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- Littler Mendelson created the new blog: NLRB Rules Employer?s Termination of Non-Union Employees for Facebook Posts Violated NLRA

NLRB Rules Employer?s Termination of Non-Union Employees for Facebook Posts Violated NLRA

Authors: Alan Levins

In another decision that affects non-union as well as union employers, the National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that comments posted on Facebook are protected in the same manner and to the same extent as comments made at the "water cooler." In Hispanics United of Buffalo, 359 NLRB No. 37 (Dec. 14, 2012), the Board found that a non-union employer's termination of five employees for Facebook postings was unlawful, awarding the employees full reinstatement and backpay.

The controversy began when one employee ? Lydia ? criticized the work of five of her co-workers. One of the criticized employees ? Marianna ? sent this message from her personal computer at home to the other four employees:

"Lydia . . . feels that we don't help our clients enough . . . . I about had it! My fellow coworkers how do u feel??

The employees were not amused and, while off duty, posted messages on Marianna's Facebook page making that clear. Lydia also responded on the same Facebook page, demanding that the four "stop with ur lies about me." She then complained to her supervisor that the postings violated the employer's "zero tolerance" policy against "bullying and harassment." The employer investigated and, agreeing with Lydia that its policy had been violated, fired Lydia's five co-workers.

The NLRB upheld an administrative law judge's decision that the terminations violated the National Labor Relations Act (the "Act"), even though no union was involved. The Board concluded that whether the comments were made on line, by way of social media, or "around the water cooler" was irrelevant to the analysis. Instead, the Board focused on whether the postings were:

"Concerted" activity under the Act;
Known to be concerted by the employer's supervisor, who was shown the postings;
"Protected" under the Act; and
The motivation for the terminations.

The second and fourth elements were undisputed.1 On the first and third elements, the Board, with Member Hayes dissenting, found against the employer. The postings were concerted, the Board concluded, because it was "implicitly manifest" that the co-workers' postings had the "clear 'mutual aid' objective of preparing [the] coworkers for a group defense to [Lydia's] complaints." As to the third element, the Board considered the postings protected because they related to the employees' job performance and objectively could not be considered "bullying" or "harassing." The dissent objected to the majority's reasoning, finding there was "insufficient evidence that either the original posting or the views expressed in response to it were for mutual aid or protection." Specifically, Member Hayes emphasized, "the mere fact that the subject of discussion involved an aspect of employment?i.e., job performance?is not enough to find concerted activity for mutual aid and protection. There is a meaningful distinction between sharing a common viewpoint and joining in a common cause."

The decision is yet another by the NLRB that is directed to non-union employers in addition to employers whose employees are represented by a union. In the last year, the NLRB has invalidated the mandatory arbitration agreement of a non-union employer2 and terms in non-union employers' employee handbooks.3 It has also struck down a provision in a company's at-will employment agreement that prohibited employees from disclosing "confidential information," including "personnel information," to individuals "outside the organization."4 There is little reason to believe this trend will abate or even slow in the coming year.

A first key lesson to be learned from this and other recent cases is the importance for all employers, whether union or non-union, of reviewing all employee-related policies with an experienced labor attorney who is familiar with the NLRB and the National Labor Relations Act. A good starting place would be the employer's social media policy, followed by a review of any arbitration agreements and the employee handbook.

Second, all employers should be cautious when basing employment decisions on Facebook or other social media postings. In addition to the issues raised in Hispanics United of Buffalo, there are privacy issues that can arise. Employers should consider postings, such as those in Hispanics United of Buffalo, to be analogous to conversations on non-work time at the "water cooler." Despite the potential for social media "discussions" to be played and replayed to an extremely wide audience, the NLRB will analyze their protected nature the same way that it analyzes a whispered conversation in the employee lunch room or parking lot.

Finally, whenever employer discipline or other adverse employment actions are based on employee communications, employers should consult counsel to make certain the speech is not "concerted, protected" speech under the Act.

1 There was no dispute that the employer knew of the postings because Lydia gave her supervisor a copy of them. There was also no dispute that the postings were the basis for the employees' termination.

2 D.R. Horton, 357 NLRB No. 184 (Jan. 3 2012). See also Henry Lederman, Gavin Appleby, and William Emmanuel, NLRB Strikes Down Arbitral Class Action Waiver, Littler ASAP (Jan. 9, 2012).

3 TT&W Farm Products, Inc., 358 NLRB No. 125 (Sept. 11, 2012); Costco Wholesale Corp., 358 N.L.R.B. No. 106 (Sept 7, 2012). See also Chip McWilliams, Philip Gordon, and Kathryn Siegel, Social Media Policies in the NLRB's Crosshairs, Littler ASAP (Oct. 9, 2012).

4 Flex Frac Logistics, LLC, 358 NLRB No. 127 (Sept. 11, 2012).

Alan Levins is a Shareholder in Littler Mendelson's San Francisco office. If you would like further information, please contact your Littler attorney at 1.888.Littler, info@littler.com, or Mr. Levins at alevins@littler.com.

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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Inviting Papers -Designing Design Education for India Conference ...

by Shagun Singh

The?Designing Design Education for India?conference has been scheduled from March 13?15, 2013 at Pune, India. This conference is hosted by the India Design Council which is an autonomous body under the aegis of the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion; Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.
The India Design Council is happy to invite papers/posters/ proposal for a colloquium for this conference which is going to be a premier event. This conference aims to stimulate ideas and uncover useful insights on the future of design education in India and determine the nature and future of the design education framework in India for the period 2014?2019. This conference aims to chart out the roadmap for design education in India for this ensuing period.

The proceedings of the conference will contribute to thoughts on design-enabled nation building, apart from effectively paving the way for progressive and advanced design education in India. The conference is expected to be an outcome-oriented event and envisages moving beyond philosophical arguments to the real issues concerning design education and its implications on future design professionals.

Design educators, design thinkers, and design practitioners are all invited to share their ideas, experiences, and vision about various future transformations occurring in the realm of design education from the vantage point of the traditional and current understanding of the same. This conference is an international platform for sharing new perspectives on design education and debating its nature in the context of today?s world that is in a constant state of flux. It is an opportunity for design practitioners and design educators to share their experiences, practices, and perspectives; their valuable views would certainly help accelerate educational changes that are contemporary in nature and can usher in a new wave of design thinking and sensibilities.

Through its streams, themes, and sub-themes, the conference aims to serve as a reference point for design education in India. The interactive format of the conference will allow multiple viewpoints to come forth and will address issues of critical importance.

This conference will deliberate upon a subject as unique and engaging as design education; it would also prove to be a milestone event in the changing context of this subject as well. This conference will witness the confluence of the best of minds which can inspire the greatest of ideas that will shape the nature and future of design education in India.

Learn more about the conference and submission process by visiting the conference website:?www.ddei.in

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Director,?National Institute of Design
Via?Ravi Poovaiah

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Chicago PMI Employment Index - Business Insider

Earlier this morning, we learned that the Chicago PMI climbed to 51.6 in December.? This was slightly ahead of economists expectations.

The gain was largely driven by a jump in the new orders sub-index.

However, the employment index collapsed to a three-year low.

Should we be worried?

TD Securities' Eric Green thinks we should take a deep breath and think about what happened.

"That may look worse than it really is, however," he writes. "The drop in employment reflects the prior weakness in new orders in November and to a lesser degree owing to the fiscal cliff which breeds well understood uncertainty."

Indeed, the exact opposite of what happened in this month's employment index could happen in an upcoming month.

"With the bounce back in new orders, employment will also bounce back, and ultimately everything flows from new orders which is now comfortably back above its 6m average of 50.8," writes Green. "Fade the weakness in employment and treat the release in much the same way as the headline would suggest which is better, not worse."

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Saturday, December 29, 2012

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We all know that being in love is one of the very best feelings in the world. When we fall in love, we often believe that our in-love feelings are going to last forever.

In my counseling practice, I've worked with countless people who believed that, this time, the love would last.

Take Benjamin, for example. Benjamin had been married for 22 years when he decided to divorce his wife. He was tired of not feeling connected and intimate with her. He experienced her as closed and resistant, and he wanted a relationship with an open woman.

Soon after the divorce, Benjamin met Rachel at the home of a friend. They connected immediately. Benjamin called me, ecstatic. "I know it's really early in this relationship -- we've only known each other a couple of weeks, but I think I'm in love. It feels so good to be with an open and caring woman."

"Benjamin, please take your time. You are just out of a long marriage and you have barely settled into your new life. It really does take time to know someone. I'm glad you and Rachel are enjoying your time with each other, but please don't rush into anything."

I knew this was likely to fall on deaf ears. I've seen it so many times.

Two months after meeting, the bloom was off the rose.

"Rachel runs away when she is upset. It's frustrating to me to not be able to work things out with her. And she doesn't take good care of herself in a lot of ways. She takes care of everyone but herself."

Benjamin very much wanted to be in love, but he had not made the choices that would lead to lasting love.

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1. Learn to love yourself

Do the inner work you need to do to be happy on your own. If you are abandoning yourself by not taking responsibility for your feelings, judging yourself, turning to various addictions, or making someone else responsible for making you feel full, loved, safe and adequate, you will meet someone who is also abandoning themselves in various ways. We meet each other at our common level of self-abandonment or health, so do the work you need to do to feel happy, peaceful and full of love inside. You don't need to be fully healed, as much healing can take place within a relationship, but you do need to know how to love yourself so you can share your love with others.

2. Take it slow

One of the major mistakes that many people make is moving too fast -- including having sex too early. For a sexual relationship to be deeply satisfying on the physical as well as on the emotional level, there needs to be deep caring and connection. Early "in-love" feelings are often nothing more than infatuation, as truly being in love happens over time -- if it is going to happen. If someone is rushing you into a relationship, be very cautious. Behind the beautiful words and dazzling pursuit may lurk neediness and narcissism.

3. Ask in-depth questions

Ask the important questions -- about values, money, children, religion/spirituality, past relationships. If you are afraid to be forthright in your questions, then the fear itself is letting you know that your fear of rejection may be in charge -- which means you have more inner work to do.

4. Don't shy away from conflict

All relationships have some conflict, and much can be learned from how you each deal with conflict. If you are avoiding the important questions, giving yourself up to keep the peace, or not speaking up for yourself, you will not learn what you need to regarding how the two of you handle conflict. If your new love closes down, gets angry or furious, goes into resistance or defensiveness, or turns to an addiction, this does not bode well for staying in love. An inability to resolve conflict is a major reason why in-love feelings fade away.

If your new love briefly does these protective behaviors, but then opens to learning with you, great. But if he or she does not open within the same day as the conflict, then it will be very hard for issues to get resolved between you.

5. Appreciation rather than judgment

You are not likely to fine someone who has everything you want, but hopefully he or she has many of the qualities you value. Instead of focusing on what you don't like and trying to change your partner with judgment, appreciate what is wonderful about your new love. This doesn't mean avoiding problems, as it is vital to explore the difficulties -- with an intent to learn -- but being judgmental is one of the quickest ways to put the lid on love.

While you will not always feel "in love" with your partner, following these five choices will give you a very good chance of feeling loving and connected with your partner much of the time.

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. is a relationship expert, best-selling author, and co-creator of the powerful Inner Bonding? self-healing process, recommended by actress Lindsay Wagner and singer Alanis Morissette, and featured on Oprah. To begin learning how to love and connect with yourself so that you can connect with others, take advantage of our free Inner Bonding eCourse, receive Free Help, and take our 12-Week eCourse, "The Intimate Relationship Toolbox" - the first two weeks are free! Phone or Skype sessions with Dr. Margaret Paul.

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Friday, December 28, 2012

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Pebble smartwatch stops by FCC, tries to prove it's not vaporware

Pebble smartwatch stops by FCC, tries to prove it's not vaporware

The Pebble smartwatch missed its original September target ship date. Then, it failed to ship in time to stuff stockings this holiday season. And, while we've seen them in person and the company claims a release is imminent, you'd be forgiven for being a bit skeptical. But there is reason to hope: the connected wristwear has officially received a thumbs up from the FCC. What's more, the e-paper timepiece gets the full teardown treatment and comes complete with an owners manual. There's no surprises here, but if you're the impatient type, there should be a few things to keep you occupied until the next delay.

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Asian stocks up ahead of U.S. fiscal cliff talks

BANGKOK (AP) ? Asian stock markets rose Friday, hours before President Barack Obama and key lawmakers were to meet at the White House to try to hammer out an 11th-hour budget compromise to avert the so-called fiscal cliff.

Lawmakers have until Monday night to hammer out a budget agreement before hundreds of billions of dollars in automatic tax increases and deep cuts to government spending kick in. Such a drastic reshuffling of money could throw the U.S. into another recession, economists have warned.

Failure to avoid the fiscal cliff doesn't necessarily mean tax increases and spending cuts would become permanent, since the new Congress could pass legislation canceling them retroactively after it begins its work next year.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index marched higher, hitting its highest level since March 20, 2011. The Tokyo benchmark rose 0.8 percent to 10,403.01.

Investors have been cheering newly named Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his calls for more public works spending to reinvigorate the economy. He also wants the Bank of Japan to raise its inflation target from 1 to 2 percent to drag the country out of two decades of deflation, or steadily declining prices that have deadened economic activity.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose less than 0.1 percent to 22,653.86, while South Korea's Kospi added 0.3 percent to 1,993.48. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.6 percent to 4,675.40.

Markets got some lift from optimistic data out of the U.S. and a statement from the German finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, who said in an interview that the worst of the debt crisis in the 17 European Union countries that use the euro appears to be over.

In the U.S., the average number of people seeking unemployment benefits over the past month fell to the lowest level since March 2008, a sign that the job market is healing.

Worries over U.S. budget negotiations sent Wall Street slightly lower on Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 0.1 percent to 13,096.31. The Standard & Poor's 500 fell 0.1 percent to 1,418.10, and the Nasdaq composite index fell 0.1 percent to 2,985.91.

Benchmark oil for February delivery rose 39 cents to $91.26 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 11 cents to finish at $90.87 per barrel.

In currencies, the euro rose to $1.3245 from $1.3240 late Thursday in New York. The dollar gained to 86.43 yen from 86.02 yen.

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Volunteers have hidden 1,700 of his glass globes worldwide


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Glassblowing artist Josh Simpson creates imaginary planets that have landmasses, oceans, mountain ranges, volcanoes, even clouds. His big mega-planets, shown at a variety of museums, are 30 centimeters in diameter and weigh 23 kilograms. But he also makes small orbs a couple of centimeters across, which are being placed surreptitiously around our own Earth.

Simpson?s inspiration for his clandestine Infinity Project came from some marbles he found a long time ago on his property in Shelburne, Mass., which appeared to have been lying there for decades and yet were still as brilliant as ever, thanks to the long-lasting properties of glass. Today, more than 1,700 people have hidden his small planets in all sorts of locations?from the gravesite of John Belushi to a castle in Lithuania to an abandoned British fort in Bundi, India?and Simpson still provides them to applicants who present a novel plan.

Each globe is marked with an infinity symbol. Some are meant to be discovered quickly, others are likely to remain hidden for centuries. ?I hope future archaeologists will be confused about the meaning and purpose of the little spheres, wondering what they are and how they got there,? Simpson says with a smile.

>>View a slide show of people leaving Simpson?s little planets in spots around the world.

The slide show here identifies people who have placed planets, and the locations they chose. All photos have been submitted by the volunteers and were taken by them or anonymous friends. Related photos showing Simpson?s work can be seen here.

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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Downton Abbey Is In My Blood

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By Elizabeth Wray

A genealogical search reveals my dirty little secret life as a closet Brit!

Despite my name, I never related to my Anglo heritage. Still, I get caught up in imperial dramas -- and one of my favorite eras, now being chronicled by Downton Abbey, is post-World War I when the entitled Brits are freefalling and the Yanks are in ascension.

Lady Sybil marries the Irish chauffeur (hurrah!) and launches a new bloodline. We know their great-granddaughter Kathleen will marry Vijay, begetting Ravi, who will marry Lupe. We?re an American audience, after all. The noble old Crawleys are going down. Ain?t it grand!

A Childhood Spent Dodging Anglos

I grew up in Oklahoma with olive skin, full lips and a proclivity to dance -- not the typical Scotch-Irish-English type. Surely someone of my folk had mated with an Indian or a black cowboy. I went to graduate school in New York City and worked as a bartender at a Howard Johnson?s in Times Square. When my regulars asked, as New Yorkers do, what I was, meaning my heritage, I evaded the question: "What do you think?"

I decided to believe the majority opinion: northern Italian. When I looked in the mirror, I saw myself at 25: operatic mouth, intense feelings, tears. Most of my friends were weepy Irish poets.

I didn?t admit it back then, but I was fighting an uphill blood battle. My father was a Shakespeare professor. My mother was a theater director with a penchant for that most English of Irish writers, Oscar Wilde. I was named after Her Royal Highness Elizabeth I and brought up in the Anglican Church. We ate roast beef and Yorkshire pudding every Christmas. I majored in ... English. I still get excited when they announce the books that have won the Man Booker Prize. The current audiobooks on my iPhone are Mansfield Park, A Tale of Two Cities, North and South and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. OK, they?re all plot-driven and easy to listen to while on the treadmill, but still ... it?s embarrassing.

And the topper? I grew up playing dress-up in my mother?s costume shop. The striped taffeta gown worn by Gwendolen Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest was my favorite. My clothes to this day could be costumes and by far the hottest category on my Netflix account is Movies Based on Classic Literature, aka English costume dramas.

And I am, indeed, awaiting the January return of Downton to PBS, with bated, bloody English breath!

From Chaucer to the DAR

A few months ago, I received an email from Michael Nolan, a friend from my Cuban salsa class who had started a business as a genealogical sleuth. That struck me as a good excuse to confront my ancestry head-on. I rang him up.

"So, what do you want to find out, Elizabeth?" he asked.

I gave him the list: "Is there a non-Anglo hiding out in my family tree? What accounts for my dark-skinned grandfather? Is there any truth to our being related to John Adams?"

After what Michael considered a relatively easy search (if you come from conquering people, the records tend to survive), the answers to those questions were what I dreaded: No; I don't know; and no.

Well, I didn?t dread hearing there was no connection to Adams. Even though the surname is rampant in my family, the illustrious link never made sense, because, with the exception of my parents, no one I?d ever heard of on either side of my family had ever left the Deep South. A Yankee relative? You gotta be kiddin?. As for my grandfather's dark skin, it was disappointing, if not surprising, to learn that there are some doors even a genealogical dig can?t pry open.

And my deep desire for non-Anglos in my blood? Even just one emotive Roman Catholic, please! Nope, nary a one. Just Brits going back to Chaucer?s day. And some Scots who, sanctioned by His Majesty, invaded Northern Ireland (aka The Plantations) around 1610 to ?homestead? and who must have mucked it up there as their sons sailed to Virginia in the 1640s.

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Over the centuries, my folk sunk deeper and deeper into the American South - farmers, gunsmiths, preachers all, with an occasional war hero in the mix. My favorite: Dicey Langston, a teenager during the Revolutionary War. She rode her horse across flooding streams to warn her brother and his band of South Carolina Patriots of an imminent raid by Bloody Bill Cunningham and his Loyalist troops ? and saved the people of Laurens County. Another time, she threw herself between her father and a Loyalist gunman sent to kill him, sparing his life. Here was an ancestor worth claiming. So what that she bore her husband, another war hero, 22 children and history never heard of her again.

Dicey was my fifth great-grandmother. My mother was named Miss Good Citizenship of Alabama in 1939 and invited to join the Daughters of the American Revolution. But that was the year the DAR refused permission for Marian Anderson to sing at Constitution Hall, and my mother told the DAR, "No, thank you."

Roast Beef With Downton Chaser

Meanwhile, it?s winter in America and I?m counting on Downton Abbey as an antidote to post-holiday blues. Nobody serves up drama as delicious as that of the Brits. I?ll be rooting for the Irish chauffeur and his once-entitled feminist wife, Sybil. I'll be hoping that head housemaid Anna finds a way to spring her true love -- Bates, Lord Grantham?s valet -- from prison and that their progeny to go on to university. They are my folk, the common folk. I wish I could warn them not to get caught up in the fascist politics of the 1930s and promise them that in another couple of generations, they?ll be able to dress just like the Crawleys for a pittance.

When I look in the mirror these days I see thinning lips, not quite the same intensity and only a slight chance of tears. I look more like the Anglo I am. My empire is passing, but all is not lost. I have a trunk full of costumes that I?ll pass on to my daughter some day. Now I?m able to laugh about my heritage, thanks to genealogical tracking ? and a lifetime of gorging on English costume dramas.

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Egypt approves new constitution drafted by Mursi allies

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian voters overwhelmingly approved a constitution drafted by President Mohamed Mursi's allies, results announced on Tuesday showed, proving that liberals, leftists and Christians have been powerless to halt the march of Islamists in power.

Final elections commission figures showed the constitution adopted with 63.8 percent of the vote in the referendum held over two days this month, giving Mursi's Islamists their third straight electoral victory since veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak was toppled in a 2011 revolution.

Opposition groups had taken to the streets to block what they see as a move to ram through a charter that mixes politics and religion dangerously and ignores the rights of minorities.

Mursi says the text - Egypt's first constitution since Mubarak's fall - offers enough protection for minorities, and adopting it quickly is necessary to end two years of turmoil and political uncertainty that has wrecked the economy.

"I hope all national powers will now start working together now to build a new Egypt," Murad Ali, a senior official in the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, told Reuters.

"I see this as the best constitution in Egypt's history."

In a sign that weeks of unrest have taken a further toll on the economy, the government ordered new restrictions on foreign currency apparently designed to prevent capital flight. Leaving or entering with more than $10,000 cash is now banned.

Two years since waves of unrest broke out across the Middle East and North Africa - sweeping away long-entrenched rulers in Tunisia, Libya and Yemen as well as Egypt - well-organized Islamist parties have emerged as the main beneficiaries.

Urban secularists and liberals who were behind the revolts complain that their success has been hijacked.

"We need a better constitution," said Khaled Dawood, an opposition spokesman. "It does not represent all Egyptians."

Mursi's opponents say the new constitution could allow clerics to intervene in lawmaking, while offering scant protections to minorities and women. Mursi dismisses those criticisms, and many Egyptians are fed up with street protest movements that have prevented a return to normality.

Immediately after the announcement, a small group of protesters set tires on fire and blocked traffic near the central Tahrir square, the cradle of Egypt's uprising, but there were no immediate signs of violence or major demonstrations.

Washington, which provides billions of dollars a year in military and other support for Egypt and regards it as a pillar of security in the Middle East, called on Egyptian politicians to bridge divisions and on all sides to reject violence.

"President Mursi, as the democratically elected leader of Egypt, has a special responsibility to move forward in a way that recognizes the urgent need to bridge divisions," State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said. He noted that many Egyptians had voiced "significant concerns" over the constitutional process.

WORSENING ECONOMY

The government says its opponents are worsening the economic crisis by prolonging political upheaval. It has pledged to impose unpopular tax increases and spending cuts to win a loan package from the International Monetary Fund.

The ban on travelling with more than $10,000 in cash followed a pledge by the central bank to take unspecified measures to protect Egyptian banks. Some Egyptians have begun withdrawing their savings in fear of more restrictions.

"I am not going to put any more money in the bank and neither will many of the people I know," said Ayman Osama, father of two young children.

He said he had taken out the equivalent of about $16,000 from his account this week and planned to withdraw more, adding that he had also told his wife to buy more gold jewellery.

The "yes" vote paves the way for a parliamentary election in about two months, setting the stage for another battle between surging Islamists and their fractious opponents.

The final result, announced by the election commission, matched - to the last decimal place - an earlier unofficial tally announced by Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood.

But the opposition said it was disappointed - it had appealed for the result to be amended to reflect what it described as major vote violations during the two-round vote.

Officials said there were no violations serious enough to change the result significantly. "We have seriously investigated all the complaints," said judge Samir Abu el-Matti of the Supreme Election Committee. The final turnout was 32.9 percent.

SENSE OF CRISIS

The referendum has sharpened painful divisions in the Arab world's most populous nation and a growing atmosphere of crisis has gripped Egypt's polarized society.

Anxiety about the economy deepened this week when Standard and Poor's cut Egypt's long-term credit rating. Prime Minister Hisham Kandil told the nation of 83 million on Tuesday the government was committed to fixing the economy.

"The main goals that the government is working towards now is plugging the budget deficit, and working on increasing growth to boost employment rates, curb inflation, and increase the competitiveness of Egyptian exports," he said.

The referendum follows Islamist victories in parliamentary and presidential elections, representing a decisive shift in a country at the heart of the Arab world where Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood was suppressed for generations by military rulers.

However, secularist and liberal opposition members hope they can organize better in time for the next parliamentary vote.

Hossam El-Din Ali, a 35-year-old newspaper vendor in central Cairo, said he agreed the new constitution would help bring some political stability but like many others he feared the possible economic austerity measures lying ahead.

"People don't want higher prices. People are upset about this," he said. "There is recession, things are not moving. But I am wishing for the best, God willing."

(Additional reporting by Patrick Werr, Tamim Elyan, Ahmed Tolba and Marwa Awad; Writing by Maria Golovnina)

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Gameloft cuts many game prices to 99 cents, wants screen time on your gift phone

Gameloft cuts many game prices to 99 cents, wants screen time on your gift phone

More than a few of us are getting phones and tablets as gifts this year, and Gameloft wants to be there the moment we're hunting for new apps to feed our devices. Accordingly, the developer has slashed the price on many of its recent games to 99 cents during the holidays, even including better-known titles like Asphalt 7 and Dark Knight Rises. Not surprisingly, the discounting doesn't include Modern Combat 4 and a few other releases -- there have to be profit-makers left somewhere, after all -- but it's a huge break for those who want a few starter titles and aren't concerned about always having the latest and greatest. Both Android and iOS gamers can splurge at the source links.

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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Real Estate in Chennai: Reaching New Heights

The realty sector of Chennai is booming and ensures great returns on investments on properties. Investors prefer real estate in Chennai these days because of the fast development of the city and its infrastructure.

The culture and legacy of Tamil Nadu is very charming, attracting many visitors and tourists from all over the world. Tamil Nadu has always been the favorite tourist destination for the tourists, including foreigners, and is always flooded with a large number of visitors.

The city offers luxury to its visitors. Chennai is one of the oldest cities of India that offers best living conditions to the residents. The culture of the city is traditional, and at the same time well equipped with modern lifestyle luxuries. Chennai is very well connected with all major cities of India by roads, railway or airways. The infrastructure of the city is going to improve with the upcoming metro project. The Phase I of the metro project covering a length of 45.1 km is under construction, which will soon be operational and ensure a smooth and fast transit of passengers.

The smooth and broad roads of the city make the city alluring for the residents and other people to invest in real estate in Chennai. The government of Tamil Nadu is committed to make it a high tech city.

Investors are approaching Chennai due to great real estate potential of the city, and other latest infrastructural developments. The improvement in infrastructure has also attracted corporate giants to establish their offices in the city. Chennai being one the metropolitan cities, has good connectivity with the main cities in India, thus makes business comfortable and smooth, and attracts more and more investors who are looking for good business atmosphere.

Tourism and hospitality sector in Chennai is good that has added to the real estate value of the city and more and more people are planning to make investments in the real estate industry of Chennai. The increased demand for real estate in Chennai has thus led to increase in the property prices, which is expected to increase further.

A number of renowned real estate builders are venturing in Chennai with different residential and commercial construction projects such as Golden Homes Pvt. Ltd., Appaswamy Real Estates Limited, Jain Housing & Construction Ltd., Sri Satya Sai Constructions, etc. These projects are all set to offer excellent living environment and buildings to the residents. Government is also supporting the latest real estate developments by making the investment policies flexible and offering easy loans to the buyers.

The areas which have been targeted by the real estate investors for investment purposes is the south Chennai and the areas like Adyar, K.K Nagar, Mylapore, Velachery, Saidapet and Tambaram have been the favourite destinations.

The prospective buyers are also in good position of earning money if they invest in Chennai real estate, as the pink city is developing at a very fast pace and offers great opportunities. The opening of new educational institutions and introduction of corporate world has added to the real estate value of the city.

Shipra Sinha writes on behalf of 99acres.com, which is an online portal dedicated to meet every aspect of the consumers needs in the real estate industry. It covers information about all Real Estate property types including residential flats for rent in Chennai, studio apartment for sale, houses for buy/sell & Rent for different Property locations like Mumbai Property and Goa Properties etc.

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There's no place like home!: FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTY!

This is my grand nephew, West!?

Oh my, I must say, it was so much fun having him with us! He is 8 months old and as cute as can be! We just couldn't get enough of him!

He was the hit of the party!

It was so wonderful getting together with my brother and his family! Many of the older kids don't live in town so extended family get togethers don't happen very often.


We did all appetizers, so the children grazed all they wanted too!?


Each of the children are sitting under their stocking!


Billy and Kelly- such a cute couple!

My brother and sister in law with their children and grandson!

Now... it's... our... turn...


It is quite a process getting everyone in their place!


Because...

they are ALL goofballs!


And...

they don't seem to listen to their Momma when it comes time to pictures!


And... as you can see Hubby is all worked up about where everyone will be standing...

NOT!


Nope! He doesn't have a care in the world!

FYI- this guy has low blood pressure!


Lining people up for pics is definitely MY job!


Whew...

Okay...

We're ready!

Everyone SMILE!

And then we went to the other fire place and tried again ;-)

BUT, obviously some of us are very immature...

Finally... a good one!


Hubby's sister, Kathy joined us bearing gifts and lots and lots of cookies!


Who knew bubble wrap would be one so fun!

Pop, Pop, Pop

We miss Matt and Caitlin and Katie and Andrew.

As the big kids grow up and get married it will be very hard for all of us to get together- I'm leaving it in God's hands!

We also miss Auntie Barbie, who is vacationing in Hawaii- lucky her!

We are going to be eating Christmas cookies for a long time! Thank you Kathy!

This party is done and now we move on to a peaceful time celebrating with just us.

Well...

?just us is still 14 people!

Thank you God for sending us your son our Savior Jesus Christ!

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Monday, December 24, 2012

EDU702 Research Methodology: Updated: REFERENCES - Odell ...

Updated: REFERENCES

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Iron Butterfly bassist Lee Dorman dies at age 70

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Lee Dorman, the bassist for psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly, has died at age 70.

Orange County sheriff's spokeswoman Gail Krause says Dorman was found dead in a vehicle Friday morning. A coroner's investigation is under way, but foul play is not suspected.

Krause said Dorman may have been on his way to a doctor's appointment when he died.

Iron Butterfly was formed and rose to prominence in the late 1960s. Its second album, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," sold more than 30 million copies, according to the band's website. The title track's distinctive notes have been featured in numerous films and TV shows including "The Simpsons," ''That '70s Show" and in the series finale of "Rescue Me."

Douglas Lee Dorman was born in September 1942 and had been living in Laguna Niguel, a coastal city in Southern California, when he died.

A message sent through the band's website was not immediately returned.

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Sunday, December 23, 2012

The Death & The Apple

The Death & The Apple

"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning, and yet, the end. I am a Reaper, and your time has come."

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This topic is an Out Of Character part of the roleplay, ?The Death & The Apple?. Anything posted here will also show up there.

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Forum for completely Out of Character (OOC) discussion, based around whatever is happening In Character (IC). Discuss plans, storylines, and events; Recruit for your roleplaying game, or find a GM for your playergroup.

I think that's big enough.

Welcome to the OOC for The Death & The Apple. Come here if you have any questions about what's going on here, or if you just want to chill and hang out. The roleplay is up, but there a number of things that'll still be going on here. Which is why i'm adding this handy dandy To-Do List at the bottom of this post. Yeah man. Awesome.

To Do List

+ Add Reaper Personel Page [includes our characters plus a few important NPCs you'll meet]

+ Create an encyclopedia page to update throughout the roleplay

+ Start this damn thing. Date TBA

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Pyramids
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This looks interesting. I'll start working on a character now, it'll be up at some point today.

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Flexar
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I'll be working on a character soon. :) Would love to participate in this RP.
It's like a combination of Bleach and Persona. xD Reapers and Psyches. ;)

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I seriously love this idea. Working on my character right now.

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