Friday, August 31, 2012

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Impact of Social Media to Business | Cebu Bloggers Society, Inc.

social mediaAre you fond of social media? You might heard of Facebook and Twitter, you might even have your own personal account on each of them. Social media has become phenomenon in the internet. Social media has affected how the world communicates.? Many businessmen have noticed the power of social media to connect to the audience and therefore used it for their marketing strategy.

Online marketers have proven that social media is effective marketing tools. Many online said that social media has been a great help for them.

Benefits of Social Media? for Businesses

  1. Social media can increase your brand visibility. Consider Facebook ? currently the internet?s largest social networking site. Most people in online society have Facebook account. Everyone of them meet ?virtually? on Facebook and they are from different parts of the world. Having an advertisement in Facebook will increase your brand?s visibility considering that lots of people in different parts of the world can see your ads.
  2. Since you are using social media, updating for the latest internet technological developments is easier. We all know that technology is changing fast especially in online technology. Social media allow you to respond instantly in every changes happening in online community.
  3. Social media is also cost-effective. It is much more cheaper than compared to any other promotional activities such as TV ads and paper ads.
  4. Social media can help boost your rank in search engine rankings. If you want to increase your rank in search engine, then using social media will be of great help, aside from it effectively drives traffic towards your website and increase your revenue.
  5. Since social networking has changed the way people connects to each other, it also changed the way companies reach out for their customers. With the help of social media, your reach for your customer becomes easier and faster. Through social media, you can inform your customers about the latest updates in your product line or services and you determine their needs. Also, through the help of social media, your customers can express their opinion and feedback towards your products and services. Another good thing is that you can respond and attend immediately to their needs.
  6. Social media also provides your clients alternative ways on how to access your products and services. These new channels will help you generate more leads which also results in increasing your revenue.
  7. Through social media, the probability of the advocacy and loyalty of your customers towards your products and service is also increased. According to studies conducted in social networking, companies who are using social media to interact with their customers tend to have higher customer engagement and loyalty compared to others who don?t use social media.

When social media was developed, so as the marketing strategies of the companies. No matter what?s it size or type, social media has become a great help in the success of their marketing strategies and in the? success of the organization as a whole

Herbert Kikoy

CBSi Newbie and author behind Two-sided Perspective, a blog about Business, SEO and Blogging. Working and tinkering at BXUNET.

Source: http://cebubloggers.com/impact-of-social-media-to-business/

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Home Based Internet Marketing Business iWebdeveloper: Deep ...

In very simple terms, Ogoing is one of the most powerful social networks designed for business. Ogoing gives small businesses the tools they need to create opportunities to attract new customers, accelerate sales, and to grow by providing a powerful social media marketing presence, which can significantly boost the business? online visibility.

How will you improve your traffic levels? If you?re interested in hiring a small business consultant, this could be a great way to help your business in multiple ways, such as SEO, pay per click advertising, website content, direct mail marketing, and other areas as well.

Since most smaller businesses do not target consumers all around the world or even the whole country, the SEO packages designed for small businesses can help them earn more without spending a lot. Some SEO services can help websites be the top search engine result when someone from the target area of the company searched for a product that is also offered by the company. Take this example. A small sized online flower shop based in California just wants to cater the whole California. With seo small business packages, the website may only be the top search engine result if a person who searches for clothes is in California.

As there are number of SEO companies are Already in place in order to find the right one can be a bit ?difficult. You Should Be Aware of the advice given to choose the best SEO companies.

Not everyone has the knack for such skills. A small business coach aid you along the way in order for you to gain that competitive leverage in the market and optimize your profits. They may be outsourced. Web design is one aspect of a business that you may opt to outsource if people within your team are not capable of accomplishing these tasks.

If you are starting your SEO campaign and finding the above information new, you will have a lot of work to do before your pages appear prominently in Google searches. Have faith. Good things take time and that includes SEO campaigns that work.

There are very few companies like Affordable-seo-services provide all these kind of services at affordable rates. So, it?s now your choice whom to select for your seo service provider.

There are almost as many methods as there are SEO firms. A knock-on benefit of using this in presentation is to show your audience how social media looks.
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Source: http://iwebdeveloper.co.uk/2012/08/29/home-based-internet-marketing-business/

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Our First Creative Writing Challenge Winner! - Word Out 2012

Over the summer, we on the Word Out team got to read some truly astounding writing, submitted to our Creative Writing Challenge. Some entries made us laugh out loud; some gave us pause. All were totally impressive however, and it was both a pleasure and a huge challenge to choose winners.

At first, we were only going to have one prize for the contest, but seeing how many submissions we got, we decided that we'd add two more. For the next few days, we're going to be sharing the winning entries with you. You can check out all of the amazing stories, poems and essays however, by visiting the Creative Writing Challenge page.

The first winner we will announce is Hanan, who wrote the moving story Unexpected Best Friend, inspired by Postcard #3.

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Ever since John Baker was a baby he always saw a person that nobody else saw. It was always the first thing he saw in the morning and the last thing he saw at night. When he first learned to speak, instead of those common question children would ask at his age he would ask his parents different questions, like, who is that person following me? Why does he do that? Everyday he would ask his parents those questions. Finally, they decided to go to the doctor but he said exactly what they knew he would, he said ?it is all apart of growing up?, but his parents knew it was more then that. They watched him for a while but never saw anything weird anymore; he had stopped asking those questions. Although the questions had stopped the person never went away. He would see it everywhere he went. He really didn?t care. Years had pasted, he was now 10. He started to wonder who that person was. He talked to him, trying to learn more about him. He learned that his name was Harry Lord. He really liked harry, he started spending more time with him. He played with him at school (although his classmates called him a weird) and home (his parents saw but they gave up on caring a long time ago). They started to become really good friends, although that friendship may have looked weird it was the best friendship he ever had. He grew up, alongside his friend. He never cared if people stared, or thought he was crazy. One day, he went down to the photo booth across the street and took a picture to remember all the great times he had with his best friend.

Source: http://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/wordout2012/2012/08/our-first-creative-writing-contest-winner.html

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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

GOP VP candidate Paul Ryan arrives in Florida

Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, center, R-Wis., works on the speech he will deliver at the Republican National Convention, with senior adviser Dan Senor, left, and senior aid Conor Sweeney. during the campaign charter flight from Wisconsin to Tampa, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, center, R-Wis., works on the speech he will deliver at the Republican National Convention, with senior adviser Dan Senor, left, and senior aid Conor Sweeney. during the campaign charter flight from Wisconsin to Tampa, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., waves as he follows his wife Janna as they board the campaign charter at the Southern Wisconsin regional airport, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, in Janesville, Wis. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

(AP) ? Rep. Paul Ryan has arrived in Florida to accept the Republican Party's vice presidential nomination.

Ryan and several members of his family ? including his wife, children, brother and mother ? landed midday Tuesday in Tampa. During the flight from his hometown of Janesville, Wis., he worked on the speech he will deliver Wednesday night.

The Wisconsin congressman is expected to talk about his family's immigrant roots and small-town upbringing. Aides say he is still tweaking the speech but pointed to one he gave Monday at his former high school as a guide.

Running mate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, arrived in Tampa shortly before Ryan.

Ann Romney is speaking Tuesday night. Mitt Romney accepts the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday.

Associated Press

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Stunning Hubble Telescope 'Hidden Treasures' Revealed in Photo Contest

Swirling galaxies, glowing nebulas and shimmering stars: these are the winners in a public contest to unearth beautiful images from the horde of unprocessed data collected by the Hubble Space Telescope.

The gorgeous pictures many of us associate with the Hubble Space Telescope don't come fully formed as we see them. In fact, the famous photos are the product of significant work on the part of scientists who sort through, process and transform the raw data into photogenic form. But Hubble collects so much data that researchers can only process a certain amount of it into aesthetic beauty. The rest is used for scientific study, but remains visually lackluster.

In an effort to harvest some of these unsung gems, NASA and the European Space Agency, which run the telescope, invited the public to pore through the archive of more than a million pictures taken by Hubble and transform the images themselves.

"The vast amount of data in the archive means that there are still many hundreds of beautiful images scattered among the valuable, but visually unattractive, scientific data that have never been enjoyed by the public," Hubble officials wrote in a statement. "We call these pictures Hubble's hidden treasures, and a few months ago, we invited the public to look through Hubble's science archive to help us find them." [Gallery: See all 21 Hubble Hidden Treasures Photo Winners]

More than 3,000 entries poured in under two categories: processed images, as well as unprocessed photos that were nonetheless beautiful but had been left hidden in the collection.?

The top winner for image processing wasJosh Lake, who created a gorgeous image of the star-forming region NGC 1763 in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud dwarf galaxy.

Hubble had observed this area in different bands, separating out the light from glowing hydrogen and nitrogen. Although these two gases would both appear reddish to the human eye, Lake colored one blue and the other red to highlight the contrast between the two elements and reveal the underlying structure of the region. Lake's image, which won both the jury's vote and the public vote, was awarded an Apple iPad as well as various other prizes, including a book, DVD, poster, and an autographed photo of an astronaut who'd visited Hubble.

The winner in the image search category was Brian Campbell, who uncovered an unprocessed, yet striking, photo of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 6300. The swirling bright light of the galaxy glimmers against a background of stars with dark blotches of dust creating interesting patterns in the light. Campbell was awarded an?iPod Touch, as well as a poster, wall print, book and DVD.

Here are the other winners:

Image Processing Prize:

First prize and winner of the public vote: Josh Lake, star-forming region NGC 1763

Second prize: Andre van der Hoeven, spiral galaxy Messier 77

Third prize: Judy Schmidt, star XZ Tauri

Fourth prize: Renaud Houdinet, nebula Chamaeleon I

Fifth prize: Robert Gendler, spiral galaxy Messier 96

Sixth prize: Claude Cornen, SNR 0519-69

Seventh prize: Josh Barrington, PK111-2.1

Eighth prize: Flickr user kyokugaisha1, NGC 1501

Ninth prize: Nick Rose, Abell 68

Tenth prize: Nikolaus Sulzenauer, dwarf galaxy IC 10

Basih Image Searching Prize:

First prize: Brian Campbell, NGC 6300

Second prize: Alexey Romashin, V* PV Cephei

Third prize: Luca Limatola, IRAS 14568-6304

Fourth prize: Kathlyn Smith, NGC 1579

Fifth prize: Adam Kill, B 1608+656

Sixth equal prize: Kathy van Pelt, NGC 4490

Sixth equal prize: Ralf Schoofs, NGC 4217

Eighth prize: Matej Novak, NGC 6153

Ninth prize: Gavrila Alexandru, NGC 7814

Tenth prize: Linda Morgan-O?Connor, NGC 7026

The public vote was won by Budeanu Cosmin Mirel for NGC 4100

The Hubble Space Telescope has been snapping photos of the universe since its launch in April 1990. The orbiting space observatory is a joint mission by NASA and the European Space Agency.

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Taking the Filibuster to Court: Here Are the Documents (Atlantic Politics Channel)

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Schleswig-Holstein Awards More Online Gambling Licenses ...

The Northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein this week has awarded 4 more online gambling licenses, bringing the number thus far to approximately a dozen.

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Those licensed this week include 888, Admiral Sportswetten (Rettingen), Admiral Sportwetten (Gumpoldskirchen in Austria) and Cashpoint Malta Ltd (Malta).?

Until the end of 2011 the gambling market was controlled federally by 16 Lander States in Germany, which have all adhered to the national banning of online gaming throughout the country.? The northern most State of Schleswig-Holstein has in the latter part of 2011 taken its first bold step towards the deregulation of the current system, adopting its own online gambling legislation that has been approved and praised by the European Commission.? Licenses have been granted as of the start of this year.

- Gilbert Horowitz, Gambling911.com

Source: http://www.gambling911.com/gambling-news/schleswig-holstein-awards-more-online-gambling-licenses-082812.html

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Monday, August 27, 2012

Koncz: No Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao this year - Bettor

Koncz: No Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao this year ? Boxing News

Michael Koncz, adviser and close friend of Manny Pacquiao, has confirmed that a fight between the former WBO welterweight titlist and Floyd Mayweather, the current WBC welterweight titlist, is not possible this year.

Koncz earlier revealed that the Pac-man will fight in December instead of November 10. However, later on, he confirmed that Pacquiao?s December date is not working and so there are chances of the Filipino proud entering the ring on November 10 once again. While neither Koncz nor Bob Arum of Top Rank, promoter for Pacquiao, are sure of the fight?s date, Koncz confirmed that Floyd Mayweather will not be Pacquiao?s opponent.

?We?re willing and able to fight Floyd anytime that he wants, but I don?t believe he is ready. Floyd just got out of jail,? said Koncz in an interview to ESPN.

?(Floyd is) spending time with his family. He?s enjoying his freedom. He has money left over from the last fight after being in jail for two months,? Koncz said. ?I don?t see Floyd going into the ring until next year, but who knows??

A super-bout between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao has kept fans excited for long. However, every year, something or the other happens which brings the fight to a halt. Earlier this year, both fighters were in direct contact with each other yet they could not come to a deal. Therefore, Mayweather went onto fight Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto while Pacquiao went onto fight American unbeaten fighter Timothy Bradley.

?I wish him all the luck in the world and so does Manny, but I don?t see Floyd fighting before us this year,? added Koncz.

?Right now, they?re scheduling it for the MGM Grand, but I?ve had discussions on it with (Top Rank chief executive) Bob (Arum), and it depends on what opponent we pick,? Koncz said regarding Pacquiao?s upcoming bout.

As of now, nothing can be said for sure regarding the Filipino?s fight date. While Arum is insisting for a fight on November 10, Koncz has stated that the Filipino congressman might face issues with the date as from October the local elections are starting and Pacquiao is participating in them.

Source: http://blogs.bettor.com/Koncz-No-Floyd-Mayweather-vs-Manny-Pacquiao-this-year-Boxing-News-a182857

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Living Might be Without Skincare Items. | sparrows

You?ve probably noticed the idea a hundred times any radiant and healthful is a plus. We all know this specific. People also earn an income along with beautiful pores and skin. But again, people shed or perhaps begin having problems with her right away to obtain the goods intended for efficient healthy skin care. However not necessarily a good oz associated with prevention through healthful way of life rather then to be able to program input procedures?

Acne breakouts are an illness from the epidermis and can also handle most typical one of the most disastrous, for the younger generation to get. I read a recently available review states that will three away from four teenagers possess pimple, most likely as a result of junk changes in your system. However In addition , i realize that older older people and females dealing with peri menopause could possibly get this. You can find zero goods regarding skincare wonder certainly are a huge market inside the pharmaceutical market.

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Reasons To Rent Construction Equipment

With the recent downfall of the world economy, it is not really surprising that a great number of businesses had to close their doors. For this reason, a lot of employees have lost their jobs thus the demand for particular products and services has decreased greatly. However, if there is one type of business that still remains strong despite the crisis, it is the construction industry.

The main reason how construction firms are able to stay afloat is the fact the need for affordable houses has very much increased as people needed to find ways to make the most out of the amount that they are currently making. However, the main dilemma now lies with real estate developers that need to come up with ways on how they would be able to build affordable housing units without compromising the quality of the workmanship and materials used for the house. One of the most effective ways to do this is by renting the construction equipment they need.

Business owners do this because for one, they don?t have to worry about the amount of money they would need to shell out just to be able to use machines for their building projects. The second reason is that this practice allow construction firm owners the opportunity to prepare well before they make a construction machine purchase. This means that business owners get the opportunity to improve the other aspects of their operations because they can fund it with the money that was supposed to go into buying construction machines.

Aside from the fact that rental equipment can give you more leg room in terms of the finances for your business, there are other benefits as well. One of these is the fact that business owners won?t have to be bothered by maintenance costs and repairs that heavy equipment ownership entails. The rental companies take care of this aspect before they release the construction equipment rental units to their clients Rental companies always make it point to check that the unit is fully functional before they deliver it to the project sites of their customers. Furthermore, repairs are shouldered by the rental company and in case the unit breaks down, a repairman or a replacement is sent right away. This minimizes the amount of time wasted due to downtimes. Heavy equipment rentals are affordable enough to allow small scale businesses the opportunity to take advantage of the convenience that these machines bring.

Furthermore, construction firms with not much capital have the chance to own different types of heavy equipment without needing to come up with large sums of money right away. HertzEquip is one of those rental companies that offer rent to own contracts for their clients. This type of arrangement is beneficial for small and medium scale construction firms because they no longer need to put up a down payment for the equipment and their payment for rent already covers costs for maintenance, repairs, as well as the premium for the payment of the machine. Business owners who choose to sign up for this type of agreement should look for a rental company that is willing to negotiate the terms of the contract so that both parties can benefit well from such a venture.

Source: http://www.themediacentre.co.za/reasons-to-rent-construction-equipment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reasons-to-rent-construction-equipment

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Highlights of Obama's AP interview

President Barack Obama, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, sought to steal some of Mitt Romney's thunder as he heads into the Republican National Convention beginning Monday in Tampa, Fla. Obama said Romney's policies would hurt the middle class and enrich the wealthy.

Here are some of the highlights of the 25-minute interview in the White House library:

ROMNEY-EXTREMISM

Said Romney has taken on "extreme positions" that are consistent with the views of many House Republicans and said he would expect the former Massachusetts governor to advance some of those positions if he won the White House. Said he expected Romney to pursue a $5 trillion tax cut, the rolling back of reproductive rights for women and the elimination of tax credits for wind producers if elected.

THE ECONOMY

Acknowledged that the nation's economy has not improved fast enough for many people and "we aren't where we need to be." But said Romney's policies would make things worse for middle-class families while benefiting the wealthy and not offer long-term opportunities for poor Americans trying to get into the middle class.

ROMNEY'S TAXES

Accused Romney of not willing to live up to some of the responsibilities required of someone seeking the presidency, pointing to his unwillingness to release multiple years of federal tax returns. Said when you run for president, you're asking the American people to "put their trust in you" and as a result candidates need to disclose their tax records.

ROMNEY THE BUSINESSMAN

Credited Romney with achieving "extraordinary success" with his business and said he cares "deeply" about his family and faith. But said Romney's view of the economy was "contradicted by the facts" and accused his opponent of pursuing policies that have not benefited the economy in the past.

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES

Called Romney a "very capable debater" and said his opponent performed well in debates during the GOP primaries. But said Romney would face challenges in the fall debates because the arguments he's making "just aren't based on facts."

SECOND TERM AGENDA

Said if he wins a second term, voters will have cast a "decisive view" and expressed hope that Republicans would be willing to end the stalemate in Congress with Democrats. Said he was willing to make a number of compromises, including those that might bring criticism from Democrats, in order to make progress. Said he expected Republicans to make similar compromises as well.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/highlights-obamas-ap-interview-162012844.html

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Coventry City: Season Start For Sphinx Sports & Social

All the latest news about CCFC brought to you right here as it happens

  • Today:
  • Sat 25 Aug City Ladies Off To Leeds
  • Sat 25 Aug Gardner Out For Eight To Nine Months
  • Sat 25 Aug Season Start For Sphinx Sports & Social
  • This week:
  • Fri 24 Aug Shake The Shirt For City
  • Fri 24 Aug Over ?3k Raised By Man Mile
  • Fri 24 Aug Important We Are Patient - Thorn
  • Fri 24 Aug Waiting To Hear On One - Thorn
  • Fri 24 Aug Second Nil Lamptey Show Podcast Now Available
  • Fri 24 Aug New Business Venture For Leonard Brody
  • Fri 24 Aug City Wait On Clarke
  • Fri 24 Aug We're Looking Forward To Saturday - Thorn
  • Fri 24 Aug Jennings Praise For City Management
  • Fri 24 Aug FA Cup Action For Sphinx
  • Fri 24 Aug Sports Stars Memorabilia
  • Thu 23 Aug Delighted Being With Carsley And Kilbane - Je
  • Thu 23 Aug Gael Makes Newcastle European Debut
  • Thu 23 Aug City Ladies Holding Bucket Shake Before Bury
  • Thu 23 Aug City Crowds Holding Up
  • Thu 23 Aug What's Going On In The Family Zone?
  • Thu 23 Aug Thorn quietly confident City can mount promot
  • Thu 23 Aug City Heavily Fancied To Beat Bury
  • Thu 23 Aug Madley The Ref
  • Thu 23 Aug 40th Meeting Between City And Bury
  • Wed 22 Aug Coventry Must Be Ready For The Long Haul - Wi
  • Wed 22 Aug Thorn Looking To Bring In At Least One More
  • Wed 22 Aug City V Bury Match Day Hospitality
  • Wed 22 Aug Disappointing Only To Get A Point - Wilson
  • Wed 22 Aug City Steward Remembered
  • Wed 22 Aug Good To Score but Disappointing Not To Win -
  • Wed 22 Aug Thorn Praise For Elliott And Jennings
  • Wed 22 Aug Good Game And A Good Performance - Thorn
  • Wed 22 Aug One Sheffield United Fan Arrested
  • Tue 21 Aug City Down To 15th
  • Tue 21 Aug Win For Sphinx Sports & Social
  • Tue 21 Aug Defeat For Sphinx
  • Tue 21 Aug Team lineups: Coventry City v Sheffield Unite
  • Tue 21 Aug SoccerRockz 2012 Soccer Camp
  • Tue 21 Aug Thorn Wants To Make Ricoh A Fortress
  • Tue 21 Aug City Make McGoldrick Enquiry
  • Tue 21 Aug Barton Up For Home Debut
  • Tue 21 Aug Coventry City Diaries - The New Chapter
  • Tue 21 Aug Barton Glad To Be Playing Again
  • Tue 21 Aug Disabled Players Wanted For City Ability Coun
  • Tue 21 Aug Cameron And Christie Well On The Mend
  • Tue 21 Aug No deal for striker Poloskei
  • Tue 21 Aug Daniels Injury Not Serious
  • Tue 21 Aug Minutes Applause For Machin
  • Tue 21 Aug Ryder Delighted With City Ladies Win
  • Tue 21 Aug Sphinx Travel To Loughborough
  • Mon 20 Aug City Game Will Go Ahead

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Apple triumphs over Samsung

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Apple Inc. scored a sweeping legal victory over Samsung on Friday as a U.S. jury found the Korean company had copied critical features of the hugely popular iPhone and iPad and awarded the U.S. company $1.051 billion in damages.

The verdict ? which came much sooner than expected ? could lead to an outright ban on sales of key Samsung products and will likely solidify Apple?s dominance of the exploding mobile computing market.

A number of companies that sell smartphones based on Google?s Android operating system may now face further legal challenges from Apple, a company that is already among the largest and most profitable in business history.

Shares in Apple, which just this week became the biggest company by market value in history, climbed almost 2 percent to a record high of $675 in after-hours trade.

Brian Love, a Santa Clara law school professor, described it as a crushing victory for Apple: ?This is the best-case scenario Apple could have hoped for.?

The jury deliberated for less than three days before delivering the verdict on seven Apple patent claims and five Samsung patent claims ? suggesting that the nine-person panel had little difficulty in concluding that Samsung had copied the iPhone and the iPad.

Billions of dollars in future sales hang in the balance.

Apple?s charges that Samsung copied its designs and features are widely viewed as an attack on Google Inc and its Android software, which drives Samsung?s devices and has become the most-used mobile software.

Apple and Samsung, two companies that sell more than half the world?s smartphones and tablets, have locked legal horns in several countries this year.

Earlier on Friday, a South Korean court found that both companies shared blame, ordering Samsung to stop selling 10 products including its Galaxy S II phone and banning Apple from selling four different products, including its iPhone 4.

But the trial on Apple?s home turf ? the world?s largest and most influential technology market ? is considered the most important.

The fight began last year when Apple sued Samsung in multiple countries, accusing the South Korean company of slavishly copying the iPhone and iPad. Samsung countersued. Apple had sought more than $2.5 billion in damages from Samsung, which has disputed that figure.

The companies are rivals, but also have a $5 billion-plus supply relationship. Apple is Samsung?s biggest customer for microprocessors and other parts central to Apple?s devices.

A NEAR CLEAN SWEEP?

The U.S. jury spent most of August in a packed federal courtroom in San Jose ? just miles from Apple?s headquarters in Cupertino ? listening to testimony, examining evidence and watching lawyers from both sides joust about seven Apple patents, five Samsung patents, and damage claims.

Jurors received 100 pages of legal instructions from U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh on Aug. 21 prior to hearing the closing arguments from attorneys.

Lawyers from both tech giants used their 25 hours each of trial time to present internal emails, draw testimony from designers and experts, and put on product demonstrations and mockups to convince the jury.

At times, their questions drew testimony that offered glimpses behind the corporate facade, such as the margins on the iPhone and Samsung?s sales figures in the United States.

From the beginning, Apple?s tactic was to present what it thought was chronological evidence of Samsung copying its phone.

Juxtaposing pictures of phones from both companies and internal Samsung emails that specifically analyzed the features of the iPhone, Apple?s attorneys accused Samsung of taking shortcuts after realizing it could not keep up.

Samsung?s attorneys, on the other hand, maintained Apple had no sole right to geometric designs such as rectangles with rounded corners. They called Apple?s damage claim ?ridiculous? and urged the jury to consider that a verdict in favor of Apple could stifle competition and reduce choices for consumers.

The California trial has produced its share of drama and heated moments. Lawyers routinely bickered over legal matters in the jury?s absence, filed rafts of paperwork to thwart each other?s courtroom strategy, and sometimes even resorted to public relations tactics to make their views known.

Source: http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/24/apple-triumphs-over-samsung

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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Women's Soccer: Missouri vs California , 08/26/12 3:00 PM PT

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08/11/12 at SMU # Dallas, Texas 7:00 p.m. CT
08/17/12 vs. Memphis Columbia, Mo. W, 5-1
08/19/12 vs. UC Santa Barbara Columbia, Mo. W, 2-0
08/26/12 at California TV Berkeley, Calif. 3:00 p.m. PT
08/31/12 vs. Arizona State Columbia, Mo. 6:30 p.m. CT
09/02/12 vs. Tennessee Tech Columbia, Mo. 1:00 p.m. CT
09/06/12 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 7:00 p.m. ET
09/14/12 at Auburn * Auburn, Ala. 7:00 p.m. CT
09/16/12 at South Carolina * TV Columbia, S.C. 1:00 p.m. CT
09/21/12 vs. Ole Miss * Columbia, Mo. 6:30 p.m. CT
09/23/12 vs. Vanderbilt * Columbia, Mo. 1:00 p.m. CT
09/28/12 at Georgia * Athens, Ga. 7:00 p.m. ET
09/30/12 at Tennessee * Knoxville, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. ET
10/05/12 vs. Kentucky * Columbia, Mo. 6:30 p.m. CT
10/07/12 vs. Mississippi State * Columbia, Mo. 1:00 p.m. CT
10/12/12 at Florida * Gainesville, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ET
10/14/12 at Alabama * Tuscaloosa, Ala. 12:00 p.m. CT
10/19/12 vs. Arkansas * Columbia, Mo. 6:30 p.m. CT
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Hair Growing Tips Vitamins for Hair Growth : : Critical Care 2011

The hair is one of the most essential magnificence aspects. Having shiny and wholesome hair is a sign of fine health. But if you?re a bit missing on this space it simply means that you lack essential vitamins in your physique that promote stunning shiny hair. Vitamins are one of the vital potent hair growth formulation that you may use. With just a few pills you?ll be able to quickly discover the improvement of your hair?s health. Vitamins for Hair Growth can work very properly if you already know which ones will work finest on your hair. Listed here are a few of the most popular Vitamins for Hair Growth that you may buy at any pharmacy store around your area.

1. Vitamin H

Vitamin H is now known as Biotin and is used by the physique in improving hair production by stimulating the consumption of the vitamins by the physique this improving the efficiency of different Vitamins for Hair Growth. Apart from improving vitamin efficiency, cell growth in the physique will also be improved by biotin. Some vitamins in the physique that can be improved by Biotin are Folic Acid, vitamin that improves cell growth, and Inositol, which is the vitamin that retains the cell membranes healthy.

2. Vitamin B

There many Vitamin B that helps in creating stunning and robust hair. For instance, Vitamin B5 which is also calles pantothenic acid, delays the event of gray hair and prevents hair loss. Vitamins B6 and B12 on the other hand, other than stopping hair loss like Vitamin B5, also helps preserve a wholesome shade of your hair colour by improving melanin from its roots. Vitamin B3, also referred to as niacin, helps enhance the circulation of blood in the scalp which permits more vitamins and different vitamins to be delivered to the scalp and hair. Vitamin B5 will be found in numerous food sources reminiscent of whole grain, egg yolks, and yeast. B6 and B12 will be found in egg yolk, yeast, vegetables, whole grain, chicken, dairy, and meat.

3. Vitamin A

Different Vitamins for Hair Growth embody the best to recollect, Vitamin A. Vitamin A helps enhance sebum production on your scalp. Sebum is the oily secretion by sebaceous glands in your scalp. A wholesome quantity of sebum is required by the hair to keep it shiny and looking out healthy. Vitamin A are antioxidants that can be found essentially the most in fruits and vegetables.

4. Vitamin C and E

Vitamin C is also an antioxidant that?s essential for wholesome hair growth. A wholesome quantity of his vitamin will be found in citrus fruits. Vitamin E helps enhance the blood circulation in the scalp.

You can take Vitamins for Hair Growth in capsules for those who like. If you?ll be choosing this choices you need to look or organic pills with the USDA organic label which ensures that the product is really organic. At all times check if the Vitamins for Hair Growth are contained in a ?mild tight? container which ensures that mild doesn?t enter the container and degrade the vitamins. Ensure that it is not expired and doesn?t have a damaged seal. You can even take Vitamins for Hair Growth in liquid type which is understood to be more potent than pills.


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Hongxing Increases Innovation by Technical Improvement

In the first half of this year, the consumption of the crusher market gradually shrinks. The poor consuming ability prompted Henan Hongxing Mining Machinery to positively find the reasons. In today?s crusher manufacturing market, the development of technology has become mainstream. Especially the frontier crushing technology of the crushers, we need further study. In order to improve of the manufacturing level of domestic crushers, Henan Hongxing Mining Machinery actively introduces new technology to improve our own level of technical service. In addition, we should improve the level of technical service which can be better able to consolidate the market share.
In the transportation construction, energy, mining, industrial raw materials and other industries, mining machinery plays a very important role in the construction of mining and provides all walks of life with a lot of basic industrial products and energy in a steady stream to protect the national economy?s health fast development. The crushing mill equipment is an important part of the mining machinery, including jaw crusher and other crushing equipment and mills,which not only play a huge role in the deep processing of raw materials, coal, electric power, chemicals, building materials and other industries, but also provide efficient and reliable technical equipment support for the construction of railways, roads, water, electricity, municipal engineering. The mining machinery provides the international advanced level of high-quality, efficient equipment for the development of coal, metal and nonmetal mines to meet the national economy need for energy and raw materials with great significance.
Hongxing Mining Machinery stands out in the manufacturing process of the crushing equipment and obtains success in the service areas of technological innovation. Hongxing Mining Machinery changes from the product manufacturing towards product development, and the economy operation changes from extensive type to efficiency type. Hongxing Mining Machinery stands out with strong R & D capabilities and technical support. In the domestic mining, chemical, road traffic building large-scale construction projects, we can see the crushers and mills produced by Henan Hongxing Mining Machinery. Henan Hongxing Mining Machinery with the practicality, reliability is praised by the industry.
Henan Hongxing Mining Machinery continues to accelerate its own R & D and innovation to establish a systematic and comprehensive after-sales service and implement the latest crusher services strategy. At the same time, Henan Hongxing Mining Machinery accurately grasps the market.Henan Hongxing Mining Machinery also adjusts the strategy of in terms of the sales of crushers. We organize production, allocate resources, optimize product structure, develop new markets, increase revenue for faster and better development according to market demand to become the leader in the domestic mining machinery industry.

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Friday, August 24, 2012

Chinese House Prices Officially Rise ? Intervention Imminent?

Chinese House Prices Officially Rise – Intervention Imminent?

After several months of sporadic reports indicating that Chinese property prices may be going back up, and intense debate over how the government would react, in July it begins to look even more like we will very soon find out the answer to the latter.

This is because the government house price data is now coming in positive. According to the National Bureau of Statistics Chinese house prices grew by an average 0.1% in July, following a similarly small growth in the previous month leaving prices 1.5% down on the year. The index also found prices up in 49 out of 70 cities in July, compared to 25 out of 70 cities in June.

"A new trend does appear to be materializing as home prices continue on an upward trajectory after the Chinese government began to loosen certain levers to address concerns around a slowing economy," Mark Budden, China area leader at consultancy EC Harris, said in a note after the data.

"It's still a little premature to label the slowdown over as certain macro-economic factors could yet threaten this recovery and, if the market does begin to heat up again, the central government is likely to step in to curb speculation," he added.

The central government has made no bones about the fact that it is not ready to see prices growing again yet, and most analysts are in agreement that it will step in with new cooling measures if prices begin to see any real growth. Some are hopeful that the slowdown in the wider economy will prevent Beijing from clamping its jaws back around the property market, but the government statements continue to show real iron behind keeping property prices going down. We will probably find out soon enough.

*This page is provided for information purposes only and should not be construed as offering advice. IPIN is not licensed to give financial advice and all information provided by IPIN regarding real estate should never be treated as specific advice or regulations. This is standard practice with property investment companies as the purchase of property as an investment is not regulated by the UK or other Financial Services Authorities.

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AdWatch: Clinton hits GOP tax cuts, deregulation

(AP) ? Title: "Clear Choice"

Length: 30 seconds.

AIRING: In New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, Nevada.

KEY IMAGES: Former President Bill Clinton tells voters that there's a clear choice in the coming election. President Barack Obama is planning to enhance employment by investing in "innovation, education and job training," he says. Without mentioning Obama's GOP rival Mitt Romney by name, Clinton says that the Republican plan is to cut taxes for the wealthy and roll back regulations. "That's what got us in trouble in the first place," Clinton says.

Clinton concludes by saying that rebuilding America only works if there is a strong middle class. "That's what happened when I was president. We need to keep going with his plan."

ANALYSIS: The Clinton presidency was marked by low unemployment, declining poverty rates and strong economic growth. In the latest Obama campaign ad, Clinton seeks to not only remind voters of those good times but to make the case that the country is more likely to prosper under Obama than under Romney.

Clinton also seeks to blame Republicans for the global financial crisis that rocked the country during President George W. Bush's final 18 months in office and at the beginning of Obama's term. Economists have myriad theories for what contributed to the Great Recession. They frequently mention financial deregulation as a contributing factor, but it's rare for them to cite the Bush-era tax cuts as a primary driver of a crisis that had its roots in lax lending standards and risky bank investments.

Romney has indeed called for cutting income tax rates, but he is proposing 20 percent rate cuts for everyone ? not just the wealthiest. He also would eliminate taxes paid on capital gains and dividends for those with incomes below $200,000.

Clinton left office with favorability ratings in the mid-60s. Both camps are trying to incorporate that good will for the former president into their campaigns. Romney recently aired an ad showing Clinton signing legislation that overhauled the nation's welfare programs. He is accusing Obama of eroding the legislation's work requirements and indirectly trying to make the case that Obama is no Clinton when it comes to working with Republicans to achieve results.

The new ad is the Obama campaign's attempt to dispel for voters any confusion about which candidate Clinton thinks would be best for the economy.

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Indirect Giving Can Provide Tax Savings | Augulis Law Firm

Aug 24, 2012 ?/? By: Alan Augulis, Estate Planning Attorney ?/? Category: Estate Planning, Taxes

It is sometimes said that no good deed goes unpunished and this would seem to apply to gift giving in the United States. We have a federal gift tax that is unified with the estate tax. So, any gifts that you give that exceed the lifetime exclusion that is afforded to you are taxable at a rate of 35% in 2012. If this was not enough, next year the rate goes up to 55%.

If your resources do exceed the exclusion amount you may want to look for ways to transfer assets to people who would someday be inheriting them free of taxation. This can be done in an indirect manner by giving educational and medical gifts.

The IRS does not impose a tax if you pay the tuition bills of students as a gift. Using this exemption you cannot pay for books and fees and you can?t give the money to the student; it must be paid directly to the institution.

You can also pay medical bills for others as a gift free of taxation. In addition to paying for treatment you could also purchase health care insurance for someone else and this gift would be tax-free as well.

The best way to respond to potential estate tax exposure is to sit down and discuss your situation with a licensed and experienced Somerset County NJ estate planning lawyer. Your attorney will evaluate your financial situation, gain an understanding of your wishes, and apprise you of your options with regard to the appropriate tax efficiency strategies.

The Augulis Law Firm is a member of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys.

Source: http://www.augulislawfirm.com/blog/estate-planning/indirect-giving-provide-tax-savings/

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

This Is Why AT&T's Latest D... - Business Insider

In a followup to last week's announcement that it won't let iPhone owners use FaceTime over a 3G/4G cellular connection without signing up for a shared data plan first, AT&T responded to complaints this morning that the move may violate FCC net neutrality rules.

AT&T says it's not breaking FCC rules because FaceTime comes preinstalled on iPhones. The company claims the FCC rule in question only applies to apps you download to your device. (There are several third-party apps for iPhone such as Skype and ooVoo that let you video chat using a cellular data connection).

I'm not going to pretend to be an expert in net neutrality and FCC rules. I'm sure AT&T is smart enough not to break the law. (I know many of you who are a lot smarter than me may disagree, so feel free to explain why in the comments below).

The problem is AT&T is restricting a hot feature on the most popular phone on the planet in a move that seems designed to push people towards the more expensive shared data plans that go into effect starting this month.

Since AT&T killed off its unlimited data plan more than a year ago, you can only buy tiered plans where you get a certain amount of data usage per month. If you go over, AT&T slaps you with a charge for an additional GB of data for the month. And that's fine! I understand bandwidth can be limited, and it makes sense to charge people to use it.

What doesn't make sense is telling customers?how they can use the data they bought.?

For a lot of people, it's going to be more expensive to switch to a mobile share plan from the normal individual tiered plans. That's because AT&T structures its shared plans so you can buy a block of data to use each month and split the usage among all your devices. It's not a good deal if you're not a heavy data user or just have one smartphone on your plan.

Now are the mobile share plans more expensive for?everyone? No. If you have a lot of smartphones, hotspots, and tablets that use AT&T's data connection, then it probably makes financial sense for you to get on board.?

But that doesn't apply to a lot of AT&T customers. For individuals, you're forced to either live without Apple's FaceTime over cellular or pay more for the privilege to use it.

Simply put, this a dumb, sneaky move by AT&T, especially since its competitor?Sprint won't limit how customers use FaceTime over cellular. Verizon hasn't come out with a statement on the issue, but based on the way it structures its data plans now, you shouldn't have a problem using FaceTime over cellular. Even more embarrassing for AT&T:?T-Mobile announced this morning that it's going to offer customers unlimited 4G data plans. No slowdowns. No data caps. Just unlimited data usage like we enjoyed in the good old days.

It's a dangerous, slippery slope to limit smartphone features on a device just because a customer doesn't sign up for the most expensive data plan. If you buy data, it should be your data to use as you want.

Unfortunately for AT&T customers, that's not your carrier's policy.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-problem-with-att-blocking-facetime-over-3g-2012-8

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Romney raising cash from traditionally Dem cities

(AP) ? Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who is out-fundraising President Barack Obama by impressive margins, is attracting thousands of donors this summer from traditionally Democratic areas of the United States, collecting millions of dollars in even progressive communities from New York to Los Angeles, according to an analysis by The Associated Press of new campaign data.

Donors from tony neighborhoods of Manhattan to even the famously liberal Castro neighborhood in San Francisco helped Romney and the GOP outraise Obama by more than $25 million in July, beating him and the Democratic Party in contributions for a third consecutive month, the AP analysis showed.

Romney collected at least $630,000 by mid-summer from New York City, the home to major Romney fundraiser and New York Jets owner Woody Johnson. More than $100,000 of that came from investment bankers, who have cooled to Obama since he supported tougher regulations for Wall Street following the financial meltdown and housing crisis in recent years.

More than 2,000 miles away on the West Coast, Romney collected at least $350,000 since June in the San Francisco Bay Area alone, with average contributions of $400 apiece. The Bay Area is also the home of Dick Boyce, a former partner of Romney's at Bain Capital and a GOP super PAC donor who is active in fundraising for Romney this election.

The money race has become a critical bellwether in the presidential campaign, which is expected to cost more than $1 billion. Obama is not only losing the money race but also is being outspent on the airwaves, thanks to millions of dollars in ads from independent "super" political committees funded by wealthy donors who oppose Obama and his policies.

Romney and the Republican Party are also making financial inroads in traditionally liberal cities across the nation, including Austin, Texas, and Obama's hometown of Chicago. These include small and large contributions, from $200 to the maximum $30,800 allowed under federal law to political parties each year.

In Denver, the home of the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Romney supporters this summer contributed more than $400,000 ? enough to pay rent, utilities and staff for a campaign field office. And in Philadelphia, where Obama handily beat McCain four years ago, Romney took in more than $250,000 since early June.

Romney's campaign has made a furious effort in recent months to step up its fundraising against Obama, who came to office four years ago with a fundraising operation that brought in a record-breaking $750 million for his election. Romney's campaign set an ambitious goal earlier this year of more than $100 million by summer's end with a goal of $800 million by November.

But now, Obama and his advisors publicly acknowledge the president will likely be outspent by November. Romney and the GOP reported a combined $101 million in fundraising last month, while Obama and the Democrats together said they raised $75 million.

Romney supporters have pointed to a withered economy and have said failed promises are driving contributions to the former Massachusetts governor's campaign for the last two months. A Florida donor for Romney, who raised $10,000 alone at a lunch this week, said donors represented to him they are mostly upset with the economy or are business owners unhappy with regulations. The donor spoke on condition of anonymity because he's not allowed to speak for the campaign.

The AP's analysis mapped addresses of a quarter-million donors to the GOP or Romney's presidential campaign. It then cross-referenced those records with traditionally Democratic city or metro area boundaries and examined ZIP codes for which donors have seldom, if ever, contributed to the Republican candidate.

The analysis excluded supporters who gave fewer than $200 because, under federal law, campaigns aren't required to disclose details about such small contributions. High-dollar donors have been essential to Romney's election effort, unlike Obama, who relies on a greater share of smaller checks.

The Democratic National Committee and Obama both spent more than they took in last month as the president expanded his campaign operations and purchased millions of dollars in television advertising to compete with rival Mitt Romney and millions of dollars in super PAC ads working in his favor.

To be sure, while Romney for now has a significant financial advantage, he is trailing Obama in terms of paid staffers who in part coordinate the campaign's ground operations. The new finance reports show Obama's campaign paid about 800 staffers around the nation ? not counting volunteers ? while Romney had fewer than half that number.

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