Feeling nostalgic? Subscription service sends you 'letters in the mail'

Letter in the Mail

By Rosa Golijan

"We have all these books of letters, but we're never going to have a book of emails,"?Stephen Elliott, the editor of literary website Rumpus, lamented.

He's had that unfortunate theory on his mind for a long while, particularly while editing and sending out a regular email newsletter to his site's readers. About a year ago, he finally wondered: "Wouldn't it be cool to send out an actual physical letter?"

He contacted all the authors he could think of and asked them to participate in the plan he'd cooked up, a service called Letters in the Mail. It would be simple. All the authors simply have to write a letter?? it could be drawn, handwritten, typed, anything?? and then Elliott and his staff would photocopy it, stuff some envelopes and head to the post office.

It would be like an old-school newsletter?? you know, like the kind that people relied on before email was popular?? but it would perhaps encourage people to rekindle their love with letter writing along the way. And if that love is indeed rekindled, some of the authors include their own addresses, to encourage burgeoning pen-pal relationships.

There have been several back-and-forth exchanges of correspondences as a result, says Elliott, who adds, "I feel like it's a lost art."

In another throwback to the days before digital, you actually have to pay for this service.?You have to shell out five bucks a month for?Elliott's service, which will get you three correspondences. If you've got a youngster, you can sign him or her up for Letters for Kids, the recently launched extension of Letters in the Mail. That one will cost you $4.50 per month for two letters from children's book authors.

Want more tech news?or interesting?links? You'll get plenty of both if you keep up with Rosa Golijan, the writer of this post, by following her on?Twitter, subscribing to her?Facebook?posts,?or circling her?on?Google+.

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For an athlete caught using steroids, the four-game suspension is nothing compared to the scarlet ?S? that gets applied to their permanent P.R. record.

The player never will be viewed the same way. ?If he succeeds, cynics will say it?s because he?s using steroids. ?If he becomes average or worse, the fact that he?s not using steroids any longer will be identified as the reason.

But since the league says nothing publicly about the reason for a suspension imposed under the NFL policy regarding anabolic steroids and related substances, the player who is suspended can say whatever he wants ? and the league never will correct the record.

Previously, players popped for steroids blamed a spiked over-the-counter supplement. ?Even if anyone ever bought that excuse, no one does anymore.

And so it could be that the new non-steroid alibi arises from Adderall, a prescription ADD medication.

Giants safety Tyler Sash blames his four-game suspension on Adderall. ?Previously, Packers defensive end Mike Neal did the same thing. ?Both claim they were using it with a prescription.

If they?re telling the truth (and we?re not saying they aren?t), why didn?t the NFL reduce or eliminate their suspensions?

Giants running back Andre Brown was using Adderall with a prescription but without advance approval from the league. ?He tested positive, he appealed, and his suspension was lifted. ?Ditto for Texans punter Brett Hartmann, whose four-game suspension was cut to three ? and who now has approval to take Adderall.

If Neal and Sash are telling the truth, the NFL?s procedures seem to be horribly inconsistent. ?(Then again, even if Neal and Sash aren?t telling the truth, the fact that Brown got no suspension and Hartmann received three games makes no sense.)

Either way, Adderall provides players with a convenient strategy for avoiding the stigma of steroids. ?The fact that league can say nothing about the facts and circumstances surrounding the suspension allows the players to say whatever they want.

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Enterprise Headlines and Highlights, 2012-07-30

By Dennis Moore on July 30, 2012

Highlights of enterprise software and solutions news from the past week:

Apple Phanboyz

• Apple sales slip as phanboyz wait for a new iPhone.? Apple is still, however, generating almost as much cash as the Obama administration is spending on wasteful programs
• More details emerge about Windows 8 and Microsoft?s strengthening product portfolio.? Will skeuomorphic (iOS, Android) or non-skeuomorphic (Metro/Windows 8) be the future?
• SAP reports strong results, claims strength in HANA and mobile.? In the Apps space, SAP showed significant growth while Oracle is fading.? SAP becomes Germany?s most valuable company, passing Siemens on the strength of its quarterly results.
• Google Nexus 7 and Android Jelly Bean 4.1 impress.? Meanwhile, Google faces huge fines in the EU, and Android-based devices are losing a number of legal challenges for patent violations vs Microsoft and Apple.
• And still ??@larryellison has just one tweet, follows no one on Twitter, and yet has 28,894 followers (up about 1,000 in the past month).? This means that only about 1 out of every 4 Oracle employees (MAX!) follows Larry on Twitter.? Fortunately, so far, they?re not missing much ?
  

This morning, Judge Andreas Voss (?Vo?? in German) of the Mannheim Regional Court, who has already presided over more smartphone-related patent lawsuits than any other judge in the world, announced a ruling in Microsoft?s favor against Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility. Motorola?s Android-based devices have been found to infringe a File Allocation Table (FAT) patent: EP0618540 on a ?common name space for long and short filenames?.

Microsoft won multiple remedies including an injunction (which is not self-executing, but Microsoft can enforce it against a 10 million euro bond), a recall of infringing products from retail, and damages (the amount of which will have to be determined).

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

?The proliferation of alternative devices?such as smartphones and tablet computers, creates challenges from competing software platforms,? Microsoft said in its 10-K form recently filed with the SEC. ?Users may increasingly turn to these devices to perform functions that would have been performed by personal computers in the past.? Market research firm NPD DisplaySearch expects tablet shipments to exceed laptops by 2016.

Not wanting to be left out of the mobile device party, and unwilling to rely on its hardware partners, Microsoft is jumping in with its own line of Windows 8-based slates called Surface. The problem, however, is that a big part of Microsoft?s revenues come from licensing Windows to hardware manufacturers.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

McGee brings a sales leadership track record of disciplined, consistent growth at industry leaders and industry pioneers including Adobe, Documentum, EMC and Thunderhead.

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Q2 Revenue of $74.7 Million, a 29% Year-over-Year Increase ? Non-GAAP Net Income Grows 192% Year-over-Year ? Operating Cash Flow Grows 80% Year-over-Year to $15.2 Million

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

It is not an over-statement to say that social media can enrich your personal and professional lives while providing value to users and your company. I personally became acquainted with the three CIOs quoted in this article over Twitter. I subsequently met each of them in person and have had phone conversations with them and remained in touch over time. Although the value of such communication is tremendously high, the benefits arise only with participation, so start today!

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

The mobile company was working on a new software platform called Meltemi to replace Series 40, Reuters is reporting today, citing sources. However, the platform, which was Linux-based, has been quietly discontinued by the company.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

In fact, Business ByDesign fell in terms of the number of competitive deals we?ve seen them in most recently. So it?s the traditional SAP and Oracle. Workday, they?re still an HR solution. They don?t do financials. We have basic HR but not for these large 100,000-person organization. So we?re not in the HR aspect of that deal. They?re also not in the financials aspects of that deal.

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Samsung, the world?s largest maker of mobile phones, televisions and memory chips, benefited from runaway demand for its Android-powered smartphones as rivals including Apple Inc. were yet to release new models.

The robust sales of smartphones such as the company?s flagship Galaxy S3 helped Samsung paper over a slowdown in other consumer electronics sectors such as televisions and personal computers that has been painful for its rivals and component suppliers.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Yammer will stick with this ?freemium? model as it moves under Microsoft?s wing, and it will use the strategy to encourage adoption not only of its own products, but existing Microsoft tools as well. Microsoft declined to comment for this story, but clearly, the company is working to change the way its core business operates in order to keep up with the latest wave of tech outfits.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco EMC and CA Technologies issued statements or sent letters backing the proposal, which could come up for a procedural vote on Thursday.

The companies split from other business groups, including the Chamber of Commerce, IBM and trade association TechAmerica, which have all criticized Lieberman?s Cybersecurity Act.

The bill would incentivize critical infrastructure systems to upgrade their security protections, and the business groups expressed concern that the incentives amount to burdensome government regulation.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Exalogic Elastic Cloud Software 2.0, Oracle has added server-level virtualization capabilities that will make it much easier to spin up and spin down capacity at will.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Learn how Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Software 2.0 can help your company:

Close business up to 10x faster
Protect sensitive data with complete application isolation
Rapidly respond to market needs by provisioning applications 6x faster
Maximize availability and productivity with 2x faster troubleshooting

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To reflect on the one year anniversary of the HANA GA, Jon Reed of http://www.JonERP.com talks with fellow SAP Mentors Harald Reiter, Vijay Vijayasankar, and John Appleby about what SAP has accomplished and the challenges ahead. The 51 minute video includes an in-depth HANA skills discussion and views on the HANA Distinguished Engineers program (all four are members of the Council). The good natured discussion finds Harald in his Vegas hotel room, John Appleby on his UK couch, and Vijay on his iPhone. But a good natured discussion ensued, including an worthwhile debate on the level of skills demand for HANA and whether HANA needs a ?killer app? to succeed.

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IBM was second, with about 3,300 applications filed, while India-based TCS was third, with about 3,200 applications. Deloitte Consulting, with 3,000 applications, was fourth, and India?s Wipro rounded out the top five, at 2,900.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Salesforce has an intangible assets ratio of 26%.

This is not so far over Heiserman?s threshold as to cause panic, but you?ll want to keep an eye on this number over the next few quarters.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Computer occupations were the most highly requested occupation group in all but 11 metros of the 106 high-demand metros, where engineering, healthcare practitioners, and postsecondary teachers were more requested. Metropolitan areas also vary on occupational concentration, ranging from 74 occupation groups requested in the New York metro area, to 15 groups requested in Bloomington, IL.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Based on its history with Windows Phone, increased revenue for app developers may be exactly what Microsoft needs.

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?We?re working on a tool to let users export all of their tweets,? Mr. Costolo said in a meeting with reporters and editors at The New York Times on Monday. ?You?ll be able to download a file of them.?

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SAP posted a 112% year-on-year increase in 12-month new and upsell subscription billings for SuccessFactors on a stand-alone basis. The company claimed the combination of SuccessFactors with its existing enterprise suite is allowing it to accelerate its strategy to become the leading cloud provider.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Near as I can tell, despite the press release touting the ?New Software,? the new Intranet Experience Suite is not new software, only marketing ? what we used to call vaporware. In fact, the new landing page for the Intranet Experience Suite does feature a prominent case study: a client case study from Omron, which is a project that is more than 2 years old ? Internet years prior to this month?s announcement. Finally, and most pathetically, a request I made of IBM a week ago to provide more information on this new ?software? has been ignored by IBM. If there is new software to be had, surely IBM would have provided some details ? somewhere?

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Oracle president Mark Hurd said Tuesday that the firm will continue to charge for Java license fees in the marketplace, saying that Java is its key technology.

In a press conference marking Hurd?s first visit here to kick off the Oracle Optimized Data Center event series, he claimed that the Java programming language ? a topic of dispute between the firm and Google ? will be charged for usage for Android mobile platform-based manufacturers.

?(Java) is the core development platform for our middleware platforms and applications,? he told reporters. ?Java has very exciting prospects for the future and we have over 9 million Java developers.?

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

I.B.M. is doing its own thing in the enterprise market, much as Apple is in consumer technology. Both are separated from the industry pack. In I.B.M.?s case, to be sure, that separation has been a more subtle and evolutionary process than it has been at Apple, the blockbuster product machine.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Now Offering Informatica?s Cloud Connector, Allowing Google Developers Access to Leading Data Integration Solutions

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Apparently frustrated, Koh reminded Samsung?s attorneys that she had allowed the two cases to be combined so that Samsung wouldn?t initially have to answer Apple?s charges on a purely defensive basis. With the cases together, both sides would be on the offensive in a single case in front of a single jury.

?I consolidated the cases,? Koh said. ?If anything, I have bent over backwards so Samsung has an affirmative case. I could have put your case on a later schedule. If you, at this time, think the limits I have imposed are unfair, I will vacate your case and give you another trial date.?

That second trial, which would hear only Samsung?s suit against Apple, would start some time in August or September, Koh said.

?What is it that you don?t know now that leads you to believe you need unlimited witnesses and 400 exhibits? What is it?? Koh asked a Samsung lawyer.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

McDermott noted that the company has grown 20% faster than Oracle in the enterprise applications market over the last 12 months. And detailing regional performance, he said SAP grew four times faster than Oracle in Europe and the Middle East and eight times faster in Asia Pacific and Japan.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

in one case study a particular Exadata system was up to 20 times faster when performing two particular functions than a particular IBM Power system, Oracle?s general references to ?Exadata? and ?IBM Power,? along with the bold unqualified headline ?Exadata 20x Faster Replaces IBM Again,? conveyed a much broader message.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Oracle and Google are at loggerheads over some US$4 million in court costs Google wants Oracle to pay in connection with its patent and copyright lawsuit over the Android mobile OS.

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Oracle?s claim of running 20 times faster than Power Systems was overly broad, inferring that Exadata had bested all Power Systems products, IBM had argued in its appeal to the NAD.

However, Oracle characterized its ad as a case study describing the experience of a single customer, and argued the ?sophisticated target audience? would glean that nuance, the NAD said.

The NAD ultimately sided with IBM, finding that ?at least one reasonable interpretation of the challenged advertisement is that all ? or a vast majority ? of Exadata systems consistently perform 20 times faster in all or many respects than all ? or a vast majority ? of IBM Power systems,? it said in a statement. ?The message was not supported by the evidence in the record.?

While Oracle agreed to stop running the ad, it also plans to appeal NAD?s decision, which it called ?unduly broad,? according to the announcement.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Apple results sharply missed analysts? expectations and the stock is dropping in after-hours trading.

The iPhone and iPad maker reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $8.8 billion, or $9.32 a share, up from $7.31 billion, or $7.79 a share, a year earlier. But the figure fell well short of expectations: Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters were calling for earnings of $10.37 a share.

Revenue rose 23% to $35 billion, which also fell below analysts? estimates.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Dubbed Mountain Lion, the new software narrows the gap between the PC and phone software packages, making Mac personal computers work more like iPhones and iPads.

It?s similar to what Microsoft Corp. is doing with its forthcoming Windows 8 system. That system, to be released Oct. 26, will bring the look and user interface of Windows Phone to PCs.

Mountain Lion will cost $20 and will be sold only as a download. Only computers running the two most recent versions of Mac OS, Lion and Snow Leopard, can be upgraded.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Apple Inc. said it deserves more than $2.5 billion in damages from Samsung Electronics Co., as the two smartphone giants fired a round of pretrial salvos before their landmark patent case gets under way next week.

Apple is seeking damages from Samsung, which says many Apple patents at issue in the lawsuit are invalid.

?Samsung has reaped billions of dollars in profits and caused Apple to lose hundreds of millions of dollars through its violation of Apple?s intellectual property,? Apple?s lawyers claimed in court documents filed late Monday in U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

The iPhone and iPad maker now has about $117.22 billion in cash holdings, up from the $110.18 billion it had as of June 30. To put that in perspective, only 19 companies in the S&P 500 ? not counting Apple itself ? have higher market caps than that.

Apple has more cash on its books than the combined market values of Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Nokia, Yahoo, Sprint Nextel and Research In Motion.

CEO Tim Cook has said Apple has more cash than it needs, and the company will begin paying a quarterly dividend this quarter, the fiscal fourth quarter. It will also start a $10 billion share buyback program the quarter after that.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

The California-based company sold 26m iPhones in the three months to June 30, up 28 per cent on the same period a year ago and topping the company?s own guidance. But the figures marked a slowdown in the rate of growth over recent quarters, sending its shares below $600 in after-hours trading.

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This is the essence of Dell?s aspirational foray into the enterprise software market. The what is clear ? a set of midmarket products and services focused around cloud integration (Boomi), systems management and security (Quest, Sonicwall, among others), and business intelligence (insert unannounced acquisition or internally developed product here) to start, with more unspecified but hopefully value-added enterprise applications to come. But the how remains to be seen, and whether Dell succeeds in enterprise software will depend on a broad set of how to capabilities that the company has only just begun to build out.

Number one on the how to list is how to sell high-value software and applications services from a company not well known for these capabilities. While Dell Software CEO John Swainson bravely offered up 20,000 existing direct sales people as the vanguard of this effort, the truth is Dell will need much more than desktop and server sales people to up the software ante wi

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These people share three characteristics:

Substantial experience in some aspect of enterprise software
Demonstrated capability to write prolifically
Fair and balanced analysis and reporting

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One common complaint: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and similar agencies have issued too many patents over the years, especially on software designs, and patent holders are clogging the courts with frivolous lawsuits.

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SAP?s valuation reached as high as 62.8 billion euros ($76 billion) today, topping Siemens?s 61.8 billion and Volkswagen AG (VOW)?s 60.8 billion euros, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. SAP rose as much as 4.2 percent in Frankfurt trading after saying it?s taking market share amid a slowing industry.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

SAP AG (SAP)?s cloud-computing business won?t be profitable this year, Welt said, citing an interview with Chief Financial Officer Werner Brandt.

It?s too early to say whether the business, software sold as an on-demand service, will be profitable by 2013, Werner said, according to the German newspaper.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

The software maker said Tuesday it remained on track to reach HANA sales of at least EUR320 million and mobile revenues of EUR220 million this year.

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Net profit for the second quarter ended June 30 rose 13% to ?661 million ($800 million) compared with ?587 million a year earlier on sales up 18% to ?3.9 billion, a record for the second quarter.

SAP plans to raise its annual sales to more than ?20 billion by 2015, from around ?14 billion in 2011 as it develops new revenue streams from products for mobile devices, speedier data management technology, and cloud computing?the business of selling software over the Internet as a service.

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We came up with four main goals:

Ensure that all Metro style experiences are rendered smoothly and quickly.
Provide a hardware-accelerated platform for all Metro style apps.
Add new capabilities to DirectX to enable stunning visual experiences.
Support the widest diversity of graphics hardware ever.

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Enhanced Developer Productivity: Native integration with FindBugs(TM), a popular, open source Java-based static analysis tool, provides code hints in the editor, offering immediate feedback, and code inspections that can be run across projects, thereby helping to lower costs by preventing bugs early in the development lifecycle. Coupled with other editor enhancements such as a bookmark manager; code completion in the search bar; JPA code completion and more hints and refactorings, these capabilities help improve developer productivity. ? Improved Performance: Smarter project scanning enables the IDE to start more smoothly and noticeably faster; new background scanning allows features such as Java editing to work immediately; and UI responsiveness is not blocked by I/O operations, helping to improve performance by up to 60 percent, depending on project settings, with 10 percent improvement in average startup times. ? Expanded Support: Interoperability with the early access release of

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Faster rendering of text, geometry, and images are explained.

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Nicira, with the OpenFlow networking protocol, is tackling one of the largest remaining problems in virtualizing the data center: giving the enterprise network the same flexibility and moldability as the virtualized servers that it?s attached to. Instead of continuing to load the network with devices already wired with fixed message routes, Nicira advocates putting more programmable intelligence into the network control plane and configuring and reconfiguring devices to dynamic traffic patterns. That?s a nice fit with VMware?s previously announced goal of establishing the software-defined data center.

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Quarter two was the tenth consecutive quarter of double digit growth from SAP. I see two reflections on this, first of all our customer driven innovation strategy and secondly this is about an innovation agenda.

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The SAP real-time data platform, based on the flagship SAP HANA platform, includes data management capabilities from SAP Sybase IQ, SAP Sybase Event Stream Processor (ESP, formerly Aleri), SAP Sybase ASE, SAP Sybase Replication Server, SAP Sybase PowerDesigner for orchestration, and SAP EIM (which comes largely from Business Objects, and includes the Inxight Software acquisition for text analytics). Add to this support for Apache Hadoop, and SAP intends to unlock business value from this abundance of data for its customers by providing for real-time decision support within the window of opportunity with extreme capabilities to ingest, store, and process big data in real-time.

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HANA with more than EUR85 million in just one quarter. And don?t forget this is a product that was released only end of last year. So this is the fastest growing product in our history. This is a breakthrough in how technology will evolve into the future where we move data from disk into main memory and with that, we get real-timeness. And again, this kind of solution is what companies need in uncertain times.

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Hana software, which lets clients process large amounts of data quickly in a computer?s memory by bypassing slower hard drives, is on track to reach its 2012 revenue target after second-quarter sales were 85 million euros. Mobile revenue was 54 million euros, and cloud products generated 69 million euros, SAP said.

Net income advanced to 661 million euros, or 55 cents a share, from 587 million euros, or 49 cents, a year earlier. Analysts predicted 643.7 million euros. Net income, adjusted for some items, increased to 831 million euros from 703 million euros. Revenue rose 18 percent to 3.9 billion euros.

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The money is accumulating overseas because corporations are counting on lower U.S. tax rates in the future. At 35 percent, the U.S. corporate tax rate is among the highest for developed countries. In 2004, Congress enacted a one-year ?tax holiday? for overseas earnings, and multinationals are hoping for a repeat of that. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney wants to permanently eliminate federal taxes on overseas profits. President Barack Obama attacked that idea last week, saying it won?t create U.S. jobs, like the Romney campaign contends.

Where Apple does differ from other companies is that it sets aside a portion of these overseas profits, marking them as subject to U.S. taxes sometime in the future. Essentially, it?s saying ?this is money that we?ll likely have to pay U.S. federal income taxes on? because we intend to repatriate it, says Willens.

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Although many claim to be influencers and thought leaders, relatively few have earned that particular honor. Here?s Dennis Moore?s list of enterprise software experts on whom you can rely and trust.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Here?s a look at some of the other female executives at major technology companies.

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Whether Google gets labeled a monopolist is largely in the hands of Joaquin Almunia, a former Spanish labor leader and onetime Socialist candidate for prime minister who is the European Union?s top antitrust enforcer.

Almunia has pushed hard for a negotiated settlement in hopes of avoiding a years-long battle of the type that European regulators once waged with Microsoft over its Windows operating system. People closely watching the Google case predict that this week ? the last before a long summer break hobbles operations here ? will produce a deal or a formal ?statement of objections,? essentially an indictment on allegations of monopolistic behavior.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Sustainability isn?t about saving the planet, it?s about saving money. Saving the planet, reducing dependence on polluting energy sources and reducing waste in landfills are all good things, but they aren?t part of the fiduciary responsibilities of most executives. However, Smart Buildings, recycling & composting, and Green IT all increase a company?s bottom line and that does fall under every executive?s fiduciary goals.

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PCs that aren?t running Windows 7 or Windows 8 are being left in the dust by Microsoft.

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Highlights of enterprise software and solutions news from the past week:

Two IPOs come out strongly after Facebook IPO disappointment ? Kayak and Palo Alto Networks.
Google Nexus 7, with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, is becoming the first general purpose worthy competitor to the Apple iPad.
Workday files for IPO, using JOBS Act to avoid some financial disclosures.
Lots of acquisitions: Oracle acquiring Skire, Microsoft closes Yammer acquisition, TripIt buys Concur.
One break up to report this week: Microsoft extracts itself from MSNBC.com, ending the ill-fated experiment jointly with NBC over the cable and Web news network that veered controversially far left over the past two years, with very poor ratings.
Paul Moritz is out at VMware, replaced by Pat Gelsinger.
Marissa Meyer, expectant mother-to-be, takes the reigns as the newest CEO at Yahoo! ? the CEO jobs at HP and Yahoo!, like second marriages, highlight the triumph of hope over experience.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Highlights of enterprise software and solutions news from the past week:
Two IPOs come out strongly after Facebook IPO disappointment ? Kayak and Palo Alto Networks.
Google Nexus 7, with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, is becoming the first general purpose worthy competitor to the Apple iPad.
Workday files for IPO, using JOBS Act to avoid some financial disclosures.
Lots of acquisitions: Oracle acquiring Skire, Microsoft closes Yammer acquisition, TripIt buys Concur.
One break up to report this week: Microsoft extracts itself from MSNBC.com, ending the ill-fated experiment jointly with NBC over the cable and Web news network that veered controversially far left over the past two years, with very poor ratings.
Paul Moritz is out at VMware, replaced by Pat Gelsinger.
Marissa Meyer, expectant mother-to-be, takes the reigns as the newest CEO at Yahoo! ? the CEO jobs at HP and Yahoo!, like second marriages, highlight the triumph of hope over experience.

(Curated by Dennis Moore. Read the complete article here)

Most high-tech employers would likely deny that age discrimination is an issue at their company. But many IT workers over 50 beg to differ, saying they have experienced age bias or know someone who has.

The bias can take several forms, they say. Their salaries might stagnate. They might have few or no opportunities for advancement. They might not be included in training and professional development programs. And they could be the first to be laid off and the last to be hired.

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It?s light?
It?s sleek?
It?s fast?
Jelly Bean is a nice OS?
Google Now is useful, but it?s not a personal assistant?

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?I don?t think it will move the needle in a big way,? said @fScavo.

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Parents looking to get dying boy home after last-ditch effort fails

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A Phillipsburg, New Jersey family is fighting time in an effort to bring home their terminally ill son.

Jacob Grecco, 8, has a glioblastoma. That's an incurable type of brain tumor.

He was first diagnosed last July.

Jacob's father, Michael, says his son is a fighter.

But in late May and early June Jacob's condition took a turn for the worse.

Jacob's family asked the community for and got around $20,000.

His mother took him to Germany for a last-ditch effort at treatment.

But the cancer is taking its toll.

"It was on Saturday they told us he could go any second and he's still fighting along we think that's because he's waiting to say good-bye to his brothers," said Jacob's father, Michael.

Jacob's family says it could cost anywhere from $58,000-$85,000 for a special medical flight home.

Commercial airlines don't allow patients in Jacob's condition to fly.

If you'd like to help, you can check out Jacob's website and Facebook support pages.

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CBS Sports: Bobby Hurley has no regrets after turning down Wagner job

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The business world is changing at a faster rate than ever. The DOT.COM era was a wonderful time, but it was finished very quickly. Currently, there is a new economy taking shape that resides largely online. The only issue is that a huge number of businesses are ill prepared for this transformation, and really need help with online marketing. The good thing is that operating a business and marketing online is significantly easier than it seems. All it requires is the right mindset and some basic tips to get rolling.

Forget Most Of The Experts

Many of the web marketing experts can be dismissed. Awful advice is only a mouse click away on the internet. Nevertheless, beneficial help with online marketing can also be just a click away. A start-up company looking for ways to get a solid start online needs straightforward and actionable planning, not gimmicks. Fundamentals are equally as crucial online as they are offline.

In online marketing, much like offline, fundamentals like researching the market and planning over various lengths of time are vital to success. Many businesses start without a plan, decreasing their chance to be successful.

Work With True Experts and Professionals

A whole generation has grown up with the internet and have become intelligent web marketing experts. A number of them offer valuable web marketing services that can mean the difference between failure and success. they are able to work out strategies that cover developing a brand, product promotion, outreach and other fundamentals.

Keep A Balanced View

These web marketing services and plans will only be successful if businesses are ready to accept feedback, changes in the field, and a change of direction if it is needed. This means accepting a few of the more unique strategies required to be successful online.

The lack of face to face interaction requires more outreach and engagement to build a brand and a relationship with customers. Coordinated audience and brand building is different online and may make some uneasy. Taking on board what is said by true web marketing experts is indeed a key to success.

Bonus Step: Try To Keep Moving Forward

A standard saying in sales is "Always Be Selling". This is somewhat true in online marketing, but the real key is to always be moving. Complacency is a surefire way to fail online. It is a fact that markets change and individuals lose interest.

Sustaining a focused strategy which is flexible and powers forward is the key to successful online marketing.

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Speed Reading Improves Comprehension - blog*spot

Some people find that they cannot pay attention and have a tendency to daydream when they have gone through three or four pages without remembering a word. One cure for this is to stop reading and deliberately seek some distraction, then return to what you were reading with renewed attention. Get up and walk around, get a coffee, draw a picture, count your pocket change - anything. Then pick up the document again and take up from where you left off. No-one can tell you exactly what to do if your mind wanders when you read, because to some degree this problem is an individual one which you must work out for yourself. The important thing is to do something about it, not just tell yourself, as so many people do: "I can't concentrate".

Perhaps the best general advice is: Do not mix play and work. When it is time to work, work hard. Apply yourself to your task and keep going as long as you can give the job full attention. You should be able to read for at least an hour or two without interruption. When you begin to feel that you are not getting as much out of your reading as you ought to, rest for a while. But if there is more work remaining to be done, make the rest period short. It is surprising how quickly you can refresh your mind by turning to something entirely different for a few minutes. It does not take long to get your mind out of a rut, and when you return to the report or book, you will be alert and ready to go at it with a mind refreshed.

What is critical is your reading speed however. If you read too slowly you give your brain the chance to wander on to something more interesting - especially if what you are reading is boring! So learning to read fast with effective levels of concentration and comprehension is a far better use of time than wandering along at a slow reading speed, allowing all sorts of other thoughts to distract you.

If this suggestion does not solve your problem, there is another thing you can do. Form the habit of reading in the same place each time you read. Make this place, wherever it may be, in the office or at the desk in your study, a place for "concentrated" reading. Write your reports and fill out your crossword puzzles somewhere else. After you have tried this for a week or two, you will find that your habits will begin to work for you, which does not mean of course, that they will take over the whole process. There is still the matter of will power.

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Meal Monday?s? Move over Dorothy, Auntie Em is back with her

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Ingredients

? 1 medium?tortillas

? ?1 egg and 2 egg whites

? 2 tbsp. skim milk

??Small onion, diced to your liking (Auntie Em likes her onions)

? 1/4 cup. Yellow and red pepper, diced

? 1/8 cup. sprinkle topping ? low-fat shredded cheese

? Salt and pepper to taste

? Dash of hot sauce or salsa (optional)

Directions

? Spray large pan with non-stick cooking spray and add diced vegetables.

• Saute?over medium heat until are soft. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, whisk eggs with?milk. Add salt, pepper and hot sauce to egg mixture.

? Once vegetables are soft, pour in egg mixture into pain. Cook on low heat until?eggs are no longer runny. Stir occasionally.

? Turn off heat. Sprinkle cheese over eggs and let melt.

? Put egg mixture into tortillas. Wrap it to go!

Cost approx. $0.35

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Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist Elaine Hastings, RD, LD/N, CSSD is the founder of Associates in Nutrition and Sports Specialty, a leader in the nutrition, health, fitness and sports industries. Elaine is an engaging and informed Nutritionist, Energy and performance Expert. Elaine is a go-to media source both nationally and internationally, with extensive knowledge in every aspect of nutrition, energy and performance. She has been a weekly columnist, her column "Nutrition Notes" column for Gannett Co. Inc., including content contributor and media resource. She counsels high profile clients and teams on diet and nutrition in regard to: high school athletics, collegiate athletes and teams, professional athletes, Olympic and elite athletics, energy, endurance, recovery, weight loss, weight gain, muscle gain, children?s' diets, youth athletes, teens' diets, athletic goals, body building, senior diets, masters athletes, family meal plans, wellness, weight management, eating disorders, and more. Elaine is a highly sought after educator, author, speaker and advisor. She is an Advocate for eating disorder awareness.

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The Paradox Of VC Seed Investing

Editor's note: Brian Singerman is a partner at Founders Fund and previously worked at Google and There.? This is the first in a series of articles I am writing to bring more transparency and honesty to the field of venture capital. While many of the themes may be contrarian or controversial, I have two primary goals: First, I want to help entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts understand what motivates investors. Second, I hope to draw attention to some of the fallacies venture capitalists use in their negotiations with entrepreneurs. Aligning the incentives of entrepreneurs and VCs will lead to much stronger relationships and innovation. Entrepreneurs regularly come to Founders Fund asking us to lead or participate in their seed/angel round. They are often confused or shocked when I try to convince them that with very few exceptions, it is not in entrepreneurs? best interest to raise seed capital from large venture firms and neither is it beneficial for large firms to invest in seed stage companies. Among the reasons: the structure of VC economics and unavoidable perception issues. Since this conversation happens frequently, I?d like to share my honest thoughts on why large funds should avoid angel investing -?? and also why Founders Fund nevertheless does so through its wholly owned FF Angel funds.

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What You Need To Know About Consolidating Student Loans ...

Chances are if you?ve taken out student loans in order to finance your education you have been, or at least will be, receiving calls and offers in the mail to consolidate your student loans. There are actually numerous advantages to consolidating your student loans. In addition to gaining a fixed interest rate you can also potentially lower your monthly payments. In the event that you begin to experience financial difficulties, you may also be able to take advantage of flexible payment options with a consolidated student loan.

Unlike other types of debt consolidation programs a student loan consolidation gives you the opportunity to combine your loans into one package with more attractive terms. You also don?t have to worry about being turned down because of a bad credit score and the interest on the loan may be tax deductible. In addition, in the event of your death your survivors won?t have to worry about paying it back because the debt will be discharged.

If you have a variable interest rate student loan, consolidating the loan can also help you to lock in a lower rate before the rates increase the next year. Over the length of the loan, this one step can actually help to save you a tremendous amount of money.

Of course, in addition to the advantages there are also some disadvantages of which you should be aware. One of the most important is that if you end up lowering your monthly payment you are actually extending the length of the loan and that means you?ll pay more over the life of the loan due to increased interest. You can still take advantage of the other benefits of a student loan consolidation without this disadvantage; however. Just don?t lower your payments unless it is really necessary.

When considering lenders for a student loan consolidation it is important that you always compare the terms of each offer made to you. Consider the interest rate and length of the repayment terms to be sure you are getting the best deal possible.

If you have a mix of both federal and private student loans, you should also be aware that while both types of loans are available to be consolidated it may not be a good idea to consolidate your federal loans and private loans together in the same package. There are stipulations on private loans that are not required on federal student loans, such as no deferments, no tax deductions on the interest, no forgiveness of the debt in the event of death and no forgiveness of the loan for working in certain fields. In the event of a mix of private and federal, it?s usually best to go ahead and consolidate the private loans separately from the federal loans so that you can retain those advantages for the federal loans.

By understanding all of the factors related to student loan consolidation you will be in a better position to make a more informed decision regarding your finances.

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Plumbing is a crucial aspect of your house or house, even though it isn't given their because of. When folks speak about their properties, Oahu is the design, structure, interior, scenery, your suites, and also the functions they give significance for you to. But many overlook that it's caused by a very good plumbing related system that their houses stay what they desire the idea to--clean, smartly designed, and comfy. Can you imagine your own immaculately designed as well as embellished home obtaining working taps as well as dripping pipes? Will certainly this specific help your home remarkable? If your domestic plumbing is not proper, it'll likewise customize the foundation of your own home.

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Drawing Magic: Animation Hints From Disney Greats

For animation buffs, the words 'Nine Old Men' are music to their ears. This moniker refers to the original group of Disney animators who helped to create some of the very first feature length animated films; they remained with the studio right up until the 1980s. Two of the old men, Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas, delighted in mentoring younger animators; when they retired, they publicly released their list of animation principles. Here's a breakdown of four of them.

Squash and Stretch

The first principle is commonly known as "Squash and Stretch." When animating a figure in motion, it's important to give the figure the appearance of having concrete weight; squashing something horizontally or stretching it vertically gives the illusion of redistribution of that volume. In a simple animation of a bouncing ball, it makes the motion appear more dynamic; subtle uses of squash and stretch are vital for realistic constructions, making them seem more life-like. But it's always important to keep the volume of the object consistent; if a ball stretches out when hitting the floor, it must also squash down correspondingly.

Anticipation

One of the most incredible aspects of the human mind is its ability to see and interpret tiny visual cues and movements subconsciously. It's something that we rarely notice until it's gone; even if the particular issue can't be identified, we know something is off. This includes things like a basketball player bending his knees before a jump, or a character looking towards the object they're about to interact with. The principle of anticipation comes in at this point: animators must remember to include these anticipatory movements when working on their characters, as it helps to make everything seem more realistic. Of course, anticipation can be omitted without warning for a comedic surprise gag.

Staging

The principle of staging is just as important in animation as it is in live-action films. Animators appropriate the visual language that we have become used to due to traditional film work, and although they use no camera, they still create convincing narratives. Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas emphasized that staging must be used to present an idea in an unmistakably clear way, and define what is important in the scene and should be focused on. This means more than just placing the characters inside the frame; animators can work with light and shadow, with angles of the "camera", and adjust movements in order to convey what's important.

Straight Ahead Action vs Pose to Pose

If you've never animated a sequence in your life, how would you go about doing it? Perhaps start with the first drawing, and then move sequentially frame by frame? Or would you instead draw out the big and important parts, and fill in the rest later?

Both techniques have drawbacks, but they're both extremely useful. Drawing a sequence start to finish, or 'Straight Ahead Action', results in a very fluid illusion of movement, but it's tough to maintain the right proportions of the characters. Sketching out the desired high points of a scene and then filling in the rest solves the proportional problem, and is better for dramatic scenes. Animators usually use a combination of the two.

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If you curently have a successful company and your site has plenty of visitors, you will ponder why you must possess a company blog. So as to keep your current business success, or improve on it, the business method needs to today include an on-line blog. best ways to earn money Keeping the present base of shoppers and getting it to develop in a consistent basis, it is important to have a business blog. It can add value to a internet site that has already been prosperous, that wouldn?t be potential without utilizing a company blog.

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Blogs have anything unique, the ping work, that makes it much simpler to disk drive traffic up to a blog than a static webpage. The Magic Of Making Up Review Every time a new post is earned, it is pinged, permitting the search engines understand which fresh content happens to be put regarding the website. This has the search engine bots looking at your internet site to find out if the information is brand-new and fresh. If the crawlers are happy, your brand new contents are going to be listed and is going to be shown within the Google system outcomes for questions alongside the content?s keywords. It is simply a thing of getting the pages to rank sufficient to ensure that many individuals will see them.

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Al-Qaida claims responsibility for Iraq killings - World News Tomorrow

July 28, 2012

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WORLD NEWS TOMORROW BAGHDAD ?? An al-Qaida affiliate group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for Monday?s wave of attacks that killed 115 people across the country and wounded hundreds others.

In a statement posted Wednesday on a militant website, the Islamic State of Iraq said the ?blessed foray? marked the beginning of a campaign it calls ?Breaking the Walls,? announced last week by the local insurgency?s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Al-Baghdadi said that his network?s aim was to rebuild tribal alliances in order to make a comeback in Sunni areas from which it had retreated in 2007-2008.

The assaults, which mainly targeted security forces, made Monday the deadliest day in Iraq since May 10, 2010, when a string of nationwide attacks killed at least 119 people.

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July 28, 2012

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WORLD NEWS TOMORROW BEIJING ? A small group of people laid down white chrysanthemums and lit candles Saturday in Beijing to honor those who died in the storm that ravaged Beijing one week ago, killing at least 77.

The tribute took place under a railway bridge in central Beijing where a motorist drowned. Mourners also placed a plaque with the names of identified victims.The police peacefully dispersed the crowd after about 20 minutes, after it swelled with dozens of media members and blocked a lane on a major road.

A 27-year-old man held up a sign calling for transparency and accountability from the government. He declined to give his name.?Yes, I am afraid,? the man said, when asked if he feared retribution for his public act. ?But someone has to do it. I must have the conscience to act, and government officials should have a conscience.?

Local resident Chen Qilin said he was there to remember the dead. He says the deaths ?are related to the lack of action by the government.?The gathering was in response to an online call, and Guangqumen ? the suggested location for the memorial ? was a banned search term on the popular Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo.

Days after the storm, the city government updated the death toll to 77 from 37. Residents have questioned the delay, the quality of infrastructure in the fast-growing capital, and the government?s handling of the floods and rescue work.

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UK tries to drum up business ahead of Olympics

LONDON (AP) ? The British government is trying to drum up business, a day after figures showed the country's economy is in a deeper recession than previously thought.

On the eve of the start of the Olympic Games, the government has gathered around 4,000 business leaders and international policymakers in London as it attempts to clinch over 1 billion pounds worth of deals and projects this summer.

Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to urge the gathering Thursday to "invest in Britain, partner with Britain, not just to invest in this country, but because this is the place, the hub, from which your company can grow and expand."

Figures Wednesday showed Britain's economy contracted by a quarterly rate of 0.7 percent in the second quarter of the year, the third straight quarterly decline.

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Gov't stepping up fight against health care fraud

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Obama administration is upping the ante in the fight against health care fraud, joining forces with private insurers and state investigators on a scale not previously seen in an attempt to stanch tens of billions of dollars in losses.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement Thursday that the new public-private partnership "puts criminals on notice that we will find them and stop them," while Attorney General Eric Holder called it "a critical step forward" against fraud, an endemic problem plaguing programs like Medicare and Medicare as well as private insurance companies.

Details of the collaboration remain to be worked out, but the possibilities include sharing information on new fraud schemes as they pop up, using claims data to catch scams such as payments billed to different insurers on the same day for care purportedly delivered to the same patient in different cities, and using computer analysis to spot emerging patterns of fraud.

The agreement is also unusual because it brings the Obama administration and longtime foes in the insurance industry together to tackle a common problem. While carrying out the requirements of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, insurers are also lobbying to roll back some of its provisions, such as new taxes on the industry and cuts to private plans offered through Medicare. Obama continues to rail against industry "abuses."

Fraud is estimated to cost Medicare about $60 billion a year, and the Obama administration has beefed up the government's efforts to stop it, bringing in record settlements with drug companies for marketing violations as well as using new powers in the health care law to pursue low-level fraudsters with greater zeal.

Yet, although Medicare is becoming a harder target, it's too early to say if the tide has turned.

Some antifraud efforts launched with great fanfare have yet to deliver convincing results. For example, a $77-million computer system unveiled last summer to stop Medicare fraud before it happens had prevented just one suspicious payment by Christmas.

Likewise, the new public-private collaboration could face problems. Privacy advocates may object to extensive scrutiny of claims data, and doctors have traditionally pushed back against routine computerized monitoring of their practice patterns.

A formal announcement of the campaign was scheduled Thursday afternoon at the White House, with top insurance industry officials participating. Supporting the partnership are America's Health Insurance Plans, the leading industry lobbying group, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, and major companies including UnitedHealth Group and WellPoint, Inc. Formal working meetings are scheduled for September.

The analysis of data from Medicare, Medicaid and private health plans will look for suspicious patterns and other evidence that might indicate fraud, White House officials said. A "trusted third party" would comb through the data and turn questionable billing over to insurers or federal investigators.

Officials said those who submit fraudulent claims often do so for both government programs and private insurance plans. Separately, such claims might not raise suspicions, but taken together they could raise a red flag, such as when a doctor bills for more than 24 hours in a day.

Law enforcement organizations taking part in the collaboration include the FBI, the Health and Human Services Inspector General's Office, the Justice Department, and state and private insurance fraud control units.

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Soda companies racing for a new sweet spot

A Monday, June 11, 2012, photo shows cans of ten-calorie soda from PepsiCo Inc. displayed in New York. Coke and Pepsi are chasing after the sweet spot: a soda with no calories, no artificial sweeteners and no funny aftertaste. The world's top soft drink companies hope that's the elusive trifecta that will silence health concerns about soda and reverse the decline in consumption of carbonated drinks. But coming up with such a formula could still be years away. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

A Monday, June 11, 2012, photo shows cans of ten-calorie soda from PepsiCo Inc. displayed in New York. Coke and Pepsi are chasing after the sweet spot: a soda with no calories, no artificial sweeteners and no funny aftertaste. The world's top soft drink companies hope that's the elusive trifecta that will silence health concerns about soda and reverse the decline in consumption of carbonated drinks. But coming up with such a formula could still be years away. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

A Monday, June 11, 2012, photo shows a bottle of Pepsi Next displayed amongst cans of ten calorie sodas from PepsiCo Inc. in New York. Coke and Pepsi are chasing after the sweet spot: a soda with no calories, no artificial sweeteners and no funny aftertaste. The world's top soft drink companies hope that's the elusive trifecta that will silence health concerns about soda and reverse the decline in consumption of carbonated drinks. But coming up with such a formula could still be years away. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

A Monday, June 11, 2012, photo shows bottles of Pepsi Next and Pepsi Max displayed amongst cans of ten-calorie sodas from PepsiCo. in New York. Coke and Pepsi are chasing after the sweet spot: a soda with no calories, no artificial sweeteners and no funny aftertaste. The world's top soft drink companies hope that's the elusive trifecta that will silence health concerns about soda and reverse the decline in consumption of carbonated drinks. But coming up with such a formula could still be years away. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Coke and Pepsi are chasing after the sweet spot: a soda with no calories, no artificial sweeteners and no funny aftertaste.

The world's top soft drink companies hope that's the elusive trifecta that will silence health concerns about soda and reverse the decline in consumption of carbonated drinks. But such a formula could be years away.

That's because the ingredient that makes soda taste good is also what packs on the pounds: high-fructose corn syrup. Artificial sweeteners like aspartame that are used in diet drinks don't have any calories but are seen as processed and fake. Natural sweeteners that come from plants present the most promising alternative, but companies haven't yet figured out how to mask their metallic aftertaste.

Despite the complexities, soft drink makers push on in their search.

"I can't say when it will be here, but it's in the reasonable future," said Al Carey, who heads the beverage unit for the Americas at PepsiCo Inc., the world's No. 2 soda maker.

There's good reason that soft drink makers are so eager to tweak their formulas. Once a beloved American treat, sodas are now being blamed for the nation's bulging waistlines ? two-thirds of the country's adults are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That, coupled with the growing variety of flavored waters and sports drinks, has sent per capita soda consumption down 17 percent to about 1.3 cans a day since its peak in 1998, according to Beverage Digest, an industry tracker.

In New York City, a ban on the sale of sugary drinks bigger than 16 ounces in restaurants, theaters and stadiums could take effect as early as March. The mayor of Cambridge, Mass., proposed a similar ban last month. And in Richmond, Calif., voters will decide in November whether to pass the nation's first penny-per-ounce tax on soda and other sugary drinks such as fruit juices and teas.

All the negative publicity has some once-faithful soda drinkers cutting back. Krista Koster, a 29-year-old who lives in Washington D.C., used to down about two cans of soda a day. Now she's trying to kick the habit and be more conscious about what she drinks.

"I've just been hearing how bad soda is," said Koster, who works in public relations. "You start considering a lot of the ingredients, whether it's fake sugar or the real sugar."

High-fructose corn syrup, the cheap sweetener that's used in most sodas, has the same nutritional value and taste of sugar. A can of regular soda typically has about 40 grams of high-fructose corn syrup and 140 calories. By comparison, the same amount of apple juice has about 38 grams of sugar and 165 calories, but companies can tout the vitamins and other nutrients juice provides.

Aspartame, the artificial sweetener commonly used in drinks such as Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi, doesn't have any calories. But some drinkers worry about the fact that the sweeteners are not naturally occurring in nature. Public perception has been colored by past studies that have suggested it caused cancer and brain tumors in rats even though The American Cancer Society says there's no evidence showing it has any link with an increased risk for cancer in adults.

The concerns have led soft drink companies to search for natural, zero-calorie sweeteners, including stevia, which is derived from a South American shrub. Natural sweeteners have neither the calories of sugar nor the negative associations of artificial sweeteners. The trick, however, is figuring out how to make them taste good in colas.

"Every sweetener has its own notes that need to be mixed with other flavors," said Mehmood Khan, chief science officer for PepsiCo. "It's a bit like an orchestra playing music, as opposed to one instrument."

So far, stevia is the natural sweetener that has gotten the most attention and is already used in Coca-Cola and PepsiCo products, including orange juice and bottled teas. But it's proving more difficult to hide the aftertaste in colas.

Soft drink makers are testing different extracts from the stevia plant that they hope will be easier to blend. They're also scouring the world for other naturally occurring sweeteners, such as one called mogroside that is extracted from monk fruit and a derivative of a berry called miracle fruit.

Coca-Cola, based in Atlanta, says it's currently testing additional drinks that use stevia and other natural sweeteners but declined to give details. The tests are part of the ongoing "home-use tests" the company conducts, in which consumers may be given a six-pack of a new product to try over the course of a week.

To accelerate the pace of such trials, Coca-Cola two years ago dedicated a production line at one of its plants solely to churning out test beverages. But taste isn't the only consideration for the world's biggest soda maker.

"Some of the very exciting (sweeteners) we're playing with are really small in terms of production and planting, and they need to be nurtured," says Katie Bayne, president of Coca-Cola's North American soda business.

Coca-Cola also is testing versions of its Sprite and Fanta that use stevia in Atlanta, Detroit, Louisville, Ky. and Memphis, Tenn. The drinks have about half the calories of regular Sprite and Fanta (70 per can, instead of 140 or 160, respectively). But the "Select" drinks fall short of the ideal because they have sugar.

PepsiCo, based in Purchase, N.Y., is also on the hunt for new drinks that use natural, no-calorie sweeteners. In 2010, the company entered a $62 million, four-year deal with food flavor company Senomyx Inc. to develop natural sweeteners and "taste enhancers" that can intensify sweetness. Coca-Cola also previously had an eight-year contract with Senomyx; neither of the partnerships has yet produced any products for commercial use.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, the nation's third-largest soda maker, also is searching for the right combination. The company's line of flavored sodas, such as Sunkist and A&W Root Beer, may make it easier to mask the taste of natural sweeteners like stevia than with colas.

At a beverage industry conference earlier this year, Dr Pepper's Chief Financial Officer Marty Ellen said he thinks a "sweetener breakthrough" is achievable in the next few years.

Recreating the exact taste of extremely valuable brands such as Coke and Pepsi is a high-stakes game and companies don't want to rush any drinks to the market. But making a natural cola that doesn't have any calories isn't impossible. Smaller companies such as Zevia, based in Culver City, Calif., already make such colas using stevia.

Zevia is now sold in 10,500 locations ? including Kroger and Whole Foods ? up from just 850 locations four years ago. CEO Paddy Spence doesn't think Coke and Pepsi's efforts to come up with their own zero-calorie drinks will threaten his company.

"When consumers see a brand all of a sudden with different positioning, they see right through that," Spence said. "They'll say 'you're a sugar soda company that has a couple different stevia products.'"

Still, considering their enormous resources, it's likely that soda companies will eventually find a way to make natural drinks with no calories that taste good, says Mike Jacobson of the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

"If you look 10 years ahead, we're going to see a different marketplace for sodas," he said.

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__AP Writer Jason Keyser contributed from Chicago.

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