Monday, March 19, 2012

Skydiver falls from stratosphere in preparation for 'space jump'

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner stepped out of a custom-built capsule at an altitude of 71,581 feet and plummeted to Earth in a nearly four-minute freefall.

A daredevil aiming to set the record for world's highest skydive moved one step closer to his goal today (March 15), completing a practice jump from more than 13 miles up in the stratosphere.

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Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner stepped out of a custom-built capsule at an altitude of 71,581 feet (21,818 meters), officials with?Red Bull Stratos?? the name of Baumgartner's ambitious mission ? announced today.

He plummeted to Earth in a freefall that lasted three minutes and 43 seconds, reaching a top speed of 364 mph (586 kph). Baumgartner deployed his parachute at 7,890 feet (2,405 m) and eventually landed safely about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from Roswell, N.M., project officials said.

Baumgartner had lifted off from Roswell in his capsule at about 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT), borne aloft rapidly by a balloon. Once he reached 71,581 feet, the 42-year-old daredevil ran through a 39-step safety checklist, depressurized the capsule and stepped out into the thin, frigid air of the stratosphere in his custom-made spacesuit.

From leap to touchdown, the entire test flight lasted just over eight minutes, officials said. According to Baumgartner, the toughest part of the dive was the extreme cold he experienced high up in Earth's atmosphere.

"I could hardly move my hands," the skydiver said in a statement. "We're going to have to do some work on that aspect."

Baumgartner is gearing up for an even bigger leap ? his so-called "space jump" ? from 120,000 feet (36,576 m) this summer. The current record for?highest-altitude skydive?is 102,800 feet (31,333 m), set in 1960 by U.S. Air Force Captain Joe Kittinger.

Baumgartner hopes his attempt will also set several other marks. He is chasing the record for longest freefall (estimated to be about 5 minutes and 30 seconds from 120,000 feet), and he hopes to become the first person to break the speed of sound during freefall.

Today's successful flight is a significant milestone, Red Bull Stratos officials said. It gave Baumgartner a taste of what he's in for with his record attempt, and it allowed the team to gauge how well his suit and other equipment held up.

Prior to today's jump, Baumgartner's highest-ever skydive was from 30,000 feet (9,144 m) up, according to team officials.?

Baumgartner and his team had hoped to make his record jump in 2010, but they were?delayed by a legal challengethat claimed the idea of the dive was earlier suggested to Red Bull by California promoter Daniel Hogan. That suit has now been settled out of court, and the Red Bull Stratos project is moving forward.

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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Trayvon Martin Case: 911 Audio Released In Teen Shot By Neighborhood Watch Captain

Trayvon Martin 911 Call

Caption: Benjamin Crump, attorney, for the family of the late Trayvon Martin, talks to the media after the release of 911 call at the Sanford City Hall on Friday, March 16, 2012 in Sanford, Fla. Martin, 17, was shot to death after being confronted by Sanford neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, 28, on February 26, 2012. Zimmerman, white, told Sanford Police that he shot the unarmed black teenager in self-defense. Family members are calling for Zimmerman's arrest. (David Manning for Th

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Wishing Amazing Fortune On Easter 2102

Easter day is a day dedicated to the Lord Jesus Christ as it?s one of the most sacred festivities of Christians around the world. Easter day is celebrated after two days of Good Friday so, it?s always Sunday on Eater day. There is no exact or specific date for Easter day as it is celebrated on the first Sunday after full moon so, it?s always flexible year after year. Easter day of 2012 falls on 8 April, which is also a Sunday. The whole Christian community comes to celebrate by lightning in front of Churches and distributing chocolates and Easter eggs to commemorate the death and resurrection of the Jesus Christ. Some people light up lamps in every morning and pray with their children on this historic day. Easter day cards are immensely popular among Christians as they spread their happiness and joy among each other by wishing through greeting cards.

Presently, the international market is flooded with different types of Easter cards both handmade and e-cards with amazing design in order to make and spread happiness.

Easter day is no doubt an important day in the Christian calendar. On this day they recollect the memories of the Lord Jesus Christ and his sacrifice in order to protect law and order in our society. Therefore, Easter Sunday is celebrated with lots of faith and belief across the world, especially among Christians. The Ester celebration differs from country to country as per their tradition and culture people live with but one thing is common they just love to spread awareness and happiness among people from all over the world. People also celebrate Easter week by doing lots of activities like praying and lightning lamps in churches each and everyday from morning to evening.

Since the inception of Easter days, people have been taking this opportunity and sending gifts to celebrate Easter Sunday in each and every year on the month of April. Easter day gifts are widely popular and the day by day it?s catching all the attention from across the globe when it comes to wish someone on this auspicious day.

These days, there are numbers of gifts one can give including chocolates, sweets and Easter eggs are so famous and widely uses as Easter day gifts. Some Christian families also arrange Easter party in order to enjoy and celebrate the good spirit on this day. The Easter Sunday of 2012 falls on 8 April but people across eth world have already started their preparations to make it more special and unique and memorable other than previous years. Easter day is the day to commemorate the fixation of Jesus Christ and his fight against sin and humanity. Among Christians, Easter day holds lots of importance and memories unlike other celebrations like New Year and Christmas. Easter day and week marked as the holy and religious week for them and they do eat, pray and love and spread happiness among all on this day. Christian community celebrates it with lots of pride and esteem as this is the special day in their calendar.

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

air ken griffey Travel and Leisure Destination Tips Article

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Glow of the aurora provides must-see TV

The northern lights glow green and red in a time-lapse view recorded from the International Space Station on Jan. 22.

By Alan Boyle

The aurora's glow makes for thrilling photographs, but let's face it: The shimmer of the northern lights is a big part of the appeal. Here are three time-lapse video views looking at the northern lights from above and below, plus still-photo highlights from the past day or two.

The International Space Station's view of the green and red aurora was recorded back on Jan. 22, but the clip is part of a batch of seven night-flight videos released on Thursday via the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. The shots were snapped as the station soared from the Pacific Ocean, west of San Francisco, northeast across the United States toward Saskatchewan in Canada. The camera is looking northward, and to my mind, the presence of the station's solar panels and robotic arm in the foreground is a plus, not a minus. For a sharper version, go directly to the high-resolution QuickTime video.

The aurora most commonly takes on a greenish hue, but when electrically charged particles from the sun interact with atomic oxygen at higher altitudes?? say, up to 200 miles?? the glow turns red.

The past week has been a godsend for aurora-watchers, thanks to a series of outbursts from an active region on the sun, but now the solar storms have settled down. Observers caught the tail end of the heightened activity on Thursday night in regions of Scandinavia, Iceland, Scotland, Greenland and North America, as well as Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica in the south. Check SpaceWeather.com as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center for updates. And check out this album of videos and photos from all over:

Icelandic photographer Olafur Haraldsson posted this fantastic aurora collection from March 15 on Vimeo. Haraldsson says the clip still needs some tinkering "and some nice music to go with it," but I think it's fine just the way it is, particularly at full screen in HD.

Iurie Belegurschi

Iceland's Iurie Belegurschi offers this stunning picture of the aurora with the Venus-Jupiter conjunction shining in the sky, off to the right. For more of Belegurschi's photography, check out his Facebook page.

Andrei Penescu

Andrei Penescu captured this view of the northern lights on March 15 from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. "Tonight was very special because it was the first time I've seen the sky full of red auroras. ... It was the best aurora show I've ever seen!" Penescu told SpaceWeather.com. Check out the gallery at SpaceWeather.com.

Minoru Yoneto

A red and purple auroral display lights up the skies over Queensland, New Zealand, in this March 16 view from Minoru Yoneto. "The auroras danced until sunrise," Yoneto told SpaceWeather.com. Check out the imagery on SpaceWeather.com.

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Friday, March 16, 2012

Toko to Double HD Radio Test and Certification Capacity

Columbia, MD, and Saitama, Japan - Mar 15, 2012 - Toko and iBiquity Digital have expanded the Toko HD Radio Test and Certification facility based in the Tokyo area.

Toko, a technology firm in the areas of manufacturing and quality control, through its HD Radio Technology Certification Test Laboratories, has been a key resource for product manufacturers introducing new HD Radio-enabled consumer electronics products since 2004. The expansion is in the form of a second full service test and certification bench, which will effectively double the number of HD Radio-enabled products that can be tested and certified by Toko each year.

HD Radio technology product development has increased over the past 12 months by Japan-based companies such as Alpine, Aisin, Clarion, Fujistu-Ten, Denon, Marantz, Mitsubishi Electric, Onkyo, Panasonic, Pioneer, Sanyo, Sony and Yamaha among others. Product categories are across the OEM automotive, aftermarket auto and consumer electronics. These increases in product development are driving the growth of HD Radio technology in North America, not just in the United States, but also in Mexico, where HD Radio technology will be formally launched in the consumer market during April 2012.


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Thursday, March 15, 2012

?Winning? SXSW Has Yet To Produce A Winning Business

Gowalla AustinIt's pretty easy to write yet another post about who "won" SXSW or, if you're feeling ornery or ambitious, how there are no longer any breakout stars. But there's an important point lost in this repetitive debate. SXSW is good at producing cultural phenomena -- think apps that take off among a critical mass of digerati, who then fly home and spread these products to other parts of the country or world. But the conference doesn't have a track record yet for producing sustainable consumer Internet businesses.

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Under section two of the Sherman Antitrust Act, the offense of monopoly is satisfied when the company possesses monopoly power in the relevant market (in essence, the power to raise prices without repercussion), and a monopolistic act designed to preserve the monopoly. Market definition is key, and is often fact-specific. Defined broadly, the relevant market could be seen as ?communications devices or services? because a wired Internet service company working together with a wireless Internet service provider to be the exclusive resellers of the other?s services looks like an attempt to stave off potential competition and thereby preserving Verizon?s monopoly?in this sense, the exclusionary act (required by section two of the Sherman Act) is the deal itself.

It may also preserve Comcast/Cox?s ?monopoly? in that the deal may be a ?gentleman?s agreement? where Verizon agrees not to build out its FiOS network, reducing competition to Comcast and Time Warner?s cable services. On the other hand, if the market is defined narrowly as wired services separate from wireline services, it looks somewhat less problematic. Today, people often have both wired and wireless Internet access, thus making the services look complementary. But, I believe they can be seen as substitutes. Both of these types of access provide access to the same platform: the Internet.

That does not change because one connects through a wire and the other through a wireless signal. In addition, if Comcast (or another wired service provider) were to raise prices dramatically for wired Internet access (a common test to determine substitutes), those consumers may turn to wireless services to access the Internet. Thus, wired and wireless Internet access could be substitutes. If the products are viewed as substitutes, where the providers compete with each other, this would likely make worse the anti-trust problems.

Under section one of the Sherman Act, contracts that unreasonable restrain trade are illegal. This case would probably be made under a rule of reason analysis, where the courts will look at the pro-competitive and anti-competitive aspects of the deal. This is necessarily unpredictable, but collusive behavior that could lead to inefficient price increases is more likely to garner scrutiny by the courts. However, any potential plaintiff would have a difficult time arguing this given the dynamic and innovative nature of the market (as in, this deal could be pro-competitive in that it allows the companies to pool resources to innovate more, and benefits consumers by streamlining billing and other support services) and the hands-off approach often taken in such industries.

Moreover, the deal looks fishy because it involves the largest wireless carrier and the largest wireline carriers making a deal to be exclusive resellers of the others? products. Regardless of intention, it has the look and feel of unlawful collusion?few can honestly deny that (regardless of whether it is true). These kinds of deals should make consumers angry, at least because they
might go by with no government scrutiny. This is exactly the kind of deal that should get searching FCC and FTC/DoJ review, as it could reduce competition, further entrench the industry, and have horrible outcomes for the consumer. At the very least, the government should force the companies to defend the deal, and perhaps impose additional limitations if the need arises. While the government loves to encourage new innovation (the no-meaning regulatory buzz-word of the century), if consumers are not free to choose what new innovations are good and bad (because the provider is a monopolist or oligopolist and the consumer has no choice), then innovation could be dictated by the providers, thereby reducing innovation at the edges.

Because spectrum is limited, one company owning too much will foreclose others from owning it and competing. Thus, firms that become too big to compete present anti-trust problems. Hopefully, the FTC and DoJ will notice this, and act accordingly.

LightSquared?s Nationwide Wireless Network

LightSquared had a very ambitious goal: build a nationwide wireless network that would be available wholesale to local retailers. To illustrate, LightSquared would own the wireless network itself, and then would lease the capacity to retail wireless providers in localized areas.

Thus, LightSquared would provide the infrastructure for private wireless providers to offer service to the end user. By providing such a service, the company significantly reduces the barriers to entry for wireless providers to join in the market. Potential competitors would no longer have to erect their own towers and lease their own access from various companies across the country?this is all taken care of by LightSquared. In addition, LightSquared promised that the network would be the ?first truly open and net neutral wireless network,? alleviating network neutrality concerns some may have over centralized control of a wireless network.

But the company had a significant problem. LightSquared owned spectrum that was adjacent to the GPS spectrum band. This increased the chances of interference between GPS devices and the wireless network, something the GPS industry did not find appealing. (Generally, interference is caused when signals that are meant to travel on one frequency travel on another?radio static is a common example.) The interference problem has led to substantial fighting (read: lobbying) over whether LightSquared should even be allowed to provide nationwide wireless service.

The network was opposed by, among others, the Department of Defense, the Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the GPS industry. Surely, having some of the largest federal agencies on the side of ?don?t make the GPS industry do stuff? is helpful to the cause. The GPS industry (and government agencies that rely on the technology) was upset because of the interference and the detrimental effect it had on GPS device performance. In fact, spokespeople for the industry said the network would cause gaps in GPS service where vehicles could not transmit their location, thus defeating the purpose of the GPS device. This opposition led to an investigation into LightSquared?s network, but the FCC granted LightSquared provisional approval pending testing of the interference in 2010. The testing was not successful, with the National Telecommunications and Information Association claiming the interference problems could not be fixed.

While the wireless network may have interfered with GPS devices, it is only because those devices are poorly constructed. They often pick up signals from different wavelengths. It is not (at least completely) LightSquared?s fault that its network interferes with GPS devices.

The devices themselves ?were too blind to distinguish? between the spectrum they were authorized to use and spectrum that was unauthorized. So, because these devices are poorly constructed, this pioneering, game-changing wireless network is not allowed to continue.

It is not evident that the interference argument is one that the FCC should take into account when determining whether the network can proceed. It is true that the network would require the GPS industry to overhaul its current and future devices (the FAA says it would take ten years to upgrade its equipment), but the ?we pick up signals from your band? argument sounds more like a technical and business concern of the GPS industry; in other words, if GPS devices themselves go outside their allotted band, fix it or suffer the consequences of this other legitimate spectrum users/purchaser.

On the other hand, the determination to allow LightSquared to proceed should be about whether LightSquared?s technology interferes with signals outside its own spectrum band. If GPS devices pick up signals from LightSquared?s band, that is a GPS problem, and should not preclude LightSquared?s network.

Moreover, when Lightsquared originally began this network project, the GPS industry gave it the go-ahead: in 2003 and in 2009, the GPS industry advocated adopting a particular standard to reduce interference.

Once that was accepted, the network was acceptable. But now, the industry is claiming there is no fix, and they have managed to convince the US government as well. Why? Maybe they are upset about the disruptive business model that LightSquared is attempting. But, LightSquared will not compete directly with GPS, and that is an argument we would expect out of Verizon or AT&T, not the GPS industry. Perhaps the industry made a mistake in 2003 and 2009 and the problem is actually much more substantial than anticipated. Perhaps there is some other ulterior motive. Regardless of the reason, everyone has had ample time to voice concerns about interference and potential fixes. Not until now, after LightSquared has invested $4 billion in its network, has the concern required a shutdown of the network entirely.

It is extremely unfortunate that the network has been stopped by the FCC. Luckily, LightSquared and its investors are not taking it lightly. Philip Falcone, LightSquared?s primary investor, has hired lawyers to potentially sue the FCC and the GPS industry. With any luck, they can turn this decision around, and let this truly ground-breaking network continue.

Alternatively, LightSquared might swap spectrum with the DoD. If neither works, it may spell the end of LightSquared. As it is, it has already fired 45% of its staff. At the very least, let?s hope LightSquared does not sell its spectrum to Verizon.

Conclusion

Government approval is a double-edged sword, as these cases indicate. In the latter, the FCC has played a significant role, giving LightSquared its limited approval, and then taking it away after testing showed the full extent of the interference. In the former case, parties have requested the FCC to get involved, but some argue the FCC should not.

With LightSquared, the FCC potentially acted against the public interest by preventing the first nationwide wireless network from being built.

With the Verizon deal, if the FCC gets involved, it could act in accordance with the public interest by preventing the sale and further centralization of spectrum. This goes to show that in this changing world characterized by high technology, consistency is difficult to maintain, even for the experts.

There are tons of other spectrum-related issues: what to do with white spaces; whether the FCC should implement incentive auctions; what amount of investment is optimal to make more efficient use of spectrum; or whether the public interest is better served with licensed or unlicensed spectrum. These issues affect millions of people, yet few fully understand them. This post offers just a glimpse into this vibrant and dynamic world.

Source: http://www.dailywireless.org/2012/03/13/legal-battles-in-the-sky/

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Gaming company to open shop - Dominica News Online

Entrance to the Ma Pau Entertainment Centre

Gaming company Ma Pau Entertainment looks set to open its doors later this month to the gambling public in Dominica.

But government officials are dismissing claims that the company?s operations constitutes casino gambling.

Ma Pau?s busy at the moment putting the finishing touches to its proposed operations at the Krazy Kokonuts, with indications that it will be open for business sooner rather than later.

Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the Ma Pau operation can?t be considered casino gambling:

?There is no casino gambling in Dominica,? he told Dominica News Online.

?They are slot machines,? PM Skerrit said of the new company?s proposed gambling thrust that he says is allowed under the Lotteries Act.

At least two government ministers have confirmed unofficially that the administration has received several requests from companies wanting to introduce casino gambling in Dominica.

?You would need specific legislation for that, the government has not discussed the matter at all,? Prime Minister Skerrit told DNO.

He has indicated that ?stand alone? casino gambling won?t be entertained in Dominica.

However he?s not ruling out a request being linked to some major hotel or resort project getting due consideration.

?The government may want to put the matter before the Dominican people.?? But as of today the government hasn?t taken any decision on the issue of casino gambling?.

?As it is now it is against the laws of Dominica and it shall remain so until such time that the people of Dominica decide that they may want to revisit those legislation,? PM Skerrit said.

He admitted that the government had received ?a lot of requests from various regional and international companies?.

?But as we indicated we can only engage anybody if they come in with a major project, it can?t be simply let?s put a casino in Portsmouth or Marigot or anywhere ? it has to be a major resort with a minimum number of rooms, and clear conditions and proper legislation to allow it to happen,? the prime minister said.

An article by former IMF economist Thomson Fontaine last December said ?It has long been rumored that Dominica is preparing for the onslaught of casino gaming on the largely catholic and Christian country ?? this now appears to be just around the corner ??.

The article made reference to the Ma Pau Company, which is almost ready to get its slot machines rolling at the Krazy Kokonut.

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Monday, March 12, 2012

South Africa: Business incubators commended for growing enterprises

??South Africa: Business incubators commended for growing enterprises

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Date: 11 Mar 2012
Title: Business incubators commended for growing enterprises

Pretoria - Government has identified business incubation as a priority area in helping transform the economy to promote industrial development, investment, competitiveness and employment creation.

This is according to the CEO of Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda), Hlonela Lupuwana, who highlighted the importance of business incubators while addressing a gathering on Seda's Annual Incubation Day, recently held at the at the Durban Exhibition Centre.

Before small enterprises can start creating jobs, they need to first stabilise and become sustainable.

However, many small enterprises do not survive past the most difficult phase of any start-up enterprise - the first year or two of operation.

With small enterprises expected to play a major role in employment creation in the country, government has recognised the need to assist them to become sustainable through business incubation.

Since its inception in 2006, Seda's Technology Programme has created 31 incubators across the country. It has helped 80% of small enterprises incubated in its centres to survive the first two years of trading - giving them a real chance at being sustainable and to create jobs.

"In the past financial year, the Seda Technology Programme (Stp) created 5 305 direct, indirect and casual jobs; increased its support to 756 small enterprises; and assisted in increasing the turnover of the small enterprises it supports from R169 million in the previous year to R206 million.

"We are on course to see these figures increasing as more small enterprises go the technology incubation route. This can only bode well for our country's drive to create employment," said Lupuwana.

Technology business incubation involves empowering small enterprises to use technology to improve their competitiveness.

The programme currently funds and works directly with 31 incubators across the country, ranging from ICT small enterprises to enterprises in the aluminium, platinum and bio-diesel industries.

These incubators provide the necessary business infrastructure and strategic guidance, as well as an environment in which information, experiences and ideas can be freely exchanged.

This builds entrepreneurs' skills and knowledge bases, better preparing them for business in the open market, with a view to increasing profitability and growth.

The Stp was established in 2006 by the Department of Trade and Industry, through the merger of Godisa Trust and the National Technology Transfer Centre, as part of government's national strategy to consolidate small enterprises support interventions across the various government departments and agencies.

Reported by: South African Government News Service

Published on: 2012-03-12

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    Sunday, March 11, 2012

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    Saturday, March 10, 2012

    Sellfy lets you sell your digital goods through Twitter and Facebook

    You?ve all no doubt used eBay, Amazon and the countless other e-commerce tools out there to shift your unwanted items. And they?re all great platforms for selling and shipping physical goods.

    Now, Sellfy, a Latvian startup, is offering a drag-and-drop Web app to help users sell digital goods via Twitter and Facebook. By digital goods, we mean products such as design templates, graphics, eBooks, photos, music and such like.

    You upload your digital goods to your site ? this could be a personally hosted website, or somewhere like SoundCloud. You then log-in to Sellfy, enter a desired price and embed the off-the-shelf ?Buy Now? Sellfy button on your site. It takes a 5% fee once your product is sold, and it requires a PayPal account for the transaction, though we?re told that credit cards and other payment methods will be added soon.

    The Sellfy system also taps the social sphere to help propagate an item for sale, and lets merchants offer discounts for their products in exchange for a tweet or Facebook Wall post. The buyer gets a discount, the merchant get their product out there, everyone?s a winner.

    How it works?

    You can either create an account directly with Sellfy, or use Facebook Connect. Once you?re in, you upload your content, set the price and start selling using a short URL for your product.

    Sellfy merchants can promote products by offering discounts for buyers in exchange for a retweet or Facebook share. It helps products get some organic airtime.

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    ?We have been doing well these few months since our launch in mid-November, and it has received lots of traction,? says Maris Dagis,?co-founder and CEO at Sellfy. Indeed, at the time of writing, Sellfy has 1,500 merchants signed up. ?I think this demonstrates that such a platform makes it very easy to start earning from stuff that people create,? continues Dagis. ?It?s really that easy.?

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    Friday, March 9, 2012

    Super Talent teases whip-fast RAIDDrive UpStream PCIe SSD

    Super Talent's developed a PCI Express flash storage system that's far faster than your current SSD yet promises to be cheaper than the company's current PCIe offerings. The RAIDDrive UpStream uses a Sandforce controller to push around 1GBps of data at twice the speed of a SATA unit. Available to buy in 220GB, 460GB and 960GB editions, it sandwiches in four RAID drives to competitor OCZ's two, and is promised to be an "upsetter" by marketing director Peter Carcione. The company's hoping to get the devices into boxes and onto shelves by the end of April, for a price that's yet to be decided. Just remember, powerful SSDs are like having a butler: desirable, yes, but also a little pricey if your surname isn't Abramovitch or Buffett.

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    Thursday, March 8, 2012

    Taco Bell sees big things for Doritos shell taco

    Taco Bell hopes to turn orange Doritos cheese powder into green ? as in cash from its latest invention.

    The Mexican-style chain plans to roll out Doritos Locos Tacos at midnight on Wednesday at its nearly 5,600 restaurants nationwide. The fast-food chain, a unit of Yum Brands Inc., calls the tacos that use shells made out of Nacho Cheese Doritos the biggest product launch in its 50-year history. It plans to introduce a Doritos Cool Ranch taco shell this fall.

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    The new tacos come as Taco Bell attempts to rebound from the bad publicity generated by a lawsuit a year ago that alleged the meat filling served at its restaurants didn't have enough beef to be called that. Taco Bell denounced the claim as false and spent millions to defend its filling and shore up its image. The suit was dropped about three months after it was filed by an Alabama-based law firm, but the chain's sales have struggled.

    The new Doritos tacos are the latest in a string of things Taco Bell has been doing to improve its menu ? and boost its image. The chain is testing a Cantina Bell line of more upscale foods created by celebrity chef Lorena Garcia. Taco Bell also recently rolled out a breakfast menu in about 800 restaurants, with plans to roll out its breakfast burritos and hash browns nationwide by 2014.

    The latest rollout comes after Taco Bell tested the tacos a year in Bakersfield and Fresno in California and Toledo, Ohio. Taco Bell said one out of every three purchases at those stores included Doritos Locos Tacos ? about twice the typical number of purchases of a test product.

    "It's kind of like the brand has its mojo back," said Brian Niccol, Taco Bell's chief marketing and innovation officer who declined to give details on the company's deal with PepsiCo Inc.'s Frito-Lay snack unit, which makes Doritos. "We're doing what we really do best, which is first innovation."

    Taco Bell, which is based in California, certainly could use a boost. Sales at stores open at least a year ? an indicator of a restaurant chain's health ? were down 2 percent for the year and 2 percent for the fourth quarter. Taco Bell accounts for about 60 percent of U.S. profit for Louisville-based Yum Brands, which also has struggled with slumping sales in the U.S., but posted a 1 percent gain in revenue from existing restaurants in the final three months of 2011.

    Mark Kalinowski, an analyst at Janney Capital Markets, predicts a turnaround for Taco Bell in a recent note to investors. "We believe that the new product pipeline combined with time that has passed since the lawsuit should set Taco Bell up for a very strong year," he wrote.

    But Laura Ries, president of Ries & Ries, a marketing strategy firm based in Atlanta, said while a splashy product rollout can help consumers forget about a publicity setback, Taco Bell has a bigger problem of how to improve its product so that it stacks up against competitors like Chipotle Mexican Grill.

    "Certainly people love Doritos, but putting them onto a shell doesn't necessarily make it a more authentic Mexican restaurant," Ries said.

    Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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    Friday, March 2, 2012

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    Family isn?t always blood.? They?re the people in your life who appreciate having you in theirs ? the ones who encourage you to improve in healthy and exciting ways, and who not only embrace who you are now, but also embrace and embody who you want to be.? These people ? your real family ? are the ones who truly matter.

    Here are twenty tips to help you find and foster these special relationships.

    1. Free yourself from negative people.?? Spend time with nice people who are smart, driven and likeminded.? Relationships should help you, not hurt you.? Surround yourself with people who reflect the person you want to be.? Choose friends who you are proud to know, people you admire, who love and respect you ? people who make your day a little brighter simply by being in it.? Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you.? When you free yourself from negative people, you free yourself to be YOU ? and being YOU is the only way to truly live.??Read?Stumbling on Happiness.
    2. Let go of those who are already gone.?? The sad truth is that there are some people who will only be there for you as long as you have something they need.? When you no longer serve a purpose to them, they will leave.? The good news is, if you tough it out, you?ll eventually weed these people out of your life and be left with some great people you can count on.? We rarely lose friends and lovers, we just gradually figure out who our real ones are.? So when people walk away from you, let them go.?? Your destiny is never tied to anyone who leaves you.? It doesn?t mean they are bad people; it just means that their part in your story is over.
    3. Give people you don?t know a fair chance.?? When you look at a person, any person, remember that everyone has a story.? Everyone has?gone through something that has changed them, and forced them to grow.? Every passing face on the street represents a story every bit as compelling and complicated as yours.? We meet no ordinary people in our lives.? If you give them a chance, everyone has something amazing to offer.? So appreciate the possibility of new relationships as you naturally let go of old ones that no longer work.? Trust your judgment.? Embrace new relationships, knowing that you are entering into unfamiliar territory.? Be ready to learn, be ready for a challenge, and be ready to meet someone that might just change your life forever.
    4. Show everyone kindness and respect.?? Treat everyone with kindness and respect, even those who are rude to you ? not because they are nice, but because you are.? There are no boundaries or classes that define a group of people that deserve to be respected.? Treat everyone with the same level of respect you would give to your grandfather and the same level of patience you would have with your baby brother.? People will notice your kindness.
    5. Accept people just the way they are.?? In most cases it?s impossible to change them anyway, and it?s rude to try.? So save yourself from needless stress.? Instead of trying to change others, give them your support and lead by example.
    6. Encourage others and cheer for them.?? Having an appreciation for how amazing the people around you are leads to good places ? productive, fulfilling, peaceful places.? So be happy for those who are making progress.? Cheer for their victories.? Be thankful for their blessings, openly.? What goes around comes around, and sooner or later the people you?re cheering for will start cheering for you.
    7. Be your imperfectly perfect self.?? In this crazy world that?s trying to make you like everyone else, find the courage to?keep being your awesome self.? And when they laugh at you for being different, laugh back at them for being the same.? Spend more time with those who make you smile and less time with those who you feel pressured to impress.? Be your imperfectly perfect self around them.? We are not perfect for everyone, we are only perfect for those select few people that really take the time to get to know us and love us for who we really are.? And to those select few, being our imperfectly perfect self is what they love about us.
    8. Forgive people and move forward.?? Don?t live your life with hate in your heart. You will end up hurting yourself more than the people you hate.? Forgiveness is not saying, ?What you did to me is okay.?? It is saying, ?I?m not going to let what you did to me ruin my happiness forever.?? Forgiveness is the remedy.? It doesn?t mean you?re erasing the past, or forgetting what happened.? It means you?re letting go of the resentment and pain, and instead choosing to learn from the incident and move on with your life.? Remember, the less time you spend hating the people who hurt you, the more time you?ll have to love the people who love you.
    9. Do little things every day for others.?? Sometimesthose little things?occupy the biggest part of their hearts.? You can?t be everything to everyone, but you can be everything to a few people.? Decide who these people are in your life and treat them like royalty.
    10. Pay attention to who your real friends are.?? As we grow up, we realize it becomes less important to have more friends and more important to have real ones.? Remember, life is kind of like a party.? You invite a lot of people, some leave early, some stay all night, some laugh with you, some laugh at you, and some show up really late.? But in the end, after the fun, there are a few who stay to help you clean up the mess.? And most of the time, they aren?t even the ones who made the mess.? These people are your real friends in life.? They are the ones who matter most.
    11. Always be loyal.?? True love and real friendship aren?t about being inseparable. These relationships are about two people being true to each other even when they are separated.? When it comes to relationships, remaining faithful is never an option, but a priority.? Loyalty is everything.
    12. Stay in better touch with people who matter to you.?? In human relationships distance is not measured in miles, but in affection.? Two people can be right next to each other, yet miles apart.? So don?t ignore someone you care about, because lack of concern hurts more than angry words.? Stay in touch with those who matter to you.? Not because it?s convenient, but because they?re worth the extra effort.? Remember, you don?t need a certain number of friends, just a number of friends you can be certain of.? Paying attention to these people is a priority.
    13. Keep your promises and tell the truth.?? If you say you?re going to do something, DO IT!? If you say you?re going to be somewhere, BE THERE!? If you say you feel something, MEAN IT!? If you can?t, won?t, and don?t, then DON?T LIE.? It?s always better to tell people the truth up front.??Don?t play games?with people?s heads and hearts.? Don?t tell half-truths and expect people to trust you when the full truth comes out; half-truths are no better than lies.? Remember, love and friendship don?t hurt.? Lying, cheating and screwing with people?s feelings and emotions hurts.? Never mess with someone?s feelings just because you?re unsure of yours.? Always be open and honest.
    14. Give what you want to receive.?? Don?t expect what you are not willing to give.? Start practicing the golden rule.? If you want love, give love.? If you want friends, be friendly.? If you want money, provide value.? It works.? It really is this simple.??Read?The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
    15. Say what you mean and mean what you say.?? Give the people in your life the information they need, rather than expecting them to know the unknowable.? Information is the grease that keeps the engine of communication functioning.? Start communicating clearly.? Don?t try to read other people?s minds, and don?t make other people try to read yours.? Most problems, big and small, within a family, friendship, or business relationship, start with bad communication.
    16. Allow others to make their own decisions.?? Do not judge others by your own past.? They are living a different life than you are.? What might be good for one person may not be good for another.? What might be bad for one person might change another person?s life for the better.? Allow people to make their own mistakes and their own decisions.
    17. Talk a little less, and listen more.?? Less advice is often the best advice.? People don?t need lots of advice, they need a listening ear and some positive reinforcement.? What they want to know is often already somewhere inside of them.? They just need time to think, be and breathe, and continue to explore the undirected journeys that will eventually help them find their direction.
    18. Leave petty arguments alone.?? Someone else doesn?t have to be wrong for you to be right.? There are many roads to what?s right.? And most of the time it just doesn?t matter that much.??Read?How To Win Friends and Influence People.
    19. Ignore unconstructive, hurtful commentary.?? No one has the right to judge you.? They might have heard your stories, but they didn?t feel what you were going through.? No matter what you do, there will always be someone who thinks differently.? So concentrate on doing what you know in your heart is right.? What most people think and say about you isn?t all that important.? What is important is how you feel about yourself.
    20. Pay attention to your relationship with yourself.?? One of the most painful things in life is losing yourself in the process of loving others too much, and forgetting that you are special too.? When was the last time someone told you that they loved you just the way you are, and that what you think and how you feel matters?? When was the last time someone told you that you did a good job, or took you someplace, simply because they know you feel happy when you?re there?? When was the last time that ?someone? was YOU?

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