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EAST LANSING, Mich. — If the crucial Big Ten Conference football opener on Saturday between the University of Wisconsin and Michigan State was going to be decided by third downs, the Badgers figured to be in good shape.
They came in with a distinct advantage on third downs over the Spartans on both sides of the ball.
"If you can't execute on third downs, it makes it very hard to win games," UW wide receiver Nick Toon said.
The 11th-ranked Badgers' failures on third down on offense and defense translated into a 34-24 loss to the 24th-ranked Spartans at Spartan Stadium.
In dropping its first game of the season, UW (4-1 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) left itself with no margin for error if it hopes to contend for a conference title.
"This is just a little adversity," free safety Aaron Henry said. "It's still early on in the season. We have a ton of the season left."
The Spartans (5-0, 1-0) played a second straight game without coach Mark Dantonio, who suffered a mild heart attack two weeks ago. He planned to watch the game from the press box until going back to the hospital on Thursday after a blood clot was discovered in his leg.
The Badgers came in ranked second in the conference in third-down conversions at 53.2 percent. The Spartans ranked next-to-last on defense in that category (40 percent).
It was the same on the other side of the ball, with UW's defense ranked second in opponent's third-down conversions at 27.5 percent and MSU's offense ranking last in third-down conversions at 31.8 percent.
In a complete role reversal, the Spartans converted nine of 18 third downs, allowing the worst team in the conference in time of possession to keep the ball for 36 minutes, 24 seconds and roll up a 444-292 edge in total yards.
Meanwhile, UW's offense converted only three of 11 (27.3 percent) third downs, losing despite a plus-three turnover margin to fall to 17-3 under coach Bret Bielema when the Badgers win the turnover battle.
"Third down going into this game was going to be a critical, critical point ... and also special teams," Bielema said.
The Badgers allowed a 74-yard punt return for a touchdown by Keshawn Martin in the second quarter, following a line-drive punt by Brad Nortman. That led to a 20-10 halftime deficit.
Still, it was the Badgers' failures on third downs that decided it, after taking momentum with a goal-line stand in the third quarter.
Freshman James White scored on a 34-yard dash around right end in the third quarter to pull UW within 20-17.
Linebacker Culmer St. Jean and defensive end J.J. Watt then teamed up to stop Le'Veon Bell on fourth-and-1. But UW's offense could not convert a third-and-6. They lined up both tight ends on the left side, then ran White behind them but he was stopped for a 3-yard gain.
"That's something we pride ourselves (on) is moving the chains and being efficient on third down," said UW quarterback Scott Tolzien, who completed just 11 of 25 passes for 127 yards. "(Saturday) we weren't. You see the outcome of it."
Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins carved up the Badgers on third down, completing 10 of 12 passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions. On the ensuing drive, he beat a blitz with a perfectly designed middle screen on third-and-10, to pick up 12 yards.
"That Badger package, it can be great for us when we play it right," Henry said of the third-down defense. "But those screens and those draws, they can be an Achilles' heel."
Credit Michigan State's offensive coaches for some good calls. After getting stopped on the fourth-and-goal, the Spartans went to a play-action pass on third-and-goal from the 1 on the next series. Henry lined up too far to the outside, giving tight end Charlie Gantt inside position for an easy pass by Cousins.
Still, the Badgers pulled within 27-24 on Tolzien's 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jacob Pedersen with 10:53 left. All they needed was a stop from their defense to have a chance to win the game.
Instead, the Spartans converted three third downs, including ones from 9 and 11 yards to go. That set up another fourth-and-goal at the 1 and another nice call.
Wide receiver B.J. Cunningham made contact with safety Jay Valai, as if to block. Cornerback Niles Brinkley thought that meant run and abandoned Cunningham, who made the easy catch with 2:43 left.
"Whenever the wide receiver cracks (blocks inside), the corner is supposed to come off that (receiver)," Henry said. "I guess Niles thought the guy cracked Jay Valai. He put his hands on (Valai), so Niles just wanted to get outside for the run. It was set up by the play action. You've got to give credit to Michigan State, they set it up with the run."
Still, if the Badgers had gotten one third-down stop on the drive, they had a chance to win despite a subpar performance.
"It's obviously very frustrating as a defense when you want to get your offense back the ball, so you have a chance to win the game," Watt said. "We couldn't do that."


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Palestinians protest 370. (photo credit: REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini)
Thousands of young Palestinians out on the streets – chanting slogans, throwing rocks, burning tires. Working class drivers striking to protest against the price of gas, middle- class merchants shuttering their shops to avoid damages and the moneyed classes chattering nervously about whether this is really as momentous as it looks.The images are reminiscent of the first intifada almost 25 years ago, except that the fire this time is largely focused not on Israel but on the Palestinian leadership.Yet Palestinian society is far more complex than it was a quarter of a century ago, and not everybody has the same reading on what the protests erupting across the West Bank really mean. Some hail the unrest as the belated birth of the Palestinian Spring, taking its cues from start of the upheaval that began in a small Tunisian city two years ago this December.There too, in Sidi Bouzid, the protests initially seemed to be of a localized, economic nature, and some dismissed it as little more than a bread riot that would blow over. The revolution's patron saint, Mohamed Bouazizi, was a struggling street vendor who, fed up with trying to survive and outraged over the confiscation of his wares, set himself on fire – and helped fan the fires of frustration throughout the Middle East.If a man who sold produce from a cart could start a revolution, what about a taxi driver who, once he pays NIS 8.25 for a liter of gas, hardly has enough take-home pay to put food on the table? Or a merchant whose profits are being eaten up by the value-added tax being tied to Israel's, which just went up to 17 percent? Or the nearly 40% of Palestinians who are dependent on publicsector jobs, where salaries have been delayed because the Palestinian Authority simply doesn't have enough to make payroll? Salaries not paid in July and August have made people doubt that things will get any better in September."It is a very deep crisis because 180,000 people are public sector employees. You multiply that by five, and realize that at least one million depend on those salaries," explains Samir Barghouti, a Ramallah economist who runs the Arab Center for Agricultural Development.In the past, he noted, whenever the PA's balance sheet went into the red, it could depend on donor nations, particularly wealthier Arab countries, to help it out. As a byproduct of the Arab Spring, he says, most of the leading Arab countries are far less focused on Palestinian issues."Other donor countries, particularly the Arab countries, are busy with the Arab Spring, and the international priority is to finish with Syria, so they don't care so much about what is going on in Palestine," he says."Also, some of them are not satisfied with [Palestinian President] Mahmoud Abbas, and they think maybe it is not the time to be going again to the UN and to challenge the US," he adds, in reference to Abbas's plans to submit a new bid on September 27 for the UN to recognize a Palestinian state.Indeed, the crisis is neither exclusively political nor economic, but has elements of both feeding on each other. For example, says Barghouti, some of the Palestinian politicians who were already unhappy with PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad are using the crisis as an opportunity to pin problems on him."There are some people within Fatah who do not want Salam Fayyad in office anymore, and they are saying it publicly. They believe it is an opportunity to achieve what they want, and they're finding a way to use the economic crisis to get it," he says.Some of the factors leading to the crisis are clearly beyond the Palestinian leadership's control, such as soaring gas prices and global economic forces.But what is specific to the Palestinian predicament, and which stands at the heart of the current frustration, is the Paris Protocol, the framework that established economic relations between Israel and the PA in 1994.To the average young protester burning up a copy of the protocol, it is largely a symbol of Israeli control over the Palestinian economy. But even to more nuanced minds, including several Palestinian economists interviewed for this article, the Paris Protocol is dragging the PA economy down in a palpable way."The articles are a disaster for Palestinians, but during the last 15 years we did not ask to review or change it, and that shows we don't have the right management for a crisis such as this," says Talaat Alawi, editorin- chief of the Al Safeer economic newspaper in Ramallah."We as consumers are paying almost the same VAT as an Israeli living in Tel Aviv or Haifa, while the per capita income in Israel is almost $30,000, whereas in the Palestinian Authority it's about $2,000. It is a fixed tax, in which poor and rich pay the same rate, so it's an unfair tax, an so much more burdensome for Palestinians."He says that an appropriate tax for the Palestinian economy would be 9%, but the PA has no right to make adjustments.Fayyad's announcement Tuesday that he would reduce it from 15.5% to 15% was insignificant, Alawi says."The most important issue, and this is a very negative point that sheds some light on how we see the Palestinian government, is that the Paris Protocol should have been a temporary protocol, from 1994-1999, and yet our government has been upholding every protocol in there," Alawi adds.Trying to ride the wave of wrath, Abbas has asked Israel to revise the protocols. Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on Monday answered him with a resounding no."There is no room to fix it when there is no progress in the political channel, and the Palestinians have huge debts to Israel for transferring gas and electricity, for example," Ayalon said.Refusing to reopen the accords, however, could put Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in an extremely difficult position. He has said repeatedly in the last few years that while he is not rushing into an agreement with the Palestinians that will involve further territorial compromises, he is making significant moves to boost the economy in the West Bank and improve the lives of many Palestinians.Meanwhile, some analysts say it is an exaggeration to call the current crisis the latest chapter of the Arab Spring.Notes Jamil Rabah, the codirector of Near East Consulting in Ramallah, it will not lead to the ouster of a president, as it did in Tunisia and Egypt, nor is it about getting out from under the thumb of a murderous regime, as in Syria. Rabah says it is more like Israel's economic protest during the summer of 2011, in which tent cities sprung up around the nation."I keep going around to check how serious this is, and I don't think it is as big as it's been hyped to be," Rabah says."I don't think it's a Palestinian Spring. Yes, people are tired economically, but it is not translated to unrest against the PA as a legitimate government.It is true people are unhappy with what's going on, but it's largely the lack of economic support from Arab regimes and the controls on us by Israel that puts the PA in a difficult situation."What the crisis drives home, he says, is not just the taxation issues vis-à-vis Israel, but that the PA has failed to reduce its dependency on foreign aid and still is not effective in collecting taxes, except from the largest companies."People want services, but who's to pay for them? The PA is afraid to go and collect taxes because they don't want to burden people. They do collect taxes in the West Bank, but not in manner which is strongly enforceable, they don't want to be perceived as an additional burden," he says.Barghouti agrees. 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Eight 8-Bit Android games we love
If you're like us, then you are probably shaking out of a turkey-induced coma and getting back into routines and the normal life. For some of us, that means walking and not running off into the work week. To help get us return to the swing of things, we like to spend some free time casually playing some old school, retro games with them clunky old 8-bit graphics.
Face it, as much as we love getting into first person shooters and immerse 3D games, sometimes we just need a bit of ol' fashion to feel better. Along those lines, here are eight titles that we have really enjoyed as of late.
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8-Bit Tower HD (FREE)
Stack 'em up high! Pile up blocks as high as you can in this challenging new tower stacking game, but be careful! The higher your tower gets, the easier it is to knock down! Tap the screen to set the size of the block, then tap again to place it on your tower. Careful that you don't knock your tower over, or it's game over!
8Bit Ninja (FREE)
In this juicy ninja game, your goal is to survive as long as possible while avoiding waves of melons, coconuts, oranges, lemons and the ultra rare dragon fruits! Use your ninja weapon arsenal to blow the fruits into tasty pieces! Yummy! 8bit is not alone in his quest, meet his friends each with unique abilities!
Gurk II 8-Bit RPG ($.99)
Quests, boats, potions, music, more boats, tons more monsters, items, spells. The super-charged sequel to the famous 8-bit RPG, Gurk II is a huge new adventure with all of the most requested features added: quests, music, sound, potions, and an improved look!
INC: The Beginning ($2.63)
The year 2135, the world is ruled by Corporations, humans are slowly being replaced by robots and machines, and the most powerful humans are now looking for ways to transfer their souls into robots, for eternal life. Fight your way thru four stylish worlds, surviving a large variation of different robots and machines that only have one mission, stop you from reaching your goal: save Dr Robotus!
Kami Retro (FREE)
Dazzling retro style 3D rendered artwork with glittering visuals and awesome sound effects. Flick, push, nudge and swing to save as many troops as possible. Think your way out of trouble by placing tools such as springs, springboards, fans and cannons. Collect stars from a total of more than 60 stages to unlock five unreal worlds.
Super Bit Dash (FREE)
Super Bit Dash is the best free retro game on google play! Dashing and jumping action game with intuitive touch controls for all gamers! NO CLUNKY D-PAD!
Wreck-It Ralph ($.99)
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How Google Skewed Search Results
The Wall Street Journal reports on how Google favored its own shopping, travel services over rivals, and the U.S. antitrust probe of Google:
The 160-page critique, which was supposed to remain private but was inadvertently disclosed in an open-records request, concluded that Google's "conduct has resulted—and will result—in real harm to consumers and to innovation in the online search and advertising markets."Is Google an unelected superpower? A truly sinister social networking platform could manipulate public opinion even more effectively. (Previously)
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We Know How You Feel Computers are learning to read emotion, and the business world can't wait.
"Enjoy the clean air."
Warehouse Empire Behind the largest undercover bribe the FBI ever paid to a public official is the story of how our whole consumer economy has been transformed, bringing lung-stunting pollution and, in some cases political corruption.
What do we expect? They're Dick's.
12-year-old calls out Dick's Sporting Goods chain for being sexist. We might never have known about her exceptional letter, but one of her parents is a reporter.
"— a fixer who knew just what to do."
PAPER BOYS: The Dark World of Debt Collection [New York Times] In the murky world of unpaid bills, a banker and an ex-con can make a fortune — if they don't run into too many crooks.
A dance between math and intuition: Beer pricing
When you go out to a bar or restaurant, have you ever wondered why your beer costs what it does? Here's your chance to find out. [more inside]
The Aperture is Closing
It's last call to do your shopping at the last mall
The Guardian on the decline of America's shopping malls. "Dying shopping malls are speckled across the United States, often in middle-class suburbs wrestling with socioeconomic shifts. Some, like Rolling Acres, have already succumbed. Estimates on the share that might close or be repurposed in coming decades range from 15 to 50%. Americans are returning downtown; online shopping is taking a 6% bite out of brick-and-mortar sales; and to many iPhone-clutching, city-dwelling and frequently jobless young people, the culture that spawned satire like Mallrats seems increasingly dated, even cartoonish.
The trend is especially noticeable in the Midwest, a former blue-collar bastion where ailing malls have begun dotting suburban landscapes. Outside of Chicago, Lakehurst Mall was levelled in 2004 and the half-vacant Lincoln Mall is costing its host village millions in botched redevelopment plans. Dixie Square Mall sat vacant for more than 30 years after serving as the backdrop for the iconic chase scene in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. It was finally demolished in 2012. Many others will similarly lie dormant as they wait for the wrecking ball."
The trend is especially noticeable in the Midwest, a former blue-collar bastion where ailing malls have begun dotting suburban landscapes. Outside of Chicago, Lakehurst Mall was levelled in 2004 and the half-vacant Lincoln Mall is costing its host village millions in botched redevelopment plans. Dixie Square Mall sat vacant for more than 30 years after serving as the backdrop for the iconic chase scene in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. It was finally demolished in 2012. Many others will similarly lie dormant as they wait for the wrecking ball."
Netflix vs Hulu Plus vs Amazon Prime vs ...
Lifehacker: "One of the more annoying things about Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Amazon's television streaming libraries is the vast difference between the selection available. It would be almost impossible to get a thorough idea of who has the better library without searching for hundreds of TV shows on each service and comparing them manually. So we did just that." [more inside]
The best car we have ever tested. Ever.
Consumer Reports says the Tesla Model S is a truly remarkable car.
"Most of the big chains are trying video analytics"
How stores spy on you: Many retailers are snooping more than ever Gaze trackers are hidden in tiny holes in the shelving and detect which brands you're looking at and how long for each. There are even mannequins whose eyes are cameras...Cisco is testing a system [that] automatically detects your mobile device and connects you to the retailer's free Wi-Fi network. "Once the customer gets on the network, he has opted in, and the privacy concerns are allayed..." [via] [more inside]
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The West Virginia Surf Report is picking up where they left off [McDonald's McSkillet burrito] (previously), Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality has recently been updated with picture comparison and comedic review of:
Taco Bell Doritos Locos Taco Supreme [more inside]
Can you give us a hand with a little research?
Amazon has recently declared that tomorrow is Price Check day. If you go into a brick and mortar retail store with Amazon's new Price Check App on your smart phone, and scan a barcode with the location settings active, and then report back to Amazon on the price of that product, Amazon will deduct $5 from your online purchase of that product. Amazon claims it's trying to keep prices low for consumers, but others attribute the move to a less innocuous agenda. [more inside]
Zagat's for Revolutionaries?
Diner's Guide to the Working Conditions of American Restaurants [PDF] published by labor advocates at Restaurant Opportunities Centers United.
Elizabeth Warren to enter Senate race
Elizabeth Warren will announce her entry into the Massachusetts Senate race tomorrow morning. Warren, who created, but was not confirmed to head, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is seeking to replace Scott Brown (R), who won Ted Kennedy's seat in 2010. Brown remains rather popular in Massachusetts, and Democrats weren't at all confident any of the current candidates had much chance to knock him off. The hope is that Warren and her pro-consumer bona fides can ride the expected wave of high Democractic voter turnout in the general. [more inside]
"It's like, okay, I could spend thirteen cents less on a mop..."
Comedian Louis CK on the Opie and Anthony radio show discussing consumers and commercialism:
(part 1) (part 2) (part 3). [more inside]
The Overheated, Oversexed Cult Of Bikram Choudhury
Bikram yoga, popularized in the USA by Bikram Choudhury, is criticized for being overly sexual and as subverting the traditional aims of yoga. The bacchanalian atmosphere at the training clinics held by Choudhury seem to confirm this view.
Finally someone says it.
Credit CARDs
"I Stopped Denying People." Former Bank of America employee Jackie Ramos appears on the Daily Show last night in a segment covering the sweeping credit card reform the went into effect last week.
Manufacturing Concern
Consumer products and especially those marketed for children continue to be the subject of massive recalls even after what was called a '100-year flood' level of health and safety problems in 2007-2008.
The list of recent recall issues include: burn and fire hazards in game console battery chargers, gas grill hoses, dehumidifiers and notebook computers; lead in toy military figures,
certain cloth books and trucks; as well as various safety risks in baby play yards, cribs and car seats. Even the decades-old issue of strangulation in drape cords continues to be a problem. [more inside]
The business of online loyalty programs
A US Senate Committee just released its
report on online loyalty programs. Combined, Webloyalty,
Affinion, and
Vertrue have made $1.4 billion in the past ten years charging customers $10-$20/month for marketing program memberships. Unfortunately, many of their customers (4 million this year) have no memory of authorizing the charges. [more inside]
Everyone's Favorite Upstart Mom-and-Pop Search Engine Tries to Yank Watchdog's Funding
Bob Boorstin, Google's Director of Policy Communications, wrote a letter to the Rose Foundation, suggesting that the foundation stop funding Consumer Watchdog, an outspoken Google critic. [more inside]
Retail therapy
Apropos on Black Friday, Charles, Prince of Wales addresses the Foreign Press Association with a comprehensive lecture on the dangers of unchecked consumerism and the need for an increasingly holistic worldview in light of the global social, economic and environmental challenges. The credit crisis is a side effect of a throwaway society and consumerism is no cure for depression, he says, and we need to question the concepts of "Modernity" and "Economic Growth" we take for granted.
Tis the Season for Shoplifting
Tis the season for Shoplifting, when the unemployed, teens, professionals, kleptos, and political shoplifters jack, rack, nick, and stroke holiday gifts. The BBB anticipates a rise in light-fingered merchandising, but notes that on average, shoplifters get pinched only "once for every 48 times they steal." Retailers are fighting back in unusual ways. Wal-Mart, the oft-target of political shoplifters, aggressively guards its merchandise, while across the pond the Dutch approach the problem with bemusement.
It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags.
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The most banal, grotesque, ironic, twisted, or perverse creations of the capitalist marketplace.
Luxury items, once made by European artisans, fetched a high price due to the craft of making the items by hand in small workshops. But now, although the prices are even more astronomical, the products themselves are really cheaply produced in Chinese factories, similar to those that make Gap socks, or baseball caps. Despite this, they continue to be worn as badges bought on thinning credit.
When they came for the gummy bear, I remained silent; I have cavities. When they came for the red hots, I remained silent; I am allergic to cinnamon. But when they came for the liquorice allsorts, one man did not stay silent. And for that Bertie Bassett thanks him.
Roberts Supremes reverses 100 years of antitrust law
There's been much talk about the Supreme's decisions on desegregation and free speech, but another ruling with broad consumer impact has gone relatively unnoticed. In a 5-4 decision [PDF], the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a 96-year-old ban on minimum pricing agreements between manufacturers and retailers. Dissenting opinion believes that this ruling will hurt consumers, raise prices and keep new retailers out of the marketplace. The 1911 ruling that was overturned was Dr. Miles Medical Co. vs. John D. Park & Sons which decided that it is always illegal for a supplier to dictate minimum prices to a retailer.
Now that's service!
Unpimp Your Credit Score, Say Yahhhh
In the last few years, Fair Isaacs, along with the FTC have made considerable effort in educating us in how our credit scores are derived. But is the whole system about to change? In a somewhat quiet AP story, the three major credit bureaus, Equifax, Transunion, and Experian, announced they had agreed on a new common formula for generating your credit scores: VantageScore. [more inside]
Who Rules as Evil Empire?
The Worst Company in America. Which company sucks most? The first two square off: Halliburton vs. Monsanto. Do your own research and vote.
Similar to the US Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Council of Norway, or Forbrukerrådet (PDF) strives "to achieve a balance of power between the consumer and the provider of products or services." This week, the council filed a formal complaint, citing several violations of Norwegian law in the fluid terms of service attached to iTunes music file downloads.
to buy or not to buy, that is the question.
Organic Foods... Consumer Reports spells out which organic foods are worth buying, and which you should skip.
Inky milk ?
Possible "contamination" of some baby milk-based products 30 million liters of big-brand name milk were recalled in Italy and other EU countries because of contamination by traces of ITX (ISOPROPYLTHIOXANTHONE) which is a product used in
packaging printing.Tetrapack issued a press release (Italian language) in which
they declare they are not going to use ITX for printing anymore as a precautionary measure. According to a memo sent to an italian consumer-oriented tv show(italian), Tetrapack acknowledges that 1200 more products use packaging with the same printing technology. What about their recall and is it happening worldwide ? [Google News query]
Security smackdown
Cloture for Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
A Senate bill to overhaul federal bankruptcy laws, a top priority of retailers, auto lenders and banks, cleared a key hurdle Tuesday afternoon. Sixty-nine senators -- nine more than needed -- voted for "cloture," a procedural move that limits debate. Republican leaders hope to push the bill to a final vote by the end of the week. Earlier, the Senate turned back a controversial, abortion-related amendment that has scuttled previous efforts to pass bankruptcy legislation. The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 was first introduced in 1998 as The Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act.
Class action suit fun time !
Got certain DVD ? Join class action, get replacement ! Apparently MGM mislabeled (or simply sold ?) from 1998 to 2003 a few hundred DVD titles as Widescreen format while they were not really Widescreen. As one must respect MPAA they must respect our looking in this list to see if our dvd titles are in the list and our joining class action. Let's not be on the receiving end for a change ! (via HardOcp (SFW))
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The perfect Christmas gift for the geek in your life. Or maybe you need something for your new niece or nephew? Then again, this site may have all the stuff on your gift shopping list.
global poverty solutions: consumerism
If the poor get richer, does the world see progress? The global "consumer class", defined by those who make $7,000 or more in local currency, is growing quickly but making it even more difficult for the worlds poor to get ahead. 1.7 billion belong to the consumer class while over 3 billion survive on less than $2 a day. Will the growing tide of new consumers in the developing world contribute to the solution of global poverty or simply add to the problem?
Oh no Credit Card troubles again
More problems with credit cards...after you canceled one Apparently some credit card company may not take you seriously when you say "I want to cancel this credit card".
If the account of the credit card is not "terminated" you may still be charged, even after receiving a letter from cc company confirming you its cancellation. You may also receive "accidental charges" of stuff you never ordered. One more link inside.
Bankruptcy bonus at K-Mart
If you're still working for K-mart A bankruptcy bonus may be delivered to you soon.
1. Work for some company 2. ??? 3. Bankruptcy 4.PROFIT!
Airline Evildoer
Purchasing an one-way airplane ticket with cash May trigger airport security alert on you. No credit card ? Bad Guy ! Credit Card ? Good guy ! Unofficially sponsored by VISA or Amex ?
People are talking. Now, someone's listening.
People are talking. Now, someone's listening. Late-from-the-gate tech startup BuzzMetrics "analyzes, measures, monitors, & influences the unaided consumer discussions that naturally occur in online communities."
If that's not spooky enough, they continue: "Some consumers have more influence over public opinion than others, but targeting them has always been extremely difficult."
BuzzMetrics is happy to identify negative posters and research their posting histories, among other services.
Does this toe an ethical line? Does it change how you post to online conversations?
Oh, yeah -- they're hiring.
Robots vs. bunnies!
Robots vs. bunnies! Dust bunnies, that is. Roboticist Rodney Brooks, who you should know because you should have seen Fast, Cheap and Out of Control, co-founded iRobot, which is releasing its first consumer model this week: Roomba, the vacuuming robot. Even once you've seen it in action (which, of course, I haven't), it's probably not going to convince that the future has arrived or get you thinking about the moral rights of robots, but every consumer tech movement has its watershed, and maybe this will turn out to have been a Big Step for getting robots in our daily lives. The author notes that iRobot "hopes that one day Roomba will do for vacuuming what dishwashers did for dishwashing."
Just FYI Honda is recalling 1.3M cars
Just FYI Honda is recalling 1.3M cars For a fault in ignition system. Check if your car is in the list.
DigitalConsumer.org is trying to get Congress to pass a six-point Consumer Technology Bill of Rights to protect the legitimate rights of honest consumers who buy copyrighted content legally. You can read about the issue and the group in Walt Mossberg's WSJ column.
Legally, is a computer more like a TV, a pen, a radio, a CD player or a shortwave radio (or a hat, a brooch or a pterodactyl)?
Legally, is a computer more like a TV, a pen, a radio, a CD player or a shortwave radio (or a hat, a brooch or a pterodactyl)? "Last month the top executives of two of the most powerful media companies in the world traveled to Washington to testify before Congress about the most dangerous threat they face: the American consumer." As in most computer piracy discussions, this NYTimes article (reg. req'd) analogizes computers to existing technologies: "airplanes, telephones, watches and televisions." Isn't the problem that no existing precedent really fits? To me, a computer is at once a communications tool, an entertainment (audio and video) device, a content creator, a copier, and much, much more. The laws regulating each of those things vary significantly, and in some cases approach mutual exclusivity, and for good reason. How can one device satisfy all of them? (oh, and via blogdex)
The People's Bureau for Consumer Information
The People's Bureau for Consumer Information has been a long time coming (The Designer's Republic have been trailing it to those in the know for over 2 years). Yesterday, it finally went live. tDR's work may or may not be your bag (I'm about 50/50) but the way they have set this site up is amazing - everything even the secure purchasing is done with a very uniquely styled Flash frontend.. It's worth going just to play with it.
Fauxhemian Rhapsody:
Fauxhemian Rhapsody: Rob Walker writes in the New York Times Magazine "boho trappings that vaguely suggest counterculture taste are everywhere, because the fauxhemian idea is that you don't have to choose anymore. You can be mainstream and alternative, a grown-up and a hipster, all at the same time." [via canceled] A scene from Washington, DC illustrates:
She, wrap skirt artfully tossed; he, purchased punk rock look, price tags still attached. Both on their way back from an afternoon at the Pentagon City mall Borders. They climb into their carefully battered Golf, with the prominent "Friends Don't Let Friends Drink Starbucks" bumper sticker leering from the rear, and she is carrying a huge paper Starbucks coffee cup, fresh latte steam rising in the chill air.


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Star, your boy from the U that went 14th in the NFL draft is an
active church going, Mormon!!! How do you think he is going to do in the NFL?
How is Eric Weddel doing in the NFL? Maybe if Jimmer were on a different team he
might have a better chance!!! Danny Ainge did well in Boston!!!
- 3:19 p.m. May 22, 2013
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And the utes haven't had anyone get to the NBA since Majerus left, four coaches ago.
- 3:22 p.m. May 22, 2013
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Start a trend going 1 and out in the wcc tournament. lol
Start a
trend of failing to qualify for the NCAA's. lol
- 3:24 p.m. May 22, 2013
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It seems to me that some of the best Utah players were LDS such as Tom Chambers and Danny Vranes. And remember Chris, Utah now plays in a religious bigoted league.
- 3:43 p.m. May 22, 2013
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A very small percentage of athletes coming out of HS are Mormon. So
of course, the majority on any team whether Bama or Louisville is not going to
be "Sunday school mission" boys. Thank you for pointing out the obvious
to everyone. I guarantee bama or Louisville wouldn't care what religion he
embraced if he can play...many lds players in both basketball and football have
played for prestigious schools (does the name Jabari Parker sound familiar).
Good call Chrissy, why don't you personally call up coach K and ask him
what the heck he was thinking recruiting that Sunday school Mormon boy to a
nobody school like DUKE. LOL...literally.
- 4:04 p.m. May 22, 2013
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@ Chris B and any other ute fan commenting on this message board. When was the last time utah had a relevant basketball team and a player drafted into the NBA period? That's right it's been a while. Congrats on last season though at least you made it into double digits in the win column. I guess that answers the question as to where utah "athletes" fall in the national "relevance" picture - below a sad enough BYU.
- 4:06 p.m. May 22, 2013
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Wow basketball smack from the Utes! Seriously?
I can't wait to
watch Tyler play for two more years and I'm excited to see if Collinsworth
can make the same successful transition from missionary to star player in less
than a year. Go Cougars!
- 4:14 p.m. May 22, 2013
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Dear SLS, I bet you think your pretty smart with your comment of "And the utes haven't had anyone get to the NBA since Majerus left, four coaches ago." Well, your wrong, surprise! There was this guy named Andrew Bogut who was the #1 draft pick in the NBA. Yes Majerus originally signed him, but he left the program and Ray Giac had to fly to Australia and convince the kid the come back which he did, all credit goes to Giac not big Rick. So how many players from Provo have been the #1 pick? Yep, none! Sure, the Jimmer was pretty high, but also one of the biggest busts in NBA history. You can add Hafa Arujo to that list as well, bust!
- 5:00 p.m. May 22, 2013
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Chris B - In response to your question, really? Basketball banter from a Ute to
a Cougar?
Believe it or not, BYU doesn't get all the sunday
school boys (i.e. returned missionaries). Your Utes have quite a few on their
sports teams, so you may want to be careful about your comments.
you really want to know how many top schools offered Tyler Haws, Kyle
Collinsworth, Nick Emery, TJ Haws, Chatman, Calvert, Mika, or TJ Haws? Or even
Jabari Parker, who still may go on a mission? Do a little research and you can
answer your own question. Your Utes offered most of these guys, but had no
luck. They were all offered by many top programs.
The Sunday School
boys are getting plenty of offers, from top programs. And I like the ones we
are getting at BYU. The basketball domination is sure to continue.
Sorry U are not able to get more of them for your sub .500 basketball, or sub
.500 football or sub .500 baseball. Tough times on the hill.
- 6:39 p.m. May 22, 2013
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It seems everyone is a little testy today. Hang in there guys, football season is only 3 months away. Btw, Chris is a confused Cougar fan. Don't let him fool ya. Go Cougars!
- 6:46 p.m. May 22, 2013
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funny how those buys above talking smack stuff. What was his name crissy?
Anyway, hope Kyle C. will start the conditioning like Tyler did or
however the system work for RM.
Go Cougars!
- 6:51 p.m. May 22, 2013
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I thought I would do something novel and actually comment on the article.
Tyler Haws had a fantastic year. Of course he should set the pattern for
others returning from missions. He hit upon a successful formula and it should
be emulated.
- 6:53 p.m. May 22, 2013
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If he decides against playing PRO (US or overseas) he probably could land a job on the BYU staff helping the RMs get back in game shape. But I imagine he'll go pro, he plays his best games in the arenas.
- 8:17 p.m. May 22, 2013
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Maybe Coach Rose should enlist the help of Tyler's dad, Marty Haws, who was
stellar in helping his son get ready and conditioned for the basketball season
last year. It was a story of love, unique training, and persistence that really
paid off in a big way!
Go Cougars! Go Kyle!
- 8:53 p.m. May 22, 2013
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Hey sls, what about Andrew Bogut lol :)
- 9:59 p.m. May 22, 2013
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Tyler played well to be sure, but was frustrated when d became physical; hope this off-season he gets stronger, tougher for the pounding refs seem to be blind to--Cougars too thin, easy to push around.
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Start a trend of not going to a football bowl game. lol
Start a trend of losing more conference games than you win. lol
Start a trend of being the last team to qualify for the conference basketball
tournament. lol
Hey this is kind of fun.
- 10:52 p.m. May 22, 2013
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Summary of BYU and Utah basketball during the Dave Rose era
209-66 (76%) 8 20+ win seasons, 4 conf champs, 6 NCAAs (4-6), 2 NITs (3-2),
Consensus Nat'l POY
Utah 116-137(46%) 1 20+ win season, 1 conf champ,
1 NCAA (0-1), 6 losing seasons
BYU has dominated Utah 12-3, 11 of the
last 12, 7 in a row
Utah hasn't beaten BYU since Jan 2009, a
94-88 OT win in SLC
Average score during the Dave Rose era - BYU 72
Utah 64
And this final tidbit, BYU leads the all-time series
"Hey sls, what
about Andrew Bogut lol :)"
Bogut was the last remnant of the
Majerus era.
The Utes were humiliated in their only NCAA game since
Bogut left for the NBA.
- 10:53 p.m. May 22, 2013
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Bogut only played for the University of Utah for two years. Since
Majerus recruited him there and coached him one of those years it is reasonable
to say that Bogut was Majerus' success and not Giacoletti's.
- 10:57 p.m. May 22, 2013
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(Eds: With AP Photos.) By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist A handshake on the driving range. A handwritten note left quietly in his locker.
About the only thing Sergio Garcia hasn't done this week is send Tiger Woods a box of chocolates.
There's still time, of course, since the two erstwhile rivals don't tee off until Thursday in the U.S. Open at muddy Merion Golf Club. On second thought, maybe a nice bouquet of flowers tucked inside one of those wicker baskets they use for flags here might work better.
C'mon. What's a fellow got to do to prove he's sorry?
''You know, it's a big week and I understand that it's difficult to meet up and stuff,'' Garcia said.
Can't be that hard. Woods himself mentioned he had dinner plans Wednesday night with his niece, Cheyenne. Maybe Garcia could at least get in a few words over dessert.
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So to anyone who cares, beginning June 28th I'll be at Greece/Italy for People to People Student Ambassador programs and won't be back till July 17th.
So see ya guys.
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As part of Dell's channel team consolidation, Kathy Schneider, formerly executive director of global channel marketing programs, has left the company. Schneider had been in charge of Dell's worldwide channel marketing efforts for VARs, distributors and OEM partners. She joined Dell in 1999 and served in a number of management roles, including director of channel operations for Dell's EMEA business and director of marketing for Dell's U.K. and Ireland business.
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