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I don’t know that they’re doing this. But I do know that Amazon has all of the required pieces in place and that they — not Google, not Motorola, not HP, RIM, Samsung, or any other tech company who’s shoved their CEO in front of a press audience in the past year with a shaky tablet prototype and an even shakier list of things he’s allowed to say about it — are clearly in the best position to challenge Apple and the iPad.

My very own father’s book! 😉

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Set amongst the rolling hills in the Culkey area of County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, just south west of Enniskillen, and profiling some of the characters who resided there when I was a boy. I have written this book so that their wit and wisdom is recorded for future generations to enjoy. RJM.

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Robert Montgomery was born and reared on a farm in the townland of Derrygiff, near Enniskillen. At the age of thirty two he emigrated to Western Australia with his wife Gretta and three children, Gordon, Kenneth, and Shirley. He includes his experiences in Ireland and then in Australia as a young man. He also recounts his career on returning to Ireland, in the retail trade, and later as an animal feed salesman. Now retired, he lives near his family in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

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“This data visualization illustrates the fact that social media is beneficial to both students and admissions committees as it dispels myths and minimizes a potentially confusing process.”

Foster City, CA (PRWEB) April 15, 2011

Schools.com, a leading education website, today announced the launch of an infographic detailing ways social media is reshaping the college admissions process. A recent study conducted by Kaplan revealed that more than 80% of America’s top colleges use popular social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in their recruiting processes. The Schools.com infographic takes a closer look at the results of the survey and provides prospective students with a way to better understand what admissions officers favor and overlook.

The results of the survey, which apply to both undergraduate and graduate students, show that admissions recruiters are looking at students’ profiles and using them to improve their admissions processes. In return, Schools.com recommends that students utilize social media to their own advantage by staying connected with their prospective schools through the duration of the recruiting process.

“Our infographic shows that students shouldn’t necessarily be alarmed at the use of their social media profiles in the admissions process,” said Seth Restaino, spokesperson for Schools.com. “This data visualization illustrates the fact that social media is beneficial to both students and admissions committees as it dispels myths and minimizes a potentially confusing process.”

In addition to releasing this new informative infographic, Schools.com has implemented a redesign to better fit students’ needs and help them choose the right college. New features include video faculty interviews with professors from colleges such as the University of Nevada, Reno and tours of campuses like the University of Colorado at Boulder. The site also offers several tools that allow students to easily find and explore potential schools.

“Our new design empowers students to find as much information about their programs and colleges as possible,” said Restaino. “We are excited to continue supporting students as they pursue their educational goals and we will continue to present them with as much information about higher education as we possibly can.”

About Schools.com

Schools.com is an interactive site which provides students and prospective students with information on degree programs and schools. Featuring in-depth sections with faculty interviews, campus tours and national education news the site aims to be a hub for higher education news and trends.

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The three articles below describe major approaches to addressing the deficit — for health care, taxes and the military — that would have a greater impact on America’s budget woes than ANYTHING being currently negotiated by Congress and the Obama Administration.

1. HOW TO SAVE A TRILLION DOLLARS
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/how-to-save-a-trillion-dollars

2. TAXES ON THE WEALTHY: NEW TOP BRACKETS NEEDED FOR THE “HAVE MORES”
http://www.ourfiscalsecurity.org/taxes-matter/

3. WANT TO IMPROVE US NATIONAL SECURITY? CUT THE DEFENSE BUDGET
http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1007/Want-to-improve-US-nati…
( short URL http://bit.ly/fLWbWp )

Even beyond reducing the deficit, these three things would, if implemented, actually improve the quality of life in the U.S., instead of degrading it, as so many of the current proposals would do. They give a taste of some excellent thinking emerging from the fringes of this “budget crisis” debate.

(Note: After I wrote this I was alerted to another very interesting “People’s Budget” recently released with little coverage in the mainstream media, which I recommend to those interested in alternatives.
http://grijalva.house.gov/uploads/The%20CPC%20FY2012%20Budget.pdf )

When I imagine a Citizens Jury, a Citizens Assembly, or any other randomly selected body of citizens convened to deliberate about the “budget crisis”, this is the kind of information I believe they should be exposed to. We don’t need to undermine public health to create affordable health care. We don’t need to undermine the wealth of the nation to have a reasonable tax system. We don’t need to endanger American security to have a strong, affordable military.

We just need to think a bit outside of the boxes that most mainstream media, pundits, politicians and partisan activists (intentionally) put our minds in, and ask ourselves “What’s the REAL problem here — and what would ACTUALLY solve it?”

new msft phone same late-to-catch-on approach…meh…