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Located in Sants-Montjuic within a short walk of Placa d'Espanya, Gran Hotel Torre Catalunya is within a mile (2 km) of other popular sights such as Magic Fountain of Montjuic. This 272-room, 4.5-star hotel has conveniences like a full-service spa, free in-room WiFi, and a fitness center. Located centrally in Barcelona, it's also close to Casa Batllo and Palau de la Musica Catalana.
This hotel is home to a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Savor a meal from the privacy of your room with 24-hour room service, or get a pick-me-up at the coffee shop/café. For your convenience, a buffet breakfast is served each morning for a fee.
Gran Hotel Torre Catalunya's 272 rooms are soundproofed and provide minibars, coffee makers, and free bottled water. Guests can expect free WiFi and flat-screen TVs with satellite channels. Bathrooms offer hair dryers, free toiletries, and bidets. Other standard amenities include safes, phones, and ironing boards.
Guests staying at Gran Hotel Torre Catalunya enjoy access to a full-service spa, a fitness center, and a sauna. If you drive, self parking is EUR 24.20 per day, and there's also limo/town car service. The 24-hour front desk has multilingual staff ready to assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this luxury hotel include free WiFi in public areas, 8 meeting rooms, and free newspapers.
Property features
- Walking distance to Placa d'Espanya
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Onsite dining
- Spa
Gran Hotel Torre Catalunya
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Gran Hotel Torre Catalunya is conveniently located near the shopping district and convention center. Guests also have easy access to the train and metro stations.
This 4.5-star Barcelona hotel's full-service spa offers a steam room and sauna, along with various health and beauty treatments for a surcharge. The property also features a fitness center. The Visual Restaurant is the highest roof lounge restaurant in Barcelona. Guests can also enjoy a snack or an aperitif in the stylish Eclectik Bar, located next to the lobby.
Guests can enjoy free newspapers in the hotel lobby, staffed around the clock. The concierge can help procure reservations for hot restaurants and tickets to popular shows. Free WiFi is available throughout the hotel, an added convenience for guests planning their trip. Business amenities include 8 meeting rooms that can be separated in modules, from a meeting to a training course or any kind of event.
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- Total number of rooms - 272
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Elevator/lift
- Number of floors - 23
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Luggage storage
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms 8
- Terrace
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
Gran Hotel Torre Catalunya offers 272 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Room service (24 hours)
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Bidet
- Satellite TV service
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Visual Restaurant - Restaurant on the 23rd floor, the highest 360 degree roof lounge restaurant in Barcelona, offering panoramic views of the city and across the Mediterranean. Buffet breakfasts are followed by à la carte and set menu lunches. Dinner is à la carte only with an inventive menu of international dishes infused with Catalan touches. Enjoy a cocktail as sun goes down over the 'Ciudad Condal'.
The Eclectik Bar - A modern and exclusive space for guests, with a quiet atmosphere and personalized service serves. Enjoy an excellent coffee on the terrace or a delicious selection of snacks.
Nearby Things to Do
Port Vell and the former Olympic Port offer a variety of watersports on the edge of the city centre.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
Spa Services
Your moments of relaxation will be made more pleasant by a list of SPA treatments that include a range of experiences and rituals focussed on healthcare, beauty and relaxation. You can put the finishing touch to your getaway at the water area, which has a Finnish sauna, hammam and biothermal shower. Spa services are available at a surcharge.
- Sauna in spa
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 16
- Number of treatment rooms 2
- Manicures and pedicures
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 5:30 AM
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Hotel Registry Number - HB-004350
Only service animals are allowed
No cribs (infant beds) available
Additional policies and fees may apply when booking more than 9 rooms. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 22 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: EUR 24.20 per day
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
Hotel Name
- Gran Catalunya
- Gran Catalunya Hotel
- Gran Hotel Torre Catalunya
- Gran Hotel Torre Catalunya Barcelona
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- Gran Torre Catalunya Barcelona
- Gran Torre Hotel Catalunya
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- Gran Hotel Torre Catalunya Barcelona, Catalonia
- Gran Hotel Barcelona
- Torre Catalunya
We should mention
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Long time UFO finally finished! Now, how to quilt? Inspire me!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Long time UFO finally finished! Now, how to quilt? Inspire me!
I'm not sure on the quilting because I've just started doing my own but I want to say your quilt is gorgeous! I'm not sure how you let that one become a UFO. It's really beautiful!
When I did my storm at sea and 2 hearts. I stipples small in the white. did not do the black but on yours you could go just onside the colored pieces. I did a row or two on the color part of my wall hanging.
Yours is awesome. I really like what you did. I take it that is a panel and nice job
SMILE- it will make everyone wonder what you are up to.
Stay strong and keep looking up.
beautiful, I love your screens too. I wouldn't know where to begin. Will you be using a domestic machine, a longarm, or are you hand quilting?
I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health - Voltaire
Such a beautiful quilt, I absolutely love it. I am no help with quilting, I have the same problem and usually stick to edge to edge pantos on my large quilts. Maybe something oriental in flavor to keep the theme.
Theres nothing wrong with me a little chocolate won't fix.
Forgot to say that it is great the way you carried the cranes thru the blocks, adds so much more!
Theres nothing wrong with me a little chocolate won't fix.
nicely done
Nancy in western NY
before you speak THINK
T is it True? H is it Helpful? I is it Inspiring? N is it Necessary? K is it Kind?
I would do stitch in the ditch all over except the medalillion there I would tracy the birds and some long stipple in the other areas. I love you quilt by the way. Great job.
Enjoy Your Days -- Love Your Life.
Life is a journey to be savored.
MsCyndi in NM

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Radio Rage in Brazil
Political influence permeates radio news in Brasil's remote northeast. Radio hosts and independent journalism are its victims.
Do you believe the free flow of information must be protected? Sign the #RightToReport petition and demand that President Obama immediately:
1. Issue a presidential policy directive prohibiting the hacking and surveillance of journalists and media organizations.
2. Limit aggressive prosecutions that ensnare journalists and intimidate whistleblowers.
3. Prevent the harassment of journalists at the U.S. border.
Or click here to see the full petition, and join leading journalists like Christiane Amanpour, The Guardian's Alan Rusbridger, Editor of the AP Kathleen Carroll, and Arianna Huffington in signing on.


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More than 50 people turned out on Monday evening to see 9/11: Explosive Evidence — Experts Speak Out, the latest documentary from Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth (AE911Truth), the non-profit activist organization that claims Americans don't know the whole truth (or even half of it) about the World Trade Center collapses on September 11, 2001.
The screening, which took place at the Woodfords Club in Portland, was part of a 30-city tour that will take AE911Truth founder Richard Gage, a member of the American Institute of Architects, from coast to coast, preaching his uncomfortable gospel: we have been fed misinformation and lies about what really happened 11 years ago in New York City. Unfortunately for those who hope to spread this message beyond a core group of skeptics, Gage was mostly preaching to a choir.
Before the movie began, only a few attendees (the crowd comprised more men than women, and very few people who appeared to be under the age of 50) said they "weren't sure" about what happened. The vast majority indicated that they were already on board with the AE911Truth narrative.
The film features more than 40 technical experts (including high-rise architects, metallurgists, structural engineers, and physicists) making the case that the three skyscrapers that fell on 9/11 (the North and South towers, plus "WTC Building 7") were brought down by controlled demolition. It raises questions about the scientific integrity of several major reports about the events that day, including those issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the 9/11 Commission. It calls for a new, independent investigation that takes into account evidence that is inconsistent with widely accepted explanations.
Among those pieces of evidence:
• The buildings fell symmetrically and with uniform acceleration. suggesting that critical columns must have been removed in a steady pattern;
•Eyewitness accounts of explosions;
•The pulverization of huge amounts of concrete;
•Remnants of thermite and nanothermite — which can create the extremely high temperatures needed to melt steel and iron — in WTC dust samples;
•The lack of precedent — no skyscraper before or since has ever collapsed due to fire.
Neither the 95-minute movie nor AE911Truth offers a hypothesis about why three buildings would have been demolished, or who orchestrated such a demolition.
The great challenge for the so-called truth movement isn't to answer those questions. It is to get more people on board. To be perceived as more than nut-jobs. To be taken seriously. In 9/11: Explosive Evidence, several psychologists and trauma counselors are interviewed about the cognitive barriers erected around 9/11.
"One of the biggest challenges we face is reaching and engaging with those who continue to take the US government's fairy tale at face value, despite the overwhelming evidence that it is a complete fraud — the very people who could give this movement the momentum it requires are the ones who stay away in droves, consider it old news, are afraid to get involved," says local AE911Truth member Tony Taylor (see "Inside the 9/11 Truth Movement," by Deirdre Fulton, September 9, 2011), who helped coordinate Monday night's event. "It is most frustrating because now after more than 10 years, we have a powerful new film covering a mountain of scientific evidence . . . highlighting what is clearly the crime and the story of the century, and to have so few interested in seeing it for the first time — continues to be disappointing."
Watch the film yourself at 911expertsspeakout.org.
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Opinion Leaders Hold Forth While Dodd Visits Cuba
Breaking news: Senator Christopher Dodd is in Cuba.
Is this a pre-retirement last hurrah as chair of the Western Hemisphere subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee? Might he be laying the groundwork for a valedictory lame-duck initiative to end travel restrictions? Radio Marti speculated his visit was connected to resolving the Alan Gross problem.
That's nice to imagine, but seems unlikely unless the US somehow acknowledges that Gross violated Cuban law on three counts (a democracy project funded by USAID, inappropriate use of a tourist visa, providing illegal satellite transmission equipment). Julia Sweig of the Council on Foreign Relations has an excellent op ed published in the International Herald Tribune and on the New York Times web page contrasting change in Cuba with inertia in Washington.
Here is part of it: In one example, senior political advisers in the White House recently shut down the revival of a Clinton administration "people-to-people" program one approved over the summer by President Obama, his secretary of state and sub-cabinet deputies from throughout the executive branch to allow Americans tied to educational, cultural, religious and other nongovernmental organizations to travel to Cuba. Senate and House Democrats from Florida and New Jersey persuaded President Obama's political hands to stop the modest opening lest they inflame Cuban-American voters and jeopardize campaign contributions.
Such legislators also fear that by allowing some Americans to travel to Cuba, the White House could strengthen supporters of legislation to lift the entire travel ban, scheduled for a politically decisive vote in the House Foreign Affairs Committee during the lame duck session of Congress. As with the White House, these legislators have lobbied their colleagues in the Congress that such a move will backfire against Democrats in 2010 and 2012 elections. But their argument is out of date.
Cuban-American majorities now support extending their right to travel to all Americans. They are eagerly investing in their families' small businesses and with all manner of goods they ship down on 30 weekly flights from Miami. Furthermore, most Cuban-Americans still vote Republican in presidential elections as they did in 2008. And if they vote for the one Cuban-American candidate running for the Senate this fall, it will be on bread and butter issues, not Cuba policy.
The perverse and decidedly un-American effect of the administration's political timidity is that only Cuban-Americans, most of whom don't even vote for Democrats, can now participate in the changes afoot in Cuba. Phil Peters weighs in strongly in his excellent Cuban Triangle blog on why attention should be focused on the President: With the House Foreign Affairs Committee's decision not to proceed with Cuba travel legislation before the House began a month-long recess, the only remaining possibility for that legislation is the post-election "lame duck" Congressional session. Which is to say that the chances of passage in the current Congress now approach zero.
Reform of Cuba policy will now have to come from the Obama Administration, and it's likely to be more gradual and piecemeal than the complete removal of travel restrictions contemplated by Congress. Why is the extremist position of Senators Menendez and Nelson and Representatives Sires and Wasserman-Schultz given more weight by the White House than this alternative perspective by weightier Democrats which reflects the position of two-thirds of Americans and a majority of Cuban Americans?
September 28, 2010 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, We write to express our support for the regulatory changes that your administration is considering to increase people-to-people exchanges between the United States and Cuba. These exchanges could have a profound impact on both of our nations, building relationships and goodwill between our societies....There is broad support in Congress for taking these measures to reduce barriers on trade and travel with Cuba. We would welcome your support for these efforts.
If we work together to increase U.S. food exports, and allow our citizens to travel freely to Cuba, we can establish and strengthen ties that benefit the American and the Cuban people. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) joined by Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Tom Harkin (D- Iowa), Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Tim Johnson (D- S.D.), Mary Landrieu (D- La.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Debbie Stabenow (D- Mich.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), Mark Pryor (D- Ark.), Jim Webb (D-Va.), Claire McCaskill (D- Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (D- Minn.)
Full text of letter here Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida, poses among his More Precisise Questions Candidates for Office Need to Hear: Would you support relaxing the embargo on trade and travel to Cuba? Canadians can go there. The Pork Producers Council, to cite an example of one business interest, wants to be able to trade more freely with Cubans.
The Cuban government announced recently that it is laying off a half-million government workers. There may be signals that Cuba is opening, ever so slightly, to business. Has the U.S. embargo outlived its use? The Pork Producers Council says: "Iowa State economist Dermot Hayes estimates that U.S. pork exports would increase by $28.2 million once the travel and financing restrictions on Cuba are lifted. Over the past year, the United States shipped about $13.4 million of pork to Cuba.
The policy change also would create about 6,000 additional jobs in the United States, according to a study conducted by Texas A&M University, which also found that total U.S. exports would increase by $365 million a year." Certainly the run-up to a highly contested election is the best time for citizens to put incumbents and candidates on the spot. They are both more available and more responsive to constituents. Someone reading this might even be lucky enough to be in a back-yard conversation with President Obama.
-John McAuliff Fund for Reconciliation and Development


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Unresolved burned tree situation lingers in Black Forest
EPC commissioners expect final vote on matter next week
BLACK FOREST, Colo. - El Paso County leaders must act quickly to avoid losing $1.6 million in federal money for removing burned trees from certain areas of Black Forest.
County commissioners have considered the matter since last summer's wildfire destroyed or damage thousands of trees. The burned trees are considered a safety hazard because they can fall suddenly, and also be consumed as fuel by another fire.
The county wants to remove trees from public property along roads and utility lines. Two out-of state specialists, True North and Ceres, have agreed on contracts with the county to assess the number of trees needing removal, and to manage the actual removal.
Commissioners expect a final vote next Tuesday. The county has budgeted nearly $400,000 for burned tree assessment, while the $1.6 million cost of managing the removal would be paid by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Commissioners voted on the matter this week, but the vote ended in a 2-2 tie because member Sallie Clark was not present at the meeting.
Kyle Anderson, owner of a tree service business in Colorado Springs, has questions about the county's plan. He said he made an offer to be the county's exclusive burned tree remover, but was turned down.
"We're capable of managing it," Anderson said. "There's no reason to farm it out to somebody that doesn't reside here."
However, Anderson isn't out of the picture yet because FEMA's contract requires that Ceres assigns 85 percent of the tree removal work to "local" subcontractors. The county defines "local" as from Colorado, but Anderson believes it should mean from the county.
Anderson said his concern about the federal government funding a large part of the project is outweighed by what it would mean for his 14 employees.
"It could be a few months worth of work for sure," he said. "I could bring people off unemployment and bring them back on, full-time."
Anderson said Ceres representatives have told him that his business and a second business likely will get some of the removal work.
"I'd like to," he said. "But (there were) no promises and nothing in writing."
Commissioner Dennis Hisey said he realizes a decision on the matter has dragged on too long.
"They want to be able to say the FEMA contract is the cheapest and best way to go, and we won't really know that without taking a complete survey of the trees," he said.
If commissioners vote against the project, Hisey said the county will try to remove as many trees as possible with the money budgeted for tree assessment.
"But that may not go very far," he said.
The original deadline for removing burned trees on public property was Jan. 31, the county said, but was extended to allow for more public input. The county now plans to finish tree removal by July 31 to avoid losing the FEMA funding.
The county said many Black Forest residents want to know if financial assistance is available for burned tree removal on private property. County leaders said FEMA and the National Resources Conservation Service may have limited funds for that purpose.
The county has provided such information at its ongoing series of community information meetings for Black Forest residents.


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Town Square
Implications of Today's Economic News
Original post made by stephen levy, University South, on Jan 6, 2012
National job growth continued with a gain of 212,000 private sector jobs and a drop in the unemployment rate nationally to 8.5% overall and 8.0% for workers over 20 years of age. This comes on top of 4 weeks of lower first-time unemployment claims.
Many of the job gains in December were the result of higher than expected seasonal hiring in retail stores and the delivery sector—FedEx, UPS and similar companies. We won't know for a month or two how much of this increased hiring is permanent. But there were also gains in manufacturing, health care, technology and restaurants.
On a much smaller scale Ford today announced the creation of a small research center in Palo Alto. The story is reported elsewhere on Town Square.
"Silicon Valley represents a deep and dynamic technology neighborhood according to the Ford executive who will oversee the Palo Alto office…By locating in Silicon Valley, he added, "our new lab will allow us to scout new technologies and partners in their own environment."
What do these stories imply? The national recovery remains slow but unemployment rates are falling though there are still far too many workers who have been unemployed for a year or longer.
Most of the recent growth has been the result of stronger than expected consumer spending. If consumers are spending money they have and not, once again, going into debt, this is a positive sign for the economy. It also provides support for the federal programs like the payroll tax cut that have supported household income growth during the recession and recovery.
The contrast with Europe is pretty clear. The European austerity programs have slowed economic growth and the region remains in financial turmoil. In contrast the limited refusal to impose austerity in the midst of our nation's early recovery has at least kept the economy moving forward. In addition U.S. long-term interest rates remain at low levels and, even so, our debt is attractive to world-wide investors.
The Ford announcement today is another is a series of positive signs for Silicon Valley. Job growth here was 3.3% over the past year, second highest in the nation for large metro areas. And the growth is concentrated in high-wage technology sectors with good growth prospects.
Downtown Palo Alto is alive with construction and high demand for commercial space as small start ups find the environment attractive.
The lesson I think for Palo Alto and the Valley is to understand where our strengths lie and make our communities attractive for the talented entrepreneurs, workers and their families who are attracted to locate near the great labor force and creative energy that is coming alive again in the Valley.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Jan 6, 2012 at 3:28 pm
Mr. Levy,
" If consumers are spending money they have and not, once again, going into debt, this is a positive sign for the economy"
My brother has a credit card addiction. His wife and three kids are warriors on Black Friday, at the outlets. It all goes onto his credit card. He cannot afford it. So many of those people, who battle to be the first to buy a consumer product, are also putting it on their credit cards.
Like gambling addicts, credit cards are a license to inject $$$ heroin into one's veins, if he or she is an addict.
My brother told me that it was "crazy" this year, at the outlets. He cannot possibly afford it, along with so many others. Any economic benefit, according to recent reports, is due to a bubble of cc addicts. No one should feel good about such "seasonal" spending.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 6, 2012 at 5:04 pm
> The Ford announcement today is another is a series of positive
> signs for Silicon Valley.
Various media accounts of this planned operation suggest that fewer than 50 jobs are anticipated by Ford. While Ford may use this center to locate, wine and dine, future technology partners .. it's not likely that fewer than fifty new jobs are going to have any significant impact on Silicon Valley .. one way or the other.
a resident of Midtown
on Jan 6, 2012 at 5:41 pm
The vast majority of the claimed jobs were, in fact, temporary Christmas jobs--which will evaporate by the end of January.
The last time they tried this trick was with the temporary census employees.
These scams undermine trust and the credibility in the Obama administration.
Obama is in way over his head--good orator from a prepared script though
--he should have been a TV news reader.
We need competence, experience and reality ASAP
a resident of Esther Clark Park
on Jan 6, 2012 at 6:37 pm
"These scams undermine trust and the credibility in the Obama administration"
No facts, just Fox spin.
Look at the charts for December hiring since Bush in 2007.
No spin, it's getting better.
December 2007: + 84,000 Bush
December 2008: -619,000 Bush
December 2009: -130,000 Stimulus money starts being spent
December 2010: +152,000
December 2011: +200,000
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 6, 2012 at 6:50 pm
Here is the BLS data for unemployment--
Web Link
Can you find the "Bush Years"? and then, look for the "Obama Years".
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Jan 7, 2012 at 7:47 am
Hard for me to believe our unemployment rate is dropping when our labor force rate is the least since early 1980s...
Something smells.
Feels like "lies, damned lies and then there are statistics" a la Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens.
Will await 'revised downward" numbers next month, as has happened for over a year..or more.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Jan 7, 2012 at 9:27 am
Sharon and Perspective have posted with their expected comments. Naturally if a republican were in the WHite House, they would be singing his praises and trumpeting these numbers.
Sharon should realize that no one has said that this increase in hiring was not due to seasonal workers--Mr Levy mentions it in his post. That is the way the numbers are reported--no trickery involved. Of course Sharon, once again needs to post her comments re Obama being in over his head and being a good speaker from a prepared script--yawn--same old tired complaints from the same old Obama hating, Al Qeida supporting, right-wing, fascist republicans. Perspectives (aka Sharon) comments are more of the same--"if it came from a democrat they have to be lies". I would have thought that with the new year we would have heard something new from Sharon/Perspective--but when you are stuck in a hole that you yourself dug....
a resident of University South
on Jan 7, 2012 at 12:20 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
Normally 90% of the posts on any blog are skeptical, confrontational and generally grumpy. Town Square is no different from most blogs and much milder in tone except for the New York Times blogs.
The Ford announcement does not promise many new jobs immediately but it has important implications. Folks could lighten up a bit and imagine what the bloggers would have said if the headline were "Ford considers and rejects Palo Alto as a site for a new research center."
So this IS good news and reinforces expansions by Google, Apple, Facebook, Palantir and many others in the Valley.
Moreover, the company's explanation reminds us that entrepreneurs come here to be close to a talented workforce, which means the workers and their families must be attracted to live here. We are an innovation center and our economy will be determined in great part by our ability to continue to attract talented folks.
That, in turn, means that part of our compettive advantage must be in having great schools, housing that sustains the job growth and communities with infrastructure and public services that says "Come live and work here, not elsewhere."
a resident of University South
on Jan 7, 2012 at 12:35 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
Svatoid is right on. Once a topic is about presidential politics folks line up on the data depending on how they want to spin the political implications. So every month when the jobs report comes out, Repbulicans say it would be better if Obama disappeared no matter how good the news is and Democrats say "we are on the right track and moving forward" no matter how disappointing the news is.
There are three independent data sources for job and unemployment trends and they all report the same findings--1) job levels are rising, 2) unemployment levels are falling and 3) these gains are modest in comparison to historical trends in recoveries and it will be a long time before job and unemployment levels reach pre-recession levels depending on world events and national policies.
Job trends come from employer data as was reported yesterday and also from the monthly household survey that provides te unemployment estimates. The employer data tends to underestimate job losses when the economy is sliding as in 2009 and underestimate job gains when the economy recovers as it misses firms going out of business as recessions build and new firms in the early part of a recovery.
So job estimates were revised downward through most of 2009 and have been revised upward in most months in 2011.
The household survey better captures trends in self employment and in workers in new firms. The unemployment decline is real even if part is from workers leaving the workforce.
However in Silicon Valley and California the decline in unemployment rates is occuring with gains in the labor force.
The third independent source of data is the first time unemployment claims, which have finally dropped to the level consistent with job growth.
The future is still uncertain as world economic turmoil can hurt our economy as can bad economic policy from Congress.
But the recent data for Silicon Valley, the state and nation shows a slow upward path for job levels and a decline in uenmployment, especially here in the Valley where job growth has pushed the unemployment rate from 11% to 9% with further gains likley in 2012.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 7, 2012 at 12:37 pm
> We are an innovation center and our economy will be determined in
> great part by our ability to continue to attract talented folks.
Who is "we"? If you are talking about Palo Alto as a place .. there is little to endorse that point-of-view. Anyone who remembers the trashing that the City Council, and many residents, gave "business" just a few years ago when the so-called "ground floor retail" ordinance was put into effect. We also see an almost hatred of business from time-to-time when supermarkets want to expand to larger than 20,000 square feet. Certainly the almost-war over Alma Plaza comes to mind.
If "we" are the City of Palo Alto government--there is no evidence that the local government has the slightest idea what "technology" is, or what to do with it.
That leaves Stanford, as the reason that a company might locate here--which seems to be clearly stated in the Ford-issued press releases.
So .. having Ford open this office is not "bad news" .. it's just not "good news". This tiny little office will bring in little in terms of any additional tax base, and the four or five employees that choose to live here are not going to increase the property tax base.
All in all .. Ford's opening this office is a non-event.
a resident of University South
on Jan 8, 2012 at 10:24 am
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The "we" I refer to is Silicon Valley and Palo Alto as a part of the Valley. To paraphrase an old saying "It takes a Valley to create economic competitiveness".
Firms are attracted to Palo Alto to be in Silicon Valley--our labor pool, universities and deal making possibilies.
And firms are attracted to Silicon Valley because the Valley includes communities like Palo Alto that people find as attractive places to live.
I enjoy living in Palo Alto and do not share posters mainly negative views of city government. People disagree about public policy and voters and council do not always make the choices I favor but I can take the bad for the mostly good.
Perhaps the grumpy posters would feel more at home in Mountain View, Montana or Mississippi. There are lots of choices about where to live.
a resident of Esther Clark Park
on Jan 8, 2012 at 3:17 pm
"There are lots of choices about where to live."
They choose to live in an area with a vibrant economy, supported by great educational institutions, populated by folks with a generally progressive set of values.
It's the last part they can't stand.
50 jobs can't stand it when the numbers are in his face, so he posts a link that shows the peak of job loss was in Dec Jan 2009, with job losses under Bush peaking at 800,000 a month.
So he now doubts the same source when we tepidly move along towards recovery at 200,000 jobs a month GAINED.
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Jan 9, 2012 at 7:49 am
The bozo's ("Something smells") who claim the 200,000 jobs created are somehow "suspect" can't even remember how things were a few Decembers ago with a different president:
"The U.S. economy lost 524,000 jobs in December, closing out the worst year for job losses since World War II, the Labor Department said Friday. … Nearly 2.6 million jobs were lost in 2008, with 1.9 million destroyed in just the past four months, according to a survey of work places. It's the biggest job loss in any calendar year since 1945... The report was worse than expected, with payrolls in October and November revised lower by a total of 157,000 jobs. November's loss was revised to 584,000." Web Link
Why would anyone consider voting for republicans, even a sane one like Huntsman, when they created this disastrous economy? We're still digging out.
Funny that all the GOP candidates can't mention the B word ("bush")as they pontificate about this economy. Yet they want to repeat his disastrous policies.
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Jan 9, 2012 at 9:38 am
Kelton: You are correct about one thing. Who would vote for anyone who brought about the economic problems and made them all worse?
Those of us "tea partiers" (who were not called that during the Bush years when we were not seen and not heard by either the Repubs in power or the media) were already p.o.'d about one thing we saw coming down the pike: huge deficits. Whether it was 170 billion/year when the Repubs controlled all, or 500 billion per year when Dems controlled both houses and Bush finally found his veto pen, or more than 3 times 500 billion/year now at 1.7 trillion, it is all unacceptable enslavement of our children. Add to it any government laws which kill businesses and destroy personal responsibility for bad choices ( which kills good choices), and we have had enough.
My memory is excellent...I remember well the unemployment numbers, jobs lost, etc of December 2008.Not coincidentally just after the election of the fox guarding the henhouse as businesses battened down their hatches. I remember well how what could have been a small recession was turned into a near-depression by electing a completely illiterate economic mindset with no stops at all on foolish.
If we don't stop this, we can all look forward to becoming Greece.
I am not a "bozo" ( nice debating style you have there!). Analytical thought requires putting into perspective any data. How to reconcile the lowest labor force since the early 80s with any kind of "lowering unemployment" assertion?
Several scenarios: 1) manipulation of data in some way ( not counting those who have fallen off the unemployment check rolls, those who have given up looking for work and decided to "retire" or live on one income instead of 2..any number of ways to manipulate the data). 2) A sudden change in the last few years in age demographics. Suddenly we have a lot fewer 18-65 year olds compared to over 65 year olds? I doubt it.
There may be more. What are they? The question begets skepticism. How to reconcile the data.
I truly hope that we are on the mend back toward what we are happy with, which is around 5-6% unemployment rate. I am a skeptic though, since I see nothing changing which would encourage businesses to
hire or people to work. The only way such changes are likely to be enacted is by replacing "big government" thought in DC with "smaller government" thought.
Nov 2012. It isn't just a President we are electing, it is both Houses.
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Jan 9, 2012 at 10:03 am
"Whether it was 170 billion/year when the Repubs controlled all..."
Clinton handed Bush a $100+ billion SURPLUS, and an economy that created 20+ million jobs in 8 years.
Bush's last deficit exceeded a trillion dollars, and all he bought with that profligate spending was a terrible economy shedding half a million jobs a month. So let's revisit your statement "Who would vote for anyone who brought about the economic problems..."
Republicans only want to be "fiscally responsible" when they are OUT of power.
"Just 11 years ago, Republicans insisted budget surpluses were bad for the economy, while Democrats told us surpluses would make the economy flourish. Al Gore said pay off the federal debt; George W. Bush said cut taxes so people would have more money.
During the Bush years Democrats decried the red-ink budgets, while Republicans assured us that no real harm would come from a $5 trillion borrow-and-spend spree." Web Link
As far as "us tea partiers" - no such thing. You're just the fringe of an already extreme fringe right. Seriously, just because the Koch brothers funded Dick Armey's faux grassroots group Freedomworks and came up with a test marketed name (albeit a great name, from a marketing perspective,) doesn't change the zebra's stripes.
Fringe is still fringe.
As soon as the GOP is back in power, they'll be spending like drunken sailors again, only on things that their investors, errr... "donors" want: tax subsidies for big oil, insurance companies, removing regulation from Wall Street, etc...
But then the tea baggers will magically disappear, Freedomworks will be suddenly silent.
What makes you think the GOP corporatist's have any use for the fringe once they're back in power?
a resident of Midtown
on Jan 9, 2012 at 11:28 am
Interesting perspective at Web Link
a resident of Meadow Park
on Jan 10, 2012 at 11:29 am
23 million jobs were created under Clinton, not 20 million.
Also: when Bush left office, Americans were losing jobs at a 750,000 per month, not a half million; it extended into Obama's first couple months before the stimulus started having a positive effect.
So - reduced government workforces under Obama, private sector job growth at 200k a month - quite a remarkable turnaround, though obviously so much more is required.
I have to echo the question above - "Why would anyone consider voting for republicans, even a sane one like Huntsman, when they (republicans) created this disastrous economy? "
Doesn't make any sense to me - I agree, Republicans only talk of fiscal responsibility when they are out of power - so why put them back in power to screw things up even worse?
a resident of Esther Clark Park
on Feb 3, 2012 at 9:17 am
Perspective said: "Will await 'revised downward" numbers next month, as has happened for over a year..or more."
They were revised - up: "The Labor Department also revised up estimated job gains for November and December by a total of 60,000." Web Link
"Job growth surges, jobless rate near 3-year low" Web Link
23 months of private sector job growth. Sure beats the Bush policies that gave Americans 500,000 to 750,000 job losses per month. When Obama took over, Bush policies cut 4 million jobs in 6 months; also shave GDP by 8%. We now have a growing GDP for a couple years, but have much more work to get this economy and jobs where it belongs.
Imagine if the John Beonher of 2010 ("job creation is job one") actually helped in any way - zero jobs bills, but plenty of abortion votes, plenty of "reaffirm our motto" votes. And threatening to shut down the government actually caused a hiccup in hiring. Way to go John!!
I, too, wish to repeat Kelton's question: "Why would anyone consider voting for republicans, even a sane one like Huntsman, when they created this disastrous economy? We're still digging out." Alas, the sane one is out - left with guys that just want to cut Romney's 13% effective tax rate in half.
a resident of Esther Clark Park
on Feb 3, 2012 at 9:24 am
More facts. As posted previously for December, with revised date:
December 2007: + 84,000 Bush
December 2008: -619,000 Bush
December 2009: -130,000 Stimulus money starts being spent
December 2010: +152,000
December 2011: +260,000
Here is January data for the last five years:
January 2008: +13,000 - Bush
January 2009: -820,000 - Bush
January 2010: -39,000 - Stimulus money starts being spent
January 2011: +68,000
January 2012: +243,000
a resident of Palo Verde
on Feb 3, 2012 at 12:02 pm
You forgot the other side of the equation:
Recent US Federal Debt Numbers
Gross Federal Debt Debt Held by Public
FY 2012 $16.7 trillion $10.8 trillion
FY 2011 $15.5 trillion $9.9 trillion
FY 2010 $13.5 trillion $8.2 trillion
FY 2009 $11.9 trillion $6.8 trillion
FY 2008 $10.0 trillion $5.3 trillion
Gross Federal Debt is the total debt owed by the United States federal government. It comprises "debt held by the public" and "debt held by federal government accounts," such as IOUs owed to the Social Security trust fund. "Debt held by the public" includes debt actually held by the public and foreign governments, and also debt held by the Federal Reserve System, i.e., monetized as part of the monetary base.
This huge increase in national debt will probably be resolved through inflation, a very insidious tax on fixed-income and relatively poor poort.
a resident of Esther Clark Park
on Feb 3, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Judy: Awesome post! Thanks, but I didn't forget that side at all; in fact the single best way to reduce the deficit is to get Americans gainfully employed, driving up revenues.
Just curious: were you a deficit hawk when Reagan tripled the national debt? Were you posting here (or anywhere) when George Bush doubled the national debt?
Of course, as a deficit hawk, you must have applauded Bill Clinton for having balanced the budget and giving Bush and the GOP House (till 2007) and GOP Senate (2002 till 2007) a surplus. What happened to that surplus?
Perhaps you are under the COMPLETELY MISGUIDED NOTION that Republicans are "fiscal conservatives" when ALL EVIDENCE shows that it is Democrats that are the fiscal conservatives.
But back to today's deficit, which is created from a number of factors, outlined here: Web Link
"There is a way to tally the effects Obama has had on the deficit. Look at every piece of legislation he has signed into law. Every time Congress passes a bill, either the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation estimates the effect it will have on the budget over the next 10 years. And then they continue to estimate changes to those bills. If you know how to read their numbers, you can come up with an estimate that zeros in on the laws Obama has had a hand in. [...]
So the center built a baseline that includes everything that predated Obama and everything we knew about the path of the economy and the actual trajectory of spending through August 2011. Deviations from the baseline represent decisions made by the Obama administration. Then we measured the projected cost of Obama's policies."
The net?
"From 2001 to 2009, Bush's policies, including two wars, higher Pentagon spending in addition to those wars, tax cuts, higher discretionary spending and the prescription drug program contributed $5.1 trillion to the nation's debt. From 2009 to 2017 (using projections for 2011-2017), Obama's policies have added or will add $983 billion."
Not even in the same ballpark. So again,as a deficit hawk, you seek to repeal Bush's tax cuts (that have not created any jobs), get out of Afghanistan and repeal Medicare Part D, as those are the biggest non-recession factors applicable to our current deficit, correct?
a resident of Midtown
on Feb 4, 2012 at 1:13 am
The real jobless rate is 11 percent
The hype and hope has not worked, Obama is way over his head
He is good with rhetoric but has never had a real job nor met a payroll
We need a real a real man or woman in charge of the economy-someone with experience in the real world
Enough is enough-time for a change--Obama is a failure
a resident of Esther Clark Park
on Feb 4, 2012 at 10:31 am
Obama's a failure? Regarding job losses and gains, actual facts show it was Bush was the failure with Obama doing a single-handed (ie.. no GOP help) job in cleaning up Bush's mess.
Sharon doesn't dispute the facts above.
Job loss by month for Bush's last year (peaking at 818,000 jobs lost per month) the transition year of 2009 and monthly JOB GROWTH since 2009.
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
2008 41 -84 -95 -208 -190 -198 -210 -274 -432 -489 -803 -661
2009 -818 -724 -799 -692 -361 -482 -339 -231 -199 -202 -42 -171
2010 -40 -35 189 239 516 -167 -58 -51 -27 220 121 120
Source: BLS.GOV Web Link
Imagine if Americans had GOP help instead of their hindrance!!!
Clinton created 23 million jobs. Bush ended his term with 800,000 jobs lost per month. Fighting back against the Bush recession policies, Obama has 23 months of private sector job growth, despite GOP inaction on jobs in the House.
Why would anyone want a return to PROVEN disastrous GOP policies?
a resident of University South
on Feb 4, 2012 at 11:53 am
stephen levy is a registered user.
Yesterday's news was very good for the nation.
The jobs data and the decline in first-time unemployment claims announced the day before are solid news that the economy is growing.
Still, the climb out of the deep recession will take much longer than normal and people who are still hurt by the recession and housing crash will find recovery painfully slow.
Still, this IS good news and better for our area as yet another company (KLA) announced an expansion in their workforce yesterday and the San Jose metro area was tied with Houston for the fastest growing large metro area in 2011 measured by job growth.
The political debate seems unaffected by the news. For a while we had the President saying the economy was getting better and would certainly have been worse under the policies of the previous adminstration. Now we have Republicans acknowledging that the economy is getting better but claiming it would have been even better under their policies.
One thing does seem clear--that the austerity policies in Europe are pushing the region near or into recession while the stimulus efforts have supported private sector job growth here.
In the political debate my perspective is in line with what the poster Eaton has been writing although I don't think minds are suspectible to change by facts once the silly season is upon us.
a resident of Palo Verde
on May 14, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Mr. Levy,
I would like to hear your views on the current California economy, including the new $16B deficit.
Thank you.
a resident of University South
on May 14, 2012 at 7:57 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
Thanks. I will try and post something this week.
a resident of Palo Verde
on May 15, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Thank you. I look forward to your analysis. Please include the possibility that the tax increase, desired by Gov. Brown, passes or does not pass; discuss your own views about the +/- of each way.
I look forward to your post.
a resident of Meadow Park
on May 15, 2012 at 2:27 pm
Mr. Levy,
Also interested, as this topic started with a national overview many months ago, your thoughts on the Stimulus and it's ability to further pull our nation out of recession and the unemployment issues we face.
Governor Romney supported Stimulus in Jan 2009: "The president's plan for economic recovery, including a stimulus bill which includes a very health dose of tax reductions, is something which I think showed a willingness to actually listen to some of his own economic advisers that have pointed out in their research that tax reductions have a bigger economic stimulus impact than spending money on infrastructure does." Of course, for political reasons, the Governor flip flopped on this and now attacks Stimulus.
Governor Romney also understands that cutting spending at this time does not help, but only hinders recovery (from multiple statements, such as:) "Now, I'm not going to cut a trillion dollars in the first year. And I heard a question. Why not? And the answer is: taking a trillion dollars out of a $15 trillion economy would cause our economy to shrink and would put a lot of people out of work." Of course, for political reasons, the Governor flip flopped on this and now supports tax cuts for billionaires while cutting programs that support the working poor and middle class.
Europe's austerity, which when implemented cut growth significantly, shows us that reducing spending also reduces revenue. Stimulus spending, including supporting states to hire back workers, builds revenues and helps recovery.
Additional spending on infrastructure not only helps recovery further, but sets up America with the tools we need to compete in the 21st century. We must support America's business community by resisting all efforts at austerity.
We must build and employ our way out of this 4 year old economic disaster.
We must NOT elect someone who seeks to repeat the same Bush policies and mistakes. We must continue the 25 consecutive months of private sector job growth under President Obama.
a resident of University South
on May 15, 2012 at 7:36 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
ok. I wlll address your issue--probably Friday or Saturday after the CA jobs report is released.
a resident of Meadow Park
on Jul 6, 2012 at 6:32 am
Another jobs report demonstrates how the obstructionist GOP House is hurting America by not working with the President to help create American jobs.
June 2007: +75,000
June 2008: -198,000
June 2009: -482,000
June 2010: -167,000 (Census layoffs)
June 2011: +84,000
June 2012: +80,000
Get to work, republicans - you promised to be the jobs congress, not the abortion congress.
We have come a long way since Bush's record of 800,000 job losses per month, but have far to go.
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Jul 6, 2012 at 6:40 am
OMG, Matt: 1/2 of 1/3rd of our Fed govt by Repubs, with Reid blocking every single bill brought forth by the House; and the Repubs are the "obstructionists"?? Wow. Alice in Wonderland and 1984 rolled into one.
Did you see the really cool jobs report today? (sarc off).
Web Link
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 6, 2012 at 11:18 am
Republicans hae not passed a jobs bill, they just vote on settled law abortion, and more tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.
Bush and reagan used mega-stimulus, why does the gop only object when libs are in control?
They cause pain just to get a political advantage.
Romneysupports bush-cheney policies, that is, when he actaully answers policy questions.


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The words "ching pow" are more of a lifestyle than simply two words put together. Every person makes a decision as to whether they live the ching pow lifestyle or they don't. Those who live the ching pow lifestyle often celebrate every day victories by saying the words ching pow and putting their fists in the air.
Dude you gotta be kidding me I have an exam the day after Saint Patrick's day, totally not ching pow.
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Quinton Coples - He is a great athlete that put up solid numbers. But, based off scouting reports and the few games that I saw him play, he seemed to take plays off and relied on the fact that we was a better athlete than anyone else on the field. The NFL will destroy him, if he doesn't come to work.
David DeCastro - Not because he isn't talented and wont be a beast. But, because I feel that teams are going to go after play-makers early in the round and worry about O-Line in the later rounds.
Dwayne Allen - Man, two months ago this kid was a lock as a first round pick. After the combine, he fell off big time! Now he may be a late second rounder or even an early third.
Alshon Jeffrey - Another guy that was considered a top 10 pick two months ago, now may not be taken until the late second or early thrid. He work ethic has been questioned. With the great workouts by Stephen Hill, Mohammed Sanu and the hype that Ruben Randle is generating, Jeffrey could suffer.
Dre Kirkpatrick - Great player that played a major role in a great defense. His recent run-in with the law, isn't all that serious. But, I think the fact that Kirkpatricks incident is "fresh", will result in Janoris Jenkins taking over the #2 spot for CB. Still a first rounder, but not until mid to late 20's.


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... South along the Adriatic coast for about a hundred miles. We arrived at our hotel just South of the Port town of Ancona in an area known as Portonuovo which has a commanding view of the sea from a bluff. The wind howls up here and should make for a noisy night. The hotel is devoid of people save a few that we saw in the lounge area. Not surprising given both its remote location and the time of year. Very quite except.....for the wind. All in all a very enjoyable day.
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... the way Jerry spotted an open restaurant that had a special lunch of pasta scampi, white fish and a piece of pan seared calamari (no breading) We stopped and had the special of the day, what a treat! Great meal amongst many locals!
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UTSA Spotlight: Provost John Frederick appreciates UTSA's advances and looks ahead to more changes
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(July 14, 2008)--John Frederick joined UTSA on Feb. 18 as provost and vice president for academic affairs following six months as a senior fellow at the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges and 19 years at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Today's headlines
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Beginning as an associate professor of chemistry in 1988, Frederick advanced to become UNR's executive vice president and provost, a position he held for six years. He recently shared his thoughts with me about the first four months on the job and his return to his hometown of San Antonio.
MML: What was it like returning to Texas after so many years away?
JF: I really began to understand how time is the fourth dimension. Geographically, San Antonio is much the same, but there is an indefinable change. The passage of time changes our environment, and this is what I have noticed the most. On the personal side, I have been able to catch up with old friends, which is very nice.
MML: I have read that you are a theoretical chemical physicist by training. In layman's language, what does that mean?
JF: It is the use of mathematics and computer modeling applied to problems in chemistry. It often involves developing mathematical models and utilizing computer simulations of molecular events -- in my case, examining how molecules move in response to their absorption of light.
MML: What led you to teaching versus a career in the private sector?
JF: It started in college when I tutored math in engineering study hall. Teaching gave me a deep sense of personal reward when I was able to explain complicated things. So, in retrospect, this was the first "handwriting on the wall." I knew I would probably teach but thought I might major in history -- despite liking numbers like I do -- but soon realized there were fewer students in chemistry, so I gravitated to that instead.
MML: How did you become interested in research?
JF: Actually, UTSA played a fundamental role. In the summer between my sophomore and junior years in college, I took physics at UTSA in summer school. I worked in a chemistry lab with another student, a psychology major who was taking organic chemistry because he was getting ready for medical school. I had my first taste of doing research in an academic environment. I had flexible hours, freedom to work on projects at whatever hours of the day or night I wanted to work and do work I enjoyed doing.
MML: Do you see any similarities between the University of Nevada, Reno and UTSA?
JF: In the late 1980s, Nevada was undergoing a transformation from a predominantly teaching institution to a more comprehensive research university. UTSA is now going through a very similar transformation.
MML: And differences?
JF: The student profile -- Nevada is not as diverse, or as multicultural. Thanks to my years growing up in San Antonio, I find diverse environments to be stimulating. I am thrilled to be at a Hispanic-serving institution. Also, UTSA is a university of opportunity and I think that is exciting.
MML: What is it that you enjoy most about higher education administration?
JF: One great side of this job is getting to be around very passionate people ?- people who are excited about what they do. To interact with them within the context of the things that most interest them is a real joy.
MML: What would you share with our faculty readers?
JF: First of all, I would emphasize that my agenda is shaped by the president's vision to become a premier public research university -- a desirable outcome for both UTSA and the city of San Antonio. But, it will not happen overnight; we will have to take it one step at a time.
Some of the changes may seem mundane -- aligning policy, stabilizing the core of non-tenure track faculty so that our tenured and tenure-track faculty can engage in scholarship and creative activity, and so forth -- but they all help us achieve the goal of becoming a premier research university.
In terms of my style, I am very data driven -- it's the scientist in me -- I listen to all sides of the story. I won't overreact, so if I appear calm, I am not disinterested. On the other hand, if I am passionate about something, I have really thought hard about it.
I would ask faculty and staff to provide me with their good ideas and be understanding as we make changes. There may be some hiccups, but I will do my best to address them. And, I think we will all be happy with the results in the end.
And, for the longtime faculty, as they look back in time, they have all seen a lot change at UTSA. I encourage them to take great pride in the changes because had it not been for the work of faculty over the past 20 to 25 years, we would not be where we are today.


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theres no way we draft a TE with all the glaring needs this team has.. just sign the black unicorn and pay attention to the gazillion other needs the team has..
with how our run game looked even tho bradshaw was more hurt this yr than last imo, i think a large part of that is due to MB. hes almost as big a must resign imo as beatty or cruz bc bennett helps setup the run AND pass game for success.
i think he more than met expectations and he can still improve tremendously. i hope we resign him and make the TE position more of a priority in the pass game bc the middle of the field is where the best space to attack defenses
Keep Bennett - I think he will have an even better season next year.
Pascoe: Blocked well
Beckum: I was scratching my head when we picked him, we just don't use TE's built like he is.
The rookie, didn't he make it into one game, no catches...worth watching
Could we use someone else, we've got plenty of other needs that should take president.


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by Cassady J February 10, 2009
She's sometimes insecure, and over works herself while already being stressed. She does not take promises lightly, but falls too easily and often loves the wrong things. She cares about everyone, and finds joy in every situation. She won't change for anyone. She's argumentitive and stubborn. And she's selfish in her quietest ways. She's short and has an easy going vibe with exellent humor.
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Cassady is a kind hearted person who loves all of her friends and family to death. She will never let anyone down, she always asks her friends whats wrong when there down and sad or depressed. She is in love with a guy named Adam, She loves him very much and she would do anything for him. Shes sweet, honest, and down right cute but sometimes neardy at times. She might not have much now but soon she will.
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If U.S. hikes taxes, high-income Californians might pay almost 52 percent
posted at 9:21 pm on December 5, 2012 by Erika Johnsen
Whether it's because we end up going over the fiscal cliff or because Republicans agree to President Obama's plan of not extending the Bush tax cuts on America's wealthiest earners, the possibility of an effective tax hike means that higher-income Californians may be in for a whopping aggregate marginal tax rate. The super-liberal state already succeeded in approving their own rate hike with Proposition 30 in the November election, and combined with the potential federal raises, they could be looking at a top bracket with a marginal income tax rate of just under 52 percent:
Gerald Prante, an economics professor at Lynchburg College in Virginia, and Austin John, a Lynchburg economics student, calculated marginal tax rates — the highest rates on the highest levels of income — for all 50 states. They combined state, federal and, where applicable, local income taxes, plus payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare and included the deductibility of some taxes.
Proposition 30 added three percentage points to the marginal state income tax rate for California's highest-income taxpayers, bringing it to 13.3 percent. That action raised California over other high-tax jurisdictions to a marginal rate of 51.9 percent, slightly higher than New York City's level. Hawaii was the only other place with a calculated rate above 50 percent.
…Ouch. We already knew that California was headed for a fall, but here's yet another problem with top-down government and specifically with President Obama's proposals to hike taxes across-the-board on those he deems wealthy, i.e. families making more than $250k/year. As Joel Kotkin writes for Forbes, it's kind of odd that blue states voted so overwhelmingly against their own self-interest in reelecting Barack Obama, because the tax hikes he campaigned on will come down disproportionately hard on the economies of blue states. The demographics and costs of living in different geographic regions suggests that being rich means very different things to different regions:
Any move to raise taxes on the rich — defined as households making over $250,000 annually — strikes directly at the economies of these states, which depend heavily on the earnings of high-income professionals, entrepreneurs and technical workers. In fact, when you examine which states, and metropolitan areas, have the highest concentrations of such people, it turns out they are overwhelmingly located in the bluest states and regions. …
The people whose wallets will be drained in the new war on "the rich" are high-earning, but hardly plutocratic professionals like engineers, doctors, lawyers, small business owners and the like. …
What would a big tax increase on the "rich" mean to the poor and working classes in these areas? To be sure, they may gain via taxpayer-funded transfer payments, but it's doubtful that higher taxes will make their prospects for escaping poverty much brighter. For the most part, the economies of the key blue regions are very dependent on the earnings of the mass affluent class, and their spending is critical to overall growth. Singling out the affluent may also reduce the discretionary spending that drives employment in the personal services sector, retail and in such key fields as construction.
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