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Anyone up for an attempt at a 360 v PS3 graphics showdown? I'm out, had my fill of these by around 1994, but if you're curious, read on. GameSpot have attempted to settle which system has the better graphics by comparing a bunch of games, blending some screenshots together into a single image then providing some accompanying notes. One-eyed fanboys will no doubt find a way to convince themselves of their system's superiority, but cooler heads know that if you can pick up any differences - let alone major ones - from the tiny screens they've provided, best case, you're most likely a fibber. Worst case, a liar.
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"Former Patelco CU Assistant Managers Sue For Unpaid Wages" (Link)
Credit Union Times, January 13, 2013
By Natasha Chilingerian
The $3.9 billion Patelco Credit Union of Pleasanton, Calif. is facing a class action lawsuit that accuses the credit union of misclassifying dozens of assistant branch managers as exempt employees and failing to compensate them for overtime and missed meal and rest breaks.
According to an attorney for the plaintiff, former Patelco CU assistant branch manager Yuliya Clarke of Martinez, Calif., the plaintiff and other assistant branch managers worked long hours at the credit union without receiving any overtime pay and were never paid premiums for missed meal and rest breaks.
The attorney, Oakland, Calif.-based Brian Schwartz, said Clarke also alleges the group spent most of their time on the job working on non-supervisory tasks, including day-to-day customer service and opening new accounts and auto loans.
California overtime laws state if these types of activities comprise the majority of employees' job duties, they should be placed outside "executive" and "administrative" exemptions, he said.
Additionally, the suit states Patelco CU did not provide the assistant branch managers with itemized wage statements as required by California law, and that the credit union owes state law penalties.
The suit was filed in Alameda County Superior Court on Jan. 4.
"Patelco is the latest in a long line of employers to misclassify assistant branch managers as exempt," Schwartz said. "It seems that — as with so many other employers — Patelco needs a lawsuit to change its practices and begin paying its assistants the overtime and meal and rest period premiums to which they are entitled under California law."
A spokeswoman for Patelco CU confirmed a suit involving one former assistant branch manager had recently been filed regarding the classification of Patelco assistant branch managers as exempt employees. She said the credit union believes its assistant branch managers are correctly classified as exempt employees.
"Patelco values its employees and we consider them our greatest resource," said Ken Burns, president/CEO for Patelco CU. "We believe our employees are being treated fairly, and in accordance with all applicable laws."

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When I was a kid I always took everything apart. From the TV's to furniture, nothing was safe! My parents always found it funny, that's only because I would put it back together again. I naturally gravitated to watches and taking them apart.When I first discovered the steampunk movement, I was dazzled! All the gears and cogs, metal, clock, aviation, I loved every bit of it! I began making pendants with tons of trial and error. But once I got the hang of it each piece had a purpose or a reason for it.I've always felt that it was the sentiment and the reason behind a piece of jewelry that made it special, even if it was aesthetically pleasing. So this is what I try to create with every piece I touch. – Christina M. Givens
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WILLIAMSBURG — Asked to assess Ariya Jutanugarn's game, Stacy Lewis talked how the 17-year-old plays without fear.
"She literally swings hard, picks up her tee and her caddie is watching where the ball is going," said the world's No. 2 player of the Kingsmill Championship's first-round leader.
Then, on a windy, chilly day on the River Course, Lewis wondered how Jutanugarn would fare in Friday's conditions.
"It'll be a little different in the wind, so I think she'll maybe bring it back a little bit … hopefully."
Jutanugarn almost did, but birdies on three of her last seven holes helped her shoot an even-par 71 and finish the second round with a one-stroke lead.
Her 7-under 135 is a stroke better than Lewis and Angela Stanford. Suzann Pettersen, Sandra Gal and Cristie Kerr are at 5-under 137.
Jutanugarn, who is playing on a sponsor's exemption because she is too young to qualify for her LPGA card despite her glittering record in LPGA and the Ladies European Tour tournaments, is paired with Stanford with a 1:40 p.m. tee time Saturday.
Chasing her is a star-studded group of players. Of the 11 players within 3 shots of her, six are major champions: Lewis, Kerr, Pettersen, Shanshan Feng, Juli Inkster and So Yeon Ryu.
"I don't think I'm going to win the tournament or I'm going to lose," Jutanugarn said. "For me, everybody have a chance to win, so I still have a chance to win, too."
Jutanugarn didn't start her second round well.
Playing the back nine first, she bogeyed the first hole (10), then bogeyed 16 and 17. That dropped her to 4-under, two shots behind Lewis and Stanford.
She said because of the conditions, she tried to play it safe at first.
"When I started, I don't want to play it safe because I normally don't," Jutanugarn said. But that bogey on her first hole, then the next two convinced her to go back to her normal game.
She had birdies on 3, then two more on 5 and 7.
All in all, it was a brutal day on the River Course.
Jutanugarn's 7-under equals the second-highest score for the first two rounds in the LPGA's nine years at Kingsmill.
The leaders' scores for the last five tournaments: 12-under, 13-under, 12-under, 11-under and 13-under.
And the course, which produced 91 sub-70 rounds on the first two days in 2012, gave up just 10 rounds in the 60s on Friday after 37 on Thursday.
"Today was a day you could have easily taken yourself out of the pack," Pettersen said.
At one time or another, Kerr, Pettersen and Feng dropped to 6-under, but none of those scores held up. All three played the back nine first.
"You had to have your A game out there and I kind of had my B-plus game," said Kerr. "This is kind of what you get at Kingsmill this time of the year."
She started two shots behind Jutanugarn, birdied No. 7 to get to 6-under, but bogeyed No. 9 to finish even par.
Pettersen birdied No. 5 to drop to 6-under, then promptly bogeyed the par-4 No. 6.
Feng had bogeys on No. 8 and No. 9 to finish at 4-under.
Lewis and Stanford were the only two of the top five who played in the morning.
"It was blowing when we started, but it was probably midway through the front nine when it really started to blow pretty good," said Lewis.
Said Pettersen: "Stacy and Angela thought it was going be a nightmare out there (in the afternoon), but it wasn't that bad."
Stanford and Natalie Gulbis are the only players to make all nine cuts in Kingsmill's LPGA history. The cut was 3-over, which is where Gulbis finished.
Summing up the day was Lewis: "It's just one of those days you've got to grind it out, take your pars and go to the next hole."


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The 2009 AAA Annual Report won Graphic Design: USA 2011 American Graphic Design Award for its graphic design excellence. The American Graphic Design Awards is a four decade old flagship competition, and is open to everyone in the graphic arts community. Each year, roughly 1,000 pieces representing all media appear in the printed Design Annual and online. View this winning AAA Annual Report, which was designed by Communicate By Design, Inc. and AAA Annual Report Production Manager, Damon Dozier.
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A favorite in juice bars and restaurants, this commercial-grade citrus tool, now available for home use, tool presses only the fruit (not the bitter rind oil), so you enjoy the purest-tasting juices. Just press the handle to squeeze fresh, healthy juice for beverages or to use in your favorite recipes.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Argus from Simple, well built, easy to use! The Orange X Juicer was my wife and I's wedding present to ourselves in 1999. We squeezed lemons to make lemonade for 200 guests at our reception on what turned out to be one of the hottest days of the year. We bought a house with citrus trees and have been loving fresh orange juice. We squeeze lots of citrus every year and have not had any problems with the juicer. Our kids are now in charge of the juicing and they use it with ease. It has been one of our best purchases!Date published: 2018-05-14Rated 1 out of 5 by juicer repair from Looking for spare parts Purchased this juicer a year ago for my wife's birthday It worked great until one morning the juice making process came to halt as result of a loose screw and a disconnect cylinder rod which then perforated the metal die cast fruit cup. Fortunately and unlike electric juicers this is repairable technology. Sadly, finding spare-parts has been a bit of a challenge. Williams-Sonoma - please help!Date published: 2018-02-06Rated 5 out of 5 by SteveK from Excellent Juicer I've owned one of these for about 2-3 years. It gets constant use yet shows no signs of wear, save for the branding having worn off the metal dish. I'd guess I juice 2-4 lemons or limes (and occasionally small oranges & grapefruits) about 3-5 days a week. Much easier on the wrists/hands than a hand-held juicer and yields more juice as well. Easy to use, easy to clean, high yield, and built like a tank. It's big, not inexpensive, and does only one job...if you can get past those three issues, you'll love it.Date published: 2017-05-24Rated 5 out of 5 by Kimmworld from Best citrus juicer bar none Enjoying our Arizona citrus trees reached a new high with this amazing juicer. It is easy to use and easily juices each citrus half. It is large enough to handle everything up to a medium sized grapefruit. Larger grape fruits can be quartered, which isn't perfect but you'll have fun with this very effective tool.Date published: 2015-07-04Rated 4 out of 5 by JANMONTI from Favorite Bar and Kitchen Accessory This juicer does a great job for its intended purpose; Grapefruit/Orange/Lemon/Limes. It's a fun way to entertain and also is a great way to enjoy "fresh" squeezed juice. I LOVE IT!Date published: 2015-03-02Rated 5 out of 5 by bonniv from Easy peezy lemon squeezy. My husband drinks oodles of OJ so I thought this would be good instead of buying store bought juice. I love it! So easy to use and clean. It is kinda big so its new home is on the counter but that's okay. We even made soda...tangerines, lime, grapefruit, perrier and a little xylitol.Date published: 2013-05-13Rated 2 out of 5 by FoodPhotog from Tipsy Juicer This juicer tends to fall towards you while squeezing if you're not careful. It is also overpriced, though I think you will get years of use.Date published: 2013-05-06Rated 4 out of 5 by mealsnheels from Great for oranges, lemons, limes... ...not good for grapefruit. I wish I had known that this product comes in different sizes; the one offered by Williams-Sonoma is Medium. The Large size might have been a better all around juicer for my needs. I store mine in a lower cabinet and while it is heavy, I have no trouble getting it out and putting it away. It is quick and easy to use and clean. My kids love it! The biggest negatives include the handle which sometimes falls while placing the fruit in the machine (ouch!) and sometimes locks in place when pushed down and has torn the little rubble stopper. The two metal pieces the fruit is placed on sometimes stick to the fruit. The suction cups don't work very well. All in all a great machine for juicing! Definitely would recommend it with the advice to select the size according to your needs!Date published: 2012-04-03


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BOCA RATON, Fla. – A Baca Raton nursing and rehabilitation facility violated federal law by firing an employee over Sabbath-keeping issues, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC's suit (EEOC v. Menorah House, case no. 9:11-cv-80825) filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, that Boca Group LLC, doing business as Menorah House, denied a religious accommodation to Philomene Augustin and fired her because of her religious beliefs. Augustin, who worked at Menorah House as a certified nursing assistant, is a Seventh-Day Adventist, and her Sabbath is from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday evening. Menorah House had accommodated Augustin's request not to work on her Sabbath for over ten years until management instituted a new policy requiring all employees to work on Saturdays, regardless of their religious beliefs.
Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits religious discrimination and requires employers to make reasonable accommodations to employees' sincerely held religious beliefs so long as this does not pose an undue hardship.
"The law seeks to strike a balance between reasonably accommodating religious beliefs and respecting legitimate business concerns," said Robert E. Weisberg, the EEOC's Regional Attorney for Miami. "Unfortunately, in this case the employer refused its legal obligation to pursue a solution that's fair for all concerned."
The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. The agency is asking the court to grant a permanent injunction enjoining Menorah House from further engaging in any employment practice that discriminates against employees because of their religious belief and requiring the company to reasonably accommodate the religious beliefs of employees. The suit also asks the court to order Menorah House to reinstate Augustin, grant back pay, provide compensatory and punitive damages and award any other relief the court deems necessary and proper.
"It is incumbent upon employers to reasonably accommodate an employee's religious practices, when to do so would not result in an undue hardship," said District Director Malcolm Medley. "The EEOC will continue to act when employers fail to meet that obligation."
The EEOC recently held a Commission meeting on the use of leave to provide reasonable accommodations to employees. http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/6-8-11b.cfm
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CARSON CITY – The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has received a number of calls and emails from Nevada residents who thought they were renewing their vehicle registration on the state's website only to find out too late they were on a private site that charged them for basic information.
"Most of the sites state clearly that they are not official government sites," said DMV Director Troy Dillard. "However, some people don't read carefully and end up paying for materials they could have obtained free of charge."
The private sites offer to help customers through the registration and licensing process – for a fee. The sites use paid online advertisements that look similar to a search engine result.
DMV's official website address is www.dmvnv.com and offers information about licensing, registration, titling, vehicle insurance and more. Motorists should ensure the address bar says dmvnv.com.
"Our site is comprehensive. Someone needing licensing or registration help can find the information they need free of charge," said Dillard. "There is little we can do about these private sites. Many people have called and written to us to complain after they were charged for something."
In May, DMV created a web portal called "MyDMV" that puts all of the most common DMV transactions in one place, making it more convenient for motorists to renew a driver's license, vehicle registration or ID card. For the first time, customers are able to make a change of address online. More than 50,000 Nevadans have signed up so far. Signing up is easy and free at www.dmvnv.com/mydmv.
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As of May 2013, 70% of American adults ages 18 and older have a high-speed broadband connection at home, according to a nationally representative survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. This is a small but statistically significant rise from the 66% of adults who said they had home broadband in April 2012.
The demographic factors most correlated with home broadband adoption continue to be educational attainment, age, and household income. Almost nine in ten college graduates have high-speed internet at home, compared with just 37% of adults who have not completed high school. Similarly, adults under age 50 are more likely than older adults to have broadband at home, and those living in households earning at least $50,000 per year are more likely to have home broadband than those at lower income levels.
Smartphones and broadband
In recent years internet-connected mobile devices such as smartphones have exploded in popularity, offering an alternate form of "home" internet access. Today 56% of American adults own a smartphone of some kind, compared with 70% who have broadband at home.3
There is no widespread consensus as to whether 3G or 4G smartphones qualify as "broadband" speed, and many would question whether they offer the same utility to users as a dedicated home internet connection (activities such as updating a resume, filing taxes, or viewing educational content are certainly more challenging on a smartphone operating over a cell phone network, than on a broadband-connected home computer). For these reasons, smartphones are qualitatively distinct enough that we do not include them in our standard definition of what constitutes a "broadband user."
At the same time, smartphones do offer a potential source of online access to individuals who might otherwise lack the ability to go online at all from within the home, even if that access is somewhat limited in comparison. And indeed, 10% of Americans indicate that they do not have a broadband connection at home but that they do own a smartphone (another way to say this is that 32% of non-broadband users own a smartphone). If we include that 10% of Americans with the 70% who have traditional broadband, that means that 80% of Americans have either a broadband connection, a smartphone, or both. Here is how the 80% breaks down:
- 46% of Americans have both a home broadband connection and a smartphone
- 24% have a home broadband connection, but not a smartphone
- 10% have a smartphone, but not a home broadband connection
The remaining 20% of Americans have neither a home broadband connection nor a smartphone.
Including smartphones in the definition of home broadband access helps narrow the differences between some demographic groups, but widens the gap between others. Differences between racial and ethnic groups are an example of smartphones narrowing the "broadband gap": While blacks and Latinos are less likely to have access to home broadband than whites, their use of smartphones nearly eliminates that difference.4
On the other hand, including smartphones in our broadband definition actually exacerbates differences in broadband adoption rates between young and old. Looking just at our standard definition of home broadband adoption, we find that 80% of young adults ages 18-29 have a high-speed broadband at home, compared with 43% of seniors ages 65 and older—a gap of 37 percentage points. If we include smartphone ownership in our definition of home broadband, this gap actually increases to 49 percentage points, because young adults are more likely than seniors to own smartphones as well. Adding smartphone ownership to home broadband use, we see that the proportion of young adults who have "home broadband" under this definition increases from 80% to 95%, while including smartphones has no discernible impact on access rates for seniors—the 46% of seniors who have broadband or a smartphone is little different from the 43% who have broadband at all.
Further reading on broadband access and adoption
The Census Bureau's July 2011 Current Population Survey found that about 98% of U.S. households live in areas where they have access to broadband Internet connections as of July 2011, although only 69% of households used broadband at home.5 (According to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Economics and Statistics Administration, the proportion of Americans households with home broadband rose to 72% as of October 2012.) In April 2009, Pew Internet asked adults who had dial-up internet at home what it would take for them to switch to a broadband connection. A plurality (35%) said the price would have to fall, 17% said it would have to become available where they live, and one in five (20%) said nothing would get them to change.6
In May 2010, Pew Internet found that Americans generally feel that individuals who do not have broadband at home are at a major disadvantage when it comes to finding out about job opportunities or learning career skills, or when getting health information, learning new things for personal enrichment, and using government services. However, nearly half of adults felt that those without broadband access are not at a disadvantage when it comes to keeping up with news and information or keeping up with what is happening in one's local community. Minority Americans were more likely to see a lack of broadband access as a major hindrance to accomplishing numerous tasks, while older adults (specifically those ages 65 and older) were less likely to see the drawbacks of a lack of high-speed access.7
- Aaron Smith, "Smartphone Ownership 2013." https://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Smartphone-Ownership-2013.aspx ↩
- The US Census Bureau has found similar trends in its own research. See Thom File, U.S. Census Bureau, "Computer and Internet Use in the United States." Issued May 2013, based on the July 2011 Current Population Survey. http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/p20-569.pdf pp 11-13. ↩
- "Exploring the Digital Nation: America's Emerging Online Experience." National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Economics and Statistics Administration, June 2013. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/report/2013/exploring-digital-nation-americas-emerging-online-experience pp 1-2. See also: http://www.broadbandmap.gov/ ↩
- John Horrigan, "Home Broadband Adoption 2009." https://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/10-Home-Broadband-Adoption-2009.aspx ↩
- Aaron Smith, "Home Broadband 2010." https://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Home-Broadband-2010.aspx One in ten Americans (11%) said that expanding high speed access to everyone in the country should be a "top priority," while three in ten (30%) felt that it is "important, but a lower priority." One quarter each said that federal promotion of broadband expansion is "not too important" (27%) or "should not be done" (26%). ↩


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Happy New Year from all of us at 10,000 Birds! And here's hoping you see many great birds, including lots of lifers, in 2013! After all, 2012 was a pretty great year and there is no reason 2013 can't be the same!
1st bird was Little Friarbird and 101st bird was Wedge-tailed Eagle! 🙂
Mourning Doves, and I am quite pleased.
Actually four were all at feeder area , Redpoll,goldfinch,junco,and mourning dove.
Pine siskin- Also at feeder: cardinal, tufted titmouse. dark-eyed junco
American Goldfinch and Chipping Sparrow on the feeder before full sunrise.
A Towhee calling outside the window.
House Sparrow.
A female hummingbird, ruby-throated, I think, on our fountain bathing.
The first bird i've seen for the year is the first one i see everyday a Barbados Bullfinch. This guy thinks my house is his house so he visits for food. Pestty little guy
Ring-billed Gull ….Hmm. If I'd roused myself while it was still dark it could have been Eastern Screech Owl. If' I'd driven blindfolded a mile or two, maybe Rudy Ducks or Redhead. I'll settle for the gull and hope for better in the 52 weeks ahead
Appropriate for Indiana, my first bird of the year was a Northern Cardinal.
The first bird for me was a Blue Jay.
Western North Carolina
Common Redpoll! Photo here (along with some not-so-resolute resolutions):
Pine Warbler at my suet feeder!
A beautiful Pileated Woodpecker in the front lawn.
saw beautiful cardinals and dark eyed juncos
Mine was a @#$& crow, just a regular old garden-variety American crow. Not only did he get my birding year off to a thoroughly pedestrian start, but he coughed up a crow pellet on my balcony. Then, a gull arrived. I did spot a northern flicker, a bit later, but by that time, I'd been well-visited by trash birds. http://www.eggsuckdog.net/no-crow-pellets/
I heard a rooster calling a few minutes into 2013, but I don't think that counts…
Otherwise it would've been either a rufous-naped wren or a tropical kingbird. I'm pretty sure about the wren but I had totally forgotten about the "first bird of the year" thing, so it could've been either.
Hooded mergansers, up in the northern end of the lake in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.
I had a fly-by of one of the Anna's Hummingbirds that are wintering over and visiting my feeders many times a day. At the time I was hanging a clean, refilled large hummingbird feeder in the early AM (Seattle area).
Started the year with an Island Scrub-Jay on Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands N.P.
I avoided looking out the windows that always have House Sparrows….just long enough to walk out to the driveway and see two…..Pigeons! I will not be blogging about this.
I had a flock of Common Redpolls at my finch feeder. Amongst this flock of about a dozen individuals was a Hoary Redpoll! This is only the 4th individual of this species that I have seen. I had one stay for a while at my feeder in the winter of 2008.
My first bird was a few Mourning Doves perched on a neighbor's birch tree. Definitely a good way to start the year.
As it quite often is, this year's first bird was a Grey Jay seen at Hollyburn Lodge in West Vancouver, British Columbia.
My first bird of the New Year was a Carolina Chickadee 🙂
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When Blake Griffin twisted his knee yesterday during Team USA practice and No. 1 pick Anthony Davis was immediately summoned to Vegas to potentially fill his spot, we figured there was a chance this was a serious injury. Now, word comes down to the Los Angeles Times that Griffin has a torn meniscus in his left knee. While surgery will help him be ready in time for next season, he's been definitively ruled out of the London Olympics. As Woj reports, Davis will now take Griffin's spot on the roster.
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In the second generation of games, there are three plants available. All are obtained using Mystery Gift.
One feature of Pokémon Stadium 2 allows players to view the entire room and its decorations, including any plants, in 3-D.
Generation III
In the third generation of games, there are six plants available. These can be bought at the Pretty Petal Flower Shop on Route 104 after obtaining TM43 (Secret Power) on Route 111.
Generation IV
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In Generation IV, plants are purchased from Goods Merchants in the Underground in trade for spheres.
- Pretty Flowers - 8 Green Spheres
- Lavish Flowers - 8 to 9 Green Spheres
- Dainty Flowers - 9 Green Spheres
- Lovely Flowers - 8 to 9 Green Spheres
- Poké Flower - 11, 20 or 30 Pale Spheres
- Bonsai - 8 to 9 Green Spheres
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- Flowering Plant - 2000
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The Artist Formerly Known as Mr. A to Z recently climbed to No. 8 on Billboard's Hot 100 with the in-it-till-the-end ballad "I Won't Give Up," the lead single from his upcoming Love Is a Four Letter Word, due April 17.
In the meantime, he'll be filling the gap with Live Is a Four Letter Word, a four-song digital-only EP. It will be available on iTunes Feb. 28, but you can stream it here first (you may want to keep your office headphones in for the NSFW "You F—ing Did It").
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US May consumer sentiment highest in nearly six years
AMERICANS felt better about their economic and financial prospects in early May as consumer sentiment rose to the highest level in nearly six years, an encouraging sign after other recent data had suggested broader U.S. growth is cooling.
A gauge of future economic activity released on Friday also suggested the expected slowdown will be temporary, with the index rising in April to a near five-year high.
Economists expect growth will likely slow in the second quarter from the 2.5pc pace at the beginning of the year as tighter fiscal policy starts to bite. But recent stronger than expected improvement in several areas, including the labor market and retail sales, has suggested the recovery remains resilient.
"We're still definitely on the recovery path. We expect that this is going to be a very long and gradual recovery," said Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James in St. Petersburg, Florida.
"Most economists are looking for stronger growth in the second half of the year and into next year."
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan's preliminary reading on the overall index on consumer sentiment rose to 83.7 from 76.4 in April, topping economists' expectations for 78.
It was the highest level since July 2007.
Economists will watch to see if the improvement will be confirmed at the end of the month with the final sentiment reading. There has been some volatility lately between the initial and final reports as government austerity takes effect, Barclays wrote.
The cheery attitudes at the beginning of the month were particularly seen among upper-income households.
More consumers gave a favourable view of their personal finances than in anytime since 2007, with the largest gains among households in the upper third of income levels. More respondents also thought the economy would continue to improve in the year ahead.
Higher earners more frequently reported having less debt and higher asset values, though consumers were still not that much more optimistic they would see higher income in the year ahead.
Upper income households are more likely to be invested and therefore reap the benefits of the stock market rally, which has taken the market to record highs this year. Since the beginning of 2013, the benchmark S&P 500 is up about 16pc.
The rise in stocks may also be offsetting any hit to consumers following the expiration of the payroll tax holiday at the beginning of the year, which raised taxes for many Americans.
"For (upper income) people, the payroll tax and gasoline prices didn't really matter much, but stock prices and home prices rising, that's a big, big plus," said Brown.
The barometer of current economic conditions jumped to 97.5 from 89.9, the highest since October 2007, while the gauge of consumer expectations gained to 74.8 from 67.8.
Shopping plans were similarly encouraging, with the gauge of buying attitudes for durable goods rising to 148 from 137. Consumer activity accounts for about two-thirds of the economy.
"Changes in confidence don't always filter through into changes in spending, but the omens are good," said Amna Asaf, economist at Capital Economics.
Friday's reports gave a boost to stocks with Wall Street trading higher in the late-morning. The dollar rose against the euro and yen shortly after the data, while Treasuries prices fell further.
A separate report from the Conference Board showed its Leading Economic Index increased 0.6 percent to 95.0 last month, the highest level since June 2008. The index had slipped 0.2 percent in March.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Tuesday offered a plan to provide health care to millions of Americans and more affordable medical insurance, financed in part by tax increases on the wealthy.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Tuesday offered a plan to provide health care to millions of Americans and more affordable medical insurance, financed in part by tax increases on the wealthy.
Bemoaning a health care "cost crisis," Obama said it was unacceptable that 47 million in the country are uninsured while others are struggling to pay their medical bills.
He said the time is ripe for reforming the health care system despite an inability to do so in the past, most notably when rival Hillary Rodham Clinton pursued major changes during her husband's presidency.
"We can do this," Obama said in a speech in Iowa City at the University of Iowa's medical school. "The climate is far different than it was the last time we tried this in the early nineties."
Obama's plan retains the private insurance system but injects additional money to pay for expanding coverage. Those who can't afford coverage would get a subsidy on a sliding scale depending on their income, and virtually all businesses would have to share in the cost of coverage for their workers.
Obama didn't mention that his plan would cost the federal treasury an estimated $50 billion to $65 billion a year once fully implemented. That information was provided in a memo written by three outside experts and distributed by the campaign after his speech.
The experts also said Obama could pay for his plan mostly through steps that the candidate has already said he would take — allowing President Bush's tax cuts on dividends and capital gains and on those making more than about $250,000 a year to expire in 2010 instead of acting to make them permanent.
The rest of the $65 billion funding could come by raising taxes on inheritances worth more than $7 million. Many Democrats want to repeal Bush's elimination of taxes on estates worth more than $1 million.
Obama's proposal would spend more money boosting technology in the health industry such as electronic record-keeping.
His package would prohibit insurance companies from refusing coverage because of pre-existing conditions. It would also create a National Health Insurance Exchange to monitor insurance companies and limit their profits.
Obama said the typical consumer would save $2,500 a year on premiums.
Obama's first promise as a presidential candidate was that he would sign a universal health care plan into law by the end of his firm term in the White House. But there is some dispute over whether his plan would provide universal care — it's aimed at lowering costs so all Americans can afford insurance, but does not guarantee everyone would buy it.
"It's not totally clear that it would result in universal coverage," said Ron Pollack, executive director of the advocacy group Families USA. He praised Obama and other leading Democratic candidates for focusing on improving health care.
"What makes it a top national priority now is not simply a sense of sympathy for people who are uninsured but a sense of fear that the coverage that used to be taken for granted can no longer be taken for granted," he said.
Obama aides said they believe that everyone would buy health insurance if it were affordable enough, achieving universal care. If some Americans are still uninsured after a few years into the plan, Obama would reconsider how to get to 100 percent, the advisers said.
That's where he differs with Democratic rival John Edwards, the only other candidate who has laid out a specific plan. Edwards eventually would require every American to get health insurance, much like state requirements that drivers have auto insurance. Obama would only require that children be covered.
Edwards spokesman Mark Kornblau said Edwards' plan, estimated to cost between $90 billion and $120 billion annually, is "truly universal."
"He believes that incremental measures are not enough," Kornblau said. "Any plan that does not cover all Americans is simply inadequate."
In a CNN-Opinion Research poll conducted earlier this month, about two-thirds said the government should provide national health insurance for all Americans, even if it would mean higher taxes.
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2011 Outdoor: Finished 12th overall in the pole vault at the America East Championships with a height of 2.85m (9' 4.25")... Named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2010-2011 Indoor: Did not compete.
2009-10 Indoor: Did not compete.
2009 Outdoor: Recorded season-best mark in the pole vault of 2.90m (9 6.25") at the Bucknell Team Challenge.
2008-09 Indoor: Placed 10th at the America East Championships in the pole vault with a season-best vault of 3.00m (9' 10").
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MARS HILL, N.C. – Four Cobras scored in double figures to lead the Coker men's basketball team to a 95-79 victory over the Mars Hill Lions on Saturday (Dec. 14) evening. With the South Atlantic Conference win the Cobras move to 5-3 overall and 2-3 in the SAC.
Julian Nelson led the way for the Cobras with a game high 23 points. Nelson also eclipsed 1,000 career points during the game, becoming just the 12th Coker player to reach 1,000 career points. Teon Beckett earned the only double-double of the game with 18 points and 16 rebounds, while Trey Marshall and Errick Bethel poured in 16 points each.
The Cobras took advantage of solid shooting in the first half to take an 11 point lead, 47-36, into the locker room at halftime. Coker hit 51.3 percent from the field during the half and out rebounded the Lions 20-17.
The second half saw Coker's hot shooting move from the field to the free throw line. The Cobras connected on 13 of 15 shots from the charity stripe for 86.7 percent.
For the game, the Cobras hit 48.7 percent from the floor and 75 percent from the free throw line. They also scored 18 fast break points and scored 42 points off the bench.
Coker will be back in action on Sunday (Dec. 22) in a road game at UNC Pembroke. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.


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Amoeba Hollywood is having a listening party for the new James Blake album, Overgrown, on Wednesday, April 3 at 6pm! Hear the album in its entirety nearly a week before it comes out, plus we'll have some tasty organic cookies, free buttons, posters and you can enter to win a vinyl test pressing of Overgrown.
The second album from the 24-year old British singer, songwriter and producer, Overgrown, is due out Tuesday, April 9 via Republic. Musically broad and emotionally deep, Blake's growth on Overgrown is similar to the evolution his debut self-titled album evinced from the mercurial Dubstep of his early EPs. It also reflects how much Blake's life has changed in the past two years. His debut sold over 400,000 copies - quite a feat for a record so uncompromisingly introspective and experimental. It also picked up Mercury, BRIT and Ivor Novello nominations, sent him around the world on tour, and brought him into contact with a wide array of fans and collaborators that includes Jay-Z, Kanye West, Bon Iver, Bjork, Drake, Brian Eno, and The RZA.
Pre-order Overgrown on CD or vinyl from Amoeba.com and, as always, you won't pay shipping to US addresses!
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James Blake - What's In My Bag? (2011)
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Does anyone else have this problem? the left hinge broken so it comes up now when the lid is lifted. Called a repair shop but it's estimated to be over 100. Possible to fix by myself?
I have the same problem, left hinge too! Tried uGlu, did not work, do not recommend trying to use it. The funny thing is that while closing the display you can clearly see the fragile piece of plastic that was used and where it is broken.
I do IT work at my company and we only use lenovo or apple laptops. Recently, the two SL500 laptops we have both broke at the left hinge as stated here. This seems to be a common issue that is bound to happen due to poor construction of the casing. I actually was hoping to find a class action suit or something. I called Lenovo this month because the laptop is under warranty, and they quoted almost $1000 to repair the part if they deem it was end user error, which I think is hysterical.
I am curious how everyone is handling this, because its an obvious fabrication/design problem.
My left hinge just broke as well - I'm not under warrany, but I also didn't do anything to cause the break, so what's my best bet for dealing with it? I also seem to have lost the connection with my power cord on the same day - the cord looks fine so I'm guessing it's a loose connection inside the computer - would this be related to the broken hinge?
the left hinge also got broken on my sl500. reading all posts here it seems to be a bad manufacture for this hinge...
anyways, i order a new set of hinges and replaced both.
hopefully now it will keep me at least one more year.
Recently my computer had this problem on my left LCD hinge. It seems this is a common problem with this model. I wonder how this part passed the fatigue test. Anyway, to fix this problem, you have to replace it or both hinges as mentioned by boooggy. I found this part 43Y9690 on ebay for $15 in total. You can purchase them and replace it yourself or ask someone to do it for your.
Actually this problem has been mentioned before, you can check this post:
As mentioned there by Maliha, you can check this website for the videos on how to disassembly and replace the part.
Notebooks -> Thinkpad -> SL400/SL500 -> Vidoes -> FRU removals/replacements -> LCD Panel.
Good luck!


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Watch an excerpt of Kathy Hinde and Daniel Skoglund's live, amplified drawing performance.
Palimpsest was created for the Sounds Of Stockholm festival, commissioned by Stockholm's Electronic Music Studio (EMS) and WELD experimental arts space. Kathy Hinde and Daniel Skoglund are featured in Robin McGinley's Global Ear: Stockholm article in The Wire 324.


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Jan 10, 2017
AMCA's Newest Chapters
The Buckeye state picks up it's second Chapter with non-other than the Buckeye Chapter, centered in New Philadelphia, Ohio. Joe Erwin, who made the lengthy effort to start the chapter will serve as the President of AMCA's 72nd Chapter.
And for the first time in the Club's history, there is finally a dot on the map in the great state of New Mexico. We are happy to welcome the 73rd AMCA Chapter, the Zia Chapter. Clint Richardson will serve as its President after his great effort in founding one of the few chapters in the Southwest.
Each President can be reached by visiting the Chapter Page for more information.
Please support your local chapters. Welcome to the Club!
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Opinion recap: Court expands a hearsay exception
On Monday, by a vote of six to two (with Justice Kagan recused), the Court held that testimony by police officers at a murder trial regarding the dying victim's identification of the defendant did not violate the defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause. Because the "primary purpose" of the victim's statements was to enable police to respond to an ongoing emergency, the Court explained, they were admissible at Bryant's trial.
In its earlier Confrontation Clause cases, the Court had held that statements made to the police to meet an "ongoing emergency" are "nontestimonial" and therefore can be presented at trial even if the defense cannot cross-examine the declarant, as guaranteed by the Confrontation Clause. But it was clear from oral argument back in October that the Court was searching for a more refined test to distinguish all such "nontestimonial" statements from "testimonial" statements that must be excluded unless the witness can take the stand. The lawyers on both sides of this case offered various formulas: the Court could consider, for example, the "reliability" of the statement, the motivations of the interrogators and/or the speaker, the "formality" of the interrogation setting, and even the past or present tense of the statement. Ultimately the Court embraced all of these factors as part of a contextual inquiry into the primary purpose of the statement.
The Court provided two rules to guide the inquiry. First, the primary purpose test considers the perspectives of both interrogators and the interrogated. In other words, a witness can answer even questions asked in good faith in a way that makes their primary purpose testimonial. Second, the test is objective: to determine primary purpose, courts should look at the purpose that reasonable actors would have in eliciting or giving the statement, rather than at the actual motives of the parties. If the statement was made to meet an ongoing emergency, its primary purpose will usually be innocent. Whether the emergency is "ongoing" even after the crime is completed, the Court explained, turns largely on the extent of the continuing public danger "" an assessment that could depend on the weapon used in the crime, the likelihood that the assailant will strike again, the medical condition of the victim, and other case-specific circumstances.
The Court cited two previous cases as illustrations of the outer limits of the "ongoing emergency" idea. First, it explained that a 911 call made during a domestic disturbance in Washington v. Davis was clearly nontestimonial because the violence was ongoing. By contrast, a domestic violence victim's responses to a police interrogation at her home after the beating had ended in Hammon v. Indiana were clearly testimonial because all danger had ended. Bryant, the Court continued, falls in between Davis and Hammon. The victim's identification of Bryant was nontestimonial because it was made in an informal setting and in an effort to assist an ongoing emergency "" the threat posed to public safety by a shooter on the loose. When the police found and questioned the victim, they did not know the whereabouts of the shooter, or whether he posed a threat to the victim, themselves, or others.
Justice Thomas filed a brief opinion concurring in the judgment. He criticized the primary purpose test as creating "uncertainty . . . for law enforcement and the lower courts," but he agreed that the victim's statements were nontestimonial because the police questioning of him "bears little if any resemblance to the historical practices that the Confrontation Clause aimed to eliminate."
Justice Scalia filed a bitter dissent in which he accused the majority of cutting a sweeping and impractical exception into the Confrontation Clause. (While not generally known as a defendant's champion, Justice Scalia is a staunch defender of the Confrontation Clause. By contrast, Justice Sotomayor has come down regularly on the defendant's side since her confirmation to the Court in 2009.)
Scalia contends that asking trial courts to consider the perspectives of both interrogator and interrogated is impractically complex because of the possibility of a conflict of motives between parties. To avoid conflict, he would have courts consider only the purpose of the declarant. The key to this analysis, he contends, is whether the statement resembles testimony, defined as a "solemn declaration of past events." Statements made during an emergency that describe events while they are happening, like the 911 call at issue in Davis, are the rare exception to the Confrontation Clause because the declarant is clearly seeking help, rather than aiding the prosecution. The existence of an ongoing threat is therefore irrelevant unless it affects the declarant's purpose.
But, Scalia continues, on either his view or the majority's, Bryant's case is "an absurdly easy" one. In naming his assailant, the victim could have had no motive other than securing Bryant's arrest and prosecution. He was in critical medical condition from a gunshot wound, but the identity of the shooter could not bring him medical attention any sooner. Similarly, the police who arrived at the scene were seeking information that might lead to an arrest, not responding to an emergency.
At bottom, Justice Scalia's dissent reflects his concern that the Court's new rule will provide police with an incentive to deprive future defendants of their Confrontation Clause right. If interrogators know that statements they take from witnesses at the crime scene can be used at trial even if the witnesses later become unavailable to testify, they will routinely interrogate witnesses just in case.
Justice Ginsburg also filed a short, separate dissent.
Recommended Citation: Erin Miller, Opinion recap: Court expands a hearsay exception, SCOTUSblog (Mar. 6, 2011, 5:52 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2011/03/opinion-recap-court-expands-a-hearsay-exception/


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CCBill Sponsored X2K Charity Golf Tournament Continues to Support ASACP
Tempe, AZ, May , 2015 – CCBill, a global e-commerce solutions provider, announced today the popular X2K Charity Golf Tournament which takes place just before The Phoenix Forum has once again raised essential monies for the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP). This year, the tournament provided around $800 to the ASACP, and to date, the annual golf event has given nearly $10,000.
"X2K is proud to work with CCBill and provide a great event to kick off each year's Phoenix Forum," said Stephen Bugbee, president of X2K. "The fact that we get to have a great day while creating awareness as well as raising money for such a great cause as the ASACP is amazing."
Each year, the X2K Charity Golf Tournament brings together players from all across the community for a fun filled, relaxing, and amicably competitive day on the course. Taking place just prior to The Phoenix Forum, golfers are typically attendees and sponsors of that three-day event. While the golf and CCBill-sponsored happy hour are highlights for the participants, the overarching goal is to help ASACP achieve its ongoing mission.
"ASACP is extremely grateful for all of the support extended to it by TPF, CCBill and special fundraisers such as X2K's annual charity golf tournament. ASACP relies on the generosity of its sponsors, members and contributors, without whom we would not enjoy the record of success we have had on behalf of the industry — and on behalf of at-risk children," said Tim Henning, executive director of ASACP. TPF and X2K's annual charity golf tournament also provides ASACP with the opportunity to reach an exclusive gathering of adult industry professionals and to convey its message of proactive industry self-regulation."
"The importance of what ASACP and Tim do and the dedication each displays to our community and industry cannot be overstated," said Gary Jackson, managing VP of sales and Internet markets for CCBill. "As a title sponsor of ASACP and proud member of its advisory board, all of us at CCBill take pride in holding ourselves to the standards set out in the Ethics and Code of Conduct policies developed jointly with ASACP, and we are happy to be part of the great X2K event that helps support the association."
Much more than a payment processor, CCBill is an e-commerce platform that can provide expert support and empowerment to your expanding relationships. Whether it's through consistent on-time payouts, distinctive affiliate tools, or the comprehensive and proprietary set of account management options, CCBill understands online business like few others and has been offering industry-leading solutions since 1998. Processing for more than 30,000 websites worldwide, CCBill has the reliable problem-solving techniques, phenomenal consumer support, and innovative solutions to support all markets it serves. As an industry pioneer CCBill received Best Billing Company at 2015 Cybersocket Awards and the XBIZ 2014 Progressive Web Company of the Year award. For more information, visit www.ccbill.com. To connect on social media follow CCBill on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccbillBIZ, Twitter: https://twitter.com/CCBillBIZ, and Google+: https://www.google.com/+ccbill
Founded in 1996, ASACP is a non-profit organization dedicated to online child protection. ASACP is comprised of two separate corporate entities, the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection and the ASACP Foundation. The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. ASACP manages a membership program that provides resources to companies in order to help them protect children online. The ASACP Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The ASACP Foundation battles child pornography through its CP Reporting Hotline and helps parents prevent children from viewing age-restricted material online with its Restricted To Adults (RTA) website label (www.rtalabel.org). ASACP has invested nearly 19 years in developing progressive programs to protect children, and its relationship in assisting the adult industry's child protection efforts is unparalleled. For more information, visit www.asacp.org.


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A radical reach for secrecy in Washington courts
In an open justice system — the kind Washington is supposed to have — privacy can't be everything. Citizens must have a broad window on what's happening in the courts they own.
But an obscure state judicial subcommittee wants the Washington Supreme Court to turn that broad window into a narrow peephole. It is proposing a radical expansion of secrecy in General Rule 15, a set of guidelines for deciding when court documents should be sealed.
In almost every way, the proposed amendments err on the side of hiding records. Corporations would find it easier to make lawsuits vanish. Paper trails created in the investigative phase of litigation would be easier to vaporize. Third parties "with an interest in nondisclosure" would be invited to argue for secrecy.
Most dangerous, perhaps, is the push to hide criminal records. Many juvenile convictions — revealing a teenager's penchant for theft, for example — would be sealed almost automatically. Worse, criminal proceedings against adults would be erased from dockets unless they resulted in conviction. Plea bargains, botched prosecutions and charges dismissed on technical grounds would be invisible.
This might sound humane, but it's a frontal assault on accountability — for individuals, prosecutors, defenders, judges and the justice system as a whole.
Take an extreme case — George Zimmerman's shooting of Trayvon Martin in 2012. Imagine that it happened in Washington and never caught the eye of reporters.
Under the amendments to Rule 15, his acquittal would remove from the online index anything but his name and the fact that he was acquitted. The details would be opaque. Someone searching for cases of interracial violence — or overzealous prosecution — would never figure out what the Zimmerman case was all about. As far as the public is concerned, a final verdict is often far less important than what led up to it.
The impulse to protect the reputation of juveniles is understandable. But some juveniles are genuine bad actors — and their neighbors and potential victims are the ones in need of protection. It's already all but impossible to identify dangerous juvenile offenders through court indexes.
Criminals aren't the only issue. Without the ability to ferret out the details of cases, it would be much harder to assess whether police agencies are tolerating crime or profiling suspects; whether prosecutors are pursuing political agendas or protecting buddies; whether court-appointed defenders are competent; whether corporations are buying off plaintiffs at the expense of public safety.
It's a brutal reality, but privacy must sometimes be sacrificed for the sake of an honest court system. Citizens should be trusted to make their own judgments about how cases are handled and whether verdicts are just. Guardians of court records should also be guardians of the public's stake in open government.


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Dr. Gregg D. Caruso is Associate Professor of Philosophy at CCC and Editor-in-Chief of Science, Religion and Culture (a peer-reviewed scholarly Journal). He received his B.A. in Philosophy from William Paterson University and his M.Phil and Ph.D. in Philosophy from the City University of New York, Graduate Center. He is the author of Free Will and Consciousness: A Determinist Account of the Illusion of Free Will (2012) and the editor of Exploring the Illusion of Free Will and Moral Responsibility (2013), Science and Religion: 5 Questions (2014), and Neuroexistentialism: Meaning, Morals, and Purpose in the Age of Neuroscience (forthcoming). In 2012 he was awarded the Regional Board of Trustees Excellence in Teaching Award.
Dr. Caruso's research interests include philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and metaphysics, with a particular interest in consciousness and free will. His most recent work focuses on the problem of free will and the phenomenology of freedom. In particular, he argues that our subjective feeling of freedom, as reflected in the first-person phenomenology of agentive experience, is an illusion created by certain aspects of our consciousness. His broader work engages issues at the intersection of the behavioral, cognitive, and neurosciences. He is especially interested in theoretical accounts of consciousness and what recent developments in the behavioral, cognitive, and neurosciences can tell us about human agency and free will. He is also interested in exploring the implications of free will skepticism for ourselves, society, morality, meaning, and the law. In particular, he is an optimistic skeptic maintaining that, not only can we preserve meaning, morals, and purpose without belief in free will and desert-based moral responsibility, but that we would be better off without such beliefs. [See his TEDx talk on The Dark Side of Free Will.] Dr. Caruso's other interests include science and religion, ethics, social and political philosophy, and issues related to moral responsibility.
Additional activities: President of Southwestern Philosophical Society (SWPS), contributor to the blog Flickers of Freedom, Assessing Editor for The Journal of Mind and Behavior, Editorial Advisory Board for Southwest Philosophy Review, member of the Justice Without Retribution Network, and TEDx speaker.
Favorite Course to Teach
Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 1010)
Personal Glimpse
As a dedicated teacher and trained philosopher, Dr. Gregg D. Caruso believes teaching philosophy is simple; He strives each and every day to engage, challenge, and inspire active learning and personal growth in his students. Dr. Caruso's personal motto, which he repeatedly tell his students, is that "It is not my job to tell you WHAT to think, rather it is to get you TO think." The primary goal of philosophy, a goal that he is passionately committed to, is to provide students with the skills necessary to analyze and think critically about life's most important issues. Dr. Caruso strongly believes that education is the solution to many social problems, and that the critical thinking skills involved in philosophy are general skills that will benefit students in every facet of daily life. This is why he wakes up each morning with one goal in mind; to facilitate learning, and to provide students with the tools necessary to make informed decisions, synthesize ideas, critically evaluate issues, and live meaningful and productive lives.


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No War, No Problem: Stocks Gain on Syria Strike Postponement, Better Economic Data; Oil Shares Slip as Crude Falls; Methode Electronics Surges 35% on Earnings
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Stocks have edged higher this morning as the dogs of war remain unleashed and U.S. economic data was better than expected.
The Dow Jones Industrials has gained 0.1% to 14,845, the Standard & Poor's 500 has risen 0.2% to 1,638.63 and the Nasdaq Composite has advanced 0.6% to 3,614.03.
Why the optimism? For starters, it appears that a strike on Syria--which some commentators had expected to begin as early as today--have been delayed. Nomura's Alastair Newton explains:
...yesterday's demand by UN secretary general Ba Ki-moon that the report of the weapons inspectors be awaited seems to have diminished significantly the probability of a strike in this timeframe. Certainly, the British government has adjusted the focus of today's parliamentary debate to consider only the principle of a military strike, leaving any final decision to a later date; and the French parliament is not due to consider this issue until 4 September.
If Ban Ki-moon's injunction is followed – and we believe that the UK at least is unlikely to move without allowing the UN some time – we think that a delay of around one week minimum is likely, ie, four days for the inspectors' report to reach the UN, then more time while it is assessed by the secretariat and, probably, goes to the UN Security Council for consideration (even though we see little likelihood of anything other than a Chinese and Russian veto there on a military strike).
Given Russia's opposition to a strike, we doubt that one is likely while the G20 summit is taking place. So, although timing is now very uncertain, we are inclined to see a delay until after G20.
U.S. economic data, meanwhile. were stronger than expected. U.S. GDP was revised higher to 2.5%, above forecasts for 2.2% growth, while first-time jobless claims fell to 331,000, also below economist forecasts. Of course, we're now in the third quarter, and investors will be looking for evidence of a pick-up. Pierpont Securities'Stephen Stanley explains:
The conversation now turns to the much-ballyhooed second half acceleration. If anything, today's release throws a little more cold water on that meme because inventories were quite a bit higher than many expected. The data we already have for July looks pretty crummy, and tomorrow's release of July consumer spending could lead to another round of downward revisions to Q3 GDP (after Monday's durable goods report already led a handful of shops to shave their projections). I am also very interested to see the July construction spending data due out next Tuesday. For now, I have a 1½% figure for Q3 GDP and a 2.0% estimate for my preferred "core" gauge. If that view becomes the consensus, then markets will soon face déjà vu as optimistic expectations on growth are dashed for about the umpteenth time in this cycle.
With strikes on Syria no sure thing now, oil prices have fallen 0.6%--and taken oil stocks with them. Hess (HES) has fallen 1.3% to $75.47, while ConocoPhillips (COP) is off 1% at $66.12.
Campbell Soup (CPB) has dropped 3.3%, the second-worst performer in the S&P 50o, after its sales grew at a slower pace than analysts had forecast. Corinthian Colleges (COCO) has dropped 6.2% to $2.45 after reporting better-than-forecast earnings but issuing downbeat guidance.
Methode Electronics (MEI) has gained 35% to $23.93 after beating earnings and lifting guidance.