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Cyber seers
A new breed of 20-something philosophers are breathing controversy into cyberspace.
Tony Durham reports from the Virtual Futures '95 conference. Music journalist Tony Marcus is talking about techno. Or rather, he is playing some favourite tracks while saying rather little. To sum up, or perhaps to expand: this most anonymous and impersonal of musics can only be properly experienced in a crowd of dancers at 3am. This is rebel music. It raises two fingers at the big record companies and the star system.
A man in the audience suggests that the same could once have been said about rock and roll. He has plainly not understood. "When was the last time you went to a club?" the speaker demands irritatedly. Instantly the questioner parries: "When was the last time you were at a cultural studies conference?"
This surreal exchange was typical of the Virtual Futures '95 conference, held last month at the University of Warwick. The 540 people attending – nearly twice as many as at the first such event in 1994 – seem to have been irresistibly drawn together by a common purpose which no one can articulate or explain. It is about the future, ventures philosophy PhD student Eric Cassidy, who, with postgraduates Dan O'Hara and Otto Imken, has organised the event two years running. Are people excited or anxious about the future? "Both."
There are techno-optimists here, like the Russian Alexander Chislenko, now settled in the United States and a member of the Extropians, a group believing that life will evolve beyond mere humanity and will expand far beyond the solar system. But others see the future as a paranoid cyberpunk dystopia, a panopticon where everything we do is recorded by cold digital eyes.
Officially, the unifying theme is the philosophy of Felix Guattari and Gilles Deleuze, but it seems unlikely that everyone here has read Anti-Oedipus and A Thousand Plateaux or even heard of the authors of the two works which together make up Capitalism and Schizophrenia. There are far more tangible attractions here: the Australian performance artist Stelarc, surrendering control of his left arm to a muscle stimulator which administers 50-volt shocks; hours of computer movies; guided walks on the Internet's wild side; and a good, cheap, loud party.
But the talk is good, too. And the audiences, who are getting a long weekend of events at the student-friendly price of Pounds 30, have an astounding appetite for intellectual discourse. Late on Friday evening the plenary room is packed for the Mexican writer and film-maker Manuel DeLanda. He is perhaps the only person at the conference to offer a convincing account of Deleuze and Guattari's most enigmatic concept, the "body without organs". For DeLanda the BwO (as it tends to be abbreviated) is a raw flow of energy, lava or anything else, which drives the self-organising processes from which form and structure emerge. His explanation echoes the theory of dissipative structures which won Ilya Prigogine the 1977 Nobel prize for chemistry. The pony-tailed Mexican is one of the few speakers bold enough to take Deleuze and Guattari to task – for their obscure prose and their poor grasp of geology. The Panorama room remains packed even though the sub-bass pulse of techno music announces that the Red Mercury party has begun in the adjoining students' union.
Gashgirl, also known as Francesca da Rimini, is a member of the Australian cyberfeminist collective VNS-Matrix. Seated under a spotlight, for 40 minutes she recounts her sexual adventures on the Internet. All the while, her shoelaces are obsessively tied and retied by a kneeling Indian slave girl.
In cyberspace there would have been one less shoelace to tie, since Gashgirl's virtual leg was cut off during a particularly masochistic encounter in the morgue. Gashgirl has spent several hours a day on the Internet for the past six months, most of it in those parts of LambdaMOO where people gather to enact outrageous sexual fantasies through their computer keyboards. Like dancing to techno at 3am, you probably have to do it to fully understand its attraction. But for those who seek an intellectual understanding of humanity's place in the cybernetic future, Warwick's philosophy department has become a magnet. That is why Virtual Futures happens here.
The Warwick faculty has a core of classical, Platonic philosophers. Another group, inspired by the postmodern approach of Jacques Derrida, was once regarded as Warwick's radical clique. In that role, however, it has been supplanted by a new tribe which has no definite name but might be called the cybernetic materialists. "That really is Nick Land, Sadie Plant and 70 per cent of the graduate school," Cassidy explains. Sadie Plant, currently a cultural studies lecturer at the University of Birmingham, is joining the Warwick philosophy faculty in the autumn.
"The last Virtual Futures conference really knocked everybody out," says Dr Land. "A very large proportion of the people we had been reading on courses, we arranged to get here." Manuel DeLanda and novelist Pat Cadigan are among the 1994 speakers who returned for the 1995 event.
Dr Land praises the graduate students who "worked their butts off for eight months" to organise the conference. He regards the activities as entirely relevant to their studies. "It's not time out." Last November Eric Cassidy and Dan O'Hara – who is taking an MA in English – organised a conference on American novelist Thomas Pynchon. They persuaded John Kraft and other leading Pynchon scholars to present papers. On the strength of this they were asked to edit Pynchon's notebooks, and they were offered jobs in Korea by Sam-Koo Kim of Pusan National University's English department.
Otto Imken, in the second year of a PhD in philosophy, explains the economics of the conference. Ninety per cent of its income comes from registrations. There is a small grant from the West Midlands Arts Council. Letters to about 50 companies brought no response, except from book publishers. Apparently the other businesses regarded the conference as too interdisciplinary.
But that is how it was meant to be. "You can get a lot of ideas from people in other fields," says Imken. "Philosophy in practice is a very closed field, very self-isolated, so it's good to have these crossovers."
The downside of this is that an interdisciplinary audience may not appreciate what luminaries have been mustered on the platform. The panel on Schizopolitics should have been a highlight but the audience drove the discussion in unproductive directions. "I don't think most people in the room realised that the six or seven experts on Deleuze and Guattari were in the room," Imken laments.
Eric Cassidy is conversant with the cyberpunk authors. Dan O'Hara tends to be hovering with his walkie talkie wherever sound systems are being set up, but he shrugs off the suggestion that he must have good contacts in the music business. "This is pretty much the only philosophy department in the world that organises events like these," says Cassidy. It is conceivable that he is wrong. But who is going to argue with a philosopher?


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CNBC has been showing a promo video lately featuring the late economist Milton Friedman, the free-market, laissez-faire economist. Friedman was hardly your Santa Cruz kind of guy as he argued bookishly against government regulation and what he saw as unreasonable intrusion into free enterprise.
In the video, circa 1980, Friedman asks a question of host Phil Donahue that resonates today, while governments at all levels face grinding debt and the likelihood of cutbacks.
His question: "Is it true that political self-interest is somehow nobler than economic self-interest?"
Political self-interest is center stage these days. Maybe it always has been, but as governments search high and low for places to cut, those interests now are working against each other.
Here's how it looks. Public employees fight to keep their benefits and salaries. The sick fight to keep their Medicaid payments. Teachers and administrators battle over too few dollars. Local cities and counties are in a battle with the governor over redevelopment dollars. Firefighters and the police worry over their salaries.
These groups all are fighting from a viewpoint of political self-interest. And so, in fact, are a number of corporations, who spend tons of dollars on lobbying efforts, generally looking for tax breaks or a way to fight foreign competition.
Meanwhile, another video is making the rounds. Filmmaker Michael Moore whips up emotions among striking workers in Wisconsin by arguing that there's plenty of money, but that a wealthy elite is hogging it all for themselves.
So is there a solution here somewhere?
Friedman's point of view is attractive, largely from the standard economic argument that people tend to act in their own self-interest. That's true of striking workers in Wisconsin, of developers who profit from redevelopment funds here in Santa Cruz and even of the captains of industry whose annual salaries are in the millions.
Yet Moore's comments are hard to dismiss: one look around any city in America will reveal a shocking disparity of wealth. I remember walking down the street in New York, where homeless people are begging just outside of the world's most glamorous boutiques. I wondered: why don't the poor just rise up and steal this wealth for themselves? That must have been the same insight that Karl Marx or Vladimir Lenin had back in the day.
So should wealth be redistributed? It sure makes sense that a homeless person trudging up Pacific Avenue could make use of just a fraction of Bill Gates' billions of dollars.
But now it gets complicated. How would the homeless person use the money? Or should the money go instead to a poor pupil who's trying to get ahead. In fact, maybe that pupil will achieve so much that she in turn will be in a position to donate millions back to the next generation. Who decides?
Notice, of course, that Bill Gates doesn't turn the money over to the government to decide how it's used. He and his wife, Melinda, operate a foundation, where they allocate funds based on the perceived value of who is in need.
Would Michael Moore have Gates end the foundation and grant the dollars back into state and national coffers? Then what happens? Would the now-swollen government dollars be used to help our poor pupil? Would it go to homeless services? Or would it go to pay for public employee pensions? Right there, you're starting a fight between, say, a teacher and a prison guard and a welfare recipient.
This damn self-interest gets in the way of easy answers. Here's where Moore's argument (and mine, as I see the inequities on a New York street) goes astray: there's no easy way to soak the rich. California, after all, has tried it.
For many years, the only tax that could pass the Legislature in California is an increased income tax on the wealthy. The result is that when the top earners do well and the economy is rolling along – the tax coffers fill up. But when times are tough, incomes fall and the budget is bathed in red ink. (There's another aspect to it – the wealthy also leave the state and go elsewhere).
Economists always remind us about unintended consequences. In fact, those from the Milton Friedman school say it with irritating regularity.
So there you have it. People from all walks of life fighting out of self-interest. Free-enterprise folks are interested in money. Those who want more government control want more for their constituents, and sometimes for their largest donors.
But the question remains: is political self-interest nobler than economic self-interest?
I say it's not. But I suspect that most people in Santa Cruz would argue otherwise.

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Speaking purely from a selfish point of view: I could happily live out the rest of my days producing documentary photographs and films about artisan food producers. Being around them is inspirational. Their knowledge, skill and passion is infectious. Moreover, I like my food.
|© 2013 Denis Balibouse
You can imagine, then, how excited I was when I came across the photographs and video that Reuters photographer Denis Balibouse produced of Gruyere cheese makers. He spent time with the Murith family between May and October last year documenting the making of Gruyere cheese on the mountainside. The experience challenged his assumptions about cheese making and traditional aspects of Swiss life, which he thought were under threat.
In our conversation, we talk about some of the fundamentals of documentary photography such as access and respecting your subject's integrity and rights. We also look at the rise of video and its importance for us as documentary photographers.
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Aside from many monkeys bouncing around the Dumbala cave temple, two which decided it would be fun to grab my leg, there was a lotus pond with a few flowers blooming in their full glory extending their petals raised toward heavens. As hard as the monkey's tried, they were not able to grab the flowers and eat them. These feisty monkeys loved to eat flowers and I did see one jump onto a woman's backpack, while she was carrying it, and steal a flower meant as an offering to the Buddha.
In Buddhism, the lotus symbolizes purity of the body, speech, and mind. It also symbolizes detachment when drops of waters slide easily of the petals. The color of the flower also has symbolic significance. This pink variant represents the history of the Buddha along with the historical legends of the Buddha.
To me, it represented the infinite beauty of God's glorious creation. For a few moments, I became lost when my eyes became transfixed on the depth and quality of the pink hovering above the green leafs and the murky water.


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There is no denying the fact that YouTube is a great website. It is famous across the globe and the fact that it is the second most viewed website in the world says a lot about the content offered by YouTube. Different people use YouTube for different purposes. While for some, it is a great place for entertainment while some use it for educational purposes. Many are earning their daily bread from YouTube and while few people are using it for watching movies and funny videos.
Though YouTube is an awesome website but as said by one wise man, nothing is perfect in this world. YouTube has its own cons which may differ from person to person. It is blocked in most of the schools and offices as management thinks it is distracting the students or employees. Another downside is few YouTube videos are region specific which means there are high chances that you might not be able to watch some videos if they carry some sensitive content which may cause a chaos in your region. The bottom line is YouTube is good and all but you can't rely on one source. There should always be a backup or alternative and for that very same reason, here are top 10 Alternatives of YouTube.
Founded in 2005, Dailymotion is very much like YouTube in terms of layout & video categories. It is more popular in Europe, Asia & Africa while it is gaining popularity slowly in the US also. There are a large number of videos available on Dailymotion but it has few downsides as well. The upload limit is only 150 MB and you can upload videos of around 20 minutes in length only. It promotes the best videos in its featured columns. The biggest con is that HD uploads are locked for pro users whereas YouTube offers it for free. Still, it is a decent unblocked alternative to YouTube.
Vimeo is currently the best alternative to YouTube. There are few features which make Vimeo even better than YouTube. Launched in 2004, Vimeo focuses a way more on quality rather than quantity. You will not find anything like cats and dogs bumping into people like you get on YouTube as it offers experimental music videos, interesting short movies and classy stuff. It is used mostly by creative individuals like directors and filmmakers, who use Vimeo to promote their content. It has a limit of 500 MB upload per week but you can get up to 2 GB by upgrading. The best part about Vimeo is that it is completely ad free which means no ad at the start or in the middle while watching a video.
Metacafe is yet another an amazing alternative to YouTube and is even older. It doesn't offer full-length videos as it focuses on short length original videos. Most of the videos are under 90 seconds and despite it, Metacafe gets around 40 million unique users every month which is not bad. The reason why it is not as famous as YouTube is that it is full of Ads which become annoying after a certain point of time.
If you are a fan of original web series, Blip is the best platform for you. It was founded in 2005 and allows you to make money through affiliate advertisements on the website. Though it offers all kind of content like funny videos, comedy shows and sports but the focus is on web series. Just try to watch any one of Blip's Web series and you will understand how awesome it is for such type of content.
Since there is no limit on the size of the uploaded videos, you will find many full-length videos including full-length movies and TV Shows. A software of this site allows you to download videos which mean YouTube is not the first to do so as Veoh has done it many years ago. The user interface is great and you can add friends and do personal messaging. Imagine a mixture of a simple version of Facebook and YouTube ad you will get Veoh.
It is mostly used by Newspaper agencies and magazines to promote their content. The good part about ZippCast is that it focuses a lot on Quality and allows only high-quality video for uploading. It provides a communication platform for its users and another good part of ZippCast is that you can customize the layout of your channel. It also allows you to add ratings and comments to the videos.
This is also a good alternative to YouTube. The database of Vuclip is huge and mainly consist movie clips. The good part of Vuclip is that it focuses more on smartphones and tablets. The mobile version of Vuclip allows users to easily search and watch videos on their smartphones without any hassle. One downside of Vuclip is that you need to pay some amount to watch premium videos.
Though it is not exactly like YouTube as you have to pay for watching the content. It basically rents out the latest television shows and movies and follows the concept of the pay-per episode. The best part of Vudu is its great collection of TV shows and movies. You can use it to watch shows which you have missed but you will have to rent it.
It is a joint venture of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment & Warner Music Group so you can get an idea what Vevo specializes in. It is like a heaven for music lovers and you can get almost all latest music videos here. If you love to watch the videos of your favorite songs, Vevo will never disappoint you.
Launched in 2013, it reached in the list of top 100 most visited website in the world in a very short span of time. The User Interface is clean and clutter free. It offers a great browsing experience and allows to upload videos free of cost. The process of uploading is hassle free and doesn't cost a single penny.
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Making Capital Controls Your Friend
One the most self-destructive—but predictable—things a bankrupt government can do is impose capital controls.
Capital controls are simply restrictions on the free flow of money into and out of a country. To my knowledge, they have never solved the underlying economic problems, and in fact make them worse.
But politicians inevitably turn to them because they seem like a quick fix. Doing so also allows them to avoid making the politically difficult decisions of addressing the root causes of why money is fleeing the country in the first place.
It's like thinking you can cure a poison ivy rash by scratching it; it might feel good at first, but all you're doing is making the situation worse.
I recently had the chance to experience firsthand one of the most infamous examples of capital controls when I visited Argentina.
Capital controls come in a variety of flavors. The way the Argentine government clumsily tries to control capital is by decreeing what the value of the peso should be in terms of US dollars with an "official" exchange rate. The official rate is always unfavorable compared to the black-market rate (i.e., the free-market rate, or the blue rate as it's locally known) when converting dollars to pesos.
In reality, the difference between the black-market rate and the official rate amounts to a wealth transfer from you to the Argentine government. It's a form of implicit taxation.
Anybody exchanging dollars for pesos at a rate other than what the Argentine bureaucrats have declared by fiat is technically breaking the law. But of course, breaking some inane law cooked up by criminal politicians and committing a real crime (aggression against people or property) are two completely different things, but that's a story for another day.
The fact of the matter is that pretty much everyone in Argentina breaks the law to avoid the official exchange rate. Even leading newspapers publish the black-market rate daily. In my view, this disrespect for stupid government policies is healthy and desirable.
Now, there is an upside to this economic madness. The capital controls help keep Argentina incredibly cheap—so long as your income and assets aren't denominated in pesos and you obtain pesos at the black-market rate.
This is exactly what speculating is all about: taking advantage of politically caused distortions in the market—like capital controls.
This dynamic helps explain two areas where Argentina really shines: 1) lifestyle residency; and 2) a compelling crisis market to speculate in.
A Quality of Life Hard to Beat
International diversification is all about putting the different components of your life where they're treated best. In that way, you can maximize your personal freedom and financial opportunity. For example, Hong Kong is an excellent place to do your banking. Singapore is an excellent place to store your precious metals. The Cook Islands is an excellent place to form an offshore company or trust. And Argentina is an excellent place to spend time from a lifestyle perspective.
Argentina really feels European in many ways. Unlike its other South American neighbors, it's primarily an immigrant country where most people trace their roots to Italy, Spain, and other European countries. Combine this with the extremely low cost of living and it feels like living in Italy for about one-tenth the price. In my extensive travels around the world, I haven't seen a country that has such a high quality of life at such a low cost.
As most readers are aware, my colleagues Doug Casey and David Galland have created a world-class residential community in Argentina—La Estancia de Cafayate. I had been reading about La Estancia for many years and naturally had high expectations. Recently, I made my first visit, and even my high expectations were blown away. I can honestly say that it was not only as good as David and Doug have described, but better. Both La Estancia and the region are up and coming and have a very bright future.
For anyone looking to plant their lifestyle residency flag, Argentina and La Estancia de Cafayate in particular are hard to beat. I have much more to say on this topic in a recent interview I did with Albert Lu of The Power & Market Report who was also visiting La Estancia.
Nick Giambruno getting down to business at La Estancia de Cafayate
One of the main draws of Argentina is how cheap everything is. I had dinner at one of the best restaurants in Buenos Aires—drinks, appetizer, a large and delicious steak, and dessert—all for less than $20. I would have paid well over $100 for a comparable dinner in New York City. This pricing dynamic is also at play with publicly traded Argentine companies. And that leads us to the other reason why you should be paying attention to Argentina.
Argentine Stocks—Compelling Crisis-Driven Bargains
Listen to the mainstream media, and I doubt you will hear anything positive about Argentina. After its recent sovereign debt default (the eighth time in its history), The Economist labeled Argentina a "financial rogue state."
While it's certainly true that Argentina has had some serious economic mismanagement, that isn't the complete picture. There are reasons to be optimistic over the intermediate term. Namely, the current government of Cristina Kirchner is on its way out, and the incoming government will almost certainly be less inept economically. Argentina also has the third-largest shale gas deposits in the world and world-renowned agriculture and cattle. And then you have certain Argentine stocks trading at very compelling valuations.
It's just the sort of cocktail of factors—a market hated by the mainstream financial media, identifiable positive fundamental catalysts, and dirt-cheap valuations—that I'm looking for in Crisis Speculator. I'll show you exactly how you can get in on the action in an upcoming issue.
Tags: crisis investing, economic collapse, lifestyle, argentina,


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The Rajasthan Royals, colloquially and affectionately known in Australia as Warnie's Mob, defeated the much vaunted yet underperforming Kolkata Knight Riders in what became a testy and spiteful match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur by 45 runs last night.
It was the fourth match won in succession by Rajasthan and it was even more impressive than previous victories when you consider that their two best performing batsman, Graeme Smith and Shane Watson, only contributed a measly two runs to their competitive total of 196/7.
Smith was cleaned bowled failing in an adventurous contemptuous hoik against Ishant Sharma while Watson was adjudged lbw first ball to a delivery that was glanced from the middle of the bat onto boot and then to fine leg boundary. It was probably the worst decision of the tournament yet a bemused Watson accepted the decision without remonstration.
Warne, never one to rest on his laurels, produced a surprise selection in the slight opening batsman Swapnil Asnodkar. He appeared unflummoxed by the reputations of Kolkata bowlers and was particularly severe on Ajit Agarkar carting him for four fours and a beautifully struck six over long on. After he was dismissed for 60 by Umar Gul in the twelfth over the consistent Yusuf Pathan took up the reins and methodically hit the bad ball to the boundary while rotating the strike throughout in compiling 55 from 33 balls.
Ten an over is a difficult task batting second and when Salman Butt, the promoted Agarkar and Brad Hodge were back in the shed before the initial fielding restrictions were lifted the responsibility fell to Ganguly and David Hussey to rebuild while continuing the chase. Some tight middle overs by Munaf Patel and Siddharth Trivedi saw the rate climb to almost 12 by the halfway mark and with the pressure mounting Warne took the ball and marked out his run-up.
His first over was tight only leaking seven but as he was warming up for his next an incident occurred that swung the match heavily in his favour.
Sourav Ganguly was caught cleanly by a low diving Graeme Smith deep in the outfield and while Smith's team-mates sprinted from all corners of the ground to congratulate him Ganguly, now at the non-striker's end, began complaining to the umpire about the dismissal's legality. This is clearly against the rules and also unfairly calls into question the integrity of the South African skipper. Umpire Pratap Kumar relented and referred the dismissal to the third umpire against square-leg umpire Rudi Koertzen's advice. After two dozen replays where the commentators all agreed it was out the third umpire decided otherwise. It was a curious decision that turned the match sour and Ganguly should be held responsible. His identical actions sparked the animosity on the final day of the Sydney Test and like last night emboldened and stiffened the opposition's will to win.
Warne was most displeased but kept his cool and as he passed Ganguly on his way to his mark he was overheard on the stump microphone saying, "Justice will catch up with you one day, Sourav". Warne's next series of deliveries were to David Hussey who promptly hit two boundaries and a single and with his next ball to Ganguly Warne's prophecy was fulfilled. He tossed up a loopy over-spinner that dipped suddenly causing Ganguly to hit it straight to Mohammad Kaif at deep mid-off. The elated fieldsman held both arms aloft in triumph, index fingers pointed to the heavens as the whoops of joy and derision followed Ganguly to the dressing sheds. It was an instant karma moment and Kolkata never recovered. Such was the spirit and momentum created by Ganguly's indiscretion that Rajasthan annihilated Kolkata thereafter taking the final 6 wickets for only 32 runs.
The team spirit at Rajasthan is a testament to Warne's belief in himself and those around him. He is the greatest cricketer of his generation and history will record his name alongside WG Grace, Sir Donald Bradman and Sir Garfield Sobers as a unique player beyond compare. Every player in his team is playing above expectation and to see the young Indians and the usually dour South African captain playing fiercely with a disciplined joy is a further testament to his influence on all who express their cricket in his company.
An interesting sidelight in yesterday's battle in Jaipur was the appearance on the bench of Dimi Mascarenhas. He was looking extremely fit and content and the eloquent and knowledgeable Caribbean commentator Tony Cozier produced a remarkable interview with the England limited-overs representative.
Dimi responded to Tony's introduction with a natural "G'Day Mate" and when asked his thoughts on being the only England player in the IPL he responded with a chuckle, "I'm travelling on my original passport, mate. The structure here under Shane Warne and Darren Berry is the closest I've been to an Australian first-class set-up and I'm loving it and learning alot."
Mascarenhas will likely have his chance to display what he has learned on Sunday in the top of the table clash against Chennai and like the rest of the men under Warne's control he'll no doubt be striving to produce his best for his inspirational larger than life leader.


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Philips Viva Airfryer HD9220 is a healthy fryer that allows you eat crispy but healthy food.
Designed to take very little space on your counter, this deep fryer will steal your heart.
Honestly, who can refuse French fries or a crispy chicken wing? If you own a deep fryer, you know how much oil you need to fry food.
We can all agree that using a lot of oil is not only unhealthy, but also expensive. With Philips Viva Airfryer you can still enjoy your favorite fried food.
Keep on reading to find out how.
Philips Viva Airfryer HD9220 Competitive Features
- Temperature adjustement from 80 to 200
- Cooking time up to 30 minutes
- Rapid Air Technology
- Easy to clean
The fan and the heating element of Philips Viva Airfryer HD9220 are located at the very top of the unit.
Also, the cooking basket is located in the bottom and it pulls out like a drawer. The metal mesh is actually the bottom of the basket.
That allows air circulation, which is what makes the healthy chips and french fries so delicious. Simply, use the dial to adjust the temperature from 80 to 200 degrees.
Also, you can set the cooking time up to 30 minutes. At last, Philips Viva Airfryer is quiet enough not to bother you.
With Rapid Air Technology, Philips Viva Airfryer fries food with no oil. More precisely, most of the food preparation requires no oil, although some may need a sprinkle for better taste.
Nonetheless, frying in Philips Viva Airfryer is undeniably heather than deep frying. Finally, you can enjoy anything from french fries, chicken wing, healthy chips, etc.
Also, you could use it as a fan oven for baking and roasting, thanks to the Rapid Air Technology. Of course, cleaning is no problem because both drawer and the food basket are removable and dishwasher safe.
Philips Viva Airfryer HD9220 Best Specifications
Size And Settings
Philips Viva Airfryer is very convenient when it comes to counter and storage space. This healthy fryer is thin in comparison to the rest of fryers on the market. Of course, it wouldn't take up a lot of space on your kitchen counter.
Needless to say, its modern design will make you keep it on display. If, after all, you decide to store it away, that's no problem, thanks to its size. Another thing that makes storage easier is the cord that pulls in.
Dimensions of Philips Viva Airfryer are as it follows: 12 x 13 x 15 inches. Also, its settings are fairly simple. All you have to do is set the dial and timer knob to your preference and this chicken wing master will do the rest.
Wattage And Capacity
Since this fryer is rather small in dimensions, its capacity is no different. Philips Viva Airfryer can fry up to 800g of healthy chips. You'll have your healthy chips crispy and ready in only 22 minutes at 180 degrees.
Not only that, but you won't need any more than 18ml of oil for those healthy fresh chips. With its 230V it does all frying, baking and roasting quickly.
No doubt that you're already convinced you need Philips Viva Airfryer in your kitchen. This small but powerful unit makes a chicken wing unlike any you tried before.
Its 1425W allow you to have your chicken wing and french fries in a blink of an eye. Not only that, but you'll be surprised with the superb taste the fryer delivers.
Check here these Delicious Air Fryers Recipes
Philips Viva Airfryer comes with very little accessories because, except of the fryer itself, you won't need much more. This healthy fryer comes with a nonstick drawer, just like the Philips Viva Collection Digital airfryer.
Also, the recipe book is included. The book has many different recipes so don't be afraid to try all of them because you won't be disappointed. Another useful thing included is the Owner's Manual. In case of any questions, the manual has all the answers you might need.
Philips Viva Airfryer HD9220 Warranty
Of course, one of the most important things to look for is Warranty. In the case of Philips Viva Airfryer, there's a 2 year guarantee when bought directly from Philips.
When you buy on Amazon, you can use their customer service to request warranty from the manufacturer. Keep in mind that manufacturer's warranty doesn't apply in all cases. Mostly, it depends on various factors such as where you bought the kitchen product and who you bought it from.
Philips Viva Airfryer HD9220 Reviews and Ratings
Most people who have tried this healthy fryer are impressed with its job on foods like chicken wing and healthy chips.
Reviews online show that french fries and healthy chips made in Philips Viva Airfryer are the best you'll ever try.
Also, the reviews show that you'd fall in love with the taste it delivers, from chicken wing, french fries to prawn crackers. Finally, its ratings are impressive 4.7 out of 5 stars.
Philips Viva Airfryer HD9220 Pros and Cons
- Fries with little to no oil
- Philips Viva Airfryer HD9220 is quick and silent
- It is easy to clean
- 2 years warranty
- Rapid Air Technology
- Philips Viva Airfryer has small capacity
- No window for looking inside
Our Philips Viva Airfryer HD9220 Review Conclusion
Finally, much like Philips Viva Collection Digital Airfryer, Philips Viva Airfryer delivers extraordinary results. No doubt, this chicken wing and french fries champion has the ability to change your life.
Frying with air instead of oil is an innovative and easy way to improve your diet and health. You'll be able to reduce your calories and fat intake without giving up on the delicious taste of fried food.
What if we tell you that a healthy diet is more than plain vegetables? Now, you can freely have that fried chicken wing, fries, and prawns.
Alternatively, you can try De'Longhi Air Fryer, Avalon Bay AB-Air Fryer100, BIG BOSS 1300-Watt Oil-Less Fryer !
Do you have any experience in frying without oil? Have you ever tried a healthier version of french fries, or a chicken wing?
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HP just loves its affordable mobile devices. After outing a series of Chromebooks, the company is back to its Android tablet line, this time with another 7-inch HP 7 Plus slab that will probably keep your wallet happier than your eyes or fingers.
It might be easy to confuse the HP 7 Plus with the HP Slate 7 Plus, a variant of the HP Slate 7 brand that was announced late 2013. Though similar in many aspects, that one ran on an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, sported a 5 megapixel rear camera. Compared to this new one, it was slightly bigger and heavier. Not to mention also more expensive.
With the HP 7 Plus, HP toned down a lot of the specs in order to meet a certain price tag. First, the processor has been switched with an Allwinner A31, a quad-core SoC running at 1.0 GHz on each core. Fortunately, RAM and storage remained the same at 1 GB and 8 GB, respectively. The front-facing camera is the same 0.3 megapixel one on the Slate 7 Plus, but the rear camera has been downgraded to 2 megapixels only. The display is the same 7-inch IPS screen with a 1024×600 pixel resolution. Not enough even for HD viewing.
The good news is that the HP 7 Plus is quite slimmer and thinner than its Slate namesake, making it ideal for taking around with you, in your bag or in your pocket, if you don't mind the bulge. Even better news is that HP is selling the tablet for only $100, making it one of the cheapest entry-level tablet in the market to come from a reputable brand.


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Paid Internships at US Companies
Hi guys,
A friend of mine is helping the American Chamber of Commerce source qualified candidates for paid internships at US companies here in Taipei.
I am told that, as NCCU students, we already have a good reputation, and stand a better-than-average chance of being accepted for one of these positions. I highly recommend you apply for the big one at McKinsey Consulting.
Here is the page with all the details:
Only ROC citizens can apply, I'm afraid.
This is a great opportunity to find a position in a major company that will expand your network and may even help advance your dissertation, so I urge you to consider it.
Good luck!


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I sat in my nonfiction class, gripping my poor pen as my professor explained our next assignment. It was simple: write about yourself and show the reader who you are. But by golly, I was panicked.
"There is nothing in my life worth writing about." I had never been kidnapped, never been sucked into a whirlpool, never met a vampire fledgling, never even been held up at gunpoint. I was terrified at the idea of transforming my ordinary existence into something other's would read. "What will I call it?" I thought, "That Time I Got Lost In The Mall Until My Dad Found Me Five Minutes Later?"
It was therapeutic of course, to finally come up with something worth my time, and I admit that I relied more on how I told the story than what the story was about. When it was over, I longed for fiction, for the falsities that cloaked my mundane reality and allowed me to write soaring, fantastical untruths. "Who cares about who I am when there's a story to be told?"
I didn't understand how raw, revealing, and self-excavating a work of fiction can be. But I am beginning to see the truth behind fiction. This is why, for me, I learn more about who I am through imagined stories than through real ones.
I fool myself.
Writing fiction is, at first glance, like raking a cluster of lies into a pile. And it's so easy for me to buy into that notion. I actually believe that I'm writing about dragons or vampires or a blue-eyed boy with a mysterious scar and his own pair of wings, because I am writing about those things.
The secret truth is this: the words, the themes, the character arcs and emotional travesties, are all coming from me. I'm dredging them up from some part of my past, some corner of my being, and my subconscious (the sneaky bastard) morphs them so deftly, so subtly, that I don't realize what's happening until I've finished. Through the process of make-believe, I'm able to be the most honest with myself, and I do it without meaning to.
Fiction reveals who I am and what I've been through in so many ways. And no, not obvious ones. Just because I write about Hanna, who's abandoned by her family on a strange planet, doesn't mean I've been abused or neglected by my own family. Please, please, please don't over-analyze (my dad does that when he reads my work…he must think I'm nuts). But maybe I'm coming through in the way Hanna wipes up her tears with her shirt sleeve, or her craving for grilled cheese, which reminds me of my childhood, of being happy, or the sideways smile she gives her best friend when no one else is looking.
Writing fiction is like taking a magic marker to a mirror. In between the words, the paragraphs, and the pages are little glimpses of the author –the truth sheathed in lies.


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The End of WWII & the Aftermath: High School History Lesson
World War II ended when Japan surrendered following the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The use of the (at the time) only two nuclear weapons in existence not only ended World War II, it accelerated America and the world into a new reality - that of the diplomatic, economic, military, and cultural division of the Cold War. In addition, the war helped encourage social changes at home that proved to have profound effects upon the nation.
Lesson Objectives: Students should be able to explain how the outcomes of World War II led to both the Cold War and domestic social changes.
Required Materials:
Copies of excerpts from President Truman's diaries that run from President Roosevelt's death to the Japanese surrender. Can be found here: https://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/library/correspondence/truman-harry/corr_diary_truman.htm
A computer projector
Enough copies of Executive Order #9981 - Truman's desegregation of the military, for the entire class. Can be found here:
1. Remind students that they will have a vocabulary quiz tomorrow on the list garnered from this unit.
2. Use Truman's diaries as a timeline to follow the events that led up to the dropping of the atomic bomb. Discuss the issues mentioned - creation of spheres of influence, his opinion of Stalin, the moral dilemma surrounding the use of the bomb…
3. Discuss the physical effects of the bomb and some of the statistics, which can be found here: https://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/MED/med_chp10.shtml. At your discretion, you may also choose to show images of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, either using a projector or by making copies.
4. Either provide students with copies of the following page or put relevant statistics on the board: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease#US_deliveries_to_USSR. Discuss the benefit that the USSR had accrued through the Lend-Lease program. Mention the massive devastation suffered in the Soviet Union as a result of the German invasion. Then explain that the moment that Japan surrendered, Lend-Lease aid to the Soviets stopped completely. Ask how you would expect the Soviets to respond to the cessation of aid.
5. Show the map of Europe following World War II. Describe how both the Americans and British in the west and the Soviets in the east consolidated their holds on power. Map can be found here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cold_war_europe_military_alliances_map.png. Put the terms "Cold War" and "Iron Curtain" in your vocabulary lists.
6. Use your projector to show an image of Rosie the Riveter. Images can be found here: https://wellthatwasdifferent.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/rosie-the-riveter-poster-s.jpg. Remind students how many women took factory jobs during the war. Ask them what they think happened when millions of men left the armed forces and returned home.
7. Finally, have students read Truman's order desegregating the military. While this took place after the war, it was done in recognition of the fact that African-American leaders had agreed to not allow civil rights efforts (such as a march on Washington DC) to disrupt the war effort during the war. This executive order presages the civil rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's.
- Photo in the Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
This post is part of the series: America's Involvement in WWII
America eventually moved away from Inclusionism to become a key player in WWII. This series of lesson plans examines America's involvement in the second world war.


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Dr. Smolens explains if heart palpitations are heart attack warning signs in women. Dr. Iva Smolens is an experienced cardiothoracic surgeon at Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa, Arizona.
Dr. Smolens:
When women ask me if they are having a heart attack based on a symptom of what we call a palpitation or an irregular perceived heartbeat, it would be very difficult to answer that question yes or no without more data. Younger women and older women can have palpitations. Younger women, without significant risk factors, odds are they are probably not having any issues with their heart other than some irregular heartbeats that may be normal. But if it happens more frequently, or with increased frequency, they should probably seek out medical care.
Older women who have palpitations or abnormal heartbeats that have risk factors should seek out medical care right away because this could be indicative of an underlying problem, either with rhythm issues or blood supply to their heart muscle.
If you are one of these women who have abnormal heart rhythms, I highly recommend seeking out medical care. If you are a younger woman without significant risk factor, a simple appointment with your primary care doctor should suffice so that they can institute an evaluation for you.
Older women who have higher risk factors for heart disease should seek out care from their cardiologist. You may in fact get referred to a specialized type of cardiologist called an electrophysiologist who specializes in the electrical rhythms of the heart, and they may want to do an EKG or a heart rhythm strip to assess what your heart's doing; they may even want to do a Holter monitor which actually observes your heart rhythm for a longer duration of time to see what it is doing over a set period of time.
Most importantly, don't be shy or afraid to bring this to the attention of your physician when you are there for your routine medical care. It's important to be your own advocate and ask appropriate questions. If you are having abnormal heart rhythms or palpitations mention it to your physician when you are being evaluated.
About Dr. Smolens, M.D.:
Board Certified Cardiothoracic Surgeon Iva Smolens, M.D., serves as medical director of the Women's Heart Center at Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa, Arizona. She currently serves on the American Heart Association's Board of Directors for the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Condition: Heart Attack, Heart Palpitation, Heart Disease
Related Terms: Chest Pain, Stress Test, High Blood Pressure, HDL, LDL, Body Mass Index, Cardiovascular Exercise, Angiography, Stent, Heart Bypass Surgery, Open Heart Surgery, Vascular Disease, EKG
Expert: Dr. Iva Smolens, Iva Smolens, M.D., Doctor Iva Smolens, Cardiologist Iva Smolens
Expertise: Cardiology, Heart Specialist, Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Attack, Heart Palpitation


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Disclaimer: This is not a SUB, just in case you're thinking it is. It is a good, infact a great prospect, to live outside Nigeria (24/7 Internet and Electricity combo is something most young folks can't resist) but if that's your only life-goal, then you're WRONG, and I will tell you why. Not that I consider myself an authority on this subject, what do I even know and how many countries have I been to?😅 Just hear me out first. I'll try to make it interesting. Enjoy!
Actually, when you look through my list carefully, the central message is clear, most people equate success/wealth/comfort with living abroad. I'll try to debunk each of those myths with some of the knowledge I've gained over a few years.
Myth 1: GOING ABROAD MEANS YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL.
It's such a shame that a lot of young, old, educated and non-educated people alike, still carry the mindset that going abroad (whether for a period of time or a lifetime) translates to success. By success, I mean material wealth. You'll hear folks boast about having their Father's Cousin's Husband in Germany or Australia or Spain, and that kinda elevates their social status among their peers. Most people don't even know what exactly is going on with the said person.
Folks abroad may have more chances at succeeding based on the easy access to the resources made available to them, but the criteria for success in any area of life, no matter your location, still remains the same: Diligence, Determination and Discipline. And I've heard a number of stories about abroadees working twice as hard as their counterparts in Nigeria.
"If you're lazy, you can't survive abroad." It's that simple.
Myth 2: WHERE YOU ARE DETERMINES WHO YOU ARE.
Many people are also quick to assume that it is their environment that defines them. It's the reason why a lot of young people hustle tirelessly just to travel outside Nigeria.
The truth is, Abroad is not all of that. Hear what the bible says:
"The earth is the Lord 's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;"
(Psalm 24:1 NIV)
While you can be largely influenced by your environment, it is what is on your inside that ultimately becomes enhanced. Your environment enables you to do the things you've always wanted to do.
People don't necessarily change when they go abroad, they just become better (whether for good or bad) at who they already are. So a shift in your mindset is of more importance than a change in your location.
Permit me to say this, if you're not sure of who you are, where you live will not matter. It is people that add value to a place and not vice-versa.
Myth 3: GREAT OPPORTUNITIES ONLY EXIST IN DIASPORA.
To many going Overseas, it is like going to a fairyland where opportunities are there on the streets waiting to be picked up. This isn't necessarily true.
Great opportunities abound around us, to the extent we choose to see them.
Every Opportunity you discover was created by a need. If you can indentify the needs of people around you, you will discover that several opportunities exist, even here in Nigeria. You simply need to DISCOVER to DELIVER.
Thank God for several entrepreneurs producing worthwhile goods or services across the Fashion, Music, and Food industries. It's especially easier when you have cultivated the mindset of CONTRIBUTING to your society rather than just CONSUMING from it.
Myth 4: EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT OVERSEAS.
Every nation that man inhabits has some forces (or demons) to contend with. Whether it is political unrest or economic recession, famine or earthquakes, religious intolerance, militants invasion, subtle racism or drug burdens; there is always a fight behind-the-scenes. As lovely as it was to school in the Caribbean, there was always the rumor of hurricanes, volcanoes or storms lurking nearby. During my stay in St. Vincent, we experienced some fatal floods that didn't exactly leave the island the same way, not to talk of earth tremors and several storm watches. Thank God for safety on all sides.
Those in other parts of the world can also count some of the challenges they face on a daily basis. Of course, Naija has a truckload of problems as well, but not everything is bad with us
So dear Wannabe-Abroadees, pls think before you leap. Wherever you plan to port to, make sure it is worth the cost of everything you have (which may include your life).
Myth 5: LIFE IS AUTOMATIC WHEN YOU'RE ABROAD.
An automatic life simply put, is the life that has it all, the wealth, the glitz and the glamour. Suddenly several folks begin to look up to you like you've arrived. But it's not that simple. Living abroad also has its ups and downs. Like everyone else in Naija, life happens to abroadees too.
Some People struggle through physical, emotional or financial needs. Life abroad is generally more expensive, the next bills come in almost as soon as the previous ones get settled. The electricity/gas/cable being used are not free. Someone has to pay for all the enjoyment. A lot of people are also away from their loved ones, the loneliness faced can sometimes be terrifying.
Trust me, not everything gets to Social media. Behind some happy faces are heavy hearts. So be careful not to turn that Uncle in Canada or Aunty in UK, into a vending machine, and don't get mad if he or she can't afford to send you some dollars/pounds this Christmas.
"Remember, Family isn't a right, it's a privilege."
Myth 6: EVERYWHERE IN JAND IS BEAUTIFUL.
Somewhere abroad vs LAGOS…😶
That a place is ugly, dirty or rundown, doesn't mean it is exclusive to Nigeria. Although I'd say it's more common here. Lots of places abroad are beautiful, no doubt. But one thing I think of is their high level of maintenance, and many of us lack that quality in Nigeria.
Side-Story: I remember how I was almost furious with my second Landlady in SVG, when she complained about some stains on the gas cooker in my apartment. According to her, she and her husband have maintained an almost spotless cooker for 19 years (😱😁). I just had to swallow a chill pill because I initially thought I was doing my best as per cleaning the cooker. Funny enough, I'd visited some Nigerian friends' apartments, whose cookers fared worse. [There were other things she complained of, but I won't bore you with the details.]
My mindset about quality maintenance has since improved.
My point is, a lot of us don't pay enough attention to our immediate environment, much less public buildings. In Secondary school, I even had the bad habit of defacing walls and furniture with my signature: "So and So was here". I've since repented..lol.
Our carelessness doesn't help our image as a country. And I'm a very strong advocate of keeping our environment clean. I love neat, organized and colorful places. Don't you?
We should all cultivate the habit of putting the trash in the trash can, and not inside the drains or on our roads. That's a good place to start. Forget the fact that the Government sometimes employs cheap labor to clean the roads. Let the change begin with you.
"The grass is always greener on the other side, because we've refused to maintain ours."
Myth 7: STAYING ABROAD MEANS YOU ARE RICH.
Not everybody abroad is rich o. I know that from personal experience.
Not everyone has enough to even eat 3 square meals or pay their house rent.
As a foreign student (with no work-permit) plus Buhari's Economic Recession, this year was especially tough. Thank God I made it back alive…Haha.
Pls don't sell all your life's investments to pursue a life outside the country without concrete plans. It's at your own risk. That kind of pressure makes people do stupid things like drugs, con acts or prostitution and unfortunately some end up in jail. If you don't have the credible means (skills/qualifications/funds) for sustenance abroad, pls stay at home. Tenkiu!
I hope you found the post enlightening. You can share some of your thoughts too.
The next post in the series is 5 TIPS TO SURVIVE ABROAD. Pls watch this space.
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Dear Friends,
When I first read the Direct Tax code , Like other people I first read the New Tax Rate and published the same for you and all other website in www discuss benefits from direct tax code but now we will discuss here what have taken back from us. Remember as per Govt Statement tax revenue will Increase after implementation of new Direct Tax Code. In This post we will cover the salaried Class.
Under the Code, the salary will now include, inter-alia, the following:-
the value of rent free, or concessional, accommodation provided by the employer irrespective of whether the employer is a Government or any other person; (earlier nominal value for Govt Employees)(read earlier rules here:valuation of rent free accommodation)
the value of any leave travel concession;(earlier exempted up to 2 journey in four year block)(read earlier rules here: LTC Exemption
the amount received on encashment of unavailed earned leave on retirement or otherwise;(earlier exempted for 30 days for each year of service or maxi 3.00 Lakhs) (read earlier rules here:leave encashment )
- medical reimbursement; and
the value of free or concessional medical treatment paid for, or provided by,the employer.(read earlier rules here:valuation of medical facility)
The value of rent-free accommodation will be determined for all employees in the same manner as is presently determined in the case of employees in the private sector. The new regime of comprehensive taxation of perquisites across employees in all sectors of the economy will improve both the horizontal and vertical equity of the tax system.
Download Direct Tax code 2009 Download Direct tax code discussion paper Read Direct tax code Online
Further the following deduction will be available from salary income
- amount of professional tax paid;
- transport allowance to the extent prescribed;
- prescribed special allowance or benefit to meet expenses wholly and exclusively incurred in the performance of duties, to the extent actually incurred;
- compensation under voluntary retirement scheme;
- amount of gratuity received on retirement or death;
- amount received on commutation of pension; and
- pension received by gallantry awardees.
Further Item at Sr No 4,5,6 would be available to the extent the amounts are paid to, or deposited in a Retirement Benefits Account. The amounts received from an approved superannuation fund, hitherto exempt from income tax, will henceforth also be treated in the same manner.
So there will be no exemption for House rent Allowance (HRA) (read HRA present rule) Further exemption for following allowances has also not been provided in new Direct tax code as compare to present tax provisions.
- entertainment allowance
- children education allowance
- children Hostel allowance
- HRA (house rent allowance)
The list is not exhaustive but we can say that other than deduction prescribed above no deduction from salary income is allowed. Further EET regime has been now fully introduced for all type of savings scheme which we discuss in separate post.
E: exempt at the time of Investment
E:Interest ,bonuses ,increments during the period of investment will not be taxed at all
T:full amount received at the time of Maturity is taxable in the hands of assesses.


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Washington (CNN) – In between campaign stops, Mitt Romney Thursday joined a conference call to thank his campaign's major financial boosters, CNN has learned.
Speaking to members of the campaign's national finance committee, Romney acknowledged the work they did over the past two years helping to raise over $800 million for the campaign and the joint Republican victory effort and said he wasn't sure how to show his appreciation besides telling them, according to one of the participants.
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The effort by these donors and bundlers was critical in helping to keep Romney competitive financially. He is the first Republican nominee not to accept federal matching funds for the general election. Because of that decision Romney has been able to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on campaign ads in the general election and not have to abide by strict spending limits.
He told these key backers the enthusiasm he sees on the campaign trail is helping to keep him motivated in the closing days noting the large turnouts and fired up crowds.
He vowed to have a very aggressive travel schedule over the next four days saying he would be visiting most of the major battlegrounds.
Before he joined the call the campaign finance chairman Spencer Zwick and pollster Neil Newhouse briefed the participants, who gave at least $50,000 to the campaign or raised at least $250,000. Zwick said the campaign is fully-funded and thanks to their efforts they have had the needed resources.
Newhouse said the campaign is still going with its previously outlined 3-2-1 strategy: take back the 3 historically Republican states (Indiana, North Carolina and Virginia); win the 2 key battlegrounds of Ohio and Florida and then capture at least one other key battleground (possibilities include Colorado, Nevada, Wisconsin or New Hampshire). He said he believes the campaign is very competitive in Wisconsin and Virginia.
He tried to reassure these donors and bundlers saying Romney is mostly tied in many of these battlegrounds. While President Obama has a lead in many states it is often within the polls sampling error, he said. Also he pointed to how nationally Romney is doing better with independents than the president.
Campaign officials discussed how they are spending money now in Minnesota and Pennsylvania.
There is increased attention in these closing days to Pennsylvania. A Franklin & Marshall poll released Wednesday shows the president leading Romney 49% to 45% down from a 9 point lead Obama enjoyed in September.
Some additional supporters are traveling to Pennsylvania to beef up the campaign's presence there. As of Wednesday evening, the Romney campaign has bought $1 million worth of television time in the state for ads to run between now and Election Day and is running radio ads there as well.
Obama campaign officials say they believe they will win in Pennsylvania but will not cede any ground to Republicans. To counter Romney and increased buys by Republican super PACs, Obama has bought $1.4 million with of ad time there as well.
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This idiot takes all your money to Cayman Island and stash it safe. Idiot.
Mitt Romney should thank supreme court judge alito and his campaign funding law .
What a wast of money !
Was any one of the 47% on this thank you call?
"Mitt Romney thanks major financial backers"
You better believe that the "thanking" isn't done if he gets elected. That crap will suddenly read as follows:
"Mitt Romney thanks major financial backers"
...with tax cuts, deregulation, a new war for corporate imperialism, destruction of Medicare and SS, appointment of conservative ideologues to the SCOTUS and personal "happy ending" massages in the Oval Office.
All that 800 million paid for just one debate win. If I were one of Romney's financial backers I would have pulled the plug a long time ago.
And he better start thinking of how he explains his loss to these "backers" on the morning of November 7. What a joke.
Romney acknowledged the work they did over the past two years helping to raise over $800 million for the campaign and the joint Republican victory effort and said he wasn't sure how to show his appreciation besides telling them,
What did I tell you? He's started the GOOD-BYE tour of thanks to all those that thought they'd be able to buy this flip-flopping liar and societal pariah into the White House.
He spoke the truth when he said he didn't know how to show his appreciation except by thanking them because his dreams and their hopes of getting him into the Oval Office have been dashed against the New Jersey and New York shores. Had he made it to the presidency he could've signed his thanks into law, but no such luck.
How are you going to thank your avid yet rabid bloggers on this site Mittens? What will you do for the soon-to-be-unemployed truth hurts, myviewis (and her fictious business and citizenship), and all the other cyanide drinkers on this thread?
Well, whatever you do take them into oblivion with you.
Sayonara Mitts!!
Obama 2012.
I guess it's better then wasting the money on wars !
Wish they gonna ask for refund after Mitt Robme loses on Nov 6th!!!
It's sad that they picked a LOSER – MITT ROBME!!!!!............this idiot is FRAUD & HOAX all rolled into one and he'll waste his donors hard earned money on his losing campaign while he's stashing his tax-evading wealth in foreign Swiss Bank Account!!!!!
well I'm sure much of that money didn't come from the 47% so Mitt should thank his rich buddies.
All the money that's fit to launder....
who is idiot, jajaja because Obama has money in Cayman Island too.
Thank you to all my rich donors. Pennsylvania and Minnesota is where I'll be wasting your campaign contributions.
At least it's good for the economy.
Cheerio, Mitt.
Fools and their money...
Romney is not only a lier and tax cheat but slithers around the campaign laws as well and where's your tax returns. Oh , never mind ,you already lost the election !!!!
Fools and their money...
Oh, don't worry Mitt.........if you should happen to win, your financial backers will be very clear about how they would like to be "thanked".
Lol Obama just steal money from everyone! Obama should be impeached for Benghazigate dear Lord i hope the media is done after this election. They are nothing but blow hard liars.
Romney and the DEVIL are walking side by side. Money is the rule of all evil and Mitt Romney is doing evreything to win this election. I can not support a man the lies and lies to get his self elected. Please ask Mitt Romney to hold hands with you and pray to Jesus Christ. Mormans will not
Be nice to Obama – he's trying – really he's trying. As far as him putting his money in the Caymans, well, he surely can't invest in the economy he has destroyed in America now – can he? Come on now – he's not as d mb as he looks
Yep, good old Adelson. All that money donated and the only thing he wants in exchange is an expensive and bloody war with Iran that will cost thousands of lives.
Doesn't know how he'll repay them? Why does this sound phony to me?
If Romey wins – NEW BOOK COMING
"How Greed Destroyed the USA"
$800,000,000.00 ? I know he had to thank Karl Rove for all of his secretive Saudi Arabian money, but did he remember to thank the other 9 donors?


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J&K: Top militant killed
Mukhtar Ahmad in Srinagar | April 29, 2008 23:47 IST
In a major success, a top militant commander was gunned down by the Jammu and Kashmir [Images] police in Sopore, 54 km from Srinagar [Images] late on Tuesday evening.
Police said Sajad Afghani, the chief commander of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen was killed late on Tuesday evening.
"On specific information that Sajad Afghani was hiding in a residential quarter near the Sopore hospital, a raiding team of the Special Operations Group of the police surrounded the quarter and challenged the hiding militant commander to surrender," a senior police officer said.
"He, however, resorted to firing at the police, resulting in a short encounter at the end of which Afghani was killed," the officer added.
The officer said arms and ammunition were also recovered from him.


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it won't keep Michigan out...so long as Notre Dame doesn't pull its annual collapse between now and then.
Got it Rich. As to the game I seem to be waffling back and forth. Bit of a cheap shot by the Mich DB just now, But the WR 'was' inbounds I guess. :-)
Thank god we don't play Bowdoin.
I really thought NC St would put up more of a fight offensively than that. Solid performance by the Tiger defense.


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During the 1998 World Cup in France, Frankie Hejduk was a young buck, a spectator to the political wrangling going on between the side's veterans and head coach Steve Sampson. Hejduk joins the guys to discuss that experience and how it related (if at all) to the current situation facing the US national team and Jurgen Klinsmann.
His message: Shut your mouths and get to work.
The guys also pontificate on Freddy Adu's future and whether it includes any further stops in MLS, Montreal's chances of staying unbeaten and whether or not Bruce Arena thinks you're stupid for watching the EPL.
Listen to what Hejduk has to say about the crisis facing the US with a World Cup qualifier looming (8:15 – 21:50).
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