Sunday, September 30, 2012

Rumor Patrol: Anne Hathaway's Wedding, Beyonce's Pregnancy, Brian Wilson Fired

Anne Hathaway

You can't go one week without hearing a ridiculous story involving some of your favorite celebrities. Thankfully, the Starpulse Rumor Patrol is here to sort out what's real and what's fake.

Anne Hathaway Getting Hitched: After a few false starts, is Anne Hathaway finally tying the knot with the man of her dreams?

Verdict: True. Multiple sources are telling RumorFix that Anne is getting married in Big Sur, California over the weekend. Adam Shulman proposed to her last November. Of course, Anne's good pal Valentino Garavani has designed her wedding dress.

Source: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Casey_Johnson/2012/09/29/rumor_patrol_anne_hathaways_wedding_be?ref_src=news_rss

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Landscape Solutions: Death of pines spurs need for screen | Wichita ...

Between extremes in the weather, the proliferation of diseases and pests, and the growth of plants through the years, our landscapes evolve ? and usually need help at one time or another.

The drought and intense heat of the past two summers alone are changing the area landscape.

We recently asked readers to send in their landscape problems for suggested solutions from area landscape designers and architects. In the coming weeks, we?ll feature some of the scenarios in the hopes that they?ll help others whose yards are in a similar situation.

This week, Wichita independent landscape architect Teri Andreas Farha helps Katie Mitchell-Koch with her backyard.

Problem: loss of pine trees in backyard

My family just moved to Wichita in July. The previous owners of our house said there used to be six pine trees along the back that provided privacy and interest. They were cut down due to disease, and we need something new back there! Hopefully something that would provide height quickly for privacy along the back fence (I?d say we have ?an unattractive view?). There are three things that inspire me in landscaping: using native plants for wildlife and water conservation, autumn color and incorporating edibles.

? Katie Mitchell-Koch

Landscape factors: east Wichita, west side of the house, full sun, electrical lines above back fence, 30 feet long.

Solution: a living privacy fence

Planting a living fence is a great way to screen unwanted views and provide privacy for you and your family while enjoying your backyard. This living fence can take on a formal look or a more natural one, depending on your taste.

Since you indicated a love for natives, I would suggest a more natural-looking screen, planting in a zigzag pattern and in groups of two to five.

I would also suggest planting a mixture of evergreens and deciduous plant material, keeping in mind that the deciduous trees will lose their leaves in winter, but the branching structure of the tree will still provide a screen as well as visual interest. By planting a variety of plant material, you can avoid the possibility of a disease taking out the entire living fence (which is what happened to the row of pine trees that had to be removed. In fact, I would avoid pines altogether, as they are being damaged by pine wilt and tip blight).

And the final thing you need to consider is the height of the electrical lines along the back of your lot. Planting anything that gets tall enough to interfere with the lines should be avoided.

Plant list

A wide variety of plant materials will work in your living screen. I have narrowed the choices down to a few evergreen trees, a few deciduous trees and a few shrubs. These plants all require little watering once established, will provide good cover and food source for wildlife, and will provide excellent fall color as well as winter interest in the form of berries and evergreen foliage.

I have selected plants that are all moderate to fast growers. For more money, you can order them in larger sizes for faster results. Otherwise, be patient, water well the first two years, and you?ll have a beautiful living privacy fence before you know it!

Evergreen trees: Easter red cedar, Keteleeri juniper, Spartan juniper, Emerald Green arborvitae and (one of my favorites) Wichita Blue juniper

Deciduous trees: Eastern redbud, Autumn Brilliance serviceberry, flowering dogwood

Shrubs and grasses: viburnums, cutleaf staghorn sumac, compact burning bush, shrub rose

Reach Annie Calovich at 316-268-6596 or acalovich@wichitaeagle.com.

Source: http://www.kansas.com/2012/09/29/2507781/landscape-solutions-death-of-pines.html

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iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 2: Which one should you get?

iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 2: Which one should you get?

Apple has released the taller, thinner, faster, lighter, brighter iPhone 5 -- and we've got your definitive iPhone 5 review right here -- and now Samsung is bringing their next-generation giant, the Galaxy Note 2 to market.

As much as Samsung has been labeled a "copyist" over the course of the last couple years, the Galaxy Note series has always been a big exception, literally. Due to its size, some have labeled it a "phablet", half phone, half tablet. While it's both of those things, it's also neither. It's really a Wacom-style digitizer put into highly mobile form. And as anyone who's ever used a Wacom knows, it resembles a stylus in shape only.

So what happens when you put Apple's precision up against Samsung's power? The iPhone 5's elegance against the Galaxy Note 2's enormity? Let's take a look.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2: Hardware and software

Android Central is working on a full review now, and we'll add a link to it here as soon as it's live. In the meantime, here are James Richardson's first impressions and hands-on with the Galaxy Note 2.

Powered by a quad-core 1.6 GHz Exynos 4 processor, the Galaxy Note 2 has some substantial horsepower behind it, along with a plentiful 2GB of on-board RAM. Combined with a whopping 3100mAh battery, we're expecting some serious longevity from this device. The Note 2 runs Jelly Bean out of the box, making Samsung's phone/tablet hybrid the first to ship with Android 4.1. And it now sports a 5.55-inch (non-PenTile) HD SuperAMOLED 1280x720 display, protected by Gorilla Glass 2. The extra size of the phone does add few of grams to its weight -- at 180 grams it isn't light, but it's not terribly heavy considering its monstrous size.

There are also numerous software enhancements, including the ability to command an on-screen cursor by hovering the stylus over the screen. This can be used to peek into gallery folders, calendar events expandable areas. And the usual selection of Samsung drawing and note-taking apps is included too, as are all of the software features of the Galaxy S3.

Apple iPhone 5: Hardware and software

The iPhone 5 has a newly re-designed unibody aluminum chassis to allow for a bigger 4-inch screen in a phone that's 12% smaller by volume. It's taller but not wider, thinner and also lighter. That 4-inch screen also uses in-cell technology to combine the touch sensor right into the LCD. At 1136x640 and 326ppi, it's still backlit LED, and still IPS, and technically the best, most advanced panel on the planet for now. Apple also rolled their own, custom Apple A6 processor this time, based on ARM v7s, for amazing performance and excellent power management. There's still no NFC, but there is CDMA, HSPA, and international LTE.

iOS 6 comes loaded on the iPhone 5, and includes a new, controversial Maps app, some great extensions to Siri, deep Facebook integration, Passbook, and enhancements to FaceTime, Mail, Safari, Photo Stream, and Accessibility. And because Apple makes both the hardware and the software, there's no integration, no added interface layers, and a seamless experience overall.

Apple iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 2: The bottom line

While the story of the Apple iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy S3 might remain one of precision vs. power, when it comes to the iPhone 5 vs. the Galaxy Note 2, the elegance vs. enormity line requires deeper inspection. A 5.5-inch phone display is something that fits the needs of a very specific niche -- namely those that want more than a traditional phone -- those who essentially want a mobile notepad.

For this reason, for most people, the iPhone remains the default choice, and the perfect blend of killer design and absolute ease of use. If you don't like something about the iPhone, there are also a bunch of great alternatives to consider, including the Samsung Galaxy S3, HTC One X, or the upcoming Nokia Lumia 920.

The Galaxy Note 2, due to its size and its Wacom technology, is a very, very specific one, and you'll likely know it you need it.



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Saturday, September 29, 2012

As debate looms, Romney looks to Pennsylvania

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at American Legion Post 176 in Springfield, Va., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at American Legion Post 176 in Springfield, Va., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Following his campaign speech at Farm Bureau Live in Virginia Beach, President Barack Obama leans in to listen to a supporter along the rope-line Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, afternoon. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot,Stephen M. Katz ) MAGS OUT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures during a campaign event at American Legion Post 176, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Springfield, Va. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event at Farm Bureau Live, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Virginia Beach, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds a baby after making a campaign stop at American Legion Post 176, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Springfield, Va. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

(AP) ? His path to victory narrowing, Mitt Romney is looking to Pennsylvania to help slow President Barack Obama's momentum ahead of a high-stakes meeting on the debate stage next week.

The Republican presidential nominee was to campaign Friday in the Philadelphia area, first courting donors at a high-dollar fundraiser and then meeting voters at a midday rally.

Fresh off a promise to spend more time in the swing states that matter most, Romney will pass much of the day in a state that has not supported a Republican presidential candidate in nearly a quarter-century. His campaign is not running any television ads in Pennsylvania, and aides privately concede that Obama has a significant advantage just 40 days before Election Day.

They suggest that Romney's visit ? his first to the state in more than two months ? is largely designed to raise the money needed to narrow Obama's edge in more competitive states. After raising $5 million at a Washington event Thursday, Romney is expected to generate more than $1 million in Philadelphia and an additional $7 million at a Boston fundraiser later Friday.

"We're going to have to make the right choice on Nov. 6, and you're going to make that happen," Romney told cheering donors in Washington.

Obama will also focus on raising cash Friday as he keeps his campaign close to Washington, where he has three fundraising events scheduled.

He is set to deliver remarks at a finance event at the Capital Hilton in Washington, where tickets start at $250 but go as high as $10,000 per couple. Obama will attend a smaller fundraiser at a private residence before returning to the Capitol Hilton for a third event.

On Thursday, Romney and Obama campaigned a few hundred miles apart in Virginia.

The president pledged to create many more jobs and "make the middle class secure again," while Romney focused on threats beyond American shores, accusing Obama of backing dangerous cuts in defense spending.

The Republican's message, including questions about the president's response to recent violence in Libya, comes as he tries to move beyond his long-held economic focus to help score political points and reverse a slide in the polls.

"The idea of cutting our military is unthinkable and devastating. And when I become president we will not," Romney declared at an American Legion hall in Springfield, Va.

He is expected to push a similar message on Friday in suburban Philadelphia during a rally at Valley Forge Military Academy and College.

While Romney aides are not optimistic about their chances in Pennsylvania, Republicans are not giving up on the state.

"We have an aggressive operation and ground game in place," campaign spokesman Rick Gorka said.

The state GOP is set to begin running a television ad Friday assailing Obama's economic leadership. Pennsylvania's unemployment rate, at 8.1 percent, is slightly less than the national average.

Obama and Romney are scheduled to face off Wednesday in Denver for the first of three presidential debates, which may represent the challenger's best remaining opportunity to change the trajectory of his campaign. Romney has struggled through a series of perceived missteps in weeks amid signs that confidence in the nation's economy is on the rise.

The Obama campaign released a political memo on Friday saying it expects Romney "to be a prepared, disciplined and aggressive debater."

However, it said that while the president would be laying out his vision for the coming years, Romney has "signaled that he will come to indict the president for the fact that the economy has not fully recovered from the collapse of 2008."

The Obama memo and an accompanying web video also aim to debunk claims by Romney that the president has mischaracterized the Republican's positions on the auto industry bailout, abortion and raising taxes on wage earners to cover tax cuts for multimillionaires.

Obama was expected to meet with advisers Friday to prepare for next week's debate. The president was departing Sunday for Nevada, where he planned to hold debate practice sessions near Las Vegas.

Romney has been focused on fundraising and debate preparation for several weeks, raising some questions from within the GOP about his strategy. Earlier in the week, Romney said the time had come in the campaign when he would start spending less time with donors and more time with voters in swing states.

Following his stop in Pennsylvania, Romney heads to Boston for an evening fundraiser and a weekend focused on more debate preparation.

In an election centered largely on the economy, each side got some new ammunition on Thursday. The Commerce Department lowered its earlier estimate of tepid growth for the April-June quarter, while the Labor Department said the economy added 386,000 more jobs from April 2011 through March 2012 than previously believed.

Romney compared the American economy to that of Russia as he ignored signs of growth and pounced on the Commerce Department's downward revision.

"By the way, Russia's GDP growth is at 4 percent. And we're at 1.3. This is unacceptable," he said. "The president does not understand how to get this economy to work for the American people."

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Obama campaign video: http://tinyurl.com/cllgnau

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Associated Press writers Jim Kuhnhenn and Ken Thomas contributed to this report.

Associated Press

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Ex-NY Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger dies

NEW YORK (AP) ? Former New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who led the newspaper to new levels of influence and profit amid some of the most significant moments in 20th-century journalism, died Saturday. He was 86.

Sulzberger, who went by the nickname "Punch" and served with the Marine Corps in World War II and Korea before joining the Times staff as a reporter, died at his home in Southampton, N.Y., after a long illness, his family announced.

During his three-decade-long tenure, the newspaper won 31 Pulitzer prizes, published the Pentagon Papers and won a libel case victory in New York Times vs. Sullivan that established important First Amendment protections for the press.

"Punch, the old Marine captain who never backed down from a fight, was an absolutely fierce defender of the freedom of the press," his son, and current Times publisher, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., said in a statement. He said his father's refusal to back down in the paper's free-speech battles "helped to expand access to critical information and to prevent government censorship and intimidation."

In an era of declining newspaper readership, the Times' weekday circulation climbed from 714,000 when Sulzberger became publisher in 1963 to 1.1 million upon his retirement as publisher in 1992. Over the same period, the annual revenues of the Times' corporate parent rose from $100 million to $1.7 billion.

"Above all, he took the quality of the product up to an entirely new level," the late Katharine Graham, chairwoman of The Washington Post Co., said at the time Sulzberger relinquished the publisher's title. When she died in 2001, he returned the praise, saying she "used her intelligence, her courage and her wit to transform the landscape of American journalism."

Sulzberger was the only grandson of Adolph S. Ochs (pronounced ox), the son of Bavarian immigrants who took over the Times in 1896 and built it into the nation's most influential newspaper. The family retains a controlling interest to this day, holding a separate block of Class B shares that have more powerful voting rights than the company's publicly traded shares.

Power was thrust on Sulzberger at the age of 37 after the sudden death of his brother-in-law in 1963. He had been in the Times executive suite for eight years in a role he later described as "vice president in charge of nothing."

But Sulzberger directed the Times' evolution from an encyclopedic paper of record to a more reader-friendly product that reached into the suburbs and across the nation.

During his tenure, the Times started a national edition, bought its first color presses, and introduced popular as well as lucrative new sections covering topics such as science, food and entertainment.

A key figure in the transformation was A.M. Rosenthal, executive editor from 1977 to 1986. Rosenthal, who died in 2006, called Sulzberger "probably the best publisher in modern American history."

Sulzberger also improved the paper's bottom line, pulling it and its parent company out of a tailspin in the mid-1970s and lifting both to unprecedented profitability a decade later.

In 1992, Sulzberger relinquished the publisher's job to his 40-year-old son, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., but remained chairman of The New York Times Co.

Sulzberger retired as chairman and chief executive of the company in 1997. His son then was named chairman. Sulzberger stayed on the Times Co. board of directors until 2002.

Significant free-press and free-speech precedents were established during Sulzberger's years as publisher, most notably the Times vs. Sullivan case. It resulted in a landmark 1964 Supreme Court ruling that shielded the press from libel lawsuits by public officials unless they could prove actual malice.

In 1971 the Times led the First Amendment fight to keep the government from suppressing the Pentagon Papers, a series of classified reports on the Vietnam War. Asked by a reporter who at the Times made the decision to publish the papers, Sulzberger gestured toward his chest and silently mouthed, "me."

Sulzberger read the more than 7,000 pages of the Pentagon Papers before deciding to publish them. After Sulzberger read the papers, he was asked what he thought. "Oh, I would think about 20 years to life," he responded.

But in a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court eventually sided with the Times and The Washington Post, which had begun publishing the papers a few days after the Times.

Gay Talese, who worked at the Times as a reporter when Sulzberger took over and chronicled the paper's history in his book "The Kingdom and the Power," called him "a brilliant publisher. He far exceeded the achievements of his father in both making the paper better and more profitable at a time when papers are not as good as they used to be."

In their book "The Trust," a history of the Ochs-Sulzberger family and its stewardship of the paper, Susan E. Tifft and Alex S. Jones cited Sulzberger's "common sense and unerring instincts."

In an interview in 1990 with New York magazine, Sulzberger was typically candid about the paper's readership.

"We're not New York's hometown newspaper," he said. "We're read on Park Avenue, but we don't do well in Chinatown or the east Bronx. We have to approach journalism differently than, say, the Sarasota Herald Tribune, where you try to blanket the community."

In the mid-1980s Sulzberger authorized the building of a $450 million color printing and distribution plant across the Hudson River in Edison, N.J., part of a plan to get all printing out of cramped facilities in the Times building in Manhattan.

Sulzberger was born in New York City on Feb. 5, 1926, the only son of Arthur Hays Sulzberger and his wife, Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger, Adolph's only child. One of his three sisters was named Judy, and from early on he was known as "Punch," from the puppet characters Punch and Judy.

Sulzberger's grandfather led the paper until his death in 1935, when he was followed by Sulzberger's father, who remained at the helm until he retired in 1961.

Meanwhile, Arthur served in the Marines during World War II and, briefly, in Korea. He later observed, in a typically self-deprecating remark, that "My family didn't worry about me for a minute. They knew that if I got shot in the head it wouldn't do any harm."

Except for a year at The Milwaukee Journal, 1953-54, the younger Sulzberger spent his entire career at the family paper. He joined after graduating from Columbia College in 1951. He worked in European bureaus for a time and was back in New York by 1955, but found he had little to do.

Sulzberger had not been expected to assume power at the paper for years. His father passed control to Orvil E. Dryfoos, his oldest daughter's husband, in 1961. But two years later Dryfoos died suddenly of heart disease at 50. Punch Sulzberger's parents named him publisher, the fourth family member to hold the title.

"We had all hoped that Punch would have many years more training before having to take over," said his mother, Iphigene. Sulzberger relied on senior editors and managers for advice, and quickly developed a reputation as a solid leader.

At various times, Sulzberger was a director or chairman of the Newspaper Advertising Bureau, American Newspaper Publishers Association and American Press Institute. He was a director of The Associated Press from 1975 to 1984.

Sulzberger married Barbara Grant in 1948, and the couple had two children, Arthur Jr. and Karen. After a divorce in 1956, Sulzberger married Carol Fox. The couple had a daughter, Cynthia, and Sulzberger adopted Fox's daughter from a previous marriage, Cathy.

Carol Sulzberger died in 1995. The following year, Sulzberger married Allison Cowles, the widow of William H. Cowles 3rd, who was the president and publisher of The Spokesman-Review and Spokane Chronicle of Spokane, Wash.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ex-ny-times-publisher-arthur-ochs-sulzberger-dies-142532804--finance.html

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Ex-Sen. Bond now backing Akin's Mo. Senate bid

(AP) ? Former Missouri Sen. Kit Bond is now supporting Todd Akin's Senate campaign after previously calling on him to quit.

Bond's endorsement Friday marks an encouraging sign for Akin, who is trying to rebuild support among the Republican establishment after remarking last month that women's bodies have ways of avoiding pregnancy in what he called "legitimate rape."

Bond was part of a coalition of past and present Missouri senators who had urged Akin to drop out. But Bond now says he believes Akin's apology was sincere and will help his campaign against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. Bond says, quote: "It is time to focus on the national stakes in this election."

Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt also recently backed Akin. But former Sen. John Danforth is still not doing so.

Associated Press

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Friday, September 28, 2012

Building a CBS Show That Can Last

Sherlock (Jonny Lee Miller) and Joan (Lucy Liu) in 'Elementary.'

Sherlock (Jonny Lee Miller) and Joan (Lucy Liu) in Elementary

Photo by Giovanni Rufino/CBS.

Procedurals are the worker bees of television. The tireless toil of cops, doctors, lawyers, forensic scientists, and federal agents produces sweet ratings honey?seven of the 10 top-rated scripted shows in the 2011-12 season were procedurals?but no one pays them much mind. Every year, one drone rises above the rest to receive critical acclaim?currently The Good Wife is the critics? pet?but otherwise, they?re so plentiful and popular that their essential genius goes unappreciated.

CBS rules this niche?six of those seven hits air on the network?and this week it is introducing three new ones: Vegas, Elementary, and Made in Jersey. Their settings are rural, urban, and suburban; and their heroes are a modest Westerner, an arrogant foreigner, and a gregarious East Coaster; but all are attempts to find a formula that can be entertainingly repeated 24 times a year. Two of them are successful. One can?t crack the case.

In Elementary (Thursdays at 10 p.m.), Jonny Lee Miller?s Sherlock Holmes is a recovering drug addict whose post-rehab regime has him working as a consulting detective in present-day New York. His stylish partner in crimesolving is Dr. Joan Watson (Lucy Liu), a former surgeon who now spends her days as a ?sober companion,? a line of work that Holmes charmingly likens to ?a glorified helper monkey.? None of these departures from the Conan Doyle canon bothers me in the slightest. A female Watson feels fresh and full of potential; Holmes? powers of deduction should work just as well on this side of the Atlantic; and Benedict Cumberbatch has no monopoly on 21st-century Holmesiness.

But that British version raises a red flag: The BBC has produced six episodes of Sherlock since 2010. Two, ?A Study in Pink? and ?A Scandal in Belgravia,? were superb. One, ?The Blind Banker,? was embarrassingly bad. And the other three, like the curate?s egg, were good in parts. If Britain?s finest TV writers can barely manage to stay above the Mendoza line, is there any hope that CBS scribes churning out two dozen episodes a year can consistently create Holmes-worthy logic puzzles?

Judging from the pilot, the answer is no. Miller and Liu are both captivating actors, and their damaged characters mesh together well, but the mystery?the show?s raison d??tre?is a disaster. Worst of all, it breaks the cardinal rule of the detective story, spelled out by P.D. James in her book Talking About Detective Fiction: The solution must be ?one which we the readers should be able to arrive at from evidence fairly presented.? Instead, Elementary?s first investigation depends on guesswork, coincidence, plot points that have been used so frequently they are now procedural clich?s, and the utterly unbelievable.

The first three of those sins are annoying, but the last is unforgivable. TV crime always requires a certain suspension of disbelief?suspects confess far too easily, DNA results appear in a flash?so I don?t care that Watson always finds street parking in Manhattan or that Holmes happens to find a decade-old case just like the one he?s currently investigating by flipping through files. But would an NYPD detective give a drug addict fresh out of ?junkie jail? unfettered access to his crime scene and interrogation room? By the mystery?s big reveal, a farce of technology that will make anyone who?s recently bought a cellphone scoff, I was near screaming with irritation.

Jessica Blank and Erin Cummings in 'Made in Vegas.' Deb (Jessica Blank) and Bonnie (Erin Cummings) in Made in Jersey

Photo by Eric Liebowitz/CBS.

There is nothing original about Made in Jersey (Fridays at 9 p.m.). Its setup?working-class Jersey girl shakes up snooty Manhattan law firm?is 20 percent My Cousin Vinny, 80 percent Legally Blonde. Let?s call it Legally Bayonned. But in the world of procedurals, a sturdy frame matters more than an original concept. Elementary is an architectural folly that can?t possibly stand up to the wear and tear of a season?s worth of cases; Made in Jersey on the other hand, is an unglamorous but solid split-level suburban that will have no problem passing inspection. In the opening episode, we meet ballsy new associate Martina Garretti (Janet Montgomery), the stuck-up lawyers and salt-of-the-earth paralegals she works with, and her chaotic-but-loving family over in the Garden State. Sherlock has his smartphone, but Martina?s army of human clue-droppers and intel sources are far more telegenic.

Subtlety isn?t among Made in Jersey?s attributes. The pilot?s first images are a suspension bridge and a subway tunnel, and in her red blazer and amazingly voluminous hair, Martina stands out from her sober-suited, sleek-coiffed colleagues at Stark & Rowan. She has much more in common with her clients than her co-workers, and that?s her biggest asset: She?s the plebe whisperer, able to explain the mysterious world of tight jeans and cheap hair dye to the children of privilege preparing the case for the defense.

Dennis Quaid in 'Vegas.' Sheriff Ralph Lamb (Dennis Quaid) in Vegas

Photo by Cliff Lipson/CBS.

The charming Vegas (Tuesdays at 10 p.m.) follows Ralph Lamb (Dennis Quaid, looking mid-century manly), a taciturn rancher, as he reluctantly tackles the task of cleaning up the crime that the new casinos are bringing to 1960 Las Vegas. He?s the charismatic, enigmatic force that every procedural needs at its center, but he?s got family and friends to help with his investigations, and in Michael Chiklis? casino owner Vincent Savino, an enemy worth his time and trouble. Vegas relies on viewers recognizing clues from the future?not just the physical evidence, like that sign proclaiming ?Nuclear Test Site,? but also in the social mores of an era when parents had more control over their kids? lives and men over their womenfolk.

For all their apparent dissimilarities, testosterone-tinged Vegas and estrogen-infused Made in Jersey are both classic, well-made legal procedurals centered around family. The heroes?a fourth-generation rancher and the last in a long line of beauticians?are slowly moving away from the trades that have been in their blood for generations. And both wear a star: Ralph clips a metal one to his vest, while Martina gets one tattooed on her hip.

Thanks to nice touches like that star, no matter how dogged, diligent, and creative Martina is, her co-workers will never see her as anything other than a cut-rate upstart with trashy relatives. ?Don?t worry,? one WASPy colleague tells her, ?You lower expectations just by walking in the room.? In that sense, Martina is just like a procedural. Underestimated and unappreciated, she works hard and makes it look easy. And it doesn?t matter what the snobs think, because real people will love her.

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News in Brief: Atom & Cosmos

The gassy halo engulfing the Milky Way, a comet in the neighborhood, and extraterrestrial rocks as the source of life on Earth

Web edition : 5:58 pm

Huge halo may hold missing matter
The Milky Way galaxy is cocooned inside an enormous cloud of hot gas, a finding that could solve a persistent astrophysical conundrum. Heated to more than 1 million degrees Celsius, the halo extends more than 300,000 light-years from the galactic center and contains at least as much mass as 10 billion suns, scientists report in the Sept. 1 Astrophysical Journal Letters. An international team of astronomers used NASA?s orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory to detect hot, charged oxygen atoms. If verified, the halo?s size could solve what?s been called the ?missing baryon? problem: In the Milky Way and local neighborhood, at least half the expected baryons???normal subatomic particles like protons and neutrons???are unaccounted for. Now, scientists think these particles might be hiding in this and other superhot, gassy halos. ??Nadia Drake

Comet could dazzle or fizzle
The skies might blaze with a visitor shining more brightly than the moon beginning in November 2013. A large comet, called C/2012 S1, was discovered September 21 by the International Scientific Optical Network in Russia and confirmed September 24 by the International Astronomical Union?s Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Mass. Also called Comet ISON, the icy traveler is currently outside the orbit of Jupiter and in the constellation Cancer, heading for a close encounter with the sun. As it whizzes by the sun, the comet?s frozen ingredients could evaporate and leave behind a long, spectacular tail???if it doesn?t begin breaking up before then. Though predicting cometary orbits is easy, predicting brightness is trickier, because that depends on how a comet behaves. Comet ISON has the potential to be the brightest observed from Earth in a century, ?or it could fizzle,? writes amateur astronomer Bill Gray in a guest blog post for the Planetary Society. ??Nadia Drake

Neighbors may have lent life
Life could have been brought to Earth aboard rocky chunks ejected from neighboring planetary systems. The idea, called lithopanspermia, is often viewed with derision or incredulity???but conditions in the early solar system may have been just right for such a thing to occur, Amaya Moro-Mart?n of Spain?s Centro de Astrobiolog?a reported at the European Planetary Science Congress in Barcelona on September 25. After considering the dynamic environment in the very young solar system and its proximity to neighboring planetary systems, Moro-Mart?n and colleagues concluded that life-bearing materials could be efficiently exchanged between systems if interstellar rocks traveled at slow speeds. In a related paper published September 12 in Astrobiology, the team calculates that more than a trillion rocks heavier than 10 kilograms could have traveled between the sun and its neighbors before the sun?s native star cluster dispersed. ??Nadia Drake


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FirstService Merges Three Residential Management/Preservation ...

September 27, 2012

By Scott Baltic, Contributing Editor

Jim Warren, FirstService Residential Realty?s chief marketing officer

As the housing market lurches its way to a presumably inevitable recovery, FirstService Corp., of Toronto, one of the world?s largest property managers, has merged its FirstService Residential Realty, TenantAccess and PropertyAccess subsidiaries, the company announced Tuesday. The combined entity will operate as FirstService Residential Realty, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The reorganization reportedly makes FirstService Residential Realty the largest provider of ?complete, end-to-end single-family property management services in North America,? although the company is also heavily involved with multi-family.

Jim Warren, FirstService Residential Realty?s chief marketing officer, told Commercial Property Executive that roughly a quarter to a third of the company?s approximately 25,000 units (homes, apartment units and lots) under management are multi-family units.

The company offers services ranging from acquisition, market and property assessments, leasing and evictions through to disposition to such clients as property owners, government-sponsored enterprises, banks, institutional investors and residents.

Greg Tolander, formerly chief operating officer of FirstService Corp. subsidiary Field Asset Services, has been appointed CEO of FirstService Residential Realty.? Danielle Cooney, who previously served as vice president of national operations for FirstService Residential Realty, was named chief operating officer, and Warren, formerly senior vice president with TenantAccess and PropertyAccess, was named chief marketing officer.

?We are going to get extremely aggressive in the multi-family area,? Warren told CPE, and explicitly not just in terms of distressed properties. By leveraging the merged company?s connections within its corporate parent, including those with FirstService subsidiary Colliers International, he said, FirstService Residential Realty aims to provide ?all things rental.?

?This is absolutely a strategic move,? Warren added, noting that ?there is a horizon? on the current market for services relating to foreclosures and REO, as the nation?s shadow inventory of housing shrinks.

Bolstering the rationale behind FirstService?s move is an announcement just last week from the National Association of Realtors. On Sept. 19, the NAR reported that distressed sales (which combine foreclosure sales and short sales) accounted for 22 percent of August home sales nationwide, down from 24 percent the previous month and from 31 percent 12 months prior.

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Community Festival 're-launches' Tottenham's largest ... - Lordship Rec

8,000 residents attend to celebrate the community-led regeneration of Tottenham?s largest park, and to showcase the talents and interests of Tottenham?s communities

The 2012 Lordship Rec ?Re-launch? Community Festival in Tottenham on Saturday 22nd September was a huge success. 8,000 attended the celebration of the new community-led regeneration works in the Recreation Ground, and took part in a dazzling array of free activities for all ages and interests. From 11am to 5pm thousands joined in the sports, arts and crafts, music and dance, history, discussions, browsing of stalls, and other fun and educational activities. As in the previous annual festivals in the Rec, the idea was to showcase the talents and interests of Tottenham?s communities and to promote community spirit. Over 70 local volunteers helped the day go smoothly.

The event was organised and co-ordinated by the Lordship Rec Users Forum**, the community-led stakeholders organisation who have driven forward the successful regeneration of the park over the last 10 years. ?5m of construction works over the last 18 mths (?4m from the Heritage Lottery Fund) have resulted in a gorgeous brand-new flower-lined channel for the River Moselle, a new ?Loop? bike track and an Environmental Hub building with caf? and classroom, refurbishment of the Shell Theatre, restoration of the historic and nationally-unique Model Traffic Area, new meadows, flower-beds and tree planting, and general improvements to drainage, paths and entrances. The festival was able to introduce all these new features and facilities to local residents.

Activities at the festival included the Tottenham Flower & Produce Show; Dog Show; Cycling Extravaganza (including Trax skills, Dr Bike, Peace Bike Ride, specialist mobility bikes and Fun Bikes); Green Zone; City Farm Animals and Horse Rides; Athletics pop-up track and a Fun Run; Community Games; Fitness and Gym equipment; Puppet Shows; Performances of Music and Dance (including Dance Stage, Buskers Corner and Shell Theatre stage with bands and choirs); a Community Caf? and a Cream Teas tent; Football Tournaments and various other indoor and outdoor Sports (eg Netball, Tennis, Sanjuro, Table tennis and Badminton); Arts and Crafts for Under-5s and for older children; Bouncy Castle; History Zone; Lakeside pond-dipping; Adventure Play; 64 Community Stalls (including information, bric-a-brac, cakes and face-painting); Art Gallery; Housing Rights discussion; Wildlife and Gardening Walks and Talks; Environmental Hub Open House tours; and a huge Hot Air Balloon. And of course many people organised their own picnics all over the park.

?? The wealth of local talent, energy and community spirit on show at our annual festival was matched by the excellent new facilities and features in our rejuvenated park. The people of Tottenham deserve the best possible local public services and opportunities and this 10-year community-led regeneration project has demonstrated what can be achieved when residents? own visions for the future are backed by the resources and political will we need. We look forward to this community empowerment continuing over the next 10 years as we help to manage the park in partnership with the Council. ? -? Dave Morris, Chair of the Lordship Rec Users Forum

** The Lordship Rec Users Forum is made up of the Friends of Lordship Rec, the Back To Earth local charity, other users groups of the park, local Residents Associations, Haringey Council?s Leisure Services, and many other local organisations.

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Sharp unveils semi-transparent solar panels, lets you see the sun while reaping its benefits

Sharp unveils semi-transparent solar panels, lets you see the sun while reaping its benefits

Sharp has announced an unusual photovoltaic panel for the Japanese market that collects energy from the sun while still allowing the light to shine on through. Though it's rated at a lowly 6.8 percent / 98 watt max efficiency, the glass-like properties make it useful as a construction material (as shown in the balcony railing above), with the semi-transparent nature giving occupants privacy, to boot. The energy-producing cells are embedded in a laminated glass structure and an air slot provides a thermal barrier, allowing the panels to also be used as "windows, curtain wall and eaves" according to Sharp's PR. Though the system won't win any potency prizes, it has garnered a design award in Japan, so it won't blight any landscapes. There's no mention of pricing or western availability so far, but you can hit the source for all the technical details.

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New ad seeks to show Romney's compassionate side

WASHINGTON (AP) ? TITLE: "Too Many Americans"

LENGTH: 60 seconds.

AIRING: Mitt Romney's campaign did not disclose where the ad is running.

KEY IMAGES: Romney, wearing a check-pattern shirt open at the collar, speaks into the camera. "Too many Americans are struggling to find work in today's economy. Too many of those who are working are living paycheck to paycheck, trying to make falling incomes meet rising prices for food and gas."

He says more people are living in poverty than when President Barack Obama took office and that 15 million more are on food stamps.

"President Obama and I both care about poor and middle-class families," Romney says. "The difference is my policies will make things better for them. We shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. We should measure compassion by how many people are able to get off welfare and get a good-paying job."

Romney adds that his plan will create 12 million new jobs over four years to help families escape poverty and strengthen the middle class.

ANALYSIS: Romney is trying to convince voters that he can do a better job fixing the economy than Obama but, beyond claiming that his plan would create 12 million jobs, he doesn't say anything in the ad about what his plan entails.

The ad is an attempt to show a more compassionate side of Romney after his campaign was stung by the release of secretly recorded video of Romney speaking at a private fundraiser in May and disparaging the "47 percent" of Americans who don't pay federal income taxes as government-dependent Obama supporters who see themselves as victims and won't take responsibility for their own lives.

Public opinion polls conducted after the "47 percent" was made public last week give Obama the advantage in battleground states, including Ohio and Virginia.

The ad tries to cast Romney as someone who understands the challenges faced by families struggling to make ends meet under trying economic times. The sluggish economy has long been front and center in the presidential contest. Democrats have sought to portray Romney as a wealthy former venture capitalist who cannot relate to the worries and economic woes of average folks.

Romney's campaign has tried on several fronts in recent weeks to warm up the former Massachusetts governor's image for voters, including a speech by Romney's wife, Ann, at the Republican National Convention that focused heavily on Romney's personal qualities, including his compassion.

Obama is running an ad in seven battleground states that is somewhat similar in style to Romney's. In that ad, the president also speaks into the camera and promotes his economic plan and a "new economic patriotism."

This type of straightforward candidate-as-narrator ad is more commonly used during the closing days of major races. Both of these ads come as early voting gets under way in some states.

EDITOR'S NOTE _ An occasional look at the claims in political advertising

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ad-seeks-show-romneys-compassionate-side-185542151--election.html

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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

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US, Egypt seek better ties after embassy protests

NEW YORK (AP) ? The United States and Egypt sought Monday to repair ties strained severely by a year-and-a-half of rapid change in the Middle East, culminating in the last two weeks with Egyptian demonstrators overrunning the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and President Barack Obama candidly remarking that the two countries were now neither enemies nor allies.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke with Egypt's new Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, in a New York hotel on Monday night, the highest-level meeting between the once stalwart Middle East partners since an American-made video ridiculing Islam prompted violent Egyptian protests on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. American officials said their discussions sought to strengthen a relationship that both see as vital.

They particularly emphasized the importance of ensuring the security of diplomatic installations, said a senior U.S. official, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly about the private meeting and requested anonymity. Morsi was criticized for his slow, initial response to the protests that ended with vandalism of the embassy and the American flag torn down, but the official stressed that U.S. officials see the Egyptian government's protection since as reassuring.

Morsi assured Clinton that embassy protection was "Egypt's duty," the official said.

The meeting occurred amid a jam-packed schedule for Clinton in New York, where she is attending this week's annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly and speaking with a host of world leaders. Egyptian hopes of a maiden meeting between Morsi and Obama were dashed when the White House announced that the president would not be participating in bilateral meetings during his brief stay in the city. Obama arrived Monday and will leave Tuesday.

Shortly after the Cairo protests, Obama appeared to express his dismay with Egypt's handling of the situation. In an interview with Spanish-language network Telemundo, he said: "I don't think that we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy."

The nature of the U.S.-Egyptian relationship wasn't under question in Clinton's meeting with Morsi, said the U.S. official, who said that officials for the two countries see relations as having have moved past the place they were only 12 days ago.

Clinton and Morsi also spoke about improving security in the Sinai Peninsula near Israel's border and helping the Egyptian economy, officials said.

Extremist activity has grown in the Sinai since last year's political upheaval, which ended with the ouster of longtime U.S. ally Hosni Mubarak. The volatile region, which links Egypt's borders with the Gaza Strip and Israel, has become increasingly lawless. In a brazen attack in August, unidentified militants killed 16 Egyptian soldiers.

Clinton stressed the need for Egypt to improve communications with its neighbor Israel, the official said.

The neighbors established a close counterterrorism partnership under Mubarak, but relations have dipped since. Members of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood have expressed skepticism about the merits of Egypt's three-decade old peace treaty with Israel, and the Jewish state has viewed with great suspicion the political rise of Morsi and other hardline Islamists.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/us-egypt-seek-better-ties-embassy-protests-031557522--election.html

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Computer systems And Technology: Mobile Computing Article Class ...

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Egypt refers man who tore Bible to trial

CAIRO (AP) ? Egyptian prosecutors referred to trial Tuesday a well-known radical Islamist who tore up an English copy of the Bible during a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo against an anti-Islam film produced in the United States.

The case against Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah is a rare example of Egypt's blasphemy laws ? often condemned by rights groups as restrictive of freedom? used against someone who allegedly insulted a religion other than Islam.

Abdullah, also known as Abu Islam, was filmed during a protest outside the embassy two weeks ago as he stood before the crowd and ripped up the holy book. "Next time I will urinate on it," he says in another video. Both videos were posted online.

The subject of the protest, the film "Innocence of Muslims," has enraged many Muslims for its portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad as a fraud, a womanizer and a child molester. At least 51 people, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, have been killed in violence linked to protests over the film, which also has renewed debate over freedom of expression in the Middle East, U.S. and in Europe.

Contempt towards "heavenly" religions ? a term usually taken to include Christianity, Islam, and Judaism ? is punishable by up to five years in Egypt. But lawyers and rights groups say the definition of contempt of religion is vague and has been used frequently against critics of Islam only, not other faiths.

In the wake of the anti-Islam video, many clerics and politicians in Egypt have called for an international law criminalizing contempt for religion. Egypt's new government, headed by Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, may be under pressure to show that it is applying Egypt's contempt law evenhandedly.

Critics say the recent moves are a retreat from freedoms gained during the uprising against Morsi's predecessor, Hosni Mubarak. The contempt of religion laws were also used under Mubarak.

A prosecution official said Abdullah's son and a journalist who interviewed him afterward were also referred to trial. The official spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to talk to the media.

Abdullah is known for having put together a new Islamic TV channel that is run primarily by women veiled from head to toe, with only their eyes showing. He is a frequent guest on other television channels.

He told The Associated Press he is not guilty of contempt to religion because he targeted the book of a specific group of Christians who have offended Islam.

"I had always wished to go to court to explain to the world that there is no such thing as the Bible. Every church in the West has its own holy book," he said.

He said his trial begins Sept. 30. The other two defendants could not immediately be reached for comment.

Another Egyptian, a Coptic Christian who had questioned both Islam and Christianity on his social networking pages, has also been referred to trial, which begins Wednesday, on charges of contempt to religion. Alber Saber was originally arrested in the wake of the anger of the offensive film, and accused of sharing it online.

The prosecutors didn't find the film on his web pages, but still prosecuted him for contempt. Another Coptic Christian was sentenced to six years in prison last week for insulting Islam and the president on his Facebook page.

"There seems to be a direction toward restricting freedoms," said Ahmed Ezzat, a human rights lawyer who is defending Saber.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-refers-man-tore-bible-trial-193359635.html

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What the hell? Obama thanks Egypt Muslim Brotherhood president Mohamed Mursi for ?embassy protection?

obama-muslim-turbanWhat the hell? Obama sent a letter to Egypt?s Muslim Brotherhood president Mohamed Mursi for thanking him for ?protecting the U.S. Embassy.? WTF? The embassy was breached, the American flag was torn down, and the Al Qeada flag was hoisted on the embassy and Obama is thanking Mursi for ?protection/? I guess my definition of protecting an embassy if far different than that of a Marxist Muslim appeaser. Oh, and again Obama dissed free speech in this country trashing the anti-Mohamed film maker again.

As Andrew Breitbart would say with the ?apologizing? for the Youtube video ? Apologize for WHAT?

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Guidelines on how to Enhance your Business Job interviews : Verified

September 24, 2012 ? 7:07 am

There are several things that you need to know in regard to enterprise job interviews in the present economy. Some people are incredibly knowledgeable from doing job interviews. They will usually not disregard some of the much more apparent things. If you are a college move on simply entering the staff, you will be at most disadvantageous area. What you should do is struck the pavement working, even though you do not know much. With reference the experience level, the employer might be looking for a particular level of experience through potential candidates. More than likely, they are going to tell you upfront which kind of experience they are trying to find. In order to make the most out of your company job interviews, listed below are 3 beneficial strategies.

Eye-to-eye contact can be an important factor in terms of just how individuals see a person in the course of job interviews. You look like more genuine and also truthful choosing this. During an job interview, you should appear peaceful and also self-possessed and one way to do this is in order to make his full attention often. However we are all various and not everybody is completely comfortable with direct his full attention. If you are one of these simple individuals, you will get more at ease in internet marketing start by making sure to get it done whenever you can. When we talk to a person, you ought to make an additional energy to look these inside the eye. It?s suitable, and even regarded normal, to adopt infrequent breaks or cracks from his full attention if you are chatting. At any time we read about several perspective about some thing marketing associated, we immediately think whether it may work with this strategies. You will find all kinds of company designs that will not make utilization of each and every promotion vehicle, understanding that could include my evaluation here given that we?re talking about it. When time is actually a problem with a person, then you can always look from outsourcing techniques so you will have the extra time and energy to work about enlargement jobs. On the other hand, it will seem within our expertise that most companies might like to do more. Possibly which easiest path to development is through running present strategies, and then seek to add what you can which is new. We all know that you?ve some type of understanding of how far you want to take your company.

Despite good initiatives, we quite often do not understand specific things throughout discussions. A couple of people may possibly avoid a discussion having a very different take a look at what proceeded.

Don?t reply to a good interviewer?s issue before you are certain you realize the meaning. It?s better to require caution rather than danger a good inappropriate answer. Hearing is probably the most critical areas and abilities in any communication. Tests have verified the average person doesn?t actually pay attention perfectly.

An individual can become really really irritating with direct his full attention which never breaks. Prolonged his full attention can start to look intense, that isn?t the impression you want to offer. You need to make his full attention regularly, although not constantly. There?s nothing uncommon relating to this, as it is the way we typically sustain his full attention when talking to people we all fulfill.

This is one thing that?s most relevant once the interview panel member poses a matter. Even though responding to a matter, nevertheless, additionally it is common to move your eyes a little as you take into consideration some thing. Therefore just do what is typical for you personally but make sure you make regular his full attention any time responding to queries.

You have to bottom your own approach to the job interview on the form of company or person who is selecting a person. Concurrently, you can find basic principles that needs to be kept in mind for all selection interviews. Preferably, you are additionally ready for the work you happen to be especially obtaining. Being well prepared allows you to largely foresee every little thing the interviewer is likely to throw at you.

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Monday, September 24, 2012

Dr Krishnakumar receives SRS Spine fellowship at Washington University

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Cochin: Dr Krishnakumar R, clinical assistant professor, division of spine and orthopaedic oncology, department of orthopaedics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, has been awarded Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Global Outreach Spine Fellowship of 2012 at Washington University with Dr Lawrence G Lenke, chief of spine surgery and director of complex spinal deformity centre at Washington University Medical Centre at St Louis, US.

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According to Dr Krishnakumar, he is the first spine surgeon working in India to receive SRS Spine fellowship at Washington University.

Dr Krishnakumar joined Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in August 2010 after obtaining training in spine surgery from Singapore General Hospital. He was also a recipient of spine surgery fellowship at Singapore General Hospital.

Dr Krishnakumar serves as AOSpine India Council as delegate member from South India.

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Making The Most Of Your Advertising Efforts Through Social Media ...

Social media has actually existed for quite some time, even though it may not seem like it. However, the level of power social media has now is unprecedented, and people are still learning more about what you can do with it every day. While there are things to think about in the online space, some of the basics of selling your brand through social networks remain the same. Read on and learn how to navigate this space.

Make sure to regularly post comments and answers to questions on your sites. Make sure you log in two times a day and read your messages and notifications. You can also set up your program to notify you via email when a message is posted. Keep in mind that your response will be visible to everyone, so avoid making silly gaffes.

If your goal is to create a large social network by opening different profiles, your first step should include inviting every person you know. Even if they don?t subscribe or follow your page, they?re at least being made aware of your company?s presence.

TIP! When you are trying different ways to use social marketing, make sure you know what is posted by your company. Sometimes things spread like wildfire in social media and mistakes you made can get around fast.

To get more attention on Twitter, use hash tags related to your industry. If you?re discussing weight loss tips, you may want to use tags such as #diet or #weightloss. This will get your posts to show up in lists and searches and will let people who aren?t following you see what you have to say.

Keep an eye on your competitors. Find them on the social media sites and see what they are up to. You may choose to do some similar things for the same market or you could come up with a strategy that no one else has to reach a new audience.

You can gain a lot of knowledge from interacting with people in social media communities. Don?t just look at the members of the community to just make money, but a good place to get information, too. Learn all you can about their preferences, opinions and lifestyles in order to know them better.

TIP! Holding contests with sought-after prizes on social media sites, like Facebook and Twitter, can generate positive publicity. Due to the way online social networks operate, information about your contest will rapidly spread.

Make your titles and your headlines seductive. So often, the only thing people can see initially on social networking sites is the title of your content. Make your headlines so eye-catching and intriguing that if someone sees it, they have no choice but to click in to read the content. Taking the time to think of a creative headline will help your content rise to the top of the social media heap.

You should find different ways to interact with customers on a personal, as well as professional, level. Find out if they have any blogs or popular threads online and post whenever you can generate appropriate and engaging comments. Don?t interrupt a conversation with irrelevant comments or links to your products. Only post relevant comments, and don?t mention your business unless the conversation naturally leads into it.

Don?t post cliche? quotes or lyrics because this demonstrates a lack of social skills towards your customers. They?re going to view it as annoying fluff and wasted characters. Try to use only original quotes if you choose to use them at all.

TIP! Try to combine email marketing with your social media adventure. Make sure that your emails contain buttons or links to your Facebook or Twitter accounts, with a note that you personally answer customer questions there.

Testing strategies and campaigns before you go live with your social media profile site can help you tweak your plan for maximum success. It never hurts to continue running tests periodically after the launch; this allows you to continue to experiment until you find your best option. This will prevent you from publishing content that ruins your social image and brings your business down with it.

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When it comes to social media marketing, you need to integrate keyword ads that are relevant to your business. Providing users with access to your other sites can increase your opportunity to market to interested customers on your other sites especially those who might be frustrated by the absence of such links. Also, you need to ensure that these pages are up-to-date and current, at all times. Add in any relevant links and just make sure that you are making real efforts to market on social media.

TIP! Your social media campaign will not succeed without adequate knowledge of your target market. To know your target audience is to know your business.

Share new content as often as you can. Do not forget to create quality articles that give you a sense of credibility. Posting under your very own name on pages like HubPages and Associated Content is also a good idea. Make sure that you have high-quality information written, as this will become the representation of your site.

Use YouTube to help you get further in your other ventures. YouTube is used and enjoyed by many people. Increase your Internet presence with a well thought out You Tube profile. Provide quality information about your goods and services on your profile, and link back to your website so your viewers can access it easily.

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TIP! Consider the benefits of giveaway promotions through social media. The appeal of a free gift is universal; offering them is a great way to build your audience on social networking sites.

Do what makes you feel comfortable when it comes to social media. Creating unique and accurate content will help you gain more followers. After reading this article, you now have a better idea of how to market your business. A good way to reach out to those in different countries is using Social Media

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