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About EcoPlanIT Madison
Introduction And Project Overview
Ecological Inventory - Literature Review - Analysis - Recommendations & Conclusion
Each spring semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a team of graduate students in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning collaborate on a project that addresses a planning issue of local or regional concern. This year's team set out to formulate an ecological sustainability plan for the City of Madison focusing on strategies to improve land use practices.
While acknowledging that ecological sustainability is a work in progress, an ideal whose full realization remains uncertain, and a concept whose nuances will be subject to further revisions and debates, we believe it can provide motivation and guidance in creating city plans and envisioning communities of the future. With the world's population becoming more urban and the ecological impacts of human beings more widespread, protecting the environment is not simply a matter of far flung wilderness areas. It is an issue that must also be addressed through the design and structure of the human-built environment. Furthermore, adopting ecological sustainability as a core planning principle can contribute to the creation of safe, healthy, and inspiring places to live. Our project, therefore, is based on the conviction that ecological health and sustainability are intimately connected to the quality of human life in cities.
The analysis and recommendations presented in this project report are intended to provide input to the comprehensive planning process already underway in Madison. As a starting point, we adopted four ecological-related goals identified by the City as a framework for sustainability:
- Green Space: Increase and protect green spaces to provide opportunities for recreation, urban agriculture, and urban beautification.
- Natural Areas: Increase and protect natural areas to sustain plant and animal wildlife populations within the City.
- Climate Change: Promote climate responsive design and alternatives to auto travel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the urban heat island effect.
- Stormwater: Reduce stormwater runoff to improve the water quality of regional lakes and streams.
The four items in this list translate the somewhat abstract principle of ecological sustainability into specific, concrete goals. In formulating a plan to help Madison achieve these goals, we structured our work around four main components: an inventory of Madison's ecological attributes; a review of technical literature and existing plans that address ecological sustainability; a quantitative, spatial analysis of Madison's current land use, including an evaluation of Madison's current ecological performance; and a set of recommendations organized by district within the City. The paragraphs that follow provide an overview of these components and describe the methodology used in conducting our analysis and developing our recommendations. Links in the text will direct you to the relevant pages on this web site with more detailed information.
Ecological Inventory
The purpose of the inventory is to provide a foundation for understanding the many physical attributes of Madison that play a significant environmental role and to compile information that could be useful to the subsequent analysis. It is organized into six sections: history, air, water, land, ecologically-significant areas, and cultural resources.Ecological Inventory
The history section provides a chronological overview of Madison's environmental history, following the City's growth and development from prehistoric times and early settlements to the present day. This historical perspective can be useful in understanding environmental problems encountered in the past and how the City managed them. The section on ecologically-significant areas begins by describing the regional ecological context to which Madison belongs. It then discusses Madison's conservation parks, environmental corridors, and lakes—the spaces within the City that continue to provide viable habitat for wildlife. The land resources inventory gives special attention to soil and land cover types in Madison. It describes how the City enjoys both an abundance of soil suitable for agriculture and land suitable for urban development. The water resources section discusses the City's lakes, streams, wetlands and groundwater, which are integral to life in Madison but highly sensitive to human impacts. The air quality section provides information on sources of pollution within Madison and highlights the concern of increasing traffic congestion and ground level ozone concentrations. Finally, the cultural resources inventory discusses aspects of the human-built environment including City parks, street networks, and historical districts.
Literature Review
After compiling the inventory on Madison's ecological attributes, we consulted technical literature and existing plans of other cities to see what sustainability strategies are being discussed and implemented. This literature review is divided into five sections: ecosystems services, climate change, urban agriculture, stormwater management, and interjurisdictional issues. The objective of this research was to understand more thoroughly the significance of the environmental issues behind each of our four sustainability goals and to gather information and ideas that could potentially contribute to achieving those goals. Most of the performance standards we used in our analysis to represent urban best practices were derived from this literature review.Literature Review
The analysis component of this project consisted of three basic parts. First, we established performance standards corresponding to seven different land use attributes. These attributes provide the measurable variables used to evaluate Madison's current ecological performance and to identify areas for improvement in meeting the four goals. Second, we conducted a detailed examination of Madison's current land use, using a geographic information system (GIS) database. This analysis produced quantitative measurements of the quantity or spatial extent of the seven key attributes. The results were then compared to the best practice standards. Third, we conducted a survey of neighborhood groups and plans throughout the City to see what ecology-related goals and strategies have already been adopted in Madison. These three components, as well as strategies proposed in the technical literature and other city plans we reviewed, all informed our final recommendations.
Identification of Performance Standards for Land Use Attributes
The four goals guiding this project provide an essential framework for applying the principle of ecological sustainability to city planning. But in order to develop practical, land use strategies to meet these goals, it is important to establish criteria or metrics with which to evaluate the current ecological status of the City's neighborhoods and identify specific objectives for improvement. For example, impervious coverage (including surfaces such as street paving and rooftops) is a land use attribute strongly linked to the quality and volume of stormwater runoff. The proportion of impervious coverage in a city's total surface area can be measured and used as an indicator of the environmental impacts of stormwater. From our inventory and literature review research we established the following set of attributes to analyze in detail:
- Open Space
- Natural Areas
- Community Gardens
- Street Trees
- Residential Impervious Cover
- Non-Residential Impervious Cover
- Pedestrian Orientation
- Transit Orientation
Although this list is not necessarily definitive or exhaustive, these attributes are particularly relevant to our four sustainability goals. The summary that follows explains how each attribute is related to one or more of the four goals and the performance standards associated with the attribute used to evaluate Madison's districts. These standards are derived whenever possible from published studies and comprehensive plans, but for the cases in which no standard exists, we developed our own based on our analysis of Madison. More information on the significance of each of the specific goals can be found on the detailed pages for each goal: Green Space - Natural Areas - Climate Change - Stormwater and a summary of the attributes organized according to goal can be found in Table 1.
Open Space
The availability of public open space is an important characteristic of cities that contributes to their aesthetic appeal and provides recreational opportunities for residents (Green Space). Accommodating greater areas for open space produces additional benefits including stormwater infiltration (Stormwater) and the mitigation of climate change (Climate Change). The performance standard for open space was adopted from the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) as described in Park, Recreation, Open Space and Greenway Guidelines by James D. Mertes and James R. Hall (1995).
Performance Standard: Ten acres of public open space per 1,000 residents.
Natural Areas
Because of the range of ecological services they provide, natural areas relate to all four sustainability goals. In order to constitute effective habitat for viable wildlife populations (Natural Areas), however, a natural area must be sufficiently large. Research has shown that at least 25 acres of compact forested area are needed to sustain a diversity of bird populations, and at least 250 acres are needed for populations of small to medium-sized mammals. Whether or not it is practical or even feasible for a particular urban area to provide such habitat remains somewhat of a value judgment.
The standards we used, therefore, are derived partly from scientific literature and partly from our own analysis of Madison (described in the next section). Our GIS analysis revealed six 25-acre patches of natural space and at least two additional potential 25-acre sites. With Madison's population of 208,000, eight 25-acre sites citywide translates into 25 acres per 25,000 residents. The 1,200-acre University of Wisconsin Arboretum is currently the only natural area in Madison that is larger than 250 acres. One additional area encompassing the Cherokee Marsh conservation park and adjacent lands could be expanded to meet this standard as well. A "no net loss" recommendation has also been included in our district level recommendations to protect existing natural areas from development pressures.Performance Standards:
- Eight natural area sites of 25 acres or more on a citywide basis
- One additional site exceeding 250 acres
- No net loss of existing natural space.
Total Green Space
In combination, patches of open space and natural areas constitute the City's total green space. While we have not developed a unique performance standard for total green space, we have created a series of maps and charts to illustrate the distribution of all ecologically productive areas throughout the Madison study region.
Community Gardens
Community gardens create opportunities for urban agriculture (Green Space). As with other types of open space, these gardens can also contribute to other goals, such as stormwater reduction (Stormwater). As part of a thriving local food system, community gardens can contribute to energy conservation by cutting energy consumption associated with transportation and storage needs for food distribution. Our standard for community gardens is derived from a citywide standard currently under consideration for inclusion in Madison's comprehensive plan. Applying it on a district level can ensure that community gardens will be equitably distributed throughout city.
Performance Standard: At least one community garden site per 2,000 residents.
Street Trees
By shading buildings, cooling the air through evapotranspiration, and intercepting rainfall, street trees are important to mitigating the urban heat island effect (Climate Change) and to reducing stormwater runoff (Stormwater). In general, increasing the coverage of urban tree canopy can be a significant part of an effort to promote pedestrian-friendly streets and city neighborhoods that are not overwhelmed by automobile traffic. Because they provide many benefits with few or no negative side effects, we adopted a standard of complete tree canopy cover for Madison's streets.
Performance Standard: 100 percent street tree coverage in residential neighborhoods.
Impervious Coverage
As described above, research has shown a strong link between impervious coverage and the environmental impacts of stormwater runoff. Aquatic ecosystems can start to experience environmental stress when impervious coverage within a watershed reaches ten percent. Reducing the amount of impervious coverage can reduce quality and volume of runoff that enters surface waters by allowing for greater natural infiltration into the ground (Stormwater). In addition, a reduction in the surface area of street paving and roofing shingle can help mitigate the urban heat island effect and reduce the use of energy-intensive air conditioning in the summer months (Stormwater). In establishing a performance standard, we selected three targets for different levels of city density: high (more than ten residents per acre), medium (five to ten residents per acre), and low (fewer than five residents per acre). This classification is used to recognize that, while one would expect denser areas within a city to have a higher percentage of impervious surface area, higher densities in one part of the city can accommodate impervious coverage reductions in other parts of the city.
Performance Standard: Maximum of 50 percent impervious coverage for high density districts (Isthmus); maximum of 30 percent impervious coverage for medium density districts (Near West); maximum of 20 percent impervious coverage for low density districts (West, South, East, and North).
Residential Sidewalks
Sidewalks and sidewalk connectivity help create pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods that are less dependent upon automobile use for short trips (Climate Change). Adding sidewalks, however, can have some negative side effects; sidewalks increase impervious cover, and installing them on older streets that currently lack them could entail removal of trees and shrubs that have grown up along the road. To allow flexibility in addressing sidewalk deficits, we adopted a performance standard slightly below 100 percent. In addition, our goals for impervious coverage reductions account for any increase in sidewalk paving required to meet the sidewalk performance standard.
Performance Standard: Sidewalks on a minimum of 95 percent of residential streets.
Transit Service
As mass transit is more energy efficient on a per rider basis than auto travel, expanding transit service can provide alternatives to auto use and reduce greenhouse gas and waste heat emissions (Climate Change). Rather than adopt a uniform standard for the City, we established a standard that depends on the population density of each district. Literature on mass transportation has suggested that a density of seven units per acre is needed to support a bus transit system. With population in census blocks used as a proxy for housing units per acre, it became apparent that Madison Metro provides service in areas that are well below the seven-unit density threshold. For our standard, then, we calculated the average density of census blocks currently served by Madison Metro per district and used that as our district minimum.
Performance Standard: All census blocks with a population density equal to or greater than the average population density of census blocks presently served by mass transit should be located within 1/4 mile of a transit stop.
GIS Analysis of Madison's Current Ecological Performance
Once we had established our set of land use attributes and identified performance standards for each, we set out to analyze and assess Madison's current performance relative to these standards. (It should be noted, however, that in several cases, the standards were not finalized until after our analysis of Madison, because in instances where no standard could be found in existing literature or city plans, this analysis helped us determine what could be reasonable or feasible.) For purposes of analysis we divided Madison into six districts: West, Near West, South, Isthmus, North, and East. Population data for each district used in calculating our statistics was derived from the 2000 U.S. Census. To be sure, this division is not the only valid way of structuring an analysis Madison's land use. Whatever division is used, however, should provide some flexibility for the City as a whole in meeting the ecological performance standards while at the same time ensuring that steps taken to achieve those standards will produce benefits distributed throughout the City. For example, meeting the standard of ten acres of public open space per 1,000 residents may do little good if all new open space is added exclusively near the City's periphery.
For each district, the seven attributes were measured using data from the City of Madison Engineering Division, the Community Action Coalition, the Dane County Land Information Office, and the University's Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility. With the aid of high-resolution aerial photography and a geographic information system, an ecological land use database was created and analyzed. ArcGIS software was used for this analysis. This section of our overview explains how we measured each of the seven attributes in Madison.
Open Space
In this study open space is defined as non-forested patches of public or private land greater than one and a half acres in size; this size represents a minimum area that could produce significant environmental benefits. Using high-resolution aerial photos of Madison, open space patches were identified visually and digitized manually. The digitized layer was then matched with a land ownership data set provided by the City to determine whether the digitized open space is public or private. From the total area of public open space, we calculated for each district acres of public open space per 1,000 residents.
Natural Areas
Our analysis attempted to measure the size and abundance of Madison's natural areas, which were defined as forest fragments, water impoundments, and conservation parks. Forest fragments were identified using aerial photography. As with open spaces, only those forested patches of 1.5 acres or greater were mapped. Using data from the City of Madison, they were then divided into two subsets: publicly-owned land and privately-owned land. This distinction is important because land that is publicly owned may be easier to secure for conservation purposes. Water impoundments were defined as inland lakes or ponds exceeding 1.5 acres in size, and they were identified using the aerial photographs and digitized manually. Finally, data on conservation parks was provided by the City's Parks Department and added to our database.
Community Gardens
Madison currently has 14 community gardens supported by the Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Inc. (CAC). Information on the location of these gardens and other private community gardens were obtained from CAC and mapped by address.
Street Trees
We examined the aerial photos to identify street segments with fewer than one tree per approximately 100 feet of linear distance. While many residential yards have trees, our definition of "street tree" was limited to mature trees with canopy extending over public street surfaces and young trees located within ten feet of the roadway and capable of shading street pavement once mature. Street segments without these trees were manually digitized in ArcGIS, and the final statistic was calculated as a percentage of treeless streets in each district.
Impervious Coverage
Impervious coverage was divided into residential and non-residential components. Residential parcels were defined as single family and duplex housing types. We calculated impervious coverage by adding the areas of building "footprints" (the ground surface area occupied by the building), driveways, and sidewalks. Values for the building footprint areas were provided by the City of Madison Engineering Division, and residential driveways and sidewalks were estimated. Driveway areas were estimated by multiplying average driveway width by the distance of the building setback from the road. Similarly, sidewalk areas were estimated by multiplying the width of the lot frontage by the average sidewalk width, which was determined through site surveys. It should be noted that, as residential impervious coverage was not measured directly, our calculations are subject to some degree of error.
Non-residential parcels were defined as commercial, industrial, and multi-family land uses. Non-residential impervious coverage was calculated by adding building footprints, parking lot areas, walkways, and other miscellaneous spaces. Like the residential components, the footprint, parking area, and walkway data were provided by the City of Madison Engineering Division. Sidewalk area estimates were based on a published average for commercial areas and are measured as an additional four percent of impervious area to the total parcel. These estimates are also subject to some degree of error.
Although our goal is to reduce impervious coverage, sidewalks constitute one source of impervious coverage that we are, in fact, recommending. In determining the reductions in impervious coverage needed to meet our standards for this attribute, we adjusted our calculations to compensate for our recommendation of providing sidewalk coverage on 95 percent of residential streets in each district.
Residential Sidewalks
Data for residential parcels with sidewalks was obtained from the City Engineering Division, which compiled this data from site surveys. The number of parcels with sidewalks in each district was then converted into a percentage of residential parcels with sidewalks in each district.
Transit Service
To measure bus service in Madison, we obtained a GIS data layer of Madison Metro bus stops from the City Planning Department. In ArcGIS a 1/4-mile buffer was added around each bus stop in order to show the areas currently served by transit. This information was then combined with population data in order to identify those areas not currently within a 1/4-mile radius of a transit spot but whose census block population density equals or exceeds that of the average density currently served by transit.
Survey of Neighborhood Goals
In addition to evaluating Madison's ecological performance by comparing the results of our spatial analysis to our adopted standards, we conducted a review of existing neighborhood plans in each district to learn how they are currently addressing issues related to ecological sustainability. In general, we found that neighborhood goals are consistent with our own findings, but that their plans may have not yet identified land use strategies focused on specific parcels within their neighborhood. The introduction page for each district summarizes the results of our review of neighborhood plans and goals.
After completing the analysis component of this project, we began to formulate specific, land use recommendations for each of the six districts of Madison. Having examined the seven attributes in detail and studying the ecological issues most critical to each city area, we considered how improvements relating to these attributes could serve our four main goals. Our recommendations are organized on this web site according to district and further organized by goal.
As the City of Madison prepares its comprehensive plan, it is our hope that this study on land use and ecological sustainability can contribute to the formulation of targeted planning strategies to protect the many environmental resources that are important to the City and to improve the quality of life for the City's residents. We recognize that this study is only a beginning, and that our methodology entails considerable uncertainty. With time, new research will be completed and more planning initiatives will be implemented that may make it possible to establish standards with greater precision or certainty or to identify other measurable attributes that prove useful in evaluating ecological performance. Nevertheless, this project represents a new way of analyzing land use and its relationship to local ecology. It is a potentially valuable tool for addressing environmental issues through planning both in Madison and elsewhere. Perhaps the first test of this tool's effectiveness will come when Madison formally adopts a comprehensive plan that includes some of the recommendations we present on this web site and to see if they serve the City well in its search for ecological sustainability.
Table 1: Metrics and Performance Standards by Goal
|Green Space
|Natural Areas
|Climate Change
|What was measured
|Acres open space in district: total, public, and private
|Acres natural area in district: Total, Public, and Private
|Acres of impervious cover in district: Residential and Non-residential
|% street segments without street trees
|Acres of open space per 1,000 population: Total, Public, and Private
|Acres natural area per 1,000 population: Total, Public, and Private
|Acres of impervious cover on public parcels
|% of Census block population located within a 1/4 mile of bus stop
|% of district area that is open space: Total, Public, and Private
|% of district area that is natural area: Total, Public, and Private
|Acres of impervious cover per 1,000 population: Residential and Non-residential
|% of residential parcels with sidewalks
|Number of community garden sites per 2,000 pop in district
|Number of natural areas > 25 acres in size, Number of natural areas > 250 acres in size
|% of district area that is impervious cover: Residential and Non-residential
|Performance Standard
|10 acres of public open space per 1,000 population
|1 natural area larger than 25 acres for every 25,000 population, or 8 such areas for Madison
|20% impervious for East, West, and South districts (low density)
|100% of streets with trees
|1 community garden site per 2,000 population
|2 natural areas larger than 250 acres
|30% impervious for Near West district (medium density)
|100% of blocks with threshold density in 1/4 mile of bus stop
|50% impervious for Isthmus district (high density)
|95% of residential parcels with sidewalks


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UT Vice President Linda Devine Named A Business Woman of the Year
Published: Aug 23, 2011
Linda Devine, vice president of operations and planning at The University of Tampa, was named 2011 BusinessWoman of the Year in the education category by the
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Devine was honored at a black-tie event on Friday night, Aug. 19, held at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club in St. Petersburg. There were 52 finalists and seven other category winners, who were chosen for the designation by an independent panel of judges. This year's finalists were chosen from a record pool of 360 nominations.
"For 30 years Linda Devine has been a committed member of the UT and Tampa communities," said Ronald Vaughn, president of The University of Tampa. "Linda has been involved with nearly every aspect of the University experience, and has been especially focused on assuring success for students. The award is well deserved."
Devine has been a part of UT since 1981, and has served in such positions as dean of students, assistant to the president, director of residence life, and director of student activities. She most recently oversaw UT's successful fifth-year accreditation review with its accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and was program chair of the 2010 SACS annual meeting.
Devine is an alumnus of Leadership Tampa. She is a board member and chair-elect of Frameworks of Tampa Bay, Inc., and has served as a director for the Tampa Workforce Alliance board. She is past president of Athena Society and is involved with the Tampa Rotary.
Devine received her bachelor's degree at Ashland College, master's degree at Bowling Green University and doctoral degree in educational leadership at the University of South Florida.
TBBJ has recognized outstanding businesswomen in the Tampa Bay area since 2004. Maryann Ferenc, chief executive officer and proprietor of Mise en Place restaurant in Tampa, was named the overall 2011 BusinessWoman of the Year winner.
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Alexia and Anissa Rodriguez Pictures - The Ladies of Rock Rule!
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of the Top 100 Ladies of Metal Hammer/Billboard/Revolver/Rolling Stone/Kerrang! at ladiesofrock.webs.com)
Eyes Set to Kill is an American metalcore band from Tempe, Arizona. Sisters Alexia and Anissa Rodriguez, along with former vocalist Lindsey Vogt started the band in 2003. Lindsey Vogt departed the band in mid-2007 due to issues with management. Lindsey would go on to form a solo project known as "The Taro Sound", and eventually formed the band "The Attraction." After Lindsey's departure, Alexia assumed her position as lead vocalist as well as guitarist.
The World Outside received widespread critical acclaim and the group was featured on the cover of USA Today, as one of Alternative Press Magazine's "100 Bands You Need To Know", and hosted an episode of MTV's Headbangers Ball. Broken Frames was ranked fifth on the list of "Locals Only: The Best Albums and EPs in 2010".
The band's name was derived from a line out of a poem Alexia wrote in high school. Eyes Set to Kill began in 2003 as a three-piece band from Tempe, Arizona. Alexia Rodriguez (lead guitar, vocals), Anissa Rodriguez (bass guitar), and Lindsey Vogt (lead vocals), searched the local area for musicians to join their band. Despite sharing the stage with several signed and unsigned artists, including Chiodos, Blessthefall, Goodbye Tomorrow, My American Heart, and Greeley Estates, the initial combination they found was only temporary, and over the next several months, the band continued to undergo changes in their musical lineup. In early 2006, three men joined the line-up of Eyes Set to Kill, those men being Alex Torres (guitar), Brandon Anderson (vocals), and Brett Litzler (drums). The band worked for Eyes Set to Kill to be active after losing half of their members, and went on to record an EP in 2006 with Arizona's Larry Elyea and his studio, Minds Eye Digital.
Eyes Set to Kill's original EP featuring guitarist Alex Torres and original vocalist, Lindsey Vogt. The album featured ten songs (six of which were re-recorded for the full length album, Reach), the EP sold 11,000 units, and was recorded locally at Mind's Eye Digital Recording Studios in Glendale, AZ with Larry Elyea. They toured on the Zippo Hot Tour opening for Papa Roach and Co-Headliners Hed PE
Eyes Set to Kill's debut full length album, Reach, was released February 19, 2008. The first single from the album was "Reach", with their following single as "Darling". Reach hit #29 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #77 on Billboard's Independent Music charts in 2008 selling 1900 copies in its first week.
Eyes Set to Kill's second album, The World Outside, was released June 2, 2009. Alexia stated that this new album is "a lot darker." On April 23, 2009, they posted the song "Heights" on their Myspace page. Craig Mabbitt was a guest vocalist on the song "Deadly Weapons". The World Outside sold 2,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The World Outside peaked at #9 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #26 on the Independent Albums chart On July 7, 2009, it was announced that lead singer Alexia will be recording an acoustic EP after being inspired to do so following performing the song "Come Home." Recording began on July 8, 2009. Also the acoustic EP was stated to be Limited Edition and only available at their shows. On March 25, 2010 at the Icon in Pocatello, Idaho they announced that they had finished recording their third album, but did not announce a release date. However, on March 26, 2010, at Kilby Court in Salt Lake City, Utah, (Jesse Perez was there and heard the announcement) they announced that the new album would be released in June 2010.
Their third studio album, called Broken Frames, was released on June 8, 2010. The first single from the album is called "All You Ever Knew", and was released on April 1, 2010 on revolvermag.com and on their MySpace page. Brandon Anderson had resigned from the band, and "quit for a girl, but it wasn't just that. He really damaged his vocal chords and he can't scream anymore," band member Caleb says. Frontwoman Alexia said of the album, "I have a lot of memories that I want to forget about. So I wanted to base the theme of the song on that feeling. I have had a friend pass away; I have broken hearts; I have lost faith at times; and I have made mistakes that I can't even count anymore. So all of the memories of these things inspired me to write about them on this album. We really wanted this first song to be the heaviest and the most evolved sounding track compared to the tracks on The World Outside. 'Broken Frames' is the first song we finished for this record and the first song we tried out this theme on. So I guess you could call this a concept album about everything I want to forget." The song "Ryan" is about Alexia's guitar teacher, who taught her almost everything she knows. She says "he was always a happy person, but not in the inside I guess." One day she went in for lessons, he wasn't there and she later found out he had shot himself in the chest. So she really just wanted to write a song about him. Anissa wrote the piano part in the song. It was stated on Eyes Set To Kill's Twitter that they will be playing 2 brand new songs at The Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA March 20, 2011 They played with Rosalynn, Black Veil Brides, Confide, and From First to Last. One of the new songs that debuted is called "Where You Wanna Be." On March 2, 2011 it was announced that Eyes Set To Kill would be playing the Vans Warped Tour 2011.
On October 12, 2010, Alexia "Lexia" Rodriguez released her debut solo album called "Underground Sounds." The album includes a few of ESTK's songs such as "Come Home," with the debut single's acoustic version of "Reach" and a cover of Radiohead's "Climbing Up the Walls." On October 26, 2010, "Let Me In" was released as Lexia's first single with a video under her first solo album "Lexia: Underground Sounds." The song is featured as a bonus track from their third studio album, Broken Frames. On January 27, 2011, in a Biographiespot written by Alexia Rodriguez, she reveals the departure of Greg Kerwin. Replacing Greg on guitar for their Alaska tour is David Molina.
The band will be on the Horror Nights Tour with Aiden, Get Scared, Vampires Everywhere, and Dr. Acula from May 13-June 23. Eyes Set to Kill entered the studio in Ocala, FL with producer Andrew Wade to record a new album on April 27. It was stated on May 11 that the new LP was complete. The first song to be released is called "The Secrets Between" and will be on the 2011 Warped Tour Compilation CD out June 7. It was announced that a song would be streaming on www.revolvermag.com on June 7 and available as a free track on June 10. It was announced on May 30 that the LP would be titled "White Lotus." On June 7, Eyes Set to Kill announced they started their own record label, Forsee Records , and would no longer be with Breaksilence Records. They will release White Lotus through a joint venture between their own label Forsee Records and Maphia Entertainment on August 9. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Really great female fronted metal/hardcore band, August 22, 2011 By Jake W. Summers - See all my reviews (REAL NAME) This review is from: Reach (Audio CD) Alexia brings some great riffs while Anissa backs them with a solid bass line. Alexia provides an interesting twist to the metal backing with breathy, heartfelt vocals, reminiscent of Haley Williams, but with more power (IMO). I can feel the passion through her words when she sings. For what I feel is their true debut, this is a solid album. Hopefully we'll hear plenty more as they continue to grow
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful: 2.0 out of 5 stars Get rid of Brandon, August 11, 2009 By Jason Jensen "Solar newbie" (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME) This review is from: Reach (Audio CD) This album could be really great. Great lead singer, great guitars, excellent writing, and excellent execution. Except there is one thing that totally ruins this album and makes it nearly trashcanworthy. Brandon. Shut him up. Give him a throat lozenge and put him on a guitar or someplace away from a microphone. I can't stand his screaming any more. Get rid of his screaming voice, and this band will rise to the top.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best!!!!!!! ^^, March 2, 2009 By Ryan Johnson "*the sous-chef*" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME) This review is from: Reach (Audio CD) This album epitomizes both the vocal depth and hard-rock-edge that is so characteristic of Eyes Set to Kill. In addition, Alexia's unique songwriting talent really presents itself with the intellectually meaningful lyrical attributes brought about in the songs.
4 of 11 people found the following review helpful: 2.0 out of 5 stars Keep Reaching. You're Not There Yet., September 19, 2008 By Luke Rounda "ThreeStarSmash.com" (Lawrence, KS) - See all my reviewsThis review is from: Reach (Audio CD) While they should be commended for their initiative, the ladies and gentlemen of Eyes Set to Kill produce music that is flat as a board and easy to nail down into one overpopulated, facepalm-worthy genre. Yeah, you already know which one. "Melodic" screamo/hardcore. Like Lacuna Coil, the female vocals are nice, but ruined by their surroundings. Changes of pace are much needed in this music. Or any kind of music, for that matter. Unfortunately, Alexia Rodriguez's breathy, dramatic vocalizations are nothing new to anyone who's heard a Paramore song. Paramore are not particularly unique, either, but at least something like "Misery Business" deploys the "soft, melodic feel of female vocals" on legitimate earworms. As for the quasi-masculine yelp screaming and "Ohio Is For Lovers" cookie monster howls... well, I'm running out of original nasty things to say. Here goes anyway. You all sound like you're two years old and throwing a temper tantrum somewhere off in the distance while the grown-ups are trying to enjoy their music. Parents of hardcore kids with musical tendencies: just give me a damn break already. Please. Be a parent. Shut your kids up. Beat them black and blue if you have to. They might even like it in some cases. Eyes Set to Kill are at their best when they embrace melody and pop structure. "Where We Started" is perhaps the most melodic, heavy tune on-board here, beginning with a lilting piano riff which is soon joined by some ham-fisted grunge guitar. The token ballad, "Give You My All," reveals that sans vitriol and loud guitars, their sound is more akin to an unreleased collaboration between Jewel and Avril Lavigne: heart-on-the-sleeve, crying-in-the-dark, but with just a touch or lip-curl of "bitch" to keep their edge. Or maybe it's more like Alanis? "Listen to all of this glass shatter // It pierced my ears and made them bleed." To be fair, balladry like this tends to come off quite a sight better when the woman singing it is actually singing in a register which comes natural. At least they can lord (lady?) that over all the other ladyjeans-wearing guyliners they tour with. Heaviness and volume married to delicacy can work. It can work splendidly. Eyes Set to Kill just don't bring anything fresh to the table. Fans of female fronted bands in the vein of Paramore or Evanescence might find something to enjoy here, but look elsewhere for innovation, and do your ears and sanity a favor: if you hate cookie-cutter wrist-cutting emo songwriting, treat this like Chernobyl. Stay away!
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Jimmywu says this band rocks, April 10, 2008 By James R. Andrews "Jimmywu" (Lakewood,Wa USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME) This review is from: Reach (Audio CD) I just had to do this my daughter Monkey Girl told me about this band and said she had heard a couple of songs off their cd Reach and they were really good.So I went and checked them out my self and lo and behold she was right.Eyes Set To Kill Cd is great For A young band they are very talented. I dont know very much about the band except that they write all their own music and do all of their own leg work on My Space.Here Are some of the songs I like off there cd 1 Sketch In Black and White 2 Violent Kiss 3 Young Blood Spills Tonight 4 Give You My All.This band has a young fresh sound all their own and the talent to go far. If you have a chance to check out this cd I think you will not be disappointed. P.S.I thought someone would have written them a great review by now? If you want something done right I guess you have to do it your self ROCK ON!!!


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"Take the Broad View of Water," Experts Tell SAIS Audience
State's Aaron Salzberg and ECSP's Geoff Dabelko Speak During "Year of Water"
MARCH 2009—In the lead up to this month's World Water Forum in Istanbul, pressing concerns about safe drinking water and adequate sanitation are finally garnering the political attention they deserve. According to water experts Geoff Dabelko and Aaron Salzberg, the next challenge is to broaden the view of water beyond human health. Water is also intimately connected to education, agriculture, poverty, ecosystem services, culture, and security, they asserted at a recent discussion at The Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
In the face of these multiple roles, how can water be raised to a stand-alone priority, while simultaneously mainstreaming it across government sectors? Dabelko and Salzberg, head of the Interagency Working Group on Water at the U.S. Department of State, answered this and many other questions during a session on "Water and International Development" (streaming audio).
For the 2008–09 academic year, SAIS, along with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Woodrow Wilson Center, is examining the critical role of water throughout the world. Recent speakers include PepsiCo International CEO Michael White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expert Jerome delli Priscoli, and CSIS Vice President Erik Peterson. SAIS and CSIS will co-host a two-day conference on "Water and Agriculture: Implications for Development and Growth," on March 30-31.


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The Wildcats aren't having trouble with that this week.
Western Kentucky University is coming to town and the Hilltoppers are adamant in their belief that they are capable of competing and more. UK recognizes that and will have to respond.
"It's going to be a physical game, a game that they and we think, 'We can win,' " Phillips said. "When you have that type of attitude on both sides, you're in for a really good game."
When the Cats and Toppers kick off Saturday at 7 p.m. in Commonwealth Stadium, WKU will be facing its second SEC opponent in as many weeks after falling 35-0 to Alabama. Following an 0-4 start to 2011, which included a 14-3 loss to Kentucky in Nashville, WKU has won eight of its last 10 games. The only two losses have come to LSU and Alabama. WKU was similarly confident heading into that defeat at Alabama and actually ran more offensive plays than the Tide in spite of the final tally.
"They thought that last week," Phillips said. "It showed by the way they played. The score is not even close to the way those guys played. We got to get our guys prepared."
So far this season, the UK offensive line has allowed just three sacks of quarterback Maxwell Smith. WKU doubled that total against a Crimson Tide offensive line billed by most as the best in the country. Andrew Jackson, the linebacker who topped 100 tackles in 2011, had 1.5 tackles for loss in Tuscaloosa, Ala., while defensive end Quanterus Smith had three sacks.
"I would think it has (the offensive line's) attention pretty good," offensive coordinator Randy Sanders said. "They're good pass rushers. They've got a very experienced group up front and they've got guys that have played a lot of football. It's a lot of the same names that we played two years ago up here and beat 'em pretty good when they were young. Now they've grown up and matured and it's a challenge."
UK rolled up 482 yards of offense and 63 points against WKU in that aforementioned 2010 matchup, but a season ago, was limited to just 190 in a season-opening 14-3 win. Following that narrow victory, there was talk in the WKU locker room about the Wildcats not living up to their SEC billing. The remarks grabbed headlines a year ago and again received attention in the buildup for the rematch, but not from the Cats.
"We don't get into that," Phillips said. "I respect this game way too much. There's really nothing anybody can say to get me ready to play this game. I mean, shoot, just give us an opportunity. We're only guaranteed 12 opportunities. That should be enough."
As good as WKU's defense was in the last matchup with UK, the Cats are a completely different offensive team from this time a year ago, both in terms of scheme and production, as Maxwell Smith has been running Kentucky's new no-huddle attack with remarkable efficiency. The Hilltoppers, however, are one of the few teams nationally to show improvement in the passing game comparable to UK's through two games of 2012.
Senior quarterback Kawaun Jakes' biggest responsibility for most of his first three seasons was handing the ball to running back Bobby Rainey, but Rainey graduated and now is pursuing a professional career. In his final season, Jakes has taken a leap forward as a passer. He threw for barely 150 yards a game and more interceptions (12) than touchdowns (10) in 2011, but his completion percentage has jumped by 15 to 70.4 in 2012.
When WKU drops back to pass, Jakes will more often than not be looking to either All-Sun Belt tight end Jack Doyle or one of his running backs. Doyle has 12 catches through his first two games and has led WKU in receptions nine of his last 14 games.
"I think now, with the Rainey kid gone, they want to get the ball to one of their better players a little bit more, which is the Doyle kid," Phillips said. "You're seeing them throw the ball a lot more in their offense. They're trying to get the ball to guys they think can make plays."
With Rainey gone, most carries have been split between backs Leon Allen and Antonio Andrews, who are each averaging at least five yards per carry. Make no mistake though: the offense starts with Jakes.
"The one thing is you're looking at a senior, a guy who's been in this system for (WKU head coach) Willie (Taggart) for four years," defensive coordinator Rick Minter said. "It's always tough to play veteran quarterbacks as we all know here. Look at our 2010: we lost a great quarterback (Mike Hartline), had to break in a new quarterback (Morgan Newton). You remember those years when you had senior quarterbacks and how well your offense has a chance to function."
The styles may be different, but with two matchups between UK and WKU in recent years, there will be familiar faces on both sides. For the Cats, they remember how a lackluster effort against the Hilltoppers set the stage for a disappointing season. A better performance this time around could be another step toward turning the page.
"There's still a lot of hype from last year," offensive lineman Zach West said. "We didn't feel like we played our best game. This week, we're going to try to go back and prove ourselves that we still can play very good football against this team."


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A solid midpriced business hotel right in the neighborhood where business gets done
Located in D.C.'s business district, just two blocks from the convention center, this 265-room hotel caters mostly to business travelers with its 6,000-square-foot banquet hall, host of conference rooms, free Wi-Fi, predictably comfortable rooms, and helpful service.
With either two double or one king-size bed, the no-nonense rooms provide plenty of comfort. The bed, an especially thick 11-and-a-half-inch Sealy Posturepedic mattress with a nine-inch-high shock absorber foundation, comes with four large fluffy pillows, a cushioned duvet, and cotton-blend sheets. Since Oyster's original visit, the hotel has updated its linens, adding a bit of streamlined style to its already comfortable abode. New curtains and desk chairs round out the new look well, providing a bit more modernity to the rooms. The 32-inch flat-screen TV gets premium cable channels, including a few in HD. The in-room Wi-Fi is free. The relatively roomy bathrooms have high pressure showers. The rooms are stocked with free bottled water, replenished daily, but have no mini-fridge or microwave (both are available for an extra charge).
The best kept secret at this hotel is its indoor heated pool. Housed on the roof in an all-windowed space that gets plenty of natural light, the pool lets guests do laps even during the cold months. Given the hotel's popularity with business travelers, it may come as a surprise that it has no formal business center. Instead, guests will have to make do with two pricey computer kiosks in the lobby. The 24-hour fitness center has two stationary bikes, two elliptical machines, two treadmills, and Nautilus equipment. Though the restaurant, District Grill, serves three meals a day and room service, it's not the place for festive dining. For that, head eight blocks toward Chinatown and the Verizon Center for restaurants aplenty.
The convenient, modern facilities, and comfortable rooms make this an excellent and affordable choice for getting things done in comfort. Business travelers looking to be a little closer to the nightlife of downtown should consider the Washington Marriott Metro Center. To get even closer to the convention center, check out the Hampton Inn, which has a few more business-friendly amenities like free breakfast and coffee available 24 hours a day.
The immediate neighborhood is very quiet at night and on the weekends, but it's eight blocks to the happening downtown area.
The Twelve & K Hotel Washington DC is located in D.C.'s busy business district at 12th and K Streets. The hotel is on what's known as the K Street Corridor, the home to some of the city's largest lobbying firms and most prominent think tanks. The area is convenient to the Mall, the White House, and many of D.C.'s finest museums. However, the immediate neighborhood is strictly a business district, and it's quiet at night and on weekends. On a Sunday, you will likely have to walk a few blocks to find a Starbucks that's open.
Smack in the middle of D.C.'s business district and two blocks from the convention center, the Twelve & K Hotel Washington DC (formerly Four Points by Sheraton) is a midtier business hotel with comfortable beds, clean rooms, free internet, a well-maintained pool, helpful service, and a 24-hour gym. The area is a dead zone on nights and weekends, but downtown nightlife is eight blocks away. All in all, a safe choice for business travelers.
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Friday, April 30, 2010
APS/Spinsheet Chesapeake Racer Profile - Bryan Boyd
When we last checked in with APS Chesapeake Racer Profile alumnus Bryan Boyd, he was 30 years old, weighed a "wispy" 195 pounds, was training hard to gain mass to compete in the heavyweight, Olympic Finn class, and was headed off to Europe. Last month, we caught up with the soon-to-be 34-year-old, who has gained 20 pounds and launched a full-time Olympic campaign for the 2012 Games in England. The U.S. Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) member is off once again for 10 weeks to compete in the Finn class for the ISAF Sailing World Cup events in Spain, Croatia, Germany, France, Holland, and England.
A native of Panama City, FL, Boyd happened upon an old Flying Scot at the age of 17 and began racing it up and down the Gulf Coast. A relative latecomer to the sport compared to many of his competitors who had a 10-year head start in junior programs, Boyd was undeterred by the
lack of formal background. That he went on to become the captain of the sailing team at the University of Florida, head coach at Severn SA, the North American Finn Class president, and an Olympic hopeful show his drive to lead and win.
Even as he launched and ran a large-scale construction and development business in Annapolis six years ago, Boyd has been honing his sailing skills. One of the top-ranked Finn sailors in the country, he has been a USSTAG member since 2002 and won the Finn National Championships in 2004. This past January, he won the medal race at the 2010 Rolex Miami OCR.
Boyd qualified for the 2010 USSTAG by finishing in the top 20 at three 2009 ISAF Sailing World Cup events—at Palma, Spain (11th), Hyeres, France (13th) and Kiel, Germany (12th). He and his wife Elizabeth Foscue, fellow University of Florida sailing team alum, have put their
construction business "in hibernation" so he can focus on sailing through the 2012 Olympic Games.
The demands of Boyd's training and regatta schedule will keep him abroad almost continuously through the end of September with the winter months devoted to South Florida training. As part of his team training through USSTAG, Boyd will spend 120 days with a coach this year. "The base level of support on the team has gotten so much better," he says. "It's been the biggest game changer for our program." Although Boyd assures us that racing in Europe has its moments, he says, "It's a pretty monastic existence. The days are long; you sail, go to the gym, have debriefings, work with coaches, and watch videos. It's fantastic, yes, but
there's not a lot of free time."
As well as a demanding training and travel schedule, Olympic campaigns are expensive. Sails, insurance, and travel expenses add up quickly, and while USSTAG helps with funding, athletes such as Boyd must bridge the gap with private and corporate sponsorships. You may learn more about Boyd's campaign via his website and blog at bryansail.com. He will keep SpinSheet readers posted on his progress along the Olympic trail.
SpinSheet: What was your most memorable racing moment in 2009?
The first race of the Finn World Championships in Denmark. I had made the decision to be a contender. When I won the first race, that moment cemented my decision to make a go of it full-time.
What would surprise Chesapeake Bay racers about training for Olympic sailing?
What might surprise them is how much of our training is off the water. We spend three hours a day in the gym working with trainers, and our dieticians keep us on a strict diet.
Who are your best sailing buddies these days?
My teammates at USSTAG. The team has really become tightly knit lately. We train together with our own classes and other classes. I just got back from an intense fitness training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO, where we go twice a year. We also sail and train together in Miami.
What's in your gear bag?
Zhik hiking pants, Atlantis top layers, Aigle boots, Kaenon sunglasses on the water, Sperrys off the water, and garden gloves.
Have you downloaded any new iTunes or seen any live music lately?
We went old school and went to a Depeche Mode concert in Denmark. It was pretty funny as I had to actually tell my younger teammates who this band was. I've been listening to flashback music on my iPod: REM, Pearl Jam, and stuff from the early 1990s.
What do you read?
I'm a consumer of pulp fiction: Carl Hiaasen, Janet Evanovich, and whatever falls off my wife's nightstand.
When it comes to the Olympics, we hear the Parade of Nations is pretty cool...
The opening of the ceremonies of the Olympics will be in London on July 27, 2012. When you pass through the stadium tunnel and walk out, and they light the torch, you are an Olympian forever. That will be the moment. That's my dream.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Breeze On & Boats Out of Control
Team APS - 2010 Sperry Top-Sider Nood Regatta
Update: The race marks we're donating to AYC have just arrived and here is Kyle logo-ing them up to be used for the regatta. I wonder how many people are going to hit them this weekend?!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
2010 APS Catalogs Have Arrived!
The store stock of the new 2010 APS catalogs arrived this afternoon! That also means they've been delivered to the post office and are on their way to your mailbox. If you are coming to town for the Sailing World Circus (aka NOOD) stop in the world leader in One Design, APS, and get an advanced copy.
James makes a good paperweight on top of the new catalogs. Too bad thinking about helping customers in the store isn't actually the same as helping them for real...get back inside James!
In any case, keep your eyes peeled to your mailbox for the newest issue or stop in and see us to get one now.
If you haven't gotten one from us before or ordered anything from us in the past 3 years and would like to request a catalog send an email with your address to firstname.lastname@example.com and we will gladly send one out to you.
Here is a sneak peak of the cover...
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Earth Day at APS
It's Earth Day at APS, and we thought it would be a good day to introduce our newest team member, Bryn, to you by having her do a little write up about her first days here and what she's learning. What follows is her first blog post. As the newest member of the marketing department look for more of posts to be coming from her soon. Welcome aboard Bryn! (Rob)
Ahoy, ahoy...Today is Earth Day and my 4th day at APS. In addition to learning the ropes, literally, I have enjoyed learning about the company culture...like how Green APS is! For instance, one of the first things I noticed was that some, ok a lot, of the APS staff ride their bikes to and from work to do our part in helping out with the environment. As you can see from this picture we took this morning it can be a bit of a race to get to the best spot on the bike rack!
Also, did you know that the APS building was the first building in Eastport to collect 100% of its own storm water by containing the water using downspouts and rainwater drains? The water is collected then filtered naturally under the building in a large containment hold before it feeds into the Bay, which happens to be one block away. Aside from being avid recyclers (lots of blue cans around this place) this is just another way that APS is helping to improve the environment but it doesn't stop there. APS also attempts to carry as many environmentally friendly sailing products we can, too!
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The Norge design is very traditional, with plenty of pocket space that is bigger on the inside than they appear.
....and for the ladies, the Women's Abba by Astral, also features the organic material, Kapok. The material allows the vest to conform to the body for a slim profile fit.
Abba has a shorter torso height and features fleece hand warmers for cold days on the water.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
APS/Spinsheet Chesapeake Racer Profile - Linda Ambrose
Do I really want to wait until I'm retired to see the world by sail, or do I want to do it now?" That was the question Annapolis sailor Linda Ambrose asked herself when a wonderful opportunity presented itself. She went for it. A native of the Boston area from a non-sailing family, Ambrose started sailing in high school with a boyfriend's family and knew she loved it right away.
After she had worked in the footwear industry and applied to graduate school, a friend asked her if she'd like to come down to St. Maarten and help out as a chef and mate on a day charter trimaran for awhile. Two weeks led to two more weeks, and then the weeks turned into years. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Ambrose sailed 17,000 nautical miles on yacht charters and deliveries, owned and lived aboard a 37-foot CSY in St. Maarten, sailed across the Atlantic, and lived in the Mediterranean by working in Greece and Turkey on a private yacht for a year. Over the years, she worked as a charter cook, mate, a charter company sales and marketing representative, and a crewed yacht manager. She got her first taste of race committee work helping with the Heineken Regatta.
When she realized it was time to get back to the mainland, Ambrose moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL,where she started to race in earnest. A few years later, homesick for New England (but not the cold weather), she found her way to Annapolis, which was "a happy medium." After 17 years in the charter business, her career evolved into regatta/event planning, which made her a good fit for her position of five years as Annapolis YC's regatta manager.
Of many boats Ambrose has raced on, the one common denominator is that most of them start with a J: the J/105s Blonde Attack, Inigo, and Java; J/80s Dancer and Jammin', the J/35 Touch of Grey (in Chicago and Northern Michigan); the J/109 Rush; and for the past 10 years, the J/120 Euro Trash Girl. Her racing career runs the full gamut from Wednesday night series to Key West Race Week and from frostbite racing to a memorable win at the Annapolis to Newport Race (class, fleet, and navigator awards on Euro Trash Girl 2005). Of her regatta management work at AYC, Ambrose says, "I've learned a lot. I've learned what I don't know." What's involved behind the scenes at a big regatta?
"There's a lot of administrative work to make sure sailors' information makes its way to the race committee. Their equipment has to be ready. They need to be fed and watered. You have to take care of trophies and functions… and the idea is for it to be seamless for both the racers and the race committee. Sponsorship fulfillment is also high on the list."


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Roth IRA Conversions--New Opportunities for 2010
By Jason Kestler
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With the lure of tax-free distributions, Roth IRAs have become popular retirement savings vehicles since their introduction in 1998. But if you're a high-income taxpayer, chances are you
haven't been able to participate in the Roth revolution. Well, new rules apply in 2010 that may change all that.
What are the general rules for funding Roth IRAs?
There are three ways to fund a Roth IRA--you can contribute directly, convert all or part of a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, or roll funds over from an eligible employer
retirement plan (more on this third method later).
In general, you can contribute up to $5,000 to an IRA (traditional, Roth, or a combination of both) in 2010. If you're age 50 or older, you can contribute up to $6,000 in 2010. (Note: your contributions can't exceed your earned income for the year.) Your ability to contribute directly to a Roth IRA depends on your income level ("modified adjusted gross income," or MAGI).
What's changed?
Prior to 2010, you couldn't convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA (or roll over non-Roth funds from an employer plan to a Roth IRA) if your MAGI exceeded $100,000 or you were married
and filed separate federal income tax returns. In 2006, however, President Bush signed the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act (TIPRA) into law. TIPRA repealed the $100,000 income limit and marital status restriction, beginning in 2010. What this means is that, regardless of your filing status or how much you earn, you can now convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. (There's one exception—you generally can't convert an inherited IRA to a Roth. Special
rules apply to spouse beneficiaries.)
And don't forget your SEP IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs. They can also be converted to Roth IRAs (for SIMPLE IRAs, you'll need to participate in the plan for two years before you convert).
You'll need to set up a new SEP/SIMPLE IRA to receive any additional plan contributions after you convert.
What hasn't changed?
TIPRA did not repeal the income limits that may prevent you from making annual Roth
contributions. But if your income exceeds these limits and you want to make annual Roth contributions, there's an easy workaround. You can make nondeductible contributions to a traditional IRA as long as you have earned income at least equal to the contribution, and you haven't yet reached age 70½. You can simply make your annual contribution first to a traditional IRA and then take advantage of the new liberal conversion rules and convert that traditional IRA to a Roth. There are no limits to the number of Roth conversions you can make. (You'll need to aggregate all of your traditional IRAs when you calculate the taxable portion of the
conversion--more on that below.)
Calculating the conversion tax
When you convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, you're taxed as if you received a distribution with one important difference-- the 10% early distribution tax doesn't apply, even if you're under age 59½. (The IRS may recapture this penalty tax, however, if you make a nonqualified withdrawal from your Roth IRA within 5 years of your conversion.)
If you've made only nondeductible (after-tax) contributions to your traditional IRA, then only the earnings, and not your own contributions, will be subject to tax at the time you convert the
IRA to a Roth. But if you've made both deductible and nondeductible IRA contributions to your traditional IRA, and you don't plan on converting the entire amount, things can get complicated.
That's because under IRS rules, you can't just convert the nondeductible contributions to a Roth and avoid paying tax at conversion.
Instead, the amount you convert is deemed to consist of a pro-rata portion of the taxable and nontaxable dollars in the IRA.
For example, assume that your traditional IRA contains $350,000 of taxable (deductible) contributions, $100,000 of taxable earnings, and $50,000 of nontaxable (nondeductible) contributions. You can't convert only the $50,000 nondeductible (nontaxable) contributions to a Roth, and have a tax-free conversion. Instead, you'll need to prorate the taxable and nontaxable portions of the account. So in the example above, 90% ($450,000/$500,000) of each distribution
from the IRA in 2010 (including any conversion) will be taxable, and 10% will be nontaxable.
You can't escape this result by using separate IRAs. Under IRS rules, you must aggregate all of your traditional IRAs (including SEPs and SIMPLEs) when you calculate the taxable income resulting from a distribution from (or conversion of) any of the IRAs.
Special deferral rule for 2010 conversions only
But even if you have to pay tax at conversion, TIPRA contains more good news--if you make a conversion in 2010, you can take advantage of a special deferral rule that applies only to
2010 conversions. You can report half the income from the conversion on your 2011 tax return and the other half on your 2012 return. Or you can instead elect to report all of the income
from the conversion on your 2010 tax return.
For example, if your only traditional IRA contains $250,000 of taxable dollars (your deductible contributions and earnings) and you convert the entire amount to a Roth IRA in 2010, you
can report half of the resulting income ($125,000) on your 2011 federal tax return, and the other half ($125,000) on your 2012 return. Or you can report the entire $250,000 on
your 2010 tax return instead.
Should you use the special 2010 deferral rule? The answer depends in part on your tax rate in 2010 versus what you think your tax rates will be in 2011 and 2012. Keep in mind that tax
rates are scheduled to increase in 2011, if the Bush tax cuts are allowed to expire. The top tax rate will increase to 39.6% in 2011, up from 35% in 2010.
And speaking of employer retirement plans...
You can also roll over non-Roth funds from an employer plan (like a 401(k)) to a Roth IRA. Prior to 2010, the income limits and marital status restrictions also applied to employer plan
rollovers to Roth IRAs (commonly referred to as conversions). As with traditional IRA conversions, these restrictions have been removed beginning in 2010, and now anyone can roll
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Like traditional IRA conversions, the amount you convert will be subject to income tax in the year of conversion (except for any after-tax contributions you've made). The good news is
that the special deferral rule discussed earlier also applies to amounts you roll over from an employer plan to a Roth IRA in 2010. You can report half of the conversion income on your
2011 tax return and the other half on your 2012 return, or you can instead elect to report all of the income on your 2010 tax return. Even non-spouse beneficiaries can roll over inherited
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Is a Roth conversion right for you?
The answer to this question depends on many factors, including your current and
projected future income tax rates, the length of time you can leave the funds in the Roth
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taxes due at the time of the conversion.
And don't forget--if you make a Roth conversion and it turns out not to be advantageous (for example, the value of your investments declines substantially), IRS rules allow you to
"undo" the conversion. You generally have until your tax return due date (including extensions) to undo, or "recharacterize," your conversion. For most taxpayers, this means you have
until October 15, 2011, to undo a 2010 Roth conversion.
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