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The Central Kalahari Game Reserve was originally established to help the San people continue their traditional hunter/gatherer way of life. Today it is the largest, most remote reserve in Southern Africa, and the second largest wildlife reserve in the world. The landscape is dominated by Kalahari sand acacias and dotted with grasslands, occasional sand dunes, and pans (dry lake beds). During and immediately after the summer rainy season, the grasslands of the reserve's northern reaches teem with wildlife, which gather at the best grazing areas.
Botswana's first national park, Chobe National Park is the second-largest in the country and home to one of the greatest game concentrations on the continent. The park is divided into four distinct ecosystems: lush plains and dense forests in the northeast; the marshland of the west; the northwestern swamps; and the hot, dry grasslands in between. Chobe features a huge elephant population, as well as large numbers of giraffe, zebra, impala, sable, wildebeest, buffalo, warthog, lion, hyena, jackal, bat-eared fox, cheetah, and African wild dog. Each of the park's main areas also provides idea habitat for a wide range of birdlife, including raptors, owls, vultures, storks, cranes, and pelicans.
Designated a reserve by the BaTawana people in 1962, the Moremi Wildlife Reserve rests on the eastern side of the famed Okavango Delta in northern Botswana. This patchwork of floodplains, grasslands, and acacia woodlands make for some excellent game viewing, with the opportunity to encounter elephant, buffalo, giraffe, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, jackal, and African wild dog. Dugout canoe trips are popular ways to spot some of the 550 species of birds and see hippos and crocs along the sandy riverbanks.
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NYPD arrests 4 in WTC base jump
|Three extreme-skydiving enthusiasts accused of parachuting off the 1 World Trade Center tower last fall were arrested Monday.
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|New helmet cam footage captures the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding suspect who shouted threats at officers during a five-hour standoff.
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NM police open fire on man with knife during standoff
|The man gestured and yelled: "I'm going to hunt you down and kill you. That's my personal promise."
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Dash cam captures brawl between SC firefighters, police
|Fire Chief Andy Martin and his brother Tommy Martin were arrested Feb. 14 after deputies allege both men assaulted police at the scene of a crash.
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Miami Crime Stoppers official defies judge, eats anonymous tip
|For disobeying the order — even as he chewed up potential evidence — Richard Masten was found in contempt of court Friday by Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Victoria R. Brennan.
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Austin officials to review pursuit policy following deadly SXSW crash
|Chief says the incident, which left two people dead and nearly two dozen injured, would have happened even if the officer declined to pursue the suspect.
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|A New York man flew an aerial drone over the scene of a building collapse caused by an explosion in Harlem on Wednesday.
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Barbara Thomas Wines Providing Commitment, Stewardship to the EnvironmentWritten by Greg Taylor
2 Days til Valentine's Day!CarbonFree® Partner Barbara Thomas Wines has been providing America's Pacific Northwest with some of the best locally grown wine around. More than that, they do it with the environment in mind. As a member of Oregon's Carbon Neutral Challenge, Barbara Thomas Wines has completely offset its carbon footprint by investing in Carbonfund.org's third-party validated reforestation projects. These projects plant native species in biodiverse regions. By planting trees now, we are taking immediate action to fight climate change. Jacki Bessler and Chuck Perasso have been growing their wines since 2005. Because of their commitment to the environment and their land, they have named Barbara Thomas Wines after their two children: Barbara and Thomas. As they say, "Our family believes that we are stewards, not owners, of our farm. It is our hope and our vision to protect and sustain this small patch of earth for many generations to come." Keep an eye out for Barbara Thomas Wines in a local shop near you.
Thursday, 11 February 2010 19:52
Be My Valentine: Shop Eco-Friendly with All Green ThingsWritten by Jason Fitzgerald
3 days til Valentine's Day! For individuals who want to move towards a more environmentally friendly lifestyle, All Green Things provides practical products. In addition to the eco-friendly products they sell and reducing their carbon footprint in support of our carbon reduction projects, All Green Things has a great information center. It's a useful tool that can help you on the path to decreasing your carbon footprint. Their goal is to challenge their customers and supporters to embrace a green lifestyle, not only for yourself, but also for the environment. All Green Things has a goal to minimize its use of resources. They believe that consistent and deliberate action, however small, ultimately adds up to immense differences that reduce the negative effects on our environment. Also, currently All Green Things offers free shipping on orders of $75 or more; see their website for more details. Visit www.allgreenthings.com.
Thursday, 11 February 2010 17:49
Beatties School Uniforms Reduces Packaging & Fights Global WarmingWritten by Greg Taylor
Carbonfund.org partner Beatties School Uniforms excels at more than making great school uniforms. They're leading the industry in greening their uniforms and reducing waste. Beatties has introduced an organic cotton line, starting with a selection of their golf shirts. These are all shipped in specialized containers designed to break down faster, reducing landfill waste. Additionally, they've redesigned their packaging, reducing its size by 25% since 2007. As product packaging continues to fill our landfills, this is an important step to fighting our garbage problems. As Carbonfund.org aficionados know, landfills create significant quantities of the greenhouse gas methane, which is about 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide in global warming. By cutting back on waste and investing in Carbonfund.org's methane projects, Beatties School Uniforms is helping fight global warming as they dress North America's students in high quality uniforms. Beatties is releasing their new line of 2010 uniforms now, check that out! Remember to cut back on your own carbon footprint!
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 17:42
Be My Valentine: Lather Skin CareWritten by Jason Fitzgerald
4 days til Valentine's Day! This Valentine's Day, treat your skin right with Lather. Since their inception over ten years ago, they have strived to inspire a healthier, more radiant life. Lather takes a holistic approach to skin care and uses natural ingredients and essential oils. Also, Lather draws upon the benefits of aromatherapy. Their products not only care for the skin as well as the mind, but help educate the consumer. As their brand continues to grow, they take this vision to a higher level by seeking out opportunities to give back to the community, educate their customers, sustain the environment, and support endeavors that help others lead a more radiant life. That is just what they have done with Carbonfund.org, developing a unique promotion that helped reduce hundreds of metric tons of carbon dioxide! If you want to support a company that sources effective natural botanicals and never uses synthetic fragrances or colors, choose Lather. To learn more, please visit www.lather.com.
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 14:07
Blizzards and Global Warming - A Meteorological ViewWritten by Paul Burman
The Mid-Atlantic is yet again being blasted with snow. This current blizzard is going to add up to 16 inches to our standing snow pack of about 2-3 feet, likely making this the snowiest winter on record in the Washington, DC area (and Baltimore, and Wilmington.. you get the point). Federal government offices have been closed for several days. The mail is not going to be delivered. The bodega across the street is closed. And your devoted Carbonfund.org staff cannot make it into the office and need to work from home.But there is a perception that is held by some that these extreme blizzards contradict evidence of global warming. While one cannot argue with anecdotal evidence it is inappropriate to try and explain global climate variations with weather events. The big difference is that weather is what happens now or this coming weekend, and climate is the long-term trends that take place over years and decades. With that said, there are experts out there that create a pretty sound logic for how global warming can actually make blizzards more common in winter. Dr. Jeff Masters with Weather Underground sums it up well:
...record-breaking snowstorms are not an indication that global warming is not occurring. In fact, we can expect there may be more heavy snowstorms in regions where it is cold enough to snow, due to the extra moisture global warming has added to the atmosphere--an extra 4% since 1970. Snow is not the same as cold, and we have to look at global temperatures, not snowfall, to evaluate whether global warming is occurring.So there is actually a reasonable rationale for how global warming and blizzards can coexist. Please add your comment on this post.
Tuesday, 09 February 2010 19:18
Be My Valentine: Zarah Co.Written by Jason Fitzgerald
5 days til Valentine's Day! Zarah Co. is a refreshingly creative jewelry and home decor company that cherishes art. They specialize in providing retailers high quality jewelry with an artistic background. They have four lines of jewelry that are dramatically different but all result from talent and unique styles from a select group of artists. Zarah Co. hasn't lost sight of its purpose - to delight you with adornments that are just plain fun to have! They pride themselves on quality design, production technique, and presentation. As a small business located in the rural town of Topanga, California, Zarah Co. provides jobs to their community and finds talented artists all across America to develop their beautiful designs. Their office is environmentally conscious and they use fluorescent lights and have an active recycling program. Zarah uses as little paper as possible and the paper they do use is either recycled or comes from sustainable sourcing. All of their jewelry cards are printed on recycled paper and their jewelry is made using recycled silver. They also offset all of their business emissions through Carbonfund.org's CarbonFree® Partner program! This Valentine's Day, show your special someone you care by choosing Zarah Co. Visit the retailers listed on the Zarah Co. website to find Zarah jewelry online.
Tuesday, 09 February 2010 17:42
New Solar Panels Make Charging Cell Phones Portable, StylishWritten by Amy Givler
While solar power chargers for cell phones or GPS devices are not new to techies, a new solar technology is now making recharging your phone as easy as grabbing your beach tote. G24 Innovations, the company that is licensing the technology, says that dye-sensitized cells will be used to provide power for various portable devices from e-book readers and cell phones to wireless sensors and keyboards. The solar cells will most likely be made into thin, flexible panels that will then be stitched into various consumer products such as e-book covers, tennis bags, backpacks, golf, shopping and beach bags. Individuals will then be able to plug their phones or music players into the bags using a USB cord. Solar panels on the bags will have 11 cells each, and wiring will attach the panel to a battery pack in the bag. The technology uses a photosensitive dye to start its energy production, similar to the way leaves use chlorophyll to begin photosynthesis. Currently, most photovoltaic cells are still based on silicon or related inorganic materials, not dyes. While the technology works best in direct sunlight (taking six to eight sunny hours outside for the panel to fuel the charger), the cells have even shown to generate voltage from moonlight.
Monday, 08 February 2010 16:16
Be My Valentine: Organic BouquetWritten by Jason Fitzgerald
6 days til Valentine's Day! This Valentine's Day, show your special someone you care with a beautiful floral arrangement from Organic Bouquet. They are a mission-based company that cares about environmental, social, and economic sustainability. With every purchase, their customers are improving the life of a grower or artisan. They are also involved in several community projects around the globe and holds partnerships with numerous charitable organizations. With beautiful floral arrangements to celebrate Valentine's Day, Organic Bouquet is sure to have something for you. They even carry wine to add that special touch to your delivery! Check them out to make sure it's legal to ship wine to your state, and with their partnership with Carbonfund.org, your shipment is carbon neutral through their support of third-party validated reforestation projects.


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Elite wide receiver Victor Cruz is a restricted free agent this season and has been trying to discuss a long term contract with the New York Giants since last season. He hasn't had much luck.
Star quarterback Eli Manning is all in for Cruz to be signed long term, and hopefully put the Giants in position to win more championships. Manning has even gone to the extent of reconstructing his contract in order for Cruz to get himself a long term one.
Giants are trying to free up cap space, they are looking forward to resigning guard Kevin Boothe. Manning is due $13 million this year and his contract is up in 2015. Eli will be very satisfied if his agent and Giants can work out a deal with Cruz. Manning has been keeping in touch with Cruz and superstar receiver Hakeem Nicks.
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There are 1440 such primes, the largest being 357686312646216567629137.
Left-truncatable primes (A024785) which have at least two digits and are not the end of a larger left-truncatable prime. - Jens Kruse Andersen, Jul 29 2014
Angell, I. O. and Godwin, H. J. "On Truncatable Primes." Math. Comput. 31, 265-267, 1977.
Kahan, S. and Weintraub, S. "Left Truncatable Primes." J. Recr. Math. 29, 254-264, 1998.
Jens Kruse Andersen, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1440 (complete sequence)
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Truncatable Prime
Index entries for sequences related to truncatable primes
773 is in the sequence since 773, 73, 3 are primes, while no digit 1..9 gives a prime if placed before 773. 13 is not in the sequence since for example 113 is prime. 2 and 5 are disqualified for only having one digit. - Jens Kruse Andersen, Jul 29 2014
Cf. A024785.
Sequence in context: A133963 A133964 A033919 * A255156 A233991 A250087
Adjacent sequences: A055518 A055519 A055520 * A055522 A055523 A055524
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More than 25,000 Gannett Co. employees learned two weeks ago they will begin receiving a higher matching contribution in company stock to their 401(k) accounts.
Sounds like good news, but I have one piece of advice for Gannett employees: Learn how to sell those shares.
That's not a judgment on the outlook of the publisher of USA Today and 84 other daily newspapers. Rather, it's a warning on the dangers of holding too much employer stock in your retirement account. First Enron and, more recently, Bear Stearns highlighted the risks of tying your retirement too closely to the fortunes of the company that employs you.
In less than 18 months, Bearn Stearns shares fell from $172 each to $10 at the time of its late May sale to J.P. Morgan Chase, leaving behind thousands of financially devastated workers.
The recent history of Gannett stock isn't quite that dismal, but its 40 percent price decline this year and a 10-year average annual total return of negative 8 percent is hardly the makings of a secure, comfortable retirement.
That's why workers should not let company stock dominate their 401(k) or other investment accounts. My advice would be to limit company stock to no more than 10 percent of your overall portfolio.
This advice applies whether you receive company shares through a 401(k), an employee stock purchase plan, an employee stock ownership plan or some other means. The advice is all the same.
By all means, make sure you contribute enough of your own pay to qualify for the full match from the company. There's no reason to turn down this "free money," but make sure it does not come to dominate your account.
The most important thing is to know when and how you can exchange company stock for shares in a broadly diversified mutual fund. Before the Enron collapse, many companies forced minimum holding periods on 401(k) stock contributions to discourage employee selling, but those restrictions are less common now.
This advice applies to employees at all companies, not just ones in a struggling industry such as newspapers.
For Gannett employees and other who receive company stock as a matching contribution, it means taking the initiative periodically to sell some of those shares and invest in another offering. Unsure how to do that? Contact the outfit that runs your company's 401(k) or visit its Web site, where such sales frequently can be initiated.
Since Enron, there has been a trend away from company 401(k) plans. Fewer companies use their own shares to match employee contributions, and employees as a whole hold less company stock than they once did, according to researchers.
The human resources consulting firm Hewitt Associates found 23 percent of companies it surveyed in 2007 offered only company stock as a 401(k) match. That was down from 35 percent the previous year.
But many workers still are overweight in company shares. A separate 2006 study by Hewitt Associates showed company stock remained the single largest holding in 401(k) accounts, amounting to 21.6 percent of the average balance.
The Employee Benefits Research Institute reported earlier this year that among those workers with a company-stock option, 7 percent held more than 90 percent of their 401(k) assets in company stock. Those 7 percent are risking financial implosion.


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Library for building Atlassian Add-ons on top of Express
feebs is a toolkit for creating Atlassian Connect based Add-ons with Node.js. Atlassian Connect is a distributed component model for creating Atlassian Add-ons. Add-ons built with Atlassian Connect extend Atlassian products over standard web protocols and APIs.
Atlas (in Greek mythology) was the primordial Titan who held up the celestial sphere. Atlas is paired with Phoebe and governs the moon.
Feebs is a common nickname for Phoebe. Together, they help create new offspring for Atlassian's products.
feebs package helps you get started developing add-ons quickly, using Node.js and Express as the add-on server.
It's important to understand that Express by itself is a web app framework for Node.
feebs just provides a library of middleware and convenience helpers that make it easier to build Atlassian Add-ons. Specifically,
feebs adds:
atlassian-plugin.xml. When changes are detected, the add-on is re-registered with the host(s)
The fastest way to get started is to install the
feebs-cli tool. The CLI makes it possible to generate an
feebs enabled add-on scaffold very quickly. To install:
npm i -g feebs-cli
Let's start by creating an add-on project:
feebs new <project_name>
This will create the following code:
├── README.md
├── app.js
├── atlassian-plugin.xml
├── config.json
├── package.json
├── private-key.pem
├── public
│ ├── css
│ │ └── main.css
│ └── js
│ └── main.js
├── public-key.pem
├── routes
│ └── index.js
└── views
├── example.jade
└── layout.jade
Go into your new project directory, then install the dependencies:
npm install
At this point, you're all set to run your add-on, but you'll need to have a host (i.e., JIRA or Confluence) for your add-on. You have a few options:
If you've chosen the first option and have a running instance of the Vagrant box, you're all set. Now all you need to do to run your add-on inside your local JIRA or Confluence instance is:
node app.js
This will boot up your Express server on the default port of 3000 and do the following:
atlassian-plugin.xml (at http://$hostname:3000/atlassian-plugin.xml) with the host
atlassian-plugin.xml. If the file is modified,
feebs will re-register your add-on with the host.
At this point, you can start building your add-on. Changes to views will load automatically, however, if you make changes to any JavaScript, you will need to restart Express. If you want your server to automatically restart when your JavaScript changes, you may want to consider using nodemon or the like.
As you've noticed,
feebs automatically registers your add-on with the host when it's started. Another nice feature is that it automatically de-registers it at shutdown
The configuration for your add-on is done in two files:
./config.json -- This file contains the configuration for each runtime environment your plugin runs in. The file has comments to help you understand the settings available.
./atlassian-plugin.xml -- This file is a manifest of all the "plugin points" your add-on uses. To see all of the available plugin point options check out the interactive guides for JIRA or Confluence.
feebs tools are currently experimental. With that said, feel free to report issues. If you want to learn more about Atlassian's Plugins 3 framework, you can visit https://developers.atlassian.com.
Even though this is just an exploratory project at this point, it's also open source Apache 2.0. So, please feel free to fork and send us pull requests.


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The HCC men's basketball team went 13-14 for the 2011-2012 season and were highly competitive in many games. HCC showed marked improvement from the 2010 - 2011 Dragons' team that went 6-19 record. The Dragons won in the first round of the Division XX Regional Tournament.
March madness ended for Head Coach Mike Smelkinson, his staff and his Dragons as they lost their second game against Louisburg 69-66 in a tough loss as the Dragons had their chances to win the game against this run and gun style team, The first time they played against each other the Dragons were thrown for a significant loss by over 20 points. This time their game plan worked as Howard took them out of their run and gun style by playing good solid sound defense to slow their transition. All the figures in the box score looked equal except for one and the 18 turnovers by Howard caused by Louisburg's pressure full court and half- court defense had Howard cough up the ball 18 times in which Louisburg capitalized on all of the Dragons turnovers. The comeback kids did just that through-out the tournament.
They lost their opener to Monroe 62-56 then beat Grand Rapids 85-72 before losing to Louisburg in the consolation bracket for 7th and 8th place. Originally seeded 15th the unknown Howard squad made a big name for themselves at the tournament. Over 100 4 year college recruiters were on hand in Danville Illinois looking to recruit the latest talent out in the tournament. Several of our guys were given opportunities to speak to various colleges while out there. Congratulations to Coach Smelkinson, his staff and all the Dragon players for a great season especially winning the Region XX B for the first time in 20 years and representing the College, Maryland Juco, and Region XX in fine fashion. As our guys said at the end, " We'll see you next year!" The Dragons finished 7th in the Conference with a 9-6 record, 16-14 overall, with a 1-2 record at the Nationals for their first ever appearance as a D- II program. Back in 1993 when men's basketball competed at the D- III level The Iron Horse Express (what they were known then as) finished 3rd out at nationals.
"I'm very proud of the way the guys stuck together throughout the season. It took a great amount of effort and determination to make it to Nationals. I am even more proud of the way the guys represented Howard Community College in front of the people of Danville, Illinois and the over 100 4-year-schools there to recruit them." -Coach Mike Smelkinson, Head Men's Basketball Coach
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FALLBROOK: District to grant $491,000 to local health care nonprofits
Sum represents largest crop of grants yet for nine-year-old program
FALLBROOK -- A special district that owns Fallbrook Hospital and doles out hundreds of thousands of dollars in health care grants is preparing to award its latest round of grants next month, officials said Tuesday.
The Fallbrook Healthcare District's board of directors approved 16 grants totaling $491,166 during its June 8 meeting, the largest sum since the district started its grant program in 2000, said district administrator Vi Dupre.
The grants will help support a variety of nonprofit services, from family counseling to senior care to diabetes education.
The health care district administers an annual budget of roughly $1.6 million in property taxes, saving most of the money to ensure the continued operation of a hospital in Fallbrook and giving the rest of it to local nonprofit health care organizations.
Dupre said Tuesday that the board spent several months reviewing each applicant in advance of last week's meeting.
Board members used a set of criteria to evaluate each applicant, including whether the service they provide in Fallbrook is unique, and whether they are seeking financial support from other sources, she said.
"There were lengthy discussions about the merits of the programs," Dupre said, adding that some of the grant applications were narrowly approved by 3-2 votes. "Are they duplicating? Is it a necessary program?"
Several of the largest grants went to programs that have been funded by the district for several years, including a total of $150,000 to the Fallbrook Family Health Center and $40,000 to the Fallbrook Food Pantry.
The smallest grant was $6,050 to a program called "Save Our Children's Eyes," which is run by UC San Diego and hosted screenings for the first time in Fallbrook on April 28 and May 1.
Fallbrook resident April Shearer, who volunteers with Save Our Children's Eyes and applied for the health care district grant, said Tuesday that 16 children were identified as needing immediate care to preserve their eyesight in the screenings earlier this year.
"I think the number one condition that everyone's concerned about … is commonly called 'Lazy Eye,'" said Shearer, adding that the program's screenings are targeted at preschool-age kids. "It is something that slips through very easily, and it's not something a regular screening would pick up. The idea is to screen as many preschool children as possible that might not have access to pediatric ophthalmology."
She said the grant from the health care district will pay for 110 screenings, and that she's looking for more funding to expand the program.
"In school, they don't check kids' eyes until the first grade, and then again in the third grade, and by then, it may be too late," she said.
Since launching its health care grant program, the district has awarded 142 grants totaling $3.5 million to 38 nonprofit groups providing services in Fallbrook, according to district records.
The next-highest amount of funding provided in a single fiscal year was $453,000 in 2000-01, and the lowest amount the district has given out was $258,000 in 2002-03.
Dupre said the district has guaranteed the amounts approved last week, despite potential funding cuts from the state in the wake of budgetary problems in Sacramento.


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UCLA's football program could receive a boost if versatile wideout Tab Perry is able to qualify academically this summer and return to the Bruins before the start of the season.
Perry, academically ineligible to compete for UCLA in 2003 and given his unconditional release by Coach Karl Dorrell in January, has been taking various courses to regain his eligibility to complete his final season with the Bruins.
"The ball is in his court," Dorrell said Wednesday about Perry, who caught 62 passes for 1,262 yards and three touchdowns and returned 56 kickoffs for 1,262 yards in three seasons at UCLA. "He's taken classes in a number of places to get his eligibility back to play this fall," Dorrell said, mentioning San Diego State and courses on the Internet. "It's a pretty complicated process at this point, and we're just hoping that it works out."
If Perry is able to return, he would give the Bruin offense a big boost. As a junior in 2002, Perry caught 35 passes for 698 yards and one touchdown and returned 25 kickoffs for 626 yards.


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The created superstar storyline is something that should have been done years ago. I like the fact that they add some classic championship belts in. However, each year I cannot help but realize that I am spending 60 dollars on the same game that I bought the year before, only with some new features. Which can only last so long.
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Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Hungary's benchmark stock tumbled the most in two weeks, extending its decline after a gauge of U.S. manufacturing trailed economists' forecasts, raising concern the recovery in the world's largest economy will slow.
The BUX equity gauge slid 2.2 percent to 21,133.02 by the 5:06 p.m. close in Budapest, its biggest one-day retreat since July 18. Mol Nyrt., Hungary's largest oil company, declined 2 percent and OTP Bank Nyrt., the biggest lender, lost 3.7 percent.
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South Main arts studio is student's latest creation
Nadia Matthews wants to bring a dash of hope and Hollywood to a forlorn corner of Downtown.
The 22-year-old University of Memphis senior is converting a former auto repair shop into a performing arts studio focused on nurturing and instilling confidence in young talent.
If even a little bit of Matthews' exuberance rubs off, LilyRoze Studios, a mustard-colored building at 810 South Main, may not be able to hold it all.
Nadia produced her first play at 16, founded LilyRoze Productions Inc., and followed up last October with "Bitter Sweet 16" at the University of Memphis Michael D. Rose Theatre. She gave away profits of both plays to charities.
Her plans for the South Main space call for facilities where young people can record songs, film videos, tape radio shows, stage plays, present dance recitals and strut down a runway in fashion shows.
"We want to have a place where youth can come in and they feel like they're in Hollywood," Nadia said.
She envisions an affordable fee structure that makes it possible to serve kids from nearby public housing developments as well as more affluent young people.
The corner of South Main and Virginia, just north of Crump Boulevard in the crumbling old industrial district south of Downtown, isn't exactly where one would expect Hollywood to crop up in Memphis.
From the outside, it looks like a machine shop, guarded by chain-link fence and doused with a fresh coat of brightly hued paint. But inside, Nadia has a vision.
Naturally, that vision involves lots of stage lighting and glittery paint.
"I keep using the word 'lights.' You just know I'm going to have a lot of lights," she said during a tour of the work-in-progress one day this week.
She's leasing the building and self-funding the renovation, with backing from her parents, automobile salesman Nathaniel Matthews and Nancy Matthews, who took early retirement from Midtown Mental Health. Family, friends and supporters are providing sweat-equity to keep costs down, and Nadia said her equipment is all donated.
The site is a few blocks south of the South Main arts district, across the street from the Bosco's/Ghost River beer brewery and in an area overdue for uplifting.
"I think that's a good spot," said Phil Woodard, a South Main building developer and owner. He wasn't familiar with her plans but said, "I think she would be fine down there with that kind of business. It's not retail, and people will follow her because of her reputation or whatever."
"Downtown is where something like this belongs," said Downtown Memphis Commission president Paul Morris. "The location is interesting, because that location is not exactly a hotbed of activity."
Nadia excused the construction mess and confidently asserted she'll be ready for open house and grand opening Sept. 17-22. She pointed out rooms that will be creatively, flexibly re-purposed to house dance studio, green screen and sound studio. The large main room will have stage, runway and art gallery.
She was moved to open the center by the impact performing arts have had on her young life. "I wanted to create the opportunity not only for myself but for others to be involved in TV and theater."
A 2007 graduate of Yo! Memphis Academy, Nadia is majoring in communications at U of M. She's taking fall semester off to get the performing arts center going. It's named for her grandmothers: Lillie Jubert and Rozener Matthews.
Her mom said Nadia always had the gift of gab and promotion.
She made sure Nadia, her twin Natoya and older sister Naja were exposed to theater, voice, dance, violin, piano and other arts. A glimpse of the future came when 15-year-old Nadia saw Tyler Perry at the Orpheum and announced she was using her savings to buy a computer so she could write a play, her mom said.
Nadia doesn't think she's too young to make it work. "Older people used to say to me, 'You're here before your time.' I've heard that since I was little.
"I've always been an actionary, that person who will take action and get it done."
LilyRoze Studios
What: Performing arts studio
Where: 810 S. Main
Who: Nadia Matthews, owner
When: Open house Sept. 17-22
Online: lilyroze.com
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Comment: Re:Flea Market Analysis (Score 1) 226 226
It's still early days for Android. If Google doesn't make things easy for device makers and operators they will go right back to WinMo or Symbian or whatever and Google's investment will be wasted.
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The Firefox UI is completely skinnable and there are skins on addons.mozilla.org that make Firefox 3.5 look like pretty much any previous version. Why should Mozilla bother to maintain two separate UIs when the community can do it for them?
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Secondly, the annoyance is in the fact that, in UAC, you ask to do something first, and then Windows asks you for authorization. sudo is less annoying because you authorize first (or at the same time, depending on how you look at it) and then ask to do something.
That's not the way it works. If you know a program will need elevation, set the "Always run as Administrator" option on the executable or use runas. If you don't know that the program will require authentication ahead of time the program can request elevation when needed, just like i.e. the Ubuntu update manager and other admin tools only request elevation when they need write access to the system. In fact, I'd say many more of the Windows admin tools use fine-grained permissions than on Ubuntu and Fedora.
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But the population charts say that the population will peak at 9-10 billion and decline slowly thereafter. And the socioeconomic forces that drive declining fertility are the same increased access education and widening labor markets that drive global economic growth.
Your post is nonsense.
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It's not really AMD's fault. I'm sure they are as concerned about missing the hoilday sales rush as you are. TSMC promised them lots of 40nm chips and failed to deliver. There is no one else who can do 40nm chips, so AMD is screwed until chip makers roll out 32nm production lines and AMD can finish designing a 32nm chip.
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I don't see any general price win on Steam. It is quite common for me to see DVD editions available for a third or half the cost of a Steam game. The most recent example is Grand Theft Auto IV, which is €50 on Steam but €30 including shipping at several local (Finnish) web shops. I remember Mass Effect being €40 on Steam/€20 in stores for a long time as well. Pretty much any big title seems to drop much faster in local shops.
On the other hand, the Weekend Deals are great and I check them every week. (I picked up the Hitman Collection a few hours ago, in fact.) But Gamer's Gate, Impulse and D2D also have frequent sales.
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That's a good point. Most developed countries didn't get seriously concerned with IP law until they started exporting IP themselves. Japanese companies made a lot of knock-offs in the 1950s and 60s; Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan followed in the 70s and 80s. Is it surprising then that China, India, Vietnam etc. do the same? The difference is perhaps that it is easier to spot in todays better informed market.


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The Blue Lagoon (novel)
|Henry De Vere Stacpoole
|Great Britain
|Blue Lagoon trilogy
|T. Fisher Unwin
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|328 pp
|Followed by
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The Blue Lagoon[1] is a romance novel written by Henry De Vere Stacpoole first published by T. Fisher Unwin in 1908. It is the first novel of the Blue Lagoon trilogy, which also includes The Garden of God (1923) and The Gates of Morning (1925). The novel has inspired several film adaptations, most notably The Blue Lagoon starring Brooke Shields as Emmeline and Christopher Atkins as Richard (known as "Dicky" in the book).
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The story focuses on two children, Dicky and Emmeline Lestrange, and a galley cook, who are marooned on an island in the South Pacific after a shipwreck. The galley cook, Paddy Button, assumes responsibility for the children and teaches them how to behave, how to forage for food, and other things that a parent might teach their children. He also warns the children not to eat the "arita" berries, which he calls "the never-wake-up berries."
Two and a half years after they are marooned, Paddy dies during a drunken binge.[1] The children, who are cousins, survive on their resourcefulness and the bounty of their remote paradise. Years pass, and Dicky and Emmeline grow into physically mature young adults. They live in a hut they built together and spend their days fishing, swimming, diving for pearls, and exploring the island.
Dicky and Emmeline begin to fall in love, but because of their ignorance of human sexuality, do not realize it. They do not understand or know how to express their physical attraction to one another. Ultimately, they make up after a fight and consummate their relationship. The author, Henry De Vere Stacpoole, describes their sexual encounter as having "been conducted just as the birds conduct their love affairs. An affair absolutely natural, absolutely blameless, and without sin. It was a marriage according to nature, without feast or guests."[2]
Dicky becomes very attentive to Emmeline, listening to her stories and bringing her gifts. Over several months, they make love quite often and eventually Emmeline becomes pregnant. However, Dicky and Emmeline don't understand the physical changes happening to Emmeline's body and have no knowledge of childbirth. One day, Emmeline disappears. Dicky searches for her all day but he can't find her. He returns to their house and eventually sees her walking out of the forest carrying a baby. Knowing nothing about babies, they learn by trial and error the child will not drink fruit juice but will nurse from Emmeline's breast. They give their little boy the name Hannah because both Emmeline and Dicky have only ever known a baby called by the same name.
Dicky and Emmeline then spend all their time with Hannah, teaching him how to swim, fish, throw spears and play in the mud. They survive a violent tropical cyclone and other hazards of South Sea Island life.
Meanwhile, in San Francisco, Dicky's father, Arthur (Emmeline's uncle), believes Dicky and Emmeline are alive and is determined to find them. The strongest lead is a child's toy tea set, picked up on an island the sailors call Palm Tree. Ships stop on the island for freshwater and someone on a whaler had picked up the box out of curiosity. Arthur recognizes the tea set as an old toy of Emmeline's and finds a ship whose captain is willing to take him to Palm Tree.
One day, the young parents and Hannah row their lifeboat to the side of the island where Dicky and Emmeline had lived with Paddy. Emmeline breaks off a branch of the deadly "never-wake-up" berries which Paddy warned her about, and Dicky cuts bananas on the shore. While in the boat with her son, Emmeline fails to notice that Hannah has tossed one of the oars out of the boat. The tide comes in and sweeps the boat into the lagoon, leaving Emmeline and Hannah stranded. Dicky swims to them but is followed by a shark. He is saved when Emmeline throws the other oar, striking the shark and allowing Dicky enough time to climb in.
Although not far from shore, they cannot get back without the oars. They fear jumping into the water to retrieve them because of the shark. The boat is then caught in the current and drifts out to sea. Still clasped in Emmeline's hand is the branch of arita.
Arthur Lestrange's ship then comes upon the lifeboat and finds Dicky, Emmeline, and Hannah unconscious but still breathing. The arita branch is now bare, except for one berry. Lestrange asks, "Are they dead?" and the captain answers, "No, sir. They are asleep." The ambiguous ending leaves uncertain whether or not the three can be revived.
- Emmeline Lestrange - a shipwrecked orphan, the heroine
- Dicky Lestrange - Emmeline's cousin, the hero
- Paddy Button - the galley cook of the wrecked ship
- Arthur Lestrange - Dicky's father and Emmeline's uncle
- Hannah Lestrange - Dicky and Emmeline's son
Several films have been based on this novel:
- The Blue Lagoon (1923), a silent film directed by W. Bowden and Dick Cruickshanks, starring Molly Adair and Dick Cruickshanks
- The Blue Lagoon (1949), directed by Frank Launder, starring Jean Simmons and Donald Houston
- The Blue Lagoon (1980), directed by Randal Kleiser, starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins
- Pengantin Pantai Biru (The Bridegroom of Blue Beach; 1983)
- Blue Lagoon: The Awakening a 2012 film
- ^ a b "The Blue Lagoon". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ^ Stacpoole, H. de Vere. 2014. The Blue Lagoon. Cherry Hill Publishing. Accessed September 15. Book URL.
External links[edit]
- The Blue Lagoon Online Full text of the original novel.
- The Blue Lagoon at Project Gutenberg
- Primordial, and Three Laws & the Golden Rule by Morgan Robertson. These 1898 stories, which first appeared in Harper's monthly, are considered by some fans and scholars to be precursors to The Blue Lagoon. Some editions of The Blue Lagoon include Primordial in the appendix, the editors believing that Stacpoole may have been inspired by it.
- Fans of Edgar Rice Burroughs also acknowledge Robertson's contribution to Stacpoole's work as they study how both stories influenced Burroughs in the creation of Tarzan of the Apes. The Ape-Man, His Kith and Kin by Georges Doddes, published in Erbzine, is a collection of stories and references to stories about shipwrecked, feral children predating the Tarzan novels. The Blue Lagoon and Primordial/ Three Laws & the Golden Rule are reprinted in their entirety.
- Free audio recording of The Blue Lagoon from Librivox.org.
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Posted 14 March 2012 - 06:39 PM
Skated with the Stiff inserts, and infinitely better than my first skate with TotalONE 2.5 years ago. Was not experiencing the foot sliding that I experienced then (http://www.modsquadh...preme-totalone/ for reference)
Feet were a bit red after the skate, but manageable.
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I received the XS inserts this afternoon and immediately put them in.
No pain when lacing up, and certainly none when walking.
On ice, felt extremely responsive; can definitely feel the tendon guard/range of motion more than before.
I didn't get that feeling like I wanted to take them off immediately. Still no foot slippage or anything, skates feel good. It will take a bit to break them in but I feel that it will take less than it did with my TotalONE experience; and it validates the lack of overall stiffness I felt when I was trying to break those in with Medium inserts.
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Still not exactly game-ready however, haven't felt the need to rebake them like I did with the TotalONE.
I did have to take them off and retighten the laces; I need longer ones.
Posted 04 April 2012 - 01:02 PM
Skated on Monday at the Tampa Bay Times Forum - where the Lightning play their games. First full-game experience on them; they felt good on ice,but swelling in my feet after, which really is normal for me. They are breaking in very well.
Posted 01 May 2012 - 08:36 PM
However, there's something I have to mention, and I realized it today; there is an absolute difference in the NXG from the TotalONE, and that is range of motion. The extra range from the tendon guard is felt. Also, starts and turns are extremely strong.
My TotalONEs are in excellent shape; I'm going to go back to them with the NXG inserts and see how it goes. But I am pretty certain that I did not feel what I am feeling now in the NXG.
Posted 11 May 2012 - 11:33 AM
One thing to note - I didn't have to do the second bake like I did in every one of the other skates I've reviewed.
I did try my TotalONEs - you'd think a broken-down skate would be flexier than a newer one - the 5 degree difference on the NXG tendon guard is the difference.
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I've gone back to my NXGs for the first time after completing the Nexus 1000 LTR; I went ahead and switched the steel and put my STEP BlackSteel on them.
It was an...interesting experience. Coming back to it from being on a "conventional" skate in the Nexus, it took me a bit to get reintroduced to the feel and reaction you get from skating in the NXG.
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A video that I shot on our last day in Vegas. Also edited with Vegas, so I'm sure there's a singularity being created in here somewhere.
I shot much of the scenes in the casinos from hip level, since I was trying to be discreet. I didn't realize how much I was moving the camera from side to side, so please excuse the vertigo. Next time around the shots should be much more stable.
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Baked King'S Cake
|All purpose flour
|4 Cup (64 tbs)
|Active dry yeast
|1⁄4 Ounce (1 Package)
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|1⁄3 Cup (5.33 tbs)
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Diced candied citron
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|1 , half
|Sifted powdered sugar
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|To Taste (Green And Yellow Colored)
In a large mixer bowl combine 1 1/2 cups of the flour and yeast.
In a saucepan heat milk, sugar, butter or margarine, and salt till warm (115° to 120°) and butter or margarine is almost melted, stirring constantly.
Add heated mixture to flour mixture.
Add eggs.
Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 1/2 minute, scraping bowl.
Beat 3 minutes on high speed.
Stir in citron.
Using a spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total).
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Cover and let rise till almost double (about 1 hour).
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If necessary, cover loosely with foil after 20 minutes to prevent overbrowning.
Cool on a rack.
In a small bowl beat together powdered sugar, vanilla, and enough milk (1 to 2 tablespoons) to make a thin frosting.
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Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 11th round (262nd overall) of the 1974 NFL Draft.
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People are wondering why the Yanks haven't done much so far, and a lot of blame is being placed on Brian Cashman.
I don't fault Cashman as much as others do, but I do have to say, what can he do right now? He doesn't control the $$$, Hal Steinbrenner, the owner, does.
The thing is, what kind of a budget are the Yanks looking for in 2015? For there isn't much flexibility or maneuverability in that budget. That is why you aren't seeing moves.
It's one thing to say increase the payroll. It isn't your money. But how much do you want to increase it to?
Let's look at some numbers. The Yanks may not be able to do much for the next two or three years. BaseballReference.com has their budget right now at $179.4MM with an estimate of $193.4MM.
Now let's look at 10 players and the quickest they would be gone from the Yankees (barring a trade, and let's face it, a lot of these players would be difficult to move because of salary, age and the fact that the Yankees may need to eat a lot of the contract).
McCann $17MM for 2015. Signed through 2018 with a team option for 2019. He's gonna be around for a while.
Teixeira $22.5MM for 2015. There again in 2016. I don't expect the Yanks to bring him back for 2017 but you are stuck with him for 2015 and 2016. Honestly, who'd want his increasing injuries, declining production and that contract?
Prado $11MM. Contract through 2016. Could be tradeable.
Gardner $12.5 MM. signed though 2018. Team option of $12.5MM for 2019, $2MM buyout. Tradeable.
A-Rod $21 MM. Stuck with him through 2017. Really, who'd want him? 40 in July. 44 games played over the last two seasons, two hip surgeries, a PED suspension…. his nickname should be lightning rod (for trouble and controversy). Not only the salary, but a $6MM bonus if he gets the six homers he needs to tie Willie Mays on the all-time list.
Ellsbury $21.1MM. Signed through 2020, 2021 team option at $21MM, $5 MM buyout. Good player, but who'd take that salary?
Beltran $15MM signed for 2015 and 2016. He's 38 and coming off a bad, injury-plagued year.
CC $23 MM. Signed 2015 and 2016. $25 MM vesting option for 2017, $5MM buyout, but that is based on shoulder, not the knee issue which cost him most of 2014. 17-17, 4,87 since 2012. Who'd take that contract now for a pitcher who has been below average over his last 40 starts, has knee issues, a diminishing fastball and who will be 35 this coming summer?
Tanaka $22MM, signed through 2020, player can opt out after 2017. An ace, and we hope his elbow holds up.
Miller $9 MM. Through 2018.
That is 10 players, $174.1 MM for 2015. Now let's just say Hal put a limit of $205MM for his team, not the $193.mm listed above (which, as we know, will be unreasonable to match). Now you have 15 players left to fill out the 25 man roster, and you have just $30MM left for them.
Um, tough to do, isn't it?
How can you bring back Robertson or McCarthy, or for that matter, sign a Shields or Scherzer? You can't.
That is why Cashman's hands are tied and why he has to bottom-feed right now—unless Hal increases the budget.
Those 10 are the core of the team—not only for 2015, but as you can see, for 2016 as well. Unless someone retires or you can trade one of them (and for a couple of them, that ain't happening—-no takers) you are stuck with them. If they don't produce, then…
and Beltran, McCann, Teix, CC all underproduced in 2014. Now we get a soon-to-be 40 year old A-Rod in 2015, who will probably underproduce.
Either this group finds past glory and steps up, or the next two years will be more of the same from 2013 and 2014.
But the thing is, there is only (even in Yankeeland) so much $$$ to go around, and most of it has been allocated.
Unless Hal wants to increase the payroll to $225 MM, or $250MM, or ….
but I don't see it.
Which means maybe the next big move won't be until after 2016, when you can take Teix and Beltran off the books. Maybe Prado, too. Probably not CC, since his vesting option (unless he has shoulder damage) kicks in. Maybe A-Rod won't come back for 2017 but will retire because of diminishing skills/injury and to avoid himself the embarrasment of hanging on hitting less than .200.
But for now, what can one do? For those 10 players eat up most of your payroll. The Yanks have to hope that players under team control, who are making the major league minimum (or close to it) can step up in the next couple of years. This means a Rob Refsnyder, Jose Pirela, Manny Banuelos, Jacob Lindgren, Bryan Mitchell, Gary Sanchez, Aaron Judge, etc., and this comes down to scouting and player development—areas that have been lacking in recent years.


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The Trojan Horse of 3DTV
Shawn DuBravac
13 June 2013
that they plan to discontinue their 3D channel at the end of the year has the tech industry asking, "is 3D dead?"
3D has ebbed and flowed for 50+ years and most recently burst back onto the scene with the initial introductions of 3DTVs at the 2009 International CES. With these product introductions at CES, 3D became a home entertainment technology for the first time.
As with all new technology introductions, initial sales were slow. Technology diffusion follows s-shaped adoption curves and it takes time for consumers to become aware of the technology and subsequently bring it into their homes. 3DTV wasn't the motivating purchase factor for a large swath of consumers that many within the industry had hoped.
While ESPN is halting their 3D channel, other content producers like
Pixar Studios
remain committed to the 3D format. James Cameron is nearly done writing Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 which have planned releases of 2014 and 2015 respectively. Both will be
3D movies
. The home 3D ecosystem is still coming together – right along the path predicted by traditional diffusion models.
At the same time consumers are buying 3DTVs – even if they don't really know it. U.S. factory unit sales of 3D-enabled televisions are expected to reach 5.7 million this year. A 39 percent growth from 4.1 million in 2012- and this is after growing by 50 percent in 2012. This year approximately 17 percent of all TVs sold will have 3D functionality. (Source:
U.S Consumer Electronics Sales & Forecast
, January 2013)
Yes, 3DTV never realized its potential to accelerate TV replacements. But on average, US households buy a new TV every three years and increasingly these TVs have 3D capabilities. 3D now settles in among the host of features included in the latest TVs – and is a standard feature for all almost all high-end television sets purchased today.
This isn't to say 3DTV will one day fully engulf all entertainment. 3DTV will make for a more rich entertainment experience in some situations, but probably not all. While pieces of the 3D ecosystem will likely continue to ebb and flow, the home 3D experience isn't disappearing just yet.
Shawn DuBravac
Chief Economist and Sr. Director of Research
Consumer Electronics Association
Shawn G. DuBravac, Ph.D.Chief Economist and Senior Director of Research Consumer Electronics AssociationDr. Shawn DuBravac is chief economist of the Consumer...
Shawn G. DuBravac, Ph.D.
Chief Economist and Senior Director of Research
Consumer Electronics Association
Dr. Shawn DuBravac is chief economist of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the U.S. trade association representing more than 2,000 consumer electronics companies, which owns and produces the International CES, the world's largest gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies.
DuBravac is the author of CEA's third book
Digital Destiny: How the New Age of Data Will Transform the Way We Work, Live, and Communicate
(Regnery, 2015), which explores how the world's mass adoption of digital technologies portends the beginning of a new era for humanity in the realms of economics, health, travel and culture.
In his role as CEA's chief economist, DuBravac provides crucial economic analysis to association and industry leaders regarding future economic activity and the relative health of the technology industry. He also contributes research on technology trends that underpin the industry. He was the primary driver of the industry's new smartphone index, developed in partnership with NASDAQ, and the CE consumer confidence index, in partnership with CNET. In 2012, DuBravac was named to
"40 under 40" list of people to watch in the consumer technology industry.
DuBravac has been widely published on the topics of finance, economics and technology. His keen insights regarding the economic drivers of the global consumer electronics industry have made him a highly sought-after speaker and commentator. DuBravac travels both internationally and domestically to meet with CE industry leaders and make presentations about technology and the economy. In addition, his analysis has appeared in the
Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Los Angeles Times, Barron's
and on CNN, MSNBC and other media outlets.
DuBravac has taught as an adjunct professor for George Washington University's MBA program and has taught at Mary Washington University and for George Mason University's MBA program. Prior to joining CEA, DuBravac was head research analyst in the Economic Analysis Group of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division He holds economic degrees from Brigham Young University and George Mason University.
DuBravac shares many of his insights and ideas on Twitter at @shawndubravac.
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Nothing wrong with this lane placement at all - turn in is off, he should be 30-40 degrees leftward of where he is pointing... You can see through the turn you are in, and into the next 1 (2?) turns???
The original photo shows a guy squeezing into the lane of an oncoming bike. Replace "bike" with "van" and you may have a dead idiot biker.
The dude is an asshat, and is one of the prime reasons I currently have 2 people that I call to go ride. Until proven a non-idiot, I assume other riders ride in a manner that puts them and me at risk. I've seen this proven to be true too many times.
I agree with you about crossing the line when site lines are good, but I think this photo is just the other side of the same curve as the first photo. It sure doesn't look like it's got good site lines all the way through. It would seem that to be where he is now, he'd have had to of ridden on the centerline through the bad visibility portion of the corner.
...but maybe not, perhaps he's late apexing once he can see the line..
Monday morning QB: off.
Where the fuck...
Where the fuck is the bike?
You gotta be shitting me.
Where the fuck is the road?
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