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If you're a classified publisher with limited budget, staff, and/or IT expertise, you might find the widget-building services of technology vendor Caspio to your liking. Not only do the widgets provide you the opportunity to easily build directories, coupon products, classified listings, and other content but its open source nature lets you customize what other publishers have created. If you do have the time, money and IT expertise, you could also create your own widgets, of course.
The Marin Independent-Journal launched an "open house" platform for Realtors two months ago with help from Caspio and Classified Concepts. The online open-house page offers premium ads, fold-down advertising corners for the Caspio-built showcase ads, and lead generating capabilities for the agents and brokers. The I-J folks sell the ads and e-mail them to Caspio; Classified Concepts creates the map and directory pages. A value-added for real estate advertisers, the open-house listing includes four lines of print and is enabled for IPhone, IPod and IPad. Its primary goal is to enhance print.
"[The Caspio platform] does a couple of cool things," Marin Independent-Journal online director Scott Henry told us. "If you include an MLS number in your listing, it automatically builds a Web page off the public interface, puts in a default picture, and links back to your site's detail page."
As the event product takes off, the newspaper is seeing an increase in print-ad revenue. "A couple of the larger participating brokers are starting to put photos and MLS numbers in the ads," said Henry. "The sales people are telling them to do that."
Marin home buyers can learn about open houses via their mobile devices as well. "When you pick up our print directory we have a range of house ads, so we throw in little dingbat ads. One is 'text this number to the short code,'" he said. Next up is integration with Google Maps.
The open house product is not I-J's only use of Caspio products. "Caspio is fantastic, doing some amazing stuff," said Henry. "From the content and lead generation standpoint we're using them for so much it's just mind boggling. Apartment listings are next."
We talked to Caspio VP David Milliron, who worked for both Gannett and Cox Newspapers for two decades before going to TV, data analysis and computer-assisted reporting. Milliron told us that Cox and Gannett are now Caspio clients. Cox Newspapers built a targeted coupon search widget for consumers, and Gannett's Indianapolis Star designed Star Files, a pop-culture encyclopedia of local celebrities.
"Our PaaS (Platform as a Service) allows you to build software apps or Web apps using tools listed on top of someone's hosted solution," Milliron told us. "We allow you to create Web forms, searchable databases, and interactive Web apps. In fact, we had a newspaper company approach us to be part of the Yahoo consortium. They had an archaic [front-end] system that allowed them only so many fields. They looked for a vendor that could actually connect them into the HotJobs consortium and get their data to Yahoo on a nightly basis so they could make money."
Caspio enabled the newspaper to enter its data into its front-end system, and hit a button to convert to a Caspio screen that would pick up the data. On a nightly basis it processed all the data, sent it out and let the newspaper know it was all done.
Caspio clients access its back end over the Internet, logging into what can be one of many accounts the media group creates with various security levels. They can include accounts for user-generated content as well.
Media clients create calendar databases, charts, directories, contests, limited-time promotions, restaurant guides, and advertised listings. The Newspaper Network of Central Ohio has created a Voter Guide with Caspio's widget platform; Diversified Business Communications Canada built its conference schedule via Caspio. For a country club advertiser one newspaper built a mobile widget that allows a golfer to text his or her lunch order from the course to the country club's restaurant and have it waiting for him after his round. This concept opens up possibilities for just about any classified or retail advertiser, and the savvy publisher that creates the widget on its own or with Caspio's help.
"The news organization has an opportunity to make a ton of money while still making the most of their content on auto pilot and user-generated," said Milliron. "A perfect example is the recipe guide [created by Caspio client SFGate.com, online home of the San Francisco Chronicle]."
The recipe guide app allows the public to submit and rate recipes, sign up as a user, and flag recipes. Every one of the recipes has a built-in space for an ad as well.
"You could go out to a restaurant and say 'I want your top 10 recipes and we're going to put them on our website and for a fee we'll include your logo and a link to your website,'" said Milliron. We suggest that you could also sell ads to restaurant supply houses or grocery stores. You might also offer the space in a cross promotion deal with the local TV station that has a cooking show. You could bring in applicable classified categories or link to them housed elsewhere on your site.
Caspio widgets, whether you create from scratch or build on someone else's template, enable customization and as many tabs as you wish. Its apartment guide widget enables hyperlinks to the details of each listing or community ad. Integration with Google Maps is a simple one-click process.
Caspio provides unlimited tech support and instructor-led Web-based training. The services vary according to the level purchased, but start at $39.95 a month for a 10-app program. In fact, if you built an open source widget, allowing others to use your template, there is no charge from Caspio for that widget.
One local newspaper has converted the real estate application to an auto-listing product at the request of a used-car dealership. The publisher gave administrative access to the dealership so the dealer's staff can upload their own listings. The dealership pays the newspaper $995 a month, and the paper pays Caspio $189 a month. That's one heck of a nice mark up for the paper.
"If it can be put into a database, it can be powered by Caspio - anything from classifieds to mobile technology," said Milliron. "Every app can be mobile and can have e-commerce integrated into it." Caspio now powers more than 400,000 apps. You can reach Scott Henry at firstname.lastname@example.com. David Milliron is at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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After the arrest and conviction of Jonathan Pollard in 1986, it became an article of faith within the FBI and some other portions of the U.S. intelligence community, that Pollard was not acting alone and that Israel had other spies operating in the U.S.. The hunt for the second Pollard has continued ever since. Has it finally hit pay-dirt? Is Ben-Ami Kadish, a former mechanical engineer at the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey, charged yesterday with passing dozens of secret documents to Israel in the 1980's, a vindication of the spy hunters?
One interesting mystery concerns the timing of this episode. When Pollard was arrested, Israel publicly claimed that Pollard was its only U.S. spy. But according to Haaretz, in 2004 Israel reversed course and told the U.S. that there was a second agent. But it would be very strange if Israel did that without identifying the agent in question to the U.S. And if it did identify him, why did the U.S. wait four years until they pounced?
Already various explanations are being put forward to explain the timing. Eitan Haber, an assistant to the late Yitzhak Rabin, Israel's defense minister at the time Pollard was arrested, thinks the Kadish case is a way to assure that President Bush will not pardon Pollard at the end of his term. But this seems far-fetched. Especially since there is no indication that Bush is planning to pardon Pollard in the first place.
Other Israelis are speculating that the arrest is timed to tarnish Israel's celebration next month of its 60th anniversary, which Bush is scheduled to attend. This also seems far-fetched. Kadish's activities allegedly took placed in the 1980's and his arrest not likely to do any sort of serious damage to U.S.-Israeli relations today.
Another possibility is that there is a link to the AIPAC case, in which two members of the pro-Israel lobbying organization have been charged with providing classified information to Israel. The trial had been scheduled for the end of this month, until it was delayed once again. Lately prosecutors in the AIPAC have experienced setback after setback, and are even appealing some of the judge's rulings against them to a higher court. Does the timing of the Kadish arrest have anything to do with the possible impending collapse of the AIPAC case? This seems slightly more plausible, but also far-fetched. What exactly would be the point of such a maneuver?
"One would be a fool to believe that the timing is a coincidence,' Haber told Haaretz. Thus far, however, I haven't seen anything to suggest it is more than a coincidence.
Count me a fool.

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Head over to Spin.com to see the video for their new albums title track "Sleep Forever".
Sleep Forever is in stores September 14more
"Early on, we had a whole batch of songs that were based on this New Orleans-style horn playing that (guitarist) Paul (Maroon) was working on," singer Hamilton Leithauser says. "But 'Stranded' is the only one that actually ended up making the album. I think it was maybe the second song we wrote for Lisbon, so it sort of exemplifies our sound from maybe two years ago. I guess it sounds more like our last record, You & Me, than a lot of the other songs on Lisbon.
The horn section included my wife, Anna, our lead trumpeter Paul Brandenberg, and a ratty assortment of the other guys we usually tour with — mostly trumpets and maybe two trombones. We had them all into Gigantic Studios, and I sang the whole thing live right there with them and the band. It's always fun doing a big production like that. Paul also added a bunch of his own trumpets down in Philly to give it that wobbly style, and maybe just to make sure it was completely out of tune. (Keyboardist) Walt (Martin) and I did the words together.
"We took two trips to Lisbon over the course of writing this record," Leithauser adds. "None of us had ever been there, and we were really blown away by the place. The topography and architecture are stunningly handsome. Even when we were there for the rainy season — it literally never stopped raining — it was a trip that outshone a lot of others. We've never had much luck at all in Europe, and the Portuguese were surprisingly accommodating. I think those two trips really helped keep us motivated while making this record. We named the record Lisbon as sort of a 'thank you' and a small tribute."
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on tour:
07-15 Cologne, Germany - Sonic Ballroom * with Harlem, Fergus and Geronimo
07-16 Berlin, Germany - White Trash
07-17 Münster, Germany - Gleis 22
07-18 Hamburg, Germany - Astratube
07-20 Ravenna, Italy - Beach Mini Festival
07-21 Paris, France - Fleche d'Or
07-23 London, England - Cargo
07-24 London, England - 1234 Festival
07-25 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
07-26 Leipzig, Germany - Sweat Club Leipzig
07-28 Copenhagen, Denmark - The Gun Club
07-29 Emmaboda, Sweden - Emmaboda Festival
07-31 Trondeim, Norway - Brukbar
08-06 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
08-07 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08-12 San Diego, CA - Museum of Contemporary Art
08-13 Pomona, CA - The Glass House
08-14 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan ^
08-16 Santa Barbara, CA - Soho
08-17 Santa Cruz, CA - Crepe Place
08-18 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
08-25 Seattle, WA - Neumos
08-26 Vancouver, British Columbia - Biltmore
08-27 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar
08-30 Sacramento, CA - Sol Collective
08-31 Visalia, CA - Howie and Sons Pizza
^ with the Cool Kids
07-15 Cologne, Germany - Sonic Ballroom
* with Harlem, Fergus and Geronimo
July 30 - Frisco ,TX - Lochrann's
July 31 - Little Rock, AR - Juanita's Cantina Ballroom
August 05 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
August 06 - Houston ,TX - Walter's On Washington
August 07 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
August 09 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
August 10 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
August 11 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
August 12 - Washington, DC - DC9
August 14 - New York, NY - The Mercury Lounge
August 15 - New York, NY - The Mercury Lounge
August 18 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
August 19 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
August 20 - Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle
August 21 - St. Louis, MO - The Old Rock House
This summer and fall The Walkmen will embark on a nationwide tour in support of Lisbon, their highly anticipated debut for Fat Possum Records, due September 14. Lisbon follows 2008's You & Me, which landed on numerous year-end "best of" lists including NPR, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Time Out NYC, and many others. You & Me received five stars from The Guardian who described the album as "intimate, intense and beautiful," while Pitchfork called it "the sound they've reached for since the beginning." The tour will include stops in New York, Los Angeles, Lawrence and Philadelphia. See reverse for a complete list of dates.
Lisbon was recorded over a two-year period in warehouses on Girard Ave in Philadelphia, and on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. A few songs that helped establish the record's tone were written during several inspiring and successful trips to Lisbon, Portugal.
The 11 songs on Lisbon were carved out of 29 songs that the band recorded over the course of ten months beginning in August 2009. You & Me engineer Chris Zane (Passion Pit, Les Savy Fav, Tokyo Police Club) worked with the band from August to February, and then in March of 2010 the band traveled to south Dallas to finish the album with John Congleton (St. Vincent, Explosions in the Sky).
Featuring the band's signature vintage instrument-sound, Lisbon brings a raw, fiery rock 'n' roll spirit to the complexities of the You & Me songwriting. Lisbon will showcase "a bunch of fast rockers and big bashers, and a couple great oddballs" says front man Hamilton Leithauser.
The Walkmen broke through in 2002 with their debut album Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone. 2004's Bows & Arrows featured indie rock anthem "The Rat" which Pitchfork recently named the #20 song of the decade. In 2006 the band recorded a
song-by-song cover of Harry Nilsson and John Lennon's 1974 classic Pussy Cats as a farewell to their Harlem studio space Marcata. The Walkmen grew up playing together in various bands since the fifth grade including New York's Jonathan Fire*Eater and Boston's The Recoys.
Sonny and the Sunsets have signed to Fat Possum, see what Pitchfork had to say.
Sonny and the Sunset's vintage-style west coast pop songs tell sordid tales of death, drowning, outcasts, heavenly visions and otherworldly despair. Their newest LP, Tomorrow is Alright radiates with a classic yet indefinable sound, almost like a futuristic 50's R&B.
California native Sonny Smith started his career playing in a blues piano bar nestled in the mountain towns of Colorado at the age of eighteen. He then embarked on a journey to Central America, where he lived on an organic farm in the Central American jungle, earning money while touring with a rag tag busking band and playing hotels and cabanas along the coast of the Caribbean. In 1996, he moved back home to San Francisco, where he continued to focus on writing music, short stories and plays. In the early 2000's he toured in support of Neko Case and Jolie Holland and released a string of solo albums titled, This is My Story, This is My Song, Sordid Tales of Love and Woe, One Act Plays and Fruitvale. Tomorrow is Alright continues his exploration of outcasts, weirdos, freaks, death, love and atypical transformation.
In 2007, he formed Sonny and The Sunsets with help from friends Shayde Sartin & Tim Cohen (of the Fresh & Onlys), Tahlia Harbour (of Citay and The Dry Spells), Ryan Browne and Kelley Stoltz (Sub Pop Recordings) among others. Together the band created Tomorrow is Alright, recorded on a classic 1970's 388 Tascam tape recorder in various uncommon places including out of Sonny's camper. Tomorrow is Alright is full of straightforward-pop songs that recall the 1950's era doo wop of The Falcons combined with the direct sincerity and positive spirit of Modern Lovers' Jonathan Richman as well as the dark confessional humor of cartoonists like Robert Crumb and Ivan Brunetti.
Sonny Smith currently resides in the Sunset District of San Francisco where he stays busy writing music and providing occasional care to disabled war veterans and other people who have fallen through the cracks of society through a Bay Area based social work agency F & CMS. He works out of an office in the back of his friends' surf shop. In addition to his work as a sometimes columnist or occasional playwright he also opened "100 Records" his first ever solo- art exhibition. The show ran for seven weeks at Gallery 16 in San Francisco; it featured 100 album-covers created by 90 different artists from around the world along with one hundred songs written and recorded by Sonny himself and a custom built jukebox to play those songs. The show then traveled to Austin and New York.
This June Sonny and The Sunsets plan to pack into Sonny's camper and head out on U.S. Tour, where they'll play Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago this July. Their debut LP, Tomorrow is Alright, is currently available on vinyl from Soft Abuse Records, and will be released on CD and digitally via Fat Possum Records on Aug. 31.
^ = w/ Ty Segall
% = w/ Grass Widow
# = w/ Royal Baths
Lisbon, the fifth album by critically acclaimed band The Walkmen is due September 14. The band's label debut for Fat Possum Records, Lisbon follows 2008's You & Me, which landed on numerous year-end "best of" lists including NPR, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Time Out NYC, and many others. You & Me received five stars from The Gaurdian who described the album as "intimate intense and beautiful," while Pitchfork called it "the sound they've reached for since the beginning."
Lisbon was recorded over a two year period in warehouses on Girard Ave, in Philadelphia, and on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. A few songs that helped establish the record's tone were written during several inspiring and successful trips to Lisbon, Portugal.
The 11 songs on Lisbon were carved out of 29 songs that the band recorded over the course of ten months beginning in August 2009. You & Me engineer Chris Zane (Passion Pit, Les Savy Fav, Tokyo Police Club) worked with the and from August to February, then in March of 2010 the band traveled to sout Dallas to finish the album with producer John Congleston (St. Vincent, Explosions in the Sky).
Featuring the band's signature vintage instrument-sound, Lisbon brings a raw, fiery rock 'n' roll spirit to the complexities of the You & Me songwriting. Lisbon will showcase "a bunch of fast rockers and big bashers, and a couple great oddballs" says front man Hamilton Leithauser.
The Walkmen broke through in 2002 with their debut album Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me is Gone. 2004's Bows & Arrows featured indie rock anthem "The Rat" which Pitchfork recently named the #20 song of the decade. In 2006 the band recorded a song-by-song cover of Harry Nilsson and John Lennon's 1974 classic Pussy Cats as a farewell to their Harlem studio space Marcata. The Walkmen grew up playing together in various bands since the fifth grade including New York's Jonathan Fire*Eater and Boston's The Recoys.
The Walkmen 2010 Tour Dates:
07/02 – Harriet Island, MN @ Taste of MN
07/04 – Des Moines, IA @ 80/35
07/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ XPoNential Music Festival
07/31 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
08/06 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/12 – New York, NY @ Governors Island #
08/25 – London, UK @ Islington Academy
08/27 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
08/28 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
09/09 – Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl %
09/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl %
09/12 – Portland, OR @ Musicfest NW
10/28 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy *
10/30 – Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy *
10/31 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy *
11/02 – London, UK @ O2 Academy *
11/04 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City *
11/06 – Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy *
11/07 – Bournemouth, UK @ O2 Academy *
# = w/ Grizzly Bear
% = w/ The National
* = w/ The Black Keys
(via Stereogum)
We haven't heard from BTW Crocodiles since their Christmas-themed 7-inch with Dum Dum Girls. Turns out they spend the first half of 2010 prepping a followup to last year's Summer Of Hate. Listen to first single "Sleep Forever," and you'll notice some changes — a cleaner sound, less snottiness in singer Brandon Welchez's vocals. They owe some of that to producer James Ford, who is one-half of Simian Mobile Disco, and an accomplished Brit producer (Florence & the Machine, Arctic Monkeys, Klaxons, Last Shadow Puppets, etc). Welchez's more open, optimistic voice fits the organ swells and swirls on "Sleep Forever," a turn away from the darker tracks of their debut. It was the next logical step for the band, but it's still surprisingly great.
Listen and Download "Sleep Forever" now at Stereogum


text: Valleywag guy Nick Douglas gone — Will Wired snag him? November 13, 2006 12:26 PM | Matt Marshall We were wondering why Valleywag, the Silicon Valley gossip site some people hate and others love, wasn't reading as witty as usual. We saw author Nick Douglas (pictured here) at Web 2.0 last week — suggesting he was back from vacation — but the site's posts remained distant.


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Impact nailer with standard nose, finish nail nose, large bore Nose, leather comfort glove, nose wrench, hex Wrench, tool lubricant, spare O-rings
The Bostitch story
Originally known as the Boston Wire Stitcher® Company, the first syllables of the words "Boston" and "Stitcher" were joined to make "Bostitch®", and the name was adopted for product use after the manufacture of machines began. Thomas Briggs, the founder, invented in 1896 a new kind of user friendly Wire Stitcher designed for fastening books, calendars, checks, hat boxes, etc. This machine made a staple or stitch as it was called from a coil of wire. It was called the Boston Wire Stitcher and the company was named the Boston Wire Stitcher Company. In 1903 the company invented a foot operated stapling machine that used pre-formed staples. These staples were not collated but had to be slid off of a track into the magazine of the machine. Later they were collated with paper and then glue. Soon the Boston Wire Stitcher Company was developing various kinds of staplers for industrial markets. In 1930 the Bostitch® Sales Company was formed to sell Bostitch® products, and in 1948 the Boston Wire Stitcher Company officially became Bostitch®, Inc. The first Coil Nailer from Bostitch, the N2, came on the scene in 1965, and the rest is history. Today, Bostitch sells a huge range of nailers, compressors, and other products, and is a leader in the industry.


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Frankfurt Book Fair survey finds media sector in state of runny flux
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A just-released survey of media industry opinion, conducted under the auspices of the Frankfurt Book Fair in the long lead-up to the European publishing industry's number one event in October, finds the media sector caught on the cusp between past and future, and highly uncertain about which way things will go. Carried out by Frankfurt StoryDrive (an initiative that "bursts the boundaries between narrative worlds") and newthinking communications GmbH, the "Market Climate Survey on the Future of the Content and Media World" polled 1,400 media pros, asking them broadly: "What will the [media] world look like in 10 years ?" The resulting survey...
A Lesson In Publishing Innovation, Direct from the Shopping Mall
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I'm doing my holiday shopping this week, and it struck me how in some ways, the changes the publishing industry faces right now are a lot like the changes a family goes through as people evolve and grow. In my family, we don't buy for adults but we do buy small presents for little children, and the puzzle this year has been what to do about the baby niece. Her toddler brother is no problem; he's old enough to have a personality and is obsessed with dinosaurs right now, so we'll be buying him something dinosaur-themed. But his newborn sister doesn't...


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The TIGER grant program (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) is authorized through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and provides $1.5 billion in competitive grants for transportation projects across the nation. Applications to USDOT were due on Sept. 15th, 2009. When will grant awards be announced by USDOT? The deadline is Feb. 17, 2010 although USDOT announced its intention to award grants earlier. Are matching funds required? No, TIGER grants may be used for up to 100 percent of project costs. However, priority will be given to projects "for which Federal funding is required to complete an overall financing package that includes non-Federal sources of funds." Who can apply? State, local, tribal governments; transit agencies; ports; multi-state and multi-jurisdictional entities are eligible to apply. Who will select projects for funding? Applications will be evaluated by a team consisting of technical and professional staff from the various mode divisions. Team members will evaluate and rate applications and then convene to discuss applications. Applications will be rated: highly recommend, recommended, or not recommended. Grants are more likely to be awarded to projects that are highly recommended in multiple criteria. What kinds of projects are eligible for funding? In general, most highway, bridge, public transportation, passenger and freight rail, and port infrastructure, (including projects that connect ports to other modes of transportation and improve the efficiency of freight movement) are eligible for funding. How much funding can a project receive? A grant may be no more than $300 million for one project or state, and no less than $20 million. The minimum can be waived by USDOT for "funding significant projects in smaller cities, regions or states." When must the funds be spent? Funds must be obligated by September 30, 2011. What are the application criteria? Priority will be given to projects that can be completed by February 17, 2012 (definition: all funds have been obligated and expended, and construction of the project is substantially complete).
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Or us being the US?
Or us being the US?
Depends on the type....
Oil known reserves, aka normally extracted or... including fracking extracted...or Heavy oils + Shale oil, etc. ??
"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
- Mark Twain
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SOON-We already lost the war. You are the resistance.
We have the world's largest reserves of coal. That can be processed into diesel like the South Africans do and the Germans did in WWII.
When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America , you get a front row seat. - George Carlin
BB being from WV kinda what I was wondering. So how dependant are we really? China has huge coal mines and labor is well cheap.It's all made up to me.
And shale also.there is a reason this country isn't that concerned.and why we keep selling all of it overseas.
were not DIRECTLY dependent of foreign oil.
however the WORLD is.
therefore IF a portion of the ME is knocked off the oil market were going to feel it here pretty hard.
there will still be plenty of oil --but it is going to be $$$$
What j427x said. We fight for oil to keep western Europe supplied.
SOON-We already lost the war. You are the resistance.
Here's some numbers from Wikipedia; Oil Production data by country (Top 20)
One other interesting tid-bit of the below we are the only country in Top 10 Producers that reduced exports last year (approx. down 12%).
Rank Country Bbl/Day World %
1 Russia 10,900,000 13.28% 2013 est.[7][8]
2 Saudi Arabia 9,900,000 12.65% 2013 est.[7][9]
3 United States 8,453,000 9.97% 2013 est.
4 Iran 4,231,000 4.77% 2013 est.
5 China 4,073,000 4.56% 2013 est.
6 Canada 3,592,000 3.90% 2013 est.
7 Iraq 3,400,000 3.75% 2013 est.
8 United Arab Emirates 3,087,000 3.32% 2013 est.
9 Venezuela 3,023,000 3.56% 2013 est.
10 Mexico 2,934,000 3.56% 2013 est.
11 Kuwait 2,682,000 2.96% 2013 est.
12 Brazil 2,633,000 3.05% 2013 est.
13 Nigeria 2,525,000 2.62% 2013 est.
14 Norway 1,998,000 2.79% 2013 est.
15 Algeria 1,885,000 2.52% 2013 est.
16 Angola 1,840,000 2.31% 2013 est.
17 Kazakhstan 1,635,000 1.83% 2013 est.
18 Qatar 1,631,000 1.44% 2013 est.
19 United Kingdom 1,099,000 1.78% 2011 est.
20 Colombia 1,011,992 0.97% 2013 est
The below shows why we are still so entangled with the Middle East and all it insanity/problems. We are still the world's top importer of oil, but you can see a changing trend line downward in the last 6 years or so - starting about 2008 when the economy went to heck.
For so-called 'Proven Reserves' see this page at wikipedia. It'll still be decades before things change in our countries energy use/needs...unless some kind of huge Black Swan event occurs or a miracle energy break-thru is invented (cheap fusion...or something equally game changing).
"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
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(PRWEB) March 12, 2014
The Open Mobile Summit (19th – 20th May, London) will further investigate the implications of losing net neutrality and how implementing more rigorous data security plans over the Internet will help regain users' trust. This is a two-day event mapping the emerging trends in the converging mobile, media and Internet ecosystem. It brings together C level executives worldwide to engage in a dialogue to devise new business rules and opportunities for the post mobile era.
Regardless of opinions flying across the pond, the public is becoming increasingly informed about privacy and the perils that await just one stroke of a key away. Consequently, they will look for encryption tools or channels that they will feel safe to use and will protect them from either the government or other third party player that is looking to gain full control over the data. Either way, it seems that there is some need for trust to be rebuilt here. The Open Mobile Summit will bring together mobile experts and wireless carrier representatives such as Orange and MEF to address these issues and explore how Internet that we once knew will change.
Front Row Seat for Data Security
European Commission vice-president, Neelie Kroes stated earlier this week: "The next phase of the internet will be data-centred and connectivity-driven. Cloud computing, big data, the internet of things; tools which support manufacturing, education, energy, our cars and more. The internet is no longer about emails. To make the 'leap of faith' into this new world, reliability and trust is a pre-condition."
Ina Vaduvescu, Open Mobile Summit project director said, "Data security over the Internet is one of the biggest concerns both mobile enterprises and consumers are facing in the connected world, therefore summoning specialists and getting them to come together and explore avenues to mitigate these worries is something that The Open Mobile Summit is set to provide."
The full agenda and speaker line-up has just been announced on the website: http://www.openmobilemedia.com/london/.
Topics: The Trends Changing the Face of Mobility
Open Mobile Summit will explore the must know topics to forge forward in this fast past, constantly evolving mobile space:
For the complete Open Mobile Summit conference programme and speaker line-up, visit: http://openmobilemedia.com/london/.
Our Most Prestigious Speaker Line-Up Ever
80+ industry leading voices will take to the stage on 19th-20th May including:
Dan Heaf, Chief Digital Officer, BBC Worldwide
Domagoj Jurjevic, Vice Chair, BEREC
Daniel Gurrola, VP of Strategy, Orange
Purvi Parekh, Partner, Co-head, Telecoms Group, Olswang LLP
Andrew Bud, Chairman, MEF
Kevin McKenzie, Chief Digital Officer, Westfield Group
Hany Fam, President, Global Strategic Alliances, MasterCard
Brandon Berger, Worldwide Chief Digital Officer, Ogilvy & Mather
Jon Block, Controller Commercial Digital products, ITV
Mark Curtis, Chief Client officer and Co-founder, Fjord
Surjit Chana, CMO, IBM Europe
Mark Rolston, Founder & Chief Creative, ArgoDesign
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Prescription Drugs
Doctor, Teacher, Corrections Officer Charged In Prescription Drug Ring
A prescription drug ring is allegedly traced back to an area podiatrist.
Proposed Bill Would Set Up Prescription Drug Monitoring System In Pa.
GREENSBURG (KDKA) — As overdose deaths from prescription drug abuse skyrocket, Westmoreland County leaders are urging the state House of Representatives to pass new legislation. The year hasn't even reached the halfway mark, and so […]
Ruffsdale Woman Shaken Up During Brazen Home Invasion
A local grandmother is still reeling after a man with a gun barged into her home and threatened her life if she didn't hand over her prescription medication.
Are Prescription Drugs Covered Under My Health Insurance?
Under the Affordable Care Act, most health insurance policies must cover prescription drugs.
Belle Vernon Doctors Face Charges In Prescription Drug Scheme
Three doctors are facing charges in a prescription drug theft scheme at a local chiropractor's office.
Rx Drug Overdose Is Leading Cause Of Unnatural Death In Westmoreland Co.
The statistic is shocking: drug overdoses kill more people in Westmoreland County than any other manner of death, besides natural causes.
Couple Charged After Toddlers Eat Prescription Sedatives, Hospitalized
A couple is charged with endangering their 2-year-old twins.
Giant Eagle Offering Free Antibiotics
If you're feeling under the weather, there's still good news: you can get free antibiotics.
12 Charged In Alleged Prescription Drug Ring
A dozen people are charged in an alleged prescription drug ring.
American Academy Of Pediatrics Backs New Guidelines For Acne Treatment
Acne is an age-old condition that many teens and older children face, but there are now new guidelines to treat it.
Consumer Reports: Cut Down On Prescription Drug Costs By Shopping Around
Many people choose their pharmacy for reasons other than price. But shopping around on your prescription drugs can pay off.
Allentown Home Invasion Suspects Looking For Painkillers
Two people were tied up Tuesday night during a home invasion in Pittsburgh's Allentown section.
Suspect Sought In Rite Aid Robbery
Police are looking for a man who robbed a Rite Aid pharmacy in South Park Township Saturday morning.
Local Doctor Sentenced In Prescription Drug Case
A local doctor has been sentenced for prescribing painkillers to patients who didn't need them.
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KDKA Radio's Johnna Pro talks with Washington County District Attorney Gene Vittone and supervising detective for the Washington Drug Task Force Rick Gluth about prescription drug abuse.


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Nexus 7 installed Ubuntu 12.10 Touch Preview Tutorial ( Windows):
Before you begin, the user wants to confirm that the phone has Root, ClockworkMod, or TWRP third party backup tools, as well as to ensure the normal PC install phone driver, and can run Fastboot command.
There are tools and guides at the xda-developers forum that can help. For instance, there's a toolkit that you can use to root a Nexus 7, install a custom recovery, backup your device, and do more.
After the above conditions are met, use backup tool to backup package backed up to a PC, so that once the device data is completely erased, you can also make use of the backup files back to the initial state.
Download Ubuntu 12.10 Touch Preview files
Canonical Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 Nexus 10 provides the corresponding file package, which Nexus 7 code-named grouper download all the file name of the file that contains the grouper, such as:
- ·Quantal-preinstalled-boot-armel + grouper.img
- Quantal-preinstalled-armel + grouper.zip
- Quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip
The first document is the boot image, the rest of the file that contains Ubuntu tablet operating system hard disk mirroring.
Copy the file to the Nexus 7 Tablet
Connected to the to Nexus 7 PC, use Windows Explorer manual file copy of the the quantal-preinstalled-armel + grouper.zip phablet-armhf.zip primary storage of them to the Nexus 7 tablet device.
Install boot image
The the easiest boot image installation method is to use fastboot tool, the user of this should not be unfamiliar, but if the user has not tried, Nexus 7 Toolkit tool can also be used.
The operation is very simple USB cable connection Nexus 7 to the PC using the CMD command prompt line to open the the fastboot directory where and enter "fastboot".
Next, restart the phone to fastboot mode, load the boot image:
Long press the power shutdown; · shutdown while pressing the volume down and power button until the device reboots into fastboot mode; · On the PC side the quantal-preinstalled-boot-armel + grouper.img file placed with fastboot.exe the executable which the program files folder; · In the command prompt, type: fastboot flash boot "quantal-preinstalled-boot-armel + grouper.img"
After the above operation is complete, the boot image that is successfully installed, then you can disconnect the tablet and PC connection, of course, no problem constantly open.
Use of third-party recovery tools installed Ubuntu
It is interesting to Fastboot mode, long press the volume button until reboot into recovery mode menu pops up, click into recovery mode, which is a very good phone reset habits, but for the Ubuntu operating system is not a forced do. This is because in the process of installing Ubuntu, the operating system will be completely overwritten Android system.
So that the user needs to do is select recovery tool Brush command, and transferred to them contains quantal-preinstalled-armel + the grouper.zip phablet-armhf.zip file directory, and turn these two files package installed.
Is complete, reboot the device can be realized in perfect running Ubuntu on Nexus 7 operating system. Addition to the Nexus 7 support several tablet device similar to the specific installation, users only need to make sure to select the corresponding file package.
Recovery Android system
If you do not need the Ubuntu operating system, user before need to take backup of nexus 7 OS and store it in PC, can be used directly ClockworkMod TWRP recovery Android backup without making a backup, only brush machine to solve.
if you didn't do either of those things, all is not lost. You'll just need to be able to flash the factory image back to your device.
Canonical provides instructions for doing that from a Linux computer at the end of its instructions for installing Ubuntu the hard way. If you don't have a Linux PC handy, you can follow instructions posted at the xda-developers forum for flashing a factory image using fastboot to return your tablet to its factory state.


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Oktoberfest 2014 Will Go To 4 Day Schedule
A huge change is coming to La Crosse's Oktoberfest. Starting in 2014, the
annual fest will be shortened to four days. Oktoberfest President, Kamlin Roswall says there will be NO changes to the core values of fest.
She says fest fans, in 2014, will see an improved fest experience. Signature activities like the Torchlight and the Maple Leaf Parade will still be held as will the fest week visits by the Oktoberfest Royal Family. 2013 Oktoberfest will still be held for 9 days.


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No Government Role in Arrest of Mumbai Man Over Anti-Modi Post on Facebook: Goa Chief Minister
May 24, 2014
Mumbai Executive Faces Arrest for Anti-Modi Remarks on Facebook
May 23, 2014
The biggest stories of January 14, 2014
Jan 14, 2014
Devyani Khobragade row: expelled US diplomat, wife made offensive remarks about India
Jan 14, 2014
Abusive Comments Irks Mashrafe Mortaza, Shuts Down Facebook Fan Page
Indo-AsianNews Service | Tuesday June 30, 2015
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza was irked by the abusive comments on a photo uploaded by his teammate Nasir Hossain and he shut down his fan page to protest and stand by his colleague.
Facebook Testing 'Add a Link' Feature That Leverages Its Social Search
NDTV Correspondent | Monday May 11, 2015
Seeking to help users link relevant stories to their status updates and comments, Facebook's new Add a Link feature is in testing in the US.
Her Name is Beyonce. Shakira and Serena Williams Commented on Her Facebook Post
Offbeat | Tuesday April 7, 2015
'Sometimes I hate my name,' starts a post about a teenager named Beyonce on the hugely popular Humans of New York Facebook page. The post has amassed some of the best comments in the history of Facebook, many of them from others who share names with ...
Supreme Court Seeks Response of Cops on the Azam Khan Facebook Post Controversy
India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 20, 2015
The Supreme Court, today, sought explanation from the Uttar Pradesh Police on the circumstances leading to the arrest of a boy for allegedly posting objectionable comments against senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Facebook.
'Be the Agent of Change,' Said DK Ravi, 36, IAS Officer Found Dead in Bengaluru
People | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Wednesday March 18, 2015
DK Ravi's profile picture on Facebook features a young man in blue jeans, a t-shirt and a leather jacket. Alongside, in the comments section, before the deep scroll of "Rest in Peace" and "RIPs," there are messages of adulation, of inspiration and as...
Florida Professor Resigns After Offensive Facebook Comments
Reuters | Wednesday December 10, 2014
In a discussion on the social media website, O'Connor referred to "Northern fagoot (sic) elitism" and made disparaging remarks about Muslims.
US Top Court Weighs if Online Death Threats Protected by Free Speech
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday November 30, 2014
The US Supreme Court will consider a groundbreaking case Monday about whether death threats posted on Facebook are liable to prosecution or whether threatening comments are protected by consitutional rights to free speech.
Facebook Stickers in Comments Now Rolling Out Worldwide
Ketan Pratap | Tuesday October 14, 2014
Facebook Stickers will be available for posting on Timeline, Group and Event comments worldwide.
Facebook Testing Option to Post Stickers in Comments
Robin Sinha | Tuesday August 19, 2014
The users can add the sticker in the same way they do in the Facebook Messenger app, with the sticker button in the comment bar.
Brief Facebook Outage Prompts Complaints on Twitter
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 1, 2014
A brief Facebook outage on Friday prompted a flurry of complaints and comments on Twitter less than two months after a similar incident affecting users worldwide.
Fifa World Cup 2014 The Biggest Social Media Event Ever: Facebook
Reuters | Monday July 14, 2014
350 million users generated a record Facebook "conversation" with 3 billion posts, comments and likes.
Facebook Admits to 'Terrible' Communication Gaffe With Emotion Study
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 2, 2014
Sandberg's comments came as British authorities said they would question Facebook over the experiment to see whether it broke privacy laws.
Facebook Scores Record One Billion Interactions For FIFA World Cup
World News | Reuters | Monday June 30, 2014
With 1 billion posts, likes and comments in just the first half of the World Cup, the soccer tournament is already the most talked-about event in Facebook Inc's decade-long history, data obtained by Reuters showed.
Women Lust Over Model-Like US Felon's Mugshot
Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 20, 2014
Women have flooded the Facebook page of a US city's police department with lust-fueled comments about the mugshot of a criminal who looks distinctly like a male model.
#facebookdown: What People Said on Twitter When Facebook Died Briefly
Offbeat | Aditi Shorewal | Thursday June 19, 2014
Earlier today, Facebook suffered a widespread outage for roughly 30 minutes. While the worst nightmare of many people (a life without 'likes', comments and stalking) took shape, here is what they tweeted.
World Cup Opener Gets More Facebook Comments Than Oscars
World News | Reuters | Friday June 13, 2014
With 16 million posts, Brazil was the most active country on Facebook during the game, followed by the United States and England.
Facebook Expands Users' Ad-Targeting Profiles With App, Website Data
Reuters | Thursday June 12, 2014
The company had previously maintained internal profiles of users based on the comments they make and the posts that they 'like'.
China State Media Calls For 'Severe Punishment' For Google, Apple, US Tech Firms
Wednesday June 4, 2014
US companies such as Yahoo Inc, Cisco Systems Inc, Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc threaten the cyber-security of China and its Internet users, said the People's Daily on its microblog, in comments echoed on the front page of the English-language Chi...
Messages on blogs, social media not to be treated as political ads
Elections News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 11, 2014
Any political content in the form of messages, comments, photos, videos on blogs, social media would not be treated as political advertisement, the Election Commission said today.
Expelled US diplomat, wife made offensive remarks about India
India News | Anchal Vohra | Wednesday January 15, 2014
Wayne May, expelled last week in tit-for-tat action, and his wife Alicia Muller made deeply offensive comments about India, its people and culture on Facebook during their stay here.
Russia's Yandex to get access to Facebook content
Tuesday January 14, 2014
In a statement on Tuesday, Yandex said it would get full access to public data from Facebook users in Russia, CIS countries including Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan, and in Turkey. Apart from the users' posts, its search results will soon also displ...
Facebook smashes analyst targets but executive comments spook Street
Thursday October 31, 2013
Shares of the world's no. 1 online social network soared as much as 15 per cent in extended trading before suddenly falling to $47.40, down 3 per cent from its $49.10 close. The stock settled at $49.16.
Facebook for iOS updated, brings the ability to edit posts and comments
Anupam Saxena | Friday October 18, 2013
Users of Facebook's iOS app can now edit posts and comments after posting them.
Coach comments land Ki Sung-yeung in hot water in South Korea
Associated Press | Wednesday July 10, 2013
Ki, one of Asia's most famous sportsmen, has had a long, nervous wait to see whether his interactions on Facebook would cost him a place with the South Korean national team.


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Crew of the Arctic Sunrise visit the abandoned Russian settlement / coalmine of Pyramiden, on Svalbard. Visiting the bizarre and surreal environment can leave one bewildered and upset at the enormous amounts of junk, wreckage and garbage left out in the open to rot and pollute the surrounding pristine environment. The crew were taken on a guided tour of the base and saw what were once homes, a swimming pool, gym and music room and a bar and museum, seemingly abandoned in a hurry. The actual mine is closed but the smell of coal permeates the air. The meltwater from the mountains carry segments of coal, dirt and other debris into the bay. An international crew is currently on a month-long expedition in the icy Arctic. Greenpeace is campaigning for a global sanctuary to be declared around the uninhabited area of the North Pole.07/04/2012
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Jan. 23, 2011
Note: See Video below for analysis from head coach Jim Zalesky
CORVALLIS, Ore. ? Jason Lara, Mike Mangrum and Brice Arand all recorded pins as the 13th-ranked Oregon State wrestling team rolled past Stanford, 35-6, Sunday afternoon at legendary Gill Coliseum.
Clayton Jack closed out the dual with a technical fall and the Beavers scored bonus points in four of their eight individual victories to bounce back from an 18-15 loss to No. 24 Cal Poly on Friday night.
?We came out very aggressive and wrestled very well,? Oregon State head coach Jim Zalesky said. ?The guys took it upon themselves to come out strong and they did that. Jason, Mike and Brice led us with some pins and everyone else competed well. This is a good way to come out of the weekend.?
The Beavers put themselves at 8-4-2 on the year and 2-1-1 in Pacific-10 Conference meets.
Lara (125 pounds) came out of the gates strong and gave the Beavers a 6-0 lead when, in just 2:33, he pinned Stanford?s Austin Quarles after getting an early takedown and a three-point near fall. With the win, he ran his record to 19-8 on the season and 4-0 in duals decided by pins. Thusly, he is 13-0 in his career when the result is a fall.
Two bouts later, after a toss loss by Garrett Drucker (133) at the hands of Justin Paulsen, Mangrum (141) recorded his fourth pin of the season when he took down Stanford?s Jordan Gray at the 6:35 mark. The OSU sophomore had a 2-0 advantage after one period and was up 10-3 after two before downing his opponent 1:35 into the third-period.
The win was Mangrum?s 15th of the season and 47th of his career.
Mangrum?s win put the Beavers up 12-6 and saw that extended to 15-3 when Scott Sakaguchi posted his third straight win, a 4-1 decision over Timmy Boone. The two failed to score a point in the first period before Sakaguchi went up 2-0 in the second. Sakaguchi?s win tied him with Lara for the team lead with 19 victories.
Stanford inched closer, to 15-6, when Kyle Meyer was victorious over Alex Elder (157), 4-2. Meyer scored his final two points off escapes after leading 2-1 after one. Elder earned 1:27 of riding to pull within two for the final result.
From that point on, it was all Beavers as the team won the last five bouts to outscore Stanford, 20-0. Jon Brascetta (165) started that stretch with a 11-5 decision over Garrett Schaner, to get to 13-11 on the year.
He was followed by the most highly-anticipated bout of the night, between No. 6 Nick Amuchastegui and No. 7 Colby Covington at 174 pounds. OSU?s Covington posted a 3-1 lead after two periods, and held on for a 3-2 win after the Stanford grappler earned his only point of the third period on an escape.
At that point, the Beavers led 21-6, effectively getting them the win. Stanford could have tied, but Arand took care of that prospect with a 6:38 pin of Spence Patrick. Arand was going for the big win, regardless, tallying a 4-2 advantage after one, and a 5-2 lead after two. He posted a takedown in the third before getting his team-leading eighth pin of the season ? and it marked the 18th of his career.
Jack (heavyweight) and Chad Hanke (197) closed out the dual with victories to finish off the win. Hanke, ranked 19th, defeated Zak Giesen, ranked No. 9, with a 3-2 decision. The two came out of two periods tied at two, but Hanke picked up an escape in the third and held on for the victory.
Jack, meanwhile, wasted little time in getting a technical fall over Alan Yen, 19-3. Jack held a 7-0 lead after one period and was up 12-2 after two and finished off the match in 6:20 with his third technical fall of the season.
The win put Jack at 74-31 for his career; the 74 wins is now good for a tie for 44th in school history.
The team victory put OSU at 34-1-1 all-time against the Cardinal and the Beavers have won six straight over Stanford.
The Beavers hit the mat again next Sunday, Jan. 30, against Boise State at Gill Coliseum. The meet starts at 2 p.m. and constitutes the team?s second annual Endowment Meet, where all ticket sales go directly to the wrestling endowment. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased on osubeavers.com, by calling 1-800-GOBEAVS or visiting the ticket office at Gill Coliseum.
Oregon State 35, Stanford 6
Attendance: 923
WeightWinnerLoserOutcomeScoreOSUSTAN125Jason Lara (OSU)Austin Quarles (STAN)Fall2:33
60133Justin Paulsen (STAN)Garrett Drucker (OSU)Decision8-463141Mike Mangrum (OSU)Jordan Gray (STAN)Fall
6:35123149Scott Sakaguchi (OSU)Timmy Boone (STAN)Decision4-1153157Kyle Meyer (STAN)Alex Elder (OSU)Decision4-2156165Jon Brascetta (OSU)
Garrett Schaner (STAN)Decision11-5186174Colby Covington (OSU)Nick Amuchastegui (STAN)Decision
3-2216184Brice Arand (OSU)Spence Patrick (STAN)Fall
6:38276197Chad Hanke (OSU)Zack Giesen (STAN)Decision3-2306HWTClayton Jack (OSU)Alan Yen (STAN)Technical Fall
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Asus N55SF-S2086VSF
SpecificationsNotebook: Asus N55SF-S2086VSF (N55SF Series)
Processor: Intel Core i5 2410M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1600x900 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 1100 euro
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Reviews for the Asus N55SF-S2086VSF
Source: APC Mag
Notebooks aren't exactly known for having reasonable sound quality, but ASUS has turned that around with the N55SF-S2086V. True audiophiles will use desktop speaker setups, but for a notebook the N55SF is pretty much the best in its class for sound. Combined with the stylish design, strong build quality and mostly top notch specs it's clear that the N55SF is a class act.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/06/2012
Rating: Total score: 80%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M:
As the successor to the GeForce GT 445M, the GT 555M is available in many different versions based on different chips (GF106, GF116, GF108) with different graphics memory (128 Bit, 192 Bit, DDR3, GDDR5) and varying core speeds.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.3 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.6-2.9 GHz) and the GPU at 650 (1200 MHz Turbo).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.6": 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays. However nowadays, more and more 16:9 displays with 15.6 inch appear. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.7 kg: This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated, a Taiwanese multinational company, produces motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, PDAs, computer monitors, notebook computers, servers, networking products, mobile phones, computer cases, computer components, and computer cooling systems. The company's 2007 revenues reached US$6.9 billion. ASUS also produces components for other manufacturers. The Eee PC initiated the netbook boom in 2008.
80%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
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Joe Kelly will start Game 3 of the World Series against the Red Sox on Saturday.
Brett Lawrie went 1-for-4, delivering a home run in the top of the 10th to help the Athletics squeak out a win against the Yankees on Tuesday.
Xander Bogaerts hit a bases-clearing single in the seventh inning to send the Red Sox to a victory over the Marlins on Tuesday.
Joey Votto went 3-for-5 with three RBI, finishing a triple short of the cycle in Tuesday's win against the Nationals.
Johnny Cueto held the Nationals to just two hits in a shutout to earn the win on Tuesday.
Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro on Tuesday indicated that Cesar Hernandez will remain the club's second baseman even after Chase Utley (ankle) returns from the disabled list.
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Tuesday that Brandon Beachy (elbow) is a candidate to start on Saturday versus the Brewers.
Josh Hamilton (hip) returned to the Rangers' lineup Tuesday.
Giants activated OF Hunter Pence from the 15-day disabled list.
Kolten Wong (head) passed a concussion test after suffering a head injury in Tuesday afternoon's contest with the Cubs.
Denard Span (back) underwent an MRI on Tuesday and is set to see a specialist as he attempts to pinpoint the cause of recent back spasms.
Jayson Werth (wrist) is hopeful that he'll be able to begin a rehab assignment after the All-Star Break.


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Posted by Reviewer2874534 on Jan 29, 2015
I could not be happier with these noodles. They make a delightful addition to stir fry. I rinse well, then soak in a brine of water with salt and lemon juice. When ready to use (I can get about 3 servings out of a package), I heat the noodles up with some coconut aminos or add right into a stir fry. Leftover noodles store indefinitely in the fridge in the aforementioned brine. Zucchini noodles are great for Italian dishes, but for Asian, these noodles cannot be beat! If this review has helped you make a more informed choice, please hit "yes" below!
Worth a try if you have spare cash!
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Posted by Supplementsdiy on Nov 17, 2013
Kelp noodle is low in calorie and high in trace minerals. Trace minerals are necessary for many metabolic functions and we will not be able to function at optimum level without them. This kelp noodles is quite "snappy" and crunchy if you eat it without softening it. Boiling helps a bit but does not soften completely. The best way to soften is to soak in acidic solution like lemon juice or vinegar for some time to completely soften it but the kelp noodle will end up tasting sour so it might/might not be suitable for certain style dishes. Low calories also mean that I will get hungry again pretty soon. This is definitely value for money as you pay for 340g of solid kelp without any solution. Check out my page for more reviews!
Not that tasty.
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These noodles were like eating plastic. Maybe you need to cook them first. I might give them another try, because they are supposed to be so healthy. Click on my username for more reviews! If you thought that this review was helpful please feel free to press the 'yes' button.
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Posted by rawfoodie82 on Jun 28, 2012
My favorite product of all time. So great with a cashew cream, or peanut/satay dressing with fresh vegetables :)
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No disgusting smell. Not too much water in rhe pack. Tastes good and becomes soft after cooking. The best non-calorical nojdles I've ever eaten!


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Corn and Blueberry Salad
I love to take my family blueberry picking and then make this unusual Corn and Blueberry salad with the fresh pickings. Fresh corn and fresh blueberries pair surprisingly wonderful together.
- Prep Time : 10 min
- Cook Time : 5 min
- Ready Time : 15 min
- 6 fresh sweet corn, husked
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 cucumber, sliced
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped*
- Juice from 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1) In Dutch oven bring salted water to boiling. Add corn. Cook, covered, 5 minutes, or until tender. When cool enough to handle, cut corn from cobs.
2) In a serving bowl combine corn, blueberries, cucumber, red onion, parsley, and jalapeno. For dressing, in screw-top jar combine lime juice, oil, honey, cumin, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Cover; shake well to combine. Add to salad; toss. Cover and refrigerate overnight (up to 24 hours).
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sounds great. can i leave out the cumin and jalapano pepper
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Thanks for sharing the absolutely beautiful and inspirational photos. I ride up and down on both sides of Skyline--Kings, Tunitas, 84, Jamison Creek, China Grade, etc...--on my bike almost weekly. But it's a Specialized Roubaix. I can't wait to get another motorcycle--sold my last one before moving here from the East Coast--and be able to carry photography gear to capture the amazing natural beauty of Nor Cal.
I had to google "Specialized Roubaix" to know what you're talking about, seems you could have bought a motorcycle for same price
When I grew up over that way and learned to ride up there, roads like Tunitas Creek were almost a secret. I'd often ride the entire length without seeing another bike, with or without a motor. Not so much anymore, but I to love the deep redwoods over there
I really want to get over there and spend some time with my camera, this is one of my favorites of Tuntitas Creek
How about a little rain on China Grade? (I can almost smell the redwoods)
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TV stars Richard Keys and Andy Gray entertain over 400 hundred at fund-raising charity event
Guardian Wealth Management's charity evening saw a huge turnout of over 400 guests at The Address, Dubai Marina event with TV and broadcasting sports legends Richard Keys and Andy Gray presiding over the evening. This wonderfully supported event had the aim of raising as much as possible for the Rashid Centre for the Disabled. This is an extraordinary charity that is completely dedicated to changing and improving the lives of children living with disabilities in the UAE.
Richard Keys, and world class footballer turned pundit Andy Gray, kept the crowds entertained with reminiscences, stories and above all with their wonderful banter.
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Great info in here, I'll ask a question here instead of starting a new thread for now. I'll be heading up this year to work with a buddy of mine, we are going to drive up a week before though so we can get some riding in. Where would you guys recommend as a good route from sturgis to get some good street riding in? We'll be riding a Ducati Monster and a 1200R sporty street tracker so mileage may be a concern since we won't be able to go much further than a 100 miles on a tank. Riding west and camping a night or two aren't out of the question so the routes don't necessarily need to be day trips. Probably check out Rushmore and Devils Tower of course while we're there but if you guys had 3 days or so to just meander down some nice roads where would you spend it? Thanks for any advice!
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To get a proper grip on global warming, you'll have to spend some time in the planet's coldest climates. In Antarctica, scientists are observing glaciers to give us clues as to which way our world is heading.
Each week, Bulat Movlyudov hikes out to the Bellingshausen Dome glacier on King George Island to measure 29 different markers. By doing so, he can record exactly how the glacier changes each year, and it seems that the glaciers in Antarctica are getting smaller.
"The fact that our glaciers are changing in size points to a change in climate," he told RT. "Right now, we know that since the middle or the end of the 19th century, the majority of glaciers are receding. It means there is a general warming of our climate."
Antarctica provides a unique opportunity where scientists can get a firsthand look at how this warming trend affects the local ecosystem.
"A greater amount of fresh water is coming from the land to the sea, forming a fresh water layer on the surface of the sea water," said hydrobiologist Vasily Pavarzhny. "Fresh water is lighter, so there are some problems with mixing of the water column which could possibly influence the structure of zooplankton."
Zooplankton and krill are the main sources of food for the majority of life in Antarctica. According to research fishery biologist Christian Reiss, over the last 30 years in this region, the amount of ice, which is critical for krill survival in the wintertime, has declined.
"That means that the area may not support the amount of krill in the future that is has supported in the past," he said. "Penguin species – Adelie penguins and Chinstrap penguins – are declining in this region, principally due to the decline in krill."
However, even though the overall trend has pointed to what is in essence global warming, some scientists say that we are in fact living between ice ages, and this is all a part of a natural cycle. There are even claims that we may be at the beginning of the next cooling trend.
"The main indicator on the glacier is the equilibrium line altitude. It is the altitude where the accumulated amount of snow equals the amount which has melted," said Bulat Movlyudov. "If this altitude gets higher, it means that the climate is getting warmer and if the altitude gets lower it means that climate is getting colder. Since 2006 this altitude keeps getting lower."
While scientists have been keeping track of how the glaciers have been reacting to changes in the environment, they say it is just one part of a much larger system
"We have to keep in mind we do not have a situation where climate changes in the same way all over the planet," Movlyudov said.
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TAMPA - Struggling retailer JCPenney is making some big changes that will affect customers and its clerks. The store is getting rid of its check-out counters.
CEO Ron Johnson said it will remove check-out counters in stores and replace them with a system that won't require clerks. It's all part of an effort to return the department store chain to profitability.
Shoppers will be able to use self check-out machines, similar to those found in grocery stores.
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Johnson told "Fortune" magazine he hopes to phase out check-out counters by 2014.


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If Congress delivers on a proposed tax holiday, Apple could soon join a slew of American companies with large dollar amounts of offshore money eager to repatriate their earnings without being subject to the current corporate tax rate. News of the tax holiday being discussed comes via a report from Reuters:
Top Senate Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday said they were considering offering American companies a one-time tax break if they repatriate profits stashed abroad.
The senators anticipate the proposal would generate a windfall in revenue that would be used to fund federal transportation projects.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters in the Capitol that Republicans had discussed a corporate tax repatriation "holiday" idea and "it enjoys a good deal of support in our conference."
In the past, Apple has made no secret that it does not favor the current corporate income tax rate. With current policy, Apple's repatriated funds would be subject to the 35% corporate income tax meaning it could really only keep 65% of its earnings…
Tim Cook voluntarily testified before a senate committee last year speaking to Apple's tax practices and assuring that Apple does not funnel funds offshore to avoid taxes. During that same time, Cook told The Washington Post in an interview that he believes the 35% corporate income tax rate is too high and should be reasonable:
"If you look at it today, to repatriate cash to the U.S., you need to pay 35 percent of that cash. And that is a very high number," Cook said in an interview Thursday. "We are not proposing that it be zero. I know many of our peers believe that. But I don't view that. But I think it has to be reasonable."
News of the proposed tax holiday comes just one day after a report broke that the European Union plans to launch an investigation into Apple's tax practices in Ireland which Cook has assured are longstanding and not gimmicky.
The last tax holiday passed by Congress in 2004 allowed corporations to repatriate offshore cash at a tax rate of 5.25%, Reuters notes, dramatically lower than the current 35% tax rate.
While the report points out that the proposed repatriation holiday is still at a very early stage and not at all a guarantee, it notes that the federal Highway Trust Fund is set to run out of funding before September and the revenue earned from repatriated funds could be used as leverage to fund that.
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Thank you Rand Paul. May you be our next President – a man that blurs party lines and appeals to the Left as much as to the Right, as to the center. It's time for Common Sense in the WH.
Back to the Gold Standard! Repeal the Civil Rights Act! Universal Healthcare = Slavery!
Yes, @israelanderson, what we need in the White House is someone who doesn't even understand how the 3 branches of our government work:
"Just because a majority of the Supreme Court declares something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so."
Well, as it happens, that is EXACTLY the role of the SCOTUS. Who knew! Oh wait, everyone knows that. Everyone except President Rand Paul.
It's not going to happen.
Can't hurt I suppose. Allows companies to bring cash in and be taxed. Where as they would normally just keep it stashed off-shore otherwise. Win-win. A percentage of something is more than a percentage of nothing.
While I do agree that money needs to be brought back, and that a "tax holiday" is probably the way to do it, it's not a comletely fair way of doing it. I mean, what if company X brings some money home this month and pays their 35% and then next month Apple gets to pay 5%? Not really fair. But then again, what ever is.
So, companies repatriate during the holiday then after the holiday go back to hoarding cash overseas. Why not change the laws while you at it Congress.
Citizens United says that corporations are people. Vice versa should only be fair.
Aw, poor babies, having to pay income tax like the rest of us Americans. $65B is still more money than most governments have in their treasury.
Gotta love our "free" country taking earned public income for "evil" socialist uses like welfare, armed forces, police, fire fighters, public roads and libraries.
Every example you gave of "socialist" uses (and I agree, they are) is supposed to be paid for at the local level, with the exception of welfare perhaps. Your income taxes, even with corporate taxes isn't enough to even service the interest on the federal debt.
So, what morons like you don't get is that taxation destroys wealth. It doesn't create it. The US has the highest corporate tax rate on earth, which you're apparently all for, yet in the same breath will whine when companies take their production overseas and keep the profits there.
Where do corporations get the money to pay corporate income taxes? They get it from income from sales of their products and services to you, their customers. How do corporations price their products and services? They determine how much it costs to take a product or service to market then add a profit percentage based on the competitive market, to reach the price you pay if you purchase their wares.
The costs include materials, salaries, overhead (building construction and maintenance, rent, utilities, supplies, etc.) R&D, machinery cost and maintenance, engineering, manufacturing, transportation, tariffs, taxes, etc.
Taxes are a cost of doing business just like materials. If they didn't have to pay taxes, just as if they didn't have to pay for materials, the cost of producing the wares would be lower and the price needed to produce the same percentage profit would be lower. In other words, the more they pay in taxes, or anything else, the more it costs you to buy their product.
So, who pays the light bill and the payroll, and the corporate taxes? YOU DO. If you think that your going to stick it to the man by making them pay more in taxes, be prepared to pay more for your iPhone because your only going to stick it to yourself.
Econ 101: Businesses (of any kind – Corporations, partnerships, mom & pop stores, restaurants, the mowing service) don't pay taxes, the consumer does as part of the price.
If you understand this very basic economic principle, all the other arguments here are moot.
I agree with you in principle. The left-wing parties here always call for "corporations to pay" when in reality the consumer pays. However, this isn't 100% true (correct me if my logic is wrong).
A lower tax rate leaves you with more retained earnings. You can do a couple of things with that. You can invest in R&D, your people, your equipment. You can also issue or increase dividends.These flow on a more tax-effective basis to shareholders, who now love management more and give them all really big raises & bonuses. In other words, prices may already be set to be correct and fair at the current tax rates. It's not like anyone in low-tax jurisdictions pays lower prices than in the US for Apple products. Repatriating cash at low rates only creates the opportunity to distribute it to the shareholders.
This argument isn't Apple-specific and until recently wouldn't have made any sense in an Apple context, since they didn't issue any dividends, although having more cash on hand does increase the stock valuation and thereby the wealth of the owners.
To make this totally fair, the scheme should work like this: The US corporate tax rate is 35%. Any profits are taxed at this rate. I fully understand that if you have already paid tax overseas you shouldn't get dinged the extra 35% after you have paid locally.
To make it fair, you are taxed at 35% and get a tax credit equal to the tax you paid in the other jurisdiction. In this way, there is no incentive to shelter your income in a low-tax jurisdiction. Most tax treaties work this way, ensuring you don't have to pay more than the maximum jurisdictional rate. The issue is that the US doesn't have treaties with every country (though I'll bet it has one with Ireland).
This would most certainly not be good enough for those holding cash overseas; they expect to get away with paying peanuts for it. The cycle will just start over. The hordes will build up, there will be another holiday, and the effective rate will be incredibly low.
It sounds good to levy taxes on "greedy" corporations, make them pay their fair share! Again, businesses do not pay taxes, you do. Therefore, any taxes levied on a business is a tax increase on you. A hidden tax on you, but real none the less. It's actually the government that is greedy but they want you to blame it on corporations, that's why the tax on you is hidden. (Not that corps. can't be greedy too, but at least they can't raise your taxes)
So, to keep consumer's (you and me) taxes from increasing, there should not be any taxes levied on off-shore money coming in, ever. There are many advantages to bringing money into the country to be spent, invested, paid to workers, etc., here that are not occurring now because of a policy that is contrary to basic economics.
That misguided policy it suppressing the positive effect on the economy of increasing our real money supply that would be a real, honest, stimulus to the private sector where real wealth is created.
Econ 101: As taxes go up, economic activity goes down. To the extent that your taxes go up, is the extent that you have lost economic freedom. I don't want to lose any more freedom, do you?
"The last tax holiday passed by Congress in 2004 allowed corporations to repatriate offshore cash at a tax rate of 5.25%, Reuters notes, dramatically lower than the current 35% tax rate."
Repatriation Tax Holiday a 'Failed' Policy
"The 15 companies that benefited the most from a 2004 tax break for the return of their overseas profits cut more than 20,000 net jobs and decreased the pace of their research spending"
""a failed tax policy" that cost the U.S. Treasury $3.3 billion in estimated lost revenues over 10 years and led to U.S. companies directing more funds offshore."
"There is no evidence that the previous repatriation tax giveaway put Americans to work, and substantial evidence that it instead grew executive paychecks, propped up stock prices, and drew more money and jobs offshore."
Yes, you can ignore it instead of posting like the angry petulant little child you are in every article on the site.
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