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Exodus Advanced Communications announced two new state of the art SSPA modules: AMP1089 covering 2 to 6 GHz, 250 W high power broadband featuring state of the art GaN devices with <5uS switching time; and AMP1081 covering 1 to 18 GHz, 1 W ultra-broadband using the latest in chip and wire technology.
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Skyworks announced a family of ceramic-based filters targeting high frequency applications. They are compact, offer improved power handling, support frequencies up to 7 GHz, and are completely customizable. "Skyworks is pleased to be expanding our portfolio of ceramic-based filters to address customer demands," said Mark A. Wolf, VP and GM of Skyworks' Trans-Tech division.
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NI (formerly AWR Corp.) announced that NI AWR Design Environment™ V12—the first major software release in 2015—is now available as a pre-release to select customers, partners and evaluators. This latest release boasts new load-pull and antenna- and radar-specific features, as well as ease-of-use improvements, speed enhancements and third-party integration flows.
Phase Noise Tester
With the new R&S FSWP phase noise tester, users can measure the spectral purity of signal sources such as generators, synthesizers and voltage-controlled oscillators more quickly than with any other solution. It covers a frequency range up to 50 GHz and offers a top dynamic range. The low phase noise of its local oscillator coupled with cross-correlation even makes it possible to easily measure signal sources that once required complex test setups.
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Linear Technology's LTC5576 is an active double balanced upconversion mixer with very wide RF frequency range, extending from 3 GHz to 8 GHz. It enhances microwave transmitter and upconversion performance with its exceptional linearity of 25 dBm OIP3 and outstanding conversion loss of only 2 dB at 8GHz, providing superior output signal quality compared to alternative passive mixers, which typically have 8 dB of loss.
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TRAK Microwave announced several new aerospace and SATCOM communication system subassemblies and precision network timing products. These new products demonstrate the latest size, weight, and performance (SWaP) requirements for integrated multi-function assemblies and synchronization in both civilian and military communications.
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Pasternack Enterprises released the Cable Assembly Designer. Users can design and customize RF cable assemblies with an easy-to-use online web application. It enables engineers and buyers to create customized assemblies from any combination of compatible connectors and cables offered by the company. Pasternack stocks and builds a comprehensive selection of RF cable assemblies, with over 250,000 possible combinations.
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MECA Electronics announced an expedited online service center, RF Components on Demand (RFPOD). RFPOD offers an expedited online service that processes your order and has it available for pick up at will call or shipment within 2 hours from order placement. Will call pick up hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (ET), with earlier hours available by calling customer service in advance @ (973) 625-0661.
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Freescale Semiconductor introduced the MRF8VP13350N 50 V RF power LDMOS transistor, designed to deliver high RF output power in ISM applications. These range from industrial heating and material welding at 915 MHz to particle accelerators at 1300 MHz. Particle accelerators are used for nuclear physics experiments and chemicals crystallography, or for proton therapy in cancer treatments.
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Model SSR-7530630580-12-M1 is an integrated E-Band block quadrature downconverter covering the frequency range of 72 to 78 GHz. It is designed and fabricated for automotive and broadband FMCW radar applications. Due to the built-in X6 active multiplier, the required LO frequency and power are 12 to 13 GHz and +11 dBm.
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Ducommun RF Product Group has released a new Low Noise Amplifier covering 26.5 to 40 GHz. Specifications:Fo: 26.5 to 40 GHz; Gain: 30 dB (min); P-1: 10 dBm (min); Noise Figure: 4.0 dB (typ); VSWR: 2:1 (typ); V/I: +8 Vdc/200 mA (typ); Connectors: K (F). Features: Broadband Low Noise; Wide Operational Temperature Range; Reliable, Proven Technology; Integrated Voltage Regulator.
Power Amp
The QBS-620 is a dual channel, rack mount GaN power amplifier module designed for shipboard communications; other military and commercial applications include battlefield and mobile communication platforms. Weighing 65 lbs., it consists of two identical channels, each containing a 200W amplifier, VHF & UHF switched harmonic filter banks, SP3T high powered switches, a controller, and an AC/DC power supply.
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Master Bond EP62-1LPSP delivers an array of strength, electrical and handling properties that are well suited for bonding, sealing, coating and encapsulation applications. With a tensile lap shear strength exceeding 2,000 psi, it bonds well to a variety of substrates including metals, composites, glass and many plastics.
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True RMS Average Power Sensor
The new LB5918A is a state of the art high accuracy, high sensitivity True RMS Average power sensor that offers full functionality while not connected to a computer or power meter. The sensor is capable of logging up to 1,000 measurements per second and can store over 50 million measurements in nonvolatile memory with its easy to use Unattended Operation feature. The user simply sets the measurement up using USB on a computer then activates the unattended operation feature.
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Receive Modules
Skyworks introduced eight low noise, variable gain receive modules for LTE and WCDMA infrastructure applications requiring low noise and high linearity. The SKY65369-11, SKY65370-11, SKY65371-11, SKY65372-11, SKY65373-11, SKY65374-11, SKY65375-11, and SKY65376-11, are low noise, highly linear VGA modules that operate in the 700 to 2600 MHz range and feature very low return loss.
Anritsu introduced the MP1861A 56/64 Gbit/s MUX and MP1862A 56/64 Gbit/s DEMUX for its MP1800A BERT Signal Quality Analyzer to support 56/64 Gbit/s BER measurements required by signal integrity engineers to accurately evaluate high-speed serial transmission devices. The solution supports generation of NRZ data and BER measurements up to 64.2 Gbit/s, as well as jitter tolerance and bathtub jitter measurements in accordance with the latest standards.
The APT3-00500600-1010-D4 is ultra-wideband LNA with super-low noise figure (<1.0 dB, 0.8 dB typical), low VSWR, and low flatness across the entire 0.1 to 6 GHz band for use in many applications where lowest NF, VSWR and linearity are required. The high performance is an example of AmpliTech's industry-leading low-noise design and technology.
TRAK Microwave announced a Ka-Band Dual-Junction Latching Circulator-Isolator for high performance SATCOM links, commercial aviation systems, missile systems, and other high-rel aerospace applications. The unit can be designed to cover a variety of bandwidths across the 16 - 35 GHz range and offers 1 μs switching speed and a very low insertion loss of 0.2 dB in transmit mode and 0.4 dB in receive mode.
TRAK Microwave
Mini-Circuits' ZADC-40-27HP+ is a 50Ω, Up to 40W, 1400 to 2700 MHz directional coupler that features: low mainline loss, 0.2 dB typ.; excellent VSWR, 1.15:1 typ.; coupling variation with temperature, from -55°C to 100°C is very small, ±0.1 dB typ.; usable over 1400-2700 MHz; DC current through input to output 2A Max. at 40 watt RF output power.
June 2015
The June 2015 Online Edition is now available for viewing and download!
PMI Model No. SDLVA-18G40G-65-CD-292FF is a Successive Detection Log Video Amplifier (SDLVA) that operates over the frequency range of 18 to 40 GHz with a Logging Range from - 63 to + 2 dBm and a Log Slope of 25mV/dB. Video Log Linearity is ±2.0dB and Video Frequency Flatness is ±2.5dB. High speed is achieved providing a Video Rise Time of 8ns and a Recovery Time of 40ns. Operates on ±12VDC and is offered in a small, lightweight housing measuring 2.37" x 1.8" x 0.42". (Other frequency ranges, specifications and packaging are available. Please contact PMI with your specific requirements)
Planar Monolithics Industries
Insulated Wire
Insulated Wire's Microwave Products Division announced a new distribution agreement with HASCO Inc. for the Re‐Flex™ product range. Re‐Flex™ is a semi‐rigid and conformable replacement cable combining IW's unique laminated dielectric with a tin/alloy plated outer braid to provide a double shielded re‐formable cable that eliminates the failure modes of traditional solid and solder dipped outer jacketed, and provides a highly flexible cable with excellent RF performance, including lower attenuation than the comparable line size RG cables.
HASCO Inc. has stock available for immediate delivery of RF141 (RG402 line size) assemblies in a range of lengths starting at 2" with both direct solder and shell style SMA connectors, operating to 18 GHz and 26.5 GHz respectively. For further information and specifications please contact HASCO Inc.: hasco-inc.com.
The comprehensive search engine on the AmpliTech website has been significantly revamped to not only allow for searches based on particular specifications, but to offer results that are closest to the entered parameters (within certain ranges) if a search by the exact specifications yields no matches. In addition, searching for a particular model number (in lieu of a search by specifications) has been made easier due to the ability to search for partials in case the customer doesn't have the entire exact model number handy. More versatility has also been added by allowing searches just by using either a Start OR Stop frequency as opposed to both. For example, the user can simply enter 10 GHz for the Start frequency and leave the Stop frequency blank to see all models whose bandwidth starts at 10 GHz or higher.
Richardson Electronics announced the launch of a new business group, Power & Microwave Technologies ("PMT"). The PMT group encompasses Richardson Electronics' existing Electron Device Group ("EDG") and adds new technologies and engineered solutions for the power conversion and RF and microwave markets.
"The PMT group will focus on adding new suppliers and technologies to take advantage of high growth markets and leverage our global infrastructure, including sales, marketing, engineering solutions and logistics," said Edward Richardson, CEO and Chairman of the Board for Richardson Electronics. "Under the direction of Greg Peloquin, PMT combines new technologies and capabilities with our existing EDG business to maximize associated selling opportunities of both electron tubes and solid-state products."
Greg Peloquin, Executive Vice President, PMT, brings considerable experience and expertise in the RF and microwave, power and energy, and electron tube markets to his PMT group leadership role. Prior to joining Richardson Electronics in June 2014, as Executive Vice President, EDG, Mr. Peloquin served as president of Richardson RFPD, Inc. From 2002 to 2011, he was executive vice president and general manager of Richardson Electronics' RF & Wireless Communications Group. Earlier in his career he was director of global distribution for Motorola, Inc.'s wireless infrastructure division.


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Mr. Richard B. "Zeke" Smith, 89, of 11935 Green Ridge Drive, Waynesboro, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in the Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, following a short illness. Born May 10, 1923 in Quincy, he was the son of the late Frank M. and Lillie (Friese) Smith. Mr. Smith attended Quincy Elementary School and was a graduate of Waynesboro Area Senior High School with the Class of 1941. He served in the
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Granite Peak Partners Opportunity Fund 1, L.P. GPP 1, LLC General Partner A Granite Peak Partners Select Properties Pool Investment Summary 3830 Santa Anita Avenue El Monte, CA 82,505 Square Feet Self Storage Facility 44454-44556 15th Street East Lancaster, CA 81 Unit Residential Complex INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS SANTA ANITA SELF STORAGE Projected Three Year Total Return to Investors of over 70% Three Year Annualized Return on Investment of over 20% per year 1997 Construction—Minimal Renovation Required WILLOW CREEK CONDOMINIUMS Projected Eighteen Month Total Return to Investors of over 30% 20% Annualized Return on Investment Built in 1989 and 1990 81 Units of a 236 unit Existing Condominium project Tennis Courts, Pool, Spa and Fitness Room Renovated Grounds All Invested Capital Receives a Priority "Foundation Investor" 8% Preferred Return www.GranitePeakPartners.com This is not an offer to sell limited partnership interests. Offers are only made by the Private Offering Memorandum. Potential investors are urged to review the Risk Factors described in the Memorandum. Contact Granite Peak Partners, Inc. if you are interested in considering this investment. Control # __________ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: GPP OPPORTUNITY FUND 1 Provided below you will find an Executive Summary of our current offering: GPP Opportunity Fund 1; a Pool of Select Properties which are intended to provide our investors with the opportunity for significant capital appreciation and well above average cash on cash returns. Properties selected for inclusion in the Pool must meet the following criteria: • Deliver a minimum of 20% Annual Return on Investment based on conservative projections. • Require a maximum holding period of three years. • Provide the opportunity for significant capital appreciation, with cash flow a secondary objective. • All investors receive an 8% Annual Preferred Return on Invested Capital plus - 75% of profits, after Return of Original Investment and the Preferred Return, up to 20% Annually plus - 50% of profits thereafter • Properties must pass a considerable level of due diligence and property level screening and analysis. GPP Opportunity Fund 1 will be organized as a California Limited Partnership, with GPP 1, LLC as the General Partner. The Fund will admit Accredited Investors subject to a $100,000 minimum investment and 1031 Exchange Tenants in Common as co-investors. The Fund will be capitalized with a maximum of $10,000,000. The General Partner will co-invest in tandem with Limited Partners and Tenant in Common investors (for 1031 Exchanges). A maximum of five properties will be acquired, two of which are currently under contract and described more fully below. GPP Opportunity Fund 1 is scheduled to close escrow on the identified properties almost immediately. These are 1) Santa Anita Self Storage, an 82,505 square foot Self Storage Facility in El Monte, California to be acquired on or about June 30, 2004, and 2) Willow Creek Condominiums, an 81-unit residential rental complex in Lancaster, California with an acquisition date on or about June 15, 2004. Santa Anita Self Storage: 3830 Santa Anita Avenue, El Monte, CA Property Highlights • 82,505 square foot self storage facility in El Monte, California • Excellent condition— constructed in 1997 • 5 acre site opposite El Monte Airport • Located on high visibility, heavily traveled Santa Anita Avenue 2 Investment Highlights: • $5,000,000 acquisition price. • Projected 77% three year return on investment; 25% + annual return on investment. • Three year projected hold. • Existing 23-year ground lease likely to be extended to 40-years, a substantial value enhancement if realized. • Advantageous purchase price due to relatively high current vacancy and below market rents. Reposition Plan: This property is in excellent condition reflecting its recent construction. No physical renovation is required. In 2003, the owners added additional storage space by enclosing area previously utilized for RV parking. Completion was delayed when security systems could not be completed in a timely manner. The delay negatively impacted lease up and rental achievement. The property is currently 84% occupied with almost all vacancy concentrated in the new space. Competing facilities in adjacent areas average 95% occupancy, and command 20% higher rents. We believe that more attentive management and marketing [as an example, the property is not presently listed in the Yellow Pages] will substantially increase rental rates and occupancy levels. Successful execution of the business plan will generate a return on investment of 77%. Our underwriting assumes occupancy of only 90% and 95% rental rates currently being obtained by competing properties. These are conservative objectives and might well be exceeded. Willow Creek Condominiums: 44454-44556 15th Street East, Lancaster, CA Property Highlights • 81-2 Bed/2 Bath Townhouse Units in Lancaster, California • Built in 1989-1990; Excellent Homeowner's Association Maintenance • Strong amenity package: tennis courts, pool, spa, fitness facility • Attractive, mature landscaping; abundant water features • Affordably priced starter housing in supply constrained market 3 Investment Highlights: • $7,014,000 Purchase Price. • $86,000 per unit cost /81 units acquired. • $9,000 per unit renovation plan. • $125,000 per unit estimated sales price. • Projected 1½ year hold; 32% return on investment • Affordably priced starter housing in high demand, supply constrained market. Reposition Plan: These attractive, two-level, Townhouse style homes are being acquired at well below replacement cost. Our $7mil purchase price is the result of buying all 81 remaining units in the development in a bulk purchase. The final phase of this condominium development was brought to market just as housing demand deteriorated as a result of defense employer cutbacks in the early 1990's. The units have been successfully operated as rentals since that time. The living rooms, kitchens, and dining areas will be upgraded with hardwood floors. Stairways and bedrooms will receive Berber carpeting. Kitchens will be equipped with new stoves, dishwashers, and microwaves. All living units will be repainted in an attractive, multi-tone format. Phase 4 and 5 are currently obtaining resale prices in the upper-$120,000 range without the upgrades that our Willow Creek Condominiums will offer. With average listings in the Antelope Valley on the market for less than twenty days, the Willow Creek Condominiums should readily meet our expectations. We believe that our projections are conservative, and might well be exceeded. Additional Properties: GPP Opportunity Fund 1 may acquire up to three additional properties which we intend to identify by July 15, 2004 and must be consistent with the objectives of GPP Opportunity Fund 1: • A minimum potential 20% annual equivalent return on investment. • A maximum holding period of three years. • The opportunity for significant capital appreciation, with cash flow a secondary objective. Advantages of Investing in a Pool: Combining multiple properties into a single pool provides investors with diversification by spreading the investment risk across different product types and geographical locations. Equally important, investors can look forward to early returns of capital as properties will be sold as soon as they have attained their business objectives. This is a significant advantage in comparison to single asset, buy and hold real estate investments where success is dependent on one property and liquidity can only be provided on sale or refinance of that single asset. GPP Opportunity Fund 1 will be open to new investments until the fund is closed The following sections of this Investment Summary provide further property level details, an explanation of the Granite Peak Partners real estate investment strategy, and information about the Firm. 4 THE PROPERTIES Santa Anita Self Storage - Property Level Description & Plan: Santa Anita Self Storage offers 82,505 square feet of storage space on a five acre site located at 3830 Santa Anita Avenue, in the City of El Monte. The location is directly opposite the El Monte Airport, and is surrounded by upper middle class single family housing in a dense, in-fill location. Santa Anita Avenue is a heavily traveled, North-South connector between the 210 and 10 Freeways, parallel to the 605. (See insert below) The location, south of the 210 and adjacent to the upscale communities of Arcadia and Temple City, is therefore ideal for a self-storage facility. Built of steel construction in late 1997, the improvements have been texture coated to provide a stucco appearance. In the last year, some 16,500 square feet of additional storage space was created by enclosing areas previously utilized for covered parking for boats, RV's, and automobiles. The property also offers a one bedroom, one bath townhouse apartment unit for the resident manager. The lower level of the townhouse is configured to serve as the leasing/management office. The site enjoys excellent circulation, ingress, and egress—obviously critical elements to the functional efficiency of a storage facility. Individual buildings are positioned on opposite sides of generously wide driveways. The property may be entered and exited by an access point on the south, while a second exit exists on the northerly side, thus permitting a 'straight through' path for entry, drop, and exit. This configuration is particularly advantageous for larger vehicles. Storage units are well sized to attract commercial/business users, with 90% of the storage space offering dimensions of 10 ft. X 10 ft., or larger. Business users provide stability of income, being less prone to the higher turnover rates typical of individual/residential tenants. The ideal customer profile is achieved via a mix consisting of 55% to 60% business tenants, with the balance represented by individual/residential sector. This rental mix provides continuity of income as well as the higher per square foot margins achieved through residential occupancies. Santa Anita Storage—The Value Add Santa Anita Opportunity: Self Storage Our acquisition price of $5 mil translates to a purchase capitalization rate of approximately Heavily 8.4%. It is well worth emphasizing that this Traveled Santa return is based on current collections and very Anita Blvd. conservative estimates of operating expenses. It is, in other words, a real rate of return based on existing economics. Upon stabilization the capitalization rate will increase to 10.8% presuming only that more attentive management drives occupancy to the 90% level and we achieve 95% of market rents. These returns are obviously superior to currently available offerings—the question is, why? 5 Increasing Income: The majority of the current vacancy is concentrated in the newer recently converted RV parking space, much of which has been held off the market pending installation of electronic security access systems [now finished]. The immediate opportunity to increase current income consists simply of 1) filling the last increment of recently completed storage units and 2) raising the rents which are currently 20% below the local area market. The probability of success here is substantially supported by the historically high occupancy levels experienced by competitive self storage units in the same geographic area. The relatively high rate of current vacancy is therefore a phenomenon we believe is transitory and addressable. Furthermore, existing rents are approximately 20% below that asked by other operators in the area. We believe this affords the Fund the opportunity to stabilize rents at much higher levels. Lease Extension: The second value added opportunity is that the property is located on leased land owned by the County of Los Angeles. The lease has a remaining term of 12½ years, with two five-year extension options, bringing the total term to approximately 22½ years. We believe based on discussions with Los Angeles County, we can economically extend the lease to 40 years. The current ground rent is $4,000 per month; cost of living increases are at five year intervals, with the next adjustment scheduled for 2007. The County will require an increase over the current ground lease payment in exchange for the increased term, but we believe that the trade-off for the extended term will more than justify the additional cost. Investors should note that it is unlikely that we will hold the property through the expiration of the ground lease whether or not it is extended. We therefore believe that the most probable outcome is an extension of the existing lease, which provides Los Angeles County with an enhanced and lengthened revenue stream. The extended term will dramatically increase the residual value of the property by permitting resale to a subsequent owner who would inherit long term certainty and qualify for 1031 "like kind" status. Benefits of a Ground Lease: A ground lease provides certain inherent advantages, among which are the ability to expense the lease payments [land owned in fee is otherwise not depreciable], and higher leverage [since the land is not purchased at the outset]. Indeed, given a sufficiently long term ground lease, the advantages of a 'leasehold estate' in land outweigh outright ownership, particularly for investment properties. The disadvantage of course is that the improvements revert to the ground owner at the end of the lease term. To understand the outcome of the long-term ownership we have therefore modeled this investment under the assumption that this is exactly what occurs: after 23 years of ownership, we simply surrender the investment to the ground owner, obtaining nothing in return. The result is an annual return on investment for the project of almost 20%. The investment therefore handily passes our 'negative development' test. 6 The property is being purchased with bridge financing, which permits a higher loan amount contingent on achievement of higher income levels. A lender has indicated that the property will likely qualify for permanent financing in an amount sufficient to the majority of our total investment. At close of escrow, we anticipate a loan equal to 65% of the purchase price at an interest rate of 1% over Prime Rate. If we should choose, a permanent loan of 80% of the then stabilized market value at a rate fixed at 1.3% over the ten year Treasury note rate. The Santa Anita Storage investment combines all of the elements that Granite Peak Partners requires to qualify for inclusion in GPP Opportunity Fund 1. Limited downside, excellent upside, and contained risk should future events develop contrary to expectations. This property offers the ability to create a long term, high cash flow investment that will find an enthusiastic buyer when the asset is sold. Willow Creek Condominiums – Property Description & Plan Located in Lancaster, this 236-unit residential community was developed in five phases. Phases Willow Creek Condominiums One through Three were constructed in 1980 and consisted of 155 condominiums built as one-level "flats". Phase Four and Five (where the 81 purchased units reside) were constructed in 1989-1990, and consisted of the more attractive and popular two-level, "townhouse" architectural style that typifies the majority of contemporary condominium developments to which we are now accustomed. Property Amenities: Offering central air conditioning, two tennis courts, a large recreational center, swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna, generous landscaping, and [unusual for the time] a network of streams and ponds, the developer enjoyed brisk sales. All models offer enclosed front patios at the entrance, washer/dryer hook-ups, ceramic tile entries and countertops, fireplaces, and large, detached, two car garages. The lower level contains the living room, kitchen, dining room, one bedroom, and one bathroom; the upper floor holds the master bedroom, bath, and sitting area. The floor plans are both attractive and efficient. 7 Early 1990's Market Downturn: Nevertheless, phase four and five were brought to market just as the greater Los Angeles area was affected by the massive cutbacks in military defense spending. Undermined by a massive and rapid decline in military spending, defense and aerospace contractors initiated a wave of layoffs that undermined the entire regional economy, most particularly including the Lancaster/Palmdale markets with their heavy reliance on defense employers. Sales stalled, and then evaporated. Phases Four and Five were thereupon forced to transition to an apartment rental project. We are now purchasing 81 Phase Four and Five units currently being operated as rentals. Following renovation these units will be offered for sale. Separate legal title to each of the units already exists. There are two model types: thirteen 1,144 square feet corner units [Creekside], and sixty-eight 1,066 square feet mid-building units [Willowbrook]. The exceptionally well maintained grounds and landscaping, as well as unit exteriors, are the responsibility of the Homeowners Association. Current Homeowners Association dues are $195/unit/month. Lancaster and The Antelope Valley—Regional Overview: Lancaster and neighboring Palmdale are the principal cities of the rapidly developing area known as the Antelope Valley, a region with a population now approaching 350,000. Growth in past years has been fueled by the availability of affordable housing with major builders such as KB Homes, Beazer, and Greystone capitalizing on attractive land prices, and pro growth municipalities. More recently, jobs have followed housing with major employers such as Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, UPS, FedEx, Countrywide, Deluxe and Roadway Express adding to payrolls. Proximity to employment opportunities in the Los Angeles area has been substantially accelerated with the opening of Metrolink providing rail commuter service from Lancaster to downtown Los Angeles via Santa Clarita, Burbank, and Glendale. The Palmdale Regional Airport has experienced very significant growth in air freight, offering a less congested alternative to LAX, Burbank, John Wayne and Ontario. Wal-Mart The area also has State Enterprise and Shopping International Trade Zones that provide Center favorable tax credits and tariff treatments for logistics, transportation and international Metro Link freight companies. This has attracted major Station cargo and distribution companies to the area. Plans are also being explored to add regularly scheduled air passenger service at Willow Creek this increasingly important transportation Condominiums hub. We are furthermore encouraged by the rapidly developing residential infrastructure in the area immediately surrounding the Willow Creek community. As noted, the property is located at 44454-44556 15th Street East in Lancaster. Approximately two blocks east, a Wal-Mart anchored shopping center has recently been completed. A grocery center anchored by a Stater Brothers Supermarket is equally close and has recently undergone a substantial renovation. (See figure above.) National retailers commit to such developments only after thorough demographic analysis—their presence speaks well for Willow Creek's future. 8 Willow Creek Condominiums—The Value Add Opportunity: Unit Upgrades: We will upgrade each of the models with hardwood floors in the living room, kitchen, and dining areas, while the stairway and bedrooms will receive Berber carpeting. In addition, kitchens will be equipped with a new appliance package to include stoves, dishwashers, microwaves, stove-vent hoods. Washer/dryer units may be offered as bonus sales incentives. Finally, all condominiums will be repainted in an attractive multi-tone scheme and mirrors will be strategically placed to enhance the feeling of spaciousness. The net result will be a fresh, attractive, "as new" appearance that we believe will compete very successfully with alternative more pricey offerings. Financial Impact: At the project level, the economics are compelling. We are acquiring the units for $86,600 each and will spend an additional $9,000 per unit in renovation costs. With allowance for carry expenses, the cost per unit will be $98,600 before selling expenses. Based on a competitive market analysis surveying comparable unit sales over the last nine months, we believe these models will command prices ranging from $125,000 to $140,000 per unit. We have projected a one and one-half year renovation and sales cycle, start to finish. Executing this business plan will result in investors receiving a 32% return on investment, equivalent to an annual return of 24.4%. Investors should note that returns on condominium sales are subject to ordinary income tax rates. This investment however provides ample profit margins to compensate for the less favorable tax treatment. Our sales assumptions rely on verified data: unimproved units in Phase Four and Five are currently selling for $129,500 each. Limited Supply: The supply of competitive product is almost non-existent: current listings are on the market an average of 20 days. The national homebuilders referenced earlier are taking reservations on new single family homes concurrently with groundbreaking, at prices ranging between $275,000 and $450,000 on track homes and up to $1,000,000 on custom gated community homes. The majority of units are sold prior to completion of construction. We are not, of course, competing in this niche but the success of the major builders validates the vibrancy of the Antelope Valley housing market. The communities of Lancaster and Palmdale had moratoriums in place on apartment and condominium developments until year end 2002 when they were rescinded. These moratoriums will have a pronounced positive impact on market supply as we are not aware of any land presently zoned for significant new multifamily or condominium developments. Similarly, we have found no current construction of condominium or apartment projects larger than ten units. 9 The downside risk analysis centers on retaining the property and continuing to manage it as a rental project. We note that historically low interest rates and favorable Southern California residential real estate markets are driving this investment opportunity: monthly rentals at Willow Creek Phase Four and Five range between $875 and $900 monthly. Assuming: a) our projected selling prices, b) mortgages of 5.5%, and c) monthly homeowner association dues of $195, results in monthly occupancy costs of $875 to $900—nearly identical to rental prices. Should interest rates suddenly increase significantly impacting the marketability of the units, we would still find ourselves with an attractive rental project. Willow Creek therefore falls within our contained risk parameter, while at the same time poised for very significant upside. It is an excellent addition to GPP Opportunity Fund I, and a strategic counterpoint to Santa Anita Storage. ABOUT GRANITE PEAK PARTNERS Proven Track Record: Granite Peak Partners, Inc. was founded to serve the real estate investment needs of qualified individuals and financial institutions. The Firm focuses on $5 million-$20 million properties in the western states, with a current emphasis on California. We accomplish this by providing investors with Pools of Select Properties owned through limited partnerships and tenancy-in-common interests (for 1031 Exchange clients). The principals have acquired and rehabilitated nearly 1,000 apartment units and multiple office buildings, developed commercial and residential properties from the ground up and managed thousands of acres of agriculture in the Southern California market since 1985. Together the principals bring over seventy years of experience to the firm. Granite Peak Partners believes that capital preservation should be the first investment objective, a goal that cannot be adequately achieved without diversification. The Partners realize that real estate, unlike listed securities, is an inherently inefficient market and it is precisely that inefficiency which permits well selected and properly repositioned properties to achieve superior returns without a proportionate increase in risk. Granite Peak Partners has assembled the organizational expertise necessary to profitably exploit the inefficiencies of the real estate market, and we offer our clients a convenient, efficient means of participating in that superior profitability. A fundamental component of Granite Peak Partners philosophy is our co-investment in projects. This is the single most effective way to align the interests of the General Partner and those of our investor clients. By doing so we eliminate conflicts and insure that the interests of our clients have equal priority with our own. Conclusively, Granite Peak Partners finds the Select Properties Pool approach offers investors the opportunity for earlier returns of capital because the properties will be acquired precisely because they offer the prospect of capturing value created by repositioning the asset. This process is referred to as the value added strategy, and is one of the key components of Granite Peak's acquisition criteria and Select Properties Pool structure. Value added investments are intended to be sold or refinanced upon stabilization; i.e. as soon as their maximized increased value can be realized in the marketplace. 10 Advantages of the Pool Investment Strategy: • Risk contained—diversification by property type and geographical location. • Accelerated return of capital--liquidity through multiple individual property sales. • Tax advantaged—long term capital gains treatment on sales and depreciation sheltered distributions of net operating income. • Co-Investment by General Partner—Granite Peak capital invested in all Select Pools. The pool vehicle is, in our opinion, superior to direct ownership of individual properties and preferable to the real estate investment trust [REIT] alternative. In addition to diversity however, the pool strategy effectively addresses the other major disadvantage of the traditional single asset oriented approach with its inherent illiquidity. Participants in privately organized real estate investments typically must wait for properties to be sold in order to receive returns of capital. Prior to sale, distributions are necessarily limited to returns on capital. Compared to real estate investment trusts, the select pool vehicle offers a targeted selection of higher return properties without sacrificing critical diversity. The majority of REIT securities will, over the longer term, revert to the average returns typical of small and mid cap securities. REIT alternatives also lack the depreciation benefits that are provided by the select pool vehicle. Granite Peak Partners Economic Perspective: The timing and availability of any particular pool offering will be driven by current real estate market realities, as well as the Company's evaluation of the overall economic climate. This is an important concept that merits emphasis. Real estate markets are inherently cyclical meaning that any given property type could be over or under valued in any given environment. For example, we believe that the California apartment market is currently 'priced for perfection' virtually eliminating the possibility of value added acquisitions in this category. In our opinion, there are very significant price risks associated with the multifamily market in Southern California, perfectly evidenced by the sub 5% capitalization rates currently being realized by sellers. Apartment prices are well above national averages while capitalization rates are at or near historic lows. It is, in other words, a classic sellers' market. We attribute this situation to the region's relatively good economic performance during the last down turn, high liquidity and--above all other factors--historically low interest rates which provide buyers with ample credit, while yield hungry new players enter the market in a desperate attempt to find alternatives to the anemic returns available elsewhere. In the same vein, lower interest rates have driven real estate yields downward for many property types, making it considerably more difficult to assemble properties that would provide the characteristics appropriate for investing. Opportunities do exist however, in special situations and narrowly defined retail and industrial categories. The capitalization rates we are seeing for these opportunities are still within normative historical ranges, albeit towards the lower end of the range. We believe that improving market fundamentals and strong economic growth will favor investments in multiple tenant industrial, branded retail, self storage with exposure to small businesses, and affordable housing. In all cases, we 11 favor smaller/medium sub-institutional size properties ($5 - $20 million) not targeted by institutional and public market buyers. Consistent with our analysis of the contemporary market, we are therefore pleased to introduce GPP Opportunity Fund 1. Conclusion/ Next Steps: We believe GPP Opportunity Fund 1, is an excellent investment opportunity for those seeking significant capital appreciation. Current cash flow is a secondary consideration behind capital growth. We project that investors will receive an annualized rate of return in excess of 20%. The estimated holding period is one and one-half to three years. Due to the competitive nature of this opportunity, the Sponsor requests a firm commitment no later than June 15, 2004. The minimum investment is $100,000 and funds are requested to be received by June 30, 2004. In view of the short time frame, we are prepared to accommodate you as necessary to facilitate your investment process. On behalf of the Principals of Granite Peak Partners, we thank you for your consideration of this opportunity. We look forward to working with you as we build a profitable and mutually beneficial relationship for many years to come. CONTACT US Bruce D. Savett, Principal Pierre Y. Tada, Principal Gregory G. Yost, Principal 133 West De La Guerra Street 133 West De La Guerra Street 330 Washington Blvd. Suite 600 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 T: 805.892.4900 ext 202 T: 805.892.4900 ext 203 T: 310.821.1600 E: firstname.lastname@example.com E: firstname.lastname@example.com E: firstname.lastname@example.com 12
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Guest Blogger Assistant Professor Jessica L. Roberts - Turkey for Me, Turkey for You: The FDA Kicks Off the Holiday Season by Finalizing Two Anti-Obesity Rules
Last Thursday was Thanksgiving, the gateway meal to the notoriously high-fat, high-sugar, high-calorie American holiday season. One recent estimate speculates that Americans consume approximately 4500 calories during Thanksgiving dinner, with about 45% of those calories coming from fat. While traditional wisdom holds that most Americans gain between seven and ten pound over the holidays, several studies have indicated that on average we gain only one pound. However, that happy news comes with a few qualifiers: one, overweight people gain about five pounds over the holidays (instead of the average one) and two, once we gain that extra pound, we never lose it, leading to gradual weight gain over the course our lifetimes. Thus, maintaining a healthy weight is more of a marathon than a sprint. Although countless websites are replete with tips for avoiding holiday bloat, the real battle happens long after the menorahs and wreaths go back into the closet.
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Published This Week
Larissa Lee, Let the Hospital's Conscience Be Your Guide: How Institutional Policies are Eroding 'Death with Dignity', SSRN.
David Orentlicher, Aging Populations and Physician Aid in Dying: The Evolution of State Government Policy, 48 Ind. L. Rev. 111 (2014).
Edward Williams, Federalism, the Federal Tort Claims Act, and Statutes of Repose: Maintaining the Balance, SSRN.
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Guest Blogger Associate Dean and Professor of Law Joan H. Krause: The Complicated Relationship Between Integration and Health Care Fraud
On October 17, CMS announced a one-year extension of the interim final rule on Final Waivers in Connection With the Shared Savings Program. The interim rule, published on November 2, 2011, established waivers of the Stark self-referral prohibitions, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and some civil monetary penalties provisions for certain entities participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Per the interim rule, HHS was required to consider comments and publish a final rule within three years; that deadline has now been extended until November 2, 2015. In announcing the delay, CMS explained that feedback from the initial stages of the MSSP suggested that modifications were necessary before the waiver rule could be finalized.
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Monday, November 24, 2014
Newsletter for the AALS Section on Law, Medicine and Health Care
I'm editing the newsletter for the AALS Section on Law, Medicine and Health Care. I'd love to get news from folks who are AALS members--or news from others that might be relevant to AALS members. I've asked for replies by December 20th, so I can get the newsletter out before the AALS meeting in January.
You can send me all that good stuff here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XWKYJVY
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Guest Blogger Assistant Professor Jessica L. Roberts: Executive Power and the Employer Mandate
On Friday, November 21, 2014, House Speaker John Boehner, on behalf of the GOP-run House of Representatives, filed a lawsuit alleging that the Obama administration abused executive power with respect to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The suit, filed against the secretaries of the Treasury and HHS and their respective departments, makes two central claims: one, that the White House acted unlawfully by twice delaying the implementation of the employer mandate and two, that the funds tied to the ACA's cost-sharing program were not authorized by Congress.
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Guest Blogger Professor Maya Manian: Health Exceptions in Anti-Abortion Legislation
In the recent midterm elections, Tennesseevoters approved a ballot measure thatstripped protection for abortion rights from the state constitution. Legislators have wasted no time in proposing new bills to restrict access to abortion. Tennessee state representative Rick Womick, a Republican, has quickly filed an anti-abortion bill that would impose mandatory ultrasounds and waiting periods for women seeking abortion care. Abortion providers already routinely perform an ultrasound as part of pre-procedure abortion care and give the woman the option to view the ultrasound image—a step that rarely changes a woman's mind about choosing abortion. The crucial difference between general medical practice and the proposed Tennessee legislation (which is similar to mandatory ultrasound laws in other states), is that the law forces the woman to either view the image or listen to a description of the image regardless of her wishes. Abortion foes push mandatory ultrasound legislation to shame and demean women seeking abortion care.
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AALS Annual Meeting Program: An Examination of Patient Dumping By Hospitals After Thirty Years of EMTALA
The Section on Law and Mental Disability is very pleased to announce the exciting panel An Examination of Patient Dumping By Hospitals After Thirty Years of EMTALA.
Our speakers will be:
1. Martin Castro, Chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights;
2. Hernan Vera, President & CEO, Public Counsel (the largest pro bono law firm in the country);
3. Richard Elliott, M.D., PhD., Professor and Director, Professionalism and Medical Ethics, Mercer University School of Medicine (a nationally recognized forensic psychiatrist specializing in EMTALA and mental health disabilities);
4. Katharine Van Tassel, Director of the Public Health Law & Science Center and Health Law Programs and Professor of Law, University of Akron School of Law; and,
5. Moderator Barry Kozak, Director, Elder Law Programs, The John Marshall School of Law.
This panel will be presented on Saturday, January 3, 2015 from 1:30 to 3:15 p.m. at the AALS Annual Meeting. Our co-sponsors are the Section on Law, Medicine and Healthcare, the Section on Disability Law and the Section on Civil Rights.
Here is the description:
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986 (EMTALA) was designed to ensure equal access to emergency treatment by hospitals and to stop the practice of "patient dumping." Patient dumping occurs when patients needing emergency care— typically uninsured, disabled, and minority individuals— are transferred, prematurely discharged, or are denied treatment altogether. Thirty years after EMTALA was passed, patient dumping is still occurring. And healthcare delivery has changed dramatically, with stunning advances in medical science and the advent of major, national movements toward evidence-based medicine care and systems-based quality improvement.
Have these sweeping changes left EMTALA behind, so out of touch with current practice that it is now harming, rather than helping, equal access to emergency care? What impact will the Affordable Care Act have on EMTALA? What impact is EMTALA having on the push for community-based services, the growing use of telemedicine, medical repatriation and the number of the mentally disabled in prisons? This panel will address these questions and others while analyzing a forthcoming report of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on EMTALA. The panel will also share teaching materials on covering EMTALA in doctrinal courses.
The Report of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on EMTALA and Patient Dumping was released in September of 2014 and can be found here.
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Guest Blogger Assistant Professor Marc D. Ginsberg: Informed Consent
The law of informed consent has been the subject of scholarship for many years, and with good reason. Informed consent is central to the physician-patient relationship, emphasizing patient autonomy. The springboard for the doctrine may have been Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 773 (D.C. Cir. 1972). Canterbury speaks to the intent of informed consent to apply to a specific treatment or therapy which is recommended for a specific diagnosis.
My most recent law review article, to appear in the Wayne Law Review, addresses the expansion of informed consent to a doctrine of full disclosure, requiring the physician to disclose the differential diagnosis and various tests/treatments to explore the differential diagnosis. The paper focuses on the experiences in Wisconsin, Washington State and Alaska.
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Friday, November 21, 2014
Southern Illinois Health Care/Southern Illinois University Medical Legal Partnership Master of Laws Fellowship
Through the generosity of Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH), lawyers can apply to receive a Master of Laws degree (LLM) in Health Law and Policy from the Southern Illinois University School of Law, while working with Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation as a SIH/SIU Medical Legal Partnership LLM Fellow. The Southern Illinois Medical Legal Partnership, founded in 2002 as one of the first in the nation, is a nationally award-winning rural collaboration, working with over 18 medical partners in 10 counties. The SIH/SIU MLP LLM Fellow will gain an in depth understanding of the policies and regulations that affect the health care industry, while receiving practical experience eliminating barriers to health care by integrating legal assistance into the medical setting. The Fellowship is for one year, from the Fall 2015 semester through the Summer 2016 semester.
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Cassandra Burke Robertson, Private Ordering in the Market for Professional Services, 94 B.U. L. Rev. 179 (2014).
Marc A. Rodwin, Compensating Pharmaceutical Injuries in the Absence of Fault, 69 Food & Drug L.J. 447 (2014).
José Miola, Charles Foster, Who's in Charge? The Relationship between Medical Law, Medical Ethics and Medical Morality, SSRN.
Michael L. Perlin, Meredith Schriver, 'You Might Have Drugs at Your Command': Reconsidering the Forced Drugging of Incompetent Pre-Trial Detainees from the Perspectives of International Human Rights and Income Inequality, SSRN.
Jocelyn Downie, Speak Up, We Can't Hear You, 14 HealthcarePapers (2014).
Jonathan Todres, Advancing Children's Rights and Ensuring the Well-being of Children, JAMA (2014).
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Guest Blogger Associate Dean and Professor of Law Joan H. Krause - United States v. Nayak: The Application of Honest Services Mail and Wire Fraud to the Health Care Industry (Part II)
In a prior post, I discussed the Seventh Circuit's decision in United States v. Nayak, one of the first major "honest services" mail and wire fraud cases to arise since the Supreme Court decided Skilling v. United States in 2010. In Skilling, the Court found clear Congressional intent to limit honest services prosecutions to "offenders who, in violation of a fiduciary duty, participated in bribery or kickback schemes." (Skilling at 407, emphasis added) As I warned in a 2012 article, the Court's focus on bribery and kickback activity within the context of a fiduciary duty might have wide-ranging consequences in the health care field given the nature of the physician-patient relationship.
The structure of honest services cases differs from that of more traditional forms of mail and wire fraud, which usually involve perpetrators who defraud victims of money or property. In contrast, these "intangible rights" cases eliminate the requirement that the victim suffer a financial loss to the perpetrator. Nonetheless, such fraud is actionable only when the perpetrator in fact owes a heightened duty to provide "honest services" to the victim. While Skilling grounded that duty in a fiduciary relationship, the majority offered little guidance as to which aspects of the relationship were most important. As Justice Scalia noted in his concurrence: "None of the 'honest services' cases . . . defined the nature and content of the fiduciary duty central to the 'fraud' offense. There was not even universal agreement concerning the source of the fiduciary obligation – whether it must be positive state or federal law . . . or merely general principles, such as the 'obligations of loyalty and fidelity' that inhere in the 'employment relationship.'" (Skilling at 416-17)
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Guest Blogger Professor Maya Manian: The Criminalization of Pregnant Women
In a recent New York Times editorial, Lynn Paltrow and Jeanne Flavin bring to light the chilling reality of the criminalization of pregnant women in the United States. Stories of prosecutions of pregnant women in other countries, such as El Salvador, have received significant attention. Yet, similar stories within our own borders remain under the radar even while we constantly debate the issue of abortion.
As Paltrow and Flavin point out, the push to restrict women's access to abortion and expand rights for fetuses impacts more than just those women specifically seeking abortion care. Anti-abortion measures threaten the rights of all pregnant women, even those who want to be pregnant. As Paltrow and Flavin's peer-reviewed study on criminal prosecutions of pregnant women demonstrates, prosecutors and judges have relied on anti-abortion reasoning to arrest, detain, and force medical treatment on pregnant women who suffered from miscarriages, depression, or simply wanted to make their own medical decisions about how to proceed with childbirth.
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Monday, November 17, 2014
Guest Blogger Professor Erin Fuse Brown: More than Just the ACA at Stake in King v. Burwell
Commentators have been weighing in since the Supreme Court decided it would hear King v. Burwell, the case challenging the ability of millions of Americans to receive subsidies to purchase health insurance on federally operated Exchanges under the ACA. Debate swirls over whether a decision striking down these subsidies will gut the ACA or not, but at the very least a ruling in favor of the petitioners would have grave consequences for ACA and the millions that currently receive these subsidies.
There is, however, more at stake in the King case than the ACA. If the Court takes this opportunity to cut down the ACA, it does so at the cost of the principle of separation of powers and the Supreme Court's institutional legitimacy and credibility.
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Guest Blogger Assistant Professor Jessica L. Roberts: Healthism? The EEOC, Employer Wellness Programs, and Discrimination on the Basis of Health Status
Not too long ago, the Department of Labor championed employer wellness programs as vehicles for both promoting public health and cabining health-care spending. Yet judging from recent litigation, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) feels less sanguine about the potential effects of these kinds of initiatives.
On October 27, 2014, the EEOC filed a complaint against Honeywell, Inc., alleging that the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act by requiring employees (and their spouses in the case of family coverage) to undergo biometric testing—i.e., measuring employees' heights, weights, and waist circumferences and screening their blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose levels—in conjunction with its employer-provided health benefit plan. The EEOC maintained that, despite Honeywell's protestations to the contrary, failing to take these tests would incur significant penalties, thereby making participation in the wellness program not truly voluntary. It asked the Minnesota Federal District Court for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction enjoining Honeywell from imposing penalties on employees and their spouses who opted out of testing. Just last week, on November 3, the judge denied the request.
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Introducing Guest Blogger Assistant Professor Jessica L. Roberts
HealthLawProf Blog is very pleased to welcome our fifth guest blogger for the month of November, Assistant Professor of Law Jessica L. Roberts. The following is her short bio:
Jessica L. Roberts is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center where she teaches Foundational Issues in Health Law, Disabilities & the Law, and Genetics & the Law. Professor Roberts is a pioneer in the area of discrimination on the basis of health-related information. Her work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in the William and Mary Law Review, the Iowa Law Review, the Minnesota Law Review, the Vanderbilt Law Review, the Notre Dame Law Review, the University of Illinois Law Review, the University of Colorado Law Review, the American Journal of Bioethics, and the Journal of Law and the Biosciences. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California and the Yale Law School.
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Friday, November 14, 2014
Guest Blogger Assistant Professor Marc D. Ginsberg: Admissibility of Forensic Autopsy Reports in Homicide Prosecutions
Law and medicine are center stage in a controversy percolating in the state and federal courts concerning the admissibility of forensic autopsy reports in homicide prosecutions when the examining pathologist (who performed the autopsy and prepared the report) is unable to testify at trial. At issue is the intersection of hearsay and the Confrontation Clause. Since Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004), the courts have been attempting to define "testimonial" hearsay, which, despite the application of a recognized exception to the hearsay rule, no longer trumps the Confrontation Clause. Crawford changed the standards announced in Ohio v. Roberts, 448 U.S. 56 (1980).
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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Published This Week
Reid K. Weisbord, Anatomical Intent, Yale L. J. F. 117 (2014).
Scott W. Gaylord, A Matter of Context: Casey and the Constitutionality of Compelled Physician Speech, SSRN.
Megan S. Wright, Christopher T. Robertson, Heterogeneity in IRB Policies with Regard to Disclosures About Payment for Participation in Recruitment Materials, 42 J. of Law, Med. & Ethics 375 (2014).
I. Glenn Cohen, Regulating the Organ Market: Normative Foundations for Market Regulation, 77 L. & Contemp. Probs. 101 (2014).
Anna B. Laakmann , The Hatch-Waxman Act's Side Effects: Precautions for Biosimilars, Loyola of Los Angeles L. Rev. (Forthcoming).
William M Janssen, A Historical Perspective on Off-Label Medicine: From Regulation, Promotion, and the First Amendment to the Next Frontiers, SSRN.
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Thank you to October's Guest Blogger
HealthLawProf Blog would like to thank our wonderful October guest blogger, Research Fellow and Lecturer in Law Tara A. Ragone. Here is a short recap of her posts:
Continued Debates regarding Antitrust Concerns and Professional Licensing Boards, State Quarantines: Balancing Public Health with Liberty Interests, Valuable Internet Resource Focused on Healthcare Cost Containment and Competition, and Experimenting with Transparency and Decision Support to Inform Health Plan Selection.
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Health and Wealth
A number of studies have suggested that education, wealth, and other socioeconomic factors are more important than health care in promoting a person's health. Earlier this week, NPR reported on a study of welfare payments that reinforces the link between income and health. Researchers studied children whose families received benefits through the Mothers Pension Program between 1911 and 1935. Compared to children in families that did not receive program benefits, the children of recipients lived longer, and their longer lives might reflect the fact that they stayed in school longer and earned higher incomes during their working days.
[cross-posted at Bill of Health]
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Guest Blogger Professor Jean Macchiaroli Eggen - In Honor of Veterans Day: Resolving the Complex Legal Issues of the Iraq and Afghanistan Burn Pit Litigation
Every war results in battlefield casualties and injuries. Every war also results in unanticipated health consequences to military service personnel, persons assisting the military, and civilians. In recent history, the Vietnam War was marked by the short- and long-term health consequences of Agent Orange; the 1991 Gulf War left veterans returning home manifesting symptoms of the mysterious "Gulf War Syndrome;" and the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in the adverse health effects of exposure to fumes from burn pits and other environmental contaminants. The burn pits are open areas in which trash, discarded munitions, and other materials were burned – usually by private contractors working under contract for the U.S. Government – before troops moved out of the area. The term is also used generally to encompass the separate water treatment activities of the contractors. The list of illnesses alleged to be caused by these exposures includes various cancers, cardiac conditions, and numerous other organ conditions as well as generalized symptoms. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has set up a health registry for veterans and current servicemembers who were deployed in the Middle East.
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Category: Central BanksThe analysis published under this category are as follows.
Thursday, June 04, 2015
Prepare Now For the Epic Crisis in Central Banking / Stock-Markets / Central Banks
Last year (2014) will likely go down in history as the "beginning of the end" for the current global Central Banking system.
What will follow will be a gradual unfolding of the next crisis and very likely the collapse of the Central Banking system as we know it.
However, this process will not be fast by any means.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
The Secretive Bank of England / Politics / Central Banks
With the enactment of the privately owned central bank, the Bank of England provided the model for the financial enslavement of governments, and their citizens. Well before the conflict for establishing a National Bank in America or the eventual surrender to the money changers with the betrayal in instituting the Federal Reserve, the history of the Bank of England needs to be studied. Relying on British historians may seem to invoke a cultural bias; however, the range and wealth of information on this topic comes from an earlier age. Further research will expand this understanding and many of the sources cited can fulfill this objective.Read full article... Read full article...
Sunday, April 12, 2015
A Case for Monetary Independence / Politics / Central Banks
Lucas M. Engelhardt writes: "Sound money and free banking are not impossible — they are merely illegal. Freedom of money and freedom of banking are the principles that must guide our steps." — Hans Sennholz
When I was asked to give the Hans Sennholz Memorial Lecture, I was uncertain what I should speak about. Should I give an inspirational, autobiographical talk about life as a young academic? Should I present cutting edge research? Should I advocate for better policy in some "hot" political topic? In the end, I looked at the title of the lecture — this was the Hans Sennholz Memorial Lecture. So, I decided that I should present something Sennholzian — especially since I am a Grove City College alumnus, though I was never a student of Sennholz — who had retired before I was a student here.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Russia's Central Bank Governor Is Way Smarter Than Ours / Politics / Central Banks
It wouldn't be a first, but it would certainly be a – bigger – shock. That is to say, the Bank of England hijacked the head of Canada's central bank some time ago, but, while unexpected enough, that would pale in comparison to the US hiring the present Governor of the Russian central bank, Elvira Sakhipzadovna Nabiullina. It would still seem to be a mighty fine idea, though.
Not that I think it will happen, not to worry if you think Yellen is just what it takes at the Fed. But Nabiullina is both razor sharp and fiercely independent. Yellen is obviously neither; she's a cog in a machine that huffs and puffs and pumps and dumps to make sure her overlords in the blissful world of US finance make ever more profit no matter how bad things get in American society.Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, March 30, 2015
No FED Bets From the BIS / Interest-Rates / Central BanksIt is becoming harder and harder to ignore the fact that central banking policy isn't exactly working out for the real economy. More wealth has been funneled toward an increasingly small and concentrated pool of unproductive paper wealth.
But low and behold, it looks like the political-monetary landscape is being groomed in preparation for the next leg of this ongoing train wreck. Now the Bank for International Settlement (BIS), the central bank bank of central banks, is throwing the Fed under the bus.
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Friday, March 27, 2015
Central Banks Paralysed / Interest-Rates / Central Banks
Though the Fed would deny it, it is clear from the minutes of the last Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting that a rise in interest rates has been put off indefinitely. The subsequent rally in the price of gold and the sudden fall in the dollar tend to confirm this conclusion.
The Fed Funds Rate, which is the interest rate the Fed targets to set all other rates, has now been less than 0.25% for six and a quarter years, gradually declining from roughly 0.15% to about 0.10% today. It was set at a target range of between zero and 0.25% in December 2008.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
The Truth Behind Central Banks' Machinations / Politics / Central Banks
Shah Gilani writes: Central bankers aren't stalwart free-market shepherds, although that's how they cloak themselves.
The truth is they're more like wolves… communist wolves in sheep's clothing. Today I'm going to show you what their game really is.
Then I'm going to show you how we'll fight back…Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, February 03, 2015
Central Banks Have Violated Fundamental Laws of Finance / Interest-Rates / Central Banks
Is Monetary Policy Too Complicated for Mainstream to Understand?
It is amazing how far Central Banks have been allowed to go with regard to policy tools and influence, and how extreme their policy measures have become since the financial crisis. No other form of governmental authority has been granted these types of unrestrained powers in any branch of government, not Congress, the Supreme Court, the President, or the Military for comparison`s sake in the United States.Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Ron Paul on U.S. Fed, Central Bankers Monetary Psychopaths / Politics / Central Banks
Over the last 100 years the Fed has had many mandates and policy changes in its pursuit of becoming the chief central economic planner for the United States. Not only has it pursued this utopian dream of planning the US economy and financing every boondoggle conceivable in the welfare/warfare state, it has become the manipulator of the premier world reserve currency.
As Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke explained to me, the once profoundly successful world currency – gold – was no longer money. This meant that he believed, and the world has accepted, the fiat dollar as the most important currency of the world, and the US has the privilege and responsibility for managing it. He might even believe, along with his Fed colleagues, both past and present, that the fiat dollar will replace gold for millennia to come. I remain unconvinced.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
The Cult of Central Banking / Politics / Central Banks
In today's Outside the Box, good friend Ben Hunt informs us that we have entered the cult phase of the Golden Age of the Central Banker:
We pray for extraordinary monetary policy accommodation as a sign of our Central Bankers' love, not because we think the policy will do much of anything to solve our real-world economic problems, but because their favor gives us confidence to stay in the market. I mean, does anyone really think that the problem with the Italian economy is that interest rates aren't low enough? Gosh, if only ECB intervention could get the Italian 10-yr bond down to 1.75% from the current 1.85%, why then we'd be off to the races! Really? But God forbid that Mario Draghi doesn't (finally) put his money where his mouth is and announce a trillion euro sovereign debt purchase plan. That would be a disaster, says Mr. Market. Why? Not because the absence of a debt purchase plan would be terrible for the real economy. That's not a big deal one way or another. It would be a disaster because it would mean that the Central Bank gods are no longer responding to our prayers.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Markets Restrain Bank Fraud, But Central Banks Enable It / Stock-Markets / Central Banks
Originally, paper money was not regarded as money but merely as a representation of a commodity (namely, gold). Various paper certificates represented claims on gold stored with the banks. Holders of paper certificates could convert them into gold whenever they deemed necessary. Because people found it more convenient to use paper certificates to exchange for goods and services, these certificates came to be regarded as money.Read full article... Read full article...
Saturday, January 17, 2015
ECB Euro-zone QE Money Printing Program Taking Shape / Interest-Rates / Central Banks
More and more it appears as if we are going to get some form of QE next week out of the ECB. The big question is the size and scope of the program that most expect to be announced.
There has been some discussion as to whether the ECB would buy various government bonds across the board or whether the actual Central Banks of the respective Euro zone nations would buy their own government bonds as the composition of the actual bond buying program.Read full article... Read full article...
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Swiss Storm - Central Banks Upside Down / Interest-Rates / Central Banks
The Swiss have unleashed a pretty wild storm in financial markets. All sorts of companies and people today are licking their wounds, and quite a few will simply have to fold. It's no exception to be so leveraged in foreign exchange wagers that a move of a few percent can wipe you out, let alone one of 30%. Leverage makes sure that right off the bat a whole bunch of foreign exchange brokers, including FXCM, the biggest, are literally dead in the water – FXCM stock fell 90% -.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Patience is a Virtue: Unless you are a Central Banker / Stock-Markets / Central Banks
With the utterance of one word, "patience" in reference to the Fed's anticipated lift off date from its zero bound interest rate target, Janet Yellen sent the Dow Jones soaring over 700 points in two days. It is clearly evident that our central bank is finding endless excuses not to raise interest rates in an effort to keep the equity and bond bubble rolling along. But this entrenched addiction to free money has now set the economy up for a catastrophe. The Fed's $3.7 trillion dollars in QE and six years of ZIRP have created massive economic imbalances. When interest rate normalization eventually occurs, it will lead to wide spread insolvency.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, December 09, 2014
Welcome to the Brave New World of Central Bank Tyranny / Interest-Rates / Central Banks
Shah Gilani writes: Remember when banks used to make it worth your while to deposit cash with them?
Heck, if you're old enough you probably even remember such inducements as free toasters.
But in a reprehensible turn of events, now you – the depositor – are about to get toasted.Read full article... Read full article...


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