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speckytecky (15th July 2014)
Hague's departure has dominated the headlines, but there is still no news if our prayers have been answered and Michael Gove is getting shuffled away from our schools. Although rumours are he will move to defence...
Live updates: BBC News - LIVE: Updates as Cameron reshuffles cabinet
Update: Gove is gone!
Nicky Morgan is taking over from Education whilst continuing with Women and Equalities role.Originally Posted by BBC News
Voting history of Nicky Morgan (Thanks Elsie!)Originally Posted by BBC News
Union response to Michael Gove's departure by the NUT (read in reverse).
Twitter feed for the new Education Minister is NickyMorgan01Originally Posted by NUT
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speckytecky (15th July 2014)
Unless Michael Gove shuffles off this mortal coil, I can't think of anywhere else I'd want him shuffled to. I don't trust him with anything. The man has woollen ears and listens to nothing, yet has some sort of incredible ego-shield wherein he cannot comprehend of people disagreeing with him.
Hague is probably the minister I've had the least grief with in this Cabinet, actually - not sad, but disappointed to see him go, of all of them.
He is now chief whip, somewhere useless then...
Now who replaces him.
Having said that... you just beat me to the update, @CAM, but if anyone deserves Gove inflicting on them, it's MPs themselves
StevieM (15th July 2014)
Rather worrying that they've moved the current Defence Secretary to be Foreign Secretary, not to mention there's also talk of Liam Fox (the guy who was kicked out for basically being corrupt) coming back in from the cold.
On the positive side, Owen Patterson, bastion of anti-science/climate change denial thinking, has been given the boot and replaced by Elizabeth Truss. She doesn't appear to have any qualifications relevant to the position at all though, so she's a bit of a wildcard.
No mention of anything happening with Jeremy Hunt and the health role though.
Conversation with the deputy head just now:
"I've got great news for you that you've always wanted to hear."
"Michael Gove quit?"
"Yes actually!"
His face lit up with a smile and he dashed off to the Head's office.
Whilst it is fantastic news that the muppet has gone. Which idiot is now going to come in and change everything again to make a name for themselves??
"Nicky Morgan is the new Education Secretary and continues as Minister for Women and Equalities."
I know nothing about this person. Anyone clue me in?
Education is now such a priority that it shares a minister with women and equalities. This doesn't sound like good news.
"First, this is a very big social change. There have been plenty of little changes down the years but what's never been changed is that the fact that marriage is between a man and a woman.
"I think that was one of the issues people, especially those who asked me to vote against, found hardest to accept and it also tied in with my own Christian faith too.
"I totally support civil partnerships and that same-sex relationships are recognised in law. But marriage, to me, is between a man and a woman.
Seems strange to me that an equalities minister would vote against gay marriage "because Jesus", when the other part of her job [Minister for Women] is in opposition with her beliefs. [IIRC, Christianity isn't that nice to women...]
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Oh marvellous, an equalities minister for inequality.
Difficult to make much of her voting record beyond "whipped Tory" for the most part, although she seems strongly in favour of academies and devolving power to schools - though I don't know how much of that is whipped.
"The new education secretary, Nicky Morgan, does not respond to questions about whether she will "make peace" within education following Michael Gove's package of reforms."
Against gay rights.
For EU integration.
Against EU referendum.
Against helping the disabled/ill.
And Jesus H Christ... that tax section. More tax for everyone, except bankers and the rich.
- Voted very strongly for ending financial support for some 16-19 year olds in training and further education
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees
And she's now the education minister?!
It looks like the majority of her decisions have been to help the rich and punish the poor for being poor. [Can't get full details, it's erroring.]
All in all... I dislike this woman.
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The Bromantics: Vinny Dotolo &
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I.D.: Trailblazers of the meat-heavy "dude food" movementhearty meals with unpretentious platingformer surfers Dotolo, 32, and Shook, 30, are the laid-back, bearded chef-owners serving up crispy pig's head and alligator schnitzel at, respectively, L.A.'s Animal and their newest opening, Son of a Gun.
Hometowns: Dotolo is from Clearwater, FL; Shook, Miami. The pair met at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale's culinary school.
Status: Dotolo's married, with four-month-old Sonny (yes, he'll make his own baby food); Shook lives with his girlfriend of a year.
Kitchen Uniform: Gifted T-shirts, skater shorts, and sneakersShook owns 40 pairs of Nikes
Why Women Love "Dude Food": "Women gravitate toward good food as much as any guy would," says Dotolo. "But people want to label what you do. We're just trying to take food off its pedestal and serve fine-dining ingredients in a casual atmosphere. If we do a barbecue sandwich, we'll use pork belly because that's the part we like the most, it makes it feel original, and it tastes good. To be honest, I don't even think I know what `dude food' means!"
At Son of a Gun, makes 1 quart
4 c simple syrup
1 1/4 c lime juice, strained
1 1/4 c Greek yogurt
3/4 c sour cream
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2. Churn in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions and then freeze.
3. To complete dish, spread a thin layer of meringue (recipe at ELLE.com/living) on the side of a bowl. Gently apply flame using a blowtorch. Place a small amount of graham cracker crumble (below) underneath and next to yogurt. Microplane lime zest for garnish.
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A Data Rich Week Ahead!
As we enter the midday Friday trade, it appears that most have wrapped up their positioning ahead of September expiration, and the once volatile quadruple witching. The E-mini S&P 500 contract currently sits at 1712.50, down .29% on the day. While the market appears to be entering "weekend mode", there remains a few key events that could shake things up prior to the close. We still have Federal Reserve Presidents and Governing Members that are due to speak this afternoon along with a House vote on a resolution to defund ObamaCare (which really means nothing as the Senate will certainly discard a "passed" resolution). Nonetheless, such events could impact the futures market.
You might remember from my article yesterday, All Quiet on the Stock Index Future Front...For Now that I mentioned we are now entering a period where the markets are going to hang on every piece of economic data and Fed speak that hits the wire in an effort to posture ahead of the next anticipated taper start date. This posturing, in my opinion, begins next week with the release of such economic reports as: Durable Goods Orders (Wednesday morning), New Home Sales (Wednesday morning), GDP (Thursday morning), Initial Jobless Claims (Thursday morning) and Personal Income and Sentiment (Friday Morning).
Additionally, we have such Federal Reserve Bank Presidents as Dennis Lockhart (Atlanta), Esther George (Kansas City), Charles Evans (Chicago), and William Dudley (New York) set to speak next week as well.
With the Fed deciding on Wednesday to continue with their $85 billion bond-buying program, one can pretty much ascertain that we will continue to see data driven moves in the S&P 500 futures, precious metals futures along with the currency futures for the foreseeable future. I tend to believe that nothing significant will be decided upon, as it relates to unconventional monetary policy (or Quantitative Easing as we refer to it) until a new FOMC committee and chair comes on board.
This prolongs the uncertainty in the market, and in my view, will increase the volatility of the futures markets in the weeks/months ahead. So for you folks aiming to capitalize on short-term moves in the futures, I tend to believe that we are entering a very conducive market to your trading style, and urge you to stay keenly aware of the economic calendar for the week(s) ahead, along with who is set to speak for the day. It could certainly be the difference between a winning trade, and being caught off-guard, which could ultimately result in a disastrous trade.
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Virginia's junior member of the U.S. Senate plans to announce his first bill at the American Legion headquarters in Richmond.
Sen. Tim Kaine will be joined by representatives from veteran's service organizations and others for the Tuesday afternoon announcement. According to Kaine's office, the bill will include strategies to ease the transition of service members from active duty to the civilian workforce. It also will address employment issues Kaine has heard about from veterans across Virginia.
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Charles Bernard Parke Sentenced in U.S. District Cour
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Helena, on October 15, 2009, before Senior U.S. District Judge Charles C. Lovell, CHARLES BERNARD PARKE, a 40-year-old resident of Butte, appeared for sentencing. PARKE was sentenced to a term of:
- Prison: 262 months
- Special Assessment: $100
- Supervised Release: 8 years
PARKE was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana.
In an Offer of Proof filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph E. Thaggard, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
On October 23, 2008, Butte Police officers were looking for PARKE in order to arrest him for an outstanding warrant for a violation of his state probation. Acting on a tip, they went to a residence where PARKE was believed to be hiding.
The officers observed PARKE in the vicinity of the residence. Although he began to run, officers eventually caught up to him. Just as they did, PARKE threw away a bag. The bag contained over three hundred grams of suspected methamphetamine and a small amount of marijuana. The amount of methamphetamine was consistent with the amount one would possess for purposes of distribution, rather than simple use.
When PARKE was searched, officers recovered a small bag of methamphetamine and four bags of marijuana packaged for sale.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that PARKE will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, PARKE does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
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Short for "favorite". Used to be a popular expression on the West Coast primarily. Now, primarily used sarcastically at certain universities on the east coast.
In a game of Mario Kart 64 (when the person in the 2nd place gets a good suprise):
"What?!?! Second Place Lightning? My Fave!"
"What?!?! Second Place Lightning? My Fave!"
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Your favorite person in the entire world. No matter how many other friends you have and other people you love this person is your favorite, by far. They make you feel better when you're sad, they make you laugh, they listen to all your shenanigans. They make you super duper happy.
I love you, but Thabie's my fave. sorry.
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Substitutions: A Way of Life
Andy Stuckey
September 21, 2006
I've only had diabetes for three years, but I've been around it all my life. My little brother Reeves was diagnosed when he was four. We discovered his diabetes after he went missing one day.
Everyone in our family and neighborhood was out looking for little Reeves, and it had been a few hours. The last place he'd been seen was in our yard and around our house playing. No one had any idea of where he could have gone without someone seeing him.
As it turns out, a few hours later a neighborhood friend found him passed out inside our house behind a fold-up Ping-Pong table. Who knows how he got there, but he fell asleep behind the Ping-Pong table and had been inside our house the whole time people were on the hunt.
As his 10-year-old brother at the time, I didn't know what to think. I remember that my parents took him to the hospital and we soon discovered that Reeves had diabetes. As a kid I can only remember hearing the first syllable of the word diabetes: When they said diabetes, all I heard was "Die." I immediately assumed that my brother was going to die and that his days were numbered. I was young and had no idea what the disease was, but I knew what die meant.
After I realized that it was just a lifestyle change, our whole family became more aware of what we put into our bodies. I remember baby-sitting for Reeves years later, checking his blood glucose levels on urine strips and making sure that he ate the right amount to cover his insulin doses. Diabetes was in our family's life, but it wasn't in my personal life, yet.
My pancreas gave me a solid 28 years before it decided to start misbehaving. And now that I'm completely absorbed in the diabetes lifestyle, I've realized that I'm constantly in search of substitutions. Especially when it comes to food. When I want to relive the comfort of Sunday dinners of southern mashed potatoes and fried chicken but feel like I should be a little healthier, I eat cauliflower and chickpea "potatoes" with a boneless, skinless breast of chicken. It doesn't quite take me down memory lane, but that's not always such a bad thing. The "potatoes"—or as I call them "Faux-ta-toes"—are made very easily. Boil some cauliflower, drain it, add a can of chickpeas and a little butter, milk, and sour cream, and whip them until they're smooth. Enjoy your diabetes-friendly Faux-ta-toes.
Diabetes is all about substitutions. I often substitute exercise for insulin. My recent morning routines have been to take my morning insulin glargine (brand name Lantus) injection and then eat breakfast. While I'd normally take a couple of units of insulin aspart (NovoLog) as well for oatmeal/grits, I don't take any if I'm going to go work out in 20 minutes.
I'm always on the search for substitutions to break up the constant hassle of diabetes. If you've got any, send them my way.
Great post. I also use cauliflower instead of potatoes. But I don't add the chickpeas. I add a little skim milk and whipped cream cheese, sour cream and chives. Mmmmmmmm
Posted by: Viki Anderson | Sep 21, 2006 01:06 PM
I have been substituting low glycemic index foods for high glycemic index foods to see what effect they have on my post prandial blood sugars.I use pumpernickel bread for all lunch sandwiches along with sweet potato chips. I also use sweet potatoes at dinner time in place of white potatoes. I choose low GI fresh fruits for dessert. My aftermeal blood sugars are now in the range of 140 to 160. My insulin regimen consists of Lantus at bedtime and Novolog with meals and as needed. My last A1C was 5.9% so things seem to be under control.
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For some athletes it was a great experience and the next step to enter the proffessional heavyweight strongman scene worldwide.
SCL wants to do the World Championships 105 Kg every 2 years.
In 2005 and 2007 there was held a Worldchampionship in China where 17 athletes from sixteen different countries participated in the event.
From Austria, Bulgaria, China, Estonia ,England ,Finland ,Germany , Holland , Hungary, Korea, Latvia , Lithuania ,Poland , South/Africa ,Sweden , Ukraine , Iran and the USA.
These competitions have been done over 10 events during 1 week.
In December 2007 the welcome party was lead by Mr. MA Xiang Cheng (Vice Director of Tourism) , Mr. Lou Wei Feng (Director of Peoples government Panyu of Guangzhou) and Ilkka Kinnune (Director Strongman Champions League).
In 2009 it was held in Kiev-Ukraine , with co organizers Vladimir and Olena Kiba from the Ukrainian Federation UFSA.
We look forward to 2011 for another great World Championship 105 Kg.
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6 Gert Gorsanov Estonia 108
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9 Piotr Piechowiak Poland 93
10 Kevin Nowack USA 93
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Traditionally, Quinceaneras have a waltz (special dance) for the audience that attends the party. The waltz has a special meaning. The damas, chambelanes, the man of honor, and the Quinceañera participate in it.
Your "first dance" with dad should be one of the most special moments of the night. Here are some great songs:
Top Vals Songs
- "De Niña a Mujer" by Julio Iglesias
- "My Girl" by The Temptations
- "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler
- "Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle
- "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack
- "Tiempo De Vals" by Chayanne
- "This I Promise You" by NSYNC
- "I Cross My Heart" by George Strait
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- "My Little Girl" by Tim McGraw
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begginer seeks advice!
I am a complete beginner when it comes to running – I am very much in the early stages and finding it hard to stay motivated so I thought it might be good to have a goal and run some kind of charity race… Does anyone have an advice on something that I could enter – I live in the Leicestershire area and want something challenging but achievable?
I desperately want to get into running as many of my friends are addicted – yet I am struggling to fit it into my busy schedule and drag myself out of the house. I am of average height and weight for my age and so it really shouldn't be such a problem. I am a member of a gym and have been trying to run on the treadmill for short spurts about twice a week – however, is it better to run outside?
Any advice would be appreciated!
I would say definitely better to run outside.
There are the Race for Life events across the country (I wouldn't really call them races), but if you don't fancy a women-only event (and many of us don't), there are a lot of races in the spring and summer, and why limit yourself to a 'charity' race?
Have a look on the events tab at the top - put your location, distance, etc. in, and it will bring up races in your area.
You can collect for charity for any race you do.
My first one was done for Cancer Research. The race had nothing to do with it, we just used the race as an excuse to collect money for the charity.
Good luck Holly,
I started running about a year ago and began with the local Race for life, not so much because of the charity aspect but because I could walk to it from my house !
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Hi Holly,
Like you, I'm from Leicester, and have just started jogging around 3 weeks ago.
I'm not suffering from lack of motivation yet, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time before the urge to run is outweighed by the urge to spend an extra hour in bed in the morning!
So to try and keep on track., I have entered into a 5k race in Nottingham, organized by the BHF, to be run/jogged/walked at Wollaton Park on 16 April. Link to the race details here.
Depending on exactly where you are, this could be pretty local for you, and I can vouch for the fact that Wollaton Park is a beautiful place to be. You may have caught it on the TV this weekend just gone, as they had some junior national championship event going on.
If this doesn't take your fancy, then good luck with finding something else
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PHIL 26 – History of Philosophy GRADES
Spring 2014
Professor Gale Justin, Department of Philosophy
Office: Mendocino Hall #3024
Office Hours: Mon.Wed. and by appointment
Email: email@example.com (Use only this address for email contact with me.)
DSL: http://www.csus.edu/indiv/j/justing
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Mon.Wed. 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM. Class attendance is not required but if a student wants to attend the actual class, then after the first day of class, attend the class in ARC 1011. If you choose not to attend the actual class, you must watch each class lecture via SacCt 9.1 or watch the lecture at the time of its broadcast on cable television. For Cable Channels and broadcast times click on http://www.csus.edu/atcs/eLearning/index.html , select lowermost link to elearning, then select 2014, then Philosophy, then class and section.
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Catalogue Description
An introduction to the history of philosophy, emphasizing such themes as the foundations of knowledge, the nature of reality, the basis of a good life and a just society, the existence of god, and the nature of the self, and tracing the development of these themes from antiquity to the modern period.
Course Content
This course acquaints students with
several connected themes characteristic of Western philosophy, the idea of
soul, the existence of a divine being, the nature of moral good and evil, and
the trustworthiness of human knowledge. We shall trace the continuities and
distinctive features of these themes as they appear in philosophical works of
the period from ancient
Course Goals
This course emphasizes the reading and doing of philosophy, through helping students to:
(1) understand how the themes of soul, the existence of a divine being, the nature of moral good and evil, and the trustworthiness of human are interpreted and interconnected in the works of prominent Western philosophers.
(2) distinguish and state clearly the main ideas that comprise each philosopher's position.
(3) understand the ways in which the above mentioned themes are transformed in light of the historical context.
(4) understand main methods of philosophical argumentation
(5) maintain and defend with reasons the student's own evaluation of a philosopher's position.
Required Texts (from Bookstore)
Phil. 26 Reader (Reader is cited as Reader in the Reading Schedule.)
Philosophy 26 Course Pack: Early Greek History: 2000 BC -300BC
Links Essay Exam 1; Essay Exam 2; Essay Exam 3; Guidelines for Writing Philosophy Papers
Reading Schedule (Note: The actual pace of the class may not be in complete accord with the reading schedule. But all of the listed readings will be covered and it is the student's responsibility to read the readings at the same pace as they are discussed in class.)
1.27 Introduction: What is Philosophy?
1.29 Early Greek History
Read: Early Greek History: 2000 BC – 300BC in Phil. 26 course pack
2.3 Socratic/Platonic conception of soul
Plato, Apology, Reader, 1 - 13.
Due: Historical Knowledge Test (click here)
2.5 Plato, Apology, Reader. 1-13.
2.10 Plato, Phaedo, Reader, 14 - 22 up to 71e.
2.12 Plato, Phaedo, Reader, from p. 23 at 96a – p. 29 at 107a.
2.17 Plato, Phaedo, Reader, from p. 23 at 96a – p. 29 107a.
2.19 Aristotle and the idea of moral good
Nicomachean Ethics, Bk. 1, sec. 1-5, Reader, 30 - 32, and Bk. I, sec. 7, 33 - 35.
2.24 Nicomachean Ethics, Bk. 2, sec. 1, Reader, 36 – 37, and Bk. II, sec. 6, Reader, 38 -40.
2.26 NO CLASS: First Essay Due
3.3 Differences between Greek Philosophy and Christianity
Christianity and Homosexuality
3.5 Anselm, Proslogion, Reader, 41, Gaunilo's Reply, Reader, 42, and Anselm's Reply, Reader, 43.
3.10 Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Third Article, Reader, 44 - 45.
3.12 Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Third Article, Reader, 44 - 45.
3.17 Context of Early Modern Philosophy
3.19 Descartes, Meditation I, Reader, 46 -48.
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4.2 Descartes, Meditation I, Reader 46 - 48.
4.7 Descartes, Meditation II, Reader, 48 - 52.
4.23 Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature, Bk. I, Reader, p. 69 from "We now proceed to explain the nature of personal identity," to p. 71,
4.28 Kant's "Refutation of Idealism," p. 72 -73.
4.30 Kant's Moral Philosophy
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Section I, Reader. 74 - 77
Classics, 981 - 991.
5.5 Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Section I, Reader, 78 – 80 up to "because duty is the condition of a will good in itself, whose worth is above all else."
5.7 Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Section I, 81 from "To behold virtue in her proper form is nothing other than to present morality stripped of all admixture of what is sensuous" to end of p. 83.
5.12 Catch up and review
5.14 Due: Essay Exam 3
Important Due Dates (Note: No late work is accepted. All assignments are due by 12 in the afternoon of the date specified below.)
2.3 Historical Knowledge Test (click here). To be done on an 882E-scantron. Test is based on the document Early Greek History; 2000 BC – 300 BC which is in the 26 course pack. Put your name on the scantron and place the completed scantron in the locked drop box outside my office, Mendocino 3024.
2.26 First Essay Exam due by 12 p.m. in the afternoon.
4.14 Second Essay Exam due by 12 p.m. in the afternoon
5.14 Third Essay Exam due by 12 p.m. in the afternoon.
Course Requirements
3 Essay Exams (the average of which equals) 85%
Historical Knowledge Test 15%
1. Each essay exam consists of two parts: an essay (roughly 3-4 pages) and three short answer questions. Both parts of each exam are to be completed at home and then handed in. Absolutely no email submissions. No exceptions.
2. The two parts of the essay exam should be stapled together. Write your name on the first page of both parts. No cover sheets, please. Either place both parts of your exam in the drop box outside of my office (Mendocino 3024), slide both parts under the door of my office or hand both parts to the Philosophy Department secretary in Mendocino 3000. NO late exams will be accepted. NO email submissions. NO EXCEPTIONS in either case.
3. All written work must be typed or word-processed.
4. Each of the three essays MUST follow the format that is specified on the document that states the essay question for the exam. Otherwise, you lose 15 points at the outset. Please note the essay question is NOT a prompt. It is a single question with multiple parts that you must answer, basing your answer primarily on the lectures in conjunction with the readings. The questions are not to be answered primarily through your own reflection on the question and your own interpretation of the readings. Also, your essay must display a solid grasp of standard English.
5. With respect to class participation, it is expected that this course will be offered as a Distance Education course. So students are not required to attend class sessions. For this reason no portion of the grade is assigned to class participation. But if you choose to attend the class, courteous and punctual behavior is expected. (See on Class Meetings above for further information regarding courteous behavior.)
6. The marking scale upon which letter grades are assigned is as follows:
C+ 75-77 (9) F below 50% (3)
Students with Disabilities or Other Special Needs
If you have a disability and require accommodations, you need to provide disability documentation to SSWD, Lassen Hall 1008, and (916) 278-6955. Please discuss your accommodation needs with me early in the semester.
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You must not copy another person's work, use unacknowledged sources. Even if you form a study group to share ideas, the work that you turn in must be your own work, that is, written in your own words, not in phrasing agreed upon by and common to members of your study group. All incidents of cheating in any form will earn you a 0 on the assignment or an F in the course. See the policy on academic honesty: http://www.csus.edu/umanual/AcademicHonestyPolicyandProcedures.htm
This course meets the GE area C1 requirements (1) by surveying 1,500 years of the history of ancient Greece, (2) by contrasting the traditional version of ancient Greek history, according to which only Europeans settled Greece, with the Revised Ancient view, according to which a mix of African-Semitic-European peoples settled Greece, and (3) by examining the differences between ancient philosophy and Christianity, including the contrasting attitudes of these cultures towards homosexuality. (www.csus.edu/aca/Portfolios/GE/geareaC1.stm)


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When books are written about cities, readers get divided into two major sections. First group that completely understands the author's views and gets where he/she is coming from. Second group, that vehemently disagrees and takes offence at the author for having tarnished the soul of their beloved city. These reader dynamics change when the city under the scanner is Delhi. The capital's worst critics are most of the times people who are absolutely in love with it. The long time residents, the recently relocated, the passing nomads, university crowd and just about everybody who has had a close encounter with Delhi, will tell you that it's a very difficult, often unsatisfying, love hate relationship. I have lived in this city, loved and hated it. I still take offence when someone takes pot – shots at it but grudgingly nod in agreement.
Elizabeth Chatterjee's book gives you the uncensored version of Delhi. What's a commonplace occurrence to a Dilliwala, is scandalous, at times outrageous to the Yorkshire born, Oxford educated PhD Scholar. She takes you on a tour of Delhi that encompasses shady motels of Paharganj, the shiny malls of Saket, the snobby boutiques and coffee shops in Hauz Khas Village and the narrow lanes of Old Delhi. Her haggling skills are tested with the auto rickshaw drivers who negotiate like seasoned diplomats in hostage crisis.
Her confrontation issues with the Hindi speaking, beedi smoking maid, reminds you of the time when your maid, one you got gifted when you moved to the city, made you want to cry out in frustration. Her struggles with house hunting which would surely have left her harried, does not fail to bring a smile on your face, knowing how that same thing could/would have happened to you. Even though she has pointed out many a times that her firangi looks gets her the kind of treatment, people living in Delhi, would love to disagree. Desi or videsi, this city treats you the same. With utter disinterest and borderline callousness. Only difference being, we do not write a book about it because after twenty something times, these things fail to bring out a reaction. However , when someone does write about it and more so when it's written by someone who has caught the pulse of the city, we nod our heads in approval. We read the book cover to cover and excitedly pass it on to another Dilliwali / Dilliwala.
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In March of this year, my partner Ned and I were doing our first formal shoot together as a couple for a project on rough sex and impact play. It was a delight to work on and as we laid back on a sweaty and come-covered bed we asked ourselves why we weren't shooting our own content. We're both switches so you never know whether one of us will be topping and bottoming. Suffice to say, we're both enthusiastic perverts who love exploring our sexuality in the company of friends. We also have something to say about the way that people define their own relationships and the labels that just don't match human experience.
March to August isn't a lot of time and Ned may have set a new record for all of the hard work he put in behind the scenes. Although there may still be a few bugs here and there, we are pleased to announce the Meet The Mayhems is now operational! We're loaded up with content that you can buy and download for $8 a month or buy the shoots you like the most individually. We're always open to ideas and sexy suggestions so let us know what you would like to see!
As of now we're running this entire project by ourselves without a crew. We've gotten some exciting press as we emerge from the gate from Fleshbot and Made of Words who both noticed the same thing: we are operating with no budget to speak of with big plans in our heads. The biggest thing that we want to show is that two people can be madly in love with one another as well as deeply in lust. We're both pretty dirty and the site is hardcore, without a doubt. We want to show you how we fuck. Neither of us has a consistent bedroom role so who knows what kink we might explore next.
In the future we'll be sharing physics lectures across our bodies, videos of the PSIgasm in use and explained, dirty passages from classic literature, lots of outdoor shenanigans, liquid nitrogen play, scandalous behavior at science conventions, and a lot more. We're not just nerds, we're hardcore fucking nerds.
I should also mention that the $8 monthly membership won't last long unless you subscribe now. We're going to let all of our founding subscribers keep their monthly rate if they sign up between now and the Folsom Street Fair. We know that we've got some wrinkles to iron out and we really appreciate the amazing input we've been getting from the people who stop by. We really need and appreciate what you have to say about what you want to see and how your experience is working. We want our initial subscribers to keep their rate for all that they are contributing.
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Get to Know Ellen Pompeo and Her Native Bostonby Steve Marsi at . Comments
The new edition of American Way magazine features Grey's Anatomy's leading lady, Ellen Pompeo, and her native city of Boston. It's a very cool article, and starts with six things every fan should know about the amazing Ellen Pompeo...
- She was born in the Boston suburb of Everett, Mass.
- Her fiance, music producer Christopher Ivery, grew up 10 minutes away in Cambridge, Mass., and knew Pompeo's father, though he and Ellen did not meet until many years later in Los Angeles.
- Ellen Pompeo returns to visit Boston at least once a year.
- Ellen's sister, Maureen Pompeo, still lives in the Boston area and is on the board of The Home For Little Wanderers, a charity that provides adoption services and shelter for children seeking protection from abuse.
- The acclaimed actress has received a Golden Globe nomination for her role as Meredith Grey, the title character on Grey's Anatomy.
- Pompeo still loves the city, especially its history and green spaces.
In fact, Ellen Pompeo has 13 other things she'd personally love to tell you about Boston. Follow the jump for her extensive guide to a great city ...ONE: BLESSED ARE THE CHEESE MAKERS. I grew up in Everett. It could be considered like Brooklyn. It's just a suburb of Boston, Five minutes over the bridge. When I grew up there, it was a very blue-collar, working-class Irish-Italian neighborhood. There is a great market there called Regina, where you can get great salami and cheese and great imported Italian things.
TWO: PRESERVATION IS GOOD. I've been to a lot of places in this country, and there's no other place where you feel history as strongly as you feel it in Boston. On the Freedom Trail, you can find all types of historically significant stops. It runs through Beacon Hill, which is a really beautiful part of the city. I've been everywhere on the Freedom Trail at some point in my life. You follow it, and it takes you through the Boston Common and by the Old State House and past the Old North Church. The Granary Burying Ground is also right on the Freedom Trail. That's where Samuel Adams and John Hancock are buried, and Benjamin Franklin's parents too.
THREE: GREEN IS ALSO GOOD. Boston Common and the Boston Public Garden are sort of side by side. The Common is almost like the big lawn in Central Park, whereas the Public Garden has more flowers and beautiful willow trees and ducks in the ponds and swan boats. That's just glorious in the fall and summer and spring. I guess it's also nice in the winter â€" if you like the cold.
FOUR: THE BEST PLACES TO SPEND A DAY OUTDOORS IN THE FALL ARE LESS THAN AN HOUR AWAY. In October, the two best places to go to are the Arnold Arboretum and Walden Pond. Walden Pond is in Concord, Massachusetts, which is a 40-minute drive from Boston. It's a great day trip. I spent a lot of time there as a child. My brother-in-law would take me and my brother and our friends there for nature walks all the time. We came from the suburbs, so it was great to spend a day just walking through the woods and having quiet time. I developed my appreciation for nature there. It's one of my fondest memories.
Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond, so there are plaques all throughout the woods, marking places where Thoreau was â€" where he had his tent and where he liked to nature writings are about his time there. The Arnold Arboretum is about 10 or 15 minutes away from Harvard. It has a beautiful trail through the woods. If you go within the right few weeks in the fall, it's beautiful. The colors are amazing. You will just be completely surrounded by trees â€" absolutely gorgeous.
FIVE: SPEAKING OF HARVARD, IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO VISIT. The grounds of Harvard University are so beautiful to walk around, and the Harvard Book Store is one of the last great independent bookstores. It's right there across the street from the university.
SIX: HAMBURGERS TASTE GREAT. Just ask Matt Damon. Right beside the Harvard Book Store is Mr. Bartley's, a really old-school, greasy-spoon hamburger joint. It has absolutely the best greasy burger you will ever have in your life. A really nice afternoon would be to go have a burger there and then go to the bookstore next door, pick up a Harvard T- shirt, and walk the grounds of Harvard, particularly in the spring or in the fall, when all the students are starting.
SEVEN: YOU CAN BUY STUFF ON NEWBURY STREET. My favorite shop is one called Louis Boston. I guess it would be sort of the Barneys of Boston. It's just a gorgeous retail store in an old, historic building. They carry men and women's clothing, and they have a nice little espresso bar there, as well as a nice, small restaurant.
EIGHT: STEALING IS BAD BUT INTERESTING. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is where one of the largest unsolved art heists in history took place. It was in the '90s. There were 13 significant pieces of art taken from that museum. No suspect has ever been brought into custody, and nothing has been recovered. It happened on St. Patrick's Day. It's the perfect night to pull off some heist in Boston, because all the police are at the St. Patrick's Day festivities.
NINE: YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A PLACE TO SLEEP. There was an old Ritz hotel on the first block of Newbury. Just recently, they closed it and turned it into another hotel. Then they built a more modern Ritz-Carlton across the street from the Public Garden. I love the new Ritz. It has a great gym, a Sports Club/LA, there.
TEN: BOSTON HAS BEACHES. AND BIRDS. Revere Beach, although it is old and historical, is dirty and not very nice. But not too far away from there is a beach called Nahant Beach, which is actually where my sister lives. It's like a little island. There is only one road in and one road out. My sister and brother-in-law would take us there as kids, and we would other beach in Nahant that is very famous; it's called Forty Steps. There's no sand, just rocks. There are rumors that parts of the movie The Birds were filmed there.
ELEVEN: BOSTON HAS GREAT PLACES TO EAT. There's a restaurant called KO Prime, on Tremont Street on the Freedom Trail, that is great. It's a tiny place. There's another restaurant, Via Matta, right across the street from the Ritz. It's right around the corner from the Hermès store, and it has delicious Italian food.
There is a chef in Boston named Ken Oringer who owns three restaurants. One of them is in the Eliot Hotel. It's called Clio and is amazing. Downstairs, he has a tiny sushi bar called Uni. There are only about six stools at the sushi bar and probably only tables. It is delicious. Everything is super, super fresh.
The parents of a friend of mine own Durgin-Park, which is a traditional New England place. Kelly's is a great fast-food seafood place. They have great clams and lobster rolls. They are famous for their lobster rolls. It's, like, a $40 lobster roll, the most expensive lobster roll you will ever have.
The Daily Catch is a place in the North End where they serve you calamari in a pan. It's pretty much only calamari and pasta â€" delicious.
TWELVE: ITALIANS MAKE GOOD DESSERTS. So does Ben & Jerry's. In Little Italy, there are great pastry shops. My boyfriend, Christopher, thinks Modern Pastry Shop is the best pastry shop in the North End. When I am there, I always take a walk up Newbury Street and hit the Ben & Jerry's. That's the best stop on the street, as far as I'm concerned.
THIRTEEN: SHE HAS VERY, VERY STRONG ARMS. There is a quite famous place â€" a place where I used to work, actually â€" on Newbury Street called Daisy Buchanan's. I was just 18 when I worked there. It is a tiny, tiny little place in a basement. All the Red Sox players and the Bruins players and the Celtics players go there after games.
That was the hardest place in town to be a cocktail waitress. It was just packed, and there would be so many people in there that you couldn't hold the tray in front of your body. You'd have to suspend the tray completely over your head. They used thick glass mugs, so it was heavy. And you had to hold the tray over your head while wearing high heels and a miniskirt. You have to wear high heels because all the guys in there are so tall because most of them are basketball players or football players. You develop great shoulder muscles, though.
Steve Marsi is the Managing Editor of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Google+ or email him here.Tags: Grey's Anatomy
omg everett girl u went to School with Ellen Pompeo??????? ahhh im jealous!! details please!!!
How did I miss this?! I'm from Boston; I lived in Everett, across from the bakery, until I was six, and then I moved to a small town about 30 minutes away. Everyone should really go to Boston; if you appreciate history or sports or just cities, its a great place. Newbury street has the best shops! And Fanuil Hall is always crowded with tourists, but check out the theater district, like Blue Man Group. Fenway Park too, obviously. I love Ellen, I'm so proud that she's from Boston!
hey... when did you find this artivle? Is it one of the latest articles?
I went to high school with Ellen. She was one of the class clowns. She always was bubbly and always laughing. It's amazing to know her then and to know what she does now. Good for her!! Everett is so proud of you!
Hola Ellen, Lamento escribir en español, solo deseaba expresarte lo mucho que me gusta tu actuación en la serie, la forma en que desarrollas tu papel sensillamente me facina.
Soy una fiel seguidora de la serie desde Costa Rica, espero pronto visiten nuestro hermoso paÃs con susu bellisimas playas. Bueno despues de tanto trabajo no vendria nada mal un paseo por las paradisiacas playas del golfo de Nicoya. Saludos
I love Boston. I live in Wellsley Farms, not too far from Boston, maybe 20 minutes tops. I know exactly what she is talking about. Harvard Bookstore is AMAZING!! It's gorgeous. The campus grounds are amazing too. I walk there all the time with my nieces and nephews. They love it, and I grew up in Wellsley, so I know the area like the back of my hand. I love sushi, and the UNI Sushi Bar is FANTASTIC!! Best sushi I have ever had. Highly recommend it. Just a beautilful place, definately a place to stop on a cross-country trip.
love Ellen, love GA!
Who knows, one day maybe I will visit Boston, although my country is so far... I live in Romania. It sounds like the perfect city.
Meanwhile, I can buy one of those t-shirts online, if they'll deliver so far...hmmm?
Ellen is my role model. She's doing all these things to help the world, is an amazing actress, and seems really optomistic!!!! I wish I could meet her!
OH MY GOD! how can you not love this woman. She is stunning and amazing... and loving her even more in season 4.
i love ellen! my aunts friend grew up with her and i actually live in nahant so i know exactly what she's talking about :)


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The Washington Stealth Bombshells, the National Lacrosse League's premiere dance team, is holding registration for the 2011 Junior Bombshells. This unique opportunity to learn from the area's top dancers is available to all young aspiring dancers ages 5-18.
The Stealth Bombshells features the top dancing talent in the Pacific Northwest. Of the fourteen members of the dance team, eight have previous professional dance experience with the Seattle Sonics Dance Team or Seattle Seagals. Bombshells director Jillian Boprey has a wide range of experience as a dancer and choreographer and will instruct the Junior Bombshells with the help of the entire Bombshells squad.
The package includes over two hours of dance instruction with the Bombshells, a halftime performance at the April 9th Stealth game, a t-shirt and two tickets to the game all for just $30. The dance clinic will also take place on April 9th, at Gold's Gym in Woodinville from 12:30-3pm.
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WASHINGTON, September 24, 2013 — When late '70s is punk rock is brought up in music conversations, the natural inclination is to immediately start focusing on British bands such as the Sex Pistols and the Clash, with, perhaps, the exception of the Ramones. Punk in the U.S. during that same was a bit different, although even that would change in less than a decade. The Yanks did not necessarily emulate the angsty aggression of their British counterparts then, choosing instead to serve as a counterpoint to the mainstream at that time.
Both Blondie and X represent different aspects of that music ideal in the American rock underground of the late '70s and early '80s, albeit approaching it from different points of view. Despite their differences, the combination of these two bands made perfect sense, as they balanced and supported each other during their recent show at the 9:30 Club.
Both bands reached their peak during the'80s, and gaining mainstream recognition after each garnered an avid following in the late '70s. But they weren't exactly contemporaries. This was still a time when, especially in the U.S., bands could easily be divided up geographically.
Despite radio play, both bands were primarily anchored on separate coasts, a general situation that made for a fairly large division between the scenes that spawned both Blondie and X. Early on, both scenes, at least in the U.S., were identified as punk. But they morphed into something completely different than what's traditionally thought of as punk today. And it is these developmental divisions that both these bands still exemplify today, a fact duly noted as they performed their material at the 9:30 Club.
What makes these shows, which are essentially nostalgia events, still relevant? First and foremost, it's easy to understand what makes them popular. Both Blondie and X, for example, created music that reached people at a certain point in their lives, and it's clear that key songs from this era haven't aged at all in the decades since they've been released. People will always want to hear those songs live because they enable them to go down the memory hole to recall vivid memories of those past, often formative times in their lives.
On the other hand, it's not entirely fair to pigeonhole either one of these bands as nostalgia acts. X was steadily releasing new music into the '90s and Blondie has released several new albums in the last decade, including a new release set to come out later in the year. The strength of their current joint show hinges on what people remember from the time when both bands were at their most popular. That's what really drives the show in terms of crowd energy.
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Neither Blondie nor X rely solely on their past laurels as the focal point of their show. But it's obvious that both these bands are, to some extent, functioning as time capsules, not simply representing themselves or even a period in time where they might have ruled pop music, but also helping to recall the specific regions and music cultures where they were firmly entrenched.
If someone were to look for a quintessential L.A. punk bands that existed before hardcore took over the underground in the '80s, they would be hard pressed to find a better representative than X. The band formed in 1977 in the wake of the first-wave punk movement as it reached the West Coast. They released their first album, "Los Angeles," in 1980, inaugurating a string of some of the most critically well-received punk albums over the next three years, including 1981's "Wild Gift" and 1982's "Under the Big Black Sun."
While most punk bands at the time were known for their lack of musicianship or relative indifference, X went in the other direction entirely. They created punchy rock numbers but emphasized them with biting lyrics and fairly complex vocal harmonies carried by front woman Exene Cervenka and bassist John Doe.
Playing with their original line-up, all that original style and bite was still present during their set at the 9:30 Club. X were never the most typical punk band on the scene and eventually did grow beyond this. But even today, it's clear to see why they were a cut above most of their West Coast peers, demonstrating precisely what a punk could achieve beyond mere manic aggression. The high quality of musicianship X displayed during their set here greatly underlines the timelessness of nearly all their material as well as the relevancy it holds some three decades after the fact.
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Blondie represents a similar level of artistic freedom and quality. But, having originated on the East Coast and especially in New York during the late '70s and early '80s, they weren't quite pigeonholed with the same insular stigma that the punk scene in general would eventually develop.
Early on in their career, Blondie was considered a part of the punk rock scene in New York – as it turns out though fairly briefly – for no other reason than they would frequent CBGBs, the same famous night club called home by those punk rock pioneers, the Ramones. This signified more of a cultural style that bound these bands together rather than any sort musical connection between them.
If there is anything that did connect these bands, it was their artistic freedom to explore differing musical avenues. Blondie eventually fell under the umbrella of New Wave. But in truth, this was really a catch-all term for bands like them that weren't a clearly discernible style of rock music and that emphasized keyboards more often than not. Blondie, in fact, deployed several different musical styles, all while becoming a pop/rock juggernaut in the late '70s.
Of course, all of Blondie's music extends from their lead singer Deborah Harry, who, even at 68, is still as electric as ever. It's interesting to see how well the band's new material fits in with many of their classic hits. But then, the their 9:30 Club audience didn't necessarily come to hear songs off their upcoming album. Blondie certainly didn't disappoint them, still able to demonstrate just how rousing songs like "Heart of Glass" and "Call Me" can still be, serving as a constant reminder as to why everyone was there to see them.
Timelessness and continued excellence. This is why both Blondie and X are still relevant in 2013, especially when seen and heard in a live setting. The memorable songs that both bands crafted over thirty years ago have easily withstood the test of time. Enough in their respective catalogues remains emotionally poignant and still viable as dance rock numbers. For these reasons alone, people will always want to see bands like Blondie and X for as long as they're willing to perform.
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Did I mention in any of my previous blogs that I love this little town? I really do, nnot only for the great water views or the cool ships passing by our porch, but for its location and proximity to so many cool places and things to do. It would literally take me days to list and tell you about all of them, but today I'm going to talk about "Music Venues"- not just the local clubs that have great bands that you've never heard of, but some of the bigger venues and the incredible ease of visiting them. There is the "Rams Head Tavern" in Annapolis, just an hour away. My wife and I saw the fantastic "John Hiatt" there last year. Very intimate setting only about 300 seats, the seats are reserved, no rushing to get there early to get a seat, no standing, your own comfortable seat to not only watch and listen to the great band but also to dine on the wonderful meals they serve there. There are many places in Baltimore (again only an hour away) and there is the "Queen", a new music venue in Wilmington.
Hands down, our favorite venue is "World Cafe Live" in Philadelphia. WXPN (University of Pennsylvania radio station, one of the best in the country) runs both this establishment and the new "Queen" theater in Wilmington, Delaware. Easy to get to, it's right between the campuses of Penn and Drexel University, both alma maters of two of our daughters. The "WCL" has an upstairs (actually ground level) where you can dine and see great local and not so local bands that usually haven't yet made the big time, but always unique and talented performers. You can also dine on this level. Tickets are very reasonable usually not much more than $15.
Then there is down stairs - a larger venue with a big, almost acoustically perfect (both performers and patrons agree) stage with a lower level on the same level as the band, and a balcony. My guess is around 250 seats and not a single one is a bad one. Carol and I have been to about a half a dozen shows here and one of the best performances we have ever seen - "Sonny Landreth" the incredible blues, cajun master slide guitarist that can literally make his guitar sing, cry or explode and also great shows by "Crash Test Dummies" and "North Mississippi All stars". Then just last week we went to another great show.
For Carol's birth day we saw "Garland Jeffery's" on this same stage. Garland is a singer in a rock and roll band, I am embarrassed to say that I've only know about him for the past 6 months or so. He is nearly 70 years old, I laugh when I say that because his energy and dynamic voice on stage is that of a much younger man. He started putting out albums in the late 1960's and just this past August put out his most recent one "The King of In Between". He is from Brooklyn, N.Y. a streetwise poet, roommate and friend of "Lou Reed" at Syracuse University. He has also worked with Bruce Springsteen and the Rolling stones quite a bit. Many of the bands songs have a distinct "Stones" sound to them. His voice much more mellow than on some earlier albums, his songs are magic, many are based on three cord blues progressions but are so much more. His songs flow like almost no others I have listened to in recent years, melodic and soulful, some funky with a New York 60's Motown influence in them, but always a well defined rock and roll base to all of them. We have only his most recent CD but at the show we picked up an earlier one (recommended by his wife of 30+ years a youthful looking "Claire" who we met, she was proudly sitting behind a table selling his CD's and T shirts. He also has a 15 year old daughter "Savannah" who also sings and plays the guitar ( not with his band). Garland's show was great from start to finish and his band was great too, made up of a very talented line up of Mark his long time lead guitar player who sounds a lot like Keith Richards and actually looks like Mick Jagger, a long time excellent bassist, great drummer and a youngster who plays rhythm guitar keyboards and sings. A great night, we sat in the front row at a table, had a nice dinner, met some lovely folks from Victoria BC in town for a medical conference. After the show we got to say hello and thanks to Garland and got him to sign the newly purchased CD.
So if you've never heard of this artist like me 6 months ago just ask me to put it on in the dinning room the next time you visit, and remember any of you musicians that come for a relaxing stay I have 6 bass guitars, a lap steel slide guitar, mandolin and a uke and all kinds of percussion stuff. We're always up for a jam. Take care hope to see you soon. - Bob
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By Kevin P. McGowan
March 3 --Granting a petition filed by an employee staffing firm, the U.S. Supreme Court March 3 agreed to review whether workers in a Nevada warehouse may be entitled to compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act for time spent going through security screenings after their shifts (Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk, U.S., No. 13-433, cert. granted 3/3/14).
Petitioner Integrity Staffing Solutions, which provides workers for warehouses that fulfill Amazon.com orders, said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit erred by ruling the FLSA, as amended by the Portal-to-Portal Act, may require Integrity to pay warehouse employees for time spent emptying their pockets and passing through metal detectors before exiting the warehouse after their work shifts are over.
Last April, the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's dismissal of an FLSA collective action filed by two former Integrity employees who had been assigned to the Nevada warehouse handling Amazon.com orders. The appeals court ruled that since the post-shift security screenings are solely for the employer's benefits, the employees may be entitled to pay for the up to 25 minutes the plaintiffs testified that workers sometimes must wait to get through the security checkpoint ( 713 F.3d 525, 20 WH Cases2d 937, 2013 BL 99089 (9th Cir. 2013); 71 DLR AA-1, 4/12/13).
In seeking review, Integrity said the Ninth Circuit "disregarded the plain text" of the Portal-to-Portal Act, a 1947 amendment to the FLSA, and violated Supreme Court precedent by departing from "an unbroken line of authority" that employees are not entitled to compensation under the FLSA for time spent in security screenings.
The Ninth Circuit decision, which conflicts with two other federal circuit court rulings, already has caused "a spate of new nationwide class-action suits" filed against major employers seeking back pay under the FLSA and state laws for time spent in security screenings, Integrity said.
"If allowed to stand, the [Ninth Circuit] decision will result in massive retroactive liability for employers, and will fundamentally upend the careful balance struck by Congress in the FLSA and Portal-to-Portal Act," Integrity said.
In a brief opposing review, former Integrity employees Jesse Busk and Laurie Castro said no circuit conflict exists, as the other federal appeals courts haven't said employee time spent in security screenings is never compensable under the FLSA.
The Ninth Circuit ruled in the particular circumstances of this case, employee participation in the anti-theft screening process may be "integral and indispensable" to the workers' "principal activities" and therefore compensable under the FLSA, Busk and Castro said.
Integrity's "claim of error in the fact-bound application of that standard to the particular claim in this case does not present any circuit conflict or otherwise warrant review by this Court," the former employees said.
But Integrity in its petition for review said the Ninth Circuit's decision "cannot be squared" with the Portal-to-Portal Act's plain language, which establishes that a worker's "preliminary" and "postlimininary" activities are not covered by the FLSA.
In Steiner v. Mitchell, 350 U.S. 247, 12 WH Cases 750 (1956), and subsequent decisions, the Supreme Court construed the Portal-to-Portal Act as requiring employee compensation "only for tasks that are an 'integral and indispensable part of the principal activities for which covered workman are employed,' " Integrity said.
The Ninth Circuit decision can't be reconciled with those Supreme Court rulings, as security screenings are "a paradigmatic example" of an activity that is "preliminary" or "postliminary" to a worker's primary job duties, Integrity said.
The security screenings that the warehouse workers undergo are "indistinguishable" from many other tasks that courts have ruled non-compensable under the FLSA, such as waiting to punch in or out of work, walking from a parking lot to the workplace or waiting to pick up protective gear prior to donning it for a work shift, Integrity said.
"All of these activities are 'required' in a broad, but-for sense, but they are not compensable under the FLSA because such tasks are fundamentally distinct from employees' actual job duties," Integrity said, citing the Supreme Court decision in IBP v. Alvarez, 546 U.S. 21, 10 WH Cases2d 1825 (2005) (216 DLR AA-1, 11/9/05).
The Ninth Circuit ruling also conflicts with the Second Circuit decision in Gorman v. Consolidated Edison Corp., 488 F.3d 586, 12 WH Cases2d 1104 (2d Cir. 2007) (112 DLR A-1, 6/12/07), and the Eleventh Circuit decision in Bonilla v. Baker Concrete Construction, 487 F.3d 1340, 12 WH Cases2d 1100 (11th Cir. 2007) (105 DLR A-1, 6/1/07), Integrity said.
The Supreme Court should grant review to resolve the circuit split, clarify that time spent in security screenings is not covered by the FLSA and prevent the scenario in which retailers with large warehouse operations such as Amazon.com, Apple and CVS Pharmacy, for example, are targeted for wage and hour class actions, Integrity said.
"Because of the ease with which nationwide FLSA class actions can be brought, the Ninth Circuit's decision threatens to become the de facto national standard," Integrity said.
"Moreover, because the Ninth Circuit's decision was a dramatic change in what had been a settled area of the law, employers across the country face the prospect of massive retroactive liability," the petitioner said. "Under these circumstances, certiorari is plainly warranted so that this Court can establish a uniform rule on this important issue."
Paul D. Clement of Barcroft PLLC in Washington is counsel of record for Integrity Staffing Solutions.
But in their brief opposing review, former employees Busk and Castro said "the central premise--and flaw--of [Integrity's] petition" is that all "security screenings" are the same and that such activities can never be compensable under the FLSA and Portal-to-Portal Act.
Instead, the former employees said the nature of security screenings varies considerably depending on the workplace, and the Ninth Circuit "manifestly did not hold that a 'security screening' is always compensable."
"[T]o the contrary, the [Ninth Circuit] limited its holding of compensability to the particular activities alleged in this case, and did not question the correctness of decisions holding that screenings were not compensable in certain other circumstances," Busk and Castro said. "Conversely, neither the Second nor the Eleventh Circuit ha adopted a per se rule that 'security screenings' are never compensable."
Instead, all the federal appeals courts at issue applied the Supreme Court test first announced in Steiner but reached different results based on different factual situations, the former employees said.
The Ninth Circuit has remanded the case to the district court in Nevada for a decision on whether the warehouse employees' time spent going through security is actually "integral and indispensable" to their primary work activities and therefore compensable, the former employees said. The Supreme Court should not intervene simply because the parties disagree about one application of a settled legal test, they said.
Mark R. Thierman of the Thierman Law Firm PC in Reno, Nev., is counsel of record for the former Integrity employees.
The Supreme Court has filled its oral argument calendar for the current term, so it will take up this case during the new term beginning in October.
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