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Another example of social media websites taking a blasé attitude to embedded metadata is Facebook's new photo sharing platform. As reported on the Photometadata blog:
"In addition, while the images that can be viewed online are now up to 720 pixels on the long dimension, they are still being "stripped" of all IPTC, XMP, and Exif metadata (ICC profile information is retained). The option for others to download a 'high resolution" version, only prompts a download (you can not view the image online). I downloaded this larger version and tested as well. The only difference between the "high resolution" version and the online 720 pixel wide version, was the resolution — both are stripped of any information beyond the pixels and the ICC profile. Since all descriptive photo metadata is missing, this would mean that even the "original" is being modified before it is stored on their system — and potential orphan works are being created, each time you upload an image to facebook." [Read More]
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Miami, Florida here! Just north of Coral Gables.
I asked this question before but it's been a while and I'm hoping to get more input. What trails can I drive with my truck that are 2WD friendly? I have a:
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5 month old LT265/75r16 BFG A/T's,
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left in also. (Basically 5/1 leafs).
The 2 locations that I have been to in Miami are NW 41st and to SW 8 ST & 137 AVE. NW 41 st is mainly flooded dirt roads (water covering the steps on the sides of my truck) & SW 8 ST is mud with rocks on the bottom (you drive about 5 MPH and you are literally bouncing in your truck. I never went to the center of the 8 st location because I hear that place is for 4x4. I've gone in fairly deep and haven't been stuck yet.
I've Googled the following places:
* A place known as "The Hump"in Homestead.
* Bear Island in the Big Cypress National Preserve.
* J.W. Corbett in West Palm Beach.
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Blocking Medicaid Expansion Will Be Economic 'Disaster' for Local Hospitals
The Republican refusal to expand Medicaid in Tennessee and extend health insurance to as many as 330,000 working people will have dire consequence for patients, workers and hospitals, Chairman Roy Herron said in a column that appeared this weekend in The Tennessean.
The full column can be read below:
August 24, 2013
Republicans' stand on Medicaid will be disastrous for local hospitals
Recently, a Tennessee Republican leader said he opposes extending health insurance coverage to 330,000 Tennesseans because, "It's kind of like when my daughter says, 'Hey Dad, we need to buy this dress, because it's 50 percent off.' It's just the other 50 percent I have to come up with."
He's a good dad and he's right about dresses, but on Medicaid expansion, he is 50 percent off and 100 percent wrong.
The accurate analogy is, "It's kind of like when my daughter says, 'Hey Dad, we need to buy this dress because it's 100 percent off.' It's just the zero percent I have to come up with."
The first three years of Medicaid expansion — to extend health coverage to 330,000 working people — are paid for with 100 percent federal funds. And even if we choose to continue in the fourth year and beyond, the cost is capped at 10 cents on the dollar.
Extending Medicaid will bring 1 billion federal dollars a year into Tennessee communities. Payments to hospitals and clinics will then go to doctors, nurses, administrative staff, janitors, medical suppliers, X-ray technicians, therapists, groundskeepers, nursing aides, cafeteria workers, secretaries, administrators, executives, information technologists, clerks, even counselors and chaplains. They in turn will spend their paychecks on goods and services, creating more jobs.
Study after study confirms that federal Medicaid dollars spur enormous economic activity. A University of Memphis study concluded that Medicaid expansion in Tennessee would produce 18,000 new jobs.
But right now, unfortunately, the opposite is true: Republicans are sending Tennessee tax dollars to New York and California and depriving Tennessee of needed funds, with disastrous consequences for local hospitals and our state economy.
Our Republican lieutenant governor admitted refusing the $1 billion "is going to hurt. In some cases there may be hospitals that have to close. But look, if you want to operate in a free market, things like that happen."
The only problem is that my friend the lieutenant governor is blaming our free market for his governmental decision. Denying hospitals federal funds is not a free-market decision — it's a political decision by this Republican administration and Republican legislature.
Similarly, the Republican House speaker told reporters last spring, "There are some rural hospitals that will be hurt; there's no doubt about that. But the health care industry is a changing industry, and those that can't keep up, they just simply can't."
That's like pulling the oxygen mask off a struggling patient and then saying, "That's life — and death — in the free market. If you can't keep up, if you can't keep breathing, then just die."
It's not just a question of keeping up. My friend the House speaker, instead of blaming hospitals for not keeping up, should accept responsibility for denying hospitals federal funding.
The speaker also said, "if (the prediction of hospitals struggling) was a little exaggerated, we'll find out in the next six months."
Four months later, Vanderbilt University Medical Center is cutting 1,000 jobs. Vanderbilt attributes the loss of hundreds of these jobs to the growing cost of uninsured care and the failure to expand Medicaid.
It's not just a Nashville problem. Within 40 miles of my West Tennessee home, two hospitals are closing and converting into a "clinic" and "emergency center," and at least two more hospitals are firing employees.
Almost half of Tennessee's general medical and surgical hospitals have been losing money or have survived only with disappearing federal support. These 54 especially vulnerable hospitals employ more than 21,000 Tennesseans and support the jobs — and care — of tens of thousands more.
How many hospitals have to close? How many Tennesseans have to be fired? How many lives have to be lost?
The hospitals at risk serve both Republicans and Democrats. The workers and the patients at risk are both Republicans and Democrats. But whether the hospitals and the patients survive is up to our Republican governor and Republican legislators.
This ought not be a partisan issue. It ought to be about saving hospitals, savings jobs and saving lives.
Roy Herron, a former minister and former state Senator, is chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party.
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Some people discover pencillin. Others spill battery acid and then somehow, suddenly, they've invented the phone. Me? I improvise Sazeracs with applejack brandy.
While riffling through my ever-beloved Difford's Encyclopedia of Cocktails recently, I was stopped dead in my tracks by Simon Difford's recipe for a Sazerac. Ask any goomba how to make a classic one and you'll be told rye whiskey, bitters (Peychaud's, sometimes Angostura too), a sugar cube, and an old-fashioned glass coated with absinthe. Well, that's just not good enough for Monsieur Lord Simon Difford, Esq., Ph.D. VII…
There are oh, so many things that are inappropriate about the Fort Washington Flip at the time of this writing. One: It's clear from a quick scan of the cocktail's ingredients — nutmeg, people; nutmeg – that it ain't really meant to be quaffed in hot weather. (And it is hot up in herre, good people of places other than Montreal. It is so hot in Montreal today.) Two: Then I actually bothered to read the write-up this drink got on Serious Eats, like, four years ago (a time lapse that, while not outright inappropriate, surely gives away my occasional, self-loathsome tendencies towards procrastination) and, turns out, it was invented by a Cambridge, Mass. bartender in honor of Easter. Easter four years ago. An Easter that was an "early Easter" that year. So again, faux pas sur moi. (If anyone else was surprised to read "Easter," because the nutmeg made you think Thanksgiving/Xmas… me, too!)
The Easter connection was represented through the use of a whole egg — hence, this cocktail's proper nomenclature as a flip. (Flip = a whole, raw egg in the drink. There isn't a term for when you just use raw egg white, like in my World's Greatest Cosmopolitan.) I made this drink the other day, I made it myself and I made it diligently, not half-assed, and I poured it for the PhoBlograpHusband and for our next-door neighbors and then I poured some for myself (a teensy portion, I swear) and then I drank my teensy portion and then I went home and like 30 minutes later I said, "Oh God, Sean. I'm pregnant and I just drank raw egg."
Do you ever wonder how so many cocktails are invented and everyone keeps them all straight — or doesn't? Like how you can consult one Very Trustworthy Published Source and get Recipe A for a cocktail of some historical note, and then you reference Another Such Source and Recipe B is variegated enough that you're like, huh? Because if roads and bridges, whatever the recipe is for making them is, if those had been so casually bandied about we'd all be geographically stranded at best and dead from falling asphalt at worst.
Sometimes I think about those things. I thought about them recently while we were mixing Honeymoons. Doing so was actually the PhoBlograpHusband's idea, since we recently acquired our first-ever bottle of Applejack. We got Laird's, natch, because JERZEEEEE! (Like Laird's, Sean and I are from New Jersey.)
I want to say two words to you. Just two words. Are you listening?
There's a great future in aperitifs and digestifs. I don't just mean that in a Benjamin-Braddock-searching-for-meaning-in-the-60s-oh-I-get-it-she's-referencing-The Graduate kind of way. Italian liqueurs are mega-trendy big right now and I say good on it, because they're relatively cheap (~$20 a bottle, less for vermouths), a little goes a long way, they're becoming easily available, they have the best ad posters, they were born to make nice in endless kinds of cocktail recipes, and once you start you'll want to collect them and play with them and come up with neat at-home displays for them like you used to do with your Smurfs.


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Two Hall Co. offenders on "Dirty Dozen" listBy Staff ATLANTA - The Georgia Water Coalition, a water protection watchdog group, has named its Dirty Dozen for 2012, and two of the offenders are located in Hall County.
Coalition officials say the annual list exposes the worse threats to Georgia's water supply. This is the second year the group has published the list. A proposed landfill expansion along Allen Creek and the proposed Glades reservoir made the 2012 roster. A press statement released Wednesday morning stated the following about the two "offenders." "Flat Creek: Boondoggle Reservoir Project Threatens Lake Lanier, Chattahoochee River and Downstream Communities "The Chattahoochee River supplies drinking water to nearly four million people in metro Atlanta. For decades, the river has been the center of a water dispute between Georgia, Alabama and Florida. The Chattahoochee has suffered from extreme droughts while serving as ground zero in the ongoing conflict over water use in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) basin. These events have fueled Georgia's misguided strategy to circumvent federal control over the Chattahoochee by damming its tributaries. The most glaring example of this strategy is Hall Countys proposed $95 million Glades Reservoir on Flat Creek which flows into the Chattahoochee River and Lake Lanier. This project would divert and impound water that would otherwise fill Lake Lanier, interfering with federal management of the lake and complicating efforts to reach a water sharing agreement with Alabama and Florida. While local support for the project has waned recently, Gov. Deal has indicated that he might come to the rescue with state funds to prop up the floundering project. "Allen Creek: Politically-Connected Landfill Operators Threaten Streams, Minority Community "On the south side of Gainesville in Hall County, the predominantly minority community of Newtown has fought for more than half a century to protect their homes, health and property values from harmful industrial pollution. Today, they face the proposed expansion of a landfill that processes food waste, biosolids and sewage sludge. Already, nearby residents say that odor from the facility is so unbearable that children, at times, cannot play outside. Promoted by politically-powerful individuals with ties to Gov. Nathan Deal, expansion of the Gainesville Waste and Recycling (GWAR) landfill poses a serious threat to Allen Creek and the Oconee River and to the health of families in Newtown. This site is an example of the hundreds of industrial operations statewide that are not fully complying with pollution regulations to stop the flow of bacteria, excess nutrients, toxic substances and other contaminants into Georgias waterways. Sally Bethea, the director of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, said Governor Deal needs to take note that these problems exist in his home county. "We will certainly hope that he looks at this closely and takes action so that we can get these two things off the list," she said. "They are both significant problems for the environment, for our water resources and for our local taxpayers." The proposed landfill expansion, approved just last week by the Hall County Commission, garnered more attention than the Glades project at Wednesday's tele-conference. "Down the slippery slope it went and became available for bio-solids and food waste," she said. MaKara Rumley with GreenLaw agreed, noting that the county has fallen short in taking responsibility for activity at the current landfill. "While they [developers]did get EPD approval, they didn't get the necessary Hall County approval that they needed to get," said Rumley. Rumley said her group will be carefully watching the process as the landfill expansion moves closer to final approval by the state. The Georgia Water Coalition is a consortium of 175 conservation and environmental organizations, hunting and fishing groups, businesses, and faith-based organizations that have been working to protect Georgias water since 2002. Collectively, these organizations represent more than 300,000 Georgians. Link: See the complete Dirty Dozen on the Georgia Water Coalition © Copyright 2015 AccessNorthGa.com
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By Kenzie and Nicole Jackson
Habitat for Humanity homeowner family members
Editor's note: The Jackson family's Habitat house was built during the 2010 Carter Work Project. Mother and daughter share their reactions to 7-year-old Kenzie Jackson's photo gracing the cover of Habitat for Humanity International's 2010 Annual Report.
Kenzie: My momma told me that my picture was going to be on there. She said, "Guess what?"
Nicole: I teased her and said, "Oh, they just mentioned something about using your picture and asked if that would be OK."
Kenzie: I said, "Did you say 'yes' or 'no'?" And she told me she said "no!"
Nicole: [laughing] She stopped hopping and jumping all around and said, "Moooom!" I had to tell her pretty quickly I was joking.
Kenzie: I love our house. I love sleeping in my room and eating downstairs. We have fun. We go outside and play hide-and-go-seek.
Nicole: She's been doing really, really good. They all just think of everything they can to put up on the walls. Kenzie told me she wants to get a Justin Bieber poster up on her wall. Her wall? My walls!
Kenzie: My room is my favorite spot. I want to paint my room something instead of white. Purple. I stole that from my mom's favorite color.
Nicole: I don't know about that. But I'm happy that they're loving it. I think our favorite thing is just all hanging out downstairs and watching movies together.
Kenzie: And running around the house!
Very sweet! It makes me even happier to have been involved in a couple Habitat projects and makes me look forward to participating even more.
Thank you for sharing our story because we really are blessed and happy to be a part of Habitat for Humanity. My children's life will never be the same, and we are so happy!
I want to get involved, and I want to help with the houses, but I'm not with a program or group.
Please visit Habitat.org to find out how you can help to support Habitat's work. If you need further information, please e-mail us at email@example.com.


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"Chronic complex musculoskeletal injuries that are slow to heal pose challenges to physicians and researchers alike. Orthobiologics is a relatively newer science that involves application of naturally found materials from biological sources (for example, cell-based therapies), and offers exciting new possibilities to promote and accelerate bone and soft tissue healing.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an orthobiologic that has recently gained popularity as an adjuvant treatment for musculoskeletal injuries. It is a volume of fractionated plasma from the patient's own blood that contains platelet concentrate. The platelets contain alpha granules that are rich in several growth factors… which play key roles in tissue repair mechanisms. PRP has found application in diverse surgical fields to enhance bone and soft-tissue healing by placing supra-physiological concentrations of autologous platelets at the site of tissue damage. The relative ease of preparation, applicability in the clinical setting, favorable safety profile and possible beneficial outcome make PRP a promising therapeutic approach for future regenerative treatments." (1)
What does make PRP work? Let's look at some of growth factors and what they do:
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF): This is a protein that helps control cell growth and division, especially blood vessels. More blood to the site of a wound, more healing. PDGF has also been shown to provide a fertile ground for stem cell division – another reason for Stem Cell Therapy and PRP to be considered in tandum as a treatment.
Transforming growth factor-β is a polypeptide and important in tissue regeneration.
Insulin-like growth factor is a protein that is "insulin-like" similar to insulin. In this context of joint repair it is an important friend of cartilage cells.
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) an important protein that brings healing oxygen to damaged tissue blood circulation is damaged or inadequate.
Epidermal growth factor, which play key roles in tissue repair mechanisms.
These are the healing factors in PRP and the tools in the hands of an experienced physician can restore a knee, hip, shoulder, any joint back to pre-injury status.
Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy has become very popular.
Physicians who do not do traditional Prolotherapy are now offering PRP.
Unfortunately, these untrained doctors are injecting the platelets in a way that is often painful, debilitating for weeks, and can leave hematomas (collections of clotted blood) in the area injected. We believe that PRP is best delivered by a physician already experienced and well versed in Prolotherapy.
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1. Dhillon RS, Schwarz EM, Maloney MD. Platelet-rich plasma therapy – future or trend? Arthritis Res Ther. 2012 Aug 8;14(4):219. [Epub ahead of print]


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Pink noise. Within the scientific literature the term pink noise is sometimes used a little more loosely to refer to any noise with a power spectral density of the form where f is frequency and 0 < α < 2, with exponent α usually close to 1. These pink -like noises occur widely in nature and are a source of considerable interest in many fields. The distinction between the noises with α near 1 and those with a broad range of α approximately corresponds to a much more basic distinction. The former (narrow sense) generally come from condensed matter systems in quasi-equilibrium, as discussed below.[2] The latter (broader sense) generally correspond to wide range of non-equilibrium driven dynamical systems.
The term flicker noise is sometimes used to refer to pink noise, although this is more properly applied only to its occurrence in electronic devices due to a direct current. Web Site for Perfectly Random Sampling with Markov Chains: There is a chapter on ``Coupling from the past,'' by James G. Propp and David B. Wilson, Chapter 22 of the textbook ''Markov Chains and Mixing Times,'' by David A. Levin, Yuval Peres, and Elizabeth L. Lévy flight. The term "Lévy flight" was coined by Benoît Mandelbrot,[1] who used this for one specific definition of the distribution of step sizes.
He used the term Cauchy flight for the case where the distribution of step sizes is a Cauchy distribution,[2] and Rayleigh flight for when the distribution is a normal distribution[3] (which is not an example of a heavy-tailed probability distribution). Later researchers have extended the use of the term "Lévy flight" to include cases where the random walk takes place on a discrete grid rather than on a continuous space.[4][5] A Lévy flight is a random walk in which the steps are defined in terms of the step-lengths, which have a certain probability distribution, with the directions of the steps being isotropic and random. The particular case for which Mandelbrot used the term "Lévy flight"[1] is defined by the survivor function (commonly known as the survival function) of the distribution of step-sizes, U, being[6]
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Palomar Mountain Range
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Palomar Mountain Range | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,140 ft (1,870 m) |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Range coordinates | 33°21′N 116°54′W / 33.35°N 116.9°WCoordinates: 33°21′N 116°54′W / 33.35°N 116.9°W |
The Palomar Mountain Range is a high Peninsular mountain range in northern San Diego County of Southern California. The name, which means pigeon roost in Spanish, was given to it due to the prevalence of band-tailed pigeons.[1]
The peaks are about 3,000 to 6,000 feet (914 to 1,829 m) above sea level, and include:
- 'High Point' being the pinnacle of the range at 6,140 feet (1,871 m).[2]
- Birch Hill (5,710 ft or 1,740 m)
- Boucher Hill (5,436 ft or 1,657 m).
Natural history[edit]
The upper Palomar Mountain range has a marked contrast to the surrounding xeric chaparral and woodlands in its foothills, with California black oaks, closed-cone pines, firs, and other California oaks and conifers in the higher altitudes.[3] This is due to the upper regions receiving considerably more moisture than the coastal lowlands, with 30–60 in (76–152 cm) of precipitation falling on the higher elevations.[4] The upper mountain areas can receive snowfall during winter storms.[3]
- Palomar Observatory
The high elevation of the range allows for excellent astronomy and star viewing, which lead to the establishment on Palomar Mountain of the Palomar Observatory in 1936.
- Palomar Mountain State Park
The Palomar Mountain State Park protects much of the native plant and animal habitat of the range on Palomar Mountain. It also provides recreation activities, such as hiking and camping. The higher areas in the park serve as a cooler natural retreat from the hot summers of Southern California.
See also[edit]
- ^ Catherine M. Wood. "Palomar from teepee to telescope". San Diego, California: Frye & Smith, 1937. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ "Subsection M262Bo - Palomar - Cuyamaca Peak". USDA, Forest Service. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ a b "Bailey's Palomar Resort". Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ "waynesword.palomar.edu". Retrieved 2007-08-16.


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B.J. Abrams is living proof that artists can do more than paint. Her Arkansas Arts Beautification Society serves not only as an exhibition gallery, but also as a recording studio, a management office, and a children's school of the arts.
Abrams started the Conway, Ark.-based enterprise in 1996, and today her work is part of the permanent collection of the Clinton Presidential Library and Museum in Little Rock. The GoPayment Blog recently spoke with Abrams about her business, which has become a vibrant extension of herself.
GoPayment: What inspired you to start the Arkansas Arts Beautification Society?
Abrams: I was trying to develop some artwork of my own. Once I had 200 works in my house, someone said, "Why don't you open a gallery?" So, I did. I have been running the Arkansas Arts Beautification Society for 16-years now (and in the art business for 30).
Who are your customers?
Most of my customers are young people (ages 16 to 30) breaking into the music industry. Some are already working, and they come to me to hone their skills. Some come to me to work out their skills as songwriters.
I also have artwork hanging in doctors offices here and in clubs in Little Rock. I do photography to help young modeling talent to build their portfolios; I've assisted some in getting on the runway in shows during the Little Rock Fashion Week. I also work with special-needs children: I offer them therapy through painting, and some of these kids are good impressionist artists.
What kinds of challenges has your business faced over the years?
It is always the economics. Sales have been slow for a couple of years now. That is another reason why we branched out, because art sales slowed so much. Sometimes we host small concerts for up-and-coming artists to help pay the rent. We have also expanded on the art front by selling hand-painted T-shirts in stores along with some unusual, artistic knick-knacks.
How else do you bring in money?
By being otherwise employed. I am also a licensed nurse. In the past, I would work as a nurse and hire art majors to work in the galleries. Sometimes we set up sidewalk shows. We throw a bunch of paintings in the truck and go to Little Rock and sell them right off the sidewalk. I don't question what works, I just do it.
Why do you use GoPayment?
I needed an option to collect payments any time, anywhere. I was losing sales at flea markets and during those sidewalk sales. People would say, "I would take this painting if you could take credit cards." Now I say that I can take it right here! Anywhere I can get cell phone service, I can use GoPayment. This is why I love it. My artist friends who have flea markets love it, too. I like the quick turnaround time on getting money into my bank account.
What have been your most recent business successes?
We're developing an online magazine. One of my employees is out videotaping local artist Gene Hatfield, who is still painting at nearly 90 years old. We are interviewing him for the magazine.


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- Emily Kennedy said...
OK, I was wondering when I read new... But I didn't realize that your ban ends in February. Friday mostly counts as February. January was too long this year anyway. :D
A mustard cap (on sale no less) is perfect for you, and the shoes are super-adorable.
I hope someone else answers the scarf storage question, because I keep mine in a bin, and the heavy knits and large pashminas crowd out the small ones. - January 31, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- Sidewalk Chalk said...
I really love the colors in this outfit. The scarf, beret, and shoes --- perfect!
Good luck with studying for the GRE!
- JoAnn, Sidewalk Chalk - January 31, 2010 at 3:03 PM
- Kristin said...
Tres chic! I love the mustard hat on you, and paired with so much other great color in the scarf, cardi, and shoes it's just sunny and adorable!
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Those argyle shoes are so cute! I do love how you mix prints too--I used to only be interested in wearing solid scarves, but lately printed ones have been catching my eye. I'm thinking that there are probably zillions of vintage (and affordable) ones on Etsy...when I have some time off this week I'm going to delve into that search. :)
Good luck with the GRE! - January 31, 2010 at 5:20 PM


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A. J. Liebling, the twentieth century's foremost press critic, wrote only one piece for the Columbia Journalism Review. (He died shortly after the publication of CJR's sixth issue.) His review of a history of the New York Daily News provides ample glimpses of the wit and vigor he deployed under The New Yorker's "The Wayward Press" banner. The below paragraph ran above the review in CJR's pilot issue.
In the following review, America's most widely read observer of the press discusses a chronicle of America's largest newspaper. Mr. Liebling, a graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism whose byline appears most often in The New Yorker, is the author of many books, including a new paperback, The Press.
When a man writes a book about a newspaper where he is still employed, there are likely to be serious omissions. In the case of Tell It to Sweeney: the Informal History of the New York Daily News. (Doubleday, 1961) by John Chapman, who is the News's esteemed drama critic, the omissions have greater potential interest than the inclusions. The words present form a typographical parenthesis around those that aren't.
Chapman, for example, furnishes a considerable body of uniformly respectful reminiscence about Captain Joseph Medill Patterson, who founded the News in 1919 and died in 1946. This is territory more than amply covered by previous biographers. He says nothing of the characteristics or proclivities of the men who have shaped its policies since then—a stretch of 15 years. He notes, indeed, that by Patterson's will F. M. Flynn and Richard W. Clarke, now president and vice-president, respectively, of the News, "as trustees but not legatees, were to head the management team which now was to direct the destinies of the News." But he says nothing at all about what kind of fellows they are, whether either ever had an idea, or if so, what.
Nor does he describe the authority wielded over the News, or say that it is not wielded, by the officers of the Tribune Company, of Chicago, although he furnishes a simplified diagram of "the basic corporate structure of the New York Daily News" that shows that the Tribune Company holds control. He does not name the owners or officers of this paramount organism at all, much less discuss their notions, although he does furnish some dead-pan notes on Colonel Robert Rutherford McCormick, Captain Patterson's cousin and survivor, who ran the Tribune Company until his death in 1955. When did informal history end, in 1946 or 1955? Upstairs in Chicago, downstairs in New York, what are the new brains like? The essential information about a newspaper is the character of its owners.
Newspapers are not waifs. They reflect their source, and Chapman leaves us without a clue. This is the more annoying because he himself sets up the question he never answers:
"When Patterson died in 1946 the road ahead for the Daily News was chancy," he says. "Should the paper be preserved as a monument to its creator, following as best it could the dictates and odd whims of its founder? Had it really been a one-man show, and should it henceforth be operated by a ghost?"
Has it been? When Patterson died, he was in an acute phase of illiberal chauvinism that had lasted since his bitter quarrel with Franklin D. Roosevelt in late 1941. He had, as Chapman relates, been a warm and potent supporter of the President from the beginning of his first candidacy, in 1932, until their open split over the Lend-Lease Bill. The News had supported all of Roosevelt's social legislation, and had been a prime advocate of United States recognition of the U.S.S.R. The break came, not over any issue of left versus right, but of Patterson's ingrained isolationism against Roosevelt's belief in the need to intervene. His paper had followed his swing as fast as a sports car follows the wheel, but it is conceivable that that man of "odd whims" might have swung in some other direction had he lived. Roosevelt was dead, war against Germany no longer an issue. He was, after all, an old socialist, although he had been a rich one.
"It will be interesting to see what changes, if any, his death will bring," the Times, quoted by Chapman, had editorially noted.
There have been none in the News's editorial orientation. It has continued on, as if guided by an Iron Mike, until it now refers to itself on its editorial page as a "nationalist" newspaper, implying that all others, except the Chicago Tribune, are "internationalist," which = Socialist, which = Uknowhat.


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My friend Leonard Liggio explains it satisfactorily here: This dovetails nicely with the book of a similar title as the entry's, How the West Grew Rich by Nathan Rosenberg and L.E. Birdzell Jr. It's the basic idea that the competing institutions of church and state created freedom. Unlike other cultures, one didn't dominate, like in China.
I subscribe to the theory in Guns, Germs, and Steel, which offers a logical environmental basis for the growth of the west, explaining that the natural advantages of the band of earth that had moderate temperatures suitable for diverse livestock and plant life is the primary driving force for the developments in the west (and other advanced cultures, such as the Chinese). Also, it's worth noting that for much of western history, there was not much separation between church and state. Lastly, it's worth noting that growth of the west came about thanks to slavery and Colonialism, which Christianity found a way to rationalize again and again. Millions of free laborers were certainly part of the wealth of the west. Nonetheless, it's reasonable to suppose that separation of church and state does create a positive dynamic in the same sense that our form of government generally creates a positive dynamic.
I think the point of the thesis is that there was separation at some point. Slavery was as old human civilization. It did not originate in the West (same with imperialism). It is worth noting that the movement to abolish slavery originated in the West (a bunch of fundamentalist wackos who took that whole "love thy neighbor" thing to heart).
what a horse**** thread, reeking of convenient rationalization... Replete with religious undertones as the explanation for our "success." America got "rich" due to slavery, its abundant natural resources and arable soil. Period. It waited for half the European theater of war to be over (and largely decided) before swooping in to mop up, then filled the power vacuum left behind.
You mean it had nothing to do with christianity?? Jeepers Titus and I thought it had to do with god being on our side...
America is the entirety of the West? Who knew? And they invented slavery? More slaves went to Brazil than North America. Does Brazil have any arable land or resources? Weren't you in here braying about Brazil having all of the new oil finds and praising the President for supporting offshore drilling there but not here? That post is replete with ahistoric nonsense and reductive analysis of the worst kind.
The west by far had the most aggressive slavery institutions in history. It came down to killing millions of natives in the United States and South America to make room for millions of slaves (especially in Brazil) and to gain complete domination of resources. Our slavery institutions had a degree of sophistication that is as sophisticated as was Hitlers--the way slaves were shipped, the splitting up of families, the conscious choices in terms of breeding, the conscious act of putting slaves from different tribes together so they did not have a common language. The way the west did slavery would make Hitler proud. And the legacy of our slavery is still there to this day, with Africa having nine landlocked nations, some of which cut tribes in half, and development of a highly corrupt philosophy that has been handed down to directly and indirectly hand-picked rulers. I don't think there anything at all to be proud of with regards to the west in terms of slavery. Not only that, I quick search shows me that countries like Russia and Japan ended slavery long before the west did.
Russia? Please. They are the kings of human trafficking. And Japan? They had no real slave trade that needed to be stopped. You just outlined that the Atlantic Slave Trade was the height of cruelty and a humanitarian disaster. People within the society that drove that helped bring it to an end despite the fact that it was still profitable. To me, the abolition of the trade was more important. In fact, slavery itself remained legal in the British Empire for another 26 years.
Slavery, was the American South the only area on this planet that had slavery, why do liberals harp on it, it was a wrong that has been righted, why do liberals seem to get their rocks off with their racist sh!t of trying to make young people today feel guilty about something they or their parents had nothing to do with. Slavery at one time in the past was a way of life all over the world what the f-ck has it got to do with today. America came to see that slavery was wrong and America fixed it, now it's part of history. Get A Life
Wow. Let me know what the straw man you've created says in response. Brazil is doing quite well, supporting my point further. In fact, do you HAVE a point? Oh. So it's our adherence to our Bible and our unique nationalistic "spirit" then? LOL Never mind that no where in the bible does it advocate accumulation of wealth.
But, the ruins of slavery still remain, and that's a serious problem. The west has not addressed that reality at home or abroad, and frankly I don't know if it ever will. As far as Russia goes, there will always be a correlation between weak national government (which conservatives here favor) and human rights abuses. In our own country, human rights abuses against women, blacks, gays, working people, and others only ended when the Supreme Court (or the Congress) overruled the states.
The OP was about the West. You responded about America. Are you changing your username to "straw man"? Your post was about America. Brazil was not doing "quite well" at a time when America had already abolished slavery and they had not (not until 1888). Even today, their "quite well" means the same GDP per capita as we had in the 1960s. It's about culture. In the Old Testament, there are passages that can be read that way, but yes, Jesus warned about the danger to one's soul from becoming attached to possessions. He did not, however, advocate malingering in poverty.
No question. Actually, slavery itself is alive and well. Even though it is not legal anywhere in the world, there are more slaves today than at the height of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. That does not happen without governments turning the other way. Police all over the world are being paid off. I'd say Putin and his gangster friends are in charge. Sometimes there is a correlation between strong national government and human rights abuses because they are being committed by the government itself. I think what you are trying to say is that the rule of law is necessary to protect the rights of all, with which I enthusiastically agree. Yes. I don't know if states rights were the cause of those abuses, but yes, universal rights need universal protections.
That could not be farther from the truth...the slavery part, anyway. Slavery made many rich southern "gentlemen" but they in turn used it to be gentlemen and maintain fine plantations. industrialization and real wealth came from the north.
Yes, slavery is alive and well, as is the corruption needed to keep it that way. Actually not. Our system is pretty well designed to prevent a ruthless dictator. Not only do we have a strong separation of powers, but we have a powerful relatively independent media, a powerful capitalist class, a still strong labor movement, and other groups with considerable power. Last but not least, we have a national guard. The worst thing about the conservatives, and especially the libertarians, they basically want to leave the national government with its military intact (or stronger) and little else. That to me is a recipe for disaster. Even now, you can look at the discrimination against gays, women who have abortions, people who speak English as a second language, and poor people at the local state level, where in some states there are still terrible injustices. The slow killing of someone by treating them badly is certainly not as bad as the more visceral forms of abuse exploited in war and terror, but it's still very bad in my opinion.
And yet you say its "our culture" at the bottom. Odd. What "culture" would that be that is axiomatic of "the west?" Now you're just plucking segments of my post, and talking in isolation. What I CLEARLY said was that it was slavery, abundant natural resources (oil) AND abundant arable landmass that made us an empire. There's a binding culture throughout "the west?" Just what about it made us "rich?"
Not sure which part the "actually not" is directed at, but your characterization of libertarians is incorrect. No argument there, but discrimination is not borne of state's rights it is born in the human heart. Prejudice lives in all of us. Some much more than others.
The most successful nations in the West were part of the Britannic inheritance, but I'd say more broadly that elements of Greek and Roman civilization (democracy, Socratic method) and what you might call Judeo-Christian culture are the key differences. People who are irreligious can still live by such values. Most people in "Christian nations" are "culturally Christian". And my first response was about Brazil having all three. My point was that if those three are the only variables that matter, then why are their such big differences in results. I think that is the question that the OP was trying to answer. A question which you dismiss out of hand. Here are is an older take on the question: J. M. Roberts, The Triumph of the West (Boston: Little, Brown, 1985), pp. 13-33
Libertarians largely restrict the role of the national government to military matters. If you have a government like that, then the military I believe will eventually take matters into its own hands, like you see time and again in Africa. Discrimination may be borne in the human heart, but it's mostly been the federal government that has addressed the issue on a national level. That's why most minorities tend to be liberal. They know that their equality is due to the national government (sometimes the Supreme Court and sometimes the Congress).


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It will take you 4 to 6 days to complete the Round the Mountain Track around the active volcano Mount Ruapehu, in Tongariro National Park.
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Grid reference: Topo50 map sheet BJ34, E1817546, N5643332Altitude: 1380 m
Tongariro is New Zealand's oldest national park and a dual World Heritage area. This status recognises the park's important Maori cultural and spiritual associations as well as its outstanding volcanic features.
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Shabby Chic Bedroom Decor, Looking Distressed all the Time
Shabby Chic Bedroom Decor, Looking Distressed all the Time – There are many bedroom designs from many countries, but the shabby chic bedroom decor can't be missed. Creating a style not only about using certain patterns or colors, but other elements also need to be adjusted. We will share some information on how to apply the shabby chic bedroom decor. The first suggestion is to try using chenille for decorating the bedroom. This is one of the best additions to assert this style. Chenille fabrics are not silky smooth, but they tend to be rough. But that's not the texture that makes these fabrics perfect for shabby chic bedroom decor, but their pattern. These fabrics have an artistic look and able to complement the concept of shabby chic which is famous for its calmness and elegance. While these fabrics can be sewn for blankets or carpets, but you can also use them for other decors. To make it look more "chic", white color can be added on the fabrics. They are the epitome of shabby chic style, so any room covered by these fabrics would look chic.
shabby chic bedroom decor: essential fabrics
Lace is also popular for shabby chic bedroom decor, only it is more universal since many styles also embrace them. The most prominent of lace fabrics is they have distinctive patterns. Their distinctive patterns let you easily distinguish them from other fabrics. Although they are never officially claimed, their presence is essential in the style. Each style has different a "soul", meaning that each style has something that makes it stand out from others. Lace and chenille are the two most essential fabrics in the shabby chic style. You can make curtains, tablecloths, or other decors out of these fabrics.
Each style has statement colors. An oriental-themed room contains a variety of furniture painted with red in abundance. The traditional style is always linked to dark colors because they've become the style's statement colors. Shabby chic bedroom decor has a fairly large selection of colors, ranging from blue to white. Colors for the style often reflect old and classy design. You can combine many colors but must be in the vein of the chic's statement colors. Dusty roses paired with white are a flawless beauty. One thing to remember is never be too strict with colors, just take it easy and let your mind define the best of everything. The shabby style will be more alive if you incorporate some important elements such as lace and chenille fabrics with light colors.
shabby chic bedroom decor: textures
Texture plays an important role in shabby chic bedroom decor. Each fabric has its own texture. Silk has a smooth texture, while lace is a little rugged. As we just mentioned, each style is basically paired with typical fabrics. You can't make a shabby chic bedroom when the entire room is covered with silk. You should read more about how shabby chic bedrooms look like. There's no need to subscribe a magazine as those pictures are easy to find on the internet. Being knowledgeable will eliminate the role of an interior designer. Many people hire a designer to avoid hassle. We don't blame you for doing that because decorating is sometimes a difficult task, especially if this is your first time. Shabby or vintage chic bedroom decor is also associated with a distressed look. Old, worn out, rustic, are a few words that can describe the style. Do anything to evoke the atmosphere in the bedroom.
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Las Vegas Tax Return Preparer Receives Federal Prison Sentence
Las Vegas, Nev. - A man who owned and operated a tax return preparation business in Las Vegas was sentenced to federal prison today for making false representations on a client's federal income tax return, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada. PAUL M. VANCE, age 50, of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty on August 12, 2003, to one count of Aiding or Assisting in the Preparation of False Income Tax Return, and was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Phillip M. Pro to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $120,224 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.
According to the court record, during the calendar years 1996 through 1998, defendant PAUL VANCE operated "Advanced Accounting Systems," a business in Las Vegas where he prepared an individual income tax return that falsely stated a taxpayer was entitled to credits and deductions, such as "head of household" filing status, the earned income tax credit, and dependent and child care expenses, when he was not. The false statements significantly reduced the taxpayer's total tax liability. The defendant admitted that he knew the taxpayer was not entitled to the reduction and that he made the false representations willfully.
PAUL VANCE was also ordered to serve one year of supervised release following his release from prison, during which time he will be prohibited from engaging in employment consulting and from associating with any tax business. He was allowed to self-surrender to the federal prison facility to which he is designated on March 9, 2004.
Erick Martinez, Special Agent-in-Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation for Nevada states, "IRS Criminal Investigation focuses on protecting revenue by identifying, investigating and prosecuting abusive return preparers. While most return preparers provide excellent service to their clients, a few unscrupulous tax preparers file false and fraudulent returns to defraud the government, the taxpaying public and their own clients." Special Agent-in-Charge Martinez cautions taxpayers to choose carefully when hiring a tax preparer.
The case was investigated by Special Agents with IRS Criminal Investigation and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Crane M. Pomerantz.


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Duo AmaralPresented by StrathmoreFriday, October 12, 2012 at 7:30 PMMansion
Soulmates in life and music, this husband-and-wife duo met as students: Jerusalem-born Mia Pomerantz-Amaral and Jorge Amaral, two guitarists who became partners in life and music. Today they are winning international acclaim for their performances of masterful and poetic virtuosity, intensity of expression; playful in its timbre and inventiveness...their phrasing is fluid with a seemingly endless continuum between their two instruments, intangible where one ends and the other continues... (Il Messaggero Veneto). They will perform music by Franck, Handel, Albeniz and Ramirez.


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Prospects Announced for Kings Pre-Draft Workouts
Following is a list of scheduled attendees for Sacramento Kings pre-Draft workouts, which will take place at Kings Practice Facility leading up to the 2014 NBA Draft on June 26.
Monday, June 2
Session 1
Eric Moreland (Oregon State, 6-foot-10, Forward-Center)
Elfrid Payton (Louisiana-Lafayette, 6-foot-3, Guard)
Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State, 6-foot-4, Guard)
Noah Vonleh (Indiana, 6-foot-10, Forward-Center)
Session 2
John Bohannon (UTEP, 6-foot-10, Center)
Tyler Ennis (Syracuse, 6-foot-2, Guard)
Stephen Holt (St. Mary's (CA), 6-foot-4, Guard)
Brendan Lane (Pepperdine, 6-foot-10, Forward-Center)
Saturday, June 14
Kyle Casey (Harvard, 6-foot-7, Forward)
Jarell Eddie (Virginia Tech, 6-foot-7, Forward)
C.J. Fair (Syracuse, 6-foot-8, Forward)
JaKarr Sampson (St. John's, 6-foot-9, Forward)
Joe Jackson (Memphis, 6-foot-1, Guard)
Xavier Thames (San Diego State, 6-foot-3, Guard)
Friday, June 20
Sim Bhullar (New Mexico State, 7-foot-5, Center)
Rodney Hood (Duke, 6-foot-8, Forward)
Zach LaVine (UCLA, 6-foot-5, Forward)
Nick Johnson (Arizona, 6-foot-3, Guard)
Elijah Pittman (Marshall/Delaware NBA D-League, 6-foot-9, Forward)
Richard Solomon (California, 6-foot-10, Forward)
Monday, June 23
Keith Appling (Michigan State, 6-foot-1, Guard)
Deonte Burton (Nevada, 6-foot-1, Guard)
Mike Dixon Jr. (Memphis, 6-foot-1, Guard)
DeAndre Kane (Iowa State, 6-foot-4, Guard)
Jarred Shaw (Utah State, 6-foot-10, Forward-Center)
Aaric Murray (Texas Southern, 6-foot-10, Center)
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Posted: Apr 16, 2014 10:46 PM by Trey Schmaltz
Updated: Apr 17, 2014 6:40 AM
Source: WBRZ
BATON ROUGE- A narcotics search warrant ended with an exchange of gunfire where a Baton Rouge Police officer was injured.
The incident happened on 36th at Cain Street, near the intersection of North Acadian and Gus Young.
Police said they only could release preliminary information and more is expected to be released Thursday. But, a spokesperson did say the officer was not severely injured and will be okay. The exact injury was not released.
Multiple people were detained and no one else was wanted in connection with the incident.
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This Is Robert De Niro's 1976 Taxi Driver's License
You talkin' to me?Before Robert De Niro starred in "Taxi Driver," the legendary actor was an actual taxi driver licensed by the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission.
Did Robert De Niro drive your taxi? If you were hailing an NYC cab in 1976, there's a chance that he did.
The legendary actor got a taxi driver's license and worked 12-hour days for a month in a cab to prep for his iconic role as Travis Bickle in the 1976 film "Taxi Driver."
The NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission tweeted this photo of De Niro's taxi license, which features a photo of the actor at age 32. The Oscar winner is now 70 years old and the commission would love to hear from anyone who was lucky enough to ride in his taxi.
"Even 38 years later, the images of Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in 'Taxi Driver' are still indelibly etched in people's minds," TLC Chair Meera Joshi told the New York Post. "It's very much to Mr. De Niro's credit that he spent weeks behind the wheel of a real cab to get into character, and as we suggested in our recent tweet, if someone remembers hailing and riding with him, we hope they will share that experience with us."
Sounds like De Niro was a damn good taxi driver.
De Niro, though, has always been well prepared for the roles he takes on. For 1980's "Raging Bull," he lived with co-star Joe Pesci and gained 60 pounds for the film's later scenes. He bulked up, got tattoos, and paid a dentist to grind down his teeth for 1991 film "Cape Fear." Now that's commitment.
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Morning take: Flynn to Miami or Seattle?
March, 18, 2012
James Walker | ESPN.com
Here are the most interesting stories Sunday morning in the AFC East:
- It looks like a two-team race between the Miami Dolphins and Seattle Seahawks for free-agent quarterback Matt Flynn.
- The New England Patriots signed former Oakland Raider Trevor Scott to help with their pass rush.
- Will Buffalo Bills veteran defensive end Chris Kelsay give up his No. 90 for new teammate Mario Williams?
- The New York Jets reportedly made an offer to free-agent safety Reggie Nelson and are waiting for a response.
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4.5 Short and sweet Ripleyclone | 01/05/2009 | See all Ripleyclone's reviews (15) Really short - took me 9 hours and I really was dawdling and repeated quite a few levels. But it is fun which is why I repeated some levels. The storyline's good but it did feel like I was playing a sequel ie. I should know certain things about the past already. If you don't worry too much about the strange scandinavian names for places and characters then you'll be fine. But if you're like me and need to know what everything means and where you heard that word before in the story then it'll frustrate you a little.It's amazing how you can do so many different actions with just a few buttons.The cut scenes were great visually but the sound quality was really bad and fuzzy (maybe my ds).
4.5 very good pollyan | 30/11/2008 | See all pollyan's reviews (3) Got this game i love the tomb raider series of games but this one is more puzzles than killing enemys i think id pefer it on ps2 this game is very platformy on the ds took me 12hrs to complete the game thats without the extras


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"The clients lived in the house for many years and intend to do so for many more." CAST's Glenageary Addition in Dublin creates new space, new light and adds valuable access to a back yard and garden. More after the jump.
Per CAST:
The existing house had a poor relationship to the rear garden. It did not make the most of the sunshine and light available at the rear of the house and the internal organisation of the rooms did not support the day-to-day living and working life of the family. The brief also called for a home office and a ground floor sleeping room with its own fully accessible shower room.
The strategy was to remove the rear wall of the house and add a new volume containing a large open plan kitchen and family toom, the new bedroom and shower room and a terrace above.
We wished to respect the strong A profile of the roof of the existing house and to wrap this form to the side and rear with the new rooms. The new addition would also have a strong profile, formed by upstand rooflights which bring direct south and east light into the new living rooms and which also act as visual and physical barriers to the edge of the roof terrace.
The exterior of the new addition is clad in red, terracotta, "klinker" tiles. The colour was selected to match the tones of the existing brickwork to the front of the house. One material is used to wrap up, over and around the new volume and the rooflights. We wished to use the minimum number of materials to the maximum effect in order to simplify the exterior expression of the building. Red terrazzo paviours, of the same colour tone, are used on the lower and upper terraces. The materials chosen ensure that the exterior feels warm and inviting, reflecting the hot sunny aspect of the first floor roof terrace.
Large, double-glazed teak windows are used throughout. The existing house was reinsulated and refurbished to bring it in line with contemporary standards. The new rooms connect easily to the existing house, the house orientating itself now to the rear garden and private terrace. The interior finishes are simple pale painted walls, oak floors throughout, and a white gloss kitchen with black marble worktop.
The result is a direct and architecturally defined project, but one which extends and supports the existing house and the lives of those who have and will continue to live there.
Photos by Marie-Louise Halpenny and Paul Tierney.


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This week we're featuring a group that has a very aggressive construction financing platform for single tenant credit properties. They will provide , allowing the developer to preserve their capital and collect fee income during construction. Deal sizes range from $10M-$500M and they will look at smaller deals on a case-by-case basis. Almost all property types will be considered including governmental or state-run facilities, manufacturing, all retail including big box, drug stores, restaurants, convenience stores, medical office, data centers, university buildings including housing, and others product types. The asset class is less important than the credit quality, which could range from investment grade companies to small retail franchisees. Please feel free to reach out to us if you have a deal that you'd like to discuss.
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CLTV is a combination of loans from a lender and the seller. A lender will fund a first position mortgage with a LTV of 60 to 80% of the purchase price or of the appraised value; often the lender will allow for the seller to carry a 2nd mortgage for the balance (or some portion of the balance.) This loan structure reduces or eliminates the amount of cash the buyer of the property would have to contribute towards the purchase. This is a power loan structure often under used or misunderstood by real estate investors. Often investor are scared or hesitant to ask the seller to carry the 2nd; what the investor should remember is that the seller purchased the property with the thought of creating residual income. So the concept of receiving residual money without the responsibilities that comes with ownership could…
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BCG has identified a capital provider focused on single family residential development and construction that is backed by a large hedge fund and has a strong appetite to deploy capital through both debt and equity platforms.
On the debt side they'll provide funds for SFR construction and will lend on acquisition and development for SFR as long as they also provide the construction dollars. They'll also lend on land under contract to be sold to a builder if there's at least a tentative map on the dirt at the time of loan closing. Cost of debt is 8-11% with 0.5-2pts at close. Loan sizes of $8-40M, up to 85% Loan-to-Cost.
On the equity side they will joint venture and provide funds for option payments and entitlement costs if there is a clear and short path to entitlement. Equity investments of $2-10M.
This capital source will look at deals nationally but has a preference for the Western US. They can move very quickly for the right deal. We recently presented them a debt opportunity and they provided a term sheet in one day with a targeted close nine days later.
Please feel free to reach out to us if you have a deal that you'd like to discuss.
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Only a few hard money lender fl definitely understand treatment and resell investment method made use of by a substantial number of real property shareholders all around the country. The reality is, you will certainly deem various kinds of private loan providers. There are commercial financial investment creditors, development creditors, bridge lenders, high quality house creditors, and residential loan providers.
By totally knowing your business strategy, you'll have the ability to speak with appropriate difficult financier that helps out property investors exactly like you. Apart from that, these difficult money lenders additionally vary in their funds source. They're financial institution creditors and personal challenging financier.
Financial institution Creditors. These creditors acquire funding from a provider like a bank or perhaps an economic establishment. These loan carriers give home loans to capitalists then sell the paper to an economic company such as the Wall Street. They carry out the funds they attain from selling the paper to make even more credit to additional lenders.
Since these loan carriers depend on an outside source for backing, the Wall Street together with various other monetary firms hired a collection of laws that each and every residential property should satisfy the demands to be able to be qualified for for a personal loan. These laws are usually undesirable genuine estate home investors like us.
Exclusive difficult money lenders. The instance of these lenders is very various from the financial institution creditors. Unlike the bank loan carriers, these lenders do not supply the paper to outdoor organizations. They're a lot of capitalists that are looking for a greater revenue on their endeavors. Their option manufacturing is exclusive and their rules are very beneficial to great deals of real property consumers.
However there's a key concern with these private loan providers. They do not have a score of policies that they remain normal with. Because they keep exclusive, they can easily upgrade their principles and home loan fees anytime they desire. This may make such loan dealers truly tough to count on for property capitalists.
Nevertheless, one great benefit difficult financier have looking for them is the absence red tape when compared to taking care of banks; loans could be refined and completed in a concern of days in The Boyd Capital Group LLC.
And it is not just for mortgage payments either. Hard money lenders are normally in the position to release cash-strapped company that strained during the economic recession. Companies that they can recover and did prepared to put their residential properties on the line for it. As financial institution after financial institution turned them away, brokers viewed and chance for all celebrations to profit. Visit the website www.theboydcapitalgroups.info if you want to learn about hard money lender fl.
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The extended recession in the US has left many homeowners remain in a position where they cannot patch up their mortgage. As these homeowners look for a good way to keep their properties many come across the term hard money loan. The natural idea is to think that a hard money loan could possibly allow you to refinance your home and keep it.
Hard money loans have a misconception of being regarded loans for people with poor credit, or personal loans when you just need cash. Those kinds of loans do exist; there are not appropriate hard money loans.
A hard money loan is typically a short-term loan, secured by real estate having MASSIVE equity. Primarily investors that are acquiring the property to rehab it and resell it use them. Where as it is not possible to use them to stop foreclosure it is highly unlikely that a…
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"I can't take it anymore!"
"I'm going to come clean with you about all of boot-camps and training seminars and every other program out there taught by some guy that has never done it or, for that matter, has done it but makes it sound like everything he touches turns to gold and he has never lost a dime.
I honestly believe that I have read almost every training program on the market today about commercial real estate. You know, apartment complexes, multifamily buildings, duplexes, triplexes, you name it. Some of them from an educational viewpoint are actually pretty good. Others are just retreads of someone else's work.
I have no idea how some of these guys can love themselves selling that crap.
Here's how it typically goes. First, you made the decision that you want to get into the real estate business…
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Here are Hard Money Lender: Things You Ought to Know some crucial details that you need to have to know about tough cash loan companies.
In a lot of cases, buyers will refer to funds as either gentle or tough depending on Commercial Hard Money Loans – Your Absolute Last Resort To Finance Commercial Real Estate the phrases of lending. This signifies that a gentle credit is simpler to obtain. Hard credit rating, on the other hand, comes with extremely stringent phrases producing it hard for borrowers to receive. The explanation why this sort of credit history comes with stricter phrases is due to the fact it is supplied by non-public people who have big quantities of funds on hand. No question the monies are also referred to as non-public financial loans. Since this income arrives from non-public folks and not establishments, there has to be rigorous terms in purchase…
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Refinance your mortgage to lower your interest charges. Consider refinancing your mortgage to lower the rate and term of the mortgage. For example, on a 15-year $100,000 fixed-rate mortgage, lowering the rate from 7% to 6.5% can save you more than $5,000 in interest charges over the life of the loan. For each $100,000 that you borrow at a 7% rate, you will pay over $75,000 less in interest on a 15-year loan than a 30-year fixed rate mortgage. Also, you will accumulate home equity more rapidly, which will increase your ability to cover large emergency expenditures.
SMART MONEY TIPS are published to provide practical personal financial tips relating to budgeting, saving, spending, debt, housing and other personal finance topics, If you have any questions or would like more information, please call our office at (727) 391-7373 or e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com. FINANCIAL FREEDOM COACHING, LLC is owned by Linda…
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Calico Jonez - Who Shot Ya Feat. Young Buck
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Check out Who Shot Ya, the latest from Calico Jonez which features a guest appearance from Young Buck on the. The track was released on Saturday, July 2nd, 2011.
Stream Who Shot Ya, the newest drop from Calico Jonez which features Young Buck. The cut was released on Saturday, July 2nd, 2011. Calico Jonez continues to impress with each new leak, and Who Shot Ya is no exception. It's strengthens Calico Jonez's already impressive body of work, which has seen positive change over the years. We're most definitely anticipating Calico Jonez's next offering.
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