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Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, April 14, 2010
This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported April 14, 2010, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the month of March, 2010. Students read the BLS report, analyze the meaning of the CPI data, determine the change in consumer prices, and explore the impact of the change in the price level on themselves, their families, consumers, and producers.
Causes of Inflation, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Inflation, Macroeconomic Indicators, Price Stability
- Identify the current rate and recent changes in the consumer price index.
- Identify the factors that have influenced recent changes in the rate of inflation.
- Identify the potential policy implications of the current economic conditions, including deflation.
- Describe how inflation and deflation impact individuals, families, and different groups in the economy.
Current Key Economic Indicatorsas of November 30, -0001
Each month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases an estimate of the level of the consumer price index (CPI) and the rate of inflation in the United States for the previous month. The report provides the most recent current and seasonally adjusted consumer price indexes for all urban consumers, urban wager earners, and the chained index, plus a breakdown by major expenditure groups. The BLS also collects price level data for major metropolitan areas and regions.
This lesson focuses on the April 14, 2010, BLS press release of data on the consumer price index for the month of March, 2010.
[Note to teacher: You can subscribe to receive monthly BLS email news releases. To subscribe, go to the BLS News Service Subscription Page .]
[Note to teacher: For the latest updates on U.S. economic indicators, go to:
Note on the CPI and Inflation "Focus on Economic Data" Lessons:
During the second semester of this school year (January-May), EconEdLink will publish five lessons on "Consumer Price Index and Inflation." During this time period, the Focus on Economic Data will begin with the "basics" in January and progressively focus on more complex data, issues, and comparisons. All monthly lessons will include the current data and significant recent changes.
- January: CPI and inflation (deflation) basics: What is the CPI? What is inflation and deflation? How are they measured? What do they mean?
- February: Details and issues about the measurements and meaning of the measurements of the price level, adding additional concepts.
- March: Detailed breakdown of the data by region and other criteria (trends, identifying trends and comparisons of regions and demographic groups).
- April: The relationships of CPI and inflation data to other economic data, such as GDP, employment. etc. and the business cycle.
BLS Release of CPI Data for March 2010: This is the BLS CPI release from April 14, 2010.
How the Government Measures Unemployment: This BLS publication discusses the process used to measure U.S. unemployment.
Frequently Asked Questions About the CPI: This site answers FAQ's for those trying to read CPI releases.
CPI Inflation Calculator: This calculator allows users to compare price changes over time due to inflation.
The Economy at a Glance: This BLS page provides current U.S. Economic Indicators.
BLS News Service Subscription Page: The reader can subscribe to receive monthly BLS email news releases.
EconomicIndicators.gov: This site provides the latest updates on U.S. economic indicators.
BLS Economic Indicators: This site provides the latest updates on U.S. economic indicators.
BEA Economic Indicators: This site provides the latest updates on U.S. economic indicators.
BLS FAQ When Should I Use Seasonally Adjusted Data?: This frequently asked question helps students identify the difference between seasonally adjusted and non-adjusted data.
Determination of the December 2008 Peak in Economic Activity: This is a NBER recession announcement made on December 1, 2008.
EconEd Link Employment Lesson: This lesson is one of the more recent examples of Employment.
EconEd Link Real GDP Growth Lesson: This lesson is one of the more recent examples of Real GDP Growth.
EconEd Link FOMC Monetary Policy Lesson: This lesson is one of the more recent examples of FOMC Monetary Policy.
Focus on Economic Data: This EconEd Link site provides lists recent economic data lesson plans.
Historic CPI Data: This page allows students to look at the data for different product groups over time to seek how their prices have changed.
Assessment Activity: This interactive quiz tests students' understanding of the CPI lesson.
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Consumer price indexes in nine countries, percent change from same period of previous year, 1995-2010: This site provides inflation data about the nine industrialized nations.
U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes, March 16, 2010: This BLS article provides price changes for U.S. imports and exports.
Key Economic Indicatorsas of April 14, 2010
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in March. Over the last 12 months, the index increased 2.3 percent before seasonal adjustment.
Employment and Unemployment
U.S. nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in March, and the unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent. Temporary help services and health care continued to add jobs over the month. Employment in federal government also rose, reflecting the hiring of temporary workers for Census 2010. Employment continued to decline in financial activities and in information.
Real GDP
U.S, real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 2.2 percent.
Federal Reserve
The FOMC will maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and continues to anticipate that economic conditions, including low rates of resource utilization, subdued inflation trends, and stable inflation expectations, are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period.
Should We Worry about Inflation?
- Inflation erodes purchasing power. You pay more for the same goods and services.
- Inflation increases the costs of investments. Assets are worth less over time.
- Inflation decreases the real value of money. Your savings will buy less in the future.
- Inflation creates uncertainty. Uncertainty makes financial planning more difficult and risky.
- Inflation changes behaviors. If people expect inflation, they may spend now rather than later.
- Inflation transfers wealth from lenders to debtors.
Consumer prices in the United States increased just 0.1% March. It was a good month for consumers, unless you happen to purchase a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. Bad weather increased fresh fruit and vegetables prices by 4.6% in March. The price of tomatoes increased over 15 percent in March.
The core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, saw no change in March. Overall energy prices did not change in March. Since March, 2009, the CPI-U has increased by just 2.3%, and the core CPI-U is up only 1.1% in the past year. This was the smallest one year core CPI-U increase since January 1966.
Should we worry about inflation? When the global economy recovers and consumer demand for goods and services increases along with greater demand for productive resources of all kinds, perhaps inflation will return.
[TEACHER NOTE: Ask your students if they are concerned about inflation. Most of your students have probably never experienced a period of inflation, except, possibly, increases in the price of gasoline. You can recount times when prices have risen - the early 1980s, for instance.]
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index – March 2010
April 14, 2010
The April 14 Bureau of Labor Statistics news release read, "On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the index increased 2.3 percent before seasonal adjustment."
"The seasonally adjusted increase in the all items index was mostly due to an increase in the fresh fruits and vegetables index, which rose 4.6 percent in March and accounted for over 60 percent of the all items increase. Other food at home indexes were mixed and the index for food away from home was unchanged."
"The index for energy and for all items less food and energy were both unchanged in March. Within energy, an increase in the electricity index was offset by declines in the indexes for gasoline and natural gas. Within all items less food and energy, the indexes for medical care, new vehicles, and used cars and trucks posted increases, while the indexes for shelter, household furnishings and operations, and apparel declined."
The not seasonally adjusted CPI-U increased to a level of 217.631 in March, meaning that the market basket of goods and services that cost $100 in 1982-84 now costs the consumer $217.63.
|Figure 1: Percent Changes in the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
U.S. City Average
(Seasonally adjusted changes from the preceding month)
|Spending Category
|12 mos. ended
March 2010
|All items
|Food at home
|Food away from home (1)
|Energy commodities
|Gasoline (all types)
|Fuel Oil (1)
|Energy Services
|Utility (piped) Gas Service
|All Items Less Food & Energy
|Commodities Less Food/Energy
|New Vehicles
|Used Cars & Trucks
|Medical Care Commodities (1)
|Services Less Energy Services
|Transportation Services
|Medical Care Services
|(1) Not seasonally adjusted.
[TEACHER NOTE: Ask students if they see anything unusual in this data (Figure 1). They should recognize the impact of energy prices.]
Recent CPI-U History
Inflation has not been a significant concern in the United States in recent years. Just the opposite, some have feared the onset of "deflation," a sustained period of price level decrease. More recently, a very moderate level of annual inflation has reoccurred. Figure 2, below, shows the monthly changes in the CPI-U (seasonally adjusted) from 2002 through March 2010. Note the six month long period of price level decreases in late 2008. At that time, some economists were concerned about the possibility of "deflation" and its potential harm. The few brief periods of price increases near the 1 percent annual rate and brief periods of decreases have been primarily associated with short-term energy price increases or decreases.
Consumer Price Index Detailed Data for March 2010
Food Prices
"The food index rose 0.2 percent in March after rising 0.1 percent in February. The index for food away from home, which had increased every month since January 2003, was unchanged in March. In contrast, the index for food at home rose 0.5 percent, its largest increase since September 2008. The index for fruits and vegetables rose 3.4 percent due to the sharp rise in the fresh fruits and vegetables index. Other grocery store food groups registered only small changes in March. The meats, poultry, fish, and eggs index increased 0.2 percent, while the indexes for dairy and related products and for nonalcoholic beverages were unchanged and the indexes for cereals and bakery products and for other food at home declined slightly. The food index has risen 0.2 percent over the last 12 months, with the food at home index still down 0.7 percent over that period despite the March increase."
Energy Prices
"The energy index, which fell 0.5 percent in February, was unchanged in March. The gasoline index declined for the second straight month, falling 0.8 percent. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 4.5 percent in March and have increased 41.4 percent over the past 12 months.) The index for household energy rose in March, increasing 1.3 percent mostly because of a 2.1 percent rise in the electricity index. The fuel oil index rose 0.7 percent, but the index for natural gas declined 0.7 percent. Over the last 12 months the energy index has risen 18.3 percent."
All items less food and energy
"The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in March after rising 0.1 percent in February. The shelter index declined in March, falling 0.1 percent due to a 0.1 percent decline in owners' equivalent rent. The index for household furnishings and operations fell 0.4 percent in March, its ninth decline in the past 10 months. The index for apparel fell 0.4 percent and the recreation index declined 0.1 percent. In contrast to these declines, the medical care index rose 0.3 percent in March with the index for hospital services increasing 1.1 percent. The index for used cars and trucks continued to rise, increasing 0.5 percent, and the new vehicles index rose 0.1 percent."
"Over the last 12 months the index for all items less food and energy has risen 1.1 percent, its smallest increase since January 2004. This is largely explained by the continued deceleration of the shelter index, which has now fallen 0.6 percent over the last 12 months."
[TEACHER NOTE: This is a good time to reinforce the difference between seasonally adjusted and non-adjusted data. BLS link: When Should I Use Seasonally Adjusted Data? ]
The BLS announcement included these notes about seasonally adjusted and unadjusted CPI data.
"Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month."
"For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales."
"The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation."
The Not Seasonally Adjusted CPI Measures
"The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 2.3 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 217.631 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.4 percent prior to seasonal adjustment."
"The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 3.0 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 213.525 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.5 percent prior to seasonal adjustment."
"The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 2.5 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.4 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the post-2008 period are subject to revision."
Calculating Consumer Price Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period.
|Index Point Change
|Less previous point change
|Equals index point change
|Percent Change
|Index point difference
|Divided by the previous index
|Results multiplied by one hundred
|0.003 x 100
|Equals percent change
[TEACHER NOTE: Your students can do the math of the consumer price index change. Give them an index number for year 1 and for year 2. Have them calculate the percent change.]
For more details about the March 2010 CPI data, see these BLS tables online:
- Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. City Average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
- Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U. S. City Average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
- Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
- Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. City Average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
- Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U. S. City Average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
- Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index
- Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
The CPI is a "Weighted" Index
The CPI-U is a "weighted" index. A weighted index is one in which the component items are "weighted" according to some system reflecting their relative importance. In the case of consumer prices, not all categories of spending are equal. Typically, a family will spend far more of their income on housing than on food. Housing should have a greater "weight" when determining an index. The index should represent some standard group of items. In this case, the CPI is meant to represent the typical market basket of a typical urban consumer.
Figure 3, below, shows the weights of the major categories of items making up the CPI-U. Note how some categories (energy and other*) have changed greatly in price level since the base period of 1982-84. Other categories (apparel and recreation) have changed very little in their price level. The CPI-U for all items has increased from the base period when it was 100 by 116.33 percent.
|Figure 3: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U)
Weights and Index Levels by Category
March 2010
|Spending Category
|Index Level
|Food and beverage
|Medical Care
|All Items
|*Category weights established as of December 2009
* The "other" category includes items such as tobacco products, personal care products and services, and other personal services.
Consumer Prices and Other Macroeconomic Data
Sometimes, it is instructive to find relationships between various macroeconomic data. These relationships may give us a broader picture of the economy. For instance, there is a general relationship between output (GDP) and employment. As GDP increases, employment tends to increase. In the past year, as real GDP decreased, the unemployment rate has increased. One piece of data may confirm the meaning of the other.
Figure 4, below, illustrates four sets of macroeconomic data - CPI, unemployment, real GDP growth and the federal funds rate. Notice the long term relationship of periods of output growth and decline with the changes in the unemployment rate. This relationship makes sense as the number of employed is directly related to output. Some increase in output can be attributed to improvements in productivity, but growth is very much dependent on labor force growth and employment. From late 2008 through 2009, as U.S. real GDP declined, the unemployment rate increased substantially.
|Figure 4: Selected U.S. Macroeconomic Data
1999-March 2010
|Real GDP
|Fed Funds
Rate Target
|0 to .25
|0 to .25
* 2010 Q1 real GDP data is not yet available
Business Cycles
Business cycles or periodic fluctuations in growth and employment illustrate the relationships of some data (see Figure 4). When the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) tracks cycles in order to identify recessions, they use the combination of employment, GDP growth and other factors. How do consumer prices fit into this analysis? The NBER uses real GDP growth and real personal income as primary factors identifying business cycles. Using employment and income data adjusted for inflation allows the NBER to make more accurate comparisons from one data period to the next.
Review: The four phases of the business cycles are:Contraction - A slowdown in the pace or growth of economic activity, typically GDP and employment.
- Trough - The lowest point of the business cycle or when a contraction reverses to expansion.
- Expansion - A increase in the pace or growth of economic activity)
- Peak (The upper point of the business cycle or when expansion reverses to contraction.
The NBER declared that the current recession began in December 2008, when a pattern of monthly job losses and slow economic growth began. Despite recent increases in GDP, the NBER has yet to recognize that the recession is over.
[TEACHER NOTE: NBER link: Determination of the December 2008 Peak in Economic Activity ]
An April 11, 2010, New York Times article, "Recession Arbiters, Wary of Certifying an Upturn." by Sewell Chan and Louise Story reported an unusual mid-recession news release by the NBER responding to critics who suggest that the recession is over. "A committee of economists, charged with determining the official turning points in the nation's business cycles, certifies the beginnings and ends of recessions. But this time, the committee members say, the evidence is not so easy to decipher."
"The committee plans to announce on Monday that it cannot yet declare an end to the recession that began in December 2007, several members indicated on Sunday. Such an acknowledgment is rare in the history of setting dates to business cycles and could affect the behavior of investors and consumers."
"Despite a recent uptick in employment and income, the decision of the committee at a meeting on Friday reflects a lingering worry that the economy could turn downward again in a so-called double-dip recession."
"Several economists on the committee, which has seven active members, said they considered such a turn to be unlikely. But, they said, the duration and severity of the contraction have made it hard to determine with authority that a recovery has begun."
"The gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic activity, officially began rising in the second half of 2009, suggesting that a recovery might have quietly started. But the committee takes other factors into consideration, like employment trends and consumer confidence."
Inflation and GDP
Accurate measurement of gross domestic product or GDP growth is also dependent on the accurate measurement of inflation. A rise in the price level "inflates" the measurement of GDP growth - miscalculating real growth in the economy. A more meaningful measurement of the growth of output is real GDP - the nominal GDP measurement adjusted for the impact of inflation. Although CPI is the most common measurement of inflation for many uses, the adjustment of GDP uses a process based on the GDP deflator.
Both the CPI and the GDP deflator are measurements of average prices, but the GDP deflator includes all of the goods and services produced in the economy, not just the CPI market basket. The GDP is the market value of all goods and services produced in a year. Real GDP is the market value of those goods at a constant price level. Measuring the nation's output in a year at a constant price level means that you can accurately compare it to the output in another year.
CPI vs. GDP Deflator as Measures of Inflation
The rate of inflation rate determined by the CPI and GDP deflator are normally quite similar. Since the CPI uses a fixed market basked of goods and services, it assumes a fairly constant pattern of consumer purchases. Over time, the market basket may be changed, based on changes in consumer behavior. The GDP deflator uses a flexible basket of goods and services based on the actual quantities of goods and services produced in a year, while the prices of the goods and services are fixed. The GDP deflator uses a much larger quantity of goods and services.
The CPI does not take into account substitution - the tendency of consumers to choose lower priced goods in place of more expensive ones. Just the opposite sometimes happens, as consumers may choose to purchase more expensive goods as their incomes increase. The GDP deflator can take these substitutions into account. Because the GDP deflator assumes substitutions, it may underestimate the impact of inflation when consumers do not (are not able to) substitute. The CPI may overestimate the impact of inflation when consumers do substitute.
Most government agencies and many private contracts use the CPI to determine a cost of living adjustment (COLA). The Social Security Administration added a 5.8 percent COLA to Social Security benefits and SSI payments in January 2009, based on the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from the third quarter of 2007 to the third quarter of 2008.
For 2010 there will be no automatic cost-of-living adjustment. The Social Security Administration made this announcement on October 15, 2009, about the COLA for 2010. "With consumer prices down over the past year, monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for more than 57 million Americans will not automatically increase in 2010. This will be the first year without an automatic Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) since they went into effect in 1975."
Inflation and Unemployment
Long-standing economic theory had assumed that there is a predictable trade-off between the impact of public policy decisions and economic change on inflation and unemployment. This theory, developed by New Zealand Economist William Phillips in 1958, was based on his observation of an inverse relationship between money wage changes (inflation) and unemployment in the British economy over a period of time. The "Phillips Curve" proposed that when unemployment is low, inflation tends to be high and when unemployment is high, inflation tends to be low.
The implication for policy makers was that "Keynesian" policies could be used to control unemployment and inflation. Increased spending can lower unemployment with the risk of a high rate of inflation. Policy makers face the Phillips Curve trade-off. Today, policy makers who propose to use monetary policy (lower interest rates) or fiscal policy (deficit spending) to stimulate the economy, and increase GDP and employment, are aware of its potential inflationary effect.
The Phillips Cure theory lost favor in the late 1980s when there were periods of both high unemployment and high inflation, followed in the 1990s by periods of low unemployment and low inflation. The Federal Reserve recognized the potential trade-off in its most recent monetary policy statement when it justified an aggressive stimulatory policy by saying that the current conditions did not include an inflationary threat. Low inflation provides room for aggressive policies to stimulate the economy. Should inflation become a real threat, the Fed may slow down growth of the money supply.
Monetary Policy and Macroeconomic Data
With very low inflation during the time of the recession, the Federal Reserve and other economic policymakers have not viewed inflation as a serious concern. Recent FOMC monetary policy announcements have reiterated this view and the committee has kept the federal funds rate at a record low level.
"The FOMC will maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and continues to anticipate that economic conditions, including low rates of resource utilization, subdued inflation trends, and stable inflation expectations, are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period." (March 16, 2010, FOMC monetary policy announcement.)
For more details about the other macroeconomic data, see the most recent EconEdLink lessons on employment, real GDP growth and FOMC monetary policy:
Click on this link for a complete list of recent "Focus on Economic Data" lessons.
Essay Question:
- How important is it to adjust economic growth or income data for the effect of inflation? [Adjusting for inflation allows for a more accurate comparison of one period to another. Using the CPI to determine real income growth gives a more accurate picture of purchasing power over time. Using the deflator to determine real GDP growth gives a better picture of actual output, not just the value that can be inflated by the price level change. "Real" data provide a consistent base for comparisons and measurement of "real" growth or purchasing power.]
Consumer prices in the United States increased just 0.1% March. It was a good month for consumers, unless you happen to purchase a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. Bad weather increased fresh fruit and vegetables prices by 4.6% in March. The price of tomatoes increased over 15 percent in March.
The core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, saw no change in March. Overall energy prices did not change in March. Since March, 2009, the CPI-U has increased by just 2.3%, and the core CPI-U is up only 1.1% in the past year. This was the smallest one year core CPI-U increase since January 1966.
Should we worry about inflation?
Not yet!
What will happen if energy prices spike again?
[TEACHER NOTE: Studnets can look at the data for different product groups over time to seek how their prices have changed. They may want to speculate about the reasons for different price level changes. They may want to suggest what product group prices will change in the future and why. Here is the link to Historic CPI Data .]
The BLS tracks a variety of international data, including prices. Take a look at some of the international data.
Go to, "Consumer price indexes in nine countries, percent change from same period of previous year, 1995-2010." Read the inflation data about the nine industrialized nations.
- Do you see any patterns?
- Which nations have had higher inflation rates than the U.S.? Lower rates?
- What do you think may account for the differences?
Go to, "U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes, March 16, 2010 ." Read about the price changes for U.S. imports and exports.
- How much have import and export prices changed compared to U.S. domestic prices?
- What imported goods have had the greatest price increases recently? Exports?
- Which nations' goods have increased in prices the most? Least?


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Fantasy Sneaker Website Calls On Nike To Make Female-Friendly Sizes
Two women on the cutting-edge of urban fashion petition big brands for something that would actually fit.
Emily Hodgson and Emilie Riis are the founders behind Purple Unicorn Planet – a website that showcases "men's only" style sneakers in the hope of getting them made in women's sizes as well.
Sneaker culture is just as popular amongst women as it is amongst men – especially in big urban centers like New York and London. The challenge for women however – is getting ahold of the latest sneakers in a size that isn't going to look like a clown shoe.
Some companies such as Nike don't even make many of their more unique styles in sizes for women – especially if they're designed using custom colorways, materials or patterns.
As Riis put it during an interview:
Girls don't just want pink, purple, or banana yellow trainers.
Two styles of sneakers the duo have their sights set on are the Nike Lunar Force 1 Fuse Premium and the Nike Air Force line. Both are featured on Purple Unicorn Planet, but the link takes you through to a page explaining that they aren't even available in women's sizes.
While it might seem like an attack on the company, the pair make it clear that they chose to focus on Nike purely because it has so many great styles of sneakers to choose from – if you're a man.
The website was completed as a personal project away from their day jobs in an advertising agency. Some may think the campaign is just another brief they are working on for their employer – but it's actually the result of their personal passion for the latest footwear.
By profiling their favorite sneakers and showing Nike there is a demand for women's sizes – Hodgson and Riis are hoping to change the status quo and get big name sneaker brands to start making shoes of all sizes.


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Weighing in at 180g, the HTC Desire Z is a little on the heavy side, but the 3.7-inch S-LCD display is brighter than Super AMOLED screens
The straightforward setup process and the customisable home screens make this rather geeky device incredibly easy to get to grips with
Despite a 1GHz processor with 512MB of RAM on board, we experienced a noticeable lag between tapping the screen, and input being registered
The Desire Z packs a new Car Panel app that turns the home screen into a sat nav dashboard, while the five-megapixel camera is also a marked improvement
The Desire Z's mediocre battery power meant we had to charge up the device daily
Review by Sunetra Chakravati,1/7/2011 5:23:09 PM
Look and feel
Ease of use
Battery life
Excellent web, great keyboard, intuitive features and interface, ability to act as Wi-Fi hotspot, improved camera
Occasional lags in touch-screen, no native task manager app
With its pedigree in Windows-powered business phones, it was only a matter of time before HTC popped out an Android powered one. The Desire Z adds an air of respectability via a QWERTY keyboard, but still packs plenty of fun media features.
The Desire Z runs on the latest Android 2.2 OS, which has a few big new features, and is skinned with HTC's Sense interface, also refreshed with some new apps and widgets – but otherwise providing the same simple, intuitive navigation interface for its users. This gives you seven home screens that you can add apps, shortcuts, widgets and wallpapers to. The 'home' home screen is in the middle with a default arrangement of widgets and shortcuts - HTC calls these arrangements 'Scenes', and you can pick from several preselected Scenes to modify or use, or simply start with a blank canvas. A dock sits at the base of every screen with a nice big swatch for 'Phone', and two smaller tabs for programs and personalisation. There's a new, super organised personalisation menu that has tabs for customising display and sound, plus adding shortcuts to the home screens, showing you exactly what you need to do with your phone, and how to do it. Upon firing up the Desire Z for the first time, you'll be greeted with a straightforward setup process that prompts you for all the email and social network accounts you want to feed to the phone. It's one of HTC's touches that make a powerful and – let's face it – rather geeky device incredibly easy to get to grips with.The browser is a full HTML browser that supports Flash, so you'll be able to view pages as they look like on a computer, including embedded video – which Windows phones and iPhones don't support.
At 180g the Desire Z is pretty weighty with a substantial girth. The battery cover is an industrial-chic stainless steel released via a spring-loaded button. The 3.7-inch S-LCD display is brighter than the Super AMOLED screens, while a slim black bezel runs around the edges with four touch-sensitive areas for home, menu, back and the universal search key. A black optical trackpad acts as the OK button.Along its sides are a long volume rocker and microUSB port, with a 3.5mm audio jack at the top. There's a microSD slot to expand its 1.5GB of memory by up to 32GB. Annoyingly, a few apps, including the camera, don't work unless there's a microSD card inside – and the phone doesn't ship with one. Unlike other QWERTY touch-screen phones, it opens on a three-piece hinge instead of a simple slider mechanism. This maximises space for the excellent four-line QWERTY, which is backlit during use for those night time texts, with intuitive extras including a dedicated '@' key, and two customisable keys that can be assigned to any app. We found the hinge opens and shuts snappily – but it doesn't feel as smooth or controlled as the mechanism on HTC's Touch Pro2 (which admittedly is a fair bit chunkier).
Humming along on a 1GHz processor with a not unreasonable 512MB of RAM to keep multitasking smooth, the phone should be faster. Instead, we found a noticeable lag between tapping the screen, and input being registered. Though the screen is still responsive and accurate, scrolling was sometimes slow, and pinch to zoom took about a second to work. This could be due to the power-sucking new Android 2.2 OS, as we had similar issues on the Desire when we upgraded it from its native Android 2.1.We also had to force-close many times, often when RAM-intensive applications such as the browser and maps were running. There's still no native ability to shut down open apps without delving deep into the Settings menus (though there are dozens of task manager apps available on the Android Market).
As an Android 2.2 phone, the Desire Z is able to act as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot by converting its 3G signal into a Wi-Fi network that you can connect other Wi-Fi devices to. It's easy to set up and you can add a password so only trusted devices can connect. This does suck up the already mediocre battery power though, which we had to charge up daily. With Wi-Fi, 3G and some light sat-nav, the Desire Z copped out before the day was out.
Sense.com is HTC's brand new server to back up all your data – and we do mean all. Your Sense.com account won't just have backups of your contacts and photos, it'll also store all text messages, searches done on the device, and map links. The most interesting thing though is that all this transfers between phones. So the contacts and messages that have been backed up from one device will download to the next Sense-Android phone you use. Sense.com also allows you to control your phone remotely – at least if it can access the web.There are several different things you can do if you've lost or left your phone somewhere. There are the call and text forwarding options, the lock-phone option and the most severe – the remote wipe. You can also make it ring at full volume – super useful for anyone like us who keeps their phone on vibrate and can never find it via ringing. However, in our review period, we weren't able to get this to work, and according to an HTC spokesperson, the service is currently patchy.
One of the touted highlights of the Desire Z is the 'universal' inbox – which does indeed stream together emails from several accounts, but not the Gmail account you link the phone too. As on all other Android devices, Gmail is its own app, with a different interface and feature set.In the other mail app (called simply 'Mail'), you can add Microsoft Exchange accounts and any other webmail. (In fact, if you wanted to stream your Gmail here, you could simply add it again – but then you'd get double notifications of the same mail.) Notifications of new mail - along with other alerts - appear at the very top of the screen, where you can drag down to view full details. You can view one account at a time, or all of them together, and sort mail by date, priority, subject, sender and size. You can also view other folders like sent, drafts or trash, but unlike the native Gmail app which syncs fully with your account so you can read everything you've ever written, read or trashed, this app only displays mails that have been created or downloaded on the device. Email from each account is tagged a different colour, and at the base of the screen are options to filter by mail from favourites, unread mail, and mail with attachments. There's also a conversations option that collects emails in the same thread, but it's not like Gmail where you can view your responses too. Microsoft Exchange accounts – as well as the all accounts view – have the added ability to view emails with meeting requests from other Microsoft Exchange accounts, as well as to flag emails for priority. Funnily, it doesn't work with invites sent from standalone Outlook accounts, nor Google Calendar ones – though of course we were able to open them, and click through to the Calendar app.
Though HTC's Android phones have always been usable as sat navs, thanks to Google Maps and A-GPS, the Desire Z packs a new Car Panel app that turns the home screen into a proper sat nav dashboard with links to your destination, nearby points of interest, a history of places you've been, plus a shortcut to the dialer so you can still easily use it as a phone. The app comes with a 30-day license for free voice navigation (in pleasingly dulcet feminine tones), but there's no voice command feature. A cool feature is that if you pop the phone into a car mount and it's not connected to a car kit or headset, its speakerphone automatically turns on when you make or receive a call. The five-megapixel camera is also a marked improvement on the camera found in the Desire, especially daylight shots, where colours are warm and bright with good clarity. It can also record video in 720p.
The Desire Z has a few features that make it a great business phone, but more than enough knowhow with social networking, web and media that make it an equally good all-rounder for an Android fan. If you compare it to other QWERTY smartphones, it easily comes out on top for its excellent touch-screen, customisability and of course, access to Android apps.


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First of all id like to thank ACFred who inspired me by the idea of making the flame with a script ( his Challenge Entry )
I used Max but the concept can be used in other apps i guess.
The idea is simple. I wanted a torch where the flame behaves similar to reality. The flame had to follow the torch with a delay, allways point to the sky and flicker.
First i created the segmented torchflame (segmented because of challenge rules) and the torch itself.
then a skelleton for the flame (each bone a flamesegment).
now the rootbone of the flame is linked to a helper as well as the torchmesh itself. This helper will be the controller. So by moving around the helper the flame behaves automatically.
now to make the movement of the torch possible the flamebones have two IKs assigned. One from root to the half and the other from the half to the top.
The MiddleIKGoal, lets call it IK01 has a "Position List" assigned as position controller.
The first controller in this list is "Position XYZ" to keep it's original position.
The next one is a "Position Script". Here we make the delay stuff. The idea is to make a 5 frame delay for IK01 and a 10 frame delay for IK02 to the position of the rootbone (+ the z value of the IK01 and IK02).
So actually the IK01 and IK02 have the same position as the rootbone + their z values.
The script looks like this:
timedelay = 5f curposx = 0 (at time (currenttime - timedelay) curposx = $b_Torch_1.pos.x) curposy = 0 (at time (currenttime - timedelay) curposy = $b_Torch_1.pos.y) curposz = 0 (at time (currenttime - timedelay) curposz = $b_Torch_1.pos.z) [curposx, curposy, curposz-436]
The delay changes in the IK02 to 10frames. $b_Torch_1 is the rootbone.
The sick value of 436 is the z value to make the IK01 above the rootbone. By changing and evaluating you can get near to it (not the best solution but it works)
So what is actually happening? The script reads the position of the rootbone at -5 frames of currenttime and sets it to the IK (+ its Z value). You cant move the torch around to see the effect because it gets no old position of the rootbone. You see the delay first after making some keyframes.
The next controller is a noise position controller to make a flicker effect when the torch is not moving.
The same with IK02 but with delay = 10f and the other z value and another noise controller so they flicker seperatlly.
Hope this helps. Maybe someone will find a use in it or improve it. What do you think?
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To evaluate available clinical methods (self ratings and questionnaire) for rating dyspnea, we (1) compared scores from the recently developed baseline dyspnea index (BDI) with the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale and the oxygen-cost diagram (OCD) in 153 patients with various respiratory diseases who sought medical care for shortness of breath; and (2) evaluated the relationships between dyspnea scores and standard measures of physiologic lung function in the same patients. The dyspnea scores were all significantly correlated (r = 0.48 to 0.70; p less than 0.001). Agreement between two observers or with repeated use was satisfactory with all three clinical rating methods. The BDI showed the highest correlations with physiologic measurements. Dyspnea scores were most highly related to spirometric values (r = 0.78; p less than 0.001) for patients with asthma, maximal respiratory pressures (r = 0.34 and 0.35; p less than 0.001) for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and PImax (r = 0.51; p = 0.01) and FVC (r = 0.44; p = 0.03) for those with interstitial lung disease. These results show that: (1) the BDI, MRC scale, and OCD provide significantly related measures of dyspnea; (2) the clinical ratings of dyspnea correlate significantly with physiologic parameters of lung function; and (3) breathlessness may be related to the pathophysiology of the specific respiratory disease. The clinical rating of dyspnea may provide quantitative information complementary to measurements of lung function.
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B&L Information Systems Spectrum 2014
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Held annually for the more than 15 years, Spectrum is B&L's customer conference for Odyssey and BLIS software users. Spectrum starts with an evening event on Sunday, October 26th, followed by two full days of classroom sessions. Classroom sessions typically include over 20 mini-class options, several sets of panel discussions, moderated idea swap gatherings, and exploratory classes with B&L business partners. B&L staff is also available for in-person meetings to review any specific concerns or issues.
Bruce S. Wilkinson, CSP, has been named keynote speaker for the event, with a Tuesday morning address on the topic of working and communicating with multi-generational co-workers and teams. Wilkinson is a leadership/communication/culture implementation specialist, trainer and consultant, who re-inforces personalized messages with humor, passion, enthusiasm and authenticity. His mission is to help organizations translate their culture into a workplace climate that inspires leadership excellence, service and personal accountability.
"Key to Spectrum planning is creating good training for successful implementations and continued software system use," remarked Kristine Craft, Manager – Professional Services. "Communication is essential element of all good team building and any successful implementation.
"Each year for Spectrum, staff from all B&L departments contribute to creating mini-classes based on industry needs coupled with feedback from clients. Our goal is to expand on what we had the year before at Spectrum," Craft added. For 2014, she noted, users will experience more than a typical review of a specific module. "We plan on being more hands-on," she said, "and are creating new mini-classes as well as new role-based classes. 2014 will be an exciting year for our Spectrum attendees."
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Aaron Siegel, M.D. is an independent, board-certified general surgeon with extensive experience in gastro-intestinal procedures. He attended a training course in laparoscopic bariatric surgery at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. He also completed a Bariatric Proctorship at two area hospitals and an INAMED training program for the adjustable gastric banding system (LAP-BAND).
Visit his website at www.LakeCountySurgeons.com
Laurence Gibson, M.D. is also an independent, board-certified general surgeon who has broad experience in bariatric procedures. In addition to training during his residency, Dr. Gibson took a course on the fundamentals of bariatric surgery through the Endo-Surgery Institute, served a Bariatric Proctorship at Vista Medical Center East and completed the INAMED training program for the adjustable gastric banding system.
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Dr. Amit Parikh joined the Vista Health bariatric team in 2013. He was introduced to bariatric surgery during his residency. Dr. Parikh went to the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio after completion of his residency for a two year fellowship in advance laparoscopic and bariatric surgery.
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June Zaragoza, MPH, RD/LDN is a registered and licensed dietitian with a specialty in weight management, including eating disorder and bariatric surgery patients. As part of the Weight Management Options team she provides initial and follow-up nutrition assessment and counseling sessions before and after surgery. She also leads support groups and helps facilitate the monthly seminars. In addition as the coordinator her job is to help provide access to surgery and continue to improve bariatric services. She is a strong believer in weight loss surgery and lifetime weight management and is happy to help patients improve their health and the quality of their lives.
Roberta Maller Hartman, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist and holds the certification of Professional Certified Coach (PCC) awarded by the International Coach Federation (ICF). Dr. Robbie is an expert on wellness coaching for bariatric patients, focusing on stress management, managing emotional eating issues, and mindfulness training. As part of the bariatric and non-surgical Weight Management Options team, she is responsible for preoperative psychological evaluations. She also leads bariatric support groups, weight management classes, and is available for individual sessions with patients.
Stacey Van Zeyl, MS, EP, ATC is a certified Exercise Physiologist working with bariatric and cardiac and pulmonary rehab patients. As part of the Weight Management Options team she does pre-surgery fitness evaluations and consultations to help people start or improve their exercise program. This includes teaching strength and stretching exercises and helping people with knee, hip and low back pain learn exercises that will improve their activity level. In addition, she facilitates the free monthly weight loss surgery information seminar and works with bariatric support groups and weight management classes to discuss how people are doing, teach exercise basics, and work through barriers to exercise.
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Driven to drink no bad thing, for wine investors
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Financial turmoil may drive investors to drink but this could be a boon for some of them.
The Noble Crus fund, which invests in fine wines, had a vintage 2008. Launched in November 2007 and now managing 11 million euro ($13.9 million), the fund returned over 20 percent last year.
"Our portfolio is focused on the Burgundy region, and we like older wines whose valuations tend to remain stable. Market risk is quite remote for this kind of wine," said Michel Tamisier, owner of Elite Advisers which promotes the fund.
"France's other important wine region, Bordeaux, tends to produce more wine. It is more easily accessible, and so the financial crisis has had more of an impact on prices. Younger wines are also more sensitive to price fluctuations," he said.
A significant part of the fund is invested in older Bordeaux vintages, which have maintained their value or appreciated.
But in some cases, wine investing can bring on a hangover -- it was a much tougher year for the Vintage Wine Fund, which focuses on wines from Bordeaux.
Probably one of the world's largest wine funds with over 100 million euros under management, Vintage's value fell 33.4 percent last year.
The decline occurred entirely in the last third of the year, with much of it attributed to what the fund called "essentially foreign exchange related reasons." The fund, which reports net asset value in euros, was hit hard by sterling's sharp year-end decline. Continued...


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Sure, President Clinton didn't know what the definition of "is" was, but President Bush's mastery of simple words like "clean" and "water" also leaves plenty to be desired. Under his administration, the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] is now looking at a "reinterpretation" of guidelines that protect seasonally flowing streams and wetlands under the Clean Water Act.
The Bush revamp of EPA rules is meant to bring the agency into harmony with a 2001 Supreme Court ruling, says EPA spokesman John Millett.
The Court, in the case of Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County vs. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ruled that the federal government couldn't be required to protect certain bodies of water simply because they're pit stops for migratory birds.
The proposed changes would apply only to isolated, non-navigable, intrastate waterways. But don't breath that sigh of relief yet—some of Montana's isolated glacial lakes and seasonal streams could be left unshielded from the dirty hands of Montana's traditionally dirty industries.
"The main worry is that sites that don't need to be cleaned up now, sites that are pretty good, those sites could be threatened," says Clark Fork Coalition conservation director and staff attorney Matt Clifford. "For instance, if the Clean Water Act were not to apply to intermittent streams and somebody wanted to build say a power plant, all they would have to do is build a pipe and pipe their discharge to some 'intermittent stream.'"
The EPA's Millett says that it isn't likely seasonal flowing streams would be put in danger, but he also can't predict how the guidelines will change after the public comment period has ended next month. By some estimates the revision could apply to as much as 20 percent of the nation's waterways. And according to a Knight Ridder newspaper survey, the Bush administration is already cleaning up 31 percent fewer seriously contaminated sites than President Clinton's administration did in the same time span, while polluters are paying 64 percent less in fines each month under Bush.
The Clark Fork Coalition's Clifford says that Montanans should be concerned about the possible changes to the Clean Water Act, because state officials won't be.
"The only reason we have state water quality laws is because the feds made us enact them as part of the Clean Water Act," he says. "If the federal requirement were lifted, I don't doubt for a minute that they would eliminate or reduce the water quality standards."


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Ann Curry returned to Today in the midst of tragedy to report on the Colorado shooting that occurred during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" early Friday.
Curry, who was recently dropped from the show and replaced by Savannah Guthrie, co-anchored the morning news show with Guthrie live from Aurora, Colorado.
Curry also reported on a special edition of Dateline, broadcasting live from Aurora Friday night.
The NBC network maintained coverage on the tragedy airing NBC Nightly News live from Aurora Friday night as well.
This is Curry's first time back on the show after her emotional exit in June. Unfortunately, it comes at a time of tragedy, where killer James Holmes took over a dozen lives and left 38 injured after shooting up a theater.
Despite the massacre and all of the news coverage it has received, people are not letting the shooting scare them off from going to see the film.
Movie-goers still crowd into theaters everywhere dressed as their favorite characters.
Movie theaters in places like New York City increased their security and even had NYPD officers outside and inside checking bags.
Police in Colorado worked all morning Friday to disarm Holmes' apartment of a booby-trap he set up. Attempts to enter the home on Friday failed and police postponed the efforts until Saturday.
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Course DescriptionCovers methods for sheet metal repairs to aircraft and methods of forming repair parts for damaged aircraft. Prerequisites: AMT 102, AMT 203, AMT 204, AMT 105, AMT 106 and AMT 107. Audit available.
Addendum to Course Description
This course is part of a Program designed to meet some of the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for certification of Aviation Mechanics, and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Upon completion of the Program, the student should be able to:
1. Meet the identified Degree and Certificate Outcomes identified in the document found at
http://www.pcc.edu/resources/academic/degree-outcome/amt.html as appropriate for coursework level completed.
2. Successfully complete FAA Knowledge testing, in a written test format, as identified in the document:
3. Successfully complete FAA Knowledge and Skill testing, in an oral and practical test format, as identified in the following documents, as appropriate:
a. FAA-S-8081-26 -AVIATION MECHANIC GENERAL - Practical Test Standards
b. FAA-S-8081-27 AVIATION MECHANIC AIRFRAME Practical Test Standards
c. FAA-S-8081-28 AVIATION MECHANIC POWERPLANT Practical Test Standards
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion students will be able to:
- Identify and apply computation skills and interpret drawings and instructions for the preparation of aircraft structural repairs and alterations.
- Identify and use appropriate aircraft sheet metal hand and shop tools during the preparation and fabrication of aircraft structural repair parts.
- Select and install various sizes of conventional rivets and special fasteners using proper preparation and technique.
- Identify and apply acceptable methods, techniques and practices during the assembly and repair of aircraft sheetmetal structures.
Course Activities and Design
Lecture/discussion/demonstration sessions and lab projects, supported by written instructional materials, will present to the student background knowledge needed at entry level for related aviation maintenance employment, and to perform the written, oral, and practical tests which are required for FAA certification of Aviation Mechanics. The assignment of four credit hours to this course indicates that students will be involved with the course content for approximately 120 hours. Class participants will be expected to invest time outside of the official scheduled class hours in their efforts to master the course content. For this course to be creditable toward the FAA authorized Certificate of Completion, the total hours recorded for the course must not be less than 90% of the hours offered during the module (typically 90 hours). Material missed by students during allowed absence will be made available to them in one or more ways, as selected by the instructor. The student is responsible for checking with the instructor following any absence, and for accessing the missed material that is made available.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Evaluation methods include written and oral testing, attendance and class participation, and satisfactory completion of class projects. Evaluation levels will be at least those defined in 14 CFR Part 147 Appendices and in this Course Content & Outcome Guide. A letter grade of C (minimum 76%) or higher is required for this course to be creditable toward the FAA authorized Certificate of Completion.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
D. Sheet Metal and Non-Metallic Structures
- Select, install, and remove special fasteners for metallic, bonded, and composite structures (in part).
- Inspect and repair sheet-metal structures (in part).
- Install conventional rivets.
- Form, lay out, and bend sheet metal.
Related Instruction
ComputationHours: 28
1. Identify and apply computation skills and, interpret drawings and instructions, for the preparation of aircraft structural repairs and alterations.
2. Identify and use appropriate aircraft sheet metal hand and shop tools during the preparation and fabrication of aircraft structural repair parts.
Content (Activities, Skills, Concepts, etc.): provide details or specifics
- Students demonstrate the manipulative skills and explain orally the computations necessary for the following activities:
- Repair hole in stressed skin surface.
- Repair using single lap splice.
- Splice stringer on a wing.
- Repair sheet metal structural component.
- Repair flight control surface.
CommunicationHours: 1
4. Identify and apply acceptable methods, techniques and practices during the assembly and repair of aircraft sheetmetal structures.
Content (Activities, Skills, Concepts, etc.): provide details or specifics
Complete FAA form 337 for a repair.
Human RelationsHours: 7
Develop and act upon a personal attitude and plan of "Safety Awareness" and compliance that includes ones self, ones co-workers, the work area, and the aircraft.
Content (Activities, Skills, Concepts, etc.): provide details or specifics
The following activities include rotating and compressed air powered tools and machinery; therefore, safety is of significant concern.
- Use a reamer to prepare a precision hole for a special purpose.
- Drill hole in stainless steel.
- Install rivets using standard pneumatic riveting procedures.
- Install and remove a Hi-Shear rivet.


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Germany enjoyed a perfect qualifying campaign as they took 30 points from 10 games, scoring 34 and conceding just seven in the process.
Joachim Loew's side beat a talented young Belgium side away from home in their first match, setting the tone for a hugely rewarding qualifying campaign.
Germany scored six goals at home to Azerbaijan and Austria, with their campaign drawing to a close with back-to-back 3-1 wins over Turkey and Belgium in October 2011.
A 3-0 win over rivals Netherlands in a friendly in Hamburg on November 15 sent out a strong message but Germany slipped up just prior to the Euros.
Germany lost 2-1 to France in February and Loew then saw his side beaten 5-3 by Ottmar Hitzfeld's Switzerland at the weekend to puncture their veneer of invulnerability.
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Quick Q & A With Jamie Murray
After his first round win with partner Santiago Gonzalez at the Winston-Salem Open, I got a chance to sit down with Scottish tennis player Jamie Murray, and he graciously did the OnTheGoTennis Quick Q & A (although it really wasn't that quick - in a good way.) We chatted about Twitter, his wife, a botched national anthem, and why it's better to play doubles during the day session. You'll see there is a lot of "laughter" in parentheses, but they really do no justice to how much fun it was to talk with him. Enjoy!


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David Foster, from Helpers of God's Precious Infants, admitted today his group had, on several occasions, filmed the front entrance of the East Melbourne Fertility Control Clinic, but denied it was an attempt to intimidate women seeking an abortion.
Mr Foster said the camera was used only to record potential acts of violence against his group.
"They (the women) don't even know they're being filmed," Mr Foster told Southern Cross Radio.
"The intent is for us to protect ourselves from the intimidation inflicted on us by the clinic's employed security officers and others," he said.
East Melbourne Fertility Control Clinic psychologist Susie Allanson said she did not believe Mr Foster.
"I find it very hard to put any faith in anything they say. You're talking about people who call themselves Christian and yet their behaviour is anything but Christian," she said.
"I think it's a different level of harassment and intimidation, we're appalled by it. It's a new tactic of theirs.
"It's not respectful of women's privacy and it's not respectful of women's wellbeing or their family's well being.
"I can't see any religious rational for allowing them to stand and intrude in women's space, call them murderers and chase them to their cars. What's religious about that?"
Dr Allanson said police were called yesterday and anti-abortionists had since stopped filming.
She said Peter James Knight, the man who shot security guard Stephen Rogers at the clinic on July 16, 2001, had previously stood with the group out the front.
The clinic will hold a private memorial service tomorrow for Mr Rogers.
Knight is serving a minimum of 23 years for the murder.
Dr Allanson said the clinic had been lobbying the state government to legislate for a "buffer zone" around the entrance of the clinic in which anti-abortion protesters would not be allowed to operate.
A spokeswoman for Attorney General Rob Hulls said there were already a range of offences that prevented the group from assaulting, intimidating or harassing clients of the clinic.
"The clinic has also been advised of further action it could take in relation to protecting its clients, including seeking an injunction from the Supreme Court," the spokeswoman said.
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G0od evening,i jst 2 kn0w d bulalo recipe please..h0pe for your c0nsiderati0n.
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3 pcs. bulalo (ox knee cap)
2 tbsp. peppercorn
salt to taste
3 onions, quartered
3 potatoes, quartered
1 kilo Baguio beans, slice each bean in two
1 head cabbage, quartered
4 pcs. banana (saba variety)
2 pcs. corn on the cob, cut into several pieces
1 bundle pechay
1. Boil the bulalo in water for several hours until the meat is tender and the broth fragrant.
2. Add pepper, salt and onion. Allow to simmer for a few minutes.
3. Add the potatoes and the Baguio beans.
4. When the vegetables are crisp tender, add the cabbage.
5. Serve with fish sauce and bird's eye chili (siling labuyo) dip. Serve hot.
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Ox knee caps are not usually in my recipes. But I must find these or something similar to make this! Maybe Ox Tail?
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Jayne County
|Jayne County
County at the première of Squeezebox! at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
|Background information
|Birth name
|Wayne Rogers
|1947 (age 69–70)
Dallas, Georgia, U.S.
|Associated acts
Jayne County (born Wayne Rogers in 1947 and previously known as Wayne County) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer whose career has spanned five decades. She was the vocalist of influential proto-punk band Wayne County & the Electric Chairs and has been known for her outrageous and unpredictable stage antics. She went on to become rock's first openly transgender singer.
County's music has encompassed a number of styles over the course of her career, including glam punk, punk rock, blues rock, and boogie-woogie.[1] County did not think her birth name Wayne Rogers "sounded very glamorous" and decided to adopt the name of the county in which Detroit was located because she admired bands from that city "like Iggy [Pop] and all those people."[2] Though she has never been a commercial success, she has been an influence on a number of musicians including David Bowie, the Ramones, Patti Smith, Pete Burns and Lou Reed,[3] and many of County's songs have become well-known, including "Are You Man Enough to Be a Woman", "Fuck Off", "Stuck on You," and "Night Time". Pianist Jools Holland's first studio outing was with County on her single "Fuck Off". She also appeared as an actress at Andy Warhol's Factory.
Early years[edit]
Born Wayne Rogers in 1947, County left her hometown of Dallas, Georgia, in 1968 to move to New York City, where she became a regular at the Stonewall Inn and took part in the historic riots.[4] In 1969 County was asked by Warhol superstar and playwright Jackie Curtis to appear in her play, Femme Fatale. The play had a successful run at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club and also starred Patti Smith. In her autobiography, County says of Curtis, "She was my biggest influence, the person who really got me started."[5]
After appearing in Femme Fatale, County wrote the play World – Birth of a Nation (The Castration of Man). The play was directed by Tony Ingrassia and promoted as a "homosexual fantasy." The play was set in a hospital and related to castration of the male sex. Wayne played both Florence Nitingale and her sister Ethel Nitingale, and the play also featured Cherry Vanilla who played a nurse named Tilly Tons.[6]
After seeing County in the play, Warhol cast her in his own theatrical production of Pork, which was also adapted and directed by Tony Ingrassia.[7] After a run in New York, the play was performed in London with the same New York cast. Upon returning to New York, County appeared in another play, Island by Tony Ingrassia, again with Patti Smith.[8]
In 1972 County formed Queen Elizabeth, one of the pioneering proto-punk bands. County was signed to MainMan Artistes, David Bowie's management firm, no records were ever produced. The company spent over $200,000 to film the 1974 stage show, "Wayne at the Trucks", but footage has never been released. The show featured numerous costume changes and some of County's raunchiest material. Eight songs from the show were released on the 2006 album, Wayne County At the Trucks, on Munster Records. County claims the show was the inspiration for Bowie's Diamond Dogs tour.[9] In particular, County maintains that the song "Queenage Baby" was a prototype for Bowie's song "Rebel Rebel", a claim which is supported by some rock critics.[10][11]
In 1974 County formed Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys, which recorded three tracks for Max's Kansas City: New York New Wave, a compilation that also featured Suicide, Pere Ubu, Cherry Vanilla and The Fast. Wayne County and The Backstreet Boys played regularly at CBGB and Max's Kansas City, where County was also a DJ. In 1976, she appeared in the film The Blank Generation, directed by Amos Poe and Ivan Kral. The film, the recording and the shows were the beginnings of what came to be known as punk rock, and helped define the movement.[12]
In 1977 County moved to London, where the English punk scene was just emerging, and formed Wayne County & the Electric Chairs. County released the EP Electric Chairs 1977, plus a single on Illegal Records. This was followed by "Fuck Off", recorded as a single for Safari Records and supported with a European tour. While in London, County met Derek Jarman, who cast her as "Lounge Lizard" in the seminal punk film Jubilee, which also starred Adam Ant, Toyah Willcox, Ian Charleson, Little Nell and Jordan.[13] County and band are also featured in The Punk Rock Movie, by Don Letts, containing part of a 1977 performance at The Roxy club in London.
Shortly after this, Wayne County and The Electric Chairs recorded their first, eponymous album, as well as another EP, Blatantly Offensive, which contained "Fuck Off" and "Toilet Love." After their touring in support of these releases was done, they recorded Storm the Gates of Heaven. Their next album, released in 1979, was Things Your Mother Never Told You, which featured several songs based on County's experiences in Germany. The album was produced by David Cunningham.[14] After it was released, the band broke up and County, along with guitarist Eliot Michaels, returned to the U.S.
When County moved to Berlin in 1979, she changed her stage name to "Jayne County",[15] publicly identifying as a woman for the first time. County's release of Rock and Roll Resurrection (In Concert) on Safari Records, was under this new name. The first live show under County's new name in Toronto, Canada, sparked erroneous rumors of a sex change operation.[13]
In 1983 County returned to New York where she appeared in the theatrical production Les Girls with Holly Woodlawn. Shortly thereafter she returned to London for the première of City of Lost Souls and stayed long enough to record and tour another album, Private Oyster, with Warren Heighway ( R.I.P) as manager. Her band included members of various UK based rock bands, including Manchester-based guitarists, Stu Clarke and Chris Lynch [Rockson], Mark Pearson on bass and Bazz Creece on drums.[16] Following widespread media attention, she returned to the U.S.In the From 1990 onwards many of County's earlier recordings were released, including the early Safari tracks, on a CD called Rock & Roll Cleopatra. She recorded the album Goddess of Wet Dreams in 1993, followed by Deviation in 1995. Later that year, she appeared in Wigstock: The Movie and released her autobiography, Man Enough to Be a Woman.[5]From 1990-1997 Jayne County & The Electric Chairs Consisted of Jayne on Vocals, Mark Pearson on Bass, Paul Wainwright on Guitar & Colin Rocks on Drums. This line up Recorded & Toured The UK & Europe Within This Time.
Since that time several new tracks have surfaced on various compilations and through County's official website. Many of these tracks, both live and studio recordings, were collected on the Ratcage Records release So New York, including collaborations with Lisa Jackson and former Electric Chairs guitarist Eliot Michaels. A live show, recorded on County's birthday, was released on the 2002 CD Wash Me in the Blood (of Rock & Roll)- Live at Squeeze Box by Fang Records.[17] The CD features a duet on "California Sun" by County and former nemesis "Handsome" Dick Manitoba of The Dictators.
After leaving New York City, County settled in the Atlanta area where she has a band called the Electrick Queers with guitarist Jet Terror, bassist Gary Yoxen, and drummer Rob Kirkland. In 2014 she released a DVD of Wayne/Jayne County and The Electric Chairs, Live in Germany from 1978.[18] On July 22, 2015, Jayne County & the Electrick Queers headlined ARMageddon, to benefit Blast-Off Burlesque's Trey Chic.[19]
Personal life[edit]
According to her autobiography, County has not had a sex change operation, but does take female hormones.[5]
|Night Lunch
|Ivan Kral and Amos Poe
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|Ivan Kral and Amos Poe
|Punk in London
|Wolfgang Büld
|The Punk Rock Movie
|Don Letts
|Derek Jarman
|Stadt der verlorenen Seelen (City of Lost Souls)
|Rosa von Praunheim
|Wigstock: The Movie
|Barry Shils
|Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie
|Lech Kowalski
|Freaks, Glam Gods and Rock Stars
|Tim Ryan
|End of the Century
|Jim Fields and Michael Gramaglia
|King of Punk
|Kenneth van Schooten
|Steven Saporito and Zach Shaffer
|Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
|Mandy Stein
|Beautiful Darling
|James Rasin
|Jobriath A.D.
|Kieran Turner
- Albums
|The Electric Chairs
|Storm the Gates of Heaven
|Things Your Mother Never Told You
|Rock and Roll Resurrection (In Concert)
|Safari/Attic Records Limited
|Private Oyster
|Betty Grable's Legs
|Goddess of Wet Dreams
|Wash Me in the Blood (of Rock & Roll)- Live at Squeeze Box
|So New York
|Wayne County at the Trucks
- Extended plays
|Max's Kansas City 1976
|Ram Stereo 1213
|The Electric Chairs
|Blatantly Offensive
- Singles
- "Twist and Shout"/"Boys" with Jimi LaLumia & The Psychotic Frogs/also featuring Johnny Thunders and Cherry Vanilla-Beat This Label-1981
- "Razor Clam", (with She Wolves), Poptown Records 2007
- "California Uber Alles", (with She Wolves), Poptown Records 2007
- "Hail Satan!", (with Sharon Needles), Independent 2013
- Man Enough to Be a Woman, Jayne County with Rupert Smith, 1995, published by Serpents's Tail ISBN 1-85242-338-2
- ^ a b "Wayne County – Singles". Punk77. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ Zehentner, Steve. Jayne County, The Lower East Side Biography Project, excerpt from 28 minute biography. Vimeo. Event occurs at 00:15.
- ^ Auslander, Philip (2006), Performing Glam Rock: Gender and Theatricality in Popular Music, retrieved 16 September 2015
- ^ Why was transgender punk idon Jayne County banned from Facebook?, 23 April 2014, retrieved 15 September 2015
- ^ a b c County, Jayne; Smith, Rupert (1995), Man Enough to Be a Woman, Serpents's Tail, ISBN 1-85242-338-2
- ^ World – Birth of a Nation, retrieved 16 September 2015
- ^ Lalumia, Jimi, Wayne County At The Trucks
- ^ McNeil, Legs; McCain, Gillian (1996), Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, retrieved 15 September 2015
- ^ Fox, Katrina (August 24, 2006). "Complete and Utter County". SX News. Archived from the original on September 5, 2006.
- ^ "Punk Globe Magazine Online". Punkglobe.com. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ^ Thompson, Dave. "Wayne County At The Trucks- Review".
- ^ Finney, Ross (2012), A Blank Generation: Richard Hell and American Punk Rock (PDF), retrieved 15 September 2015
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2007), The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Omnibus, retrieved 16 September 2015
- ^ Thompson, Dave, Jayne County & the Electric Chairs: Things Your Mother Never Told You, Allmusic, retrieved 16 September 2015
- ^ Summers, Claude J. (2004), The Queer Encyclopedia of Music, Dance, & Musical Theater, Cleis, retrieved 15 September 2015
- ^ Thompson, Dave (2000), Alternative Rock, Miller Freeman, retrieved 15 September 2015
- ^ Mason, Stewart, Wash me in the blood of rock and roll, Allmusic, retrieved 16 September 2015
- ^ Nichols, JamesMichael (10 August 2014), After Dark: Jayne County, Transgender Musician And Nightlife Icon, retrieved 15 September 2015
- ^ Williams, Jonathan (21 July 2015), Jayne County & the Electrick Queers bring ARMageddon to the Earl, retrieved 16 September 2015
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- Jayne County on Internet Movie Database
- Jayne County discography at Discogs
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