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8752.0 - Building Activity, Australia, Mar 2017 Quality Declaration
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3 As of the September quarter 2010, the survey has consisted of:
4 For historical changes to the collection design see the Directory of Statistical Sources on the ABS website. 5 The use of sample survey techniques in the Building Activity Survey means that reliable estimates of building activity are generally available only at state, territory and Australia levels. Although subject to higher relative standard errors (refer to paragraphs 18-21), a range of sub-state estimates of building activity may be available. For further information on the availability of Building Activity estimates, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. Detailed data on Building Approvals, based on information reported by local government and other reporting authorities, are available for regions below state and territory level from the Building Approval series compiled by the ABS. 6 The statistics relate to building activity which includes construction of new buildings and alterations and additions to existing buildings. Construction activity not defined as building (e.g. construction of roads, bridges, railways, earthworks, etc.) is compiled from the ABS Engineering Construction Survey. Results from the Building Activity Survey, together with estimates from the Engineering Construction Survey, provide a complete quarterly picture of building and construction. 7 Building jobs included in each quarter in the Building Activity Survey comprise those jobs selected in previous quarters which have not been completed (or commenced) by the end of the previous quarter and those jobs newly selected in the current quarter. The population list from which jobs are selected for inclusion comprises all approved building jobs which were notified to the ABS (refer paragraph 3) up to but not including the last month of the reference quarter (i.e. up to the end of August in respect of the September quarter survey). This introduces a lag to the statistics in respect of those jobs notified and commenced in the last month of the reference quarter (i.e. for the month of September in respect of the September quarter survey). For example, jobs which were notified as approved in the month of June and which actually commenced in that month are shown as commencements in the September quarter. Similarly, building jobs which were notified in the month of September and which actually commenced in that month are shown as commencements in the December quarter. 8 From the September quarter 2002, building activity in the External Territories of Australia is included in these statistics. Jervis Bay is included in New South Wales, while Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands are included in Western Australia. TREATMENT OF GST 9 Statistics on the value of building work (current prices) show residential building on a GST inclusive basis and non-residential building on a GST exclusive basis. This approach is consistent with that adopted in the Australian National Accounts which is based on the conceptual framework described in the 2008 edition of the international statistical standard System of National Accounts (SNA08). 10 SNA08 requires value added taxes (VAT), such as the GST, to be recorded on a net basis where:
(b) purchases of goods and services are recorded including non-deductible VAT. 11 Under the net system, VAT is recorded as being payable by purchasers, not sellers, and then only by those purchasers who are not able to deduct it. Almost all VAT is therefore recorded in the SNA08 as being paid on final uses - mainly on household consumption. Small amounts of VAT, may however, be paid by businesses in respect of certain kinds of purchases on which VAT may not be deductible. 12 Within building activity statistics, purchasers of residential structures are unable to deduct GST from the purchase price. For non-residential structures, the reverse is true. While the ABS collects all building activity data on a GST inclusive basis, it publishes value data inclusive of GST in respect of residential construction and exclusive of GST in respect of non-residential construction. 13 It is appropriate to add the residential and non-residential components to derive total building activity. Valuation of the components of the total is consistent, since, for both components, the value data is recorded inclusive of non-deductible GST paid by the purchaser. As such, total building activity includes the non-deductible GST payable on residential building. CLASSIFICATION 14 Ownership. The ownership of a building is classified as either private sector or public sector, according to the sector of the intended owner of the completed building as evident at the time of approval. Residential buildings being constructed by private sector builders under government housing authority schemes whereby the authority has contracted, or intends to contract, to purchase the buildings on or before completion, are classified as public sector. 15 Functional classification of buildings. A building is classified according to its intended major function. Hence a building which is ancillary to other buildings, or forms a part of a group of related buildings, is classified to the function of the building and not to the function of the group as a whole. An example of this can be seen in the treatment of building work approved for a factory complex. In this case, a detached administration building would be classified to Offices, a detached cafeteria building to Retail/wholesale trade, while factory buildings would be classified to Factories. An exception to this rule is the treatment of group accommodation buildings where, for example, a student accommodation building on a university campus would be classified to Educational. The categories included under type of building classifications are defined in the Glossary. 16 In the case of a large multi-function building which, at the time of approval, is intended to have more than one purpose (e.g. a hotel/shops/residential apartments project), the ABS endeavours to split the details according to each main function. Where this is not possible because separate details cannot be obtained, the building is classified to the predominant function of the building on the basis of the function which represents the highest proportion of the total value of the project. 17 Building jobs are classified both by the Type of Building (e.g. 'house', 'factory') and by the Type of Work involved (e.g. 'new', 'alterations and additions' and 'conversions, etc.'). These classifications are used in conjunction with each other and are defined in the Glossary. RELIABILITY OF THE ESTIMATES 18 Since the estimates for building activity (including alterations and additions) are based on a sample of approved building jobs, they are subject to sampling error; that is, they may differ from the figures that would have been obtained if information for all approved jobs for the relevant period had been included in the survey. One measure of the likely difference is given by the standard error (SE), which indicates the extent to which an estimate might have varied by chance because only a sample of approved jobs was included. There are about two chances in three that a sample estimate will differ by less than one SE from the figure that would have been obtained if all approved jobs had been included, and about nineteen chances in twenty that the difference will be less than two SEs. Another measure of sampling variability is the relative standard error (RSE), which is obtained by expressing the SE as a percentage of the estimate to which it refers. The RSEs of estimates provide an indication of the percentage errors likely to have occurred due to sampling, and are shown in Data Cubes (see Downloads tab). 19 An example of the use of RSEs is as follows. Assume that the estimate of the number of new private sector houses commenced during the latest quarter is 30,000 (for actual estimate see electronic table 33) and that the associated RSE is 1.5% (for actual percentage see the datacube for Relative standard errors; dwellings by sector, stage and type of construction, State and Australia). There would then be about two chances in three that the number which would have been obtained if information had been collected about all approved private sector house jobs would have been within the range 29,550 to 30,450 (1.5% of 30,000 is 450) and about nineteen chances in twenty that the number would have been within the range 29,100 to 30,900. 20 Estimates that have an estimated relative standard error between 10% and 25% are annotated with the symbol '^'. These estimates should be used with caution as they are subject to sampling variability too high for some purposes. Estimates with an RSE between 25% and 50% are annotated with the symbol '*' indicating that the estimate should be used with caution as it is subject to sampling variability too high for most practical purposes. Estimates with an RSE greater than 50% are annotated with the symbol '**' indicating that the sampling variability causes the estimates to be considered too unreliable for general use. 21 The imprecision due to sampling variability, which is measured by the RSE, should not be confused with inaccuracies that may occur because of inadequacies in the source of building approval information, imperfections in reporting by respondents, and errors made in the coding and processing of data. Inaccuracies of this kind are referred to as non-sampling error, and may occur in any enumeration whether it be a full count or only a sample. Every effort is made to reduce the non-sampling error to a minimum by the careful design of questionnaires, efforts to obtain responses for all selected jobs, and efficient operating procedures. Some non-sampling error is introduced by the estimation process for smaller jobs (see paragraph 3). The impact of this component of error has been estimated and included in the RSE measures presented in this publication. SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT 22 Seasonally adjusted building statistics are shown in electronic tables 6, 8, 10-11, 36, 39-74, 76-80. In the seasonally adjusted series, account has been taken of normal seasonal factors such as the effect of movement in the date of Easter which may, in successive years, affect figures for different quarters. 23 Since seasonally adjusted statistics reflect both irregular and trend movements, an upward or downward movement in a seasonally adjusted series does not necessarily indicate a change of trend. Particular care should therefore be taken in interpreting individual quarter-to-quarter movements. Some of the component series shown have been seasonally adjusted independently. As a consequence, while the unadjusted components in the original series shown add to the totals, the adjusted components may not add to the adjusted totals. (For example, the sum of the adjusted state series - for both work done and number of dwelling unit commencements - may not add to the adjusted Australian total). Therefore, figures should not be derived using the adjusted totals. 24 From the June quarter 2003, the seasonally adjusted estimates are produced by the concurrent seasonal adjustment method which takes account of the latest available original estimates. The concurrent method improves the estimation of seasonal factors and, therefore, the seasonally adjusted and trend estimates for the current and previous quarters. 25 A more detailed review of concurrent seasonal factors will be conducted annually, generally prior to the release of data for the December quarter. 26 The revision properties of the seasonally adjusted and trend estimates have been improved by the use of autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) modelling. ARIMA modelling relies on the characteristics of the series being analysed to project future period data. The ARIMA model is assessed as part of the annual reanalysis. For more information on the details of ARIMA modelling see feature article: Use of ARIMA modelling to reduce revisions in the October 2004 issue of Australian Economic Indicators (cat. no. 1350.0). 27 As a general rule, caution should be exercised in using the seasonally adjusted series for dwelling unit commencements in Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory. The small numbers and volatile nature of these data makes reliable estimation of the seasonal pattern very difficult. TREND ESTIMATES 28 Seasonally adjusted series can be smoothed to reduce the impact of the irregular component in the adjusted series. This smoothed seasonally adjusted series is called a trend estimate. 29 The trend estimates are derived by applying a 7-term Henderson moving average to the seasonally adjusted series. The 7-term Henderson average (like all Henderson averages) is symmetric but, as the end of a time series is approached, asymmetric forms of the average are applied. Unlike weights of the standard 7-term Henderson moving average, the weights employed here have been tailored to suit the particular characteristics of individual series. 30 While the smoothing technique described in paragraphs 28 and 29 enables trend estimates to be produced for recent quarters, it does result in revisions to the estimates for the most recent three quarters as additional observations become available. There may also be revisions because of changes in the original data. For further information, see Information Paper: A Guide to Interpreting Time Series - Monitoring Trends, 2003 (cat. no. 1349.0). CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES 31 Chain volume estimates of the value of commencements and work done are presented in original, seasonally adjusted and trend terms for Australia and for each state and territory. 32 While current price estimates of the value of commencements and work done reflect both price and volume changes, chain volume estimates measure changes in value after the direct effects of price changes have been eliminated and therefore only reflect volume changes. The direct impact of the GST is a price change, and hence is removed from chain volume estimates. The deflators used to revalue the current price estimates in this publication are derived from the same price data underlying the deflators compiled for the dwellings and new other building components of the national accounts aggregate 'Gross fixed capital formation'. 33 The chain volume measures of commencements and work done appearing in this publication are annually reweighted chain Laspeyres indexes referenced to current price values in a chosen reference year. The reference year is updated annually in the September quarter publication. Each year's data in the value of commencements and work done series are based on the prices of the previous year, except for the quarters of the latest incomplete year which are based upon the current reference year. Comparability with previous years is achieved by linking (or chaining) the series together to form a continuous time series. 34 Chain volume measures do not, in general, sum exactly to the total value of the components. Further information on the nature and concepts of chain volume measures is contained in Information Paper: Australian National Accounts, Introduction of Chain Volume and Price Indexes (cat. no. 5248.0). 35 The factors used to seasonally adjust the chain volume series are identical to those used to adjust the corresponding current price series. ACKNOWLEDGMENT 36 ABS publications draw extensively on information provided freely by individuals, businesses, governments and other organisations. Their continued cooperation is very much appreciated: without it, the wide range of statistics published by the ABS would not be available. Information received by the ABS is treated in strict confidence as required by the Census and Statistics Act 1905. RELATED PRODUCTS 37 Users may also wish to refer to the following publications:
Building Approvals, Australia (cat. no. 8731.0) Engineering Construction Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8762.0) Residential Property Price Indexes: Eight Capital Cities (cat. no. 6416.0) Housing Finance, Australia (cat. no. 5609.0) Private Sector Construction Industry, Australia (cat. no. 8772.0) Producer Price Indexes, Australia (cat. no. 6427.0) ABS DATA AVAILABLE ON REQUEST 38 As well as the statistics included in this and related publications, the ABS may have other relevant data available on request. Inquiries should be made to the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. The ABS Privacy Policy outlines how the ABS will handle any personal information that you provide to us. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window. |


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State Flag of North Carolina
by Josh Howard
Research Branch, NC Office of Archives & History, 2010.
See also: North Carolina State Symbols and Official Adoptions main page, Honor and Remember Flag
Related entry: Salute, flag
Some statutes relating to the flag are in the N.C. General Statutes, Chapter 144.
§ 144-1. State flag.
The flag of North Carolina shall consist of a blue union, containing in the center thereof a white star with the letter "N" in gilt on the left and the letter "C" in gilt on the right of said star, the circle containing the same to be one third the width of said union. The fly of the flag shall consist of two equally proportioned bars, the upper bar to be red, the lower bar to be white; the length of the bars horizontally shall be equal to the perpendicular length of the union, and the total length of the flag shall be one half more than its width. Above the star in the center of the union there shall be a gilt scroll in semicircular form, containing in black letters this inscription: "May 20th 1775" and below the star there shall be a similar scroll containing in black letters the inscription: "April 12th 1776". (1885, c. 291; Rev., s. 5321; C.S., s. 7535; 1991, c. 361, s. 1.)
State flag history
In Colonial North Carolina, the flag most often seen would have been that of the colony's mother country, England, and later Great Britain. Prior to the Act of Union in 1707, the flag would have been that known as St. George's Cross. After 1707, the symbol became the Union flag, incorporating the Scottish St. Andrew's Cross with a blue field with St. George's Cross. Lord William Tryon carried two such flags with him during the Alamance campaign of 1771 during the War of Regulation.
Numerous locally made flags were likely utilized within the state's borders during the Revolution, but virtually nothing is known of them. North Carolina did not officially have a state flag until the constitutional convention of 1861. John D. Whitford, a Craven County delegate, advocated a resolution to create a state flag consisting of a "blue field with a white V thereon, and a star, encircling which shall be the words 'Surgit astrum, May 20, 1775."
Convention delegates established a flag committee, but went with a different design than that proposed by Whitford. The committee adopted a flag that would "consist of a red field with a white star in centre, and with the inscription, above the star, in a semi-circular form, of 'May 20, 1775,' and below the star, in a semi-circular form, of 'May 20, 1861.'" There were also to be "two bars of equal width, and the length of the field shall be equal to the bar, the width of the field being equal to both bars; the first bar shall be blue, and the second shall be white, and the length of the flag shall be one-third more than its width." The new design appears to have derived from one suggested by Raleigh artist William G. Browne. The 1775 date came from the traditional date of the controversial, and since debunked, Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. The second date commemorated the day that North Carolina seceded from the Union. The flag ordinance was ratified on June 22, 1861.
The flag flew over North Carolina until 1885 when a new model banner was proposed by the state legislature. The new design consisted of a blue union containing a white star in the center with a gilt N on the left and gilt C on the right, with scrolls above and below documenting, once again, the date of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, and changed the second date to April 12, 1776 in honor of the Halifax Resolves.
Despite the controversy over the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, the flag has remained little changed since 1885. Only minor modifications to the length and the elimination of two commas have occurred.
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Edmonds, W. R. 1913. The North Carolina state flag. Raleigh, N.C.: Edwards & Broughton Print. Co. Online at: https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/north-carolina-state-flag/2308931
Image credit:
Wikimedia contributors. "Flag of North Carolina.svg" July 14, 2022. Wikimedia Commons. Accessed Mar. 12, 2024. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.
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But more importantly...
[ripping off coat to reveal red, white, and blue sequin-covered jumpsuit]
...we celebrate America.
Thanks to today's real American heroes Ember P., Terra F., Aziza, & Jill W.
When professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong.
uncle sam would love that cake. I would love that cake. and the cake looks tasty.
Wha? Where are the ram parts?
*rolls on floor laughing*
Well, thank God for educational incompetence or we wouldn't have all those creative people re-designing the American flag! The sad thing is that, at this early time on a Monday morning, I really did have to think for a second...wait, what is wrong about the stripes?! LOL
The round flag cookies are, appropriately, showing distress --if you put the stripes the right way, they're upside down, an official distress signal.
And how did "Glory,glory..." sneak into the national anthem? Sign Wrecks!
WV: osanc. Osanc an you see, by the dawn's early light....
LOL and WTF at the same time XD
BOOM! U.S.A. killed me!
Educational incompetence? What are you suggesting, that it's the fault of the school system?
well I dare ask what's more patriotic than two malformed starfish?
Anonymous @ 10:09,
Ah reckon them's terrrrrrist starfish with them explodey vest things.
"Glory glory hallullia"? I don't remember that part...
Anon 10:09 - Only if these people went to baking school. ;)
Christina's moonlighting as a sign- writer now?
Hee hee, Americans...
We're celebrating Family Day here in Canada... in winter... where we can all freeze our @$$es off together, as a family
(and before anyone is offended by my "Americans" comment, its toungue-in-cheek, as I'm originally from Memphis.....)
Are all of those spelling and grammar errors in the first few pics really from the same bakery?!? That is really really pathetic and disturbing!
I think we should update Old Glory and go with the wavy stripes. They're modern! They're now!
I'm getting the petition ready now.
These had me laughing pretty hard, but I really have to give you props for the reference to Toronto being a U.S. City.
Hint: Check out Watson on Jeopardy if you don't know the reference
Toronto is indeed a US city. Watson said so.
Re: the last cake:
If Watson thinks Toronto is a city in the United States,then TORONTO IS A CITY IN THE UNITED STATES!!!
@ laughingmom
I thinks that's behind "Florida"
um..."paroles FLIGHT"??? it's a two-fer!
Oh, that Watson. I go to RPI, and that was the event of the century up here.
Seriously, though, did they subcontract Christina Aguilera to do those signs or something? Hallulliah indeed.
I wonder if that bakery got Xtina's cue cards for cheap? They don't look like they've been in a dumpster...
Would we expect anything less from a wreckerator? They don't stop misspelling words when they put the piping bag down! *Sigh*
Just as long as Roseanne and Christina don't sing this version we'll be fine.
Hallulliah? Yep, I'm laughing too. All I heard in my head was Winnie the Pooh saying "Hallooooooo" to Princess Leah.
Just how old is that flag cake? There are only 15 stars...
ROTFLOL @ laughingmom - The ram parts will show up around July 4th and be disguised as rockets. ;-D
Wait, nothing about the donzerly light?
Re: "twilight's last gleeming"
Just another example of how "Glee" (and "Twilight," for that matter) is slowly but surely taking over the universe.
WV: dysio. Dees-a cakes a-make-a me dysio.
You are too funny!!! I just love your comments throughout the blog!! Thanks for providing me with my daily humor!
I can't quit laughing at the paroles flight...
tjbmurph said...
We're celebrating Family Day here in Canada... in winter... where we can all freeze our @$$es off together, as a family
lol not all of Canada. Here in Manitoba we are celebrating Louis Riel day where we are split on whether he's a hero or a traitor. Hmm.. I wonder what that cake would look like lol
The spelling mistakes were too funny. But the "boom boom USA" took the cupcake for me hahaha
Re dibs on Toronto:
Personally I'm at the pt where I'd take Obama over McGuinty & Nextel over our Bell monopoly!
oh my. i spent several seconds on hallulliah too and i still can't fathom how it's pronounced!
Historically hysterical -- thanks for the laughs!
Reading those signs made the melodies of The Star Spangled Banner and The Battle Hymn of the Republic crash in my mind -- sort of a tune wreck.
Although it came out like something Charles Ives would have done, which is appropriately USA-ish, I guess!
laughingmom said...
>> Wha? Where are the ram parts?<<
Don't give the wreckorators any ideas!
Let's face it -- somewhere, in some old Cake Wrecks post, there probably are some ram parts (she said, sheepishly).
wv - recoug.
I'm not a sheep farmer, nor am I Mike Rowe -- I don't know if I'd recoug-nize ram parts when I saw them.
When Ramona boycotted kindergarten and then told her mother to turn on the "dawnzer", which gives a "lee-light", I laughed because it was so precious and funny and exactly what a 5-year-old might do. I laugh now at the sheer absurdity of those Christina cue cards...and also, as a Texan, I feel vaguely guilty about the whole Big Game situation, which I understand happened near Dallas. But it's a hard song, right? So, as a friend heard it when she was a child, "...or the land of the tree and the homely old brave!"
wv: amarac. "Amarac, uh, Amarac...uh, God shed his grace on thee..."
Boom! Bang!
Love those touches...are those fireworks or incoming?!?!
Happy day off to all of those who do not work today!
Oh my gosh, between the signs and the comments here, I think the entire National Anthem has been rewritten. And, I'm scared!
wv: undefec - If these wreckerators would just ASK how to correctly spell something, they could undefec all their work.
just can't resist...
WV: pokete. When I see a wrecked cake, I just want to pokete!
that anthem kinda reminds me of the dinner prayer on National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - boredatwork
I think that the wreckarators have to be immigrants. That explains the spelling mistakes and the wrecked flag. But their lack of talent...er...I got nothing
So which of you is wearing the red, white, and blue hot pants?
the bombs bursting in hair...
Too funny! Thanks for posting the hilarious cakes and comments--I had surgery (abdominal hysterectomy)this past Wednesday and now have 6 wks at home to recover. That's a lot of time to browse Cakewrecks! You make me laugh out loud, which kinda hurts right now, :) but I don't care! You rule.
Oh, ya traditionalists! Always havin to have things the same 'cause "that's the way we've always done it." Bunch of old fogeys, the lot of you! Why in my day, we only had 13 stars on that flag. Ya don't see ME whining about the other 37 on there, do ya? Well, do ya?
If Watson says that Toronto is part of the US, well, then, that's good enough for me! XD
@ellen - yummmm, Mike Rowe.... *wipes drool off chin* sorry, got a little distracted there.
@john (the hubby of JEN) - must be a slow work day - I can't remember seeing you chime in on the comments this often!
Carmen, the Un-Stalker
WV: areseme - What guilty wreckerators say when they see a police officer, "I did it, sir. Just areseme."
We here in Yorktown Heights, NY (birthplace of Watson) are celebrating the dominance of our new leader. All hail Watson.
We went to the research facility to watch our overlord squash the humans-No cake was served.
I'm not American and even I can tell there's something wrong with those cakes! LOL
On the 4th of July last year, my bakery also had added blue stripes to the flag. I so wished I had a camera at the time so I could submit it to you.
I blame the spelling on "No Child Left Behind" education, but the decorating? Wow, just wow!
Sharon's Edible Art
@Karin F: Count your blessings.
@Ellen: Love the Charles Ives reference! An orchestra I was in performed "Variations on America" -- it sticks with me to this day.
Speaking of which, 'Variations on America' would be an excellent title for that last cake.
Where's the part about 'Richard Sands'? If you're going to sing the anthem, you can't leave anything out! (Tongue in cheek, folks.)
What's the real story on those signs? I missed the halftime show (thankfully, it would appear) -- did she mess up the anthem that badly? Oy...
Correction: Washington's birthday is TOMORROW the 22nd. (My son's bday too.) Today is the recognized holiday in honor of Washington and Lincoln. Just sayin'...
My son is saying "Type in LOL - When you laugh you HAVE to type it in."
This weekend I finally got a copy of your book - in Lincoln City, Oregon. Converting all of my friends to LOL one coffee table at a time.
hehehe loved the starfish cupcakes.. they look so happy
"Dibs on Toronto." - This cracked me up even more than the rest.
The tango-ing starfish were pretty hysterical too. :D
Gettin' funny looks from the nurse again as I laugh hysterically from my hospital bed =)
Q."Who's Broad Stripes and Bright Stars"?
A. Ummm, the new Navy rock band?
"Paroles flight" - that's the helicopter that swooped down to assist in the prison break
Well, at least they got the "twilight's" part right.
I had to say the Tangoing starfish is by far my fav image today. LOL Thanks for the laugh as I'm stuck at work today.
The Tangoing starfish are by far my fav image of the day. Thank you for the laugh as I'm stuck at work today.
... who's brood stripes ...
Wait. let me clean my glasses off.
ok. Not 'A' feature today about birds and spring fashions.
President's Day celebrates the births of both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. There could have been so much more wreckage!
That last cake looks like what the U.S. will look like after half of California falls off into the Pacific Ocean after an earthquake.
Hahaha! Thanks, Loo-E-loo-I for this: "Hallulliah? Yep, I'm laughing too. All I heard in my head was Winnie the Pooh saying "Hallooooooo" to Princess Leah."
No, FM, the "donzerly light" was in the song about the reigndeer who saved Christmas with his shiny noze.
@laughingmom: Wha? Where are the ram parts?
This is CakeWrecks -- I'm not sure I want to see what a wreckerator does with ram parts.
my father is the type you'd see walking around with an american flag shirt, so embarassing...
"The blue waves represent the sea of our educational incompetence."
I could not have put it better! hehe Love it!
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"The blue waves represent the sea of our educational incompetence."
It's funny because it's true...
Maybe we should rethink letting our kids take this day off from school and have them practice their possessives and contractions.
(love this blog, by the way...keeps me in stitches)
Y'all are missin' the point.
That ain't Hallelujah.
It's HELL YEAH!
I think it's actually "halluiliah" note the dot over that one l looking thing. This makes it even more fun to say!
As a fun side note, my comment moderation word is: comaukso
I do believe that word is fitting for some of these wrecks!
"What do you think of my starfish/fireworks things?!"
"They're very comaukso inducing."
Boom! USA Bang! Celebrate!
The tangoing starfish are by far my favorite. I laughed so hard I got strange looks from my husband! :)
wv: spant....you don't even want to know how much time I've spant laughing at the cakes on this site!
Funny as always. No holiday for us in British Columbia, as a matter of fact there was a news story about this. What amazed me was most of the people responding to the story are against giving the workers another paid holiday. Said that the ones wanting the holiday were greedy and would bring down small business owners. Enjoy your holiday to all that gets one no matter what its called.
Oh, so Christina Aguilers is decorating cakes now?? How special is that? LOL!
I justs about stopped laughing when I read laughingmom's ram parts question.
I think I sprained something.
My kid tells me that if you turn your head upside down while looking at the last cake, it looks just like Robbie the Robot.
Oh! MY! GOODNESS!!! I think this is one of the funniest you've done in a while! God bless the U.S.A. because I think we need a LOT of help!
Where's the first part of the song about the Latino guy getting involved with the Mafia?
"Jose, can you see by the Don's surly light?"
John Hanson was technically the first president. I actually think there were 7 before Washington? It all depends on how you count I suppose.
@ Elaine - My remark wasn't a dig against teachers at all - many of my best friends are public school teachers. I was instead referring to the educational state of the U.S. in general, which I think *every* teacher would agree is less than stellar.
It was also a joke.
But mostly, the first thing. ;)
Ok, how hard would it have been to look up what a flag looked like?! Or better yet, the words to the anthem. Course you would have to be able to spell both of theose words. ;p
Less than stellar ... like the starfish? Ha!
I think my favorite part of this whole post is that the PBS "The More You Know" star is on that malformed America cake. I can just see the PSA:
"Did you know that Toronto is now a part of America? It is. Get excited. *sings* The more you knooowwww."
This site should be declared a National Treasure. And we can't wait for the government to do it. So...by the power invested in me, and with all rights and privileges pertaining there unto, I declare this site a National Treasure!
Ironically, the star on the last "United States" um...THING looks like the PSA commercials that end with "The more you know..." and a shooting star.
Also, what a shame that Hallulliah, et al were written so prettily.
Oh, P.S. Good call on the "sea of educational incompetence."
When I look at that "Boom! Bang!" CCC, I just see the Red Rock 'Em Sock 'EM Robot doing a triumphant jig and fist pump as he punches the one-legged Blue Robot in the nuts. And bolts.
These are great! Few things wreck as well as patriotism and icing.
I think "Hallulliah" has to be said with a Southern accent. I just can't get it out any other way. Sorry Southerners. :)
And this is one of my favorite sentences I've read on here: "The blue waves represent the sea of our educational incompetence." Well done, well done.
I don't think that last cake is celebrating the United States so much as giving a metaphorical, frosting covered middle finger to Great Britain. "Hah!" it seems to taunt. "It's like we never let you keep that at all! Fifty-four Forty, or Fight, suckas!!!"
My favorite part...that's pretty much the logo for"the more you know" on the malformed usa map cake...appropros!
LMAO with the starfish dancing comment. It made my day
Pamela @ 2:44 said, *What amazed me was most of the people responding to the story are against giving the workers another paid holiday. Said that the ones wanting the holiday were greedy and would bring down small business owners.*
Someone should tell those people that it's BEEN a paid holiday for a long, long time... (heck, when I was a kid back in the Stone Age, we got two in one week - Lincoln's _and_ Washington's birthdays) and as far as this small business owner goes, I'm working the usual hours today! Darned few holidays for smalltime retailers, believe me.
The least someone could do is make me a nice unwrecked cake! *G*
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WV: morsts - These wreckorators should feel a huge amount of re-morsts for these designs!
"Dibs on Toronto." 'Love it! And if you can't laugh at public education, you'll cry. I vote for the laughing.
How sad that my 15 year old daughter had to ask what was wrong with the cake flag...*head plant onto desk*
I love my country.
I like the "the More you Know" star on the last one.
are you sure the stripes were based on washington's family crest?
looks more like aquafresh to me . . .
Cake #3 just makes me think of vampires with clean, bright fangs courtesy of Proctor & Gamble.
Evidently, the entire US of A now rather resembles the state of Missouri. Who knew!
The dawnzer lee light
Gleemed the ram parts of cake wrecks:
Paroles piping.
Oh my, someone please tell me which Kroger's bakery that was!!!
why am I so tempted to crack a random Hetalia joke right now?
Hall-ooh-lee-uh! D: XD
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the last cake is a super top secret map of the plans to invade Canada. (Shhhh don't tell)
Fifty-four forty or fight?
"BANG! Celebrate U.S.A."???
What? With a gun fight?
Flippin' hilarious!
The first flag flown by a ship from the United States of America to be recognized by a foreign country, France on February 14, 1778 was the John Paul Jones flag or Serapis flag which had red, white and blue stripes.A second sighting of this flag on an American ship was recorded by a Dutch painter in September of 1779. Of course, those are really the only two "official" uses of such a flag recorded by history.
Dibs on Vancouver...
Well, there are more cities in the US named Toronto than there are in Canada... Around seven, actually...
Word ver: catedee A cross between a cat and a chickadee?
There are far too many gems today for me to pick just one to heap praises upon. Though the "Hallulliah" one had me laughing just like Jen as I tried to pronounce it. Then I read what Jen had said and the laughs turned to snorts. It only got more hilarious from there. Just had to say thanks for the riotous laughter. I needed it badly, today.
Here in America, we have freedom of speech, freedom to design our own flag, freedom of spelling, freedom to change the words of our national anthem (especially if millions are watching), freedom of punctuation, and most importantly...we have the freedom to point and laugh at the person who exercises those rights! What a great country.
My howls of laughter probably scared the neighbor smoking on the fire escape..lol. Oh man that CCC makes me want to throw it at the person who destroyed it then run and hide. And why are parolees escaping on President's Day? Oh the shame of these cakes..
Hallullia reminds me of Wooster saying, "Eulalie."
After looking at today's wrecktacular goodness, I feel like singing a bit of Handel's Messiah. Here goes, a one and a two and a...
Haaaaaaaaaaaa-lloo-lee-ah! Hallulliah, hallulliah,
Thanks Chris and Elizabeth C for the pronunciation :)
I think the star cakes are actually chromosomes.
The first part of today's installment gave me pleasant memories of the citizenship classes I used to teach for immigrants, most of whom were minimally competent in English. In every class, I'd have to try to explain the meaning of the words to the national anthem. Once I got across what a "Star Spangled Banner" is, there wasn't much time left. (The students knew the word "star," and they could figure out what "banner" means, but "spangled" really threw them.)
"Sea of our educational incompetence" LMAO, oh Cake Wrecks, you make me smile/laugh every day :D
Let me offer a competent flag cake.
@Ellen, I like the "tune wreck" term!
STARFISH DOING THE TANGO. i am dying... when i glanced at it i totally thought of two of those stringcheese head characters boogying... HILARIOUS!
I have discovered that trying to read this blog and eat lunch is a bad idea.
Laughing your lunch onto the keyboard cuts productivity, you know.
The last one reminds me of the "The more you know!" logo on PBS... or whatever it was on...
The last one reminds me of the "The more you know!" logo from the informative commercials.. lol
*Facepalm* I hate it when people rewrite things.
LOL... Toronto! Poor Watson crushed the humans, but he'll never live that one down.
On the last cake, we traded half of the USA for Toronto. OR... they made it the way it was in 1795.
No matter how hard I try I can't get passed the second "lull" in hallullia with out breaking into fits of hysterical laughter. Just typing it is difficult.
Those signs make my brain boggle.
I have to wonder about the missing ones: I can't believe that the sign writer got "o'er the ramparts" right, but maybe it's better not to know...
Thanks for the laughs, again. :D
OOOOOOH! They're fireworks! I get it! My first thought (silly me) was starfish doing aerobics, which doesn't QUITE work with Presidents' Day. Unless I'm wrong...
The last one is my favorite. Obviously, the person loves the USA so much, it hurts to look at it. Thus the lack of reference images while decorating the cake. That amorphous blob is a representation of the wrekerator's deep-seated heart-felt devotion to the wonder that is the United States of America.
And Canada, apparently.
The "starfish" cakes look more like dead bodies laying on the ground, which is why I thought of gunshot victims when I saw the words "Boom" and "bang".
Hey Hey Hey! Don't blame the public school system! I had to spend a year teaching 26 fourth graders all about contemporary New Jersey with 16 text books that were over 25 years old! Don't even get me started on Reading and Language Arts...I had NONE of those books for the first 2 marking periods.
And speaking of New Jersey...I live near Washington Headquarters. I can GUARANTEE you that George would be proud as hell over the seemingly Batman and Robin inspired "Boom!" "Bang!" starfish CCC! NOT.
Ok. So...stop blaming the teachers for these spelling wrecks and put the blame where it goes: How can you teach with no books, no paper, no pens? What do you expect when the first writing utensil anyone is given to write with is a piping bag???
LOL...I'm kinda serious....but joking.
Meaning, I was a teacher who taught under those circumstances...but I bought my students whatever they needed with my own money. And all of my students passed the NJ "ASK" test.
(If there are any typos in my post...hey, I was taught in the public school system.)
Hey Jen-- I was TOTALLY busting on ya. Once again, I am 100% disabled and live in severe pain every day of my life...and CAKE WRECKS keeps me laughing!!!
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OMG this post made me cry i was laughing so hard. I love that they included Canada in the last cake, because really, Canada is "America Jr."
Cake on!
Hey, from the Canadian - You can have Toronto!!
And, lol, those were awesome.
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text: PRESS RELEASE The Federal Grants and Loans Directory is now available. Our new and revised 2014 edition contains more than 2800 financial programs, subsidies, scholarships, grants and loans offered by the US federal government. In addition you will also have access to over 2400 programs funded by private corporations and foundations. That is over 5200 programs available through various sources of financial providing organizations. NEW: You will also have access to our live Database that is updated on a daily basis. This product also provides daily email alerts as programs are announced. The Database is also available with IP recognition. This allows you to login without a username or password (Great for libraries or educational institutions who want their users to access the database). Businesses, students, researchers, scientists, teachers, doctors, private individuals, municipalities, government departments, educational institutions, law enforcement agencies, nonprofits, foundations and associations will find a wealth of information that will help them with their new ventures or existing projects. The document is a fully searchable PDF file for easy access to your particular needs and interests. Simply enter your keywords to search through the publication. It is the perfect tool for libraries and educational institutions to use as a reference guide for students who require funds to pursue their education. Contents of the Directory: -Web link to program announcement page -Web link to Federal agency or foundation administering the program -Authorization upon which a program is based -Objectives and goals of the program -Types of financial assistance offered under a program -Uses and restrictions placed upon a program -Eligibility requirements -Application and award process -Regulations, guidelines and literature relevant to a program -Information contacts at the headquarters, regional, and local offices -Programs that are related based upon program objectives and uses Programs in the Catalog provide a wide range of benefits and services for categories such as: Agriculture Business and Commerce Community Development Consumer Protection Cultural Affairs Disaster Prevention and Relief Education Employment, Labor and Training Energy Environmental Quality Food and Nutrition Health Housing Income Security and Social Services Information and Statistics Law, Justice, and Legal Services Natural Resources Regional Development Science and Technology Transportation CD version: $69.95 Printed version: $149.95 To order please call: 1 (866) 645-1051 Please do not reply to the sender's email address as this address is only for outgoing mail. If you do not wish to receive information from us in the future please reply here: rem at bcstcom.com This is a CANSPAM ACT compliant advertising broadcast sent by: AMPU, 4044 W. Lake Mary Blvd., Unit # 104-221, Lake Mary, FL, 32746-2012 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://projects.haskell.org/pipermail/camp/attachments/20140219/0de08360/attachment.htm>


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This sermon video is from Elevation Church posted on their Vimeo page. Elevation Church is in Charlotte, NC. They exist so that people far from God will be raised to life in Christ. Everything they do is about that. Pastor Steven Furtick leads the charge and we have a vision to see God made famous in this place. Hit them up at elevationchurch.org or stevenfurtick.com to see what's going on.


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Origin & History
The tulip is a wildflower said to originate from Persia. In the 1500s, tulips were extensively cultivated in Turkey, and because of their resemblance to the "tulbend" a turban worn by Turkish men were called tulipan.
In 1562, tulip bulbs from Constantinople reached Antwerp by ship. Before the turn of the century, tulips had been such a rarity that only the wealthy in Holland could afford them; consequently, tulips became a status symbol for the rich. However, by the 1620s, buying and selling tulips became an activity for merchants, and "tulip madness" ensued. Tulip trading crashed in 1637, throwing Holland into financial ruin. After the Dutch government enforced strict laws for cultivating and selling bulbs, the tulip became the national emblem of Holland.
Sentiment & Symbolism
Oriental legend recounts that a Persian youth, named Ferhad, fell in love with a maiden named Shirin. When Shirin did not accept Ferhad's feelings for her, he went out into the desert to die from his broken heart. As he pined, each tear that fell into the sand turned into a beautiful tulip.
Among the Persian people, the tulip is an offering a young man makes to his beloved. By offering her a tulip, he says, "as the redness of this flower, I am on fire with love." Shortly after World War II, the Dutch shipped hundreds of thousands of tulip bulbs to Ottawa, the capital city of Canada. This symbolic gesture showed their thanks, not only to Canadian soldiers for freeing Holland from German occupation, but also for the Canadian government's welcoming Queen Maria to reside in Ottawa while the war raged on. This remarkable gesture continues to this day.
Color Messages
For the most part, tulips are a declaration of love; a gift from a "perfect lover." Variegated tulips are for "beautiful eyes". Red tulips indicate an irresistible love, while yellow tulips denote a hopeless love with no chance of reconciliation.


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Light and Motion Vya Switch
Safety is job #1 and the Vya Series delivers premium safety with the convenience commuters love. Vya Switch is the latest addition to the Vya Family, foregoing auto on/off technology for a traditional button design. Why the new design? We had multiple requests from riders who loved the power and simple effectiveness of our Vya taillight but wanted to adjust runtime or change to a solid mode for group riding and bike path commutes. The button control also allows cyclocross and mountain bikers who hit pavement en route to the dirt the ability to turn the light on/off as needed. Oh yeah, did we mention the purists who are so accustomed to manually turning their lights on and off that not doing so creates that 'Did I forget Something' feeling? Yes control freaks – Vya Switch is for you!
- 100 Lumen Output certified to the FL-1 Standard with high powered premium CREE LED
- Switch control provides multiple modes for longer runtime plus a solid mode perfect for bike paths/group rides
- Designed for traditionalists, Vya Switch is turned on/off by button (does not have the auto on/off feature of other Vya Lights)
- SafePulse beam pattern scientifically designed to enhance a passing driver's ability to judge the cyclist's distance and direction of travel without the risks associated with flashing lights
- Horizontal design with custom optic gives a powerful, concentrated burst of light to be recognizable over 2KM away – perfect for road cyclists
- 100 lumen SafePulse output maintains safety for a full 6 hours; for all-day adventures switch to 50 lumen SafePulse mode for an impressive 12 hours runtime
- Ultra-compact mount with durable rubber strap designed to be compatible with various size seat posts and can even be attached to seat stays
- USB Mount Receptor allows light to be securely mounted or removed from bike in seconds with a simple, secure 1/4 turn lock
- Direct USB charging without cables fully charges in 2 hours
- Made with bio-renewable material waterproof to 1 meter (when inserted in mount) for all-conditions reliability (IP67 Rated)
- Lumens: 100 (high), 50 (medium), 25 (low), 100 (SafePulse)
- Runtime: 360 min (high), 720 min (medium), 240 min (low), 360 min (SafePulse)
- Beam Angle: 30° (flood)
- Charge Time: 120 min
- Fast Charge: No
- IP Rating (FL-1): 67
- Depth Rating (FL-1): 1 meter(s)
- Impact Resistance (FL-1): 1 meter
- Product Weight: 30 grams
- Product Dimensions: 2.6" x 1.3" x 0.8"
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