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Unemployment statistics
From Statistics Explained
- Data up to February 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables and Database.
Unemployment levels and rates move in a cyclical manner, largely related to the general business cycle. However, other factors such as labour market policies and demographic developments may also influence the short and long-term evolution.
This article gives an overview of statistical information on unemployment in the European Union (EU) since the year 2000, starting with the most recent developments.
- 1 Main statistical findings
- 2 Data sources and availability
- 3 Context
- 4 See also
- 5 Further Eurostat information
- 6 External links
- 7 Notes
Main statistical findings
Recent developments in unemployment at a European and Member State level
Eurostat estimates that 25.920 million men and women in the EU-28[1], of whom 18.965 million were in the euro area (EA-18)[2], were unemployed in February 2014. Compared with January 2014, the number of persons unemployed decreased by 65 000 in the EU-28 and by 35 000 in the euro area. Compared with February 2013, unemployment decreased by 619 000 in the EU-28 and by 166 000 in the euro area.
The euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 11.9 % in February 2014, stable since October 2013; it was 12.0 % in February 2013. The EU-28 unemployment rate was 10.6 % in February 2014, down from 10.7 % in January 2014; it was 10.9 % in February 2013.
Among the Member States, the lowest unemployment rates were recorded in Austria (4.8 %), Germany (5.1 %) and Luxembourg (6.1 %), and the highest rates in Greece (27.5 % in December 2013) and Spain (25.6 %).
Compared with a year ago, the unemployment rate increased in eleven Member States, fell in fifteen and remained stable in Romania and Sweden. The highest increases were registered in Cyprus (14.7 % to 16.7 %), Greece (26.3 % to 27.5 % between December 2012 and December 2013), Italy (11.8 % to 13.0 %) and the Netherlands (6.2 % to 7.3 %). The largest decreases were observed in Hungary (11.2 % to 8.3 % between January 2013 and January 2014), Latvia (13.8 % to 11.6 % between the fourth quarters of 2012 and 2013), Portugal (17.5 % to 15.3 %), and Ireland (13.7 % to 11.9 %).
In February 2014, the unemployment rate in the United States was 6.7 %, up from 6.6 % in January 2014, but down from 7.7 % in February 2013.
In February 2014, 5.392 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU-28, of whom 3.415 million were in the euro area. Compared with February 2013, youth unemployment decreased by 295 000 in the EU-28 and by 194 000 in the euro area. In February 2014, the youth unemployment rate was 22.9 % in the EU-28 and 23.5 % in the euro area, compared with 23.6 % and 24.0 % respectively in February 2013. In February 2014, the lowest rates were observed in Germany (7.7 %), Austria (9.4 %) and the Netherlands (11.5 %) , and the highest in Greece (58.3 % in December 2013), Spain (53.6 %), and Croatia (48.8 % in the fourth quarter 2013).
Unemployment trends
At the beginning of 2000, about 20 million persons were unemployed in the EU-27, corresponding to 9 % of the total labour force. The unemployment trend at that moment was downwards. In the first quarter of 2001 the number of unemployment persons had dropped to just above 19 million and the unemployment rate to 8.5 %. A long period of increasing unemployment followed. At the end of 2004 the number of jobseekers available for work reached 21.3 million, while the unemployment rate was 9.2 %.
At the beginning of 2005 a period of steadily declining unemployment started, lasting until the first quarter 2008. At that time, EU-27 unemployment hit a low of 16 million persons (equivalent to a rate of 6.8 %) before rising sharply in the wake of the economic crisis. Between the second quarter 2008 and mid-2010 the unemployment level went up by more than 7 million, taking the rate up to 9.7 %, at that time the highest value recorded since the start of the series in 2000. The decline of both the unemployment level and rate in the following three quarters was a deceptive sign of an end of the crisis and of a stable improvement in labour market conditions in the EU-27. In fact, since the second quarter 2011 and until the end of 2012 unemployment steadily and markedly increased taking it to the record level of nearly 26 million, corresponding to a record rate of 10.7 %.
The unemployment rate in the euro area (EA-17) followed roughly the same trend as in the EU-27. However, between 2000 and the middle of 2004 the unemployment rate in the euro area was below that recorded in the EU-27. This pattern was subsequently reversed as unemployment declined more rapidly in the Member States which do not yet have the euro between 2005 and the beginning of 2008. As in the EU-27, during the economic crisis unemployment increased at a considerable pace, with the exception of the period between mid-2010 and mid-2011 where it temporarily declined. At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate for the EA-17 hit 11.8 %, the highest rate since 1995.
In 2000, the unemployment rate in the United States was around 4 %, considerably lower than in the EU. It remained much lower until early 2008, when unemployment started to increase rapidly. By the beginning of 2009 the unemployment rate in the United States had reached the same level as in the EU-27, and stayed above the EU-27 rate until the beginning of 2010. Since then the US unemployment rate, while remaining relatively high, has followed a downwards path which has taken it to 7.8 % at the end of 2012. In Japan, between 2000 and 2012, unemployment rates were much lower than in the EU, ranging between 3.7 % in the third quarter 2007 and 5.4 % in the third quarter 2009, when the rate started declining to reach 4.2 % at the end of 2012.
Youth unemployment trends
Youth unemployment rates are generally much higher than unemployment rates for all ages. Until the end of 2008, the youth unemployment rate in the EU-27 was around twice as high as the rate for the total population, reaching its minimum value (18.1 %) in the first quarter 2008. The economic crisis, however, seems to have hit the young more than other age groups. From the beginning of 2009, the gap between the youth and the total unemployment rates has increased, so that at the end of 2012 the youth unemployment rate was 2.6 times the total rate. The EU-27 youth unemployment rate was systematically higher than in the euro area between 2000 and mid-2007. Since then and until the third quarter 2010 these two rates were very close. Afterwards the indicator moved more sharply in the EA-17 than in the EU-27, first downwards until mid-2011, then upwards until the end of 2012 (see also Figure 5). In the middle of 2012 the euro area youth unemployment rate overtook the EU-27 rate, and the gap increased until the end of the year.
High youth unemployment rates do reflect the difficulties faced by young people in finding jobs. However, this does not necessarily mean that the group of unemployed persons aged between 15 and 24 is large, as many young people are studying full-time and are therefore neither working nor looking for a job (so they are not part of the labour force which is used as the denominator for calculating the unemployment rate). For this reason, youth unemployment ratios are also calculated, according to a somewhat different concept: the unemployment ratio calculates the share of unemployed for the whole population. Table 1 shows that youth unemployment ratios in the EU are much lower than youth unemployment rates; they have however also risen since 2008 due to the effects of the crisis on the labour market.
Male and female unemployment trends
Historically, women have been more affected by unemployment than men. In 2000, the unemployment rate for women in the EU-27 was around 10 %, while the rate for men was below 8 %. By the end of 2002, this gender gap had narrowed to around 1.5 percentage points and between 2002 and mid-2007 this gap remained more or less constant. Since the first quarter of 2008, when they were at their lowest levels of 6.3 % and 7.4 % respectively, the male and female unemployment rates in the EU-27 converged, and by the second quarter of 2009 the male unemployment rate was higher. The decline of the men's rate during 2010 and the first half of 2011 and the corresponding stability in the women's rate over the same period brought the male rate below the female one once again. Since then the two rates have risen at the same pace, remaining very close and reaching at the end of 2012 10.7 % for men and 10.8 % for women.
A detailed look at 2012
The overall unemployment rate in the EU-27 reached 10.5 % in 2012, an increase of 0.8 percentage points compared with 2011, after remaining stable between 2010 and 2011. In the United States, after decreasing from 9.6 % to 8.9 % between 2010 and 2011, the unemployment rate fell again in 2012 to 8.1 %.
The unemployment rate rose in 16 Member States between 2011 and 2012, dropped in 9 and remained stable in two, Hungary and Ireland. The highest decreases in the annual average unemployment rates between 2011 and 2012 were again recorded in the Baltic countries, with Estonia in the lead (-2.3 ppt) followed by Lithuania (-2.0 ppt) and Latvia (-1.3 ppt). The unemployment rate also fell in Germany, Denmark, Malta, Romania, Finland and the United Kingdom. The highest increases were reported in Greece (+6.6 ppt), Cyprus (+4.0 ppt), Spain (+3.3 ppt), Portugal (+3.0 ppt), Italy (+2.3 ppt) and Bulgaria (+1.0 ppt). Increases below one percentage point were reported in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden. For the fifth year in a row, Spain remained the country with the highest overall unemployment rate in 2012, at 25.0 %. The dispersion of unemployment across the EU-27 continued to increase during 2012.
Long-term unemployment is one of the main concerns of policymakers. Apart from its financial and social effects on personal life, long-term unemployment negatively affects social cohesion and, ultimately, may hinder economic growth. In total, 4.6 % of the labour force in the EU-27 in 2012 had been unemployed for more than one year; more than half of these, 2.5 % of the labour force, had been unemployed for more than two years. Both these figures mark a sizeable increase from 2011, when they were 4.1 % and 2.2 % respectively.
For the first time since the calculation of EU-27 unemployment statistics started (in 2000), the unemployment rate for women was lower than that for men in 2009, and remained so in 2010. In 2011, this effect reversed again, with female unemployment rates at 9.8 % against 9.6 % for males. In 2012 the two rates for the EU-27 remained close, at 10.4 % for men and 10.5 % for women. In the euro area the rate has always been higher for women than for men. In 2012 the rates stood at 11.2 % for men and at 11.6 % for women. Male unemployment rates were higher than the corresponding rates for women during 2012 in 16 out of 27 Member States. The gap between male and female unemployment rates varied from -6.6 percentage points in Greece to +6.7 percentage points in Ireland.
The youth unemployment rate in the EU-27 was more than double the overall unemployment rate in 2012. At 22.8 %, more than one out of every five young persons in the labour force was not employed, but looking and available for a job. In the euro area, the youth unemployment rate was even higher at 23.1 %. The unemployment rate among young persons was higher than the rate for those aged between 25 and 74 in all Member States. In Greece (55.4 %), Spain (53.2 %), Portugal (37.7 %), Italy (35.3 %), Slovakia (34.0 %) and Ireland (30.4 %) youth unemployment rates were particularly high. Germany (8.1 %), Austria (8.7 %) and the Netherlands (9.5 %) were the only Member States with a youth unemployment rate below 10 %.
Educational qualifications are still the best insurance against unemployment, which clearly increases the lower the level of education attained. This characteristic was noted in all Member States in 2012, as the average unemployment rate in the EU-27 for those aged between 25 and 64 having attained at most a lower secondary education was 16.8 %, much higher than the rate of unemployment for those that had obtained a tertiary education qualification (5.6 %).
Data sources and availability
An unemployed person is defined by Eurostat, according to the guidelines of the International Labour Organization, as someone aged 15 to 74 without work during the reference week who is available to start work within the next two weeks and who has actively sought employment at some time during the last four weeks. The unemployment rate is the number of people unemployed as a percentage of the labour force.
In addition to the unemployment measures covered here, Eurostat also publishes statistics for persons who fulfil only partially the definition of unemployment. These persons are not included in the official ILO unemployment concept and have a varying degree of attachment to the labour market. The indicators on underemployment and potential additional labour force participants supplement the unemployment rate to provide a more complete picture of the labour market.
There is currently no specific legal basis for producing and disseminating monthly unemployment data. However, these monthly data are estimates based on results of the European Union Labour force survey (EU LFS), which is a continuous household survey carried out in all Member States in accordance with European legislation and on the basis of harmonised definitions. These results are interpolated/extrapolated to monthly data using national survey data and/or national monthly series on registered unemployment. The quarterly LFS results are always used as a benchmark to ensure international comparability. As for most Member States the results from the LFS for a full quarter are available 90 days after the end of the reference period, the most recent figures are usually provisional. For many countries monthly unemployment data are calculated by Eurostat, while several countries actually supply those figures directly from the LFS.
The following LFS data are used in the calculations of the monthly unemployment rates published in this article:
- For the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Romania, Finland and Sweden: monthly data up to and including February 2014.
- For Greece: monthly data up to and including December 2013.
- For Denmark: monthly data (3 month moving average) up to and including January, February and March 2014.
- For Hungary: monthly data (3 month moving average) up to and including December 2013, January and February 2014.
- For Estonia and the United Kingdom: monthly data (3 month moving average) up to and including November and December 2013 and January 2014.
- For Belgium, Bulgaria, Ireland, Spain, France, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Slovakia: quarterly data up and including Q4 2013.
Monthly unemployment and employment series are calculated first at the level of four categories for each Member State (males and females 15-24 years, males and females 25-74 years). These series are then seasonally adjusted and all the national and European aggregates are calculated. Monthly unemployment figures are published by Eurostat as rates (as a percentage of the labour force) or levels (in thousands), by gender and for two age groups (persons aged 15-24, and those aged 25-74). The figures are available as unadjusted, seasonally adjusted and trend series. There are monthly estimates for all EU-28 Member States except for Latvia. Data for the EU-28 aggregate start in 2000 and for the euro area (EA-18) in April 1998; the starting point for individual Member States varies.
Member States may publish other rates such as register-based unemployment rates, or rates based on the national LFS or corresponding surveys. These rates may vary from those published by Eurostat due to a different definition or methodological choices.
The unemployment rate is an important indicator with both social and economic dimensions. Rising unemployment results in a loss of income for individuals, increased pressure with respect to government spending on social benefits and a reduction in tax revenue. From an economic perspective, unemployment may be viewed as unused labour capacity.
The International Labour Organization definition of the unemployment rate is the most widely used labour market indicator because of its international comparability and relatively timely availability. Besides the unemployment rate, indicators such as employment and job vacancies also give useful insights into labour market developments.
The time series on unemployment are used by the European Commission, other public institutions, and the media as an economic indicator; banks may use the data for business cycle analysis. Finally, the general public might also be interested in changes in unemployment.
The unemployment rate is considered to be a lagging indicator. When there is an economic downturn, it usually takes several months before the unemployment rate begins to rise. Once the economy starts to pick up again, employers usually remain cautious about hiring new staff and it may take several months before unemployment rates start to fall.
Male, youth and long-term unemployment appear to be more susceptible to cyclical economic changes than overall unemployment. Indeed, social policymakers often face the challenge of remedying these situations by designing ways to increase employment opportunities for various groups of society, those working in particular economic activities, or those living in specific regions.
Globalisation and technological progress have an ever-increasing effect on daily life, and the demand for different types of labour and skills is evolving at a rapid pace. While enterprises try to improve their productivity and become more competitive and innovative, they may well seek to pass on risk to the labour force through greater flexibility - both in relation to those already in employment, as well as those searching for a new job. Within the context of the European employment strategy (EES), there are a number of measures that are designed to help encourage people to remain in work or find a new job, including: the promotion of a life-cycle approach to work, encouraging lifelong learning, improving support to those seeking a job, as well as ensuring equal opportunities. The integrated employment guidelines for 2008-2010 encouraged Member States, among others, to:
•work with renewed endeavour to build employment pathways for young people and reduce youth unemployment, in particular, through adapting education and training systems in order to raise quality, broaden supply, diversify access, ensure flexibility, respond to new occupational needs and skills requirements, and; •take action to increase female participation and reduce gender gaps in employment, unemployment and pay, through better reconciliation of work and private life and the provision of accessible and affordable childcare facilities and care for other dependants. The guidelines also set a number of additional benchmarks, whereby Member States were encouraged: •to ensure that by 2010 every unemployed person is offered a job, apprenticeship, additional training or another employability measure (for young persons leaving school within four months, and for adults within no more than 12 months), and; •to work towards 25 % of the long-term unemployed participating in training, retraining, work practice, or other employability measures by 2010.
The current economic crisis has however reversed much of the progress achieved in Europe since 2000. The Europe 2020 strategy put forward by the European Commission sets out a vision of Europe's social market economy for the 21st century. As part of the flagship initiatives, 'An agenda for new skills and jobs' and 'Youth on the move', (youth) unemployment rates will be targeted via by a range of policies, including proposals aimed at education and training institutions, or measures for the creation of a (work) environment conducive to higher activity rates and higher labour productivity. There are also initiatives aimed at improving the entry rate of young people into the labour market.
See also
- Job vacancy statistics
- Labour market introduced
- Underemployment and potential additional labour force statistics
- Youth unemployment
Further Eurostat information
- Impact of the crisis on unemployment so far less pronounced in the EU than in the US – Statistics in focus 20/2010
- Sharp increase in unemployment in the EU – Statistics in focus 53/2009
- Unemployment news release, 52/2014, 1st April 2014 (Latest release, PDF)
Main tables
- LFS main indicators (t_lfsi)
- Unemployment - LFS adjusted series (t_une)
- LFS series - detailed annual survey results (t_lfsa)
- Unemployment rates of the population aged 25-64 by level of education (tps00066)
- LFS main indicators (lfsi)
- Unemployment - LFS adjusted series (une)
- LFS series - detailed quarterly survey results (from 1998)
- Total unemployment - LFS series (lfsq_unemp)
- LFS series - Detailed annual survey results (lfsa)
- Total unemployment - LFS series (lfsa_unemp)
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- EU Labour Force Survey - main concepts and definitions
- Labour Force Survey in the EU, Candidate and EFTA countries - Main characteristics of the 2011 national surveys (publication)
- Unemployment - LFS-adjusted series (ESMS metadata file - une_esms)
External links
- International Labour Organization - ILO Global Job Crisis Observatory
- OECD Statistics Portal - Labour
- ↑ In line with Eurostat's guidelines for disseminating data when the EU is enlarged, aggregate data series in this article refer to the official composition of the EU in the most recent month for which data are available; from July 2013 onwards this is the EU with 28 Member States, EU-28.
- ↑ In line with Eurostat's guidelines for disseminating data when the euro area is enlarged, aggregate data series in this article refer to the official composition of the euro area in the most recent month for which data are available; from the reference month of January 2014 onwards this will be the euro area with 18 Member States, EA-18.


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Here's guessing that Stan Drayton won't win any popularity contests in the state of Florida today.
Word leaked out Tuesday night that Ohio State had hired Drayton — UF's running backs coach and recruiting coordinator — as the Buckeyes' new receivers coach.
Florida, however, put out a release yesterday saying that Will Muschamp's staff was intact "at this time." The inclusion of those last three words made it pretty clear to most learned fans that:
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2. Drayton wouldn't start in Columbus right away.
3. Florida didn't want word to leak out to recruits that the man heading up their recruitment was leaving.
Well today, Ohio State officially announced the hiring of Drayton effective February 1st.
"Stan Drayton first and foremost is a fine person and family man," Jim Tressel said in a press release. "He is a Buckeye born and bred, and will add a tremendous dimension to our football family. We are fortunate to gain one of the finest coaches in America to serve our kids, school and community."
Hear that? It's the sound of thousands of Gator fans all grabbing for vomit bags at once. Here's the link to the story in The Columbus Dispatch (a company I used to work for, by the way).
Drayton has left Gainesville before. He departed after the 2007 season only to return last year. The fact that Urban Meyer would welcome him back shows what he thought of Drayton's recruiting skills — because the two did not always see eye-to-eye in terms of running backs.
The loss of Drayton, therefore, will likely hurt the Gators more on the recruiting front than on the coaching front. Muschamp has put together a staff of NFL veterans. Having a proven Deep South recruiter on the staff was a plus. Expect him to find one when he replaces Drayton.
But if Drayton was going to depart… this season might be the best time for it. Due to the head coaching change, the Gators were going to take a slight hit on signing day anyway. So if your recruiting coordinator is going to leave days before signing day — which is never a good thing — better he do it in the midst of a pretty good recruiting year than in the middle of a stellar recruiting year.
That said, Drayton is still Public Enemy #1 on Florida talkshows and messageboards today. Especially since the Gators and Buckeyes are both currently chasing West Palm Beach linebacker Curt Maggitt.

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I'm writing in response to letters that have appeared in The Canadian Champion and other local newspapers in recent months regarding affordable housing in Halton. Under the Social Housing Reform Act, 2000 Halton Region became responsible for the administration of most of the social housing (also known as assisted housing) in Halton.
Though the formal transfer of responsibility from the Province to the Region didn't happen until 2002, Halton Region has been using Regional funding to support affordable and assisted housing since the late 1990s.
Affordable housing is a priority for Halton Region.
A number of actions in the Region's Citizens' Priorities Action Plan focus on affordable housing and Regional funding is provided annually to support housing initiatives in our community.
Since the approval of the Comprehensive Housing Strategy in 2006, Halton has invested $19.4 million to construct new affordable housing units in four buildings.
In addition, the 2012 budget provided $28.8 million in funding for affordable housing. The 2013 budget includes $30.5 million of Regional funding.
These investments support our efforts to help those who have difficulty finding affordable housing.
We need all levels of government investing in affordable housing in order to meet the needs in our community.
There has been no indication from either level of government that there will be funding beyond what has been committed up to 2015.
Without funding from other levels of government, Halton Region won't be able to meet current and future demand for affordable housing.
I urge you to contact your MP and MPP to advocate for long-term affordable housing investments within our community.
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The word "jojoba" (pronounced ho-HO-ba) refers both to
the desert plant and to the extract obtained from its seed. Despite being commonly
referred to as "jojoba oil", jojoba is NOT an oil, as it does not contain
Nature of the Plant
Mature jojoba plants (Simmondsia chinensis) are woody perennial bushes
native to the Sonoran (or Gila) Desert of Arizona, Northern Mexico and arid California.
Jojoba does not shed its leaves with the change in seasons.
The jojoba plant is dioecious. The gender of jojoba plants can only
be discerned from their flowers. When planted from seeds, jojoba plants can take
up to three years to produce flowers.
The female plants produce seed from flowers pollinated by the male plants. Jojoba
leaves have an aerodynamic shape, creating a spiral effect, which brings wind-born
pollen from the male flower to the female flower. On North American farms and in
Israel, pollination usually occurs during the months of February and March. In Argentina,
Peru, and Australia, pollination occurs during August and September.
The pollinated female flower becomes a hardened capsule, which contains one or more
developing seeds. As the growing seed fills the capsule, the capsule wall becomes
progressively thinner until dried by the sun. The sun-dried capsule ultimately splits
open, and the mature seed drops to the ground.
Jojoba Seed and its Extract
The color and shape of jojoba seeds are reminiscent of coffee beans, however close
examination reveals significant differences. Jojoba seeds are far larger, and their
sizes and shapes are not uniform.
Jojoba seeds contain alpha, delta, and gamma tocopherols, all forms of vitamin E.
The extractable liquid content of our matured jojoba seeds ranges from 50% to 54%.
(For more technical information about jojoba, please consult our
It was the Native Americans who discovered the importance and versatility of jojoba.
During the early Eighteenth Century Jesuit missionaries in Baja observed them heating
jojoba seeds to soften them. They then used pestle and mortar to create a salve
or buttery substance. The latter was applied to the skin and hair to heal and condition.
Native Americans also used the salve to soften and preserve animal hides. Pregnant
women ate jojoba seeds, believing they assisted during childbirth. Hunters and raiders
munched jojoba on the trail to keep hunger at bay.
Ingestion of jojoba seeds is attracting more attention, today. From experience,
Native Americans knew that jojoba seeds suppressed hunger. They simply didn't know
why. Modern research has revealed that Jojoba seeds contain simmondsins, monoglucosides,
not found in any other plant species. They act as an appetite suppressant. A number
of companies are currently working on ways of isolating the simmondsins for use
as a dietary supplement.
Jojoba Farming in the United States
Jojoba is a relatively new crop, especially when compared to corn, wheat and other
staple grains, which have been under human cultivation for thousands of years.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture investigated the commercial farming potential
of jojoba during the 1930s. There were at that time proposals for Native American
tribes of the southwest to cultivate it to establish a viable economic base.
Serious commercial production of jojoba really began during the last three decades
of the Twentieth Century, after international treaties outlawed the hunting of sperm
whales, which had provided natural oils to the personal care industry for decades.
Entrepreneurs in California and Arizona planted more than 45,000 acres in jojoba,
the majority of them with seed harvested from jojoba plants growing in the wild.
This occurred while promoters were hailing jojoba as the new miracle crop. The incautious
temperament of the times fueled unbridled speculation and outlandish claims-none
of which was supported. For example, jojoba was touted both as a cure for cancer
and an antidote for baldness!
A Klondike-like frenzy characterized the early years of jojoba investments in the
United States. Unit prices for a pound of jojoba seeds were highly volatile, ranging
from less than a $1.00 a pound one season to more than $4.00 per pound the following
season. While farms were being established, people would venture into the desert
to pick seeds from wild plants, a practice which still occurs and is discouraged.
Desert harvesters have been generally reckless and unmindful of the fragile desert
ecology. The seed they pick is likely to be immature, because fully matured seeds
actually fall to the ground where, in the wild, it is almost impossible to find
and pick them up.
There are harrowing stories of men who crossed the border into Mexico to purchase
seed and then transport it across the border into the United States. There are stories
of hand-harvesters who were cheated out of a fair return for their seed and/or their
labor by underhanded seed purchasers. There are stories of so-called "industry
leaders" who felt cheated by one another. Law suits pitting grower against
grower or investment group against investment group were not uncommon in the jojoba
On a more positive vein, universities in California and Arizona and members of private
industry conducted serious research on jojoba. Some of the knowledge obtained was
shared at international jojoba conferences and symposia. Much, however, was parlayed
into the creation of new patents for jojoba derivatives. Actual jojoba growers,
who represented, by far, the bulk of investments in jojoba and who took the biggest
risks, conducted little, if any, such research.
Farm ownership structures, plant quality, farming and harvesting methods, and management
techniques varied widely in the United States. Standards, initially non-existent,
were slow to develop in an industry characterized by jealousy, mistrust, and intense
The only people who consistently made money during those formative years of the
jojoba industry were the investment bankers selling limited partnerships in jojoba
acreage. When the U.S. Congress took away the tax advantages of putting money into
real-estate investment trusts during the late Eighties, the bloom on jojoba investments
was off. Capital dried up, and publicly funded research efforts came to a screeching
halt. Progress developing more efficient farming methods was left to growers who
had staked out important positions in the industry.
During the Nineteen Eighties some growers and university researchers found in the
wild and in fields planted from seed, some of them in botanical gardens, a number
of promising varieties of jojoba, which served as mother plants for rooted cuttings.
The advantages of rooted cuttings were numerous. The gender of the cutting was known
(female), and the production potential of the cutting had been identified. Moreover,
the ratio of female to male plants (normally 50:50 in seeded fields), could be significantly
improved, obviating the expense of removing or "roguing", male plants.
The use of cuttings also improved the growth rate of the female plants, which no
longer needed to compete with faster growing male plants for nutrients and water.
Many of the early farms failed. Poor management; unfortunate plant selection; severe
imbalances between supply and demand, which produced wild fluctuations in prices;
poorly chosen growing areas; and lack of sufficient capital accounted for most of
the failures. By the beginning of 1990, more than 40,000 acres of jojoba (88% of
the total) had been abandoned in the United States. By the end of 2004, total acreage
cultivated in the United States had declined to less than 3,000.
A major drawback to growing jojoba in the Sonoran Desert is climate. Jojoba flowers
are highly susceptible to frost. And, jojoba plants under cultivation become stressed
in extremes of heat.
When temperatures drop to 17 to 18 degrees Fahrenheit, extensive crop damage occurs.
Methods for increasing in-field winter temperatures included lighting fires in strategic
locations, use of windmills to move the air, and irrigating. Such methods proved
either too expensive or just plain futile. None of them achieved universal acceptance.
However, one practice did gain currency: to place plants into dormancy prior to
the on-set of winter. The tactic achieved some measure of success; losses due to
frost damage were minimized--as long as irrigation pumps were not turned on too
soon in the Spring. The downside? Depriving plants of water for 5 to 6 months reduced
both yields and the potential size of the jojoba seeds.
>While winters in the North American desert are troublesome, summers are just plain
brutal. Summer temperatures in southwest Arizona, where almost all jojoba is now
commercially farmed in the United States, will, at times, exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
Commercially grown jojoba can survive the high temperatures, however the oppressive
heat stresses jojoba plants, causing bud abortion and/or fruit abortion, impacting
negatively on yields.
Jojoba Farming Outside the United States
The great misconception about jojoba has been that it doesn't require a lot of water.
This is only true if one is not striving for consistent production. People living
in areas with scarce water resources are often chagrinned to learn that growing
jojoba commercially requires a consistent and plentiful supply of water, which must
be used judiciously.
Jojoba is now grown commercially in Argentina, Israel, Peru and Australia, countries
where sufficient water and suitable climate and soil conditions have been located.
Jojoba acreage planted in Israel and Argentina, primarily from rooted cuttings,
began commercial production in the early Nineties. Jojoba grown in Peru began coming
to markets in 2003.
In Peru, farmers grow jojoba, literally, in the sand (silica). Without consistent
and constant application of water and fertilizer, the plants, according to one grower,
would die within weeks.
Foreign jojoba producers learned from the mistakes and disadvantages of their American
competitors. Some were able to locate regions, which did not have the extremes of
temperature found in Arizona and Southern California. Foreign growers put far more
effort into identifying precocious plants, which produced more seed earlier in their
development. The roles played by the respective governments of Israel and Argentina
was also encouraging of jojoba agriculture. Tax incentives, donations from interested
expatriate communities, and associations with other in-country agricultural groups
with access to capital were just a few of the resources available to growers in
the other countries that farmers in the United States did not have.
It is accurate to point out, however, that all jojoba grown in the world today is
traceable to jojoba seeds and/or jojoba cuttings originating in North America.
Jojoba farming remains a work-in-progress. Major challenges remain.
Lessons Learned: A Case History
The Jojoba Company's own farm, which the company sold during October 2004, is an
illustrative example of things done right; of certain things that should have been
done and were not; and of things that were simply done wrong. (To view The Jojoba
Company's former farm, click here.)
The Jojoba Company's Arizona affiliate, A.I.N.V. (Arizona), Inc, owned the farm,
which previous owners had already established. Of its total 940 acres, 620 acres
were planted from seed. The remaining 320 acres were planted with rooted cuttings
from a common "parent". The rows of plants in the cutting fields were
entirely uniform: every sixth row contained male plants. The cuttings acreage was
comprised of approximately 16% male and 84% female plants.
The location the former owners had chosen for the farm was optimal. Arizona's Hyder
Valley has good soil, excellent water, and microclimates, which could be relatively
favorable for jojoba farming. The former owners had leveled the fields with lasers,
ensuring a good infrastructure for furrow or drip irrigation.
Offsetting these positives were cold winters, which could produce flower-killing
frosts, and brutally hot summers, which stressed all vegetation.
In hindsight, many of the original owners' decisions concerning the structure of
the farm were questionable.
Rows of plants were placed 15 feet apart, and plants within the
rows were spaced every two to three feet. Within just a few years, plants were crowding
one another and competing for water and minerals. The more rapidly growing male
plants were impeding the growth and production of the female plants.
Ideally, rows should have been placed at least 20 feet apart, and the spacing between
the plants should have been set at a minimum of 10 feet. The more generous spacing
would have minimized crowding and given the female plants more room to grow and
produce seed.
Had they known more at the time, the original investors might not have planted their
620 acres with jojoba seeds. They would probably have waited to spend their valuable
cash resources on promising cuttings. The plethora of male plants in the seeded
fields required additional capital investments in "rouging" (removing
male plants), which could have been better spent on other priorities. Minimizing
the number of male plants by planting cuttings would also have ensured more female
plants were available to produce seed. We now recommend fields be planted with 90%
to 96% female plants, the remaining 4% to 10% of male plants being dispersed among
the female plants in a manner which assures the accurate dispersal of wind-born
The original owners' decision to furrow irrigate was flawed. Furrow
irrigation during Arizona's hot summer loses tremendous amounts of water to evaporation.
Labor is required to change siphon sets every 12 to 24 hours, and the water at the
ends of rows requires special handling to avoid waste. Furrow irrigating is also
more generalized to specific areas as opposed to specific plants, an additional
waste of water.
Drip irrigation systems do require more up-front capital to install. However, they
reduce operating costs, permit pinpoint accuracy in water application, and substantially
reduce losses both to evaporation and to the end-of-row tailings problem encountered
with furrow irrigation. Applying fertilizers with drip systems is also more efficient,
as the material can be introduced through the pipes directly to the plants.
All of these advantages key into the high cost of providing the water, itself, which
demands substantial amounts of energy. A more efficient water application system
carries directly to the bottom line. The pumping system our farm employed illustrates
the point.
The farm's source of water was four wells, each of which exceeded 800 feet in depth
and tapped into an underground aquifer, which provided warm, clear water rich in
minerals. Getting that water out of the ground required, initially, turbo-powered
natural gas engines, and subsequently, when natural gas prices skyrocketed, electric
motors, each in excess of 425HP. The motors turned stages of "bowls" set
well below static water levels (325 feet), which pushed the water out of the wells
and into the irrigation ditches, where siphons transported the water to individual
rows of plants.
A more efficient delivery system would have required less pump operating time, resulting
in less power being consumed running the irrigation motors. Alternatively, the power
used to obtain the water would have achieved more bang for the buck by increasing
the amount of water made available to each plant.
Finally, a word about planting cycles. It is our view that on farms of any size,
incremental plantings should occur each year on about a tenth of the farm's acreage.
After ten years, the cycle would begin anew, i.e. the plants on the tenth of the
farm first planted would be ripped out and replaced, hopefully with a more prolific,
better adapted specimen than was planted the first time. In addition to ensuring
a continuing cycle of new plantings each year, the incremental method also preserves
infra-structure capital and helps ensure, by the fifth year, that funds generated
from operations will be available for investment in the farm.
After farming for ten years, and learning so much about the industry and the short-comings
of our own farm, the painful decision to stop farming was made less painful. The
fact that our farm was experiencing decreasing productivity was the proverbial "nail
in the coffin". Farms outside the U.S. were producing in excess of 2,000 pounds
of seed per acre. Our farm, in a good year, might produce less than half that amount.
When we reached the decision to sell our farm, we were very concerned
about the well being of its wildlife. Deer entered our fields to feed; coyotes drank
water from our irrigation furrows and hunted burrowing rabbits and packrats; and
mourning doves and coveys of quail sought shelter from the hot summer sun among
our plants. We were pleased, when we sold our farm that it was taken over by a grower
of dates, who will continue to ensure the continuity of animal life in the area.
During April of 2005, when were we about to exhaust our inventory of jojoba pressed
from seeds we had grown on our farm, we sent each of our customers a letter to announce the sale of our farm and to explain
our future procurement policies.
Organic Farming
For as long as we owned our jojoba operation, we farmed as close to organic as we
could. The objective was to strive for a natural balance between predator and beneficial
insect populations. Jojoba is vulnerable to thrips, loopers, spider mites, bore
worms, and grasshoppers. Imbalances did occur from time to time in certain parts
of the farm. If an imbalance occurred, we sprayed Capture, a pesticide approved
by the United States Agriculture Department for food up to two weeks prior to harvesting
the food. The active ingredient is bifenthrin, a pyrethroid pesticide. FMC Corporation,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania manufactures Capture.
Since 1997, we had used no pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or chemical fertilizers
on our plants. We had used organic methods to process our jojoba seed. However,
we did not approach third parties to certify our product as "organic".
This was a conscious decision on our part. Located, literally, in the middle of
the desert, our farm was highly vulnerable to any infestation. Moreover, there were
neighboring farms, which did apply pesticides to their fields. Organic Certification
one year, with all the expense entailed in labeling our products "organic",
would have been funds poorly spent if, the following year, we had been forced to
adopt non-organic farming measures. And, we wouldn't have been able to revert to
"organic" the subsequent year because to establish organic credentials
there's a three-year transition period. In our view, it was better to tell our customers
exactly what we were doing from one year to the next, permitting them to make their
own decisions with the best information available. In addition, we did conduct pesticide
screens on every lot of jojoba we produced from our farm. The screens were consistently
negative, permitting us to confirm on our label that our product was pesticide-free.
In 2002, the US Department of Agriculture established guidelines for organic standards.
The USDA has a very useful web site, which describes the department's guidelines:
We believe the USDA's efforts in this regard are highly useful. However, we do take
very strong exception to permissions granted concerning use of the "USDA Organic"
seal, and we quote from the USDA's own web page:
While all organic food producers must be certified by the USDA, use of the "USDA
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Pan Seared Scallops with Sesame Sauce and Cellophane Noodles
- 8 ounces cellophane noodles
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 pounds large sea scallops, about 12
- Ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup scallions, chopped
Soak cellophane noodles in hot water for 10 minutes, until tender. Strain and set aside.
While the noodles are soaking, in a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, garlic, vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, cornstarch, and red pepper flakes. Set aside.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add scallops and season the tops with black pepper. Cook 2 minutes, until golden brown. Flip with spatula and cook 2 more minutes, until second side is golden brown. Add soy sauce mixture to pan and bring to a simmer, for 2 minutes, until sauce thickens and scallops are cooked through and have an opaque color.
Serve half of the scallops over all of the cellophane noodles and top with scallions. Reserve remaining scallops for salad, if desired.
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Welcome to the Berkeley, Calif., of the not-too-distant future, where things aren�t going too well. No phones, no power and � gasp! � no Internet. Yeah, �Transcendence� is another in a long line of movies that starts with the ending, then flashes back � in this case, five years earlier � to how and why it all happened. Note to all screenwriters: Enough, already. Just tell me the story; save the ending for the end!
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Navy Seaman Recruit Jeremy D. Bange, son of Jennifer L. Futch of Ludowici, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill.
About 30 runners competed in a 10-mile race Saturday at Donovan's Track to qualify for a position on the Fort Stewart team slated to represent the installation Oct. 20 at the 29th annual Army 10-miler race in Washington, D.C.
Winn Army Community Hospital will host its third annual Baby Expo from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at the hospital.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2013 - Committed to preserving quality-of-life offerings despite ever-tighter budgets, military morale, welfare and recreation officials are scaling back in some areas as they introduce innovative approaches to delivering services and programs.
Starting this week, law enforcement personnel will be riding school buses at various times to help nab motorists who don't obey bus stop signs.
Guardians in Action Inc. celebrated its first anniversary over the weekend at Club Stewart. More than 100 guests attended a banquet, where Hinesville Mayor Jim Thomas, Smiley Elementary Principal David Edwards, Warrior Transition Unit Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Rosemarie Deck and Long County Family Connection Executive Director William Miller spoke to the crowd, and Capt. Lyde Andrews offered an invocation.
Subway Restaurants of Savannah will participate in its first day-long food drive, "Feed A Friend," Thursday to benefit local food pantries.
Sample various aerobic styles taught by certified instructors at the Aerobic-Thon and Wellness Fair at 9 a.m. Saturday at Newman Fitness Center. There's no charge.
Pam Tebow, Tim Tebow's mother, will make an appearance Thursday in Statesboro.
Most of Beate Wickham's handcrafted artwork is seen only by friends and family members of those who've asked her to create something they can treasure as a memory of their military service or a memorial of their soldier.
Cadet 1st Sgt. Jacob M. Deem, a Fort Stewart resident, participated in the American Legion Georgia Boys State program in June and the Boys Nation program in Washington, D.C., on July 19-26. He was one of only two peer-elected state senators who represented Georgia at Boys Nation.
Donnie Pulliam of Liberty County was among 48 state winners at the 71st annual State 4-H Congress in Atlanta this summer. During the event, each 4-H member gave a 10-minute oral presentation, using visual aids, about any topic before a panel of judges.
STATESBORO - U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., will host a veterans and military job fair from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, at Georgia Southern University's Nessmith-Lane Conference Center, 847 Plant Drive.
Represent the 3rd ID Oct. 20 in the Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C., by being one of the top three men or women finishers in a qualifier race on Donovan Field Saturday.
Hair stylist Patrick Lomantini will be in Savannah from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Marigold Beauty Concepts, 8412 Abercorn St. in Savannah providing haircuts for a minimum donation of $20 to benefit the Georgia Animal Rescue and Defence (GARD) in Pembroke.
Following a report at Tuesday's Liberty County Board of Education work session by Dr. Jennifer Walts, the system's new coordinator for evaluation, assessment and accountability, education leaders discussed steps necessary to improve students' writing skills.
Everything you may want for a wedding, or another once-in-a-lifetime event, will be under one roof, at the Bridal Event and Expo, from 1:30-4 p.m. Sunday at Club Stewart: hair and beauty, cakes and catering, travel and entertainment, jewelry and fashion, photography, limousines, music, and prizes.
The Georgia Military Veterans' Hall of Fame, beginning its second year, is seeking nominations for this year's class.
SAVANNAH - Starting this fall, students at Armstrong Atlantic State University will have the opportunity to earn a B.S. in business economics, expanding on one of the university's most popular degree tracks.
The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority - Hinesville Alumnae Chapter's 2013-14 scholarship applications are available for download at Hinesvillealumnae.com.
Liberty County Board of Education members were introduced Tuesday to the school system's newly designed free app and taught a lesson in using social media. The Liberty County School System app will debut May 1, school officials said.
MACON - Tens of thousands of school children visit Georgia's strawberry farms each year, learning about the berries, how they're grown and what they look like in the field.
MACON - Tens of thousands of school children visit Georgia's strawberry farms each year, learning about the berries, how they're grown and what they look like in the field.
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Neighborhoods: Belmont, Baywood/Aragon, Central San Mateo
Terrible Pizza – This is the worst pizza I've had in California. Try any place but here.
But if you want really good thin-crust pizza, I recommend Speederia in San Carlos.
The one thing this place IS good for is having a beer and some god-awful pizza after a softball game or something. The beer selection is decent. But man, the pizza is bad. Something is wrong with the sauce - too sweet like cheapo tomato sauce. The crust is soggy, way too doughy -- all markers of poor quality ingredients.
Pizza Delivered – We just recently moved to Belmont and had pizza from Village Host delivered twice. The pizza got here hot and in less time than they estimated. The pizza is better than some but not the best. I rate it "Good."
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For more information, contact Kevin Tyne at 602-542-4919.Secretary of State Receives Extra $2 Million in Election Reform Funding
Brewer Continuing to Meet Key Deadlines and Get Fair Share of Federal Monies
PHOENIX -- Secretary of State Jan Brewer announced today that Arizona had received an additional $2.01 million in federal funding through the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) for new voting machines and voter registration technology. This funding was above and beyond the initial $5 million announced back in May.
"Our office has worked very hard to ensure that we continue on-track and meet the stringent new election requirements mandated by Congress," stated Secretary Brewer, "it is imperative that we continue accomplishing these goals as scheduled while maneuvering Arizona into position so we are fully eligible to receive our fair share of federal funds."
Once fully funded by Congress, the State of Arizona could receive up to $58 million to implement the new federal election reforms.
"With the strong support of our legislative leaders, we have now amassed over $7 million in federal aid to our state so that Arizonas elections will be the most accurate, accountable, and fairest of any in the nation," added Secretary Brewer.
Under Secretary of State Brewers HAVA plan, Arizona will use most of this federal funding to get rid of all the antiquated punch card voting machines in the state and replace them with new accessible voting devices. Currently, 9 of the 15 counties still use these outdated systems.
By federal statute, Secretary Brewer was required to notify the General Services Administration by April 29th, 2003 that Arizona was in full compliance with the initial guidelines set forth in HAVA, thus ensuring eligibility to receive the federal dollars.
"The implementation of a new statewide voter registration system along with the purchase of thousands of new voting machines is a daunting task that brings tremendous new responsibilities," said Secretary Brewer, "this funding is an important step forward in meeting these federal requirements."


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RENO — Dickson Realty has announced that Eagle Home Mortgage, a full-service mortgage banker with an office in Reno, has become the firm's preferred lender for Dickson clients. Known for their exceptional service, Eagle Home Mortgage will provide Dickson's clients with conventional and jumbo loans, fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Veterans Affairs (VA) loan products, Rural Housing/USDA loans, renovation and manufactured housing financing and state bond loans. Eagle Home Mortgage's origination though funding are handled locally at its Reno office.
"As the region's real estate experts, our goal at Dickson Realty is to provide the best possible service to our customers as they make one of their most important decisions," said Harvey Fennell, broker/owner of Dickson Realty. "Because of the turmoil in the mortgage industry during the past year, we have been searching for a lender affiliate that is best able to deal with the new regulatory environment. We have chosen Eagle Home Mortgage because of their team's proven track record of providing unsurpassed mortgage resources and services."
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21st-Ranked Hurricanes Weather North Georgia 69-60
AMERICUS, GA – The North Georgia men's basketball team seemed on the verge of breaking out of their current five-game slump on Wednesday evening, but a pair of late steals by 21st-ranked Georgia Southwestern sealed a 69-60 victory by the Hurricanes in Peach Belt Conference action.
The Saints drop their fifth straight contest as North Georgia's Peach Belt Conference woes continue, falling to 3-11 overall on the season and 0-5 in league action. The Hurricanes, fresh off their first ranking in NCAA history, stay on top of the PBC West standings, improving to 12-3 on the season and 5-1 in conference action. The two squads are set for a rematch and the 66th all-time meeting between the two schools later next month.
North Georgia trailed by two points with 1:47 remaining in the half and had every opportunity to tie the game or take the lead, missing four consecutive shots and a pair of free throws in an 80-second span.
The Saints continued to hold the Hurricanes scoreless through this same period and still had a chance down a bucket and inbounding the ball with 35 seconds left, but a turnover and layup the other way sparked a run of seven straight points by the newly ranked GSW squad, sending the home team to their sixth straight victory.
The North Georgia offense went cold down the stretch, making their final field goal at the 4:22 mark on a layup by Elijah Smith to cut the Hurricane lead to a single point at 57-56. The Saints would only connect on four free throws over the final four minutes, sending North Georgia to another tough Peach Belt Conference defeat on the road.
The Saints had plenty of chances to pull away in the first half, leading by as many as nine points on a jumper from Robby Goldsmith with 1:12 remaining before the half, but the Hurricanes hit a layup and connected of two free throws to cut North Georgia's lead to five at intermission.
Georgia Southwestern came out in the second half and scored seven unanswered points to take the lead for the first time since the opening minute of the contest, pulling ahead 32-30 on a three-pointer from Trayce Slotter with 18:45 remaining.
Clarence Tillman pulled the Saints even with 6:14 remaining, knotting the score 52-52 on a jumper in the paint, but North Georgia would trail the rest of the way before falling 69-60 in the Storm Dome.
Carl Taylor led the Saints, scoring a game-high 21 points on 4-for-9 shooting from long range, while Smith and Tillman followed with 10 and 11 points respectively to round out the North Georgia players in double figures.
The Saints will have two days off before returning to action on Saturday evening, traveling to nearby Clayton State University for another Peach Belt Conference contest. Tip-off against the Lakers is set for 7:30 p.m. in the Athletics and Fitness Center.


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2012 Greek Festival
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What: Annual Greek Fesitval at Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption on Sheep Pasture Road in Port Jefferson Station. Food, vendors and more. Fireworks on Friday and Saturday night. Raffle tickes available for a chance to win one of 285 prizes. Click here for raffle tickets. Free Shuttle buses to and from Ward Melville High School.
Price: $2 per person. Kids 12 and under free.
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What: Maritime Explorium has summer weekday public hours to explore various activities and take part in the featured lesson for the week. This week, pile on the polymers and make your own bouncing ball.
Price: $5
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What: Exhibit celebrating Long Island In Art. Paintings by Jo-Ann Correttishowing 50 of her latest paintings, prints and photos of Long Island's beaches, lighthouses, and historic villages.
Price: Free
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What: Gary U.S. Bonds is the featured concert on the Port Jefferson Ferry Dock. Co sponsored by the .
Price: Free
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What: Enjoy this concert as a part of the summer concerts series at Theatre Three. Thursday: Hot Blooded, the music of Foreigner.
Price: $30
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What: Friday Night Face Off is a short form, competitive, audience interactive improv comedy show. Beer, wine and other refreshments served. Please note recommended for audiences 16 and up due to adult content.
Price: $12
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What: The Maritime Explorium is a 501(c)3 non-profit institution which offers learning opportunities to children and families.
Price: $5
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What: Vine 2 Wine will be pouring Grassi Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 as well as Bleecker California Chardonnay.
Price: Free
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Charging that City actions which "skewed factual information" and "suppressed opposition" were an "abuse," on April 3 and April 10 attorneys for the Minnesota Voters Alliance filed post hearing and reply memorandums against the City of Lino Lakes for violations of the Fair Campaign Practices Act. The memorandums are the final legal steps in the matter, and now it's up to the Office of Administrative Hearings to make its decision on this matter.
The case against Lino Lakes revolves around the city using public funds during the 2012 election to misinform the voters and promote a measure it created which would have repealed citizen protections from the City Charter.
The Minnesota Voters Alliance has taken action in support of Mike Trehus in his legal action against the City of Lino Lakes for alleged violations of the Fair Campaign Practices Act. The case against Lino Lakes is an important example to citizens, taxpayers, and voters everywhere in Minnesota of what a government can (but should not) do with public dollars. This case is also important because, as the first of its kind involving a municipality, important legal precedents will very likely be set.
In brief: The City of Lino Lakes developed and proposed an amendment to the city charter that would have significantly curtailed the rights and protections that property owners and taxpayers were given under the Charter.
St. Paul, MN - On Monday, December 23, 2013, the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed (in part) and remanded to the Office of Administrative Hearing (OAH) a case against the Anoka Hennepin School District filed by the Minnesota Voters Alliance (MVA) and Don Huizenga.
The complaint, filed on November 2, 2012, alleges that the school district violated Minnesota Statutes 211A and 211B by disseminating false statements and using taxpayer funds to promote the views of advocates of the levy while suppressing the arguments of the opposition.
A court hearing date has been set for Friday, December 13th at 9:30AM in courtroom 1620, by Judge John Guthmann. Ramsey County District Court, 15 W. Kellogg Blvd.
This case challenges the authority of the Secretary of State to install online voter registration without legislative approval.
Online voter registration done without legislative approval
November 4, 2013
Today, the Minnesota Voters Alliance, Minnesota Majority, and state representatives Steve Drazkowski, Mary Franson, Jim Newberger, and Ernie Leidiger filed suit in Ramsey County District Court challenging Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie's attempts to install online voter registration without legislative approval.
The Minnesota Voters Alliance (MVA) and Minnesota Majority will hold a joint press conference at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 4, 2013, Room 181 State Office Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55155.
The purpose of the press conference is to describe the lawsuit challenging the Minnesota Secretary of State's authority to install online voter registration without legislative approval.
Anoka-Hennepin School District lawsuit
On November 2, 2012, we filed a complaint with the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) charging the Anoka-Hennepin School District with disseminating false statements and using taxpayer funds for political purposes with regard to school levy questions on the November, 2011, ballot.
MVA hosts its 4th annual live broadcasts at the '13 MN State Fair
(Andy Cilek and co-host Walter Hudson w/guests Kelly Fenton, Vice Chair MN GOP and Marianne Stebbins)
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