Saturday, December 31, 2011

$3,995, 2001 Ford Escape F79161

Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2011 8:40 PM


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20 Content Marketing Ideas for 2012 - Small Business Trends

I know?just the phrase ?content marketing? is enough to instill fear in many small business owners. But why? As SMBs, we?re pros at using content as a way to attract customers and build word of mouth. We?ve been doing it our whole entrepreneurial careers! But we seem to forget this when the ?content marketing? term is brought into the discussion. However, the idea of leveraging content marketing as a lead generation strategy doesn?t have to intimidate you. There are virtually an endless supply of content marketing strategies at SMBs? fingertips.

Here, I?ll start you off with 20.

Below is just a handful (OK, a few handfuls) of content marketing ideas your business can implement and profit from in 2012.

  1. Create a free course on a topic related to your business and invite people in your neighborhood to attend. For example, if you?re a caterer, maybe it?s how to host the perfect dinner party. If you?re an accountant, maybe it?s on what you need to know before filing your taxes this year. Promote the event using both local print and online resources.
  2. Send out a direct mailing thanking your customers for their patronage in 2011 and sharing what you hope to bring them in 2012. Make sure you?re top of mind as the New Year hits.
  3. Compile your 20 best/most trafficked/most commented on blog posts into an ebook and offer them as a free download.
  4. Participate in industry-specific Q&A sites and help solve others problems. Don?t promote your business, but do include a link to your website in your profile so people can find it on their own should they be interested.
  5. Dedicate 30 minutes a week to commenting on relevant blogs to build relationships, get your name out there and create authority.
  6. Creating a buying guide related to your industry. If you sell a product, focus on the different specs, installation, uses, etc. If you offer a service, focus on the best questions to ask when evaluating a vendor, the different types of services, etc.
  7. Start an industry-specific Twitter chat. Invite guests to co-host with you.
  8. Put together an informative blog series (maybe three posts long) to capture traffic for a competitive keyword phrase show expertise in a particular area. Later, bundle the posts together and turn them into an ebook.
  9. Create a video interview series where you chat with influential people in your industry or community and post the videos on your website.
  10. Start an email newsletter.
  11. Host a weekly Google+ hangout to talk about timely issues and topics.
  12. Be a guest on a podcast.
  13. Get other local business owners together and hold a workshop on a hot issue in your industry. Or, get together with other business owners in different industries and talk about how you?ve used the Internet/Facebook/Twitter to increase business.
  14. Write guest posts for other blogs in your industry.
  15. Review products/services/books you like.
  16. Write case studies for your website. Promote them.
  17. Create a tool to help your community. If you?re a tax preparer, maybe it?s a deduction finder or a planning worksheet. If you?re a social media consultant, maybe it?s a list of Twitter conversation starters for people not sure how to jump in.
  18. Write a white paper detailing a specific issue affecting your industry, what it means and your take on it. Get other experts to share their opinions as well. Include them in the whitepaper.
  19. Speak at your local Chamber of Commerce. Create a PowerPoint presentation to go along with it and then post it on your website.
  20. Start a video grab bag series where you answer common questions on YouTube and post the videos on your blog.

See how easy that was? Twenty powerful ways to use content marketing to build awareness for your business. You don?t even have to break a sweat.

About the Author

Lisa Barone Lisa Barone is Co-Founder and Chief Branding Officer at Outspoken Media, Inc., an SEO consulting firm that specializes in providing clients with online reputation management, social media services, and other Internet services.

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Friday, December 30, 2011

Lady Gaga, Madonna, Nicki Minaj Top 2012's Most Anticipated Albums

Mumford & Sons, Justin Bieber, Rick Ross also prepping new material.
By Gil Kaufman


Photo: Theo Wargo/ WireImage

The past 12 months have seen the release of monster albums from Adele, Lady Gaga, Drake, Taylor Swift, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.

But the next 12 are promising to bring even more music from several of those artists, plus new albums from Mumford & Sons, Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Linkin Park, Paramore, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, Maroon 5 and Green Day.

It's a bumper crop of major albums from some of rock, pop and hip-hop's biggest stars, who are returning from long breaks, hoping to follow up smash debuts or just trying to keep their momentum going.

While release dates are always subject to change, here are some of the most anticipated releases of 2012.

Pop:
Ironically, the status of new albums from the artists whose next moves everyone is most curious about are the ones most in the air. Rihanna tends to deliver a new album every 12 or 13 months, which means that she may have another disc in stores at the end of next year once the just-released Talk That Talk has run its course.

On the other hand, Lady Gaga has already begun talking about her follow-up to this year's Born This Way. Gaga recently told MTV News that she's already started writing songs and "all the concepts are beginning to flourish and take place." She didn't give a potential release date, only promising, "I'll put it out when it's done."

Katy Perry hasn't publicly spoken about what will come after 2010's smash Teenage Dream, but it's possible she could start work on new material in 2012 as well. We know for sure that Justin Bieber is planning to show his more mature side next time around, possibly even incorporating some EDM sounds into the mix.

It's been confirmed that Madonna hooked up with M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj for the single "Gimme All Your Luvin' " from her untitled forthcoming album, which will feature production from Ray of Light producer William Orbit.

Other artists who could release fresh material in 2012: No Doubt, Maroon 5, Avril Lavigne, Miley Cyrus, Christina Aguilera, Ke$ha and Nicole Scherzinger.

Hip-Hop:
Two titans of rap are cueing up fresh tracks for early 2012, with Nicki Minaj likely to get out of the gate first with her sophomore album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, due out on Valentine's Day. The disc will include first single "Roman in Moscow," which sees the Best New Artist Grammy nominee getting into the character of her alter ego, Roman Zolanski.

After the delay of God Forgives, I Don't due to a pair of seizures he suffered in October, Rick Ross is expected to come back strong as well. The Bawse has taken his convalescent time to work on a new track with Jay-Z.

Speaking of Jigga, fans may get a new record from him as well, considering he told MTV News he was cooking up fresh tracks way back when he first played us songs from his Kanye West collaborative album, Watch the Throne. In fact, Jay-Z said you might get solo albums from both men as well as the second Throne release.

Other artists that should have albums hitting stores in 2012: Nas, Frank Ocean, Slaughterhouse, Wiz Khalifa, the G.O.O.D. Music compilation, T.I., Big Sean, 50 Cent, Ludacris, Big K.R.I.T., Meek Mill and potentially two discs from Lil Wayne, I Am Not a Human Being II and Rebirth II.

Rock:
Some of rock's biggest guns are reloading for 2012, among them Green Day, who debuted some new tracks at a benefit show in August. The title of the follow-up to 2009's 21st Century Breakdown hasn't been announced yet, but some of the early songs slated for possible inclusion are "Nuclear Family," "Carpe Diem" and "Sweet 16."

U2 have reportedly been cooking up a number of potential new albums, logging sessions with Danger Mouse and working with French producer/DJ David Guetta, RedOne and will.i.am on a disc of dance-oriented tunes.

Prog rock revivalists Muse should also have some new material for us, with bassist Chris Wolstenholme promising in a recent interview that the sound on their sixth album will be "radically different" from 2009's The Resistance.

We may get something from Linkin Park, who are prepping the follow-up to 2010's A Thousand Suns, and Mumford & Sons. It's been two years since the British folk rock revivalists dropped their still strong-selling debut, Sigh No More, and they began giving fans a taste of some new material in the fall when they unveiled the majestic song "Ghosts."

After a rough year, Paramore have finally put the drama behind them and they're super-psyched to record an album free of tension and inter-band awkwardness. So far, they've already unwrapped the bouncy "Renegade" and "Hello Cold World," which bode well for their fourth full-length studio album.

Other rock acts slated to release new albums: the reunited Soundgarden, Foster the People, Neon Trees, Sleigh Bells, Silversun Pickups, Bruce Springsteen and All-American Rejects.

Which 2012 albums are you most excited about? Which ones did we miss? Let us know in comments below.

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1676533/most-anticipated-albums-2012.jhtml

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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Whale sperm, orgasmic feet top 2011 bad science list

LONDON | Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:07am EST

LONDON (Reuters) - From whale sperm to colon cleansers to the shape of a woman's foot when she has an orgasm, celebrities did not disappoint during 2011 with their penchant for peddling suspect science in the world's media.

In its annual list of what it considers the year's worst abuses against science, the Sense About Science (SAS) campaign named reality TV star Nicole Polizzi, Republican presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann and American singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro as top offenders, with their dubious views on why the sea is salty, the risks of cervical cancer vaccines and the colon.

"I used to get a lot of sore throats and then one of my sisters told me that all illnesses start in the colon. I started taking a daily colon cleanser powder mixed with fresh juice every morning and it made an enormous difference," Quatro told the Daily Mail newspaper.

But SAS was keen to dispel such myths. It asked qualified scientists from various disciplines to comment on some of the worst celebrity science offences.

"The colon is very important in some diseases, but it certainly is not the cause of all illnesses," said Melita Gordon, a consultant gastroenterologist said in the review.

"Sore throats do not come from your colon; they are caused by viruses that come in through your nose and mouth. Taking 'colon cleansers' has no beneficial effect on your throat - or on your colon."

While the review is partly about entertainment, the campaign group stresses it also has a serious aim - to make sure pseudo-science is not allowed to become accepted as true.

After Bachmann used an appearance on a television show to tell a story of a woman from Tampa, Florida, who said her daughter had become "mentally retarded" after getting an HPV vaccine designed to protect against cervical cancer, doctors said they feared the damage done may take many years to reverse.

"It's tempting to dismiss celebrity comments on science and health, but their views travel far and wide and, once uttered, a celebrity cancer prevention idea or environmental claim is hard to reverse," said SAS's managing director Tracey Brown.

"At a time when celebrities dominate the public realm, the pressure for sound science and evidence must keep pace."

The review also highlighted a bizarre quote from TV personality Polizzi, who declared recently: "I don't really like the beach. I hate sharks, and the water's all whale sperm. That's why the ocean's salty."

Simon Boxall, a marine expert and oceanographer dismissed Polizzi's suggestion. "It would take a lot of whale sperm to make the sea that salty," he said.

Some of the most intriguing pseudo-scientific suggestions came via repeated second hand information picked up at parties - never the most reliable source.

Christian Louboutin, a French footwear designer, was taken with something a fellow party guest told him about shoes.

"She said that what is sexual in a high heel is the arch of the foot, because it is exactly the position of a woman's foot when she orgasms. So putting your foot in a heel, you are putting yourself in a possibly orgasmic situation," he explained.

Kevan Wylie, a consultant in sexual medicine, responded drily that it's important to differentiate cause from effect.

"A woman's foot may be in this position during orgasm, but that does not mean that putting her foot into this position under other circumstances will result in orgasm," he said.

(Editing by Paul Casciato)

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~3/n8xOrc6d35M/us-science-celebrities-idUSTRE7BR00G20111228

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German industry mogul Werner Otto dies at 102 (AP)

BERLIN ? Werner Otto, the founder of the mail-order company that bears his name and a prominent figure in West Germany's post-World War II economic resurgence, has died. He was 102.

The company, Otto Group, said Tuesday that he died in Berlin on Dec. 21 in the presence of his family.

Otto opened a shoe factory in Hamburg in 1945, but it didn't last long in the face of tough competition from southern Germany.

So in 1949, with four employees, he turned to selling shoes by mail order ? the start of what became Otto Group, which now employs 50,000 people and has annual revenues of euro11.4 billion ($14.9 billion).

Its first, hand-produced, catalog appeared in 1950, offering 28 styles of shoes. The business then grew rapidly during the 1950s, expanding its range and establishing itself with the help of shoppers from outside major cities who didn't have ready access to stores; in 1963, Otto introduced telephone orders and went online in 1995.

Otto handed over the company's operational management in 1965 and founded another enterprise, ECE, which builds and manages shopping malls in Europe.

He also set up Paramount Group, Inc., to invest in U.S. real estate.

Otto dedicated himself to a range of social causes, including his Werner Otto Foundation, founded in 1969, which supports medical research.

Among other projects, his company said he also donated a new museum building to Harvard University, the Werner Otto Hall, to showcase expressionist art from the German-speaking world.

Otto was born in the eastern German town of Seelow on Aug. 13, 1909, the son of a merchant.

He is survived by his third wife, Maren, and his five children. His oldest son, Michael, is now Otto Group's supervisory board chairman and his youngest son, Alexander, is the chief executive of ECE.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111227/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_germany_obit_otto

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

[Quick Review] Galaxy Nexus


Last month a device was announced that was set to change the way Android phones would look and feel. The Galaxy Nexus was announced as the first Android device to be able to run the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich software and that's just what it was. Released earlier last week, the device comes to us as the first phone ever to have no button in the front (iPhone has one) just a sexy curved display. Let's give this new pure Android device a quick review, and see how we feel about it at the end of the day.


Overview:
Getting this device, I was instantly impressed by how sleek, clean, and nice it looked. The front of the phone only has the speaker grill, front facing camera, some sensors, and a really useful LED indicator, nothing more or less. The rear of the phone has a 5 megapixel no lag back-lit camera with a single LED flash which produces decent pictures; these pictures weren't as good as those on the Rezound (which took the pictures being used in this review) or the Galaxy S II but they're still up there. The phone in general is quite nice, slim, unique and just plain sexy. Being a man that likes to stay cool, back in the days I would need to buy an iPhone to stay looking cool, but now thanks to devices like this, Android does it just as well.
The software part of this phone is another thing I really loved about the device. Google really outdid themselves when they finished Android 4.0, the OS is quite simple amazing. It's been playing really nicely with me; I've experienced no lag, switching apps is a breeze, and even the browser experience has been touched up. The software included with the phone is pure Android, and as far as I can tell, there was no Verizon crap installed on the device (no Google wallet either though). The facial recognition software is pretty cool, but it's mostly for showing off to iPhone owners, because security wise, it's not very secure. The UI that comes stock, IMHO, is far better than anything else I could've gotten from the market, and that's a lot coming from a guy like me. Android 4.0 is, all together, the best OS I've used to date and the Galaxy Nexus's hardware complement's it in every way.
Now here's the breakdown:

Good:
  • HD 720p resolution
  • Fast 1.2 Ghz Dual-core processor
  • No Lag Camera
  • Fast 4G
  • Android 4.0
  • No Crap-ware
  • Sleek design
  • Pretty good battery life for an LTE device
  • Development community backed (Droidforums)
Bad:
  • Camera quality
  • No hard camera button
  • Screen technology isn't a smart choice
  • Price
Ratings:

10/10: Speed and Multitasking
8/10: Camera Quality
10/10: Browsing Experience
9/10: Music Playback
10/10: Network
7/10: Pricing
9/10: Overall Rating



Would I buy it?
Yes I really would. I currently own the Galaxy S II, amongst other devices, and I enjoy using the Galaxy Nexus more than all of them. The device, with it's sleek design and no front buttons, looks really nice and I feel cool every time I pull it out of my pocket.

Recommend it?
Yes; If you have the money to buy one of these, do it. $299 with a contract is not a cheap price but if you're going to be married to a phone for 2 years then you shouldn't settle for nothing less than the best.

Congrats Google and Samsung, you've made a heck of a device and I congratulate you for it.
Merry Christmas to all, and hope your day was nothing less than perfect.

Photos taken with a Rezound!

Source: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-news/190247-quick-review-galaxy-nexus.html

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From coach to sex offender

Coach Matthew Ryndak showed an intense interest in teen basketball players that alarmed parents.

2003-07: Ryndak works as a middle school gym teacher and basketball coach at Leigh Elementary in Norridge. While there, parents note his controlling personality, according to one father, Stephen Frey.

Nov. 1, 2006-Feb. 28, 2007: Ryndak works as an assistant basketball coach at Ridgewood High School in Norridge. Frey's son complains about obsessive texting and calls from Ryndak.

May 2007: Ryndak is hired as head basketball coach at Johnsburg High School. Over the summer, he repeatedly asks a Johnsburg community booster to contact Frey and ask him to move his son to Johnsburg.

Late 2007: Johnsburg High basketball player Bob Hutchinson receives odd texts and calls from Ryndak, including one in which Ryndak asks the then-16-year-old about his pubic hair, according to Hutchinson and a Johnsburg police report.

July 2008: Hutchinson's mother, Mary Lou, contacts school officials after learning of the phone conversation. Another parent, Scott Dixon, also complains to school officials.

August 2008: The Hutchinsons and Dixons complain to Johnsburg police, who find no evidence of criminal wrongdoing.

Oct. 13, 2008:Mary Lou Hutchinson writes to Johnsburg High School Principal Kevin Shelton, questioning why no disciplinary action has been taken.

Oct. 23, 2008: Ryndak resigns.

Oct. 29, 2008: A third parent complains to Johnsburg police, saying Ryndak has purchased an iPod Touch for his son. The father inquires about getting a restraining order against Ryndak after learning Ryndak has made derogatory statements in an email to his son, a police report states.

2009: Ryndak begins a new job as an assistant basketball coach for Crete-Monee High School, which later hires him as a full-time physical education teacher and coach during the 2010-11 season. He helps turn the team around with a 25-4 record.

May 2011: Ryndak is put on administrative leave after school officials learn that the Department of Children and Family Services is investigating an allegation of sexual abuse. He is charged with eight counts of aggravated sexual abuse against a teenage boy.

Nov. 2, 2011: Ryndak pleads guilty to four counts of aggravated sexual child abuse. He is sentenced to four years' probation and mental health counseling. He is labeled a sex offender, and his teaching certificate is revoked.

SOURCE: Tribune reporting

Source: http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/news/local/~3/M7-q3CFuhSQ/ct-met-johnsburg-timeline-info-20111228,0,2219148.story

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Busy Year For Military Honor Guard

AP) _ A Thruway travel plaza in central New York remains closed after a grease fire in a kitchen caused heavy smoke damage to the building.

State police tell The Citizen of Auburn? that the fire started Christmas night at the Port Byron Service Plaza along the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 in the town of Montezuma, between Exits 41 and 40.

No injuries were reported.

The Thruway Authority says the plaza remains closed Monday morning, with no food or restrooms available. The gas station at the plaza is open and fuel is available.

The next available food and restrooms on the Thruway's eastbound side are at the Dewitt travel plaza just east of Exit 36 at Syracuse.

Source: http://www.wham1180.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122742&article=9543570

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AMD Radeon HD 7970


The perpetual war for supremacy between AMD and Nvidia constantly leaves enthusiasts dodging shrapnel: When you want the best video card you can afford, why buy one now instead of waiting for the better one the competing chipset designer will undoubtedly release in a few months? This leaves reviewers in a tough spot, too, as we're constantly proclaiming that nearly every new card is the fastest ever. But because you can only live in the world you live in, we're obliged to go there. So, here goes once again: The just-released AMD Radeon HD 7970 ($549 list) is the latest fastest and most feature-rich single-GPU card ever, surpassing our previous Editors' Choice winner, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 580.

Though we have little doubt that Nvidia will yank back that title with its next generation of cards, the 7970 is an impressive achievement for the moment.? (It's?rumored to become widely available by early January of?2012.)? The inaugural member of the Southern Islands family, it utilizes a fresh architecture AMD refers to as "Graphics Core Next." Based on a new 28nm process technology and utilizing more than 4.3 billion transistors, Graphics Core Next uses a revised instruction set architecture, gives each compute unit the ability to simultaneously execute instructions from multiple kernels, and delivers an increased number of instructions per clock cycle per square millimeter of GPU space. The result, so AMD claims, is "designed for high utilization, high throughput, and multitasking."

We'll examine how well the 7970 achieves those goals in due time, but first we should look more deeply at what the card offers on a component level. The maxed-out new Southern Islands GPU (the 7900 series, code-named "Tahiti") can contain up to 32 compute units (CUs) supported by two geometry engines and rasterizers (one of each for every collection of 16 CUs), one L2 cache up to 768KB, four render back-ends (offering 32 color ROPs per clock and 128 Z/stencil ROPs per clock), and a 384-bit GDDR5 memory interface with bandwidth up to 264GBps. Cards in the 7900 series can also make full use of the newest and speediest PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 x16 bus interface.

AMD didn't stop with just internal developments. The company promises that the Southern Islands cards will offer improved cooling and acoustics, by way of a new sixth-generation vapor chamber and a wider fan with new blades that are capable of wicking away more heat than before. Power issues have received plenty of attention as well, with PowerTune technology for intelligent monitoring of energy usage on an application-by-application basis when the proper electrical and thermal headroom are available.

Also new is ZeroCore Power Technology, which shuts down the GPU and turns off the fan during long idle states, for a reduction in idle power usage of up to 95 percent. According to AMD, this delivers additional benefits in CrossFireX configurations: Secondary GPUs are always in the ZeroCore Power state when they're not in use, with the primary GPU joining them during long idle periods, thus saving even more power in systems that traditionally suck it up with party-animal abandon.

Like all of the company's video cards, those in the 7900 series support?DirectX 11 (and it's posed for?DX11.1 when Windows 8?comes around)?the full range of AMD's proprietary technologies. Eyefinity is back, but with a twist: Though it still makes for an easy way to run multiple monitors, the 7970 is the first card capable of driving three stereoscopic 3D displays by itself using new monitors that support DisplayPort 3D; the 7900 series isn't even limited to a single audio stream, but can out multiple independent streams at once. Other new Eyefinity features introduced with the Catalyst 11.10 driver update include new monitor configurations (5-by-1 landscape and portrait), full support for setups using multiple 1,920-by-1,200 and 2,560-by-1,600 monitors, and flexible bezel compensation.

If the 7970 sounds beefy from a spec standpoint, it is indeed. The card's 250-watt TDP hasn't changed from the 6970, but almost everything else has been dialed up. The card is driven by an astonishing 2,048 stream processors and has a 925MHz engine clock; AMD estimates the card delivers 3.79 teraflops of compute performance. Thirty-two ROPs and 128 Z/stencils max out the GPU's capability. Memory has been packed on, too, with the 7970 housing a remarkable 3GB of GDDR5, twice what the GTX 580 carries; the bandwidth is the aforementioned 264GBps, the memory clock runs at 1,375MHz, and the overall data rate is 5.5Gbps. (The last two specs are not increases over those of AMD's last-generation top single-GPU card, the Radeon HD 6970, for what it's worth.)

Video outputs are a strong collection as well, with two Mini DisplayPort jacks (supporting the DisplayPort 1.2 standard), one HDMI 1.4a port, and one dual-link DVI port. The last is beginning to look mighty legacy, as both the Mini DisplayPort and HDMI ports are now capable of driving the 4K displays that are almost certainly coming in the next generation or so. (AMD touts its cards as being the first on the market to support this new hardware.) And there is again a switch that lets you return to the factory settings any time you want, so you can overclock to your heart's content safe in the knowledge it will be tough to do any permanent damage.

Positive as all this is, the typical downsides to such a powerful card are here as well.? You will need to run two additional cables from your power supply (one eight-pin, one six-pin), and the card's oversize fan?heat sink unit means it blocks an adjacent expansion slot. But because the card is of a reasonable length (11 inches), these are minor annoyances well in keeping with video cards this high up in the enthusiast spectrum.

What does all this mean in terms of gaming performance? A lot. In our testing (on a system set up using an Asus P9X79 Deluxe motherboard running the Intel Core i7-3960X CPU) we saw some significant jumps over both AMD's own 6970 and Nvidia's GTX 580. The 7970's overall 3DMark 11 score was 2,734, an 861-point increase over what we saw from the 6970 (1,873) and 619 points higher than what the GTX 580 earned (2,115). The 7970 triumphed in almost all of our gaming benchmarks, often by large degrees, at least at 1,920 by 1,200. When we tested Aliens vs. Predator at that resolution, for example, the 7970's result of 55.1 frames per second (fps) was well ahead of the 6970's 47.2fps and the GTX 580's 43.6fps. The 7970 barely eked out a playable 31fps against the GTX 580's 27.2fps in Total War: Shogun 2 at 1,920 by 1,200, though the GTX 580 couldn't even run the game's benchmark with all the details cranked.

The 7970, it should be noted, didn't ace every test. The GTX 580 did marginally better in DiRT 3 (69.5fps versus 66.9fps) and HAWX 2 (140 versus 130), both at 1,920 by 1200. And a lot of the 7970's impressive leads dropped at 2,560 by 1,600, with only about 7fps separating the cards at Aliens vs. Predator (34.7fps versus 27.5fps), 1fps at DiRT 3 (47.7fps versus 46.7fps, the 7970 winning the competition here it couldn't quite at 1,920 by 1,200), and 12fps in Just Cause 2 (40.6fps versus 28.6fps, as compared with the wider gap between 60fps and 36.8fps for that game we saw at 1,920 by 1,200). And looked at beside either AMD's or Nvidia's more expensive?dual-GPU gaming cards, the Radeon HD 6990 and the GeForce GTX 590 respectively, the 7970 looks like small performance potatoes. (Though, for the record, the GTX 590 couldn't run Total War: Shogun 2 at 2,560 by 1,600.)

Where the 7970 really distinguished itself was in terms of power usage. AMD's efforts in this regard really paid off, as our test bed was able to idle at an impressive minimum of 99.8 watts; that's less than we saw with either the 6970 (107.8) or the GTX 580 (117.3). But when running under full graphics load the 7970's full-system power draw rose to only 245.9 watts?again, this is below the results we got from both the 6970 (249.8 watts) and the GTX 580 (264.6 watts), and the 7970 gives you the most polygon-pushing power.

So, folks, it's that time again to declare a new Editors' Choice and a new "sensibly priced" (as opposed to the dual-GPU models, anyway) enthusiast video card. No matter what game you want to play or, within reason, what resolution you want to play it at, this is the one-GPU card that will excel most at the job best. Its price may still be steep, and you may be able to find GTX 580 cards on the market for less (around $500), but if full-tilt gaming without compromises?is what you crave, you won't be able?to do better than the AMD Radeon HD 7970. At least for a while.

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Sunday, December 25, 2011

Japan emperor praises nation for tackling disaster (AP)

TOKYO ? Japan's Emperor Akihito praised the compassion of a nation striving to overcome the earthquake and tsunami disasters, as he waved from his palace balcony to throngs of well-wishers for his 78th birthday Friday.

Akihito expressed gratitude to all who have worked in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which devastated northeastern Japan and left 20,000 people dead or missing. Those he thanked included military personnel, residents of northeastern Japan, volunteers, workers at a hobbled nuclear plant and overseas contributors to relief efforts.

"Looking back on this year, I must say this has been a truly distressing year, dominated by disasters," he said in a statement from the Imperial Household Agency.

"I feel that the Japanese people have come together as a nation to squarely face the disaster," said Akihito, smiling next to his wife, Empress Michiko, who was dressed in a pale beige dress.

He was accompanied by his two sons and their wives.

Akihito, the son of Hirohito ? who announced Japan's surrender after World War II ? said Japanese people have learned their lesson from history and have vowed never to go to war again. He urged everyone not to forget that lesson of peace, despite the passage of time.

Akihito was hospitalized last month for a fever and an infection, but appeared to be in good health. He said he felt better and thanked people for worrying about his health.

Akihito has three eligible male successors ? his two sons and a grandson.

Japan's emperor, revered as divine during the wartime years, now has a largely ceremonial function as a "symbol of the nation."

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Video: Art Cashin's Market View

There remains concern that Santa will put coal in a piece of the stocking, says Art Cashin, UBS director of floor operations, speaking of the market rally.

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Saturday, December 24, 2011

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Comedian Louis C.K. made $1M, gave half away

Louis C.K. cut out TV networks by selling his latest comedy special online -- then used network airtime to promote it. The strategy helped him earn a cool million dollars in a matter of days, half of which he's giving away to his staff and charities.

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Friday, December 23, 2011

Seth Rogen Is On The B Team

Fresh off a supporting role in this year?s stellar 50/50, Seth Rogen is looking to expand his talents behind-the-scenes. While it?s well known that Rogen co-wrote Superbad, Pineapple Express, and The Green Hornet, the actor has also been credited as an executive producer on a number of Judd Apatow?s projects. He was a producer on 50/50, and now Variety reports that Rogen is coming on as a producer of an upcoming Disney property. The project is a spy comedy called The B Team that centers on a top secret agent?s tech support team and researchers who are tasked with rescuing him after he?s kidnapped. Rogen will produce with an eye towards starring, though it?s not specified what role he would take on.

Disney bought the pitch from Derek Guiley and David Schneiderman (Chasing Liberty), but with Rogen?s penchant for writing I wouldn?t be surprised if he made a pass on the script. Rogen will next be seen in My Mother?s Curse opposite Barbara Streisand, and is gearing up to make his directorial debut with Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse.

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American jailed for aiding Peru guerrillas returns

Paroled American Lori Berenson, who stirred international controversy when she was convicted of aiding Peruvian guerrillas, arrived in the United States on Tuesday morning for her first visit home since Peruvian authorities arrested her in 1995.

Berenson's plane touched down at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey around 7:35 a.m. The 42-year-old was greeted by two customs officers who escorted her to somewhere other than the usual passport checking area.

Berenson's mother, Rhoda Berenson, was waiting expectantly for her daughter in the international arrivals area of the airport.

"We are looking forward to the first holiday at home in a long, long time and many relatives who haven't met Salvador are excited to see him," she said, speaking of her 2-year-old grandson. "This is not a political time; this is a time for family, friends and holidays."

She said said they were heading to New York for the holidays.

Lori Berenson boarded a Continental Airlines flight at Lima's main airport late Monday under intense media scrutiny, as many in Peru wonder whether she will return to the country by the court-ordered deadline of Jan. 11.

Wearing a black turtleneck, black jeans and designer eyeglasses, Berenson told an Associated Press reporter while waiting for her flight that she intended to return to Peru. Berenson was accompanied by a U.S. Embassy employee.

"I just hope we don't get caught in a snow storm," she said, joking that such an occurrence in the U.S. would delay her return.

Delay with departure
Berenson's departure capped three days of confusion after Peruvian authorities had prevented her from boarding a flight to New York on Friday despite a court approval allowing her to leave.

The authorities said Berenson, who had served 15 years on an accomplice to terrorism conviction before her parole last year, lacked an additional document.

Peruvian migration officials finally gave Berenson another document Monday clearing her to leave the country with her son to spend the holidays with her family in New York City.

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Her father, Mark Berenson, said Monday that he was anxious to see her return.

"I'm just glad that they finally resolved the thing," he told the AP by phone from New York.

Lori Berenson admitted helping the Tupac Amaru rebel group rent a safe house where authorities seized a cache of weapons after a shootout with the rebels. She insists she didn't know guns were stored there and says she never joined the group.

In 1996, a military court of hooded judges convicted Berenson of treason and sentenced her to life in prison. After U.S. pressure, she was retried by a civilian court.

Mark Berenson said he went to sleep Friday night expecting to pick up his daughter and 2-year-old grandson, Salvador Apari, the following morning.

Instead, he was awakened by news that she had been blocked from returning and spent the rest of the night angry and unable to sleep.

It's not clear whether Berenson's delayed exit amounted to government harassment or whether she simply got caught between competing bureaucracies.

Deeply scared
The court ruled that Berenson was not a flight risk. Her father told the AP that his daughter has every intention of returning to Peru.

By law, she must remain in Peru until her full sentence lapses unless President Ollanta Humala decides to commute it.

State anti-terrorism attorney Julio Galindo said he filed an appeal on Friday seeking to nullify the court ruling that approved Berenson's New York trip. He opposed Lori Berenson's parole from the start, and succeeded last year in having her returned to prison on a technicality for 2 1/2 months until a court ordered her freed in November.

Peru remains deeply scarred from its 1980-2000 conflict, which claimed some 70,000 lives.

Its gaping inequalities drew the young Berenson to Peru from El Salvador, where she had worked for the country's top rebel commander during negotiations that led to a 1992 peace accord.

Tupac Amaru was a lesser player in Peru's conflict and Berenson sought it out, she told the AP in an interview last year, because it was similar to other revolutionary movements in Latin America.

The group never set off car bombs or engaged in the merciless slaughter of thousands as Shining Path rebels did, but it did engage in kidnappings and selective killings.

In the 1980s, it was known for hijacking grocery trucks and distributing food to the poor.

The group most famously raided the Japanese embassy in Peru in 1996 during a party and held 72 hostages for more than four months. A government raid killed all the rebel hostage takers.

Berenson was arrested leaving Peru's Congress and accused of helping plan its armed takeover, which never happened.

She was initially unrepentant, but harsh prison life softened her. She was praised as a model prisoner in the report that supported her parole.

Some Peruvians still consider her a terrorist. She had been insulted in the street, and news media have repeatedly hounded and mobbed her.

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Carolalong and Golf Cart Parade Info

Ignore the date on this post (in the above header)?
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I posted it a couple of times and I guess that confused the software.

Carolalong & Decorated Golf Cart Parade.

Break out your strings of lights,

?hang some tinsel off your missile toes..

I never even knew missiles had toes!

The house and RV?decorations will be judged 17 - 24.

? Prize for most unique beautiful home or?RV

is a dinner with Robert & Lucie!!!

?Golf cart prize is a surprise!

?(Guess that means they just don't know yet what it will be)

? Both awarded on the 24th at Flip Flopz

after parade and carolalong.?

? For the carolalong (I've been spelling it WRONG AllAlong

on every poster and blog entry!)

Meet at paved area by the pavilion and form a parade.?

?The parade will stop?at any?home who would like a carol.

(Let Karen #434?know if you want us to stop.)

?After visits & the parade libations at Flip Flopz & more singing! Christmas Cheer!!!

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Sunday, December 18, 2011

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Phil Spector to take appeal to US Supreme Court (AP)

LOS ANGELES ? A lawyer for imprisoned music legend Phil Spector is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review his murder conviction, arguing his constitutional rights were violated by the trial judge.

Attorney Dennis Riordan contends that Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler became a witness for the prosecution by offering his opinion on an expert's testimony.

The filing was expected to reach the court Friday. It cites the prosecution's use of the judge's videotaped comments and his picture during prosecution summations.

The same arguments were made to state appellate justices, who refused to consider them because of a belated filing. They upheld Spector's second-degree murder conviction in the death of actress Lana Clarkson.

The California Supreme Court declined to review the case.

Spector is serving 19 years to life in prison.

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Saturday, December 17, 2011

Summary Box: China orders real names on microblogs (AP)

THE RULE: Beijing authorities on Friday ordered Internet microblogs to require users to register with their real names within three months, a tightening of rules aimed at controlling China's rapidly growing social networks.

THE BACKDROP: Government officials warned in October that tighter new guidelines for social media sites were coming. Officials said then they were concerned about people using the Internet to spread lies and rumors.

THE WORRY: The government is also clearly worried about the use of social media to mobilize potentially destabilizing protest movements. China had more than 485 million Internet users as of the end of June, the most of any country in the world.

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Will You Watch Russell Brand?s New Late-Night Show?

Want to spend the night with Russell Brand? Now's your chance! Katy Perry's dirty-talking husband has just signed a deal for a new late-night series on FX. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the British comedian's chat show will tackle "current events, politics and pop culture."

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Friday, December 16, 2011

Wall Street backpedals as global risks rise (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) ? Stocks fell for a third day and hit their lowest level in two weeks on Wednesday as widespread risk aversion sank commodity prices, drove the euro to its lowest in a year, and pushed Italian bond yields to a record high.

Investors are disappointed the European Central Bank is not buying more bonds of troubled European countries, a move that was widely seen in markets as a requisite next step following last week's EU summit on strengthening fiscal unity in the bloc.

With the crises festering as Europe slides into recession, the outlook for the world economy is growing bleaker.

A 5 percent slump in oil prices hit energy stocks, with S&P's energy index (.GSPE) down nearly 3 percent. Chevron Corp (.CVX) fell 3.6 percent to $99.90.

"There is a growing realization that the global economy is in jeopardy," said Bruce Bittles, chief investment strategist at Robert W. Baird & Co in Nashville. "Business is cooling everywhere. Right now, the U.S. appears to be operating in a vacuum, but that's not sustainable."

The S&P 500 (.SPX) fell below its 50-day moving average, signaling a breakdown of its recent trading range between that level and 200-day moving average at the top end. The move has some analysts expecting further weakness.

The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) dropped 153.22 points, or 1.28 percent, to 11,801.72. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (.SPX) fell 14.62 points, or 1.19 percent, to 1,211.11. The Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) lost 45.11 points, or 1.75 percent, to 2,534.16.

Copper fell near a three-week low, Aluminum hit its lowest in 17 months and tin made a three-month low. The S&P's materials sectors index (.GSPM) fell nearly 1 percent. Shares of miner Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF.N) dropped 1.7 percent to $63.13.

Italy's borrowing costs rose to a record after an auction of five-year debt, while the euro fell to an 11-month low against the dollar.

U.S. stocks have been weighed down this week in part on fears that the agreement at last week's European Union summit did not go far enough to resolve the two-year-old debt crisis.

"The main issue right now is the complete, absolute failure of the European Union to come to any kind of solution. They're back to where they started from," said Jeffrey Sica, president and chief investment officer of SICA Wealth Management in Morristown, New Jersey.

"Borrowing costs are going to rise, and that's going to continue to put pressure on us. The summits they've had have taken us nowhere, and soon we're going to pay the price."

Gold dropped to its lowest level since early October as the weak euro and a shortage of dollar funding near the year-end prompted investors to sell aggressively. Commodity-related shares were further pressured by a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The Arca Gold Bugs index (.HUI), which measures the performance of 16 of the world's largest gold producers, fell 3.7 percent. Shares of Yamana Gold (AUY.N), the Canadian producer, was one of the biggest losers, falling 6.3 percent to $13.92.

Investors were also disappointed the U.S. Federal Reserve made no mention of possible new stimulus measures after its Tuesday meeting.

Though a majority of economists polled by Reuters expected no more Fed action to boost the economy in the short term, another survey showed most primary dealers saw the central bank enacting some type of stimulus.

Technology shares sold off sharply. A number of companies in the industry and beyond have cut earnings outlooks over recent days, another sign of the fallout from a slowing economy. The latest was First Solar Inc (FSLR.O), which tumbled 20.2 percent to $33.96 after it cut its 2011 sales and profit forecast.

The maker of solar power systems joins a list of companies, including Intel Corp (INTC.O), DuPont and Co (DD.N) and Texas Instruments Inc (TXN.N), which have cut their outlooks in recent days.

An index of home builder stocks (.DJUSHB) dropped 2.5 percent after the National Association of Realtors said data on sales of previously owned homes will be revised downward because of double counting.

(Additional reporting by Ryan Vlastelica and Angela Moon; Editing by Jan Paschal)

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,485 (AP)

As of Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, at least 4,485 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action.

At least 3,527 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is two fewer than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EST.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 32,226 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department's weekly tally.

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No recent casualty identifications were reported this week by the military.

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Video: Midday Bond Update

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