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Late Night Kung Fu Theater is Back!
I might be a few weeks late but two weeks into my tv guide and I see two showings of Late Night Kung Fu Theater. Hosted by the above "hottie". Her ultra cheesy quips are just as good as the classic Shaw Brothers films showcased. Unless you're an insomniac you'll need to set your dvr. Showtimes are 2 or 3am central depending on what fuel was running the previous Friday night. Enjoy and comeback to share your thoughts first of "Clan of the White Lotus.
I have the remastered import Celestial DVD. I've seen that movie over a dozen times. Lo Lieh is one of my favorite bad guys next to Hwang Jang Lee.
Of course, many people forget that his turn as a Hero, in "King Boxer," helped start the Kung fu craze in the U.S. Yep, even before Bruce Lee.
That link spoils the entire movie.
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Have only seen 45 minutes but will restart and watch all Friday. Drunken Kung Fu Fridays are my thing. So far so good really fun movie death by kung fu strike to the groin is always a hoot. Next up Marco Polo another good outing I had my reservations with a title like that but it was fun conspiracy laden kung fu action.
Kelly Choi was the hostess...these are FuelTV reruns from the summer I believe.
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Now I can't lie I wasn't too excited about seeing a kung fu movie named after a white dude but it turned out okay. To my recollection the westerner was even shown in a positive light helping to solve a conspiracy against the emperor. Get ready next up The Magic Blade and we know some of the best kung fu movies involve super weapons.
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Love the way he was the one armed swordsman in a lot of films even when he wasn't. It was fun when those peacock darts went off endless entertainment. Killer Clans was last week and I'll be watching it tonight. Well most of It out of a 2hr broadcast I usually make it to the hour and a half mark before the whiskey demands sleep.

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Any luck yet?
I have been really busy at a new unit and some other projects, but I have rebuilt the bolt extension more in line with the original plans, but have not touched it for a couple of weeks. Now I have the in-laws coming in town so I doubt I will be getting to it for a few more weeks. Sorry-John
Any news on this build?
I think i have the issues resolved, but I have yet tot get to the range. I have been in the field and have not had the time. As soon as I get it running I will shoot a video and post it......
It runs!! And is fun. It still is not 100% , but it gets through about 9 out of 10 rounds in a 10 round belt. I loosened up the links a little and ran hot ammo and it was blasting! My friend shot a video, I will post it as soon as he sends it to me.
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That is super cool you got it going. Can't wait for the video.
It.s only taken a year and a half from concept to some semblance of operation.
Glad to hear you got it going.
It might just need some more break in time to loosen it up some more?
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem" Ronald Reagan
That's about what I was thinking. We'll see how it goes. I am also going to order some .311 ruskie bullets to see if it may increase pressure and cycling. Still, when it actually fired more than one shot, I nearly soiled myself. Now, I will take it apart, clean and polish all I can and that may help. Then get it looking pretty.
I actually need to come up with a sling and bipod or something. The way I made it right now, you have to pull the bold to the rear when loading. That means you need one hand holding the bolt while the other places the belt and closes the top-cover. So, if you don't have the gun sitting on something, you need an extra hand to load it.
Still waiting on the video, but here it is a little cleaned up with a paint job and the proper yugo furniture on it. I swear it works
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I did put together a fabric square representing some of the babies affected locally by PE/HELLP. Although specific names appear for those of you who at one time or another showed interest in the project, I tried to do my best to create a design that was inclusive of EVERYONE.
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After "The Antics Roadshow" yesterday, SAN now brings you "Graffiti Wars" wherever you are in the world.
Graffiti Wars examines street art and graffiti, and the creative tensions and conflicts within this artistic arena especially with Robbo and Banksy.
It's a bit one sided towards Robbo and hopefully Mr B will get to reply soon!
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The start of this week is the time Christians traditionally celebrate as Holy Week. It begins with Palm Sunday and ends with Easter Sunday.
For many people every day – including Sunday – is the same and nothing changes. But for many others certain days are symbolic and hold special meaning. Holy Week is not a holiday; it is not a national observance but a religious one.
I celebrate or observe Holy Week for special reasons. After hearing my reasons below you might see some personal or spiritual benefits that you could derive as a result of how you use this special week. And those who celebrate it may get some additional ideas as to how to derive even more benefit from it.
During Lent, especially during Holy Week, I spend a great deal more time for meditation and reflection than I do at other times. Holy Week is one of those times when I purposely slow down.
We are creatures of habit and we tend to go, go and go until something happens that prevents us from going. But it is good to have some alone time.
For most of us we have to plan it, it must be something we purposely arrange as we would vacation time.
Make it a time for you to think and reflect. I find meditation and reflection inspiring and invigorating. I would even say soothing. There are some ideas and thoughts that come to your mind that you would never think of during the hustle and bustle of your everyday life.
We cannot be so busy doing that we have no time to reflect on self. Many people are so busy doing that they have no time to think about what they are doing.
Doing is important but being is more important, and our being determines how effective we will be at our doing. I guess I would say in paraphrasing Lincoln "If I had 12 hours to cut down a tree I would spend the greater part sharpening my axe." Most of us are busy cutting away with a dull axe.
Identify one or two areas where you would like to make changes or improvements. There is always room for improvement in all of us. What do you feel dissatisfied with the most, or what would you like to do more of that would add to the quality of your life? Make a note of it and target it as a spring cleanup project; meaning you will begin to work on it during spring so that when summer rolls around you have something to celebrate about.
For me meditation and reflection is inseparable from prayer. I benefit most in communing with self when I also commune with my Creator. Being able to talk to God about any and everything keeps me going and focused.
Life and its demands can take a lot out of us and wear us down. But knowing that there is a God who is there that understands me and I can talk to about any and everything makes all the difference in the world.
Real communion for me is not just with self, but with Him.
May you have an experience of renewal and newness permeating your life, and may an infusion of freshness invade your life this Easter. May the resurrection story have real meaning for you.
Happy Easter.
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
ISC Hall of Fame – impressive Class of 2011
By John Thompson
On Sunday August 15, the International Softball Congress Hall of Fame held its Class of 2010 induction breakfast with 300+ in attendance at the Valley Plaza Resort Conference Centre in Midland MI for six individual inductees and a long-time fastball supporting family.
This week, the Hall of Fame Selection committee, announced that the ISC Board of Directors approved a slate of elite softball players and passionate builders of the sport for induction as the Class of 2011.
Six inductees are being recognized for their collective accomplishments and achievements as players, management and builders.
Of the six inductees, three are being recognized for their accomplishments as players.
JODY HENNIGAR, Hudson FL
The resume of the on-field accomplishments of Jody Hennigar are simply very, very extensive. They circle the globe and engage teams in provincial, Canadian, ASA and ISC competitions and internationally as a member of Team Canada representing his country. Suffice to say that in focusing on the ISC, Jody was a double barreled threat and impact player with a flair for the dramatics. As a pitcher, he could silence opponents' bats, and as a designated hitter, when he wasn't launching fence-busters, he was intimidating pitchers into drawing walks to add to his teams' offensive rallies. He celebrated ISC Championships as a youngster with Cedar Rapids IA Teleconnect in 1987, and as a seasoned veteran a decade later, helping to lead Rod Peterson's Madison WI Farm Tavern to 1997 and 1999 titles. Spanning fifteen years, Jody has five ISC All-World designations, twice with Cedar Rapids IA (1987-89); twice with Madison WI (1997 and 2001) and once with Clearwater FL (1992).
JERRY HOFFMAN, Laguna Hills CA
Jerry was introduced to softball in 1969 but it was in the late 1970s and 1980s that he competed in the Western Softball Congress and attended a long string of ISC tournaments. In 1983, in Bakersfield CA, Jerry's Lancaster CA Chameleons won the World Tournament and had top three finishes in 1984 and 1986. In 1986 Jerry equaled the ISC record for hits (16) in a double knockout tournament, a mark that stood for a decade. In ten ISC World tournaments, Jerry was All World three times with the Chameleons and was highly regarded as one of the best-ever defensive first-base infielders in the game, while consistently maintaining a .300 batting average.
BRIAN PATON, Woodstock ON
Brian played in 12 consecutive ISC World Tournaments and was a member of three ISC Championship teams, twice with Toronto ON Gators (193-95) and with Tampa Bay FL Smokers (1998). In 1995, he helped to lead the Gators in their amazing come-back week to capture the ISC title. In so doing, Brian established a new record for hits in a tournament (17) and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Patrolling centre field, he was one the best at stealing what appeared to be "sure-hits" and limiting base runners to singles. He was not simply a member of great teams – those teams enjoyed their successes in no small part as a result of Brian's leadership – witness his nine "top-four" finishes at the ISC Worlds. Brian has numerous other notable softball accomplishments international with Team Canada (1985-2002) with four Pan-Am gold medals and in ISF, both silver and gold.
In the other categories, three dedicated softball volunteers will also be recognized:
LANNY RUPP (deceased), Lakewood CA (Field Manager)
In the highly competitive Western Softball Congress, Lanny Rupp was a mainstay softball general manager for a quarter of a century, with his teams battling the legendary Long Beach CA Nitehawks. In the 1970s, Lanny guided his Lakewood CA Jets to 4th place ISC finishes in 1972 and 1974. Sandwiched between was the memorable 1973 ISC championship in Rock Island IL when Lanny's Lakewood CA Stevenson/Forrester Jets rode the pitching of Eddie Klecker and KG Fincher and defeated the Clovis CA Cowboys twice on Championship Day to capture the ISC crown. His stable of players was impressive with 17 of his team-mates already enshrined in the ISC Hall of Fame, including the recently inducted outfielder Alan Rohrback (HoF 2010).
ROBERT GRAY, Wetumpka AL (Administrator)
Robert became the ISC Southeast Area Commissioner in 1991 and has served as a member of the ISC Executive Committee since 1999 in the role of secretary. In addition, Robert has served on several committees and has been active in various roles behind the scenes. Locally, Robert became involved in the Blue & Gray Softball Association in Alabama in 1981, assumed various roles as secretary and treasurer and has been President since 1995. In addition, Robert served as President of the Montgomery AL Blue & Gray Fast-pitch League from 1988 to 2007.
DAVE BLACKBURN, Venice CA (Bob Welby Memorial – Recognition of Services)
Dave became involved in the ISC in 2000 as the California Area commissioner, but his true impact started a year later. In 2001, Dave pioneered softball broadcasting by streaming live coverage of games in a test project at the Pioneer Days tournament in Salt Lake City UT. In the ensuing decade, as technology changed and Dave gathered support from the ISC stakeholders and created ISC TV. The medium has reached softball fans around the world from Australia and Argentina to Japan and New Zealand and points in between. However, Dave is more than a "techy". He has pitched more than 1,800 games over 30+ seasons with a particular fondness for his ten International Maccabiah Games, where he is the only softball player with four gold medals.
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What?! You're feeling sorry for Apple not making enough money? Have you seen their financials lately? More apps = sell more devices = make more money. Sheesh, Apple is the last person I am going to worry about in this economy. B
Did Apple make a mistake with free apps?
Manton has an interesting post up where he theorizes that a lot of the problems we've seen in the App Store, from the across the board 30% revenue cut Apple requires for paid apps, to in-app purchases, to iAds, and now subscriptions can all be traced back to Apple's decision to host free apps for free. In other words, that the cost of approving, hosting, marketing, and delivering free apps is high enough that Apple is struggling and stumbling to make enough off paid apps and content to cover it.
When Steve Jobs said it, offering free apps for so little seemed almost foolish, like Apple was compensating for the high 30% by giving too good a deal to free apps. Why not charge some hosting fee? Or why not give up exclusive distribution and let free apps be installed directly by the user without forcing everything through the App Store? Unlimited bandwidth, promotion in the store, and everything else just for the $99 dev program fee was a pretty good deal. And now I wonder if Apple hasn't been backpedaling ever since, trying to make up for that mistake.
So in order to run the App Store at just over break-even -- as Apple reports they during their financial results -- they need to earn enough off paid apps to defray the cost of free apps. They also have to make sure they don't lose revenue -- they can't let developers offer free apps, shouldered by Apple, with ads that make money for Google or that use subscriptions or other forms of outside payments as a way to circumvent the revenue sharing. (Which is why we said from the beginning Apple couldn't charge less than 30% for subscriptions or every paid and in-app purchasing app that could would just switch to subscriptions in order to keep more of the revenue.)
Are free apps a burden? Apple doesn't say so it's difficult to tell. It's possible the cost of approving, hosting, marketing, and delivering all those free apps while not insignificant is easily covered by paid app purchase. (I'm not counting profits from hardware sales because Apple is going to want App Store to be profitable, if only barely, on its own.) If it is, then Apple certainly didn't make a mistake and their platform has benefited tremendously from having free apps in the ecosystem. If free apps are costing Apple significant money and resources, however, and if that cost is increasing as they reach milestones like hundreds of thousands of apps and billions of downloads, then it could help explain
Manton's answer is for Apple to allow side-loading of apps -- to allow developers to sell and users to install apps from outside the App Store on iOS the same way they do now on the Mac. That would take the hosting burden away from Apple... but it would create a new burden on consumers.
Sure, it would be a good answer for some developers and power users but certainly not for all of them -- even most of them. Many developers value the trust relationship Apple has created for users. Successfully creating a place where users feel safe and secure enough to buy an app and know they won't get malware or be defrauded, and can delete it easily if they don't like it is invaluable (even if not always valued.) That simply didn't exist before the App Store (it certainly wasn't the case with Palm OS and the Treo, which was side-load heaven and mainstream user hell.)
And not to be too cliched about it but if my mother couldn't find an app on the App Store she would either simply not realize it existed or bug me to help her side load it. (Or she would call me asking if "Amazon Kandle" was safe to buy via "PayPul".) That's not an Apple solution, and it's a crummy mainstream experience overall.
So what is the answer? Getting rid of free apps and creating a baseline of $0.99, like iTunes music of old, doesn't seem realistic. The genie is out of the bottle. Given how Apple has added in-app purchases, reversed their policy and allowed in-app purchases in free apps, added iAds, added subscriptions, they certainly don't seem to have found it yet.
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Did Apple make a mistake with free apps?
Given that Apple is going to insist every division is at least barely profitable, I'm feeling sorry for developers that have to deal with ever-changing policies trying to ensure that barely profitable status.
Microsoft makes so much money off Windows or Office they can lose billions on internet and everything else. Apple hasn't historically been run that way (jokes about MobileMe aside...)
Sorry for Developers? Hey it's their choice to be a developer.
But the AppStore is one of the main reasons people buy apple hardware, just like the iTunes music store was one of the main reasons people bought iPods. I don't think apple cares too much if the AppStore is barely profitable but helps sell hundreds of millions of idevices.
I agree 100%
I hope they aren't going that route. It's kind of the fallacy of big companies or getting stupid. Some divisions of a company might be valuable to the overall organism, even if they might look useless to the bean counters. Apple has been increasingly making dumb decisions like this, which scares me they are headed the way of the big-company dodo. (case in point... the Xserve)
Apple might claim divisions as "barely profitable" but as wcarlson40 said we've seen their financial disclosures and their profit margins on hareware sales.
From my point of view if Apple does start to end the free apps that would be a good thing for everyone else because it would be the kick that a lot of large shops need to stop making OS specific apps when they don't need native hardware access and instead build real mobile web apps that operate cross platform.
The day Apple does away with free apps is the day I switch to Android. Even if it is a half-baked hacked together OS.
The App Store has the market force it does because of the sheer number of apps that are available (looking back, maybe not forward). In a way it has been a marketing expense. But also, developers sometimes work for free like an amateur musician might. I am sure Apple understands that it would be a shame to put a barrier up to their free participation in making the iOS platform more appealing. I do not appreciate Apple's share of the developers' profits, however. They force the sole control of the distribution of iOS applications which gives them totalitarian / non-market based control of the fees they can charge.
so many free apps are merely canned websites, and would be totally unnecessary if the iPhone supported flash.
i'm not advocating that the iPhone support flash, but this category of free "siteapps" removes much of the incentive for apple to build up a proper support structure for html 5 web apps on the device.
when you load up a web app you get a ton of chrome and hassle, or else else you launch the web app in "app mode" and lose "nitro" performance enhancements .. and at any rate apple hasn't advanced the state of the art in terms of html 5 or small but important things like granting web apps easy access to camera and photo library.
you are deluded if you think loading flash you grab a few bits of information is going to compare to html5 or app quality.
Apple is good. They don't have to change anything, and yah like the person above me said, a lot of free apps are basically demos. Also most of the apps I use are free.
I think the two commenter's before me have missed the point. If Apple got rid of free apps, charged for everything, they wouldn't have to take 30% off paid apps, purchases and, importantly, subscriptions.
Media organisations wouldn't be so upset about having to hand over 30% of subs. It costs about 30% of the purchase price to publish print media, Apple is taking 30% of the e-price (before sales tax) so they are making less on e-media than on old fashioned print media.
No free apps = lower percentage cut all round = more media take up of iOS = more success and revenue for Apple
if you think any savings apple might make by removing free apps would go to reducing the 30% cut on apps and subs, instead of going straight to apple's bottom line, you are sorely mistaken.
apple is not a "break even" company, and they don't take gambles on market forces. apple tends to price for high margins until the market clearly manifests, and only then will they look at pricing for volume. even then they won't price for market share unless they absolutely have to.
apple is a mega-profit machine. they believe that they can keep a 30% cut AND increase media uptake of iOS.
in some ways it's the safer bet, not just the most potentially profitable one. either the uptake remains marginal but apple gets a fat piece of the pie, or the market gets HUGE and apple gets a fat piece of the pie. the alternative is pricing for volume before the market exists, and potentially ending up with a thin slice of squat.
Disagree. If there were no free apps Apple would not be selling nearly that many devices. I think no one has the numbers, but I´m willing to bet that people download at least 100 free app for every paid one. Without the free apps the iTunes would be where the Ovi Store is, restricted to a niche of users.
Apple did what it had to do, creating the right conditions for the App Store to take off. I agree with Rene though, the cat is out of the box and there is no going back now.
Why not just make it policy to include iAd's in Apps that are "free" - everyone wins right?
I'm sorry. I don't understand anti-trust.
I believe what he is saying is Apple did try to make iAds the only advertising you can use in your apps but the government was against it so that is why you can use iAds or Google.
Now the question is, Google can be used to advertise in iOS apps can iAds be used in Android apps.
Manton wanting it to be true doesn't mean it is true. He presents no facts, just his desire to offer apps outside the app store.
Didn't read Manion's article, but Rene's response was absolutely not persuasive. So some developers really value the app store? No problem, because no one is suggesting the app store go away. Rene's mom couldn't find an app without the app store? Ok, again, no one said the app store should go away. This solution really solves everyone's problems: the sheer volume of apps on the store would go down (lowering Apple's costs), users/developers who need the curated experience would still get it, and users/developers who don't need or want the curated experience could avoid it. What's not to love?
The Apple developer program is $99/year. That works out to $8.25/month, or about what you'd pay to host somewhere else. I don't see a problem there, unless someone is hosting a huge amount of app space, and it probably averages out with the smaller apps.
I suspect the real issue is side loading and Apple's rules. Luckily, Apple is smart enough to not allow it. It looks to me like others are figuring that out too, and the trend is going that way. Say what you will about innovation and freedom, customers prefer the walled garden.
I hate the fact that we champion the dumbing down of the American populace.
It's great that the iPhone is this dead simple and what not...but to get to the fact where you making the American mind lose common sense on what to download and what not to. In my 24 years of living, I've never had a virus. Never downloaded a corrupted file. Sigh...
But off my rant, and onto topic...I think they'll just have to deal with it. Music and Apps are two different things. People are willing to buy music easily. But it's going to be harder to sell apps, even at .99 cents, after they've paid $200 for the phone, paying $70/mth for the service, then all the extra for the add ons. They'll expect something free to come out of it somewhere down the road. Apple makes enough money...they'll be okay.
It is the foundation of their eco-system... which benefits everyone. If they change it, they lose the big-picture and cut off an appendage without thinking through the implications (hey... I don't seem to need my left arm, lop!). Having this great eco-system ultimately benefits those developers. If the developers are complaining about this, they are short-sighted IDIOTS. Let them go develop Android apps.
What I think Apple could do, if anything, is filter out more of the junk. I run across apps quite often that are obviously junk. Of course then they get hounded by the 'censorship' crowd. It's a bit of a no-win, though I think they have been handling it reasonably well.
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It's good that it's open, but there are apps there that people charge for that are garbage or have viruses in them. I'm not saying that iOS doesn't have bad apps but at least there's an approval process for the Apple app store to make sure there's some quality control. The Android Market has no quality control, it's only when an app is malicious is when they pull it. The Android Market is like the dump: Open to everyone, but full of garbage with the occasional gem in it.
I'm not sure how anyone can say the app store is barely profitable. Look at those lines out there for an ipad a week ago. That app store is a main reason for those lines. Even if Apple had to subsidize the app store (which they should be thankful they don't), that's their bread n butter. It sells more iOS products.
I think its bad business for Apple then to want to demand more than what all these app developers give them already. There's other ways to make more revenue than to make a squeeze play with the ones who give you that competitive edge.
Not a mistake. Having a lot of free apps attracts many many users to iOS devices. So, they sell more iPhones, iPads, iPods...
"So what is the answer?"
There is no question. It's a non-issue stretched into several paragraphs by Manton who apparently impresses himself as a deep thinker. Shame other sites pick it up on this nonsense.
I think Apple is just always thinking of new ways to make money. Just because they are implementing new ways to generate revenue doesn't mean they aren't making money on apps. In fact, I would argue the App Store made the iPhone what it is today.
I do understand what Rene is saying though. Companies typically don't like to have divisions that make zero money or lose money, regardless of the strategic reasons for having that division.
Wait. Since when has Apple been at loss ever with the App store. If anything it's all gains across the board. They just have to keep the infrastructure up, update the main page, review apps, etc. These hardly conpare to how much shwer revenue they make. Their a company, profits are understandably their goal. This guy commenting on Apple's "bad" decision seems to be very anti-consumer.
Curious -- what costs does Apple incur for marketing free apps? Take, say, Shazam (at least the free version). That figured prominently in iPhone ads a few years ago. I suppose you could call that free marketing for Shazam, but that was actually marketing for iPhone. So that doesn't count as a marketing cost for free apps. So... where is the marketing cost? Opportunity cost that any app featured in an ad or on the App Store home screen is taking up space that could go to a paid app? Okay, but that's a pretty thin argument. I don't see where Apple is losing any money on the marketing side of things (leaving aside hosting/bandwidth costs of serving them up).
This is to be one of the most stupid posts I have ever read on this blog. Really.
It was either this or allow other App stores. The great use of free versions of apps is a major factor in what makes the App store such a financial success. People like to try before they buy. I certainly do.
And don't EVER try to pretend that Apple is not making money off the App store. EVER. I don't think you can find a more profitable division of Apple.
100% d´accord
seems like most people posting are quite hungover from last night ;)
including the author of the original article
Free apps are what attracts people to the whole iOS ecosystem. Insanity to get rid of it. I personally have way more paid apps than free ones. Free apps are one of the main reasons for me getting the iPad. Once I discovered what great apps were in the app store, I paid for them. Now, you tell me that free apps are not a good marketing strategy. Often a free version of an app, prompts me to buy the paid version. Getting rid of free is a bad idea. Simple.
Simple solution: Apple can add a charge for verifying "quality" apps that the developer has to pay to get a special "seal" in the App store like something that says "Apple Certified" and for devs that don't pay up, the users will get a warning that pops up saying "This app has not been reviewed by the App Store Team and is not guaranteed for content, quality, or absence of malware. Download only if you are familiar with this developer or program, or are willing to accept this risk. [Agree] [Cancel Download]" Make it sound bad enough and devs will kinda have to pay up or face the stigma of not being "Apple Verified"
scuse me???
what was the amount paid to developers?
30% of that should be around 600 MILLION DOLLARS
if Apple decides to finesse their financials to reflect that amount barely covers the costs, mate, you as well can believe in the tooth fairy
geezus, guys
HELL no. I don't care about apple making money. i care about ME saving money. That's the game. I'm out for self. I got a palm pre and i haven't paid for a single app. now i'm gonna get an iphone and there are several apps i'm eyeballing to that i will pay for but most of my apps will be free. I'm not trying to give nobody my money. NOBODY!
Real Talk.
Apparently you're not paying a grammar teacher one red cent either.
Or make a 10 cent price point. A million apps at 10 cents a piece has to add up...
Apps are just a loss leader for Apple to sell people into their ecosystem. No big deal.
Free apps draw people to the app store. Therefore there's no way someone can enter the app store without seeing a paid app. Aldo , free versions of paids apps allow people to not only test the app out and love it enough to pay for the ' full ' version but possibly be annoyed enough by the ads to pay for the ad free version.
Free apps are beneficial to the app store regardless if that individual app directly brings in cash .
Actually i had installed lots of free apps... But after reading this I am annoyed that apple doesn't charge any money for these apps. Thanks to apple!!!
None of these "platforms" is good for making any money, really. 99 cent developers pocket 70 cents, then split those peanuts with Uncle Sam. Doesn't leave anything after taxes, really. I keep seeing developers bring up Rovio Mobile & Angry Birds like it has something to do with them. Like they all think they're going to earn millions of dollars from their apps. That's not going to happen. That's like saying they're going to play the lottery because somebody won $2 million. Developers are so stup1d.


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Turner Construction Company has announced the results of a new Market Barometer survey focused on green building and sustainable practices in general. Key findings revealed that companies remain committed to constructing green buildings. While executives remained committed to incorporating sustainable building practices into their building programs, fewer said their companies were likely to seek LEED certification from the US Green Building Council when constructing a green building.
Brightening Outlook for Construction Projects
Among real estate owners, developers, and corporate owner-occupants, 64% said they expect to undertake new construction projects over the next 12 months (up from 46% in the 2010 survey), and 71% said they expect to undertake renovation projects over the same period (up from 58% in the 2010 survey).
Widespread Commitment to Sustainable Practices
Ninety percent of respondents said their companies were committed to environmentally-sustainable practices. Of that percentage, 56% of executives said their companies were extremely or very committed to following environmentally-sustainable practices in their operations, while an additional 34% said they were somewhat committed. In addition to citing financial reasons for this commitment, executives were most likely to cite broader considerations as extremely or very important including belief that it's the 'right thing to do,' (68%), impact on brand/reputation (67%), and customer requirements (61%), along with cost savings (66%).
Reducing Energy Costs and Operating Expenses are the Key Drivers to Green Construction
Executives were most likely to cite financial factors as being important to their companies' decisions on whether to incorporate green features in a construction project. Respondents indicated that energy efficiency (84%) and ongoing operations and maintenance costs (84%) were extremely or very important to their decisions.
More than two-thirds of executives also said that non-financial factors were extremely or very important including indoor air quality (74%), health and well-being of occupants (74%), satisfaction of employees/occupants (69%) and employee productivity (67%). However, only 37% of executives said it was extremely or very important to their companies to minimize the carbon footprint of their buildings.
This suggests that the decision to incorporate green features is driven by a desire to reduce cost followed by an interest to improve the indoor environment for building occupants, rather than broader concerns about the impact of buildings on the global environment.


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Elkin Funeral Service will hold a candlelight memorial service at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
The annual event is a community tradition set aside for families who may have experienced the loss of a loved one over the last year, according to Tim Hodges with Elkin Funeral Service.
"This is a time of year that we open up our center for families to come out and pray in memory of a loved one," said Hodges.
Beth Hodges, Tim's wife, counsels families and dedicated her time to coordinate the lighting at the center. Beth Hodges indicated that holidays can be the toughest times for families to cope with the loss of a loved one.
"Joining in prayer and lighting a candle for the loss of a loved one helps families through these tough times," she said.
During the ceremonial reading of names and candle lighting, the Mountain Valley Hospice Voices will be singing in honor of the memory of those who have passed away.
Chaplain Bill Johnson will lead the prayer service.
"As humans we all have one thing in common," Johnson said. "Unfortunately, it's death. However, we come together through prayer and as a community knowing that one day we will be reunited."
The memorial service begins at 7 p.m. Children are welcomed and all families who wish to honor the loss of a loved one are asked to pre-register by calling 336-526-4460.
Many cultures and communities have some sort of lighting vigil tradition in their religious beliefs, suggesting that the idea that such observances are appealing to many people, regardless as to their religious or cultural background. The idea of the candlelight vigil has also been adopted in some communities to refer to any period of time specifically set aside for contemplation and watchfulness.


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WILLIAMSON — All contemporary bluegrass music fans are encouraged to attend a concert planned for this Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Rose G. Smith Theater in Williamson that will feature a Maryland band that has traveled the country, performing for large audiences each time they take the stage.
The progressive bluegrass band, "The Seldom Scene", began performing together in 1971, hailing from the town of Bethesda, Maryland. John Duffy, the former mandolin player of the group "Original Scene" anchored the group, and the vocal blend set a new standard of bluegrass music that attracted a new standard of audience to what had previously been called a niche form of music.
"The Seldom Scene" has received critical acclaim for their work. Their latest CD that was recently released that is entitled "Scenechronized", was nominated for a Grammy Award this year.
The sponsor's for this Tug Valley Arts Council (TVAC) concert are Dr. Diane Shafer, Cotiga Development Company and the Bank of Mingo. The performance is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Ticket prices are $15 for adults and $10 for students.
TVAC Board of Directors includes Paul Pinson, Cecil Varney, Eddie Curry, Chris Jesse, Janet Lawson, Eddie Henry, Byron Thornton, Linda Van Meter, Willene Moore, Rita Dempsey, Judy Hambrick, Matthew Gilliam, Jay Roberts, Jim Hayes and Melanie Hall.
If you wish to become a member of the TVAC, the categories vary according to your monetary contribution. $500 will get you benefactor status, $200 to $499 will have you listed as a friend of the arts council, $75 to $199 a patron, $60 will allow you a family membership (parents and dependent children under the age of 21), $35 for individuals and senior citizens above the age of 65 may join for $30. Your membership entitles you to admission for all of the yearly programs sponsored by the council.
For information regarding membership, you may call 606-237-9800 or 304-235-3000, or you may mail your request to TVAC, P.O. Box 468 Williamson, WV 25661.


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* Update: Catch Forbes' liveblog of the event here. And here's Apple's own announcement.
No doubt Apple will sell a ton of the new iPhones. Indeed, though I find this hard to believe, iPhone sales could even add a big boost to this year's Gross Domestic Product. Diehard Apple fans, and there are millions upon millions of them, won't be able to resist lining up at Apple stores the night before they become available to be among the first to buy the latest and greatest iPhone.
But you shouldn't be one of them. Here's why I think most of you–not all, but most–would be better off not buying the new iPhone:
* It probably won't be revolutionary. I know–blasphemy! The many leaks of what the new one will look like and the way it will work indicate the new iPhone will, of course, be thinner and faster and sport a bigger screen. So what else is new?
And think about the last time. The iPhone 4S had Siri, the voice assistant that was supposed to revolutionize the way we interact with devices and, oh, by the way, kill Google search. It did neither (though ask me again in a few years, as Siri no doubt steadily improves).
Anyway, let's face it, smartphones in their current incarnation may not get much better fundamentally. As Steve Shankland at CNET recently pointed out, we're in an era of incremental refinement more than revolutionary change. At some point, Apple may well come up with yet another product that actually resets the standard for computing and communication devices. But by all reports, the new iPhone isn't that product. Simply put, you don't need to own this phone.
* There's always a risk that something won't work quite right on the new model, leaving you with buyer's remorse. Apple's better than most at avoiding this sort of thing. But remember that faulty antenna in the iPhone 4 two years ago? Update: One word: Maps.
* The older iPhones are still great. Even though some reviewers criticized Apple for touting a machine that didn't provide many advances, such as a larger screen, the iPhone 4S last year still was widely seen as the best iPhone yet, and still the best overall on the market.
* You will get several of the benefits of the new iPhone just by installing iOS 6–for free. No big screen, no fast LTE data, of course–two biggies, to be sure. But you won't be left with lagging services like you do with many Android phones that can't upgrade to the latest OS.
* The older iPhones are also cheap–or free! For one thing, used iPhones are flooding the market as people get ready to buy the new one. Last month, Sprint Nextel and even Apple itself discounted the iPhone 4S, and it doesn't stretch the imagination to think that when the new model appears, prices for older iPhones will fall across the board. When the iPhone 4S came out, the iPhone 4′s price fell to just $100 and the 3G model was (and still is) free with at AT&T contract. If the pattern holds, doesn't a free iPhone 4 sound pretty sweet?
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I developed preeclampsia in my 1st pregnancy at week 35. Was picked up 'by chance' as my friend thought I was beginning to look odd.
I saw the midwife who did BP and urine check the week before,nothing showed. I complained about the (what I considered extreme) swelling in my hands/feet/ankles etc - so much that I struggled to walk since my ankles were so swollen. I also had 'carpal tunnel' in my wrists from about week 30(?). And heartburn of course! A week later I felt a bit out of breath, uncomfortable, achy etc. Just the 'usual' pregnancy complaints. Since I was only seeing the midwife again the next week, I asked my friend to check my blood pressure, just because I felt a bit weird / spaced out / on edge. It was sky high! Sent to hospital straight away. They confirmed I had PE after they check BP again and did urine test (+4 at this stage). Stayed in hospital for a week, what an awful experience. On BP meds (I can't remember what BP was, but kept under 'conrol' although it remained high.) Here I learned that the 'heartburn' was really my liver playing up from PE! So Gaviscon was no good.
Had to do two 24 hour urine collection while in hospital. After the 2nd one, a week after admission, got woken in the middle of the night by consultant - protein in urine went up to +8! They thought I was about to convulse, but I still didn't feel any different from when they admitted me - just more spaced out from lack of sleep, stress and generally miserable from stay in hospital.
Was put on magnesium sulphate and induced straight away (week 36) and gave birth to gorgeous baby girl by emergency c-section. So glad we made it! Had to stay in hospital for another week on BP meds etc. Although I only realised after we were discharged and read about the condition how serious it all was!
Now, 18 months on, I'm considering trying for a 2nd
I am really scared of having a similar experience. Medical staff and procedures don't usually sit well with me. My body went into complete 'fight/flight' mode the last time, so much so that when they induced me I was a shivering, shaking, paralysed wreck!!
I just wonder about all my 'normal' pregnancy ailments before I was admitted and diagnosed? Were they signs / symptoms of what was happening in my body? Especially the water retention. I don't understand biology all that well, but just wondered if one thing lead to another?
There is no history of blood pressure problems in our family, I'm generally healthy, used to be fit (before my 1st pregnancy) and I am 39.
I read that PE has something to do with an immune intolerance. I wondered if taking supplements such as Echinacea (i.e boosting immunity) would also play a part? I certainly took Echinacea and Omega 3 and Folic Acid supplements in my first pregnancy. Is this best avoided?
Could it be that if you are too 'healthy' that your immune system is too strong?
Just wondering about all these things while I'm trying to decided about a 2nd pregnancy... I live in UK, and specialist advice is not very easy to negotiate on NHS!
Any advice would be appreciated!