Author's son seeks Malcolm X letter at Syracuse

FILE - This Feb. 9, 1965, file photo, shows Malcolm X at London Airport. The son of Malcolm X's biographer is asking Syracuse University to hand over a letter in which the slain activist writes about his shifting views on race relations, claiming his family is the rightful owner. His lawyer said Tuesday, May 29, 2012, he plans to make a legal demand this week for the letter, which he believes is worth at least $650,000. (AP Photo/Victor Boynton, File)

FILE - This Feb. 9, 1965, file photo, shows Malcolm X at London Airport. The son of Malcolm X's biographer is asking Syracuse University to hand over a letter in which the slain activist writes about his shifting views on race relations, claiming his family is the rightful owner. His lawyer said Tuesday, May 29, 2012, he plans to make a legal demand this week for the letter, which he believes is worth at least $650,000. (AP Photo/Victor Boynton, File)

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ? The son of Malcolm X's biographer is asking Syracuse University to hand over a letter in which the slain activist writes about his shifting views on race relations, claiming his family is the rightful owner.

Malcolm X wrote to Alex Haley, his collaborator for "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," from Saudi Arabia in April 1964, about ten months before he was gunned down at a New York City hotel ballroom. The publisher of the autobiography later gave the letter to Syracuse University as part of a larger cache of papers to be used by researchers.

But Haley's son, William Haley, said the publisher never had legal title to the letter and could not give it away. His lawyer said Tuesday he plans to make a legal demand this week for the letter, which he believes is worth at least $650,000.

"The history is important for us as a family, the legacy," William Haley said. Haley said he was acting on behalf of himself and his two sisters. Haley said it's possible the family would decide to sell the letter, but that would be a group decision.

Alex Haley died in 1992.

"So much of African-American history gets lost and is sometimes not in the place where we prefer it to be," Haley said.

Malcolm X's letter, written after a pilgrimage to Mecca, addresses the recent time he spent with Muslims "whose skin was the whitest of white."

"In fact, what I have seen and experienced on this pilgrimage has forced me to 're arrange' much of my thought patterns, and to toss aside some of my previous conclusions," he wrote.

The letter was sent to publisher Grove Press for inclusion in the autobiography, which was first published in 1965. Grove included the letter in files it gave to Syracuse University in 1969.

Sean M. Quimby, senior director of the university's Special Collections Research Center, said it has documentation from Grove that shows Syracuse owns the transferred archive. He said the school's ownership had never been challenged before in 43 years and he has not seen any evidence that the letter was lent, instead of given, to Grove.

"Our library and our special collections are publicly available to anyone, and there is a greater good served," Quimby added.

Haley's attorney, Gregory J. Reed of Detroit, said Haley passed along the letter to Grove only so it could be included in the autobiography and that Grove never had legal title.

Haley said he is acting now because he only found out about details of the letter recently after talking to Reed, who collects Malcolm X material.

Associated Press

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3DS Mod - Retirement Planning With Investment Properties

All around us, individuals are getting deep off home, getting at the perfect time plus reselling at higher values or with tenant rent income to pay off an existing mortgage. Are investment properties a wise decision? Or is the market in a downward wind?

As with anything, there is one-size-fits-all solution, however getting information is the first step to assessing whether investment properties is included in the supplemental termination program.

Pros of owning investment properties are evident. Hypothetically talking, imagine owning a six-plex in a slow-changing, however successful part of Atlanta where we charged each tenant $1,000. The monthly mortgage for the building would be $3,000 however youll have which extra $3,000 couch each month.

Another benefit of property investments is the good duty kickback you might acquire. If you delight in getting your lump sum duty return towards the end of the year, then perhaps investing plus offering properties whenever we want which quick amount of cash is ideal for we.

Also, there is punishment for opting out early or age laws regarding whenever start using your earnings. You dont need to be deep or super business knowledge to incorporate property ownership into the termination planning schedule. Its been named ?the equal opportunity money builder.?

Cons of investment properties include the no guarantee danger. Its additionally no feasible choice for everyone as a result of high deal prices. Not everyone has thousands of dollars saved to make a substantial down payment.

Vacancies, bad tenants, maintenance costs plus property oversupply are a few of the disadvantages. Like any investment, there are lots of aspects past the control which can affect the income. For greater ensures, 401ks or IRAs ought to be included in the financial termination planning.

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The Significance Of Video Marketing In Your Online Business ...

Most small businesses are utilizing on-line video marketing as their most powerful tool in advertising their goods and services. Today, video marketing is the most sought out media channel and is being used by most on-line company owners. Online video viewing is the most popular past time around the globe. That?s why, on-line video viewing is skyrocketing and on the leading edge of this trend is YouTube ? because the top video hosting site on the internet. So, video marketing is here to stay and entrepreneurs ought to take this advantage to integrate video marketing in their current Internet marketing campaign.

Usually, on-line video is very efficient and its main purpose is to link up individuals around the world. It helps improve your capacity to reach your target market and helps you in gaining better on-line visibility and you stand out over you competitors.

You need to have a good approach when establishing your overall video marketing strategy. You have to have a video marketing plan and it should be based on your specified objectives. Always keep in mind, you need to start with a welcome video or a short introduction of what your business is offering. Your prospective customers must have an idea on what they can anticipate from you ? and that includes your products and services. You should release videos that may encourage your potential clients ? the so called ?must haves? videos.

It?s also essential to create a good video on your ?About Me, page. You need to demonstrate the benefits and advantage that you can offer your potential clients. Your viewers must have enough information about your business and the types of merchandise or services that you offer. You must be able to encourage your audience that they need your products or that they must avail of your services, because it can greatly benefit them.

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Vegan Macaroni Salad Recipe | Eat Drink Better

Memorial Day is once again upon us. If you live in the South like I do, there really is no way around spending time in the outdoors this time of year. Add in potluck style food offerings and refreshing beverages and it becomes a can?t miss occasion.

If you find yourself excited about attending a cookout this holiday, want to bring a vegan dish, but also want something on the traditional side for those patrons unfamiliar with tofu or seitan, vegan macaroni salad is a winner.

This recipe has become my go-to party dish, and it tastes so close to the macaroni salad I grew up with! Plus, it takes very little prep time and minimal ingredients.

Country Macaroni Salad

• 4 cups whole wheat macaroni noodles
• 1 cup vegan mayo (I prefer Veganaise, which comes in soy-free, grapeseed,?reduced?fat and many other varieties. You can find this at any Whole Foods or Trader Joe?s)
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1/4 cup dijon mustard
• 2-3 celery stalks, sliced (I like my vegetables a little stockier, but you could dice finely as well)
• 1 medium sized onion, diced (I would go with a yellow or white variety, but you could also use red onions for a spicier salad)
• 2 -3 carrots, sliced thin
• 1/3 cup sugar (I just use regular old sugar, but for a healthier version, you could experiment with different kinds of sweeteners. I wouldn?t skip this ingredient, however, because it really does give the dish a tangy flavor)
• Sea salt and pepper to taste

Boil a pot of water and add pasta. Whole wheat pasta might take a little longer than regular pasta to soften.

Drain pasta and set aside.

In a large bowl, mix vegan mayo, vinegar, dijon mustard, sugar, salt and pepper.

Then, add celery, carrots and onion to bowl, stirring a few times to mix well. (You can add other vegetables if desired. Some options include olives, capers, roma tomatoes or pickles.)

Mix drained macaroni with vegetables and dressing, careful not to mash the pasta.

Leave in fridge overnight.

This will serve a pretty big group, and it only takes 15- 20 minutes to prepare, making the payoff well worth it.

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Image Credit: Flickr Creative Commons,?Tavallai?(Note: Photo used is a stock photo variation of actual recipe)

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Elaborate Portland marriage proposal goes viral

This May 25, 2012, photo, shows actor Isaac Lamb and Amy Frankel in Portland, Ore. Lamb joined about 60 people on a small street near his house last week to propose to Frankel. He?s pitching it as the world?s first lip-synched proposal and there don?t appear to be any challengers. Lamb?s marriage proposal notched 5 million hits on YouTube. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Alysha Beck) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; TV OUT

This May 25, 2012, photo, shows actor Isaac Lamb and Amy Frankel in Portland, Ore. Lamb joined about 60 people on a small street near his house last week to propose to Frankel. He?s pitching it as the world?s first lip-synched proposal and there don?t appear to be any challengers. Lamb?s marriage proposal notched 5 million hits on YouTube. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Alysha Beck) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; TV OUT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ? Isaac Lamb acknowledges that his five-minute, block-long choreographed build-up to a marriage proposal has upped the stakes for everyone who follows.

"Guys, I'm sorry," he said on NBC's "Today" show Tuesday. "That wasn't my intention."

The Portland-area thespian's creative proposal last week to girlfriend Amy Frankel featured about 60 people dancing on a small street near his parents' home. Video of the performance (http://apne.ws/M3Jmex ) has gone viral, notching more than 6 million YouTube hits so far.

Lamb is pitching it as the world's first lip-synched proposal, and there don't appear to be any challengers.

The video begins with Lamb's brother putting headphones over Frankel's ears as she sits facing out the back of an SUV, her legs dangling over the rear bumper.

"This song tends to exemplify you and Isaac's relationship to me," the brother tells her, and there begins Bruno Mars' sugar-pop, up-tempo ballad "Marry You."

The car starts moving and two of the couple's friends roll into the frame, then a few more. It was nothing that seemed too out of the ordinary, Frankel told NBC's "Today." She and Lamb are actors and are used to elaborate stunts.

Frankel thought: "Oh, they're doing something with Isaac's family," she told the show. "There's seven of them. This is so sweet."

A second camera ? the one that gives the video its emotional heft ? is perched above Frankel's face, capturing her reaction. It shows her as she crosses her hands on her chest, shakes her head, giggles and swoons.

The proposal is elaborate but not expensive, choreographed but not constrained. In this city where the television show "Portlandia" suggested young people go to retire, most of the dancers in the video look like they fell off the bus from central casting headed for its set.

For all the pageantry, though, the proposal itself was pretty simple.

"You have already given me a lifetime of happiness," Lamb tells Frankel when the music stops. "Will you let me spend the rest of my life trying to give you the same? Will you marry me?"

She nods, and they kiss as a man in the background wearing a marching-band costume wipes away a tear.

Lamb's proposal is not the first wedding-themed video to go viral. Jill and Kevin's wedding entrance dance from 2009 set the standard for matrimonial cool and ? at 75 million online views ? spawned countless imitators.

The song Lamb picked, on its face, sounds ideal ? "Marry You" is a kind of proposal. Except its lyrics say: "It's a beautiful night. We're looking for something dumb to do." And they round out with: "Who cares if we're trashed, got a pocket full of cash we can blow. Shots of Patron, and it's on."

Asked on "Today" about her favorite moment of the dance routine, Frankel said it was when she first saw Lamb appear on the street.

"When they all parted, and there was Isaac," she said. "That was the first time I think I took a breath."

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Online:

Isaac Lamb's proposal, http://apne.ws/M3Jmex

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Reach reporter Nigel Duara on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/nigelduara

Associated Press

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New model of geological strata may aid oil extraction, water recovery and earth history studies

New model of geological strata may aid oil extraction, water recovery and earth history studies

May 25, 2012

A new modeling study contradicts a long-held belief of geologists that pore sizes and chemical compositions are uniform throughout a given strata, which are horizontal slices of sedimentary rock. By understanding the variety of pore sizes and spatial patterns in strata, geologists can help achieve more production from underground oil reservoirs and water aquifers. Better understanding also means more efficient use of potential underground carbon storage sites, and better evaluations of the possible movement of radionuclides in nuclear waste depositories to determine how well the waste will ...

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Tips for investing in student flats - Buying, Advice

Buying a student property as an investment can be a wise move, but would-be investors should do their homework carefully before diving in.

From an investment perspective, Goslett says that units within a secure complex generally show a healthy return on investment over the long term. He also notes that buying a property that appeals to a broader spectrum of buyers, such as young singles and couples and not just students will not restrict the property in terms of capital growth.

As long as there are universities, there will be a need for student accommodation, says Adrian Goslett, CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa. He says that privately owned off-campus student housing is always in demand, so investors looking for a rental property with a constant influx of tenants will find them near institutions for higher learning.

Sectional-title units that are located in secure complexes within close proximity to a university campus as well as other amenities are particularly sought-after among students across the country, Goslett says.

?For many South African students and their parents, the idea of living within walking distance of their university and having the safety aspect of staying in a secure complex is appealing.?

In many cases universities will list off-campus accommodation on free property listings that are handed out to their students who cannot be accommodated on the premises. ?Some tertiary institutions can have 40-page waiting lists of students needing housing, and as such, there is always a strong demand for rental units within the area.?

From an investment perspective, Goslett says that units within a secure complex generally show a healthy return on investment over the long term. He also notes that buying a property that appeals to a broader spectrum of buyers, such as young singles and couples and not just students will not restrict the property in terms of capital growth. Investing in property with restricted usage that only appeals to one demographic can eliminate many potential buyers at a later stage, should the investor decide to sell.??

Goslett advises property investors who want to purchase student accommodation to consider the following:

1. Research properties for sale within walking distance from the university and obtain comparable prices for similar properties in the region from an estate agent specialising in that area. Consider elements such as security, parking and access to public transport services.

2. Consult with university housing officials and find out the current rental rates for students. Determine possible profit or loss by taking the rental amount and deducting expenses such as the bond repayment, rates and taxes, insurance, general maintenance costs, repairs and any other expenses.

3. Ask an attorney or real estate professional to review all contracts and agreements, also consult a tax advisor about the tax consequences of investing in student accommodation.

4. In many cases buying property can be much easier than managing the property and tenants. Determine who will manage the property and consider appointing a professional rental management agent, which can be considered a cost-effective and efficient solution to managing a rental property.

5. Apply the same risk management principles that apply to other rental properties. Set ground rules and have an agreement with regard to what is acceptable tenant behaviour, sign a legally valid lease agreement, secure a deposit and agree on breakage costs.

6. Inspect the property on a regular basis at a time that suits the tenant. Establish and maintain an emergency fund to cover any unexpected repairs and expenses on the property.

7. Advertise the property from September onwards as this is the time of year parents normally start looking for student accommodation.

Goslett ?says as with any property purchase decision, it is important for investors to do their research. ?Buying the right kind of property and having a management strategy in place can make purchasing a student housing property a viable income-generating investment.?

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