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Taiwan Chinsan 2015 sales to rise 20%
Bits + chips | 10min ago
Universal Display reports 2014 performance
Displays | 12min ago
Digitimes Research: Tablet AP shipments to China drop 7.7% on year
Bits + chips | 40min ago
Longer blades and new materials are affecting the global wind turbine manufacturing industry, says Navigant
Green energy | 43min ago
MWC 2015: Acer showcasing new mobile devices
Mobile + telecom | 44min ago
HTC unveils HTC M9 flagship, wearable devices HTC Grip, HTC Vive
Mobile + telecom | 1h ago
CNY1,000 Full HD smartphones a major focus for China vendors in 2015
Displays | 1h 5min ago
MediaTek founds investment arm with US$300 million
Bits + chips | 1h 20min ago
Everlight Electronics reportedly to merge with Edison Opto
LED | 1h 22min ago
Digitimes Research: Taiwan shipments of touch panels used in handsets and tablets to drop in 1Q15
Displays | 1h 52min ago
Competition increasing between first-tier China, Taiwan solar cell makers
Green energy | 1h 55min ago
Taiwan to release more 4G frequency bands in 3Q15
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Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 4Q 2014
TAIWAN FPD | Feb 17, 11:23
Taiwan-based makers saw their large-size TFT LCD panel shipments increase on year in fourth-quarter 2014, driven largely by demand for TV applications. But they are facing growing competition from China-based and Korea-based makers who are ramping up new production...
TAIWAN FPD | Feb 17, 11:07
Taiwan's LCD TV makers saw significant increases in shipments in the fourth quarter of 2014 thanks to strong seasonal demand, as well as Foxconn's shipments to Mexico to fulfill government procurement orders.
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 4Q 2014
TAIWAN FPD | Feb 16, 15:11
Major Taiwan-based suppliers of small- to medium-size LCD panels changed their production strategies in fourth-quarter 2014 as the industry entered the slow season amid sluggish demand for smartphone applications and rising competition from China-based rivals...
2015 China IC design market forecast
RESEARCH EXTRAS | Jan 23, 10:50
Global economic growth is forecast to reach 3.8% in 2015, up from 3.3% in 2014. From the perspective of the electronics industry though, PC shipments will continue to decline, smartphone shipment growth will drop, and tablet shipments may decline. Despite the...
2015 global AP market forecast and vendor analysis
RESEARCH EXTRAS | Jan 23, 10:46
Digitimes Research estimates that total 2014 AP shipments will reach 1.52 billion units worldwide, up 19.6% from 2013, and in 2015 the global market will see shipments of 1.65 billion units, growing 8.5% on year. The slowdown is mainly due to a shrinking tablet...
Tablet AP shipments to China drop 7.7% on year
GLOBAL TABLET | Mar 2, 15:32
Taiwan shipments of touch panels used in handsets and tablets to drop in 1Q15
TAIWAN FPD | Mar 2, 14:20
Smart home segment proposes growth but lacks direction
RESEARCH EXTRAS | Feb 26, 15:41
Global LED lighting demand in 2015 valued at nearly US$30 billion
RESEARCH EXTRAS | Feb 25, 15:14
Global tablet shipments in 2015 forecast at 221.4 million units
GLOBAL TABLET | Feb 25, 12:23
Qualcomm antitrust probe reshapes patent licensing in China
CHINA SMARTPHONE AP | Feb 17, 15:46
Korea TV vendors outsourcing orders in order to secure panels
RESEARCH EXTRAS | Feb 16, 21:45
Global IC foundry output value to rise 12% in 2015
RESEARCH EXTRAS | Feb 16, 20:48
Google to finish 2-in-1 Chromebook development in 1Q15
TAIWAN ICT | Feb 13, 14:22
Taiwan ODMs see LCD monitor shipments decrease in 4Q14
RESEARCH EXTRAS | Feb 12, 11:44
Taiwan 4Q14 small- to medium-size panel shipments up sequentially
RESEARCH EXTRAS | Feb 11, 20:04
Samsung, LG outsource TV orders to ODMs to secure panel supply
X | Feb 10, 15:57
Taiwan handset shipments to drop nearly 30% on quarter in 1Q15
RESEARCH EXTRAS | Feb 10, 14:59
Japan aims at robot market value of JPY2.4 trillion in FY2020
RESEARCH EXTRAS | Feb 10, 12:11
Demand for LCD TV panel area in 2015 to grow 11.2% on year
RESEARCH EXTRAS | Feb 10, 11:34
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- AcBel Polytech to deal out cash dividend of NT$1.60
- Chunghwa Telecom sets up OTT task force
- Compal 4Q14 net EPS hits 16-quarter high
- TSMC, MediaTek move up in semiconductor R&D, says IC Insights
- Digitimes Research: Smart home segment proposes growth but lacks direction
- Microsoft increasing orders to China makers
- First-tier China solar cell makers expected to have 1.0-1.2GWp PERC capacity
- Nearly 700MW of energy storage capacity has been announced in from 3Q14-1Q15, says Navigant
- Commentary: 14nm FinFET process, Galaxy S6 crucial to Samsung semiconductor business
- Coretronic expects BLU shipments in 2015 to increase 10%
- Epistar 1Q15 gross margin expected to rebound to 20%
- Taiwan display industry looks promising going into 2015, says TDUA
- Digitimes Research: Global LED lighting demand in 2015 valued at nearly US$30 billion
- Revenues from electric vehicle charging services expected to reach US$2.9 billion annually by 2023, says Navigant
- New On-Cell touch notebooks expected to arrive from major vendors in 1H15
- Motech reportedly to add solar cell capacity via partnership with Aide Solar Energy
- Compal expects 1Q15 notebook shipments to fall 16-20%
- Smartphone vendors to showcase new models at pre-MWC events
- Large-size panel shipments decline 3% in January, says WitsView
- Taiwan January unemployment rate down on month, year, says DGBAS
- Samsung to unveil Galaxy S6 at MWC; initial shipments to top 50 million units
- Cymer extends DUV for 14nm with new products
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Compal Electronics was one of the pioneers that relocated its major production base to China from Taiwan...
Gaining an advantage in emerging markets: Q&A with India-based handset player Micromax
Sales of handsets in the India market reached 61.07 million units in the first quarter of 2014, with...
Quantum dot panel, lighting technology: Q&A with QD Vision
With increasing competition from AMOLED, TFT LCD display manufacturers are beginning to look to quantum...
Historically, Computex has played a key role in the global IT ecosystem, complementing other tradeshows...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- A glimpse into the e-book reader market - May 2010
In 2008, worldwide e-book reader shipments totaled only 700,000 units, according to Digitimes Research. But demand exploded in 2009 as consumer interests grew...
- Overview of LCD TV market - May 2010
When the economic recession hit at the end of 2008, the LCD TV market seemed to be heading toward a doomsday scenario in 2009; however, demand turned out to be...
- Large-size LCD panel overview - Jun 2007
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- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- Greater China touch panel shipment forecast through 2015
This Special Report provides forecasts through 2015 for Greater China touch panel shipments with breakdowns based on technology (glass, film, resistive), application (smartphone, NB and tablet) and by firm.
- 2014 global tablet demand forecast
This report analyzes the main players, their strategies and shipments forecasts for 2014, as well as other factors contributing to either growth or decline in various segments within the tablet market, with a particular focus on Apple, Google, Samsung, and Microsoft, along with whitebox vendors.


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As ive mentioned on a previous thread i have a [b]2000 "X" Reg Focus 1.8 Zetec[/b] and would appreciate any advice on my problen from members who obviously know alot more than me.
Its my first car since passing my test and about a month into owning it there was suddenly smoke/steam pouring out of the sides of the engine after driving for about 30 minutes. I pulled into a car park and all the water/coolant was leaking out alot until it had all gone. Pushed it around to a garage and the pipe were the water goes into the radiator had split leading to my engine completely over heating.
So he fitted a new pipe and filled the water up but when i got home there was still a little bit of smoke that i seen when opening the bonnet and a slight burning smell when getting out the car. I then took it to another garage a few days later were he left it running for a hour and could not find anything wrong with it but replaced the temp gage just incase.
Fast forward a month and i still 80% of the time smell burning when getting out of the car and twice have seen a little bit of smoke when lifting the bonnet up and a bit of oil on the floor were its parked over night altough oil levels are ok.It always seem to run fine but maybe about twice a week it randomly judders/makes jerking motion when accelerating up to 40ish more so in 2nd and 3rd and will do it all day.
When i purchased the car it had 12 months mot and had a clutch fitted about 3 months before. Ive had the cambelt done also. My oil is quite dark so im thinking of getting a full service with the oil change and new spark plugs etc is this worth it??
[b]The smoke ive seen coming from the engine after driving comes from underneath that silver metal block in front of the engine with the X mark over a picture of a hand. "sorry dont know anything about engines lol"[/b] pic is not my engine its from google.
As i say it my first car and i dont know what could be causing these problems so any advice from anyone on what i can do/get checked out would be great.

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Wade Baker is the Managing Principal of Research and Intelligence with Verizon's RISK Team. In this role, Baker oversees the collection, analysis and delivery of security intelligence relevant to understanding and managing information risk. Intelligence from these activities is used to enhance products and services, inform personnel and clients, and publish credible research to the security community.- Website http://www.verizonenterprise.com/security/blog/
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In a recent interview with Janey Hawley of the Sydney Morning Herald's 'Good Weekend' magazine, Edward Capon, Director, Art Gallery of New South Wales, said that Margaret Olley and her enduring artworks were "iconic national treasures".
In an earlier review he said;
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"It's so hard to see it every day and do nothing." -- Roy (Taxi Driver)
Even over the drone of the engine and the whine of the hydraulics, Richard hears and sees things on his morning garbage collection that makes him feel like he should do something.
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i was think last night about coming otu to at least my friends and no-one else. I also thought of coming otu to my parents about being bi, when i got in trouble for an e-friend calling me dad said, "Don't hide stuff from us, just tell us." Well i really really want to, but I don't want to get shunned, or throw out, even though I think they will take it well, I know of one gay guy at our school I want to talk about this to but I don't know him very well and I'm afraid of talking to anyone. Major homo-haters down here. I feel like I am hiding my true self and I am always in a state of paranoia. People used to pick on me in elementry school b/c my last name is Gay. It is annoying. No-one does it much anymore. I'm am really confused about what to do. At church this morning, our preacher preached abotu testing spirits. Liek the spirits that tell ppl they are fat. I thought maybe this is a spirit. I also thought about ppl saying it was a choice, but yeah it is a choice, but a choice to follow feelings.And I have tried but these feelings wont go away. I dunno what to do, I'm really scared, scared of mom accidentaly finding out and then what, what would I do? GRRRRRRR, why is this so hard.
Talk to the gay guy. He will understand why you need to, even if you don't know him well/ Seroiously a live gay dude to talk to is always the most useful possible thing
"Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suf-fer-ing"
hey bro,
I just started to come out and so far its okay. the last name thing i cant help you with. but just being yourself is the most awsomest(if thats a word) thing to do. your mom and dad are going to love you no matter what. or at least thats what it sounds like. but when i started to come out one of my friends told me this "comeing out is a tough cookie. so. think of it as going into the deepend of a pool. at first its scary . so dont JUMP in right there like telling 40 ppl. but use the ladder and go one step at a time." another good saying about homophobics ready this is a pretty confuseing one. "fuck what they think" there ignorant and close minded. love who you are and who you are becoming.
When i breathe in. I breathe in peace. When I breathe out. I breathe out love.
definetly talk to the guy. I talked to an older friend who was gay and he was able to help me big time
~ A Tiger in a Cage + Never Sees the Sun ~
Whats this guy like? I wouldnt necessarly talk to him just because he is, and to trust him to keep your secret... Im just sayin this because the two guys in our school that "out" people the most, are gay... They think its halarious...
Id seriously tell one of your good friends first.. sure they might not understand everything at first.. but they would want to help, and might be able to...
I just dont want you to do anything that you would regret...
There would be nothing worse than having this guy call your rents and telling them "acidentally." I know this prolly wont happen but, yeah, its happened here...
I've gone through that too. Because in my place, bisexuals aren't that accepted. I tried to come out to my friends; some of them didn't expect that from me, while others didn't like it very well... i didn't come out to my parents, and i never would because i'm sure they won't take it very well. But nevertheless, I think you should talk to the guy and ask him for some advices, eventhough you're not that close to him since I think he will surely be of great help to you. But I think it depends on you, if you really want to come out or not. But if I were you, I would come out, since hiding your true personality is really heavy. It's okay if you will get some unpleasant reactions, at least you've realeased the heavy load you've been carrying, right?
well, goodluck! It takes courage, really, so be brave! I know you can do it!
you have to take risks...we will only understand the miracle of life fully if we allow the unexpected to happen- paulo coelho


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Coffee fans can bank or make presentations while sipping lattes, thanks to eight iPad kiosks in the newly opened ING DIRECT Café in downtown San Francisco.
A bar serving coffee, tea, pastries, sandwiches and salads has replaced the traditional teller's window, and each staff member can make lattes, assist with depositing checks and answer questions about checking accounts and mortgages.
The 17,000-square-foot, three-story café also has a built-in PA system for karaoke and iPad kiosks that control audiovisual (A/V) equipment throughout the retail space. Bank customers often meet at the café for business meetings, using the equipment to provide visual aids, said Nick Ames of iPad enclosures, the company that helped to create the kiosks.
About the kiosks
Each A/V iPad kiosk, designed and manufactured by iPad Enclosures, is mounted on a table below a multiscreen display. They each feature a stained wood finish reinforced by a steel enclosure secured with a key lock. The installation of the iPad-controlled A/V stations involved connecting each display to an iPad via Apple's HDMI iPad connector, controlled by an A/V application. The end result is an interactive experience allowing customers to switch between watching TV and surfing the Web, Ames said.
"Customers are amazed by the unique opportunity to have touchscreen interactivity with these iPad kiosks," he said. "For the first time, customers can walk into a public venue like this and set up a business meeting with everything at their fingertips. With the ability to switch between watching TV and projecting Web content, these iPad kiosks are offering an entirely new coffee shop experience."
In the far corner of the main floor, customers will find a four-screen wall display that combines into one large screen, providing an ideal place for local presentations and events, Ames said.
The wooden iPad enclosures with stainless steel mounts cost the cafe about $3,000.
Watch below for a demo or click here for a slideshow of photos.
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Topics: Customer Experience , Custom Kiosks , Digital Signage , Display Technology , Hardware , Kiosk Enclosures
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Sequins for Spring!
I just want everyone to know how much I love my new gold sequin TOMS.
(Inspired by the supa-chic Mrs. Wolkove.)
The raccoon in me could only resist them for so long…
They are going to look amazeballs w/ the printed Spring dresses I picked up at Bloomingdale's + Urban Outfitters last night to wear in Austin this weekend!
Can't. hardly. wait.
Just can't.
xx, L
Tags: ,fashion, I'm just saying..., LMR, Moxie? We got it., Mrs. Wolkove, oh so hipster, Texas Texas yeehaw!, Things we love!, vay-cay
Categories: Austin,Random Musings,Urban Outfitters,Vacation,What we're Doing,Where we're Shopping
Hanukkah Gift Ideas for Eight Crazy Nights
The Festival of Lights has commenced. On behalf of Adam Sandler + I, we'd like to wish you all a very "happy, happy, happy, happy Hanukkah!"
I consider myself to be an above average gift-giver. I try to get you something that I remember you mentioning wanting (even if YOU don't remember) or something that you'd love that you don't even know that you want yet. However, Hanukkah goes on for eight days, and frankly, that is a lot of pressure.
If you also take gift-giving seriously + need some ideas for this holiday season, here are eight of my favorite small gifts from Urban Outfitters' holiday catalog…
Spending New Year's Eve in the chilly Midwest like Slick + me? You might want a pair of these bad boys:
Keep in touch this holiday season:
For those allergic to man's best friend or other household pets:
I just bought one of these + I love it:
Kinda into gnomes like Mrs. Randodi? This one's for you:
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So, don't stress about gift-giving this holiday season. Head on over the Urban Outfitters – they've got you covered.
And, don't forget to "put on your YARMULKE, it's time to celebrate HANUKKAH!"
xx, L
Urban Outfitters (This one is my fav. location)
1061 Ponce de Leon Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30306
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Categories: Holidays,Tricks of the Trade,Urban Outfitters,Where we're Shopping
Trend Alert! Jeggings
Here's a visual:
Y'all, I just don't know about this one. Leggings are like a uniform for me. Love them. Jeans – sure. Not my favorite, but I'll rock a pair. Jeggings? I'm on the fence…and this is rare because usually I am the first one to jump at a new trend. Snuggies? Yes! The Cap-Sac? Don't mind if I do…
Maybe you have to be stick-skinny like Sienna Miller to pull them off? Maybe not. Either way, I am hitting up Urban Outfitters this weekend to see what these bad boys look like in dressing room halogens…
xx, L
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Categories: Random Musings,Trend Alert,Urban Outfitters,Where we're Shopping
Trend Alert! Canvas Sneakers
Urban Outfitters on Ponce and N. Highland is selling these bad boys in a variety of colors and patterns for a whopping $12 bucks. Although I opted for the navy, they have a rainbow of fun neon ones to choose from – yellow, orange, green, purple, etc.
I wore mine last night and they were a hit – and really comfy, especially considering their price!
There's nothing like cheap fashion. Now if I could just find my scrunchie socks…
xx, L
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Categories: Pampered Pooches,Trend Alert,Urban Outfitters,Where we're Shopping
There's always a silver lining…
This recession is SO BORING. I'm over it. Saving money is, by definition, boring. All the depressing news on television is boring. Obsessively checking my bank statement is boring. And I am sick and tired of all the marketing and advertising being geared towards how much money I'll save if I elect to dish out a few of the benjamins I am supposed to be hoarding at their place of business. Boring! One of my All Time Favorite Things is advertisements that encourage gross excess and I can't wait for it's return. They say this recession will change the way America views money from here on out, but I can tell you this right now: as soon as I get an extra few bucks in my pocket, I am booking an entire day at a spa and heading straight to Neiman's, my friend.
Lindsay and I were discussing this matter recently. We are, of course, in absolute agreement. But the ever-positive Lindsay did point out that if we are, in fact, headed for another Great Depression, the upside would be all the great fashion that was born in that era. Specifically, Fedoras. How fabulous are Fedoras? We would look amazing in Fedoras. Everyone does! Witness:
Bottom line: "If things get really tough…We'll just wear fedoras!" -Lindsay
xx, L+L
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Categories: Random Musings,Urban Outfitters


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· Refrigerate after opening.· Use within two days after opening.· Do not use if foil seal is broken or missing.
Ingredients: FULLY RIPENED BANANAS (BANANA PUREE CONCENTRATE, WATER), MANGO FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, MANGO CONCENTRATE), APPLES, ORANGE JUICE CONCENTRATE, PINEAPPLE, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), CITRIC ACID.
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King Plastic Corporation Receives OSHA SHARP Recognition
King Plastic Corporation, a manufacturer of polymer sheets, slabs and massive shapes, recently achieved OSHA SHARP recognition as a result of more than a decade of continuous improvement in workplace safety and health. It is one of only 56 small-to-medium U.S. businesses in Florida to do so. David Ashman, on-site consultant for OSHA, said, "King Plastic Corporation has a top quality safety and health program. They have met all OSHA requirements, have maintained a low injury rate, are committed to safety throughout all levels of the company, have written safety programs and have passed an in-depth safety and health audit. This makes King Plastic Corporation one of few to reach this goal." Dale Givens, King Plastic's director of operations said, "Safety and health are a part of our culture. It comes from attitude and actions. Our employees begin safety training on their first day and the process never stops." The SHARP award recognizes companies for a commitment to safety and health of their employees. Companies that qualify for the award must show they have developed and maintained exemplary safety programs for workers. To qualify for the program, injury and illness rates for the company must be below the national average for the industry and the company must succeed in passing safety and health assessments conducted by USF's Safety and Health Consultation Program over the course of several years. "We have proven our dedication to the health and safety of all our employees and to being a leader in our industry for best safety practices," said company President Jeff King. "I am so proud of our entire staff for their hard work and the dedication they exhibited to reach this significant goal."


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Because i enjoy being alive....
This is a discussion on Okay, so how do YOU answer when asked, "Why...?" within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Because i enjoy being alive.......
This is my answer -
"I carry because it is natural for me, appropriate for me, and in fact required of me to seek the tools that enhance my ability to carry out my in-born duty as a man - to protect those around me first, and myself second."
At that point I like to ask the person (if it's a man) "The question is, why don't YOU carry?"
"I come in peace, I didn't bring artillery. But I am pleading with you with tears in my eyes: If you ---- with me, I'll kill you all."
Marine Corps General James Mattis, to Iraqi tribal leaders
I carry because when seconds count the cops are only minutes away. Then I asked them if they have ever seen the cops get to a crime scene when it is happening. The cops always get there in time to clean up the bodies. And that is not a rant against the cops, I support them 100% but it's just a fact of life and death. I may go down but I won't go down without a fight and I'll do my best to take a few with me.
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A 45 may not expand but it will never be smaller than .45!!!
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Nobody that knows would ask that question.
I havent yet been outed but in that situation, I see no reason to give a 'legitimate' excuse. I dont care to give an excuse at all. So something appropriate would be, to diffuse the situation and leave, "because a cop is too heavy." Probably most antis havent heard that one.
Fortune favors the bold.
Freedom doesn't mean safe, it means free.
The thing about "defense" is that it has practically nothing to do with guns. (As passed on by CCW9MM)
It's my little secret, my own family doesn't know. If they did happen to ask I would just tell them "I cant" (Carry Always Never Tell)
I would rather die standing up than live life on my knees.
"Need" typically indicates a choice, option, or desire.
My response is "In case I HAVE to shoot someone."
Grasseater // Grass~eat~er noun, often attributive \ˈgras-ē-tər\
A person who is incapable of independent thought; a person who is herd animal-like in behavior; one who cannot distinguish between right and wrong; a foolish person.
See also Sheep
There is a small group of family and friends that know I carry. Most understand why. The few who don't are all family members. It's not that they are anti gun or anti carry. They are apathetic to the whole idea. No one has ever asked me why outside of that small group.
I have had many discussions on the matter with people. I usually bring up the subject after feeling them out. Most every one I have spoke to agree it's a good idea. Unfortunately it doesn't become a priority with them and they just drop the whole idea a few weeks later.
Since I don't have any gun related stickers on my car, or wear gun related hats or tee shirts or dress like a mall ninja, I don't expect to ever be asked by a stranger. My weapon is concealed.
Question Everything!
I've been carrying for 30 odd years and only once have I been asked that question, he was from OH, I told him "for protection". I replied in a way to make him feel like "why would you ask?".
Another reason I carry is because of my Grandfather. When I was 16 (the late 70s) he told me as soon as I turn 18 to get my license, I am an American and it was my God given right to be able to carry, "their are a lot of bad people in this world" he told me. He carried a lot with a S&W K-22.
Ever since, I have had my license when ever I could and I have carried. Now all my friends have their license and carry most of the time.
Kahr CW9
Sig P239/9mm
Ruger LC9 (when the girlfriend lets me carry her gun)
"First Duty is To Remember"
The only time I have ever been asked why I carry a firearm was early on when I first started carrying years ago. It was a friend and I actually brought up the subject by showing off my new concealed permit and my choice for a carry gun. Don't even remember my response back then, but one thing I know now; the subject just doesn't come up outa the blue, therefore I have no need for a response. I'm not trying to be facetious, just honest. The way I look at it is simply this, if you're not with Law Enforcement, and I don't know you personally as a fellow firearms enthusiast, you have no right to question my reasoning for carrying a firearm at any time. I carry my defense tools concealed and I'm darn good at it, so if you have somehow made me and decide to ask me such a personal question, you'll most likely be met with a sarcastic response for outing me and trying to put me under the microscope.
"He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one." Luke 22:36
"If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so." Thomas Jefferson
The few people that know, understand. I don't think anybody has ever felt the need to ask me why.
Partly, being tiny and female it might just be kinda obvious that I wouldn't have much chance fighting someone off without some kind of weapon, and "everyone" knows tiny females are optimum targets for rape and crime, right??? (I don't think it's entirely true though, doing stupid things with stupid people in stupid places has a LOT more to do with it than physical size, but it's just something that "everyone knows" right :P)
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The marriage of a man and a woman signifies the union of Christ and His Church. Through the sacrament of matrimony, God gives the spouses the grace to love each other with the complete, self-sacrificial love with which Christ has loved his Church. They are strengthened in their commitment to one another, and sanctified on their way to eternal life.
Chapel Ministries offers a Marriage Preparation Program for students, faculty, alumni, and staff who are engaged and want to prepare for the sacrament of matrimony. Those who want to get married in Christ the King Chapel must complete the entire program, while those getting married elsewhere may not need to complete all parts.
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What does it mean to be married? What changes should I expect and prepare for? What does "covenant" mean? What questions have I not even thought of but really need the answers to?
Pre-Cana, getting its name from the wedding feast at Cana we read about in the Gospel of John, is a comprehensive approach to preparing a couple for the sacrament of Matrimony and the married life.
The Pre-Cana "Preparing to Live in Love" seminar consists of several group sessions in which the engaged couples and a married couple meet to discuss certain topics from communication to intimacy to family. The cost (checks made payable to Franciscan University) of the program is $85.00. Bring your payment to the first session and you will receive the "Preparing to Live in Love" Couple Pack. The dates, time, class topic and location are available in the Chapel Office. Before attending the classes couples must register with the Chapel's Marriage Preparation Program in order to receive the certificate of completion for Pre-Cana.
Natural Family Planning (NFP) training provides married couples responsible regulation of fertility that respects the dignity of human life and the nuptual significance of human sexuality.
Chapel Ministries provides three different NFP seminars. Once a couple has registered for the Marriage Preparation Program they can attend a meeting where the different seminars are discussed, and register for the one they prefer. Couples must select and complete one of the three seminars to receive a certificate from the presenter.
The three optional NFP seminars are:
Couple to Couple League: This seminar teaches the "Sympto-Thermal Method" and is composed of three separate courses held in the St. Joseph Center Totino Room. The cost is $135.00 per couple, and must be paid in full at the first class.
Steubenville Fertility Care Center: This seminar uses the "Creighton Model FertilityCareTM System." Contact Mary Nelson, CFCP, at (740) 944-1337 or Stephanie L.S. Rivers, BA, FCP, at (740) 944-1276. The Introductory Session is $35.00. The Initial Materials (1 year supply) are $35.00. Each Chart Review is $17.50. Each Follow-Up is $35.00. Pre-registration is required prior to the Introductory Session.
Billings Ovulation Method: Contact Susan McInnis, RN at (740) 275-4299 or e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com. The cost is $65.00.
You must register for these events in the Chapel Office. Any fees are due before the events occur.
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According to the Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE) website, CEE is,
a weekend retreat away with other engaged couples with plenty of time alone together to plan for a sacramental marriage. It is designed to give couples planning marriage the opportunity to dialogue honestly and intensively about their prospective lives together-- their strengths and weaknesses, desires, ambitions, goals, their attitudes about money, sex, children, family, their role in the church and society--in a face to face way.
Interested couples must register with the Chapel Ministries office and at the Steubenville CEE site. The fee for the weekend is $225 per couple, which includes rooms and all meals. You can reserve your place by paying online at the CEE website.
If financial assistance is needed, contact Robert Palladino, director of Chapel Ministries, at (740) 283-6506 to see if any assistance is available.
The PMI is not a test that couples must pass to be allowed to get married. It is, rather, an instrument designed to help couples explore their attitudes and expectations about entering marriage.
It can be completed in about one hour but the results, compiled by an independent organization, can take one to two weeks to receive. Fr. Dominic Foster, TOR, administers the PMI and reviews the results with each couple.
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Perhaps. But as more and more musicians dropped by every weekend, the little club became the place to try out original material in Spanish. Echeverri remembers fondly: "El Baro gave us the chance to have a very strong identity and a great feeling of liberty."
As the Colombian rock scene grew stronger, Echeverri and Buitrago grew apart. "There was a period of healing," says Buitrago quietly. "We didn't work together for nearly a year." By 1993 the band reformed with a new guitarist, a new drummer, and a new name taken from a phrase Echeverri read in a book by French feminist Simone de Beauvoir: "the velvet flower of passion." Shortened to The Velvets, Aterciopelados captured at once the rich texture of Echeverri's voice, the feminist vision of the group's lyrics, and the legacy of that other art-world pop nexus built around Andy Warhol's Factory in New York City, the Velvet Underground.
It's a long way from the Factory to La Candelaria. In 1993, when the program director at the Javeriana University radio station where Buitrago worked wanted to put together a show featuring local rock bands, none of the Bogotá groups had any recorded material. The station set up a rudimentary studio, and Aterciopelados recorded their first two songs. Looking to publicize upcoming gigs, the couple took the crude demo to commercial radio stations. No one was more surprised than the band when the one-minute-thirty-second punk attack "Mujer Gala" became a hit. "They put on this really poorly recorded song," muses Echeverri, "and it went to number one."
The success of "Mujer Gala" caught the attention of BMG Colombia, which had itself only been founded in 1990. "Back then they didn't even have a rock expert," Buitrago points out. "No one knew what to do with us." Sign a contract, for starters. When BMG Colombia released Aterciopelados' first album, Con el Corazon en la Mano (With Your Heart in Your Hand) in 1993, it topped the Colombian charts and catalyzed the national rock movement. Andean youth had long listened to English-language rock and rock from Argentina and Mexico, but Aterciopelados was the first band to break nationwide by making rock and roll its own.
In 1995 two events catapulted Aterciopelados and Colombian rock on to the continental stage. The single "Bolero Falaz" became an anthem for rockeros across the hemisphere. Coauthored by Buitrago and Echeverri, the false-love song tells of the end of an affair not unlike the musicians' own breakup. More significant to the history of Latin-American music, "Bolero Falaz" crosses the traditional bolero with contemporary rock and belies the oft-voiced criticism that Spanish-language rock is derivative of rock in English. Helped along by heavy rotation of the "Bolero Falaz" video on MTV Latin America, Aterciopelados' sophomore effort, El Dorado, sold 200,000 copies -- a small number relative to U.S. supergroups but impressive for a Latin-American band.
That same year Aterciopelados headlined Colombia's first rock festival. Organized by the group's manager, Julio Correal, with the office of the mayor of Bogotá, Rock al Parque drew 100 bands and 50,000 fans the first year. Now the largest rock festival in the Americas, attracting nearly 300,000 fans and more than 300 bands from across the continent each year, Rock al Parque leaves no doubt: Colombia rocks.
For all the gathering force, the movement stayed strictly south of the border. Although BMG Colombia invested more in the next two albums -- La Pipa de la Paz (1997) was produced in London by Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music and Caribe Atomico (1998) in New York City with important Latin alternative producer Andres Levin -- neither sold as well as El Dorado in Latin America. In the United States, record sales flatlined around 20,000 units. A series of tours designed to make a dent in the U.S. market, such as the 1998 Rockinvasión tour and the Watcha Tour 2000, drew uneven crowds across the nation. If Latin-American kids were willing to wrap their lips around incomprehensible English lyrics, Anglo-American youth were not ready to do the same with Spanish. The British invasion this was not.
Distressed by the flagging momentum, Correal corralled Leslie Zigel at the top of the escalators in the Miami Beach Convention Center during the MIDEM Latin American and Caribbean Music Market in 1998. "Help me, please," the Bogotano begged the lawyer. At that time, Zigel was in charge of legal and business affairs for BMG U.S. Latin -- that is, in the United States alone -- so he could offer the Colombian little more than sympathy.
"When you have other acts, like [pop balladeer] Christian Castro, selling over a million copies," Zigel explains, "to put it bluntly, that pays a lot of salaries. You have to pay attention to that." His interest in the earnest band from Bogotá was always bigger than the balance sheet, however. "I was a fan," he says. "I always kept them in mind, and whenever I could do something to help them, I did." For the time being, that was not much.
By November 1999 Aterciopelados had retreated back to Colombia to begin preproduction of Gozo Poderoso on Buitrago's home computer. The bass player produced the album himself. The recording was done at Audiovision, the same Bogotá studio where they laid down El Dorado, almost exclusively with Colombian musicians. "Let's say that we had to go through this process of working with the great producers in foreign studios," Buitrago offers. "For this album we wanted a particular sound. We decided we were the best people to achieve the sound we wanted." A listen to Gozo Poderoso proves the point. But with BMG Colombia out of business, Aterciopelados had their best album all but mastered and nowhere to go.


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CHICKASHA— Grady County commissioners will pay $15,000 to a woman whose dog was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy who had stopped to ask for directions.
Tammy Christopher initially asked for $25,000, alleging deputy Sean Knight "grossly overreacted" when he killed the dog on Aug. 25.
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Geoffrey Fieger, an attorney for the family of young Aiyana Jones, said he has seen three or four minutes of video of the raid, although he declined to say whether it was shot by the crew for the A&E series "The First 48," which has been shadowing Detroit homicide detectives for months.
Read more »A jury found an Ottawa Hills police officer guilty Friday night of felonious assault with a firearms specification for a shooting during a traffic stop last year.
The case went to the jury on the fourth day of Officer Thomas White's trial for felonious assault with a firearms specification in the shooting of Michael McCloskey, Jr.
Read more »A man who placed a poster of David Cameron containing the word "wanker" in his window has described how police handcuffed him in his home on election day, threatened him with arrest, and forcibly removed what they said was offensive campaign literature
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Ralf Schumacher edged out older brother Michael in last weeks final day of testing at Paul Ricard on Friday. Ralf was enjoying his first taste of Toyotas new B-spec TF106 and completed just over 100 laps in the revised car, which is safely on course to make its scheduled race debut at Monaco.
"Today we tried different tyre specifications and set-ups for the coming races, he said. I worked with the new car and everything is going as expected, but we had some delays while work was being done on the car and therefore I cannot say a whole lot about it yet.
In general, we have improved on the tyre warm-up issue and tried various different compounds from Bridgestone. Although the coming races will be challenging because we are still developing the car and our strategy, I think the team is doing a good job and moving in the right direction."
Michaels work in the Ferrari 248 F1 focused on a Bridgestone tyre development programme. He completed a total of 156 laps of the French circuit, his best time around two tenths of a second slower than his brothers.
The third and final man on track was Ricardo Zonta in the current Toyota TF106. The Brazilian racked up a further 153 laps, assisting the team in their preparations for next weekends European Grand Prix.
"We spent the last three days on a version of the circuit that was new for us, said Zonta. We did a lot of Bridgestone tyre work as well as set-up testing for Nurburging. It went pretty well and I put in over 300 laps over the three days. Today we finished the programme early getting through the test after pushing hard the whole day. I think the team can be satisfied with the work we got through during this test."
Ferrari also had Felipe Massa in action on Friday at their Fiorano circuit in Italy. Rain was once again a feature and the Brazilian worked on development of new components, electronics and set-up, with all running taking place on a wet track. He completed 124 laps (12 of them on the short version of the track), the quickest a 1m 01.547s.
Unofficial Friday times from Paul Ricard:
1. Ralf Schumacher, Toyota (Bridgestone), 58.840s
2. Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (Bridgestone), 59.087s
3. Ricardo Zonta, Toyota (Bridgestone), 59.163s


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To accomplish its mission of protecting federal facilities, the Federal Protective Services (FPS), within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), currently has a budget of about $1 billion, about 1,200 full-time employees, and about 15,000 contract security guards. This testimony is based on completed and ongoing work for this Subcommittee and discusses: (1) challenges FPS faces in protecting federal facilities and (2) how FPS's actions address these challenges. To perform this work, GAO visited FPS's 11 regions, analyzed FPS data, and interviewed FPS officials, guards, and contractors. GAO also conducted covert testing at 10 judgmentally selected level IV facilities in four cities. Because of the sensitivity of some of the information, GAO cannot identify the specific locations of incidents discussed. A level IV facility has over 450 employees and a high volume of public contact.
FPS faces challenges that hamper its ability to protect government employees and members of the public who work in and visit federal facilities. First, as we reported in our June 2008 report, FPS does not have a risk management framework that links threats and vulnerabilities to resource requirements. Without such a framework, FPS has little assurance that its programs will be prioritized and resources will be allocated to address changing conditions. Second, as discussed in our July 2009 report, FPS lacks a strategic human capital plan to guide its current and future workforce planning efforts. FPS does not collect data on its workforce's knowledge, skills, and abilities and therefore cannot determine its optimal staffing levels or identify gaps in its workforce and determine how to fill these gaps. Third, as we testified at a July 2009 congressional hearing, FPS's ability to protect federal facilities is hampered by weaknesses in its contract security guard program. GAO found that many FPS guards do not have the training and certifications required to stand post at federal facilities in some regions. For example, in one region, FPS has not provided the required 8 hours of X-ray or magnetometer training to its 1,500 guards since 2004. GAO also found that FPS does not have a fully reliable system for monitoring and verifying whether guards have the training and certifications required to stand post at federal facilities. In addition, FPS has limited assurance that guards perform assigned responsibilities (post orders). Because guards were not properly trained and did not comply with post orders, GAO investigators with the components for an improvised explosive device concealed on their persons, passed undetected through access points controlled by FPS guards at 10 of 10 level IV facilities in four major cities where GAO conducted covert tests. FPS has taken some actions to better protect federal facilities, but it is difficult to determine the extent to which these actions address these challenges because many of the actions are recent and have not been fully implemented. Furthermore, FPS has not fully implemented several recommendations that GAO has made over the last couple of years to address FPS's operational and funding challenges, despite the Department of Homeland Security's concurrence with the recommendations. In addition, most of FPS's actions focus on improving oversight of the contract guard program and do not address the need to develop a risk management framework or a human capital plan. To enhance oversight of its contract guard program FPS is requiring its regions to conduct more guard inspections at level IV facilities and provide more x-ray and magnetometer training to inspectors and guards. However, several factors make these actions difficult to implement and sustain. For example, FPS does not have a reliable system to track whether its 11 regions are completing these new requirements. Thus, FPS cannot say with certainty that the requirements are being implemented. FPS is also developing a new information system to help it better protect federal facilities. However, FPS plans to transfer data from several of its legacy systems, which GAO found were not fully reliable or accurate, into the new system.
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Continued Action Needed to Strengthen Management of Administratively Uncontrollable OvertimeGAO-15-95: Published: Dec 17, 2014. Publicly Released: Dec 17, 2014.
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Risk-Informed Covert Assessments and Oversight of Corrective Actions Could Strengthen Capabilities at the BorderGAO-14-826: Published: Sep 22, 2014. Publicly Released: Oct 14, 2014.
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Eventually, plants will hang in front of the newly installed windows. But earlier today, we had a nice view of the downtown skyline.
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One afternoon not long ago, after lunch at a small Midwestern diner, I stumbled onto a forgotten archive. In the back room of B & J's American Cafe, shelved next to cases of ketchup and mustard, sat box upon box of studio portraits of the townspeople of LaPorte, Indiana—over 18,000 in total.
Taken over three decades by local photographer Frank Pease, the photos marked many important milestones—a sailor in uniform, a graduate in cap and gown, a couple newly-engaged—while others made modest attempts at posterity. Though in subsequent decades, conventional portrait studios have fallen out of favor to snapshots and iPhone pics, Frank Peases' archive collects many of the significant moments and events that define all of our lives. I instantly fell in love with these photographs and soon compiled many of them into the book "LaPorte, Indiana."
The feature documentary film, LaPorte, Indiana will bring these Frank Pease photographs to life, sharing the vivid stories which create this tight-knit American community.
Emmy-nominated editor and first-time Director, Joe Beshenkovsky, was equally taken by these photos and understood that the story of an entire town rested in those twenty-two boxes. We soon traveled to Indiana in search of these personalities, to learn how their lives unfolded some forty years after their portrait was snapped.
After multiple trips and shoots, we're thrilled with the stories we've uncovered. We've shot compelling interviews with fifteen characters from the Frank Pease photos, and have tagged along with young LaPorteans as they graduate from high school, say their wedding vows, and decide where they will settle down.
Falling somewhere between The Straight Story, Errol Morris' films, and the Up series, LaPorte, Indiana will help shed some light on how communities help shape their citizens and how people make the decision to stay in the town where they were raised, or why they choose to find their way elsewhere.
We'd be incredibly grateful for help in producing this feature doc. From since the inception of the film, we wanted it to be a community-based project. To date, we've bankrolled the filming out of our own wallets, and from the good will and donations from generous friends and strangers. We know the micro-financing model will help the film stay in loving hands as we finish up the editing and post-production phases. And beyond this, we want you to be part of the project! We'll keep you posted with updates and keep you posted every step along the way. Every dollar donated will go towards the completion of this film and to help get it out to festivals in 2010. Any amount- large or small- helps towards sharing these stories. Thanks so much for your generosity-- we really appreciate it.
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Barcelona's struggles over Pepe Reina and Vicente Guaita reportedly mean that they will opt to sign Marc-Andre ter Stegen this summer.
The Catalans are working in the market to secure a goalkeeper this summer or next to replace Victor Valdes, with speculation that Valdes' decision to try and leave this year putting the onus on activity now.
Marca understand though that the club are struggling in attempted moves for Reina and Guaita, who have respectively been identified as potential targets.
Officials at the Camp Nou are said to be divided on whether or not to sign Liverpool's Reina, when it would require once more paying money for a former player to return.
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Great link Almandine. It's hard to find honest analysis concerning our markets. The cited article is right on the money. I also like how it calls out those like GhL with their chicken little name calling. Real news isn't always happy. Only infotainment that passes for news via the mainstream media is happy.
What amazes me is the President visits "rust belt" areas of the country that have been heavily impacted by the relentless offshoring of manufacturing during the past 15 years not to mention the incredible damage wrought by the banking and associated insurance debacle that's wrecked the housing industry since the Bushistas left office.
I listen to his speeches, but you never hear him mention how off-shoring needs to be closely regulated along with the curtailment or a moratorium on issuing further H1-B visas. How are jobs going to be created when simultaneously they are leaving our country? We're hemorrhaging as a nation relative to our job markets and there's no one to administer necessary emergency triage to save this nation and I'm not talking about more stimulus money either, but to shut down the root cause of the problem; greedy corporatists gone wild!
So to give audience participants a boohoo message about our economic woes, while the root causes of this problem are never aggressively addressed makes no sense. When are folks going wake up and simply not show up to these punch our t.s. card sessions on behalf of politicians that don't give a flying flip about their country or the people.
Weiss Research recently published an article that the Feds have spent an average of 5.6 million dollars per job that's been created under the stimulus package which is madness. I few months back I cranked out similar figures based on the money spent to date and the number of jobs created. It's simply "nuts"…!
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It shouldn't cost we tax payers a single red cent for a job to be created. In fact, it isn't the job of government to create jobs, but only to create an atmosphere that promotes growth in the private sector.
I'm a rust belt-er and I've been complaining of this since Bill Clinton signed NAFTA.
My theory is they have been purposefully making people move away from areas like the Great Lakes and concentrating them in Texas, Arizona, and Nevada so that they can shut off their water and leave them to die in the desert.
I've seen plans for combining many of the Great Lakes states with regions of Canada to form a new manufacturing free trade area after the fall of the United States. The foundations of that are laid out here.
So they pulled the plug on the unions and pushed the Big 3 auto's around the world which has caused mass migrations out of the Great Lakes region. The only other event to compare it to is New Orleans after Katrina. But the Great Lakes exodus was certainly a man-made disaster.
And you are right Carl. No one will talk about it in the mainstream media or the politicians. And those same policies continue to decimate this once great region of our country. I fear it will continue until the collapse of the dollar or a federal debt default, just as planned by the Federal Reserve and the globalist "free trade" lobbies.


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MEDFORD, Ore. — He's a vandal-turned-artist, and now he's using his talents to help local businesses; that graffiti artist is giving a hand to local companies by painting murals inside and outside their buildings.
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Type | Public |
Traded as | NYSE: LVLT |
Industry | Telecom |
Founded | 1985 |
Headquarters | Broomfield, Colorado, USA |
Key people | Jeff Storey (CEO) Sunit Patel (CFO) |
Products | Mobile telephony, Internet services, Content delivery |
Employees | 11,000 |
Website | www.level3.com |
Type | Public |
Traded as | NYSE: LVLT |
Industry | Telecom |
Founded | 1985 |
Headquarters | Broomfield, Colorado, USA |
Key people | Jeff Storey (CEO) Sunit Patel (CFO) |
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Level 3 Communications is an American multinational telecommunications and Internet service provider company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.[1]
It operates a Tier 1 network.[1] The company provides core transport, IP, voice, video, and content delivery for most of the medium to large Internet carriers in North America, Latin America, Europe, and selected cities in Asia.[2] Level 3 is also the largest competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) and the 2nd largest provider of fiber optic internet access (based on coverage area) in the United States.[3]
In 1985 Peter Kiewit Sons' Inc created a subsidiary named Kiewit Diversified Group to manage the corporation's business that were not related to construction. The division was spun off as a separate entity and changed its name to Level 3 Communications in 1998 to signify an increased focus on communication services. That same year saw it make an IPO on NASDAQ. It continued to build its telecommunications network after going public.[4]
In 2003 the company acquired Genuity, and, between 2005 and 2007, it purchased several other companies including former rivals WilTel Communications, Broadwing Corporation, Looking Glass Networks, Progress Telecom, and Telcove (formerly Adelphia Business Solutions).[4]
In 2004 Level 3 acquired ICG Communications' wholesale dial-up business for $35 million. Then, in 2006, Level 3 purchased the rest of ICG Communications for $163 million, taking over ICG's fiber network and nationwide Points of Presence (PoPs). It then focused on integrating those acquired companies through 2010.
On April 11, 2011, Level 3 announced a tender offer had been made to acquire fellow Tier 1 provider Global Crossing[5] in an all-stock transaction.[6] On August 5, 2011, Level 3's purchase of Global Crossing was separately approved by shareholders of both companies.[7] On October 4, 2011, the purchase was completed. On October 20, 2011, Level 3 Communications completed a reverse stock split and transferred its stock listing from NASDAQ to the New York Stock Exchange.[8]
On May 14, 2012, Level 3 was selected by European content provider Voxility to provide more than 250 Gbit/s to Voxility's three major datacenters in North America and Europe.[9]
On May 7, 2012, the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) contracted Level 3 to provide dedicated fiber-cable operations and maintenance support, and IP-based infrastructure under a ten-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum value of approximately $410.8 million.[10]
On October 30, 2012, Level 3 was named as "Top Ethernet Services Provider" by Nemertes Research PilotHouse Awards.[11]
On June 16, 2014, Level 3 had agreed to buy TW Telecom, a provider of business Internet connections, for about $5.68 billion, as consolidation continues in the telecommunications industry.[12]
Level 3 Communications operates a large network of the Internet. This includes 46 states in the continental United States,[3][13][14] South America, Western Europe,[1][15] and select cities in Asia. It uses transatlantic cables,[16] including Yellow/AC-2, on which it owned and operated two of the four fiber pairs after the 2001 Viatel bankruptcy.[17] Level 3 Communications has also purchased 300 Gbit/s of capacity on the Apollo cable system.[18]
It is the current owner of AS1[19] (following the acquisition of Genuity, that was the BBN Technologies Spin off for their Internet Service Provider assets, including this AS), but it operationally uses AS3356, which as of 2007[update] consistently has one of the highest ranked connectivity degrees on the Internet.[20][21] It also operates the former Global Crossing network (AS3549) following the company acquisition in 2011.
The company runs a content delivery network which it acquired from Savvis in 2006.[22] Level 3 Communications delivers Netflix and Apple Inc music & video content over the Internet.[23]
In 2006 Level 3 Communications partnered with Internet2, an academic network, and announced it would deploy a next generation nationwide research network.[24]
Level 3 distributes and sells its services through a mix of six independent sales channels: large enterprise, wholesale, federal, content and media, midmarket, and indirect. All six sales channels report to the president of sales Andrew Crouch.[25] The top performing Level 3 indirect sales agencies in 2010 include Intelisys, Microcorp, CDW/AVANT Communications, PlanetOne, Advantage Communications Group, Telarus, and Presidio.[26]
On February 5, 2014, Level 3 reported total revenue of $1.602 billion for the fourth quarter 2013, compared to $1.614 billion for the fourth quarter 2012. For the full year 2013, total revenue was $6.313 billion, compared to $6.376 billion for the full year 2012. [27] As of the release of the 4th Quarter and Full Year earnings, Internet market publication The Street was recommending a "Hold" for Level 3 stock. [28]
On December 8, 2010, the New America Foundation submitted a request to the Federal Communications Commission to investigate the ongoing dispute between Level 3 Communications and Comcast with regard to data trafficking agreements. The request called for an investigation of "whether and how last-mile providers might leverage their relationship with broadband consumers to act in an anticompetitive manner", and how "last-mile providers can leverage their market power to harm their competitors in the market for Internet content".[29]
The request for investigation stems from the decision by Comcast to alter the peering agreement they had with Level 3 due to the increased volume of internet traffic due to the latter's new agreement to be a primary backbone provider of Netflix on-line streaming content.[29] Level 3 Communications agreed to pay a new fee but maintained the view that it goes against Federal Communications Commission regulations that prevent Internet Service Providers from "favoring certain types of traffic."[30]
Another contributing factor to the dispute is the Comcast and NBCUniversal merger. On December 8, 2010, in a letter to the FCC, the New America Foundation wrote to the FCC stating that, "Because this dispute arose shortly after Level 3 signed a deal with Netflix to transmit Netflix content, regulators should examine Comcast's motives closely. Netflix competes directly with Comcast's cable TV programming offerings. In fact, over the past two quarters, cable has lost an increasing number of subscribers, and a number of those consumers have substituted Netflix streaming video service for the cable service they have eliminated. It requires little imagination to view Comcast's behavior as an attempt to raise the distribution costs for Netflix and thus force that competitor to pass these new expenses onto consumers in the form of higher prices."[29]
On December 16, 2010, Level 3 Communications CEO, James Q. Crowe, submitted a letter to the FCC regarding the ongoing dispute between his company and Comcast. In the letter he stated, "The question, quite simply, is whether Comcast and other residential broadband Internet service providers should be allowed to use their dominant control over access to their subscribers' eyes and ears in order to coerce payments from broadband backbone and independent content providers."[31]
On December 17, 2010, Jeff Storey, President and COO of Level 3 Communications wrote a letter to Neil Smit, President of Comcast. In it he wrote, "Last night and today, in direct violation of our Non-disclosure agreement, Comcast disclosed the details of our discussions to the FCC, and publicly disclosed those discussions in a blog post written by John Schanz. This breach of our agreement is exacerbated by the fact that Comcast's portrayal of our discussions is factually incorrect".[32]
In July 2013 Level 3 was accused of wiretapping large parts of data on the German Internet Exchange Point DE-CIX for the NSA,[33] and a few months later, was accused of tapping connections between Google and Yahoo data centers. [34]