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Charles PentyBanco Santander SA, Spain's biggest bank, agreed to buy 51% of the finance unit of El Corte Ingles, the country's largest retailer, for about 140 million euros ($190 million) to expand domestic lending.
El Corte Ingles also will get an extraordinary dividend of 140 million euros from the unit before the deal closes, the Santander, Spain-based bank, said in a regulatory filing today. The two payments value the entire unit at 415 million euros and the transaction will probably close in the first quarter of next year, the bank said.
Santander is buying control of a unit financing purchases by holders of 10.5 million El Corte Ingles store cards as a five-year slump bottoms out and the government forecasts Spain's economy will be growing from the end of this year. Chief Executive Officer Javier Marin said in a presentation in London last month that Santander anticipates an economic turnaround and a 3 billion-euro profit swing in Spain by 2016.
El Corte Ingles said in May it was "re-organizing" about 5 billion euros of debt. In August, the company, which runs 86 department stores in Spain and Portugal and employs about 97,000 people, said profit fell 18 percent in 2012 as Spain's economic slump sent retail sales volume plunging.
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FLAT ROCK (WWJ) – A church in Flat Rock burned to the ground Thursday after an early morning fire.
Firefighters battled flames at New Hope Lutheran Church, but it the building on Leonard Road, just off of Telegraph, is a total loss.
Larry Rockensuess, Vice Chairman at the church, said a member called him around 8 a.m. Thursday saying the building was on fire.
"The entire roof is gone but the walls are still up. It looks like, oh my goodness, what a mess. It's definitely a total loss," said Rockensuess.
Pastor Frank Martin said he thinks everything inside the building was ruined, including photographs, books and musical instruments.
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Despite the loss, Rockensuess said the church community will remain strong.
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Rockensuess said the congregation bought the building about five years ago from Jehovah's Witnesses. It has about 200 members.
Neighboring departments assisted the Flat Rock Fire Department in controlling the fire.
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Explanation of Joshua Bloch`s example needed!
I`ve started to read J.Bloch Effective Java. His first practical example, which I`ve tested and make it work is interesting but I have a question - how is that to avoid constructors? Please take a look at his code:
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Java Code:import java.util.Map; import java.util.HashMap; //the example is with ConcurrentHashMap interface Service { // some methods public void tell(); } interface Provider { public Service newService(); } public class ServiceProvider { private ServiceProvider() { /* dont instant it */ } private static final Map<String, Provider> providers = new HashMap<String, Provider>(); public static final String DEFAULT_NAME = "<def>"; public static void registerDefaultProvider(Provider p) { registerProvider(DEFAULT_NAME, p); } public static void registerProvider(String name, Provider p) { providers.put(name, p); } public static Service newInstance() { return newInstance(DEFAULT_NAME); } public static Service newInstance(String name) { Provider p = providers.get(name); if ( p == null ) throw new IllegalArgumentException("No provider registered with name: "+name); return p.newService(); } }
Java Code:public class TestingServices { public static void main(String[] args) { ServiceProvider.registerProvider("Yell", new Provider() { @Override public Service newService() { return new Service() { @Override public void tell() { System.out.println("I AM TELLING"); } }; } }); ServiceProvider.registerProvider("Shout", new Provider() { @Override public Service newService() { return new Service() { @Override public void tell() { for (int i=0; i < 100; i++) { System.out.format("I am shouting you %d times!\n", i+1); } } }; } }); ServiceProvider.newInstance("Yell").tell(); ServiceProvider.newInstance("Shout").tell(); ServiceProvider.newInstance("Tell").tell(); } }
Re: Explanation of Joshua Bloch`s example needed!
There is no way to tell you whether something is "better" or not unless we understand your context. What exactly are you attempting to achieve? If you're just trying to explore whether things are possible or not, then mission accomplished, but there isn't really a "better" without knowing what your criteria for better or worse is.
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He provided several reasons for doing this in the book. And it doesn't negate the need for constructors. It negates the need for publicly visible constructors.
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Temperate zone woodlands, tropical rain forests, thickets, arid scrub, plantations, gardens, suburban fields
Males are almost solid crimson with black shades around the beak and eyes. A crest of plumage stands erect on top of the head. The female is more yellowish-brown and also has a crest and reddish-orange bill. Females do not have the black mask but areas of their face my be dark.
Solitary and pugnacious in the breeding season, the male may occasionally wound, or even kill their adversaries. Parents are joined by other cardinals when tending to the nestlings. The nest is usually built by the female and the male brings his incubating partner food.
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Caterpillar 1Q profit shrank; cuts 2013 outlookBy JOSHUA FREED , Associated Press
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First-quarter profit shrank 45 percent and Caterpillar has lowered its expectations for full-year sales and profit because its mining business is slowing. Sales of Caterpillar-branded mining machines such as large trucks and bulldozers will drop by half this year, the company said on Monday. Caterpillar, based in Peoria, Ill., said mining customers placed big orders for equipment last year, but then mining profits fell, so now those customers are cutting back. Dealers who would normally be stocking up on Caterpillar gear to get ready for a busy summer instead cut inventory during the first quarter. Executives said they had hoped that a slowdown in orders from dealers in late 2012 would turn around this year. "Unfortunately, that hasn't happened," said Mike DeWalt, the company's controller, on a conference call. "Overall mining orders have remained depressed." Profit margins are higher for mining gear than for many of Caterpillar's other products, making the slowdown more painful to the company's bottom line. "We're definitely in a down-cycle right now, but long-term it's a great business for us," said Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman. Caterpillar has already started cutting costs. On April 5 it said that it would lay off more than 460 employees at a mining truck plant in Decatur, Ill. Caterpillar also announced mining-related layoffs in Milwaukee and plans to cut 1,300 of 3,400 jobs at a plant near Brussels that makes excavators, loading vehicles and engine parts. This year's capital spending — which covers big-ticket items like factories and computer systems — will fall below $3 billion, from $3.4 billion last year. Caterpillar employed 141,000 people at the end of the quarter, down 7 percent from a year earlier. The job cuts included about 1,000 U.S. workers and almost 7,000 in other countries. Besides the permanent layoffs, it has also been putting production and office workers on temporary furloughs. Caterpillar's net income dropped to $882 million, or $1.31 per share, for the latest quarter. Revenue fell 17 percent to $13.21 billion from $15.98 billion a year ago. Both missed analyst expectations. Analysts surveyed by FactSet were expecting a profit of $1.36 per share on revenue of $13.79 billion. Profits fell in each of its big divisions. Operating profit fell 59 percent to $477 million in resource industries, which includes mining. It was down 61 percent to $239 million for construction equipment, and down 26 percent to $598 million in power systems, which makes items including large electrical generators and locomotive engines. It also cut its 2013 guidance. Caterpillar now expects to earn $7 per share, down from $7 to $9 previously. It forecast revenue of $57 billion to $61 billion, down from $60 billion to $68 billion. Analysts had been expecting 2013 profit of $7.67 per share on revenue of $62.48 billion. The reduced outlook wasn't entirely unexpected and Oberhelman did note some bright spots. Sales in China rose compared to a year ago. And the company is "becoming more optimistic" on the U.S. housing sector. Caterpillar also announced that it plans to buy back shares — about $1 billion worth — for the first time since 2008, following an 11 percent drop in the price this year. That helped Caterpillar shares rise on Monday. They gained $2.28, or 2.8 percent, to close at $82.71. © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. |


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Makes great mellow coffee... Not bitter.
Before purchasing, I read reviews... Negatives : 30 minute shutoff not long enough, pot dripped coffee everywhere... etc. I'm glad I ignored the negative reviews and focussed on the many...Read complete review
Before purchasing, I read reviews... Negatives : 30 minute shutoff not long enough, pot dripped coffee everywhere... etc. I'm glad I ignored the negative reviews and focussed on the many positive ones. Good coffee should never sit more than 20 minutes on a burner so the 30 min shutoff is not only a good safety feature but a coffee-flavour-saver as well. If you snap the lid in place, it pours neatly and perfectly. This coffee maker uses a cone filter system, which is superior to a flat basket system. A permanent metal filter can be purchased separately. It's one of the last great coffee makers of its type. That is a shame because it really makes a superior cup of coffee. I have nothing but positive comments about it and no regrets for purchasing it.
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Makes a decent cup of coffee fairly quickly.Small stainless pot is a plus but would have preferred it to be thermal pot.(coffee quickly gets burnt taste if left too long)Coffee pot spills when pouring.
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The coffee maker brews a good cup of coffee and quite quickly I might add.
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Makes canned coffee drinkable
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So wish I had kept box and receipt as would return .. it's messy to pour water into the carafe and it spills all over when pouring and coffee grinds end up in carafe. Big waste of money!!!
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Appears to be sturdier than Black "n Decker and Mr Coffee. Not sure it's worth extra price
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For 20 years we used a Cuisinart small coffee maker with a built in filter, no need to buy them. It worked beautifully. This new model is a piece of junk. You would think that they would know how to make something that can pour without spilling all over the counter. We will be returning garbage to the Bay and never buy Cuisinart again.
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Embattled Pinnacol Assurance Board Member Off Board Debra Lovejoy Attended Lavish Pebble Beach Trip 6:51 AM, Feb 3, 2011 tony kovaleski | pebble beach | pinnacol | pinnacol assurance | debra lovejoy Share Article Embattled Pinnacol Assurance Board Member Off Board pn.knguyen Show Caption Hide Caption Previous Next The embattled former chair of the ethics committee of Pinnacol Assurance is no longer on the firm's board of directors.Debra Lovejoy's most recent 5-year term has come to an end and someone else has been appointed in her place. The move follows a CALL7 Investigation into a controversial trip to Pebble Beach that Lovejoy attended.Her exit from the board happened in the final days of Gov. Bill Ritter's term, but was not announced by his office or Pinnacol Assurance.Blair Richardson of Denver is now serving in Lovejoy's place as an interim board member. A spokesperson for Gov. John Hickenlooper told 7NEWS that Hickenlooper will reaffirm the appointment.7NEWS' hidden cameras captured Lovejoy and two other Pinnacol Assurance board members enjoying the lavish trip to the California resort back in May 2010.Receipts show Lovejoy, who was the ethics chair of the Pinnacol board in May 2010, received more than $6,000 in spa treatments, golf, airfare, hotel rooms, liquor, five-star dining and gifts. (See some of Lovejoy's receipts.)The trip, first reported by CALL7 Investigator Tony Kovaleski, cost $318,000 and was billed as an "agent incentive" event by Pinnacol executives. However, records show the firm's contract agents made up less than half the 40-plus person guest list.Pinnacol Assurance is defined by state statute as a "political subdivision of the state." It's the same definition used to describe entities such as the University of Colorado. As such, the firm pays no taxes and its employees are eligible to receive benefits from the Public Employees' Retirement Association of Colorado, or PERA.The same statute also directs Pinnacol to operate as a "private mutual insurance company" and the insurer of "last resort" for businesses in Colorado.The board of directors of Pinnacol is appointed by the governor to oversee the firm's operations.Several state lawmakers, including the President of the State Senate and the House Minority Leader, questioned the objectivity of the three board members who accepted the all-expense paid trip to Pebble Beach, and called for each to step down.When told by Kovaleski about Lovejoy's exit, Senate President Brandon Shaffer, D-Longmont, said, "It's a step in the right direction.""I think it's appropriate. I think its long overdue and she is probably not the only member of the board that has been compromised because of some of these other gifts and trips and expenses and so forth," said State Sen. Morgan Carroll D-Aurora. "I think its a good start. I think there is more housecleaning that needs to be done.""Board members taking this kind of travel and entertainment, ethical or not ethical?" Kovaleski asked University of Denver professor Jim O'Toole in January."From the point of view of an ethicist, I would think what they did does not pass the test of reasonable behavior or reasonable expense, particularly given that this is a quasi-public organization," said O'Toole.O'Toole has experience working with and consulting for boards of both commercial businesses and nonprofit entities."What is implicit in all of this is there is some sort of back-scratching going on," said O'Toole.Board president Gary Johnson and audit committee chair Ryan Hettich both attended Wednesday's meeting at Pinnacol headquarters. Lovejoy, who was the board's head of ethics at the time of the Pebble Beach trip, was not at the Wednesday meeting.Lovejoy joined the board in 2003 for an abbreviated term that ended in 2006. She was re-appointed in 2006 for a 5-year term. Past entries on the Pinnacol website said Lovejoy "is vice president of Employer's Resources of Colorado, Inc., which provides outsourced human resources services to Colorado businesses."Earlier this week, CALL7 Investigators also learned that Pinnacol has canceled its contract with the state, notifying the Department of Personnel Administration that it will no longer administer the states workers compensation program.A letter was sent to the state just hours after 7NEWS reported the total cost of the Pebble Beach trip.The state is self-insured but it pays Pinnacol more than $1 million a year to administer the claims.Pinnacol Assurance has been examining our Third Party Administration (TPA) services and, after much deliberation, we have decided to discontinue our entire TPA product line, Pinnacol wrote in a letter obtained from the state. 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sad. i'm sitting in my corporate job looking at that grass and those stones and thinking, "that must be really nice"
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I continued my course and made it up to the library, which was magnificent. Quite a contrast to the public library in Gilroy, although I've gotta say they do pretty well too (and they have free internet, which the NY version lacks). I went from room to room and, apart from the grandeur of it all, nothing was that noteworthy. I enjoyed an exhibit on book restoration, but aside from that I will spare you all the details. Suffice to say that it is big and there are a lot of reading rooms, but very few (visible) bookshelves.
Next stop, Rockefeller Center. The usual chaos of a tourist destination was even more crazy because of the large, very real cranberry bog that Oceanspray had set up in the middle of the square. Seriously, this thing was as big as the pool at my gym, and was complete with cranberries floating around and these guys from Wisconsin walking around in waders raking around the cranberries. The upside of all of this was that they were handing out free cranberry juice and crasins. Score...I packed 3 bottles of juice into my bag and pocketed several bags of crasins and was set for lunch for the day.
Final stop of the day was the UN. I enjoyed the human trafficking exhibit because of how horrifying it was. I skipped the tour because it took an hour and cost $8.50 even for students. I wandered back, and once Alex got home, we sat on the deck, had a beer, and watched the sunset glint off the Empire State Building. We also spent a good amount of time observing the traffic in the intersection below, trying to make sense of the honking patterns of different NY drivers. The evening ended with a delicious dinner with Rushabh, Elizabeth, and Alex. I then migrated to Rushabh's apartment, where I stayed through the weekend.
The weekend days were the real whirlwind. Went from Battery Park uptown to the Met (and randomly a street show that was moderately entertaining), back to Battery Park, and then back uptown for dinner/drinks/wandering with the Oxford Crew! So much fun...Sam and Rachel happened to be in town, so we roped in Ilena, met at Carl's apartment, and then went out. Lots of Oxford stories were shared and a decent amount of Coors Light was consumed. Then Vivian called, so we went down to meet her at this loud, frat-like club, staying for a few minutes before I headed home. Just another FYI...the subway really doesn't run that frequently on the late weekend hours, and it took me about an hour to get back (although with the time change, I got home right when I left the club!).
Sunday, I woke up for breakfast with Sam, Rachel, and Ilena, with an unfortunately brief appearance by Vivian before heading to Central Park for brunch/champagne/marathon watching with Alex, Rushabh, Elizabeth, and others. The view was incredible and the food delicious (despite the best efforts of a malfunctioning stove), although I did feel a bit guilty eating and drinking while some poor bastards were slugging through mile 25 below us. I battled the marathon crowd on the subway and headed downtown to hang out with Mojan for a bit. The weekend culminated with dinner with Xiao and Lisa in Korea town, which was low-key and tons of fun, especially after the insane weekend.


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For information on the SEMI Standards programs at SEMICON Europa, please visit this link
SEMI International Standards Program: First Photovoltaic Standards Technical Committee Meeting
(This event is closed.)
September 7, 2007
In conjunction with the 22nd PV Solar Energy Conference (PVSEC)
EPIA and SEMI have joined forces to work together and accelerate the introduction of standards in the PV industry. Standards can be related to the end product, and many organizations have created high quality work to ensure that end-users have the best possible product to assure the 'longevity' of their investment. SEMI and EPIA are going to work together to assure that along the creation process of a solar module discussions are started between the different players of the industry to eliminate unneeded costs and options, and to agree upon standards in the manufacturing process, both for equipment, materials and also for yet undefined standards for the end-devices that will bring the unit cost of the generation of photovoltaic energy as a renewable energy source down.
SEMI has gained 30 years of experience in related industries, like semiconductor and flat panel displays. Based on this experience a way of working and specific tools have been developed. A key element is an open hierarchical communication structure, based on committees and task forces, assignees from companies that draft the standards proposals and standards members that evaluate and vote on proposals. A first step was the approval of the PV activities within the organization, and the assignment of the two co-chairs of the European PV committee: Dr. Laszlo Fabry (Wacker Chemie AG) and Dr. Hubert Aulich (PV Crystalox Solar plc.). Here is a link to the presentation that describes the charter and the objectives of the PV Technical Committee.
The next step is the establishment of the committee and a discussion on the priorities. The first meeting will be organized in Milan, on September 7. The agenda for the meeting is:
- Legal and organizational reminders
- Round table/introduction
- Introduction scope of SEMI/EPIA collaboration on standards (SEMI/EPIA, 15min)
- Overview existing standards PV (IEC, ASTM, UL...) (Hubert?, 15min)
- Discussion on structure of PV sub-committees, proposal of leadership (as outcome of pre-meeting)
- Approach prioritization in FPD (Eddy, 10 min)
- Discussion on how to approach prioritization in PV
- Voting on SNARF/TFOF of PV Equipment Interface Standard (PV-EIS) TF
- Creation of TF on Terminology
- Action items and wrap-up
Taskforce on PV Equipment Interface Standards
Please note that on September 6 the first task-force meeting will be held on PV Equipment Interface Standards, same place and time. The taskforce leader, Kevin Reddig from Fraunhofer IPA (firstname.lastname@example.com) will chair this meeting. The agenda of this meeting is here. Please note that the charter of the TF, i.e. the scope of the work this group plans to achieve, will be discussed in this task force, and balloted at the committee meeting the day after.
Who already registered?
Following companies registered for at least one of the meetings:
acpIT |
Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) |
Air Products |
AIS Automation Dresden GmbH |
amb |
Apollon Solar |
BP Solar |
camLine Datensysteme für die Mikroelektronik |
China Sunergy |
Conergy AG |
Despatch |
Deutsche Cell GmbH |
ErSol Solar Energy AG |
European Academy Bolzano (EURAC) |
Evans Analytical Group |
Festo AG & Co. KG |
First Solar |
Fraunhofer IPA |
Fraunhofer ISE |
ib-vogt GmbH |
InReCon AG |
Institut fur Solare Energieversorgungstechnik, ISET |
Isofotón SA |
M+W Zander Facility Engineering GmbH |
Manz Automation AG |
OC Oerlikon Balzers AG |
Q-Cells AG |
Reis GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik |
RENA Sondermaschinen GmbH |
Roth & Rau AG |
SEMI Europe |
Siemens AG |
Solar Factory GmbH |
Solar Ventures S.p.a |
Solarworld Industries USA |
Stangl Semiconductor Equipment AG |
Themis A.S. |
Würth Solar GmbH & Co. KG |
Warsaw University of Technology |
Wacker Chemie AG |
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Note Taking
There are basically two types of note taking that a student will be faced with:
1. Making notes in class
2. Making notes as a result of private study and reading
There are many ways of writing notes, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, and it is best to try them all to see which method works for you. Certain subjects or topics may lend themselves to one particular method. The most important point is that they are useful later when you wish to re-use them.
Notes make you concentrate on what you are learning
Notes make you put ideas into your own words and so aid understanding
Notes help you remember things better
Notes are excellent for revision
Taking notes in class - how to improve your technique
Thankfully, fewer and fewer educators dictate notes these days, realising that dictation goes from ears to hand without stopping in the brain in between! However, many adopt a lecture style where students are required to take notes. In such a situation the following may be helpful:
Don't try to write down everything the educator says
Concentrate on picking out the relevant points only
Write notes in point form with separate sub headings
Develop your own shorthand (see examples below)
Leave plenty of space between your notes for later additions
Jot down any references given in class to read later
Number any handouts issued with a corresponding number in the relevant place in your notes
Underline key phrases in red, or with a highlighter pen
It is always advisable to date and number each sheet of A4 as you use it
Before your next lesson expand on your class notes from text books, etc. using the tips given below
Finally, always ask the teacher for a further explanation if there is something you do not understand - you can be sure there is someone else in the class who has difficulties too!
Taking notes from written sources - how to improve your technique
Using the SQ3R technique outlined in the Reading section you will have read and absorbed information. The next stage is to make a written record in note form using the appropriate method for you. Below are 5 possible methods you may wish to try:
Making notes on books or handouts
Key phrases can be underlined
Comments can be added in the margin
Can only be used if you own the book!
You haven't summarised points in your own words to reinforce understanding
It is very difficult to revise from these notes later; you will probably have to re-read the whole book/article
In summary, quick in the short term only.
Making summary notes or a precis
This involves reading all the information, working on each paragraph in turn, re-writing in your own words. A brief introductory and concluding paragraph is advisable.
Detailed notes obtained
Helps to develop your written style
Time consuming
Continuous prose is difficult to revise from
The salient points do not stand out easily
In summary, a useful exercise but not 'user friendly' in the future.
This involves quickly jotting down all your ideas on a subject and linking them up.
Very quick
Good practice for essay plans in the examination
Makes you think analytically
May not be suitable for more complex notes
Could be difficult to revise from later
In summary, very useful in organising thought processes, especially in the exam room but has limitations for general use.
Example: A spray about the effects of a strong £
Practice this technique by making a spray about regional unemployment problems
Visual and pattern notes
This method involves using flow diagrams or 'concept trees' (another name for pattern notes) to record information.
Can sum up many pages of written notes
You concentrate on the fundamentals
Very active form of learning
Visual images are a great aid to recall
Add a 'fun' element to note taking
Could be too absorbing!
May be difficult to express more complex ideas clearly
In summary, a valuable supplement to 'linear notes'.
Linear Notes
This method involves reorganising information in a written format using your own shorthand and personal style.
Makes you think analytically
Aids your understanding
Simple to revise from and use later
Initially quite time consuming
Doesn't aid visual memory like pattern notes
In summary, initially takes some thought and time but probably most useful method for expressing complex ideas clearly.
Some tips!
Use titles, subtitles and bullet points
Avoid lengthy prose
Underline key points in red or with a highlighter
Produce a summary list/table at the end of a section
Don't be afraid to produce tables e.g. Advantages & Disadvantages of...
Include topical examples and case study references in your notes as you go along but remember you would only have time to write a paragraph in an examination answer so this is how long it should be!
Write memory jogs to yourself in the margin e.g. 'Good diagram p 146 in Book X'
Develop your own shorthand


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You hire an actor for his strengths, and Downey would not be strong as a one-dimensional mighty-man. He is strong because he is smart, quick and funny, and because we sense his public persona masks deep private wounds. By building on that, Favreau found his movie, and it's a good one.
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The gadgetry is absolutely dazzling, the action is mostly exhilarating, the comedy is scintillating and the whole enormous enterprise, spawned by Marvel comics, throbs with dramatic energy because the man inside the shiny red robotic rig is a daring choice for an action hero, and an inspired one.
Iron Man's biggest strength is that the fantastically armored suit doesn't overpower the intriguingly flawed character encased within.
Even at his coolest, Downey's Iron Man remains a ghostly, neurotic crusader -- one whose life, in the Marvel tradition, has become a grand spectacle of overcompensation.
Downey plays off his own bad-boy image wonderfully. The writers give him great lines to work with and ditto that for his Girl Friday, Gwyneth Paltrow's Pepper Potts, whose own svelte lines cannot be improved on.
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OK for kids 13+
Great action, lots of style, some iffy stuff.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that kids may clamor to see this fast-paced, action-packed comic book-based adventure. But it's definitely more age-appropriate for teens than younger children. Although much of the violence is clearly meant to be based in the realm of sci-fi and fantasy -- and/or is shown at a distance -- there's plenty of it, from massive explosions to children held at gunpoint to super-powered fistfights. Some of the violence is war themed, and some characters get hurt and/or die. While much is made of lead character Tony Stark's devil-may-care lifestyle of fun and frolic, viewers also see him turn away from the more irresponsible aspects of playboyhood. Language is minimal, and sexual content is more suggested than shown overall -- though there are a few eyebrow-raising moments.
Messages: "Good guys" and "bad guys" are pretty clearly delineated, but there's some ethical iffiness on both sides. Extensive discussion of the morality of weapons sales, as well as the nature and character of maintaining peace through possession of the biggest guns.
Role models: Tony is a carefree playboy who eventually discovers a conscience and tries to do good. He's initially captured by terrorists, but another character offers him aid, assistance, and moral guidance. The movie's villain is clearly a bad guy.
Violence: Extensive, constant sci-fi action and war violence. Characters (including kids) are held at gunpoint; adult villagers are rounded up by bad guys and separated from their kids; wounded characters bleed; people perish in explosions or at the hands of weapons; Iron Man's armor shoots energy rays, micro-missiles, and, in an early version, flames -- all of which are used as weapons (the flame throwers result in some massive fireballs). Characters in high-tech power armor have impressive, super-powered fistfights.
Sex: Some making out and tumbling about in bed (partially clothed woman); a young woman wakes up in a bed covered only by a sheet, presumably after sex, and then walks around wearing just a man's shirt; stewardesses dance suggestively (a stripper pole is present but not used); much is made of Tony Stark's reputation as a playboy. Some flirting.
Language: Mild sexually suggestive language. Fairly infrequent use of words like "damn" and "hell." Generally, tame langage for PG-13.
Consumerism: Tie-in to vast quantities of related merchandise. Contextual references to Burger King, and characters drive Audi cars (both companies have promotional agreements with the film). Verizon cell phones. A montage includes several mock magazine covers with visible logos: Time, Newsweek, Wired, Rolling Stone, and others.
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p is a prime number greater than 5
Discuss the divisibility of [(p^2) - 1] by 6,12,24....
Is [(p^2) - 1] always divisible by 6, 12, 24. Yes? No? Why?
What's the logic?
Is this some kind of a series?
Is there a proof?
p is a prime number greater than 5
Discuss the divisibility of [(p^2) - 1] by 6,12,24....
Is [(p^2) - 1] always divisible by 6, 12, 24. Yes? No? Why?
What's the logic?
Is this some kind of a series?
Is there a proof?
First allow me to generalize and modify your question.
Instead of a prime number , I'll consider an integer that is relatively prime to 6, and the result will imply the case for . Also, it's enought to show divisibility by 24 and then it implies divisibility by any divisor of 24, in particular 6, 12, 24.
Begin with (agree?) for some integer , then square both sides: (The signs are respectively). Finally, and either or is even, and you have divisibility by 24.
To answer your question: Yes and notice it's not special to primes geater than or equal to 5, but to all integers that are relatively prime to 6.
To rearrange the question, you want to know when for
We know that for any such prime, we have and .
As it follows from the above that is always divisible by .
The really interesting question to ask is when is for n > 2.
It can be shown that if the equation has a solution then , as .
Can you figure out why?
This however doesn't identity all of the primes for which . The question on when does is pretty tough.
Isn't it impossible for to have ?
and when you have two consecutive even integers one of them is not divisible by 4, namely, has an odd divisor greater than 1.
Another thing. If , then must be a power of two itself. So a necessary (and sufficient) condition is to have for some integer , then it follows that is a Mersenne prime. Do you agree?
I meant to write and .
For writing math symbols, use the TEX button (see LATEX section of this forum for more details).
"mod(p)" means the remainder when an integer is divided by . For example because 2 is the remainder upon dividing 7 by 5. You could think of it as .
The sign "|" is a division sign. For example when I say what is , I'm asking for "12 divided by 3".
Does this make sense?


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AMPHETAMINE; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE(am FET a meen; dex troe am FET a meen) is used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It may also be used for narcolepsy. Federal law prohibits giving this medicine to any person other than the person for whom it was prescribed. Do not share this medicine with anyone else.
Take this medicine by mouth with a glass of water. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Take your doses at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed. Do not suddenly stop your medicine. You must gradually reduce the dose or you may feel withdrawal effects. Ask your doctor or health care professional for advice.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as 3 years for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
anxiety, nervousness
changes in mood or behavior
chest pain
fast, irregular heartbeat
fever, or hot, dry skin
high blood pressure
muscle twitching
uncontrollable head, mouth, neck, arm, or leg movements
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
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stomach cramps
weight loss
Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
certain migraine headache medicines like almotriptan, eletriptan, frovatriptan, naratriptan, rizatriptan, sumatriptan, zolmitriptan
medicines called MAO inhibitors like Nardil, Parnate, Marplan, Eldepryl
medicines to decrease appetite or cause weight loss
other stimulant medications like dexmethylphenidate, methylphenidate, modafinil
This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
ammonium chloride
ascorbic acid
glutamic acid
medicines for colds, sinus, and breathing difficulties
medicines for depression, anxiety, or psychotic disturbances
medicines for high blood pressure and heart medicines
seizure (convulsion) or epilepsy medicine
sodium acid phosphate
sodium bicarbonate
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
Keep out of the reach of children. This medicine can be abused. Keep your medicine in a safe place to protect it from theft. Do not share this medicine with anyone. Selling or giving away this medicine is dangerous and against the law.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F). Keep container tightly closed. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
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history of stroke
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Tell your doctor or health care professional if this medicine loses its effects, or if you feel you need to take more than the prescribed amount. Do not change the dosage without talking to your doctor or health care professional.
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68 Cinco de Mayo Party Recipes
- 1 sweet onion
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 7 tablespoons beer or nonalcoholic beer
- Oil for deep-fat frying
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons chili sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Cut onion into 1-in. wedges and separate into pieces. In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, paprika, garlic powder, cayenne and pepper.
- For batter, in another shallow bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Stir in beer. Dip onions into flour mixture, then into batter and again into flour mixture.
- In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry onions, a few at a time, for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Serve with onions. Yield: 2 servings.
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Robert Pattinson Joins Benedict Cumberbatch in 'The Lost City of Z'
Posted on Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 by Russ Fischer
It's fun to see the development of the careers of Robert Pattinson and Daniel Radcliffe to have similar careers after their respective tween franchises ended. Radcliffe has been canny with his post-Potter gigs, choosing projects that better straddle art and mainstream.
Pattinson has gone more for the weird when it comes to gigs outside Twilight. (Both the intentionally weird, and the unwittingly so.) And he's got another gig with Cronenberg in the works now, a job with Werner Herzog, and a role in The Rover, from Animal Kingdom director David Michôd. That's good company to be in.
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December 24, 2011
Christmas Outfit
Published in: Daily Photo
So far, 14 people have commented on this article. How cool is that?
Merry Christmas, Tabs! Love your outfit!
So cute! Merry Christmas!
Wow! tabs is lookin beautiful on this fine Christmas eve morning!! Those eyes are captivating!!
I hope to you both the joy of receiving all you have dreamed of this Christmas!
I'm counting my blessing with a smile as I daydream of Ryan Gosellin's shirtless body in Crazy Stupid Love…..
Cheers to 2012! & Thank you Karen for everything!!! -
You look so handsome Tabs! Have a wonderful Christmas. Pass that on to Karen and El Hubs, too, k?
Such a handsome boy! Merry Christmas, Karen, Tabs and Hubs!
Looking very classy and festive, there Tabs!
Happy Holidays to you, your faithful assistant, and El Hubs!
Tabs, your bow makes you look festive and sets your beautiful fur aglow! Now I have to buy bows for each of my 6 cats—they looked over my shoulder and saw your pic, jealous creatures!
Meowy Christmas to all of you, and best whiskers (er…wishes) for 2012!
I have no idea how you get him to wear all these things, but he does look very cute! 🙂 Merry Christmas!
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Oh, Tabs, you're too fabulous!
Cute! Merry Christmas!
Awww.. Seeing Tabs decked out in his festive bow is making my heart melt! Looks like a special kitty is gonna be riding shotgun in Santa Claus' sleigh tonight. LOL
Merry Christmas to Tabs, Karen y El Esposo!
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Tabs you are so fetching, the last shot is awesome hitting the high fa la la la,
Merry Christmas beautiful Karen, a shining light you are. Thanks for sharing the life and times of such a sweet family. I hope all of your grandest dreams and most beloved wishes are manifest this coming year.
Espavo- Elle
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I've been watching the Olympics on NBC the last few evenings and was surprised to see a Presidential ad come on with a very direct message from the President. Do any of you recall seeing a political ad during any of the previous winter Olympics????
The ad itself is very unseemly to me. I could see the President of the United States coming on and touting how our Olympians are the best our country has to offer and how we as a country should give party politics a break and rally behind them but a blatant political ad in the middle of the Olympics seems to me to be the exact opposite of what the Olympics stand for and really cheapens the viewing experience. Not the time or the place in my opinion.
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The Grip Weeds wear their influences like badges of honor.
The New Jersey band plays the kind of jangly, space-age rock perfected by bands like the Zombies, Love, and the Quicksilver Messenger Service. There are elements of the Byrds circa "Eight Miles High" or The Notorious Byrd Brothers, Revolver-era Beatles, and San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury bands. Start with the heavy reliance on lush harmonies, mix in acoustic and electric guitars (complete with backward playing and some Coltrane-esque twisting solos), an insistent rhythm track, and ethereal lyrics, and the listener could easily believe himself lost in a time warp.
All of this is intentional, of course. It begins with the CD art, its giant genie front image and psychedelic paisley inside. There are several band photos washed over with the photographic equivalent of reverb, a swirl of right colors that play off the vintage '60s clothing worn by the band. And then there's the band's name, based on Sgt. Gripweed, John Lennon's character in the mid-'60s film How I Won the War.
The Grip Weeds' newest CD, Giant on the Beach, creates a different world for the listener, from the opening strands of the disc—a spacey bit of synthesizer that swirls into a very far-Eastern-sounding guitar line, which in turn gives way to aggressive guitars—through to the final cut, "Get By", which opens with a driving chord progression that sounds like a cross between "Ohio" and a toned-down Deep Purple riff, before sliding into another Beatles-esque vocal.
For the most part, this alternate universe offers a lot of pleasure. Few bands out there now have the musical knowledge or self-confidence to try to rescue a musical style that is fast fading into the dustbins of classic rock radio. First, you have to have the chops to make this kind of homage work, and the Grip Weeds do. Kurt Reil has an explosive drum technique that propels the music, drives it ahead. His partner in rhythm, bassist Michael Kelly, lends a thick bottom to the music, keeping it grounded. On top of this foundation, guitarists Rick Reil—Kurt's brother—and Kristin Pinelli spin musical gold, supplying snaking solos and intricate fills, creating a musical mise en scene.
On songs like "Waiting for a Sign", everything comes together and, somehow, from within this tightly controlled environment the band manages to create something fresh and modern. Equally powerful are those songs—like the delightful "Sight Unseen", which is pure Byrds, or the simple acoustic declaration "Give Me Some of Your Ways"—on which the band dispenses with all pretensions and just revels in its '60s fixation.
Giant on the Beach, however, is not without its flaws—and they are a direct by-product of its strengths. While the band's '60s fixation results in some shimmering musical textures, it has left too many of the songs lyrically weak, too often a mix of vague cliches and undeveloped images that lead nowhere.
There is a fine line between simplicity and simple. Simplicity implies a depth of emotion presented in a straightforward fashion, lacking any pretension, while the simple lacks that depth and slides too easily into cliché. "Astral Man", which swirls with musical energy, is held back by a formulaic mysticism—"I've got to wake up on this Earth / Back where I was before my birth / I'm going round and round again until I learn / I'm an astral man"—that plagues too many of the songs on the disc.
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Call me crazy, but our good friend Scarecrow has just dropped some serious reality on us. He thinks WR and MLB should be what we do with our early picks, and I now think that also. Here's my thinking: WR and MLB are two HUGE positions for any team. If O-Line and QB are No.1A & 1B in terms of significance, WR and MLB are No.2A and 2B. And if you haven't noticed our top WR and best MLB are made of glass. When we didn't have Britt or McCarthy we sucked, when we had our best WR and best MLB we stood a chance to win. We can fill "holes" in the offseason with rookies, but if we dont pick a WR & MLB early we're doomed. It's near impossible to replace your MLB and WR mid-season. I think it may be time to turn your attention to MLB and WR prospects. The front office can now justify not picking a Guard or defensive lineman at 10 & 39, look who we've added thru free agency.. Get ready to get shocked again this April.
lol how did I know you would start this thread right after I read scarecrow make that post and I don't see that as a bad idea at all. #10 Oglatree #39 best wr available
(We pick 10 & 40 BTW) WR is always a sexy pick and I think we need improvement there. I like McCarthy but he hasn't proven he can stay healthy. However, I do think by adding some bigger bodies in the middle like Hill and the new DE/DT we got today (can't remember nor spell his name yet) that will go a long way in helping keep the offensive line from getting to the second level and beating up our LBs. So McCarthy could actually have a great year this year because of it. I just don't see any difference making LBs in this draft except maybe for Ogletree, but 10 is too early to take him and he'll be gone by 40.
I can see us taking a corner, I, personally do not put that much stock into the position. Plus I also think that they will give Sensabaugh a chance since he played decent last year and Martin is supposed to be a gem


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What If Apple had sold the base model as a 32GB iPad mini for $329 (and for an iPad, I suggest that 32GB is probably the minimum amount of memory required if you are going to use it as a media device)? No one would be complaining about the price (even without the A6 chip or the Retina display) and Apple still would have made hugh profits. Apple traditionally has a 37% profit margin for iPad base models, accordingly, the 16 GB iPad mini cost approximately $207 to make. In a report issued in September 2012, RBC Capital Markets points out that the cost to device makers of flash memory used in tablets has declined 46% since the beginning of the year. Doug Freedman, the analyst at RBC who wrote the report, points out that while the cost of the chips has fallen, the final cost to the consumer has barely decreased at all. The report states that Apples memory costs is about 40 cents a gigabyte, so 16GB costs Apple about $6.40 far less than the $100 customers pay to upgrade. 16 GB iPad mini cost $207 to make then a 32GB iPad mini only cost Apple approximately $214 to make. If Apple had just made the 32GB iPad Mini its base model for $329, Apple would probably have sold an additional 5 million units that will now go to the 32 GB Kindle and the 32 GB Nexus 7 (both which sell for around $250). Yes, Apple needs to make a profit but this is NUTS
Apple actually made most profits from storage upgrades, so they won't offer a 32GB @ $329. Do you think that 16GB more of flash storage really costs $100? I think it's less than $30.
I think that is my point, it cost apple $6.40 for 16GB of memory. Yes they need to make a profit but at some point you are just ripping off the consumer. At $214 cost to Apple they would still make $115 per 32GB Ipad Mini at $329. That is a great profit. Plus if you sold 5 million more units it helps the bottom line and hurts your competition. You also add more fanboys to buy more products as the mini is an entry level product.
If they make Base Ipad mini 32GB for 329 then no one would buy Ipod touch 5G at 299, 32GB. Eventhough, those two are quite diff. in purpose but the bigger, the better idea might come into mind.
I don't think it would take away that many ipad touch sales if 32GB was the standard mini model, that is not the deciding difference in the products
I thought the model storage bump would have been an even better move for iPhone 5. Storage prices have dropped so much that it would've been a nice bone to throw to their customers. Especially since they still squeeze $100 out of each $6 memory jump. But when they are moving 15 million units that's $90 million of extra gravy. Apple makes great products but they will always, I mean always, find a way to squeeze every last nickel out of you.
"What If" doesn't matter much. Apple priced the mini as it was comfortable doing. Apple has plenty of more than competent analysts to set price to sales goal. It's silly for any of us to second guess before Apple has announced any sales #s (which BTW Amazon and Google never have). We all would have loved a lower price and/or more RAM or other features. Kids prefer double scoops of ice cream to one. Let's wait and see if Apple has an announcement next week on pre-sale sales and also if there is the traditional Apple line before we start doing the "told you so" routine. ---------- Heh. And those are products in the $100s and $1000s. It gets even more ridiculous when you go into luxury cars costing 2x the price of the avg car. iPod connectors...just the b/t and hard wire connection to the stereo system costs as much as the actual iPod and you know it costs manufacturers all of $20, if that.
People here are just plain goofy. Since when do loss-leader sales establish the standard for pricing for all devices? The Kindle and Nexus pricing levels are established solely to grab sales from Apple. Period. They is no long-term growth strategy in those pricing structures. This is like a gas station giving away free coffee mugs. Does that automatically require coffee mug manufacturers to give away products also? Consumers will ultimately decide what works best for them but saying "Apple should have satisfied my expectations which are based on unrealistic pricing models" is misguided.
The 'they can't give it away' is the lazy straw man argument that a people who defend Apple's pricing strategy always pull out. Of course they need to make a profit. Their model is based on healthy margins off hardware. But margin always involves some sort of compromise. A storage bump in the Mini (or I still say iPhone) would have been very much appreciated...probably more than the latest greatest camera specs. And it would have easily been made at the expense of another component. Flash memory is dirt cheap these days. But as long as people are willing to spend $100/$200 for 32 gig jumps...that's probably too much cash for Apple to just leave on the table. I do agree with you that people will decide if the value proposition makes sense for them. For me it didn't. I own a lot of Apple products and was very excited about the Mini. But for what it was offering at the price, I wasn't interested. I know there are millions of people who feel differently. It's all up to what makes sense for each individual consumer. I would hope enough people hold off buying it to give Apple pause about the price, but I highly doubt that will happen.
My argument is not about defending Apple's pricing strategy just the folly of using a "no-profit" model as a pricing benchmark. Apple doesn't just randomly apply prices, they take a lot of factors into consideration - including their customer service and the fact that they sell a broad range of products and each new introduction needs to somehow fit in that range without de-valuing other products. Here's a news flash - the cup of soda you pay $2 for costs pennies to produce, the DVD/navigation system that tacks on $1,600 to your car's purchase price probably costs them $300 to manufacture and install. Pricing involves a whole lot more than "how much did we pay for the parts?"
companies do this - think about coffee shops, do you think the large cup actually costs 30-50 pence more to produce? no, it's about getting as much money out a consumer as possible. Another example which is more appropriate here is fair-trade coffee. It actually only costs the company negligible amount more to buy, but the cost to the consumer is substantially higher - reason being, companes know that the type of person that buys fair-trade coffee tends to also have more money or at least values the cup of coffee at a higher price - apple knows that heavier users (32gb, particularly 64gb) value their ipads higher than the people who opt for the entry level one - they've exposed us!
A smart man once told me to never judge my happiness in buying a car by what someone else paid for theirs. If you believed it was a fair transaction when you entered into it, don't second-guess yourself later on. I have yet to regret an Apple purchase (but I also don't immediately upgrade to the newest version of everything -- e.g. I just moved up from a iPhone 4 to a 5).
It really irks me that the jump to 32GB is $100 for a $300 device. I know that's how apple prices all the storage increases and I guess they weren't going to change it for the mini, but I really think 16GB will force me to manage my storage a lot, and yet I'm still not willing to pay $100 to go up to 32. I was for the iPad 3, but very grudgingly. It seems even more of a ripoff with the iPad mini. I also feel that way about applecare too and the smart cover. Applecare itself is not a ripoff, it's a great program and it gets abused by a lot of people, but I don't think I'm going to shell out for it. I plan on upgrading the mini in a year anyways and my calculations say chances of my breaking it accidentally and having to pay $50 to get a replacement.. at that point the replacement is $150 and I'll just try to be more careful and not break it. if i do, a used or refurbished would prob only run about $250 anyways...
I'm not sure why so many people are shocked by the premium price for the mini. Every other Apple product is at least 50% more expensive than comparables from other manufacturers. MacBooks are $1k+++ when similar WinBooks are $500. The cinema display is $1K when similar 27" monitors are under $500. Heck, even Apple keyboards and mice cost over $50! They've become the most valuable company on the planet selling premium products at premium prices. Why the shock and outrage now???
Jokes on Apple... they sure had a tough time selling those mini's didn't they? If only they would have put in 32GB they may have been sold out through the holidays. It could have even been the hardest gift of the year to find. They sure look foolish for pricing the 16GB model where they did. What reality were you in for Christmas 2012??? Face it, Apple could put in 128GB and still make a "profit". They have ABSOLUTELY no reason to. Why? Just to make you happy? They make more than enough people happy to sell out their products at the price points they select. Good for them. They should gouge for every penny they can possibly get away with. This isn't the Red Cross, it's a publicly traded company ffs... Are they overpriced? Yep. Will everyone still happily pay it anyway because of what it is? For now, absolutely. IF that changes in the future your point may have some validity. They don't HAVE to beg borrow and steal to get people to buy their products like other tech companies do. They maintain that (in part) by not being bleeding edge at the cheapest price point.
Apple sets the prices according to what the market is willing to pay. If the market accepts paying $100 for doubling the storage, then that's what Apple will charge, even if it costed them less than $1. They know you can't upgrade it after purchase.
This is Economics 101: OP - You'll never buy anything if you keep thinking about how much it only costs to make the product, period. Wrong. Some people are just anti-Apple, and they will not buy iPads no matter what. Some others will just buy the cheapest 'tablets' out there without caring specs too much.
I love this...though I bet if it's your insurance company, a pharmaceutical company or big oil, you suddenly change your tune a bit. But yeah, Apple sells entertainment products. Their products are a 'want' not a 'need'. They owe it to themselves and shareholders to maximize profits.


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RALEIGH � The Carolina Hurricanes addressed their needs on defense by signing defenseman Ron Hainsey to a one-year contract that will pay him $2 million.
The announcement came Thursday, when the team began training camp.
�He was very interested in joining our team this summer, and was patient as we waited for updated information about Joni Pitkanen�s injury,� Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said. �We are happy to be able to solidify our defense with a player of this caliber at this stage.�
Pitkanen won�t play in the 2013-14 season after suffering a broken heel in April.
Hainsey, 32, completed his 10th NHL season in 2012-13, earning 13 assists in 47 games for the Winnipeg Jets. The Bolton, Conn., native led Winnipeg in blocked shots (123) and was second among Jets defensemen in assists (13).
He has totaled 34 goals and 158 assists (192 points) in 591 career NHL games with Montreal, Columbus, Atlanta and Winnipeg. He has led his teams in blocked shots in three of the past four seasons, ranking second in the other. Hainsey spent two seasons at Massachusetts-Lowell prior to turning professional.


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