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There's no doubt that a solar electric system will cut your monthly utility bill. But will it save you money in the long run? That's a tricky question. The upfront costs average about $15,000 to $25,000 (after financial credits and rebates). For a lot of folks, the discussion ends right there. But for people who live in areas with lots of sun, high electricity rates and significant financial incentives, the payback period for a solar electric system can be less than five years. This article will pose five key questions to help you decide whether solar makes sense for you.
How do photovoltaic (PV) solar panels work?
A grid-tied system includes solar panels and an inverter (or micro-inverters) that convert the direct current (DC) produced by the panels into alternating current (AC) that can be used in the house. Excess power flows back into the utility grid. If the solar system can't keep up with demand, power from the grid flows into the home.
An independent system ("off the grid") provides most or all of the electricity you need and is more common in rural areas where utility connections are expensive. These always include batteries for nighttime use and cloudy weather. Many people with off-the-grid systems also have a backup generator for emergencies.
Are you a good candidate for solar?
Double-duty solar installation
This type of solar installation also functions as a porch roof.
Consider a solar installation if:
- You live in the Sun Belt. Especially good areas are California, Texas, Florida, the Southeast, the desert Southwest and the Rocky Mountain states. The worst areas are the Great Lakes and Alaska. Foggy or rainy climates will require a lot more solar modules, and the system won't be cost effective.
- Your electric bill averages more than $125 per month and your rate per kilowatt-hour (kWh) is on the high side (14¢ or more). The more money you spend each month on electricity, the more money your PV system will save you. (If you're paying only 8¢ or 10¢ per kWh, the payback period for solar panels would be unattractively long. Investing in new energy-efficient windows might provide a quicker return.)
- You live in an area with incentive programs. Call your electric utility and visit dsireusa.org to find out which federal, state and local tax credits and rebates are available in your location. In addition to the 30 percent federal solar tax credit (in effect through 2016), states such as California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Colorado and Arizona offer financial incentives that can cut the net cost of solar by 30 to 70 percent.
- Your utility provides "net metering." For grid-tied systems without batteries, this allows you to sell excess electricity back to your power company to further reduce your electric bills.
Two takes on solar
"I researched a modest solar installation and elected to forgo the project. Payback was 17 years!"
Buzz Jones, Field Editor
"The cost of solar is like prepaying your electricity bills. You will no longer be susceptible to electricity price increases, and the cost of the system can effectively be recouped if you ever sell your home."
Rick Wood, Solar Energy
Consultant, Helio Power Systems
Do you have the right kind of roof?
The optimal roof for a solar installation is south-facing (west is next best) with minimal shading from trees or other buildings. It should also be relatively new. Solar panels last for 30 years, so you want to install them on a roof that won't have to be replaced soon. You will need about 100 sq. ft. of roof area for every kilowatt of system size. Ground-mounted systems are also a possibility (but are more expensive than roof-mounted.)
Do you live in the right spot for solar?
Solar resource map
Get a quick snapshot of the solar potential of your area on this solar resource map.
To see how much useful sunlight your area averages, go to nrel.gov/gis/solar.html and click on the photovoltaic solar resource map. Find your location and compare the color to the scale. A lower number means the financial incentives will have to be high to make your system cost-effective.
Will you install the system yourself?
DIY is challenging, but possible
"From what I learned in the solar training class I took and what I have seen in the real world, a skilled DIYer could definitely handle an install of a PV system. But the price of the systems themselves is the biggest cost, not the labor."
Gary Adams, Field
Editor and Electrician
Doing the installation yourself can save you a third or more of the cost. But you'll need to take a training course and devote a lot of time to researching a potentially confusing host of options. Most areas require a licensed electrician to hook up the inverters and do the wiring. And in many states, a solar electric system must be installed by a certified professional in order to be eligible for solar tax incentives. Research local code requirements before moving forward on this project. Great Web sites for solar DIYers include builditsolar.com, trainingsolar.com and getsolar.com.
Great resource to see if solar makes sense for you
Go to findsolar.com and use the site's solar calculators. You plug in your address and it will tell you which local, state and federal rebates and tax credits are available. You'll learn how big a system you need, the roof size necessary, the estimated cost of the system, your monthly and 25-year savings, your 25-year ROI and the number of years it will take to break even.
"I have a remote cabin in northern Michigan that the local utility quoted $20,000 to run power to. I installed a PV solar system to run my lights and a pump, with a small generator backup. The system is quiet, and it cost me a lot less than what it would have taken to get grid power." Lanse LaVoy, Field Editor
What size PV system will you need?
Buying panels
"Many people enter the solar market one foot at a time, meaning they install a system that offsets half of their usage and upgrade the system as they see fit."
Rick Wood, Solar Energy Consultant,
Helio Power Systems
Sizing a PV system is complex, and you should consult a certified solar electrical contractor for help in determining an appropriate system type and size as well as to get a cost estimate. Visit eere.energy.gov for more sizing information and find-solar.org to find a contractor near you.
Here are some factors to consider before doing the calculations:
Your goals. Do you want to reduce the amount of electricity you buy from your utility or completely replace the power you get from the grid?
Your electricity needs. Check your electric bills and figure out your average annual electricity usage.The more energy efficient your home and the more you can reduce household power consumption, the smaller and less expensive your solar system will be.
Types of PV Systems
Roof-mounted panels: Most common installation in urban and suburban areas. For every 1 kW of power generated, you'll need 100 sq. ft. of roof.
Ground-mounted: Used when roof-mounted panels aren't feasible. Additional racking, trenching and mounting equipment add to the cost, and neighbors may object to the appearance of the system.
Integrated into a shade structure such as an awning. This gives you active solar electricity and passive solar shading. May not generate as much electricity, and is more expensive than roof-mounted panels.
Building-integrated PV array: The panels are incorporated into the roofing materials, which then look like standing seam metal roofs, slate tiles and three-tab shingle strips. The most expensive but least visually intrusive installation.
How much will your PV system cost?
Costs vary widely depending on location and the specific installation. An average cost for a typical 5-kW system, at $7 per watt, would be about $35,000. Solar rebates could reduce this cost significantly. Prices are slowly coming down, especially in California, where state incentives have driven the cost of PV-generated electricity to below 11¢ per kWh. But in other places around the country, it's still likely to be a fairly long payback.
Run the numbers:
- How much can you afford to spend up front? (And how much will you have to finance?)
- What financial incentives are available?
- How big a system will you need?
- What's the best system for your situation?
- How long will you live in the house?
- What will your payback be (the time it takes for the savings to equal the cost)?
How to calculate your payback (a thumbnail method): Add up the materials and labor costs and subtract any rebates. Add in any annual costs such as maintenance (minimal), additional insurance and interest payments. Then subtract any tax breaks. Now multiply the actual annual electricity generated in kWh by the cost you would normally have to pay your utility for those kWh of electricity (and the cost will undoubtedly rise each year). Subtract the savings. Continue to do this for subsequent years until the number becomes negative. This is the payback period. If you have a payback of eight years, great. The PV system should last for 30, so you will have 22 years of saving money on your electricity bill.
"If you live on the coasts where electrical costs are high, then solar might make sense. It usually doesn't make economic sense in the Midwest, where power is around 7 to 8 cents a kilowatt-hour."
Dave Youngblood, Field Editor and Senior
Sales Executive for Schneider Electric
Required Materials for this Project
Avoid last-minute shopping trips by having all your materials ready ahead of time. Here's a list.
- PV panels and mounting systems


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Space Gallery, 765 Santa Fe Drive, is known for showcasing bold, new, contemporary art by emerging and established artists from throughout the United States.
It's also a popular spot for weddings and other special events — such as the show and reception that Goodwill Industries of Denver put on for the men and women who have made significant financial contributions to Goodwill.
The artwork on display that night was created by individuals in several Goodwill programs.
The Community Employment Program for intellectually disabled adults showcased Georgia O'Keeffe flower art replicas, multicultural jewelry and holiday cards created from participants' original artwork.

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Here's my vent:
I took my three older kids to the dentist today. I've really liked the office up until now because they usually try to help me with getting all the kids in with the least amount of hassle. Usually, I park right in front and then send one child in at a time and they motion to me when it's time for the next child and then I send the others in until everyone is done. Today I had to take the twins in with me (rather than staying in the car) because one of the kids had a cavity and the dentist needed to talk to me. The twins were being really good, so I ended up staying in the waiting room. Now, the waiting room services both the dentist and a physical therapy office, and is owned by a husband/wife pair. The wife is the dentist, the husband the physical therapist. Someone from the physical therapy office came over and said to me with a fake smile on her face, "can we use our indoor voices, please?" HUH? Indoor voices? These are our indoor voices. Garrett was talking in his 3 year old voice which is a little higher pitched than say a 5 year olds, but he certainly wasn't being loud, and neither were the twins. I was SO upset. How dare she? So, I told them to cancel the appointments that had been made for 6 months from now because I needed to find a family friendly office. I explained that if I couldn't even sit in the waiting room for 45 minutes without being asked to be quiet then it wasn't the office for me. They called and apologized when I got home, and I know that it was someone from the physical therapy office and not the dental office who said something to me, but I'm still mad. Wouldn't you be?


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Graduate Studies
Sociology 2011-2012
Admission | Courses | Program | Requirements | Profile
Chairperson: John F. Wozniak
Graduate Committee Chairperson: Richard Gee
Office: Morgan Hall 404
Telephone: (309) 298-1056 Fax: (309) 298-1857
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: wiu.edu/sociology
Location of Program Offering: Macomb
Graduate Faculty
- Heather McIlvaine-Newsad, Ph.D., University of Florida
- Shengming Tang, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- John F. Wozniak, Ph.D., McMaster University
Associate Professors
- Patricia K. Anderson, Ph.D., University of Chicago
- David Casagrande, Ph.D., University of Georgia
- Tawnya Adkins Covert, Ph.D., Purdue University
- Robert Hironimus-Wendt, Ph.D., North Carolina State University
- Elgin Mannion, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
- David Rohall, Ph.D., University of Maryland
- Cynthia B. Struthers, Ph.D., Michigan State University
- Craig Tollini, Ph.D., Western Michigan University
- Lora Ebert Wallace, Ph.D., Iowa State University
- Oswald Warner, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Assistant Professors
- Davison Bideshi, Ph.D., University of California-Riverside
- Richard Gee, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
- Patrick McGinty, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
- Jessica White, Ph.D., University of Iowa
Associate Graduate Faculty
Associate Professor
- Diane Sandage, M.A., Western Illinois University
Assistant Professors
- Laurian Bowles, M.A., Temple University
- Gordon Chang, Ph.D., University of California-San Diego
- Nancy Schaefer, Ph.D., University of Aberdeen
- Bridget Welch, Ph.D., Iowa State University
- Tammy Werner, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
- Chris Adamski-Mietus, M.A., Western Illinois University
Program Description
The Master of Arts degree program in sociology is designed to meet the needs of students having interests in several substantive areas including criminology and deviance, modernization and demography, social change and collective behavior, the family, organizations, stratification, and race and ethnicity. The Master of Arts degree in sociology qualifies individuals for jobs in government, human service agencies, and businesses which require a social science or behavioral science master's degree. Community colleges employ master's graduates as teachers, and some universities employ them as entry level, temporary teachers. The Master of Arts degree also serves as preparation toward a Ph.D. degree in sociology.
Admission Requirements
Applicants for admission to the graduate program in sociology must have a 2.75 overall undergrad GPA or a 3.0 or higher for the last two years. Applicants must submit a statement of purpose and are encouraged to take the Graduate Record Examination prior to admission, which is strongly recommended for those applying for graduate assistantships. Students who have not had a course in statistics are required to take a course in elementary statistics.
Degree Requirements
The Master of Arts degree in sociology may be earned by satisfying either the requirements of the thesis or the general sociology (non‑thesis) plan. In either case, a degree plan must be submitted and approved by the graduate committee before the thesis proposal or paper is presented. No more than three semester hours outside the department (six semester hours for Peace Corps Fellows), 3 semester hours for SOC 501, and six semester hours for 400-G level courses may be included on the degree plan.
Thesis Plan
SOC 500 Proseminar in Sociology (1)
SOC 518 Classical Theory (3)
SOC 519 Contemporary Sociological Theory (3)
SOC 530 Statistical Methods (3)
SOC 531 Quantitative Methods (3)
SOC 535 Qualitative Research Methods (3)
SOC 600 Thesis Research (3)
SOC 601 Thesis in Sociology (3)
SOC 602 Comprehensive Examination (0)
Directed Electives (9)
TOTAL PROGRAM: 31 s.h.
A thesis proposal must be approved by the student's thesis committee before research for the thesis is undertaken. A final oral defense of the thesis is required.
General Sociology (Non-Thesis) Plan
SOC 500 Proseminar in Sociology (1)
SOC 518 Classical Theory (3)
SOC 519 Contemporary Sociological Theory (3)
SOC 530 Statistical Methods (3)
SOC 531 Quantitative Methods (3)
SOC 535 Qualitative Research Methods (3)
SOC 602 Comprehensive Examination (0)
SOC 699 Sociology Non-Thesis Paper (0)
Directed Electives (21)
TOTAL PROGRAM: 37 s.h.
An oral presentation of a paper, which can be based on an area of the student's course work, will be given to the departmental faculty. The paper must be approved by the student's adviser and a second reader selected by the student, and the paper is to be kept on file in the Department.
Course Descriptions
405G Sociology of Aging in Rural and Urban America. (3) An investigation of the social and political consequences for communities and society at large from the expanding populations of the aged, and a sociological examination of the relationships between community and institutional arrangements and the social and social‑psychological dimensions of aging. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or permission of the instructor.
410G (cross-listed with WS 410G) Women and Poverty. (3) The poverty of women in the United States, including factors of race, place of residence, and age are covered. Structural hierarchies that maintain poverty are examined from a sociological perspective. Prerequisite: WS 190 or SOC 100 or permission of the instructor.
414G Population. (3) The distribution, growth, and characteristics of human population and its relationship to social organization. Prerequisites: Two courses in Sociology including SOC 100 or 510.
420G (cross-listed with AAS 420G and WS 420G) Race, Class and Gender. (3) The course will examine issues of race, class, and gender in historical, cultural, and contemporary societal contexts. Prerequisites: WS 190 or AAS 100 or SOC 100; or permission of the instructor.
424G Sociology of Mental Health. (3) A survey of the history, causes, treatment, and effects of mental illness in the United States with emphasis on sociological factors such as social class, race, definitional process, etc. Prerequisites: SOC 100 or 510, SOC 200, or permission of the instructor.
425G Juvenile Delinquency. (3) A survey of theories of causation relating to juvenile delinquency and an analysis of the development of history of the juvenile court in America and the relationship of that system to rehabilitation prospects, detention facilities, police behavior, and various social institutions. Prerequisites: SOC 100 or 510, SOC 200, or permission of the instructor
426G Industrial Sociology. (3) Impact of industrialization on society; structure and functions of work organization; occupations and careers; managerial union philosophies; industry‑community relations. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or 510, or permission of the instructor.
430G (cross-listed with WS 430G) Sociology of Women's Health. (3) Uses sociological theories and research to examine the gendered experience of illness. Includes sociological analysis of medical knowledge about women's health. Topics include medicalization of women's health, the gendered hierarchy of professions, and feminist critiques of scientific research.
432G (cross-listed with POLS 432G) Survey Methods. (3) An overview of how to design, conduct, and present the results of social surveys. The course includes a familiarization with data preparation for computer processing and an introduction to use computer software statistical packages. Prerequisite: Any university level statistics course or permission of the instructor.
435G Women and Crime. (3) Theories of female criminality, patterns of female crime and victimization, women in corrections, and women as criminal justice practitioners are examined. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or 510, or permission of the instructor.
445G Sociology of Corporate Crime. (3) A sociological analysis of theories and research concerning the nature, extent, costs, and control of crimes committed by corporations. Prerequisites: SOC 100 or 510, SOC 355, or permission of the instructor.
455G Sociology of Corrections. (3) An examination of the sociocultural and socioeconomic causes and functions of correctional institutions. An analysis of the social organization of both the inmate social system and the administrative treatment and custodial personnel, and an examination of the facilitators and impediments to rehabilitation generated by the social organization. Prerequisites: SOC 100 or 510 and SOC 355, or permission of the instructor.
460G The Family. (3) Institutions and systems of kinship, marriage, family grouping, child rearing, personal maintenance, and status placement. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or 510, or permission of the instructor.
461G Educational Sociology. (3) A comparative and functional analysis of education as an institution; the interaction of education and other institutions; and the relation of education to social change. Prerequisites: SOC 100 and one additional sociology course, or permission of the instructor.
462G Political Sociology. (3) An analysis of power structures, decision-making systems, conflict, conflict resolution, and various theories of power.
463G Sociology of Law. (3) An analysis of the social origin of law, the effects of law on human behavior, inter-relations between law and other social institutions, and of the relationship between law and social change. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or 510.
464G Sociology of Religion. (3) Research findings concerning religious groups and institutions, function of religion in sacred and secular societies; comparisons of religious norms and their effect on patterned behavior, relations between religion and other institutions such as economic, family, etc. Prerequisites: SOC 100 or 510 and two additional sociology and anthropology courses.
465G Deviance, Crime, and Control in Socio-Historical Perspective. (3) Historical conceptions of deviance; origin of prisons, asylums; emergence of police; rates and types of deviance and varieties of social control in particular historical periods. Prerequisites: SOC 100 or 510 and two additional sociology and anthropology courses.
471G Urban Sociology. (3) City life forms and the alternative structures of complex societies; special arrangements, systems of decision making; belief formation, energy use, communication, socialization, and control. History of urban growth, ecology, complex organization, and sources of cohesion. Prerequisites: SOC 100 or 510 and three additional courses in sociology and anthropology.
480G Deviance and Disruption in the American Family. (3) A sociological analysis of family deviance; neglect; abuse; and violence including processes leading to major personal crises and family disruption; and social programs and policies. Prerequisites: SOC 100 or 510, or permission of the instructor.
500 Proseminar in Sociology. (1) An introduction to the profession of sociology. Overview of major subfields within sociology. Information on preparing professional papers, research proposals, and oral presentations.
501 Individual Readings in Sociology and Anthropology. (1–3) Special topics selected in consultation with the instructor. Repeatable to a total of six semester hours. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
508 (cross-listed with ANTH 508 and WS 508) Women and Social Movements. (3) This course covers women in social movements. Sociological, anthropological, and feminist theories are used to study women's movements and social change. Topics include, but are not limited to: suffrage, birth control, environmental, peace, child protection, and international human rights movements. Prerequisites: One previous undergraduate course in women's studies, anthropology, or sociology, or permission of the instructor.
515 Advanced Criminology. (3) Survey seminar in crime. Sociological examination of measurement of crime, types of crime, major crime theories, recent empirical research, and topical issues in criminology. Prerequisites: Three semester hours of undergraduate criminology courses and six semester hours of graduate level sociology courses.
518 Classical Theory. (3) Detailed examination, analysis, and critiques of classical theorists and theories in Sociology. Emphasis on analysis of the foundations of sociological theory including Comte, Spencer, Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Parsons among others will be discussed. Prerequisite: SOC 333 or permission of the instructor.
519 Contemporary Sociological Theory. (3) Detailed examination, analysis, and evaluation of selected modern sociological theories. Emphasis on critical analysis and interpretation of major developments from WW II to present. Parsons, Mills, Dahrendorf, Rex, Shütz, Bourdieu, Habermas, Luhmann, Giddens, Münch, and Baumann, among others, are included. Prerequisite: SOC 518 and admittance to graduate program.
520 Sociology of Knowledge. (3) A survey of theories and research concerning social determination of systems of knowledge. Historical development of the field and recent synthesis of the German, French, and American epistemological trends. Special emphasis is put on an intensive analysis of the relationship between knowledge and the power in post-industrial society. Authors studied include Marx, Scheler, Mannheim, Schutz, Levi-Strauss, Habermas, and Gouldner. Prerequisite: Twelve semester hours of sociology.
525 Advanced Studies in Social Inequality. (3) Critical examination of theoretical and empirical writings on the distribution of wealth, power and prestige in society. Overview of role of social institutions and social and personal values on the construction of inequality and its impact on both individuals and society.
530 Statistical Methods. (3) Modern statistical techniques and methods of data analysis in the social sciences. Data reporting, random variation and sampling procedures, interviewing, secondary data sources, the search of unobtrusive measurements, and techniques of data processing. Prerequisites: Twelve semester hours of sociology and anthropology including SOC 100 or 510, 232, 332.
531 Quantitative Methods. (3) A detailed examination of data-gathering techniques, including scaling, questionnaire construction, sampling procedures, interviewing, secondary data sources, the search for unobtrusive measurements, and techniques of data processing. Prerequisites: Completed 9–15 hours of graduate work and one undergraduate course in statistical reasoning.
532 Demographic Techniques. (3) Specialized techniques of development and analysis of population data. Original census, registration, and estimating techniques; life table construction; projections; fertility measures; use of population data; and tools of applications such as urban planning, migration analysis, and testing of sociological variables. Prerequisite: Twelve semester hours of sociology including SOC 232 and 414.
535 (cross-listed with ANTH 535) Qualitative Research Methods. (3) This course is designed to expose students to several qualitative research methods used in the social sciences. In this course, students will learn how to select the appropriate qualitative method based on the strengths, limitations and ethical dilemmas each method poses. Students will also learn how to conduct research, analyze data, and write qualitative research findings. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of sociology graduate work.
546 Social Conflict. (3) Minority struggles, violence, deviance, hostile actions and counter-measures are examined in the context of reorganization of systems of interaction and of changing values; functions of conflict, social conditions of conflict and alternatives to conflict in group relations. Prerequisite: Twelve semester hours of sociology and anthropology.
550 Advanced Studies in Marriage and Family. (3) An advanced and critical treatment of the current issues, research and theoretical formulations of contemporary marriage and family life styles, emphasizing major demographic, economic, cultural, gender role and value system changes leading to personal and social consequences. Prerequisites: Six semester hours of sociology and anthropology including SOC 100 or 510, 370 or 480.
555 Socialization. (3) Processes of internationalization of norms through symbolic interaction; theories regarding agencies, forces, cultural variation in socialization process; role theory, relationship to age‑sex statuses, social adjustment, social class, vocation, education, and child development. Formulation of personality as set of predispositions for action derived from internalized role components. Prerequisite: Twelve semester hours of sociology and anthropology.
561 Family and Work Roles. (3) A comprehensive review of the changing pattern of family and work roles in the United States and in other societies. The review includes a new pattern of married couples' sex role division, employment, and career experience. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of sociology.
562 Complex Organization. (3) Nature of systems of interaction; relationship of individuals to systems, boundaries, goals, statuses, communications; comparisons of organizational models; organizational change, conflicts and disparities within organizations; relationships between organizations. Prerequisite: Twelve semester hours of sociology and anthropology.
565 Sociology of Health and Medicine. (3) An examination of the field of health and medicine including the self, illness and wellness; caregiver and client relationships; total institutions; demography and epidemiology and examination of health care.
570 Seminar on Current Crime Research. (3) Crime theories and research developed since 1975 are examined. Research topics may include gender, race, violent crime, white collar crime, terrorism, or other topics. Prerequisites: Three semester hours of undergraduate criminology; six semester hours of graduate sociology, including SOC 518.
580 The 20th Century. (3) This course is an overview of social change and the development of the discipline of sociology in the United States during the 20th Century. Sociologists will describe and discuss work done this century in their respective areas of sociological specialization. Sociological interpretations of major social changes and trends in the areas of family, government, economy, group relations, and popular culture will be provided. Prerequisite: Twelve semester hours of sociology or permission of the instructor.
590 Writing in Sociology. (3) This course promotes improved writing competence in sociology and overcoming writing problems. Focus is on intellectual expression, critique of writing, and presentation of sociological ideas. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of sociology.
599 Seminar in Sociology. (1–3, repeatable under different special topics) Special topics in sociology to be announced. Prerequisite: SOC 510 or permission of the instructor. Intended primarily for majors in sociology.
600 Thesis Research. (3) Prerequisites: SOC 518, 530, and 531.
601 Thesis in Sociology. (3)
602 Comprehensive Exam. (0) Students will complete a written comprehensive exam in the areas of social research methods and social theory. The examination will be graded either satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Students must pass both parts of the examination by the second attempt. Graded S/U. Prerequisite: Approval of the Departmental Graduate Adviser.
612 Seminar in the Instruction of Undergraduate Sociology. (3) Designed to prepare sociology majors for the teaching of elementary courses at the junior college and four‑year college level. Syllabus preparation, emphasizing course content and selection of topics and issues; course outlines, lecture planning, examination techniques, problems of rapport and objectivity, text selection. Students will present guest lectures in participating classes. Prerequisite: Sixteen graduate hours or candidacy.
694 Graduate Internship. (3) Supervised applied experience in sociologically related areas such as social services, law enforcement, or research. Written report required. Prerequisites: Approval of department chairperson and completion of at least 21 s.h. of graduate coursework (including SOC 510, 518, and 531).
699 Sociology Non-thesis Paper. (0) Students in the non-thesis degree option will write and present a paper on a topic approved by a committee of two faculty members selected by the student and approved by the Chair of the Departmental Graduate Committee. Graded S/U. Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Chairperson.
404G Dynamics of Cultural Change. (3) Examination of socio-cultural phenomena in process and change. Application of theories of change to the evolution of cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Prerequisite: SOC 100 and ANTH 100 or 510.
410G Anthrozoology. (3) Anthrozoology examines human-animal relationships from the perspective of anthropology with an emphasis on culture and its influence on attitudes toward animals. Prerequisite: ANTH 110 or permission of instructor. Successful completion of a course in research methods is highly recommended.
463G (cross-listed with BIOL 463G) Ethnobotany. (4) A survey of how indigenous people use and classify plants in comparison to modern, scientific principles of botany and plant chemistry, and the use of traditional knowledge by modern science. May require field work with travel at student expense. Prerequisites: BIOL 100, 101, 102, or 103; ANTH 110 or SZOC 100; or permission of the instructor.
508 (cross-listed with SOC 508 and WS 508) Women and Social Movements. (3) This course covers women in social movements. Sociological, anthropological, and feminist theories are used to study women's movements and social change. Topics include, but are not limited to: suffrage, birth control, environmental, peace, child protection, and international human rights movements. Prerequisites: One previous undergraduate course in women's studies, anthropology, or sociology and graduate standing, or permission of the instructor.
535 (cross-listed with SOC 535) Qualitative Research Methods. (3) This course is designed to expose students to several qualitative research methods used in the social sciences. In this course, students will learn how to select the appropriate qualitative method based on the strengths, limitations and ethical dilemmas each method poses. Students will also learn how to conduct research, analyze data, and write qualitative research findings. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of sociology graduate work.
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- General Information
- Campus and Facilities
- University Services
- Special Programs
- Admission
- Academic Guidelines
- Graduate School Policies
- Costs and Financial Assistance
- Programs of Study
- Integrated Baccalaureate/Master's Degrees
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
- Other Departments Offering Courses for Graduate Credit
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Number: 110-19
Date: February 21, 2008
President Signs Public Law 110-181, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law H.R. 4986, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008" (P.L. 110-181). The provisions of interest to SSA in this law are similar to provisions previously described in Legislative Bulletin 110-17 on H.R. 1585, which was passed by Congress and later vetoed by President Bush because of language in the bill that would allow plaintiffs in lawsuits against Iraq 's former regime to freeze assets needed for the current Iraqi government.
The Public Law provides requirements for acquisition policy and management, special immigration status for certain Iraqi aliens, additional protections for Federal employees and families caring for injured service members, service improvements to recovering veterans, and a requirement for the Department of Defense, in consultation with SSA, to develop a comprehensive handbook on benefits available to seriously injured service members.
Following are provisions of interest to SSA:
Protection for Families Caring for Injured Service Members
• Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide up to 26 weeks of unpaid leave during a single 12-month period to employees who are caring for family members who have been injured or become ill in the line of active military service. Eligible employees can elect (or employers can require) that accrued paid leave be substituted for unpaid leave. For civil service employees, annual or sick leave could be substituted for unpaid leave. This provision is effective upon enactment.
Use of Leave Transfer Program by Wounded Veterans Who Are Federal Employees
• Exempts wounded veterans who are Federal employees from exhausting annual and sick leave before receiving and using transferred leave if they:
• Sustained a combat-related disability while a member of the armed forces, including a reserve component of the armed forces; and
• Are undergoing medical treatment for that disability.
The exemption applies so long as such individuals continue the medical treatment for the disability, but for no longer than 5 years from the start of the treatment. For qualifying individuals who are already being treated upon the enactment date of this provision, their 5-year period of exemption begins on the date of enactment. This provision is effective upon enactment.
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Comprehensive Policy on Improvements to Care, Management and Transition of Recovering Service Members
• Requires the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs to jointly develop and implement a comprehensive policy on improvements to the care, management, and transition of recovering service members. Among the areas covered by this policy are the medical and disability evaluations of service members.
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Bid Protests by Federal Employees in Actions under Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76
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Public-Private Competition Required Before Conversion to Contractor Performance
• Requires public-private competition provisions to be followed before an executive agency transfers a Federal employee civilian function to a contractor. These competition provisions currently exist for the Defense Department. A head of Agency must submit a report to Congress if the Agency commences a public-private competition under this section. This provision is effective upon enactment.
Public Disclosure of Justification and Approval Documents for Noncompetitive Contracts
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Disclosure of Government Contractor Audit Findings
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Special Immigrant Status for Certain Iraqis
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Unidentified gunmen shot Akogwu, 31, a reporter and camera operator with independent broadcaster Channels TV, as he interviewed witnesses of terrorist attacks in the city of Kano, local journalists told CPJ. Akogwu had just returned from a police news conference following coordinated bombings by the extremist Islamist group Boko Haram that left at least 178 people dead, according to news reports.
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Literary agent Isabel Reed receives a hand-delivered manuscript from an anonymous author. She's a bit put off, but when she starts reading the mysterious manuscript, she can't put it down. The revelations in the narrative would easily create a scandal involving one of the world's most powerful men.
Isabel knows an editor named Jeff who can keep a secret and who understands the kind of explosion the book's publication would cause.
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Binturongs are a predominantly arboreal animal, this means they spend most of their time in the trees.
Binturongs are renowned for the distinctive smell that they use to indicate territory and readiness to breed. Some describe it as a popcorn smell. The aroma comes from a scent gland near their tails.
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Binturongs are naturally found in north-eastern India, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand, Borneo, Philippines, Sumatra and Java. Using their bushy tails for balance and support, binturongs spend most of their time wandering treetops in the dense forests of South-east Asia, often at night, to find their food.
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For years, Google vice president Marissa Mayer has been one of the most visible and highly-regarded executives at the company.She was the company's first female engineer and one of its first 20 employees.
So it was a surprise when, in October 2010, Mayer was moved off of Google's most important product, search, and over to "location and local services."
To many observers of Google, this looked like a demotion – even though Mayer was simultaneously promoted to Google's internally prestigious "Operating Committee."
Then, when Larry Page became CEO in 2011, he created a new product group, which included Mayer's products, and put Google SVP Jeff Huber in charge.
Has Mayer been passed over at Google?
Not according to one Google source we recently spoke to.
This source told us that Mayer went from managing 250 product managers in search and the suite of products around it to supervising 1,100 managers – people managing engineering, design, marketing and sales. In addition, Mayer supervises some 6,000 contractors.
"By the fraction of the company, the geo and local piece that [Marissa] runs is something like 20-25% of the company overall."
Google's headcount is about 33,000 people – if, like our source, you do not include Google's new subsidiary Motorola Mobility. That means Mayer is now in charge of ~8,000 people at one of the most important companies in the world. No wonder Walmart put her on its board.
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The warning for Co Antrim, Co Armagh, Co Down, Co Fermanagh, Co Londonderry & Co Tyrone is valid 10pm on Wednesday February 22 to 2pm on Thursday February 23.
The Met Office website says: "A spell of heavy rain will develop across Northern Ireland during Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
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Scalar field theory does not have gauge symmetry, and in particular, $\phi\to\phi−1$ is not a gauge transformation. but why? and
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South Tahoe High School students make specialty chairs, raise money for wood shop
Students taking wood shop at South Tahoe High School have embodied a slice of winter into furniture this season, all while raising money for the school's program.
They have accomplished this by taking old skis and snowboards and transforming them into household furniture. Skis become the backs of Adirondack chairs, or snowboards replace the bottoms of festive benches.
Most recently, the students completed about a dozen of the colorful snowboard benches, which are selling for $80 each.
Wood shop instructor Nathan Crnich said the projects are not only a good learning experience for the students, but they will also help pay for materials that will help other students in future wood shop classes.
"It's been great," he said. "The Adirondack (ski) chairs sold out within a week of me putting the email up."
The idea of turning old snow equipment into household goods was inspired by creations from Forest Furniture, a South Lake Tahoe business that specializes in making high-quality furniture out of skis, snowboards and other winter products.
High school senior Jesse Mitchell said he presented the idea to Crnich after reading an article about the local business. He wanted to make a bench for his own house and a rail for his backyard snowboard park.
"It got me more motivated to work on it," he said.
Mitchell was hesitant about coming back to wood shop this school year after getting his fingernail ripped off by a sander, he said. But working on the benches has led to a higher appreciation for woodworking.
He's also learned a valuable lesson.
"If you want to do something, you have to push yourself," he said.
Junior Vincent Lefteroff had similar thoughts on the projects. He enjoyed working on the furniture, which required students to use a variety of wood shop tools.
"It was interesting to make," he said. "It was pretty hard."
Lefteroff had to line up sets of skis to comprise the backs of the chairs. Making the right measurements and cuts was crucial, he said, but it was all a part of the learning process.
"I love making projects," he said. "It's fun."
While every Adirondack ski chair may be sold out, the high school still has about five snowboard benches left. Anyone interested in buying a chair can call Vickie Cotrrill at the STHS ASB office at 530-541-4111, ext. 285.


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Quote:A horrible tragedy. But I am not sure they are making the right decision here.http://www.policeone.com/training/articles/127313/"AUSTIN, Texas- The Texas Department of Public Safety said it will no longer train police officers with a boxing drill that resulted in a recruit's death last year.The department suspended full-contact fighting after Jimmy Ray Carty Jr. died of head injuries last May. He was knocked to the ground at least twice by blows to the head."We are confident we will find ways to train them that will keep them safe and keep the people of the state of Texas safe," department spokeswoman Tela Mange said Wednesday.The agency used the drill for at least 30 years and had argued it was useful training for officers who must be prepared to fight on the streets.But consultants hired by the department after Carty's death recommended the drill be eliminated because it caused too many head injuries and did not involve realistic situations.The department also banned all other exercises that involve hitting or other hard contact between trainees."Given that many police officers face physical conflict every day, I'm not sure that removing all "live" training is a good idea. Many aspects of combat cannot be imparted without resistance. I mean, should CPR be not taught if someone gets injured? Accidents are bound to happen. With all due respect to the dead cadet. Not trying to minimize the heartache of the family involved.
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An unmanned US predator drone killed a top Al Qaeda operative Monday inside Pakistan's tribal belt, even as Pakistan's newly elected prime minister made his first visit to Washington to discuss the war on terrorists with President Bush. The timing of the two events suggests that, as Pakistan's government struggles to form a coherent counter-terrorism strategy, the Bush administration is determined to take matters into its own hands.
Monday's strike is said to have targeted one of Al Qaeda's top weapon makers, an Egyptian national, according to the Dawn, a leading Pakistani English-language newspaper.
A missile apparently fired from a Predator drone killed at least six people on Monday in a compound in South Waziristan, near the Afghan border.
A security official said the strike might have killed a senior Al Qaeda trainer known for his expertise in chemicals. The official put the death toll at 12.
"Our report suggests that the missile strike might have killed Abu Khabab Al Misri. But it remains unconfirmed," the official cautioned.
The 55-year-old Midhat Mursi As-Sayid Umar alias Abu Khabab was earlier reported to have been killed in a US missile strike in Bajaur's Damadola area in Jan 2006. However, later reports showed that he was not among those killed.
A report in the Los Angeles Times says that the United States acted on its own in carrying out the strike, a break from protocol.
In the past, Pakistani authorities have sometimes aided in or carried out the reported capture or killing of a senior Islamic militant at around the time of such meetings.
But another, senior American official said that, in this case, the strike was a "strictly unilateral" one by the U.S. without any assistance from Pakistan. It was merely coincidental that it overlapped with Gillani's visit, the official said.
If true, the US's willingness to take unilateral action is part of a growing pattern that is causing a rift between Pakistani and American officials, reports The Daily Times, another Pakistani newspaper.
Repeated United States missile strikes in Pakistan can harm relations between the two countries, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid told a visiting US commander on Monday. "Expressing concern over repeated cross-border missile attacks/firing by coalition and Afghan forces, General Tariq said that our sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected," an [Inter-Services Public Relations] statement quoted Tariq as telling Acting CENTCOM chief Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey. "Any violation in this regard could be detrimental to bilateral relations," it added.
The strike came as Mr. Bush met for the first time with Pakistan's new Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. Pakistan's civilian government, which was elected in February through democratic elections, has struggled in its first 100 days of office to form a counter-terrorism strategy that appeases both its citizens and the West, according to an opinion piece in The Daily Times.
[The elected governments in Islamabad and Peshawar] are going through a learning process and their socialisation with the realities of world politics and a comprehension of the security situation on the border may take some time. It is difficult to say whether they will stick to the template they inherited from Pervez Musharraf or redefine Pakistan's strategic partnership with US.
Earlier this month, The Christian Science Monitor reported that the Pakistani government was opting for a two-pronged approach to tackle militancy in the region.
"What we have is a government in which there is still no consensus" on how to deal with the militants, says Ansar Abbasi, an editor with The News, a national English daily. "The new government couldn't possibly have followed [President Pervez] Musharraf's game plan," he says, so it is now simultaneously offering the olive branch and wielding the stick....
The Army ... is not being given clear instructions or a mandate from the government, which seems to lack direction in the face of a multifaceted challenge.
For now, the government has taken the controversial tack of negotiating with Taliban militants who reside on the country's border with Afghanistan. But Washington says that negotiations have allowed the Taliban and Al Qaeda to regroup, The New York Times reports.
Senior American officials, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice just three days ago, publicly scolded Pakistan for not doing more to root out safe havens like the one bombed on Monday in Azam Warsak, a village in South Waziristan near the Afghan border.
Last week, The New York Times also reported that many in Pakistan fear that the Predator drone attacks are a prelude to a large, unilateral attack.
Strong suggestions by the United States that it could resort to unilateral intervention against Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan are generating increasing anxiety in the Pakistani press and among government officials, who warn that such an action could backfire.
Over the last week, the Pakistani press has been filled with commentaries warning that American attacks without Pakistan's permission would further inflame anti-American sentiment, drive more people into the camp of the militants and fatally undermine the already fragile civilian government. Privately, one senior government official said American strikes would produce "chaos."
During his visit to the White House yesterday, Mr. Gilani is said to have reassured Bush that Pakistan is willing to continue the fights against extremists, The Washington Post reports.
During meetings between the two leaders, Gilani secured a pledge from Bush to respect Pakistan's sovereignty, in exchange for promises from Islamabad to increase efforts against insurgents.
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Later, in an interview with CNN Gilani was asked whether the missile strike was a violation of Pakistani sovereignty. "Certainly," he said, adding, "There should be more cooperation on the intelligence side, so that when there is a credible and actionable information given to us, we will hit ourselves."
The Christian Science Monitor reported on Friday that the outcome of Gilani's visit would be critical.
The visit by Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to the White House Monday will set the course of what will be one of the United States' most critical and complex bilateral relationships in the coming years.
But Mr. Gilani's visit also has an aura of urgency in Washington – a sense that Pakistan and its relationship with the US cannot simply coast through the final six months of the Bush presidency. The prime minister's hold on power since the February elections that swept him into office is fragile, and deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan are focusing increased attention on the Pakistan factor in the war there.


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Those sneakers!!! Fashion and comfort combined – not something you see every day. I'm going to save my pennies for a pair.
It's been so interesting discovering everyone is potty about the sneakers. Thanks, Ruth!
Just beautiful.
Bless you!
This looks really nice Sarah!
Thank you, dear Syd!
These are BEAUTIFUL Sarah – particularly the sneakers – WOW!
Much thanks, Joanne! I'm going to concentrate on doing more sneakers after Pete's and your comments. It's a shoe-in. 😀
Love love love this 💕💞💝💓💗🌸
Aw, thanks so much, Michelle! I hope you caught my sticky post explaining why I'm rarely visiting other blogs these days. Are you well? Any news of Belinda? https://firstnightdesign.wordpress.com/2018/02/02/first-night-design-you-will-be-more-disappointed-by-the-things-you-didnt-do/. xx
It's so good to see you. I will go read your post.
No I haven't heard from Belinda since last year sad to say! xoxo Sending love and hugs to you.
And to you!
That design just seems to suit anything! The sneakers are particularly effective.
Best wishes, Pete. x
I think so too! When I first joined Zazzle, they were doing sneakers and I ended up with quite a range and sold a remarkable number. Then they withdrew them which felt like a sock in the stomach after so much work and successful sales (almost more than any other products). Now I need time to create them and time is at a premium and energy even less since I wrote about my health. Such is life!
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Frisco weighs moratorium on permits for recreational marijuana businesses
The Frisco Town Council will consider tonight a temporary ban on issuing permits to recreational marijuana businesses.
The council will wait until the state adopts Amendment 64 regulations before moving ahead, Frisco Town Manager Bill Efting said.
"One of the reasons behind it is, until the state decides on what is going to be legal and what is not, I think we'd rather err on being cautious," he said.
The recently convened Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force, a statewide panel tasked with helping lawmakers implement regulations on the sale of recreational marijuana, is expected to issue its recommendations in February. If the state fails to adopt regulations by July 1, or doesn't begin accepting applications for marijuana establishments by Oct. 1, regulatory authority rolls down to local governments.
As a result, Frisco's moratorium is set to expire on Oct. 1.
"The idea is, protect the town and protect the people, until we know what the state is going to come out with," Efting said. "It's just playing defense."
The town manager said Frisco has not received any permit requests for recreational marijuana businesses since Amendment 64 was approved in November. Additionally, the proposed moratorium will not affect the town's existing medical marijuana dispensaries, Efting said.
Under the amendment, towns can craft ordinances that prohibit or regulate marijuana-related businesses.
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Investing In Citizenship: For The Rich, A Road To The U.S.
It's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, from NPR News. I'm Robert Smith. We are all familiar with the traditional immigrant story - leaving a tough life somewhere, to find something better in the United States. Well, today, we tell the story of a very different kind of immigrant, those with lots of money to spare.
ANTHONY KORDA: Yes, I was a barrister in the United Kingdom. Actually, I should say England and Wales. We had a vacation home here, in Florida. And we - I say we; my wife and I, and my two children - we came here frequently. And each time we left the nice weather of Florida, we were more and more depressed about having to leave.
SMITH: Because Anthony Korda didn't like the London rain. And so he made a lifestyle choice. He was going to immigrate to the United States, and live in a place where you can get a real tan. But Korda found out pretty quickly that the last thing the United States needs is more lawyers.
KORDA: There are, obviously, professional visas; there are employment-based visas. But they are difficult to qualify for.
SMITH: Korda could have waited in line for a regular visa. But then he saw something - a shortcut, really, to becoming an American; a small, obscure, federal program designed for people like him to get into the country, if they had enough money.
KORDA: Truthfully, it looked too good to be true; you know, the idea that you would pay somebody either a million dollars or $500,000, and then be able to come and live here. It sounded to me, at that time, to be fanciful. So I did more research, and realized that it actually was a genuine program.
SMITH: All Korda had to do was cash out most of his savings, invest in an American business. And if he could help create 10 jobs - 10 jobs - he would get a green card. And oh, yeah, the investment that Korda picked?
KORDA: It was a ski resort that already existed, up in Vermont; that was looking for funding to improve its infrastructure.
SMITH: Korda plunked down his money, got to move to Florida, vacation in Vermont, and is on the road to citizenship. He got the American dream. But what did America get back in return? That's our cover story today - buying citizenship.
The immigration program for the rich was designed to provide a boost to the U.S. economy. Makes sense. Bring an investment, real money from around the world to help businesses grow, create jobs. But try to figure out if it's actually working - ask how many real, permanent jobs were created - and nobody has good figures.
First, let's show you how the program works. It's officially called an EB-5 visa. We let 10,000 people apply here, if they have the cash. Last year, 7,600 took us up on the offer. If you want to see the kind of places where the money goes, you can turn on your TV set when the Brooklyn Nets are playing hoops.
SMITH: The team just moved to Brooklyn, and they needed a place to play; and the developer had a plan. Take a crummy neighborhood with abandoned railroad tracks; put in housing, offices, and that glorious new stadium for the Nets, Barclays Center. Bloomberg News reports that more than $200 million of the loans to build the project came from foreigners who were using the investment to get into the United States. The business plan predicts that in the end, it will create more than 5,000 jobs. That's how it's supposed to work.
But often, the projects funded by the EB-5 visas - they're not quite as glamorous. David North is with the Center for Immigration Studies, which often advocates for lower immigration levels. He says that the rules that the federal government set up for these visas encourage the investment in depressed areas: rural places, inner cities, places where private investment is scarce. But the result is, these are often risky loans.
DAVID NORTH: The investments that are open to an EB-5 investor are really rock-bottom, marginal investments.
SMITH: Well, what do you mean rock-bottom, marginal investments? It's not...
NORTH: Well...
SMITH: ...it's not the IBMs; it's not the gold-star companies?
NORTH: Certainly, it's not that. It's none of the above. These are essentially, small - usually real estate investments of some kind, small construction investments.
SMITH: North says one of the other problems with the rules is that the investor - the one who wants to move to the United States - has very few responsibilities to make sure the project works, in the end.
NORTH: We're not bringing entrepreneurs to this country, in this program. We're bringing passive investors. Now, I was retained by the Australian embassy, at one point. And they demanded that you speak English, that you be relatively young, that you run a company, and you put in some money. OK? We don't do any of those things. All we care about is just the money. And we don't care whether they start a business, or they just sign a check.
SMITH: The federal government doesn't release numbers, to tell us how many of these investments succeed or fail. Dune Lawrence, an investigative reporter with Bloomberg News, spent months trying to figure it out.
DUNE LAWRENCE: The basic problem starts with the fact that it's an economic development program run by an immigration agency. And the immigration agency is focused on immigration. So their big concern is - sort of handling the applications from each immigrant. And this whole economic development side of it has grown up that - I think they're pretty unprepared to handle.
SMITH: So as an investigative reporter, you're looking to see this basic question, how's the economic side of this working? You know, is it, in fact, you know, creating jobs; is it, in fact, creating successful businesses. What data was available to you? There's not an end-of-the-year, annual report that the immigration agency puts out that says, we were good - or we weren't?
LAWRENCE: You know, they'll tell you how many of these immigrant investors actually got the green card, which would imply that their money was spent properly and created the proper number of jobs. But there's, literally, no one going out and saying oh, this actually happened; or, this has actually created any jobs. I mean, it's all based on the economic assumptions that were made at the beginning of the project. And if they can show that they're in the process of spending the money, then that's that.
SMITH: Yeah. So in your research - because there's not any official way to do this, you did something very smart. You went out and looked for lawsuits, which, of course, tells you what went wrong; what is the worst-case scenario. And you mentioned the South Dakota dairy farm. There's just nothing more American to me, than a South Dakota dairy farm. Explain to me what the plan was.
[POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: The question about a dairy farm investment in South Dakota is answered with information regarding another, unrelated lawsuit. The dairy farm lawsuit was brought by South Korean investors. The lawsuit described below involved Chinese investors and a cattle-processing plant.]
LAWRENCE: This involved Chinese investors. In that lawsuit, it seemed to come down to a dispute with the agent. The agent who had gone and solicited these Chinese investors wanted more money. And that was my understanding - is that there was a dispute over the fee. And so the agent then - and this gives you a sense of how little the investors in these projects understand - the agent was then going back to the Chinese investors and saying look, you've totally been duped. You've got to sue this guy. He didn't tell you what was going on.
And if you're a Chinese person, and all you want to do is buy a visa and move to the United States so your kids can get an education here - you don't have the means, likely, to really understand all that, especially if you're going through all these layers. You've got the agent who recruited you and then their international office somewhere, and then the regional center and the immigration authority in the U.S. I mean, it's a really confusing process.
SMITH: And there's no information on what's working, and what's not.
LAWRENCE: Yeah. I mean, it's definitely a complex process. Something called the North American Securities Administrators Association, they put EB-5 investment scams as one of their top five new threats to investors. That's not so good, not a good sign for the program.
SMITH: That's Dune Lawrence, investigative reporter with Bloomberg News. Despite all the questions, defenders of the program say look, money is money. Maybe some rich foreigners could lose their stake. Maybe some won't create the right number of jobs. Maybe a lot of the projects don't make sense. But it is a real - if relatively tiny - bump in investment. Mark Jones is a political science professor at the Baker Institute, at Rice University in Texas.
MARK JONES: Overall, I think it's good for the economy because it is bringing in money to the United States, and bringing in investment to the United States, that may not otherwise have come here; people who are overall making a contribution to the United States both directly via these investments but as well through other spending, once they actually arrive here.
SMITH: You know, if you weren't talking about investment - you were talking about gambling, there's a word for this in Las Vegas. They're whales.
JONES: Well, in many way - they are whales. And just like with Las Vegas, you have competition from Atlantic City; casinos in New Orleans, and elsewhere in Louisiana. There's a lot of competition for these investors. The United States isn't the only country that's trying to lure them with the promise of some type of residency status. The United Kingdom does it. New Zealand does it. Canada does it. The Bahamas does it. In the Bahamas, it's a lot easier because there, all you have to do is build a $1.5 million house, and you're done.
SMITH: So if the U.S. reaches the cap, if they end up giving away or selling - depending on how you want to look at it - the 10,000 visas, then is there a possibility that they could just make more of them?
JONES: It would require new legislation, or at least an amendment to the existing legislation by Congress; say, raising the cap from 10,000 to 15-, at which time, they may also raise the price. So there are sort of two ways Congress could address this. One is to raise the amount of visas; say, from 10,000 to 15-. The other is to raise the minimum amount, from 500,000 to a million or 1.5 million. I think either of those options would reduce the numbers below 10,000.
SMITH: But there's a political problem about expanding this program, isn't there? I mean, for a lot of people, this looks bad. It feels bad to be essentially, selling U.S. citizenship.
JONES: I think this legislation was passed in a different political climate related to immigration, back in 1990. It would be a tougher sell today, unless it was put as part of a broader, comprehensive immigration reform - in which case, it may disappear into the weeds in terms of being a relatively minor component of a much broader type of reform.
SMITH: That's Mark Jones from Rice University. He says just as you can find anecdotal evidence of failure, you can find a bunch of examples of successful projects funded with these kind of visas. In Texas, he's looked at strip malls, horse-racing enterprises, even real estate projects that were funded by immigrants, that seem to be working.
But what about Anthony Korda? He's the British lawyer who wanted to live by the beach. He invested half a million dollars in a ski resort, to get his visa. So how did it work out?
KORDA: It's been a fairly modest return on investment. I would say, maybe over the six years that we've been invested, we've maybe had about 1.5 to 2 percent back.
SMITH: OK, Korda could have done much better in the stock market or bonds. But then, he would have been living in the gloom of London instead of on the beach in Florida, where he wants to be.
KORDA: It's a trade-off. I mean, this is why I say, in answer to the critics, you have to be able to offer these investors something in return because they are investing in industries that the banks don't want to invest in but, you know, U.S. investors may not be looking at as a great rate of return. You're certainly not going to find investors at the - you know, the 500,000 or a million-dollar level who are going to be satisfied with, you know, between naught and 1 or 2 percent, and who are going to have their money tied up for indefinite period.
SMITH: By the way, Korda has found another way to make that initial investment pay off. As a lawyer, he now consults with other wealthy foreigners wanting to use the program to come to America.
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What are some things to consider with the upcoming growing season and the volatility it typically brings?
· One is the drought monitor which still has significant dryness in the western cornbelt and mostly normal conditions in the far east. This is Feb 7th 2012 vs. the most recent 2013 run.
· Chinese soybeans are still being consumed at a progressive clip
· Brazil's poor infrastructure is backing up delivery of product for export up to 30-40 days
· Seasonal fund buying is just around the corner in the feed market
To me, one of the things that can move the market the fastest and create the most volatility is the managed fund money. The CFTC provides a report to the public each Friday afternoon with and update on position levels for several trader categories and one of which is managed money.
Below is the some of the information from last Friday's CFTC commitment of traders (COT) report. The only number that was listed on the report is the "on 2/5/13" number, the 5 year high and low are based on me looking back over the last 5 years. The positive numbers mean long the market and the negative numbers are short the market.
Commodity on 2/5/13 5 yr. high 5 yr. low
Corn +182,967 +429,189 -20,856
Meal +45,825 +101,618 -28,150
Hogs +42,825 +80,349 -15,971
Now that you know what the length in the managed money is for each commodity involved in the hog crush, what does it mean? It doesn't really mean anything by itself. Commodities markets process information that way it deems fit, not the way we may think is rational or logical. What I do for reference purposes is take a look at where the managed money was during the same week from previous years to give me an idea if they have a rather large or small position for this time of year.
The graphic below shows where the managed money positions were as of 02/05/13, highlighted in yellow. The 2013 highlight shows me where this year's position is compared to the same report time-frame from prior years.
Does all of this fund money talk actually go into the managing of a hog crush on a day to day basis? Probably not from a day to day standpoint but the market will always process the data. I hear a lot that the funds are horrible and they should be banned from the market place. I understand the gripe but I disagree because they tend to over extend the market in either direction. This over extension is providing a hedger, whether end-user or grain producer, an opportunity. The thing is you have to be watching for it.
Managing hog margins has become a task that requires more attention to detail on a longer time-frame that it used to. Opportunity is usually available at some point during the year; however, that opportunity might come a year out. There are many different producer situations where this may or may not be a true statement on an individual basis. I'm looking at it from the relationship between hogs, corn and meal which is commonly known as the hog crush.
The crush changes just as each commodity the makes it up does; however, there isn't any quote service available to provide it to us. Monitoring the crush margin takes time and work, it isn't the easiest but it is something that can help take the emotion out of "timing" a decision in a given market. Following one number (crush) is a lot easier than following three numbers independently.
There are firms out there that can help with monitoring a crush margin, ours included. If you don't already have a crush margin following system in place, find someone who does. We watch this information daily and look for opportunities should they present themselves. If you would like to see an example of our Daily Hog Crush Report, click here .
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Safariland Releases New Gun Fits for Range Series Holsters
Safariland® announced that it has released three additional fits in the Range Series, one of its newest holster collections. The Ruger LC9, Springfield XD-S™, and the S&W M&P SHIELD™ are among the latest line extensions for this series of holsters growing in popularity.
The Range Series of holsters was developed for rugged use on the range, whether by competition shooters, range instructors or shooting enthusiasts. The 5195, specifically designed for female torsos, features an offset belt loop ensuring the user an easy, straight up draw. The key feature of the 5197 is a soft, laminate belt loop, that allows for a close ride on the hip and helps to eliminate common belt bulging found with hard belt loops. Both holsters are built with a trigger guard detent and adjustable tension device, which helps secure the gun in the holster during rigorous activity. The Range Series holsters feature durable SafariLaminate™ wraparound construction with a rugged STX finish that helps resist scratches; available now in Black, FDE Brown, OD and Foliage Green.
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