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How Do I Short Sale My Home ? Rocklin Short Sale

How exactly do I short sale my Rocklin home?? It?s a question I hear regularly.? You know that a short sale can relieve you of a home that is underwater but getting started on a Rocklin short sale is another story!? Here?s how to initiate a short sale for your Rocklin home:

Go ahead and give your bank a call.? Don?t go into too much detail but tell them you have a hardship and need to short sale your home.? Some banks, like Bank of America, will give you short sale tips and paperwork to get the ball rolling.? They will also tell you to pick an experienced short sale agent in your area to represent you.? Other banks are more difficult for the seller to communicate with.? If your?re not getting anywhere with your bank, go ahead and speak with a local short sale agent.? An agent knowledgeable with your bank already has the know-how to get short sale started, knows what to submit to the bank, and how to best negotiate on your behalf.

Once you choose a Rocklin short sale agent, they will guide you through the process.?? The short sale process will include putting your home on the market, choosing a well qualified buyer, submitting appropriate paperwork to the bank, obtaining a short sale approval, and closing the short sale much like a regular sale.? Short sales are not too difficult as long as you choose a qualified short sale agent who you feel comfortable working with.

There are a lot of questions that come up when considering a short sale.? I?m here to help and happy to answer your questions. See if you qualify to sell your Rocklin home as a short sale.

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J'can hero-soldier marks retirement from US military | NiceFmRadio ...

Sgt Terence Wright celebrates his retirement at a ceremony recently at the Holiday Sunspree Resort.

MONTEGO BAY, St James ? Technical Sergeant Terence G Wright Sr was already a hero-soldier when he migrated from Jamaica and joined the United States Air Force where he continued to excel in a 26-year career in which he saw action in the first Gulf War.

Caught up in the europhia of the Jamaica 50th Anniversary of Independence and London Olympic stardom, Wright came home earlier this month to mark his 60th birthday and his retirement from the US military, bringing with him a large contingent of close family and friends.?

Sergeant Terence Wright (left) poses with some of his close family members (from second left) Bobette Allen, sister; Keleen Rowe, sister; Percival Rowe, father; Owen Rowe, brother and Precious Heaven, sister.

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The Independence period was special for him because he was, at age 10, the youngest member of the Boy Scouts in Jamaica to retire the British flag in 1962 and raise the Jamaican flag at the former Casa Montego Hotel in this northcoast tourist resort city.

The retirement ceremony at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort featured the presentation of the Jamaican and American flags, reading of the honoree?s military history and the lusty singing of the national anthems of both countries by the over 30 family members and friends, led by his wife Viviene Wright, children and siblings who shared in the joyful festivities. Master of Ceremonies was Josh Allen, brother-in-law of Sergeant Wright. Prayers were offered by his father, Percival E Rowe, JP.

?This moment, indeed, has taken my breath away. This moment will always be embedded in my heart,? Wright said, his voice choking with emotion.

Wright, a native of Westmoreland, started his outstanding military career in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), rising to the rank of assistant engineer in the Coast Guard where he was on special assignment with the US Embassy, responsible for diplomatic care protection on land, sea and air.

During these missions, he famously saved the lives of a family of four in August 1979. The Hunt family was being transported from a boat in Discovery Bay, St Ann to a Boston whaler on its way to Goat Island when the boat shifted and capsized, plunging the family members into the sea. Without hesitation, Sergeant Wright jumped more than 30 feet into the water, in full uniform and shoes, and made a heroic rescue of the four persons, none of whom could swim.

His accolades include an award for Outstanding Honour for being the seaport commander on a mission to capture one of the most wanted men in Jamaica in 1978 during a time of intense political violence. He was also in charge of aircraft protection in the Jamaica Air Wing at the JDF.

At the US Air Force in which he enlisted in 1986, he served in five conflicts and two wars, including the 1991 Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm which ousted Iraq?s Saddam Hussein from occupied Kuwait. His other major missions included the US invasion of Panama, for which he received several medals such as the Air Force Achievement Medal for outstanding accomplishment in April 1989. Wright said that among the most notable decorations for him was his award for being the first African-American in the history of the US Air Force to receive Sergeant of the Quarter in performance, ?which meant I had my own parking spot?, he joked.

Distinguishing himself in leadership, he was the oldest member in his training class in Texas and Illinois to complete the Air Force flight computer technical training in 1987 with high honours. His most prestigious award is the Meritorious Service Medal for exceptional service.

Reflecting on his life?s achievements, Wright told the Jamaica Observer: ?The honour dearest to my heart, is my participation in the recovery and saving of lives in my parish of birth, Westmoreland, in a tropical depression in 1979.?

At that time, he was assigned chief scout for all security forces involved, including British and US troops.

The festivities climaxed the following day at the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel where the group stayed, indulging in a poolside party and dining at Uncle Tony?s Steakhouse Restaurant.

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Dell announces XPS 10 Windows 8 hybrid, XPS Duo 12 convertible (update: hands-on)

Our next stop on the Windows 8 announcement train is Dell, which today unveiled the XPS 10, a Windows RT hybrid device that runs Microsoft's latest OS on a 10-inch touch-enabled display. Dell says you can expect up to 20 hours of battery life, though the company didn't touch on CPU and storage specs.

Dell also unveiled the XPS Duo 12, which sports a 12.5-inch touch display. When closed, it looks like any old XPS laptop, complete with a backlit keyboard, machined aluminum built and carbon fiber surrounding the display. To enter tablet mode, you literally flip the Duo 12's display around and close it over the keyboard. The design is intriguing (and it looks pretty awesome, we have to say), but based on our short hands-on time the hinge feels rather flimsy. Processor options will go up to Core i7 (Qualcomm also told us its Snapdragon S4 chip will power the device). Both the XPS 10 and the Duo 12 will be available later this year after the official Windows 8 launch.

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New Breaking Dawn Part 2 Pictures: Sullen in the Snow

A couple new Breaking Dawn Part 2 photos have hit the Internet, with one being especially apt.

It depicts Edward Cullen, seemingly alone, confused, lost in his thoughts. If Robert Pattinson had to reshoot this scene right now, we have a feeling he'd easily be able to summon those emotions.

Take a look below at Edward soliciting the help of the Denali coven to fight against the Volturi.

In the other just-released image, Edward and Bella are joined by a few Amazon friends, as trouble is clearly afoot and forces are gathering on both sides:

Breaking Dawn Part 2 hits theaters on November 16, but the real drama will take place on the red carpet premiere leading up to it. We'll be getting our first look at Pattinson and Kristen Stewart together again!

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'New England Banksia' a distinct species, botany student shows

ScienceDaily (Aug. 28, 2012) ? The New England Banksia is largely restricted to the eastern edge of the New England Tableland, and is common in places along Waterfall Way. Ms Stimpson's research has raised this flowering plant, until now classified as a variety of the Hairpin Banksia (B. spinulosa), to the taxonomic level of a distinct species.

The study was published in the open access journal PhytoKeys.

"I love the Proteaceae -- the family of flowering plants that includes the Banksia and Grevillea genera in Australia and Protea in South Africa," Ms Stimpson said. "Surprisingly, molecular evidence in recent years has shown the family's closest relatives are the Sacred Lotus and the plane trees. Species of Banksia survive in poor soil and still manage to produce marvellous flowers."

Margaret Stimpson wrote the paper in collaboration with Ian Telford, the Curator of the N.C.W. Beadle Herbarium at the University of New England, Professor Jeremy Bruhl, the Director of the herbarium, and Dr Peter Weston, Senior Principal Research Scientist at the National Herbarium of NSW, an international specialist in Proteaceae systematics.

Margaret's first project as an undergraduate student of botany at UNE was on the Proteaceae, and she's been collecting specimens ever since. Now working towards enrolling in a doctoral degree program, she said: "There are still species of Banksia out there that merit description, and I hope to test these in a PhD project."

Margaret established the species rank of the New England Banksia by detailed studies of its leaves, flowers, stem and fruit, and considerations of its ecology and distribution. She explained that it has two growth forms, the more common being a multi-stemmed small shrub with many flowers but few seeds. This form occurs where there has been regular burning, and the seeds need exposure to fire to open. The less common form, found where burning has not occurred, is a single-stemmed tree with many flowers and many seeds that open spontaneously without exposure to fire.

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1. Margaret Stimpson, Peter Weston, Ian Telford, Jeremy Bruhl. First instalment in resolution of the Banksia spinulosa complex (Proteaceae): B.?neoanglica, a new species supported by phenetic analysis, ecology and geography. PhytoKeys, 2012; 14 (0): 57 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.14.3415

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Raccoons spreads dangerous diseases as they invade Europe, Spanish researchers find

ScienceDaily (Aug. 28, 2012) ? Furry, agile, intelligent and voracious: the raccoon is far from being a cuddly toy, which is what many people believe when they get one as a pet. It is more like an invader that escapes and is able to adapt and survive in new habitats. According to a study, its expansion across Spain and Europe is bringing infectious and parasitic diseases like rabies. This puts the health of native species and people at risk.

Originating in North America, the raccoon (Procyon lotor) is an invasive species that has established itself in Europe due to hunting and the fur trade along with its acquisition as a pet. In Spain, its presence in the wild is already commonplace in Madrid and Guadalajara and is sporadic in other regions such as the island of Mallorca. Its presence is however far from welcomed.

"Due to its rapid expansion and the long list of illnesses that it may carry, it poses a health risk that we must bear in mind," according to Beatriz Beltr?n-Beck, the lead author of the study published in the European Journal of Wildlife Research and researcher at the Research Institute of Hunting Resources (IREC, joint centre of the University of Castilla-La Mancha, the CSIC, and Castilla-La Mancha Council).

Bearing in mind that its population density could exceed 100 raccoons per km², the success of the expansion of this small opportunistic carnivore is down to its ability to quickly adapt to different surroundings and omnivorous food habitats, its high reproductive potential and the absence of natural predators.

However, as Beltr?n-Beck points out, "the impact that their expansion and invasion could have on the environment and the health of native species and humans is unknown." The researcher adds that the increase in population numbers and expansion to other countries and/or urban environments could increase the transmission of dangerous parasites and illnesses to domestic animals and humans.

The guest that nobody wants in their home

The research team gathered all types of information on the infectious and parasitic diseases that raccoons can transmit. The aim was to assess the propagation risk of infections along with possible control methods. But, according to the author, "there is little data in Europe on this species."

Rabies and a very pathogenic parasite to man (Baylisascaris procyonis), which was found in Germany, are some of the most significant illnesses found in the raccoon. But, along with bacterial illnesses, these are added to the West Nile virus which affects human, birds, horses and sheep.

Although in Western Europe rabies have been eliminated thanks to the oral vaccination for foxes (Vulpes vulpes), there is still concern that the raccoon could complicate the situation in some areas of Eastern Europe that are still home to rabies. In recent years 142 cases of rabies in raccoons have been identified, above all in Ukraine, Estonia, Germany and Lithuania.

This small American carnivore has been confirmed to be the host of the nematode worm Baylisascaris procyonis, which is responsible for Larva migrans, an illness caused by larval migration and parasite persistence under the skin, in the brain and in other organs. In the past this disease could only be found in America but is now emerging and on the rise in Europe.

"The infected raccoons can scatter millions of nematode B. procyonis eggs, which cause significant environmental contamination," warn the scientists. In the USA, between 68% and 82% of mammals have this parasite. Prevalence is also high in Germany although in Japan, for example, the parasite was not detected in any of the 1,688 raccoons captured for the purposes of other studies.

According to Beltr?n-Beck, "more epidemiological studies are necessary on the current health situation and the implementation of measures that limit the possible impact of invading raccoons."

An unpleasant "pet"

Given its exotic origin and its rapid expansion since the 1970's, the raccoon is considered an invasive species in Europe. However, the majority of European countries, like Spain, do not control the trade of this animal, which is introduced onto the market as a pet.

"The case of Spain is a good example. The origin of its expansion is probably due to it escaping from the home where it was kept as a pet and due to the owners releasing it into the countryside when it reaches adulthood and becomes aggressive," adds the researcher.

According to the researcher, "this is mainly the case because there is a complete lack of knowledge of the biology, ecology, distribution and population density of the raccoon in Europe.

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The importance of reading books

The joy of reading books can't be described in words. It's something that you can understand only by actual experience.

There is much more to life than your work and spending time aimlessly with latest technology products. Reading books gives you that much needed break from the chaos in your life. It instills peace inside you, makes you relaxed and also exercises your brain in the process.

When you read a book, it feels great to put yourself into a different world that the writer has created for you.?Ask any avid reader about this and they too will agree that reading a book is same like watching a movie.

When you spend hours and hours reading a book, creating a world with different characters in your mind, your imagination powers are sure to get a boost. Depending upon what you read, you will come out with the same experience as when you watch some really good movie.

I have been a voracious reader ever since i learned how to read. That's why i never get bored even being alone for a long time. I have found that reading books is the best medicine to kill boredom.

What starts with reading story books, when you are a kid, turns into reading books for improving yourself as you grow older. From story books -> technical & management books -> self improvement -> spirituality and beyond, the journey is fantastic and you learn something with each passing day.?

You understand your thoughts and emotions more clearly. It makes you realize who you really are and makes your life more meaningful. Reading books will make you a better thinker and a better man.?

Thanks to technology you can easily find good articles to read on the internet.

A great article can inspire and motivate you as much as a great book. It's not how much you read, but what you read which is more important.

The only reason i recommend reading books over short articles is because when you spend hours with a thought or an idea then it's more likely to stay with you for long time rather than when you spend just few minutes tinkering with it.

It's easy to read a quote or an article for few minutes than discard it and continue with what you were doing. But when you invest your time in reading a good book, you end up spending at least a few hours reflecting on its contents as you read. Thus, it's likely to stay with you for a longer time and have some positive influence on you.

A good reader also varies his reading pace based on the content he is reading and what he wants to get from it. The purpose of reading news articles is different from reading stories, which is different from reading important documents. Over a period of time, you will understand how to vary your reading pace and comprehension based on what you read and what you want from it.

Also, just reading good books is not enough. The way you read it is more important. When you come across a new idea or a different opinion, think upon it deeply. Don't accept it or reject it blindly. Try to reason with it and understand the writers point of view.

Reflect upon the thoughts that come to your mind whenever you read a great book. You will know whether a book is great or not based on the thoughts it awakens inside you.

As you continue this habit of reading and reflecting on what you read, you will start forming your own thoughts and values. It will challenge your mind and the thoughts, customs and traditions that you have grown up with.

However, there is one thing which you should always remember when you make this a daily habit, as you are investing a part of your life doing it. Too much reading, without any thinking and action isn't of much use. When you know you are ready to do something it's time to move to the next step. Act upon what you think is right and what you have decided to do.

It's easy to get so much involved in the reading process, that you forget that the main purpose of reading is to make you a better person which can only happen when you act upon it. Just finishing one book after another without any real action from your side won't help you.

What kind of person you want to be and what you would ultimately become depend greatly upon the type of content that you read and how much you act upon them.

Reading articles that promote negativity, hatred and give wrong information is dangerous. It's better to not read anything at all than read such articles.

Whether you read on some electronic device or prefer reading an actual book. That's your personal choice. Personally, i prefer to read actual books whenever possible. I find that even after hours of reading my eyes feel fresh and full of energy. That's something i don't find when i read too much on my computer.

Before ending this article, i would like to summarize few important points and also suggest some Dos and Don'ts of reading:

• Always read your content from a safe distance. Neither too close to your eyes neither too far away from your eyes.
• Always prefer quality over quantity. Better to read one great book than hundred mediocre ones.
• Understand properly what you have read and reflect upon it.
• Don't accept anything blindly that you read but think for yourself and try to understand the reason behind what's been written.
• Bookmark interesting pages for future reference. You never know when you will need them.
• Sometimes it takes more than one reading to fully grasp some thing. Don't be disappointed if you don't understand a book in one reading. Maybe when you come back to it the next time, you will get it.
• Focus completely on what you are reading. Don't think about other stuff while reading.
• If possible, create a favorite spot in your house for reading books. You will feel more relaxed whenever you are there.
• And above all, enjoy your reading experience.

The habit of reading good content daily will act like an exercise for your mind and keep you mentally fit and flexible. If you have never given it a try then always remember that it's never too late to start a good habit.


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Video: What Is Mitt Romney's Message?

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California Workers' Comp Losses, Expenses Reach Over $12B

A report issued last week by the California Workers? Compensation Institute shows workers? comp insurers? loss and expense payments rose to nearly $12.5 billion in 2011, an increase of over $1 billion.

The report, compiled from statistics from the Workers? Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau, shows that insurers? medical, indemnity and administrative expenses rose to $12.479 billion in 2011. That?s up from roughly $11.2 billion in 2010, according to the report.

The report comes amid efforts to reform the state?s troubled workers? comp system, and a recommendation from WCIRB to raise premiums 12.6 percent.

The report states direct earned premium was estimated at $10.4 billion in 2001, which is up more than $803 million 2010.

?The latest estimates show California workers? comp insurers? aggregate payments rose about $1.3 billion last year compared to a year earlier, as both loss payments and administrative expenses continued to increase,? said Bob Young, a CWCI spokesman.

Total loss payments jumped about $350 million with the increase split pretty evenly between treatment and indemnity payments, insurer overhead was up $266 million, loss adjustment and defense costs were up $651 million, medical cost containment expenditures rose $28 million and med-legal costs rose $5 million, according to Young.

?Ultimately premium always follows losses, which has been evidenced by the recent increases we?ve seen in premium rates and the latest pure premium rate recommendation from the WCIRB,? Young said.

According to the report higher loss adjustment and defense payments accounted for half of the overall increase in insurer payments last year, as these expenditures climbed to nearly $2.6 billion due to a statewide increase in allocated loss adjustment expenses and a substantial strengthening of unallocated loss adjustment expense reserves by one insurer,? the report states.

An estimated $715 million of that $2.6 billion total was paid for defense attorney expenses incurred in 2011, according to the report.

Payments for overhead, which includes general expenses and taxes, agent and broker fees, and other acquisition expenses, rose jumped to nearly $2.4 billion, while general expenses and taxes rose to more than $1 billion last year to remain the largest overhead expense, followed by agent and broker fees, which hit an estimated $857 million spurred by increased premium.

Other acquisition expenses added $510 million, the report states.

Meanwhile the state Legislature is apparently working its way toward a workers? comp reform bill.

A proposal hammered out between labor and a small group of large, self-insured employers is being eyed for insertion into a senate bill.

While insurers weren?t at the table, and it appears state legislators were left out of the process until late in the game, secretive meetings have been ongoing to draft a bill that will pass muster and be delivered successfully to the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown.

What came from those meetings is a nearly 300-page proposal that aims to fulfill the need for roughly $700 million in additional permanent disability benefits for injured workers, and $1.4 billion in system wide savings.

However, soon after the proposal came out the California Applicants? Attorneys Association sent out an email to its members earlier this week blasting the proposal, stating that ?workers will get less than they do under current law.?

There are evidently several versions of the nearly 300-page proposal. Veteran Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters is reporting on a 45-point overhaul plan is circulating in the Capitol. It originated with a labor union group and would increase direct cash benefits to permanently disabled workers, raising the cap from $400 a week to $800, while promising employers medical and operational efficiencies to more than offset the $2 billion per year benefit cost.

The proposal would increase benefits to permanently disabled workers by raising the cap from $400 a week to $800.

WCIRB is also recommending a 12.6 percent increase in premiums, however the bureau has stated that number could be altered once it has time figure in the cost savings promised by the plan.

Source: http://www.claimsjournal.com/news/west/2012/08/28/212657.htm

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Blur Group Eyes Potential IPO For Its B2B Services Exchange

Is that the unfamiliar smell of a European tech IPO in the air? Quite possibly, although let?s not get too far ahead of ourselves: Blur Group, the London-headquartered B2B Services Exchange, has appointed Singer Capital Markets to advise on its next funding path -- a path that may well include a listing on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, says the company. That, it goes without saying, would be pretty unusual for a European tech startup and maybe kind of crazy post-Facebook and in the current climate. But then, blur Group is already dong things a little differently, having shunned the more traditional VC model in favour of assembling an all-star group of more than 30 angel investors who have invested just shy of $2 million. Going public is something that "we have been considering, researching and gaining feedback on for a year?, says CEO and founder Philip Letts. And that feedback suggests "there may be strong appetite, even in these times, for the right kind of tech company."

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Vitamin Health supplements and Your Healthiness | SEA STONE ...

A lots of persons these days are seeking to make their health better. No matter where you appear, coming from TV to magazines, you?ll witness stories concerning folks and exactly how terrible their health truly is truly. Even though there are numerous diverse businesses out there that offer nutritional vitamins and health supplements and assert that they will change your physical condition, you?ll want to study what they offer and be convinced that you simply aren?capital t just losing your cash.
If you are seeking to pick upward your fitness, you?ll need to look at several different vitamin products to come across which types are the most effective for you. You ought to look at the whole lot obtainable, and never just appraise an a little number of to understand what occurs. Dieting will be the perfect place to start, while it will certainly make the the bulk of enhancements on your wellbeing. Dieting can modify one?s body, and allow you to feel a lot more healthy also.
These days, a number of persons consume way as well much candies and sugar, selecting refined foodstuffs over healthy foodstuff. Even while it isn?big t a bad thing to get pleasure through chocolate and chocolate, you should on no account make a tradition out of it. You could still like your much loved meals also, even though you should always be looking at the wholesome benefits of food also and judge of everything while a totality.
If you take in wholesome foods this kind of since salads, veggies, along with berry into your diet regime, you?ll become eating healthy. Protein is truly additionally helpful to your healthiness, because it promotes the expansion of your respective muscle. People of you, whom are resolute about eating well but are unsure where to start, should speak to a nutritionist. They will will probably be skilled to inform you where to start, and just how to get a wholesome diet that will revolutionize your health.
Even while you might always be eating wholesome or trying to eat healthy, you?ll probably discover yourself wondering about pure vitamins and health dietary supplements and how much of an influence these people have on your eating routine. Dieticians are perfect to chat to with these sorts of queries, as these people could correct whichever requests concerning organic vitamins that you simply keep. They can additionally notify you which dietary supplements are excellent to your fitness, and which types you ought to add in in your healthy eating plan.
Assorted folks will have dissimilar wants and requirements, making it important to obtain advice coming from a capable specialist. If you get the teaching through a specialist, you?ll always be aware of what you could include to your diet regime. If you venture to perform it all yourself lacking the suggestion of a specialist, you can finish up not acquiring adequate with your eating plan, or you can finish up taking something that you simply shouldn?t be taken.
Training is actually additionally critical to your diet routine and your health. Though vitamin supplements and vitamins will go a prolonged way, training will accomplish a lot for your body. If you train on a recurrent foundation, plus get the right dietary supplements and nutritional vitamins with your healthy eating program, you?ll become aware of which you have additional power and you also feel much healthier than you actually have with your life.
Before you start with your fresh diet system or dash out and buy your new vitamin vitamin health supplements, you must always check with your personal doctor first to learn if he offers some recommendations. You ought to furthermore advise him or her what style of function out you are planning on doing, and understand if there are any issues with your health. Obtaining a healthful life style is obviously a remarkable occurrence, even though you should always consult with your health practitioner. This way, you?ll comprehend the top way to start and exactly how to start obtaining in the finest form of one?s life.

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Renting versus Buying Northridge Real Estate: The Secret That ...

Millions of people ask themselves whether they can really afford to buy a home or if renting is their only option. Red Blue Realty presents this great tip sheet to answer those questions.

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When it comes to renting versus buying Northridge real estate, many people hold misconceptions that greatly benefit landlords. The most common myths include issues of cost, credit, and the home buying process itself. Red Blue Realty is here to clear up the misconceptions and save consumers a lot of money.

Supply and Demand

To truly assess whether renting or buying real estate is better, it helps to understand the keystone concept of modern economics ? supply and demand. When the supply of a good is fixed and demand increases, the price of the good rises because people are willing to pay more to get it.

This is exactly what is happening with rent and Northridge real estate.

For illustration purposes, think about the release of the Apple iPad or Nintendo Wii ? both debuts are characterized by lines out the door and the around block, scalpers racking in 300% profit, and so on. It?s all about supply and demand.

Right now, the demand in the rental market is high, and the cost of rent just keeps rising. There are many who believe that renting is way cheaper than buying when in actuality, monthly mortgage payments are often the same ? if not cheaper ? than each month?s rent.

Credit?s Not the Biggest Issue

When deciding whether or not to buy one of the many Northridge homes for sale, so many people don?t realize that it takes a similar credit report and score to buy or rent a property.

Like real estate lenders, many landlords will not consider renting a property to someone with a bad credit score because it?s risky. And of the landlords who do consider risky renters, they are often predators hoping to exploit those with fragile financial standing. Therefore, credit really shouldn?t interfere with one?s reasoning to buy a property.

After all, it doesn?t hurt to at least shop around for loans; those with a good enough credit to rent might be surprised to find out that they can get a good loan as well.

Historically Low Interest Rates

With such historically low interest rates, there has never been a better time to buy one of the many Northridge homes for sale. Indeed, money is so cheap nowadays that there is no excuse for not considering purchasing a home.

Down payments should really not be of concern either. The Federal Housing Association ? known more commonly by its acronym, the FHA ? offers special loans that require down payments as low as 3.5%. What this means is that someone considering a $300,000 home will only need to put $10,500.

While this may still seem expensive, it?s really not that much different than getting an apartment or single family residence, which often requires rent for the first and last month, in addition to other fees. If someone has already spent $6000 on the security deposit, they may as well go the extra 3 grand to purchase their own Northridge real estate and build equity ? it sure beats paying for the landlord?s mortgage payment!

The Process

Perhaps the biggest misconception is of the difficulty of the home buying process itself. Many think that renting a place is so much easier when, in reality, the process is actually very similar to buying a home. Besides financing and escrow, the processes are essentially the same; both require searching for properties, negotiating with property owners, and signing a ton of paperwork.

At the end of the road, however, there is one key difference: For essentially the same initial costs, the buyer will own property and have equity, whereas the renter will be throwing money into a pit. That is the secret landlords don?t want their tenants knowing.

Now is the time move out of that dingy apartment and find the home of your dreams. For superior guidance during this process, contact Red Blue Realty today for the perfect Northridge real estate agent!

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How Instant Mobile Commerce Will Disrupt The Way You Do Business

Jay Callum doesn?t like smartphones. ?I don?t like being connected all the time,? he told me recently. ?I like to have a life.? Yet as co-owner with Mike Bard of Waltham, Massachusetts-based?EP Levine?(founded 1954), a tech-savvy photographic supply house that works with photographers of all skill levels, Callum understands that there is no viable technological alternative for his business needs. EP Levine is no newcomer to 21^st?century technology. It uses eBay extensively and has seen a sharp rise in sales from its Amazon presence. Those platforms, while still critical, are no longer enough.

The key to EP Levine?s sales is ?starting the conversation,? Callum says. ?It?s crucial. The best form of advertising is still word of mouth, and if we can meet with a customer in person, then there?s a very good possibility of establishing an ongoing relationship, and even more word of mouth. For our business, where one purchase begets another?cameras need lenses; printers need ink?there?s no substitute to personal interaction. None. It?s what takes us viral the old-fashioned way.? This basic, local, human dynamic, however simple, is the secret sauce that will power instant m-commerce.

So why smartphones?, I asked.

?We need people to know at any moment exactly what we are selling and where we are. We need to bring them into the shop.? Callum and Bard now use?the QUICK app?and?Mobile?Marketplace to upload in almost no time EP Levine?s wares. Through multi-channel integration, the app allows them to populate other markets such as eBay, Craigslist,?Google?Shopping, and?Facebook. Any buyer who uses the app can find them?and their products?the moment they are posted. Thus, a QUICK user in?Cambridge?who searches for ?Canon?camera? using the QUICK?Mobile?Marketplace can decide that it?s worth driving 8.8 miles to work with experts who will take care of them over the life of their purchase of a high-end?Canon. What are they getting? A personal, highly customized,?local?experience. ?Quick is easy to use,? Callum told me. ?With a little practice, it?s no problem at all. They understand the salient points of what we need and why.?

Location, Location, Location

Doug Brenhouse and Jeremy Paradise, co-founders of?Boston-based?QUICK Technologies, have a clear vision of how to disrupt the retail market. The confluence of critical factors?(i) the near ubiquitous adoption of mobile technology, and particularly smartphones; (ii) mobile payment mechanisms; (iii) the explosion of atomized app-based services; and (iv) changing attitudes toward currency?enables them to give retailers ?the ability to capitalize on their one remaining primary asset ? being local,? says Paradise. Each of these factors is changing the way EP Levine does business.

The transition from (i) a national strategy to one that is (ii) national but with a particular focus on local markets may seem counterintuitive. It certainly did to members of?Apple?s Board of Directors when?Steve Jobs?mapped out his long-term strategy for local?Apple?stores. The rest is history. Why is proximity so important, especially for high-end products? According to?Gartner:

A key advantage of mobile devices over the PC is that mobile devices enable location services, and people can explore the physical world around them. The impact of location is more noticeable in the discovery stage where users develop awareness, collect information and conduct evaluation. For example, they can find out the deals offered by nearby businesses, learn which store has the lowest price and check which store has the product in stock. So mobile devices enable users to access specific information in a location- and time-sensitive manner.

Sandy Shen,?Market Insight?A Framework For?Mobile?Commerce?(Gartner?Aug. 12, 2011). Brenhouse adds:

Apple?proved that if people know that inventory and product expertise is nearby, people in general prefer to deal in person and get help with more technically complex products such as cameras, computers, televisions etc. The biggest challenge for the purveyor?s products is letting people know that they have solutions and the inventory nearby to help satisfy customers? needs for an immediate solution and after-sales service. The smartphone and tablet solutions being provided by companies like QUICK offer retailers the easiest and most effective way to advertise their wares and communicate with their customers.

Mobile?phones thus provide essential context to drive business based on personal relationships with customers.?Gartner?calls this ?content-enriched commerce.? The Pew Center affirms this, noting that the anytime/anywhere, always-on nature of mobile phones magnifies the need for information that is both timely and location-sensitive.?See?Lee Raine,?The State of?Mobile?America?(Webinar NFAIS & Pew Internet Mar. 16, 2012). As Brenhouse puts it:

?Competing on proximity and location, services, accessories, and complements ??This is the new name of the retail game.?

THE PERFECT STORM:?Mobile?Technology,?Mobile?Payment Systems, Apps, and New Currency Converge.

Mobile?Phones

According to superstar Internet analyst / venture capitalist Mary Meeker, the empowerment of people via connected mobile phones is?the?mega-trend of the 21st century.?See?Kleiner Perkins Internet Trends (Oct. 18, 2011). Forrester predicts that by 2015, there will be 1 billion smartphones worldwide, including 257 million in the United States. Eighty-eight percent (88%) of American adults already have a mobile phone. For the combined age ranges 18-29 and 30-40, that figure is 95%, and decreases only slightly to 86% for those aged 50-64.?See id.?Forty-six percent (46%) have smartphones and 19% have tablet computers, which are proving to be vital to retail in terms of both average sales conversion rates and order values.?See?Allison Enright,?Retailers get mobile-friendly?(Internet Retailer May 23, 2012) (citing Forrester and Shop.org?s joint report, ?The State of Retailing Online 2012?).

Mobile?phones are an integral part of our lives. According to a recent Pew survey, 42% of U.S. adults who own cell phones report having ?had trouble doing something because they did not have [their] phone with them.? Sixty-four percent (64%) use their phone ?to get information they need right away.? Our developed ?need? to access such information both anytime and immediately has resulted in a massive shift in modes of communication from email, landlines, and even cell phone calls to texting (e.g., SMS, iMessage) and instant messaging (IM). In many respects, whether used to communicate, shop, or as biosensors, these devices are becoming, for better and worse, nothing less than an extension of ourselves.

Mobile?Payment Mechanisms

Mobile?commerce is not just about selling products online. Rather, it presents the opportunity to communicate and establish trusted relationships with customers that can be converted into sales either online or in person. Every consummated transaction that is not cash- or credit-based requires trust in the other party and in the security of the payment mechanism.

PayPal is the most prominent online and mobile payment service. PayPal has proven to be extraordinarily valuable to eBay, which purchased the service for $1.5 billion in 2002. In April, eBay reported 20% quarterly net income growth to $570 million.?The?New York?Times?noted that eBay?s financials ?highlighted the continuing importance of PayPal to [eBay?s] overall profits. The company said PayPal had 109.8 million active registered accounts, 12 percent more than the first quarter a year ago. PayPal revenue increased 32%.? Somini Sangupta,?PayPal Strength Helps eBay Exceed Forecasts?(NYTimes Apr. 18, 2012).

PayPal?s influence is hardly limited to online payments. GigaOm reports that the company ?is organizing its payment products for small business into one larger service called PayPal Payments that is meant to provide an array of tools for online, in-person and mobile payments.? Ryan Kim,?PayPal Targets Small?Business?With All-In-One Tool PayPal Payments?(GigaOm Apr. 4, 2012). PayPal?s onsite-relationship with?Home Depot?is one example, but the real gold lies in the mostly untapped market of local transactions between highly informed buyers and both small retailers and individuals.

Gartner?projects staggering growth for mobile payments worldwide, as measured in terms of (i) users, and (ii) technology as measured by both transaction volume and value.

• Users.?Gartner?predicts an overall worldwide increase in mobile payments users from 141.1 million (2011) to 349.4 million by 2015. The Asia/Pacific region will continue to represent the largest segment, with growth from 69.1 million (2011) to 127.8 million (2015). In terms of growth rate, however, North America is about to explode, with a predicted increase by a multiplier of four (4) from its current figures during that same time frame.

• Technology, Volume, and Value. Short Message Service (SMS texts) will continue to be the primary means of mobile payment. SMS-based transaction values will soar from $50.2 billion (2011) to $216.6 billion (2015). The same applies to transaction volume, with SMS rising from 1.6 billion transactions (2011) to 7.2 billion (2015).

• What People Buy. Of the projected $426 billion (2015) in mobile payment sales, two categories of products and services will dominate the landscape: (a) money transfers and (b) merchandise purchases. Together, these two account for 92.4% of the total value of all mobile payments. The former are projected to rise from $51.5 billion (2011) to $216.6 billion (2015). Merchandise purchases show potential growth from $27.3 billion (2011) to $177 billion (2015).

Sandy Shen,?Forecast?Mobile?Payments Worldwide, 2008-2015?(Gartner?May 12, 2011).

Mobile?Applications ? A New System of Engagement

If?Steve Jobs?nailed?Apple?s retail strategy, he also understood perfectly the need to allow third parties to build applications (apps) for the very products (e.g., computers, then smartphones, then tablets) that?Apple?would sell in its stores. There are over 500,000 apps in the?Apple?App Store, according to?Apple?s website. Pew Internet reports that 38% of U.S. adults had downloaded apps to their phone by August 2011. When one also considers pre-loaded apps, 50% of U.S. adults now use mobile applications, an astonishing figure. App stores, including?Apple?s App Store and?Google?Play (formerly?Google?s Android Market), have recorded over 35 billion downloads.?See?Rachel Metz,?Betting Everything on?Mobile?(MIT?Tech. Rev. May 11, 2012).

Apps have had a profound democratizing effect for startups. QUICK, for example, can make its vision available to hundreds of millions of consumers just as easily as Amazon. Two of the most popular apps to date, Angry Birds and Instagram, soared because of a niche popularity that went viral, as opposed to marketing by a corporate giant. At the same time,?Facebook?s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram demonstrates how an atomized-yet-ultimately-viral app can fit into a much larger company?s corporate strategy.

For startups, the ability to be nimble and adapt one?s app on the fly based on consumer feedback is a decided advantage over competitors. The need to adapt quickly again underscores the atomized nature of successful mobile applications. People want apps for?specific?functions and needs that may evolve over time.?Apple?s own website puts it best:??There?s an app for that. For work, play, and everything in between.??The same applies to consumers? desire to communicate directly with sellers to obtain the most relevant information possible about a possible purchase. Forrester calls the response to this need ?a new system of engagement.?

The Future of Money

Cash and credit are no longer king, although both will survive in the short- (and probably long-) term as a result of concerns about privacy (e.g., anonymity) and security (e.g., cybercrime). As smartphones have become increasingly advanced and ubiquitous, consumers now look to them to serve yet another function: their wallet. According to Pew, consumers are now ?increasingly comfortable using their phones to transfer money, purchase goods, and engage in other types of financial transactions.? Aaron Smith, Janna Quitney?Anderson?& Lee Rainie,?The Future of Money: Smartphone Swiping in the?Mobile?Age?(Pew?White Paper?Apr. 17, 2012). This trend is hardly unique to the first world. In Kenya, for example, where there is no well-established banking system, the country has leapfrogged to new technologies in dramatic fashion. Users of Kenya?s M-Pesa system now exchange 20% of that country?s GDP via text message.?See?Deidre van Dyk,?The End of Cash?(Time Jan. 9, 2012).?A Q1 2012 study conducted by ACI Worldwide in conjunction with?Aite Group surveyed?4,200 consumers in 14 countries?and?identified?these savvy, mobile-wielding payors and payees as?smartphonatics??consumers who change their shopping, financial, and payment behavior as a result of owning a smartphone.??The Global Rise of Smartphonatics: Driving?Mobile?Payment and Banking Adoption in the United States, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific?(ACI Worldwide, Aite Group 2012).?The Economist?adds:

In India, where only 35% of adults have an account at a formal financial institution and less than 2% have a credit card, 60% are smartphonatics. In Canada, where nearly everyone has a bank account and most people own a credit card, only 7% are smartphonatics.

Financial Services (The Economist?May 22, 2012).

Pew predicts the end of regular commerce by 2020, with mobile payments ?an obvious choice to replace established modes of payment in day-to-day commerce.? This paradigm, while profound, represents a natural evolution of human behavior. Harvard Professor Susan Crawford, who served in the Obama administration as a Special Assistant for Technology?Policy, adds:

There is nothing more imaginary than a monetary system. The idea that we solemnly hand around printed slips of paper in exchange for food and water shows just how trusting and fond of patterned behavior we human beings are. So why not to take the next step . . . to even more abstract representations of value?

Instant?Mobile?Commerce Has Arrived

The early days of eBay were a little bit like the Wild West. Pricing was inefficient; placing wares on the site was (and remains) cumbersome; and auctions took days (and still can) before eBay introduced its ?Buy It Now? feature. Individual sellers have for the large part moved away from eBay, leaving the site populated by retailers who sell at lower margins and can?t sell the complementary accessories or sales support?not to mention expertise?that they could were the buyer to visit their stores. ?Retailers can still use eBay to cycle inventory. Making money is another matter,? says Paradise.

The key to establishing an effective relationship with potential buyers is quick and even instant access to mobile messaging services embedded directly within apps. Buyers want information, communication, and location, and it must be at their fingertips. In this respect, buying and selling is now most effective when it resembles bartering, which humans have been doing for millennia. All other means of effective communication?landlines, laptops, PCs?have been displaced.?See?Van Dyk,?The End of Cash.?They are simply too slow and do not allow sellers to provide potential buyers real-time pre-sale value (information).

In this era of being ?connected to everyone? all the time, any mobile commerce strategy that does not provide instant communication between buyer and seller will fail. Buyers already have cameras that can scan bar codes and provide both the quantity and quality of information that result in rational pricing and informed decision-making. Yet that?s not enough on the seller side. As discussed, the next logical step is to incorporate location-based services in order to invite buyers to purchase locally based on personal relationships and dynamics. Sellers can thereby increase their margins and upsell with accessories ? imagine a bicycle shop or EP Levine.

Brenhouse reiterates the importance of both instant communication and an atomized mobile strategy. A wise app strategy for instant m-commerce is to serve as an initial intermediary and provider of (a) instant messaging-based communication and location services, and (b) a platform-agnostic means for sellers to upload their wares?once?and instantly populate multiple marketplaces, while also complying with the regulations of each of those marketplaces. QUICK refers to this as its Power Multiplier. QUICK then lets market dynamics do the rest. Every sale requires payment, so QUICK uses existing payment structures such as PayPal that already have legal protection and regulatory compliance in place.

Conclusion

The Internet Age has witnessed technology enable distinct phases of commerce. I-commerce gave way to B2B markets, which in turn led to e-commerce. The results have been profound for buyers, sellers, and traditional brick-and-mortar business concerns. When you shop today at the iTunes Store or Amazon, or rent videos from?Netflix, remember also the days of Tower Records, Borders, and Blockbuster. With a few remaining exceptions, those models are dead.

When?Apple?launched its iPhone (a smartphone) in 2007, the first seed was planted for the next paradigm shift. Then came apps. These allow buyers and sellers to leverage the power of mobile payments and location-based services to exchange the most valuable market commodity ? information. The result is instant m-commerce ? technology-inspired face-to-face transactions. Ask Jay Callum at EP Levine. His already tech-savvy business won?t ever be the same.

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Rapid-scanning microscope with no loss of quality

ScienceDaily (Aug. 23, 2012) ? Researchers at the University of Leicester have developed a new form of digital microscope which can create an image 100 times faster than regular equipment -- without losing image quality.

The team of scientists have developed a new type of confocal microscope that produces high-resolution images at very fast speeds.

The findings are due to be published on the online journal PLoS ONE on August 24.

The device, which takes a cue from consumer electronics such as televisions, can be bolted on to a regular microscopes and projects light through a system of mirrors on to the microscopic sample.

The device projects patterns of illumination onto the specimen, and only light that is precisely in the plane of focus returns along the same path and is reflected by the mirror onto a camera to form an image.

The ability to be able to program the mirror device allows the illumination pattern to be adjusted easily for different types of specimens and conditions giving ease of use and flexibility.

Unwanted light that comes from regions of the specimen which are out of focus are rejected, improving the image quality.

The resulting images can be scanned on a computer at around 100 frames per second, showing biological processes such as cell activity at much higher speeds than regular microscopes -- which tend to be capped at around 1 frame per second.

The Leicester team's microscope has no moving parts, making it robust, and the use of a programmable, digital micro-mirror allows the user to alter the size and spacing of mirrors in order to choose the quality of the image and adapt to different imaging conditions. Consequently, it has much greater flexibility than other microscopes capable of similar speeds.

The researchers believe this technology will be a big help to those working in many scientific fields, including biomedical research and neuroscience.

The research was led by Professor Nick Hartell, of the University's Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology, who plans to use the new device for his own work studying the cell mechanisms involved in the brain's storage of memories.

The project last for three years and was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), which has also provided funding for the team to develop the device as a commercial product.

Professor Hartell said: "We built the device as there is a 'need for speed'. I found out about this technology from its use in projectors and realized that it could be used to develop a microscope.

"Modern biological research, and modern neuroscience, depends upon the development of new technologies that allow the optical detection of biological events as they occur. Many biological events take place in the millisecond time scale and so there is a great need for new methods of detecting events at high speed and at high resolution.

"We are very excited because we have been able to go from a concept, to a working prototype that is useful for my research into neuroscience. There is a good chance that we will be able to make a product and see that being used in labs in the UK and worldwide."

Neil Radford from the University's Enterprise and Business Development Office adds "This capability provides a breakthrough from traditional Nipkov disk technologies and Professor Hartell is now working closely with us to commercialize the technology with a leading scientific instrument manufacturer."

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Canada investigating alleged misconduct at embassy in Denmark

OTTAWA?The federal government has launched an investigation of alleged misconduct by officials in the Canadian embassy in Denmark.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird?s office confirmed Friday the department has sent two investigators to Copenhagen to begin looking into allegations concerning activities by Canadian diplomats in Denmark.

?These are very serious allegations and, upon hearing of them, Minister Baird immediately asked his deputy minister (Morris Rosenberg) to ensure that an independent and comprehensive investigation is undertaken,? an aide to Baird said. ?That investigation is ongoing.?

According to an article in the Ottawa Citizen, current and former staff at the Canadian embassy in Copenhagen have expressed concerns about a long list of questionable activities there, including accusations of mishandling of finances, racial harassment, staging of private parties disguised as official events, misuse of government alcohol stocks and abuse of official vehicle privileges.

The ambassador, Peter Lundy, was appointed Canada?s diplomatic representative to the Kingdom of Denmark in 2008. He could not be immediately reached for comment.

The department ?is dispatching two employees to Copenhagen this weekend to begin speaking to mission employees and reviewing records and documentation,? Baird?s office said in a note.

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Poll: Big swath of voters undecided, unexcited

In this photo combination, President Barack Obama, left, reaches out to shake hands after speaking at a campaign event at Capital University on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio and Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, shakes hands with supporters after finishing his speech during a rally at Guerdon Enterprises in Boise, Idaho Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Two months out from Election Day, nearly a quarter of all registered voters are either undecided about the presidential race or iffy in their support for a candidate, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows. These voters could well prove decisive in a close contest. And they will be tough nuts for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to crack. (AP Photo)

In this photo combination, President Barack Obama, left, reaches out to shake hands after speaking at a campaign event at Capital University on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio and Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, shakes hands with supporters after finishing his speech during a rally at Guerdon Enterprises in Boise, Idaho Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Two months out from Election Day, nearly a quarter of all registered voters are either undecided about the presidential race or iffy in their support for a candidate, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows. These voters could well prove decisive in a close contest. And they will be tough nuts for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to crack. (AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Call them maybes.

Two months out from Election Day, nearly a quarter of all registered voters are either undecided about the presidential race or iffy in their support for a candidate, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows.

These voters could well prove decisive in a close contest. And they will be tough nuts for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to crack.

Just 29 percent of them have a strong interest in the campaign, compared with 51 percent of those who've made up their minds. So no, they won't be hanging on every word coming out of the national political conventions in Tampa, Fla., and Charlotte, N.C., over the next two weeks.

Who are they? These so-called persuadable voters are more often men than women. They are a bit younger than those who've made up their minds. They have less education and income. And they are far less partisan.

A quarter are independent or unaffiliated, while more than a third consider themselves Democrats and a similar share count themselves as Republicans.

They are folks like Eric Avila, a 35-year-old Democrat from Tampa who didn't vote in 2008, has been unemployed since he was laid off from a sales job four years ago and doubts that either candidate will do much to reduce joblessness.

Avila plans to vote this time but finds the campaign rhetoric from both sides grating. "It kind of gets on your nerves after a while," he says, "all of this stuff a person's promising, and it just gets forgotten or buried under a whole bunch of other things."

Take that, Barack and Mitt. Their challenge is to figure out what will shift people like Avila firmly one way or the other.

Ask the persuadables what will be the single most important factor in deciding their vote, and they have a multitude of answers at the ready.

"Whoever runs the cleanest campaign," says one of those surveyed.

"Whoever has the dirtiest ad campaigns on TV," counters another.

A third, who speaks for many, confesses she has "no idea" what will win her over.

How the persuadables ultimately vote could hinge on which issues rise to the top of the campaign.

Romney holds the advantage among these voters on the economy, creating jobs and the federal budget deficit. But on two issues that have recently grabbed the spotlight ? social issues and Medicare ? Obama is the more trusted candidate among these voters.

Neither Obama nor Romney carries much weight with the persuadables, though: Half have an unfavorable opinion of each candidate.

Count Pam Zickert, an independent from Santa Maria, Calif., among those who are undecided and unenthusiastic.

The 62-year-old retiree dislikes Obama, finds Romney "a bit bland" and has no intention of watching the political conventions.

"It's tough to pick a presidential candidate when none of them are inspiring," says Zickert, who voted for Republican John McCain in 2008.

William Galston, an expert on government and politics at the Brookings Institution and a former Clinton administration official, says that because the persuadables are more difficult to win over, Obama and Romney so far have been more focused on firming up support among their base supporters than on cultivating those on the fence.

Romney's selection of conservative darling Rep. Paul Ryan as a running mate was "a decision to place mobilization ahead of persuasion," he says, and Obama's campaign has been systematically targeting the basic building blocks of his winning 2008 coalition: women, Hispanics, younger voters and gays and lesbians among them.

In a polarized political environment and with limited dollars to spend, says Galston, "you can increase your vote total much more per dollar by ginning up the enthusiasm of the people who are already for you."

Still, in a tight race, the persuadables could ultimately make the difference in key swing states, and they can't be ignored. The campaigns may well spend the convention weeks and September firming up their base supporters, then devote the debates and the final weeks of the race to reaching out to more fickle persuadables.

In the AP-GfK survey, taken Aug. 16-20, the 23 percent of registered voters who are considered persuadable included 7 percent who expressed no presidential preference, 7 percent with soft support for Obama and 9 percent with soft support for Romney. The poll involved landline and cellphone interviews with 885 registered voters, including 192 considered persuadable. The margin of sampling error for registered voters was plus or minus 4.1 percent, and for persuadables 8.9 points.

Will the persuadables actually show up and vote? History suggests yes.

In an AP-Yahoo study that interviewed the same people multiple times over the course of the 2008 presidential campaign, 38 percent of registered voters were persuadable in interviews conducted just ahead of that year's conventions. When that same group was interviewed on Election Day, three-fourths said they had voted.

When will the undecideds make up their minds?

In 2004 and 2008, about 10 percent of voters reported they didn't decide until the last week, according to exit polls.

Michelle Woodby, a 36-year-old Republican homemaker from Tecumseh, Mich., says she's been known to wait until the last minute.

With small kids to care for and little time to watch the news, Woodby says she hasn't fully tuned in yet.

So far, Romney's opposition to abortion has won her over, but Woodby says she's still got a lot of studying to do ? and she shows a decided lack of enthusiasm for the job.

"I need to do my homework," she says, "which I dread."

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Online: http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com

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Associated Press writer Josh Lederman and AP News Survey Specialist Dennis Junius contributed to this report.

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