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  • Acai Berry Actives Review

    acaiberryactivesAcai Berry Actives is a diet pill that claims it will help you lose weight, increase metabolism, fight fatigue, and increase energy. This Acai Berry Actives review will show that Acai Berry Actives will not cause weight loss. It is not the answer to your diet pill needs.

    Acai Berry Actives Ingredients

    The Acai Berry Actives website lists only two ingredients: acai berry and green tea. Acai berry is all the rage right now. Don’t be fooled by all the hype; although acai berry does contain antioxidants, it does NOT cause weight loss. It is just like the hoodia craze. It is touted by celebrities but has no scientific research to back it up.

    Green tea has been proven to contribute to weight loss. In order for green tea to be effective, it has to be taken in doses of 300 mg or more per day. Acai Berry Actives does not state how much green tea it contains, therefore there is no way for this Acai Berry Actives review to determine if there is enough green tea in Acai Berry Actives diet pills to contribute to weight loss.

    Acai Berry Actives Cost

    Acai Berry Actives diet pills cost $49.95 for a one month supply. Although this is not especially expensive for a diet pill, considering there is no evidence that Acai Berry Actives will actually cause weight loss, $49.95 is too much to pay for it. If you really want to lose weight, use a diet pill that includes clinically proven ingredients in the necessary amounts.

    Acai Berry Actives Guarantee

    Acai Berry Actives offers a 90 day return policy. While I like the length of the return policy, I’m less a fan of the terms. You can return unopened packages only.

    Therefore, if you try Acai Berry Actives and it doesn’t work (which it won’t), you can’t get a refund on the packages you have started using. In addition, you will be charged a $10 restocking fee for any returned product.

    Acai Berry Actives Weight Management Club

    The Acai Berry Actives website explains that by purchasing Acai Berry Actives, you will be enrolled in a weight management club, a free online fitness program for Acai Berry Actives customers. The management club supposedly offers diet plans, exercise programs, and fitness tracking systems that are available only to Acai Berry Actives customers, not to the general public.

    Acai Berry Actives Affiliate Program

    Acai Berry Actives offers an Affiliate Program. Basically, you get other people to sign up to buy Acai Berry Actives and you get commission on everything they buy. The website states that affiliates make 50% commission. Its interesting, considering other companies who offer similar programs don’t offer nearly that percentage in commission.

    Acai Berry Actives Conclusion

    This Acai Berry Actives review finds Acai Berry Actives is overpriced. In addition, there is no reason to believe Acai Berry Actives will actually cause weight loss. Save yourself some money, time, and headache by using a diet pill with proven ingredients in proven amounts.

  • Browser Tip: Blocking Flash in Chrome

    I’m cuckoo for Chrome. It’s super fast, it’s Webkit, it’s got some nice developer tool options that aren’t available in Safari and it’s combo Search Box/Address Box is so intuitive it’s completely ruined me for any other browsers that still split up those two elements.

    The only thing really keeping me from moving over to Chrome full-time at this point is my reliance on Safari for ClickToFlash. Luckily, the newest Dev build of Chrome released yesterday enables support for extensions so closing this gap should now be easier than ever.

    If you’re not familiar with ClickToFlash, it’s a Webkit plug-in that replaces all flash elements on a web page with a nice nondescript gray gradient and a little Flash logo.


    To view the blocked Flash you just click the logo and the browser loads it in. This has a number of benefits, not the least of which are that since the flash won’t be loaded until you ask for it page load times won’t grind to a crawl, your CPU usage won’t spike, and you won’t be forced to look annoying home mortgage ads when all you do is rent.

    The easiest way to replicate this bit of functionality in Chrome (now that the latest Dev build supports it) is to just grab an extension. A quick search through the extensions gallery surfaces a number of possible options to choose from.

    • FlashBlock (by Josorek) offers the most configurability with options for managing a whitelist of sites, blocking not only Flash but Silverlight as well, and customizing the look and placement of the placeholder icon.
    • Kill-Flash is based on a Jetpack port of ClickToFlash and so it looks a lot like what I’m used to seeing in Safari. Unfortunately though, it doesn’t seem to work as well as it’s pedigree might suggest. By default the extension has whitelisted some sites such as YouTube and Gmail but left out any options for the user to manage the list.
    • Another FlashBlock (this time by Ruzanow) works well enough but provides less configuration options than its identically named competitor. This flavor of FlashBlock blocks both Flash and Silverlight and provides no options pane for managing your whitelist. You can disable it for a site by right-clicking on the placeholder of a Flash element but there seems to be no way of then removing that site from the list.

    I’ve been using FlashBlock by Josorek for a few weeks now, first with the latest Dev builds of Chromium and now with the most recent Dev build of Chrome, and would recommend it as the best one of the options above.

    Of course you could also go with a more robust approach to block not only Flash but all advertisements using something like AdBlock but for me that’s a bit overkill. Now that Chrome has enabled support for extensions I’d be curious in hearing how others are customizing their installs of Chrome. If you have a favorite extension or user script you’ve been using please share it with us in the comments.

  • The Consumer Financial Protection Agency Just Died

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    Chris Dodd's shock announcement that he won't seek reelection could mean a quick end for any stand-alone Consumer Financial Protection Agency, an idea which basically stood on his shoulders alone.

    Boston.com: Some analysts said yesterday that it now seems inevitable that the consumer agency will not survive the Senate negotiations. “I think that is the price of compromise,’’ said James Hamilton, principal analyst at CCH Inc., a large financial information company.

    Senator Judd Gregg, a New Hampshire Republican who sits on the committee and is playing a key role in the negotiations, said in an interview yesterday that it would be a mistake to create a stand-alone agency. In a sign of the type of compromise that Republicans might accept, Gregg suggested consumer protection could be given a priority at existing agencies instead of creating a separate, new government entity.

    “A much better approach is to raise the level of responsibility within the regulatory agencies so that they understand [consumer protection] is a coequal requirement with safety and soundness’’ of banks, Gregg said.

    Dodd said in a recent interview with the Globe that he “absolutely’’ supports the agency. To find a middle ground, Dodd said, he is seeking a “construct’’ of the agency that will satisfy all sides.

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  • NextEra Energy Resources First Renewable Energy Company to Offer Verified … – dBusinessNews Dallas (press release)

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    NextEra Energy Resources is the first wind developer, owner and operator to create and offer this type of carbon offset credit.

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  • Chrysler’s to introduce Fiat 4-cylinder Multiairs and V6 Pentastar in 2010, fuel-efficiency to improve by 25%

    Fiat 1.4L 4-cylinder Turbo Multair / Chrysler V6 Pentastar

    Chrysler Group LLC announced yesterday that it is revamping its powertrain lineup with some technology assistance from Fiat that will increase the overall fuel-efficiency of its lineup by 25 percent during the 2010-2014 period.

    Chrysler will expand its 4-cylinder engine choices with the introduction of Fiat Powertrain’s 1.4L, in-line 4-cylinder Fully Integrated Robotized Engine (FIRE) featuring Multiair. 4-Cylinder options will include a 100-hp 1.4L I-4 FIRE with Multiair, a 170-hp 1.4L I-4 FIRE Turbo with Multiair and a 190-hp 2.4L I-4 World Gas Engine with Multiair.

    The Auburn Hills automaker will also upgrade its V6 engine offering with the new fuel-efficient, 3.6L V6 Pentastar engine. Producing 280-hp and a peak torque of 260 lb-ft, the first application of the V6 Pentastar will debut in the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, due out in the second-quarter of 2010.

    Further making improvements to fuel-efficiency, Chrysler said that it will introduce Fiat’s six-speed Dual Dry Clutch Transmission (DDCT) to mid-size D-segment cars later this year. The application will provide a 10 percent increase in fuel-economy.

    Click through for the press release for more details.

    Press Release:

    Chrysler Group LLC Transforms Powertrain Strategy

    Auburn Hills, Mich., Jan 7, 2010 – Chrysler Group LLC is revamping its powertrain lineup with technology that will contribute to an overall fuel-efficiency improvement of more than 25 percent during the 2010-2014 period.

    As a result of the new alliance with Fiat, the company’s five-year business plan has an uncompromising powertrain offensive, including a progressive vehicle electrification strategy.

    “Chrysler Group will attain leadership by rapidly applying Fiat Powertrain technologies, such as Multiair, direct injection, turbocharging and transmission systems to its powertrain portfolio,” said Paolo Ferrero, Senior Vice President, Chrysler Powertrain. “By 2014 calendar year, more than 80 percent of Chrysler Group’s current powertrain lineup will undergo a complete makeover.”

    In order to combine complementary strengths, Fiat Powertrain is the global center of expertise for diesel technology and small displacement gas engines (less than or equal to 1.8 liters). Chrysler Powertrain is the global center of expertise for large displacement gasoline engines and vehicle electrification technology. The primary goal is leveraging combined powertrain and vehicle knowledge to achieve best-in-class fuel economy for both companies.

    New Four-cylinder Engines
    Four-cylinder engine options are being expanded at Chrysler Group with the introduction of Fiat Powertrain’s 1.4-liter, in-line four-cylinder Fully Integrated Robotized Engine (FIRE) featuring Multiair. In the early 1970s, the use of robotics in assembly plants was not common. The term “FIRE” came into existence when Fiat integrated the use of robotics in the production process of manufacturing plants. Although mechanized assembly is common today, the brand name FIRE has remained with Fiat’s powertrain lineup.

    Two variations of the engine will be available, naturally aspirated and turbo. Both versions of the 1.4-liter FIRE feature four valves per cylinder and incorporate state-of-the-art technology for Fully Variable-valve Actuation (FVVA), also known as Multiair. Fiat’s Multiair technology significantly reduces emissions, while improving fuel economy and power. This sophisticated electro-hydraulic variable-valve actuation technology delivers an increase in power up to 10 percent, an improvement in low rpm torque up to 15 percent and a reduction in fuel consumption and emissions up to 10 percent when compared with similar engines without the technology. The Multiair system is based on a series of Fiat Powertrain patents related to hardware, combustion strategies and controls that allow for full control of the lift and timing of engine valves, independently on each cylinder and during each single engine stroke. Well suited for a small car application, the first North American vehicle to feature the 1.4-liter FIRE with Multiair is the Fiat 500.

    Specifications
    1.4-liter I-4 FIRE with Multiair
    100 horsepower (75 kW) at 6,750 rpm
    95 lb.-ft. (129 N•m) of torque at 4,250 rpm

    1.4-liter I-4 FIRE Turbo with Multiair
    170 horsepower (128 kW) at 6,750 rpm
    170 lb.-ft. (231 N•m) of torque at 3,000 rpm

    Another addition to the Chrysler Powertrain lineup is the new 2.4-liter, in-line four-cylinder World Gas Engine (WGE) with Multiair. This new engine stands as an example of Chrysler Powertrain’s rapid integration of Fiat technology. Chrysler Powertrain’s 2.4-liter WGE features Fiat’s Multiair technology that will improve fuel economy and specific-power output. In comparison with its predecessor, the 2.4-liter with Multiair delivers an increase in power, an improvement in low rpm torque and a reduction in fuel consumption and emissions output. A turbo version of the 2.4-liter WGE also is under development for future applications.

    Specifications
    2.4-liter I-4 World Gas Engine with Multiair
    190 horsepower (142 kW) at 6,000 rpm (estimated)
    175 lb.-ft. (237 N•m) of torque at 4,200 rpm (estimated)

    All-new V-6 Pentastar Engine
    Chrysler Powertrain will streamline its V-6 gas engine offerings from six options to the new fuel-efficient, state-of-the-art 3.6-liter V-6 Pentastar engine. The first application of this engine will be in the all-new 2011 Jeep® Grand Cherokee, due out in the second quarter this year. Chrysler Group’s all-new Pentastar V-6 is the most advanced six-cylinder engine in the history of Chrysler, with an optimized integration of select technologies that deliver refinement, fuel efficiency and performance. The Pentastar delivers a fuel efficiency improvement of up to 8 percent on average when compared with previous Chrysler Group V-6 engines and delivers 90 percent of its available torque from 1800-6400 rpm. In the all-new 2011 Jeep® Grand Cherokee, the 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine offers an increase of 33 percent in horsepower and an 11 percent improvement in torque over its predecessor. The Pentastar V-6 is designed to use technologies such as Multiair, direct-injection and turbocharging for future applications.

    Specifications
    3.6-liter V-6 Pentastar
    280 horsepower (209 kW) at 6,400 rpm
    260 lb.-ft. (353 N•m) of torque at 4,400 rpm

    New Transmission Technology
    Beginning with mid-size D-segment cars in 2010, Chrysler Powertrain will migrate Fiat’s six-speed Dual Dry Clutch Transmission (DDCT) to Chrysler Group vehicles. The DDCT delivers a 10 percent improvement in fuel efficiency while enhancing performance. It transitions seamlessly from economy to sport mode when desired and can handle up to 260 lb.-ft of torque (350 N•m). The DDCT uses the best characteristics from both a manual transmission and an automatic transmission. This combination delivers the efficient performance of a locked gear mechanical path, but maintains the drivability and comfort of an automatic transmission.

    Vehicle Electrification
    In November 2009, Chrysler Group revealed a new engineering organization model showing the company as the center of competence for vehicle electrification efforts for Chrysler Group and Fiat Group. The resources previously spread in different electrification development groups have been assigned to the powertrain and vehicle engineering mainstream—a clear sign of how the Chrysler Group intends to move from research and development to vehicle production.

    As part of its five-year plan, Chrysler Group currently is developing a Ram 1500 with traditional hybrid capability for 2010. The company also continues its plan with the Department of Energy to build a small test fleet of plug-in hybrid Ram 1500 pickup trucks and minivans. Because pure electric vehicles lend themselves to commercial applications, Chrysler Group is considering a small electric delivery van application for 2011-2012 with an appropriate business case.

    The company has a significant amount of resources allocated toward vehicle electrification and affirms a commitment by continuing to add talent in this leading-edge technology arena.

    – By: Omar Rana


  • Qualcomm Leapfrogs Intel With 28-Nano Chips

    Qualcomm said today that when it comes to making its next-generation chips smaller, it will skip a generation. As part of its effort to gain an edge over rival Intel, the wireless chip giant plans to start manufacturing 28-nanometer chips, blowing past the 32-nanometer technology most chipmakers are implementing as cutting edge today — including Intel, which touted such a move just yesterday. Qualcomm is currently making 45-nanometer chips.

    At one time, the two ruled different roosts — Intel, the PC industry, and Qualcomm, mobile devices — but as Intel moves down market into phones with its Atom chips (it just showed off a smartphone containing its Moorestown processor) and Qualcomm pushes its ARM-based processors into smartbooks, the two are increasingly fighting one another for business (GigaOM Pro, subscription required).

    So what does that have to do with smaller chips? Shrinking a chip makes it smaller, faster, cheaper to manufacture on a per-unit basis, and more energy efficient –all good things when it comes to mobile devices. If Qualcomm can successfully leap ahead of the rest of the industry, its chips will perform better and cost less, giving it a significant advantage.

    Qualcomm is teaming up with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. to move its chips down the process node, starting around the middle of this year.  Intel has traditionally exploited this advantage to either boost its profits or increase its margin share against its rival AMD. Giving Qualcomm that same ability could make Intel’s already difficult move down market into mobile harder and less profitable.

  • Estradas do Rio Grande do Sul estritamente Rural

    Este thread apresenta algumas estradas rurais próximas a região metropolitana de Porto Alegre. São áreas rurais com importância histórica/cultural, derivadas de colonização por imigração alemã, então não confundam com áreas de agronegócios onde a estrutura das estradas é melhor, etc.

    São locais onde ainda prevalece a pequena propriedade familiar, ou a mata nativa mesmo.

    A ideia é mostrar mesmo esses lugarzinhos parados no tempo, onde o asfalto e o ‘progresso’ ainda não chegou, embora estejam próximos de chegar.

    01 Picada Holanda – município de Picada Café (RS)

    02 Joaneta município de Picada Café (RS)

    03 Picada Schneider – município de Presidente Lucena (RS)

    04 Quatro Cantos município de Picada Café (RS)

    05 Quatro Cantos município de Picada Café (RS)

    06 Quatro Cantos município de Picada Café (RS)

    07 Quatro Cantos município de Picada Café (RS)

    08 Quatro Colônias – Campo Bom (RS) – próximo a área urbana, num restinho de área rural

    09 Quatro Colônias – próximo a área urbana, num restinho de área rural de Campo Bom (RS)

    10 Quatro Colônias Norte – restinho de área rural de Campo Bom (RS)

    11 Quatro Colônias Norte-restinho de área rural de Campo Bom (RS)

    12 Entre Morro Bock [município de Picada Café (RS) ]e Picada Schneider

    13 – Carro de boi em Picada Schneider – município de Presidente Lucena (RS)

    14 – Aranha na estrada em Morro Bock! – município de Picada Café (RS)

    15 – Picada Holanda município de Picada Café (RS)

    Em breve mais! Espero que gostem.

  • Digital Music Sales Continue to Surge in 2009

    The Internet has had a profound effect on the music industry and, even now, more than a decade after Napster proved that the people wanted a digital alternative, there are plenty fighting against the obvious trend. With all the gloom and doom scenarios, how did the recording industry fare in 2009. Well, it all depends on your perspective. On both s… (read more)

  • Forest offset credits: a cornerstone of sustainable development on aboriginal … – Lexology (registration)

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    The generation and sale of carbon credits creates wealth through environmental protection. As such, carbon offset projects offer a promising and still


  • Welcome To The HouseOfPalm, Home To Palm webOS Apps

    Not content with the Android Market website (and with good reason), a couple of Frenchmen last year built AndroLib to provide a decent online experience for people looking to browse available Android apps.

    As long as Google doesn’t improve the Android Market site (or release a proper desktop app à la iTunes), AndroLib is basically the best website to browse Android apps, period.

    Now the team that built AndroLib is attempting to do the same for the Palm webOS applications store, with a new site called HouseOfPalm.

    The design is similar to AndroLib, as is its goal: to provide a place where people can discover new apps for Palm webOS online, easily and rapidly. You can browse all apps by category or get notified about all new apps by RSS. HouseOfPalm also boasts ratings, details about the app (including version number, size, etc.), screenshots and more – far more than the official Palm webOS app store website has to offer.

    Unlike AndroLib, HouseOfPalm doesn’t boast any stats or charts (yet), but a quick glance reveals that there are about 50 pages with 20 applications, meaning the total catalog on HouseOfPalm boasts around 1,000 applications and games. For comparison, AndroLib pegs the number of Android apps at around 22,200 and Apple’s App Store has well over 100,000 applications to offer.

    If you’re carrying around a recent Palm device with webOS, be sure to bookmark this one.

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  • Sears Holdings Announces December Comparable Store Sales and Fourth Quarter Outlook

    Kmart’s December comparable store sales benefited from increases in the toys, home and apparel categories, as well as the impact of assuming the operations of its footwear business from a third party effective January 2009.

    Sears Domestic’s December comparable store sales reflect reduced sales of higher ticket hardline items, partially offset by increases in the tools and automotive categories.

    Sears Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: SHLD) today announced domestic comparable store sales for the five-week (“December”), quarter-to-date (“QTD”) and year-to-date (“YTD”) periods ended Jan. 2, 2010 for its Kmart and Sears stores as follows:

                               December     QTD       YTD
                               --------     ---       ---
        Kmart                    5.3%       2.6%     -0.7%
        Sears Domestic          -4.3%      -6.0%     -8.8%
                                ----       ----      ----
        Total                    0.4%      -2.0%     -5.2%
                                 ===       ====      ====
    

    We currently expect net income attributable to Holdings’ shareholders for the quarter ending January 30, 2010 will be between $385 million and $465 million, or between $3.36 and $4.06 per diluted share.

    Our expectation of fourth quarter net income attributable to Holdings’ shareholders and earnings per share attributable to Holdings’ shareholders excludes the potential impact, if any, related to store closings and impairment charges, restructuring activities including severance, and mark-to-market gains and losses on hedge transactions executed by Sears Canada.

    We expect the fourth quarter effective tax rate to be approximately 32%, due to the favorable resolution of certain federal and state income tax matters.

    In the fourth quarter of the prior year, the Company reported net income attributable to Holdings’ shareholders of $190 million, or $1.55 per diluted share.

    For the full year ending January 30, 2010, the Company expects net income attributable to Holdings’ shareholders to be between $190 million and $270 million, or between $1.61 and $2.29 per diluted share, which also excludes the potential fourth quarter impact, if any, related to store closings and impairment charges, restructuring activities including severance, and mark-to-market gains and losses on hedge transactions executed by Sears Canada.

    For the full year ended January 31, 2009, the Company reported net income attributable to Holdings’ shareholders of $53 million, or $0.42 per diluted share.

    Financial Position

    We currently expect to end the fiscal year with approximately $1.7 billion in cash balances (of which approximately $500 million will be domestic and $1.2 billion will be Sears Canada).

    During December 2009, we repaid all borrowings under our revolving credit facility as working capital needs declined as expected.

    Short-term borrowings (consisting of commercial paper and borrowings under our revolving credit facility) are projected to be approximately $200 million at Jan. 30, 2010, down from last year’s balance of $442 million. Further, letters of credit issued are expected to be $684 million at Jan. 30, 2010, down from $968 million last year.

    Accordingly, we expect to have approximately $3.2 billion of availability on the credit facility at year end. As previously disclosed, the facility will reduce in size by $1.7 billion to $2.4 billion on March 24, 2010. The expected short-term borrowing balance indicated does not give effect to any share repurchase activity after January 6, 2010.

    During the fourth quarter through January 6, 2010, we repurchased 0.9 million common shares at a total cost of $66 million (or $71.68 per share) under our share repurchase program. As of Jan. 6, 2010, we had remaining authorization to repurchase $582 million of common shares under the previously approved programs.

    Adjusted EBITDA

    The Company expects to report total Adjusted EBITDA (consisting of Kmart, Sears Domestic and Sears Canada segments) of $1.720 to $1.830 billion in the current year, which is computed as follows:

    • expected operating income of $665 to $755 million;
    • plus expected depreciation expense of $900 to $920 million;
    • less gains on sales of assets through January 2, 2010 of $71 million;
    • less gain realized from Visa/MasterCard settlement of $32 million;
    • plus expected domestic pension expense of $170 million;
    • plus expected closed store / severance costs of $88 million.

    Our expectation of fourth quarter operating income excludes the potential impact, if any, related to store closings and impairment charges and restructuring activities including severance.

    About Sears Holdings Corporation

    Sears Holdings Corporation is the nation’s fourth largest broadline retailer with approximately 3,900 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, home electronics and automotive repair and maintenance.

    Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands’ End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. It also has the Country Living collection, which is offered exclusively by Sears and Kmart.

    We are the nation’s largest provider of home services, with more than 12 million service calls made annually. Sears Holdings Corporation operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation.

    For more information, visit Sears Holdings’ Web site at searsholdings.com.


  • Scott And Erica Morning Show Live Streaming

    The historic team of Scott and Erica were the staple of Central Florida morning drive radio. Channel 2 CBS Orlando readers are voicing today split decisions whether they would stay as listeners now to MIX, or leave. The listeners are shocked over this sudden development and are quite miffed at Erica’s removal.

    Erica Lee also confirmed her firing and said, “It’s been a nice long run,” she said. “I will definitely miss all the listeners.” And from tomorrow, Scott McKenzie will still be on the air, along with Jay, the producer. Erica said the news took her by surprise … though, really, after 30 years in radio, nothing surprises her. “I understand the business.” And she said that she hopes to spend much of the next six months volunteering. “Just because I’m not associated with the station doesn’t mean I don’t want to be out there. I mean, I assume the nonprofits still need help, right?” and after that she would again like to get back to work, because she likes to keep working. However she doesn’t have any prospective employer in mind, but at the same time she wont mind working in the afternoons.
    People have been writing in, and one listener said that “I am so sad over this…I will continue to listen to and support Scott and Jay, but I’m going to miss Erica terribly. What a horrible decision the management has made. Thinking about you Erica…”

    But another said that “I listened to the Scott and Erica Morning Show because it, to me, was family. As I can see that’s really no longer the case and it really is money motivated I can no longer support that station after knowing how they treat their staff.”

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  • Bank Of Korea Dares Bernanke To Raise Rates

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    Overnight, the Bank of Korea held interest rates at 2%.

    BoK Governor Lee Seongtae says that until he sees major economies like the U.S. and UK upping rates, a delay is necessary to preserve Korea’s economic interests.

    RBS: BoK interest rate decision: Rates were held steady at 2% given uncertainty about the growth outlook “due to the risk of delay in a full-fledged recovery of the major advanced economies”. The Governor added, though, that “a rate increase doesn’t necessarily mean a policy tightening” given the “gap between the current rate . and rates after normalisation”. We still expect a 25bp hike in Q2 and 75bp over 2010.

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  • Updated Grooveshark Android App Blows Away Others Music Apps

    When Grooveshark first released an Android App back in early December, many users, including myself were extremely excited.  Unfortunately, the app failed to live up to many expectations as it was not free (requires a VIP membership) and very buggy.  However, this week the Grooveshark application was updated and while it is still not free ($3 VIP monthly membership) it is now amongthe best music applications on the Android platform.

    For those of you who are unfamiliar with the service, Grooveshark is an online music search engine, streaming service, and recommendation tool.  Think of it as Pandora, but you can actually search for specific songs and create specialized playlists. The updated app, pictured below, removes most of the bugs which gave users problems, as well as gives users the ability to search for songs(searches are processed very fast, even over EDGE), build a playslist within the app, sync playlists with the online version of Grooveshark, favorite songs, and make songs available for offline playback (although this doesn’t work as well or clearly as I would like).

    The music quality is not as good as that of Pandora, but it is almost there. If you are a fan of Grooveshark and Android you should check out the update! For me, it’s hands down the best music app on Android at this point and it’s only going to get better.


  • HTC’s Capacitive stylus (not the amazing one) soon available from Clove

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    Clove has announced that they will soon have am HTC-branded capacitive stylus for the HTC HD2 ready for sale.

    The HTC HD2 ST C400 Capacitive Stylus appears to be the same Dagi Transparent stylus we saw and reviewed earlier and will be selling for around £15 excluding VAT.

    We would rather have seen an example of HTC’s patented capacitive stylus, but unfortunately these have yet to come to market.

    Thanks Ahmed for the tip.

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  • Skiff and Marvell announce Skiff Reader Develop Kit in a bid to rule the world

    We’ve been hearing a lot about Marvell lately driven, in part, by the rapid growth in e-reader devices. Now it’s teamed up with Hearst’s ambitious venture, Skiff, to create the Skiff Reader Development Kit (RDK) designed to allow manufacturers to quickly create inexpensive reading devices using Marvell’s Armada System-on-a-chip with integrated electronic paper display controller. Naturally, the RDK includes built-in software support for the Skiff eReading service and digital storefront. Interesting, very interesting. It’s becoming clear that Skiff’s approach to toppling Amazon’s early e-reader / service juggernaut is to flood the market with devices hooked into a compelling value proposition for publishers and content owners and then ultimately (sometime later this year), consumers. Hold tight kids, this could be Apple (Amazon) vs. Microsoft (Skiff/Heart) all over again.

    Skiff and Marvell announce Skiff Reader Develop Kit in a bid to rule the world originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Cowon’s Atom-powered W2 MID gets teased, gets Windows 7

    Cowon's Atom-powered W2 MID gets teased, gets Windows 7
    When Cowon’s latest leaked back at the beginning of November we knew just about everything we really needed to know except for one crucial bit of intel: what it looked like. Now the company has thoughtfully taken care of that, throwing up a teaser page for the product that shows off a simple, sophisticated brushed metal exterior punctuated only by a pair of buttons on either side and three LED status lights. It’s perhaps a bit chunky, with a wide bezel and a little more depth than we’d like, but it should be reasonably comfortable to use whenever it releases. The 4.8-inch, 1024 x 600 touchscreen LCD is confirmed, backed by a 1.3GHz Intel Atom processor that is probably going to struggle a little bit to keep up with Windows 7, which the company has chosen to bless this device’s (unannounced) storage with. That’s all we know for now.

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  • Vizio digs into mobile TV market with three Razor LED TVs, other wild audio products

    Here we go again, eh? Vizio’s hitting us up with yet another round of wares here at CES, starting with a trio of Razor LED sets that are designed to watch mobile TV. The 9-inch VMB090 and 10-inch VMB100 are among the first to use the new ATSC-M/H standard and ship with an HDMI 1.4 input, while the 7-inch VMB070 holds it down on the low end. The whole trio arrive in enclosures that are less than 1-inch thick, though you’ll only really enjoy the integrated antenna if you live in a spot where the broadcasts are available. Speaking of, none of these will be available until “later this year,” with prices set for $149.99, $199.99 and $229.99. Moving on, the company’s outing 2.1 and 5.1 channel wireless surround home theater systems, wireless headphones and stereo Bluetooth headphones, and if you’re super interested in learning more about the bevy of options there, give those source links a tick of your attention.

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  • John And Helen Burns 2010

    Our residents and staff are always incredibly moved by John and Helen’s passion for relationships and their Godly wisdom on what makes men and women unique and how men and women can rightly relate to one another. Today, John and Helen have been married for 35 years and together they shared the remarkable story of their restored marriage.We are so grateful to John and Helen for taking time to visit and minister to our girls and for being available to answer some really tough questions about forgiveness and what it means to learn from our pasts so we can have victory in future relationships.In addition to speaking to our girls and staff, John and Helen were excited to get to attend our Merry Mercy Christmas Benefit on Thursday evening to get some ideas for future Mercy Canada events!!Here is what some of the residents had to say in response their time with the Burns’:

    Mariah said, “You can’t have a relationship with someone you don’t understand. Relationships are challenges. God created women to be relationship geniuses, to be beautiful and to be connectors while men were created to be focused, to be competitive and to be heroes.”

    Kaite said, “My future is about relationships. The beginning of anything is to understand and by learning to delight in people’s differences, I can have meaningful and Godly relationships.”

    Tealina said, “God didn’t send a rulebook, he sent a relationship. We were meant to have relationship with Jesus.”

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