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Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Real GDP Growth, 2nd Quarter 2012 (Third Estimate)
This lesson focuses on the third and final estimate of U.S. real gross domestic product for the second quarter (Q2) of 2012, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on September 27, 2012. The current data and historical GDP data are explained. The meaning of GDP and potential impacts of changes of GDP are explored. This lesson will also raise questions about the impact of the current level of growth on the U.S. economy and individuals.
Business Cycles, Economic Growth, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Macroeconomic Indicators, Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- Determine the current and historical level and growth of U.S. real gross domestic product.
- Idenitify the sectors that increased and decreased in size during the reported quarter.
- Identify the components of the measurement of the nation's gross domestic product.
- Assess the relationship of real GDP data, the indexes of economic indicators, and business cycles.
- Speculate about the nature and impact of current economic conditions and implications for the future.
Current Key Economic Indicatorsas of November 30, -0001
Each month, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, releases an estimate of the level and growth of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States. GDP is measured quarterly and each quarter's data is reported over the following three months.
This lesson focuses on the BEA's third and final estimate of real GDP growth for the second quarter (Q2) of 2012 (April-June.) Understanding the level and rate of growth of the economy's output (GDP) helps to better understand growth, employment trends, the health of the business sector, and consumer well-being.
[Note to teachers: During the first semester of the 2012-2013 school year (August-December), EconEdLink will publish five Focus on Economic Data lessons on "U.S. Real GDP Growth." Real GDP data is announced three times for each fiscal quarter. For Q2 2012, the first estimate was made in late July. The second estimate was made in late August. The third estimate for Q2 was made September 27 (THIS LESSON.)
[NOTE: GDP data reports lag the reporting period - the fiscal quarter. The current estimate is the third estimate for Q2 2012. Each of the three estimates for a quarter will include more comprehensive data and may modify the growth rate reported earlier].
[NOTE: The BEA previously used the terms "advance, preliminary and final" to identify the three quarterly real GDP estimates. The terms "first, second and third" have replaced the previous announcement language.]
Each Real GDP lesson will provide the most up-to-date data and focus on some specific topics or issues related to GDP:
- August (second estimate for Q2 2012): How to read the data, real vs. nominal, and how the data is collected
- September (third estimate for Q2 2012): Factors influencing the change in GDP, revisions, and seasonal adjustment
- October (first estimate for Q3 2012): Business cycles and indicators of future growth or decline.
- November (second estimate for Q3 2012): More details of GDP U.S. regional growth and international comparison.
- December (third estimate for Q3 2012): Year-end summary.
- Real GDP Growth BEA third estimate of real GDP growth for Q2 2012.www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2012/pdf/gdp2q12_3rd.pdf
Measuring the Economy: A Primer on GDP and the National Income and Product Accounts: This BEA article introduces new users to the basics of U.S. national income and product accounts.
Taking the Pulse of the Economy: Measuring GDP: This article discusses the importance of measuring GDP.
Overview of the U.S. Economy: Perspective from the BEA Accounts: This page provides an overview of current economic data.
Global Business Cycle Indicators: This site produced by The Conference Board, provides business cycle indicators for 11 countries around the world.
NBER determination of the December 2008 Peak in Economic Activity: This is the NBER recession announcement made on December 1, 2008.
NBER determination of the trough and the end of the most recent recession in June, 2009.
Key Economic Indicatorsas of September 27, 2012
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.6 percent in August after being unchanged in July. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in August, the same increase as in July.
Employment and Unemployment
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 96,000 in August, and the unemployment rate edged down to 8.1 percent. Employment increased in food services and drinking places, professional and technical services, and health care.
Real GDP
Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the second quarter of 2012 (that is, from the first quarter to the second quarter), according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.0 percent.
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To support continued progress toward maximum employment and price stability, the Committee expects that a highly accommodative stance of monetary policy will remain appropriate for a considerable time after the economic recovery strengthens. In particular, the Committee also decided today to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and currently anticipates that exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate are likely to be warranted at least through mid-2015.
On September 27, 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced the third (final) estimate of U.S. real gross domestic product growth for the second quarter (April-June) of 2012. In Q2 2012. Real GDP grew at an annualized rate of just 1.3 percent.
What is the U.S. Gross Domestic Product?
Current-dollar U.S. GDP, as defined by the BEA was $15.586 trillion. That was an increase of $107.3 billion (2.8 percent annualized rate) over Q1. In the first quarter of 2012, U.S. GDP grew $157 billion or at a 4.2 percent annualized rate. The pace of growth of the economy slowed in the second quarter.
[Teacher Note: Ask your students if they have seen any evidence of economic growth over the past several months? New construction? New businesses?]
Real GDP is the current dollar GDP adjusted for inflation. It reflects the current value of all of the goods and services produced in a year, expressed the prices of the base-year. It might also be called "inflation-corrected" GDP or "constant dollar GDP."
U.S. real GDP in Q2 2012 was $13,548.5 (base year 2005) . The total current dollar increase in U.S. GDP from year 2005 to Q2 2012 was $2.963 billion, but only $925.5 billion of that growth was "real."
Note to Teachers and Students: Unless otherwise cited, the quoted sections of this lesson are from the BEA's September 27, 2012, "Gross Domestic Product: Second Quarter 2012," news release. www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2012/pdf/gdp2q12_3rd.pdf Real GDP Growth Real GDP Growth
[Teacher Note: If you are introducing GDP for the first time, you may want to use these CEE Virtual Economics video clips:
- Aggregate Demand: www.econedlink.org/interactives/index.php?iid=197
- Aggregate Supply: www.econedlink.org/interactives/index.php?iid=198
- Economic Growth: www.econedlink.org/interactives/index.php?iid=201
- Gross Domestic Product: www.econedlink.org/interactives/index.php?iid=204
- Real vs. Nominal: www.econedlink.org/interactives/index.php?iid=207]
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis News Release
National Income and Product Accounts
Gross Domestic Product: Second Quarter 2012 (Third Estimate)
Released: September 27, 2012
"Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the second quarter of 2012 (that is, from the first quarter to the second quarter), according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.0 percent."
The second estimate of real GP growth in Q2 2012 (made in August) was 1.7 percent. The third estimate was significantly lower than the earlier estimates. The first (advance) estimate for Q2 made in July was 1.5 percent growth. The BEA news release commented on the difference, "The GDP estimate released today is based on more complete source data than were available for the "second" estimate issued last month."
Read the entire text of the September 27, 2012, BEA news release to learn more details about recent U.S. real GDP growth. Remember, the BEA releases the estimate for each quarter three times. This was the third estimate for Q2 2012. The first estimate for Q2 2012 was a growth rate of 1.5 percent. The first estimate was revised upward to 1.7 percent in August. This estimate revised the growth rate estimate downward to 1.3 percent. URL: www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2012/pdf/gdp2q12_3rd.pdf
[Teacher Note: Ask your students if a real GDP growth rate of 1.3 percent sounds like enough to be called a "recovery" from the recession? Is it enough to create enough new jobs to lower the persistently high unemployment rate? Economist Arthur M. Okun suggested generally that one point change in the unemployment rate correlates to a two percentage point change in real GDP an vice-versa. This is called "Okun's Law." Okun's Law is introduced in this lesson's conclusion. EconEdLink lesson on "Okun's Law," www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=848&type=educator]
Quarterly estimates often vary over the three reporting months. Example: For Q3 2011, the first estimate was 2.5 percent GDP growth. The second estimate was 2.0 percent . The final estimate (still subject to revision) was just 1.8 percent - a total drop of 0.7 percentage points. You can access past GDP announcements at www.bea.gov/histdata/NIyear.asp
[Note to Teachers: One benchmark used to assess the "health" of the economy is the annual rate of GDP growth. The CEE lesson "Economic Misery and Presidential Elections" uses a 3.0 percent growth rate as a determinant of an adequate growth rate that influences voters to feel good or bad about the economy and the current administration. In the lesson, this benchmark is used along with the "misery Index," consisting of the unemployment and inflation rates. See the lesson in Focus: Understanding Economics in Civics and Government , Council for Economic Education, 2009 (Order # 0662, ISBN: 978-1-56183-662-8) Lesson 8, page 99. or online at: www.econedlink.org/election-lessons/?topic=1]
Where was the GDP growth in Q2 2012?
The BEA identifies the primary areas of growth or decline in each news release. "The increase in real GDP in the second quarter primarily reflected positive contributions from personal consumption expenditures (PCE), exports, nonresidential fixed investment, and residential fixed investment that were partly offset by negative contributions from private inventory investment and state and local government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased."
In addition, the BEA identifies the areas of "acceleration" and "deceleration," significant changes in the rates of growth or decline of sectors. "The deceleration in real GDP in the second quarter primarily reflected decelerations in PCE, in nonresidential fixed investment, and in residential fixed investment that were partly offset by smaller decreases in federal government spending and in state and local government spending and an acceleration in exports."
[Teacher Note: Reinforce student understanding that "acceleration" means a speeding up of the rate of growth and "deceleration means slowing down - just as if driving an automobile. The car is still moving forward, but at a faster or slower rate of speed.]
Figure 1, below, shows graphically the U.S. quarterly real GDP growth rates from the year 2000 through Q2 2012. Note the real GDP negative growth in late 2008 and early 2009. This is the period that looks like the traditional definition of a recession. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the recession began in December, 2007, and ended in June, 2009 (www.nber.org/cycles.html
Remember, the formula to determine GDP (Y) is to add personal consumption expenditures (C), net private investment (I), government spending (G) and Net exports (X).
The BEA breaks down the quarterly growth or decline by spending category - personal consumption expenditures (PCE), private investment, government spending, and net exports. See Figure 2, below.
For a more detailed list of real GDP changes in Q2 by major category, see the press release. Scroll down to Table 2: www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2012/pdf/gdp2q12_3rd.pdf
The BEA also breaks down the GDP data by key industry groups.www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2012/pdf/gdp2q12_3rd.pdf Scroll down to Table 3.
[Note to teachers: Make sure your students are clear about the difference between the nominal (current dollar) GDP and the real (chained dollar) GDP measurements.]
[Note to Teachers: To compare the U.S. per capita GDP with the per capita GDPs of other nations, see the CIA World Factbook, www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html . Remember, a high per capita GDP doesn't necessarily mean that all people in a country have high incomes or a high standard of living. In many instances, GDP figures for a nation do not accurately reflect the well-being of all individuals in that nation. If purchasing power varies among nations, the term "purchasing power parity" (PPP) is used to reflect economic data that has been adjusted by varying national price levels.]
Annual GDP Estimate Revisions
According to the BEA annual revisions to GDP estimates are made each year in order to:
- Incorporate most complete and reliable source data.
- Provide a more detailed picture of the economy.
- Make improvements to methods used for preparing the estimates.
Quarterly GDP data is seasonally adjusted to remove variations that normally occur at about the same time and in about the same magnitude each year—for example, weather, holidays, and tax payment dates. After seasonal adjustment, cyclical and other short-term changes in the economy stand out more clearly. Annual data is not seasonally adjusted.
The BEA explains, "For policymakers and businesses to better understand the economy and to formulate appropriate policies, up-to-date and accurate estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) are essential. BEA's earliest GDP estimate—the "advance" estimate—is released roughly four weeks after the end of each quarter. The second and third estimates—which are released over the next two months—incorporate progressively more complete and more accurate source data as they become available from the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other sources." [Source: BEA, www.bea.gov/faq/index.cfm?faq_id=1000 ]
"While there is always a trade-off between timeliness and accuracy, BEA believes that the early GDP estimates have struck an appropriate balance, as the magnitude of the revisions to the early estimates tends to be small." A study of the BEA's revision process found these trends>:A recent study published in July 2011 Survey of Current Business found the following:
- The revisions to long-term growth rates are small, averaging less than 0.1 percentage point for average growth rates over the comprehensive benchmark revisions between 1985 and 2009.
- There are no substantial revisions—as measured by the shares of GDP or GDI—to key measures, such as investment and government expenditures or the national saving rate.
- The revisions to the contributions of key components of GDP growth are small and do not substantially change the ordinal rankings of the components' contributions to growth over expansions and contractions.
The overall pattern of change in GDP over business cycles is little changed by the revisions.
Source: "Revisions to GDP, GDI, and Their Major Components," Survey of Current Business, July, 2011. www.bea.gov/scb/pdf/2011/07%20July/0711_revisions.pdf
The 0.4 percentage point or 24 percent revision from the second estimate of 1.7 to the third estimate of 1.3 for Q2, 2012 was unusually large. Most revisions are not as large, but it does happen once in a while. On average, the BEA's GDP growth estimates are considered to be accurate.
[Teacher Note: For more information about the BEA's 2011 annual revision of the national income and product accounts, go to: ' ]
Seasonal Adjustments
"Seasonal adjustments remove recurring seasonal variations (variations that occur in the same month or quarter each year) from economic series so that the remaining movements in the series better reflect cyclical patterns in economic activity." This how the BEA explains the reason for seasonal adjustments to monthly or quarterly data.
"For example, consumer spending for jewelry always declines in January, after the Christmas buying season ends. Thus, the strength in spending for jewelry for any given January is not determined by whether it increases or decreases -- it always decreases -- but by whether it decreases more or less than "normal decrease."
"Other examples of economic series affected by seasonal patterns include: Consumer spending for clothing and consumer electronics, which decreases each January after the Christmas season ends; automobile production, which drops in July, as factories retool for new models; heating oil production, which increases during September, as producers anticipate the winter heating season; and home construction, which increases in March, as weather conditions improve."
Source: BEA, Frequently Asked Questions, www.bea.gov/faq/index.cfm?faq_id=123
[Teacher Note: Ask your students: What are more examples of seasonal factors or regular events that consistently affect the monthly or quarterly data? (Holidays, school schedules, weather patterns, events (Super Bowl, World series, olympics, etc.) Students should be able to explain how these factors impact consumer or producer behaviors. Example: Some inductries are seasonal, such as outdoor construction that regularly slows during the winter months.]
What is the BEA?
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, "prepares national, regional, industry, and international accounts that present essential information on such key issues as economic growth, regional economic development, inter-industry relationships, and the Nation's position in the world economy." Source: BEA Mission Statement
[Note to teachers: NIPAs (national income and product accounts) are the BEA's economic measurements that "display the value and composition of national output and the distribution of incomes generated in its production." Source: BEA Glossary ]
[Note to Teachers: Ask your students how they feel about the health of the U.S economy. Is it getting better? Worse? Is 1.7 or even 3 percent GDP growth enough when almost 13 million Americans are still unemployed and many more are underemployed?]
"Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the second quarter of 2012 (that is, from the first quarter to the second quarter), according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.0 percent." (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Gross Domestic Product: Second Quarter 2012 (September 27, 2012.)
The BEA's estimate of U.S. real GDP growth fell from the 1.7 percent growth estimated in August to the final estimate of 1.3 percent. The difference is a total of $16 billion in output. If the final estimate is correct, the second estimate was 23.5 percent off. Measuring GDP, employment, prices, etc. is difficult?
One thing about he current estate of the U.S. economy is pretty clear. If unemployment is high, the economy will not be producing at its full or normal output. Since so many people are not working, their labor resources are not being used effectively. What is the relationship between unemployment and output?
Okun's Law
In 1962, economist Arthur Okun theorized that there is a predictable relationship between unemployment and national output (GDP). Okun's Law correlates changes in real GDP and changes in the unemployment rate. He said that real GDP grows at about 3% per year when unemployment is normal.
For every point above 3.0 percent unemployment, the nation's GDP decreases by 2%. And, it also works in reverse – each percentage point under 3.0 results in an additional 2 percent in GDP growth. For example, if the U.S. unemployment rate is 9.0 percent, 6.0 percent over the 3.0 average, GDP is reduced by 12 percent.
Many suggest that this historic relationship between unemployment and the "GDP gap" no longer exists – at least to the degree that Professor Okun suggested. The economy grew at a greater rate in late 2009, despite an even higher unemployment rate. The new concept is the "jobless recovery," made possible by technology and greatly improved productivity.
Are we in a "new economy," one where the relationship between employment and output has changed?
Keep an eye on the employment and GDP data for the rest of the year.
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) "World Factbook" ranks the nations of the by various economic measures, including gross domestic product. The largest fifteen nations by GDP are listed below (rankings as of 2011).
Rank Country GDP (millions of US dollars)
1 European Union $15,390
2 United States $15,040*
3 China $11,300
4 India $4,463
5 Japan $4,389
6 Germany $3,085
7 Russia $2,373
8 Brazil $2,284
9 United Kingdom $2,250
10 France $2,214
11 Italy $1,826
12 Mexico $1,651
13 South Korea $1,559
14 Spain $1,411
15 Canada $1,389
* This figure differs from the GDP data in the lesson. The CIA uses different methodology to determine GDP. All figures are equated to U.S. dollars for comparison purposes.
In terms of total size of GDP, the U.S. ranks second, just behind the European Union nations' total. (Estimates are for year 2011). See the CIA "Guide to Country Comparisons " webpage.
Take a look at the economic data for the world's nations available from the CIA World Factbook. What does the data tell you about the various nations?
Choose one nation. Summarize what you perceive is that nation's "standard of living," according to its per capita GDP and other measures of social welfare.


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…and use the Word of God to find it.
In the Vatican Basilica [on January 6, 2011], Pope Benedict XVI presided at Mass for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord.
In his homily Benedict XVI explained that the Magi "were probably wise men who studied the skies, but not in an attempt to read the future in the stars; … rather, they were men who sought something greater, who sought the true light, the light capable of indicating the path to follow in life. They were individuals who were certain that the creation contains what we could describe as God's signature, a signature that man can and must seek to discover and decipher."
The pope noted that for the wise men to look for a king in a royal palace would have been logical, but the star set before them led them to a less-obvious place, Bethlehem.
"In the end, for the Magi, it was vital to listen to the voice of Holy Scripture; only that could show them the way. The Word of God is the true star which, in the uncertainty of human discourse, offers us the immense splendour of divine truth," said the pope.
A relevant message for all singles. How often do you find yourself seeking a sign of God's plan – the one requiring all that patience and trust – and after what seems like endless searching, find the answer in an unexpected place? Perhaps that may be true now in your search for your vocation or spouse.
Heed the Holy Father's advice and allow scripture to be your guiding star. Here's a great passage to start with:
"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given besides you." –Matthew 6:33

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Well it was a neg 23 degrees this morning in beautiful snow covered MN and the first time in 4 years, I did not have my car go up in black smoke. The fix they put in last year worked this morning. A little too late as my new car will be here next week if it will make it through this cold snap. Last year they put in some type of little heater, not the heat tape. I can hear it running sometimes. If you are still having the oil separator issue, make sure they are putting in this little heater thing. Also, this year I made sure that I has an oil change right befor the weather turned cold so they could check everything out to make sure it was still ok, I made it perfectly clear that if something happened this year, they would be paying for the fix again. The dealers here are frustrated also. It is a sad situation. Anyone want to by an X5? Just kidding.
I just checked my last invoice from BMW (I've had the oil separator issue for YEARS). They installed a 'heater grid for the oil separator.' Hope that helps. Unfortunately, that's all it said, so if it has a technical name, it didn't show it. Also, the manager at Motorwerks actually told me - 'don't expect that to work.' So, there you go.
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CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina (1-0) and Holy Cross (1-1) will meet on the hardwood for the first time in nearly 57 years when the Crusaders visit the Smith Center for a matchup on Friday Nov. 15. The Tar Heels and Crusaders will tipoff just after 8 p.m.
The game is the first game of the Hall of Fame Tipoff tournament for each team. Carolina will host Belmont on Sunday afternoon in another Hall of Fame Tipoff contest before it travels to Uncasville, Conn., next weekend for the semifinal and championship rounds of the event next Saturday and Sunday.
Friday's game against Holy Cross will be televised live nationally by ESPNU. Roy Philpott (play-by-play) and Fran Fraschilla (analyst) will have the call. The game also will be carried nationally on Sirius satellite radio channel 157.
The Tar Heels hope to win their second contest in a row to start this season, having beaten Oakland 84-61 last Friday night at home.
Holy Cross started its 2013-14 season with an 82-72 loss to Harvard on Sunday in Boston. Center Dave Dudzinski led all scorers in the game with 25 points.
On Wednesday night, the Crusaders hosted Sacred Heart and won in double overtime, 122-118. Dudzinski had 26 points and 15 rebounds and Cullen Hamilton scored 35 points.
The matchup against Holy Cross is Carolina's opener in the Hall of Fame Tipoff. The Tar Heels also will host Belmont on Sunday afternoon in the event.
Next weekend, Carolina will head to Uncasville, Conn., to play two more games in the Hall of Fame Tipoff, starting with Richmond on Saturday Nov. 23. UNC will face either Louisville or Fairfield on Sunday Nov. 24 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville.
North Carolina and Holy Cross have met twice previously in men's basketball, with the series tied, 1-1.
Friday's game will be the first meeting between the Tar Heels and Crusaders in nearly 57 years (since Dec. 22, 1956).
Holy Cross won the first matchup between the schools, an 85-73 win on Dec. 29, 1952, in the Dixie Classic in Raleigh. Tom Scott was the Tar Heel head coach.
The Tar Heels evened the ledger against Holy Cross four years later with an 83-70 win in the Boston Garden under head coach Frank McGuire. That win came during the undefeated, NCAA championship season of 1956-57.
Roy Williams is 2-0 as a head coach vs. Holy Cross with both wins coming while he was at Kansas.
The most recent connection between Carolina and Holy Cross is former 7-foot-five-inch center Neil Fingleton, who was at UNC for two seasons (receiving a medical redshirt in 2000-01 and appearing in one game in 2001-02) before transferring to Holy Cross.
Carolina has played 398 games in the Smith Center and will reach the 400-game plateau on Sunday against Belmont.
Carolina has a 339-59 record (.852) in the Smith Center.
The Tar Heels are nearing the eight million-fan mark in the Smith Center. UNC's all-time attendance in the arena is 7,971,190 since the building opened on Jan. 18, 1986, with a Carolina win over Duke.


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I reported last week on a bill in Georgia that would expand the number of Georgia contractors licensed to perform low-voltage installations. Yesterday, that piece of legislation (S.B. 294) passed the Georgia Senate by a vote of 53-0. Three senators were not on the floor during the vote.
John Loud, immediate past president of the Georgia Electronic Life Safety & Systems Association, and an opponent of the bill, admitted the outcome in the Senate was disconcerting. But he believes the legislative battle is far from over; he and GELSSA members are now developing a strategy to put the brakes on the bill in the House. "There are seven steps through the House for us to put various stops or blocks to this," Loud said. "We knew it had been fast-tracked through the Senate, so my original plan was to skip the Senate and get ready for the battle in the House."
If passed, the bill would permit those licensed as an Electrical Contractor Class II—a high-voltage installation certification—to perform low-voltage contracting, which encompasses fire and security systems, without obtaining the statewide low-voltage license that's currently required.
Loud says the bill could bring an influx of new contractors into the life safety systems space, and could undo much of the progress GELSSA has made over the past year in promoting legislation that reduces false dispatches. He anticipates that the bill will now be parsed by the Regulated Industries Subcommittee in the Georgia House.
There are two possible compromises that GELSSA would find agreeable, Loud said. One would be to give the additional contractors who would be eligible to install life safety systems a Low-Voltage General (LVG) license rather than a Low-Voltage Unrestricted (LVU). A general license would allow contractors to pull wires but not install, for example, access control or fire safety systems.
The other outcome would be implementing a CEU program and background check that would ensure contractors are qualified to install low-voltage life safety systems.
Loud believes the bill could have implications that extend beyond the borders of Georgia. "It's vital to get all the folks in Georgia to listen up and understand the impact of this," he said. "As we all know, what happens in Georgia or Michigan or Pennsylvania can easily be replicated in other states."
PORTLAND, Ore.—The combined North American market for IP video surveillance and video-surveillance-as-a-service is forecast to expand dramatically in the near-term, rising from $2.4 billion in 2013 to more than $18 billion by 2020, according to a report from Allied Market Research, based here.
YARMOUTH, Maine—Nominations are now open for the Women's Security Council's 2014 Women of the Year Awards.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.— The New Jersey ESA symposium has always attracted vendors and dealers in droves, but it's also an event those in the wholesale central station space are marking on their calendars, Joe Parisi, president of NJ ESA, told Security Systems News.
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Securing critical infrastructure is always a tall order, but add in the constraints of a tight budget and it becomes an even more daunting challenge.
Plagued by an astronomical 98 percent false alarm rate for security systems, Akron, Ohio is following the lead of several other major American cities and introducing verified alarm response, according to a report from the Associated Press, and a news release from Sonitrol, an audio verification company.
The policy, adopted in larger cities such as Detroit, Las Vegas and Milwaukee, is simple: If an alarm goes off, a possible crime must be confirmed prior to law enforcement dispatch.
There are several causes of false alarms—outdated systems and installation flaws are among the most common culprits. But whatever the cause, the torrent of towns and cities taking measures to address them suggests that municipalities and police departments have had enough. In addition to being a budgetary drag, false alarms can potentially have dire consequences if they delay police response to more critical calls.
To some, enacting policies designed to confirm crime prior to police dispatch sets the stage for greater cooperation between the industry and law enforcement. But according to the AP report, not everyone is sold on these measures being the best means of ensuring maximum public safety. David Margulies, spokesman for the SIAC, was quoted in the report saying such policies are "basically putting the public in danger." To be sure, there is a fundamental tension between the need for municipalities to save resources by reducing false dispatch and certain ideas about the best policies for responding to alarms. In the coming days, I hope to gather some opinions on both sides of this debate.
I'll be interested to hear how municipal measures to curb false dispatches through verification policies modify the demands of central station personnel on the ground level. As such policies become more widespread, how will the industry change? Does the future of monitored alarms involve video or audio verification becoming de rigueur?
BRUNSWICK, Maine—In the years since the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, the tactical response to active shooters has "done a 180." When shots ring out, first responders are now trained to act immediately as opposed to waiting for backup.
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—An outdoor IP camera may not be the easiest or most obvious entry point for a global cyber gang trying to hack into a corporation, but it could certainly could be—and systems integrators, security directors and manufacturers all have a role to play in ensuring that physical security systems are not vulnerable to hacks, according to experts who spoke at TechSec Solutions on Jan. 29.
LAS VEGAS—A Florida-based Edible Arrangements franchisee is the latest specialty retailer to move to DTT Surveillance, a manufacturer and integrator based here, for digital surveillance and managed loss prevention.
Less than a week remains until TechSec Solutions kicks off in the comparatively balmy climes of Delray Beach, Fla. The location itself will be a welcome respite for those of us coping with the deep freeze to the north, but it's the quality of the speakers and panelists that stand to be the biggest draw.
I wanted to use this space to draw attention to a pair of Next Gen Security Series panels slated for the opening day, one of which I'll be moderating. For the panel, titled "Security integrators' perspective: The changing landscape of security integration," I'll be asking four members of SSN's latest "20 under 40" class a range of questions focused on new and emerging technologies, all with an eye toward identifying what implications such developments have for the industry as a whole.
The panelists for my session will be Johnny Cunningham, director of information technology at ADS Security; Robert Gaulden, VP of sales & marketing at Kratos; Jesse Rivest, territory manager at Affiliated Monitoring; and Joe Parisi, senior account executive at Rapid Response Monitoring. Considering the range of professional responsibilities, the panel provides a pretty strong snapshot of the industry.
The other Next Gen panel will include "20 under 40" winners from SSN's sister publication, Security Director News, and that session will be moderated by SDN editor Amy Canfield.
From Delray Beach I'll be following up with more coverage on the Next Gen panels, while covering several other events in the TechSec program. I'm eager to meet some new folks down at the conference, and eager to hear what those at the vanguard think of the industry's direction.
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The San Antonio Spurs had to play three games in a row without their head coach. Gregg Popovich was out with the flu, but in true Spurs fashion, the team didn't miss a beat. They won all three games and showed why Coach Pop doesn't need to necessarily be on the bench to help the team win. His way of thinking is ingrained in everyone, from the players down to every member of the coaching staff. Even more impressive was the fact that the Spurs won without Tim Duncan during that stretch as well. But that's what is so special about this team. Whether it's a teammate or a coach, the rest of the Spurs are experts at picking up the slack. After the win against Phoenix, Coach Pop was quick to give credit where it was due. He praised the coaching staff for filling in admirably in his absence and credits the system he's installed for keeping the Spurs rolling on an eight-game win streak and taking the top overall spot in the NBA. Even though the Spurs will lose a legend when Popovich finally decides to retire, it's nice to know that his legacy will live on through all that he's taught to the team. In the second part of the interview, Pop talks about Duncan's status for tonight's game against the Charlotte Bobcats. It seems like TD is still questionable, so we can't be sure when we'll see him on the floor again.
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This week's Elite Series tournament is a little different from what we've been doing. For one thing, it's away from Florida. Grass and pads don't count for much on Table Rock. The lake is deep and clear. And this winter has been tough everywhere. It's still cold down there.
My guess is that we'll be going after prespawn bass. If it warms, and if the water's high, they might move shallow up into the flooded buckbrush. (Things can change over the course of five days.)
For the most part, though, they'll probably be a ways offshore and somewhat deep. That'll make for a very different kind of tournament, but that's not why Table Rock is so different.
It's different because professional anglers know so much about it. Over the years, B.A.S.S. has held a bunch of tournaments on this lake. Most of us have fished them. We know the lake well. And, thanks to the computer age, we all have lots and lots of waypoints stored in our electronics. All we have to do is call them up and go looking for bass.
Add to that the fact that there have been all sorts of media and social events down here for years and years — tackle companies, boat makers, public relations firms, local clubs — and you can see where I'm going. Table Rock isn't new to anyone in this business at the professional level.
Prefishing this lake Monday, Tuesday and part of Wednesday has not been about exploring what it has to offer, or trying to find new spots. It's been about finding the bass on the places we already know about, and then figuring out how to make the big ones bite. That's a much more efficient way to prefish, and it's very different than what we usually do when we compete.
In most places we go, there's a lot of unexplored water. Most of us can look around and find something we didn't know was there. That probably didn't happen this week.
True, with the recent upgrades in our electronics, we get a better view of what's underneath us, in front of us and around us. Those anglers who are really, really good with their electronics have, no doubt, been able to find something new. Their findings notwithstanding, however, most of us will be fishing stuff we knew about long before we arrived here over the weekend.
One other thing that's kind of neat about Table Rock is the way the fish are distributed. In most lakes where there are largemouth, smallmouth and spots, you'll find each species in a different place in the lake. Not here. You can catch any one of the three in the same place, and often with the same lure.
I'm excited about it. This will be one where true, honest-to-goodness fishing skills will prevail. We'll have to find the fish — that'll require a lot of experience and intuition — and then pick the right lure to catch them. It'll be interesting to see who prevails.


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Precious Metal Jewelry Designed from Deceased Animals
Bones and vertebrae transformed into stunning pieces of fine design
Death can be unnerving for some, but Kate Gilliland is definitely not one of those people. Her latest collection of jewelry is made from the bones of tiny deceased animals, which she is quick to point out were already dead when she came across them. Not only are the pieces beautiful pieces of jewelry, each of them comes imbued with the unspoken story which is unique to each of the different animals.
While the bones form the foundations of her designs, many of them are also plated in silver or precious metals to add to their value, and increase their lifespan. The original designs were inspired by the bones and vertebrae found in some owl pellets brought to her by a friend. These days, she just takes what she can find while living her daily life. Some of which include a mouse from her boyfriend's bathroom, a dead frog found by her friend in the par, and a group of dead crabs found on the beach in Wales.
In an interview with the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA), Kate describes how her love of collecting things intersected with a passion for nature to get her where she is now:
I have always picked up various little bits and pieces I considered treasures that perhaps may seem unusual to others. I like the notion that I can combine a widely thought of symbol of preciousness such as jewellery and what I consider some of the most beautiful and most raw parts of nature.
While some people might be uncomfortable with the idea of wearing pieces of dead animal as jewelry, it's worth noting that we do exactly that with certain items of clothing. The only difference is we can't tell that leather is part of a dead cow, or that the fur lining on our coat used to keep a little critter warm. At least with Kate's jewelry, you would be making use of more than just an animal's skin while reducing the amount of waste that's created in the process.
To finish things off, here's a quote from the designer's website:
Kate's Jewellery designs preserve a little piece of the past for the future, each delicate piece sparks your imagination with fantastical tales. She encourages you to see the tiny detail and beauty in these beautiful little animals.
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Situated within close proximity of The Cannery and a string of cafes and restaurants, this address will appeal to lovers of fine dining and luxury living. Maison's enviable location is ideal for urban professionals seeking a home within easy reach of Green Square and Sydney CBD.
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I've been mulling this over in my mind for a while, about how siblings have such different personalities often. And then I read this article. http://www.brainchildmag.com/essays/winter2012_ozment.asp
I have one sister, two years younger then me. Saying that we hated each together growing up is putting it politely. We had very physical fights until i moved out at age 15. We never did grow closer. She has lived me with over the years when she has gotten into a jam, we talk once in a while, hang out every couple months, more because we feel like we have to because we are siblings not because we enjoy each other's company. I love her because she is my sister but I don't like her, never have, probably never will.
I've got 4 children, 2 girls almost 4 years apart and 2 boys 2 years apart. My girls remind me so much of my sister and I. My second daughter is a carbon copy of my sister, isn't that ironic. I feel for DD1 often because I remember just how sneaky my own sister was, and there she is, living in my house, even smiling that same little grin my sister did. They fight so much that we normally do not all hang out together as a family. We rarely get whole family days but when we do, it is very common to spilt the girls up, DH and I each take one with 1 boy and go off and do different things. Or I invite a friend for one girl to come along which shifts that girl's focus from "what can I do to pester my sister all day" to actually leaving her alone. I'm torn between thinking that if they have enough time apart to develop their different personalities and interests then maybe when they are together, they will enjoy each other more or thinking that that it doesn't really matter what we do. Who knows!
Of course since every kid is different, they all get treated differently. It just isn't possible to treat them all the same. I do find myself being harder on DD2 because she so consciously acts up. DD1 is very much a rule follower and I don't have to worry about that but she has her own demons that will follow her throughout life which is other problem that plays into the sibling relationships. She would of been an excellent only child.
Do you find that your kids seek out different roles within the family? I've read the rivalry books, I'm not looking for direct answers, more of a broad discussion on sibling relationships. So what are your kids like?
Since I have two girls as well, I'll chime in. My girls fight with each other and love each other very much. They have to sleep together but fight over which side of the bed they want to be on. The oldest is a giver the little one is a taker. And when she takes DD1 gets hurt. I think it will always be that way, no matter how many times I have to sit them down together or individually the youngest one will always try to take advantage of any situation and will always put herself first. My little one measures ice cream, shower time, clothes, toys, you name it she has to have more or better. The oldest one could care less as long as everyone has what they need and want.
My siblings and I have good relationships. My mom would always try to divide us but she failed miserably. Both my siblings have my heart. I would do anything for them. I think DD1 will be that way with DD2. I just hope DD2 will care as much for DD1.
I have one sibling, an older brother (2 1/2 years difference). We were never that close, and at this point? I doubt we would spend any time together if not for our parents. I love him because he's my brother, but I don't like him. The feeling is mutual, although I can't say I'm even sure he loves me because I'm his sister. LOL He's not fond of my son, either. For many reasons, but it doesn't help that he's much like me.
Now, my two are the same age spread and order, and they are very tight. He's her first phone call when something happens - good or bad. And if she's upset? He is her go-to. Always has been. And vice-versa. They're different as day and night in terms of personality, but compliment one another really well.
My kids do seek out different roles -- but it's unclear to me how much of it is gender based and how much of it is seeking a unique role in the family. They have somewhat divergent interests, and quite different personalities. The interests I could see seeking out a role, but the personalities? They've been wired that way from birth.
I think parents play some role -- why, for example, weren't your parents intervening when you and your sister were beating up on each other? Arguments among siblings are common. True fights need to be stopped. It's tricky knowing when to intervene and when not to. I do think that arguing with your siblings does teach you how to argue fairly in a 'safe space' (you know your siblings will be there). At the same time, how much is too much?
OP, do you think you're casting your children into the roles they have because your 2nd daughter reminds you of your sister? Could you view her behavior differently? For example could this be her way of getting attention from her older sister -- the one who's got the "good kid, oldest child" role locked up? My middle sister was sly, obnoxious, bossy and infuriating at times as a child. She needed to be. She was the youngest of the first 3 kids (3 kids in 4 1/2 years), and the one who had to stay home and babysit the younger two (my brother and me). She was screaming for attention and control. I also was bossy and needed control. We clashed constantly.
The one thing that the article doesn't really discuss is that relationships change over time. My niece and nephew bickered constantly as children. They have a really close relationship now that they're adults. Dh and his sister didn't have much of a relationship growing up. His sister was 4 years older, in different spheres and of a very different personality. They didn't really bond until they were adults. Now they have a good relationship, love to travel together and have found a lot of common interests.
I have a similar experience in my family -- there are 5 of us. The sibling I was closest to as a child is the sibling I'm least close to as an adult. As a child, the closeness was due to age. Now, I live 1500 miles away, and he's just not great at keeping up. I'm now closer to my middle siblings -- one because of geographical proximity and one because of personality. Ironically, the sister who's personality is the closest to mine is my middle sister. She and I have both changed a bit, and now that we're adults, the similarities in our personalities don't cause as much friction. We've got our own spheres to operate in.
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Genocide of the German people post WW2
The end of World War II brought Allied occupation forces into Germany. United States, British and French forces included numerous soldiers of African American, Afro-Caribbean or African descent, and some of them fathered children with German women. At the time, the armed forces and Germany generally had non-fraternization rules and discouraged interracial marriages. Most single German mothers kept their "brown babies", but thousands were adopted by American families and grew up in the United States. Often they did not learn their full ancestry until reaching adulthood.
Until the end of the Cold War, the United States kept more than 100,000 U.S. soldiers stationed on German soil. These men established their lives in Germany. They often brought families with them or founded new ones with German wives and children.
Cities with considerable population of Black African descent
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Re: Genocide of the German people post WW2
Turks in Germany (German: Deutsch-Türken; Turkish: Almanya Türkleri) refers to Turks and people of Turkish descent in Germany. The term is not confined to ethnic Turks but also includes ethnic Kurds and generally all ethnicities from Turkey living in Germany. German Turks form the largest ethnic minority.[4][5][6] Estimates range between 2.52.7 million,[7] 2.7 million,[8] 3.5 million[9][dead link] and more than 4 million Turks and German citizens with part or full Turkish ancestry in Germany,[10][11] forming about 4-5% of Germany's total population.[3] Out of this group, Kurds are estimated to number around 500,000 people.[12]
Immigration into GermanyTurks in Berlin before the recruitment agreement[18]187841189319819172,04619251,164193358519383,310194 579
The large scale of immigration of Turkish workers from the beginning of the 1960s was due both to the high population growth and mass unemployment within Turkey and also to the demand for labour in north-west Europe.[19] West Germany, like other Western European nations, had begun to experience a labour shortage by the mid-1950s.[20] Recruitment of workers from Mediterranean countries was one solution to this problem.[21] In 1961, the construction of the Berlin Wall exacerbated West Germany's labour crisis by restricting the flow of immigrants from East Germany. Turkey at the same time experienced unemployment. The Turkish government asked Germany to recruit Turkish guest workers. Theodor Blank, Secretary of State for Employment, was opposed to such agreements, believing that the cultural gap between Germany and Turkey was too large. He also argued that Germany needed no additional foreign laborers, because there were enough unemployed people living in the poorer regions of Germany who could take these jobs. But the United States put some political pressure on Germany, as it wanted to stabilize Turkey[citation needed]. The German Department of Foreign Affairs carried on negotiations after this and in 1961 an agreement was reached.[22][23] Pressure from German employers in 1962 and 1963 played a key role in ending the two-year limit on the time for which Turkish workers were permitted to stay in West Germany.[24]
In 1961, a total of 7,116 Turks migrated to Germany as guest workers.[25] The recruitment treaty in 1961 made Germany the prime host country for Turkish guest workers, and by 1973 some 80% of the Turks in Western Europe lived in Germany. Although this share had decreased to 70% by 1990, Germany remained by far the most important country of settlement for Turkish immigrants.[26] Most Turks were convinced that they would only stay in Germany temporarily and would one day return to Turkey to build a new life for themselves with the money they had earned. During the recession of 1966-1967, the number of Turks leaving Germany rapidly increased; and there were more departures during the 1973 oil crisis.[27] The last increase in departures in 1981-1984 was caused by mass unemployment in Germany and the policy of giving remigration bonuses to Turks who were willing to return to their homeland for good. However, the number of migrants who returned to Turkey was relatively small and did not stop the rapid increase of the Turkish population in Germany.[28]
[edit] Family reunification
In the 1970s, some 400,000 Turkish workers returned to Turkey, but others took advantage of the right of family reunification to have their families join them in Germany.[29] As a result, between 19741988, the number of Turks in Germany nearly doubled, achieving a normalised sex ratio and a much younger age profile than the German population because of the larger numbers of children per family. In 1987, 21% of ethnic Germans were under the age of 21, compared to 42% of the Turks in Germany.[30] The recession of 1967 temporarily halted the progress of worker recruitment, but when it resumed, the targeted employees had changed as the BfA (Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Angestellte) granted most work visas to women. This was in part because labour shortages continued in low paying, low-status service jobs such as electronics, textiles, and garment work; and in part to further the goal of family reunification.[31] Family reunification was a solution to the perceived social threat from foreign workers, single men living in worker hostels or dormitories, with extra money in their pockets. Many wives did join their husbands in Germany, but women also came hoping to bring their husbands and children to Germany in the future. Moreover, many Turkish workers in Germany could save enough money to return home to marry and bring their brides back to Germany when the 1974 Unification of Families Law made this easier. By 1976, 27% of Turks in West Germany were women.[32]
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I'm as good at procrastination as the next person. And because of that I waited until last night to finish my PASS Summit session submissions. I'd actually written them all up a couple months ago but hadn't put together the goals for each session.
I am hoping that I get a session selected and will admit that I might have submitted too many. I submitted about half of the presentations that I am interested in currently writing. When a good idea passes across my desk, laptop, fingers… it goes into a presentation idea document.
Since others have shared their submissions, I thought I'd share a few of mine. I probably submitted too many presentations but there wasn't any imposed restrictions and I am sure the people on the selection committee will love reading them all.
So here goes:
Improving Daily Imports with Partitioned Tables
At some point, everyone struggles with loading data to OLTP systems. The business needs the data loaded so that users can work through the data. But the users can't afford the downtime to get the data into the production tables. In this session we'll review this problem and how to use partitioning to alleviate this issue.
- Basic understanding for partitioned table concepts
- Familiarity with OLTP systems
- Identify situations where partitioned tables can improve database performance
- Demonstrate partitioned table solution for daily imports
- Provide understanding of the pro's and con's to selecting partitioned tables as a import solution for an OLTP system
Getting To Know Your Indexes
Without proper indexing SQL Server can be hard pressed to create efficient and performant execution plans. Dynamic Management Views (DMV) and system views provide a slew of information about indexes that can be used to analyze indexes within SQL Server. In this session we'll go under the hood of SQL Server to look at DMVs and system views to know what indexes you have, should have, and how they feel about the way applications are treating them.
- Understanding of performance tuning needs
- Experience with Database design
- Identify methods to analyze current and potential indexes
- Learn how to alleviate stress found on indexes
- Demonstrate methods for tuning indexes
Necessarily Evils, Building Optimized CRUD Procedures
Every developer loves them and a lot of DBAs hate them. But there are many and valid reasons for creating generic SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE procedures. In this session, we'll go through designing CRUD procedures that utilize new and existing SQL features to create CRUD procedures that are optimized for performance.
- Understand application data access requirements
- Understanding of basic T-SQL coding skills
- Identify the uses for CRUD procedures in databases
- Identify the common problems associated with CRUD procedures
- Demonstrate methods for writing performant CRUD procedures
Last but not least, have you registered for the PASS Summit yet? It's less than 7 months away. I'm going… though I need to get travel worked out still.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 20/7/2014 (1070 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
What would Pallister say?
@03.2 Sound Off Body Copy:Now that we are in the middle of our second 300-year flood, I think that we should be extending a huge amount of credit to the provincial NDP government for jumping up to the plate once again to bail out us
flood-stricken Manitobans. It must be a very difficult thing to budget for spending hundreds of millions of dollars on an act of God twice in four years. It actually makes the "illegal" one per cent PST hike look pretty pathetic. By the way, where is Mr. Pallister these days? Is he out spending millions of dollars on a lawsuit against the NDP? Why is he not out there telling us how he would have handled the situation and budgeted for it?
Time to focus on the real ground zero of this flood
We have a government which refuses to believe that the massive drainage of wetlands in southwestern Manitoba over the past few decades in particular has anything or very little to do with what we are now experiencing for flooding. Funny how it's always so much easier to point the blame finger elsewhere, in this case Saskatchewan, or the weather or whatever. I say enough of the Band-Aid game and if the military is to be used get them to start sandbagging drained wetlands — the real ground zero in this whole fiasco. I'm sure there are lots of producers out there who could show them where they are!
City gong show
It's 8 a.m. Friday morning rush hour, the city is under a state of emergency, First Street North is closed, the bypass is closed, I'm driving up 18th Street trying to get to work on the North Hill when what do I encounter — a lane closure in one of the two northbound lanes. Why? Dike repair you ask? No, instead seven, yes you heard right, seven city employees and the flower watering truck all huddled in some kind of important meeting as to how good they were doing at impeding traffic, I suppose. It's moments like this that make you wonder if the manager who sent them there is near or on the over $100,000 list. If so I see potential for budget cuts.
Something doesn't measure up
Our city measures water levels at the First Street bridge. In 2011, First Street was sandbagged off, forcing water back under the bridge, not across First Street to wherever. It would seem that if water is measuring as high this year, the physics would say we have more water this year than 2011 because it is not being kept in the channel. Maybe someone can explain this, but please not the provincial flood people or the weather forecasters.
It's about more than the Corral Centre
As a resident of the north side of the city, I cannot understand what it is about the Corral Centre, that turns otherwise intelligent human beings into complete idiots. The Corral Centre was the last development on the flood plain between First and Eighth streets. There already was an elementary school and 100 or more homes there. The diking west of 18th Street and north of the river is needed to protect these developments without the centre being there. It should be obvious that it is also needed to protect access to the south part of the city. Both First and 18th streets would have been flooded.


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What's he trying to cover up?
I have been interested in the congressional hearing about Fast and Furious. The administration is trying to blame it on guess who? (George Bush). The Bush administration had an operation called Wide Receiver.
It covered 400 weapons with RFDI receivers hidden in them. The Mexican authorities were informed and involved. These weapons were monitored from the ground and the air. After discovering the drug cartels found out about the tracking devices and removing them this operation was stopped. The purpose of this program was to follow the illegal gun trade and make arrest. It was ran out of the Phoenix office of the ATF. It ran from 2005 to October 2007. There were 1400 arrest.
Fast and Furious was started in October 2009, 10 months after Obama took office. According to John Dodson (whistle blower) ATF agent in the Phoenix office he was ordered to let the weapons to cross the border, with out tracking, reportedly there were 2000 weapons involved. He had his superior give him in writing what he was to do, as he knew if this blew up he was at the bottom of the barrel (it was called letting guns walk).
The guns involved in this program Fast and Furious were involved in 200 Mexican citizens being killed and two federal law enforcement officers killed Border agent Terry and ICE agent Jaime Zapata.
During hearings Attorney General Eric Holder blamed the Bus Administration for Fast and Furious ,but had to retract his statement when a panel member pointed out the difference. Eric Holder then stated that they were nothing alike.
Jay Carney, president press sectary, was also blaming President Bush with Fast and Furious until the White House Press Core question his assertions, he also had to retract and admit Wide Receiver was nothing like Fast and Furious.
Now the president has claimed executive privilege on this issue. As a senator, he claimed when President Bush claimed executive privilege that Bush was trying to cover up wrong doing that executive privilege should not be used.
The court ruled that executive privilege cannot be used to cover up governmental misdeeds in the Clinton Administration clan.
What is the President Obama administration trying to cover up?
C.J. Bunt
A story about the classics
It was a pleasure seeing the flag representing the War of 1812 in last week's newspaper. That war had a huge impact on my life. We won. I'm happy, however, ancestors on my father's side were probably not. My great-great-great-grandfather came from England to the U.S. in 1863 hmmm another war.
Years later Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed (what I feel) the greatest overture ever. The 1812. Tchaikovsky had many other fantastic compositions as did composers like Beethoven, Rosinsky, Mendelsohn, Bach, Chopin, etc.
My love of classical music began with the "Lone Ranger." It started with the Ranger riding his horse while the "William Tell Overture" was being played. I was 5-6 years old and would dance to the overture, then watch the show.
A few years later dad started taking me to professional wrestling matches. About the fourth match he told me we were not going, but I had to tell the family we did. OK. We ended up somewhere, don't know, but we arrived at an orchestral presentation, the last of which was the "1812 Overture." Fantastic sounds and ending with fireworks. Now I was totally hooked on the 1812.
A few years later I came home from school and an accordion was waiting for me from mom. When dad got home he saw the accordion and his language changed from English to profanity. Screaming at mom saying I told you a violin. Alas, it was polka time. So I played the accordion. It was fun, but I still listened to classical music whenever possible.
Polka began to fade as I entered high school. Rock and roll with Elvis and many others entered my life at dances, proms and other events. Yep. I had fun at these events, but when home, back to my music. Many of my friends made fun of me due to my music. So what, I made fun of them for various other reasons.
Moving on through college, onto teaching and coaching at Norwayne (yay, state champs) I became a liar. Often when co-workers or students entered my car I lied. Ignition, then the cassette player popped out some classical music! Oops. Sorry about that, it's my wife's music (she did and still likes my music).
Sorry students, I will admit to that lie. Were there others? Hmm.
Rich Allen
bam, great observation.
I waited a while to see what the loon response would be C.J. and not surprisingly there is none.This is probably because the loon left doesn't know anything about this fiasco.And now that the President has inserted himself into Fast and Furious it is obvious that he was deeply involved and should be held accountable.Of course he and his administration think they are above all laws and will continue to blame others.They have zero respect for the rule of law and perhaps they should spend some time in jail thinking about what they have done.If it was my son dead because of them I would not rest until the ones responsible were brought to justice,no matter how high the coverup goes.Time to fess up Mr.President and take responsibility for your actions.How many more lies will the people be told by this administration and when will the left wise up?


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British Olympic Association officials have conceded they have lost their legal battle to maintain their hardline stance against convicted drugs cheats, which was challenged by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Chambers, who was banned for two years between 2003 and 2005, hasn't competed in 4x100m competitions since winning gold at the European Championships in Gothenburg six years ago - after which team-mate Darren Campbell refused to appear on the podium with him, claiming it was 'inappropriate'.
Since then Chambers, 34, has worked hard to become a popular member of the squad, with likely team-mates, such as Christian Malcolm, strong advocates.
And UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee will be delighted to welcome back his top sprinter onto the team, after dropped batons ended their hopes - to his public fury - at the 2010 European and 2011 World Championships.
Officially Chambers is waiting until CAS make their decision public - expected to be early next week - but Team GB officials are resigned to being told he cannot be excluded, although he must first run the UK Athletics qualifying standard and finish in the top two at the Aviva Olympic trials.
David Millar, the cyclist who will also benefit from the CAS decision, has said he will not put himself forward for selection as he doesn't want to be the 'black sheep' of the team.
Although he was considered integral of Mark Cavendish's victory at last year's road race World Championships and could challenge fellow Brit Bradley Wiggins and defending champion Fabian Cancellara in the time trial.
BOA officials continue to claim their lifetime ban - introduced by former chairman Sir Arthur Gold in the early 1990s - has the overwhelming support of athletes, with Sir Steve Redgrave and Daley Thompson its most vocal cheerleaders.
But an increasing number of current stars have expressed their doubts about its fairness - including perhaps sport's most outspoken anti-drugs campaigner Paula Radcliffe.
After last month's hearing BOA chairman Colin Moynihan claimed to be 'cautiously optimistic' that a high-powered legal team, lead by QC Lord David Pannick, had made a strong argument for maintaining the right to select whatever team they liked.
But, in truth, the precedent was set last year when CAS ruled to repeal the International Olympic Committee's so-called Osaka rule.
That prevented athletes who had been banned for longer than six months from competing at the next Olympics but CAS said that it did not comply with the binding WADA code, effectively putting the BOA's more hardline stance under severe pressure.
And the panel that ruled against the IOC's rule - Canadian Richard McLaren, Switzerland's Michele Bernasconi and American David Rivkin - also sat in judgement on the BOA's case in London last month.
"We continue to believe that it is important to defend our selection policy and the right of every national Olympic committee to determine their own eligibility standards for selection to their Olympic teams," said a British Olympic Association spokesman.
"It is also important to make certain the voice of British athletes is clearly heard and their commitment to clean competition clearly understood."


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Chickpea Fries
Park Kitchen • Portland, OR
At this excellent little restaurant, Scott Dolich (a Food & Wine Magazine Best New Chef 2004) serves these crisp-outside-tender-inside jumbo fries with homemade pumpkin ketchup, but they're also wonderful on their own. He spikes the fries with sambal oelek, a bright red Southeast Asian chile sauce available at Asian markets.
- Servings: 6 to 8
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion, minced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sambal oelek
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups chickpea flour
- Kosher salt
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
How to make this recipe
Lightly oil a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion, garlic and rosemary and cook over moderate heat until the onion is very tender, 6 minutes. Stir in the sambal oelek. Add the water and bring to a boil. Slowly whisk in the chickpea flour until smooth. Reduce the heat to low and whisk until very thick, about 6 minutes. Season with salt. Spread evenly in the oiled baking pan and press plastic wrap on the surface. Refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours.
In a large pot, heat 2 inches of oil to 350°. Cut the chickpea mixture into 4-by-3/4-inch fries and pat dry with paper towels. Lightly dust the fries with flour. Fry in batches until golden, 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels, season with salt and serve.


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Envy Hot Sauce Review
Tags: hot sauce, jalapeno, Oleoresin Capsicum, pepper extract, review
I have to admit, my mindset going into trying Envy Hot Sauce for the first time was not a fair one – I enjoy green sauces immensely, but had yet to find one with a distinctive enough flavor to stop me from automatically grabbing my personal standby, a certain green jalapeño sauce that you may have been privy to yourself at some point or another. So I wasn't expecting to sell the farm upon cracking open this new venture into green territory. Despite a near heart-attack upon staring into the (unexpected) pair of wide green eyes printed on the side of the bottle's label, my overall first impression of it was favorable: the sauce had a thinner consistency than the green sauces I had dabbled in before, but it boasted a lime/citrus smell and flecks of a spice (cilantro?) swirled inside of the glass bottle. While I would not have minded if the taste had been a little more heated, I certainly recognized that there is a time and a place for a mild, green hot sauce, and Envy Hot Sauce delivered a satisfying alternative to my usual taco and nacho topping routine.
So forgive me for my indiscretions, Father, as I have sinned. But using Envy Hot Sauce is an act that I don't have any problem committing again.
Buy Envy Hot Sauce
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If you didn't put in your note to the management company that the husband said the dog would eat your cat and the wife told you not to talk to her when she's walking him, I would document that. If the dog were to bite someone, the fact that they knew he was dangerous would not work in their favor.
Unfortunately, it doesn't sound like these people have an appropriate living situation for this dog. While your goal is not to make them get rid of the dog somehow, I don't think you should let this drop. If their dog is aggressive, they simply should not take him out in public. Yes, dogs need exercise, but the entire complex shouldn't suffer so that could happen. If that means they need to rehome the dog, so be it. They really should have thought of this before rescuing an aggressive dog. I'm actually surprised a rescue let them have an aggressive dog in this type of living situation.


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Last night I picked up a girl from the Dawson Street rank, she'd been in Cafe En Seinne, having a few drinks to calm her nerves after doing her oral exams for her Leaving certificate (The State end of School exams)
I have a few issues with this;
- A 17 year old needing to turn to alcholol to calm the nerves?
- Going to Cafe en Seinne, one of Dublin's most expensive/exclusive bars to do it!
- The leaving certificate exam itself, is outdated it should be done on a continuous assessment process


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Bank of Canada cuts third quarter growth forecast as exports sluggish
By Leah Schnurr
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada cut its third-quarter economic growth forecast sharply on Tuesday and said the crucial export sector might recover more slowly than expected, making clear interest rates will remain low until the outlook improves.
Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem said the central bank now expects annualized growth in the third and fourth quarters to be in the 2 to 2.5 percent range before strengthening next year. In its monetary policy report released in July, the bank said third-quarter growth would be 3.8 percent and fourth-quarter growth would be 2.5 percent.
"Near-term growth now looks a little less choppy than initially projected," Macklem said.
The bank's July projections overestimated the second-quarter impact on growth of severe flooding in Alberta and a construction strike in Quebec, both in June. The economy grew 1.7 percent in the second quarter, compared with the bank's estimate of 1 percent.
Macklem said the economy must grow by at least 2.5 percent to put a meaningful dent in excess slack. This suggests that process will not start until 2014.
Stating a goal for the growth rates gives markets extra guidance on the timing of the bank's next interest rate hike. The rare level of detail provided in Macklem's outlook marks a departure by the bank from its usual practice of refraining from making even broad-stroke forecasts in speeches, much less in statements by deputies.
"It is now clear that from a Bank of Canada point of view, excess slack is not expected to begin being absorbed before early 2014, and that is at the earliest," said Jimmy Jean, an economic strategist at Desjardins Capital Markets.
"Most likely, this implies a longer horizon for the output gap's closure," he said. Continued...


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Tourists #1: Google Images Remixed
In his new photograph series, Nicolas Dhervillers rearranges random tourist images into original photos to create something new.
Tourists #1 is quite a unique project by artist Nicolas Dhervillers where he picks up photos of anonymous tourists from Google Images and transplants them into other photos that he had already taken, in order to create images depicting new 'non-places.'
From the PictureTank Agency:
This series raises the question of taking yet more photos when everything seems to have already been done, repeated and reproduced. Reappropriating existing images, available to everyone with just a click is one of the many answers. The initial idea behind this new series was to radically change night photos that I had already taken and that had a pictorialist tendency, in order to create a new non-place. A sort of « zone » (in reference to Tarkovsky's film 'Stalker'), a secret, spiritual, and even dangerous place. Relighting certain parts of the photo has been used as much for the slowly changing, and almost surreal nature as for the people.
A strong lateral light source hints at what is beyond the frame of each photograph. The tourists seem to be caught in a moment of contemplation, between absence and presence. If belief in these images is strong at first glance, in fact it is only a sham. By looking at these photos in more detail it is hard to define this impression of light that bursts from a place that cannot be recreated in real life.
[via JM Colberg]


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Despite the Eat Bulaga lead in rating game, ABS-CBN's new noontime program, It's Showtime, managed to gain more advertisers compare to Eat Bulaga and Kusina Master combined ad sales for that opening day!
It's Showtime accumulated an outstanding 49.8 ad minutes in its debut last Monday, easily beating the combined commercial airtime of Eat Bulaga and Kusina Master with 31.3 ad minutes and 6.3 ad minutes respectively.
This is a complete turn over from the viewership data released by AGB Nielsen and Kantar which indicates EB and Kusina Master edging over Showtime in a wide margin!
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