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Playing Gold Without Getting Killed
In Part One of this series, I said there was a chance gold might be about to go vertical.
In Part Two, I explained why I don't trust it, and wouldn't want to risk a lot of my money on it.
Where does that leave you?
You can see signs of a gold rush everywhere, from the nonstop TV commercials in the U.S. to the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, where a vending machine now dispenses gold coins.
If anything, the nine-year gold boom has intensified as traders nervous over the European financial crisis have flocked to the metal's perceived safety. The assets in the SPDR Gold Trust , an exchange-traded fund that tracks the price of gold, jumped by more than 10% in May alone.
The question for investors who have remained on the sidelines until now is whether there still is an opportunity to join the stampede—and, if so, how to do it without getting crushed.
Gold prices have risen nearly fivefold since 2001. Yet, remarkably, some analysts say the rally might still have legs. John LaForge at Ned Davis Research notes that, adjusted for inflation, gold is little over half its peak 1980 price. Charles de Vaulx, the value-minded manager of IVA Worldwide Fund, says gold's long rally has merely put it in line with long-term averages in relation to the stock market.
The Bullish View
Hedge-fund titans George Soros and John Paulson share the bullish view. They have big stakes in gold, and have recently invested in smaller mining companies such as Kinross Gold Corp. and NovaGold Resources Inc. in the hope these might jump higher than bigger miners if gold prices continue to rise.
But the long gold rally also is stoking fears of a bubble. While that would augur for more gains in the short term, it also could set the stage for a crash later on. A similar pattern unfolded in the 1970s: gold rallied for most of the decade, peaking in 1980 at around $850 an ounce. Then it plummeted, bottoming out at around $250 in 2001.
The lesson: gold can be dangerous, and its steep rise only makes it more so. John Hydeskov, senior currency analyst at Danske Bank in Copenhagen, warns that gold may be especially vulnerable to a short-term pullback now. Too much speculative money has already chased the futures market higher, he says.
That is why some investors are hoping to thread a needle, making bets they hope will pay off if prices go up, while limiting their losses if the market drops.
One way to do that is to buy call options on the GLD exchange-traded fund. Call options give you the right to buy the fund at a later date if prices rise further, while letting you walk away with only small losses if they tank.
A Safer Strategy
So instead of risking $119 a share on the GLD fund, investors could, for example, pay $16 for $120 call options good until January 2012. That would give them the right to buy the shares at $120 if gold booms, and limit their losses to $16 if gold tanks. (These are per-share values. Options trade in lots of 100.)
The call-option strategy "is a way of buying exposure cheaply," says Alan Lancz, a money manager for institutions and wealthy clients in Toledo, Ohio. He says it lets investors use "a small amount of money to get exposure even when prices are this high."
"It's one way to avoid losing incredible amounts of money," adds Larry Glazer, portfolio manager for Mayflower Advisors in Boston. "At any given moment this thing could have a massive selloff."
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Utah is known for bad drivers. They don't signal, or signal and don't turn. They dart in and out while driving on the freeway. They go through red lights and don't stop at stop signs.9 comments on this story
Now we finally pass a law that they should not use cell phones while driving, that both hands should be on the wheel and our attention should be on just driving safely. However, it sounds like we can still use our cell phone if someone calls us, or if we stop long enough to dial out. Our high schools are trying to teach that just talking on the phone is a distraction because we are thinking about the conversation, not driving. Lets really pass a law that means no using the cell phone while in the car. Maybe then we can stop accidents.
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[Haiti, February 27: Women dressed in party attire prepare to participate in a parade during carnival weekend in Jacmel, Haiti. This year's celebration was met with mixed emotion as the memory of the 2010 earthquake, which forced the cancellation of last year's event, loomed large. Image via Getty.]


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City cites owner of historic Janesville home
Brad Goodrich has been ordered to submit material to the commission so he can seek approval to complete the work on the Lovejoy house at 220 St. Lawrence Ave.
Brad Cantrell, Janesville�s community development director, said his staff has been in discussions with Goodrich for several weeks.
Goodrich runs the Ekklasia Foundation in the former mansion, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Goodrich started work on the building last year, but the commission in November ordered him to stop after he removed decorative detailing and plastered over other details with EIFS, a concrete/stucco-like material.
A property owner in the historic overlay is required to get a building permit for exterior work, and the first step is appearing before the historic commission. The commission can�t forbid the work, but it can delay it for six months if the parties disagree.
The historic commission in November asked Goodrich to appear before he continued work. He has not done so.
The city issued the recent citation after staff members learned that Goodrich demolished the rear stoop, Cantrell said.
The city has asked Goodrich to submit his plans in the next 30 days so the historic commission can evaluate them, Cantrell said.
�He�s been removing details of the home without a review by the historic commission,� he added.
The citation, issued Aug. 24, carries a fine of no less than $250 but no more than $1,000 per offense. That can be compounded daily until he meets the city�s conditions.
Goodrich submitted some information in June that was incomplete, Cantrell said. The city has been waiting for more.
On Aug. 21, Goodrich also was issued an order to resume his efforts to renovate the nearby Mercy Manor, the former nursing home that he owns at 119 S Parker Drive.
Goodrich in 2007 received a conditional-use permit to renovate the building into an assisted-living facility. That conditional-use permit has now expired.
Neighbors have complained frequently about the mess surrounding the building.
Now, financing for the project appears to have stalled, and liens have been issued against the property.
Goodrich has 30 days to get a new conditional-use permit and financing, resolve the liens and submit the building plan for final review, Cantrell said.
If Goodrich does not address the demands, the city could consider another course, including a raze-or-repair order, Cantrell said.
�He (Goodrich) has cleaned up around the site. We have to give him credit for that,� Cantrell said. � � But there�s been very little progress on completing this project.
�I guess where we�re kind of at is, where do we go from here? He just needs to give us an indication of what�s happening and what he intends to do.�
The city hopes the citation and order will give Goodrich impetus to move forward, Cantrell said.
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Consumers in Oklahoma and Kansas looking to buy vehicles with compressed natural gas conversions have another financing option.
A credit union headquartered in Oklahoma City has begun offering its members loans they can use to finance the construction of tornado shelters. This year has been a record year for killer tornadoes across the Midwest and South.
Communication FCU offering 2.99% loans to home-owning members in Oklahoma and Kansas.


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Yesterday, I tried something really odd for breakfast, but it worked…for me anyway. 🙂
Oat bran + vanilla rice protein powder topped with raw granola (aka raw corn) = a delicious bowl of warm oats & crunchy sweetness. Don't knock it till you try it.
Then, I hiked up the mountain behind our house. The hike up wasn't bad at all, and only took 15 minutes. The hike down was a different story altogether. I had my obligatory fall but ended up back at the house in one piece.
Afterwards, I took one of our pups on a walk while I talked to VeggieGirl on the phone. Love you VG! CD and I then decided to enjoy the sunny day and walk around the little town of Westcliffe. It's about 10 miles to town, and by the time we got there, the rain clouds were upon us. We walked around for 10 minutes before we felt the first rain drops. The temperature quickly dropped about 20 degrees, and we proceeded to drive home in the worst hail storm I have ever experienced. It was wild.
Before I go, I wanted to share my new favorite stevia along with my new favorite smoothie ingredient.
Many thanks to the folks at NuNaturals for allowing me to sample some of their products. I received this package right before we left Nashville, and I am so grateful I did. The liquid clear stevia in the plastic bottle fits easily in my purse for when I need a little sweet action on the go. I also packed the white stevia packets for our trip. Y'all, this is seriously the best tasting powdered stevia I've tried. Most brands leave a weird taste in my mouth, but I am quite pleased with the flavor of NuNaturals' version…great in smoothies, and I can't wait to try the rest of the products when we get back home. Thanks again NuNaturals!
Speaking of smoothies…
Frozen rhubarb. Thanks for the recommendation reader Deb! Frozen rhubarb really bulks things up and adds a nice boost of fiber, vitamin C, and calcium to the mix. You may need to add a bit more sweetener of choice. My smoothie contained 1 cup almond milk, 2 TBSP chia seeds, frozen strawberries, frozen rhubarb, Jay Robb vanilla rice protein powder, and 1 packet of NuStevia. Topped it all off with some crunchy almond butter. Fruity and filling.
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Never judge a tea by first steep!
Decided to give this one another go. I didn't care for it the first time, but now I like it!
I steeped it for 4 mins, but I think I could get away with either 3 or 3:30 minutes for the flavours to be really nice and not bitter. I was really surprised about this tea this time around. I added milk and sugar and it's really made a nice creamy, berry-flavoured tea. It's quite nice. I like it a lot this time around.
I think I'm starting to like the fruity black teas all of a sudden, when for the longest time I didn't like them at all. It's amazing how things can change in no time at all.


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LINCOLNTON, Ga. — It's the chance Charles Folger and the Red Devils wanted, and maybe even expected, to get.
The years have changed, but the quarterfinal opponent is the same. For the third year in a row, Savannah Christian is the hurdle before a Class A semifinal appearance.
"It's just an opportunity for revenge. It's going to be a bloodfest," Folger said. "We hoped to have the opportunity to play them again."
The desire to see the Raiders again is simple: Savannah Christian has knocked out Lincoln County the past two seasons, winning 7-0 in 2009 and 17-14 in 2010.
But for the first time, both are undefeated.
Lincoln County reached 12-0 with strong performances on both offense and defense. Craig Jones has rushed for 1,235 yards despite never getting more than 19 carries in a game, and Mike McIntire has added 634 rushing yards.
Behind center, quarterback Denzel Gunby has more than 1,700 offensive yards, often connecting with receiver Mason Saggus for big plays.
Offensive coordinator Mike Doolittle gave much credit to the offensive line, which had three new starters entering this season.
But this week's challenge will be on a different level. Savannah Christian is allowing only 5.6 points per game with 290-pound DeAngelo Brown a disrupter.
Doolittle said the key will be to identify the formation, considering the Raiders line up late and don't even put their hands on the ground before the snap.
It's a tough test, but Doolittle said the most important thing to be is technically sound.
"The best team doesn't win," Doolittle said. "The team that plays the best wins."
Savannah Christian presents problems on the other side of the ball as well. Nardo Govan is one of the most dangerous threats, helping the Raiders average more than 40 points per game.
Folger said the offense is better than all the others the Red Devils' defense has seen this season.
Lincoln County has shut out three of the past four opponents, coming up with clutch goal-line stands this past Friday in a 27-0 blanking of Clinch County.
"Do we have a chance? Yes," Lincoln County coach Larry Campbell said. "Can we win? If everything goes perfectly, yes sir. We're not going to think we don't have a chance."


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Ayo Isijola leads the city in rushing yards and is among the league leaders in touchdowns. He has been offered a full scholarship by Hofstra. Cornell came to visit him. Rutgers and UConn are duly interested, and may offer sometime this winter.
The Nigerian-born running back is enjoying quite a senior year, one of the leaders on Sheepshead Bay, an established power that will meet Boys & Girls in the PSAL quarterfinals Saturday at noon.
But unlike countless other gridiron stars, he knew virtually nothing of the sport when he walked through the school's doors as a freshman. He didn't even play football that year, instead running track & field, where he was part of the 4x100 national champion relay team last spring.
"That's incredible," junior running back Devontai Carlie said.
Isijola, 18, whose entire name — Ayo Ishola Isijola — means happiness and joy in Nigerian, grew up playing soccer in his homeland and picked up basketball when he came to America at the age of 13 and settled with his mother, Yinka, a nurse's aid, in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. In junior high school, he was introduced to football, playing it in the school's playground.
The 5-foot-10, 185-pound muscular senior went out for the junior varsity team at Sheepshead as a sophomore, knowing only that he wanted to score touchdowns. The first day, Isijola said, putting the equipment on was odd. His helmet felt too tight, his shoulders pads too warm. He was nervous.
He rarely talked in practice, except to ask basic questions about penalties and how to take a handoff. His teammates almost immediately dismissed him. He could barely keep hold of the ball and didn't know any of the rules. In one game, when a kickoff caromed off a teammate, making it a live ball, he stared at in amazement as the opposition recovered. His coach, Thomas Vitola, yelled at him.
"He didn't know what to do," Carlie recalled.
Quickly, he silenced the doubters, scoring 24 touchdowns in eight games while averaging over 20 yards per carry, running for 1,195 yards and returning two kickoffs and one punt for scores.
"I learned from experience," he said.
But like so many underclassman that starred on JV, his introduction to varsity wasn't so pleasant. He injured his ankle in the first game and quickly lost confidence. The game was faster, the hitting harder. There was less time to adjust, but more time on the bench.
"Everything," Isijola said, "went wrong."
But Sharks coach Fred Snyder never lost confidence in him. The longtime coach had noticed his speed and vision on the JV, and knew it hadn't suddenly vanished. Plus, he didn't fall into the trap that catches so many track stars — he didn't lose his mind-blowing speed after that first big hit.
"I took that he never played football before," Snyder said. "He was learning. He came back and worked really hard."
Isijola spent four hours a day this summer working out, lifting weight, doing drills to improve his footwork and took part in the Big Apple Games at Sheepshead Bay.
"The way he works, he deserves what he gets," Snyder said.
Isijola learned the intricacies of his position, slowly but surely. He realized that he didn't have to run full speed on every play. There were time to use his blockers, to patiently wait for the hole to open up. Football is a team sport; he wasn't on his own.
"You need more than speed," Isijola said. "I used to think speed kills. But you need to know how to use your speed."
Isijola still uses that speed to the best of his abilities, particularly on his favorite play, the pitch out wide. He virtually won the Sharks' opening-round playoff game over Bayside, a 42-12 victory, himself by rushing for 229 yards and three touchdowns, one of which turned a tie game into a rout.
Beyond the many positives his future holds, football has opened up his present. It gave Isijola confidence in a foreign land. He has an 85 average and recently took the SATs. College coaches are knocking on his door and a run at a possible city championship awaits.
"I can't believe where I am," he said. "I was just a regular kid. Without sports, I would be on the streets."
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There are 53,878 registered pets in the City of Ottawa, with dogs having a leg up on cats.
Dog tags account for 34,655 of the registration files and the rest are cats.
The statistics are as of January and published in a new bylaw report recommending changes to the registration process for pets.
It will be easier to register your new dog or cat if council agrees to a proposal from staff to use the city's website.
If you have a dog or cat, you must register the pets with City Hall and pay an annual fee.
The program helps the city keep track of the animals and reunite pets with their owners if the wander away.
The registration money also helps pay for the city picking up strays and running the animal shelter.
Owners who want to renew their pet registrations can do it online, but new owners must go to a client service centre, mail the forms or register at the humane society, pet retailer and participating vets.
Since it's a frequent transaction, staff believe making the new registrations available online will make it more convenient for residents.
"The transition to an online registration channel is fundamental to the broader transformation of the pet registration program," staff write in the report, which will be considered by council's community and protective services committee Thursday.
The city is also standardizing its pet tags so there's one universal tag, rather than three different kinds which have been representing categories of animals.
The renewal process has been chewing up staff time every spring since there are mailings to owners reminding them to keep their registrations in good standing.
According to the report, the city issued 21,090 "lifetime tags" between 2003 and 2006 which aren't required to be renewed annually. The renew date for all other tags is April 30.
Now, staff want to make the renewal date one year after the first issuance date to spread out the work across the calendar year.
And because renewals will be online, tag stickers won't be necessary under the proposed regime.
The city also wants to eliminate barriers to people registering their pets online.
The proposed changes wouldn't require people submitting proof of pet sterilization and microchip implants, although they would still be asked on the registration page because there are different fees.
Besides, many registrations are filed at the spay and neuter clinic and humane society when the pets are sterilized, staff say.
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NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
Viewing 1,801–1,810 out of 12,894 events
from October 6, 2012 (x) to September 15, 2018
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Indoor Composting Workshop
at Blue Heron Nature Center (in Blue Heron Park), Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Learn the methods and benefits of indoor composting with the Urban Park Rangers.
Category: Education, Nature
A Park for the People: Central Park
at Doris Freedman Plaza (in Central Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
This program will focus on the history behind New York City's most iconic urban space: Central Park.
Category: Education, History, Hiking
Winter Workspace Drop-In Sunday
at Glyndor Gallery (in Wave Hill), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Stop by Glyndor Gallery to speak to the artists and get a closer look at the creative process.
Category: Art
Concert: I Go on Singing: Paul Robeson's Life in Song
at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
The concert combines song (including "Old Man River"), narratives, news clips, and excerpts from an interview with Robeson's friend, the legendary folksinger/songwriter Pete Seeger.
Category: Concerts
The Night Sky
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Our Urban Park Rangers will be your guides to the solar system, discussing the science, history, and folklore of the universe.
Category: Astronomy
Monday, January 16, 2017
MLK Day of Service at Idlewild Park
at Idlewild Park at 225th Street (in Idlewild Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteers will be removing debris from the wetlands in the park, as well as protecting the young forest by removing invasive vegetation.
Category: Volunteer, Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Arts, Culture & Fun: Lenape Landscape: Trees as Tonic by Artist Susan Stair
at Conference House Park Visitor Center (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
This exhibit of clay castings by Susan Stair forms portraits in trees used by the Lenape Indians for food and medicine.
Category: Art, History
Arts, Culture & Fun: Lenape Landscape: Trees as Tonic by Artist Susan Stair
at Conference House Park Visitor Center (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
This exhibit of clay castings by Susan Stair forms portraits in trees used by the Lenape Indians for food and medicine.
Category: Art
Discovery Walks for Families: Balto's Winter Wonderland
at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop (in Central Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
What Central Park Secrets are revealed in the winter? With Central Park's most famous canine resident leading the way, we'll explore the Park's wintery landscape to…
Category: Nature, History, Best for Kids, Tours
Central Park Tour: Seneca Village
at 85th Street and Central Park West (in Central Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Seneca Village was an important community of predominantly African-American property owners, living in an area that now makes up part of Central Park.
Category: Education, Nature, History, Tours
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In 2010, 35.7 percent of Americans were obese, and 79 million Americans were pre-diabetic. Obesity, consumption of sugary, fatty and pre-prepared foods, and physical inactivity have reached all-time highs, and the problem is only getting worse.
The most distressing thing about obesity in America is the myth that it's difficult to reverse. The billions of dollars poured into the medical system could be a dim memory if Americans spent more time getting regular exercise, watching less television and preparing meals at home.
Playing tonight at the Saint Alphonsus McCleary Auditorium, located at 1055 N. Curtis Road, is Weight of the Nation, an HBO special about the obesity epidemic, its causes and what can be done to combat it. The film is being presented by Activate Treasure Valley, a fitness program put on by the Treasure Valley YMCA.
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TV writer Gary Goldstein's Parental Discretion is a peppery little comedy about an angst-ridden gay couple who can't decide whether to have a child. Optioned by Warner Bros. for TV, this bit of sitcom glitter opens the season for Little Room Downstairs with what could be called television-theater.
Lights come up on Brian (Matt Kelley), a Hollywood hack who has made a name script-doctoring such masterpieces as Hooters the Movie and I Married a Mime. He also writes scripts on speculation and dreams of seeing one of them flickering on the movie screen. We meet him in mid-composition, flailing away furiously at the computer (he doesn't type so much as poke and prod his laptop's keyboard).
Brian's action film focuses on an unfortunate hero who threatens his foe with such lines as, stop or "I'll puke down your fucking throat." No, mutters Brian, shaking his head and pacing his living room floor. After head-scratching and rewriting he comes up with: Stop or "I'll piss down your fucking windpipe." These are the silly kind of one-liners that pin together this thin script and make it, in spite of its undeveloped premise, very amusing.
Kelley's quirky timing and his wonderfully odd way of muttering inane lines to himself make Brian "the writer" hilarious and believable. Like most scribes, he's a man who spends too much time inside the workings of his own imagination. He dreams up conversations with his dead June Cleaver-style mother and endless hackneyed stock characters who have nothing original to say.
Brian is soon joined by contractor Dan (Tom Budd), his baby-hungry honey who just wants what he says "normal" people have. In fact, Dan has already designed a nursery addition for the house.
Brian is forced out of the inanity in his head and into the middle of a real-life drama more interesting than anything involving his action hero. He loves Dan, but he's not sure he wants a baby.
It isn't long before Brian and Dan are joined by best friend Carmen (Kimberly Nicole), a sexy, smart, single woman who has spent the "last six Saturday nights partying with Orville Reddenbacher." Nicole brings a synthesis of lovely, youthful energy and experienced comfort to the stage. She was smart enough to save the day when opening-night technical glitches screwed up the stage lights and threw the actors into the dark.
"What's wrong with the lights in this place?" she demanded, managing to stay completely in character. It delighted an audience that cheered her spunky resourcefulness.
Brian's troubles are doubled when his dad, Jack (Paul Sidello), comes to stay indefinitely. Turns out that the father has just lost his closet-designing business, his house and girlfriend. He's looking for a place to live while he gets his life together. Though he and his gay son have a tenuous relationship, Jack has nowhere else to go. He arrives with a truckload of suitcases and announces -- just in case the audience fails to get the metaphor -- that "closets are no place for any of us anymore."
Brian protests. "Dad, you can't live here."
"Why not?" Jack snaps. "You lived in my house for 18 years!"
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Kooky, crazy people come and go, while the leads try to find the answer to life-changing dilemmas. Sidello is funny as the curmudgeon father (though the teal argyle socks ought to go) who constantly barks one-liners to his son. When he stumbles upon Brian and Dan smooching in the living room, Jack grumbles, "Don't mind me, I saw The Crying Game."
Goldstein felt compelled to include an irritating female couple, who may be the most annoying lesbians on the planet. They bring "lesbian meat loaf" and "lesbian pie" to a potluck dinner and do little except bicker and kiss. The only purpose of these characters appears to be that one of them has a mother who will eventually date Jack. We're thankful they come and go quickly.
This production is held together by the force of director Marcy Bannor, who keeps the pace lively. And the often hilarious black-out music includes everything from James Bond themes to Diana Ross's "Baby Love." All of this adds up to nothing more than amusing entertainment, but that's the way it is with television-theater.
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For a high-voltage shocks (over 500 volts or a lightning strike) call 911. If you or the patient is unsure of the voltage exposure, seek medical care.
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Red Sox scout John Deeble, who played a large role in the Red Sox' pursuit of Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, was appointed today to manage the Lowell Spinners, the club's Single-A team.
Deeble, who was serving as the Sox' coordinator of Pacific Rim scouting, had previously managed the Spinners in 2003. He also managed the Australian team in last spring's World Baseball Classic.
The coaching staffs for all of the Sox' minor league teams are now set. Below is a full list, provided by the Red Sox media relations staff:
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Planning this column in the middle of last week, I envisioned it as a piece noting how Hurricane Katrina wasn't a real news story, because the Rev. Jesse Jackson's face hadn't appeared in any video footage from the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast.
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But on Thursday, Jackson did show up in New Orleans. And to his everlasting credit, he and Louisiana state Sen. Cleo Fields arrived with three buses. Their plan was to move 450 students from Xavier University to safe locations outside the city, and then to make repeated round trips to take others to safety. Jackson planned to stay in the city five or six days, and it's certainly noteworthy that he arrived in the flooded city well before President Bush.
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So it has become a lot harder for me to say what I was going to say earlier this week, when I was ready to tease the media-savvy Jackson for staying away from New Orleans, suggesting that he might be worried about being upstaged by the sheer magnitude of the destruction left in Katrina's wake.
Yet there still is a point to make, with regard to what Jackson could, or should, have done with regard to the looting and violence that have plagued the flooded city.
Before we go any further, a couple of points need to be made.
First, no one should begrudge those who looted stores for the necessities that should have been made available much more quickly by local, state and federal governments and relief agencies. A man stealing a case or two or three of bottled water simply is trying to provide for his family in the absence of any other way of doing so. A woman taking boxes of disposable diapers and food for her children is doing exactly what any mother in her situation would do. An elderly couple scrounging the aisles of an abandoned pharmacy for medications and medical supplies are not a proper subject for anyone's disdain. Even those taking clothing and shoes to replace their now-sodden belongings should get a pass.
But why in God's name does anyone need a TV set in a city with no electrical power, and no hope of being back on the grid anytime soon? And why bust into a liquor store? There's damn sure nothing to celebrate today in New Orleans. And what good can come from hands cradling stolen pistols, rifles and other weapons when those same hands should be cradling the sick, the crying and the dying?
That's the message I was hoping Jackson, if he did show up, would bring to New Orleans. Instead, he appeared to shrug off the lawlessness. Here's part of an Associated Press report on Jackson's presence in New Orleans: "In response to the looting issue, Jackson says that people are just trying to survive and cling to anything they can." The report also quotes Jackson as saying, "We're going to New Orleans today without a security guard. We trust people."
That trust was, no doubt, helped along just a bit by the fact that large numbers of police officers and military personnel had been pressed into duty to control the looting and violence that swept the city.
Those police officers and military personnel were, incidentally, pulled away from the work of locating and assisting survivors, to protect those still in the city from the thugs using the disaster as an excuse for mayhem.
Maybe it's too much to expect that the words of just one man could have penetrated and changed the dark psychology that plunged New Orleans into lawlessness. Maybe it's unreasonable to suggest Jackson could have turned the tide of violence, freeing police and soldiers for more important work. (And, in fairness, it must be noted that not all of the people cradling stolen goods in their arms or floating them along in makeshift rafts were black.)
But it would have been nice to see a man of Jackson's obvious oratorical skills try to turn the city away from its self-inflicted darkness. I heard Jackson speak in a local church in the wake of the police shooting of young Edward Wright several years ago, and still can remember the electric feeling he brought with him into the sanctuary.
Whether or not he came to New Orleans to again seek the glare of the media spotlight, it's beyond argument Jackson showed courage and leadership in coming to the ravaged city to help people get out.
It's just a bit sad he couldn't muster the courage to tell people what they should have heard, instead of what they wanted to hear.
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CERN is the world's largest particle physics research facility. One of Europe's first collaborative ventures, it was founded in 1954 by a group of 12 countries that has now grown to 20 (see box). Situated on the Swiss-French border, it is famous for its 27-km underground tunnel--and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which, although running hugely overbudget, is due to be operational by 2005.
Whom Does It Employ?
CERN has about 2600 employees, of which only 3% are research physicists. However, another 37% of the staff is described as applied scientists and engineers. For these positions CERN typically seeks individuals with backgrounds in physics, computer science, electronics, mechanics, cryogenics, ultrahigh vacuum, materials science, radiation protection, cooling and ventilation, civil engineering, operation of accelerators and associated equipment, and conventional and superconducting magnets. According to the Web site, about 100 new staff members are recruited each year. Because all these vacancies are advertised on the CERN site, it's a good idea to keep an eye on it if you're of the physics and engineering persuasion and looking for a job.
The CERN community is a lot bigger than its payroll, however. CERN's staff are outnumbered more than two to one by "users" and "associates": scientists spending time working at CERN who are paid by universities and research institutes in their home countries.
Where Do I Start?
CERN runs a number of research programmes for both first-degree and postgraduate students. The Summer Student Programme offers students with at least 3 years of undergraduate physics, engineering, or computing education the opportunity to spend 2 or 3 months at CERN, working with a project team and attending some specially designed lectures. Meanwhile, undergrads in technical subjects who need to get a practical training project of between 6 and 12 months under their belts as part of their degree can do so by joining CERN's Technical Student Programme in Engineering, Computing and Applied Science.
If you're a theoretical or experimental physicist and want to undertake Ph.D. research at CERN, then the Web site explains that you should attach yourself to an experimental team from a university or research institute that visits CERN in the course of carrying out its research. However, other types of physicists, as well as engineers and computer scientists, can carry out between 1 and 2 years of their Ph.D. research at CERN through the Doctoral Student Programme in Engineering and Applied Sciences. To qualify you must be registered for a Ph.D. at a university in a member state, and you must have your own financial support: The programme only pays a subsistence allowance for the periods spent at CERN.
Fellowships and Beyond
Experimental and theoretical physicists do get a look in when it comes to CERN fellowships to work in a CERN research group, although to be eligible they must have a doctorate. Applied scientists, computer scientists, and engineers don't need a Ph.D., although having one won't disqualify them. Fellowships are initially for 1 year but are generally extended for a second. In addition to the CERN fellowship programme, you can work there as an European Commission Marie Curie Fellow.
Another way to obtain a temporary position at CERN is to become an Associate--effectively a visiting scientist. Under this scheme your salary continues to be paid by your home institution, although CERN pays an allowance to assist with living away from home. Usually associates work at CERN for no more than a year; the absolute maximum duration of such an appointment is 2 years.
Although CERN has tackled its legendary budgetary problems in part by cutting back on the number of its own employees, the LHC project, which started in 1991, is employing 31% more applied scientists and engineers now than it was then. Vacancies for all open-ended appointments at CERN are conveniently divided by the required background of recruits they're looking for: physicist, university engineer, etc.
Anything Else I Should Know?
CERN's official languages are English and French, so if you want to work there you'll need a good working knowledge of one, and it's desirable that you have a basic knowledge of the other (or demonstrate a willingness to acquire it ... CERN runs English and French language lessons for its employees).
And Yet More Training Opportunities
CERN is involved in a number of regular workshops aimed at young scientists, several of which rotate around Europe or even the world. The European Schools of High Energy Physics are held in a different European country every year. The CERN Accelerator School holds courses twice a year and every 2 years is one of the organisers of the U.S.-CERN-Japan-Russia Accelerator School. The CERN School of Computing is held annually in September.
Any Other Interesting Stuff?
Science in the Big League, an essay written by Norwegian particle physicist Egil Lillestol, who has spent a lot of time at CERN, is a great introduction to CERN's multinational environment and the joys and challenges of doing science on such a big scale. (NB. The little right-facing arrows at the top and bottom of each of the essay's pages take you to the next one; this wasn't immediately obvious to me.)


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iPhone 5 Schematics Surface Showing Device With 4-Inch Display
It is tough to go one day without some kind of next-generation iPhone leak and today is no exception.
Tech site 9to5Mac leaked pictures of what could be black and white back panels of the next iPhone yesterday and now the site has also released schematics for the new device that shows a design including a 4-inch display.
This new schematic shows that the device has a diagonal opening on it that is slightly over 4-inches. If this design ends up being authentic, than the rumors of the new iPhone sporting a 4-inch display will be true.
According to 9to5Mac's calculations, this opening is less than 0.1-inch over 4-inches. This could accommodate a display that measures at 4-inches diagonally.
The site cannot confirm that this schematic is legitimate, but there are too many signs pointing to a 4-inch display for the device not to feature one at this point.
9to5Mac also released images of a black and white back panel for the new iPhone yesterday.
Both components appear to be made out of metal with an antenna band molded into the back plates.
By examining the pictures of the components, 9to5Mac was able to come to some conclusions regarding the features that will be included on the next-generation Apple smartphone.
The long rumored smaller dock connector is present on the backing and the earphone jack has been moved to the corner of the device.
The speaker grills seem to have been redesigned and there is a new opening in between the camera lens and the LED flash, according to the site. Apple could use this new opening for a second microphone.
The company began including this second audio recording component on the iPhone 4S in order to capture video with higher sound quality.


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USA Cycling statement about the BMX Program Director position
Colorado Springs, CO (Jan. 8, 2013) — USA Cycling has announced that Mike King will no longer hold the position of BMX program director. Those responsibilities will be assumed by Jamie Staff, a former BMX world champion, within his recently-appointed position of high performance director of sprint programs. James Herrera will continue as USA Cycling's national BMX coach.
"I would like to thank Mike for his contributions to USA Cycling and the USA Cycling BMX program," said Vice President of Athletics Jim Miller. "Mike's involvement in developing and launching the USA Cycling BMX program prior to Beijing was instrumental in the initial success of the program, and I would like to wish him the best in all of his future endeavors."
King was hired by USA Cycling in 2007. He was based in Chula Vista, Calif., where he directed the national governing body's BMX program at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (OTC). In 2008, the U.S. won three Olympic medals at the Beijing Games. During King's tenure, American athletes also took home five world championship titles and 14 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup wins. He also oversaw the creation of both of the supercross tracks at the Chula Vista OTC. USA Cycling's BMX program will continued to be based there, and the site will host the 2013 USA Cycling Elite BMX National Championships on May 18.
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Saturday, September 10, 2011
In Love Again
Salt Fork and I haven't been on the best terms in the last month. And yes, it's been me, not her. She doesn't like stupidity nor does she reward it. So I've been away, for a few weeks.
We've settled our differences and I had an awesome trail run this morning. After running on the rocks of Virginia, I slipped into my old old Mizuno Waves-they felt like slippers going on.
Running on Ohio trails, it was effortless and so smooth. I found myself running uphills. Not walking, running up them! Not even a thought of changing over to a walk. Talk about endorphins this morning. I loved everyone and everything. I almost ran into a deer, running downhill. It was just standing in the middle of the trail, perfectly camoflagued into the browns.
All too soon I had to turn back toward the vehicle. It was a great run. I've made peace with the park. I'll be back soon.
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It was perfect today for soaring. For once I did the responsible thing and cleaned the pole barn, mowed the lawn, tilled the garden, picked veggies, made supper and generally worked my butt off catching up all of my chores. Tomorrow looks to be another perfect day. I still have more work to finish. However, I don't like to be responsible all the time. So if it's anything like today, I plan to fly!!! I've got a Bronze form all shiny and new that needs worked on.
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I hope your plans for getting out today worked out, and that the weather there was as good as here in Michigan.
It was around 40 last night with clear and calm conditions here today, so I put my beater DLG in the back seat. Today at lunch I went out to the green space by the office. Second toss resulted in a 30-minute flight, and the director of buildings and grounds happened by at about minute 24 to watch for a bit and to witness the landing.
So I've got the hardest task of the first level behind me!
P.S. For some reason I have a harder time putting my DLG on the spot than I do my big RES floater. Thankfully this landing was right at 2.5m, but it had me a little concerned.
One more landing down. Hope you had a witness or Z-Log for the timed part. Good to hear you're making progress. I did manage to get a little flying in but with no witness around today I was just trying for those long flight times. No luck this time but I had a great time.
We've got some good soaring weather ahead for the weekend. Joe, Jim and I are planning a 1K G&R task for tomorrow as the "main event" of the day. I could have made it yesterday but I wanted to do it with my friends and it was a high traffic time with school buses and work traffic, so I opted to not be a hazard to them. Safety first. I was teaching my brother how to fly and did not have my timer running or the first 45 would have been done. It's time to start kicking some butt on the program as winter is getting nearer. BOO, HISS WINTER SUCKS!!! I have just ordered a short kit from Skybench to get me through the loooong winter coming up. It's time to cause a yellow & red Monokote shortage. The 12' Thermal Queen has been ordered.
Everyone have a safe holiday weekend. Now get out there and get some tasks done, I want to hear from a bunch of new members come Monday!
Some of us stouter folks don't find winter flying much of a problem except the launch. It takes some good consintration to heave the plane level when you are looking like the Michelin Man!!!!
Three day of fun in the sun are here now, got some work to do of that Bronze metal form, two landings and a whole lot of blank spaces!
A thermal Queen huh Steve, when you get to flying that one you will find a new meaning to "Speced Out" (<;
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Well it was a great looking day for flying but we all know how that goes.
Steve and I got some of our task in, landings mostly at field #4.
I did have one good flight going so Steve jump in the van, told me to jump in and we will get your Goal and Return. I jumped in the side door and off we went. About a 1/10th of a mile down the road we had to stop, we had figured out this would be easier hanging out the window as it would give my a wider view angle. We were zipping down the road when I got a fright, the antenna on Dave's Stylus swiveled on me. First thought was I have a replacement the scend was the Victor is a goner!!!
We made it to the Goal (check out http://www.thermalrider.com/redhen.html if you want to see a map of our fields) at field #7 with lots of altitude so it was a quick turn around and speed on back to #4. When we got back it was a big relief for me but I was shaking. Looked at the watch and I had 17 minutes, if I can get another 13 I have one of the 30's for my LSF III. That is when the luck ran out, 20:30. Oh well we still have two more days this weekend!!
The thing that struck me the most was the odd feeling of having a hard time figuring out if the Victor was climbing or sinking.
We also had two new guys show up, Fred with an Easy Star that the guys at the power club could not get to fly right, Cap'n Jack got that straightened out and Fred is now one of us glider guiders.
Earl is a friend of Jim's from around Valpo that made his way out with his Radian.
So we had six guys out at Red Hen baking in the sun and having fun. I bet we were not the only ones today.
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What Joe didn't tell you
Joe's description of a fun day at Red Hen was pretty accurate. What he modestly didn't tell you was that, while the day looked very promising, a 10 minute flight was difficult. Using every bit of his skill and a half-way decent sailplane (Victor), Joe found the only boomer of the day allowing him to complete the 1K G&R. Way to go, Joe. I believe that's the first G&R accomplished at Red Hen. It gave me great pleasure to sign Joe's Level III LSF voucher. Be warned, our weather pattern's stable and we're going at it again tomorrow!
What a day! Showed up around 10:30, clouds all over, chance of rain and nobody in site!
After a hour or so Jack showed up and stuff his Pic in my Aquila XL.
He few short instructions and up, up and away!
Several more instructions from Jack and the Pic is telling me I just pasted 700'.
After 30 minutes of climbing and cruising the truely great feature of the Pic tells me the Rx battery is at 4.9!!!! It had also told me that I was at 2300', full spoilers and the Pic is still saying I am maintaining altitude!!!
Hit the ground at 38:51, darn, this flight only counts for the LSF LIII!!!
Still had a great time with the guys and learn some new stuff, and it didn't hurt!!!!!
New personal best
The weather here in Minnesota was absolutely perfect for soaring all weekend. Sadly I had a ton of work to do but I was able to get in a couple of hours of flying. I decided to try out a new field that I have been granted access to. This is a very, very big field and I was easily able to setup my longest hi-start, 100' of tubing and 420' of line. The winds were light so I decided to fly unbalasted and really hunt the lift. Well I knew there was lift around as soon as I left the line on the first flight because I flew straight into sink. Down from 500' in under 2 minutes. No problem, I just hooked the Riser back up and launched again. Over the course of the next hour and a half I had some great flights and set a new flight time record for myself of 9 minutes and 47 seconds. It was a grand flight. I had a nice 5+ minute flight and this longer one and I had many awsome landings that easily fulfilled the copper level landing tasks. Sadly none of them will count because I was flying alone and I don't have a flight data logging device yet. I did try to get one of my flying friends to join me but due to the last minute nature of the call he was unavailable. Oh well, there will be another day and I am a patient guy.
I am getting better at this "soaring" thing. I am getting much better at noticing the lift and being able to stay in it. Now granted I have a very long way to go but every time I go out I get a little better. Who knows one of these days I just may find a second thermal on the same flight.
NEWS: The LSF is endorsing our program. Their announcement can be seen here .
We're steadily growing. I've added 3 new aspirants in the last week. We have a ways to go but I can't wait to hit the 50 mark!
Wow that is really great news. Congratulations on a job very well done, or should I say, on a job well started?
PS. Steve your package will be in the mail by tomorrow. I wanted to get a good box for it.
NEWS: Our web pages are undergoing some work so please bear with us. Joe and I are swamped right now with work & life. Plus we're trying to get in as much flying as we can before the long hard Indiana & Michigan winter sets in.
************************************************** ************************************************** ************There are going to be some changes being made to the program shortly. I have decided to move things up a bit. We're growing and growing fast! The program is starting to get a lot of feedback as well. I'm planning to do a mass e-mailing to all aspirants & members shortly. Notice I said e-mail, not PM. This will be your way of voting on the proposed changes. If by popular vote the changes happen you will be notified by the same mass e-mailing and informed of the changes. The program has simply done far better than I expected and I haven't been able to adjust it to solve deficiencies in the program because there are so many involved. Also, I'm not even sure who all IS involved. This is why we have started to request contact info before sending out the Copper form instead of people just downloading it and have been requesting people send us their info if they started the program before this policy started. I would like to do this to get the program back on track. The intent of the program was to be challenging and yet difficult enough that it couldn't be just done in a year or two. This should and will take a long time to complete if properly structured. This is after all what we were all looking for. A seriously challenging program without competition. Something to be proud of and that is difficult enough to gain the respect of our fellow fliers. So be ready to cast your vote. I will allow time for people to respond before tallying everything up and announcing the results. If you want to participate by voting then get me your e-mail address and contact info. Not sure what info we want just e-mail me and I'll send you what we need. email@example.com
************************************************** ************************************************** **********I have signed up 8 new aspirants today and have four more to contact yet to get their info. I would say we're growing! Keep this up and I'm going to have to take a vacation. Now you can see why I want to get things voted on and fast, so there's no more changes later on to the levels. Let's work together (as we always have ) and get the levels built so we can be prepared for the onslaught of new members. Thank you.
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NEW DIRECTION FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE, NATIONAL SECURITY, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT AND THE RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY CONSERVATION TAX ACT OF 2007--Continued -- (Senate - April 03, 2008)
Mr. KYL. Will the leader yield for a question?
Mr. REID. Yes.
Mr. KYL. Madam President, I served in the House of Representatives with the Senator from Illinois as well. This isn't the first time he has done something unheard of. I was in the minority in the House of Representatives and on a particular vote--I don't know how many were on the floor, but probably about a dozen altogether--Dick Durbin was in the chair as Presiding Officer. He called the vote--a voice vote. It was supposed to be ``the ayes have it,'' but there were a bunch of Republicans on the floor and, in full-throated voice, we said ``no.'' I think one timid soul said ``aye.'' The Presiding Officer said: ``The nos appear to have it, the nos do have it.'' He called the vote, but not the way his side of the aisle wanted it called. Of course, about 10 minutes later, the appropriate number of people were on the floor and the vote was reversed. So this is not the first time the Senator from Illinois has done something unusual and in a way to move the process along and be fair in it. I always have appreciated that.
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask that amendment No. 4407 be called up. I believe it is at the desk.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Arizona [Mr. KYL] proposes an amendment numbered 4407 to amendment No. 4387.
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust for inflation the dollar limitation for the principal residence gain exclusion)
At the end add the following:
(a) In General.--Section 121(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitations) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.--In the case of any calendar year after 2008, the dollar amount contained in paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
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``(A) LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN JOINT RETURNS.--Paragraph (1) shall be applied by doubling the dollar amount specified in such paragraph if--''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 2008.
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, this amendment is actually very simple, and I think it will be another one of the things that we can do to help promote home ownership and the transfer of property to make it less expensive for people and, frankly, to advance a policy that we should have advanced a long time ago.
Most people know under current law they can exclude $250,000--for a married couple it is $500,000--from the capital gains when they sell their principal residence. In other words, even though you may make $250,000 on the value of your home when you sell it, that is excluded from the capital gains that would otherwise have to be paid.
You are limited by some requirements. You have to live in the home for 2 years. You have to own and occupy the home in 2 of the previous 5 years from the sale. But you are able to exclude from the capital gains $250,000. The problem is, as we found out with the alternative minimum tax, inflation can drive the value of this exclusion down.
So what this amendment does, simply, is index the exclusion for inflation. It is very simple. I cannot imagine it would be controversial. What this would do, of course, is to preserve the value of this deduction that we have all taken advantage of for the future and thereby encourage individuals to purchase a new home. Of course, much of what we are trying to do in this legislation is encourage home ownership but, more than that, encourage people to purchase homes or be able to transact the sale and purchase of a home.
There is another point I want to make, and it is important because some people have been caught in an innocent situation with regard to the foreclosures we are concerned about. People do not buy homes, for the most part, to make money. Now, it is true there were speculators in this red hot housing market and, obviously, we are in no mood to bail out speculators. But most people buy a home to raise their family, and they live in the home.
This exclusion, of course, requires they live in the home for 2 years out of 5 years before the sale. So we are not talking about the situation where brokers would buy a home and then wait a couple months and flip it and sell it and make a big profit. This is for legitimate folks who bought a home to live in and have their family live in it and then sold it.
A large portion of a capital gain on a home is now inflation. That is the hard reality of it. I do not think any of my colleagues believe it should be subject to taxation. Unfortunately, inflation now is around 4 percent. It is growing faster than that. Therefore, for the future I think this is an important amendment as well.
So this amendment protects homeowners from unexpected changes in family status, employment, and health. It would help elderly taxpayers who sell their home and choose to move into less expensive housing during their retirement. Frequently, there is a capital gain on their longtime residence, and it would help them avoid having to pay a capital gains tax.
It clearly simplifies tax administration and record keeping. It would provide people with a much easier situation for acquiring a home.
Mr. President, there are some additional arguments that I could make. Let me cite a couple statistics. Then I am hoping I can perhaps engage some of my colleagues in a discussion to see if there would actually be a need to vote on this amendment or whether we could agree to it.
Let me cite a couple statistics. Usually we do not like to get into this much detail, but I think in this case it makes sense. We have seen housing prices now fall from what some call their bubble highs--the value that was driven up so dramatically, and now it has fallen. Alan Greenspan famously called it the froth in the housing market.
But housing prices are still much higher than they were in 1997. I think about my State. I think about the Senator from California, her State, and those States where property values appreciated, but a lot of that appreciation is now due to inflation.
Here are a couple of interesting stats: The median single-family home price in 1997 was $146,000. A decade later, in 2007, the median home price was $247,200--over $100,000 more in just 10 years. The median home price in California 10 years ago was $186,500, roughly. In February of 2008 it was $409,240--in other words, an increase of $222,750.
So, very clearly, there is a huge inflation factor going into the value of these homes, and we are going to have to pay capital gains tax on that above the $250,000 level if we do not index that amount for inflation.
So I could go on. I think it is so simple. It is a proposition that I would assume would have support from both sides of the aisle. There is nothing political about this, of course, and it would certainly help a lot of our homeowners at a time when we are searching for ways to do exactly that.
So I would pause at this point to see if anyone has any objection or questions about it. I will yield the floor otherwise. But I would love the opportunity to get into a discussion about it and see if there is any concern on anybody's part about it.
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, with respect to Murray-Schumer amendment No. 4397, I make a point of order that the amendment violates section 201(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 of the 110th Congress.
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, this amendment is very simple. We all know that for individuals, there is a $250,000 exclusion from capital gain when you sell your owner-occupied property. For a couple, it is $500,000. But just like the AMT, it is not indexed for inflation. This amendment indexes that for inflation. That is all it does.
Now, to my colleague saying that home values are going down, here are two statistics. I will cite one for the Nation and one for one State. Ten years ago, the median family priced home was $146,000. Today, it is $247,000. That is $100,000. In California, the median price 10 years ago was $186,000, roughly. It was $409,000 in February of this year, an increase of $222,000. The reality is that inflation has caused a tremendous increase in the value of homes, and when they are sold, people are going to have to pay the capital gains tax above $250,000.
Could we have order?
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will be in order.
The Senator's time has expired.
Mr. KYL. Well, Mr. President, might I ask unanimous consent for 15 seconds to make the point that the cost of this is $2.1 billion over 5 years, not the number the chairman indicated.
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Barbecue sauce; Barbeque sauce; Marinades; Sauces for barbecued meat
Business in Austin, TX