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Allocating and Stewarding Water Resources
By Judy Nadler
As epic as any Steven Spielberg movie, the water wars in the West have captured our attention for more than a century. At the heart of the controversy is the allocation of the Colorado River's water among six Western states. Historically California has taken more than its fair share, and the Golden State is now charged with living within its means that is within the annual share of 4.4 million-acre feet of Colorado River water. The Colorado supplies 14 percent of California's water needs, including 65 percent of the water used in Southern California. In legislation signed recently by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, farmers in the Imperial and Coachella valleys will sell their water to the cities and suburbs of Southern California. Profits from the sale would be used to modernize their farming techniques, improve irrigation canals, and begin a significant move towards more efficient use of this valuable resource.
Another major piece of water news hit this month, capturing few headlines but perhaps marking a significant change in water use in California. Governor Davis quietly signed Assembly Bill 514 the water meter bill which requires water meters on Fresno homes and nonagricultural business by 2013. Sponsored by San Diego Assembly Member Christine Kehoe, the bill invalidates a provision in Fresno's city charter, which prohibits water meters and would require a public vote to change it. If the city doesn't use meters, it faces losing 60,000 acre feet of water from the San Joaquin River. And while this legislation focuses on communities receiving water from the Central Valley Project, such as Fresno and Folsom, it signals an awareness that the resources many communities take for granted are in danger.
The issues surrounding water its availability, price, use, quality, and ownership are affecting local governments and citizens on a regular basis. While water quality issues are governed by state and federal agencies, local governments are charged with the responsibility of delivery. And in communities where growth is robust, the challenge is to plan for adequate supplies in the face of growing demands. Some cities are discussing a new type of threshold for development. Not only would the project need to pass the traditional environmental scrutiny, but there would need to be a demonstrated long-term and affordable source of water to support such growth.
A water war on another level is being waged over ownership and privatization. A San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge ruled this week on Stockton's $600 million privatization contract with OMI-Thames Water Company, invalidating the contract and ordering Stockton's City Council to rescind its February approval of the contract. The contract, one of the largest in the Western United States, encompassed running the municipal water, wastewater, and storm water systems, and the oversight of a major wastewater upgrade. OMI-Thames is a partnership between OMI Inc., a Colorado based company, and Thames Water, a subsidiary of German utility giant RWE. Arguments have been made that moving the ownership and operation of natural resources out of the government diminishes accountability, and that "absentee landlords" are not necessarily committed to local decisions.
Recent droughts in the West and other parts of the United States have focused interest on allocation of resources for basic needs. During the California drought, when many cities were passing emergency water rationing and increasing the basic costs to consumers, other cities were permitting potable water to irrigate expansive golf courses and allowing new swimming pools to be built. Who makes the decisions on how water is allocated, and how can a state as diverse as California make ethical decisions about water, which treat everyone equally or fairly?
Environmentalists have long argued that water is a public resource, not a commercial commodity. The benefits to wildlife, watersheds, and recreation, they believe, outweigh the interests of developers and energy providers. Recreation and tourism continue to be a major source of economic growth in the Western states, and the preservation of our natural resources will help ensure a steady stream of visitors.
Until more communities become informed on the issues surrounding water and become more involved in the debate there are likely to be more last minute "quick fixes" rather than well-researched and carefully designed water policies.
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Johnson & Johnson: Still a triple-A buy
Not the typical turnaround pick, this company has a problem with investor perceptions.
Founded in 1886 by three brothers to produce first aid kits, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has grown into one of the largest healthcare products companies in the world, with one of the strongest balance sheets in American industry.
So how can we feature this as our latest turnaround stock? Because the stock price has gone essentially nowhere for about ten years. The stock traded at 65 in 2002 and it trades around 65 today.
Back in 2002, investors were willing to pay more than 25 times the company's earnings, but they've gotten so inured to its consistently good results that they now value the stock at about 13 times earnings.
And so the only thing about J&J that needs to turn around is investor perceptions. And we think it will.
The company has a broadly diversified product link that seems largely immune to economic headwinds. It has leadership positions in a large number of its markets, with approximately 70% of revenues coming from products that are either #1 or #2 in global market share.
Its sales are geographically diversified as well, with more than half coming from outside the US. Moreover, the company is not too heavily dependent on any one product or market.
The balance sheet is rock solid. J&J is one of only four American companies able to maintain its AAA credit rating -- implying that it is more creditworthy than the US government.
While the healthcare sector seems to get more than its share of bad press, it is likely to remain a strong growth sector for the foreseeable future.
The aging of the population in the developed world and increased access to healthcare in less developed countries both bode well for J&J's products.
Even if you have to wait a while for Wall Street to warm up to the stock again, the generous 3.5% yield compensates you while you wait.
Moreover, the dividend is very likely to rise; the company has increased its dividend every year for 49 consecutive years.
Johnson & Johnson may not be a very typical 'turnaround' stock, but we think it will be a rewarding one.
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Learn techniques to help you create high-class horrorshow effects using Photoshop, Illustrator, pens and even a little human blood*.
With Halloween just over a week away, you're no doubt looking to tap your creative talent to produce artwork and decorations in the unholy spirit of the season. Here we've collected 13 of our favourite tutorials that detail effects that'll help turn your most disturbing ideas into truly nightmarish visions – plus an inspiring guide to that mine of messed up artwork, heavy metal album covers.
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Horror film poster effects
Learn how to hide your maniac behind shattered glass in this step-by-step guide by Mark Mayers.
Bring the wolves to your door
Dan Mumford reveals how he created this lycanthropic poster for punk band Gallows.
Celebrate the Day of the Dead
Bring Mexico's Día de los Muertos to wherever you are.
Design a highbrow horror-movie poster
Karim Fakhoury explains how to create a creepy, unsettling piece of poster art
Paint a fire sprite
Create a fiery figure from a photographic model shot.
Skeleton on a fixie -- hell yes!
Ollie Munden details how to create a mix of horror and hipster that could be called Funny Bones: the Shoreditch Years.
Create a stylish modern cyborg
Fabio Sasso shows you some techniques for creating a cyborg from photographic sources in Photoshop, tapping into the movie heritage of the cyborg, but mixing it with the glossy 'Bleach-Bypass' look of modern sci-fi TV shows such as V and Battlestar Galactica.
Conjure a nightmare vision of a wolf in a boy's clothing
Mix natural and unnatural elements to produce a disturbing but melancholic piece.
Skulls and owls
Joshua Smith, aka maverick illustrator Hydro74, has a style that's instantly recognisable – combining the thick, clean lines of graffiti with the iconography of tattoos and the symmetry and patterns of vector art.
Here he takes you through how he created a work based around his regular motifs of skulls and swirls mixed with that illustration icon, the owl.
Make a skull out of type
Unlock the power of Photoshop's Distort tool to create this enigmatic image.
Creepy chimeras
Chimeras – a mix-and-match approach to animal part favoured by Greeks for many mythical monsters – are great for Halloween. Here Fabio Sasso puts a new spin on Alice's Cheshire Cat.
Build a fairytale asylum
How Stephen Chan and Andriana Katsiki (AKA Wundercloud) created this unusual artwork.
X-ray specs
See your insides revealed with the quick guide to producing X-ray effects.
If you're looking for inspiration, check out our guide to the latest generation of heavy metal artwork for album covers, posters and t-shirts, which has reinvented the genre to make rock art hip again.
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Self Leadership by Andrew Bryant & Ana Kazan - Book review
How to Become a More Successful, Efficient, and Effective Leader from the Inside Out
By: Andrew Bryant, Ana Kazan, Ph.D.
Published: August 21, 2012
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
"In life and in business, before we lead others we must be able to lead ourselves", write international thought leader on self leadership, Andrew Bryant; and Visiting Scholar at North Carolina State University, Ana Kazan, Ph.D., in their empowering and research based book Self-Leadership: How to Become a More Successful, Efficient, and Effective Leader from the Inside Out. The authors describe how self leadership, and intentionally influencing oneself, will create the empowering conditions for leaders to achieve their goals.
Nadrew Bryant and Ana Kazan recognize the value of self leadership for those who believe they can live a positive and productive life, and influence those around them to travel the same course. The authors share how a leader must think effectively, behave congruently, and relate in empathetic manner. Through their research and experience, the authors point out that self leadership is needed to achieve all three goals. They also offer the wisdom the the three qualities are also part of what comprises a great human being. The authors provide evidence that in the modern world of flattened hierarchies, global teams, and empowered and and engaged people, a fresh approach to leadership is required. The authors present the concept and practice of self leadership as fulfilling that new style leadership role.
Andrew Bryant (photo left) and Ana Kazan understand that leadership of oneself provides the basic foundation for leading others. For the authors, leadership begins on the inside and is then projected outward to achieve any organizational goals or programs. The practice of self leadership builds the leader's own self confidence level for empowering others to achieve their goals. A self leadership focused individual is also more self aware and is more calm in times of stress, and much more resilient following times of stress or crisis.
The authors point out the positive benefits for the individual from self leadership:
* Self awareness
* Self confidence
* Finding meaning and purpose
* Decreased stress
* Increased happiness
* Better relationships
The authors also share the benefits that self leadership provides for the overall organization:
* Engaged and empowered workforce
* Improved goal setting and results
* Faster and better decision making
* More creativity and innovation
* Reduced conflicts
* Collaborative team efforts
For me, the power of the book is how Andrew Bryan and Ana Kazan combine the theory of self self leadership with the practices and techniques to develop self leadership within oneself. The authors build a solid case for self leadership as the foundation for overall organizational leadership. The principles of self leadership can be taught readily to everyone within the organization. The book contains the necessary practices and exercises to develop self leadership, as well as providing the reasons for developing the skills.
What the leader must do to become a successful leader is to practice the principles outlined in the book. The authors also present the science behind the concept of self leadership. The research findings demonstrate how people learn and benefit from the principles of self leadership. Those principles then expand outward to strengthen and enhance the entire organization.
I highly recommend the personal development breakthrough book Self-Leadership: How to Become a More Successful, Efficient, and Effective Leader from the Inside Out by Andrew Bryant and Ana Kazan, Ph.D., to any leaders at any level of an organization who are seeking a practical and results oriented guide to establishing a solid character based foundation for leadership. This book will not only transform you into a more effective and successful leader, but will empower your entire organization as well.
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We do not actually do service work on jet skis. The only thing we really do on jet skis that is service related would be to winterize them. We do have access to Yamaha wave runner parts and would gladly order you something in, as long as you have the correct model. We could also refer you to someone that does do service work on jet skis.
What all sizes and engine makes do you do service work on?
We do service work on Yamaha, Honda, Nissan, Johnson and Evinrude outboard engines. We have two factory trained and certified Yamaha and Honda technicians that work full time. They will be glad to service anything from a 2 hp all the way up to 250 hp and above for Honda and Yamaha. For Johnson, Evinrude and Nissan, we do mostly 25 hp or lower motors. If you are doubt if we will service you engine, either call or email the service dept prior to bringing it in for service work.
Are you able to get parts and do service work on sailboats?
We are not able to get parts for sailboats, nor do we do service work on them. However we do offer several services for our sailboat customers including; stepping the mast, in or out service, boat bottom washing, and winterization.
Do you make boat covers or do repair work on them?
Yes, we have a full canvas shop that is able to make anything from seat covers to boat covers. We are also able to make full enclosures as well. Aside from doing new canvas work, we are able to have your old canvas repaired. Anything from doing a zipper replacement to fixing a torn seam can be done in house at our facility.
My vinyl seat has a tear in it, are you able to replace or repair it?
Yes, vinyl replacement can be very costly so we offer vinyl repair services. We have a gentleman that has been doing this type of repair work for over 20 years come to our facility. If you have a tear, burn or other damage to your vinyl, we are able to do repair work that costs a fraction of what it would to replace.
What all parts do you normally keep in stock in your service dept?
Generally we stock most common OEM parts for Yamaha, Honda, Johnson and Evinrude outboards. We stock everything from fuel lines, spark plugs, fuel connectors, props, gaskets and so on. We also carry oils, lubes, oil filers, fuel products, and batteries. If we don't have the part you are looking for in stock, we will gladly order it in for you.
Do you offer any cleaning services for pontoons, sailboats or fishing boats?
Yes, we offer full cleaning services for most types of boats. We offer pressure washing, boat detailing, and carpet cleaning from spring up until out service in the fall. In the fall, we offer acid washing for pontoons before winter storage. We also do standard pressure washing on sailboats during fall out service.
Are you able to get replacement parts for my pontoon?
Yes, as long as it is a Godfrey or Bennington manufactured pontoon. To order a replacement part, we will need the boat serial number and model. Also one thing to note is that Godfrey only keeps replacement parts for five years. Any model over five years old might be hit or miss when it comes to ordering new parts.
What is the best way to have my boat put in and taken out of the water each season?
The best way to go about setting up a time would be to call the service dept or log onto the website and put in a service request. To ensure that your boat will go in or be pulled on time is to give us a set date a few weeks in advance. These are our busiest times here and lead times can get up to 2-3 weeks if no date is given.
Do you make service calls to docks during boating season?
Yes. The fee for a technician to make a service call to a dock is $50, plus the fee for parts, extra labor, ect.
If I do not boat on Atwood, are you still able to service and maintain my boat?
Yes, we have factory trained technicians that often go to other lakes for service calls during boating season. We also offer all of our services to customers outside of Atwood that we do here. Whether it be in or out service, service work, or winter storage we can take care of your requests.
What type of winter services and storage do you offer?
We offer full winterization services. Everything from motor winterization, houseboat winterization, pressure washing, acid wash, and shrink wrapping. We also have outside storage for pontoons, sailboats, houseboats and fishing boats. For a complete list of rates, check out service rates under the service section of the website.


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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Executive Producer Haden Blackman Leaves LucasArtsHaden Blackman, producer and writer for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and executive producer for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, tendered his resignation with LucasArts today, after thirteen years with the studio.
Blackman briefly explained his decision to IGN:
While the decision to leave LucasArts did not happen overnight or come easily, I really feel that now is the best time for me to move on and explore new creative challenges and I look forward to the next phase of my career.
A LucasArts representative also informed IGN that Blackman's departure won't affect The Force Unleashed 2's development.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 is currently slated for an October 26 release on PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Nintendo DS.
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Nederland police are investigating a Friday-night shooting.
Officer Dixon with the Nederland Police Department tells 12News that a dispatcher got a call around 11:30 p.m. about a disturbance with possible gun shots in the 2500 block of Avenue H.
Nederland Police and officers with several other agencies went to the scene and found one person with a gunshot wound. Officers said the injury did not appear to be life threatening. The victim was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Investigators spoke with numerous people who were on the scene and took statements.
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Brad Walter QUADE COOPER'S Australian rugby career appears to be over after the ARU effectively forced the star five-eighth out of the game by offering him an incentive-based contract usually reserved for...
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Brad Walter WALLABIES star Quade Cooper is set to re-sign with the ARU in a move that may convince his good mate James O'Connor to join him at the Queensland Reds next season.
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Trade Regionalisation and Openness in Africa
AbstractThe intensity of trade among countries belonging to the same region depends not only on the existence and effectiveness of a regional integration agreement, but also on other factors, which include the overall trade policy orientation and the relative level of geo-graphic and economic barriers affecting intra- and extra-regional trade. After presenting a set of indicators aimed at measuring correctly the intensity of bi-lateral trade preferences, this paper shows that most African countries tend to trade more intensely with partners belonging to the same region than with the rest of the world. However, this is not so much the result of the weak regional integration agreements that are in force in Africa, as a consequence of the manifold barriers limiting the degree of international openness of African countries. Under this perspective, a relatively high level of intra-regional trade, far from revealing the success of preferential integration policies, confirms that Africa's participation in the process of globalisation is still very limited.
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It's peak season in Georgia for a respiratory virus that affects infants, and pediatricians say parents need to know that their infants sniffles could be more than a cold. Respiratory Syncytial Virus also known as RSV is an easily spread illness that affects nearly 100 percent of children by the age of two.
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Have you made ice cream yet this season? We have, just once, but we're looking forward to lots more. Here's a question from Delairen on ice cream makers:
I need help choosing a new ice cream maker and was hoping you guys might have some words of wisdom for me. I currently have a Cuisinart freeze-the-bowl style ice cream maker, and although the results are passable (barely) I'm hoping to take a step up. I have a budget of about $300 or so (plus/minus) - and was considering the Cuisinart ICE-50BCE, but I was wondering if there was something I might be missing to finding the perfect balance of quality/price.
Here are our reviews of the two ice cream makers under discussion:
• Cuisinart Automatic Ice Cream Maker - The scoop: Inexpensive ice cream maker; needs to have the bowl frozen between batches, so at least 12-24 hours have to elapse between batches. But still makes a great creamy-style ice cream, especially when the base is enriched with eggs and well-chilled.
• Cuisinart ICE-50BC Supreme Ice Cream Maker - The scoop: Much more expensive (4x at least) but comes with an internal compressor that chills the ice cream while churning. You can make batch after batch, consecutively. It makes a slightly creamier ice cream, since it freezes more evenly, but it's still nowhere near a commercial model. You still need to tweak your base for its shortcomings.
Delairen, upgrading your ice cream maker will not make a huge difference in the quality of your ice cream; tweaking your base recipe will go a lot further in that. Homemade ice cream is all about compensating for the shortcomings of home ice cream makers with bases that will freeze well. Our favorite ice cream base (amazing texture) is linked below.
But upgrading will really help you make ice cream more conveniently; you don't have to pre-chill the base (although it still helps) when you use a machine with a compressor. Just make sure you have the space; these machines are big and heavy! (And loud.)
There are other similar models, too, to answer your final question, but Cuisinart really has a lock on this market. This was the most affordable version I could find, when I was looking for one about a year ago.
Which leads me to the final, most important point: This is exactly the sort of gadget you want to buy used. The model I have runs $400 on Amazon; I bought it for about $100 used, and it works perfectly. This is one of those things that people buy and then promptly get rid of. So yes, upgrade if you can find a used version that still works well.
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I've been looking on Craigslist for this exact ice cream maker for the last 3 months, and have not seen it once. In fact, if you search the model number on the Craigslist site nationally, you do not get a single result. And the few on eBay are all in the mid-200 range and after shipping will end up costing more after shipping.
I thought the exact same thing - it's a novelty item people probably think is a great idea but use once and then leave sitting there. So, why aren't they all over eBay/CL?
I picked up a similar, though non-Cuisinart, compressor ice cream maker on Craigslist for $75; I had that search in my RSS feed for about 4 months before I found it. It was new (apparently it was a gift that had never been out of the box). It's been great, and mine at least isn't any louder than the microwave (I have a Lello Junior).
But, though you don't have to pre-chill the mixture before it goes in, you should be aware that it takes quite a bit longer with a mixture that's even just room temp.
Keep an eye on the used products on amazon.com too, sometimes you see stuff a little cheaper there than on ebay or craigslist. Although, right now I don't see the Cuisinart ICE-50BC super cheap on amazon. Maybe towards the end of summer?
I use a Lello Il Gelataio compressor machine inherited from a late uncle--he bought it in the late '80s or early '90s, and it still works like a dream. No prep necessary. I do wish the bowl were removable--as it is, I have to get in there with a sponge (I believe many of the current machines have removable bowls).
I briefly had the Cuisinart ICE-50BC but I was not happy with it's performance. I returned it and got a Lello which is much, much better. I highly recommend one of the Lello machines. The Cuisinart is crap by comparison.


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An increasing number of employers — primarily hospitals — won't hire applicants whose urine tests positive for nicotine use, whether cigarettes, smokeless tobacco or even patches, USA TODAY reported.
The policies have sparked disagreement in the young adult community.
"Cigarettes are a legal product in the United States," Sarah Donofrio, 23, of Pitman, N.J. says. "I feel like that is almost illegal to bar someone from a job for doing something that is legal but just morally frowned upon."
Tobacco-free hiring policies, designed to promote health and reduce insurance premiums, took effect this month at the Baylor Health Care System in Texas and will apply at the Hollywood Casino in Toledo, Ohio, when it opens this year.
29 states and the District of Columbia passed smoker-protection laws. Some laws exempt non-profit groups and the health care industry, and 21 states have no rules against nicotine-free hiring, USA TODAY reported.
Molly Philbin, 18, of Santa Monica, Calif. says she disagrees with the policy but understands why employers are concerned.
"If I were the employer, I would be swayed one way if I thought the employee was going to smoke or abuse non-smoking laws while on the job, especially in hospitals where the cleanliness of the air does matter," Philbin says. "But it is wrong to judge an applicant solely based on that. If it were cocaine — that would be another story."
Each year, smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke causes 443,000 premature deaths and costs the nation $193 billion in health bills and lost productivity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC says 19.3% of U.S. adults smoked last year, down from 42.4% in 1965.
"We're trying to promote a complete culture of wellness," says Marcy Marshall of the Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., which begins its nicotine-free hiring next month. "We're not denying smokers their right to tobacco products. We're just choosing not to hire them," she told USA TODAY.
Ronak Darji, 20, of Edgewater Park, N.J., says he has never heard of the policy and doesn't think many other students have. If they did, he says they might change how they prepare for the job market.
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Danielle Roberts, 22 of Brigantine, N.J., says she has heard of the policy and believes people are becoming increasingly aware of it.
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suerte November 3, 2013 7:04:40 PM CET
Very good stuff!
suerte November 3, 2013 7:04:13 PM CET
Very good stuff!
jjbreen7 October 2, 2013 6:22:20 PM CEST
This is CGI - first the airbrushing is easily seen. The shadows, though he did is best to 'cover his tracks' - well it's a little hard to do when one knows what to look for. All-in-all a good CGI basic effects - but non-the-less CGI, which again is clearly seen. Why do people try to pass this stuff off as 'legit' ... seriously ... why???
Fliegezeug September 24, 2013 8:50:20 PM CEST
This movie is a third-class fake production, no doubt.
Why? Look at 1:19. The shadow of the ship is still visible even under the shadow of the crater.
With just a single point of main light, it is physically impossible to differentiate two shadows overlaping.
I like UFOs, but only the real ones.
remerizboota September 22, 2013 8:46:24 AM CEST
@Toxic32 , I guess the same reason the NASA space shuttle had wings. Sure did not need them in space but helped a lot coming back in to earths atmosphere, so why would a alien space craft not have a design fitted for traveling in a thick earth based atmosphere and operate in space also
Hoonlo September 21, 2013 7:55:48 PM CEST
Perhaps a multi purpose craft. Flys in thinner and thicker atmospheres.
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Toxic32 September 20, 2013 9:29:08 PM CEST
Why would you fly a craft with swept back wing over the moon when wings are only of any use in the Earth's thick air. I calling it fake, cgi. Well done but fake never the less.
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How 'math anxiety' costs us money
Researchers say our fear of arithmetic causes us to choose deals that aren't really deals. Another study says poor math skills increase the likelihood of defaults.
You're shopping for dress slacks and find two styles you like for $59.99 -- and they're both on sale! One brand is $15 off; the other manufacturer offers a 33% discount. Which do you choose?
If you're a savvy shopper you'd whip out the cell-phone calculator, or maybe even do the math in your head. What's more likely is that you'd choose the $15-off slacks, even though the other pair is actually the better deal ($40.20 vs. $44.99).
The average consumer's "math anxiety" often means taking the easy option (i.e., dollar-formatted) even if the person is capable of doing the math, according to research led by Rajneesh Suri of Drexel University.
Occasionally I see store signs that translate percentages-off into actual dollar amounts for the objects on sale. More often retailers seem assume we know basic arithmetic. Or maybe they're counting on (as it were) that math anxiety.
Paying an extra $4.79 on slacks may not seem like a big deal, but it adds up over time. And if a second group of researchers is to be believed, people with poor math skills are five times more likely to default on their loans.
"Numerical ability predicts mortgage default," published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, was based on interviews with several hundred U.S. residents who got mortgages in 2006 and 2007. The conversations included questions designed to determine numerical and cognitive abilities.
One-fourth of the lowest-scoring borrowers had defaulted within five years. By contrast, only 5% of the highest scorers defaulted.
Incidentally, the type of mortgage didn't matter: "Those lacking (math skills) will still get in more trouble later on even if they pick a plain vanilla mortgage," said co-author Stephan Meier, an associate professor at Columbia Business School.
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Several hundred people is a fairly small study. But it's not surprising that if you can't handle numbers you'll struggle with dollars and cents.
On one of my previous posts about retail math, a reader left a comment about getting a 3% rebate on gasoline with a rewards credit card -- and the co-worker who insisted that her 3-cents-per-gallon discount with a store loyalty card was the same thing.
Um, no. The rebate was on the total purchase: 3% of 10 gallons of gas at $4 per gallon equals $1.20, vs. a 3-cent-per-gallon discount that amounts to 30 cents. Until the reader took out pen and paper to demonstrate this mathematically, the co-worker insisted that "3% and 3 cents are the same."
Retail math can be tricky if you aren't paying attention. Does the "6 for $10" sale price make some arithmetically impaired folks think each one is 60 cents?
A supermarket's unit pricing tags may list one product's price in terms of ounces and a competing brand's in quarts. If a sign says "save an additional 20%" on an item that's already 50% off, you won't be saving 70% total.
Making monthly car insurance payments may seem easier on the budget than a bigger payment twice a year, but you'll pay more overall. That low monthly payment in the automobile ad is probably based on a 72-month loan (bad idea), but once in the dealership you're likely to be dazzled by the pretty new cars and the super-friendly salesperson. (He's such a nice guy he wants you to have a new car today!)
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Math-based marketing favors retailers because consumers "make decisions based on clues and half-thinking that amount to innumeracy," notes Derek Thompson of The Atlantic in an article called "The 11 ways that consumers are hopeless at math."
What he calls "the shopping brain" is easily fooled by things like:
- Comparisons. If the first item you see costs $5,000 you might snort. Then you see something you love and it's "only" $220. What a steal!
- Extremes. If it costs too much or too little we get nervous. Something in the middle seems like a reliable price (even if it's no better than the "cheap" one).
- The number 9. Somehow $19.99 sounds cheaper than $20. (It's only a penny, folks.) That makes it feel like a deal even if it isn't.
Tools exist to help anyone whose number skills aren't the best. For example, MSN Money has calculators for compound interest, life insurance, auto or student loans, long term care insurance, tax withholding, college savings and other personal finance topics.
The calculators in smartphones and tablets can help you when you're out and about. (Why pay more for those slacks than you have to?) Pay attention to other marketing tactics, too. "Buy one and get 50% off the second" sounds a lot sexier than "save 25% on each of two items."
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It seems like a political hot potato, something nobody wants to land in their lap: the investigation of the interlocked organizations that run much of the homeless housing network in Seattle and in some surrounding communities.
The Seattle Police Department has sent people to "Camp Unity" in Kirkland to ask questions about those organizations, SHARE and WHEEL. Camp Unity split from Tent City Four last fall, an encampment run by SHARE, over concerns about security, the handling of finances and campers being forced to participate in political protests. Residents say SPD visited Camp Unity four different times.
"They were investigating issues at the SHARE/WHEEL organization and the things we know when we were associated with them," said Executive Operations Director Steve Wiggins.
Police also told them the investigation was expending.
"They didn't tell us why," said Wigggins, "other than that the federal investigators were going to enter the investigation."
SPD confirms they have forwarded information to the FBI and that they are now the lead agency. The mayor's office confirms that as well. A spokesperson for Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes says they have been told the feds are involved but don't have "independent confirmation of that."
Scott Morrow, the man who has run the downtown homeless shelters and suburban tent cities for years but who now claims to be just a paid consultant for SHARE/WHEEL, refused to answer questions about the situation.
"I don't do comments for the record," Morrow told KING 5.
SHARE spokesperson Jarvis Capucion said, "These are just allegations. We have not been formally notified of any ongoing investigation by the FBI."
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If you're on Facebook, you might have noticed that the current trend is to recognize what you're thankful for every day during November. I don't have the commitment to do this, so I thought I'd do a bunch of thanks all in one place. For those who are sick of the "30 days of thanks" posts, have heart – I think even you will find some entertainment value in this post.
1 – I'm thankful for my family, duh. This sort-of goes without saying, but I'm not going to not say it – I'm just that thankful for them.
2 – I'm thankful for old friends – friends from college who are still in my daily life, who have been there through thick and thin, and who still manage to put up with me.
3 – I'm thankful for new friends – friends from the interwebs, both near and far. I am a better person because of them.
4 – I'm thankful for friends in-between – not quite college, not quite new – these are friends from the last several years who have become an extraordinarily important part of my life.
5 – I'm thankful for Wonder Woman. Again, because duh.
6 – I'm thankful for the interwebs – see number 3 above.
7 – I'm thankful for books, books and books. And a few more books.
8 – I'm thankful for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It is most excellent.
9 – I'm thankful for hot showers.
10 – I'm thankful for 6-year-old humor. Except for fart humor – I've never appreciated that nearly enough, according to just about everyone I know.
11 – I'm also thankful for 13-year-old boy humor, which is now a part of my daily existence.
12 – I'm thankful for the ability to blog and share my life and experiences.
13 – I'm thankful for antidepressants. And wine. Not necessarily in that order.
14 – I'm thankful for cute shoes.
15 – I'm thankful for music – really, really good music – the kind that makes you sing along loudly with the windows down or dance around the house when you're by yourself.
16 – I'm thankful for cheesecake.
17 – I'm thankful for not having gone to the hospital since the first day of this year.
18 – I'm thankful for jeans. I really love jeans.
19 – I'm thankful I've recently re-discovered letter writing.
20 – Did I mention the wine?
21 – I'm thankful for the ability to swim and bike and run – not necessarily very fast or very long at this point, but I can do a little of each, and that's a start.
22 – I'm thankful for my iPhone and my MacBook Air. I love these things with a love that is slightly wrong.
23 – I'm thankful for a roof over my head – and a house I kinda like, even if I wish I had a better tub to relax in at night.
24 – I'm thankful for vacation time.
25 – I'm thankful for health insurance.
26 – I'm thankful for the right to vote. And that the vote went the way I wanted.
27 – I'm thankful for books. Wait, did I say that already?
28 – I'm thankful for the ability to drop off to sleep at a moment's notice. It's not always that easy, but when it is, it's awesome.
29 – I'm thankful for people who teach me new things about myself. It doesn't happen all that often, but when it does, it's pretty damn entertaining.
30 – I'm thankful I had no problem coming up with 30 things for which I'm thankful. Oh fine, I cheated on a couple of them, but it was still ridiculously easy.
Coming up next, my wish list for things I want for Christmas.
Seriously, though, what is it you're thankful for this year? Is it easy for you to give thanks?