Friday, November 30, 2012

George Zimmerman now selling his autograph to help with living ...

So perhaps yesterday you were all ?Whatever, Robyn. My mom already has a jar of Glenn Beck?s urine. She keeps it on the same shelf as her Precious Moments figurines, right below her Thomas Kinkade and Anne Geddes prints.? That is fine. Today I offer you a new choice in horrible things you or a loved one could possibly own if either of you happened to be the worst ever? the autograph of George Zimmerman! You know, the guy who ?stood his ground? and refused to be intimidated by a young, skittle-eating whippersnapper, and thus shot him for no apparent reason! I imagine you could display it in your Murderabilia Room, right next to John Wayne Gacy?s clown paintings and that Unabomber hoodie you bought on an internet auction last year.

It?s true. Zimmerman?s Defense Fund is basically selling the dude?s autograph for ?donations?- in the form of personally signed thank you card- with the money to go to his ?living expenses and legal costs?. Which is just pretty icky in a ?don?t any Son of Sam laws kind of forbid this?? kind of way. See?

?The New George Zimmerman Defense Fund, at George?s request, will begin sending Thank You Cards to people who have contributed to the Defense Fund. Each card will be personaly [sic] signed by George. The identity of all donors will continue to be kept strictly confidential, and the envelope of the Thank You Cards will not have any reference to Mr. Zimmerman or the O?Mara Law Group.?

Apparently even Zimmerman, who is awaiting a second degree murder trial for the shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin, must be aware that he is not anyone someone would want to be publicly associated with.

Also, in case you were thinking about it, it probably won?t be ?worth a lot later?. I tried to search on Ebay for something similar, and all I got was that both a letter from Vincent Bugliosi (Charles Manson?s attorney) and an autographed poster of Angela Lansbury during her ?Murder She Wrote? days?both were worth about $180 each. Meh.

Source: http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/191621/george-zimmerman-now-selling-his-autograph-to-help-with-living-and-legal-expenses/

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Chevy Volt tops most-loved car survey again

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General Motors'?Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car topped Consumer Reports' annual owner-satisfaction survey for the second straight year.?

Ninety-two percent of Volt owners surveyed by the influential consumer magazine said they would definitely buy the Volt again, earning the electric car the top ranking. Last year, 93 percent of respondents said they would buy the car again.?

"The Volt's two-year reign at the top of our satisfaction survey points to the continuing trend of owners' enthusiasm for cars that are fuel-efficient, especially as we see more and more hybrid and electric models hitting the market," Consumer Reports' auto editor, Rik Paul, said in a statement.?

The Volt, introduced in late 2010, has struggled with early soft sales, criticism from opponents of federal green-car tax credits, and a 2011 government probe of Volt battery fires that found no major problems.?

Nevertheless, the Volt, which sells for just under $40,000 before a $7,500 federal tax credit, has a devoted following among those who brag about avoiding gas stations. The car can travel about 40 miles on an electric charge before the gasoline-powered engine kicks in for additional driving range.?

In addition to the Volt, other fuel-efficient models that scored well in the Consumer Reports survey included the Toyota Camry Hybrid, Prius and Prius C, and the Nissan Leaf all-electric car.?

On the other end of the spectrum, the redesigned Nissan Versa small car had the lowest score, with fewer than half of its owners saying they would definitely buy it again. Other low scorers included the V6-engine versions of GM's Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks, and the Nissan Armada, Suzuki SX4 and Mitsubishi Outlander SUVs.?

Consumer Reports said its survey received responses from owners of almost 350,000 vehicles spanning the 2010-2013 model years.?

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/chevy-volt-tops-most-loved-car-survey-again-1C7316742

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Health and Fitness Talk ? Strep Throat

by Kimberly Allen, RN

Strep throat is one of those conditions that is more prevelant during?the winter but can occur at any time.? Not all sore throats ore strep?throat, most are viral infections.? Though you can contract strep?throat at any age it is most common in children and teens between 5-15?years of age.? Strep throat affects both boys and girls equally.?There are over 600 million cases of strep throat diagnosed worldwide?with at least 11 million people in the US being diagnosed with strep?throat every year.? Where 37% of children between the ages of 5-15?with a?sore throat?have strep throat it usually affects only about?15% of adults with a sore throat.

Strep throat is caused by group A streptococcus bacteria and is highly?contagious.? The most common method of transmission is through air?borne droplets.? Which means if you are living in or working in close?proximity to someone that is infected with strep chances are you?re?going to get it too.? Day care centers and schools are the most common?places where the strep bacteria spread.

Symptoms of strep throat usually manifest between 1-4 days after?becoming infected.? The symptoms of strep throat mimic those of other?sore throat conditions, however, they tend to be more severe.? You or?your child will develop a fever above101F that may develop suddenly or?develop slowly, chills may or may not accompany the fever.? Most?people especially children complain of a sore throat that may be?severe enough to interfere with swallowing.? If you look at your?child?s throat you will usually see red and white patches in the throat?and the tonsils are usually enlarged and red.? You may notice that you?or your child have swollen and/or tender lymph glands in the neck.?Most people also experience a general feeling of malaise and fatigue?with a poor appetite, headache and stomach ache.? Young children may?also experience nausea and vomiting.

Strep throat is diagnosed by the Dr taking a throat culture.? The Dr?or lab technician will take a cotton swab and wipe the back of your?child?s throat and culture it in the lab which takes approximately 48?hours.? In some cases your Dr may request a rapid antigen test on the?swab sample which can determine if there is strep bacteria present in?minutes.? However, these tests can miss some strep infections so if it?comes out negative frequently the Dr will also have a culture done to?verify the results.

The treatment of choice for strep throat is antibiotic therapy.? In?most casess the Dr will prescribe oral amoxicillin, however, in young?children that are having a very difficult time swallowing the Dr may?give an in jection of penicillin.? For people that are allergic to?penicillin the Dr will prescribe a different antibiotic like keflex or?erythromycin.? The Dr will determine the length of time you or your?child need to take antibiotics.? The most common problem with?antibiotic therapy is that once you feel better many people either?forget to take them or just stop taking them.? It?s important to?always complete any course of antibiotics your Dr prescribes or the?infection can return and increase the potential for serious?complications.

The best way to prevent strep throat isto practice good hand washing?and to teach children todo the same.? Either use warm soap and water?when available or an alcohol based hand sanitizer.? Always cover your?mouth using the crook of your elbow and teach children to do the same.?Should you or your child have strep throat do not share drinking?glasses or utensils with anyone and always wash them with hot soapy?water.

Kimberly Allen is a registered nurse with an AND in nursing. She has worked in ACF, LCF and psychiatric facilities, although she spent most of her career as a home health expert. She is now a regular contributor to HealthAndFitnessTalk.com, dispensing advice and knowledge about medical issues and questions. You can reach her with any comments or questions at? mussatti3@gmail.com.

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Officials: ?Event? has occurred at giant sinkhole ? Surface appears covered in thick black oil (VIDEO)

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Report Copyright ViolationOfficials: ?Event? has occurred at giant sinkhole ? Surface appears covered in thick black oil (VIDEO)An event occurred at the sinkhole around 11:30 pm today which is being considered as a ?burp?. Vegetative debris and hydrocarbons came up from below the sinkhole. A few trees in the southwest corner did fall in however most of the debris came from below the sinkhole. Texas Brine removed all crews from the sinkhole and is checking the boom surrounding the area to make sure everything is in tact.
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do nothing dange

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praaaayeeerrrr amen to that!

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Report Copyright ViolationRe: Officials: ?Event? has occurred at giant sinkhole ? Surface appears covered in thick black oil (VIDEO)The helicorders have been showing activity all day down there.

1200 [link to folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu]
0000 [link to folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu]

Ours in southeast Texas have also been showing a steady movement as if something is flowing down under. hiding

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Report Copyright ViolationRe: Officials: ?Event? has occurred at giant sinkhole ? Surface appears covered in thick black oil (VIDEO)"An event occurred at the sinkhole around 11:30 pm today which is being considered as a ?burp?. Vegetative debris and hydrocarbons came up from below the sinkhole. A few trees in the southwest corner did fall in however most of the debris came from below the sinkhole. Texas Brine removed all crews from the sinkhole and is checking the boom surrounding the area to make sure everything is in tact."

so we have a swamp fart

so what

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Report Copyright ViolationRe: Officials: ?Event? has occurred at giant sinkhole ? Surface appears covered in thick black oil (VIDEO)I hope with all my heart that the people of that area stay safe... My heart goes out to them as they deal with issue after issue in that area.

:do nothing dange:

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Are you one of the ones doing something or is that just a cute pic for all of your friends to agree with you?

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do nothing dange

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Oh my . . . that . . . is . . . such . . . a sad photo.

verysad

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Wow, that chart is active. I've never heard of Hockley.

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:do nothing dange:

?Quoting: my2centsworth

Are you one of the ones doing something or is that just a cute pic for all of your friends to agree with you?

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jerkit

So......Just what EXACTLY are YOU doing to help so we might follow your lead?
Or are you just some asshole with an attitude problem?

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:do nothing dange:

?Quoting: my2centsworth

Ironic caption for that picture... so instead of grabbing that dog and taking him to shelter and food, someone just took a picture of it.

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The birth of a new Caldera just wait till the blowout.

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:do nothing dange:

?Quoting: my2centsworth

Ironic caption for that picture... so instead of grabbing that dog and taking him to shelter and food, someone just took a picture of it.

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Judge not. But do pray.

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Report Copyright ViolationRe: Officials: ?Event? has occurred at giant sinkhole ? Surface appears covered in thick black oil (VIDEO)Get out of there. The next event could be the Big One. A Burp thats polite for a total collaspe and rupture of the bowels of the Earth. That sinkhole is thousands of feet deep. Thats why there is H2S present. Thats why they won't disclose the percentage of H2S.

This is the last time I will say get the fuck out of there. Get far away. Get at least 200 miles away. The whole coast has destabilized. My family is on there way home and they were 350km away from that mess. Thats just the tip of the iceberg. Its more than just a sinkhole. Way more.

Leave the area and get off the coast. LOOK AROUND THE WORLD. Look at everything going on and then you will understand what I'm saying.

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:do nothing dange:

?Quoting: my2centsworth

Are you one of the ones doing something or is that just a cute pic for all of your friends to agree with you?

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jerkit

So......Just what EXACTLY are YOU doing to help so we might follow your lead?
Or are you just some asshole with an attitude problem?

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Compassion, without action, is irrelevant.

/me

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do nothing dange

?Quoting: my2centsworth

Ironic caption for that picture... so instead of grabbing that dog and taking him to shelter and food, someone just took a picture of it.

?Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28621514

Judge not. But do pray.

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Praying is what people say when they don't want to do anything at all. It makes the person feel good - but nothing more.

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AC 20025513 posted: " Leave the area and get off the coast.

LOOK AROUND THE WORLD. Look at everything going on and
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Report Copyright ViolationRe: Officials: ?Event? has occurred at giant sinkhole ? Surface appears covered in thick black oil (VIDEO)Get out of there. The next event could be the Big One. A Burp thats polite for a total collaspe and rupture of the bowels of the Earth. That sinkhole is thousands of feet deep. Thats why there is H2S present. Thats why they won't disclose the percentage of H2S.

This is the last time I will say get the fuck out of there. Get far away. Get at least 200 miles away. The whole coast has destabilized. My family is on there way home and they were 350km away from that mess. Thats just the tip of the iceberg. Its more than just a sinkhole. Way more.

Leave the area and get off the coast. LOOK AROUND THE WORLD. Look at everything going on and then you will understand what I'm saying.

?Quoting: Anonymous Coward 20025513

There is absolutely nothing that indicates anything major is going on down there. Sinkholes are a dime a dozen. This one is no different. The whole coast isn't going anywhere. A huge disaster is not unfolding.

Stop scaring people

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:do nothing dange:

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that is the quote of our lifetime.

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Report Copyright ViolationRe: Officials: ?Event? has occurred at giant sinkhole ? Surface appears covered in thick black oil (VIDEO)The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

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does that sound right to you?

don't forget about that explosion in Minden..

Reports of meteor.. was believed to be a meteor for a lot of hours and then they said it was a bunker explosion..

....

does that sound about right?

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Report Copyright ViolationRe: Officials: ?Event? has occurred at giant sinkhole ? Surface appears covered in thick black oil (VIDEO)Get out of there. The next event could be the Big One. A Burp thats polite for a total collaspe and rupture of the bowels of the Earth. That sinkhole is thousands of feet deep. Thats why there is H2S present. Thats why they won't disclose the percentage of H2S.

This is the last time I will say get the fuck out of there. Get far away. Get at least 200 miles away. The whole coast has destabilized. My family is on there way home and they were 350km away from that mess. Thats just the tip of the iceberg. Its more than just a sinkhole. Way more.

Leave the area and get off the coast. LOOK AROUND THE WORLD. Look at everything going on and then you will understand what I'm saying.

?Quoting: Anonymous Coward 20025513

You're being very cryptic - explain what you think is happening and how what's happening in the rest of the world has anything to do with it, please. I don't disagree nor am I looking to prove you wrong, just looking for why you feel this way.

Thanks!

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does that sound right to you?

don't forget about that explosion in Minden..

Reports of meteor.. was believed to be a meteor for a lot of hours and then they said it was a bunker explosion..

....

does that sound about right?

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Oh shit.

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Report Copyright ViolationRe: Officials: ?Event? has occurred at giant sinkhole ? Surface appears covered in thick black oil (VIDEO)Get out of there. The next event could be the Big One. A Burp thats polite for a total collaspe and rupture of the bowels of the Earth. That sinkhole is thousands of feet deep. Thats why there is H2S present. Thats why they won't disclose the percentage of H2S.

This is the last time I will say get the fuck out of there. Get far away. Get at least 200 miles away. The whole coast has destabilized. My family is on there way home and they were 350km away from that mess. Thats just the tip of the iceberg. Its more than just a sinkhole. Way more.

Leave the area and get off the coast. LOOK AROUND THE WORLD. Look at everything going on and then you will understand what I'm saying.

?Quoting: Anonymous Coward 20025513

You're being very cryptic - explain what you think is happening and how what's happening in the rest of the world has anything to do with it, please. I don't disagree nor am I looking to prove you wrong, just looking for why you feel this way.

Thanks!

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The Sea Bed has fractured. The pressure under the Sea Bed and under the Land mass has increased. H2S comes from deep deep places. This is not somthing that has accumulated. Thats why they plugged the relief well off. They can't control it. Thats why there is a Expert seimologist on site right now watching and monitoring things. He himself is in charge of also monitoring the NEW MADRID. It was in the paper who he is. When he leaves you leave. Do you understand now.

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Tablets 2012: Even with competition, iPad hangs onto crown

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Non-iPads from Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others are flooding the market, bringing more diverse experiences, often at better prices than the iPad and its little sibling, the iPad Mini.

Doesn?t matter. Odds are, you?ll still ask Santa for an Apple tablet. And new research suggests Apple iPads large and small will dominate this rapidly growing business, at least through 2013.

OK OK, you're thinking, "Thanks for the newsflash, fanboy." But seriously, in a universe where shoppers operate on cold logic and ever-tightening budgets, the iPad should fall under the wheels of Android any minute now, the same thing that happened with smartphones. So how does Apple maintain its grip?

It's not design or ease of use. Although they surely contribute to customer loyalty, they're not enormous differentiators any more. (Don?t believe me? Ask Apple?s patent lawyers.)

So what?s the answer? Tablets aren?t smartphones and they?re not PCs. While the Android camp waited for a bounce?from the successful phone business, and Microsoft and the computer vendors groped for a bridge between PCs and tablets, Apple made this middle ground the iPad's kingdom.

Heated competition
In the fall of 2011, when Amazon and Barnes & Noble axed their tablet prices down to under $200, Apple held its $499 starting point.

Logic suggested that the iPad would lose its lead, or at least, its majority. The non-Apple upstarts did see spikes in shipments over the 2011 holiday quarter, according to NPD DisplaySearch, a top global research firm. But by mid-2012, Apple was once again shipping over two thirds of the world?s tablets.

This fall, the non-iPads redoubled their attack. Asus and Samsung teamed up with Google to create Nexus-branded 7-inch and 10-inch tablets (respectively). Amazon multiplied its Kindle Fire by three, and dropped the entry-level 7-inch tablet's price down to $159. Barnes & Noble launched a video service and put out a 9-inch tablet at the unheard-of price of $269.

Meanwhile, Microsoft, the sleeping giant, finally addressed the bite iPad is taking out of PC sales by launching its own tablet. Or is it a PC? Whatever it is ? and believe me, the debate still rages ? the $499 Surface RT with its clever keyboard add-on and its full version of Microsoft Office was built to challenge the notion that an iPad can satisfy most computerly needs.

Apple's response to the increased competition made sense ... sort of. It jacked up the specs on its flagship 9.7-inch tablet, and addressed the growing interest in 7-inch tablets by popping out the iPad Mini, a 7.9-inch model. But Apple priced the Mini at $329 ? well above devices from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Google. And the screen on the Mini doesn't measure up, resolution-wise, to those same cheaper competitors.

Again, doesn?t matter.

Apple ? or at least, the 9.7-inch and 7.9-inch displays unique to Apple ? will account for two thirds of tablets shipped through 2013, according to a forecast from NPD DisplaySearch, which uses research from over 140 display component manufacturers around the globe.

A recent study from Nielsen tells a similar story, at least for kids writing letters to Santa. Nearly half of surveyed U.S. kids between the ages of 6 and 12 want an iPad, and 36 percent want an iPad Mini. Even respondents age 13 and up said the iPad was No. 1. (While a ?Tablet computer other than iPad? also rated relatively highly, the only specific non-iPad to reach double-digit demand in either survey was the Kindle Fire.)

What tablets aren?t
Unlike smartphones, there is no inherent reason to buy a tablet. (Don?t kid yourself.) People must rationalize their $499 iPad purchase, and here's how they do it: "We just need something to use in the family room and kitchen," or "We just need something to take on trips," or "We just need an extra computer for the kids."

Most if not all tablet households already have a PC, so people don't need to use an iPad to set up their routers, archive their photos or whatever else a full-blown PC might be especially good for. What an iPad does is fulfill the needs of a secondary computer, without the hassle.

While tablets can replace PCs, they aren't PCs, and thank God for that.

Even in the business world, this PC replacement is gaining momentum. This past week, Barclays Bank made news by buying 8,500 iPads for use in branches, what is being called the biggest purchase of the tablets by a financial services firm.

"On the business side ??and on the consumer side ? it's about the apps,? says Paul Semenza, senior vice president of?analyst services for NPD?DisplaySearch, whose firm has identified that tablets are eating into PC sales. Enterprise-focused apps by the likes of Salesforce, Cisco and Oracle mean that an iPad can provide a convenient way to do highly specialized work quickly on a touchscreen, "rather than having to crack open the notebook."

In confirming the iPad as ?winner and still champ,? Consumer Reports? Jeffrey Fox also cites apps: "With dozens of Android-based models nipping at its heels, the iPad managed to not only hold its own, but up the ante for performance. When you add to that the breadth and quality of its apps, the iPad is still the tablet to beat."

Apple?s commanding lead in tablet-friendly apps ? over 275,000 built specifically for the iPad?s larger screens, versus the underwhelming handful?of tablet-specific apps?available in the?Google Play store ? helps keep it on top. A key reason for the App Store?s initial success is that Apple has its customers trained to spend money, something Google has never really been able to do. When developers release iPad apps, they expect to get paid by the download; to spend time and money bringing the same app to another platform, they must first calculate the risks and rewards.

This can be a vicious circle: If nobody's paying for Android tablet?apps, new ones won't be quick to show up, and then nobody will buy the tablets ... because of a lack of apps. Google has revamped its Google Play store, combining apps with movies and music, in?the hope that at least some customers would?start paying for some content.

Engage!
But there's more to it than just numbers: There?s increasing evidence that iOS users are far more engaged than Android users. NetMarketShare data reported in Fortune last June say that the share of mobile Internet usage for iOS had reached 62 percent, while the far greater population of Android devices hadn?t quite reached 20 percent.

A fresh study by IBM takes it further: Nearly 10 percent of all online shopping over Black Friday was done on iPads, beating "any other tablet or smartphone," says the tech firm. iPhones made up 8.7 percent, while Android was down at 5.5 percent. The so-called ?iPad Factor? is even more pronounced when compared to other tablets: It represented 88.3 percent of tablet online shopping, followed by the Barnes & Noble Nook at 3.1 percent, Amazon Kindle at 2.4 percent and the Samsung Galaxy at 1.8 percent, says IBM's press release.

And that's why makers of Android tablets should be afraid, because when it comes to tablets, the desire for engagement must precede the tablet purchase.

Amazon and Barnes & Noble have had more luck than other non-Apple tablets in grabbing market share, at least in short bursts, because their tablets come with a built-in sales argument: Buy this to enjoy books and videos to your heart's content.

Amazon has the added advantage of customers who spend so frequently that they keep their credit cards on file, and enough revenues that it can sell tablets at cost, hoping to see profits through media sales.

But while the $70-per-year Amazon Prime video service is nice, its library is not as nice as the omnipresent Netflix's, and the service itself has a large base of customers who signed up for shipping perks, not streaming TV shows.

Most importantly, Amazon makes most of its digital products available on competing iPads, too. The customer's dilemma becomes: "Do I go cheap and get an Amazon-focused experience? Or do I spend more for a broader platform that includes Amazon's services and a lot more?" Apple may push its own services pretty hard, but the flowering of the App Store means that the iPad has become a crossroads of Internet experiences.

All of these factors mean that the iPad,?this expensive-ish not-quite-a-PC that was laughed at when it launched in 2010,?will hold onto its crown for the foreseeable future, as alternatives continue to scramble for relevance. In the smartphone world, someone shopping for an iPhone may well settle for a cheaper Android phone. Yet when it comes to tablets, someone who decides not to buy an iPad may simply choose nothing at all.

Wilson Rothman is the Technology & Science?editor at NBC News Digital. Catch up with him on Twitter at @wjrothman, and join our conversation on Facebook.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Dredging Today ? Sevenson's Project Finalist for American Society ...

Sevenson's Project Finalist for American Society of Civil Engineers Award

Faced with a landfill nearing capacity, the Delaware Solid Waste Authority awarded a contract to Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc. of Niagara Falls to construct a mechanically stabilized earth berm that is being recognized for its innovative design.

Sevenson was the prime contractor on the Cherry Island Landfill Vertical Expansion Project in Wilmington, Del., one of five finalists for the American Society of Civil Engineers? 2012 award for Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement.

?This was one of the most demanding projects of its kind ever undertaken,? said Dave Santarosa, Sevenson?s project manager. ?Installing more than 81,000 prefabricated drains, implementing advanced monitoring systems and moving more than two million cubic yards of engineered fill was a demanding, 48 month undertaking. We couldn?t have done it without an incredible project team, which demonstrated its commitment, dedication and know-how to this challenging project.?

Installation of a wick drain system and berm construction increased the foundation strength of the landfill from 200 pounds per square foot to 3,200 pounds per square foot. ?That engineering solution saved more than $159 million based on the original design, increased landfill capacity by 20.7 million cubic yards and extended the life of the landfill by about 20 years,? said the president and CEO of Sevenson Environmental, Michael E. Elia

Sevenson?s team installed a storm water management system to accommodate settlement that took place during construction of the berm, including reinforced concrete pipes, manholes and pump stations. Temporary electrical, mechanical and communication systems were installed to operate the existing temporary leachate transmission system. Sevenson safely worked over 350,000 man hours on the project.

The ASCE praised the project, saying, ?Completion of this project represents a significant engineering achievement in view of the size of the mechanically stabilized earth berm, the depth of the layer of very soft soils over which the berm was constructed, and the unconventional design methodology.?

Press Release, November 27, 2012

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Texas Out To Seize Warren Jeffs' Polygamist Ranch ? CBS Dallas ...

AUSTIN (AP) ? Texas wants to take ownership of Warren Jeffs? polygamist ranch where the convicted sect leader and his followers sexually assaulted children, state prosecutors said Wednesday.

The Texas attorney general?s office filed a seizure warrant in rural Schleicher County on Wednesday. A judge will determine whether the state can take control of the 1,600-acre property owned by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Jerry Strickland, a spokesman for the attorney general?s office, said the court filings do not mean FLDS members still living at the Yearning for Zion Ranch must immediately leave.

He said the warrant instead begins the final chapter in the state?s five-year prosecution against sect?s indicted leaders and followers.

?This is simply the next step,? Strickland said.

Strickland said it was too early to speculate what the state would do with the property if given ownership.

It?s unknown how many families are still living at the ranch in Eldorado, located about 200 miles west of San Antonio.

Jeffs was convicted last year of sexually assaulting two of his underage brides. Prosecutors used DNA evidence to show he fathered a child with a 15-year-old girl prosecutors say he took as one of his spiritual wives. Jeffs is serving life in prison in Texas but has continued to try and continue to lead his church while serving his sentence.

Earlier this year, a new 100-foot concrete tower at a ranch was torn down by FLDS members.

In the four years since Texas authorities swarmed the ranch, state prosecutors have spent more than $4.5 million racking up swift convictions against him and 10 loyal followers on child sex and bigamy charges, according to state records.

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Coal Is Doomed

Greenpeace activists burn a symbol of carbon dioxide as they demonstrate in 2008 in front of the Klingenberg power plant in Berlin.

Greenpeace activists burn a symbol of carbon dioxide during a 2008 demonstration

Photo by Theo Heimann/AFP/Getty Images.

Imagine I hand you the keys to an Apple Store.?

It's a big one, a warehouse-like, multiacre affair running floor-to-ceiling with Apple products in tightly packed rows. And it's yours to do with what you want.

Obviously, you'd sell everything. And within an hour, you'd be making money hand over fist. You'd have some costs?staff, bags, whatever?but nothing big. Customers would be lined up out the door. Even if I charged you a $5 fee for every device you sold, it's a spectacular deal.

After a while, though, things start to slow down, almost imperceptibly. You'd need more staff to pull items off shelves farther back in the store or closer to the ceiling. The hectic pace of extracting the right product would invariably lead to spills and clutter. More popular items like iPhone 5s would become harder to get to than things like first-generation iPads. But these are minor distractions.

Eventually, you start to sweat. You've given up your regular job to manage this massive moneymaker. It's taking you more and more time to find the products people want. It's not quite the cash cow it used to be. So I make a deal with you: If you find other Apple warehouses, I'll let you run those for the same fee. You dedicate staff to seeking out new stores, and you find some. But in each, the same problem repeats itself: a burst of high profits until products are harder to find.

Late one evening, the?New York Times?breaks a story revealing that the use of Apple products has been linked to serious, long-term health consequences. The effects are usually tiny, incremental but potentially serious; in very rare cases, they're suddenly fatal. There's some outcry, but the time lag and mental distance between use of the products and the health problems are great enough that most people ignore the link. The government promises to look into the problem, but in the interim, sales barely stumble at all.

But then you face a real problem. Something newer comes along. Better. Cheaper even than your bargain-basement prices, more popular, hipper. One day you're running an Apple Store. The next you are selling BlackBerry. Your customer base rapidly dries up. Customers in India and China are still eager to buy, but finding and shipping the products across the ocean proves harder than it looks.

You used to be the luckiest person in the world, blessed with the sweetest deal imaginable. Now, you run a string of stores in vacant malls with plummeting margins, unpopular products, and the looming specter that every BlackBerry you sell is the last nail in some poor fool's coffin.

You run, in short, a coal company. It is possible that there is a magic spell somewhere out in the world that can reverse the fortune of the coal industry. But the way things are going, that spell is buried deep underground where it's just far too expensive to get to. The American coal industry has key life-support mechanisms beeping by its bedside, but it's doomed.

That's difficult to deal with, particularly if you're the owner of a coal company. It's hard to deal with if you're a coal miner or live in a coal community. Coal has been so successful for so long, its halo of economic benefit so wide, that affection for coal is in some places religious. At tourist shops in West Virginia you can buy statuettes carved from coal, including crucifixes. Coal mines were once portals into the middle class. In the future they won't be.

The Apple Store analogy is the birth and decline of the coal industry in brief.

The good products are harder and more expensive to get to. After decades of extraction, rich seams of high-quality coal that run near the surface?have been exhausted. The Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration suggests that the United States?has enough coal reserves to last 239 years. In a breezy aside, it notes that "advancements in mining technologies have tended to compensate" for difficulties in extraction. "Mountaintop removal" mining is one such advancement. Coal companies simply blow apart the tops of hills instead of digging mine shafts, saving time and expense. (This haphazard process has?polluted more than one-fifth of streams in southern West Virginia.)

Other coal companies have turned to lower-quality coal, like?high-sulfur coal from Illinois, because the economic advantage of easy access to high-quality coal has vanished. Digging deeper and longer for higher-quality coal is not much cheaper than easily digging up lower-quality coal and running it through better "scrubbers," devices that remove the sulfur from emissions. Remember those scrubbers. We'll come back to them.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Honest Work At Home Business Opportunities To Make Maximum ...

Whenever you go to the Cisco page, you?ll shortly see where to enter your story in textual content form. I recommend that you just additionally script your story and shoot it with a webcam or digicam phone. Inspirational movies are the one of the largest-promoting genres on the Internet. This train can assist you get your feet wet. You never know what may occur-a motivational video may develop out of your script that creates a great video product on the market on the Internet.

Time Magazine?s 2006 Person of the Year was ?You.? Business Week did a report on ?The Power of Us.? Many centuries ago the Roman statesman Cicero said, ?If you happen to wish to persuade me, you will need to suppose my ideas, feel my feelings, and speak my words.? The more issues change, the extra they continue to be the same-connect with other individuals and you?ll never run out of concepts for nice video products to sell on the Internet.

The revolution in Internet video has been triggered by video sharing websites like YouTube, where beginner content material producers have the same energy to broadcast their products as main media corporations. Individual content material producers and Internet marketers are connected to potential clients as never before. ?Welcome to a community where anybody might be well-known,? says the voice over within the Cisco promotional campaign. ?Welcome to the Human Network.?

All right, so now you?re satisfied that you could create video merchandise for sale on the Internet, however you haven?t any ideas. Where do you get ideas for ideas that may be become video products that clients will need to pay cash for?

The perfect ideas come from your own experience. If you understand how to do one thing that can add value to someone?s life, you will have an idea for a video product that can generate an income stream on the Internet for many years. If in case you have ever solved a problem that vexes other folks, you?ve got the fabric for an inspirational or motivational video that may generate income again and again by means of your web site.

Suppose you build houses. Chances are you?ll wish to create a promotional video to persuade corporations and people to rent your services. This is the type of video product that you really want potential clients to entry freely at your website or blog. One other sort of product that may create a superb income supply is an academic video. As an independent contractor, you realize all of the ins and outs of the business. An academic video product geared toward teaching clients the whole lot they need to know before selecting a contractor and starting a construction venture can give folks worthwhile information that they?re keen to pay for. And of course the do-it-your self residence improvement market is likely one of the largest income producers within the United States.

Let?s take the instance of an impartial contractor one step farther. Each tip that you may current and package in a 15 to 30 minute ?how-to? video can generate a significant income stream that makes cash for you over an interval of a number of years.

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Lakad Pilipinas: PASAY CITY | Staycation at Microtel Mall of Asia

The Greece-Inspired Roof Deck of Microtel MOAI have been traveling almost non-stop the past few months and although I really love what I?m doing, being a travel junkie and all, it does get to you after a while. Constantly being on the road can be tiring.

And so when Microtel extended an invite for a mini vacation within the Metro, I didn?t even blink, I immediately grabbed the opportunity.

Microtel MOA FacadeI would be staycationing with a group of travelers; L of Anny?s Chocolate Skies, D of Tracking Treasures, C of Adventurous Feet, E of The Shade of Grey and J of The Backpack Chronicles. Relaxing with like-minded individuals would surely double the fun.

We entered the posh lobby of Microtel at five in the afternoon. Puffy white clouds sailing across Manila Bay were already being lit by the already setting sun. We immediately headed towards the roof deck of the hotel.

Sunset on the Roof Deck of Microtel MOAI was floored the moment we opened the door to the roof, it was as if I entered a warp zone into Santorini. Everything was painted in white; the floor, the trellises, the columns. The whites were offset by posh dark brown outdoor furniture which contrasts nicely with the theme. Potted palm trees and the panoramic view of the bay completed the illusion of Greece.

Microtel's Infinity Pool Looking Over Manila BayAt the center of the roof deck sits an infinity pool that looks out over the glimmering sea and the glittering lights of the city.

A couple lazily swam across the azure pool as the waning sun painted the heavens in contrasting shades of blues and oranges. I was almost tempted to jump in if not for our rooftop dinner (which I?ll tell you about on another post as it deserves its own article).

Mall of Asia's Fireworks Seen from the Roofdeck of MicrotelAfter watching the weekend fireworks lit the night sky, countless stories, non-stop picture taking of the food and being treated to one of the best dinner I?ve ever had. It was time to bed down for the night.

Microtel's Modern and Spacious RoomsWe were given rooms facing the city and the MOA Eye is clearly framed on the window. The room is spacious; two queen-sized beds, a vanity table and a closet leave more than enough space to run around in. And although the bed looks tempting, my favorite spot is the bay window.

Microtel's Clean and Modern Toilet and BathMost guests, especially the ladies, are particular when it comes to the toilet and bath and Microtel?s own wouldn?t disappoint. The fittings are modern, hot water is available and most importantly it is very very clean. The one thing I particularly like about it is their rain-type shower.

Early Evening at Microtel's Roof DeckI was planning on shooting the sunrise the next day but I guess Microtel?s comfort got the best of me. I overslept and got zero sunrise photos from the roof deck. Well, I guess I really got what I came here for, it is a staycation after all.MOA's The Eye from Microtel's Roof Deck

Microtel Mall of Asia
Address: Coral Way Ave. corner Seaside Boulevard
SM Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City
Telephone: (02) 403-3333 | (0917) 5905914
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Email: sales@microtel.ph
Website: http://www.microtel-manila.com/ppc/
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SPECIAL THANKS TO MICROTEL FOR SPONSORING MY OVERNIGHT STAY AT THEIR MALL OF ASIA BRANCH

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