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DiabloStrawhat (01/07/2013) [-]
Honestly, I had never been more impressed with Samuel Jackson than I was in Django Unchained. He's the last person you'd expect to play the Uncle Tom role.
doigboiger (01/07/2013) [-]
I think that's a dick move from Samuel L Jackson there. Reporters (especially white ones) have to be incredibly careful not to cause offence in anyway or they could lose their job and all credibility and effectively ruin their whole career and life. I wouldn't want to say it on air either, even though I believe no one should take offence to the word. Samuel L Jackson is intimidating the reporter into risking his career for no reason.
nengcaste **User deleted account** (01/07/2013) [-]
then he says it and samuel sues him and ruins his carrier
mousekill **User deleted account** (01/07/2013) [-]
wuuhuuu, i don't want the dumb people to call me racist" that is why there is still racism in the world, not wanting to say a word just because they think it is racist to just say it is racist in itself
swimmingprodigy (01/07/2013) [-]
I watched that movie yesterday.
One of my favorites.
If you havent seen it, i HIGHLY recommend it.
It has a serious storyline, but a LOT of funny parts.
The German dentist is my hero. That level of badassery hasn't been equaled in a long time.
One of my favorites.
If you havent seen it, i HIGHLY recommend it.
It has a serious storyline, but a LOT of funny parts.
The German dentist is my hero. That level of badassery hasn't been equaled in a long time.
bakinboy (01/07/2013) [-]
nigger. god damn people. if black people wouldnt get so butthurt about it, it would have fallen out of style back in the fucking 1950's
#40 to #8
sonicg (01/07/2013) [-] I said that in my 8th grade English class when my teacher was talking about black literature. She said something along the lines of "they called them a word that starts with 'n' and has two syllables'. She thought I said nigger so I got sent to the principle.
MFW that was the 3rd time I was accused of being a racist in school.
MFW that was the 3rd time I was accused of being a racist in school.
wolverinebamf (01/07/2013) [-]
That movie was so fucking good. Fucking Django and his one liners.
"I count six shots"
"I count 2 guns nigger"
"I count six shots"
"I count 2 guns nigger"
swordyou (01/07/2013) [-]
I find it strange that so many americans find that word so offensive, its a word and the past has passed... move on!
#22 to #4
sheepysquirrel (01/07/2013) [-]
Because here in MURICA if we say it people see us as racist regardless of context usually and we would get jumped, have bones broken and our teeth busted out even for ACCIDENTALLY saying it. And then when the courts find out we called some black guy a nigger the assault charges would be dropped.
#7 to #4
wolverinebamf (01/07/2013) [-]
It's because white people are weary of being racist, seeing as in America (at least, I'm not sure about everywhere else) Whites are the only people that can possibly be seen as racist, so a lot of people feel they have to go to extreme measures to be politically correct.
radonboy (01/07/2013) [-]
How do you know you don't like saying it, if you've never said it before? =w=

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Cardio Chair Circuit
This chair based class is designed to improve mobility, balance, coordination and range of joint motion while building endurance and strength. This class is for the older adult or beginner who wants to have fun while improving their physical health. The majority of this class is spent in the chair. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles and a ball are offered for resistance.This class involves intervals of strength training, cardiovascular activities and stretching.
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A high-energy, fat-blasting aerobics class with a series of punches and kicks with an emphasis on proper alignment, form and execution.
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Using a variety of equipment , this class focuses on using your core muscles for optimum toning and strengthening of the entire body. You will receive a total body strength work out during this class.
Dance Mania
Dance Mania uses choreographed dance routines to get the most out of your workout! This class uses top 40 hits,top 40, hip hop, and Latin flare along with fun choreography to make every class different. This class is designed for first time participants as well as experienced participants.
Easy Does It
A beginner level aerobic class for participants looking for a gradual introduction to exercise. Low impact cardio segment followed by light strength training and stretching.
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Arrive early for this popular class.This exciting athletic training program utilizes motivation, sports psychology and tested cycling techniques. The instructor will lead the class on a stationary bike through different drills, terrains, hills and intervals to increase your cardiovascular fitness. This program is for all ages and fitness levels. All bikes are SPD-compatible. Please bring a towel and water bottle.
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Improve your flexibly and strength through a series of moves designed specifically for the very beginner or older adult. While sitting in a chair, relax and learn the technique of elongating your muscles and proper yoga breathing. Perfect for those who wish to stretch, but cannot get down and up off the floor.
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Increase flexibility, and slenderize the body by stretching and lengthening the body. Increase flexibility and range of motion and create long lean muscles by stretching and strengthening the body through continuous movement. You will obtain on over all total body work. This class incorporates a little of yoga, pilates and old fashion school yard stretching.
Weight training program designed to improve muscular strength and endurance of all major muscle groups. This class will challenge all fitness levels. Each muscle group is worked until fatigue, approx. 4-5 minutes per muscle group.
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Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Dr. Evgenya Shkolnik grew up in Canada, in Dundas, Ontario. When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up while in the 7th grade, Dr. Shkolnik said she wanted to be an astronomer.
She attended Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she received undergraduate degrees in math and physics and spent her summers in a condensed-matter physics lab. Wanting to get involved more in astrophysical research, Dr. Shkolnik swapped coasts and enrolled at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, to work with pioneer planet-hunter, Professor Gordon Walker. "The discovery of exoplanets is what prompted me to make the switch from physics to astrophysics," she says, pointing to the first confirmation of an exoplanet in 1995 as decisive for her.
After completing her studies in 2004, she was awarded a National Research Council postdoctoral fellowship which she took to the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and then a Carnegie fellowship at the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism. Now at Lowell Observatory, Dr. Shkolnik's focus is on characterizing exoplanets post discovery. For almost 10 years, she's been studying these newfound worlds for magnetic fields, atmospheric composition and tidal evolution. She also hunts for the youngest and coldest stars which are the best places to look for the youngest and hottest planets.
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Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos Review
An 8 MP camera unit is what is housed inside the Grand DUOS, with adjacent LED flash and zero shutter lag. The camera interface is also well-known, and offers numerous scene presets, as well as a macro mode, plus various color effects to spice up your pics, but no HDR mode.
The pictures turned out very good, even in the rainy day we shot them – accurate colors, well-defined details and adequate dynamic range measurements
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10. XperiaUser posted on 26 Feb 2013, 09:17 3 0
lolz !
4. GJanee posted on 26 Feb 2013, 09:00 4 2
it is kind of ridiculous how all samsung phones look the same nowadays. they're just makign them larger or smaller and re-arrange the letters in the name or add in some nonsense. this is getting ridiculously close to what apple does.
6. maccess posted on 26 Feb 2013, 08:57 7 0
but apple target the same market/segment every year.. samsung targets all segment from low to mid to high end.. so the consumer has choices..
9. donfem posted on 26 Feb 2013, 09:16 4 0
I guess you have a problem with that uh? Samsung is just being smart. Unlike iphone which is exactly same and their fans are made to pay the same amount irrespective of status, just to be seen carrying it Icommend Samsung for the fact they give customers "the same feel and power" under the same body, at a lesser pricing.
5. Rexperia posted on 26 Feb 2013, 08:57 5 2
Like usual... This is samsung device, that's why PA didn't notice the cons... No wonder...
12. GTR722 posted on 26 Feb 2013, 10:28 2 2
100% True, is this phone was made by Sony...no more than 7.0
13. dil2abu posted on 26 Feb 2013, 11:30 3 3
Agree with you..
If this was made by Sony, PA would say like - WTF?? What Sony is thinking?? Very low res Display for 5 inch?? :O
Cons :
* Low res display
* Plastic body
* No S - Pen
* No Cons from PA :P
7. sonofzeus posted on 26 Feb 2013, 08:58 1 1
it has 2 cons
1) The screen resolution
2) The price.its already being sold in india for a price of 21500 rupees,which comes around $398
8. arfinkhan posted on 26 Feb 2013, 09:10 5 5
cheap plastic cheap design.......nothing anything new.......just size is bigger......and phonearena saying it blockbuster........and remarking nokia 720 as typicall unibody..........it doesnot matter what u bring......this year is not for samsung
11. donfem posted on 26 Feb 2013, 09:17 2 4
I guess your opinion is all that counts? Good luck
14. Eonnaydra posted on 26 Feb 2013, 12:36 2 4
Its the same Samsung s**t,plastic plastic and again plastic.All the Samsung phones are in fact the same,the same ugly design/UI/building quality(I dont see any difference between S3 and this,with the exception of resolution and some GHz in addition).The Samsung fans call it innovative )
Why PA doesnt mention Sony or Nokia more? Lumia 720 is a great handset over this samsungs**t.
15. shashi.map posted on 27 Feb 2013, 12:01 1 1
LOL C'mon PA , you say the lumia 720 felt plasticky eventhough its got a good feel to it and now come you didn't point out the plasticky con of the grand duos.......the screen might hold good for the resolution but still it's low by today's standard and it should have made the con list,,the design is the same as that of SGS3.......I'm pretty sure if a similar phone from Sony or LG were to be reviewed, they wouldn't have got anything more than 7/10 from PA
19. alexzibrit posted on 03 Mar 2013, 11:56 2 0
The Cons weren't pointed out because it is basically the same con for every Samsung Phone The Plastic, but unlike other companies the pebble design of the phone is more ergonomic thus making it not a deal breaker unless you want to get picky, and for the screen, he said how bad it was about 10 tens in the review (exaggeration) so I think he just overlooked putting it in the cons, and plus that con is a bit too obvious
29. shashi.map posted on 07 Mar 2013, 12:33 0 0
i kinda want to agree with you but samsung are overkilling the design a bit too much.
25. ddxmms posted on 06 Mar 2013, 12:30 0 0
its really not bad phone, bcoz you can use two sim card and bcoz the processor can handle the latest video games in the google play.
sure you can buy other devices with the same price such as the new nokia lumia 720, but in my opinion android is better than WP in bout the customization experience and the amount of app availability in bout the WP store and google play !
26. ddxmms posted on 06 Mar 2013, 12:32 0 0
its really not bad phone, bcoz you can use two sim card and bcoz the processor can handle the latest video games in the google play.
sure you can buy other devices with the same price such as the new nokia lumia 720, but in my opinion android is better than WP in Both the customization experience and the amount of app availability in Both the WP store and google play !
35. sarge77 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 21:40 0 0
lol this phone is just replacing the gs2 for thr dual core pretty much same specs as it besides the lte capability. samsungs can make a single core phone and make it water proof and people would praise it. You know its a gs4 downgraded to specs of gs2. good thing is this would be a budget phone
36. sen2013 posted on 16 Mar 2013, 11:58 0 0
Draw backs:
No call recorder.
I am unable to sync this to Samsung kies ( the s/w for which you need turn-off ur antivirus for installation,as per comments from Samsung technical support), even Samsung technical support people also can't help me on this.
So if you want to sync it to your system, its hard.
37. sen2013 posted on 17 Mar 2013, 05:40 0 0
Guys one more problem. I bought this mobile very recently only, the ear phone & FM is not working , when i contacted customer care they asking me to go service centre, in this busy world after paying such an huge amount to purchase this device, i have to pay an extra amount to go for service centre also.
No Product model display in the samsung website for this technical support also. Don't go to this mobile blindly by just looking into the stylish of model it seems to be lots of other hidden problems, we need a proper service & customer care also in this busy world.
42. Golden_User posted on 23 Mar 2013, 03:33 0 0
I have this phone for a week now BUT i cannot find the smiley icons when i am texting.
Please help me.
Thank you.
43. amir1975 posted on 13 Apr 2013, 03:07 0 0
i have bought a Grand Duos, in addition to a Samsung Galaxy SIII which already i have had.
galaxy grand is a superb Dual Sim cell phone.
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Posted on Aug 12, 2012 under Attitude, Courtship, Everything Happened for a Reason, Fearless, Focus on doing good things, Giving, Gratitude, Happiness, Kindness, Life, Love, Patience, Reflection, Relationship, Thankful, Unconditional Love | 2 CommentsDon't most of us had imaginary friends or had we not spoken to our teddy bears before when we were young? Its when we grew up, our logical minds told us that we were 'crazy' to be talking to our teddy bears; they are just not real. Really? She is still very much innocent and connected with her heart.
Yesterday she flew home on a plane and one of the friends was at the airport to send her off; he knew that he had to go to the airport to see her off. For almost 2 hours, he waited at the entrance to the departure hall; he didn't tell her that he would be there. It was meant to be a surprise. It was a pretty long wait and a lot of thoughts went through his mind during those moments, "What if I don't get to see her? Lets leave it to fate, if I am fated to meet her, I will see her. In the end he told himself, "I must have the faith to believe that I would see her and I would pass her the things I had bought her and the note I had written on a piece of paper ripped off from the back of Richard Branson's book."
The time for her flight was getting nearer and nearer and his heart getting colder and colder and yet he kept his faith. Just as he was thinking, she walked pass him, without seeing him of course as she was rushing to the check-in counter. He walked briskly, following her footsteps and he took out his phone to show a picture of her. He walked up to her, stood besides her, shown her the picture of herself and said, "Hey, I am looking for this friend. Did you see her?" It was lame and yet she was surprised to see him and thank him for coming down to send her off. And she introduced bear bear to him. Finally they met. Although it was the first time seeing bear bear, there seemed to be a connection between him and bear bear.
As she was there in the airport at the eleventh minutes, so she was rushing throughout the whole process of scanning the luggage and checking in. He passed her the muffin he bought for her from Starbucks, just in case she got hungry on the short flight. Another bag was filled with a lollipop, M&M chocolates and Mentos; something to keep her boredom away. There wasn't much chance to talk. It was a very short meeting before he stood at the departure gate watching her went up the escalator and disappearing in his sight. He could only wish he had given her a hug and tell her how much he would miss her. He held back …
After she left, he was on his way home. He boarded the shuttle bus that would bring him to the train station to take the train which would bring him home. Before boarding the train, he text her, "Hey,
the muffin is already cold. Don't eat it if it doesn't taste good anymore. Take care." She replied, "I keep okay." The train left the station for home.
Suddenly his phone vibrated and when he saw the name of the incoming caller, he came back to life instantly … again! He took the call promptly but she sounded dejected on the other side of the phone.
"Did you see my bear bear?" She asked.
"Yes, I saw it just now and actually wanted to take a photo of it too." I replied.
"No, I mean did you see the bear bear with me just now?" She sounded heart-broken.
"No. I didn't." I said.
"It must have been left in the airport. bear bear is not with me now." She said.
He swore he could feel her heart sunk. Without hesitation, he made up his mind to go back to the airport to search for bear bear. He couldn't wait for the train to reach the next stop. Once the train stopped at the next station, he ran up the stair to move to the other platform to take the train back to the airport. Amazing things happened when one's mind was truly focus! Upon reaching the train station for transfer via shuttle bus to the airport. His ticket could not get him out of the station because it was supposed to be a single trip in the other direction home. He went up to the station control and explained that he left something important in the airport and really had to go back to the airport to get it.
To his surprise, the station control personnel opened up a side gate, which is meant only for staff, to let him out and told him, "I'll keep your train ticket with me here and I would inform my colleague at the airport about your trip on the shuttle bus."
He boarded the shuttle bus for the third time within the day and couldn't wait to get back to the airport as soon as possible. Finally, the shuttle bus started towards the airport direction and he started to think about where to look for bear bear and what should he be telling the staffs at the airport. At the back of his mind, he wasn't sure he could find back bear bear but he knew he had to find it for her; bear bear has been with her for 10 years and it is an important part in her life. He couldn't imagine seeing her brokenhearted if she really couldn't find bear bear.
Upon reaching the airport, the first thing he did is rushing over to the luggage scanning area, which was the first possible place she could lose bear bear. It was an area for passenger only so he could only look around the area and looked through the glass panel. It was simply not good enough; he couldn't see anything at all. At that moment he saw a security and walked up to him and explaining a little to him before asking him if there is a lost and found section. After the security explained, he found that he was not getting anyway, he needed to take charge of the situation. Thus, he asked the security if he can go into the luggage scanning area and into the check-in area.
The saying is true, "Ask and you shall receive." The security told him 'yes', he could go into the luggage scanning area and the check in area. He dashed into the luggage scanning area and browsed around. To his disappointment, there was no sign of bear bear. He proceeded to the check-in area. Fortunately, there wasn't a major line queuing for check-in and he could speak to the counter staff without much difficulty. While waiting in queue. He saw a cleaner and decided to ask him if he saw bear bear. However, due to communication challenge, they wasn't able understand each other effectively.
When his turn came, he walked up to the counter and explained the situation once again.
"My friend flew home at the 1540 hours flight but she left her bear bear in the airport. Please help me to check if it is around here. It is very important to her as she has the bear bear for 10 years already and it is of great sentimental value to her." I explained.
The counter staff was exceptionally helpful and also asked her colleague besides her if she saw any bear bear. At first her colleague said bluntly, "Anything that you lost at the check-in counter is not our problems because we are not allowed to touch anything beyond the counter."
He realised it was really not in their duty and he said, "I know it is not your problem. I just want to do my best to find the bear bear because it is of great sentimental value and very important to my friend." He could swear that almost instantly she softened down, gave a few good suggestions and even asked the person checking in at her counter to hold on for a second while she was talking to me.
To his dismay and losing hope of finding bear bear, he followed the counter staff suggestion of going to the information counter. He knew in his heart that there were only a few area which bear bear might still be. One of them was the luggage scanning area and the other at the check-in counter; he didn't see bear bear in both areas. That left only one place – the departure area just before you board the plane. How could he possibly go into such area without boarding pass? He was entertaining the possibility of going into the area. Yet how?
On the way to the airport information counter, he saw the same cleaner and asked him to check with his friends if they saw bear bear but he couldn't really help also. Thus, he proceeded to the information counter. When he was there, he explained the whole things over again and told the staff at the counter the possible areas which bear bear could end up in. They were all very willing to help. It was truly amazing as the saying by Ralph Waldo Emerson goes, "Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen." He had decided that he must help her to find bear bear and suddenly he found that everyone seemed to be willing to help him.
Yet he wasn't able to get any lead on finding bear bear. His last resort was going through the departure gate and into the waiting area before boarding the plane where it now seemed to be the place where she left bear bear. He didn't question on the possibility of going into the departure hall without a boarding pass. He was just asking himself how could he make them let him go in to search. The information counter staff directed him to the security at the departure gate. While on his way there, there was suddenly a hunch … an intuition or rather a question that popped up, "Did they mean the security at the luggage scanning area or the security at the departure gate? While walking pass the luggage scanning area, he decided to take a last look at it.
Standing right besides the falsified low wall, looking through the glass panel and down at the scanning machine, his face beamed with pure excitement as he saw bear bear; it was as if it had been lying there for the longest time! Overwhelming with excitement, he asked for the bear bear from the security and they just passed it to him. Immediately her face flashed through his mind. He could 'see' how happy she would be when she knows that bear bear is not lost.
Before leaving the airport, he walked past the information counter and thanked them. There were just so many anonymous heroes and heroines that day in the process of searching for bear bear that he wanted to thank. When he boarded the shuttle bus for the fourth time in the day to go to the train station. Suddenly, there was a deep sigh of relief. All the built up emotion could finally be released.
I'm sure at this point when you are reading this, all these sounded like in a movie or drama. Yet I could tell you that it all really happened. It happened in a day of my life on 11 August 2012; a day in my life which I would remember for the rest of my life.
Now, I just want to send bear bear back to reunite with her as soon as I manage to contact her. I am very sure she would be very happy. And I am happy too.


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"We have, in this country, one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever known. I refer to the Federal Reserve Board. This evil institution has impoverished the people of the United States and has practically bankrupted our government. It has done this through the corrupt practices of the moneyed vultures who control it".
~ Congressman Louis T. McFadden in 1932 (Rep. Pa) ~
The above quote coming from the Honorable Louis T. McFadden is a quite prescient statement as it relates to arguably the most evil enterprise in American history.
The Federal Reserve through its various monetary mechanisms has a major impact on the value of the U.S. Dollar and over time has destroyed the purchasing power of the fiat base currency used in the United States.
Interestingly enough, the following quote comes directly from the Federal Reserve's website regarding one of its primary mandates, "In setting monetary policy, the Committee seeks to mitigate deviations of inflation from its longer-run goal and deviations of employment from the Committee's assessment of its maximum level."
The chart below illustrates the horrific job the Federal Reserve has done of protecting the purchasing power of the U.S. Dollar since its creation.
In light of the longer-term malaise seen above, the Dollar Index futures have recently rallied sharply higher as Europe continues to flail in a slow and agonizing decline which will ultimately lead to a complete fiscal disaster.
Sovereign debt concerns continue to mount regardless of what the European technocrats spew publicly and the U.S. Dollar has been the primary beneficiary of these seemingly growing concerns.
This brings me to the purpose of this article. Most of the articles I write are focused on option based trades, but I decided it was time to put forth a more comprehensive scenario that could unfold over the next few years as a result of excessive monetary stimulus through various quantitative easing mechanisms developed by the Federal Reserve Bank. "A mild change" to say the least . . .
As discussed above, the U.S. Dollar Index futures have moved higher throughout most of 2012. Any significant increase in the U.S. Dollar is a growing concern among central bankers as it correlates toward deflation. Deflation is the Fed's biggest enemy, besides themselves of course.
Next week the Federal Reserve will release statements relating to the economic condition of the United States. Furthermore, the Fed also will discuss if it will initiate another dose of monetary crack for a capital market place that is addicted to cheap money and zero interest rates. At this point, the so-called marketplace is the antithesis of free by all standard measures.
Consider the long-term monthly chart of the U.S. Dollar Index futures illustrated below:
The U.S. Dollar Index futures are in an uptrend that dates back to mid 2011. The orange line illustrates the uptrend and represents a key price level for the U.S. Dollar Index. For those unfamiliar with basic technical analysis, the rising orange trendline will act as buying support until the Dollar eventually breaks down through it signaling the bullish move higher has ended.
This brings us to a rather interesting potential observation. Today Mario Draghi, Chairman of the European Central Bank (ECB), made public comments regarding the readiness of the ECB to act if need be to safeguard the European Union. The Dollar Index Futures plummeted on the statement and remained under selling pressure most of the trading session on Thursday.
If a mere comment from the ECB can have such a damaging impact on the valuation of the Dollar, what would happen to the Dollar if the Fed initiated a new easing mechanism?
The answer is simple, the U.S. Dollar would immediately be under selling pressure. Selling pressure in the U.S. Dollar Index generally leads to a rally in risk assets such as equities and oil futures. Over the longer-term, a weak Dollar is also positive for precious metals and other hard assets.
As an example to illustrate the power of Quantitative Easing as it relates to the price of both gold and oil, consider the following chart:
Obviously the price action is pretty clear that Quantitative Easing has a positively correlated impact on the price performance of hard assets, specifically gold and oil. Now consider a price chart of the Dollar Index shown below courtesy of the Federal Reserve Bank, the annotations are mine.
The chart above tells an interesting story about the impact that Quantitative Easing has on the Dollar. How can the Federal Reserve claim to be protecting the purchasing power of the U.S. Dollar when its actions have a direct negative correlation to the greenback's price?
Furthermore, based on the chart above I am of the opinion that Quantitative Easing III is a foregone conclusion. The current price of the Dollar Index is clearly above the previous high where QE2 was launched.
So far, the rally in the Dollar Index has not pushed equity prices considerably lower. However, should the Federal Reserve refrain from initiating additional easing measures it is likely based on the chart above that the U.S. Dollar Index will rally.
Upon the conclusion of both QE and QE2, the Dollar Index rallied sharply higher. With the Fed announcement coming closer by the hour, financial pundits will attempt to predict the future action of the Fed.
I have no interest in making predictions about what the Fed will do. It is a certainty that QE3 will take place at some point in the future whether it be sooner or later.
The Federal Reserve simply has no choice, otherwise the Dollar would continue to rally and we would begin to go through a deflationary period which the Federal Reserve simply cannot tolerate.
The scenario that I would urge inquiring minds to consider would be as follows. If the Fed does nothing we can likely assume that the U.S. Dollar Index will continue to rally to the upside.
Based on the price chart of the U.S. Dollar Index shown above, we can expect that sellers would certainly step in around the 86 – 88 price range based on previous resistance.
If the U.S. Dollar makes it anywhere near the 86 – 88 price range without the Federal Reserve initiating QE3 it would be expected that risk assets would be under considerable selling pressure somewhere along the way.
Should the Fed act to break the Dollar's rally either through more easing or "other" mechanisms, the result would be a potentially monster rally for risk assets, at least initially.
Equities, oil, and precious metals would rally on a falling Dollar as shown above. The question then becomes what if this is the last gasp rally before a monster selloff ensues in the Dollar Index?
If the Fed breaks the rally early or initiates a monster-sized easing program, the initial reaction will be quite positive, especially for equities. As the selloff in the Dollar Index worsens, equities would eventually begin to underperform as oil prices would surge putting pressure on the economy.
In addition to oil rallying on the weaker dollar, we could also see sellers start to show up in droves, dumping U.S. Treasury's to any buyer left standing. International debt holders would especially have incentive to sell Treasury's as the real purchasing power of the bonds' interest payments would decline as the Dollar fell in value.
The way I see it, whether the Fed launches QE3 now or later, the outcome will not change. An extremely weak Dollar could wreak havoc across a variety of assets and the broader economy. Imagine where gasoline prices would be if oil prices hit $125 / barrel. The average price in the U.S. would be well above $5 / gallon based on current prices and possibly higher.
What happens to the economy if interest rates start to react violently to the price action in the Dollar? What if Treasury's start to sell off viciously and interest rates start to rise wildly and volatility among bond holdings runs rampant?
Are we to believe that the very entity that has created boom and bust cycles through easy monetary policies and has been oblivious to the bubbles that it has created is capable of solving the issues that would potentially arise from a currency crash in the U.S. Dollar?
The track record of the Federal Reserve is quite clear. They are generally late to the party and rarely are able to forecast events in the future with any clarity. Do you really think they will know what to do? The free market wants to destroy debt through deflationary pressure and price discovery and the Federal Reserve continues to get in the way.
The free market will win as it always does, but the American people will lose. This process may take months, years, or even decades to play out. Eventually the game will end.
There is only one certainty should any portion of the scenario discussed above come to fruition, when the Dollar is inevitably broken, the only safe place to hide during the potential currency crash will be in physical gold and silver. Paper money and paper assets will come under extreme selling pressure and in some cases will simply . . . disappear.
Here's to hoping I am totally wrong!
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Speaking outside the club's training ground shortly after the 6pm deadline had passed, Redknapp confirmed he and chairman Daniel Levy had been in talks over the Dutch international midfielder.
And although the talks had only begun two hours before the window was due to close, Redknapp remains hopeful of confirming Van der Vaart as a Tottenham player in time to announce him in his 25-man Premier League squad on Wednesday.
"We're just waiting for some clearance," he said.
"I was told he was going to Bayern Munich yesterday for around £18million and then suddenly Daniel called me at around four o'clock and asked if I wanted to do something.
"The price was around £8million and for that sort of money we thought it was worth seeing what we could do."
Van der Vaart's future at the Bernabeu has been in doubt for some weeks, especially since Jose Mourinho signed Werder Bremen and Germany star Mesut Ozil, who is likely to be the club's main creative spark this season.
Redknapp already has playmaker Luca Modric at his disposal and could find it difficult to fit both him and the Dutchman – as well as other creative talents like Aaron Lennon, David Bentley, and Niko Krancjaer – into his first-team squad.
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"I couldn't say yet if it's definitely happened or not – we need to wait to see if everything's gone through in time. I'm hopeful."
ShareHarry Redknapp will test West Ham United's resolve over Scott Parker by making a renewed attempt to sign him from Upton Park before the closure of the transfer window. The Tottenham Hotspur manager is expected to offer the striker Robbie Keane to sweeten the deal.
Redknapp wants another body in central midfield, even though he has signed the 21-year-old Brazil midfielder Sandro from Internacional for £6m, and he has looked at Parker, Lassana Diarra of Real Madrid and Internazionale's Sulley Muntari.
Redknapp has already seen a £7m bid for Parker turned down but, in keeping with the Tottenham strategy of going down to the wire on deadline day, he is ready to go back to West Ham, his former club, with an improved offer.
He knows that Parker, West Ham's captain and key player, would welcome the chance to consider the move, despite its potential for acrimony, yet there is resistance to the sale at boardroom level at Upton Park. When the club's co-chairman David Sullivan rejected Tottenham's £7m offer at the end of July, he was categorical on the situation.
"I made a promise that I would not sell Scott and I will not, for any amount of money, break that promise to the West Ham supporters," he said. "Scott is not for sale at any price, to anyone."
Parker has three years to run on his West Ham contract and the club have offered him a lucrative new five-year deal, which he has not yet signed.
Keane has grown frustrated at his fringe role at Tottenham and Avram Grant, the West Ham manager, is on record as saying that he likes the Ireland striker.
Redknapp watched one of his attacking targets, the Sevilla striker Luís Fabiano, commit his future to his current employers by signing a two-year contract extension today. Redknapp had admitted that the Brazil international was "a player I like" but Tottenham were put off by Sevilla's valuation. "One year left on his contract, in excess of £24m-£25m for a 29-year-old – the figures don't stack up," Redknapp said.
The Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon will see a specialist tomorrow about an ankle problem that has bothered him of late. He has been left out of the England squad for the upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland.
West Ham hope to conclude a loan deal for the Everton centre-half Joseph Yobo. Fabio Daprelà, the 19-year-old Swiss defender, has left West Ham to sign a five‑year deal with the Italian club Brescia.
ShareTottenham manager Harry Redknapp has been linked with a move for Stuttgart defender Serdar Tasci.
AC Milan and Juventus have been tracking the 23-year-old centre-half but, according to reports in Germany, the Italian giants face competition from Spurs.
Redknapp has just signed former Arsenal captain William Gallas to strengthen his defence but the White Hart Lane chief is reported to be interested in Tasci due to ongoing concerns over the long-term fitness of Ledley King and Jonathan Woodgate.
Tasci, a first-team regular for the Bundesliga outfit who can play in the middle of defence or on the right, has 13 Germany caps and was part of Joachim Loew's World Cup squad in South Africa.


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The main hall had a high ceiling, and eleven rows of tables running from left to right. There were four entrances, one on each wall. The tables to the left were covered in fine china and had well-made clay cups, while the tables to the right had chipped plates and mugs with broken handles. Raven directed her to a table a little toward the right. As people filed into the room, Ray realized that they were sorting themselves according to the color of their clothes, but it was a pattern that made no sense to her.
"Look at the table," Raven whispered. Ray could barely hear her over the shuffling of feet, the creak and clatter of benches accommodating hundreds of people, but she obeyed reluctantly. Black, blue, red, yellow, gray, brown, purple, green—they were in the green rows, surrounded by other women in cotton dresses, although Ray could tell that the women further down the table, toward the far door, were wearing other fabrics. Raven kicked her, and she looked down again, running her finger across the surface of the table.
It left a green trail, exactly the same hue as her dress. Ray froze, but Raven looked up at her with stern eyes.
"Better posture," she mouthed. Ray sat upright, wincing a little at a kink in her back. "Don't make faces. No smiles, no frowns, nothing." Raven's voice was quiet, but clear. Ray fought the urge to roll her eyes, stifled a sigh, and let Raven force her hands to her side, although her eyes watched the green streak until it faded from sight.
Suddenly, the room fell silent. Ray tried to look up, but Raven grabbed her dress. She stared at her plate and cup instead, listening intently for some sort of explanation for the silence. Her cup had a crack that ran most of the way down its side, and her plate had such a large chip missing that Ray worried it would break if she lifted it up. It was stained and sticky with something that caught the light from the high windows. Maybe juice?
The silence didn't break. Women carrying baskets of fruit and pitchers of water traveled down the lines, starting with the black table and moving forward. Ray kept her eyes fixed on her plate and cup until a woman in an orange dress stopped behind her. Wylwon lifted her hand and pressed it against the table, leaving a green stain the color of a lime's skin. It was the shape of her handprint, as clearly as if she'd dipped her hand in paint first. The woman tipped her head and set down what looked like a large apple that had a dark, green skin.
Ray mimicked Wylwon, leaving a green handprint that was a hue darker than Wylwon's. Tipping her head again, the woman in orange set another dark green fruit down on Ray's plate. Ray opened her mouth to thank the woman, but Raven's grip on her dress tightened, and Ray closed her mouth. Another woman, this one in yellow with a haughty expression of condescension, came by to pour water into her cup. It leaked out through the crack, and the woman sneered, though she said nothing. Anger flared in Ray's chest, but Raven's hand was insistent.
The sound of eating was a low bustle in the hall; people didn't speak, but they shifted, and the fruits seemed to have a little crunch to them. Ray eyed hers warily, not sure how to go about eating it. It was larger than her too-large hands, wide enough that taking a bite seemed as though it would be problematic.
"Eat," Raven whispered, taking a bite of the fruit. Ray held in a sigh and picked up the heavy fruit. It was cool to the touch; she took a bite and found that its texture was like that of an apple, though its juice was as plentiful and sweet as a pear's. It tasted better than she'd expected, though she still wished for something warm.
Ray heard the sound of ceramic shattering. She began to turn, but Raven yanked her back and tipped her arm upward. Ray ate obediently, though her ears were pricked, and it was a struggle to keep her eyes on her plate.
"Kywonnh hakkyllida, plyam essa," a woman's voice begged. Quiet though it was, it was easy to discern in the quiet hall. She seemed to be near tears, or worn ragged with exhaustion. Ray guessed that she was middle-aged. "Tah te srenaspata. Shaal te e kerren!"
"Foorynakh," an old woman's voice said. She seemed to be sitting at the black table, and her voice was lazy and regal. Though there was nothing menacing in her tone, a shudder seemed to run through the crowd. The fruit tasted bitter in Ray's mouth. "Kyp te kevvensa uyo, te tuo iya? Chy ny kyp errevanpata ky ny shaan. Tyff te chy yulln nu aren?"
There was a moment of silence. A child seemed to be choking back a sob.
"Etten," the woman replied, her voice hoarse.
"Fy," the old woman chuckled. "Ypuroesh."
"Ermen?" The first woman's voice caught, and the child sobbed, whispering something that Ray couldn't make out. The rest of the people in the hall went back to eating, ignoring the scene entirely. Raven bit her lip, though, and Ray knew by their tones of voice that something was wrong.
"Lon-om," the older woman replied, her voice suddenly sharp. Ray went back to eating slowly as silence lapsed, but suddenly the silence was broken by a sharp crack and a child's wail. Raven dragged Ray's gaze back to her plate, but the sound came again and again—it was the sound of a slap. By the end, the child was sobbing, and Ray's hands were shaking. Somehow, the food on her plate was gone, and her fingers and lips were sticky with its juice. It tasted like bile in her throat. The room began to clear, and the footsteps of a hundred people drowned out the child's soft, hiccuping sobs.
Raven dragged her to the door, glaring at Ray when she made to turn back and look for the crying child. The crowd dispersed; those in black went to the first row of houses, those in blue to the next. Beneath her feet, the dirt felt cold through the thin soles of Ray's shoes, and the bright air felt dank on her skin. Her ribbons clung tightly to her skin, tugging little enough that Ray could ignore them, but never enough that she could fully forget them.
"What was that about?" Ray hissed, her voice catching in her throat. She felt sick. "What happened back there?"
"Wait until we're home," Raven murmured, looking at some women in pink as they bowed ahead of her, hiding a child in their midst. "I told you to stay quiet."
Ray gritted her teeth. The sound of the little girl wailing still rang in her ears, making her want to leap to her feet and demand that they leave the poor kid alone—whatever she'd done, there was no reason to hit her like that! Ray had smacked Raven a few times in the past, but Raven had never wailed like that: a headache snapped at Ray as she even considered the thought, and she pulled back.
Finally, Raven darted ahead and slid open the door, letting Wylwon and Ray through before slipping inside and shutting the door.
"What was that about?" Ray demanded, keeping her voice low. "Why did they beat up that kid?"
"She broke a plate," Raven said, looking away. Wylwon watched them with furrowed eyebrows, clearly lost. "You never balked at hitting anyone who misbehaved," Raven whispered. Ray bit her tongue, fighting down her frustration.
"Why'd they beat her up, though?" Ray demanded. "Our plates looked like they'd been banged around by a toddler. I bet that the plates further down the line were even worse!"
"The Pink family barely gets anything that's not in pieces," Raven said. She sighed. "The Yellow woman who was pouring the water knocked the girl's plate onto the ground on purpose. She's the one who broke it."
"But then why blame the girl?" Ray asked, trying to run a hand through her hair and finding her progress halted by the braid. "Smack that stupid smirk off the woman in the yellow dress. Don't beat up a kid!"
"It's not just a dress, Ray," Raven said, pulling a hand through her own curls. She led Ray to the right, opening a door that opened into the space beneath the loft. It looked like a closet. Ray waited for Raven to explain, and finally Raven sighed, leaning her head back against the wall. "That woman was a pure Yellow. Completely pure. Sure, she was Cotton, too, but that's a Rayain distinction. I told you that Rayai takes its Colors seriously. Do you honestly believe that a Yellow woman would be blamed when a Pink child could take it for her?"
"What are you talking about?" Ray demanded, falling back against the wall and sliding down to look across at Raven. "What's with all this Color stuff? I don't know what you're saying."
"Sure you don't," Raven muttered, rolling her eyes. "Come on, we only get a few more minutes before it's time for mandatory exercise, and then you have to go off to Keshaan training. Ask me something useful."
"I honestly don't know what the hell you're talking about!" Ray snapped. "What colors? What do you mean, pure? What's this about cotton?"
"Cotton is a Rayain way of making more distinctions between the Colors," Raven said, twirling a lock of hair around her finger. "Cotton is the lowest. Wool is above Cotton, Velvet is above Wool, and Silk is above Velvet."
"Wool? I didn't see any place for livestock," Ray said, thinking of the lack of meat and the tall rows of fruit plants.
"I call it wool, but that's just because there's no word for it in English," Raven sighed. "Same with silk. They make everything from plant fibers. I just call it that based on the texture. Come on, Ray, I'm sure that you have more important questions. I'm only going to answer one more."
"Explain these colors to me, then," Ray said, leaning back against the cool wood and closing her eyes. "What's this about purity? And why did that woman at the black table have any right to tell the woman to beat up her kid?"
"That woman was the Black Council Woman," Raven said. "I guess you wouldn't know about that, since we didn't have a Council in Phoenix. That old woman was Araya Devolair Thyn." Fury flashed in Ray's chest, so powerful and sudden that it scared her. It felt separate from her, like she was experiencing someone else's fury. Raven sighed, and Ray became aware of the world around her again. The wood was cold and rough against her palms, even though they were thick with callouses that weren't hers. Her breaths came with little puffs of steam, and she shivered in the cold.
Raven sat back. "I don't want to explain the Council right now," she sighed, sliding a hand over her eyes. "It's hard enough to explain it without trying to cram it into the ten minutes before mandatory exercises." She looked at Ray, her eyes serious. "Don't bother asking about the exercises. Just follow the lead of the woman in front of you, and you'll be fine. Mommy's body should know the stretches, anyway. She's done them every day since she was three years old."
"You said that I'd get one more question!" Ray said, exasperation leaking into her tone. Raven rolled her eyes.
"You asked three," Raven said. Leaning forward, she narrowed her eyes. "I told you—I'm not scared of you any more. You're not going to terrify me into doing whatever you want me to do. Mommy won't let you hurt me, I know it. If you even try, then she'll rush back to get me."
"I don't want to hurt you," Ray snapped. She tried again to run a hand through her hair and cursed when it snagged in her braid. "I just want to know what's going on!"
Raven looked at Ray warily, balancing on the balls of her feet as though she might leap away at any moment.
"You're my sister, Ray, right?" Raven murmured. Her tone was so vulnerable that Ray felt startled. Raven sounded young again, and her guard was slipping. A part of Ray geared up to strike, but the rest of her shoved it down. "What do you mean when you say that you don't want to hurt me?"
"I have no reason to hurt you," Ray said, trying to make her tone convey how earnest she felt. "I don't know why I've been feeling angry like this—it doesn't make sense, and it doesn't feel like it's me that's getting angry.And even if the sight of you makes me feel like I want to punch something, itshouldn't mean that I'm actually going to snap and punch you—you're just a kid." Ray put her head in her hands, feeling dizzy and nauseous. "I don't know where I am. I don't know what I'm doing here. Everything is all wrong, and I can't put any of the pieces together. Any time I try, my head feels like it's splitting open."
Raven was silent for a long moment. Wind rattled the paper windows that caught the light and brightened the whole house; they looked faintly green.
"We'll get in trouble if we don't exercise," Raven said quietly, getting to her feet and dusting off her dress. Ray looked up; Raven's expression was soft and pensive. Examining Ray's face, she nodded. "I'll explain after training. Just don't talk to anyone, keep your head down, and do as you're told. When you go to Keshaan training, go off on your own and pretend to meditate. It'll look like you've failed, but it should keep you mostly out of trouble."
Ray opened her mouth to reply, but Wylwon opened the door beside her, peering in with nervous eyes. Her hair was coming free of its ponytail again, and her bottom lip was red from being bitten.
"Te ko junak?" she whispered, looking at Raven, but glancing at Ray. Her expression filled with concern as she met Ray's eyes, but she looked away quickly.
"Iya," Raven replied. Wylwon stiffened, and Raven shook her head. "Soosh… Tah kemmenina, Wylwon Es. Tah by kemmenina."
"Saye ko gott?" Wylwon asked, and Raven nodded. Wylwon looked at Ray, eyebrows drawn up with regret, biting her lip again. She sighed. "Et tohn toqu nu fa."
"We have to go," Raven said. Ray pushed herself to her feet. "Just do whatever Wylwon does in front of you; we'll be in a line. Don't mess anything up, and don't talk, no matter what happens. You kept trying to look when that little girl was getting slapped. Don't. There's nothing you can do, and if you do anything to stop them, it's not just you who's going to pay the price."
Raven walked out the door, and after a moment, Ray went after her. Nerves knotted themselves around her stomach.
"What do you mean?" Ray asked. Raven hesitated just outside the door to the outside, her hand in the notch to slide it open.
"Well, it depends on how badly you mess up," Raven said quietly. "I didn't think you'd care if you weren't the one in danger."
"What do you mean?" Ray said again, dreading the answer. Her own voice sounded low, dangerous, and foreign to her. Raven looked at the ground, digging her fingers into the door's notch.
"Well, just don't mess up," Raven said. "If you do, well, I might not be here to answer any of your questions."


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Microsoft unveiled its plan to release a family of Windows tablets branded Surface. From that point onwards, we've waited patiently, speculating what the pricing could be. Today Microsoft has revealed the pricing for both of the available ARM-based Surface RT tablets on its online store. So, how much are we required to save before looking to make the purchase?
We reported on those surface ads yesterday and so intrigued were we, that we got in touch with Mathieu to send us some more.
The original photo we posted didn't quite do the Surface graffiti justice, so we're pleased Mathieu got back to us with four new shots to show off.
Suppliers in Asia have apparently spilled the beans on Microsoft's production line plans for its coming Surface devices.
If the information is to be believed, MS have put in component orders to ensure they are able to produce 3 to 5 million of the devices for the fourth quarter. With such an order Microsoft looks set to go into mass production rather than just produce a limited run as some speculated on.
Microsoft has released a dandy of an ad for the upcoming Surface Windows 8 Tablet. Titled "The Surface Movement" the sixty second ad highlights the folding kick stand, detachable keyboard/cover along with a glance at the Windows 8 operating system.
The ad combines a catchy tune, an assortment of dancers and a few Surface aerobatic stunts to grab your attention. It closes with the October 26th launch date and the only crucial bit of information missing is the price.
In addition to the ad surfacing on the Surface, there's also a dedicated YouTube Channel for the Surface. We'll keep an eye out for more ads and videos that Microsoft may sneak out ahead of the launch date.
Source: YouTube; Thanks, everyone, for the tip!
Earlier we reported that Suning (reads "soo-ning") gadget chain (a good equivalent of Best Buy in the US) is going to distribute Microsoft Surface tablets in China, making Suning the first ever third-party distributor of Surface globally.
Just a while ago, Suning sort of confirmed the rumor, and hinted at a bit more, by posting a very interesting update to its official account on Chinese social media website Sina Weibo.
Microsoft has also started to make use of the Facebook profile it has for the Surface Windows tablet family. Accumulating 6,000 likes already, the page has mirrored posts that were found on the recently deployed Twitter account, so nothing new here, but it's worth adding this account to the list of social profiles followed.
We expect to see more information added to both this account and the Twitter profile in the coming days, as well as competitions for hardware to be given away at a later date.
Source: Facebook (Surface), thanks, Dhishum, for the tip!
Photos have been captured of what appears to be Surface ads in Paris. Taking on the same form of graffiti style as those seen in the US recently we're wondering if this is the start of a concerted effort to get the message out to those in Europe.
These type of ads have been appearing in the US for some time but so far we haven't had anything at all globally, leading many to begin to worry about availability across the pond.
Microsoft has unleashed its Windows 8 hardware on Twitter by opening up the @Surface account. Surface Windows 8 tablets from the software giant will be its first major leap into hardware for its Windows operating system, excluding mice, keyboards and other peripherals, of course.
So far the account has published two tweets, one linking followers to a playlist of Surface videos, which contains only one thus far - it's the original video we all witnessed earlier in the year showing off what appeared to be a unique Windows 8 tablet of some sort - while the other promotes the music used in the Surface video.
In his latest letter to shareholders, Steve Ballmer has reiterated the desires of the company to become a devices and services company, contradicting what Charlie Kindel, former Windows Phone General Manager, had to say about the hardware dream with the Surface.
With the coming release of Windows 8 and the subsequent decision for Microsoft to dive in and develop its own tablet, it's becoming clearer where this is taking them. A company that makes and delivers the entire stack. From cloud services to the device in your hand, this appears to be their vision.
The much anticipated launch of the Microsoft Surface tablets is less than 20 days away. So far, word is that the product will only be sold through Microsoft's own retail stores. Alternative retailers remains largely guesswork. If that's the only destined distribution channel, it means relatively limited availability for Americans, and a big red "no way" to everyone elsewhere.
According to latest leaks from Chinese site WPDang though, the situation will not be that bad. At least in China, Surfaces will be sold through Suning (reads "soo-ning"), one of the country's leading consumer gadget retail chains.
Microsoft has kicked off a rather aggressive Surface marketing campaign with promotion material being erected in a number of cities in the US. San Francisco is the latest host with an array of photos being sent in from a Windows Phone Central reader. As one can see from the photos, the software giant is making the most of the infrastructure to apply advertising almost everywhere.
It seems once all the screens and display units were full, they then turned their attention to the floor. We previously covered Surface advertising at public transport links in New York and Washington DC. Head on past the break for more shots of the action in San Francisco.
The From the Forums series of articles are published to round-up some of the hottest threads on the Windows Phone Central forum. Bringing readers the latest and greatest discussions, the From the Forum articles are here to keep everyone on top of popular threads. Head on past the break and check out what has been discussed lately.
They may be small, but they're pretty
Although Microsoft has been opening quite a few full-fledged retail Stores over the past few months, the last time we counted there are still less than 30 nationwide. Microsoft's solution for this, albeit temporary, is to open mini "Holiday Stores" in malls and shops across the country.
While we don't know the range for these little popups meaning if some will be big and some tiny, we do know they will look quite nice. Case in point are these two photos from the Galleria mall in St. Louis, where we can see two Microsoft kiosks being prepped for the 26th.
We are seeing some indication that Microsoft's Surface tablet will be heading to Europe. If you look at Microsoft's product pages for France, Italy , the United Kingdom, Germany and other European Countries, the Surface is now listed.
We know that the Surface will only be available through the Microsoft's Stores. Stores, at least the brick and mortar variety, that don't exist outside the U.S. which makes the listing a bit of a puzzle.
Microsoft's Surface advertising campaign appears to be in more public locations than first believed, thanks to a batch of photos sent in by Windows Phone Central reader Micah. The Windows 8 tablets that are being developed at Redmond have already been spotted in a subway in Washington DC, and a handful of photos were thrown up earlier today.
Now we can confirm similar adverts (with a pink coloured Surface tablet) are featured at Grand Central station, New York. As mentioned in our earlier coverage, the promotion material is unique, straight to the point, and effectively shows off the design of the Surface. Check out a few more photos after the break.
Everybody gets down to the groove with Elop
Nokia's Stephen Elop is as committed as ever to the Windows Phone path he began to lead the company down last year, according to a report by AllThingsD. As Symbian gradually closed its eyes in the pit of smartphone doom, Elop shifted Nokia's focus to Windows Phone. This move gave consumers the first generation Lumia family. Recently the company unveiled the Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 that will both be running Windows Phone 8.
Microsoft Surface advertising material has been spotted in Washington, DC and thanks to Windows Phone Central reader Conan we've got some photos to show everyone. The advertising shows off the tablet's connectivity between the device itself and the smart covers with the "Click in." caption to highlight the user friendliness.
The advertisements show off light blue and pink coloured Surface tablets and the look of both designs is appealing. We're still yet to see Microsoft unveil its Windows 8 tablet family to the world, but the official launch can't be too far off with the company prepping temporary holiday stores across the US. So how aggressively will Microsoft push Surface?
(Concept Surface phone by YrOnimuS)
Yesterday we wrote a fairly lengthy article about a new rumor of a Microsoft Windows Phone. The source came via China Times and we were hesitant to believe the claim—after all, no evidence or sources were mentioned.
Still, we pointed out that Microsoft is a large company with a ton of resources. If they wanted to do a phone, they most certainly could pull it off and the Surface Tablets only reinforce the notion that they can do this in secret.
So what has changed? Information has come forward to Windows Phone Central that demonstrates Microsoft does have their own Windows Phone hardware in the works; in fact, we've heard it already exists and is in testing. The source(s) are known to us and not anonymous, though for obvious reasons we must keep them off the record.
Microsoft is expected to unveil its Surface range of Windows 8 tablets, both an RT (ARM) and a Pro (Intel / AMD x86) version to cater for most mobile PC needs. With the plan to set a high standard for OEM partners to follow, Microsoft has taken a bold move to start offering its own hardware to marry released software.
WPDownUnder has been able to uncover details surrounding availability for Australian consumers. According to a trusted source, Microsoft has been in talks with major retailers to launch the Surface instead of erecting Microsoft Stores. On top of this the source reveals this deal will be exclusive for initial availability.
The Seattle Times interviewed CEO Steve Ballmer recently and the man behind Microsoft is sounding quite confident about this year's upcoming launches.
During the interview, Ballmer gave his impression of how momentous this year's launch line-up will be for Microsoft and he even pulled out two Lumia 920 phones from his pockets. Many have speculated wildly on this interview in relation to Surface pricing, so we thought it was time we looked at what exactly was said…
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