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Technology Stocks Bring the Stock Markets Back Down
Stock markets in the USA surged higher on Monday and continued higher all the way into Thursday Morning as the S&P 500 got within 4 points of making a new 5 year high. But then on Thursday Google mistakenly filed their earnings reports several hours ahead of their official release time. The report from Google created a mini-panic in Google stock as the results of Google's 3rd quarter was far below markets current expectations. This caused Google to sell off over 9% on Thursday alone – which is quite a large move for a company of Google's size.
The action in Google stock served as an anchor on the rest of the markets which sold off on Thursday and continued to sell off on Friday. Other tech leaders such as IBM, Microsoft and Intel earlier also reported earnings that the market found disappointing and they too contributed to the sell-off in technology shares which then sank the rest of the market along with them.
For the week the S&P 500 made a complete round trip – The Index Started the week at 1,429 – went up to near 5 year highs at 1,461 – and then came all the way back down to close at 1,433 – for a net gain of 4 points for the week. In The Photo Section is a chart of the S&P 500 that illustrates the road the Stock Market has taken in reaching it's 14% gain in 2012.
(See Image of Chart of the S&P 500 in The Photo Section)
Also contributing to the weakness in the stock markets at the end of the week was the reporting of Initial Unemployment Claims which came in at 388,000 – about 20,000 higher than expected.
Other than the disappointing Initial Unemployment Claims – most of the other economic reports came in better then expected. This was especially true of reports that measure how consumers are either feeling about the economy or in the actual spending patterns of people. The most recent economic reports show that people are feeling better about their financial condition today then they have in several years. We wished businesses felt the same as consumers do no but at the moment businesses are a little less optimistic than consumers on the condition of the economy – we explore this further below.
People (Consumers) Turn Optimistic on the Economy – Businesses? Not So Much.
We would like to use this weeks commentary to alert readers to our observations that people are feeling much better today about the economy than compared to the recent past.
We have recently reported about the diminishing outlook for the USA economy that is shared in the USA Business Community. This outlook is contributing to disappointing results in some economic reports in the present and lowered expectations by companies for business conditions and earnings in the near term future.E
We would attribute the business community cautiousness at this time to the following three factors:
- A dramatic slowdown in China
- The recession in much of Europe
- The up-coming "Fiscal Cliff" in the USA that we reported on here last week.
Since all of the economies of the world are correlated, a slowdown in China & Europe will result companies in the USA selling fewer products and services to those China, Asia and Europe.
However for how people (consumers) in the USA are feeling? Well people (unlike businesses) have not felt this good about the economy for several years. Some evidence to support this are:
- USA Jobless Rates are the lowest since 2008
- Auto sales are at their highest since 2008
- Housing Prices are increasing at their fastest rate since 2006
- Consumer Credit growth turned positive in 2012 for the first time since 2008
- Consumer Confidence is now at 5 year highs.
In The Photo Section is a chart of Consumer Confidence which measure how optimistic people are feeling about their financial condition and future prospects. The most recent Consumer Confidence number came in at 83.1 for the month of September. The chart displays the increasing optimism that began from the low at the congressional budget debacle of August 2011, when Consumer Confidence fell to it's post 2008 recessions lows. Note also a second surge higher in Consumer Confidence that began around April of this year.
(See Image of Chart of the Consumer Confidence in The Photo Section)
Another area of the economy that is benefiting from a renewed optimism from consumers is housing. Housing starts have started to accelerate again (though from their lowest levels in a decade). Record low interest rates and the Federal Reserve Quantitative Easing programs are definitely a contributing factor to recent success of the housing market.
In The Photo Section is a chart of New Housing Starts for the USA. The most recent report for housing starts showed that there were 872,000 starts in the month of September. This is highest number of new housing starts since 2008. This is especially good news for the jobs market as outside of manufacturing, housing creates the most jobs for people.
It is also nice to see the recent sharp move higher on this chart also that began in June.
(See Image of Chart of New Housing Starts in The Photo Section)
Many people in the Seattle – Bellevue – Tacoma areas are curious to know how our local housing market has performed when compared to other markets around the country for the last 15 years. We provide an answer to this.
In The Photo Section is a chart that presents the price performance for housing in the greater Seattle – Bellevue – Tacoma areas. The data is from the Case-Schiller Home Prices Index. There are three categories:
- How much House prices increased from 1998 – 2006 (The Boom Period)
- How much House prices went down from 2006 – 2012 (The Bust Period)
- The Net Change in Housing Prices from 1998 – 2012 (Overall)
We have highlighted the performance of the Seattle Housing Market in Yellow. Homes in the Seattle area have fared much better than most of the country during the bust period when homes lost an average of 24% in the greater Seattle area.
(See Image of Chart of House Price Performance - Greater Seattle Area in The Photo Section)
From our observations locally – it appears that selling prices for real estate has started to rise again for the first time in several years.
Closing Thoughts
We have recommended in earlier columns that with interest rates at all time lows that if it makes sense for your financial situation, you should go long interest rates at this time.
For those people who would like more information on how to choose the right mortgage for you we have a short video on our website that you can watch by clicking here.
The recent sell-off in technology stocks has caught our interest. From a review of our technical indicators we can see the Technology sector is very over-sold now. We expect the technology sector to remain under pressure for another 2-3 weeks and if there is another leg lower it could set up some opportunities for increasing your portfolio's Technology exposure. There are many different startegies available for doing this. As with all investment decisions we recommend you consult with your financial advisor to determine it's suitability for you. If you are interested in ways of investing in technology then please feel free to contact Reliance to explore the opportunity.
John Patrick Bray, CPA, is President of Bellevue-based Reliance Investment Management LLC a Registered Investment Advisor Firm.
This communication reflects the opinions of Reliance Investment Management LLC and is being provided for informational purposes only and is not intended as a recommendation, an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security referenced herein or investment advice. It is being provided to you on the condition that it will not form the primary basis for any investment decision. We recommend that you consult with your investment advisor before the purchase or sale of any securities. The information contained herein is of the date referenced and Reliance Investment Management LLC does not undertake an obligation to update such information. Reliance Investment Management LLC has obtained all market prices, data and other information from sources believed to be reliable although its accuracy or completeness cannot be guaranteed. Such information is subject to change without notice. The securities mentioned herein may not be suitable for all investors.


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I don't get out to the movies very much nowadays. It happens when you have little ones. They are just getting to the point that they enjoy the Disney movies, so it's still a treat to get out to a grownup movie.
One of the movies I've been waiting all summer for is The Dark Knight Rises. I have been a fan of all the Batman movies since they started coming out in the late 1980s. It was always an event when a Batman movie came out and I'd be in line the first day.
We got tickets for the new Batman movie earlier this week. It is the 10 p.m. showing at a theater where I've watched many of these summer blockbusters: Classic Cinema 12, in Carpentersville.
The news of the shooting in a movie theater premièring The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colo., has not changed my plans to see the movie tonight. It did leave me wondering how the shooting would affect the movie experience.
There are changes taking place at the Classic Cinema 12 tonight.
Chris Johnson, vice president of Classic Cinema, said his staff is reviewing safety policies to make sure everyone is aware and vigilant. Staff is checking exits and making sure security systems are working.
A new policy bans visitors from bringing backpacks and large bags into the theater, he said. The theater also is barring masks or other things that can obscure someone's identity, Johnson said.
Moviegoers who come out for the midnight showing typically enjoy dressing up, he said.
"The midnight show is the event screening," he said.
Classic Cinema also is working with local police in each town, including the Patch towns of St. Charles, Naperville and Oak Park, he said. Police in some towns already have stopped by theaters, he said.
"I think there is a heightened sense of awareness," Johnson said.
More than 7,000 people saw the midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises at Classic Cinemas, Johnson said. The chain has had another 7,000 people catch shows during the day Friday.
"I think people understand that it's probably an isolated case and just a very unfortunate incident to happen in a movie theater," Johnson said. "It's just a tragedy, but I think people will look beyond that and say, 'I have to live my life.'"
Classic Cinemas is making another change for now — the chain will not be holding midnight shows.
There were several scheduled for the rest of the summer including Total Recall and Borne Legacy, Johnson said.

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STATEof NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTYof ASHE
Havingqualified on 7 July, 2014 as Administrator of the Estate of RANDALLLYNN MUNDAY, late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this isto notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims againstsaid Estate to present the same to the undersigned, on or before the15TH day of October, 2014, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar oftheir recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to saidestate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This17th day of July, 2014
Earle Jean Munday
Administrator of the Estate
1511 Sutherland Road
Creston, NC 28615
July17, 24, 31, August 7, 2014
Date: Tuesday, July 22nd
Havingqualified as Administrator of the Estate of BILLY JOE DAVIS,late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all personshaving claims against said Estate to present them to the undersignedat 1336 Big Windfall Road, Lansing, North Carolina, 28643 on orbefore the 3rd ..day of October, 2014, or thisNotice will be pleaded in bar to their recovery. All persons indebtedto the Estate will please make immediate payment to theundersigned.
Thisthe 3 day of July, 2014.
Sandra Davis
1336 Big Windfall Road
Lansing, NC 28643
Date: Tuesday, July 22nd
Underand by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certainDeed of Trust executed and delivered by Judy Elliot Faw, datedApril 8, 2011 and recorded on April 13, 2011 in Book No. 00417 atPage 2407 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County,North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of theindebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out andperform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and,pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured bysaid Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee willplace for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cashat the usual place of sale at Ashe County Courthouse, Jefferson,North Carolina on August 6, 2014 at 10:00 AM that parcelof land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being inthe City of West Jefferson, County of Ashe, State of North Carolina,and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed ofTrust. Address of property: 504 Ridgecrest Avenue, West Jefferson,NC 28694. Tax Parcel ID: 19223001 209 Present Record Owners: TheEstate of Judy Elliot Faw. The terms of the sale are that the realproperty hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highestbidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid orSeven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, isrequired and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at thetime of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to payrevenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costsof recording the Trustee's Deed. The real property hereinabovedescribed is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS"and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, andspecial assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale.The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by lawrequired. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title tothis property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of thepurchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validityof the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its solediscretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declarethe sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event thepurchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, theMortgagee, the Mortgagee's attorney or the Trustee. Additional NoticeWhere the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 RentalUnits: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuantto G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party orparties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county inwhich the property is sold. Any person who occupies the propertypursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or afterOctober 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminatethe rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rentdue under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of thetermination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bonafide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to TitleVII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which becameeffective on May 20, 2009.
RogersTownsend & Thomas, PC, Substitute Trustee (803)744-4444,020267-00190 P1103266 7/24, 07/31/2014
Date: Tuesday, July 22nd
Executor Notice
Having qualified as Executor inthe Estate of JAMES THEDORE BLEVINS, deceased ofAshe County, North Carolina this is to notify all persons havingclaims against the Estate of said JAMES THEDOREBLEVINS, present them to the undersigned on or before October 24,2014 or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. Allpersons, firms, and corporations indebted to said Estate will pleasemake immediate payment.
This the 16th day ofJuly, 2014.
John Paul Blevins
275 Old 60
Wilkesboro, NC 28697


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AIA Group surged 17 percent in its Hong Kong debut as investors piled into the record offering. The strong start boosted AIA's market value above the $35.5 billion Prudential had initially offered for AIA in March, vindicating AIG's decision not to accept the $30.4 billion bid that followed.
While investors flocked to IPOs of AZ Electronic and the Warsaw bourse, a dose of realism soured Enel's goal to raise $4.2 billion from its green power unit. Enel dropped the bottom of its price range for Enel Green Power to 1.6 euros from 1.8 euros. "There are plenty of IPOs that seem to be working particularly well, and it is all to do with the willingness of the seller to be realistic," said a source close to the deal.
Just days before bankers are expected to begin an IPO road show, General Motors buffs up its finances with a repayment to U.S. taxpayers and early payments to pension and retiree health plans. Taking a step back, the WSJ asks if GM is really worth $70 billion.
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August 1, 2014
A boating excursion on the Kanawha River took a dangerous turn. Police say three friends were boating when one jumped off the boat near Rand to take a swim. The current swept him away.
Fire officials tell us that no one on the boat was wearing a life jacket including the missing swimmer.
Charleston dive team and the Malden Fire Department searched the river for hours for the missing swimmer.
Watch and wait that's all that neighbors could do as dozens of emergency workers searched for a missing swimmer in eastern Kanawha county.
One man was eating dinner when he saw the swimmer go under. He ran to help.
"I saw him go under once, came back up, went under again, and didn't come back up."
People in rand say no matter what time of the year the Kanawha River is a dangerous place to swim.
"That water's really bad I don't know why those people are out here today. To boat is one thing, but to swim on that river in these conditions is crazy."
Police have not released the missing swimmers name but they say he's 42 years old. The search for the swimmer continues.


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I'm confident now, more than ever, that I can be hugely famous. Looking around at what's on TV, I realize that you don't have to have any actual talent, not to mention teeth, to be the star of your own television show. With this in mind, I have begun to develop an entire network's worth of TV shows, starring....me.
One of my biggest inspirations is going to be Keeping up with the Kardashians. Before I actually saw this show, I was under the impression that it was some vegan cooking show because I thought a Kardashian was a Brazilian tree nut. Then I tuned in accidentally one night and realized it was about a mother, her daughters, and their adopted sister. It wasn't until the third episode that I realized the adopted sister was Bruce Jenner. I bet he'll think twice before asking Kenny Rogers for a plastic surgeon referral again. He looks so bad, I think I'm going to have to lobby the Olympic committee to see about revoking his decathlon. Wheaties is going to have to scratch the commemorative series for sure.
In my show, we're going to be keeping up with my family. It's going to be called Hard Core Hoarding Swamp Truckers. I'm not sure when it will be ready because I'm having trouble convincing my dad to grow a mullet. My mom was a little reluctant at first as well. But she's totally on board since I promised to pay her a bonus every time she yells at me for leaving trash on the counter.
At some point there needs to be danger, preferably from some sort of reptile. However, there's no travel budget for venturing down to alligator territory, and apparently the zoo frowns upon people jumping into their display aquariums. So in the first episode, I had to settle for having a staring contest with my sister's gecko. This is much harder than it looks because I'm not even sure if geckos have eyelids. Also, my eyes get easily dried out because I always forget to properly hydrate.
One very special show is going to deal with my serious addiction to Splenda. You'll join me on my journey through the labyrinth of dark and seedy, baking aisles in grocery stores on my desperate search for artificial sweeteners. It's gripping stuff. That's only a build up to the even more riveting episode where several co-workers have an intervention to wrestle a tube of raw cookie dough out of my hands because they're concerned about the possibility of my getting salmonella from the uncooked eggs.
I've also managed to line up a therapist who specializes in cleaning disorders. She comes to my office and informs me that wiping my phone every day with a Swiffer Duster doesn't constitute actual cleaning. Then she argues with me about whether I really need to keep Christmas presents from the last five years stuffed into the back of my desk drawer. At the end of the day, she's still unable to convince me that the canister of sugar-free hot chocolate on my shelf is bad simply because it has an inch of dust on the lid. It's powder; it doesn't go bad. Besides, it happens to be loaded with Splenda, which I understand has a shelf-life of 57 years. (Incidentally, that's how long it takes for your liver to process it too.)
I'm especially pleased by my bounty hunting show that will be airing Wednesday nights. Again, due to lack of budget, the show won't have much bounty hunting. It's mostly going to be me staking out the express lane at the grocery store, watching for people with more than 12 items in their cart. There will be some gripping take downs though. Just because you throw a pack of gum on the conveyor belt at the last minute, doesn't mean that still isn't item number 13. Admittedly, it was probably harsh of me to make the elderly lady back her Hoveround out of the lane after swiping the 20 cans of cat food back into her shopping basket. In my defense, I let her off with only a warning. Actually, it was at that point that I learned I don't have the power to legally arrest anyone. My tribute to Dog the Bounty Hunter also backfired when people started begging me to button my shirt.
Another reality show that I found rather interesting involved Danny Bonaduce, child star of the '70's hit, The Partridge Family. I was really hoping to snag a big-name child star from a hit TV show for one of my shows. Once revenue picks up, I expect to get some better choices. But for now, I'm still kind of excited about what I was able to get. Clear your Thursday nights for my version of American Pickers. It's called Dumpster Diving with Skippy from Family Ties.
One particularly repugnant show that I would never want to replicate is called Toddlers and Tiaras, about stage mothers and their beauty contestant daughters. The exploitation of children is something I'm firmly opposed to. However, when it comes to my parents, I have no such qualms. That is why I'm pleased to announce the prime 8:00 Friday night time slot is reserved for Geezers and Girdles.
Unfortunately, there's no possible way I can touch on every subject I find worth pursuing. The list of reality shows is just too huge. But I couldn't set up a network without some sort of talent competition. So I'm pleased to announce that the final show in my lineup will be So You Think You Can Quilt, starring famous Washed up '70s TV Stars. Spoiler Alert! Eric Estrada wins in the first episode when he makes a patchwork quilt out of scraps of old Highway Patrol uniforms and trims it with shiny boot leather.


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\"The House I Live In\"
The House I Live In
Friday & Saturday, January 25-26, 8pm
Over forty years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and damaged poor communities at home and abroad. Yet for all that, drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever before. While recognizing the seriousness of drug abuse as a matter of public health, the film investigates the tragic errors and shortcomings that have meant it more as a matter for law enforcement, creating a vast machine that feeds largely on America's poor, and especially minority communities. Beyond simple misguided policy, The House I Live In examines how political and economic corruption has fueled the war for forty years, despite persistent evidence of its moral, economic, and practical failures.
Director: Eugene Jarecki 2012 USA 108min. NR digital
Where: Oklahoma City Museum of Art
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Gloucester — Mildred Brennan, 91, of Gloucester, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2013, at the Den Mar Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Rockport.
Born in Gloucester on October 27, 1921, she was the daughter of the late, William and Marion (Wall) Brennan. Mildred was a graduate of Gloucester High School. She had worked for 46 years at the former LePages on the assembly line. She later worked in the children's section at the Sawyer Free Library.
Mildred was a devote member of Our Lady of Good Voyage Church where she had served as a Communicant and was a member of the Women's Guild. She was also a lifetime member of the Gloucester Fraternity Club.
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So i guess I'm back on now ^_^ I have yet to pick up a copy of white/black 2 but have a complete pokedex on my White. I have access to every pokemon, and can breed anything you want, w/egg moves if really neccesary. In exchange, I ask for your throwaway legends, such as ones you can obtain in the game, as well as any pokemon that evolves with a stone since I seem to be running short on those. What Im trying to do is get the event legends back through the gts, and once I get White/Black 2 I will transfer them over, as well as the other 600ish pokemon, to complete the pokedex on there. Please feel free to offer whatever you want, unless my inbox gets too filled, Ill probably just accept no matter if it is worth it or not.
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Cash register
A cash register, also referred to as till, is a mechanical or electronic device for calculating and recording sales transactions, and an attached drawer for storing cash. The cash register also usually prints a receipt for the customer.
In most cases the drawer can be opened only after a sale, except when using special keys, which generally only the owner (if not also some employees) have. This reduces the risk of employees stealing from the shop owner by pocketing the money without recording a sale, when a customer does not need a receipt but has to be given change (cash is more easily checked against recorded sales than inventory). In fact, cash registers were invented for the purpose of eliminating employee theft or embezzlement; the original name was Incorruptible Cashier.[1] It has also been suggested[1] that odd pricing came about because by charging odd amounts like 49 or 99 cents, the cashier very probably had to open the till for the penny change and thus announce the sale.
The first cash register was invented by James Ritty and John Birch following the American Civil War. James was the owner of a saloon in Dayton, Ohio, USA, and wanted to stop employees from pilfering his profits. The Ritty Model I was invented in 1879 after seeing a tool that counted the revolutions of the propeller on a steamship.[2] With the help of James' brother John Ritty, they patented it in 1883.[3][4]
The first registers were entirely mechanical, without receipts. The employee was required to ring up every transaction on the register, and when the total key was pushed, the drawer opened and a bell would ring, alerting the manager to a sale taking place. Those original machines were nothing but simple adding machines.
Shortly after the patent, Ritty became overwhelmed with the responsibilities of running two businesses, so he sold all of his interests in the cash register business to Jacob H. Eckert of Cincinnati, a china and glassware salesman, who formed the National Manufacturing Company. In 1884 Eckert sold the company to John H. Patterson, who renamed the company the National Cash Register Company and improved the cash register by adding a paper roll to record sales transactions, thereby creating the receipt. The original purpose of the receipt was enhanced fraud protection. The business owner could read the receipts to ensure that cashiers charged customers the correct amount for each transaction and did not embezzle the cash drawer.[5]
In 1906, while working at the National Cash Register company, inventor Charles F. Kettering designed a cash register with an electric motor.
A leading designer, builder, manufacturer, seller and exporter of cash registers in the 1950s until the 1970s was London-based (and later Brighton-based[6]) Gross Cash Registers Ltd.,[7] founded by brothers Sam and Henry Gross. Their cash registers were particularly popular around the time of decimalisation in Britain in early 1971, Henry having designed one of the few known models of cash register which could switch currencies from £sd to £p so that retailers could easily change from one to the other on or after Decimal Day. Sweda also had decimal ready registers where the retailer used a special key on decimal day for the conversion.
In current use[edit]
Cash registers include a key labeled "NS", which is abbreviated for "No Sale", and opens the drawer, printing a receipt stating "No Sale" and recording it in the register log that the register was opened. Some other cash registers require a numeric password or physical key to be used when attempting to open the till. In some jurisdictions the law also requires customers to collect the receipt and keep it at least for a short while after leaving the shop,[8][9] again to check that the shop records sales, so that it cannot evade sales taxes.
Often cash registers are attached to scales, barcode scanners, checkstands, and debit card or credit card terminals. Increasingly, dedicated cash registers are being replaced with general purpose computers with POS software. Cash registers use bitmap characters for printing.[10]
Today, point of sale systems scan the barcode (usually EAN or UPC)) for each item, retrieve the price from a database, calculate deductions for items on sale (or, in British retail terminology, "special offer", "multibuy" or "buy one, get one free"), calculate the sales tax or VAT, calculate differential rates for preferred customers, actualize inventory, time and date stamp the transaction, record the transaction in detail including each item purchased, record the method of payment, keep totals for each product or type of product sold as well as total sales for specified periods, and do other tasks as well. These POS terminals will often also identify the cashier on the receipt, and carry additional information or offers.
Currently, many cash registers are individual computers. They may be DOS, Windows or Unix based. Many of them have touch screens. They may be connected to computerized Point of sale networks using any type of protocol. Such systems may be accessed remotely for the purpose of obtaining records or troubleshooting. Many businesses also use tablet computers as cash registers, utilizing the sale system as downloadable app-software.[11]
Cash drawer[edit]
A cash drawer is the compartment underneath a cash register in which the cash from transactions is kept. The drawer typically contains a removable till. The till is usually a plastic or wooden tray divided into compartments used to store each denomination of bank notes and coins separately in order to make counting easier. The removable till allows money to be removed from the sales floor to a more secure location for counting and creating bank deposits. Some modern cash drawers are individual units separate from the rest of the cash register.
A cash drawer is usually of strong construction and may be integral with the register or a separate piece that the register sits atop. It slides in and out of its lockable box and is secured by a spring-loaded catch. When a transaction that involves cash is completed, the register sends an electrical impulse to a solenoid to release the catch and open the drawer. Cash drawers that are integral to a stand-alone register often have a manual release catch underneath to open the drawer in the event of a power failure. More advanced cash drawers have eliminated the manual release in favor of a cylinder lock, requiring a key to manually open the drawer. The cylinder lock usually has several positions: locked, unlocked, online (will open if an impulse is given), and release. The release position is an intermittent position with a spring to push the cylinder back to the unlocked position. In the "locked" position, the drawer will remain latched even when an electric impulse is sent to the solenoid.
Due the increasing amount of notes and varieties of notes, many cash drawers have opted to store notes in a vertical side facing position instead of the traditional horizontal upward facing position. It enables faster access to each note and allows more varieties of notes to be stored. Sometimes the cashier will even divide the notes without any physical divider at all. Some cash drawers are also the Flip Top in design, where they flip open instead of sliding out like an ordinary drawer, resembling a cashbox instead.[12]
Manual input[edit]
Registers will typically feature a numerical pad, QWERTY or custom keyboard, touch screen interface, or a combination of these input methods for the cashier to enter products and fees by hand and access information necessary to complete the sale. For older registers as well as at restaurants and other establishments that do not sell barcoded items, the manual input may be the only method of interacting with the register. While customization was previously limited to larger chains that could afford to have physical keyboards custom-built for their needs, the customization of register inputs is now more widespread with the use of touch screens that can display a variety of point of sale software.
Modern cash registers may be connected to a handheld or stationary barcode reader so that a customer's purchases can be more rapidly scanned than would be possible by keying numbers into the register by hand. The use of scanners should also help prevent errors that result from manually entering the product's barcode or pricing. At grocers, the register's scanner may be combined with a scale for measuring product that is sold by weight.
Receipt printer[edit]
Cashiers are often required to provide a receipt to the customer after a purchase has been made. Registers typically use thermal printers to print receipts, although older dot matrix printers are still in use at some retailers. Alternatively, retailers can forgo issuing paper receipts in some jurisdictions by instead asking the customer for an email to which their receipt can be sent. The receipts of larger retailers tend to include unique barcodes or other information identifying the transaction so that the receipt can be scanned to facilitate returns or other customer services.
Security deactivation[edit]
In stores that use electronic article surveillance, a pad or other surface will be attached to the register that deactivates security devices embedded or attached to the items being purchased. This will prevent a customer's purchase from setting off security alarms at the store's exit.
Self checkout[edit]
Some corporations and supermarkets have introduced self-checkout machines, where the customer is trusted to scan the barcodes (or manually identify uncoded items like fruit), and place the items into a bagging area.[13] The bag is weighed, and the machine halts the checkout when the weight of something in the bag does not match the weight in the inventory database. Normally, an employee is watching over several such checkouts to prevent theft or exploitation of the machines' weaknesses (for example, intentional misidentification of expensive produce or dry goods). Payment on these machines is accepted by debit card/credit card, or cash via coin slot and bank note scanner. Store employees are also needed to authorize "age-restricted" purchases, such as alcohol, solvents or knives, which can either be done remotely by the employee observing the self-checkout, or by means of a "store login" which the operator has to enter.
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One of the highlights at the recent Aspen Ideas Festival was this presentation by Stanford Law Professor Lawrence Lessig. The title of his talk was Will Technology Change Our Life? but that's a bit of a misnomer. His talk really centers on Forbin Problems, a type of problem we face increasingly as we become more dependent on technology and the "experts" who devise complex and often esoteric solutions.
Take financial derivatives for example. David Smick, a global economic policy strategist and financial adviser to the high and mighty, argued in his book, The World Is Curved that the Obama Administration shouldn't attempt to regulate derivatives nor the shadow bank system (i.e. hedge funds) because these instruments were too complex and these institutions too critical to the world economy. His argument was that legislators shouldn't try to regulate what they can't understand. This is a Forbin Problem.
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"For a good time, call: 867-5309 …"
My name's not "Jenny," but I do know that back in the day, no respectable girl wanted her number on the bathroom stall.
Today, the "stall" comes with its own keypad. God help the girl whose number gets "posted." You might as well put it in a song, for anyone to call, for all eternity.
If you came of age in the eighties, you're laughing with me.
Sort of.
But your stomach hurts, because now it's our kids we are talking about. The song is theirs, and they-- God forbid—could be the victims of these "posts."
This final story of the "social media" series—it is the one I saved for last. Or is it the one I put off until last, because I knew it would gut me to write about it?
When I began this series, a girl whom I shall call "Trinity" sent me a message: "Hey. You could interview me. A guy has been sending me inappropriate text messages for months, and I haven't known what to do about it…"
From that time on, I had weekly conversations with Trinity, following her saga, which was still unfolding (and may not be over yet, pending police
Trinity's situation has shaken me. Evoked in me confusion and disbelief and fear and sadness and righteous indignation.
And now, I bear the weight of the telling. I wonder: how is a precious young girl's innocence stolen like this, and why, when it happens, does she hide in a prison of silence for months?
How do I tell her story and do justice to it, without giving too much information? Or too little? I don't want teens to get any ideas from what was done to her. Or from certain reactions/responses she resorted to.
But I know her story ought to be told. Trinity's victory deserves to be shared.
The Background:
Late this past summer, "Sander" began texting Trinity. Though he didn't offer how he got her number, he seemed "normal" enough, so Trinity responded in conversation. He was 15 and went to a local high school (not hers). Then, he began sending sexual messages. Trinity was taken aback. She had not been in that kind of a relationship, nor had she had those conversations.
At some point, she asked him to stop. She stopped responding to his texts. Not knowing what to do, she simply deleted his texts, but he persisted in sexting her. For several months.
She showed me some of the texts she'd saved (once she finally opened up, she was advised not to delete them). They were not "PG-13" or even "R" rated. The wording was pornographic, even by adult standards, describing things he wanted to do to her and the effect thoughts of her were having on him, in specific, x-rated detail. All sent to a not-yet-fifteen-year-old.
I wanted to throw up. To purge myself of what I've seen. Of words I'd just begun to digest but that Trinity had been metabolizing for months.
After she showed me those initial texts, a second boy contacted her, saying his name was "Jay." She said she didn't know a "Jay" and he said, "I know, but I heard a rumor about you…"
(Which I won't repeat, but trust me when I say that it objectified her body and demoralized her person.)
The possibility exists that these "two" boys could actually be the same person, because "Sander" had actually texted her from several different numbers-- from his phone, his ipod, and from friends' phones, but "Jay" said he had "heard about" Trinity from someone else, and that, too, is plausible.
Her number had effectively been posted on the "virtual" bathroom stall.
For months, Trinity told no one of her dilemma with Sander-- no adults, no kids her age. Even after she found her voice, she still felt the weight of what she had been "told" she "was."
The day I met with her for our formal interview, Trinity had red marks on her wrists.
"I was cutting myself and thinking about suicide," she said. "The things they were saying just messed with my mind…"
But Trinity says she will not cut again.
"It's a bad idea. If you think you will experience some sort of 'release,' you will actually feel worse later. It's just not going to help you at all…"
Next Week:
Trinity's story is precious, and I want you to hear it in her very own words,
so next week, "The Growth Chart" will feature parts of our interview together. Trinity's voice.
Hers is a voice of Victory, and I can't wait for you and your teen to receive her words and talk about her story together.
Until then, remember, there is nothing new under the sun. You, too, have a story to share with your teen, even if you start out singing an eighties tune.
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The folks at Recompute have taken the notion of "Going Green" to a whole new level. They've made computer cases out of recyclable cardboard. We had the pleasure of speaking with Recompute's Brenden Macaluso and took one of their computers for a test drive. Here's what we found:
The computers living inside the cardboard boxes are actually quite functional. Although they're not super-fast gaming machines, the computer options aren't just a bunch of low-end Atom machines.
The cases feel sturdy. We were leery about using a computer case made of cardboard, but it didn't feel flimsy at all.
Although a cardboard case doesn't make the computer internals any more recyclable, it does actually make it easier to recycle those innards. They literally rip right out.
There are many skeptics when it comes to the Recompute idea. Some see the cardboard case as a gimmick, and some think a computer wrapped in brown craft paper is a fire hazard. If you have questions about the Recompute computer, check out the FAQ on the Web site: http://www.RecomputePC.com. For my full video review, check out: http://www.linuxjournal.com/video/review-recompute-pc.
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Going green
high fiber
The ISP wants fiber to the curb; this gets it all the way to the CPU!
Cardboard Computing
I'm sure that my cat, Fred "the shred" would love my cardboard cased computer.
Beagán a rá agus é a rá go maith.
Say little but say it well.
Wow well does Boxee run on this boxy box? Suggestion. Think outside the box.
Oops! I made a typo. How well
Oops! I made a typo. How well does Boxee run on this boxy box? Suggestion. Think outside the box.
Stop this!
Really people, we need to stop doing crazy stuff like this. Electrical equipment inside a cardboard box; this is a fire hazard - big time.
If you want to go green, reuse the perfectly good housings that are being thrown away on a regular basis.
Hmm... Not interested in the
Hmm... Not interested in the entire unit, only the box -- flat packed. As for the price, the basic model (box + PSU) is 199 dollars(!).
However, it does inspire me to make one myself.
It will bring new meaning to the phrase "my Linux box".
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Random Matrix theory was first developed in the 1950s by Wigner, Dyson and Metha to describe the spectra of highly excited nuclei. Since then it has found application in many branches of Mathematics and Physics, from quantum field theory to condensed matter physics, quantum chaos, operator algebra, number theory and statistical mechanics. This workshop will focus on those aspects of random matrix theory that find application in probability. Specific themes will include: a) Brownian motion and the Riemann zeta function; b) Eigenvalues of non-Hermitian random matrices; c) Universality, sparse random matrices, transition matrices and stochastic unitary matrices; d) Matrix-valued diffusion, Brownian motion on symmetric spaces; e) Intertwining relationships in random matrix theory and quantum Markov processes.
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D. Applebaum (Nottingham Trent), Ph. Biane (ENS Paris), Ph. Bougerol (Paris VI), M. Capitaine (Toulouse), B. Collins (ENS Paris), P. Diaconis (Stanford), C. Donati-Martin (Paris VI), Y. Doumerc (Toulouse), E. Duenez (Baltimore), C. Durringer (Toulouse), D. Farmer (Palo Alto), Y. Fyodorov (Brunel), A. Gamburd (Stanford), F. Goetze (Bielefeld), I. Goldsheid (QMUL), S. Gonek (Rochester), B. Hambly (Oxford), R. Hudson (Nottingham Trent), C. Hughes (Palo Alto), A. Its (Purdue University), K. Johansson (Stockholm), B. Khoruzhenko (QMUL), A. Kuijlaars (Leuven), M. Ledoux (Toulouse), J. Moriarty (Oxford), A. Ozluk (Maine), V. Perez-Abreu (CIMAT), D. Petz (Budapest), I. Smolyarenko (Cambridge), G. Tanner (Nottingham), C. Tracy (UC Davis), A. Vershik (St. Peterburg), H. Widom (UC Santa Cruz), M. Yor (Paris VI).
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Highlights: Discovering Incan history in Cusco, climbing the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
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Avoid the crowds on this independent adventure and head off the beaten track! The challenging Lares Trek is a great alternative to the Inca Trail, offering opportunities for insight into rural Andean life as the trail passes through very remote mountain communities, allowing hikers learn about the Inca's fascinating culture. Sandwich it between charming colonial Cusco and magical Machu Picchu and you couldn't ask for a more complete Incan experience.
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Castleton considers open container ordinance with teethBy Darren Marcy
Staff Writer | September 25,2013CASTLETON Walking in public with an open container of alcohol is about to get a lot more expensive once a proposed ordinance is put in place.
The Select Board overwhelmingly supported an open-container ordinance at its meeting Monday night. It will be brought back to the board at its next meeting for ratification, after which it will be advertised before it goes into effect probably in November.
Among the points debated Monday night was the severity of the fines. The board settled on $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second offense and $1,000 for a third offense.
The board and the residents in attendance wanted to ensure the ordinance would serve as a deterrent.
Selectman Wenger Rehlen expressed concern about the dollar amount.
One thousand dollars is a lot of cash, Rehlen said, to which several people pointed out that was exactly the point.
I say make it hurt, Selectwoman Cristine Smith said.
After some discussion, Rehlen floated the idea of making the fine top out at $500. But the room was in no mood for it and demanded the higher fine to serve as a deterrent.
Several questions about the ordinance were answered.
The open-container ordinance would apply to cans and bottles as well as plastic cups and other containers with alcoholic beverages. It would be in effect throughout the entire town of Castleton, not just the village.
It would only apply to public areas and have no effect on private property. Also, businesses that offer sidewalk dining or have an outdoor area would be OK because they would have a permit for that activity.
There would also be a provision to allow people to get a permit for parties or one-time activities.
It would not apply to the ice during the winter on Lake Bomoseen because that is controlled by the state, not the town.
Police Chief Bruce Sherwin said he supported the measure.
Its not that we want to go out and write these tickets, Sherwin said. But it should be an educational process.
Town Manager Charles Jacien said the ordinance has been in the works for three or four years since the town passed a noise ordinance.
We are one of the few municipalities in the county that does not have an open-container ordinance, Jacien said.
When asked if the ordinance was in response to action by Castleton State College students, the town manager said only, Its another tool at (law enforcements) disposal for curbing bad behavior.
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LOCKPORT — Two women face drug charges after members of the Niagara County Drug Task Force found them in an apartment with meth equipment on Monday.
Lockport Police said Drug Task Force members were at the Spalding Street apartment looking for a Falls man on an outstanding parole warrant. Raymond Burley, 26, was taken into custody but officers also found a small plastic bag with a substance that field-tested positive for methamphetamine.
Additionally, "items commonly used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine" were found in the apartment and more equipment in a car.
Jillian M. Greenlief, 34, 334 Washburn St., Apt. 2, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Kristy A. Buckley, 23, 93 Chapel Ave., Cheektowaga, was charged with third-degree unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
The Falls man, Burley, is being held in Niagara County Jail. He was charged with running a mobile meth lab in October 2011, according to police.