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When Nancy King got a pet octopus, she made a serious commitment: She wouldn't spend a night away from her home in Dallas the entire time she had it. "I had decided it would be an experiment in whether I could have a relationship with an octopus," she says. "I sat with her every day and spent time with her, and I got rewarded for that."
Octopuses can be very interactive, and show evidence of a surprising degree of intelligence — even what seems like mischief-making.
King's Ollie demonstrated an ability to manipulate both objects and people by inventing a game. It made use of a glass-cleaning tool with two pieces held together by a magnet, one inside the tank and one outside.
"She learned that if she pulled off the inside of the cleaning magnet, the outside would drop off and we would come running," says King.
Denise Whatley of Atlanta teaches her octopuses that if they come to one corner of the tank, they'll get attention, and if they go to another spot, she'll take her hand out of the tank.
"I've had several of them do this off and on for two hours," she says. "With one, I would go sit down, and I wore myself out running back and forth — it was almost like it was laughing at me."
Whatley points out that octopuses have three hearts, a brain surrounding the esophagus, blue blood and no bones. Yet keepers say that individual octopuses have different personalities, and some say they can tell humans apart. "I had one little guy, I'd put my hand in the tank and he'd rub on my fingers to be petted," says Whatley. "But he would never do this for my husband, even though he's the one who feeds the animals."
The rewards of communing with these creatures come at a high price, though. This is an animal with specialized needs. For starters, it requires a lot of space. Whatley says an octopus needs at least a 55-gallon aquarium, with a second large tank for a sump to hold the complicated filtration equipment needed for a saltwater aquarium. Another backup tank setup is a good idea in case there's an emergency, like the octopus inking its tank, which can clog its gills and kill it.
And you'd better have a good lid, because the octopus is an escape artist.
All you can keep in the tank is one octopus, because they'll eat any tankmates, including other octopuses.
Feeding is complicated and expensive — you can't run out to the pet store for octopus chow. "There's no such thing," says King. "You go to Whole Foods and buy shrimp."
And that's the easy route — live food is superior both for nutrition and enrichment. "They profit from hunting a bit, and they do like it better," she says.
Kept properly, a suitable aquarium species will live its natural lifespan of no more than a couple of years.


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Witnesses told KABC-TV an uninvited guest opened fire at the Moreno Valley house after being turned away from a moving-out party early Sunday.
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Everyday Shooter - PS3 - Preview
As the story goes, Jonathan Mak was building a game back in 2005, but it was soon (as he put it) a mess of rules and such, so he went back to the proverbial drawing board. He looked at games like Space Invaders, Ikaruga, Parsec47 and Every Extend, and decided that simple can be beautiful. From that was born the game Everyday Shooter – a top-down game that has players with one central moveable vehicle that shoot at a constant onslaught of icons that spawn and float across the screen.
This is, by no means, a complicated affair. You move with the left thumbstick and shoot with the right thumbstick. You have to watch the whole screen and maneuver to avoid being hit by the enemies that will roll across the screen. Their patterns are predictable, complicated only by the sheer number that can be onscreen at a time. Some drop little white glowing objects that you can pick up for points.
The game is billed as a Queasy Game by Jonathan Mak, but is published by SCEA and available on the PlayStation Network.
There are two modes of play – normal and single. The levels in the single play are locked and you have to be successful in normal mode to unlock them. As you move through a level, the enemy spawn will increase, and you have to be on your toes. At times, the screen can become overburdened with the simple explosions (that are streaks across the screen or look like paintball splatters) and you may find yourself unable to find your ship in the mess. The graphics are kept on the simple side. The music is looped and is a soft melody that can be annoying after 10 minutes or so.
Jonathan Mak set about to create a game that was simple to learn and play, and in that he has succeeded. This is a formula that has been used many times and never seems to grow too old. And give credit to the game, it is a reflexive exercise that is entertaining when taken in small doses, making for a title that you can hop in and play (it installs to your PS3 hard drive) for 10-15 minutes and then leave alone for a bit.


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Singapore isn't ready to accept gay rights groups, an official tasked with overhauling the country's conservative image said Thursday. "The vast majority of Singaporeans are not ready and will not accept the formation of groups who may...be seen to promote gay or alternative lifestyles," said Vivian Balakrishnan, a government minister of state for national development. Balakrishnan heads the "Remaking Singapore Committee," appointed by the government to help the Southeast Asian island nation shed its authoritarian reputation and market itself as a media and arts center. "To stridently go out and campaign [for] the registration of groups like this will actually be counterproductive to these groups at this point in time," Balakrishnan said. He was referring to People Like Us, a gay support group that was denied permission last week to officially register as a society.
The government's Registrar of Societies has also ordered People Like Us to halt its activities, saying it was "likely to be used for unlawful purposes or for purposes prejudicial to public peace, welfare, or good order." Singapore law bans gay sex, putting it in the category of an "act of gross indecency," but there have been few prosecutions of gay men or lesbians. Critics say there's not enough room for expression and dissent in Singapore and that liberalization has been glacially slow. People Like Us--which claims a membership of more than 1,000--has been using the Internet to push for gay rights in the tightly controlled country.


text: If you're in the Boston area on Monday you might be interested in the Digital Divide panel and discussion happening at Simmons College at 3 pm. I'll be there talking about the rural digital divide along with two other panelists — Susan O'Connor and Pat Oyler — who will be discussing urban and international digital divide issues. It's open to the public and if you haven't been to the Simmons campus lately it's worth a look.


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Best Dress Ideas For Your Body Type
Ideas for your body type
There are times when we're attracted towards anything. Same is when we're to dress ourselves up. Seeing our celebs dressed in within different attires appeal us. Neglecting the possibility that something that fits on them might not fit on us, we often dress ourselves wrongly.
On daily basis, you experience the top-notch trends coming in. While you'd be attracted towards plenty of them, ensure to not choose the styles which aren't for you.
Observe the body-type you keep. Follow the styles that may fit best on you. And learn to reject the nonsense trends, no matter how latest they are.
How to dress for your typed body?
Check it out!
Are you slim?
For thin or slim dudes, fitted attires aren't as flexible. Try to put on clothes that are a bit lengthier or thicker to your body. Dress must not stick to the skin.
Goal is actually to fill up your body. Apparently you can't gain the weight right away so this task would be fulfilled through attires. Tall and spongy clothes are the real deal for the slim ones.
No matter how thin you're – This style would fit best on you!
Are you slimmer than slim? Baggies would do well on you. Tall hoodies and long T-Shirts would bring in that needed charm.
There is no such concept as outdated. If a trend fits on you, wear it. Get along with it!
But it should suit on the persona you possess. The real deal is only that you're wearing trend must look sensible.
A Hunk? – Dress this way!
If you've got the cuts appearing on your body, put on sticking clothes. Put on the styles which show those cuts explicitly. That's when you'd gain the right swag.
Fitted attires suit perfectly on hunky bodies. Fitted T-Shirts, jeans, joggers and light short hair appear nicely on hunks.
Fat enough? – That's alright! Get dressed this way
If your body is out of shape, first thing – balance your diet. Effort hard to lose the weight as soon as possible! And get better.
However, that doesn't mean you can't look good until you're slim. Wear tall shirts, T-Shirts and bottom-wears. Yeah! You heard it right. They should be even broader than your actual weight.
This would hide the falling skin of your body. And in this way the blemishes would be compensated.
Tall body isn't a problem!
Wear jeans that stay attached to the tall legs. Skin-tight jeans would do great on you. Additionally as T-Shirts, skin-tight ones are one of the options. Extra tall height isn't a problem, unless you're following the proper trend for yourself.
Whatever you go for, make sure to not put on attires that make you look out of shape. Outdated fashion isn't outdated unless it's out of shape. Each body carries its own charm, and if you know yourself right – you'd definitely carry a sensible fashion for yourself. And if you're getting along with something sensible, most assuredly – you're on the right track.


text: Edit: I wanted to be didactic but too many photos make loading this post on a mobile a nightmare so I´m pruning everything that´s redundant or not fundamental. I finally find the time and have progressed enough to start this post. This is going to be mostly pictographic but I´ll include more text on things I think can be of use for others. Disclaimer 1: Picture quality is not the best, specially the first part. They were mostly taken with my mobile, some others with an actual camera. I added some contrast and sharpness to the phone ones. But in general I think they are decent. Specs Single cut 34" 6 strings fretted set neck Neck: Multilaminated Wengue-Padauk, graphite reinforced. Double action Truss Rod Fretboard: Pao Ferro, infinite radius, slotted Black-Tusq Nut. Body: Sapele – Zebrano Top Pickups: Delano SBC6 HE/S-4 Quadcoil Humbuckers Preamp: Audere 3ZB Bridge: Hipshot Style A Tuners: Hipshot Ultralites During the first couple of months I was only conditioning the workshop, building workbenches, shelves and jigs. The closest I got to actual bass building was when making the templates. The first set of them just showed me that the design I created didn´t convince me. So back to the computer. By then I was kind of getting a bit hopeless, I needed some real action (having -20ºC while working didn´t exactly helped with motivation)… {} {} Cutting the neck blank and rectifying the angle with the router jig: {} I then thinned the headstock piece to 14 mm (the jig used it´s going to show up plenty later) {} Now gluing it up {} I´m very satisfied with the results. Back, front and side views: {} [ {} {} I went ahead with routing the TR cavity using the parallel guide of the router (brand new at that time). The method I used was: I drilled a 6 mm diameter/ 9mm depth hole marking both ends of the channel. Then I introduced the bit in the hole and locked the plunge mechanism. Then adjusted both, the parallel guide and the depth stop. Once everything was set I started making 3mm passes. It went decently well, so I got over confident. Without pause I attempted the CF rods channels with the same method. I routed the first channel without issue except that I didn´t double check the depth that I needed to rout, ending up 3 mm deeper . If that was not enough, shortly after starting routing the 2nd channel I started feeling the router funny, it was harder to move and it sounded like it was under more effort. Instead stopping immediately I went all the way and routed the whole thing. When vacuumed the sawdust from the channel I realized that the depth stop had moved leaving me with an irregular channel depth that went down as much as 17mm!! At that point I had the rope on my neck and I was ready to jump off of my highest workbench. This is when buying everything oversized paid off. My neck blank was 26 mm thick so I still got healthy 9 mm at the bottom. I went back to the design to evaluate my chances. The original plan involved a variation of Neck Through. I then decided to go for a set neck, which under the circumstances was an easier path (I´m by no means saying that set neck it´s an easy technique). After some consultations with the usual suspects here I took a slab from the neck blank itself (that I will have to remove afterwards anyway) and made some strips to fill in the channels, including the TR one, so that I can route them again to the appropriate height. Basically I needed to route them all again because after thinning, the neck-headstock transition ended up like an inch away towards the headstock, if you understand what I mean. Again having an oversized headstock saved me because it got reduced in length considerably after the thinning. {} I thinned the neck down to 15 mm thick: {} Prepared the strips and glued them: {} {} With the strips in place I trimmed them flush with the surface of the neck using the router, the results were excellent. I was back in business. {} I found that using the parallel guide was not precise enough for me, and plunging the router gives me less control of the movement. I rather use jigs or templates with a fixed depth (using the micro adjustment) So I hacked Rob´s template and made the channels in a breeze, very precise. I could even move the template and align it perfectly to do the TR nut widening and the access part {} {} {} {} After that I CAed the CF rods


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Saxophonist Jan Berry Baker is a native of Alberta, Canada. In demand as a soloist and chamber musician, she has performed throughout the United States, Canada, France, Scotland, England, Ukraine, Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic. She has won top prizes in numerous competitions including the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the North American Saxophone Alliance Concerto Competition and the Johann Strauss Society competition. Baker has been featured as a concerto soloist with several orchestras in Canada and the United States and with the National Symphony of the Ukraine.
An advocate of new music, Baker is the Co-Artistic Director and saxophonist with Atlanta-based new music ensemble Bent Frequency. She has commissioned and premiered numerous works by distinguished and cutting-edge composers and has won many national and international grants to fund the creation, performance and recording of new music. Recent collaborations include composers such as Lei Liang, Jennifer Walshe and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon as well as CORE Dance Company and visual artist Craig Dongoski.
As an orchestral saxophonist, Baker regularly performs with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Grant Park Orchestra, and Atlanta Opera and has appeared with the Paris Opera Ballet, Chicago Chamber Players, American Ballet Theater, Joffrey Ballet and Atlanta Ballet. She can be heard on American Orchestral Works with Grant Park Symphony (Cedille Label), and on the world premiere recording of The Golden Ticket with the Atlanta Opera (Albany Records). Other recordings include Citizens of Nowhere, a CD project of works written for clarinet and saxophone (Albany Records, anticipated release fall 2013) and Robert Scott Thompson's Folio, Vol.1 and 2 and Solace (Aucourant Records).
Performance highlights from this past season include performances with the Chicago Lyric Opera of Werther and A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Renée Fleming; performances with the Paris Opera Ballet; and world premiere recitals at the World Saxophone Congress in St. Andrews, Scotland and in Paris at the Henri Selmer Concert à la Fontaine. She collaborated with CORE Dance at the High Museum and Callenwolde Fine Arts Center, and gave multiple performances with the Grant Park Orchestra in Chicago's Millennium Park. This season she will perform with Bent Frequency at the Festival Internacional Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico. The Bent Frequency Duo Project (with percussionist Stuart Gerber) has recently commissioned an entire program of works for saxophone and percussion. This program will be premiered and toured throughout the United States and Europe in 2014 and recorded for upcoming release.
As an educator, Dr. Baker is Assistant Professor of Saxophone at Georgia State University. She has studied with Frederick Hemke, William Street and Barbara Lorenz and she holds a Doctor of Music degree in saxophone performance from Northwestern University. Jan Berry Baker is a Selmer Paris and Vandoren performing artist.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- First-year coach David Rice knew UNLV would be in for a tough game after moving into the Top 25 for the first time this season.
It turned out to be doubly tough, as the 18th-ranked Runnin' Rebels needed two overtimes to defeat UC Santa Barbara 94-88 on Wednesday night.
Mike Moser scored 34 points and Chace Stanback had all 19 of his after halftime, none more important than his 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in the first overtime to tie it at 81.
"Being ranked for the first time this year, we knew we'd come in here with a bull's eye on our backs, and that UCSB would put forth a great effort," Rice said. "There were so many plays on both sides. We answered every challenge."
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The Rebels (8-0) were coming off a 90-80 victory against then-No. 1 North Carolina in the finals of the Las Vegas Invitational.
Moser came into the game as the nation's leading rebounder, but he did most of the damage against UCSB from behind the arc. He made six 3-pointers, including five in the second half. The sophomore forward, whose previous career-high was 23 points, had 10 rebounds.
"Mike Moser works hard to be a versatile player," Rice said. "He's the first in the gym for practice and the last to leave."
Orlando Johnson led the Gauchos (4-2) with 36 points and 10 rebounds. It was second successive overtime defeat for UCSB, which lost 76-75 to San Diego State in its previous game.
"He and Moser put on quite a show," UCSB coach Bob Williams said of Johnson. "Orlando was a warrior, an absolute warrior."
After UCSB took an 81-78 lead with 13 seconds remaining in the first overtime on three free throws by James Nunnally, Stanback nailed his big 3-pointer.
"If he doesn't make that shot, we're going home with a loss," Rice said. "He's a senior, and he's been in a lot of big games."
The Rebels scored the first four points of the second overtime, including a three-point play by Stanback, and led the rest of the way.
"I've got to give UNLV a lot of credit. They were outstanding defensively. That's the best defensive team we've played by far."
Anthony Marshall had 13 points and eight assists for the Rebels, while Oscar Bellfield scored 11 points.
UCSB tied the score at 71 at the end of regulation when Johnson purposely missed a free throw and 7-foot-3 center Greg Somogyi picked up the rebound and scored.
Johnson scored 12 points in the first half and his 3-pointer gave the Gauchos their largest lead at 27-20. UNLV finished the half on a 7-1 run to trail 28-27.
Moser scored the Rebels' first 11 points of the second half as they took a 38-34 lead. They extended it to 40-34 on a layup by Stanback but consecutive buckets by Johnson triggered a rally by the Gauchos, who went ahead 47-45 on a breakaway layup by T.J. Taylor.
Moser followed with consecutive 3-pointers, and UNLV took its biggest lead at 69-59 on another 3 by Moser with 2 minutes remaining. Johnson scored eight points in UCSB's 12-2 run at the end of regulation.
Nunnally scored 14 points for the Gauchos and Jaime Serna added 13.
Rice was no stranger to upsets in Santa Barbara. The first former UNLV player to be the team's head coach, he was a reserve guard on Jerry Tarkanian's 1990 national championship team that lost 78-70 to the Gauchos, the Rebels' last defeat before a 45-game winning streak.


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Council of Economic Advisers
GDP Drop Blamed On Hurricane Sandy, Republicans
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, some talking heads on the TV were saying how the U.S. economy would take a significant hit from all the destruction. I remember turning to my girlfriend and saying, "Well, there's their out." I went on to explain that if the economic numbers for the fourth quarter ended up being crummy, the White House would just go ahead and blame Sandy.
So while I was a little surprised to hear about the drop in GDP today (I thought enough "stimulus" was already coursing through the financial system), the same can't be said about what the White House said this morning. Alan Krueger, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, wrote on The White House Blog today:
According to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis today, real GDP edged down 0.1 percent at an annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2012, amid signs that Hurricane Sandy disrupted economic activity and Federal defense spending declined precipitously, likely due to uncertainty stemming from the sequester. This was the first quarterly drop in real GDP in three-and-a-half years (see first chart below). Over the last fourteen quarters, the economy has expanded by 7.5 percent overall, and the private components of GDP have grown by 10.9 percent. During the four quarters of 2012, real GDP grew by 1.5 percent, the third consecutive year of economic expansion.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
Don't get me started on that "economic expansion" bit, as it's been oh-so-terrific for many Americans.
Hurricane Sandy's economic impact and a decline in government spending last quarter is repeatedly mentioned in the blog post, leading some to believe that the Obama administration is blaming the economic contraction last quarter a good deal on that late October storm and the Republican Party. Reuters' Mark Felsenthal wrote on Yahoo! News this afternoon:
The White House on Wednesday blamed the surprising contraction of the economy at the end of last year at least partly on Republican "political brinkmanship" for threatening to let defense cuts take effect.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said similar threats over a looming March 1 deadline when defense and other cuts take effect absent a broader budget deal could similarly hurt the U.S. economy and taxpayers.
"This is political brinkmanship with one primary victim, and that is American taxpayers and the American middle class," Carney said at a briefing.
"Our economy is facing a major headwind … and that's Republicans in Congress."
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Since the campaign for the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, Barack Obama and the Democratic Party have consistently blamed George W. Bush and the Republican Party for the nation's ongoing economic woes (I submit both major political parties are truly at fault and the damage began decades earlier). Believing that this strategy worked to retain the Oval Office in 2012, and based on Carney's words today, be prepared to hear even more blamethrowing of this type going forward in President Obama's second term.
In the meantime, the financial house of cards keeps growing more unstable with trillions of dollars of debt being continually heaped upon it.
Hurricane Sandy. The GOP. How about the "stimulus" being injected into the cancer (debt)-ridden patient is perhaps becoming less effective over time? Instead of a strong, sustainable economic recovery, we're seeing a weak one that's requiring constant assistance.
What QE are we on again?
Furthermore, Washington and the Fed are "running out of bullets." It's somewhat amazing they've managed to "kick the can down the road" this far.
Looking back on today's GDP announcement and related events, it's apparent the blamethrowers are alive and well in the nation's capital.
And the proverbial brick wall- or our "financial reckoning day," as some like to call it- keeps getting closer.
Be advised.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
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Krueger, Alan. "Advance Estimate of GDP for the Fourth Quarter of 2012." The White House Blog. 30 Jan. 2013. (http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/01/30/advance-estimate-gdp-fourth-quarter-2012). 30 Jan. 2013.
Felsenthal, Mark. "White House blames Republican 'brinkmanship' for GDP contraction." Reuters. 30 Jan. 2013. (http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-accuses-republicans-brinkmanship-spending-cuts-181022857–business.html). 30 Jan. 2013.
Austan Goolsbee Departs President Obama's Economic Team
These days, Americans consistently rate the economy as the most important issue they vote on. So it's only makes sense that the White House strives to create favorable economic conditions. Problem is, key players of President Obama's economic team keep leaving, the latest being Austan Goolsbee, chairman of President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers. From the Chicago Tribune's Gail MarksJarvis last night:
Austan Goolsbee, President Barack Obama's chief economic adviser, is leaving the administration and returning to the University of Chicago Booth School of Business to teach.
The announcement from the White House late Monday comes at a time when the U.S. unemployment rate is back above 9 percent, speculation is growing that the nation may be at risk of dipping back into a recession and amid intense political debate over whether to extend the nation's debt ceiling.
So what were the reasons given for Goolsbee, who's advised Barack Obama ever since he was an Illinois Senate candidate, to leave? According to the Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet this morning:
Goolsbee decided to depart to preserve his tenure at the U. of C.
The school has "been beyond understanding of my public service," Goolsbee told the Chicago Sun-Times.
Goolsbee's resignation was the latest in a string of departures from President Obama's economic team. MarksJarvis noted:
Goolsbee's departure is one of several involving key economic positions. Larry Summers, who served as director of the National Economic Council, left a few months ago, as did Christina Romer, who had headed the Council of Economic Advisers. Last month, Vice President Joe Biden's chief economic adviser Jared Bernstein left.
One more official who recently called it quits is Peter Orszag, former director of the Office of Management and Budget.
As Summers, Romer, Bernstein, Orszag, and Goolsbee were all economists, none no longer occupy a prominent position in the administration. It's anticipated the White House will nominate another economist this summer to head the Council of Economic Advisers. In the meantime, it's suspected that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, a civil servant and central banker by trade, will exert more influence in the administration on economic matters. Zachary A. Goldfarb wrote on the Washington Post website yesterday:
Goolsbee's departure further elevates the profile of Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, who is the only original member of the president's economic team to endure.
Geithner now is a principal force shaping Obama's thinking on the deficit, financial regulation, unemployment, Middle East sanctions and China. Geithner's former counselor, Gene Sperling, directs the National Economic Council.
I suspect all these departures from President Obama's economic team doesn't do much in the way of instilling confidence on Main Street that the economy is headed in the right direction.
MarksJarvis, Gail. "Top Obama economic adviser, Austan Goolsbee, will quit to return to University of Chicago." Chicago Tribune. 6 June 2011. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-goolsbee-quits-20110606,0,7903522.story). 7 June 2011.
Sweet, Lynn. "Austan Goolsbee resigning as Obama's economic adviser, returning to Chicago." Chicago Sun-Times. 7 June 2011. (http://www.suntimes.com/news/5817361-452/austan-goolsbee-resigning-as-obamas-economic-adviser-returning-to-chicago.html). 7 June 2011.
Goldfarb, Zachary A. "Obama's head of economic council, Austan Goolsbee, to leave, plans return to academia." Washington Post. 6 June 2011. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obamas-head-of-economic-council-austan-goolsbee-to-leave-plans-return-to-academia/2011/06/06/AGt9GdKH_story.html). 7 June 2011.
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Put it away! Stripping granny leaves X Factor judges blushing
A STRIPPING pensioner will leave the X Factor judges open mouthed as the new series kicks off tonight.
Simon Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Louis Walsh and Mel B don't know where to look when Carol Trevarthan starts getting her kit off during her audition.
She whips off her jacket and skirt to reveal her black lingerie complete with stockings and suspenders.
But luckily, Simon halts proceedings before things get too X rated.
Carol is just one of the wacky acts lined up for the first episode of the new series.
Others include kooky duo Blonde Electric, who are already being billed as the female Jedward.
Jazzy and Ruby's eccentric style and version of Jessie J's Do It Like A Dude divides opinion, with Simon admitting he is "fascinated" by them.
The show also features a meltdown from show boss Simon, who smashes up a guitar in a fit of rage.
Mel B and Cheryl will also be left in tears by two returning contestants.
The X Factor returns tonight at 8pm on ITV.


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OTTAWA, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Pop singing sensation Justin Bieber wore overalls and a backwards baseball cap Friday for a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Harper presented Bieber, 18, with a Diamond Jubilee medal, the QMI news agency reported. The medal is not particularly exclusive since the government is handing out 60,000 this year to honor Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne and Canadians who have made contributions to the country.
The encounter in Ottawa occurred just before a Bieber stage performance, which might account for his getup. Twitter was deluged with comments, including many from people outraged by what they saw as a lack of respect for the prime minister.
Bieber grew up in Stratford, Ontario. Although he bought a house in a Los Angeles suburb this year, he has said he plans to remain a Canadian citizen.


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We live in an age of rapidly advancing technology. It is how we sustain life and make it comfortable. But, technology, as many have observed, is a two-edged sword.
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Many positive benefits flow from technological advances. By the same token, many new problems are posed. Futurist John Naisbitt has questioned whether advancing U.S. technology has the potential to be a "liberating," or "destructive" force in society. He has said that at best, technology supports and improves human life, and at its worst it alienates, isolates, distorts and destroys.
In either case, technology is with us and cannot be ignored. Moreover, ethical issues for business and for society have arisen as a result of technology advances. Many would argue that technology has developed at a speed significantly outpacing society's, government's or business's thinking about the consequences of technology, especially the ethics of technology. In this and several future columns, therefore, I will explore some of these issues.
To dramatically make the case for the increasing extent to which technology is "in our face," consider the application of surveillance technology that was used at the 2001 Super Bowl held in January in Tampa, Fla. Unbeknownst to each person entering Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, they were an unwitting participant in what might be called an "electronic police lineup." There were cameras located at each entrance "taping" every face that entered the stadium.
Coupled with sophisticated face-recognition software, these cameras facilitated the instant measurement of such dimensions of the human face as the distance between eyes, and reduced each face entering the stadium to a numerical code. That code was then matched against the codes of known criminals and suspected terrorists that were stored in a law-enforcement database.
According to the president of Viisage Technology, the developer of the face recognition software, his company was able to match 19 faces from the Super Bowl crowd to a face in the database of someone with a criminal record. As it turns out, no arrests were made because those 19 persons had a criminal record but were not wanted by the police at the time.
According to the American Civil Liberties Union, this application was dubbed "Snooper Bowl." The ACLU holds that this application is just one more example of the kinds of issues that arise in the ongoing debate about the power of technology to shrink our privacy, in this case the consumer's of the football game. This application may not be seen as too intrusive because it was done in a public place where expectations of privacy are low. The head of the Florida ACLU thinks that an application like this, however, is another move toward broad and permanent surveillance of society's members. His position was that we should at least talk about it first before using a technology such as this one. Further, he noted that there had been no announcement to people entering the stadium that they would be checked out in this technologically-advanced way.
Technology has become such an integral aspect of our work and consumer lives, that special treatment of these topics is warranted. In subsequent columns I will discuss the subject of business ethics and technology, especially the two major realms of technology in which ethical issues reside today: computers and information technology, and biotechnology.
Archie B. Carroll is professor of management in the Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, where he teaches business ethics and strategic management. E-mail him at email@example.com.
This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, September 9, 2001.
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It's fitting that the country that gave the world existentialism and Gauloises should turn out a holiday family drama almost completely bereft of good cheer. Set in the days immediately preceding Christmas, A Christmas Tale takes a close look at a family that isn't so much dysfunctional, as they function by a set of rules entirely their own.
Disease and death stalk the Vuillard family, and, as in any family, long-harbored resentments lurk. As the camera follows Junon (Catherine Deneuve), Abel (Jean-Paul Roussillon), and their three adult children in the days leading up to Christmas, we learn that the family lost a child to cancer years ago. The loss had a profound impact on the Vuillards—less a clear cause-and-effect relationship rather than a slow permutation of the family's basic structure.
Years after the death of her child, matriarch Junon is herself diagnosed with a rare bone cancer. Her odds of survival, untreated, are slim, but the unflappable Junon seems more concerned about the skin rashes that might result from a marrow transplant than by the possibility of death. Meanwhile, Junon's perpetually melancholy daughter Elizabeth (Anne Consigny) is struggling with her son's mental illness, and the onset of the holidays further exacerbates her dour outlook by forcing her to see her brother Henri (Mathieu Amalric), whom she banished from her life five years before.
The film can be confusing—there's a whole trunkful of baggage in addition to what's mentioned above—and few of its various plotlines resolve in any traditional sense. As a clear-eyed picture of a contemporary family, though, in which interactions are driven by a complex and unspoken set of rules, it's an engaging, surprisingly funny success.


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My Giants Gnome.
Don't worry. He's restricted. I still have him buried upside down in my backyard.
We all had some fun with our little molded mascots, didn't we?
And I don't care what you believe.
For me, my Gnome (and the legions of others Big Blue fans on this board bought and buried) will forever be a main reason we won our 4th Superbowl.
Live long and prosper, little buddy, and next year, work your magic again to help bring us to the promised land!


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WSBA Legislative Committees
The WSBA's Legislative Office works closely with the following two distinct, internal legislative committees to further the mission of the Bar Association:
Board of Governors Legislative Committee (BLC), an 11-member committee comprised of Board members, meets weekly by conference call just prior to and throughout the legislative session. The committee's primary purpose is to consider legislation of interest to the WSBA and to provide the WSBA Legislative Affairs Manager with guidance, as needed. Typically, legislation reviewed by the BLC is brought to the committee's attention by the WSBA's legislative affairs manager. After considering GR12 and following the procedural requirements of the WSBA Bylaws, the committee is authorized to take a position on legislation on behalf of the WSBA.
The WSBA Legislative Committee (WLC), a 16-member standing committee, meets multiple times during the fall months. Its primary purpose is to ensure that WSBA-request legislation meets GR12 and is vetted both internally and externally. WSBA-request legislation typically emanates from a WSBA section. The WLC may also consider non-WSBA proposals submitted to the committee for the purpose of seeking WSBA input and support. If the committee votes to recommend approval of a WSBA-request bill, or to support a non-WSBA proposed bill, the proposal is submitted to the Board of Governors in November for formal approval or support. WSBA-request bills approved by the Board are introduced in the upcoming legislative session.
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Thanks to Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony doesn't have to shoulder the Denver Nuggets' offense while grappling with an ailing right elbow.
Billups had 24 points and 14 assists in Denver's 132-93 rout of the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night in a game that was out of reach by halftime.
After a slow start, Anthony finished with 23 points 48 hours after scoring just one bucket in 14 agonizing minutes against Houston, which snapped his NBA-best double-digit streak at 222 games.
Jermaine O'Neal returned from a sprained left ankle that had cost him three games and he scored 12 points to go with Chris Bosh's 24, but they couldn't keep the Raptors from being routed.
Nene added 19 points and 11 boards for the Nuggets, who are 12-3 since trading Allen Iverson to the Detroit Pistons for Billups, the Denver native and former University of Colorado star whose homecoming has gone better than anybody would have expected.
Thanks to Billups' play up and down the court, this game was never in doubt even with Anthony's fitful start. During Billups' 32 minutes of playing time, the Nuggets were an incredible plus-48 on the scoreboard.
Anthony's right elbow has been bothering him since training camp but has gotten progressively worse over the last couple of weeks. He received treatment on the team's off-day and skipped much of the Nuggets' shootaround Tuesday morning, then returned to the starting lineup.
He missed his first four shots and two of his first four free throws before finding a rhythm. He even passed up some shots early on that he normally takes and banked a layup off the glass for a 24-second violation before swishing a 17-foot jumper that gave Denver a 47-28 lead.
After that, 'Melo was pretty much his usual self, driving to the basket for muscle points and pulling up for sweet jump shots.
The Nuggets closed the first half with an 11-2 run, capped by a nifty 3-pointer from Billups. Kenyon Martin inbounded the ball off Toronto guard Jose Calderon's back and Billups grabbed the ball and got the shot off just before the buzzer to give Denver a 64-45 halftime lead.
The Raptors were done.
Nene's slam dunk capped a 19-6 run that gave the Nuggets a 90-57 lead late in the third quarter, and a trio of 3s, two by J.R. Smith, made it 109-70 early in the fourth.
Smith scored 14 points and sank four 3-pointers.
Notes:@ Denver has won five straight against Toronto at home and eight of nine overall. ... The Nuggets tied their franchise mark for best 19-game start (13-6).


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PGP Whole Disk Encryption does not automatically resume after a hard power off when "Force power failure safety" is enabled for the policy.
When viewing the encryption status in PGP Desktop, the Encryption Progress displays as paused, but the button to Resume encryption is not available. When clicking the Stop button, the only options are to Decrypt, Pause, and Cancel.
Use one of the following workarounds a solution:
Resume encryption
Encryption of the disk can be resumed by restarting the encryption process via the pgpwde command from the command line interface.
To use the pgpwde command:
1. Open a command prompt.
- Windows XP - Click Start >Run and type cmd in the Open field and then click OK.
- Windows Vista/7 – Click Start and type cmd in the Start Search/Search programs… field. Select cmd from the list of Programs.
2. Switch to the C:\Program Files\PGP Corporation\PGP Desktop directory.
3. Type pgpwde –-resume –-disk 0 –p "your passphase" and press Enter.
After resuming from the command line, the encryption progress will display normally in the PGP Desktop interface as encrypting.
Update the server policy
This issue can also be resolved by removing the "Force power failure safety" from the policy on the PGP Universal Server.
To configure the policy:
- Login to the PGP Universal Server admin interface.
- Click Consumers > Consumer Policy.
- Select the desired policy to edit.
- In the PGP Desktop section, click Desktop and then select the Disk Encryption tab.
- Scroll down and remove the checkmark next to Force power failure safety.
- Click Save to update the policy.
Note: There is some risk to this second workaround as it will disable the PGP WDE journal function and limit the ability to recover after a power failure.
Applies To
PGP Desktop 10.1.2 in a PGP Universal Server managed environment.
PGP Universal Server 2.12, 3.0.x, 3.1.x
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Terms of use for this information are found in Legal Notices.
Terms of use for this information are found in Legal Notices.


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Spy Shots: This Is The New Mitsubishi Lancer EX For China
July 29, 2016 by Joey Wang
Spy Shots of the new Mitsubishi Lancer EX for China. It will debut in November on the Guangzhou Auto Show and launch on the Chinese car market in early 2017. It comes with the wild new Mitsubishi grille and interesting creases over the doors.
It is not entirely new. The platform is the same as under the current EX, engines will be the same too, and the basic body shape didn't change either. So one could argue it is actually a very extensive facelift.
Spotted in China: SouEast Lioncel sedan
February 22, 2016 by Tycho de Feijter
A wondrous white SouEast Lioncel sedan, Spotted in China in a snowy white Dongba in the far east of the capital Beijing. The good Lioncel was in a pretty good shape, smooth in paint and speedy in line, completely original down until the wheel covers, and happily without any rot or rust.
Spotted in China: Mitsubishi Delica 4WD
January 4, 2016 by Tycho de Feijter
An extremely rare Mitsubishi Delica 4WD, Spotted in China in the Dongba area in east Beijing. The vehicle was a bit dusty but otherwise in a very good shape; paint was smooth, chrome was shiny, all parts were in place, and there wasn't any rust in sight. Big bull bar was a popular period after factory option.
Spotted in China: SouEast Freeca DN6440-III MPV
May 18, 2015 by Tycho de Feijter
A SouEast Freeca DN6440-III MPV, Spotted in China in the Dongba area in the far eastern regions of Beijing. The vehicle was in a reasonable shape; fading colors, battered and bruised basically all over the body, but no rust, no missing parts, and all original down to the sporty five-spoke alloys.
SouEast V3 is shiny green & matte black in China
May 12, 2014 by Tycho de Feijter
A very speedy SouEast V3 sedan, Spotted in China in the capital Beijing by Reader Lao Wei, thank you for the picture! The good SouEast V3 is wrapped in shiny green and in matte black, and further sexed up by a hefty body kit, blacked out windows, black door handles, racy black mirrors, low profile slick-like tires, and flashy shiny green and chrome five-spoke alloys. Read more »
Spy Shots: Mitsubishi Lancer hatchback pops up in China
October 23, 2013 by Tycho de Feijter
Spy shots showing a factory fresh Mitsubishi Lancer hatchback in China. The Lancer hatchback will likely see local production in the not-too distant future. Hatchback are becoming more popular fast, especially among the young who get bored by sedans. Mitsubishi however, Read more »
Sweet Chinese Girl is very Spiderman with a Mitsubishi Lancer EX
July 25, 2013 by Joey Wang
Today in China Car Girls an interesting set with a very sweet Chinese girl in bikini and a Spidermanned Mitsubishi Lancer EX. The girl and car hang around at a pool on an industrial complex but don't seem very much in love, until something odd happens at the end… Click on Pics for Bigs™. Slightly NSFW.
Spy Shots: Mitsubishi Colt Plus testing in China
December 29, 2012 by W.E. Ning
New spy shots from the Mitsubishi Colt testing in China, it will be launched on the Chinese auto market in the second half of next year. Mitsubishi has been busy bringing the Colt Plus to China for quite a while, but it seems finally going to happen now. The Colt Plus will be made in China by the SouEast-Mitsubishi joint venture.
Spy Shots: facelift for the Mitsubishi Lancer EX in China
October 17, 2012 by Tycho de Feijter
The first spy shots from the facelifted Mitsubishi Lancer EX, it will likely be launched on the Chinese auto market early next year, debut is expected at the April 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. The 8th generation Lancer is called 'Lancer EX' in China because the 7th generation is still in production. Both Lancers are made in China by the SouEast-Mitsubishi joint venture.
Spy Shots: Mitsubishi Lancer Fortis testing in China
July 16, 2012 by Tycho de Feijter
Spy shot from the Mitsubishi Lancer Fortis testing in China. The Lancer Fortis is a Taiwan-made version of the Lancer with a different front and slightly different back. The China-made Lancer, made by the SouEast-Mitsubishi joint venture, is called the Lancer EX and is basically identical to the Japanese Lancer.


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Do not update to 4.2.
You do NOT need to update to 4.2 for ANY game.
You shouldnt go past 4.1 (use waninkoko's 4.1 updater).
I need help!
Ok, so i USED to have homebrew channel, but i deleted it. My friend sent me a WIIWARE game, but i have to update to 4.2 so i can recieve the game. Is it safe to update to 4.2?
I'm scared to update to 4.2 because i hear people that used to have homebrew got thier wiis bricked. What should i do so that i can update to 4.2 AND not have my wii bricked!?!
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Do not update to 4.2.
You do NOT need to update to 4.2 for ANY game.
You shouldnt go past 4.1 (use waninkoko's 4.1 updater).
but it is a wiiware game, so i have to go to the shop channel, but in order to fo that, i have to update to 4.2
It all depends..If you don't want the wii to be hacked anymore then go ahead and upgrade(I did) but if you want to keep it hacked then look for a safe 4.2 update..There should be one on this site..I'm not to sure if there is yet..I'm pretty sure i saw one on here.
I forgot that if you just add the HBC you could just get it for free.
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sorry for long no reply..1 I did have it installed
2 i do not know 100% if it will or will not get bricked. It has bricked virgin wiis
and 3 you can google it i am sorry that i don't have a link.


text: I had insomnia last night, and instead of working on the numerous UFOs I have hanging around (or cleaning house), made a throw quilt top -- 3 hours from beginning to end. Now to decide whether to add another border in batik or just sandwich, quilt and bind as is. It is currently 44 x 66" - a decent size but looks a bit unfinished to me without a coloured border. Advice, anyone? I've decided this is a Christmas present so need to finish it by tomorrow.


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Eugene Melnyk had his fingers crossed for the Montreal Canadiens.
The Senators owner, for the obvious rivalry, had hoped Montreal would find a way to advance to Round 2 of the playoffs.
Melnyk knows you can't choose your opponent, but a part of him was disappointed when Cory Stillman scored in overtime to give Carolina a 2-1 victory, thus clinching the series in six games.
"Did you see that 49-foot slap shot? Can you imagine getting beat that way?" Melnyk asked a couple of writers at yesterday's announcement that the 2009 world junior championship had been awarded to Ottawa.
"As a hockey fan, I just think playing Montreal would have been great with rivalry between the two cities," added Melnyk. "I was in Montreal last Friday for another engagement, and I wasn't there on a game day, but just the excitement in the city was something else. It would have been great to have two Canadian teams facing off against each other."
At the same time, Melnyk thinks facing the Sabres is going to make for an exciting series.
"Buffalo is going to be tough. I don't think there's any question about it. They've got a strong team," said Melnyk. "I've been pleased with the way we've been able to play so far. The big thing for everybody is injuries. If you're able to stay healthy then that can be the key."
Melnyk attended two games during Ottawa's first-round victory over the Lightning, but plans to attend every game in the Sabres series.
Melnyk is going to give up Barbados for Buffalo?
"Are you kidding? I wouldn't miss it for the world," said Melnyk. "I've worked out my whole schedule around this series. I want to be there."
PHILLIPS ON ICE: Senators D Chris Phillips was back practising with the team yesterday and is hopeful he'll be ready for Game 1. Phillips, who suffered a suspected knee injury in Game 4 of the series against the Bolts, took part in the entire practice. "I would say that I'm hopeful," said Phillips. "It feels pretty good. We're going to have to see how it goes (today). I didn't have any problems out there." Coach Bryan Murray was encouraged seeing Phillips on the ice. "I thought he would just go out, skate around a bit, take a few shots and leave," said Murray. "He wanted to stay for the whole practice and he looked pretty good." D Brian Pothier and C Chris Kelly, who both have undisclosed injuries, didn't take part. Kelly skated following practice, while LW Vaclav Varada (upper body) took part in the workout and indicated he'll make a decision today on whether he'll be ready for Game 1. "All those guys are day-to-day and we're just going to have to wait and see if they're ready for (tomorrow)," said Murray.
SCHEDULING ISSUES: Senators GM John Muckler said he likes the schedule for the second-round series. Though playing back-to-back games at the HSBC Arena next Wednesday and Thursday for Games 3 and 4 isn't ideal, scheduling conflicts at the HSBC Arena made it necessary. The HSBC is booked for events next Friday (Tim McGraw and Faith Hill) and Saturday (Buffalo Bandits NLL championship), which is similar to the issue the Senators are facing with Dora the Explorer concerts booked at Scotiabank Place this weekend. "Everybody is going to have to play back-to-back and that's just part of the playoffs," said Muckler.


text: In a grueling 14-hour opening day that ended after midnight, House Speaker Newt Gingrich rammed through a series of changes designed to overhaul how the lower chamber does business. Highlights: committee staffs were slashed by a third; a cap of eight years was established on the term of any speaker (committee chairs will be limited to six years); a requirement for a three-fifths vote to raise income tax rates was passed and legislation to make Congress obey anti-discrimination and other laws was given an enthusiastic thumbs up. The chamber also voted 431-0 to keep all committee meetings open to the public "except in extraordinary circumstances." At the end of it all, Gingrich thanked members on both sides of the aisle. "It has been not only the longest and most workmanlike opening session, but one of the most productive sessions, I think, for any single day in House history," he said.


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Football fans cheer as our 'lambs' show their teeth
Northern Ireland celebrate after making Swedes pay for paper jibe
Northern Ireland's footballers and fans were today celebrating after the team made Sweden pay for the notorious "lambs to the slaughter" jibe in the run-up to the Euro 2008 showdown.
It had indeed looked ominous for 'Norn Iron' and their 1,600 strong Green and White Army of visiting fans when Olof Mellberg put the home side ahead in the first half.
But a tremendous second-half fightback was climaxed by a brilliant goal from young striker Kyle Lafferty in the 72nd minute which sent the travelling support in the Stockholm stadium into raptures.
The unexpected result means that Northern Ireland are still clinging by their fingertips to qualification for the Euro 2008 finals next summer.
They now have to beat both Denmark at home and Spain away - and hope that the Spaniards are defeated by Sweden, who appear to have done enough for qualification.
But today the bragging rights were with the Northern Ireland contingent, still smarting from remarks on the front page of a Swedish national newspaper earlier this week which stated that our boys were mere lambs to the slaughter.
And to add insult to injury, the paper had superimposed striker David Healy's head onto a sheep.
Earlier this week the Belfast Telegraph retaliated by grafting Swedish player Freddie Ljungberg's face onto the body of a donkey.
But in the end the Swedes couldn't pull the wool over anyone's eyes. They weren't good enough to get the emphatic victory they had promised their fans, having lost to a Healy-inspired Northern Ireland in the corresponding game at Windsor Park earlier this year.
Indeed, Healy had a late chance last night to give Northern Ireland another sensational victory - and exact the ultimate revenge for the sheepish jibes - but although his powerful shot drained the blood from anxious Swedish faces, it was saved by the home goalkeeper.
Manager Nigel Worthington, who had been under pressure following disappointing defeats against both Latvia and Iceland - which culminated in the infamous "punch-up on the plane" in Reykjavik - indicated there was a chance he may stay on after the end of the current qualifying campaign.
"I've agreed the contract till the end of the tournament - there are a lot of scenarios between now and then," he said.
"I've enjoyed working with the players, working with this group of players - they listen, they want to work."
Asked if that was a yes or a no, he said: "A bit of both."
The manager said he was delighted with the way the team played in Stockholm.
"They came back into Sweden's back garden and performed like that and took the game to them," he said.
"The players were outstanding, did what they needed to do, went where they needed to go."
On goalscoring hero Lafferty, the manager said: "He, along with the 10 other players, was outstanding tonight.
"The big man's capable of doing that - he worked very hard for the team, was very neat and tidy for the whole game. To score a goal like that is great for him in Sweden."
Lafferty: "To get a draw and for me to grab the goal is great for me personally but even better for the team in general."
Northern Ireland's next match is at home to Denmark on November 17. Spain play Sweden on the same night - so by the end of the evening the boys in green and white will know exactly where they stand.
Belfast Telegraph
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The D. Abbott Turner Program in Ethics and Servant Leadership (EASL) promotes servant leadership and ethically engaged practice throughout the Emory community. Under Edward Queen, Director, and Carlton Mackey, Assistant Director, EASL works to aid, inspire, and support all members of the Emory community in developing the commitment, courage, and skills to serve and lead for the common good.
EASL Programs include:
The Forum
The Ethics and Servant Leadership (EASL) Forum animates, advances, and supports students as they develop the power to serve and lead for the common good. Toward that end, the Forum deepens the competence and confidence of students by providing a coherent experiential education program that cultivates a sense of shared community among the participants through group and individual exercises, provides training that equips students with skills for effective group engagement, develops ethical attentiveness and moral imagination, nurtures individual needs for growth, and promotes a safe space for open dialogue and risk-taking.
The program provides students with unique opportunities unavailable in the classroom. The eight - week summer internship begins in May and continues through the summer. It requires a minimum 270 hours of service and includes classroom instruction that provides the students with basic leadership and ethical skills and gives them an opportunity to process their experiences. Students will learn about different approaches to business and decision - making processes that shape nonprofit organizations.
Amidst declining civic involvement and growing cynicism toward public institutions, universities must take seriously their role in cultivating and forming tomorrow's leaders. Inherent in this work is the need to develop in those future leaders intellectual rigor, ethical awareness, and a concern for the common good. University students, with their intense but often inchoate passion for service and the advancement of humane values, have the potential to develop the ethical leadership required to address the pressing moral, social, political, and economic challenges faced by the United States and the world. The D. Abbott Turner Program in Ethics and Servant Leadership helps today's Emory University students become tomorrow's ethical leaders by building strong connections between teaching, research, and service.
The program works uses the model of servant leadership. Servant leadership rejects a view of leadership that is about the self-aggrandizement of the individual with positional authority. It maintains that true leaders are those attuned to working in partnership with individuals and the communities in which they live in order to improve human thriving. To advance its mission, the EASL program advocates increased attention throughout Emory University to ethics and leadership studies, theory-practice learning, community-based research, and volunteerism. Whether in non-profits, businesses, politics, religion, law or medicine, EASL strives to animate, encourage, advance, and support Emory's citizen - scholars as they develop the power to serve and lead for the common good.
For more information on the Ethics and Servant Leadership Program at Emory University, contact Edward Queen or Carlton Mackey. The EASL Program is generously funded by an endowment from Mr. William B. Turner in memory of his father, D. Abbott Turner.
For more information about Ethics and Servant Leadership events, visit our Events Page.


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Your controls can be bound to ViewModels which implement IDataErorrInfo interface. On a ButtonClick you have to simply iterate over the ViewModels, check the Errors collection and add the existing errorrs in Dictionaly, List, etc. and later display all errors in other control.
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Please check out this post. Customr has Error property of type string. So in your application you will have Customer bound to TextBox, Employee bound to other control, etc. and you can have MainViewModel holding all customers and all employees and all other ViewModels (business objets implementing IDataErrorInfo) and this viewmocel can iterate on these objects and sum their error properties into a list.
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A few days ago I was scanning YouTube and came across a snipit of a young guy attempting a crazy stunt. He launched himself proudly onto a cactus — only wearing a pair of shorts, sneakers, and a scarf around his face. When he screamed in pain, I wondered what possessed him to do such a stunt.
When I was growing up, no one would have dreamed of doing something that senseless, and back then, we did some pretty ignorant things. We lived before anyone heard of "child safety" — we didn't have locks for cabinet doors or toilet seats, helmets were unheard of, and we rode our bikes in the street without knee pads or headgear. We wandered the neighborhood in groups without parental supervision, only going home to eat or grab a snack. We scraped our knees, bumped our heads, and fell off our bikes a hundred times. We even broke bones or went home with gashes in our limbs. Life was tough, but by the time we were adults, we'd developed a healthy respect for pain and understood the risks and consequences of doing something that wasn't smart.
Such was life in the 1970s. Now it seems parents are told they're unfit if they so much as deviate one iota from rigorous safety procedures. I'm not saying child safety isn't important, but it should be practiced with reason.
Trial-and-error is a powerful learning tool, and sheltering your kiddos from harm robs them of this valuable lesson. My mother once told me to stop jumping out of a tree because I'd hurt myself. I kept jumping, and eventually got hurt. Did she panic? Nope. She simply said, "I told you so," and that was it. My daughter learned through trial-and-error as well. A dresser fell on her when she was barely two years old. A year later, she wouldn't go near it because she remembered being pinned down by it. It's accidents like these that teach young kids the value of fear and danger. If you raise your child without allowing him or her to experience pain, you're doing more harm than good, in my opinion.
When you see young people pulling dangerous stunts on YouTube only to cringe when they're writhing in pain, you have to stop and wonder if they were extremely sheltered as children. Because who in their right mind would willingly throw themselves into a cactus?
Do you think that kid safety can prevent youngsters from learning valuable life lessons? Share below in the comments section!


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Oxx is strong contender for Down Royal victory
Trainer John Oxx and jockey Frank Berry are an effective combination when they head for Down Royal.
They should be on the mark tonight when Mourad runs in Her Majesty's Plate, which is arguably the classiest race held annually at the track.
Last time out Mourad won at Gowran Park by four and a half lengths from the even money favourite New Zealand who later boosted the form when winning last weekend at Kilarney.
Mourad faces tough opposition with Dirar, trained by Michael Halford, an easy winner at Downpatrick on August Bank Holiday.
On the strength of that run - although the opposition is weak - Dirar should go close.
Trainer Willie Mullins has a terrific record at Down Royal on the flat having won two Ulster derbies. Ballyhaunis may get into the first three especially with Declan McDonogh in the saddle.
Dermot Weld run Consulate has had snippets of form but doesn't look as good as Mourad.
Jim Bolger has a good record in this race and he could go close with Teacht an Earraig who will be ridden by Kevin Manning.
It looks a hot enough contest, but it's hard to ignore the claims of Mourad who should go in for Oxx and Berry.
Mullins may start the ball rolling with the Patriarch Game who ran well at Wexford last weekend and runs in the Ulster Bank Business Banking maiden hurdle.
Marvyn Torrens has had a success for Camulos at Downpatrick and this may be repeated in the Ulster Bank handicap hurdle, with the danger coming from Balakar who is trained by Jim Lambe who has had a great deal of success this season.
Trainer Edward Lynam generally wins one of the sprints at Down Royal and he looks to have good claims with Rosie Riveter in the seven furlongs Ulster Bank Claiming race.
In the Ulster Bank Nursery Kevin Prendergast may be worth following with Rantavan Wood who will be ridden by Declan McDonogh.
Selection: 4.35 The Patriach Game; 5.05 Canulos; 5.35 Rosie Riveter; 6.05 Rantavan Wood; 6.35 Mourad; 7.05 Strident; 7.35 Pass the Vodka.
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Credit Reports
States with Laws Regulating Credit Reports for Employment
Links to information on U.S. states currently limiting use of employment credit checks
A number of U.S. states have either passed, or are considering passing, laws regulating credit reports used by employers for employment purposes. Here is a summary of the states – California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia (D.C.), Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington – that have restricted the use of credit histories of applicants and employees. Employment Screening Resources (ESR) will continue to monitor this area and post updates.
California Assembly Bill 22 (AB 22) amends Section 1785.20.5 of the Civil Code and adds Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 1024.5) to Part 2 of Division 2 of the Labor Code, relating to employment. AB 22 prohibits employers or prospective employers – with the exception of certain financial institutions – from obtaining a consumer credit reports for employment purposes unless the position of the person for whom the report is sought is one of the following:
- A managerial position;
- A position in the state Department of Justice;
- A sworn peace officer or other law enforcement position;
- A position for which the information contained in the report is required by law to be disclosed or obtained;
- A position that involves regular access to specified personal information for any purpose other than the routine solicitation and processing of credit card applications in a retail establishment;
- A position in which the person is or would be a named signatory on the employer's bank or credit card account, or authorized to transfer money or enter into financial contracts on the employer's behalf;
- A position that involves access to confidential or proprietary information; or
- A position that involves regular access to $10,000 or more of cash.
In addition, AB 22 also requires the written notice informing the person for whom a consumer credit report is sought for employment purposes to also inform that person of the specific reason for obtaining the report.
California Passes AB 22 Placing Restrictions on Use of Credit Checks by Employers: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2011/10/11/california-passes-ab-22-placing-restrictions-on-use-of-credit-checks-by-employers/.
Assembly Bill 22: http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_22_bill_20110920_enrolled.pdf.
The "Employment Opportunity Act" (SB13-018) specifies the purposes for which consumer credit information such as consumer credit reports and credit scores can be used by employers or potential employers in making employment-related decisions.
Specifically, the "Employment Opportunity Act":
- Prohibits an employer's use of consumer credit information for employment purposes if the information is unrelated to the job;
- Requires an employer to disclose to an employee or applicant for employment (jointly referred to as "employee") when the employer uses the employee's consumer credit information to take adverse action against him or her and the particular credit information upon which the employer relied;
- Authorizes an employee aggrieved by a violation of the above provisions to bring suit for an injunction, damages, or both; and
- Requires the department of labor and employment to enforce the laws related to employer use of consumer credit information.
The "Employment Opportunity Act" defines employment purposes broadly to include "evaluating a person for employment, hiring, promotion, demotion, reassignment, adjustment in compensation level, or retention as an employee." Two types of employers are permitted to use consumer credit information for employment purposes under the law: "banks or financial institutions" and employers "required by law" to conduct credit checks. The remaining employers may only review credit reports for "executive or management personnel" and positions that involve "contracts with defense, intelligence, national security, or space agencies of the federal government."
The law took effect July 1, 2013.
Colorado Employment Opportunity Act Specifies Permissible Use of Credit Reports by Employers Starting July 1: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2013/04/29/colorado-employment-opportunity-act-specifies-permissible-use-of-credit-reports-by-employers-starting-july-1/.
The "Employment Opportunity Act": http://www.coloradocapitolwatch.com/bill/0/SB13-018/2013/1/
Connecticut Senate Bill No. 361 (S.B. 361) prohibits certain employers from using credit reports in making hiring and employment decisions regarding existing employees or job applicants. The law took effect October 1, 2011 and applies to all employers in Connecticut with at least one employee.
Exceptions to S.B. 361 are employers that are financial institutions as defined under law, credit reports required to be obtained by employers by law, and credit reports "substantially related to the employee's current or potential job." These "substantially related" reports are allowable if the position:
- Is a managerial position that involves setting the direction or control of a business, division, unit or an agency of a business;
- Involves access to personal or financial information of customers, employees or the employer, other than information customarily provided in a retail transaction;
- Involves a fiduciary responsibility to the employer, as defined under the law;
- Provides an expense account or corporate debit or credit card;
- Provides access to certain confidential or proprietary business information, as defined under the law; or
- Involves access to the employer's nonfinancial assets valued at $2,005 or more, including, but not limited to, museum and library collections and to prescription drugs and other pharmaceuticals.
New Connecticut Law Restricts Use of Credit Reports in Employment and Hiring Decisions Effective October 1: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2011/07/22/new-connecticut-law-restricts-use-of-credit-reports-in-employment-and-hiring-decisions-effective-october-1/.
Senate Bill 361: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/PA/2011PA-00223-R00SB-00361-PA.htm.
Delaware House Bill No. 167 (H.B. 167) amends Titles 19 and 20 of the Delaware Code with regard to employment practices. Under H.B. 167, it is an unlawful employment practice for any public employer in Delaware to inquire into or consider the credit history or credit score of an applicant for employment during the initial application process, up to and including the first interview. A public employer may inquire into or consider an applicant's credit history or credit score after it has determined that the applicant is otherwise qualified and has conditionally offered the applicant the position. The requirements of this law shall not apply where a credit check is a requirement of State or federal law for a particular class of services.
Delaware Bill Would Prohibit Employers from Considering Criminal Record and Credit History of Applicants before Job Offer: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2013/06/04/delaware-bill-would-prohibit-employers-from-considering-criminal-record-and-credit-history-of-applicants-before-job-offer/.
Delaware Latest State to Ban the Box: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2014/05/09/delaware-latest-state-to-ban-the-box/.
Delaware House Bill No. 167: http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+167/$file/legis.html?open.
District of Columbia (D.C.)
District of Columbia (D.C.) "Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act of 2016" (Bill 21-244) was signed by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on February 15, 2017. The Council for the District of Columbia (D.C.) had previously passed the "Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act" to amend the Human Rights Act of 1977 and prohibit employers from taking discriminatory action against job applicants and current employees based on their credit report information.
The Act prevents employers from requiring, requesting, suggesting, or causing any applicant or employee to submit credit information, from using credit information of applicants or employees, and also provides fines for violations of the Act and development of a public information campaign to educate people about the Act.
The D.C. Office of Human Rights will investigate any charges filed for violating the "Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act" and fines can be issued if violations are found. Employers can receive a fine of $1,000 for the first violation, $2,500 for the second violation, and $5,000 for each subsequent violation.
After approval by D.C. Mayor Bowser, this Act shall take effect following a 30-day period of congressional review as provided by the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, and publication in the District of Columbia Register.
The Act does not apply to federal jobs, police jobs, financial institution jobs with access to personal financial information, or where otherwise required by D.C. law or pursuant to a lawfully issued subpoena.
District of Columbia Council Passes Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act to Ban Credit Checks by Employers: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2017/01/12/district-of-columbia-council-passes-fair-credit-in-employment-amendment-act-to-ban-credit-checks-by-employers/.
The D.C. "Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act of 2016": http://lims.dccouncil.us/Download/33953/B21-0244-Engrossment.pdf.
House Bill 31 SD1 CD1 was passed by the Hawaiian legislature – over the Governor's veto – and put limits on the use of employment credit history or credit reports unless it "directly related to a bona fide occupations qualification" or falls under another exception. Effective July 1, 2009, the law amended the Hawaiian Fair Employment Practices Act by making it an unlawful discriminatory practice for any employer to refuse to hire or employ, continue employment or to bar or discharge from employment, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual in compensation or in the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment of any individual because of the individual's credit history or credit report, unless the information in the individual's credit history or credit report directly relates to a bona fide occupational qualification.
The law also indicated that in terms of hiring in the first place, the employer can only inquire into the credit history or credit report on a prospective employee only after there has been a conditional job offer, and only if the information is directly related to a bona fide occupational qualification. The law makes exceptions for employers that are expressly permitted to inquire into credit history or a credit report by federal or state law, financial institutions that are insured by a federal agency or to managerial or supervisory employees. The law sets out a specific definition of what constitutes a "Managerial" or "Supervisory" employee.
Hawaii Latest State to Put Limits on Use of Credit Reports: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2009/08/27/hawaii-latest-state-to-put-limits-on-use-of-credit-reports/.
House Bill 31 SD1 CD1: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/HB31_CD1_.pdf.
The "Employee Credit Privacy Act" (Illinois House Bill 4658) prohibits employers in the state from discriminating based on the credit history of job seekers or employees. The law took effect January 1, 2011 and prohibits employers from inquiring about or using an employee's or prospective employee's credit history as a basis for employment, recruitment, discharge, or compensation. Employers who violate the new law can be subject to civil liability for damages or injunctive relief.
However, under the law, employers may access credit checks under limited circumstances, including positions that involve:
- Bonding or security per state or federal law;
- Unsupervised access to more than $2,500;
- Signatory power over businesses assets of more than $100;
- Management and control of the business; and
- Access to personal, financial or confidential information, trade secrets, or state or national security information.
New Illinois Law Prohibits Pre-Employment Credit Checks on Most Job Applicants: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2010/08/11/new-illinois-law-prohibits-pre-employment-credit-checks-on-most-job-applicants/.
"Employee Credit Privacy Act" (House Bill 4658): http://e-lobbyist.com/gaits/text/21025.
The "Job Applicant Fairness Act" (Maryland House Bill 87) took effect October 1, 2011 and enacted new legislation placing restrictions on so-called credit checks by employers that use the credit report or credit history of job applicants or employees for employment decisions. The Act reads as follows:
(c) When employer may request or use employee's credit history. --
(1) An employer may request or use an applicant's or employee's credit report or credit history if:
- (i) 1. the applicant has received an offer of employment; and 2. the credit report or credit history will be used for a purpose other than a purpose prohibited by subsection (b) of this section; or
- (ii) the employer has a bona fide purpose for requesting or using information in the credit report or credit history that is: 1. substantially job-related; and 2. disclosed in writing to the employee or applicant.
(2) For the purposes of this subsection, a position for which an employer has a bona fide purpose that is substantially job-related for requesting or using information in a credit report or credit history includes a position that:
- (i) is managerial and involves setting the direction or control of a business, or a department, division, unit, or agency of a business;
- (ii) involves access to personal information, as defined in § 14-3501 of the Commercial Law Article, of a customer, employee, or employer, except for personal information customarily provided in a retail transaction;
- (iii) involves a fiduciary responsibility to the employer, including the authority to issue payments, collect debts, transfer money, or enter into contracts;
- (iv) is provided an expense account or a corporate debit or credit card; or
- (v) has access to: 1. information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that: A. derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from the disclosure or use of the information; and B. is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy; or 2. other confidential business information
Along with prohibiting an employer from using the credit report or credit history of an employee or job applicant for employment purposes, the Act specifically prohibits most employers from using credit checks to determine whether to:
- Deny employment to a job applicant;
- Discharge an employee;
- Decide compensation; or
- Evaluate other terms and conditions of employment.
While the Act applies to Maryland employers of any size, some employers are excluded from the Act's prohibitions, including financial institutions and employers required under federal or state law to inquire into the credit history of job applicants or employees.
The Act also requires that employers wishing to request or use credit information of job applicants and employees for a bona fide purpose must disclose the intent to do so in writing to the job applicant or employee.
Maryland Latest US State to Place Restrictions on Use of Credit Checks by Employers: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2011/04/26/maryland-latest-us-state-to-place-restrictions-on-use-of-credit-checks-by-employers/.
"Job Applicant Fairness Act" (House Bill 87): http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/chapters_noln/Ch_29_hb0087T.pdf.
With Governor Brian Sandoval signing Senate Bill 127 (SB 127) into law, Nevada has now become the tenth state in the U.S. to prohibit employers from conditioning employment on a consumer credit report or other credit information with few exceptions. Nevada SB 127 goes into effect on October 1, 2013.
Senate Bill 127 amends Chapter 613 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) that covers "Employment Practices" to make it unlawful for any employer in the state to:
- Directly or indirectly, require, request, suggest or cause any employee or prospective employee to submit a consumer credit report or other credit information as a condition of employment;
- Use, accept, refer to or inquire concerning a consumer credit report or other credit information;
- Discharge, discipline, discriminate against in any manner or deny employment or promotion to, or threaten to take any such action against any employee or prospective employee: (a) who refuses, declines or fails to submit a consumer credit report or other credit information; or (b) on the basis of the results of a consumer credit report or other credit information; or
- Discharge, discipline, discriminate against in any manner or deny employment or promotion to, or threaten to take any such action against any employee or prospective employee who has pursuant to the new law: (a) filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any legal proceeding; (b) testified or may testify in any legal proceeding instituted; or (c) exercised his or her rights, or has exercised on behalf of another person the rights afforded to him or her.
However, Senate Bill 127 does provide for exceptions where an employer may request or consider a consumer credit report or other credit information for employment purposes if:
- The employer is required or authorized, pursuant to state or federal law, to use a consumer credit report or other credit information for that purpose;
- The employer reasonably believes that the employee or prospective employee has engaged in specific activity which may constitute a violation of state or federal law; or
- The information contained in the consumer credit report or other credit information is "job related" or reasonably related to the position for which the employee or prospective employee is being evaluated for employment, promotion, reassignment or retention as an employee.
If an employer violates the new law, the Labor Commissioner may impose an administrative penalty against the employer of not more than $9,000 for each violation.
Nevada Becomes Tenth State to Prohibit Use of Credit Reports by Employers for Employment Purposes: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2013/05/30/nevada-becomes-tenth-state-to-prohibit-use-of-credit-reports-by-employers-for-employment-purposes/
Nevada Senate Bill 127: http://openstates.org/nv/bills/77/SB127/
Oregon Senate Bill (SB) 1045, signed into law in February 2010 and declared to be effective immediately, prohibits the use of credit histories of job applicants in making employment-related decisions including hiring, discharge, promotion, and compensation.
However, SB 1045 provides exceptions for financial institutions, public safety offices, and other employment if credit history is job-related and use is disclosed to applicant or employee. The exceptions to the law include the following circumstances:
- Employers that are federally insured banks or credit unions;
- Employers that are required by state or federal law to use Individual credit history for employment purposes;
- The employment of a public safety officer, or
- Employers that can demonstrate that the information in a credit report is substantially job-related AND the employer's reasons for the use of such information are disclosed to the employee or prospective employee in writing.
New Oregon Law Prohibits Use of Credit History of Job Applicants for Employment Screening: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2010/04/02/new-oregon-law-prohibits-use-of-credit-history-of-job-applicants-for-employment-screening/.
Oregon Issues New Rules on Use of Credit History for Employment Decisions: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2010/07/12/oregon-issues-new-rules-on-use-of-credit-history-for-employment-decisions/.
Senate Bill 1045: https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2010S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1045/A-Engrossed
Effective July 1, 2012, Vermont Act No. 154 (S. 95) prohibits employers in the state, subject to various exceptions, from using or inquiring into credit reports or credit histories of job applicants and employees in the employment context and further prohibits discriminating against individuals based on their credit information. Vermont is the eighth and most recent state to restrict the use of credit reports by employers, joining California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, and Washington.
Enacted into law by Governor Peter Shumlin on May 17, 2012, Vermont Act No. 154 (S. 95) pertains to "credit history" that includes any credit information obtained from any third party, not only information contained in a credit report. The Act sets forth exemptions based on the type of employers at issue and the position or responsibilities of applicants or employees. Employers are exempt and may obtain and use credit information if they meet one or more of these conditions:
- The information is required by state or federal law or regulation.
- The position of employment involves access to confidential financial information.
- The employer is a financial institution or credit union as defined by state law.
- The position of employment is that of a law enforcement officer, emergency medical personnel, or a firefighter as defined by state law.
- The position of employment requires a financial fiduciary responsibility to the employer or a client of the employer, including the authority to issue payments, collect debts, transfer money, or enter into contracts.
- The employer can demonstrate that the information is a valid and reliable predictor of employee performance in the specific position of employment.
- The position of employment involves access to an employer's payroll information.
However, even exempted employers that seek to obtain or act upon the credit information of an applicant or employee are prohibited by the Act from using credit report or credit history as the sole factor in making any employment decision. In addition, the Act requires employers to first obtain the written consent of the employee or applicant to the disclosure of the credit information and must also disclose in writing its reasons for accessing the report. If an employer intends to take an adverse employment action based on any contents of the credit report, the employer must notify the applicant or employee in writing of its reasons for doing so and also offer the subject an opportunity to contest the accuracy of the credit report or credit history.
Vermont to Prohibit Employers from Using Credit Reports for Employment Decisions Starting July 1: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2012/06/14/vermont-to-prohibit-employers-from-using-credit-reports-for-employment-decisions-starting-july-1/.
Vermont Act No. 154 (S. 95) is available at: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/bills/Passed/S-095.pdf.
Washington passed a law in 2007 amending the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) that stated employers could not obtain a credit report as part of a background check unless the information was substantially job related and the employer's reasons for the use of such information were disclosed to the consumer in writing.
Under the amended Washington law, employers cannot obtain a credit report as part of a background check unless the information is:
- Substantially job related and the employer's reasons for the use of such information are disclosed to the consumer in writing; or
- Required by law.
Employers in the state of Washington utilizing employment credit reports needed to change their forms, carefully review any job position where a credit report is requested, and communicate to job applicants the reason a credit report is substantially related to a particular job.
New Restrictions on the Use of Credit Reports: http://www.esrcheck.com/newsletter/archives/June_2007.php#T2.
RCW Chapter 19.182 — Fair Credit Reporting Act: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.
RCW 19.182.020 (Consumer report — Furnishing — Procuring): http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=19.182.020.
Cities with Credit Report Laws
Along with the states mentioned above, some U.S. cities have laws that restrict employers from using credit reports in employment decisions. For example, New York City passed a ban on employment credit checks that took effect on September 3, 2015, that strictly prohibits most NYC employers from using credit history to decide whether to hire, fire, or promote an individual.
New York City Businesses Must Comply with New Law Banning Credit Checks by Employers: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/2015/09/11/new-york-city-businesses-must-comply-with-new-law-banning-credit-checks-by-employers/.
Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act Web page: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cchr/media/credit-check-law.page.
Text of Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act, N.Y.C. Admin. Code §§ 8-102(29), 8-107(9)(d), (24); Local Law No. 37 (2015): https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cchr/law/text-of-the-law.page.
NYC Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) Legal Enforcement Guidance on the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cchr/law/stop-credit-discrimination-employment-act.page.
For More Information Articles, Blogs & White Papers about Credit Reports
Read ESR News Blogs Tagged 'Credit Reports' at: http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/tag/credit-reports/.
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Links to Items of Interest:
- "The Safe Hiring Manual" by Lester Rosen
- ESR Achieves NAPBS® Re-Accreditation
- Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Partners
- 50 State Compliance Guide for ESR Clients
- How to Select a Background Screening Firm