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|IDGP Workshop 2015 starts
Today starts IDGP Workshop 2015. The workshop marks the culmination of the first six years of a research project under funding by the Spanish Ministry of Education, and will also be the launching of a new project by the same team. All sessions will be held at UAB Campus from 2 to 6 of June. You can find more information here.
|Pedro Rey's research experiments on theatres feaured in La Vanguardia
MOVE fellow Pedro Rey's research experiments on theatres feaured in La Vanguardia. Read the article here.
|Tim Kehoe appointed honorary doctorate
We are pleased to announce that the "Consell de Govern" of the UAB has approved the proposal for the appointment of Tim Kehoe as honorary doctorate. Kehoe is a member of MOVE's Advisory Board since its foundation.
|Nobel Laureate Finn E. Kydland participates in MOVE Barcelona Workshop on Macroeconomics
MOVE Barcelona Workshop on Macroeconomics aims at bringing together frontier research in Macroeconomics. We are very happy to have Nobel Laureate Finn E. Kydland among this year's participants. The workshop will be held at IAE-CSIC Building in Bellaterra Campus of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona on Friday, March 20th. The workshop is organized by Nezih Guner, Albert Marcet and Tim Kehoe. Read more here.
|David Pérez-Castrillo awarded an ICREA Academia
MOVE fellow David Perez-Castrillo has been awarded an ICREA Academia in its 2014 edition.
|Nezih Guner interviewed in the newspaper "La Vanguardia" and finalists for the "Vanguardia de la Ciencia" prize
MOVE fellow Nezih Guner was interviewed in the newspaper "La Vanguardia". The interview highlights his recent research on the relation between marriage and health, carried out jointly with MOVE fellow Joan Llull and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona-IDEA PhD student Yuliya Kulikova.
|Jordi Massó appointed Associate Editor of Review of Economic Design
MOVE fellow Jordi Massó has been appointed Associate Editor of Review of Economic Design.

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Q1 2011 Earnings Call
April 20, 2011 10:00 am ET
William Hartman - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations
Richard Fearon - Vice Chairman and Chief Financial & Planning Officer
Donald Bullock - Vice President and General Manager of General Products Division - Automotive Group
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The information provided on our conference call today will include forward-looking statements concerning the second quarter 2011 and full year 2011 net income per share and operating earnings per share, second quarter and full year 2011 revenues, our worldwide markets, our growth in relation to end markets and our growth from acquisitions. Those statements should be used with caution and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the company's control. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are set forth in today's press release and related Form 8-K filing.
As a reminder, we've included a presentation on the first quarter results, which can be accessed on the Investor Relations webpage. Additional financial information is available in today's press release which is located at Eaton's homepage at www.eaton.com. I'll turn it over to Sandy.
Alexander Cutler
Great. Thanks, Don, and let me add my welcome to all of you for joining us this morning. I'm going to work from the set of exhibits that Don referenced and so if you'll move to Page 3, it's entitled Highlights of First Quarter Results. We're really pleased to have a strong start to what we continue to believe is going to be a record year in both sales and profits in Eaton's 100th anniversary year and so just highlighting what's on this chart, operating earnings per share obviously at $0.84 here in the quarter. That was $0.04 above the increased guidance that we provided at our February Analyst Meeting on February 25 and obviously $0.09 above the preliminary guidance we provided in our January conference call, so very pleased getting off to a strong start. Net income per share of $0.83, up 80% from a year ago. Sales, up some 23% at $3.8 billion, confirmation of the continued strong momentum in our business and really the advantages of the broad diversification we have across many markets. End markets were up some 14%, a little bit stronger than we had originally anticipated, so again, we think still building momentum in our markets. And 26% of the sales significantly came from developing countries, obviously where the fastest growth is currently.
If we turn to Page 4, just a quick analysis of our results versus the guidance we provided at the end of February. The midpoint of our guidance for operating earnings per share was $0.80; the higher markets than we expected in the first quarter, obviously good news, contributed about $0.03; higher other income than a year ago, still within the half of 1% band that we provided in terms of the guidance for this category but it was higher than the year ago by about $0.02; then a higher tax rate than we had anticipated here in the first quarter, a negative $0.01, and that's what leads to the $0.84 of operating earnings per share, up 85% since a year ago. As I mentioned, that's a 5% improvement over our prior guidance, and it's actually a 12% improvement over the midpoint of $0.75 that we had originally provided in our January guidance for the first quarter. So all in all, a very strong start to what we believe is going to be a record year.
If we turn to Page 5, titled Financial Summary, just a couple of items to draw your attention to. And if you've read the press release and earnings release, you've seen most of these numbers already. Let me just start on the green box that's on the lower left-hand column, up 14% market growth over a year ago; outgrowth of five points, a real confirmation that the products and the services we're offering are garnering increased share and helping us enter new territories. And then if you drop to the bottom of that green box, second line from the bottom, ForEx, a 2-point impact. And you recall coming into this year, we thought the likely impact of ForEx would be neutral. You'll see when we talk a little bit about guidance, we now think that there'll be several hundred million dollars of increased revenue from ForEx, about a 2% contribution here in the first quarter, coming primarily from changes in the relative value of the euro and the Brazilian real.
Now if you pop back up to the column that is titled First Quarter 2011, segment operating margin of 13%. That is consistent with the guidance we provided for this year, where we talked about, during the first half, we expected about $50 million of uncovered commodity costs. We said that would be likely to be split pretty equally between the first and second quarter, and we did incur about $25 million or about half of what we had said, and that's the primary reason that that margin is a little lower than some of you had estimated but it was consistent with our guidance.
If we move to the next page and just quickly take you through our individual operating segments, our Electrical Americas segment, a very strong quarter, met our margin expectations, beat what we would have thought would have been volume and what is always the seasonally weak first quarter. You'll note that volume is down from the fourth quarter about 4%. That's pretty much in line what generally happens fourth quarter to first quarter. Remember, there's a large construction-related portion of this business and then also the single-phased power quality market always is one that starts a little bit more slowly early in the year and builds in the second, third and fourth quarter. Very pleased with the 14% margin, really delighted when you look at the market growth, some 14%. We're continuing to outgrow. Our bookings were up again, a very solid 21%. And I'd be glad to talk more about the individual market segments that are contributing to that.
Strong industrial markets, I think you're hearing that not only from us but from others that that activity is quite strong in the Americas. And we are revising our full year market growth for this segment from 6% up to 7%, really due to two primary drivers: industrial, which I mentioned; and then second, a stronger non-residential. We are beginning to see that market come back. We're increasingly confident that our forecast, that it will bottom by midyear, is correct. And again, we'd be glad to talk more about that when we have some time for questions.
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What would you do?
Good to think about this before it ever happens to you.
My $800 kite is not worth it. I'm punching out and letting Rod fix the kite rather than Dr. Fixmeup stitch up my knees and face.
I think what is scariest to me is that he *did* punch out, but it looks like based on the text description,his 5th line was wrapped around his bar and so he was essentially suicide-leashed without knowing it?
As fast as that went, I don't think I would have been able to get to my leash release in time either.
when in doubt, punch out, release your leash if shit starts going wrong. u can still hold onto it if nothing hard is coming to gauge the situation.But if thing is death spiraling or doing the Chinese dragon let er fly.
If you haven't let go of a kite completely, you aren't kiting enough. It's not a question of "if" but "when".
Get use to punching out, end you session flagging onto your leash, get in the habit. Habits are hard to break. Your neck, not so hard.
this person admits to having never taken lessons. Certainly tying yourself to a traction kite and seeing what happens is one approach, but this is 2013. Enough has been said about the perils to the user, the passerby's and the sport as whole when a knucklehead throws caution to the wind.
I believe the issue principally is a cultural one. I saw this sort of thing during my windsurfing days ~ the number of people who spoke of their first experience being tacking out and then failing to understand how to come about and getting stranded. I never understood how it could come to that, when I leave the shore, I have already seriously contemplated how I would return to shore, this ought to be a survival instinct....
People come to kiteboarding from other sporting disciplines ~ snowboarding, wakeboarding, skateboarding, and those that do not have sailing experience misunderstand the ocean and the wind. It is not like a cable park, or a terrain park. You are placing yourself in the elements, much like a mountaineer attempting a steep rock face. One needs to assess the hazards, adjust to the conditions, mitigate the risks, build in safety redundancies, sometimes walk away, and always seek mentorship from those more experienced. These steps are often overlooked by people who see the ocean as akin to a ski area. Remember, there are no area boundaries, no ski patrols, and you are not always going to be the most welcome sight.
I think in windy conditions (8 m kites or smaller) in winter, so usually no one around, we should all think more carefully about whether clipping a leash to a chicken loop really makes any sense.
Not having a leash makes it much faster to get rid of everything quickly. If a kite is flailing, lines tangled around the bar, in 30+ knots wind and dragging you it takes a long time to both punch out of the chicken loop and then reach around to your back to unleash..almost impossible.
Same thing when getting dragged by your kite in heavy surf...better to have no leash.
So this is different from what skyrocket said: "release your leash when things start to go wrong"..this is release your leash before things go wrong anticipating they might go wrong so you are ready. in 30+ thing can go badly wrong very quickly
On really windy days I tend to clip my leash to my harness hook and then transfer to the chicken loop once offshore and then unleash before coming back to the beach. Ok I did send my kite into power lines once doing this as 40+ went to 50+ a year or two ago...but at least I didn't splatter the parking lot
Have you ever seen someone recover after their kite goes into a death spiral for whatever reason? If the answer is NO then would it make sense to advise people to punch out as soon as their kite goes into that mode?
I would like to say I would have punched out sooner than the guy on the video did. Before every session, every launch and every landing I touch my quick release to remind myself that its there and rehearse the motion.
I may not have punched out soon enough though. There are many stories of pilots plowing themselves into the ground when evidence suggests they had the ability to pull up and avoid the collision. For instance, during the training of new naval aviators (elite, trained, experienced pilots before the training starts) for carrier landings there are numerous instances where the aviators ignore repeated instructions to pull up and abort landings they should with the result that they plow themselves into the deck often with dire consequences.
I also think about the guy who got dragged across the rocks at dog beach a couple of years back. Clearly, he was in a situation where he should have punched out sooner. But, he was not an inexperienced kook and from the facts it seemed like he had the time to punch out. Yet, he did not, with dire consequences for him.
All can do is practice punching out and if the need arises hope that our practice pays off.
I'm good, that's all I needed to see...will def. take skyrocket's, jumpinjoe, and ptraykovski's advice. Punch out immediately and in high winds consider hooking the leash up once I'm a safe distance from shore.
I also noticed his downwind "out" wasn't flesh friendly. This video is a great wake call on three counts: punch out when in doubt; consider what's downwind of you in the event of a worse case scenario; don't kite alone. He's fortunate it didn't turn out worse.
Since we're on the subject.
I never broke a line/pulley, but is this "death spiral" thing a common result if this were to happen?
And, what if your leash is attached somewhere close at hand (as opposed to the loop on the back of your harness). Is is still hard to punch out quickly enough in high winds?
I lucked out and got to ride the death spiral in my first real water lesson, at Waquoit Bay, with my instructor talking to me through my helmet, with no one else in the water, about a quarter mile from shore. Similar thing to the video, after a crash one of my outer lines had got wrapped around the bar. Of course I had no clue, I just knew the kite was crazy pulling me downwind, looping and crashing, and that I had two safety options. It turned out the leash QR was set up very close to the chicken loop QR, so I thought I was flagging the kite but I released the whole thing. It drifted down to some bushes where we recovered it.
Later in my first season I had bought a used kite and went to try it out for the first time. Fortunately, again, lots of folks were on the beach and someone experienced was looking after me. The depower rope had been replaced, and the new line was too thin to catch on the cleat, so as soon as I launched the kite (in pretty high wind), it went up full-tilt with no depower option. I dug in my heels and plowed a 30 foot trench in the beach until said experienced kiter dived on me, yelling "punch out!"
The point in that last story being that I was unprepared to punch out at launch time. When it happens, it happens fast. The only way to keep control is to practice. Know where your quick release is - like oldcolonial, get your hands on it before every launch. Test your leash QR regularly. And (usually in warmer weather) give up some of your kite session time to practice punching out. And self-rescue, while we're on the topic.
@windtzu, yes if you snap a line or break a pulley on a front line, it usually goes kind of death-spirally and the normal first stage QR doesn't work well. In that case if you have Oh Shit handles, you can pull on one to flag the kite and in theory clip your leash to the OS handle to walk the kite in. If not...actually I'm not sure, I just know I wouldn't get two hands involved in pulling on an outer line to flag the kite. Probably just punch it. I've said it before, your gear will break, at some point. You want to anticipate these breaks and replace lines and pulleys, but even so it will still happen. So what else can you do, other than practice punching out?
Don't kite alone if you can help it. Handle the kite defensively - I like Traykovski's approach of clipping in once on the water, and clipping out ahead of landing time, in the winter. If you're kiting somewhere like in the video (Dog beach has similar hazards) remember that when on / near the beach, you are one wrong gust away from being dragged into the road. Needless to say, in warmer weather you have to worry about taking out innocent bystanders, so launching and landing - not to mention stuff like backroll kiteloops - should be done well away from beachgoers if possible, if not, rig up and get out on the water and out of their way. Boosting a huge jump is an amazing rush, but it's that same kite power that can break your bones.
Ok so ....
Pre flight check?
That being said QR? from leash?!?
Death spiral to me is when your doing "tow ups" with the kite....snowmobile etc pulling you very high I. The air...
Then as you let go and descend.... You start to pendulum around the kite.... As it, the kite is stationary!
Then you end up slamming into the ground and get wrecked....
This looks like "death kite looping"
Too bad as like in all adv. sports there is risk..... But this looks like it might have been avoidable? But it can happen to anyone!
I teach students& practice myself on my gear , often , the eyes closed QR release on chicken loop, harness, leash, even finding/ using knife to cut taught lines!!!
Practice makes perfect? No...... Practice makes safe kiters'
Oh yeah, forgot to mention that I now carry safety option #3, a knife. I don't assume I would always have the time / ability to use it, but it's a great last-ditch option, especially if a limb gets tangled and the kite could be powered up again.
Death spirals for me have been low to the water, pulling downwind, not lifting up high & crashing.
Guys heres the deal. Reach out grab a god damn front line and flag the kite....
The guy is trying to fuck with his bar. Hello bar is tangled!
Grab the damn line in front of the bar (grab any line if you cannot identify the front lines)-- the one the bar attaches to above the tangle and haul it in... Fix your bar...
Do this before your being dragged. Also if you are over powered and sheeting out has failed you grab the front lines! or grab one to flag. The kites gonna twist and spiral but with only one line it cant power up!
My god, this is terrifying to watch. I've only got about 8 hours of kiting under my belt, ever. But we spent the first session (3 hours) completely on the beach learning safety, practiced releasing chicken loop, and then practiced again with the kite attached. Just so I understand what happened here correctly- the front lines were wrapped around the bar, effectively making the chicken loop useless since it couldn't pull one of the lines to flag the kite?
To me, it looked like it was completely avoidable but he would have had to ditch the kite before it started dragging him. Would have sucked but maybe the second you realize your front lines are wrapped you should just ditch it...
I totally agree w Johnny pull the outer line and kill the kite.
Rule number 2 : stay in the freaking water until ur kite is completely flat or detached.
The guy had no instruction whatsoever, instead of letting the kite go while in the water decided to take his gloves off and walk to the beach.
Shit do happen but if u have had intense training nothing like this would be a problem. When ppl ask me about the sport I always say lessons will save ur life and I use this example: if today was ur first day skiing and u attempt skiing a double black diamond trail, what r the odds of u making it back to the base in one piece?????????


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Cavanaugh, Gloria, Aging Today
Although most members of the American Society on Aging are familiar with the association's annual Joint Conference with The National Council on the Aging, professionals in the field of aging also look to ASA for other education and training resources throughout the year. In this issue of Aging Today, I want to highlight a few of the grant-funded projects and programs developed in the past year, as well as works in progress, that help professionals serving older adults and their families.
Earlier this year, ASA released "Food for Health: Nutritional Well-Being for Older Adults," the newest learning module in the "Live Well, Live Long" online training series, in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The module was developed for aging-services professionals who do not have an extensive background in nutrition. The Web-based tools provide information, resources and examples to support healthy eating among older adults so that the food of everyday life can be what we like to call food for health, and elders can reap the benefits of better nutritional choices.
The nutrition module builds on five others in the "Live Well, Live Long" series. Last autumn, ASA released the "Diabetes Prevention and Management" module to address the complex issues surrounding diabetes in people's later years. Each module offers a nuts-andbolts approach to developing a successful program for older adults, complete with examples from around the United States and from a variety of ethnic communities.
Other educational modules focus on cognitive vitality, medication use, driving wellness, mental wellness and physical activity. More than 7,000 professionals subscribe to the monthly electronic newsletter providing updates on these and other health-promotion topics. For more information or to sign up for the complimentary newsletter, visit WWW-MS aging.org/cdc.
ASA launched a community education effort last autumn in response to requests for more information and training on the implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act-including the new Part D prescription-drug benefit and lowincome subsidy. Produced in collaboration with Pfizer Community Health Advocacy, the program involves more than 100 volunteers and professionals in grassroots community-based organizations. Representatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and ASA Medicare Advisors conducted workshops in 19 communities around the United States. The program offered the latest information on Part D, demonstrated the CMS Plan Finder and answered questions about changes in prescription drug coverage.
This initiative builds on the Medicare Advisors training program conducted by ASA last spring. More than 2,000 community-based organizations have registered with the website to learn how to navigate through the Medicare coverage. As part of that effort, ASA has trained more than 700 Medicare Advisors and Trainers on changes to Medicare coverage. For more information or to sign up for Medicare updates, visit www.asaging.orgl medicare.
As part of AS A's strategic commitment to support approaches that focus on the strengths of older adults-not primarily on their physical or mental deficitsthe organization has embarked on a three-year project funded by Atlantic Philanthropies to explore the emerging area of civic engagement. A recent survey of ASA members demonstrates the need-97% of respondents indicate a high level of interest in the concept of civic engagement, but only 59% of the organizations ASA members represent currently offer programs aimed at engaging older adults in new ways to contribute to their communities, such as by volunteering their skills, time and energy.
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Montville - When Troop E dispatchers move to Tolland later this month as part of the state's plan to consolidate emergency services, one long-time dispatcher won't be making the move.
Judi Gouin, who has been answering emergency calls the same way for 19 years - "State police in Montville, Dispatcher Gouin" - says bluntly that she's not interested in the long commute, and "honestly, I'm burnt out."
Gouin, a widow with a petite frame and raspy laugh, said she got into dispatching because she likes to help people.
There is never a dull moment, she says. From the moment her shift starts, she deals with people in the lobby turning themselves in and calls reporting break-ins, disabled vehicles, car accidents or erratic drivers. Dispatchers also must keep track of the troopers on patrol.
"I like getting jerks off the road," said Gouin, who is from Putnam. "We get numerous calls about erratic operation and when we put the 'bolo' (Be On the Lookout) out, believe it or not 98, 99 percent of the time we'll stop them. It turns out they're driving under suspension, no insurance, drug related or they're wanted. It's a good feeling to know that we got someone off the road who shouldn't be there in the first place."
Certainly, there have been difficult calls, too, such as the one she handled from Voluntown in 1998. A frantic woman was on the line telling Gouin that her husband had brutally assaulted her. The woman had fled to her neighbor's house just as her husband had set their house on fire.
Gouin said she had to keep the woman calm, but at the same time gather important information to relay to responding troopers.
"I had to make sure she was ... not in harm's way," Gouin said. "I had to find out if there were guns in the house. I had to find out where the husband was at. We are trained to deal with these high-stress situations. It was a good feeling to know that she was kept safe and we got him in custody."
She also helped a man start CPR on his father-in-law after the older man collapsed while riding in a van. Gouin's instructions helped the man survive.
Gouin said dispatchers also are mediators and counselors. She gets calls from elderly people who really just want to vent about their neighbors but don't require police attention.
"They just want someone to listen to them," she said.
Dispatchers also must deal with unusual calls. She has lost track of how many calls the troop gets from people who want to report that a skunk - even one that is not acting strangely - is in their yard.
"They want us to come and kill it," she said. "You got to wonder if they understand the difference between an emergency and nonemergency."
She said the call volume at the troop increased dramatically once the two casinos opened.
Dispatchers at Troop E are scheduled to move Nov. 18 to Troop C in Tolland, where they will join dispatchers from troops D and K. Gouin instead will retire one year short her 60th birthday and one year short of 20 years on the job. Her last day is Nov. 15, but she won't officially be retired until Dec. 1.
"I'm not sure how it's going to work," she said. "I know there won't be that one-on-one contact with the troopers that we have now. We do a lot of work with the troopers, and I like that. I like the closeness we have with them."
Troop E is not closing. It will remain fully staffed, but 911 calls will be rerouted automatically to Tolland. If someone goes to the barracks and finds no one there, a blue box outside will connect visitors to the dispatch center.
Master Sgt. James Gilman said the troop is adding extra patrols and an administrative trooper to handle some of the tasks previously performed by the dispatchers.
"It's one of those unknowns," he said. "We are preparing, but we haven't done it yet. We're going to make it work."
At least once a month during the colder months, Gouin would make a home-cooked meal for her colleagues.
"Because of the fast pace at Troop E, it's nice to sit down and break some bread together and just catch up," Gilman said. "I know those meals mean a lot to them."
Gilman said Gouin works hard and knows the area and the operations of the troop extremely well.
"I came in as a rookie," Gilman said. "We worked holidays together, traumatic experiences together. We have built a bond. We go through things that most people don't experience."
Gouin said she is looking at other opportunities to fill her time, including spending more time with her two daughters and grandchildren.
She may get a part-time dispatching job or may volunteer at the Day Kimball Hospital in her hometown.
"I'm not going to regret it," Gouin said of retiring. "It's been a good 19 years. I've enjoyed it a lot."
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16MP | 28-128mm (4.6X) Zoom | $349/£279/€318
This is the fourth in a series of short underwater/rugged camera reviews on DPReview. We're testing the cameras concurrently, and once all six cameras have been reviewed, we'll publish a roundup of the class, comparing them directly.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS5 (known as the FT5 outside of North America) is a rugged camera that has been stuffed with virtually every feature imaginable (see below for a list). It replaces the DMC-TS3/FT3, and can take even more of a beating than its predecessor. Other new features include a higher resolution MOS sensor (16MP CMOS vs. 12MP CCD), Wi-Fi with NFC capability, faster burst shooting, true 1080/60p video recording, and much more. Battery life has also been improved by 20%, due to the use of a more powerful battery, which is alway helpful on cameras with battery-draining features like GPS and Wi-Fi.
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- 16.1 effective megapixel MOS sensor
- F3.3-F5.9, 28-128mm equivalent zoom lens (4.6X)
- 'Power OIS' optical image stabilization
- Waterproof to 13m, shockproof from 2m, crushproof to 100 kg, freezeproof to -10C
- 3-inch LCD with 460,000 dots
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- Built-in GPS with compass, manometer, landmarks, and tracking
- Wi-Fi with NFC allows for image sharing and remote control with smartphones/tablets and Mac/PC
- 1080/60p movie mode with stereo sound
- 'Torch Light' illuminates your subjects while recording movies
- Optional marine case lets you take camera 45m underwater
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Bullet Buys: Fifteen members of Congress have written a letter to the Department of Homeland Security demanding to know why the federal agency is buying so many rounds of ammunition. We'd like to know too.
Freshman California Republican Doug LaMalfa and 14 of his House colleagues, who signed on to his March 5 letter, are asking the Department of Homeland Security to explain why it is buying 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition of various calibers. They aren't happy with explanations provided so far in the press by lower-level officials, answers meant to debunk "unfounded" concerns.
As we have noted, DHS has been buying lots of ammo, enough by one calculation to fight the equivalent of a 24-year Iraqi War.
Peggy Dixon, spokeswoman for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Ga., told the Associated Press that the training center and others like it run by the Homeland Security Department use as many as 15 million rounds every year, mostly on shooting ranges and in training exercises.
The massive purchases are said to be spread out over five years and due simply to the best practice of saving money by buying in bulk what comes down to five rounds of ammo for every man, woman and child on the U.S. That's a lot of practice and training.
A good portion of the 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition are being purchased by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the federal government's second-largest criminal investigative agency. Yes that's the same ICE that is releasing detained criminal illegal aliens onto our streets because of sequestration cuts.
Jonathan Lasher, the Social Security Administration's assistant inspector general for external relations, explained the purchase of 174,000 hollow-point bullets by saying they were for the Social Security inspector general's office, which has about 295 agents who investigate Social Security fraud and other crimes.
When they say they're cracking down on waste, fraud and abuse, they apparently mean it.
However, as former Marine Richard Mason told reporters with WHPTV News in Pennsylvania recently, hollow-point bullets (which make up the majority of the DHS purchases) are not used for training because they are more expensive than standard firing range rounds .
"We never trained with hollow points, we didn't even see hollow points my entire 4-1/2 years in the Marine Corps," Mason said.
LaMalfa offers one theory that's less sinister than some: The federal government is simply trying to corner the market on ammo and restrict what's available to the American people as part of its gun control efforts.
"The extraordinary level of ammunition purchases made by Homeland Security seems to have, in states such as my own, created an extreme shortage of ammunition to the point where many gun owners are unable to purchase any," LaMalfa wrote in the letter.
While lower-level officials talk to the press, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano apparently doesn't want to tell Congress herself the reasons for these purchases.
"They have no answer for that question. They refuse answer that," Congressman Timothy Huelskamp (R-Kan.) told reporters recently, adding, "They refuse to let us know what is going on, so I don't really have an answer for that. Multiple members of Congress are asking those questions."
Homeland Security has acquired a number of Mine Resistant Armored Protection (MRAP) vehicles which have been retrofitted for possible service on the streets of the U.S. They were formerly used for counterinsurgency in Iraq. These vehicles are specifically designed to resist mines and ambush attacks.
As we noted in a recent editorial, DHS is also seeking to acquire 7,000 5.56-by-45-millimeter NATO "personal defense weapons" — also known as "assault weapons" when owned by civilians.
If there are plausible explanations for all this, some congressmen would like to hear them.
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Top ten analysis articles on just-style in 2012...
By Katie Smith | 21 December 2012
Among the most-read analysis articles on just-style in 2012 were stories relating to the clothing industry in Burma, the importance of speed to market, and the future of the UK apparel manufacturing industry.
- The verdict from the City: M&S's annual results
Marks & Spencer, often seen as a barometer for wider trading conditions in the retail sector in the UK, today (22 May) reported mixed annual results. Sales and gross margin from food was higher but challenges remain elsewhere in the business - including women's wear. The retailer also cut the top end of its group sales forecasts.
- Hong Kong's changing role in the apparel industry
China's rise over the past two decades as the leading location for apparel sourcing has had a knock-on effect on Hong Kong's role in the global garment industry, shifting it from a manufacturer to a servicing and sourcing centre. It will take on even more diverse roles in the future, according to industry executives speaking at recent conferences in Hong Kong.
- US retailers' December 2011 sales roundup
The following is a general roundup of US apparel and shoe retailers' December 2011 sales results.
- Burma's clothing industry has a hard road ahead
The clothing industry in Burma (Myanmar) looks set to grow as the country once shunned by the West starts to reform. But there is still a long way to go if it is to become the new Asian outsourcer of choice.
- Emerging markets to lift global lingerie industry
Despite bullish attempts to present a positive face, there is no doubt recessionary pressures have weighed heavily on the global lingerie industry, with a new report from just-style suggesting sales grew by just 0.4% last year. But there are also modest reasons for optimism, with recovery likely to get underway in 2013.
- What is the future for UK apparel manufacturing?
UK high street retailers have been making a lot of noise of late about increasing their local sourcing. But with the domestic manufacturing sector now just a shadow of its former self, how realistic is such a move? Petah Marian reports.
- Economic growth boosts Brazil's textile and clothing industry
Brazil's fast growing economy and the population's buoyant spending have resulted in a large increase in textile and clothing consumption per head in the country - and a knock-on boost to production, new research shows.
- Speed pressures shift M&S supply base
The UK's largest clothing retailer, Marks & Spencer is seeing its clothing supply base shift away from the Far East as it looks to increase speed to market after facing a series of replenishment issues earlier this year.
- Rising costs in China create opportunities elsewhere
While China's position as the world's leading clothing manufacturing country remains unassailable, the increasing cost of doing business there means the rapid growth of its apparel industry may be on the wane. New research highlights Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Madagascar, Tunisia and Morocco as attractive sourcing alternatives.
- Clarke grapples UK woes as Brasher exits Tesco
Tesco UK director Richard Brasher will leave the business later this year, having only taken on leadership of the supermarket group's UK arm 12 months ago. In a move that signals the emphasis that Tesco is placing on improving its UK performance, Brasher will be replaced by group CEO Philip Clarke. Katy Askew reports.
Sectors: Apparel, Finance, Manufacturing, Retail, Sourcing
Companies: Marks & Spencer Group Plc, Tesco Plc
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According to ProFootballtalk.com, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid told Sirius XM NFL Radio hat Branden Albert will player left tackle and rookie Eric Fisher will play right tackle.
"Well, yeah, that's right," Reid told Bruce Murray and Rich Gannon of SiriusXM NFL Radio in response to whether Albert will play the left side and rookie Eric Fisher the right. "I'm gonna play the five best guys. You saw me do that with Shawn Andrews in Philadelphia. Shawn Andrews was as good an offensive lineman as I've ever seen at the college level and then he came to the pros and he was the same thing. He was one of the best I've ever coached, now, as far as being athletic and being a football player. Well, we had two veteran tackles who were two pretty stinking good players and so we put Shawn at guard and he ended up being a Pro Bowler there."
Reid also said there's a chance Albert won't be with the Chiefs.
"We allowed Albert's people to talk and look and do that whole thing and it didn't work out one way or the other," Reid said. "And so, you never know, I mean, in this business you'd love to say that he'd be here or not be here, one of the two, but I know he's a good kid, I know he's a hard worker and I know he's a good left tackle. So that gives us a whole lot of flexibility and if he was here today he would be the left tackle. And then we go from there and we just see what happens down the road."
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I was totally floored when I first saw "Passing Strange" – the rock musical created by the artist currently known as Stew on opening night at its world premiere at Berkeley Rep in 2006. And I -- and all of you – get to see Passing Strange again next week! On TV! In a movie of the Broadway show directed by Spike Lee! Next Wednesday!


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