dy launched a new stereotype
Amending the story to keep it intact
And make sure our vision accommodates fact

Corporate wars vs. Plastic celebrity
Competing for headlines with pills for virility
Alterior motifs in a shroud of secrecy
The Holy Grail is market supremacy
Killing-machines for destruction and mayhem
Can we pity the victims if we don't even know them?
If anything goes wrong we blame the middleman
'Cuz we're not gonna stray from the agenda at hand

Do you know who owns and controls the station you're watching?
Does it matter?

Leveling Up

This panel will focus on career skills that will help you level up your career in technology. This does not mean that you need to become a manager to do this. However, we will also discuss how to transition from an individual contributor into a manager. We will cover how to negotiate successfully for a promotion and how to evaluate your level of expertise.

YOUNG: All mass transit was free yesterday. They're trying to keep down pollution from idling cars. But today is going to be even hotter, heading for triple digits on the East Coast.

HOBSON: Which is probably a cool spring day for people in Death Valley, where it can get up to 120 degrees. In New York City, Michelle No(ph) told the Associated Press she is struggling to get by without air conditioning.

MICHELLE NO: It's ridiculous. I've just never felt anything like it before. I - we don't even have air con. So I literally - I have to take a shower right before I got to bed, or else I won't fall asleep till like 3 AM.

WAYNE PASANCHEN: The other night, I received a call, put me in a bed and that they just could not sleep and they needed their air conditioner fixed.

HOBSON: And Wayne had to wait until the next day, Robin, to fix it. But he says his focus now is just staying cool with his workers.

PASANCHEN: Every day, the guys load up on drinks. Me, personally, I don't eat any bready foods or anything spicy. For me, it's just fruit, spend the night, set up a bunch of fruit, watermelon, and I'll just eat that all 