.
UPS first launched its preferred less-than-container load (PLCL) freight service in the spring of 2011 -- to provide shippers with an intermediate option between the fast air freight and the economic standard ocean freight. The company claims to provide up to 40% faster door-to-door deliveries in the U.S., with additional visibility of shipments, as compared to its own standard LCL service.
In slightly over two years time, UPS has expanded the product's geographic reach at a rapid pace, and now supports traffic from 26 Asian ports in addition to the four new European ports mentioned.
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UPS leverages its extensive ground network, used for express package deliveries to reduce inland distribution time by up to 15 days, for shipments made by this mode depending upon the destination. It also combines advanced tracking technologies with the offering, to increase visibility that allows companies to better plan their inventory management.
Faster shipments mean lower inventory costs for companies. However, total distribution costs for companies shoot up disproportionately by the use of the fastest mode, i.e. air freight, while the standard ocean freight shipments can take weeks to reach customers. In a world where companies are aggressively cutting costs to improve profitability, due to muted or negative top line growth in many sectors, an intermediate offering like the PLCL by UPS makes perfect sense.
The growing focus on ocean freight was also visible in the third quarter earnings report released by Fedex (FDX) on March 20. (See more on this: FedEx Revised To $105: Ground Shipping Carries The Business Amid Slower Express Demand)
Priced higher than the standard LCL service, the rapid expansion of PLCL network by UPS, driven by increasing demand for the product, is one of the key factors driving our forecast for the company's supply chain and other business revenue forecast. We currently expect the segment revenues to increase at a 3-4% CAGR over the forecast period, to reach around $8.4 billion.
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Norcross 31, North Gwinnett 14
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Norcross 14, Colquitt County 9
North Gwinnett 27, McEachern 21
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Colquitt County 42, Dacula 17
Norcross 28, Lowndes 7
McEachern at Collins Hill
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Dacula 28, Peachtree Ridge 21
Lowndes 23, Lovejoy 18
Norcross 32, Brookwood 9
McEachern 22, Hughes 21
Collins Hill 48, Alpharetta 0
Hillgrove 34, Camden County 21
North Gwinnett 34, Archer 32
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(R1 #2) Colquitt County 41, (R3 #3) Newnan 10
(R7 #4) Peachtree Ridge 59, (R5 #1) Lassiter 20
(R8 #2) Dacula 36, (R6 #3) West Forsyth 21
(R2 #1) Lovejoy 27, (R4 #4) Marietta 23
(R1 #3) Lowndes 38, (R3 #2) East Coweta 18
(R7 #1) Norcross 28, (R5 #4) Etowah 0
(R8 #3) Brookwood 35, (R6 #2) Lambert 16
(R3 #1) Hughes 34, (R1 #4) Valdosta 20
(R4 #3) McEachern 36, (R2 #2) Newton 21
(R6 #1) Alpharetta 41, (R8 #4) South Gwinnett 23
(R7 #2) Collins Hill 41, (R5 #3) Walton 7
(R1 #1) Camden County 36, (R3 #4) Westlake 7
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(R8 #1) Archer 34, (R6 #4) North Forsyth 7
(R7 #3) North Gwinnett 34, (R5 #2) Milton 10
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I wont be suprised if Region 2 and REgion 3 get swept in the 1st round.
Hughes though talented, you have to be worried if they will be intimidated by the mystique of playing Valdosta. I dont give East Coweta, Newnan or Westlake much chance at all of advancing.
I know you hate to hear it, but I smell an upset brewing against your Lovejoy team. Marietta is a dangerous team, could be a sweep there too.
November 9th, 2013
8:56 am
Fair point about Hughes…they had a similar regular season run last year and got blown away by North Cobb in the 2nd round. It all depends on how much they've grown up since 2012…there is certainly still a mystique about playing the Wildcats in Valdosta but it's not near what it once was.
Marietta has the athletes to score points but the question is can they make enough stops on defense to beat Lovejoy. I'd love to see the Blue Devils go down there and win but their lack of depth hurt them against the other speed teams in region.
November 9th, 2013
9:18 am
@ OMacG == Valdosta has to go to Hughes. No mystique in Fairburn.
November 9th, 2013
9:20 am
No way Lovejoy loses to Marietta! No disrespect to the Blue Devils but Lovejoy is too deep, too fast, and too strong for them. Every year they are primed and ready for that playoff run! They can beat any team in 6A with no problem if they play sound, mistake free football! It will not be a shock to anyone if they make it to the Dome AGAIN for the THIRD year in a row!
November 9th, 2013
9:54 am
@Sportsnut- true that…posted without thinking it through, yet again. LOL
Looks like LH can play some solid defense and Valdosta has a solid one, too. Might be a close, low-scoring game.
@ High 5- I agree about depth being a positive for Lovejoy. May-retta can probably match them speed wise but just not enough once it gets past the starters, IMO. But if you've watched high school football for any amount of time at all, you know good and well that "no way" losses happen almost every Friday night. There are several teams in 6A that can't be beat if they play sound, mistake free football…but with teenaged males, you're gonna have nights when they don't and lose to someone they shouldn't.
November 9th, 2013
10:44 am
What do you say about them wildcats. OHHHH YEAHHHHH
November 9th, 2013
10:50 am
@OMacG Valdosta has not traveled well the past few years… North Cobb put 40 points on them last year during the playoffs, and everyone on the blogs said North Cobb would lose because of the mystique… and they have to come to Fairburn this year…
Both defenses are good, but the Panthers win…traveling from south GA has the same effect on teams as it does when teams from north GA have to travel down south…
November 9th, 2013
1:08 pm
One more time….NORTH GWINNETT IS THE TEAM TO BEAT IN CLASS 6A……..:-)
November 9th, 2013
1:30 pm
As a Valdosta alum I can tell you there is NO mystique about Valdosta anymore. All decent law abiding tax payers send their kids to Valwood (up-coming private school) or live outside city limits and go to Lowndes. Valdosta (like SWD here in Atlanta) has had its day. They will not be a factor until they combine with Lowndes school system and redistribute the students.
November 9th, 2013
4:19 pm
Will be hard to be for Newnan to beat the Pack in the Hog pen. But East Coweta has a fair chance against Lowndes at home.
November 9th, 2013
7:11 pm
im glad to see westlake back in the playoffs lmao last time they was there i played and we lost 0-10 but good luck tooo those kids
November 9th, 2013
7:53 pm
Mceachern has fallen apart.Defense gave up several long plays by being out of position and poor tackling.Way too many penalties and delay of game calls.The quarterback left the game in an ambulance and was replaced by a very shook up 9th grader.He is probably going to be a superstar,but,is too young to lead a 6A team in the playoffs.Ty Clemons is the heart and soul of this team and I hope his injury is not serious.The coaching staff had a really awful night,With plenty of time left and the game on the line Mceachern was driving down the field 6-7 yards a clip and faced a4th and 1 deep in Hillgrove territory and simply had to hand the ball to#33 for the first down and chose to throw a long incomplete pass.Unbelievable!Nobody in the state has better facilities than Mceachern.Their personnel is probably the best in the state.Taj Griffin reminds me of Percy Harvin and his talents are not being utilized properly.All this being said,I think Hillgrove played inspired football and deserved to win.
November 10th, 2013
5:36 am
Get over it dude. Your coaches know 100 times more about high level, high school football than you. You just spout drivel and hide behind their key pad every time you lose. Taj Griffin carries a lot of parental baggage. That's why Alabama and FL State won't offer. Just take your butt whooping and shut up!
November 10th, 2013
11:20 am
Now is the time for the states best to step up. Some we don't have to worry about showing up. Others have been stating they are the best. Those are the ones who now have to put up or shut up.
November 10th, 2013
11:41 am
@ bugs- some of that struggle on defense was a result of several starters missing the game due to on-field issues during the Harrison game the week before. Another starter watched from the sidelines for the remainder of the HG game after pulling yet another of his out-of-control stunts during play. I commend the Mac coaching staff for taking those actions…likely hurt our chances of winning this game but hopefully proves beneficial in the long run. Bottom line is that Hillgrove is a good football team and came out fired up, intense and ready to play…I congratulate the Hawks on the win and despite the outcome, it was a fun game to watch. I doubt either program will ever dominate this series…will be a back-and-forth affair in the coming years, IMO.
As far as "fallen apart," we'll have to see how we play in the first round, without our leader on the field who I agree, is the heart and soul of this team. I have absolutely no idea what all plays into the decisions our coaches make during a game, so I generally stay away from being too critical. I do have questions that cross my mind, however…and yes, one of those that has crossed it during both this game and the North Cobb game was in regard to running 33 up the gut until the defense proves they can stop it. Tough to dismiss that thought when even our women folk in the stands and Hillgrove parents after the game ask the same question.
November 10th, 2013
4:16 pm
Region 7 sweep first and second round
November 10th, 2013
4:33 pm
Hillgrove fan,If you don't like my comments then stick it.I have been going to McEachern games for thirty years and if I want to "spout drivel then I will.You need to shut the hell up.
November 10th, 2013
4:44 pm
OMacG,Thanks for your post.I didn't know this before I ranted.Hillgrove fan,you can still stick it.
November 10th, 2013
10:16 pm
@74 – actually, I originally picked Colquitt County earlier in the year. 2 losses don't rule out a State Champion, by no means. But I think your route to the dome doesn't have the strength of the other side of the bracket. Isn't in also interesting that Hillgrove, who beat Camden at Camden in 2010, is a likely visitor in the 2nd roud? Then NG? If Camden does survive those two games, I don't see anybody in the semi-finals from the upper bracket to stand in your way except Collins Hill.
The teams that I think most of your biggest threats, Colquitt, Norcross, Lovejoy are all on the other bracket. At most, you'll only have to face one of them.
November 11th, 2013
6:50 am
Sportsnut what the skinny on Alcovy. Inquiring Hillgrove nation would like to know. Region 2 is dominated by Lovejoy but don't hear much about the others.
November 11th, 2013
1:13 pm
Only a Matter of Time, speaking out of turn, the strongest 6A team Alcovy has played was Lovejoy, and lost by 21 – understandable. Other 6A's they beat not high in the rankings were Rockdale, Druid Hills, Morrow. They just barely beat Luella and just barely lost to Newton. Just knowing this, I'll say Hillgrove by 14, but HG will need a pretty decent game–no high risk plays in low risk situations, and that's what is known before the snap. Avoid passing too deep. Keep the ball with Bagley. If you can't keep the spread over 7, take the 3 point if within range.
November 11th, 2013
10:46 pm
We will se you in the DOME!!!!!!! GO CAMDEN!!!!!!
November 14th, 2013
11:17 am
North Cobb Luella 35-6
Colquitt County Newnan 34-6
Lassiter Peachtree Ridge 31-28
Dacula West Forsyth 24-28
Lovejoy Marietta 38-28
East Coweta Lowndes 17-28
Norcross Etowah 31-13
Lambert Brookwood 13-7
Hughes Valdosta 24-13
Newton Mceachern 14-21
Alpharetta South Gwinnett 41-20
Collins Hill Walton 34-27
Camden County Westake 22-0
Hillgrove Alcovy 34-7
Archer North forsyth 31-14
Milton North Gwinnett 24-34
November 15th, 2013
3:10 am
What I meant to say was
You just spout drivel and hide behind YOUR (not their) key pad every time you lose.
November 16th, 2013
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And down goes Region 5 – wow.


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We revisit the conditions for the development of reaction-diffusion patterns in the ferrocyanide-iodate-sulfite bistable and oscillatory reaction. This hydrogen ion autoactivated reaction is the only example known to produce sustained stationary lamellar patterns and a wealth of other spatio-temporal phenomena including self-replication and localized oscillatory domain of spots, due to repulsive front interactions and to a parity-breaking front bifurcation (nonequilibrium Ising–Bloch bifurcation). We show experimentally that the space scale separation necessary for the observation of stationary patterns is mediated by the presence of low mobility weak acid functional groups. The presence of such groups was overlooked in the original observations made with hydrolyzable polyacrylamide gels. This missing information made the original observations difficult to reproduce and frustrated further experimental exploitation of the fantastic potentialities of this system. Using one-side-fed spatial reactors filled with agarose gel, we can reproduce all the previous pattern observations, in particular the stationary labyrinthine patterns, by introducing, above a critical concentration, well controlled amounts of polyacrylate chains in the gel network. We use two different geometries of spatial reactors (annular and disk shapes) to provide complementary information on the actual three-dimensional character of spatial patterns. We also reinvestigate the role of other feed parameters and show that the system exhibits both a domain of spatial bistability and of large-amplitude pH oscillations associated in a typical cross-shape diagram. The experimental method presented here can be adapted to produce patterns in the large number of oscillatory and bistable reactions, since the iodate-sulfite-ferrocynide reaction is a prototype of these systems.
In a large variety of natural and artificial systems, the development of spatial structures results from the interplay of nonlinear processes operating on different time and length scales. Chemical processes commonly proceed through competing sequences of elementary steps that operate at very different rates and may involve species with very different molecular weights, thus with eventual different diffusion coefficients in solution. Accordingly, nonlinear chemical reaction-diffusion systems naturally serve as paradigms for nonequilibrium self-organization phenomena. In particular, they are often thought to offer simplified versions of time and space patterning mechanisms at work in biological systems.1–6Reactions leading to such patterning phenomena rely on competing chemical activation and inhibition kinetic pathways.4–6 During the past three decades, more than a dozen families of aqueous solution reactions, with hundreds of variants, were discovered to have the above required kinetic properties.6 In well stirred solutions, these reactions can lead to steady-state multiplicity, periodic, or chaotic oscillations when they operate far from their thermodynamic equilibrium.4,6 These phenomena and the underlying instabilities at their origin are currently well documented.3 In parallel, there has also been progress in the associated experimental problem of the formation of chemical spatial patterns through reaction-diffusion instabilities, but in a more limited way. Following the advancement of open spatial reactors, in which the reaction processes could be maintained at a controlled distance from thermodynamic equilibrium, sustained traveling-wave patterns have been observed in an increasing number of different reactions.7–13 Beside waves, the spontaneous development of stationary reaction-diffusion patterns was predicted by the British mathematician Alan Turing1 more than 50 years ago. Such stationary concentration patterns typically develop in systems in which the competing activatory and inhibitory kinetic processes act on different space scales due to appropriate differences in the diffusion coefficients of species. In two variable kinetic systems, the onset of Turing patterns requires that the effective diffusion coefficient of the activator be sufficiently smaller than that of the inhibitory species, i.e., "short-range activation."1,3,6 In more recent years, it has been shown that stationary patterns could also be generated by interactions between traveling fronts in bistable14,15 and excitable16 systems. As in the previous case, the space scale separation of the kinetic processes plays a central role in the onset of those stationary patterns. Though not sufficient, the control of the relative mobility of species is a key factor in the quest for stabilized spatial patterns in a reacting solution. Two main approaches have been developed to selectively control the effective diffusivity of species: (i) The addition of uniformly distributed immobile (or reduced mobility) functional sites able to reversibly bind a targeted species.17,18 (ii) The use of finely dispersed multiphase systems where some species stay trapped in droplets of the minority phase, while others can diffuse in the continuum phase.19 Whether they result from a Turing instability or from front pairing interactions, up to now stationary patterns have been observed only in three different chemical systems: the chlorite-iodide-malonic acid (CIMA) reaction family,8 the ferrocyanide–iodate–sulfite (FIS) reaction,9,10 and in the Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction dispersed in a water-in-oil reverse microemulsion.20 However, this multiphase technique seems to be restricted to those systems that can exhibit long-lived transient oscillatory behavior in a batch reactor, a kinetic property only fulfilled by less than a handful of reactions among the hundreds of well documented oscillating and bistable reactions.4,6 Based on the first approach for the control of the relative diffusion of species and on the systematic examination of front interactions in spatial bistable systems, we have proposed an orderly method to discover stationary patterns in chemically different systems.21 This led us to revisit the mechanisms at the origin of pattern formation in the FIS reaction, a chemical system prototypic of a large class of chemical oscillating reactions but which was left aside in recent experimental developments.
We thank J. Boissonade and P. Borckmans for stimulating discussions. I.S. acknowledges the support of OTKA (F049666, K67701) and the MTA Bolyai Fellowship. P.D.K. is supported by CNRS and the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche.
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