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Sapphire HD 7870 FleX Dual-X 2GB Review
Sapphire Technology just keeps coming up with something new. Grown popular for the Vapor-X line, Sapphire has other video card companies grinding away to keep up. Some of you have heard of Sapphire FleX and may have a 6000 series card with its benefits. However, if you are like me, you might be more familiar with the frustrations of having three DVI monitors and an expensive active DisplayPort adapter to get Eyefinity going. Some of you might even be as unlucky as me to realize this after your new monitors have arrived and you're stuck paying the overnight shipping to fulfill your desperate need to use the new monitors.
Either way you get the point; it's frustrating not being able to just plug into the two DVI ports on the card when there are two sitting there asking to be plugged in to. A little HDMI to DVI adapter is cheap, and aren't hard to come by even from your local computer hardware store. However, those darn active DisplayPort or mini-DisplayPort adapters, those are another story I won't get started on. Sapphire FleX saves the waste and finally allows you to utilize both DVI ports at the same time as the HDMI port. No need to overnight an active adapter for your new card – just plug in and play. If you have a monitor, a cable, and the right adapter to plug it into the card, you can use it.
Enough about the Sapphire FleX features; today we'll be taking a look at the Sapphire HD 7870 FleX. Not only does it have the FleX features it is also bringing to the table Sapphire's Dual-X cooling as well. The Sapphire HD 7870 also has the Dual BIOS switch that allows a quick change from the stock 1000MHz core clock speed to a pre-overclocked 1050MHz. With 2GB of onboard memory, this card is ready to get its game on. Let's take a closer look and see how it performs.
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The box is a bit larger than the original Sapphire 7870 box, so perhaps there is a little more inside with the new FleX edition; we shall see. The front of the box of course features AMD's Ruby; this time she's back in minimal casual army fatigues. With a gun over her shoulder and a helmet in disguise, she plays to the appeal of the typical male gamer – sorry guys she isn't real. We outlier female enthusiast will just have to wait…but I'm not counting on ever seeing a male model on a video card in my life time.
A big FleX sticker takes up the upper right corner of the box reminding you the power inside. I'm really looking forward to not having to use an active adapter for a change. It also reminds you that Eyefinity doesn't have to stop at three monitors – this card alone supports up to four monitors at resolutions up to 4096x2160 through DisplayPort, 4096x3112 through HDMI, and 2560x1600 through DVI. Turning the box over and you get the backside of Ruby as well. There is also the long list of features and display of awards Sapphire has acquired over the years, including one of our own OCC Awards.
The sides of the box nicely read "SAPPHIRE HD 7870" so when the box ends up in your closet, you can easily locate it again when the time comes to trade up or sell off. To me this is just a nice addition to keeping my closet clean and organized. For you, I'm guessing you don't care too much about the box and as soon as you get your card it will likely find its way to the dump; however, there's a lot of information on the outside of the box including some specifications and features (which can be found on the Specs and Features page) to help you decide on a card while shopping locally rather than on the internet. It even has a "Spec. Requirement" list to see if your rig can even handle this raw power.
Opening up the box, we find the usual box inside a box. This one is the typical recycled brown cardboard just calling you to open it up. When you do you'll find a snuggly packed card with a protecting bubble wrap static bag. The usual stop sticker reminds you to plug the video card into your PSU before turning it on (like you needed to be reminded). Beneath the formed cardboard is yet another small box shaped to fit into the bottom of the box. Inside of this is the little goodies we all love unpacking. The Sapphire HD 7870 comes with a HDMI to DVI adapter, two molex to 6 pin adapters, and a DVI to VGA adapter. A six foot HDMI cable is even included in case you haven't tried out that HDMI port on your monitor – no need to run to the store, as it's ready to go right out of the box. A driver CD is included with the shiny Sapphire sticker (woo another fridge sticker) and even a Crossfire bridge is tossed in; maybe they are hinting that you need a second one for MOAR FUN!


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Former Hole Guitarist Eric Erlandson Releasing Kurt Cobain Book 'Letters to Kurt'
Former Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson has signed a deal to publish a book about the late and legendary Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Having been friends with Cobain and band mates with his wife Courtney Love, Erlandson has composed 52 letters and compiled them together in 'Letters to Kurt.'
In 'Letters to Kurt,' Erlandson mourns the death of Cobain with both empathy and anger. "It just wasn't feeling right to write a memoir-style book, and this one just came out of me a couple years ago," Erlandson told The New York Times. "It felt like the right way to go, but at the same time, I had a lot of hesitation. At some point, it just started to click, and I started to honor it."
Erlandson continued, "I see these letters as songs; a fifty-two-card pick-up. In no way do I intend to glorify or romanticize Kurt's chosen way out, nor make light of it … I thought if I could sort out my struggles and disappointments, face my demons, maybe I would be in a position to help others."
Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore has spoken highly of the book. "Eric expresses how enchanting Kurt was, with his thoughtful, radical adult/prose love."
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Oh no wait a minute that's not right...
I hope it isn't true that one of the reasons he joined Cardiff is because they play in red. I really hope that's not true. They're called the Bluebirds for a reason and I hope he knows what that reason is.
Cardiff go back to blue and Kim gets mutual consented? I think there is something in this shirt colour theory...
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Cardiff City Football Club can confirm that Kim Bo-Kyung's contract with the club has been terminated by mutual agreement. The player leaves Cardiff City with immediate effect.
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Leading Tech Analyst Publishes New Investor Updates for EZchip Semiconductor, Qualcomm, Cisco Systems, and Finisar
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PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com), an online investment newsletter focused on technology stocks, has published updated outlooks for EZchip Semiconductor (Nasdaq: EZCH), Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM), Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), and Finisar (Nasdaq: FNSR).
So far, the roadmap Editor Paul McWilliams laid out for 2012 has been extremely accurate. In March, just two days before the market peaked and began its over two-month slide, he warned Next Inning readers that stock prices were peaking and a correction was headed our way. Following this, once the markets bottomed, he predicted we would see prices rally through the Q2 earnings season. As it turned out, this was one of the strongest rallies the market has seen in a very long time.
However, following the close on September 14, 2012, McWilliams published his most recent Strategy Review and, in that, predicted again that the markets were due for another drop ahead of the November election. This time he nailed the year-to-date high to the day. If you are a tech investor, you'll want to be sure to read what McWilliams predicts will happen next.
McWilliams spent a decades-long career in the technology industry and has earned a reputation for his skill in communicating complex technology trends to individual investors and professional analysts alike. His reports have won over readers with their ability to unravel the complexities of the industry and, more importantly, identify which companies are likely to be the winners and losers as technology trends change.
McWilliams' highly acclaimed earnings previews are now being published, providing critical intelligence on dozens of tech sector firms ahead of their quarterly earnings reports. The reports, which identify the quarter's likely winners and losers, are available for free to Next Inning trial subscribers.
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Blackberry spy tools on your son/daughter's phone
Have you noticed that your child has started behaving in a weird manner. He/She's always busy sending SMS or talking over the mobile phone and never listens to you; he/she hangs with his friends than family members. Well, no need to worry if you keep an eye on him. And if you can't spy on him all the time let the smart phone do it for you and you will only need to install some blackberry spy tools on his/her blackberry and the things can be done on its own.
We know there are several blackberry spy tools available in the market which can help you spy and protect your children. Just get one from the blackberry spy website and get it installed in your son's blackberry smart phone and take a deep breath and feel relaxed. You might be thinking how it works. The blackberry spy tool on his/her phone can keep you aware of where he's going and what he's doing.
Blackberry spy tools keep track of the activities taken by your children, so when he/she will go to some of the bad guys in his/her friend circle telling you that he/she's going to his/her friend's place for a combined study, it will be clear to you where exactly he/she is going to. It tells the location of him/her with the help of GPS.
It will also find out what he/she talks with his/her friends, whether any drugs peddler is trying to sell his stuffs telling lies. As all the time his/her mobile is with him/her. So your blackberry spy tools will keep tracking whatever he/she did.
You will be able to make out whom he/she is talking to, what he/she is texting and to whom, it will make blackberry spy tools really an important tool to keep an eye on your teenages.
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Journalism is a low-definition medium. To take only one example, it is virtually impossible to understand a fateful subject like Obamacare through the work of journalists. Not to pick on Laura Meckler or the Wall Street Journal (whose editorial page has set the standard for coverage of Obamacare), this really doesn't cut it in an otherwise above-average article on last week's announcement of a one-year delay in enforcement of the employer mandate: "One potential wrinkle, according to some legal experts, is that delaying the employer mandate could violate the law, which specifically directs that the provision begin after 2013. An administration official said the law offers that flexibility." To be fair, however, although unmentioned by Meckler, the Journal editorial page has published Michael McConnell's devastating critique of the delay.
If you want to begin to get a handle on the developments of the past week, I have two suggestions.
Take the time to read Assistant Treasury Secretary Mark Mazur's post announcing the suspension of the employer mandate for one year. Consistent with the level of candor that the Obama administration has brought to all matters relating to Obamacare, Mazur posted his announcement under the heading Continuing to Implement [Obamacare] in a Careful, Thoughtful Manner.
And then read James Capretta's testimony yesterday before the House Ways and Means Committee. Bill Kristol has posted Capretta's testimony here. As Bill says, Capretta's testimony is an excellent and judicious summary of the implications of the Obama administration's decision to suspend the employer mandate and to adopt the liar's loan approach to administration of subsidies on the state exchanges for 2014, which the administration promulgated by a 600-page regulation this past Friday. (I'm not asking you to read the regulation, but I'm working up to it myself.)


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107. Every power of the Parliament of a Colony which has become or becomes a State, shall, unless it is by this Constitution exclusively vested in the Parliament of the Commonwealth or withdrawn from the Parliament of the State, continue as at the establishment of the Commonwealth, or as at the admission or establishment of the State, as the case may be.
108. Every law in force in a Colony which has become or becomes a State, and relating to any matter within the powers of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, shall, subject to this Constitution, continue in force in the State; and, until provision is made in that behalf by the Parliament of the Commonwealth, the Parliament of the State shall have such powers of alteration and of repeal in respect of any such law as the Parliament of the Colony had until the Colony became a State.
109. When a law of a State is inconsistent with a law of the Commonwealth, the latter shall prevail, and the former shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be invalid.
110. The provisions of this Constitution relating to the Governor of a State extend and apply to the Governor for the time being of the State, or other chief executive officer or administrator of the government of the State.
111. The Parliament of a State may surrender any part of the State to the Commonwealth; and upon such surrender, and the acceptance thereof by the Commonwealth, such part of the State shall become subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commonwealth.
112. After uniform duties of customs have been imposed, a State may levy on imports or exports, or on goods passing into or out of the State such charges as may be necessary for executing the inspection laws of the State; but the net produce of all charges so levied shall be for the use of the Commonwealth; and any such inspection laws may be annulled by the Parliament of the Commonwealth.
113. All fermented, distilled, or other intoxicating liquids passing into any State or remaining therein for use, consumption, sale, or storage, shall be subject to the laws of the State as if such liquids had been produced in the State.
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115. A State shall not coin money, nor make anything but gold and silver coin a legal tender in payment of debts.
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Here's a cool free game for you cheeky monkeys. Ape The Wall is all about getting your ape to climb as far as possible whilst avoiding obstacles such as feral killer cats, angry neighbors and a whole host of others. You need to collect bananas along the way to earn yourself points and for a free game this one is pretty cool.
Graphics and gameplay are smooth and bright, and with the only control being a press of your optical trackpad it really makes life easy. The game has some sweet sound effects too. The odd thing about the game when I used it on my Bold 9900 is that you need to rotate the phone in order to play - something I have not seen before. I presume this is not the case when using a BlackBerry Torch.
Costing no money there is no reason not to download Ape The Run. Why not let us know your best score in the comments - let's have an 'Ape off'.
Features of Ape The Run Include:
- Simple, single touch gameplay - any monkey can do it.
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Baked Beans
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A steaming bowl of these slow cooked beans is a true delight. Slow cooked with bacon and molasses the beans are tender and full of flavor.
3⁄4 lb. onions
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1 1⁄4 lb. navy beans
5 oz. molasses
6 oz. maple syrup
2 oz. mustard
4 oz. ketchup
2 oz. worcestershire
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1. In a large skillet, sauté onions and bacon until brown and caramelized.
2. Transfer onions, bacon and remaining ingredients to a large pot and cover with water to 2 in. over top of beans. Cover and bake overnight in a 275° F. oven, approx. 8-10 hr.


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Named in honour of the legendary cellist of the Borodin Quartet, Valentin Berlinsky, the Zurich-based quartet are four of the finest musicians working in Switzerland today. Bartek Niziol and Wang Xiaoming are Concertmasters at the Zurich Opera Orchestra, and David Greenlees and Alexander Neustroev are principal players at the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra.
Bartek Niziol has won the Jacques Thibaud and Wieniawski competitions, whilst Alexander Neustroev was awarded the prize of Best Russian Cellist at the Rostropovich Competition. Wang Xiaoming is a prize winner at the Augsburg Leopold Mozart Competition, and David Greenlees has played as guest Principal Viola with the Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, and BBC Symphony Orchestras.
As Chamber musicians they have worked with such artists as Martha Argerich, Julia Fischer and Radu Lupu, and in 2010 founded the Valentin Berlinsky Quartet to explore the masterpieces of the String quartet repertoire.
The Quartet have invitations to perform at the Gstaad festival as well as concerts in Holland, Poland, China, and of course Switzerland. This is the first of a series of recordings on the Avie label featuring the works of Beethoven and Shostakovich. In May 2012 they record the second. Beethoven op.59 no.2 and Shostakovich no.3


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We started watching the nest closely Sunday, July 3rd, after a crack started to form around the nest cavity. We could hear some activity through a listening device under the sand, but nothing happen.
Then we started worrying and planning...What if they emerged 4th of July! When the beach was packed, noisy and fully of flashlights! It could be a disaster. But we got lucky. For once, I was happy they didn't emerge.
So now we continue to watch and wait. The crack around the cavity is getting bigger and there is a more defined depression. Like a nervous dad in the waiting room, I'll be at the nest tonight hoping for the best. If you come to visit the nest, please remember to give us our space. We are using very sensitive listening devices that pick up every footstep and voice. Please remember to keep flashlights and flash photography away from the nest too. If you do have a flashlight, make sure it has a red cover on it.


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New route configuration will support local agritourism
State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C-Newfane, announced today that both chambers of the State Legislature approved legislation (S.1095-A) to expand and rename the Niagara Wine Trail system. The new configuration will extend the trail in Niagara County, Orleans County and Western Monroe County, encompassing more wineries than ever before.
"I have fought hard over the last couple years to make sure our wine trail system keeps up with the rapid growth we are seeing in local wineries," Maziarz said. "This new configuration will make it easier for tourists and visitors to find our wineries. Signage, literature and other tourism promotion materials need to be updated to reflect the wineries in existence now, and new wineries that are springing up almost every year."
According to the legislation, all of Route 104 between the Ferry Avenue/Route 62 intersection in Niagara Falls and Route 390 in Monroe County would be known as "Niagara Wine Trail Ridge." The complement to the "ridge" route will be the "Niagara Wine Trail Lake," which would follow Route 269 north from its intersection with Route 104 at the Niagara-Orleans County Line, then west to Route 425, then south to Route 62 and along that route until its intersection with I-290 in Amherst.
Seventeen wineries are on the trail now and more are under development. The money to pay for additional signage on an expanded trail system has already been earmarked through a 2011 Regional Economic Development Council Award.
"This configuration shows the public sector can work with the private sector to expand the economy, capitalize on our assets, and create jobs," Maziarz added.
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NINR MENTORED RESEARCH SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD FOR MINORITY INVESTIGATORS Release Date: January 5, 2000 RFA: NR-00-002 P.T. National Institute of Nursing Research Letter of Intent Receipt Date: March 31, 2000 Application Receipt Date: April 28, 2000 PURPOSE The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) invites applications to support the research career development of doctorally prepared minority nurse investigators in tenure-earning positions at Traditionally Minority Based Institutions (TMBIs) and at majority academic institutions in the biomedical and behavioral scientific mission areas of the NINR. The purposes of this program initiative are to: (1) foster the development of independent investigators in nursing research on the faculties of TMBIs and majority academic institutions; (2) stimulate nursing research and nursing research training at these institutions; and (3) encourage the development of qualified minority nurse investigators in academic research settings who can become effective role models for minority students. HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2000," a PHS- led national activity for setting priority areas. This RFA, NINR Mentored Research Scientist Development Award for Minority Investigators, is related to the priority area of human resource development. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of "Healthy People 2000" at http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/pubs/hp2000. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS For purposes of this RFA, applications may be submitted on behalf of candidates by domestic TMBIs and majority academic institutions, public and private. Applications from foreign institutions will not be accepted. Awards will be limited to citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States or to individuals who have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (i.e., in possession of an Alien Registration Receipt Card) at the time of application. Candidates must be from ethnic/racial groups determined by the applicant institution to be underrepresented in biomedical or behavioral nursing research. Candidates for this award must be full-time nursing faculty members in tenure-earning positions at Traditionally Minority Based Institutions or majority academic institutions who:(1) have a research or health-professional doctorate (e.g., PhD or DNSc), or its equivalent; (2) have demonstrated the capacity or potential for productive independent research career; (3) have a Registered Nurse license; and (4) have secured the commitment of an appropriate research mentor actively involved in research relevant to the mission of NINR.The candidate must identify an appropriate mentor or co-mentors with extensive research experience in the research area proposed in the application. The candidate must be willing to spend a minimum of 75 percent of full-time professional effort conducting research and career development activities for the period of the award. The remaining 25 percent time should be devoted to other research-related and/or teaching or clinical pursuits consistent with the objectives of the award.Candidates who have served as principal investigators on PHS research grants or have been supported by a research career award in the past, are eligible to apply, provided the proposed research career development program is in a fundamentally new area of scientific endeavor for the candidate or there has been a significant hiatus in his/her research career because of family or other personal obligations. Current principal investigators on PHS research grants are not eligible.Applicants are encouraged to call the program director listed in the Inquiries section to discuss any aspects of this program that need clarification. MECHANISM OF SUPPORT This RFA will use the National Institute of Nursing (NINR) Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) mechanism. This mechanism is described in program announcement PA-00-019 (NIH Guide, December 3, 1999). Although all general guidelines of PA-00-019 will apply, this RFA is written as a stand- alone document and contains provisions that are unique to this initiative. Planning, direction, and execution of the proposed career development program are the responsibility of the candidate and his/her mentor on behalf of the applicant institution. The total project period for grants awarded under this program must be three years. These grants are not eligible for renewal. FUNDS AVAILABLE The estimated funds available for the first year of support for the program are expected to be $320,000 in Fiscal Year 2000. NINR anticipates funding up to four awards in FY 2000. Salary support for each recipient will be for a maximum of $50,000 plus fringe benefits with a minimum of 75% effort committed. Each year up to $20,000 may be requested for research development support. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES Background The striking underrepresentation of racial/ethnic minority groups in biomedical and behavioral research in the United States has been underscored in many studies. There are existing programs at the NIH designed to improve this situation. These include: the Minority Biomedical Research Support Program, the Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program, the Individual Predoctoral Fellowship for Minority Students Program, and the Research Supplements for Underrepresented Minorities Program. The NINR has been an active participant in these trans-NIH minority research training programs. NINR has had a long-standing interest in increasing the number of minority investigators in nursing research. Based on the recommendations from groups of minority health experts, NINR has developed a variety of outreach strategies that assist individuals at TMBIs and other majority institutions in obtaining support for research training, career development, and research funding from NINR. The NINR Mentored Research Scientist Development Award for Minority Investigators is one approach that NINR has taken to strengthen the participation of TMBIs, where there are few graduate schools of nursing, and majority academic institutions by addressing the needs of minority nurse investigators for additional research training with financial support.NINR also recognizes that the paucity of qualified minority nurse investigators in academic research settings has created a shortage of role models for minority students. This RFA seeks to address this problem by enhancing the research capabilities of minority nurse faculty members so these individuals may establish research laboratories and research programs in nursing at their institutions. In this fashion they will serve as role models for minority undergraduate and graduate students, stimulating them to consider research career opportunities in nursing research. The purposes of the present RFA are to foster the development of independent investigators in nursing research on the faculties of TMBIs and majority academic institutions, to stimulate nursing research and nursing research training at these institutions, and to encourage the development of qualified minority nurse investigators in academic research settings who can become effective role models for minority students. Research Areas The research career development plan must address a research area consistent with the NINR mission. Descriptions of relevant research areas may be found on the NINR website at http://www.ninr.nih.gov/research.htm. Minority nurse investigators are encouraged to develop their innovative research career development plans in areas relevant to underserved minority populations and in priority areas of NINR's scientific research mission, particularly research on health disparities. Environment The applicant TMBI or majority academic institution must demonstrate in the application a firm commitment to the development of the candidate as a productive, independent investigator in nursing research and to the pursuit of the research career development plan described in the application. The candidate should describe a career development program that will maximize the use of relevant research and educational resources available in the TMBI or the majority academic institution and in the mentor's institution. Program The award provides three consecutive 12-month appointments to pursue a mentored research experience and specialized study in nursing research that are tailored to the individual needs of the candidate. At least 75 percent of the recipient's full- time professional effort must be devoted to the program, and the remaining 25 percent devoted to other research-related and/or teaching or clinical pursuits consistent with the objectives of the award. The program must consist of both a research plan and a research career development plan that will develop knowledge and research skills relevant to his or her career goals. Mentor(s) The candidate must receive appropriate mentoring throughout the three year program. Where feasible, women and minority mentors should be involved as role models. If the mentor (and/or a co-mentor, if desired) is geographically distant from the candidate, detailed rationale must be provided to document the mentor-candidate relationship and level of commitment for the successful implementation and completion of the proposed research and career development program. Allowable Costs: 1. Salary: The NINR will provide salary for the recipient of this award up to a maximum of $50,000 plus fringe benefits per year. The institution may supplement the NINR contribution up to a level that is consistent with the institution's salary scale; however, supplementation may not be from Federal funds unless specifically authorized by the Federal program from which such funds are derived. In no case may PHS funds be used for salary supplementation. Institutional supplementation of salary must not require extra duties or responsibilities that would interfere with the purpose and provisions of this research career development award. Under expanded authorities, institutions may rebudget funds within the total costs awarded, but may not rebudget funds involving the salary component of the budget. The total salary requested must be based on a full-time, 12-month staff appointment. It must be consistent both with the established salary structure at the institution and with salaries actually provided by the institution from its own funds to other staff members of equivalent qualifications, rank, and responsibilities in the department concerned. If full-time, 12-month salaries are not currently paid to comparable staff members, the salary proposed must be appropriately related to the existing salary structure. 2. Research Development Support: The NINR will provide up to $20,000 per year for the following expenses: (a) tuition, fees, and books related to career development; (b) research expenses, such as supplies, equipment, and technical personnel; ( c) travel to research meetings or training; (d) statistical services including personnel, research and computer time. These funds must be expended solely for the support of the candidate's research career development plan. 3. Ancillary Personnel Support: Salary for mentors, secretarial and administrative assistance, etc., is not allowed. 4. Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs: F&A costs will be reimbursed at eight percent of modified total direct costs. Evaluation In carrying out its stewardship of human resource related programs, the NINR or NIH may request information essential to an assessment of the effectiveness of this program. Accordingly, recipients are hereby notified that they may be contacted after the completion of this award for periodic updates on various aspects of their employment history, publications, support from research grants or contracts, honors and awards, professional activities, and other information helpful in evaluating the impact of the program. INCLUSION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS It is the policy of the NIH that women and members of minority groups and their subpopulations must be included in all NIH-supported biomedical and behavioral research projects involving human subjects, unless a clear and compelling rationale and justification is provided that inclusion is inappropriate with respect to the health of the subjects or the purpose of the research. This policy results from the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 (Section 492B of Public Law 103-43). Investigators proposing research involving human subjects should read the NIH Guidelines For Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research which were published in the Federal Register of March 28, 1994 (FR 59 14508-14513), and in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Volume 23, Number 11, March 18, 1994 available on the web at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not94-100.html. Investigators may obtain copies from these sources or from the program staff or contact person listed under Inquires section. Program staff may also provide additional relevant information concerning the policy. INCLUSION OF CHILDREN AS PARTICIPANTS IN RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS It is the policy of NIH that children (individuals under the age of 21) must be included in all human subjects research conducted or supported by the NIH, unless there are scientific and ethical reasons not to include them. All investigators proposing research involving human subjects should read "NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Children as Participants in Research Involving Human Subjects" that was published in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, March 6, 1998, and is available at the following URL address: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not98-024.html LETTER OF INTENT Prospective applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent that includes a descriptive title of the proposed research, the name, address, and telephone number of the Principal Investigator, the identities of other key personnel and participating institutions, and the number and title of the RFA in response to which the application may be submitted. Although a letter of intent is not required, is not binding, and does not enter into the review of a subsequent application, the information that it contains allows IC staff to estimate the potential review workload and avoid conflict of interest in the review. The letter of intent is to be sent by postal mail, e-mail or fax to the program staff listed under INQUIRIES by the letter of intent receipt date listed in the heading of this RFA. APPLICATION PROCEDURES The research grant application form PHS 398 (rev. 4/98) is to be used in applying for these grants. These forms are available at most institutional offices of sponsored research and from the Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7910, Bethesda, MD 20892-7910, telephone 301/710-0267, email: email@example.com. The RFA label available in the PHS 398 (rev. 4/98) application form must be affixed to the bottom of the face page of the application. Failure to use this label could result in delayed processing of the application such that it may not reach the review committee in time for review. In addition, the RFA title and number (NINR Mentored Research Scientist Development Award for Minority Investigators, NR-00-002) must be typed on line 2 of the face page of the application form and the YES box must be marked. Instructions for completing the application are found in the PHS 398 form. The application must address the following issues: Candidate o The candidate's commitment to a nursing career in biomedical or behavioral research. o The candidate's potential to develop into a successful independent nursing investigator. o The candidate's immediate and long-term career objectives, and how the award will contribute to their attainment. o Letters of recommendation. Three sealed letters of recommendation addressing the candidate's potential for an independent nursing research career must be included as part of the application. Career Development Plan o The career development plan, incorporating consideration of the candidate's goals and prior experience. It should describe a systematic plan to obtain any necessary basic biomedical or behavioral science background and research experience to launch or reinitiate an independent nursing research career. o The candidate must describe plans to receive instruction in the responsible conduct of research. These plans must detail the proposed subject matter, format, frequency, and duration of instruction as well as the amount and nature of faculty participation. No award will be made if an application lacks this component. Research Plan The candidate must describe the research plan and the use of a basic or clinical approach to a biomedical or behavioral problem. The candidate must describe the research plan as outlined in form PHS 398, including sections on the Specific Aims, Background and Significance, Progress Report/Preliminary Studies, Research Design and Methods. Mentor's Statement The application must include a biographical sketch and information on the mentor(s) including research qualifications and previous experience as a research supervisor. The application must also include information that describes the nature and extent of supervision that will occur during the award period. A letter of support from the mentor (and co-mentor, if appropriate) must be included in the application delineating the match with the candidate's research and development plan and willingness to provide the necessary assistance. Environment and Institutional Commitment The sponsoring TMBI or majority academic institution must provide a statement of commitment to the candidate's development into a productive, independent investigator in nursing research. This statement must indicate that the candidate will be provided with sufficient release time from other duties to accomplish the research and career development goals stated in the application. Budget Individuals applying for the K01 award must comply with the JUST-IN-TIME procedures announced in the NIH Guide on March 29, 1996 and May 17, 1996. Submit a signed, typewritten original of the application, including the Checklist, and three signed photocopies, in one package to: CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 6701 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, ROOM 1040 - MSC 7710 BETHESDA, MD 20892-7710 BETHESDA, MD 20817 (for courier service) At the time of submission, two additional copies of the application must be sent to: Mary Stephens-Frazier, PhD Office of Review Division of Extramural Activities National Institute of Nursing Research 45 Center Drive, Room 3AN-12 - MSC 6300 Bethesda, MD 20892-6300 ATTN: Minority Investigator MRSDA Telephone: (301) 594-5971 FAX: (301) 480-8260 Applications must be received by April 28, 2000. If an application is received after that date, it will be returned to the applicant without review. The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) will not accept any application in response to this RFA that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial review, unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. The CSR will not accept any application that is essentially the same as one already reviewed. This does not preclude the submission of substantial revisions of applications already reviewed, but such applications must include an introduction addressing the previous critique. REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS If the application is not responsive to the RFA, CSR staff may contact the applicant to determine whether to return the application to the applicant or submit it for review in competition with unsolicited applications at the next review cycle. Applications that are complete and responsive to the RFA will be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by an appropriate peer review group convened by NINR in accordance with the review criteria stated below. As part of the initial merit review, a process will be used by the initial review group in which applications receive a written critique and undergo a process in which only those applications deemed to have the highest scientific merit, generally the top half of the applications under review, will be discussed, assigned a priority score, and receive a second level review by the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research. Review Criteria The following criteria will be applied: Candidate o Commitment to an independent research career in nursing research; o Potential to develop (or evidence of the capacity to develop) as an independent nurse investigator; and o Quality and breadth of prior scientific training and experience, including, where appropriate, the record of previous research support and publications. Career Development Plan o Likelihood that the plan will contribute substantially to the scientific development of the candidate and the achievement of research independence; o Appropriateness of the research plan to the career goals of the candidate; o Appropriateness of the research plan to develop new nursing knowledge; o Consistency of the career development plan with the candidate's prior research and academic experience and stated career goals; o Clarity of the goals and scope of the plan and the need for the proposed research experience; and o Quality of the proposed training in the responsible conduct of research. Research Plan A sound research plan that is consistent with the career development plan and the candidate's level of research development must be provided: o Usefulness of the research plan as a vehicle for enhancing existing research skills as described in the career development plan; o Scientific and technical merit of the research question, design and methodology, judged in the context of the candidate's previous training and experience; o Relevance of the proposed research to the candidate's career objectives; and o When human subjects are involved, adequacy of plans to include both genders and minorities and children and their subgroups as appropriate for the scientific goals of the research. Plans for the recruitment and retention of subjects will also be evaluated. Mentor o Appropriateness of mentor's(s') research qualifications in the specific areas of the application; o Quality and commitment of the mentor(s) to supervising and guiding the candidate throughout the award period; o Previous experience in fostering the development of independent nurse investigators; and o History of research productivity and support. Institutional Environment and Commitment o Applicant institution's commitment to the scientific development of the candidate and assurances that the institution intends the candidate to be an integral part of its research program; o Adequacy of research facilities and training opportunities at the sponsoring institution; o Quality of environment for scientific and professional development; and o Applicant institution's willingness to develop an appropriate balance of research, teaching and administrative responsibilities for the candidate. Budget Justification of budget requests in relation to career development goals and research aims and plans. AWARD CRITERIA The NINR anticipates awarding up to four K01 grants in response to this RFA. The anticipated date of award is September 29, 2000. The following criteria will be considered in making funding decisions: o Responsiveness to the purpose of this request; o Quality of the proposed research career development program, as determined by peer review; and o Availability of funds. INQUIRIES Inquiries concerning this RFA are encouraged. The opportunity to clarify any issues or questions from potential applicants is welcome. Consultation with NINR staff is strongly encouraged, especially during the planning phase of the application process, in order to ensure that the application is responsive to the scientific mission and the research training and career development goals of the NINR. 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¿Cómo estás?
I think the problem is that in a school you have to teach lots of kids and can't ffocus in one group of, for example 5,8 kids.
Hello! I´m Rocio. I´m teaching English in Spain at a Secondary School. Spanish kids start learning English in Primary School, but, when they get to their last year in Compulsory Secondary School, this is, after at least six years having English lessons, they are unable to say two words together in English. They can perfectly explain what an auxiliary is or what an irregular verb is but they cannot use them. What´s the problem in the Spanish approach to teaching English?
¿Cómo estás?
I think the problem is that in a school you have to teach lots of kids and can't ffocus in one group of, for example 5,8 kids.
It happens in Asia's learning environment, too.
Some teachers focus on reading and writing abilities, so they explain grammar and analyze them most of the time. Then, kids are good at analyzing grammar and taking paper exams.
However, most of the kids are afraid to speak in English, because they seldom practice speaking in class and after class.
On the contrary, some teachers emphasize the importance of listening and speaking; therefore, they ask kids to answer one by one in class. Then, kids in this kind of environment are able to communicate with one another.
Yet, most of them lack of accurate grammatical skills when speaking because they lack of grammar training in class.
Except the aforementioned, som teachers focus on 4 areas-- listening, speaking, reading, and writing. So, their lesson plans divide into 4 parts.
Teachers speak whole English in class to train students' listening. Also, asking kids to answer in English in class.
When teaching grammar, teachers either use their mother tongue or speak in English to explain grammar. Then, after a while, they ask kids to write simple sentences to express their ideas.
In my opinion, I prefer the third method. I was once the victim of the first approach. My teachers in high schools focused on drill practices on grammar rules and only spoke in mother tongue in class, so I just knew how to read and write in English for paper exams, but I couldn't listen and speak in English.
Later, when I went to college, my instructors all spoke in English, so I had a hard time to comprehend what they said in class, but in paper exams, I got high scores. So, I recorded instructors' lectures, and listened to them repeatedly day after day. The process was tough, but after a year, I acquired English comprehension ability.
As for speaking ability, I tried to read articles loudly at home for many times to train my speaking ability. Also, I started to listen to English teaching CDs, and I played one track over and over until I undertood its meaning, and later I tried to do shadowing, mimic speakers' speaking at the same time.
To sum up, teachers' teaching methods will influence students' learning effects; therefore, teachers should have thorough lesson plans for students.
Also, the best way to learn a language is to listen and speak in the beginning, but read and write later.
BTW, how do we learn our mother tongue? When we were babies, we just listened to what people talked to us, and then one day, we learnt how to talk. Did our parents tell us grammar rules? No.
But, English is a second language. In order to speed learning pace, teachers not only need to focus their teaching on conversation skills in class, but also ned to spend time emphasizing grammar rules, too.
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nice opinion
My high school english teacher just focuses on writting and grammar.
She doesn't speak in english at clasroom and she has to do it. My classmate can't do a sentence by themselves!!.
therefore, when the teacher brings book to make us read, my classmate reads all as they are reading in spanish.
If you want to learn a lenguage with a teacher, you must pay. YOu can't diippend in the school.
I go to an instute and I have to pay $70 (in dollars is about U$25) but I learn lots of thing, mmy teachers speak in english, we do listenigs with songs we like and next tuesday we're going to see a play in english!! I can't wait the tuesday!!
I teach English at a Language School in Tokyo as well as to 6th graders at an International School. While I do not claim to be an expert, my experience has shown me some common problems that keep occuring in the Asian system which is similar.
1. Students practice written English and not conversational English. They are almost never told that there is a difference.
2. Students rarely practice or listen to English conversation.
3. Students seldom practice reading out loud and classes are conducted in their Native Tongue
To give you an idea of how bad the teaching system can be over here, one of my adult students who was rated at about Level 4 (out of 10) listed her occupation as Public School English Teacher.
So how do you change it? well, for starters introduce more conversation and less grammar. Have them read more out loud. Speaking uses muscles and those muscles need to be trained. Arnold Scwarzeneggar has a horrible accent, but his English structure is perfect and he taught himself English by reading out loud everyday when he came to America. No teachers, no classes, just reading out loud, all the time again and again.
Rocio, how much English is used in the classroom? I see this fairly often- students who have learned a lot of gramar, and can whizz through exercises, get through tests, etc. I think one of the issues is that there is sso much pressure on students simply to get through tests and exams, which leads to an excessive concentration on those skills alone, and this can have a negative impact on simple things like conversational skills.
Yes, you are all right. Students, at least in Spain, work hard in order to pass their exams; the problem is that these exams usually focus on the reading, writing and, sometimes, listening skills, the speaking part normally left aside. In my opinion, the general Curriculum needs some changes. As for the number of students in each class, I´m afraid that´s something that cannot be changed, at least in state school (and fortunately we have come down to 25 from the previous 30 and even 40 pupils in a class!!) Thanks to you all. I´ll do my best to make my kids work in all areas.
Are the students motivated? The majority of office jobs nowadays require a command of English, so they should see it as a life skill, not some arcane and distant subject, the way Latin was when I had a year of it at school.
My classmates don't like english and don't want to learn it. That's the problem here. everybody thinks that in the future English won't be the "universal language everybody must know" but Spanish will.
I'm 15 years old. I'm student
Students are not very motivated; it´s difficult in the type of school where I teach (low social and cultural level). I´ve even tried to make them write e-mails as we have 15 computers in each classroom. Anyway, I´ll keep on trying. I´ll try to introduce English as the vehicle for communication; that´s actually how I started (Hello, good morning, get your books, be quiet, ... and that sort of classroom language) but I almost gave up after one month. Well, thanks again for your advice.


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Police cite men for illegal dumping in Manchester
April 10. 2013 10:38PM
MANCHESTER - Two men were cited for littering after they illegally dumped construction debris in a wooded area behind Rock Rimmon Park, police said.
Officers went to the park on Tuesday about 11:30 a.m. after receiving a report of a suspicious vehicle.
William Farnsworth, 19, of 231 Reservoir Dr., Weare, and Nathan Soucy, 20, of 347 Bridge St. were located in a red pickup truck. Officers determined the men had illegally dumped construction materials in the area and both were issued an ordinance violation for littering.
Farnsworth also was arrested for operating a motor vehicle after license suspension, second offense.


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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin says he won't seek a third term representing central Arkansas in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Griffin said Monday that he decided not to run again so he can spend more time with his two young children. The unexpected announcement came just days after Griffin said he'd raised more than $208,000 for his re-election bid in the third quarter.
Griffin says he'll serve out his remaining term but has made no decisions about his plans after that.
In November, Griffin was named to the powerful U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, becoming the first Republican from Arkansas to serve on the tax-writing panel. At the time, Griffin said he wouldn't run for Arkansas governor or the U.S. Senate because of the appointment.


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Maybe it was race driver Jeff Gordon's shout out to the fans at "Wrigley Stadium." Or Ozzy Osbourne, who decided the lyrics of "Take Me Out to The Ball Game" were not nearly as interesting as the mostly unintelligible words he'd picked out for himself. Or perhaps it was actress Denise Richards, who brought along a little cheat sheet in case she forgot the words.
Whatever the reason, the Chicago Cubs have decided to make the broadcast booth at Wrigley Field, and more importantly, the microphone, off limits to the likes of Vanna White, Erik Estrada and Mickey Rooney.
Maybe it was race driver Jeff Gordon's shout out to the fans at "Wrigley Stadium." Or Ozzy Osbourne, who decided the lyrics of "Take Me Out to The Ball Game" were not nearly as interesting as the mostly unintelligible words he'd picked out for himself. Or perhaps it was actress Denise Richards, who brought along a little cheat sheet in case she forgot the words.
Whatever the reason, the Chicago Cubs have decided to make the broadcast booth at Wrigley Field, and more importantly, the microphone, off limits to the likes of Vanna White, Erik Estrada and Mickey Rooney.
Marion Ross will apparently be the last member of the "Happy Days" cast to sing during the seventh-inning stretch. No more Kid Rock, who, as the story goes, knew it was customary to say something at the end of the song, but went with "Let's get some lunch!" instead of the more traditional "Let's get some runs."
"I think the last couple of years we had gotten away to a couple of people who weren't tied to Chicago," said Jim Oboikowitch, the Cubs in-game programming director in what might be a bit of understatement after more than a decade of Peter Frampton, David Cassidy, Barbara Eden and Frank Sinatra (Junior) leading the Wrigley faithful in song.
Some fans are pleased.
"It was a good idea at first," Al Yellon, who runs bleedcubbieblue.com, said of the Cubs' decision to allow celebrities to take over the job the late Harry Caray handled so famously for so many years. "But it turned into a celebrity fest with D-list celebrities."
Actor Joe Mantegna, a Chicago native and lifelong Cubs fan who has led the singing at Wrigley at least four times, said he agrees with the change. The co-author of play "Bleacher Bums" said there is something wrong with some "Jose Schmo who won an Oscar, is from Canada and hates baseball" donning a Cubs jersey and singing the song. Wrong in many ways, too: See YouTube for the evidence and bring your ear plugs.
At the same time, as a fan of a team that hasn't won the World Series since 1908, Mantegna won't rule out bringing in someone — anyone— if it can somehow help the Cubs break the most infamous drought in American sports.
"If it takes bringing a Martian to sing to get into the World Series, I'd advocate for that," he said.
The song is played during the stretch around the major leagues, usually the ballpark organist leading the fans in song. Some parks have their own traditions, of course — Fenway Park and Neil Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline," for example. The Florida Marlins tried to skip "Take Me Out to The Ball Game" to go with dancers leading fans to Gloria Estefan songs, a tradition that lasted all of two games.
For a team that doesn't exactly have a long history of embracing change — lights didn't arrive until 1988 — messing with a musical tradition tied forever to Caray might seem a dramatic step. But the Cubs have a new regime in place, with Theo Epstein and other front-office personnel trying to turn around baseball's famous losers and chairman Tom Ricketts pressing for upgrades to Wrigley, the oldest ballpark in the majors behind Fenway.
The Cubs are coming off a year in which they lost 100 games in a season (101, actually) for the first time since 1966 and just the third time in their history. So maybe change is a good thing, wherever it comes.
Not everybody is warmed by the thought that they have seen the last of Tom Arnold or Dawn Wells in the broadcast booth.
"Part of the fun was having Erik Estrada up there," said Steve Rhodes, a longtime fan whose Chicago-oriented website, The Beachwood Reporter, once posted a song "Don't Start Believin'" to remind other fans what happens whenever they get their hopes up. "This is kind of the Cubs screwing up in reverse again (because) it was something stupid they should never have done in the first place but then making it worse by taking the fun part away, all these D listers."
Caray, then with the White Sox, is credited with singing the song first at a game. He was so bad that team owner Bill Veeck had the idea to secretly put a microphone in the booth so everyone could join in and, well, mask the warbling.
And join in they did, first at White Sox games and then at Wrigley, when Caray started his run with the Cubs in 1982.
Fifteen years after his death, Caray is still part of the celebration, both inside the park where some guest singers still mention him, and outside, where fans can see a statute of Caray in his famous singing pose.
Oboikowitch said the new plan calls for handing the microphone over to people like former Cubs players and various Chicago celebrities like actors Vince Vaughn and Gary Sinise. Always welcome would be any member of the 1985 Super Bowl champion Bears, of course.
"They're always exciting for people to see ... to have them back and relive some of the glory," Oboikowitch said.
That's not to say there won't be rough patches.
Da Coach himself, Mike Ditka, raced through the entire song in a matter of seconds. Former Bears lineman Steve McMichael was the first — and last — guest singer to be ejected from the game by an umpire who didn't appreciate McMichael's critique of a call he'd just made.
Rhodes also said the new plan could mean the same guest performers, from John and Joan Cusack to anyone who once performed at the city's famed comedy club, The Second City, sing over and over again.
"You're telling me we're going to get more Jim Belushi?" he asked. "That's not a recipe for success in my book."


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The Associated Press has undertaken an ambitious series of reports on the rotten U.S. and global economies. To its credit, the AP recognizes that our current recovery is, by any historical standard, awful:
In the U.S., the economic recovery that started in June 2009 has been called the third straight "jobless recovery."
But that's a misnomer. The jobs came back after the first two.
Most recessions since World War II were followed by a surge in new jobs as consumers started spending again and companies hired to meet the new demand. In the months after recessions ended in 1991 and 2001, there was no familiar snap-back, but all the jobs had returned in less than three years.
But 42 months after the Great Recession ended, the U.S. has gained only 3.5 million, or 47 percent, of the 7.5 million jobs that were lost. The 17 countries that use the euro had 3.5 million fewer jobs last June than in December 2007.
What is the cause of this apparently permanent joblessness? The AP blames technology:
Most of the jobs will never return, and millions more are likely to vanish as well, say experts who study the labor market. What's more, these jobs aren't just being lost to China and other developing countries, and they aren't just factory work. Increasingly, jobs are disappearing in the service sector, home to two-thirds of all workers.
They're being obliterated by technology.
Year after year, the software that runs computers and an array of other machines and devices becomes more sophisticated and powerful and capable of doing more efficiently tasks that humans have always done. For decades, science fiction warned of a future when we would be architects of our own obsolescence, replaced by our machines; an Associated Press analysis finds that the future has arrived.
The baleful effect of technological advancement has spread throughout the economy:
For more than three decades, technology has reduced the number of jobs in manufacturing. Robots and other machines controlled by computer programs work faster and make fewer mistakes than humans. Now, that same efficiency is being unleashed in the service economy, which employs more than two-thirds of the workforce in developed countries. Technology is eliminating jobs in office buildings, retail establishments and other businesses consumers deal with every day.
The AP is aware, of course, that blaming unemployment on technology has a long and disreputable history. But this time, they tell us, it is different:
Technological innovations have been throwing people out of jobs for centuries. But they eventually created more work, and greater wealth, than they destroyed. Ford, the author and software engineer, thinks there is reason to believe that this time will be different. He sees virtually no end to the inroads of computers into the workplace. Eventually, he says, software will threaten the livelihoods of doctors, lawyers and other highly skilled professionals.
Many economists are encouraged by history and think the gains eventually will outweigh the losses. But even they have doubts.
"What's different this time is that digital technologies show up in every corner of the economy," says McAfee, a self-described "digital optimist." "Your tablet (computer) is just two or three years old, and it's already taken over our lives."
Peter Lindert, an economist at the University of California, Davis, says the computer is more destructive than innovations in the Industrial Revolution because the pace at which it is upending industries makes it hard for people to adapt.
But if the cycle of destruction and creation is speeding up, shouldn't that mean that new jobs are coming along faster than ever? Or is the problem that the cycle of destruction and creation has been interrupted, so that jobs (and wealth) are being destroyed, but not many jobs, and not much wealth, are being created?
The first installment of the AP series addresses job destruction, but never mentions economic growth. If the story were merely one of increased efficiency attributable to technology, wouldn't we be seeing GDP growth in line with prior recoveries? One would think so, but we aren't. GDP growth is lagging, just like job growth. That tells us there is more going on than mere increases in efficiency.
The AP stresses that the job loss phenomenon is global, pointing to unprecedented levels of unemployment in the European Union. But some would say the EU is poorly governed, just as the United States is. Moreover, if we look at unemployment data by country, there are obvious differences. Countries calculate unemployment differently, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics took the trouble to normalize selected countries' unemployment data to U.S. definitions; this chart is the result:
This comparison shows that the United States is doing quite poorly, even compared with countries that historically have had higher unemployment rates than ours. Why might that be, and what could account for GDP growth being so anemic in the U.S.? Poor government policies are the obvious explanation. The AP, with unintentional humor, notes that no country has done anything to stem technological innovation:
Technology is replacing workers in developed countries regardless of their politics, policies and laws. Union rules and labor laws may slow the dismissal of employees, but no country is attempting to prohibit organizations from using technology that allows them to operate more efficiently – and with fewer employees.
I should hope not, although the AP's attitude toward this consensus is unclear. But short of banning technological improvements, there are many important differences in governmental policies that affect the economy. Thus, Singapore–number two in the Heritage Foundation's 2013 Index of Economic Freedom–currently has an unemployment rate of 1.9%, just slightly lower than North Dakota's. Is Singapore technologically backward? I don't think so. A businessman friend of mine who travels there frequently told me recently that one-third of all Singapore residents over the age of 30 have a net worth in excess of $1 million. Wealth can be created rapidly, but not in an environment dominated by excessive regulation, bloated, wasteful government spending, and high taxes.
Technological innovation has always eliminated jobs, a fact for which we should be thankful: our ancestors were brick-makers, arrow fletchers and animal skinners. It has also created wealth, and that wealth has been invested in new ventures, using new technologies, that have created new jobs. This has been true for thousands of years. So what has seemingly changed so suddenly? It seems obvious that in the U.S., the game-changer is metastasizing government spending, much of it wasteful, combined with trillions of dollars in government borrowing and oppressive regulation, which together have suppressed the wealth creation and investment that normally would have created millions of new jobs, along with trillions in new economic output.
In other words, the current recovery is uniquely awful because we have never before had such a left-wing federal government. It will be interesting to see whether the Associated Press gets around to this explanation in its three-part series.
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