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Saturday, March 31, 2012

PSA: TurboTax on Android is free through Sunday if you start your taxes before then

If you've ever filed your taxes on an iPad, you know Intuit's TurboTax app is free to download, but that you'll have to pay up once you're ready to submit those returns. But, in an effort to promote its newish apps for Android tablets and the Kindle Fire, the company's giving the entire number-crunching cow away for free -- at least through this weekend. Just download between tomorrow (Friday) and Sunday and make sure you start your taxes before Monday (it's okay if you finish them later). To be clear, this includes both federal and state-level taxes, which you'd normally pay for separately for $29.99 and up. Another quid pro quo: this won't work on handsets, even though the Kindle runs a customized version of Android 2.3. If you own a tablet it should run smoothly on Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich, though. In any case, to those of you who've been putting off your taxes, happy downloading, procrastinators.

Edgar Alvarez contributed to this report.

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5 new facts from Cameron about making 'Titanic'

By Josh Grossberg, E! Online

Shizuo Kambayashi / AP

Director James Cameron attends a press conference to promote his 3-D version of "Titanic" in Tokyo Friday, March 30, 2012.

He snagged the world record for the deepest solo dive last week in the South Pacific, but James Cameron just can't resist going back to Titanic.

In London for the premiere of his 3-D rerelease of his Best Picture-winning epic about the doomed ocean liner, which is hitting theaters next month in honor of its 15th anniversary, the famed director talked to E! News about the making of "Titanic," the phenomenon it became and casting stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

Here are five new things we learned:

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1. Keep Reshuffling Those Deck Chairs: Cameron, 57, admitted he may have bit off more than he could chew with the 1997 melodrama, particularly given the cost overruns that earned Titanic a flood of negative publicity, so much so that it was being heralded as a bomb before it even opened.

"You know it just seemed like we were doomed," the helmer tells E! News, reflecting back at the long shoot and tortuous postproduction process. "The press were just having their way with us...that we were the biggest idiots in history of Hollywood at least since "Cleopatra"...and so it was difficult. You just had to focus on the work and [hope] that all those rounds just go over the top of the bunker."

2. Capturing Lightning in a Bottle: On "Titanic" becoming a box-office phenomenon -- its $1.8 billion in global ticket sales were the highest-grossing film in history until surpassed by his own film, "Avatar" -- Cameron cited as the reason the fact the flick was able to tap into a set of universal emotions, "speaking to people at a deep kind of universal level that just bypassed language and idiom and culture.

" 'Titanic'...says, 'What would you do if you had an hour or two to live? Would you sacrifice yourself? Would you be that hero? Would you be that guy like Jack or some of those men that put the woman and children onto the lifeboats?'" mused the filmmaker.

More from E: Watch! First images of James Cameron's historic drive

3. On Winslet's Audition: Cameron was effusive in his praise for his lead actress. "We cast Kate first and she just blew me away at her screen test," he remembered.

4. Enter the Heartthrob: The King of the World Deep instantly knew the chemistry was right when DiCaprio read for him. "I noticed there was something strange when Leo came in for his first meeting and all of a sudden all the women who worked for me in my entire production company were all in the meeting," Cameron said. "I thought well that's a little strange...and then Leonardo walked in and I went, 'Oh I get it I see what's going on.' Even at that age he was just such a remarkable actor and so accomplished."

More from E: James Cameron dives to the ocean's deepest point to explore and film the Marianas Trench

5. On Leo's Sudden Fame: Lastly, the artist turned pioneering deep sea explorer revealed that DiCaprio ran away from his iconic role post-"Titanic" because he feared being typecast. "I think it was tough on Leo because he had planned a career as an actor," Cameron said. "I mean, he admired De Niro and that ability to just immerse himself in any character and he knew now...with that iconic status of his character Jack in 'Titanic' that he was going to have to fight against that for a while. So I think he kind of distanced himself from the movie...Now he's fine because he's proven himself."

And so has Cameron both on the screen and off...or at least until "Avatar 2" and "Avatar 3' hit theaters in a few years.

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RFO for CSJMM Strategic Planning Services

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

Issue Date: March 30, 2012
Proposal Due Date: April 23, 2012 (By close of business day 6:00 p.m.)
Anticipated Award Date: May 4, 2012

All Bidders should prepare a response before April 20, 2012.

I. Introduction
IREX, (International Research & Exchanges Board), under the scope of G-MEDIA program is seeking proposals from qualified organizations to provide Strategic Planning Services for IREX/G-MEDIA sub-grant recipient Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management (CSJMM) at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA).

II. Project Requirements

A. Background

About IREX
IREX (the International Research & Exchanges Board) is the premier US nonprofit organization specializing in higher education, independent media, Internet development, and civil society programs in the United States, Europe, Eurasia, the Near East, and Asia. Since its founding in 1968, IREX has supported over 15,000 students, scholars, policymakers, business leaders, journalists, and other professionals. IREX serves as a major resource for universities, governments, and the corporate sector in understanding international political, social, economic, and business developments.

The IREX Mission
? Foster democracy in transitioning societies
? Strengthen and help internationalize educational, nongovernmental, and media organizations
? Support the highest-quality research in the social sciences and humanities
? Identify and train the next generation of leaders by working together with universities, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, governments, and corporations

About G-MEDIA Program
Funded by USAID, Georgian Media Enhance Democracy, Informed Citizenry and Accountability Program (G-MEDIA) is to improve the public?s access to a range of sources of news and information by developing a more politically balanced, editorially independent, professional and viable media sector that reaches audiences across Georgia through diverse delivery channels. The program seeks to raise the quality and diversity of media content and broaden delivery channels; improve professionalism, including through university journalism education; depoliticize the regulatory environment and strengthen journalists? capacity to address infringements to their rights and breaches of professional ethics; and improve the viability of media outlets.
IREX has designed and implemented independent media projects in more than 20 countries across Europe and Eurasia. IREX also publishes the annual Media Sustainability Index (MSI), a valuable tool that analyzes the status and progress of independent media

About CSJMM

IREX/G-MEDIA grant recipient the Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management (CSJMM) is one of three graduate schools at the Zurab Zhvania Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), a non-profit organization concerned with building capacity for effective government, media and civil society. CSJMM currently offers three master?s degree programs: Journalism and Media Management; Journalism and Communication Management and Public Relations. In addition to its degree granting courses, CSJMM trains students and professionals in non-degree programs and trainings.

B. Task Description

IREX is seeking a vendor to facilitate a strategic planning process for the Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management (CSJMM) that will provide guidance to its management for future decision making and continuous development of its programs and services. The purpose of the strategic planning process will be to assist in (1) determining the local needs which should be addressed; (2) developing a comprehensive and effective 10 year strategic plan.

C. Scope of Services

IREX is seeking a vendor who can assist CSJMM in developing Strategic Plan that will ensure achievement of its mission: to support the development of independent media in the Caucasus by means of educational and training programs in journalism, communication and media management. The school?s philosophy is that journalists? well-grounded in skills to report fairly and accurately and communication specialists ? facilitating a free access to information? will raise the level of journalism where they practice, and will serve the public by providing truthful information and upholding the highest ethical standards of the profession.

IREX is seeking the best strategy that will enable CSJMM to accomplish its mission by (1) exploiting the opportunities and strengths while (2) neutralizing its threats and (3) and correcting (or avoiding) its weaknesses.

IREX recognizes that development of a long range plan should be done as a collaborative process. The strategic planning will include planning, facilitating and evaluating a Planning Retreat with the CSJMM management and staff and, IREX/G-MEDIA representatives to:
? Review and revise, as necessary CSJMM vision and mission statements
? Develop short and long-long term goals and objectives
? Develop key strategies
? Develop key indicators and outcomes that can serve as the basis for performance measurement

The location, cost and event planning of the retreat will be coordinated through IREX/G-MEDIA.

D. Deliverables

Contractor will be responsible for submitting the first draft of the Strategic Plan to IREX and CSJMM for review. After making corrections and revisions to the draft, contractor will make official presentation of the final Strategic Plan to CSJMM and IREX representatives. The dates for submitting the first draft and final Strategic Plan will be specified in the agreement between IREX and Contractor.

IREX anticipates that successful development of a strategic plan will lead to a follow-up project in which vendors will be asked to submit proposals for execution of the plan and direct implementation assistance.

III. Proposal Timeline

A. RFP Release ??March 30

B. Deadline to Submit Questions ??April 9
All questions must be submitted in writing, no later than 6:00 p.m. on April 9, 2012 to the address listed at the end of the document. E-mails are accepted. E-mail subject line must be CSJMM-RFP.

C. Answers to written questions (TENTATIVE) ??April 16

D. Deadline for Proposal Submission ??April 23

E. Review/Approval of Proposal (TENTATIVE) ??May 4

F. Announcement of winner (TENTATIVE) ??May 7

G. Contract signed (TENTATIVE) ??May 14

IV. Proposal Submission
A. Proposal must be received no later than the date and time for proposal submission: April 23, 2012 (By 6 p.m.)

B. All correspondence, including the proposals, must be submitted to:
Tamar Gabisonia, Senior Journalism Education Officer
IREX Georgia
6 Marjanishvili Street
Tbilisi 0102, Georgia
Email: gmedia@irex.ge

C. Proposal Format

Proposals must be submitted in BOTH hard copy and electronic copy in English before the deadline and should contain the following:

1. Summary of organization?s background and experience in similar projects. Vendor must have minimum of (5) years of experience in facilitating the strategic planning process for an educational institution or similar type of organizations.

2. Name, phone number and address of at least three references from similar contracts.

3. A brief synopsis explaining how the vendor sees CSJMM?s needs and how Vendor plans to meet these needs.

4. A detailed description of the proposed plan to achieve the Scope of Services, Section II, as understood by the vendor and the proposed timeline.

5. Cost. Budget proposal excluding VAT which itemizes all costs required to accomplish the work by task. To itemize salaries, indicate each project team member?s name and title, estimated number of hours to work by each, the hourly wage for each, and each employee?s total salary for the work. Hourly wages submitted shall remain in effect until project completion. If the estimated number of hours worked is exceeded, IREX bears no responsibility to compensate for those hours.

6. Resumes of key staff that will be assigned to the project;

7. Certificate of company registration;

8. Proof that company does not have debts to the tax authorities;

9. Any other pertinent information needed to evaluate proposal.

E. Proposal Condition

A. Contingencies

This request does not commit IREX to award a contract. IREX reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals or any part(s) of any or all proposals if IREX determines it is in the best interest of the IREX and CSJMM to do so.

B. Evaluation Process

All proposals will be subject to a standard review process developed by IREX. This includes technical review and evaluation, as well as cost evaluation. The primary consideration shall be the effectiveness of the organization in the delivery of comparable or related services based on demonstrated performance. Performance factors to be evaluated include past experience, delivery date of Strategy Document, cost effectiveness, quality of service, ability to provide complete and through documentation as required by IREX.

Responsive proposals will be evaluated and scored on the following criteria:
? Cost Effectiveness (25%)
? Qualifications of key personnel (25%)
? Quality and appropriateness of the overall methodology and planned activities (30%)
? Organizational capacity ? ability to provide complete and through documentation as required (10%)
? Past references (10%)

C. Incurred Costs

This request does not commit IREX to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a proposal in response to this request and Proposer agrees that all costs incurred in developing this proposal are the Proposer?s responsibility.

D. Contract Award

Contract will be awarded based on a competitive selection of proposals received.

E. Contract Negotiations

IREX may require the potential contractors selected to participate in negotiations and to submit revisions to pricing, technical information, and/or other items of their proposals as may result from negotiations. The contents of the proposal of the successful Proposer will become contractual obligations, subject to negotiation, and failure to accept these obligations in a contractual agreement may result in cancellation of the award.

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Friday, March 30, 2012

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Posted on March 30, 2012
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While many folks believe that memory training methods are anything that are fairly brand-new you ought to know that they have really been around for awhile and is very effective. Another thing you ought to be conscious of is that memory really has nothing to do with intelligence as these are two totally different points. In relation to intelligence you are going to discover that it is the means your notice works when it comes to solving issues that figure out a man or woman?s intelligence, not their memory. Even though folks is taught to be more smart you are also going to discover that they are able to be taught how to enhance their memory utilizing certain methods.

If you have a better memory you are going to discover that among the advantages of this is that you?ll be able to resolve problems better by recalling points from the past. But again, you ought to keep in your mind that folks is quite smart without a very good memory, memory simply enhances intelligence.

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German firms halt UK nuclear plan

29 March 2012 Last updated at 13:01 ET

There has been a setback to the government's plan to attract investment in new nuclear power stations.

That is after RWE Npower and E.On announced they will not develop new nuclear power projects in the UK.

The two were planning to invest in new plants in Anglesey and Oldbury-on-Severn, near Bristol, under a joint venture called Horizon Nuclear Power.

The government says it is disappointed but there remains "considerable interest" in the project.

The firms blamed problems raising finance for power projects and costs associated with decommissioning nuclear power plants in Germany.

They formed Horizon Nuclear Power, based in Gloucester, in 2009.

It was working on plans for new nuclear power stations at Wylfa on the Isle of Anglesey and at Oldbury-on-Severn in South Gloucestershire.

They are two of eight new projects named by the government to replace old power plants which are due to close by the end of the decade, and which make up about a quarter of the UK's generating capacity.

But last May Germany decided to close down its nuclear power stations by 2022, following the disaster at Japan's Fukushima nuclear facility.

For RWE and E.On, which own most of Germany's power stations, it was an expensive decision and undermined their enthusiasm to invest in nuclear power elsewhere.

Looking for investors Continue reading the main story

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The UK's new nuclear programme is far more than one consortia and there remains considerable interest?

End Quote Charles Hendry Energy Minister

"It's a big deal that they are pulling out," Malcolm Grimston, an associate fellow at the Chatham House think tank, told BBC News.

"If you look at the utilities in Europe then they are two of the biggest. There aren't that many huge players out there who could take over."

RWE and E.On want to find another company, or consortium, to take over the project.

Volker Beckers, chief executive of RWE Npower, said: "We continue to believe that nuclear power has an important role to play in the UK's future energy mix.

"We are therefore looking to ensure that work on development, including grid connection, can be taken up quickly by other potential investors."

Energy Minister Charles Hendry said: "E.On and RWE's withdrawal is clearly very disappointing, but the partners have clearly explained that this decision was based on pressures elsewhere in their businesses and not any doubts about the role of nuclear in the UK's energy future.

Continue reading the main story

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Company sources say there is a make-or-break decision to be made towards the end of the year by ministers on nuclear subsidies?

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"The UK's new nuclear programme is far more than one consortia and there remains considerable interest.

"Plans from EDF/Centrica and Nugen are on track and Horizon's sites offer new players an excellent ready-made opportunity to enter the market," he said.

EDF said it was progressing well with plans for two new nuclear units at Hinkley Point in Somerset.

But the French company said its final investment decision hinged on it being a profitable project, and for that government reform was crucial.

"The government's framework for electricity market reform must ensure we have a project which is good for consumers, policy-makers, jobs and investors," said Vincent de Rivaz, chief executive of EDF Energy.

Analysts are now questioning whether firms can make money out of nuclear power in the UK.

Continue reading the main story

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The government's energy strategy is crumbling?

End Quote Doug Parr Greenpeace

"How commercially viable these plants are is very questionable," Rhys Kealley, lead analyst at Datamonitor, said.

"Even Centrica, who are partnered at the moment with EDF in a similar venture, is reluctant to make a commitment and they will be making a final decision on that some time before the end of the year."

The move by the German firms follows the decision last September by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) to pull out of a deal to develop a new nuclear power station.

The energy company sold its 25% stake in NuGeneration to partners GDF Suez and Iberdrola.

It said it wanted to focus on renewable energy, as do its German rivals.

RWE says it will continue to invest in low carbon technologies. It has also invested ?1.6bn in gas-fired power stations in the UK.

E.On says it will concentrate on projects with quicker results than nuclear, which takes 10 years to start generating electricity.

'Make-or-break' Continue reading the main story

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Britain is being left as an also-ran in the energy market internationally and the nuclear specifically?

End Quote Gary Smith GMB union

The future of nuclear power may become clearer in May when the government announces its plan to reform the energy market.

Measures will be introduced to encourage investment and create a balanced range of electricity sources.

BBC business editor Robert Peston says sources at the energy companies describe this as "a make-or-break decision" as to whether the government is prepared to abandon its previous position that there won't be any substantial subsidies for nuclear, either from taxpayers or customers.

Labour stressed that nuclear power was vital to "to make us less reliant on volatile fossil fuel prices, increase our energy security, and keep prices down for families".

"RWE and E.On's decision... underscores the importance of the government's electricity market reform delivering a framework that will provide certainty and confidence for other potential investors," said Caroline Flint, shadow energy and climate change secretary.

Greenpeace's policy director Doug Parr said: "The government's energy strategy is crumbling.

"Not even the billions of pounds of taxpayers' money they have offered as incentives to the German and French nuclear industry are enough to make a new generation of power stations economically viable."

'A shambles'

Unions have been highly critical of government policy as well.

Gary Smith from the union GMB, which represents workers in the nuclear industry, told the BBC: "I think it is clear, the government's energy policy is in absolute tatters. It's a shambles.

"Britain is being left as an also-ran in the energy market internationally and the nuclear specifically."

According to the union, Unite, the proposed nuclear power station at Wylfa could generate 5,000 jobs on Anglesey and support jobs at the Springfields fuel plant in central Lancashire.

The Prospect union, which represents some of the 120 highly-skilled employees working at Horizon's headquarters in Gloucester, as well as staff at the existing Wylfa site, expressed concern about the broader economic consequences.

"At a time when we face the closure of several large coal-fired power stations between now and the end of 2015, the Horizon venture was to be a major contributor in achieving a new UK fleet of nuclear power stations to provide a secure low-carbon energy supply for the future," said Mike Clancy, general secretary-designate of Prospect.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-17546420

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Richard's Real Estate and Urban Economics Blog: Mr DeMarco ...

From Bloomberg:

The U.S. government has spent $190 billion to shore up the companies since they were taken into federal conservatorship in 2008 after their investments in risky loans soured. DeMarco said adding to the firms? costs would be a violation of his legal responsibility to restore them to financial health.

Using principal forbearance instead of forgiveness so far has been better for taxpayers, DeMarco said. Forbearance reduces monthly payments while requiring borrowers to pay back the full amount of the loan when they sell the house.

?If the borrower is successful on the modification, allows them to stay in their house and they stay in their house and start making mortgage payments, the taxpayer gets to share in the upside of that borrower?s success,? DeMarco said in the Bloomberg Television interview. ?If we forgive the principal up front and the borrower is successful, that upside all goes to the borrower and is not shared with the taxpayer.?

There is another way to allow taxpayers to get the upside of borrowers' success--replace the debt they owe with a shared equity arrangement. ?The taxpayer may be better off with principal?forbearance?for houses that are 10 percent underwater, because through amortization people can get themselves right-side up in a relatively short time (particularly if they can get a refinance at a low rate of interest).

But for places like Las Vegas and the Central Valley of California, where many people are 40-70 percent underwater, ?it is hard to see how default and large losses aren't inevitable. ?A debt-equity swap would allow people to move freely, which aligning incentives between lenders and borrowers.

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Top Ten Real Estate Markets for Investors (Part 2) | REALTOR.com ...

Yesterday, we announced towns 5 ? 10 that made our Top Ten Real Estate Markets for Investors list. Today, we are releasing the top 5 towns that made our list.

5. Fort Worth, TX.

One word?jobs?is the key to Fort Worth?s housing mark. With unemployment at 7.1 percent in December[vi], compared to 8.3 percent nationally[vii], demand is driving home sales. Its inventory of listings is down 26.54 percent compared with a year ago and homes are selling nearly 20 percent faster than last year. Median list price is currently $160,000 ? 8 percent higher than a year ago. Investors should move now while bargains are available.

?Fort Worth and Tarrant counties are on fire ? huge growth has taken place over the past 10 years and will likely continue to outpace the country,? said Bruce Lynn of Metroplex Home Sales.??The rental market is very hot?with demand easily outpacing supply. Good rentals with reasonable prices move quickly and investors are coming on strong.?

4. Baltimore, MD.

Baltimore?s home values are 15.6 percent below the peak and should reach bottom within the year[v]. Median list price, at $239,500, is up more than 3 percent from last year and the age of its inventory is stabilizing, suggesting that this is the time for investors to buy if they want to achieve maximum gains. Inventory is down nearly 26 percent from a year ago and flat compared to the month prior even as we head into the home buying season.

?Fort Meade, and Annapolis offer a steady- and growing- radius of employment for buyers and tenants, alike,? said Jennifer Chaney, MBA at Champion Realty, Inc. ?Recent military programs have brought more personnel to the ?Fort Meade? area, in particular, helping to fuel demand.?The healthy, steady level of employment in our area has, in my opinion, propelled us to a faster recovery than others in our nation.?

3. Kansas City, MO.

Kansas City prices fell 8.4 percent from their peak[iii], but now they are starting to recover as low unemployment (7.3 percent[iv]) stimulates demand. The age of its inventory is down nearly 15 percent and list prices in the Kansas City market are at $134,950 up nearly 4 percent year-over-year, suggesting prices are recovering and investors should act now.? Inventory is down almost 21 percent on a year-over-year basis.

?In some parts of the metro area, agents are reporting a lack of inventory to meet their buyers? needs,? said Mary Hutchison, ABR, SRES.? ?I?ve seen several new listings sell within the first few days and some have attracted multiple offers.? Buyers are willing to pay for updated, well maintained, move in ready properties in?desirable locations.? I?ve also seen first time investors enter the market for rental properties.?

2. Austin, TX.

Though Austin?s home values didn?t fall as far as those in many other markets, its potential for price growth is one of the best in the nation. High employment (6.3 percent unemployment rate in December 2011[ii]) is driving demand for housing. Homes are selling at over two times the national rate and its median list price is $229,500, about 12 percent higher than a year ago. Median age of inventory in Austin is down almost 19 percent from last year.

?Conditions in Austin are perfect for investors, and most REALTORS are now working this part of the market from at least one angle,? said Julie Holden of JB Goodwin Realtors. ?I?m working with quite a few investors ? some new to the business, others seasoned pros ? across all property types. More than once I?ve seen a carefully selected property lease within a week following an investor?s purchase.?

1. Tucson, AZ.

Tucson is a foreclosure market where prices plunged 31 percent during the housing bust. But now, foreclosure opportunities are declining. The REO inventory is down 8.19 percent from 2011, and the number of foreclosures scheduled for sale is down 40 percent from a year ago.[i] The median list price was $170,000 in February 2012 which is 3.03 percent higher than a year ago and homes are selling 12 percent faster than they were a year ago. Investors who wait will have fewer choices and will pay higher prices.

?Tucson and most of Southern Arizona are experiencing 2012 as the Year of the Short Sale,? said Sue Cartun, designated broker at Keller Williams. ?Recent pressures in financial circles are streamlining the process of the short sale and increasing the success rate of closings. To sum it up ? in Tucson, Buyers are busy!?

Read More Expert Analysis on REALTOR.com Blogs

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How to be well in speaking and writing english? | Free Articles

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It is never straightforward mastering something new, particularly understanding yet another language. Indeed, it is a demanding approach, but with some guidance and assistance you can be profitable.
So here?s my advice on some great methods to discover and improve your English:

MAKE TIME & MAKE AN Hard work
Understanding yet another language, like English, needs a wonderful deal of time, energy, and commitment. The more time you can commit to learning, the quicker you will be capable to grasp new ideas. If you can spare at minimum an hour a day, you will certainly see outcomes by the finish of a month?and inside of six months, you will be astonished!

Get started WITH THE Basics
The finest strategy is to commence with the principles: quantities, the alphabet, times of the week, and the basic vocabulary. Maintain a notebook and write down what you find out, with the definition in your native language, so you?ll have a reference guide to help refresh your memory. Use the same or different notebook to hold a ?vocab list? of words you would like/need to have to discover.

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Devote in a great hand-sized or pocket-sized dictionary. Carry it with you at all times. When you hear or see a word you do not understand, search it up. You will want to begin with a bilingual dictionary for cross-reference. Even more along, you will want a dictionary only in English in order to discover the that means of the term and its context. Don?t use on the internet translators for translating far more than one phrase at a time, they are unreliable.

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

New databases harvest a rich bounty of information on crop plant metabolism

Public release date: 29-Mar-2012
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Stanford, CA -- The Plant Metabolic Network (http://www.plantcyc.org/), which is based at Carnegie's Department of Plant Biology, has launched four new online databases that offer an unprecedented view of the biochemical pathways controlling the metabolism of corn, soybeans, wine grapes, and cassavafour important species of crop plant. The new databases will serve as a critical resource for scientists working with these species to increase crop production, enhance biofuel development, or explore novel medicines.

Meeting the ever-expanding demand for food, biofuel and phyto-pharmaceutical production will require a comprehensive understanding of the enzymes, biochemical pathways and regulatory networks that control metabolism in plants. The goal of the Plant Metabolic Network is to facilitate such understanding by providing a detailed, genome-scale view of the chemical reactions taking place in plant cells. These metabolic reactions include those that convert carbon dioxide and sunlight into chemical energy, import essential mineral nutrients from the soil into plant roots, aid plants in defending against environmental stress, and otherwise allow plants to maintain life. By providing rich information on these processes, the Plant Metabolic Network enables efforts to elucidate steps in poorly understood plant biochemical processes, as well as discover unique, previously uncharacterized enzymes important to plant life.

The Plant Metabolic Network research team consists of plant scientists, scientific curators, post-doctoral scholars, and student interns. It is led by Carnegie staff scientist Sue Rhee. The group employs a number of approaches to generate the information housed in each database, integrating techniques and concepts from a wide range of fields including molecular sequence analysis, artificial intelligence, statistics, plant molecular biology, and plant biochemistry.

The team created a computational pipeline called E2P2 to perform metabolism-related discovery on sequenced plant genomes in order to place the rapidly expanding pool of plant genomic and transcriptomic sequence data into a metabolic framework. Importantly, the pipeline allows for a consistent, systematic, and high throughput approach for metabolism-related analysis of plant genome data. The data generated by the pipeline is rigorously reviewed using the scientific literature to ensure the quality of each released database. Up to ten more databases will be forthcoming later this year. Corn, soybeans, wine grapes, and cassava were selected for early release because of their economic and agricultural importance to various regions.

"Wine grapes are an important crop for the state of California; corn and soybeans are the number one and two crops of the United States, both as a source of food and biofuel; cassavaalso called manioc and yucais one of the most-common sources of food worldwide and a tremendously important crop for combating hunger," said Dr. Rhee.
"That's why we decided to release the databases for these plants right away, even before we started preparing a manuscript describing this work, to help researchers get started in improving production and yield of these crucial crops."
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The Plant Metabolic Network is funded by the National Science Foundation.

The Carnegie Institution for Science (carnegiescience.edu) is a private, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with six research departments throughout the U.S. Since its founding in 1902, the Carnegie Institution has been a pioneering force in basic scientific research. Carnegie scientists are leaders in plant biology, developmental biology, astronomy, materials science, global ecology, and Earth and planetary science.

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Contact: Sue Rhee
rhee@acoma.stanford.edu
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Carnegie Institution

Stanford, CA -- The Plant Metabolic Network (http://www.plantcyc.org/), which is based at Carnegie's Department of Plant Biology, has launched four new online databases that offer an unprecedented view of the biochemical pathways controlling the metabolism of corn, soybeans, wine grapes, and cassavafour important species of crop plant. The new databases will serve as a critical resource for scientists working with these species to increase crop production, enhance biofuel development, or explore novel medicines.

Meeting the ever-expanding demand for food, biofuel and phyto-pharmaceutical production will require a comprehensive understanding of the enzymes, biochemical pathways and regulatory networks that control metabolism in plants. The goal of the Plant Metabolic Network is to facilitate such understanding by providing a detailed, genome-scale view of the chemical reactions taking place in plant cells. These metabolic reactions include those that convert carbon dioxide and sunlight into chemical energy, import essential mineral nutrients from the soil into plant roots, aid plants in defending against environmental stress, and otherwise allow plants to maintain life. By providing rich information on these processes, the Plant Metabolic Network enables efforts to elucidate steps in poorly understood plant biochemical processes, as well as discover unique, previously uncharacterized enzymes important to plant life.

The Plant Metabolic Network research team consists of plant scientists, scientific curators, post-doctoral scholars, and student interns. It is led by Carnegie staff scientist Sue Rhee. The group employs a number of approaches to generate the information housed in each database, integrating techniques and concepts from a wide range of fields including molecular sequence analysis, artificial intelligence, statistics, plant molecular biology, and plant biochemistry.

The team created a computational pipeline called E2P2 to perform metabolism-related discovery on sequenced plant genomes in order to place the rapidly expanding pool of plant genomic and transcriptomic sequence data into a metabolic framework. Importantly, the pipeline allows for a consistent, systematic, and high throughput approach for metabolism-related analysis of plant genome data. The data generated by the pipeline is rigorously reviewed using the scientific literature to ensure the quality of each released database. Up to ten more databases will be forthcoming later this year. Corn, soybeans, wine grapes, and cassava were selected for early release because of their economic and agricultural importance to various regions.

"Wine grapes are an important crop for the state of California; corn and soybeans are the number one and two crops of the United States, both as a source of food and biofuel; cassavaalso called manioc and yucais one of the most-common sources of food worldwide and a tremendously important crop for combating hunger," said Dr. Rhee.
"That's why we decided to release the databases for these plants right away, even before we started preparing a manuscript describing this work, to help researchers get started in improving production and yield of these crucial crops."
###

The Plant Metabolic Network is funded by the National Science Foundation.

The Carnegie Institution for Science (carnegiescience.edu) is a private, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with six research departments throughout the U.S. Since its founding in 1902, the Carnegie Institution has been a pioneering force in basic scientific research. Carnegie scientists are leaders in plant biology, developmental biology, astronomy, materials science, global ecology, and Earth and planetary science.

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Marketing Mantras for a New Business Age - Small Business Trends

There are many things changing in small business marketing today: new partnerships between larger and smaller businesses and new marketing mediums like text messaging with which to contend. Here are some links on the latest to point the way.

Meditations for Startups

Big firms can point the way. If branding and marketing aren?t your company?s strong point, perhaps a mentor from big business can help. These companies found big time advisers eager to lend a hand. WSJ

New channels offer new opportunities. Take text messaging and the chance to reach a whole new audience with immediacy. If you need tips on how to wield this new marketing tool, here they are. Entrepreneur

Finding Your Center

Knowing what you do is key! Susan Oakes delivers a post on what should be the easiest question for any small business owner to answer. If you can?t answer it simply, make this the first step of your marketing journey. M4B Marketing

Not all e-mail marketing is created equal. If you have an e-mail marketing campaign that doesn?t seem to be working, sometimes a simple diagnostic can help. Check the list of simple mistakes. Pitney Bowes

Harnessing Positive Energy

Don?t be afraid to be yourself. When marketing your business, understand you cannot be all things to all people. Here?s how to let your true personal brand shine through. Marie Forleo

Communication opens doors. If you aren?t communicating with customers or clients, then all your efforts are in vain. How can you make any progress at all without rolling up your sleeves and giving it your best effort? Seth Godin?s Blog

Achieving Balance

Keep your focus in social media. Social media may be easy to use, but putting it to work effectively for your business takes time, imagination and focus. Consider some simple starting points. FixCourse

Don?t be a twit about Twitter. Used correctly, it can be a tremendous tool for your small business. How can you make the most of those 140 characters and how do you build the following needed? Saying It Social

Focusing Inward

Always have a unique voice. One of the best ways to do this these days is through your company blog. But the first step may be to be sure your blog has a distinctive style all its own. BusinessTips.ph

Create great customer experience. This is probably the tallest order your small business has to fill, but it might ultimately be the most important. How can you make sure you?re doing your best? Startup Professionals Musings

Source: http://smallbiztrends.com/2012/03/marketing-mantras-for-a-new-business-age.html

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Egypt's military ruler pardons opposition leader

CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt's military ruler has pardoned Ayman Nour, clearing an obstacle that would have prevented the prominent opposition politician from running for president.

Nour was sentenced to five years in prison for allegedly forging signatures on petitions to register his political party in 2005 when he ran against then-President Hosni Mubarak in elections.

At the time, Nour called the sentence a political punishment for his decision to challenge Mubarak.

Nour was freed on health grounds after nearly four years in prison.

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi's pardon on Wednesday restores Nour's full political rights, including the right to hold public office.

Nour has said he would run for president after Mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising last year.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

CAIRO (AP) ? A panel tasked with drawing up Egypt's new constitution convened Wednesday for the first time, despite a boycott by liberal members who accuse the Islamists that dominate the committee of trying to hijack the charter-writing process.

The bitter dispute over the makeup of the panel erupted over the weekend after parliament, where the Muslim Brotherhood and ultraconservative Salifis hold an overwhelming majority, named nearly 60 of their supporters to the committee, but only six women and six Christians. That triggered an outcry from liberals and secular-minded Egyptians, who say the constitution should be written by a broad swath of Egyptian society and not by a parliamentary majority.

At the committee's first session Wednesday, a quarter of the panel's members were absent. Nearly 20 people already have formally pulled out from the committee to protest what they describe as the Islamists' aspirations to monopolize the constitution-writing process. Among those to withdraw their support are two major liberal political parties ? the Egyptian Bloc and Wafd party.

Two more panel members walked out of Wednesday's meeting in protest after the committee elected its chief ? despite demands that the session be postponed until the crisis is resolved.

Wahid Abdel-Meguid, a liberal member of the Brotherhood-led alliance, said he left the session along with another lawmaker because convening the panel with a quarter of its members missing "sends a negative message ... and complicates the crisis."

The Muslim Brotherhood rejected allegations that it is trying to hijack the constitution-writing process, and countered by saying the percentage of Islamists on the committee corresponds to their election victory. The group also accused liberals of using their alleged media machine to wage an anti-Islamist campaign.

Ahmed al-Banna, the son of the Brotherhood's founder and a member of its senior decision-making body, said the Brotherhood ? not liberals ? is the victim of a "grave injustice."

"Democracy gives the majority the right to rule, but we can't rule because the minority wants to force its will on us," he said. "Is this rational?"

Also Wednesday, Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court withdrew its representative from the constitutional panel following allegations by the Brotherhood that the government threatened to use the court to dissolve parliament.

Judge Maher Sami told reporters that the court is not "a tool in the hands of the military council."

Associated Press

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Lawmaker chastised for wearing hoodie in House

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