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The Legend Elite Series features our top-of-the-line CO2 laser systems and is utilized by customers for the highest-quality engraving and cutting of wood, acrylics, plastics, stone, and much more.
Find out why the Legend Elite Series - from our small format Epilog Mini 18 to our popular Helix Laser - is the number one choice for engravers worldwide with the highest quality motion control system and most features on the market.
And we're proud to say it is 100% designed, engineered and built in the USA!
You simply won't find more feature-filled systems than those in the Legend series. Each feature has been designed with you in mind, and how you can get the most from the laser. You'll find features that improve connection capabilities, simplify project setup, and much more.
We design, engineer and manufacture all of our laser systems in our headquarters in Golden, CO, USA.
The motion control provide higher detail engraving, even at the fastest speeds.
Known for their incredibly fast acceleration/deceleration and faster turnaround speeds on each engraved line.
Synchromizes the firing of the laser at incredibly small increments of .02 mm.
Lenses that are rated to an incredibly high 500 watts and can last the life of the laser system.
Designed to last the life of the system without the inevitable wobble and replacement of plastic bearings.
Precision drive belts are made from the sturdiest, B-Style Kevlar to provide superior accuracy and carriage speeds.
The motorized table can easily be moved up and down to fit a wide variety of engraving materials and products.
Included with each Legend System, the Vector Cutting Table provides better cutting quality.
Hold down thin, warped materials with the Vacuum Hold-Down Table by drawing air down through the table.
At 1" (25.4 mm) thick, the engraving table provides the most flat, even engraving across the work surface.
No additional, expensive lens package needed for the highest resolution engraving (Mini 24/Helix).
All-metal tube design provides higher beam quality and longer life with low recharge costs.
Improve job management and protect data integrity with 64MB of RAM in every system.
With computer-controlled cooling fans, the Legend series is the quietest-operating laser system.
We've designed the easiest cleanup with a crumb tray that can be removed and emptied of the debris from cutting.
Provides a visible laser beam for setting up projects to determine exactly where the laser will fire.
Attach to a compressor to direct a constant stream of air across the cutting surface.
Automatically sets the correct table height for focusing the lens to achieve the highest detail engraving.
The 3D mode adjust the power applied to the material based on the grayscale in the artwork, creating stunning 3D designs.
Front-access door features strong, hydraulic struts for easy accesss and stability.
Allows you to work from any point on the engraving table, not just the upper left corner.
Easily map different speed and power settings to different colors in your file in both engraving and cutting modes.
All Legend Series lasers come standard with a high-speed, 10 Base T-Ethernet connection as well as USB.
User-friendly print driver allows you to control all of the laser's features from one interface.
Easily create rubber stamps with adjustable shoulders, widening and fences.
The Helix features an included stand that has easily accessible shelves to hold your Cutting Table and Task Plate.
Test your speed and power settings by adjusting them directly at the laser system.
No need to constantly refer to a pdf manual with our printed manual featuring over 270 pages of content.
Receive e-mail notification of new driver and firmware for your system and download updates from our website.
We host laser clincs across the United States designed both for current laser owners as well as those interested in lasers.
An online resource for you to access technical articles about your laser, software and the industry in general.
We produce two newsletters filled with customer stories, sample projects and industry news
Video training site that includes setup instructions as well as sample projects.
Download the latest project files from Epilog. Each month we add new files to spark your imagination.
We've put together a 25-page guide that discusses the basics of starting your own engraving and cutting business.
A listing of suppliers throughout the engraving industry where you can find all types of materials to engrave and cut.
Available for all Epilog Legend Elite systems, the Rotary Attachment adds the ability to engrave bottles, glasses, flashlights, and other cylindrical items.
Specially designed for our entire line of Elite lasers, it has been built to accommodate a large variety of shapes and sizes. The attachment easily adjusts for different lengths and will even rotate cylinders that have different diameters on each end.
So intuitive and easy to use, you can change from one glass to the next in seconds without removing the attachment from the engraver. Additionally, our proprietary design provides accurate image scaling without the need to input diameter or circumference calculations.
PhotoLaser Plus takes photo engraving with your Epilog Zing Starter Series laser to the next level by easily processing photos for engraving on all types of materials.
Are you looking for a system that engraves outstanding photographs? How about a system that engraves photos in a consistent, predictable way for your customers?
Epilog Laser has partnered with CADLink to bring you the industry's best photo processing software: PhotoLaser Plus. The easy-to-use software interface and powerful photo processing tools allow you to create the highest-quality photo engravings in the industry.
1.5" Lens: Highest-Resolution Engraving
Although the standard 2.0 inch lens provides amazing detail, our 1.5-inch lens assembly has been designed for the highest-resolution engraving and etching of extremely small fonts.
4.0" Lens: Cutting Thicker Materials and Inside Deep Areas
The 4.0 inch lens produces a focused beam over a longer vertical distance, which makes it ideal when engraving within a recessed area of a product, such as inside a bowl or plate. The lens is also used for cutting through very thick materials.
The Pin Table incorporates movable pins that can be placed anywhere along the table's grid of one inch (25.4 mm) spaced holes. The moveable pins also allow the user to raise and support the cutting material in locations where the laser will not be cutting, providing a means of eliminating backside reflection. The table also allows you to place pins to support parts that would normally fall out of the cutting pattern. A handy removable surface plate makes the task of cleaning up small parts easy without removing the Pin Table.
Epilog's optional Air Compressor is available to work with the included Air Assist features of the laser systems. Direct a constant stream of air to your cutting surface to remove heat and combustible gases from the work area.
This high-quality air compressor unit feeds 30 psi of air through the Air Assist structure, giving you the best cutting results available. The rubber vibration-dampening feet reduce the noise level of the compressor, and connection is a breeze with our quick-connect inlet and outlet ports on the compressor and the laser system.
Epilog Mini 18 Laser: Entry-level model in our Legend Elite Series, the Mini 18 provides an 18" x 12" work area, but with the highest-quality engraving. If you're looking for a machine loaded with features that also comes at a low price, then the Epilog Mini 18 is exactly what you are looking for.
Epilog Mini 24 Laser: Move up to the Mini 24 for a larger work area (24" x 12") that holds most standard engraving stock material. The large work area will hold many standard engraving material sheets and also features our Radiance™ High Definition Optics!
Epilog Helix 24 Laser: For engravers looking to work with large engraving pieces, the Epilog Helix is an ideal choice. The Helix's generous 24" x 18" x 8.5" (610 x 457 x 215.9 mm) engraving area will allow you to engrave multiple pieces as well as thicker materials, including boxes and vases.
Epilog Mini 18 | Epilog Mini 24 | Epilog Helix 24 | |
Engraving Area | 16" x 12" (406 x 305 mm) |
24" x 12" (610 x 305 mm) |
24" x 18" (610 x 457 mm) |
Maximum Material Thickness | 4" (102 mm) | 5.5" (140 mm) | 8.5" (216 mm) |
Maximum Material Thickness with Table Removed | 6" (152 mm) 17.5" x 10" (44 x 254 mm) engraving area. | 8" (203 mm) 23.5" x 11.75" (597 x 298 mm) engraving area. | 11" (279 mm) 23.5" x 17" (597 x 432 mm) engraving area. |
Laser Wattage | 30 or 40 watts | 30, 40, 50, or 60 watts | 30, 40, 50, 60, or 75 watts |
Laser Source | State-of-the-art, digitally controlled, air-cooled CO2 laser tubes are fully modular, permanently aligned and field replaceable. | ||
Intelligent Memory Buffer | Store up to 10 jobs at the laser, each up to 2MB in size. | ||
Air Assist | Attach an air compressor to our included Air Assist to remove heat and combustible gasses from the cutting surface by directing a constant stream of compressed air across the cutting surface. | ||
Laser Dashboard | The Laser Dashboard™ controls your Epilog Laser's settings from a wide range of software packages - from design programs to spreadsheet applications to CAD drawing packages. | ||
Red Dot Pointer | Since the laser beam is invisible, the Red Dot Pointer on Epilog's Zing Laser allows you to have a visual reference for locating where the laser will fire. | ||
Relocatable Home | When engraving items that are not easily placed at the top corner of the laser, you can set a new home position by hand with the convenient Moveable Home Position feature on the Legend Series Lasers. | ||
Operating Modes | Optimized raster, vector or combined modes. | ||
Motion Control System | High-speed, continuous-loop, DC servo motors using linear and rotary encoder technology for precise positioning. | ||
X-Axis Bearings | Ground and polished stainless steel NeverWear Bearing System. | ||
Belts | Advanced B-style Kevlar Belts. | ||
Resolution | User controlled from 75 to 1200 dpi. | ||
Speed and Power Control | Computer or manually control speed and power in 1% increments to 100%. Vector color mapping links speed, power and focus to any RGB color. | ||
Print Interface | 10 Base-T Ethernet or USB Connection. Compatible with Windows® XP/Vista/7/8. | ||
Size (W x D x H) | 27.8" x 26" x 13.5" (706 x 660 x 343 mm) |
34.5" x 26" x 16" (876 x 660 x 406 mm) |
36.5" x 32" x 39.8" (927 x 813 x 1011 mm) |
Weight | 70 lbs (32 kg) 100 lbs (45.5 kg) w/stand |
90 lbs (41 kg) 120 lbs (55 kg) w/stand |
180 lbs (82 kg) |
Electrical Requirements | Auto-switching power supply accommodates 110 to 240 volts, 50 or 60 Hz, single phase, 15 amp AC. | ||
Normal Sound Level | 59 db | 59 db | 62 db |
Ventilation System | 400 CFM (680 m3/hr) external exhaust to the outside or internal filtration system is required. There is one output port, 4" in diameter. | 650 CFM (1104 m3/hr) external exhaust to the outside or internal filtration system is required. There is one output port, 4" in diameter. |
Engrave | Cut | |
Wood | x | x |
Acrylic | x | x |
Fabric | x | x |
Glass | x | |
Coated Metals | x | |
Ceramic | x | |
Delrin | x | x |
Cloth | x | x |
Leather | x | x |
Marble | x | |
Matte Board | x | x |
Melamine | x | x |
Paper | x | x |
Mylar | x | x |
Pressboard | x | x |
Rubber | x | x |
Wood Veneer | x | x |
Fiberglass | x | x |
Painted Metals | x | |
Tile | x | |
Plastic | x | x |
Cork | x | x |
Corian | x | x |
Anodized Aluminum | x | |
Stainless Steel | * | |
Brass | * | |
Titanium | * | |
Bare Metals | * | |
* CO2 lasers will mark bare metals when coated with a metal marking solution. For more informaiton, visit our laser metal marking page. | ||
Do you have a material you would like us to test? Our Applications Team would be happy to assist you. |
A 30-watt Zing 16 Laser starts at $7,995 (US Price Only), a small investment for such a powerful piece of machinery. You can even lease to own the laser with payments of about $150 a month (with approved credit). It doesn't take a lot of engraving to cover $150 lease payments.
The cost of the laser systems are determined by speed (stepper vs. servo motors), engraving table size, and laser wattage (ranging from 30 to 120 watts) and range from $7,995 to $45,000. If you'd like help determining which laser is right for your application and to receive pricing information, call us at 888-437-4564 or fill out our request form.
We're proud to say that all Epilog laser systems are designed, engineered and manufactured in the USA at our headquarters in Golden, CO.
Yes! Personalization and customization of products is in high demand. Adding a laser engraving service to your current operation is an excellent way to reach possible new customers as well as offer a valued service to your current client base. If you have any doubts about the profitability of owning a CO2 laser system, visit our applications page. Take a look at www.laserbits.com, a supplier of laserable materials. There you will find purchase prices and suggested prices for an array of laserable materials.
Also check out our new Start Your Own Engraving and Cutting Business Guide to see the ins and outs of starting a laser business.
You can engrave scanned photos, logos, bitmaps, other images, text, AutoCAD files, etc. Essentially, if you can print it, you can engrave it. To cut, you will need a vector-based graphic, such as an .eps or Illustrator file. Keep in mind the higher the quality of the graphic you're working with, the better your results.
Yes. While our CO2 laser systems can engrave and cut most non-metallic or coated metal materials, our newest system, the FiberMark, was designed to permanently mark all types of metal. The FiberMark was designed with a combination of affordability and high quality, and features a 24-inch by 12-inch engraving area. The flat bed, flying optics design is revolutionary for a fiber laser system and will mark metals over a large work area in a short amount of time. Click here to learn more about the FiberMark!
Since we use a low power CO2 (30 to 120 watts) and fiber lasers (10 to 50 watts) the beam will clearly mark on a coated and raw metals, but will not cut through them.
Yes, the laser is completely safe to operate. It is a Class 2 laser - 1 mW CW MAXIMUM 600-700 nm, which means that the laser is secured with interlock devices so it will not run with the doors of the system open. No special safety gear is required to run the laser.
The cost of operating the laser can be easily figured out by plugging your electricity rates into the following formula using even our highest wattage laser, the 120 watt.
Typical Max power consumption = 1560 Watts (This assumes full power, constant laser on.) If power costs $0.075/KWH in your area, it is costing $0.117/hour to operate the laser. Or, about 12 cents per hour, or 96 cents per eight hour day. (1560 x .075)/1000 = .117
No, one laser does it all! Our Legend EXT, Helix, and Mini systems will engrave and cut most non-metallic materials, as well as engrave coated metals. (For information on what materials you can engrave and cut, see our materials section.) The laser can be set to engrave only, cut only or both. The laser knows what to engrave and what to cut based on line width, which is easily set.
Investing in a new computer is a great way to make sure you're getting the most out of your new laser equipment. Why? Because today's software requires a lot of computer processing speed and memory to function properly. A good computer won't make a huge difference in how your laser runs, but when compared to a slow computer it will save untold amounts of time and frustration setting up the artwork that you "print" to the laser. Many users do not purchase new computers for use with their new laser because their current computers are perfectly adequate. There's no magical cut-off that makes a computer too slow. If you're comfortable with the performance and speed of your current computer, there's probably no reason to purchase another one. The following recommendations are just options to consider if a new computer is necessary.
A new computer doesn't have to be expensive to work well! Even many of today's lower-cost computers work well for laser applications. As long as you don't buy the cheapest computer you can find you should be fine. One thing to avoid is the Intel Celeron processor – while they are good processors, and will work with the laser, they don't process graphics with the speed most laser users desire.
The Mini 18 and 24 have a static table weight of 50 lbs (22.7 kg) and a lifting table weight of 25 lbs (11.5 kg).
The Helix 24 has a static table weight of 70 lbs (32 kg) and a lifting table weight of 30 lbs (14 kg).
Epilog Mini 18: 3" (76.2 mm)
Epilog Mini 24: 5" (127 mm)
Epilog Helix 24: 8" (203 mm)
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Board of Trustees meets; President Erickson delivers remarks3/7/14Penn State President Rodney Erickson addressed the Board of Trustees today (March 7) at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Board considers permanent seat for student representative3/6/14The Penn State Board of Trustees considered changes to its charter and bylaws today (March 6), including the creation of a permanent seat for a student trustee.
Heard on Campus: Penn State Laureate Kenneth Womack at the Forum3/6/14"I don't think the Beatles broke up because of any one person. I think that they had, in a lifecycle, generative fashion, reached the end of their road. They were ready to grow up and grow older. They were about to be 30. You just don't want to hang out with the kid you knew when you were 14 when you are 30." — Kenneth Womack, the 2013-14 Penn State laureate, senior associate dean for Academic Affairs and professor of English and integrative arts at Penn State Altoona, speaking today (March 6) at The Penn State Forum Speaker Series held at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. A prolific writer of a variety of both scholarly and general-audience topics, Womack is highly regarded as an expert of popular culture, most notably of the Beatles, and is a frequent public speaker about "Fab Four 101" and similar themes.
Penn State partnership makes Texas youngsters excited for college3/6/14"We are Penn State" is a phrase often heard around Happy Valley during football season and THON weekend, and it has become synonymous with students' love for their school. But unbeknownst to many Penn Staters, there is a group of elementary school students in Texas chanting the same cheer.
Board committee learns about financial literacy, outcomes assessment3/6/14Although students may not yet be in a position to determine their entire financial futures, developing good money habits will help students avoid major mistakes and gain control over their finances, a lesson that Penn State is trying to impart.
Board committee hears risk oversight review3/6/14To ensure that Penn State's approach to safety, public health and environmental protection is uniform, the University has multiple safety and administrative policies in place, and maintains a variety of training programs at campuses across the Commonwealth, according to Ford Stryker, associate vice president for the Office of Physical Plant.
Committee recommends approval of 2014-15 room and board rates3/6/14As is typically done at the March meeting of the Penn State Board of Trustees, a presentation on room and board rates for the upcoming academic year was presented today (March 6).
Board of Trustees meeting to be streamed live online3/6/14The Penn State Board of Trustees will hold its regular bi-monthly meeting on Friday, March 7, at Penn State Hershey.
Health researchers build bridges with Penn State's new visualization wall 3/6/14A new suite of tools in the Millennium Science Complex is helping scientists experience data like never before.
Times Higher Education global reputation survey ranks Penn State in Top 503/5/14Penn State has ranked 39th among universities worldwide in the fourth annual Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, released today (March 5). The University entered the Top 50 for the first time in the 2014 reputation rankings, based on 10,536 responses, from 133 countries, to an invitation-only, worldwide academic survey of academics and researchers asked to identify institutions they considered to be the best in research and teaching.
Franklin to headline Penn State Coaches Caravan in May3/5/14Building on his mission to "Dominate The State," Penn State football coach James Franklin and several head coaches will embark on the Penn State Coaches Caravan tour this spring, with stops in 17 locales. Thirteen of the 17 events will take place in Pennsylvania, including four on Penn State campuses, with additional stops in Baltimore, New Jersey, New York City and Washington, D.C.
Former Penn State Associate Athletic Director Ellen Perry passes3/4/14Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics mourned the passing of former Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator Ellen Perry, who died Tuesday in State College. She was 72.
Earth and Environmental Systems Institute continues to evolve3/4/14In 1987, Eric Barron, then a newly hired associate professor at Penn State was head of the Earth System Science Center in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Now, nearly 27 years later, Barron is returning to Penn State, and faculty and researchers continue the tradition of pioneering research.
Crime figures continue to decline on State Patty's Day3/4/14For the second consecutive year, actions by Penn State and the Borough of State College led to significant declines in arrests, citations and emergency department visits on the drinking holiday known as State Patty's Day.
Penn State to auction intellectual property licenses3/4/14Penn State plans to auction some good ideas. From March 31 through April 11, the University will conduct what is expected to be the first of many auction-style events to license intellectual property in a variety of categories. Winning bidders in this first auction will obtain licensing rights to patents derived from faculty research in the College of Engineering.


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Just like your body, your brain needs to be exercised to stay in shape. Maintaining it is now easy and fun! Boost your brain and relieve stress through funny and smart-games in personal sessions with detailed follow-ups. Challenge your friends and family in delirious party games, and determine who is the smartest!
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare
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The latest Turtle adventure escapes the sewers.
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The third TMNT game puts an emphasis on teamwork, and character development, and the turtles team up to bash Foot Ninja and other enemies in the big city. A new experience point system allows the Turtles to evolve their fighting abilities and earn new moves, while the Ninja Scroll System allows the team to use special abilities. Multiplayer gamers are treated to extra Cooperative Attack maneuvers.
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Huawei moves to stop Nokia's Motorola grab
Huawei has applied for an injunction to stop Nokia Siemens Networks getting its hands on Motorola, claiming Moto is still stuffed with its trade secrets. Huawei alleges that Motorola has been reselling its cellular technology for years, having given up doing its own research and development to stick labels on Huawei kit. But …
Pot ... kettle ... ?
Huawei were renowned for ripping off others technology for years and have had numerous lawsuits brought against it by the other NEVs over the years while happily hiding in China behind lax IP laws and doing most of its business in countries where they wouldn't give a ...
Wouldn't that be a lark if NSN found its own IP in there. Maybe that's the real reason.
Fǎn huà...
Huawei demands intellectual property protections.
I tried to find a funny quip to go with that, but some things need no accompaniment.
What comes around...
Maybe Huawei is afraid that Nokia/Siemens is going to rediscover their own code.
And your point is?
The problem however is that even if it does in order to successfully successfully sue the big H it will need to show the IPR in question in court. This may be difficult if some of it was lifted from somewhere else in the first place.
There may be reasons why similar lawsuits against Huawei did not go particularly well in the past...
That's Excellent
Chinese companies realize that IP is indeed worth something. Huawei definitely has the ear of the Chinese government so Huawei can be used as a lever to actually change the way China operates.
The CEO of Huawei was (now reserve ?) a General in the PLA, so I am sure he knows how to talk to the government.
China is now a prosperous country (if seen as a whole, not these poor villages behind the mountains) and we should seriously engage them into setting up rules which benefit everybody. But "engaging" does not mean "dictating", dear Americans. Think about it.
Perfect timing....
2 days before Nokia (of which NSN is a part) releases its financial statement,
Having been scrap-heaped by NSN, I think it couldn't happen to a nicer company....
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> Having been scrap-heaped by NSN, I think it couldn't happen to a nicer company....
Having watched as two groups of extremely talented people (Metrowerks and The Handset Company Previously Known As Sendo) were scrapheaped by Motorola and (along with a bunch of ex-TTPcom people also previously scrapheaped by Motorola) being scrapheaped myself by a group of ex-Motorola Senior Managers I'd say that it sounds like a match made in heaven.
No doubt the Big Boys will get out with nice fat payoffs while the troops get shafted mind...
If they are consistent
This should be approved - if for no other reason than Huawei were previously disallowed from buying 3Com!
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Category Archives: Carolina Bed and Breakfast
Going Viral
March 4, 2014
Meet Chris. Chris just made his video go viral. Chris has been a friend of the family since our daughters brought him home to meet us when they were in high school. As a matter of fact, he is … Continue reading
Exercise in Asheville
February 24, 2014
Guests come to our Asheville Bed and Breakfast for many reasons: to hike and drive in the Blue Ridge Mountains, to visit the spectacular Biltmore Estate, and to enjoy the vibrant city that is Asheville with its many independent shops, … Continue reading
Be a "Top Chef" Style Judge in Asheville This March!
February 17, 2014
If you follow our blog then you know James and I enjoy going to Chef's Challenge dinners and being a "Top Chef" style judge during the slower winter months at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast. This winter the dinners will … Continue reading
Best Restaurants in Asheville, 2014
February 9, 2014
One of the enviable facets of an innkeeper's job is the need to visit and revisit restaurants in town so that we can give visitors to our Asheville Bed and Breakfast, the Carolina Bed & Breakfast, up-to-date information. In a … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Tapas Bars
February 2, 2014
This week was tapas week for James and me. It wasn't intentional, it just turned out that way. There has been a lot of buzz around Asheville's newest tapas bar, King James Public House, which just opened on Charlotte Street. Peter … Continue reading
Fine Craftsmen in Asheville, NC
January 26, 2014
There is a stereotype of the North Carolina Mountain man as being rough, uneducated and uncultured but like any stereotype its truth is far from all-encompassing. For me, an unexpected and greatly appreciated aspect to life in Asheville is … Continue reading
Ten Great Ideas for Valentine's Day
January 19, 2014
Valentine's Day: hearts and flowers and chocolate and champagne, saying "I love you" and "Will you?" and "Yes". It's always new but sometimes it's a little meh with the same box of chocolates and the same dozen red roses. So … Continue reading
Winter Reading List: Great Books about Asheville
January 13, 2014
The polar vortex may have moved on but there is a lot of winter left to come and it is a great time to get reading. During these slow months at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast sitting by the fire … Continue reading
2013: The Year in Review at an Asheville Bed & Breakfast
December 31, 2013
It's hard to believe that James and I are into our fifth year of ownership at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast. It seems at this time of year that everyone and everything is given a "year in review" so it … Continue reading
Christmas Cookies: Love in a Basket
December 14, 2013
I recently read an article in our local paper, the Citizen-Times, about an Asheville blogger. Ashley English writes the blog "Small Measure" and is also the author of the "Homemade Living" series of books. She was asked why people should … Continue reading
Ten Unique and Unusual Gifts for Lovers of Asheville!
December 8, 2013
It's been a while since I posted anything and I apologize for that. Between Birthdays, Thanksgiving and decorating for Christmas time kind of got away from me but I am finished playing catch-up (or will have once I post this … Continue reading
Carolina Bed & Breakfast Mince Pies on Asheville Holiday Pinterest Board
November 18, 2013
I just learned from the Asheville Chamber of Commerce that my recipe for Holiday Mince Pies is going to be featured on their Holiday Pinterest Board. And this morning there was a professional food photographer in my kitchen at the … Continue reading
A Biltmore Christmas Package
November 4, 2013
I've been toying with the idea of putting together a package based on the ties between the Biltmore Estate and our historic house and neighbourhood for a while now and finally decided to do a small version this Christmas. I … Continue reading
Asheville's Hidden Treasure: The North Carolina Arboretum
October 28, 2013
There is so much going on in Asheville that sometimes things get lost and it takes a special event to make us see the hidden treasures right under our noses. The North Carolina Arboretum is one such treasure. With its … Continue reading
About Art at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast
October 17, 2013
Last night James and I were watching Sunday Morning (we tape it) in our owner's quarters at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast in Asheville. They ran a story about the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market in which they showed … Continue reading
Autumn Market Feast in a Field in Asheville!
October 11, 2013
We were late leaving the Carolina Bed & Breakfast in Asheville, NC and it was already dark as we pulled into the parking lot of All Soul's Pizza. Our destination was the field next door which had been set with … Continue reading
Asheville Brewery Tours
October 6, 2013
Recently my daughter Abby and her boyfriend were at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast and took advantage of one of the tours available to the some of the many microbreweries here in Asheville. I asked her to write a … Continue reading
New Artwork at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast in Asheville
September 30, 2013
This blog post is about a new piece of art at our Bed & Breakfast in Asheville, I promise! But in order to do that I need to start with a little digression. James and I have three wonderful daughters … Continue reading
Pumpkin Pudding with Sage: Autumn flavors for Breakfast
September 22, 2013
January 1st may be the start of the new calendar year but for so long my life has revolved around schools that in my mind the year starts in September! In the life of a Bed & Breakfast owner in … Continue reading
The B&B for Vets Program at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast
September 12, 2013
On of our favorite days at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast in Asheville is Veteran's Day. That's the day that we give back to our country and our American Military, though joining in the B&B for Vet's Program and giving … Continue reading
Shopping for our Asheville Bed and Breakfast
August 27, 2013
When it comes to shopping for the Carolina Bed & Breakfast it's generally a division of labor. I plan the menu about one week out, taking into account the dietary restrictions of the guests at our Asheville Bed and Breakfast, … Continue reading
Oh My CSA Contest Winner: Summer Shrimp Soup
August 18, 2013
When I started this contest, I thought it would be fun to see what people came up with given the contents of a CSA box –sort of a locavore's "Chopped". A cool and wet summer has messed with my hopes of … Continue reading
There's More in Asheville than the Biltmore and Mountains!
August 9, 2013
In spite of appearances there is more to being an innkeeper than cooking, cleaning, greeting guests, going out to dinner, hiking, theater, concerts and other events as well as exploring historic sites in the region near our Asheville … Continue reading
Asheville Round Up
July 29, 2013
If you didn't already know it, I broke my ankle July 1. While it feels a lot better, I am still wearing a big, bulky boot and using crutches to get around. Needless to say this has curbed my ability … Continue reading
Asheville Restaurants: Off the Beaten Track
July 19, 2013
Our town has restaurants. Lots and lots of restaurants and many of them are very good. So when we are giving suggestions to guests at our Bed and Breakfast in Asheville, we generally send them downtown where they can make … Continue reading
The Ups and Downs of Innkeeping
July 5, 2013
It's been almost four years since James and I bought our Bed and Breakfast in Asheville, NC. It's been a steady learning curve for both us. In the early days we did everything: cleaned the rooms, shopped, cooked, manned the … Continue reading
The WNC Cheese Trail
June 30, 2013
A little known fact: before James and I decided to become innkeepers we looked into producing and selling goat cheese as a business. So when a little more than a year ago a number of small local dairy farmers and … Continue reading
Oh My CSA! Win a Stay at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast!
June 16, 2013
Summer is here and with it lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. One way to take advantage of all that is out there and try some new foods is to purchase a CSA share. (CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. … Continue reading
Oh CSA! What to do with your box (Recipes included!)
June 9, 2013
I think I may have mentioned that we have a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share at local farm. Once a week we go to the Montford Farmers Market behind the Asheville Visitor's Center and pick up a box of fresh … Continue reading
The Carolina Bed & Breakfast Joins the Montford Neighbothood Association
May 24, 2013
The Carolina Bed & Breakfast is located on a quiet, residential street in the historic Montford District of Asheville, North Carolina, which is why I recently found myself seated on a hard plastic chair with a small group of people … Continue reading
The Ten Best Restaurants in Asheville, NC (Dinner)
May 7, 2013
As always this post comes with a disclaimer: this list of the ten best restaurants in Asheville, NC is our opinion only and will probably change as new restaurants open in town and chefs move from kitchen to kitchen. (Asheville … Continue reading
Celebrate your Wedding at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast
April 14, 2013
I have a confession to make: I am one of those sappy people who love weddings. The fuss and mess which bothers so many other people seems to me to be a pretty small price to pay for such a … Continue reading
Seven Sows, Wow! Asheville's Newest Restaurant
March 25, 2013
This past weekend we celebrated a friend's birthday at our Asheville Bed and Breakfast and the opening of a new restaurant downtown: Seven Sows Bourbon and Larder. Here at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast we are very excited about Asheville's … Continue reading
Backstage at the Chef's Challenge in Asheville, NC
March 19, 2013
I had pretty much decided that I wasn't going to write any more posts about the WNC Magazine Chef's Challenge for my Carolina Bed & Breakfast blog in Asheville. Not that they aren't great, because they are, but because there … Continue reading
Repairing Antique Clocks from the Carolina Bed and Breakfast
March 10, 2013
I'm pretty sure I've said this before but one of the great pleasures of being an innkeeper at our Bed and Breakfast in Asheville North Carolina comes from our encounters with some of the truly interesting and unique craftsmen and … Continue reading
Coming Soon to our Asheville NC Bed and Breakfast Neighborhood!
March 2, 2013
It was cold out today and tiny little snowflakes flurried around as I sat next to the fire and thought about Spring in Asheville NC. So it was fun to read in our local newsletter about some of the changes … Continue reading
Savory Bread Pudding: Brie, Caramelized Onions and Tomatoes
February 6, 2013
(This post was written before we left for our trip. Chris Sparking and Jaime King will be guest authoring the next two posts until we get back.) Meanwhile, between hikes that is, James and I use the slow period here … Continue reading
Shining Rock Wilderness: The Scariest Hike Ever!
January 31, 2013
James and I went for our final practice hike this week before leaving for Patagonia on Sunday. We thought we would pick something challenging but not too long so we decided to climb up to Shining Rock at 6,040ft. The … Continue reading
From Asheville to Chile: Hiking around the World
January 12, 2013
If you are a follower of our blog then you will know that January and February are slow months at our Asheville Bed and Breakfast. While there continues to be plenty to do in town and in the surrounding countryside, … Continue reading
The Christmas Tree at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast
December 4, 2012
When James and I first moved to Hong Kong in 1985, Christmas trees were pretty much of a rarity in Asia. At that time, the American Women's Association used to take orders for trees in August and have them shipped … Continue reading
Tailgating Party and Carolina Pulled Pork
November 14, 2012
This is a little bit off topic for the blog of a Bed & Breakfast in Asheville, NC but the experience was wonderful and the recipe too good not to share with you. And even though we probably won't serve … Continue reading
October in Asheville: A Grab Bag of Activities
October 22, 2012
October is high season here at our bed and breakfast in Asheville, so James and I have to grab free time when we get it. Long hikes and days off are out of the question but we did manage to … Continue reading
Picnic at Max Patch
October 7, 2012
As I write this my computer monitor is framed by a dreary, cold, rainy view out the window behind it in our office at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast, our Asheville, NC Bed & Breakfast. So it is a pleasant … Continue reading
Tami Noyes, Vegan Cookbook Author, comes to the Carolina Bed & Breakfast, and a recipe for Apple Dumplings!
October 1, 2012
I still remember the first Bed & Breakfast I ever stayed in. James and I had just arrived in London on a post-university backpacking trip around Europe. Hoarding money was essential as we could only stay until our funds ran … Continue reading
Test Kitchen at our Asheville Bed and Breakfast
August 29, 2012
While the season in Asheville NC runs pretty much straight through from March until just after the New Year's Holiday, there is usually a brief lull at the end of August and the beginning of September. It gives us a … Continue reading
Summertime in Asheville, North Carolina
June 24, 2012
It's summer here in Asheville. The sun rises at five and the birds start our day early. The cool of the morning soon gives way to noonday heat and through the open window I can hear the hum of a … Continue reading
Designing the Staircase for our Bed & Breakfast in Asheville, North Carolina
June 17, 2012
The addition is finally finished here at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast and the last thing to be completed is actually one of the first things we started working on: the staircase. After exploring every avenue in creating a private … Continue reading
The Return of the Kitchen Garden!
May 25, 2012
One of the first things James and I did after we bought the Carolina Bed & Breakfast in Asheville, North Carolina, was to plant a kitchen garden. I believe that one of the greatest pleasures in life is the smell … Continue reading
Birdwatching at Our Asheville Bed and Breakfast
May 25, 2012
Never in a million years would I have thought I would write a blog about bird watching at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast. But, like the garden centers in England which I was surprised to find myself happily visiting, sometimes … Continue reading
Pebble Dash at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast
March 24, 2012
Arriving at our Asheville Bed and Breakfast, guests often ask us about the stucco finish of our bed and breakfast. The more commonly seen smooth surface of stucco is, in this case, studded with small pebbles, giving it an unusual … Continue reading
An Innkeeper's Conference
March 11, 2012
This past week, James and I drove down out of the Blue Ridge Mountains, away from our lovely Asheville Bed and Breakfast, to Williamsburg, VA for the Mid-Atlantic Innkeepers Conference. We had talked about attending one of the many … Continue reading
Changes at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast
February 7, 2012
You may have noticed that we are running an Innkeeper's Special at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast and been curious as to what we are doing to our inn. These pictures are not meant to scare you but to pique … Continue reading
Anthony Bourdain in Asheville (and some other stuff)!
November 6, 2011
>One of the things I love about Asheville is that things are so accessible. It seems like we have the best of all worlds: our city is big enough to attract top acts and personalities while it is small enough … Continue reading
>Renovating the Carolina Bed & Breakfast: The Dining Room
January 24, 2010
>The Dining Room before painting The Dining Room with its new color! Many years ago (about 25 to be exact) James and I moved out of a small semi-furnished apartment in Paris and arrived in Hong Kong with a tired … Continue reading
>First Snow in Asheville, NC
December 18, 2009
>The stores are calling me for Christmas shopping but I had to share this with you first: the Carolina Bed & Breakfast wearing her new roof, a fresh coat of paint and a pre-Christmas blanket of snow!
>Christmas in Asheville
December 3, 2009
>Here in Asheville, we take Christmas seriously!Maybe it's the presence of the Biltmore with its 100 Christmas trees, 150,000 lights, 10,000 feet of fresh garlands and more than 25,000 ornaments; maybe it's the fireworks which "sizzle" every Friday night (the … Continue reading
>Carolina Bed & Breakfast: The Great Move In
November 20, 2009
> Here's the scene: Date: Monday, November 16 Time 12 Noon Location: Carolina Bed & Breakfast Asheville, NC Cast of Players: 2 Inn Owners 1 Assistant Innkeeper 6 Roofers 4 Moving Men 2 Mattress Delivery men 1 Fedex Delivery Truck … Continue reading
>This Old House!
October 31, 2009
>The Carolina Bed & Breakfast was built in 1901 which makes it pretty old on an American scale (I have French friend who felt cheated by American "Historic" districts. I think she expected log cabins or something. But that's another … Continue reading
>Carolina Bed and Breakfast: The Adventure Begins!
October 8, 2009
> Owning a bed and breakfast has never been a particular dream of mine but the day my husband, James, suggested it something inside me clicked and "yes, that's it!" We were walking together as we so often seem to … Continue reading


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July 15, 2008
Testimony of David Drummond
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer, Google Inc.
Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Hearing on "The Google-Yahoo Agreement and the Future of Internet Advertising"
July 15, 2008
Chairman Kohl, Senator Hatch, honorable members of the Subcommittee, my name is David Drummond, and I am Google's Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer.
Thank you for inviting me to discuss our recent agreement with Yahoo! and the future of Internet advertising. Because of its founding principles of openness and interoperability, the Internet is an extraordinarily competitive environment, where competition and choice are only a click away. Consumers, creators, and entrepreneurs come together online to communicate and discover information, create and distribute new types of content, and develop and expand new business opportunities. Online advertising is playing a critical role in fueling economic growth and furthering innovation across the Web, benefiting users, promoting free speech, and helping businesses of all sizes succeed.
My message to you today is simple: While there are other threats to the continued competitiveness of the Internet, the online advertising marketplace is competitive, robust and dynamic. Our recent advertising agreement with Yahoo! will maintain and expand that competition, while growing the reach of consumers' favorite instant messaging chat programs. As I will explain, the non-exclusive commercial arrangement creates new efficiencies that make the pie larger, benefiting users, advertisers and publishers, while protecting privacy and spurring innovation.
Yahoo!'s Advertising Agreement with Google:
On June 12th, we announced a non-exclusive advertising agreement giving Yahoo! the option to display Google-supplied ads alongside Yahoo!'s search results, web pages, and partner properties in the United States and Canada. Yahoo! can use Google ads on as many or as few of its search result and content pages as it chooses. The agreement lasts for four years, and can be renewed for two additional three-year terms.
The agreement will not affect Yahoo!'s natural search results. Yahoo! will continue to operate its own search engine and display natural search results in the same manner it does today. The arrangement therefore will not increase Google's share of search traffic, contrary to some claims.
This arrangement is not a merger, nor a joint venture. It is much simpler than that - it is a nonexclusive agreement to supply advertising. Google is providing access to our back-end search and contextual advertising systems to Yahoo! We currently provide these services through our AdSense for Search and AdSense for Content programs to sites like WashingtonPost.com and Ask.com, as well as many other partners. Moreover, this is a non-exclusive agreement. Yahoo! could enter into similar arrangements with any other company, including Microsoft. Indeed, Yahoo! can - and will - continue to supply much of its advertising through its own internally developed ad platform.
We are not required to receive approval from antitrust authorities prior to implementation. We notified the Department of Justice (DOJ) in April, when we conducted a limited two-week test of Yahoo! running Google ads. We stayed in contact with DOJ, and voluntarily agreed to delay implementation for three-and-a-half months, giving regulators time to understand the arrangement.
Benefiting Consumers, Website Owners, and Advertisers:
Why did Google enter into this agreement? We think we'll make money of course, and we think we'll do so by giving millions of consumers, publishers, and advertisers access to more relevant online ads. Where Google's system may provide better results, Yahoo! will be able to use it to complement its own advertising program. The whole system becomes more efficient: people see and click on more ads that are useful to them, publishers get more revenue from ads on their sites, and advertisers get more potentially interested customers. This is not unusual - a large portion of Google's business is simply to partner with thousands of diverse website owners and, in return for a small portion of the revenue, provide these web publishers with ad services.
Consumers will not only get better, more interesting ads, but also benefit from continued online competition and innovation. Users value ads that connect them to the information, products, and services they seek. This is the driving philosophy behind Google's advertising business - we strive to deliver ads that are the most relevant to our users, not just the ones that generate the most revenue. We do this through our innovative ad auction system, which factors in the relevancy, or usefulness, of the ad to our users.
Here's how it works: Through a simple online interface, advertisers create short text ads for their products and services and choose associated keywords. Advertisers then place bids indicating how much they are willing to pay if a user clicks on their ad. When a user enters a word or phrase (referred to as a "query") into our search engine, our technology matches the words with those entered by advertisers and selects ads that will appear above or to the right of the search results. The ads are selected and ranked based on advertisers' bid prices, along with a quality score factor. Most search advertising systems now use a measure of ad quality, which provides an incentive for advertisers to show useful ads and reduces ad spam, which is distracting and frustrating for consumers. Advertisers typically pay us only when someone actually clicks on their ad. When Google supplies ads to our content partners' websites, the ads are matched based on search terms or the content of the page displaying the ad.
Google has built a sophisticated tool for matching search queries to highly relevant text ads, and we're constantly experimenting with new algorithms to show users relevant ads. The benefits of our ad system can now be extended to Yahoo!'s users. Consumers will see ads that are better targeted, which will help them get where they want to go online.
The arrangement will also help Yahoo! remain a vibrant and innovative presence on the Internet. Yahoo! may find that its own advertising platform generates similar revenue on much of its search traffic, and thus not want to use Google for those searches, as that would result in sharing revenue that Yahoo! could otherwise keep fully. For the ads that are supplied by Google, if users find them more useful and click on them more often, this will give Yahoo! additional revenue to invest in its own search engine, advertising tools and other services. That should benefit Yahoo!'s content portal, email, instant messaging, productivity software, photo sharing service, music services, games, finance offerings and all the other products and services Yahoo! offers.
Website Owners
Online publishers (website owners who earn revenue by running syndicated ads from companies like Google and Yahoo!) will benefit from better ad matching technology, potentially increasing the revenue they earn from their site. Simply put, if an ad is better matched to the content of a particular web page, a user is more likely to click on the ad, resulting in more revenue to the owner of the website where the ad appeared.
Google partners with thousands of web publishers, large and small, to place ads on their web pages. Much of Google's success is based on the success of our business partners. When a visitor to our partner's site clicks on a Google-supplied ad, Google shares a majority of the advertising revenue with the website operator. In 2007, we paid out $4.5 billion in advertising revenue back to our partners. A significant portion of that revenue went to small businesses, including bloggers and web entrepreneurs. In this way, online advertising promotes freer, more robust, and more diverse speech, and lets small businesses across the country compete in the global marketplace.
The arrangement lets Yahoo's content partners benefit from Yahoo's ability to use Google-matched ads. Publishers may find that visitors click on their site's ads more often, generating more revenue.
Lastly, advertisers will benefit from better ad-matching capability, giving them improved ways to reach online customers more efficiently.
Google does not control the prices charged to an advertiser when a user clicks on a Google ad. Rather, advertisers themselves determine prices through an ongoing competitive auction for particular keywords. We have found over years of research that an auction is by far the most efficient way to price search advertising and we have no intention of changing this approach.
Advertisers care most about the number of users who ultimately buy the product or service being sold or consumed on their website. The famous department store pioneer John Wannemaker once said that "half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half." Online advertising helps solve that problem, by letting advertisers pay only for ads that are of interest to their target audience. The more likely an ad is to result in a user buying something, the more valuable that ad is to the advertiser.
Large and small advertisers have indicated that the arrangement with Yahoo! will benefit them because Google will better match ads to web users who want to purchase the advertiser's goods or services. Here's what advertisers and other ad industry participants are saying:
??"[The agreement] is something that isn't threatening to clients, they are not merging, they are independent and they remain competitors. . . . I view it as very positive." Maurice Levy, Chairman and CEO, Publicis Groupe (the Guardian, 6/20/08)
??"The agreement between Yahoo and Google should help the relevancy of our advertising on Yahoo, which should actually make the dollars we spend more efficient." Geoff Atkinson, Vice President of Tactical Marketing at online retailer Overstock.com (Bloomberg, 6/20/08)
??"We are happy with that agreement. . . . It's not a lack of competition." David Kenny, CEO, Digitas Inc. (Reuters, 6/20/08)
??"What it will ultimately do is allow us to get broader distribution out of Google's ad platform. . . . [The partnership] is going to be good news for advertisers." Matt Greitzer, Vice President of Search Marketing at Avenue A/Razorfish, acquired by Microsoft through its purchase of aQuantive (Bloomberg, 6/20/08)
When Microsoft's own ad firm - the group within Microsoft that knows online advertising best - confirms the benefits of the agreement for advertisers, we should rest our case right there.
Fostering Competition in the Dynamic Online Advertising Space:
The arrangement will also promote competition and innovation. Google and Yahoo! will remain vigorous competitors, and that competition will help fuel innovation that is good for users and the economy.
Unlike other alternatives, such as Microsoft breaking up Yahoo! by acquiring Yahoo!'s search assets or taking over all of Yahoo!, this arrangement will not remove a competitor from the playing field. Yahoo! will continue to operate its own search engine, ad platforms, and web properties, will continue to control its user interface and the display of advertising on its site, and will maintain relationships with its own advertisers. Indeed, for any given search query, Yahoo! could, for example, choose to keep prominent ad placements for its own ad system and its own advertisers, while using Google's system to supply lower ranked ads. Advertisers using only Google's system will not be guaranteed in advance particular placements on Yahoo! We fully expect that advertisers using Yahoo!'s system today will continue to do so after the agreement is implemented.
Yahoo! has indicated that not only will it continue to use and promote its own search advertising platform, but that the revenue from this arrangement will fuel continued investment and improvement in its platform. Yahoo! will also need to continue using its own ad system outside of the United States and Canada, in supplying ads to new content partner sites worldwide, and in supplying ads to mobile users, a rapidly emerging growth area for online advertising. Moreover, Yahoo! and Google will continue to compete across a wide variety of other products and services, giving both companies an incentive to keep improving and innovating.
Supplier arrangements are commonplace in many industries. For example, Toyota sells its hybrid technology to General Motors, even though they are the number one and number two car manufacturers globally and compete vigorously. Canon supplies laser printer engines to Hewlett Packard, while also competing in the sale of laser printers. Despite the fact that an underlying service or technology is supplied by a competitor, these and many more examples show that companies can compete aggressively even with their partners.
Outsourcing arrangements have been a common feature as web search has evolved. Yahoo! Used Google's search engine to generate its search results until 2004, when Yahoo! transitioned to the search engine that it had developed. Through an ad company it acquired called Overture, Yahoo! also supplied advertising for Microsoft's search site until 2006, when Microsoft phased in its own system.
We are not aware of any similar non-exclusive arrangement that has been blocked by antitrust authorities. As a starting point, DOJ recognizes that competitor collaborations can have precompetitive benefits. In fact, the Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations among Competitors, issued by DOJ and the Federal Trade Commission in 2000, state as a matter of principle: "In order to compete in modern markets, competitors sometimes need to collaborate. . . . Such collaborations are not only benign but pro-competitive." The Guidelines recognize that consumers may benefit, especially if, as here, one company has technical expertise that enables another participant to lower its production cost or improve the quality of its product. With its non-exclusive terms and the fact that Yahoo! will remain a strong competitor in this space, we are confident that this arrangement will promote competition, innovation, and consumer choice online.
The Online Advertising Marketplace is Robustly Competitive Today:
Online advertising is critical to the continued growth of our economy, and beneficial to consumers. Although online advertising is a small piece of overall advertising dollars, it is characterized by strong competition, significant innovation, and tremendous growth. Brian McAndrews, Microsoft's Senior Vice President of the Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group, has commented that the online advertising space is "in the first or second inning of a long game here. There's no monopoly on innovation. I don't think you're going to see two or three big players and then game over. There will continue to be a broad range of companies." (MediaPost, 6/15/07)
There are many formats for online advertisements, including text, display, and rich media ads, and also many ways ads can be matched to users, most notably through search terms, contextual matching, behavioral targeting, and demographic targeting. Google has focused on search-targeted text-based ads. Display advertising - static or moving images that appear on a website you're visiting - are also common. Yahoo! has one of the leading display ad platforms in the world. Advertisers increasingly use multiple forms of online advertising, and multiple targeting technologies. For instance, advertisers and publishers who work with us have asked us to complement our text-based advertising with display advertising to support multi-format campaigns. We know that Microsoft, Yahoo!, AOL, WPP and countless others are building out their array of capabilities as well.
The online advertising space is marked by strong competition. There are thousands of companies selling online advertising, including websites that sell ad space directly and intermediaries. Last year saw several major transactions and capital infusion of more than $10 billion. Microsoft, for example, spent $6 billion to acquire the online ad firm aQuantive. These acquisitions are strong signals that the market believes this space has significant room for growth and competition.
More players and more capital are combining to create not only more competition but also more innovation in technologies and business models. Facebook, for example, is experimenting with ways to target advertising to its 80 million active users, aided by Microsoft, which is the exclusive third-party supplier of ads for the social network. With its goal of creating an advertising platform across devices and media (including TV and gaming), Microsoft is aggressively taking steps to grow its search and advertising capabilities. Capitalizing on 2007 annual revenues of $51 billion, Microsoft last month launched a search cash-back program through which searchers can earn cash back from Microsoft for eligible purchases. Clearly, this is an area in which Microsoft expects to compete aggressively for a long time to come.
Google will Continue to Protect Online User Privacy:
Google believes deeply in protecting the privacy of our users. We design our policies and products in way that provides transparency, choice, and security for user data.
Google was the first leading Internet company to decide to anonymize IP addresses and cookies (very small files stored on your computer to, for example, remember language preferences). We've also decided that our cookies will expire after two years of inactivity. We continue to innovate in our privacy protection practices. For example, we're exploring better forms of notice within display ads, which we think would benefit consumers if offered industry-wide.
Google is also committed to industry best practices - including the privacy guidelines of the Network Advertising Initiative - and to continuing to work with the Federal Trade Commission to develop workable and widely-adopted behavioral advertising principles. Google supports passage of a comprehensive federal privacy law that would enhance consumer trust and protections, establish a uniform privacy framework, and penalize and dissuade bad actors.
Every day we spend significant time and resources designing products on the principles of transparency, choice, and security - transparency about what information we collect and how we use it, user choice about whether to provide us with personal information at all, and security to protect information stored with us. We lead the industry in making our privacy notices and education efforts clear, concise, and understandable. Many of our products are designed to let people use them anonymously. None of our products use any personally identifiable data unless fully disclosed in our privacy policy.
We have taken a number of steps in the Yahoo! agreement to protect user privacy. As Google supplies ads to Yahoo! and its partners, personally identifiable information of individual Internet users will not be shared between the companies. Yahoo! will also anonymize the IP address of a Yahoo! searcher's computer before passing a query to Google. Moreover, Google will not provide real time pricing data to Yahoo! and will restrict the information that Yahoo! receives when a user clicks on an ad supplied by Google. These enhanced privacy firewalls demonstrate how vigorously the companies plan to continue competing against one another.
Interoperable Instant Messaging Will Benefit Users:
Google is particularly excited for our users that as part of this agreement, Yahoo! will make its instant messaging (IM) network interoperable with Google's. This will mean easier and broader communication among a growing number of IM users, and enable users to choose among competing IM providers based on the merits and features of the services.
Unlike email, not all instant messaging networks are interoperable. Microsoft and Yahoo!, the two leading global IM providers, made their IM systems interoperable in 2006. In contrast to other leading IM systems, the Google Talk IM network is built on an open, standards-based IM protocol. Yet, neither Microsoft nor Yahoo! are interoperable with Google's IM systems.
The lack of IM interoperability has broader implications for competition on the Internet. As websites become more interactive and users more familiar with online chat, the use of instant messaging is growing at home and at work. Rather than walled gardens, interoperability benefits users by breaking down barriers to communication with users of other systems. With interoperability, users can exchange messages across networks, see friends' online presence, view status, and add contacts from either service. This brings more control and convenience to users.
Ensuring Continued Competition on the Internet:
Competition on the Internet is thriving today because, with a few notable exceptions, most Internet companies are staunchly committed to basic principles of openness and interoperability. The web's open standards and protocols allow users to use any browser on any operating system to visit any web site. In the next phase of the Internet's evolution, known as "cloud computing," users increasingly will manage and store their files online, rather than through software stored on their PCs. All consumers will need to access and use their information is a simple device that can connect them to the Internet.
Openness and interoperability are central to Google's mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Like many companies, we provide Internet users with a variety of products and services, most for free, that let users share, receive and organize digital information - from our search engine to Google Maps to YouTube. We also offer Google Apps, a web-based suite of collaborative productivity tools (e.g., email, calendar, word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software), which provides a cost-effective solution that is popular with small businesses. Google is not alone, as established companies and Internet upstarts alike are heavily investing in revolutionizing the next wave of innovation online.
Unfortunately, some of our competitors have a fundamentally different approach to competition, one that promotes closed systems and limits consumer choice. On the desktop, too often users are trapped within the confines of a single operating system, word processor, or web browser. Dominance of the desktop can let one company favor its own products and services and obstruct the interoperability of competing products or services, overriding the desires of consumers.
Microsoft continues to maintain dominant positions in desktop computing that could be leveraged to harm competition online. For example, Microsoft maintains more than 90% share in operating systems, more than 95% share in productivity applications through Windows Office, and approximately 80% share of the browser market through its Internet Explorer browser that comes bundled with its other software. Microsoft has a long history of abusing and extending its dominant positions through anticompetitive practices. Seeking to control technical standards or deny interoperability, Microsoft often abuses the licensing process, reveals less than complete information, or prevents data portability. While it's easy to imagine using a different search engine - others are just one click away, and millions of people use different search engines every day - Microsoft has locked consumers into its PC-based software monopolies. For years, Microsoft has been working to leverage that lock-in onto the freer and more open world of the Internet.
Despite publicly proclaiming a new attitude toward opening its products, Microsoft frequently returns to its old habits. Just last year, Microsoft tied its own desktop search into its new Vista operating system, with no way for users to choose an alternate provider from numerous built-in shortcuts. State antitrust regulators stepped in and Microsoft ultimately made some changes to give users partial choice. Similarly, Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser was set up with defaults to send users to Microsoft's search service, until the European Commission stepped in to block Microsoft's attempted tying. Microsoft is currently being investigated for using improper tactics to manipulate the vote of an international standards body. These are troubling examples of Microsoft's longstanding practice of using its control over desktop computing to harm competition.
As you consider the state of competition on the Internet, this Committee should ensure that Internet users remain in control of their Internet experience. Be wary of a company's attempt to restrict user choice. Companies should compete for users based on the quality of their services, and the innovation they create. That has been the hallmark of the Internet's transformative power as a medium for free expression and economic growth. As the web evolves to become even more interactive and more useful than it is today, we should demand no less.
I appreciate the opportunity to share our view of the competitive dynamics at work on the Internet.
Thank you.


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Holiday Madness Escapes
It's that time of year again. The weather is still balmy, but your local mall is beginning to stock Christmas decorations. Some years you feel all warm and fuzzy with a heart full of holiday cheer and look forward to hanging with the family, finding that perfect gift for your significant other and putting all the trimmings on the holiday table.But some of us face years when the thought of eggnog and turkey make us throw up a little in our mouths, our pocketbooks can't handle the strain and maybe we're not feeling so much love for (or from) our loved ones. And the wreaths, the window dressings, the Santas and the "harvest" decorations remind us every day that we are not onboard this year.
If crowded malls, mistletoe and fat men with white beards wandering the streets have you down, why not escape to a place where Christmas does not exist because, well, not everyone in the world is a Christian?
Morocco, a majority Muslim country, offers a smorgasbord for the senses that will suck you in and wipe the memory of yuletide from your mind. On the Go Tours offers Christmas week excursions on which you'll wander Marrakech's bustling souks, explore the rugged Atlas Mountains, relax in seaside Essaouira and spend Christmas day far from civilization in the remote Todra Gorge. End your trip with an overnight camel trek into the Sahara Desert where you'll find nary a tree, let alone a Christmas tree.Thailand
Swimming with dolphins is so last year. Why not spend a memorable Christmas as an "elephant owner for a day" at the Patara Elephant Farm near Chiang Mai, Thailand, where you get to, yes, swim with elephants? Each program participant is paired with one of the farm's resident pachyderms, which you learn to feed, wash and care for with "mahouts" (elephant caretakers). The day includes a bareback ride through the forest to a waterfall where the elephants and "owners" frolic together.November and December are fabulous times to visit many of the Buddhist countries in Southeast Asia when the cool season ushers in mildly warm temperatures. (Spring is the hot season and summer is the wet season).
Volunteer Vacation
If the commercialization of the holidays has you down, discover the real meaning of Christmas by giving back on a volunteer vacation. From building homes with Habitat for Humanity in locations across the US to improving community services in impoverished communities worldwide, a volunteer vacation will help you emulate the ideals of the man whose birth is celebrated on Christmas Day.Wilderness Hiking
What better way to escape holiday madness than by leaving civilization behind entirely? Your biggest challenge in choosing a holiday season destination will be weather. Snow camping can be fun if you're prepared with all-season equipment, but if a temperate adventure sounds more appealing, head south or to the Southern Hemisphere, where November and December are spring and summer months. Backroads offers winter and Christmas week walking trips to Costa Rica, Hawaii, New Zealand, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Patagonia.Cheap Getaways in Early December
If you're not feeling the full Scrooge but need a short break between the holidays, you're in luck. The best time to travel is when other people are not traveling. During the first few weeks of December, most Americans are either preparing to travel for Christmas, have just returned from a Thanksgiving getaway or are preparing to host guests for the Christmas to New Year's week.Airline prices drop dramatically in early December and hotels offer deals to keep rooms filled during this extremely slow season. If you can be flexible about place and exact date, try Last Minute Travel for ridiculously low-priced fares and packages.
Winter Solstice
Try an alternative holiday this December with a Winter Solstice celebration. Also known as Yule, Midwinter and the Longest Night, the solstice occurs on the shortest day of the year and has been celebrated for centuries by various religions and cultures. The seasonal significance of the winter solstice is the gradual lengthening of days and shortening of nights. Many solstice celebrations are heavy on light and fire as a symbol of the sun's journey back toward Earth. So replace that tree with a bonfire, just not in the living room._________________________________________________________________________________
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2010 Sierra All Terrain tire options...
I own a 2010 Sierra All Terrain.
Im wondering what my options are on tire sizes that will fit without altering any other part of the truck (suspension, body, etc).
The stock tire size is 265/65-18 and there are not too many options in that size for a decent A/T or more aggressive off road tire. Could I run a 275/65-18 or a 285/60-18 without any issues?
02-21-2011, 02:52 PM #2I would guess no larger than a 32" tire, but that still may be cutting it close without a leveling kit. I pasted below a tire calculator in case you receive any other feedback, as it will help you convert tires sizes to diameter inches easily.
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It would be a delicious irony if people were able to recover some of their lost value due to government regulations.
It would be a delicious irony if people were able to recover some of their lost value due to government regulations.
...vanishes into thin air again.
No, I don't trust Bitcoin. Never really did.
I love how all the Slashdot Libertarians who are all about Internet Corporate Freedom (that is, against any laws the actually protect consumers from selective throttling and other anti-neutrality bullshit) are suddenly in favor of net neutrality now that the Obama administration has said that they're not going to do anything about it.
If the simulation is of branching timelines rather than a single one, a good coder might optimize it such that particles actually exist as probability fields until they come into contact with other particles. That would drastically reduce how often you'd have to fork the simulation.
I also have a list of things that are like slavery if anyone is interested.
Oh! Oh! Is it raising taxes a few percent?
Also, something something profit motive government can never do anything right.
This is one thing I don't get about some of the more ardent supporters of weak copylefts. It's fine if someone wants to take my code and make it so no one can see it, but god forbid take it and require that it stay open source.
It's undocumented, but I believe at one point someone showed me how to put Qt in your own event loop. I wish I could remember how to do it now.
My experience with asking for help with GTK was having random people rudely tell me that I should go read the documentation (which, incidentally, I *did* read, and it was woefully incomplete). Qt actually has good documentation, but in the rare instances when I need help, people are always happy to assist. I wouldn't touch GTK again with a ten foot pole.
Seriously. The Liberal Media would never report on any wrongdoing by a Democratic Governor. Rachael Maddow broke this story with her liberal-y liberal liberalness, but where was she during the Blagojevich scandal in Illinois? Dead silent!
Oh wait, no she wasn't.
I know, right? You look all over the place for credible reports of Democrats being this shady, and all you get are unconfirmed internet comments about unnamed Democratic governors closing down DMVs, without a source or even the name of the state it supposedly happened in. Then the liberal media doesn't report it, for lame reasons like "it didn't really happen".
Fairness in reporting demands that they report on Democratic scandals too. And if they can't find one, they need to make one up.
Conceptually I don't have a problem with an app store or a tablet interface (provided they don't take away my fucking start menu), but I *do* have a problem with the fact that they're trying to pull an iOS and phase in a closed ecosystem where the only way to get apps is to go through their app store. From a competition standpoint, no good can come of it. It's pushing us more toward expensive, locked down appliances and away from general purpose computers.
That said, I have to speculate that part of the reason people don't know how badly Windows 8 is doing is that Microsoft likely learned from their Vista failure and has hired marketing firms to canvas the internet with positive comments about it so that people don't realize how unpopular it actually is.
I know, right? One time my friend's friend said he saw a post on the internet that said that their friend saw someone with an EBT card buying potato chips! We should either abolish food stamps or stop believing random shills on Slashdot!
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