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At Extended Stay America, guests find a friendly home away from home, whether for a day, a week or a month . Each of our 121 spacious suites offers a fully equipped kitchen, free WiFi, and a flat screen TV with premium channels, with free grab and go breakfast and laundry facilities onsite . Only 10 miles from Tampa, close to restaurants, and just 10 miles from Busch Gardens, our hotel is the convenient, affordable choice for savvy business and leisure travelers . …Hotel requires a valid credit card on file upon check in for incidental charges or damages to guest rooms . If no valid credit card or guest is paying cash, a cash room deposit in the amount of 100USD per stay per room is collected . After satisfactory inspection at check out, room deposit will be refunded . Refunds over 100USD will be refunded by check within 14 days of departure .
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The educational event called "Are You Ready for the Changes to the Medical Device Directive" will take place in five locations across the United States: Irvine, Calif; San Francisco, Calif; Shoreview, Minn.; Tampa Bay, Fla.; and Waltham, Mass. TÜVRheinland will explain the changes to the Directive 2007/47/EC, which amends sections of the Medical Device Directive (93/42/EEC), the Active Implantable Medical Device Directive (90/385/EEC)
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From humble beginnings as a portal for firmware for Samsung smartphones and tablets to a popular source of exclusive news, inside info and other important scoops about all things Samsung, SamMobile has come a long way. We have managed to grow to a point that we wouldn't have dreamed of a couple of years ago, with exclusive inside information (thanks to our awesome insiders), the latest news, and our huge Samsung firmware archive being the main reasons for why we are where we are at this point.
Now, it's time for the next chapter.
Meet SamMobile 4.0. If you're reading this, you are probably doing so on our completely redesigned website. SamMobile now has a cleaner look, fully redesigned news and firmware pages, and a brand new magazine. Earlier this month, we registered our fourth million site member, and between 2012 and 2014, SamMobile's unique visitor count has grown from 11,166,541 to 51,924,200. With Mobile World Congress and the announcement of Samsung's next flagship coming up, we thought it was the right time to make SamMobile 4.0 go live.
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- January 2015 brought us record unique visitors in a month: 5,765,485
With SamMobile 4.0, our goal hasn't changed. Breaking exclusive information about Samsung's upcoming devices is something we will continue to do in the future, in addition to offering our readers a look at newer versions of Android (and Tizen, hopefully, now that Samsung is putting a heavy focus on its own operating system) before Samsung rolls out official updates. You will also be to catch up on the latest news about the Korean manufacturer, and catch up with Samsung users in our forums.
However, SamMobile 4.0 isn't completely done at this point, but with such a major redesign, we will unsurprisingly have our work cut out for us over the coming days. We will be constantly monitoring things, making fixes as issues are discovered, and will be completing the redesign for some sections that are left out (like the forum), in addition to fine tuning everything over the coming days to make sure our readers continue to have the greatest experience browsing through SamMobile.
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SamMobile is the largest Samsung community around. However, despite our position, we were not always leading in terms of website trends and evolutions. That's why we thought it was the right time to give our design a complete overhaul. Thanks to our great designers, we managed to do this with SamMobile 4.0.
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To help us better understand your experience with implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV, we've created a survey that is available until March 20. The survey is open to all Microsoft Dynamics partner employees directly involved in any phase of Microsoft Dynamics NAV implementation work. It should take about 10 minutes to complete. The data from the survey will not be publicized, but it will help us improve your experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV in the future.
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I am Lam, a student of VAASA University of Applied sciences, VAASA, Finland.
I am doing on a project making an e-Commerce Gateway server by using Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Biztalk server and TinyERP so that I can send invoices from MS Dynamics NAV to TinyERP through Biztalk server
I followed the instruction in the document configure Biztalk server 2006 on Windows server 2003 to install MS Biztalk server 2006 and W1W1CRCG.pdf to install MS dynamics NAV, however, there were still some problems.
First I installed and configured MS Biztalk server 2006 successfully. I could follow 4 tutorials of Biztalk server without any errors. I think Biztalk was ok now. After that, I installed and configured MS dynamics NAV 5.0. When I ran file Setup.bat in folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\Commerce Gateway Request Server, there was no errors and everything was ok. However, when I used CSIDE Client and followed W1W1CRCG.pdf to set up a connection between CRONUS and PURE-LOOK, there were some errors:
When I configured Partner Setup, there is an error states that "Biztalk partner currency map already exists", you can see the screenshot in http://www.freewebs.com/lebaolam/currency_map_error.JPG. I think that they should have set up the currency map somewhere but I dont know.
Thinking that there was some errors with the sample database. I created 2 new company (using file/company/new) named Vapice and CRONUS. Then, I re-configured Management Setup and Partner Setup , everything is ok. I followed the remain steps which were using Application Server Manager to create and run 2 new application servers named LAM-CLASSIC and LAM-SQL. In the checking step, I created a purchase quote and sent to Biztalk partner. There was a notice confirmed that document was sent successfully. However, when I checked in partner company, there was no documents and Event Viewer appeared some errors about messageBusAgent (http://www.freewebs.com/lebaolam/error.JPG) .
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The Dallas Cowboys signed former Chargers tight end Dante Rosario Monday afternoon, Nick Eatman reported on Twitter. Rosario was the third tight end for San Diego last season, providing a memorable week two performance against the Tennessee Titans when he caught four passes for 48 yards and three touchdowns. It doesn't appear that he will have much of a different role in Dallas. He will be competing with Jason Witten, James Hanna and second-round pick Gavin Escobar. The post Cowboys, Dante Rosario Agree on Contract appeared first on NFL Trade Rumors -.
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Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. announced Thursday that he was giving up his legal fight over deputy layoffs as the county prepared to issue 48 pink slips.
Those deputies' last day of work will be Monday.
Clarke had sought to block the layoffs and waged an unsuccessful months-long campaign against the 2012 budget cuts that forced the elimination of the jobs. He gave up the effort after a judge in one of two lawsuits over the layoffs agreed with the county on the number of deputy job cuts.
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The county sued Clarke last month to force him to implement the layoffs, with county lawyers warning that arrests made by deputies whose jobs were abolished could be challenged. Clarke argued that he couldn't pull the trigger on layoffs until he knew how many deputies would have to be laid off.
That was clarified this week with a ruling by the state Employment Relations Commission and by Judge William Pocan. They sided with the county that the maximum number of 61 possible layoffs was offset only by deputy retirements over the last two months of 2011, resulting in 48 layoffs.
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Clarke agreed to rescind an order he issued nearly a month ago calling deputies who had already received layoff notices back to work, said Michael Whitcomb, an attorney for the sheriff.
Fran McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for Clarke, said the sheriff was working on a plan to help fill gaps created by the layoffs.
"There are holes to fill," she said. "Obviously, it will have an impact."
No decisions have been made yet on whether any tasks of the sheriff's office would be curtailed as a result of the layoffs, McLaughlin said.
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Nick DiPaolo Headlines at Marisa's and Treehouse Comedy Club Tonight
Nick Dipaolo is probably one of the most authentic voices of comedy, whether on or off the stage. He's referred to as a comic's comic because there are no facades, no act. It's all Nick Dipaolo, all the time.
Nick started his illustrious comedy career after appearing on HBO's "Young Comedian Special", where his innovative and no-holds-barred comedic approach stood out from the crowd. Since Nick's humble beginnings, he was a regular on "Tough Crowds with Colin Quinn", many Comedy Central Roasts and appeared on numerous television shows and films such as "Louie", "Beer League", "The Sopranos", Leno, Letterman, Conan and "The Chris Rock Show". Nick is also a regular on "The Howard Stern Show", "The Opie and Anthony Show", "The Dennis Miller Show" and was the host of "The Nick Dipaolo Show" and "The Nick and Artie Show". He has since written and performed four standup comedy specials and four CDs. The most recent standup effort being a one hour Showtime special entitled "Raw Nerve".
Nick Dipaolo's honest and acerbic comedy has made him a sought after voice on stage, television, and radio for years and also earned him two Emmy Nominations for writing.
Nick Dipaolo will be performing his stand-up for two nights: at Marisa's in Trumbull tonight, May 17th at 9:00 , with tickets at $22.00, and at The Treehouse Comedy Club at Billy Tee's on May 18th at 8:00, with tickets at $20.00. Marisa's is located at 6540 Main Street in Trumbull, CT, and the Treehouse Comedy Club at Billy Tee's is located at 150 Sebethe Drive in Cromwell, CT. For tickets go to TreehouseComedy.com or call the Treehouse Business Office at 203.268.5857 or call the venues direct, Marisa's 203.459.4225 and Cromwell at 860.632.1342.
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Crag is similar to the classic dice game of Yahtzee or Yacht but faster, played with three dice, and with differing scoring categories. The game consists of 13 rounds, in each round you roll the dice up to 2 times and score the result in one of 13 categories. If you roll a combination that is already used, you must score a 0 for an unused category. In this case try to choose a low scoring entry.
In the game Ya Dice you will roll the dice to set up the best pattern so you can win the game! You will roll five dice and match the result with the patterns to score points. When you first roll your five dice you can choose to keep a number of dice and roll the rest again. After you get the set up you want you can match the final result with one of the patterns, each pattern can only be used once so you need to assign with care.
Haunting wheels is a game in which you must dodge all your car wheels trying to get you. It is an arcade style game for children and adults. Game in addition to exercise your fingers get fun. Run your finger moving car and catch objects that come out of the screen. It is better than playing Yahtzee dice. It is an educational game though English is fun. No stop shopping has therefore children can play quietly without spending money.
Find out for yourself why everyone's getting hooked on this addictive dice game. Similar to Hasbro, Inc.'s YAHTZEE®, you can play Dice With Buddies™ with friends, family, or random opponents--whether they're sitting next to you or thousands of miles away! ===User Reviews=== "Best yatzy game out of all the apps in the market." - Judy "The best part is that this is the first mobile game I can play with my whole family!" - Josh "As sad as it sounds
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-Actually has mode memory in spite of the description stating otherwise
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The light is actually a little to small to be able to handle the high output that the XM-L delivers. There is no way of handling all the heat produced on High in with this body size. So it should not be intended for full time use on High-mode.
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Shopping is still an unfamiliar pastime for the Chinese. Centuries of Confucianism emphasize the cultivation of virtue and ethics, not the creation of a snazzier wardrobe. Just a generation ago, Mao Zedong's Communist government outlawed personal property and purged the land of private possessions.
These days, however, Beijing would like nothing more than for 1.4 billion Chinese to shop until they drop -- or at least until its economy perks up. Having tripled China's gross domestic product over the past decade, the government now has pronounced that the country's heavy reliance on exports and investment for growth is "unstable, unbalanced, and unsustainable." Friday's disappointing Chinese trade numbers were just the latest evidence. Private consumption made up just 35% of GDP last year, down from 46% in 2000, and goosing domestic spending has taken on new urgency now that Europeans and Americans are no longer gobbling up goods churned out by China's factories. It's an unusual message from a communist regime: Materialism is the new patriotism.
As China tries to make consumption more conspicuous, Barron's decided to window-shop for 10 publicly traded domestic brands that stand to prosper. Make no mistake, many popular brands in China right now are foreign. General Motors GM 0.5750605326876513% General Motors Co. U.S.: NYSE USD33.23 0.19 0.5750605326876513% /Date(1435870862945-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8516963 AFTER HOURS USD33.14 -0.0899999999999963 -0.2708396027685826% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 129390 P/E Ratio 15.291519028116516 Market Cap 53407521363.8879 Dividend Yield 4.333433644297322% Rev. per Employee 714042 More quote details and news » (ticker: GM) sells more cars there than in the U.S., Apple's AAPL -0.1263823064770932% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD126.44 -0.16 -0.1263823064770932% /Date(1435870800080-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 26810454 AFTER HOURS USD126.34 -0.0999999999999943 -0.07908889591901297% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 400498 P/E Ratio 15.629171817058097 Market Cap 728424620100.17 Dividend Yield 1.6450490351154698% Rev. per Employee 2287920 More quote details and news » (AAPL) mobbed stores require security rivaling a U2 concert at Madison Square Garden, and Coca-Cola KO -0.02531645569620253% Coca-Cola Co. U.S.: NYSE USD39.49 -0.01 -0.02531645569620253% /Date(1435870824645-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8760982 AFTER HOURS USD39.61 0.119999999999997 0.30387439858191945% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 214941 P/E Ratio 24.99367088607595 Market Cap 172125116593.279 Dividend Yield 3.3426183844011144% Rev. per Employee 355519 More quote details and news » (KO) is as at home in China as anywhere. But as China's consumer class grows, the biggest beneficiaries will be its home-grown labels; by extension their stock prices should also do well over time. Consider Coke's 7,000% rise over roughly four decades or Apple's 5,000% gain in two.
By shorter-term valuation measures, the stocks of some of our Chinese picks aren't cheap (see table above) and, in a few cases, their immediate prospects are challenging. Some companies on our list are typical of an emerging economic power: Lenovo (992.Hong Kong), for example, is China's biggest computer maker, and Baidu BIDU -0.8454531729656283% Baidu Inc. ADS U.S.: Nasdaq USD197.03 -1.68 -0.8454531729656283% /Date(1435870800083-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1807334 AFTER HOURS USD196.99 -0.039999999999992 -0.020301476932446834% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9959 P/E Ratio 33.10037799244015 Market Cap 69202867113.3492 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 181966 More quote details and news » (BIDU) is essentially China's Google (GOOG). Others are unique to Earth's most populous nation: Moutai 600519.SH 1.6932868980425122% Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. China: Shanghai CNY254.04 4.23 1.6932868980425122% /Date(1436213057000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 27279966 P/E Ratio 18.119828815977176 Market Cap 297262065459.595 Dividend Yield 1.7217760982522436% Rev. per Employee 1744440 More quote details and news » (600519.China) makes a lethally strong liquor first mass-produced during the Qing dynasty in the 17th century, and today is the toast of choice for special occasions. Yunnan Baiyao (000538.China) produces traditional Chinese medicines that are finding their way into everything from toothpaste to tea.
There couldn't be a better time for consumers to plunk down more yuan. China's economic growth has slowed to a three-year low near 7.6%, but it's strongly supported by 13% year-over-year growth in retail sales. Although the country's economy is the world's second-largest, per-capita income ranks just 92nd. Beijing desperately needs income and spending to increase, not just to rebalance its economy, but also to appease its citizens and stave off social unrest. To encourage people to spend more and save less for a rainy day, Beijing is expanding retirement pension coverage from 250 million of its people today to 350 million by 2015. Expect further tax reforms and consumer subsidies. "As part of the long-term agenda, we anticipate accelerated enhancement of social welfare, pension schemes, education, health care, and personal lending," says Joseph Tang, Invesco's Hong Kong-based investment director, who sees discretionary spending outpacing GDP for years to come.
China's relentless urbanization will induce more of its citizens to open their wallets. By 2020, about 850 million Chinese will live in urban areas, up from 650 million in 2010, says a McKinsey study. One in every five city-dwellers will be a first-generation migrant, and the range of goods catering to this urban sprawl makes brand choices a bigger individual statement. From Shanghai to Shenzhen, you are what you wear, where you shop, and what you drive.
In some cases, there's still time for a local champion to emerge. For instance, our list lacks domestic luxury fashion brands, since most Chinese labels don't yet have the rich history to lure fashionistas away from Chanel, Hermes, and Gucci. Women's fashion is similarly commoditized, with little consumer loyalty.Domestic food brands are growing fast but susceptible to food-safety flubs, from melamine in milk powder to exploding watermelons over-sprayed with growth chemicals. And while the Chinese are becoming zealous travelers, China's big three airlines haven't built much of a reputation–except for surly service and rubbery cuisine.
In most areas, however, we found our favorite. Here's our selection of China's 10 top brands (in alphabetical order):
China's dominant Internet search engine controls 79% of its US$4 billion search market. Baidu -- whose name means "hundreds of times," and comes from a Song Dynasty poem about a man's search for an elusive beauty -- has benefited from Google's 2010 withdrawal from the mainland over a censorship spat with Beijing. But the brand also "owes its popularity to deep familiarity with the subtleties of Chinese language and culture," notes Millward Brown, a global brand research agency. The keystrokes to type requests in Mandarin are different from those for English. Baidu's grasp of the nuances of Asian-language search requests explains why it has also launched a Japanese search engine, its first outside China.
Baidu's next challenge: Cornering the newer, faster-growing market for mobile-device searches, where its share is just less than half. As a result, the stock currently trades at a much more attractive 27.7 times projected profit, well off the median of 54 times since its 2005 debut on Nasdaq.
China Mobile
The company has more than 683 million customers and the world's largest telecom network -- it even provided coverage from 21,325 feet when the Olympic torch traversed Mount Everest on its way to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Games. Its US$233 billion market cap is the second largest in Asia. But it's a behemoth at a crossroads. Its third-generation network is based on a standard used only in China, so it can't match the range of rival smartphones, including Apple's coveted iPhones. Subscriber growth is slowing, and new software on mobile devices is rapidly changing how people communicate.
Still, China Mobile (941.Hong Kong) has a massive war chest, including $48 billion in net cash, and is developing a quicker fourth-generation network. Americans tend to see their telecom providers as an annoyance to be endured, but in China, where news is state-controlled and information scarcer, the locals have a stronger attachment to their phones. For now, callers also can't switch providers easily without changing their phone numbers, which helps China Mobile hold on to customers.
The shares late in 2011 drew in respected value investors like AQR Capital Management's Cliff Asness and Dreman Value Management's David Dreman. The P/E ratio, at about 12, hasn't changed much since.
Great Wall Motor
Many Chinese would rather drive Audis, BMWs, or Mercedes-Benzes, but just 2% of the urban population has disposable annual household income of more than $34,000. The 82% who have between $6,000 and $16,000 care more about value.
Among local auto makers, Geely (175.Hong Kong) may have the more recognizable brand, since it makes passenger cars, including its charming hatchback, the "Panda." But Great Wall is China's leading SUV and truck maker and has a reputation for delivering good value. "I actually think Great Wall has a better quality perception in SUVs and trucks than Geely does in cars," says Earl Yen, portfolio manager of Shanghai-based CSV Capital Partners.
First-half results trumped estimates, with sales rising 29% and profit jumping 30%. Higher-margin SUVs drove 41% of sales, up from 33% a year ago. Car ownership in China is still low by global standards -- one for every 17 people -- and Great Wall is exporting more to Southeast Asia and the Middle East. No wonder shares 2333.hk 0.8612538540596094% Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. ADS U.S.: OTC USD49.069 0.419 0.8612538540596094% /Date(1435875600000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1447 AFTER HOURS USD48.95 -0.119 -0.2425156412398867% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1406 P/E Ratio 10.80934023570878 Market Cap 18903914322.7493 Dividend Yield 2.6673683996005626% Rev. per Employee 146002 More quote details and news » (2333.Hong Kong) are up 49% this year, leaving other Hong Kong-listed stocks in its rear-view mirror.
For a household name, Haier is a bit of a mystery. It's the world's biggest appliance brand and owns 8% of the global market for white goods. Its Hong Kong-listed unit, Haier Electronics 1169.HK -5.185185185185185% Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd. Hong Kong HKD19.2 -1.05 -5.185185185185185% /Date(1436216464000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6703000 P/E Ratio 16.99415825809878 Market Cap 58668970500 Dividend Yield 0.5729166666666666% Rev. per Employee 5403210 More quote details and news » (1169.Hong Kong), is China's biggest maker of washing machines and heaters, while Shanghai-listed Qingdao Haier 600690.SH 5.98731165741475% Qingdao Haier Co. Ltd. A China: Shanghai CNY26.73 1.51 5.98731165741475% /Date(1436213090000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 103665156 P/E Ratio 15.379746835443038 Market Cap 80143547123.1937 Dividend Yield 1.720912832023943% Rev. per Employee 1618450 More quote details and news » (600690.China) makes air conditioners and refrigerators. Yet analysts can't pinpoint the value of the state-owned parent, a collective belonging to employees (who do not receive dividends or know exactly what they own).
Even so, the brand -- Haier comes from the Chinese pronunciation of Liebherr Group, an early German partner -- is based on its range of products -- everything from robots to walk-in wine coolers -- and attentive after-sales service. Factory locations stretch from Southeast Asia to South Carolina. A network of more than 7,000 mainland stores helps sell Haier and third-party appliances in small cities and rural areas. Management's boast: it can deliver anything within 200 kilometers (124 miles) of its stores in 24 hours.
Such a reputation comes at a premium. Haier Electronics, for instance, fetches 10.6 times 2012 profit, above 7.7 times for its peers. Yet a government "Home Appliances to the Countryside" program that subsidizes purchases will expire in January 2013 and may have pulled sales into 2012. The soft housing market also is a flashing yellow light.
Some time in 2012 Lenovo should overtake Hewlett-Packard HPQ 0.5570117955439057% Hewlett-Packard Co. U.S.: NYSE USD30.69 0.17 0.5570117955439057% /Date(1435870918605-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 15584923 AFTER HOURS USD30.683 -0.00700000000000145 -0.022808732486151843% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 115768 P/E Ratio 12.276 Market Cap 55438878513.5578 Dividend Yield 2.293906810035842% Rev. per Employee 355334 More quote details and news » (HPQ) as the world's biggest personal-computer producer. The Beijing outfit, which bought IBM's IBM 0.3647638154295094% International Business Machines Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD165.09 0.6 0.3647638154295094% /Date(1435870944274-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2817418 AFTER HOURS USD164.85 -0.240000000000009 -0.1453752498637107% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 35278 P/E Ratio 13.7575 Market Cap 162569733904.783 Dividend Yield 3.1497970803803987% Rev. per Employee 238319 More quote details and news » (IBM) ThinkPad business in 2005, already sells one in three PCs in China, and its share of global PC sales jumped to 14% from 10% in 2011. An amazing 93% of its $30 billion annual revenue comes from computers, but it's starting to make other gadgets, too.
Shares of the future No. 1 trade at 14 times fiscal 2013 profit, versus peers' 9-10 times. But the stock has skidded 20% since early May as year-over-year growth in Chinese PC demand slowed from double digits to 5%.
Count on a 2013 recovery, however, as Chinese broadband service becomes more widespread and affordable, and as PC makers unveil new products. Internet penetration -- a proxy for computer use -- also remains low in China at about 36%, compared with nearly 80% in the U.S., and Lenovo's familiar name will give it an edge in winning over newer rural customers.
Branded: (Clockwise from left) Tsingtao beer, Great Wall SUV, Li Ning's founder, and Henry Kissinger's favorite, Moutai Great Wall SUV: Nelson Ching / Bloomberg News; Li Ning: Trevor Jones / Getty Images; Moutai: Imagechina / Corbis
Li Ning
When China went to her maiden Olympics in 1984, millions watched on TV as the gymnast Li Ning won six medals, including three golds, to become the country's most decorated athlete. The "prince of gymnastics" put his fame to shrewd use, and today Li Ning is China's second most recognized sporting-goods brand, after Nike NKE 0.40208352371378964% Nike Inc. Cl B U.S.: NYSE USD109.87 0.44 0.40208352371378964% /Date(1435870803820-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2910794 AFTER HOURS USD109.87 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 39217 P/E Ratio 29.694594594594594 Market Cap 94460501765.7254 Dividend Yield 1.019386547738236% Rev. per Employee 541611 More quote details and news » (NKE).
Now, however, the respected brand is in danger of getting left off the medals podium. It over-expanded after the 2008 Beijing Olympics (when its founder was airlifted into the opening ceremony to light the Olympic cauldron). Net income surged 52% in 2008, but by 2011, inventories had piled up just as Chinese shoppers were turning to cheaper Western brands. Profit plunged 65% last year, and shares 2331.hk -5.797101449275362% Li Ning Co. Ltd. Hong Kong HKD3.25 -0.2 -5.797101449275362% /Date(1436216464000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13578382 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 6598865437.5 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 2266900 More quote details and news » (2331.Hong Kong) today are 4.68 Hong Kong dollars (US$0.60), down from HK$31 in mid-2010.
Management's task: To bring its apparel and equipment to market more quickly and cheaply, shift from the crowded casual wear segment toward higher-margin "performance gear" made of more sophisticated material, and appeal to younger people. Li Ning now sponsors the Chinese Basketball Association and is revamping with capital from private-equity firm TPG. Profit forecasts still look high, says Morgan Stanley analyst Robert Lin, but "the company has strong brand equity, boding well for top-line gains and margin growth in the long term."
Declared a national drink in 1951, centuries-old moutai is a clear, yellowish liquor fermented from sorghum. It's drunk in vast quantities as shots -- "gan bei," or bottoms up! -- and the knockout alcoholic level (as high as 53% of volume, versus about 12% for red wine) makes you forget it smells like soy sauce. No wonder Henry Kissinger once told Deng Xiaoping: "If we drink enough Moutai, we can solve anything."
Kweichow Moutai, the state-owned giant that makes its namesake liquors, saw profit jump 74% in 2011 to $1.4 billion. Revenue expanded 58%. There is some worry that Beijing's push to stamp out bribes and tighten its entertainment budget could cut into Moutai's exuberant sales.
The company is opening more self-operated stores to better control its distribution and fight counterfeiting. Its Shanghai-listed shares trade near an all-time high and fetch 19 times 2012 profit, above 18.6 times for Diageo and about 16 times for global-liquor companies. Still, Credit Suisse says Moutai deserves the top-shelf premium and makes it the No. 1 pick among Chinese white spirits.
When reigning badminton world champion Yu Yang was disqualified from the London Olympics for tanking a match, she quit her sport in modern Chinese fashion: She announced her retirement -- "Bye bye, my beloved badminton" -- on her Tencent microblog.
In a country where news is scrubbed by Beijing and large gatherings frowned upon, Tencent—China's biggest and most diversified Internet company -- has become the people's public square. Tencent has the world's largest customer base: 721 million registered users for its instant messaging service, 552 million social-networking users, and 373 million micro-bloggers like Yu Yang. Nearly 72% of revenue comes from an Internet services unit dominated by a maturing online games platform, so Tencent has expanded into other areas, like faster-growing e-commerce, online advertising, and mobile services by providing ringtones and text messages.
"Tencent has so far been the most successful company at monetizing its user base," says Invesco's Tang. Revenue grew 45% last year to $4.5 billion, while operating profit rose 25%. Shares (700.Hong Kong) are up 54% this year and aren't cheap at 27 times 2012 profit, versus 16 times for global Internet stocks and 15 times for Google. But that's a vote of confidence that Tencent will stay ahead of China's maturing Internet boom.
Tsingtao Brewery
The average Chinese drinks less than half the beer consumed by an American, and just a third of that guzzled by a German. Yet China's vast population makes it by far the world's biggest beer market. China Resources Enterprise (291.Hong Kong) may have a 22% market share from peddling cheap beers. But it's the No. 2 volume leader, Tsingtao (market share: 14%), that has the older, more famous brand -- and the coveted toehold in the faster-growing premium aisle.
Tsingtao is a Chinese beer with German grandparents. Founded in 1903 by Anglo-German settlers, it was reportedly brewed to strict German standards and with mineral water from China's Laoshan Spring. Even today, that hoppy Pilsner taste helps it wash down quickly and easily.
Chinese beer consumption climbed 5% last year, but Tsingtao's volume grew 13% while profit increased 14%. Grain costs are a concern, but brewers can raise prices, and at about $0.80 a liter, average selling prices of beer in China are still low compared with the global average of $2.20. No wonder Japanese breweries are circling, with Asahi taking a 20% stake and Suntory forming a joint venture with Tsingtao. The stock (168.Hong Kong) trades at a full-bodied 25 times profit.
Yunnan Baiyao
Legend has it that Yunnan Baiyao, which means "white medicine from Yunnan province," was concocted in 1902 by a man who scoured the countryside, testing bushels of herbs. From ginseng and other astringent roots he made a white powder widely used to stem bleeding when China fought Japan during World War II. After he died, his widow handed the secret formula to the government.
But just how do you sell traditional Chinese medicine in the 21st century? The state-owned company began putting it in capsules, bandages, skin creams and beverages. After a five-year push, the brand has snagged 10% of China's toothpaste market, and is now targeting the bigger shampoo and pharma-cosmetics segment.
From 2006 to 2011, sales more than tripled to $1.8 billion, while profit quadrupled. Raw-material inflation bears watching, and margins could fall as Yunnan competes in the crowded hair-care sector. But Morgan Stanley sees revenue growing 14% in 2012 and profit rising 24%. The stock reflects its recent success, trading at 28 times earnings.
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This Chunky Wooden Bauble Necklace from Lauren Tien is a great way to use up those napkin holders you no longer want. Similar to the fashionable necklaces you may find in Anthropologie, this easy knockoff is easy, inexpensive, and clever!
- 7 wooden napkin rings
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- Yarn or string
- Something to hang your wooden rings to dry (I used a pencil set across 2 jars)
Gather your wood pieces, paint, yarn or string, and something to hang your wooden rings on to dry. For drying, I used a pencil set across two jars {The pencil being where I hung the wooden rings, and the jars as an anchor on either side-- creating a little trapeze looking contraption. It kept my painted wood from setting on anything, allowing them to dry properly}
Dip your wood piece half way into your paint. I used BEHR's sample size of cobalt blue. It is a matte finish, which is what I wanted {and what I had in my paint bin}. You could also use multiple paint colors to achieve a different look.
After dipping your wood piece, hold it over the paint to allow excess drips to go back into your paint can. You can also utilize a flat paintbrush to wipe off paint if the coat is too thick.
Hang your half painted wood piece on your pencil trapeze drying contraption {or by other means} so as not to set the paint on any surface while it is drying.
Repeat steps 1-3 for each wood ring.
Allow to dry fully for one to two hours. Maybe more because the dipping process creates a thick layer of paint {I left mine to dry over night}
Cut your yarn to length, giving extra slack to play around with once you have the baubles around your neck {I like to have options for long, medium, and short, how about you?}.
String your colorblocked wooden baubles onto your yarn. You can really be creative with this. Use ribbon or even a long chain repurposed from another necklace. Make it completely your creation. It is truly up to you!
- Add your necklace to your outfit of the day, and get ready to wear your statement piece about town! {And, if you somehow aren't agreeing with your necklace. Take it off, pop some napkins in your baubles, and throw a dinner party! Your guests are sure to notice your statement colorblocked accessories }
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I have turned old napkin rings into mini pincushions - stuff a circle of fabric with fibrefill and glue into one end of the napkin ring. Cut a circle of foam board or cork to fit into the base to hide the contents and voila!
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Great idea! Must go an collect all of those rings I never use and try it today!
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John Sharp
"Having been the comptroller of public accounts, a railroad commissioner, a state senator, and a member of the House, I know what everyone at the Capitol knows: The governor doesn't have that much to do with what happens. Bob Bullock wanted welfare reform, so we passed it. Pete Laney wanted children's health insurance, so we passed it. Everyone at the Capitol knows, whether they'll say it or not, that on school finance, or what have you, the governor is the last person to get a copy of the legislation. This is not Louisiana, where the governor is extremely powerful. In Texas, the governor is the last guy to hear about anything."Even so, George W. Bush has been a special case. As long as the economy is good, a governor who doesn't have a hands-on attitude is going to do fine. He can be very popular. Things roll along. He doesn't have to know about the details of welfare reform or school finance or taxes. All that matters is what the polls say. When there's a lot of money in the treasury, the governor can pacify everybody. But when the economy goes bad, you'd better not have that kind of governor—and you'd better not have that kind of president. You'd better have someone who knows how to pull the levers of government and get the state, or the country, out of trouble. George may be that kind of governor, but we just don't know it."
John Sharp was the comptroller of public accounts from 1991 to 1999 and a railroad commissioner from 1987 to 1991. He is a principal with the Austin office of the accounting firm Ryan and Company.
Ann Richards
"To his credit, George Bush is a disciplined campaigner. He stays on message, and I think that really matters more than anything else. He seemingly does not tire of saying the same thing over and over and over again. If you ask me what time it is, I'm likely to tell you about the history of timekeeping and clock making, about the manufacture of timepieces and other forms of measurement, about the kinds of regulation put in place by the government. If you ask George Bush what time it is, he'll say, 'I think Americans have the right to bear arms.'
"He's very careful in the language he uses. Generally speaking, he never talks about religious programs' being funded by the government; he talks about faith-based this and faith-based that. He avoids what could be hot buttons. What has happened in Texas since he became governor is that we've moved social services to faith-based organizations, we're moving toward faith-based influence in schools, and we've changed the drug-and-alcohol-treatment program so that much of what remains is faith-based. This is a shield and a screen for what is actually taking place, and that is a delivery of influence over every aspect of our lives to the Religious Right.
"I think it's going to be a very close, very tight race. The polls have no idea what's going to happen, and neither do I. Ask me two weeks before the election. Americans more and more make up their mind in the last ten days, particularly women. That said, women are going to be a problem for him, and not just because we vote Democratic by and large. We're enormously concerned about the selection of Supreme Court justices, given the likelihood that the balance on the court could be tipped, and women could be restricted in the choices they make about bearing children. Abortion is going to be a huge issue for us. The gun issue is going to be a big issue. Bush continues to be enthusiastic about the opportunity for people to carry concealed weapons, which I think is dangerous and bad for our kids. The NRA has so much money and so much clout that it's gonna be really tough, but I think organizations of mothers against gun violence are going to grow. We know all this gun stuff is stupid. I think we're going to be exercised about it. It took Mothers Against Drunk Driv- ing a while before they had a serious effect, but the numbers are larger here.
"Beyond those issues, what's hurting Texas are the numbers. When we became a state that voluntarily complied with environmental laws, we couldn't help but have bad numbers. To be able to stay even with the other states, you have to be really aggressive about getting money available to the state from the federal government. If you fall behind and are not in there fighting for your share, others get it and your numbers drop.
"I guess the part that's most disturbing is the crowing about cutting taxes while there are still children who don't have health care. The message is wrong."
Ann Richards was the governor from 1991 to 1995 and the treasurer from 1983 to 1991. She is a senior adviser to the Washington, D.C., law firm Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson, and Hand.
Garry Mauro
"I've never met a politician with less passion about the issues than George W. Bush. I don't like Phil Gramm, and I don't like Kay Bailey Hutchison, but I have no doubt in my mind what they care about. I couldn't tell you anything Bush cares about. I've never even seen him get passionate about his own candidacy.
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Further analysis of domestic wells by DeSimone et al. (2009) showed that organic contaminants were detected in 60 percent of 2,100 sampled wells. Wells were sampled in 48 states in parts of 30 regionally extensive aquifers used for water supply. Aquifers were randomly selected for sampling and there was no prior knowledge of contamination. Seventeen VOCs were detected in more than 1 percent of wells at concentrations greater than 0.02 μg/L (see Figure 2-4 below, VOCs are in black). TCE was detected above the maximum comtaminant level (MCL) of 5 μg/L in 0.1 percent of wells. PCE was detected above the MCL of 5 μg/L in 0.05 percent of wells.
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Marcelo Antonio Rodríguez Laprea is a Venezuelan actor and professional wrestling announcer currently working for the international Spanish versions of WWE shows Raw, SmackDown, NXT, Superstars, and pay-per-view (PPV) events alongside Carlos Cabrera as color commentator.[1] .Rodríguez started working for WWE by the end of 2000 and appeared only occasionally at that time, filling in for Cabrera or former color commentator Hugo Savinovich. He commentated in every international version of RAW and SmackDown, while both Cabrera and Savinovich alternately broadcast alongside him. In October 2011, Savinovich left WWE and Rodríguez became a full-time Spanish commentator for all programs and PPV events. In October 2011, Rodríguez and Cabrera were at ringside for the tapings of Raw and SmackDown in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Be prepared for more of those kinds of moments if social networking start-up Jambo Networks has its way.
The company was at the Demo conference here Monday demonstrating its service that alerts folks armed with the right gadget when somebody with similar interests is nearby.
Jambo customers start by registering and building a profile via the company's Web site, explained company co-founder Jim Young. Tell Jambo anything you might want other folks to know, such as your alma mater, occupation or musical tastes, and it saves it as part of your secure profile.
Once you've built a profile, Jambo assigns you an ID number and provides free client software that works with a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth wireless networking connection.
Jambo contracts with organizations such as universities, trade show organizers and Wi-Fi hot-spot providers to sponsor its service in a given area. Once a person is in a Jambo-outfitted network, the software can run in the background, and it will alert him or her when someone with similar interests is within wireless range. It then lets the user open up an instant messaging window with that person to get a conversation started.
Young expects the initial use of Jambo will focus on environments such as college campuses and trade shows, where ad hoc personal connections are part of the point.
"You go to a trade show because you want to network," Young said. "The challenge is how to find the people you really want to meet."
The software currently works on Microsoft Windows and Mac laptops, and Pocket PC handheld devices. Jambo is working on versions for other portable gadgets, including BlackBerry messengers and Palm- and Symbian-based handhelds.
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NR/RV Oklahoma State at Kansas
Oct. 13, 2012 :: 2:30 p.m. CT :: Memorial Stadium (50,071 cap.)
TV: FSN (Joel Meyers, Brian Baldinger and Jim Knox)
Radio: Cowboy Radio Network (Dave Hunziker, John Holcomb and Robert Allen)
Internet: okstate.com
Satellite Radio: Sirius Channel 112, XM Channel 196
Game Two
After two open dates over the last three weeks, Oklahoma State begins an eight-games-in-eight-weeks stretch to close the 2012 season on Saturday when its travels to Lawrence to meet the Kansas Jayhawks. Kickoff is set for 2:35 p.m.
Oklahoma State and Kansas will be televised on FSN. After not appearing on Fox Sports Net in 2011, OSU will be appearing on FSN for the second time in 2012. OSU's win over Louisiana was also featured on the network.
Playing For The Tie
A win against Kansas would be the 62nd for Mike Gundy as OSU's head coach. It would tie him with Pat Jones for the most victories by a Cowboy head coach. Jones, who coached Gundy, Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas and a load of other former Cowboy stars, was 62-60 at OSU. Jones was promoted from defensive coordinator to head coach at Oklahoma State when Jimmy Johnson departed for the University of Miami prior to the 1984 season. Gundy enters the game with a 61-32 record.
Big 12 Getaways
Oklahoma State dropped its Big 12 opener to Texas - losing in the final 30 seconds of the game. That loss means that for the first time since 2007, OSU will not begin a conference season 2-0. Oklahoma State has not opened Big 12 play with an 0-2 record since 2005 when Mike Gundy was in his first year as OSU's head coach. Oklahoma State has not dropped consecutive Big 12 games since losing to Texas and Kansas in November of 2007.
Road Maps
Oklahoma State has been one of the nation's best road teams since 2009 and the Cowboys have far and away been the Big 12's top road team over the last three-plus seasons.
The Cowboys are 13-3 away from home since the beginning of the 2009 season with only a loss at Oklahoma in 2009, a perfect 5-0 record in 2010, only a loss at Iowa State in 2011 and the loss at Arizona in September of 2012.
In Big 12 Conference play, the Cowboys have won 12 of their last 14 road games.
Despite the impressive road numbers, OSU has dropped its last two road games overall (at Iowa State in 2011 in the final road game of the year, and the first road game of 2012 at Arizona).
Most Road Wins, 2009-2012
1. Boise State - 17
3. Ohio - 15
4. Virginia Tech - 14
5. Oklahoma State - 13*
*Tied with three other schools
Setting The Series
Oklahoma State holds a 31-29-2 series advantage over Kansas, thanks to its current two-game winning streak over the Jayhawks.
OSU is 17-15-1 all-time in Lawrence, including four straight wins.
OSU is 7-1 against the Jayhawks during the Big 12 era with the lone loss coming to the 2007 Kansas Orange Bowl team.
From 1969 to 1989, OSU was 18-1-2 against Kansas.
The two schools first met in 1923.
As an OSU player and head coach, Mike Gundy is a combined 7-1 against Kansas and a perfect 4-0 in Lawrence.
Oklahoma State has won the last two games of the series by a cumulative score of 118-42.
Oklahoma State heads to Lawrence with a small but effective group of Kansans on the Cowboy roster.
Junior running back Joseph Randle hails from Wichita Southeast High School. His brother, John, played at Kansas.
Defensive back Devin Hedgepeth is product of Derby, Kan. His Cowboy career has been interrupted by injuries, but he had a promising freshman season and was off to a good start as a sophomore in 2011 before injuries became a factor.
True freshman defensive end Trace Clark, a graduate of Wichita Collegiate, has already seen the field very early in his OSU career.
Defensive back Brian Reber has walked on to the OSU program from Leawood (Blue Valley High).
OSU defensive coordinator Bill Young held the same title at Kansas from 2002 through 2007.
Last Year In Stillwater
Oklahoma State sprinted out of the starting gate en route to a 56-7 halftime lead and an eventual 70-28 victory over the Jayhawks in Boone Pickens Stadium.
OSU generated 600 yards of total offense, including 494 through the air. That passing total is the third best in school history.
Eight Cowboys scored a touchdown as OSU set or tied school records for most points scored in the modern era (since broken with 84 vs. Savannah State), most TDs in a game (10) and most points in a half (56).
In the decisive first half, Kansas committed four turnovers, all leading to OSU touchdowns.
No Cowboy individuals had big games as Jeremy Smith led the rushing attack with 39 yards and Justin Blackmon topped the receivers with 84 yards.
The Cowboys Against Kansas
Running back Jeremy Smith has 14 career carries against Kansas, good for 103 yards two scores. He averages 7.4 yards per carry. He had three carries in last year's game, covering 39 yards.
Defensive end Tyler Johnson had seven tackles in the 2011 game, including two for loss.
In 2011, Josh Stewart had five receptions for 64 yards against the Jayhawks.
Texas Recap
Prior to its open week, Oklahoma State dropped a nail biter against No. 12 Texas. The Cowboys held the lead in the game's final two minutes. However, Texas scored the game-winning touchdown with just 29 seconds left on the clock.
With redshirt freshman quarterback J.W. Walsh making his first career start, Oklahoma State roughed up the Texas defense for 576 yards, including 275 rushing yards.
OSU missed a field goal on its final possession of the first half, but then scored on every second-half possession except the one that ended the game. Had the clock not expired, OSU would have had a first down at the Texas 38
OSU averaged 8.6 yards per snap and 6.9 yards per rush.
Running back Joseph Randle rushed for 199 yards in the best game of his career. He averaged eight yards per carry and scored on a 69-yard run on the game's second play.
Walsh was 18-of-27 passing for 301 yards with two touchdowns and an INT. He also ran for 57 yards.
Cowboy linebacker Shaun Lewis had 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss and he caused a fumble.
Defensive end Tyler Johnson had four tackles, a half-sack and an interception.
Texas scored on its first two possessions, although the second possession covered just 23 yards due to a Cowboy turnover. The OSU defense then limited Texas to seven points over the next seven possessions, before the Longhorns scored on their final two possessions.
Texas used 42 carries to rush for 136 yards for an average of 3.2 yards per rushing attempt.
OSU's two longest runs of the season came against Texas: Randle's 69-yarder and Walsh's 50-yard run.
Starting With Starts
Through the first four games of 2012, Oklahoma State has had 14 players make their first career start. That total is the second highest in the country for FBS programs. Air Force leads the way with 17. OSU and Arizona State are tied for second with 14 each. A quick look at OSU's new starters to date:
Calvin Barnett, DT: Arrived on campus in January...Has started every game with 11 total tackles, including three for loss.
James Castleman, DT: One of the surprises on the team ... Entered camp third on the depth chart but has started every game and leads the down linemen with 16 tackles.
Evan Epstein, C: A fifth-year senior who has made his first three career starts in 2012 ... Missed the Louisiana game with injury, but returned to start vs. Texas.
Shamiel Gary, S: Tied for third on the team with 17 tackles ... Has started every game.
Blake Jackson, IR: The junior college transfer is third with 13 catches and he is averaging an impressive 18.7 yards per catch.
Jake Jenkins, C: Started in place of the injured Evan Epstein against Louisiana as OSU set a school record for total offense.
Daniel Koenig, OL: Has started all four games at right tackle.
Wes Lunt, QB: Won the starting job out of camp, but missed most of the Louisiana game and all of the Texas contest with injury ... Is completing 68 percent of his passes.
Charlie Moore, WR: Got his first three career starts in '12 ... Has six receptions through four games.
Ryan Robinson, DE: A transfer senior...Has started every game and recorded 10 tackles, with 1.5 sacks.
Jeremy Seaton, FB/TE: A walkon who is seeing the field often, and in various roads, as a redshirt freshman.
DeMarcus Sherod, LB: Lone start of 2012 (and of his career to date) came in the win over Louisiana... Has three tackles.
Josh Stewart, R: Has started every game and leads OSU with 24 catches and 289 receiving yards.
J.W. Walsh, QB: Started his first career game vs. Texas and led OSU to 576 yards and 36 points while passing for 301 yards and rushing for 57.
Top Ten Times Two
Oklahoma State remains the only team in the country to rank among the national top 10 in passing offense and rushing offense. OSU is fifth in rushing, averaging 300 yards per game. The Cowboys are also No. 5 in the country in passing yards with 359 per game. Oklahoma State is the only school in the country to average at least 300 yards per game on the ground and through the air.
Totally Awesome
Oklahoma State heads to Lawrence leading the nation in total offense with an average of 659 yards per game. Only once in 2012 has OSU been held below 600 yards (576 vs. Texas). And in its two losses, the Cowboys have outgained their opponents by a combined 271 yards. The Cowboys have finished third nationally in total offense each of the past two seasons.
Scoring Wise
OSU also leads the country in scoring at 55.8 points per game. That number is impressive, but big numbers are becoming the norm at Oklahoma State. OSU has finished in the national top 10 in scoring four times in Mike Gundy's first seven years as head coach.
Sacks Appeal
Since the beginning of the 2007, the Oklahoma State offensive line has been among the most productive in the country. Since the '08 opening week, OSU has allowed 63 sacks - the third lowest total in the country. OSU has allowed more than 12 sacks in a season just once in that stretch. Three of the teams in the top five teams in that category are service academies. None of those schools ever attempted more than 380 passes in a season. Last year, OSU attempted 595 passes.
Fewest Sacks Allowed (2007-2012)
1. Air Force - 44
2. Boise State - 56
3. Oklahoma State - 63
4. Army - 75
As Long As We're Talking Offense
A couple of more notes on OSU and the NCAA statistical rankings:
Despite playing (and starting) a pair of freshman quarterbacks, OSU is No. 13 nationally in passing efficiency (160.1).
OSU is No. 9 in fewest fumbles lost (2).
Oklahoma State is second in the country with 31.5 first downs per game.
Oklahoma State leads the country with a 58.9 third-down conversion percentage.
Oklahoma State is one three schools in America (along with Alabama and Buffalo) that have scored on every red zone opportunity.
Another Scoring Streak
Oklahoma State's current 22-game streak of scoring at least 30 points leads the country. Oregon is next at 19. The last time OSU failed to reach the 30-point mark was the 24-14 win at Kansas State in 2010. It was that game in which OSU played without suspended All-America receiver Justin Blackmon.
Two Minute Warnings
Oklahoma State has had a scoring drive of less than two minutes in 30 straight games. In fact, OSU has 19 scoring drives of less than two minutes just four games into the 2012 season.
Walsh Watch
With just one career start under his belt, redshirt freshman quarterback J.W. Walsh has already established himself as a playmaker.
Walsh enters the Kansas game as the nation's second-rated passer with an efficiency rating of 181.22. He trails only Geno Smith of West Virginia in that category.
He is completing 66.7 percent of his passes with 797 yards and eight touchdowns with two interceptions.
He has rushed for 159 yards.
He had the ninth best total offense day in school history when he came off the bench against Louisiana and passed for 347 yards and rushed for 73.
Walsh has been involved in the three longest pass plays of the season for the Cowboys (58 yards to Blake Jackson, 52 yards to Kye Staley and 44 yards to Josh Stewart).
His 50-yard run against Texas is the second longest of the season for the Cowboys.
Frosh Faces
Oklahoma State's freshman duo at quarterback is already making history. True freshman Wes Lunt passed for 436 yards at Arizona and redshirt freshman J.W. Walsh passed for 347 yards vs. Louisiana and 301 vs. Texas. Their performances mark the first time that OSU has had two different quarterbacks register 300-yard games in the same season.
Passing The Test
The summer time questioning of Oklahoma State's ability to replace Justin Blackmon and Josh Cooper in the receiving corps is being answered every week by a big group of Cowboy receivers.
Sophomore Josh Stewart
Leads the team with 24 catches and 289 receiving yards...He already has six receptions of more than 20 yards ... He has three TD grabs over the last three games...He is averaging 31.3 yards on his touchdown receptions ... Stewart already has five more catches in 2012 than he did his entire freshman season ... Stewart is fifth in the Big 12 with six catches per game.
Senior Tracy Moore
The proven veteran of the group, Moore leads OSU with four TD grabs ... Despite not playing in the opener, Moore has 221 receiving yards and averages 73.7 yards per contest.
Junior Blake Jackson
Jackson has 13 catches through four games, but is averaging an eye-popping 18.7 yards per catch ... He had a 58-yard catch against Louisiana, a 28-yarder vs. Arizona and a 26-yarder against Texas ... He did not catch a pass in the season opener, but had 100-yard receiving games vs. the Wildcats and Louisiana.
The Rest Of The Crew
OSU has also gotten some help from the rest of the receiving corps.
Junior Charlie Moore had seven career receptions entering 2012, but has six through September.
Senior fullback Kye Staley had 81 career receiving yards enter 2012. He has 94 through the first four games of the season.
John Goodlett, a walk on transfer from Indiana State, has five catches, including a 20-yard TD vs. Texas.
Junior running back Joseph Randle already has 11 catches for 89 yards to go with his 534 rushing yards.
An All-America Start
Joseph Randle is coming off his most impressive game as a Cowboy. The Wichita product ran around, over and through the Texas defense for a career-best 199 yards and two touchdowns.
He averaged eight yards per carry against the Longhorns. Take away Randle's 69-yard TD run against Texas on the second play of the game, and he still averaged 5.2 yards per tote against Texas.
Randle enters the Kansas game sixth in the country and tops in the Big 12 with an average of 133.5 rushing yards per game. He leads the Big 12 in rushing by 27 yards per game.
For the season, he is averaging 7.1 yards per rush.
Randle's career average per carry of 6.03 yards is fourth among all active players with at least 300 career carries.
He is ninth among all active players with 32 career rushing touchdowns.
Randle has run for at least 100 yards in all four games this season, five times in his last six games, and seven times in his last 11 games.
Cowboy Checkup
With his 199-effort against Texas, Joseph Randle moved from No. 18 to No. 14 on OSU's career rushing chart. He has 2,203 yards.
For the second time in his career, guard Lane Taylor is the foundation of a completely rebuilt offensive line. Taylor became one of the big stories in 2009 when he came from off of the depth chart to earn a starting spot at guard. In 2010, he was the only returning offensive line starter for a young Cowboy team that went on to finish 11-2 and earn a co-championship in the Big 12 South. And in 2012, he is once again the only O-Line starter returning from the previous season.
Tackle Football
Oklahoma State returned, intact, its two-deep at defensive tackle from 2011. But junior college transfer Calvin Barnett and true sophomore James Castleman have ascended to the top of the depth chart and started all four games for the Cowboys. Barnett arrived in January and almost immediately became a starter. Castleman saw limited playing time as a freshman and came from off the two-deep to nail down a starting spot this fall.
Castleman, in just his second career start, had nine tackles at Arizona. It was the best total by a Cowboy tackle since Kevin Williams had nine stops in 2002.
Castleman's 16 tackles after four games ranks sixth on the team while Barnett has 11 stops. Those numbers would be better if OSU had not enjoyed gigantic early leads in the first and third games of the season, which limited the playing time for OSU's starters.
They have combined for seven tackles behind the line of scrimmage
A Good Step Backwards
After four games, Oklahoma State ranks No. 16 in the country with 7.7 tackles for loss per game (and a season total of 31).
The Young Influence
Oklahoma State has been the best team in the country in forcing turnovers since the arrival of Bill Young as defensive coordinator in 2009. OSU is off to a slow start in the turnover department in 2012, but the Cowboys far and away lead the country in forced turnovers over the last several years. Since 2009, OSU's 112 turnovers forced lead the country.
Winning Ways
Oklahoma State has been one of America's most successful college football programs since the beginning of the 2008 season.
Since 2008, OSU has 43 wins, tied for 10th most in the country.
Since 2009, OSU ranks 11th with a record of 34-9.
Since the beginning of the 2010 season, the Cowboys are eighth with a record of 25-5.
Since the start of 2011, OSU is 14-3.
Oklahoma State, Alabama and Oregon are the only three BCS-conference schools in the country with at least nine wins over each of the last four seasons (not including TCU, which was competing in the Mountain West Conference at the time).
Since 2009, Oklahoma State's 20-6 conference record is the best in the Big 12.
Since 2007, Oklahoma State is No. 11 in the cumulative BCS Standings, according to CBS.
Gundy in Perspective
Head coach Mike Gundy is in his eighth season as head coach at his alma mater. He is 61-32 and is the reigning national coach of the year (Paul "Bear" Bryant and Eddie Robinson awards) and he was named as the 2010 Big 12 coach of the year.
OSU was 12-15 under Gundy after 27 games, but has gone 49-17 since then, including a 34-9 record since 2009 and 25-5 since the opening of 2010.
Gundy's 61 wins at OSU rank second all-time behind only Gundy's college coach, Pat Jones (62-60-3).
Perhaps the most impressive part of Gundy's tenure at OSU is that he has built the program with three different offensive coordinators and three different defensive coordinators. Three of his former assistants have left Oklahoma State to become head coaches (Dana Holgorsen at West Virginia, Larry Fedora at Southern Miss and now North Carolina, and Tim Beckman at Toledo and now Illinois).
Under Gundy, OSU has gone to six straight bowl games (an OSU first) and won at least seven games in six straight seasons (another school first) and at least nine games in four straight seasons (yet another first).
The 23 wins during 2010 and 2011 are most ever by OSU in a two-year stretch.
Under Gundy, OSU has reached the top 10 of the Associated Press poll for a school-best four straight seasons.
Last season, OSU reached its highest ranking ever when it checked in at No. 2 in both major polls. The Cowboys eventually finished third in the final AP poll, USA Today poll and in the final BCS standings.
Gilbert Moves Up
Justin Gilbert has continued to enhance his reputation as one of America's top kick return men. He is currently No. 10 nationally an average of 29.9 yards per return. He is second all-time at OSU with 1,705 kickoff return yards, trailing only current San Francisco 49er Perrish Cox (2,804 yards). Cox also holds the Big 12 record. Gilbert is tied for the NCAA lead with four career kickoff returns for scores.
Passing To Run
Under Mike Gundy, OSU has developed some of the best receivers in school history, including All-Big 12 wideouts D'Juan Woods and Adarius Bowman, as well as All-Americans Dez Bryant and Justin Blackmon. It's easy to forget that Gundy has also coached five 1,000-yard rushers in his seven seasons. Three different backs have reached the 1,000-yard in the last three seasons (Keith Toston, Kendall Hunter and Joseph Randle).
The "All" People
Under Mike Gundy, OSU has had an All-Big 12 selection at every offensive position on the field.
Sharp Performances
Over the last four seasons, Oklahoma State has had a Ray Guy Award winner (Matt Fodge in 2008) and a Lou Groza Award winner (Dan Bailey in 2010). In senior Quinn Sharp, the Cowboys could have the best of both worlds. Sharp is a legitimate contender for both national awards in 2012 (he has already been a semifinalist for each).
Sharp is the reigning Big 12 special teams player of the year.
He has already earned first-team All-America honors as both a punter and a kicker (in two different seasons).
A year ago, Sharp was third nationally with a punting average of 46.3 yards and he was seventh nationally in field goal percentage (22-of-25).
Sharp was fifth nationally a year ago in scoring (11.5 ppg) and tops among America's kickers.
Sharp has led the nation in kickoff touchbacks each of the past three seasons.
He's currently No. 5 nationally, scoring 12.3 points per game.
For his career, Sharp has hit 29 of his 34 field goal attempts. That percentage of 85.3 is third among all active players.
The Rest of the Story
OSU returns the heart and soul of its special teams units. Along with Sharp, OSU returns holder Wes Harlan, and snappers Connor Sinko (field goals) and Andrew Suter (punts).
Lunt Makes A Statement
OSU had several issues in the loss at Arizona. However, most anyone in attendance would attest the issues did not rest with true freshman quarterback Wes Lunt, who was making his first road start. Lunt set a Big 12 and OSU record for freshman passing yards with 436, including 317 in the second half. His 436 yards represent the fourth best single-game total in OSU history and the fifth best passing game in the country this season.
INTs With An Asterisk
Wes Lunt will be credited with three interceptions in the loss to Arizona. However, those picks should come with a footnote. One interception came after a pass went through the hands of an OSU receiver and another came when a Cowboy receiver slipped and fell coming out of his break on a pass pattern.
Lunt's Start
Through two games, a couple of other notes regarding the true freshman quarterback...
Lunt completed the first 12 passes of his career.
He engineered six touchdown drives on his first six possessions as a quarterback.
He has a 42-yard completion in each of his first two games.
At Arizona, he hit three different receivers for gains of at least 28 yards.
In his college debut vs. Savannah State, Lunt pitched the only "perfect game" in OSU history with an 11-for-11 effort against the Tigers.
Uniform Note
Oklahoma State sported a new look in 2011 - actually 13 new looks. OSU partnered with Nike to play in Nike Pro Combat uniforms. OSU has its choice of 48 different combinations with helmets of white, black and gray, jerseys of black, gray and orange (for home games), and pants that are black, white, orange or gray. A player panel has made the game selections for the 2012 entire season.
The Throne Room
For the first time since 1977, Oklahoma State enters a season defending a conference title. The Cowboys claimed the Big 12 championship last year with an 8-1 conference record. The 12-1 season included a Fiesta Bowl victory over No. 4 Stanford. OSU concluded the year with its highest finish ever in the Associated Press, coaches' poll, and BCS Standings (third in all three). Oklahoma State just missed an appearance in the national championship game as Alabama edged out OSU for the second spot in BCS national championship game by the closest margin (between second and third) in the history of the process.
Seniors Among Seniors
Four members of the OSU roster enter 2012 with a college degree in hand. Center Evan Epstein has a degree in business management. Receiver Isaiah Anderson has earned his degree in education, defensive lineman Cooper Bassett has a degree in health promotion and holder Wes Harlan has a degree in business marketing.
A Second Ever
Oklahoma State had some historical numbers at Arizona. The game was the just the second in school history in which the Cowboys had a 400-yard passer (Lunt passed for 436 yards), a 100-yard rusher (Joseph Randle rushed for 123 yards) and two 100-yard receivers (106 for Tracy Moore and 105 for Blake Jackson). The only other time that OSU had four players reach triple digits in those categories was in last seasons' 66-6 win at Texas Tech. In that contest, Brandon Weeden passed for 423 yards, Hershel Sims rushed for 109 yards, Justin Blackmon had 103 receiving yards and Josh Cooper had 106 receiving yards.
Gundy's Tenure
Mike Gundy is just the fifth coach in Oklahoma State history to reach his eighth season as the Cowboy head coach and the first to do it since Pat Jones coached his 11th and final season in 1994. Only Gundy, Jones and Cliff Speegle have coached at least eight years at the school in the post-World War II era. Gundy's tenure is now the fifth longest in the new Big 12, trailing only Bill Snyder, Mack Brown, Bob Stoops and Gary Patterson.
Moore Of Everything
OSU senior receiver Tracy Moore made his season debut one to remember at Arizona. After not playing in the opener due to a coaching decision, Moore caught eight passes for 106 yard with four touchdowns against the Wildcats. He joins Buffalo's Alex Neutz as the only receivers in the country with four TD receptions in a game this year. He is the first Cowboy to accomplish the feat since Dez Bryant had four TD catches in a 2008 win over Iowa State. Moore is now No. 17 all-time at OSU with 1,173 receiving yards. He has 12 career TD grabs.
60 Times Seven
Since 1916, OSU has had 13 games in which it has scored at least 60-points. Seven of those games have come since the 2010 season opener as OSU cracked the 60-point mark twice in 2010, three times last season and two more times in the first three weeks of 2012.
600 Times Three
Oklahoma State reached another milestone in 2012. This year is the first time the Cowboys opened a season with three straight games with at least 600 yards of total offense. In fact, three of the top 14 total offense outputs in school history came in the first three games of 2012.
OSU began the year with 682 yards of offense against Savannah State, including 395 yards on the ground. That total is tied for the eighth best output in school history.
The 636 yards against Arizona could have been substantially higher without the 167 yards in penalties OSU suffered. The Cowboys still outgained the Wildcats by 135 yards. The 636 total is 14th all-time at OSU.
The 742 yards against Louisiana set a school record and showed dominance on the ground (330 yards) and through the air (412 yards). OSU has now set a new record for total offense three times since the beginning of the 2010 season.


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im seriously ready to shoot this phone I wiped, cleared the ext 3 times and if i ever get to the OS cuz most of the time Im stuck at HTC and the little hero keep looping. I will wipe ext and alt wipe and try to load up a different rom
Yeah..i think that would be a good idea. You can try cyanogen's rom. Probably the 3.9.10 version, which is a pretty fast and stable rom, and then just get Ted417's Hero theme(which I think is the best Hero theme out there) flashed on there to give you that Hero look minus the widgets of course, if that's the look you're going for.
Hi there, I'm having the same problem.
Hero was fine until I did a factory reset (I'd cleverly managed to lock myself out of it via the security swipe).
Anyway, did the factory reset and now I get the android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly problem.
I'm not that keen on installing other ROMs at this point, just hoping you can share your solution.
I'm guessing but it seems to be connected to my contact card within contacts. (If i wipe the info in that and log out of facebook the issue stops).
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