Saturday, June 30, 2012

Maingear Pulse 11 review: a small and surprisingly powerful gaming laptop

Maingear Pulse 11 review a small and suprisingly powerful gaming laptop

Gaming laptops are strange beasts. While they may have been lugged all the way to the LAN party, they aren't too much fun to use on a plane. That was, until the advent of Alienware's 11-inch M11x, which kept the fast internals at the expense of weight and battery life. When it was unceremoniously yanked by parent company Dell, it left a gap in the market for people who really did need a gaming laptop on the go.

Fortunately, Clevo stepped in with its W110ER, an 11-inch laptop that companies like Maingear and others have tweaked to sell as their own. Packing an Ivy Bridge CPU, NVIDIA's Kepler-based GeForce GT 650M and the same 1366 x 768 display as the M11x, it's obviously trying to step into Alienware's shoes. So, is this the new standard-bearer for small-yet-powerful gaming laptops? Does it really blow us away with its power? Will you want to part with a minimum of $999 to get hold of one? Read on to find out.

Continue reading Maingear Pulse 11 review: a small and surprisingly powerful gaming laptop

Maingear Pulse 11 review: a small and surprisingly powerful gaming laptop originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/29/maingear-pulse-11-review-a-small-and-surprisingly-powerful-gamin/

sunoco

Andrew Garfield Emulated Spiders' 'Patience And Stillness' For 'Spider-Man' Role

'I just watched spiders whenever I saw them,' British actor tells MTV News at the 'Amazing Spider-Man' premiere in Los Angeles.
By Josh Wigler, with reporting by Kara Warner


Andrew Garfield at the "Amazing Spider-Man" premiere
Photo: Getty Images

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1688746/spiderman-andrew-garfield-spiders.jhtml

matt leinart

Apple Wins Another Injunction, This Time Against Samsung?s Galaxy Nexus

Google had a successful week introducing the its new Asus-built Nexus 7 tablet, its latest version of Android (nicknamed Jelly Bean), and it's first self-manufacture hardware product in the Nexus Q. But the week is ending on a sour note as Apple was awarded a requested injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone, the flagship handset of the Android operating system.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GearFactor/~3/ccBNdS_hM78/

powerball winning numbers powerball winning numbers uc davis pepper spray uc davis pepper spray usc oregon big game jeremy london

The Ugly Truth About Exercise Equipment ? News and Reviews

You have probably all seen the various fitness equipment commercials. The claims made in these commercials tend to stretch credibility to the limit. You are invited to ?Get the perfect abs in 10 minutes a day? or even ? Have a sculpted body in no time.? Each machine claims to use cutting edge technology with the express purpose to get you in shape and lose pounds with a minimal effort. Oh boy! If it was only that simple. We all desire to look great and feel healthy but you have to put some work in. This usually takes the form of a vigorous exercise schedule combined with a properly balanced diet. In order to lose weight and achieve a well toned body you will have to burn calories on a regularly basis. You don?t have to be a genius to figure that out. There is a plethora of fitness equipment on the market and most are just fads which are fashionable for a few months then disappear never to see the light of day again. There is, however, one that is still a major player, and that is the treadmill.

Torso Track, Total Gym 1000/2000, Ab Sculptor, Ab Rockers, Ab Doers, Slam Man, Thighmasters, Toning System, Door Gym, Orbitrek are the latest thing one day and then forgotten the next.You may ask yourself why you never see treadmills sold on infomercials? The reason is simple. It is because it is not a high profit, hyped up, exercise gadget, which is more the product of clever marketing than a serious piece of exercise equipment. Most infomercial equipment is designed for just one purpose, to make as much money as soon as possible before people discover that they don?t work. Most of the price of this equipment is used in order to market it. So who would possibly want to buy this stuff? Usually it is people who mistakenly believe that there are shortcuts to weight loss and getting in shape. Achieving your fitness goals requires that you put in some work and the results will not happen over night.

No machine is going to produce the results you desire without commitment from yourself. Have you ever seen any infomercial equipment at a health club? No, because they don?t work and they?re not built to last. What you will see, however, are a number of treadmills, often with people waiting their turn to use them. It really boils down to this. Getting fit is really the prodcut of two things ? time and effort. The more time and effort you put into exercising the more calories you are going to burn and the more weight you will lose. If you are looking for fitness equipment that will maximize your efforts, then a Treadmill is the obvious choice.

Source: http://www.bprofits.com/the-ugly-truth-about-exercise-equipment/

patrice o neal wayne gretzky

Lisa Ray to have traditional Indian wedding in California

Actress Lisa Ray, who is all excited about tying the knot with her American fiance Jason Dehni in California, says she is planning her wedding in typical Indian style.

The 40-year-old "Water" star will marry the management executive on October 20 at Napa Valley and will have the reception in India.

"I have never been so happy before in my life. I am nervous and at the same time excited as the wedding is approaching. I am shopping a lot in India. It will be a typical Indian style wedding," Lisa said.

"My fiance and I have planned my reception in India for my friends here though we haven't decided the venue yet," she added.

Her wedding gown is being designed by Wendell Rodricks with loads of Indian embellishments in it.

"I was in Goa few days ago for my fitting session with Wendell. He is a dear friend of mine. He told me that he will use some Indian embellishments in it. In my sangeet and mehendi, I will be wearing Indian dresses," said Lisa, who was in the Capital last night to launch Swiss watch brand Rado's avant-garde collection.

The actress said her fiance loves to learn about Indian culture and films and she is thinking of making him watch Vidya Balan's "The Dirty Picture".

"I have been feeding him about Indian culture and films. He loves Indian food. He has watched many Hindi films and the latest one on his list is 'Dev D'. I am going to show him 'Dirty Picture' next," she said.

Lisa is now cancer-free after she being diagnosed with multiple myeloma three years ago and said she is enjoying the "second chapter" of life.

The Toronto-based actress has signed a couple of movies and will also produce two of them.

"I am enjoying this chapter of my life. I have signed a couple of Bollywood films with young directors. Indian cinema is going through an interesting period. I will also be producing two films and hosting Top Chef Canada," she said.

Source: http://www.screenindia.com/news/lisa-ray-to-have-traditional-indian-wedding-in-california/967786/

music awards music awards

Did Twitter Just Deliver Third Party Apps A Death Blow?

Twitter on Friday quietly announced what could prove to be a major change in how millions of users access the service. Already, the announcement has caused career-focused social network LinkedIn to disable the ability to see users? Tweets on its website.

After half-a-decade of allowing third-party software developers to build applications for viewing Twitter, in addition to other social networks or options, the San Francisco-based microblogging company is now cracking down on those very same developers, who arguably made Twitter more popular in the first place.

On Friday afternoon, Twitter?s director of product, Michael Sippey, posted a somewhat cryptic entry on Twitter?s blog for third-party developers explaining that the company had ?begun to more thoroughly enforce our Developer Rules of the Road,? and would be soon ?introducing stricter guidelines? around how said developers could use Twitter?s applications programming interface (API), the source code that allows the developers to have access to user account information and Tweets.

Sippey also specifically highlighted a quote from another Twitter engineer that third-party developers should avoid building ?apps that mimic or reproduce the mainstream Twitter consumer client experience,? that is, developers should steer clear of putting out apps that look, feel and function similar to how Twitter?s own official website and mobile apps work.

The problem is, it?s unclear just how rigid Twitter is preparing to be with that edict: Do popular third-party companies such as HootSuite, which counts over 4 million users and offers desktop and mobile apps that allow those users to login to and publish on Twitter and Facebook at the same time, violate the new tougher policy? Seesmic, another popular app, or ?client? as they are called, offers much the same functionality as Hootsuite, and both present information very similarly to Twitter, in vertical columns. Could it too fall under the chopping block?

HootSuite declined to comment, and Seesmic did not respond in time for this story.

One thing is clear: Already, the decision is having some harsh ramifications on the broader community of services and websites that previously relied on Twitter?s relatively freewheeling access to its information to bolster their own content.

Just minutes after Twitter?s announcement was posted online, LinkedIn?s head of content products Ryan Roslansky posted a mournful entry on the company?s official blog announcing that it would be immediately suspending the ability for users to see their own Tweets and those of their connections, although LinkedIn will still allow users to publish updates to both Twitter and its? own website from LinkedIn, at least for now.

As Roslansky wrote:

?LinkedIn and Twitter have worked together since 2009 to enable the sharing of professional conversations on both platforms?

As Twitter shared earlier today in a blog post from Michael Sippey, they are increasingly focused on ?providing the core Twitter consumption experience through a consistent set of products and tools.? Consistent with Twitter?s evolving platform efforts, Tweets will no longer be displayed on LinkedIn starting later today. We know many of you value Twitter as an additional way to broadcast professional content beyond your LinkedIn connections. Moving forward, you will still be able to share your updates with your Twitter audience by posting them on LinkedIn.?

LinkedIn did not respond to inquiries for more information at the time of this article?s publication.

But the suspension of its Twitter client is undoubtedly worrisome for the broader community of third-party clients, as LinkedIn?s app was far less a replacement for Twitter?s functionality than other apps such as HootSuite and Seesmic.

It also calls into question the continued viability of websites and apps that have taken Twitter?s existing functionality and added their own, wholly separate layers of content, structure and community on top of them, such as the website Favstar, which tracks the number of times a Tweet has been ?starred? (also known as ?Favorited?) by other users. Until Favstar came along in 2009, the Twitter star was a little-used and largely ignored feature.

?Gotta say I?m a little wary about the 4th paragraph in Twitter API?s new blog post,? tweeted Favstar?s creator, Tim Haines, referring to Sippey?s warning that the rules would get stricter. ?

Asked if Twitter had reached out to Haines personally, he told TPM: ?No, they haven?t. I don?t really expect them to either.?

Twitter also declined to comment for this report.

The decision to crack down on third-party apps and access to Twitter information comes at a particularly pivotal time for the six-year-old microblogging network. Just hours before Twitter announced the new reign of tighter enforcement, the Wall Street Journal published a story detailing how Twitter, above even Facebook and Google, had recently found success at selling and getting users to engage with mobile Web advertisements in their Twitter streams.

In Sippey?s blog post, he also noted that the company?s recent decision to allow for expanded content, images and videos within selected organizations? Tweets ? content that exceeds the service?s own 140 character limit ? was part of its new effort to ?gives developers and publishers a way to tell richer stories on Twitter, directly within Tweets and drive traffic back to their sites.? It?s also clearly a new advertising opportunity, as well.

Advertising, Apps, LinkedIn, Twitter
Carl Franzen

Carl Franzen is TPM Idea Lab's tech reporter. He used to work for The Daily, AOL and The Atlantic Wire (though not simultaneously, thankfully). He's never met a button that didn't need to be pressed. He can be reached at carl@talkingpointsmemo.com.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tpm-idea-lab/~3/KpniyhlUxv4/did-twitter-just-deliver-third-party-apps-a-death-blow.php

shame the waltons the waltons

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1, for 64-bit systems, OEM


Please note: Please be advised that you can not upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 with an OEM version. If you wish to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7, you will need to purchase Windows 7 Upgrade product.

Windows 7 Professional
Everything you need for work and home
With Windows 7 Professional, fewer walls stand between you and your success. You can run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode and recover data easily with automatic backups to your home or business network. You can also connect to company networks effortlessly and more securely with Domain Join. With all the exciting entertainment features of Windows Home Premium, it's a great choice for home and for business.

Easiest Windows to use ever
? Simplify your PC with new navigation features like Aero Shake, Jump Lists, and Snap.
? Customise Windows to look and feel the way you like by changing themes and taskbar programs.
? Easy to network (with or without a server).
? Back up your complete system over a network.

Faster and more flexible
? Windows XP Mode gives you the business flexibility you need.
? Designed to make your PC sleep and resume quicker.
? Takes full advantage of 64-bit PC hardware and memory.

Best PC entertainment experience
? Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV with Windows Media Center.
? Blu-ray read/write support for data files.
? Includes integrated video and Dolby audio codecs.

Engineered by us. Inspired by you.
Two years ago we started asking PC owners what they wanted from Windows 7. As a result, many big and small improvements have been made to Windows 7. Check them out!

Windows 7 simplifies everyday tasks
Desktop - Introducing improved taskbar previews, bigger icons, pinning, and creative ways to personalise.
HomeGroup - Simplifies home networking, so it's easy to share files and printers.
Jump Lists - Quick access to your favourite pictures, songs, websites, and documents.
Snap - A quick (and fun) new way to resize and compare windows on your desktop.
Windows Live Essentials - Get free PC software, including Mail, Photo Gallery, and other favourites!
Windows Search - At last, searching your PC is as simple as searching the web.

Windows 7 works the way you want
Performance improvements - It's designed to sleep and resume quickly, use less memory, and identify USB devices quickly.
Full 64-bit support - Windows 7 makes the most of powerful 64-bit PCs, the new desktop standard.
Power management - New power-saving features are designed to help laptops run longer.

Windows 7 makes new things possible
Easier wireless networking - Windows 7 gets you online quicker, so you can work anywhere.
Windows Media Center - Watch, record, and pause live TV (additional hardware required).
Windows Touch - With Windows 7 and a touch-sensitive screen, you don't always need a keyboard or mouse.

Windows 7 system requirements
If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes:
? 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
? 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
? 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
? DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Additional requirements to use certain features:
? Internet access (fees may apply)
? Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware
? For some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required
? Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware
? HomeGroup requires a network and PCs running Windows 7
? DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive
? Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB of available hard disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on
? Music and sound require audio output

While every attempt is made to ensure the information provided on this page is accurate, specifications change from time to time and we are not liable for any omissions or errors.

Source: http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=396037

jeremy london butterball turkey fryer butterball turkey fryer yale harvard dan henderson oregon ducks oregon ducks

Washington nearing decisions on American League All-Star rosters

On-line voting for the All-Star Game ended on Thursday night. Results from the manager-coach-player voting are in house. That allows Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington to enter the final stage of filling out the American League All-Star team.

The fan voting determines the nine position-player starters, including designated hitter. The manager-coach-player voting will determine a backup at each spot other than pitcher along with eight pitchers: five starters and three backups. The final spot on the 34-man team will be determined by on-line voting among five candidates determined by Washington.

Washington will have seven choices. If form holds, he will have to ?use four of the picks to get the mandatory representative from clubs ignored in the voting. A year ago, the spurned four clubs were Baltimore, Kansas City, Minnesota and Oakland. Seattle could replace Baltimore, which has a strong candidate in closer Jim Johnson.

That would leave three wild-card picks again for Washington. A year ago, he had three choices and used each on a pitcher: Detroit closer Jose Valverde, Tampa Bay starter David Price and C.J. Wilson, then with the Rangers.

?

?

This entry was posted in Uncategorized by gfraley. Bookmark the permalink.

Source: http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2012/06/washington-nearing-decisions-on-american-league-all-star-rosters.html/

venus williams bowl projections bedlam bedlam cotto vs margarito 2 cotto vs margarito cotto vs margarito

8 Recommendations For Launching Your Real Estate Investing Career

8 Guidelines for Gaining Started in Real Estate Investing

Introduction

This text is simply the fundamentals for obtaining begun in real estate investing. This is not a the way to short article but an post that offers you some details about items to carry out to receive begun. Almost everything with this posting is resources that could be applied to assisting anybody get going in real estate investing. I?m going to present you my eight keys to obtaining started out. Practically nothing is correct or wrong but displays the purpose of view in the writer. Laws and authorized techniques range from state to state, and guidelines can change around time. The writer won?t vouch for that legality of his views, nor is there any intent to provide authorized information. The author firmly encourages the reader to seek advice from with pros and a lawyer before moving into in almost any real estate transaction or contract. The creator is simply not a writer but he is a real estate trader. There will be grammar faults and glitches, so don?t be also vital of your grammar but target your electrical power on what on earth is staying stated. With having said that prepare you to believe a bit in different ways and expand your brain. Let?s start on a fantastic journey.

The Eight Guidelines are as follows

1. Desire
2. Goal Placing
three. Learning What to do
4. Attending a Real Estate Investing Seminar
5. The Billings Montana Industry
six. Finding a Mentor
seven. Your Real Estate Crew
8. Just Do it

1. Desire

Prior to we get in for the bolts and nails of real estate purchasing I need to talk for you about drive. When you are going to be successful at something in lifestyle like real estate investing you have got to acquire the desire to do it. Want is outlined as longing or craving, as for something that brings fulfillment or enjoyment. Desire stresses the power of emotion and sometimes indicates sturdy intention or purpose. In real estate investing if you don?t have got a wish to study and grow being a human being and truly get satisfaction away from it, then real estate investing is going to be challenging to do. Once i go out and have a look at a house it provides me many enjoyment. Each and every factor provides me pleasure from talking to home entrepreneurs, working out how I can produce a package work, to purchasing the home and also to locating a great property owner or tenant for that residence. Real estate investing may well not be for everyone but real estate investing can provide any individual the monetary independence all of us crave for. If you don?t have the drive for real estate investing that is definitely okay, it could even now enable you to to reside your desires and make it easier to to acquire in which you want to go in the upcoming.

real estate

real estate

Source: http://pinakes-zografikis.info/?p=7481

censored jerry yang stop sopa justified southland sopa blackout protect ip act

Americans evenly divided on court?s Obamacare decision

[ [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 2]], 'http://yhoo.it/KeQd0p', '[Slideshow: See photos taken on the way down]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 7]], ' http://yhoo.it/KpUoHO', '[Slideshow: Death-defying daredevils]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['know that we have confidence in', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/LqYjAX ', '[Related: The Secret Service guide to Cartagena]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['We picked up this other dog and', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JUSxvi', '[Related: 8 common dog fears, how to calm them]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 5]], 'http://bit.ly/JnoJYN', '[Related: Did WH share raid details with filmmakers?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 3]], 'http://bit.ly/KoKiqJ', '[Factbox: AQAP, al-Qaeda in Yemen]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have my contacts on or glasses', 3]], 'http://abcn.ws/KTE5AZ', '[Related: Should the murder charge be dropped?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JD7nlD', '[Related: Bristol Palin reality show debuts June 19]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 1]], 'http://bit.ly/JRPFRO', '[Related: McCain adviser who vetted Palin weighs in on VP race]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['A JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/GV9zpj', '[Related: View photos of the JetBlue plane in Amarillo]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 15]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/white-house-stays-out-of-teen-s-killing-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120411/martinzimmermen.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['He was in shock and still strapped to his seat', 6]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/navy-jet-crashes-in-virginia-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120406/jet_ap.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['xxxxxxxxxxxx', 11]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/russian-grannies-win-bid-to-sing-at-eurovision-1331223625-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/1/56/156d92f2760dcd3e75bcd649a8b85fcf.jpeg', '500', ' ', 'AP', ] ]

[ [ [['did not go as far his colleague', 8]], '29438204', '0' ], [ [[' the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 4]], '28924649', '0' ], [ [['because I know God protects me', 14], ['Brian Snow was at a nearby credit union', 5]], '28811216', '0' ], [ [['The state news agency RIA-Novosti quoted Rosaviatsiya', 6]], '28805461', '0' ], [ [['measure all but certain to fail in the face of bipartisan', 4]], '28771014', '0' ], [ [['matter what you do in this case', 5]], '28759848', '0' ], [ [['presume laws are constitutional', 7]], '28747556', '0' ], [ [['has destroyed 15 to 25 houses', 7]], '28744868', '0' ], [ [['short answer is yes', 7]], '28746030', '0' ], [ [['opportunity to tell the real story', 7]], '28731764', '0' ], [ [['entirely respectable way to put off the searing constitutional controversy', 7]], '28723797', '0' ], [ [['point of my campaign is that big ideas matter', 9]], '28712293', '0' ], [ [['As the standoff dragged into a second day', 7]], '28687424', '0' ], [ [['French police stepped up the search', 17]], '28667224', '0' ], [ [['Seeking to elevate his candidacy back to a general', 8]], '28660934', '0' ], [ [['The tragic story of Trayvon Martin', 4]], '28647343', '0' ], [ [['Karzai will get a chance soon to express', 8]], '28630306', '0' ], [ [['powerful storms stretching', 8]], '28493546', '0' ], [ [['basic norm that death is private', 6]], '28413590', '0' ], [ [['songwriter also saw a surge in sales for her debut album', 6]], '28413590', '1', 'Watch music videos from Whitney Houston ', 'on Yahoo! Music', 'http://music.yahoo.com' ], [ [['keyword', 99999999999999999999999]], 'videoID', '1', 'overwrite-pre-description', 'overwrite-link-string', 'overwrite-link-url' ] ]

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/americans-exactly-divided-court-obamacare-decision-191329602.html

billy crystal oscars 2012 angelina jolie oscars

Manage Print Materials to Increase Sales

Everybody can start a business but making it profitable is a challenge. Working hard and having better products than your competitors is important but if you don?t promote your business, there will be few customers. How do you get more customers on a tight marketing budget?

Getting marketing materials on the cheap is one way. You can visit presslink for a 24 hours 7 days service one-stop shop that allows you to customize and order print and promotional materials at affordable prices. Designing a cool logo which customers can identify with will help your branding and leaving it to a professional means you make less mistakes and fewer unused prints.

The online tools are comprehensive, helping you with sourcing, management, warehousing, fulfillment and distribution of promotional materials. They also protect your business branding, and also speed up response-times. In addition, the robust managed print system doubles as a sales tool, allowing you to recruit new business partners and franchisees.

Besides commercial printing, you can go online to advertise your business. For example you are selling engagement rings in Dallas. Using Adwords will extend your marketing reach to targeted customers who are searching for similar products through Google?s content network or partner sites.

You can place image, video and flash ads and check if sales has improved by monitoring performance of your online ad campaign through adwords call tracking. Globe Runner can manage your AdWords account to increase your sales, leads, or exposure. Their experts will try out new ad messages, find new search phrases, adjust bids and stretching your ad dollars.

Phone calls also increase your chance of closing a deal. They can create a campaign to get your phone ringing and tracking calls using different 800 or local numbers on ads or landing pages. The dynamic call tracking lets you know when someone call and the specific marketing channel ? keywords, ad or landing page which produced the phone call.

Utilizing call tracking, your ads are always optimized. Not only does it provide targeted customers and marketing opportunities, it can also measure your marketing spend to make your phone ring. Try out the services today if your business is still struggling.


Paul is a geek who shares his thoughts on technology, gadgets, social networks and football in this blog. Stay in touch with his updates by subscribing to the RSS feeds or Email. Thanks for visiting Seventoten and leaving a comment. ?To change this standard text, you have to enter some information about your self in the Dashboard -> Users -> Your Profile box.
June 28th, 2012 in Uncategorized

Source: http://seventoten.com/2012/06/28/manage-print-materials-to-increase-sales/

weather st louis faceoff kings island red hot chili peppers tour orange juice photos

Friday, June 29, 2012

Ab Wheel Exercise Wheel By Sunny Health & Fitness

Our RWF003 ab wheel by Rightway Fitness is a simple way to develop more sculpted abs, and allows you to slim, tone, and firm your muscles. The compact design enables it to be used and stored almost anywhere. Free shipping via Smart Post.

RECOMMENDED USAGE:
- Abdominal workouts
- Core exercises
- Tone the arms
- Firm your muscles

Strengthen and tone your abs, core, and arms with the Rightway Fitness ab wheel, brought to you by www.eliteexerciseandfitness.com

Elite Exercise and Fitness

Real bodybuilding equipment designed for

real people who just don't have the time for

expensive or overcrowded gym memberships.

Source: http://www.eliteexerciseandfitness.com/content-product_info/product_id-2047/ab_wheel_exercise_wheel_by_rightway_fitness.html

bennett daniel day lewis

Patriots owner wants NFL team in London

Football in London

The Bears during their game against Tampa Bay in London in 2011. (Scott Strazzante/Chicago Tribune / June 29, 2012)

12:32 p.m. CDT, June 29, 2012

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has taken his team to England for regular-season games, and he'd gladly do it every season.

Kraft isn't just talking about the once-a-year featured game in London. He said Wednesday the NFL is ready for a franchise based across the pond.

"I personally think we should have a franchise in London and that is something I am going to push for," Kraft said, according to Sky Sports, at a speaking engagement in England. "I think I said that the last time we were over here in 2009 and before this next decade is out, I hope we have a team here. I think that would be right for the NFL and this fan base has proven they deserve it."

The NFL schedules one regular-season game each year in England and there are plans to expand to two games per season. Kraft believes the time is right to expand even further, but assured New Englanders it won't be the Patriots.

"I think we're starting to tap out in the United States," Kraft said. "If you look at the last Super Bowl we were in this past season, we had over 180 million people watching -- that's almost two thirds of America. So for us to grow the game, we have to expand globally. Having seen the kind of support we have received here in London, it is the intention of the NFL owners to get two games here, starting next year."

Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/chi-patriots-owner-wants-nfl-team-in-london-20120629,0,5993423.story?track=rss

w.e. episodes idris elba kelsey grammer martin henderson

Google includes Jelly Bean easter egg in Android 4.1: yes, it's cute (video)

Google includes Jelly Bean easter egg in Android 41 yes, it's cute video

In Gingerbread, those tapping repeatedly on the version number with Android's "Settings" menu were greeted with a picture of "zombie art" by Jack Larson. In Honeycomb, a bee found its buzz. In Ice Cream Sandwich, we saw an image of the Android robot dressed up in an Ice Cream Sandwich, which grows in size when you long-press it until it transforms into a Nyan Cat-style animation. Today, we grabbed hold of a Galaxy Nexus equipped with Jelly Bean (Android 4.1), and sure enough, the tradition continues. This time, we're graced with a cutesy bean, and when long-pressed, you're presented with a game that encourages you to flick candy around a gravity-less location... for eternity. Care to see for yourself? There's a video just past the break.

[Thanks, Jarrett]

Continue reading Google includes Jelly Bean easter egg in Android 4.1: yes, it's cute (video)

Google includes Jelly Bean easter egg in Android 4.1: yes, it's cute (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments


Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/-dc8NM80utI/

facebook ipo egypt soccer riot

Ready for redemption: Jarred Rome heading to London

by Jay Tust

Bio | Email | Follow: @KTVBSportsGuy

KTVB.COM

Posted on June 28, 2012 at 6:24 PM

Updated yesterday at 8:34 PM

EUGENE -- For the past decade, former Boise State discus thrower Jarred Rome has been the best, most consistent athlete in his profession.

But after making the 2004 Olympics in Athens, one bad day kept him out of the games in 2008.

Upset and frustrated, he's ready for redemption.

"It was terrible.? I'll never forget that day.? It was the worst day of my life," said Rome.

Not ready to forgive or forget.

"In 2008 I sat on my couch, and the person in my place got 40th, and I have a potential to get a medal," said Rome. "I had three throws slip off my hand, go straight in the air. I was fourth in the world, third in the U.S. and didn't make the team."

Discus thrower Jarred Rome's bitterness towards the USA Olympic qualifying process is obvious.

"No other country does it.? Why do we?? When we have the number one track team in the world?," asks Rome.

Contemplating retirement, Rome refused to leave his house for a month after the 2008 trials. Locked in a deep depression, it was then he opened his eyes to a sudden sense of pride.

"One morning I woke up and said, 'If I retire this way, I'm going to be 50, and I'm never going to forgive myself," said Rome. "Its a situation where you don't want to have any regrets, and I don't have any right now."

Having battled the peaks and valleys that come with his profession, Rome is now ready for redemption - four years later.

"Making this team in everything to him," said Art Venegas, Rome's coach. "When he was younger, he could get away with ripping at the end because he was just a young powerful guy."

With a more mature approach, Rome is benefiting from his new coach, Art Venegas, with the goal to get this massive man to focus on the finer aspects of throwing. Venegas says the 34-year-old is just scratching the surface of his potential.

"I know he's capable of making the final.? I know he's capable of moving way up in the final and potentially making the final," said Venegas.

Once again, Rome has reached headway in just three throws has determined his fate and made the last four years of sweat and determination a success.

Thursday at the men's discus throw finals,? Rome threw a distance of 61.26 meters in the first round, but fouled in the next three rounds. He came back in the final two rounds with throws at? 60.46m and 63.35m to place 2nd, which secured his spot to London.

He says he's ready, "I truly believe in this.? If your path is easy, you don't truly appreciate it when it happens."

Two other Idaho athletes, Ian Waltz placed 4th and Russ Winger came in 5th.?

Source: http://www.ktvb.com/sports/Ready-for-redemption-Jarred-Rome-has-3-throws-to-determine-his-fate-160770545.html

mars needs moms gary johnson gary johnson stephen curry

Faster search, better photo sharing in new Android

by Associated Press

WCNC.com

Posted on June 28, 2012 at 8:24 AM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Faster ways to search content on the Internet and share photos between two phones are promised in the next version of Google's Android operating system for mobile devices.

?

Android 4.1 is nicknamed Jelly Bean, following Google Inc.'s tradition of likening its updates to a delectable treat. Google previewed it Wednesday at a conference in San Francisco for computer programmers.

?

Android is now the chief rival to the mobile software running Apple's iPhone and iPad. Google said there are a million new Android devices activated daily, up from 400,000 a year ago. The company said there's particularly fast growth in emerging markets such as Brazil and India.

?

Jelly Bean will be available in mid-July. Some devices - the Galaxy Nexus, Motorola Xoom and Nexus S - will get it automatically as an over-the-air update. Google's new tablet computer, the Nexus 7, will also come with Jelly Bean.

?

One of the new features in Android will be Google Now, which is supposed to get you the right information at the right time automatically, if you activate the feature. If you say "traffic," for example, it will look at your usual commute to work and show you alternative routes if there's a lot of traffic. It will tell you the scores of your favorite sports teams automatically, and it will keep you up to date on the status of your flights if you're traveling.

?

Google said the Google Now feature will get smarter as you use it more.

?

The feature represents Google's response to Siri, the popular virtual assistant on Apple's iPhone.

?

Jelly Bean will also come with the ability to share photos by tapping two phones together, using an emerging wireless technology called near-field communications. The current version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, has limited ability to share data through NFC. Samsung Electronic Co.'s new Galaxy S III phone has a feature for sharing photos and video by tapping, but it works only with other S III phones.

?

The new Android also promises a smarter keyboard, with a feature for predicting your next word before you type.

Source: http://www.wcnc.com/news/business/Faster-search-better-photo-sharing-in-new-Android--160662955.html

felicia day nfl 2012 draft miami dolphins

Under Right Conditions, Fertility Treatment Can Equal Natural Conception Rates: Study

WEDNESDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- With enough cycles and the right egg and age of a woman, the chances of in vitro fertilization resulting in a baby approaches that of natural conception, a large new study finds.

A woman's age is the best predictor of whether in vitro fertilization will result in a baby, with women under age 34 having the greatest chances of success. But older women can largely overcome poorer odds by using donor eggs from a younger woman, according to the research.

Those are among the findings of a massive study on in vitro fertilization that, while offering few surprises, provides what experts say is the most detailed, nuanced look at who is likely to be successful using assisted reproductive technology.

"What this study does is look at a woman's chances of conception based on adding all cycles together and taking into account her age, the diagnosis that brought her in for fertility treatments, whether there were additional embryos [preserved] and the stage the embryos were transferred," said lead study author Barbara Luke, professor and epidemiologist at Michigan State University in East Lansing. "When women come in for treatment, there isn't a simple answer about their chances of conception. There are a lot of factors to be taken into consideration."

For example, after the third treatment cycle, women aged 31 and younger had a 63 percent to 75 percent chance of ending up with a baby, while women 41 or 42 using their own egg had a 19 percent to 28 percent chance. Those 43 or older had a 7 percent to 11 percent chance.

When donor eggs were used, the rates were much higher -- 60 percent and 80 percent, respectively, for all ages.

"If you use a younger egg, you will vastly improve the chances of conception," Luke said.

In other findings: The chances of getting pregnant were higher when physicians transferred a "blastocyst embryo" (an embryo that is five to six days old) instead of a "cleavage embryo" (one that is two to three days old). At the third cycle, live-birth rates were 52 percent to 81 percent for blastocyst embryos and 43 percent to 65 percent for cleavage embryos.

The study, published in the June 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, looked at data on nearly 250,000 women who underwent 471,000 in vitro fertilization cycles from 2004 to 2009 at approximately 400 clinics. The treatments resulted in 141,000 babies. The data was from the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Clinic Outcome Reporting System.

Rather than look at the likelihood of success per cycle, the researchers were able to track women over several years to determine their cumulative rates of success -- that is how likely they were to get pregnant and carry a baby to term on subsequent in vitro fertilization cycles if their first, second or even third cycle was unsuccessful.

Many women quit after one or two cycles, often because of stress, discouragement or finances. One cycle of in vitro fertilization costs approximately $10,000 to $12,000. The study findings, which included women who had up to seven or more cycles, suggested some may be giving up too soon, Luke said.

About 25 percent of women quit after the first cycle, and about one-third of the remainder quit after two cycles, Luke said.

"One of the messages to take away from this is to think about infertility treatment as a course of treatment that, for most women, will take more than one cycle," she said. "This is showing your success rate may be right around the corner. One more try may do it."

By the same token, women 40 and older should take a hard look at their odds and perhaps consider a donor egg more quickly, she added.

The new study also looked at infertility diagnoses that could influence chances of success. Having a low number of eggs or a diagnosis of diminished ovarian reserve was associated with lower odds of a live birth. Uterine factors -- such as fibroids, endometriosis or adhesions on the uterus -- also were associated with a markedly lower success rate.

Other factors, such as male infertility, polycystic ovarian syndrome and tubal factor infertility, had less of an impact, the study found.

Dr. William Gibbons, former president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and director of the division of reproductive endocrinology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, said the new study was unprecedented in that it involved such a large number of women.

He also commented that the data enabled researchers to track women over time to determine the overall chances of success based on a variety of factors.

Couples want to know their chances of ultimately having a baby, and if it makes sense for them to continue going through the expense and stress of multiple in vitro fertilization cycles, Gibbons said. One major message from the study is that an older woman's chances of getting pregnant after three cycles are pretty similar to a younger woman's chances if the older woman is willing to use a donor egg, he said.

The new statistics will enable doctors to give more detailed information to couples as they make their decision about whether they want to keep going with in vitro fertilization, to turn to donor eggs or to keep trying with their own.

"We can show this to couples, and it can be used in counseling patients," Gibbons said.

More information

The U.S. National Library of Medicine has more on in vitro fertilization.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/under-conditions-fertility-treatment-equal-natural-conception-rates-210610213.html

drew drew lady gaga marry the night video lady gaga marry the night video pac 12 championship game pac 12 championship game al franken

Nintendo takes on Disney veteran as senior VP for digital in US, gets serious about this whole internet thing

Netflix on Wii U

Nintendo hinted it was improving its notoriously rudimentary online access with word of the Nintendo Network early this year, and was even more adamant at E3 about making a big push into digital video. Some have accused the company of nothing but flag-waving -- if that's true, the waving is about to turn into a full parade through a new hire. As of July 1st, Nintendo is bringing on Disney's former Interactive Media Group senior VP Duncan Orrell-Jones to take on the just-minted role of senior VP for the company's Network Business group in the US. He'll be handling the overall American digital strategy, which covers both gaming as well as content. We'll need to wait awhile before we see the results, but if it helps make sure friend codes never rise from the dead to haunt our Wii U, we're all for it.

Continue reading Nintendo takes on Disney veteran as senior VP for digital in US, gets serious about this whole internet thing

Nintendo takes on Disney veteran as senior VP for digital in US, gets serious about this whole internet thing originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceAllThingsD  | Email this | Comments


casey anthony video diary joe johnson lamarcus aldridge jeremy renner justin timberlake engaged bluefin tuna jonestown

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: What We Hope To See

[ [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 2]], 'http://yhoo.it/KeQd0p', '[Slideshow: See photos taken on the way down]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 7]], ' http://yhoo.it/KpUoHO', '[Slideshow: Death-defying daredevils]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['know that we have confidence in', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/LqYjAX ', '[Related: The Secret Service guide to Cartagena]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['We picked up this other dog and', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JUSxvi', '[Related: 8 common dog fears, how to calm them]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 5]], 'http://bit.ly/JnoJYN', '[Related: Did WH share raid details with filmmakers?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 3]], 'http://bit.ly/KoKiqJ', '[Factbox: AQAP, al-Qaeda in Yemen]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have my contacts on or glasses', 3]], 'http://abcn.ws/KTE5AZ', '[Related: Should the murder charge be dropped?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JD7nlD', '[Related: Bristol Palin reality show debuts June 19]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 1]], 'http://bit.ly/JRPFRO', '[Related: McCain adviser who vetted Palin weighs in on VP race]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['A JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/GV9zpj', '[Related: View photos of the JetBlue plane in Amarillo]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 15]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/white-house-stays-out-of-teen-s-killing-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120411/martinzimmermen.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['He was in shock and still strapped to his seat', 6]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/navy-jet-crashes-in-virginia-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120406/jet_ap.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['xxxxxxxxxxxx', 11]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/russian-grannies-win-bid-to-sing-at-eurovision-1331223625-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/1/56/156d92f2760dcd3e75bcd649a8b85fcf.jpeg', '500', ' ', 'AP', ] ]

[ [ [['did not go as far his colleague', 8]], '29438204', '0' ], [ [[' the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 4]], '28924649', '0' ], [ [['because I know God protects me', 14], ['Brian Snow was at a nearby credit union', 5]], '28811216', '0' ], [ [['The state news agency RIA-Novosti quoted Rosaviatsiya', 6]], '28805461', '0' ], [ [['measure all but certain to fail in the face of bipartisan', 4]], '28771014', '0' ], [ [['matter what you do in this case', 5]], '28759848', '0' ], [ [['presume laws are constitutional', 7]], '28747556', '0' ], [ [['has destroyed 15 to 25 houses', 7]], '28744868', '0' ], [ [['short answer is yes', 7]], '28746030', '0' ], [ [['opportunity to tell the real story', 7]], '28731764', '0' ], [ [['entirely respectable way to put off the searing constitutional controversy', 7]], '28723797', '0' ], [ [['point of my campaign is that big ideas matter', 9]], '28712293', '0' ], [ [['As the standoff dragged into a second day', 7]], '28687424', '0' ], [ [['French police stepped up the search', 17]], '28667224', '0' ], [ [['Seeking to elevate his candidacy back to a general', 8]], '28660934', '0' ], [ [['The tragic story of Trayvon Martin', 4]], '28647343', '0' ], [ [['Karzai will get a chance soon to express', 8]], '28630306', '0' ], [ [['powerful storms stretching', 8]], '28493546', '0' ], [ [['basic norm that death is private', 6]], '28413590', '0' ], [ [['songwriter also saw a surge in sales for her debut album', 6]], '28413590', '1', 'Watch music videos from Whitney Houston ', 'on Yahoo! Music', 'http://music.yahoo.com' ], [ [['keyword', 99999999999999999999999]], 'videoID', '1', 'overwrite-pre-description', 'overwrite-link-string', 'overwrite-link-url' ] ]

belize adele lyrics bruno mars best new artist

RIM delays BlackBerry 10 launch until next year

3 hrs.

Research In Motion Thursday delayed the make-or-break launch of its next-generation BlackBerry phones until next year, in a devastating setback to the once-dominant technology company whose sales are crumbling.

Shares in the company, which also announced a steeper-than-expected quarterly operating loss, plunged 18 percent after it said it would release its revamped BlackBerry 10 devices early in 2013, instead of late this year, because the development had "proven to be more time consuming than anticipated."

The delay in releasing the devices???RIM's last best hope of stemming its eclipse at the hands of Apple's iPhone and Google's Android phones ? confirmed the worst fears of analysts and investors.

Combined with the size of the loss, its first for eight years, and the likelihood that sales keep sliding into 2013, it narrows the window through which RIM must climb if it is to survive as an independent entity.

RIM's announcement that it would slash 5,000 jobs, or 30 percent of its workforce, only reinforced the impression of a company that could be in terminal decline.

"It's like watching a puppy die. It's terrible," said Matthew Thornton, an analyst at Avian Securities in Boston.

"Wow, what a disaster," said Edward Snyder, managing director of Charter Equity Research in San Francisco, who said RIM was now in "a handset death spiral."

"From a numbers point of view it could hardly be worse and it's going to deteriorate from here," he said.

RIM, which virtually invented mobile email, has fallen from a leadership position to an also-ran in smartphones over a few short years filled with delayed and uninspiring products, service outages and other embarrassments.

Now its new BlackBerry line will miss both the back-to-school and Christmas shopping periods, while the competition brings out new phones with more bells and whistles.

Apple is widely expected to unveil an iPhone 5 later this year, while a slew of manufacturers using Google's Android software are constantly pushing out new gadgets. Microsoft's alliance with Nokia is also gaining traction.?(Msnbc.com is a joint venture of Microsoft and NBCUniversal.)

"There's really no guarantee that once they come out on the other side of BlackBerry 10 that it's going to be something that people will want," said Eric Jackson, a hedge fund manager at Ironfire Capital in Toronto.

The job cuts will likely cost RIM $350 million in the current fiscal year. RIM has pledged to slash $1 billion from its operating costs in the year.

RIM now considers that $1 billion target as a minimum it will pursue given the additional BlackBerry 10 delay. It said it has already cut layers of management, streamlined its supply chain and outsourced repair work.

RIM said it expects to post another operating loss in the current quarter, as it ships fewer smartphones.

The company said it shipped 7.8 million BlackBerry smartphones in the last quarter, only about half of the more than 14 million it shipped two quarters ago. Until now, it had shipped more than 10 million devices every quarter since late in 2009.

Additional reporting by Euan Rocha and Susan Taylor in Toronto.

taraji p. henson irs

In re 37-02 Plaza LLC | Chapter 11 Cases

387 B.R. 413 (2008)

In re 37-02 PLAZA LLC, Debtor.

No. 07-40313-ess.

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York.

May 9, 2008.

415 *415 Avrum J. Rosen, Esq., The Law Offices of Avrum J. Rosen, Huntington, NY, for 37-02 Plaza LLC.

Michael Tsang, Esq., The Tsang Law Firm, P.C., New York, NY, for Kam Chan.

MEMORANDUM DECISION ON THE DEBTOR?S MOTION TO EXPUNGE CLAIM NO. 17

ELIZABETH S. STONG, Bankruptcy Judge.

Before the Court is the motion of 37-02 Plaza LLC (the ?Debtor?) to expunge claim number 17 pursuant to Sections 502(a) and 502(b)(1) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the ?Bankruptcy Code?) in the above-captioned bankruptcy case, and the objection brought by Kam Chan (?Chan?), the claimant in claim number 17.

JURISDICTION

This Court has jurisdiction over this contested matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ?? 1334, 157(a), and 157(b)(1). This matter is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. ?? 157(b)(2)(A), 157(b)(2)(B), and 157(b)(2)(0).

BACKGROUND

On January 22, 2007, the Debtor commenced this case by filing a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Docket No. 1. The Debtor is a limited liability corporation (?LLC?) organized under New York law, and Vincent Tomasino Sr. (?Tomasino?) is its manager, principal, and as of the petition date, managing agent. See Affidavit of Vincent Tomasino, Sr. (?Tomasino Aff.?) ? 1; Motion for an Order Reducing, Reclassifying and/or Expunging Claim Nos. 12, 15, and 17 (?Motion to Expunge?) ? 3; Docket No. 1 (Petition, Official Form 1) at 4.

Procedural History

On July 11, 2007, the Debtor filed an Application for an Order Establishing Deadline for Filing Proofs of Claim, and on the same date, the Court granted the Debtor?s application and set a bar date of August 28, 2007, for filing proofs of claims. Docket Nos. 64, 66. On August 16, 2007, Chan filed a timely proof of claim for an unsecured nonpriority claim in the amount of $1,427,629.86 (?Claim No. 17?). Claims Register; No. 17-1.

On September 4, 2007, the Debtor filed this Motion to Expunge and supporting affidavit of Vincent Tomasino. Docket Nos. 73, 74. [1] On October 11, 2007, Chan filed an Objection to the Motion to Expunge (the ?Objection?). Docket No. 79. On October 15, 2007, the Debtor filed a Reply to the Objection (the ?Reply?). Docket No. 80. On December 5, 2007, the 416 *416 Debtor filed a Supplemental Memorandum of Law in Support of Debtor?s Motion for an Order Expunging Claim No. 17 Filed by Kam Chan (the ?Supp. Mem. in Support?). Docket No, 91. On December 18, 2007, Chan filed a Memorandum of Law in response to the Debtor?s Supplemental Memorandum in Support arid in further support of the Objection (the ?Chan Mem. in Further Support?). Docket No. 93. Hearings were held on the Motion to Expunge with respect to Claim No. 17 at which counsel for the Debtor and counsel for Chan appeared and were heard, and the matter was submitted for decision on April 22, 2008.

Factual Background

Claim No. 17 states that the Debtor owes Chan payment on two promissory notes (the ?Notes?), each dated July 26, 2005, in the amounts of $1,090,000 (?Note 1?), and $58,000 (?Note 2?). Claims Register, No. 17-1, Promissory Notes dated July 26, 2005. The Notes identify Tomasino and the Debtor as ?Maker? and Chan and Robert Yip (?Yip?) as ?Payee.? Claims Register, No. 17-1, Promissory Notes dated July 26, 2005. See Motion to Expunge ? 18; Supp. Mem. in Support at 3. The Notes state that the Maker promises to pay monthly interest of $6,333.33 and $290 for Note 1 and Note 2 respectively, from July 26, 2006, to the maturity date of July 25, 2010. Claims Register, No. 17-1, Promissory Notes dated July 26, 2005. The Notes are signed by Tomasino in his individual capacity and by the Debtor by Vincent Tomasino, Junior, as its ?Managing Member.? Claims Register, No. 17-1, Promissory Notes dated July 26, 2005. Note 1 is also signed with the approval and consent of Margaret Song (?Song?) on behalf of Song & Wu Realty Ltd. Claims Register, No. 17-1, Note 1. Yip transferred his rights and interests in the Notes to Chan pursuant to an Assignment of Promissory Notes dated July 3, 2007. Claims Register, JNO. 17-1, Assignment or Promissory Notes. See Objection ? 1 n. 2; Motion to Expunge ? 18.

The Notes were executed in connection with an Agreement for Sale dated June 29, 2005 (the ?Agreement for Sale?). Objection, Exh. A (Agreement for Sale) at 1. See Objection ? 3; Motion to Expunge ? 17; Supp. Mem. in Support at 2; Chan Mem. in Further Support at 1. The Agreement for Sale lists Chan and Yip as ?Seller? and Tomasino as ?Buyer.? Objection, Exh. A (Agreement for Sale) at 1. It is signed by Chan and Yip as ?Seller,? Tomasino as ?Buyer,? Chan as the Debtor?s ?Managing Member,? and Song on behalf of Song & Wu Realty Ltd. Objection, Exh. A (Agreement for Sale) at 3.

The Agreement for Sale provides for Chan and Yip to sell their seventy percent interest in the Debtor to Tomasino for $1.19 million, and for payment to include the execution and delivery of a promissory note by Tomasino in the amount of $1.09 million and a term of the note to be that ?the note shall be guaranteed of payment by 37-02 Plaza LLC.? Objection, Exh. A (Agreement for Sale) ? 1(b). See Objection, Exh. A (Agreement for Sale) at 1, ? 1; Motion to Expunge ?? 17-18; Objection ? 2. Tomasino and the Debtor executed Note 2 as additional consideration for Chan?s and Yip?s sale of their seventy percent interest in the Debtor. Motion to Expunge ? 18; Objection ? 3; Supp. Mem. in Support at 2; Chan Mem. in Further Support at 1. On July 26, 2005, Chan and Yip resigned from all offices in the Debtor with immediate effect. Motion to Expunge, Exh. B (Resignation of Kam Chan, Resignation of Robert Yip). See also Motion to Expunge, Exh. B (Consent of Members of 37-02 Plaza LLC) (reflecting transfer of shares from Chan and Yip to 417 *417 Maltese Realty Corp. and resignations of Chan and Yip).

DISCUSSION

Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code provides that a ?claim? encompasses, among other things, a ?right to payment, whether or not such right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, legal, equitable, secured, or unsecured?.? 11 U.S.C. ? 101(a)(5)(A). The Supreme Court has observed that Congress ?intended by this language to adopt the broadest available definition of `claim.,?? Johnson v. Home State Bank, 501 U.S. 78, 83, 111 S.Ct. 2150, 115 L.Ed.2d 66 (1991) . See S.REP. NO. 989, 95th Cong., 2d Sess. 5807-08 (1978), as reprinted in 1978 U.S.C.C.A.N. 5787 (stating that Congress adopted the ?broadest possible definition? of claim in order to permit ?the broadest possible relief in the bankruptcy court.?). According to one commentator:

By fashioning a single definition of ?claim? in the Code, Congress intended to adopt the broadest definition of that term. The Supreme Court has repeatedly reiterated this principle and has declined all invitations to exclude rights from the definition of claim.

2 COLLIER ON BANKRUPTCY ? 101.05[1] (15th ed. rev.2007).

Section 501(a) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that to claim an interest in a debtor?s bankruptcy estate, ?[a] creditor? may file a proof of claim.? 11 U.S.C. ? 501(a). Bankruptcy Rule 3001(f) states that ?a proof of claim executed and filed in accordance with these rules shall constitute prima facie evidence of the validity and amount of the claim.? FED. R. BANKR.P. 3001(f).

Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code provides that ?[a] claim or interest, proof of which is filed under section 501 ? is deemed allowed unless a party in interest objects.? 11 U.S.C. ? 502(a). ?[I]f such an objection to a claim made, the court, after notice and a hearing, ? shall allow such claim ? except to the extent that ? such claim is unenforceable against the debtor and property of the debtor under any agreement or applicable law?.? 11 U.S.C. ?? 502(b), 502(b)(1).

The party objecting to a properly filed claim has the burden of introducing sufficient evidence to overcome that claim?s prima facie validity. In re Rockefeller Ctr. Props., 272 B.R. 524, 539 (Bankr.S.D.N.Y.2000) . See 9 COLLIER ON BANKRUPTCY ? 3001.09[2] (15th ed. rev. 2007). The ultimate burden of proof with respect to a disputed claim lies with the claimant. See In re Allegheny Int?l, Inc., 954 F.2d 167, 174 (3d Cir.1992) (?If the objector produces sufficient evidence to negate one or more of the sworn facts in the proof of claim, the burden reverts to the claimant to prove the validity of the claim by a preponderance of the evidence.?).

Here, Chan filed a timely proof of claim and identified the Debtor?s indebtedness under the Notes as the basis for his claim. Claims Register, No. 17-1. The Debtor argues in this Motion to Expunge that the Notes are legally unenforceable for lack of consideration and that any payments made on the Notes would violate Section 508 of New York?s Limited Liability Company Law (the ?New York LLC Law?). Motion to Expunge ?? 18-22; Supp. Mem. in Support at 6. The ultimate burden of proof, then, lies with Chan to demonstrate that the Notes are enforceable against the Debtor.

Whether the Notes Are Supported by Consideration

The Debtor argues that the Notes are not enforceable against it because they 418 *418 are not supported by consideration. Motion to Expunge ? 18. Specifically, the Debtor argues that it did not receive an interest in Chan?s or Yip?s stock, or any other benefit, in exchange for its obligation on the Notes. Motion to Expunge ?? 18-20; Reply ? 1; Supp. Mem. in Support at 3, 7. The Debtor cites the New York Court of Appeals case of Torelli v. Esposito, 63 N.Y.2d 903, 483 N.Y.S.2d 204, 472 N.E.2d 1032 (1984), where the court reinstated the trial court?s denial of a plaintiffs motion for summary judgment seeking to enforce a promissory note received by the plaintiffs decedent in connection with the sale of certain stock. Torelli, 63 N.Y.2d at 904, 483 N.Y.S.2d at 205, 472 N.E.2d at 1032 . The court found that the lower court correctly determined that a question of fact was presented as to the defendant?s obligation to pay on the promissory note, in? light of evidence supporting the allegations that the plaintiffs decedent ?did not own the subject stock, that the sale had never in fact occurred, and that the obligation to pay therefore lacked consideration.? Torelli 63 N.Y.2d at 904, 483 N.Y.S.2d at 205, 472 N.E.2d at 1032 . See Motion to Expunge ?? 19-20.

Chan argues that the Debtor received consideration in exchange for its obligations under the Notes. Objection ?? 3, 5, 21-34. He argues that consideration requires either that the promisor receive a, benefit or that the promisee suffer a detriment. Objection ?? 27-28; Chan Mem. in Further Support at 8-10. Chan cites Bulger v. Colonial House of Flushing, 281 A.D. 847, 119 N.Y.S.2d 233 (App. Div.2d Dep?t 1953), in which the Appellate Division affirmed the entry of summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs who sued to recover on a promissory note signed by the defendant. Bulger, 281 A.D. at 847, 119 N.Y.S.2d at 234 . See Objection ?? 25-27; Chan Mem. in Further Support at 8. There, the defendants argued that consideration was absent because in exchange for the promissory note, the plaintiffs transferred their stock to individuals other than the defendant, and the defendant itself did not receive any stock. Bulger, 281 A.D. at 847, 119 N.Y.S.2d at 234 . The Appellate Division concluded that consideration was present as a result of the detriment to the plaintiffs who transferred their stock. Id. Chan argues that because a detriment to a promisee may constitute consideration, there is consideration here because Chan and Yip transferred their stock in the Debtor in reliance on the Debtor?s obligation on the Notes. Objection ?? 27, 29; Chan Mem. in Further Support at 2, 10.

Chan also argues that the adequacy of consideration is generally determined by parties to an agreement, and should not be reviewed by the court unless there is reason to suspect fraud or unconscionability. Objection ?? 31-33. He also states that consideration may be deemed insufficient only where the inequality is so great as to shock the conscience, and that no such inequality is present here. Objection ? 33.

?Consideration, or a substitute such as promissory estoppel, is necessary for an agreement to be enforceable.? BLACK?S LAW DICTIONARY 1552 (8th ed.2004). The doctrine of consideration requires performance or a returned promise that has been bargained for by each party to an agreement. RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF CONTRACTS ? 71(1) (2007). Discerning the existence, rather than the adequacy, of consideration is the court?s primary task. Richard A. Lord, WILLISTON ON CONTRACTS ? 7:21 (4th ed.2007). As the New York Court of Appeals observed, ?[a]bsent fraud or unconscionability, the adequacy of consideration is not a proper subject for judicial scrutiny.? Apfel v. Prudentialr-Bache Sec, Inc., 81 N.Y.2d 470, 476, 600 N.Y.S.2d 419 *419 433, 435, 616 N.E.2d 1095, 1097 (1993) (citation omitted). Exceptions to this rule are rare indeed. See, e.g., Mandel v. Liebman, 303 N.Y. 88, 94, 100 N.E.2d 149, 152 (1951) (explaining that courts may consider the adequacy of consideration where the contract is ?such as no man in his senses and not under a delusion would make on the one hand, and as no honest or fair man would accept, on the other?) (quotations omitted). See also Torelli, 63 N.Y.2d at 904, 483 N.Y.S.2d at 205, 472 N.E.2d at 1032 (a question of fact is presented where the evidence shows that, among other things, the sale at issue ?never in fact occurred?).

A benefit to a third party may satisfy the requirement of consideration. As one court found, ?under contract law, a contract is supported by consideration even if the consideration flows solely to a third party.? In re Asia Global Crossing, Ltd., 344 B.R. 247, 252 (Bankr.S.D.N.Y. 2006) . See RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF CONTRACTS ? 71, cmt. e (2007) (?It matters not from whom the consideration moves or to whom it goes. If it is bargained for and given in exchange for the promise, the promise is not gratuitous.?).

Detriment to a promisee may also satisfy the requirement of consideration. 22 N.Y. JUR.2D CONTRACTS ? 76 (2008) (?A benefit to the promisor or a detriment to the promisee is sufficient consideration for a contract.?) See Richard A. Lord, WILLISTON ON CONTRACTS ? 7:4 (?It is often stated that the consideration required to support a promise is a detriment incurred by the promisee or a benefit received by the promisor at his request.?).

Here, the Debtor was a maker on the Notes in connection with the Agreement for Sale pursuant to which Chan and Yip sold their seventy percent interest in the Debtor to Tomasino. Objection, Exh. A (Agreement for Sale) at 1, ?? 1, 1(b). See Motion to Expunge ?? 17-18; Objection ? 2. Chan, Yip, Tomasino, and the Debtor signed the Agreement for Sale, and Chan and Yip suffered a detriment when they transferred their stock. Objection, Exh. A (Agreement for Sale) at 3. The Agreement for Sale provides that in exchange for their stock, Chan and Yip received the benefit of the Notes, of which the Debtor is a Maker. Claims Register, No. 17-1, Promissory Notes dated July 26, 2005. Tomasino, not the Debtor, received the benefit of the stock sold by Chan and Yip. That is, the Debtor bargained for a benefit to a third party, namely Tomasino, in exchange for its obligation under the Notes. That benefit to a third party is consideration for the Debtor?s obligation under the Notes.

In addition, under the Agreement for Sale, Chan and Yip transferred their seventy percent interest in the Debtor in reliance on the obligations of Tomasino and the Debtor under the Notes. Chan?s and Yip?s relinquishment of their stock interests was a detriment which was bargained for by the Debtor in exchange for its liability under the Notes. That is, the Debtor bargained for a detriment to Chan and Yip as promisees in exchange for its obligation under the Notes. That detriment to Chan and Yip as promisees is also consideration for the Debtor?s obligation under the Notes.

For all of these reasons, and based on the entire record, Chan has shown that the Notes are supported by consideration and may be enforced against the Debtor.

Whether the Debtor?s Payments Under the Notes Violate the New York LLC Law

The Debtor argues that payments on the Notes violate Section 508 of the New York LLC Law. Supp. Mem. in Support at 6. The Debtor notes that Section 508 prohibits distributions to members of an LLC when the entity is insolvent or the distributions 420 *420 will render it insolvent. [2] Supp. Mem. in Support at 5-6. The Debtor argues that it made payments on the Notes beginning in July 2006, when it was insolvent. Supp. Mem. in Support at 5. The Debtor argues that its insolvency is apparent from the fact that the Debtor was unable to pay its rent at that time. Supp. Mem. in Support at 5.

The Debtor also argues that payments on the Notes by it or by the Debtor?s bankruptcy estate to Chan amount to distributions to both Chan and Tomasino that violate Section 508 because ?both [have been] members of the Debtor at some point in time.? Supp. Mem. in Support at 6. See Supp. Mem. in Support at 5-7. The Debtor asserts that payments to Chan represent ?a distribution to ? a former member of the Debtor for his interest in the Debtor,? as well as distributions to Tomasino, because ?[t]he Debtor?s assumption of the financial obligations of its member, Vincent Tomasino Sr., is a distribution to [him].? Supp. Mem. in Support at 1. See Supp. Mem. in Support at 6.

Chan argues that the Debtor?s payments under the Notes do not violate Section 508 because ?there were no `distributions? that were made to any `member? of the Debtor.? Chan Mem. in Further Support at 5. See Chan Mem. in Further Support at 4-6. Chan notes that he has not been a member of the Debtor since he sold his stock under the Agreement for Sale and resigned his offices in the Debtor. Chan Mem. in Further Support at 4-6.

Chan also argues that any recovery of a purported distributions to Tomasino should be sought from Tomasino, not from him. Chan Mem. in Further Support at 4, 7. At the same time, Chan argues that the Debtor?s payments did not violate Section 508, because at the time of the payments, Tomasino had already sold his interests to another entity, Maltese Realty Corporation, and was no longer a member of the Debtor. Chan Mem. in Further Support at 6.

Chan further argues that Section 508 does not impose liability on a member who receives a distribution that violates Section 508 but is unaware of the violation. Chan Mem. in Further Support at 6. See N.Y. LTD. LIAB. Co. LAW ? 508(b). Chan asserts that even if the Debtor made a prohibited distribution to Chan or Tomasino, the Debtor has not shown that either Chan or Tomasino knew that the distribution ran afoul of Section 508 or exceeded the Debtor?s assets. Chan Mem. in Further Support at 6.

Finally, Chan argues that the Debtor made five interest-only payments of approximately $6,000, each under Note 1 and did not make any payments under Note 2. Chan Mem. in Further Support at 7. See Claim No. 17, Rider. He argues that the Debtor has not shown that the payments rendered the Debtor insolvent. Chan Mem. in Further Support at 7.

As an LLC, the Debtor is subject to the New York LLC Law. Section 508(a) states:

A limited liability company shall not make a distribution to a member to the extent that, at the time of the distribution, after giving effect to the distribution, all liabilities of the limited liability company, other than liabilities to members on account of their membership interests and liabilities for which recourse of creditors is limited to specified property of the limited liability company, 421 *421 exceed the fair market value of the assets of the limited liability company, except that the fair market value of property that is subject to a liability for which the recourse of creditors is limited shall be included in the assets of the limited liability company only to the extent that the fair value of such property exceeds such liability.

N.Y. LTD. LIAB. CO. LAW ? 508(a). See Die Fliedermaus LLC v. Shallo (In re Die Fliedermaus LLC), 323 B.R. 101, 108 (Bankr.S.D.N.Y.2005) .

Section 102(1) of the New York LLC Law defines a ?distribution? as ?the transfer of property by a limited liability company to one or more of its members in his or her capacity as a member.? N.Y. LTD. LIAB. CO. LAW ? 102(i). Section 102(q) of the New York LLC Law defines a ?member? as:

[A] person who has been admitted as a member of a limited liability company in accordance with the terms and provisions of this chapter and the operating agreement and has a membership interest in a limited liability company, with the rights, obligations, preferences and limitations specified under this chapter and the operating agreement.

N.Y. LTD. LIAB. Co. Law ? 102(q).

The Agreement for Sale, dated June 29, 2005, provides for Chan and Yip to sell their stock in the Debtor to Tomasino. Objection, Exh. A (Agreement for Sale) at 1, ?? 1, 1(b). See Motion to Expunge ?? 17-18; Objection ? 2. On July 26, 2005, Chan and Yip resigned from all offices in the Debtor with immediate effect. Motion to Expunge, Exh. B (Resignation of Kam Chan, Resignation of Robert Yip). Having sold their stock in the Debtor and resigned from their positions in the Debtor, as of July 26, 2005, Chan and Yip no longer had any position or membership interest in the Debtor.

The Notes provide for the Maker ? that is, Tomasino and the Debtor ? to make interest payments to Chan and Yip commencing as of July 26, 2006. The Debtor began to make payments in approximately July 2006. Supp. Mem. in Support at 5; Chan Mem. in Further Support at 6. So when the Debtor made payments under the Notes, beginning in July 2006, Chan and Yip were not ?members? for the purposes of Section 508. As a result, the Debtor?s payments were not impermissible distributions to Chan and Yip under Section? 508. For the same reasons, payments to Chan from the Debtor?s bankruptcy estate would? not violate Section 508.

Tomasino is the Debtor?s manager, principal, and as of the petition date, managing agent. See Tomasino Aff. ? 1; Motion to Expunge ? 3; Docket No. 1 (Petition, Official Form 1) at 4. Pursuant to the Agreement for Sale, he also purchased seventy percent of the membership units of the Debtor. Objection, Exh. A (Agreement for Sale) ? 1. For these reasons, he was, ?at some point in time,? a member of the Debtor under Section 102(q) of the New York LLC Law. Supp. Mem. in Support at 6. See N.Y. LTD. LIAB. Co. Law ? 102(q).

The Debtor?s payments to Chan and Yip may be viewed as providing a benefit to Tomasino to the extent that they reduced the amount due under the Notes, which are a shared obligation of Tomasino and the Debtor. Claims Register, No. 17-1, Promissory Notes dated July 26, 2005, See Motion to Expunge ? 18; Supp. Mem. in Support at 3. But the Debtor made those payments pursuant to its contractual obligation as a Maker on the Notes, not as a distribution to Tomasino ?in his ? capacity as a member? of the Debtor. N.Y. LTD. LIAB. Co. LAW ? 102(i). As a result, 422 *422 the Debtor?s payments were not impermissible distributions to Tomasino under Section 508, For the same reasons, payments to Chan from the Debtor?s bankruptcy estate would not violate Section 508.

For all of these reasons, and based on the entire record, the Debtor?s payments to Chan and Yip under the Notes did not violate Section 508 of the New York LLC Law, and future payments to Chan from the Debtor?s bankruptcy estate under the Notes would not violate Section 508.

CONCLUSION

Based on the entire record, after consideration of the submissions and the argument of counsel, and for the reasons set forth herein, the Debtor?s Motion to Expunge is denied with respect to Claim No. 17. An order in accordance with this Memorandum Decision will be entered simultaneously herewith.

[1] On October 16, 2007, the Motion to Expunge was granted as to claim number 12, an unsecured nonpriority claim in the amount of $4,000, filed on April 10, 2007, by A Plus Travel Corp.; and claim number 15, an unsecured nonpriority claim in the amount of $5,431, filed on June 22, 2007, by the City of New York. Docket Entry dated October 16, 2007. See Docket No. 82 (Order Expunging Claim Nos. 12 and 15 and Adjourning Objection to Claim No. 17).

[2] The Debtor also argues that Sections 513 and 514 of New York?s Business Corporation Law provide that a corporation may not purchase its own stock when the corporation is insolvent or would be made insolvent by the purchase. Reply at 2-3; Supp. Mem. in Support at 1.

chip kelly