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Focus on Economic Data: Gross Domestic Product - December 23, 2003
Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period.
Exchange Rate, Exports, Imports
Current Key Economic Indicatorsas of November 30, -0001
Real gross domestic product (GDP) during the third quarter (July through September) of 2003 increased at an annual rate of 8.2 percent.
Notes to Teachers
Material that appears in italics is included in the teacher version only. All other material appears in the student version. Throughout the semester, the GDP cases will become progressively more comprehensive and advanced.
You may wish to use the following larger versions of the graphs and tables from this lesson for overhead projection or handouts in class:
- Power Point (76 KB)
|Consumption rises more than previously announced
|Forecast for the entire year is for a 4.3 percent increase
Meaning of the Announcement
The U.S. economy experienced a recession in 2001 and experienced only modest growth in real GDP since. Employment has fallen and unemployment has increased for much of the time since the recession ended in November of 2001. The current announcement along with improving employment reports is good news. However, we should be cautious with the results of any single quarter. (Real GDP did increase as much as 5.0 percent in the first quarter of 2002, only to fall to significantly lower rates of increase since.)
Consensus forecasts are the real GDP will increase by about 4 percent in the fourth quarter, bringing the 2003 increase to approximately 4.3 percent. The average forecast for 2004 is a 4 percent increase in real GDP.
Goals of Case Study
The goals of the GDP case studies are to provide teachers and students:
- access to easily understood, timely interpretations of monthly announcements of rates of change in real GDP and the accompanying related data in the U.S. economy;
- descriptions of major issues surrounding the data announcements;
- brief analyses of historical perspectives;
- questions and activities to use to reinforce and develop understanding of relevant concepts; and
- a list of publications and resources that may benefit classroom teachers and students interested in exploring inflation.
Definition of Gross Domestic Product
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is one measure of economic activity, the total amount of goods and services produced in the United States in a year. It is calculated by adding together the market values of all of the final goods and services produced in a year.
- It is a gross measurement because it includes the total amount of goods and services produced, some of which are simply replacing goods that have depreciated or have worn out.
- It is domestic production because it includes only goods and services produced within the U.S.
- It measures current production because it includes only what was produced during the year.
- It is a measurement of the final goods produced because it does not include the value of a good when sold by a producer, again when sold by the distributor, and once more when sold by the retailer to the final customer. We count only the final sale.
Changes in GDP from one year to the next reflect changes in the output of goods and services and changes in their prices. To provide a better understanding of what actually is occurring in the economy, real GDP is also calculated. In fact, these changes are more meaningful, as the changes in real GDP show what has actually happened to the quantities of goods and services, independent of changes in prices.
Why are Changes in Real Gross Domestic Product Important?
The measurement of the production of goods and services produced each year permits us to evaluate our monetary and fiscal polices our investment and saving patterns, the quality of our technological advances, and our material well-being. Changes in real GDP per capita provide our best measures of changes in our material standards of living.
While inflation and unemployment rates and changes in our income distribution provide us additional measures of the successes and weaknesses in our economy, none is a more important indicator of our economy's health than the rate of change in real GDP.
Changes in real GDP are discussed in the press and on the nightly news after every monthly announcement of the latest quarter's data or revision. The current increase in real GDP is discussed in news reports as a sign that the economy is growing and may well continue to do so. (There also is considerable concern with lagging growth in employment. See the latest unemployment case.)
Real GDP trends are prominently included in discussions of potential slowdowns and economic booms. They are featured in many discussions of trends in stock prices. Economic commentators use decreases in real GDP as indicators of recessions. The most popular (although inaccurate) definition of a recession is at least two consecutive quarters of declining real GDP.
Data Trends
The growth in real GDP at the end of the 1990s has been relatively high when compared with the early part of the 1990s. However, during the last two quarters of 2000, the rate of growth of real gross domestic product slowed significantly and during the first three quarters of 2001, the rate of growth of real gross domestic product was actually negative as the U.S. economy entered a recession in March of 2001 lasting through November of 2001. The changes in real GDP were actually negative for the first time since 1993.
The Federal Reserve responded to slowing growth and the recession by reducing the target federal funds rate by 475 basis points (4.75%) from January 2001 to December 2001 and then two more times since. The most recent was in June of 2003. (See Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy Cases.) The effects of stimulative monetary policy and the resulting low interest rates helped increase consumer spending during and since the recession.
The price index for GDP increased at an annual rate of 1.6 percent during the third quarter of 2003, compared to an increase of 1.1 percent during the second quarter of 2003. It increased at an annual rate of 1.5 percent for 2002, compared to 2.4 percent for 2001.
The rate of increase in real GDP has been not only higher in the last several years than in the first part of the 1990s, but also when compared to much of the 1970s and 1980s. Economic growth, as measured by average annual changes in real GDP, was 4.4 percent in the 1960s. Average rates of growth decreased during the 1970s (3.3%), the 1980s (3.0%), and the first half of the 1990s (2.2%). In the last five years of the 1990s, the rate of growth in real GDP increased to 3.8 percent, with the last three years of the 1990s being at or over 4.1 percent per year.
The upward trend in economic growth over the past decade has been accompanied by increases in the rates of growth of consumption spending, investment spending, and exports. Productivity increases, expansions in the labor force, decreases in unemployment, and increases in the amount of capital have allowed real GDP to grow at the faster rates.
Details of the Third-Quarter Changes in Real GDP
Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 8.2 percent in the third quarter of 2003 compared to a rise of 3.1 percent in the second quarter of 2003. The major contributor to the increase in real GDP was the increase in consumption spending and business and housing investment. There were also small contributions from increases in exports and government spending.
Gross private domestic investment increased at an annual rate of 14.8 percent during the third quarter of 2003, compared to an increase of 4.7 percent in the second quarter of 2003. For all of 2002, investment spending decreased by 1.2 percent.
Third quarter exports increased by 9.9 percent (compared to a decrease of 1.1 percent in the second quarter) and imports increased by .8 percent (compared to an increase of 9.1 percent in the second quarter).
GDP, Productivity, and Unemployment
A major factor in the continued growth in the American economy, as seen in the strong increase of 8.2% real GDP growth in the third quarter, is the continued improvement in productivity. (See the most recent Productivity case study). Productivity, defined as the amount of output per hour of work, increased at an annual rate of 9.4% in the third quarter and 7.0% growth in the second quarter. Businesses are able to gain more output from the same number of workers, boosting economic results. This explains how the economy continues to grow strongly even as the unemployment rate stays high and employment grows only slowly.
The Federal Reserve has stated in its recent releases that continued productivity growth is a key component in the continued growth in the American economy. Businesses are able to keep costs low by reducing the need to hire new employees to create growth. The biggest cause of this productivity growth has been investment in information technology and software. This growth has allowed the Fed to cut rates more than it would otherwise, as inflationary pressures are reduced. Alan Greenspan has repeatedly cited productivity growth and was one of the first to view the 1990's boom in technology spending as a period of sustainable growth above historical levels. Eventually, continued productivity and economic growth will spur new investment and hiring.
If real GDP increases by 8.2 percent and productivity increases by 9.4 percent, what should be happening to the approximate number of hours worked in the economy?
- increase by 1.2 percent
- decrease by 1.2 percent
- increase by 9.4 percent
- decrease by 9.4 percent
- increase by 8.2 percent
[Correct answer. B. If output rises at rate of increase that is slower than the increase in output per hour, than the number of hours must have been decreasing. An approximate measure of the amount is to subtract the rate of increase in productivity from the rate of growth in output. (The actual number do not match exactly as productivity, real GDP, and hours worked are taken from slightly different samples.)]
A recession began in March of 2001 and ended in November of that year. Much of the discussion in the economic news since has focused on a rather slow return to economic growth rates that we experienced in the late 1990s.
The National Bureau of Economic Research, the agency that determines the official beginning and end of recessions, defines a recession as a "significant decline in activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, visible in industrial production, employment, real income, and wholesale-retail trade." The data show a decline in employment, but not as large as in the previous recession. Real income growth declined. Manufacturing and trade sales and industrial production both declined.
A Hint About News Reports
Many news reports simply use "gross domestic product" as a term to describe this announcement. The actual announcement focuses on the real gross domestic product, and that is the meaningful part of the report. In addition, newspapers will often refer to the rate of growth during the most recent quarter and will not always refer to the fact that it is reported at annual rates of change. This is contrasted to the reports of the consumer price index, which are reported at actual percentage changes in the index for a single month, and not at annual rates.
Explanations of GDP and its Components
It is common to see the following equation in economics textbooks:
Consumption spending (C) consists of consumer spending on goods and services. It is often divided into spending on durable goods, non-durable goods, and services. These purchases accounted for 70 percent of GDP in the third quarter.
- Durable goods are items such as cars, furniture, and appliances, which are used for several years (9%).
- Non-durable goods are items such as food, clothing, and disposable products, which are used for only a short time period (21%).
- Services include rent paid on apartments (or estimated values for owner-occupied housing), airplane tickets, legal and medical advice or treatment, electricity and other utilities. Services are the fastest growing part of consumption spending (41%).
Investment spending (I) consists of non-residential fixed investment, residential investment, and inventory changes. Investment spending accounts for 15 percent of GDP, but varies significantly from year to year.
- Non-residential fixed investment is the creation of tools and equipment to use in the production of other goods and services. Examples are the building of factories, the production of new machines, and the manufacturing of computers for business use (10%).
- Residential investment is the building of a new homes or apartments (5%).
- Inventory changes consist of changes in the level of stocks of goods necessary for production and finished goods ready to be sold (0%).
Government spending (G) consists of federal, state, and local government spending on goods and services such as research, roads, defense, schools, and police and fire departments. This spending (19%) does not include transfer payments such as Social Security, unemployment compensation, and welfare payments, which do not represent production of goods and services. Federal defense spending now accounts for approximately 5 percent of GDP. State and local spending on goods and services accounts for 12 percent of GDP.
Net Exports (NX) is equal to exports minus imports. Exports are items produced in the U.S. and purchased by foreigners (10%). Imports are items produced by foreigners and purchased by U.S. consumers (14%). Thus, net exports (exports minus imports) are negative, about -4% of the GDP.
1. Given the following data (in billions of current dollars),
- what is the level of government spending in the calculation of GDP?
[Government spending equals $1,900 ($600 plus $1,300).
Government spending is equal to the sum of federal spending on goods and services and state and local spending on goods and services. Social security payments are transfers of income from tax payers to social security recipients and do not represent the production of goods and services.]
- what is the level of investment?
[Investment equals $2,200 ($1,800 + 500 - 100).
New factories and equipment and construction of new homes are included in investment. However, since business inventories fell, we subtract $300 billion from investment in structures, equipment, and residential housing to get the investment portion of GDP.]
- what is the level of net exports?
[Net exports equal a minus $300 ($1,500 - 1,800).
Net exports are exports minus imports. In this case, the economy has a balance of trade deficit.]
- calculate the level of gross domestic product.
[GDP equals $11,800 billion ($8,000 + 1,900 + 2,200 - 300).
GDP equals consumption spending plus government spending on goods and services plus investment spending plus net exports.]
|Consumption spending
|Social security payments
|Income tax receipts
Business purchases of new factories and equipment and changes in inventories
Federal government spending on goods and services
|Construction of new homes
State and local spending on goods and services
|Changes in inventories
|- 100
- If GDP has increased by 8 percent and inflation is 1 percent, what has happened to real GDP?
[Real GDP increased by 7 percent. If nominal GDP has increased by 8 percent and prices have increased by 1 percent, than real GDP has increased by the difference – 7 percent.]
- If GDP decreases by 1 percent and real GDP increases by 3 percent, what has happened to the average price level?
[Price must have decreased by 4 percent, in this case an instance of deflation. If nominal GDP decreases by 1 percent while the amount of output increases by 3 percent, then prices must have decreased by 4 percent. (This instance is an unusual combination of deflation and rise in output.)]
Other Questions for Students
- If gross domestic product increases by 1 percent over a year, are we better off? Why or why not?
[Perhaps we are better off, but it is unlikely. Part of the answer depends upon what is happening to prices and what is happening to population. If prices and population together are rising by more than 1 percent per year, than we, on average, are worse off. We have fewer goods and services per person. It is highly likely that at any one time prices are rising more rapidly than 1 percent (an annual rate of 1.6 percent in this announcement) and that population is rising by about 1 percent per year.]
- If consumers begin to purchase automobiles manufactured in the U.S. instead of those manufactured abroad, what will happen to real GDP? Will the answer be different if consumers are simply increasing their spending and not reducing their spending abroad?
[Consumption spending will remain the same; however, imports will decrease. Real GDP in the U.S. will increase as production increases. In the second instance, consumption spending increased, but imports do not change. Real GDP does change, as consumption rises.]
- Why are wages and profits not included in gross domestic product?
[Gross domestic product includes all of the production of goods and services in a year. Production of consumption, investment, government, and net export goods is included. Therefore, wages are not added to the total amounts of production when calculating GDP. But, production also generates income. Every dollar that is spent on goods and services eventually becomes income to someone - the workers, the owners, and the lenders. An alternative way of calculating GDP is to add all of the incomes earned by all participants in the economy.]


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Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong disease that develops when the pancreas can't make enough insulin or when the body's tissues become resistant to insulin.
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Originally Posted by Rach
I definately agree there should be a forum. Especially after seeing a few posts from mommas looking to talk to other mommas about formula feeding.
I don't mind changing the name a bit to show that we still feel breastfeeding is important, but that we understand there are times where it's simply not possible.
For instance, I'm sure that forum could help my sister, who's son was born with a heart condition. She can't find the time to pump since she's a SAHM and he is very high needs. She has lots of questions regarding his growth, eating habits, and reactions to formula that I just can't help her with because I've only breastfed my daughter.
Originally Posted by Greaseball
The only thing about a sub-forum, from what I understand, is that it has to have a lot of members interested. I once asked about starting some other forums, like one for pet owners, and was told there just wasn't enough of a demand. I was told to start a thread in FYT and see where it went.
Originally Posted by SEEPAE
but if she doesnt have the time to pump, how will she have the time to get online and talk about her problems?
Originally Posted by SBF
No, ff mothers can go practically anywhere for support. MDC is supposed to be for natural parenting. MDC is for supporting breastfeeding mothers, and that support is undermined, IMO, if ff is also supported. As I've said before, if ff were perfectly fine, why should anyone bf?
Originally Posted by Nemmer
I would love to see a "Grieving the Loss of Breastfeeding" forum, ...
Originally Posted by my~hearts~light
What would be REALLY REALLY neat for mothers like me who have HAD to FF and are getting another chance to BF another baby would be to have sort of a BF mentor. Not sure how this could be achieved but I think It's a neat idea to have someone who has alot of experience BF and knowledge to lend. What do you all think?
Originally Posted by lab
Like so many others posters have stated, if you have that forum, you must have a disposable diaper forum and a circ forum. Period
I personally would love to see a forum for those mothers grieving circ. Regardless of why the child is circ'd, (like mom was clueless=me), some moms are grieving that. I know I am. So I would like to have a forum devoted to supporting moms who choose to circ. Of course the title would need to imply that uncirc'd is the way to go.....
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I just re-read my post and I sounded hostile and snarky.... Just wanted to make clear (it's hard to do that when writing) that my post is not intended to be snarky - I was seriously expressing an idea. Much love to everybody today. !!!!
I am feeling the love and patience on this thread BTW....
Originally Posted by busybusymomma
I think this would be an awesome idea! I am seriously considering working to become a lactation consultant...
A friend of mine mentioned her dd was having the green poopies... dr's office told her it was normal so I explained about hindmilk/foremilk imbalance and found out she had overactive letdown too. So she started the 2 hr rotation... right breast only for this two hour block, left breast only for this two hour block to make sure baby gets enough hindmilk. It worked and when she told me I was just SO thrilled. It was such a little thing, but it made a big difference for her and her sweet dd.
I would totally love to mentor anyone who needed encouragement and advice. I'll try to think of a way to organize something like this!
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Pay the guy? Hold back? Grace I&WS applied incorrectly.
I have a shed dormer, about 2.5 square, that is sloped 3/12 with 1x10 decking. The contractor agreed to install Grace on this portion of the roof in the contract. He has about 2/3's of the Grace down, and about half the shingles down at this point.
I went up to check out the work this evening, and it seems like he hasn't properly prepared the surface (see * below): There's still tar and felt on some areas of the deck that need to have Grace applied, and I can see the outline of sections of tar paper through the Grace in areas that the Grace has been applied but not shingled. There are also a lot of plastic-washered staples and roofing nails that protrude from the surface of the deck.
I payed for a premium product because the roof has had ice dams in the past. I didn't haggle with this guy over his price, and I even agreed to cover extra material cost because his said that he mis-estimated the square footage (to the tune of 3 squares). What should I do now? Ask him to redo?Pay him full? Hold back, and, if so, how much?
*Grace installation guide says "Remove dust, dirt, loose nails, and old
roofing materials. Protrusions from the deck area must be removed." And later "Do not install Grace underlayments directly on old roof coverings."
He should pull up whatever shingles necessary and redo the ice an water. By your reasoning he has less than 2 sq of shingles down.
I'm assuming that he can't reuse the Grace, correct? What about the shingles?
The shingles and the Grace cannot be reused. But as it was installed, it is pretty much useless.
It belongs in the dumpster in this capacity.
I agree with six and windows, don't pay up until he re-roofs it properly.
As far as going over felt, I really don't see an issue with that. It won't hinder the I&W. The cap staples may be an issue, but if that's the case, then wouldn't "H" clips cause an issue as well? There are some new plastic H clips that you can actually see through some cheaper shingles (BP, IKO).
It seems to me that Grace is very clear in their documentation that the IWS should be applied directly to the deck. I was up again this morning to look again, and the Grace is already showing stress (a dark black color instead of the dark grey) where its apparently (by shape and feel) been applied over a nail head.
There's another section where they went over a clump of shingles and flashing (old 1 1/2" vent penetration) and the shingled surface is humped, raised up 1/2"; I haven't checked from the attic, yet, but I'm pretty sure they left the hole that's in the middle.
I say, if you can go up there and tear the grace off, then don't pay him till it's re-done. ;)
If it is stuck to the 1x decking and it's above freezing, I doubt it is coming off.
There are houses here with 3-4 layers of I&W on them because they were replaced after storms.
I understand that this particular roof is critical to you and should have been done according to the scope in the contract. I just doubt it will come off.
So if it doesn't come off . . . ? Pull the shingles, pound the nails down (that is, the small tents in the IWS), and then reapply new IWS and shingles?
He's gone. Recommend a roofer?
Well, I asked him to fix the problem when he first showed up (at ~10am) this morning. He immediately refused and started packing up. He was conscientious enough (and/or understands liability enough) to clean up (most) of the trash and quickly cover the exposed parts of the roof with tar paper. Of course, now I need a roof in a hurry, along with step flashing, chimney flashing, and a couple of vents.
He wanted me to pay his crew upfront. I refused, saying that I have no way of knowing what it's going to cost to finish the job. I've already paid the supply company ~$2k for materials, and it seems that at least two squares of Grace and shingles will have to be going in the trash.
Did I do this right? Know a good roofer around Dayton, OH?
Why are you paying the supply company? I thought you hired a Contractor. Seems like you hired labor....
It seemed typical?
Reading a couple other threads a few weeks ago when I started looking for a roof, it seemed fairly typical for contractors to ask for money upfront for material, with the safer way of doing things as paying the supply company directly. The contract is written a deposit, made payable to the supply company, and a final amount due after completion. And there's a warranty against leaks, etc., etc.
A lot of contractors don't seem to want to do business without some monetary commitment from the homeowner.
It also seemed like a way to make sure the supply company got paid and that I didn't end up with a lien against my house. I didn't pay the dumpster guy directly, but I did check with him to make sure that he got paid.
We don't accept any money up front. The homeowner doesn't deal at all with the supplier. I supply notice of lien rights immediately upon contract signing and my supply company sends out one as soon as materials are ordered. If I did accept a downpayment, that money would go towards the labor instead of the materials.
I have had one person try to stiff me. My payment terms are strict. You know how you drive through McDonalds and pay right away? I expect the same. This person called the supply company offering to pay for materials in which they said the materials will be paid in full once I get paid in full.
I am surprised legitimate guys conduct business the way you did with yours. I hope it all works out for you.
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The Future of Contemporary Christian Music
By Shawn David Young
During the late '60s, American youth began to experiment with a newer version of evangelical Christianity. The result of this renewed interest was the Jesus People Movement. Commonly referred to as "Jesus freaks," Baby Boom converts combined the music and style of the counterculture with evangelical Christianity. The result was "Jesus music." This vernacular expression of the Christian gospel evolved into what is now known as contemporary Christian music (CCM). Early Jesus rockers such as Children of the Day, Love Song, Andraé Crouch, Randy Stonehill, Resurrection Band (Rez), Barry McGuire, and Larry Norman laid the foundation for artists who would play a role in the creation of a new industry. The "parallel universe" of popular evangelical music expanded to include now canonical artists and groups such as Keith Green, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Twila Paris, Rich Mullins, Petra, Stryper, Whitecross, dc Talk, DeGarmo & Key, and Jars of Clay.
During the '70s, many CCM artists tended to focus their efforts on evangelism. Influenced by a belief in the imminent return of Jesus and the theology of dispensational premillennialism (reinforced by author Hal Lindsey's Late Great Planet Earth), the emerging CCM was short-sighted as artists composed songs intended to convert as many as possible before the end of the world. However, this was a not mere hokum escapade conducted by minstrels of the apocalypse. Jesus rockers were serious in their quest to save the world.
The '80s brought not only more time (the rapture had not occurred) but also a burgeoning Christian music industry. Young evangelical musicians and record executives saw new opportunities as CCM became attractive to the mainstream market with the rise of Amy Grant in the '80s and Jars of Clay in the '90s. However, while lyrics remained overtly Christian, many expressions of CCM began to adopt ambiguity and represented a more holistic worldview. These artists employed lyrical metaphor and sought cultural relevance and authenticity -- a nod to the rise of postmodern evangelical culture. While some enjoyed crossover success, others questioned the new model, citing the Gospel Music Association's definition of Christian music -- i.e., music that clearly connected lyrics to a biblical worldview.
Now, debates over what qualifies as "Christian" music have redefined the boundaries that have historically delineated the sacred and the secular, allowing evangelical musicians freedom to consider different ways of composing and performing music influenced by the Christian faith. As CCM record labels have produced successful crossover groups and solo artists -- performing for late-night talk shows, touring with secular bands, and licensing songs to network television -- the signifier of CCM carries new meaning. The result has been a growing rejection of the inconclusive idea of "Christian music," the decline of the "Christian band," and the emergence of music groups and solo artists who are simply influenced by faith.


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[CAA: Men] Northeastern, which returns eight starters from last year's 14-3-4 team that captured its first CAA men's championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, is favored to capture the conference title again in 2013.
The Huskies, who set a school record for victories in 2012, claimed the top spot in
the poll of the league's coaches after receiving three first-place votes and 44 total points. Drexel, which won the CAA regular-season title in 2012, also got three first-place votes and
finished second with 41 points. James Madison picked up one first-place tally and was third with 36 points, while Hofstra also got a first-place vote and was right behind with 35 points.
Back to lead Northeastern is junior defender Simon Cox, who scored four goals and was the CAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year last season. Also returning
are midfielder Dante Marini (1 goal, 5 assists) and defender Ambry Moss, who both made the All-CAA second team a year
Drexel returns seven starters from its 12-4-3 squad that lost just once in CAA play and earned an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since 1972. The Dragons' top
returnee is senior midfielder Nathan Page, who scored a team-high nine goals and was named to the All-CAA first team in 2012.
James Madison
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with the Dukes, while junior forward Josh Grant, who helped RVA FC win the 2013 NPSL title over the summer, scored seven goals and was voted to the CAA
All-Rookie squad last year.
Hofstra has six returning starters, including second-team All-CAA forwards Maid Memic (team-high 9 goals, 4
assists) and Chris Griebsch (4 goals, CAA-best 11 assists) from its 11-6-4 unit that advanced to the 2012 CAA championship game.
CAA Preseason Poll:
1. Northeastern (3 first-place votes) 44
2. Drexel (3 first-place votes) 41
3. James Madison (1 first-place vote) 36
Hofstra (1 first-place vote) 35
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I have the following installed sbsettings, wb, intelliscreen, 5 dock icon, notifier. I was wondering if anyone else has had this happen to them. I am thinking that the problm is intelliscreen but can't be sure as the crash occurs when playing music. I have seen the safe mode more than ever before.


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Horse Feathers played this set for us and a small in-studio audience in our television studio. OPB-TV's Art Beat was there to record it all (look for an upcoming segment on Art Beat featuring Horse Feathers).
Most of these songs in this set appear on Horse Feathers's 2008 release House With No Home.
Listen below in the audio player for Dave Cusick's interview with Justin Ringle and the band.
Recording engineer: Steven Kray, with assistance from Randy Layton.
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Glasspex India 2013 Reflects Country's Growing Glass Industry
April 4, 2013
The third Glasspex India, the international exhibition for glass production, processing and products, was held at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre, March 20-22, 2013. The event has become the glass industry's leading trade fair for the Indian market, according to show organizer Messe Düsseldorf. "India is one of the world's fastest-growing markets, and the glass industry is a highly attractive sector," said Werner Dornscheidt, president and CEO, Messe Düsseldorf, in a release.
Glasspex 2013 featured more than 180 exhibitors from 22 countries, including Bottero, Emhart Glass, Saint-Gobain Sefpro, Shamvik Glasstech, Fosbel, Bystronic, Hegla and Zippe. Companies presented the latest products and innovations to 3,347 attendees.
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Nacilbupera: Cookie Monster why did you announce you are an anarchist?
C: Me love eat cookie. Me not need government eat cookie.
N: Yes, but why not just ignore government instead?
C: Me sometimes want buy cookie from store. Government charge me extra money to buy cookie. Cookie Monster have only money for cookie, no extra money give government.
N: Are taxes the only reason you don't like government?
C: (nom, nom, nom, munching) Oh no. Me try to buy cookie with lots of sugar and they say Cookie Monster have to give cookie for paper license to eat cookie. That no right. Sometime Cookie Monster want buy rare North Korean fortune cookie but they no let Cookie Monster buy cookie.
N: So government limits who you can buy cookies from and sometimes wants to license behavior they see as bad. Are there other times they forbid you from eating cookies?
C: Oh yes! One day me want to eat cannabis cookie for stress from too many tv show. Men with many gun break door of Cookie Monster house and steal cannabis cookie. They shoot Cookie Monster dog. They put Cookie Monster in cage for long time.
N: That's horrible, Cookie Monster, I'm so sorry that happened to you. What else is going on?
C: Sometime government say: Cookie Monster. We don't like you eating cookie. We allow you eat all cookie you want but you no buy cookie from girl monster. It against law buy cookie from girl monster. Government say if Cookie Monster buy cookie from girl then girl will want to make cookie and making cookie for money very bad.
N: Wow! That's so wrong they won't let you pay a girl monster to make cookies. But at least government provides a currency so you can buy your cookies, right?
C: Me no eat funny money. Me eat cookie. When me born in 1966, me get funny money from Sesame Street, buy 100 cookie. Now buy 20 cookie with same funny money. Not very funny, funny money. Me not like central bank controlling funny money. Use funny trickery central bank does. Me try eat funny money; taste very bad. Me like chocolate chip cookie. Me love chocolate chip cookie. Me have friend Oscar Grouch love green funny money.
N: Cookie Monster, government says they must protect you from bad people. Don't you feel safer knowing that the government has a strong military to protect you from some very bad people?
C: Cookie Monster love everybody. Cookie Monster very much love cookie. Cookie Monster no treat monster bad. Everybody love Cookie Monster. Sometime Cookie Monster even share cookie he love very much. Cookie Monster not need standing army because Cookie Monster always nice.
N: Wow! I think most people of the world would like to live at peace with one another like you do. You know though Cookie, some people feel that government takes good care of them when no one else will. Government builds roads and provides free healthcare to some.
C: Government build road and healthcare with Cookie Monster cookie. They come to Cookie Monster and say: Cookie Monster you have too many cookie. You give cookie to us and we cookie to other monster. We need eat cookie too for hard work in taking cookie. This very bad for Cookie Monster. Cookie have 10 Cookie for lunch but men in fancy suits and robes come and take 4 cookie. Cookie Monster think this very mean. Cookie Monster drive, then he give 1 cookie for toll road. Cookie Monster want healthcare, then he give doctor 2 cookie. Cookie Monster want help other monster, he give 4 cookie other monster. Always better Cookie Monster give cookie no funny robe men take cookie.
N: I never thought of it that way Cookie Monster, but you make a lot of sense in eliminating government as the middle man! But isn't it great we have a democracy and a right to vote?
C: "C" is for cookie, that good enough for me. Me not love democrazy. The have election and say Cookie Monster choose Big Leader Man. Big Leader Man always come to take cookie from Cookie Monster. One day Cookie Monster find small leader who not want to take Cookie Monster cookie. Other monster vote for man who promise them Cookie Monster cookie. Small leader lose. Cookie Monster no keep Cookie Monster cookie. Make Cookie Monster hungry thinking about missing cookie.
N: So being an anarchist then, that means you want to force everyone else to give up government?
C: Me hungry. Me want eat more cookie. Me not want control other monster. Other monster want Big Leader Man, fine with Cookie Monster. Cookie Monster just love cookie. Cookie monster very simple. Cookie Monster want to eat cookie and trade cookie with other monster. Cookie Monster nice to Big Leader Man but Big Leader Man not nice to Cookie Monster.
N: But supporting anarchy, doesn't that mean you want chaos?
C: Anarchy mean monster who love cookie have freedom eat cookie. Maybe other monster love vegetables. Other monster have freedom eat vegetables. Me not understand how this not good thing for all monster. Me not understand how this chaos.
N: Cookie Monster, thank you so much for your time. As a token of my appreciation here's a plate of freshly-baked chocolate chip cookies.
C: Om, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom!


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This nextgen is really slow on my chinese gps. Anyone is facing the same problem? I cant make a route with more than 2000km. It blocks on calculating and i cant touch go back or something else.
My gps runs wince6 with a SIRF V cpu and 128mb ram
edit: I fixed the calculating going outside and only make routes with sattelites fixed. Maybe the memory is near of full and cant make the both things.
But anyway, the program is really slow
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The Silchoro apartments sit within large tree and flower filled gardens in the northeast of Albufeira on Portugal's Algarve coast. Despite being set away from the heart of the resort and beach, there are restaurants, bars and shops close by as well as a free shuttle bus service to the beach. Silchoro offers guest spacious self-catering accommodation with a private balcony, bathroom and kitchenette.
Within the hotel's grounds is a large swimming pool surrounded by sun loungers and umbrellas. Kids have their own pool plus a playground, while older children and adults can enjoy a game of tennis at the on site court. Inside the hotel is a games room, library, Internet room and a souvenir shop.
Distance from Airport:
45.8km from Faro Airport.
There are 135 apartments in total - studios, plus one and two bedroom apartments. The apartments have a fully equipped kitchenette with a cooker, fridge, microwave, kettle and toaster, and a separate bathroom. All the apartments have a balcony and a television. Certain amenities may be payable locally.
Transfer time:
40 minutes.
Location and Resort:
Silchoro is located in Albufeira in an area known as Montechoro. The closest beaches are 1.5km from the hotel and Fisherman Beach is 3km away. Albufeira is an exciting beach resort with an abundance of things to do. As well as a coastline strung with lovely sandy beaches the surrounding countryside of forest trails and coastal footpaths are begging to be explored.
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The apartments all offer guests self-catering accommodation, however there is a restaurant within the complex plus a coffee shop, bar and a mini-market.
Swimming pools:
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Silchoro's self-catering apartments are a great choice for families wanting an affordable holiday in a peaceful location yet with restaurants and bars just a short walk away. Couples can make the most of the attractive grounds and swimming pool, plus there's a bar, restaurant and games room on site.
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Zagallo, who led Brazil to World Cup victory in 1970 and the runners-up spot in 1998, told reporters he will run for a vacant vice-presidency in the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
He is expected to face opposition from Marco Polo Del Nero, who recently joined FIFA's executive committee.
"You know me, I wasn't going to rest on my laurels," said Zagallo, who would be one of five CBF vice-presidents, each representing a region of the country, if elected.
"I'm going to learn about the bureaucratic aspects but I will really be thinking about the Brazilian national team.
"It would be my last World Cup," he added, referring to the 2014 tournament which Brazil will host.
"This is my last chance to take Brazil to a sixth world title. I will help out with the experience I have."
Zagallo was involved with four of Brazil's World Cup triumphs. He played in the 1958 and 1962 teams, was coach in 1970 and worked as assistant to Carlos Alberto Parreira in 1994.
Zagallo's nomination for the south-eastern region vice-presidency, has opened up an internal battle in Brazilian football.
He was put forward by the Rio de Janeiro football federation while Sao Paulo is expected to nominate Del Nero.
The position was left vacant when Jose Maria Marin took over the CBF presidency following the resignation of Ricardo Teixeira, who quit citing health reasons although he also faced corruption allegations.
Marin could continue until the end of Teixeira's mandate in 2015, though there is speculation that he could leave before then which would leave Zagallo with a chance of taking over the CBF presidency.


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The former girlfriend of an obsessed MI5 spy accused of sexually assaulting and beating her wept today as she was shown CCTV footage of him stalking her while she desperately begged to be left alone.
Mark Barton allegedly refused to accept the pair's relationship was over and undertook a persistent campaign to get her back, resorting to sexual and physical violence - despite warnings from bosses.
Watching the images for the first time at Southwark Crown Court, the woman, tearfully described feeling "terrified" as he "circled" around while he followed her from the tube to a Sainsbury's, which she entered to try to get rid of him, and ultimately her home on December 1, 2011.
They appear to show Barton, who is being tried under a pseudonym for security reasons, grabbing her mobile after she called a friend for help and allegedly only giving it back when she threatened to ring the police on her work phone.
Jurors then heard how he continued to pursue her as she walked home, chased her up the steps to her door and violently threw her into its frame.
She said: "He was jumping in front of me and pushing me into hedges at the side of houses...He kept calling me baby, pleading with me. When I carried on walking he kept circling me...acting completely insane."
He then snatched her phone for a second time, the court was told, when she tried to call her housemate to say what had happened.
She added: "He was preventing me from walking forward with his arms out...so I started shouting my housemate's name.
"I wanted to move, he didn't want me to move. I then ran to my house, slammed the gate and ran up to my door. He chased me up the steps.
"I tried to press the buzzer as quickly as I could...he then grabbed my arm, grabbed my whole body and threw me to the left hand side of the door.
"I went back to the buzzer and pressed it multiple times. I was screaming my housemate's name still...he then threw the phone back at me and ran off...I was terrified. My house mate came down and opened the door. I was collapsed in the doorway exhausted."
Jurors had previously heard how the couple met while working for the Security Service in 2009 and began a "intense and passionate" but "volatile" relationship in 2010. They heard she decided to end it in August 2011 after she found him texting an ex while abroad, but he refused to accept it was over.
They were also told the woman, herself a secret agent who cannot be named for legal reasons, was forced to change her mobile number after Barton bombarded her with calls, that he showed up unannounced at her mother's home on a Bank Holiday weekend despite having never been introduced previously or told the address and later ambushed her on a train back to London.
In cross-examination, Eloise Marshall, defending, suggested the woman was exaggerating and asked her why she did not go to the police earlier given Barton's "serious" job at the service and the advice from friends and bosses to sever contact.
She accepted she should have "got out much sooner", but added: "When he tells me he is really upset and might kill himself, I didn't want to do that to him."
Barton, 29, denies sexual assault, two counts of assault by beating, and putting a person in fear of violence by harassment.
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Theologian Bernard Cooke dies at age 91
Bernard Cooke, a pioneer in shaping Catholic theological education in U.S. colleges and universities for more than 50 years, died May 31, at the Village at Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. He was 91.
In 1963, Cooke started a doctorate program in theology for lay students at Marquette University in Milwaukee, the first of its kind in the nation.
NCR is working an extended appreciation of Cooke, but I thought that readers might want to know that Cooke's wake is tonight and the funeral Mass tomorrow:
Wake Service: Dr. Cooke's life will be celebrated in a service at which all are invited to share their memories of him:
- Date: Monday, 10 June 2013
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- Location: Assembly Room of the Village at Incarnate Word, 4707 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209 (phone 210-829-7561).
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The thumbprint scanner on the new iPhone may not be secure. A group of hackers in Germany known as the Chaos Computer Club claim they've broken into an iPhone just a couple of days after Apple introduced the feature in the iPhone 5S to make it more secure.
They say they used a photo of a user's fingerprint to make a mold of a fake finger.
Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken and privacy advocates have concerns about the feature -- they say if thieves were able to somehow access thumb print records either in the phone or in the cloud they would be able to impersonate someone for the rest of their lives.
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NME reports that the track list for the West of Memphis soundtrack has been released, and it feautres names like Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Patti Smith, Eddie Vedder, Bob Dylan, Band Of Horses, Marilyn Manson and Johnny Depp.
The album, called West Of Memphis: Voices For Justice, will be released by Sony Music on January 15, 2013. The soundtrack is for a documentary film directed by Amy Berg and produced by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh. It tells the story behind the 1993 murders of three eight-year-old boys in Arkansas and the three teens (Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jesse Misskelley) wrongfully imprisoned for the murders.
The score for the film was written and performed by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. Cave said: "It was an honor to have made a contribution to the film and to have played a part in raising awareness of the case of the West Memphis Three."
The soundtrack also features Henry Rollins' "Damien Death Row Letter (Year 9", in which Rollins reads a letter written to him by Echols in 2003. Johnny Depp will feature on two songs: Tonto's Giant Nuts' cover of Mumford & Sons "Little Lion Man" and Marilyn Manson's cover of Carly Simon's "You're So Vain".
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Simon and Schuster Children's Books today announced the acquisition of three young fiction titles from debut author, Harriet Whitehorn.
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The first novel, Violet and the Pearl of the Orient, begins a lively and charming new series aimed at 8+ readers. Violet Remy-Robinson is a super-sleuth in the making. When the Count and Countess Duplicitous and their ghastly daughter Isabella move in to a neighbouring house, Violet is sure there is something strange about them but she can't quite put her finger on it. Then her eccentric, but lovely neighbour, Dee Dee Derota, has a precious jewel stolen. Could the new family be to blame? Violet is on the case to uncover the truth... So begins a quirky and fun tale with an intriguing detective story at its heart.
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Burden of Proof, a multiple group winner in Europe and a leading sire in India, died Aug. 2 at the age of 24 at Dr. Vijay Mallya's Kunigal Stud where he stood at stud, the farm announced via Twitter.
Burden of Proof, a multiple group winner in Europe and a leading sire in India, died Aug. 2 at the age of 24 at Dr. Vijay Mallya's Kunigal Stud where he stood at stud, the farm announced via Twitter.
A racing rarity, if not a first at Santa Anita Park, occurred when Seventh Sense captured the fifth race March 12 at the Southern California track.
Multiple graded stakes winner Reneesgotzip and Renda, who is the dam of grade I winner Rock Fall, each fetched seven figures at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November sale Nov. 1 in Lexington.
A memorial service has been set for highly respected pinhooker and trainer Ricky Leppala, 62, who died Nov. 4 at his home in Ocala, FL, after a brief battle with cancer.
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Front-running La Tia, under extreme pressure in the final sixteenth from the onrushing Byrama and Overheard, rebuffed her challengers for a neck victory in the $200,000 Athenia Stakes (gr. IIIT) on yielding turf at Belmont.
Coming off a victory in the Noble Damsel Stakes (gr. IIIT) in her U.S. debut, George Bolton and Peter Leidel's Annecdote tops a solid field of 12 older fillies and mares entered in the Athenia Stakes (gr. IIIT).
George Bolton and Peter Leidel's Annecdote, in her first start in the United States, went from last to first in a field of nine to win the $200,000 Noble Damsel Stakes (gr. IIIT) Sept. 13 at Belmont Park.
Julie's Love, who has plenty of graded stakes experience, gets a slight edge in the Sept. 13 Noble Damsel Stakes (gr. IIT) at Belmont Park. The $200,000 race for older fillies and mares is at a mile on the Widener Course.
Judy the Beauty, able to sit off a hot pace duel, swung into action in the stretch and inched away to a clear victory in the $147,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (gr. III) Aug. 17 at Del Mar.
Reneesgotzip returns to Del Mar Aug. 17 to defend her title in the $150,000 Rancho Bernardo Stakes (gr. III), but the speedster faces a salty cast in her first start since the 2013 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Sprint.
Five Iron shot to a 19-1 upset in the $150,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park when favored Ghurair failed to fire in his United States debut in one of two graded stakes on the turf on the Derby day card May 3.
Irish Mission and Orion Moon, both from the barn of trainer Christophe Clement, face off at Belmont Park in the $150,000 Beaugay (gr. IIIT), one of two graded turf stakes on the New York track's May 3 Kentucky Derby card.
Aron Wellman and Lee Midkiff have grown a fledgling partnership group into the program producing grade I winners such as In Lingerie, Byrama, Capo Bastone, and now Arkansas Derby (gr. I) victor Danza.
Already 3-for-3 at Keeneland, Judy the Beauty will try to nail down the first grade I victory of her career April 12 in the $300,000 Madison Stakes (gr. I) at the Lexington track.
Trainer John Sadler has a threesome set to run in the $100,000 Las Cienegas Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the hillside turf course April 12 at Santa Anita Park, led by recent stakes winner Sky High Gal.
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Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer will have a pair of representatives -- Broken Sword and Curvy Cat -- as he seeks his third Bayakoa Stakes (gr. II) win in four years.
Despite the 2012 winner, Mizdirection, returning to try for a double, a full field of 14 entered the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT) Nov. 2. Mizdirection, who won last year from post 11, drew the 12 hole this time around.
Emollient will face her elders as one of 11 entered for the $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 6 at Keeneland. Others include grade I winners On Fire Baby and Byrama, and grade II winner Summer Applause.
Champion Groupie Doll, some recent grade I-winning fillies, and Eblouissante, half sister to Horse of the Year Zenyatta, are among the 3,602 horses Keeneland has cataloged for its 2013 November breeding stock sale Nov. 5-14.
Gordon Lord Byron hit the front a quarter mile out and put daylight between himself and 12 rivals for a brilliant win in the Betfred Sprint Cup (Eng-I) Sept. 7 at Haydock.
A six-time grade I winner whose problems with the Polytrack at Del Mar have been well-chronicled, Game On Dude is on the verge of a breakthrough in the TVG Pacific Classic (gr. I) Aug. 25, trainer Bob Baffert believes.
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Faculty members remain as keenly interested in publishing and disseminating their work as ever, but there's a disconnect between their attitudes and their behavior in the fast-changing arena of scholarly communication. That's the thrust of a report released on Friday by the University of California's Office of Scholarly Communication. But the report also finds the strongest movement for change in some unexpected places, including the arts and humanities disciplines and among senior faculty members.
The report, "Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Scholarly Communication," compiles responses from 1,118 "ladder-rank" faculty members across the University of California system. Participants completed a 32-item online survey designed to assess faculty trends in scholarly publishing.
The report concludes that "the UC faculty largely conform to conventional behavior regarding scholarly communication, such as publishing in traditional venues, but widely express a need for change in the current systems of scholarly communication."
Many of the survey's respondents pointed to the current system of tenure and promotion as the main impediment to change — the subject of a much-discussed Modern Language Association report released last year — but they worry that doing things less traditionally "might undermine the quality of scholarship." The California study also found that professors "appear to consider the act of publishing itself to be sufficient for accomplishing their goals" and to trust that dissemination will take care of itself.
Faculty members also tend to see difficulties in this arena as something that afflicts others, not themselves, the report says. And university attempts to inform them about important developments and opportunities in scholarly communication have too often failed to get the message across.
Among the report's biggest surprises are its conclusions about where the biggest pushes for innovation are coming from. It identifies "more appetite for change among faculty in arts and humanities than within the social sciences, life and medical sciences, or the physical sciences." And it concludes that senior professors are often "more open to innovation than younger faculty."
The California study joins a number of other significant reports on scholarly communication that have come out within the past year, all of them attempts, one way or another, to get a handle on how scholars are behaving in the brave new world of research dissemination. Those include, besides the MLA report on tenure and promotion, the nonprofit group Ithaka's report on "University Publishing in a Digital Age," released in July, and a report by the American Council of Learned Societies Commission on Cyberinfrastructure for the Humanities and Social Sciences, released in 2006. —Jennifer Howard


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That would be cool, but he is on a budget. Has little ones at home, they come first. He does want a hot rod, so I'll be helping him with it. Just thought maybe someone knew of the litle things that need be done on them so they will last. I tthink naturaly asperated will work just fine. Maybe 3x2, roller cam, and rockers and a good set of tuned headers, lite weight pistons and balanced, clean the head up w/bigger valves and powerglide tranny, 3;50 gears. I think I can do the engine under $2k.I am hopping somewhere around 350 to 400 HP. I was wondering if there are any oil problems with this engine? Dad
Well, if he's on a budget he needs to forget about a 292 and look at a 250 instead. There are no cheap forged pistons for the 292, and there is nothing that will interchange at all in those engines from any other engine. At the HP he is looking to get, he will need them. Also, roller cams start at $600 and go up from there, same for a 250 also, and both require special roller lifters common only to the inline engines, also pricey. But, don't get me wrong, the 292 can be made into a strong contender. A group of us a while back on the Inliners forum did a lot of extensive dyno tests with both the 292 and 250 engines(over 200 dyno pulls combined) and found 350 HP is fairly easy to obtain with either engine, but not cheap by any stretch of the imagination. The 250 on the other hand can use forged pistons from a 307 engine, and several companies offer H-beam rods in both the stock length(5.700") and 6" as well. The "key" to the performance in these engines and the main expense is going to be in the cylinder head with removing the bolt bosses in the intake runners and installing the bolt-in "lumps", and putting in larger valves and porting. There are currently 3 brands of bolt-in "lumps" that were tested in these sessions, 2 of which are manufactured by Tom Lowe, and one of his consistently made the most HP in all of the testing done in both engines.
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It's my first time writing, i have read many of the puppy forums and they have been good to read!
I have a wonderful 11.5 week male puppy, purebred german line german shepherd. I have met his mother, father and even grandfather and they all have amazing temperaments, very well behaved. The breeder is top and i know her dogs always become loyal calm gsds.
Obviously he is still a puppy and biting/nipping/chewing are to be expected. He is a good boy most of the time, except after food time when he has high energy levels. I make sure i keep him occupied and use up his energy with the family.
My issue is that although he nips/bites my dad/brother/mum, once they say no and tug him by the neck, he is fine and hardly bites them. However, when it comes to me , boy is he persistent. I yell NO! and tug him and distract with a toy, but with me he starts to bark and pounce around, i thought it may be aggressive but his tail wags like he is a happy boy. But i really don't think he is being aggressive.
I wish he'd stop and listen. He doesn't bite as frequently, but when he does it hurts!
I dont know why he does it to me, as i am the one he is with most of the time. He is usually very placid, obedient and happy and follows me around everywhere. He loves my family, but i am the one he clings to most "the chosen one". Which is why i don't understand his biting behaviour towards me.
As i said he doesn't do it 24/7, he's very calm and gentle. It's just after meal time and when he's full of energy. I love him and i would like this to stop, so it doesn't continue when he is older.
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NHL winger Anthony Stewart arrived in Nottingham earlier today and immediately announced he's itching to get out on the ice and play for the GMB Panthers.
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"It was a long journey but I'm glad to be here. I checked Nottingham out on the web and talked to a few people and I'm looking forward to my Nottingham experience, thanks for having me," said the Carolina Hurricanes' forward who can be heard on Panthers Radio right now by clicking on the link from panthers.co.uk
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