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Brikrigton Nations
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just going to be a little rinky-dink page to show my stuff, no point in posting it on the forums since it's already been seen months ago and nothing is new. ~Kastrenzo
Brikrigton is a mid sized world in a hostile region of space, The planet has been been the site of several invasions and internal conflicts, Including several Negaverse Minion invasions, The constant wars on this world have prevented a single entity from rising to power. and whenever a faction did rise to dominate the planet, it wouldn't be long before it either fell apart internally or was taken off it's throne by rebellions.
The earliest known religion was based on which color brik a fig would come into existence *or to be born* Under. The meanings of each color have long been forgotten, but it is widely accepted that there were originally six colors in the cycle. These would later be used for national identities, and the number would grow to 12.
The Original Colors that a Minifig would be "born under", Which later came to represent the six most powerful Nations. White, Red, Black, Yellow, Green and Blue.
And years later, an additional six Lesser Nations would develop. Using the following to represent their states. Dark Grey, Light Grey, Orange, Tan, Brown and Lime
The Brikrigton war of G.R 2013 is slated to be the largest conflict yet in the planet's brief history, however large the armies are, they are realistically in no condition to be fighting. All the previous wars and invasions have crippled the planet's industrial capability. Resulting in very few combat vehicles or other war machines ready for action. Most armies emphasize on heavy use of Light Infantry and what vehicles are available are greatly valued for their shock role.
No one really knows what is the cause of this latest war, suggestions including but not limited to "Which Color is supreme", "Which form of government is best" and "who has the ugliest hat"
Minifigs first colonized the planet sometime between G.R 1994-1996, Figs of all backgrounds and colors lived and worked together until G.R 2000, The first of three Nega invasion caused the minifigs of Brikrigton to band together and start to organize militias, Based on their Birth Color, these militias would develop into small proper armies. There would be a Nega invasion in G.R 2002 and a third in 2003. by then the people of Brikrigton had formed into a single entity, The Brikrigton Empire, it would be a short lived power, as it was intended to give equal rights to all six color castes, however it was largely dominated by the Whites.
The Color castes would squabble and bicker until G.R 2005 when the Reds and Blacks split from the Empire, and it became less about unity and more about Nationalism, A war would break out between the Loyalists and Sepratists, which would fracture the Empire even further, The Yellows, Greens and Blues would all declare their independence and pick sides in the conflict, or in the case of the Yellows, abstain from the civil war completley. The Yellow state became isolationist and began experimenting with cybernetics.
The Civil War would Last until G.R 2007, The Conflict primarily consisted of the Whites against the Black/Red Alliance. The Blues would fight with the Whites for a time, and the Greens joined the Sepratists. in time the Blues and Greens would both exit their alliances and join together. This was also short lived, By war's end. Each of the major powers had broken all ties with each other and entered a period of rebuilding and rearming. After the Civil war, a Number of minor Nations would pop up, And in the Green state, an outbreak of peach skin condition was discovered, a signifigant majority of the green state would become peach by G.R 2012
Nations of Brikrigton
The Biggest Players of the Brikrigton battlefields
White Empire
The Whites are an Expansive Totalitarian state with one Minifig at the seat of it's government, The White Emperor and his inner council rule the White Nation with an iron fist. Their Empire is a massive military-industrial complex, possesing the single largest production capability of all the major powers, in turn this has given the Whites the largest and arguably best equipped standing army on the planet. However their equipment is not as high quality as the Reds, nor are their troops as well trained as the Blacks. The Whites have historically been on their own in almost every war, their only Ally was the Blue Kingdom during the Civil war, who would abandon the Whites before war's end. The White Empire is despised by all due to their arrogant, elitist policy toward the rest of the world however thus far no one has been able to contest them in single combat. Historically The Black-Red-Green alliance was the most significant threat to the Empire, Which brought the Whites to their knees before their alliance fell apart due to infighting which allowed the Empire to live on and rebuild.
Black Republik
The Blacks are a Somewhat legitimate democracy, having it's leadership elected by it's populace. The Blacks have a long standing history with the Whites and Reds Most of it bad, Having been the principle enemy of the White Empire for many years, as well as former allies turned hated enemies with the Red Union, The Blacks have built up a significant Military force, going as far as being recognized as the Second most powerful state up until the emergence of the Machine Consensus/Blue Sovereignty Alliance. Now the power balance is arguably equal between the two of them. The Black military is roughly 1/2 the size of the Whites, but it makes up for it's lack of numbers in troop training. The Blacks have the best trained military of all the Major powers. While the Republik is one of the only states with an elected government, it is utterly corrupt and puts heavy emphasis on profiteering, Almost anyone of upper class or related to corporation or industry has ties with the Republik Government
Red Union
The Reds are a Communist state ruled by a single party who advocate equality for all citizens, and who have heavy emphasis on Military strength. The Reds fought alongside the Blacks during the civil war, the Red-Black alliance was the most powerful alliance in Brikrigton's history. Going as far as being a serious threat to the Whites. Eventually the war took it's toll on both sides, and Resentment between the Blacks and Reds began to emerge due to their disagreements on governance. Namely the arguement between single party politics and open elections. The Red Union' Military is Smaller then the Black Republic by about 1/4 or 1/3 but remains a signifigant power due to their superior weaponry, Union Infantry equipment ranges from moderate to high quality, but their Vehicles are arguably better than White or Black opponents. Historically the Reds have also had an individual alliance with the Greens. however the Greens later broke the pact because they felt that they were just being used as fodder by the Union.
Machine Consensus
The Machine Consensus, Formerly known as the Yellow State, were once a nation of technologically adept minifigs who had a passion for robotics and cybernetics. During the Civil war the Yellows closed themselves away and began experimenting with Cybernetic implants and Cyborg applications. The entire nation was equipped with cybernetic implants, and then it backfired. The AI used as a hub for all of the independent machines became self aware, Took control of what Yellow Minifigs it could, killed the ones it could not. And started creating a Machine Race. The situation worsened when the Whites tried to hack control of the Intelligence. And it began turning it's Machines and Cyborgs into war tools. The Consensus military wing is primarily comprised of Robotic Combat Platforms of several classes and sizes. as well as re-engineered Cyborg Minifigs created from corpses and cybernetic implants. The Consensus entered in an alliance with the Blue Sovereignty *Which is more or less the Blues answering to the Intelligence* as the Blues have seemingly put themselves on the same path as the former Yellow state.
Blue Sovereignty
The Blues are a fickle, confused bunch. The Blues originated as a Sovereign state fighting on the side of the Whites during the Civil war. At first they were a highly religious monarchy, after the revealing of the Machine Consensus years later, several loonies in the Blue state began to preach of the Capabilities of technology as a blessing from the almighty/s. The Blues would enter their own internal conflict, Religious Traditionalists against Technological Zealots, the Latter won. and the Blue State is now a Technology worshiping cult so to speak. The Blues leadership are under the control of the Intelligence, which in turn has made the Sovereignty an Independent, yet obedient arm of the Machine Consensus. The Blues do not use Robotics, They have a number of Implants but they primarily focus their research and development into energy and energy weaponry. Sovereignty troops are comparable to any other state's military, other than their larger number of advanced weapons, and unorthodox tactics handed down by their machine overlords. The Remnants of the original Monarchy are still alive, but have gone into hiding.
Green Confederacy
The Greens are a fragile co-existence of Normal Minifigs and Peach Minifigs, Sometime during the Civil war large numbers of Green Minifigs began to turn Peach, the most plausible explanation is interference by Negaverse minions, however it can't be explained why only the Greens were affected. For nearly a decade the Greens were considered a minor state, they had a small military, poor economy and little to no industrial output. The Failure was due to the Peaches and Normal figs not being able to work together, the Peaches were treated poorly dispite being a majority, Eventually two Green war heroes and brothers. Returned from the Civil war, one of them had been stricken with the Peach condition. if it werent for their deeds in defending the Green Capital from Nega Minions, he would have been cast out, but the pair managed to stabilize the population and formed the Green Confederacy. The majority peach population however are devout worshipers of the Trianglist Religion, Both races of the Confederacy have become followers of the Triangle, which has turned their populace into a violent, xenophobic religious state. The Confederacy is still humble in comparison to the other powers, but has risen to a somewhat signifigant power. Until their conversion to Trianglism, the Greens were avid diplomats, having had past alliances with the Blues, Reds and Blacks *but not all at once*. The Green Military strength is primarily in Light Infantry and guerrilla warfare
Minor Nations
The Minor Nations of Brikrigton, all have aligned themselves with one of the great powers, with the exception of the Tans and Brown, who have foolishly tried to create their own fully independent state

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I posted this thread on the mountaineering ongoing thread but I don't know where it will get the most attention. Sorry about posting it twice.
I saw the pics of red and white baldy from that thread and saw how little snow there was. Are the conditions the same on Lone Peak as well? If there is little snow, I may very well go up on Saturday. If anyone knows, please advise. Thanks!


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Several members of the Purgatory Freestyle Devo Ski Team took home medals in their first seasonal event in Telluride.
The USSA Rocky Mountain Freestyle qualifier event Jan. 12-13 pitted freestyle skiers ages 6 to 14 from Purgatory, Telluride, Vail, Summit County and Steamboat.
Amina Youssef led the Purgatory team in moguls, capturing the first overall title of her career. Youssef narrowly outpaced teammate Trudy Mickel, who took the silver.
Freddie and Charlie Mickel won gold medals in the J7 and J6 age divisions, respectively.
Elle Duke took home a silver and Dana Stahl won bronze in the J3 group.
Carter McQuinn skied to a fourth-place finish in a field of 25 competitors in J4. Another J4 skier, Tanner Murphy, placed ninth without using ski poles. His thumb is in a cast because of a training injury.
Emmett Stottlemyer (11th), Max Wilson (15th) and rookie Joseph Pope (16th) rounded out the J4 scoring for Purgatory.
Lane McClure led the J3 boys with a fourth-place finish, followed by Berr Kilgo (seventh), T.J. Rifkin (ninth) and rookie Easton Verduzco (11th).
Emma Duke took fifth among J5 girls while Hunter Rawles was ninth for the J5 boys. Cole Alexus followed in 11th.
Trudy Mickel took the girls overall title in dual moguls, which was contested on the second day. McQuinn added a bronze while Youssef placed fifth and Charlie Mickel eighth.
Some of the more exciting duals pitted 10-year-old skiers Cole Alexus and Rawles, who both beat teenagers in taking ninth and 17th, respectively.
The two-day mogul and dual mogul competition brought out 80 competitors. Athletes earned points to qualify for the Rocky Mountain Devo State Championships, which take place in March at Arapahoe Basin.
The Purgatory Freestyle Team will host the USSA region competition this weekend at Chapman Hill in Durango. Single moguls will take place Saturday with dual moguls Sunday. Competition both days will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.


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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - A university with weird hours... Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in A university with weird hours... Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Job-related Discussion Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message SkippyJoined: 18 Jan 2003Location: Daejeon Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 4:08 pm Post subject: A university with weird hours... This is posted by Skippy's Girl Friend. Not by Skippy himself I got a university job here in Korea in Daegu. For 25 hours a week they are managing to really restrict my life. The job and the pay are good but there are a few issues. 1) I have classes at 7.50 (one hour), 1.00 (one hour) and from 6-9. I like to hang out downtown but the trip is an hour, so I can't during the week. 2) This schedule makes meal times bad. I really enjoyed the food in Korea last year (even the korean) but the cafeteria food sux! It's free but the class times make it difficult (but not impossible) to eat elsewhere. I can only go out for dinner on the weekend. If I have rice porridge for breakfast again (it's been more then a week in a row) arggh!. So breakfast is at 7, dinner is at five. 3) Classes finish at 9, but I am staying in the dorm here and this place has an 11 o clock curfew. the guard leaves at 11.30 and they put a gate down in front of the door and lock it. There are also security bars on my back deck. It is also a fire trap. I get a yogwan every weekend. I am starting to realise though it is adding up. I won't want to stay here on the holiday going down every night at 11. (I do get ok Holidays by the way). Has anyone had experience with changing places six months through? The pay is hard to give up, but I realised what I really liked about Korea was the relaxed lifestyle, not the money as much (though it was a plus). Does anyone have any suggestions? If it weren't for the curfew I wouldn't mind staying. Students are OK (although you can't get away from them). How can I tell them I am not one of their suffering students and have them listen? Back to top richinkoreaJoined: 22 Jan 2003Location: Gawd Darn Hot and Sunny Arizona ! Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 11:01 pm Post subject: An apartment off campus ? Back to top The LemonJoined: 11 Jan 2003 Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 11:12 pm Post subject: I agree with Rich - if they're not willing to make "accomodations" for you, you should find an apartment off-campus, or put up with the next six months. The issue here isn't just the hours, though it's hard to believe that they can't string together something more convenient for their staff. The issue is the curfew and the locked door, which they've imposed on the students but is affecting their staff (you). This battle was fought and won at my university over the last two years. It certainly had been a big issue - at least one teacher moved off- campus, at his own expense, not wanting to deal with their curfews and paternal attitude. Things have improved though. Teachers who live in the dorm are given keys to the front door, and I've noticed they don't even lock it late at night any more, so it's no longer an issue. See if you can get them to bend for you. It's in situations like these that you might learn that your wishes are not taken so seriously by the administration and management of the building. It's all about how much they respect you. Back to top hellofaniceguyJoined: 10 Jan 2003Location: On your computer screen! Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 11:20 pm Post subject: For one, I'd complain to the fire department. It's a fire trap from what you are saying. You want to die? Secondly, no one is forcing you to remain. When you signed the contract, I'm sure you didn't know all about the housing. Now you do. You can be long on rhetoric and short on specifics or make a change. No, I'm not getting on your case, so don't misunderstand. But to stand by and do nothing won't help matters. Tell the school, document it in WRITING with photos and then move out. Is the good pay worth your life? Have the school pay for new housing until.... the situation is corrected. You ask the school folks if THEY want to live in a fire trap?!?! Back to top weathermanJoined: 14 Jan 2003Location: Korea Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 1:25 am Post subject: The hours aren't that weird, 75% of universities are just as strange. I start at 7:50 on Mondays and end at 9:00 in the evening, but teach only 2 and one half hours in total time. Most of the other teachers at my school have strange schedules too. What is weird is the control they want over you, the policing of your life. I got out of my dormitory, for I had a Korean prof living next me, calling the whole chain of administration because I had my girlfriend over, who they thought was a student, but isn't. Boy, did I ever get dragged over the carpet for that. Also called if he heard any noise at night that bothered him. Basically this prof wanted me to be a monk, and I am not one. I moved off, for the school seemed to understand my situation but couldn't do anything about for the Korean prof had race, rank and age working for him. Back to top rudyflyerJoined: 26 Feb 2003Location: pacing the cage Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 1:46 am Post subject: we also have the same dorm problem with doors getting locked at midnight. There is a phone by the door thats supposed to ring the security guard but we all worry about in a fire being unable to reach somebody. Also get the same bs about getting keys etc. Funny thing is these students all have boyfriends who are here all the time. Talk about hypocracy. Some days I swear Korea is afflicted by either the Fernando syndrome (my daarrlllinng you wook maaarvelous and you know my daarrllling in da hideaway we have saying wits better to wook good than to feel good ) or the Andre Aggassi syndrome (image is everything). everything is about looks including security and its all about 2 mm deep Back to top weathermanJoined: 14 Jan 2003Location: Korea Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 9:31 pm Post subject: rudyflyer wrote: Funny thing is these students all have boyfriends who are here all the time. Talk about hypocracy. I couldn't agree more with you hear. The students at over at my schools dormitory mix and mate quite often I am under the impression. But once they are under the cover of the building, they are out of sight in societies eyes so it is OK. 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MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry University women's soccer schedule, which was released today by head coach Fred Jungemann, comes with a twist ending in 2012.
For the first time since 2002, the conference soccer schedule consists of more than just one-time round-robin play. In 2002, the women's soccer teams played twice through the league with the Bucs winning the title after going an outstanding 12-0. In 2012, the teams will play a "+ 4" schedule, playing once through the league and then doubling back to play four more games against conference foes. The twist ending? Those four additional games will not count in the conference standings.
"We have had some difficult schedules the last couple of seasons and, this year, things are no different," Jungemann said. "With the change to the '+4' conference schedule this year, we are faced with playing multiple games against some very strong conference opponents. While every week will present tough competition for us this season, we are confident our depth and talent will help us use the schedule to our advantage. We are looking forward to the start of the season and the challenge of good competition."
The Bucs kick off the season with a trip to Alabama to face the Montevallo Falcons and the North Alabama Lions on Aug. 31 and Sept. 2 respectively. The Bucs are 3-1 against the Lions and won the only meeting in Florence 5-1 back in 2003. They have never faced the Falcons.
The Bucs face a pair of South Florida rivals on Sept. 7 and 10. They travel up to Magic Jack Stadium to face the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish on the seventh, and then host the St. Thomas Bobcats on the 10th in their home opener at Buccaneer Field. At 8-0 against the Sailfish and a program-best 25-0 against the Bobcats, the Bucs have never lost to either team.
The rest of the season consists entirely of Sunshine State Conference foes, with six games at home and six on the road. The Bucs travel to Saint Leo (Sept. 15), Tampa (Sept. 22), Eckerd (Sept. 29), Nova Southeastern (Oct. 13), Florida Tech (Oct. 20) and Lynn (Oct. 24). They host Lynn (Sept. 18), Tampa (Oct. 2), Rollins (Oct. 6), Saint Leo (Oct. 10), Florida Southern (Oct. 17) and Eckerd (Oct. 27). The Bucs' "+4" games are at Tampa and Lynn and at home against Saint Leo and Eckerd.
The top six teams earn bids into the SSC Tournament, with the top two seeds getting quarterfinal byes. The quarterfinal round will be played Oct. 30 at the higher seeds, while the semi-finals and finals will be at the top seed on Nov. 2-4. The winner of the league earns an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament that runs from Nov. 8 through Dec. 1.
There are a couple of games to mark on your schedule. On Oct. 6 as the Bucs face off against Rollins, the Bucs celebrate their three national championships and members of all three title teams (1989, 1992, 1993) are invited back for a reunion. On Oct. 27 against Eckerd, the Bucs will honor the 2012 senior class, including 2011 leading scorer Melissa Madrid, four-year starters in Sofia Jakobsson, Katie Lamendola, and key reserves Emily Brunnschweiler and Sarah Wolfer.


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UPDATE 4: This weekend I tested Metro Last Light benchmark and I've found that DXTory is very useful in Metro. Everytime I found a game with stuttering, my first shot is DXTory. The problem with Metro is that the first time I tried DXTory in this game, I saw that game framerate doesn't match DXTory framerate and there are slowdowns. So I discarded DXTory for this game. Big BIG mistake.
What you have to do is apply a x2 factor in DXTory framerate limit. So, if you will play in a 60hz screen at 60 fps, set in game profile "vsync controlled by application", set Vsync ON in the game menu and SET FRAMERATE LIMIT TO 120 FPS IN DXTORY! Fucking smooth framerate.
Note: Use Hyperthreading if you cpu has it.
UPDATE 3: Some people report that the stuttering fix doesn't work for them. I've seen that using "Realtime priority" to MetroLL.exe after start the game, eliminates stuttering too. But then, can appear sound distorsion when too many sounds at the same time (for example in firefights). Anyone knows a 4AGames contact email?
UPDATE 2: Ok, now I know a real fix to avoid stuttering but .... you have to use a cracked exe. Game starts without steam and stuttering goes away. I'm using the modified user.cfg too, with
sso_connect_tries 1
sso_first_time 0
sso_receive_updates 0
sso_receive_updates_thq 0
UPDATE 1: Shit! today after restarting my computer, stuttering is back O_o
I hope 4A games can fix this problem because playing yesterday 3 hours without stuttering is a different experience.
About stuttering (multigpu and monogpu users)
If you are experiencing stuttering while playing, please try this config:
- Copy to c:\Users\[your user name]\AppData\Local\4A Games\Metro LL\[game code]\
- Run game
- Change video options if necessary (the file sets your resolution to 1080p, change it to your native resolution in game menu. Also advanced physx is activated, disable it if your gpu is not good enough).
Profile for Nvidia Inspector
- Import with nvidia inspector (not necessary).
- This profile limits your framerate to 60 fps.
About SLI
I'm used to customize SLI profiles. I've been doing since there were no programs to help in the task (like SLI profiler or Nvidia Inspector).
Rarely appear unsolvable problems and it is normal to slightly increase performance over nvidia profile.
The performance of Metro Last Light is extremely surprising. Its optimization is amazing. But the scaling in SLI configurations is not as good as expected. Yes, increase the performance of something that's already good, can not be bad. But it could be better.
I found a profile that increases performance SLI enough, at the expense of a graphic problem. Light glares are visible through geometry. The last game I remember with a similar problem using an early SLI profile was Prince of Persia (sun glare was visible through the mountains), and was easily solved by changing the SLI profile (I even think nvidia not take long to fix).
Custom SLI profile in Last Light increase performance 30-40% in my computer. A 40% more performance in the most demanding scenes is a great jump. I tried in a place where there are lots of tessellation and characters.
Why write about this? Because logic says to hide glare effects does not have to cost 40% of the performance. Since it is not possible to avoid this error by changing SLI profile (I've tried), I'd love that 4A Games and Nvidia can fix to this problem.
Game configuration is 1920x1200, SSAAx3, Very High preset, very high tessellation and advanced physx. My computer is 2700K@5ghz and Tri-SLI GTX680 with 32GB of ram.
Custom SLI bits: 0x080600F5 for DX11 and 0x02400205 for DX9
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Aliens Colonial Marines - Launch / Post-patches comparisson
I made a lot of screenshots of Aliens Colonials marines comparing the game in release day versus current state post patches. Patches have included a lot of improvements. All textures are now four times larger (diffuse and bump textures). A lot of new specular textures have added. New light points. New fog zones. Color grading. Ambient Occlusion. Chromatic aberration. Selectable noise filter. New effects and more.
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Freakonomics Obsession With Patents Strikes Again: Says If More Women Got Patents The Economy Would Grow
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That's a huge leap, and a rather astounding claim. And you would think that these guys, who are so focused on trying to sniff out interesting points from data, wouldn't leap so blindly past a whole variety of questionable assumptions, including the big one: the assumption that there's a causal relationship between more patents and economic growth. Similarly, Dubner, in his radio piece, goes so far as to claim that patents are a reasonable proxy for innovation -- directly asserting that the fact that fewer women get patents means that women have "the most room for improvement in the innovation field."
To put it simply, that's ridiculous. Just because people aren't getting patents, it doesn't mean that they're not being innovative. In fact, multiple studies have shown absolutely no link between patents and innovation. It's a shame that Dubner would take the easy way out and leap to the false conclusion that patents are a reasonable proxy for innovation -- and, even worse, that he would then encourage an increasing rate of patenting, when one of the biggest problems facing the innovation sector today is over-patenting.
To be fair, Dubner is basing his report on some new research into the "patent gap" between men and women, which makes these particular claims (including the GDP growth claim). There is some interesting data in the paper showing just how few patents are given to women, but there are a bunch of questionable assumptions and logic leaps as well. Others have been pointing out some of the problems with the report, including new data showing that, based on the trendline, women are already increasing the rate at which they get patents very quickly. The bigger problem, though, is just the facile (and simply unsupportable) claim that more patents automatically leads to greater GDP. As economist Alex Tabarrok notes sarcastically in response:
Right; and since only 10% of construction workers are women, closing the gender gap would result in many more housesThis is a first year stats student type error, assuming this kind of causal relationship where none exists. The authors of the paper should have known better, but Dubner and the Freakonomics crew, who give this kind of work a stamp of approval, should be even more careful. Disappointing.


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The second season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey has been filming for months and the drama has apparently been brewing.
Danielle Staub recently went to court in an attempt to get Ashley Holmes, the 19 year old daughter of co-star Jacqueline Laurita, arrested for pulling out her hair extensions during filming last month.
According to NJ.com, Danielle also wants to file charges against Jacqueline, her one-time close friend but with whom she had a falling-out with towards the end of last season. Danielle claims that she had gotten into an argument with Jacqueline, during which Jacqueline's teenaged daughter Ashley pulled her hair and ripped out clumps of her hair extensions. All of this is revealed in a filed police report.
Ashley confessed to pulling Danielle's hair but claimed she did it because she thought Danielle hit her mother. Jacqueline denied being hit by Danielle according to the same police report. The report also reveals Police found Danielle "very emotional and rather incoherent" but she wouldn't file a report. They told her that she could file a simple assault complaint.
Danielle was back in court Thursday afternoon for an hearing that will decide whether or not she can file charges. Teresa Giudice is also said to have been present during the fight, but did not get involved.
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Nobody likes clicking on a link that turns out to be a Word or MP3 file rather than a Web page URL – the amount of time it takes to launch its corresponding program could be unbearable, especially if you're on an ancient computer on its last legs. Thankfully, the newest feature on Chrome for Mac and Windows gives you the power to launch Microsoft Office files within Chrome.
Though previously only available for Chromebooks, the feature can automatically open MS Office documents, PowerPoint presentations, and Excel worksheets within the Chrome browser, even if you're offline. Just make sure to install the latest version of Chrome and then the Chrome Office Viewer extension from the browser's Web Store before you attempt to click an Office link on a website or in your email.
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(Denver, Colo., Aug. 15, 2007) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 announced today that a federal environmental administrative law judge has ruled for EPA in a clean water enforcement case against the Service Oil, Inc., a gasoline and diesel fuel retailer headquartered in West Fargo, N.D.
In an initial decision, Chief Administrative Law Judge Susan L. Biro ordered the company to pay a civil penalty of $35,640. EPA had sought a penalty of $40,000. Service Oil has 30 days from Aug. 3, 2007 to appeal.
Judge Biro found that Service Oil failed to acquire an applicable discharge permit for construction activities and discharged pollutants without a permit, both in violation of the federal Clean Water Act.
"Region 8 resolves most of its enforcement actions through negotiation," said Michael Risner, Acting Deputy Assistant Regional Administrator for EPA's Denver headquarters. "When necessary, we will pursue a formal hearing to ensure that enterprises are meeting their environmental responsibilities. We hope that the judge's decision will encourage other companies to comply with the law."
David Janik, Region 8 Supervisory Enforcement Attorney, said, "It is gratifying that Judge Biro upheld our complaint in the Service Oil case and validated the hard work of our inspectors and case team."
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Jeremiah John is an assistant professor of politics at Southern Virginia University and has served as the assistant men's cross country coach since 2011.
In his first four seasons as assistant cross country coach, John helped the men's team to sixth-place (2011) and tenth-place (2012) finishes at nationals. In 2014, he helped coach freshman Michael Myers to an All-CAC second team finish and earn the league's Runner of the Week award three times during the year.
Before joining the Southern Virginia faculty in 2007, John graduated summa cum laude from Hampden-Sydney College in 2000. In January 2008, he earned his doctorate in political theory and comparative politics from the University of Notre Dame, writing his dissertation on law and morality in Hegel's political philosophy.
John is the coordinator of Southern Virginia's politics program and a running enthusiast.
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Speaking at the Texas Farm Bureau's 69th annual meeting in Corpus Christi, Sen. Hutchison charged that Mexican officials are "playing games" with the lives of farmers and ranchers in the Rio Grande Valley.
"We have seen our farms dry up because Mexico has not kept their commitment on the water treaty," she said. "The United States has always kept our part of the treaty and the Mexicans have failed time after time after time to let the water flow from the Rio Grande into our side which they are required to do." said Hutchison.
Mexico has consistently refused to abide by the 1944 treaty that outlines the rules for water use from the river that separates Texas from Mexico, said Hutchison, adding that Mexico has not been honest about the situation.
"At first they said they didn't have the water to pay the debt," she noted. "Then, sadly enough, we got the satellite photos that showed in the state of Chihuahua beautiful irrigated farms – green, green farms and big reservoirs with our water, and you saw clearly on the other side of the Rio Grande, on the west side, dryness, brown farms that had dried up.
"So you could see clearly that the water was in Mexico and it was being held by the state of Chihuahua. So it is time for us to step up to the plate," she said.
Hutchison acknowledged that the $10 million in emergency grants she had insisted on in the emergency supplemental appropriations bill for farmers was merely a "band aid," to supply money for planting next year's crops. The answer, she said, is to let farmers farm, and ensure that the water is there to do it.
"I think we've got to take some very strong steps," said Hutchison. "I will be talking to the White House and to our State Department about either having sanctions against Chihuahuan agricultural products coming into the U.S. because clearly they have been holding our water illegally.
"Or we've got to re-examine the treaty itself. We have got to make sure that we have parity and we cannot just sit there and let our farmers bear the brunt for a failed foreign policy," she said.
Hutchison has appeared at every TFB annual meeting since she began her political career as Texas state treasurer. The Texas Farm Bureau annual meeting continues at the Convention Center here through Wednesday.


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SAINTS' new signing Jay Rodriguez has the ability to become a fully-fledged England international, according to the striker's mentor.
Ade Akinbiyi played with the 22-year-old hotshot at Burnley and now acts as an advisor for him.
He believes £7m Rodriguez, who has already been capped at under-21 level for his country, will eventually become a senior international.
"One hundred per cent," declared Akinbiyi. "I've got every confidence he's going to go to the top."
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Investing in the future: Math teacher grateful for relationships with faculty
Pulling from various experiences gained throughout her college career, Dawn Lauer enjoys teaching math to seventh and eighth grade students at Woodside Middle School in Fort Wayne, Ind. She earned her bachelor's degree in math education from Huntington University in 2006.
Along with her typical classes, Dawn works closely with a team of four other teachers and together, they co-teach a class to all eighth grade students, integrating math, science, social studies and language arts.
Before becoming a student at Huntington, Dawn was struck by the aesthetics of the university's campus. "I loved the small class atmosphere and the personal contact I saw between professors and students," she said. "I also loved the campus. The beauty of it overwhelmed me."
Dawn said that her time at Huntington University prepared her for the tasks she faced at Woodside. "Huntington prepared me by first educating me to obtain a teaching degree," she said. "I also had professors who showed me what it was like to teach, have faith and how to live them out together."
Taking advantage of the university's small size, Dawn interacted with her professors regularly one-on-one, giving her insight into both classroom and life experiences. "My professors had an open-door policy and wanted to help each student," she said. "They knew my name, and they were people I could converse with outside of the classroom, too. These professors were willing to work with me and listen to my concerns."
Reflecting on her educational experience, Dawn recognizes that she was well prepared for her career. Through her student teaching experiences, she worked with others and learned how to collaborate, a skill she uses on a daily basis. She also expanded her knowledge on what to look for in a school's teaching environment as a means of evaluating potential places of employment.
Dawn valued her teaching experience as well as professional development opportunities such as job fairs and mock interviews. She described the mock interview experience as "nerve-racking yet extremely helpful" preparation for an actual interview. "I truly believe all the interview preparation at Huntington played a large role in my job offer," she said. "I believe I was ahead of many others in experience with interviewing."
In addition to preparing Dawn for her career, Huntington also laid a foundation for further education. While teaching full-time, she pursued her Master of Education degree.
Not only was Dawn active in the classroom, she participated in extracurricular activities during her time at Huntington. She was a member of the tennis team and a volunteer with Campus Life.
"Tennis was a place I went when the day was long and tiring," Dawn said. "It was a break from the routine of classes and homework. It gave me something else to focus on and strive for. I believe combining a sport with college made my experience so much richer."
Being a part of Campus Life and involved with the other student leaders allowed Dawn to connect with students outside of the classroom. "This helped me see what type of students I would encounter once I earned my teaching degree and went in to the classroom," she said.
Huntington's holistic approach to education also gave Dawn opportunities to grow spiritually. She cited Ekklesia, a student-led weekly worship service, as one of those influential activities. However, one specific service stood out as a hallmark of her spiritual experience at the university.
"On my first night of classes at Huntington, we had a worship time as a campus outside," she said. "This was the first time I had seen so many people my age praising and thanking God. I'd had a rough day then, and when we broke out into small groups, people prayed for me. That experience was invaluable and I will never forget it."
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MH17: Surface-to-Air System Needed to Shoot Down Jets
U.S. intelligence agencies confirm that a surface-to-air missile was fired at Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton joins the News Hub with Sara Murray to discuss what type of weaponry could have brought down the plane.
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You know those people that just can't seem to stop working, even when they're off the clock? Most of the time it's self-inflicting for these workaholic types that just don't know how to take a break for a moment and relax. I guess it's by instinct that these people feel compelled to keep working, even after the time clock has been punched.
Of course, then there are those who wouldn't mind the break, but the call of duty springs them into action and they're forced to go back to work. Just ask Petty Officer Third Class and veteran rescue swimmer Jason Dahl who fully understands the U.S. Coast Guard is always prepared-even at its own party.
This past spring the Coast Guard threw a celebration for the 25th anniversary of its Rescue Swimmer program. This program, which began at Air Station in Elizabeth City, Va. in 1985, has trained more than 750 swimmers who have gone on to save about 25,000 lives, according to the Coast Guard.
But just as the silver anniversary party was getting started and hundreds of current and former swimmers, along with family and friends, were gathering for the event in Elizabeth City, an emergency call came in: a boat had sunk off Virginia Beach. The lone occupant had managed to send a Mayday then quickly went silent.
"He set off his radio beacon, and that was the last we heard from him," U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Andrew Kendrick told reporters.
This is when Dahl sprang into action and quickly left the party to respond to the call. He boarded a Jayhawk helicopter and the crew quickly found fisherman Nolan Agner floating amid the debris of this boat Knockdown about 15 miles south of Rudee Inlet.
The hero of this story dove into the chilly water and upon reaching Agner determined he was suffering from hypothermia.
"I came up on the guy and asked him if he was injured. He said he wasn't injured, but that he was pretty cold," Dahl said. "He was shivering, so I made the decision to bring him up into the aircraft."
"He definitely set himself up for success," added Matt Herring, the Coast Guard pilot. "As far as being rescued, he had a life raft as well as a life jacket, an emergency locator beacon, so he had done a lot of things beforehand to help himself get rescued successfully."
Agner was treated at a nearby hospital and has since made a full recovery. And in true Clark Kent fashion, after delivering the victim to the hospital, the helicopter returned Dahl back to the party. The entire operation took less than 30 minutes. It takes longer than that to get a pizza delivered these days! I'd call that heroic, but I guess Dahl just looks at it like another day in the life of a rescue swimmer.
Vice Admiral John Currier, chief of staff for the U.S. Coast Guard and keynote speaker for the event, told the crowd of 200 that the ceremony was important for many reasons.
"First of all, it's honoring one of the most successful Coast Guard programs ever in our history, but more importantly, it's a gathering of the folks that made that happen," he said. "The dedicated professional Coast Guard men and women that fought against negativism, fought against all kinds of people saying you can't do it, but they stood up for it."
He went on to call it "one of the most successful Coast Guard programs ever in our history." There is at least one fisherman who will fully back him up on that statement that there were trained people in place to save his life. Here's to another 25 years of success!
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Hello Hungry Girl, I really (I mean really) like crunchy wasabi peas. I could eat them all day long. My friend told me they're bad news. Is that true? They're just peas, after all. Thanks! Peas Please
Hi Peas Please,
Great question! Your friend has a point. Most crunchy wasabi peas you find at the store are what I call food fakers -- meaning they seem like they'd be completely guilt-free, but they're really not. Just because something is veggie-based doesn't mean it's low in calories and/or fat. And unfortunately, that's the case with these peas. They're often FRIED (which is what gives them that crunchy outer layer) and then coated in wasabi powder or sauce mixed with sugar, salt, and/or oil. A 1/3-cup serving has around 150 calories and 5g fat -- not terrible, but as you know, it can be difficult to stop at a third of a cup.
But that doesn't mean you have to completely give up the snack you love. Freeze-dried peas, like the ones from Just Tomatoes, Etc.!, are crunchy and delicious like wasabi peas, but without all the fat and excess calories. They're basically just peas that have been zapped of their moisture, leaving you with a light 'n crispy snack with a nice serving size. If you're feeling crafty, try spritzing them with a little nonstick spray and then sprinkling them with some wasabi powder or spicy seasonings.
If you're not quite ready to give up your favorite pre-packaged wasabi peas, try adding a small handful to lighter foods, like salads and savory snack mixes made with 94% fat-free microwave popcorn. You'll get the flavor you love without going overboard.
BTW, for those of you following Weight Watchers, regular green peas don't fall under the category of veggies that have a PointsPlus® value of 0*. Good to know! And for more food fakers to watch out for, click here!
Hey HG, My husband's daily commute is two hours long. He's so hungry by the end of the day that he stops for fast food on the way home and ends up skipping dinner with me. Any ideas for light snacks I can send with him that'll hold him over 'til dinner? Snackless in Seattle
Hi Snackless,
I'm a pro when it comes to emergency snacking, and I've got lots of ideas that are guy-friendly.
Jerky is a no-brainer. Although it's often associated with being a manly snack, I eat it all the time because it is packed with protein, tastes great, and is typically low in fat and calories. Plus, there are so many to choose from -- plain beef, seasoned chicken or turkey... even meatless soy jerky.
If you know he goes for carby stuff like French fries, pack him some portion-controlled light chips. Some of my favorites are Popchips (especially the Barbeque ones; and I always say that Salt & Pepper is totally a boy flavor!), Cape Cod reduced-fat chips, and Baked! Lay's. Other light and crispy snacks? Mini rice cakes in savory flavors and pretzel flats (like Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps). If he's all about quantity, mini bags of 94% fat-free microwave popcorn are the way to go -- you get about FIVE cups of popcorn for 100 calories or so. Just pop it first and pack it up.
Invest in a mini cooler, and you'll really expand his snacking options. Individually wrapped cheese, like light string cheese or Mini Babybel is great -- click here for my favorite cheesy picks! Other things to pack for him? Lean slices of deli meat (the protein will hold him over until dinner) and easy-to-pop-in-your-mouth fruit like grapes and blueberries. And don't forget about beverages to keep your man hydrated. It's easy to mistake thirst for hunger. If he craves soda but not all the calories, check out Coke Zero and Dr Pepper TEN... very guy-friendly!
You can also get creative and DIY. Make snack mixes using his favorite treats (click here, here, and here for a few ideas), or make a batch of these oat-packed cookies. Good luck! And remember, safety first... Tell your hubby to pull over before busting out his snacks!
Did you know that May is National Strawberry Month? We like to stuff things inside our berries. Click here and here for two rockin'-good recipes!
Have a question for Hungry Girl? Send it in! She answers new Qs each week (but cannot respond to emails personally).
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Lead Inventor On One Of The Patents Paul Allen Is Suing Over Worries About Litigation Over Innovation
from the not-supporting-innovation dept
He does note that he is contractually obligated to "defend intellectual property to which [he] contributed and to respect confidentiality," and he intends to live up to those obligations. However, he did not sign any kind of "no-speak" or "non-disparagement" agreement, and thus he's comfortable making a general statement expressing concern about how much money is focused on litigation instead of innovation these days:
I am also committed to fostering a vibrant creative culture. Long-term labs like Interval Research don't come along often, and I'm grateful for Paul Allen's support. But the stage is now set for enormous resources, from all sides, to support litigation over innovation. The creative community needs all the support it can muster, and it's a perplexing thought that the money at risk in this lawsuit will likely exceed the annual budget of the National Endowment for the Arts, possibly several times over. It could be hugely significant if all parties commit to something good for the creative community as an outcome.While the statement is carefully worded and balanced, it's good to see him at least suggest there's a serious problem in how much litigation has taken over for actual innovation.


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Fight for the Western Cape: Fransman firefight
The only province not governed by the ANC.
The ANC fired the first salvo this week, with its provincial chairperson Marius Fransman, who is also deputy minister for international relations and co-operation, claiming that the ruling Democratic Alliance benefits from the fire and flooding disasters, which are common in the informal settlements around Cape Town.
The DA responded by questioning Fransman's intellectual ability. DA provincial leader Ivan Meyer said Fransman has "downgraded his IQ to zero level".
Meyer said it was a pity that the ANC was playing politics when people were hurting and angry. "Anybody who thinks like that simply exposes his level of intellect," he said.
In a wide-ranging interview with the Mail & Guardian this week, Fransman claimed that it was in the DA's interest to keep people displaced because that is not the DA's voting base.
He said the provincial ANC, which has started its campaign for next year's election will go all out to expose the DA for "favouring its rich white constituency" over poor black communities in delivering services.
He said it was in the DA's interest that fires must take place because in the fires, the poor people, who vote for the ANC, lose IDs (Identity Documents), which are vital during elections.
"I'm not saying that they are causing the fire, but it's in the interest of the DA that people in Khayelitsha are constantly traumatised and or displaced.
"The DA's base vote is 90% of the white constituency in the Western Cape, registered to vote and 90 percent of them do vote.
It's a stable vote, a secure vote. If you want to mess up your opposition, you are comfortable when there is displacement, you are comfortable when they are disorientated," he said.
Fransman said the recent fire in Khayelitsha on New Year's Day where about 1000 shacks were destroyed and five people died was one example of how the DA does not care about poor black people.
He said the area in which the fire happened had been identified by the City of Cape Town for the last five years for corrective measures to make it a livable settlement. The shacks were built on a slope and there were no firebreaks.
"But they did nothing about it, which is a serious problem. They've argued that they'll give people serviced sites or make enough service sites available instead of building more houses, and this they didn't provide.
"This is an infrastructural issue, an issue of a community which for many years lived there and that was given a commitment that it will be resolved. The funding was there but nothing was done," said Fransman.
The City of Cape Town said in a statement this week that it has been communicating with the community of BM section about an upgrade project for the area and there have been numerous engagements over a long period of time. "Any suggestions that the City has not been active in the community to ensure that it is upgraded in a caring and dignified manner are completely untrue," said the statement.
It said the BM Section is one of five City pilot projects, which will see social, safety and service upgrades as part of an in situ development approach. The ultimate aim is to provide security of tenure and service to the residents. The City has been negotiating with the various landowners concerned to purchase land. Itadded that the institutional setup, election of the community leadership, and a baseline survey has already been completed, and the development of a local strategy (a Community Action Plan) is currently in progress.
Fransman claimed that the neither Western Cape Premier Helen Zille nor any of the City's senior managers visited the site in the first three days after the tragedy.
Ideological distinction
"As tragic as it is, when the cyclist died (South African Olympic cyclist, Burry Stander), the premier was available. (Yet) we've got five people who died in a poor community, a 1 000 families displaced and no one comes.
"It says to us, the ANC shouldn't complain about that. It must understand this is the ideological distinction between it and the Democratic Alliance. It's not in the space of the DA to help the poor," said Fransman.
Zille hit back saying: "That is the most opportunistic, racist rubbish I've ever heard."
Zille, who is also a keen cyclist and has been cycling around the Cape over the past year, said she went to Stander's memorial ride in the evening, a day after his death.
She added that she had had several meetings in the BM Section over a period of time including planning meeting for the upgrading of the area.
Fransman didn't spare his Western Cape ANC comrades saying that the ANC structures need to "rapidly jack ourselves up".
He said while the deadly Khayelitsha fire took place around 5am on January 1, he only heard about it around 11.30am that day.
More vigilant structures
"I was very angry about that. My problem is that our structures were supposed to pick that up. Our councillors were supposed to pick that up, the region was supposed to pick it up. They all didn't.
"There is an issue to sort out with our structures. We can't live in a situation where our base community, the poorest of the poor are affected and the chairperson of the ANC in the province gets the information accidentally from a friend driving past Khayelitsha."
He said the ANC would get more active in the province and structures more vigilant. "We can't allow ANC structures to sleep when a 1000 families have lost their homes."
He said the ANC will no longer just complain about these things, but "go in defence of our people", which is having strong activism structures on the ground.
Fransman cited the successful Save Our Schools campaign, which the provincial ANC led, to fight the closure of 27 schools in the province as one of the successes of the new activism
Last month, the Western Cape High Court halted the closure of the schools and a final review application on the matter would be heard later this month.
"Imagine if we didn't raise the closure of schools issue… 4 500 children, 27 schools and between 150 to 200 teachers would have been affected," he said.


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We live blogged the stock market Thursday. You can read a wrap of pre-market actions here and after the open, a compact rundown of the stock market in Market Snapshot.
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- 9:29 am
- In the green
- by Laura Mandaro
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Good morning from San Francisco!
We're looking at a bounce at the open for the Nasdaq Composite. Nasdaq 100 futures, which the QQQ's track, is up 1.6% on the back of Apple Inc.'s 8% rally.
- 9:29 am
- Apple nears high
- by Laura Mandaro
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Apple ($AAPL) set to open about $6 below its 18-month high of $575.13 made last December.
— Bespoke (@bespokeinvest) April 24, 2014
- 9:32 am
- Ring-a-ding!
- by Laura Mandaro
- Add a Comment
Dow industrials are up 18 points to 16,519.
S&P 500 rises 7 points to 1,882
Nasdaq Composite rallies 47 points, or 1.1%, to 4,176.
- 9:32 am
- Ring-a-ding!
- by Laura Mandaro
- Add a Comment
Dow industrials are up 18 points to 16,519.
S&P 500 rises 7 points to 1,882
Nasdaq Composite rallies 47 points, or 1.1%, to 4,176.
- 9:39 am
- Apple wowzer
- by Laura Mandaro
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A lot of that buoyed sentiment has to do with Apple. Some superlatives to chew on:
If it holds to an 8% gain, it would be Apple's best day since April 2012.
It's adding 4 points to the S&P 500, where it's the biggest component.
It's also the biggest Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq 100 component.
When it executes its stock split in June, this will be the fourth since 1987.
- 9:47 am
- Vronk!
- by Laura Mandaro
- Add a Comment
Or, as Shawn Langlois in the Need to Know column describes it,
Apple's report felt like a fight scene from the campy "Batman" series. Every possible bullish punch landed flush. Earnings beat – SOCK! Split – WHACK! Buyback – VRONK!
Now, there's just that tiny niggle about whether the company famed for resetting entire consumer-product sectors has enough wowzer ideas to take over where buybacks leave off. Clock is ticking, writes Howard Gold. Carl Icahn tweeted along the same lines.
- 9:49 am
- Ukraine
- by Laura Mandaro
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Dow industrials, S&P 500, Europe Stoxx turning negative — apparently on Ukraine news.
(At left: Ukrainian security force officers are deployed at a checkpoint set on fire and left by pro-Russian separatists near Slaviansk April 24, 2014. )
- 9:56 am
- Gold rebounds
- by Laura Mandaro
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Gold is getting some life back. Futures for June delivery are up 0.7% to $1,293.80 an ounce.
The apparent reason? News reports that Russia will start military drills along Ukraine border.
- 10:07 am
- Russia 'forced' to react
- by Laura Mandaro
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Here's some details on what's going on in Ukraine, courtesy of Russia Today.
Russia has begun extensive military exercises in Ukrainian border area following the escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine.
"The order to use force against civilians has already been given, and if this military machine is not stopped, the amount of casualties will only grow," Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said during an official meeting in Moscow.
"War games by NATO in Poland and the Baltic states are not helping the normalization of the situation. We are forced to react to the situation."
- 10:07 am
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- 10:16 am
- Facebook drops
- by Laura Mandaro
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Let's check on that tech rally.
Facebook /quotes/zigman/9962609/delayed /quotes/nls/fb FB has fallen apart. After gaining 5% premarket, and opening higher, it's down 1.8% on a mere, ahem, 15 million shares traded hands.
Results blew through views. But it ain't helping at the moment.
- 10:30 am
- Caterpillar on Ukraine
- by Laura Mandaro
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Ukraine has started to ruffle some corporate feathers already.
Here's from Caterpillar's release:
Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman:
"We are very concerned about the situation in Ukraine and Russia. We are hoping for a peaceful resolution, but business confidence around the world could dampen, and trade and world GDP could slow should the situation deteriorate. The global economy remains fragile, and as such, one or two setbacks could create substantial downside risk for the global economic recovery."
Caterpillar /quotes/zigman/221644/delayed /quotes/nls/cat CAT shares are up 2.7% after earnings, leading Dow gainers.
- 10:46 am
- MarketWatch Radio newscast
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Apple slicing stock seven ways -a move to make its stock more affordable than its iPhones.
- 10:48 am
- Markets update
- by Saumya Vaishampayan
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Here's where the markets are as of 10:48 a.m. Eastern:
Dow /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA down 7.6 points, or 0.1%, to 16,493.18
S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX up 1.7 points, or 0.1% to 1,877.08
Nasdaq /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime COMP up 9.3 points, or 0.2%, to 4,136.08
- 11:01 am
- Jobless claims jump
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
MarketWatch's Sital Patel joins the News Hub to discuss the latest economic news including a jump in weekly jobless claims. Photo: Getty.
- 11:01 am
- Currency traders still aren't listening to ECB's Draghi
- by Saumya Vaishampayan
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Poor Mario Draghi.
The President of the European Central Bank just can't make currency traders listen to him. On Thursday, Draghi repeated his concern about the high euro exchange rate and said further strength could trigger additional easing measures. But the euro /quotes/zigman/4867933/realtime/sampled EURUSD inched up to $1.3825 in recent trade from $1.3816 late Wednesday.
Elsewhere, the dollar /quotes/zigman/4868099/realtime/sampled USDJPY dropped against the yen as the threat of increased conflict between Ukraine and Russia outweighed strong economic data. Get your fill of currency action here.
- 11:22 am
- by Myra Saefong
- Add a Comment
Gold futures /quotes/zigman/698029/realtime GCM4 were getting a boost, heading toward $1,300 an ounce on Comex as tensions between Russia and Ukraine worsened, boosting the metal's safe-haven investment appeal.
Traders are taking reports of military exercise plans by Russia "very seriously and we having seen a hasty change in sentiment on our end," said Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at AvaTrade. "Gold could be the biggest beneficiary of this situation and in no time we could be back above the $1,300 level."
At last check, June gold was up $3.50, or 0.3%, at $1,288.10 an ounce on Comex, after hitting an intraday high of $1,299. It touched a low of $1,268.40 in electronic trading.
The gold-backed SPDR Gold Trust /quotes/zigman/41663/delayed /quotes/nls/gld GLD exchange-traded fund was up 0.3%.
- 11:29 am
- Stocks shake off Russia worries
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Stocks are staging a nice rebound from session lows. All three main indexes are trading higher with the Nasdaq leading the way.
- 11:49 am
- MarketWatch Radio newscast
- by Anora Mahmudova
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The social network's reach is growing – and growing more mobile – according to the company's quarterly report.
- 12:04 pm
- Dow Industrials
- by Anora Mahmudova
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is about 55 points off its record closing level – 16,576.66, reached on Dec 31. Once it goes over that number, the index will turn positive for the year. Peaking on the last day of the last year makes calculations easy.
- 12:11 pm
- Apple poised for a banner day
- by Sue Chang
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Apple is basking in the glow of solid earnings and a generous capital return program with the stock poised for a record-setting day.
Here are a few noteworthy factoids on Apple shares:
• Apple last saw a percentage gain greater than the 8%-rally so far today was on Wednesday April 25, 2012 when it rose 8.87%.
• Apple is 6 – 4 over the last 10 trading sessions.
• Apple's best day of the year was Wednesday January 15 when it gained 2%.
• Apple's worst day of the year was Tuesday January 28 when it fell 8%.
• Apple has gained 34.18, or 6.43% since the last Fed meeting on March 19.
• Apple's longest win streak in recent years lasted 12 days ending Tuesday May 13, 2003 when it closed at $9.34
• Apple's longest losing streak in recent years lasted 8 days ending Tuesday July 28, 1998 when it closed at $8.41
• Apple's 50-day moving average is 531.3. Its 200-day moving average is 512.1.
• Apple's 52-week high is 575.1358 set on Dec. 5, 2013.
• Apple's 52-week low is 388.87 set on June 28, 2013.
Source: FactSet/MarketWatch analysis
- 12:36 pm
- Microsoft weak ahead of earnings
- by Sue Chang
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Shares of Microsoft are down 0.8% ahead of the software giant's earnings release after the closing bell. Analysts surveyed by FactSet forecast Microsoft to earn 63 cents a share in the third quarter.
Analysts at Raymond James reiterated the stock's market perform rating on Wednesday.
We are maintaining our fiscal third-quarter 2014 EPS estimates [61 cents a share] but could see upside due to better than expected PC shipments with Windows XP support now expired as of April 8.
This will be the company's first earnings call since Chief Executive Satya Nadella took over the reins in February.
- 1:02 pm
- Moody's weighs in on Zimmer-Biomet deal
- by Sue Chang
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Moody's Investors Service placed Zimmer Holdings' Baa1 rating on downgrade review after the orthopedic device maker said it is buying Biomet for $13.35 billion.
Moody's said:
Zimmer will take on a significant amount of debt with this transaction, and there are unique risks in bringing together two established franchises in orthopedic products. That said, we believe that the combined company's larger presence in hips and knees as well as potential synergies help support an investment grade profile.
At the same time, the ratings agency placed Biomet's B2 rating on upgrade review, suggesting that it views the union as more beneficial for the smaller company.
Shares of Zimmer surged 12% in recent activity.
- 1:10 pm
- Can stocks make new highs?
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Brian Amidei, managing director and partner at HighTower thinks they can, but perhaps not until the third quarter. He sees the market stuck in a trading range until it finds new leadership.
- 1:22 pm
- Tweets about the Dow
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
Dow has been consolidating for almost four months pic.twitter.com/t79k0su7AO
— Chris Ciovacco (@CiovaccoCapital) April 24, 2014
@RyanDetrick Markets have also been "stumped"/confused/indecisive for some time now. As you know as well as anyone, price will guide us. CC
— Chris Ciovacco (@CiovaccoCapital) April 24, 2014
- 1:30 pm
- Homebuilders rally
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Among today's winners are home builder stocks. The SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF is up 1%, while the S&P 500 Homebuilding sub index is up 4.6%.
D.R. Horton +8%
Lennar +3.2%
PulteGroup +3.1%
- 1:52 pm
- Dow in red
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
It's been a rough day for the Dow – the blue-chip index just turned negative again, down 16 points.
The S&P 500 is not far behind, hanging to the 2 points gain.
- 2:05 pm
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
Shares in Amazon.com are up 3% ahead of earnings. The largest online retailer in the U.S. is scheduled to report earnings for the first quarter after the market close.
The company is expected to post earnings of 22 cents a share on revenue of $19.42 billion.
Further reading: Amazon earnings: Sales in focus for online retailer.
- 2:40 pm
- Zimmer becomes a 'heavyweight' in global health market
- by Kaitlyn Wells
- Add a Comment
Zimmer Holdings Inc. /quotes/zigman/287652/delayed /quotes/nls/zmh ZMH reported improved first-quarter results Thursday, as plans were announced to buy fellow orthopedic-device maker Biomet Inc. for about $13.35 billion in cash and stock. Despite Zimmer's credit downgrade by S&P to "BBB," it's clearly a acquisition investors approved of, as shares rose by more than 18% at one point.
This will make the company a leader in the global hip and knee market, creating a "heavyweight," as Leerink analyst Richard Newitter puts it. Combined, Zimmer and Biomet would have revenue of $7.8 billion in 2013.
Read more here.
Photo credit: Bloomberg
- 2:56 pm
- Dow still red
- by Kaitlyn Wells
- Add a Comment
The Dow index is still negative, down 10 points, or 0.07%, to 16,490.83.
Nasdaq is in the green, up 16 points, 0.4%, to 4,143.24. S&P 500 is up 2 points, or 0.1, to 1,877.16%.
- 3:13 pm
- Amazon testing shipping service
- by Kaitlyn Wells
- Add a Comment
Amazon's /quotes/zigman/63011/delayed /quotes/nls/amzn AMZN stocks are up 3.3% ahead of earnings after the bell. The online-retail giant is testing its own delivery service in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York, reports The Wall Street Journal. This move will give the company more control over the shopping experience, and help it contain shipping expenses that grew 29% last year.
Photo credit: Greg Bensinger/The Wall Street Journal
- 3:21 pm
- Capex, where art thou?
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
Today's durable goods data came in stronger than expected and boosted sentiment in early trade.
Capital expenditure part of the report was weaker, however, as companies are still reluctant to invest.
Cold winter is partly to blame, but businesses are also playing safe and want to see improvement in the economy first before they can commit to their next big machine.
Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Patheon Macroeconomics commenting on today's durable goods report wrote:
"The winter hit has reversed, but core capex orders are still range-bound."
Gary Thayer, chief macro strategist at Wells Fargo Advisors predicts that capital spending will pick up in the coming months because "companies are using more of their existing productive capacity, creating an increased need for additional fixed investment. "
Companies who have been waiting for the economy to improve to start investing may, in fact, be the ones holding the growth they are waiting for.
- 3:34 pm
- Internet companies green
- by Kaitlyn Wells
- Add a Comment
A few software, tech and Internet-related company stocks are in the green ahead of earnings after the bell.
Microsoft Corp.'s shares are up 0.2%. It's at $39.76, just shy of its session high of $39.97.
Broadcom Corp. is up almost 2%, at $30.99, which is also close to its session high of $31.05.
Pandora Media is up 0.1%, at $28.20.
Baidu Inc. is up 0.3%, at $159.78.
- 3:47 pm
- Voters say cast out Cisco to make room for Apple in DJIA
- by William Watts
- Add a Comment
Apple may finally be poised to join the Dow Jones Industrial Average after announcing a 7-for-1 stock split. But if it joins the club, one of the current 30 components would have to go?
We break down why that would be far from a clear-cut decision and give you a chance to vote right here. So far, 21% say the arbiters should ax Cisco, while Intel and Microsoft each come in with 10%.
- 3:56 pm
- Add a Comment
With 5 minutes to go, the Dow is down around a point and a half near 16,500, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are hanging on to gains, though well off those early highs.
- 4:18 pm
- Tug-of-war leaves Dow flat, while Nasdaq gains
- by William Watts
- Add a Comment
The Nasdaq ended with a decent gain, rising 21.37 points, or 0.5%, to 4,148.34, as Apple posted its best one-day performance in two years on those impressive first-quarter results and future plans.
But overall gains were trimmed by Ukraine worries, leaving the Dow Jones Industrial Average literally flat at the end of a choppy session. The index finished unchanged from Wednesday's close at 16,501.65.
The S&P 500 held on to a gain of 3.22 points, or 0.2%, to 1,878.61.