text: Apple's next big announcements coming in JuneBy Heather Kelly, CNNUpdated 10:37 AM ET, Fri April 4, 2014Highlights from Apple's WWDC 16 photosHighlights from Apple's WWDC – Apple typically makes news at its annual Worldwide Developers conference (WWDC), held each spring. Click through this gallery for highlights from past WWDCs.Hide Caption 1 of 16Highlights from Apple's WWDC 16 photos1999 – Steve Jobs, then Apple's interim CEO, gave the keynote address in May 1999 at the WWDC, typically a launching pad for products. That year Jobs announced a new Powerbook computer.Hide Caption 2 of 16Highlights from Apple's WWDC 16 photos2000 – Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrated a preview of Apple's forthcoming Mac OS X operating system during his WWDC keynote address in May 2000.Hide Caption 3 of 16Highlights from Apple's WWDC 16 photos2001 – At this WWDC, Jobs announced that Apple's Mac OS X would be pre-installed along with Mac OS 9 in all new Mac computers.Hide Caption 4 of 16Highlights from Apple's WWDC 16 photos2002 – At the 2002 WWDC, Jobs presided over a theatrical mock funeral for Apple's OS 9 operating system, complete with casket, fog and organ music. "It's been a good friend," he said.Hide Caption 5 of 16Highlights from Apple's WWDC 16 photos2003 – At WWDC 2003, Jobs unveiled the new Power Mac G5 desktop computer as well as iPhoto, iMovie and other software tools. That year Apple also pre-screened the Pixar movie, "Finding Nemo."Hide Caption 6 of 16Highlights from Apple's WWDC 16 photos2004 – Jobs posed here with a new flat-panel display, the first 30-inch model designed for the personal computer. He also announced the 2005 release of OSX Tiger.Hide Caption 7 of 16Highlights from Apple's WWDC 16 photos2005 – Jobs opened his 2005 WWDC keynote by using a computer with an Intel processor, representing Apple's switch from IBM to Intel for its processing chips. Hide Caption 8 of 16Highlights from Apple's WWDC 16 photos2006 – Attendees eyed a new Apple Mac Pro desktop computer at the WWDC in 2006 in San Francisco. Jobs kicked off the conference with announcements of a new Mac Pro desktop computer and a forthcoming Mac OS X Leopard operating system.Hide Caption 9 of 16Highlights from Apple's WWDC 16 photos2007 – This WWDC marked the launch of the original iPhone, which had been unveiled at an event in January of that year. The phone went on sale in the United States three weeks later, on June 29.Hide Caption 10 of 16Highlights from Apple's WWDC 16 photos2008 – Apple CEO Steve Jobs launched the iPhone 3G, and compared it to other phones, at the 2008 WWDC. He also introduced the App Store, which would open to the public the next month and has served more than 50 billion downloads to date.Hide Caption 11 of 16Highlights from Apple's WWDC 16 photos2009 – Apple Senior Vice President of iPhone Software Scott Forstall wore a lab coat and safety goggles while demoing a science app for the iPhone at the WWDC in June 2009. Jobs, suffering from cancer, was on medical leave at the time. That year Apple kicked off the conference by unveiling the iPhone 3GS.Hide Caption 12 of 16Highlights from Apple's WWDC 16 photos2010 – Jobs, looking alarmingly thin, introduced the iPhone 4 during his keynote address at the 2010 WWDC. 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Hide Caption 16 of 16Story highlightsApple's annual developers conference will take place June 2-6 in San FranciscoThe company traditionally makes operating system and software announcements at WWDCApple could announce iOS 8, a Mac OS X update, and refresh its line of desktops and laptopsBarring a surprise, the next big round of Apple announcements are coming June 2. The company has announced the dates for its next Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), an annual event where Apple gives the press and developers a peek at its latest projects. Because it's a conference for application developers, the big unveilings tend to focus on operating systems and software, so don't bet on any major iPhone or iPad announcements. Desktop and laptop lines may get a refresh at the event, however. Last year, Apple announced the latest version of its desktop operating system, OS X Mavericks, and a heavily redesigned update to the mobile operating system, iOS 7. 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Just a seven-mile ferryboat ride across the Boston Harbor, this little-known national park makes a great day trip on a sunny summer day. The park extends to 34 islands, 6 of which are accessible to visitors. The extraordinarily well-preserved Fort Warren on Georges Island was built in 1833, and served as a military training ground and a Civil War prison. Nature lovers will enjoy Grape Island, which has a multitude of shorebirds and berry bushes—all within sight of the Boston skyline. Ferries depart from Long Wharf in front of Christopher Columbus Park and run between Georges, Lovells, and Spectacle islands; interisland ferries shuttle to Grape, Bumpkin, and Peddocks islands. The schedules vary depending on the season and the day of the week; be sure to check the schedule online in advance). And pack a picnic lunch, as food options on the islands are slim (just hot dogs, subs, and sodas on Spectacle and Georges).—updated by Jon Marcus
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Windows Script Host
The Microsoft Windows Script Host (WSH) is an automation technology for Microsoft Windows operating systems that provides scripting abilities comparable to batch files, but with a wider range of supported features. It was originally called Windows Scripting Host, but was renamed for the second release.
It is language-independent in that it can make use of different Active Scripting language engines. By default, it interprets and runs plain-text JScript (.JS and .JSE files) and VBScript (.VBS and .VBE files).
Users can install different scripting engines to enable them to script in other languages, for instance PerlScript. The language independent filename extension WSF can also be used. The advantage of the Windows Script File (.WSF) is that it allows the user to use a combination of scripting languages within a single file.
WSH engines include various implementations for the REXX, BASIC, Perl, Ruby, Tcl, PHP, JavaScript, Delphi, Python, XSLT, and other languages.
Windows Script Host is distributed and installed by default on Windows 98 and later versions of Windows. It is also installed if Internet Explorer 5 (or a later version) is installed. Beginning with Windows 2000, the Windows Script Host became available for use with user login scripts.
Windows Script Host may be used for a variety of purposes, including logon scripts, administration and general automation. Microsoft describes it as an administration tool.[1] WSH provides an environment for scripts to run – it invokes the appropriate script engine and provides a set of services and objects for the script to work with.[1] These scripts may be run in either GUI mode (WScript.exe) or command line mode (CScript.exe) offering flexibility to the user for interactive or non-interactive scripts.[2] WSH implements an object model which exposes a set of Component Object Model (COM) interfaces.[3]
The first example is very simple; it shows some VBScript which uses the root WSH COM object "WScript" to display a message with an 'OK' button. Upon launching this script the CScript or WScript engine would be called and the runtime environment provided.
Content of a file hello0.vbs
WScript.Echo "Hello world"
WSH programming can also use the JScript language.
Content of a file hello1.js
WSH.Echo("Hello world"); WSH.Quit();
Or, code can be mixed in one WSF file, such as VBScript and JScript, or any other:
Content of a file hello2.wsf
<job> <script language="VBScript"> MsgBox "hello world (from vb)" </script> <script language="JScript"> WSH.echo("hello world (from js)"); </script> </job>
Security concerns[edit]
Windows applications and processes may be automated using a script in Windows Script Host. Viruses and malware could be written to exploit this ability. Thus, some suggest disabling it for security reasons.[4] Alternatively, antivirus programs may offer features to control .vbs and other scripts which run in the WSH environment.
Since version 5.6 of WSH, scripts can be digitally signed programmatically using the Scripting.Signer object in a script itself, provided a valid certificate is present on the system. Alternatively, the signcode tool from the Platform SDK, which has been extended to support WSH filetypes, may be used at the command line.[5]
By using Software Restriction Policies introduced with Windows XP, a system may be configured to execute only those scripts which have been digitally signed, thus preventing the execution of untrusted scripts.[6]
Available scripting engines[edit]
Name | Language | File extensions | Availability | Produced By | Status | Date | Notes |
VBScript | Microsoft Visual Basic, Scripting Edition | .vbs | Installed by default | Microsoft | default install | 1999 | |
JScript | Microsoft JScript | .js | Installed by default | Microsoft | default install | 1999 | |
VBA | Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications | .mod, other | Installed by default | Microsoft | default install | 1999 | |
PerlScript | Perl | .pls | with ActiveState Perl | ActiveState | Open source | 1999 | |
PScript | Perl | .p | with MKS Toolkit | MKS | Commercial | 2001 | |
ooRexxScript | REXX | .rxs | with Open Object Rexx | Open Object Rexx team | Open source | ||
PythonScript | Python | .pys | SourceForge & with ActivePython | The Pywin32 project | Open source | ||
TclScript | Tcl/Tk | .tcls | SourceForge | ActiveState or third party | Open source | ||
ActivePHPScript | PHP | .phps | with PHP | PHP team | Open source | ||
RubyScript | Ruby | .rbs | with Ruby | Ruby team | Open source | ||
XLNTScript | XLNT | .xcs | with XLNT | ASCI | Commercial | ||
LuaScript | Lua | .lua | with Lua | Open Source | |||
Object REXX engine | Object REXX | with IBM Object REXX | IBM | Commercial | 2002 | ||
ForthScript | Forth | DMOZ | Open Source | ||||
HaskellScript | Haskell | free download | Open Source | ||||
XSLT WSH Engine | XSLT | free download | Open Source | ||||
Delphi scripting engine | Delphi | In some Delphi distributions or resource kits | Commercial | 2003 |
Version history[edit]
Windows version | Shipped with WSH version | Last redistributable version |
Windows 95 | None (separate redistributable) | 5.6 |
Windows NT 4.0 | None (separate redistributable) | 5.6 |
Windows 98 | 1.0 | 5.6 |
Windows 2000 | 2.0 (also termed WSH 5.1) | 5.7 |
Windows Me | 2.0 (also termed WSH 5.1) | 5.6 |
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP SP3 | 5.7 | Not applicable |
Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 | 5.8 | Not applicable |
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 | 5.8 | Not applicable |
The redistributable version of WSH version 5.6 can be installed on Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT 4.0/2000. WSH 5.7 is downloadable for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Recently, redistributable versions for older operating systems (Windows 9x and Windows NT 4.0) are no longer available from the Microsoft Download Center.
As of Windows XP Service Pack 3, release 5.7 is not needed as it is included.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- WSH Primer on Microsoft TechNet – Get started with WSH
- WSH home at MSDN
- WSH Reference
- Release notes for Windows Script 5.7
- Console WSH Shell - a third-party shell for WSH and VBScript


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Rob has a fun night out with his buddies, but he must be so sad to be without his K-Stew!
We're glad Robert Pattinson isn't moping while Kristen Stewart is off working — instead he's out partying with his friends!
Rob, 25, was spotted at Los Feliz, Calif. hotspot The Dresden on Dec. 3, looking happy to be out with his buddies.
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers — are you glad Rob's able to have fun with his friends outside of Kristen?
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men are not likely to admit caring for woman as to be married to them unless they really care for the person,let him and her decide,see them as its none of your bussiness who they each go with,realize the movies are just movies,it will be better to see clearer on all of it when you think of it all like that. or are you going to tie all the actors to thier co-actors in each movie that comes out and marry them actors out to eachother forever?like adam sandlers and drew barrymoer?jennifer aniston and brad pitt,megan fox and the co-actor from transformers?red and spiderman?and many more,carlisle and esme,?emmit and rosealie?jasper and alice?are they all married to eachtoher for real? or whats really going on here?wake up out of it already,all those actors arent all boyfriend and girlfriend in real life,and everyones alright with it!get a clue everyone!
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which is the drama, rob is single not is married, the wants to continue his relationship with Sarah
(already it appeared that the was seen with her in past months).
Rob is happy and just kept appearances do not damage the film.
Kristen should find a handsome boy that the love of truth and who likes to be with her.
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Some members of the Lakeside High football team saw live action Tuesday for the first time since the end of the 2011 season.
The Panthers matched up with Lincoln County for two hours at Lakeside in an unscored 7-on-7 passing league scrimmage.
Getting work against the Red Devils helped the Panthers prepare for this weekend's Palmetto State Showdown at Byrnes High School in Duncan, S.C.
George Hobbs helped start the Martinez-Evans Little League in 1967.
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His granddaughters, Jesse, 7, and Carlie, 6, competed in the MELL coach-pitch league this past season, following in the footsteps of their father Craig, who also played for MELL in his youth.
This year has been very good to Kevin Hunt and his family.
It started in February, when Hunt was named the new head football coach at Greenbrier High School. Then his son, Jordan, put together an incredible senior season on the diamond that has him in the running for county and area player of the year. He also helped lead Greenbrier to the state finals and a 31-5 season.
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Jackie Jeschke sounded almost sheepish about her performance in the pool.
"I'm still trying to process it," said the rising sophomore at Aquinas High School. "I really didn't think I could get something this big because I'm only 14. I just wanted to do my best at this meet, and my best ended up being Olympic Trials."
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POSITION: Catcher, outfield and occasionally third base
GRADE: Ninth
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WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BASEBALL? I've done it since I was little and I always had a passion for it.
WHAT IS THE MOST DIFFICULT THING TO DO IN BASEBALL? Not to break under pressure
STANDOUT MOMENT: When we played at the GreenJackets stadium and scrimmaged against Silver Bluff.
Matthew McClure has brains and brawn, and now he also has the accolades to prove it.
While working to finish his management information systems and marketing degree, the University of Georgia hockey player was named an American Collegiate Hockey Association Academic All-American, according to the Ice Dogs Web site.
Junior and seniors with an overall GPA of 3.2 or higher were eligible for the honor. McClure, an Augusta Christian grad, has a 3.3 GPA.
Receiving accolades for his schoolwork resonated with McClure.
Playing in the championship games of the boys state soccer tournament and state baseball playoffs helped lead Greenbrier High School to one more win.
For the fifth consecutive year, the Wolfpack's athletic program was the region winner of the Georgia Athletic Directors Association's Region Directors Cup.
Lakeside was second in the region, finishing with 775.5 points to Greenbrier's 804.5.
Greenbrier finished fifth in the state behind Marist, Johns Creek, Pope and Lambert.
The spring football campaign for the Columbia Area Youth Football Association (CAFYA) concluded recently with one team putting together a season its players will remember their entire lives.
The 10 and under Raiders finished the year with a perfect 16-0 record.
Going undefeated is impressive, but what made this season great was the way the Raiders steamrolled through their schedule. The squad posted an astonishing 16 shutouts and outscored their opposition 430-22. That is not a misprint. The Raiders averaged 26.9 points per game and yielded a miniscule 1.4 per contest.
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Bruce Fadden, doing business as Custom Building and Remodeling, has filed a petition with the Superintendent, contending that his business has been inappropriately charged by the Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Company ("MEMIC") for workers' compensation coverage for his two sons, whom he did not intend to cover under the policy. Because the sons had not waived coverage during the period in dispute, the petition is denied. After a period of time in business for themselves, the sons went back to work in the family business in 2006. Although Mr. Fadden's testimony reflected some confusion over the differences between employees an independent contractors and the legal and reporting requirements that apply to each type of work, he was clear that his sons were "family employees" at all relevant times, not independent contactors. Unfortunately, he was under the misapprehension that family employees are not covered under the policy. That is not the case. A sole proprietor, such as Mr. Fadden, and certain immediate family members who work in the business, have the option to decide whether or not to be eligible for workers' compensation benefits. However, the default arrangement under 39‑A M.R.S.A. §§ 102(11)(A)(5) & 102(11)(B), unless the proprietor affirmatively elects coverage in writing or one or more family members affirmatively waive coverage in writing, is that the proprietor is not covered but the family members are. See Bonville d/b/a NCT v. MEMIC, No. INS-00-14 (Me. Bur. Ins. June 20, 2000). If a family member is injured on the job at any time before a waiver of coverage is approved by the Workers' Compensation Board, he or she is entitled to benefits, and the insurer is obligated to pay them. In this case, the policy took effect on June 1, 2006, but the sons' waivers of coverage did not take effect until September 7, 2007, after the policy had expired and MEMIC had conducted a premium audit and charged additional premium based on the sons' compensation. As the situation was summarized in NCT: NCT at Page 2. As explained further in North American Whitewater Expeditions, Inc. v. MEMIC, No. INS-03-449 (Me. Bur. Ins. Jan. 15, 2004): Similarly, Mr. Fadden's application asked him to list all relatives to be included or excluded, but the only individual listed in the schedule of partners, officers, and relatives was Mr. Fadden himself. Because MEMIC provided coverage for Mr. Fadden's sons and was not on any notice that the coverage might be unintended, charging premium for that coverage is appropriate. Order and Notice of Appeal Rights It is therefore ORDERED that the Petition is DENIED. This Decision and Order is a final agency action of the Superintendent of Insurance within the meaning of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act. It is appealable to the Superior Court in the manner provided in 24-A M.R.S.A. § 236 (2000) and M.R. Civ. P. 80C. Any party to the hearing may initiate an appeal within thirty days after receiving this notice. Any aggrieved non-party whose interests are substantially and directly affected by this Decision and Order may initiate an appeal on or before September 15, 2008. There is no automatic stay pending appeal; application for stay may be made in the manner provided in 5 M.R.S.A. § 11004. PER ORDER OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE
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By: Ken Oliver
Looking for new paper craft ideas? Make an Inspiration Journal! Use old paper bags to create a meaningful upcycled crafts that you'll cherish forever.
- 1 Unibind 8.5 x 11 Landscape Photobook Creator Book
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- Brenda's Pretty Flower Dies
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- 1 Starbucks Bag
- 1 Lowe's Lawn and Garden Bag
- 1 random 12x12 brown bag that I got from the LSS when I bought some real paper
- Core'dinations Card Stock
- Plaid Apple Barrell Indoor/Outdoor Black Paint
- Quick Quotes Powder Puff Chalking Ink Mocha
- Min Wax Cherry Wood Stain (marker)
- Silver Sharpie
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- My trusty Ryobi Power Drill
- The Unibind Photobook Creator helps me make sure all the random brown paper pages are bound neatly, and stay securely in place.
- Inside I bound about 20 pages of brown bag paper for ideas and sketches. I didn't keep all the pages the same size…creative minds are rarely tidy, so this didn't bother me.
- I use Sizzix Flower Dies anytime I can and I loved altering and distressing Brenda's pretty new flowers. I left the Starbucks logo on the book quite on purpose as I often stop in for a cup of inspiration in the afternoon, and I'll love using my Starbucks book while I'm sipping my afternoon coffee.
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I really love this project but for someone like me that dont have the gift of creativity and knowledge of crafts. It would have been nice to see this project step by step. You didnt really explain what was used where. Im sure a crafter would figure it out but for me? Nope, lol. I'm going to try this anyway because I love it. Thank you
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Wrestling: War Eagles send eight to state finals; Johnson, Lumpkin wrestlers advanceBy Jeff Hart Staff Chestatee's Tommy McCormack, right, takes on Lumpkin County's Andrew Davis in the area meet last week. McCormack was one of eight Chestatee wrestlers to advance to the state meet next week after Saturday's Class AAAA East Sectionals at Morgan County High School.
DUBLIN -- Chestatee will be well represented at the upcoming Class AAAA traditional state wrestling tournament next week.
The War Eagles pushed eight wrestlers through to next week's state meet in Macon at the Class AAAA East Sectionals at West Laurens High School. The top eight in each weight class advanced to the state meet. Bartolo Velasquez finished second at 113-pounds while Christian Zapatero took third at 126. Jose Reyes-Levallee (106) and Tommy McCormack (160) each finished fourth. Zach Cheshire was fifth at 132, Cody Humphries (170) and Grayson Entrekin (195) both finished sixth, and Austin Donaldson took seventh at 120. The eight total to advance to the state meet is the most ever for Chestatee. "It's great for the kids and for the program," Chestatee coach Carey Whitlow said. "We were hoping to get nine in but we're very happy with the way things turned out." Johnson had two wrestlers advance to state. Junior jommy Luc finished seventh at 126 and senior Jose Martinez took eighth at 195. Lumpkin County also competed at the Class AAAA East Sectionals, with Greg Hilliard winning the 113 class and Eddie Daniels (152) Tristin Duckworth (106) and Micah Mihok (120) each qualifying for state finals. © Copyright 2015 AccessNorthGa.com
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Actually, its a great strategy. Its essentially what Warren Buffett does in stocks. Find solid companies, wait for the them to trade really cheap and buy.
If you're going to be buying homes for next few years, you better be wishing prices to fall. The cheaper you buy, the better the returns - at least if you're a LONG TERM (5-10 years) investor.
Of course, IF and when "guest-iowjwlw" makes a bundle on his investment, some people will be howling about "wealth transfers" and a gamed system.
TE got it right on this one.
I doubt TE will be buying property in Detroit. I anticipate this newpaper will continue to focus on in its respective comparitive advantage, which is, of course, writing damn good newspapers. But this is good for me, because I will continue to buy property in Detroit, and the less buyers, the lower the prices. The lower the prices, the greater my long-run returns.
And when I am even richer you angry commentors, I will be laughing even harder at you than I already am.
Dont worry, I wont forget to send my gift taxes. Youll all get a piece of the action.
Have nice lives you dirty dirty 99%. Me and Mitt are going cruising in our Audis.
So true.
Well said!
historical speech by mario draghi: http://www.diarioseconomicos.blogspot.com/2012/12/hacia-un-nuevo-modelo....
Huh? What restrictions have been lumped in? My 'crystal ball' says home prices will *not* fall 20% in the next 1-3 years (beyond 3 years, my crystal ball reads "try again later" - oh wait, I'm looking at my Magic Eight Ball again).
Short of a war/major global shock, Americans will still want and need to live in the housing stock currently existing, if not new homes. According to the Case-Shiller Price Index (we can argue about which index to use, but I think C-S is pretty good), the national peak was in 2006 Q1 (191.01), and the trough in 2011 Q4 (126.15), almost six years later. From that index, I calculate average prices dropped by 33.9% from that peak, and have recovered to be about 30% down, as of 2012 Q3 (132.7). I think it worth noting, however, that six years prior to the peak in 2000 Q2, the index was at 103.42, 85% lower than the 2006 peak - that's a big return for a 6-year investment that you can use/live in while it is increasing in value, if you timed the sale just right (right...). On the flip side, if you are going to take the long view (which seems to be the original article's main point and what Americans used to do by buying and staying in one house for 15-20 years or more), from 2001 Q3 (114.80, mostly before 9/11, which apparently had little effect on average home prices) to 2012 Q3 - 11 years of owning one home - the average home price nationwide would have yielded an appreciation of 15.6%. That's not a great return (slightly under 1% annually), but it's a tax-free return (tax favored if you figure in mortgage interest and property tax deductions) and that appreciating asset kept you warm and dry - which is a lot more than I can say for my bank accounts and equity investments.
So, all that said, in what non-catastrophic scenario (no nuclear war, anarchist revolution in China, etc.) do you foresee home prices dropping a further 20% or more in the next 1-3 years from the 2012 Q3 average price?
Same in Arab countries except if anyone say something he will be imprisoned, slaughtered etc. In your place, they do it with hospitality and they add numbers on it, but same results wealthy people to stay wealthy. And to keep the wealthy ones stay wealthy you must keep the poor ones hungry all the time.
"[...]the less buyers, the lower the prices. The lower the prices, the greater my long-run returns."
Good luck with that strategy.
Although the signs of recovery are apparent, the success of the housing market is reliant upon the banking sector (mortgage lending) being sensible with lending.
One would hope they have learnt their lesson after issuing high loan to value mortgages and no/low money down deals, only to realise the business model is not that great if no-one can afford to repay - however, as history often shows - mistakes are often repeated.
As for using Buffet as an example - he is really the exception to the rule in many of his investments, simply because of the size of investments he/Berkshire can make.
"In practice, this is a fiddly process that involves finding, buying and managing thousands of homes scattered around the country." - great description of the situation.
This piece really underscores the value for individuals or small real estate companies to buy and flip property. The process is far more intimate this way and there is less room for error (companies buying homes by the hundreds having never stepped foot inside may find not all goes as planned). And this way, it's not all about the wait. There is some payoff immediately.
For the past four years, the policy of the FED and Treasury Department has aimed at stimulus to manipulate interest rates down and spur exports by devaluation of the dollar making U.S. Corporate exports cheaper.
This artificial, manipulated policy caused the stock market, the DOW, to rise from 6,500 to 13,000 plus since 2007.
This charade is over.
During this same period up until 2011, real estate development fell to its lowest historical levels. At least 60% of the experienced real estate developers were knocked out of the business.
Now, investors will dump stocks and look for hard real estate development assets to invest in.
California has always led the way in real estate development and is awakening. Real estate development activity can now be seen on almost every corner throughout the United States, particularly if you count free standing, triple net Bank Branches sprouting up everywhere.
Developers are buying land and Banks Branches are being built and pay a hefty long term land lease to the developer.
Shrewd investors by now realize the stock market is terribly bloated and overvalued and eagerly seek to convert their stock holdings into a piece of hard asset real estate development.
Surviving real estate developers and now entrepreneurs learning to do their first real estate development are back in business and I project a cycle of boom for the next five years. It's just taking hold.
Housing will have little to do with the real dynamics. The real estate development activity will be in niche developments, commercial, retail and industrial development.
Other foreign areas of opportunity include Ghana and Nigeria, Africa where ocean tourism is growing. Ghana could become the next superstar resort area. These are two hot spots about to explode with new real estate developments.
The switch from securities to hard real estate development assets is not a new event. Indeed, historically when stocks are hot, real estate development slides, and visa versa.
But because of the manipulated FED policy these past four years, the opportunities in real estate development in the United States will be stronger than ever before.
Lenders will not lead the way. The movement will be led by new developers and investors joining in Joint Venture Developments with 40%-50% equity financing.
Richard Michael Abraham
The REDI Foundation
This development in the housing market is much more upbeat than the previous development, which spurred the crisis in the late 2000's. The introduction of the exceedingly complex instruments, mainly the mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations, was unnecessary and quite frankly probably unsustainable in the long run.
While in theory mortgage-backed securities make sense, the reckless behavior of mortgage brokers and investment bankers alike led to loans getting into the hands of unqualified consumers. That being said, with an effort to make the process more transparent, I think MBS could become a sustainable way to fund mortgages.
For the time being however, I would avoid the non-agency MBS market completely. I agree a solid play right now would be to invest in houses themselves. There is a lot of negativity swirling around about the current housing market, and as I'm sure contrarians would say, this is the time to get in. Housing is at its most affordable peak in a while, and from this point it seems reasonable to expect continued appreciation.
Clearly housing isn't up to where it was before the bubble, but I think it's pretty obvious that it shouldn't be near that level; a bubble is a bubble for a reason after all. We have seemed to have hit a trough and getting in now and locking in financing at low rates could prove investing-savvy three or four years down the road.
Unfortunately I am only a college student, if I had money to spare; I'd be in the residential housing market.
Poop in a cardboard box may not cost very much to own, but it's still poop.
I don't think it is a good choice to invest in house market. There are many other choices. Risk is comparatively high and rational people need to consider the return in long term. In china, after boom of chinese house market, lot of prolems emerge. The situation once even became out of control. Before buying a house, it is beter to think about wether it will turn out to be a profitable investment or a burden.
thank you. some hedgies are short term long on housing revival. (QE has worked for this sector). Long term short against interest rate rise with interest rate sensitive instruments.(Don't try if not comfortable as you need to be nimble). Hedgies wish that they get such "sure bet" tips or a safety net from Fed. No it is just calculated risk taking.
I won't argue as it seems you have a much clearer view on the housing market. Where cars and housing could be linked is the suburban property market, so whenever (subprime) car sales collapse it will be interesting to see what happens that specific segment of the property market.
Student loans: I am not American (perhaps you could already see that as my grammar is far from perfect), so I was shocked when I met a US student graduating from medical school - being in debt of 200.000 USD sounds awful even if she is likely to get a well paying job.
It may be "mercifully dull" but it is representative of the type of mental switch which will be required as more and more countries move towards non-growth steady-state economies.
Are you saying you believe that the government encouraged risky lending practices in an effort to bankrupt consumers while tipping off hedge fund managers so that they might gain from shorting mortgages or selling properties at the height of the bubble and get the added benefit of being able to buy properties from bankrupt borrowers and rent it bank to them for profit? Interesting theory ColoradoJack. I suppose you have a lot of other great theories.
Not sure if you're saying there's a "new" subprime boom, implying this is the same cycle as the last go-around. Lending standards are pretty darn tight in the U.S. That's a big reason that the Fed's easing policies have actually not resulted in as much housing activity as Bernanke had hoped. While rates are at historic lows, banks aren't opening the doors to risky borrowers anymore, for fear of putbacks from Fannie and Freddie and inestimable potential legal liability for underwriting and foreclosure process violations like robo-signing etc.
Hilarious: "While owning any large asset (such as a home) is an investment that can rise or fall in value, it is difficult to conceive of a scenario where average home prices in the U.S. would drop by 20% or more from the Dec. 2012 prices in the next 1-3 years."
Oh, let's see how many more restrictions you can lump in there. How about "would drop by 90% or more in the next nine days, at the end of which Ben Bernanke shoves a tulip up his WHOOPSIE and throws himself off the Empire State Building screaming the chorus from 'Jump, you #*&$ers!'."
It was difficult to foresee real estate falling by 30% nationwide, yet it did.
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Opening the Development of Service-based Software to Non-Programmers
Dr Nikolay Mehandjiev
Reader, Centre for Service Research, The University of Manchester, U.K
DEI - Seminar Room
April 11th, 2011
Enabling users who are not professional programmers to develop and adapt their own service-based software applications is seen as an important step in the development of the Service Web, and a core approach to keeping software tuned to changing organisational and personal needs. In the Centre for Service Research we approach such problems in a holistic manner, combining knowledge-based support for semantic service composition with user-centric design of appropriate representations and tools. This presentation will focus on one example of this holistic approach, the development of a user-centric tool for assisted service composition undertaken within the context of the EC-funded Integrated Project SOA4All. I will show how we designed a tool which provides a naïve user view onto the semantic service development and consumption environment SOA4All Studio, allowing users to assemble services which are appropriate to their circumstances whilst hiding from them the technical and conceptual complexity inherent in web service development. The presentation will describe the motivation behind our design decisions, the main research contributions underpinning the tool and the results from our evaluation studies.
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Dr Nikolay Mehandjiev received a Ph.D. in 1997 for his work on a distributed visual language for user-enhanceable information systems. At present he is a Reader with the Centre for Service Research at the University of Manchester, UK, where he researches the design of flexible service systems, using knowledge-based techniques and user-centric design to open service applications to users who are not professional programmers. In terms of research activity, he has initiated and managed projects worth 5,5m, mainly targeting intelligent services and virtual organisations, grounded in the needs of the automotive manufacturing, telecoms and ERP sectors. Currently he participates in SOA4All: a 13.6m project involving 17 partners, including SAP, BT and Atos Origin; and S-Cube: the European Network of Excellence in Software Services and Systems. Mehandjiev has organised a number of international workshops on Interdisciplinary Software Engineering Research and End User Development. He has co-authored two books, more than 100 refereed papers and has guest-edited three special issues of international journals, including the Communications of ACM.
Maristella Matera
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Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the family Poaceae (also called Gramineae), as well as the sedges (Cyperaceae) and the rushes (Juncaceae). The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns (turf) and grassland. Sedges include many wild marsh and grassland plants, and some cultivated ones such as water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) and papyrus sedge (Cyperus papyrus).
Uses for graminoids include food (as grain, sprouted grain, shoots or rhizomes), drink (beer, whisky, vodka), pasture for livestock, thatch, paper, fuel, clothing, insulation, construction, sports turf, basket weaving and many others.
Graminoids include some of the most versatile plant life-forms. They became widespread toward the end of the Cretaceous period, and fossilized dinosaur dung (coprolites) have been found containing phytoliths of a variety that include grasses that are related to modern rice and bamboo.[1] Grasses have adapted to conditions in lush rain forests, dry deserts, cold mountains and even intertidal habitats, and are now the most widespread plant type; grass is a valuable source of food and energy for all sorts of wildlife and organics.
Graminoids are the dominant vegetation in many habitats, including grassland, salt-marsh, reedswamp and steppes. They also occur as a smaller part of the vegetation in almost every other terrestrial habitat.
Many types of animals eat grass as their main source of food, and are called graminivores – these include cattle, sheep, horses, rabbits and many invertebrates, such as grasshoppers and the caterpillars of many brown butterflies. Grasses are also eaten by omnivorous or even occasionally by primarily carnivorous animals. Grasses are unusual in that the meristem is located near the bottom of the plant, hence can quickly recover from cropping at the top.[2]
In the study of ecological communities, herbaceous plants are divided into graminoids and forbs, which are herbaceous dicotyledons, mostly with broad leaves.
Plants of this type have always been important to humans. They have been grown as food for domesticated animals for up to 6,000 years. (See grass-fed beef.) They have been used for paper-making since 2400 BC or before. The most important food crops are the grains of grasses such as wheat, rice and barley. They have many other uses, such as feeding animals, and for lawns. There are many minor uses, and grasses are familiar to most human cultures.
In some places, particularly in suburban areas, the maintenance of a grass lawn is a sign of a homeowner's responsibility to the overall appearance of their neighborhood. One work credits lawn maintenance to:
...the desire for upward mobility and its manifestation in the lawn. As Virginia Jenkins, author of The Lawn, put it quite bluntly, 'Upper middle-class Americans emulated aristocratic society with their own small, semi-rural estates.' In general, the lawn was one of the primary selling points of these new suburban homes, as it shifted social class designations from the equity and ubiquity of urban homes connected to the streets with the upper-middle class designation of a "healthy" green space and the status symbol that is the front lawn.[3][4]
Many municipalities and homeowners' associations have rules which require lawns to be maintained to certain specifications, sanctioning those who allow the grass to grow too long. In communities with drought problems, watering of lawns may be restricted to certain times of day or days of the week.[5]
The smell of the freshly cut grass is produced mainly by cis-3-Hexenal.[6]
Grass is important in many sports, notably with those played on fields such as American football, Association football, baseball, cricket, and rugby. In some sports facilities, including indoor domes and other places where maintenance of a grass field would be difficult, grass may be replaced with artificial turf, a synthetic grass-like substitute. Sports such as golf, tennis and cricket are particularly dependent on the quality of the grass on which the sport is played.
In cricket, the pitch is the strip of carefully mowed and rolled grass where the bowler bowls. In the days leading up to the match it is repeatedly mowed and rolled to produce a very hard, flat surface for the ball to bounce off. The quality of the preparation can have a considerable influence on the game; a relatively grassy pitch will favor bowlers and a hard and dryer pitch, with less grass remaining, will typically favor batsmen (at least initially). As the grass dries out and is damaged over the course of the match the pitch's characteristics will change, resulting in batting on the first day of a test match being vastly different from batting on the same pitch after several days of play.
Golf is very dependent on a quality grass surface. Grass on golf courses is kept in three distinct conditions: that of the rough, the fairway, and the putting green. Grass on the fairway is short and even, allowing the player to cleanly strike the ball. Playing from the rough is a disadvantage because the grass is generally much longer, which may affect the flight of the ball. Grass on the putting green is the shortest and most even, ideally allowing the ball to roll smoothly over the surface. An entire industry revolves around the development and marketing of grasses for golf courses.
In tennis, grass is grown on very hard-packed soil, and the bounce of a tennis-ball may vary depending on the grass's health, how recently it has been mowed, and the wear and tear of recent play. The surface is softer than hard courts and clay (other tennis surfaces), so the ball bounces lower, and players must reach the ball faster resulting in a different style of play which may suit some players more than others. The most famous grass tennis court in the world is Centre Court at Wimbledon located in England, home of the Wimbledon Championship. This is considered[by whom?] the most expensive lawn in the world.[citation needed]
Walt Whitman's poetry collection Leaves of Grass is the most famous reference to grass. In the title, "grass" and "leaves" are a pun that serves as an understatement for one of the major lyrical works in American literature. Incidentally, grass is a term given by publishers to works of minor value and leaves is another name for the pages on which they were printed.
Grass also plays a role in two science fiction catastrophe novels from the 1940s and 1950s, Ward Moore's Greener Than You Think, in which the world is slowly taken over by unstoppable Bermuda Grass, and John Christopher's The Death of Grass, in which a plague that kills off all forms of grass threatens the survival of the human species.
In Alice Munro's story Save the Reaper (1998) there is an important allusion to the idiomatic saying "To hear the grass grow"; in the book version of Munro's work, the aging protagonist remembers her grandfather telling her when young that "at night you could hear the corn growing" in the region where the story is set.[7] The protagonist hears the grass grow in ways that are central to the story's significance on the topic of retelling, or rather, in an act of self-censorship, of leaving untold certain experiences of the recent past.[8]
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Kim Doctom, the founder of now defunct file-sharing and online storage site Megaupload, was ordered to be held in custody by a New Zealand court on Monday, even as he denied charges of Internet piracy and money laundering.
Dotcom (aka Kim Schmitz), 37, was running his multi-million dollar empire from a sprawling mansion, which was valued at $30 million.
When the New Zealand police raided Dotcom's residence on Friday, they were shocked to see the opulence lifstyle Dotcom led and the luxuries he indulged in.
At the time of his arrest, the police seized and towed away nearly 30 vehicles in his garage, ranging from a 1959 pink Cadillac and several Mercedes-Benz to a rare Lamborghini, Maserati, Mini Cooper, Cadillac and Harley Davidson.
Several cars had vanity license plates that read HACKER, MAFIA, GOOD, BAD, EVIL, GUILTY, CEO, KIMCOM, POLICE, WOW, and STONED. A Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead coupe was also found in his garage, bearing the license plate GOD.
Among other items seized were Samsung and Sharp LCD TVs, rare artwork and sixty Dell computer servers.
If there is one thing Dotcom did not believe in - it is keeping a low profile. And why should he? According to the FBI, Dotcom made $42 million from pirated materials in 2010 alone.
He is not the sort of person who will pass unnoticed through our customs and immigration lines, defense lawyer Paul Davison said, referring to the 6 foot, 6-inch tall Dotcom, whose bail ruling will be announced on Wednesday.
Here is a sneak peek of the luxurious life led by the Megaupload boss.
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A general view shows the Dotcom Mansion, home of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, in Coatesville, Auckland, New Zealand January 21, 2012 Reuters
A general view shows the Dotcom Mansion, home of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, in Coatesville, Auckland, New Zealand January 21, 2012 Reuters
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WHITE CITY, Ore. — A driver is in the hospital in unknown condition after crashing into a ditch at the corner of Modoc and Table Rock Road in White City.
Skidmarks were left behind at the scene. Sheriff's deputies say a male driver was found unconscious by two passers-by who stopped to help. They say the cause is unknown, but witness testimony, along with the skidmarks left behind and modifications on the car, suggest speed is the most likely factor.
"The witnesses didn't smell alcohol. The deputies still responding to the hospital talked to them. There's some skidmarks on the scene, looked like there was probably speed involved," said Jackson County Sheriff's Deputy Blake Cam.
Sheriff's deputies say the driver was fortunate in that one of the people who stopped to help was a trained EMT. The driver was taken to the hospital by Mercy Flights but deputies did not know his condition.


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Yesterday I hit the range again with my fairly new Para Warthog. Up till then I had put roughly 500 rds through it without a hitch. This range trip was a bit more disappointing.
I started with 50 rds. of Rem. 230 gr. FMJ. No problem. Then 20 rds. of Double Tap 230 gr. JHP. Each magazine had 1 or 2 stovepipes. Then 20 rds. of Corbon 230 gr. JHP, same results with the stovepipes. Switched back to FMJ and put another 250 rds. of mixed brand and mixed weight ammo without any real problems. At the very end it did not go into battery once and I had to push the slide forward. I attribute that incident to the gun being very dirty by that time.
The interesting thing to me about the stovepipes was that they were all with live rounds. When I have had stovepipies with other guns in the past it was always with the spent round getting caught upon ejection. Each of the live stovepipes happened mid magazine and just stuck straight up bullet end first.
This is a bit disconcerting. I have read about feeding issues with some Warthogs, but after 500 rds I was beginning to feel fairly safe. Also I would like to use either Doubletap or Corbon as a carry round. I will continue to experiment, but are there any words of wisdom from you guys here?
In the meantime I continue to carry my G26 which has never, ever failed at any time under any circumstances with any type of ammo. Kind of a good quality in a carry gun.


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There's gold in them thar circuits! And silver. And palladium, copper, tin, and more. In fact, according to a report from the United Nations University, there's some $21 billion in precious metals in every year of our current e-waste, of which only 15% is being recovered.


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Youth Soccer Insight: Preparation for Tryouts: From a Parent's Perspective
Our jobs as parents are to support and to listen to our children after an intense evaluation by coaches.
On the East Coast, May and June are typical tryout months for many towns and clubs. Spring season is underway and our soccer players are getting familiar with the training schedule and their teammates. Tryouts can be a stressful time in a young athlete's soccer career. Parents play a central role in creating a positive, nurturing, and healthy environment for their children when they are faced with being tested or evaluated for a sport team.
Spring Soccer has arrived and plannng is required! Tryouts can be a stressful time for players and their families.
For athletes encountering tryouts for the first time, we must recognize that this a new experience and the athlete has no prior information to compare it to. As parents it is important to find out as much as possible about the structure of the tryout.
For instance, you may want to determine the following elements associated with tryouts to ensure a smooth experience:
Time: Pre-determine what time should you arrive to the tryout site. Always allow for extra time in case you need to pin on a number to the back of the shirt, or take a photo for the player pass.
Field: The tryout site may be on a field which you are unfamiliar, be sure to plan out the travel distance and where to park prior to the tryout date.
Clothing: Many towns and clubs want players to avoid wearing bright colors or team jerseys. Find out exactly what each player needs to wear to avoid having your child standout during this process.
Equipment: Typically all players are required to come dressed and ready to play. In some cases warm-ups or stretching are not part of the tryout sessions. Be sure to bring and label your child's soccer ball. In most cases, players will bring their ball to each of the tryout stations. Water is essential for a player during physical activity. Pack a water bottle and bring extra for the ride home.
Footwear: Tryouts are not the best time to buy new cleats for your player. Be sure your child is wearing comfortable shoes because they will be asked to perform many cuts and runs during a high-energy tryout.
Length of Tryouts: Many towns and clubs will post the duration of tryouts on the website. Parents should find time to explain to the player how long they will be playing and any details on stations or scrimmages that may be part of the tryouts. The key is to share as much information as possible in order to limit any confusion and to prepare your child for the events of the day.
Once the tryout starts, just like in game situations, it is up to the soccer player to perform and word hard in the activities. Parents can show signs of support with a thumb up or a wave but understand the players are anxious and want to stay focused on the tasks they are trying to perform.
At the end of the tryouts parents must be supportive regardless of what you saw or thought you saw on the field. Athletes know when they had a good day and when they had a bad day.
Our jobs as parents are to support and to listen to our children after such an intense evaluation by coaches.
Hopefully, most team and player selections consider more than just tryouts to place athletes on teams. Looking at the coach evaluations from a season long perspective aids in making players who may not perform well under pressure feel better about the tryouts. Each club or town program is different in the ways they place and announce the team selections to players. Parents can ask when results will be shared with families in order to put the athlete at ease with the process.
Soccer is soccer regardless of the team one gets selected to play for. Sport provides so many life lessons and tryout results are one of them. In life as in soccer, there are disappointments. When players expect to make a team and do not, we as parents need to use that disappointment as a teachable moment. Even though players work hard and play well, they may not get the result they had hoped for. Players who can deal with that disappointment and get right back on to the field with no hard feelings will have many positive experiences and be well adjusted in life and on that soccer field.
Related Article: Learning Valuable Lessons in Soccer from Other Sports and Dr. Dina Gentile's Column
SoccerNation News is proud to welcome Dr. Dina Gentile as our newest contributing writer. Dr. Gentile is a Professor of Sport Management at Endicott College. A volunteer youth coach herself, Dr. Gentile understands from both practical and theorectical experience what happens on the soccer field.
Gentile has also coached the Endicott College Soccer Team for 11 years. Gentile is the owner/director of Precision Soccer, LLC, which operates camps, clinics, and coach education training throughout the year. She is a former All-American and Academic All-American at Adelphi University. Gentile has been inducted into the Adelphi University and Endicott College Halls of Fame. She is the Pre Kindergarten and Kindergarten Coordinator for Beverly Youth Soccer Association. This season she is the proud coach of her daughters 1st Grade team in the Wilmington Youth Soccer Association. Gentile is also a Soccer Ambassador for Korrio.