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Startup In Illinois or Texas? What Should A Startup Consider?
- Posted by Jeff Carter
- on April 23rd, 2013
In a fight to get more jobs for Texas, governor Rick Perry came to Illinois to talk about the business climate in Texas. Mayor Rahm Emanuel cracked a pretty good joke about it. Last fall, I was in Madison, Wisconsin. Their Lt. Governor appealed to Illinois businesses to move north of the border.
The politicians are fighting over existing pie. What we really need to do is figure out how to make more of it.
If you are a startup, should you start your business in Chicago or a town in Texas?
My answer is, "It depends." It depends on a lot of variables.
First, when it comes to taxes, startups generally don't have a huge problem. They don't pay them because they lose money. Texas is a low tax/low regulation state and if you run an existing business that has a lot of cash flow it might make sense to move there. However, it's not a zero sum game. There are costs to moving. Many times businesses fail when you move them. It can be tricky.
Austin, Texas has a nice startup culture. I like it there. There are a lot of cool things about it. But, Austin isn't Chicago when it comes to the size and breadth of being a city. It's growing-but it's an inkspot on the landscape when compared to Chicago.
Second, if you are going to pursue a startup, it makes a heckuva lot of sense to start your company where there is a lot of ecosystem support. Chicago has a very good ecosystem for a lot of startup activity.
There are some startups that might do better in Texas. Suppose I was doing something that was extremely reliant on the oil and gas industry for innovation or to become customers. Texas would be better than Illinois.
Conversely, if I was going to do a health care startup, Illinois is better. The major acquirers are here and there are research labs here that the startup can use to gain traction.
If I had a startup in the financial services sector, I wouldn't start it in Texas. Chicago is the worldwide center for financial risk management, and reporting. There is a huge amount of DNA here and potential customers right out your back and front door.
I don't think this should be an "us vs them" battle when it comes to where to start. We need to think in terms of creating an environment where everyone has a chance to succeed.
Now, if we want to talk about the financial management of a state, Texas is way ahead of Illinois. Our state could use a lot of Texas ingenuity here. It's very expensive to start a business here compared to Texas.
The Illinois state government has done nothing to encourage business formation. As websites Wirepoints, Illinois Is Broke and the Illinois Policy Institute have chronicled, the state of Illinois has a financial crisis and the Democratically controlled House, Senate and Governor are ignoring it. Neighboring states like Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan are taking their issues head on and making progress.
On the other hand, Mayor Emanuel has been one of the startup ecosystems most ardent cheerleaders. He has done a lot of good for Chicago startups.
Emanuel is trying to change regulations in the city to make it easy and cheap to startup businesses-although that change takes a lot of time. We have almost 200 years of boodle laws and regs to overturn.
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Making Up Our Minds: A collection of essays on improving our approach to mental health
15th January 2013
James has compiled a collection of essays by Conservative MPs on improving the approach that society and the various parts of government take to mental health.
Making Up Our Minds: Towards improving our approach to mental health edited by James Morris MP
All of the contributors are Conservative MPs who have taken an active interest in mental health, whether due to their own personal experience or engagement with the issue in their constituency. It is important that Parliamentarians across the political spectrum engage in this vital discussion.
The debate surrounding mental health is rising up the political and health agenda. For too long mental health had been seen as a Cinderella service in the NHS – underfunded and not given the same priority as other health conditions. Yet there is evidence that this might be changing. There is recognition amongst policy-makers that more must be done to address the way we approach mental health. As we become more physically health-conscious and live longer the treatment of mental health will become one of the central challenges for the NHS.
The essays give a range of perspectives on the issue of mental health. From the role of the voluntary and community sector, the need for focussed early intervention and the impact of mental health on veterans the essays demonstrate the complex nest of policy issues we face when confronted with the growing issues of mental illness in advanced Western societies like Britain.
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How to make crispy chinese duck breast?
Hello people.
I was just at a chinese restaurant in Spain, where I tasted this amazing crisp duck breast. It was crispy and well done, and was served with either a hoisin sauce or sweet and sour sauce.
Pretty generic, but the crispiness was strikingly good. How do you make this?
I have researched quite a bit. So here is my triangulated but still theoretical method.
1. Use five spice powder as dry rub on duck breast.
2. Cut stripes in the fat.
3. Put the fat side down in a pan and sear it for a while.
4. Put it in the oven (for how long?)
5. Cut it up in pieces, pour over sauce and serve.
Is this about right? I´ve seen some recipes doing it all in the pan. And some recipes want you to marinade the breast first. Is that reccomended?
Because it seem to me that duck breast is far easier than making a whole peking duck. Where you prepare the duck in all sorts of ways with boiling water, resting etc. The key is, will the skin loosen from the meat, and become this crispy good shell?
I really prefer my duck to be well done. And I just hate it when fat is the same texture as jelly.
I have had duck from a restaurant that had an extremely crisp and delicious skin and the meat was tender enough to pull apart with the fingers. I don't know for a fact but I believe they steam them and then sear in a screaming hot pan after the order is placed.
re: GretchenS
The results were amazing.
However, even though the skin becomes very good now, it doesn´t become as crisp as I had hoped. I will try to solve this by testing two methods.
1. Searing the fat in very hot oil before oven roasting.
2. A poster here reccomended earlier in this discussion that a simple chinese restaurant trick was to rub it in with corn flour or baking soda to make it crisp. I can try doing this too.Also, I´m not sure how they made this dish in the restaurant. But it can´t have been simply searing it in the wok. Because the duck meat becomes too tough. I´ve tried this several times now!
But I´ve seen some restaurants serving spare ribs, have several racks lying in their oven at low heat, ready to be ordered long before the customer has even thought about it. Can the restaurant have several duck breasts on readyness in the oven? As a standard routine?
re: Ramius
You took more than 4 hours to prepare it. Yet the impression you give is that the restaurant served you this duck breast "made to order". Did you wait 4 hours for your dish to be served? If not then the restaurant is doing it differently or is taking it from a whole duck like what fourunder suggested.
re: huiray
You have made a keen observation and the points you have noted do not seem likely in a typical Chinese restaurant. I'll concede that the breast could be sliced off the bird, then onto a rack and roasted or pan fried, but again, this is not typical or practical for most Chinese restaurants that are family run. This might be had in a more upscale, or fusion type restaurant, but the method would not be traditional.
The details provided by the OP in his attempts to result in crispy skin are not how I have seen done in any Chinese commercial kitchen. Most Chinese kitchens dry roast, roast with a pan of water underneath....or wok fry poultry to get the skin crispy. They do not cook skin side down simply to crisp the skin.
I just made this for the first time. And honestly I must say it was unsuccessfull.
The flavour was almost right. But the texture of the breast was wrong. How do they chinese do it!?
-I cut strips in the fat
-Rubbed it in with five spice powder
-I then seared it for around 10 minutes in the pan, at medium temperature.
-Then I rubbed it in with plum sauce
-Then I put it in the oven for around 8 minutes at 250 degrees celcius.
It then seemed well done on the outside. But was infact raw in the middle still. So when I cut it up into slices, I had to sear all the bits for a minute in the wok. Then added some hoisin sauce while doing this.But the end result was too tough. Like a beef. When the chinese duck was apparatly well done, but it was MUCH easier to chew.
And as I suspected, the fat did not losen from the meat. So obviously there is a method to achieve this, that I´m not aware of.
re: Harters
The low and slow method resulted in an absolutely perfect duck breast. It was not tough at all. The meat tissue had losened up so much you could almost tear it apart.I rubbed the breast with 5-spice, then baked it slowly in the oven for four hours in a small bread-pan.
I then took it out, and there was now alot of liquid clear fat in the pan. I put this in the wok. turned up heat to maximum, and just seared the fat side for three minutes, and then layed it to rest, fat side down on a piece of paper to drain of the liquids. Then it became crisp and bacon-like.
I will reduce oven time by an hour next time. Because the duck was perhaps just a little bit too dry. I think I can have it in for three hours at 100 degrees celcius, and repeat the same method afterwards.
Now I finally know how to make duck with restaurant quality. This was by no doubt the right way. The only thin I´m a bit uncertain of still, is when and how to apply sauce to it. Could I perhaps rub it with plum sauce before putting it in the oven, or before the pan, or just pour hot sauce over the finished result?
Great thing is. You could do this with many breasts in the oven, and you cou
Here's a recipe for duck breasts on the website of our leading Chinese supermarket chain which might be of interest - http://www.wingyipstore.co.uk/p-1116-recipe-duck-in-plum-sauce-with-lychees.aspx
And another from the same source: http://www.wingyipstore.co.uk/p-24-re...
re: Harters
That one picture from the supermarket looks absolutely hidious. Like some old 70s picture of a grandmothers dish.
But no, none of those pictures match.
The duck I got looked exactly like Peking Duck. Red, dry, but still moist somehow (what is this called?). But it was just the breast. And it was sliced up on a plate and covered in normal sweet and sour sauce. The taste and presentation was very typically cantonese.
The reason I became so interested in this, is because it tasted so much like Peking Duck, but somehow this restaurant was able to make this dish easier. With a much lower price, and faster preparation time.
With due respect to others with their suggestions....and without knowing exactly how the dish was presented to you in Spain.....my thoughts are what you describe is a duck cooked in the Cantonese Style, similar to the ducks you see hanging in the windows of Chinese Barbeque restaurants. These ducks are roasted whole while hanging. I suspect the breast was removed from the carcass to be presented to you on the dish. Traditional Chinese restaurants do not cook the breast off the carcass and do not serve it to temperature like Western dishes.
re: Ramius
Pressed Duck is most commonly known as *Wor Shu Opp* in Chinese American Restaurants. It is generally made by first, steaming or braising a whole seasoned/marinated duck...then allowing to cool and the breast is removed off the carcass. The breast is placed into a sheet pan, then another is placed on top to weigh it down, creating a *pressed form*. The most common way to serve it was to dip it into a cornstarch batter, or seasoned cornstarch....then deep fried to give it a crispy coating. Once done, it would be sliced into half inch pieces. It would be served with a brown mushroom gravy, but could certainly be served with any of the condiments mentioned thus far. You could also do the reverse process as suggested by others to take the pressed duck and crisp the skin in a pan and then transfer to the oven to complete the reheating process.
The reason why I believe this was the type of approach the restaurant used in preparing the dish you describe is simply this. The longer and slower approach to cooking the meat resulted in its tenderness....which cannot be done off the carcass in the short amount of time and high heat that you used.
re: fourunder
The duck did not have that coating around it, as it does in the picture here.
But if the duck breast was sliced of a whole duck. That doesnt make sense. Because the restaurant needed one days notice in advance if you wanted a whole peking duck. Which is made in the same way. So obviously, the restaurant must have made this duck breast on my order.
re: Ramius
It's not uncommon for any type of restaurant to have dishes that require two day preparation....or more simply, prepare in the morning and finish for dinner service. The amount of ducks they prepare could be based on history of previous sales on certain days it is offered. I would not assume it was cooked and made to order. Other types of meat, most notably pork belly require this type of approach for certain dishes or recipes.
As I indicated, you could remove the breast and crisp the skin, finish in the oven ....then slice and serve.
In general, restaurant require advance notice to know what to have prepared.....with Peking Duck, 24 hours air drying is mandatory before it is cooked......Pressed Duck does not necessarily require the same treatment or process.
re: Ramius
Did the duck skin look like this...or was it scored in the restaurant.
So any good sauces I should make to this duck breast? I am thinking about just warming up some hoisin sauce with perhaps a bit of sherry and soy sauce to losen it up a bit.
re: Ramius
The problem I have with jarred sauces is that if you smear them on the meat, the sugar can burn and become bitter before the meat is cooked. I managed to ruin a lovely piece of belly pork in that way.
As you're trying to replicate your Spanish meal, then from what you've posted it sounds like the skin colour was coming from a dry rub, so I'd stick with your original idea of trying five-spice. I'd tart up the jarred sauce if it needs it and warm it through, then drizzle it over the duck as you serve it.
By the by, I'm curious about the place in Spain. There's no great tradition of Chinese cooking in the country as there has been minimal immigration. Was it a particulary well recommended place or just somewhere you came across?
re: Ramius
My favorite chinese place does really great Peking duck and a version of fried chicken. I asked the owner about getting the skin crispy and he swears by keeping a fan blowing onto the skin so it is extremely dry when it is ready to cook. I'm not sure how he keeps the meat moist but that may simply come as a result of the fat content lying on top of the meat. He also has alot of MSG or sodium on his dry rub which must help with keeping the skin dry.
I have best luck with crispness when I score the skin very deeply (but not into the flesh) in a cross-hatch (diamond) pattern, then start it in a very lightly oiled COLD cast iron pan on medium low heat. As it comes up to temp it will gradually start to sizzle and render fat. I usually pour off the fat a couple of times (save to sauté potatoes, etc) and when the fat is pretty much all rendered, if the skin is not yet mahogany brown I will turn up the heat for a minute or so till it is, then flip and into preheated oven to desired doneness (for me, medium rare). The cold skillet method takes awhile but it works amazingly well to render all the fat and not leave you with a layer of fat below your crispy skin.
re: Harters
That sounds like a problem to me. With your "any style" comment.
The chinese style I had stands in clear contrast to the french style.I´ve seen several picture of the french style of cooking duck breast, and its absolutely not what I´m after. Pink and juicy and lightly brown in the skin.
The chinese on the other hand was dark brown, with dark red and crispy skin. Well seasoned, and it had a bit of resistance to it when chewing - same sensation as bacon.
Its actually okay if its even a bit dry, because thats what the sauce is there for. To make it moist again.
But my one concern is, will the fat losen from the meat? The duck I got in that restaurant, the skin was just barely holding together with the meat. And I know in Peking Duck prepartion, you scorch the duck with boiling water, to losen the skin. And I was wondering if you need to do the same with duck breast? Put it in boiling water for a few seconds?
re: Ramius
Dunno if how I cook duck breast is a French style - I'm British and cook in accord with our culture. Cooking the breast as I do, means that much of the fat is rendered but I've never noticed that what remains of the fat is coming away from the meat. On the contrary, I reckon it stays there adding to succulence of the meat.
Certainly dark red skin sounds like it's been given a rub of some sort. Your guess is as good as mine what the Spanish Chinese chef might have done with it. Of course, Spain is next door to France so there may be converging styles.
Yep, that's about right ...............
It'll require about 7 - 10 minutes in the oven
"Put the fat side down in a pan and sear it for a while"
This is a very important step.
You're going to need a few drops of preheated vegetable oil in the pan before you introduce the duck breast but the heat needs to be on the low side of medium and it needs to fry for just under 15 minutes. I say just under 15 minutes because when 15 minutes passes it's usually too done but if you watch it you'll know when it's time to move it to the oven.


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What do we do with all the one-day internationals given that there are so many T20 leagues these days? Before we hear from Ian Chappell and Mark Butcher on where exactly the one-day international stands, let's hear what Rahul Dravid had to say in a panel discussion at the ESPNcricinfo for Cricket summit. (0.20 - 3.38)
Rahul Dravid: "Most of these series have got to have some context. A lot of the five-match and seven-match one-day series that we play don't seem to have any context about them. The Champions Trophy had a context about it. It had a start, a beginning and an end, and you looked forward to it. I think you have to work around some of these meaningless bilateral one-day games.
I would play one-day cricket only as a build-up to the 50-over tournaments, as preparation for the World Cup and the Champions Trophy. So you can remove a lot of the one-day cricket that we keep playing nowadays and fit in the extra Test matches required."
Do you go along with that Chappelli, to have one-day cricket only if there is a context to it? (3.50 - 4.50)
Ian Chappell: Well, this cry has been going on for a long, long time now, that all the one-day internationals that are played, they should relate to each other. For instance if you are playing a five-match ODI series between England and Australia, there should be some points on the end of it for qualifying for a prestigious tournament.
I think the way the last Champions Trophy was run, that had a lot of merit, and I'd like to see it remain like that, I've been saying for years that there should be a prestige one-day tournament outside of the World Cup, but make the teams qualify for it so that whenever you're playing a one-day tournament, you are playing for a purpose and it means something for the fans who are watching on the ground or on television.
Mark, once the Ashes were over, for a lot of good old-fashioned lovers of Test cricket, it was almost like it was all over. The huge contest was done and it was time to just bask in the afterglow. Then all of a sudden, there were T20s and one-dayers. Is that the general feeling among the public as well or just amongst cricket lovers? (4.50 - 13.10)
Mark Butcher: I think the general public probably switched off once the Ashes were done. The hardcore cricket lovers will still find an interest and excitement in the one-dayers, but I think there is a wider issue here. In England we now have somewhere in the region of ten or 11 venues that are vying to play some sort of international cricket, and what these ODIs do is provide these venues, who have put a lot of money in to get their facilities up, a chance to get some of that money back.
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I'm pretty sure that in India it's the same thing. There are so many venues over such a wide area that these people need to have some kind of international cricket. The way the authorities deal with that is by giving them one of seven, one of 11 or one of 15, 50-over matches. And that is where the process and the interest dissipates. It's just like a travelling roadshow for cricket, where there isn't any real meaning to this cricket.
I'm sure the people who paid for a ticket at Cardiff for the fourth ODI would be excited to watch a standalone game of 50-over cricket and they probably don't care a jot of the context of it. They bought their ticket and they want to see England play Australia.
But there is a problem in that it loses the interest of the country outside of Cardiff today. No one really is going to give two hoots as to what happens, who wins and who loses, and that can't be right.
Also, the argument for the fans is that why are we shelling out £100 a ticket for a one-day game when the England team have rested most of the stars that we would have paid the money to come and see? And that's been done because you've got the extraordinary circumstance of back-to-back Ashes series. The most important thing for the England set-up is regaining the Ashes, so they've decided that they're not going to risk injuring their players in what is pretty much a round of exhibition 50-over matches.
I think it comes down to what you're asking the spectators to stump up for and the quality of what it is they're going to watch. Is it the best that they can possibly see?
Mike Atherton wrote something four or five years ago where he said that international teams outside of the World Cup should not play T20 cricket, and that it should be solely the preserve of the franchises and clubs.
Just to put that in perspective, Australia are coming to India to play seven ODIs after the five in England. (14.34 - 16.43)
IC: Yes, that's just pure finance really, and here's another of the problems. I think that the last time that cricket was administered in the best interests of the game was so far back that I'm struggling to remember it. Every nation is just as guilty as the other. The No. 1 priority is finances, and I understand that you need a lot of money to run the game but then you've got to balance that out with overkill. I mean how long are people going to keep paying 100 quid if teams are going to keep resting their major players? Sooner or later, the fans are going to say, "Blow this for a joke. I'm paying good money, I expect to see the best".
And herein lies another problem with all the T20 leagues popping up in the world, that every one of these leagues wants the same players. The marquee players are pretty much the same guys all the time. That creates a problem.
So there are plenty of problems. But it keeps coming down to the same thing: that you're not going to fix any of the problems unless you fix the body that's running the game.
The other by-product is that increasingly Test matches are becoming the preserve of a few teams. There seem to be about four teams at the moment who seem to be playing Test cricket reasonably well. We see that Test cricket is becoming a smaller and smaller club, don't we? (16.45 - 20.05)
MB: Yes and part of me thinks that's not a bad thing, because the worst thing for the game of cricket is bad Test cricket, Test cricket that is so one-sided that it is no longer a contest. It's no longer a test because one team is so much better than the other.
The thing about T20 is that it's bringing new fans to the game. Now the worst thing that Test cricket can do is trot out two or three years of poor quality Test-match series between teams that are totally mismatched, and in the meantime you've got this incredible show going on of T20 franchise cricket and people are going to start to waver in terms of what they feel is worth their money, and that's a real problem.
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She has excellent taste (and by that, of course, I mean she shares my taste). Nothing is too fussy, but much to her credit she doesn't succumb to pre-fab shortcuts. This is a book for anyone truly interested in gaining some baking skills and understanding what's going on without getting a degree in chemistry.
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As I flipped through, I found I was marking more recipes to try than I passed over. I settled on three: Geraldine's Chocolate-Date Cake. Its wonderful blend of flavors — coffee, dates and chocolate — enticed me. The dates act both as a sweetener and a moistener for the cake. Warm Gingerbread Pudding Cake seemed right for the season, as we had that cool rain rolling in last week. It's one of those "impossible" cakes with liquid poured over the batter before it goes into the oven. This magically turns into a gooey bottom layer. Let me tell you how good this smells when it bakes and how perfect it is with a dollop of whipped cream. Bliss. Great Big Coconut Cake. This bundt was not as successful. It looked promising with the layers of flavor provided by coconut milk and flaked coconut. But the amount of leavener killed it for me. The cake rose to a perfect height, but tasted more like a biscuit. Not a bad thing, in truth...just not what I wanted.
I plan to try several other recipes in the book, including Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pie, Molten Dark Chocolate Cakes, Silky Chocolate Nutella Mousse and Mocha Cream Pie.
Nowadays, I don't add many new cookbooks to my shelves because there are just so darn many competing for attention — themed, specialty, holiday, allergy, you name it. Even with precious little space, this is one I'll make room for.
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TITLE: You Made That Dessert? by Beth Lipton
Generally speaking: Plenty of doable recipes to wow family and friends. You'll find familiar recipes, such as pineapple upside-down cake, but new ones to try, too, such as tiramisu cake. You'll be inspired to whip up something sweet.
For: The average home cook with some experience. Some recipes have long instructions that may be intimidating but there are no difficult techniques.
Recipes: Pecan pie bars, dark chocolate pudding, currant cranberry spice cake, almond raspberry cake, brownie ice cream torte, chai pots de creme, nectarine-blueberry crisp, warm gingerbread pudding cake
"You Made That Dessert? has the honest simplicity of Joy of Cooking, but with baking pointers from your mom. Every step of the way you are getting tender reassurances that you are on the right track. This is a great book for beginners and anyone who already bakes. I have my oven preheated and I am ready to bake!" — Karen Tack, co-author of Hello, Cupcake!


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Superstar outfielder and designated hitter Reggie Jackson joined the Angels in 1982 and led the league in home runs to power California to its second division championship.
Manager Gene Mauch guided the team to a 93-69 win-loss record before the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Angels in the AL Championship Series.
Mauch retired in 1983 but returned as manager two years later. In 1986 he directed the Angels to their third division crown with a team that featured veterans Jackson, third baseman Doug DeCinces, pitcher Don Sutton, and rookie first baseman Wally Joyner. The Angels again lost the AL Championship Series, this time to the Boston Red Sox.
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My Visit to NYC: A Numbered List (with pictures)
I'm only just back from an absolutely lovely visit to New York, and I'm already packing for the next trip into a deep, dark, snowy wood where I'll be incommunicado for a few days. BUT, I wanted to give a … Continue reading
On Bossy Children, or How I Was Forced to Read HERE BE MONSTERS!
My eight-year-old child, a girl of spirit and well-organized opinion, a girl of details, of schedules, of things done on time, approached me the other day. "Mom," she said. "I'm giving you a job." "I have enough jobs," I said. … Continue reading
Even more student work!
Today's story comes from Megan O. at Epiphany School. A very interesting fallen-angel story, with wonderful realistic details – grounding a story focused on the Extraordinary in the context of the Ordinary, reminding the reader that even everyday occurrences can … Continue reading
This morning, while reading to my kids as we waited for the carpool, I had a sudden realization: I was sweating my brains out. When I checked the thermostat, I had another startling realization: someone had turned the heat up … Continue reading
Also, this: More Student Work!
As I mentioned before, some kids gave me permission to share their work on my blog. I'll keep posting them as they trickle in. This is a selection from a longer work by eighth grader, Meagan P. Great work Meagan! … Continue reading
How I Became the Most Famous Woman Alive (in my head) (for one week)
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Support for tablets with 7 inch screens or Smaller
Support tablets with 7 inch screens! Ex: Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
Hello, I am using the samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0 (android 4.1)and the htc one x+ (android 4.2). And i want to use your cloud on including the app. But sadly it doesn't work on these devices. I hope that it does work anytime soon. greetings from Holland.
Hello, Our non profit organisation is offering free excel sheets. If you release a 7 inch version we will sent a newsletter to our25.000 subscribers. We will also add a link to Cloud On to all our sheets. We have more then 100.000 downloads a year. Thanks in advance.
Support for 7" tablets should be mandatory for any app, especially with the value and performance of the Nexus 7. CloudOn has a great product and a great concept, but I'd rather pay $15 for an MS Office compatible app that $150 more for an 8" Galaxy Tab 3. It's a no-brainer, guys: 7" and 10" tablets are going to be the standard across the board, and I know that I like saving room with a 7" screen and folding keyboard when meeting with clients.
Have a lot of 7 inch tablets and would be very grateful if cloudon could work on them, it was a genius program :0)
Support for my nexus 7 wud be great. At the min excel thinks I am pressing an inch or 2 further right than I actually am
Hi Elliot, Thank you for reaching out to us, we appreciate hearing from you. CloudOn does not currently provide support for tablets under 8" at this time, but we are considering this support for a feature release. If you would like to submit your vote for this feature we invite you to do so at: <http://support.cloudon.com/forums/139638-ideas/suggestions/2842441-support-for-tablets-with-7-inch-screens-or-smaller> Once you do this, you'll be able to track its status online as well. We hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have any additional questions or if there is anything further we can do to be of assistance. Best regards, Rouben The CloudOn Team Follow us on Twitter and @AskCloudOn anytime you want! Helpful? Click to give CloudOn Help thanks! On Jun 5, 2013 at 1:35 p.m. Elliott <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: Please make this available for Nexus 7 tablets. We have 1700 tablets for education donated to us by Google and I have recommended this program but it is not supported. Please bring support to Nexus 7.
Please make a version compatible with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 version running Jelly Bean, thanks.
I use my galaxy tab2 mainly to open and write documents. I currently use other programs but i just can't get used to them. Please support galaxy tab2 and other 7" tablets too!!!
Support for the Dell Streak 7 would be awesome.. my Tablet is a workhorse. I use it with other office apps like kingsoft , quickoffice and google drive, and the list goes on. I just need one. CloudON seems to be the only one that is close to MS OFFICE...
i'm using samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0". Very often i used to work in ms office files,.. when i tried to access them in my tab i couldnot... unfortunately cloud on too doesnt support.. if cloud on releases a new version compatible with 7" tabs,, it would be great for the peoples like me...
Hi, I am very interested in using this app, but unfortunately my galaxy tab 2 didn't support the program. Really it will be great if it will be available soon for tab 2.
Hi, I am very interested in this app, but I can´t to instal in my tablet Irulu (http://www.irulu.net/tablet-pc-accessory/tablet-pc/64138.html). Google Play Store show "Device Unsupported". Can you help me please?
Support for galaxy tab 2 would be great. It is a nice tablet with lots of accessories. A huge amount of users too.
Please lets have cloudon for samsung tab II 7' we deserve it as long as we have dropbox,box.net and others. The screen is large enough for use.
It depends on the resolution provided by the tablet if it is in the 7inch territory and if the corresponding user experience with cloudOn is enjoyable. If it is good on a galaxy tab 2, I would be interested.
My wife has a samsung galaxy tab 2 7" tablet which does not currently support cloudon. My galaxy tab 8.9 DOES however and I am very pleased with it. When can my wife expect to be able to use cloudon?
Shame that site.cloudon.com only renders the first of 5 sections when viewed from my Android tablet, which is a pity since none of the target device areas iOS or Android tablets post-Jellybean supports flash. Google have nobbled the search results in the store, so that is not found, except via direct links from elsewhere
7 inch is also a good a transportable tablet, go for it... please :)
I am a mystery writer(Drake Bentey-)I have an Android tablet T711.I would apreciate having clod on for download for my tablet. Hank you
Please add CloudOn support for my Nexus 7. I know that the Nexus 7 users are increasing daily
Great works~! It would be even great if it can supports Note II as well~! Please add it on, thanks~!
This would be great on my NextBook Premium 7" Tablet, I enjoy using CloudOn, but I need help quite often :-P
It's great news that it's made the move to one 7" screen, but I really hope it's available on the others soon (especially the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7"). :)
Please, please, please make CloudOn available for smaller tablets. My son bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 with his own money. He couldn't afford a bigger one. But, he desperately wants to be able to use this app. It is being used a lot at his school in several of his classes.
Padfone needs to have this app...With the station dock it becames a 10.1 tablet. So you must make avalable for padfone, pleaaaaaaase....
Please support 7" Andriod tablets they are much more portable and convenient than the larger tablets. why do you think Apple have introduced the Ipad mini they know a good thing when they see it
Please, please, please support 7 inch tabs. I love my 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab and hate my work iPad, but sadly the iPad has the advantage of access to CloudOn. Please let the SGT be able to properly compete!
One more vote for Nexus 7 support for Cloud On. It is anyway one of the most popular or THE most popular android tablet.
I already use remote control software to control other computers from my Nexus 7 tablet. It works fine. The ability to do a quick edit on a real Office installation would be nice. After all, we are not talking about knocking out War and Peace. The screen on my 7 is good enough for most quickie issues I have come up (I am a network support tech.)
I've heard great things about CloudOn; it would be awesome to have that functionality and productiveness available on my equally awesome Nexus 7! Please and thank you!
Nexus 7 please!!! Already love the app on my Acer Iconia, but need some Nexus 7 love!
I'm sure there will be a big demand for this bearing in mind the success of the Nexus 7 and the imminent arrival of the new iPad mini.
No es compatible con mi tableta Asus nexus 7.Me gustaria que in poco tempo este problema se solucione. Muchas gracias
I think it would be a very good app on the galaxy note 2 with its S pen and its mouse like air view Please bring it to the galaxy note 2
Yes, Nexus 7 support please. Oh, and thanks for servers opening in Australia. Is there a way I can be advised if this "Nexus 7" idea comes to fruition?
I'd like to see it on my galaxy note. Bluetooth keyboard and hdmi out and id almost have a desktop
I have a Samsung Galaxy 7.7 and would very much to be able to use CloudOn on it. Thanks!
I actually use CloudOn my iPad but I just added a Nexus 7 for my every day use on the road. All my data is on DropBox
Another batch of votes for 7" tablet support. Not quite a Nexus 7 fanboi, but big step up from iPad. Just need the applications to catch up.
I don't know about all the nexis fanboi stuff. but support for 7 inch tablets, in general, would be great
I also agree. I would love to use cloud on on my Nexus 7. I have an iPad an I use cloud on every day.
CloudOn already runs great on the Nexus 7 - it was available in the Play Store (by accident?) a few weeks ago, and I've since had the APK file from XDA developers, and it already runs without a problem.
Agree with all of the comments below! Would definitely have significant use for CloudOn on the Nexus 7.


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Capital Purchase Program:
Status of the Program and Financial Health of Remaining Participants
GAO-13-458: Published: May 7, 2013. Publicly Released: May 7, 2013.
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What GAO Found
As of March 31, 2013, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) had received about $222 billion from its Capital Purchase Program (CPP) investments, exceeding the approximately $205 billion it had disbursed. Treasury estimated at the end of December 2012 that CPP would have an approximate lifetime income of $15 billion after all institutions had exited the program. Treasury's March 2013 data showed that 534 of the original 707 institutions had exited CPP. Most of these institutions exited by repurchasing their preferred shares in full or by refinancing their investments through other federal programs. In March 2012, Treasury began selling its investments in the institutions through auctions, expediting the exit of a number of CPP participants. A relatively small number of the remaining 173 institutions accounted for most of the funds outstanding. Specifically, 25 institutions accounted for $4.2 billion, or 68 percent, of the $6.1 billion in outstanding investments. These investments were relatively widely dispersed throughout the United States, with 39 states having at least one institution with investments outstanding and 12 states having at least 5 such institutions.
The institutions remaining in CPP are generally less financially healthy than those that have exited. In particular, most remaining participants have missed scheduled dividend or interest payments. For example, 125 remaining institutions missed their February 2013 payment. Further, 107 remaining CPP institutions were on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's problem bank list in December 2012--that is, they demonstrated financial, operational, or managerial weaknesses that threatened their continued financial viability. Institutions that continue to miss dividend payments or find themselves on the problem bank list may have difficulty fully repaying their CPP investments. GAO's analysis also showed that the remaining CPP institutions were financially weaker than those that had exited the program or had never participated. In particular, the remaining CPP institutions tended to be less profitable, hold riskier assets, and have lower capital levels and reserves.
Why GAO Did This Study
CPP was established as the primary means of restoring stability to the financial system under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Under CPP, Treasury invested almost $205 billion in 707 eligible financial institutions between October 2008 and December 2009. CPP recipients have made dividend and interest payments to Treasury on the investments. TARPs authorizing legislation requires GAO to report every 60 days on TARP activities. This report examines (1) the status of CPP; and (2) the financial condition of institutions remaining in the program.
To assess the programs status, GAO reviewed Treasury reports on the status of CPP. GAO also used financial and regulatory data to compare the financial condition of institutions remaining in CPP with those that had exited the program and those that did not participate.
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Government Support For Bank Holding Companies:
Statutory Changes to Limit Future Support Are Not Yet Fully ImplementedGAO-14-18: Published: Nov 14, 2013. Publicly Released: Nov 14, 2013.
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Status of Treasury's Investments in General Motors and Ally FinancialGAO-14-6: Published: Oct 29, 2013. Publicly Released: Oct 29, 2013.
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Troubled Asset Relief Program:
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It's Halloween time and they want people to enjoy themselves, but Dan and Melissa Coffey's reason for opening a haunted house relates to a real life horror story.
Their 2-year-old granddaughter, Margot, was diagnosed with Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, or JMML, earlier this year. It's a rare disease, and though Margot is doing much better, Melissa Coffey said her family wants to "pay it forward" by raising funds for the JMML Foundation.
"It's a disease that needs a lot more research," she said.
It's also an expensive disease to fight. Margot received what is considered an experimental drug in the United States, and JMML patients have to be included in a medical trial to receive a prescription of the medicine.
To help the cause of children such as Margot, Dan and Melissa Coffey transformed their auction house at 2107 Corydon Pike into a haunted house this year.
Beginning Thursday, adults can pay $10 and children $5 for a good scare for a great cause. Ghouls don't work for free, so some of the proceeds will be used to cover overhead expenses, but any additional money received from admissions will be donated to the JMML Foundation.
Dan Coffey — who is a New Albany City Councilman — spent several days constructing the haunted house.
It winds through the sizable interior of the auction house, and there are props, machines and more than a few breathing goblins ready to draw a scream out of unsuspecting visitors.
Coffey's Haunted House will open at 7 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, through Halloween. If accessing Corydon Pike via Ind. 111, the haunted house will be located about one mile from the highway on the left.
• Visit the website jmmlfoundation.org for more information about Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia.
Coffeys' haunted house to raise money for disease research
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Is Southeast LA County Just Ungovernable?
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Outlandish municipal salaries have focused national attention on Bell and some neighboring cites. Possible corruption is under investigation by county, state and federal officials. But the real power in those cities may not lie in City Hall. Criminal gangs and drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia are able to operate freely, and there may or not be a connection. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, opposition to Islamic mosques is not confined to New York City. Elsewhere it's focused not on September 11 but on the Muslim religion. Are there parallels in American history? What are the consequences for the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom?
Banner image: During a news conference on July 25, 2010 in Los Angeles, California Attorney General Jerry Brown says his office has issued subpoenas for hundreds of employment, salary and other records from the city of Bell, as part of an investigation into the hefty salaries being paid to top administrators and elected officials. Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
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Is Southeast LA County Just Ungovernable? ()
A cluster of cities in southeast Los Angeles County are at risk of coming unglued. The City of Bell has been the focus — first of a media frenzy, now of investigations by the District Attorney, Attorney General, State Controller and the FBI. It's all about compensation for public officials that, in Bell, totaled $1.5 million in a city where the average household income is less than $40,000 a year. Bell — and other cities, including Maywood, Cudahy, Southgate and Bell Gardens — may be the victims of municipal corruption. But that's not all.
- Jeffrey Anderson: Reporter, Washington Times
- Cristina Garcia: Member, Bell Association to Stop the Abuse, @votecristina
- Jaime Regalado: Executive Director, Pat Brown Institute, @PBI
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The 'Mosque at Ground Zero' and Religious Freedom ()
In Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Sheboygan, Wisconsin and Temecula, California, plans for Islamic mosques have generated heated opposition. But the objections are different from those being raised in lower Manhattan, where a mosque is planned as part of a larger Islamic center two blocks from Ground Zero.
- Laurie Goodstein: National Religion Correspondent, New York Times, @lauriegnyt
- Richard Land: President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Southern Baptist Convention, @erlcsbc
- Aziz Poonawalla: Author, BeliefNet's City of Brass blog
- Ronald Kessler: Correspondent, Newsmax.com
- Stephan Salisbury: Cultural Writer, Philadelphia Inquirer
- Showdown over planned mosque in Temecula, CA (KCRW's 'WWLA' on)
- Goodstein on opposition to mosque projects across the US
- AG Holder on arrest of alleged terrorists, patriotism of American Muslims
- Palmer Raids (Wikipedia)
- Poonawalla on ADL's response to Cordoba House
- Kessler's 'The Terrorist Watch: Inside the Desperate Race to Stop the Next Attack'
- Kessler on mosque as reflection of deeper problem within Muslim community
- Salisbury's 'Mohamed's Ghosts: An American Story of Love and Fear in the Homeland'
- Salisbury on FBI's post-911 gathering of information on Muslims
- Salisbury on being Muslim in America, 2009 RAND study
- Christopher Hitchens on mosque, intolerance (Salon)
- Ishaan Tharoor on Islamophobia and mosque
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