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There are 128 open houses in Seattle this weekend according to Redfin. Here are a few of them: 103 Bellevue Ave E #205 Sunday, August 1, 2010 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM This Capitol Hill one-bedroom unit is listed for $250,000. Just think of how many bookshelves you could put in against that big empty… Read More
Archives for July 2010
Open Houses This Weekend
Reader Fails to Buy at Lumen
An Urbnlivn reader wrote in about their experience buying at Lumen in June: It was a bad first-time buying experience all around … with the discount brokerage, with the lender, with the listing agent, and with the REO owner. Ultimately the purchase was doomed by a high HOA dues delinquency rate due to which it… Read More
Interesting Sales Last Week
There were 29 condo and townhouse sales in Seattle last week according to Redfin. Here are a few of them: One of these cute townhouses on Alki sold last week for $479,136. It was listed in January at $544,950. The unit is 1,864 square feet, which works out to a very reasonable $257 per square… Read More
Small Exposed Brick 2 Bd in Pioneer Square
Just recovering from my Capitol Hill Block party hangover… Only one new interesting listing today; for fans of Pioneer Square and exposed brick check out unit 2 at the Nord (312 1st Ave S). $375,000 for 779 square feet, 2 beds, 1 bath and a small atrium for a private "garden". Looks cute, but I'm… Read More
Open Houses This Weekend
There are 104 open houses in Seattle this weekend according to Redfin. Here are a few favorites: 834 34th Ave Sunday, July 25, 2010 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM This three-bedroom townhouse in Madrona just went on the market at $520K. Looks like a great location, and fairly spacious at 1,390 square feet. However, I'm… Read More
Escala: 38 Closed Condo Sales in 3 Months
Got an email blast from TeamBuilder JLS about Escala yesterday announcing that they've had 65 sales in three months since Rennie Marketing and TeamBuilder JLS took over on March 27th. Rennie Marketing and TeamBuilder JLS re-launched marketing and sales efforts at Escala March 27th, 2010. At the time, the project had only six homes sold… Read More
Nicholas Court Short Sale at 15th and Union
After not selling for $700,000 when it was on the market a year ago (read our write-up then), unit #1 at Nicholas Court is back on the market but this time as a short sale listed at $425,000. Talk about a decade of lost appreciation, this unit originally sold for $471,580 in February 2001. Current… Read More
Interesting Sales Last Week
There were 17 condo and townhouse sales in Seattle last weekend according to Redfin. Here are a few of them: The lowest price per square foot last week was for new construction. This three-bedroom townhouse in Westwood village (on the very southwest corner of the city limits) just sold for $182 per square foot. It's… Read More
Top Seattle Architectural Firms By Revenue
The Architectural Record has a blog post onthe top 250 US architecture firms by 2009 revenue: The combined revenue for the Top 250 firms in 2009 totalled $10.2 billion (B), $2B less than the year before. As difficult as it is to comprehend the evaporation of so much money from the profession's income stream, growth… Read More
$2.25 Mil Condo On Capitol Hill
There's not many million dollar plus condos on Capitol Hill so when one hits the market at at $2.25 million it is pretty notable. The condo in question is 915 Harvard Ave E and features 3 beds, 3,700 square feet, parking for two cars and a private elevator. The interiors are certainly not my style… Read More
Open Houses This Weekend
There are 131 open houses in Seattle this weekend according to Redfin. Here are a few highlights: 118 25th Ave E Unit B Sunday, July 18, 2010 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM I really want to like these townhouses on 25th and Denny, but from the back, they really look like a barn that's incubating… Read More
Top Floor Resale at Brix
Penthouse Corner Unit Near Pike Market
Here's a lofty looking top floor corner unit at the Fix.Madore just behind Pike Market at 1507 Western Unit R602. $350,000 for 872 square feet puts it at $401/square foot. It was last on the market for $409,900 in September 2009 but didn't sell. It last sold December 2000 for $335,000. Yikes, almost zero appreciation… Read More
Condo Market in June: Prices Down, Sales Really Down
Yesterday Redfin released new data on the Seattle Area market showing that for the city of Seattle condo prices decreased 2.7% in June to $287,000, and were down 1.4% year over year. Sales volume decreased 18.2% to 207 sales from May to June, and decreased 21.9% year over year (there were 234 condos sold June… Read More
Interesting Sales Last Week
There were 15 condo and townhouse sales in Seattle last week according to Redfin. Here are a few highlights: Two sales at Escala last week. A 17th-floor one-bedroom for $524K and a 27th-floor three-bedroom for $1,874,000. The latter comes out to a whopping $767 per square foot. This Capitol Hill one-bedroom unit sold for a… Read More
Penthouse At 1521
Don't know how I missed blogging about this penthouse at 1521 (unit # unknown) when it hit the market in January. But I did notice it come back on the market for $5.5 million this past week, a $700k adjustment from its initial listing price of $6.2 mil. Now it's priced at $2,069/square foot! The… Read More
Open Houses This Weekend
According to Redfin there are 148 open condos and townhomes this weekend. Unfortunately Sarah is still out of town this weekend and the heat has me feeling kinda lazy so you're on your own to find some neat ones to go see. However, please let us know on Monday what you liked, didn't like :)…. Read More
Sweet Looking South-West Penthouse at Veer Lofts
While there are still 22 of 99 units unsold at Veer Lofts the occasional re-sale has hit the MLS. This week unit 611, a great looking south-west corner two floor penthouse unit hit the market at $649,500 for 1,354 square feet. It sold back in October 2008 for $775k after an initial list price of… Read More
Ruby and Leona Sold Out
This week Matrix Real Estate announced that they sold the last units at Leona and Ruby.
Open Houses this Weekend
Sarah is out for the next few weeks so I'll be covering for her. This holiday weekend there are 43 open houses. The ones I'd check out are… Mosler Lofts There's 5 units open at Mosler Lofts ranging from $310k to $1.5m. Pb Townhouse in Alaska Junction For Pb fans there's a townhouse open in… Read More


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News from Ennis Commercial Recorder
Friday, May 20, 1887, Vol VII No 20
Contributed by Virginia Crilley
F.A. Rust, Editor and Propietor
Endorsed by Ennis Dist Alliance
Rice Ripples
Things around Rice are lively--the town is crowded--everybody is in town on account of the ground being too wet to work, however, there are a few here who never stop wet or dry, when it is too wet they carry a plank to stand on, and it is said that they have better crops than anybody.
Rice came very near having a tragedy Sunday evening. A crowd of young men were at the depot and a freight train passed at full speed. Mr. Peter Mochell attempted to jump on the train and was jerked under it but somehow managed to keep from under the wheels, and was not injured other than a few bruises and a bad scare. The train stopped, thiking he was killed or badly hurt. It is a great wonder somebody hasn't been killed long ago. They collect at the depot and jump on every passing train, ride a short distance and then jump off; the train men cannot help it, they have their duties to perform and cannot see them until they are jumping off. It is only a matter of time until some of them will get crippled if not killed.
Several lots of wool sold here during the past few days at from 18 to 22 1/2 cents. The wool has turned out very well in this country this year.
Yours, Notpolt M.B.
Rice, May 17, 1887
Thomas J. Middleton of Midlothian has purchased the Waxahachie Mirror of E.C. Huckabee.
Dixon & Co.
Successors to P.B. Donalson At the Old Favorite Stand on the Avenue. We have added $2,000 worth of fresh drugs.
Giddings & Pickrell
W.G. Giddings and W.J. Pickrell
Dealers in Staple and Fancy Groceries, Queensware, Glassware, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Tinware and General Merchandise
Mrs. M. A. Spurlin
Dealer in Millinery, Dress Goods
Dallas Street Ennis
R.S. Van Wie
Dealer in Wall paper, brushes, window glass, Window shades, picture frames, and undertakers goods
Store on E. Main opposite Depot
The Real Estate Agency Ennis, TX
Rust & Donaldson, Managers
Local Melange
Go to Tom King's Dixon & Co for drugs.
Dr. T.S. Riggs, Best Dentist
Try King & Roorbach's Furniture Polish
E.L. Edwards was in Waxahachie yesterday.
Eagle Cultivators at Bullard & Browns
A minstrel show is on foot for the future.
Wm Higginbotham was in Waxahachie Thursday.
The Ennis Publis School closes one week from today.
New Goods arriving at Brin's daily; call and see them.
Wm Higginbotham is the man for agricultural implements.
Tom King and T.A. Smith are on the sick list this week.
Dr. J.C. Loggins returned from New York last Wednesday morning.
Recorder Agency has a considerable list of property to dispose of this week.
Lawn 25 yrs for $100 at C.O. Wright's Dry Goods Arkansas Block.
Thatcher & Jones is now prepared to take out teeth without pain by the use of gas.
Mrs. Roxie F. Wells, nee Miss Roxie Pearson of Bristol, was in the city Monday.
The largest and best stock of whiskeys in the city at Roorbach's on Knox Street
Mens Brogan Shoes $100 to $135 at C.O. Wright's Dry Good Store, Arkansaw Block
Crumley's Drug Store is the place to buy pure drugs and get prescriptions accurately compounded.
Prof. W.B. Black, of Illinois, will formerly open the new Christian Church on June 6, 1887
The highest market price paid for chickens, butter and eggs bacon and lard by Miller & Turner's.
W. Jolesch will save you from $2 to $5 on a suit of clothes.
The Editor of the Recorder is under obligations to Mrs. C.C. Bulgier for a mess of vegetables.
S.M. Carleton has been awarded the city printing for the year ending on the 15th day of May, 1888.
Lost: A bunch of safe keys. Any party finding and returning same to R.W. Turner will be rewarded.
A.L. Goodwin has returned and can be found in his office at King & Roorbach's.
The heavy rain last Sunday morning was a severe disappointment to the church going citizens of Ennis.
Frank Corley, formerly a citizen of this place, but now of Groesbeck has been in the city visiting this week.
Mr. J.P. Novell who has been dangerously ill for over a month with pneumonia, we are pleased to say is improving.
We are glad to see our old friend, I.A. Allen back again and looking well after a protracted visit to Tom Green County.
Mr. T.H. Holt has purchased the lot formerly owned by A.N. Evans on Ennis Avenue and is erecting a brick building 25 x 60 feet on same.
J.F. Lemmon, the old reliable painter, is on deck again. He has just returned from the East, and is prepared to do any and all kinds of house, sign and ornamental painting on short notice.
Uncle Joe Rushing came around to the Recorder sanctum this morning. Uncle Joe is one of the old pioneer newspaper men of Texas and started the first newspaper ever run in Ennis, the Ennis Argus, in 1874.
I have a good mower for sale or trade, Wood & Walter make, good as new, cost $65 and has cut only four acres of grass last year. I will trade for two good milk cows or a good buggy horse, am willing to pay difference in money for horse. Apply to E. Karwowski, Ennis Texas
Last Saturday afternoon, Dr. Jones of the firm of Thatcher & Jones took the Editor of the Recorder into his dental office and administered a dose of Laughing Gass. Well now its the nices thing you ever saw or felt. Everything seems to be as beautiful as Heaven in fact for the time it is perfect heaven.
Jersey Milk regularly supplied with the best of butter in any part of Ennis, from Smith's Jersey Farm. S.J. Garland
Lost. On the streets of Ennis, Sunday night, May 8th, 1887, one Gold Ring with large cameo setting and C.B. engraved on the inside. The finder will be liberally rewarded by leaving same at this office.
Committed Suicide
Last Monday morning Mr. J.B. Strong of this city was found in an unsensible condition in his room. Medical aid was called in and investigation showed that he had bled nearly to death from a small wound in his left arm which had severed the main artery. He was taken care of and about 3 o'clock of that day died.
An inquest was held and the evidence showed that he was greatly troubled about various things and for several days he had been carrying a razor with the supposed purpose of c utting his wife's throat (This idea being received from his remarking that he had acted a d---d fool for not killing himself and a former wife whom he had left, and that when he and his present wife could not get along they would both go together) The evidence also showed that he had not eat, drank or slept for four or five days, and that he was found in the morning as above stated in a pool of blood four or five feet across and an inch deep with a razor and a bandage near by; he is supposed to have cut the artery with the razor and corded his arm with the bandage. He was buried Tuesday in Myrtle Cemetery.
The Military Concert which was given at the opera house, on last Monday night, by the "Baldridge Light Infantry" proved to be a grand success.The house was well filled with an intelligent audience. The performance was opened with prayer by Mr. Erwin. Professors Parsons and Marchbanks each made an interesting talk of about half an hour, and made the boy's bosoms swell up with ambition. As a whole the affair was an honor to the Company each one being perfect in their different parts.
NOTE: Ennis Company C, 4th Regiment, Infantry Baldridge Light Infantry (1887-1888) Texas Volunteer Guard Military Rolls
The young ladies who honored the Company with their fine singing and recitations, deserve the many thanks of the B.L.I.
P.T. Smith & Son - Groceries West Main Street
J.C. McKinney. Real Estate Agent
C.W. Lawson, Contractor and Builder
Craig & Dunkerly, Hardware, Stoves
Store on Main Street
John Bielepeldt. Dealer in Hand made boots and Shoes
Hogan & Hurlock Law and Loan agency
W.T. Reynolds Hardware, Tinware
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— Bubba the Love Sponge insulted Kharma during his radio show on Friday as he aired the negative comments he said about her when the two were butting heads last year in TNA Wrestling. He added that she was going to be taken off television because she's pregnant.
— Voting is ongoing on WWE.com for tomorrow night's episode of NXT: Redemption. The contestant with the least votes will be eliminated from the competition.
— Tough Enough contestant Ryan "Skidmarks" Howe and former WWE star Eugene are advertised to appear at Summer Xplosion VII on Sunday, June 26, 2011 in Huntington, West Virginia.
— Hornswoggle celebrated his 25th birthday Sunday.
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They searched down the back of sofas and through bags of rubbish. More than a few even tried to bribe the local newsagent.
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The elusive ticket holder had until 11pm last night to claim their riches before the ticket expired, and the chance of winning £63,837,543.60 evaporated for good.
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Indy Racing League, Champ Car to unify for 2008 season
All the stars and teams of open-wheel racing in the United States are once again under one umbrella, now that the Indy Racing League and the Champ Car World Series have agreed to end their costly 12-year split and unify starting with the 2008 season.
Only time will tell whether Indy-car racing can return to the spot it once occupied as the nation's most popular automotive competition.
After two weeks of negotiations, Champ Car agreed to go out of business, according to an announcement Friday from Indianapolis, where both series have their headquarters. The IRL will survive under an agreement reached between CEO Tony George of the IRL and Gerald Forsythe and Kevin Kalkhoven, co-owners of Champ Car.
IRL spokesman John Griffin said details of the unification would be revealed next week at a news conference.
The historic agreement will have significant impact in Wisconsin, home to the Milwaukee Mile and Road America in Elkhart Lake. It may ultimately cost Road America its race, but the track's promoter was nonetheless thrilled to hear the news Friday.
"I'm prepared for a little bit of pain this year to ultimately host the next generation of open-wheel racing that would be better than what we have today," said George Bruggenthies, president of the track.
Because he expects that the new series will not race this year at Road America, Bruggenthies is working to bolster the Aug. 9-10 weekend headlined by the American Le Mans Series. That sports car endurance race will remain on the schedule for late Saturday. The Road America Champ Car race would conflict with the IndyCar Series at Kentucky Speedway.
The schedule is expected to be revamped for 2009. Road America's best chance to be a part of it lies with the competitors.
"We know road racing will be a big part of a combined series, and if you talk about road racing in this country, you've got to talk about Road America," Bruggenthies said. "Ask the drivers. They'll tell you it's one of the best (tracks) in the world."
Although the IndyCar Series was initially envisioned as an oval track series, it has in recent years added street-course races and such historic natural terrain courses as Watkins Glen, N.Y., and Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.
Road America has been part of Champ Car and its predecessor series, CART, for all but one year since 1982. Bruggenthies said he was not sure how the existing contract would be resolved. He tried to call the Champ Car legal department, but the line was busy each time.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Mile has not been told definitively that it would retain its June 1 IndyCar Series date on a combined schedule, but Chairman Craig Stoehr said he had no concerns that it wouldn't be included.
"Already this week - this probably had to do with people keeping abreast of the discussions - we've had quite an uptick in calls about our IndyCar weekend," Stoehr said. "This adds a lot now with only one open-wheel series. It brings fans together and makes a more interesting event with a stronger group of teams and drivers."
Stoehr said he was not particularly concerned about greater competition for dates from venues that have had greater promotional success. The Mile drew about 20,000 fans for its IndyCar Series race last year.
"From a historical standpoint, this will be the 51st time the Indy 500 folks raced at the Mile the week after the 500," Stoehr said. "Competitors love coming here. It's a real driver's track."
Danica Patrick, one of the IRL's stars, said earlier this week that the end of the split in open-wheel racing would be welcome.
"I would imagine I'm probably speaking for many people when we say it's about time," she said. "You know it's been a tough process for everybody. It's been disappointing for a lot of people. I think it's distracted and taken away a lot of good sponsors that were discouraged by the split. So I hope this is like a new birth of sponsorship and interests."
"I think it's great," said Dario Franchitti, who won the 2007 Indianapolis 500 and the IndyCar championship before heading for NASCAR.
"There's a part of me that thinks I wish it had happened five years ago."
Over the years, numerous attempts to merge the series failed, mostly over the issue of who would retain control. This time, though, all the hurdles were cleared as George worked together with Kalkhoven and Forsythe to reach an agreement.
The agreement is expected to add up to three Champ Car events to the IRL's original 14-race schedule for 2008. That could include the races at Long Beach, Calif.; Surfers Paradise in Australia; and Edmonton, Alberta.
If that is the case, the rest of the Champ Car schedule, which was to have begun April 20 in Long Beach, could be canceled, omitting the race at Road America as well as those in Houston; Monterey, Calif.; Cleveland; Mont-Tremblant, Quebec; Toronto; Portland, Ore.; Mexico City; Zolder, Belgium; and Jerez, Spain.
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CHESTER-After a seven-year drought, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Chester is once again opening its doors.
The church at the corner of Fourth Street and Indiana Avenue will hold its re-opening liturgy at 9 a.m. Sunday.
"I don't know for sure how many people we'll have there, but you have to start somewhere," said the Rev. Dale Eugene "Gene" Sheppard, parish missioner. "People who have seen the sign have called and said that they'll be there. I'm very excited."
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A large sign in front of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Chester announces the church's re-opening on Sunday. (Photo by Stephen Huba)
A second-career clergyman, Sheppard, 65, of Follansbee, began his ministry to the Episcopal churches of Brooke and Hancock counties in June 2006. Four months later, St. Matthew's closed, the victim of declining membership.
At that time, the Rev. Jim Reed, who also was serving the Chester parish, decided to retire, and Sheppard continued his ministry to the three other Episcopal churches-St. Thomas in Weirton, Olde St. John's in Colliers and Christ Church in Wellsburg.
Sheppard has continued to commute to Chester, he said, to take care of the grounds, to visit people in the hospital and to do funerals. He's been thinking about the possibility of re-opening the church.
Then, in September, while attending a small-church conference in Lexington, Ky., he realized that some churches hold services without even having a building. He decided to take his idea to the Rt. Rev. W. Michie Klusmeyer, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia.
"When I got back, I asked the bishop if I could re-open it, and he said to give it a try," he said.
Sheppard said the bishop's support was crucial, but there were other factors. He believes the area can sustain, and has a need for, its own Episcopal parish. With the growth of the oil and gas industry in the region, "maybe something has happened in these last seven years in Chester to make a difference," he said.
Sheppard also was inspired by the number of years the parish has been closed. "Seven is a symbolic number in the Scriptures, so maybe that means something," he said.
An adult convert to the Episcopal Church, Sheppard grew up near Parkersburg in a family that didn't attend church. His first exposure to church was the Methodist church where his future wife, Kay, attended. The high school sweethearts would go there together.
Sheppard had a career as a chemical operator with G.E. Plastics but started feeling a call to the ministry at age 45, by which time he already was an active lay leader at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Parkersburg.
Sheppard said he felt an attraction to the Episcopal Church that started him on a spiritual journey-one that resulted in his baptism at age 40. "I love the liturgy," he said, "and the fact that when you ask a question, they help you find the answers."
Sheppard retired and went back to school to pursue ordination, earning his Master of Divinity degree from Bexley Hall, an Episcopal seminary in Columbus, Ohio, at age 55.
Sheppard said he enjoys small-town ministry and is looking forward to including Chester once again. On the first and third Sunday of the month, he will be at Weirton St. Thomas at 9 a.m. and Christ Church at 11 a.m. On the second and fourth Sunday, he will be at St. Matthew's at 9 a.m. and Olde St. John's at 11 a.m.
On the "off" weeks, a qualified lay person will lead an Episcopal prayer service at the church, but communion will not be served, he said.
As for the church building, it's in fairly good shape despite needing some tender loving care, he said. There will be heat on Sunday. There's a bathroom leak that needs to be fixed, and the roof over the kitchen, although not leaking, needs to be replaced, he said.
"People from the other churches are volunteering to fix those leaks," Sheppard said. "The other churches want to support this church. They'd like to see it become part of our church family again."
Christmas Eve will find Sheppard in all four parishes-for services at 5, 7, 9 and 11 p.m. His last service will be in Chester.


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WE WISH to describe a group of 26 cases of unusual pulmonary disease that occurred late in March 1944 in eastern Oklahoma. There is but one proved common factor, namely, every man who contracted the disease had spent some time in an abandoned storm cellar on the military reservation at Camp Gruber, Okla. (tables 1 and 2).
The group which was there on March 17 consisted chiefly of men from four squads, two squads from each of two companies. These companies lived in different camp areas, used separate messes and had never previously trained together. The men arrived at the area of the cellar around midnight and remained there until about 8 a. m., being in the cellar from three minutes to six hours. The morning of March 17 was clear and cold, but the ground was damp from rain of the two previous nights. The cellar was reasonably dry,
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Name–letter effect
The name–letter effect refers to a person's tendency to favor the letters in their name over the other letters of the alphabet and it is one of the widest used measures of implicit self-esteem.[1] Discovered in 1985 by Jozef Nuttin, the name–letter effect has been the subject of much research over the last few decades, shedding light on subjects such as implicit egotism, academic and financial success, and even the idea that people gravitate to cities or areas of work that resemble their names.[2][3][4]
The name–letter effect differs from "implicit egotism",[5] the latter being attributed to the way people allegedly gravitate towards places, people and situations that reflect themselves, including perhaps similarities with their own name.
The name–letter effect was first described using that term by Belgian researcher Jozef Nuttin in 1985.[2] He got the idea when he noticed he liked car license plates that contained letters of his name.[6] Previous work refers to similar phenomena, including a study in 1962 by Alluisi and Adams that found a strong correlation between estimations of frequency of letter occurrence in English and visual pleasantness of that letter.[7] In addition, the 1968 study by Robert Zajonc demonstrated that repeated exposure to a stimulus, such as a letter, is a sufficient condition to enhance its attractiveness.[2][8] Nuttin, along with various colleagues from the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology, observed the name–letter effect in 15 European countries and at least 3 non-European countries.[2][9] The results from this experiment showed that even across languages, people were significantly more likely to choose their name letters above the other letters in their respective alphabets.
Nuttin's original study involved Flemish elementary and university students. Pairs or triads of capital letters were presented to these students, with one of the letters being one of that participant's initials. Nuttin found that the average proportion of own-name letter preferred was significantly higher than the random-letter partner(s). This was true of both first-name letters and family-name letters across 16 conditions.[2] A subsequent study performed by Nuttin in 1987 studied the name–letter effect across 12 languages and included different alphabets. Participants were shown 10 random orders of capital letters and were told to choose the top 6 favorites. Nuttin also manipulated other factors in the experiment, such as the letters appearing in pairs or triads, in an attempt to increase the validity of the study. This study also concluded that letters found in one's own name are 50% more likely to be chosen for the top 6, with the strongest correlation to the first letters of the first and family names (initials).[9] Subsequent work by Stefan Steiger and Etienne LaBel also found that the name–letter effect is largest for the letters that constitute one's initials.[10]
Most scientists agree that the name–letter effect is caused by links with implicit self-esteem, or the implicit positive feelings a person has for themselves.[1] It is thought that when a person recognizes the letters in their name that they experience positive feelings caused by implicit self-esteem. These positive feelings reinforce the behavior of selecting things that correspond with the letters in a person's own name, producing the name-letter effect.
Nuttin, however, attributes the name–letter effect to the idea of "mere ownership".[2] The idea is that a person feels ownership of their names and initials, causing an enhancement of the attractiveness of the owned object.[9] When a person feels that they "own" the letters of their name, the idea of mere ownership causes the person to find these letters more attractive, causing the name–letter effect.
Criticisms of this phenomenon include Karasawa and Kitayama who dispute this, stating that throughout our daily lives, we use other letters just as frequently as we use our name letters.[11]
A number of studies have been done to test the effects that the name–letter effect has on day-to-day life. Some of these studies have shown that the name–letter effect potentially changes the way that we think, live, and work.
Leif D. Nelson and Joseph P. Simmons performed a study that concerned the name–letter effect and its effects on academic success.[3] Their study strove to test whether the name–letter effect had any effect on grade-point average. It was shown that students with names that started with the letter C or D were more likely to have lower grade-point averages, thought to be due to the students being less averse to the lower grades because the signifying letters of those grades corresponded with their initials. However, students with initials corresponding to higher grade values did not show any improvement over students whose names did not correspond with any grade.[3]
Additionally, a study by Evan Polman, Monique M.H. Pollmann, and T. Andrew Poehlman went on to suggest that sharing initials with members in a group can increase the quality of group work. Studying over 260 undergraduate students that were organized into groups, they found that groups sharing initials performed better than groups that did not. Beyond this, groups that had a higher proportion of shared initials exceeded groups with a lower proportion of shared initials.[12]
Frederik Anseel and Wouter Duyek performed a study that entailed obtaining a database containing information about the names of people and the businesses in which they are employed. Using this information they found that people are more likely to work at companies that share the same letters of their name, rather than companies that do not.[13] In a separate study researchers also found that owners of hardware stores were more likely to have the initial "H" rather than "R", while owners of roofing companies were more likely to have the initial "R" rather than "H".[14]
Related phenomena[edit]
Birthdays and numbers[edit]
The birthday–number effect is the phenomenon that people prefer their birthday numbers, particularly the day and the month of birth, over non-birthday numbers.[15] Jones, Pelham, Mirenberg and Hetts performed a study assessing both name–letter preferences as well as birthday-number preferences. The researchers proposed that both the name–letter effect and the birthday–number effect reflect people's implicit self-esteem. The study showed significant results relating to participants showing a preference to numbers relating to their birth month or birth day. The researchers state that people's elevated liking for their name letters and birthday numbers are best conceptualized as examples of implicit egotism or unconscious self-regulation.[15] A study by Japanese researchers tested preferences for both name–letters and birthday numbers. After testing undergraduate students, they found a significantly enhanced liking for birthday numbers. Overall, participants showed a greater liking of their birth date over their birth month. In addition, they found that women showed a higher correlation for preference of birthday numbers. They reported similar reasoning for this phenomenon as the previous study, stating that people strive to boost their self-esteem.[11]
Gender-role orientation[edit]
Besides the name–letter effect measuring implicit self-esteem, gender-role orientation may also play a part in name–letter effect.[16] Gender-role orientation (GRO) refers to the extent to which an individual adopts and displays traits, attitudes, and behaviors normatively identified as male-typical or female-typical.[16] GRO has been defined as "an underlying, and not necessarily conscious, perception of the maleness or femaleness of the self".[16] It can be measured by the gender initial-preference task (gender-IPT),[16] which requires participants to rate letters for their gender typicality. Men have been shown to rate their initial letters as more male-typical, whereas women rate their initials as more female-typical. Also, the gender-IPT showed satisfying convergent validity with other direct and indirect (gender implicit-association test) measures of gender-role orientation, as well as predictive validity with sensation seeking and gender-typical everyday-life behaviors.
Women can be expected to develop a greater sensitivity to their intuitive self-evaluations.[17] Their implicit and explicit self-esteem are likely to go hand in hand.[17] Two studies were performed that shows correlation between name–letter preferences and explicit self-esteem stronger for women than men.[17] These studies were performed in Singapore and Amsterdam.[17]
Implicit egotism[edit]
Implicit egotism is the inability to see in other peoples point of view (from their perspective). Implicit egotism is also the general idea of people's positive associations about themselves spill over into their evaluations of objects associated with self.[15] It represents a form of unconscious self-enhancement.[15] Implicit egotism and name–letter effect are related because both are inhibited by their own personal aspect. Implicit egotism/NLE may affect a perons likability in certain things such as hair products or future occupation. For example, in name–letter effect, people evaluate the letters in their own name more favorable than letters that aren't included in her name.[15] For implicit egotism, people's positive associations about themselves spill over into their evaluation of the object/situation.[15] This effect has been documented in at least 14 countries.[15] There were many studies performed to test these theories.One such study performed by Dyjas, Grashman, Wetzels, Wagenmakers and Maas found examples of this relating to things people buy, places they live and names they may give their children. One might chose to move to St. Louis because their name is Louis, or buy a Philips brand television because their name is Philip.[18] There is something called egocentric empathy gap that is the self-centered gap between one person and others. According to a study, participants thought the other persons valuation of a commodity was closer to their own. Owners overestimated the buyers valuation and buyers underestimated the owners valuation.[19]
Cross-cultural studies[edit]
There are many cross-cultural studies that supports the name–letter effect. One example would be the studies done in Singapore and Amsterdam that tests the gender-role orientation effect in the name–letter effect. It is important to understand the effects it has in many cultures because there may be some cultural/environmental effects that may affect the name–letter effect. There were also many European studies that have tested the name–letter effect. An example would be the study done that tested whether there was a name–letter effect for letters belonging to own first and/or family name. This was tested among 12 different European languages, including Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, and Polish.[20] The experiment supported the name–letter effect. A person will like something more if the letters of their own or family name are included in it.
- ^ a b Baumeister, Roy (2007). Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Sage Publications. p. 603. ISBN 9781412916707.
- ^ a b c d e f Nuttin, J.M. (1985). Narcissism beyond Gestalt and awareness: The name–letter effect. European Journal of Social Psychology, 15(3), 353–361.
- ^ a b c Nelson, Lief (December 2007). "Moniker Maladies: When Names Sabotage Success". Psychological Science. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.02032.x.
- ^ Dyjas, Oliver (2012-09-25). "What's in a name: a Bayesian hierarchical analysis of the name–letter effect". Frontiers in Psychology. Frontiers. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- ^ Pelham, B.W., Carvallo, M., & Jones, J.T. (2005). Implicit egoism. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14(2), 106–110.
- ^ Hoorens, Vera (2014). What's really in a name-letter effect? Name-letter preferences as indirect measures of self-esteem. European Review of Social Psychology, 25 (1),228-262. doi:10.1080/10463283.2014.980085
- ^ Alluisi, E. A., & Adams, O. S. (1962). Predicting letter preferences: Aesthetics and filtering in man. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 14, 123–131. doi: 10.2466/pms.19220.127.116.11
- ^ Zajonc, Robert B. (1968). "Attitudinal Effects Of Mere Exposure". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 9 (2, Pt.2): 1–27. doi:10.1037/h0025848
- ^ a b c Nuttin, J.M. (1987). Affective consequences of mere ownership: The name letter effect in twelve European languages. European Journal of Social Psychology, 17(4), 381–402.
- ^ Steiger, S., & LaBel, E. (2010, August 18). Name–Letter Preferences for New Last Name and Abandoned Birth Name Initials in the Context of Name-Change via Marriage. Retrieved November 5, 2014, from http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=9a851be5-fee0-4ee3-9acb-181547c20ad9@sessionmgr111&vid=1&hid=119
- ^ a b Karasawa, M., & Kitayama, S. (1997). Implicit self-esteem in Japan: Name letters and birthday numbers. "Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin", 736
- ^ Polman, Pollmann, and Poehlman (2013-11-13). "The Name-Letter-Effect in Groups: Sharing Initials with Group Members Increases the Quality of Group Work". PLoS ONE. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079039.
- ^ Anseel, Frederik (October 2008). "Unconscious Applicants: A Systematic Test of the Name-Letter Effect". Psychological Science. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02199.x.
- ^ Hodson and Olson (2005-07-05). "Testing the Generality of the Name Letter Effect: Name Initials and Everyday Attitudes". Sage.
- ^ a b c d e f g Name Letter Preferences Are Not Merely Mere Exposure: Implicit Egotism as Self-Regulation. Jones, Pelham, Mirenberg and Hetts. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology Volume 38, Issue 2, March 2002, Pages 170–177.
- ^ a b c d Stieger, S., Burger, C., Schiller, F. R., Schulze, E. K., & Voracek, M. (2013). Measuring Implicit Gender-Role Orientation: The Gender Initial Preference Task. Journal of Personality Assessment. DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2013.825622 url: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00223891.2013.825622
- ^ a b c d Koole, Sander L.; Pelham, Brett W. "On the Nature of Implicit Self-esteem – The Case of the Name Letter Effect" (PDF). on_the_nature_of_implicit_self-esteem_-_the_case_of_the_name_letter_effect. Retrieved 11/5/14. Check date values in:
- ^ Dyjas, O., Grasman, R., Wetzels, R., van der Maas, H., Wagenmakers, E. (2012). What's in a name: a Bayesian hierarchical analysis of the name–letter effect. "Frontiers in Psychology", 1–15. doi: 10.3389/fpyg.2012.00334
- ^ Van Boven, Leaf; Dunning, David; Loewenstein, George (2000). "Egocentric Empathy Gaps Between Owners and Buyers: Misperceptions of the Endowment Effect" (PDF). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 79 (1): 66–76.
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10 recommendations for 'Saturday Night Live' Season 38 involving Jay Pharoah, Justin Timberlake and more
Oh and maybe some more diversity in the cast?
Cast Jay Pharoah as Obama or fire him
This isn't a slam on Pharoah so much as a plea to "SNL" to either use employ his strengths or set him free in order to succeed. The show has never been quite sure how to use Pharaoh during his brief time on the show, leading to many cries of "Free Jay Pharoah" in our weekly recaps. But the show hid Fred Armisen's Obama throughout most of last season, meaning the time is ripe for a regime change within the show. If "SNL" thinks this is out of the question, we aren't sure what Pharaoh's place is within the show as a whole. Plenty of talented comedians find themselves stranded within Studio 8H. It would be no shame if Pharaoh were the latest in that illustrious group. But here's hoping there's a chance that he can excel this season.
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The summary below is from the full report titled "Daily Assessment of Pain in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease." It is in the 15 January 2008 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 148, pages 94-101). The authors are W.R. Smith, L.T. Penberthy, V.E. Bovbjerg, D.K. McClish, J.D. Roberts, B. Dahman, I.P. Aisiku, J.L. Levenson, and S.D. Roseff.
Sickle cell disease (also known as sickle cell anemia) is hereditary anemia that occurs because of an abnormality in hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen. Because of the abnormal hemoglobin, red blood cells become sickle-shaped instead of round and carry too little oxygen. When these sickled red blood cells clump together inside small blood vessels, they block blood supply to body tissues. This causes severe pain, as well as short-term or long-term damage, in almost any affected body part. Cells also get torn apart, causing severe anemia (low red blood cell count). Infection, stress, exercise, dehydration, high altitude, temperature changes, or anesthesia can trigger blood cells to sickle and lead to a painful "crisis."
Traditionally, doctor's offices, emergency departments, and hospitals seeing patients in a crisis have thought of it as pain so bad that taking pain medications at home was not enough. They have assumed from previous research that pain managed by patients at home occurred infrequently and was not severe.
To find out about daily experiences with pain in patients with sickle cell disease, to see how often patients called pain a crisis, and to see how often pain resulted in the patient visiting the doctor's office, emergency department, or hospital.
232 patients with sickle cell disease who were at least 16 years old. All of the patients received care from either community-based doctors or sickle cell specialists at Virginia Commonwealth University or Eastern Virginia Medical School.
The researchers asked patients to write the following information in a diary every day for 6 months: Their worst sickle cell pain in the past 24 hours, on a scale of 0 (none) to 9 (unbearable), and whether they thought they were in a crisis; had taken medication for the pain; or went to a doctor's office, emergency department, or hospital because of the pain during that time.
More than a quarter of the patients experienced sickle cell pain on 95 out of every 100 days. In general, sickle cell pain was much more frequent and severe than doctors have previously reported. However, patients only sometimes called their pain a crisis, and most managed their pain at home, even if they thought they were in a crisis.
The study did not examine what leads to sickle cell pain being so frequent and intense. Understanding this could help doctors and patients better manage the pain.
Patients with sickle cell disease have pain more frequently than previously estimated and do not seek health care on most days that they have pain.
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Home buyers in Ulster on rollercoaster price journey
Published 10/04/2008
Hold on tight for the white knuckle ride that is Northern Ireland's property market. Property Correspondent Helen Carson reports on the lastest blow to first-time buyers Buyers and sellers alike have learned that what goes up must come down.
The white-knuckle ride that is the volatile housing market, which began its upward trajectory in 2005, has never been so unpredictable.
First it was spiralling house prices which attracted the new breed of buyer - the investor.
All of sudden traditional 'starter homes' became investment territory and those trying to get their foot on the first rung of the property ladder faced fierce competition and bidding wars for humble terraces and apartments provincewide.
First-timers, however, were thrown a lifeline from banks which recognised that many new buyers were losing out.
Enter the 100% mortgage - a nil deposit home loan which empowered prospective property owners to drive through that pain barrier and get a mortgage - minus years of savings or a welcome fillip from the bank of mum and dad.
But nothing lasts forever in the fast-moving property rollercoaster that is the local market. Prices peaked pushing the cost of the average house here to over £250,000 at one stage. Since then, however,
And in a province unused to a boom - or indeed a bust - situation felt the full economic wrath of a market rectifying itself.
The people who bought at the peak of the boom discovered they may just have to sit tight for another while before selling, or in the worst cases face accepting a lower price 12-months on than they had previously paid.
Since last year property prices have taken a tumble, yet ironically Northern Ireland still has some of the most expensive houses in the UK.
Add to this mix a global credit crunch and what do you get? The banks and building societies having to batten down the hatches in a bid to consolidate their own spending and borrowing.
Interest rates for some savers were slashed, while Bank of England interest rate drops are not necessarily passed onto borrowers. Meanwhile, the financial plight of the Northern Ireland Co-Ownership Scheme was another curve ball to be thrown at the hapless first-time buyer.
But there were more harsh house-keeping measures to come. In another bitter blow the banks have one-by-one taken away the single product which was keeping the first-time buyers onboard - 100% mortgages.
Abbey was the last lender to axe the deposit-free deal, citing market conditions as the reason for the move.
Estate agents here have bravely soldiered on encouraging sellers to negotiate on prices and urging first-time buyers to come back.
Indeed what is happening now is the flipside of the boom which was a case of simple economics - supply vs demand.
In 2005 an influx of people to Northern Ireland looking for property meant demand from buyers outstripped the supply of houses for sale - now it is the complete opposite.
Websites show hundreds houses for sale - all in a single price bracket.
There is barely a part of the province which doesn't have a 'forest' of for sale signs.
In some areas entire roads are on the market, competing for that all-important buyer.
So what is the forecast on the housing front? Unless prices come down and banks begin to incentify buyers, it may be gloomy.
First-time buyers are once again at the sharp end of a property predictament, so it will take a Herculean effort from government and the financial institutions to get them back.
If they don't, every home-owner in the province will be affected.
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So, first of all, I did not mean to post this in Success Stories; Being 2 days into the project is hardly a measure of success...although, in terms of addiction, every day is a success, and really, the way I'm watching the clock, it sure seems like I'm trying to give up heroin (no offense to the reformed heroin users out there...I'm sure in reality that is way worse), but man oh man, I have been thinking about cookies all day long.
A few highlights:
I had to go out lunch with a senior ranking executive in my firm today; I was bummed thinking that I would be wrecking my goals on day two...however I am pleased to report that I managed to eat primally...we went to "Red Hot and Blue," a barbecue joint, and I ordered the "Pig and Link," a pulled pork sandwich with a link of hot sausage. I ate sausage and the pork, left the bread and swapped out the potato salad for steamed veggies.
The temperature here today (I live in South Central, PA, near Gettysburg and I work in the DC-Metro area) was -6 this morning with a windchill of -20. the High got all the way up to 9. Needless to say, I did not do any exercising outside. I am going to use the kid's wii fit tonight I think
My son is eating M&Ms in front of my face right now and I want to cry.
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Smithville takes division title over Ingomar
Missed opportunities helped Smithville win a division title, as the Lady Seminoles defeated Ingomar 9-2 on Thursday.
The Lady 'Noles opened their scoring attack in the third, as a walk and three straight singles brought in the first run. An error and another single by Jennie Avery made it 3-0.
Smithville added on another run in the third, and the Lady Falcons got on the board in the third, as Kate Webb hit a two-out double and scored off a single by Shelly Grisham.
Up 5-1 in the top of the seventh, the Lady 'Noles scored four runs off five straight hits. Mallory Adair hit a leadoff single in the bottom half of the frame and scored on a single by Webb.
Ingomar had opportunities to score, primarily in the first and sixth innings, but could not capitalize in the loss.
"Any opportunity we had, we totally missed it, one hundred percent. We got outplayed in every aspect of the game," Ingomar head coach Andy Wilbanks said. "I thought coming in, with it being the biggest game of the year, we'd be up, and we were not. After it was three to nothing, we were done. They never came back, never responded, and we need to work on that going into the playoffs for sure."
Web led the Lady Falcons with three hits and an RBI, while Reid Little and Grisham each had two hits.
For Smithville, Breanna Edgeworth had three hits and Kami Roberts, Linsey Lann, Laken Armstrong and Lane Kennedy each had two in the win.
Ingomar will host North Pontotoc this week before the playoffs.
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Kenyon Martin and Metta World Peace got into a "heated" verbal argument during a Knicks workout prior to Sunday's game against the Pelicans, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.
The two veteran forwards did not come to blows, but the back and forth was described as "intense" by one source with knowledge of the dust-up.
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The bells ring, and the man's eyes begin to water.Kir brings home the silver with Concession, an intimate love poem that defines the word bittersweet. Jenna from Jenna's Attic takes third with Letting Go, a piece that brings back the familiar sting of heartbreak in a flood of senses and emotions.
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Linda Lear has always been intrigued by how the lives of artists and writers have been influenced by the natural world. She discovered quite by accident that before Beatrix Potter began her legendary series of 'little books' for children she had been an avid student of natural history. A professor of environmental history and author of the prize-winning biography Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature, Lear is an enthusiastic horticulturalist and collector of botanical art. She and her husband live in Bethesda, Maryland. Linda Lear's latest title, Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature is published by Penguin.


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Learn the U.S. Constitution
"its only keepers, the
Rules of Naturalization
It is interesting to note that
the Founders knew that the incredible freedom which their formula would produce would be the envy of the
world. It would attract predator nations; hence the need for a strong and ready military to keep other
nations at bay. Benjamin Franklin even expressed the belief that if America kept its military strong enough,
we would not have to fight another war because it would soon "be thought proper to treat us not with justice only,
but with kindness, and thence we may expect in a few years a total change of measures with regard to us."
(The Five Thousand Year Leap, p. 261)
The Founders felt the same way about
what American freedom would do for individuals living in other countries. Many would feel the pull of
American prosperity and have the desire to come to America where they
could experience real freedom. As a result, the Founders gave to Congress the power to make rules for
immigration and naturalization so that order could be kept and the environment of freedom, morality, and the
protection of rights could be maintained.
Immigration and
Supreme Court has sustained the position that the United States has the right, inherent in a sovereign nation,
to determine the conditions under which persons shall be allowed to enter the country and rules or provisions by
which they may be naturalized. This broad power allows the government to impose quotas, qualifications,
restrictions, and even outright prohibitions against certain classes of immigrants. In the beginning the
immigration quotas favored the northern European population, and certain races or classes of people have been
totally excluded at times.
"Even under the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952 there were thirty-one
categories of aliens who were excluded from the United States. However, the act of June 27, 1962,
provided that "the right of a person to become a naturalized citizen of the United States shall not be denied or
abridged because of race or sex or because the person is married." (Making of America p. 412)
Requirements for Citizenship
Since the Constitution was written, over forty-five million immigrants
have flowed to the United States from all over the world. Most of them have come hoping to attain
full citizenship as "Americans." This takes at least five years. Here are the requirements:
1. The applicant must be at least eighteen years
2. The applicant must have proof that he or she
entered the country lawfully.
3. The applicant must have lived in the
United States for five consecutive years (three years if the spouse of a citizen), and he
or she must have lived for six months in the state in which the petition is filed.
4. The applicant must be of good moral character,
having two citizens to testify to the fact. According to U.S. law, an alien is not considered to be of good
moral character if he or she is a drunkard, an adulterer, a bigamist or polygamist (having two or more wives at the
same time), a professional gambler, a convicted murderer, or if he or she has lied to the Immigration and
Naturalization Service or has been in jail more than 180 days during his or her five years in the United
5. The applicant must demonstrate knowledge of the history
and form of government of the United States
and must be "attached to the principles of the Constitution."
6. The applicant must demonstrate an understanding of the
English language and be able to speak, read, and write words in common usage. (This requirement is waived if
the applicant has a handicap that does not permit him to do these things.)
The declaration of intention is filed with the Immigration and Naturalization
Service. Sometimes an investigation is conducted. Eventually the applicant is called in to be
examined. If the results are satisfactory, the applicant's file is sent to a court where the applicant can be
sworn in as a citizen of the United States
and receive a certificate of naturalization. The oath of
allegiance which every naturalized citizen must take is as follows:
"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all
allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore
been subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America
against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same: that I
will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in
the armed forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance
under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental
reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."
Once a person has been naturalized he or she has every civil right to which a
"natural-born" American citizen is entitled--with one exception. Only a natural-born citizen can serve as
President or Vice President of the United
The Current Problem of Illegal
With his background in law enforcement and national security, Dr. Skousen
expressed alarm, over twenty years ago, about the inflow of foreigners who were not being held accountable
according to our established laws of immigration and naturalization. He wrote:
"A major challenge facing the United States today
is the problem of illegal aliens. There are several million of them (estimated now to be 10-12 million)
living in the United States, hailing from many countries. Some of them have been here so long
there is talk of granting them amnesty so they can begin preparing themselves for full citizenship. However,
it is recognized that a massive wave of illegal aliens banded together with hostile or violent attitudes toward
the United States could be a serious threat to the internal security of the country.
Americans have always been sympathetic to those who have come from abject poverty and brutal dictatorships seeking
a better life. However, in recent years, authorities have observed an increasing number of illegal aliens who
are either professional criminals or steeped in revolutionary ideology with training in terrorism. It is the
responsibility of the federal government to see that these conditions are corrected so that criminal and
revolutionary aliens are not allowed to threaten the peace and well-being of the American people." (Making of
America p. 414)
Once again, The Founders' Constitution has
this as well as other major problems facing our nation, the Founders would surely say we have not been very good
stewards of their legacy. The violation of several principles of wise and good government has caused these
crises to develop:
1. We have not held to the Founders' friendly-but-separate philosophy outlined in the
Monroe Doctrine. As we have meddled in the affairs of other countries, we have made enemies, just as
President Washington said would happen. Now our enemies are finding ways to infiltrate and destroy us.
2. We have not been the example and blessing to the entire human race as we should
have been. Our own internal immorality has given other nation's excuses to threat us as enemies. It
overshadows the charity we do give out to the world.
3. We have created entangling alliances which have drawn us into wars and disputes
not of our choosing or making.
4. We have created welfare programs which present a false hope to the rest of the
world and encourage foreigners to think there is a "free lunch" in America.
5. We have gutted our intelligence gathering capability so that we are not able to
know where security risks are lurking within our own country.
6. We have tied the hands of our police agencies so that effective crime control is
breaking down.
Oh, that we could look to the Founders' Constitution and live again in the full light of
freedom and invite the rest of the world to truly follow our example. Someday, that will happen.
This information was taken from a newsletter put out by the National Center for
Constitutional Studies, written by Earl Taylor, Jr. April 2006
There have been many tributes to the Constitution but the highest tribute of
all is the willingness of a person to take the time to study it.
The Constitution is an exciting charter for human freedom that establishes
nearly 300 vested rights as they apply to various segments of the American society. Many
people do not know the nature of these rights or how too protect them. This is why many of
those rights have been eroded or lost.
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Does Going Public Affect Innovation?
Shai Bernstein
Stanford Graduate School of Business
August 1, 2014
Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
This paper investigates the effects of going public on innovation by comparing the innovative activity of firms that went public with firms that withdrew their IPO filing and remained private. NASDAQ fluctuations during the book-building phase are used as an instrument for IPO completion. Using patent-based metrics, I find that the quality of internal innovation declines following the IPO and firms experience both an exodus of skilled inventors and a decline in productivity of remaining inventors. However, public firms attract new human capital and acquire external innovations. The analysis reveals that going public changes firms' strategies in pursuing innovation.
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