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How to Make Facebook Lite Your Default Site

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If you’re like some people in the US and around the world, you’ve already decided you prefer Facebook Lite, the extremely simplified version of the Facebook site, the one that loads really fast on most any connection, but doesn’t have groups, chat, third-party applications available. Now there’s a new way to make it your default, so that you see Lite whenever you go to the main www.facebook.com URL. Here are the steps to take. 1. Go to lite.facebook.com. Click on the Settings image (the wrench). Then, in the settings interface, click on the “Default Site” option: Facebook lite Settings 2. You’ll be taken to a screen that gives you the option to make Lite your home Facebook site. Click on whatever you prefer. (Notice, in the screenshot below, that Facebook is advertising this option within Lite.) Facebook Default Site 3. If you’re not sure, you can toggle the “Let me switch between Regular Facebook and Facebook Lite.” This way, you can either be on either version of the site, and see a

North Africa among the least affected by the global financial crisis

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Author: Media Eghbal Date published: 14 Jan 2009 The impact of the 2008 global financial crisis on Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco has been minimal. The region is expected to continue growing in 2009, yet export revenues, remittance inflows and tourism receipts are projected to weaken due to the recession in Western Europe. Issue The immediate impact of the 2008 global financial crisis on Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco has been minimal: As the global financial system suffered huge losses as a result of collapse of the US sub-prime mortgage market and exposure to high risk assets, North Africa's banking system appeared insulated from the crisis. Banks in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco had minimal exposure to foreign assets; Tunisia's stock market was one of the few in the world to remain positive registering 17.0% yearly growth in November 2008. Morocco's stock market fell by 5.0%, while most other markets fell by 40.0% and more in the same period. Yet as the financial crisis tri

AUTOSHOWS 2009

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For those who can’t make it to the auto shows, here you are :! 2009 Tokyo Auto Show 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show 2009 New York Auto Show 2009 Geneva Auto Show 2009 Chicago Auto Show 2009 Detroit Auto Show

Recalls 2010 Lexus ES350

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Price: N/A Body Style: Sedan Whats New: A mid-cycle revamp nets this midsize, entry-lux 4-dr new head/taillamps, upgraded interior trim, leather front seats with memory function, and rear-seat side airbags. Other changes of note include a VSC cutoff switch, ECO indicator, Bluetooth, iPod/USB inputs, and Safety Connect, Sum Up: how to pay too much for a gussied-up camry. Recall ID # 09V388000 - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL - Get Details Recall Date: OCT 05, 2009 Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Model Affected: ES350 Potential Units Affected: 3800000 Recalls 2010 Infiniti EX35 Base Price: $33,800 - $37,400 Body Style: SUV Performance & Efficiency: 3,498 cc 3.5 liters V 6 front engine with 95.5 mm bore, 81.4 mm stroke, 10.6 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder VQ35DE. Premium unleaded fuel 91. Rebates & Incentives: 36 Month Finance Rate: N/A; 48 Month Finance Rate: N/A Recal

The ferrari tuned

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Ferrari F430 2009 2010 Reviews Read reviews Whats New: More aggressive than its brother in every way?lighter, more aerodynamic, powerful, and better handling due to revised bodywork, a massaged V-8, wider tires, recalibrated E-diff, adjustable shocks?it also features manettino, a multiposition switch on the steering wheel that coordinates dynamic systems for optimum performance. Ferrari F430 Prices See full pricing details Ferrari F430 Trims Engine MSRP Internet Price 2009 Ferrari F430 Base Coupe Coupes (4.3L V8 490HP) $187,925 Get My Price 2009 Ferrari F430 Scuderia Coupe Coupes (4.3L V8 510HP) $282,618 Get My Price 2009 Ferrari F430 Spider Convertible Convertibles (4.3L V8 490HP) $218,310 Get My Price 2009 Ferrari F430 F1 Spider Convertible Convertibles (4.3L V8 490HP) $229,447 Get My Price 2009 Ferrari F430 F1 Coupe Coupes (4.3L V8 490HP) $200,054 Get My Price Continue without selecting a trim » Ferrari F430 Specifications See Full Specs Ferrari F430 Performance & Efficiency