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Selecting when the "best" time to sell wheat is like rolling dice. The highest odds are for rolling a seven (six out of 36 chances or 17 percent). The odds of being wrong are 30 out of 36 (83 percent). There is a saying: "The victory does not always go to the strongest or the fastest, but that is the way to bet."
It is the same with marketing. Long-term marketing success usually happens when you make decisions that are normally right and avoid decisions that are normally wrong. A review of "short" crop production years may help determine the marketing strategy that has the highest odds of working.
A review of wheat production shows that U.S. wheat production was well below the seven-year average in marketing years 1986/87 through 1989/90. These years should be tempered with the fact that the 1986 farm bill resulted in the USDA reducing wheat-ending stocks from 1.8 billion bushels in 1986/87 to 1.3 billion bushels in 1987/88, 702 million bushels in 1988/89 and 536 million bushels in 1989/90.
Foreign wheat production during the 1986/87 through 1989/90 marketing years was above average and increasing. The impact of below-average wheat production was not reflected in prices until the 1988/89 marketing year when U.S. wheat ending stocks were 702 billion bushels.
United States wheat production was also significantly below average in the 1995/96 and 1996/97 marketing years and the 2001/02 and 2002/03 marketing years. Foreign wheat production was about average in the 1995/96 and 1996/97 marketing years and below average for the 2001/02 and 2002/03 marketing years.
Relevant short crop years are 1988/89, 1989/90, 1995/96, 1996/97, 2001/02 and 2002/03. It is interesting to note that significantly short crop production occurred in two-year increments. And it should be noted that foreign wheat production may have a larger impact now than in the late 1980s.
During the 1986/87 and 1987/88 wheat marketing years, the U.S. wheat price averaged $2.42 per bushel and $2.57 per bushel. After the below-average 1988 crop and followed by the short 1989 wheat crop, the average U.S. wheat price was $3.72 for both 1988/89 and 1989/90.
June 1988 wheat prices averaged $3.37, had increased to an average of $3.94 in December and peaked at $4.07 in March. Of interest is that the major price increase was completed by October. The best marketing strategy was to sell wheat in October.
The June 1989 average price was $3.85. The December average was $3.79 and prices have fallen to $3.40 by May 1990. Price peaked and the best time to sell was at harvest.
June 1995 wheat prices averaged $3.84, reached an average of $4.72 by October, $4.88 in December and peaked at a monthly average of $5.75 in May 1996. The price increase in the spring of 1996 was caused by an expected second short wheat crop in a row.
The average June 2001 wheat price was $2.82 and this was the high price for the marketing year. While the U.S. wheat crop was below average, the foreign wheat crop was above average and offset the short U.S. wheat crop. Wheat prices peaked and the best time to sell was in June.
In 2002, U.S. wheat production was the lowest in over 30 years and the foreign wheat crop was below average. The June 2002 wheat price averaged $2.82 and, fueled by a short foreign wheat crop that was harvested in September through October, increased to an average October price of $4.51. By May 2003, the average monthly price had fallen to $3.09.
The 2006/07 U.S. wheat crop is following slightly below-average 2003 and 2004 wheat crops. Since both world and U.S. wheat stocks are relatively tight and wheat prices are already relatively high, the odds are that wheat prices will peak at harvest.
A lot rides on foreign wheat production. Early estimates are for average foreign wheat production and slightly lower wheat stocks in both the U.S. and world. This supports U.S. wheat prices peaking early.
If foreign wheat production is below average, especially Argentina and Australia, wheat prices would be expected to peak in the October to December time period.


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Obama: Climate change not priority
Climate change will take a back seat to efforts to boost the economy in the near term, but the issue would return to the agenda in the future, President Barack Obama said Wednesday.
The president, who won an endorsement from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg late in the presidential campaign because of his support for action on greenhouse gases, said his top priority would be to work to avert the "fiscal cliff."
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His comments appeared to thwart hopes from environmental advocates that the White House would push for inclusion of a carbon tax in a broader package to address the "fiscal cliff." Administration officials have previously said that it's up to Republicans to propose a carbon tax, which is unlikely.
"I am a firm believer that climate change is real, that it is impacted by human behavior and carbon emissions," Obama said during his first news conference since being reelected. "As a consequence, I think we've got an obligation to future generations to do something about it."
After treading carefully around the issue during the campaign, his comments drew cautious praise from green groups, even as the president steered clear of making specific proposals to deal with the emissions that come largely from burning fossil fuels.
"You can expect that you'll hear more from me in the coming months and years about how we can shape an agenda that garners bipartisan support and helps move this agenda forward," Obama said.
Obama pointed to the wide divide over legislation to address climate change.
"I don't know what either Democrats or Republicans are prepared to do at this point because it's one of those issues that's not just a partisan issue, I also think that there are regional differences," Obama said. "There's no doubt that for us to take on climate change in a serious way would involve making some tough political choices."
He stressed that any legislation to address climate change would have to also improve the struggling economy.
"I think the American people right now have been so focused and will continue to be focused on our economy, jobs and growth that if the message is somehow that we're going to ignore jobs and growth simply to address climate change, I don't think anybody's going to go for that. I won't go for that," he said.
He continued: "If, on the other hand, we can shape an agenda that says we can create jobs, advance growth and make a serious dent in climate change and be an international leader, I think that's something that the American people will support."


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WASHINGTON - In a decision endorsed by all its judges, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided today that employers cannot challenge - and courts cannot review - the adequacy of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) informal pre-litigation efforts to bring employers into compliance with federal anti-discrimination laws.
According to the Court, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII") conveys complete discretion to the Commission to engage in these "conciliation" efforts. Therefore, the Seventh Circuit ruled, employers cannot seek to dismiss EEOC lawsuits by arguing that the Commission inadequately "conciliated" before filing its lawsuit.
EEOC General Counsel David Lopez hailed this landmark decision, and the work of his team of attorneys in both Chicago and Washington. He stated that the Seventh Circuit "carefully applied the letter of the law." And it did so, Lopez explained, "in a way that promotes Title VII's goals, protects victims of discrimination, and preserves the EEOC's critical law-enforcement prerogatives."
The decision stems from the EEOC's lawsuit against Mach Mining, LLC, headquartered in Marion, Ill. The Commission had sued Mach Mining in September 2011, alleging that the company violated Title VII by failing to hire any female miners since beginning operations in 2006, despite having received applications from many highly qualified women.
Mach Mining chose to defend against these allegations in part by criticizing the EEOC for inadequately conciliating the matter before suing. The EEOC moved for partial summary judgment with respect to Mach Mining's so-called affirmative defense that the Commission had failed to properly conciliate before filing its complaint in court. The district court denied the EEOC's motion for partial summary judgment, but allowed the EEOC to take an interlocutory appeal.
Title VII does require the EEOC to "endeavor to eliminate . . . alleged unlawful employment practice[s] by informal methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion." However, the statute also plainly allows the Commission to sue the employer for discrimination if it "has been unable to secure from the respondent a conciliation agreement acceptable to the Commission."
The Appellate Court pointed to this clear statutory language in ruling that employers cannot seek to dismiss EEOC lawsuits by alleging the EEOC's conciliation efforts were lacking. "It would be difficult for Congress to have packed more deference to agency decision-making into so few lines of text," the Seventh Circuit stated. Also, the Court reasoned, the law provides absolutely no guidelines enabling courts to judge whether the Commission's conciliation attempts were adequate, stating that "we are not tempted to send district courts down such a dimly lighted path."
The Court also found that any "implied affirmative defense" for failure to conciliate would undermine the law enforcement goals of the anti-discrimination statutes. It would "tempt employers to turn what was meant to be an informal negotiation into the subject of endless disputes over whether the EEOC did enough before going to court" - disputes which impose significant costs on both sides, as well as on courts. Furthermore, if courts were empowered to dismiss EEOC lawsuits on this basis, the result would be that victims of discrimination would be left without a remedy - something Congress could not have intended.
EEOC Appellate Attorney Eric Harrington, who represented the Commission on appeal, said "We are very pleased with the Appellate Court's faithful interpretation of the statutory requirements. This decision will now permit the District Court to address the actual merits of this case, and enable the Commission to focus its efforts and resources on enforcing the laws against discrimination."
Gregory Gochanour, the EEOC supervisory trial attorney for the Chicago District Office, which developed the litigation, added, "As a result of a few unfortunate decisions, litigation of our conciliation efforts in discrimination cases have become big distractions which waste the resources of employers, the courts, and the EEOC. This decision will put an end to that in this jurisdiction and will compel all parties to focus on the issue of whether or not there actually was employment discrimination. It will serve the interests of both employees and employers - and the national interest."
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Survival and thriving at AGU Fall Meeting 2012
AGU Fall Meeting, if I am correct, is the biggest conference in the field of geosciences. For the year 2012 there were over 22000 people participated in the event. Yet, a conference is more than the number of attendees. AGU is not a single combination of a number of academic meeting sessions. There are various workshops, seminars, town halls, exhibitions and social activities together with it.
I once read an article written by the president of UNISCO (two years ago?), in which it is mentioned that the number of earth scientists across the world is about 440000. This is a tiny number comparing with the global population. While approaching San Francisco and Moscone Center, the city and venue of AGU, I could feel the number of earth scientists around me is increasing sharply. Especially along the 4th street to Moscone Center, what one can see during the AGU week should be called a deluge of earth scientists. Personally, I had an interesting feeling – am I driven by the deluge, or I am a part of it?
Back to the conference itself, it is a big conference so I (1) focused on sessions in the division of Earth and Space Science Informatics (ESSI), and prepared my personal schedule for posters and presentations I was interested. I also set (2) in-person meetings with people with whom we want to discuss some issues related to the research projects DCO-DS and GCIS-IMSAP at TW. There were (3) a number of other workshops and activities together with AGU, such as the workshop of Data Management 101 for Early Career Scientists, the workshop about NSF system, the ESSI reception, the Ignite Talk, etc. Some of them cannot be easily found on the AGU web site, but are informed through different channels. Many thanks to people in those email lists (e.g., AGU-ESSI, ESIP-SW) I joined for sending me the messages.
I gave two presentations on Friday: a poster for the modeling works in the GCIS-IMSAP project (Jin is first author), and an oral presentation on the exploratory visualization of earth science data with semantic web technologies. For the first one, David Arctur suggested that we may bring some geospatial components into the model framework. Stephan discussed that if we use GCMD keywords for GCIS, then in the GCMD keywords there is a part of it is for geospatial descriptions. While I was introducing the searching function in our plan for the GCIS-IMSAP project, Deana Pennington suggested we may also consider the user tag functions, that is, a reader can create tags in the NCA report for further use, while this may also be supported by some Semantic Web technologies. I also discussed the GCMD keywords with Tyler Stevens, a researcher in the GCMD keywords, on how to make GCMD keywords more open for use. He likes our feedback and already provided some information.
My oral presentation was based on some work originated from my PhD study. This work used datasets on the server of the British Geological Survey. I got some updates from Timothy McCormick, the Information Sector Manager (Geology) at BGS, on their Linked Data works of lithology. He suggested me to do some further work using their datasets and services. Luis Bermudez and David Arctur from Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) suggested me to do more work on semantic web and Web Feature Service (WFS) and Sensor Web, and they suggested TW to obtain a membership at OGC to get fresh first-hand progress of OGC works.
AGU is a big event, a schedule is necessary, as those described above. And, there are also many other interesting side-events. Almost every day I crossed by some old friends, for some of them I had lost contact for more than seven years! The exhibit is great and I collected a bag of earth and space science cards, posters and toys for my son – is he going to be an earth scientist?
There is more to say about a seven-day conference with over 22000 participants. I have to stop here. For those issues related to specific research topics and projects at TW we will have further discussion in the separate groups soon.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The No. 24 Georgia College baseball team (28-14, 12-9 PBC) stays in the hunt in the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) West Division thanks to a three-game sweep of the University of Montevallo (18-23, 6-15 PBC), capped by Sunday's 9-5 victory at John Kurtz Field.
The Bobcats tagged 15 hits in the ballgame, jumping out to a 6-0 lead by the end of the fourth. GC scored in each of the first six innings. UM cut it to 9-5 with a pair of runs in the eighth, but couldn't inch any closer.
Third baseman Travis Echols (Lawrenceville, Ga.) was 3-for-5 with three runs to lead the hit parade. Second baseman Matthew Robinson (Hull, Ga.) added two hits in three trips from the nine slot, driving in three runs.
Leftfielder Josh Young (Lake Havasu City, Ariz.) was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI, with rightfielder Shawn Ward (Evans, Ga.) going 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in two. Catcher Richard Pirkle (Norcross, Ga.) capped the multi-hit performers with a 2-for-5 day, scoring one and driving in another.
GC also stole seven bases in eight tries, with Young and Echols each taking a pair of pillows.
Lefty starter Jason Nicholas (Wright City, Mo.) got the win (7-2) to share the team lead, working 5 2/3 innings and allowing three runs. The senior fireballer pulled off two wins in as many starts this week.
Montevallo lefty Alex Guilford (4-3) took the loss, throwing four innings and allowing four earned runs. Third baseman Will Fulmer was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run.
GC is now 12-9 in PBC play, good for second in the PBC West behind 12-8 Columbus State University. The Bobcats are back in action Tuesday, April 19 at 4:30 p.m. with a non-conference battle against Valdosta State University (17-20). The Blazers have a game Monday at Saint Leo University before coming to Milledgeville.
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The new gym is more than double the size of the centre's previous one and takes up occupancy in the kitchen and café area of what was once Mussel Ebb Bistro.
The old gym has been transformed into a fitness studio which can be used for a wide variety of classes.
Argyll and Bute Council's Policy Lead for Community and Culture, Councillor Robin Currie said: "The new gym in Aqualibrium boasts beautiful views over Campbeltown Loch and the people of Kintyre are extremely lucky to have such a wonderful facility right on their doorstep.
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Career Path: From the seas to the bees, Navy vet turns beekeeper
Nathan Sheets and his wife Patty wanted to find a hobby when they first married in 1996. So they bought their own beehive.
The advertising executive had always been interested in nature and said he found his true calling.
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That hobby quickly turned into a full-time job when he left his job in December of 1997. And now McKinney-based Nature Nate's raw, unfiltered honey is for sale in grocery stores and restaurants across the country. Sheets employs 135 people and is branching out into honey-based food products.
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The bees produced more honey than we could eat, so I bottled some up for close friends and family. In 1998, I purchased the honey bottling business from the man who sold me my first hive.
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The distribution business grew over the next 12 years to the point that by 2010, I bought the North Dallas Honey Company and we changed the company name to Nature Nate's.
We got into Wal-Mart stores and by 2011, we were in CostCo, too. And then we got into Kroger grocery stores. We went from being in 88 stores to 1,000 across the country. Nature Nate's went from five employees to 135.
We have distribution centers in Denton and Georgia and also opened a retail store. We partner with 70 beekeepers across the country.
Typically, honey production starts in the southern United States and migrates north as temperatures warm up. The yearly migration, called the honey flow, starts in late February and moves to North Dakota by June.
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The N.C. Department of Public Safety will unveil its �Operation Stop Arm� at 10 a.m. today in front of the Kerr Scott Building in Raleigh.
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By boat or paddle out from Coconuts Resort. Best to stay at Sa'moana Resort on South Side - they will take you by boat. Towns own the breaks - must pay villagers or be with tour
DistanceDay trip
WalkShort walk (5-15 mn)
Easy to find?Hard to find
Public access?Private access
Special accessPaddle > 20mn or Boat
Wave qualityWorld Class
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionSouthWest, South, SouthEast
Good wind directionNorth
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
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One of the best surf spots around: An incredibly hollow mechanical right-hander.Thick lipped and fast.Horse shoes around the reef.This day the water was so clear you would get into a trance watching the reef under you.Finding yourself inside is not fun but if it's not to low you can let yourself get pushed in over the reef and into the deeper water on the other side.Then simply paddle back out(If you still have finns and not to many cuts)Booties are a must.
Oh what a wave.A back drop of somoan mountains.Reefs either side of you.Some of them very rideable.Some of the bluest water you'll ever see and the odd Whales,dophins,and green turtles popping up here and were.
This wave is with be revisiting you for years to come.peaks out the back and horseshoes around the reef.Some hold so don't.At 5-8ft you my need to break out the big hairy ones and strap them to your undercarrage cause it gets sceary.But if you make one or two of the hollow ones you will get a smile on your face that will revisit you the rest of your life.
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mad - Why didnt i surf there when i lived there?? It was 10 minutes from my house. Im quite the dumb one even though i was only 4 at the time.
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mad - Why didnt i surf there when i lived there?? It was 10 minutes from my house. Im quite the dumb one even though i was only 4 at the time.
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can go left at cocos - was in samoa recently staying at the sa'moana. epic time. we surfed coconuts very small and got some really good lefts (not what i expected either.) recommend the sa'moana to everyone great surf, people and the best bloody food anywhere. faafthai
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Jeff Mayfield, Ag Service agronomist, said the crop dusters had a specific mission and a short timeframe in which to complete it.
"We are using a product that prevents disease," he said. "It has to be applied before the wheat pollinates to be effective."
The fungicide currently applied by spraying has been formulated to kill wheat diseases such as tan spot and powdery mildew, among other game changers. It also improves plant health, creating a more vigorous stand.
Mayfield said the planes were at the tail end of their service in the area but had been in big demand by farmers because the fields were too wet to get in with heavy equipment.
"We are starting to send out the ground rigs now," Mayfield said on Tuesday. "The fields are drying and the wheat is going to start heading out soon."
Mayfield said the pilots soaring through local air space in the yellow planes were all very experienced.
"We partner with Tyree Ag out of Kinsley and these pilots fly better than anyone else," he said. "We have three working here in Marion County. Two of them have 30 plus years of experience, the other one has 20 years."
Experience gives the pilots confidence to maneuver through tricky turns at the ends of the fields, avoiding hazardous power lines and tree rows.
"There is no size of field too small," Mayfield said. "They are able to spray down right into the corners."
Mayfield said it was his job to group fields and provide pilots with the correct coordinates.
"We give them map coordinates and they plug the longitude and latitude in their GPS systems," he said. "They always get the right field."
Pendergraft said she could tell by listening if the crop dusting planes were approaching.
"They sound different from the regular small planes because the use jet fuel and have a turbo prop," she said. "I am just amazed at how low to the field they get, and then just zip back up into the sky and come again."
There are some hazards associated with crop dusting, but nothing on record indicates that chemicals in the fungicide spray are harmful to human health.
"They do not fly when it is windy, dark, or there are severe storms in the area so we have very little drifting," Mayfield said. "This is a pretty beneficial application."
Neither Hillsboro Community Hospital nor St. Luke Hospital in Marion logged any health complaints or respiratory emergencies in the past week due to crop dusting spray.
"I don't think it has been a problem," said Jeremy Ensey, chief nursing officer at St. Luke. "We obviously don't know for sure, but as long as people don't stand directly under the spray, I don't think it is a health problem."
Marion County Sheriff Rob Craft said there were no reported accidents attributed distracted drivers, but he did caution motorists to pull over if they planned to watch the planes for an extended time.


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November 26, 2003
ABB automation businesses merge
As of Jan. 1, 2004, six of ABB's automation business areas will merge into three globally focused businesses. The merger continues a process that began in 2002 when the Zurich, Switzerland-based business merged two automation-related divisions and combined eleven business areas into six.
ABB veterans will head the three new businesses. Martinus Brandal will lead the Process Automation business, which is a combination of ABB's control products, petroleum chemicals and life sciences, plus paper, minerals, marine, and turbocharging units. Tom SjokVist will lead the Automation Products business, a combination of the current low voltage products and instruments, drives, motors, and power electronics units. And Bo Elisson will head Manufacturing Automation, which is currently known as the robotics, automotive and manufacturing business.
Dinesh Paliwal, ABB group executive and head of the Automation Technologies division, says the merger was conducted with ABB customers in mind. "To appreciate the logic of these new businesses, consider the needs of a major automation technologies user. Just one year ago, our customers had to deal with 11 different ABB group organizations to finalize a new strategic relationship," Paliwal says.
November 25, 2003
Bush signs military construction bill
On November 22, President Bush signed a $9.3 billion military construction bill. The bill provides money for projects throughout the country and improvements at U.S. bases overseas.
This amount is $1.4 billion below last year's level, but $200 million more than Bush requested. Lawmakers added more than 100 projects for military facilities in their home districts, money Bush had not sought.
Earlier this month, congressional bargainers agreed to split money directed to specific home-district projects, 53% for the Senate and 47% for the House. The issue had delayed the passing of the bill.
November 21, 2003
Research group outlines Indiana's electrical future
In September, the Utility Forecasting Group (UFG), a panel of researchers based at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., released a report titled, "Indiana Electricity Projections: The 2003 Forecast, that projects the state may face a significant need for additional power-generating facilities in the next five years due to increasing electricity demands.
Among the report's predictions is by 2009, the state will need to provide an additional 2,400MW of electricity, which represents a 10% increase over the existing level.
The report looked at three categories of electricity: baseload power, which is produced by plants that generate electricity throughout the day; peaking power, which is electricity produced by plants only during the heaviest demand, like the hottest part of the summer; and cycling power, which is produced by plants that provide power for uses between peaking and baseload demand.
Douglas Gotham, UFG associate director, says the majority of the increase consists of baseload power, which accounts for 1,000MW of the 2,400MW increase. "This is the first forecast that identifies a substantial need for additional baseload capacity," Gotham says.
Gotham says one of the options to cope with the increase in demand will be to build new power plants, a move that would highlight the significance of the distinction between baseload power and the other two forms of generation. Baseload plants are not only expensive to build, but they can take at least five years to construct.
A copy of the report is available at, http:// www.engineering.purdue.edu/iies/sufg.com.
November 20, 2003
ConstructionJobs.com announces partnership with AGC
On November 19, ConstructionJobs.com announced a new partnership with the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and the launch of their online recruiting service, which is integrated into AGC's Web site.
Under the new partnership, AGC members will receive 15% off the Web site's online recruiting and human resource services, such as job postings and resume searches in their candidate database. In addition, ConstructionJobs.com integrated their search technology into a new recruiting tool on AGC's Web site to assist association members in seeking new employees.
The partnership is the result of both companies desires to ease the recruitment process for companies as well as candidates. "In times of high demand for workers and in times where worker shortages are approaching a quarter of a million workers per year, AGC was looking to provide employment opportunities to construction workers at all levels of skill and education," AGC CEO Stephen E. Sandherr says.
For more information, visit http://www.constructionjobs.com or http://www.agc.org.
November 19, 2003
New Jersey Labor Management Council receives grant
The New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Labor Management Council (LMC) recently received a $20,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Labor to continue its work in the labor community.
Frank Wade, executive director of the self-funded LMC, says the funds will help the council further realize its goals of communication and support among labor and management. "These funds will also assist us in developing innovative programs for the benefit of our members and residents of New Jersey," Wade says.
The LMC was established in 1998 with a $100,000 grant from the Federal Meditation Conciliation Service. The council represents more than 135,000 individuals in the building trade unions and major construction employer associations. Its more recent projects include a direct mail campaign to promote the benefits of project labor agreements for private and public building projects, and participation in the New Jersey School Boards Association 2003 workshop.
For more information, visit at http://www.njlmc.com.
November 18, 2003
Republicans announce draft energy bill
On November 15, House and State republicans announced a draft energy bill that would slow the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) goal of setting nationwide transmission grid rules. The bill would stop FERC's efforts to require utilities to join regional transmission organization (RTOs). It doesn't aim to stop utilities from moving forward voluntarily with regional grid combinations, but it does hinder FERC's plans.
FERC contends the independently-run RTOs could help cut down on grid bottlenecks and attract needed investments, and Southern lawmakers protest the proposal, saying it infringes upon state authority and threatens to boost electric bills.
Merchant power producers criticize the measure. Lynne Church, president of the Electric Power Supply Association, which represents independent plant owners who often vie with utilities for grid access, says the measure could "facilitate discrimination in terms of grid access" and keep low-cost power from reaching consumers.
Still, some support the bill. A spokesperson for The Edison Electric Institute, which represents most U.S utilities, says the draft bill strikes a balance between vertically-integrated utilities and merchant power generators. The bill "could help resolve some pretty thorny issues and provide some market certainty," the spokesperson says.
A bipartisan House-Senate energy conference committee will debate the Republican-written draft bill on November 24. It's expected to win easy approval in the full House later in the week, but could face opposition from Senate Democrats.
November 17, 2003
Siemens opens Chemical-Pharmaceutical Center of Competence
On November 5, Siemens Energy & Automation announced the opening of a new Chemical-Pharmaceutical Center of Competence (CoC) based in Spring House, Pa. The center will focus on working closely with international and national chemical and pharmaceutical companies based in the United States.
Aubert Martin, president of Siemens Energy & Automation, says the CoC's focus is based off previous experience. "Our success in using this approach in food and beverage and automotive shows that focusing on an industry segment, and developing technical concepts and solutions specific to it, results in greater understanding of customer requirements and excellent value propositions for those customer," he says.
The CoC will work closely with Siemens sales and product groups to provide industry segment support strategies. "We want to be the leading supplier of energy and automation solutions in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries," Martin says. For more information, visit at http://www.usa.siemens.com .
November 14, 2003
Appleton offers online Classification Comparator Guide
On November 12, Appleton announced the availability of its online International Electrical Code/National Electrical Code (IEC/NEC) Classification Comparator, an in-depth guidebook to understanding world standards for the classification of hazardous areas.
"Our guide underscores that a distinction must be made between the U.S. Zone system and the IEC/CENELEC Zone system," says Chris Walsh, director of marketing for EGS Electrical Group. "They are not the same. Similar yes, the same, no."
Separately, The IEC/CENELEC Zone system is used internationally as the standard for wiring and protection techniques and the NEC's Article 505 is basically its Americanized version. With the United States as a notable exception, most of the world uses the IEC, thus the creation of the comparator guide. The guide aims to point out differences in an attempt to further harmonize world standards.
The 18-page guide is available for download in Adobe PDF format at www.appletonelec.com.
November 13, 2003
Philips Lighting announces online tool, continuation of seminar
End-users may soon have a new tool to help reduce environmental impacts on their buildings. On Nov. 11, Philips Lighting Co. announced the development of its Sustainable Lighting Index, an online calculator that helps end-users determine the mercury content/lumen hour ratio of lamp operations.
The company's calculator works by measuring lamp mercury in picograms per lumen hour. This measurement uses a ratio of mercury content over lamp life multiplied by mean lumen output. This equation rates mercury content against the performance of the lamp, which is one of the considerations for sustainable design.
The calculator rates lamp performance based on the standards set by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) program. Pending LEED-EB specification approval, the calculator will be available for free on the Philips Lighting Web site www. lighting.philips.com in early 2004.
Steve Goldmacher, director of corporate communications, says Philips is leading the lighting industry toward a model of sustainability. "With our Sustainable Lighting Index, we are extending that model to our end-users, encouraging them to consider the environmental impact of their lighting operations," he says.
Philips also announced it will continue its Innovations Roadshow program, a seminar series on sustainable lighting and design accredited by the American Institute of Architects. The seminar includes information on sustainable lighting, the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED program and the environmental and marketing benefits of sustainable design. For seminar dates, locations or to register, visit www.innovationsroadshow.com.
November 12, 2003
UL agrees to stop retesting CSA-certified low-voltage products
Since 1994, CSA International has accepted UL-Listed products without retesting, and now Underwriters Laboratory (UL) is ready to reciprocate. With the signing of the Agreement on Acceptance of Components this week at NEMA's Annual Meeting and Leadership Conference, UL agreed to no longer retest specified CSA-certified electrical components used in low-voltage distribution and control equipment.
Despite CSA's nearly decade-long practice of accepting UL-Listed electrical components, UL had insisted on retesting CSA-certified products, ostensibly delaying certification and increasing component manufacturers' testing and certification expenses. CSA will continue to accept all UL-Listed electrical products, while UL's new policy will only extend to the low-voltage products specified in the agreement.
Grant Carter, CSA's vice president of marketing and communication called the agreement the "first tangible result" of the North American Electrical Component Forum held in December 2002 and hosted by CSA. "CSA will continue to pursue component acceptance in other product categories on behalf of lighting manufacturers, appliance manufacturers, and others," Carter said.
A complete list of the products included in the agreement can be found on CSA's Web site.
November 11, 2003
LEDtronics opens virtual store for the Internet-inclined lighting specifier
LEDtronics recently announced the launch of www.surplusled.com, its online store that specializes in light emitting diode products. The inventory includes LED lamps and bulbs for PC boards and displays.
Visitors to the site can make payments through PayPal, and Visa, American Express, Discover, and MasterCard are accepted.
For more information, visit www.ledtronics.com.
November 10, 2003
Revisions to ASHRAE standards up for review
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASRAE) has made draft addenda pertaining to lighting and electrical power in ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA standard 90.1-2001 available for review and comment on its Web site. The 30-day and 45-day review periods for the Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings document range began on Oct. 24 and will last through Nov. 23, 2003, and Dec. 8, 2003, respectively.
To view the complete list of changes and to make a comment, visit www.ashrae.org/template/TechnologyLinkLanding/category/1634.
November 7, 2003
Lightfair 2004 announces conference topics and speakers
Lightfair International 2004 will take place March 31 through April 2 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. The Lightfair and Daylighting Institute Courses begin on March 29 and offer a thorough lighting applications conference series. They also provide AIA, ASID, IIDA, IESNA, and IFMA accreditation. The Lightfair Institute will comprise five immersion courses, four Masters courses, and ten workshops. The conference seminars will consist of 27 broad based architectural lighting seminars, and will take place simultaneously with the trade show.
For more information, visit www.lightfair.com.
November 6, 2003
Bridgeport's appeal is rejected by court
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a unanimous jury verdict of patent infringement that Arlington Industries, Inc., Scranton, Pa., obtained last summer against Bridgeport Fittings of Connecticut. The verdict held that Bridgeport had infringed upon one of Arlington's plastic box extender patents. The jury rejected all of Bridgeport's defenses.
Del Auray, president of Bridgeport Fittings, Bridgeport, Conn., said, "The case refers to an older model Bridgeport product which is no longer sold, and the case resulted in an award to Arlington of less than $13,000...Bridgeport is confident that its current box extender products are the best on the market."
November 5, 2003
Siemon offers white paper on IP-based video surveillance
The Siemon Co., Watertown, Conn., recently announced the availability of its white paper on IP-based closed circuit television (CCTV) and video surveillance systems. The paper covers the principles and evolutions of these technologies, focusing on the latest digital IP video technologies, along with information regarding infrastructure needs and demands for implementation.
To see the full paper, visit www.siemon.com/us/white_papers/03-10-29-cctv.asp.
November 4, 2003
Blackout cost New York City $1 billion and shows emergency system flaws
The Aug. 14th blackout, which was the worst in North American history, cost New York City's economy as much as $1 billion, according to a recently released report by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
The power outage, which left thousands of New Yorkers stranded in the heat, put a spotlight on serious problems with New York City's emergency preparedness and showed the flaws of the 9-1-1 emergency call system, the report says.
The report faults Verizon Communications, Inc. for its role in problems with the 9-1-1 telephone system that New York City's 8.4 million residents rely on to report fires, crimes, accidents, and other emergencies.
Many private companies and city agencies also lacked back-up generators, which led to problems evacuating workers. Tenants in high-rise apartment buildings had no drinkable water.
The city's hospitals also suffered during the blackout, with a handful losing power in "certain functional areas," the report says. Some hospitals were overwhelmed by people needing non-emergency prescriptions because drugstores were closed.
November 3, 2003
NECA marks fifth year as ANSI-accredited standards developer
The National Electrical Contractor's Association (NECA) celebrates its fifth year of publishing ANSI-approved standards for electrical construction quality with the release of NECA 111-2003, Standard for Installing Nonmetallic Raceways. The standard is the 22nd volume of the National Electrical Installation Standard (NEIS) series, and the twentieth NECA standard to be approved by the American National Standard Institute (ANSI).


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U.S. Fund for UNICEF
As the oldest of 36 national committees for UNICEF throughout the world, the mission of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF is to promote the survival, protection, and development of all children worldwide through fundraising, advocacy, and education. Our work is accomplished through a collaborative tapestry of individuals, non-governmental organizations, corporate partners, faith-based organizations, the media, grass-roots groups, and children themselves, all of whom have joined UNICEF to help shape a world where the basic needs and human rights of every child are realized. A world where all children share in the joy and promise of childhood, realizing their rights to dignity, security, and self-fulfillment.
Since 1947, we have provided more than $1.6 billion in cash and Gifts-in-Kind (donated supplies and services) to assist UNICEF?s lifesaving programs.


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This is a Submod for the Star Wars- Clone Wars mod for Star Wars: Empire at War Forces of Corruption. It's based off of the 2003-2004 Miniseries and will feature content that is unavailable in the original mod. The developers of the Star Wars- Clone Wars Mod wish to focus more on the current Clone Wars series so, they have commissioned this submod as a side project. This mod's goal is to appeal to fans who grew up whatching the miniseries and provide a sense of nostalgia to those fans.
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'The Stonemason's Yard' is considered one of Canaletto's finest works. The view is one across the Campo (small square) S. Vidal, looking over the Grand Canal to the church of S. Maria della Carità (Saint Mary of Charity). The square has been temporarily transformed into a workshop for repairing the nearby church (not seen in the picture) of S. Vidal. The blocks of Istrian stone were brought by water to the square. The 'campanile' (bell-tower) of the church of S. Maria della Carità on the far side of the Grand Canal collapsed in 1744, after the painting was made, and was not rebuilt.
The painting is not precisely datable but the bold composition, the densely applied paint and the careful execution of the figures are characteristic of Canaletto's works of the mid- to late 1720s. The informal nature of the scene and the unusual view across the Grand Canal suggest that it was made for a local Venetian patron rather than a foreign visitor to Venice.
This picture was presented by Sir George Beaumont in 1823/8.


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This year's SF mayoral election is ranked choice, meaning San Franciscans can all vote for more than one candidate. If the frontrunner doesn't get a majority of first place votes, the second place votes kick in. And that process is going to make for a lot of contenders – 16 of them, in fact. And one is Terry Baum.
Baum worked on the congressional campaign of famed feminist Bella Abzug back in 1970. She then moved to the Bay Area and started working with a lesbian theater company. In 2004 she ran as a Green candidate against Representative Nancy Pelosi for her seat in the House.
And now, Baum is taking her thoughts back to the people of San Francisco by running for mayor. KALW News' Ben Trefny sat down with Terry Baum and asked her to start out by describing where she lives in the city.
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TERRY BAUM: I've been living in the Castro for 33 years. It's a fabulous neighborhood. It's changed, of course. It's become more gentrified over the years. But it's a wonderful location. I'm kind of uphill from the Castro and uphill from Noe Valley.
BEN TREFNY: You say the Castro is gentrified since then. In what ways has it changed and how is that representative of what's going on in the city, or not representative?
BAUM: Well it is representative actually. It's become a more conservative place, politically. This was the district that Harvey Milk represented and he was a real progressive, and a populist. We've been represented since by Bevan Dufty and now by Scott Wiener who were really kind of mainstream machine Democrats. I don't think that they reflect Harvey's legacy. It's not that easy to elect progressives anywhere, quite frankly. The other side has a lot more money, always. But it would be great if we elected somebody, not just gay, but somebody who really represented Harvey Milk's kind of pro-labor, pro-people legacy.
TREFNY: So you are inspired by Harvey Milk and run a lesbian theater group. Then you ran in 2004. Why are you running for mayor now? Why 2011?
BAUM: I really feel we cannot go on with business as usual. Something really terrible is happening in the whole country. We are being pulled to the right by the Tea Party. The Democratic party is doing nothing to represent the interests of people in need, or to actually help people. We need the voice of another party.
The Tea Party has been very effective on the right, and yet people on the left are so – and I'm not talking about really left, like socialists, I am just talking about progressives, who want a humane sustainable society. Everybody's been brainwashed into believing that it will be the end of the world if they don't support whatever lesser evil the Democrats put up.
So I believe as a Green, my election as mayor would really liberate political discourse on the left. The whole country looks to San Francisco for leadership, that's for sure. And quite frankly, they believe we are a lot better than we are. They project this fantasy onto us. It's time for San Francisco to woman-up and become the city that outsiders think we are.
TREFNY: In summary, what are you top three priorities for the city as mayor?
BAUM: My top three priorities are corruption within the city government, transit, and housing. We have seen the corruption in terms of the sleazy "Run, Ed Run!" campaign, which was said to be a grassroots movement but was actually funded by giant donations from businesses that have fat contracts with City Hall. Now the Ethics Commission has accused that campaign of outrageous improprieties such as, you've seen government employees campaign for "Run, Ed Run!" but the recent attorney refuses to investigate them. This is the kind of culture of cronyism and corruption that we have at City Hall. It's kind of embarrassing, actually, when you think this is going on in San Francisco. There is so much like that. Sadly people get turned off from politics at all when they hear about it. But it's important to look at it, and change it.
TREFNY: What about your second priority, transit?
BAUM: Right, you can't expect people rely on something that is not reliable. Unfortunately, Muni so far is not reliable. Buses have to run much more frequently. I want transit so great you don't need your car. It's not that costly. It would be a lot less than that boondoggle the central subway is going to cost. And it would mean that people could count on the bus coming when they were at that bus stop in the rain. Also, bike paths that are truly dedicated to bikes and safe with physical barriers between the bike path and the car such as they have in Amsterdam. I have lived in Amsterdam for five years.
TREFNY: Would that resemble what they have going on Market Street with some of the small barriers?
BAUM: No, it's really complicated and the barriers disappear and the bike lane disappears. I have this imagination of the bikes as the bike lanes disappear and the bikes going up in the air, sailing in the air! (laughs) But no. There has to be real commitment to it.
TREFNY: And the third priority is housing.
BAUM: The third priority is housing. You have to be extremely wealthy to buy anything and people are forced out of San Francisco all the time. They get evicted, they just see a life of evictions ahead of them and they just go somewhere else. I am for moratorium on housing for rich people. I really believe we have enough rich people living in the city. In fact, we have 24 billionaires according to Forbes.
TREFNY: What does the moratorium on housing for rich people mean?
BAUM: It means that we don't develop market-rate housing anymore. I mean, what is San Francisco about? We have this beautiful little piece of land. Everybody wants to live here. Are we just going to say, "The free market is destiny," and therefore more and more rich people move in? More and more low-income and poor artists are forced to leave. Just all these rich people staring at each other? Is that what people want? I don't think so! I think we are doing them are a favor. Quite frankly what I am talking is a vital city. I don't know how long you have lived here.
TREFNY: I have been here for 11 years.
BAUM: Well, there's been a lot of changes in 11 years. I think that there's a real value in the fact that I've been here 35 years. There's been a diminishing of the soul of San Francisco because so many people, the ones who create that soul, have been forced to leave. And I don't want that soul to disappear completely.
Listen to a longer version of this interview, and catch up on all of our conversations with the men and women who would be mayor.


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Light painting — a photographic technique in which exposures are made by moving a hand-held light source or by moving the camera.
With a little practice, you can make yourself look like a super hero, hah!
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I think this video captures the effort required to do something like this. It takes a lot of practice and precision to make the same movements over and over again with a glowstick/flashlight since you don't know what the image being "drawn" actually looks like until you see it on camera:
It takes 3 people alone just to make a smiley face, doesn't it?
I can't even imagine how long it took them to perfect the walking dog. Stop-motion videos are hard enough to make as it is, but to do it with light? It's insane!
source: flickr & weheartit