Thursday 31 May 2012

Orange San Diego revealed: Intel-powered phone to reach UK on June 6th for ?200

Orange San Diego gets UK reveal, name change

Orange took its time to decide, but now it's settled. The first European Intel-equipped smartphone is the San Diego, replacing the Santa Clara codename assigned to it since February's Mobile World Congress. It will launch on pay-as-you-go at £200, including £10 of credit -- although Orange tell us this will be an introductory price. On contract, prices will start at £15.50 per month for two years and Brits will be able to pick one up from June 6th. We're getting the full run-through from Orange UK and Intel, but we're itching to run our new benchmarks on the Medfield phone as soon as they let us at it. And that pesky Gingerbread OS? We've been told to expect Ice Cream Sandwich closer to the end of Q3. But with just the single carrier, we're hoping testing time could be shaved off significantly.

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Parker leads Spurs to 2-0 series lead

San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker (9), of France, reacts against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second half of Game 2 in their NBA basketball Western Conference finals playoff series, Tuesday, May 29, 2012, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker (9), of France, reacts against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second half of Game 2 in their NBA basketball Western Conference finals playoff series, Tuesday, May 29, 2012, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan (21) gestures after a scramble for a loose ball against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first half of Game 2 in their NBA basketball Western Conference finals playoff series, Tuesday, May 29, 2012, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks reacts on the bench against the San Antonio Spurs during the second half of Game 2 in their NBA basketball Western Conference finals playoff series, Tuesday, May 29, 2012, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

(AP) ? Tony Parker and the San Antonio Spurs are making this look way too easy.

Parker had 34 points and eight assists, Manu Ginobili added 20 points and the Spurs stayed perfect in the playoffs with a 120-111 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night.

So far, the Spurs have turned a hotly anticipated matchup between the league's top two scoring teams into a lopsided mismatch more befitting of an early round.

Game 3 is Thursday night in Oklahoma City, and the Thunder can only hope that a change of venue throws San Antonio out of its groove. The Spurs put on an offensive clinic for three quarters on Tuesday night, shooting 60 percent and building a 22-point lead.

"We like to play like that," said Parker, who hit 16 of 21 shots. "That's the way we play."

The Spurs set an NBA record with their 20th consecutive victory bridging the regular season and the playoffs. They came in sharing the longest such streak with the 2000-01 Lakers, who won 19 straight before losing to Philadelphia in the first game of the finals.

Those Lakers went on to win the championship and Parker's performance is yet another reason to think the Spurs will do the same.

"It's great and it is a great run," said Tim Duncan, who had 11 points and 12 rebounds. "But we are only worried about the next two wins in this series. That is all that matters, at this point."

The Thunder made a late surge to get within six points, but Parker, Ginobili and Duncan helped San Antonio finish them off. Oklahoma City is 5-0 at home in the playoffs, but only 14 teams have come back from 2-0 deficits to win a series in NBA playoff history.

"First, we've got to worry about Game 3," Thunder guard Russell Westbrook said. "Regardless of what's going on with this last game or the next game, we've got to worry about Game 3 and come in with the same mindset and try to get a win."

Kevin Durant had 31 points, Westbrook had 27 points and eight assists and James Harden rebounded from a rough Game 1 to score 30 for the Thunder, who have lost two straight for the first time since early April. Oklahoma City dropped to 15-4 in games after losses this season.

"There are no moral victories for us," Durant said. "We were down. We dug ourselves a hole. We did what we normally do, which is fight all game, and we lost."

San Antonio picked up where it left off from the 39-point fourth quarter that turned Game 1 on Sunday. With sharp passes and hot shooting, the Spurs jumped to a 19-9 lead after the Thunder missed six of their first seven shots and had three turnovers in the first 4 minutes.

Durant was on the bench at the start of the second quarter, and Parker and the Spurs put together a 14-4 spurt to stretch the gap to 13 points. Westbrook hammered Parker's arm on a drive and he crumpled to the court. That didn't faze Parker, who scored the Spurs' next seven points to keep San Antonio rolling.

The Spurs shot 58 percent (22 of 38) and had 13 assists in the first half. They also cut down their turnovers, committing only six in the first half after giving away 14 in the first two quarters of Game 1.

"You never go out and say, 'We're going to start out fast,'" San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "You don't know what is going to happen. You just want your team to be aggressive."

After the break, the Spurs resumed picking apart Oklahoma City's defense with precision passes, scoring on five straight possessions. The biggest cheer from the crowd came after Ginobili flipped a behind-the-back pass to Parker in the corner for another 3 and the lead ballooned to 78-58.

Late in the third quarter, the Thunder began intentionally fouling Tiago Splitter, a 32 percent free-throw shooter during the playoffs.

That backfired, too. Splitter went 5 for 10 over a 54-second span before Popovich replaced him with Duncan, and Oklahoma City trailed by the same margin ? 16 ? that it did when Brooks called for the "Hack-a-Splitter" strategy.

It may not have showed on the scoreboard, but the Spurs seemed to lose their edge after that.

"There's a reason why you do it, to kill the rhythm," Parker said. "I think it got us out of our rhythm."

Parker, Ginobili and Duncan were on the court together at the 8-minute mark, after the Thunder cut the deficit to eight. Ginobili's floater in the lane was only the Spurs' third field goal of the fourth quarter and put San Antonio up 99-89.

The Thunder had the deficit down to six with just over 5 minutes remaining. The Spurs missed 12 of 15 shots during one stretch, but Parker hit an off-balance, high-arcing jumper with 3:39 left for a 107-96 lead and San Antonio controlled the game from there.

Notes: The Spurs' winning streak is the longest in the NBA overall since the Houston Rockets won 22 straight between Jan. 29-March 18, 2008, all in the regular season. ... The Thunder are the first team to reach 100 points against San Antonio in the postseason. ... Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points, including three 3-pointers for the Spurs. ... Duncan blocked four shots to tie Hakeem Olajuwon for second in career blocks in the postseason (472). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the leader (476). ... Oklahoma City's Derek Fisher went 2 for 11 from the field after scoring 13 points in Game 1.

Associated Press

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The Important Role of a Teacher | Reference and Education Bioethics

Education is not only knowledge, even if almost is an art in itself is priceless. A good teacher creates a safe learning environment for children to ask questions, consider themselves to develop and to grow eventually. The teachers in many areas of life. Trainer, coach, teacher, mentor, advisor all religious teachers of one kind or another, some teaching, social skills, to help other students improve their business skills, musical abilities, fitness level.

Let?s see a reason to appreciate the important role of teachers this week.

- Education is a fundamental goal of every teacher, whether for reasons of academic, professional or personal interests. Find the style of each student to learn and share knowledge, in such terms that they are worthy of appreciation of the achievements and abilities are to be understood.

- Children look to their teachers for other life lessons as well. You can be confidant, counselor. Young children will especially appreciate their relationship with the support of teachers, if they are bullied, have problems at home or depressed. Teachers can be the first to recognize its mistake, changes in behavior to see whether what is happening with their homework diaries to read.

- I see how their teachers treat students differently, how they deal with crime and violence, often is an important lesson for the children. If their teachers are fair, show patience to keep, calm and controlled children can learn a lot about dealing with the conflict over this, what is appropriate and effective behavior of adults, especially if they are from their own experience.

- If the parents about the teachers they remember with affection are requested, they are great teachers, they talk too much about a strict teacher, but really make them work, it can be very difficult for them, but fair. Often, teachers, and friendships to be popular with all the students that they will have long since forgotten. The children respect and discipline, as they realize that they are fair and reasonable.

- Teachers can, and often the most important role models outside of the adult family member in the lives of the children be. Would you like your teacher to focus on the qualities they admire to influence the future development of the child model. Many adults say that their love of literature, math skills, the desire to write books, a doctor or an engineer to do anything because of the enthusiasm of an inspiring teacher.

- Mentor a very important role is in education. Some schools have introduced mentoring program for young people who need additional counseling support. Important local personalities, such as a successful athlete, business people, local heroes are invited to sponsor one or two students at a time, and provide counseling, advice and ongoing interest in student success and prosperity.

- Coaching is a valuable support for the company. A new company is a structured opportunity, the time to formulate the goals, direction and focus. More established companies often benefit from training, to utilize the existing strategies to verify and assess what works, what needs to be revised and to determine the right targets and timetable for future business development.

The teachers support the substance and structure of our society. To estimate the time and appreciate the important role of a teacher?s skill, dedication and commitment to education issues. Help them in their role, they support our children by teaching respect and courtesy, we help our children with homework, encouraging them to read, retain their interest in studying the long-term benefits of bringing us all.

Formal and informal education in all areas of life. Do you have a receptive attitude of mind, our warning, sane and motivated. Let us interested and receptive to learning and our life experience makes us mentally agile with a better quality of life, no matter how old we are to improve. All this should be celebrated Teacher Appreciation Sunday.

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Wednesday 30 May 2012

Joel Reynolds: Surprise, Surprise: Pebble Mine Partnership Immediately Attacks EPA's Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment

You may have heard that, after 15 months of study, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week released in draft for public comment its Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment, characterizing the natural resources in the region and documenting the potential impacts on those resources of large-scale mining, like the proposed Pebble Mine.

EPA's action is big news.

But you may not have heard the cries of anguish from the mining consortium behind the Pebble Mine, a reaction grounded more, one suspects, in the consortium's desire to enrich its shareholders by mining Alaska's minerals than in a fair review of the EPA Assessment. No surprise there. Using words like "rushed," "inadequate," and "premature," the Pebble Limited Partnership immediately attacked the Watershed Assessment as an "EPA overreach" with "negative economic implications" not just for the region but for all of Alaska.

Never mind that EPA's Assessment is a scientific document and carries no regulatory mandate. In fact, the Pebble Partnership's apparent notion that science undertaken by someone other than the Pebble Partnership is considered an "overreach" and a threat to the economic viability of the project speaks volumes about the project itself -- and about the questionable quality, objectivity, and reliability of the Pebble Partnership's own "science."

Never mind the economic implications if EPA were to ignore the project's risks to one of the world's most productive wild salmon fisheries and the communities that depend on it -- in other words, if EPA were to ignore its legal duty under the federal Clean Water Act. (See NRDC's legal brief to EPA.) The economic consequences of contaminating the Bristol Bay commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries would be staggering.

Never mind that the demand for EPA review came from the overwhelming majority of residents of the Bristol Bay region, including Native communities, the region's largest developer the Bristol Bay Native Corporation and its 9,000 shareholders, and the Bristol Bay Native Association representing the region's federally recognized tribes, supported by a wide and diverse range of interests, from commercial, recreational, and subsistence fishermen to hunters and conservationists and elected officials, including the current President of the Alaska Senate Gary Stevens and members of the U.S. Senate. Public opinion polls show that over 80 percent of the region's residents support EPA's review and oppose the Pebble Mine.

And never mind the self-interest of the foreign mining companies in seeking to defer or avoid scrutiny of the Pebble Mine for as long as possible as they advance a scheme that would generate billions of tons of mining waste (laced with toxins), to be stored FOREVER in a massive tailings pond sitting at the head of the Bristol Bay watershed. Of course, they say, they would never proceed if there is a significant risk to the salmon. But there is nothing they can do to eliminate the risk of large-scale mining at this location, no matter the cost of their environmental review or the number of mitigating conditions. And, in any case, it is inevitably the people of the Bristol Bay region who will be left to co-exist with the risk -- and with the toxic waste.

According to EPA scientists, if something goes wrong, the salmon, other fish species, and their habitat will be devastated. Even if nothing goes wrong -- a virtual impossibility if past large-scale mining experience is any guide -- EPA concludes that the impact on the salmon and their habitat will be widespread and irreparable. And it is this assessment, based on the best scientific expertise EPA can muster, that the Pebble Partnership would prefer the public never hear.

The Pebble Mine is a project that must be stopped, not because of a categorical opposition to mining and not because of some presumed ill will by Pebble's proponents. Indeed, the Pebble Partnership and its CEO John Shively may be sincere in their commitment to build a state-of-the-art mine if they get the chance. The Pebble Mine must be stopped because, as one Anglo-American executive conceded when I met with her in London, "mining is a dangerous business," even under the best of circumstances -- and it must not be allowed at the headwaters of Bristol Bay. The problem, as former Alaska Senate President Rick Halford has said, is this mine in this place.

We shouldn't gamble what we can't afford to lose, and we can't afford to lose the Bristol Bay fishery. Period.

EPA deserves credit, not criticism. Its carefully crafted, science-based Watershed Assessment confirms the significant risk and unavoidable impacts of the Pebble Mine -- which is precisely why it's already been attacked by the Pebble Partnership.

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Improve Your Skills And Meet New People With Online Gaming

When you participate in online gaming communities, you may get proficient with a left handed mouse, but you learn lots of other things as well. MMORPGs, or Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games such as World of Warcraft, and Everquest are played daily by massive numbers of people around the world. Some people take gaming very seriously. Others are more casual about it. Which category do you fit into? The main point is to enjoy yourself, but what?s the best way to do this? If you want to improve your gaming skills, this article will give you some ideas.

If you desire to be accepted into any MMORPG (Massive MultiPlayer Online Role Playing Game) community, then you must start staying on top of the news with your game. Doing so is a step above merely owning the equipment like the keyboard shortcuts (shorts) or the fabled left-handed mouse (if you?re a? you know).

You?ll need to spend some time at the right online communities such as sites, blogs, and forums. Why is that important to your success? So that you will know when new patches and fixes for the game are released and when special events happen. Much of these announcements will only be seen in applicable forums or other places.

Be an active member of the team. Many concepts (with MMORPG?s) are the same as traditional team sports. You will be expected to accept instruction and direction in the heat of battle from teammates with more experience.

There will be a time when you also will need to take the same kind of action. It is okay to make sacrifices for your team-playing a way that is different than you are used to can help the team and makes playing more fun for everyone. If you?re not prepared to bend a little and play for the good of the team, then your experience may be short lived in that community. Try to keep the team?s best interest and enjoyment as your priority.

Our treatment of washing machines in this article is not as comprehensive as it can be, but that is only because it is such as wide area of knowledge. We have not placed any particular emphasis on any one thing because we want you to think about them objectively. Whether or not every single point or item will totally apply to you is unknown to us, so we try to present a good overview. You will be best served if your knowledge is broad, and then you can fill in any details with further research. So, just take it a little at a time and learn from the best sources which is always best. We all have the same amount of time each day, but we think what normally occurs is people learn to focus. When you do locate what is meaningful to you, then obviously you will be compelled to focus on that. You can get great feedback simply by asking for it. Getting used to using your left handed mouses or keyboards can be tricky. When you?re meeting people, try asking others if they?re left or right-handed, and if you find someone who is left-handed maybe ask them if they can help you. Always ask for helpful tricks or hints from the people you play against. You will see that many gamers like helping beginners because it gives them a chance to show-off their knowledge. Don?t be shy and brush off someone who comes to you and asks for your help either.

Just have fun when you?re online gaming. When people spend hundreds and thousands of hours creating games; they are made to be fun ? serious fun. Naturally, there are some things you may want to consider if you want to get the most out of it. If you?re left-handed, then get the left-handed mouse and do the shortcuts on the keyboard. Keep in mind about humility and working with a team. Everybody will have a lot more fun when everyone gets along.

One does not have to look far to see how expansive the influence of tumble dryers really is. But just avoid the thought that something is lacking in you if you were caught off guard when this arrived on your doorstep.

Probably the best defense against such situation is paying attention to your thoughts and keeping your eyes wide open. We all know the saying about an ounce of prevention, but still that holds true in very many situations. Have you not ever noticed that about people or even your self? It does seem to be very prevalent in our opinion. Be that as it may, there is never anything wrong with just being informed and taking whatever measures that are necessary or represent common sense.

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The popularity of Miami Beach Condos

Miami Beach is a perfect summer destination for many tourists local and global.

Many of them are now flocking to book hotels for their summer holidays. But many foreign investors are now packed real estate here and there to create a permanent business in the region. The sounds and images

Miami Beach offers many sights and sounds of both tourists and locals, which is one reason for the sudden increase in the acquisition of the Miami Beach Condo months, especially foreigners.

The Miami Beach is famous for its climate, tropical surf, white sand and deep blue. The Art Deco district continues to marvel at the tourists and locals alike, and the wide range of companies, is gambling halls in fancy restaurants filled to the brim. There are many exciting outdoor adventures to have near Miami Beach. You can take many water activities like surfing, water skiing, fishing, or a simple boat expedition to the sea of ??deep blue to finish. These are just some facts about Miami Beach, who contributed to the increase in real estate in the region. condos for sale Rush

Many foreigners are now rushing to buy on condominiums in Miami Beach. Statistics show that it was in the first 2 months of 2008, an increase of 7 percent in real estate acquisition by foreigners.

As a sign of good news, the reports show that nearly 19 percent decline in the total number of offers Miami Beach Condo in the region, and will reduce to continue in the coming months or even plans to build more in the works. This is because the supply of condominiums is declining, while demand is increasing for prices could explode in the coming months. This may seem intimidating to local investors, but the best deals for foreign buyers to be. The majority of brokers in the region also boasts farm deal with foreign clients in various properties in the region. The reason for this is because of the decline in real estate in Miami Beach, especially condominiums, within 20 to 30 percent this year. also noticed that the National Association of Realtors, many foreign buyers are required to pay their real estate purchases in cash, instead of giving credit or part payment due. This simply means that many of these buyers are in many real estate opportunities in the region, as well as research on market prices research, the terms of the ?for sale? assets

This also shows that the number of foreign buyers for condos in Miami Beach is on the rise -. and will continue to do so in the coming months of 2008.

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Tuesday 29 May 2012

True Estate E mail Marketing and advertising Maximizes Your Publicity

There?s tiny doubt the U.S. genuine estate industry is undergoing a profound transformation. Just after quite a few years of freewheeling lending procedures and unsurpassed increases in house valuations, the real estate marketplace is undergoing a significant punition. House values are dropping in numerous locations about the nation, and some property owners are dealing with an impending uptick in their adjustable rate home loan payments, placing them in an untenable place.

In brief, it really is a risky market. Creditors are tightening the requirements for mortgage loans, and also the window for subprime lending is closing. Some home owners who?re keeping subprime mortgage loans are facing foreclosures, when other people are attempting to promote their homes ahead of they obtain on their own within an unfavorable equity situation. As a result, true estate professionals, traders, and property sellers are scrambling to acquire an edge inside an aggressive market.

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Just like in most other areas of company, the web is playing an essential function in true estate. Online listings of houses for lease, properties for sale, and foreclosures draw an growing number of buyers and traders. Images and video clip are increasingly being utilized to whet the appetites of possible buyers. Still, on the internet listings and multimedia displays are relatively passive types of promoting in this aggressive period. Those that are about the reducing edge are making use of the internet to their finest advantage, and taking strategies in the playbooks of those in other fields.

E-mail Advertising like a ?Push? Method

If drawing possible true estate buyers to an internet listing is actually a ?pull? method, then true estate email marketing is usually a ?push? method ? one that makes perception in modern marketplace. Soon after all, retailers and e-tailers use email advertising to their greatest advantage. Email inboxes are stuffed with huge and smaller company emails alike. It tends to make perception that actual estate email advertising and marketing can also be productive, in that it provides data about agents, builders, vendors, and their respective qualities straight in to the fingers of intrigued potential buyers.

E mail Promoting is Easier than it Appears

At first blush, genuine estate email marketing and advertising may possibly seem out of reach for several men and women. Just after all, their experience is in true estate they usually may perhaps not be very tech savvy. Within the contrary, there are actually on line real estate solutions that make email advertising and marketing a cakewalk for virtually everyone.

When in search of an online e-mail marketing provider, decide on one that could allow you to make email messages, manage your get in touch with lists, and obtain monitoring reports. Basically, you must be capable of deliver your first e-mail marketing piece in much less than an hour. The ideal solutions have ?wizards? that let you to, by way of example, place with each other email newsletters working with a Net interface and on a single screen. Templates and click-and-drag performance allow you to simply organize text, upload photographs, and immediately see what your recipients will see when they get your e mail.

When you have sent your e-mails or newsletters, the program ought to allow you to track the results, telling you how a lot of email messages you sent, how quite a few bounced back, how numerous folks opened the e-mail, how several clicked on the hyperlinks, and the way many forwarded it on to other people.

There?s little doubt that true estate e mail promoting is often a cutting edge device that assists thrust your message in to the inboxes of possible consumers. And in modern competitive atmosphere, it?s an benefit you cannot pay for to become without the need of.

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Effectively, simply because affiliate marketing could be the simplest and in all probability the easiest method to gain profits online, unless of course or perhaps you are a entrepreneur and choose to offer your personal goods on-line compared to publicize other businessmans products on your own website. But also online stores may benefit from online programs, because affiliate marketing online works pertaining to retailers and also it works for that affiliate marketers.

Online marketing, basically, can be a connection or contract created among 2 internet sites, using a single site getting your merchants website and the additional staying the affiliates website. In their bond, the actual affiliate confirms permit the particular product owner publicize his or her products on the affiliates web site. Your service provider, on the other hand, would agree to pay the online in whatever method they?ve got predetermined directly into. This would certainly suggest easy income to the affiliate marketer, as they would likely simply put the retailers advertising upon his or her site. This might even be very helpful for that vendor, since getting online marketers to promote a few has to be lot more affordable compared to using the services of a marketing organization to advertise their products.

There are many regarding strategies how your service provider would likely compensate the affiliate with regard to their companies, and also for the webmaster, these techniques just equals the process in which he?d make simple cash. Among the harder anxiousness regarding compensation will be the pay-per-click technique, the actual pay-per-lead method, as well as the pay-per-sale strategy. The pay-per-click strategy is the method the majority of liked by online marketers, for their sites customer would simply visit the advertisers website to allow them to obtain income. The other two techniques, however, are generally better liked by vendors, because they would certainly only have to pay you if the visitor becomes among their registrants or if perhaps visitors would likely purchase a few.

Getting a lot income in internet programs, nevertheless, does not count a great deal around the compensation technique is it will about the traffic made through your web site. A website that will get more site visitors would generally have the increased probability of profiting throughout internet programs.

What about Google Adsense?

Google Adsense is actually some form of an online affiliate marketing programme. In Google Adsense, Search engines become the particular middleman relating to the affiliates and the vendors. The actual merchant, or perhaps the marketer, might merely sign up along with Yahoo and offer aforementioned along with text message advertising pertaining to their products. These adverts, which can be actually a link to the advertisers web site, would certainly after that be visible on Search engines researches and also on those sites of the affiliates, as well as by these website owners who?ve registered using the Adsense software.

While there are lots of commonalities involving Ebay auctions and other affiliate marketing programs, it?s also possible to visit a large amount of variations. In Google Adsense, every one of the webmaster has got to do will be place any signal on their website as well as Yahoo manages the remaining. The advertising which Search engines would likely place on your internet site might generally be relevant to this content of one?s website. This can be advantageous for both you and for your marketer, because the guests of the web site might pretty much always be really interested with all the merchandise being advertised.

The Let?s consider google adsense plan compensates the actual affiliate marketer in a very pay-per-click schedule. The advertisers would certainly shell out Google a quantity every time their advert in your website is clicked along with Yahoo would likely then ahead this particular add up to you through assessments, even though only after Yahoo and google get deducted their own share with the volume. Google Google adsense assessments are generally provided monthly. Also, the actual Adsense software supplies site owners with a following application that lets you keep track of the gains you actually obtain coming from a specific ad.

So, where perform all of these bring us to?

Where otherwise nevertheless for you to revenue, earnings and much more earnings! Affiliate marketing packages as well as the Ebay auctions software just function, regardless if you are your product owner or the internet marketer. For the merchants aspect, lots of money might be preserved in case promoting hard work is concentrated upon affiliate marketing instead of upon coping with marketing businesses. For your website owner, it is simple to gain a lot of revenue by performing everything you carry out greatest, that is certainly through making sites. And if you mix all of your earnings from the Adsense software and also other internet programs, it might surely become a great deal of cash.

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Google Didn't Infringe on Oracle Patents, Jury Finds

Android and Java logosGoogle has claimed victory in the second phase of its high-profile legal battle with Oracle.

A U.S. federal court jury ruled that the company did not infringe on Oracle patents with its use of Java components in its Android platform. The jury found against Oracle in each of the eight claims it was asked to assess.

The ruling brings an end to second phase in the two companies' ongoing battle over the use of Java code in the Android platform. Oracle had previously won a partial victory on the matter of copyright infringement, though the jury remained split on other elements of the case.

While the decision brings an end to the jury phase of the trial, the battle between Oracle and Google looks far from over. A number of issues remain to be resolved and appeals from both sides are likely.

"[The] jury verdict that Android does not infringe Oracle?s patents was a victory not just for Google but the entire Android ecosystem," Google said in a statement.

At the time of publishing Oracle had yet to respond to a request for comment.

The patent portion of the trial represented a far less important phase than the copyright matter, according to Florian Mueller, an intellectual property expert and activist who has closely followed the case.

"It would have been desirable, but less than secondary, for Oracle to prevail on its patent claims," Mueller wrote in a blog post.?"Oracle itself made this set of priorities perfectly clear when it offered in mid-January to stay, or dismiss without prejudice, all of its patent claims in favour of a near-term copyright trial."

Mueller said that the next key step in the case will likely be a decision from the judge regarding copyright eligibility in a number of Java APIs.

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How To Make Your Long Distance Relationship Last |

By Ron Hubbard

Having a long term relationship can be interesting. There are two main types of long term relationships. There are those in a relationship, but they just happen to have to live apart for various reasons after they?ve lived close by each other. The long term goal is to keep the relationship alive and well until they can reunite. Then, there are those couples that live far apart, and they fall in love even though they have distance. These couples have to build on that love and make it work out even though there may be distance for a long time to come. No matter what the case is, if you have an honest, open relationship and can communicate with one another, you can always make long distance relationships work.
Terms

You must establish the terms of your relationship in the beginning. Talk to your partner about what your expectations are and find out what the reality will be. Discuss how and how often you will communicate, and how often you?ll see each other. Decide how you are going to visit each other who will pay for what. Next, make sure you?re on the same page about whether you?re in a monogamous or open relationship.

Communication

Saying I love you can be done in millions of ways, and you should take advantage of this. Text it, phone it, write it, you name it, do it. It might not hurt to get a little sexy either. Also be sure to send gifts ? a box filled with your partner?s favorite sweets or surprises are always an amazing way to keep a relationship alive.

Encouragement

When you and your partner are apart, it?s always good to encourage each other every single day. When you are apart, you don?t get to feel that hug, squeeze of the hand, or goodbye kiss that most couples enjoy. Think of your partner and what they may be going through. Pick up the phone, send an email or just reach out and tell them that you are thinking of them. Wish them good luck on a job interview or congratulate them on a recent promotion. Be as verbal as you can be with your partner and encourage each other all the time.

Keep Busy

Instead of worrying about when your phone will ring, stay busy. This will really benefit your relationship. Do things you enjoy and then share them with your partner when you are reunited. In fact, I suggest throwing yourself into work, hobbies, charity, whatever it is you do when you?re separated, so that when you?re together, it?s that much more special. Furthermore, you can make sure you never have to work while you?re supposed to be spending quality time together!

Being in a long distance couple can seem to be tough, but with good communication skills and some understanding, you can make any distance work!

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If you are Internet savvy and are fond of music, both collecting and listening to music, chances are you will be looking towards the Internet to get your supply of music. This is nut natural because the kind of music that is available on the Internet today is quite phenomenal. People have been downloading or even streaming songs from the Net for many years now, but with the coming of the iPod and other music devices, folks are now looking to download whole albums from the Internet. So the trend now is to get complete music albums online and store then as such on your device, adding cover art and album and artist details along with the music album.

It is easy to download full music albums online. With more and more youngsters accessing music albums online, there are now full communities of music lovers who think nothing of sharing the music that they own with other music lovers. It is good for people who want to access music albums online to visit these community sites so that they can take a look at the music albums online available for download.

Apart from the shared music sites, there are also several paid sites like iTunes where one can access music albums online. The payment for these music albums is not very high and it is suitable for people who do not like to get music for free and without royalty.

There is no doubt that the availability of music albums online has changed the face of the music industry. The look of music collections has changed. People no longer have to buy loads of albums in their homes. All music albums are now available online. The music albums online can be compressed into any device and can be kept in small spaces. Electronic devices are now used in multiple ways. The same computer or the iPod or iPad can be used not only for the music albums online but for whole movies, video, and even books.

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Monday 28 May 2012

True Estate E mail Marketing and advertising Maximizes Your Publicity

There?s tiny doubt the U.S. genuine estate industry is undergoing a profound transformation. Just after quite a few years of freewheeling lending procedures and unsurpassed increases in house valuations, the real estate marketplace is undergoing a significant punition. House values are dropping in numerous locations about the nation, and some property owners are dealing with an impending uptick in their adjustable rate home loan payments, placing them in an untenable place.

In brief, it really is a risky market. Creditors are tightening the requirements for mortgage loans, and also the window for subprime lending is closing. Some home owners who?re keeping subprime mortgage loans are facing foreclosures, when other people are attempting to promote their homes ahead of they obtain on their own within an unfavorable equity situation. As a result, true estate professionals, traders, and property sellers are scrambling to acquire an edge inside an aggressive market.

True Estate Advertising and marketing

Extended gone are the times when regular procedures of real estate marketing are adequate to move attributes. A sign around the garden, an A number of Listing Service listing, and an open up home nonetheless have their spot, however they comprise only one aspect of an successful real estate marketing and advertising marketing campaign.

Just like in most other areas of company, the web is playing an essential function in true estate. Online listings of houses for lease, properties for sale, and foreclosures draw an growing number of buyers and traders. Images and video clip are increasingly being utilized to whet the appetites of possible buyers. Still, on the internet listings and multimedia displays are relatively passive types of promoting in this aggressive period. Those that are about the reducing edge are making use of the internet to their finest advantage, and taking strategies in the playbooks of those in other fields.

E-mail Advertising like a ?Push? Method

If drawing possible true estate buyers to an internet listing is actually a ?pull? method, then true estate email marketing is usually a ?push? method ? one that makes perception in modern marketplace. Soon after all, retailers and e-tailers use email advertising to their greatest advantage. Email inboxes are stuffed with huge and smaller company emails alike. It tends to make perception that actual estate email advertising and marketing can also be productive, in that it provides data about agents, builders, vendors, and their respective qualities straight in to the fingers of intrigued potential buyers.

E mail Promoting is Easier than it Appears

At first blush, genuine estate email marketing and advertising may possibly seem out of reach for several men and women. Just after all, their experience is in true estate they usually may perhaps not be very tech savvy. Within the contrary, there are actually on line real estate solutions that make email advertising and marketing a cakewalk for virtually everyone.

When in search of an online e-mail marketing provider, decide on one that could allow you to make email messages, manage your get in touch with lists, and obtain monitoring reports. Basically, you must be capable of deliver your first e-mail marketing piece in much less than an hour. The ideal solutions have ?wizards? that let you to, by way of example, place with each other email newsletters working with a Net interface and on a single screen. Templates and click-and-drag performance allow you to simply organize text, upload photographs, and immediately see what your recipients will see when they get your e mail.

When you have sent your e-mails or newsletters, the program ought to allow you to track the results, telling you how a lot of email messages you sent, how quite a few bounced back, how numerous folks opened the e-mail, how several clicked on the hyperlinks, and the way many forwarded it on to other people.

There?s little doubt that true estate e mail promoting is often a cutting edge device that assists thrust your message in to the inboxes of possible consumers. And in modern competitive atmosphere, it?s an benefit you cannot pay for to become without the need of.

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How to Make a Terrific Profession Out of Residence Staging Business

Selling a home in this difficult real estate market place can be a tough job for each and every vendor. But what most house sellers? missed will be the trick that when applied, will genuinely support them sell their households rapidly and in top rated greenback charges. Which trick is what we phone the house staging trick. A lot more and even more folks are starting to consider obtaining house staging as their business and create a fantastic profession from it. This short article is produced to give you a number of the items that one has to contemplate to get started on a profession in this type of business.

In real estate, as a way for any for sale vendor to sell his house, it has to take a look at its greatest and that?s what a home staging business will do. In case you have got a expertise for design and enjoys decorating, house staging could just be the best profession for you personally. Property staging profession doesn?t need any person to get a school degree, and although there are house staging companies who are experts, they aren?t required to become successful in the field. So if you would like to produce a great profession from a home staging business, you might have to consider the subsequent:

1. First you might have to consider a while in studying about the rates of home staging within your spot and after that follow your developing potential.

2. Go to the nearest city and request all around about the house staging businesses that they have. If possible, discuss with a number of the house stagers so that you will have a superb idea of how this sort of business genuinely works. By performing this, you will also know what the issues they have got encountered and so that you can make your advance plan of how you will likely be handling the achievable issues.

3. You also want to consider the
providers that you would want to offer so that you will know how much income you will be needing to get started on.

4. Once you might have commenced your small business, community it with real estate brokers simply because networking with brokers can be very valuable in producing business.

5. Learn a lot more about the business. Do a lot more analysis and when achievable, consider some courses that specialize in house staging. You?ll find house staging courses getting offered by expert house stagers. By performing this, you get to increase your understanding about the business so you will have a higher potential for making a great profession from it.

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Sunday 27 May 2012

Gunman in Indiana standoff dies after shooting himself

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Interview: 'Chernobyl Diaries' & 'Paranormal Activity' Writer/Producer ...

Oren Peli Chernobyl Diaries writer and producer

Produce Oren Peli has become a well known entity in the horror world over the last several years. He is the writer/director of the original Paranormal Activity and the producer behind the remainder of the franchise.

Additionally, he?s gone on to produce several other terror-filled offerings including Insidious, upcoming The Lords of Salem and television?s The River. His latest film Chernobyl Diaries, which opens in theaters this weekend, is set in the city of Prypiat that once housed the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. The chiller follows a group of friends who sign up for an ?extreme tour? through the abandoned city while vacationing in Europe ? only to find themselves stranded where they are not so alone after all.

We had the opportunity to speak with the writer/producer recently about his latest endeavor, setting a thriller in the location of a real-world catastrophe ? and what scares him, personally.

Screen Rant: Horror is always seeking to tap into fundamental human fears but sometimes the storylines are addressing topical issues as well. Chernobyl Diaries, among other things, is playing on concerns about nuclear energy. Do you think those issues are still as relevant today as they were at the time of the event?

Oren Peli: ?I think it?s something that people constantly think about. In many places around the world, all over the U.S. and Europe there are active nuclear power plants. And for many years during the Cold War the threat of nuclear war was a permanent fear. There?s always the concern that human kind is biting off more than they can chew in harnessing nuclear power. There have been accidents like Three Mile Island and of course Chernobyl that make you more aware of the dangers. So definitely this is something that could be relevant. Hopefully this would never happen again, though.?

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SR: This was the worst nuclear disaster in history. Did you worry about utilizing this event as the backdrop of a horror movie and how people would respond to that? There?s been an online campaign to boycott the movie due to its connection to Chernobyl, for example.

OP: ?Well we weren?t approaching it as if we were trying to make a serious documentary. It?s a work of fiction so we didn?t have any intention of having people take it too seriously and it didn?t really occur to us that this was the kind of thing that could offend people. We?ve seen a very tiny but vocal minority on the Internet that have been saying that they find it offensive and definitely no one is going to force them to watch the movie, but that was never our intention. And we?re actually working with a charity that specializes in working with the children of Chernobyl and they?ve seen the movie and they didn?t seem to find it offensive at all. In fact they were happy that, because of the movie, that we?re raising awareness again about Chernobyl.?

SR: Were you thinking that this is something that could highlight the fears around some current nuclear threats? There are some issues with the animals in the film that make it seem like they?ve been affected by radiation poisoning.

OP: ?I don?t even know if we were thinking about it on such a philosophical level. And a lot of those things aren?t meant to be explained. It?s just the kind of thing we thought would be a scary concept and that people can interpret it in whichever way is scariest for them.?

SR: This isn?t a found footage film, but it does have a documentary/home video cinematic style. Is it important to you to capture these kinds of stories with that type of visual aesthetic?

OP: ?Yes, you know other than the beginning of the movie and a small moment in the middle it?s not found footage at all. But it does have a very realistic documentary style that I do like a lot. It?s kind of the way that Paul Greengrass does some of his movies. I like it, it makes it more relatable and intimate and you feel like you?re going along on the ride with the characters. And because of the way we let the actors improvise, it feels like you?re watching people react rather than actors reading lines ? so I think that?s always going to be something I like. But ?Insidious? was shot in a very traditional manner and it did very well, so it?s a case by case basis.?

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SR: Speaking of Insidious, there?s a sequel in production at the moment and another Paranormal Activity out this fall. Are you thinking that Chernobyl Diaries may also be a franchise? Perhaps a series of ?extreme tourism? activities gone awry?

OP: ?I never think beyond one movie at a time, when I did the first ?Paranormal? I was happy to see that is was doing well, same with ?Insidious,? so it?s really too early to tell on this one.?

SR: We?ve seen the Paranormal mythology evolve over the last several films, where do you envision it going from here?

OP: ?The only thing I can say about ?Paranormal Activity 4? is that it?s coming out on October 19th.?

SR: Fair enough. Have you thought about branching out beyond horror?

OP: ?Right now I?m having fun with what I?m doing but I?d never categorically say no to something because it?s not horror. I?m keeping an open mind.?

SR: How do you approach each new project? Do you look for aspects of the genre that you?ve not yet explored and try to find a way into them?

OP: ?Really it?s always things that scare me like loss of control, dealing with the unknown and the unseen ? whether it?s a demon or something that?s not supposed to be there in ?Chernobyl.? Something that?s not supposed to be there and you don?t know where it came from, or what it wants from you, or how to defend yourself against it. That?s the root of the things I find scary. Usually I don?t find gore or slasher films scary. What works for me is the slower build where you are tightening the noose around the situation until you are running out of options and then really have no idea what to do.?

Chernobyl Diaries?is now playing in theaters.

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James, Heat start tuning for East finals

Indiana Pacers fan Matt Asen taunts Miami Heat forward LeBron James after he fell to the floor following a missed lay up on a fast break during the first half of Game 6 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana Pacers fan Matt Asen taunts Miami Heat forward LeBron James after he fell to the floor following a missed lay up on a fast break during the first half of Game 6 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Miami Heat forward LeBron James, right, hugs Shane Battier as they leave the court late in the fourth quarter in Game 6 against the Indiana Pacers in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 24, 2012. The Heat defeated the Pacers 105-93 to win the series 4-2. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Miami Heat forward LeBron James, left, passes off under pressure from Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert during the first half of Game 6 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

(AP) ? LeBron James shook a few hands, slapped a few fives, gave a few hugs.

That was the extent of his celebrating after the Miami Heat ousted the Indiana Pacers.

A return to the Eastern Conference finals ? no small achievement by any measure ? is nice, though it's far from the oft-stated goal for the reigning NBA MVP and the Heat. They'll host Game 1 of the East title series on Monday night against Boston.

"You can't just show up, no matter who you're playing against," James said Saturday, when the Heat resumed practice after taking one day off to rest up and recover from a grind against Indiana. "We have to prepare the same way we've done the first two rounds ? and even prepare ourselves even more. As the rounds go, the competition grows, so we look forward to the challenge."

The way James sees it, there's not a lot of reason for celebration yet. After all, he's not wearing the letters VIII across his upper teeth.

Over the past couple seasons, James has worn mouthguards with fangs, others with the Heat logo, and some with no adornments whatsoever. For these playoffs, he's broken out something new: A mouthguard embossed "XVI."

It doesn't take much to decipher what those Roman numerals are supposed to signify. It's 16, the number of wins that the Heat would need to capture the NBA championship. Miami has the first eight of those out of the way, but in this all-or-nothing season for the Heat, that's far from enough to satisfy anyone. Beating New York brought one or two quick moments of excitement, as did topping Indiana, but neither provided the ultimate moment.

"The first year in Cleveland, when we beat Washington in that first-round series, it was an achievement for not only myself and my teammates but for our franchise, which hadn't been to the playoffs in a long time," James said. "Those days are over. My aspiration is to go win a championship now. So those days are over."

They've been over for a while, of course. And as if anyone needed any reminder of the goal, James started wearing the "XVI" mouthguard. The idea came from Mike Mancias, a trainer who has worked with James for years, first in Cleveland and for the past two seasons with the Heat.

"We always look for inspiration throughout the playoffs and throughout the season to just kind of get me going," James said. "He knows that I'm a big Gladiator fan, of course Maximus, the Roman numerals, all that stuff. So that's where the inspiration came from. Sometimes I say I want something, sometimes Mike surprises me with a lot of it. I like that. I like the inspiration."

Of course, the main source of inspiration remains the championship trophy.

Saturday was essentially a tuneup day for the Heat, given that they couldn't exactly plan for an opponent because the Celtics' 85-75 victory in Game 7 was still hours from tip-off.

Miami practiced again without All-Star forward Chris Bosh, who remains sidelined indefinitely because of a lower abdominal strain that kept him out of the final five games of the Indiana series. Bosh has been able to resume some light conditioning work, but his return to the court hardly sounds imminent.

"For me, it's my responsibility right now to prepare this team without him," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "If and when it gets to a point where he starts to emerge into the picture, we would gladly deal with that, because we're a more dangerous offensive team, a more dangerous defensive team when he's in the mix. But for our mental state of health, I love you Chris, but our preparation is without him."

Without Bosh, James and Dwyane Wade predictably were asked to do more, and responded.

Wade scored 99 points in the final three games of the Pacers series ? all Miami wins ? while James scored 98 points in those games. James finished the six games against the Pacers with 65 rebounds, his most ever in a postseason series, topping the 60 he grabbed in a seven-game matchup with Detroit in 2006. And Spoelstra isn't shy about suggesting that the Heat need Wade and James to stay at that level to keep winning, saying Saturday what happened in the last three games against Indiana "has to be the norm."

Wade and James indicated they welcomed that.

"You prepare to go out there and try to play at a high level," James said. "Does it always happen that way? It doesn't. Sometimes the ball just doesn't go in for you. We're not just shooting all layups. We're also making jumpers and floaters and things of that nature. He said the right thing. He said the right thing to just keep us on our toes and let us know we can't have a relaxed moment."

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US missile attack kills 3 in northwest Pakistan

Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked in a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, May 25, 2012. Pakistan's parliament has unanimously approved new guidelines for the country in its troubled relationship with the United States, a decision that could pave the way for the reopening of supply lines to NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked in a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, May 25, 2012. Pakistan's parliament has unanimously approved new guidelines for the country in its troubled relationship with the United States, a decision that could pave the way for the reopening of supply lines to NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

A Pakistani man prays on top of an oil tanker, which was used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, while parked in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, May 25, 2012. Pakistan's parliament has unanimously approved new guidelines for the country in its troubled relationship with the United States, a decision that could pave the way for the reopening of supply lines to NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Supporters of a Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami chant anti-American slogans during a rally against a possible resumption of of NATO supplies to neighboring Afghanistan, Friday, May 25, 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan's parliament has unanimously approved new guidelines for the country in its troubled relationship with the United States, a decision that could pave the way for the reopening of supply lines to NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Supporters of a Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami chant anti-American slogans during a rally against a possible resumption of NATO supplies to neighboring Afghanistan, Friday, May 25, 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan's parliament has unanimously approved new guidelines for the country in its troubled relationship with the United States, a decision that could pave the way for the reopening of supply lines to NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

(AP) ? A U.S. drone fired two missiles at a bakery in northwest Pakistan Saturday morning, killing at least three suspected militants, two local intelligence officials said.

The officials said at least one militant was also wounded in the latest attack that took place in Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal region.

It was the third such attack in less than one week.

The officials said the victims were buying goods from the bakery when the missiles hit it. They said residents were still removing the debris.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. The U.S. rarely talks publicly about the covert CIA-run drone program in Pakistan.

Drone strikes have become an increasingly contentious issue between Washington and Pakistan. Pakistan's parliament has demanded the U.S. end all drone strikes on its territory.

However, the United States has shown no intention of stopping the strikes.

Associated Press

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