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16.11.03 - By Carlos Kalinchuk: Oscar took the mic along with Jesse James Leija first and they had this to say: Oscar DelaHoya: I want to thank Leija for a spectacular win." James Leija: You dont have to say Jess James Leija (Smiles). Oscar DelaHoya: James, James, James. Were looking for good things for James. He looked excellent today. He was in great shape. Hes hungry. I saw that he has a desire to become World Champion again. As his promoter, I will go and try and get a World Title for him. Obviously thats his number one goal now that hes determined to become world Champion again. Heres your world Champion Jesse James Leija to say a few words. Applause. James Leija: I took the challenge 8 years ago. Thats the kind of guy I am. You have to take risks in boxing and thats why Oscar was a great fighter then. He was an Olympic Gold Champion and what better way to go out than to test my skills with Oscar. People dont understand how strong this guy is. He knocked guys out at 130, 135, 140, 147, and 154. This guys powerful. You dont hear of guys carrying that type of power but he did that. And now hes my promoter so I dont have to fight him again (Laughs). Now we could just fight about him paying me more money (BIG LAUGHS). Next James Leija took questions from the press. Press: How about a fight with Arturo Gatti? James Leija: Thats what I want. Oscar DelaHoya: Thats what Jesse wants. Well be talking and well have talks with HBO and talks with Gattis people and my job is as a promoter to make it happen. It s a very possible fight. Gattis people like the fight and its a matter of getting that signature on the dotted line. With me, a done deal is a signed deal or a signed deal is a done deal (Laughs). Press: Is there a possibility that that fight can come here to San Antonio? Oscar DelaHoya: Very possible. Very possible but we have to sit down with Gattis people and take it one step at a time. James Leija: He has a fight in January and he has to win that fight first. If he wins that fight maybe we can get that fight soon. Oscar DelaHoya: James has always been a star in boxing. Hes always had a loyal following from his fans. If he gets another world title shot, the whole world will want to see it. Thats the way theyve been with him all these years and they will continue to be behind him. So yes 100% that is what were going to try and do. Press: What are your thoughts on tonights fights? Oscar Delahoya: Were just thankful everyone came out okay. Manny Pacquiao is a really, really good fighter. I respect him a lot. Not only as a person but as a fighter and as a human being. Theres no excuses whatsoever. Marco Antonio Barrera fought hard as he always does, but Manny Pacquiao it was his night. I respect Manny Pacquiao and I respect Marco Antonio Barrera because they acted like gentleman. They respected each other and they fought hard and thats what really brings integrity to the sport. So youre Champion, Manny Pacquiao. Applause. Murad Muhammed next took the mike and had this to say. First of all, we want to thank Oscar. To be a great Champion whos now an entrepreneur, to decide and reach back and help the athletes in the field that he loves so much and we thank Oscar for that. Also I explained to Manny that he was coming into the home of Barrera and our Mexican brothers and our Latino brothers and sisters, have a love for their people especially a great Champion like Marco Antonio Barrera. I said to him, that if you come here and you win impressively one thing about the Latinos is they will follow you and give you your respect. I introduce to you one of the greatest champions, and Ive had many in the field but one of the best in this field-Manny Pacquiao. Applause. Manny Pacquiao:First of all I want to thank everybody and HBO and Golden Boy Promotions and Oscar DelaHoya very much. I want to thank Barreras people. Thank you for those of you who always support boxing. I would like to thank God for giving me strength tonight for giving me the victory. And thank you very much to all my countrymen who supported me tonight. And to my company, especially my trainer and company thank you very much. God Bless. Applause. Manny Pacquiao: I want to thank the Rosarios. They are 3 generations of boxers in the Philippines. They came to America and they said Ive got the next world champ. I want to thank HBOs Kerry Davis. Hes got a lot of class because he saw what I saw. People kept saying why are you picking Manny Pacquiao? He would say, hes a diamond in the rough. They would say hes not sure of what hes dong and for that I give him credit. Applause. Press: Did the champ ever feel like he was in trouble? Manny Pacquiao: In the 5th round he hit me hard. Barrera has power and hes a good boxer and so in the 5th round he hit me 3 times and I felt it. Press: What did Freddie tell you towards the end of the fight? Manny Pacquiao: My trainer said, "Be confident. Throw a lot of punches. Therefore dont focus too much on the body now, now do body head body head and that bothered him. Press: Was your speed the difference in the fight? Manny Pacquiao: Yes the speed made a difference. We trained a lot on using speed: speed and power. Press: Will you be going back to 122 or stay at 126? Manny Pacquiao: We dont know yet. We will talk with my company about that. Murad Muhammed: What we have is a mandatory. With Bowana who won the Mandatory for the IBF Championship at 122 lbs. We thank the President of the IBF (His wife) Marion Muhammed for allowing us to keep our belt, if in fact if we would have lost the fight, we would have still been the 122 lb IBF World Champion. We decided to follow through on the contract and he (Bowana) will be the mandatory. We also want to open the floor to one of the greatest trainers. I love this man. He comes from one of the greatest mentors-Eddie Futch. Freddie Roach said to me the other day when I walked into camp the other day, he said, in my gut, I havent felt like this in a long time. Were going to win the fight. So ladies and gentlemen, I dont think we could have done this without a great trainer like Eddie Futch-oops I mean his re-incarnation in Freddie Roach. Applause. Freddie Roach:Mannys famous in the Philippines and now hes famous in America and this is what weve been looking for. To be a great fighter, you have to beat great fighters. And this was Mannys time. And Manny went out there; he worked really hard for this fight. Hes such a great kid to work with. He trains hard. I tell him to take Sundays off from running, he says, No coach, my opponent might be running everyday. I have to run everyday. Hes a dedicated kid. You cant ask for a better pupil. He listens well and Im just happy to be a part of his team. Press: What did you think when you were knocked down in the first? Manny Pacquiao: I know they counted it a knockdown but it was a slip. He didnt hit me. It was a slip but I wasnt thinking about that because it was only the first round and theres more rounds. Its only the 1st round. Press: Anybody that youd like to call out? Manny Pacquiao: It depends on whos the opponent. Murad Muhammed:Manny has called out Ayala. He always has. A then he wanted anyone that looks like a threat to him. And this is the one thing that we like about him. He doesnt care who he fights. If anybody in the 122 or 126 lbs feels that theyre a threat, thats what we really want. Press: Juan Manuel Marquez? Murad Muhammed: Well take Marquez too and we hope the press comes back (laughs). Press: What did you expect from Marco? Manny Pacquiao: Hes in excellent shape. I know he trained really hard in Big Bear. But Marco Antonio Barrera is a good guy and his company. I prayed to the Lord that we have a good fight and that no one gets hurt. I prayed that not just in my fight but in the whole fight card that no one gets hurt in this fight. Press: Was there something in the video that you saw that showed you that that overhand left was going to open all night long? Freddie Roach: I didnt watch any videos. I know Marco too well. The thing is Marco does have trouble with South Paws and hes never faced a South Paw with the Speed of Pacquiao and I thought that would be a huge weapon for us and we worked in the Gym hard on it everyday and the thing is we have a great team. His promoters. His conditioning coach Jackson Forshin takes him to the mountains everyday. If we lost tonight there was nothing he fought the best Manny Pacquiao he could be. And Manny trained hard for this fight and he did what I expected him to do. Press: No one thought hed win this fight, how did he do it? Freddie Roach: I thought he did. (Laughs). Applause. Suddenly Marco Barrera and his team stepped to the stage and hand shakes and both fighters gave congratulatory hugs to both teams. More applause. Fighters find their seats. Oscar DelaHoya: Thank you for supporting Marco. Every Champion has a bad night and Im just proud of Marco because he always behaves well and he continues to be the Latinos Champion. Big applause. Marco Antonio Barrera: Good evening everyone. I want to thank everyone that came to the Alamodome to support me. Unfortunately we had a bad night. Theres no pretext and there are no excuses. I want to thank Manny Pacquiao. I think hes one of the best in boxing today. Hes a champion. I want to thank Oscar DelaHoya and Golden Boy, I appreciate all the support Ive received and were going to rest and see whos in store for me. I just have left to say that I want to thank all of you for being here and supporting me. Thank you. Applause. After translating Oscar said, Marco, for that, my hat goes off to you. Big Applause. Murad Muhammed: Ladies and Gentlemen, my athlete doesnt speak English that well but he does very well. And we want to say to Antonio Barrera, that hes one of the greatest Champions that has ever come in our field. The real key factor of this man is his character. His demeanor that you see today, you feel that hes been like this for the duration of his entire career. Outside of the ring, hes indeed a gentleman. A scholar and hes an intelligent man and we believe that it was Manny Pacquiaos night. I dont believe that Marco Antonio Barrera is through. Once again, Muhammed Ali got beat. Joe Frazier got beat. Ray Robinson got beat. Some of the greatest fighters of all time got beat but its the fighter that comes back. We believe that Marco Antonio Barrera is still here to stay and will return. Applause. At this time, one of the press people from Telemundo stood up and said I want to thank both fighters because no one said anyone cheated or anything like that and so I want to thank both camps for behaving like gentlemen. BIG APPLAUSE. Press: Did you know he was going to be so powerful and that he was going to be able to bang with you? Marco Antonio Barrera: Yes we were aware of his quality and his capabilities. He wiped out the 122 lb division. Unfortunately we had a bad night. I will repeat, there are NO excuses and no pretexts Manny Pacquiao won tonight. Applause. Press: Did you have a problem making weight? Marco Antonio Barrera: No. I had no problem making weight. I had problems with the preparation though. I had some distractions leading up to the fight with my head and people distracting but the weight was fine. Press: Are you going to invoke your rematch clause? Marco Antonio Barrera: In reality I dont know. Im going to take a break with all my family and then speak with Oscar DelaHoya. Barrera added: I wasnt the same. I had distractions but in every sense of the word he beat me. I couldnt concentrate and I could not focus ever. I will repeat, this is a sport of men, and he won and he is a great champion. Applause! Press: Did the forest fires affect training? Marco Antonio Barrera: Yes. I was only there 2 weeks because of the fires. We arrived in San Antonio and then they sent us to Houston for exams. I came here from Houston and then I was fighting with the attorneys. It was a little tough but it passed and now I want to look forward. Murad Muhammed:Before you ask your question, I want to straighten something out. I want to give this credit to Antonio Barrera. Ladies and Gentlemen, there was no rematch clause. Antonio Barrera knew that he had a mandatory. He fought this boy with his heart. He believed he was going to win. He took a gamble. He did not ask for a rematch clause because he said I dont want to disrespect your obligations with the IBF. You sign the fight, we fight. So I want you all to know that this man right here (Barrera) makes no excuses. He did not ask for a rematch clause. Applause. Press: You dont want to make any excuses but didnt you suffer some vision loss after the head-butts occurred? Marco Antonio Barrera: No. Nothing. We very simply had a bad night but physically and mentally Im going to come back 100%. Press: Rudy Perez said after the fight you should retire. What are your thoughts about that? Marco Antonio Barrera: Ive been with Rudy a long time. Hes like a second father and I think that no one like to see someone take a beating. I think that was his reaction this night but we are going to take the calmly and well see what lies in store for us. Press: At what round did you know that you had to do something really dramatic to win this fight? Marco Antonio Barrera: I dont want to try and fool the people as if I was winning. From the 6th round on we knew we had to do something. Because we were doing everything wrong. Press: What comments and words of encouragement did Oscar give you after the fight since he too has suffered heart breaking losses but also a very legitimate one in his first fight with Shane Mosley? Marco Antonio Barrera: That is a good question. I want to thank Oscar DelaHoya right now. He has behaved like a gentleman and a man before and after the fight. He told me that even though what happened, happened, hes here for me. To support me and hes with me always. I think that makes you feel better that you can get off the canvass and move on. Oscar DelaHoya:I want to say that Marco is a Gentleman. A true class act in the sport. I will be with him and support him as long as he wants me to. Hes a friend above all things and business partner second and Im very appreciative of my association with such a fine person and fighter. Earlier in The Evening Jesse Leija did a separate post fight press conference after his victory over 2nd Round KO of Fernando Mena. Oscar could not attend that press conference for security reasons but this is the Leija Post Fight Press Conference in its entirety. James Leija: I was in Houston with Ronnie Shields for 6 weeks and I just think it made a huge difference. I was so nervous for this fight it was incredible. Being in Houston and sacrificing like I havent sacrificed since 1995 and being away from the family (which is the toughest part) and being alone, the only time I talked to anyone that I knew really well, was Ronnie (Shields) and that was two hours in the Gym. Other than that I was alone the whole time. And it was tough but I said Im going to make a BIG sacrifice for this fight. My kids are grown up. The kids understand what daddys doing now. But back in 92,93,94 they just knew I was missing and I wasnt going to do that to my kids and now Im ready to re-commit myself to boxing and throw everything into boxing and that aspect. Thats not to say I havent had a great career even though I was here in San Antonio training hard and doing the whole bit, I had to take that little extra step and just get away from everything and train hard and having a good sparring partner and having a great trainer. Ronnie has always been part of our team since 1990. We were here at home and he was doing his things but weve always been good friends since. Press: James Leija: Was the plan to use the double left jab followed by the right? James Leija: Thats what we worked on everyday in Houston. Making the jab work and making it count and throwing every punch with something behind it. When I threw the right hand, I threw the right hand with bad intentions. Thats what we were training for in the gym and thats what happened in the fight. (In the past) Usually I throw them to set up a different punch but when we were in the gym Ronnie said Every punch has to count, every punch has to hurt and if you throw a right hand, throw it to hurt the guy! Sometimes I would throw right hands at times but sometimes I would throw right hands to set up a hook. This time every punch has to be hard. Press: You hit him with a pretty hard right in the first right that backed him up? James Leija: Yeah. I noticed that but I didnt want to jump on him right away. The first thing we wanted to do in the first round was set up our jab. Press: Were you trying to also be more aggressive? James Leija: No. I was just trying to fight my fight and my pace at my timing and throw punches when I wanted to throw them and not fight when I didnt want to fight and basically control the fight on my terms. That was the whole key. When I was in Houston I was sparring with guys one guy was close to 6 foot. The other guy was a 22 or 23 year old with a lot of power and just non-stop. I tell you, Ronnie worked my butt off over there! At times I looked at him and said, man I ought to go back to San Antonio (smiles) where I can take it easy! We just worked hard and it paid off. Press: With less than two rounds of work, does that accelerate the timetable to fight a person like Gatti or someone else? James Leija: Not for Gatti because he has a fight already scheduled to fight for the number 1 spot in January. Press: Would you then wait for him or would you like to fight again? James Leija: Well its not up to me, well it is up to me but I have to talk with my managers. My trainers and Oscar and my manager and the whole bit. I dont know. Maybe I will get a fight in between since I didnt get too much wear and tear in this one. Press: What do you say to your critics who say youre getting old? James Leija: Were all getting old arent we (laughs)? We are getting old right? Its just about trying to get better. And the thing I may have on me is age but I have all this experience. Ive always had great training. My Dad and Ronnie Ive had so many great trainers that have come in and added some. Weve always taken some pieces together and just pieced them together. Ive had a great, great career but for some reason I was so nervous for this fight because I saw the kid fight. I saw him fight in Laredo and today, Ronnie and I back in Houston watched 4 rounds today I watched a whole tape I and said man, hey, do you know this guy does not stop coming the whole fight! I only saw 4 rounds at first but then I saw that hes doing the same things in the 8 and 9 and 10th rounds! And he was fighting Joe Hutchins who almost beat Gatti in Canada. Press: Then this was great practice for Gatti? James Leija: Yeah! Gatti may look at this and say maybe he doesnt want me now because he almost lost to this guy! Press: Were you afraid of being too pumped up in the ring because the crowd was really, really behind you? James Leija: Yeah, I knew that I had to just take my time and that was the whole key to this. Just be patient and work my jab everything was going to be set up with the jab. But was nervous. After the first round my legs still felt like they hadnt loosened up at all. The first round was pretty easy and it went my way. Ronnie said you won the first round. Just give me another one like that and add a little bit more pressure and thats what we did. The guy cannot fight backing up and once he starts backing up, I knew that he wasnt fighting his style. Press: Were you surprised the referee shoved you back so hard (and made you fall)? James Leija: He just got lucky (laughs)! I was fighting two guys in there, I was hitting this guy and the referee was pushing me around. He caught me with a good push. Press: Thats was the best offense against you all night. James Leija: Yeah (smiles). Press: Can you speak about Oscar and how hes taken fighters whove been put on the shelf like Raul Marquez and yourself and how hes opened the door for you? James Leija: Oscars doing great. Hes going to be a good promoter-a great promoter but its a two way street. He needs the TV and he needs the older fighters to bring along the younger fighters and I think thats what were doing and I think hes helping us out as well. Hes giving us good cards. Hes giving us good fights but its a two way street. He needs us and we need him. Press: Youre taking each fight at a time and your basing each fight on a fight-by-fight basis James Leija: Well I have 3 fights left with DelaHoya. Youre mentioning right now that youre recommitted to boxing. Im going to throw everything I can into the next 3 fights. After that Im not sure whats going to happen but I know I cant go on forever! I am old now so we just going to take each fight one at a time and go from there. If the Gatti big fight comes up like the Gatti fight that may happen, it may not. If it does then we take it and train hard for it and see what it gives us. Press: Whats life after boxing going to be like? James Leija: Busy. Im working with Red McCombs (HUGE AUTOMOTIVE DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO) and Im working with PowerAde, which is the best so you make sure you tell everyone! (BIG LAUGHS) James Leija: Drink PowerAde. I was drinking my PowerAde right before I walked in the ring and that may be the new deal. Thats that new power I have! (LAUGHS). James Leija: Well like I said, that Red McCombs and business ventures that I manage and co-manage with Michael Miller and were just trying to do a whole bunch of things. Press: Before you fought, you were in the corner of Gabriel Elizondo. Did you use some of your energy there? James Leija: Yeah that was probably one of the first times I did that. We had enough time. Come on man, Ive been doing this for so that Im a pro and I know I have to get ready and go back and concentrate on my fight. Theres was enough time and if there wasnt Ronnie wouldnt have let me or anyone else. Press: Are you in the best shape of your life right now? James Leija: I dont know about best physically, but I use my head to be my best. I run hard. Ronnie trained me hard and one thing about Ronnie, hes just like my Dad. Hes just like my Dad! He really doesnt over state Youre doing great, youre doing this. I dont hear that from Ronnie and sometimes I want to hear something but I never heard it from my Dad either. They tell me my mistakes and they tell me what Im doing wrong. My Dads always done that from day 1. And Ive always criticized him for that and said you never tell me when Im doing good! If I dont say anything good then youre okay but I need to correct your mistakes so you dont get hurt. And thats the same way Ronnie is. He corrects my mistakes but he doesnt tell me Im being great. You want to hear that sometimes! Press: In terms of training, what did you concentrate on for this fight? James Leija: Just trying to get his balance right. Sometimes when he throws, his balance is off. With the power James has, and stepping into punches and thats why you saw the right hand tonight. He throws punches to set punches up but when you have punches those punches have to be hard and you saw it tonight. He just got in there and hurt him. Press: Did you notice the nerves that he said he was feeling when he got back to the corner? Ronnie Shields: I knew it. I knew he was nervous. I said this guy has never been in a big fight like this so hes going to be nervous. He said he might jump out on me but I said I dont think hes going to do that. Just take your time. If you hit him harder, this guy is going to start backing up and I sent him forward. James Leija: After the first round Ronnie said the guys getting hit and hes backing up so thats what we did. Hes never fought that way. Hes always been an aggressive fighter and once hes backing up, he was on his heels and I was able to capitalize on the right hand. Press: Talk about the punch sequence that ended the fight? James Leija: I dropped him with a double jab then a right hand and then I looked at my corner and Ronnie said come back on him with a double jab right hand. And thats what I did. I might have smothered myself right when I went to the ropes the first time, but then I tried to throw my left jab and my right hand over his left.
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Millennial Workforce Increasingly Adopts BYOD, Showing Nonchalant Attitude Towards Password and Security Policies
Continuing Its Alignment to National Cyber Security Awareness Month's Weekly Themes, ThreatMetrix Outlines the Ways Businesses Can Reap the Benefits of BYOD in the Workforce
San Jose, CA (PRWEB) October 16, 2013
ThreatMetrix™, the fastest-growing provider of integrated cybercrime solutions, continues its commitment to National Cyber Security Awareness Month by aligning to the week three theme, "Cyber Workforce and the Next Generation of Cyber Leaders."
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the millennial generation will dominate the workforce by 2015 – and they'll be bringing with them a whole new attitude about technology and cybersecurity. This includes a nonchalant attitude towards passwords and security, and an insistence on using their own devices – the Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) challenge.
"When we first started talking about BYOD, there was a lot of resistance and concern from businesses from a security standpoint – very few devices were known and approved by IT," said Andreas Baumhof, chief technology officer, ThreatMetrix. "However, with more insistence from the evolving workforce, companies began warming up to the idea, realizing BYOD can lead to a more productive workforce and lower costs. Initially, BYOD policies were responding to the needs of the employee only. Companies are now beginning to understand how to create policies around the intersection of the employee and the enterprise."
Unfortunately, the major issue for companies implementing BYOD policies still lies in security. Early BYOD programs were focused on restricting and controlling devices themselves, but companies quickly learned that approach wasn't scalable. The devices themselves do not fall under IT's control, and with mobile devices changing at such a rapid pace, it is impossible for companies to keep up.
According to Baumhof, to implement secure BYOD policies, companies need to focus on the factors they can control:
- Logins – Make sure to have secure login systems across all devices. For example, don't sacrifice security for convenience on mobile logins. Webmail and SSL-VPN's are a common entry point for attackers.
- Transactions – Identify high risk transactions, and implement technologies that can identify these across multiple applications with different security requirements.
- Data – Design policies about who can access which data in which situations and implement technologies that can help by watching each login and transaction automatically.
"BYOD is a result of a generation that grew up with technology coming into the workforce," said Baumhof. "This is a culture clash for many enterprises. BYOD is the first step towards a fully integrated approach of employees and enterprises working together for the benefit of both – in the most productive way possible."
This will be a major shift in the industry and ThreatMetrix sees the rapid growth of BYOD in the workforce going hand-in-hand with this week's National Cyber Security Awareness Month theme – "Cyber Workforce and the Next Generation of Cyber Leaders" – as ThreatMetrix aligns with the Department of Homeland Security's emphasis on the importance of cyber security, no matter what device data is accessed from.
For more information on National Cyber Security Awareness Month, visit: http://www.dhs.gov/national-cyber-security-awareness-month or http://staysafeonline.org/ncsam/.
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U.S. cropland values rose 7.6% this year over last year's average, according to USDA's Land Values report, released Aug. 1.
The average cropland price hit $4,100/acre in 2014 compared to $3,810 in 2013 and $2,700/acre in 2010.
The Northern Plains saw the highest average land-value hike during 2014, increasing by 13.6% to $3,090/acre compared to the previous year's average of $2,720/acre.
Cropland values in the Lake and Southern Plains regions each rose 10.1% to, respectively, $4,670/acre and $1,630/acre. The Corn Belt saw an 8.2% hike to $7,000/acre, and the Northeast's cropland values remained unchanged at $5,260/acre. Mountain Region values dropped by 5.1% overall to an average of $1,690/acre.
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Other regions showing value increases include the Delta by 5.5% to $2,510/acre, the Pacific by 3% to $5,860/acre, the Appalachian region by 2.4% to $3,780/acre, and the Southeast by 1.1% to $3,730.
Cropland values in South Dakota rose by 20.8% to $3,430/acre – the biggest upward bump for an individual state. Other big gainers were North Dakota by 17.1% to $2,050, Kansas by 17.1% to $2,260/acre, Minnesota by 10.9% to $4,870/acre and Texas by 10.5% to $1,680/acre.
New Jersey continues to report the highest values for cropland at $13,000/acre, an increase of $100/acre from the 2013 average. California ranked second at $10,140/acre, up from $9,860/acre in 2013.
The lowest cropland values for 2014 were found in Montana at $987/acre, Wyoming at $1,370 and New Mexico at $1,450/acre.


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Well organised treat of a tour involving limo pick-up, friendly tour guides and pilots. Skywalk was amazing if not a bit of a strange experience - even though you know it will hold you you still get wobbly legs! Well worth the visit - needed little longer at skywalk - only thing to improve.
We were soo lucky, did the 7 am tour, so when we arrived at the skywalk it was just our group of 12. This was my 3rd helicopter trip to the Grand Canyon and was just as exciting as the 1st. Loved loved loved it!!!
Awesome! Pick at hotel in stretch limo.. Very well organized tour! Would highly recommend this tour.
Amazing trip - got to see Hoover Dam and Lake Mead up close before heading to the Grand Canyon which was awesome from the air and even more awesome from the Skywalk. After a few initial nerves I plucked up the courage to let go of the handrail and stand over the glass which is such an amazing view - particularly when you remind yourself that theres only glass between you and a 4000ft freefall!! The helicopter pilot and the guide at the Skywalk were really knowledgeable and engaging which made the trip all the more memorable. If you are in Vegas you MUST do this trip.
This trip was amazing I would recommend this to anyone, I enjoyed the whole trip from the limo to the skywalk
Great flight over the canyon and the Las Vegas strip on our return flight the sky walk is also well worth doing great tour Guide and pilot .
This was my frist trip to the Grand Canyon and if I never get to visit it again the memory will last for ever .The helicopter trip was unbelievable appox.40 min to the canyon an 40 mins back was amazing . I had the back seat going but was up front on return OH BOY! The pilot was great , and the tour guide at the canyon was on her job keeping us on schedule .Every thing was just great . THANK YOU
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Title: | EXPECTATIONS AND ANTICIPATIONS OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN PREPARING THEIR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY FOR FUTURE ADULT ROLES INCLUDING THOSE AS PARTNER AND PARENT |
Author: | Pedersen, Mette J. |
Advisor(s): | Luckasson, Ruth |
Committee Member(s): | Scherba de Valenzuela, Julia Trinidad Galván, Ruth Copeland, Susan |
Department: | University of New Mexico. Division of Educational Specialties |
Subject: | Intellectual disability middle and high school teachers partnering and parenting |
LC Subject(s): | Special education teachers -- Attitudes Children with mental disabilities -- Education (Secondary) Youth with mental disabilities -- Marriage |
Degree Level: | Doctoral |
Abstract: | Through a series of individual ethnographic interviews and focus groups, I explored the expectations and anticipations of middle and high school special education teachers as they carry out their professional charge of educating their students with intellectual disability for lives in the least restrictive environment, including possible adult roles as partners and parents. This study examined the choices teachers make, including teaching curriculum and professional responsibility, as they approach their professional duties in educating their students with ID for life beyond the classroom. Teachers were asked to share their expectations of themselves in preparing their students and their anticipation of their students' adult lives once they leave the school system. Analysis of qualitative data gathered through both recorded individual interviews and focus groups revealed three major domains in which the data clustered including: (a) boundaries; (b) dangers and threats; and (c) responsibility for change. Themes within each domain also emerged to reveal concerns among the teachers for their students' safety, preparation for adult roles, tension with parents, and lack of school leadership. While this research focused on expectations and anticipations of middle and high school teachers in preparing their students for adult roles, including those of partner and parent, it revealed the need for attention to many aspects of the implementation of an educational program, including utilization of the IEP for individual educational planning and actualization of IDEA as tools to ensure students receive an appropriate education that prepares them for future roles in an inclusive society. Teachers struggled to exercise personal agency and action in making changes and seemed to be unsafe in exploring that possibility within the culture of the school and larger educational systems in which they worked. |
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Your friend is from the "Life" school--not earth. Ravenwood doesn't have an earth school. Billy Bob is correct--6700 might seem like a high hit but it's a relatively low one (in the grand scheme of high hits) to any Archmage or Promethean wizard.
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To the Apaches, Geronimo embodied the very essence of the Apache values, agressiveness, courage in the face of difficulty. These qualities inspired fear in the settlers of Arizona and New Mexico. The Chiricahuas were mostly migratory following the seasons, hunting and farming. When food was scarce, it was the custom to raid neighboring tribes. Raids and vengeance were an honorable way of life among the tribes of this region.
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By the time American settlers began arriving in the area, the Spanish had become entrenched in the area, they were always looking for Indian slaves and Christian converts. It was the Spanish who raided and killed Geronimo's young wife and child and reportedly caused such a hatred of the whites that he vowed to kill as many as he could.
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Geronimo finally surrendered on the urging of his followers in September after the Army promised that after a period of time he would be able to return to Arizona. Geronimo and his followers were shipped to St. Augustine, Florida where many died from malaria or tuberculosis. Geronimo never again saw his beloved Arizona and died a prisioner many years later on a reservation in Oklahoma.
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Bridge Officer Combat Guide
Bridge Officer Combat Guide
The care and feeding of your crew.
This is a guide on how to get the most out of your Bridge Officers in combat. This guide will not cover Bridge Officer ground skills. I'll save that for others to do. What this guide will do is to reveal how your Bridge Officers react, and how you can control what your Bridge Officers will do. And I'll also be revealing a bit of how the game AI work.
Section I - The Basics
"Are your out of your Vulcan Mind?"
OK, your Bridge Officers are NPCs (Non Player Characters). That means there isn't a human behind their controls. But they are your NPCs. They are loyal to you and each other. The game server is what controls that actions. The thing that does that is called the game's Artificial Intelligence or AI. (Some would call is Artificial Dumbness. And I would't call them that
). The AI is a set of algorithms that determine how the NPCs will act given a certain set of circumstances. Your Bridge Officers has a slightly different AI which controls their behaviors that make them uniquely your crew.
You'll note I called the AI dumb above. The NPCs may certainly do some seemingly dumb things under certain circumstance. But your Bridge Officers are surprisingly capable on their own. The key to this keeping your Bridge Officers fairly close together and within line of sight of each other. Many times I let my away team deal with a Klingon Swordmaster while I deal with the rest of the spawn. I'll turn around just in time to see the Swordmaster fall to defeat.
The best advice I can give overall is to watch and observe your Bridge Officers. Watch to see how they react in certain situations. You'll eventually learn how the AI reacts in any given circumstance. When a Bridge Officer is starting to do something dumb, you'll know when to go in and take control.
"You want me to go there?!?"
This section will cover some basic behavior of your Bridge Officers. First off all bridge officers have a certain location they want to be when out of combat. I call this their leash point. By default a Bridge Officers leash point is a location in the rear facing of your Captain's avatar. The points are arranged in a semicircle. You've all seen this. As you turn or move a bit, your Bridge Officers will jump all over themselves (literally) scrambling to get back to their leash location.
In combat this behavior changes a bit. Bridge Officers will now move away from the leash points in order to close to within weapon/ability range of target. They will also try to get flanking positions for the extra flanking damage modifier. But there is something that isn't apparent in the AI's combat movements.. There is a distance from the leash point the Bridge Officer will not go beyond. I call this the leash distance. If a Bridge Office goes beyond the leash distance, it now becomes a high imperative of the AI to return within the leash limit. Actually the imperative is to return to within a certain minimum distance of your character. You can see this behavior if you run off away from your crew while in combat. Your Bridge Officers will race back to your new position. Normally that means that your Bridge Offers won't go wondering off on their own too far.
I'll come back to this later, but you can change the leash location for your Bridge Officers. You can set a rally point for an Bridge Officers and that point will become their new leash point. The out of combat and in combat behaviors as described above don't change except for the new leash point. If you set a rally point for your away team, your captain can wonder away and leave your away team behind. If you get attacked too far away from your crew, you are own your own. They will not come racing to he rescue. You ordered them not to. If you set rally points, don't forget to remove them.
(Yes, I've gone off and left my away team behind. I quickly remember that fact when it's 8 to 1 in my next fight.)
"Alright, mister. Who threw the first punch?"
In this section, I'll cover aggro. And I'll discuss things I've learned about Cryptic's game AI over the years. Take this stuff with a grain of salt. I'm relatively certain about things. But I freely admit I might be way off base about sometings.
Aggro is a pseudo-word that has evolved from the mists of time of MUDs and MUSHs to MMORPGs. The word basically means who does the AI pay attention to or "The target for tonight is...". This section also applied to the enemy NPCs and ships as well.
Cryptic's AI uses a computed value called threat level for target determination. The game AI computes a threat level for all near targets of the NPC. That list is sorted by threat level. Threat level is a long complex formula with many different factors in it. But the the way threat works can be disstilled down to two things: distance and damage.
Distance is inverse proportional to threat level. That means the closer the target is to the NPC, the higher the threat level of that target. In City of Heroes (Cryptic first MMORPG) this was a big factor. I don't think distance is as big a factor in STO, but it still is a contributing factor.
The other big factor is damage done to the NPC. The more damage an target does to the NPC, the larger the amount of threat that is generated by the source of damage. If you get off an exploit attack on an NPC, you are definitely going to be in its sights. A non-obvious factor is non-damage attacks on NPC (holds, roots, stuns, debuffs, etc.) These can be classified as an amount of damage in the threat level determination. For example, if you using an abilities which does nothing but root (immobilize) an NPC, that will be consider an attack. And healing can also be considered as damage as well. If you are getting lots of attention as a team Healer, you now know why.
The lesser factors can be things such as an NPC hatred of the species of the target. For example, (totally made up) Klingons really hate Humans. So a human target gets an extra amount of threat. So all other thing being equal, a human would be targeted above anything else. As I said there a lots of factors that make up the threat equation. I don't have a clue as to what they (if any) could be. But maybe a dev will give us some insight to it someday. And there is a bit of randomness to threat level as well. This is to ensure that the all of the NPC's in a group don't pick the exactly game target with other other thing being the same.
There are some abilities which will reduce reduce threat. In the vernacular of MMORPG game, this is known as a placate ability. Basically what it does is to give the affected target a huge negative amount of threat. The target essential drop off the radar of the NPC for the duration of the placate. In STO there are are few abilities which can placate. On the ground there is Science ability Neural Neutralizer. And in space there is the Jam Sensors Science Bridge Officers ability.
And lastly, threat level doesn't totally determine the targets of NPC or Bridge Officer actions. NPCs and Bridge Officers have abilities which can affect affect friendly and enemy targets. NPCs and Bridge Officers will use those abilities on targets of opportunity when they pop up. For example, healing isn't away needed, but when a friendly unit has taken enough damage, an NPC with healing abilities will heal the injured target. Likewise, the ability Stasis Field is a hold. A Bridge Officers will tend to hold a specific target with Status Field even if they are focused on another target. Which leads me to Captain Quirk of the...er...
Another quirk of the game AI is off-target targeting. That is a tendency for the game AI to keep picking on a specific target with an ability. Even if that specific target isn't the highest threat. The one specific ability type I've seen this behavior is the single target holds in the game. For Bridge Officers is the Science ability Stasis Beam. The Science Bridger Officers will pick on the same target is possible to keep it locked down.
And you can override the game AI's behavior in regards to target selection. You can select a target and force one or more of the your Bridge Officers to say this is your primary target. That target may be an enemy NPC or a friendly. That target can even be yourself. More on this in the "Make it so!" section.
Perception Distance
Perception Distance is something I need to touch on as well. Perception for you the player is quite simple. If a target is out of perception range due to range, being obscured or by stealth. You won't see it on your game screen. Perception range for the game AI is something of a misnomer.
The game AI cheats in that it knows exactly where every target is. The perception range of an NPC is actually maximum range at which they will 'aggro' onto a target outside of combat mode. If a target come within that radius, the game AI could go into combat mode and the aggro /perception range shoots sky high. That means you have to get a loooong way away fron the NPC before the game AI will normally give up.
And the game AI doesn't instantly go into combat more upon "perceiving" a target. It will go into an alert stance for several seconds. You can tell this by the NPC actions. They stop their normal non-combat action and movement. And then they standing upright as though they "heard" something. In space, you'll see ships come to a complete stop. If the "perceived" target moves out of perception/aggro range before times up, the NPCs will resume there out of combat actions. But if the target is still there at the end of those few seconds, they shift into combat mode.
And the game engine has a great deal of reality built into it in regards to perception. On the ground, the NPCs facing actually does matter and affects their perception range. NPCs have a broad front facing in which they can see out to their normal perception range. And they have a narrower rear facing in which their perception range is greatly reduced. So it's possible to sneak up on NPCs from behind. And here you through the game spawns running around in different directions didn't matter. Well now you know they actually do it for a reason. It's so you sneaky players can't run up behind and surprise them.
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Tuesday, January 20th
8:30 AM to 4:30 pm: Half and Full Day WOrkshops
>>> Scroll down to see the list of this years workshops.<<<
- 2 on Diversion and Collection
- 4 on Processing and Management
- 2 on Marketing and Use
12 pm to 4 pm: "Sneak Preview" of the Equipment Show and Demonstrations
Take a free bus out to the Garden-Ville Compost Facility and see the equipment that will be demonstrated on Friday in a more relaxed and personal environment
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Compostable Plastics Task Force Meeting
Open to all! Hear updates from the three working groups: Labeling and Information, Legislation and Enforcement, and Standards and Practices. Get involved in future plans. Meets in Wedgewood Room
Meeting sponsored by BPI and NatureWorks
Collecting Organics–How Haulers can connect Generators and Composters to Maximize Organic Recycling
This half day seminar will provide expert guidance to seasoned and new
yard waste and food waste haulers on how to gain new business with institutional,
commercial and municipal waste generators through collaborative partnerships that
minimize collection and hauling costs, lower GHG impacts on the environment, and
utilize and grow local (on site and off site) composting options. Learn how customized
services such as certified compostable foodservice ware, cart and dumpster rental,
container washing, training on in house collection procedures, ease of use, and odor minimization can develop a long term sustainable program for generators, as well as a consistent and quality supply of organics to composters.
Instructors: Nicole Chardoul, P.E., JD Lindeberg, P.E.
End Time: 4:30
Max Attendees: 30
Non-Member Price: $225
Instructor(s): Nicole Chardoul, P.E., is a Principal and Vice President of Resource Recycling Systems (RRS).
Nicole has 18 years of experience in engineering, pollution prevention, recycling and composting facility construction oversight, as well as equipment and system procurement. Nicole has trained compost site operators in Michigan since 2002 and serves on local food policy and composting committees to encourage food diversion from the landfill. Nicole is actively working with universities, healthcare and urban farming organizations in Michigan to build capacity for composting of food scraps from food service operations and to support healthy, local food supply.
JD Lindeberg, P.E. is a Principal and President of RRS. JD has worked for 27 years with leading US non-profit and private institutions on green business planning, financial assessment and project management. JD also has extensive practical knowledge in biomass energy systems, capital project planning, design engineering, organics and "green" housing projects. He has been instrumental in the development of the organics recovery infrastructure in both the State of Michigan as well as across the United States.
He has served as a member of the board of directors of the US Composting Council. He is a noted expert in the field of biomass supply and financial due diligence -- a role in which he has evaluated the quality of numerous food waste supply contracts and recovery companies. Finally, he has been a tireless advocate for making the connection between quality soils, organic foods, and beneficial reuse of recovered
Diverting Compostables: Tools for Recycling Coordinators, Sustainability Directors, and others
Planning and implementing a source-separated organics collection is complicated! Fortunately, the CCREF has collected a number of tools to help you have a successful SSO program in your community. This course is designed to help you understand every link in the chain from cradle to compost by exploring the Cradle2Compost toolkit. We will discuss the best and leading practices currently being used and show case studies of what works and what to avoid.
One of the key decisions you will face in designing your program is around compostable plastics (CP). CP has been shown in increase collection volumes, but now all composters accept them. A second toolkit, devoted exclusively to CP, will also be highlighted as part of this workshop.
Bring your questions and stories and together we will move food waste collection forward.
Draft Agenda:
- Introductions and review of the course material to be covered
- The 7 or 8 links in the chain needed to have a successful SSO program
- Using the C2C toolkit—resources for each link
- Compostable Plastics—orientation and exploration of the CP toolkit
- Case Studies
- Sharing stories and ideas
Instructors: Rick Lombardo and Doug Hill
End Time: 12:00
Max Attendees: 30
Non-Member Price: $225
Instructor(s): Rick is the Director of Business Development for North America for Natur-Tec®, a business unit at Northern Technologies International Corp. (NTIC). He manages Natur-Tec marketing, distribution, and sales strategies for North America. Rick has extensive experience in working with brand owners, channel partners, community stakeholders, and regulators to define the role of compostable plastics as an enabler to organic waste diversion efforts. He is a frequent invited speaker at industry and client forums on bioplastics and sustainable practices throughout the county. He is currently involved with the Sustainable Materials ACTION Team, an Elemental Impact Task Force, focusing on implementing best and better zero-waste practices at both public and private entities in Georgia and North Carolina. Rick has a Bachelor of Science in Packaging from Michigan State University.
Doug Hill is the Owner and President of EcoVision Environmental, an innovative full service company dedicated to the triple bottom line and working on both recycling and organics diversion programs for municipal and commercial customers. In addition to program development, EcoVision Environmental offers a wide range of products to support their customer's waste diversion programs.
Throughout his career, he has developed and launched several successful environmental products and has several more being developed. Doug he has created an abundance of meaningful, long term relationships that have enabled him to cultivate an extensive and professional network of colleagues globally. He possesses the essential balance of experience, integrity and credibility that always produce outstanding results for his customers.
Doug has made significant contributions to municipal governments in the area of environmental program and policy development. He has spoken at conferences across North America and volunteers his time to several organizations in the non- profit sector. He has held positions with a variety of Boards in an advisory capacity.
Compost Business Management
This full day training will cover the basic principles and techniques necessary to create a successful compost business. This course is designed to provide a 'buildable" foundation for all attendees. Topics covered will include a variety of items necessary to establish and maintain a viable compost business, including: review of basic compost biology, feedstock management, equipment selection, financing and maintenance, measuring compost quality, health and safety concerns, compost marketing (bag and bulk sales) and distribution, and, finally compost business 101 (starting from the ground and working up). By day's end, attendees will have a working knowledge and skill base necessary to succeed in any compost business venture.
Instructors: Mark King and David Hill
End Time: 4:30
Max Attendees: 30
Non-Member Price: $350
Instructor(s): Mark King, Environmental Specialist, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta. Mark served as one of the founders of the internationally acclaimed, "Maine Compost School", and currently serves as Director, as well as actively participating in course instruction. Mark provides on-going technical assistance to new and existing compost facilities through facility siting and design support, operations assistance, and compost process trouble-shooting.
David Hill. Principal in CycleLogic Environmental Marketing, Business Development and Consultation. Greater than 25 years of marketing and management achievement, with emphasis on product management, market development and value-added positioning in the solid waste management and resource recovery industries.
Foundations of Compost
This intensive 1-day training will cover the basic concepts, practices and "how to's" of compost production. The course will provide a foundation for novice compost operators, managers and regulators and will refresh veteran composters on the underlying scientific principles. Subjects will include: Basic principles of composting, monitoring and managing the process, data collection and interpretation, odor control, review of major processing methods, and an overview of markets for compost.
Instructors: Dr. Robert Rynk and Matt Cotton
End Time: 4:30
Max Attendees: 75
Non-Member Price: $350
Instructor(s): Dr. Robert Rynk is an environmental and agricultural engineer, specializing in composting and waste management. He is the editor of the On-Farm Composting Handbook, a faculty member with the State University of New York at Cobleskill and formerly technical editor for BioCycle magazine.
Matthew Cotton, Integrated Waste Management Consulting, LLC, teaches SWANA's Manager of Composting Programs Course and has over 20 years experience in composting.
Aerated Static Pile Composting: Applications and Advancements
This course is for experienced composters (municipal, farm, non-profit or for-profit) who would like to expand beyond the basics of leaf and yard waste composting into food residuals, manures, biosolids and other challenging materials.
Participants will learn the differences among various aerated compost systems, how to determine fan size and piping, and procedures for constructing and monitoring an ASP System. Many examples of aerated compost systems will be discussed, ranging in size from 2.5 to 25,000 cubic yards and processing all varieties of organic by-products from municipal, institutional and agricultural sources. This workshop includes group exercises, useful planning tools, and an open-discussion format to explore student's specific needs.
Pre-requisite: USCC Foundations of Composting or similar basic compost operations course.
Instructor: Peter Moon
End Time: 12:00
Max Attendees: 30
Non-Member Price: $225
Instructor(s): Peter Moon, PE, O2 Compost, Snomish, WA. Peter has 25 years of consulting experience. Having studied, tested and resolved nearly every mistake imaginable, he understands what works and more importantly what does not work. Peter founded Price-Moon Enterprises in 1996 as an environmental consulting firm specializing in composting facilities; O2Compost is the Training Program Division of Price-Moon Enterprises. The objective has always been to enable all composters, no matter what the size of their facilities, to compost their by-products with aeration and to keep this process simple, systematic and affordable
Management of Odor Issues at Compost Facilities
This workshop will provide information and discuss odor management for various handling systems and control technologies for composting. Methods of odor assessment will be presented. Odor modeling and its value will be discussed. There have been several studies concerning odor as a potential public health issue. As a result there have been several legal actions against operators. This aspect will also be discussed.
Instructor: Jeff Gage
End Time: 4:30
Max Attendees: 30
Non-Member Price: $225
Instructor(s): Jeff Gage is a System Designer and Project Manager for Green Mountain Technologies. He has a BA in Advanced Environmental Studies / Energy Systems from Evergreen State University. He has been designing composting facilities since 1985 and has constructed and/or operated over twenty-five large scale composting facilities across the United States. He has published his composting research, served on public composting boards and has earned multiple awards and certifications. He founded and was a lead instructor for the WSU Compost School. In addition to working at GMT, he teaches composting fundamentals throughout the world including the UK, the Middle East and the Americas.
Compost Marketer's Toolkit
Provides training for compost sales and marketing staff on the basics of compost marketing and sales, as well as provides pertinent technical information pertaining to compost benefits, and plant and soil responses (ammunition for the compost salesperson). The workshop provides marketing insight and sales techniques for new, as well as veteran, compost sales staff.
Instructor: Ron Alexander
End Time: 4:30
Max Attendees: 50
Non-Member Price: $350
Instructor(s): Ron Alexander, a horticulturist and veteran compost salesman and sales/marketing manager with more than 25 years of experience in compost marketing and end use.
How to Use Compost: Fruit, Vegetables, Landscaping, and other Applications
Once compost has passed regulatory health and safety standards, fruit, vegetable, ornamental and organic growers and producers are interested in potential benefits of its use. Appropriate compost utilization for agriculture, horticultural and landscape products must ensure a proper balance between organics, applied nutrients and the nutrients needs of the particular crop being produced. Consideration must also be given to potentially harmful effects such as plant phytotoxicity and the presence of heavy metals. Workshop participants will learn proper compost use for specific crops and other applications. Training will be based on composting principles and promote the improvement of soil physical, chemical and biological properties by the correct use of composts. To evaluate the effectiveness of the training, pre and post-tests will be administered before and after the training program.
Instructors: Dr. Monica Ozores Hampton and David Crohn
End Time: 4:30
Max Attendees: 30
Non-Member Price: $350
Instructor(s): Dr. Monica Ozores-Hampton, Research Associate at the University of Florida/SWFREC, has more than a decade researching compost production and utilization.
David Crohn earned his doctorate in 1992 from Cornell University in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Since then he has been a professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Riverside. His research emphasizes the beneficial use of municipal and agricultural residues as soil amendments and fertilizers. If used beneficially, these materials can improve soils, crops and landscapes, but appropriate use requires consideration of their potential impact on ground and surface waters. By applying a systems approach, Dr. Crohn has developed tools to assist farmers and is scheduling applications of manures and other organic fertilizers. He works closely with the compost industry and state agencies, assisting them in identifying quality products for use in landscape to promote plant health and in construction areas to control erosion. Recently, he has published novel approaches for determining environmental pathogen survival functions where temperatures vary over time and where occurrences represent events that are seldom observable.


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Friday, July 25, 2014
Britain has finally emerged from its worst post-war downturn after growth of 0.8% in the second quarter of 2014 took the size of the economy above its pre-recession peak.
The performance left the UK's gross domestic product (GDP) 0.2% ahead of its level at the start of 2008, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
It marks the end of a period when GDP slumped to 7.2% below its pre-recession levels by the middle of 2009.
The stuttering recovery did not take flight until last year when growth began to accelerate.
But Britain is now predicted to be the fastest growing major world economy in 2014. Yesterday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its GDP forecast for the fourth time in a row to 3.2%.
Commenting on the figures, Chancellor George Osborne said: "Thanks to the hard work of the British people, today we reach a major milestone in our long-term economic plan."
Today's figures showed that GDP was 3.1% higher in the second quarter compared with the same period a year ago, the highest such year-on-year increase since the last quarter of 2007.
The 0.8% growth for the second quarter, which was widely forecast, was primarily driven by the powerhouse services sector, which accounts for three-quarters of output, and grew by 1%.
But expansion in the manufacturing sector slowed to just 0.2% while construction shrank by 0.5%, dragged down by a weak May for builders. For both sectors it was the worst quarter since the start of 2013.
The figures mean that while the services sector is now 2.9% ahead of its level at the start of 2008, manufacturing is still 7.4% behind and construction lagging by 10.7%.
The continuing pace of the recovery, with growth maintaining the pace of the first three months of the year, will feed into expectations about the timing of an interest rate rise. Accelerating signs of economic improvement have seen these brought forward.
However, critics of the Coalition point to evidence that it is not yet filtering through to ordinary households as real terms pay is falling.
Latest figures show while employment levels are improving strongly, pay growth has fallen to just 0.3%, lagging well behind inflation at 1.9%.
Opponents of the Government also point to the measure of GDP per head, which in the first quarter of this year was 5.5% below the peak. The measure for the second quarter is not yet available.
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i wish i could see my bank account change so easy.
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Osborne has been 're adjusting' the figures again !, you can make 'statistics' say exactly what you want them to say if you 'present' them in the right way !. there are 'Lies, Damned Lies and then Statistics' !
Friday, July 25, 2014
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PUBLISHED: 29 Mar 2012 00:01:36 | UPDATED: 29 Mar 2012 03:53:44PUBLISHED: 29 Mar 2012 PRINT EDITION: 29 Mar 2012The Australian Financial Review
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is keeping mum on why it thinks Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies is a potential threat to national security. But ASIO must be in possession of some pretty damning evidence, otherwise the Gillard government's decision to ban Huawei from tendering for the $36 billion national broadband network looks an awful lot like Australia is following American trade protection agendas that bring no real benefits to us.
Treating a company that is on track to become the world's biggest telecommunications equipment maker as a potential agent for a government that could potentially become a hostile one is a worrying throwback to the Cold War.
The Gillard government says it is following ASIO's advice. Although we do not know the details of that advice, the intelligence agency was likely following the lead of the US, where authorities have repeatedly banned the Chinese company from tendering for parts of the national IT infrastructure or even buying certain companies in the US. The US government has long taken a tough approach towards any potentially hostile country being in a position to buy its military technology.
This dates from the Cold War period when president Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union the Evil Empire. With the Soviet bloc long gone, the US still zealously guards its military and industrial secrets, but those efforts have taken on protectionist overtones. Reports issued by the US Senate and Congress talk of concern about any penetration of the US telecommunications market by Chinese suppliers.
The telco market is considered to be a natural one for American suppliers, at a time when many other US industries are having to cope with an influx of cheap Chinese goods. As Australia does not have major telecommunications suppliers like those found in the US, and has nothing to gain from industrial protection, we should judge the issue on actual risks to security.
Hackers in China have been suspected of attempts to access the IT systems of major oil and gas companies in the Middle East. In addition, Huawei's executives have links with the Chinese military. But these allegations have not prevented Huawei from filling NBN-style contracts in the United Kingdom, where the UK equivalent of ASIO reportedly decided there was no additional risk. The company has also completed similar contracts in other countries. Rather than banning Huawei outright, Australia should perhaps look to the successful model that the UK employed when dealing with the Chinese company. In any case, hackers can be anywhere and do not much care where the equipment they are using comes from. This is just as well as the equipment could come from anywhere.
To prevent Huawei from supplying parts of a major piece of our public infrastructure reeks of Cold War conspiracy theories at a time when the Chinese company is challenging European, Japanese and US rivals. Unless the evidence of risk is robust, following Washington's lead in this risks cutting Australia off from a major source of competition that could reduce costs, for little gain to ourselves.
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What this expansion really points to is the undeniable fact that the star of the Grand Theft Auto IV universe is Liberty City itself.
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