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The WEX Construction Fuel Consumption Index Decreased on a Monthly Basis in July 2013
The WEX Construction Fuel Consumption Index, which tracks fuel consumption by U.S. construction companies, decreased by 0.02% in July 2013 versus the previous month. July's reading follows a 0.51% decrease for the seasonally adjusted index in June. On an annual basis, the Fuel Consumption Index rose by 2.34% in July from its level a year earlier. The index has been trending upward, and has increased on a year-over-year basis in nine of the last ten months.
Following the July release of the FCI for June, additional government data releases were generally consistent with the 0.51% decline indicated by the seasonally-adjusted index in June. Total construction put-in-place, which is released a month later than the construction FCI, declined by 0.6% in June. In the same period, construction spending, excluding improvements—a better measure of activity— fell by 1.0%. Private residential construction, excluding improvements, fell by 1.15%. Housing permits continued to slide in June, falling 7.5% to a 911,000 annual rate. Builders are dealing with a backlog of permits after April's surge. Single-family permits rose 0.6% to a 624,000 annual rate. The more volatile multifamily category dropped 21.4%, to a 287,000 annual rate. Meanwhile, housing starts dropped 9.9% to an 836,000 annual rate, possibly hampered by poor weather conditions. May's starts were revised up to 928,000 from a 914,000 annual rate. While the U.S. job market continues to improve with 162,000 jobs added in July, construction employment showed little change in July. The overall unemployment rate in the country fell to 7.4%.
Despite the lack of growth in the WEX Construction Fuel Consumption Index in July, the housing market has been showing signs of improvement. New home sales rose 8.3% in June (m/m) to a 497,000 annual rate—a five-year high. Meanwhile, existing home sales slid 1.2% in June, to a 5.08-million-unit annual rate. Prices are being pushed higher by tight inventories and a lower share of distressed sales (down 3 percentage points, to 15%). The months' supply of single-family homes inched up, but remains near historical lows. Underwater mortgages, where owners can't readily sell their homes, are part of the reason inventory is so tight—but as prices rise, more and more properties rise above the water line. Tight inventories are the main force holding sales back, so as rising prices coax more homeowners into the marketplace, sales should pick up. Rising mortgage rates have primarily affected refinancing, not purchases. Data on loan applications show that since rates started rising in April, the volume of refinancing applications has tumbled, but the amount of purchase applications has held steady. Demand is still strong, but some of that demand goes unsatisfied for want of accessible credit. Standards are still very high, making it difficult for those with less-than-stellar credit scores to take out a mortgage.
Note: The "value of construction put in place" is a measure of the value of construction installed or erected at the site during a given period. For an individual project, this includes — cost of materials, cost of labor, contractor's profit, cost of architectural/engineering work, miscellaneous overhead and interest/taxes.
WEX worked with IHS Global Insight to develop the WEX Construction Fuel Consumption Index. The index is based on monthly fuel consumption statistics for the construction industry tracked by WEX's comprehensive fuel consumption database. The WEX Construction FCI provides unique fuel transaction information that can be used to identify emerging trends in the construction industry. By tracking the volume of fuel consumed by construction companies in the United States, the index provides an accurate and up-to-date indication of construction activity in the country. In fact, the WEX Construction FCI is available a full month before the Bureau of the Census data gets released.
The WEX Construction Fuel Consumption Index (WEX Construction FCI) was developed by IHS Global Insight with support from WEX. The index is based on monthly fuel consumption statistics for the construction industry tracked by WEX's comprehensive fuel consumption database. The WEX Construction FCI provides unique fuel transaction information that can be used to identify emerging trends in the construction industry. By tracking the volume of fuel consumed by construction companies in the United States, the index provides an accurate and up-to-date indication of construction activity in the country.
The construction industry was defined by 1987 Standard Industry Classification (SIC) codes 15 (General building contractors), 16 (Heavy construction contractors), and 17 (Special trade contractors). Data from WEX's fuel transaction database was "cleaned" based on a criteria developed by IHS Global Insight with input from WEX. The sample included only accounts that had been active for at least two years. In this way, IHS Global Insight was able to effectively capture the construction market's fuel consumption activity. In order to create an accurate index, the fuel consumption data from each SIC industry code were weighted based on the number of companies in each industry.
IHS Global Insight analyzed the relationship between sixteen different construction and housing indicators and the construction sector fuel consumption data provided by WEX. Correlation tests were conducted on each of the indicators against the volume of gallons consumed, the volume of gallons consumed per effective fueling day, and the volume of gallons consumed per active card per effective fueling day. All series were tested at seasonally adjusted rates, as well as non-seasonally adjusted rates.
The indicators were tested at monthly, quarterly, and annual frequencies. We found that the greatest insights were produced using the year-over-year percent change of the monthly data. After determining the top three indicators, additional correlation tests were conducted to determine the optimal transformation of the WEX fuel consumption data. Through this analysis, it was revealed that the WEX Construction FCI for construction was a particularly strong indicator of the value of total construction put-in-place, construction industry employment, and new home sales in the United States. The overall correlation based upon monthly and year-over-year growth rates from January 2002 to July 2013 was 0.858 for the number of new single-family homes for sale.
Indicator | Correlation |
New Single-Family Homes For Sale | 0.858 |
S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index - Composite 20 Index | 0.779 |
Total Construction Put-in-Place | 0.748 |
Construction Employment | 0.747 |
New Single-Family Homes For Sale - Under Construction | 0.713 |
Average Sales Price of Existing Single-Family Homes Sold | 0.677 |
New Single-Family Homes Sold - Completed | 0.618 |
Residential Construction Put-in-Place | 0.576 |
Total Private Housing Under Construction | 0.534 |
Average Sales Price of New Single-Family Homes Sold | 0.534 |
Median Sales Price of New Single-Family Homes Sold | 0.498 |
Total Housing Completions, Private | 0.455 |
Nonresidential Construction Put-in-Place | 0.418 |
New Single-Family Homes Sold | 0.261 |
Total Private Housing Starts | 0.236 |
Housing Permits, Private | 0.212 |
New Single-Family Homes Sold - Under Construction | 0.073 |
About WEX (www.wexinc.com)
WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX) is a leading provider of corporate payment solutions. From its roots in fleet card payments beginning in 1983, WEX has expanded the scope of its business into a multi-channel provider of corporate payment solutions representing more than 7.4 million cardholders and offering exceptional payment security and control across a wide spectrum of business sectors. The Company's operations include WEX Bank, Fleet One, rapid! PayCard, Wright Express Australia, Wright Express New Zealand and CorporatePay Limited, England, as well as a majority equity position in UNIK S.A., Brazil. WEX and its subsidiaries employ more than 1,400 associates.
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It is important to understand the basic theory of traction technique before you start you penis enlargement sessions. By applying a period of constant tension to the penis, the tissue in the penis is slowly stretched. The cells naturally go to work on rebuilding the tissue in it's new - LARGER state. This growth occurs due to the reaction capacity of the tissues to undergo cellular multiplication when they are subjected to a continuous force. Such traction creates a reaction of adaptation at the structural levels of the tissue's components of the penis. This increase in cellular multiplication translates to an increase in the total number of cells, thus a PERMANENT increase in the LENGTH and GIRTH of the penis is achieved, in both the erect and flaccid state. One way to think about traction enlargement techniques is to consider the necks of the Giraffe women of the Padang tribe in Birmania. These Padang women apply rings, one by one around their neck. Slowly their necks stretch to unbelievable proportions. Another example of extended traction is found with burn patients, who often have balloons inserted just under their skin. Over a period of time, the balloon is slowly inflated to stretch the skin. The extra or 'stretched' skin is then remove and used for reconstructive surgery, leaving enough skin at the donor site to close the graft. This form of enlarging tissue and even bone, as is the case of the Padang women is achieved over time. The sessions are built up starting with LOW traction for SHORT periods, eventually concluding in high traction for long session periods. The Golden Rule when starting traction enlargement is to TAKE IT SLOW at first. You do NOT want to SHOCK the tissue and cells in the penis by applying to much tension for too much time, this type of hurried practice will do no good and may even be harmful. Consider how the women of Padang extend their necks – one by one - over long periods of time. If YOU tried to put all those rings on ALL at ONCE, you'd probably break your neck. So you just have to TAKE IT SLOW in the beginning.
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For best growth results, it is recommended to apply heat to the penis before the traction sessions. This can be achieved by simply wrapping the penis with a very warm towel for approximately 10 - 20 minutes. After this warming period, massage the penis for a few minutes by pulling down on it, in a motion similar to that of milking a cow udder, then apply your MALE-MAX with light tension.
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SMS result 'weak' despite record earnings
PUBLISHED: 17 Aug 2011 10:05:00 | UPDATED: 18 Aug 2011 11:42:27PUBLISHED: 18 Aug 2011 PRINT EDITION: 18 Aug 2011Brian Corrigan
SMS Management & Technology will focus on improving staff utilisation rates after posting a weaker than expected full-year result, despite strong revenue growth and record earnings.
The Melbourne-based technology consultancy booked new contracts worth $351 million during the year ended June 30, including work for BHP Billiton, Cathay Pacific, Suncorp, National Australia Bank and Telstra.
Chief executive Tom Stianos said SMS was following Australian clients into Asia and had also won deals with international companies based in Hong Kong or Singapore.
"There's nervousness because of the equities volatility, particularly in Europe and the US, but it's not like there's nothing happening and there are no projects," he told The Australian Financial Review.
"It's just a question of whether you can you win them."
Total employee numbers increased by 22 per cent to 1675 during the financial year as SMS continued its strategy of hiring aggressively to fuel further growth. That pushed its staff utilisation rates down to 88 per cent, which had a negative impact on profit margins. Mr Stianos said the company's top priority would be to get that rate back to 90 per cent.
"The first priority is to get utilisation up and we'll let demand drive the pace at which we take on more headcount," he said.
Competition for skilled workers meant wage inflation was running at about 5 per cent with high demand for senior roles including program directors and enterprise architects as well as business intelligence skills.
SMS posted a net profit of $29.8 million for the year ended June 30, up 7 per cent on the previous corresponding period, on revenue that grew 23.6 per cent to $306.1 million.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation rose 10.8 per cent to $42.2 million despite falling utilisation rates, internal restructuring, the Queensland floods and deferred contracts in the Renewtek business it acquired last year.
SMS had been tipped to deliver the strongest result among its peers but analysts said yesterday that the company's second-half performance was slightly weaker than expected.
Moelis & Company downgraded its recommendation to "hold", saying profit margin recovery would be needed, while BBY retained a "strong buy" but lowered its price target by 3 per cent to $7.47.
"This was a soft result," BBY analyst Mark McDonnell said. "The reduction in cash position and operating margin show that expansion activity came at the expense of performance to some extent, but we are reassured by the strength of the sales pipeline and multi-year commitments from larger clients."
SMS has declared a final dividend of 16.5¢. Its full-year payout was up 3.5 per cent at 30¢. SMS will provide market guidance at its annual meeting on October 18. Its shares closed up 34¢ at $6.09.
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Full Year | 2011 | 2010 |
Sales ($m) | 306.1 | 247.6 |
Pretax ($m) | 41.7 | 38.5 |
Net ($m) | 29.8 | 27.9 |
Final div* | 16.5¢ | 16.5¢ |
*Payable | Oct 28 | |
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Shares (last) | $6.09 | +34¢ |
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Last week, Dwayne J. Clark touted the merits of a job in the senior living industry in his Huffington Post Business blog post: "The Senior Living Industry in Looking for a Few Good Young People."
Clark, the founder and CEO of West Coast-based Aegis Living, is also the author of a book about his journey as a caregiving son (his mother has Alzheimer's).
In the Huff Post piece, he presents three "entry-level opportunities" for current high school and college students or graduates to consider, three ways to get their foot in the door of a $40 billion industry: working in the kitchen/dining department, assisting in the activities department, or serving as a night-shift front desk staffer (receptionist or concierge). He also recommends interning or volunteering in various departments like accounting, marketing, or human resources.
A career in senior living is not for everyone, Clark affirms, but for some young workers, the experience in the field may prove to be a valuable stepping stone or launch pad to other career paths.
Besides "strong wages…and consistently high levels of job satisfaction," a job in assisted living is mutually beneficial to the young person and the seniors with whom they will interact, says Clark. Residents relish the presence and energy of the young workers, and in turn, the teens and twenty-somethings enjoy interacting with and hearing stories from their elders.
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BOE talks turf for HHS baseball field
By JUDY SHERARD
The condition of the Hays High School baseball field dominated the discussion at the Hays USD 489 Board of Education work session Monday night.
Board members asked coaches and administrators to look at ways to address the field's deterioration after a motion at the Nov. 20 meeting to put artificial turf on the baseball field and soccer/football field died for lack of a second.
The district can't pump any more water from the existing wells than the current allotment, Deputy Superintendent Richard Cain said.
The Kansas Department of Agriculture Water Resources in Stockton said the district could drill a new well only if it could prove it was drilled into another aquifer than Big Creek. Cain said that would be costly and difficult to do.
"We only have 'X' gallons of water to water a substantial amount of fields," board member Alan Moore said.
"It's been an endless battle, not just the last two years," board member Sharon Befort said.
Board President Darren Schumacher said he had been contacted by the company that put down the artificial turf at Larks Park. They asked the board to consider putting turf on the infield and planting Bermuda grass in the outfield.
Schumacher said they estimated the cost would be $250,000 to $300,000.
Turf could be paid with capital outlay funds, but sod and water costs would come from the general fund, Cain said.
The board needs short-term and long-term solutions, Befort said.
The board also has asked Cain to get costs to hook the current irrigation loop to city water and use city water when their wells go dry. Board members asked Cain to bring the information available to the Monday night meeting.
Board members who attended the Kansas Association of School Boards convention reported on the meetings.
Richard Kraemer said the breakout sessions were informative, and Marty Patterson said health insurance rates could increase 10 percent to 15 percent.
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"I Sat Down & I Grew Up"
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Carlton "CJ" Heath hiked up his striped socks, put on a bow tie, climbed on stage—and recounted a path to graduation that, like his fashion choices and like his school, took some unexpected turns.
CJ was one of three seniors who spoke Thursday at the graduation ceremony for High School in the Community (HSC) in Wooster Square Park.
He told a personal turnaround story for a school experiencing its own experimental turnaround, as a teachers-union-run school-reform test case.
The ceremony was one of seven high school graduations that took place Thursday evening. Another two ceremonies take place Monday. In all, 1,027 seniors will receive diplomas across the city, according to the school district.
CJ told a story you don't often hear at graduations—one from a student who didn't always get As.
He told the story with laughter, and style.
CJ drew smiles as he climbed onto a stage in the middle of the park, lifting his blue gown to reveal striped white and blue socks hiked up his shins. He wore a signature bow tie, a fashion choice that has made him stand out from the crowd at HSC.
He didn't start high school dressing that way—or moving on the path to graduation.
CJ flunked his classes freshman year. The classes weren't too hard for him; he just wasn't into school. He returned in the fall as a freshman again.
From the podium Thursday, CJ described sitting in class and "noticing all the negativity of other students" bullying each other and cursing at the teacher. He decided he didn't want to be that way.
"I sat down, and I grew up," he said.
His second year, he met a group of kids and started "jerking." That's the name for a kind of dance born on the streets of L.A. He started dancing twice a week and battling other dance crews. In jerking, he found something to care about. He found a group of friends, a new identity—and a new focus.
He changed his image, trading baggy pants for slimmer clothes. He gained "confidence in myself"—enough to brush off the comments from guys who told him "I look gay because I'm wearing skinny jeans."
One day, he recalled, a stranger spotted his dance crew hanging out on Chapel Street.
"The guy rolled all the way across the street to ask why we were wearing skinny jeans," CJ said. "You can't hold guns" in skinny jeans, the guy objected. A younger CJ might have gotten into an argument. But he said he had gained the confidence to ignore the comment.
The lesson, he told his fellow students Thursday: "Self-respect is so essential."
After his faltering first freshman year, CJ stayed on track in school. In his fifth, senior year, he emerged as a leader and a teacher for other kids. Now 18, he's heading to Gateway Community College with plans to study biology.
He said HSC taught him about splitting molecules and about the U.S. Constitution. The biggest lesson of all: "having pride and dignity in yourself."
"You are perfect the way you are," he told his classmates. "Don't let nobody shoot you down."
"Believe in yourself each and every day. Give yourself a compliment every day," he advised. If people acted that way, he said, "imagine how many bullets wouldn't have been shot on the streets of New Haven."
Teachers who saw his transformation listened to his remarks with pride. Erik Good, who's now the school "facilitator" (aka principal), said CJ was part of an experiment in helping kids who repeated years of school. His second freshman year, CJ and some other repeaters entered a small program with Good and two other teachers. The program included a "relationship-building course," Good said.
Through the program, and through his own inner transformation, CJ "felt comfortable being a different person," Good recalled.
From the stage, principal Good thanked seniors for hanging with HSC during a time of great transition. Just 10 months ago, he reminded them, he gathered seniors into the school cafeteria and announced some major changes, including mandatory after-school time and a new way of teaching. The changes came as the school became an official "turnaround" school, backed by $2.1 million in state money, and run by the teachers union.
The changes had the largest impact on freshmen and sophomores, whose classes switched to an independent-paced setup with new report cards. But seniors also experienced a new method of instruction that required more independence, self-motivation—and on occasion, even required them to set their own class schedule for the day. In CJ's math class, for example, students had to assign themselves their own homework at first, and work on their own, or in small groups, to master the material.
"We switched the game on you at the end," Good told seniors Thursday. "The perseverance you showed to get here may be the most important thing" you take away from high school.
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Of this year's citywide class of 1,027 seniors, 80 percent plan to attend college in the fall, according to the school district.
Here's a glimpse of where some HSC grads are headed:
Tyshawn Lowery plans to enroll in Gateway Community College to study graphic design. "Some family members questioned my plan. They feel I could do better than Gateway," he said, "but it's my college experience." He hopes to learn computer programming so he can design video games.
Victor Martinez, who was briefly booted from HSC and sent to an alternative high school, made a comeback at HSC. He graduated from using ADHD medication, and finished out his senior year strong, according to his mom, Monsy Lopez. He recently decided he wants to be a massage therapist. He plans to work at Wal-Mart over the summer, then take classes in the fall at Gateway or at the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy in Branford. "If I don't go to college, I'm going to get lazy," he said.
Trevor Smith (pictured with his dad, Greg) plans to study engineering at Gateway while also trying to make it as a musician.
Shawn Morris (pictured with his dad, Terrence), who plays the clarinet, piano and saxophone, plans to double-major in music and psychology at UConn. He'll start next week on a six-week summer school to get ready for college.
Chastity Berrios (pictured with her sister, Liliam Ramos) plans to commute to Fairfield University to study social work.
"We did it," said Chastity. "We finished with this chapter, and now there's a whole new one to start."
Previous Independent stories on High School in the Community:
• Jury Sentences Jayla To Her Own Punishment
• Teachers Clash With Union Prez Over Turnaround
• 91-39 Blowout Comes With A Lesson For Victors
• New Haven Rallies For Solanlly & Chastity
• Social Promotion Vow Put To The Test
• HSC Heads To Capitol For New Diplomas
• She Awoke To A New Life—& A New Mission
• High School Of The Future Debuts, Briefly
• Gay-Rights Teach-In Goes Off-Script
• Nikita Makes It Home
• 15 Seniors Head To College Early
• No More "B And A Smile"
• Students Protest: "Give Us Homework!"
• Meadow Street Clamps Down On Turnaround
• School Votes For Hats; District Brass Balks
• Students Invoke Free Speech In Great Hat Debate
• Guv: End Social Promotion
• History Class Hits The Streets
• "Misfit Josh" & Alex Get A 2nd Chance
• Guess Who's Assigning The Homework Now
• On Day 1, HSC Students Enter A New World
• Frank Reports Detail Experiment's Ups & Downs
• School Ditches Factory "Assembly Line"
• State "Invites" HSC To Commissioner's Network
• Teachers Union Will Run New "Turnaround"
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"This is an emergency situation," Carolyn Christmann (pictured) told an assembled group of politicians about the dangerous condition of her street. She and her neighbors said it's being treated as anything but an emergency.
More than two dozen neighbors met as the Q River Group at the Waucoma Yacht Club to express their frustration and sometimes anger at the decade-long wait to get their main thoroughfare, Quinnipiac Avenue, redesigned to increase safety.
(Click here to read a previous in-depth story about the problems there.)
City transportation czar Mike Piscitelli opened the meeting by giving a status report on a number of projects, including Q Avenue. He said it's "in the queue" to go out for bid in August 2009, providing the $5.65 million funding is in place.
But funding is not assured, so neighborhood activist (and Quinnipiac Avenue resident) Chris Ozyck (pictured) asked a few tough questions.
"I've been following this for a decade, ever since it's been on COG's radar," he said. he was referring to the South Central Connecticut Regional Council of Governments, made up of the region's mayors and first selectmen, who must prioritize construction projects throughout the 15 member towns. (Click here for a recent story about New Haven transportation projects.)
"I spoke to [city engineer] Dick Miller," Ozyck continued, "and he said there's not enough money to do this next year." The project can't be started until all the funding is in place. Ozyck said the cost to the state Department of Transportation of taking the 100 rights-of-way from property abutters required for the project has escalated. "When you go to people with an open checkbook and say, 'We want to fix your property. How much can we pay you to do it?' that is creating part of this problem, but it's also putting in jeopardy this whole project. What is your perspective on that?
"We've been working on this for ten years," he concluded. "I want to make sure that somehow, this problem is solved, and that there's a timeline, and a firm commitment."
Before leaving the meeting, Piscitelli couldn't provide all the answers people wanted. But he repeatedly invited them to attend a meeting on Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at Pilgrim Church when Mayor John DeStefano will discuss plans for Quinnipiac Avenue and the Grand Avenue bridge.
State Sen. Martin Looney (pictured) sympathized with the audience, but he pointed out one factor that may be delaying this project as well as others.
"DOT has, in effect, been hollowed out from within, and is in many ways not capable of doing the missions assigned to it, because it is down over a thousand engineers from what its peak strength was, when it had 4,300 employees." Looney said much of the shrinking of the department was due to former Gov. John Rowland's move to privatize many of the jobs in state government.
Lou Mangini (pictured), who handles transportation issues in Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro's New Haven office, pointed to another funding problem. He said the federal Highway Trust Fund is billions of dollars in the hole because its money comes from taxes on gasoline, and gas consumption is down due to high prices. He said Congress recently allocated $1 billion, nationwide, to repair bridges. Someone pointed out that the Q Bridge project, currently under construction, is going to cost about $2 billion. (The war in Iraq costs $2 billion a week, according to the Congressional Budget Office, and totals more than half a trillion dollars to date.)
Another problem causing delays and adding cost to the project is that the Buckeye pipeline will have to be moved at taxpayer expense, since it's considered a public utility. Jerry Dunklee (pictured to the left of Mangini in photo above) suggested DeLauro be asked to help. "[Buckeye] lives on the defense industry [transporting fuel to Westover Air Force Base]. They have a law that specifically protects them, makes them whole, in the context of any move. They need to give back a little. They've been on the public teat for all of their existence, and it's time to give back a little bit to a community that needs some help now."
Mangini responded that DeLauro's office has had conversations often with companies that have federal business, and indicated this was an appropriate step to take with Buckeye. The company, which transports fuel and other liquids for many clients, did not return two calls seeking comment.
Update: Colleen Ford, manager of right of way and permits for Buckeye, wrote in an email message, "Buckeye recently received plans from CDOT and is still trying to assess how the work along Quinnipiac Avenue will affect Buckeye's pipelines." In an earlier conversation she said the company's pipelines had to be moved when the DOT did some work on Forbes Avenue. "We are considered a public utility in Connecticut. We relocated solely at the request of the DOT, due to construction in the New Haven harbor, and the government paid for it. We didn't move for our own benefit and make the taxpayer pay."
The neighborhood's two alders, Erin Sturgis-Pascale and Alex Rhodeen, tried to move the meeting forward to a few other items. Christmann wasn't quite ready to let it go. "There's more than one accident a week in that less than half-mile stretch," she said, her frustration mounting. "There's been vehicular deaths. I don't think there's been a pedestrian death yet, but it's gonna happen. There are no curbs to keep the cars from hitting the people. This is an emergency situation."
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posted by: anon on September 10, 2008 11:58am
The group also voted to support the New Haven Petition for Safe Streets, at http://www.newhavensafestreets.org/
posted by: robn on September 10, 2008 12:14pm
Republicans take note. The GOP 30 year mantra of "starve the beast" is coming home to roost with crumbling US infrastructure. You guys created this problem.
posted by: scoots on September 10, 2008 12:39pm
This is far more than a 10 year problem. I was speaking to my mother, a Q-Ave. resident, recently. She lamented that the street has not been touched in the 30+ years that she has lived there. Sidewalks that were once just cracked and broken have now disintigrated and turned to dust. The family's cars have been hit and vandalized more times than she can remember just because they park on the street. There have been at least three driver fatalities in her area since the Ferry Street Bridge closed (all speed-related), plus the incident at Grafton Street where a child was killed on his bike, and the child who had both legs broken at the corner with East Grand. The city has ignored these issues for so long, I can't really say I'm surprised that they aren't meeting this deadline either.
posted by: anon on September 10, 2008 1:08pm
I agree, Scoot - and it's actually much worse than that. The injuries and deaths have been horrific, but just as bad is the fact that people haven't have the freedom to walk in their neighborhood, which affects so many other things.
posted by: Walt on September 11, 2008 6:17am
Hamden is ready to help!
Our Mayor, to make happy his clique, gave back our allocation of $$millions for a much needed bridge rebuild in Hamden.
That State money has now been recommended by the South Central Region Council of Governments for use on your Quinnipiac project.
Happy(?) to help.
posted by: Politico on September 11, 2008 6:50am
Why does it cost $5 million to do this?? Why does a pipeline underneath the road have to be moved?? Why do rights of way have to be taken from properties?? I would think repaving with new curbs and speed bumps would only take a week to build. Other roads get done over night if they are downtown.
My thoughts
Payback to Joel Schiavone for trying to improve the area. Republicans are not wanted in New Haven
posted by: Fedupwithliberals on September 11, 2008 7:19am
You're right! It's all George Bush's fault. He's the one that diverts all our local tax money to education so that our kids can't get a bagel in the morning for $12,000 a pop. No wonder there's a 60% dropout rate. How dare he think of national security! Damn Bush!!
Easy Solution to road problem. Just have Roland Lemar move onto the street, then it will be paved. Worked for him in East Rock, and the road was not that bad to begin with!
posted by: melinda tuhus on September 11, 2008 10:13am
The Council of Governments voted to use the money saved from not redoing the bridge in Hamden to redoing the State Street bridge in New Haven, not Quinnipiac Avenue. But withdrawing the Hamden project did move up the Q Avenue project one slot.
posted by: Doug Forbush on September 11, 2008 2:35pm
I agree with Polito.
Destephano is trying to stick it to Joel Schiavone. He knows Schiavone owns a lot of the potentially valuable properties in the area so he is going to let it fall apart so Schiavone looses money. Who cares if a few low income kids get killed by speeding cars in the process.
Also, Politico, the fuel pipline runs through the area on an elevated series of bridges not underground.
posted by: Politico on September 11, 2008 6:50pm
Doug for Bush
The above ground pipes are in a yard by the road. Why do they have to be moved?
posted by: QRiver Res on September 11, 2008 8:41pm
Doug you are spot on with the Joel theory. It's the only one that makes sense as to why the mayor seems to of abandoned this part of town. It sometimes feels as though the city wants to cut us off at the bridges hoping we'll succeed or join east haven. So after we loose yet another Coffee shop to Joels failing investments, I would say the point has been made… Now can we get some infrastructure please! Q ave itself qualifies to be a historic district with it's 18th century sidewalks.
Politico the pipe runs over the road at the south end of lenox street at a height too low for trucks to pass under, after that it's buried under quinnipiac ave.
posted by: Walt on September 12, 2008 7:46am
Thanks for correction.
What State St. bridge?
Over the Mill River by the little dam and the ice-skating?
posted by: politico on September 12, 2008 11:44am
I still dont get it. If the pipes go over the road leave them if they stop trucks. If not there will be more trucks on the road. More accidents.
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Yes, Walt, that's the one. You can read more about it here:
posted by: Fairhaven Dave on September 14, 2008 11:47am
I want our street repaired too. While we wait for our continual residential bitching to sufficiently grease the gears, it MIGHT be best if the dangerous driving could be eliminated by ENFORCEMENT of existing laws (speeding, reckless endangerment, littering, dumping, noise, etc…)
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In Hamden, the individual property owner is responsible for sidewalk repair unless the Town - owned trees raised the sidewalk, or some other Town action (plowing etc.) damaged it.
Is the City of New Haven responsible for all sidewalks, or is Q Ave somehow special? If not, why aren't the property owners being forced to repair their own sidewalks ?


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Indie hit Minecraft headed to Sony's PlayStation platforms
The popular block game is headed to Sony's PS3, PS4, and Vita, its creators said today.
Mojang's hit game Minecraft is headed to Sony's next console.
Sony on Tuesday announced that a version of the game is headed to the PlayStation 4, though the company did not say when.
It's happening! Minecraft coming to #PS4 :-)
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) August 20, 2013
Minecraft creator Markus Persson also announced that the game was headed to the PlayStation 3 and Vita, Sony's handheld.
PS4, PS3 and Vita
— Markus Persson (@notch) August 20, 2013
The news marks an end of exclusivity for Microsoft, which so far has been the only console maker to offer a version of the game. Mojang also makes a pocket version for iOS and Android that's proven to be very popular. In fact, the $6.99 app is currently the top-selling paid game on Apple's App Store, and the fifth highest grossing.
On the Xbox it's been a similar story. Last week, developer 4J Studios, which brought the game to Microsoft's console, noted that it's sold 8 million units, bringing in around $160 million in sales.
Earlier this year, Minecraft's lead designer, Jens Bergensten, told Edge Online that the company was considering a version for Sony's platform, but not Nintendo's, as soon as its deal with Microsoft ran through. Details of just how long that would go on were not made public.
Minecraft centers around randomly generated worlds with day/night cycles and resources that could be both mined and farmed. It later expanded with role-playing elements and an increase in the potential size of worlds. The title became immensely popular for its open sandbox nature, and online play, which could be modified with third-party plugins.
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it's looking to be some of the same here...rain, gloom, and more rain. the leaves have changed and when the sun does peek it's head out boy is it gorgeous but it's fleeting. i keep waiting for that spectacular fall day when the air is crisp, the leaves are so bright you gotta wear shades and i'm holding the hubs hand with a coffee in the other while listening to my girlies run and play. yes....fall.....c'mon.....i'm ready for you. take your rain and come back another day.
we're hoping to hit the pool up this weekend for some family swim time and i've got quilting on the agenda as well as finally (and i mean finally) finishing up my washi dress. poppy the pfaff has been naughty with my elastic thread and while i should be done already i decided to go back and add one more row of shirring in. yep, i couldn't just leave well enough alone and now i've got a dress that just needed to be hemmed to one that now has ripped open seams and a much needed row of shirring. oops. i'm dying to wear it so hopefully i'll get that finished and some pics up soon. i'm also almost done my summer sweater kal project. that one darn sleeve has been taking me forever people...i hate sleeves so i'm not surprised but i really just need to focus on it and just get the friggin thing done so i can wear it already. i love it. i'm gonna need help with my button choices though so i'll prolly be posting soon to get your awesome advice.
what are you all up to this weekend? any fall plans? getting ready for halloween? whatcha busy making? share...chat....you all know i love hearing your weekend wishes :) wishing you all a cozy, fall, loved ones and cuddles, books, naps, and laughs kinda weekend.
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I can honestly say that I had some amazing sleepovers with my friends when I was a child — many nights of watching Dirty Dancing, choreographing dances, eating ice cream, and staying up way to late! With that being said though, I have to admit that I am starting to think that sleepovers with the girls as an adult are much more fun! Back in January, I had my first sleepover in years and had a fabulous time. This week I had another sleepover with one terrific lady! We decided to have a wine and cheese night. We got all our cheese (mozzarella, gouda, and swiss) on a board, along with fresh basil, tomato, grapes and french bread — yum!! We also poured some great white wine and headed out to the porch.
There we sat, enjoyed the yummy food, wine, and amazing company. It is as an adult that I feel sleepovers become a bonding time that brings a sense of relaxation! I am sure there is a variety of reasons that make adult girl sleepovers better, but at the heart of a great sleepover is an amazing friendship. I have been so blessed to meet, and re-acquaint with some amazing ladies who have shown me that women can be real and great friends. So thank-you to all my fabulous girlfriends who have taught me so much of what a great friend really is!!


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American Legion Auxiliary elects new officers
Sunday, July 7, 2013
MANCHESTER -- The 94th annual state convention of the American Legion Auxiliary, Dept. of NH, was held June 20-23 at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester and two local women were elected to officer positions.
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Donna-Louise Bishop, Reporter
Friday, June 6, 2014
A motorcyclist in his 70s has died this afternoon following a crash involving two cars and a motorbike on the Coast Road in north Norfolk.
Emergency services were called to the accident at about 12.50pm on the A149 near Weybourne, including a crew from the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
Captain Wayne Goudie flew Dr Antonio Bellini and CCP Andy Downes to the location, landing just before 1.30pm.
A spokesman from the EAAA said: "The medics worked alongside their EEAST colleagues to treat a male motorcyclist in his 70′s but despite the best efforts of all those on scene, the patient died.
"Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time."
A rapid response vehicle, an ambulance and a paramedic officer from the East of England Ambulance Service all attended the scene, as well as police and a Norfolk and Fire Rescue Service appliance from Sheringham.
A stretch of the A149, between Sheringham and Weybourne, was closed for most of the afternoon while a collision investigation took place.
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Odessa, TX (Big 2 News) - Fisher's Jewelry on 8th St. in Odessa was burglarized twice in one weekend.
Now, local law enforcement is looking for clues to find the person or people responsible.
Crime Stoppers released surveillance video from one of the burglaries.
They say the first burglary happened around 5:00 am June 7, a man broke into the store and stole several yellow gold, emerald and sapphire rings.
The second break in happened the following night.
This time the suspect cut himself on broken glass, and got away with more than 100 Citizen and Bulova watches.
Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000.00 cash reward for information about these crimest.
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Through the generosity of the Friends of MCW, the Cancer Center is offering MCW faculty members up to $1,000 for travel to a meeting or other activity, such as a workshop, that will enhance the faculty member's ability to conduct cancer research.
The travel or other activity must have a cancer focus. The travel funds are restricted to attendance at a cancer-relevant meeting at which the faculty member will make a research presentation. Pre-approval and proof of acceptance of a first-authored abstract for presentation is required.
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Ferrari F2008 - inner rear wheel revisions 04 November 2008
In Brazil, Ferrari tried to optimize the F2008 to improve the car's aero efficiency, whilst reducing drag and turbulence. In the crowded area, close to its rear wheels, the F2008 sported revised versions of its inner fairings, which had been extended to completely cover the wheel rim (see inset's bottom red arrow). The cross section of the vertical winglet, placed above the suspension upright, was also increased (see inset's top red arrow). According to the engineers, these changes helped divert airflow in this area, in order to prevent it from disrupting the flow of air hitting the rear wing's lower profile.


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Snail and Slug are closely related transcriptional repressors involved in embryonic patterning during metazoan development. In human cancer, aberrant expression of Snail and/or Slug has been correlated with invasive growth potential, a property primarily attributed to their ability to directly repress transcription of genes whose products are involved in cell-cell adhesion, such as E-cadherin, occludin, and claudins. To investigate the molecular mechanisms of alterations in epithelial cell fate mediated by aberrant expression of Snail or Slug, we analyzed the consequences of exogenous expression of these factors in human cancer cells. Aberrant expression of either Snail or Slug led to changes in cell morphology, the loss of normal cell-cell contacts, and the acquisition of invasive growth properties. Snail or Slug expression also promoted resistance to programmed cell death elicited by DNA damage. Detailed molecular analysis revealed direct transcriptional repression of multiple factors with well-documented roles in programmed cell death. Depletion of endogenous Snail by RNA interference led to increased sensitivity to DNA damage accompanied by increased expression of the proapoptotic factors identified as targets of Snail. Thus, aberrant expression of Snail or Slug may promote tumorigenesis through increased resistance to programmed cell death.
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Canon EOS 60D Digital SLR Camera Body Only (18 Megapixel, Black)
Description of Canon EOS 60D Digital SLR Camera Body Only (18 Megapixel, Black)
Take your photography to the next level with the EOS 60D DSLR camera from Canon. Thanks to its large 18MP APS C size CMOS sensor, this camera lets you capture photos with outstanding clarity and detail. The resolution of these captured images is so high that you can enlarge them for cropping without losing out on any of the image detail. The brilliant viewfinder on this camera offers a magnification of 0.95x and a viewing angle of 27degrees. Embedded within the viewfinder is a transparent LCD panel that displays important pieces of information that might come in handy when capturing photos or videos. The swiveling 3 Inch Vari Angle LCD screen of this camera lets you shoot images from any desired angle. Along with a viewing angle of 160degree, it provides up to 7 levels of brightness control.
ISO Range of up to 12,800
The EOS 60D makes use of its broad range of ISO settings to capture clear photos in a wide range of lighting conditions. Using custom functions, the ISO range can be expanded up to 12,800. With improved high sensitivity optimization, you can record sharp images in dim lighting conditions at high shutter speeds. Even when using a flash or a tripod in such cases, your images will be less blurry and grainy. In bright scenes such as long exposure in daylight where you want to achieve the optimal exposure, you can use a completely open wide diameter lens without using a dark filter.
Enhanced EOS HD Video Mode
Considering what the EOS 60D brings to the table, you would feel as if it were designed for the photography purist. When shooting videos, you will be able to capitalize on the features that are the specialty of DSLR cameras. The EOS 60D enables you to take advantage of the features thought to be reserved for still photography. Along with manual controls, it offers access to a range of Canon EF and EFS lenses, including fisheye and macro lenses.
With all these features on offer, it becomes easy to capture stunning and realistic high definition videos even in complex lighting conditions. Using the Movie Crop function, you can trim SD (640 x 480) videos to about 7x magnification as compared to regular shooting. Along with a wind filter that eliminates the background noise, the EOS 60D also provides you with automatic and manual audio control and up to 64 selectable audio levels. With just the push of the quick control button, a simplistic GUI pops up on the main LCD screen. This GUI lets you adjust the image quality, white balance, image creation, and other such settings. You can even perform simple editing tasks such as trimming of videos from a designated point at the start or end of the video on the camera itself. The camera can be set to record in a number of frame rates and resolutions based on what you are doing.
You can shoot 1920 x 1080 Full HD videos at 30fps (29.97fps), 24fps (23.976fps), and 25 fps. The EOS 60D also provides you with numerous other recording sizes such as HD at 1280 x 720 (50/60fps) or SD/VGA at 640 x 480 (50/60fps). You can record at a frame rate of 24 or 30fps when shooting videos with cinema like motion, while 60fps is ideal when you want to upload the videos on social networking sites. A maximum size of 4GB is supported per video recording. The captured videos are saved in the MOV format. Thanks to the HDMI output, you can view the videos from the cameras on high definition screens. While the built in microphone allows for mono recording, you can purchase a self powered external microphone separately for recording stereo sound.
3 inch Vari Angle Clear View LCD Monitor
The 3 Inch Vari Angle Clear View LCD monitor of the EOS 60D makes shooting from awkward angles easy for you. It flips out of the camera body and can be adjusted in whichever way you want. You can effortlessly switch between high and low angles when shooting with a tripod, or when the camera has a battery grip attached.
Continuous Shooting at 5.3fps
The EOS 60D does everything you ask it to with mind blowing speeds. It can start up in just 0.1 seconds, and offers quick autofocus and a shutter with minimal lag. With a speed of 5.3 frames per second, the EOS 60D can capture up to 58 JPEG images and 16 RAW images in a single burst. This ensures that you capture even the most elusive moments.
Brilliant Viewfinder with 96 Percent Coverage
The phenomenally redesigned viewfinder on the EOS 60D offers 96 percent coverage, 0.95x magnification, and a viewing angle of 27degrees. Along with manually adjustable dioptric settings, it also offers a newly designed transparent LCD that enables you to overlay a number of functions in the readout. A six level battery meter can be viewed on the left of the readout, and up to 3 stops have been added on the exposure level indicator scale. The arrows on the scaler point towards higher exposure levels.
Image Conversion and Photo Effects
Without using an outside computer, the EOS 60D lets you large RAW files into smaller JPEG ones and store them separately. This proves to be especially useful when you quickly want to send photos over the Internet. You can choose from among 10 process variables to create the image you want, in 3:2 aspect ratio that is native to 35mm film. These process variables include brightness adjustment, Picture Style, white balance, Auto Lighting Optimizer, noise reduction, color space, JPEG image-recording quality, lens peripheral illumination correction, distortion correction and chromatic aberrations correction.
When going on long trips, you might need more than just one memory card to store all your high definition footage. In such cases, you can use SD, SDXC, and SDHC memory cards with the EOS 60D. Compact and inexpensive, these cards are easily available.
Specifications of Canon EOS 60D Digital SLR Camera Body Only (18 Megapixel, Black)
Product Title: | Canon EOS 60D Digital SLR Camera Body Only (18 Megapixel, Black) |
Item EAN: | 8714574559049 |
Brand: | canon Digital Cameras |
Display Resolution: | 1040000 |
Product weight: | 675 |
Depth: | 78.6 |
Width: | 144.5 |
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Photo Resolution Width in Pixel: | 5184 |
Photo Resolution Height in Pixel: | 3456 |
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Shortest Shutter Speed in s: | 1/8000 |
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OAK ISLAND -- Business owners in Oak Island are coming together to try to catch a local man's killer.
Yellow reward posters have started popping up in business windows since last week.
That's when Phillip Cook was found dead on the front porch of his home off of Northeast 25th Street.
So far local business owners have raised $25,000 in reward money to help find the person responsible for Cook's murder.
Oak Island business owner Dave Cooper said, "It's not just business owners who want to catch him, it's for the ambiance of the island."
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What's the Point of UX Certification?
Recently at work we've been discussing the merits of various UCD training courses, with particular focus on those offering UX certification.
Our UX team is in its infancy, and still relatively small, but we've managed to establish a solid base of enthusiastic advocates in various areas of the business, eager to learn more and develop new skills.
Because of this, we're in the process of defining a new training syllabus, to help support the wider team as much as possible. In order to gain more sponsorship, recognition and legitimacy for our advocates, within their respective LOB, a certified course could be a useful standard to introduce.
"The issue we keep returning to is – how relevant would a certified course actually be? Would it provide significant ROI?"
Paul Seys wrote this very interesting article about whether UX certification is necessary for practitioners and discusses the benefits and ROI of UX certification.
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Dayton Children's has embarked on a long-range facility and campus renewal plan for the hospital's Valley Street campus to improve the delivery of care to children in our region for generations to come. The heart of the plan is a new 260,000 square-foot, eight-story patient tower in the center of hospital's campus. Because nearly 70 percent of the current facilities are older than 35 years and have approached the end of useful life for the delivery of clinical care, the tower will feature all new spaces for specialized care. The tower's design will incorporate the most up to date features for delivery of the best comprehensive care to children in our community, including a new NICU for critically-ill newborns and premature babies.
The new NICU will transform care in the region and offer an array of enhanced features. While the design and project specifics are not finalized, plans include:
Construction on the new patient tower started in March 2014; the new NICU will be one of the first areas constructed. The patient tower is a $141 million project and the entire facility is expected to be completed in 2017.
Growing from a newborn struggling to breathe into a strong State Champion Athlete, Bryce's LifePrint began at Dayton Children's NICU. "Something that could have been a heart-breaking travesty instead turned into the beginning of my son's amazing life," says his father. Read Bryce's LifePrint.