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A theory of rent seeking with informational foundations
AbstractI develop a model of rent seeking with informational foundations and an arbitrary number of rent seekers, and I compare the results with Tullock's (1980) classic model where the influence activities are "black-boxed." Given the microfoundations, the welfare consequences of rent seeking can be studied. In particular, I show that competition among rent seekers can be socially beneficial, since the additional information that the decision maker gets access to makes the increase in rent-seeking expenditures worthwhile. However, the analysis also highlights a logic that, under natural parameter assumptions, makes the rent seekers spend more resources on rent seeking than is in society's interest, which is consistent with the spirit of the rent-seeking literature.
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Volume (Year): 8 (2007)
Issue (Month): 3 (May)
Pages: 197-218
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Related researchKeywords: Rent seeking; Competition; Lobbying; Information acquisition; Disclosure; Welfare; D42; D43; D72; D83; L13;
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- Lagerlöf, Johan N.M., 2006. "A Theory of Rent Seeking with Informational Foundations," CEPR Discussion Papers 5893, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Johan N.M. Lagerlöf, 2006. "A Theory of Rent Seeking with Informational Foundations," Royal Holloway, University of London: Discussion Papers in Economics 06/04, Department of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London, revised Sep 2006.
- D42 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure and Pricing - - - Monopoly
- D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure and Pricing - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search, Learning, and Information
- L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
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Course Requirements for an M.S. in Interior Architecture with a
Concentration in Museum Studies
The Department of Interior Architecture (formerly called the Department of Housing and Interior Design) was the first accredited professional interior design program in the state and, in the 1980s, it established the only graduate program in Interior Design in North Carolina. Admission to the program is contingent upon acceptance by both the department and the UNCG Graduate School. Applicants should have a minimum 3.0 grade point average in undergraduate work. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required and test scores in the 500 range on both the verbal and quantitative sections are acceptable prerequisites for consideration.
A statement of personal interest, three recommendations, and an interview with portfolio are also required. If distance makes an interview visit problematic, a telephone interview may be substituted. Applicants who do not hold a professional undergraduate degree in Interior Design or Architecture but are graduates of a related environmental design program, such as industrial design, may be required to complete specific undergraduate prerequisite courses as a condition of their admission to the program. Such decisions will be based upon an individual evaluation of credentials, portfolio, and design experience.
The Master of Science in Interior Architecture requires a minimum of 36 semester hours including a thesis. The specific requirements for students who elect to pursue a concentration in Historic Preservation or Museum Studies include:
Museum Studies concentration
Studio Courses (6 hours):
- IAR 501, 502 or 602 – Advanced Interior Architecture I, II, or III (6 hrs.)
Research Techniques (9 hours):
- IAR 631 – Environmental Design Research (3 hrs.)
- IAR 645 – Seminar in Interior Architecture (3 hrs.) and
- Three hours of research methods approved by student's graduate committee.
For the Historic Preservation or Museum Studies concentration, courses appropriate for this requirement would include one from the following:
- IAR/HIS 548: Architectural Conservation (3)
- IAR/HIS 555: Field Methods in Preservation Technology (3)
- IAR/HIS 628: Identification and Evaluation of the Historic Built Environment (3)
- IAR/HIS 545: Southern History and Southern Material Culture in a Museum Context (3)
Thesis (6 hrs.)
- A thesis is required of all candidates for the M.S. degree.
Required Museum Studies Concentration Core (12 hrs.)
- IAR/HIS 626: The Practice of Public History (3)
- IAR/HIS 627: Museum and Historic Site Interpretation: Principles and Practice (3)
- IAR/HIS 690: Internship* (3)
- Approved Elective (6)
* Students with appropriate professional experience may substitute an elective for the Internship requirement with prior approval of the Director of Graduate Studies.
- Related electives for the Historic Preservation and Museum Studies concentrations include:
- HIS/IAR 536: History of the Decorative Arts (3)
- HIS/IAR 545: Southern History and Southern Material Culture in a Museum Context (3)
- HIS/IAR 547: History Museum Curatorship: Collections Management (3)
- HIS/IAR 548: Architectural Conservation (3)
- HIS/IAR 552: History and Theories in Material Culture (3)
- HIS/IAR 555: Field Methods in Preservation Technology (3)
- HIS/IAR 628: Identification and Evaluation of the Historic Built Environment (3)
- HIS/LIS 505: Introduction to Archival Management (3)
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- ATY 597: Special Problems in Anthropology (3)
- ART 590: Museum Studies (3)
- PSC 540: Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3)
- GEO 502: Urban Planning (3)
Core courses for either concentration may be taken as electives for the other concentration.
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For additional information regarding the Master of Science in Interior Design degrees, please contact:
Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll, Director of Graduate Study
Department of Interior Architecture
102 Gatewood Building
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Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170
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PITTSBURGH—Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) student Terrell Grayson has been honored with a 2013 Newman Civic Fellow Award. Bestowed by Campus Compact, a national coalition of college and university presidents, the award this year recognizes 181 college student leaders nationwide who have worked to find solutions for challenges facing their communities.
A Duquesne resident and accomplished chef, Grayson is committed to using his knowledge of food, nutrition and culinary arts to help fill the food insecurity gap of America's 50 million hungry households. He prepares and serves meals to the homeless, supervises the campus Scouting for Food drive and created Fertile Ground, a project that supports urban food gardens. He also introduced CCAC to a recycling program that eases landfill volume. Currently attending CCAC–South Campus, Grayson will graduate this May with an Associate of Science degree in Theatre. He plans to attend the University of Pennsylvania in the fall.
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Exorcisms first captured the attention of Americans in 1971 with the release of William Peter Blatty's novel The Exorcist, which was made into a movie of the same name, and became an immediate blockbuster on its 1973 release. Blatty has long said that his idea for the story of The Exorcist came from a newspaper story that he had read about a demonic possession when he was a student at Georgetown University. In fact, Bill Brinkley of the Washington Post wrote a few stories on the case, one from August 1949, was titled "Priest Frees Mt. Rainier Boy Reported Held in Devil's Grip." The article was about a Maryland boy that had been possessed by a demon that was successfully exorcized by a Catholic Priest. According to the article, the boy was extensively examined at Georgetown University Hospital and St. Louis University Hospital, to try to diagnose and address his symptoms medically. It was only after a natural cause for his condition could not be found, that the church considered a supernatural one.
The article relates that the priest performed the ancient rite of exorcism 20-30 times, and that the boy broke into a violent tantrum of screaming, cursing and voicing of Latin phrases – a language he had never studied," every time the priest recited the last three verses, "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, I cast thee (the devil) out." Also, the boy's bed would sometimes suddenly move across the room. After two months of fasting, prayer and staying with the boy, the priest recited the prayer and the boy was quiet. The symptoms of possession never recurred.
Many since have tried their hand at casting out demons that they believe are possessing their loved ones, resorting to violence and inflicting psychological and physical damage. The following cases present some powerful examples of ways, not to perform and exorcism, unless you want to go to jail.
Prayers and Holy Water are one Thing, but Beating Someone With a Cane is Right Out
Asma Hussain, 50, of London, England, was the subject of an exorcism at the request of her wheelchair-bound husband, Ahmed Hussain, 60, who hired an unknown imam to perform the exorcism. It seems that the exorcism started out as one might expect, the "imam's actions took the form of reading from the Koran and sprinkling her with water. However, that progressed to an assault on her over the course of about two hours. The imam repeatedly struck her on the back with a walking stick. During the course of the attack, Alma Hussain was screaming and it caused a great deal of pain." The exorcism was stopped when Hussain's daughter showed up, and called paramedics. Hussain's male family members were convicted of watching the assault, not helping her, and of participating in the assault at key points, admittedly, to cast out the devil. Hussain's son Mohammed Kayes Hussain, 28, was convicted and jailed for 12 months; her son-in-law, Muhammed Aziz, 21, convicted and jailed for nine; and her husband, though convicted, received a suspended sentence in September 2012, after she begged the judge not to jail him. The imam has not been found.
Cuffing and Withholding Food and Water is a Definite No-No
On June 10, 2009, police in Lilburn, Georgia, responded to a call about an "unruly juvenile" at the home of Larry Powell. According to Police Detective Matthew Lake, the 911 call was made by his friend Sandra Alfred about her teen son, 15. Lake told reporters that when police arrived they saw handcuffs and questioned Alfred, who "said that she was trying to perform an exorcism on her child," by handcuffing him for 12 hours at a stretch, with no food or water for three days. When asked if Alfred thought her son was possessed Lake said, "I believe she did." Powell, however, said that, "Everything has been blown out of proportion," and that the son was violent, hurting them and himself, so they prayed for him. He did not comment on whether or not they restrained the boy. Alfred and Powell were arrested for cruelty to children and Alfred was also charged with imprisonment. The child was treated for lacerations on his wrists and dehydration, and was remanded to the care of the Department of Family and Children's Services.
Holding up Mirrors? OK, but a Family Brawl Will Get you Locked up
An early morning exorcism performed in Franklin County, Alabama, on February 14, 2012, resulted in the arrests of Dianna Brewer, 54, Christie Wahl, 39, Ginnie George, 36, and Zachary Bryant, 20 , on charges of 3rd Degree Domestic Violence. Police responded to a domestic violence call, and arrived to find the front door wide open, a bible on the front porch, and a struggle going on inside. Police broke it up, asked what had happened and were told by George and Wahl that Brewer was Satan. They reportedly said that they had held a mirror in front of their mother's face and told her to look into it so she could see that she was Satan. So the mother took a swing at George and hit a child, 2, that George was holding. Then the girls hit the mother and all three tried to shove her out the door, while she fought back. By the time police arrived, all four of them were bruised and bloody. Looking out for the 2 year old, police thought it better to arrested everyone and make sure that child services became involved.
This is Not a Contact Sport: No Pummeling or Induced Puking
Indiana man Edward Useyugi, a former high school star athlete and valedictorian, who was studying to be a protestant minister in Orange County, Kentucky, was arrested for performing his own personal autism exorcism on a boy, 14 on May 27, 2007. Useyugi was training at the same church that the boy's mother attended, and apparently told her that he could cure her child's autism by casting out the demons. Monroe County sheriff's detective Brad Swain told reporters that the women, believing that what he proposed was in keeping with her church's teaching, consented, but that "it immediately began into some physical battery of the boy. This lasted several hours." According to court papers it lasted from 1 p.m. until midnight, and the boy was held down and punch by Useyugi while he yelled, "come out, you filthy demon!" Useyugi was also "sticking fingers into the boy's mouth while he was restrained on the bed, causing him to vomit." By the time Useyugi was done with him, the boy's face was so bruised and swollen that he couldn't swallow. The pastor finally called child services and Useyugi later turned himself in for arrest. He was charged with misdemeanor battery and felony confinement charges. Detectives later did confirm that the Cherry Hill Christian Church does teach exorcism through prayer, there is no mention of pummeling or puking. In fact, the church later released a statement denouncing Useyugi's methods, "We emphatically denounce the method, manner and mentality of this unauthorized and unsupervised exorcism attempted by this young man."
Pummeling with a Bible is Still Pummeling, no Matter What You're Chanting
Karla Kuhl of El Sobrante, California, was arrested for the June 5, 2012, murder of her romantic rival Patricia Medeiros, 58, after Medeiros was found dead from suffocation and blunt force trauma. Kulh told police that she was performing an exorcism on Medeiros, and according to Contra Costa County prosecutor Harold Jewett, used a pillow, possibly, to smother the victim, and then beat her with a book, possibly a bible, and "She was chanting Biblical passages at the time of the attack." He added, "I'm not prepared to speculate on exactly what her motivations were for doing what she did. … I know what she said, and what she said included performing an exorcism." Kuhl was held on $1 million bail in the West County Detention Facility in Richmond.
Do not Gut or in Any way Hurt the Family Pet
An Indianapolis woman was arrested and sent for a psych evaluation after she allegedly drowned and gutted the family dog to release an evil spirit named Pedro who was haunting her. According to police her terrified children ran to their uncle's house and told him what she had done, saying she then performed and exorcism on the dog's remains before wrapping them up in a plastic bag and placing them outside in a dumpster. The uncle called police, who went to the woman's home and took her into custody. The woman, apparently a diagnosed schizophrenic, and had gone off her meds.
And you Know What they say About Good Intentions…
In this last horrifying story an entire family in Malasia was performing an exorcism on a child, 3, in August 2012, when police received a call from a concerned family member. When they arrived they found a blanket over eight chanting people, on top of the child, who was face down at the bottom of the pile, and did not survive. All eight, the child's parents, grandmother, uncle, aunt, two cousins and the Indonesian maid, were arrested. None of the reports explain why anyone thought that crushing her could possibly be of benefit.
Parents Duct Taped Kids Eyes, Mouths to Keep out Demons
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Cross Country Teams Prepare for Final Regular Season Meet
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Florida Gulf Coast University men's and women's cross country teams will run in the Stetson Hatter Invitational later this afternoon. Today's event marks the last regular season invitational for the Eagles before they travel to Memphis, Tennessee for the NCAA Division II Regional Championships.
This is the fifth straight year that both FGCU cross country teams will run in the Stetson Hatter Invitational. The men's team had their best ever finish in Deland, Fla. last season when they finished 8th out of 12 teams. A relatively young Eagles squad, led by junior runner Mike Harney (North Fort Myers, Fla.) will look for their best finish in the Stetson Hatter Invitational as they wrap up the regular season. Harney looks to improve on his personal course best 28:46 in the 8K event.
Last week, the men's team finished in the middle of the pack in the 2006 Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic. FGCU defeated some Division I schools and routed in-state rival Nova Southeastern for their best finish at Disney since the establishment of the cross country program. Harney was the Eagles' top finisher for the fifth straight meet. Freshman Kyle Brunette (Venice, Fla.) is expected to a run a great race as he has been on Harney's heals most of this season.
The women's cross country team had its best finish in the Stetson Hatter last season when it placed 9th out of 14 teams. The Eagles hope to improve on that number behind freshman Abbie Zaspel (Burlington, Wisconsin). Zaspel has had a phenomenal freshman season, leading the Eagles in every race this season. The freshman runner set a FGCU 5K record with a time of 19:32 at the 2006 Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. and had a season best fifth place finish at the Florida Tech Invitational. Junior Cadie Sly (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and freshman Casey Hasten (Fort Myers, Fla.) have also had good seasons for the Eagles. The two runners have finished within 20 seconds of each other in every race this season.
Last week, the Eagles finished in 13th place out of 36 teams in the Disney Classic. Zaspel took over the No. 4 spot on the Eagles all-time list with a time of 20:11.8 and a 65th place overall finish. FGCU narrowly defeated D-I South Florida in a very competitive race. The Eagles finished in the top half of the field and eight of the 12 teams in front of them were Division I institutions.
On November 4, both Eagles' squads will travel to Memphis, Tennessee to run in the 2006 NCAA Division II Regional Championships. This race will be a 10K event for the men and a 6K for the women. Harney is second all-time for the Eagles in the 10K with a 36:07 finish at the 2006 Pre-Nationals Invitational in Pensacola, Fla. earlier this season. On the women's side, senior Katy Steffan holds the FGCU 6K record with a 25:02 finish in the 2004 regional event. Steffan and teammate Sly are the only runners on the women's team to have ever competed in the NCAA Regional 6K race. Sly recorded her personal best in the 6K with a time of 25:43 in last season's regionals.
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With an end to the lockout in sight, the predominant storyline in the NFL should soon shift from Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations to a wild flurry of free-agent moves and the start of training camps. League observers will make predictions as rosters take shape and a handful of teams will be declared "Super Bowl-caliber."
The Falcons should be in that group.
They were the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs last season and made the aggressive move up the board in the first round of this year's draft to land a missing piece in WR Julio Jones. It was perceived as a statement — we're going all out to win this season.
Despite their quick playoff exit in a blowout loss to the Packers last season, the Falcons are not a pretender. This is a team worthy of hype, but it also has its fair share of question marks. Free agency will serve as an obstacle and an opportunity for the Falcons, and younger players stand to be thrust into the spotlight with an abbreviated offseason to prepare for the regular season.
Here are 10 questions facing the Falcons as we move closer to the start of free agency and training camp:
1. Will Matt Ryan improve on a Pro Bowl season?
He's coming off his first Pro Bowl appearance, but I think Ryan would be the first to say he needs to get better. With Jones, Roddy White and TE Tony Gonzalez in his arsenal, Ryan has a potentially elite collection of weapons and the passing game will be expected to take off. Ryan has proved himself in the regular season, but he's yet to do so in the playoffs.
2. Does the trade for Julio Jones pay off immediately?
The book on Jones is that he won't be intimidated by the transition to the NFL and that he's prepared to help from Day One. He impressed his new teammates at player-organized workouts and appears to have recovered well from foot surgery in March.
3. Will Michael Turner's production drop off?
There is some concern that Turner's best days are behind him. The Falcons have leaned heavily on him — he led the league in carries in two of the past three seasons — and he's delivered, but the shelf life for running backs is short. It would be a tough thing to overcome if Turner, who turned 29 in February, declined significantly.
4. Will Jason Snelling be re-signed?
Snelling has done a nice job of backing up Turner, but he's an unrestricted free agent. The Falcons drafted Jacquizz Rodgers in the fifth round and he could become an explosive change-of-pace back, but the team can't count on him to carry the load if Turner gets hurt. There will be a large void at the position if Snelling moves on.
5. Are major changes in store for the offensive line?
Three of the Falcons' five starting offensive linemen — OLG Justin Blalock, ORG Harvey Dahl and ORT Tyson Clabo — could be unrestricted free agents. It's not out of the question that all three will re-signed, but it seems unlikely. The Falcons have been developing some young O-linemen, and they could be thrust into the spotlight. Inexperience at certain spots could lead to more miscues than the Falcons are used to seeing from their solid front five.
6. How much of a contribution will Peria Jerry make?
Jerry, the Falcons' first-round pick in 2009, suffered a season-ending knee injury two games into his rookie season and made just nine tackles and two sacks as a rotational player in '10. He'll have to compete against Corey Peters, coming off a solid rookie year, to win a starting job at nose tackle.
7. Is help on the way at defensive end?
The Falcons waited until the seventh round of the draft to address what some observers felt was a top need. There's no doubt Atlanta would like to become more explosive off the edge, and indications are the team will try to land one of the top defensive ends on the open market. Vikings DE Ray Edwards and Panthers DE Charles Johnson are said to be on the Falcons' radar. Pairing one of them with John Abraham would give the pass rush a jolt.
8. Is Sean Weatherspoon ready to break out?
Injuries were an issue for Weatherspoon in his rookie year, but the Falcons' coaching staff liked what they saw from him early in the season when he was at full strength. The team is expecting more from its 2010 first-round pick and he has the potential to be a constant disruption for offenses.
9. Can Chris Owens do the job at nickel back?
Owens was one of the goats in the playoff loss to Green Bay, as he was out of position on some big plays, but head coach Mike Smith has said he's confident in the third-year corner. It appears the nickel back job is his to lose.
10. How will rookie P-PK Matt Bosher fare?
With PK Matt Bryant and P Michael Koenen hitting unrestricted free agency, the Falcons spent a sixth-round pick on Bosher. The Falcons are expected to pursue re-signing Bryant, but Bosher could handle the punting and kickoff duties from Day One and is likely to replace Koenen.
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- Meet the most lethal scoring trio in all of Network Hockey - the Locker Line. [Caps Outsider]
- Alex Ovechkin's busy offseason continues apace - yesterday he was in attendance at the Sochi "Bolshoi" Olympic Ice Palace to view the Dynamo Cup tournament, held in honor of Dynamo's 90th anniversary. Team Interior Ministry handily defeated Team GC Olimpstroy by a final of 14-8. Fellow dignitaries included Soviet legends Alexander Maltsev and Vitaly Davydov, along with the Interior Minister, the deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council, and the deputy minister of sport. A good time was had by all, or else. [R-Sport]
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WESTPORT — A massive renovation and building project has transformed the Westport Health Clinic.
The expansion includes a large waiting room, seven exam rooms, office space for physicians, a more private registration area, nurses work station, lab area, procedure room and patient consultation room.
"The physician, physician assistant and staff didn't take any time off to facilitate the move, Elizabethtown Community Hospital Chief Operating Officer Matt Nolan said in an email. "It was pretty impressive.
"We expected a very smooth transition, and that's exactly what happened."
The Health Center operates under the auspices of the hospital.
Throughout the construction and renovations, Nolan said, "patients were able to meet with their primary-care provider throughout the construction process and, even on the day that staff transitioned into the new portion of the building, the Health Center was still in business.
The construction project took place in two phases.
Initially, the Health Center underwent a 3,700-square-foot expansion, while the second phase has included renovation of the existing 2,000-square-foot building.
The old part now includes a conference room, staff meeting space, storage and office space.
There are also spaces for the building's heating and cooling system, along with communications infrastructure needed to support electronic-medical-record technology and fiber-optic connectivity.
And there is an ambulance bay.
In addition, the clinic features all new equipment and furniture, as well as a brighter, more spacious atmosphere.
"I'm extremely pleased with the project, and I have no doubt that patients will be very happy with the enhancements and increased space," Nolan said.
"The appearance of the new portion of the building reflects the stonework and character of the older portion. Maintaining its character was an important factor in the building's redesign."
"This facility has the same look and feel as ECH," said Jane Hooper, director of community relations at ECH. "The old clinic had been in desperate need of an upgrade."
The initial structure had been a service station and convenience store in its past life.
The $2.2 million in funding for the work came primarily through a NYS HEAL grant.
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Published January 31, 2014 | January 2014 issue
The recent housing market crash contributed to the decline or demise of many entities that deal with real estate and homeownership. Yet a particular type of real-estate-related, homeownership-centered organization called a community land trust (CLT) appears to have weathered the crash relatively well. How could that be, when housing prices in the U.S. fell by one-third from 2006 to 2010 and the foreclosure rate rose from less than 0.5 percent to nearly 4.0 percent over roughly the same period?1/ A survey of the majority of CLTs in Minnesota, the state that's home to 9 of the 19 CLTs in the Ninth Federal Reserve District, provides some possible answers.
A CLT is a nonprofit organization that aims to provide long-term affordable homeownership opportunities by following a shared equity model. That is, a CLT retains ownership of residential land while providing subsidies to help low- to moderate-income families buy the homes sited on the land. If a family later sells a home that was purchased through a CLT, the sales price is typically set by a market-based appraisal. The selling family shares a portion of any increases (or decreases) in the appraised market value with the CLT, according to terms specified in the initial purchase contract. The CLT then sets the new asking price by adding the share paid to the homeowner onto the old sales price. By retaining land title and limiting price appreciation, CLTs aim to keep homes affordable across generations. (For more on how CLTs work, see "Community land trusts strive for permanent housing affordability," Community Dividend Issue 3, 2007, at www.minneapolisfed.org.)
Given that land and properties are central to the activities of CLTs and make up a significant part of CLTs' assets, one might expect the housing market bust to have adversely affected them. However, the results of a survey of six of the nine CLTs in Minnesota conducted on behalf of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis in the summer of 2013 shows that most Minnesota land trusts weathered the bust relatively well.2/ Three factors appear to explain this: accounting practices, adaptations to decreases in grant revenue, and the services CLTs provide to their clients.
Although they were exposed to the sharp fall in housing prices after 2006, most Minnesota CLTs maintained a strong asset base and some even managed to grow. According to Jeff Washburne, executive director of City of Lakes Community Land Trust in Minneapolis, the general stability of CLT assets was partly due to accounting practices.
"Most CLTs do not mark their real estate assets to market, on the grounds that they plan to hold the asset permanently," he says. In other words, for accounting purposes, they treat their real estate assets as long-term holdings and do not factor market fluctuations into calculations of net worth. Thus, falling land prices do not have a significant direct effect on CLTs' balance sheets. Instead, their finances are mainly affected by fluctuating revenue streams.
Typically, sustaining the revenue needed for day-to-day operations is a CLT's biggest challenge. For most of the Minnesota CLTs surveyed, over 80 percent of revenues during most financial years have come from grants, mainly government grants.3/ Other grant sources include foundations, philanthropic organizations, and individual donations.
Grant revenues are inherently volatile but were especially so during the housing crash, when several major CLT donor organizations rolled back their funding. Some CLTs adapted by trimming their administrative and salary expenses. For instance, Rondo Community Land Trust in St. Paul and Two Rivers Community Land Trust in the eastern Twin Cities suburb of Woodbury moved to less expensive office spaces. The scale of operations of some CLTs was also directly affected. Lower revenues meant that many program activities contracted; for example, according to Greg Finzell, executive director of Rondo Community Land Trust, "The number of homes Rondo developed every year fell from five or six or even ten during certain years pre-recession to about three or four a year more recently."
Fortunately, few grant providers curtailed their funding entirely and most Minnesota CLTs were able to adjust and survive. One exception was Chaska Community Land Trust, located in a southern suburb of Minneapolis, which did not receive enough grant money to fund its executive director position and was then taken over by Carver County.
During the housing crash, CLT clients contributed to the relative stability of CLTs by outperforming other homeowners. By the end of 2010, the general mortgage market was experiencing a national delinquency rate of 8.8 percent while the comparable figure for CLT homeowners was 1.3 percent. Similarly, while only about 0.5 percent of mortgage loans of CLT home buyers nationwide were in foreclosure proceedings, 4.6 percent of other mortgages were in foreclosure proceedings.4/
CLT leaders attribute the exceptional performance to client screening performed upfront and client supports offered post-purchase. Most CLTs require prospective buyers to complete homeownership classes, have a preapproved mortgage from a lender that lends for CLT homes, and go through a one-on-one counseling session or orientation with a CLT representative. Some also pay for clients to visit a legal professional who will walk them through the legalities of owning a CLT home.
Once a client purchases a CLT property, the CLT provides homeownership supports, such as timely referrals for personal finance help if clients get behind on their payments; information on contractors, if clients wish to do any upgrades or repair work on their homes; assistance with paperwork and processes related to property taxes; and social outings and home maintenance workshops where clients can connect with other CLT homeowners.
Although the market bust did not severely affect most Minnesota CLTs, it has changed the lending environment their clients face. CLT leaders observe that the minimum credit score to qualify for a mortgage has gone up, credit histories are being checked more diligently, and documentation has become more detailed. However, there is a lack of consensus on whether these changes will restrict aspiring CLT homeowners' ability to access housing finance. Says one CLT director, "Tighter lending standards aren't significant for families that are really ready for homeownership."
CLT leaders in Minnesota expect one longstanding challenge—maintaining revenue streams—to intensify in the coming years. For example, Kathryn Paulson, executive director of Two Rivers Community Land Trust, expresses concern that affordable housing may no longer be a priority in the philanthropic world. And according to Jeff Washburne, funds from foundations are starting to decline due to the way grant funding formulas work.
"Foundations award grants on the basis of the returns on their investments on a five-year rolling average, so going into the recession, our revenues held up because the foundations funding them had made good returns on their investments during the previous five years," he says. "However, the last five years were the down years for foundation investments so funding is now beginning to dry up gradually."
The new decreases in revenue will likely further test the adaptability CLTs demonstrated during the housing market crash. It remains to be seen how else the new post-recession realities will affect CLTs' ability to pursue their mission of keeping homes affordable across generations.
Harshada Karnik is a graduate student in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. She is interested in issues related to economic development and, as a Community Development intern at the Minneapolis Fed during the summer of 2013, conducted the interviews and research for this article.
1/ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis staff calculations based on Home Price Index data provided by Core Logic. For more information, see www.minneapolisfed.org/community_education/housing.
2/ The six CLTs surveyed were Chaska Community Land Trust, City of Lakes Community Land Trust (Minneapolis), First Homes Community Land Trust (Rochester), Northern Community Land Trust (Duluth), Rondo Community Land Trust (St. Paul), and Two Rivers Community Land Trust (Woodbury). The three remaining CLTs in Minnesota either opted not to participate or could not be reached.
3/ From the surveyed CLTs' Internal Revenue Service Form 990 filings for 2002–2011.
4/ CLT foreclosure rates are from Emily Thaden, Stable Homeownership in a Troubled Economy: Delinquencies and Foreclosures Remain Low in Community Land Trusts, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2011. Marketwide foreclosure rates are from the Mortgage Bankers Association.


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On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at approximately 2150 hours San Juan County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to attempt to intercept one vehicle ramming another near the intersection of New Mexico Hwy 516 and County Road 350.Deputies responded to the area and located a red, 80's model GMC truck actively chasing a smaller Ford truck. The driver of the GMC, later identified as 52 year-old Stephen Freeman of Farmington, was pulled over and detained without incident.
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OK, it's cold out. No climbing in 1/2 the country, so it's time for a game of Name That Climb. For those who have not played before, it works this way: 1) O.P. puts up a picture of a route. 2) People guess the route. 3) If a correct answer is given, the 1st correct guesser puts up a new picture. 4) Rinse and Repeat. Suggestions- If you are the first correct guesser, and you are 100% sure, go ahead and post the new picture If there are a lot of guesses and nobody gets it for 24 hours, then someone can post a new picture. If there are a lot of guesses and nobody is sure because the OP doesn't answer for 24 hours, again, someone else post a new pic. I'll start this one off with easy money for someone:
Genesis And for the record, I tried hard to keep the game going after the last thread was full... Name That Climb, 2011 edition, Vol. 2. I kept noticing people trying to post to the old game.
That's why I started this one - and yes, that's Genesis. I actually re-opened the old thread by deleting a buncha stuff off of it so as to make it < 40 pages and make all the stuff posted show up, so you can see all of that now. But here we are - new winter season.
Is that Doug'S Roof? Been awhile since I was last at the Gunks.
2 Days, no post - here is the new route to guess.
This game isn't really working... Just us? Anyway, your route is Dirtbag @ the Chuckawalla Wall
Pretty sure I'm right... So here is one for YOU Tony. Should be enough clues in the photo to figure it out if you don't recognize it.
Is that the split overhang of the Diving Board up in the upper left hand horizon of the photo? Must be Nolo Contendre. I don't have any pics on me right now. So someone else post for me.
Shouldn't be too hard ... have fun!
S Butt Cathedral Peak EDIT: Pretty sure I'm right. Ok this next one is a little outside the box. Name this "climb" or any of the "climbers".
2011 USA Pro Cycling Final. Lookout Mountain. The Schleck Bro's.
astrodog? if i'm right, next person put up a photo for me.
Not Astrodog. Close though.
Hmmm, everybody, Take Your Time and think this one over.
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Ryan... you get to post the next picture for people to guess.
Scenic Cruise?
not the cruise...
Russian Arete, Black Canyon.
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InfoQ: .NET 4 Beta 1 Now Supports Software Transactional Memory - Microsoft has released a new version of .NET 4.0 Beta 1, one that incorporates STM.NET, the Software Transactional Memory. STM is an alternative mechanism to lock-based synchronization used to control the concurrent access to shared memory.
Misunderstanding Markup: XHTML 2/HTML 5 Comic Strip | How-To | Smashing Magazine – The comic book style presentation (similar to Google's Chrome rollout) works quite well. Very informative.
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Xobni - Outlook Plugin to Search People, Email, and Attachments Instantly - The free Outlook plugin that makes searching and finding people and email faster and easier.
XML Aficionado: Portable 1TB drive from WD - Western Digital announced a portable 1TB drive today – the highest capacity portable drive so far. The My Passport Essential SE 1TB drive comes with USB 2.0 and built-in synchronization and encryption software (for Windows). They also have a model that can be built into laptops as an internal 1TB drive.
Microsoft reveals upgrade paths for Windows 7 - Windows XP and below users are out of luck. You must have Windows Vista SP1 or newer to upgrade to Windows 7.
PostSharp 1.5 Released - Aspect-Oriented Programming ( AOP ) Framework for .NET - PostSharp brings Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) to the Microsoft .NET Framework. Better: PostSharp makes AOP pragmatic and goes to the point.
Arora is a Lightweight, Cross-Platform, WebKit Browser - Lightweight web browser Arora uses the same rendering engine as Google Chrome and Safari, but works on almost any platform.
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Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man - NYTimes.com - Impressed and alarmed by advances in artificial intelligence, a group of computer scientists is debating whether there should be limits on research that might lead to loss of human control over computer-based systems that carry a growing share of society's workload, from waging war to chatting with customers on the phone.
New Optical Forces Revealed - The University of Ghent (UGent) and the nanoelectronics research center IMEC demonstrated repulsive and attractive nanophotonic forces, depending on the spatial distribution of the light used. These fundamental research results might have major consequences for telecommunication and optical signal processing.
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Stuff I just Dig
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After creating permanent installations in Las Vegas and Orlando, Cirque du Soleil has moved into another new home, this time at the Beau Rivage resort in Biloxi, MS (the newest hotel venture by casino tycoon Steve Wynn). The 1,560-seat theatre opened on May 20, with the touring production of Alegria settling in for a long run at the end of its five-year international tour.
The initial design concept for the 52,000-sq.-ft. theatre came from Michel Crete, who also designed the sets for Alegria, and for most of Cirque du Soleil's other productions. The design was realized by an architectural and theatre consultant team including Michel Aube, Patrick Berger, and Claude Andre Roy from Sceno Plus, a Montreal-based firm that has worked with Cirque du Soleil on its other permanent installations as well.
Inspired by the warm climate of the South of France and the paintings of Henri Matisse, the theatre has a bright yellow ceiling medallion to recall the sun, a blue ceiling which recalls a big top for the sky, red and orange sunset tones on the walls, sandy yellow seats, and Matisse-blue carpeting. The warm ambiance of the room is at home in its location on the Gulf of Mexico. "The ceiling is not just blue," says Aube, "but a voluptuous melange. The theatre is a happy marriage of colors."
The stage and audience areas are the same size as those in the Cirque's touring big top, since this theatre will be used for various shows as they complete their tours. Designed with the tent in mind, the seating wraps 270 degrees, or almost all the way around the 3/4 thrust stage. The space has two grids to allow an eventual conversion to a proscenium theatre if desired in the future. A lighting ring hangs 10' under the lower grid and over the stage, with a series of moving rays or fingers that create a full circle, which closes to hide the grid. The structure is usually left open for performances, but it can be closed if a more traditional production ever moves into the space.
"The largest challenge in designing this theatre," says Aube, "was to integrate a touring show into a permanent space and keep the sense of intimacy. It had to be a flexible room yet a warm, interesting space for Cirque." One of the attempts to add intimacy to the room is the 39" span from one chair arm to the next, while this distance measures 42" at both the Mystere and O theatres in Las Vegas.
The lighting system includes 900 ETC Sensor dimmers (10 racks of 90) and two Strand 550i consoles. "We are the only Cirque show to run everything with one board," says Alegria's lighting director John Farber, who explains that the second console serves as a backup. The lighting for the show was designed by Luc Lafortune, whose rig includes 425 ETC Source Four ellipsoidals, 80 Wybron Coloram II scrollers, and 10 Clay Paky Stage Zoom automated luminaires. An ethernet hub system was installed by Production Arts/PRG.
When Alegria came in from the road, the challenge for sound designer Guy Desrochers was to use the touring sound system in the theatre. The system includes a Midas XL3 console, 67 JBL 4892 and 4893 speakers, 45 JBL amplifiers (MPA600s and 1100s), JBL DSC 260 & 280 processing, and 10 Klark Teknik DN3600 graphic equalizers. "I spent three and a half months on the road with the show," says audio engineer Jason Pritchard, who runs the show. "This room sounds amazing compared to the tent, which is a very difficult environment for sound. Guy did an amazing job redoing the road system for the theatre. There is even coverage for every single seat."
The total cost for the theatre was $19.4 million, with $4 million dedicated to technical equipment.


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Update: Flood warning issued in West Oxfordshire and sandbags available in Oxford
Updated 1:25pm Sunday 5th January 2014 in News By William Crossley
A SECOND flood warning has been issued on the River Thames this morning, in the west of Oxfordshire.
It covers the section of the river from from Buscot Wick to Shifford, including Buscot, Kelmscott, Radcot, Bampton and Chimney.
The Environment Agency said the water level had been rising steadily at St Johns, Radcot and Rushey locks and that property flooding close to the river was possible around St Johns Lock later today. The river is expected to continue to rise over the next 24 hours.
The warning follows one issued yesterday evening for the Thames and its tributaries in Oxford, covering Botley, West Oxford, New Hinksey, North Hinksey and Grandpont.
City and county council staff are delivering sand and sandbags to the Redbridge park-and-ride centre off Abingdon Road and the Seacourt park-and-ride centre at Botley for use by residents and businesses at potential risk of property flooding.
Pallets of sandbags are also being delivered to the Duke of Monmouth pub in Abingdon Rd and to South Hinksey, where the collection point will be at the farm opposite the village hall. All four of the sites should be operational by 1pm.
A number of towpaths in Oxford are now closed by flooding and people are advised to obey any warning or closure signs.
A flood warning is the second stage in the Environment Agency's three-stage flood warning system and means that flooding is expected and householders and businesses should take immediate action to protect their properties.
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