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Pop is an all-encompassing genre of music, with a massive scale upon which new artists can wander. It has a spectrum so broad you can find something as credible as Madonna, Abba, Michael Jackson or Prince at one end, or at it's other we find the generic, light-weight pulp that is Christina Aguilera or Cheryl Cole. At one end of the scale you find sophistication, talent and a divine craft, but with the other end you locate nothing but forgetful, pop-by-numbers with an overdose of gloss. Then there are those artists – and there's a whole stack of them – that fit somewhere between the two ends of this spectrum. Can you completely write off Roxette for example? Sure, they don't quite have the masterful, deft touch of Jackie Wilson or Ray Davies, but they still sold over 75 million records and you can't get far past The Look for a bit of brilliant pop. They sit somewhere in the middle. Like A-Ha, or Cyndi Lauper, or Erasure, there's a lot of outstanding pop artists that may well be known for just one or two giant songs, but there's still an undeniable credibility with them.
We think that today's recommendation sits somewhere in the middle ground of all this. Cinnamon Girl is part of that new breed of modern pop stars, who can never be compared to the true legends of the genre, but when sat against a Simon Cowell-designed contemporary backdrop of sugary rubbish they're seen as rather exciting. Take Marina & The Diamonds, or Ellie Goulding, both of which arrived under that banner of 'female solo pop artist', but rather than dressing up in school girl outfits, or having a team of writers do it all, they seemed to come with a touch more credibility. Looking back, they're destined to fade quite quickly, although that's perhaps down to the rapid pace of today's Internet generation, so might not be something they can alter. With Cinnamon Girl we have another potential talent which we can slot straight into that same female solo pop pigeon hole, as she looks the part, all styled and wonderfully photogenic, plus she writes, records and produces all her own work. In the context of yesteryear she too would fade fast, but in today's field we think she genuinely has enough ability to last an Internet minute.
Cinnamon Girl is Camilla Roholm, a Danish female artist who moved to London a few years ago to study performance. A self-proclaimed "groupie baby", as the daughter of a Danish and Jamaican pair of musicians, who admits to only having met her real father when his band re-toured around Scandinavia. This hints at a childhood immersed in music, which resulted in her selecting to go pop in her teens, because the genre is "drawn to strong female personalities". She admits to channelling a lot of iconic female 80s pop stars, which can be heard in her playful synth-based tunes, but also in the way she seems to portray an empowered and bold personality. This seems another female pop star with striking looks that isn't particularly going all out to use her sexuality in order to sell records (remind you of Marina & The Diamonds?), stating that she can't imagine that she'll "be getting my arse out and shaking it around in any of my videos". The initial demos fizz and bump in all the right places, with Now I Know showing off her mixture of simple synth stabs with her yelped singing style. Your Eyes Are Glass is enjoyably weightier with a throbbing bassline throughout, but her understanding for when to break into a chorus is perfectly timed. Friends seems the most complete song of the three, with a swagger that flips and folds behind her vocals that swing from smooth to razor sharp, before the synths get blasted like lasers in the breaks.
Here is a new pop artist with all the boxes getting ticked, pairing up the looks, the back story, the styled music and just the right amount of edge to keep the alternative crowd interested whilst Radio One takes her to the mass market. The question is, have we lost our context as listeners? Will we ever get it back, or should we simply accept today's new context and roll with the evolution of pop? Ask any serious modern pop commentators and they wouldn't have a bad word said about Britney Spears, but in truth her career was handed to her by Max Martin, writer of the song, Baby, One More Time, who asked her to perform it only after TLC turned it down. What if TLC had said yes? Do those same pop commentators even know of Max Martin's existence? Probably not. We can't help but see her mostly as a 'performer' after this knowledge. This is the slightly mixed up and faded arena in which we are now discussing pop and fourteen year's after Britney's debut it's only got worse. However, that shouldn't disguise genuine talent and real pop potential – nobody handed Cinnamon Girl her songs – so we've decided to embrace this new artist for keeping the control and developing a career in her vision. It's still very early days for her, but with a set of songs as punchy as these first demos we believe that she has every chance to be added to pop's lengthy story. (MB)


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An apparent weekend argument turned violent when a machete-wielding northern Sampson County man struck another in the neck.
The incident happened in the wee hours of Saturday morning on Timber Lane, near Dunn, when Herlindo Perez, 71, and Thomas Gonzalez, also reportedly of Timber Lane, got into some type of altercation which led to Gonzalez being stabbed.
Sampson County sheriff's deputies were called to the scene around 3:30 a.m., responding to a report of a stabbing victim. They found Perez, reports note, still holding the machete and attempting to attack Gonzalez.
Deputies told the suspect to drop the machete several times, but he failed to do so, leading officers to taser him. At that point, the suspect released the weapon and followed officers' instructions.
Gonzalez was taken to Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital for treatment of a wound to his neck. Perez was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. He was jailed under $8,000 bond and given a court date of Oct. 26.
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HOLLIDAYSBURG, BLAIR COUNTY - The defense took over in the second day of trial for Duane Eichenlaub. Eichenlaub is accused of beating up Earl Eshelman in the bathroom at Pellegrine's Lounge in Altoona Memorial Day weekend 2010.
The defense called three witnesses Wednesday morning and rested. Eichenlaub's wife took the stand first and talked about Herman Lardieri putting his hand up her dress which started the initial conflict. The other off duty Altoona Police officer that was in the bathroom Eric Kriner also testified. He has already pleaded guilty for Simple Assault for hitting Lardieri and a Hindering Prosecution charge for allegedly trying to cover up the incident. He testified that Earl Eshelman grabbed Eichenlaub from behind and by the neck while he was breaking up the fight. He says Eichenlaub only hit him four or five times. And he testified that he never specifically told anyone to keep their names out of the reports.
Duane Eichenlaub gave a similar story. He says he was grabbed from behind in a choke hold while he was fighting with Lardieri for assaulting his wife. He says he felt his life was in danger and he responded by punching Eshelman no more than four times and he stopped when he realized Eshelman was no longer a threat, He says he never looked back at Eshelman but he did not believe at the time that his injuries were serious. He also testified that he feels horrible that Eshelman's injuries turned out to be severe, but he responded the only way he could when he felt his life was being threatened.
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If sitting in a classroom full time isn't your idea of learning, or if you're just unsure about what career field you're interested in, you might want to think about an apprenticeship. Apprentices train for a career by working on the job and taking related classes—all while getting paid.
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Periodic competency tests often are part of apprenticeships offered in quickly changing industries, such as health care and information technology. There tend to be no periodic competency exams in many of the construction trades, which continue to be the cornerstone of apprenticeship enrollment. The construction trades more often require only a final certification test in order to become certified in the trade.
The construction trades employ the highest number of apprentices, but these industries have been hit hard by the struggling economy. The recession has forced many sponsors to cut back or eliminate apprenticeship programs altogether. As a result, finding a construction apprenticeship may become a more competitive process than in the past, but there still are many opportunities.
When choosing apprentices, sponsors create their own selection standards.
Sponsors may use fair aptitude tests, interviews, physical tests, school grades, and previous work experience as selection criteria, according to the DOL Web site.
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Apprenticeships are posted like jobs. You have to research and find them just like you would find any other job. You can look at job posting sites such as Monster.com. Check your local Career One Stop center to find out about opportunities in your area.There are interesting and innovative apprenticeship program offers in every state..
For example, Alaska has a program with energy companies based there. Take a look at the careers related to oil and gas.
watch out for bogus programs
When searching, make sure you're looking for an officially "registered" apprenticeship.
According to the DOL official, many unregistered programs may be little more than glorified coffee-fetching internships, because they don't follow the DOL quality assurance regulations.
Unregistered apprenticeships don't have the portability, because there is no third-party validation for your training, says the DOL official. The national recognition and a portable certificate probably won't be there with the unregistered apprenticeship.
do your research
Before you accept an apprenticeship, research what you are getting into. Not only is an apprenticeship time-consuming, it's challenging, too.
Be realistic about the physical challenges and possible dangers of the industries you're interested in. Make sure you are willing and able to lift heavy objects all day or stay on your feet for 15 hours at a time if that's what the career requires.
If you do a little research and understand what to expect, you'll have a much better chance of completing the apprenticeship in a field that suits you. Remember, the work will be hard, but if you are willing to put in the time, you'll have quality training that puts you on track for a successful career.
There is a certain amount of maturity needed before you start an apprenticeship if you're going to complete it, says the DOL official. Remember, you are going to be challenged from day one.


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UNAIDS: When knowledge sharing saves lives
Applying knowledge-management techniques to help combat the spread of the HIV virus. By Geoff Parcell
Ive just returned to BP after a fascinating and meaningful secondment to UNAIDS, the UN agency tasked with co-ordinating the response to HIV and AIDS. Its the best thing Ive ever applied my KM skills to. I knew I could save money for BP using KM techniques, but I didnt realise they could also be used to save lives.
But what does an energy company like BP know about AIDS? The answer is, very little, though it is becoming more aware of it as a business issue among the workforce and the communities it works with. My knowledge of AIDS was limited to what I had picked up from the media, most memorably images of death and despair in
So how did I get involved? Jean Louis Lamboray of UNAIDS had learnt, after living in a village in northern
Before I realised what I had let myself in for, I was flying out to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand to learn first hand what the issues were from those infected and affected: from carers, health centres, school teachers and monks. After the first visit to a Thai village, I insisted we stop in a café to do an after-action review (
I presented work I had done with the operations community in BP engineers and operators from refineries, factories and offshore production platforms who were striving for operational excellence. I learnt from the Salvation Army about local responses to the crisis and about the notion of human-capacity development. We saw some remarkable parallels and, over the next three months, worked with a group of people from a number of different organisations to develop an approach that relied on creating a facilitative environment, and included self-assessment, knowledge sharing and knowledge transfer.
In conjunction with UNITAR (the UN Institute of Training and Research) and the Salvation Army, we developed a project called AIDS Competence, which helped communities identify their existing strengths to respond to the issues of AIDS, as well as areas for improvement. Over the year, we visited a number of countries and communities villages, retreats for people living with AIDS, cities, non-government organisations such as the AIDS Coalition and the Red Cross, and church-based organisations and facilitated the sharing of experience. We visited three continents, but our approach extended far beyond.
The project culminated in a knowledge fair in Chiang Mai in July 2004, a festival where 140 people from more than 30 different nations came together and shared information on the basis of their strengths and what they needed to improve.
The approach to the crisis that we developed depends on a facilitative environment, one where interventions are less about providing material goods and more about encouraging societies to recognise their existing strengths and build on them. Ian Campbell of the Salvation Army, who has spent a lifetime working with communities around the world, says, The capacity to respond is there locally. Human-capacity development is founded on the belief that local response is possible, that people can take charge and transfer what they learn to other communities. From the assumption that communities are already doing something well, self-assessment helps them identify things to share and things to learn. This level of understanding is then reinforced with learnings from other communities, and lessons learnt can be captured and re-used by others facing similar issues.
The AIDS Competence approach acknowledges what is already happening to fight the spread of the disease, and encourages self-assessment as a tool that leads to the identification and exchange of strengths and practices to improve. It leads to knowledge sharing either in knowledge fairs or via electronic discussion forums, and to the capture of experience and principles for action in the form of knowledge assets. These elements, undertaken in a facilitative way, lead to an improved level of response. The collective capacity of the group to respond effectively to the HIV challenge is enhanced.
Knowledge-based benchmarking
One of the concepts I shared was that of self-assessment. Diverse operations across an energy company like BP have a lot more in common than people suppose, which means we have plenty to learn from each other. To help in the sharing process, it is possible to create a common set of measures that uses a common language. In BP, a diverse group of knowledgeable people from the operations community came together and defined 26 practices that were common to all operations, for instance safety operations and managing spare parts. For each practice, the group was able to outline five levels, level five relating to high performance and level one describing a more basic level of performance. Each operating site used this self-assessment framework to communicate with a cross section of the workforce to determine strengths and potential areas to improve operations. They each set themselves targets for a few practices they wanted to improve within a given timeframe.
After the meeting in Chiang Mai, those involved sketched out 16 practices that seemed to contribute to a community becoming AIDS Competent. They defined five levels, from basic to high. The resulting self-assessment framework was sent to the
The self-assessment framework proved to be a valuable tool in encouraging communication between a diverse group of people. We used it inside the UN, at BP, in a rural community in
When a number of communities or groups had completed their self-assessment it was possible to benchmark their results against the range of responses from others to determine who there was for them to learn from and share with. We worked according to the principle that everyone has something to share and everyone has something to learn.
We used this approach at a retreat for about 50 people living with AIDS, each representing an individual district. They were enthusiastic about the approach and I recall two specific reflections: I thought I was level five on this practice, but now I realise I have a lot to learn from others, said one woman. Another said, I thought we had to wait for an expert to tell us what to do next, but now I realise we can learn from others in this room.
Knowledge sharing
In a similar vein, the knowledge-sharing events we developed were generally energetic, productive, positive occasions, as the following example illustrates.
UNITAR was running a project to help municipalities share their practices in HIV-focused services. We held a workshop in
Indeed, it was far more than knowledge that participants left with. Lyon, as the host city, was committed to the process, but there were those who felt
A similar workshop had been held in
Building knowledge assets
One of the lessons we learnt in BP was the value of replicating ideas that had worked in one refinery in other locations around the world. In northern
What lessons can we share with
Experiences are also summarised to make them more accessible to those who join the discussion late. In a sense, these appear in a similar way to the FAQs one encounters every day on the internet. Many of these summaries look like common sense. There is, however, a huge difference between common sense and common practice. The latter relies on a good network of practitioners who realise they are facing the same issue and may have some insights that could help others.
When a new experience runs counter to established principles, it is debated by the community and the advice is amended if appropriate. In this sense, the work is never completed. A knowledge asset is not something to be published and then put on a shelf, but rather a living, organic process of sharing experience and drawing out common principles.
Evidence of success
We believe that what we are doing and sharing in this project is having a massive impact, but it is naturally very difficult to measure progress. It typically takes eight years from contracting the HIV virus before visible signs of the immune system breaking down emerge. During that time, a person appears and feels as healthy as someone without the virus. Thats a long time to wait to see if what we are doing is making a difference.
The clearest signal we have is that communities, municipalities and organisations are taking responsibility for their own response to HIV and AIDS. They are actively working together to improve the quality of life for those affected. There is an undeniable spirit of solidarity. For example, Mumbai is committed to sharing successful approaches between different neighbourhoods of this huge city.
In Brasil, organisations have already shared what they are achieving with cities in neighbouring countries. And in north-east
I have had a fascinating opportunity to be involved in making a difference to peoples lives using knowledge-management techniques honed in a business setting. I am now back at BP, but cannot let go of what we have started at UNAIDS. The work continues, and our aim is to spread the self-assessment approach faster than the HIV virus travels.
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Published: 4/13/2012
With uncertainty surrounding the Bank of England (BoE)'s plans for any more quantitative easing (QE), the April meeting minutes of the bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will be closely scanned for more concern about the upside risks to consumer price inflation or the downside risks to growth over the coming months. Consumer price inflation should have been stable in March, retail sales are seen picking up reasonably well in March after February's sharp relapse, and labor market data are expected to show that unemployment is currently rising at a much reduced rate.
Consumer Price Inflation in March
Data out Tuesday are expected to show consumer price inflation stabilized at 3.4% in March after falling to this level in February from 3.6% in January, 4.2% in December, and a three-year high of 5.2% in September 2011. This is the lowest consumer price inflation level since November 2010 but still appreciably above the BoE's 2.0% target rate. Core consumer price inflation is seen edging down to 2.3% in March after dropping to 2.4% in February from 2.6% in January and 3.4% in October 2011.
Inflation has come down appreciably in recent months because of favorable base effects reflecting the waning impact of the value-added tax rise from 17.5% to 20.0% at the start of 2011 and the fact that energy, food, and commodity prices were rising sharply in late 2010 and the early months of 2011. In addition, a number of utility providers trimmed their energy tariffs in February.
Nevertheless, recent elevated oil prices caused petrol prices to reach a record high in March, and this also contributed to an apparent move up in food prices again. Significantly, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reported the year-on-year (y/y) increase in its shop-price deflator climbed to 1.5% in March after dipping to a 23-month low of 1.2% in February. This rise was due to the y/y increase in food prices mounting to 5.2% in March from 4.2% in February. In contrast, nonfood shop prices fell 0.9% y/y in March, which was the sharpest drop for 28 months and pointed to still-appreciable discounts and promotions being offered by retailers. The BRC also pointed out that the money off total bill vouchers that are currently being offered by some supermarkets and retailers is not reflected in shelf prices.
While inflation should trend lower over the coming months, the very real danger is that it will prove significantly stickier than had been hoped for because of persistently high oil prices. It had seemed very possible that consumer price inflation would be down to the BoE's target level of 2.0% by the end of 2012 due to the waning impact of sharply rising oil, commodity, and food prices in late 2010/early 2011, and by underlying price pressures being diluted by weak economic activity and elevated unemployment. Nevertheless, this is currently looking increasingly questionable given current high oil price levels and the possibility that they could go higher still.
If consumer price inflation does prove to be sticky over the coming months, it will have worrying implications for UK growth prospects. Sticky consumer price inflation would maintain an appreciable squeeze on consumers' purchasing power and dilute hopes that consumers will increasingly step up their spending as 2012 progresses. Sticky inflation would also make it harder for the BoE to justify undertaking more QE to support activity if the economy continues to struggle.
Minutes of April BoE MPC Meeting
Wednesday sees the release of the minutes of the April meeting of the Bank of England's MPC, when for a second month running the committee made no further changes to policy after deciding to extend QE by a further GBP50 billion at its February meeting. This decision takes the stock of QE up to GBP325 billion. Meanwhile, interest rates were kept down at 0.50% at the April meeting where they have been since March 2009.
The minutes of the April MPC meeting will be scanned, as always, for indications about how the committee regards the latest developments on both the growth and the inflation fronts, how it sees growth and inflation most likely developing over the coming months, and where it considers the balance of risks to be.
There will be particularly keen interest in trying to decipher the April MPC meeting minutes as May is potentially a pivotal month for monetary policy. February's latest extension to the QE program will have finished by then, and the MPC will also have the new BoE GDP growth and consumer price inflation projections available that will be prepared for the May edition of the BoE's Quarterly Inflation Report. The MPC will also have the first estimate of UK GDP in the first quarter of 2012.
If the Bank of England fails to extend QE at the May MPC meeting, it will mark at least a temporary end to the program that was revived in October 2011 and would be a sign that the committee believes that the UK economy does not need any more emergency help for now at least!
The current indications are that there are significant differences of opinion within the MPC over the outlooks for growth and inflation, and the need for further stimulative action. At the March MPC meeting, both Adam Posen and David Miles favored an immediate additional GBP25 billion of QE. Nevertheless, none of the other seven MPC members favored such a move and latest comments by two of them—Martin Weale and Spencer Dale—suggest they currently believe there will not be a need for further QE.
We have a sneaking suspicion that the BoE is not quite yet done on the QE front. We believe the economy is likely to stutter over the coming months in the face of still-serious domestic and international headwinds and that a majority of MPC members may feel that a final small helping hand is in order. The sharp drop in manufacturing output in February is a sharp reminder that the economy still faces a tough battle to generate decent sustainable growth.
While consumer price inflation may prove stickier than previously expected in the near term because of elevated oil prices, it should still eventually fall appreciably further as underlying price pressures are limited by extended below-trend economic activity, significant excess capacity, and ongoing wage moderation resulting from high and, likely, rising unemployment.
Specifically, we lean toward the view that the BoE will enact a final, smaller QE dose of GBP25 billion, taking the total up to GBP350 billion. We now think it is more likely to be delayed until the third quarter rather than occur in May, given the overall improved economic news for March. Meanwhile, we maintain the view that interest rates will not rise until at least late 2013 and could very well stay put at 0.50% until 2014.
Unemployment in March
Labor market data Wednesday are likely to show further modest overall rises in unemployment, although the increases are likely to be limited compared with late 2011. In fact, the number of jobless on the International Labour Organization (ILO) measure is seen essentially flat in the three months to February, to stand around 2.685 million. Even so, this would keep the number of jobless on this measure at a 17-year high and would see the ILO unemployment rate remain at 8.4%. ILO data are also likely to show employment rose by around 10,000 in the three months to February to 29.130 million. This rise is likely to have been inflated by increased part-time jobs, and it is very possible that full-time employment was down modestly. Employment is down from a peak of 29.279 million in the three months to May 2011, which was the highest level since end-2008.
Meanwhile, claimant-count unemployment is forecast to have risen by a relatively modest 7,000 in March, which would be little changed from increases of 7,200 in February and 7,000 in January. Nevertheless, this would be a 13th successive increase and take the number of claimant-count unemployed to a 29-month high of 1.6189 million in March from a 24-month low of 1.4498 million in February 2011. Claimant-count unemployment rose much more sharply earlier in 2011 because of changes made to the benefits system, as well as due to muted economic activity. The claimant-count unemployment rate is expected to have edged up to 5.1% in March, having stood at 5.0% since last September. This is up from a low of 4.5% in the five months through to March 2011.
While recent increases in unemployment have been significantly reduced overall, we suspect that unemployment is still headed higher for some months to come as economic activity remains limited overall, business confidence is fragile, and public-sector jobs are pared. While the economy likely achieved limited growth in the first quarter of 2012 after GDP contracted 0.3% quarter-on-quarter (q/q) in the fourth quarter of 2011, we suspect activity will remain relatively soft overall and prone to relapses for some time to come. As a result, business confidence is likely to remain fragile, which will limit employment in the private sector as substantial job cuts occur in the public sector as part of the government's public spending cuts.
Furthermore, current high oil prices are increasing the pressure on companies to limit their total costs by containing their wage costs, be it through holding down pay or keeping their labor forces as tight as possible.
We currently expect the number of jobless on the ILO measure to reach a peak close to 2.85 million in late 2012/early 2013, which would see the unemployment rate climb to 8.8%. This marks a modest downward revision on our previous forecast that unemployment would reach 2.90 million and the unemployment rate would hit 9.0%. Much will obviously depend on whether the economy can build on a likely return to growth in the first quarter of 2012.
Average Earnings in February
Underlying average earnings growth (Wednesday) is expected to have remained muted in February and substantially below past norms. This is the consequence of relatively high and rising unemployment, workers' job insecurity, and a pressing need for many companies to limit their costs in a very challenging environment. The recent rise in oil prices is a further reason for companies to try to limit their overall costs by containing their wage costs.
Specifically, underlying average weekly earnings growth (regular pay excluding bonus payments) is seen moderating to 1.5% in the three months to February from 1.7% in the three months to January (which matched the 2011 low of 1.7% seen in the three months to September). Annual average weekly earnings (total pay) growth is expected to have fallen to just 1.3% in the three months to February from 1.4% in the three months to January and 1.9% in the three months to December because of lower bonus payments compared with a year earlier as well as muted underlying earnings growth.
These earnings growth rates are substantially below the 4.5% level that is generally considered consistent with the BoE's 2.0% consumer price inflation target. They are also still well below current inflation levels, so consumers' purchasing power is still being substantially squeezed even though consumer price inflation is now retreating (it was down to 3.4% in February from a three-year high of 5.2% in September 2011).
Retail Sales in March
Retail sales volumes (Friday) are expected to have seen an appreciable bounce in March after suffering a surprisingly sharp relapse in February. Specifically, we expect retail sales volumes to have increased 0.7% month-on-month (m/m) in March, which would result in y/y growth of 1.7%. Retail sales volumes fell 0.8% m/m in February after rising 0.3% in January and 0.7% in December. How retail sales fared in March will give an indication as to whether February's sharp drop in sales volumes was influenced markedly by consumers taking a breather after decent, discount-fueled spending over December and early January or whether it was evidence of a more fundamental consumer reluctance to spend in the face of still serious headwinds. If March retail sales do see significant growth, it will significantly boost the likelihood that overall consumer spending was positive in the first quarter and helped the overall economy return to growth after GDP contracted 0.3% q/q in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Survey evidence from the BRC and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) pointed overall to improved retail sales in March, helped by the warm weather. It is also likely overall retail sales were lifted by the panic buying of petrol that occurred late in the month. The BRC's retail sales monitor indicated that total retail sales values rose 3.6% y/y in March. Meanwhile, the CBI's distributive trades survey showed that the balance of retailers reporting that sales were up y/y climbed to 0% in March from -2% in February and a 34-month low of -22% in January. Even so, this was still below the overall average of +3% for 2011 and substantially below the +42% average seen in the second half of 2010.
Future developments in consumer spending are key to the economy's ability to build on an apparent return to growth in the first quarter. The concern is that consumers are still facing challenging conditions overall that threaten to limit their spending in the near term at least.
On the positive side, consumer price inflation has fallen appreciably since peaking last September (from a three-year high of 5.2% to 3.4% in February), and unemployment is rising at a reduced rate overall.
Nevertheless, consumers' purchasing power is still being squeezed appreciably—as despite receding consumer price inflation is currently still running well ahead of earnings growth. Consumer price inflation of 3.4% in February compared with annual average earnings growth of just 0.7% in January (and 1.4% in the three months to January). On top of this, unemployment is high and still rising, debt levels are elevated, and consumers still have significant concerns over the outlook. Consumer confidence weakened in March, having been modestly firmer overall during the first two months of the year.
Hopefully, an ongoing retreat in inflation over the coming months will further dilute the squeeze on consumers, although worryingly inflation may well be stickier in the near term because of high oil prices. Even if consumer price inflation does fall appreciably, unemployment is likely to rise further, wage growth looks set to remain muted, and debt levels will still be high, so the overall environment will likely still be tough for consumers.
By Howard Archer
17 Apr - Consumer Price Inflation, March (Month-on-Month): +0.3%
17 Apr - Consumer Price Inflation, March (Year-on-Year): +3.4%
17 Apr - Core Consumer Price Inflation (ex Food, Drink, Tobacco), March (Year-on-Year): +2.3%
17 Apr - Retail Price Inflation, March (Month-on-Month): +0.4%
17 Apr - Retail Price Inflation, March (Year-on-Year): +3.5%
17 Apr - Underlying Retail Price Inflation, March (Month-on-Month): +0.4%
17 Apr - Underlying Retail Price Inflation, March (Year-on-Year): +3.7%
18 Apr - Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee interest-rate vote split, April (Hike-Unchanged-Cut): 0-9-0
18 Apr - Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Quantitative Easing vote split, April (More-Unchanged-Reduced): 2-7-0
18 Apr - Claimant-Count Unemployment Rate, March (%): 5.1%
18 Apr - Claimant-Count Unemployment Change, March (000s): +7
18 Apr - International Labour Organization Unemployment Rate, February (%): 8.4%
18 Apr - Average Weekly Earnings - total pay, February (3-Month/Year): +1.3%
18 Apr - Average Weekly Earnings - regular pay excluding bonus, February (3-Month/Year): +1.5%
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I've been thinking a lot recently about personal transformation and how that works as a Christian, because G-d is supposed to be transforming us constantly. "How specifically does that work?" I've been wondering.
Say a friend says to you, "I am struggling with [X] which I really want to change," what do you tell them? To have more faith? To understand it more? To see a psychologist? A spiritual director? A doctor? To read the Bible more? To have a stronger will? To be more conscious? To pray, and somehow G-d will make it better (but we're not quite sure how that works, or when it might, if at all)?
The psychoanalytic approach is based on the concept that insight produces change. I think that can be valid to a point (self-understanding is good) but that it's unnecessary for insight to precede change.
To that end, I've spent a good deal of time being trained in a specific way of communicating and understanding others: Neuro Linguistic Programming. Yes, it's a mouthful and I feel clever when I say it, but the reality is is that it's given me the tools to help people facilitate change within themselves, without needing to go the psychoanalytic route or the "just have more willpower" route.
Here is the introduction by Richard Bandler (one of the co-founders of NLP) to his latest book, "Get the life you want" (forgo the cheesy title, please!). I'd welcome comments on this, particularly as he's presenting an alternative here to the "insight produces change" paradigm.
I think this is a vitally important conversation for those of us who work with others to have, helping them to better understand themselves and make changes for the better. If we're using an approach which feels good and helps others unpack their realities in a way to better understand them, but doesn't lead to any change (let along generative change!), then we may want to be open to wonder about other approaches which are more helpful for the client.


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As Dr. Robert Letham points out in the Introduction to his new book on the Lord's Supper, one of the most striking differences between the Reformation era and our own day is our modern neglect of the Lord's Supper. This doctrine, which was the single most discussed theological topic during the sixteenth century, is virtually ignored today. One may easily find numerous volumes debating various aspects of baptism, but there are very few good modern works on the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Letham's small work is a good step in the right direction toward the resolution of this unfortunate state of affairs. Keep Reading -
From Paradise to the Promised Land
from Keith Mathison Oct 08, 2010 Category: Book Reviews
The five books of the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) are foundational books of the canon. Without at least some understanding of the teaching of these books, it is next to impossible to understand fully the remaining books of the Bible. Keep Reading -
With Heart and Mouth
from Keith Mathison Sep 30, 2010 Category: Book Reviews
Dr. R. Scott Clark of Westminster Theological Seminary in California recently published a book titled Recovering the Reformed Confession (P&R, 2008), a call for Reformed believers to recapture a truly confessional theology, piety, and practice. Whether or not his call will be heeded remains to be seen, but one thing that would go a long way toward reaching this goal would be for Reformed believers to become reacquainted with what their confessions teach. Keep Reading -
Knowing Scripture (A Review)
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Sep 22, 2010 Category: Book Reviews
In this review, R.C. Sproul Jr. reviews one of his father's books--Knowing Scripture. Keep Reading


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Businesses, Investors Protest Eminent Domain in Virginia and California
Compelled under the despotic power of a local government in Virginia, one business owner is losing his property under the government's alleged authority of eminent domain. And it's not because officials in Norfolk plan to build a new road or a public park; it's so they can clear the area for new "retail space."
Another pressing eminent domain debacle has sprouted in San Bernardino County, California, where the local government is seeking to seize and restructure "underwater" residential mortgages — those whose owners owe more than their mortgages' worth — by forcibly purchasing them from mortgage-backed securities (MBS) investors at low rates and reselling them with lower balances to other investors.
Kansas Gas Station First to Offer E15 Ethanol-blend Fuel
Acting on the Obama administration's inexorable push for alternative fuel, a gas station in Lawrence, Kansas, has become the first in the nation to offer E15 fuel, a blend containing 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline.
Eric Holder Likens Texas Voter ID Law to "Poll Tax"
Railing against Texas' contentious new voter ID law, Attorney General Eric Holder likened Gov. Rick Perry's effort to curb voter fraud to a "poll tax" — a post-slavery effort to prevent blacks from voting.
Obama Stimulus Funding Goes Abroad, Outsources Jobs
The Obama campaign has been vocal in its dissent of job outsourcing, using Romney's past business endeavors as an indication of his performance on domestic job-creation. However, Obama's $787-billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funneled millions of federal dollars to companies that shipped American jobs overseas.
DOL Axes Rules to Regulate Child Farm Labor
Farmers are celebrating the defeat of a proposed federal law that would have barred children from operating power equipment on private land, which would have barred kids from helping with milking cows and feeding animals, amongst other restrictions.
California Lawmakers Approve Construction on High-Speed Rail System
Disregarding the state's mounting budgetary woes, California lawmakers green-lighted the first phase of construction on a controversial high-speed rail line that has become littered with financial hiccups and logistical roadblocks.
Workers Receiving Federal Disability Surpasses Population of NYC
The number of workers receiving federal disability insurance payments has spiked by more than 26,000 over the past month, bringing the total sum up to a record 8,733,461, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA). Astonishingly, that number surpasses the entire population of New York City by more than 500,000.
N.Y. State Sues Ex-Head of Pro-Abortion Group For Lavish Spending
Kelli Conlin, a former president of NARAL Pro-Choice New York has been accused of pocketing $250,000 in charitable money to fund her lavish lifestyle.
Lawmakers, Cattle Feeders Question EPA Flyover Program
Congressional lawmakers and Midwest ranchers are pushing back against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after discovering that federal authorities are flying over private lands to monitor farm operations. The agency began using the aerial surveillance back in 2010 to monitor cattle ranchers that may be in violation of federal clean-water standards and other environmental regulations.
Another DOE-subsidized Solar Company to File For Bankruptcy
Following the trend of other failed "green" energy companies, Abound Solar, a solar panel firm announced Thursday it will file for bankruptcy.


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This week's UN Millennium Development Goals summit highlighted the importance of reaching the world's most disadvantaged children in order to achieve the MDGs with equity by 2015. Here is a related story.
By Greg Marinovich
CALABAR, Nigeria, 23 September 2010 – Esther Etowa's lively face is quick to break into an engaging smile. Her deep voice can change from a comforting murmur into a boom that can be heard across the width and breadth of a village – a useful quality in Ms. Etowa's work.
VIDEO: UNICEF correspondent Zenande Mfenyana reports on one woman's work to improve hygeine in Nigerian villages. |
As a women's organizer, quieting the weeping of sick children and of mothers who have lost their children to water-borne disease is Ms. Etowa's passion and calling.
"There may be a day when you come to the community, and you hear people crying," she explained. "A lot of children are dying."
Mobilizing for health
UNICEF figures show that Nigeria alone can account for 12 per cent of all child deaths under five. This means that every day nearly 3,000 children under five die in Nigeria. Most of these lives could be saved through low-cost prevention and treatment interventions.
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"I have that passion for women and children," said Ms. Etowa. "I look at the way [men] treat them – they don't value children. I've been looking for a way to put smiles on their faces."
In 1997, Ms. Etowa began mobilizing women into discussion groups that she informally called 'woman talk.' Ten years later, so many women had joined her society that the official Women Empowerment and Rights Initiative was born.
Ms. Etowa's 'eureka' moment came in 2008, when she was invited to attend a workshop on a new programme aimed at bringing better sanitation and hygiene, as well as safe water, to the most vulnerable rural communities.
Flexible and community-driven
Nigeria is the world's eighth most populous country with some 151 million inhabitants. Of these, an estimated 103 million are not using improved sanitation facilities, and open defecation is rife.
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In Nigeria's Cross River state, women and children fetch water from a shaded stream. |
Director General for Rural Development in Nigeria's Cross River State Eko Atu said that, because most of his region's population in clustered by riverbanks, a common practice is to defecate into the river – and then to use that same water for other purposes.
In recent years, however, a revolutionary Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach is helping to achieving sanitation in areas like Cross River State. Communities are now discarding the commonly accepted doctrine of what constitutes an acceptable toilet – a cement slab-covered pit latrine with brick walls – and instead are endorsing more flexible definitions of latrines. The only requirement is that 100 per cent of residents in targeted communities ceased open defecation once and for all.
The goal of CLTS is to have complete, unified commitment from communities.
"The communities themselves have been able to buy into the project," said Mr. Atu. "It is not a government project. If you go out there, you will see that they have taken ownership of the project. It is the communities themselves that drive the whole process."
Sanitation in schools and homes
Often the CLTS programme begins at the local school, an approach that the district water board now includes in their overall policy.
"You don't have a school in Cross River state where you don't have water and sanitation facilities," said Mr. Atu. "Children are taught to wash their hands after using the toilet." said Atu. The children then take this message home, he said.
From here, the water and sanitation partnership between UNICEF, the European Union, local government and community-based organizations help move the project into homes and sensitize communities about the dangers of poor sanitation.
Using whatever materials are available locally, villagers then begin building their own latrines. They pitch in and support each other to ensure every family has its own facility. As a consequence of these low-tech interventions, child mortality in Nigeria has decreased between 1990 and 2008 by more than 4 per cent – a significant accomplishment.
In the six states supported by EU funding since 2008, more than 17,000 latrines have been built in 836 communities. More than 100 of these communities have attained the goal of being declared free of open defecation.
Safe water for all
Besides advocating for improved sanitation, the MDG on water and sanitation – one of a set of eight internationally recognized targets for reducing poverty worldwide – also calls for wider global access to safe, clean drinking water. Nearly 64 million Nigerians are not using improved drinking water sources. In fact, the numbers are likely even higher, as many of the rural water supply systems are non-functioning.
Many pumps and other mechanical components essential to keeping clean water flowing are quite capable of being maintained and repaired by local technicians, yet they stand broken.
Onun Usani, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Co-ordinator in the local Yakurr council, believes that the reason for this is that communities are frequently not involved in decision-making and do not have control of mutual assets such as water pumps – and therefore take no responsibility for them.
"We are trying to give them a sense of ownership, that they own this programme," said Mr. Usani. "By the time we withdraw, they should stand on their own."
Through this initiative, more than 1,000 communities and 60,000 schools have now received a sustainable supply of potable water. More than 1.2 million people who never had access to clean water before now enjoy nature's most fundamental gift without fear of disease.
And the project has found its way into the heart of community mobilizer Esther Etowa. "[Women and children] are now healthy, and that there are now no more deaths," she said. "They give us the testimonies – there is no record of cholera this year, no record of typhoid. I feel happy – it's like the sky is my limit!"
Related links
In Kenya, women take the lead in water provision and management
with video
Partners in Côte d'Ivoire work to reach thousands with safe water
with video
In Ethiopia's parched regions, a water and sanitation programme reaches out
with video
Women spearhead water and sanitation progress in Burkina Faso
with video
UNICEF's work in water, sanitation and hygiene
WASH in Nigeria [PDF]
UNICEF-EU Partnership


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The Clippers pulled into Louisville, Kentucky as an undefeated baseball team and had a free evening to spend in a nice city. Monday, like much of the world (and assuming the rain blows out of town), it's back to work for the defending champs. The Louisville Bats are off to a hot start of their own after taking 3 of 4 from Toledo to open the season.
Louisville looks primed for a big season with many proven offensive performers, but the most notable name on the Bats roster for the 2nd straight year is a pitcher. Last year the buzz surrounded the Cuban missile Aroldis Chapman, whose every triple-digit pitch was ogled and whose every word was translated by former Bats trainer Tomas Vera (who, by virtue of said responsibility as well as his athletic training acumen followed Chapman to the bigs- hope he remembered to send Aroldis a Christmas card). This year much attention will be paid to the exploits of the enigmatic Dontrelle Willis.
The D-Train pulled in to the Majors as a high leg-kicking, Marquee-bright-smiling, batter-baffling sensation for the Florida Marlins. He rode his funky mechanics to a Rookie of the Year Award and World Series Championship in 2003 and a 22-win season in 2005.
In 2006 things began to change. He was 12-12 with an ERA of 3.87, but a longer look at the stat line reveals the beginning of a slide. Willis struck out 160 batters, but his walks jumped from 55 in '05 to 83 and he hit a league-worst 19 batters. The following season his ERA rose to 5.15, he hit 14 batters, threw 9 wild pitches and walked a career-high 87. That would be his final full season as a starter in the Majors.
Willis was traded along with Miguel Cabrera to the Detroit Tigers and never paid dividends for them (although Cabrera himself made it a super deal for Detroit). Willis spend more time in the minors and on the DL with injuries and anxiety disorder than he did in a Tigers uniform. In 2010, Willis was traded to Arizona and was released by the Diamondbacks shortly thereafter. Ditto the San Francisco Giants.
This year Willis signed a minor league free agent deal with the Cincinnati Reds with an invitation to Major League camp, where it was hoped he could compete for a bullpen spot. Failing to make the big club, Willis was assigned to the Bats roster where he was put into the rotation. He tossed 6 scoreless innings against the Mudhens last night, allowing 3 hits and walking just one while striking out 5 batters.
He will not pitch against the Clippers in this series, but if he stays on schedule, he should slot into the order on Wednesday, April 20th at Huntington Park. Who knows if his first start is a blip on the radar or a step on the path to getting the train back on the tracks. At his best, Dontrelle Willis was a fun pitcher to watch and someone who seemingly took that much joy in playing the game of baseball is the kind of guy you root for. If the D-Train can't revive his career, may the Godfather can return to the WWE and bring his train back to town.


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Local Food is about to become crippled by a bill that is before congress right now. It is the Food Safety bill (S.510) and the U.S. Senate is likely to vote on it when it reconvenes after the election. Local Farmers and Farmers Market Vendors stand to experience a paperwork blizzard as the way the bill is currently written, their businesses and facilities will be needlessly included under a proposed INDUSTRIAL regulatory standard. This is a very real threat to our Local Food Producers, and could actually put many of them right out of business. We can't let this happen. With the growing Local Food movement, we need to help the food producers, not burden them with such bureaucratic red tape! The bill is a good thing for the large INDUSTRIAL food chain, since nearly every single case of 'bad food' has come from them, not from the locals.
THERE IS A WAY YOU CAN HELP! Call or write your Virginia Senators and tell them to support the Tester-Hagan Amendment (Senator Jon Tester (MT), with Senator Kay Hagan (NC), created an amendment to the bill that will exempt small, direct-marketing farms and facilities.) The Tester-Hagan Amendment is critical in protecting our Local Food systems and giving us the choice to buy fresh local products!
Don't allow this Food Safety bill, which is really designed to regulate and prevent the food safety abuses of Big Agribusiness, to wipe out our Farmers and Local Food businesses as an "unintended consequence." Please call or write your Senators to urge them to vote for the Tester-Hagan amendment. You can contact them online: warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Contact and webb.senate.gov/contact.cfm
OR write or call: Mark Warner, 459A Russell Senate Office Building WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2023; Jim Webb 248 Russell Senate Office Building WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4024
PLEASE keep our Local Food Producers free of this unnecessary burden! Do not vote for the Food Safety Bill (S.510) without the Tester-Hagan Amendment! – make sure the Tester Hagan Amendment is part of the bill! You can read more about the bill itself right here: http://farmandranchfreedom.org/food_safety_bills_09
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Lesson#1: If you are told one thing you are bound to get the other.
Okay I hear you, I'll explain. –A and I have learnt this lesson early on, we've learnt that every time someone says, oh we are not about this, we don't do this kind of thing, and we never expect these actions, your project/order will be delivered on this day, oh and the grand finale, we are going to get back to you, ALL these things mean, please know that this is what we do exactly, this is how we act exactly, we'll never get the project on this day (that's really when we plan to start it) and please understand we have no intention of getting back to you, but maybe when we feel like it.
I'm rambling, but that's how the human mind works. We tell people what we want them to hear and try to convince our personas that these are the actions we should be following. But there's a little man in all our head laughing and saying " you're not going to call, you're not going to do it" and the other little woman saying " you should be calling, by then you'll be a better individual and keep your promises"
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From one genius to another.
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Neil Best leaves no stone unturned in the world of sports media.
Demi Moore in 'A League of Their Own?' Almost happened
Monday night's episode of "Costas at the Movies" on MLB Network features "A League of Their Own," with Commack Bob interviewing director Penny Marshall and actress Geena Davis.
MLBN was nice enough to send some excerpted quotes along, especially the first one.
Penny Marshall on Demi Moore almost being cast as Dottie Hinson:
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Janice Lee Young went to be with the Lord on November 12, 2012, at Pleasant Valley Hospital from a long term illness.
She was the daughter of the late Amy and Elonore Elliott. She was also preceded in death by her two sons, William and Robert Young; and two brothers, William and Bobby Elliott.
She is survived by her husband, William, of 57 years, of West Columbia; two sons, James Young of West Columbia and Ralph Young of W.Va.; two sisters, Jean Durst of Cottageville, and Joyce Terry of Point Pleasant; three brothers, James Elliott of Point Pleasant, Nikki Elliott of Flatrock, Richard (Blenda) Elliott of Gallipolis, Ohio; brother-in -law, Russell (Ruby) Young of West Columbia; and also several nieces and nephews.
She was a life member of the Stewart-Johnson VFW Post #9926, and a member of the Moose Lodge in Point Pleasant. She was a member of the West Columbia EVB Methodist Church.
Calling hours will be at 11 a.m., on Friday November 16, at the Foglesong-Roush Funeral Home in Mason, with a funeral service following at 1 p.m., at the funeral home. Officiating will be Charles Harrgraves of New Haven, following to the Graham Cemetery in New Haven.
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$100.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players -
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Hero (BB): $104.75
Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BB with 9 6
3 folds, BTN raises to $2.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.50
Flop: ($5.50) T 8 A (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $2.75, Hero calls $2.75
Turn: ($11.00) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks
River: ($11.00) J (2 players)
Hero bets $5.50, BTN raises to $14.50, Hero ? ? ?
25/23/6.5/30/40/(3.8k) | VPIP/PFR/AF/WTSD/W$SD/(Hands)
Steal BTN: 54%
C-Bet F/T/R: 87 / 76 / 60 (91% OTF in posision)
AFq F/T/R: 60 / 42 / 20
- bluff mr on ultra wet brd IP
- double barrels AIR on xxA-A
- OVERbets for thin value TPMK vs fish
I don't know how about you, but I am incapable of folding such hands vs ultra aggro stealers. He folds 60% vs raise when c-bets, so I am not gonna play fit or fold vs him.
I expect him to fire this board twice. My plan is to x/c OTF and x/r AI OTT other than spade (besides 7 , ldo).
The only hands I think he plays this way are SD value hands (Tx, QQ-KK or something).
I can represent lots of draws, TP and two pair stuff + he showed weakness = I lead for 1/2 PSB for bluff and for value as well.
He raises ~~ 2.5x.
- reads tell me, that he did it once as a bluff, but used a slightly smaller sizing (and this was also on earlier street)
- he is ultra barrel happy
- almost any reasonable FDs are combodraws OTT (KQ/KT/QT/T9/76/Q9/65/54/K5/Q5/T5), so after he checked the turn I ruled them out
He can still have about 15-20 possible flush combos, however, I would discount at least some of them given his barrel tendencies.
The whole point is - he reps a small percentage out of 15-20 flush combos.
What is your move?
A) Give up, he has it.
B) Bluff AI and hope it will work 48-49% of the time


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