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This concluding section provides observations on the roles of
public and private organizations in accomplishing improvements in
technology development and application in the maritime industry. The
most significant technology developments and applications in industry
have occurred under conditions of a strong market outlook and
favorable financial rewards from investment in research and
development or capital equipment. Those conditions occurred in the
segments of liner ship operating and marine terminals. More recently,
shipbuilders have been able to achieve major productivity and
management system improvements as the result of the Navy's fleet
buildup, which is still underway. Finally, the inland waterways
sector achieved dramatic increases in productivity through an
investment in towboats, barges, and fleeting methods between the 1940s
and 1960s. This investment was supported by an infrastructure
provided through the Corps of Engineers, an expanding demand for
movement of bulk cargos, until recently, and by heavy regulation of
railroads which hampered competition, also until recently.
All of these developments were accomplished by the operating
corporations in the industry, but the government played important
supporting roles in each case--providing the physical infrastructure
(Corps of Engineers built and maintained waterways and harbor
channels) and the market demand (Navy shipbuilding and Jones Act), and
facilitating technology transfer and innovation (Maritime
Incentives for industries to invest in the R&D process are
strongest when they give the user a proprietary, competitive
edge--e.g., cost reduction on U.S. Navy shipbuilding contracts or
service advantages in international container traffic. This is
because, for industry, the R&D process involves financial risk, a
willingness to~make substantial capital investments, or a willingness
to change established management and operating structures and
practices. A depressed industry is less likely to take such risks on
its own.
Investors will support and make use of the R&D process when they
believe it is in their business interest to do so. With sustained
depressed conditions, the time may soon come when maritime managers
are no longer able to justify any investment in the R&D process
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because of the low level of expected return on investment. Under
these circumstances, collaborative, government-assisted R&D may become
an increasingly instrumental element to improving or at least
maintaining national productivity and competitiveness in the maritime
Much of MarAd's R&D effort in recent years has been directed at
such collaborative projects with industry. Through the SNAME it has
worked with industry to improve U.S. shipbuilding technology. With a
coalition of liner ship operators, it is supporting advances in cargo
handling technology. MarAd is also working with liner operators as
well as U. S . labor unions to facilitate the application of more
effective manning practices in U.S. vessels. These efforts have
achieved broad national benefits to the industry and the country by
facilitating technology transfer and the introduction and application
of available technology. As a consequence of these efforts, HarAd is
well positioned to continue to promote collaborative R&D within the
maritime industries.
Additionally, the MarAd should conduct substantially more R&D in
support of its own capabilities to promote the U.S. maritime
industries. It could focus on operational analysis, for example, to
better understand the effects of safety and economic regulation on
productivity and competitiveness. Similarly, impacts of structural
changes in the maritime industries should be investigated. A
particularly promising R&D area would be to provide the technical
basis for eliminating or improving regulations that adversely affect
the cost-effectiveness of the maritime industries; an example would be
analysis of the long-standing international requirement for a
dedicated radio operator on board ship and demonstration that the
requirement has been made redundant by advances in telecommunications
Finally, work performed at the MarAd-owned, contractor-operated
CAORF directly supports national requirements in harbor and waterway
development. Work performed at CAORF has facilitated the application
of simulators to, and improved the cost effectiveness of , waterway and
harbor design in the U.S. In this and other ways, the HarAd has
sought to strengthen the national capability to maintain and improve
the nation's maritime transportation infrastructure and maritime
technical capability.
Other federal agencies concerned with the maritime industries
(e.g., Coast Guard, Corps of Engineers, and Navy) have, in general,
directed resources to R&D to meet their own mission requirements.
The committee has carefully reviewed technology development and
application in the maritime industries and has shown that there are
serious concerns for the future. While the U.S. led the world for
many years in development and application of maritime technology, it
no longer does so. The modest sums available to the MarAd for
investment in R&D are insufficient for the creation of new knowledge;
they may be sufficient, however, to promote technology transfer. The
conclusions of this report, contained in Chapter 1, delineate the
roles and activities that industry and government should pursue If
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technology development and application in the maritime industries are
to be improved in the support of domestic productivity and
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I looed for an answer but my searching skills are about as good as my auto skills. I have a 3 inch lift with 285/75/17s. Slight rubbing but i cut that peice of pastic out. If I want to go as high as 305s, would I need a bigger lift or would new shocks raise it enough? Again I hope this isnt a retarded question, thank you for your time.
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Tracking and THX. I'm not going to go higher than what I have. I guess instead of bigger, Ill look into a tire with more bite.
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ESCO Announces 2012 Earnings Update, Test Segment Restructuring, And 2013 Preliminary Outlook
2013 Preliminary Outlook Since the Company has not formally completed the financial closing process for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, Management is providing its preliminary expectations for 2013 with a wider EPS range than normal due to the timing of this announcement, and will formally update these items and narrow the expected EPS range during the regularly scheduled earnings announcement on November 12.
Management continues to see strong growth in 2013 across the business and based on the current revenue growth outlook, expects 2013 operational EPS in the range of $2.30 to $2.55 per share, which excludes non-recurring restructuring charges described above.
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In Filtration, Management expects sales to increase approximately $20 million in 2013, with the majority of the growth coming from VACCO. This growth is either currently in backlog, or is consistent with existing customers' recent demand levels. The related EBIT margin on this growth is expected to be consistent with 2012 percentages.
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The Toyota Formula One team is looking to strengthen its driver line-up for the 2010 season by signing up the likes of Robert Kubica and Kimi Raikkonen.
Toyota motorsport president John Howett said that he was "very interested" in Kubica and that Raikkonen was "always" a favoured target of the Japanese carmaker.
Ferrari announced on Wednesday that it was replacing Raikkonen with Fernando Alonso for the 2010 season and while the Finn has yet to reveal his plans for next year, it is believed the 29-year-old will return to former team McLaren-Mercedes.
BMW-Sauber driver Robert Kubica is expected to take Alonso's place at Renault.
Toyota made their F1 debut in 2002 but have yet to win a race and current drivers Jarno Trulli and Germany's Timo Glock have yet to receive options to drive for the team next season.
Howett revealed that Trulli was very unlikely to stay and while Toyota have allowed an option on Glock to lapse, there is still a chance he could retain his seat for next year.
"He could still be in the car next year but we wanted to keep our options open. And if we didn't release him by a certain date, we would be fixed for 2010," said Howett.
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IMAX Names David Keighley Chief Quality Officer
NEW YORK, March 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In keeping with its reputation for industry-standard-setting quality, IMAX Corp. (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX), today announced it has promoted David Keighley to the newly created role of Chief Quality Officer. In this role, Keighley will be responsible for continuing to demand that every film IMAX touches not only meets the Company's exceptional criteria, but becomes an enhanced version of the original.
"While many organizations today are preoccupied with finding ways to do things cheaper, IMAX is focused on maintaining the highest quality of presentation and continuing to improve all aspects of the cinematic experience," said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. "David Keighley has been the driving force behind that approach at IMAX for many years. By operating this way, we are able to deliver exceptional value to our audiences, partners and shareholders."
Keighley has been involved in the post-production of more than 265 IMAX films and will continue as president of IMAX's post-production image and quality control subsidiary, DKP 70MM Inc., co-founded with his wife and business partner, Patricia, in 1972 and acquired by IMAX in February 1988. Keighley was appointed Executive Vice President of IMAX in July 2007 and previous to that had been Senior Vice President since July 1997.
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[OS] BELARUS/LITHUANIA - Agreement with Belarus on small cross-border traffic stalled by Lithuania
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No. 8 Louisville wears down Cincinnati, 67-51The Associated Press | March 05,2013LOUISVILLE, Ky. Russ Smith scored 18 points and No. 8 Louisville gave Rick Pitino his 300th victory with the Cardinals by beating Cincinnati 67-51 on Monday night.
Pitino, who earned his 650th career win earlier this season against South Florida, picked up this milestone against Cincinnati counterpart Mick Cronin, a former Cardinals assistant in 2002 and 2003.
The Cardinals (25-5, 13-4 Big East) picked up their sixth straight win and drew within one-half game of first-place Georgetown, which plays at Villanova on Wednesday. Louisville followed up last seasons victory over the Bearcats in the conference championship game that sparked a Final Four run.
Louisvilles trademark defense ignited this victory, as the Cardinals forced Cincinnati (20-10, 8-9) into a season-high 21 turnovers. Seven came during the first 10 minutes of the second half, including Kevin Wares steal and dunk for a 53-42 lead, part of a 23-4 run that put the game away.
Peyton Siva and Gorgui Dieng added 11 points each for Louisville, which shot 48 percent (28 of 58). The Cardinals scored 23 points off Cincinnatis mistakes, with several coming during that run after the game was tied at 37.
The surge sealed Pitinos 300th win, an achievement marked by a video tribute and the coach offering a hoarse gratitude to the crowd.
Cashmere Wright scored 15 points and Sean Kilpatrick and JaQuan Parker had 12 each for the Bearcats, who shot 18 of 51 from the field (35 percent) in losing for the sixth time in eight games.
It was a typical Big East game defined by defense.
Despite their recent slump, the Bearcats still rank in the top 30 in field goal defense (18th, 38.5 percent) and scoring (28th, 59.2 per game).
Louisville remained one of the top defensive teams, ranking third in steals per game (10.7) and turnover margin (plus-6). The Cardinals were coming off Saturdays 58-52 win over No. 12 Syracuse, where both teams shot 36 percent; Louisville won it by outscoring Syracuses bench 22-15, hitting a couple more 3-pointers and taking 12 more free throws.
That victory moved Louisville up two spots in the latest poll, and the Cardinals objective was using familiar home surroundings to boost their offense.
Their plan worked for the most part in the first half, as the Cardinals shot a respectable 44 percent (15 of 34) and outscored the Bearcats 22-8 in the paint. Louisville moved the ball around well and it helped Siva bounce back from a scoreless game at Syracuse, as he scored 11 points on five field goals including a 3-pointer.
Louisvilles defense was key, scoring 12 points off 12 turnovers while holding Cincinnati to 11-of-27 shooting (41 percent). But the Cardinals struggled against the Bearcats 6-of-14 shooting from beyond the arc, helping Cincinnati stay close and trail just 35-31 at halftime.
A 13-9 run over the final 7:12 of the half provided Louisvilles cushion, but that disappeared early in the second half as the Cardinals went nearly 5 minutes without a field goal. Cincinnati rallied to tie the game at 37 by the first media timeout.
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No. 4 Kansas 79, Texas Tech 42
LAWRENCE, Kan. Jeff Withey scored 22 points and every senior had a big night at their last home game, leading No. 4 Kansas past Texas Tech 79-42 at Allen Fieldhouse on Monday night.
Kevin Young had 14 points and Ben McLemore and Travis Releford added 13 apiece as the Jayhawks (26-4, 14-3 Big 12), who took a half-game lead over No. 9 Kansas State in their quest for a ninth straight conference title.
Fueled by Young and Withey, Kansas unleashed a 19-2 run and seized a 45-20 halftime lead. Withey and McLemore combined to score the first 10 points in a 16-3 run to open the second half. Elijah Johnson had 12 assists for Kansas, giving him 22 in the last two games.
Jordan Tolbert had 16 points for Texas Tech (10-18, 3-14), which lost 60-46 at home to Kansas earlier this season.
The lopsided victory was the 30th straight for Kansas in its home finale and ensured the Jayhawks of at least 26 wins for the seventh consecutive season.
With one regular-season game left and then the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments, the four seniors Withey, Young, Releford and Johnson have a combined 463 victories.
Withey had baskets on Kansas first two possessions of the second half, then McLemore dropped in two free throws and another basket as the rout got worse and Texas Tech called a timeout in a futile try to stem the tide.
But Perry Ellis scored four quick points and Johnson dunked after Kansas stole the ball and the Jayhawks suddenly had a 61-23 lead.
Kansas scored on seven of its first nine possessions in the first half but then hit a lull and scored on only one of their next six while the Red Raiders 23-point underdogs crept within 13-10. Young, the most unheralded of the four seniors, triggered a 19-2 run that let the sellout crowd of 16,300 relax and enjoy one more easy home win by their beloved Jayhawks.
Taking a pass from Johnson, Young got the run going with a behind-the-back dunk, then got a putback on McLemores miss and with, another assist from Johnson, slammed home another dunk on the next possession.
Johnson tossed to Withey for another slam, then the 7-footer made in two free throws and a few minutes later brought a thunderous roar from the crowd by pulling up just inches from the line and making a feathery 3-pointer for a 32-12 lead.
To the delight of the crowd, the Red Raiders had three players put up air balls in the first half Ty Nurse, Josh Gray and Jaye Crockett.
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Island and country, eastern Mediterranean Sea. Area: 2,276 sq mi (5,896 sq km). Population: (2009 est.) 808,000 (whole island). Capital: Nicosia. Cyprus is currently divided into two de facto states. The Republic of Cyprus, the internationally recognized government, occupies the southern two-thirds of the island. Its population is predominantly Greek. Languages: Greek, Turkish (both official). Religion: Christianity (predominantly Eastern Orthodox). Currency: euro. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) occupies the northern third of the island. Its population is overwhelmingly Turkish. Languages: Turkish (official), English. Religion: Islam. Currency: Turkish lira. The third largest island in the Mediterranean, Cyprus lies about 40 mi (65 km) off the southern coast of Turkey. It is largely mountainous, with a fertile heartland and coastal plains. Mount Olympus is its highest peak, 6,401 ft (1,951 m) above sea level. The climate is Mediterranean. Cyprus has a free-enterprise economy based mainly on trade and manufacturing, and it ranks high in the world in merchant shipping. The internationally recognized government is a unitary multiparty republic with a unicameral legislature; its head of state and government is the president. The government of the TRNC, which has not received wide recognition, is a de facto republic with one legislative house; its head of state and government is the president assisted by a council of ministers. Cyprus was inhabited by the early Neolithic Period; by the late Bronze Age it had been visited and settled by Mycenaeans and Achaeans, who introduced Greek culture and language, and it became a trading centre. By 800 BCE Phoenicians had begun to settle there. Ruled over the centuries by the Assyrian, Persian, and Ptolemaic empires, it was annexed by the Roman Republic and Empire in 58 BCE. It was part of the Byzantine Empire in the 4th–12th centuries CE. It was conquered by the English king Richard I (the Lionheart) in 1191. A part of the Venetian trading empire from 1489, it was taken by the Ottoman Empire in 1571. In 1878 the British assumed control, and Cyprus became a British crown colony in 1925. It gained independence in 1960. Conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots led to the establishment of a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in 1964. In 1974, fearing a movement to unite Cyprus with Greece, the Republic of Turkey sent troops to occupy the northern third of the island. Turkish Cypriots established a functioning government, which obtained recognition only from Turkey. The UN peacekeeping mission has remained in place. Negotiations to reunify the island under a single government in 2004 were not successful, but border restrictions were relaxed by both sides. The Republic of Cyprus joined the European Union in 2004 and adopted the euro as its official currency in 2008.
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In a move that took many in the art world by surprise, Sotheby's recently presented a several-month-long exhibition of modern art at the exclusive Isleworth Country Club near Orlando, Florida. Tiger Woods's home course became the unusual backdrop for eleven modernist sculptures that ranged from Auguste Rodin's nine-foot-tall "Balzac" to three pieces by Henry Moore. All told there was more than $20 million worth of art sitting susceptible to errant tee shots, but a Sotheby's representative offered little worry regarding damage: "You would have to be talented to actually hit one of the sculptures; we made sure they were out of harm's way."
The innovative golf "gallery" proved to be a success for Sotheby's—at press time, five pieces had been sold, with bids being negotiated on two more.
British entrepreneur Peter de Savary (Carnegie Club) is out en force this year with two new properties—Bovey Castle in England and, in the Bahamas, the Abaco Club (888-303-2765), a $160 million "sporting estate." Donald Steel and Tom Mackenzie, who have designed or restored six other courses for de Savary, are the architects behind the latter's 7,183-yard oceanfront links course. The club will also offer members other sports including deep-sea fishing, tennis and scuba diving. Abaco membership is priced at $50,000, with beach homesites ranging from $1.5 million to $3 million. . . . The first new private golf club to debut on the shorelines of Rhode Island's South County in one hundred years, Shelter Harbor Golf Club (401-322-0600), will open this summer despite a three-year struggle between the design team of Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry and the state's environmental board. After wrestling with the authorities, would Hurdzan work in the Ocean State again?"Sure, they're nice people, but you have to pick your sites very carefully in little Rhody."
Architect Rees Jones has returned to the Lower course at Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey to practice surgery once more. The modern "Open Doctor" (the moniker was originally held by his father, Robert Trent Jones Sr.) renovated Baltusrol before the 1993 U.S. Open and has now started restorations on the A.W. Tillinghast design in time for the 2005 PGA Championship next August. Plans include adding length to the third and seventeenth, shifting the creek on the thirteenth to tighten the landing area and placing bunkers on the right fairway of eighteen. Although work is expected to continue throughout the year, members will still be able to play the course this summer.
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With the announced resignation of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's Craig Fuller and the departure last year of the Experimental Aircraft Association's new president, some are asking whether AOPA and EAA should merge. I think not.
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Two Heroines Monument
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The life-size statues of heroic sisters, Thao Thep Kasattri and Thao Sri Soontorn, stand side by side on this decorated marble plinth located at Tha Rua. Built by local residents, and opened on 23 May 1967, an annual fair commemorates the bravery of these two girls who were instrumental in the defeat of the Burmese in 1785. By disguising hundreds of women in army uniforms and parading them through the town, they tricked the enemy into believing that they were troop reinforcements from Bangkok. This eventually forced the Burmese to withdraw.
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Prisons, casinos, and billboards have something in common. Companies that own these things have recently declared themselves real-estate investment trusts, or are pushing toward doing so.
REITs make money by renting property or collecting mortgage interest. They avoid corporate taxes so long as they pass 90% of their income on to investors as dividends. Companies that have recently announced REIT conversions have enjoyed average stock gains of 7% over 30 days, according to an analysis by Green Street Advisors, a REIT research firm.
Stuart Goldenberg for Barron's
To some, the string of REIT conversions looks like a tax dodge that Congress will eventually have to stop. Market veterans may recall that Congress in 1987 narrowed the definition of master limited partnerships, a pass-through structure favored by oil and gas pipelines, shortly after the Boston Celtics basketball team and other unlikely candidates became MLPs. There's a more recent case study to the north. In the early 2000s, a rush of Canadian companies converted to income trusts, that country's version of REITs. Share prices rose 10% to 20%. In 2006, the government cracked down, causing income trusts to effectively be taxed like ordinary companies. An index of income trusts plunged nearly 20% in two weeks.
While some argue that there could be a U.S. regulatory backlash if companies here stretch the REIT definition too far, that risk may be overstated, not least because the tax savings for REIT conversions aren't quite as large as they appear. But investors should view the conversion trend cautiously just the same. The abundance of companies wanting to be REITs is a signal that they have become too popular among investors. Valuations look rich, so buyers should be choosy. There are some good deals to be found among smaller REITs, but investors can do just as well with ordinary companies that pay good dividends.
THE REIT STRUCTURE was created in 1960 as a way to turn commercial real estate from a rich man's game into something available to anyone who could afford a few shares. Real estate was loosely defined as land and fixed improvements. Lawmakers then couldn't have foreseen even some of the noncontroversial REIT holdings today, including cellphone towers and data centers. To become a REIT, a company must have at least 75% of its assets in real property or mortgages and collect 75% of its income from the same. Companies that don't meet that definition can spin off real-estate assets as a REIT, or perform an "opco-propco" split, where the operating company and its assets are separated from the property.
REIT conversions are nothing new. Blue chips Healthcare Property Investors hcp 0.24984384759525297% HCP Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD48.15 0.12 0.24984384759525297% /Date(1422050575037-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3522007 AFTER HOURS USD48.15 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 26126 P/E Ratio 23.741432868201766 Market Cap 22113514174.2905 Dividend Yield 4.527518172377985% Rev. per Employee 14352800 More quote details and news » (ticker: HCP) and Host Hotels & Resorts HST 0.0829531314807134% Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD24.13 0.02 0.0829531314807134% /Date(1422050468637-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7071933 AFTER HOURS USD24.08 -0.05 -0.20721094073767096% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 86135 P/E Ratio 42.363061797752806 Market Cap 18274106103.9346 Dividend Yield 3.3153750518027354% Rev. per Employee 22020700 More quote details and news » (HST) were formed through spinoffs in 1985 and 1993, respectively. Recently, conversions include Weyerhaeuser wy -1.206140350877193% Weyerhaeuser Co. U.S.: NYSE USD36.04 -0.44 -1.206140350877193% /Date(1422050759432-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2577532 AFTER HOURS USD36.04 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 35915 P/E Ratio 30.02582687661418 Market Cap 18898079532.804 Dividend Yield 3.218645948945616% Rev. per Employee 595985 More quote details and news » (WY), a timber company, and Corrections Corporation of America CXW -1.1184544992374175% Corrections Corp. of America U.S.: NYSE USD38.9 -0.44 -1.1184544992374175% /Date(1422050836705-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 825627 AFTER HOURS USD38.9 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12008 P/E Ratio 21.141304347826086 Market Cap 4530916497.00317 Dividend Yield 5.244215938303342% Rev. per Employee 107435 More quote details and news » (CXW), a prison owner. Pending conversions include those of CBS Outdoor, which owns billboards, and Penn National Gaming PENN -0.8414239482200647% Penn National Gaming Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD15.32 -0.13 -0.8414239482200647% /Date(1422050400050-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1128803 AFTER HOURS USD15.32 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18611 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 1205745292.44873 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 148524 More quote details and news » (PENN), a casino company.
THE FIRST SIGN THAT REIT conversions aren't a newly discovered tax dodge, then, is that they're not newly discovered. The second is that the tax savings for corporations are offset by higher taxes to investors. REITs must pay out nearly everything they make, and their dividends aren't taxed as dividends, which are currently capped at a preferential 20% rate, plus a 3.8% Medicare surtax for high earners. They're taxed as ordinary income, with rates up to 39.6%. REIT industry groups say the higher personal taxes make up for the lost corporate taxes. That seems a stretch, but it's difficult to calculate the precise tax trade-off because shareholders face varied tax rates, and some hold REIT shares in tax-deferred retirement accounts.
In theory, REITs could get caught up in an overhaul of the corporate tax code. If Congress lowered the rates and removed loopholes—and if it viewed REITs as one of those loopholes—share prices could take a hit. But that's not a near-term likelihood, considering how polarized the current Congress is. In any case, a change to REIT rules could easily grandfather in existing REITs, making them even more valuable in the eyes of investors.
Here's the larger risk for investors: Ultralow bond yields have sent investors scrambling for income, and REITs have become a favorite holding. The Vanguard REIT Index (VNQ) exchange-traded fund has gained 23% over two years, versus 19% for the S&P 500. Valuations look stretched. REITs in the S&P 500 recently traded at 20 times this year's projected funds from operations, the real-estate version of earnings. The broader S&P 500, in comparison, trades at 15 times earnings. As share prices rise, dividend yields fall. Vanguard REIT now yields 2.8%. Meanwhile, non-REIT companies are competing for income investors. S&P 500 companies are spending 37% of their earnings on dividends, up from 29% two years ago. The index's average dividend payer yields 2.3%, and about 100 companies yield 3% or more.
For most REITs, the easy income gains from driving occupancy rates higher at their properties are done, says Paul Adornato, an analyst with BMO. From here, assuming interest rates remain low, share-price gains for REITs could track rent increases, which tend to follow the rate of inflation over long time periods, plus a smidgen more for particularly skilled property buyers. Adornato still likes three smaller real-estate companies with more growth potential than most. Retail Opportunity Investments roic -0.9361233480176211% Retail Opportunity Investment Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD17.99 -0.17 -0.9361233480176211% /Date(1422050400115-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 270334 AFTER HOURS USD17.99 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1761 P/E Ratio 74.95833333333333 Market Cap 1672566260.91644 Dividend Yield 3.5575319622012227% Rev. per Employee 2369050 More quote details and news » (ROIC) is buying West Coast shopping centers from distressed sellers, and yields 4%. Forest City Enterprises FCEA 0.4897959183673469% Forest City Enterprises Inc. Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD24.62 0.12 0.4897959183673469% /Date(1422050555025-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1394755 AFTER HOURS USD24.62 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7743 P/E Ratio 87.78611853413018 Market Cap 4947571183.27385 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 394347 More quote details and news » (FCE.A) hasn't elected REIT status yet, but could in coming years. It owns a broad mix of retail and residential property and has been gradually deleveraging to reduce risk, attracting a higher stock price—but there's no dividend. And Sun Communities SUI -0.10430636268812397% Sun Communities Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD67.04 -0.07 -0.10430636268812397% /Date(1422050717574-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 333546 AFTER HOURS USD67.04 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2827 P/E Ratio 76.85429324773587 Market Cap 3583958387.56714 Dividend Yield 3.8782816229116945% Rev. per Employee 369710 More quote details and news » (SUI) owns mobile-home parks and has benefited from a return to stricter mortgage requirements, which is causing low-income buyers to stick with mobile homes instead of trading up to single-family houses. It yields 4.9%.
Small and midsize REITs in general have posted bigger gains than large REITs of late, but their valuations remain lower, according to Carol Kemple, an analyst at Hilliard Lyons. That may favor an investment in two ETFs with heavy exposure to smaller REITs: PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity kbwy -0.2660989888238425% PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio U.S.: NYSE Arca 37.48 -0.1 -0.2660989888238425% /Date(1422050330055-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 24885 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 4.418356456776948% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (KBWY), which yields 4.7%, and IQ U.S. Real Estate Small Cap roof -0.418702023726448% IQ US Real Estate Small Cap ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca 28.54 -0.12 -0.418702023726448% /Date(1422050303612-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 16481 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 7.429152067274002% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (ROOF), which yields 4.4%.
AS FOR THE NEWCOMERS to the category, there's nothing special about REIT status that makes companies better performers. "Storage and health care have done well as REITs, but I'm not sure about prisons and billboards," says David Harris, who covers REITs for Imperial Capital.
Likewise, big property owners can do just fine without the distinction. In 2005, Pershing Capital pressured McDonald's MCD -1.4633072945318517% McDonald's Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD89.56 -1.33 -1.4633072945318517% /Date(1422050407322-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11346022 AFTER HOURS USD89.75 0.19 0.2121482804823582% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 17.4921875 Market Cap 87160146027.334 Dividend Yield 3.796337650736936% Rev. per Employee 62366.6 More quote details and news » (MCD) to perform an opco-propco split. The company resisted, and the stock has since tripled.
The best bet for investors may be to swap some of their REIT holdings for shares of high-quality companies with diverse revenue sources and plenty of potential for dividend growth. Oppenheimer recently ran a screen for such companies. Among the names that turned up were Boeing BA -0.7519905632556768% Boeing Co. U.S.: NYSE USD134.62 -1.02 -0.7519905632556768% /Date(1422050441161-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3779825 AFTER HOURS USD134.61 -0.01 -0.00742831674342594% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 19.04101838755304 Market Cap 95974632132.9102 Dividend Yield 2.703907294607042% Rev. per Employee 535042 More quote details and news » (BA), which yields 2.1%; Merck MRK -0.15976993129892955% Merck & Co. Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD62.49 -0.1 -0.15976993129892955% /Date(1422050516912-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6188203 AFTER HOURS USD62.36 -0.13 -0.2080332853256521% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 33.77837837837838 Market Cap 178151061484.315 Dividend Yield 2.8804608737397985% Rev. per Employee 566408 More quote details and news » (MRK), 3.8%; Bank of Nova Scotia BNS.T 0.06271558482282848% Bank of Nova Scotia Canada: Toronto CAD63.82 0.04 0.06271558482282848% /Date(1422050400000-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1872370 P/E Ratio 11.216168717047452 Market Cap 77551193598.8907 Dividend Yield 4.136634283923535% Rev. per Employee 366496 More quote details and news » (BNS), 4.1%; and Honeywell International HON 3.1290874333433947% Honeywell International Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD102.5 3.11 3.1290874333433947% /Date(1422050529196-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5862949 AFTER HOURS USD102.5 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 19.01669758812616 Market Cap 80238024749.7559 Dividend Yield 2.0195121951219512% Rev. per Employee 307679 More quote details and news » (HON), 2.2%.
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RUSSIA/FORMER SOVIET UNION-Obama, Mededev Are 'Shaman' Politicians, 'People of Action' Are Needed
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"Downgrade the Political 'Shamans'" - Yezhednevnyy Zhurnal
Monday August 22, 2011 15:22:12 GMT
In politics too the determining motives are far from rational. Ronald
Reagan said that he knew two ancient professions, and one was politics.
This aphorism is usually quoted in the context of "bought" politicians.
But it also has another meaning: public politics is put into action by
archaic, basic instincts. The former actor Reagan understood this very
well and used his understanding in practice. It was precisely with Reagan
that the triumphant march of the technologies of political PR, which were
ba sed on the methods of Hollywood's "dream factory," began across the
The world "political dream factory" has reached the peak of its power
today and at the same time it is showing that it has exhausted its
methods. Barack Obama reduced politics to pure PR. He is a brilliant
representative of the "shaman" type of politician who "talks problems to
death" without taking real actions to solve them. In Russia the type is
personified by Dmitriy Medvedev, for whom words replace reality. His
belief in the power of renaming things (for example "militsia" to
"police") and changing reality by "magic words" has its roots in the
traditions and rituals of primitive peoples. On the level of mass
consciousness, belief in solving problems with "long talk" and
"incantations" is widespread. In times of crisis "magical thinking" and
activation of the archaic structures of cons ciousness are natural
But political processes are cyclical. "Shaman" politicians become popular
in definite historical conditions. When a society is developing stably and
does not observe any systemic problems, it declines the services of
"people of action." Caution and a desire "not to rock the boat" win out.
The domination of "political shamanism" showed itself most graphically in
pre-crisis Europe. The European politicians became major specialists in
various kinds of statements and resolutions, summits, conferences, forums,
and other measures. They have simply forgotten how to solve political
problems. The Eurobureaucrats respond to any challenge with statements,
calls for compromise, negotiations, and so on. All these "Geneva
processes" on the occasion of conflicts in "hot spots" give food for
numerous and empty debates, but they do not allow people to take a single
step forward in res olving conflicts.
After the collapse of the markets in 2008 the "shamans" kept power for
another reason. In the initial stage of a crisis, mass consciousness is
guided by hopes that the crisis can be "talked to death" and everything
will be as it was before. The "shamans" are entrusted to negotiate with
the "evil spirits." It was thanks to this psychological phenomenon that
Obama became the president and maintained his popularity. The "shamans"
flooded the world economy with money. But empty words and money that is
not backed by real assets are phenomena of the same order. The downgrade
(in English) became a signal for American voters and global investors that
reaching agreement with the "spirits" did not work. The "shaman" committed
a blunder.
In this situation a new trend is picking up strength -- the public sees
salvation in "people of action." The political weight of the radical "Tea
Party" is growing fast in the United States. Followers of this party
played a notable role in the default story. Americans even began talking
about the appearance of a three-party system, although the activists of
this movement are, in their majority, members of the Republican Party. But
the point is that the program of the Tea Party and the ideology of the
movement are already turning into an independent political force.
The principal differentiating feature of the Tea Party and its members is
calls to action. Prominent businessman Donald Trump, who supports this
movement and is preparing to run for president of the United States, said
that the Americans have turned into a nation that is "All Talk, No Action"
(in English). Michelle Bachman, the rising Republican star, said, "Mr.
President, the American people have expressed their opinion and now the
rating agencies too echo this message -- your economic policy has
failed.&q uot;
In response Obama delivered a speech in which he said that despite the
irresponsibility of the rating agencies, the United States remains a
country with an AAA rating. His PR consultant Axelrod (who, by the way,
ruined Yuliya Tymoshenko's election campaign in 2010) put forward the
proposition that the downgrade (in English) was arranged by the Tea Party,
thereby shifting the blame to the radical Republicans. But Obama made a
mistake with his statement: "There are always economic factors that we
cannot control: earthquakes, jumps in oil prices, recession in other parts
of the world." Either the "shaman" reaches an agreement with the "spirits"
or he is a bad "shaman." Obama's attempt to put the blame on "objective
circumstances" and the preceding administration drew a storm of criticism.
The public expects concrete, decisive action and quick results. The
downgrade (in English) became the "point of bifurc ation," the turn in the
road that defined the new orientation markers for mass consciousness not
just in the United States, but throughout the world. They are calling for
"people of action" to take the stage. Talk did not help.
This turnaround will have far-reaching consequences in Russia too. All
earlier calculations can be confidently thrown in the waste basket. An
extreme expression of the "shaman" politician trend is Medvedev. He
reduced this political tendency to complete absurdity, thus bringing
closer the start of the cycle of the ascendency of "people of action." In
the context of events in the United States, Medvedev's presidential
chances need not be considered. Vladimir Putin has slipped into the
category of "shamans" also. His athletic activism on television screens
already fails to produce the right impression. Really, nothing is changing
for the better. The problems are already not just accumulati ng, but they
are beginning to explode. Talk about "stability" in a situation where the
machine of state has gone off the rails for good and no longer has its
former calming effect on mass consciousness, the daily news is like
reports from the front line. A powerful social demand for "people of
action" is taking shape.
In Russia the politicians of action were "purged" long ago. It is probably
no accident that the Russian Donald Trump -- Mikhail Prokhorov -- has
entered politics. Behind him comes a whole social stratum of managers that
formed during the years of market reforms. There are the "people of
action." In the situation that has come about this is the determining
quality. The rest is technicalities.
The world is entering a new phase of development. The demand for the type
of political leader is changing as well. In this sense serious changes are
coming in the United States, the European countries, and pos t-Soviet
space. In Russia the changes will be especially noticeable because of the
contrast effect. The winter hibernation is ending..
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I've heard a lot of people say you should practice with the ammo you carry for self defense what's your thoughts on this ? Personally I carry critical defense but I'm not going to take it out for targets... I think same gr and a few defense rnds is good to shoot
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I try to "rotate" my carry ammo. That is when I shoot my carry stuff. Your weight and power factor the same thinking is okay, as long as, the bullets are the same. Practice with hard ball and carry hollow points if you feel that hollow points feed as good as hard ball.
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I shoot ball ammo and carry hp. I have run 40 or so rounds of carry ammo and a few hundred generic hps through my CCDW to know there is no issue.
Oh dern.... Revelation 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
It is not about the ammo for practice/targets. It is about trigger time and having everything about your handgun being second nature. Sd shootings ussually happen within 7 yards. A 2" poi is not going to make a difference. I shoot quite a bit of cast lead. It gives me lots of trigger time. I shoot 2 1911's, P6, P230, in 4 different calibers. Shooting each as much as possible makes everything automatic, no thought needed. Now switching to a revolver take some thought. But at the range it only takes a few rounds for the muscle memory to come back.
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For me its simple, I ensure that every one of my guns feeds and cycles HP ammo. I dont shoot it often because its expensive, but I do run it on occasion to ensure feeding reliability. Otherwise, its ball ammo for the range which nowadays isnt very often due to ammo shortages.
I think it's good a good practice to shoot your SD ammo, not necessarily regularly but you should be at the very least familiar with how your firearm performs with that particular ammo. I make sure to fire the same exact ammo I load in my firearm when I carry, but I mostly shoot FMJ at the range.
Whenever I get a new carry gun I always run all kinds of ammo they usually have for that caliber because I want to know before hand if a particular brand will fail. Even with my hollow points I shoot at least two boxes just to be sure ya it hurts the wallet but better safe than sorry! Right now I use either hornady critical defense or customs or the Speer gold dot in my sr40c.
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My carry amo is +P+. So I have to hand load to get the same velocity and recoil with FMJ bullets. But I am a 100 percent advocate of training with what you carry (or equivalent)
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Practicing w/ your carry round is great in principle its certainly a good habit to be in and thats seems to make common sense. it's also conventional wisdom and of course many police departments have accepted that principle. But allow me to challenge this a little: Ponder this: When the adrenaline rush comes, even a guy who only practiced with 38 spc will rarely notice the extra recoil from .357 Mag. But many folks practicing with .357 mag may develop a fear of firing the gun which will mess with their skillset. Much better to practice with 38 spc, which is cheaper less punishing and will not teach bad habits of fearing the gun. I am a 220 lbs weight lifter but even for me a full training day with .357 mag <hurts> and I will mix it up 2/3rds to 3/4 38spc , then finish with .357 mag for the "feel" Another example is say an AR15. The 5.56 has pretty mild recoil the 223 even more so. I practice with .223 for cost reasons but load up with 5.56 in my ready stick. I dont think I will learn poor habits this way and will save alittle money in the proccess. Also getting a 22LR upper is no unreasonable IMO either since the recoil is small even in the standard 5.56 so little difference in "feel" to throw u off. a 22LR upper however will enable many to spend more rounds practicing their stance and aim, which is invaluable.


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Podcast: Bell, Reyes, playoff rotations
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Right now, Central Park's National Weather Service station reports a barometic pressure of 29.54 inches and sustained winds of 16 mph. The predicted sustained winds over the next 12 hours are expected to approach tropical force intensity and gusts are expected to soon reach over 40 mph and to approach 60 mph.
Even worse, the Islip, NY station at 4:00 pm reported 29.39 inches (995 millibars) with sustained 30 mph winds and tropical storm force gusts already being recorded.
If this system were marching up the Atlantic coast in August, even if it were a "cold core" system, the intensity might prompt the National Hurricane Center to classify it as a "subtropical" storm and give it a name. (Compare these barometic pressure figures with the May 9, 2007 readings for Subtropical Storm Andrea showing 1001 millibars of pressure.)
Elsewhere, tonight's Vikings-Eagles game in Philadelphia was postponed from its original 8:00 Sunday night kickoff and rescheduled for 8:00 pm Tuesday night. The National Weather Service reports current Philadelphia conditions including the same 29.54 inches of barometic pressure at 4:00 pm; however, the predicted winds and snow accumulation are not supposed to be anywhere as bad as those predicted for New York.
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Dead Beat Dads
Men who think that their wives were mean before the divorce will see a whole new level of meanness if they become dead beat dads. Dead beat dads are those guys who don't pay their child support. They are usually vilified in movies and by the general public.
Some dead beat dads are truly deadbeats and do not want to pay anything to anyone. They can walk away from their wife and children without a backward glance. But this is the minority. A great man of the dead beat dads want to pay child support, but cannot afford the amount that the court orders them to pay. They miss a payment or two and what do you know, they are labeled dead beat dads.
There are a lot of guys out there who are considered to be dead beat dads but who are not deadbeats. Many of them pay as much as they can when it comes to child support payments, but also need money for themselves to live. Pete was one of those dead beat dads.
Pete's wife divorced him and the court ordered that she get 35 percent of his salary for the support of their three kids. Pete didn't have a decent job or an education. He was having a hard enough time supporting his family before the divorce. The divorce attorney picked his bones dry and her attorney roasted them over a fire. The judge was no help. Pete had to move in with his parents to pay his child support payments. Meanwhile, his wife got the house and a new boyfriend moved in. On top of everything, she started messing with the visitation. Not wanting to be one of those dead beat dads, Pete kept paying and then called his vulture lawyer for advice. His lawyer said that he could file a rule to show cause against his ex wife, but it was going to cost him. Pete didn't have the money to pay because all of his earnings were going towards food and his kids.
Not that Pete minded supporting the kids. He loved them. That is one of the misconceptions about dead beat dads. Most often, it is the moms who want to continue to punish the ex-husband by jacking them around with visitation. Determined not to become one of the dead beat dads, Pete kept paying child support. Then he lost his job.
Pete missed a few payments and then tried to catch up, paying what he could. And what happens? His ex wife has him tossed in jail for being one of the dead beat dads. He has no job, no money and no where to turn. Fortunately, the judge took mercy and allowed him to keep some of his unemployment money to eat, but had it not been for the judge and his parents, Pete would be on the streets.
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i have no sound i get the sound server info message device/dsp cant be opened the sound server will continue using the null output device any sugestions?...
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I had simular difficulties on my Slack 10.1 Inspriron 5100 installation. I first messed with the 'alsaconf' and then slowly experimented with the differnet sound server settings. It looks to be working the best with the aRts plugin.
If you are having further throuble I will look at my docs to see what I originally did.
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thanks a bunch ill try that i have linux installed on a old dell desktop originally had windows 98 im having a hard time getting my internet going but ill tinker with a few more things on it and read alot more
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Alsa is muted by default. You have to run alsaconf, unmute, and run alsactl store as root to save the changes.


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Boma or Ohanas?
For our first night I'm trying to decide where to eat...
we'll be at the poly beach watching wishes at 8 and both restaurants have a 9:00 reservation open. I have ADR for Ohana right now, but recent reviews have me rethinking that. Boma seems like an amazing place to eat and to be at AKL at night seems like it would be really cool. So, which one and why? Can I get to AKL from POLY beach in 40 minutes & what's the fastest way? |
I would stick with O'hana's. You're right there and if you have to wait for a bus you won't make it. I haven't been to O'hana in a couple of years but we always had good experiences there. We ate at Boma once and had lousy service and just weren't impressed.
Boma is our favorite for the food, but I would go with 'Ohana because of your plan to watch Wishes first.
Boma was not a good experience for us but I think it was a one-off and would def try it again. But after we atea t O'hana, it might now be a regualar ADR for our trips! and of course, you're 2 minutes away from the magic Kingdom. |
I think the food at ohana is mediocre at best. i dont understand the hype at all. id go with boma.
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For me it is a decision between better food (Boma) and convenience (Ohana). Boma is one of our favorite dinner buffets at WDW and definitely worth a visit. The only reason why I would choose Ohana is because you will already be at the Poly for Wishes. There is no bus directly from the Poly to AKL. If you decide to go to Boma (which I would), I would highly suggest just taking a taxi. That way you wouldn't have to worry about just missing a bus and therefore missing your ADR. :goodvibes
'Ohana is our favorite restaurant on property! Stick with 'Ohana, its great.
We love Ohana & as you are already at the Poly that would work perfectly.
We tried Boma once as the reviews were really good. We found it ok & it took a long time by bus transportation to finally get there. We have no desire to go there again. Ohana is our repeat every single trip meal & it is always great. |
Ohana is my must do every trip! It depends too Ohano is sit down table service and Boma is buffet. With kids sit down is much nicer for us :)
I would also recommend a taxi to boma after watching wishes. so much faster. Sent from my Galaxy SII |
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