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When I played this guitar I felt the wood vibration and the sound I wanted.
Of course I did a customization because the blue color isn't pretty, but it is an excellent guitar!!!!!!!
RaphaelSzili owns this item
This guitar is excellent. Their pickups are not the best I've played with, but their combinations are fantastic to play bluesrock, rock'n roll, progressive rock and other rock styles. The only negative point was that, to regular bridge, I had to replace the springs because they seem to be quite fragile.
CesinhaRealeza owns this item
I love this guitar. I own the blonde version with a maple fretboard, and I bought it specifically for the noiseless pickups and the ability to combine the tone of the neck and bridge pickups. But there's the rub. I love the sound of the neck pickup, the neck/middle pickup combined, and the sound of the neck/bridge combined, but I am contemplating the idea of changing the bridge pickup out for a Seymour Duncan Custom Stack or a Dimarzio Injector, just for a bit of Umph. But as I own 12 other guitars, I use this guitar mainly for its neck and neck/mid combinations, and those sound clear and crisp and are the reason I bought the guitar. The only reason I am even considering changing out the bridge pickup is because it plays so well that I want to give myself a reason to play it more. If something happened to this guitar, I'd replace it immediately.
dswguillaume owns this item
I've always known that Strats were popular guitars and they must be for good reason, but I just couldn't bring myself to like them. Same with Teles too, for that matter. Over time, I really started falling in love with the Tele and eventually decided I would like to get one sometime. But first, I was shopping for a new Ibanez, these have been my dream guitars (like the JEM). A store had a traded-in JEM in fantastic condition, so I went and gave it a try out. Beautiful guitar. Then the store owner passed me one of the Player's Deluxe Strats, they were exactly the same price new (on special). He said it looks like this guitar would suit me better.
I couldn't believe the feel of the guitar, the neck was beautiful and I just really took to playing it. The rosewood fret board and vintage noiseless pickups give a beautiful warm sound which is definitely my preference. Yes, I decided to order the honey blonde w/ rosewood fret board. Though I've only owned it for about two months I'm really starting to appreciate the aesthetics of the Strats a lot more also (my friend tells me I'm crazy, he thinks they're the most awesome-looking guitars ever!)
I mostly play this on the neck pickup only for the warmer sound as I mostly cover rhythm sounds, and when I want it a little hotter I either engage the switch to add the bridge pickup, or switch directly to the bridge pickup only. The sound this guitar gives through my Vox AC15 is just beautiful. As has been mentioned in a different review, the guitar has a noticeably quieter output than my other guitars so the amp master volume needs to be raised to match.
Looks like I'm going to have to save for my Ibanez another day! This Strat is fantastic and I've been very happy with the purchase.
fpvdrif6 owns this item
First off, it is a nice looking guitar. The frets on it are nice and evenly set across the fret board. There's grooves along the length of the frets and fret board. The neck angle is off to where the frets buzz higher up on the neck even set with a good amount of relief on the neck. Ran out of threads on the trem screws trying to get the fret buzz out. I like that the neck is a 12"; that's what I'm used to. The pickups are weak, they have very little output, they're definitely not the noiseless pickups of the past. They're very flat sounding.
kmeals9898 owns this item
Bought this as part of the Boxing Week sale at Long and McQuade in Toronto. It was a bit of an impulse buy as the guitar really caught my eye and seeing that I do not have a Strat with noiseless pickups, thought what the heck.
I have two other Strats (Highway 1 and US Lonestar - both Kijij scores) along with a Classic 50s Tele. I also have a Gibson Les Paul that was, for years, my main stage guitar but in recent years, I find I'm playing Strats almost exclusively.
The Player's Deluxe fits in very nicely and compliments nicely the hot alnicos of the Highway 1 and Texas Specials / Pearly Gates humbucker of the Lonestar. While it doesn't have the "quack" of the Highway 1 or the drive of the Lonestar, it still has an unmistakable single coil sound; it's just more Clapton than SRV. This, of course, makes sense as Clapton used noiseless single coils.
The playability of this guitar is excellent and puts an end to the Mexican vs. US debate - at least for the upgraded MIM Classic and Deluxe Players series of guitars. The MIM Standards may be a little more bargin, but like my Tele, this guitar uses upgraded "US" pickups and electronics and the build quality is excellent.
Scob owns this item
This is the first guitar I've ever bought with my own money. It's been two years since I got it and It's been my number one guitar ever since. It has the most beautifully well done sunbursts I've ever seen, the neck profile is perfect, and I didn't even have to adjust it out of the box. Perfectly done guitar and for the money, a real bargain. I love it!
mswanton24 owns this item
I purchased this guitar when they first came out and i play professional gigs and venues. I use it for R&B , Funk ,Disco , Jazz and nothing else feels
quite as good in my hands and i have played many guitars in the last 40 years and by far this has been my comfort zone for almost 20 years. I love this axe and it's tone quality love it so much had to put Gk3 pickup on it would not play anything else. Used on all of my cd's and studio recordings
Synthetic Funk owns this item
I own the maple neck sapphire blue transparent model. Very beautiful guitar. The gold plating fades, but it looks very cool that way. The noiseless pickups are a bit quiet, so amp settings are higher, but the sound is awesome! I mostly play 4th position with the bridge button on. This is very cool. I love the 3 single coils all working together and I wish every strat had this extra setting. This guitar is light, silky smooth, sounds beautiful and you can get some great Clapton tones without the artist series price tag! The strat is made in Mexico, although the pickups are American made. I liked the initial setup, but I soon changed the action a bit, set the pickups and intonation and just smiled when I plugged it back in. I also added extra springs for heavier string use. I hope this review helps, Fender makes great products, and this one is at a respectable price. If you buy this strat you will not be disappointed. I am a huge fan of rosewood finger boards, but I have to give it to fender. Their maple necks are just as sweet!
Stratuser1980 owns this item
My Deluxe Player Strat may be the best bang for my buck I've ever purchased. It plays almost like a custom shop guitar. It was set up right out of the box as well as any Fender product I've ever purchased. I was able to intonate the guitar very well and I can't say that is true of the other Mexican Made product.
The bottom line is that the Deluxe Player Strat is of similar quality as my American Standard guitars - and that's the truth!
Do yourself a favor and pick up one of these - the 12" radius will make you a believer.
Bigsnaketex owns this item
I've had my instrument for about eight years. It's actually the Deluxe Super Strat which was the predecessor to the Player model, with the same specification apart from the pickups. The neck is a delight to play and that's what persuaded me to buy it even though it was beyond my budget.
I've never been sure what the pickups are, except that they're not the standard Mex set from that time. Suffice to say that at jam nights, people listening, and those who have borrowed it have been surprised to find that it's not an american guitar. The finish, feel and sound all lead them to believe it must be a much more expensive American model. Although I own several other guitars, this is still my 'go to' instrument for all around performance. The only reservation I have is regarding the tremolo bridge. I'm considering replacing that with a 3rd party unit which has a push-in arm as the threads are worn and sloppy on the original unit.
DaveB315 owns this item
I bought mine new some time ago. Have not had a single problem with this guitar, stock pickups are fine, no complaints whatsoever. Nice neck.
jimduckett owns this item
The guitar is great I switched the noiseless pick ups out for Texas special pickups the gold hard wear is really BEAUTIFUL and with my rosewood fret board u can get insane warm tones out of it. I love it - use it for John mayer then Stevey ray Vaughan and many more. great for its value. thank u fender
I bought mine about 4 years ago and it's been a wonderful work horse instrument. In terms of fit, finish, and playability, this is a great instrument. The body is really comfortable and the hardware has held up really nicely. My favorite feature is the neck radius- the 12" radius is super easy to play and really lets you bend strings without any fretting out. As for the electronics, the blend switch is really nice. It allows for some more tone options and you can get a Tele/Jazzmaster kind of sound in the neck position with the switch down. My only complaint is the pickups. The Noiseless are nice, they get the job done, but I think they sounds a bit thin and sterile. I replaced them with a set of Seymour Duncan SSL-1's, put 5 spring to lock down the trem, and had a brass nut installed. All in all, I'm really happy with the instrument and it's a great guitar, especially for the money!
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|Model Name:
|Deluxe Players Strat®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Sapphire Blue Transparent
|Model Number:
|Advertised Price:
|Sapphire Blue Transparent
|Body Material:
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|Neck Material:
|Neck Finish:
|Satin Urethane
|Neck Shape:
|Modern "C"
|Scale Length:
|25.5" (648 mm)
|Fingerboard Radius:
|12" (305 mm)
|Number of Frets:
|Fret Size:
|Medium Jumbo
|String Nut:
|Synthetic Bone
|Nut Width:
|1.650" (42 mm)
|Position Inlays:
|White Dot
|Truss Rod Nut:
|3/16" Hex Adjustment
|Neck Plate:
|4-Bolt Vintage-Style
|Bridge Pickup:
|Vintage Noiseless™ Single-Coil Strat
|Middle Pickup:
|Vintage Noiseless™ Single-Coil Strat
|Neck Pickup:
|Vintage Noiseless™ Single-Coil Strat
|Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
|Pickup Switching:
|5-Position Blade: Pos 1. Bridge Pickup Pos 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup Pos 3. Middle Pickup Pos 4. Middle and Neck Pickups (Plus Bridge Pickup When Push/Push Switch Is Activated) Pos 5. Neck Pickup (Plus Bridge Pickup When Push/Push Switch Is Activated)
|Pickup Configuration:
|6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
|Hardware Finish:
|Tremolo Arm Handle:
|Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
|Tuning Machines:
|4-Ply Tortoiseshell
|Control Knobs:
|White Plastic
|Switch Tips:
|Auxiliary Switching:
|1-Button Push/Push On/Off Switch: Activates Bridge Pickup in Positions 4 and 5 of Blade Switch
|Fender® USA Bullets® 3250L, NPS, (.009-.042 Gauges)
|Unique Features:
|Gold Plated Hardware, 1-Button Push/Push On/Off Switch.
|Included Accessories:
|Deluxe Gig Bag
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Where's the EP121?
My exact same thoughts. The EP121 should be in there.
Not sure how the playbook gets a thumbs down, the fixes will be out in the next month (along with the ability to us android app) and this will make it one of the top tablets on the market, good peformance and good app selection when this happens
I think you summed it up quite well the reason why it shouldn't be recommended: the fixes are not out yet, and from your logic it follows that today it
1- is broken else it need not be fixed
2- performance is not where it should be hence the need for a fix
3- there is not much of a selection when to comes to software, because that could only possibly happen after the proposed fixes are out.
Do you have access to the beta version which they are working on to even confirm that they will fix all that you've mentioned? If not it's just a promise. I'll believe it when I see it.
For now, just get something that works today guys.
Can't believe the samsung tab got a thumbs down!
They include the archos 7 but not one of the other better archos devices???
This is bull s***! Avoid BlackBerry Playbook because it is buggy OS? are you kidding me, this is new OS and yes it is still work in progress and there will be bugs for several version after current one, that doesn't mean that users should avoid this. it has superb hardware inside, much better than Apple and Samsung (that you prefer), not one device has 802.11 A standard integrated in, only Playbook has. But hey apple got 10 hours of working/hm. watching porn over internet… my question is why don't you think twice before you suggest freaking iCrap device? after upgrade of iOS5, the device works like crap. I hate when there are so called tech sites, that are actually advertising particular companies (just because they were payed to do so)… lame…
Good idea if Laptop investigated Dovla's complaint that iOS5 ruined the user experience of iPad2. If true, this is important!
The Motorola XOOM is missing from your list of buys. Its the best tablet I've seen on the market so far.
I got a Archos 7.0 for my daughter. It is Ok for her. Can not get Netflix. That sucks. For the $$$$. It is worth it for a kid.
I own a Sony S tablet and it's a great tablet. I looked at the other tablets at Best Buy but the different design makes the Sony so much more comfortable to hold and it's 9.4″ inch screen is just the right size for me. It never lags and runs fast. It has a sd card slot which was a must for me to load ebooks on.
How does the Lenovo thinkpad win your shootout and then not get recommended?
I don't understand why the Toshiba tablet is left out. The 2 USB ports are really handy as is adding in more memory 2 diifferent ways at same time. This is awesome if you are a photographer. Also carrying spare batteries is very handy in the wild. This tablet is way ahead of the others in my mind but it does depend on how will use your tablet.
The Sony tablet S is the only different tables in the planet. Better than the Ipad IMHO.
Toshiba's Thrive got my vote…Full sized USB, HDMI, SD card plus changeable batteries. Not having to carry a bunch of cables and adapters was the decision maker. The user changeable battery was also a major consideration.
I agree on what Dovla said about PlayBook's buggy OS, Android has been most of its life in that stage and it is still filled with bugs and stutters and even Galaxy Nexus works like a broken phone, with lags, freezes and force closes. However, the point is not only the bugginess of the OS, it is also about support and a huge number of developers. You can find absolutely anything for Android or iOS but it is a different story with PlayBook. It looks like it is dying out so personally I wouldn't recommend it to a friend, while i would recommend an iPad or an Android device, depending on the needs and personality.
I disagree on Samsung, it is a piece of garbage, add quite a few widgets to your home screen and your device will perform somewhat close to being broken, if I knew nothing about Android I would probably assume the device is broken. User experience on Samsung's 8.9 and 10 is awful, unless you clean your mem, run custom roms and all the rest of garbage that an average consumer wouldn't even want to think about, let alone do it.
In my opinion Sony Tablet S and Galaxy Tab Plus should be on the list.
P.S. Toshiba and XOOM are not bad for this list either.
Why put Ipad 2 on the "To Buy" list if Ipad 3 is most likely going to come out in the following month??
Acer??? One of the best tabs for sure !
Another Apple advocate . . . I bought my wife a Toshiba Thrive and it has more functionality than any of the "i" gadgets. She even has a "Mobile Hotspot" cell card that gives her connectivity anywhere a Verizon cell tower is. And she doesn't need an external gadget to interface with USB devices. Android 3.2, it works well.
Well, to each our own. I went for a Windows slate with the purpose of using MSOneNote 2010 as a digital notebook, and light for me. Fujitsu slate which might not be for everyone. With the playbook firesale I went for one as well and with the OS2 update my old bluetooth phones work with it so it's now replaced my music player and I use it to go across the internet and with various other multimedia things.
Have been using the Acer Iconia A500 tab since November. Runs Android 3.2 with the ICS update scheduled for 4/27/2012. Plenty fast, full size USB port, heavy, but solidly built…I love it. I use it all the time in public and I love when someone asks me how I like my iPAD. While I do like the iPAD I tell them, I show them the Acer. After seeing it run for a bit, most people seem impressed will all the extra features it comes with. Only paid $299 on Black Friday, so quite the deal. I know the iPAD OS runs smoother, but using the two tablets for a while, the Acer does a fine job, too. I think the Acer should be added to the list of Android tablets to consider. Thanks.
If you don't have a Kindle Fire then all you have is an over priced paper weight.
Got the ipad 3 works good, good performance but u know nothing out of the ordinary but none the less a good device. I however believe the blackberry playbook is a better tablet.
When I saw the Ipad at the top I knew this article was crap. The title of the article is best tablets "TO BUY" – Which the Ipad is not cause it is overpriced and overhyped.
acer ?? is it make any sense
Why would you say avoid the 13″ Toshiba Excite, just because it is more expensive? It may have a limited audience, but why is that an "avoid". Di you give iMacs the "Avoid" tag for desktops as well because they are overpriced too? What about the Toshiba 10″ and 7″ Excites? They are well rounded units that don't even get mentioned in your article, and are much more popular than the 13″.
The $199 7″ & the $299 8.9″ Kindle Fire HD have a high screen resolution that is capable of displaying HD content. Only the $499 ipad3 retina can make the same claim.
Both Kindle Fire HDs have 2 speakers at the left and right side of the unit for great stereo sound. The ipad's speakers are at the bottom of the unit which sounds awful and has no stereo imaging.
Both Kindle Fire HDs have MIMO technology that uses 2 antennas for excellent wifi reception which results in faster downloads and streaming. No other tablet has it.
No matter what type of media…movies, music, books, photos and web pages look better and sound better on the Kindle Fire HD than ANY iPad.
I would include Blackberry Playbook in this list.
Despite the fact that its app market has not caught up with android and apple app markets, playbook remains the best tablet in the market. I own, an ipad 2, motorola xoom, and playbook, the only advantage the other two might have is bigger screen, since playbooks come in 7″.
anyway,.. please avoid making biased reviews, give credit to all the "top" tablets equally.
I am a parent trying to by a reasonably priced tablet for a 5 year old that can operate an Ipad. Any suggestions?
Thanks for pointing out some of the best and some of the worst. I didn't know that it would be so difficult to pick the perfect tablet, but I keep hearing from many of my friends and coworkers at DISH that the new iPad is the way to go for what I'm looking for. I want to give my brother a tablet to work with the new DISH Remote Access app that he's been using on his Smartphone, but he's been complaining that the screen is too small. I just need something 7" or larger so that he can watch live TV or his DVR recordings and actually see what he's watching. The app has given him something to do on his downtime at work, and since I keep hearing that the iPad's Retina display is unmatched by any other tablet, I believe that I've found my answer. Thanks!
This article is so outdated. the Galaxy Note 10.1 is an excellent tablet and I intend to buy one in the new year. the Galaxy Tab 2 is also a very good tablet. Outside of the iPad's screen, it does not compare to the Note 10.1 (Quad processor and 2 GB of RAM with the Jelly Bean update rolling out as we speak.
You want a toy? Get an iPad. IMHO, it is over-priced. The Note has Work and play (plus a MicroSD slot for up to 32 GB of extra storage). iPad does not have any built-in expansion. You get what you get.
Plus the fact the software that is included with the Note 10.1, it itself, makes it worth the coin to get it.
There is a reason why Apple rules the roost. Best build quality, so many more "built for iPad 3/4 retina" APP's. Samsung, an old Korean Company I remember from the 90′s, gained popularity to compete with Sony. Want a new tablet every other month, buy a Samsung. Want to feed Amazon's digital wallet, buy a Kindle. What good, tell me please, is a HDTV with no or very little HD content? My Motorola Droid Razr is a great 4.3″ mini tablet, dual core powerhouse. Want to be productive and have fun, save up yer cash and buy an iPad 3 or 4. Otherwise you will be beta testing Android and Windows RT forever. I know, I did.
I can't believe it that the ipad Beat, way better tablets like the xoom Acer iconia, Playbook, Samsung galaxy, Toshiba thrive etc. They are all so much better because most of them run on android and aren't overpriced pieces of junk, the ipad is only expensive because of the name, android is many times better because of the larger app store,android isn't against rooting your device, and you can download stuff off the internet that isn't from the app store, believe me I own a apple and a android tablet and I just let the apple one sit in the corner while I have fun on my android
Why do do many people love and hate apple,plz explain, now i have my reasons but am a programmer,so my idsue is the languages. As for the tech its all the same just with 2 or 3 languages on them. I prefere Android as I program in android and am not keen on the other languages. Even most of the people who review them have no idea what there on about,people make me laugh,you wana find a good tablet? Go to a shop and.try them urself,there all similar as they all do same thing
The iPad 5th generation may come out in march so the iPad 4 is a waste of money. It's not even much better than the 3.
Apples ipad is the best tablet hands down. I am a software developer. It's much easier to developer software for android, but unfortunately it rarely sells as well or works as well as ipad software. I could be biased because the iPads have made me a fortune, but go to best buy and compare for yourself. The new kindle fire hd 8.7 is pretty cool too, if you can't afford an ipad.
SONY Tablet S has poor design for it power supply connector. Just after the 1 year warranty period the pins now do not have good contact anymore thereby not charging. Sony answer is buy a new power supply for $70. Not a good response. I will definitely go for a IPAD more reliable. Have used my IPOD charger for three years now without a single glitch. Else I might be shelling out $70 every year.
I love my iPad its easy and the retina display is great. However I bought my son for Xmas an asus nexus 7google tablet. He loved it and it supports flash which the iPad does not and its more customizable. So I'm going to pick the 7inch quad ore asus nexus 7 google tablet 32 gig and the picture is beautiful.my son is a techie and he wouldn't trade this for the world! It also fits in his back pocket he brings it with him everywhere I know it doesn't have a rear camera but due to the front camera still able to Skype and this thing flies! It's so fast do to its quad core I only paid 250$ for it so in my mind it was an excellent gift that packs a whole punch for the money. My son is in college and not a day goes by that he doesn't thank me for it. He purchased a case and a stylus for it and it has Corning glass and a nice rubber like backing which makes it easy to hold. We both think that the iPad is great but way too expensive and after a while you get bored with it and it devalues very quickly my biggest pet peace with it is that it doesn't support adobe flash! For the money they should get with the program and give us more! My son even gets great free apps from the google play store he's used my iPad and he totally loves his asus nexus 7 google tablet much better and so do I ! I wish I could trade mine in its a 3rd gen iPad with retina display for what I bought him oh and it constantly updates which the iPad does not so I hope I have answered your question adequately enough ! People go get one and try it out its awesome!
Just one question. why would you compare a tablets to one PC? Surface pro 8 is a Full PC. you can run any app ever produced for a pc. you are not stuck with what is in a app store. I have several app that have been written for a PC that will never run on any of your tables. So if you want to be tied to a store have at your junk. but stop comparing it to the Surface PRO. Just not the same thing. And about your 4.5 hour battery life (what a crock). We use it for your sales reps to go out and take orders 10 to 11 hour days and they never have to recharge because of the battery saving the surface does. of course you cannot watch a lot of videos or play games on it without the battery taking a hit, But again this is not a toy like your tablets.
So go play with your things while those of us with the Surface Pro get some work done
Another article written by a Apple fanboy….. probably never ever used a surface.
Enjoy that apple stock, I suggest you sell soon….
As the windows 8 interface is adopted nationwide and the tablets get better and cheaper, we'll see where apple is in a few years.
Remember their history… proprietary hardware has led to them basically going out of business twice.. its only a matter of time until competition catches and surpasses them and their business model collapses again.
Avoid Surface Pro? Really? No place to put the stylus? How about in your pocket or on the table? Where do you put a stylus for the iPad? Underwhelming camera? On a tablet? Who cares?!? ALL tablets have crap cameras, including your beloved iPad. And guess what? It doesn't matter cause friggin noone uses them. Battery life is fairly low, but that's obviously a sacrifice to a more powerful processor, so no surprise here. I smell shameless Apple fanboys / MS haters…
I was wondering how did Apple pay you ………
I am disabled and spend a lot of time in bed, Please tell me what if any tablet would work best for me.
I am looking for a tablet that I can do Hulu plus and Netflix on, as well as Facebook, email, iTunes, and the kindle app.
I am wondering if any of these have USB ports or can interface with my lap top to download documents. I would just use my home wireless as I don't have a data contract on my phone.
Please, would any of these cover all of the things I would like to have or do I have to give something up?
Thank you in advance for your help.
What is currently most powerful tablets in market right now for multimedia? Basic photoshop usage and watching movies. I think most tablets are pretty weak unless I am sorely mistaken?
Let's face it! Some cannot acknowledge success of any product! There is a dire desire to destroy that
which works. Go figure…
On the web, we have no fear of insulting people, places or products.
Too bad…grumblers live by grumbling.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is a perfect Christmas treat! I have it and I have to say that it's awesome, totally 9/10. More affordable than the Note 10.1.
relax guys its only someones opinion on a website, you don't have to agree with it. perhaps if you spent less time glued to your tablet and more time actually living life you might be less uptight
what about the La Pan tablet? is it any good?
I actually agree with his placement of the surface and I honestly hate apple. My personal experience with windows 8 on my computer and on a tablet has left me wanting more. I prefer windows 7 on my laptop and I feel more productive with an Android device than a windows 8. Although I hate to admit it, apple does have more support in the app department especially in real estate, medical, and educational apps, but android isn't too bad off. I can't see windows 8 catching up any time soon…
The Nexus 10 is one of the quickest tabs I have used, and I have used a bunch. With th 2 GB of memory , the 1.7 ghz, processor and besr screen ( ipad dam good ), make it, in my opinion, the best tab out.
The only sensible product on the avoid list is the Surface Pro. We are obviously going to put the other products on the avoid list since their company names are irrelevant and lesser known.
I have never in my life see so much people leaving negative review, what the &^$% is wrong with u people. I for one, I'm looking for a tablet to buy, I just can't get a undivided answer from none of you. After my own research, i think the hisense sero 7 pro is the tablet for me. You people can go ahead a rant about expensive tablet. but from what i read they don't hold up to Hisense Sero 7 Pro. None of ur tablets are ready for Hisense.
How come thumbs down for Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1? Is it because of the price? I was thinking of buying one for my wife birthday looks like I better to avoid it.
What is the difference between the I pad 1 and 4
I have a LePan and I love it. Easy to use. Affordable.
I bought a Motorola Xoom tablet one year ago, and it died two weeks ago. It simply blacked out, will not take a charge and it died. Geez–$450 for one year? What a deal!!!!!!
The kurio 10′s is really poor
Recently picked up the Asus MeMo Pad HD 7… For $150 this thing is a steal, I can't believe the performance you get for such a cheap tablet, Asus pulls through again.
where are you getting this "avoid" or "buy"from?? I'm just curious!!
asus 7 tablet new 3 months ago dead screen already will not boot at all $150.00 hard earned money wasted thanks asus
The RCA 7 in tablet is the worst product I have every purchased and RCA will not back there product. I bought 4 of these at christmas and all four have stopped working and RCA will not fix them or replace them
Any tablet with a crappy wifi pickup is in essence as useful as shaving mirror to a blind man. Problem is that reviewers seem not to appreciate that fact and barely mention it in their drooling over the general performance of an individual tablet.
Any tablet with a crappy wifi pickup is in essence as useful as a shaving mirror to a blind man. Problem is that reviewers seem not to appreciate that fact and barely mention it in their drooling over the general performance of an individual tablet.
5 tablets I can't afford 5 tablets I can afford..the best reviews are for the stuff that most people don't want
I recently won a Sony tablet at a charity auction. Having used it for a few days I'm left wondering, what use is an android tablet? What does it actually do? I can't print from it. I don't seem to be able to copy, cut or paste text. I can't drag and drop photos on a website. Is it really just for reading the news and watching youtube videos? My old windows xp netbook does everything the andrid tablet does and a whole lot more. The tablet is going on ebay.
make frindship..
I have a D2 tablet and it will not connect to the internet unless I am sitting right next to my modem. I have called the tech support and have received emails to help me but I have not used the table 1 hour since I got it. Is it the brand, the tablet or did I just get a bad one?
I must be missing something???, I've got a Nexus 7 and my wife has a Nexus 10. They beat their Apple opposites hands down. Don't waste your money on anything else and on top of that, you get first dibs on system upgrades – whoo hoo!!!.
Mind you you're absolutely right about the cheap Chinese crap you listed. I've got one of those too!.
this article would be useful if, useful is instead of telling us that cheap tablets from unknown brands aren't worth buying, it told us witch expensive tablets we shouldn't buy and witch cheap tablets we should buy.


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the financial crisis that enveloped Wall Street in the Fall of 2008. Lehman Brothers Holdings filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition on Sept. 15, 2008. Within days following the Lehman bankruptcy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress that the economy of the world would collapse unless Congress provided $700 billion in discretionary funds. 8
On the morning of Sept. 16, 2008, Constellation faced its own crisis arising, at least in part, from rumors concerning the company's alleged exposure to the Lehman bankruptcy. While owning BGE, a regulated utility, much of Constellation's revenues were in fact a result of energy trading and related contracting. These trading activities, combined with threatened, and ultimately implemented, credit-rating downgrades, exposed Constellation to potential collateral needs that—in light of the credit crisis—the company simply could not meet. The Constellation "management team was concerned that a further erosion of confidence in Constellation Energy's ability to support its business… could lead to demand for additional collateral that would require more liquidity than Constellation Energy had or could access in a short time." 9 In short, Constellation faced bankruptcy: 10
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Constellation avoided bankruptcy by agreeing to an offer from Warren Buffet's MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. to acquire the entire company for $4.7 billion. Electricité de France (EDF) subsequently displaced Buffet's takeover bid by making an offer adjudged by the Constellation board of directors to be superior: the acquisition of a 49.99-percent share of Constellation's nuclear generating subsidiary for roughly $4.5 billion.
One year later, testifying in support of the EDF acquisition before the Maryland Public Service Commission (MDPSC), Constellation executives acknowledged that what was true in September 2008 was still the case in September 2009. Constellation had insufficient ring-fencing measures surrounding BGE to mitigate against the likelihood that a court would involuntarily consolidate BGE into a Constellation bankruptcy. 11 In addition, Constellation controlled a majority of the seats on the board of directors of BGE, as noted, a wholly-owned subsidiary, and could direct BGE to file a voluntary petition for bankruptcy together with a Constellation filing. 12
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WASHINGTON - A Scottish zoo has been cranking up Marvin Gaye for a special listener.
The Mirror reports the Edinburgh Zoo has formed its own coupling with a radio station that plays a daily song for Yang Guang -- the zoo's male panda -- to help get him in the mood to mate. The song selections have included "Let's Get It On."
A spokeswoman for the Edinburgh Zoo says the music is "settling and soothing" for Yang Guang, who listens to the station in his "off-show" area. If he does successfully mate and impregnate female Tian Tian, their cubs would be the first born in the United Kingdom, the Mirror says.
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The new template is still getting tweaks. I'm debating on adding transparency back and repositioning the title and search to take up less vertical space.
On tanking news: I've been working on a series of movies on general Tanking, which should be relevant to all classes. After these movies are complete, I'll be branching off into Protection Warrior movies.
In the near future, our movies may be hosted by Machinima.com. If this happens, it would have the practical impact of putting our movies into a different location on YouTube. To help with this, I'll start making use of Playlists on my YouTube channel, and I'll make sure I put up movie notices so our channel subscribers still know when new movies come out.
So much better, looking forward to those movies!
I'd like the background to show through more. Seems wasted behind the forum stuff. Otherwise you've done an excellent job as always!
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=D more movies, even better they are about warriors!
Great idea about tanking movies, will you post a notification on the forums when the movies are out?
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I guess I may be alone, but I really don't like static backgrounds. They seem to have loading and scrolling issues in firefox. Plus having a dark background draws away from the content in the middle.
I'd like to come with a proposal for a collaboration - something that might make the marmot-project even more appealing to the wow-community as a whole.
I was inspired by the old How To 3D Void Reaver instructional video. It motivated me to go ahead and try to create videos alike for WotLK.
The tactics for the present bosses seems to be well-known at the moment, so I made a video regarding Hodir while I was watching a stream.
Mind this was from the first testing-round.
I've put ~1 hour of work into animation and editing, afterwhich I didn't feel like making the blizzards appear several times + doing kite-paths + higher resolution etc., as long as the fight isn't official.
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If you feel like this could contribute Marmot in a positive way, I'd be more than happy to do thy bidding and if you think you have enough to worry about as it is, I wont blame you - good looking movies doesn't appear magically (I too am a user of Premiere Elements).
Generally my complaint is that it takes a long time for the page to be displayed once I hit it. This is due to the large number of CSS and JS files that have to be downloaded. Yes, it's faster on subsequent visits when those files are cached, but my work firefox is set up to destroy cached files on exit. Therefore I have to redownload the JS and CSS files constantly. It would be better to zip them and provide them as one compressed (non human readable) file.
Firebug says:
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Aside from that what takes the longest to load is the doubleclick ad cookie.
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I'm running firefox 3.0.7 on a windows xp computer (1.6Ghz, 2GB RAM), ethernet.
It is also irrelevant to your original complaint, which was that you don't like static backgrounds because they're causing scrolling issues for you. Since you're running XP and you've got an updated version of Firefox 3 where static background processing has been fixed, there's nothing obvious that would be causing this other than the computer specs. More feedback from other members with slower desktops or laptops who choose to run Firefox would be helpful.
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A decision to increase Allerdale council leader Alan Smith's allowance by £6,000 a year has been described as "insensitive" for "sending out the wrong message" by a group of councillors.
At an Allerdale council meeting last Wednesday, the full council approved recommendations from an independent panel of members of the public for Councillor Smith's allowance to go up from £15,299 to £21,000.
An amendment was proposed by Conservative councillor Tim Heslop, who wanted Coun Smith's allowance to stay the same, but the motion was lost.
Despite the full council's approval of the increase, 11 independent Allerdale councillors have written a letter to today's Times & Star to criticise the move.
The group referred to the council's decision to have a 2.9 per cent council tax increase rather than acceptance of central government's offer of 2.5 per cent from national taxation.
They said that the 2.9 per cent increase would bring in about £18,316.
The group added: "Almost £6,000 of the extra tax has now been lined up to give council leader Alan Smith a hefty 37 per cent annual pay rise from last year's claimed allowance for leader of £15,299 to £21,000 – just as he is cutting the jobs of council employees while those still in work have to accept no pay increase for a third year."
A spokesman for the group said: "It just seems to send out the wrong message.
"When everyone is tightening their belts and cuts are being made, it seems a bit insensitive for a person to take an extra £6,000.
"The point that Labour were making on Wednesday was that he was putting a lot of time in and deserved an extra allowance.
"They said that £21,000 was not a lot of money for someone of that responsibility."
A spokeswoman for Allerdale council said: "Councillors allowances for 2012-13 were agreed by the full council on March 7 following a recommendation from an independent panel of members of the public. The minutes can be viewed at www.allerdale.gov.uk."
First published at 19:23, Thursday, 15 March 2012
Published by http://www.timesandstar.co.uk
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Concerned - your totally wrong there is no pension package associated with being a councillor.I look forward to all you keyboard warriers standing at the next elections. Put your money where your mouth is
being a small business owner, the importance of success should always be rewarded, however the timing of such rewards is important. this shows how out of touch this council is!
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I won't hide that I am very disappointed about missing the timecut yesterday in the TT. A focus for me for the remainder of the season will be to work on my TT and improve my overall power output. I went for a ride today and felt miserable, so I believe I will take the next two or three days off the bike completely. As far as racing goes, the next race for me will be the Fitchburg-Longsjo classic in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It's a great race that I did 10 years ago, and I am looking forward to being an active part of the race.
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I am thinking about Sprott An old friend of mine termed it once as the name without a town. Last time I was there I was disqualified. I have never done an areo bar. I think I will soon. As this Seventh day passes I am once again reminded of the importance of rest. Remember if it weren't for bad days there would not be good ones!
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The New York Jets were relatively quiet during the NFL's free agency frenzy, which began March 13, 2012 – the date likely to be remembered for Peyton Manning's departure from Indianapolis, which rendered him a Colt in the same regard as the city of Baltimore.
In true Jets fashion, the announcement of the Tim Tebow trade – albeit with its minor complications – stole (read: engulfed) headlines and emphatically overshadowed what was already one of the wildest weeks in football history.
Before Tebow even had a chance to realize what just happened (read: what he got himself into), the New York and national media labeled the trade as another elephant on its way to the cirque du gang green (remember when the Jets made it to the AFC championship two years straight? Of course not, what have they done for us lately). Right away critics argued: the Jets already had their quarterback (one they signed to a three-year, $40.5 million contract days earlier); slot receiver Jeremy Kerley is capable of running the Wildcat; and just about any other excuse under the sun and above the turf that might negate Tebow's potential impact.
For the Jets to land Tebow for a fourth- and sixth-round draft pick and roughly $2.5 million, they became a better team without sacrificing much of anything. Historically, the Jets have had success drafting in the fourth-round with Brad Smith, Dwight Lowery, Kerry Rhodes, Jason Fabini and Jerricho Cotchery. Matt Slauson, Joel Dreesen and Drew Coleman were all sixth-rounders; Slauson is the only remaining Jet out of the bunch, although many established decent NFL careers here in New York.
But Tebow is an unbelievable specimen with ultimately unknown potential. Tebow, 24, approaches interviews like a polished, elder statesman in his prime. He revitalized a lowly Broncos team and hopeless fan base almost overnight in a series of unlikely endings typically reserved for a screenplay's final scenes. The speech he made while playing for the University of Florida is now a plaque that sits outside the entrance to the Gators' football facility. He has a bronze statue dedicated to his 2007 Heisman Trophy, the year he became the first sophomore ever to win the award.
Tebow is 24, and really, his legend is only starting to take shape.
While the Jets have yet to play a single game, let alone practice together (cue the Iverson joke), the whole organization is already somehow in shambles, postage licked, mail it in. Through the eyes of the media, the Tebow trade may have come at the worst possible time, provided how the Jets' season ended with an estranged locker room, how the Jets missed out on Peyton Manning and how the Giants finished their season. Through eyes of the Jets front office, the Tebow trade couldn't have come at a better time: we need help running the football.
In an ideal football world, every team would have its franchise quarterback: Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady or a Manning brother. The Jets aren't living in such a world (must be nice, Giants!), but here on Earth they're making the most out of a promising opportunity. By the numbers, Tebow's rushing speaks for itself: 35 first downs in 122 rushing attempts (Shonn Greene had 46 on 253 while appearing in two more games) and scored 40 of Denver's 309 points. He's no Sonny Jurgensen when it comes to spinning the pigskin, but that's not what he's here for. More importantly, The Tebow steed valiantly (read: inexplicably) led the Broncos' surprising charge into the playoffs before an equally startling first round win over the Steelers.
Some fans see the move as a slight to Sanchez, who struggled in managing the football down the stretch. It's only a matter of time before fans, a la the Denver faithful in early 2011, start chanting the three words that will haunt Sanchez's dreams in the foreseeable future: we want Tebow.
Take a look at Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman, comparable to Sanchez in just about every aspect: age, experience, salary and draft pedigree. Freeman had a breakout season in 2010 and followed it up with a very underwhelming 2011 … yet the world managed to remain spinning on its axis. We don't hear about it every four minutes because it's Tampa Bay, not New York. Most all quarterbacks, or professional athletes for that matter, will have an off year or two. The NFL has become a quarterback-driven league in recent years; the Jets' extending Sanchez is a testament to the front office recognizing the trend. The Tebow trade acknowledges that Sanchez might need a little help reaching his potential, and who better than Tim Tebow, the ultimate team player and grandmaster of ceiling-ascending sorcery, to get him there.
Worst-case scenario we'll see Tebow take the reins at some point (which I doubt given the organization's commitment to Sanchez), but the last time Tebow took over, it seemed to work out for everyone just fine.
We, as sports fans, live in this mortal world of consistent media coverage and constant digital complaining. Facebook and Twitter have made griping almost fashionable. Remember, we don't know anything about football and if we did, we'd all have great jobs in the NFL. Enjoy the game. Appreciate the phenomenon, the spectacle, because anything can happen on game day.
And there's no better embodiment of that uncertainty, that excitement, than Tim Tebow.


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Rwanda wins best continental exhibitor award at Tourism Fair in Berlin
Berlin: On Rwanda's 13th participation at the ITB, for the first time, Northern corridor countries Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda shared one pavilion in which they launched the single tourist visa. This came as a result of a Heads of States summit that was held in Kampala recently where it was agreed that the single Tourist Visa, which will ease travel for visitors going to the region, be launched at the ITB-Berlin, 2014.
The 3 countries were ranked among the top 5 countries at the ITB Berlin Fair where each of the countries showcased different iconic attractions and traditional dancers revealing diversity of the East African destination.
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Rwanda, represented by Rwanda Development Board, was selected best continental exhibitor at the ITB (Internationale Tourismus Börse) yesterday in Berlin. Others in this category include Burundi (2nd), Kenya (3rd) and then followed by Uganda (5th).
Countries were evaluated according to numerous criteria such as; interactivity, authenticity, creativity, sustainability, design of the stand, and service quality, among others.
Speaking about what made Rwanda shine; Ambassador Rugwabiza pointed out Rwanda's exhibitors that were knowledgeable, interactive with clients, approachable, the uniqueness of the stand, the ambience and the traditional dance entertainment from the Rwanda National ballet.
Rwanda also emerged top continental winner at the ITB Berlin Tourism Fair in 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007. In 2009 it was the only African country to be honored with one of the seven outstanding awards at the World Travel Market (WTM) Exhibition in London for excellent Customer service, professionalism and doing business atmosphere at the stand.
Last year, the Rwanda Tourism sector attracted over 1,137,000 visitors and generated US$293.6 million USD which indicated a 4% increase compared to the same period in 2012.


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News about Switzerland, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Nov. 21, 2014
Kunstmuseum Bern, small museum in Switzerland, is set to accept collection of more than 1,000 artworks obtained by Nazi-era art dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt and kept private for decades by his son Cornelius Gurlitt; after more than six months of deliberation, museum and German government say they will release information about the future of the estate. MORE
Oct. 23, 2014
Image of Hitler on mini-cream containers produced by Swiss company Migros comes as shock to Swiss coffee drinkers; company says it does not know how image came to be on label, but apologizes and withdraws about 2,000 containers, some of which also featured the face of Mussolini, from about 100 cafes in German-speaking part of Switzerland. MORE
Aug. 21, 2014
Study in Journal of Medical Ethics reports increase in number of people from other countries traveling to Switzerland to commit assisted suicide under auspices of right-to-die organizations. MORE
Aug. 2, 2014
British tax authorities have collected only about $1.7 billion of $8.4 billion windfall they once expected from landmark deal with Switzerland to crack down on tax evasion; deal is emerging as cautionary tale for growing number of nations that are feeling pinch of Europe's flat economy and are desperate to reap revenues from secret accounts held by wealthy. MORE
Jul. 10, 2014
Swiss prosecutor brings charges against Rudolf Elmer, former banker in the Cayman Islands with the Swiss bank Julius Baer, saying he handed over confidential data to WikiLeaks's founder, Julian Assange, and tried to pass on files to German officials. MORE
Jul. 9, 2014
Swiss laws that demand client confidentiality are causing problems for bankers cooperating with inquiries into tax evasion; employees are bracing as 100 or more Swiss banks are expected to turn over more than 1,000 names and information to the United States; Justice Dept says those names will be used to investigate Americans who evaded taxes along with the banks, bakers and advisers. MORE
Jul. 6, 2014
Evan Rail travel article on visiting a region along the France-Switzerland border with rich ties to the once-banned spirit absinthe, also known as the Green Fairy; Swiss-French Absinthe Trail runs between the Val-de-Travers in Switzerland and historic French town of Pontarlier. MORE
May. 19, 2014
As part of a deal, the Swiss bank said it had conspired to aid tax evasion in a decades-long scheme. It will also pay about $2.6 billion in penalties and hire an independent monitor. MORE
May. 19, 2014
Swiss voters resoundingly reject proposed minimum wage that would have been the world's highest, at $24.65 per hour; move is widely seen as reflecting aversion to state intervention in the liberal economic policies that are the bedrock of country's prosperity. MORE
May. 17, 2014
Swiss are going to polls to weigh in on raising national hourly minimum wage in Switzerland to 22 Swiss francs, or $24.65 an hour; if passed, would become highest minimum wage worldwide, by more than double that of any other country, adding latest twist to global debate on causes and extent of income inequality. MORE
Apr. 1, 2014
Senate investigative report says that American construction equipment company Caterpillar used a subsidiary in Switzerland to avoid paying $2.4 billion of income taxes over 13 years. MORE
Mar. 20, 2014
Switzerland is confronting the practical complexities and potentially substantial economic costs of vote to clamp down on immigration, which put the country at loggerheads with the 28-nation European Union and its policy of free movement of people; many are wondering what Swiss officials can come up with that might satisfy the referendum and yet keep the country in the good graces of the European Union. MORE
Feb. 25, 2014
The report says the bank helped American customers evade taxes through a variety of means, and sent Swiss bankers to the United States to secretly recruit new clients. MORE
Feb. 11, 2014
European officials warn Switzerland that it will pay a steep price for its vote to limit the flow of workers across its borders, challenge to the free movement of people that is a key pillar to the whole edifice of the European Union; officials acknowledge that far-right parties are beginning to reshape politics and policy across the Continent. MORE
Feb. 10, 2014
Narrow majority of voters in Switzerland approve proposals to reintroduce restrictions on number of foreigners who are allowed to live and work in the country; move could have far-reaching implications for Switzerland's relations with European Union. MORE
Jan. 22, 2014
Peaceful resort town of Montreux, Switzerland, is taking on fraught overtones as it prepares to host Syrian peace talks, with security measures, logistical complications and presence of thousands of diplomats and journalists adding to an atmosphere of chaos. MORE
Jan. 6, 2014
Mikhail B Khodorkovsky, former oil tycoon freed after a decade in prison in Russia, arrives in Switzerland after leaving Berlin; Khodorkovsky's say he plans to oversee his teenage sons' return to school in Switzerland but has made no plans regarding permanent residency there or elsewhere. MORE
Dec. 5, 2013
Swiss authorities open new inquiry into ownership of art collection that was transferred to Unicef in Germany after death of collector Dr Gustov Rau; 92 works from collection are set to be auctioned at Bonhams in London. MORE
Nov. 25, 2013
Swiss voters reject severe limits on executive pay; many Swiss citizens were uncomfortable with rigid, government-imposed salary caps, even as opinion polls show widespread dismay about huge executive paychecks. MORE
Nov. 23, 2013
Op-Ed article by author Peter Stamm notes passage of referendum in Switzerland that bans bonuses and puts other restrictions on executive pay; examines historical and cultural trends in country that have produced a widespread aversion to income inequality. MORE
Nov. 17, 2013
Annie Lowrey It's the Economy column examines proposal made in Switzerland that would have the government provide income to every citizen, which proponents say would eliminate poverty; suggests minimum income could be effective in the United States, which already has similar social safety nets in place. MORE
Nov. 5, 2013
Solothurn Journal; Swiss farmers like those in the region around Solothurn have begun a campaign to fight the problem of litter being tossed out of cars; farmers complain that the litter is endangering their livestock, as it gets caught up in machines used to shred the hay and silage that is fed to their cows. MORE
Sep. 23, 2013
Switzerland overwhelmingly votes to maintain its conscription army for the third time in almost 25 years. MORE
Aug. 9, 2013
Profile of Herve Falciani, former HSBC employee who claims to have five CD-ROMS containing 130,000 Swiss bank account holders; Falciani has cast himself as crusader against murky world of Swiss banking and money laundering, saying that he faces constant safety risks as result; once dismissed by European authorities, he and other whistle-blowers are now being courted as region's governments. MORE
Jul. 27, 2013
Member of the so-called Pink Panther gang of jewel thieves breaks out of a Swiss prison with the help of two accomplices. MORE
Jul. 4, 2013
Swiss government says it has found way to allow the country's banks to turn over data to the United States in spite of strict banking secrecy laws, potentially opening way for hundreds of lenders to end threat of criminal prosecution by Justice Dept; about dozen Swiss banks are facing criminal probes on suspicion of helping Americans dodge taxes. MORE
Jun. 20, 2013
Switzerland rejects information-sharing plan that would allow Swiss banks to share account data with American tax officials, but leaves open possibility for another solution to dispute over banking secrecy. MORE
May. 31, 2013
Switzerland's government reintroduces quotas for work permits for European Union citizens in order to limit immigration from countries with declining economies; country's actions epitomizes pressures faced by economically healthy countries as the issue challenges ambitions for an unrestricted European labor market. MORE
May. 30, 2013
Grindewald Journal; in stark example of what is happening to Switzerland's glaciers, global warming is melting ice that buttresses mountains around Grindelwald, menacing region with rock slides and flood threats. MORE
May. 28, 2013
The proposed agreement with the United States includes a fine of at least $7 billion to $10 billion and the disclosure of the names of banks' American clients. MORE
May. 24, 2013
European Union officials, having won concessions from bloc members Luxembourg and Austria over banking rules, are expected to turn their focus to Switzerland, as impatience with tax evasion mounts; some analysts say concessions from Switzerland, famous for anonymity that its banking sector provides, may be unavoidable. MORE
May. 5, 2013
Joshua Hammer travel article on hiking in Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland, one of Western Europe's most challenging and beautiful hiking circuits. MORE
Apr. 27, 2013
Shipments of timepieces to China from Switzerland, world's dominant watch production center, have fallen below levels of two years ago, after setting a record in 2012; watch companies, having opened hundreds of stores in China in recent years, are facing inventory glut and are cutting back retail presence. MORE
Apr. 25, 2013
Swiss officials plan to begin restricting immigration from Western European countries, citing high number of people coming to Switzerland, which is not member of European Union. MORE
Mar. 8, 2013
Editorial applauds Swiss voters for overwhelmingly approving referendum to give shareholders binding say on executive pay, to date most far-reaching of various say-on-pay policies in European nations; criticizes fact that weaker American shareholder protections are not enforced, and that Republicans in Senate have been attempting to weaken such protections even further. MORE
Mar. 4, 2013
Swiss citizens vote to impose some of world's most severe restrictions on executive compensation, ignoring warning from business lobby that such curbs will undermine country's investor-friendly image. MORE
Mar. 2, 2013
Switzerland is set to vote on whether to adopt proposal by Parliament member Thomas Minder to impose some of world's most severe restrictions on executive compensation; prospect is opposed by banks and other multinational companies that have long dominated country's economy, which say rules will damage business-friendly climate. MORE
Feb. 28, 2013
Three people are killed and seven injured in shooting at factory in Menznau, Switzerland; gunman is among the dead. MORE
Feb. 24, 2013
Russ Juskalian travel article on 36-hour visit to Davos, Switzerland. MORE
Feb. 17, 2013
Ratha Tep reviews Shinwazen restaurant in Zurich. MORE
Jan. 25, 2013
St Gallen Journal; citizens of St Gallen, Switzerland, are dismayed by news that Wegelin bank, which has dedicated millions of dollars toward sponsoring town's cultural institutions and preserving its architectural legacy, has been charged with illegally helping American citizens avoid taxes; bank has since been split up and its valuable assets placed elsewhere. MORE
Jan. 19, 2013
Spain's governing Popular Party is drawn deeper into web of corruption scandals after Swiss authorities inform Spanish judiciary that party's former treasurer Luis Barcenas had amassed as much as $29 million in Swiss bank accounts. MORE
Jan. 6, 2013
Tatha Tep reviews B2 Boutique Hotel & Spa in Zurich, Switzerland. MORE
Jan. 4, 2013
Gunman who shot and killed three women and wounded two men in Swiss village of Daillon had previously had guns he owned taken from him and destroyed when he was played in psychiatric ward in 2005; it is not known how he got new weapons, but acquiring them was probably not difficult in country where guns are easily available. MORE
Nov. 25, 2012
Big Deal column; billionaire Egyptian developer Samih Sawiris is building a luxury resort town-within-a-town in Andermatt, Switzerland; ambitious project will allow foreigners to buy property, without restrictions, for the first time in the country's history. MORE
Nov. 24, 2012
Switzerland's opposition lawmakers in the upper house of Parliament scuttle proposal to let Germans with Swiss bank accounts pay taxes without divulging their identities, saying proposed law is too lenient on tax dodgers and would cost Germany too much lost revenue. MORE
Oct. 2, 2012
Device that implants sensors in cows to let farmers know when they are in heat is being tested in Switzerland; project is designed to address problem of dairy cows showing fewer and fewer signs of heat because they are physically under stress to produce larger quantities of milk. MORE
Sep. 19, 2012
Pakistan's government relents, after months of legal battles, to judicial demands that it agree to write a letter to the authorities in Switzerland regarding corruption charges against President Asif Ali Zardari; such a letter could in theory revive corruption cases against Zardari in Switzerland dating back to the 1990s; move represents a reversal for Zardari's government, which had previously rebuffed court orders to write the letter, citing presidential immunity from prosecution. . MORE
Aug. 6, 2012
Scot Andy Murray defeats Roger Federer at Wimbledon to win the gold medal while riding the wave of British Olympic success; Federer finally wins an Olympic singles medal in his fourth Olympics but has to settle for silver. MORE
Aug. 1, 2012
FIFA president Sepp Blatter says Swiss soccer player Michel Morganella, who was expelled from the Olympics for posting a threatening and racist message on Twitter about South Koreans, should be barred from playing. MORE
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General Information on Switzerland
Official Name: Swiss Confederation
Capital: Bern (Current local time)
Government Type: Federal Republic
Population: 7.55 million
Area: 15,941 sq. mi.; about the size of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.
Languages: German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch (official) 0.5%
Literacy: Total population: [99%]; Male: [99%]; Female: [99%]
Year of Independence: 1291
Web site: Admin.ch
Highlights From the Archives
Zurich Journal
The World Is Flat, and Chocolatiers Want to Coat It
Swiss chocolatiers, having conquered European and North American markets long ago, are now aiming at the vast expanses of Russia, India and China.December 17, 2007 worldNews
Swiss Parliament Deals Setback to Leader of Far-Right Party
Swiss parliamentarians ejected Christoph Blocher, leader of the far-right Swiss People's Party, from the Federal Council, which runs the government by consensus.December 13, 2007 worldNews
Immigration, Black Sheep and Swiss Rage
An extreme right-wing party has turned Switzerland's election campaign into a debate on immigration.October 8, 2007 worldNews
Frutigen Journal
A Hole in the Earth, a Hole in a Pocket
A new rail tunnel project through the Swiss Alps is part of an ambitious program to protect the Alps, a Swiss national heritage, from environmental damage.September 19, 2007 worldNews
Lucerne Journal
In Peaceful Switzerland, Trouble at a Historic Meadow
At Switzerland's birthplace, concerns about skinheads and a dispute over security costs are marring plans for an annual celebration.July 23, 2007 worldNews
Swiss Unveil Art Amassed by Dealer in Nazi Era
The collection, including paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, Monet, Manet and Gauguin, was squirreled away by Cornelius Gurlitt in a house in Salzburg, Austria.
November 28, 2014, Friday
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Switzerland: Ban Urged on Eating Cats and Dogs
An animal rights group has petitioned the Swiss government to ban a traditional, if rare, practice of eating cats for dinner and turning dogs into sausages.
November 27, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON SWITZERLAND AND: Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare , Cats , Dogs , Switzerland
Finding Takers for Lonely Leftovers in a Culinary Nook of the Sharing Economy
There are roughly 100 sites for sharing food in Germany, where concern about waste has grown in recent years.
November 27, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON SWITZERLAND AND: Germany , Austria , Switzerland , Berlin (Germany) , Food , Thurn, Valentin
Monday Motorsports: Hamilton Wins Formula One Title
Lewis Hamilton beat his teammate, Nico Rosberg, to win the drivers championship; Sam Bird won the Formula E race in Malaysia.
November 25, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON SWITZERLAND AND: Automobiles , Automobile Racing , Electric and Hybrid Vehicles , Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team , Formula One , Hamilton, Lewis , Schumacher, Michael , Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) , Malaysia , Switzerland
Swiss Museum Accepts Art Trove Amassed Under Nazis
In agreeing to take the gift of more than 1,000 works, the Kunstmuseum Bern said it would ensure that any seized art in the trove was returned to its rightful owner.
November 25, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON SWITZERLAND AND: Kunstmuseum Bern , Gurlitt, Cornelius , Gurlitt, Hildebrand (1895-1956) , Holocaust and the Nazi Era , Arts and Antiquities Looting , Museums , Bern (Switzerland)
Roger Federer Burnishes Legacy as the Swiss Capture a Long-Sought Title
Federer won the match that gave Switzerland the Davis Cup title over France, one of the few major tennis accomplishments that had eluded him.
November 24, 2014, Monday
MORE ON SWITZERLAND AND: Tennis , Federer, Roger , Gasquet, Richard , Switzerland , France , Davis Cup
Roger Federer Has Davis Cup Within Reach
Switzerland was one victory from winning its first Davis Cup after Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka defeated their French opponents in doubles.
November 23, 2014, Sunday
MORE ON SWITZERLAND AND: Tennis , Davis Cup , Federer, Roger , Wawrinka, Stan , Switzerland , France
Roger Federer Is Dealt an Unlikely Defeat at Davis Cup
The Frenchman Gaël Monfils defeated Federer in straight sets in the Davis Cup final, but Federer's teammate Stan Wawrinka helped the Swiss to a 1-1 tie with a victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
November 22, 2014, Saturday
MORE ON SWITZERLAND AND: Tennis , Federer, Roger , Monfils, Gael , Wawrinka, Stan , Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried , France , Switzerland , Davis Cup
Cousin of Cornelius Gurlitt Challenges Will That Leaves Collection to Swiss Museum
A cousin of the late Cornelius Gurlitt, whose art trove is being studied to determine if works had been looted by the Nazis, is challenging his will, which named a Swiss museum as his lone heir.
November 21, 2014, Friday
MORE ON SWITZERLAND AND: Gurlitt, Cornelius , Hitler, Adolf , Germany , Switzerland , Kunstmuseum Bern , Arts and Antiquities Looting , Holocaust and the Nazi Era , Museums , Wills and Estates
Davis Cup Is a Challenge Roger Federer Has Yet to Conquer
Federer and Stan Wawrinka will lead Switzerland as it tries to win its first Davis Cup when it takes on France, a nine-time champion.
November 21, 2014, Friday
MORE ON SWITZERLAND AND: Tennis , Federer, Roger , Switzerland , Davis Cup , Wawrinka, Stan , France
Swiss Museum Discusses Nazi Art Trove
Christoph Schäublin, president of the Kunstmuseum Bern's board of trustees, said they will accept works from the late Cornelius Gurlitt, whose trove included masterpieces looted by the Nazis.
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World Cup 2014: Argentina Defeats Switzerland, 1-0
Deep into extra time, Ángel Di María scored for Argentina off a pass from Lionel Messi to defeat Switzerland.
World Cup 2014: Switzerland Defeats Honduras, 3-0
The Swiss are through, with Ecuador drawing with France 0-0, and with those three points will take the second spot in Group E.
Putin Withdraws Troops From Border
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said troops close to the Ukraine border have pulled back. He also asked separatists in eastern Ukraine to postpone a referendum on independence.
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